2nd Annual Let’s Talk Forum
In August, the Dallas Police Department hosted the 2nd Annual Let’s Talk, a forum for youth ages 10 to 15 years old. The goal of the event was to
encourage open dialogue between youth and police department representatives. The event brought in several hundred adolescents and a host of
volunteers from across the metroplex.
Let’s Talk afforded young people the opportunity to speak freely with officers and other department personnel to gain information on how to
interact with law enforcement. It was a high energy event with speeches and cameos from various celebrities. Radio personality Rock T was the
event’s emcee, and former Dallas Cowboys Emmitt Smith and Daryl Johnston addressed the audience along with former NBA player, Stephen
Howard. Olympic track athlete Darvis “Doc” Patton also
graced the stage and offered encouraging words to the young
spectators. In addition, there was an appearance by actress
Paola Andino from the Nickelodeon television show “Every
Witch Way.”
The day also included several raffle giveaways and dance breaks.
The giveaways consisted of several gift cards, passes to the
Dallas Arboretum and Studio Movie Grill, along with XBOX
Ones, Samsung Galaxy tablets and so much more. Officers also
surprised the crowd with a spontaneous Running Man dance
on stage led by the Dallas Mavericks dancers.
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Southeast Officers on Foot Patrol
Brighten the Day
Dallas Police Officers Hall and Ransom decided
to take advantage of the beautiful weather by
stepping out of their squad car and walking within
their beat in Southeast Dallas. During their patrol,
the officers were approached by a community
member who sent the following email to Southeast
Patrol Deputy Chief Stokes about the encounter:
“I was sitting at my desk and I looked out the
window because I saw two police officers walking
down our driveway through the property…I
thought to myself, they must be looking for
someone…As they got closer, I could see them
smiling…I had to go outside to see why…
The response I got from your two police officers,
Hall and Ransom, was, “It is such a nice day
outside today, that we thought we would just walk
around everywhere today”…WOW.. Needless to
say, it made me smile even brighter than what I
was…How awesome is that…”
Thank you Officers Hall and Ransom for working
hard and making our citizens smile!
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