Dallas residents continue to vent about stolen property and the lack of assistance from the Dallas Police Department.<\/p>\n
Residents have once again taken to the Ring Neighborhood application to voice complaints about ongoing crime, with many other neighbors pointing to the apathetic nature of the DPD.<\/p>\n
One resident in the Lower Greenville area warned neighbors about a thief who stole taillights from their truck.<\/p>\n
\u201cStolen property! Taillights from my truck were stolen last night in my driveway!\u201d wrote the resident.<\/p>\n
Multiple residents commented that this type of crime has become common in the area, with one stating that they had spotted multiple trucks without taillights.<\/p>\n
\u201cNoticed two F150 trucks missing tail lights in the 5500 block of Longview today,\u201d stated that resident.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis has also happened to me twice (on vanderbilt) in the last year,\u201d wrote another commenter.<\/p>\n
Despite the consistent issues with crime, another group of residents noted that the DPD has not been effective in managing the ongoing problems.<\/p>\n
\u201cDallas PD doesn\u2019t care. They won\u2019t come out and just want an on line report filed. Nothing will ever happen,\u201d wrote one neighbor.<\/p>\n
\u201cI second this-happened twice, cops never came out, had it all on video too. We just had to start backing the truck up against the garage door,\u201d claimed another resident.<\/p>\n
Another individual posted to state that they had evidence of the crime and DNA from the alleged thief, though DPD did not assist in looking for the person responsible: \u201cThe same thing happened to me and the police did not come out nor fingerprinted my car. I had blood\u00a0 inside my car too. We are on our own.\u201d<\/p>\n
These issues arise as the DPD continues to deal with a shortage of police officers, with the department having significantly fewer officers than the roughly 4,000 needed<\/a> to manage crime.<\/p>\n City voters decided to take action in November 2024 by passing<\/a> Proposition U, which requires the city to meet a minimum requirement for both sworn-in officers and compensation, as previously reported by The Dallas Express.<\/p>\n