The Dallas police force is at its highest staffing level in eight years at 3,215 officers, according to a statement released today by District 13 Council Member Gay Donnell Willis.
The report indicated there are still two more academy classes starting before the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30 which will add to the growing police numbers.
The City Council also approved the lease for a new Police Training Academy at University of North Texas Dallas, stated the report.
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Claudia Carson-Habeeb, a managing editor of People Newspapers from August 2024 to August 2026, got her start at The Baylor Lariat. Her debut publication, Falling Through the Spiral of My Notebook (1993), launched a career devoted to writing without margins. A former on-screen HGTV personality, she covered everything from hometown heroes to global design trends. Happiest on horseback, she spends her spare time hoof picking with volunteers at her animal rescue nonprofit.
