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nbcdfw.com > news > local > dallas-police-to-take-over-freeway-patrols-across-city-highways > 4070369

Dallas police to take over freeway patrols across city highways – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (143+ words) DPD is expanding its Traffic Unit as a 17-year partnership with the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office ends Aug. 28. Drivers pulled over on many of Dallas’ major highways may soon see a different badge at their window. Dallas police are preparing…...


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Dallas police to take over freeway patrols across city highways

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (24+ words) NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth Dallas police to take over freeway patrols across city highways...


dallasnews.com > news > investigations > article > north-texas-trafficking-restitution-brothels-22354675.php

North Texas brothel busts are big money – but not for victims

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1637+ words) When a North Texas man was convicted in federal court of conspiring to run a brothel, he agreed to forfeit the building used to house the operation. Jeffrey Wittman, a former car dealership finance manager, was sentenced in 2018 to less…...


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Why sex trafficking restitution is rare in North Texas

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1701+ words) Austin Ryan Lauless was sentenced to 84 years in prison in late 2025 after being convicted of sex trafficking and exploiting children across the U.S., including in Texas. The case was prosecuted in the Southern District of Indiana. For the survivors of his…...