The Dallas Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating the above individual. 

On March 20, 2023, at about 2:00 pm, Mr. Anson Dale Burdine was last seen in the 12600 block of Jupiter Road. Mr. Burdine was last seen on foot and may be confused and in need of assistance.   

Mr. Burdine is described as a 59-year-old black male. He is 5’9”, 147 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a white tracksuit, as seen in the photo, with multiple family names on the back of the shirt.

Persons with information are asked to call the Police Department at 911 or (214) 671-4268.

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On March 19, 2023, at approximately  7:10 PM, Dallas Police were patrolling in 1900 block of Bennett Avenue. 

The preliminary investigation determined officers encountered a suspect known to them with prior criminal mischief and burglary of motor vehicle offenses in the back parking lot of an apartment building. 

The suspect was uncooperative and a struggle ensued. 

A taser was deployed and was not effective. 

The suspect continued to fight and pulled out a handgun, continuing to fight with officers. 

The preliminary investigation determined one officer fired from their department issued weapon hitting the suspect in the torso. 

Dallas Fire Rescue took the suspect to a local hospital in critical condition. 

No officers were injured. 

Update: March 19, 2023 4:45 pm

Please see updated release below – the timeline of this incident has been updated.
The investigation determined Simpson was shot outside of a business following an argument. Simpson then shot Jones, and ran into a business.

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On March 17, 2023, at approximately 3:45 p.m., Dallas Police responded to two related shooting calls in the 7400 block of S. Westmoreland Road. 

The preliminary investigation determined when officers arrived they found Jacory Simpson, 23, shot inside the business. Simpson was taken by Dallas Fire Rescue to a local hospital in critical condition.  

Another man, Donavon Jones, 19, had already been taken to a local hospital with a gunshot wound, where he died on March 18, 2023 from his injuries. 

As a result of the investigation, detectives determined Simpson was in the parking lot when he got into an argument with Taquan Cooks, 20,  who fired a weapon at Simpson, hitting him.

Simpson then approached Jones in the parking lot, and shot him. 

Further investigation determined Simpson attempted to leave the location, but then ran inside the building. 

Simpson remains hospitalized and an arrest warrant has been obtained for Murder and Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon. 

Cooks is charged with an Assault-Serious Bodily Injury and taken to the Dallas County Jail. 

This case is documented under case number 045719-2023.

The homicide investigation is ongoing and documented under case number 045495-2023. 

On March 17, 2023, at about 12:35 a.m., Dallas Police responded to a call for service in the 1000 block of Pinnacle Park.  The preliminary investigation determined when officers arrived, they found a man, dead, lying face down in a field at the location. 

Further investigation by the Medical Examiner’s Office determined the man died from homicidal violence.

The man is not being identified at this time pending next of kin notification.

The investigation is ongoing. 

Anyone with information regarding this offense is asked to please contact Detective Yahir Perez  at 214-671-3584 or at yahir.perez@dallaspolice.gov.  Please reference case number 045129-2023.

On March 17, 2023, Dallas Police arrested 34-year-old Kaylen Cottongame and charged her with Improper Relationship between Educator and Student. 

On March 9, 2023, the Dallas Police Department’s Child Exploitation Unit received information that an employee with Dallas Independent School District was involved in a sexual relationship with a former DISD student.

 Cottongame was taken to the Dallas County Jail. 

This is documented under case number #028911-2023.

On March 16, 2023, at about 5:20 p.m., Dallas Police responded to a shooting call in the 4200 block of Tacoma Street.  The preliminary investigation determined when officers arrived, they found Rajean Jackson,28, dead, with a gunshot wound in the passenger seat of a black Dodge Charger.

Further investigation determined the suspect, Devante Traylor, 30, the driver of the Dodge Charger, shot Jackson in the 1500 block of Duncanville Road.

Traylor was arrested and charged with Murder.

This is an ongoing investigation.

Updated on March 15, 2023, at 6:10 pm:

The Dallas Police Department is asking for the public’s help to identify the suspects and individuals in the video. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Tonya McDaniel at 214-671-4236 or email tonya.mcdaniel@dallaspolice.gov. 

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On October 8, 2022, at around 11:10 pm, Dallas Police responded to a shooting in the 1900 block of Main Street near St. Paul. The preliminary investigation determined when officers arrived they found the Dyawn Thomas, 38, lying in the park with multiple gunshot wounds. Officers immediately started CPR and Dallas Fire and Rescue arrived and took the victim to a local hospital where he died. 

Further investigation determined the victim was in a verbal fight with two men, a white male, and a black male, before being shot. 

 This is an ongoing investigation and is documented under case number 183543-2022. 

Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Tonya McDaniel at 214-671-4236 or email tonya.mcdaniel@dallaspolice.gov. 

On March 15, 2023, just before 3:00 a.m., Dallas Police responded to a shooting in the 100 block of Cliff Heights Circle. The preliminary investigation determined when officers arrived they found a man shot, unresponsive, and laying partially on the road. Dallas Fire Rescue responded and the man died at the scene.

The victim’s identity is unknown and will be identified by the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office.

The investigation is ongoing and documented under case number 044023-2023.

Anyone with information on this crime is asked to contact Detective Frank Serra at 214-671-4320 or by email at frank.serra@dallaspolice.gov.

Crime Stoppers Information

Crime Stoppers will pay up to $5,000 for information called into Crime Stoppers that leads to the arrest and indictment for this felony offense and other felony offenses. Call Crime Stoppers at 214-373-TIPS (8477), 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Update: March 15, 2023, 8:23 pm

The victims have been identified as Rickey Gossett, 37, and Danielle Jones, 30.

Original Post: 

On March 15, 2023, at around 1:20 a.m., Dallas Police responded to a shooting call in the 2800 block of Elm Street.  The preliminary investigation determined when officers arrived they found two victims, a man and woman, had been shot.

The preliminary investigation determined the male victim was on the patio of the business when he was approached by a unknown suspect who fired multiple shots, hitting the victim.

Further investigation showed one of the rounds fired went through the business window and hit the female victim standing inside.

The suspect ran northbound on Elm after the shooting. He is described as a Black male, approximately 6 feet tall, thin build, and last seen wearing a black hoodie with a design or lettering on the front, shorts, and a ski mask.

In addition, a third person was injured when he was hit by a bullet fragment. He was taken to a hospital by private vehicle with non-life threatening injuries.

The identities of the victims are not being released until family notifications can be made.

The investigation is ongoing and documented under case number 043979-2023.

Anyone with information on this crime, or on the suspect’s identity or whereabouts is asked to Detective Kofi Sapon-Amoah at 214-671-3657 or kofi.sapon-amoah@dallaspolice.gov.

Crime Stoppers Information

Crime Stoppers will pay up to $5,000 for information called into Crime Stoppers that leads to the arrest and indictment for this felony offense and other felony offenses. Call Crime Stoppers at 214-373-TIPS (8477), 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

On March 14, 2023, at about 2:15 p.m., Dallas Police responded to a call in the 3400 block of Southern Oaks Boulevard. The preliminary investigation determined when officers arrived, they found Fredrick Miles, 51, dead, with a gunshot wound inside the apartment. Miles had not been heard from by family members since March 10, 2023.

This is an ongoing investigation.

Anyone with information regarding this offense is asked to please contact Detective Brewster Billings at 214-671-3083 or at brewster.billings@dallaspolice.gov.  Please reference case number 043678-2023.

Crime Stoppers Information

Crime Stoppers will pay up to $5,000 for information called into Crime Stoppers that leads to the arrest and indictment for this felony offense and other felony offenses. Call Crime Stoppers at 214-373-TIPS (8477), 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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