The Dallas Police Department’s Homicide Unit will be hosting community meetings at various locations to discuss the unsolved murders in that specific geographical area. The purpose of these meetings is to build relationships and foster trust within these communities, and to provide an educational component that explains the process of a murder investigation. In addition, detectives will emphasize the importance of community involvement by residents and explain why it is crucial for citizens to have an active role and interest in the incidents that occur in their neighborhoods. Subsequently, opening the communication lines will assist Homicide Detectives in solving cases, therefore creating safer neighborhoods. There will be a time set aside for questions and answers; the dates, times, and locations are as follows:
- Monday, January 30, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. – Salem Institutional Baptist Church (inside the sanctuary),3918 Crozier Street
- Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. – Cedar Crest Cathedral, 1616 E. Illinois Avenue; the cases to be discussed are below:
- 3107 Utah Avenue Case number 046868-2016 February 26, 2016 Victim Kydell Hoye BM 22; https://dpdbeat.com/2016/03/31/public-assistance-needed-4/
- 3410 Kellogg case number 215545-2016 September 7, 2016 Victim Maria Romero Villegas LF 58; https://dpdbeat.com/2016/12/01/homicide-at-3410-kellogg-ave/
- 710 E. Ann Arbor Case Number 034238-2016 February 11, 2016 Victim Justin Manning BM 28; https://dpdbeat.com/2016/07/20/homicide-information-wanted-6/
- S. Beckley Ave & Hobson Ave Case Number 173705-2016 July 19, 2016 Victim Michael Cannon BM 45; https://dpdbeat.com/2016/07/20/homicide-information-wanted-6/
- Thursday, February 9, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. – Lake Highlands Recreation Center, 9940 Whiterock Trail
- Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. – Fretz Park Library, 6994 Beltline Road