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It's open season on Dallas.
http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/Da...-Responding-to-Thefts-under-50-Dollars-010512
Dallas Police No Longer Responding to Thefts under $50
Published : Thursday, 05 Jan 2012, 11:13 AM CST
DALLAS - Starting today, Dallas Police officers will not respond to shoplifting calls involving merchandise valued at less than $50.
Under the new policy, if store security catches a suspected shoplifter, the store owner must verify a thief's identification, fill out a form and mail it to the police department. Security must then release the suspect.
"The ultimate goal of this policy is to lower crime stats, not to protect and serve the citizens and businesses of Dallas, and that's wrong," said Ron Pinkston, president of the Dallas Police Department's largest union.
Pinkston said business owners will be frustrated with the new procedure.
"If they have to fill out offense reports and jump through hoops, they're going to stop reporting it," Pinkston said.
If the value of the item is between $50 and $1,500, officers will respond – but only if security is able to apprehend the thief. If the suspect is not apprehended by security, the store must resort to the form method.
Pinkston said he hopes DPD's command staff will soon review and cancel the policy.
"We have more officers on the streets than ever and yet we are going to reduce the services to the businesses," he said.
Read more on myFOXdfw.com: http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/Da...-Thefts-under-50-Dollars-010512#ixzz1icTGpj8T
http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/Da...-Responding-to-Thefts-under-50-Dollars-010512
Dallas Police No Longer Responding to Thefts under $50
Published : Thursday, 05 Jan 2012, 11:13 AM CST
DALLAS - Starting today, Dallas Police officers will not respond to shoplifting calls involving merchandise valued at less than $50.
Under the new policy, if store security catches a suspected shoplifter, the store owner must verify a thief's identification, fill out a form and mail it to the police department. Security must then release the suspect.
"The ultimate goal of this policy is to lower crime stats, not to protect and serve the citizens and businesses of Dallas, and that's wrong," said Ron Pinkston, president of the Dallas Police Department's largest union.
Pinkston said business owners will be frustrated with the new procedure.
"If they have to fill out offense reports and jump through hoops, they're going to stop reporting it," Pinkston said.
If the value of the item is between $50 and $1,500, officers will respond – but only if security is able to apprehend the thief. If the suspect is not apprehended by security, the store must resort to the form method.
Pinkston said he hopes DPD's command staff will soon review and cancel the policy.
"We have more officers on the streets than ever and yet we are going to reduce the services to the businesses," he said.
Read more on myFOXdfw.com: http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/Da...-Thefts-under-50-Dollars-010512#ixzz1icTGpj8T
