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Dallas Black Police Association Denounces Racist Commemorative Coin
Association to address the coin at a news conference on Wednesday afternoon
By Ken Kalthoff • Published 1 hour ago • Updated 4 mins ago
dallas police cruiser
NBC 5 News
The Black Police Association of Greater Dallas scheduled a press conference Wednesday to denounce a commemorative coin created to mark the 15th anniversary of the South Central Police Patrol Station.
BPA President Terrance Hopkins issued a press release Wednesday saying the press conference will address the “racist coin that was created and attempted to be distributed by a Dallas Police Officer.”
Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia was invited to speak at the press conference.
The coin was initially advertised on a Dallas Police Association member site Tuesday with an officer’s name and $10 payment information to receive the coin.
The officer’s name is Caleb McCollum. Voice mail and text messages to the officer’s phone number were not immediately returned. A Dallas Police spokesperson confirms an Officer Caleb McCollum is currently assigned to Southwest Patrol.
A picture of the coin shared on social media depicted a Dallas Police badge with the words South Central on one side and on the backside a depiction of the Dallas skyline with the words Big T Plaza, a Southern Dallas shopping plaza, with a doughboy drug dealer with a gun, gold teeth and cash in hand. A police car is opposite a vehicle with large gold rims. A drug house is depicted at the bottom.
Dallas Police Association President Mike Mata said he immediately had the coin offer removed from the site as soon as he became aware of it Tuesday. Mata issued a statement:
“I’m a firm believer when a person or organization makes an error in judgment or mistake they must own it to move forward. Yesterday I became aware of a person posting a coin for sale on the members' site that offended some and an item that I too believe was in very poor taste and had no business being on the DPA members page. I do my very best to watch over the site and be aware of what is on it, but regrettably, I can’t monitor the page 24 hours a day and catch everything. I was contacted by a member who brought it to my attention and I immediately deleted it. I understand it’s my responsibility to maintain the moral compass of the DPA members page. In saying, I want to apologize to any person who was hurt or offended by the post and I promise to be more diligent in my duties to ensure that this organization and the media sites within it respects all members at Dallas Police Association FOP 716.”
The BPA press conference is scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday.
Association to address the coin at a news conference on Wednesday afternoon
By Ken Kalthoff • Published 1 hour ago • Updated 4 mins ago
dallas police cruiser
NBC 5 News
The Black Police Association of Greater Dallas scheduled a press conference Wednesday to denounce a commemorative coin created to mark the 15th anniversary of the South Central Police Patrol Station.
BPA President Terrance Hopkins issued a press release Wednesday saying the press conference will address the “racist coin that was created and attempted to be distributed by a Dallas Police Officer.”
Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia was invited to speak at the press conference.
The coin was initially advertised on a Dallas Police Association member site Tuesday with an officer’s name and $10 payment information to receive the coin.
The officer’s name is Caleb McCollum. Voice mail and text messages to the officer’s phone number were not immediately returned. A Dallas Police spokesperson confirms an Officer Caleb McCollum is currently assigned to Southwest Patrol.
A picture of the coin shared on social media depicted a Dallas Police badge with the words South Central on one side and on the backside a depiction of the Dallas skyline with the words Big T Plaza, a Southern Dallas shopping plaza, with a doughboy drug dealer with a gun, gold teeth and cash in hand. A police car is opposite a vehicle with large gold rims. A drug house is depicted at the bottom.
Dallas Police Association President Mike Mata said he immediately had the coin offer removed from the site as soon as he became aware of it Tuesday. Mata issued a statement:
“I’m a firm believer when a person or organization makes an error in judgment or mistake they must own it to move forward. Yesterday I became aware of a person posting a coin for sale on the members' site that offended some and an item that I too believe was in very poor taste and had no business being on the DPA members page. I do my very best to watch over the site and be aware of what is on it, but regrettably, I can’t monitor the page 24 hours a day and catch everything. I was contacted by a member who brought it to my attention and I immediately deleted it. I understand it’s my responsibility to maintain the moral compass of the DPA members page. In saying, I want to apologize to any person who was hurt or offended by the post and I promise to be more diligent in my duties to ensure that this organization and the media sites within it respects all members at Dallas Police Association FOP 716.”
The BPA press conference is scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday.
Latest: Fatal shootings of 5-year-old, 17-year-old boys in Fort Worth this weekend
By Kaley Johnson and Emerson Clarridge Fort Worth Star-Telegram
August 31, 2022 11:03 AM
Flowers and other items sit at the door of a home in the Quarter Horse Estates neighborhood of Fort Worth on Monday, where a 5-year-old and a 17-year-old were fatally shot on Sunday. A toddler was also hurt, but is expected to survive.
Flowers and other items sit at the door of a home in the Quarter Horse Estates neighborhood of Fort Worth on Monday, where a 5-year-old and a 17-year-old were fatally shot on Sunday. A toddler was also hurt, but is expected to survive. MADELEINE COOK mcook@star-telegram.com
FORT WORTH
A 17-year-old and a 5-year-old boy were “murdered completely senselessly” on Sunday afternoon outside a home in northwest Fort Worth, the police chief said. A toddler was also injured.
As of Wednesday morning, no arrests have been reported.
Here’s what we know about the case.
What happened?
At 2:15 p.m. Sunday, a vehicle pulled up in front of a home on Steel Dust Drive, near the intersection of Barber Ridge Trail in Quarter Horse Estates. At least one person from the vehicle opened fire.
Rayshard Scott, 5, and Jamarrien Monroe, 17, were hit outside the home. Both died at hospitals a short time later. An 18-month-old boy suffered minor injuries and was taken away on a stretcher. We don’t know how he was injured.
A neighbor reported hearing more than a dozen gunshots followed by someone screaming, “They shot my child!”
Within minutes, police, firefighters and paramedics swarmed the neighborhood and blocked off the streets.
Steel dust drive_02.jpg
Bullet holes are visible in the garage door at a Fort Worth home where a 5-year-old and a 17-year-old were fatally shot on Sunday. A toddler was also hurt, but is expected to survive. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com
Who were the victims?
The Star-Telegram hasn’t confirmed whether the two boys who died were related.
Jamarrien attended Saginaw Boswell and Watson high schools in the Eagle Mountain school district, a spokesperson said. He last attended classes in January.
Residents on Monday described the neighborhood as a place where children frequently played together in the street and yards. In October, residents held a Halloween Festival on the street where families — including Rayshard’s — gathered. Lauren and Tanner Patten said they often saw Rayshard and the toddler playing in the front yard together.
“It’s a very calm neighborhood,” one neighbor said. “Now I’m keeping watch on every car that comes by. I’m on edge.”
At the home, a white sign leaned against the front door Monday with the words, “Love thy neighbor. We are here for you.” Higher up on the door, two bullet holes were visible in the navy-colored wood. More bullet holes were visible in the garage door.
Steel dust drive_01.jpg
Flowers and other items sit at the door of a home in the Quarter Horse Estates neighborhood of Fort Worth on Monday, August 29, 2022, where a 5-year-old and a 17-year-old were fatally shot on Sunday. A toddler was also hurt, but is expected to survive. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com
Who was responsible?
Police have not reported making any arrests as of Wednesday, nor have they released any details of what type of vehicle the shooter or shooters were riding in.
A neighbor told the Star-Telegram his security camera caught footage of a vehicle he believes the suspects fled in. Fort Worth police said they were still trying to verify information about the vehicle.
“We’re seeing violent crime on the rise across the country, and unfortunately we’re seeing violent crime here in Fort Worth in numbers we don’t want to see,” Police Chief Neil Noakes said Sunday. “But when you have children — when you have children who are murdered completely senselessly, it adds just another level to that tragedy we’re all experiencing.
“I can tell you this much,” Noakes said. “The Fort Worth Police Department is going to put every resource necessary to this investigation to do everything we can to bring those responsible to justice as soon as possible.”
Since the beginning of 2022, at least 17 juveniles under 18 have been fatally shot in Tarrant County, according to data from the Tarrant County Medical Examiner.
More than 100 young people of middle- or high-school age in Tarrant County have died from gun violence since 2016.
How are neighbors reacting?
People who live along Steel Dust Drive were horrified by the shootings and are now fearful for their own safety, several told the Star-Telegram.
Several did not answer their doors and declined to talk with reporter through Ring and ADT doorbell cameras. As one spoke with reporters, he stepped out of his doorway to watch a car drive down the road and turn around. He did not stop watching the car until it turned off the street.
Boss Ndosimau, who moved here three years ago, was at work at a church and his wife was asleep when the shooting happened. He only knew something was wrong when the Ring doorbell went off, and he saw through the camera that police were at his door. It was the first time he had ever seen a police officer in the neighborhood.
“We moved here because it was safe,” he said.
But now, he, his wife and their three kids are afraid. He travels sometimes and they are left at the home alone. Now, he doesn’t want to do that anymore.
Steel dust drive_05.jpg
A police car drives through the neighborhood on Monday, August 29, 2022, where two children and a 17-year-old were shot the day before in the 8500 block of Steel Dust Drive. Neighbors say the presence of local law enforcement is unprecedented on the usually quiet street. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com
If you have any information about the crime...
Police asked anyone with any surveillance video to share it with detectives. Call 817-392-4336 with information and reference report number 220068041, Noakes said.
By Kaley Johnson and Emerson Clarridge Fort Worth Star-Telegram
August 31, 2022 11:03 AM
Flowers and other items sit at the door of a home in the Quarter Horse Estates neighborhood of Fort Worth on Monday, where a 5-year-old and a 17-year-old were fatally shot on Sunday. A toddler was also hurt, but is expected to survive.
Flowers and other items sit at the door of a home in the Quarter Horse Estates neighborhood of Fort Worth on Monday, where a 5-year-old and a 17-year-old were fatally shot on Sunday. A toddler was also hurt, but is expected to survive. MADELEINE COOK mcook@star-telegram.com
FORT WORTH
A 17-year-old and a 5-year-old boy were “murdered completely senselessly” on Sunday afternoon outside a home in northwest Fort Worth, the police chief said. A toddler was also injured.
As of Wednesday morning, no arrests have been reported.
Here’s what we know about the case.
What happened?
At 2:15 p.m. Sunday, a vehicle pulled up in front of a home on Steel Dust Drive, near the intersection of Barber Ridge Trail in Quarter Horse Estates. At least one person from the vehicle opened fire.
Rayshard Scott, 5, and Jamarrien Monroe, 17, were hit outside the home. Both died at hospitals a short time later. An 18-month-old boy suffered minor injuries and was taken away on a stretcher. We don’t know how he was injured.
A neighbor reported hearing more than a dozen gunshots followed by someone screaming, “They shot my child!”
Within minutes, police, firefighters and paramedics swarmed the neighborhood and blocked off the streets.
Steel dust drive_02.jpg
Bullet holes are visible in the garage door at a Fort Worth home where a 5-year-old and a 17-year-old were fatally shot on Sunday. A toddler was also hurt, but is expected to survive. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com
Who were the victims?
The Star-Telegram hasn’t confirmed whether the two boys who died were related.
Jamarrien attended Saginaw Boswell and Watson high schools in the Eagle Mountain school district, a spokesperson said. He last attended classes in January.
Residents on Monday described the neighborhood as a place where children frequently played together in the street and yards. In October, residents held a Halloween Festival on the street where families — including Rayshard’s — gathered. Lauren and Tanner Patten said they often saw Rayshard and the toddler playing in the front yard together.
“It’s a very calm neighborhood,” one neighbor said. “Now I’m keeping watch on every car that comes by. I’m on edge.”
At the home, a white sign leaned against the front door Monday with the words, “Love thy neighbor. We are here for you.” Higher up on the door, two bullet holes were visible in the navy-colored wood. More bullet holes were visible in the garage door.
Steel dust drive_01.jpg
Flowers and other items sit at the door of a home in the Quarter Horse Estates neighborhood of Fort Worth on Monday, August 29, 2022, where a 5-year-old and a 17-year-old were fatally shot on Sunday. A toddler was also hurt, but is expected to survive. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com
Who was responsible?
Police have not reported making any arrests as of Wednesday, nor have they released any details of what type of vehicle the shooter or shooters were riding in.
A neighbor told the Star-Telegram his security camera caught footage of a vehicle he believes the suspects fled in. Fort Worth police said they were still trying to verify information about the vehicle.
“We’re seeing violent crime on the rise across the country, and unfortunately we’re seeing violent crime here in Fort Worth in numbers we don’t want to see,” Police Chief Neil Noakes said Sunday. “But when you have children — when you have children who are murdered completely senselessly, it adds just another level to that tragedy we’re all experiencing.
“I can tell you this much,” Noakes said. “The Fort Worth Police Department is going to put every resource necessary to this investigation to do everything we can to bring those responsible to justice as soon as possible.”
Since the beginning of 2022, at least 17 juveniles under 18 have been fatally shot in Tarrant County, according to data from the Tarrant County Medical Examiner.
More than 100 young people of middle- or high-school age in Tarrant County have died from gun violence since 2016.
How are neighbors reacting?
People who live along Steel Dust Drive were horrified by the shootings and are now fearful for their own safety, several told the Star-Telegram.
Several did not answer their doors and declined to talk with reporter through Ring and ADT doorbell cameras. As one spoke with reporters, he stepped out of his doorway to watch a car drive down the road and turn around. He did not stop watching the car until it turned off the street.
Boss Ndosimau, who moved here three years ago, was at work at a church and his wife was asleep when the shooting happened. He only knew something was wrong when the Ring doorbell went off, and he saw through the camera that police were at his door. It was the first time he had ever seen a police officer in the neighborhood.
“We moved here because it was safe,” he said.
But now, he, his wife and their three kids are afraid. He travels sometimes and they are left at the home alone. Now, he doesn’t want to do that anymore.
Steel dust drive_05.jpg
A police car drives through the neighborhood on Monday, August 29, 2022, where two children and a 17-year-old were shot the day before in the 8500 block of Steel Dust Drive. Neighbors say the presence of local law enforcement is unprecedented on the usually quiet street. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com
If you have any information about the crime...
Police asked anyone with any surveillance video to share it with detectives. Call 817-392-4336 with information and reference report number 220068041, Noakes said.
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Anyone know what happened at K104? Because Lady Jade is the last person I would've expected to be gone.
The Breakfast Club would be a good pivot
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TBC is done.
Heads up.
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RIP my Nikka Zooboomafo 🕊️11-20-2014🕊️
There has to be a catch. Should be lines out the door and there servers acting up if it wasn’t.
This is the number from the BOA press release. I don't see any other details online.
Bank of America Introduces Community Affordable Loan Solution™ to Expand Homeownership Opportunities in Black/African American and Hispanic-Latino Communities
Bank of America today announced a new zero down payment, zero closing cost mortgage solution for first-time homebuyers, which will be available in designated markets, including certain Black/African American and/or Hispanic-Latino neighborhoods in Charlotte, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles and Miami.
newsroom.bankofamerica.com
damn she was last of the mohicans....she started out with skip murphy...
damn somebody got domed at big t
www.fox4news.com
Shooting at Big T Plaza in Dallas leaves 1 dead, 2 injured, police say
Dallas police are investigating a shooting at Big T Plaza that left one person dead and two others injured.
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Been like that since 99 lol
