Dallas has more than 175 miles of park trails that connect communities for transportation and recreation. But last year there were eight murders, 61 robberies and 135 assaults within 100 feet of a Dallas trail. With summer on the way, city council members say the trail safety plan is far too weak.
made arrests weeks later and witnesses said that Lechuga was just caught in the crossfire from a shooter aiming for someone else.Neighbors at the location Tuesday remembered the July shooting.
“Absolutely, solar lights? Let’s light up our trails. That should be a base policy of the city. Light up our trails,” McGough said. “We’re still working on that comprehensive security plan. I think we’ve been in the process now for about 7 or 8 months,” Jenkins said. “There’s going to be a big ask because you’re right. We need daytime patrol and we need nighttime patrol. We do need more personnel. We need more technology. We need more enforcement.”“We ride this one all the time because it’s very convenient. You can get all the way out to the lake and back down to Deep Ellum,” Bennett said.
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