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🌱 Amber Alert Cancelled + Neighborhood Watch For Urbandale Park

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Hey, neighbors! Nicole Fallon-Peek here with a fresh copy of the Dallas Daily.


First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 81 Low: 65.


Here are the top stories today in Dallas:

  1. Dallas Police have canceled an Amber Alert for a missing one-year-old boy, saying he has been found safe. Initial reports showed that Stephen Ameer Orosco was last seen in the 11600 block of Ferguson Road around 2:30 p.m. Monday. Stephen was believed to be with his father Stephen Orosco and police thought the child was possibly in danger. Again, Dallas Police say the boy has now been found safe. (NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)
  2. A neighborhood volunteer group is increasing its presence near Urbandale Park in Dallas after a woman said she was attacked by a masked man. The attack happened along the walking trail around 9 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 15. The woman said she was on her morning walk when she was attacked from behind; a man jumped from the bushes and began assaulting her. (WFAA.com)
  3. A man who stopped to check on the people involved in a crash was struck and killed by another vehicle on Interstate 35E in Dallas early Monday, authorities say. (NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)
  4. Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance announced Monday that it has collected $10 million in private funds that will go towards a public-private homeless "rapid rehousing" program. (WFAA.com)



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Today in Dallas:

  • Town Council Meeting & Study Session (8:00 AM)
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  • Socktober Storytime - Burleson Public Library - Children's Programs (10:00 AM)
  • Zoom Preschool Storytime - Ridgewood Branch Library (11:00 AM)
  • Ribbon Cutting: CBD Pros - Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce (11:00 AM)
  • Bellevue University: Tuesday Take-Aways with Ryan Avery (11:00 AM)
  • HPHS Junior Class Lunch Bunch with the Counselors (11:30 AM)
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    Nicole Fallon-Peek

    About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.

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