🌱 Graffiti On Federal Reserve Building + License Plate Cameras

Rise and shine, Dallas! It's Friday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on around town today.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and mild. High: 77 Low: 47.

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Here are the top three stories in Dallas today:

1. The Dallas Police Department will purchase eighty new license plate reading cameras. The new cameras will be placed around the city with the intent to track vehicles around the clock. The additions will cost roughly $820,000 over the course of five years. The proposed contract will approve the purchase from Flock Group, Inc and covers the installation of the cameras. (NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)
2. A graffiti artist has painted on the Dallas Federal Reserve building. The mural depicts a red thumbs-down icon to the left of the Federal Reserve seal. There are security cameras surrounding the building but no report has been given as to who painted the building. (D Magazine)
3. Two Dallas Police Department officers have been charged with actions during protests in 2020. Sr. Cpl. Ryan Mabry and former Sr. Cpl. Melvin Williams have both gotten lawyers and are looking to fight the charges. Mabry has been put on administrative leave pending an internal affairs investigation while Williams was fired from an incident in July. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

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Today in Dallas:

• Mother Goose: Baby Storytime At The Watauga Public Library (All Day)
• The Market At The Dallas Farmers Market (All Day)

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From my notebook:

• Students at The Hockaday School have been working to educate the community on the dangers facing African penguins. (Facebook)
• The Dallas Police Department reminds the community that police reports can be submitted online 24/7 through the Dallas Online Reporting program. (Facebook)
• Yesterday, the Dallas Fire-Rescue Incidents reported a structure fire at 900 Clear Fork Dr. (Twitter)

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You're all caught up for today! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with another update.

— 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.