🌱 7-Year-Old Girl Is Found Safe + New Dallas Online Reporting System​

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Here are the top three stories in Dallas today:

1. Dallas Inspector General Bart Bevers discussed the city's notoriety for corruption at last week's city council meeting. Bevers claimed that his office would have filed several cases over the last few months if the city had a lower standard for proving ethics violations. The city is now considering adding new amendments to the code of ethics, which will be discussed at the upcoming council meeting on Jun. 14. The proposed amendments would cover how city officials should report gifts and a potential disclosure requirement for anyone who was a paid staff member on a sitting council member's campaign. (Dallas Observer)
2. The Dallas Police Department said that the 7-year-old girl who was reported to be abducted on Sunday, Jun. 11, was reported to be found safe early Jun. 12 around 1:00 a.m. When the Amber Alert was released, the young girl had last been seen on the 1100 block of West Kiest Boulevard getting into an unknown gray SUV with an unknown man. She was originally walking with her 9-year-old brother to the store around noon until the brother was tricked to leave his sister's side, giving the man a chance to abduct the girl. (WFAA.com)
3. The Dallas Police Department is introducing a new system called the Dallas Online Reporting System where reporting of non-emergency reports will go. This will officially start on Jul. 3, but the Dallas Police are hosting informational meetings at Jack Evans Headquarters at 1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., and 4:30 p.m. on Jun. 15. This new system aims to get high-priority calls answered and addressed more quickly. (NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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Today in Dallas:

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• Royal Dukes Band At Sundown At Granada (7:30 PM)
• Dave & Buster's Trivia Show Powered By Geeks Who Drink At Dave & Buster's Dallas (7:30 PM)

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From my notebook:

• The SPCA of Texas has a sweet female dog named Billie Jean that is needing a new adoptive family! If you are interested in meeting her you can fill out an application form here. (SPCA of Texas via Facebook)
• You can still get your tickets for the Dallas Farmers Market Texas Whiskey Sip & BBQ which will take place on Jun. 17! For more information on the Five Points Whiskeys tasting and smokey barbeque that will be available, check out the link! (Dallas Farmers Market via Instagram)
• Dallas Park and Recreation Department will have a Park Board meeting on Thursday, Jun. 15, at 10:00 a.m., and you can sign up to be a speaker here! The deadline for speaker registration is Wednesday, Jun. 14 by 12:00 p.m. (Dallas Park and Recreation Department via Facebook)

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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.