Group Of Community Stakeholders Discuss, Address Youth Crime In Dallas' Southern Sector

By Erin Jones, CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

August 3, 2023

DALLAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) — Community stakeholders in Dallas are stressing when the new school year starts, youth crime doesn't stop. And now, a group is coming together to discuss ways to combat this.

From the beginning, Anthony Preston said the cards were stacked against him.

"I didn't have a father growing up, so it was just me and my mom, my brother," he said. "At the younger part of life, I wasn't the best influence on kids. I've seen a lot of different things."

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