Mathews’ SUV Left Home After Sherin Went Missing. Police say the Mathews’ SUV, a maroon Acura MDX, left their home between 4 and 5 a.m. the morning Sherin went missing. Authorities are asking anyone in the area with a security camera to review their footage. The FBI confiscated a number of items from the Mathews, including their GPS system.
Dallas To Offer Texting to 911. Less than a year after a breakdown, the 911 system is working on improvements and will soon offer a texting service, which can be helpful for victim’s safety in circumstances such as domestic violence.
Garland Mayor Resigns. Douglas Athas says it was for personal as well as professional reasons, but he has also been vocal about his position against the razing of a vacant National Guard Armory and a little league field to make way for skate and dog parks, a project the Garland city council voted to move forward on in a vote last night.
Zeke and NFL Reportedly Discussing Settlement. Zeke has been staunchly opposed to a settlement, lest the move look like an admission of guilt, but the DMN has heard the RB’s team is warming up to the NFL. Is it a stretch to think that the NFL draft site announcement was Goodell’s olive branch to Jerry after a messy Elliot investigation? Also, is a suspension during the offseason really a suspension at all? And on that note, if a tree falls in the forest…
Mavericks Lose Season Opener. I sure wish Dennis Smith Jr.’s first NBA game would have ended in a win. Note: “first NBA game,” as in, the kid has never even watched one in person before last night’s debut. Woah.
Timberlawn Reviewed After Rape Reported. State inspectors are checking out Timberlawn after a 13-year-old girl said she was raped. Judging by the psychiatric hospital’s Google reviews, inspectors probably should have visited long ago.
Man Shot Dead Near the State Fair. However, police don’t think fairgoers are in danger. (In case you’re new to town, the area around Fair Park isn’t the best, so perhaps a more honest interpretation of the DPD’s assessment is: you’re not in any more danger than you usually are.)
