Funeral for Former Police Chief David Kunkle Will Be Today. The family announced yesterday that Kunkle’s funeral will be at 10 a.m. at Sparkman Hillcrest Funeral Home. A procession will travel from Uptown into North Dallas, and the ceremony will be live-streamed for those who cannot make it. Kunkle died on Friday at the age of 72, about four years after being diagnosed with Lewy body dementia. You can find Bethany Erickson’s obituary of the chief here.
Police Investigating Oak Cliff Killings For Connection. On April 22, 60-year-old Kimberly Robinson was found dead with stab wounds under a DART light-rail bridge in East Oak Cliff. On June 24, Cherish Gibson, 25, was found stabbed to death nearby. On Saturday, police found another woman who had been killed and left near the Trinity River on Brazos Street a mile or so away. The women may have “had ties to sex work,” The News reported, but it’s not yet clear whether they’re connected. Police for now have “informed this population of this trend.”
Plano Teen Responsible for 38 Car Break-Ins. The 14-year-old was apparently doing a TikTok challenge that shows a security flaw in Kias and Hundais that makes them easier to steal. The kid was caught breaking into a car, but it sounds like police connected him to the others by looking at what he posted online. Content always strikes back.
Excessive Heat Warning Continues. It feels like 113 degrees outside. The heat advisory is in place through 9 p.m. tonight, and it probably will return until rain drops us into the mid-90s on Saturday. Be careful out there.
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