A baby born with COVID19 was delivered at Dallas’ Parkland Hospital. The child appears to have contracted the Coronavirus in the womb.
Baby Alexa tested positive at Parkland one day after she was born to Wendy Figueroa who had been admitted to the hospital with a fever, headache and gastrointestinal symptoms on April 30th.
The mother tested positive for COVID19, also known as the Coronavirus.
Because Alexa was about five weeks premature, she was kept in the hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit while her mom was sent home.
Figueroa had to wait out a 14-day quarantine before being sure she was over the disease. Only then was it safe to bring Alexa home.
There has been ongoing debate about the safety of opening schools and whether or not children were susceptible to COVID19. While Dallas’ COVID19 numbers have declined recently, we are still a hot spot for the disease.
The chef behind the chef has died of COVID19. Luis Dominguez, a career chef who lived in Dallas the past two decades, died from COVID19 last week after spending nearly three weeks in the hospital and almost a week on a ventilator. He is the latest victim of Dallas COVID19 casualties.
He was from Veracruz, Mexico and is a sad example of both the disproportionate effects of COVID9 on the Hispanic community and the foundational nature of immigrant labor and entrepreneurship on our local economy.
The chef, described as hard-working and reliable in his roles at more than a half-dozen kitchens in Dallas, had been working most recently as executive sous chef at HG Sply Co. in Dallas. Dominguez was 38.
The Chef Behind The Chef…At Smoke, HG Sply Co., More…
Luis Dominguez came to Dallas with his cousin Eric Dominguez. They started as dishwashers at the Wyndham Hotel. He went on to work at Cosmo Rouge, Hattie’s, as a line cook at Tillman’s Bishop Arts.
He was also recruited into the kitchen at the NYLO, and from there, Smoke, and HG Sply Co.
Dominguez is survived by his wife; his parents, Jesus Dominguez Mata and Josefa Garrido Andrade; and siblings Jesus Dominguez and Jessica Dominguez.
A DPD Officer arrested in Fort Worth has an interesting history. Dallas police officer, Senior Corporal Daniel Collins, was arrested Thursday on a charge of transportation of child pornography, officials said. According to his Facebook page he appears to also be a self avowed “ISIS hunter.”
Senior Corporal Daniel Collins was arrested by Homeland Security Investigations and was booked into the Tarrant County Jail.
Collins has worked with the Dallas Police Department since July 2007 and was assigned to the auto theft unit.
Dallas police officials say Collins is on administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal affairs administrative investigation.
Another DPD Officer Arrested
This is another officer being arrested in Tarrant County giving rise to the question why Dallas does not require its employees to be part of the community they are employed to serve.
His Facebook page has references to being both an ISIS Hunter and a photo of an officer caring for a child. These images of being a protector when possibly being a danger to children are disturbing on multiple levels.
Dallas Police Department discipline is clearly lacking.
A leaked copy of the After Action Report made its way to Central Track this morning. While it is a draft, it represents an ongoing lack of discipline in the City of Dallas and the Police Department.
In a statement to Central Track from City Manager TC Broadnax and Police Chief Renee Hall they said, “The City Manager’s Office and DPD will continue to be transparent and thorough to avoid misinformation.“
The statement itself is concerning because they do not reflect on the fact that Chief Hall states no tear gas (CS) was used on the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge. She lied to City Council previously and the City Manager stood with his employee in a contentious City Council meeting in June.
The lies from that night were amplified by Council Member Omar Narvaez.
We think DMagazine misspelled “lie.”It appears “progressive” stalwart Omar Narvaez stands with Dallas Police Department over peaceful protestors. Why?
Dallas Police Department Discipline Issues Ongoing
Several issues exist with this report. One major issue from the “draft” report is why was a lieutenant was running the scene? Remember, Chief Hall was “kicking back” during police operations and did not take command of the incident in any way.
Chief Hall’s lack of involvement left a lieutenant in charge of the operation.
Lieutenant Brian Payne is listed as the person running the arrest operation on the bridge. What isn’t listed is a report from two Dallas Police employees that this is the same Brian Payne who was arrested in the Fort Worth area approximately a decade ago after a road rage incident over a Walmart parking space. Was this the right person to run this operation given his history of poor anger management?
Congratulations to Central Track. Like our frequent reports on Dallas Police here and here among others, we are hoping shining a little light on an otherwise toxic department might help clean it out.
Dallas Police Department’s Public Information Officers have not responded to emails requesting comment.
