Richardson Police – The Other Side Dallas

March 19, 2022March 22, 2022

Richardson Police Sue Richardson Police

Two officers with the City of Richardson Police sue Richardson Police and the City of Richardson over allegations that they have been illegally requiring them to follow a ticket quota system.

Officers Kayla Walker and David Conklin filed the lawsuit against the City of Richardson. Walker was seen last year speaking before Richardson City Council stating an illegal ticket quota system was occuring for years.

They lawsuits also allege senior officers retaliated against them after they made public statements to the Richardson City Council and media outlets in 2021. They also allege retaliation after they filed criminal reports with outside law enforcement authorities.

Richardson Police Sue Richardson Police – The Case

The lawsuit claims an outside legal investigation confirmed the city was acting inappropriately, but also stated that the policy was not illegal “because it was part of a broader policy that included components that were not unlawful.”

A Dallas District Court judge is being asked to “declare the ticket quota policy in violation Section 772.002 of the Texas Transportation Code that prohibits all formal or informal ticket quotas, order the Richardson Police Department to stop the illegal policy, and compensate the officers for the violations of their First Amendment right to free speech.”

February 21, 2022February 22, 2022

North Texas Antisemitism

North Texas antisemitism continues on President’s Day 2022 as homes received antisemitic flyers on doorsteps across the region including Richardson.

The Dallas FBI says it is aware of the flyers, but this is at least the third case of flyers being distributed without arrests.

North Texas Antisemitism

Colleyville recently had a rabbi and other temple attendees held hostage, but antisemitism in North Texas is not new.

In 2020, swastikas were painted on a City of Dallas garage. That graffiti cost taxpayers $4000 to clean up.

A woman was attacked by Trump supporters on Ervay Street. Witnesses said the attackers had neo-Nazi markings on their vehicle, but this was not verified.

These and other events with far right conspiracy theorists have created cause for concern among local minority groups.

April 21, 2021April 21, 2021

Richardson Police Admit Illegal Quotas

A Richardson Police Department officer admitted the department was engaging in an illegal quotas practice under the guide of productivity. The practice of quotas is illegal under Texas Transportation Code Sec. 720.002.

The full video can be viewed here:

The officer’s allegations have significant importance to both the department’s own compliance with federal and state law and an ongoing lawsuit against the City of Richardson.

Richardson Police and Texas Transportation Code 720.002

Richardson Police Also Face Federal Police Brutality Lawsuit

In 2018, Neco Bonham, who is Black, was pulled over for a broken tail light which was later proveb false. In that case, the Richardson officer’s body cam video showed Officer Parker Winn escalating the situation fifteen seconds into the incident.

Bonham is now suing the two white police officers as well as the city of Richardson in a federal civil rights lawsuit, alleging racial profiling and excessive force. He claims Winn contrived a bogus reason to stop him in order to search the pickup for drugs simply because he was a “young Black man with a hoodie.”

Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot has complained that some police continue to improperly use “pretext stops” against minority motorists searching for marijuana.

This testimony in open city council working session indicates police issues exist outside just the City of Dallas and Reneé Hall.