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Podcast: The Dallas Morning News
Episode: Dallas police zip-tied dozens in homeless sweep ... and more news
Description: The operation — which a police spokesperson said was meant to ensure people were warm and safe — drew criticism from nonprofit homeless service providers, who called it poorly timed ahead of the icy weather and at odds with the more compassionate approach they say the city has tried to embrace in recent years. In other news, federal and local law enforcement officials said Tuesday they are expanding a multiagency public-safety initiative into northwest Dallas, promising a tougher push against violent crime, drug trafficking and human trafficking in what they cast as one of the city’s most troubled corridors; a judge has...