Dallas Police Department Museum

Keeping it light on this Day in Dallas Police history. 1951 New radio room opened in City Hall. Moving from the world war era radio room at WRR Fair Park office.

Ray Hawkins, officer who handcuffed Oswald, dies He was known for his good nature during his 29 years with the Dallas Police Department.

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October 26, 1979 the Dallas Police Department launched an intense investigation of the disappearance of a 7 year old Dallas girl. After an exhaustive investigation in Dallas, the remains of this young girl were found in Van Zandt County in December 1979.

New Images for the archives of the Dallas Police Museum. The Dallas Police Canine Unit was established in 1961, Selton Norman #1244 was a trailblazer in the canine unit. Norman helped establish and train Dallas Police canines. In the first image Rebel and Norman are seen searching the Whiterock spillway. The second is Norman and Rebel poising for a camera. Then the lighter side of Rebel, in a wagon, love the look on Rebel in the wagon. The images of the bad guys are from a "hook" book. Hooks is a term for of course the bad guys police encounter or have encountered on the streets. Before computers in the cars officers carried "hook" books to remind them of bad guy/girl encounters on the street. THANK YOU TO THE NORMAN FAMILY FOR SHARING THESE IMAGES.