Mayor Rawlings, Councilmembers and other officials to mark Operation Crackdown progress at Aug. 19 demolition

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                           FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Aug. 15, 2016                                                   Wesley Nute Jr. - Community Prosecution
                                                                         (214) 490-3423
         
                                                                          Trent Teague - Community Prosecution
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Mayor Rawlings, Councilmembers and other officials to mark
Operation Crackdown progress at Aug. 19 demolition

What:    Mayor Mike Rawlings and Dallas City Councilmembers Adam McGough and Tiffinni A. Young will join and other local and state officials to mark the demolition of another vacant house in the City of Dallas. The demolition is part of Operation Crackdown, the Texas National Guard’s Counterdrug Program to help reclaim neighborhoods from illegal drug activity and associated violence.

To date, the Guard has demolished more than 1,300 structures in 24 communities statewide.

Who:     

- Mayor Mike Rawlings              
- Dallas City Councilmember Adam McGough, District 10               
- Dallas City Councilmember Tiffinni A. Young, District 7 
- Deputy Chief Andrew Acord, Dallas Police Department
- TX State Rep. Jason Villalba
- TX State Rep. Linda Koop
- Dr. Theresa Daniel, District 1, Dallas County Commission
- Kim Caston, Richardson ISD Board President
- Thomas Jefferson, Hamilton Park Civic League
- Andrew Rittler, Executive Director, Greater Dallas Restaurant Association
- Trent Teague, Community Prosecutor, Dallas City Attorney’s Office
- Col. Suzanne Adkinson, Texas Joint Counterdrug Task Force


Where:         12304 Dandridge Drive


When:          9:45 a.m. Friday Aug. 19
10:45 a.m. Operation Crackdown demolition

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