Operation Crackdown: Texas National Guard and the City of Dallas Demolish More Homes

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 15, 2014
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amanda Chase 214-724-8892

Operation Crackdown: Texas National Guard and the City of Dallas Demolish More Homes 

What

One of 30 vacant and substandard houses that are connected with illegal activity will be demolished by the Texas National Guard, as part of Operation Crackdown, a counter-drug task force program. In place since 1993, the program uses drug forfeiture funds to pay for demolitions of houses across the state. 

Operation Crackdown works as an active partner with cities, reclaiming neighborhoods from the influences of illegal drugs and associated violence by removing structures that house illegal activities. The Guard has demolished more than 1,200 structures in 24 communities statewide to date. Dallas is the largest city to benefit from the program.

Who

Mayor Pro Tem Tennell Atkins 
District 8 Community Leaders
Texas National Guard
City of Dallas Employees

When

8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 
Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Where

9408 Fireside Drive, Dallas, Texas 75217

Note:  At approximately 8:30 a.m., the Texas Army National Guard will arrive at the above site to begin preparations for the demolition of the structure.