June 28 marks 14 years since the police raid of a Fort Worth gay bar
Several people were arrested, and one man is still suffering from a brain injury.
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Several people were arrested, and one man is still suffering from a brain injury.
A new Fort Worth ordinance would target problem properties that police and city council said are exploiting disabled and elderly residents.
They were trained in basic investigative techniques like searching for fingerprints at crime scenes. "We're not armed, we aren't going to have no guns or anything like that but we are here to provide the best service,” said Vanessa Clementino, one of the new graduates. A native of Brazil, she was working at Amazon when she applied for this job. She speaks Spanish and looks forward to engaging with the Latino community, she said. "It was the opportunity to give it back to the community, my skills,” Clementino said. Police say the idea for the program grew out of last summer's protests.