SHOPLIFTERS ARRESTED AFTER SHOOTING

The Dallas Police Department arrested two women accused of shoplifting at NorthPark Center in November.

The women stole property from Dillard’s and fled the scene in a silver Ford Taurus, according to police. The car struck a security guard, and he subsequently jumped onto the hood to avoid being run over.

Seeing the scene, Kevin Hayden, a plainclothes off-duty police officer, drew his gun and fired shots at the vehicle. No injuries were reported, and Hayden was placed on “routine administrative leave.”

Charged in the theft and assault were Carystal Jones, 21, and Sekeitha Brooks, 26. Police identified Jones as the driver of the vehicle. |

7.54 percent citywide increase in violent crime in the first 10 months of 2015, compared to the same period from the previous year

120 murders through October 2015, a 19 percent increase over the previous year

616 rapes in the same period, a 20 percent increase

631 business robberies, an 18 percent increase

2,787 robberies of people, an 8 percent increase

SOURCE Dallas Police Department