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RESPONSE TIME Diane Cheatham was on the third floor of her Urban Reserve home when she heard a young woman screaming outside. She dialed 911 and ran down to her driveway, where a woman lay injured from knife wounds. Officers arrived about 22 minutes after Cheatham called for help. The Dallas Police Department has targeted “priority one” calls to keep response times under eight minutes.
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M
ARY FRANCES LAWRENCE moved to Dallas at age 16 immediately after graduating from Wills Point High School. In 1945, she quit her job at Alamo Loan Services to perform in the Starlight Operetta, later called the Dallas Summer Musicals. In
1961, she and her husband, Paul Luther, purchased a lot in Lake Highlands and built a new and hopefully final home. This year, Mary Frances will celebrate her 95th birthday with her seven children, 17 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. She won our Mother’s Day photo contest in early May. Search “Mary Frances Luther” at lakehighlands.advocatemag.com to read more.
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NEW JOBS AT DPD Deputy Chief Osama “Sam”IsmailI oversees the northeast and southeast divisions. Maj. Danny Williams is commander of the northeast station, headquartered at Audelia and Northwest Highway. Williams formerly worked in DPD’s Crimes Against Persons unit.
