CRASH.

Jack Keene feels like his area gets a bad rap. In recent years, he says, the Kidd Springs area has added new shops and restaurants, and now has a nice vibe. He believes there is some crime, but he hasn’t noticed too much more than when he lived in North Dallas. He also believes the Dallas police have done a pretty nice job in the area.

“I guess North Oak Cliff is the place to be,” he says.

Keene has lived at his Oak Cliff home for 12 years and feels connected to the neighborhood. He finds it cool that his home originally was built in East Dallas and then moved to Oak Cliff in the 1940s.

The Victim: Jack Keene

The Crime: Criminal mischief

Date: Thursday, April 13

Time: 9:05 p.m.

Location: 700 block of Cedar Hill

And while he feels crime may be waning, his own home was an unfortunate target recently.

An object believed to be a BB shattered his window in the middle of the night. While the crime was a bit unnerving and a new window cost at least $300, Keene is trying to stay positive, and he quickly replaced the window.

“In the big city, things happen,” he says.

Sgt. Kay Hughbanks with the Dallas Police Southwest Patrol Division says many times these crimes are merely a “stray shot” or a kid making some mischief.

“As the weather warms up, these types of calls, BB guns breaking windows, seem to go up as the kids get outside more and as school comes to an end,” she says. “Most of the time it is a BB gone astray, and not directed at a particular home or building. Since there are no other reports, I would say it is probably a stray shot, still just as damaging and worrisome as anything intentional.”