DANGER DRIVER.

Teresa Piraro liked the short bicycle commute to her local gym. She tries to keep in shape and pedaled away to work out at the fitness center near her Kings Highway Conservation District home. It should have been a leisurely trip, but it turned into a scary night out involving police.

The Victim: Teresa Piraro

The Crime: Harassment

Date: Wednesday, July 9

Time: About 7 p.m.

“I felt so relieved that they were searching for the vehicle and checking up on me,” she says. “Thank you, Dallas Police Department, for protecting the citizens.”

On her way home, Piraro even saw a parked patrol car at Kidd Springs Park on West Canty, where she initially called 911, which she says really made her feel safe.

Location: West Canty near Kings Highway

While she was riding down West Canty from Kings Highway, a tan Dodge Ram two-door pickup truck began circling around her bike and driving close while attempting to speak to her.

“I yelled that I was calling 911, and as I did, the taunting continued,” she says.

Piraro told the operator where she was headed and received a call back from the police minutes later, after she had arrived. She was able to give police a description of the man who was harassing her. Minutes later, a policeman walked into the gym to talk to her about the incident.

Sgt. Kay Hughbanks with the Dallas Police Southwest Patrol Division says to call 911 immediately if you believe someone is intentionally harassing you or if you’re experiencing someone with road rage. She says to give your direction of travel or at least a cross street, the best description of the suspect vehicle and the driver possible, and a bit about the situation.

“Do not pull over on a side street or vacant parking lot and confront the suspect,” she says. “However, you might want to pull into a business parking lot with a lot of people around.”

Hughbanks says victims should stay on the phone with 911, keep the windows rolled up, doors locked, and not get out of the car.

Anglican

ALL SAINTS DALLAS / 2733 Oak Lawn / 972.755.3505

Radical Inclusivity, Profound Transformation. Come and See!

9:00 & 11:00 am Sunday Services. www.allsaintschurchdallas.org

Baptist

CLIFF TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH / 125 Sunset Ave. / CliffTemple.org

Building everyday people into everyday missionaries for Jesus Christ.

Sunday School: 9:30 am / Sunday Worship: 10:45 am / 214-942-8601

GRACE TEMPLE BAPTIST MULTI CULTURAL CHURCH

831 W. Tenth St./214-948-7587/Sunday Worship English Service

9:30 am/Spanish Service 11am/ gracetempledallas.org

Disciples Of Christ

EAST DALLAS CHRISTIAN CHURCH / 629 N. Peak Street / 214.824.8185

Sunday School 9:30 am / THE TABLE Worship 9:30 am Worship 8:30 & 10:50 am / Rev. Deborah Morgan-Stokes / edcc.org

Episcopal

CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH / 534 W. Tenth St. / 214.941.0339

Sunday: 8 & 10 am Holy Eucharist, 12:30pm Santa Misa en Español Sunday School for all ages / Children’s Chapel / christchurchdallas.org

Methodist

KESSLER PARK UMC / 1215 Turner Ave. / 214.942.0098 / kpumc.org

9:30 am Sunday School / 11:00 Worship / All welcome regardless of creed, color, culture, gender or sexual identity.

OAK CLIFF UMC / 549 E. Jefferson Blvd. / oakcliffumc.org

Young Adult Gathering & Worship “The Cliff” 9:30 am / Contemporary Worship 11:00 am (Bilingual) / facebook.com/oakcliffumc

TYLER STREET UMC / 927 W. 10th Street / 214.946.8106

Sunday Worship at 8:30 am and 10:50 am www.tsumc.org

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

KESSLER COMMUNITY CHURCH / 2100 Leander Dr. at Hampton Rd.

“Your Hometown Church Near the Heart of the City.” 10:30 am Contemporary Service / kesslercommunitychurch.com

Presbyterian

OAK CLIFF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH / 6000 S. Hampton Road

Sunday Worship at 9:30 am & 11:05 am 214-339-2211 / www.ocpres.com