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Vocalists and musicians from the Northeast Dallas area, take notice — the Forest-Audelia Idol preliminary competition is on for Saturday, May 14 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Lake Highlands North Recreation Center, 9940 White Rock Trail (across the street from Lake Highlands High School). It is hosted by the Northeast division of the Dallas Police Department. The audition is for a spot in the Forest-Audelia Idol contest, which will be one of the highlights of a community-building event the following weekend.
It’s all part of a greater effort to improve the Forest-Audelia area, which is a place where we regularly report stories of violence and death among young men. The murder and mayhem is statistically high in this area, report Dallas Police, and happens most often among “astray teens,” according to Deputy Chief Andrew Acord, who has explained that “this is not something you can arrest your way out of.” That is why he launched a series of neighborhood events like the aforementioned.
The fun stuff is intended to complement other measures such as the formation of the Forest-Audelia Violent Crime Task Force, in which 170 officers have deployed to help solve the Forest-Audelia crime problem.
Can you sing? Join us @NENPODPD Forest-Audelia #Community Festival Idol auditions Sat 5/14 Lake Highlands North #Rec pic.twitter.com/VG5aGFLuVU
— Joli Robinson (@JoliDPD) April 14, 2016
