Council recognizes detective for long-running cold-case investigative work

May 20, 2026

Council and city manager recognized Dallas Police Detective DeAngelis for investigative work using forensic genetic genealogy that helped resolve decades-old child assault cases; the detective thanked advocates of the assault-kit testing initiative.

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City Manager Kimberly Beiser Tolbert recognized Dallas Police Detective DeAngelis at the May 20 meeting for investigative work that helped bring resolution to crimes dating to the early 1990s. Tolbert described collaboration with Plano Police and use of forensic genetic genealogy that led to arrests and closure for victims and families. The council and city presented a photo opportunity and Detective DeAngelis thanked the assault-kit initiative and funding that enabled testing of preserved evidence.

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