Mayor Explains Increased Police Presence In West 7th District On Weekends

Arlington TX

11 October, 2021

7:38 PM

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By Jessica Priest, Fort Worth Report October 11, 2021 In the latest installment of our occasional conversations with Fort Worth leaders, Mayor Mattie Parker talks about policing in the West 7th entertainment district. The Fort Worth Police Department recently increased the number of officers there on Friday and Saturday nights from 40-50 to 50-80 officers with the additional officers being off-duty officers hired by the bars and restaurants on West 7th for security as well as on-duty gang and direct security officers. The latter will be there depending on availability and whether they are needed elsewhere in the city, Commander Mark Barthen said. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.