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Area Manager/ Loan Officer

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True Crime

What happened in Ira Tobolowsky’s final hours, before his burned body was found in his home, remains a mystery. But police suspect foul play.

It was May 13 when Dallas Fire-Rescue rushed to his Kenshire Lane home on report of a fire. Police told Dallas’ NBC 5 that they believe the prominent local attorney was murdered. Dallas Fire-Rescue confirmed that the fire, which started in the garage, was “suspicious.” Whether the Dallas County Medical Examiner has been able to determine his cause of death has not been revealed publicly.

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Members of the Hillcrest Forest Neighborhood Association issued the following request:

“If you live in the vicinity and have a camera on an alley, street, or anywhere in the neighborhood, the police would be especially interested in vehicles between 7 and 8 a.m. on Friday, May 13, but the perpetrators may have been researching prior to that date.”

Those with information should contact Dallas Police Detective Robert Laurence at 214-671-3704 or robert.laurence@pd.ci.dallas.tx.us.

If you have information but wish to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 877.373.TIPS.

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I hadn’t given this question much thought until recently, just like I haven’t pondered whether I am sufficiently “on fleek” or appropriately “woke.” (Yes and most definitely.)

But for the last few weeks, I’ve been mulling over the concept of “haters” — specifically civic haters — ever since I found myself on a short list of people categorized as such by a certain Dallas City Councilmember.

Last month, it was discovered that Lee Kleinman, who represents parts of northern Dallas, had created a list called “Haters” on the social media platform Twitter, ostensibly for those he had weighed in the balance and found, well, hating.

Among others, the list includes councilmembers Philip Kingston and Scott Griggs, City Hall watchdog and anonymous internet commenter “Wylie H.,” Dallas Observer columnist Jim Schutze, and D Magazine publisher Wick Allison. (The respective publications of the last two are likewise included on the “Haters” list, apparently tainted by Schutze’s and Allison’s extreme animus.)

I am going to make a giant assumption here and presume that this list represents people who — according to a certain worldview — “hate” our city. These are people who are happier criticizing Dallas than celebrating it, who would rather tear down our city than acknowledge its greatness. These are people who do