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• 911 call reveals last moments of woman's life

  March 7, 2013 6:01 PM

  DALLAS (AP) A television station has broadcast a leaked copy of a terrified woman's call to 911 last summer just before she was killed in a case that has prompted widespread changes in the way police respond to reported domestic disturbances. The lack of urgency by police to 32-year-old Deanna... more »

• 911 call reveals last moments of woman's life

  March 7, 2013 3:21 PM

  DALLAS (AP) A television station has broadcast a leaked copy of a terrified woman's call to 911 last summer just before she was killed in a case that has prompted widespread changes in the way police respond to reported domestic disturbances. The lack of urgency by police to 32-year-old Deanna... more »

• 911 call reveals last moments of woman's life

  March 7, 2013 2:52 PM

  DALLAS (AP) A television station has broadcast a leaked copy of a terrified woman's call to 911 last summer just before she was killed that has prompted widespread changes in the way police respond to reported domestic disturbances. The lack of urgency by police to 32-year-old Deanna Cook's Aug. 17... more »

• 911 call reveals last moments of woman's life

  March 7, 2013 10:11 AM

  DALLAS (AP) A 911 call reveals the frantic final minutes of a Dallas woman's life as she pleads with her attacker not to harm her. The tape obtained Wednesday by WFAA-TV (http://bit.ly/109vB17 ) reveals 32-year-old Deanna Cook never spoke with a 911 dispatcher but can be heard in the background... more »

• Suspended Dallas 911 operator in death resigns

  November 28, 2012 7:16 AM

  DALLAS (AP) A Dallas 911 operator has resigned after serving a suspension for mishandling an emergency call from a woman later found slain. The family of Deanna Cook learned Tuesday that Tonitya Hopkins resigned this week. Police Chief David Brown suspended Hopkins for 10 days and ordered her reassigned after... more »

• Suspended Dallas 911 operator in death resigns

  November 28, 2012 7:14 AM

  DALLAS (AP) A Dallas 911 operator has resigned after serving a suspension for mishandling an emergency call from a woman later found slain. The family of Deanna Cook learned Tuesday that Tonitya Hopkins resigned this week. Police Chief David Brown suspended Hopkins for 10 days and ordered her reassigned after... more »

• Death prompts overhaul in Dallas 911 call center

  September 30, 2012 10:10 AM

  DALLAS (AP) Deanna Cook frantically called 911 to report she was being attacked by her ex-husband, only to have police knock on her door nearly an hour later and leave when no one answered. Two days later her family discovered her slain in her overflowing bathtub. On another recent evening,... more »

• Death prompts overhaul in Dallas 911 call center

  September 30, 2012 10:05 AM

  DALLAS (AP) The death of a woman who tried to call 911 during a fatal attack has prompted major changes in Dallas' 911 operations and questions about how other residents are being treated. Deanna Cook frantically called 911 last month to report she was being attacked by her ex-husband, only... more »

• Slain Dallas woman's family sues over 911 call

  September 19, 2012 1:51 PM

  DALLAS (AP) The family of a Dallas woman found dead two days after she tried to call 911 during a deadly attack filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city and local police Wednesday. Deanna Cook called 911 on Aug. 17 to report that her ex-husband was assaulting her. Police... more »

• Slain Dallas woman's family sues over 911 call

  September 19, 2012 11:42 AM

  DALLAS (AP) The family of a Dallas woman who tried to call 911 and was later found slain inside her home has filed a lawsuit over the handling of her case. Attorneys for the relatives of Deanna Cook filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of Dallas and... more »

• Family speaks after Dallas 911 caller slain

  September 19, 2012 3:02 AM

  DALLAS (AP) The family of a Dallas woman who tried to call 911 and was later found to have been killed inside her home is speaking out. Relatives of Deanna Cook have called a news conference Wednesday in Dallas. Cook called 911 on Aug. 17, and the 911 call center... more »

• Dallas chief meets with family of slain woman

  August 28, 2012 7:07 AM

  DALLAS (AP) Relatives of a Dallas woman who called 911 but was later found slain in her bathtub have met with police Chief David Brown. The Dallas Morning News (dallasne.ws/PkG4iU) reports Brown met privately Monday with Deanna Cook's mother and two sisters at police headquarters. All later declined comment. Cook's... more »

• Dallas police: Changes to 911 system after death

  August 22, 2012 5:39 PM

  DALLAS (AP) Police in Dallas say they're changing how 911 calls are logged after two officers didn't forcibly enter the home of a caller found dead there two days later. Officers went to Deanna Cook's home and knocked on the door Friday after she called 911. When they got no... more »

• Dallas police investigate pre-slaying 911 call

  August 21, 2012 11:37 PM

  DALLAS (AP) Dallas police are investigating why it took two days to locate the body of a woman found slain in her bathtub, even though officers knocked on the door minutes after she called 911. Deanna Cook was found dead Sunday, and her ex-husband, Delvecchio Patrick, has been charged with... more »

• Dallas police investigate pre-slaying 911 call

  August 21, 2012 5:59 PM

  DALLAS (AP) Dallas police are investigating why it took two days to locate the body of a woman found slain in her bathtub, even though officers knocked on the door minutes after she called 911. Deanna Cook was found dead Sunday, and her ex-husband, Delevecchio Patrick, has been charged with... more »

• Dallas police investigate pre-slaying 911 call

  August 21, 2012 4:15 PM

  DALLAS (AP) Police in Dallas are investigating how a woman who called 911 before she was killed wasn't found by officers in her apartment until two days later. Police say Deanna Cook called 911 Friday from a cellphone, but the operator didn't get her address and a search took about... more »

• Dallas police investigating 911 call before murder

  August 21, 2012 3:42 PM

  DALLAS (AP) Police in Dallas are investigating how a woman who called 911 wasn't immediately located by officers but found murdered in her apartment two days later. Police say Deanna Cook called 911 Friday from a cellphone, but the call taker didn't get an address from Cook and a search... more »