Scott Friedman is a Senior Investigative Reporter at NBC5 Dallas-Fort Worth. He leads the 'NBC 5 Investigates' team, focusing on critical safety concerns and accountability within security and law enforcement, while also covering topics such as disaster response and surveillance technologies. Scott's work has earned him numerous prestigious awards and has been featured in outlets including NBC Nightly News, TODAY on NBC, and The National Interest.
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Scott Friedman's coverage primarily focuses on local news related to Dallas, Texas. His articles often cover breaking news and government announcements, with a significant emphasis on traffic safety issues in the city.
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By: Scott Friedman, Edward Ayala, Martha Minjarez, Eva Parks
Two Fort Worth teenagers, suddenly on their own. For nearly a year, 19-year-old Dulce Zepeda has been raising her 13-year-old sister, Maria, in the months since their parents were arrested by ICE and then deported.
Two Fort Worth teens, who are U.S. citizens, wound up living alone for nearly a year after ICE deported their parents.
By: Lucia Walinchus, Frank Heinz, Scott Friedman, Martha Minjarez, Edward Ayala, Eva Parks
Dallas's new AI trash truck cameras have detected more than 21,000 potential code violations, now some homeowners have concerns
Dallas is using AI-powered cameras mounted on trash trucks to identify possible code violations at homes across the city.
By: Lucia Walinchus, Scott Friedman, Frank Heinz, Edward Ayala, Eva Parks
Chad West is raising concerns about whether camera-aided code enforcement could burden lower-income neighborhoods.
By: Scott Friedman
AI-powered cameras mounted on Dallas city trash trucks are photographing homes and giving properties “blight scores” to identify possible code violations.
We're learning more about just how many Texas families are losing federal food assistance.
The Dallas Police Department says it overspent its overtime budget by nearly $3 million, prompting some city leaders to demand tighter controls on overtime spending. But records obtained by NBC 5 Investigates raise questions about whether cutting overtime for some of the department’s highest-paid officers could make the city’s budget problem even worse.
By: Eva Parks, Edward Ayala, Scott Friedman
NBC 5 Investigates found that 40 officers each collected more than $100,000 in overtime last year, but reducing some of the department's biggest overtime bills could cost the city grant funding it receives.
By: Scott Friedman
How much are some Dallas police officers making in overtime — and why could cutting those hours actually make the department's budget problem worse?
