Two divers from the Dallas Police Department’s underwater recovery team worked with officers on the shore to locate submerged vehicles in a small lake just west of downtown Dallas.

Dubbed operation “Diving for a Cleaner Dallas,” Assistant Chief Catrina Shead said the effort emphasizes justice for victims and improving the environment in area waterways.

The search at Fish Trap Lake, behind a former Dallas ISD high school and a retirement community, revealed nine vehicles submerged beneath the surface.

“It could’ve been carjacking; it could have been taken out of a person’s yard, these vehicles could have been involved in a robbery,” Shead said.

Investigators working unsolved cases were notified as each vehicle was pulled to begin cross‑checking any connections the vehicles might have to

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