More details in robberies targeting DISD students, unregulated marijuana products pose a safety risk: Your Friday morning roundup

 [Morning roundup]( 03/08/2019 By Carla Solórzano Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. 🌤️ Weather: Partly to mostly cloudy and mild. High of 76. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [her]( Police said the man got out of a black Chevrolet Cruze in each incident. (Dallas ISD Police Department) CRIME [Dallas ISD police release images of suspect, car involved in armed robberies of students]( [Dallas ISD police released images Thursday of a suspect in several recent armed robberies of students near Oak Cliff campuses]( as well as a vehicle used during the crimes. The robberies have taken place at four DISD campuses — Franklin D. Roosevelt High School, Justin F. Kimball High School, L.V. Stockard Middle School and Zan Wesley Holmes Jr. Middle School — from Feb. 15 to Feb. 25. The robbers approached students near the schools in the late afternoon or early evening and demanded their cellphones and other belongings. Victims said their robbers were armed in four instances; the victims in a fifth robbery did not see a gun. Dallas ISD police said Thursday that one robber was seen getting out of a black Chevrolet Cruze in three instances. Authorities described him as a black man who is 20 to 25 years old and about 5-9 with a slim build. He had a small, wavy brown Afro, tattoos on his arms and neck and a deep voice, witnesses said. He was wearing a black hoodie and black pants, and he carried a black revolver. Also: [Bryan Adams High School]( placed on lockdown]( as police investigated a fatal shooting in Far East Dallas. And: Grand Prairie Police Chief Steve Dye celebrated his department's seizure of $200,000 worth of THC oil [by putting K9 officer Max at the forefront](. ADVERTISEMENT BUSINESS ['This is a patient safety matter': Texas' legit medical marijuana companies face flood of unregulated goods]( Employees from Compassionate Cultivation have driven their fleet of Priuses to nearly every corner of Texas to hand-deliver bottles of medical marijuana. But at nearby gas stations, smoothie shops and convenience stores, Texans can find products with different ingredients and dubious legality that go by the same name. With a swipe of a credit card or a wad of cash, they can buy CBD products and walk out the door. [A flood of unregulated cannabis products is one of the challenges facing Texas’ three medical marijuana companies pioneering a new state industry]( and trying to turn a profit. As lawmakers meet in Austin for this year’s legislative session, the companies want the state to expand the program and crack down on unregulated cannabis products they see as threatening their businesses and the public. "I’m not usually one to talk about more regulation, but this is a patient safety matter," said Marcus Ruark, president of Surterra Texas, one of three companies licensed to grow in Texas. "In this case, this is really important." If lawmakers don’t make changes, said Heather Fazio, director of Texans for Responsible Marijuana Policy, they risk putting Texas’ fledgling medical marijuana industry out of business. Aviation: [Customer service at DFW International Airport and Dallas Love Field]( is among the best in North America, according to Airports Council International. Retail: Lawyers for Neiman Marcus tried to convince a Dallas County judge to dismiss [a lawsuit that alleges the luxury retailer's owners fraudulently transferred its European subsidiary out of reach of creditors](. SPORTS [A real-life 'Hoosiers' resides in tiny Slidell, Texas – a community rich with Olympic, NBA and high school basketball history]( One of the best Class A boys basketball teams in the state no longer plays in the "rock gym" a half-hour northwest of Denton, which is a shame, because it's a barn straight out of Hoosiers. Eight rows of bleachers lacquered like Elvis' pompadour. Elegant arched roof with wood beams. Burnished oak floor swanky enough for the Savoy. "Gym Rules" sign, the first and third lines of which read, "Clean gym shoes only" and "No smoking -- dipping." And, of course, stone walls on all sides. Only thing missing is Gene Hackman in a sweater vest. A Works Progress Administration legacy, the rock gym opened in 1940, two years before Slidell won the Class B state title, then repeated in '43. The Greyhounds also made the state semis in '49, '52 and '55. The girls took state in '63. Slidell won so big in basketball, no one cared that they never practiced the state religion. [They were basketball heretics](. Then suddenly Slidell didn't win big anymore. The Greyhounds were always good, but never good enough. One decade after another passed without a trip to the state tournament. Turns out the old rock gym wasn't the only echo of Hoosiers. They could have filled out the cast in Slidell, too. Cowboys position series: [Here's the biggest factor in the Dallas O-line's return to dominance](. NBA lottery tracker: [How good are the Mavericks' odds of keeping their top-five protected pick this summer]( ADVERTISEMENT The Final Round [Click here to see]( which two burger joints are beefin' for the top spot. Be sure to vote for your favorite and enter to win $50 at the winning burger joint. Become a D-FW real estate insider. Get expert Steve Brown's [Real Estate Update]( newsletters delivered to your inbox every Friday morning. [SIGN UP HERE]( EDITORS' PICKS - Immigration: [President Donald Trump’s border emergency becomes more real by the day]( as migrants stack up along the Rio Grande. - Dallas City Council: An overwhelming majority of the City Plan Commission [voted in favor of the]( Army's]( million project](. - We're gonna need a bigger plate: Patrons at Kenny's East Coast Pizza in Plano [are welcome to voluntarily try to eat a 32-inch pizza covered in 50 pepperonis](. Heavy equipment works atop the mountain of roofing shingles at Blue Star Recycling. (Smiley N. Pool/Staff Photographer) FINALLY In southeast Dallas, that 'grotesque' Shingle Mountain keeps growing From city columnist Robert Wilonsky: City staffers on Wednesday morning returned to Shingle Mountain, which continues to swell behind two homes in that part of Dallas where most people stop long enough only to dump someone else's trash. There were, this time, three inspectors from the city's Office of Environmental Quality and Code Compliance and an investigator from the City Attorney's Office. They had been dispatched, again, to see how mighty the summits of shingles and fine-ground asphalt have become in recent weeks. To each other they pointed out shingles that had blown into the backyard of Marsha Jackson and along the creek bed that separates her property from where Blue Star Recycling has operated for over a year. They noted the oily sheen on the water and snapped endless photos of the mess that stretches from South Central Expressway to the utility easement carved out of the Great Trinity Forest. In their orange-and-yellow safety vests, the inspectors looked like ants compared with the towering mound. This marks the fourth time I've written about what environmentalist Jim Schermbeck calls the "grotesque environmental disaster" behind Jackson's home of 24 years. With the mountains still rising and spreading, and a court date set in two weeks, I can only assume it will not be the last. 👋 That's all for this morning! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. Share the love! If you like this newsletter, please forward this email to a friend and [check out our other newsletters here](. Do you have feedback? Send your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to [newsletters@dallasnews.com](mailto:newsletter-feedback@dallasnews.com?subject=). STAY CONNECTED WITH US [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Tumblr]( [Reddit]( [OTHER FREE NEWSLETTERS]( [Unsubscribe]( | [Dallasnews.com]() | [Subscribe to The Dallas Morning News]() | [Subscriber login]() | [Privacy Policy]( | [Contact]( You received this message because you signed up for this Dallas Morning News newsletter or it was forwarded to you. Copyright 2019 - [The Dallas Morning News, 1954 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75201, United States]()