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Dallas officer arrested on charge of transportation of child pornography, police say

A Dallas police officer was taken into custody on Thursday on a charge of transportation of child pornography, police said.

Senior Corporal Daniel Collins was arrested by Homeland Security Investigations, the department said in a news release. He’s being held in the Tarrant County Jail.

Police have placed Collins on administrative leave amid an internal affairs investigation, the department said.

Collins joined the department in July 2007, police said. He has been working in the auto theft unit.

This story was originally published July 24, 2020 at 8:35 AM.

Jack Howland
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Jack Howland was a breaking news and enterprise reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
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