Dave Clark

Dave Clark is a seasoned detective with the Dallas Police Department, where he has worked since 1998. During his tenure he has gained experience working within various units to hone his investigation skills. He is currently assigned to the Child Exploitation Unit where he has worked for the past 15 years. This unit has provided Detective Clark with experience working hundreds of cases related to sex crimes related to children. As a skilled detective, over the years he has led several high-profile investigations involving serial rapists and child predators.

Led several operations that led to the rescue and recovery of Human Trafficking victims and the prosecution of their traffickers.

Was awarded the Guardian award in 2024 for his work in combatting Human Trafficking

Proficient leader who currently trains and oversees the Child Exploitation detectives of Dallas Police Department, Maintains and assigns cases of Child Exploitation daily, Assists Child Exploitation detectives with questions on case management, prosecution reports, search warrants, interviews, etc., Skilled interviewer and investigator with experience conducting over 500 interviews of children and 700 child abuse investigations, Advocate for continued education with participation in over 200 hours of Child Abuse/Exploitation training, Familiarity with court procedures and has testified in over 30 court proceedings, Knowledgeable presenter with professional presentations include the Crimes Against Children Conference Dallas (Dallas, TX 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2025) and the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (Atlanta, GA 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022) and the Wyoming Joint Symposium on Children and Youth (Cheyenne, WY 2018, 2023, 2024, 2025) and the Florida Krimes Against Kids Conference (Orlando, Fl 2019 and 2020, 2023, 2024, 2025); Connecting for Children’s Justice Conference (Franklin, TN, 2022, 2024); Virginia Crimes Against Children Conference; International Symposium on Child Abuse (Huntsville, TN, 2023, 2024, 2025)

Provided dignitary protection of the National Football League Commissioner from April 24th - 26th in 2018

Head of security of athletics for Lake Highlands High School (Dallas) for the Richardson Independant School District (2015 - 2020)

Part time School Resource Officer for the Richardson Independent School District 2001 - current

• Tactical Surveillance Course, 09/12/07
• Environmental Management System, 09/30/07
• Communication: Keeping Your Edge, 12/31/07
• Hazard Communications, 04/20/08
• Cultural Aware/Rac Sensitivity/ Excit Del Updat, 06/09/08
• Defensive Tactics, 06/10/08
• Family Viol Update/ Officer Safety & Survival, 06/11/08
• RBT Training Core, 06/12/08
• Special Investigative Topics, 05/25/09
• Arrest Warrant Training, 06/10/09
• Detective Resources, 08/20/09
• Basic Interview And Interrogation, 02/23/10
• Suspect Identification, 05/18/10
• Crimes Against Children Conference, 08/12/10
• Search And Seizure For Detectives, 11/17/10
• Collaborations In Criminal Investigations, 12/08/10
• TCLEOSE State & Fed Legislative Update, 05/29/11
• Core-High Risk Victims; Inv Of Ucr; Fam Viol; Human Trafficking, 06/20/11
• Core-Defensive Tactics; Reasonable Alternatives; Profiling, 06/21/11
• Community Policing 2.0 A New Era, 01/17/12
• Core Course 2011-2013 - Day 1 - Comm Affairs Update; Officer Wellness; Copwork 101, 06/03/13
• Core Course 2011-2013 - Day 3 - DDC & Critical Decision Making, 06/05/13
• Core Course 2011-2013 - Day 4 - Def Tactics & Range, 06/06/13
• TCLEOSE State & Legislative Update 2011- 2013, 07/15/13
• Citywide Mandatory Ethics Training, 07/23/13
• TCOLE Legislative Updates 2013-2015, 03/27/14
• Core 2013-2015 - Day 1; Reasonable Alternatives, 06/22/15
• Core 2013-2015 - Day 2; Search & Seizure; Tactical Medical; Defensive Tactics, 06/23/15
• Core 2013-2015 - Day 3; Cross Cultural Comm; DWI; CIT Update, 06/24/15
• Core Course 2015-2017; The Individual Officer - The Power Of You, 04/12/17
• Legislative Updates 2015-2017, 06/26/17

• Licensed Master Peace Officer - [2008]