According to Edgewood City Administrator Petra Marley, the chief was found in his office.
Read More →Chief Eddie Garcia said officers Derek Williams and Christopher Mazin were responding to a call at about 1:25 p.m. when they spotted a man shooting into a truck in front of a gas station. A man in the truck was killed.
Read More →As required by department policy and state law, the chief said an officer may engage in a vehicle pursuit only if the officer determines in good faith the need to immediately apprehend the suspect outweighs the risk of harm to the officer and the public.
Read More →The incident came roughly a year after the Austin City Council voted to defund the police amid the unrest following the death of George Floyd,
Read More →"It is with a heavy heart that Sheriff Kevin W. Windham announces the passing of our deputy, Matthew Pierson, in the fatal accident that occurred this morning," the Shelby County Sheriff's Office reports on Facebook.
Read More →“Why wasn’t he in jail? Why weren’t his bonds increased? People want to know?” the chief tweeted.
Read More →"Low morale, that's a big thing right now. So she's going to have a big task of getting people to want to stay, to feel like they're wanted,” the former officer said.
Read More →Thomas Villarreal, president of the Austin Police Association, blamed the city council for neglecting local law enforcement, telling "Fox & Friends" on Monday that the alleged missteps have concocted a larger problem.
Read More →With Chief Joseph Chacon’s announcement, the city manager has asked current APD Chief of Staff Robin Henderson to step in as Interim Police Chief effective the first week of September until a search for a permanent chief is completed.
Read More →Officer Bryan Holley’s former agency, the Angelina County Sheriff’s Department, praised the fallen officer who retired as a lieutenant from the agency.
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