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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 24, 2014

Retired Houston Officer Killed in Galveston Motorcycle Accident

Dana Tweedie, 61, and Linda Tweedie, 52, were driving along Seawall Boulevard at 7:40 p.m. when 19-year-old Callie Inman of Dayton ran into their motorcycle as she pulled out of a Valero parking lot at 69th Street and Seawall Boulevard, police said.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 20, 2014

New Medical Kit Likely Saved Shot Dallas Officer

The “Downed Officer Kit” possibly prevented Officer Joshua Burns from bleeding to death after he was shot three times during a shootout Saturday in far northeast Dallas.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 17, 2014

Dallas Officer Wounded in Weekend Shootout

A Dallas police officer was in stable condition Sunday night after he was shot three times Saturday afternoon while responding to a disturbance in far northeast Dallas, police say.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 4, 2014

Fort Worth Police Say Body Cams Will 'Spotlight the Truth'

Chief Jeff Halstead wants the Fort Worth Police Department to lead the way on body cam video. There are 145 cameras already in the field with a goal to add 500 more within the next year.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 30, 2014

Video: Dallas Officer Accused of Sexual Assault on Duty

Johnson was questioned by Internal Affairs detectives. He later resigned from the department and was immediately arrested and booked into the Dallas County Jail. As of this writing, Johnson was being held on $25,000 bond.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 23, 2014

Mexico Protests Texas Execution of Cop Killer

Tamayo, 46, was condemned for the January 1994 murder of Houston police officer Guy Gaddis, 24 (pictured above). Tamayo, who had been imprisoned in California for aggravated robbery, shot the officer three times with a pistol hidden in his clothing as he was being taken to jail.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 21, 2014

Texas K-9 Handler Critically Injured in Crash

Deputy Jason Denham, a 10-year veteran of the sheriff's office, was flown by LifeFlight medical helicopter to Memorial Hermann-The Texas Medical Center, officials said.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 21, 2014

Online Commenters Ridicule Texas Agency's Composite Sketch

Deputies hope the image will help jog people's memory and lead to the man's capture. But critics online have suggested that the composite — which police admit "is not a true description … only a likeness" — may actually hinder rather than help.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 21, 2014

Texas Officer Plays Catch with Lonely Kid

The next thing you see is the kid takes off running. He’s not in fear of arrest. He’s attempting to catch the football the police officer has tossed to him. The kid returns the ball to the police officer, who tosses him another one.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 13, 2014

Dallas Hails Unprecedented Decade-Long Drop in Crime

Dallas police officials are touting what they say is an unprecedented milestone: 10 consecutive years of crime reduction in the city.

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