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Newsby Staff WriterJune 30, 2010

Autopsy Shows Dallas Chief's Son Had PCP In System During Shooting

Lancaster Officer Craig Shaw responded to the apartment where Brown lived, after Brown's girlfriend called police to say he was having a "psychotic breakdown."

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 28, 2010

Dallas Officers 'Ashamed' By Escort for Cop Killer

Deputy Chief Julian Bernal gave the order Friday to provide 10-12 motor units and a squad car to escort members of the funeral procession of David Brown, who shot and killed Lancaster PD's Officer Craig Shaw.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 21, 2010

Apartment Gunfight Claims Lancaster Officer and Dallas Chief's Son

Shaw responded to a shooting call at the apartment complex, and began searching for the suspect. The officers approached the man, who opened fire, killing Shaw. A fellow officer returned fire and killed the shooter.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 21, 2010

Officer Craig Shaw Won Accolades for Community Service

Lancaster (Texas) PD's Officer Craig Shaw, who was killed in a shootout Sunday evening at an apartment complex, had won numerous departmental awards for meritorious conduct.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 21, 2010

Dallas Chief's Son Shot Officer, According to Source

Wearing only boxer shorts, sunglasses, and no shoes, David Brown Jr. shot and killed a man who pulled into the complex with his wife and children. Brown had been behaving erratically. He later shot Lancaster Officer Craig Shaw, the first officer to respond to the scene.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 19, 2010

Drunk Dallas Officer Fires Gun In Patrol Car

The officer was drinking off-duty at a Dallas bar and two officers arrived to take her home. She thought she was being arrested, began arguing with the officers and fired a round from her duty pistol through the car's floorboard.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 17, 2010

El Paso PD Issued M4 Patrol Rifles

Training with the M-4 is under way at the Police Academy, and the new weaponry will eventually be issued to every member of the El Paso PD, from patrol officers up to the chief.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 1, 2010

Dallas Police Sergeant's Thesis Questions Role-Playing Process in Promotions

In his 50-plus-page master's thesis, Sgt. Stephen Bishopp concludes that Dallas places too much emphasis on an assessment center process in which job candidates get about 40 minutes of face time with evaluators in role-playing scenarios. The role-playing assessment center accounts for 60 percent of their promotion score for the rank of lieutenant.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 31, 2010

Fort Worth Officer Shoots Suspect After Gun Grab

A 22-year Fort Worth Police Department veteran officer shot a suspect who grabbed his gun during a burglary in progress.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 27, 2010

14 Dallas Officers Disciplined For 2009 Pursuit

The investigation revealed that officers, who were pursuing a carjacking suspect during rush-hour traffic, were not in compliance with the agency's pursuit policy that is one of the most strict in the country.

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