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A veteran Kilgore (Texas) Police officer has become a viral hit as a result of a dash-cam video that shows him tumbling down a slope during a vehicle stop. The clip is six years old, but was posted to the agency's Facebook page this week. Read the full story here.
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A Houston Police officer was wounded, after a suspect opened fire while officers attempted to pull him over. The two officers had attempted to pull over an erratic driver, who led them into a cul-de-sac and opened fire when the officers blocked the vehicle.
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Dallas Police officers may type on mobile dashboard computers only in emergency situations. The prohibition on using MDCs isn't specifically spelled out in the Dallas PD's standard operating procedures.
Read More →A former Laredo (Texas) Police officer pleaded guilty today to violating the civil rights of an arrestee, when he struck a suspect he had handcuffed in the back of a patrol car.
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San Antonio Police SWAT officers shot and killed an armed Bexar County corrections officer following a four-hour stand-off broadcast live by a local news outlet.
Read More →The Texas Legislature is now debating a bill named in honor of fallen Navy SEAL Chris Kyle that would streamline hiring of former military personnel at law enforcement agencies.
Read More →Officer Patrick Tuter shot and killed Michael Vincent Allen after a 30-minute high-speed pursuit that began in Garland and ended in a Mesquite cul-de-sac. Officer Tuter, who reloaded twice after opening fire, told investigators he believed Allen was armed.
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Lt. Regina Smith has been on administrative leave since November, after she appeared in a video as rapper "Lucille Baller." Smith owned music production company Big Rush In and appeared on that website in uniform.
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Footage from the shootout between ATF agents and the Branch Davidians at the Mount Carmel compound near Waco, Texas, on Feb. 28, 1993. Read "Lessons Learned from the ATF Waco Raid."
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A Saginaw (Texas) Police officer lost his job after only six months for disorderly behavior during an off-duty arrest by Fort Worth Police in January. Andrew Peterson screamed and cursed at police and kicked the rear window of a Fort Worth patrol vehicle following his arrest at a Radisson hotel.
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