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“Our DPS family is absolutely heartbroken at the loss of one of our brothers in uniform who was killed in the line of duty,” said DPS Director Steven McCraw. “Texas Highway Patrol Trooper Chad Walker was committed to protecting the people of Texas. His sacrifice will never be forgotten, and we ask that you keep his family, friends and colleagues in your prayers."
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While crossing the river, the 6-month-old baby was thrown out of the raft by the smugglers, Texas DPS said on Facebook.
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Former Williamson County sheriff's Deputies J.J. Johnson and Zach Camden are charged with manslaughter after they chased Javier Ambler II, 40, in a 2019 pursuit that started because he failed to dim his headlights, and then used Tasers on him repeatedly while he gasped that he could not breathe and had congestive heart failure. Ambler died minutes later.
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DPS Trooper Chad Walker was shot multiple times as he answered a motorist assist call. He suffered gunshot wounds to the head and abdomen during the shooting.
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On Tuesday, city leaders heard from City Manager Spencer Cronk, who created a blueprint for restarting cadet classes. The blueprint lays out necessary changes that must be made before the academy starts, such as finalizing replacements for outdated and problematic training videos and bringing in a variety of community members to help teach courses.
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The biggest difference from when Manley was named chief in 2018 and the upcoming search, Cronk said, is that they’re starting with an “open and national, dare I say international, search.”
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In 2010, after one of his closest friends died in a DUI crash, he quit, left behind his master’s degree and enrolled in the police academy at age 40, according to his friends and family.
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Officer Eric Talley, 51, was the first officer to respond. He was reportedly killed when the gunman shot him with a rifle.
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During the arrest, the suspect was found to be operating a drone, Simi Valley police said. The drone was recovered and suspected heroin was found attached to it.
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Troy Finner formerly served as executive assistant under current HPD Chief Art Acevedo, who recently said he will be the next chief of the Miami Police Department. Finner began working at HPD in 1990 and has served in several capacities over his 31-year-career.
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