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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 30, 2018

Texas Police Seize 600+ Pounds of Meth in Weekend Raid

Chief Michael Dozier of the Electra (TX) Police Department said that the department initiated a raid on a suspected methamphetamine lab in a home on Friday night, seizing more than 300,000 grams of the drug.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 28, 2018

Former Texas Officer Found Guilty of Murder for Duty Shooting

Oliver shot into the back of a 2004 black Impala where Edwards was a passenger on April 29 last year. He claimed the car was about to run over his partner, Officer Tyler Gross, but several witnesses and video taken from the officer’s body camera show the car was moving away from Gross.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 28, 2018

Video: Texas Police Save Woman from Jumping off Freeway Overpass

Officers Trae Cierzan and Justin Henry of the Fort Worth Police Department answered a call of a possible suicidal person on a very high highway bridge, and the entire incident was captured in dramatic video.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 23, 2018

Security Guard Fired for Filming, Not Helping Texas Officer in Struggle with Suspect

The president of the Houston Police Union said in a Tweet that the security guard who captured video on her cell phone of a police officer involved in a violent confrontation with a resistive subject—rather than assist the officer in getting the suspect into custody—has been fired from her job.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 23, 2018

3 Texas Students Arrested for Allegedly Threatening School Shooting

Police arrested three boys—each one 17 years of age—after a student overheard them discussing detailed plans to coordinate an active shooting at the school involving explosives and firearms.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 22, 2018

Texas Officer Died of Heart Attack After Training

He had spent approximately one hour in a bite suit during the training. Afterwards, he returned home where he collapsed.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 20, 2018

Texas Officer Returns to Duty Two Years After Being Shot Multiple Times

The Fort Worth (TX) Police Department announced on its Facebook page that Officer Xavier Serrano — who was shot while responding to a call of shots fired two years ago — has returned to duty.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 6, 2018

Texas Police Continue Search for Officer Missing Since Thursday

According to Chambers County Sheriff Brian C. Hawthorne, 46-year-old Baytown Police Officer John Stewart Beasley is believed to have walked out of his house in the mid-afternoon. His cell phone — which had been separated from its battery — was found in a wooded area behind the home.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 6, 2018

Video: Texas Officer Who Worked 32 Years Without a Sick Day Retires

Senior Patrol Officer Ronald "Pookie" Hall of the Texas City (TX) Police Department — who never took a sick day in his 32 years on the job — was celebrated by colleagues on his final day on duty. The final radio call was captured on camera and posted to the police department's Facebook page. Hall returned the call, "8125, clear" as he tapped his chest with some emotion as officers applauded.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 6, 2018

Sheriff Livid Over False Claim an Employee Wrote Racial Slur on Meal Receipt

When Sheriff Jeremy Shipley with the Freestone County (TX) Sheriff's Office learned that a widely-circulated social media post claimed that one of his employees had scrawled a racial slur on a restaurant receipt, he conducted a thorough investigation.

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