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.
Read More →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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He had spent approximately one hour in a bite suit during the training. Afterwards, he returned home where he collapsed.
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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.
Read More →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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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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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.
Read More →DPA President Mike Mata wrote in a statement, "It is reprehensible that Adrrian Breedlove, the man arrested and charged with the intoxication murder of a Dallas police officer was given a $76,000 bail, allowing him to spend less than one day in jail."
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A Dallas police officer working on a funeral escort was struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver on Saturday morning. More Here.
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A Dallas police officer working on a funeral escort was reportedly struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver on Saturday morning.
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