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Articlesby David GriffithJune 22, 2018

Have Officers Changed Their Minds About Mandatory Body Camera Use?

What agencies quickly discovered is that while the technology was ready for such widespread use by officers, policy was not in place to cover how body cameras would be used.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 22, 2018

Officer Wounded in Texas High School Shooting Heads Home

Officer John Barnes — who along with Officer Gary Forward rushed to end the threat of an active shooter at Santa Fe High School in May — walked out of a Houston-area hospital on Wednesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 22, 2018

Texas City Settles “Pool Party Incident” Lawsuit

The City of McKinney (TX) announced that it has settled a lawsuit filed on behalf of Dajerria Becton, the bikini-clad teenager who was seen on a viral video being taken to the ground by McKinney Police Officer Eric Casebolt.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 21, 2018

Texas Department of Public Safety Selects SIG P320 as Duty Handgun

Texas DPS will acquire 4,000 P320 pistols for official service use throughout the Highway Patrol, Criminal Investigations Divisions (CID), Aircraft Division, Executive Protection Bureau, Intelligence and Counterterrorism, Texas Rangers, SWAT, and Special Operations Group.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 20, 2018

Houston Forensic Science Center Outsources DNA Work to Tackle Backlog

The Houston Forensic Science Center will outsource most of its DNA work to a private laboratory for the next 10 months to play catch-up with a backlog of evidence.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 19, 2018

Texas Police Search for Police Imposter who Raped Woman

Police say that a man posing as a police officer stopped a woman for a traffic violation and then raped her in the back of his SUV.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 18, 2018

SUV Fleeing Border Patrol Crashes, Killing 5

An SUV “packed with undocumented immigrants” crashed Sunday during a high-speed chase about 100 miles southwest of San Antonio, Texas.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 18, 2018

Texas Officer Recovering from Dog Attack

A Burnet (TX) police officer responding to a call of a dog attack on a bicyclist ended up herself coming under attack by three dogs, sustaining bites to both of her arms.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 13, 2018

Video: Texas Troopers Dance with Daughters to Raise Awareness of Cancer

Jade’s father is a Texas DPS trooper, so a video has gone viral of troopers dancing with their daughters. The video is of an event held on May 20 to raise awareness of the cancer.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 11, 2018

Knife-wielding Woman Fatally Shot by Texas Officer

Chief Brian Manley added that the body camera video shows the woman in possession of a knife, and that the responding officers gave her commands to drop it.

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