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Patrol

TX Officers Honored by U.S. Attorney General for Rescuing Family from Icy Pond

Officer Travis Allen immediately crawled out on the ladder and held the woman’s face above water. A firefighter crawled out on the other ladder as the ice broke under Allen, dumping him into the water.

March 30, 2022

Command

TX Interim Chief Dies in Car Crash

"Interim Chief Jarmon served honorably with the Lexington Police Department since January 2019 and will be missed," Lexington Mayor Allen Retzlaff wrote.

March 23, 2022

Patrol

TX Deputy Killed Evacuating People from Wildfires

"With the extreme deteriorating conditions and low visibility from smoke, Sgt. Fenley ran off the roadway and was engulfed in the fire,” a statement from the Eastland County Sheriff’s Office says.

March 21, 2022

Special Units

Some Fort Worth Council Members Wanted to Refuse a Free Armored Vehicle

The rest of the council voted to approve the offer, so the city will get the new vehicle, paid for entirely by the Department of Homeland Security.

March 16, 2022

Technology

El Paso City Leaders Allocate $6 Million for Police Body Camera Program

The funding will cover the costs for Digital Video Recording Systems, which includes 700 body-worn cameras and 410 mobile video recorders for the El Paso PD.

March 16, 2022

Patrol

TX Deputy Shot 3 Times by Parole Violator, Saved by Vest

A look at Stark's record shows extensive criminal history. He’s been arrested 25 times and has wracked up numerous charges.

March 15, 2022

Patrol

2 TX Officers Injured in Semi-Truck Crash That Crushed Patrol Vehicle

"Fortunately, they were both inside their vehicles, and their vehicles protected them," said Northlake Police Chief Robert Crawford. "If they’d been outside of the vehicles, I don’t think we’d have our officers here with us today."

February 25, 2022

Patrol

TX Deputy Constable Killed at Mall, Police Fatally Wound Shooter

HPD Chief Troy Finner says the suspect was able to get Deputy Adams' gun and shoot him. Houston police responded and confronted the suspect in the food court. Finner says the suspect had a sharp object and came at the officers, who then opened fire, killing the suspect.

February 24, 2022

Patrol

TX Officer Fatally Shoots Man Who Rams Police Car

"The information passed to the officers was that the subject's family was able to take a gun away from him before he drove away," the release states. "However, they were not sure if he had any additional weapons."

February 23, 2022

Patrol

2 TX Deputies Shot, Gunman Killed

"They approached the residence as they were trained to. They were basically ambushed. They did what they were trained to do," HCSO Chief Deputy Edison Toquica said. "They discharged their weapons and hit the suspect. They did what they were supposed to do and they're alive because of that."

February 16, 2022

Patrol

Houston PD's Pursuit Policy Debated After Fatal Crash

“As bad as the officers feel about something like this, it goes down to one person, and it’s that felon who fled in a motor vehicle and ended up taking somebody’s life,” said Ray Hunt, executive director for the Houston Police Officer’s Union.

February 9, 2022

Patrol

West Texas Deputy Killed in On-Duty Crash

According to DPS, Deputy Lorin Readmond, 41, was traveling to assist another deputy on a traffic stop when her vehicle collided with a semi-truck.

January 31, 2022