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Houston Officer Killed at Domestic Call

A sergeant with the Houston Police Department was fatally shot and another officer critically wounded as they responded to a domestic disturbance call at an apartment complex early Tuesday morning.

October 20, 2020

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Texas Officer Recovering From Injuries Sustained in Vehicle Collision

An officer with the Fort Worth (TX) Police Department is now recovering from injuries sustained when a civilian vehicle collided with his patrol car on Wednesday night.

October 8, 2020

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Man Arrested for Shooting at Detroit Police Officer

A man has been apprehended and arrested for allegedly shooting at an officer with the Detroit Police Department earlier this week.

October 7, 2020

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Texas Officer Charged with Murder in Fatal Shooting of Fight Suspect

An officer with the Wolfe City (TX) Police Department has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a subject reportedly involved in a fight at a gas station earlier this week.

October 6, 2020

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Dallas Police HQ Vandalized with Red Hand-Prints

Investigators with the Dallas Police Department are looking into an act of vandalism that left a number of red handprints on the outside walls of the agency's downtown headquarters building as well as the office space of the Dallas Police Association on Thursday night.

October 2, 2020

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Texas Officer Dubbed "Snake Charmer" After Rescuing Reptile

An officer with the North Richland Hills (TX) Police Department has been labeled a "snake charmer" by his agency in a social media post in which he is seen rescuing a four-foot-long water snake from the yard of a concerned resident who had called for assistance on Sunday afternoon.

September 28, 2020

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Texas Officer Injured in Bicycle Accident Released from Hospital

Detective Alan Branch of the the Arlington (TX) Police Department was off duty and participating in group bicycle ride with petitioners of his Fort Worth church when a vehicle struck several riders in late August.

September 18, 2020

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Grand Jury Indicts Texas Officer in Fatal 2019 OIS

An officer with the Baytown (TX) Police Department was indicted on a charge of first-degree aggravated assault by a public servant on Monday in connection with the fatal shooting of a woman in May 2019

September 15, 2020

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Vigil Held for Texas Officer on 2-Year Anniversary of His Death

Two years after Corporal Garrett Hull of the Fort Worth (TX) Police Department was killed in the line of duty while he and other members of the Criminal Intelligence Unit attempted to apprehend three armed robbery suspects, a candlelight vigil was held in his honor.

September 15, 2020

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Houston Police Union Criticizes Chief's Firing of Officers in Fatal OIS

Four officers with the Houston Police Department have been fired for fatally shooting a subject in late April.

September 11, 2020

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Texas Officers Apprehend Assailant Who Struck an Officer with Vehicle

An officer with the McAllen (TX) Police Department was struck, pinned, and then dragged by a suspect in a vehicle as another officer opened fire on the assailant.

September 10, 2020

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Dallas Chief Resigns After Three Years Leading Department

“These past three years have been saturated with a series of unimaginable events that individually and collectively have never happened in the City of Dallas,” Chief Renee Hall wrote.

September 9, 2020