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Fox News
A 19-year-old killed his mother and two neighbors before turning his gun on himself in a shooting that brought SWAT and various emergency vehicles to a rural area in Texas, authorities said Sunday. Uvalde County Sheriff Charlie Mendeke said Dylan Westerburg gunned down his mother Friday afternoon in their home near Uvalde, about 85 miles west of San Antonio. He then went next door and killed two brothers, Arthur and Phinny Norton, Mendeke said.
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Breitbart
Tarrant County Sheriff Dee Anderson dispelled any notions that "affluenza" teen Ethan Couch was coddled or living any kind of charmed life behind bars less than a week after authorities quietly moved the 18-year-old from a Fort Worth juvenile detention facility to an adult jail.
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KTRE-TV
The Trinity County Sheriff's Office is working with out-of-state rescue groups to make their animal control facility a no-kill shelter. Before the project, the animals' only fates were to be picked up by their owners or put down. Those involved said it's a win-win plan. Prior to a plan put in place by the sheriff's office, pups taken to the animal control facility had two possible outcomes.
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By Edwin Pantoja
 Many people seem to misunderstand what exactly resisting arrest is. You don't have to physically assault a police officer or prevent an officer from doing the arrest. We've all seen videos of police officers struggling to make an arrest while being circled by bystanders recording the altercation and screaming at the officers to "let him go; he didn't do anything." Typically, the person recording is the one doing the yelling, yet often doesn't even know what prompted the arrest in the first place.
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WFAA-TV
A task force devoted to stopping drunk drivers discussed the Dallas Police Department's extra DWI patrols at its quarterly meeting. The department dedicated 18 officers to making sure drunk drivers are off the street. Chief David Brown announced the changes last week, just one day after WFAA-TV broke the news that the department's DWI enforcement unit had dwindled to just one officer.
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Former sheriffs, including a former SAT president, help TAC Risk Management Pool members reduce their law enforcement operations liabilities. See consultant territories online. MORE
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The Dallas Morning News
After saying "In God We Trust" could be displayed on cop cars last year, Gov. Greg Abbott has now also come out in support of displaying the cross on patrol vehicles. In a brief sent to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Abbott wrote that the crosses met the muster of separation of church and state.
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KLTV-TV
Many people think sex trafficking only happens in foreign countries and in action movies, but East Texas law enforcement officers say the risk is here, and it's incredibly important for parents and children to know what to look for. An East Texas woman, who was once the victim of sex trafficking, is working to open a center for other women who have been down those paths.
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Longview News-Journal
Longview esidents are working to help police officers protect their furry partners. After Smith County K-9 Officer Ogar was shot in the line of duty Jan. 19, East Texas communities have been left wondering what they could do to help protect area K-9 officers. One Longview resident, Kaley Sullenger, saw it as an opportunity to take action.
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By Bob Chrismas
 Sexual exploitation and human trafficking are a global concern. The sex industry involves the forcible conscription and manipulation of vulnerable youth and women into relationships in which people profit from their exploitation. Canadian laws historically treated prostitution more as a nuisance than as an assault against women. That all changed when three women charged with prostitution-related offences recently appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada.
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WNBC-TV
About 165 faith leaders attended a new U.S. government program at Dallas FBI Headquarters recently to provide security training for houses of worship. Faith leaders have to adopt a new kind of planning beyond traditional preparations for fire or weather, according to John Smith, risk management director with the Catholic Diocese of Dallas.
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PoliceOne.com
Mike Wood writes: "I recently had the good fortune to attend the 'Tactics In Traffic' class, taught by Major Scott Hughes of the Riverside Police Department. Hughes is a world-class trainer with a wealth of real-world experience, and his presentation is not to be missed.
Using examples from his personal experience as well as an extensive library of dashcam and bodycam videos of police incidents, Hughes led the class through an exploration of some of the most common dangers associated with vehicle stops and provided solid tactics and techniques to minimize risks and ensure success.'
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