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Safety+Health
Law enforcement officers have a nonfatal injury rate nearly three times higher than the general workforce — with "assaults and violent acts" against them the leading cause — according to a recent National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health study.
Using data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System — Occupational Supplement, researchers found that 669,100 law enforcement personnel were treated for injuries in U.S. emergency rooms from 2003 to 2014.
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Houston Chronicle
A Harris County Sheriff's Office deputy has been arrested on three charges of possession of child pornography.
Deputy D. Dehnert, 46, was charged with the felonies after multiple federal, state and local agencies searched his Kingwood home under a warrant.
Dehnert, who joined the sheriff's office in 1992, has been booked in jail and has been relieved of his duty, according to the agency.
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KTVT-TV
Hood County Sheriff's deputies arrested an Acton Middle School student for allegedly posting a threat directed at other students on a social media.
The student, a minor, was charged with a felony and was placed in the Hood County Juvenile Detention Center.
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KAMR-TV
History is made in the Lone Star State.
The newest recruit for the Dalhart Police Department becomes the first deaf female police officer in Texas.
Her name is Erica Trevino and she's dreamed of being an officer since she was in kindergarten.
But growing up, people told her she couldn't achieve her goal because of her disability.
Today she proved them wrong as she was officially sworn in with DPD.
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WFAA-TV
Plano police officers are using thermal cameras to track down dangers in the dark, giving suspects nowhere to hide.
Most of the department’s patrol fleet is utilizing infrared cameras that are attached to the spotlights of squad cars.
The cameras connect to an officer’s laptop inside the car, giving them an extra set of eyes in the dark.
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Critical task model policies available to all county law enforcement operations through the TAC Risk Management Pool help reduce liability risks and lower claims exposure. MORE
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KHOU-TV
High speed pursuits between law enforcement and a suspect have become a dime a dozen in the Houston area, with at least four in the past two weeks alone.
These chases can be deadly; according to a USA Today investigation, nationwide a person is killed nearly every day. Since 1979, more than 11,500 people have died, almost half were not the fleeing driver.
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The Associated Press via Navy Times
The U.S. and Mexican governments are sparring over immigration and trade, but the two countries are joining forces on the high seas like never before to go after drug smugglers.
The United States, Mexico and Colombia will target drug smugglers off South America’s Pacific coast in an operation that is scheduled to last for the foreseeable future, Coast Guard officials told The Associated Press.
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By Rajib Bhattacharjee
 In my 11-year career in law enforcement, I have found few things that are more destructive, self-induced and entirely preventable than gossip. Apparently, it is not enough that law enforcement is under the microscope of the public — and rightfully so since we serve them — but we must also add to that burden the weight of disunity through malicious gossip. My brothers and sisters in law enforcement gossip worse than a sewing circle that has run out of yarn.
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Police Magazine
Effective use of Reality-Based Training/Simulated Event Training is vital for maximizing the benefits of skill training and decision-making training. The appropriate use of RBT/SET training can prevent training accidents, unwanted "training scars," and the waste of training time.
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