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The Associated Press via U.S. News & World Report
Texas is moving closer to making offenses against police officers punishable as hate crimes. The state Senate passed, 30-1, on Tuesday a bill adding law enforcement agents to the list of groups targeted by bias or prejudice. Hate crimes against officers would include arson, criminal mischief, graffiti, unlawful restraint, assault and threats.
The proposal would increase penalties for any offenses committed against on-duty officers. It's designed to create an environment of respect for law enforcement, and to prevent future acts of violence against them — especially following a sniper attack that killed five Dallas police officers last summer.
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KXAN-TV
In response to the recent attack on concertgoers in England, officials statewide are reminding Texans of the role they play in helping law enforcement stop lone-wolf attackers. "We urge individuals to stay alert and report any illegal or suspicious activity they witness to iWATCH or to their local authorities," DPS Director Steven McCraw said, referring to the departments iWATCH website.
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KVEO-TV
The Hidalgo County Sheriff's Department needs your help to identify two men that stole over fifty packages of soda. On May 11, about 4:30 a.m., sheriff's deputies responded to a rural Mission Stripes store for a report of theft. Upon arrival, deputies met with the clerk who that reported two Hispanic males stole 55 packages of soda that were stacked outside the store. Sheriff's investigators believe the suspects are also responsible for other cases involving soda "grab and run" thefts.
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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 Associated Press via U.S. News & World Report
A grand jury has declined to indict a Harris County sheriff's deputy for fatally shooting a county jail inmate at a Houston hospital where the prisoner awaiting treatment took a medical intern hostage. Deputy Adriel Hinojosa wasn't charged in the October 2016 shooting at Ben Taub Hospital. Authorities said 46-year-old prisoner Ricky Lynn Hall fashioned a piece of metal from headphones and used it as a weapon. When he refused to drop it said he intended to harm the student, he was shot. Hall died two weeks later.
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Victoria Advocate
An analysis of the navigation system of a pickup belonging to a missing Goliad man has yielded new information for investigators. Tuesday morning, about 10 searchers from the Victoria County Sheriff's Office, combed for about three hours an area near where Dr. Glenn Layne Towery's gray 2014 Ford pickup was found abandoned May 7, said Ward Wyatt, sheriff's office spokesman.
The Goliad County Sheriff's Office and Texas Rangers also participated in that search, which turned up no leads, Wyatt said. A ranch caretaker reported finding the pickup parked on a private road on the property he cares for.
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The LS/CMI combines risk assessment and case management in one convenient evidence-based system for probation officers, psychologists and correctional workers. MORE
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KEYE-TV
The Texas Senate has approved a bill seeking new accountability standards for police departments reporting when an officer kills a civilian — sending it to the governor. Senators passed the measure by Dallas Democratic Rep. Eric Johnson, 28-3, on Tuesday. Earlier this month, the House first defeated the bill, 71-70, but then moved to reconsider and easily approved it.
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Texarkana Gazette
Texarkana Police Department will join other law enforcement officers across Texas and the nation as they increase efforts day and night to identify and issue tickets to drivers and passengers not wearing seatbelts. The increased enforcement is through June 4.
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Fighting germs where they are found. Providing Sustainable and Effective Hand Hygiene and Infection Control for a Healthier Corrections Facility. MORE
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By Bambi Majumdar
 Social media is an intrinsic part of our online lives and has become an important channel of communication. For law enforcement agencies, social content now plays an important role in solving and preventing crimes. Police departments across the country have been quick to adopt social media strategies and use them to educate the public. However, it is the arena of crime investigation that social media is proving to be most useful.
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The United States Department of Justice
The Justice Department, along with the Federal Communications Commission and Department of Homeland Security, announced the nationwide rollout of the National Blue Alert Network, including newly developed deliverables and federal interagency cooperation to enhance the safety and support of America’s law enforcement officers. Under implementation by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, the National Blue Alert Network promotes rapid dissemination of information to law enforcement, the media and the public about violent offenders who have killed, seriously injured or pose an imminent threat to law enforcement, or when an officer is missing in connection with official duties.
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Officer.com
A breakthrough in technology that can save lives: It's a composite metal foam that can stop and even disintegrate bullets. The inventor of this special material said it can be used to create everything from body armor to better car bumpers to medical implants. It's as strong as metal, but much lighter.
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PoliceOne.com
Simple, safe and quick roadside assists to community members with disabled vehicles by police officers can generate goodwill and build bridges between police and communities they serve.
Police officers should consider advocating, or at least suggesting, to their agencies that officers provide — when operational priorities allow — roadside assists.
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