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El Paso Sheriff named in top 10 Rising LoneStar for month of April
KFOX-TV
El Paso Sheriff Richard Wiles was ranked No. 7 among the top 10 Rising LoneStar for the month of April.
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.SAT NEWS
Hundreds attend memorial service for fallen Concho County Deputy Sgt. Stephen Jones
San Angelo Standard-Times
Hundreds of people, including law enforcement officers from across the state, attended a memorial service at PaulAnn Church in San Angelo for Concho County Sheriff's deputy Stephen Jones.
Jones died in the line of duty alongside fellow Concho County Sheriff's deputy Samuel Leonard during a shooting in Eden. The man charged in both deputies' deaths eventually surrendered to Texas Rangers and is currently in custody at Tom Green County Jail.
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.IN-STATE NEWS
Gregg County Sheriff's Office swears in 5 new deputies
KLTV
Five new deputies were sworn in by the Gregg County Sheriff’s Office.
Their journey began in September of 2020 at the police academy. In addition to working a regular 12-hour shift as jailers, they were also taking night classes at the police academy.
They now have officially gone from Jailers to Deputy Jailers and will be the first line supervisors in the jail. With that comes new assignments and responsibilities.
“It’s been amazing to see them go from just starting out in the jail to now they have graduated the academy.
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Austin police officers rescue man from truck completely engulfed in flames
KXAN-TV
A man was taken to a local hospital after he was reportedly trapped inside a vehicle that burst into flames in the parking lot of The Enclave Apartments in south Austin.
Two Austin police officers — Chandler Carrera and Eddie Pineda — sprung into action in an attempt to save the man’s life, arriving at the scene just before fire crews, according to an Austin Fire Department spokesperson.
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BCSO deputy by day, lucha libre luchador by night
KSAT-TV
A Bexar County sheriff’s deputy is not letting his day job stop him from following his passion as a lucha libre luchador.
Roger Musquiz has been at the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office for over 20 years.
He’s been known as Lemus Dos since 1986 when he broke into the family tradition.
“I would go to Mexico when I was a kid and my uncle would tell me to come along with him to his lucha libre events,” Musquiz said.
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Lavaca County Sheriff's Office mourns passing of K-9 Deputy 'Brix' after sudden illness
WTXF-TV
The Sheriff's Office is mourning the death of a beloved K-9 deputy after a sudden illness.
The Lavaca County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) announced the sudden passing of K-9 Deputy Brix on their Facebook page. Brix was born on April 1, 2009, and came to the LCSO in 2011 as a narcotics detection canine. Brix was certified by the National Narcotics Detector Dog Association and was well known among other K-9 handlers.
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More than 110 pounds of suspected cocaine wash ashore on Texas beaches, sheriff says
CNN
Packages containing suspected cocaine have washed up onto the beaches of Matagorda County, Texas, authorities said.
"Please keep in mind that if you ever find a suspicious package on the beach, do not touch or pick up the packages. Packages could contain substances that are harmful if touched. Packages could be anything from Marijuana to Fentanyl," Lt. Philip Hester with the Matagorda County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Division said.
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.NATIONAL NEWS
We could see federal regulation on face recognition
MIT Technology Review
On May 10, 40 advocacy groups sent an open letter demanding a permanent ban on the use of Amazon’s facial recognition software, Rekognition, by U.S. police. The letter was addressed to Jeff Bezos and Andy Jassy, the company’s current and incoming CEOs, and came just weeks before Amazon’s year-long moratorium on sales to law enforcement was set to expire.
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Managing the media when crisis hits your hometown
Police 1
Recently, many smaller police agencies have been in the news for the wrong reasons: Active shooter incidents, mass casualty events, line-of-duty deaths and real or perceived wrongful acts of police officers. While larger agencies have trained Public Information Officers (PIOs) and professional staff to deal with the onslaught of both traditional and social media, most smaller agencies do not.
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Make training fun (again)
Officer
Do you remember when you went through the academy? A lot of the training, while very intense, was also a lot of fun. Why was that? Because it was new, it was competitive (to some extent), it was something you wanted to excel at and “be the best.” Veteran instructors, as they develop mandatory training, need to keep such concepts in mind.
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Inmate Jones just got some bad news in court. He is normally relatively respectful and cooperative during transports. Today, Jones is looking at five more years in prison. He just yelled at his public defender and told off the judge. The judge gives you the “get him out of my courtroom” nod, and you attempt to escort Jones out to the hallway leading to the court holding cells, about 50 feet away.
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