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WBIR-TV
A 15-year-old West Texas girl who was the subject of an AMBER Alert has been found safe in Sevierville, Tennessee, nearly a week after she was reported missing. According to the Brewster County (Texas) Sheriff's Office, Stormie Clemmer was last seen in Alpine on June 22.
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Newsweek
The state of Texas, at the forefront of President Donald Trump's efforts to counter immigration from Mexico, is at the center of several major court battles testing the legal limits of border control. The ruling in the case of a teenager shot dead on Mexican soil by a U.S. border patrol officer in 2010 will have consequences for law enforcement along the border.
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Cedar Park Patch
The Williamson County Sheriff's Office is warning residents of a telephone scam involving a fraudulent caller using the Wilco Sheriff's Office main number that appears on the caller ID. According to the report, the caller identifies himself as a deputy with the sheriff's office, stating the person owes money to the county and a failure to pay would prompt the suspension of the scam victim's drivers license.
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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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KFOX-TV
The El Paso County Sheriff's Office, the district attorney's office and the county court administration held a press conference and demonstration Wednesday for Operation Safe Streets. The operation will give people an opportunity to clear any outstanding misdemeanors warrants they may have, while also taking advantage of being processed at the Satellite Booking Office instead of at the county jail.
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KDVR-TV
A police officer forged a friendship with a homeless man he met outside of a convenience store in May, then surprised him with a gift he'd never been given — a birthday party. Odessa police Cpl. Roland Heyne met 37-year-old transient Anthony Ramsey during the stops he made at the store during his shifts. The officer recently threw Ramsey a party the homeless man said he will never forget.
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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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Houston Chronicle
An hours long SWAT standoff ended with a father in custody. He apparently had taken his child hostage from the child's mother inside an apartment in southeast Houston near Hobby airport, according to the Houston Police Department. The hostage situation began in the 9400 block of Grannis Street. The father took his child hostage inside the home, according to Captain Larry Baimbridge with the Houston Police Department.
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PoliceOne.com
Does a person being detained or arrested by a police officer have the right to self-defense if the person feels the officer is using excessive force? The answer to this question as written is obviously "no," but with the current climate of resisting officers becoming more prevalent and socially acceptable by certain groups the question needs deeper exploration.
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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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Officer.com
As of December 2014, state and federal correctional authorities in the U.S. housed more than 1.5 million inmates. Between arrest and housing, housing and court, every prisoner has to be moved. With that many inmates, the chance that the transport officer will miss something — a nervous movement, a loose restraint, a paper clip — increases exponentially.
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PoliceOne.com
The cost of video archiving was the first unforeseen speed bump in the widespread deployment of police body-worn cameras (BWCs). The challenge of video analysis and redaction is the second. Police agencies looking to demonstrate transparency in their operations by distribution of BWC-generated video are inundated with demands for video clips, but they can't release the videos as recorded. Before the video is made public, identifying characteristics such as license plates and faces must be redacted to protect the privacy of innocent bystanders.
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USA Today
A solution for police officers searching for more accessible and inexpensive body cameras may have been in their pockets all along. The Jersey City Police Department in New Jersey is the first in the nation to test a new smartphone app called CopCast that allows officers to turn everyday cellphones into body cameras. After months of testing the system with 10 officers, the department is expected to sign an agreement this week to expand the technology to as many as 250 officers.
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