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New York Daily News
Two Texas girls led officers on a 110 mph chase after a 12-year-old took her grandma's car to try to see her boyfriend, according to cops. The preteen from the New Caney area is believed to have taken the keys to the vehicle while her grandmother was sleeping, Montgomery Police Chief James Napolitano said.
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KTBC-TV
The Menard County Sheriff's Office and Texas Game Wardens served an evidentiary search warrant on a ranch in eastern Menard County that was conducting an alleged illegal large-scale marijuana growing operation. Texas Game Wardens initially spotted the marijuana while conducting an aerial patrol of the county.
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KXAN-TV
For the first time, Austin police executives publicized proposed amendments to a recently drafted policy governing how officers will use body-worn cameras. The new, fleshed-out ideas were revealed at a recent Public Safety Commission meeting and are the result of two closed-door meetings between APD and stakeholders such as the ACLU of Texas and Austin Justice Coalition.
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Clear Lake Patch
Julian Martinez, 23, was arrested on Sunday, July 3, in connection with a mass stabbing incident that occurred on July 2. Martinez is charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Five people were stabbed, three injured seriously, when an altercation erupted in the 2200 block of Onyx Court.
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KBTX-TV
Officials at the Brazos County Sheriff's Office say they're making mental health resources a main priority. Michelle Leija is a mother who watches her son deal with mental health problems. "It's been very difficult," she explained. "We've dealt with this since he was about 12 years of age until now. He just turned 19, and it's been an ongoing issue."
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WBFF-TV
Baltimore City police have been awarded a grant to install gunshot detection technology. As first reported by The Baltimore Sun, the city is accepting bids for the software. Previous attempts to install a technology called "Shot Spotter" were rejected due to costs and performance.
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Governing
High-speed police chases are extremely dangerous. At least 11,500 people were killed in police pursuits between 1979 and 2013. More than 5,000 of those deaths were bystanders or passengers; 139 were police officers. Injuries were in the tens of thousands.
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The Myrtle Beach Police Department will soon have two new high-tech tools: sonar and low-frequency siren emitters. Local police will begin using a low-frequency siren called a "howler." Police Chief Warren Gall said that the howler, which will emit siren sounds at a lower register in tandem with a normal sign, will help keep drivers safe when emergency vehicles go out on a call.
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