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San Angelo LIVE!
The Mitchell County Sheriff's Office seized a large shipment of liquid methamphetamine during a traffic stop Monday afternoon. At 1:30 p.m., a Mitchell County Sheriff's deputy performed a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling eastbound on I-20, just outside of Colorado City. After the vehicle was stopped, the deputy requested a dog to come search the vehicle. Sweetwater Police Department responded with K9 Stalin, who assisted with positively identifying drugs in the vehicle.
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KTVT-TV
Autopsy results show a Texas A&M University student whose body was found last year at his fraternity house died of an accidental drug and alcohol overdose. The Brazos County Sheriff's Office says Sigma Phi Epsilon member Matthew Hayes of Beaumont was discovered unresponsive Dec. 6 in his bedroom.
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Longview News-Journal
A Rusk County woman who had 46 animals seized from her property in June has turned over custody but still could face animal cruelty charges, according to the Rusk County Sheriff's Office. Mary Katherine Erskine handed over the animals this past week to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Texas in an agreement that stipulates she will not have to pay $14,000 in vet bills and fines, according to Sgt. David Roberts with the sheriff's office.
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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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Houston Chronicle
There was a time in Texas history — from just before the days of the republic up until 1923 — when death sentences were carried out by local authorities. Veteran law enforcement officer West Gilbreath has researched these executions for his book, "Death on the Gallows: The Encyclopedia of Legal Hangings in Texas" (Wild Horse Press). Gilbreath, a captain with the University of North Texas Police Department, previously published a similar look at legal hangings in New Mexico.
What follows are emailed questions and answers with Gilbreath about this era in the state's criminal justice system.
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We are creating the new generation of Public Safety Software that will revolutionize the way that public safety officials conduct their day to day lives through brand new and easy to use technologies. MORE
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The Intercept
An acquisition that promises to deter unauthorized immigrants is coming to the border: iris recognition devices. Thirty-one sheriffs, representing every county along the U.S.-Mexico border, voted unanimously to adopt tools that will capture, catalogue, and compare individuals' iris data, for use both in jails and out on patrol.
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Longview News-Journal
A Longview man was arrested Wednesday after police said he stole an ambulance from a local hospital. Daniel Wayne Shaklee, 31, is being held without bond set in the Gregg County Jail, charged with theft of property greater than or equal to $300,000.
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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
 Despite intense efforts in recent years, the relationship between police and the public hasn't improved much. Now, departments are looking at a new way to improve interaction between the law enforcement and citizens by introducing "humane policing." The book by the same name, written by former Marine and law enforcement officer Darren Spencer, is the inspiration behind the movement. It focuses on the individual in question as a human being instead of a statistic.
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Officer.com
Everyone in law enforcement knows that staying one step ahead of criminals requires a commitment to continually learn from others. It has been seen many times that law enforcement agencies located in another county, city or state have dealt with different challenges that currently impact your agency. Fortunately, there is no shortage of important conferences to attend to learn about the latest challenges, best practices and trends.
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PoliceOne.com
In this video
Chuck Joyner discusses a troubling trend in law enforcement — officers so concerned with the fallout of a use-of-force incident that they are hesitant to use force when it is needed.
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