This message contains images. If you don't see images, click here to view. Advertise in this news brief.   Mobile version    RSS    Subscribe    Unsubscribe    Archive    Media Kit Sep. 6, 2013 Home   About Us   Committees   CCRT   Conference   Training   Scholarships   Contact Us   Jail overcrowding to be addressed in Nueces County by sheriff KIII-TV Nueces County Sheriff Jim Kaelin reports that 164 people were booking into the county jail over the Labor Day weekend. Once again, the jail population was pushed to capacity. Kaelin said it should be a reminder that some sort of expansion of the jail is long overdue. However, not everyone agrees.    Share this article:   READ MORE   1 teen dead, 3 injured in Texas school stabbing USA Today via WGRZ-TV A teen student was stabbed to death and three others were injured in a possible gang-related confrontation at Spring High School, Harris county Sheriff Adrian Garcia said. Spring High School, which serves 3,000 students, was locked down. Share this article:   READ MORE DWI crackdown aimed at saving lives in Texas The Marshall News Messenger In an effort to get impaired drivers off the road, raise public awareness about the dangers of impaired driving, and save more lives and prevent injuries on our roadways, a nationwide campaign, "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over," was conducted from mid-August through Labor Day. Hundreds of law enforcement officers across the state were aggressively looking for impaired drivers and arrested anyone caught driving impaired. Share this article:   READ MORE Program to arm Texas school marshals nearly complete KVUE-TV via KHOU-TV School marshals must have a CHL and be a current district employee, "not just somebody who comes in off the street to be a school marshal,” TCLEOSE Chief Kim Vickers said. Only the school principal, law enforcement and district administrators would know the identity of the school marshals. 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This means a Missourian arrested under federal firearm statutes would even be able to sue the arresting officer. Share this article:   READ MORE Arizona court limits when police officers can sue for injuries Capitol Media Services via Arizona Daily Star Police officers injured while doing more than they are required have no legal right to sue those who caused the problem in the first place, the Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled — a ruling an attorney says could have public-safety implications. Share this article:   READ MORE New study examines if arrestee DNA collection cost effective National Criminal Justice Reference Service The implementation of state laws expanding DNA collection to include arrestees has caused significant administrative and analytical burdens on state laboratories and collecting agencies, according to a study by the nonprofit Urban Institute. 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You can drive more traffic and get more customers than ever before.   FEATURED ARTICLE TRENDING ARTICLE MOST POPULAR ARTICLE DWI crackdown aimed at saving lives in Texas The Marshall News Messenger In an effort to get impaired drivers off the road, raise public awareness about the dangers of impaired driving, and save more lives and prevent injuries on our roadways, a nationwide campaign, "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over," was conducted from mid-August through Labor Day. read more Under new law, Texas police can act as gun dealers The Texas Tribune via The New York Times For decades, weapons confiscated by the police in Texas were supposed to be used for law enforcement purposes — or else destroyed. Starting in September, police departments across the state will be allowed to sell some of them. read more Ruling on sex offenders, social media upsets North Carolina police agencies The News & Record Some area law enforcement agencies are speaking out against the recent North Carolina Court of Appeals ruling. The court says that a law prohibiting registered sex offenders from using social networking sites is too broad and illegal. read more Social media to the rescue in recent Connecticut thefts Southbury Patch Social media has demonstrated its usefulness in law enforcement after the Middlebury Police Department successfully identified a potential suspect in a rash of recent thefts from cars using an unnamed social media network. Share this article:   READ MORE Takedown offense: Defensive tactics technique Officer.com Watch, listen and learn as Defensive Tactics Instructor Richard Nance discusses and demonstrates methods for preventing and/or resisting being taken down by a suspect. Share this article:   READ MORE 3 ways to protect yourself from hackers PoliceOne.com Many police agencies, private businesses and the federal government have experienced some kind of hacker intrusion in the past few years. And thanks to Hollywood, there's widespread misunderstanding of what a computer hacker really is. In essence, hackers write lines of computer code — typically referred to as a "virus" — as a means of gaining entry to a network. Share this article:   READ MORE TRENDING ARTICLES Missed last week's issue? See which articles your colleagues read most.     Federal authorities arrest East Texas police chief for role in meth ring (Houston Chronicle) Under new law, Texas police can act as gun dealers (The New York Times) President to Supreme Court: Allow warrantless cellphone searches (The Washington Post) Fort Hood shooter's execution 'years away' (IOL) Texas law enforcement perplexed by rise in cattle rustling (Everything Lubbock) Don't be left behind. 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