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ABC News
A female student died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound Thursday after shooting and injuring another female student inside Alpine High School, according to Brewster County Sheriff Ronny Dodson. The incident began shortly before 9 a.m. in the town of 5,900 in Texas' Big Bend region. Authorities did not immediately release a possible motive for the gunfire.
Dodson said the injured student ran outside seeking help and was taken to a hospital with injuries that weren't considered life threatening. He said a federal law enforcement officer who was responding to the incident was shot in the leg when another officer's gun accidentally discharged.
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The Associated Press via Albuquerque Journal
A West Texas sheriff's deputy has been killed in a head-on collision while driving his SUV patrol vehicle to work. The Texas Department of Public Safety says 73-year-old Eastland County Sheriff's Office Deputy Kenneth Maltby died in the accident around 8 a.m. Wednesday.
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The Associated Press via WOAI-TV
Three jail guards have been suspended after a Texas sheriff said security video shows a restrained inmate being hit following an alleged assault on an officer. Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman announced the suspensions with pay Wednesday and said the video shows unnecessary "punching." Hickman declined to release the video amid the investigation.
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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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U.S. Attorney's Office
A 47-year-old former Orange County sheriff's detective has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced. Chad Wayne Hogan, of Orange, pleaded guilty to an information charging him with money laundering before U.S. Magistrate Judge Keith Giblin.
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By Bambi Majumdar
 In times of need, officers depend on each other to diffuse the situation, and here's where policing one another becomes so significant. The New Orleans Police Department has set quite a precedent in this regard with its new police training program, which teaches officers to intervene if and when they see a fellow officer engage in unethical behavior. For a city that has been besieged with violence, this is a great step toward healing the trust between the department and the community.
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USA Today
A Texas woman molested for four years as a child brought her abuser to justice as a cop more than a decade later, according to The Daily Beast. The unnamed victim says Erlis Chaisson, a family member, started sexually abusing her in the mid-1990s when she was 8 years old. According to KXXV-TV, Chaisson had already been convicted of molesting another 8-year-old girl a few years earlier.
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Officer.com
A law establishing a nationwide system to give police an early warning of threats against police officers was met with much fanfare when President Barack Obama signed it last year, but is still in the planning stages 15 months later.
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By Ryan Clark
 In today's hypervigilant era, terrorism fears have led to an unusual phenomenon recently in which two major airports have been evacuated following false reports of active shooters. With everyone on edge following terrorist incidents and mass shootings, how can security officials in airports ensure the anxiety of the traveling public doesn't lead to a dangerous incident of mass panic, subsequent injury and possibly even death?
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PoliceOne.com
Police culture can be a powerful tool. It socializes us, it establishes our norms and it bonds us to a brotherhood of men and women who would risk their lives for each other. There is also a darker side to police culture and it is one that we need to address and work together to change. An unhealthy environment has been created in law enforcement in which we do not discuss trauma, stress or coping mechanisms.
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