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By Bambi Majumdar
 Amazon was recently awarded a patent for a miniature unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV, that would be used for law enforcement and public safety. Designed for police officers, these body cameras may literally fly in future. Commonly known as a drone, the UAV can work as a mobile police dash cam or a body camera, and it can even be used to search for suspects and to trace a missing child. According to Amazon, this wearable "assistant' would work as the eyes and ears for the user.
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Houston Chronicle
Zena Stephens on Tuesday became Texas's first black female sheriff, by narrowly turning back the county's strongest Republican challenger ever in Ray Beck. he race was close throughout the night, with Stephens leading early, boosted by leads in Port Arthur and Beaumont's northern and southern precincts. She finished with 51.4 percent of the vote.
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Breitbart
Members of the hyper-violent MS-13 transnational criminal gang are bringing severe tactics like machete-hacking murders, rape, and scalping to Texas according to the Texas Sheriff's Association.
Jackson County Sheriff Andy Louderback, who also serves on the Texas Sheriff's Association, told Breitbart Texas on Monday that the MS-13 gang members are bringing a level of violence not seen before by gangs in the U.S.
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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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KDFW-TV
A Dallas-based automotive company is backing the blue with a car designed to pay tribute to Dallas police officers who’ve lost their lives in the line of duty, especially those from the July police ambush. ZAK Products revealed a "Back the Blue" No. 83 Toyota Camry that will race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway this coming Sunday.
The black, blue and white design was inspired by current Dallas police cruisers and includes the names and badge numbers of the five fallen Dallas police officers and DART officer who were killed on July 7. Eighty-four other names of all the fallen DPD officers since 1881 were also inscribed in the hood.
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Austin American-Statesman
Texas State University police in San Marcos confirmed they are investigating reports of threatening fliers posted on campus by alleged supporters of president-elect Donald Trump. Police declined to give further information until Thursday, but a Texas State student and a Texas State employee said several of the fliers have been found around campus.
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KHOU-TV
A man was arrested for attempting to vote twice in Fort Bend County. According to the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office, the man claimed he worked for Donald Trump and was "testing the system."
PoliceOne.com
One of the first things we were told when we graduated the academy and arrived at work was, “Forget everything you learned in the academy, this is how we do it on the street.” While you should not forget everything from the academy, the point many field training officers are trying to make is that knowing the book is not enough to be a good officer in the field. The academy teaches the science of law enforcement, but our work is very often an art.
Where can we make time to ensure new officers get as much exposure to both the art and the science of law enforcement?
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KHOU-TV
The election wasn't just about Republicans and Democrats, marijuana also won big on election night. Voters approved recreational marijuana in California, Nevada, Massachusetts and Maine. Medicinal marijuana passed in Montana, North Dakota, Arkansas and Florida. But will either of those measures ever reach Texas?
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Officer.com
Have you ever participated in a live fire training exercise? If you have, you’ve more than likely been shooting non-lethal training ammunition. Non-lethals are a cost effective solution for departments looking to get practical, live fear training with actual duty weapons in group activities. Live action training is a key part of keeping an officer’s skills sharp. These training exercises force individuals to learn to work tactically as a group and help develop those relationships that matter most in the field.
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