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Men posing as cops kick down door and open fire on family in Texas home, sheriff says
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Men in body armor claiming to be police kicked down a door and opened fire on a Texas family who fired back, authorities said. One suspect died in the firefight. Two men claiming to be the Houston police department kicked in the door of a home just after 11 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10, the Harris County Sheriff Office said in a news conference recorded by KHOU. A woman and her two adult sons were inside the home at the time, deputies said.
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Texas' Baby Holly murder mystery to get 9-episode true crime podcast
Houston Chronicle
Cristina Corbin had spent months digging into the decades-old murder of Dean and Tina Clouse when her phone rang from an unknown caller.
On the other end was "Sister Susan," a former member of the Christ Family cult, to which the couple had belonged shortly before their murder in 1981.
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Texas' first deaf police officer speaks at field trip for deaf and hard-of-hearing students
NBC Dallas-Fort Worth
Students from the Regional Day School Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, which is run through Crowley ISD, recently took a field trip to the Burleson Police Department.
"I want to learn more about how cops, you know, work with deaf people," 15-year-old Ava Tinsley said through an American Sign Language interpreter.
Students got to climb on a police motorcycle, go through a SWAT vehicle, learn about drones, and see a drug-sniffing dog in action.
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Randall County Sheriff's Office investigating shots fired at Affiliated Foods
KFDA-TV
The Randall County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that happened early this morning.
Around 8:09 a.m., Randall County deputies were called to the east parking lot of Affiliated Foods on South Washington on a report of shots fired.
The suspect was caught and is now in custody.
The investigation is ongoing.
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Man found shot in leg inside pickup truck in Wilson County
KSAT-TV
The Wilson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a man was shot by a rifle early Nov. 8.
Deputies responded to a call just after 3 a.m.at the intersection of FM 3432 and County Road 324 and found a man inside a pickup truck with a gunshot wound to his leg.
Authorities say someone had driven the man to the location and then called for help. The man was taken by EMS to Brooke Army Medical Center, where he is being treated for his injury.
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Texas has a fund to help crime victims, but payouts have slowed substantially
Texas Standard
The Texas Crime Victims’ Compensation Program has been around for decades. It is managed by the Texas Attorney General’s Office and, since 1980, it has provided payouts to victims of violent crimes who have otherwise exhausted sources such as insurance and worker’s compensation.
But a new investigation from Austin TV station KXAN finds victims are waiting longer and longer to actually receive help.
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Sheriff's office: 5 new fentanyl overdoses in Hays County, 1 fatal in last month
KXAN-TV
More people continue to overdose on the lethal drug fentanyl in Hays County. It’s left families like Frances Ramirez’s without a loved one.
“We’re hurting. We miss him. We want to see him one more time,” Ramirez said.
Ramirez lost her grandson, Noah. He was one of four Hays CISD students who died from a fentanyl-related overdose this year.
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Montgomery County Sheriff's Office supports South Texas Special Olympics Team
Hello Woodlands
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office deputies helped kick off the South Texas Special Olympics Golf Tournament today on Monday, November 7 by participating in the Law Enforcement Torch Run. Law enforcement partners showed their support and helped the Olympians light the torch for this awesome event.
Next week, our hometown team will compete in a bowling tournament hosted at Time to Spare in Conroe.
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Texas county fights release of parts of $100K jail expansion study, other info
The Monitor via Corrections 1
Invoking "terrorism," among other arguments, civil attorneys with Hidalgo County are asking the Texas Attorney General whether they can shield from taxpayers a $100,000 jail expansion study and the appraisal reports for the Willacy County jail that the county entered into a $50-plus million, 50-year lease.
The Monitor filed the Texas Public Information Act requests to better understand Hidalgo County's costly and decades-long overcrowding problem, the recommendations to remedy it and to find out the condition of the Willacy County jail.
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.NATIONAL NEWS
OK to use a patrol K-9 for cell extraction?
Corrections 1
William McKinney attempted to rob a Subway fast-food restaurant and was apprehended by officers. He had consumed alcohol, various psychiatric medications and cocaine.
Following his arrest, McKinney was placed in a holding cell at the police department. At some point between 0345 and 0430, officers noticed McKinney had covered his cell camera with wet toilet paper, obstructing the officers’ view of his cell.
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A roadmap for effective law enforcement leadership
Police 1
Since the beginning of the COVID pandemic, we have seen reports of police officers leaving the profession at above-average rates. Along with many of the other seismic changes we have witnessed within our communities over the past 24 months, this loss of officers has created a significant problem for our organizational leaders.
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Expert's theory: Excessive force because officer 'didn't fire enough'
Police 1
Sergeant O’Neill responded to a call about a suspect in dark clothing breaking into vehicles in a parking lot. He came across Eric Logan.
Logan advanced toward Sergeant O’Neill with a Gerber knife raised over his head, ignoring O’Neill’s commands to drop it. From approximately 7 ½ feet, just three steps away, Logan threw the knife at O’Neill as the sergeant fired twice.
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Robot first responders saving lives in natural disasters
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Ready for the fight
Officer
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Action steps to enhance 911 system cybersecurity
Homeland Security Today
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