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With shots ringing out, the Sheriffs' Association of Texas honored nine fallen law enforcement officers on Nov. 20. The names of officers who gave their lives were engraved into the Lost Lawman Memorial. Family members traced their loved ones' names and left flowers in remembrance.
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Breitbart
A Texas border sheriff has kicked off an investigation into his predecessor after discovering that approximately $700,000 in forfeiture funds went missing under his predecessors term. The investigation is taking place in Maverick County, a border region with a rich history of public corruption.
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KXAS-TV
The man in charge of the FBI office in Dallas says there's no doubt ISIS is recruiting in North Texas and acknowledges that changing tactics have made it harder to track terrorists online.
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Former sheriffs, including a SAT past president, help TAC Risk Management Pool member counties reduce their law enforcement operations liabilities and exposures. New territory map online.
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Midland Reporter-Telegram
Federal authorities recently took two longtime possessions of the Midland County Sheriff's Office's — "Bubba" and "Patsy," two of the department's three military-style armored vehicles. Earlier this year, President Barack Obama issued an executive order that reversed the federal 1033 program, which allocated surplus military gear to local law enforcement agencies. The MCSO had been in possession of the two armored personnel carriers since the program’s inception in 1997. The two 13-ton vehicles recently were loaded up and hauled away.
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KIII-TV
The K-9 unit and mounted patrol are an important part of the Corpus Christi Police Department, and thanks to Denny Bales Jewelers and the Corpus Christi Police Foundation, some four-legged officers got a very special police badge.
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KEYE-TV
An Austin city council member is proposing city council discuss a plan to get more Austin police officers to live within the city limits. The plan would offer incentives to officers.
Council Member Kathie Tovo said a tentative police contract includes language allowing council to put an incentive plan in place. However, the idea is just in the beginning stages.
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PoliceOne.com
There are many reasons why an agency should consider establishing a department-wide health and fitness program. Fit officers will be more resilient against illness and injury and use less sick days as a result. A fit workforce will be able to perform the physical tasks of law enforcement work more efficiently. Finally, in shape officers will have better command presence in uniform and represent the department well in the community.
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By Denise A. Valenti
 The ability to detect driver impairment due to marijuana with a simple biologic test similar to the breathalyzers used for alcohol is almost here. The products under investigation are targets for late-night comedians, but the need is serious. The state of Washington has had legal recreational marijuana now for two years, and the latest traffic safety data shows the rate of drivers involved in fatal crashes while impaired from cannabis doubled from 2010 to 2014.
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PoliceOne.com
One device that we probably all carry on our person at all times is a cellphone. Most of us probably have smartphones. Many, if not most, of those smartphones have amazing cameras. The question at hand is: "Should we use our personal cell phones as evidence collection tools?"
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