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21 Feb 2016, 7:38 am by Gritsforbreakfast
In Harris County, for example, the Sheriff responded to a scandal of failed oversight by slashing in half the number of compliance officers tasked with uncovering such failures. [read post]
10 Feb 2016, 3:47 pm by David Kravets
The man was on a Roane County Sheriff's Office watch list after he was cleared of murder charges following a gun battle that left a Roane County law enforcement official dead in 2006. [read post]
10 Feb 2016, 11:08 am by CJLF Staff
  The ruling was 7-0.TX Cop-Killer Found Incompetent to Stand Trial:  The man accused of shooting a Houston sheriff's deputy to death last year has been found mentally unstable to stand trial for capital murder. [read post]
3 Feb 2016, 12:59 pm by Michael Lowe
Dallas Jailer Kicks Inmate in Stomach: Caught on Body Cam Last summer, Dallas County Jail Guard Dee Hart was fired after serving five years on the job with the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department. [read post]
18 Jan 2016, 10:34 am by Gritsforbreakfast
In an effort to clear Grits' browser tabs, here are links a number of police accountability episodes reported around the state recently which merit readers' attention:An SAPD officer took a plea deal for stealing pot, money, guns from drug dealer while on duty.A Houston PD officer pled guilty to assisting thieves with an armored car robbery in 2013.Another Houston PD officer stands accused of working for the Los Zetas drug cartel. [read post]
29 Dec 2015, 4:54 am by Gritsforbreakfast
But Evans would be sentenced to prison before anyone at the Harris County Sheriff's Office investigated his complaint, learning the hard way that there were few safeguards for inmates who claim to have been assaulted by guards. [read post]
6 Dec 2015, 6:25 am by Gritsforbreakfast
"Here's an analysis from last year I hadn't seen by Alycia Welch at the UT-Austin LBJ School titled, "Harris County Sheriff's Office Management Failures: Inadequate Medical Care at the Harris County Jail. [read post]
6 Dec 2015, 5:44 am by Gritsforbreakfast
A Hill County Sheriff and his subordinates who falsified training and other records also all got probation. [read post]
23 Nov 2015, 4:42 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Three were ruled homicides.The Chronicle identified at least 19 cases in which inmates died of illnesses that were either treatable or preventable, or in which delays in care, or staff misconduct, could have played a role in their deaths.Also:Over the past nine months, the Chronicle also reviewed more than 1,000 disciplinary reports provided by the Sheriff's Office and found 35 failures to complete cell checks, sometimes for inmates in solitary confinement. [read post]
9 Nov 2015, 1:26 pm by CJLF Staff
" Cop Slugged by Illegal Immigrant Gang Member:  A Frederick County, Maryland sheriff's deputy was slugged by an illegal immigrant gang member out on bond as he worked on a traffic report inside in vehicle last week. [read post]
3 Nov 2015, 11:04 am by John Floyd
  Additionally, if you are arrested by a federal officer, you will likely face federal charges. [read post]
21 Oct 2015, 6:43 am by SHG
Attorney, District of North Dakota Charles Ramsey, Commissioner, Philadelphia Police Department Eric Schneiderman, Attorney General, New York Rich Stanek, Sheriff, Hennepin County, former President; Major County Sheriffs Association Cy Vance, District Attorney, New York County, New York “As the public servants working every day to keep our citizens safe, we can say from experience that we can bring down both incarceration and crime together,”… [read post]
8 Oct 2015, 3:07 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
See coverage of the disgraced Hill County Sheriff and two of his top managers who were convicted of tampering with government documents, claiming officers received training when they had not. [read post]
7 Oct 2015, 11:42 am by Michael Lowe
It was three o’clock in the morning, when Tori was awakened as her house was invaded by four deputies from the Travis County Sheriff’s Office. [read post]
5 Oct 2015, 5:51 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Even so, former Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia, who resigned his post to run for Houston mayor, must feel as though the Houston Chronicle has signed on to perform Sylvester Turner's opposition research. [read post]
12 Sep 2015, 10:51 am by Staff Writer
The Springtown Police Department and the Parker County Sheriff’s Office worked closely with the FBI to have hate crime charges brought against him in federal court because, in all likelihood, state prosecutors refused to bring a hate crimes charge. [read post]
6 Sep 2015, 8:34 am
Some excerpts: The [Sam Houston State University] controversy was touched off by a tweet from student Monica Foy criticizing the response to the shooting death of Harris County sheriff’s deputy Darren Goforth on August 28. [read post]
3 Sep 2015, 8:15 am by Dave Maass
 So far, we are still waiting on responses from several agencies in Georgia, including the Atlanta Police Department, Auburn Police Department, Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, and Lawrenceville Police Department. [read post]
31 Aug 2015, 12:21 pm by CJLF Staff
Houston Cop Ambushed at a Gas Station:  A Houston deputy was ambushed and killed Friday while refueling his car a gas station when a gunman unloaded the entire clip of his .40 caliber pistol at close range, unleashing a total of 15 shots into the officer. [read post]