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6 Feb 2017, 3:51 am
Now, with Jeff Session’s confirmation all but inevitable, the most piercing wails have been reserved for the fate of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, which oversees everything from voting rights to police abuse litigation. [read post]
4 Jan 2017, 2:32 am
It is a joint effort between Dallas Fire-Rescue and the City of Dallas Police Department. [read post]
3 Jan 2017, 2:14 pm
” Dallas has also seen a spike, the majority of which the department attributed to home invasions of drug houses. [read post]
2 Jan 2017, 6:59 am
In 2013, the city of Houston approved a rare $90,000 settlement for the man he shot. [read post]
15 Dec 2016, 6:54 am
In Houston, because of past scandals, the crime lab has already been taken away from the police department's purview, so at his new gig Chief Acevedo thankfully will be relieved of that responsibility. [read post]
9 Dec 2016, 8:37 am
See Chuck Lindell's Statesman coverage, the majority opinion, and Keller's dissent.Houston On the HookA federal judge refused to let the city of Houston out of a lawsuit over a bad police shooting in part because the department has never in recent memory held officers accountable when they unjustifiably kill someone.UnpreparedWhat's a judge to do when neither the DA nor defendants are prepared for trial? [read post]
7 Dec 2016, 5:59 am
"Judges call for independent crime labTravis County judges are calling on the city to separate its crime lab from the Austin Police Department, a move presaged by recommendations from the National Academy of Sciences in its landmark 2009 report. [read post]
3 Dec 2016, 11:14 am
Hickman’s successor, Ed Gonzales, is a former member of the Houston Police Department and the City Council. [read post]
2 Dec 2016, 2:19 am
In Portland, city officials recently ended its “safe sleep” police—a test program that allowed people to sleep on the streets without being disturbed by the police. [read post]
2 Dec 2016, 2:19 am
In Portland, city officials recently ended its “safe sleep” police—a test program that allowed people to sleep on the streets without being disturbed by the police. [read post]
2 Dec 2016, 2:19 am
In Portland, city officials recently ended its “safe sleep” police—a test program that allowed people to sleep on the streets without being disturbed by the police. [read post]
18 Nov 2016, 8:30 am
This piece was originally posted in the Houston Chronicle.Dee Arellano had just parked her car in downtown Houston when she was approached by a police officer on horseback. [read post]
7 Nov 2016, 10:16 am
Certainly not most taxpayers in Houston footing the bills.Bottom line, like so many US cities, politicians in Houston promised police and firefighters unions far more in benefits than taxpayers could afford, drastically underfunding pensions and assuming way-too-high rates of return on investment. [read post]
31 Oct 2016, 6:57 am
In those and ten other Texas cities, local control of police and fire pensions has been wrested away by the Legislature and vested into independent bodies on which cities have a voice but unions (and the Lege) have ultimate control. [read post]
10 Oct 2016, 5:57 am
In 2011, one of their family arguments grew into a domestic dispute in which the police were called. [read post]
17 Sep 2016, 1:34 pm
In Houston, notably, local police refuse to share details of the device's use with prosecutors, citing the confidentiality agreement now largely mooted with the release of these documents. [read post]
13 Sep 2016, 8:11 am
Then for the folks who can’t afford to pay bail, at that point, they sit in that booking location, their local lockup - the Houston Police [Department’s] jail is one of the main ones - and until a van shows up from the Harris County Jail. [read post]
7 Sep 2016, 10:57 am
These same sheriffs’ and local police departments also aggressively seek out poor people who do not (in most instances, cannot) pay fines for misdemeanor violations and traffic offenses. [read post]
29 Aug 2016, 9:32 am
The Houston police union and the acting chief want the department to regain control of crime scene technicians who investigate police shootings, reported Lise Olsen at the Houston Chronicle, after that authority was transferred to the city's independent crime lab two years ago. [read post]
19 Aug 2016, 7:07 am
Reported the Dallas News (Aug. 18):The Dallas Police Department has discontinued its policy of waiting 72 hours to interview officers involved in police shootings.The announcement came late Thursday as part of the department's response to a 14-point list of demands made by the Next Generation Action Network. [read post]
