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21 May 2008, 8:24 am
This story in Sunday's Bryan Eagle had me thinking about the corrupting influence of power in our local police department. [read post]
23 Mar 2011, 4:02 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The Austin Statesman's Suzannah Gonzales has an article ("Small cities oppose cuts to 911 answering services," March 23) on proposals in Central Texas (which are almost certainly being discussed behind the scenes elsewhere in the state as well) to reduce funding for 911 services, putting off infrastructure upgrades and diverting calls from smaller agencies, some of which take as few as two 911 calls per day, to Sheriffs or larger police departments.Money for… [read post]
16 Jul 2010, 8:43 am by Judicial Watch Blog
A Justice Department official confirmed in a news report this week that the agency will not take any action against cities that defy a 14-year-old federal law by offering illegal immigrants sanctuary. [read post]
19 Feb 2019, 5:27 am by Gritsforbreakfast
"The no-knock warrants are going to go away like leaded gasoline in this city," declared Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo at a town hall meeting after police killed two people (along with two dogs) and four officers were shot while serving a search warrant, reported the Houston Chronicle.The chief said he no longer "sees the value" in such raids, which were criticized earlier this month in a Texas Monthly story. [read post]
22 Apr 2011, 5:00 am by Gritsforbreakfast
While I haven't seen data for Houston, at many Texas departments false burglar alarms are the number 1 type of police service call, and in all cities they're in the top three. [read post]
19 Dec 2009, 7:49 am by Gritsforbreakfast
But that's how most larger Texas police departments are run.As Austin has found out, there's not enough money in the taxpayers' coffers to buy your way out of all the bad provisions in state civil service law that prevent police chiefs from effectively disciplining their officers or managing their department. [read post]
10 Jul 2009, 12:57 am
It was the third lethal-force incident in recent years that had not been captured on patrol car cameras.Most Texas cities installed cameras in their patrol cars after the passage of Texas' racial profiling statute in 2001 which allowed them to gather fewer data elements at traffic stops if cameras were installed. [read post]
15 Jul 2010, 8:52 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Everyone knows the Chief is never going to be prosecuted for tampering with witnesses, but our government officials shouldn’t be in the business of committing crimes just because they know nobody is going to prosecute them.This episode not only speaks poorly of whatever dark forces in the Houston Police Department or the City Attorney's office generated this troubling memo, it also shows how blogging has grown up in recent years. [read post]
30 Mar 2018, 9:30 am
In November 2016, the Baton Rouge Police Department, the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office, the Louisiana State Police, and the City of Baton Rouge committed to use only the level of force objectively reasonable to bring an incident under control, and use deescalation techniques when dealing with protesters. [read post]
30 Mar 2018, 9:30 am
In November 2016, the Baton Rouge Police Department, the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office, the Louisiana State Police, and the City of Baton Rouge committed to use only the level of force objectively reasonable to bring an incident under control, and use deescalation techniques when dealing with protesters. [read post]
14 Jan 2008, 7:23 am
What Texas criminal justice-related races are you paying attention to this election season? [read post]
8 May 2018, 2:19 pm by [email protected]
The police chief of the largest city in Texas has been a vocal critic of the immigration crackdown and the new laws in Texas. [read post]
8 May 2018, 2:19 pm by [email protected]
The police chief of the largest city in Texas has been a vocal critic of the immigration crackdown and the new laws in Texas. [read post]
18 Nov 2021, 8:09 am by Tom Smith
The latest and most egregious example comes from Round Rock, Texas. [read post]
17 Jun 2014, 3:22 pm by Michael Lowe
Remember, this type of Polygrapher is EMPLOYED by the police department. [read post]
8 Oct 2011, 6:18 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The Missouri City PD received funding for four new officers, Huntsville PD got money for two, and the City of Patton Village and Waller County Constable Precinct 2 got one apiece.Those were the only Texas grants among 238 local departments nationwide that received funding. [read post]
12 Feb 2013, 7:44 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Now, Dallas is about to become the latest Texas city to adopt such a policy anyway. [read post]
18 Sep 2013, 6:06 am by Staci Zaretsky
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