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29 Dec 2015, 4:54 am
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]
21 Nov 2009, 11:52 pm
Ignoring voters' 2007 rejection of a proposed jail expansion, Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia has proposed spending a quarter-billion dollars to build 2,500 2,193 more jail beds ("Harris County Sheriff renews call for new jail," Nov. 21). [read post]
18 Jan 2016, 10:34 am
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]
17 Jan 2012, 3:31 pm
Doguim had been director of homeland security and emergency management at the Harris County Sheriff’s Office before coming to the city. [read post]
29 Jul 2014, 10:28 am
Course sponsors include the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, Harris County Sheriff’s Office, Harris County Constable Precinct 1, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Houston Bar Association, Catholic Charities, Foster Quan LLP, Monty & Ramirez LLP, AILA Texas Chapter, Houston Community College, Univision 45 Houston, Hispanic Bar Association of Houston, Mexican American… [read post]
13 Aug 2007, 2:49 am
If a November bond election passes, reports the Houston Chronicle ("Plan calls for inmate visits to go virtual," Aug. 13), inmate visits may all be held via videoconferencing:A major appeal of a video system to law enforcement is the reduction in the number of guards needed to accommodate face-to-face visitations, according to Chief Deputy Mike Smith of the Harris County Sheriff's Office. [read post]
25 Nov 2008, 10:52 am
She writes that:Starr County Sheriff Reymundo Guerra and Hidalgo County sheriff's Deputy Emmanuel Sanchez last month became the latest in a long history of border law enforcement officers accused of aiding and abetting the criminals they are supposed to fight.Those two departments were among the many that have received money from Perry to participate in state-led border security efforts that began in 2005. [read post]
20 Nov 2006, 7:15 am
Whitney Houston's New Jersey mansion will be sold by the Morris County Sheriff's office because she's more than $1 million behind on the mortgage. [read post]
27 Feb 2009, 8:20 am
Represented by lawyers from the Houston office of the Texas Defender Service, Pondexter, 33, claimed that Texas prison officials and Polk County sheriff's officers wrongfully interfered with efforts to collect information for a clemency petition. [read post]
2 Jan 2011, 9:46 am
An joint op ed from the Harris County Sheriff and the Houston Police Chief with the same title as this post reminds us that the Harris County Jail, by a wide margin, is the state's single largest mental health services provider. [read post]
6 Oct 2013, 11:22 am
Clearly he didn't check with the Sheriff's office about the idea. [read post]
6 Jul 2016, 5:46 am
According to the Houston Chronicle (July 1), "Stuck in limbo: Feds say jails need separate housing for youngest inmates":The Harris County Sheriff's Office has run afoul of a federal law aimed at reducing sexual assaults in jails, leaving 17-year-old inmates with virtually no place to go while awaiting trial in adult court.The county's jail doesn't have room in its overcrowded facility to carve out a separate space for inmates… [read post]
10 Oct 2017, 5:00 am
Deputies from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office say the wreck happened at approximately 1:15 a.m. [read post]
20 Oct 2005, 7:18 am
A warrant was issued for DeLay's arrest [JURIST report] Wednesday, and DeLay arrived at Houston's Harris County Sheriff's Office [official website] Thursday, where he was photographed, [read post]
17 Dec 2019, 12:29 pm
As reported by 13WMAZ.com, “the Houston County Sheriff’s Office said they received a call about an unresponsive person around 10 or 11 p.m. at a trailer park near Georgia State Route 49 and Highway 11. [read post]
2 Aug 2020, 6:26 am
Houston, TX (August 2, 2020) – At approximately 1:40 a.m., on August 2, a Harris County Deputy Sheriff’s Office Deputy was attempting to pull over a teenage driver for a traffic stop, but the driver refused to yield. [read post]
18 May 2011, 5:00 am
Ballard’s relatively high interaction with teenage boys throughout Liberty County, the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office was concerned that Ballard might have sexually assaulted other children as well. [read post]
10 Oct 2012, 8:24 am
Think on this: according to the Houston Chronicle’s investigations, the Harris County Jail has had over 20 officers and civilians either suspended without pay or fired for having inappropriate relations or contact with inmates over the past five years (since 2007). [read post]
1 Apr 2018, 11:16 am
Instead he was gunned down by a cop in broad daylightBBC: Houston officer shoots unarmed man with trousers downTexas Monthly: Fatal shooting of Danny Ray Thomas tests Houston's progressive law enforcement leadersHouston Chronicle: Deputy's shooting of Danny Ray Thomas reignites debate over use of force, police accountabilityHouston Chronicle: Deputy's bodycam was charging when unarmed man was fatally shotHouston Chronicle: Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee… [read post]
23 Jun 2020, 12:05 pm
Meanwhile, the Houston Chronicle has called for beefing up civilian oversight at Houston PD and the Harris County Commissioners Court wants to create oversight mechanisms for the sheriff and constables' offices at the county level. [read post]
