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24 Aug 2018, 12:05 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
One wonders, does this mean we may expect the Harris County Sheriff's office to take a less strict view on when its officers may shoot at fleeing, unarmed suspects? [read post]
13 Aug 2018, 6:34 am by Walter James
The investigation was solely that of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, the Houston Police Department’s Environmental Investigations Unit, and the Harris County District Attorney’s Office Environmental Crimes Division. [read post]
27 Jul 2018, 9:23 pm by Tom Smith
WICHITA COUNTY, Texas — The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office got quite a surprise Thursday afternoon when a prisoner escaped from a patrol car while the arresting deputy was driving down an interstate highway. [read post]
19 Jul 2018, 10:17 am by Gritsforbreakfast
From the Houston Chronicle:Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the current system reveals communication gaps between TDCJ and local law enforcement. [read post]
17 Jul 2018, 11:22 am by Gritsforbreakfast
These were inmates who died working for the Imperial Sugar company through Texas' old convict leasing program.Graham PD criticized for tazing autistic manExperts say police should have talked to the man longer and perhaps noticed signs of his disability instead of just tazing him and taking him into custody.Wishful thinking not a strategy on mental health"The Harris County sheriff’s office doesn’t want its jail to be the largest mental health facility… [read post]
13 Jul 2018, 7:59 am by Wolfgang Demino
ENNIS, Appellee.No. 02-17-00282-CV.Court of Appeals of Texas, Second District, Fort Worth.Delivered: June 28, 2018 Appeal from County Court AT Law NO. 1 of Tarrant County Trial Court NO. 2014-002225-1-A.PANEL: MEIER, PITTMAN, and BIRDWELL, JJ.OPINIONBILL MEIER, Justice.I. [read post]
30 Jun 2018, 9:13 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Galveston jailThe Galveston County Jail faces new federal litigation alleging that several recent inmate deaths resulted from sub-par medical care.Commissary theftA former Milam County Sheriff's Office captain has been convicted of stealing from the inmate commissary fund. [read post]
29 Jun 2018, 12:30 pm by John K. Ross
Did a pair of Florida counties violate federal overtime pay requirements by requiring sheriffs' deputies to arrive at work in their uniforms and failing to pay them for time spent donning and doffing said uniforms and policing accoutrements? [read post]
19 Jun 2018, 3:57 pm by Wolfgang Demino
However, the suit was ultimately dismissed.[3]On March 11, 2011, Zargari sued Samara and its owner Onwuteaka in Travis County claiming that appellants violated the Act by filing suit in the wrong county and past the statute of limitations. [read post]
15 Jun 2018, 12:30 pm by John K. Ross
Allegation: Though state standards prohibit male officers from guarding female inmates, Ottawa County, Okla. sheriff hires only male officers. [read post]
12 Jun 2018, 3:48 am by SHG
Alex put together an office of excellent lawyers dedicated to their clients and at less cost to Houston. [read post]
29 Apr 2018, 7:03 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
 The Harris County Sheriff fired the deputy who shot Danny Ray Thomas, an unarmed black killed man amidst a psychotic episode while his pants around his ankles when he was killed. [read post]
15 Apr 2018, 2:59 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
The plaintiff's on a very minor issue, which is that the other loss is that the Fifth Circuit did dismiss the sheriff, the Harris County Sheriff as a defendant. [read post]
12 Apr 2018, 12:57 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
The examples of HPD and the LA County Sheriff illuminate how widely that can vary from department to department. [read post]
1 Apr 2018, 11:16 am by Gritsforbreakfast
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]
5 Mar 2018, 10:38 am by Whittel & Melton, LLC
  The Sheriff’s Office’s forensics unit as well as officials from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are investigating. [read post]
5 Mar 2018, 10:38 am by Whittel & Melton, LLC
  The Sheriff’s Office’s forensics unit as well as officials from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are investigating. [read post]
30 Nov 2017, 7:12 am by Gritsforbreakfast
In related news, Grits contributing writer Eva Ruth Moravec had a feature in the Houston Chronicle about a Freeport police officer acquitted by a Brazoria County jury for shooting his unarmed neighbor in the next apartment. [read post]