5,900 Texans have died in custody since 2016, data shows
There have been 373 in-custody deaths since 2016 in Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis and Tarrant counties.
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There have been 373 in-custody deaths since 2016 in Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis and Tarrant counties.
On the day jury selection was scheduled to begin in the wrongful death lawsuit, U.S. District Judge David Godbey delayed the trail until at least September.
The Sanger Police Department released dash-cam footage of a traffic stop that led to a sergeant's dismissal and Grand Jury indictment.
So far this year, Fort Worth police officers have opened fire on eight suspects. Four were killed.
Investigators with the Arlington Police Department say speed was likely a factor in a single-car wreck that killed motorcyclist Jarrin Stephens.
"The officers' actions were not consistent with SAPD's policy and training," said Chief William McManus during a Friday night news conference.
Police are often accused of looking the other way to protect their own, but some departments have come to see a blue code of silence can do more to harm than help officers.
Fort Worth police sgt. Luke Stout was arrested while he was off-duty for suspicion of driving under the influence.
The heart broken family of Carlos Aybar says he died protecting a co-worker on April 21.
A Dallas police officer says a new women's police association is "kind of shaking up the boys' club a little."
Known as the "Oldest Law Enforcement Officer" in the world, Johnson County Sheriff's Reserve Deputy Bill Hardin has died at the age of 99.
The Memphis Police Department said Preston Hemphill was placed on administrative leave in the aftermath of Nichols' violent arrest.
A Fort Worth police officer charged with domestic violence was no-billed Monday by a Tarrant County grand jury.
Sansom Park officer Lina Mino survived a gunshot to the face during a training exercise Nov. 5.
To help build community-police relations, neighborhoods across North Texas are holding National Night Out events. To help build their teams, police departments are doing what they can to recruit more members.
At 18 years old, Ontario is one of the city's longest-serving police horses and even survived getting hit by a car. And yes, his name is connected to his homeland, Canada.
An 'agitated' man wielding a machete-style weapon went from walking down the middle of White Settlement Road, to the back of a police cruiser.
Carissa Nash said, "It was terrifying," as she heard the knocking and sound of the whip cracking against the door.
The Dallas Police Department's largest union, the Dallas Police Association, sharply criticized DA John Creuzot, calling the charges an "overreach" and "politically motivated."
For more than three decades, every new Dallas police officer has passed through the same small one story training academy in South Dallas.
It's 125 more officers than the city's original plan for next year and is 70 more officers than the expected attrition.
Most of those who paid into the scheme are officers, but it's possible some people outside the department were victimized.
There were signs that those leading the mob that stormed the nation's Capitol -- the seat of American democracy -- either had military training or were trained by those who did.
Fire and police departments across North Texas are preparing for an influx of calls on New Year's Eve for illegal fireworks and gunfire -- some have even set up special operations to crack down on the activity.
As 2021 quickly approaches officials in the City of Mesquite have a message for residents and visitors -- "We will make arrests, we will issue citations and we will be visible on New Year's Eve."
