Texas Officers Punished Amid Nationwide Fallout Over Racist, Violent Facebook Posts
Police officers in Texas are facing consequences amid nationwide fallout over racist and violent Facebook posts revealed by a watchdog group.
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Police officers in Texas are facing consequences amid nationwide fallout over racist and violent Facebook posts revealed by a watchdog group.
Police officers in Plano were on the scene of a barricaded person at a home in the 1500 block of Janwood Drive north of Plano Parkway between Alma and Custer.
Accused of instigating a fight, Crawford pleaded not guilty and now has a pretrial hearing scheduled for June 13.
The Dallas City Council has expanded the powers of the independent panel that oversees city police and hears complaints about officer misconduct.
One recommendation is to hire 35 sworn officers, mostly patrol officers, each year, along with ten civilians to work with the department.
The group, Feed A Hero, prepared food and packed their cars with warm meals Christmas morning and drove across the Metroplex to deliver lunch to about 4,500 police officers, firefighters and paramedics.
The Irving Police Department is training nearly two dozen officers to be drone pilots, in an effort to have the aircraft available for use around the clock.
Hundreds of officers have left the department during the past several years and the agency hasn't been able to keep pace with hiring new officers.
Texas high school students will soon be required to take a class to learn how to interact with police officers.
Dallas City Council is debating how much more they can pay city police officers and firefighters - and whether they can lower property tax rates.
Dash-cam video shared on social media by the Fort Worth Police Department shows officers talking a suicidal woman off the ledge of an overpass.
Dallas Police officers say they have a new weapon in their battle for police and fire raises... new salary comparisons.
A North Texas police department is putting officers' pictures on trading cards and hoping people will get to know the men and women behind the badge.
Irving Police Chief Jeff Spivey said the change in policy also reflects modern day societal norms that no longer consider tattoos to be taboo.
In lieu of the popular "Lip Sync Challenge", a local department chose the #DashCameraBlooperChallenge instead.
The city of Dallas continues to lose police officers and firefighters to other North Texas cities that pay more.
Mansfield ISD is looking at some traditional and non-traditional methods to keep students safe in the event of a school shooting and more importantly, trying to prevent one all together.
A pilot program creates three-person teams made up of a police officer, a paramedic and health specialist from Parkland Hospital.
National Police Week continued Wednesday with a special march in downtown Dallas. Former or current police officers, family, friends and citizens joined members of the Dallas Police Department in the march.
Paul Adams says he founded the company to fill a specific need for children, the elderly and anyone who wants the added security of a driver you can trust.
State Representative Pat Fallon, (R-Little Elm), filed HB 2524 on Tuesday. It would provide a property tax exemption to spouses of first responders killed in the line of duty.
The law enforcement careers of 16 now-former Arlington police officers are over. All of the officers were facing criminal charges related to falsely reporting traffic stops.
President Donald Trump issued a trio of executive orders Thursday aimed at reducing crime and drug trafficking, and protecting police officers.
Two explosions hit Saturday night outside a major soccer stadium in Istanbul, after fans had gone home.
Located just southeast of downtown Fort Worth, Wild Acre Brewing Co. will raise a glass or two along with funds for the city's police department this weekend.
