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Police officer arrested, charged with injury to a child
An Andrews police officer has been arrested by the Texas Rangers, charged with injury to a child, a first-degree felony.
A joint news release from the Andrews Police Department and the Andrews County Sheriff’s Department confirms that Micah Caleb Smyth, a school resource officer, was arrested in Lubbock and charged on Thursday.
The release says Andrews County authorities were notified of the investigation on Thursday and brought in the Texas Rangers to investigate.
Fort Bend County deputy arrested, charged with sexual assault
The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy is without a job after being accused of sexually assaulting someone.
Authorities said a grand jury indicted Deputy Whitney Johnson III with sexual assault on Monday.
FBCSO said Johnson served the sheriff’s office for nearly two years before his indictment.
“Deputy Johnson was terminated on the date of this indictment and the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement was notified of his arrest. The allegation was for off-duty conduct and was investigated by the Sheriff’s Office Internal Affairs section and the District Attorney’s Office,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement.
Off-duty deputy who pulled gun after domestic dispute
A Harris County Precinct 1 deputy constable seen in a video pulling a gun following a family dispute remains under investigation as her attorney says the public is only seeing part of the story.
Brittany Brown has been on desk duty since early August, after a video surfaced showing her confronting a man, reportedly her sister’s ex-boyfriend, with her weapon drawn. The video, which circulated widely on social media, captures a heated exchange filled with profanity and taunts.
Brown, who was in uniform at the time but off duty, according to Precinct 1, is seen pointing a firearm at the man while demanding the return of her sister’s phone. The man recording the incident said that he had taken the phone during an argument with the mother of his child.
Nazis ICE Agents In America Cowardly Hide Behind Mask
ICE agent shoots at car in California standoff: Driver, CPB agents share conflicting accounts to police
If you know an ICE agent contact: Report an ICE Agent
Local police in California were caught in a crossfire of conflicting accounts between border patrol agents linked to ICE, who claimed a driver hit them, and the driver calling 9-1-1 that a group of masked men shot at his car.
The San Bernardino Police Department responded to a call of a shooting near Acacia Avenue and Baseline Street a little after 8:45 a.m. on Saturday, August 16. Upon arrival, federal agents tied to ICE told San Bernardino PD that an officer-involved shooting broke out and the man they were looking for had drove off from the scene.
A little after the police spoke with the federal agents, the driver wanted by ICE had called 9-1-1 saying a group of masked men tried to get him to pull over, broke his car window and shot at him.
The driver told 9-1-1 he did not know who they were and was looking to get help from the police. An organization called Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice shared a video believed to be of the San Bernardino incident on social media. The video showed a driver and at least two passengers refusing to get out of a car and a CBP agent smashing the car’s window, prompting the driver to take off from the scene.
Due Process no longer applies in America
Due process of law is application by the state of all legal rules and principles pertaining to a case so all legal rights that are owed to a person are respected. Due process balances the power of law of the land and protects the individual person from it. When a government harms a person without following the exact course of the law, this constitutes a due process violation, which offends the rule of law.
Death to fascism, authoritarianism and kings
Not in America!
Our founding father gave the American citizens the Second Amendment for a reason.
Fascism
Far-right authoritarian ideology and movement
Fascism is a far-right, authoritarian, and ultranationalist political ideology and movement that rose to prominence in early-20th-century Europe. Fascism is characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of many individual interests for the perceived interest of the nation or race, and strong regimentation of society and the economy.
Opposed to communism, democracy, liberalism, pluralism, and socialism, fascism is at the far right of the traditional left–right spectrum.
Antifa
Anti-fascist political activist decentralized movement
Antifa, short for anti-fascist, is a decentralized political movement that opposes fascism, racism, and other far-right ideologies. It’s not a single organization, but rather a collection of groups and individuals who share a common goal of resisting what they perceive as fascist or authoritarian movements. Antifa’s tactics range from peaceful protests and community organizing to more confrontational actions, including counter-protests and sometimes violence.
Half the county is for fascism and racism, and the other half that are not morons thinks otherwise? Now someone is afraid of Antifa and wants to label them a independent groups as domestic terrorist? I expected no less from fascist.
Jury orders former Bastrop cop to pay $1 million in financial exploitation case
A Bastrop County jury has returned a verdict of $1,001,489 against retired Bastrop police officer Patrick Amy for taking financial advantage of an elderly widow.
A grand jury declined to indict Amy on criminal charges after he was accused of financial exploitation and following an investigation by the Texas Rangers.
Amy had been accused of representing the 81-year-old woman and her family of taking control of her financial assets through a power of attorney agreement to release a $125,000 lien the woman had on Amy’s home. County records show the woman loaned Amy the money to purchase the home.
Investigation alleges former Pflugerville police chief pointed gun at lieutenant’s leg
The city of Pflugerville announced that a third-party completed an investigation into former Police Chief Jason O’Malley, who allegedly pointed a gun at an employee’s leg.
The incident
In his report, Baker wrote that a Pflugerville Police lieutenant made a complaint against O’Malley during an exit interview. According to Baker, the lieutenant alleged that O’Malley “brandished a firearm and made threats toward an employee that he should shoot the employee in the foot.”
The names of the employee and another employee who witnessed the….
Not the brightest person? Made D’s and F’s in school and didn’t go to college? You can now become a police officer
The Dallas Police Department had been shrinking for years, losing more officers than they hired ‒ and competition for recruits was fierce.
Then the hiring woes got even more dire in the fall of 2024, when voters passed a proposition that required the force have at least 4,000 officers, hundreds more than it had even at its peak in 2010.
So the department tried a new recruiting strategy: Make it easier to hire by dropping the requirement that applicants have college credits under their belt.
Dallas isn’t alone. It’s among a number cities to relax college education hiring requirements for officers, a years long trend that includes Chicago, Memphis, Louisville, and New Orleans.
“In a perfect world, would you want the police to be college educated? “There simply is more demand for police officers – for qualified police officers – than there is a supply.”
Research has found there are some benefits to stricter standards: college-educated officers tend to use less force, have fewer complaints against them and write better reports. But some police researchers say these findings aren’t definitive and relaxing education requirements can make the job accessible to more Americans amid the rising cost of college.
Former Galveston County Sheriff’s Office deputy indicted in inmate death
A grand jury Tuesday indicted Skyler Ray Chapman, a former sheriff’s deputy, in connection to the 2024 death of Saul Vargas, an inmate at the county jail, Sheriff Jimmy Fullen said.
The grand jury indicted Chapman on a charge of criminally negligent homicide, the District Attorney’s Office said.
The grand jury reviewed evidence from investigations by the Texas Rangers and DA’s Offices into Vargas’ death, the office said.
Those convicted of criminally negligent homicide can be sentenced to between 180 days to two years in state jail.
Horny Female Police Officer Didn’t Get Laid So She’s Given Everyone a ticket to day
A horny police officer in Houston, Texas, is under investigation after posting on social media about writing “everyone” a ticket because she didn’t get any sex the night before.
The viral video shows Harris County Constable Precinct 5 Deputy Jennifer Escalera sitting in a squad car in her uniform — with her nameplate visible — taking out a pen and writing on her a notepad … with an onscreen caption, “Din’t (sic) get cracked last night so everyone is getting a ticket.”
Escalera shared the video on TikTok and it went viral … and she’s since deleted it from her account.
Harris County Constable Precinct 5 Public Information Officer Jeff McShan tells TMZ … Escalera is under investigation, and in the meantime, she is still on active duty.
She posts a lot about being a cop on her TikTok … including “Get Ready With Me” videos of her putting on makeup before grabbing her uniform, gun and utility belt from her closet.
Police officer pulls gun on her family over a cellphone
A Harris County deputy has been reassigned while an internal investigation is underway following an explosive encounter caught on camera.
The video shows the deputy, who was off-duty according to Rosen, but still in full uniform, pointing her gun at a man in a heated exchange while hurling threats.
“Play with me. Play with me,” the deputy yells. “Give me the (expletive) phone.”
He says the encounter followed a fight with the mother of his child during which he took off with her phone. The woman’s sister, identified as the deputy, chased Evans down, he says, in her personal vehicle.
Trump’s Domestic Use of Military Set to Get Worse, Leaked Memo Shows
A Department of Homeland Security memo obtained by TNR signals top-level discussions about a potential escalation of the Pentagon’s domestic anti-immigration role, and lays out new details.
President Donald Trump has already enmeshed the U.S. military in domestic law enforcement operations involving immigration to an unprecedented degree. He has authorized a major military buildup at the border. He sent the National Guard into Los Angeles amid large-scale protests there—and then sent in the Marines.
But an internal memo circulated inside the Department of Homeland Security suggests that Trump’s use of the military for domestic law enforcement on immigration could soon get worse. The memo—obtained by The New Republic—provides a glimpse into the thinking of top officials as they seek to involve the Defense Department more deeply in these domestic operations, and it has unnerved experts who believe it portends a frightening escalation.
Investigation alleges former Pflugerville police chief pointed gun at lieutenant’s leg
The city of Pflugerville announced that a third-party completed an investigation into former Police Chief Jason O’Malley, who allegedly pointed a gun at an employee’s leg.
According to Baker, employees gave accounts that O’Malley “brandished a firearm and made threats toward an employee that he should shoot the employee in the foot.”
“On April 23, 2025, in a city police building, Chief O’Malley entered [a sergeant]’s office while accompanied by Commander Makeba Lewis. [A lieutenant] was already in the office with [the sergeant],” Baker wrote in his report. “According to employee statements, after making a comment to [the lieutenant], O’Malley drew his Staccato 2011 firearm … He pointed the firearm at an angle toward [the lieutenant]’s feet and legs, threatening to shoot him in the foot.”
“O’Malley re-holstered his weapon, smirked, and left the room,” Baker’s report continues.
Eustace police officer gets 20 years for child porn possession
HENDERSON COUNTY – A former Eustace police officer was sentence to 20 years in prison for possession of child pornography.
Cody Mitchell Burris was arrested four counts of possession of child pornography and two counts of possession with intent to promote child pornography. The arrest came after authorities obtained three videos reportedly depicting minors engaging in sexual conduct.
In December 2024, investigators examined the items collected during the search warrant, where they reportedly found screenshots of several videos of infants and young child pornography.
Killeen PD officer charged with Assault with Bodily Injury
A Killeen Police officer has been arrested and is charged with Assault with Bodily Injury.
The officer has been identified as Isaiah Guerrero. His bond has been set at $10,000. Guerrero has been with Killeen PD since January 2022, and is assigned to its Patrol Division.
The department received a notification that Guerrero surrendered himself to the Bell County Jail for an outstanding warrant for Assault with Bodily Injury – Family Member. He bonded out the same day. The arrest was a result of an off-duty incident investigated by the Temple Police Department.
Killeen Police say the department has opened an Internal Affairs investigation. Guerrero has been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome.
Nazi ICE says detained Maine police officer overstayed visa. The chief says he cleared a federal check
Nazi ICE arrested Old Orchard Beach Police Department reserve officer Jon Luke Evans, of Jamaica, on July 25. The agency said Evans was illegally present in the U.S. and unlawfully attempted to purchase a firearm.
ICE said in a statement that Evans had legally entered the U.S. in September 2023 and violated the terms of his admission by overstaying his visa. But Old Orchard Beach Police Chief Elise Chard said in her own Monday statement that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security had verified that Evans was authorized to work in the U.S.
Immigration agents told a teenage US citizen: ‘You’ve got no rights.’ He secretly recorded his brutal arrest
Video footage of the incident captured by Laynez-Ambrosio, an 18-year-old US citizen, appears to show a group of officers in tactical gear working together to violently detain the three men, two of whom are undocumented. They appear to use a stun gun on one man, put another in a chokehold and can be heard telling Laynez-Ambrosio: “You’ve got no rights here. You’re a migo, brother.” Afterward, agents can be heard bragging and making light of the arrests, calling the stun gun use “funny” and quipping: “You can smell that … $30,000 bonus.”
The footage has put fresh scrutiny on the harsh tactics used by US law enforcement as the Trump administration sets ambitious enforcement targets to detain thousands of immigrants every day.
“The federal government has imposed quotas for the arrest of immigrants,” said Jack Scarola, an attorney who is advocating on behalf of Laynez-Ambrosio and working with the non-profit Guatemalan-Maya Center, which provided the footage to the Guardian. “Any time law enforcement is compelled to work towards a quota, it poses a significant risk to the peoples rights.”
The fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution
Section 1
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
Officer Megan Davis arrested for DWI police chief White hires her at Prairie View police department
Prairie View – Officer Megan Davis was a no show for work at the Texas University police, she was arrested for DWI.
megan-davis-1Deputy resigns after investigation into association with f.e.l.o.n.s.
Houston – A Harris County sheriff’s deputy resigned who was scheduled to be terminated over allegations that she maintained close ties with two known f.e.l.o.n.s.
According to HCSO personnel records obtained by ABC13 through an open records request, Deputy Selena Perez was under investigation for her alleged association with brothers Christopher Mejia and Paul Mejia Gutierrez.
Houston police officers charged with second DWI in two years after crash injures 9
According to investigators, a Houston Police Department officer is facing his second DWI charge in just a matter of two years.
Authorities say Sean Ratcliff is the HPD officer who they believe was behind the wheel during the crash at that intersection.
METRO officials say he rear-ended one of their buses. Two people were sent to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, and seven others on board were also hurt.
State records show he started as an HPD officer in January 2013, and a decade later he was charged with a DWI. The records also show that his time of service with HPD ended in 2023. Marque police seize phones from Texas City staffer.
Texas City – The La Marque Police Department on Monday executed a search warrant at City Hall, 1801 Ninth Ave. N., in connection to the investigation of a city employee for the online impersonation of La Marque City Councilman Joseph Lowry.
The department confiscated two cellphones belonging to one city employee while executing the warrant, Deputy Chief Chad Waggoner said.
He is free on a $10,000 bond, according to jail records.
The department’s probable cause affidavit alleges Miller created a Facebook profile with the name “Joseph Lowry” and made several posts relating to Texas City employees and city commission matters, painting them in a positive light.
Bryan man detained by police in mistaken identity incident caught on video
Bryan Texas – A Fourth of July family celebration in Bryan took a traumatic turn for one local man who says he was tackled and wrongfully detained by police in front of his children.
Marcellious McGee was attending a backyard cookout with family and friends in the 400 block of Legion Court when officers with the Bryan Police Department entered the property looking for someone named “Marquis.” According to McGee and several witnesses, officers ignored pleas from the crowd that they had the wrong person and proceeded to detain him anyway.
“They came to me and I stopped, and I’m looking at the guy like, what’s going on?” McGee recalled. “Because they’re charging at me and I have my hands up. And while I’m looking at the officer head-on, another officer came from behind and football tackled me.”
Cell phone videos recorded by family members show the moment McGee was handcuffed and taken to the front of the house, where he was detained for several minutes. In the video, multiple voices can be heard shouting at officers, insisting McGee was not the person they were looking for.
Officer Megan Davis arrested for DWI
Prairie View Texas – Prairie view police officer Megan Davis doesn’t show up to work and the next day is arrested by the Jersey Village police for driving while intoxicated.
megan-davisPolice officer Michael McGuir arrested on DWI suspicion
The Schertz Police Department said one of its officers was arrested early Thursday morning.
Schertz police Sgt. Michael McGuire, 55, was arrested while he was off duty on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, the department said.
McGuire, a 22-year veteran of the department, is assigned to the patrol division, police said. He will be placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.
Bowie County Sheriff’s Office helping DeKalb, Texas, police after pair of resignationice
Bowie County Sheriff Jeff Neal gives an update on the investigation into the deaths of Donna Culpepper and Charles Beckham in DeKalb, Texas, during a news conference Monday, June 23, 2025, at Bi-State Justice Center in Texarkana. The previous week, the DeKalb Police Department’s chief and a lieutenant had resigned, leaving two officers. BCSO is offering the department extra assistance until it is restaffed
Trial set for San Antonio officer James Brennand after shooting teen three years ago
The former San Antonio police officer accused of shooting an unarmed teenager nearly three years ago in a McDonald’s parking lot will go to trial in August on charges of aggravated assault by a public servant, District Judge Joel Perez ruled Friday, according to the Express-News.
The one-time officer, James Brennand, was initially charged with attempted murder for the shooting of Erik Cantu during an incident captured on video that grabbed national headlines. Those charges were later downgraded, however.
Perez set an Aug. 25 trial date with jury selection set to begin earlier in the summer, the daily reports.
Brennand’s trial was initially set for April. However, the date was postponed so the court could review new evidence.
On Oct. 22, 2022, then-probationary officer Brennand allegedly shot Cantu multiple times after he spotted the teenager’s BMW parked in a McDonalds parking lot. Brennand told authorities he recognized the car from a pursuit the night before and thought Cantu had stolen it because the tags didn’t match the vehicle.
Brookshire mayor under investigation after removing woman playing audio from council meeting
Brookshire Texas — A woman was forcibly removed from a recent Brookshire City Council meeting as she tried to play an audio recording of what she says was the mayor making comments about certain residents.
Aubrey Stanley approached the podium at the May 11 meeting during the public comment period with her phone and a Bluetooth speaker in hand.
“My name is Aubrey Stanley, and I’m here to put this on a public record,” she said before the mayor and council. “This is the man you’re electing to office today. This is what he said.”
Before she could start the recording, Mayor Darrell Branch and his wife, a member of the council, chimed in.
“Ma’am, we are not doing that tonight,” Branch said.
A former Brookshire city employee told ABC13 he recorded a meeting with Branch in his office last fall. In the recording, the man he identified as the mayor is heard saying, “I know everybody in this town, even the white folks. There are some white folks in this town who are racist (expletive) (expletive).”
Darrell Branch is currently with the Waller county constable Pct. 4
Armed Texas woman sat in lawn chair on busy highway during hours-long standoff with police
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Spring Texas – An armed woman sat in a lawn chair in the middle of a busy Texas highway, sparking an hours-long standoff with law enforcement that caused traffic to stand still before she eventually surrendered.
Harris County Constable Precinct 4 deputies responded a report of an armed woman who was involved in a crash involving an 18-wheeler on I-45 South in Spring, Texas. The woman and the driver of the truck were unharmed in the incident.
After the collision, the woman exited her vehicle with a chair and sat down in the middle of the highway. The constable’s office said the woman, who was armed with a handgun, was refusing to drop the weapon.
The sheriff said she was expressing suicidal thoughts.
Traffic was shut down in both directions during the five-hour standoff, backing up traffic as law enforcement attempted to negotiate with the woman.
Liberty Co. Pct. 1 constable indicted for intoxication manslaughter
Liberty County Precinct 1 Constable Tammy Bishop indicted on charge of intoxication manslaughter
Bishop, 63, was indicted earlier this month for her alleged role in the death of Jessica Yvette Rivera. According to the indictment, Bishop is accused of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated on May 10, with a crash resulting in the death of Rivera and serious injury to another person, Jeremy David Bishop.
Tammy Bishop was booked into the Liberty County Jail on Wednesday and released the same day on a $60,000 bond, according to jail records.
Silsbee Police Chief out of jail after being arrested for public intoxication
The Silsbee police chief is out of jail on bond following his arrest on a charge of public intoxication in the Texas Hill country.
Staff at the Gillespie County Jail tell our news partner KFDM News that according to jail records, 48-year-old James Shawn Keith Blackwell was arrested Monday by the Fredericksburg Police Department on a charge of public intoxication. They didn’t provide details of the arrest.
The charge is a Class C misdemeanor, like a ticket. If convicted, the maximum punishment is a fine of up to $500 and no jail time.
Liberty Co. Pct. 1 constable indicted for intoxication manslaughter
Deuty is facing charges and is accused of driving drunk before a deadly crash.
The Liberty County District Attorney’s Office announced a grand jury indicted Precinct 1 Constable Tamara “Tammy” Bishop on charges of intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault.
The DA said, “Constable Bishop was operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated at the time of the offense,” which records show occurred last month, on May 10.
Records allege Bishop was driving west on County Road 133 S. “at an unsafe speed” before she hit a concrete driveway, reportedly causing the vehicle to overturn multiple times.
Documents state Bishop had at least one passenger, who was ejected and died.
Some wear balaclavas. Some wear neck gators, sunglasses and hats. Some wear masks and casual clothes.
Across the country, armed federal immigration officers have increasingly hidden their identities while carrying out immigration raids, arresting protesters and roughing up prominent Democratic critics.
It’s a trend that has sparked alarm among civil rights and law enforcement experts alike.
Mike German, a former FBI agent, said officers’ widespread use of masks was unprecedented in US law enforcement and a sign of a rapidly eroding democracy. “Masking symbolizes the drift of law enforcement away from democratic controls,” he said.
Murder charge dropped mid-trial, DA calls for Texas Rangers to investigate Jasper Police Department handling of evidence
Jasper Texas – Missing key evidence and other evidence stored improperly, prompted District Attorney Anne Pickle to ask the judge to dismiss a murder case against Courtney Minter Miller on the third day of trial, and Pickle is calling for the Texas Rangers to investigate the police department.
Pickle’s request for dismissal came at about 11:15 a.m., after witness Steven Boyd testified about his frantic demands for police and fire department to get Rexie McMullen out of the blazing house. Boyd left the stand and Pickle indicated to the court that she was having problems finding evidence stored in the Jasper Police Department’s evidence room. District Judge Craig Mixson granted Defense Attorney Matt Morian’s request to accompany Pickle and her staff to search the police department’s evidence room for the evidence.
Side note: Jasper police are morons! I had the unpleasant pleasure of running across police chief Garrett Foster jr. father who was police officer in Jasper many years back. The father Foster Sr. was caught with three bald eagles at his house in a freezer. Foster Sr. very rude, disrespectful and a alcolicocolic.
Harris County jailer charged body-slam video
A former Harris County detention officer caught on video body-slamming a handcuffed woman has been indicted by a grand jury.
Deven Ortiz, a former jailer with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, was indicted Tuesday on two counts of misdemeanor assault. Both stem from separate incidents caught on camera, the first of which was made public in a 13 Investigates report last November.
The video was taken in January 2024. In it, Ortiz is seen forcefully taking down a small-framed woman who was already restrained.
Carrollton police officer arrested for sexual assault
A Carrollton police officer was arrested after being accused of sexual assault in Irving, the police department confirmed Monday.
The Irving Police Department told CBS News Texas that at about 1 a.m. Saturday, June 21, Carrollton Police Officer Wes Melton was taken into custody in the 200 block of E. Las Colinas Boulevard for sexual assault.
Details of the alleged assault have not been released at this time, but officers said Melton was off duty at the time of his arrest.
Melton has been with the Carrollton Police Department since January of 2024 and is currently assigned to patrol, the department said.
Brookshire police chief resigns, mayor
Brookshire Texas – The mayor called the change a mutual agreement, but said he couldn’t get into specifics.
“I’m not at liberty to say right now. There’s still some ongoing investigation on some things, but I’m not at liberty to say the reason for the resignation,” Richards said.
Texas sheriff won’t be charged after leaving gun in Wendy’s bathroom
A Texas sheriff who left his gun unattended inside a Wendy’s bathroom will not face any charges.
Officials say the distracted lawman’s actions eventually led to a teen accidentally firing the weapon.
Investigators say the sheriff went into the restroom with his grandson and removed his holstered firearm from his belt. The man, distracted by the child, left the restroom without retrieving his weapon.
Shortly after the sheriff left the restroom, a 15-year-old went in, found the unsecured weapon, and fired it when handling it.
After an investigation, the Newton County District Attorney’s Office decided not to file charges, determining that there was no criminal intent or criminal negligence.
Last remaining Hawkins Police Department officer fired by city council
Hawkins Texas – In their regular city council meeting on Monday, the Hawkins City Council voted to terminate the employment of Hawkins Police Department Lieutenant Eric Tuma.
According to the city council’s agenda for their meeting on Monday, Tuma’s termination was based on the grounds of “Dereliction of Sworn Duties” and “Abandonment of Post.” The motion to terminate Tuma’s employment was passed in a 3-2 vote.
Tuma became the only officer in Hawkins PD after Hawkins Mayor Debbie Rushing fired three other officers on Feb. 18. Tuma, a Hawkins native, formerly served as the interim chief of Hawkins PD after the resignation of former chief Guy McKee in 2024.
McLennan County deputy suspended again amid concerns over questionable arrests in up to five cases
Waco Texas – A McLennan County Sheriff’s Office deputy who was suspended in February and reinstated two months later has been suspended again after more questions surfaced over the legalities of arrests he made in up to five cases.
Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Cody Blossman confirmed this week that Derrick Shaw has been placed on administrative leave again after his office and the McLennan County District Attorney’s Office have further scrutinized cases Shaw has made as a patrol deputy.
Shaw, 25, has worked for the sheriff’s office since April 2019, starting, as most employees do, as a jailer. In a five-page response to the internal investigation by the sheriff’s office, which Shaw shared with KWTX, he said he believes the DA’s office has unfairly singled him out.
Austin Police Sergeant pleads guilty for charges of assault and official oppression
Austin Texas- Former Austin Police Sergeant Brian Yarger plead guilty for charges of assault causing bodily injury and official oppression for an incident that happened in June 2024 in court on Tuesday.
The incident in June 2024 is related to an encounter he had with Shawn Allen Johnson, where court records state Yarger shoved Johnson to the ground and hitting him with a closed fist.
Yarger also faced assault causing bodily injury and official oppression charges in another incident in July 2024.
The July 2024 incident involved Marcos Cardoza and his cousin Fidel Gonzalez. In this incident, Travis County Court documents show that Yarger got physical when he pulled up to deal with Cardoza and Gonzalez who were arguing in downtown Austin.
Court records show that Yarger hit Cardoza with his palm and knee while trying to arrest him. He also used a stun gun against Gonzalez after yelling back and forth with him.
In court, Judge Julie Kocurek sentenced Yarger to the following:
12 months deferred adjudication probation. Surrendering his peace officer license. Writing apology letters to each victim. Getting assessed for anger management.
Police Officer asks for nude photos of 8-year-old girl and is caught in a sting
Houston Texas – A Texas police officer made an online request for nude photos of an 8-year-old girl, but the request went to an undercover profile, deputies said.
Gabriel Thomas Slusher, a 27-year-old Houston METRO police officer, was arrested June 12 and charged with attempting to commit sexual performance by a child, according to the Montgomery County Constable’s office.
The constable’s office was notified of the inappropriate request June 10 when the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force came into contact with Slusher’s request, officials said in a news release.
Another investigator used an undercover profile to contact Slusher as others worked to identify him, deputies said.
Authorities obtained a warrant and, with the help of U.S. Marshals, arrested and booked Slusher in Montgomery County Jail, according to deputies and was beingheld in jail on a $100,000 bond, deputies said.
Deputy Sheriff accidentally discharged a gun at the Sheriffs department. No accident, keep your finger of the trigger
Brenham Texas – Washington County Deputy Billy Ruemke accidentally discharged his weapon inside the sheriff’s office. Sheriff Holleway said the incident occurred in a secure area and only resulted in property damage.
Deputy Billy Ruemke received discipline in the form of time off without pay and is scheduled for remedial training. Holleway said instances of this nature typically carry a suspension of two to three days, adding that the employee has completed that suspension.
Ruemk a 45-year career in law enforcement can’t handle a firearm safely.
Deputy Billy Ruemke left the Sheriff’s Dapartment one month later.
Lets just go ahead and get rid of the U.S. Constitution – Eliminate due process
Due process is a fundamental right in the United States, guaranteed by the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution. It ensures fair treatment through the judicial system. This means that individuals have the right to a fair trial, including the opportunity to be heard and defend themselves. Due process also protects against arbitrary government actions that could deprive someone of their life, liberty, or property.
Masked ICE Agents Are a Danger to Both the Public and Themselves
Masked federal agents have repeatedly grabbed people in immigration raids over the past few weeks. Most seem to be members of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), but in the moment there is often little to indicate who they are. This presents a danger not only to the public but to the masked agents themselves.
Two Dallas Officers Arrested For Alcohol-Related Offenses
Two Dallas police officers were arrested on consecutive days this week for alcohol-related offenses, according to the department’s own reports.
Officer Elijah Walker was arrested on June 10 in neighboring Euless for driving while intoxicated. Officer Jerrid Couch faced arrest the following day by his own department for public intoxication.
The back-to-back arrests raise questions about officer conduct and accountability within the Dallas Police Department. Both officers joined the force relatively recently and now face internal investigations.
Walker, badge number 12538, has served in the Central Patrol Division since March 2023. The Euless Police Department charged him with DWI, a Class B misdemeanor.
Couch, who carries badge number 12622, began his career in September 2023. He works in the Northeast Patrol Division and faces the lesser charge of public intoxication, a Class C misdemeanor.
Death to Fascism and Kings
Don’t let this happen in America!
Crash involving Brookshire police captain and 12-year-old boy under investigation
Richmond Texas – An investigation is underway after a Brookshire police captain reportedly hit and injured a 12-year-old while driving a city-issued vehicle, according to the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office.
Brookshire Police Department Chief James Hines confirms Captain John Miller’s involvement in the collision is currently under investigation.
Hines said Miller was driving a city-issued unit, which he specified is not a marked patrol car, at the time of the crash.
A public information officer for the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office confirms the boy was crossing the street on an electric scooter when he was struck. He was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, which the sheriff’s office described as abrasions.
Austin police officer charged with assault, official oppression is set for plea
Austin Texas – Former Austin Police Officer Brian Yarger faces charges of assault causing bodily injury and official oppression in three separate cases, according to Travis County Court documents filed this week. These are both misdemeanor charges.
Two sets of charges pertain to the arrests of Marcos Cardoza and his cousin Fidel Gonzalez on July 24, 2024.
Yarger’s court records state he “intentionally and knowingly caused bodily injury” to Cardoza by doing the following:
Performing a leg-sweep take-down
Striking Cardoza’s head with the heel of his palm
Delivering a knee strike to Cardoza’s left ribcage area
Dropping his left knee onto Cardoza’s head and neck area
Yarger’s records also state he used a stun gun on Castro
Clay County deputy fired after investigation of missing cash from man he arrested
A Clay County deputy is out of a job after being accused of stealing $4,000 during an arrest.
Action News Jax reported last month about accusations filed following the arrest of Willie Davis Jr. in September. He said deputies seized $6,900 from him when he was arrested.
Davis’ attorney said when he picked up his belongings, some of that money had disappeared.
Jail records show only $2,900 was put in Davis’ account.
Pflugerville police chief retires during ‘administrative investigation’
Pflugerville Police Chief Jason O’Malley retired from the department Thursday.
O’Malley had been chief of the department since he was appointed in 2021. Prior to being selected as chief, O’Malley served as a commander in the department since July 7, 2020.
Ex-Runnels County jail sergeant gets year for sexual misconduct with inmate
San Angelo Texas – A former Runnels County Jail sergeant has been sentenced after he and one of his subordinate jailers were arrested in 2020 on accusations of engaging in sexual activities with incarcerated women.
The office stated that, following an investigation conducted by the Texas Rangers, Jail Sgt. Cary Hubbard and Alexander Harrison, a jailer who was supervised by Hubbard, “were arrested and charged with the State Jail F e l o n y Offense of Improper Sexual Activity with a Person in Custody.”
The 119th District Attorney’s Office said that evidence presented during Hubbard’s hearing “revealed that Hubbard was the direct supervisor over Jailer Harrison, and that Hubbard had engaged in sexual contact with a female inmate on more than one occasion.” Evidence also showed that “Hubbard had put money in the inmate’s phone and commissary accounts.”
Harrison “pled guilty to two f.e.l.o.n.y charges and given a sentence of 730 days in state jail, “which was probated for three (3) years.”
Former officers granted immunity in civil suit but still face criminal charges
San Antonio Texas — Two former Police officers have been dismissed from a civil lawsuit related to the 2023 death of Melissa Perez.
The 46-year-old woman was shot and killed during a mental health crisis, resulting in the lawsuit filed by Perez’s family.
The lawsuit alleged that the officers used excessive force when they shot her in her apartment on the 6200 block of Old Pearsall Road.
The officers involved claimed that Perez approached them with a hammer. A federal judge ruled that “Perez had already been violent and aggressive toward the officers, and the video makes it clear she was coming toward them with a weapon, a hammer in her raised hand.” The judge stated that under these circumstances, the officers are entitled to qualified immunity.
It is important to note that this ruling pertains only to the civil lawsuit. The former officers, Alfred Flores and Eleazar Alejandro, still face murder charges, while Nathaniel Villalobos is charged with aggravated assault.
Texas DPS trooper pleads no contest in case over excessive force in traffic stop
Texas DPS – A former Texas DPS trooper has pled no contest as part of a plea deal in relation to a charge over excessive force.
The Travis County District Attorney’s Office officially charged Zachary Maini with official oppression, a class A misdemeanor, alleging he used a Taser unwarranted against a woman during a traffic stop in Travis County in August 2022.
Maini will also have to complete two months of deferred adjudication community supervision. The Texas Department of Public Safety initially referred the case to the Texas Office of Inspector General (OIG), who referred it to the DA’s office in September 2022.
Police records on Zachary Maini
Webb County deputy arrested on suspicion of DWI while off duty
A Webb County sheriff’s deputy was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated while off duty.
During the investigation, 37-year-old Michael Gonzalez reportedly showed signs of intoxication and was subsequently asked to perform standard sobriety tests.
After completing the tests, Gonzalez was arrested and taken to Webb County Jail, where he faced charges of Driving While Intoxicated (DWI).
Judge rules former Rusk Co. deputy as not eligible for qualified immunity in civil lawsuit
TYLER, Texas — The family of a man who died in an incident with a former Rusk County Sheriff’s deputy is seeing their case proceed to trial after a judge confirms the deputy is not eligible for qualified immunity.
Qualified immunity shields government and peace officers from personal liability in a civil lawsuit. Months later, U.S. District Judge Jeremy Kernodle confirmed the recommendation, denying Iversen any immunity.
The civil lawsuit, Wendy Tippit versus Sergeant Shane Iversen, stems from Randall’s death.
“He didn’t pull anything out, and then he immediately threw Mr. Randall to the ground,” the Randall family attorney Joseph Oxman said. “Why? There is absolutely no reason he escalated this situation.”
No charges filed against off-duty Bryan PD officer accused of killing neighbor’s dog
Bryan Texas – Grand jury decided no charges will be brought against an off-duty Bryan Police Officer accused of shooting and killing his neighbor’s dog.
The officer, who was not identified by the department, was placed on administrative leave during the investigation by the Brazos County Sheriff’s Office.
A grand jury, which did not find enough evidence to charge the officer.
A Bryan police officer is on administrative leave following an off-duty shooting incident that killed his neighbor’s dog.
The Bryan Police Department said the officer was off duty when an incident between him and his neighbor’s dog escalated.
“The officer discharged his off-duty weapon, striking and killing the neighbor’s dog.”
How a new Texas law may reduce the ‘Roaming Cops’ problem
In law enforcement in Texas a “Roaming Cops” is a police officer who frequently transfers between police departments, having a record of misconduct or unsuitable job performance
Texas – Nearly 200 police officers were fired or resigned for misconduct from one department and later hired at another Houston-area agency, according to Investigates analysis of personnel records from 2020 to 2024.
They’re known as a “Roaming Cops,” and a soon-to-be implemented Texas law addresses the problem across the state, by increasing transparency and accountability at the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, the state agency that licenses peace officers.
“When an officer was leaving agency A, getting fired from agency A, they might strike a deal to say, ‘I am not going to litigate this further with you if you just give me an honorable discharge,’” Soberon said. “Or a chief might say ‘I do not want the hassle of a drawn-out internal affairs process, so let me just give you an honorable and let you go.’ As we know, they continued to get hired at other agencies again and again and again.”
Going forward, officers who resign or retire before getting fired won’t get off the hook. Under the new law, agencies must complete an internal investigation into alleged misconduct and report those findings to TCOLE.
Police officers bargaining the badge not to go to prison
Texas – Why is it that when police officers get in trouble, they are not sent jail?
Across Texas, hundreds of law enforcement officers have permanently surrendered their peace officer license in the past four years. A KXAN investigation of 297 of those surrenders has discovered nearly all the officers were accused or charged with a crime – most often f.e.l.o.n.i.e.s. And, in almost every case the officers used their license as a bargaining tool by agreeing to surrender it as part of a deal to avoid jail or prison.
League City man suing police who arrested him for not displaying disability placard
A League City man was arrested in back in 2023. Now hes filing a civil rights lawsuit.
Scott Shearer said in his long career as a criminal defense attorney, he never imagined ending up on the other end of the law. He believes his arrest was unfair and sets a dangerous precedent for others.
On July 28, 2023 Shearer said, he drove over to his gym and sat in the car before going in so he could check emails. It would appear sitting outside of a gym on his phone made someone nervous because a League City police officer arrived and asked him if he had been taking photos.
“I offered him my phone twice to look at my phone to see I hadn’t taken any pictures, and eventually he got off that,” Shearer said.
Shearer said the officer never took him up on his offer to check his phone, but eventually the officer asked him to get out of the car, so he did. Shearer alleges the officer told him his eyes looked strange and asked if he was on anything.
The officer said that he was parked in a handi cap spot without a placard displayed.
Shearer said he told the officer he had one in the car and offered to get it, but the officer refused, and again said he needed to be the one to search the car. Shearer knew his rights and refused the search by the police.
Houston PD brass defended themselves, contradicted former chief in coding scandal
The Houston Police Department has finally released a cache of internal documents exposing the controversial practice of suspending thousands of criminal investigations, many involving serious offenses, due to staffing shortages.
These records, obtained only after a lengthy public information request battle, include revealing internal communications leading up to a night social media post in which HPD admitted it had failed to investigate a significant number of sexual assault cases.
The fallout would soon lead to intense scrutiny and top-level resignations, including Chief Troy Finner, who retired exactly one year ago.
Deputy on leave after being charged with stalking ex-girlfriend
Deputy Gustavo Villalon was charged on May 9 for allegedly repeatedly stalking a woman he dated for 10 months, until October 2024. After the breakup, documents allege Villalon had been harassing her since then through April 2025 on multiple communication platforms.
According to the Webster Police Department, Villalon is accused of going to his ex-girlfriend’s apartment several times after she tried to break things off. The arrest warrant states that Villalon also banged on the door a number of times, and that his actions were captured on the doorbell video. The woman said that after the breakup, she moved to a different apartment building due to storm damage and being in fear of Villalon, but he was able to find her by following her home.
Texas man sues deputies who shot him while on the phone with dispatchers
New Braunfels Texas – Ronald Smith, 40, sat with his legs crossed outside the Guadalupe Valley Memorial Park on Highway 46 – his right hand held his cell phone, and his left was in the air when deputies zeroed in on him with guns drawn.
Body camera video shows that before Guadalupe County Sheriff Deputy Hunter Saenz could make it all the way across the busy highway to Smith, his gun was up – and he was yelling commands.
“Show me your hands! Put your hands up! Put your hands up!” Saenz said in the video.
Texas prosecutor sues to compel Border Patrol testimony in trial of Uvalde police officer
Uvalde Texas – A Texas prosecutor filed a federal lawsuit seeking to force three U.S. Border Patrol agents who responded to the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting to testify in the prosecution of the former school police chief, who is facing criminal charges over the slow law enforcement action at the massacre.
The lawsuit from Uvalde County District Attorney Christina Mitchell filed on May 9 claims the testimony from the three officers, two of whom were part of the tactical team that eventually broke into a classroom and killed the gunman, is vital to the case against former school district Police Chief Pete Arredondo, who faces multiple counts of child endangerment and abandonment.
According to the lawsuit, the agents gave written statements early in the state investigation into the shooting and the response from nearly 400 local, state and federal officers who waited more than an hour to breach the classroom where the gunman was located. Nineteen fourth-grade students and two teachers were killed, and 18 more people were injured, in one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history.
Harris County 8 deputy accused of stalking ex threatened to ‘make work hard’ for her
Harris County Texas – A Harris County Precinct 8 Constable’s deputy is under investigation after he was charged with stalking, according to authorities.
An arrest warrant states Deputy Gustavo Villalon had been stalking/harassing a woman with whom he had been romantically involved.
According to court documents, Villalon was in an on-and-off relationship with a woman for 10 months, until October 2024. After the breakup, documents allege Villalon had been harassing her since then through April 2025 on multiple communication platforms, threatened to “make nasty rumors” and “make work hard” for her.
‘Sickening’: Hays County corrections officer arrested, facing child sex assault charges
Hays County Sheriff’s Office terminated a corrections officer after he was arrested and charged with multiple offenses.
Guadalupe County jail records, 35-year-old George Jearld Snell, of New Braunfels, was was arrested on two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child and two counts of indecency with a child involving sexual contact. Jail records showed he was held on a $2 million bond.
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