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A fatal officer-involved shooting occurred in Pleasant Grove Monday night, June 19, 2017, and the Dallas Police Department is investigating the incident. According to law enforcement officials, at about 5…
Read More On Thursday, June 15, 2017, a law requiring county jails to provide inmates who may have mental health problems with treatment was signed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott. The legislation…
Read More On Thursday, June 9, 2017, at about 6:45 p.m., police encountered 32-year-old David Thomas Jones, who was riding a dirt bike. At the time, the officers had been transporting individuals…
Read More On July 18, 2016, Charles Kinsey, an African American, was allegedly shot in the leg by police as his hands were raised in the air on a North Miami street.…
Read More The Austin Police Department (APD) has suspended an officer for 20 days, after he allegedly used a stun gun to shock a suspect who was not resisting arrest. The…
Read More A Smith County Jail detainee, Carlos Jose Hernandez, Jr., committed suicide in the jail shortly after midnight today. Mr. Hernandez apparently hung himself in his cell. The Smith County Sheriff…
Read More In July 2016, Amanda Woog released a database for public access that lists all of the deaths that occurred when people were in Texas legal custody between 2005 and 2015.…
Read More On Wednesday, June 7, 2017, a woman was awarded $6.7 million by a jury in association with her allegedly being sexually assaulted by a guard when she was an inmate…
Read More On the early morning of May 14, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nevada, 40-year-old Tashii Brown, an unarmed black man, approached two officers at a coffee shop in a casino, the…
Read More There has been widespread outrage over the alleged police shooting of Philando Castile, which was publicized through a video shot by Castile’s girlfriend after the shooting had occurred. The officer…
Read More The husband of a Harris County deputy sheriff was recently involved in an altercation at a Denny’s restaurant that ended in the death of 24-year-old John Hernandez. The fatality has…
Read More The family of Arnaldo Soto, who has autism, is suing the City of North Miami in connection with an alleged police shooting that occurred on July 18, 2016. The family…
Read More Orange County, Texas, has a list of reasons to be concerned about potential costs associated with The Sandra Bland Act, which lacks only Governor Abbott’s signature to become law. Democrat…
Read More Our law firm recently filed suit against the City of Burkburnett and one of its police officers regarding the in-custody death of Marcus Johnson. We represent Mr. Johnson’s mother and…
Read More A police officer in Garland, Texas, was captured on video allegedly beating a 37-year-old suspect after removing his handcuffs. The officer allegedly punched him seven times and gave him a…
Read More A 9-year Baytown Police Department veteran and member of its SWAT team was indicted on a second-degree felony charge of bribery on Thursday, May 25, 2017. The officer has been…
Read More A Sugar Land, Texas, man was in New Orleans, Louisiana, over the Memorial Day Weekend for a graduation and ended up being allegedly shot by a Louisiana Supreme Court police…
Read More A Caucasian police officer in Tulsa, Oklahoma, allegedly shot and killed Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black man, on September 16, 2016. The officer was later charged with first-degree manslaughter. On…
Read More English: The Courthouse was completed in 1884. It is located in Lampasas, Texas. The structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 21, 1971. (Photo credit:…
Read More A former Miss Black Texas U.S. Ambassador has accused the chief of police in Commerce, Texas of calling her a “black bitch” and forcing her to spend a night in…
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