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Corpus Christi - 5 Workers Arrested During Game Room Bust
Another game room bust, this one happening in Banquete
4/20/14

Dallas - Drive in hit-and-run that killed officer's son caught in Florida
Sandy. Ethan died at the scene
4/20/14

Dallas - Police officer's 2-year-old son gets much-needed transplant
4/20/14

Fort Worth - Fatal car crash
Two adult males passengers in the car died at the scene
4/20/14

Galveston - Armed robber apprehended
Took the cigarettes, a cell phone, and an engagement ring
4/20/14

Harris County - 17-year-old falls out of car, dies after being shot
The teen’s mother was later notified about his death.
4/20/14

Kemah - Suspect in custody after bomb scare at Walmart
Several unknown devices were located in the pockets of the male suspect
4/20/14

Liberty County judge, wife taken by Life Flight to Memorial Hermann after head-on wreck
Both Mata brothers were arrested.
4/20/14

Plano - Traffic accident with serious injuries
Suspect has been identified as Benjamin Kevin Newman
4/20/14

Santa Fe - Police investigate murder-suicide
Husband 75, wife 57
4/20/14

Seabrook - Chief Of Police Retires After 35 Years, New Chief
Two new police officers were presented to council
4/20/14

Teen killed as authorities fire on fleeing robbery suspects
An East Tulsa restaurant is robbed by two masked gunmen, who pistol-whip employees
4/20/14

They called him “Tiny,” but late HPD officer left big impression
If you grew up in Garden Oaks or Oak Forest in the ’50s you knew Tiny [Romund]
4/20/14

“How’s My Waterway” Now More User-Friendly
App Lets Users Check Health of Waterways Anywhere in the US
4/19/14

Advocates Urge Perry to Ban Tasers in Schools
Use of Tasers and pepper spray has become far too routine
4/19/14

Dallas - Police Association responds to convicted cop killer’s death penalty appeal
A man who killed a uniformed Dallas police officer in 2001 will get to move ahead with his appeal of a death sentence:
4/19/14

Galveston - Bolivar murder car found at Houston strip club
Towed to Houston storage lot
4/19/14

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Houston - Dead man investigation
Found on a couch inside an abandoned house
4/19/14

1 Comment Last Comment at 4/19/2014 2:17:29 PM

Houston - Investigation into Fatal Shooting
Sitting in their vehicle when shot
4/19/14

Houston - Investigation into Fatal Shooting
Shot while inside a silver car with two unknown male
4/19/14

Houston - Investigation into Fatal Shooting
Working as a security guard
4/19/14

Prison Reform is Bigger in Texas
Perry has overseen the executions of 268 people
4/19/14

Texas Attorney General's Opinion - School employees & Handguns
Whether a school district may authorize
4/19/14

Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission
Next Regular Commission Meeting
4/19/14

US Marshal's Service - Amber Alert cancelled
Attempt to locate Lacey Dewent a 14 year old juvenile
4/19/14

Beaumont - Kountze Man Pleads Guilty in Fraud Case
Theft of government property
4/18/14

Dallas - Chief answers questions about standardized field sobriety testing
Concerns were expressed that only African American recruits were failing
4/18/14

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Dallas - Serial Bank Robber Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison
FBI Says Luis de la Garza was the “Mesh Mask Bandit”
4/18/14

Dallas - Woman Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison on Wire Fraud Conspiracy Conviction
Ran Ponzi Scheme Involving Medical Insurance Investments
4/18/14

Del Rio - Woman sentenced for faking her own kidnapping
Attempt to obtain approximately $700 in ransom money
4/18/14

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Eldorado - State seizes polygamist group's secluded ranch
Yearning For Zion Ranch near Eldorado
4/18/14

Election Identification Certificates Available at Driver License Offices
The 2014 primary runoff election in Texas is May 27
4/18/14

Galveston - Drug Advisory Committee expands Take It Back
Drugs exceeded motor vehicle accidents as a cause of death in 2009
4/18/14

Galveston - Social media talk indicates huge, unauthorized Galveston beach party planned
Circle Promotions has been touting a weekend-long Texas Beach Party
4/18/14

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Houston - "Slider" targets women pumping gas in Houston area
Suspected in five purse thefts at gas stations
4/18/14

Houston - Creepy burglar arrested after video of him watching baby goes viral
Arrested on Thursday on unrelated charges
4/18/14

1 Comment Last Comment at 4/18/2014 9:31:40 AM

Houston - Gary Blankinship Sworn-In as United States Marshal for the Southern District of Texas
Has served in law enforcement for over 35 years
4/18/14

Houston - Security guard fatally shot during second day on the job
Man trying to get through the access gates
4/18/14

Jefferson County - Murder suspect arrested
8 police agencies involved in the arrest
4/18/14

Liberty County - Lawmaker stops relocation of some of Texas' most dangerous sex offenders
It's a dangerous population, the worst of the worst
4/18/14

Police Newslinks

UPI Almanac for Sunday, April 20, 2014

UPI Almanac for Saturday, April 19, 2014

Man finds nearly 6.2 carat diamond in state park

UPI Almanac for Friday, April 18, 2014

'Homeless' man evicted from heat-equipped spot inside the Manhattan Bridge by NYPD

Dog fingered as culprit after six months of tire slashings in England

Michigan mayor rejects atheist’s request to place 'reason station' inside city hall

New Jersey man arrested for allegedly threatening deli workers with samurai sword

S.C. man gets federal 'theft of government property' charge after not paying soda refill

Missing French boy was only real on Facebook

Texas hitchhiker picked up and then tossed off bridge over Lake Ray Hubbard

38 million gallons to be flushed from Mt. Tabor Reservoir after man urinated in it

Students show school pride in viral lip dub music video

Florida judge is surprised at defendant Edward Cocaine appearing in court on drug charge

'Boats 'N Hoes' political action committee will be dissolved

Judge tells father to stop emailing his children in all capital letters

Florida man busted after allegedly burglarizing business he follows on Instagram

UPI Almanac for Thursday, April 17, 2014

Celebrate Easter with the bacon Easter egg

Lawsuit alleges that iPants slimming underwear doesn't slim

Boise business allows customers to engage in 'recreational destruction' by breaking stuff

Oregon woman sues Walmart over shampoo that caused hair to get so tangled she cut it

Caterpillar exacavators play game of 'Jumbo Jenga' in new video

Association of Teachers and Lecturers: iPad addiction stops infants from using building blocks

'Testicle squeeze' prank lands Irish schoolboy in medically-induced coma