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‘Free Gaza Trump’ mask and ammunition among some of the evidence seized when searching Lakewood Church shooter’s home
Read full article: ‘Free Gaza Trump’ mask and ammunition among some of the evidence seized when searching Lakewood Church shooter’s homeOfficers said they also found a Neo-Nazi book and several other items inside the home.
Texas AG Ken Paxton says caller made false report to police describing ‘life-threatening situation’ at McKinney home
Read full article: Texas AG Ken Paxton says caller made false report to police describing ‘life-threatening situation’ at McKinney homeAttorney General Ken Paxton is speaking out after a false report was made to 911 by an unidentified caller describing a “life-threatening situation” at his family’s McKinney home on New Year’s Day.
Missouri City PD using new technology that allows officers to hear emergency calls
Read full article: Missouri City PD using new technology that allows officers to hear emergency callsThe Missouri City Police Department is the first Texas police agency to implement new software that allows officers to hear emergency calls in the field in real-time.
City blames staffing shortage after some Houston area 911 callers were sent to recording
Read full article: City blames staffing shortage after some Houston area 911 callers were sent to recordingHouston Police Department Chief Troy Finner had a one-word reaction to KPRC 2′s latest investigation, “Unacceptable”.
Family attorney to present new findings from investigation 2 years after Harding Street botched raid involving HPD
Read full article: Family attorney to present new findings from investigation 2 years after Harding Street botched raid involving HPDHOUSTON – The attorney representing Rhogena Nicholas’ family sent a release saying the family would like 911 calls to be released as well as sworn depositions by some of the Houston Police Department managers involved in the raid. The couple was shot and killed by Houston police officers during a controversial raid inside of their Harding Street home. The Nicholas family was set to appear in a probate court for a hearing Friday afternoon, but the hearing has been delayed. “Today was just the latest effort to put off and delay,” said Mike Doyle, an attorney for the family of Rhogena Nicholas. RELATED: Families of Harding Street raid victims write letter to city for transparency, to release HPD recordingsThe family attorney claims that they will present the new findings from their investigation, along with witness testimony from an expert, a family member and a representative from the Houston Police Department.
Sports world mourns death of John Thompson, but if not for fate, he would’ve likely died in Sept. 11 attacks
Read full article: Sports world mourns death of John Thompson, but if not for fate, he would’ve likely died in Sept. 11 attacksBut while the world is sad over Thompson’s passing, he at least had 19 more years of living after nearly dying during the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. But Rome’s producer, Danny Schwartz, asked that he fly out a day later to accommodate the show’s schedule. Thompson told Schwartz that wouldn’t work and he was unhappy at the suggestion, but after Schwartz insisted, Thompson changed his flight. Ten years after that day, Thompson went on Rome’s radio show to reminisce, starting with a message Thompson’s assistant relayed to him. “Let me tell you something, if you’re ever in Washington, D.C., you look me up,” Thompson told Schwartz.
911 operator helps rescue human trafficking victim calling from Dominican Republic
Read full article: 911 operator helps rescue human trafficking victim calling from Dominican RepublicAn international phone call helped save a Green Bay, Wisconsin woman’s life as she was being held captive about 2,000 miles away. “I never expected this to happen,” said Tracy Ertl, the Communications Supervisor for Brown County Public Safety. It’s a rare occurrence that the Brown County Dispatch Center gets an international call. The voice on the other end was a Green Bay woman in danger, being held captive in the Dominican Republic. She told Tracy Ertl and her team at the dispatch center she'd been there since October, with only a few chances to escape and get help.