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If you are in Brazoria County, you will likely see a poignant symbols of respect in the form of black bands across deputy badges. It’s a sign of respect and ...

State Senator Lois Kolkhorst offered comments on the Senate floor in honor of Sergeant Mark Allen Butler, who drove into the path of a wrong-way driver that police say was fleeing arrest on Highway 6 ...

RAFAEL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR STAYING ON TOP OF THAT BREAKING NEWS FOR YOU AFTER WE'VE LEARNED THAT DEPUTY WAS HURT IN A SHOOTING IN DESOTO COUNTY OVERNIGHT. THIS WAS NEAR STATE ROAD ...

SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. - A Shelby County deputy shot and killed a man Tuesday morning, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI). The deadly shooting happened in the 1600 block of ...

(WDAM) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is looking into a non-fatal, officer-involved shooting Sunday that crossed county lines. The MBI said that a Winston County deputy shot a driver of ...

Community members are rallying to support the family of a Brazoria County Sheriff’s deputy killed in the line of duty.

Meagan Plymale was heading to work along state Road 71 on Thigen Road on Saturday around 4:30 a.m. She said it was a normal day until she saw officers of the DeSoto County Sheriff's Office lining ...

The Texas Rangers are investigating after a deputy-involved shooting stemming from a vehicle and foot chase Friday evening in Lubbock County. The Lubbock County Sheriff's Office engaged in a ...