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January 28, 2022

Two Houston police officers released from hospital a day after being shot

Two Houston police officers were released from the hospital after being shot on Thursday afternoon.

January 28, 2022

Six law enforcement officers shot across US in less than 48 hours as violent crime surges

Police and law enforcement officers continue to be the victims of a violent trend, as six officers were the victims of gun violence over the past two days.

January 28, 2022

AOC's GOP challenger demands death penalty for cop killers following deadliest year in law enforcement history

With New York City facing an alarming spike in homicides – including the murders of two NYPD officers last Friday -- U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Republican challenger Desi Cuellar is proposing a federal death penalty for convicted cop killers.

January 27, 2022

Texas suspect in corporal's death on the run since 1996, wanted for murder in El Salvador: DA's office

The suspect accused of killing Harris County Cpl. Charles Galloway earlier this week has been on the run since 1996 and is wanted for another murder in El Salvador, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said Thursday. 

January 27, 2022

3 Houston police officers shot; suspect in custody after standoff, officials say

An armed suspect was arrested in Houston on Thursday evening in the shootings of three city police officers, authorities said.

January 27, 2022

Houston constable's killing part of swift rise in violent crime across the Lone Star State's largest city

Corporal Charles Galloway, a Constable in Harris County’s fifth precinct, was killed before ever having the chance to get out of his vehicle early Sunday morning. Authorities say the driver of the vehicle he’d pulled over, jumped out and opened fire on the Corporal’s SUV, and then fled the scene.

January 26, 2022

Houston DUI suspect in deputy's alleged hit-and-run death is freed on bond, records show

A Houston driver accused of killing a sheriff's deputy in an alleged DUI hit-and-run incident Monday was released on a $275,000 bond, Harris County court records show. 

January 26, 2022

Houston K-9 stabbing suspect, who is also a person of interest in his father’s death, is arrested

The Texas K-9 stabbing suspect who was on the run following the discovery of his father’s body at a home he was staying at has been taken into custody, police say.

January 25, 2022

Houston K-9 stabbing suspect Ryan Smith is on the run following discovery of father’s body, police say

A suspect who was bonded out of jail by family members after being charged with stabbing a Houston Police Department K-9 dog over the weekend is now being sought as a person of interest in the death of his father, whose body was found hidden early Tuesday in the garage of his home, police say.

January 24, 2022

Texas cop killing suspect's record, citizenship unclear due to alias - but manhunt underway, prosecutor says

Oscar Rosales, 51, who police accuse of fatally shooting Harris County Corporal Charles Galloway early Sunday, is likely an alias, authorities said during a Monday news briefing. But they have both video evidence of the crime and a photo they say shows the wanted man’s face.