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Houston Police Consider Ways To Diffuse Volatile Encounters

Ed Mayberry

Posted on February 1, 2016 · Police officers from Houston recently gathered in Washington, D.D. to consider 30 principles to defuse volatile encounters. But the union that represents HPD's officers has issues with some of them.

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Posted on May 25, 2022 · The order will be signed Wednesday, the second anniversary of the murder of George Floyd while in police custody. But it only applies to federal law enforcement — not local forces

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Alleged carjacker shot by police after running over one man and stabbing another, HPD says

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Posted on April 5, 2022 · Police say the man crashed a stolen truck into an apartment building after running over its owner, then tried to attack a concierge and stabbed another man.

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