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Suspected Cop-Killer Arrested in Texas After Manhunt

After an intense manhunt, Houston Police Department officers arrested 44-year-old Ronald “Ronnie” Palmer Jr. The captured fugitive will be charged in connection with the alleged murder of 28-year-old Harris County Deputy Sheriff Fernando Esqueda.

Suspected Texas Cop-Killer Ronnie Palmer is arrested in Houston. (Harris County Sheriff's

Missouri Police Officer Shot, Killed During Traffic Stop

A North Kansas City, Missouri, police officer died Tuesday morning after being shot during a traffic stop. The gunman allegedly opened fire shortly after the officer initiated a traffic stop for an expired temporary paper license plate.

North Kansas City Police Officer Daniel Vasquez died after being shot during a traffic sto

East Texas Community Honors Slain Constable Deputy Neil Adams

More than a thousand police officers, first responders, elected officials, and private citizens gathered on Thursday morning to honor the life of slain San Jacinto County Precinct 1 Constable’s Office Deputy Neil Adams. An angry customer in a Houston shopping mall shot and killed Adams on February 23 following an altercation over a credit card dispute.

Law enforcement salutes the life of San Jacinto County Precinct 1 Constable's Deputy Neil

Texas Jailer Dies from COVID After Processing Migrant 200 Miles from Border

Residents of Refugio County, Texas, honored the life of a sheriff’s office jailer on Tuesday who died in the line of duty after contracting the coronavirus while processing a migrant apprehended in a human smuggling incident. A sheriff’s office deputy is also recovering from COVID-19 after apprehending the migrant 200 miles from the Texas-Mexico border.

Refugio County Jailer Ricardo Hinojosa. (Photo: Refugio County Sheriff's Office)

Houston Police Sergeant Shot, Killed While Driving to Work

HOUSTON, Texas — An as-yet-unidentified gunman shot and killed a Houston police sergeant as he drove to work on the city’s north side Monday afternoon. This marks the second fatal shooting of a Houston police sergeant in the past three weeks, third in 2020, and the fourth line-of-duty Houston police officer death in the past 12 months.

Houston Police Sergeant Sean Rios