A Dallas Morning News investigation underscores why police reform is needed.
A statue of early 1900 s Navasota City Marshal Frank Augustus Hamner stands outside the Navasota Police Department/City Hall complex in Navasota, Texas, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Back then, the 6 5 , 24 yr-old Hamner was the law after the city council made a plea to the Governor as political and racial conflicts were tearing the community apart. A plaque in the plaza says Local affluent hardliners challenged him only to learn that he would arrest anyone who broke the law. He s most famous for organizing a posse that tracked down Bonnie and Clyde Barrow in Louisiana. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News)(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer)
Legislators running out of time to pass bills curbing law enforcement agencies from hiring bad officers
weatherforddemocrat.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from weatherforddemocrat.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Texas lawmakers may not pass bills to stop police agencies from hiring bad cops
texastribune.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from texastribune.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
‘He’s done this before’: How a Texas cop with sexual misconduct allegations kept getting hired
Stephen Yohner’s law enforcement career highlights shortcomings in how police departments in Texas handle sexual misconduct allegations and how the state fails in tracking problem officers.
The Navasota Police Department is shown at the City Hall complex in Navasota on May 12, 2021.(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer)
10:34 AM on May 14, 2021 CDT
Anna Donner hoped for a career in law enforcement when she joined the Hearne Police Department in 2016.
After serving eight years in the Air Force, the 26-year-old landed her first civilian job as a 911 dispatcher for the small department near College Station. She hoped it would be a stepping-stone to her dream of becoming a crime scene investigator.