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Texas tightens rules on troopers' aerial shooting

State officials said Thursday that troopers are now forbidden from aerial shooting unless they're under fire - Full Story

Teen could be tried as adult in Texas agent's shooting

District judge said, "We're dealing with a sophisticated, mature individual" - Full Story

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Throwing another agency under the bus

It cuts a uniquely sharp path when the head of another agency publicly criticizes the actions of other law enforcement officers and does so to members of the press, who are well known for inaccurate and biased reporting. - Full Story

Columns

Thane Gallagher - Patrolling the Border

Throwing another agency under the bus

When we turn on our own, the most common outcome is a fracture in the thin blue line - Full Story

In-depth News

Mexico border searched after agent death

Investigators were scouring a rugged area Wednesday near the U.S.-Mexico for evidence in the fatal shooting of a Border Patrol agent, the first since 2010. - Full Story

Columns

Thane Gallagher - Patrolling the Border

Illegal immigrants' 'auxiliary documents' cause confusion for cops

A new market for counterfeit documents has just been born, and the law enforcement officer now must wade through a morass of data in ‘auxiliary documents’ - Full Story

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'Zero tolerance' border policy praised, doubted

The zero-tolerance zone for Operation Streamline has been extended to include all 210 miles of the Del Rio sector and other stretches of Mexico's border with the United States. (AP Photo)
A "nightmare" for the due process?

Exclusives

Justice for Border Patrol Agent Jesus Diaz?

One can only guess what the jury’s findings might have been had they known about the “armed escort alert” received by the agents 24 hours earlier that escalated their awareness level. - Full Story

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Terror threat on the border

PoliceOne Senior Editor Doug Wyllie here... I've been howling about this issue for more than eight years — probably more like nine years — and I know I'm not alone. Law enforcers have been fighting this threat much longer than that. If you would like to add your voice to the column I'm writing about this for an upcoming PoliceOne Newsletter, please send me an email with your brief comment, as well as your name and agency.

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