Category Archives: Cop Watch
Cop Watch: The Mystery of Ex-Police Chief Michael Meissner – Is He a Sexual Predator or the Victim of a Vendetta?
This week, lawman and Dallas resident Michael Meissner was back in the news as the controversy surrounding his arrest and the subsequent dismissal of all charges refuses to die. In September, while in the role of Police Chief of Little River Academy (a small town near Waco), Meissner was arrested on the charges of promotion of…
Cop Watch: FBI Investigating the Bexar County Sheriff’s Dept – San Antonio Probe Growing for Past 2 Years
Today, the San Antonio Express News is reporting that for the past 2 years, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has been quietly investigating the activities of the Bexar County Sheriff’s Department — a law enforcement agency whose jurisdiction includes San Antonio, Texas, and the surrounding area. Apparently, the FBI has been snooping around there, down…
DA Watch: Yolanda Madden Freed by Judge After 4 Yrs – DA Failed to Turn Over Exculpatory Evidence
You may remember the case of Yolanda Madden because of the notorious YouTube video awhile back showing the Odessa cops being caught on video by Kopbusters. (We wrote about the Kopbusters story last December and you can watch the video on that post). Well, after being in jail for four years — yep, 4 YEARS — Yolanda…
Cop Watch: The Saga of Dallas County Constables Jaime Cortes and Derick Evans – Dan Wyde Enters the Fray
Earlier this month, we looked at Dallas County Constables Jaime Cortes and Derick Evans because they have filed legal arguments with the court (which are set for hearing on November 23rd) that the Dallas County Commissioners do not have the legal right to investigate county constables. Our concern at the time was the taking of the constables’…
Cop Watch: Taser Manufacturer Issues New Safety Warnings and Some Cops are Listening (But Not Enough)
Earlier this month, without much fanfare, the company that makes Tasers (those electric stun guns) changed the wording in its training manuals. Now, the company is warning users of its product NOT to aim for the chest. Why not? People can be severely injured or killed when those 50,000 volts hit near their vital organs,…
Cop Watch: Fort Worth Cop Who Tasered Mentally Ill Man to Death Still on Patrol, Police Dept. Closes Its Investigation Without Discipline
Remember the mentally ill man whose family called for help in calming him down — and who the cops Tasered, then sent EMS away? The young man died — read all the details in our prior post. Well, according to PoliceOne.Com, the Fort Worth Police Department has closed the file on Officer Stephanie A. Phillips…
Cop Watch: Police Chief Charged With Public Lewdness – Allegations Involve Mistress, Parked Police Cars, and Hanky Panky
It’s probably safe to assume that Baldemar Flores will be reevaluating his plan to run for Mayor of Mission, Texas, next year …. That’s because Mr. Flores is facing a misdemeanor charge of public lewdness, which carries a maximum punishment of one year in jail and a $4000 fine. Not a good thing for anyone’s reputation, but…
Cop Watch: Refugio Chief of Police Indicted after Fed Investigation
The Federal Bureau 0f Investigation (FBI), together with the Texas Rangers, just keeps on its quiet tour of the State of Texas, bopping one law enforcement agency after another with criminal indictments. They’re doing this so often, it’s almost like an adult and scary version of Little Bunny Foo-Foo in that forest with all the…
Crime News: Texas Police Get More Power to Control You
Effective this September 1st, about six weeks from now, two laws are going into effect that could have a big impact on your freedom. They give lots of power to Texas law enforcement in their dealings with the public — and if you’ve been following this blog and the antics of Texas cops these days,…
Cop Watch: FBI Busts 2 Sheriff’s Deputies in Major Meth Distribution Biz Run by Motorcycle Gang
Of course, this was a drug dealer’s dream. For many years, the Hockley County Sheriff’s Lead Investigator Deputy Gordon Bohannon and Narcotics Officer Jesse Quintanilla were working with Motorcycle Gang leader and drug dealer Bobby Duwayne Froman by helping him avoid getting caught as he ran a big meth distribution business out of the Lubbock…
