/tags/police-reform police reform en-US Copyright Wed, 09 Jul 2025 10:46:42 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-07-09/high-speed-police-chase-officer-punishment-dallas-fort-worth-arlington-denton-training A ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº analysis of disciplinary records for nearly 200 North Texas police officers found that while the state requires the same police driving training from all licensed peace officers and police departments have similar vehicle pursuit policies, discipline for violating those policies differ greatly from department to department. Wed, 09 Jul 2025 10:46:42 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-07-09/high-speed-police-chase-officer-punishment-dallas-fort-worth-arlington-denton-training Toluwani Osibamowo, Caroline Love /criminal-justice/2025-05-22/south-texas-high-speed-police-chases-mexico-border-donald-trump-immigration-policy High-speed chases involving state troopers at the border reached a five-year peak in 2022 — the same year pursuits played a role in law enforcement's chaotic response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. Chases are less frequent now, but it's possible they won't stay that way. Thu, 22 May 2025 10:00:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-05-22/south-texas-high-speed-police-chases-mexico-border-donald-trump-immigration-policy Toluwani Osibamowo, Yfat Yossifor /government/2025-04-22/deadly-police-chases-texas-law-legislature State lawmakers and criminal justice experts offer some insight into what drives the lawmaking process in Texas and whether police chases – a phenomenon that killed nearly 100 people in Texas in 2022 – will ever be regulated in the law. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 10:02:00 GMT /government/2025-04-22/deadly-police-chases-texas-law-legislature Toluwani Osibamowo /criminal-justice/2025-03-11/high-speed-police-chase-deaths-families-north-texas-fort-worth More and more people are dying during high-speed police chases. Officers, suspects and people who weren’t involved in the chase aren't always protected from grave harm. Tue, 11 Mar 2025 09:59:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-03-11/high-speed-police-chase-deaths-families-north-texas-fort-worth Toluwani Osibamowo /criminal-justice/2025-02-26/texas-high-speed-police-chase-tracking-data-statewide Experts say tracking police chases fosters transparency and can indicate whether certain pursuit policies are effective. So why don’t more states do it? Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-02-26/texas-high-speed-police-chase-tracking-data-statewide Toluwani Osibamowo, Emily Wolf | Fort Worth Report /government/2024-05-14/dallas-police-oversight-dynell-lane-city-manager The four officers were given a written reprimand and sensitivity training, but members of the police oversight board requested a look into whether harsher punishment was appropriate. Wed, 15 May 2024 03:08:57 GMT /government/2024-05-14/dallas-police-oversight-dynell-lane-city-manager Toluwani Osibamowo /criminal-justice/2024-04-10/dynell-lane-dallas-police-oversight-board-investigating-claims Officers were caught on body camera mocking Dynell Lane when he urinated himself after officers denied him access to a restroom at a Deep Ellum pizzeria in June 2023. Wed, 10 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-04-10/dynell-lane-dallas-police-oversight-board-investigating-claims Toluwani Osibamowo /texas-news/2023-02-08/black-lawmakers-texas-priorities-criminal-justice-reform-maternal-health Police killings like that of Tyre Nichols and high maternal mortality rates for Black women have informed some of the Texas Legislative Black Caucus' biggest concerns. Wed, 08 Feb 2023 20:47:31 GMT /texas-news/2023-02-08/black-lawmakers-texas-priorities-criminal-justice-reform-maternal-health Toluwani Osibamowo /criminal-justice/2023-01-27/tyre-nichols-dallas-protests Dallas Police and other city officials made statements condemning the violence in the released footage, in which Nichols, 29, was beaten by Memphis police officers. He died three days later. Sat, 28 Jan 2023 02:06:54 GMT /criminal-justice/2023-01-27/tyre-nichols-dallas-protests Pablo Arauz Peña, Paul DeBenedetto