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Nonprofit works to get bullet resistant shields to all Bexar County area law enforcement vehicles
Read full article: Nonprofit works to get bullet resistant shields to all Bexar County area law enforcement vehiclesOperation Safe Shield has already equipped over 100 law enforcement vehicles in Texas with bullet resistant windows and windshields through fundraisers. The organization is now moving into Bexar County to do the same.
EXCLUSIVE: City of Uvalde hired investigator with no active shooter training to investigate Robb tragedy
Read full article: EXCLUSIVE: City of Uvalde hired investigator with no active shooter training to investigate Robb tragedyThe Austin area investigator hired by the City of Uvalde in July 2022 to conduct an independent investigation into the Robb Elementary shooting has no active shooter response training.
Enforcing Texas’ new immigration law may be challenging, even for authorities that support it
Read full article: Enforcing Texas’ new immigration law may be challenging, even for authorities that support itA new law allowing local authorities to deport migrants remains tied up in court. Even if it goes back into effect, logistical challenges could complicate enforcement.
Man dies after being shot in the chest at Port Aransas Beach, police say
Read full article: Man dies after being shot in the chest at Port Aransas Beach, police sayOne man has died, and another was seriously injured after being shot at Port Aransas Beach. The shooting happened around 11:55 p.m. Monday near Marker 42 as officials were moving a large crowd of people.
“The families deserve more”: Uvalde city report clears local officers of wrongdoing
Read full article: “The families deserve more”: Uvalde city report clears local officers of wrongdoingFamilies were infuriated by praise for local law enforcement in a report on the Robb Elementary School shooting released Thursday by a private investigator.
Despite grand jury investigation, officers may not face charges in Uvalde shooting response
Read full article: Despite grand jury investigation, officers may not face charges in Uvalde shooting responseLocal prosecutor Christina Mitchell last month convened a grand jury to investigate police officers’ delay in confronting the gunman at Robb Elementary School.
‘It’s a horrendous way to learn’: What emergency responders should take away from DOJ Uvalde report
Read full article: ‘It’s a horrendous way to learn’: What emergency responders should take away from DOJ Uvalde reportA peace officer academy instructor says that all first responding agencies should review the Department of Justice report and consider updating their policies and training.
Changes coming for law enforcement discharge statuses
Read full article: Changes coming for law enforcement discharge statusesNow a law as of September 1, Senate Bill 1445 aims to change how the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement is functioning moving forward, especially when it comes to discipline.
Body camera footage shows February drunk-driving arrest of Sen. Charles Schwertner
Read full article: Body camera footage shows February drunk-driving arrest of Sen. Charles SchwertnerNewly released body camera footage shows state Sen. Charles Schwertner’s February arrest for suspicion of drunk driving. Travis County prosecutors dropped the charge in July.
How does the criminal justice system work? KSAT Explains
Read full article: How does the criminal justice system work? KSAT ExplainsRecent tensions between the San Antonio Police Department and the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office sparked by the shooting of six SAPD officers within a two-week span while in pursuit of suspects triggered this KSAT Explains.
Bodycam video shows confrontation between U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson and law enforcement
Read full article: Bodycam video shows confrontation between U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson and law enforcementThe footage shows Jackson being tackled to the ground and placed in handcuffs, with the Amarillo Republican directing a profanity-laced tirade toward a trooper. His office has said Jackson, a physician, was trying to help with a medical emergency.
1 injured after drunk driver causes rollover crash near Loop 1604, police say
Read full article: 1 injured after drunk driver causes rollover crash near Loop 1604, police sayA passenger was seriously injured after a drunk driver rolled their car in a crash on Loop 1604 overnight Sunday, according to San Antonio police.
Once again, tension builds after state police are deployed to a major Texas city
Read full article: Once again, tension builds after state police are deployed to a major Texas cityA month after the Texas Department of Public Safety began patrolling Austin streets, city officials have both praised a drop in violent crime and condemned the operation’s disparate impact on Latino and Black residents. In 2019, Dallas faced the same challenges.
San Antonio to vote on progressive wish list on abortion, marijuana, low-level arrests
Read full article: San Antonio to vote on progressive wish list on abortion, marijuana, low-level arrestsProposition A on the May 6 ballot will test the city’s political climate and progressives’ ability to advance a controversial agenda.
Texas drops effort to punish Harris County over its law enforcement spending
Read full article: Texas drops effort to punish Harris County over its law enforcement spendingThe fight is the latest skirmish between Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar and Harris County leaders over whether they “defunded” law enforcement.
Two dead, several injured after migrants were found “suffocating” inside train car
Read full article: Two dead, several injured after migrants were found “suffocating” inside train carUvalde officials said U.S. Border Patrol responded to a 911 call alerting them about a group of people who were trapped for hours inside of a shipping container.
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan’s new priority bills focus on school safety, requiring districts to adopt active-shooter plans
Read full article: Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan’s new priority bills focus on school safety, requiring districts to adopt active-shooter plansMore than nine months after the Uvalde school shooting, top GOP lawmakers maintain focus on school safety reforms and investments in mental health resources in hopes it will prevent future tragedies.
Gov. Greg Abbott starts state task force on street takeovers
Read full article: Gov. Greg Abbott starts state task force on street takeoversDuring a recent street racing incident, Austin residents faced long 911 wait times. City officials say they need to increase staffing for 911 call takers, but state license and background check requirements make it difficult to fill positions.
FBI announces investigations into deaths at Harris County Jail
Read full article: FBI announces investigations into deaths at Harris County JailSince Jacoby Pillow’s death last month, at least three others have died at Harris County Jail. And the year before, the jail hit a record-high of 27 in-custody deaths.
University of Houston asked students to wear neon vests after police drew weapon on a Black student
Read full article: University of Houston asked students to wear neon vests after police drew weapon on a Black studentThe university distributed vests to theater students after an officer drew a gun on a Black student rehearsing a violent scene last year. Officials walked back the requirement amid recent student criticism.
The fringe ideology of “constitutional sheriffs” is attracting believers within Texas law enforcement
Read full article: The fringe ideology of “constitutional sheriffs” is attracting believers within Texas law enforcementSome 50 Texas sheriffs and numerous elected officials have attended trainings on the unsupported notion that sheriffs can single-handedly overrule state and federal law. The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, which offered state peace officers credit for the seminars, is now investigating.
Afghan soldier arrested at border while seeking asylum has new lawyers, meets with FBI
Read full article: Afghan soldier arrested at border while seeking asylum has new lawyers, meets with FBIAbdul Wasi Safi’s physical and mental health are deteriorating as he waits at a detention center near the border.
SAPD: Driver hospitalized in critical condition after rollover crash near IH-10
Read full article: SAPD: Driver hospitalized in critical condition after rollover crash near IH-10A driver was hospitalized in critical condition after a rollover crash on the city’s Northwest Side, said San Antonio police.
SAPD: Two arrested after firing shots, evading arrest on Northwest Side
Read full article: SAPD: Two arrested after firing shots, evading arrest on Northwest SideA 19-year-old man and another person were arrested Friday night after firing shots and evading arrest on the city’s Northwest Side, according to San Antonio police.
Officers follow blood trail to East Side apartment, find man stabbed, SAPD says
Read full article: Officers follow blood trail to East Side apartment, find man stabbed, SAPD saysOfficers responding to a fight discovered a blood trail that led to a man who was stabbed inside an East Side apartment, according to San Antonio police.
Ex-Fort Worth cop sentenced to nearly 12 years for manslaughter of Atatiana Jefferson
Read full article: Ex-Fort Worth cop sentenced to nearly 12 years for manslaughter of Atatiana JeffersonA jury found Aaron Dean guilty of manslaughter last week for the fatal shooting of Jefferson, a 28-year-old Black woman, while she was babysitting her nephew in a family home.
Former Fort Worth police officer found guilty of manslaughter of Atatiana Jefferson
Read full article: Former Fort Worth police officer found guilty of manslaughter of Atatiana JeffersonA jury on Thursday found Aaron Dean guilty of manslaughter for shooting Jefferson while she babysat her nephew in her mother’s home in 2019.
Texas DPS chief Steve McCraw says his agency “did not fail” at Uvalde school shooting
Read full article: Texas DPS chief Steve McCraw says his agency “did not fail” at Uvalde school shootingAt a public meeting where families that lost children in the school shooting said he should resign, McCraw said members of the Department of Public Safety made mistakes. But he said he’ll step down only “if DPS as an institution failed the families.”
San Antonio-area law enforcement officers better trained to handle mental health calls
Read full article: San Antonio-area law enforcement officers better trained to handle mental health callsLaw enforcement officers are on the go when answering most calls, but when it comes to mental health situations, they’re trained to slow down and engage.
Texas DPS director says he wishes his agency had taken control over the police response to the Uvalde shooting
Read full article: Texas DPS director says he wishes his agency had taken control over the police response to the Uvalde shootingThe state’s top law enforcement agency also told USA Today that seven officers have now been referred to its internal affairs division, including two who are command staff.
Gov. Greg Abbott appoints officer indicted for misconduct during George Floyd protests to police regulatory agency
Read full article: Gov. Greg Abbott appoints officer indicted for misconduct during George Floyd protests to police regulatory agencyJustin Berry was among 19 Austin police officers indicted earlier this year, accused of using excessive force against people protesting the murder of George Floyd.
Here are eight pivotal moments of the police response to the Uvalde shooting captured by officers’ body cameras
Read full article: Here are eight pivotal moments of the police response to the Uvalde shooting captured by officers’ body camerasThe new material further illustrates the lack of coordination among officers, the confusion over the chain of command and the delays in confronting the shooter.
VIDEO: Texas officials release 77 minutes of footage from inside Uvalde school during shooting
Read full article: VIDEO: Texas officials release 77 minutes of footage from inside Uvalde school during shootingNearly two months after the state’s deadliest school shooting, footage from inside Robb Elementary in Uvalde was released on Sunday to families and the public.
Five takeaways from the House committee report on the Uvalde shooting
Read full article: Five takeaways from the House committee report on the Uvalde shootingAmong the findings: Police lacked clear leadership and basic communications, school doors were routinely left open and the gunman gave hints of his coming rampage.
Press conference in Uvalde following release of video, report to families of victims
Read full article: Press conference in Uvalde following release of video, report to families of victimsMembers of a special Texas House investigatory committee are holding a press conference in Uvalde on Sunday at 4 p.m.
‘Dead suspect’ loophole in state law could prevent release of information in Uvalde school shooting
Read full article: ‘Dead suspect’ loophole in state law could prevent release of information in Uvalde school shootingThree weeks have passed since the school shooting in Uvalde, and there are concerns that a loophole in Texas law that could prevent information from being released as questions about what happened inside Robb Elementary remain.
Police chief who led the response to the school shooting in Uvalde had no radio at the scene, reports say
Read full article: Police chief who led the response to the school shooting in Uvalde had no radio at the scene, reports sayThe revelation is the latest to point to deficiencies and missteps in authorities’ response to the shooting at Robb Elementary School. Police opted to wait for reinforcements and tactical gear, taking more than an hour to confront and take down the shooter.
Authorities fatally shoot convicted murderer who killed family of five while on the lam
Read full article: Authorities fatally shoot convicted murderer who killed family of five while on the lamAuthorities say Gonzalo Lopez killed a man and his four grandchildren in Leon County. He escaped from a prison bus nearly three weeks ago.
In battered Uvalde, where a police chief is in hiding, grief gives way to calls for accountability
Read full article: In battered Uvalde, where a police chief is in hiding, grief gives way to calls for accountabilityAs chief of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police Department, it was Arredondo’s call to wait more than an hour for backup instead of ordering officers on scene to immediately charge the shooter.
Uvalde school district’s police chief didn’t know about 911 calls coming from inside the school, lawmaker says
Read full article: Uvalde school district’s police chief didn’t know about 911 calls coming from inside the school, lawmaker saysState Sen. Roland Gutierrez, D-San Antonio, said the commanding officer at the scene of the shooting was not informed about the calls that Uvalde police were receiving, calling the lack of coordination a “system failure.”
Austin police officers who were indicted over actions during George Floyd protests sue the city
Read full article: Austin police officers who were indicted over actions during George Floyd protests sue the citySeveral demonstrators who participated in the protests in response to George Floyd’s murder were seriously injured when they were struck by police with “less than lethal” beanbag rounds. The officers’ suit says they did not receive training on how to use this type of ammunition.
Law enforcement agencies from across Texas come to help in Uvalde
Read full article: Law enforcement agencies from across Texas come to help in UvaldeDays after 19 children and two teachers were killed inside of Robb Elementary, the city of Uvalde is filled with law enforcement from agencies across the state.
What we know, minute by minute, about how the Uvalde shooting and police response unfolded
Read full article: What we know, minute by minute, about how the Uvalde shooting and police response unfoldedState officials provided a timeline of the massacre and have corrected crucial details amid public demands for information on how authorities handled the situation.
Watch live: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to address Uvalde school shooting investigation at 3:30 p.m. CT
Read full article: Watch live: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to address Uvalde school shooting investigation at 3:30 p.m. CTAbbott’s press conference follows a morning briefing from top law enforcement who admitted local police made a crucial error as the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde continued.
How law enforcement are trained to respond during an active shooter situation
Read full article: How law enforcement are trained to respond during an active shooter situationThe Columbine High School shooting 23 years ago changed how law enforcement officers respond to an active shooter. The guidelines are similar across law enforcement agencies -- make entry and stop the killing.
Analysis: Grief. Horror. Inaction. Texas mass shootings follow a numbing script
Read full article: Analysis: Grief. Horror. Inaction. Texas mass shootings follow a numbing scriptWe know what comes next. Another scar hardens on the state’s collective psyche, but little is done to prevent the next one.
Peer-to-peer support group helps local first responders cope with PTSD
Read full article: Peer-to-peer support group helps local first responders cope with PTSDFirst responders are called to emergencies, rescue people and show up to work day after day to do it all over again, which can sometimes lead to post-traumatic stress disorder. A former police officer in Selma is helping others learn how to manage their trauma.
Webb County, a Democratic stronghold, is set to welcome Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s controversial migrant arrests
Read full article: Webb County, a Democratic stronghold, is set to welcome Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s controversial migrant arrestsThe county is the most populous to embrace the Republican governor’s “catch-and-jail” policy to arrest people accused of crossing the border illegally for state crimes, including trespassing.
Gov. Greg Abbott floats pardons for Austin police officers charged with excessive force in 2020 protests
Read full article: Gov. Greg Abbott floats pardons for Austin police officers charged with excessive force in 2020 protestsAbbott’s move is the latest in a long clash between Texas Republicans and Austin-area officials over policing — and comes as the push for reform in the Texas capital enters a more complex and uncertain chapter.
Nine Austin cops are accused of shooting and injuring one woman during the 2020 protests against police brutality
Read full article: Nine Austin cops are accused of shooting and injuring one woman during the 2020 protests against police brutalityIndictments released Tuesday accuse 19 officers of using deadly weapons to injure 11 demonstrators during protests against racial injustice and police violence two years ago.
An Austin cop has been charged with police misconduct. That might actually help his Texas House campaign.
Read full article: An Austin cop has been charged with police misconduct. That might actually help his Texas House campaign.Justin Berry is among 19 Austin law enforcement officers indicted and accused of using excessive force on anti-police brutality protesters in 2020.
Two Dallas police officers face assault charges from 2020 George Floyd protests
Read full article: Two Dallas police officers face assault charges from 2020 George Floyd protestsOfficer Ryan Mabry and former officer Melvin Williams face multiple counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and official oppression for their involvement with the protests.
Law enforcement, West Side neighborhood take part in block walk to advocate for safety
Read full article: Law enforcement, West Side neighborhood take part in block walk to advocate for safetyThe community surrounding Saint Timothy’s Catholic Church on the West Side organized a block walk to advocate for safety.
Analysis: A swelling Texas treasury gives 2022 hopefuls room for big ideas
Read full article: Analysis: A swelling Texas treasury gives 2022 hopefuls room for big ideasAs the political season starts, the contestants got an unexpected bit of good news: The state comptroller says the next Legislature will start with almost $25 billion in the state treasury. Expensive campaign promises just got a lot easier to make.
In latest blunder, charges dropped against migrants arrested in Texas governor’s border crackdown because of faulty paperwork
Read full article: In latest blunder, charges dropped against migrants arrested in Texas governor’s border crackdown because of faulty paperworkThe migrants were arrested for trespassing, but court documents failed to specify what property they allegedly trespassed upon. It’s the latest misstep in implementation of Greg Abbott’s border initiative, which has seen frequent violations of state law and disregard for due process rights.
Congressional Democrats ask feds to investigate whether Texas migrant arrests violate constitutional rights
Read full article: Congressional Democrats ask feds to investigate whether Texas migrant arrests violate constitutional rightsUnder a Gov. Greg Abbott initiative, more than 1,600 migrants have been arrested for allegedly trespassing on private property after crossing the Texas-Mexico border. The arrests and subsequent imprisonment of the migrants have led to state law violations and constitutional concerns.
Austin voters could put hundreds more police officers on the streets after last year’s budget cuts
Read full article: Austin voters could put hundreds more police officers on the streets after last year’s budget cutsA November vote on whether Austin should hire hundreds of new police officers is shaping up as a test of Austinites’ appetite for police reform.
Migrants arrested by Texas in border crackdown are being imprisoned for weeks without legal help or formal charges
Read full article: Migrants arrested by Texas in border crackdown are being imprisoned for weeks without legal help or formal chargesDefense attorneys have started asking courts to set migrants free because local justice systems, overwhelmed by arrests under Gov. Greg Abbott's border security push, are routinely violating state law and constitutional due process rights.
After a Texas prosecutor dismissed dozens of migrant trespassing cases, some men were dropped at a border bus station
Read full article: After a Texas prosecutor dismissed dozens of migrant trespassing cases, some men were dropped at a border bus stationOfficials said immigration authorities weren’t interested in taking migrants who had no criminal conviction into federal custody. But without documentation, at least one newly released migrant soon found himself back in detention.
Thanks to local politics and a railroad, rural Kinney County accounts for most of Texas’ migrant arrests
Read full article: Thanks to local politics and a railroad, rural Kinney County accounts for most of Texas’ migrant arrestsUnder Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security push, Texas state police have arrested hundreds of migrants in the conservative county, usually after spotting them on cargo trains or walking remote ranch lands. Sent to a state prison retooled as an immigration jail, many men were left without lawyers for weeks.
An 18-year-old Venezuelan was among the first set free from Texas’ new jail for migrants. No one knew what to do with him.
Read full article: An 18-year-old Venezuelan was among the first set free from Texas’ new jail for migrants. No one knew what to do with him.After more than three weeks in jail, a trespassing charge against the man was dropped because state troopers shouldn’t have arrested him under Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security push. He wound up in bureaucratic limbo for days as federal agencies passed the responsibility for resolving his immigration status.
The first migrants arrested in Gov. Greg Abbott's border crackdown have served their time. Federal officials will decide what happens next.
Read full article: The first migrants arrested in Gov. Greg Abbott's border crackdown have served their time. Federal officials will decide what happens next.The Texas governor has derided federal immigration policy as "catch and release." But unless federal authorities now take them into custody, the migrants Abbott ordered state troopers to arrest could soon be freed.
Converted Texas prison gets first immigrant detainees as Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security effort ramps up
Read full article: Converted Texas prison gets first immigrant detainees as Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security effort ramps upBorder-crossing immigrants are being arrested by Texas troopers on state charges like trespassing, and they’re starting to trickle into a prison emptied to house them.
Army sergeant indicted on murder and aggravated assault charges after fatally shooting Austin protester Garrett Foster in 2020
Read full article: Army sergeant indicted on murder and aggravated assault charges after fatally shooting Austin protester Garrett Foster in 2020Army Sgt. Daniel Perry shot and killed Foster, who was legally armed, after an altercation during a protest against police brutality last summer, police said. Perry argues it was in self defense.
Gov. Greg Abbott signs slate of legislation to penalize cities that reduce police budgets, increase criminal penalties for protesters
Read full article: Gov. Greg Abbott signs slate of legislation to penalize cities that reduce police budgets, increase criminal penalties for protestersThe bills are in response to widespread protests and calls to "defund the police" last year.
Legislators running out of time to pass bills curbing law enforcement agencies from hiring bad cops
Read full article: Legislators running out of time to pass bills curbing law enforcement agencies from hiring bad copsTexas law enforcement agencies have long dealt with troublesome cops who move from one department to another. Transparency bills aim to make their disciplinary records more easily accessible to law enforcement agencies.
Help us report the story: My most memorable interaction with law enforcement was: _______
Read full article: Help us report the story: My most memorable interaction with law enforcement was: _______Recent events have pushed the subjects of police, criminal justice and safety to the center of our national conversation.
Law enforcement across Guadalupe County to carry support bags for children at crime scenes
Read full article: Law enforcement across Guadalupe County to carry support bags for children at crime scenesGUADALUPE COUNTY, Texas – It was a small program that’s now gained a lot of traction. Anderson-Glover immediately called at least 10 agencies within Guadalupe County, asking if they’d carry the bags in their patrol units. “I’ve contacted Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office and spoke with the sheriff himself. I’ve contacted Seguin Police Department, Selma Police Department, Cibolo, Marion, Santa Clara City Marshalls office, the Guadalupe County Emergency Management, the four constables of Guadalupe County, the state troopers, and the Texas Game Warden,” she listed. “Which gives us approximately 300 patrol vehicles in Guadalupe County that will be equipped with these ASAP bags,” she said.
52% of law enforcement officers dislike current state-mandated diversity training, study finds
Read full article: 52% of law enforcement officers dislike current state-mandated diversity training, study findsSpeedlin Gonzalez and a team of five graduate students began a study that would ask law enforcement officers across the state what they would like to see when it comes to diversity training. Three hundred twenty-four current law enforcement officers across the state were asked about this training, and the results were surprising. They found it highly unsatisfactory, and that doesn’t even include those who found it slightly unsatisfactory,” Speedlin Gonzalez said. While the goal of police reform is well-intended, the study, which is one of a kind because it asks law enforcement about their experience, offers a different perspective. The program should be fluid and adaptable to fit into the communities where officers work.
Cibolo police sergeant loses everything in house fire, encourages others to value family
Read full article: Cibolo police sergeant loses everything in house fire, encourages others to value familySAN ANTONIO – A Cibolo police sergeant who lost everything to a house fire Sunday is hoping his story encourages others to appreciate how valuable their family is. We have an outpouring from loved ones, family, extended family, my blue line family. “You go through life and you just don’t know,” Soto said. “Ask yourself, what your priorities are in life,” Soto said. I value these boys and they value me.
"Law enforcement isn't a political position, this is about competency," candidate for Bexar County Sheriff says
Read full article: "Law enforcement isn't a political position, this is about competency," candidate for Bexar County Sheriff says"Law enforcement isn't a political position, this is about competency," candidate for Bexar County Sheriff saysPublished: October 6, 2020, 6:16 pmGerry Rickhoff says he plans to use his experience in county government to bring about changes
Approval of local law enforcement leadership dips slightly in latest poll, remains high
Read full article: Approval of local law enforcement leadership dips slightly in latest poll, remains highSAN ANTONIO – Editor’s note: This story is part of a series reporting on the latest Bexar Facts poll. Leadership from local law enforcement agencies saw a slight dip in their approval ratings but remained largely popular, according to the latest Bexar Facts-KSAT-San Antonio Report. Voters generally approve of San Antonio Police Chief William McManus, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar, and the San Antonio Police Officers Association. The Bexar Facts-KSAT-San Antonio report poll found that of those people surveyed in September, 61% believe local police are fair and impartial when enforcing the law. (KSAT)Of the people surveyed in September, 56% said local police officers have good relationships with communities of color in San Antonio.
Kendall County Sheriffs Office to conduct joint training exercise with other area agencies Wednesday
Read full article: Kendall County Sheriffs Office to conduct joint training exercise with other area agencies WednesdayKendall County, Texas The Kendall County Sheriffs Office announced it will be conducting a large joint training exercise on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The training exercise will begin at 8:00 a.m. in the 1000 block of East Blanco Road. According to an announcement by the Sheriffs Office, residents, patrons and motorists will see an increase in law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical services in the area during the training exercise. The Sheriffs Office said it will be partnering with neighboring agencies to conduct the training, so residents will see patrol vehicles from neighboring jurisdictions in the area as well. The Sheriffs Office said the training will end by 5:00 p.m. Wednesday.