Sec. 644.101. CERTIFICATION OF CERTAIN PEACE OFFICERS. (a) The department shall establish procedures, including training, for the certification of municipal police officers, sheriffs, and deputy sheriffs to enforce this chapter. (b) A police officer of any of the following municipalities is eligible to apply for certification under this section: (1) a municipality with a population of 50,000 or more; (2) a municipality with a population of 25,000 or more any part of which is located in a county with a population of 500,000 or more; (3) a municipality with a population of less than 25,000: (A) any part of which is located in a county with a population of 3.3 million; and (B) that contains or is adjacent to an international port; (4) a municipality with a population of at least 34,000 that is located in a county that borders two or more states; (5) a municipality any part of which is located in a county bordering the United Mexican States; (6) a municipality with a population of less than 5,000 that is located: (A) adjacent to a bay connected to the Gulf of Mexico; and (B) in a county adjacent to a county with a population greater than 3.3 million; (7) a municipality that is located: (A) within 25 miles of an international port; and (B) in a county that does not contain a highway that is part of the national system of interstate and defense highways and is adjacent to a county with a population greater than 3.3 million; (8) a municipality with a population of less than 8,500 that: (A) is the county seat; and (B) contains a highway that is part of the national system of interstate and defense highways; (9) a municipality located in a county with a population between 60,000 and 66,000 adjacent to a bay connected to the Gulf of Mexico; (10) a municipality with a population of more than 40,000 and less than 50,000 that is located in a county with a population of more than 285,000 and less than 300,000 that borders the Gulf of Mexico; (11) a municipality with a population between 32,000 and 50,000 that is located entirely in a county that: (A) has a population of less than 250,000; (B) is adjacent to two counties that each have a population of more than 1.2 million; and (C) contains two highways that are part of the national system of interstate and defense highways; (12) a municipality with a population of more than 3,000 and less than 10,000 that: (A) contains a highway that is part of the national system of interstate and defense highways; and (B) is located in a county with a population between 150,000 and 155,000; (13) a municipality with a population of less than 75,000 that is located in three counties, at least one of which has a population greater than 3.3 million; (14) a municipality with a population between 14,000 and 17,000 that: (A) contains three or more numbered United States highways; and (B) is located in a county that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than 200,000; or (15) a municipality with a population of less than 50,000 that is located in: (A) a county that generated $20 million or more in tax revenue collected under Chapters 201 and 202, Tax Code, from oil and gas production during the preceding state fiscal year; or (B) a county that is adjacent to two or more counties described by Paragraph (A). Text of subsection as reenacted and amended by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 74 (H.B. 2749), Sec. 1 (c) A sheriff or a deputy sheriff of any of the following counties is eligible to apply for certification under this section: (1) a county bordering the United Mexican States; (2) a county with a population of less than 1,000, part of which is located within 75 miles of an international border; (3) a county with a population of 700,000 or more; (4) a county with a population of 400,000 or more that borders the county in which the State Capitol is located; or (5) a county with a population of less than 250,000 that: (A) is adjacent to two counties that each have a population of more than 1.2 million; and (B) contains two highways that are part of the national system of interstate and defense highways. Text of subsection as reenacted and amended by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 429 (S.B. 901), Sec. 1 (c) A sheriff or a deputy sheriff of any of the following counties is eligible to apply for certification under this section: (1) a county bordering the United Mexican States; (2) a county with a population of less than 1,000, part of which is located within 75 miles of an international border; (3) a county with a population of 700,000 or more; (4) a county with a population of 400,000 or more that borders the county in which the State Capitol is located; (5) a county: (A) any part of which is within 30 miles of New Mexico; and (B) that is adjacent to two or more counties that generated $100 million or more in tax revenue collected under Chapters 201 and 202, Tax Code, from oil and gas production during the preceding state fiscal year; or (6) a county with a population of more than 40,000 and less than 300,000 that is adjacent to a county described by Subdivision (4). (d) A sheriff, a deputy sheriff, or any peace officer that does not attend continuing education courses on the enforcement of traffic and highway laws and on the use of radar equipment as prescribed by Subchapter F, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, shall not enforce traffic and highway laws. (e) The department by rule shall establish reasonable fees sufficient to recover from a municipality or a county the cost of certifying its peace officers under this section.
I've been the chief conservation officer with CRDRP since I was 26 years old, and I'm 55 now; so just shy of 30 years. This is absolutely despicable behavior, and there is an underlying factor in all of this; it's just a question of what it is. So I'm curious, I wonder how many of these "officers" have MS13 or other gang affiliated tattoos?
What the h is a chief conservation officer? And what rock have you been hiding under. This has been going on for a very very long time. Blame gangs like MS13. So many cops have Tattoos. Do you support the Blue Line Flags?
I will have to respectfully disagree. There are peace officers, and there are the LEOs, or law enFORCEment officers. Force was never part of my job description, which is probably why I have retained Chief for 29 years and counting. I don't like those overbearing assholes any more than you do.@@spicychinchin6597
Feds do audits every so often. Sometimes they will drive though undercover, they might purposely slide past a stop sign or have a tail light out. When they are pulled over they will be able to see the officers actions, hear their wording and might catch them suggesting a bribe. They will catch the officer in corruption and go from there to find out more about the department, perhaps dropping his charge for whistle blowing the department.
And that exactly the reason so many departments,city governments, and politicians just hate the press they investigate their wrongdoing and bring it to the public. That’s why the coined the phrase “fake news”.
Cops are Highway Robbers. Look at the millions collected in traffic fines. And it doesn't stop there, people, corporations, businesses, donate to cops foundations/organizations. Also, cop depts get Federal money for DUI arrests, regardless if the driver was sober.
WOW. This isn’t even my local news channel and I’ve subscribed. I’m so impressed-THIS is honest, hard-hitting, quality journalism. I’m from San Diego, CA, and about to forward this piece to all our local news stations as an example of how they should pursue and present issues to our city.
Would love to see the town's finances and see how they manage to pay for this many cops and their equipment. Clearly a majority of it is coming from an excessive number of traffic tickets.
@@silentmajority8365 Hey cucklord who do you think is equipping and training them? Ask your mommy to sit with you and watch the video again so she can explain it to you.
In Arkansas there is a law that limits the percentage of income a town can bring in from traffic violations. If the threshold is exceeded, the town loses its police force. This has happened to several speed trap towns in Arkansas.
Why this hasn't been investigated on a state level and shut completely down passes belief. My son lived in a small Arkansas town (pop. 200) that had seven full-time radar officers on the beat at all times, patrolling a heavily traveled state highway that ran through it. The state put their corrupt asses out of business. No wonder so many people paint entire police departments with the same brush. Shame, shame.
Agencies like this one absolutely NEED to be investigated under the RICO act. You can't tell me there isn't corruption within an agency this size, when they're policing such a small town. Fear and intimidation run rampant.
It will take a federal Grand Jury to do it. Most state governments are willingly blind to, and complicit with, this type of activity...it contributes to their 2-tiered "Just-us" system of governance by juristocracy.
You have no idea how serious Rico is that’s for MAfia / Biker gangs that have real power and influence on a strategic level. The Rico act is an unconstitutional law used when you can’t gather evidence. so it’s not something that should be used at all when you have tons of bread crumbs. - I can’t believe we are at a point where so called Americans wanna use unconstitutional laws. Rico should never be used unless 5-10+ murders are tied to financial & influence crimes. This is why sentences are 50-300yrs.
@@klk1900for someone who claims to know about the RICO act, you sure don't know much. RICO Act was established to deal with the unlawful activities of those engaged in organized crime. Organized crime isn't just isolated to the Mafia or Motorcycle Clubs. The government can be involved in it as well. Why do you think there's been charges levied against Trump by the Fulton County DA for RICO. Granted, what he did wasn't any different than what Democrats did, but still, it's not solely for Mafia. A police department can in fact be charged with it. Florida State University put out an article titled: Using RICO As A Remedy for Police Misconduct. Another article put out by the Baltimore Sun talks about how Los Angeles Police can be sued under RICO law. You'd be doing yourself a favor if you educated yourself before sitting down to talk with the grown-ups. Otherwise, you're contributing NOTHING to the discussion.
@@klk1900 I had to come back to this comment because the stupidity of it still has me in awe! The lack of knowledge that went along with it is immeasurable. I can't believe you typed it, looked at it one last time, and hit 'Reply,' thinking it was a good and sensible comment. Oh, the time I could take to educate you. By the lack of education shown in your comment, I can see that it would be a waste of time, though. Still, you should probably delete your public example of immeasurable stupidity and crack open a law book or two. Hell, just look on Wikipedia, even though they're not always reliable. Just look up Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. The amount of knowledge contained therein might be too much for you to bear.
I was pulled over in this town and given a speeding ticket. I wasn’t speeding. The cop was very hostile when I told him I wasn’t speeding. So I had to hire a lawyer. The city didn’t ever respond. I try to avoid going thru that town. It’s scary dealing with dirty cops. You just have to get a attorney involved. A lot of these small towns have cops that can’t work anywhere else. The FBI needs to look at all there arrest. This is great reporting. Amazing reporting. Please give follow up as things unfold. Thank you
This is the result of unaccountability in the justice system. 1. Corrupt judges (absolute judicial immunity) 2. Corrupt prosecutors (absolute prosecutorial immunity) 3. Corrupt officers (qualified immunity) 4. State police, state attorney general, state courts (foxes guarding the hen house) A trifecta of immunities and self-policing with no civilian oversight to hold them accountable to the public.
Imagine how that chief would treat you if he found out you had a warrant. Crazy to think that the Chief of Police has an active warrant for a 1st degree misdemeanor.
It blows my mind that he could get a DUI in another state and just decided not to go back there, seemingly without any consequences. Can anybody do that? Seems like he would have had his license suspended at minimum.
They would extradite anyone not a cop and send about 100 US Marshalls to their house at 6am with c4 robots. But since it is a police officer, they ignore the crime and warrant.
One wonders if this is actually a front for a drug importation and distribution operation. Sounds like either a police officer scrap yard or organised crime operation. FBI should be investigating this. This just doesn't make sense. Stinks of criminality.
We need to pull the plug on cable news. The 24-hour news cycle doesn't do anyone any good (except the Owners). It's polarizing us, it talks about the same thing over and over and truly I think it makes us anxious. It's lazy reporting. I'm sick of hearing about one person when there's so much more to report on.
This has been going on for years in many small towns in in Texas. Mostly along routes that see vacation travel. The towns derive their income from traffic violations. I was pulled over for a taillight out. Three patrol cars, and one of them pulling a boat. They search my truck, and gave me a ticket for no taillight, which was not burnt out, and was just lose. I fixed it, but they still gave me a ticket. Just another form of highway robbery.
Missouri banned this a few years ago. Too many small towns turned their tiny piece of interstate into a speed trap with a lower speed limit. Now they don't get to keep any of the ticket revenue. Without the money, they stopped messing with the interstates.
I had a West Virginia state police officer pull me over in my Mercedes because he thought my rear foglight was a messed up taillight 😂😂😂 this wasn’t a rookie either
“I believe everybody deserves an opportunity…” No, sir. You believe every *police officer* deserves an opportunity, or multiple opportunities. One they likely don’t extend to the average citizen. Departments like this one should be dismantled and charged as criminal organizations.
Oh they ABSOLUTELY do, but I get the feeling they will eventually be called on the carpet by their media bosses once it is discovered that they have exposed the police-state machinery being deployed to keep us all subjegated.
I grew up within 30 miles of this town back in the 70s. Small town bullshit (good ole boy system) still goes on throughout most rural areas in Texas. Things haven't changed much since the 60s/70s in these places.
Grew up in Tyler and regularly passed through Coffee City on the way to college in Huntsville. Smith County is 'dry', so you had to go to neighboring counties for liquor. To the south, Coffee City is the first town over the line and had multiple liquor stores on that short strip between Lake Palestine bridges. And HUGE speed trap. This doesn't surprise me a bit.
My wife & I lived in Tyler for about eight years. Used to go to Coffee City periodically to pick up beer & liquor. I had no idea this type of stuff was going on. God knows, Tyler was plenty corrupt, with J.B. Smith and his buddies. Happy to say that Tyler (and Texas) is now in my rear-view mirror!
The United States harasses victims of deviant sadistic abuse by pedophiles who are misusing advanced technology they have access to. They are using technology that is meant to keep Americans safe to spy on children, show them deviant content through hacking their devices, and touch them inappropriately or drug them. Victims of this crime are R’d, abused, and tortured and then as they get older are then stalked and harassed both on and offline by creeps that are helping their friends get away with their crimes. This happen on and offline They sabotage the lives of their victims to make them as hellish as possible. This goes on for years, and it seems to last their entire lives. Some victims may not even know they’re victims because much of the R happens when they are slipped something or asleep. The only reason you may know is because they may leave behind physical evidence like bodily fluids, bruises, or scratches. The men who do this think that they can shame their victims into silence because some of the actions are coerced. They think that the more depraved they can be with innocent children the more likely they will be too ashamed to speak out. At least some men with access to this technology are using to abuse and R children. The victims are left with little recourse because they likely won’t know who R’d them. They try to invade every facet of their victims' lives to try to shame and mock them into silence.
Courageous too. When you have 50 cops who really want you to shut up, I wouldn't put it past them to pull him over, turn off the bodycams, and have a lethal force incident.
Arkansas is pretty bad, especially around Fayetteville and Bentonville. They'll pull you over for anything especially if you have out of state plates. The troopers are even worse- I had one pull out and follow me for 20 miles while I was driving a friend's car a couple weeks ago.
I live 30 mins from here and have been pulled over and ticketed for every reason you can think of. I have been arrested, in many of these small-town jails over frivolous reasons. Once for a taillight being out, which wasn't out. Had to pay 500 dollars and was sent on my way. These judges in these small town are like Boss Hogs. They can basically do whatever they want. Not much you can do about it, as if you try to complain, they will just have the Police pull you over every time they see you and pile you up with fines and arrest you for whatever they make up.
Small towns look for ways to make money and this is the HUGE way for income. I went through Virdrigis OK and was pulled over for speeding when I went to court after disputing the claim with evidence I was told by the judge Jackson that no matter the evidence I had to pay the fine. So the next time I went to the area where my ticket had been given the speed signs had been posted(NOT when I got the ticket though).
If Texas had a decent governor, he would send in the National Guard to arrest, these thugs and village officials. If they resist, they should be authorized to use whatever force is necessary.
When colored folks talk about "The Green Book", these days it's wide open. If you're in the database, you're fair game for whomever wants a slice, even if they're halfway across the country!
I lived in Texas almost all my life. What I can tell you is that while this is an extreme case, this tends to be exactly the way that Texas cops operate no matter where they're at. They are income-generating employees for the state and County. Boerne Texas is another one with a reputation like this. Absolute legal corruption. I have traveled all over the US and now live in Virginia and what I have found is that there's only a handful of states that operate like Texas does.
"Having the Coffee City badge allows the officers to work other jobs while off duty". I suspect the chief is hiring people that couldn't get hired anywhere else, and taking a cut from their higher-paying off-duty jobs. Chief is dirty for lying on his application and should be fired immediately.
I also have a feeling these extra security jobs were obtained through the means of intimidation. You also have 'no shows' as warrant officers. This looks like a mafia operated department.
Sorry but that makes absolutely no sense. What you're saying is that police shouldn't exist. If they have power to enforce the law, that's 100% political.
What you can do is focus on your county sheriff who IS voted into office. The sheriff can investigate, arrest and jail these crooks. But most sheriffs don't choose to go that route. They are in the political game too.
Amazing journalism!!! Thank you for exposing this complete abuse of power and showing the level of corruption existing there. I really enjoyed the presentation and professionalism as well!
He didn't remember he had active warrant. But he sure remembers to retain a lawyer next day..at the same time claiming it was disposed of. Why do you need a lawyer then?
This chief isn't on a "precarious slope". He went ( willingly) bolting off the cliff with a smile on his face. He was looking for bad cops he can manipulate and get to go along with the shenanigans that he is surely planning/performing.
Which is why one must also hold the chief of police , internal affairs , & the police union all held accountable for allowing these dirty cops to continuously patrol the streets
Considering how difficult it is for a cop to be fired in the first place (because they love defending their own), these cops must be the worst of the worst.
Excellent, you guys. Excellent. It is this type of reporting that makes you that 4th branch of governance. A free press cannot be overstated as a necessary check in the checks and balances we pride our democracy on. My deep respect goes out to your investigative reporters. To me, this should be Major Journalism Award nominated. Way to go. Seriously,
funny how KHOU will allow actual journalism to occur when it's a corrupt, but localized, police department. Imagine if they actually did this with the big fish that run our very lives!!! (but we all know they won't allow that to happen)
The United States harasses victims of deviant sadistic abuse by pedophiles who are misusing advanced technology they have access to. They are using technology that is meant to keep Americans safe to spy on children, show them deviant content through hacking their devices, and touch them inappropriately or drug them. Victims of this crime are R’d, abused, and tortured and then as they get older are then stalked and harassed both on and offline by creeps that are helping their friends get away with their crimes. This happen on and offline They sabotage the lives of their victims to make them as hellish as possible. This goes on for years, and it seems to last their entire lives. Some victims may not even know they’re victims because much of the R happens when they are slipped something or asleep. The only reason you may know is because they may leave behind physical evidence like bodily fluids, bruises, or scratches. The men who do this think that they can shame their victims into silence because some of the actions are coerced. They think that the more depraved they can be with innocent children the more likely they will be too ashamed to speak out. At least some men with access to this technology are using to abuse and R children. The victims are left with little recourse because they likely won’t know who R’d them. They try to invade every facet of their victims' lives to try to shame and mock them into silence.
The Texas State RepubliCONs will do something alright.....they'll demand that they get a percentage of the stolen money paid by hard working citizens in shady tickets. 😂
It's refreshing to hear investigative reporting that has substance and truly matters. The days of Walter Conkrite and David Brinkley are long gone, but there are times when todays news gets it right.👏
I'm very sorry to be the one to burst your bubble, but Walter Cronkite was bigtime NWO. These authoritarians used to have an annual "awards" ceremony. There is a video from one of these awards ceremonies in the early 70s in which HRC presents Walter Cronkite with their Lifetime Achievement Award. Cronkite makes a brief speech about the important work of the NWO (and he uses the language "New World Order") when he accepts his award at the podium. The American public has been being manipulated and groomed by these people for longer than most can imagine. I was truly shocked when I saw that video about 15 years ago and saddened. Cronkite was an American icon, the voice all Americans trusted. 😣
Lol there's always Monica Kaufman, Barbara Walter's, Oprah Winfrey, Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, Drew Barrymore, Ellen Degeneris, Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Gilbert, 20/20, Jenna Bush Hager, Katie Couric, Chelsea Handler, etc....
WALTER CRONKITE! 💣 Years ago, when the gov't started paying attention to what the news media were doing, Walter Cronkite publicly complained that "Well, it used to be that the press corps controlled what the public saw and heard......." CONTROLLED?!? One thing that the public DOESN'T need is still more control. **Don't speak of Walter Cronkite and integrity in the same sentence.
That's you're first mistake ALL MEDIA IS OWN BY FOUR COMPANIES....THAT NOT JUST THE USA ..... THAT'S OVER THE WHOLE WORLD.....AND FORGET RED AND BLUE.......THEY ARE BOTH CONTROLLED BY THEIR PAYMASKERS
There is another problem with law enforcement in America. Law enforcement can confiscate your money on the highway if it's in the excess of thousands of dollars. You don't have to be guilty of a crime the cop just has to want to take your money and legally he can do it. If you don't believe me the information is at your fingertip.
Bruh who even uses cash anymore. Just use your credit card like a good little pawn and stop complaining about the police protecting you from criminals.
It would be a surprise if these thug cops didn't do confiscations. They were engaged in shaking down travelers. They would obviously know their job was shake downs, not law enforcement.
Although not to THIS extent, former cops with records "popping" up in communities where they're unknown and slithering their way onto police forces, is likely more common than people realize. So Why the HELL don't their records follow them? Can you say, "A good ol' boy network" where they cover each others' asses? I'm guessing so.
The chief hired them... he would have access to their personal records, he knows they are dodgy 🤔I wonder how many of those officers have had complaints against them since working for CCPD
Somewhere along the way the we have fashioned the idea that only Jesus Christ himself should be a police officer. And even then, you’d find something wrong with His judgement.
Clearly, someone knew the chief was out of his jurisdiction...had no authority over them...and was essentially wearing a Halloween costume so the chief got punched in the nose for his unruly behavior. Had this NOT been the case, the chief could have arrested and cuffed the "assailant" and had him charged with assaulting a peace officer.
I'll bet he provoked the guy to the point of being punched in the face. Then needed a local police report so he could hire a personal injury lawyer and sue for damages in that jurisdiction. The local chief stated there were so many of these reports that they just stopped responding. That screwed up the cash gravy train. This scam was way bigger than the $50/hr payday.
This is what happens when police chiefs are NOT elected officials. This is what happens when you don't have a proper level of accountability. It's not the only possible outcome, but it's clearly a bad outcome that could be avoided.
Great JOURNALISM!! THANK YOU GUYS!! we need More of you asking the Right Questions. This Reporting is Gonna Change the Life of this poor town being Preyed upon by its Own Police Forces. They ALL NEED GO TO JAIL!!!! Great Job people!!! That TRUE Journalism!!!!
Thank you for running these together. The weasel stations up here in Dallas would have left it in pieces hidden on their website and commercialized to the point of uselessness.
Isn’t that the truth. But come on don’t you like the ads? You know, middle age black men giving financial advice to elderly whites and Asians? The little funk beat in the State Farm jingle?
Isn't that the truth. I hate to follow the stories on their website (ch8), can never get the whole story without unnecessary searching, and sometimes can't find them at all. I only go to the website if I miss the full story on the news cast. It's so dadgum frustrating!
WTF? 50 officers at a cost of say $100k per requires $5 million in revenue to PAY their salaries BEFORE cars, guns, equipment and etc. They wrote $1 million in tickets? Where's the rest of the MONEY coming from? 250 citizens are not paying $5-10 million in taxes necessary to fund these "cops." So from where is the rest of the MONEY coming? Are they seizing $10s of million in property and converting it? What IS their BUDGET? And how does a town of 250 citizens pay for it?
The story never said the officers were making a $100,000 a year. So, here is the way it really works. If you divide 1,000,000 by 50 that's only $20,000 per officer. There are/were 12 "full time" officers on their payroll along with 38 reserve officers. So, they were probably finding creative ways to split that money up to their 12 "full time" officers and their 38 "reserve" officers and lining the pockets of local political officials. Also, in Texas, to work side jobs as a security guard you have to be listed as a "full time" officer. However, if you're a reserve officer, you can still get side work doing traffic control. So, these "officers" had all kinds avenues to make money due to them being Coffee City "police officers".
@@johnpomp972 You may be right about "reserve officers" not drawing a full time salary. But the money still doesn't add up. 12 officers with their vehicles and equipment are going to cost the city WAY more than $1 million per year. Base salaries in Texas are between $47k and $86k. That's before employer taxes. Overtime is HUGE for cops. They get time and a half for every hour over 40 and double time for holidays and double-double time whenever they can get it. So, that $43 / hour is $86 or $172 depending upon the duty. Now add employer taxes, liability insurance, health insurance, retirement benefits and that $43 becomes more like $60 to start. Then there are the vehicles and equipment. Then there are utilities and consumables for the jail. $1 million isn't covering all that. Someone needs to look closely at the money. 250 civilians are not covering the difference with local sales and property taxes. And there is NO income tax in Texas.
They arent making the 100k at coffee city they make 50-70 per hour doing security at other places thats how the officers make 100k I doubt very much comes from the city.
Back in the early 70's I was contracted to drive a stolen VW that was found in PA back to it's owners in Key West, FL., had to be bonded, sign all kinds of legal documents, and was given a time limit to deliver the car or be federally reported as theft of a vehicle in interstate transport. So a friend and I, both hippies at the time with hair past our shoulders, set off to Key West. We had a great trip until we hit Peach Tree, GA. The highway was under construction and we were detoured off to a frontage road through Peach Tree. As I drove down the road I saw a police car parked in a closed gas station, so I looked at my speedometer to see how fast I was going - 35 mph, just what the speed limit was. As I get to the edge of town I see blue lights flashing behind me, and I got pulled over by that parked cop car. This huge black cop walks up and leans over, his face filling the VW window, and the first thing out of his mouth was "BOY, you know how fast you were going through that intersection?" I said, "Yes sir, I was going 35 mph. I checked my speedometer as I passed you at the gas station." "BOY, you were going 52 mph!" "Sir, you must be mistaken, I checked my speedometer, I was doing the speed limit of 35 mph." He belligerently asked me "BOY, are you calling me a liar!?" ~At that precise point the movie "Cool Hand Luke" started playing in my brain.~ "The fine for speeding is $25. Pay up." ~How convenient, they'll accept my payment right here!~ Between my friend and I we had about $8 in change. (Remember, gas was only around 29 cents a gallon then) to make it to Key West. We had been drafting behind semis most of the way, they would suck us right along behind them with my foot off the gas. I told the nice officer that fact, and he said "Follow me to the station." I followed him there. The desk sargent listened to the cop, told me the fine was $25, pay up now. I said "Listen, if we had the $25 I'd gladly give it to you to get this over with, but we just don't have it." The sargent said "Well, it looks like you're going to be spending some time with us." ~Visions of swamps and chain gangs floating in my brain, I wonder if I can eat 50 eggs?~ Just as my life was flashing before my eyes I had a brainstorm! I said "I have to call the FBI!". The cops, literally, took a step back from me when I said that. "Why do you have to call the FBI?" I told them I needed to retrieve a paper from the car, they let me, and then I showed them the paper. In huge red letters was printed "The FBI will be notified if this vehicle (description and numbers of said vehicle) is not at (address going to) by (the date which was 2 days away)..." I told them I was contracted to return the car, I was on a schedule, and, as stated, the FBI would be notified of a theft of a vehicle in interstate transport if I didn't show up. So I would have to call them to let them know I was stopped for speeding in their town and put in jail. They are squirming now and trying to see a way out, "You sure you don't have $25?" "No sir. Like I said I would happily pay you if we did." "Get your asses out of town and don't come back!" More than happy to oblige sir! They had a nice little racket of stopping out of state cars for "speeding" and getting $25 a pop. Talked to FIVE other people over the years across the country that had the same thing happen to them in Peach Tree, GA. One was a captain in the PA state police. He called the cop a liar to his face and they let him go when he showed his credentials. It was so bad that Triple A at the time would route you AROUND Peach Tree if you had them make you a trip map. Sounds like that's what these cops are doing too.
I traveled from California to Key West in the 70's. It amazed me how many small towns had freeway work causing detours through their towns. I always slowed way down and always saw police cars.
When stopped by police, why didn’t you immediately assert that you were contracted by the FBI to transport stolen vehicles? This happened in the 70’s? Right! A Black Man calling you a boy in the 70’s? Right! That’s not even a term that a so-called Black Man would have used in the 70’s. I grew up in the south, only good ole boys and peckerwoods used that term. Back then there were barely any Black Officers in small GA towns. Let alone rogue Black Officers. The 70’s were seething with white anger and bigotry. It is unlikely that you would have been called a boy by a so-called Black Man. All you had to do is report him to the LEO, end of story. This could only be true in a fictional story or your white mind, which is one and the same. The lengths some people will go to disparage others.
At the end, when asked " You sure you don't have 25$" he should have responded " No sir. We sure could use 25$ to ensure we get that vehicle that the FBI is highly interested in to its destination on time. Yup. Sure would come in handy so we don't have to tell those FBI agents about any delays we may have encountered along the way."
This whole entire police force as well as the mayor should be fired. Then thrown in jail its sad &disgusting at just how unprofessional & appalling the corruption iis here.
Thank you KHOU 11 for your masterful investigative work. '' We The People'' are fed up with police outrages. As a war veteran of our "Great Nation", I don't know whether to feel proud or ashamed seeing situations like these, which are very contradictory to the "Rights of Freedom". "FREEDOM" does not only means moving freely; it is much more than that, but still, every day we are limited more and more to exercise that right without our rights being violated.
I was in Texas back in January, and drove across the bridge shown in this story. I witnessed a cop come out from a hiding spot and race up to a pickup at I'd guess 90. Pulled him over for speeding I assume since he passed me and I was 5 over the speed limit. On my way back to my hotel I saw 2 more pulled over around that bridge.
Waldo, Florida ran an operation like this for over 50 years until a federal lawsuit rained on their parade. Little two horse town would usually have 5 to 10 patrol cars writing tickets 24/7.
That's a great question and one that's intrigued me for years. Problem is, any such list is kept by individual district attorney offices. I've tried asking in the past, but never had luck in getting one. Time to ask again!
and he gave the same excuse that judges and cops dismiss when citizens give it: "Oh that was 10 years ago". what a crock. You are marked permanently sir - moral turpitude.
It's normal journalism, we are just used to a far lesser quality of journalism most of the time. The standards have really dropped especially with clickbait. But I agree, well done to this news team.
Law enforcement is always telling us that they have 'High Training and Standards' though !? --- And they also investigate themselves but no one ever wants to talk about that....I wonder why ? Where is the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, aren't they responsible for taking the police officer license for bad cops in Texas ? Where are they at in this story ?
Thanks for holding powerful state agencies accountable. Excellent investigation, this is actualy journalism. Perhaps New York Times or Washington Post could learn about it from you guys.
All these cops are lying I hope everyone learns their God Given Constitutional Rights. Look at deletelawz and other cop auditors. Cops in all cities/states are violating your rights. All cops behave like these cops in Coffee city, it isn't an isolated situation.
Cbs lies to, this is just one of their local channels, you can find good investigative journalism in most news companies even the dishonest ones, MSNBC dateline is a good example.
I used to drive through Coffee regularly, to visit my Grandpa in Tyler. That town is such a speed trap. There are three bridges and one of them is seventy miles an hour, and the next one drops immediately to fifty, and the cops just sit there waiting to ticket people.
Lol oh wow. As a blk man Driving on interstates like 45 It's state troopers that I despise the most, I've been racially profiled 3 times by police officers and 2 of them have been state troopers. The look and hatred in their eyes is something you cannot explain unless you experience it, In one instance it's hilarious because of their archaic way of thinking that every black person is a drug dealer( I've never sold drugs in my life lol) But in reality is traumatizing thinking that my now 13 year old son Could be subjected to that same bigotry 3 or 4 years from now.
i am from tyler, but moved away in 2010 and have not been pulled over since. and i know exaclty where your talking about, that bridge does go from 70 to 50. and that cop always sitting at end of bridge waitin for you. i hated that bastard !!
Wait a second. So this police chief is going on the record and saying he knows all these cops have been wrongfully accused and convicted of crimes that he knows just ended up on the wrong side of politics and he has done nothing about it? He deserves to be charged with a crime for that statement alone. It is definitely suspicious.
In fairness, an accusation (even by indictment) is not the same as a conviction. Failure to appear, however, clearly demonstrates a level of antipathy for justice and lack of character on the part of the chief.
@@dadsapp at least according to the video, a lot of them were convicted. And in all fairness to get a conviction on a cop requires insurmountable evidence.
We need to hire the KHOU news team to do investigations everywhere, because they're thoroughly tearing this guy apart..lol Every police force should have independent review boards that hold them accountable like this, it's refreshing.
Don’t think for one second Coffee City is the only town doing this.
Amen. If that ain’t the truth.
You need to name names.
Sec. 644.101. CERTIFICATION OF CERTAIN PEACE OFFICERS. (a) The department shall establish procedures, including training, for the certification of municipal police officers, sheriffs, and deputy sheriffs to enforce this chapter.
(b) A police officer of any of the following municipalities is eligible to apply for certification under this section:
(1) a municipality with a population of 50,000 or more;
(2) a municipality with a population of 25,000 or more any part of which is located in a county with a population of 500,000 or more;
(3) a municipality with a population of less than 25,000:
(A) any part of which is located in a county with a population of 3.3 million; and
(B) that contains or is adjacent to an international port;
(4) a municipality with a population of at least 34,000 that is located in a county that borders two or more states;
(5) a municipality any part of which is located in a county bordering the United Mexican States;
(6) a municipality with a population of less than 5,000 that is located:
(A) adjacent to a bay connected to the Gulf of Mexico; and
(B) in a county adjacent to a county with a population greater than 3.3 million;
(7) a municipality that is located:
(A) within 25 miles of an international port; and
(B) in a county that does not contain a highway that is part of the national system of interstate and defense highways and is adjacent to a county with a population greater than 3.3 million;
(8) a municipality with a population of less than 8,500 that:
(A) is the county seat; and
(B) contains a highway that is part of the national system of interstate and defense highways;
(9) a municipality located in a county with a population between 60,000 and 66,000 adjacent to a bay connected to the Gulf of Mexico;
(10) a municipality with a population of more than 40,000 and less than 50,000 that is located in a county with a population of more than 285,000 and less than 300,000 that borders the Gulf of Mexico;
(11) a municipality with a population between 32,000 and 50,000 that is located entirely in a county that:
(A) has a population of less than 250,000;
(B) is adjacent to two counties that each have a population of more than 1.2 million; and
(C) contains two highways that are part of the national system of interstate and defense highways;
(12) a municipality with a population of more than 3,000 and less than 10,000 that:
(A) contains a highway that is part of the national system of interstate and defense highways; and
(B) is located in a county with a population between 150,000 and 155,000;
(13) a municipality with a population of less than 75,000 that is located in three counties, at least one of which has a population greater than 3.3 million;
(14) a municipality with a population between 14,000 and 17,000 that:
(A) contains three or more numbered United States highways; and
(B) is located in a county that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than 200,000; or
(15) a municipality with a population of less than 50,000 that is located in:
(A) a county that generated $20 million or more in tax revenue collected under Chapters 201 and 202, Tax Code, from oil and gas production during the preceding state fiscal year; or
(B) a county that is adjacent to two or more counties described by Paragraph (A).
Text of subsection as reenacted and amended by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 74 (H.B. 2749), Sec. 1
(c) A sheriff or a deputy sheriff of any of the following counties is eligible to apply for certification under this section:
(1) a county bordering the United Mexican States;
(2) a county with a population of less than 1,000, part of which is located within 75 miles of an international border;
(3) a county with a population of 700,000 or more;
(4) a county with a population of 400,000 or more that borders the county in which the State Capitol is located; or
(5) a county with a population of less than 250,000 that:
(A) is adjacent to two counties that each have a population of more than 1.2 million; and
(B) contains two highways that are part of the national system of interstate and defense highways.
Text of subsection as reenacted and amended by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 429 (S.B. 901), Sec. 1
(c) A sheriff or a deputy sheriff of any of the following counties is eligible to apply for certification under this section:
(1) a county bordering the United Mexican States;
(2) a county with a population of less than 1,000, part of which is located within 75 miles of an international border;
(3) a county with a population of 700,000 or more;
(4) a county with a population of 400,000 or more that borders the county in which the State Capitol is located;
(5) a county:
(A) any part of which is within 30 miles of New Mexico; and
(B) that is adjacent to two or more counties that generated $100 million or more in tax revenue collected under Chapters 201 and 202, Tax Code, from oil and gas production during the preceding state fiscal year; or
(6) a county with a population of more than 40,000 and less than 300,000 that is adjacent to a county described by Subdivision (4).
(d) A sheriff, a deputy sheriff, or any peace officer that does not attend continuing education courses on the enforcement of traffic and highway laws and on the use of radar equipment as prescribed by Subchapter F, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, shall not enforce traffic and highway laws.
(e) The department by rule shall establish reasonable fees sufficient to recover from a municipality or a county the cost of certifying its peace officers under this section.
@justinoid4729 you named names you are on our black list.
@@vinny06299point pleasant WV
That's a gang not a police dept.
Legal Cartel
That's why they fly their own thin-blue-line flag rather than the one the rest of us swear allegiance to.
Blue mafia
State-sponsored armed gang.
Exactly
The entire department needs to be investigated
Entire City not just the force. it is corruption galore
Disbanded*
Then something tragic happens, and you whiney freaks complain and bitch that no police were around.
You really are freaks.
The coffee city PD has investigated them selves and found no wrong doing. Case closed.
This town is surrounded by a bunch of prisons
I've been the chief conservation officer with CRDRP since I was 26 years old, and I'm 55 now; so just shy of 30 years. This is absolutely despicable behavior, and there is an underlying factor in all of this; it's just a question of what it is. So I'm curious, I wonder how many of these "officers" have MS13 or other gang affiliated tattoos?
What the h is a chief conservation officer?
And what rock have you been hiding under.
This has been going on for a very very long time.
Blame gangs like MS13.
So many cops have Tattoos.
Do you support the Blue Line Flags?
There were cops in the Shakespeare district in Chicago who were Latin Kings affiliated. It was big news back in the day.
They're all part of the thin blue line gang
LA county is full of tatted up cops with gang affiliated too's and claim territories.
I will have to respectfully disagree. There are peace officers, and there are the LEOs, or law enFORCEment officers. Force was never part of my job description, which is probably why I have retained Chief for 29 years and counting. I don't like those overbearing assholes any more than you do.@@spicychinchin6597
This city needs an audit.
Federal inquiry.
Feds do audits every so often. Sometimes they will drive though undercover, they might purposely slide past a stop sign or have a tail light out. When they are pulled over they will be able to see the officers actions, hear their wording and might catch them suggesting a bribe. They will catch the officer in corruption and go from there to find out more about the department, perhaps dropping his charge for whistle blowing the department.
Possibly....what it needs most is a guillotine....
Federal investigative Grand Jury more like it.
Federal 😵💫😵💫 Trust them even less @@billbush-t5x
Actual investigative journalism, it does still exist. We need more of it, great job.
My thoughts exactly
And that exactly the reason so many departments,city governments, and politicians just hate the press they investigate their wrongdoing and bring it to the public. That’s why the coined the phrase “fake news”.
Excellent reporting. I agree. Actual investigative reporting.
@noahpatterson5667. Better than faux entertainment and newsmucks. Too bad you don’t have oan anymore. 😂😂😂
We need it at the white house. And the rest of DC.
How can a tiny town of 250 residents afford to pay all those public servants? One word; corruption.
Exactly, it is a criminal hub for sure.
Cops are Highway Robbers. Look at the millions collected in traffic fines.
And it doesn't stop there, people, corporations, businesses, donate to cops foundations/organizations.
Also, cop depts get Federal money for DUI arrests, regardless if the driver was sober.
they protecting human traffickers
He managed to 4x their numbers in 2 years. Who approved those?
@@zacp2770 I wonder who hired the chief?
WOW. This isn’t even my local news channel and I’ve subscribed. I’m so impressed-THIS is honest, hard-hitting, quality journalism. I’m from San Diego, CA, and about to forward this piece to all our local news stations as an example of how they should pursue and present issues to our city.
Would love to see the town's finances and see how they manage to pay for this many cops and their equipment. Clearly a majority of it is coming from an excessive number of traffic tickets.
The city only needs to give them a low paying position so they can then go make their big bucks hiring themselves put as provate security guards.
More like volunteers
Just because you are lazy and worthless does not mean others are
@@silentmajority8365 Hey cucklord who do you think is equipping and training them? Ask your mommy to sit with you and watch the video again so she can explain it to you.
They should be arrested for organized crime
@@lindenhallman4740 You have bigger problems than a town of 250
In Arkansas there is a law that limits the percentage of income a town can bring in from traffic violations. If the threshold is exceeded, the town loses its police force. This has happened to several speed trap towns in Arkansas.
Yup. Damascus Arkansas comes to mind. Fairview Arkansas. Calico Rock. Yup.
It happened in my town in Oklahoma. Stringtown Oklahoma
aka, cops lose their power *because they can't be trusted to use it responsibly*
It happens in texas but what happen is any money collect exceeding a set amount go's to other towns or what ever.
land of the free, ha ha ha.
Why this hasn't been investigated on a state level and shut completely down passes belief. My son lived in a small Arkansas town (pop. 200) that had seven full-time radar officers on the beat at all times, patrolling a heavily traveled state highway that ran through it. The state put their corrupt asses out of business. No wonder so many people paint entire police departments with the same brush. Shame, shame.
BC it's rural TX
Probably because the state level is also jacked up with cowboys looking to line their pockets
Agencies like this one absolutely NEED to be investigated under the RICO act. You can't tell me there isn't corruption within an agency this size, when they're policing such a small town. Fear and intimidation run rampant.
It will take a federal Grand Jury to do it. Most state governments are willingly blind to, and complicit with, this type of activity...it contributes to their 2-tiered "Just-us" system of governance by juristocracy.
You have no idea how serious Rico is that’s for MAfia / Biker gangs that have real power and influence on a strategic level. The Rico act is an unconstitutional law used when you can’t gather evidence. so it’s not something that should be used at all when you have tons of bread crumbs. - I can’t believe we are at a point where so called Americans wanna use unconstitutional laws. Rico should never be used unless 5-10+ murders are tied to financial & influence crimes. This is why sentences are 50-300yrs.
@@klk1900for someone who claims to know about the RICO act, you sure don't know much. RICO Act was established to deal with the unlawful activities of those engaged in organized crime. Organized crime isn't just isolated to the Mafia or Motorcycle Clubs. The government can be involved in it as well. Why do you think there's been charges levied against Trump by the Fulton County DA for RICO. Granted, what he did wasn't any different than what Democrats did, but still, it's not solely for Mafia. A police department can in fact be charged with it. Florida State University put out an article titled: Using RICO As A Remedy for Police Misconduct. Another article put out by the Baltimore Sun talks about how Los Angeles Police can be sued under RICO law. You'd be doing yourself a favor if you educated yourself before sitting down to talk with the grown-ups. Otherwise, you're contributing NOTHING to the discussion.
@@klk1900 I had to come back to this comment because the stupidity of it still has me in awe! The lack of knowledge that went along with it is immeasurable. I can't believe you typed it, looked at it one last time, and hit 'Reply,' thinking it was a good and sensible comment. Oh, the time I could take to educate you. By the lack of education shown in your comment, I can see that it would be a waste of time, though. Still, you should probably delete your public example of immeasurable stupidity and crack open a law book or two. Hell, just look on Wikipedia, even though they're not always reliable. Just look up Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. The amount of knowledge contained therein might be too much for you to bear.
@@NotYourAverageCritic Bingo! Well said, couldn't agree more.
I was pulled over in this town and given a speeding ticket. I wasn’t speeding. The cop was very hostile when I told him I wasn’t speeding. So I had to hire a lawyer. The city didn’t ever respond. I try to avoid going thru that town. It’s scary dealing with dirty cops. You just have to get a attorney involved. A lot of these small towns have cops that can’t work anywhere else. The FBI needs to look at all there arrest. This is great reporting. Amazing reporting. Please give follow up as things unfold. Thank you
This is the result of unaccountability in the justice system.
1. Corrupt judges (absolute judicial immunity)
2. Corrupt prosecutors (absolute prosecutorial immunity)
3. Corrupt officers (qualified immunity)
4. State police, state attorney general, state courts (foxes guarding the hen house)
A trifecta of immunities and self-policing with no civilian oversight to hold them accountable to the public.
FBI just as bad
Need a DashCam with GPS function that shows your speed might help
@@justinhorn2864 We need more FBI.
This guy wants corrupt federal officers to investigate corrupt local officers 🤣😂🤣
Imagine how that chief would treat you if he found out you had a warrant. Crazy to think that the Chief of Police has an active warrant for a 1st degree misdemeanor.
It blows my mind that he could get a DUI in another state and just decided not to go back there, seemingly without any consequences. Can anybody do that? Seems like he would have had his license suspended at minimum.
They would extradite anyone not a cop and send about 100 US Marshalls to their house at 6am with c4 robots. But since it is a police officer, they ignore the crime and warrant.
Not showing up to court is a felony.
@@jeffcampbell2710Who told you that?
@@barrybb5409 It was a Bench Warrant, and not an Arrest Warrant. You should know the difference before you start typing.
One wonders if this is actually a front for a drug importation and distribution operation. Sounds like either a police officer scrap yard or organised crime operation. FBI should be investigating this. This just doesn't make sense. Stinks of criminality.
More investigative journalism like this, please! So much better than the ridiculous celebrity gossip and clickbait garbage that infests modern news.
This comment, right here.
Thanks very much for the comment!
We need to pull the plug on cable news. The 24-hour news cycle doesn't do anyone any good (except the Owners). It's polarizing us, it talks about the same thing over and over and truly I think it makes us anxious. It's lazy reporting. I'm sick of hearing about one person when there's so much more to report on.
You mug , why don't you ask why the news is covering this
I don't think news about the government is allowed to be truthful without Bidens goons coming for ya
This has been going on for years in many small towns in in Texas. Mostly along routes that see vacation travel. The towns derive their income from traffic violations. I was pulled over for a taillight out. Three patrol cars, and one of them pulling a boat. They search my truck, and gave me a ticket for no taillight, which was not burnt out, and was just lose. I fixed it, but they still gave me a ticket. Just another form of highway robbery.
❤
Never go to LeClaire. You'll get a speeding ticket on a bicycle.
Don't let them catch you with a huge amount of cash
Missouri banned this a few years ago. Too many small towns turned their tiny piece of interstate into a speed trap with a lower speed limit. Now they don't get to keep any of the ticket revenue. Without the money, they stopped messing with the interstates.
I had a West Virginia state police officer pull me over in my Mercedes because he thought my rear foglight was a messed up taillight 😂😂😂 this wasn’t a rookie either
“I believe everybody deserves an opportunity…”
No, sir. You believe every *police officer* deserves an opportunity, or multiple opportunities. One they likely don’t extend to the average citizen.
Departments like this one should be dismantled and charged as criminal organizations.
Totally agreed!!!
yeah didn't seem like they gave people who may have been driving a little fast any 2nd chances.
A whole rico free thugger
Because that's exactly what they are. I small time racketeering organization like The Mob. Criminals with a badge, the scariest kind.
its because he a thug himself. only a dirty cop would hire dozens of dirty cops
UPDATE: Coffee City Council has terminated the police chief and deactivated the department.
Ladies and gentlemen, we got him
Ofc bc they got caught so now they get to pay a consequence
Wow ! How do they pay all these people ? And why do they hire people who obviously don't belong in law enforcement?
The chief himself has warrant for his arrest in Florida for a dui conviction. The chief and the mayor must resign
Cry harder
And surrender to the authorities.
Facts?
Whatch the whole video morons
Sounds like a town build from criminals. The birds of a feather.
This is some amazing investigative journalism! The team who conducted this work deserve a journalism award!
Oh they ABSOLUTELY do, but I get the feeling they will eventually be called on the carpet by their media bosses once it is discovered that they have exposed the police-state machinery being deployed to keep us all subjegated.
You're very kind, thanks for the comment
A horrible police department, but a great piece of journalism. Well done.
Yeah they got a lot of cops, but I've never been messed with there. As long as your not speeding.
Horrible? Why
Bunch of dumbass inbred rednecks@@XRakkgruntX
It's a huge waste of funds
A+ CORRUPTION
I grew up within 30 miles of this town back in the 70s. Small town bullshit (good ole boy system) still goes on throughout most rural areas in Texas. Things haven't changed much since the 60s/70s in these places.
It's that way in a lot of small towns.
Small town Tennessee is no different...Louisiana was by far the worst I've seen though.
Grew up in Tyler and regularly passed through Coffee City on the way to college in Huntsville. Smith County is 'dry', so you had to go to neighboring counties for liquor. To the south, Coffee City is the first town over the line and had multiple liquor stores on that short strip between Lake Palestine bridges. And HUGE speed trap. This doesn't surprise me a bit.
My wife & I lived in Tyler for about eight years. Used to go to Coffee City periodically to pick up beer & liquor. I had no idea this type of stuff was going on. God knows, Tyler was plenty corrupt, with J.B. Smith and his buddies. Happy to say that Tyler (and Texas) is now in my rear-view mirror!
police corruption has no bounds
Evil begets evil...white collar crimes....swore agents that double dip and run a racket.
They should bust the chief as a racketeer....
If you are a cop. you are corrupt.
Sure it does...when they start getting into the pockets the politicians...
@@jeffhildreth9244if your criminal that cop will take you to jail
The cops in this town are basically the Cartel and need to be dealt with accordingly... Maximum security LIFE IN PRISON
We need more reporting like this nationwide. Good work
Thank you! Stay tuned for follow up stories on Coffee City PD!
That horrible Chief is CORRUPT AND DANGEROUS.
Finally, a reporter who reports the actual news and truth. Just the facts man, just the facts.
The United States harasses victims of deviant sadistic abuse by pedophiles who are misusing advanced technology they have access to.
They are using technology that is meant to keep Americans safe to spy on children, show them deviant content through hacking their devices, and touch them inappropriately or drug them. Victims of this crime are R’d, abused, and tortured and then as they get older are then stalked and harassed both on and offline by creeps that are helping their friends get away with their crimes. This happen on and offline
They sabotage the lives of their victims to make them as hellish as possible.
This goes on for years, and it seems to last their entire lives.
Some victims may not even know they’re victims because much of the R happens when they are slipped something or asleep. The only reason you may know is because they may leave behind physical evidence like bodily fluids, bruises, or scratches.
The men who do this think that they can shame their victims into silence because some of the actions are coerced. They think that the more depraved they can be with innocent children the more likely they will be too ashamed to speak out. At least some men with access to this technology are using to abuse and R children. The victims are left with little recourse because they likely won’t know who R’d them. They try to invade every facet of their victims' lives to try to shame and mock them into silence.
When I first Was watching, thought it was from The Onion or Babylon Bee.
Courageous too. When you have 50 cops who really want you to shut up, I wouldn't put it past them to pull him over, turn off the bodycams, and have a lethal force incident.
@@MakerInMotionpeople should just get out and scram for away
Easy to do when entering the maga county as all live on lies there . Kudos to the reporter
This sounds like every small town in Arkansas. We have more cops than people!
Arkansas is pretty bad, especially around Fayetteville and Bentonville. They'll pull you over for anything especially if you have out of state plates. The troopers are even worse- I had one pull out and follow me for 20 miles while I was driving a friend's car a couple weeks ago.
Hazen Arkansas
They're just revenue service.
Great reporting! This is the type of journalism we need.
Thank you!
This is GREAT JOURNALISM and Reporting.
Good work KHOU, we got to stop letting crooked cops harass innocent Texans.
Innocent Texans 😂
@@ClarkKent-mm9sb?
@@SangreFriasBack because Texans aren't innocent duh 😂
@@ClarkKent-mm9sb Who specifically?
@@SangreFriasBack Texans
I live 30 mins from here and have been pulled over and ticketed for every reason you can think of. I have been arrested, in many of these small-town jails over frivolous reasons.
Once for a taillight being out, which wasn't out. Had to pay 500 dollars and was sent on my way. These judges in these small town are like Boss Hogs. They can basically do whatever they want. Not much you can do about it, as if you try to complain, they will just have the Police pull you over every time they see you and pile you up with fines and arrest you for whatever they make up.
Small towns look for ways to make money and this is the HUGE way for income. I went through Virdrigis OK and was pulled over for speeding when I went to court after disputing the claim with evidence I was told by the judge Jackson that no matter the evidence I had to pay the fine. So the next time I went to the area where my ticket had been given the speed signs had been posted(NOT when I got the ticket though).
If Texas had a decent governor, he would send in the National Guard to arrest, these thugs and village officials. If they resist, they should be authorized to use whatever force is necessary.
When colored folks talk about "The Green Book", these days it's wide open. If you're in the database, you're fair game for whomever wants a slice, even if they're halfway across the country!
LEBANON,TN
file complaints with the state, on these judges and cops doing false actions. Enough people doing it will raise red flags.
I lived in Texas almost all my life. What I can tell you is that while this is an extreme case, this tends to be exactly the way that Texas cops operate no matter where they're at. They are income-generating employees for the state and County. Boerne Texas is another one with a reputation like this. Absolute legal corruption. I have traveled all over the US and now live in Virginia and what I have found is that there's only a handful of states that operate like Texas does.
Never been there. Will never go there. Ever.
I would never visit Texas under any circumstances.
Virginia is almost as bad as Texas as far as L.E. good luck.
@@winstonwolff 👀👀
These rotten apples give Texas a bad rap..They should be thrown UNDER the jail in my opinion.
Bravo. I wish every town had a journalist like this guy. Great work. I hope justice is served.
"Having the Coffee City badge allows the officers to work other jobs while off duty". I suspect the chief is hiring people that couldn't get hired anywhere else, and taking a cut from their higher-paying off-duty jobs. Chief is dirty for lying on his application and should be fired immediately.
Good ole Texas. Police state
I also have a feeling these extra security jobs were obtained through the means of intimidation. You also have 'no shows' as warrant officers. This looks like a mafia operated department.
@@danpena10565 lol no a lot of places hire off duty police
@@Freddy_Confetti You could substitute just about any State and it we would be true. Name one that isn't instead of just making inflammatory comments.
right!
This is why the police as an institution should have no political power at all.
Sorry but that makes absolutely no sense. What you're saying is that police shouldn't exist. If they have power to enforce the law, that's 100% political.
@@austinhernandez2716Well in this case, this current police force shouldn't exist. Disband it and start again.
Indeed, the FOP wields frightening political soft power.
What you can do is focus on your county sheriff who IS voted into office. The sheriff can investigate, arrest and jail these crooks. But most sheriffs don't choose to go that route. They are in the political game too.
It would not be worth being in the game if the game had no political power as its prize.@@parteibonza
Amazing journalism!!! Thank you for exposing this complete abuse of power and showing the level of corruption existing there. I really enjoyed the presentation and professionalism as well!
He didn't remember he had active warrant. But he sure remembers to retain a lawyer next day..at the same time claiming it was disposed of. Why do you need a lawyer then?
This chief isn't on a "precarious slope".
He went ( willingly) bolting off the cliff with a smile on his face.
He was looking for bad cops he can manipulate and get to go along with the shenanigans that he is surely planning/performing.
So true
The top pig belongs in a cage and should be taken out only to be waterboarded.
Which is why one must also hold the chief of police , internal affairs , & the police union all held accountable for allowing these dirty cops to continuously patrol the streets
Who let you play with moms tablet, you have no sense of mind so grow up and get some education.
as well as mayor and city council
@@MM-rr1kpglad someone actually knows how a small town works
Good point
Great job with the journalism. I constantly complain on Twitter, MSN and Instagram that there is no journalistic integrity anymore.
Considering how difficult it is for a cop to be fired in the first place (because they love defending their own), these cops must be the worst of the worst.
you mean like Lawyers and Doctors...oh let's not forget POLITICIANS!
Not always. Good cops are often punished by their crooked coworkers for not "playing ball".
@foxymetroid
And leadership or... I should say placed in supervisor positions. 🤔
@@foxymetroid That's how you know there's more bad ones than good ones.
Thugs among thugs.
Excellent, you guys. Excellent. It is this type of reporting that makes you that 4th branch of governance. A free press cannot be overstated as a necessary check in the checks and balances we pride our democracy on. My deep respect goes out to your investigative reporters. To me, this should be Major Journalism Award nominated. Way to go. Seriously,
Thanks for the comment!
Yes. Like how that police department went after the local paper in Kansas. A free press is needed.
Good job KHOU. Keep digging. I'm sure this is the tip of the iceberg and widespread across the state.
funny how KHOU will allow actual journalism to occur when it's a corrupt, but localized, police department. Imagine if they actually did this with the big fish that run our very lives!!!
(but we all know they won't allow that to happen)
Thank you and stay tuned for follow up stories!
The Town of crooked cops, there goes the neighborhood !! Talk about taxpayers getting ripped off.
We need more investigations like this. Excellent journalism here. The Texas Legislature needs to take action to address what is going on up there.
The United States harasses victims of deviant sadistic abuse by pedophiles who are misusing advanced technology they have access to.
They are using technology that is meant to keep Americans safe to spy on children, show them deviant content through hacking their devices, and touch them inappropriately or drug them. Victims of this crime are R’d, abused, and tortured and then as they get older are then stalked and harassed both on and offline by creeps that are helping their friends get away with their crimes. This happen on and offline
They sabotage the lives of their victims to make them as hellish as possible.
This goes on for years, and it seems to last their entire lives.
Some victims may not even know they’re victims because much of the R happens when they are slipped something or asleep. The only reason you may know is because they may leave behind physical evidence like bodily fluids, bruises, or scratches.
The men who do this think that they can shame their victims into silence because some of the actions are coerced. They think that the more depraved they can be with innocent children the more likely they will be too ashamed to speak out. At least some men with access to this technology are using to abuse and R children. The victims are left with little recourse because they likely won’t know who R’d them. They try to invade every facet of their victims' lives to try to shame and mock them into silence.
Captain's just a scumbag
They stealing yalls money!!!
I wouldn't hold my breath TX will do something about this
The Texas State RepubliCONs will do something alright.....they'll demand that they get a percentage of the stolen money paid by hard working citizens in shady tickets. 😂
It's refreshing to hear investigative reporting that has substance and truly matters. The days of Walter Conkrite and David Brinkley are long gone, but there are times when todays news gets it right.👏
I'm very sorry to be the one to burst your bubble, but Walter Cronkite was bigtime NWO. These authoritarians used to have an annual "awards" ceremony. There is a video from one of these awards ceremonies in the early 70s in which HRC presents Walter Cronkite with their Lifetime Achievement Award. Cronkite makes a brief speech about the important work of the NWO (and he uses the language "New World Order") when he accepts his award at the podium. The American public has been being manipulated and groomed by these people for longer than most can imagine. I was truly shocked when I saw that video about 15 years ago and saddened. Cronkite was an American icon, the voice all Americans trusted. 😣
Lol there's always Monica Kaufman, Barbara Walter's, Oprah Winfrey, Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, Drew Barrymore, Ellen Degeneris, Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Gilbert, 20/20, Jenna Bush Hager, Katie Couric, Chelsea Handler, etc....
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I'm assuming you aren't serious ! 😂
Sarah, I would call them entertainment reporters. 😅
WALTER CRONKITE! 💣 Years ago, when the gov't started paying attention to what the news media were doing, Walter Cronkite publicly complained that "Well, it used to be that the press corps controlled what the public saw and heard......." CONTROLLED?!? One thing that the public DOESN'T need is still more control. **Don't speak of Walter Cronkite and integrity in the same sentence.
NOT UNUSUAL IN THE U.S.:
Re-Hiring corrupt cops who were fired or quit from a different agency.
Great reporting, KHOU!!!
....but what is unusual the amount of cops in one spot lol wtf
-Chief- Pope.
Tru dat
You need to stop listening to the media.
And then lie and pretend like they were being discriminated against
I love this. Keep all thugs out. ZERO mob thefts. I love it!
This is GREAT investigative journalism. I am so happy we have stations like KHOU looking out for us on a daily basis.
Did Coffee City hire all the Uvalde morons and misfits?
Reporting on corruption is one thing, having anything done about it is another thing.
That's you're first mistake
ALL MEDIA IS OWN BY FOUR COMPANIES....THAT NOT JUST THE USA ..... THAT'S OVER THE WHOLE WORLD.....AND FORGET RED AND BLUE.......THEY ARE BOTH CONTROLLED BY THEIR PAYMASKERS
if you elect DeSantis as president, he will get rid of them...!
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There is another problem with law enforcement in America. Law enforcement can confiscate your money on the highway if it's in the excess of thousands of dollars. You don't have to be guilty of a crime the cop just has to want to take your money and legally he can do it. If you don't believe me the information is at your fingertip.
The Feds will do it in a heartbeat.
...IRS agents?@@64marine
Literal highway robbery.
Bruh who even uses cash anymore. Just use your credit card like a good little pawn and stop complaining about the police protecting you from criminals.
It would be a surprise if these thug cops didn't do confiscations. They were engaged in shaking down travelers. They would obviously know their job was shake downs, not law enforcement.
It’s refreshing to see that there are still some competent reporters out there. Not just reporting cia propaganda. Great job!
There is no such thing as CIA propaganda.
Thank you! Stay tuned for follow-up stories
I love the follow up. This is great journalism. Seriously great work!
Although not to THIS extent, former cops with records "popping" up in communities where they're unknown and slithering their way onto police forces, is likely more common than people realize. So Why the HELL don't their records follow them? Can you say, "A good ol' boy network" where they cover each others' asses? I'm guessing so.
You got that right! The good old boy network
The chief hired them... he would have access to their personal records, he knows they are dodgy 🤔I wonder how many of those officers have had complaints against them since working for CCPD
The Blue Line Gang's tentacles reach far and wide.
Somewhere along the way the we have fashioned the idea that only Jesus Christ himself should be a police officer.
And even then, you’d find something wrong with His judgement.
With his attitude I can't imagine why someone punched him in the face.?????
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Haha omg!! I was thinking the same thing! I was wishing I was there to do it!!😂😂 I'm not surprised someone agreed with me.
Clearly, someone knew the chief was out of his jurisdiction...had no authority over them...and was essentially wearing a Halloween costume so the chief got punched in the nose for his unruly behavior. Had this NOT been the case, the chief could have arrested and cuffed the "assailant" and had him charged with assaulting a peace officer.
I'll bet he provoked the guy to the point of being punched in the face. Then needed a local police report so he could hire a personal injury lawyer and sue for damages in that jurisdiction. The local chief stated there were so many of these reports that they just stopped responding. That screwed up the cash gravy train. This scam was way bigger than the $50/hr payday.
This is what happens when police chiefs are NOT elected officials. This is what happens when you don't have a proper level of accountability. It's not the only possible outcome, but it's clearly a bad outcome that could be avoided.
It's these police chiefs that let them do whatever they want in the first place.
Good ole Texas. Police state
FYI there are corrupt elected officials too 🤷🏽♂️
if they lower the staff Fox News will call them out for defunding the police
No. This is what happens when you don’t have standards that actually protect public interest. 👎
Great JOURNALISM!!
THANK YOU GUYS!!
we need More of you asking the Right Questions.
This Reporting is Gonna Change the Life of this poor town being Preyed upon by its Own Police Forces.
They ALL NEED GO TO JAIL!!!!
Great Job people!!!
That TRUE Journalism!!!!
Thanks for sharing this and to dedicated people caring enough to make sure Law-enforcement officers are being held accountable for their actions.
Thank you!
Thank you for running these together. The weasel stations up here in Dallas would have left it in pieces hidden on their website and commercialized to the point of uselessness.
Isn’t that the truth. But come on don’t you like the ads? You know, middle age black men giving financial advice to elderly whites and Asians? The little funk beat in the State Farm jingle?
Amen Brother! Seems to me that the DFW network news make MSNBC look legit.
Isn't that the truth. I hate to follow the stories on their website (ch8), can never get the whole story without unnecessary searching, and sometimes can't find them at all. I only go to the website if I miss the full story on the news cast. It's so dadgum frustrating!
If this ain't corruption, I don't know what is.
The fake typing at right after 6:24 is just hysterical. 😂😂
Great reporting though!
WTF? 50 officers at a cost of say $100k per requires $5 million in revenue to PAY their salaries BEFORE cars, guns, equipment and etc. They wrote $1 million in tickets? Where's the rest of the MONEY coming from? 250 citizens are not paying $5-10 million in taxes necessary to fund these "cops." So from where is the rest of the MONEY coming? Are they seizing $10s of million in property and converting it? What IS their BUDGET? And how does a town of 250 citizens pay for it?
The story never said the officers were making a $100,000 a year. So, here is the way it really works. If you divide 1,000,000 by 50 that's only $20,000 per officer. There are/were 12 "full time" officers on their payroll along with 38 reserve officers. So, they were probably finding creative ways to split that money up to their 12 "full time" officers and their 38 "reserve" officers and lining the pockets of local political officials. Also, in Texas, to work side jobs as a security guard you have to be listed as a "full time" officer. However, if you're a reserve officer, you can still get side work doing traffic control. So, these "officers" had all kinds avenues to make money due to them being Coffee City "police officers".
@@johnpomp972 You may be right about "reserve officers" not drawing a full time salary. But the money still doesn't add up.
12 officers with their vehicles and equipment are going to cost the city WAY more than $1 million per year. Base salaries in Texas are between $47k and $86k. That's before employer taxes.
Overtime is HUGE for cops. They get time and a half for every hour over 40 and double time for holidays and double-double time whenever they can get it.
So, that $43 / hour is $86 or $172 depending upon the duty.
Now add employer taxes, liability insurance, health insurance, retirement benefits and that $43 becomes more like $60 to start.
Then there are the vehicles and equipment. Then there are utilities and consumables for the jail.
$1 million isn't covering all that.
Someone needs to look closely at the money. 250 civilians are not covering the difference with local sales and property taxes. And there is NO income tax in Texas.
They arent making the 100k at coffee city they make 50-70 per hour doing security at other places thats how the officers make 100k I doubt very much comes from the city.
@@robertanderson6929 let's also take into account that of the 250 residents, are none children or other, exempt from paying taxes?
i don't think Texan pay taxes @@somebodyimportint5791
I love this kind of post in which updates are included in one video! It's usually difficult to hunt down updates that are on several videos. Good job!
Agreed 💯 it's super rare, so glad they compiled it all in one
YES! Plus, the comments on this post add relevant general insight and context. Thank you all. 🌸☘️
Back in the early 70's I was contracted to drive a stolen VW that was found in PA back to it's owners in Key West, FL., had to be bonded, sign all kinds of legal documents, and was given a time limit to deliver the car or be federally reported as theft of a vehicle in interstate transport.
So a friend and I, both hippies at the time with hair past our shoulders, set off to Key West.
We had a great trip until we hit Peach Tree, GA.
The highway was under construction and we were detoured off to a frontage road through Peach Tree. As I drove down the road I saw a police car parked in a closed gas station, so I looked at my speedometer to see how fast I was going - 35 mph, just what the speed limit was.
As I get to the edge of town I see blue lights flashing behind me, and I got pulled over by that parked cop car. This huge black cop walks up and leans over, his face filling the VW window, and the first thing out of his mouth was "BOY, you know how fast you were going through that intersection?"
I said, "Yes sir, I was going 35 mph. I checked my speedometer as I passed you at the gas station."
"BOY, you were going 52 mph!"
"Sir, you must be mistaken, I checked my speedometer, I was doing the speed limit of 35 mph."
He belligerently asked me "BOY, are you calling me a liar!?"
~At that precise point the movie "Cool Hand Luke" started playing in my brain.~
"The fine for speeding is $25. Pay up."
~How convenient, they'll accept my payment right here!~
Between my friend and I we had about $8 in change. (Remember, gas was only around 29 cents a gallon then) to make it to Key West. We had been drafting behind semis most of the way, they would suck us right along behind them with my foot off the gas.
I told the nice officer that fact, and he said "Follow me to the station." I followed him there.
The desk sargent listened to the cop, told me the fine was $25, pay up now.
I said "Listen, if we had the $25 I'd gladly give it to you to get this over with, but we just don't have it."
The sargent said "Well, it looks like you're going to be spending some time with us."
~Visions of swamps and chain gangs floating in my brain, I wonder if I can eat 50 eggs?~
Just as my life was flashing before my eyes I had a brainstorm!
I said "I have to call the FBI!".
The cops, literally, took a step back from me when I said that. "Why do you have to call the FBI?"
I told them I needed to retrieve a paper from the car, they let me, and then I showed them the paper. In huge red letters was printed "The FBI will be notified if this vehicle (description and numbers of said vehicle) is not at (address going to) by (the date which was 2 days away)..."
I told them I was contracted to return the car, I was on a schedule, and, as stated, the FBI would be notified of a theft of a vehicle in interstate transport if I didn't show up. So I would have to call them to let them know I was stopped for speeding in their town and put in jail.
They are squirming now and trying to see a way out, "You sure you don't have $25?"
"No sir. Like I said I would happily pay you if we did."
"Get your asses out of town and don't come back!"
More than happy to oblige sir!
They had a nice little racket of stopping out of state cars for "speeding" and getting $25 a pop. Talked to FIVE other people over the years across the country that had the same thing happen to them in Peach Tree, GA. One was a captain in the PA state police. He called the cop a liar to his face and they let him go when he showed his credentials. It was so bad that Triple A at the time would route you AROUND Peach Tree if you had them make you a trip map.
Sounds like that's what these cops are doing too.
I traveled from California to Key West in the 70's. It amazed me how many small towns had freeway work causing detours through their towns. I always slowed way down and always saw police cars.
When stopped by police, why didn’t you immediately assert that you were contracted by the FBI to transport stolen vehicles? This happened in the 70’s? Right! A Black Man calling you a boy in the 70’s? Right! That’s not even a term that a so-called Black Man would have used in the 70’s. I grew up in the south, only good ole boys and peckerwoods used that term. Back then there were barely any Black Officers in small GA towns. Let alone rogue Black Officers. The 70’s were seething with white anger and bigotry. It is unlikely that you would have been called a boy by a so-called Black Man. All you had to do is report him to the LEO, end of story. This could only be true in a fictional story or your white mind, which is one and the same. The lengths some people will go to disparage others.
Check out the battle of Athens Tenn. Aug. 1&2 1946, on what a stolen election caused!!
At the end, when asked " You sure you don't have 25$" he should have responded " No sir. We sure could use 25$ to ensure we get that vehicle that the FBI is highly interested in to its destination on time. Yup. Sure would come in handy so we don't have to tell those FBI agents about any delays we may have encountered along the way."
Some cops think they can do anything just because they have a badge!!
Go get him Jeremy! Excellent job! It was great to watch him squirm with your direct hard questioning!
I hope he gets skewered.
You should look into the judges in harris County as well.
Judges.. PLEASE JUDGES..
They need to investigate the district attorneys and judges and police in Montgomery County as in 50 years ago it is so so past due
This whole entire police force as well as the mayor should be fired. Then thrown in jail its sad &disgusting at just how unprofessional & appalling the corruption iis here.
Fired and thrown in jail??? For doing what exactly??
Thank you KHOU 11 for your masterful investigative work. '' We The People'' are fed up with police outrages.
As a war veteran of our "Great Nation", I don't know whether to feel proud or ashamed seeing situations like these, which are
very contradictory to the "Rights of Freedom". "FREEDOM" does not only means moving freely; it is much more than that, but
still, every day we are limited more and more to exercise that right without our rights being violated.
Do you know about cop auditors?
0:57 Props to the editor of this video. I loved the stats on the pavement touch.
So proud of these news investigators! Thank you for the work you do. You may be the only ones to be able to take on corrupt systems. Please stay safe.
I was in Texas back in January, and drove across the bridge shown in this story. I witnessed a cop come out from a hiding spot and race up to a pickup at I'd guess 90. Pulled him over for speeding I assume since he passed me and I was 5 over the speed limit. On my way back to my hotel I saw 2 more pulled over around that bridge.
Great job finding this ....finally, a story that will help clean up a serious costly mess!!!!
Waldo, Florida ran an operation like this for over 50 years until a federal lawsuit rained on their parade. Little two horse town would usually have 5 to 10 patrol cars writing tickets 24/7.
I remember that..we would not go near there..and there was plenty of drug planting there also.
Just another legal,above the law criminal enterprise.
A thug wants other thugs around them to keep their mess. This is a gang.. since when does the chief have time to take up other jobs.. is he part time?
Thank you KHOU 11.
Thanks for the feedback Lance
Actual journalism, I am surprised! Well done! Keep up the great work!
WELL, THEY LEAVE A LOT OUT THOUGH, IT'S TOTALLY ONE SIDED.
name them and shame them.. well done KHOU 11..
Find out how many officers in Texas are on the Brady list. That would be very interesting to know.
to be honest not as many as you think. State with the highest i think is NY then IL
That's a great question and one that's intrigued me for years. Problem is, any such list is kept by individual district attorney offices. I've tried asking in the past, but never had luck in getting one. Time to ask again!
Never trust a police department that feels the need to make marked units look unmarked as possible
This type of ratio ruins young lives. Thank you for listening and bringing attention to divisions such as this.
@@Poschet0423 u right, corruption
Whoa, the police chief had an active warrant, that's wild as hell
and he gave the same excuse that judges and cops dismiss when citizens give it: "Oh that was 10 years ago". what a crock. You are marked permanently sir - moral turpitude.
This is extraordinary journalism. Great job exposing corruption ❤
It's normal journalism, we are just used to a far lesser quality of journalism most of the time. The standards have really dropped especially with clickbait. But I agree, well done to this news team.
EXCELLENT journalism! This investigation was well done. More please!
Law enforcement is always telling us that they have 'High Training and Standards' though !?
--- And they also investigate themselves but no one ever wants to talk about that....I wonder why ? Where is the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, aren't they responsible for taking the police officer license for bad cops in Texas ? Where are they at in this story ?
Thanks for holding powerful state agencies accountable. Excellent investigation, this is actualy journalism. Perhaps New York Times or Washington Post could learn about it from you guys.
WaPo has a a long history of excellent investigative journalism. Watergate was but one of them.
All these cops are lying
I hope everyone learns their God Given Constitutional Rights. Look at deletelawz and other cop auditors.
Cops in all cities/states are violating your rights.
All cops behave like these cops in Coffee city, it isn't an isolated situation.
Cbs lies to, this is just one of their local channels, you can find good investigative journalism in most news companies even the dishonest ones, MSNBC dateline is a good example.
Great job! Thank you for doing the real hard work, and please keep it up!
I used to drive through Coffee regularly, to visit my Grandpa in Tyler. That town is such a speed trap. There are three bridges and one of them is seventy miles an hour, and the next one drops immediately to fifty, and the cops just sit there waiting to ticket people.
Pay attention to speed signs in areas like this or you'll be donating to the local police fund!!
Lol oh wow. As a blk man Driving on interstates like 45 It's state troopers that I despise the most, I've been racially profiled 3 times by police officers and 2 of them have been state troopers. The look and hatred in their eyes is something you cannot explain unless you experience it, In one instance it's hilarious because of their archaic way of thinking that every black person is a drug dealer( I've never sold drugs in my life lol) But in reality is traumatizing thinking that my now 13 year old son Could be subjected to that same bigotry 3 or 4 years from now.
@@ekbanks Sorry to burst your bubble but that happens to everyone
@@Turk_2023 Well now you're just being willfully ignorant. Are there a white supremace racist in the police force?
i am from tyler, but moved away in 2010 and have not been pulled over since. and i know exaclty where your talking about, that bridge does go from 70 to 50. and that cop always sitting at end of bridge waitin for you. i hated that bastard !!
Corrupted Chief,Mayor and his department. Put them ALL in jail
Wait a second. So this police chief is going on the record and saying he knows all these cops have been wrongfully accused and convicted of crimes that he knows just ended up on the wrong side of politics and he has done nothing about it? He deserves to be charged with a crime for that statement alone. It is definitely suspicious.
In fairness, an accusation (even by indictment) is not the same as a conviction. Failure to appear, however, clearly demonstrates a level of antipathy for justice and lack of character on the part of the chief.
@@dadsapp at least according to the video, a lot of them were convicted. And in all fairness to get a conviction on a cop requires insurmountable evidence.
Thank you for exposing this corrupt crime organization. And it came from the top - of course!!
Great job guys i believe there’s a lot of towns like this in Texas.Loved the story
Wonderful reporting!!
Thank you KHOU combining all three segments of this investigation into one video.
Good ! Put the spot light on those crooked cops !!!!
Fantastic journalism. Great job, folks!
We need to hire the KHOU news team to do investigations everywhere, because they're thoroughly tearing this guy apart..lol Every police force should have independent review boards that hold them accountable like this, it's refreshing.
Great work by the news team. Never would have thought that this was going on in that little town of 250 people.
To be honest, when you look at a map of the city, it kind of becomes obvious.