Officer Richard Martin was intentionally struck and killed by a vehicle as he set up spike strips at the intersection of N Kirkwood Road and St. Mary\’s Lane during a vehicle pursuit at approximately 2:30 am.

Officers from the Houston Police Department were pursing the U-Haul van after it had been carjacked in North Houston. The driver of the vehicle fired several shots at officers during the pursuit before bailing out, carjacking a second vehicle, and fleeing again. Officer Martin was in the process of deploying spike strips when the driver intentionally struck him with the stolen vehicle.

The vehicle continued to flee until stopping on the 45 North Freeway. The subject attempted to commit suicide by shooting himself as officers initiated a felony traffic stop. The man was taken into custody suffering a non-fatal gunshot wound.

Officer Martin had served with the Houston Police Department for four years. He is survived by his two children.

Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:

Chief Charles McClelland Jr.
Houston Police Department
1200 Travis Street
Houston, TX 77002

Read more: http://www.odmp.org/officer/22488-police-officer-richard-martin#ixzz3aV0mjxUL

 press release

CNBNews archives posted Friday, August 14, 2009

 

TIPS AND SNIPPETS: 

By William E. Cleary Sr.

 May 4-10

Reminder for the week: Delaware fishing license required for fishing, crabbing, clamming

 

DOVER (May 15, 2015) – To achieve public compliance through education and enforcement actions that help conserve Delaware’s fish and wildlife resources and ensure safe boating and public safety, DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between May 4-10 made 1,600 contacts with anglers, hunters, boaters and the general public, including 126 vessel boardings for boating safety and fishing regulation compliance checks. Officers responded to 30 complaints and issued 23 citations, two of which were related to the C&D Canal Conservation Area and associated recreational trail, where there is an increased Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police presence.

 An incident of particular note was:

 

DOVER (May 15, 2015) – DNREC’s Division of Fish and Wildlife invites angling and photography enthusiasts to enter the 2015 Delaware Fishing Photo Contest. The winning photo will be featured on the cover or inside of the 2016 Delaware Fishing Guide to be published early next year.

 A judging panel comprised of DNREC staff will be looking for photos that best portray this year’s contest theme, \”Anglers in Action,\” by depicting anglers actively fishing. Judges also will be looking at technical criteria including resolution, clarity and composition.

 

SUBMITTED BY KAT (published February 2014)

 

TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE

Volume XX No.20: May 15, 2015

This week, the House Committee on Rules received almost 350 amendments drafted by lawmakers regarding specific issues in the Defense authorization bill for fiscal year 2016.

The Rules Committee is not a body well known outside Washington and is sometimes referred to as the \”traffic cop\” in the House. Most legislation must go through the Rules Committee where a \”rule\” is crafted detailing how it will be debated on the House floor. There is no similar mechanism in the Senate. Members who wish to offer amendments must file them with the Rules Committee. The committee then decides the fate of each potential amendment based, at least in part, on whether the amendment is \”germane\” to the underlying piece of legislation.

 

Vol. I No. 47 (May 17, 2015) Editors Note: Every Sunday morning a we will post a weekly comic strip provided by cartoonist Dave Wolfe, age 14. Dave has been drawing since he was 5 years old, he knew he wanted to be a cartoonist at the age of 8. He’s been distributing his comics in school since 3rd grade. (click on the image to enlarge)

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