Down, But Still Too Many

We have a couple of Bell County crime stories this morning.

• A Temple juvenile managed to turn a minor shoplifting into a felony robbery
• Bell County death row inmate who threatened a state legislator had his appeal denied

Elsewhere, the International Association of Chief's of Police (IACP) president was interviewed by the John Jay Center for Media, Crime and Justice publication The Crime Report. In the piece he talked about his priorities as the president of IACP. 

"My most important issue, the one I hope to accomplish in my year, comes under the umbrella of police officers’ safety. I don’t celebrate when I hear the news that, compared to 170 officers killed last year, only 140 were killed this year. Things are improving. Don’t get me wrong. But 140 killed is a problem that needs to be addressed. It is a leadership problem and a training problem."

It was an interesting piece that touched upon media relations, officer safety and federal funding and is worth the read.