Dallas police release photo of replica handgun suspect pointed at officers before fatal shooting
By Lynnanne Nguyen and FOX 4 Staff
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Dallas PD release photos of suspect, weapon in fatal LBJ shooting
The Dallas Police Department shared a picture of the weapon a suspect used in several robberies and during a confrontation with officers. It turned out to be a realistic replica.
DALLAS - The Dallas police chief on Tuesday released pictures of the robbery suspect who was shot and killed by officers Monday evening on LBJ Freeway.
Chief Eddie Garcia also released a picture of the replica handgun he says the suspect used to commit several robberies. Police say he pointed the replica Smith and Wesson revolver at the officers who shot him on a ramp along the busy highway.
Bridgeport Police captains sue to block transfers
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Acting Police Chief Rebeca Garcia is being sued to block transferring captains.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media
On Wednesday, Garcia ordered Capt. Brian Fitzgerald, head of the Detective Bureau, transferred to patrol; Capt. Roderick Porter, head of community services, to patrol; Capt. Kevin Gilleran, from special services to head of the Detective Bureau; Capt. Steven Lougal, from patrol to special services; and Capt. Lonnie Blackwell, from patrol to administrative services.
Garcia would not comment on the transfers.
Fitzgerald, Porter and Lougal filed an injunction request in Superior Court Friday to block their transfers. No hearing date on the request has yet been set.
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A former Dallas police officer arrested last month on capital murder charges has been released from jail and had his charges dropped after a judge ruled he could not be held, according to reports.
Bryan Riser, a 13-year veteran of the Dallas Police Department, was accused of hiring three people to kill Albert Douglas and Lisa Saenz in 2017.
He was freed on a $5 million bond following a preliminary hearing Wednesday. Dallas County Criminal Court Judge Audrey Moorehead found that police did not have enough evidence to keep Riser behind bars.
Murder charges dropped against former Dallas police officer
Murder charges against fired Dallas police officer dropped
The former Dallas police officer accused in a double murder-for-hire plot is now out of jail after the police case against him fell apart. The charges against him have also been dropped.
DALLAS - A judge dropped the murder charges against the fired Dallas police officer who was released from the Dallas County jail Wednesday night.
Even the district attorney’s office agreed with Bryan Riser’s lawyer that there was not enough proof to hold him for trial in two murder-for-hire cases that date back to 2017.