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Officer of the Year paving the way for women in law enforcement
Law enforcement is all Harris County Precinct 3 Sergeant Amanda Watson knows. Watson said she is following in her parents footsteps, "My dad was a State Trooper, and my mom worked for Precinct 3 Constable's office where she retired." Watson joined the same department in 2016, where she became a K-9 officer and is recognized for numerous drug and theft ring busts, according to the Constable's office. In February 2023, she was awarded Officer of the Year. "When I started eight years ago, I was maybe of one of two females on my shift and now we have about the same amount of women as we do men," Watson said. Click the video above to see the story.
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Richmond man was arrested for taping his wife to a chair in the basement so he could watch football
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Check Your Freezer: Ice Cream Recalled Due to Concerns Over Deadly Bacteria
Lidl shoppers should check their freezers after the retailer recalled one lot of gelato over possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The company's October 16 recall announcement, published by the FDA, says routine testing detected the bacteria in a laboratory sample. No illnesses had been reported when the notice was issued.