Harris County, Texas jails

Man Sues Sunglass Hut, Macy’s over False Imprisonment, Sexual Assault

Retrieved on: 
Monday, January 22, 2024

While he was being held, the man was sexually assaulted at the Harris County Jail.

Key Points: 
  • While he was being held, the man was sexually assaulted at the Harris County Jail.
  • Though native to Texas, Harvey Eugene Murphy Jr. was living in California at the time of a January 2022 armed robbery at a Sunglass Hut store on West Gray in Houston.
  • Two robbers pointed a gun at a store manager and got away with thousands of dollars in cash and sunglasses.
  • "Any person could be improperly charged with a crime based on error-prone facial recognition software just as he was."

Harris County Sheriff's Department, one of the Largest Sheriff's Departments in the U.S., has Selected the Byrna TCR as its 68 Caliber Less-Lethal Platform

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, May 25, 2022

The outcome of this evaluation period has resulted in the Harris County Sheriff's Office selecting and ordering Byrna's TCR .68 caliber launchers.

Key Points: 
  • The outcome of this evaluation period has resulted in the Harris County Sheriff's Office selecting and ordering Byrna's TCR .68 caliber launchers.
  • Instructors within the Harris County Sheriff's Office will be attending the Byrna Law Enforcement and Private Security Train-the-Trainer (T3) Course in June.
  • Bryan Ganz, CEO of Byrna, stated that "we are extremely pleased to have been selected by the Harris County Sheriff's Office over all of Byrna's less-lethal competitors.
  • In fact, Harris County Sheriff's Office is but one of a number of recent Law Enforcement, Private Security and School Safety wins for Byrna.

Harris County Sheriff's Department, one of the Largest Sheriff's Department in the U.S., will be Using Byrna Launchers in the Harris County Jail

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, May 25, 2022

The outcome of this evaluation period has resulted in the Harris County Sheriff's Office selecting and ordering Byrna's TCR .68 caliber launchers.

Key Points: 
  • The outcome of this evaluation period has resulted in the Harris County Sheriff's Office selecting and ordering Byrna's TCR .68 caliber launchers.
  • Instructors within the Harris County Sheriff's Office will be attending the Byrna Law Enforcement and Private Security Train-the-Trainer (T3) Course in June.
  • In fact, Harris County Sheriff's Office is but one of a number of recent Law Enforcement, Private Security and School Safety wins for Byrna.
  • The Lincoln Unified School District Police Department, located in Stockton, California, has purchased the handheld Byrna SD to equip all department personnel.