DALLAS POLICE: TROUBLED QB MANZIEL REPORTS HIT-AND-RUN CRASH

Police in Dallas say troubled quarterback Johnny Manziel reported a hit-and-run accident earlier this week. The publicist for the former Texas A&M star says he wasn't seriously injured.

Senior Cpl. DeMarquis Black told The Associated Press the accident happened Monday night, and Manziel had a witness from his vehicle and an impartial witness. Manziel attorney Bob Hinton said police told him the vehicle was damaged on the driver's side.

Manziel's publicist, Denise Michaels, said the former Cleveland player told her he hit his head but didn't have a concussion or other injury.

The 2012 Heisman Trophy winner is facing a misdemeanor assault charge in a domestic violence case involving former girlfriend Colleen Crowley. A status hearing is scheduled for Friday, but Manziel isn't required to appear.

PRANK GONE WRONG LEAVES ALABAMA TEEN TRAPPED IN OVERSIZED BARNEY HEAD

A 15-year-old Alabama girl had to be rescued by firefighters after she got her head stuck inside a giant Barney costume in a prank gone wrong.

Darby Risner said she wanted to scare her friends with the oversized Barney head when they came downstairs. She managed to scare her friends, but in an unexpected way.

Risner ended up stuck inside the Barney head, she told WVTM-TV.

"What had happened was, like, at the point it was on my head I had no idea that it was gonna get stuck or anything," she said.

Her friends tried pulling the head off, but it wouldn't budge even after they rubbed Vaseline on her arms to get some slip. After failed attempts, they eventually called the fire department for help. So as not to alarm neighbors, Risner and her friends drove to the fire station instead.

Lt. Vince Bruno told ABC News that the sight of a girl waddling into the station with a giant Barney head was a first in his 33-year career at the department.

"When she first got there, we looked at it and it was tight coming down around her shoulders and holding her arms, looked kind of like dinosaur arms because she could bend from the elbows down. It was a little comical," he said.

While he said it was definitely amusing, firefighters took her situation seriously and helped her out. Firefighters spent about 45 minutes making a few cuts to release Risner from the head.

Bruno said the firefighters, Risner and her friends all had a good laugh after the incident and that it will be a story to tell for generations.

South Texas woman claims police offered taco after sexual assault

A south Texas woman alleges she was sexually assaulted by a former La Joya police officer after she was arrested, according to media reports and court documents.
The woman, identified as Autumn Renee according to the lawsuit posted by Buzzfeed, was arrested May 29, 2014, for a misdemeanor probation violation and booked into the La Joya City Jail.
The lawsuit, filed May 27 in U.S. District Court in McAllen, states that Felipe Santiago Peralez, then-communications officer for the La Joya City Police Department, conducted an "all-night invasion of plaintiff's body."

Peralez inserted his fingers and hands into Renee's private areas, according to the lawsuit. It also states he forced her to perform oral sex on him.
Renee suffered injury to her private areas and that she was, "in staunch fear of further  brutal, sadistic and invasive acts causing severe bruises, scratches, irritation and soreness... for repeated hours."
The lawsuit calls Peralez's actions "malicious and (a) sadistic use of force.

South Texas woman claims police offered taco after sexual assault
Will Axford, Houston Chronicle Updated 2:49 pm, Wednesday, June 22, 2016


A south Texas woman alleges she was sexually assaulted by a former La Joya police officer after she was arrested, according to media reports and court documents.
The woman, identified as Autumn Renee according to the lawsuit posted by Buzzfeed, was arrested May 29, 2014, for a misdemeanor probation violation and booked into the La Joya City Jail.
The lawsuit, filed May 27 in U.S. District Court in McAllen, states that Felipe Santiago Peralez, then-communications officer for the La Joya City Police Department, conducted an "all-night invasion of plaintiff's body."
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Peralez inserted his fingers and hands into Renee's private areas, according to the lawsuit. It also states he forced her to perform oral sex on him.
Renee suffered injury to her private areas and that she was, "in staunch fear of further  brutal, sadistic and invasive acts causing severe bruises, scratches, irritation and soreness... for repeated hours."
The lawsuit calls Peralez's actions "malicious and (a) sadistic use of force." 
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La Joya police Lt. Ramon Gonzalez reviewed the video recording on May 30, 2014, and "obtained (Renee's) statement, offered her a taco, declined her request for medical attention" the lawsuit reads. 
According to the lawsuit, La Joya Police Officer Nancy Venecia knew about the assault the same day Gonzaelz reviewed the video recording but did not request that Renee be transported to an emergency room for examination.
Buzzfeed reports Peralez resigned after being suspended from the police department May 30, 2014.  
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Renee's lawyer, Tammy Peden of Houston, cited the incident as a violation of the Prison Rape Elimination Act passed by U.S. Congress in 2003, which establishes a zero tolerance for rape and sexual assault. The lawsuit also highlights violations of the Eighth Amendment, which forbids "cruel and unusual punishment" and "prohibits excessive use of force and guard brutality."
In addition to Peralez, Venecia and Gonzelz, the lawsuit is filed against the City of La Joya and the City of Penitas as she was originally arrested by the Penitas Police Department. The lawsuit states Penitas police conducted the follow-up investigation to the alleged sexual assault and failed to act against La Joya officers involved in the incident.   
Renee is seeking $5 million in damages and emotional distress. 

In wake of fatal chase, police chief declines to detail department chase policy

PATTON VILLAGE - The chief of Patton Village's 20-person police force on Tuesday defended his officer's decision to pursue a suspect in a high-speed chase that left the officer and an 11-year-old dead.
At a news conference in this Montgomery County hamlet, Chief Leon "Pete" Verot declined to comment further and discuss or release the department's policy on chases.
With a black band across his badge, Verot confirmed the 6-mile chase began after Sgt. Stacey Baumgartner, 39, responded Sunday night to a 911 call about a man urinating and exposing himself at a Valero gas station at U.S. 59 and Texas 242. The chief said Baumgartner called out to the suspect and tried to detain him.

In wake of fatal chase, police chief declines to detail department chase policy
Man who fled charged with murder in crash that killed two
By Andrew Kragie and James Pinkerton Updated 8:58 am, Wednesday, June 22, 2016

 Garrett William Nee is charged with one court of murder, two counts of intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle, and six counts of intoxication assault with a vehicle causing serious bodily injury. 
Garrett William Nee is charged with one court of murder, two counts of intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle, and six counts of intoxication assault with a vehicle causing serious bodily injury. 

PATTON VILLAGE - The chief of Patton Village's 20-person police force on Tuesday defended his officer's decision to pursue a suspect in a high-speed chase that left the officer and an 11-year-old dead.
At a news conference in this Montgomery County hamlet, Chief Leon "Pete" Verot declined to comment further and discuss or release the department's policy on chases.
With a black band across his badge, Verot confirmed the 6-mile chase began after Sgt. Stacey Baumgartner, 39, responded Sunday night to a 911 call about a man urinating and exposing himself at a Valero gas station at U.S. 59 and Texas 242. The chief said Baumgartner called out to the suspect and tried to detain him.

Baumgartner gave chase west along Texas 242 until a 1998 Chevy Suburban carrying a family of seven collided with his cruiser in the intersection with FM 1485; the posted speed limit on both roads ranges from 50 to 60 mph. A child from the SUV, Adan Hilario Jr., died at the scene.
"He decided he did not want to be detained," Verot said of the suspect, identified as 29-year-old Garrett William Nee, of Kingwood.  Police have said that Nee also tried to strike Baumgartner's marked cruiser.
Verot placed blame for the accident on Nee.
"All the guy had to do was stop," he said, adding that he did not think the officer could have done anything to prevent the wreck.
Tyler Dunman, of the Montgomery County District Attorney's office, said Nee returned to the scene after seeing the crash. He was arrested, taken to the Montgomery County jail and charged early Monday with murder, two counts of intoxication assault with a vehicle, and six counts of intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle causing serious bodily injury, jail records show.He is being held on $1.3 million bail.
While many metropolitan police departments, including HPD, have adopted pursuit policies limiting when an officer can participate in a high-speed chase, Verot did not discuss whether the small Patton Village department had a written policy.
"We just let this guy get away?" Verot said, calling the pursuit an example of "cause and effect."

Suspects use stolen identity to charge $7,000 at stores in Harris County

Authorities are searching for two identity-theft suspects who used a woman's personal information to charge more than $7,000 at at stores in Harris County.
A 23-year-old woman recently alerted authorities after she noticed credit accounts in her name had been opened fraudulently at Best Buy, Macy's and Home Depot, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies said surveillance photographs show a man and woman who used the purloined information to spend several thousand dollars at a Best Buy, where they bought high-end electronics and computers.
Anyone with information on these suspects is urged to call the HCSO Financial Crime Unit at 713-274-9200 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
Crime Stoppers will pay up to $5,000 for information that leads to the arrest of the suspects or charges being filed against them.