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  2. Theft of services - Wikipedia

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    Crimes of this sort are typically prosecuted as larceny, and may be either a misdemeanor or a felony, based upon the value of the services illegally obtained.This category encompasses a wide variety of criminal activity including tampering with (or bypassing) a utility meter so that the true level of consumption is understated, leaving a hotel or restaurant or similar establishment without ...

  3. Tenaha, Texas asset forfeiture controversy - Wikipedia

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    Texas State Senator John Whitmire stated, "If used properly, it's a good law-enforcement tool to see that crime doesn't pay. But in this instance, where people are being pulled over, and their property is taken with no charges filed and no convictions, I think that's theft." [8]

  4. Electronic Case Filing System - Wikipedia

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    Electronic Case Filing System (ECFS) is an automated system developed in Tarrant County, Texas that enables law enforcement agencies, criminal district attorneys, county criminal courts, criminal district courts, and the defense bar to process and exchange information about criminal offenses.

  5. Retail theft a ‘growing crisis’ in Texas law enforcement ...

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    Texas codified specific penalties for organized retail theft back in 2007 when the crime cost businesses an estimated $2.5 billion — but since then, the crime has only become more popular.

  6. Texas Makes Mail And Parcel Theft A Criminal Offense - AOL

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    The state of Texas has made it a criminal offense for anyone to steal mail, parcels and other correspondence, bringing state law enforcement power to bear on crimes that in the past were either ...

  7. 7 North Texas men charged in theft of more than 200 cars ...

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    In the process they identified several suspects and linked the group to more than 200 vehicles thefts in several North Texas cities, the release said. 🚨 More top stories from our newsroom:

  8. Texas Penal Code - Wikipedia

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    The first codification of Texas criminal law was the Texas Penal Code of 1856. Prior to 1856, criminal law in Texas was governed by the common law, with the exception of a few penal statutes. [3] In 1854, the fifth Legislature passed an act requiring the Governor to appoint a commission to codify the civil and criminal laws of Texas.

  9. Texas Department of Public Safety - Wikipedia

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    The Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas, commonly known as the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), is a department of the state government of Texas. The DPS is responsible for statewide law enforcement and driver license administration. The Public Safety Commission oversees the DPS.