http://www.yourstreet.com/news/fort-worth-police-department YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us By Eddie Griffin ( BASG ) Saturday, August 29, 2009 CLOSURE We now have closure in the Fort Worth Police Department’s taser death case of a 24-year old man, who had been diagnosed with mental illnesses. We have closure insofar as the Tarrant County Medical Examiner... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6637423/eddie-g-griffin-basg-towards-closure-and-resolution-in-taser-death-of- Sat, 29 Aug 2009 10:06:08 -0700 The U.S. attorney’s office will not conduct an independent investigation into the Rainbow Lounge incident in June, nor will it review the Fort Worth Police Department’s internal investigation as had been requested by the city, U.S. Attorney James Jacks said... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6506875/south-texas-chisme-doj-won-t-investigate-rainbow-raid Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:38:08 -0700 By DEANNA BOYD FORT WORTH — The U.S. attorney’s office will not conduct an independent investigation into the Rainbow Lounge incident in June, nor will it review the Fort Worth Police Department’s internal investigation as had been requested by the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6503494/u-s-attorney-says-he-won-t-investigate-rainbow-lounge-inspection Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:44:08 -0700 The Texas Alcoholic Beverages Commission, after already admitting it shouldn’t have had agents at the raid of the gay bar Rainbow Lounge in June, released a detailed internal investigation yesterday; meanwhile, the Fort Worth Police Department says it will miss an... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6504712/socraticgadfly-tabc-admits-fault-in-rainbow-raid-fort-worth-pd-stalls Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:17:08 -0700 By DEANNA BOYD FORT WORTH — The U.S. attorney’s office will not conduct an independent investigation into the Rainbow Lounge incident in June, nor will it review the Fort Worth Police Department’s internal investigation as had been requested by the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6500260/u-s-attorney-says-he-won-t-investigate-or-review-police-report-on-rainbow- Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:46:08 -0700 By MELODY McDONALD and LEE WILLIAMS FORT WORTH -- The TABC acknowledges that numerous agency policies were violated during the June 28 inspection of the Rainbow Lounge and that disciplinary actions are pending against the agents involved. "There were so many... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6490992/state-liquor-agents-face-disciplinary-action-after-rainbow-lounge-inspectio Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:01:08 -0700 By MELODY McDONALD and LEE WILLIAMS FORT WORTH -- The TABC acknowledges that numerous agency policies were violated during the June 28 inspection of the Rainbow Lounge and that disciplinary actions are pending against the agents involved. "There were so many... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6491002/state-liquor-agents-face-disciplinary-action-after-rainbow-lounge-inspectio Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:01:08 -0700 BOB RAY SANDERS There was a lot of bathroom talk at last week’s meeting of the Fort Worth Human Relations Commission. The potty discussion preceded a unanimous vote by commissioners on a resolution that will please some people, upset others and no doubt... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6467189/sanders-fort-worth-rsquo-s-lgbt-community-deserves-to-be-heard Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:01:08 -0700 By JON NELSON The stage was set for the meltdown at the Rainbow Lounge by the failure of the Fort Worth Police Department to have written policies and procedures for conducting "bar checks." The lack of detailed guidelines placed professional peace officers and the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6397454/nelson-fort-worth-police-need-thorough-investigation-and-new-bar-check- Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:46:08 -0700 Commissioner Alan Steen, head of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, has officially apologized for his agency’s role in last month’s raid of Fort Worth’s Rainbow Lounge, done in conjunction with the Fort Worth Police Department. Steen did not get specific... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6370184/socraticgadfly-texas-apologizes-for-fort-worth-gay-bar-raid-city-hasn-t Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:25:08 -0700 It’s vital that Fort Worth know what really happened at the Rainbow Lounge on June 28, the night that officers from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission and the Fort Worth Police Department came into the gay bar and arrested some of its patrons. In the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6295211/it-rsquo-s-vital-to-complete-and-publicize-fort-worth-police-and-tabc- Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:46:08 -0700 Rainbow Lounge incident I was saddened to read of the gay bashing at the Rainbow Lounge. I grew up in Dallas, and it mortifies me that such an incident could occur in 2009, and so close to my hometown. Usually, the police defend innocent civilians against unwarranted... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6285820/letters-july-7-rainbow-lounge-incident,-southern-baptist-convention Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:14:08 -0700 On Friday, Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief asked the acting U.S. Attorney to review the Rainbow Lounge raid and investigations. One week later, word of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission and Fort Worth Police Department's raid on the Rainbow Lounge has reached... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6273229/as-tabc-and-fwpd-investigate-rainbow-lounge-raid,-the-new-york-times-pays-a Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:05:08 -0700 Kennedy a know-it-all? Star-Telegram writer Bud Kennedy may add psychic powers to his legendary list of accomplishments as evidenced by his July 1 column about the recent Fort Worth Police Department actions at the Rainbow Lounge. His account makes no reference to a... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6274137/letters-july-5-guns,-air-quality,-immigration,-red-light-cameras,-the- Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:49:08 -0700 ELIZABETH CAMPBELL Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief wants federal prosecutors to independently review the investigations now under way regarding an incident at a gay bar near downtown where one customer was injured and six others were arrested. While the Fort Worth... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6267843/mayor-asks-for-federal-review-of-rainbow-lounge-incident Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:51:08 -0700 ELIZABETH CAMPBELL Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief wants federal prosecutors to independently review the investigations now under way regarding an incident at a gay bar near downtown where one customer was injured and six others were arrested. While the Fort Worth... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6267844/mayor-asks-for-federal-review-of-rainbow-lounge-incident Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:51:08 -0700 The Fort Worth Police Department and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission are learning in a high-profile way that slow and steady no longer is an approach that works when it comes to controlling the message. Outrage and negative assumptions about law enforcement... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6262278/questions-about-rainbow-lounge-incident-not-answered-through-speculation-an Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:19:08 -0700 Earlier today, the Fort Worth Police Department sent out the following press release in response to Saturday night's raid on the Rainbow Lounge in Fort Worth. In short, the FWPD's temporarily breaking up with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission till both agencies... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6260028/fort-worth-pd-and-tabc-take-a-time-out-while-both-investigate-rainbow-loung Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:55:08 -0700 By BILL MILLER Joint operations between Fort Worth police and the Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission have been suspended during investigations into an inspection early Sunday that resulted in the injury of a man at a new gay club near the city's hospital district.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6260081/fort-worth-chief-suspends-operations-with-tabc-as-incident-investigated Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:35:08 -0700 By BILL MILLER Joint operations between Fort Worth police and the Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission have been suspended during investigations into an inspection early Sunday that resulted in the injury of a man at a new gay club near the city's hospital district.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6260082/fort-worth-chief-suspends-operations-with-tabc-as-incident-investigated Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:35:08 -0700