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Sep 28, 2026
JohnHOST
These developments follow Terry Thibodeau's retirement in May 2026.
JohnHOST
Franklin Mayor Molly Hendrick previously said his retirement came during a Franklin City Council meeting where the council had planned to consider complaints and what's known as a TCOLE investigation.
JohnHOST
TCOLE is the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.
JohnHOST
So those are the people that issue the judicial commissions for sworn officers in Texas.
JohnHOST
But that had involved Terry Thibodeau and weirdly enough, a different Franklin police officer named John Key.
BonnieHOST
So let's see what it says.
BonnieHOST
The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement is revoking the Trinidad Police Department's.
BonnieHOST
I had no idea there's a Trinidad, Texas.
BonnieHOST
That's how big Texas is.
BonnieHOST
They're getting rid of it, basically.
BonnieHOST
following months of controversy surrounding the small Texas city's police force.
BonnieHOST
In a September 9th letter to Mayor Dennis Hawes, T. Cole said, I don't know what that means, oh, Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, said the department failed to meet minimum standards and was unable to provide evidence that the agency provides public benefit to the community.
BonnieHOST
It was the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement that did it? That's just so shocking.
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This week, the police department was ordered to shut down.
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The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, the state agency responsible for setting and enforcing minimum standards for police departments, investigated Trinidad PD and found they had no bulletproof vests, no evidence room, and were missing at least 18 required policies.
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including use of force, active shooter response, and professional conduct.
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The state concluded that the department was unable to provide evidence that the agency provides a public benefit to the community, and their license was revoked effective September 18th.
Wayne Allyn RootHOST
They throw her in jail for a night.
Wayne Allyn RootHOST
Well, now there's a Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, and they issued a letter on September 9th to the Trinidad mayor revoking the city's license to operate a police department.
Wayne Allyn RootHOST
They said that the city's police department failed to meet even minimum standards and they failed to provide any public benefit to the community.
Wayne Allyn RootHOST
All the policemen that arrested Jennifer Combs have been fired.
Steve FriendHOST
Yeah.
Steve FriendHOST
Texas commission on law enforcement winds up launching an investigation into this police department.
Steve FriendHOST
At the end of the investigation, they revoke the city's license to operate a police department and they say, hey, you're going to have to lean on the sheriff's office for that.
Steve FriendHOST
The investigation found that following here.
Steve FriendHOST
He said it was no problem.
Steve FriendHOST
Well, you're out of a job now.
Steve FriendHOST
And this Texas Commission on Law Enforcement has said
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no.
WesHOST
Yeah, yeah.
MarkHOST
This all prompted an in- investigation of the Trinidad Police Force by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.
MarkHOST
You don't want the TCLE coming to town.
MarkHOST
Uh, which led to a report and findings that were presented to the mayor on September 9th, and those findings were that the Trinidad Police over the course of years, police force over the course of years, has failed to, uh, be a community benefit of any kind, and would henceforth be completely dissolved and disbanded, and Combs and her friend's charges were dismissed.
Oren JacksonHOST
The Henderson County Sheriff's Office is taking over law enforcement duties in town.
Oren JacksonHOST
The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement said the department was unable to provide evidence that it provided a public benefit to the community.
Oren JacksonHOST
Brother, imagine getting that performance review, not needs improvement, not we're going to put you on a 90 day plan.
Oren JacksonHOST
No, we looked into what guys are doing here and we cannot determine that you are beneficial.
Mike ImpreventoHOST
That charge was dropped, too.
Mike ImpreventoHOST
The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, we have the Division of Criminal Justice Services here, the department's failure to meet minimum standards, including no bulletproof vests or evidence room.
Mike ImpreventoHOST
Well, that's interesting.
Mike ImpreventoHOST
Where do you put your evidence? It just gets lost.
Bill AllredHOST
A supporter who protested her arrest was also charged with disorderly conduct, and that charge was dropped.
Bill AllredHOST
The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement cited the department's failure to meet minimum standards, including no bulletproof vests or evidence room.
Bill AllredHOST
And Combs has since filed a wrongful death suit against the police department.
Gina BarberiHOST
The evidence room is the back seat of my car.
TedHOST
Let me see if I can find the exact name of it.
TedHOST
It was a big old investigation from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.
TedHOST
Has disbanded the police department in Trinidad, Texas because they found that Trinidad police department were unable to provide evidence that the agency provides public benefit to the community and lacked 18 required policies, including ones.
TedHOST
on use of force, vehicle pursuit, professional conduct, and active shooters.
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