A former Uvalde schools police officer has been acquitted of criminal charges stemming from the law enforcement response to a mass shooting at Robb Elementary. While he walks free, the 19 children and two teachers who lost their lives underscore the tragedy at the heart of the case.

Police in Gilroy arrested an arson suspect after matching shoe prints from the scene of multiple grass fires on September 6. Officers discovered the suspicious prints near the fires and connected them to a suspect, underscoring the critical role of forensic evidence in solving criminal cases.