Houston Public MediaJul 31, 2024

HPD misused ‘lack of personnel’ code for eight years, Chief Satterwhite says, leading to 260,000 ignored cases

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/police/2024/07/31/495306/hpd-misused-lack-of-personnel-code-for-eight-years-chief-satterwhite-says-leading-to-260000-ignored-cases/

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HPD misused ‘lack of personnel’ code for eight years, Chief Satterwhite says, leading to 260,000 ignored cases

The cases HPD left uninvestigated include “some of the worst-of-the-worst cases,” Whitmire said, such as homicides and sexual assault. 

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Houston Public MediaJul 24, 2024

Mayor Whitmire to present report on Houston Police suspended cases after former chief’s comments to the Houston Chronicle

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/police/2024/07/24/494652/mayor-whitmire-to-present-report-on-houston-police-suspended-cases-after-troy-finners-comments-to-houston-chronicle/

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Mayor Whitmire to present report on Houston Police suspended cases after Troy Finner’s comments to Houston Chronicle

After former Houston Police Chief Troy Finner told the Houston Chronicle the city and police department were trying to cover up a scandal involving more than 200,000 suspended cases, Mayor John Whitmire said he will present a comprehensive report on what happened. 

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Houston Public MediaApr 30, 2024

Houston Police have gone through over 107,000 of its 264,000 suspended cases, and have filed a total of 54 charges as a result, according to Houston Police Chief Troy Finner.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/police/2024/04/30/485092/houston-polices-internal-probe-into-dropped-cases-has-concluded-chief-finner-says/

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Houston Police’s internal probe into suspended cases has concluded, Chief Finner says

Chief Troy Finner says the findings will now be reviewed by Mayor John Whitmire's independent review committee and HPD's administrative disciplinary committee.

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Houston Public MediaApr 19, 2024

Of the more than 4,000 suspended sexual assault cases, 3,462 have been cleared, suspended or inactivated, according to the Houston Police Department.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2024/04/19/484076/34-charges-filed-as-houston-pd-wraps-up-review-of-suspended-sex-assault-cases/

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34 charges filed as Houston PD wraps up review of suspended sex assault cases

Investigators completed a months-long review of all 4,017 sexual assault crime reports that were suspended because of an internal code used to indicate a lack of personnel, according to the Houston Police Department.

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Houston Public MediaMar 7, 2024

Chief Troy Finner said it would likely take months for the department to go through all of the suspended cases.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/police/2024/03/07/480038/houston-police-have-gone-through-3000-of-over-4000-suspended-sex-assault-cases/

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Houston police have gone through 3,000 of over 4,000 suspended sex assault cases

The department also has to go through over 260,000 suspended cases from other divisions. Chief Troy Finner said it would likely take months for the department to go through all of the suspended cases.

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