Houston activists say they want to be involved when Mayor Whitmire appoints city’s next police chief
Former HPD Chief Troy Finner announced his sudden retirement late last week. This comes amid an internal investigation into more than 260,000 unreviewed incident reports that had been suspended over the last eight years.
Last months as Houston’s police chief ‘most rewarding,’ Finner says
The announcement of his retirement came in the form of an email to city employees late Tuesday night from Mayor John Whitmire, who later said he felt sick learning of the chief's retirement.
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.
44-year-old man shot and killed by officers in northwest Houston home Monday
On Monday, officers with the Houston Police Department's Major Offenders Division had been at the house already for hours before announcing their presence and entering the home.
Mayor Whitmire to appoint independent review panel over Houston police’s suspended investigations
Whitmire said he is going to have a panel of people look into the over 264,000 backlog of suspended cases, including over 4,000 sexual assault cases.
Houston police confirm 4,000-plus suspended sexual assault cases; Finner vows to clear backlog
Finner said in the past two weeks, they have looked at 700 of the suspended cases.
Mayor Whitmire calls for merger of Metro Police with the Houston Police Department
Houston Mayor John Whitmire said that, pending a deal over pension benefits and other matters, he expects the consolidation to take place within the year.
Spring Branch ISD police officer fatally shoots man suspecting of killing his father before stealing cars outside nearby elementary school
A man suspected of fatally shooting his father on Thursday in the 2500 block of Mona Lee Lane was subsequently shot and killed by a school district police officer in the 2800 block of Campbell Road, after allegedly stealing two cars outside of Buffalo Creek Elementary.
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