Houston Public MediaApr 9, 2024

During the Houston Police Department's internal investigation of suspended police incident reports, nearly 100 sexual assault cases were found to be connected to other police cases, Police Chief Troy Finner said Monday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/police/2024/04/09/482951/forensic-review-of-suspended-sex-assault-reports-finds-links-to-other-cases-houston-police-chief-says/

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Forensic review of suspended sex assault reports finds links to other cases, Houston police chief says

Of the 4,017 adult sex crime incident reports that had been suspended, the forensic science center reported 1,147 had associated sexual assault kits that were tested for DNA. 76 of those kits found DNA links to other cases, Finner said.

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Houston Public MediaApr 3, 2024

HPD Chief Finner said that findings from the department’s internal investigation of suspended cases should be ready by the end of April. However, the current investigation is just the beginning.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/law-enforcement/2024/04/03/482373/hpds-internal-probe-into-264000-dropped-cases-to-end-this-month-police-chief-says/

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Houston Police’s internal probe into 264,000 dropped cases to end this month, Chief Finner says

According to HPD Chief Troy Finner, there will be "spin-off investigations" after the current probe wraps up within the next few weeks.

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Houston Public MediaMar 19, 2024

The Houston police union claims Finner's involvement "represents a substantial conflict of interest that undermines the fairness and integrity of the investigation."

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/law-enforcement/2024/03/19/481033/houston-police-union-calls-for-outside-agency-to-take-over-hpd-suspended-cases-probe-along-with-chief-finners-recusal/

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Houston police union calls for outside agency to take over HPD suspended cases probe along with Chief Finner’s recusal

The Houston police union claims Finner's involvement "represents a substantial conflict of interest that undermines the fairness and integrity of the investigation."

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Houston Public MediaFeb 27, 2024

The Houston Police Department has suspended more than 260,000 department-wide cases since 2016 due to a lack of personnel. Police Chief Troy Finner said that figure makes up about 10 percent of all cases filed in the past eight years.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/police/2024/02/27/478931/houston-police-department-suspended-264000-cases-since-2016-due-to-lack-of-personnel-chief-says/

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Houston Police Department suspended 264,000 cases since 2016 due to ‘lack of personnel,’ chief says

Finner said the code that was used to label reports "suspended due to a lack of personnel" was developed nearly a decade ago, and should've never existed.

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