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 MediaMay 16, 2024

An independent review panel tasked with overseeing the Houston Police Department's internal probe into more than a quarter of a million suspended cases found major shortcomings in HPD's records management system.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/law-enforcement/2024/05/16/487505/independent-panel-reviewing-hpds-dropped-cases-finds-systemwide-failures/

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Mayor Whitmire’s HPD panel finds failures in records system led to suspended cases

The panel's preliminary report also details the creation of an internal code that was used to suspend nearly 270,000 unreviewed incident reports.

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Houston Public MediaMay 9, 2024

Houston City Council member Letitia Plummer joined Houston Matters on Thursday to discuss what city leaders are looking for in a new police chief.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2024/05/09/487008/houston-city-council-member-next-police-chief-should-be-data-driven-transparent-and-can-take-responsibility/

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Houston City Council member: Next police chief should be data-driven, transparent and ‘can take responsibility’

Amid Troy Finner's retirement as police chief, at-large city council member Letitia Plummer said the city should take its time to find Finner's replacement.

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Houston Public MediaMay 8, 2024

Troy Finner retired from his position as Houston's police chief, Mayor John Whitmire told city employees in an email late Tuesday night.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/police/2024/05/08/486882/houston-police-chief-troy-finner-retired-amid-suspended-cases-dispute-mayor-says/

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Houston Police Chief Troy Finner retired amid suspended cases dispute, mayor says

Effective around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Executive Assistant Chief Larry Satterwhite will take his place as acting chief of police.

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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 MediaMar 11, 2024

After Gov. Greg Abbott said there should be consequences for the suspended cases via X, Whitmire suggested the state send money to Houston to help HPD.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/police/2024/03/11/480262/mayor-whitmire-calls-for-more-resources-for-houston-police-as-officers-continue-investigating-backlog-of-suspended-cases/

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Mayor Whitmire calls for more resources for Houston police as officers continue investigating backlog of suspended cases

After Gov. Greg Abbott said there should be consequences for the suspended cases via X, Whitmire suggested the state send money to Houston to help HPD.

Houston Public Media
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.

Houston Public Media
Houston Public MediaMar 6, 2024

Houston Mayor John Whitmire will appoint an independent review panel to examine the Houston Police Department's handling of suspended cases. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2024/03/06/479927/mayor-whitmire-houston-police-suspended-cases-independent-review-panel/

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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.

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