HPD Internal Affairs Investigation into suspended cases not โcompletedโ after Chief Finner told Houstonians it was done
KPRC 2 Investigates has learned questions of integrity are being raised about a member of Houston Police Chief Troy Finnerโs inner circle, extending what Finner said was a โcompletedโ Internal Affairs Investigation into the departmentโs suspended sex assault cases scandal.
Houston Police policy officer linked to the suspended cases investigation is still issuing department policy
KPRC 2 Investigates found one of the men who could have stopped the suspension due to the lack of manpower code in 2021, is still issuing department policies while being investigated for his role in 264,000 suspended incidents.
KPRC 2 Investigates questions Mayor Whitmire over HPD deactivated criminal cases and ongoing investigation
KPRC 2 Investigative reporter Mario Diaz questioned Whimire about the committee he appointed to investigate the Houston Police Department and if they will hold all the leaders of the department accountable, including chief Troy Finner who admitted to knowing about the suspended sexual assault cases since 2021.
Houston Police Union requests recusal of HPD Chief Finner in suspended cases scandal
๐ข Breaking News ๐จThe Houston Police Officers Union has requested the recusal of Chief Troy Finner from the investigation of the department's suspended cases scandal. Concerns have been raised over the fairness of disciplinary actions when the chief is at the center of the inquiry. #PoliceScandal #InvestigationInProgress #JusticeMatters
Houston police used suspended case code 44 times since chief ordered it stopped, according to KPRC 2 Investigates review
On the heels of the Houston Police Chiefโs latest news conference on the deactivated sexual assault cases, KPRC 2 Investigates has learned the code to suspend cases has continued to be used.
Houston Mayor John Whitmire worries about resource drain as HPD investigates suspension of over 260,000 criminal cases
Houston Mayor expresses concerns over the suspension of over 260,000 criminal cases by the Houston Police Department, including 4,000 sex assault cases. The revelations have sparked outrage among citizens and City Council Members.
Hereโs what Houston City Council has to say about Houston Police Department investigation scandal
On Tuesday, KPRC 2 Investigates reached out to the offices of all City of Houston Council Members for a reaction to the Houston Police Department suspending more than 260,000 cases, including 4,000 sexual assault cases, as a result of a lack of manpower.
Mayor Whitmire on HPD not investigating sexual assault cases: โWe need to hold people accountableโ
Since announcing on X last Friday that a โsignificant numberโ of sexual assault investigations within the Houston Police Department had been suspended because of a โlack of personnel,โ HPD Chief Troy Finner has remained silent.
โI want actionโ: Houston Mayor John Whitmire discusses high priority issues surrounding cityโs public safety
Mayor John Whitmire will meet with Houston Police Department Chief Finner and executive members of the Houston Area Police Chief Association Thursday morning to continue the conversation addressing his key high priority issues surrounding the cityโs public safety.
A candid conversation with Houston mayor-elect John Whitmire on infrastructure and public safety (including his own)
State Sen. Whitmire is about to undergo a career change at an age when most individuals are enjoying retirement. Whitmireโs reasoning? This is a calling for him and the Houstonians who requested he come home to fix the city.
Evicted resident shot, killed after intentionally setting fire to multi-rental property home in SW Houston; 3 residents dead, police say
A man reportedly evicted from a southwest Houston home allegedly set fire to the building to lure tenants from their homes then shot five of them โ killing three โ before he was shot by a Houston police officer, police say.
Parents of a 29-year-old man who was fatally shot by officer address Houston police chiefโs statement about autopsy results
Attorney Ben Crump and the family of 29-year-old Jalen Randle who was shot and killed by a Houston police officer on April 27 addressed the statement released by Houston Police Chief Troy Finner.
467 total homicides in Houston so far in 2021 obliterates data from a year ago
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner addressed questions back on June 4, 2021 when asked about the rapidly rising homicide rate in the City of Houston after data revealed an increase in the numbers this year compared to in 2020.