HOUSTON (AP) — The mayor of Houston has accepted the retirement of the city's police chief as the department investigates why thousands of cases including sexual assault crimes were dropped, a ...
Houston’s police chief has resigned after emails obtained by a local news outlet appear to show that he knew about massive failures in the department well before he said he did. Within hours of ...
HOUSTON — Houston’s mayor has replaced the city’s police chief, saying Wednesday it was the best thing for a law enforcement agency that’s still under intense scrutiny over why hundreds of ...
"It's my responsibility to provide public safety for all Houstonians, the decision was made." — Houston Mayor John Whitmire HOUSTON - Mayor John Whitmire addressing what was pretty clearly the "forced ...
Houston is still looking for a new chief of police following former Chief Troy Finner's abrupt retirement, and the once-rumored candidate, Dallas Police Chief Edgardo "Eddie" Garcia, appears to be ...
HOUSTON — Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia is staying put after reports that he was receiving interest from both Houston and Austin for chief openings there, officials announced Thursday.
Troy Finner became Houston’s police chief just a little over three years ago at a critical time in the city’s history. Houston was grappling with a significant spike in murders and other ...
Houston's finest may find themselves stretched even thinner, as the Houston Police Department's proposed 2025 budget will only fund 100 new officers, glaringly short of the 2,000 additional ...
Former HPD Chief Troy Finner is under scrutiny for how he handled officer discipline amidst the controversy. With the investigation ongoing, revelations indicate that two assistant chiefs have ...
The 19-year-old family member of a 911 caller reporting a possibly burglary of their apartment, was shot by Houston police officers who arrived at the scene, authorities say. There is an ongoing ...
Houston Mayor John Whitmire on Tuesday announced his first proposal for the city's 2025 fiscal year budget, which focuses heavily on public safety and infrastructure improvements while opening the ...
The Houston Police Department suffered from "lapses in technology" in its database system that led to case misplacement, according to a preliminary report by an independent committee reviewing how ...