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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,976 posts)
Wed May 8, 2024, 09:01 PM May 8

Houston mayor says police chief is out amid probe into thousands of dropped cases

HOUSTON (AP) — 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 thousands of cases were never investigated, including more than 4,000 sexual assault allegations.

Mayor John Whitmire said he did not push out former Police Chief Troy Finner but accepted his retirement as the police department needed to move forward under new leadership.

During a news conference, Whitmire said the ongoing investigation and questions of what Finner knew and when were having a cumulative impact “on the morale in the department, the focus of the officers and the confidence that Houstonians need to have in their police department.”

Whitmire, who took office in January, had expressed confidence in Finner after the chief revealed in February that more than 264,000 incident reports in the past eight years were never submitted for investigation as officers assigned them an internal code that cited a lack of available personnel.

https://apnews.com/article/houston-police-chief-resigns-rapes-uninvestigated-fdb590e799793991cecc63183955d29a

Guy sounds like a piece of work.

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Houston mayor says police chief is out amid probe into thousands of dropped cases (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 8 OP
Sounds like they need new leadership and more resources bucolic_frolic May 8 #1
What a racket MotownPgh May 8 #2
There needs to be a national database LiberalFighter May 8 #3

MotownPgh

(108 posts)
2. What a racket
Wed May 8, 2024, 10:04 PM
May 8

"Allowed" to retire with all of the accompanying benefits. Just like the cops that died unvaxxed whose families received "died in the line of duty" benefits. Everyone is in on the grift it seems.

LiberalFighter

(51,943 posts)
3. There needs to be a national database
Wed May 8, 2024, 10:18 PM
May 8

Consisting of bad acts by law enforcement.

The data to determine qualification for federal funds.

It would also be used to determine if another law enforcement agency hired a person knowing their incidents.

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