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Houston Police Officer Indicted For Aggravated Assault After 2019 Arrest

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on July 12, 2021 · Former HPD officer Lucas Vieira is now facing a felony charge of aggravated assault by a public servant after allegedly beating a man with handcuffs during a 2019 arrest.

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HPD Officer Being Sued For Excessive Force ‘No Longer Employed’

Florian Martin

Posted on April 30, 2021 · A federal lawsuit accuses the former officer of beating a handcuffed suspect and calling for him to be shot.

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Houston Man Who Says He Was Beaten By Officer While Handcuffed Sues The City

Florian Martin

Posted on April 13, 2021 · Aundre Howard says he was beaten and publicly humiliated by Houston police officers.

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Houston violent crime dropped by 10 percent in 2022, police survey shows

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on February 3, 2023 · The Houston Police Department was one of seven U.S. law enforcement agencies, out of 70 to participate in the Major Cities Chiefs Association survey, to see declines in all four categories of violent crime.

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Officer-involved shooting prompted lockdown at Wisdom High School, suspects in custody

Ashley Brown

Posted on February 2, 2023 · Police said one of the suspects went into the school auditorium with at least 100 other students. Two of the suspects involved were students at the school. No students or staff were hurt. 

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How Houston police are trained (Jan. 31, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on January 31, 2023 · On Tuesday's show: In the aftermath of the death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, we take a closer look at how police officers are trained in Houston and how that has changed in recent years.

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How the Nation is Responding to the Tyre Nichols Traffic Stop

Garrett Bohlmann

Posted on January 30, 2023 · What the video footage says about the state of police violence in the United States and if we will ever see change take place.

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