Posted on · Miami City Manager Art Noriega said Monday that he suspended Acevedo with the intent to terminate his employment, after the former Houston police chief was lambasted by city commissioners who he accused of meddling in the police department and internal affairs investigations.
Posted on · The shooting was reported around 11:45 a.m. Friday, according to the Houston Police Department.
Posted on · Former HPD officer Tam Dinh Pham pleaded guilty to parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol Building.
Posted on · A second officer was hospitalized, and the man they were trying to arrest was shot and killed by police.
Posted on · Felipe Gallegos remains charged with engaging in organized criminal activity, along with 9 former members of HPD narcotics squad 15.
Posted on · 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.
Posted on · Joe Campos Torres was a Mexican-American Vietnam War veteran who was beaten to death by Houston police officers in 1977.
Posted on · Chief Finner discussed issues impacting criminal justice in Houston during an interview on Houston Matters Monday.
Posted on · The city avoided budget cuts and layoffs, though Mayor Sylvester Turner said the pandemic caused the worst deficit in the city’s history.
Posted on · Steven Bryant is the first officer to be convicted in the wake of the raid.
Posted on · “These 11 people betrayed my trust and the trust of our community," Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said. "They showed complete disregard for the safety and wellbeing of a person they were directly responsible for protecting."
Posted on · The animal was found unharmed, police say. Its alleged owner was in court Friday.
Posted on · A federal lawsuit accuses the former officer of beating a handcuffed suspect and calling for him to be shot.
Posted on · The $1.25 million will go to Beck Redden LLP in the first phase of what the city described as a two-phase approach to defending itself against the civil rights suit filed on behalf of the victims' families.
Posted on · Watson’s attorney, Rusty Hardin, has called the allegations “meritless” and questioned the claims against Watson, alleging they were made following a failed attempt to blackmail his client.