Houston police chief announces retirement amid scandal regarding 264,000 suspended cases – IOTW Report

Houston police chief announces retirement amid scandal regarding 264,000 suspended cases

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The City of Houston now has a new interim police chief after the former chief abruptly announced his resignation earlier this week amid a scandal related to an unusually high volume of suspended criminal investigations.

In February, then-Chief Troy Finner acknowledged that an internal code, “lack of personnel,” had been used liberally by the department to suspend cases. Since 2016, the code has been used some 264,000 times, as Blaze News previously reported. more

13 Comments on Houston police chief announces retirement amid scandal regarding 264,000 suspended cases

  1. Wish I had a code I could apply to my companies’ work tracking software that indicated something like that. Strangely, they hold me individually responsible for my assigned tasks.

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