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Command

Houston Mayor Wants Younger Police Recruits, But State Carry Law May Have to Change

“Let’s grab them while they’re fired up, give them a mentor and get an HPD career started younger,” the mayor said Friday, adding that the city could seek to gain officers from the local community colleges too.

August 6, 2024

Command

Austin Names Two Finalists for Police Chief

The two finalists are: Lisa Davis, the assistant chief of the Cincinnati Police Department, and Jeffrey Norman, the chief of the Milwaukee Police Department.

July 17, 2024

Investigations

Second Suspect Charged with Capital Murder Over Killing of Texas Deputy

A witness told police it sounded like there were two different guns, prosecutors said in probable cause court. Investigators discovered 41 shell casings at the scene from two different types of guns.

July 15, 2024

Patrol

Texas Detective Ambushed and Killed During Search for Assault Suspect

Deputy Fernando Esqueda, a detective with the Sheriff’s Office, was working a looting suppression detail in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl when he and his team responded to an assault at a Houston Little Caesars restaurant.

July 11, 2024

Command

Suspended Fresno Chief, Former Seattle Chief Apply to Lead Austin Police

Paco Balderrama was placed on paid administrative leave from his role as Fresno police chief earlier this month. The decision came after allegations of Balderrama being involved in an 'inappropriate relationship' came to light.

June 19, 2024

Special Units

Austin Police Fatally Shoot Armed Man Making Molotov Cocktail Inside Gas Station

Police said the suspect shot at officers and started pouring lighter fluid into a container with a rag to create a Molotov cocktail.

June 6, 2024

Patrol

Texas Officer Shot in Chest, Saved by Armor

Upon arrival, the responding officers were assessing the situation when, unexpectedly, the homeowner fired a shot, striking one officer in the chest, police say.

May 10, 2024

Command

Texas Assistant Chief Dies After Collapsing at Station

He collapsed while at the police station and was transported by the North Richland Hills Fire Department to a local hospital, but “went to be with the Lord surrounded by his family and those who cared deeply for him,” the release states.

May 9, 2024

Command

Houston Police Chief Retires Under Fire Over Suspended Cases Scandal

Mayor John Whitmire accepted Finner’s retirement Tuesday night. Assistant Chief Larry Satterwhite will serve as acting police chief.

May 8, 2024

Patrol

Texas Officer and Wife Injured in Tornado

Conroe Police Lieutenant James “Jimmy” Waller and his wife Adela were both hurt. She was thrown from the trailer. Lt. Waller was pinned underneath part of the trailer home’s frame.

April 30, 2024

Patrol

Texas Sheriff’s Investigator Fatally Struck After Stopping to Help at Crash

A white Chevrolet truck was nearing the deputy's patrol vehicle and attempted to swerve to avoid it. Still, the Chevrolet hit the deputy despite the deputy trying to get out of the way, the sheriff said.

April 24, 2024

Investigations

Houston Police Suspended 260,000 Cases Due to Lack of Personnel

Chief Troy Finner said the 264,000 suspended cases represents about 10 percent of the 2.8 million incident reports filed with the police department just in the past eight years.

February 27, 2024