Houston Police Department Chief Troy Finner announces he's retiring, Satterwhite named Acting Chief

FOX 26 Houston— Houston Police Department Chief Troy Finner has announced that he's retiring. That's according to an e-mail obtained by FOX 26 from Houston Mayor John Whitmire.In the e-mail, Whitmire stated that he accepted Finner's retirement. According to Whitmire, Larry Satterwhite has been named Acting Chief of Police as of 10:31 p.m. Tuesday night. The announcement comes following several big stories in the news including the investigation into 264,000 cases suspended with the code of 'lack of...

ABC13 Houston—The City of Houston has accepted Troy Finner's retirement as chief of police, an email to police employees on Tuesday .... Three years and a month ago, the city ushered in new leadership at the police department. Fast forward to Tuesday night, and HPD is undergoing change once again.

Houston Public Media—Houston Police Chief Troy Finner retired amid suspended cases dispute, mayor says. Effective around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Executive Assistant Chief Larry Satterwhite will take his place as acting chief of police.

Houston Public Media—Last months as Houston’s police chief ‘most rewarding,’ Finner says. The announcement of his retirement came in the form of an email to city employees late Tuesday night from Mayor John Whitmire, who later said he felt sick learning of the chief's retirement.