Effective around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Executive Assistant Chief Larry Satterwhite will take his place as acting chief of police.
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.
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...
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.
"I have always been truthful and have never set out to mislead anyone about anything, including this investigation."
"I have always been truthful and have never set out to mislead anyone about anything, including this investigation."
For months, a police accountability group in Houston demanded that Police Chief Troy Finner resign after he revealed that thousands of cases, including those involving serious offenses such as sexual assault, were dropped over the years due to a lack of personnel. On Wednesday, Mayor John Whitmire announced that Finner was retiring effective immediately — a move that stunned even his fiercest critics. “I was relieved. The buck stopped with him,” said Hai Bui, founder of the activist group We the...
Former HPD Chief Troy Finner announced his sudden retirement late last week. This comes amid an internal investigation into more than 260,000 unreviewed incident reports that had been suspended over the last eight years.
In the email sent to HPD employees, Mayor John Whitmire announced he's appointed Larry Satterwhite as acting chief of police effective 10:31 p.m. Tuesday.
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