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30 Aug 2020, 8:13 am by John Floyd
  Again, fast forward to January 2020, when a local television ABC News affiliate ran this headline on its online news site, “6 former HPD officers charged with 15 felonies linked to deadly botched raid. [read post]
19 Aug 2020, 1:04 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
In H-Town, the independent Houston Forensic Science Center will consolidate evidence management for both city and county law enforcement, including taking over evidence management from HPD, they reported in their latest newsletter:Property rooms have historically been managed and overseen by law enforcement. [read post]
6 Aug 2020, 4:16 am by Texas Legal News
Reports provided by the HPD show that a motorcyclist was traveling east in the 5100 block of Shaver Street when the vehicle was rear-ended by a black four-door Toyota truck. [read post]
1 Aug 2020, 11:06 am by Gritsforbreakfast
I produced a pair of reports detailing problems with drug task forces that, when re-read today, sound eerily similar to problems at HPD and the Fort Bend Task Force:Too Far Off Task (2002), andFlawed Enforcement (2004)Too Far Off Task describes drug-enforcement practices that would fit right in at the Houston PD Narcotics Division. [read post]
18 Jul 2020, 2:00 am by vrose
HPD performed an emergency excavation without giving owner time to comply. [read post]
15 Jul 2020, 2:00 am by vrose
On June 29, 2020, the New York City Council’s Committee on Public Housing and the Committee on Housing and Buildings held a joint hearing to discuss the steps that the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) […] The post City Council Hearing Reveals Inadequate COVID-19 Response from NYCHA appeared first on CityLand. [read post]
11 Jul 2020, 10:00 pm by Texas Legal News
Reports from the HPD show that a crane truck was traveling down the road when the vehicle became involved in a collision with two dark-colored sedans. [read post]
8 Jul 2020, 12:19 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
There's not much to salvage here.So here's my solution: Why not simply eliminate the HPD Narcotics Division altogether? [read post]
8 Jul 2020, 3:44 am by Texas Legal News
Reports from the HPD show that a black Hyundai Genesis was traveling south on Eastex Freeway when the vehicle crashed into a semi-truck. [read post]
5 Jul 2020, 6:57 am by Texas Legal News
Reports from the HPD show that a collision occurred along the roadway for unknown reasons involving a Lincoln MKX and a Honda Civic. [read post]
4 Jul 2020, 6:42 am by Texas Legal News
According to reports from the HPD, a pedestrian was walking near the intersection of Katy Freeway and Silber Road when they were struck by two vehicles. [read post]
27 Jun 2020, 4:00 am by Public Employment Law Press
In a follow-up, auditors found that HPD officials made limited progress in addressing the problems identified in the initial audit.State Education Department (SED): Oversight of Smart Schools Bond Act Funds (2019-S-13) It takes SED nearly 300 days on average to approve school district projects funded through the Smart Schools Bond Act, leading to project delays and increased costs. [read post]
27 Jun 2020, 4:00 am by Public Employment Law Press
In a follow-up, auditors found that HPD officials made limited progress in addressing the problems identified in the initial audit.State Education Department (SED): Oversight of Smart Schools Bond Act Funds (2019-S-13) It takes SED nearly 300 days on average to approve school district projects funded through the Smart Schools Bond Act, leading to project delays and increased costs. [read post]
23 Jun 2020, 12:05 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
But they don't prevent misconduct or provide meaningful redress to victims.Speaking of Houston reforms, Grits believes that city's leaders should flat out abolish the HPD narcotics division. [read post]
22 Jun 2020, 2:25 pm by John Floyd
  HPD Chief Ponders Reforms to Officer Liability   “We need to assess if it is time to make some adjustments where officers that act in a willful and reckless manner, that some of those protections [like qualified immunity] may be adjusted,” Acevedo said. [read post]
17 Jun 2020, 11:46 am by Gritsforbreakfast
But the failure to require corroboration for cops left a giant loophole that Gerald Goines (and likely others at HPD narcotics, if we're honest about it) abused with impunity.Grits believes Texas should go back and pick up that spare from the 2001 session. [read post]