Several residents said the Houston Police Department didn’t fully investigate crimes, but most said they were satisfied with officers.
Monroe Trombly
Monroe Trombly is a public safety reporter at the Houston Landing. Monroe comes to Texas from Ohio. He most recently worked at the Columbus Dispatch, where he covered breaking and trending news. Before that, Monroe cut his teeth as a reporter at the Mansfield News Journal. Monroe is a Cincinnati native who earned a degree in environmental studies from the University of Cincinnati. When not writing, you can find him at the movies or on the hiking trail.
Ex-HPD cop Gerald Goines reindicted on felony murder charges in Harding Street raid case
The new indictments come a week after a judge threw out the original indictments, siding with the defense’s argument that they lacked specificity.
Judge throws out murder indictments against ex-HPD cop Goines; DA vows to pursue case
The decision by Judge Veronica Nelson has the potential to imperil the years-long case against the former narcotics officer.
Houston forensic crime lab seeks funding boost to help tackle evidence backlog
The lab’s board recently approved a budget asking the city of Houston for an additional $6.6 million ahead of budget talks in May.
Houston Police suspended cases controversy: A big scandal or common police practice?
Police said 264,000 crime reports were labeled “suspended – lack of personnel,” but it’s unclear to what extent officers failed to investigate crimes.
Think Houston Police ‘suspended’ their investigation of your case? We want to hear from you.
If you think your case is among the roughly 260,000 that Houston Police classified as suspended due to lack of personnel, the Houston Landing is interested in potentially telling your story.
Houston Police identify 260,000 more cases suspended due to ‘lack of personnel’
The announcement comes one week after Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said he was reviewing 4,000 sexual assault cases to see if they were incorrectly suspended.
Houston Police reviewing 4,000 ‘suspended’ sexual assault cases, chief apologizes to victims
Police Chief Troy Finner said officers have been coding thousands of sexual assault cases as “suspended – lack of personnel” since 2016, a practice he called “unacceptable.”
Lakewood Church shooter had numerous police run-ins. None stopped her from buying guns.
Genesse Moreno’s neighbors made dozens of calls to Conroe police to report concerns, but none resulted in action to prevent her from getting a firearm.
Could the Lakewood Church shooter legally have guns? Here’s what the law says.
Texas doesn’t allow some people with a criminal record or history of mental illness to own guns, but those laws likely didn’t apply to Genesse Moreno.