Houston Police Department suspends over 260,000 criminal cases

SOURCE www.foxnews.com
Over 260,000 criminal cases were suspended by the Houston Police Department over the past eight years due to a 'lack of personnel' code, affecting various divisions. Chief Troy Finner is taking steps to address the backlog.

Key Points

  • 264,000 incident reports were suspended with the 'lack of personnel' code since 2016
  • About 10% of the 2.8 million incident reports filed with the Houston Police Department over the past eight years were affected
  • Efforts are being made to rectify the situation and ensure public safety

Pros

  • Efforts to review sexual assault incident reports and contact potential victims are being stepped up
  • Moving additional personnel to investigative divisions to address crimes against another person

Cons

  • Lack of personnel led to the suspension of a significant number of incident reports
  • Concerns raised by Mayor John Whitmire about the backlogged cases