Five policemen shot in southeast Houston

Officer lied on the warrant. No informant bought drugs at the house. Abbott needs to step up and get Texas Rangers or State Police to investigate this if the FBI doesn't do it. The officers basically committed a home invasion under the umbrella of an illegal search warrant. Heads should roll and if these victims had family that can sue they will be living in River Oaks very soon.

 

I had no problem with your post other than the final line that included an unnecessary derogatory slur towards the gay community. It has now been removed either by you or the mods.

Issues with HPD are not a recent phenomenon. Having long hair in the '70's would get you pulled over and hassled or killed. Google Joe Campos Torres; some of us long-haired old-timers were there for the Moody Park riots.

 

I’ve reported a few minor crimes (Bike theft/car broken into/ mugging) and while doing it just imagined the officer curling my report up into a ball and throwing it into a trash can. I mean, that’s essentially what happens.

Last time my car window was smashed and. broken into I called the non-emergency line... nobody answered 3 times... so I call 911 and they take my info... 1.5 hours pass and I call back because im literally sitting at the scene of the crime and I don’t want to sit there forever.. they tell me “everyone is busy and im low priority” - which I get I am low priority but if you think “everyone is busy” and nobody can come in 1.5 hours ive got a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you. I proceed to drive to the station downtown and give my report. Guess how many cops I passed doing jack sh$$. Guess how many cops were hanging around the downtown station doing jack sh&&.

From all my encounters HPD comes off as totally useless, uninterested and just there to do the absolute minimum.

 

One should not depend on the government for anything -- personal security, retirement security, health care.....

 

That POS seriously needs to be called out. But that was true even before all of this dirtiness was uncovered.

 

I've known or encountered several HPD officers who are very good and dedicated people. Plenty of morons too. And one that I would describe as a textbook sociopath....

Just like they aren't all heroes, they aren't all villains. I'm sorry some of you have had nothing but bad experiences, but there are good officers. Just apparently none involved in this case.

I actually don't really have major issues with Art Acevedeo. I think his heart's in the right place, he just sometimes speaks on things when he isn't clear on the details.

I think the union rep was probably trying to pander to his union without caring how his bluster appears to the rest of the world.

The criminals here are the people who faked warrants and murdered two people in their own home.

 

https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/20/us/houston-review-1400-cases-reexamined/index.html

 

So how much money could one corrupt cop cost the city of Houston?

I think we are about to find out. I doubt this was the first time this officer pulled something like this.

 

I asked my friend who had been in IA for a number of years (retired a few years ago) if he'd ever heard of him and he hadn't.

 

The whole thing smelled like it was a sequel to the Training Day movie if you are aware of how things usually work.

I don't want to get into all the tactics. However, there are certain things that didn't pass the smell test right off the bat.

For instance, why are you conducting a raid on a drug house (not like a murder suspect) at 5PM in a residential area? That means more likely to be people out and about and the suspects are likely awake as well.

Why isn't SWAT conducting the raid?
SWAT will hit several houses early in the morning in one day. They get a stack of warrants and go through them a few at a time. So why are undercover narcotics offiers running this raid?

The dog. If an informant or an undercover officer had really been in that house they likely would have been aware of a pitbull being inside. That should have changed how it went down if it was legit. Officers would have possibly brought treats with them, a capture pole so they don't have to kill the dog. or even fire extinguishers. Nope... just break the door in and oh damn... pit bull. UH HUH.....

 

Like I said... probably not this officers first time...

The city of Houston can thank this officer for its ever increasing budget deficit. The cost in terms of man hours reviewing all these cases and paying out on any civil rights violations is going to be special.





And another one of his cases...

https://abc13.com/72-year-old-with-cancer-was-unaware-hpd-raided-his-home/5152114/

 

The whole situation is pretty shady. I've been keeping up with this guys videos on YouTube and decided to post it. I hope he's wrong...

 

I believe the poster of these videos was just arrested for a sex crime.

 

Robert Kraft posted these videos?

 

https://www.click2houston.com/news/new-evidence-leads-to-arrest-in-child-sex-assault-case-from-2002

 

Yea I saw that. He's up ***** creek without a paddle.

 

But that still doesn't mean his version isn't credible. Just that he has a hell of a lot of other things to worry about now.

 

There is an old water company building i used to walk by on the way to work. I would see police cars there, it is clearly used by law enforcement. One morning pretty early i swear i saw a SWAT unit preparing to leave

 

Oh damn. That’s some odd timing. Is it possible this is retaliation from law enforcement?

 

I have no idea. My opinions about this case have been off from the start. I blamed the homeowners and i was wrong. What a roller coaster it has been