On April 20-23, 2023, the Houston Police Officer’s Union (HPOU) hosted the Western States Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) meeting in Houston. Guest speakers for the event included Mark Dibona, the HPOU’s Dave Thomas, and Robert Higgason who spoke on topics of mental health issues, police officer discipline, and civil lawsuits. A dinner was hostedRead more
Thank you for the beautiful orchid plant and the kind words. The Rodriguez Family – Roy, Mike, Brian, Amanda, and Derek Houston Police Officers’ Union, Thank you for the lovely plant you sent to honor Edward Valentine’s father, James L. Valentine Sr. It is beautiful. On behalf of the whole James Valentine family, thankRead more
Dear HPOU, Thank you for the beautiful arrangement. Your support and prayers are greatly appreciated during this difficult time. Sincerely, RC Gardener & Family Dear Houston Police Officers’ Union Family, Thank you very much for the beautiful plant. Thinking of our family during this time means more than you think. Sincerely, Bill, Debbie, &Read more
In April, a 73-year-old victim was walking to her car when two suspects approached her, forcibly opened her door and demanded her handbag and money, all while threatening her with a knife. The suspects got into the complainant’s vehicle and had her download money transferring apps, create accounts, and attempted to transfer money through herRead more
Recently, Officer Pabon, of the South-Central Division volunteered for a Code “2” “Welfare Check/Threat of Suicide/CIT” call in his beat. Upon arriving on scene, Officer Pabon met with the reportee and learned that he had recently broken up with his girlfriend and she had become very distraught after discovering his cheating and the impending matterRead more
On March 22, 2023, Officer Anderson was dispatched to an assault in progress and knocked at the door several times but got no answer. About 15 minutes later, Officer Anderson received another assault in progress at that same location but this time he heard a scream for help coming from inside. Officer Anderson could hearRead more
Detective Guerra first started to investigate the suspect in 2019, the suspect is an adoptive father of 9 male children. In February 2023, Detective Guerra received a phone call from CPS in relation to some past cases of sexual abuse of a child that he had worked. The older cases were closed due to lackRead more
Alanis, Arnoldo F. (RETIRED) Retired Senior Police Officer Arnoldo F. Alanis passed away on Friday, April 14, 2023, at the age of 73. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dolores M. Alanis. He joined the Houston Police Department on June 12, 1972, Academy Class #55. During his tenure with the department, he was assignedRead more
Arnold, Willie L. (RETIRED) Retired Senior Police Officer Willie L. Arnold passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2023, at the age of 72. He is survived by his wife Sandra Arnold. Officer Arnold joined the Houston Police Department on July 7, 1985, Academy Class #131. During his tenure with the department, he was assigned toRead more
Members, it has come to my attention that Narcotics evidence that is tagged to be tested is not being tested and many of our cases are being tossed out by the court for “no Probable Cause” because of no testing. The back up currently on a rush test is at 6-8 weeks, with many cases going untested. The HFSC has refused to test some narcotics because they claim that no request for testing has been made.
Apparently, officers must go into the LIMS system and request that narcotics be tested. I am asking that all officers check your cases in which narcotics were recovered. Just because you recover them and tag them to be tested does not mean that they will be tested. In fact, nothing will be tested unless it is “requested”. To prevent our officers from being a scapegoat it
The staff of the HPOU have been very busy over the last few months. March always seems to be busy with world’s largest Rodeo and all of the officers that work this event. Then we rolled right into the annual Assist the Officer Gala. Once again, the gala was a huge success thanks to Tim Whitaker, Lisa Marino, Gabriella Gregory, and the rest of our HPOU staff.
If you have not attended an ATO Gala, you are missing out. It is such a great time, and we get to honor those who exhibit the best of what the Houston Police Department represents. For those who have been please know that we are selling next years tickets at last years prices… just a shameless plug for a great event.
As we rolled into April we received the great news about our fight against proposition B. I am very prou