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Art Acevedo Leaving Houston, Will Now Be Miami's Problem...er, Miami's Police Chief


https://www.khou.com/article/news/local ... 4c1a88313b

HOUSTON — Chief Art Acevedo is leaving the Houston Police Department to become the Chief of Police in Miami, KHOU has learned.

Acevedo sent an email out to the department Sunday night, saying he's going to be formally introduced as the new Miami chief on Monday.

That should happen at a news conference scheduled in Miami for 9 a.m. Houston time.

That's a pretty classy way to exit: send out an email to your staff Sunday night telling them you're in Miami and to watch the news conference at 9 a.m. Monday. Well, don't let the door hit you in the gluteus maximus on the way out, buddy, and please consider removing Texas from your future travel destinations.

I'd be more excited about the removal of this career politician disguised as a law enforcement officer if it weren't for the fact that I give Sylvester Turner about a 1% chance of replacing Acevedo with anybody who'll be much better. But at least I won't have to watch any more press conferences by Art "I Should Really be the Mayor, You Know" Acevedo.

03Lightningrocks wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 11:17 am My only knowledge of Houston is that my son lives in Pearland. It appears the shootings took place in Southeast and Southwest Houston. If Houston is anything like Dallas, South tends to be where the majority of shootings occur.

I have no clue how accurate this crime heat-map is from mid-2019, but...



It's from this moveBuddha.com article: "Tips On Moving to Houston, TX: Relocation Guide." Overall, my impression is that the "most dangerous" concentrations indicated are probably fairly accurate for violent crime year in and year out.

Syntyr wrote: ↑Wed Jan 27, 2021 8:20 pm Couple get stopped in west Houston at early morning street take over. Hoodlums beat on car shoot at it when couple fearing for their lives drive off.

https://www.click2houston.com/news/loca ... ng-escape/

KPRC 2 Investigates uncovered street takeovers and parking lot mayhem are not uncommon. They happen on almost a nightly basis in neighborhoods all across the Houston area.

Houston will turn into Chicago at just about the same time its population count overtakes Chicago as third largest U.S. city. I only pray that it isn't already beyond the point of no return.

Syntyr wrote: ↑Tue Nov 10, 2020 9:35 pm We make em mean here in Houston...

And, from Acevedo's press conference this evening, evidently Soliz isn't the only suspect. HPD is actively searching for a second felon...who I assume Soliz gave up once he was in custody.

Suspect accused of shooting HPD sergeant to death arrested
https://abc13.com/suspect-accused-of-sh ... d/7837806/

According to court records obtained by Eyewitness News, [Robert] Soliz, 24, was out on bond for unlawfully carrying a weapon in a motor vehicle on Feb. 15 when he was arrested.

He was given a $100 bail for that charge. In 2017, Soliz was accused of threatening his girlfriend at the time with murder.

[Sergeant Sean] Rios was killed Monday afternoon in the 7900 block of the North Freeway after police say he engaged Soliz in a gun battle. After being shot, Rios ran into the Taj Inn & Suites motel looking for help and collapsed. He was declared dead at the scene.

https://abc13.com/officers-wait-at-memo ... t/7188794/

"Sgt. Harold Preston, a 41-year veteran, died from multiple gunshot wounds to his head and shoulder."

He was evidently planning to retire at the end of this year. He was a caregiver for his elderly parents and leaves behind a 23-year-old daughter.

Prayers for Sergeant Preston and his family.

philip964 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 03, 2020 11:55 am https://www.click2houston.com/news/loca ... olice-say/

I’m sure they are just misunderstood and with more understanding they can become productive members of society.

I’m becoming more in favor of banishment to other parts of the world every day.

Another article on this...

Teens riot inside League City treatment center
https://abc13.com/teens-riot-inside-lea ... r/6736981/

The suspects, ages 13 to 18, were at the center for treatment and used mattresses to cover windows, chairs to block doors, and damaged the inside of the facility.... Damage was estimated to be more than $30,000 inside the facility, authorities said. Officers were able to get inside and arrest the group after around two hours.

League City authorities said they are very familiar with Devereaux Advanced Behavior Health facility. Police, fire, and EMS crews have answered more than 450 calls since January 2019, according to a statement from League City police. The police dept. has documented 158 criminal incidents there during the same time period.

philip964 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 14, 2020 9:22 am https://www.click2houston.com/news/loca ... uties-say/

Young woman with a disability was shot dead as she slept by a motorcycle by shooter who riddled the house with shotgun, pistol and rifle fire.

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https://abc13.com/father-of-sierra-rhod ... h/6448217/

The father of Sierra Rhodd was shot and killed around 11:00 p.m. Friday night at the home of Sierra's maternal grandparents in Cypress, just hours after a vigil was held for the slain daughter. According to the new story, "A fight broke out in the home and Mike Rhodd, Sierra's father, was shot and killed by his 74-year-old father-in-law, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office."

Further, "After Mike Rhodd was shot, his 15-year-old son grabbed a pistol and fired it, investigators said. The teen still had the pistol in his waist band when deputies arrived and had to be tased." Evidently investigators are now working under the assumption that Sierra's death, from a shot that went through her bedroom window, was part of a vendetta against this 15-year-old.

This is all terribly tragic and just...bizarre.

ELB wrote: ↑Wed Sep 02, 2020 4:10 pm Glenn Reynolds (Instapundit) often remarks that the court system and the police exist to protect the criminal from the populace, not the other way around. Mr. Luna a case in point.

Call it a distorted version of honor among thieves, but "short eyes" often are looked upon unfavorably by other inmates. As egregious as this crime was, perhaps, just perhaps, there will be no one to protect the criminal from the criminal once Mr. Luna is in lockup.

philip964 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 01, 2020 9:18 am https://www.click2houston.com/news/loca ... uties-say/

Man faces capital murder in death and sexual assault of nine month old daughter. And he has a face tattoo. Disgusting adjectives and nouns can't say on forum.

Really no additional info here, but if KTRK updates a story they typically keep the same link: https://abc13.com/houston-man-accused-o ... l/6397431/

According to the Harris County Sheriff's Office, the baby's autopsy determined she had been sexually assaulted and died due to asphyxiation during the assault.

Whatever one's philosophies or theologies, some acts by humans are base, unadulterated, unalloyed evil. This "father" is 23 years old. He should never see 24.

"A 12-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with murder in the shooting of a 50-year-old woman in the Greenspoint area. The deadly shooting happened Saturday, July 25 around 4:40 p.m. at an apartment complex at 1000 Greens Road. Detectives say that officers found the woman, who had been shot several times, lying on the bedroom floor."

https://abc13.com/12-year-old-boy-charg ... t/6336990/

Tremendously sad, on both fronts. Frankly, this has always frightened me as a self-defense scenario: a kid. Just a kid and this one barely out of puberty. If a shot is fired, I'm pretty confident I'd do what it takes to stop the threat. But if it's a 12-year-old kid holding a gun and he hasn't done anything yet? I know I'm likely to hesitate, maybe a lot--maybe far, far too long--before using force.

Am I crazy, or didn't there used to be something called parenting?

Liberty wrote: ↑Sat Jun 06, 2020 9:25 am

Rafe wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 12:21 pm What do we think we're up to, 93?

At first I thought HPD would be releasing statistics only once per quarter, but it looks like it's every month...only it takes 5 or 6 weeks to update the Excel spreadsheet. Latest version, January through April, is here: https://www.houstontx.gov/police/cs/xls ... -FINAL.xls. One also wonders why they're using an old version of Excel...at least, they're using the old .XLS format which was superseded in 2007 with the release that year MS Office's adaptation of the Open XML standard. Oh well; still works.

The old version is more compatible with old software and other venders. I try to port to XLS when I am not sure what software people are using. I use LibreOffice though, not MS Office and my spreadsheets are usually pretty simple.

Gotcha. Googled it in fact and found this useful quotation: "If you have to use the Excel formats, then the most compatible version [for LibreOffice and Apache OpenOffice] is the .XLS for Windows 98/XP."

Something I need to keep in mind because I admit I've only had to share so far with MS Office users or on Google Sheets.

What do we think we're up to, 93?

At first I thought HPD would be releasing statistics only once per quarter, but it looks like it's every month...only it takes 5 or 6 weeks to update the Excel spreadsheet. Latest version, January through April, is here: https://www.houstontx.gov/police/cs/xls ... -FINAL.xls. One also wonders why they're using an old version of Excel...at least, they're using the old .XLS format which was superseded in 2007 with the release that year MS Office's adaptation of the Open XML standard. Oh well; still works.

https://abc13.com/beggar-shoots-man-aft ... y/6190479/

"Man shot after fight with beggar at southeast Houston apartment"

A beggar shot a man after he asked for more money when the man's wife offered to give him a few dollars Sunday morning, police said.

Covidinflation. The victim is expected to survive.

Not mean streets as in violence, but about as mean-spirited and unthinking as you can get. https://abc13.com/woman-driving-over-he ... o/6170411/

ABC13 Houston wrote: Amanda Hill and her family went to the Houston National Cemetery on Sunday to watch the Lone Star Flight Museum flyover, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the end of World War ll in Europe, and they planned to watch it standing near the grave of her grandparents.

Amanda said a woman driving a red minivan was in a hurry to leave as soon as the flyover ended.

"She tried to back up, and then went up on the curb of the section where my grandparents are buried," she explained. "[The woman] couldn't get around some cars, and then she started running over the graves."

Amanda Hill, BTW, stood over her grandparents graves and faced down the woman in the SUV, blocking the vehicle with her body.

I know they wouldn't be able to get the driver under PC 31.03(e)(4)(B), but I sure hope there's something on the books they can charge her with.