Houston police: 4 officers wounded, 2 of 3 suspects dead

[Big Green]

They were invited by the chief on the Guyger case.

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/w...gating-the-botham-jean-shooting/287-593180795

Pretty sure they were not invited in these cases:

https://www.theeagle.com/news/local...cle_f9d5b8d0-f2cb-54bf-b8de-cc8bbcc3f772.html

https://abc13.com/texas-rangers-investigating-pvamu-police-shooting-in-austin-co/5137320/

https://www.statesman.com/NEWS/2018...ce-is-on-leave-in-Texas-Rangers-investigation

https://tylerpaper.com/news/local/t...cle_e6f27d08-0781-11e9-9987-af46496d9ab4.html

Gov Abbott was the driving force in getting them involved in the Baylor investigation. They were not in charge of that one, but somehow involved.

Did the Hearne thing make headlines in DFW or do you just read Ranger headlines? It was mentioned a few times in The Eagle like you posted but that’s our local paper. Hearne has had a lot of problems recently.

 

[toddnjoyce]

I am not doubting because I don't know, but you seem sure, and I'd like to know. Is there a law in the Government code that allows the him to order the Rangers to investigate?

TGC 411.0207 established the Public Corruption unit and gave the mission to the Rangers. That mission relates to organized crime and elected or appointed officials, their employees, or LEOs.

I don’t think this case has yet to cross into organized crime activities as defined, so it would have to agency request for now, I think.

But that’s based on my layman’s interpretation of the code.

 

[deemus]

Did the Hearne thing make headlines in DFW or do you just read Ranger headlines? It was mentioned a few times in The Eagle like you posted but that’s our local paper. Hearne has had a lot of problems recently.

It did. Many folks know about Hearne and that East Texas town that has been TFing people for decades.

 

[Big Green]

It did. Many folks know about Hearne and that East Texas town that has been TFing people for decades.

That place seems to be a mess.

Now back to regular scheduled programming.

 

[BillFairbanks]

He was on the tube yesterday regarding a gang shooting on the east end decrying 30 round "clips" and ammo not suitable for hunting

Too bad it’s not illegal for gang members to carry guns.

Oh wait, it is...


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[oldag]

I just can't find where DPS can take over an investigation. They could certainly run a concurrent one.

FBI can investigate and civil rights/under the color of law violations

I think you hit the nail on the head there.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

On the news just now, 1400 cases involving the officer who lied to get the search warrant will be possibly investigated.

 

[BillFairbanks]

On the news just now, 1400 cases involving the officer who lied to get the search warrant will be possibly investigated.

Good Grief


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[ZX9RCAM]

Good Grief


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Exactly.

 

[jrbfishn]

Damn.

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[OFFascist]

No article yet but one of the Houston area reporters posted this on facebook. I wonder if they were just claiming to see guns as justification for no-knocks.

https://www.facebook.com/KHOUJeremyRogalski/photos/a.376858549007523/2620641184629237/

EXCLUSIVE: KHOU11 Investigates past cases of embattled Houston Police officer Gerald Goines. In more than 100 drug cases, he claimed an informant saw guns inside suspected drug-dealing homes. But ZERO guns were seized as evidence in those cases.

 

[toddnjoyce]

No article yet but one of the Houston area reporters posted this on facebook. I wonder if they were just claiming to see guns as justification for no-knocks.

https://www.facebook.com/KHOUJeremyRogalski/photos/a.376858549007523/2620641184629237/

Well that’s mighty inconvenient, if true.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

One of Goines' cases dismissed amid review of HPD officer's work


https://www.click2houston.com/news/...ium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=kprc2

 

[deemus]

The really bad part of all this is that he likely took down some bad guys that could have their convictions overturned.

 

[robertc1024]

On the news just now, 1400 cases involving the officer who lied to get the search warrant will be possibly investigated.

A classic tough scenario - how many criminals can potentially walk vs. a wrongfully convicted person.

 

[karlac]

The really bad part of all this is that he likely took down some bad guys that could have their convictions overturned.

EXACTLY, what's going to happen.
Who said the justice system in the country ain't broke?

 

[Davetex]

SOB needs to burn in hell if all this is true. It makes him worse than the worst criminals.

 

[smittyb]

EXACTLY, what's going to happen.
Who said the justice system in the country ain't broke?

Yeah, and Goines is the one who broke it.

 

[AustinN4]

More on HPD and Goines: Friday, February 22, 2019 06:00PM
https://abc13.com/72-year-old-with-cancer-was-unaware-hpd-raided-his-home/5152114/

 

[OFFascist]

According to the article, in the 109 cases in the last 7 years no guns were entered into evidence. Even if the guy was lying about guns to claim as justification for a no-knock, I would think that he would have seized at least some by random chance. I'm thinking this guy (and his people) were selling any guns they found on the black market.

https://www.khou.com/article/news/i...ants/285-13b94210-449c-4406-b843-f24a45c814ce