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2019 HPOU PAC Endorsements
This is a Houston city election year. The Houston Police Officers’ Union represents the 5300+ active duty Houston Police Officers. The HPOU PAC endorses the following candidates, as we believe these...
View ArticleHPOU announces results of Board of Directors election
HPOU announced the results of this fall’s Board of Directors election, which resulted in the need for runoffs for two Board positions Nos. 10 and 19. HPOU President Joe Gamaldi was reelected, having...
View ArticleAh ha! Michigan State study of police shootings shows vast majority are not...
The anti-police rhetoric of community leaders who assert that police shootings are racially motivated should be quieted – and contradicted – by a joint report issued by Michigan State University and...
View ArticleATO, HPOU, FOP all come through to offer grants to help officers with damaged...
Ever present to help HPD officers in need, Assist the Officer was able to provide $62,500 to officers suffering from home or vehicle damage from Tropical Storm Imelda. And the story doesn’t stop there....
View ArticleHPOU favorite Judge Maria Jackson announces her plan to oppose Precinct 1...
Judge Maria Jackson, Harris County’s longest-serving felony court judge, was well received at the HPOU October general membership meeting when she announced to the crowd that she will oppose...
View ArticleBeard and fingernail policy relaxed in HPD plan to raise funds for Pediatric...
The Houston Police Department will be helping to raise research funds for THE CURE STARTS NOW HOUSTON cancer fundraiser, which is dedicated to finding a cure for all cancers, starting first with the...
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HPD at Wings Over Houston 2019
Members of the HPD Bomb Squad were on hand to answer questions about their safety-oriented specialty. Photo by Gary Hicks HPD officers showed off all kinds of vehicles and services to a receptive crowd...
View ArticleObituaries of HPD Family Members
ATKINS Retired Police Officer Charles H. Atkins passed away on Monday, October 7, 2019, at the age of 85. He is survived by his wife, Sonja G. Atkins. He joined the Houston Police Department on October...
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Paws and Patrol!
Here is Officer Newberry posing with Speck, a handsome boy with magical eyes! He has a beautiful liver tick coat and he appears well-socialized. He is sweet and enthusiastic and always wants to be...
View ArticleMembership Meeting Minutes for November 7
OPENING Joe Gamaldi called the meeting to order with the Pledge of Allegiance. Bishop Corey Wilson led the prayer. DEDICATION Ken Nealy read the meeting dedication for Officer Claude Ronnie Beck who...
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2019 HPOU PAC Endorsements – City of Houston Runoff Election
City Administration Mayor: Sylvester Turner City Council Distict A: Amy Peck District C: Abbie Kamin District D: Carolyn Evans-Shabazz District H: Karla Cisneros District J: Edward Pollard At-Large,...
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Jo Bankston, HPD’s first female cadet, faced strict upbringing but earned...
Female officers have come a long way since the first four women graduated HPD Academy Class No. 12 in 1955. Police Chief Jack Heard is pictured with the first four female graduates of the Houston...
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Seeing floating specks in your field of vision? Here’s what a Kelsey-Seybold...
Joshua Udoetuk, M.D.Chief of OphthalmologyKelsey-Seybold Clinic If you’ve ever noticed tiny dark spots, strings, or cobwebs darting across your line of vision, you’re probably experiencing what is...
View ArticleHouston Police Burial Fund 2020 Annual Meeting
Jay Gause The Houston Police Burial Fund will have its annual meeting on Thursday January 9, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall located at 607 E. Whitney in Houston, Texas. All members...
View ArticleNews Media Mind Manipulation
If you knew that the news media was manipulating your mind, would that concern you? It should. And they are. The news media decides what to report, and – more importantly – how to report it. The media...
View ArticleThe Capital Murder of HPD Detective Pete Corrales
EOW: January 21, 1925 On the evening of Wednesday, January 21, 1925, the lives of three individuals came abruptly to a violent end in the 2000 block of Congress Avenue at what was then near the eastern...
View ArticleObituaries
Bell Retired Police Officer Carl K. Bell passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2019, at the age of 87. He is survived by his wife, Patricia R. Bell. Officer Bell joined the Houston Police Department on...
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