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Officer Hector Cardenas recognized as Officer of the Month for his quick...
HPOU’s Ryan Moreland with Officer of the Month Hector Cardenas. Photo by Gary Hicks HPOU honored Clear Lake Patrol Officer Hector Cardenas as Patrol Officer of the Month for his quick-thinking actions...
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Sanitizer for Houston police officers no bottled-up problem; No, the main...
The Houston Police Officers Union stepped up its all-sanitized-hands-on-deck effort to provide sanitizer for all officers, especially those on patrol. The key to the effort was working with at least...
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ATO and Buffalo Bayou Brewery develop productive community team in Lovings...
Officer Cedell Lovings accepts the hugs and well wishes from one of his countless fellow officers and well wishers at the Feb. 2 fundraiser at Buffalo Bayou Brewery. Houstonians love Houston’s finest!...
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Fun, exciting HPOU bowling night prompts participating families to plead:...
The evening experience of HPOU members and their families was enhanced by the great host facility, Del Mar Lanes, 3020 Mangum, just outside Loop 610. The family-oriented Houston Police Officers Union...
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Motorcycle Officer Landry Collides with Car As he’s Chasing a Speeder on Tuam...
EOW: December 2, 1930 D. Landry was born in Louisiana on November 23, 1895. It is unknown how long he served as a Houston police officer. On Tuesday, December 2, 1930, Motorcycle Officers J. D. Landry...
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DA Candidate Mary Nan Huffman: The problem with Kim Ogg is lack of...
Mary Nan Huffman, in mask, stays on the campaign trail. Mary Nan Huffman should be out on the campaign trail as well as taking the fast lane on the fundraising path in her effort to unseat Kim Ogg as...
View ArticleDetective Escobar selected April Investigator of the Month for his solving...
Detective Douglas Escobar was assigned a case in which the complainant had been sexually assaulted in 2010 by a famous opera singer. The case was near end of the 10-year statute of limitations, so time...
View ArticleInvestigator of the Month Michael Lareau went above and beyond to help victim...
The HPOU is honoring Detective Michael Lareau as its Investigator of the Month for May. Vice Commander James B. Dale nominated Lareau and presented this account of the case which led to his nomination...
View ArticleNo assembly to honor HPOU scholars but let’s recognize them!
COVID-19 HAS WREAKED HAVOC ON ASSEMBLIES DESIGNED TO celebrate excellence and honor the brightest and best amongst us. We just can’t assemble like we used to for a still-unknown amount of time. Not...
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Remembering ‘Brewster’: COVID-19 hampers fundraising run recognizing family...
Dec. 7, 2019. A date that will forever be ingrained into my memories, a date that will forever be ingrained into the lives of many, and a date forever engraved on the beautiful Houston Police Officer’s...
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Once in foster care system for two years, a child has only a 25 percent...
Without intervention, only 22 percent of the older youth lingering in foster care will be adopted before their 18th birthday while the rest will ‘age out’ or a”emancipate” from the system. The Way Home...
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Officers Stepp and Powell apprehend capital murder suspect, Named HPOU Patrol...
Officers Jordan Stepp and Eddy Powell have been selected HPOU Patrol Officers of the Month for May for their steadfast work apprehending a man accused of capital murder. Ofc. Jordan Stepp (left) and...
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Pandemic Plan: HPOU goes thousands of miles to process hand sanitizer but...
Can you tell who these guys are in the masks? That’s HPOU President Joe Gamaldi on the right and 3rd Vice President Tom Hayes in the center in the light shirt. They led these masked officers on a daily...
View ArticleWe Will Endure, We Will Overcome, Together
There are no magic words I can say, no quote I can offer that will remove the incredible grief we are all feeling right now. Even days after the helicopter crash that claimed his life, it still doesn’t...
View ArticleMoving Forward: We must be each other’s keeper, STEP UP and SPEAK UP for our...
If you are one of the few people who regularly read my Badge & Gun columns, you know how much I harp on being each other’s “keeper.” Now more than ever, we need to live that pledge every single day...
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Friends remember Jason as dedicated Fox officer, a good-humored colleague who...
In his tribute to best friend Jason Knox, Senior Police Officer Michael Bruner described a dedicated, goal-oriented and fun-loving man in Houston blue who loved his family – not just wife Kiera and...
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3 Homicide detectives wrap up double rush hour murder, receive the Union’s...
From left to right: Logan Lange, Katie Clark, John Pickett Even without a general membership meeting due to the Coronavirus, the Houston Police Officers Union bestowed the honor of Investigators of the...
View ArticleHPOU touts thoughtfulness of Michael Berry and generosity of food providers...
As Houston and the rest of America and the world ground through another challenging month fighting the coronavirus, HPOU maintained its personal protection equipment supply chain as well as the unique...
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