Thank You Notes to HPOU
Houston Police Officers Union, I would like to thank you for the plant sent in memory of my father, William Shelby “Bill” Powell. It is a beautiful plant and very, very much appreciated. Thank you...
View ArticleVote NO on Prop. 3
Attention all Republican Primary voters, friends, family, and supporters of law enforcement. The HPOU has joined with police and firefighter labor groups across the state to ask you to vote NO on PROP...
View ArticleHPOU PAC 2016 Primary Endorsements
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY Texas Supreme Court Justice, Place 5, Paul Green Justice, Place 9, Eva Guzman COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS Place 2, Mary Lou Keel Place 5, Sid Harle Place 6, Richard Davis...
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6th Annual Stars & Stripes Golf Tournament
The 6th annual Star and Stripes golf tournament benefiting Assist the Officer and Operation Lone Star is fast approaching. Contact HPD Captain Greg Fremin at 713-291-7589 or email at...
View ArticleDecon’s Stars and Stripes Charity Softball Classic Tickets on Sale
Tickets to the Deacon’s Stars and Stripes Charity Softball Classic, presented by enTouch Business, are officially on sale now at the Skeeters Ticket Office and online. The inaugural charity softball...
View ArticleMinutes from the March 3 Membership Meeting
OPENING Ray Hunt called the meeting to order with the Pledge of Allegiance, and then a prayer. MEETING DEDICATION Joe Gamaldi then read the meeting dedication for Officer Keith Dees who was killed in...
View ArticleHistory shows bond between McClelland, street cops and the Union Served...
Editor’s Note: The last chapter of the HPD history book, Houston Blue: the Story of HPD, details the human chemistry that had built up between a new mayor, Annise Parker, her chosen police chief,...
View ArticleUnion leaders have positive take on the McClelland era
HPOU President Ray Hunt paid special tribute to retiring Police Chief Charles McClelland at the Union’s general membership meeting on Feb. 4, calling him the best chief the department has had in the...
View ArticleProfile: Interim Chief Montalvo been in HPD since 1980
(Editor’s Note: This brief profile of interim Police Chief Martha Montalvo first appeared in a series about HPD’s Hispanic pioneers. The Badge & Gun reprints it herewith.) The visibility of the...
View ArticleWell, look who’s at the Pasadena City Council table! It’s Officer Wagner, no,...
The man they call “Officer” in Houston, they call “Councilman” out in Pasadena. And what a story Officer/Councilman Jeff Wagner, an HPOU board member, has to tell about, well, his special “extra job.”...
View ArticleHomicide Officers Klementich and Colbert chosen HPOU’s Investigators of the...
In HPD’s Homicide Division, partners Robert Klementich and Todd Colbert have a 100 percent clearance rate. It’s easy to see a major reason why when you hear the details of their apprehension of a...
View ArticleMcClelland’s street experiences and long-time friendships Enabled him to work...
THE HIGHLY PRAISED TENURE OF POLICE CHIEF CHARLES McCLELLAND undoubtedly underscores the unquestionable reasons why he ends almost 40 years with HPD on a positive note. Chief McClelland gained...
View ArticlePsych Services: What makes you feel loved is not necessarily what makes your...
Before you read on, answer this: What’s the worst thing your significant other does? Does she put you down in front of friends? Reject your advances night after night? Ignore you but make time for...
View ArticleApril 2016 Obituaries
BALDERAS Retired Senior Jail Attendant Leonard Balderas passed away on Sunday, February 7, 2016, at the age of 63. He is survived by his wife, Elva G. Balderas. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He...
View ArticleThank You Notes to the HPOU
Houston Police Officers Union, I wish to thank you for your expression of sympathy with the beautiful rubber plant. I would also like to express my sincere thank you to the Houston Police Honor Guard...
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Officer Shares Gift from Victim He Rescued
Pictured is a gift one of our officers received, and it is very near and dear to his heart. The reason this gift is so important is because it was given to him by a 4 year old girl that he saved from...
View ArticleHelp Support the People of Flint, Michigan
The HPOU is joining with our colleagues at AAPOL in asking officers and our friends in the community to help support a worthy cause. By now you are all aware of the crisis that is currently taking...
View ArticleHPOU joins the Texas Narcotics Officers Association to conduct advanced...
From Feb. 22 to March 4 students from around the United States reported to Houston, the epicenter of narcotics activity in the Southwest United States, to attend unique training classes designed to...
View ArticleBook Review: New book about HPD ‘career cases’ makes for good read
Blood Trails Across Texas (Texas True Crime, Volume 1) By Sgt. Brian Foster (HPD Homicide, Retired) Black Dog Swamp Publishing Company, LLC. $12.95 www.texastruecrime.com I really liked this book. It...
View ArticleA history of HPD’s ever-popular, hard-working K9 corps
As police officers we learned very quickly that the most dangerous people in society are individuals who believe they have nothing to lose. Because we are called upon daily to deal with these types...
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