It’s Monday, and that means HPD Chief Harold Hurtt is back in town after a nice, relaxing weekend in Phoenix. Let’s see what he missed:
Church vandals leave behind messages in The Heights
Church members in the Heights have a good idea who is spray-painting graffiti on their chapels.
The graffiti has strange messages, including the word ‘yes’ next to a cross and ‘no’ with dollar signs. There’s also profanity. A handful of churches around Heights Boulevard have been hit.
The vandals also left copies of typed letters insulting some of the church’s charity efforts. The letters are signed by the name ‘Jonathan.’ Some church members believe ‘Jonathan’ is an upset person seen at churches for meals.
Flea market shooting injures 2
Two men were injured in a shooting at a flea market on Sunday, KPRC Local 2 reported.
Witnesses told police that several men got into an argument and pulled out guns.
One man was shot in the head, police said. He was transported to Ben Taub Hospital in critical condition. Another man was shot in the foot and transported to Ben Taub Hospital.
Man, 61, dies after being shot in car
A man died after he was shot in his car on Monday, KPRC Local 2 reported.
Houston police said the man was found in the 6400 block of Hirsch Road near King Street at about 6 a.m. Police said a bullet went through the driver’s side of the car and struck the man under his left arm, penetrating his heart.
Woman shot in leg after apparent robbery
A cell phone store employee is recovering after a shootout with two robbers Sunday. The female employee reportedly tried to chase after the thieves as they left the store.
The woman and the robbers apparently ended up shooting at each other, and she was hit in the leg.
Welcome home, Chief! Hopefully you can catch some of these bad guys before your sunny Arizona Christmas.
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World class city capable of functioning without its police chief on weekends. Don’t you know that’s encouraging to current and potential tourists. Unless you want the “race card” played here, don’t complain.
The graffiti has strange messages, including the word ‘yes’ next to a cross and ‘no’ with dollar signs.
Maybe he’s not a big fan of Joel O$teen and the Lakewood Church prosperity gospel?
The chief does not live in or near Houston. His family does not live in or near Houston. What reason does the Chief have to bring crime under control in Houston. The Chiefs only worry is his job and he keeps that by being politically correct and catering to the Mayor and Minorities that elect the Mayor.
We need to dump the Chief and promote a Houstonian to the Job. Someone that actually may be affected by the crime problem and wants to solve it.
What is the point of this?
The whole scenario is asinine…we have a police chief who is only on the job during the week and who does not live in the City of Houston. The CofH should have a requirement that if you work for them, you should also live in the CofH at least during the 1st year of employment.
Mayor White needs to get this situation under control before crime escalates.
It’s to point out the huge surge in violent crime in Houston — particularly murders — and the White administration’s refusal to acknowledge the problem, much less fix it.
It’s also to point out the absurdity of a Houston police chief who doesn’t even want to be a Houstonian beyond 40 hours a week.
# 3 and # 5…probably more than 50% of the rank and file cops don’t live in Houston…what’s the point of a ‘residency’ requirement for the top brass alone?
well now you folks that voted for mayor whites propostitions should be upset - are they going to fix crime now?
thats what they toldya.
Maybe everyone should live in Houston if they work there? Do your employers require you to live somewhere? Why should the police have to? That is idiotic. The absurdity of this is that the Chief of Police refuses to move his family here in the same freakin’ state, and flies home on the weekends. If an officer lives in the Woodlands or Pearland because he doesn’t want his kids to go to crappy schools is that wrong? but the officer doesn’t have to board an airplane to go where he calls home.