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Mayor Turner, City Council approve 3-year contract with HPOU to increase officers’ pay by 10.5%
Read full article: Mayor Turner, City Council approve 3-year contract with HPOU to increase officers’ pay by 10.5%Mayor Sylvester Turner and City Council members approved a contract with the Houston Police Officers’ Union to increase police officers pay on Wednesday.
Houston Police Officers Union joins push for HPD to release body cam video from fatal officer-involved shootings
Read full article: Houston Police Officers Union joins push for HPD to release body cam video from fatal officer-involved shootingsCommunity organizations and families are seeking for the department to release body cams from officer-involved shootings. The Houston Police Officers Union, which represents the officers wearing the body cams, also pushed the department to release the videos. Gamaldis comments come during a stretch where HPD has seen six officer-involved shooting deaths since April. Ive said before and Ill say it again, I believe in transparency," Acevedo said. Mayor Sylvester Turner also was unavailable to respond to multiple requests surrounding the challenges families are facing with HPD and transparency.