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  • Harris County DA to review 1,400 cases that embattled narcotics officer Gerald Goines worked on

    02/20/2019 1:51:49 PM PST · by abb · 38 replies
    Houston Chronicle ^ | Wednesday, February 20, 2019 | St. John Barned-Smith and Keri Blakinger
    The Harris County District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday it has launched a review of more than 1,400 criminal cases that narcotics officer Gerald Goines worked on during his 34-year career at the Houston Police Department. The review includes 27 cases that are currently pending in court. The undercover narcotics officer's work has come under intense scrutiny after a drug raid last month in south Houston in which two people were killed and five police officers were injured. After the raid, Houston police announced they were investigating whether Goines had lied on an affidavit used to secure the search warrant used...
  • HPD admits some traffic violations pre-set on tickets

    10/14/2012 8:59:07 PM PDT · by Altariel · 15 replies
    Houston Chronicle ^ | October 12, 2012 | Cindy George
    Shirley Simmons was pulled over last month for speeding in a school zone near her grandson's south Houston campus. When she got home, put on her glasses and closely read the ticket, she discovered two incorrect charges: failure to display a valid Texas driver's license and lack of insurance. She went to two nearby Houston Police Department stations, but was directed to the traffic division downtown. After a supervisor spoke with her and the officer, the two extra violations were removed. She still must go to court later this month for driving 5 miles-per-hour over the limit. But Simmons, a...
  • Illegal immigrant charged in HPD shooting death

    09/22/2006 1:15:32 PM PDT · by WatchingInAmazement · 121 replies · 2,422+ views
    Houston Chronicle ^ | 9/22/06 | JENNIFER LEAHY, JAMES NIELSEN and MIKE TOLSON
    A 32-year-old illegal immigrant has been charged in Thursday evening's shooting death of Houston Police Officer Rodney Johnson. Juan Leonardo Quintero has been charged with capital murder in the 248th District Court, said HPD spokesman John Cannon. The suspect is an illegal immigrant from Mexico who has been deported in the past and sometimes expressed concern about immigration officials and worried that he should return, his wife, Theresa Quintero, said in an interview today at their home near Hobby Airport. Mrs. Quintero said the couple has been married since 1997. The HPD spokesman Cannon said the suspect gave "a full...