Charges dropped against 8 Houston officers

Prosecutors move to dismiss theft charges against Harding Street raid cops accused in overtime scheme
Dismissal motions were filed in engaging in organized crime cases against eight former Squad 15 officers who previously worked with Gerald Goines.
Charges dropped in alleged overtime scheme for ex-HPD officers involved in deadly Harding St. raid
Eight former officers tied to the deadly Harding Street raid have had charges dropped accusing them of engaging in organized criminal activity.
Charges dismissed for 8 Houston police officers linked to deadly 2019 Harding Street raid
The Harris County District Attorney's Office has dismissed 17 charges against eight Houston police officers linked to the tragic 2019 Harding Street raid.
Harding Street raid lawsuit charges dismissed for 8 former Houston police officers
A maximum contract of $1.25 million approved in April 2021 An amendment to the contract in January 2024 by an increased amount of $1.7 million
Harding Street raid update: Harris County DA's Office says it dismissed 17 charges against 8 HPD officers
"Nothing about these dismissals changes the fact that the Harding Street raid should have never happened," Harris County DA Sean Teare said, in part.
Prosecutors move to dismiss charges against Harding Street raid cops in alleged overtime scheme
The dismissals come months after a Harris County grand jury moved to re-indict the officers for the scheme to receive unearned overtime pay from $30,000 up to $150,000 from the city, according to court records.
Liberty County deputies seize nearly 344 pounds of meth, arrest 3 men in Plum Grove
Liberty County deputies, alongside multiple agencies, seized a large amount of meth and arrested three men during a traffic stop.
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Drug-addicted rats have taken over a Houston police evidence room after eating seized narcotics
To illustrate the problem, Houston police Chief J. Noe Diaz pointed to ... The city will destroy any drug evidence collected before 2015 that is no longer needed to adjudicate a case.
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High-speed chase in from Humble to downtown Houston leads to drug and cash seizure
A late-night traffic stop escalated into a high-speed chase through Humble and Houston, resulting in the seizure of multiple ...
Houston attorney accused of smuggling drugs to inmates at Harris County Jail dies at 78
Charges against Ronald Lewis, who authorities claimed delivered paperwork sprayed with synthetic marijuana to inmates at the ...
The Week contest: Rat police
This week's question: Houston's mayor says that "drug-addicted rats" are scarfing piles of seized marijuana and magic mushrooms stored at the city's police headquarters. If a TV network were to make a ...