Among other things, acting Chief Larry Satterwhite was asked he first learned about HPD's 'suspended -- lack of personnel' code.
The acting chief has stepped into a mess that he will be tasked with cleaning up.“I think it’s a sad day for the City of Houston and for the men and women of the Houston Police Department,” Acevedo said in a phone interview Wednesday.“There are certain folks that have wanted to get rid of Chief Finner,” Acevedo said. “Last night, those folks got their way. I think that Mayor Whitmire is trying his best but he’s got a lot of special interests coming at him.
Whitmire also says it’s proofAcevedo knew about the code several years ago as well. It's something Acevedo vehemently denies. “So, prior to that meeting, you had never heard of that code before, you never knew it was being used ever,” KHOU 11 reporter Matt Dougherty asked. “So earlier today, the mayor said basically that it blew his mind that the SL code had been used as many times as it was over so many years, and nobody blew the whistle, and nobody came forward. Do you agree with that?” Dougherty said.
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