'Will (the new chief) be able to relate to Acres Homes like River Oaks?' Questions linger about diversity among future HPD leadership after Troy Finner's forced retirement.
BySome prominent black Houstonians told ABC13 they celebrated Troy Finner's promotion to HPD chief, feeling that they have a seat at the table. Now that he's no longer there, they expressed uncertainty over the future.This came after questions about when he was made aware of a department code created in 2016 that suspended more than 260,000 HPD cases.Jean Houston lives just a few doors from Finner's childhood home on the city's southwest side.
Neighbors living in Third Ward, a predominantly Black community, just met with Finner about two weeks ago when heas a way to respond to their concerns about high crime. She fears what will happen to his efforts to improve public safety and the trust he established with underserved communities.
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