HPD Reports

Welcome to HPD Reports. In today’s episode:

HPD’s 2013 report card is in, and across the city, it shows decreases in almost all violent crime...

Sexual assault victims now have a new way to help HPD solve their cases...

And, HPD’s DWI arrests were down over the Christmas to New Year holidays.  And it may be in part because HPD has both stepped up enforcement and the penalties involved for driving drunk.

Welcome to HPD Reports. In today’s episode:

Chief McClelland discusses his traffic accident, his punishment, and how the pedestrian he struck is doing...

Enforcement of Houston’s new Boarding Home Ordinance begins next month.  HPD’s Mental Health Division wants all such homes to register, not only for the residents’ safety, but to ensure the proper resources respond in the event of an emergency...

And, HPD’s Mounted Patrol holds its first ever graduation ceremony for one of its four-legged crime fighters… a deaf horse named Smash… a horse which has the sponsorship of some very special girls.

Welcome to HPD Reports. In today’s episode:

Violent crime in Houston is down… and Police Chief Charles McClelland has a message to crooks who might be thinking differently...

HPD’s Northeast Division tries to keep guns out of the hands of children...

And, Ghosts and Phantoms on Houston’s highways? The department’s traffic enforcement efforts get a big boost from a big star.

Welcome to HPD Reports. In today's episode:

Houston Police Chief Charles McClelland holds a first-of-its-kind town hall meeting, in which he addresses a number of topics, including his attempts to ensure that HPD remains the top law enforcement agency in the country...

And, Chief McClelland outlines his position on mental health, substance abuse, and teachers carrying guns at school.