KPRC 2 Investigates found one of the men who could have stopped the suspension due to the lack of manpower code in 2021, is still issuing department policies while being investigated for his role in 264,000 suspended incidents.
‘I have never heard of that’: Houston attorney weighs in after DNA matches found in HPD ’s suspended sexual assault casesThese reports were suspended due to the lack of personnel. One of the people tied to it all is Jim Jones, and he is still making policy for the department.After a no-camera discussion with community representatives and the press, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner called Jones a “brilliant” man who helps him oversee policy decisions.
Two days after that discussion, Jones, an assistant chief policy officer, was the originating person issuing a memo on how the department should now code reports that go to thebetween the federal database maintained by the FBI and the Houston Police crime statistics. From 2019-2022, we found the voluntary stats provided to the FBI for NIBRS had discrepancies with aggravated assaults, homicides, motor vehicle thefts, robberies, and sexual assaults.
“Each concerned division shall review and screen all ‘Investigation’ offense reports submitted to the division to determine if the elements of a crime exist before putting it in the system,” the memo states. Jones put in his notice to the department and is expected to leave his post sometime this month. Chief Finner made it clear even though Jones is a target and or witness.
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