CHANNEL 2 NEWS AT 10.
>> RIGHT NOW AT 10:00, BREAKING
NEWS AFTER MONTHS OF PLEAS FOR
TRANSPARENCY THE POLICE FINALLY
RELEASES ITS AUDIT FOLLOWING THE
BOTCHED AND DEADLY RATE ON
HARDING STREET BACK IN 2018.
>> A BIG FOCUS SHOWS A GLARING
LACK OF SUPERVISION, ESPECIALLY
INVOLVING THESE FIRED OFFICERS,
GERALD GO I UNDERSTAND AND
STEPHEN BRYANT.
IN THAT THREE-YEAR SPAN, THE
POLICE AUDITED A TOTE OF OF 3100
NARCOTICS CASES, EIGHT OF THE 84
CASES WHERE GOINGS WAS THE
PRIMARILY AGENT.
THEY USE THE 34 BUYS.
36 SEARCH WARRANTS.
AS FOR BRYANT, 147 CASES 63%
USED CONFIDENCE SANTA INFORMANTS
FOR CONTROLLED BUYS, 220 PERCENT
OF THE CONTROLLED BUYS YIELDED
SEARCH WARN, BRYANT ASSISTED IN
20% OF THE CASES.
>> THE AUDIT SHOWS OF THE 231
INVESTIGATIONS, THERE WERE 404
ERRORS.
BREAKING DOWN THOSE ERRORS,
GOING FAILED TO TAG DRUGS OFF
THE END OF HIS SHIFT 48% OF THE
TIME.
HE MISSED CASE REVIEW SHEETS 29%
OF THE TIME.
THERE WERE DISCREPANCIES IN HIS
EXPENSE REPORTS, 27% OF THE
TIME.
HE FAILED TO COMPLETE A TACTICAL
PLAN 25% OF THE TIME, AND 23% OF
HIS CASES HAVE TRACKING ERRORS.
>> BRYANT MISSED CASE REVIEW
SHEETS 31% OF THE TIME.
FAILED TO TURN IN A CASE FILE
18% OF THE TIME.
AND HE WAS LATE TO ENTER
TRACKING INFORMATION 16% OF THE
TIME.
BRYANT HAD CASE TRACKING ERRORS,
10% OF THE TIME, AND 10% FAILED
TO SHOW THOROUGHNESS OF
INVESTIGATION.
>> IN THE END, THE THEY
RECOMMEND REASONABLE DOUBT MORE
SUPERVISORY OVERSIGHT, CHANGES
TO CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT
HANDLING AND CHANGES TO POLICIES
INVOLVING SEARCH PARENTS,
ESPECIALLY NO-KNOCK WARRANTS, WE
HAVE POSTED THE ENTIRE 62-PAGE
AUDIT ON OUR WEBSITE.
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>> NOW TO ANOTHER DEVELOPING
STORY, INVOLVING THE BOTCHED
HARDING STREET RAID.
GOOD EVENING I AM KRIS
GUTIERREZ.
>> AND I AM DOMINIQUE SACHSE,
MORE CHARGES FILED TONIGHT,
INCLUDING SUPERVISOR IS CHARGED
AS A RESULT OF THE RAID
INVESTIGATION.
HOMEHOMEOWNERS WERE KILLED IN TH
RAID.
>> WE HAVE LIVE TEAM COVERAGE
TONIGHT BEGINNING WITH JACOB
RASCON WITH THE NEWEST
DEVELOPMENTS, JACOB.
>> Reporter: WHAT HAPPENED ON
REGARDING STREET THE DISTRICT
ATTORNEY SAID WAS NOT JUST A
BOTCHED RAID, BUT A BOTCHED RAID
BY A TEAM OF NARCOTICS OFFICERS
THAT ROUTINELY LIED AND STOLE
TAX PAYER FUNDS.
WHAT SHE CALLED LONG-RUNNING
CORRUPTION IN AN ONGOING SCHEME.
LITTLETHE CIVIL RIGHTS INVESTIGA
FOCUSED ON THE NARCOTIC SQUAD
THE TEAM THAT KILLED REGINA
NICHOLAS AND DENNIS TUTTLE LAST
YEAR AFTER BREAKING IN TO HAIR
HOME.
>> TO SAY THESE OFFICERS ABUSED
THE PUBLIC TRUST IS A GROWTH
UNDERSTATEMENT.
>> 15 NEW CRIMINAL FELONY
CHARGES AGAINST SIX OFFICERS.
INCLUDING TWO ALREADY CHARGED IN THE HARDING STREET CASE.
THE HARDING STREET CASE.
OFFICERS GERALD GOINS.
YOU GO THEY AND THEIR SUPERVISOR
INCLUDING A LIEUTENANT, AS WELL
AT ONE SENIOR OFFICER THAT
WORKED WITH THE TEAM NOW FACE
CHARGES INCLUDING FALSIFYING
GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS,
MISMANAGING PAY OUT TO CONFIDENT
SIGNAL INFORMANTS AND STEALING
UNEARNED OVERTIME.
>> THE CRIMES THEMSELVES ARE NOT
ONE OFFS.
THIS IS NOT A CASE OF INDIVIDUAL
ROGGE ROGUE OFFICERS THIS IS
WHAT THE LAW CALLS A PATTERN OF
PRACTICE OR AN ONGOING SCHEME.
SOME WILL SAY THIS SCHEME IS
JUST MISMANAGEMENT, IT IS NOT.
IT IS LONG RUNNING EVIDENCE OF
GRASS AND CORRUPTION THAT CAN
LITERALLY ROT AN INSTITUTION
FROM THE INSIDE OUT.
>> CROSS PRAOUTERS ARE REVIEWING
THOUSANDS OF CASES CONNECTION
TODAY NARCOTICS SQUAD 15.
>> YOU DID NOT DESERVE TO WEAR
THE BADGE, WHICH IS PLEDGED TO
PROTECTING THE VERY COMMUNITIES
AND PEOPLE YOU HARMED.
YOU HAVE DISAN OFFED YOUR FELLOW
OFFICERS, WHO DO TRULY RISK
THEIR LIVES EACH DAY.
FOR OTHERS.
>> WARRANTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR
THE ARRESTS OF THE FORMER
OFFICERS AND TONIGHT THIS
STATEMENT FROM CHIEF ART ACEVEDO
IN A TWEET THE CHIEF SAYS THE
HARRIS COUNTY DISTRICT
ATTORNEY’S OFFICE HAS NOT
BRIEFED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ON
THE CHARGES AND WE HAVE
COOPERATED FILLLY THROUGHOUT THE
INVESTIGATIVE PROCESS AND WE
WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO.
LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM, JACOB
RASCON, KPRC CHANNEL NEWS.
>> THANK YOU, JACOB, WE REACHED
OUT TO MAYOR SILVESTER TURNER’S OFFICE FOR COMMENT TONIGHT.
OFFICE FOR COMMENT TONIGHT.
MARRY BET UNTELLS CHANNEL UNTELL
THE LAST TIME I CHECKED CHEESE
AFTER I’D HAVE OWE WAS LEADING
THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE HOUSTON
POLICE DEEM.
THE POLICE CHIEF, LIKE MYSELF
AND MANY OTHERS ARE SERVE AS THE
MAYOR’S DISCRETION.
THE POLICE OFFICER’S UNION
ISSUING A SCATHING STATEMENT
AFTER THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY
ANNOUNCED NEW CHARGES AGAINST
ADDITIONAL FORMER OFFICERS
SAYING, QUOTE, IT DOES NOT TAKE
18 MONTHS TO INVESTIGATE A
TAMPERING WITH A GOVERNMENT
DOCUMENT CASE, THIS IS SIMPLY A
DISTRACTION FROM THE REPEATED
FAILURES OF HER OFFICE AND
CONTINUED NEGATIVE ATTENTION
WHICH SHE SEEMINGLY INVITES ON A