New Acting Police Chief Larry Satterwhite Discusses His New Position | Houston Police

New Acting Chief of Police Larry Satterwhite discusses his 34-year history with HPD after the retirement of former Police Chief Troy Finner.
(5:49) He acknowledges former Chief Finner's esteemed career.
(6:25) Discusses the never-changing mission of the Houston Police Department.
(12:00) Takes questions from the media regarding the incident reports suspended with the SL code.
(35:15) Discusses who will replace him as Exec. Assistant Chief over Field Operations.
(36:24) Addresses the letter submitted from Exec Assistant Chief Chandra Hatcher.
(40:38) How his appointment as Acting Chief will and will not change HPD, including the bringing Patrol Investigative Units to individual stations.
(43:37) Will he prioritize the suspended incidents over current public safety?
(46:01) The timeline for completion of the reopened IAD investigation into the suspended reports.
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[@ToroET5962]

Congratulations, we wish you all the best. We hope you stay permanent as Chief.

[@neuroshrink]

You have a great resume for this job.

[@soniamartinez9157]

I will say mental health needs to be handled better . Police picking up a person struggling and family thinking they are being taken as asked to the mental facility and instead of dropping people off with the homeless at the Salvation Army near North Main that is not how a family wants their family member who struggling to be handled. I think in that regard there needs to be a lot more training and people need to follow through versus not wanting to deal with paperwork or this crazy person at the moment, that other people end when you’re just dumping off people that are having some mental crisis

[@DavidRios-bf1nf]

Houston was under of a sick eggs mayor, city council , and police chief. Now under mayor Whitmire
a real leader. Now to build up a new department.

[@LAWOFMOTION1687]

I like SatterWhite, i just hope that he isn't just a fall guy for the scandal on the cases.

[@Hondooo]

think finner was the fall guy. satterwhite is respected by the patrol and field officers so will be interested to see if he keeps his spot or if whitmire wants an outside guy

[@darrellmartinez16]

@@HondoooThis is all political crap, they put Finner there to blame him for “not solving” cases that had been going on for decades, even though he tried. And now they put who they originally wanted

[@scottweiland5545]

You’re wrong.

[@ct4cf]

Some of the journalists r trying 2sound cute instead of opening their mouths 2hv their question heard. The lack of professionality in our PD &in journalism is apparent from the top down. They seem 2b doing a good job so far @18:00asking a single question @a time unlike the White House journalists.
@20:10, 1st male journalist 2speak is babbling badly w/his, likelikelike unintelligible lingo w/multiple statements &no clr single question. IDK isn't gonna get it Chief! Move on from the big mouthed gay dude who doesn't wanna wait his turn& asks multiplex questions &interrupts every1.
@26:10, 29:10 woman talks2 much, makes 2many convoluted statements w/no clear single question. She is part of the typical problem w/press briefings.
@33:23 woman cant ask1 &pass the mike, She asks multiple questions in a selfish domination of the room!
@35:10 shallow voiced male, very difficult 2hear, congratulations &a single question on replacement.
@40:00 shallow voiced female, impossible 2hear her single question.
@40:48 shallow voiced male, very difficult 2hear, convoluted statements w/no clear single question. He is part of the typical problem w/press briefings.
@43:38 shallow voiced foreign accented female, impossible 2hear her single question.
@48:30 woman w/a crystal clear single question in prefect English w/o convoluted babble &run on statements. Clap Clap!
Chief Satterwhite comes across as sleepy or laid back. I didn't c the leader that I was looking 4but I reserve that judgement 4a later date w/more of his wk samples in hand.