If you think your case is among the roughly 260,000 that Houston Police classified as suspended due to lack of personnel, the Houston Landing is interested in potentially telling your story.
Monroe Trombly
Monroe Trombly is a public safety reporter at the Houston Landing. Monroe comes to Texas from Ohio. He most recently worked at the Columbus Dispatch, where he covered breaking and trending news. Before that, Monroe cut his teeth as a reporter at the Mansfield News Journal. Monroe is a Cincinnati native who earned a degree in environmental studies from the University of Cincinnati. When not writing, you can find him at the movies or on the hiking trail.
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Houston Police identify 260,000 more cases suspended due to ‘lack of personnel’
The announcement comes one week after Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said he was reviewing 4,000 sexual assault cases to see if they were incorrectly suspended.
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Houston Police reviewing 4,000 ‘suspended’ sexual assault cases, chief apologizes to victims
Police Chief Troy Finner said officers have been coding thousands of sexual assault cases as “suspended – lack of personnel” since 2016, a practice he called “unacceptable.”
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Lakewood Church shooter had numerous police run-ins. None stopped her from buying guns.
Genesse Moreno’s neighbors made dozens of calls to Conroe police to report concerns, but none resulted in action to prevent her from getting a firearm.
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Could the Lakewood Church shooter legally have guns? Here’s what the law says.
Texas doesn’t allow some people with a criminal record or history of mental illness to own guns, but those laws likely didn’t apply to Genesse Moreno.
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¿Recibirán justicia los residentes de Colony Ridge que perdieron todo en el condado de Liberty?
El Departamento de Justicia acusó a Colony Ridge de explotar a los prestatarios latinos con préstamos destinados al fracaso. ¿Cuál es la probabilidad de que reciban una compensación?
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Will Colony Ridge residents who lost everything in Liberty County ever receive justice?
The Justice Department accused Colony Ridge of exploiting Latino borrowers with set-up-to-fail loans. What’s the likelihood they’ll be compensated?
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‘Want to do our part’: Houston firefighters preach safety after fatal northside blaze
City firefighters fanned out across a portion of Houston’s Northside/Northline neighborhood Tuesday following two deaths over the weekend.
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Houston police body cameras can now record at all times – even when officers forget
The Houston Police Department unveiled a policy to ensure that body cam footage is always captured — even if officers forget.
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‘Not the same Bissonnet:’ Small business sees positive change after road closures in Track
The clean-up of a southwest Houston area marred by prostitution and drug use has lifted the spirits of salon owners Remi and Charles Ellison.