A few people stand behind Chief Hurtt

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Supporters of Chief Hurtt — surely a dozen or so — organized a press event today to press the case that they back the Chief, even if the rank and file of HPD as represented by its largest union have some problems with him.

Here is an excerpt from KHOU-11’s coverage:

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Members of the Afro-American Police Officer’s League and several elected and community leaders came out in support of the Houston Police Department’s chief.

The move comes after a recent police union survey highly criticized HPD Chief Harold Hurtt.

The head of the league blasted the union, calling the negative survey a possible political ploy.

“The Afro-American Police Officer’s League cannot stand quietly by and allow the chief to made the scapegoat for the union,” Mitchell Ruffin said. “We acknowledge and respect the Houston police officer’s league, we acknowledge and respect the union as the bargaining agent, but the union does not speak for everyone.”

That’s the best the Chief and his supporters could do in response to last week’s damning survey results? Ouch.

The HPD rank and file aren’t the only ones disrespecting the Chief. According to the Chronicle, a big rig forced him to take evasive action earlier:

Houston police Chief Harold Hurtt was forced to swerve into a traffic control barrel today to avoid being struck by an 18-wheel truck, police said.

Hurtt was in the 2300 block of the inbound Eastex Freeway about 8:30 a.m. when the driver of the big-rig truck suddenly pulled into his lane, police said.

Hurtt was not injured when his car struck the barrel. The driver of the truck was apparently unaware of what happened and did not stop, police said.

We’re glad the chief wasn’t hurt. We hate to say it, but it seems kind of lawless out there at times.

ADDITIONAL COVERAGE: KTRK-13, Chronicle.

BLOGVERSATION: Lone Star Times.


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