“The State of Security” Houston Police Department

• Hotel and auto theft is on the rise, what new measures is the task force taking to minimize burglaries and break-ins?
• Credit card theft and fraud?  What is the punishment in Texas?
• Crisis intervention, response, and recovery.
• How to deal with the homeless entering your hotels and restaurants?
• Overall public safety initiative

Officer Robles has worked at Eastside patrol, in the Crime Reduction Unit, Investigators First Responders Unit,  Differential Response Unit, and patrol. Officer Robles alongside his unit has launched a community service program called Alianza Contra el Crimen. This initiative would take HPS’s resources to multiple communities in the Eastside Command in a form of a community forum, resource fair, and static displays.

Sgt. Tracy Hicks has been with the Houston Police Department (HPD) for twenty-five years, eleven years in Auto Theft. Prior to joining HPD, he was a US Army Apache Helicopter pilot for eleven years.