200 Officers Serve 300 Warrants To Accused Abusers
Offenders' Mug Shots, Crime To Be Posted On HPD Web Site
POSTED: 6:56 a.m. CDT August 23, 2005
UPDATED: 7:49 a.m. CDT August 23, 2005
Story by Click2Houston
HOUSTON -- Hundreds of Houston police officers raided homes Tuesday in search of suspects wanted for domestic abuse, Local 2 reported.
About 200 officers from the Houston Police Department and 13 other law enforcement agencies in Houston and Harris County were out in force early Tuesday morning to issue more than 300 arrest warrants to suspects accused of hurting their spouses or children.
Houston Police Department Chief Harold Hurtt announced the "Abusers Are Losers" program last week. The initiative is also part of HPD's "Men Against Family Violence" campaign.
"We are seeking everyone with an open warrant for child or intimate partner abuse. We are coming to get you," Hurtt said.
Local 2 reported that 50 suspects have been arrested on domestic or child abuse charges since the initiative began late last week. Thirteen suspects were taken into custody Tuesday morning.
"Those who have been arrested will have their mug shots displayed on our Web site along with a brief summary of their crime," Hurtt said.
HPD said they received 31,000 reports of domestic violence in 2004. Because of that violence, 34 people died, including 10 children.