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Coffee City
KHOU 11 Investigates earns prestigious IRE Award | See full Coffee City investigation
Investigations
Fired and hired: KHOU 11 Investigates ‘wandering officers’ in the Houston area
KHOU 11 Investigates found nearly 200 Houston-area officers who resigned or were fired for misconduct were later hired somewhere else.
Investigations
Coffee City police indictments climb to 7 former cops
Lonnie Hicks is the 7th former officer of the disbanded department to face felony charges.
Investigations
Two more former Coffee City officers indicted
Investigators said the case highlights the problem of "wandering officers."
Investigations
Former Coffee City mayor facing felony charges in ongoing investigation
Former Mayor Frank Serrato is the latest person to be charged in the wake of an KHOU 11 investigation into the small east Texas town's police department.
Investigations
Third former Coffee City police officer indicted on tampering charges
Jerrod Sieck is accused of omitting prior misconduct on his Coffee City job application.
Investigations
Another former Coffee City, Texas cop indicted after KHOU 11 investigation
Chris Witzel is charged with four counts of tampering with a government record, a second-degree felony.
Investigations
Former Coffee City police chief faces felony charges after KHOU 11 investigation
Jail booking records show JohnJay Portillo faces six counts of tampering with government records.
Investigations
In wake of KHOU 11 Investigates reports, Coffee City fires police chief, deactivates police department
Coffee City leaders voted unanimously to fire Chief of Police JohnJay Portillo and to deactivate the entire department until a new chief could be hired.
Coffee City
Coffee City mayor ‘shocked’ by KHOU 11 Investigates findings over police hiring practices
Mayor Jeff Blackstone pledged to overhaul police hiring practices.
Investigations
This Texas town has about 250 people. It has 50 sworn police officers. | Part 1
KHOU 11 Investigates discovered more than half of the cops in the Coffee City Police Department had been suspended, demoted or fired from their previous jobs.
Investigations
Caught on camera: Small-town police chief goes on tirade | Part 2
The police chief of Coffee City, Texas launched a profanity-filled rant against a Harris County constable while working an off-duty security job in Houston.
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