Houston Police Chief Noe Diaz’s first days on the job have been filled with council meetings, community meetings and a cadet class graduation, but the new HPD lead still has to pick his team. As ...

Months of searching for Houston’s next full-time police chief ended with Mayor John Whitmire naming J. Noe Diaz, leader of the less than 100-person Katy Police Department, as Troy Finner’s ...

SEATTLE — Former Seattle Police Chief John Diaz has a history of commanding a department that had dealt with large crowds, but nothing quite like this. “Certainly, this will be one of the more ...

In a memo to Mayor John Whitmire's office, Police Chief Noe Diaz said the directive no longer aligns with best practices for patrol work. "Effective immediately, we are rescinding this directive ...

The initiative comes as Whitmire and the Houston Police Department look to bolster recruitment. HPD needs as many as 1,200 more officers.