Turner says Acevedo departure caught him by surprise, will announce new chief by end of week

[Elderberry]

Houston Chronicle by Jasper Scherer, St. John Barned-Smith, Dylan McGuinness 3/15/2021,

Turner says Acevedo departure caught him by surprise, will announce new chief by end of week

Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo’s abrupt announcement that he was going to leave caught his boss by surprise, and was also news to many Miami officials conducting a nationwide search for a chief.

Acevedo hadn’t formally applied for the Florida job, and the much smaller Miami department wasn’t what the Houston political community expected as the next step in the chief’s career.

Acevedo informed Mayor Sylvester Turner of his decision Sunday at around 5 p.m., the mayor said at a news conference Monday, acknowledging he had received no prior hint about his police chief’s departure. Acevedo never formally applied to be Miami’s top cop and was not on anyone’s radar there “other than just a few people at City Hall,” the Miami Herald reported Monday.

More: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Turner-confirms-Acevedo-departure-says-he-will-16026983.php

[Bigun]

And you can bet that whomever mayor pothole selects will be a vast improvement over Acevedo!  /S

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Miami will regret that choice.