HOUSTON — In a matter of hours Tuesday, Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo had warned looters to stay away from his city and then choked back tears as he announced the death of one of his veteran officers. He is the city’s first Hispanic police chief and regularly answers questions from reporters in Spanish. He arrived in Houston last November after nine years as Austin’s chief. Steve Perez, had lost his life trying to get to work when he became trapped in his patrol car in a flooded highway underpass. “I’ve got work to do,” Perez told his wife, according to the chief.

Source: National Post August 29, 2017 22:41 UTC