John Whitmire: “I found, and was told after I'd been there two months, that…”

“So we've come a long ways, but we're just getting started. I had to make some bold decisions. I found, and was told after I'd been there two months, that 260,000 HPD cases had been suspended and never reviewed. Chief Fenner at the time was a friend, colleague. But I had to go outside the department and make a bold move. The Sports Authority, good friends on the Sports Authority, had become complacent.” (15:54–16:03)

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