A Houston Police Department policy requiring officers to make at least one traffic stop per shift was formally rescinded last week after some City Council members said they never voted for it and appeared unaware it was still on the books.

City officials said a “general order” was given in 2022 encouraging Houston patrol officers to pull over one motorist per day. The policy was enacted during a crime wave of catalytic converter theft and fraudulent paper license tags during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Council Member Tiffany Thomas said.

Mayor John Whitmire repeatedly told members of the public at a May 28 council meeting that the measure was a directive of a previous administration led by former Police Chief Troy Finner, who reported to the late former Mayor Sylvester Turne

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