Mayor White goes on ride along with Houston police

(10/21/06 - KTRK/HOUSTON) (KTRK) -- With Houston crime under the microscope, Mayor Bill White went along with police to see for himself how new tactics are working.

On Friday night, Mayor White patrolled with officers through the northwest side's hot spots. Officers are working overtime on the northwest side to add police manpower to the streets. The mayor hopes that will be enough to curtail crime until the 70 cadets who started this week in the academy can graduate and until 358 recruited officers get assigned to the area.

"We'll get experienced police officers in the street and when you put those officers in the street at the right places at the right time, you see crime go down," said Mayor White.

The mayor says the city is now working with only 200 officers fewer than before he became mayor. He says crime rates are lower than before he took office.
(Copyright © 2006, KTRK-TV)

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