Chief Balli and the Galveston Police Department insist the incident involving the deployment and actions of the SWAT team at the house in the 5300 block of Avenue O were done in compliance with applicable laws, department policies, and procedures and with a valid warrant. The City of Galveston sent Eyewitness News the following statement after reaching out multiple times with questions regarding the raid: READ MORE: Galveston mayor says city police didn't tell officials about botched raid that ruined family's home I trusted the process that the city conducted as far as investigation and am very happy to (have returned) to work," Balli said. I fully understand that and want to move past that. It turns out the suspect was a family friend but did not live in the home, and now we know the person in question was misidentified and had not committed the crime. Police were searching for a man they said was wanted in a murder. 20, but the man who police were looking for didn't live there. The raid happened at Erika Rios' home at about 2 a.m. move forward from this and do the very best job I can." I can't speak on the details of the investigation, but I'm very happy to be cleared and return to work. "The city launched an investigation through the human resources department. Frustrations of not interacting with officers, the public," Balli said on Saturday. 7 and said it "feels great to be back" after missing the department and missing citizens of Galveston. GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) - Galveston Police Chief Doug Balli speaks up after returning from a 10-day administrative leave due to the city investigating a botched raid.īalli returned to work on Feb. Galveston Police Chief Doug Balli speaks up after returning from a 10-day administrative leave due to the city investigating a botched raid.
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