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Houston Police Chief Warns Looters: Don’t Victimize Our People

Emily Zanotti

Houston police chief Art Acevedo said Tuesday that any looters who take advantage of people and businesses affected by Hurricane Harvey will not receive mercy from his department, a sentiment echoed by a number of law enforcement officials managing disaster response along the Texas coastline.

So far, things have been relatively calm; Houston authorities had made only seven looting arrests by Monday night.

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