HPD officer resigns, sergeant suspected after investigation into unauthorized surveillance: Sources

A Houston police sergeant has been suspended, and another officer has resigned following an internal investigation that multiple law enforcement sources said surrounded a secret tracking device placed on a suspect’s car without a warrant.

The disciplinary action comes after a six-month internal affairs investigation that kept both officers off duty. According to Houston Police Department personnel records obtained by ABC13, investigators substantiated the allegations.

Police Chief Noe Diaz suspended Sgt. Peter Vu, an 18-year veteran of the department, for 15 days without pay. A second officer, Juan “JJ” Gonzalez, resigned days before Vu’s suspension was issued…

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