Captain Dan Harris of Houston Police Department’s Vice Division and Chief Vera Bumpers of the Metro Police Department received a Mayor’s
Proclamations to honor their contribution toward providing public service
during the September 27, 2016, City Council Meeting. They are flanked by
Councilwoman and Mayor Pro Temp Ellen Cohen and Councilwoman Brenda Stardig,
the Chairwoman of Houston City Council’s Public Safety and Homeland Security
Committee.
Captain Dan Harris has served with the Houston Police Department for 22 years and supervises the Vice Division, charged with conducting human trafficking investigations. Chief Bumpers has served with Metro Police Department for 32
years, rising through the ranks to become that Department’s first Black female
Chief of Police. Both stated that they could
not have achieved any success except for the efforts of the fine men and women
serving in each organization.