Houston officials, including Mayor Whitmire and Police Chief Diaz, addressed the alarming issue of drug-eating rats in the city's evidence room, highlighting systemic storage failures.
The HPD's evidence room houses over 1.2 million pieces of evidence, including outdated items from as far back as 1947, raising serious questions about evidence management.
District Attorney Teare indicated that a reform will begin to address the longstanding issue by eliminating narcotics evidence collected prior to 2015, streamlining their evidence management.
Reiss mentioned that rodent infestations in police narcotics evidence rooms are a 'national issue,' underscoring the pervasive problem facing law enforcement across the country.
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