{"id":463108,"date":"2025-12-21T22:55:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T22:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/463108\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T22:55:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T22:55:29","slug":"bellaire-police-chief-retires-weeks-after-being-placed-on-administrative-leave-amid-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/463108\/","title":{"rendered":"Bellaire police chief retires weeks after being placed on administrative leave amid investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bellaire Police Chief on administrative leave as city reviews employment matter. (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>BELLAIRE, Texas<\/strong> \u2013 Bellaire Police Chief Lopez has announced he\u2019s retiring from the department after being placed on administrative leave last month. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Chief Onesimo \u201cMo\u201d Lopez was placed on paid administrative leave pending an internal employment investigation, city officials told KPRC 2 in November. <\/p>\n<ul class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 kDvXdO font_openSans articleList\">\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\"\/><\/ul>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">A City of Bellaire spokesperson confirmed that Lopez retired, effective on Friday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">He was on paid administrative leave \u201cpending an investigation into an employment matter,\u201d a city spokesperson previously told KPRC 2. The investigation reportedly did not impact police duties. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Lt. Shane O\u2019Sullivan has been named Acting Chief of Police. <\/p>\n<p>Bellaire Acting Police Chief Shane O&#8217;Sullivan (All_rights_reserved-www.LaWellPhoto.com)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cThe City will begin the search for a new Chief of Police in the coming weeks,\u201d the police department wrote on Facebook. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the AuthorGage Goulding headshot<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/team\/YB6XGGAOHN94FV2YJG2VBCLWYF\/\" title=\"View Gage Goulding&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gage Goulding<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Gage Goulding is an award-winning TV news reporter and anchor. A native of Pittsburgh, PA, he comes to Texas from Fort Myers, FL, where he covered some of the areas most important stories, including Hurricane Ian. <\/p>\n<p>Will Houston see a white Christmas this year? Well&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kSMyDq jdBbpv\">\u25b6 0:15<\/p>\n<p>Will Houston see a white Christmas this year? Well&#8230;HPD body cam of Greenspoint check cashing attempted robbery<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kSMyDq jdBbpv\">\u25b6 0:56<\/p>\n<p>HPD body cam of Greenspoint check cashing attempted robberyFa la la la fog! Expect some foggy morning weather through Christmas<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kSMyDq jdBbpv\">\u25b6 0:47<\/p>\n<p>Fa la la la fog! 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