Houston Police Department

Investigative First Responder

The Investigative First Responder (IFR) Division is responsible for responding to reports of and follow-up investigations involving criminal activities. The division is currently represented at each patrol station with the exception of Kingwood. IFR officers are in uniform and use marked patrol vehicles to respond to calls and conduct investigations. The IFR philosophy is to quickly respond to crimes with leads in an effort to decrease the
“time to jail” for suspects in the hope of limiting repeat offenses made by the suspect before they are apprehended. The division is also supported by an Administrative Unit that is responsible for handling general administrative and office operations, including coordinating in-service training, asset inventory, budgetary reports, and technology services.

Paroled Offender Unit
The Paroled Offender Unit proactively reviews suspects on parole to find those who are continuing to commit violent crimes. The unit works in conjunction with the Harris County Parole Department in actively seeking felony parole violation warrants on these offenders. No charges are necessary for a parole violation warrant to be issued, so long as the Paroled Offenders Unit can show evidence that a cycle of violence is occurring. The Paroled Offenders Unit works with all divisions inside the Houston Police Department regarding suspects that are currently on parole.

Warrant Execution Team (WET)
The IFR Warrant Execution Team is responsible for conducting undercover search and surveillance of violent suspects with outstanding felony warrants. By using confidential informants and citizen contacts, the violent suspects are then placed under surveillance, and WET calls in an arrest team to make the apprehension. Other duties include, but are not limited to, assisting other divisions in apprehension of suspects and parole office
pick-up arrests.