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...third internal tempest involved Riley's creation of a senior deputy position--captain of the department. HUPD had had several captains during its three decades of existence, but the position had not been filled for several years...
...Sept. 25, 1996, Riley gave the job to Jack Stanton, a highly respected HUPD watch commander...
Several lieutenants charged that they had been passed over for the position because of personality conflicts with Riley. They further charged that Stanton was unqualified and noted that he did not hold the recommended college degree...
...Stanton's] experience was an over-whelming factor putting him in for that position," Riley said. He said the degree provision was only a "preference...
...finally, Riley's biggest move was to remove the lieutenants, who he characterized as dead weight in a department that refused to adapt to his new policies...