March 2020 Blues Vol 36 No 3

AWARDS & HONORS
SAN ANTONIO - Bexar County Constable
Stan Ramos has been heading
up Precinct 4 since the beginning of
2017 and he’s running for re-election.
Problem is he doesn’t have a peace
officer license.
The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
(TCOLE) documents show
Ramos’ peace officer license is not
active, because he’s yet to take the
state licensing exam.
State documents also show Ramos
has been put on notice more than
once.
He had 270 days to pass the exam
after taking office back in 2017, and
it’s been more than 1000 days since
he began his term as Bexar County
Precinct 4 Constable.
Shortly after being elected, Ramos
completed the Supplemental Peace
Officer Course.
He also applied for and was
granted an Elected Official license,
but what he didn’t realize is that he
would have to complete the state
licensing exam within 270 to reactivate
his peace officer license.
In November of 2017, 10 months
after taking office, Ramos was put
on notice by TCOLE, but according to
Ramos, he never got that letter.
In April of
2018, then
District Attorney,
Nico
LaHood was
sent notification
that
Ramos’ license
status
was inactive
and that he
was subject to removal by the D.A.
But LaHood didn’t act on it and he
told San Antonio TV station NEWS4
that he never saw the letter.
“If I had seen the letter, I would
have reached out to Constable
Ramos,” LaHood said. “I would have
asked him what the issue was.”
LaHood added he eventually
would’ve held Ramos accountable
had he failed to take care of the
required exam.
Over the next 18 months, there
was some back and forth between
Ramos and TCOLE but in the end,
Ramos said it was a failure to communicate
by both parties.
On June 11th, 2019, Ramos admits
to being given the clear direction
and endorsement needed to take
the exam.
Eight months later, Ramos tells
News4 he still hasn’t taken the
exam, but he explained he’s been
given another extension by TCOLE to
take the exam by March 20, 2020.
Ramos assured the Trouble
Shooters; he will take the exam
whether he’s re-elected or not.
News4s also questioned TCOLE
about why they’ve given Ramos so
much time to come into compliance
to which they responded, “With him
being an elected official, we want
to respect the voters’ choice.”
Well the voters have apparently
changed their minds as Ramos only
received 17% of the primary vote.
So, it remains to be seen whether
Ramos will continue to pursue a
career in Law enforcement and that
depends on getting a license.
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