March 2020 Blues Vol 36 No 3
The BLUES Police Magazine, March 2020 Blues Vol 36 No 3
The BLUES Police Magazine, March 2020 Blues Vol 36 No 3
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T. Michael O’Conner Appointed US Marshal<br />
On Monday morning, February 3, <strong>2020</strong>, four term Victoria County<br />
Sheriff T. Michael O’Connor informed County Judge Ben Zeller that<br />
he was ending his tour as Sheriff at high noon. Later, at a private<br />
ceremony in the federal building, O’Connor was sworn in as the<br />
United States Marshal for the Southern District of Texas. There are<br />
94 U.S. Marshals appointed by the President of the United States to<br />
serve across our nation. The United States Marshal is the oldest form<br />
of U.S. federal law enforcement and was established by the Judiciary<br />
Act of the First Congress and signed into law by President George<br />
Washington on September 24, 1789.<br />
Galveston County Sheriff Office Promotions<br />
Congratulations to the following members of the Galveston<br />
County Sheriff’s Office for their recent promotions.<br />
Standing (left to right): Cpl. A. Espinosa, Sgt. C. Howell,<br />
Sheriff H. Trochesset and Cpl. Z. Holley. Seated (left to right):<br />
Sgt. J. Stephenson, Cpl. T. Powell, Sgt. J. Bertolino and Sgt. J. Pena<br />
League City Patrol Officer of the Year for 2019<br />
Officer Christopher Evans was selected as the 2019 “Patrol Officer of the Year”<br />
by the League City Police Department Patrol Division supervisors.<br />
Evans was chosen out of the four “Officer of the Quarter” recipients for his<br />
work as a Field Training Officer in 2019 and the search and arrest of a murder<br />
suspect on the loose in the Historic League City area in September of 2019.<br />
Evans also received the “Life-Saving Award” for his actions surrounding a child<br />
drowning.<br />
When presenting the award, Chief Ratliff stated “Officer Evans, your heroic<br />
life-saving efforts, tireless pursuit of crime, and dedication to this Department<br />
and the citizens we serve brings great credit to you and to the League City Police<br />
Department.”<br />
TX Deputy is Oldest LEO in World at 94<br />
Still active at the Johnson County Sheriff's Office in Cleburne, TX,<br />
Reserve Deputy Bill Hardin has no desire to quit. By all accounts,<br />
he is the oldest police officer in the world at the age of 94.<br />
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