June 2020 Blues Issue Vol 36 No 6
June 2020 Blues Issue Vol 36 No 6
June 2020 Blues Issue Vol 36 No 6
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JUNE, <strong>2020</strong> • VOL. <strong>36</strong> NO. 6<br />
MICHAEL BARRON<br />
publisher<br />
REX EVANS<br />
editor-n-chief<br />
THE TEAM<br />
C O N T R I BUT O R S<br />
MISTY ROBERTS<br />
editor<br />
RUSTY BARRON<br />
outdoor editor<br />
TINA JAECKLE<br />
blue mental health<br />
REBECCA CESARI<br />
sales manager<br />
JOE GAMALDI<br />
president, HPOU<br />
T. EDISON<br />
light bulb award<br />
JANET GARNER<br />
financial planner<br />
TONY PLOHETSKI<br />
contributing writer<br />
JOSH EDWARDS<br />
contributing writer<br />
KRISTI SCOTT<br />
contributing writer<br />
WALL HOWARD<br />
contributing writer<br />
The BLUES Police Magazine is published monthly<br />
by Kress-Barr, LLC, PO Box 2733, League City<br />
Texas 77574. The opinions expressed in some articles,<br />
op-eds, and editorials are those of the author<br />
and do not reflect the opinion of The BLUES<br />
or its parent company. Rebuttals or submission of<br />
news articles and editorials may be submitted to:<br />
The BLUES Police Magazine @ thebluespdmag@<br />
gmail.com. The entire contents of The BLUES<br />
are copyrighted© and may not be reprinted without<br />
the express permission of the publisher.<br />
The BLUES logo is a Trademark of<br />
Kress-Barr, LLC. MAY, <strong>2020</strong><br />
DEPARTMENTS<br />
8 Publisher’s Thoughts<br />
10 Editor’s Thoughts<br />
12 Your Thoughts<br />
18 News Around the State<br />
46 Blue Mental Health<br />
47 Joe Gamaldi<br />
52 Honor Fallen Heroes<br />
56 <strong>No</strong>w Hiring<br />
60 Parting Shots<br />
62 Breaking News<br />
On the Cover /<br />
Feature Story<br />
Minneapolis is Ground Zero<br />
30 MPD Officer Charged with Murder<br />
32 Protests Erupt World Wide<br />
34 A Devil of a Photo<br />
<strong>36</strong> Tx Governor Says <strong>No</strong> to Military<br />
Jason Hepler, Police Chief<br />
of Hollywood Alabama,<br />
caught in an iconic photo<br />
that describes the feelings<br />
of every LEO in the World.<br />
God Bless the Peacemakers.<br />
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