MARCH 2021 Blues Vol 37 No. 3

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MARCH 2021
On the Cover /
Feature Story
The BLUES is proud to present
Alan Helfman with our first
ever, Lifetime Achievement
Award. For the better part of
his life, Alan has dedicated his
life to serving others. Photo by
Vicky Pink.
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FEATURES
36 ALAN HELFMAN - LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
SPECIAL REPORT: BACK IN THE DAY
52 JOE MAY TAYLOR LAW ENFORCEMENT FACILITY
58 A LOOK BACK AT GALVESTON COUNTY S.O.
64 ADS BACK IN THE DAY
DEPARTMENTS
04 Publisher’s Thoughts
06 Editor’s Thoughts
08 Your Thoughts
12 News Around the State
20 News Around the Country
40 Daryl’s Deliberations - Daryl Lott
66 Marketplace - Discounts for LEOs
72 Remembering My Hero - Deputy Donald Wass
76 Running 4 Heroes
82 Blue Mental Health with Dr. Tina Jaeckle
90 Honoring our Fallen Heroes
96 Outdoors with Rusty Barron
98 Parting Shots
100 Now Hiring - L.E.O. Positions Open in Texas
74
HEALING OUR HEROES,
by SAMANTHA HORWITZ JOHN SALERNO
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HPOU EDITORIAL,
by PRESIDENT DOUGLAS GRIFFITH
OUR TEAM
MICHAEL BARRON
founder & publisher
MICHAEL BARRON
editor-n-chief
REX EVANS
contributing editor
DIANE TRYKOWSKI
creative editor
RUSTY BARRON
outdoor editor
TINA JAECKLE
contributing editor
DARYL LOTT
contributing editor
SAM HORWITZ & JOHN SALERNO
contributing editors
DOUGLAS GRIFFITH
HPOU contributing editor
JANICE VANZURA
sales mgr / austin
PHIL PIERCE
sales mgr / dallas
OUR CONTRIBUTORS
T. EDISON
light bulb award
SHERIFF ED GONZALEZ
HCSO newsletter
CAPT. R.L. SMITH
aftermath editor
DAVE GOLDINER
contributing editor
CHRIS SOMMERFELDT
contributing editor
ED RICHTER
contributing editor
JARRELL DILLARD
contributing editor
JOLIE WASS
contributing editor / COPS
JULIE MCMAHON
contributing editor
TOM KENNEDY
contributing editor
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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“Another First for the BLUES”
Our cover this month represents
another first for the BLUES. In its
36th year history, the BLUES has
never awarded anyone with a
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
– until now. On behalf of the
entire staff here at The BLUES,
it is our honor to announce the
recipient of our first ever LIFE-
TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD to
Alan Helfman. Alan has devoted
the better part of his life serving
his fellow man and having known
him for the better part of 40
years, there’s not another soul on
this planet that’s more deserving
of this award.
Alan is a businessman, entrepreneur
and licensed peace
officer, but his passion for raising
money for people in all walks of
life has earned him the nickname
“Mr. Philanthropy.” Tom Kennedy,
a longtime editor and author at
HPOU’s Badge & Gun, wrote an
article about Alan back in 2014
that said “Alan was the car dealer
with a TCOLE Certification who
constantly went the Proverbial
EXTRA mile for HPD Officers and
other law enforcement causes
using his sales ability on the
auction circuit to raise funds for
officers in need. Alan never turned
down the opportunity to raise
money for anyone, and there were
times when he would hold a benefit
every week. He’s an incredible
individual with a heart as big as
Texas.” said Kennedy.
Selling cars also is in his blood.
Helfman owns River Oaks Chrysler
Jeep on Kirby Drive just off the
Southwest Freeway, a location his
dad opened in 1971. His family has
been in the car business since his
grandfather opened a car lot on
Navigation in 1955. Helfman also
owns 4 other dealerships including
Helfman Dodge, Chrysler,
Jeep & RAM on the Katy Freeway,
Helfman Ford on the Southwest
Freeway, and Helman Fiat, Alfa
Romeo & Maserati on the Katy and
Southwest Freeways. And those
dealerships have donated dozens
of vehicles over the years to the
Houston Police Department, Houston
Fire Department and dozens
more non-profit organizations in
the Houston area.
Alan, it’s an honor to present you
with this award and it’s a privilege
to have your support as an advertiser
here at BLUES for over 35
years. Houston, the State of Texas,
and the entire world is a better
place thanks to your generosity
and never ending philanthropy.
God Bless you and your family.
• • •
This month also marks a change
in Editorial duties here at The
BLUES. For the past year, Rex
Evans has been the driving force
behind the revival and recreation
of The BLUES into the largest ‘all
digital’ police magazine in the
country. Without his support and
never-ending determination, The
BLUES wouldn’t be as successful
as it is today. But like everything in
life, success has its downside and,
in this case, that downside is time.
MICHAEL BARRON
It does in fact require A LOT of
time to write and edit a magazine
that’s now more than 100 pages
each month. (I remember back in
the day we thought our annual
Christmas edition at 40 pages was
HUGE.) Times have changed for
sure.
As many of you know, Rex taken
a trip back in time to relive his
time in patrol and has taken on
a new assignment with Harris
County Pct. 1 – on the NIGHT SHIFT.
Given this new and career path
for Rex, it has consumed more of
his time than originally anticipated,
so we decided that I would
take over his Editor-in-Chief
duties. Rex will continue to provide
his invaluable insight each
month through his regular column
and coordinate with the various
non-profit groups that submit
content for their monthly columns.
The BLUES couldn’t and wouldn’t
exist without Rex Evans.
So, congratulations on your new
assignment and thanks for everything
you do.
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Over the last month I have had of total fear among those who
$150,000 the privilege to be involved ..what in are it at won’t the most risk, get our senior you.
multiple Special Assignments/
Operations. Now, I know most of
you were just rolling your eyes
at the terms Special Assignment
or Special Operation……but hear
me out.
There were the vaccination
lines, where I personally saw
so many people come in with
hopeful eyes and worry upon
their faces. After the inoculation,
you could literally see the
stress level on their faces instantly
fade. Tears, literally tears
streaming down their faces.
Tears of joy, relief and absolute
peace from the terrifying worries
of COVID-19.
As we (our country) near the
500,000 lost souls mark, one
can clearly see the realization
citizens, medically susceptible
and of our first responders/medical
staffers. To be a small part
of huge operations taking place
across our country, was and
continues to be a privilege.
Secondly, working straight
through several days/nights
during the wretched winter
freeze we (our state and county)
have just endured, right
after Valentine’s Day. We knew
this winter storm was coming,
but I have to say, I don’t believe
anyone really expected or knew
(at least at our level) just how
bad, difficult, challenging and
ultimately, heartbreaking it was
going to really be.
There was the ice, snow, freezing
temperatures and of course,
REX EVANS
the shock and awe of it all. Then,
reality settled in. Hundreds,
no thousands, of people were
without power, heat and then
no water. People of all races,
ethnicities, economical statuses
were finding themselves in a
struggle to simply survive. Tragically,
some of our neighbors did
not. They sat quietly in the dark
and freezing cold
and they slipped
the binds of this life
and went onto the
next, leaving behind
heartbroken family
and friends.
I was able to
spend my time on
Special Assignment
with other Deputies
from Pct. 1 and Pct.
4 Constables Offices
(Constable Alan
Rosen and Mark
Herman). We were
stationed at Gallery
Furniture’s turned
Warming Center.
Now, to some this
might seem odd, at
first glance. However,
it was not to me. You see, ole
Mattress Mac (Jim McIngvale),
has time and time again stood
where others dared to never
stand. He has stood up for the
hardest hit in our society, the
poorest and most deeply in need.
And, from my own personal experience
from years ago, he donated
a chair to help me recover
after being seriously injured in
the Line of Duty.
In a way, it was a small way
for me to give back to Mr. Mc-
Ingvale and everyone at Gallery
Furniture who helped me when
I was down. In a larger way,
it was my opportunity to help
those in our community who
were finding themselves, through
no fault of their own, in their
darkest of hours. It was not an
easy time for any of us there, but
it was one of those experiences
in my career, no matter how hard
it was, in the end, it was highly
rewarding.
One of the most profound moments
of the entire assignment
for me was when an elderly and
physically impaired woman with
a walker, couldn’t get into the
restroom without assistance.
Now, she was obviously cold,
tired and in dire need of relief.
More profoundly though, she was
highly embarrassed and frustrated.
With huge tears streaming
down her face, she sat in the
main lobby of Gallery Furniture
at about two in the morning and
I quietly walked over and sat
beside her.
I placed my arm around her,
and I told her “I know it’s tough.
I know you’re hurting. I am so
sorry this has happened to you,
but come daybreak you and I
will still be here together, ok? I
am not going to leave you here,
alone.” She placed her head
upon my shoulder and cried. For
about a minute we sat there, and
she finally spoke. She said, “I’m
scared.” All I could think to say
was “I know. We all are, but here
were all are, scared together.
That’s better than being at home,
scared alone, right?”
In that moment, she smiled.
I knew I had reached her, and I
knew, if only for a moment, she
felt safe and secure. I figured that
was exactly what I was there for,
not for the “Enforcement Action
or Peace Keeping Action”. I was
there for the singular component
of “The Human Action.” To simply
be a kind, compassionate and
caring human being.
While I have worked hard and
some exceptionally long hours
since being back at Pct. 1, I must
tell you, I have found it to be
highly rewarding to back out
among people in dire need in
desperate times and finding a
way to bring some semblance
of peace and tranquility in an
otherwise tumultuous time of
fear, worry and uncertainty. It
has been, a sincere and humbling
privilege, one which I am
and shall forevermore be, grateful
for.
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POLK COUNTY FLORIDA
SHERIFF - “You kill a policeman
it means no arrest... no Miranda
rights... no negotiations...
nothing but as many bullets as
we can shoot into you...PERIOD.”
An illegal alien, in Polk County
Florida, who got pulled over
in a routine traffic stop, ended
up “executing” the deputy
who stopped him. The deputy
was shot eight times, including
once behind his right ear
at close range. Another deputy
was wounded, and a police dog
killed. A state-wide manhunt
ensued.
The murderer was found hiding
in a wooded area. As soon
as he took a shot at the SWAT
team, officers opened fire on
him. They hit the guy 68 times.
Naturally, the liberal media
went nuts and asked why they
had to shoot the poor, undocumented
immigrant 68 times.
Sheriff Grady Judd told the
Orlando Sentinel: “Because
that’s all the ammunition we
had.” Now, is that just about
the all-time greatest answer or
what!
The Coroner also reported
that the illegal alien died of
natural causes. When asked
by a reporter how that could
be, since there were 68 bullet
wounds in his body, he simply
replied: (BEST QUOTE ever)
.......” When you are shot 68
times you are naturally gonna
die.”
MARK DALTON
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH – As of
today (03/04/2021), Law Enforcement
Officer suicides
alone are at 31 for this year.
Last year there were 177 reported
Officer suicides.
Another 67 Officers have died
in the line of duty; bringing the
overall total of lives lost to 98
for 2021.
So much more must be done
to address this ongoing epidemic
among our men and
women in blue.
Know yourself, acknowledge
your needs, accept a helping
hand when offered and ask for
one when needed.
Options include:
1) Lifeline: Call 800.273.TALK
(8255)
2) Crisis Text Line: Law enforcement
text BLUE to 741741, others
text TALK to 741741
3) Call 911 for emergencies
4) Check with your department
for services including peer
support
5) COPLINE: 1-800-267-5463
6) Crisis Text Line - Text BLUE
to 741741
7) Cop2Cop - 1 866-COP-2COP
(267-2267)
Let’s all help to smash the stigma!
Save A Warrior - “SAW”
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NETWORK
DISPATCH, WE HAVE A SIT-
UATION! – It’s our last day on
Patrol before we’re defunded.
We just wanted to get together
and have one last doughnut
break at Krispy Kreme when
this City Councilman showed
up and started up with all this
nonsense about how much
better the city is going without
the Police. Then his Lifetime
Partner showed up, stripped,
and started doing obscene
things with our hot donuts.
So, can you have one of those
new “mental health officers”
or whatever the hell they are
called dispatched to our location.
Oh, and they are going to
need a ladder as well. We going
to be 10-08 and relocating
over to the Dunkin’ Donuts one
block over if they need us.
UNIT 1080 OUT.
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‘More political theater’ | Texas Attorney General
seeking removal of San Antonio Police Chief.
SAN ANTONIO — Texas Attorney
General Ken Paxton is calling
for the removal of San Antonio
police chief William McManus
over his handling of a 2017 incident,
court documents revealed.
The state argues that because
McManus allegedly violated the
provisions of Senate Bill 4 in
2017, he effectively forfeited his
office. The filing states say they
are calling for McManus’ removal
“because state law demands it.”
Paxton’s ask stems from the
San Antonio Police Department’s
response to an alleged human
smuggling operation that occurred
December 23, 2017, when
a dozen individuals suspected
of entering the country illegally
were discovered in a tractor-trailer.
San Antonio police
opted to handle the case under
a state smuggling statute. Authorities
connected the immigrants
with Catholic Charities
and RAICES, immigrant advocacy
groups, one of which sent an
immigration attorney.
“This call was situational,
based on a fairly fluid situation
on the scene,” McManus said in
a Jan. 4, 2018 press conference
about the incident. “This is not
necessarily the way every case is
going to be handled going forward.”
Nearly a year after the incident,
Paxton filed suit in Travis County
alleging McManus had violated
the provisions
of the state’s
so-called “sanctuary
cities”
law, otherwise
known as Senate
Bill 4, which
demands that
local agencies
assist or cooperate
with federal
immigration
officers. The
2018 lawsuit alleged
McManus prevented agents
with Homeland Security Investigations
from speaking with or
processing the individuals found
in the trailer, thereby violating
Senate Bill 4. Attorneys for the
city pushed back, denying any
violations of the provision of the
law, and have been embattled in
litigation since.
The 2018 suit and the latest filing
state that the Attorney General
may seek penalties ranging
from $1,000 to $1,500 for the first
violation of Senate Bill 4, and
$25,500 for each day the Attorney
General deems the city to
be out of compliance. From the
date of the alleged violation to
the present, Paxton could seek
to collect more than $29 million
from the City of San Antonio.
Since the filing of the Travis
County suit, the city has, in turn,
sued the federal government to
compel testimony from federal
authorities. The latest lawsuit
seeking McManus’ removal from
office marks the third such lawsuit
related to the incident.
City Attorney Andy Segovia
said Friday that the filing is an
effort by Paxton’s office to distract
from his own criminal and
political woes. Paxton is under
investigation amid allegations
he violated the law to benefit
big donors, the Associated Press
reported two months before the
filing of the latest suit.
“This companion action to the
AG’s SB4 lawsuit was filed more
than one month ago,” Segovia
said. “This is a thinly veiled
attempt by Attorney General
Paxton to control who the City
of San Antonio chooses to have
as Chief of Police and a desperate
attempt to distort facts and
divert attention from the problems
with his own beleaguered
office.
Sheriff’s Office Celebrates the Life of Detention Officer Perez
Our Sheriff’s Office family
came together on last month to
celebrate the life of our brother
and teammate, Detention Officer
Robert Perez.
We were joined by his close
circle of loved ones and remembered
a beloved father, brother,
and public servant who devoted
his life to his sons, Armando and
Diego, and community. He is our
fourth colleague agency-wide
to pass away after contracting
COVID-19.
Over the past five years in our
ranks, Detention Officer Perez
showed us what makes the
Sheriff’s Office “The Pride of
Texas.”
He answered the call for service
at an early age, enlisting
in the U.S. Navy the same year
he graduated Brazosport High
School in 1985. He served his
country for nearly a decade,
earning a number of service ribbons
and accolades.
He was made for the job,
working shoulder to shoulder
with his fellow detention officers
inside the county jail to ensure
the well-being of everyone
there.
Last week’s record-setting,
bitterly cold temperatures, massive
power outage crisis in the
face of a pandemic, and rising
jail population were reminders
of one of our most important
responsibilities – overseeing the
state’s largest jail. As hard as
this was on so many within our
Sheriff’s Office family and across
our greater community, Detention
Officer Perez’s spirit was
with us.
Since the beginning of the
pandemic, we have been met
with an unending string of challenges.
Detention Officer Perez
answered the call every shift,
day in and day out, despite the
hardships.
As a detention officer, you
show up in people’s lives on
what may be their worst days
and are on the front lines of
safeguarding their care. Detention
Officer Perez understood
this responsibility and was honored
to earn the public’s faith
and trust every time he put his
uniform on.
His greatest assignment of all
was being a father. At the center
of his world were his two sons.
He was a hands-on dad and role
model, always going above and
beyond to care for them.
We honor him by staying the
course at a moment when our
community needs us the most.
Each of us plays a role in fighting
this virus. Each of us must lead
by example and build on what’s
working – staying informed,
remaining positive, and following
the guidance of the CDC and
local public health officials.
We pray that Officer Perez’s
family finds peace and comfort
in knowing how the difference he
made. We will keep him and his
family in our hearts.
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Dallas PD Being Restructured into
Two Operational Commands
DALLAS - New Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia is restructuring
his department into two major sections.
Chief Garcia is creating an operational command for
Police “Patrol and Administration,” and a second command
for “Investigations and Tactical Operations.”
He appointed executive assistant chiefs over each of
those commands.
Executive Assistant Chief Lonzo Anderson will be
over “Patrol and Administration,” and former Deputy
Chief Albert Martinez will serve as the executive assistant
chief over “Investigations and Tactical Operations.”
In a statement, Garcia said there will be more changes
to the command staff and organizational structure
in the coming weeks.
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Several Officers Injured in Montgomery
County after Tesla Slams into Them
About 1:15 am on February
27th, Montgomery County Precinct
4 Constables along with
Splendora Police were conducting
a traffic stop on I-69 over
East River Drive. A Splendora
Officer was under the truck that
was stopped searching it. The
suspect was cuffed behind his
vehicle and was talking to a
deputy who was standing next
to one of the patrol cars. Other
deputies were searching the
truck. A male driver in a Tesla
was northbound and never
slowed down for the lights
ahead. He slammed into a patrol
car driving it into the other
vehicles. The officer under the
truck was drug a short distance,
the suspect was thrown under
one of the vehicles and a deputy
standing next to the patrol
car who had been talking to the
suspect was hit by the mirror on
the patrol car possibly breaking
his arm. The Sergeant who was
standing between the bridge
wall and the vehicles were almost
thrown over the wall to a
thirty-foot drop. DPS arrested
the driver of the Tesla for DWI.
Andrew James with the Montgomery
County District Attorney’s
Office Vehicular Crimes
Unit responded to the scene to
assist in the investigation. The
freeway reopened at 3:30 am.
The suspect was transported to
Kingwood Hospital and was is
in stable condition the later that
day. The other officers are still
being evaluated. It is unknown
if the Tesla was in auto-drive
mode and if it was why it did not
sense the emergency vehicles
and slow down and move over.
At a private ceremony last month, Chief SatterwhiteL and HPD Air Support were proud
to present family members, including Councilmember Mike Knox, with bronze plaques
honoring fallen Tactical Flight Officer Jason Knox.
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Hitchcock P.D.
Congrats to Officer Longoria
HITCHCOCK –The Hitchcock Police
Department would like to
congratulate Officer Longoria
on her completion and certification
to become a certified
firearms instructor. After extensive
training, Officer Longoria
was accepted to attend
the firearms instructor course,
where she was the only female
in her class, and passed the
certification process to become
an instructor. With this certification,
she will be able to
instruct and train our department
in firearms and qualifications.
We are incredibly proud
of her accomplishment and her
continuation of learning and
education. Congrats to Officer
Longoria!
League City P.D.
Officer Drew Thomas / Life Saving Award
LEAGUE CITY – League City
Police Chief Gary Ratliff, presented
a Life Saving Award to
LCPD Officer Drew Thomas,
who identified the need to
administer a life-saving dose
of Narcan to an unresponsive
person. His quick actions and
response saved the life of a
League City citizen. The Department
is proud to have Officer
Thomas as a member of
their department and serving
the citizens of our community.
Good Job Officer Thomas!
Chief Gary Ratliff presents Officer Drew Thomas
with a Life Saving Award.
Remember back in the day,
when the BLUES published it’s
“Rookie Review” each month?
Well due to popular request
it’s back. And this time you can
send photos as well.
Just email us your
‘rookie’s’ status to:
bluespdmag@gmail.
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this link and it will create
a rookie notice and
send it directly to dispatch.
And congrats to all
our new FTOs ... we
know you aren’t getting
any sleep.
LCPD showed off its new Patrol Cars outside LCPD headquarters last month.
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More Updates from D.C. on Capitol Violence
Chief: “We Expected Violence but
not Thousands of Rioters” What?
By Dave Goldiner
WASHINGTON — The acting
chief of the U.S. Capitol Police
admitted that intelligence predicted
violence in the January
6 riot — but not “thousands of
American citizens descending on
the Capitol.” Isn’t that the same?
Newly minted Acting Chief
Yogananda Pittman conceded
that an intelligence assessment
issued three days before the riot
“foretold of a significant likelihood
for violence on Capitol
grounds by extremist groups.”
She also said the Capitol Police
were told that white supremacists
and other far rightwing
extremists would likely join
the crowd of Trump supporters
to try to stop Congress from certifying
President Biden’s election
win.
But despite those flashing
warning signs, Pittman claimed
there was no way to know the
extent of the attack that unfolded
after Trump told supporters
at his rally to “fight like hell.”
“(Intelligence) did not identify
a specific credible threat indicating
that thousands of American
citizens would descend upon
the U.S. Capitol attacking police
officers with the goal of breaking
into the U.S.
Capitol Building
to harm
Members and
prevent the
certification of
Electoral College
votes,”
she wrote in
a prepared
statement released
ahead
of a Thursday
congressional
hearing.
Pittman
added that the FBI and other
intelligence agencies also failed
to anticipate the extent of the
violence unleashed by the pro-
Trump mob.
Pittman was appointed acting
chief after her predecessor, Steven
Sund, was forced to resign in
the wake of the shocking security
failure that allowed rioters
to maraud through the citadel of
American democracy.
She also said Capitol Police
officers were uncertain about
the rules of engagement with the
rioters who breached the building.
“Officers were unsure of when
to use lethal force on January
6th,” Pittman wrote, without
explaining why they were not
trained to defend the Capitol.
Pittman’s testimony marks the
latest in a confusing and sometimes
conflicting series of accounts
by top security officials.
Sund and the House and Senate
sergeants at arms blamed one
another and Pentagon officials
on Tuesday for failing to deploy
enough forces.
Like other security officials,
Pittman asserted that the Capitol
Police performed its duties
bravely and in the end was successful
in ending the riot.
“It protected Congressional
Leadership. It protected Members.
And it protected the Democratic
Process,” said Pittman.
35 Capitol Officers Face Internal Investigations
Six Capitol Officers Suspended
By Chris Sommerfeldt
WASHINGTON — Six U.S. Capitol
Police officers have been
suspended and dozens more are
under investigation in connection
with last month’s deadly
pro-Trump attack on the historic
building, a spokesman for the
agency said Thursday.
In total, 35 officers are facing
internal investigations conducted
by the U.S. Capitol Police’s Office
of Professional Responsibility for
their actions during the January
6 riot, the spokesman said in a
statement. The six suspended officers
have been placed off duty
with pay.
Pro-Trump supporters push
back against police at the United
States Capitol Building in Washington,
D.C., on January 6 (Jessica
Griffin).
The spokesman did not elaborate
on the reasons for the
suspensions, but suggested it’s
related to acting Capitol Police
Chief Yogananda Pittman’s effort
to reprimand officers who didn’t
respond forcefully enough as a
mob of violent Trump supporters
stormed the building on January
6th.
“Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman
has directed that any member
of her department whose
behavior is not in keeping with
the Department’s Rules of Conduct
will face appropriate discipline,”
the spokesman said.
Five people, including Capitol
Police Officer Brian Sicknick,
were killed in the January 6
chaos. Another two officers who
responded to the bloody attack
committed suicide days later.
Videos posted to social media
in the aftermath of the assault
showed that some Capitol Police
officers took selfies with the attackers.
Other officers appeared
to give the attackers directions,
sparking outrage among members
of Congress, whose lives
were in danger during the riot.
In addition to internal police
probes, Congress plans to establish
a 9/11-style commission
to investigate how the attackers
were able to smash their way
into the Capitol in an attempt to
stop the certification of President
Joe Biden’s election victory.
Former President Donald Trump
— whose call for the attackers
to “fight like hell” inspired the
insurrection — is likely to face
continued scrutiny as part of the
forthcoming commission inquiry.
Union: 92% of Capitol Police officers give vote of no
confidence and rebuke department leadership.
WASHINGTON — Capitol Police
officers have expressed their
displeasure with agency leaders
in an “overwhelming” vote of no
confidence, CBS News reported
Tuesday. The vote comes after
dozens of officers were injured
in the January 6 siege at the U.S.
Capitol. One officer was killed
and two more died by suicide in
the weeks after.
The union representing rankand-file
officers announced that
92% of officers voted that they
had no confidence in Acting Chief
Yogananda Pittman.
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Media Continues to Lie About Capitol Officer Sicknick’s Death
The dishonor to his service and his family
is only part of the incivility and injustice.
By The law Officer
So much for accountability.
Politicians everywhere, along
with hundreds of media outlets,
claimed that Capitol Police
Officer Brian Sicknick died after
being hit in the head by a fire
extinguisher—but hardly any
of them have apologized or
even bothered to acknowledge
their mistake. While they’ve
not only misinformed the public
they claim to serve, they’re
also still ignoring the wishes
of the family, who did not want
Officer Sicknick’s death to be
politicized.
Quite simply, by failing to
correct themselves, his death
remains politicized and law enforcement
officers everywhere
remain stuck in the awkward
circumstance of trying to speak
up the for the politicization and
the mediatization of his death,
yet attempt to do so in his
honor and with respect to the
family’s wishes.
We tried to avert the politics
and honor Officer Sicknick. A
law officer was one of the first
to report that Officer Sicknick
did not die from a fire extinguisher.
We received plenty of
criticism for daring to challenge
the mainstream media
narrative—the political one,
that attempted to dupe the
public, and law enforcement
officers throughout America.
But now that the facts can no
longer be ignored, mainstream
media seems to be taking back
their initial reactionary reporting.
For example, The New York
Times has now backed away
from their initial claim that Officer
Sicknick died from being
struck by a fire extinguisher. To
make things worse, other media
outlets, such as CNN, have
taken up other speculations,
including the claim that “bear
spray” could have killed Officer
Sicknick.
Of course, replacing one story
void of facts and filled with
speculation with another does
not bode well for esteemed
journalism. But it clearly shows
that we should no longer expect
the media to actually
investigate and report facts—
especially when there appears
to be some political leverage to
gain in forsaking law enforcement.
Gladys Sicknick, Brian’s mother,
has stated that she believed
her son died from a stroke—not
trauma. His father, Charles,
told Reuters that his son “had a
blood clot on his brain and had
a stroke… operating was not an
option.” But these statements
are hardly being discussed by
politicians and the media.
It seems politicians and the
media are incapable of assuming
accountability—precisely
when they are pointing the
finger or demanding accountability.
Still, in citing “unnamed”
officials, multiple news
outlets continue to report that
the investigation is looking at a
connection between bear spray
and Officer Sicknick’s death.
While we previously reported
that we have not found a single
line-of-duty death attributed
to “bear spray” or any other
“spray,” one has to wonder why
it is so important for the media
to victoriously call this a
murder— rather than report the
facts?
Previously, the Capitol Police
said that the autopsy results are
still pending, while prosecutors
have indicated that if “bear
spray” was used against Officer
Sicknick, charges of assaulting
an officer would be brought
against the suspect—not murder
charges.
So, any rational, civil-minded
person must wonder what form
of justice is that? Yet there is
one thing we need not wonder
about, because clearly, politicians
and mainstream news
and social media are not interested
in honoring the family’s
wishes or supporting justice—
they are far more interested in
convincing America that Officer
Brian Sicknick was brutally
murdered by so-called “insurrectionists.”
Dishonoring his death is one
thing. Dishonoring his family’s
wishes is another. The lies that
continue without any accountability
are a form of dishonor
to American civility and justice
that none of us should stand
for, or continue to accept.
BIDEN’S AMERICA
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Deputy narrowly avoids point-blank gunfire.
A doorbell camera shows the deputy immediately
returned fire, shooting the suspect.
By Ed Richter
Journal-News, Hamilton, Ohio
WARREN COUNTY, Ohio — A
newly released video shows a
man shot at a Warren County
sheriff’s deputy at his door before
she fired back at him.
The Warren County Sheriff’s
Office released Tuesday a doorbell
camera video that captured
the split-second actions of
Deputy Sara Vaught on February
15 as she was making a welfare
check at the residence of Lance
C. Runion in the 7800 block of
Hunt Club Drive in Mason, Ohio.
The video appears to show
that Vaught tried a few times to
get someone to open the door
before a handgun was pointed
out the door and a shot was fired
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at her as she ducked on the front
porch.
Vaught fires five shots, the video
shows. Three back-up officers
went into the house with weapons
drawn and secured Runion,
who was taken to an area hospital.
“The facts of the case are right
there. It’s just right there,” Chief
Deputy Barry Riley said.
Vaught was not injured and
recently returned to full duty,
Riley said. He said Runion remains
under guard at University
of Cincinnati Medical Center, and
his condition is improving daily.
Due to his medical condition,
investigators do not know
when he will be able to make a
court appearance on attempted
murder and felonious assault
WARNING! This video is disturbing.
charges filed against him.
Riley said the first-degree
charges were filed in Mason
Municipal Court and that the
sheriff’s office will not rule out
additional charges as the investigation
continues.
Riley has praised Vaught’s
actions in the incident as how a
deputy should respond.
According to the calls for service,
the suspect was slurring his
speech and sent a message to
family saying he loved them. The
caller, the man’s brother, said
the man indicated he had taken
something and just wanted to
go to sleep. The caller indicated
there were guns in the house
“but (he) doesn’t believe he will
harm anyone or himself with the
weapons.”
U.S. House Passes Policing Overhaul Bill in Late-Night Voting
Bill Now Heads to Senate Where Future is Uncertain
By Jarrell Dillard
Bloomberg News
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The
U.S. House passed a sweeping
law-enforcement reform bill
initially introduced after last
year’s protests over police killings
of unarmed people of color
on Wednesday.
The bill, H.R. 1280, passed 220-
212, but it faces little chance in
the Senate, where with Republican
opposition it’s unlikely to
get the 60 votes that would be
needed to advance.
The bill would ban chokeholds
and no-knock warrants, eliminate
qualified immunity for law
enforcement officers, prohibit
racial and religious profiling by
law enforcement and establish
a national standard for police
department operations, among
other provisions.
The bill is named for George
Floyd, a black man who died
in custody of the Minneapolis
police in May. The death of Floyd
and other people of color at
the hands of law enforcement
sparked nationwide protests
against police brutality and racial
injustice.
Representative Karen Bass, a
California Democrat, introduced
the policing reform bill in June.
It was passed by the House later
that month but was not brought
up in the then-Republican controlled
Senate.
Speaking on the House floor
Wednesday before the vote,
Bass said the bill is needed to
bring justice for victims of police
brutality. (What about justice for
every officer killed in the Line of
Duty? Where is their justice?)
“There are many tapes, many
examples of individuals being
shot and killed by officers, and
yet transformation of policing in
America has still not happened,”
Bass said. “Passing the George
Floyd Justice in Policing Act will
be the critical first step, just the
first step, to transform policing
in America.”
Though Democrats now control
the Senate, the measure will
likely fall short of the votes it
needs to end debate and be put
to a vote. Many Republicans oppose
eliminating qualified immunity
and no-knock warrants.
Representative Pete Stauber,
a Minnesota Republican, introduced
a policing bill in June as
an alternative to the Democratic
legislation. On the House floor
Wednesday, he criticized Democrats
for not working with Republicans
on the issue.
“This is a bill that will no doubt
make communities less safe. We
all want police reform, we all
want change, but until such time
we work together this legislation
is just another messaging bill
from my Democrat colleagues,”
Stauber said.
EDITOR: The good news is, this
bill doesn’t have a ‘snowballs
chance in Hell’ of passing the
Senate. If Representative Karen
Bass was really interested in
how policing works in the L.A.
area where her district is located,
perhaps she should take a
ride a long in East L.A. and see
what the LAPD and L.A. County
Sheriff must deal with each
night. Most people will agree
that the George Floyd incident
was a tragedy, but Floyd was
anything but a hero. He did not
deserve to die, and yes Bass,
cops have had to shoot people
and if bad people with guns
and knives continue to threaten
cops, they will continue to be
shot. Your George Floyd Justice
in Policing Act is a bunch of political
crap and you know it.
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WORDS BY CAPTAIN R.L. SMITH
What you’re about to read, you most likely won’t believe. Hell, it happened
to me and I’m not sure I believe it. But the truth is, not believing changes
life as we know it.
I knew 2020 was mostly likely
the year I would retire from flying.
It’s been a long and rewarding
twenty-five years, but it’s time for
the younger generation to take
over. My eyesight and health are
just not what they used to be, and
every pilot knows there will come
a day when he must move to the
right seat and just enjoy the ride.
With all the COVID crap going
on, this final year wouldn’t mean
much flying for anyone in my
group, so when the opportunity
to fly a nightshift cross-country
training mission came across my
desk, I told the boss count me in.
We launched out of CXO at 2100
hours and I punched the auto pilot
to climb to 12,000 feet and head
northwest to Waco. While the
mission was classified and I can’t
share the details, let’s just say it
was as routine as you can get. We
made several stops, carried out
the objective of the mission and
made it back to base well before
sunset. In fact, I was in my Jeep
and headed for home well before
0500 hours.
Because of the early morning
hour, I knew traffic would be a
bitch if I took the main roads, so I
decided to head south out of the
airport and take the scenic route
as opposed to the freeway. As I
had learned the night before in
my weather brief, the dew point
was falling, and fog was beginning
to roll in from the south. A
fine cloudy mist was beginning to
form just above the roadway and
my headlights were starting to
reflect off the fog making it harder
to see all the twisting turns in the
road.
I reached down to turn on the
fog lights and when I looked up,
there was a deer standing in the
middle of the road less than 40
feet way. I slammed on the brakes
and the Jeep started sliding sideways
down the wet road. The last
thing I remembered was the mud
from the ditch hitting the windshield
making it impossible to see
where I was and what condition
the Jeep was in. I guess the impact
of the airbag must have made me
pass out because when I came
too, there was man in a pilot’s uniform
helping me out of the Jeep.
It was hard to see anything down
the road as there was a blinding
light and what sounded like a jet
engine, but unlike any jet I had
ever heard before. The pilot helped
me across the roadway and led me
to the aircraft. I must have hit my
head harder than I thought because
I didn’t recognize the aircraft
at all. It wasn’t a helicopter and it
sure as hell wasn’t an airplane. I
really couldn’t comprehend what
was happening. It was like I was in
a fog – no pun intended.
Since we were basically on a
back road in the middle of nowhere,
there were no cars or people
around for miles and had this
man in whatever the hell it was he
was flying, not shown up I could
have been stuck in that ditch until
daylight. Once we got inside and
strapped in, the gentlemen introduced
himself as Major Littleton.
“Captain Smith my name is Major
Littleton, I’m a pilot with the 122nd
Division of Police Alliance. Please
brace yourself, this craft will
accelerate faster than anything
you’ve experienced before. I’ll
explain more once we’re airborne
and in transition.”
What the hell is the Division of
Police Alliance, and what does
transition mean and airborne?
Suddenly I was pinned in seat
with what had to have been no
less 8g’s and the view looking
forward can only be described as
the scenes in Star Trek when they
went to Warp Speed. Just a blur
of white streaks and a deafening
noise. Inside the cockpit was
unlike anything I had ever seen
before either. The entire panel
was glass (that’s glass gauges
to non-aviation readers) but the
gauges weren’t aviation types, I
can’t really describe what they
were.
Suddenly the acceleration
stopped, and we were high, like
50,000 feet high, above some city
that I didn’t recognize.
Littleton punched some buttons
on the panel which I assumed was
some type of autopilot that put the
craft into a sort of hover, and he
looked at me and said “Captain, let
me explain.”
Please do, because I must be out
cold and I’m imaging all this right?
“Not exactly. I’ll explain where
we are and why we are here.
Please know you were chosen for
this mission because of your experience
and openness to changes
that are sure to come. We believe
you are capable of understanding
the evolution of flight and what
the future holds for aviation and
policing.”
I’m not sure what the hell you’re
saying, what is happening ….
and are we hovering? Because it
doesn’t seem like we are moving
forward any longer? I’m sorry,
but I’m so confused. I guess I’m
intrigued by whatever the hell it
is were flying in. I’ve never seen a
cockpit like this and outside a F16,
never experienced g-forces like
that. And did you say mission?
“Yes sir, in some respects we’re
hovering and yes I said mission.
Like I said, this may be a lot to
comprehend, but please let me explain
and then you can ask all the
questions you like. I’m sure you’ve
seen movies about time travel and
yes, it’s possible. If you think about
it, when time travel became possible,
at some point people from the
future arrived in your time period.
Most likely you never knew when
they arrived or departed because
any changes in the time continuum
is extremely dangerous. I know, it’s
just like in the movies, but it’s true
to the extent that the future as you
know it, is always in flux. The expected
future is the line by which
time follows but it can be altered
by any slight deviations caused by
man? Are you following me?
Uh huh. Not really but let’s say I
do. Are you saying you’re from the
future?
“Yes, I was born in 2080 and in
my time period it’s 2111. It’s the
22nd century.”
Sooooo, you just hopped on over
to the 21st, kidnapped me and
brought me back to the future?
Like “Back-to-the-future Part IV?”
“I know it sounds crazy and I
assume that’s a vintage movie
you’re referring to, but please let
me continue. Time travel wasn’t
invented until the 23rd century.”
I thought you said you were from
the 22nd?
“Yes, but around 2203 a scientist
named Sampson developed a
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space craft that could travel at 30
times the speed of light. By traveling
this fast within earth’s atmosphere,
either with or counter to
the earth’s revolution, they discovered
by accident that they could
travel outside the time continuum
either forward or backward in
time. But they also discovered that
by landing in any time element
other than their own, it could have
devasting effects on the future.”
So, wait, if time travel wasn’t
invented until 2203, how did you
end up with their ‘time-machine’
in 2111?
“They abandoned it here a few
years ago when their pilot died.
Listen, I can’t explain any more
than what I have. Learning about
the future and acting on it in your
timeline can be catastrophic. Our
Council of Elders have gone to
great pains to make sure that only
certain things from our past can
be changed to alter our present
and future. That’s why you are
here. We need your help to make
changes that will save our world
from a technology that was invented
by someone in your world.
Do you understand some of what
I’m saying?”
I’m not sure this is even real, but
let’s say I do. What’s happening in
your time that’s so bad?
“It’s better if I show you.”
Suddenly we were moving forward
and losing altitude at a rate
of at least 10,000 feet-per-minute
and just as fast as it started it
ended and again, we were hovering
or static above a city. It was
unlike anything I had ever seen
before, or just like what I’d seen
in the movies. The buildings were
all lit up in some kind of neon
light and there were drones flying
everywhere. I mean thousands and
thousands of them and of all sizes,
like swarms of insects so thick it
was amazing they weren’t running
into each other. And yes, there
were larger ones that I assume
were manned or autonomous that
no doubt were carrying people.
Why are there so many drones?
I assume that’s what these are, and
why aren’t they crashing?
“This is why you are here. In your
time, a man named Cal Fisher developed
a program that could assign
a drone to monitor anything.
A person, piece of equipment,
a place on earth, anything. For
years, the government would drop
a drone in the skies over enemy
targets and with solar batteries
they could remain on station for
months at a time, some even for
years. In the late 21st century, cities
lost control of policing in their
cities and the only way they could
regain control was to implement
a monitoring system of drones
assigned to every citizen. Everywhere
you went, no matter what
you did, a micro-drone followed
you. Your movements were monitored
by the cities ‘Authority.’ In
your time, it would be called an AI
or giant computer. The ‘Authority’
decided if your actions, or dayto-day
activities were a threat to
the City and if they declared you a
threat, they eliminated the threat,
thereby keeping peace within their
jurisdiction.”
Wait, what do you mean eliminated
the threat? These micro
drones killed people?
“Yes, but not in any way that you
know. But the end result was, they
no longer existed or remained a
threat. Today entire cities are run
by the ‘Authority.’ There are no
longer elected officials, mayors or
governors, it’s all computer and
the software to run all these computers…”
Let me guess, was originally
written by Fisher in the 21st?
“You catch on quick. We need
you to convince him that his ideas
and the ultimate software he will
create will cause the ultimate
deaths of millions upon millions
of people and ultimately the earth
will be run by the ‘Authority.’
Are we going to land? I want to
see what the 22nd century looks
like.
“Unfortunately, we can’t. Like
I said, you knowing too many
details of the future could cause
even more problems than what
we have now. But our ‘ELDERS’ are
willing to take the chance to stop
the technological evolution that
will ultimately kill off humanity
as we know it. They also know
that by changing your timeline and
the years between yours and ours
could result in devasting events.
But without intervention, life as we
know it won’t exist in the future.”
So why did you come to me? You
were already in 2021, why didn’t
you just take this guy out. Isn’t
that what happens in the movies.
A time-traveler from the future
goes back in time and erases the
bad guy and everyone lives happily
ever after?
“Because he is a ten-year-old
kid, and we don’t kill kids. At least
humans don’t. The Authority does
if it thinks they are a threat. Listen
I’ve told you way more than I was
supposed to. I hope I’ve showed
you enough of the future to know
that this software can’t be developed.
Not by this kid, his kids or
anyone that comes after them.
We learned by someone from our
future, what happens to humanity.
Now you have the knowledge
to save our future. We need your
help Captain!”
So why didn’t these travelers
from your future come to my
timeline instead of yours?
“I can’t divulge that. I’ve told you
all I can. I will give you one last
look at my world and then we
have to go back.”
We descended to maybe 500
feet above the city. It was just
like drawings I’ve seen about the
future. Flying cars and drones
filled the skies. Some were taking
off and landing on buildings. It
was just like in the movies where
buildings had images projected
on the sides like giant billboards.
It was just as I had imagined it
would be except for the millions
of insect sized drones that filled
the night sky with little LED lights
blinking like tiny airplanes. They
would have been cool had I not
learned what they were for.
So Major, how am I supposed
to convince a ten-year-old kid in
2021 that he will be responsible for
all this? And how in the world am I
going to find this kid?
Suddenly I was thrust back in
my seat and the warp speed light
show filled the windscreen again.
The g-forces were more than I
could take because at some point I
must have passed out.
“Captain Smith? Captain Smith
can you hear me? Captain Smith
you passed out, are you OK? Can
you hear me know?
I opened my eyes, and the bright
lights were blinding me. The thrust
had stopped and I could feel we
were no longer moving. Are we
hovering again Major, and why is it
so bright in here? I can’t see anything.
Suddenly the lights dimmed,
and I could make out a man bending
over me. He was wearing a
uniform, but it was different kind
of uniform and it wasn’t Major
Littleton. I wasn’t in an aircraft; I
was laying in an ambulance.
“Ahh there we go…...good to
have you back Captain. I’m Sgt.
Fisher of the Highway Patrol. You
took quite a trip back there. We
found your Jeep 200 feet off the
road in a muddy ditch. The fog
is so bad this morning we almost
never found you. If it wasn’t
for a Major with the military, we
wouldn’t have known where you
were.”
Wait what? Was his name Littleton?
The EMTs had me connected to
all kinds of equipment and they
were talking to someone on the
radio. I heard the heartbeat monitor
beeping in the background and
my heart rate must have been 150
beats a minute.
“Captain Smith we need to get
rolling to the hospital. Sgt. did you
have any more questions for the
Captain?
“No, I think I’m good.”
Sgt, was the man who called this
in, was his name Major Littleton?
“Yes, yes I believe it was. Listen
you get on to the hospital, I’ll see
you up there.”
Wait, one more thing. Sarge do
you have a son named Cal?
“How did you know that. His
name is Calvin, but we just call
him Cal. Do you know my son? He’s
only 10 but he’s an aviation buff. He
has us take him to all the aviation
shows, you must have met him at
one of them. He’s a real airplane
buff when he’s not buried in his
laptop that is. And he’s just gone
crazy playing with all these little
drone things. Listen, you take care
and I’ll see you at the hospital in a
bit.”
The door closed and I heard him
tap on the back glass and the ambulance
started to move.
What the hell just happened?
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WORDS BY AN ANONYMOUS OFFICER
I Wasn’t There! – But if I was, this would be my firsthand
account of what happened in D.C. 1/6/21
Let me begin by saying: I did
not step one foot on the steps
of the Capitol; I did not follow
the mod of people who entered
the Capitol; I didn’t tell anyone
I was going to D.C. Also, I sure
as hell didn’t tell anyone when
I got back. I didn’t break any
laws and in fact helped several
of my brothers in sisters in law
enforcement on duty that day,
but I didn’t identify myself, I just
helped a LEO that needed assistance.
Here is what I witnessed and
experienced in Washington D.C.
on that fateful day. First off, my
reason for going was simple. I
loved and supported my President.
I believe that Donald Trump
did more for law enforcement
that any other President in my
lifetime. I wanted to show my
support for the man I admire.
I never for one minute thought
that MY President called me
there to storm the Capitol. Now
did I think some of the nut jobs
that were there thought that?
Absolutely! And when I say nut
jobs, some of these guys were
dressed like they were going to
war or about to run a no knock
on the worst drug dealer in
town. Outside of two tours in
Iraq and my brief time in SWAT,
I have never seen men geared
up for action like I saw that day.
The guy with zip tie cuffs walked
right passed me. My first thought
was he was either military, FBI
or some type of SWAT officer
sent in to identify and remove
troublemakers. It wasn’t until
later in the day that I realized
who I was really surrounded by.
That crowd was a powder keg
waiting to explode. My guess is
that more than 50% were there
with the sole intention of storming
into the Capitol and taking
hostages. The other 50% were
just caught up in the moment.
The day started off with
breakfast at my hotel and then
I walked to the Ellipse Grounds
behind the White House where
the President was supposed to
speak. If you ever been to DC at
Christmas, the Ellipse is where
they put all the different Christmas
trees to represent the various
countries. And to put this
in perspective, the White House
is about two miles away from
the Capitol down Pennsylvania
Avenue. It’s quite a walk between
the two. In fact, it took me
almost an hour to make my way
there AFTER Trump finished his
speech.
The press made it seem like
people just walked across the
street. It’s not across the street
by any stretch of the imagination.
The other thing I noticed the
press lied about was when the
majority of the “Trump Supporters”
left the speech and headed
towards the Capitol. According
to the press, everyone stayed
until the President concluded his
talk and then because he basically
incited them to riot, they
immediately ran in an angry mod
towards the Capitol.
That’s not what happened at
all. People started gathering
at the Capitol BEFORE Trump
even took to the stage at the
Ellipse. Then, halfway through
his speech, most of the crowd
left and began walking to the
Capitol. By the time Trump was
whisked off by Secret Service,
the “Supporters” had already
surrounded the Capitol. Like I
said, it took me almost an hour
to make my way to the Capitol.
There were literally thousands of
people on the streets and getting
anywhere was an ordeal. Again,
I had no intention of joining a
riot. I just wanted to see what
the hell these people were going
to do when they got there, and
boy did I see. When I made the
final turn around the East side of
the Capitol, I could see they had
already knocked down the temporary
fencing and were forcing
their way up the steps. There
was a Capitol Police Officer trying
to stop people from climbing
over a fence just to the side of
me and I saw a scruffy bearded
white guy grab the officers
vest and pull him towards the
fence. I immediately grabbed the
guy around his neck and threw
him to the ground. The officer
backed up a few feet and nodded
a thank you to me. It was at
that point that I realized I was
IN THE MIDDLE OF A SOON TO
BE RIOT and I needed to find an
exit and get the hell out of there.
The cop in me wanted to climb
over that fence and help these
officers fight off the crowd. But
I knew that was a stupid idea,
so I walked across the street
and watched the crowd make
their way father up the Capitol
grounds and onto the steps. At
this point people were climbing
the sides of the building, busting
out windows, it was just crazy.
I felt sorry for all the cops that
had to fight off this ‘mob.’ They
were obviously outnumbered
and needed some serious backup.
At this point it was about 3pm
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and I knew it was only a matter
of time before the National
Guard would show up and everyone
would be going to jail,
and I wasn’t going to be one
of them. I made my way to a
restaurant/bar that was several
miles away and I watched what
was happening on the large
screens that surrounded the bar
area. My flight was scheduled to
leave Dulles at 8pm and I decided
I would Uber to the airport
and just hang out there until my
flight. By 10:30pm I was back in
Texas safe and sound.
I learned a lot that day. One,
the press lies out their ass about
everything. Very little of what
they reported actually happened.
Two, I have no idea what the hell
people were thinking that day.
Were they really going to storm
the United States Capitol and
take lawmakers hostage? And if
they did, exactly what were they
going to do with them once they
had them? Three, when you get
involved in something you KNOW
IS ABOUT TO TURN BAD, get the
hell out of dodge.
A lot of cops lost their jobs
over this. I’m damn glad I wasn’t
one of them. But, despite my
innocence, I’ll be damned if I
ever tell anyone I was there. I’m
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remain anonymous and still tell
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The Double Standard
The dictionary definition of
“double standard” is as follows:
“a set of principles that applies
differently and usually more rigorously
to one group of people or
circumstances than to another.”
Any time there is a double standard
at work in a society, it lays
the groundwork for protest, challenge,
and dissent. Indeed, the
double standard is the bedrock of
revolution. The inherent unfairness
of the double standard is in
and of itself inflammatory and
is the fuel for fires — both literal
and figurative.
The American Revolution was
no exception to the double standard
principle. The colonists had
established a society and culture
that was as strong as any in the
British Empire, including England
herself. The British Crown, however,
created a separate standard
for representation and taxation
that boiled over and led ultimately
to the dissolution of the bonds
that connected America and
the mother country. The double
standard so inflamed American
colonists that they parted ways
with a once beloved king whose
descendant is still on the throne
today.
The double standard as a revolutionary
ingredient is not confined
to political upheaval, but
is applicable to social reform as
well. It is in this arena that many
revolutions have been launched. In
the first half of the 19th Century,
the abolitionist movement against
slavery was becoming a worldwide
phenomenon. England not
only abolished the practice, but
went further by having the Royal
Navy enforce its policy on the
high seas off the African coast.
Of course, by this time American
slavery was fully entrenched and
the slave trade between Africa
and North America was no longer
required to maintain the evil
institution. The southern states
had an agrarian economy that
relied on technology (the cotton
gin) and human labor (slaves) to
power its economic engine. The
South clung to a double standard
in such a manner that the repercussions
still ripple across our
daily lives.
The abolition of slavery had
finally become an objective of
civilized peoples. The double
standard of the application of
freedom based on the color of
one’s skin was seen as, not only
morally reprehensible, but simply
unfair, as all double standards
are.
Naturally, the modern Women’s
Rights Movement was born in
the abolitionist environment. The
double standard, of course, is the
foundation of any feminist (anyone
who believes in equal rights
regardless of gender) organization.
Procedures, practices, and
laws based on gender have been
in use since the beginning of time.
The division of labor based on
gender was present in our earliest
periods of history regardless
of ethnic or racial kinship. This
double standard is the oldest
form of differentiation that we
know of dating back to the Garden
of Eden. Gender was the first
natural distinction in our species.
It was so easy a caveman could
do it!
There is a very famous speech
made by a woman named Isabella
Bomfree at the 1851 Ohio
Women’s Conference. She was an
itinerate preacher who traveled
around America preaching on
egalitarianism for everyone, especially
women and black people.
Bomfree was illiterate, but she
dictated her thoughts to scribes
who wrote them down. Her most
famous speech dealt with the
infamous double standard. In her
particular case, she experienced
a double standard within a double
standard because she was a
black female. In the speech she
pointed out the double standards
that she experienced as a former
female slave. Men denied women
equal rights because they “were
not made in God’s image” or because
“Christ was a man.” Bomfree’s
response to these so-called
arguments was “Where did your
Christ come from? From God and
a woman! Man had nothing to do
with Him.”
Bomfree’s speech pointed out
how the men’s argument that
women need to be protected and
related to in a deferential manner
was illogical. She said that
she never received any deferential
treatment for she planted,
plowed, and bore the lash as well
as any man. Her thesis sentence
then popped up, “Ain’t I a woman?”
The double standard always
falls before the cold hard face of
logic. Bomfree was a traveling
Christian minister who felt led by
the Holy Spirit to speak truth to
the crowds. Because of this she
changed her name to Sojourner
Truth. Her simple logic refuting
the double standard is still the
basis of any civil rights movement.
The double standard is ever
present when people feel they
have been treated unfairly and is
pervasive in any society. It can be
society wide or exist in the smallest
of our organizational units:
the nuclear family. What parent
has not heard the outcry of
aggrieved children who perceive
themselves as having been treated
unfairly based on a double
standard? “Why can’t I climb on
top of the house like Johnny? Is it
because I’m a girl?” Mom replies,”
Wait, what? Where’s your brother?!”
The most pervasive and pernicious
of our American double
standards is found in the autocracy
of political correctness. This
occurs when one group perceives
themselves to be superior and capable
of wielding a double standard
because they alone have the
moral and
intellectual
capacity to
exercise their
substantial
power properly.
When
confronted
with this
particular
viewpoint
by slave
owners and
prominent
males, Sojourner
Truth
replied,
“What’s that
got to do
with women’s
rights
or Negroes’
rights? If my cup won’t hold but
a pint, and yours holds a quart,
wouldn’t you be mean not to let
me have my little half measure
full?”
In Sojourner Truth’s day, America
was a divided country. Her
voice had many echoes across the
nation. She was aided by sympathetic
newspapers in the North,
but the media influence exerted
in the 19th Century pales in comparison
to the media empires of
the 21st Century. No one company
or newspaper could dictate the
social constructs of our country
200 years ago. That is no longer
true. Media empires in conjunction
with tech behemoths like
Facebook, Google, and Amazon
wield unequaled and unprecedented
power to dictate public
opinion as they act to crush
opposing viewpoints. They, and
they alone, establish a double
standard that enacts a partisan
direction using censorship, “fact
finding,” and castigating people
who dissent.
Like all past attempts to validate
the double standard, the one
being used today is causing great
discord in our nation. The people
it is being used against have been
called “deplorable” and are being
told that they need to be “deprogrammed.”
They have been told
that their rights as Americans under
the United States Constitution
are no longer guaranteed. They
have been ridiculed as rubes,
scorned as racists, and ostracized
as outcasts in their own home.
Their history is being rewritten
by ignorant “journalists” and
“academics” who don’t know the
difference between Shakespeare
and Faulkner.
If the Left’s logical conclusion
is achieved with Big Media and
Big Tech leading the way to its
associated authoritarian and totalitarian
government, who will
be there to utter the last cry of a
free citizen, “Ain’t I an American?”
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ALAN HELFMAN
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
WORDS BY MICHAEL BARRON,
TOM KENNEDY & HEIDI POWELL
PHOTOS BY VICKY PINK & HEIDI POWELL
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ALAN HELFMAN
An Auto Dealer by Trade and a Humanitarian by Heart.
That pretty much sums up
who Alan Helfman is. For the
better part of his life, Helfman
has dedicated himself to serving
others, earning the nickname
“Mr. Philanthropy.” On most days
you’ll find him making deals at
his dealership on Kirby Drive,
just off the Southwest Freeway
– River Oaks Chrysler, Dodge,
Jeep & Ram. But what you may
not know is that many of those
‘deals’ have nothing to do with
cars. The big deals going on in
that second-floor office of this
full-time salesman and part time
cop, are the deals that will raise
hundreds of thousands of dollars
for charities, police and fire
departments, schools, parks and
hospitals and long-term care
facilities. Truth is, I don’t think
there isn’t a person or cause
that Alan hasn’t raised money
for. It’s in his blood and DNA to
help others and he’s damn good
at it. So, when The BLUES staff
gathered to decide who might
be the recipient of their first ever
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD,
Alan Helfman was the first name
everyone choose. Here’s how it
all got started.
THE HISTORY HELFMAN AUTO
The legacy of Helman’s entry
into the auto business dates to
1959 when Alan’s grandfather
Samuel Helfman opened a used
car lot in 1959 on Washington
Avenue just south of I-10 (The
car lot was there for the longest
time under a variety of different
owners from W&R Auto Sales to
Buddy’s Used Cars). Alan’s dad,
Jack Helfman, worked alongside
his father Samuel honing
his sales skills while at the
same time helping to build a
successful used car dealership.
That experience gained over 13
years working with his dad laid
the foundation to what would
become a successful 39-year
relationship with Chrysler.
Fueled by the success of
Helfman Motors, Jack began
looking into the possibility of
selling new cars. He had his eyes
set on a small dealership, inside
the loop, owned by a local businessman
named Bob Ring. Soon
the papers were signed, and in
1972 the Helfman’s took control
of River Oaks Chrysler Plymouth.
Unfortunately, Samuel Helfman
would pass away shortly after
the Helfman’s acquired River
Oaks Chrysler.
During Jack Helfman’s years of
success as a dealer, he had been
very involved in the community.
For the past 30+ years he had
been a major contributor to the
Seven Acres Jewish Senior Care
Services, a nursing home in the
Houston area. Contributing not
only money, but time. Through-
In 1959 Samuel Helfman opened a car lot on Washington Avenue.
His son Jack, Alan’s dad, worked side by side with Samuel learning all he could about the car business.
A legacy that would be handed down through the Helfman family for generations to come.
Renee Helfman, Alan Helfman & Marty Lancton at the
Houston Professional Firefighters Association Charitable Foundation Inaugural Gala
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ALAN HELFMAN
Earned the Nickname “MR. PHILANTHROPY”
out his years of service to Seven
Acres, he donated wheelchairs,
walkers, and other supplies as
were needed. He also encouraged
his children into the service
of the elderly, and on many
occasions, they would spend
their time reading to the residents.
When it came time for
the annual Seven Acres Jewish
Senior Care Services Gala, he
would donate a car or truck for
raffle, and personally make the
calls necessary to sell the raffle
tickets. In 2001 Jack Helfman and
his wife Elaine were presented
with the 2001 Sprit of Life Award
at that year’s annual Seven Acres
Gala. But this is only one of many
charities he has given to. He annually,
contributed to: The United
Jewish Federation, Muscular
Dystrophy, March of Dimes, United
Way, and many others. Seven
Acres is simply the one believed
to have been closest to his heart.
Jack Helfman had been honored
over the years for many
achievements. In 2004 Jack
Helfman was the recipient of
the 2004 Time Magazine Quality
Award. This award is given to
new car dealers for their exceptional
performance in their
dealership, and distinguished
community service. This award is
given to 63 dealers out of nearly
20,000. This is the highest honor
achievable by a dealer.
Jack was honored that his son
Alan decided at an early age to
follow his footsteps into the auto
business. Alan earned his business
degree at UT and quickly
adopted the strong work ethic
his dad, lived his entire work life.
“Dad was very austere but
fair,” Alan said. “He taught you a
hard work ethic – work morning
‘til night, six days a week. Work
hard and play hard. He didn’t
have a lot of outside interests.
We (the car industry) went
through tumultuous times in
2007 but he had something. He
wasn’t the kind of man to spend
money on expensive hobbies or
pastimes.”
Jack Helfman also taught
his son to give generously to
worthy causes “as long as they
were legitimate.” The Helfman
family made a large contribution
toward the construction of
Helfman Football Field at Emery-Weiner
School, where Alan
and Renee Helfman’s three children
attended school – Blake,
Eric and Caitlin.
Today, Jack Helfman would
be extremely proud of his son’s
generosity and unending desire
to help others.
THE BEGINNING OF MR. HUMANI-
TARIAN AND MR. PHILANTHROPY
Tom Kennedy, a longtime editor
of the HPOU’s Badge & Gun
Newspaper, wrote a great article
about Alan a few years ago.
Here is just some of that article
on how Alan came to be known
as “Mr. Humanitarian and Mr.
Philanthropy.”
Alan Helfman is the car dealer
with a TCLEOSE (TCOLE now)
Certification who constantly goes
the proverbial extra mile for HPD
Officers and other Law Enforcement
causes, using his sales
ability on the auction circuit to
raise funds for Officers in need.
The company chieftain in the
well-tailored suit always seems
to have a phone in his ear. He
crisply moves from one call to
another, juggling conversations
about his car business or his extra-curricular
passion – auctioning
sports memorabilia to raise
funds for injured or ailing Houston
police officers. When soliciting
auction items or the bidders
for same, he repeats once, twice,
three times the purpose and the
beneficiary, consistently underscoring
all the reasons for a generous
donation – say an autographed
J. J. Watt jersey – or an
extraordinarily high bid on it. No
potential beneficiary is off-limits
to Alan Helfman, whose fundraising
talents almost always
benefit officers in predicaments
encountered off-duty. Ask him
and he will tell you that the men
and women in blue routinely
perform dangerous, life-threatening
tasks safely and soundly,
only to meet problems beyond
their control when they’re not on
Houston streets.
There are an ample number of
examples.
A fire in an officer’s house
near Baytown caused him to
Photo by Vicky Pink, Reprinted with Permission
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ALAN HELFMAN
An Unconditional Money-Raising Spirit Races Though Alan’s Bloodstream.
gut the place and left him and
three children at a total loss of
their possessions and keepsakes.
Insurance covered some but
not all of this tremendous loss.
Auctioneer Helfman spearheaded
an HPOU-sponsored fundraiser,
complete with the Union’s Barbecue
Team and suddenly Officer
Kevin Warren had the necessary
funding to begin rebuilding the
charred home.
Retired Officer Vonda Higgins,
left paralyzed when she
was shot in 1998 while working
undercover narcotics, underwent
several painful surgeries and
years of rehabilitation. Higgins
achieved her independence and
was able to drive, only to have
somebody steal her special
wheelchair-accessible van. It
was recovered with substantial
damage and deemed unfit for
her to operate. Helfman led the
charge to raise funds for a new
vehicle. Many of the items he
auctioned at the Breckenridge
Porter Building were pieces of
sports memorabilia that helped
bring in more than $90,000. He
donated them!
One June a few years back,
HPOU and the Assist the Officer
Foundation pitched in to raise
about $27,000 to help retired Senior
Police Officer Karen Sampson
and her family in Sampson’s
determined fight against breast
cancer. Again, Helfman was the
auctioneer.
And then, in January 2013,
Helfman, HPOU and ATO set a
fundraising record. When totaled,
$104,390 was raised for
the wife of Officer Hans Wagner
and the couple’s two children,
ages 7 and 13. Wagner suffered
severe head injuries when the
family vehicle was broadsided in
the summer of 2012. Fortunately,
his wife, son and daughter were
not seriously hurt. While recovering,
Wagner died a few weeks
after the accident. The fundraising
effort drew unprecedented
media attention. Coincidentally,
the record-setting Wagner fundraiser
was Helfman’s 50th benefitting
law enforcement officers
or first-responder personnel.
Quite simply, this unconditional
money-raising spirit throbs
throughout the bloodstream
inside Alan Helfman. He admits
that he’s a salesman who uses
his talent making pitches to help
officers in need. Selling cars also
is in his blood. Helfman owns
River Oaks Chrysler Jeep on Kirby
Drive just off the Southwest
Freeway, a location opened in
1971. His family has been in the
car business since his grandfather
opened a car lot on Navigation
in 1955.
His showroom office is easy
to find, off in the corner on the
north side, his desk positioned
under a large photograph of
Babe Ruth and Ted Williams
(Williams signed it). That and his
University of Texas Bachelor of
Business Administration diploma
(1979) decorate the walls alongside
framed declarations of appreciation
from, among others,
former HPOU President Ray Hunt.
“He goes above and beyond
on every single fundraiser we
do,” Hunt said. “There has never
been a time that I’ve called Alan
Helfman that he hasn’t delivered.
He forms the perfect picture of a
person who delivers invaluable
service to each and every police
officer.”
For the record, Helfman now
has led hundreds of fundraisers
over the last 35 years. Recent
years have seen him step up
the number. He now averages at
least one per month but, when
pressed by the Badge & Gun, admits
that many months see him
do one every week.
One might wonder: Why does
he do this?
Helfman laughed and said he
first knew he had an inclination
toward becoming an officer
while in elementary school
when he was selected to be a
student crossing guard.
“I loved sticking that badge on,”
he remembered. “You put the
stick down – it had an orange
flag at the end. You put it down
and the younger kids could cross
the street. I kept trying to make
good grades to keep the badge.”
This badge-and-orange-flag experience
happened at Bendwood
Elementary School in the Spring
Branch Independent School
District. Later, while a senior at
Memorial High School, Helfman
was visiting a neighbor whose
dad had just passed away. It was
When First Responders in Houston needed PPE Supplies,
Alan purchased all the KN95 Masks he could find and gave away 1000-2000 a day.
Alan in the dealership with the dozens of awards he’s received over the years.
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ALAN HELFMAN
TCOLE Certified Peace Officer Since the 80’s.
late at night when Helfman and
another friend told their friends
goodbye. As they left, thieves
accosted the grieving family
members, taking money from
them. Houston police arrived
minutes later. Although the officers
didn’t immediately encounter
the robbers and throw them
in jail, Helfman experienced the
impression that has proven to be
lasting.
“Officers could come help you
in the middle of the night when
someone was breaking into your
house,” he said. “They do this
all the time even if it might be
dangerous.”
Early on, Helfman wanted to
become active in charity work
with an emphasis on the law enforcement
community. “I had to
ask a billionaire to help me early
in life on fundraisers for different
charities,” he recalled. “I told him
I’d put a statue of him on every
corner. He turned me down.” So,
he figured out a way to get the
job done by himself. The answer:
autographed balls and bats that
bring a lot of money in benefit
auctions. He found that he
could easily acquire these sports
memorabilia items with the right
sources and auction them to
Houston’s proliferation of sports
fans who regularly demanded
autograph material from the
Astros, Texans and Rockets. It
can easily be said that Helfman
acquires more pieces of sports
memorabilia than he has new
and used cars at River
Oaks on any given
day. Back in the day,
Helfman acquired
most of his memorabilia
from Kent
Sessions, a wholesale
dealer in Houston.
“I’d sell him memorabilia.
He auctioned
it off and donated the
proceeds to officers,
depending on their
particular problem,”
Sessions said. “He
tries to be hands-on
with every single one
of the people who need help and
are associated with the police
department.
“He has a strong work ethic.
One of the things he takes away
from work is the help he gives
police officers. To him it’s like his
duty. He’s part of the city and he
knows the importance of police
in a city like this.
“People are struck down that
don’t have the help that some
other people have. He wants to
help – it’s a part of the philanthropic
attitude that he has.”
“He wants to feel the needs
of that individual person. That’s
unique to a philanthropist.”
Helfman’s aforementioned
showroom office seldom sees a
day that he’s not making a car
deal with an officer, lieutenant,
sergeant or chief from police
agencies across the state.
Retired HPD Officer Johnny
Sessums was driving a Jeep he
bought from Helfman as he was
en-route to a West Texas deer
camp. Sessums detailed his work
with Helfman, saying that he and
Dr. Al Barringer took the steps
to set up a police academy at
the Houston Community College
System in 1988, firmly establishing
the school’s criminal justice
program.
A few years passed with Barringer
(father of HPD Officer Jay
Barringer) and Sessums wanted
to take the program “to the
next level.” They needed someone
who knew both the politics
involved and the ability to create
the proper business plan and a
funding mechanism.
“Alan devised a business plan
and got support from the community
and the (HCCS) board,”
Sessums recounted. “He rolled
the fire training part of it into the
plan and designed the complex
that involved SWAT training situations
and paint ball tactics.”
In addition, Helfman helped
set up the financing and got the
right people in the right places
to help Barringer and Sessums.
The business plan he developed
enabled HCCS to “make enough
money to pay for it,” Sessums
said. The complex is part of
HCC’s Northeast College and
entails a gun range, classrooms,
a driving track, and a six-story
tower for firefighter training – all
of it with environmentally sound
furnishings such as the use of
propane instead of hay bales for
the fire drills and the recycling of
rainwater for other fire training.
The gun range is environmentally
sound with its special lead
abatement aspect. “We recycle
the brass on the gun range,” Sessums
said. “It’s a pretty cool setup.”
Sessums is now director of
the whole outfit, which is known
as the Public Safety Institute of
HCC-Northeast.
“Alan has always been a law
enforcement supporter from the
get-go,” the director said. “I don’t
know why but from our standpoint
I’m glad he is.”
“He provides total support.
We met with him several times
when we were talking about
how fast he was putting his
business plans together. He’s got
a great business plan with the
right buzz words and phrases to
catch attention.
“He really helped us with the
focus and direction to literally
take our dream to the next level.”
Helfman said that the original
plan was sketched out on a
napkin at Houston’s restaurant
where he, Sessums and Barringer
had one especially productive
meeting. The business vision
has brought to reality not just
the police and fire academies in
the Sessums bailiwick but also
the Emergency Medical Academy.
“Alan’s all about first responders.
He has a passion for that.
Any time we would bring it up
it was an all-inclusive discussion.
He’s all about training.
He’s TCOLE-certified and we’ve
helped him keep up his certificate.
“His political influence was
probably one of the key reasons
that we ended up having Public
Safety. He played a very important
part of that – not just for us
but law enforcement in general.”
Helfman has been TCOLE-certified
since the mid-1980s when
he went through the law enforcement
school at the University
of Houston – Downtown,
while sponsored by Harris Coun-
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At Times he has More Memorabilia than Cars!
ty Constable Precinct 4.
“I’ve stayed a commissioned
officer ever since,” he said with
pride. “I hold a TCOLE commission
presently at Harris County
Precinct 7 as a reserve captain.”
“I have a uniform for Precinct
7. But I’ve been commissioned
by Precinct 5, Precinct 3 twice
and Precinct 7 twice. I’ve been
around a little bit.”
His fundraising mindset permeates
every day of business
at River Oaks. He has a massive
scrap book of the newspaper
accounts of the fundraising
activities, which over the years
has included more than 50 for
Texas Southern University. At one
point, Helfman learned that the
school’s golf team had no way of
getting to out-of-town tournaments,
so he donated a $30,000
Chrysler Town & Country. When
pressed a little, he can recall a
steady list of contributions to
churches, the University of Houston
and both public and private
organizations in need of funds.
“We do a myriad of fundraisers
almost every day,” Helfman said.
“Every day somebody asks me
for six auction items.”
This brings us to the unlisted
office upstairs. A few years ago,
one could navigate directly to
a large, executive desk where
endless deals have been struck
for Jeeps, Chrysler 300s and the
other vehicles in the Helfman
realm. Today, you can hardly
find a place to sit down or get
around, for there are stacks of
boxes containing baseball bats,
football jerseys (all signed with
certificates of authenticity),
footballs, baseballs, basketballs
and maybe even an autographed
soccer ball. Framed
16x20 autographed pictures also
are propped up everywhere.
Helfman tailors the list of auction
items to his audience. Right
now – football season – he
would probably pick through the
autographed football items, box
them up and load them in a vehicle
bound for the auction venue.
“He’s a promoter extraordinaire,”
100 Club executive director
Rick Hartley said. “He’s
done a lot of wonderful things
to help law enforcement off and
on during the years. He’s a life
member of the 100 Club.”
Other evidence of Helfman’s
activism can be found on both
walls of the hallway leading
to the upstairs office. He has
plaques from mayors of Houston
recognizing his support, alongside
those from civic and political
organizations thanking him
for his dedication to their causes.
He always walks the walk with
his talk of support for officers.
He has written op/ed pieces for
the Houston Chronicle advocating
progressive changes in policing
philosophies. He has funded
two horses for the HPD Mounted
Patrol and shares a personal
experience about his sponsorship
for a canine member of the
Department’s K-9 unit.
“I pulled up to a Mounted Patrol
one day,” he remembered,
“and there was one of the K-9
officers standing there. The officer
said he didn’t have a dog.
How can that be? I asked.
“I got together with Lt. (Steve)
Marino and got that guy a dog.”
He thrives on providing support
for his pet causes and promptly
calls “time out” from a car deal
on the table to traipse upstairs
to the supply office. He plucked
out a Pete Rose bat and some
baseballs for a Catholic church
and up to a dozen other auction
items for fundraisers planned
by smaller police departments
from south side suburbs to benefit
officers. He can’t remember
the details of the very first fundraising
auction he championed
but thinks it might have been
at Cody’s in the Village, raising
more than $20,000 for a Houston
officer.
“We did a fundraiser in a vacant
lot across from a U. S. Post
Office,” he said. “A guy had barbecue
pits on a makeshift stage.
“One time we had one at a bar.
I got all the people at the bar to
buy Bagwell and Biggio balls.
We raised $10,000.”
As you might well imagine,
Helfman has written car deals
for hundreds of officers. One
was a sheriff’s deputy severely
injured in a recent off-duty
accident, leaving him unable to
drive. Insurance coverage was
not as complete as it needed to
be. So Helfman helped him pay
off the roughly $2,500 he owed
on his vehicle.
In a more recent interview with
IF Magazine in Houston, Alan
relates how COVID and the pandemic
played a part in his never-ending
fundraisers and benefits
and how he came to assist
first responders in acquiring much
needed PPE supplies. Last August,
Alan had these comments about
the pandemic:
Alan with his son, Blake Helfman.
ALAN: “At the beginning of this
pandemic, I saw the need, so I
acquired the KN95 masks and I
gave 7 out of 8 constable departments
over 400 masks. Nobody
even knew what was going
on yet, and I was there delivering
masks, and people were picking
them up here and from the HPD
Union and HFD. I’d do 1000 to
2000 masks a day. I just thought
it was my responsibility. Somebody
had to step up and do it.
The city wasn’t doing it.”
IF MAGAZINE: Has philanthropy
and fundraising for local
causes always been a part of
your passion in life, even as a
young man in college?
ALAN: I always knew I’d be
a little fortunate. That’s why I
hooked up with Provost. I knew
I could permeate some major
stuff to all ethnicities and the
underprivileged and make their
lives a lot better. From Reverend
Manson Johnson of Holman St.,
a dear friend, or pastor Freeman
who worked with Lee and
I, he helped our vernacular to
be somewhat lucid and fluid. I
have met and worked with a lot
of great people. Some have said
I’m the best kept secret because I
am not like some other promoters
out there. I’m not that flashy;
we just quietly go in there and
take care of the fundraiser and
get on to the next one.
IF MAGAZINE: How has the
pandemic affected your fundraising
efforts?
ALAN: It has slowed up a bit
with the pandemic and all. Mrs.
Provost and I have been doing
probably two to three fundraisers
a month for the past 30
years. One of the good things
was Houston Community College
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Pandemic Slows not Stops Fundraising.
came and said, “Hey, we want
to honor you.” I said, “When do
you want to do that?” They said,
“May 2nd.” This was back in
December. They said, “We want
to make you the eagle at the big
gala at the Hilton Americas.” I
said, “Ok if you do that, I’m going
to raise you between a million
and a million two.” They canceled
the May 2nd deal, and they
moved it to November 14th. I just
got word from them that the HCC
foundation has canceled it completely.
I said how much have we
raised right now, Karen? And she
said you are right at $800,000;
and you know what the blessing
is? All these scholarships are
going to the kids because there
are no expenses if we don’t do
an event. So, in the end, it may
be the most profitable fundraiser
they’ve had. So, we hire some of
the HCC students, because they
have talent; and this is a place
they can get their start.
IF MAGAZINE: You are very
passionate about education.
What did you study?
ALAN: Well, I studied business
at the University of Texas, but everyone
thinks I am a TSU graduate,
because I am on their board;
but I am on about six to eight
boards right now. Memorial Hermann
Board, UTMB -Galveston,
Jennie Sealy Hospital, Houston
Police Department Foundation,
Houston Fire Department Foundation,
Seven Acres and Geriatrics
Center.
IF MAGAZINE: Tell us about
some of things you have done for
the community here in Houston.
ALAN: When the Jewish Community
Center had all their cars
destroyed, I took whatever the
insurance gave them, which was
about half the value of the three
cars they had purchased, and
took care of the rest. We have
given them a few cars in the
past as they give rides to elderly
members that need transportation
to doctors’ appointments.
It’s a great program and I wanted
to keep it going. At Emery
High School, we put the Helfman
football field up. Every private
school in the city plays football
and soccer there. When my dad
passed, we thought that would
be a good memorial for him and
called it The Helfman Field at
Caress Stadium Emery Weiner
School. The project consisted
of a new press box and storage
facility for the Emery Weiner
School in Houston, Texas. The
9,000 SF building includes restrooms,
locker rooms, a weight
room and a concession’s stand
on the first level, with a film
deck, a press box, and a mechanical
mezzanine on the second
level. Construction consisted
of a steel-framed superstructure,
a concrete slab-on-grade
ground floor and belled pier
foundations. HISD approached
me to give cars to students who
placed out; I wanted all of the
kids to get something, so we got
some items, some computers,
some footballs, about 70 in all,
to give away as well as the car.
The girl who won the car didn’t
even have a driver’s license. She
came to school via metro and
now she teaches at HISD. They
asked me the next year, and we
did it again. The kid that won it
that year was on his bike.
IF MAGAZINE: You have survived
a lot of crises in Houston.
Do you have any advice for business
owners and people in Houston
as we get ready to rebuild
and come back from last year’s
lock downs?
ALAN: I think we are in a wonderful
city in a great state, in a
great country. I think truthfully,
if you look around the country,
Houston is probably the best. I
see a lot of people moving here,
and I understand why. It’s very
ethnically diversified. Everything
that you could want from food
to worship, to stadiums, to good
football, baseball, basketball,
the arts, there’s all those things.
It’s good living conditions. You
aren’t living on top of one another;
you are not riding a rail with
thousands of people.
IF MAGAZINE: Do
you think we are
in a good position
to bounce back
from this economic
crisis? What’s your
advice to business
owners today?
ALAN: I think we
are resilient, and I
think it’s not easy,
but we can make it
through this. I think
if you take care of
people right, you
treat them good.
Probably the public
companies are going
to have the most
problems, the ones
that are owned
by stockholders,
because you have
to be a little bit
more aware of
what is happening;
because through
this deal, I’ve pre
bought deals at half
a dozen restaurants
to make sure they
are still there a year
from now when I
want to go get my
meal there. I also
help when possible,
because there’s
nobody for people
to lean on. There’s
not that many of
us around. Just
because you see a
name on a dealership doesn’t
mean that person is still around.
You see 30 and 40 years ago, I
knew it was important to help
all kinds of people, because not
everybody had the same opportunities
that I had; and I always
thought that I didn’t want people
to say that I only helped my own
kind or my own religion. I knew
it was important to help everyone
equally. This is something I
have been doing every day for
over 30 years. During Hurricane
Harvey, I was giving away sig-
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ALAN HELFMAN
A Lifetime of Achievements -A True Hero to
Thousands of Houstonians & First Responders.
natures of JJ Watt and stuff,
because they needed to smile.
Their house was destroyed; but
guess what they had going up on
their wall, a gorgeous picture of
Altuve that might be worth a lot
of money someday. So, I always
liked sports memorabilia, and
it creates a lot of energy and
fundraising dollars. Thirty years
ago, I met Mrs. Georgia Provost.
I was doing a scholarship for
A.B. Chambers who was a constable
here. He wanted to put
two people through college and
called me. So, I said, “I’ll help
you.” I heard her talking behind
me at the fundraiser. I said I need
to permeate some cash into 3rd
Ward, 4th Ward and 5th Ward
and I need someone to do a fund
raiser each month.” And she said,
“I know everyone.” I said, “Ok,
your payments won’t go up on
your Grand Cherokee, and I’ll
make sure you have a new one in
the driveway almost every year.”
That’s been facilitated for close
to 30 years. She helps me. We’ve
probably done 80 fund raisers
for Texas Southern, and we have
done KTSU twice a year for over
30 years now. She attends all
the events in a brand-new Grand
Cherokee. We’ve run for politics
three times. When I was Mayor
Lee Brown’s right-hand guy,
he put me as one of the people
on the committee to help with
the Compaq Center Lakewood
Church Project; and I also helped
do Sky Bridge at MD Anderson
which was a major project;
Mayor Lee Brown helped me a
lot with that as well as Dr. David
Calendar. Many times, I’ll be
working on a car deal or something,
and I try to make dreams
happen for people. I get pretty
creative in what I need to do to
make sure you get the opportunity
to drive away in a car. I’m
able to do that because I have
the liquidity to do that.
We’ve raised $900,000 for the
Houston Fire Department. I’ve
done close to 80 fund raisers at
TSU with Mrs. Provost. This year
I gave two cars to the fire department,
I gave HPD a van for
their Explorers program, Rick
Noriega the state rep over at the
Ronald McDonald House told
me his eight-year-old van was
broken down, so I gave him a
Pacifica and then I gave one to
Rice University. I have given away
five cars this year. I normally do
three a year. I’m the only dealership
in the city that does that
on a regular basis. I try to give
$15,000 in auction items. Usually,
I am a big proponent to Texas
Southern, Houston Baptist, and
Rice Universities. Seven Acres
Geriatrics Center was destroyed
during the hurricane 400 people
had to be moved out to other
centers. They said, “This year we
want to honor you, Alan”, and I
said, “How much do you need me
to raise for you?” They replied,
“$800,000.” So, I went to see the
center on Braeswood, and I said,
“I’ll tell you what I’m going to
raise more than what you asked
for”.
Provost was one the Keynote
speakers I had, the president of
HPD, the president of the Harris
County Mental Health & Mental
Retardation, Dr. David Calendar
from UTMB was also a speaker.
It was an outstanding event,
and when I got off the stage that
night, I had $4.7 million dollars
raised, the largest fundraiser
for a single night in the city of
Houston.
• • •
On the second floor and
throughout the dealership,
there are humanitarian awards
and plaques representing the
many philanthropic efforts Alan
Helfman has been a part of over
the years; and thankfully, he
doesn’t show any signs of slowing
down. Now he can add one
more award to that Hall of Fame
– The LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
AWARD from The BLUES Police
Magazine.
Special thanks to IF Magazine
for permission to reprint their
interview with Alan.
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BACK IN THE DAY
Galveston Island Police Department
This is the first of a Special
Series of presentations we’ll be
presenting in The Blues. We’re
going to visit and share with you,
our readership, our family, the
hidden treasures of our Policing
Past, quietly kept and maintained
in various “Museums”
around our area. Such as the
Houston Police Department’s first
floor “Museum” located at 1200
Travis, or the Harris County Sheriff’s
Office’s “Museum” located at
the HCSO Academy in Atascocita,
Harris County. And as you’ll see,
we’re going to begin with a pair
of the oldest Law Enforcement
Agencies in the State, Galveston
County Sheriff’s Office and Galveston
Police Department. If your
Department is here in southeast
Texas and have managed to save
and display your history please,
let us know and your agency,
just might be our next month’s
presentation. So, join us on this
exciting journey of where we’ve
all come from in this profession
called, Law Enforcement.
Galveston, Texas. One very
small, yet very special place in
the Great State of Texas. Galveston
has a rich, powerful and
colorful history. Pirates, Grand
Shipping and Supply. Amazing
Churches, buildings and homes
from Centuries past. It is a grand
place with grand people, sights,
festivals and food.
The Galveston County Sheriff’s
Office and Galveston City Police
Department are a significant
part of that very rich and powerful
history. First known as Galvez-Town,
its name eventually
merged into the one we all know
and love today, Galveston. Dating
back well into the early 1800’s
the Galveston SO and Galveston
PD have gallantly, respectfully
and diligently served the citizens
of Galveston with stellar professionalism
and dedication.
As we met with Sheriff Trochesset
and Lt. Caldwell of the
Galveston PD, we were provided
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Galveston County Sheriff’s Office
both an internal tour of their
state-of-the-art joint law enforcement
facility and a firsthand
insight into the extraordinarily
rich history of both agencies and
their decades of service to the
citizens and visitors of Galveston,
Texas.
As we looked among the many
photographs one thing which
stood out to me was this, Galveston
PD was one of the most
integrated and diverse police
agencies in Texas (and the South
as a whole). Minority Officers
were wearing the same badges,
uniforms and carrying firearms,
just like their white counterparts,
long before Integration
was formally introduced, let
alone enforced. No surprise,
really. For the Emancipation
Proclamation (Celebrated today
as Juneteenth) was read aloud
for the first time by Union General
Gordon Granger on June
19th, 1865…Right off a balcony
of a home located on Broadway
Boulevard.
While listening to Sheriff
Trochesset tell of the stories he
knew about the GSO, it was so
funny to see Firefighting Equipment
in his office. A fire helmet,
ax and an old but highly polished
fire extinguisher are prevalent
and obviously noticeable
to an old Firefighter, like me.
He laughed when I asked about
these items and he said, “As a
Sheriff, like you’ll understand
from being a Chief of Police, I
spend so much of my time, my
life, putting out fires, some folks
have felt like these were items
which would serve me well.”
Pretty accurate, funny and certainly
a part of being a Sheriff.
Seems like, no matter where you
are or what you’re doing, there’s
always a fire to be put out, just
around the corner.
Another enjoyable story was
the one as to the timeless green
colored fenders to the GSO fleet.
Friend, ever since I was a kid, if
you went to Galveston you can
rest assured, you’d see a Deputy
in a tan uniform and driving or
standing next to their green and
white colored patrol vehicle. A
timeless tradition borne from a
desire to stand apart from all the
other law enforcement agencies
who were operating with all
white or black and white patrol
vehicles. The green fenders were
an idea taken from the old 7up
trucks which were of course,
green! The Sheriff at that time
reiterated how much he wanted
his vehicles and Deputies to
stand out. And the rest (as they
say-whomever they are) is history.
Green fenders, to this very
day, and while the tan uniforms I
remember as a kid and a young
adult are gone, the patch and
badge had certainly remained
similar with the outlines, styles,
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and colors of green. During our
meeting with the Sheriff, a hint
of maybe the return of the tan
uniforms could take place as
the dark green uniforms are
extremely difficult to get. Especially,
here in Texas.
O.K. back on track here……
the Galveston Law Enforcement/Criminal
Justice Center
is located on the northern end
of the Island and, as you come
down the Causeway and onto
Broadway Blvd. you can see this
beautiful structure to your left.
As you enter the front lobby of
the Law Enforcement section of
this complex, you can see all of
the incredible memorabilia of
the Galveston Police and Sheriff’s
Office on both sides of the
incredible looking lobby.
Both agencies have done an
outstanding job in not only the
presentation of the items but,
what an incredible job of collecting
and saving their history.
Couple the history of Galveston
itself and Galveston’s Law Enforcement,
it is definitely worth
the trip down to take a look at
these incredible displays. Not
to mention, there’s a ton of
other stuff to see and do (and
of course the food!) in Galveston.
So, a quick stop at the Law
Enforcement/Criminal Justice
Center is not a big detour, as its
right off the Causeway!
Take the trip! It’s totally worth
it. Next month, we’ll share
what an amazing job the Harris
County Sheriff’s Office has done
in order to preserve their outstanding
tradition of serving and
protecting the citizens of Harris
County.
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A Look Back at the History of the
Galveston County Sheriff’s Office
Galveston County was formed
by an act of Congress and signed
into law by Republic of Texas
President Sam Houston on May
15, 1838 and was created from
portions of Brazoria, Liberty and
Harrisburg Counties. An election
held on September 2, 1838
selected all, but the first two
officers of the county appointed
when the county was formed –
the County Clerk and Galveston’s
first Sheriff, William F. Wilson.
Wilson served as sheriff from
1838 to 1840 and again during
1845.
Sheriff Wilson’s responsibilities
included creating the first county
jail which he established in the
hull of a beached ship named the
Elba, and carrying out sentences
of the court – including the death
sentence. The first recorded execution
in Galveston County was
carried out by Sheriff Wilson in
November 1840 when he took
a man named Henry Forbes to
the gallows after he was found
guilty of jail breaking which at
the time was a capital offense.
Beyond these tasks, Sheriff
Wilson was known for forming
and leading a sixty-man
mounted gunman company at
the request of Republic President
Mirabeau Lamar to do battle with
Indian insurgents in Texas’ southern
and western frontier regions.
Galveston County is likely the
only county to have two sheriffs
in office at the same time. In
1841, H.M. Smyth assumed duties
as the elected sheriff of Galveston
County, reporting to the
newly appointed First Judicial
District Judge Johnson. The original
Judge of that District, Judge
Shelby apparently displeased
with the new Judge and Sheriff
appointed William Herring as
Sheriff to answer to his court.
Both Judges and Sheriff Herring
were removed from office after
a short time, while Sheriff Smyth
remained in office until 1844.
A host of men have served as
Sheriff of Galveston County in
the following years, focusing
their duties on keeping a small
contingent of deputies working
in the county jail and patrolling
areas of the county’s mainland,
Bolivar Peninsula, and western
Galveston Island mainly on
horseback. Deputies back then as
legend has it, roamed vast acres
of rural farmland and small
communities that later became
Dickinson, La Marque, Texas City,
Hitchcock, Santa Fe, League City
and Friendswood. The deputies
always carried enough provisions
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for their “patrol shift” to last
them for two to three days at a
time.
Deputies that worked the jail
over the years, found the jail
located in various places over
the years. Several Jail facilities
were constructed in the general
area of the County Courthouse
property bounded by Winnie
Avenue, 19th Street and 21st
Street. The County Jail existed on
property there until 1896 when
a new building was constructed
near the intersection of 17th
Street and Harborside Drive. That
facility had to be abandoned
since it was deemed unfit for the
incarceration of mental patients.
At the time, it was the responsibility
of the Sheriff to house
mentally unstable persons as
Hospital space was very limited.
A new jail was built at 1628
Water Street, (now Harborside
Drive) in 1913. It was a four-story
building and made of modern
“tool-proof” steel and was touted
as escape proof. According to
news reports, the first inmates
managed to find their way out of
the “escape-proof” building only
a few months after it opened
using files and hacksaws that
were smuggled into the facility.
Finding a need for a more modern
facility, the County built a
new jail at 715 19th Street which
opened in 1963. Once it opened,
the County decided to demolish
the old jail on Water Street.
During 1965, salvage operations
started to reclaim the tons of
steel used to build the four-story
and its additions. A tragic accident
took the lives of several
salvage workers when they removed
supporting steel from the
buildings first floor causing the
three floors above to collapse.
The 19th street jail, originally
built to house 330 inmates,
received an addition of a more
modern direct-supervision
facility that opened in 1990 as
well as two other housing areas
that opened in 1995. That facility
remained in operation until 2006
when the County Jail moved to
the current location at 5700 Ball
Avenue. The current jail is designed
to hold 1187 inmates and
proved its worth during Hurricane
Ike in 2008. The building
withstood the brunt of the Hurricane,
safely housing all inmates
and staff while the rest of Galveston
Island was being devastated
by the storm.
The Sheriff’s office, during
most of its history, typically
operated with only a handful
of deputies and support staff to
manage all its operations. Over
the years, the department has
grown as has the County in general.
Back in 1957, Sheriff Hopkins
had one telephone, one secretary
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and six deputies and a handful
of jailers. Today, the department
has over 500 deputies and a
large support staff located in a
modern building alongside the
Galveston Police Department.
In recent years, two of the 29
men that have held the Office of
Sheriff of Galveston County did
so for almost 20 years. Sheriff
J. B Kline held the office from
1961 – 1980 and Sheriff Joe Max
Taylor from 1981-2000. I had
the distinct pleasure of working
for Joe Max and he was an
outstanding Sheriff. A man of
his word and true pillar of the
community. Everyone knew Joe
Max and he was a true iconic
law enforcement official and a
political stalwart.
During his tenure as Galveston
County sheriff, Taylor was credited
with transforming and modernizing
the department, from
major expansions like establishing
a mental health response unit
and beach patrol, to mundane
details like the style of uniforms
and patrol cars. His impact was
celebrated with the 2006 unveiling
of a law enforcement center
in Galveston bearing his name.
Unfortunately, Sheriff Joe passed
away in February of 2019, but his
legacy and memory will live on
forever on Galveston Island.
Today, the Sheriff’s Department
is headed by another iconic figure,
Sheriff Henry A. Trochesset.
Elected to office in 2013. Trochesset
literally grew up alongside
Sheriff Joe, starting at the
young age of 19. Sheriff Joe took
Henry under his wing and bestowed
upon him, his many years
of not only law enforcement experience,
but how to manage a
growing department and get the
resources you need from Commissioners
Court. Trochesset reminds
me a lot of Sheriff Joe in
that he is well respected not only
in the community but among
everyone at the Sheriff’s Office.
Galveston County wants and
needs a trust-worthy man and a
great leader as their Sheriff and
Henry Trochesset is indeed both.
As a citizen of Galveston County,
I hope Sheriff Trochesset breaks
Sheriff Joe’s 19 year run.
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emembering my hero ...
... Deputy Donald Ellis Wass.
Concerns of Police Survivors is an organization whose mission is to help rebuild the
shattered lives of those family members and co-workers of law enforcement officers
that are killed in the line of duty. On April 23, 2006, Washington County Sheriff’s
Deputy Donald Ellis Wass was killed in a motorcycle accident. His daughter Jolie
Wass tells us how she’s learned to cope with her dad’s death.
WORDS & PHOTOS BY JOLIE WASS
On my fourth birthday my
dad was killed in a motorcycle
accident while driving to
his department. A speeding
vehicle entered his lane and
struck his motorcycle headon.
When the officers came to
the house to inform my mom,
I was in my room playing with
my birthday gifts. I began to
hear my mom sobbing and all
I wanted was to know what
happened and how to help.
I grew up without a dad,
but blessed to have a mother
who loved me so unselfishly.
Knowing he would never be
at graduation or my wedding
brings a flood of emotion. I
felt the absence of a father to
guide you and take on the role
of leader of the family.
I was able to go to C.O.P.S.
kids camp where I met other
children of fallen officers and
did life with them for a week
every summer. We went to
group counseling which was
so vital because it taught me
that talking to people about
what I was going through was
okay and not something to
be shameful about. We were
able to talk to people who
went through similar hardships.
It was here at camp that
I really learned that talking to
people and more importantly
listening was important in not
only the grieving process but
in life and in simple friendships.
God gave us community
for a reason. Having communion
with others gives us
peace in knowing we aren’t
going through valleys alone.
I have witnessed firsthand so
many people who have chosen
to take the loss of a loved
one as an excuse to become
apathetic, unmotivated, and
hateful. Others have grown to
be kinder, more empathetic,
and driven. In the wonderful
book, A Grief Observed, by
C.S. Lewis, he invites us into
his personal up-close encounter
to grief after the tragic
passing of his wife. He says,
“But if a spiral, am I going up
or down?” The community
that came from C.O.P.S. increased
my chances of going
the right way, I think.
Knowing the pain that my
family had to go through,
knowing him so deeply and
losing him so suddenly was
and is one of the hardest
things. I think it is hard to
suffer alone, but knowing that
the people you love so dearly
are suffering and that you
don’t have the power to fix
anything is dreadful. My mom
and my grandmother raised
me while grieving a husband
and a son. I do not know how,
but I am grateful for their love.
Loving unselfishly in the hard
times shows character.
By what I have read and
been told, my dad was a
wonderful man and a hero. I
am proud to be his daughter. I
trust the Lord’s plan because it
is way better than mine, even
when it hurts.
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First Responder Trauma:
Setting up Your Safety Net
You tell yourself you have had
enough and that you cannot go on
like this. You are overwhelmed, exhausted,
and burned out.
“Why didn’t I say something?” you
ask over and over. “I need to say
something.” And then your mind
shifts…
“Who do I tell?”
“Who is REALLY there for me?”
“Will I look weak?”
“Will I be treated differently?”
“Will I still have a job?”
PAUSE…DEEP BREATH…Then you
tell yourself, “Never mind…”
As a law enforcement officer,
it is vital to build a safety net for
yourself so when times get tough,
and they will, you can ask for help
without going through the never-ending
mind games, arguing
with yourself, and then burying your
frustration, your hurt, your pain.
The statistics are not on our side.
In 2020, 177 police officers died by
suicide. Although that number is
down from the record 239 in 2019,
research suggest that our COVD
response is what kept our heads in
the game. (BlueHelp.org) But with
the anti-police sentiment at an alltime
high, psychologists and police
officers say the constant barrage of
criticism is more traumatic than the
life-and-death situations officers
face on the job. They expect the
number of police suicides to start
climbing again. “I hope I’m wrong,
but I think the number of police suicides
will start to creep back up,”
said Sherri Martin, a former police
officer and national director of the
Fraternal Order of Police’s
national officer wellness
committee. “Long term, the number
of anti-police sentiments could take
more of a toll than a singular incident
you can compartmentalize,”
she said. “This is a widespread big
wave of things coming at officers at
once rather than a small whitecap.”
As strange as this may sound, find
some comfort knowing that you are
not alone in this struggle. But do not
let that dissuade you from setting
up a safety net and asking for help.
As law enforcement officers, we are
conditioned to be problem solvers.
When we try to solve “ourselves”
however, it does not always work
out the way we had planned. The
increased stress and trauma from
the job has most of our brains
in constant fight or flight, which
means the “executive” reasoning
part of our brains (frontal lobes)
are not able to function optimally.
According to the National Institute
of Justice, “Law enforcement
officers commonly work extended
hours in ever-changing environments
that can cause great mental
and physical stress. Enduring fatigue
for a long period of time may
lead to chronic fatigue syndrome,
a health problem characterized
by extreme fatigue that does not
improve with bed rest and continues
to worsen with physical and mental
activity. Fatigue can impair an
officer’s mental and physical ability,
create a cycle of fatigue, limit
job performance, and damage an
officer’s health (Officer Work Hours,
Stress and Fatigue).
The brain then, needs time to
regroup, to heal. For example, if you
broke your arm on the job and it
was casted, you probably would not
rip off the cast, tell yourself, “I’m
okay,” and go participate in a tactical
building entry or in a defensive
/ control tactics training exercise.
You would give your arm time to
heal, perhaps change your job roles
for a short time or go on light duty
and then return to full duty when
your arm was healed. Why don’t we
give our brain time to heal? When
we find ourselves stressed out to
the point where we cannot sleep,
where we feel like we are constantly
frustrated, overwhelmed, and
burned out. If the research already
says that we are at a disadvantage
which may cause mental and physical
stress, would having a safety
net in place give us the ability to
help ourselves heal?
Imagine reporting for duty each
day, your safety net in place either
with someone at work with whom
you could confide or having confidential
resources at hand easily
accessible with a click and call.
Perhaps your department already
provides that or perhaps hopefully
it is in the works. One thing is
certain, given the dismal statistics
that surround the law enforcement
community, we owe it to ourselves
to be the best we can be, to give
ourselves outlets for stress and
trauma, so we can be there for our
families, and our communities. How
do we do that?
I have been asked that question
thousands of times over. As
a founding member of A Badge
of Honor (abadgeofhonor.com), I
understand being overwhelmed
due to post-traumatic stress as I
am a 9/11 first responder, front and
center in the elevator in WTC Tower
1 when American Airlines flight 11
struck it. I reached a point where
I thought the only way out was to
take my own life. The biggest lesson
I learned was that without a safety
net, law enforcement officers may
eventually find themselves floundering
without an ability to see a
way out. There is no built-in invisible
shield to trauma and stress
that comes with the job. It is up to
each of us to create a safety net
for ourselves, so when our shield
is dented, damaged, worn out, we
can let go a little, get off our own
back and start talking. Talk to your
partner or colleague, to a family
member or friend. Talk to your dog
(I have three). Just get to talking.
We build our safety net by deciding
to explore training and workshops
for resiliency. A Badge of Honor has
an upcoming workshop on April 23,
2021 in Texas. We build our safety
net by reading about stress and its
effects on us as law enforcement
officers. We build our safety net by
asking for help from a 100% confidential
source. It takes the same
amount of courage to run into a
burning building as it takes to ask
for help. We train the emergency
response to help others, now it is
time to train ourselves to recognize
when to ask for help.
When we build our own safety
net, we can show up for shift knowing
that no matter what is thrown
at us we have the skill, knowledge,
strength, and resiliency to handle
the stress and trauma. It is never
going to be an easy road, but that
is not why we took the oath. If it
were easy, we never would have
answered the call to serve.
Samantha Horwitz has been
featured in Police Blues Magazine
before. She is a 9/11 first responder,
former United States Secret Service
Agent, speaker, and author.
Her book, The Silent Fall: A Secret
Service Agent’s Story of Tragedy and
Triumph after 9/11, has helped many
first responders navigate through
their own journeys with post-traumatic
stress. She and her business
partner, ret. NYPD detective John
Salerno created A Badge of Honor,
a post-traumatic stress and suicide
prevention program for first
responders. John and Sam host MAD
(Making a Difference) Radio each
Wednesday 7pm central live on FB @
Makingadifferencetx. For more about
Sam and wellness and resiliency
workshops for first responders, visit
SamanthaHorwitz.com or ABadgeofHonor.com.
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unning 4 heroes
Zechariah
Zechariah’s 2021 Run Tracker and Sponsors:
Total Miles Run in 2021: (as of 3/2/21): 58
Total Miles Run in 2020: 401
Total Miles Run in 2019: 376
Overall Miles Run: 835
2021 Run Stats:
Total Miles Run for 2021 fallen LEO’s (Non COVID-19): 29
Total Miles Run for 2021 fallen Firefighters (Non COVID-19): 6
Total Miles Run for 2021 fallen COVID-19 Heroes: 3
Total Miles Run for 2021 Non Line of Duty Deaths: 0
Total Miles Run for 2020 Fallen LEO’s: 14
Total Miles Run for 2020 Fallen Firefighters: 6
Total Miles Run for 2020/2021 Fallen K9’s: 0
Total Tribute Runs by State for 2021: 0
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WINNER: Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick
Mayor Unveils Proposal to “Split PD into Two Groups - Armed &
Unarmed.” Officers Have to Reapply for Armed Jobs.
By Julie McMahon
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca Mayor
Svante Myrick this week announced
a plan to replace the
city’s police department with a
new Department of Community
Solutions and Public Safety.
The proposal, part of a statewide
police reform effort, is
now up for public comment and
requires legislative approval. If
passed, the city would install
a civilian department leader
to oversee two divisions, an
unarmed force of “community
solution workers,” and an armed
division focused on responding
to and investigating crimes.
Officers would have to reapply
to keep jobs as armed “public
safety workers” with the city.
The proposal acknowledges
that in some ways, the measures
would “defund the police,” but
ultimately, just as much of the
city’s funding and resources, if
not more, would go toward public
safety.
The proposal calls for the city
to reallocate the police department’s
$12.5 million budget –
which includes 63 sworn officers
– but would not reduce overall
funding.
In a statement, Myrick said
the proposal was the result of a
community dialogues, in meetings
and protests especially
over the last several months and
years.
“… The men and women of
the Ithaca Police Department
have performed their duties with
admirable skill and professionalism,
but for too long the answer
to every human behavioral
problem in our City has been to
call the police,” Myrick said. He
called that practice “impractical”
and “cumbersome,” and said it
exacerbates homelessness, mental
illness and addiction.
Myrick unveiled Ithaca’s plan in
a 98-page draft report, that also
covers police reform efforts in
surrounding Tompkins County.
The reforms are part of a
statewide reform effort authorized
by executive order last year
by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Police
departments across New York
state are required to develop reform
and “reinvention” plans by
April 1 if they wish to retain state
funding.
While the proposal covers
reform efforts in all of Tompkins
County, the county has no plans
to eliminate its police department,
the sheriff’s office, or
require town or village departments
to disband. Instead, the
county will undertake several
other reform efforts including
training, and a “pilot program”
for responding to non-emergency
calls.
Tompkins County and Ithaca
worked with the Center for Policing
Equity, a national research
center, on its reform plans.
In a magazine article, GQ
called the Ithaca’s plan the “most
ambitious effort yet to reform
policing.”
Myrick himself has not been
shy about radical ideas. In a
biography posted on the city’s
website, Myrick touts “overhauls”
of city government,
communications strategies and
storm water utilities as successes
of his administration. In
2016, he announced he wanted
to make Ithaca the first city with
a “supervised injection facility,”
a place for people with opioid
addiction to use heroin in the
presence of a nurse.
Myrick is Ithaca’s first Black
mayor and was the youngest
mayor elected in New York state
when he first won election in
2011.
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Unsung Heroes: Lesson Learned
United States Marshals Service:
Dominic Guadagnoli
To
Tina Jaeckle, Ph.D.
Crisis and Trauma Consultant,
Counselor, and Instructor, Law
Enforcement
I have always imagined conducting
interviews and writing
articles on our law enforcement
unsung heroes who have dedicated
their mission to helping
others. I focused not only on their
professional careers but hope to
offer a deeper look at the person
behind the badge. These stories
seek to highlight officer humanness,
the importance of mental
health and balance, and how they
have sought to build resiliency in
their own lives. These ultimately
become our “lessons learned”
and can serve as a roadmap for
those following in their footsteps.
Numerous articles have
been previously published on
Dominic Guadagnoli; however,
a series of questions were provided
for this interview with the
goal to share a much more personal
look at the man behind the
marshal’s badge.
A Devastating Moment Captured
in Time: September 11, 2001
As Deputy United States Marshal
Dominic Guadagnoli sat
with colleagues to discuss work
at their New York City office on
the morning of September 11,
2001, our nation was changed
forever through multiple devastating
acts of terrorism. Their
office was located only five
blocks from the World Trade
Center, so the explosions rocked
their building. The first plane
hit the north tower at 8:45 a.m.
Although not immediately clear
on the cause, Dominic and his
co-workers ran towards the
chaos without hesitation and
with the intention to save lives
and they certainly succeeded.
Donna Spera and her co-workers
were attempting to exit the south
building as quickly as possible.
Although Donna’s office was
located on the 101st floor, they
were waiting for an express
elevator on the 78th floor sky
lobby. Eighteen minutes after the
first plane hit the north tower, a
second plane crashed into the
78th floor of the south tower.
With the exception of eleven
other people in that lobby, everyone
else was killed instantly.
Although seriously injured Donna
climbed down 78 flights of stairs
to the base of the building with
the help of a co-worker and then
collapsed into Dominic’s arms.
DR. TINA JAECKLE
This sudden moment of connection
was forever memorialized in
a now famous Associated Press
photograph of Dominic carrying
Donna to a triage area. They
remain friends to this day and he
sends her flowers every year on
the anniversary of 9/11.
Highlights of a Successful
Career with the United States
Marshals Service
Dominic was hired by the
United States Marshals Service
(USMS), in 1994, and was employed
as a Criminal Investigator
for over 25 years. Dominic spent
about 20 years of his career assigned
to protection details and
fugitive task forces and worked
thousands of fugitive cases.
These included those relatively
routine in nature to those more
complex and the higher caliber
types such as US Marshals
Most Wanted, international and
high-profile cases and those
holding major case status.
In 1997, Dominic was the Jury
Team Leader for the 12-week
high profile trial of US v. Yousef &
Ismoil resulting in the convictions
of Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind
behind the WTC Bombing, and
Eyad Ismoil, the driver of the van
carrying the explosives. As the
TL he oversaw a dozen Deputy
United States Marshals (DUSMS)
on a daily basis, but as it was
a rotating detail Dominic supervised
over 50 DUSMS. It was
Dominic’s responsibility to safeguard
the jury by implementing
an emergency response plan
involving evacuations, emergency
transportation, and evasive
actions and if needed, retaliation.
Again, the nature of the trial and
a courtroom filled to capacity
with spectators, local and international
media it demanded
extra security and foresight to
prepare accordingly. Because of
Dominic’s success in the Yousef
& Ismoil trial, he was also assigned
as the DIC for US v. Suleiman.
Suleiman was associated
with Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman
and ten other co-defendants
who were tried and convicted of
conspiring to blow up numerous
New York City landmarks.
During the past 18 years while
working in Pensacola, Florida,
Dominic served in the capacity
of Acting Supervisory Inspector,
DIC or Team Leader for USMS
Investigative Operations Division
fugitive operations not only
locally but also statewide. As the
Task Force Coordinator for North
Florida Violent Fugitive Task
Force (NFVFTF) for eight years,
he supervised nearly a dozen
full-time Task Force Officers and
up to 60 part-time Task Force
Officers from nearly 20 different
law enforcement agencies.
Simultaneously while running the
NFVFTF.
Dominic was the N/FL Sex Offender
Investigations Coordinator
(SOIC). He also served on the
USMS Critical Incident Response
Team (CIRT) for three years and
responded to a half a dozen critical
incidents in the panhandle.
Even after resigning from CIRT,
Dominic’s assistance was still requested
to Headquarters by other
agencies to respond to officer
shooting deaths and other crises
as well follow up counseling for
officers and their families during
crisis situations more than a doz-
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en times.
In 2001 and 2002, Dominic
was the recipient of several
awards as a result of being a
first responder during the terrorist
attacks of the World Trade
Center. Dominic received the US
Marshals Service’s Robert Forsyth
Valor Award; their highest
award that can be received by
the agency. Dominic was also
the recipient of the U.S. Attorney
General’s Heroism Award, as well
as commendations from the New
York State Senator’s Office and
the Federal Law Enforcement
Officers Association. He was also
recognized in his family’s hometown
of Frascati, Italy and flown
in to receive honorary awards
from the Fire Department of
Frascati, the Italian Republic
Police, the Mayor of Frascati,
and the Mayor of Rome. As a
result of Dominic’s involvement
and awards received, he’s been
interviewed for shows such as
ABC Primetime, Inside Edition,
and Court TV and ABC News with
Katie Couric. These are just a
few of the numerous awards he
received throughout his career.
Dominic officially retired from
the United States Marshals Service
in November 2020.
The Man Behind the Badge
What are the most significant
challenges you have had
to overcome in your career and
personal life?
There really is a thin, thin line
in this job between career and
personal. It has always been
about balancing the long hours
and family and personal time.
The biggest challenge now is
doing a job that seems is not
only unappreciated but nearly
loathed. Society’s overall attitude
toward law enforcement or
at least what we are seeing the
most of lately is very disheartening.
It’s a challenge as an officer
to get up and enthusiastically go
to work feeling as though you
have little to no support from
the community which you are
trying to protect and serve. But
how are we as LEO’s supposed to
combat something when a) you
feel as though you are shoveling
sand against the tide and b)
you get the feeling of no support
while doing it. Very defeating
and draining.
Given your role in 9/11, how
has this shaped the way you
view the world today?
Well, by nature I have a big
and soft heart for people. A long
time ago I did wear a uniform
and the part about that I miss
most was helping people. This
job is different, your helping is
indirect. It’s not something tangible.
By nature, I am a giver. I
have a real soft spot in my heart
for kids the most and especially
for people who are physically
and mentally challenged.
Normally however, I choose to
usually hide it because on my job
(LE in general) you have to often
be hardcore and resilient in order
to keep people of the community,
your partners and yourself
safe. September 11 gave me the
opportunity to fill that void I
miss(ed) and give – and give in a
big way! I mean that’s not why I
chose to run down to the towers;
I just did it without thinking. But
when everything settled down
and I looked back it made me
feel great that I helped people in
one of the country’s, the world’s
worst tragedies. If I saved one
person, one family somewhere
did not have to suffer. I guess it
exemplified who I truly am.
Do you struggle with the anniversary
each year? What do
you do to try to manage this?
Well, just like any scar they
are there for life, they begin to
fade away and seem to bother
you less and less, BUT they don’t
go away. We normally think of
a scar as a mark on your skin
where a wound has never healed
completely. It also can be a
lasting effect say of grief or fear
or other emotions left on your
character by a traumatic experience.
I have some small scars on
my leg I received from a Pitbull
while working. Because they are
on top of my leg, every time,
I see them I am reminded. But
I don’t need to see them to be
reminded. I can see other vicious
dogs or drive by the ER I went
to or see 511 pants in my drawer
that look just like the ones I wore
that day and I’m reminded. But
I can often find myself thinking
about it without those reminders.
Similarly, when I see things
or stories about September 11,
photos of the Twin Towers or old
tv shows and movies where they
pop up in the background of the
NYC skyline I am reminded. But
just like the dog bite, I don’t need
to see those physical things, that
movie plays in my head quite
often. However, like the fading
of a physical scar, it’s no longer
in the forefront of my thoughts
every moment of every day. But
at least a couple of times a day I
find myself thinking about it. The
anniversary just ramps it back
up to the forefront. Usually about
early August I feel it coming.
Another thing – great family
and some great friends and
co-workers. I could not have
made it without them. There are
people who have “never forgotten”
and are always there for me.
Every year on the anniversary
without fail I hear from them.
The very first person I heard from
immediately afterwards on that
day is my friend Dave Breese. He
hasn’t missed a day since and
he’s always the first I hear from
and his sentiments are truly
sincere. Moreover, I have a close
family and they are my support
system. I know I am a “hero” to
them especially my kids and my
brother and sister. Without these
people, and there are so many I’d
love to name I wouldn’t be able
to handle that anniversary.
Last but not least is my faith.
Unfortunately, I don’t really share
much about that with people
and I wish I did. I don’t portray
myself to be the best Christian
but I’m human and I am working
on it. God knows my heart and
I want to be better. But being
a person of faith as a cop and
in this day in age is surely difficult.
Being both of those people
immediately look for your faults.
I am no better a person than
anyone. But my faith has kept me
strong in that I believe God kept
me alive that day for a plan. 19
years later and I’m still not sure
what that plan is but that’s part
of having faith.
What do you believe to be
the human toll of your type of
career?
I mean the emotional, physical,
and psychological stress
of this type of work definitely
takes years off of your life. It is
said just stress in general does
so I would think a career of this
magnitude amplifies that. Every
day you walk out of your house
you wonder am I coming home?
Will I see my family again? With
every goodbye it may be the last
and that underlying stress takes
a toll on your psyche and nerves.
And you know what it is doing
it to your family as well so add
that on top.
What has helped you manage
or deal with the stressors of
your career?
There are really 3 things I have
used to manage this. The simplest,
I take the day off and shut
the phones off too. When my
kids were little, and I was married
I spent the day with them,
or should I say they spent it
with me. They always let me do
what I wanted. That day usually
and still consists of some type
of fishing. My ex-wife had been
and still is a great supporter
of my ordeal. Hell, she had her
own for sure. Finding the time
somehow to do something with
those you love and for yourself.
I have also decompressed by
giving back to the community.
Several years ago, I coached in
both a rec baseball league and
for the Miracle League. For some
reason, when I was doing that, it
was one of the only times I really
forgot about work. As soon as I
got onto the field and was either
lining the field or making the
roster, I just forgot it all. Especially
when the kids showed up,
I got so into them it was easy.
Oh, also when I fish. I can for the
most part just “tune it” all out.
It’s almost like tunnel vision!
How would you define resiliency
in your life? What has
helped you to build resiliency?
To be resilient you actually
have to be flexible. Like anything
else if you’re not flexible eventually
as you bend you will break.
Living in the panhandle of Florida
I have seen several storms to
include hurricanes and smaller
tornadoes. In all those storms it
was the flexible smaller palm
trees that almost always weathered
the storms. Although we
have some massive mighty oak
trees here, being inflexible they
always break or sometimes even
become uprooted.
You are nearing the end of
your career, are you looking
forward to retirement?
I think I have done some stuff
most deputy marshals haven’t
got to. This though, as far as
fugitive hunting and being out on
the street, it’s a younger man’s
game. At 50+ years old, chasing
a 20 something around in a foot
chase is not happening. So, if I
can’t, that means I am a danger
to my team. Instead, I used my
experience and knowledge to
help guide the younger people
on our task force to find these
violent fugitives. I remember one
time, riding with a younger deputy
and we responded to shots
fired and assisted a local agency.
When we got close to the scene,
we saw the suspects near a vehicle.
We called for back-up and
as we all started to converge
one of them went running. So, I
started driving after him with the
younger deputy in the passenger
seat trying to jump out to chase
him. I pulled him back and said
“wait”. We are going to drive after
him as far as we can take this
vehicle before the “road” runs
out. THEN you can jump out and
chase him. That bad guy will be
way more tired than us and we
will catch him. And that’s exactly
what we did, and the younger
deputy did find and apprehend
him. Bad guy was spent, and the
gun was recovered. That’s an
example of wisdom, and smarter
not harder.
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What advice or insight would
you offer new deputy US Marshals
coming into the field
now?
Listen to the “old” guys. Listen
to them all. But find one who
seems to be quieter about what
he does, who doesn’t brag and
just finds people and arrests
them. Those are the masters of
the craft. Be a sponge around
them. Don’t’ be afraid to ask
questions. Also, get as much
training as you can early on.
And although tactics and training
are necessary, finding your
own niche in the game is most
important. Some deputies just
have a natural tact for the social
media investigations and all
the newer technological types
of investigations, and some are
just old school. They have the
patience to interview a lot of
people or sit surveillance for
hours and hours. One isn’t better
than the other but utilizing
both of those skills will make
you successful. Keeping an open
mind, the hands-on training and
the OJT combined with your own
character will mold the type of
fugitive investigator you become.
Don’t become cocky though.
Don’t be afraid or too proud to
say, “I don’t understand” or “I
don’t know how to do that” or
most importantly, “I am not comfortable
with that assignment or
role” while involved with a team
especially. That’s how people get
hurt or worse killed. Our egos
get in the way and when it hits
the fan others are depending
on you to perform your task. If
you’re not up to that task it can
result in a sad situation. Police
work has no room for that these
days. That’s how people get hurt.
Like Dirty Harry (Clint Eastwood)
said, “A man has got to know his
limitations.”
Congratulations to
Alan Helfman
on your
Lifetime
Achievement Award
PROUD SUPPORTER OF THE BLUES
FOR OVER 36 YEARS
HELFMAN’S
RIVER OAKS CHRYSLER
JEEP • DODGE • FORD CHRYSLER •
FIAT
ALFA ROMEO • MASERATI
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Whether wintertime snow, spring or summer
hurricanes, the Union hall will be on
task to help all Houston police officers.
I hope everyone made it through
“snow-pacalypse” 2021. I know
many of you are dealing with damage
caused by the winter storm that
hit us last week and our prayers are
with you.
We were truly blessed here at the
HPOU as we try to stay prepared for
emergency events. Sunday evening,
I was working the GRB warming
center when Bobby Kessler contacted
me regarding the ability to
open the Union hall to give officers
a warm place to come during the
cold weather. We agreed to get as
much food and snacks as possible
before the stores closed.
Upon leaving the GRB, I immediately
went to the Union and met
with Bobby, who had obtained an
entire truckload of supplies. We
then opened the Union hall and
provided snacks and drinks the first
night.
We continued to operate the
Union around the clock until the
following Friday night at 10 p.m.
During this time, we were working
with the department to get food
and supplies to stations, many of
which were without power or water.
I want to say thank you to all
of the officers and board members
who came over to help the Union
operate around the clock.
We hope we will not have to do
this again in the future, but rest assured,
if we have an emergency, the
HPOU will be here ready to do what
we can for all officers.
Admin Staff to Patrol
We have received a ton of calls
after the chief decided to have
administrative staff around the
department ride patrol one day a
week.
We immediately asked to meet
with the chief and did so several
days after the information surfaced.
After several back-and-forth
conversations between the HPOU,
the chief and the EACs, we are still
working on this issue and will do
our best to keep everyone advised
as to our follow-up meetings.
Be Safe! Stay safe and feel free to
contact me or any board member
should you have questions.
No shortage of excellence
amongst HPD ranks
by Tom Kennedy, Editor
Badge & Gun
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS READ THE
OFFICER PROFILES in the March
issue of the Badge & Gun to once
again see proof that the men and
women in Houston Blue do their
jobs well often.
What’s the point? We continue to
stress the need for nominations for
HPOU Patrol Officer of the Month
and Investigator of the Month. How
many times have you heard a colleague
on the streets or in the office
say, “I should have nominated YOU?
We hate to keep saying that
monthly honorees can’t be recognized
due to the fact that the
restrictions from this year-long
pandemic prevent the Union from
DOUGLAS GRIFFITH
having general membership meetings
on the first Thursday of every
month. So, too, is it sad that this
year’s Officer and Investigator of the
Year cannot be recognized at the
annual ATO Police Heroes Gala –
another twice-postponed event due
to COVID-19.
But let’s don’t let these postponements
stop us from the nomination
process. The Houston Police Department
has more excellence than
indicated by the two or three nominations
received each month.
Please inundate the selection
committee with more nominations.
We will repeat the simple method
of operations: Go to HPOU.org and
hover over the Members tab. On the
right side of the menu, click on the
nomination forms for Officer and
Investigator of the Month. The form
only takes a few minutes to fill out,
especially if you have a commendation
letter to cut and paste.
To get the idea, you might read
the B&G stories of officers of the
year for both 2020 and 2021. Congratulations
to each of them!
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Chief of Police
Timothy John Sheehan
California Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania
End of Watch Thursday, February 11, 2021
Age 51 Tour 15 Years Badge #61
Chief of Police Tim Sheehan suffered a fatal heart attack the day after
responding to a call in which he had to perform CPR on a citizen.
He had returned to duty the following morning when he suffered a heart
attack while clearing snow from his vehicle.
Chief Sheehan had served with the California Borough Police Department
for 15 years. He also served as a firefighter with the Brownsville Fire
Company #1. He is survived by his wife, three children, and mother.
Deputy Sheriff
Michael Magli
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, Florida
End of Watch Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Age 30 Tour N/A Badge #N/A
Deputy Sheriff Michael Magli was struck and killed by a drunk driver who
fled at a high rate of speed after a sheriff’s sergeant attempted to stop
him. Deputies and rescue personnel had responded to reports of a subject
passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle at the intersection of Forelock
Road and East Lake Road. The man was unresponsive, so paramedics broke
the vehicle’s window. The man suddenly awoke and accelerated at a high
rate of speed. When the sergeant attempted to stop him the man fled
again, driving recklessly, and crossing over the median into oncoming traffic.
Deputy Magli was preparing to deploy spike strips when the driver lost
control, overturned, and struck him. He was pinned beneath his patrol car
and succumbed to his injuries. The driver, who had 16 felony convictions
and was out on parole, was arrested in connection with this incident.
Police Officer
Mitchell Penton
Dallas Police Department, Texas
End of Watch Saturday, February 13, 2021
Age 27 Tour 2 Years Badge #11654
Police Officer Mitchell Penton was struck and killed by a vehicle operated by an
intoxicated driver at about 1:45 am. He was working at the scene of a vehicle
collision in the northbound lanes of the North Central Expressway at Walnut
Hill Lane. He was securing traffic with the emergency lights from his patrol car
when a vehicle driven by an intoxicated driver, traveling at a high rate speed, hit
the back of his patrol car. The collision pushed the patrol car into Officer Penton.
Officer Penton was transported to Baylor University Medical Center when
he died from his injuries. The driver of the vehicle that struck Officer Penton
was arrested and charged with intoxication manslaughter of a police officer
and intoxication assault. Officer Penton had served with the Dallas Police Department
for two years and was assigned to the Northeast Patrol Division. He
is survived by his expectant wife and stepson.
Police Officer
Horacio Dominguez
Carolina Municipal Police Department, Puerto Rico
End of Watch Sunday, February 21, 2021
Age 43 Tour N/A
Military Veteran
Badge # N/A
Police Officer Horacio Dominguez was killed in a vehicle crash on I-75 near
mile marker 51 in Collier County at about 1:20 am. One of the rear tires
on his patrol vehicle blew out, causing his vehicle to go out of control and
overturn several times. Officer Dominguez suffered fatal injuries in the
crash.
Officer Dominguez was a U.S. Marine Corps and Army National Guard
veteran. He is survived by his wife and young daughter.
He is survived by his wife, two young children, and parents.
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Lieutenant
Eugene Lasco
Indiana Department of Correction, Indiana
End of Watch Sunday, February 21, 2021
Age 57 Tour 11 years 6 months Badge #15
Military Veteran
Lieutenant Eugene Lasco was stabbed to death by an inmate at the
Indiana State Prison in Michigan City, Indiana. The prisoner was being escorted
through a common area when he began to assault another corrections
officer. When Lieutenant Lasco came to the officer’s assistance the
inmate stabbed him as well before being subdued by other officers.
Lieutenant Lasco and the other wounded officer were transported to
Franciscan Health Michigan City. Lieutenant Lasco succumbed to his
wounds at the hospital. Lieutenant Lasco was a U.S. Navy veteran and
had served with the Indiana Department of Correction for 11-1/2 years.
He is survived by his wife, children, and grandchildren.
Natural Resources Officer
Jason Lagore
Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources - Watercraft, Ohio
End of Watch Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Age 36 Tour 15 years Badge # N/A
PNatural Resources Officer Jason Lagore died after suffering a medical
emergency while conducting a search for a juvenile who had fallen through
the ice at Rocky Fork Lake at Rocky Fork State Park. Two juveniles had
fallen through the ice but one was able to get to shore. Officer Lagore and
other first responders were searching for the other juvenile when he suffered
a medical emergency. He was transported Highland District Hospital
where he was pronounced dead. The second juvenile was recovered
from the water a short time later and also pronounced dead at a local
hospital. Officer Lagore had served with the Ohio Department of Natural
Resources - Division of State Parks and Watercraft for 15 years. He is
survived by his wife and two young sons.
Deputy Sheriff
Thomas Albanese
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Californ
End of Watch Thursday, February 25, 2021
Age 41 Tour 7 years Badge # N/A
Deputy Sheriff Thomas Albanese was killed in a motorcycle crash at the
intersection of Del Amo Boulevard and Paramount Boulevard, in Lakewood,
at about 9:00 am.
His patrol motorcycle collided with a vehicle in the intersection and he
suffered fatal injuries.
Deputy Albanese was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with
the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for seven years. He is survived
by his wife and two young sons.
Reserve Deputy Constable
Martinus Mitchum
Second City Court of New Orleans Constable’s Office, LA
End of Watch Friday, February 26, 2021
Age 38 Tour 8 years 2 Months
Military Veteran
Badge # N/A
Reserve Deputy Constable Martinus Mitchum was shot and killed outside
of George Washington Carver High School while escorting a disorderly
subject off the property during a high school basketball playoff game.
Once outside, the subject drew a handgun and shot Deputy Constable
Mitchum in the chest, killing him. Deputy Constable Mitchum served as
a reserve deputy constable with the Second City Court of New Orleans
Constable’s Office for eight years and also served as a full-time police
officer with the Tulane University Police Department for 18 months.
Deputy Gibson was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the
Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department for six years. He is survived by
his wife and 9-month-old child.
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Police Officer
Dominic Jared Winum
Stanley Police Department, Virginia
End of Watch Friday, February 26, 2021
Age 48 Tour 15 years Badge # 202
Police Officer Nick Winum was shot and killed while conducting a traffic
stop near Judy Lane at approximately 3:30 pm. An occupant of the
vehicle got out and opened fire on Officer Winum before he was able to
get out of his patrol car. The subject fled the scene after the shooting
and was located hiding in a barn a short distance away. The man was shot
and killed as he attempted to reach for a weapon as deputies and other
officers attempted to take him into custody.
Officer Winum had served with the Stanley Police Department for five
years and had previously served with the Virginia State Police for 10
years. He is survived by his wife, four children, and granddaughter.
Police Officer II
Jose Anzora
Los Angeles Police Department, California
End of Watch Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Age 31 Tour 10 years Badge # 40848
Police Officer Jose Anzora succumbed to injuries sustained on February
26th, 2021, when he was struck by a car while directing traffic near the
intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Wall Street.
Captain
Justin Williams Bedwell
Decatur County Sheriff’s Office, Georgia
End of Watch Monday, March 1, 2021
Age 48 Tour 20 years Badge # S09
Captain Justin Bedwell succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained two
days earlier following a vehicle pursuit of two brothers that started in
neighboring Seminole County.
The pursuit started when Seminole County deputies attempted to conduct
a traffic stop of a pickup truck for reckless driving. The vehicle fled
and the occupants opened fire on the deputies, who pursued them into
Decatur County. The vehicle stopped in the driveway of a residence near
the intersection of U.S. Highway 84 and State Road 310 and the occupants
attempted to force entry into the home by shooting through the
door.
The homeowner returned fire, prompting the subjects to abandon their
attempt to enter the home. As Captain Bedwell arrived in the area one of
the subjects opened fire on his patrol car with a .30 caliber rifle, striking
him in the chest. A second deputy suffered minor injuries. One subject
was arrested at the scene. The second subject, armed with the rifle and
wearing a bulletproof vest, was arrested 12 hours later following a manhunt
in the area. Captain Bedwell was flown to a hospital in Tallahassee,
Florida, where he succumbed to his wounds while undergoing emergency
surgery on March 1st, 2021.
Captain Bedwell had served with the Decatur County Sheriff’s Office for
20 years. He is survived by his wife, daughter, and mother.
He was transported to a local hospital where he remained until succumbing
to his injuries.
Officer Anzora had served with the Los Angeles Police Department for 10
years and was assigned to the Newton Division. He is survived by his wife
and mother.
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Spring into Biking
As the weather finally starts
to show signs of Spring, it’s
time to grab your bike and get
outdoors to clear your head
and burn some of that storedup
winter fat. Studies show
that every 30 minutes of casual
bike riding burns about 300
calories. If you are like me,
you might have a few extra
hours of bike riding required to
burn off some of the COVID 15
(pounds) I feel like I have put
on.
Living in the Houston area,
we have access to some great
bike trails. I know some of
you joined a gym in January
and you might think you’ll just
jump on the treadmill or stationary
bike to burn your 300
calories. While that will be
effective for burning calories,
there is no gym substitute for
the mental recharge that comes
from biking along parks, lakes,
creeks that several of our top
bike trails offer. I am fortunate
to live in The Woodlands and
we have over 200 miles of asphalt
pathways that cut through
neighborhoods, parks, and a
variety of waterways. As an
extra bonus in the Woodlands,
this network of bike paths provides
connections to the many
retail centers containing some
of the area’s top-rated restaurants
and bars. I am just saying
that if you burned that many
calories, one beer to celebrate
isn’t going to hurt, right? I
would encourage you to visit
www.bikethewoodlands.org for
a detailed bike map and plan a
bike trip to The Woodlands.
If biking through a suburb
maze of neighborhoods, retail
centers, and small lakes
is not “outdoors” enough for
you, then I would recommend
you try Spring Creek Greenway.
This 14-mile trail between I-45
and US 59 is a more peaceful,
isolated, paved bike path that
is makes you forget how close
you are to Houston. While it
is mostly shade covered, make
sure to bring lots of water with
you as there are no watering
holes like in The Woodlands for
you to stop and quench your
thirst. The Spring Creek Greenway
Trail can be accessed at US
59 near the San Jacinto River,
Jesse H. Jones Park & Nature
Center, Carter Park, Pundt Park,
and Dennis Johnston Park.
Another bike experience I
highly recommend is to bike
along Buffalo Bayou near
Downtown Houston. This trail
has over 20 miles of paths
to bike along on the recently
cleaned up bayou that looks
like a legit natural waterway.
Visit buffalobayou.org for more
info on bike trails and parking
areas.
It doesn’t really matter
whether you roll out of the
garage and bike around your
neighborhood or throw the
bikes in the back of the truck
and make a day of it, it is good
for your physical and mental
health to bike. The weather is
turning nice and we have to
take advantage of these early
spring days as we transition
from extreme cold to our hot
Texas summers. If you need
one more reason to try any of
these three well designed and
developed bike trails, considered
it a free gym membership.
Happy Biking!
The Buffalo Bayou bike trail near downtown Houston is much more beautiful than you may think.
Biking along one of the many beautiful lakes in The Woodlands.
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• 9 Year Patrol Officer $90,525
Elgin Police Department Get Info Peace Officer 03/29/2021 - 5pm
• Vision Insurance
• 1 Personal day per year
Sherman ISD Get Info School Resource Officer 04/01/2021 - 5pm
• Annual salary increases up to a max of
• 15 Sick days accrued per year
• Life Insurance
TJC Police Department Get Info Peace Officer 04/03/2021 - 5pm
$90,525 with longevity pay
• 15 days of Military Leave per year
• Employee Wellness Center
Dublin Police Department Get Info Peace Officer 03/20/2021 - 5pm
• Modified Lateral Pay Scale for Peace
Officers
Texas Southern University Get Info Peace Officer 04/01/2021 - 5pm
• Training and Fitness Facility
SPECIALTY / SKILL PAY
Texas A&M University - Central Texas Get Info Chief of Police 04/05/2021 - 5pm
(MONTHLY)
• Retirement Plan (7% Mandatory with
City of Carrollton’s Municipal Court Get Info Deputy Marshall 03/16/2021 - 5pm
CERTIFICATION PAY (MONTHLY)
a 2:1 City match; 20 year retirement) • Bilingual in Spanish $50
McCulloch Co. Sheriff’s Office Get Info Peace Officer 04/15/2021 - 5pm
• Intermediate PO Certification $92.08 • 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
Texas Municipal Police Association Get Info SAFVIC Systems Instructor 03/15/2021 - 5pm
• Advanced PO Certification $157.08
RELOCATION
Friendswood Police Department Get Info Peace Officer 04/26/2021 - 5pm
• Tuition Reimbursement and Academy
• Master’s PO Certification $212.33
Baytown Police Department Get Info Peace Officer 04/02/2021 - 5pm
Tuition Reimbursement
• Relocation Expenses Reimbursement
Clute Police Department Get Info Peace Officer 04/26/2021 - 5pm
• City Vehicles Program
Somerville Police Department Get Info Peace Officer 04/26/2021 - 5pm
EDUCATION PAY (MONTHLY)
• Uniforms/Equipment Provided with
San Jacinto College Police Department Get Info Peace Officer 03/22/2021 - 5pm
Annual Allowances
Sandy Oaks Police Department Get Info Deputy Marshall 03/19/2021 - 5pm
• Associates $50
City of Harker Heights Get Info Peace Officer 03/19/2021 - 5pm
• Bachelors $100
Mustang Ridge Police Department Get Info Peace Officer 04/24/2021 - 5pm
• Master $125
Hearne Police Department Get Info Peace Officer 05/01/2021 - 5pm
Town of Trophy Club Police Department Get Info Peace Officer 04/26/2021 - 5pm
City of Manvel Get Info Peace Officer 03/26/2021 - 5pm
San Felipe Del Rio CISD Get Info Chief of Police 05/21/2021 - 5pm
Physical Agility Test
Ingram Police Department Get Info Peace Officer 04/25/2021 - 5pm
PATROL OFFICER
For additional information please use the Friday, April 16,2021
City of Murphy Get Info Peace Officer 03/15/2021 - 5pm
QR code to go to our recruiting website
Hays County Constables Office Precinct 4 Get Info Deputy Constable 05/01/2021 - 5pm
The Southwestern Baptist Police Department Get Info Peace Officer 04/30/2021 - 5pm
San Jacinto College Police Department Get Info Peace Officer 04/03/2021 - 5pm
281-420-5354
Ochiltree County Sheriff’s Office Get Info Peace Officer 04/16/2021 - 5pm
281-420-5354
Pearland Police Department Get Info Peace Officer 04/12/2021 - 5pm
281-420-6660
Scurry County Sheriff's Office Get Info Peace Officer 04/03/2021 - 5pm
www.bpdcareers.org
www.baytown.org
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Application Deadline
April 2, 2021
The application acceptance deadline
is at 5:00 P.M. (central time)
Written Examination
Friday, April 16,2021

Montgomery
County Pct. 4
Constable's
Office
LATERAL DEPUTY
full-time
&
reserve
COME JOIN US!
great retirement &
great insurance
Advancement Opportunities: Criminal
Investigations - Special Response Team - Honor
Guard - Special Response Group - Swift Water
Rescue Team - K9 - Mounted Patrol - Drone team
overtime opportunities: step - dwi
enforcement - special teams - evidence - jp
security
Stipend Pay: k9 - specialist - fto deputy
paid time off: holiday - vacation - comp time -
personal - paid training
salary - step pay slotted based on tcole full-time years of
service:
Under 2 yrs - $48,755.20 9 Yrs - $59,508.80
2 Yrs - $51,188.80 12 Yrs - $61,150.40
4 Yrs - $53,726.40 15 Yrs - $65,270.40
6 Yrs - $56,368.00 16+ Yrs - $68,536.0
license certification (up to $3599) and longevity pay
civil service protected
MORE INFO:
Constable Kenneth "Rowdy" Hayden
Pickup and complete applicant in 1.
person.
questionnaire
Pct. 4 Constable, Montgomery County, TX
assessment, 2.
written exam
Firearms qualification, fitness
21130 personality Hwy assessment 59 scheduled.
Ste. C New Caney, TX and 77357
www.mcco4.org - 281.577.8985 -
candidates 3.
passing Successfully personal
receive will
@mcconstablepct4
book.
history
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board.
4. Oral

MAKE A
DIFFERENCE
IN YOUR
COMMUNITY
We are looking for outstanding individuals to
join our team! As a Pearland Police Officer your
mission will be to prevent crime and disorder, build
partnerships within the community, and positively
impact the quality of life for all our residents.
CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS
• Competitive Salary • Outstanding Training
• Career Advancement • Exceptional Benefits
The City of Pearland is one of the fastest growing
communities within the region. Pearland is located
approximately 20 minutes south of Downtown Houston
and the current population is approximately 130,000
residents.
JOIN OUR TEAM
HIRING POLICE OFFICERS AND CADETS
$5,000 Hiring Incentive for T.C.O.L.E Certified Police
Officers who qualify with at least 2 years of experience.
TEST DATE:
SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 8:30 A.M.
Register by: April 12.
Pearland Recreation Center & Natatorium
4141 Bailey Road, Pearland, TX 77584.
Doors Open: 7:15 a.m. No admittance after 7:45 a.m.
Candidates must park in the north parking lot.
SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES WILL APPLY
• Attendance limited to first 150 arrivals
• Mandatory temperature checks
• Masks required, hand sanitizer available
• Candidates seated 6 feet apart
•Be a citizen of the nited tates able to read,
write, and speak the English language
• Have a high school diploma or equivalency certificate .E.. certified by
the issuing agency with:
0 credit hours with a cumulative PA of 2.0 or higher on a .0 scale from an accredited
institute of higher learning or
- Minimum 24 months of active duty service with an honorable discharge authenticated by
a Member 2 or Member orm 21 or
15 credit hours with a cumulative PA of 2.0 or higher on a .0 scale in addition to Basic
Peace Officer Certification from TCOLE or
An Intermediate Peace Officer Certification from TCOLE
• Valid driver’s license with acceptable driving record
• Must meet all legal requirements necessary to become a licensed Peace Officer by the Texas
Commission on Law Enforcement TCOLE.
• Be between 21 and 5 years of age at the time of the examination or
• Be between 18 and 21 years of age if the applicant has received an associate’s degree or 60
semester hours of credit from an accredited college or university or has received an honorable
discharge from the armed forces of the nited tates after at least two years of active service.
: Cadet $1. hourly Police Officer $2. hourly.
April 12, 2021. Applications will not be accepted after this date.
Submit applications online by visiting pearlandtx.gov/careers.
THE CITY OF PEARLAND IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
pecial accommodations are available when necessary to aord equal opportunity to participate
in testing. Please make request in writing, five business days prior to the test date to City of
Pearland, HR Department, 3519 Liberty Drive, Pearland, TX 77581.
or questions regarding the application process please contact Terene uddsohnson at
281.652.1617 or hr@pearlandtx.gov.
List will remain in eect for one 1 year or until exhausted, whichever is sooner.
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POLICE
NOW RECRUITING
Seeking Certified Peace Officer through Texas Commission of Law Enforcement (TCOLE)
CROWLEY ISD
POLICE
DEPARTMENT
High School Diploma or GED
Clear and valid Texas driver’s license
Law Enforcement or related work experience
Ability to pass required physical, psychiatric, and drug test
Ability to work well with youth and adults
COMPETITIVE BENEFITS COMPENSATION
NOW HIRING
CAMPUS
POLICE
OFFICER
CISD Police Department
Location:
2205 N. Crowley Cleburne Rd
Crowley, TX 76036
Phone: 817-297-5345
E-mail: Sarah.carter@crowley.k12.tx.us
Insurance
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance,
AD&D and Long Term Disability
Leave Benefits
Vacation, State/Local Sick Leave
Retirement
Teachers Retirement System of Texas
Equipment
Uniforms and equipment,
(excluding boots)
Highly Sought out Schedule
226 Work Days
Weekends & Holidays off
Basic certification: $48,997
Intermediate Certification: $50,986
Advanced Certification: $53,987
Master Certification: $55,903
Overtime Opportunity!
Health Insurance
Basic Term Life Insurance
Dependent Term Life Insurance
Optional Term Life Insurance
Dental Insurance
Short Term Disability
TRS Retirement
Tax-Sheltered 403(b) Plans
457 Deferred Compensation Plan
Vacation
Sick Leave
Holidays
Professional Development
Fitness Facility Use
and more!
Campus Police provide valuable security
to everyone on campus at TJC. Our
officers seek to create a safe and secure
campus environment in which the
educational mission of the College can
be realized free from the specter of
crime.
To apply go to
TJC.edu/jobs
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