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FROM THE PUBLISHER’S DESK 

We Need to Act to Save LE 

The profession of law enforcement is dying. 

Both literally and figuratively. 

There was a time when young 

men and women dreamed about 

graduating and becoming a doctor, 

policemen or firemen. 

Oh wait, this is 2022 and I have 

to say police person, fire person 

or medical professional. But that’s 

fodder for a whole other story. 

But those dreams seem to have 

disappeared just like the thousands 

and thousands of cops 

that used to patrol our streets 

and protect the American people. 

The truth is no one wants to be a 

cop anymore. Not the young high 

school or college graduate nor the 

seasoned cop who has ten years 

under his or her belt. 

And why is that. Well first off, in 

the past ten years or so, the far left 

in this country has declared war 

on cops. Their defund the police 

movements, have resulted in more 

police deaths than any other time 

in our history. They tried to turn 

the American people against cops. 

Hate the cops. Hate what they 

stand for. Fire them. We don’t need 

them. They are killing us because 

we are black. (I’m sorry, because 

we are people of color) 

They believe no one should go 

to jail. Everyone should be free to 

do as they please. Until. It affects 

them. Then, they call 911 and 

demand help. Demand the police 

protect THEM. But wait, you defunded 

us. You did away with us. 

Now you want our help? Screw 

you. 

As a result, the men and women 

of law enforcement became 

targets. Killed for just wearing the 

uniform. Ambushed while sitting 

in their patrol cars. Shot and killed 

while trying to protect their fellow 

citizens. Why do a job that people 

don’t want you to do? 

Afterall, the citizens didn’t want 

you. Elected officials didn’t want 

you and wanted to defund you. 

Hell, there was even a time when 

a certain President of the United 

States didn’t respect you. So why 

in the hell would anyone want to 

become a cop? 

Because despite all that, there 

are those of us that still believe 

in right and wrong. Believe in the 

American Justice System. Run 

towards danger when everyone 

else is running away. Who’ll jump 

in front of people they don’t even 

know when the bullets start to 

fly. Or risk their own life, to save 

someone from a burning car. 

It’s something you are born with. 

An instinct to protect and save 

others before yourself. You either 

have it or you don’t. 

So, what do we do to turn this 

around and save our profession? 

How can we fill the thousands 

of open police positions in this 

country? As a people, we have to 

change our attitude towards law 

enforcement. Yes, we’ve had bad 

cops do bad things. But you can’t 

judge all cops by the actions of 

a handful. As a country, we need 

to raise our kids to respect those 

in authority. Not just cops, but all 

first responders. At some point in 

their life, their very existence on 

this planet may depend on these 

SGT. MICHAEL BARRON RET 

same people. Once they realize the 

importance of what we do as a 

profession, they may also realize 

that’s what they were meant to do. 

As far as the gazillion openings 

for cops around the country? Go 

to the polls and elect people who 

respect you and want you. Elect 

judges who support what you 

do and lock up the bad guys for 

a long ass time. Elect DA’s who’ll 

prosecute and put away the bad 

guys. Elect mayors, governors, as 

well as state and federal politicians 

who believe in law and order 

and not this WOKE shit. And finally 

elect a President who has your 

back. 

In the meantime, watch your six 

and protect your fellow officers. 

We all have families to go home 

to and EVERYONE needs to make 

it home safe and sound. We are a 

brotherhood like no other. If you 

see your brother suffering, stop 

and help them. Take the time to 

listen and come to their aide. And 

if you are suffering, go to your 

brother officers and ask for help. 

Let’s all do our part to stop officer’s 

from taking their own lives. 

Be safe, Be relentless. 


FROM THE GUEST EDITOR’S DESK 

TCOLE 2022 Conference 

So, about that Texas Commission on 

Law Enforcement Conference. 

This past October many 

Trainers, Field Training Officers, 

Supervisors and even a 

few Chief’s (like me) made the 

trek down to Corpus Christi, 

Texas to hear what TCOLE was 

up to and maybe a hint or two 

of where they were thinking 

about going in the future. Especially 

with the recent retirement 

of Director Kim Vickers, 

a lot of folks are wondering 

“Well, now what?” when it 

comes to TCOLE. 

Someone once told me, to 

know where we’re going, just 

look at where we have been, 

and you’ll get a good idea. 

I looked back at TCOLE, and 

you’d have to go all the way 

back to 1968 to see where it 

originated, where it went and 

what it has evolved into today. 

There are a few old relics 

around who remember those 

days. You weren’t old enough 

to buy your own bullets, but 

you could be a cop. And then 

it could be almost a year before 

you’d even step foot into 

an Academy. That’s right. Folks 

just figured you’d have enough 

sense to go out there and do 

the job, without getting yourself 

killed. Well, that didn’t go 

as planned. 

So, in the 80’s, there began 

a huge push to bring TCOLE 

front and center for Law Enforcement 

in Texas. Many 

people found Chief’s, Sheriff’s 

and Constable’s weren’t exactly 

abiding by all the rules 

set forth by the Board and the 

Texas Legislature and that had 

to change. People in charge of 

their respective agencies had 

to be held to a statewide standard 

and that standard had to 

be enforced for the good of 

Law Enforcement and the good 

of Texas. 

I can see your blood pressure 

is skyrocketing, so please let 

me say I know. TCOLE hasn’t 

always and doesn’t always get 

it right. And we all know, the 

Legislature sure as hell doesn’t. 

But I think we can agree, there 

had to be a central location 

for all Peace Officer Records, 

Training, and Employment 

Status. I think we can all agree, 

while not every decision from 

TCOLE has been the correct 

one, the organization itself is 

definitively necessary. 

Fast forward to this year’s 

2022 TCOLE Conference. It was 

cool to see a lot of old familiar 

CHIEF REX EVANS 

faces and of course it’s always 

cool to meet some new ones. 

Such encounters lead to a time 

whereby we can fellowship, 

bond and most importantly 

talk about what has and has 

not been working for us over 

the previous year. Hey, learning 

from other people’s trials and 

errors is GOLDEN. Don’t try to 

figure it all out. Just listen to 

them. Listen and learn. 

Law Enforcement Conferences 

are well, Law Enforcement 

Conferences. They are, 

what you make of them. Besides. 

It’s cool to get out of 

our little proverbial box’s and 

see what is going on around 

us. For example, the Vendor’s 

Arena! Hey, what better place 

to visit and see all the things 

you and your department 

could never afford but, the rich 

little City down the road well, 

they can!!! And we all know 

what that means, we can buy 

their leftovers later at half the 

cost, when the next newest toy 

comes out!! 

Finally, I met someone new at 

this year’s conference. A true, 

real life Texas Law Enforcement 

Legend!! Mr. John Steinsiek. 

This gentleman is about 

to turn 81 years old in November. 

He’s worn the badge of a 

Texas Law Enforcement Officer 

since 1963. He began his amazing 

and storied career in Lufkin, 

Texas as a Night Shift Patrolman. 

It was the honor and privilege 

of a lifetime to not only meet 

this man. but to sit down and 

listen to his many stories of 

years gone by. It was an incredible 

experience. 

Sadly, I watched a whole lot 

of younger people in law enforcement 

walk right past him. 

Like he didn’t even exist. Folks, 

let me tell you something, you 

REALLY missed out. Old lawmen 

like Mr. Steinsiek are far 

and few in between. You’d all 

be wise to pause a moment 

from your cell phone, tablet 

and laptop and just simply 

listen to what this man has to 

share. 

His story of how TCOLE first 

came about was hilarious!!! 

Back then, folks didn’t have a 

problem walking out back to 

the patrol parking lot, and “get 

with it” over a disagreement. 

Then, after the shift was done, 

they’d have a beer or two or 

ten together. And I guarantee 

you, they’d have given their 

lives for to protect one another. 

A lot of folks say the old days 

are gone for good. Lawyers 

have utterly and completely 

decimated American and Texas, 

Law Enforcement. I don’t about 

that. I do believe they’ve tried 

mighty hard. But one thing I 

have found to be a Constant 

Truth is eventually what is 

right, is right. And what’s right 

is ultimately what gets done. 

Well, that’s my take on this 

years TCOLE Conference. To 

all those in attendance, great 

to see ya. Good Lord willing, 

we’ll all come together again 

next year. Till then, may God’s 

Grace, Mercy and Love be with 

us all. We’re going to need it. 


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READERS SPEAK OUT 

Harris County Out $1.2 Million 

Over $500,000 Paid to Democratic Campaign Data 

Firms for a Vaccine Contract. 

You may recall that earlier this 

year, I wrote how the County had 

rushed to pay out over $1.4 million 

on the now infamous COVID 

vaccine contract shortly after it 

was awarded. When the contract 

was abruptly terminated, 

the County Attorney’s Office told 

Commissioners’ Court it would 

be working to recover the funds. 

That was over a year ago. 

Greg Groogan recently asked 

the County Attorney’s Office for 

a progress report on the recovery 

efforts. In an email response, 

the County Attorney’s Office 

told Groogan that it had recovered 

approximately $600,000. 

Of the remaining $800,000, the 

County Attorney said that about 

$500,000 had been spent on 

“nonrefundable, nontransferable 

licenses” and that they were still 

“communicating with Elevate’s 

lawyers to better understand 

other amounts invoiced to the 

county and to determine 

In Elevate’s Invoice No. 0126 it 

charged the County $539,000 

for software licenses from three 

software companies, to wit: 

Civis Analytics, Inc. - $365,093 

Here is Politico’s description of 

Civis Analytics: 

“Civis Analytics, a data analytics 

firm that grew out of Barack 

Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign, 

worked with Joe Biden’s 

campaign as well as most of 

his major Democratic rivals in 

the primary. One of the firm’s top 

offerings was . . . a central repository 

for all the data campaigns 

collect. The tool ported in information 

. . . used by campaigns, 

matched identifying information 

in different formats into single 

voter records.” (Emphasis added.) 

Axios wrote in a recent story 

that “Civis Analytics, a startup 

that could be key to next fall’s 

Democratic party campaigns . . .” 

NGP VAN EveryAction & OutreachCircle 

- $172,964 

This is NGPVAN’s description of 

their company on their website: 

“NGP VAN is the leading technology 

provider to Democratic 

and progressive campaigns and 

organizations, as well as nonprofits, 

municipalities, and other 

groups, offering clients an 

integrated platform of the best 

fundraising, compliance, field, 

organizing, digital, and social 

networking products.” (Emphasis 

added.) 

OutreachCircle was recently 

acquired by another company, 

Political Data, Inc. This is Political 

Data’s description of the acquisition 

on their website: 

“Political Data, Inc. (PDI) announced 

today it has acquired 

OutreachCircle, a leading supporter 

management and relational 

organizing platform. The 

acquisition will offer . . . clients 

an industry-leading product that 

combines top-notch data, voter 

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digital services and grassroots 

organizing tools and platforms.” 

(Emphasis added.) 

These are, presumably, the 

“nonrefundable, nontransferable 

licenses” to which the County Attorney’s 

Office was referring. I did 

not find anything on any of these 

firms’ websites that indicated 

they had any experience in public 

health. 

By the way, according to the 

County Auditor’s payment website, 

Civis Analytics has also been 

paid an additional $460,000 directly 

by the County since Hidalgo 

was elected. 

So, to summarize, since Hidalgo 

became County Judge, Harris 

County taxpayers have paid, 

either directly or indirectly, over 

$1 million to firms that specialize 

in providing data services to 

Democratic campaigns. According 

to the County Auditor’s website 

the County never did any business 

with any of these firms before 

VOTE LINA HIDAGO OUT 

Hidalgo was elected. 

Let me remind everyone of one 

of the text messages obtained 

by the Texas Rangers between 

Hidalgo’s staff members regarding 

the award of this contract. 

In responding to another staff 

member questioning why Hidalgo 

had changed the scope of work, 

her chief of staff wrote: 

“Probably good for campaign 

purposes in her mind, but anyway, 

if she has some intricate 

picture in her head, I say F it and 

let her define it . . .” (Emphasis 

added.) 

I’ll let you draw your own 

conclusions from all of this, but 

it certainly helps explain why 

Hidalgo is so concerned about 

being indicted after the election. 

VOTE ALEX MEALER IN 


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OKLAHOMA CITY 

Hundreds gathered together to pay tribute to Sgt. 

Meagan Burke, killed in a head on crash. 

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to honor the life of a fallen 

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metro. 

Burke, 31, was driving north 

on Interstate 44 near SW 44 on 

Sept. 29th when she was struck 

head-on by a southbound vehicle 

that had swerved left and 

gone over the center guardrail, 

according to a police statement. 

Burke was pronounced dead at 

the scene. 

The driver of the southbound 

vehicle sustained 

non-life-threatening injuries, 

and police said the investigation 

was still underway. 

“You being here gives this family 

a tremendous boost because 

at this point, they hurt,” said 

retired Oklahoma Police Department 

chaplain Greg Giltner. “You 

being here really helps.” 

On Thursday, Oct. 6th, hundreds 

gathered at the Southern Hills 

Baptist Church in south Oklahoma 

City to remember Burke 

alongside friends and members 

of the family, who were led into 

the sanctuary by bagpipers, 

drummers and members of the 

honor guard. 

“She found her people. She 

found her purpose,” Giltner read 

from a letter written by Burke’s 

aunt. 

Burke was born in California, 

raised in Colorado and made 

her way to Oklahoma when she 

joined the soccer team at the 

University of Central Oklahoma, 

where she was a goalie. 

Burke, who had served with 

the department since May 2016, 

had been a patrol officer for 

the Springlake Division before 

transferring to the highway interdiction 

unit and most recently 

returned to patrol as a field 

training officer for the Santa Fe 

Division. 

Members of department leadership 

and Burke’s academy class 

shared praise, love and funny 

memories of their time with 

Burke, at times while struggling 

through tears. 

Lt. Chris Swanson, one of 

Burke’s superiors, recalled her 

humility and unwillingness to 

accept public acknowledgment 

for a job well done. He joked that 

her memorial gave the department 

and her colleagues the last 

laugh as they could finally praise 

her openly. 

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“If you know Meagan Burke, 

Meagan Burke right now is flipping 

every one of us off,” Swanson 

said, which garnered laughter 

from the crowd. “This is not 

what she wanted. This is what 

she deserved.” 

“I firmly believe that Sgt. Meagan 

Burke was given a servant’s 

heart, but she was a warrior,” 

Giltner said. 

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was in a Blackhawk Security 

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morning hours of June 8, while 

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POLK COUNTY, FL. 

Deputy Blane Lane, killed by friendly fire while serving a warrant, had 

his lifetime dream fulfilled when Sheriff Judd promoted him to Sheriff. 

POLK COUNTY, FL. – Deputy Blane hitting Lane in the shoulder. He died 

Lee Lane, 21, achieved in death what at Lakeland Regional Medical Center 

he had hoped to earn in a lifelong as a trauma team worked on him, 

career with the Polk County Sheriff’s 

the bullet lodged in his chest. 

Office: He was promoted to Judd told hundreds of uniformed 

the rank of sheriff by his hero, Polk officers from throughout the state, 

County Sheriff Grady Judd. 

who gathered at the church, that the 

Lane was killed in the line of duty blame for Lane’s death was Williams’ 

on October 4th, accidentally shot by 

alone and called her “an evil 

a fellow deputy when four of them person filled with the devil. 

went to a home in rural northern Elected officials lining a front 

Polk County to arrest a woman pew included Florida Gov. Ron 

wanted on a felony warrant for DeSantis, Attorney General Ashley 

failure to appear in court on felony Moody, U.S. Rep. Scott Franklin, and 

drug charges. 

Florida Reps. Sam Killebrew and 

“Let us not be a dark burden unto Josie Tomkow. School Board member-elect 

Justin Sharpless, who 

the next Grady Judd. 

Lane graduated from Mulber- 

the body is to be in the presence 

Deputy Sheriff Lane’s memory, but 

rather a bright light in the morning knew Lane, also attended. 

DEPUTY BLANE LANE 

“When he was 2 years old, he ry High School in 2020 and Polk of God and we can’t add a minute 

sun, telling all that Deputy Sheriff Lane’s family listened as Judd 

wanted to be a bull rider. Of course, State College’s dual law enforcement-detention 

to our lives by worrying,’” Judd 

Blane Lane lived his dream for his eulogized him and then several took 

I was the bull. We spent so many 

academy program said. “Preston said, ‘I know where 

entire life,” Judd told about 1,000 turns sharing their happiest – and stop resisting,” Judd said. 

hours on my hands and knees and and was hired as a detention deputy 

my soul is going. I don’t see death.’ 

mourners at Lane’s funeral at Victory 

funniest — memories of him. Lane is Maddix Lane said she and her 

him on my back. We would watch 

in May 2021. He became a deputy And then Preston asked Blane, 

Church. “Now to complete Deputy survived by his 3-year-old daugh- 

brother didn’t always see eye-to- 

bull riding on TV and I knew what sheriff in January, right around the ‘What about you?’ And he got a 

Sheriff Lane’s faraway dream that ter, Kate Lane; a boy the family calls eye, mainly because he liked to be 

followed — that I had to saddle up,” time of his 21st birthday, and was high school kid’s response – ‘I’m not 

Blane can’t attain on his own, I am Lane’s “son by love,” Trace “Timmy” the boss of her. She said they used 

Sodders said. “Then a few years assigned to Northwest District Patrol. 

scared of nothing – I’m like Grady 

going to promote Deputy Sheriff Wood; parents, Shellie and Wayne to use cardboard boxes to make 

later, he met Sheriff Grady Judd. 

He lived in Fort Meade. Judd.’” 

Blane Lane to honorary sheriff for Lane; sister, Maddix Lane; grandparents, 

garages for their cop cars. 

That changed his mind of what he Judd said Deputy Preston Davis Sodders said Lane also dreamed 

all eternity … Rest well, Sheriff 

Darrel and Debbie Sodders, “One time, Blane was aggravating 

wanted to become. He wanted to was Lane’s school resource deputy, of driving one of the PCSO Dodge 

Lane.” 

Kathy Stader, Elizabeth and Charlie me, trying to bite me, so the only 

be a Polk County deputy. From then adding that Lane talked with Davis Chargers patrol vehicles, which 

Judd said the wanted woman Jones; his cousin and best friend, black eye Blane ever had was from 

until now, he had one goal and that every week about Judd and about came true earlier this year. But Judd 

– 46-year-old Cheryl Williams — Brady Patisaul; and extended family me when I kicked him in the face. 

was to be a Polk County deputy.” the sheriff’s office. One day, Blane said one rainy night, Lane wrecked 

pointed a BB pistol, which looks and many friends. 

He was so mad,” Maddix recalled 

The family told Judd this week asked Davis if he had ever been in a his patrol car. He thought for sure 

identical to a 9 mm handgun, at Many in his family talked about to the chuckles of the crowd. “I am 

that Lane studied him, listening to shooting, and if he was scared. he was going to get fired because 

two deputies searching a mobile how, as a boy, Lane loved to play forever grateful that I got to be 

his press conferences and quoting “He asked Blane, ‘Do you believe he was a new deputy and still on 

home for her. The deputies immediately 

cops and robbers, including arrest- 

his little sister. I love you always, 

him. Lane even made his mother in God?’ And Blane said, ‘Absolutely.’ probation. Instead, he was handed 

shot her, and one of the ing, and handcuffing his little sister Blane.” 

drive by Judd’s former home on And Preston told Blane, ‘We know the keys to a beat-up Chevy Impala 

approximately six bullets they fired and cousins. Once when his sister Darrel Sodders, his grandfather, 

Harrell’s Nursery Road “over and the dangers of this job going in. The and given the nickname “Hydroplane 

pierced the mobile home’s wall, told him it hurt, he said, “Well, then said Lane didn’t always want to be 

over and over.” 

apostle Paul said to be absent from 

Lane.” 

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SEDGWICK CNTY, KN. 

Deputy Sidnee Carter was killed in a traffic accident 

while on duty in Sedgwick County Kansas. 

SEDGWICK COUNTY, KN – A 

deputy in Kansas was killed in 

a car crash Friday October 7th 

while on duty. 

The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s 

Office confirmed that 22-yearold 

Sidnee Carter died in the 

crash. 

She served at the Sedgwick 

County Detention Facility for 

more than a year before transferring 

to the Law Enforcement 

Bureau in February. 

According to Kansas Highway 

Patrol, 28-year-old Kelvin Burgett 

from Arizona was driving 

westbound on 29th Street North 

when he failed to yield at a stop 

sign and struck Carter’s patrol 

vehicle on the driver’s side. 

Sedgwick County is located in 

central Kansas and encompasses 

the city of Wichita. 

The funeral for Sedgwick 

County Sheriff’s Deputy Sidnee 

Carter was held Friday, Oct. 14. 

at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic 

Church. 

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area law enforcement gathered 

to pay their respects during the 

hour-long service. 

The Reverend David Voss said 

she was remembered as someone 

who had a caring heart for 

everyone she met. 

“She made everyone else 

around her feel like they were 

home. Whether it was home at 

the bowling alley with all the 

kids in the summers with dad, 

whether it was at the dance studio 

with their friends, whether it 

was at a detention center, caring 

for those who really didn’t see 

much kindness, but everybody 

cared about her because she 

showed that kindness to those 

who don’t see it,” said Voss. 

Carter was with the Sedgwick 

County Sheriff’s Office for a year 

and a half in the Detention Facility 

before transferring to the Law 

Enforcement Bureau in February 

2022. 

Sedgwick County Sheriff Jeff 

Easter remembered her as extremely 

helpful and said she was 

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well-respected by her peers. 

“She was only 22 years old. 

She was young. She had her 

whole life ahead of her,” said 

Easter. “She was somebody that 

dreamed of law enforcement 

from a very young age. And now 

this has happened, which is 

devastating to us here. I can’t tell 

you the impact this really has on 

an organization, and it will impact 

us for quite some time.” 



GREENVILLE, MS. 

Greenville Police Detective Myiesha Stewart was shot and killed in a 

shootout in the western Mississippi town of Greenville. 

GREENVILLE, MS. – A western 

Mississippi town is mourning the 

loss of Greenville Police Detective 

Myiesha Stewart after she 

was shot and killed in the line of 

duty on Tuesday, October 11th. 

Stewart, 30, was killed Tuesday 

afternoon while responding to a 

shooting near the intersection of 

U.S. Highway 82 and Mississippi 

Highway 1. Few details have 

been released about the incident, 

but news outlets in the area said 

the suspect who killed Stewart 

also shot a man in the head and 

a woman in the foot. 

The suspect was also injured 

during the incident and was 

airlifted to a hospital in Jackson. 

That person remains in the custody 

of Mississippi authorities. 

Greenville Mayor Errick Simmons 

released the following 

statement on the tragedy late 

Tuesday night: 

“I have learned of an officer-involved 

shooting that 

occurred this afternoon near 

Reed and Rebecca Streets in 

Greenville. Several people were 

injured by gunshots, including 

an investigator with the 

Greenville Police Department 

who has unfortunately passed 

away as a result of the incident. 

Department of Public Safety 

Commissioner Sean Tindell has 

been notified and the Mississippi 

Bureau of Investigation will 

conduct a thorough investigation 

into this matter. Greenville Chief 

of Police Marcus Turner, Sr. and 

I have visited with family of the 

deceased officer, and we asked 

on behalf of the family for your 

continued prayers, condolences, 

and support during this very 

difficult time.” 

On Facebook, police Chief 

Marcus Turner stated the entire 

community is mourning the loss 

of Stewart, and said they must 

stand together during these trying 

times. 

“Our hearts are heavy as we 

remember the great times we’ve 

shared with such an impressionable 

and remarkable young 

woman, who gave her all until 

the end,” Turner wrote in a 

lengthy statement on social 

media. “Our department is a 

very close-knit, family-oriented 

department that will continue to 

hold strong together and for the 

service of our community.” 

To honor Stewart, the city held 

a prayer breakfast Wednesday 

morning to pray for her family 

and co-workers, other first responders, 

and the community in 

general. 

OFFICER MYIESHA STEWART 

“Myiesha Stewart was a true 

definition of dedication, commitment 

and resilience,” the city 

posted on Facebook. “We all 

stand together to support the 

family of our fallen officer.” 

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves 

and Department of Public Safety 

Commissioner Sean Tindell also 

offered condolences to Stewart’s 

loved ones and the Greenville 

Police Department. 

Greenville police announced 

funeral arrangements for their 

“fallen hero” Friday on Facebook. 

The funeral service was held 

on Friday, Oct. 21, at 11 a.m 

The fallen detective is survived 

by her 3-year-old son and her 

parents. 

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EAST HARTFORD, CT. 

Bristol Officers shot and killed in a deliberate act to lure 

them to a 911 call. Third officer takes out gunman. 

EAST HARTFORD, CT. — Thousands 

of people and first responders 

from across the country 

made their way to Rentschler 

Field to say goodbye to fallen officers 

Lt. Dustin DeMonte and Sgt. 

Alex Hamzy. 

DeMonte and Hamzy, who both 

served with the Bristol Police 

Department, were shot and killed 

in the line of duty on Wednesday, 

October 12th. 

Hamzy, DeMonte and Officer 

Alec Iurato, were responding to 

a 911 call at a home on Redstone 

Hill Road around 10:30 pm. The 

call was supposedly a dispute 

between two siblings at the location, 

but according to detectives, 

it appears the call was a “deliberate 

act to lure law enforcement” 

to the home. 

When the three officers arrived 

at the scene, they were confronted 

by one of the suspects, later 

identified as 35-year-old Nicholas 

Brutcher, who was outside of 

the home. Nicholas immediately 

began firing, striking all three of 

the officers, police said. Police 

said that Iurato returned fire after 

being struck, which killed Brutcher. 

All three officers were taken to 

a local hospital, but Hamzy and 

DeMonte suffered fatal wounds. 

Officer Alec Iurato was treated 

and released. 

LT. DUSTIN DEMONTE 

A joint funeral for the two 

officers was held inside the East 

Hartford stadium due to the expected 

crowd. 

Loved ones of DeMonte and 

Hamzy shared their love for them 

through tears. 

“He is my hero, my protection 

and the love of my life,” said Katie 

Hamzy, the wife of Alex Hamzy. 

“Dustin, my love. The kids and 

I are honored to call you ours. 

You loved us so hard,” said Laura 

DeMonte, Wife of Dustin DeMonte. 

DeMonte and Hamzy were officially 

posthumously promoted 

during the service, with Dustin 

DeMonte now a Lt. and Alex 

Hamzy now a Sgt. 

SGT. ALEX HAMZY 

Officer Alec Iurato was also honored 

at the service for saving more 

lives from being lost after shooting 

and killing the suspect that police 

say ambushed the responding 

police officers. Iurato even walked 

without his crutches to deliver 

what’s known as the United States 

honor flag onto Rentschler Field. 

The honor flag is a traveling memorial 

flag that’s been to the battlefields 

of conflict and to ground 

zero on 9/11. 

Honor guards from the state police, 

Bristol police, and Bristol fire 

department were on the field, as 

Bristol officers serving as pallbearers, 

carried their brothers in 

blue onto the field. 



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CARROLLTON, TX. 

Carrollton Officer Steven Nothem killed when his patrol 

car was struck by a vehicle on the Bush Turnpike. 

CARROLLTON, TX — A Carrollton 

police officer and another 

driver were killed in a crash on 

the President George Bush Turnpike 

on Tuesday, October 18th. 

Officer Steve Nothem II, was 

assisting a drunk-driving investigation 

when his squad car was 

hit by a passing driver’s vehicle. 

Local TV Station WFAA’s William 

Joy spoke with the officer’s 

father and namesake, Steve 

Nothem, on Wednesday, the day 

after the crash. Steve Nothem 

said before his son was a police 

officer, he served as a U.S. Marine 

and did two tours in Iraq. 

“He did that because he wanted 

to matter. He wanted ...,” Nothem 

said, as he choked up. “The 

Iraq war was young and dangerous, 

and he wanted to make his 

mark.” 

Steve Nothem said his son “was 

always the defender of the underdog” 

in high school. He went 

on to tell a story about how his 

son had a friend named Sam Lee, 

who had cystic fibrosis and was 

picked on in high school. Steve 

Nothem said his son would stand 

up for Lee and defend him from 

the bullies. 

Steve Nothem II and Lee vowed 

together that Nothem II would 

fight for our country, while Lee 

fought for his life. 

“Steve got back from his first 

tour of Iraq to learn that Sam 

was pretty much on his death 

bed,” Steve Nothem told WFAA. 

“Steve told Sam that he would 

name his son Sam, after him, 

and within an hour, his friend 

Sam died. That’s the kind of kid 

[Steve] was.” 

Steve Nothem said his son decided 

to become a police officer 

after his military career because, 

again, “he defends the underdog.” 

He said his son served for 

about four years in Wisconsin 

before moving to Texas. 

“[Steve] chose Texas over the 

other warmer climate states 

because he felt that the police 

departments in Texas were more 

well-respected than other parts 

of the country,” Steve Nothem 

said. 

Steve Nothem said Carrollton 

police notified the Kiel, Wisc. police, 

who then sent two officers 

to his house to deliver the heartbreaking 

news. 

“First thing I said was ‘it’s 4 

a.m., who died’ and they said it 

was Steven.” 

Steve Nothem said, “if there’s 

anything that’s sort of comforting, 

it’s that he wasn’t killed by 

another drunk driver.” He said his 

OFFICER STEVEN R. NOTHEM 

Deputy Matthew Yates 

son “had a thing about keeping 

drunk drivers off the highway” 

because his aunt was killed by 

a drunk driver on Christmas Eve 

nearly a decade ago. 

The Carrollton Police Department 

said Nothem II leaves 

behind a 13-year-old son, twin 

6-year-old sons and a 1-yearold 

daughter. 

“He really, really loved his wife 

and kids. More than most husbands 

do,” Steve Nothem said. 

“That was his whole life. That 

and his service, his community 

service. Those two things were 

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MIAMI, FL. 

Gun mix-up at a Miami-Dade Shooting Range cost US 

Custom’s Officer Jorge Arias his life. 

MIAMI,FL. – A gun mix-up 

led a U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection Officer to accidentally 

shoot and kill fellow 

Officer Jorge Arias at a 

west Miami-Dade gun range 

Wednesday morning, according 

to a US Customs official. 

Arias, who was assigned to 

the Miami International Airport 

in his regular duties, was 

working as a firearms instructor 

at the time. 

Law enforcement sources 

said the shooting, which happened 

at the county-owned 

Trail Glades Range, near 

Southwest Eighth Street and 

Krome Avenue, took place 

during a role-playing exercise. 

During that exercise, each 

person participating swapped 

their real weapon for training 

guns. 

Sources say another U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection 

officer shot and killed 

Officer Jorge Arias at a west 

Miami-Dade shooting range 

after forgetting to swap his 

real gun for a training gun. 

Sources said the officer 

doing the exercise with Arias 

briefly left the room and 

switched back to his real gun, 

but forgot to swap it back out 

for the training weapon when 

he came back, leading him to 

accidentally shoot Arias in the 

chest after the exercise began. 

Officer Arias was a United 

States Coast Guard Reserve 

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LONDON, KY. 

London Police Officer Logan Medlock was killed when a 

suspected drunk driver’s truck struck his patrol car. 

LONDON, KY. – A Kentucky 

police officer was killed Sunday 

October 30th, when his patrol 

vehicle was hit by a pickup truck 

whose driver was suspected 

of being under the influence of 

alcohol, authorities said. 

London Police Officer Logan K. 

Medlock, 26, died in the crash, 

which took place at about 12:50 

a.m., according to a statement 

released by the Kentucky State 


Medlock was on duty and 

driving through an intersection in 

London when his Dodge Charger 

police cruiser was struck by a 

Dodge Ram pickup truck, police 

said. 

Medlock, of Keavy, died on the 

scene of the crash. The driver of 

the pickup truck, Casey P. Byrd, 

36, was not injured, police said. 

Alcohol is suspected to be a 

factor in the crash, police said. 

Byrd, of Oneida, Tennessee, was 

charged with murder of a police 

officer and using a motor vehicle 

under the influence, police said. 

Byrd was being held in the Laurel 

County Correctional Center, 

online records showed. Records 

did not show if Byrd had a lawyer 

to speak on his behalf about 

the charges Sunday. 

On Monday, October 31, It was 

an emotionally charged night as 

the London community showed 

up in droves to honor London 

Police Officer Logan Medlock. 

Medlock’s wife Courtney, five 

year old son Brantley and father, 

Assistant Police Chief Randy 

Medlock, were at Monday’s vigil 

asking the community to continue 

loving, hugging and praying 

for them for a long time. 

The family says while they’re 

heartbroken and devastated, 

they find comfort in knowing 

they will one day be reunited 

with Medlock in heaven. 

“I’ve got anger, a lot of anger. 

Jesus forgave me and it may 

not be soon but I have to forgive 

that man that took my son from 

me,” says Randy Medlock. “But 

I still hope he gets everything 

that the judicial system can 

hand down to him.” 

Police Chief Travis Dotson 

urging his officers and the 

community not to let Medlock’s 

legacy fade. 

“Our duty now is to make sure 

this young man never forgets 

who his father really, really is 

and will be,” says Dotson. “Our 

job is to make sure this, Logan’s 

legacy, goes on and on, past my 

OFFICER LOGAN K. MEDLOCK 

time, past our new officers’ time 

and beyond.” 

It was a night full of stories 

and love. The crowd clearly 

showing how deeply loved 

Medlock is and how he will be 

missed by many. 

Medlock’s visitation and funeral 

will be held at Corinth Baptist 

Church in London. 

His visitation will be November 

3rd starting at 5 P.M. His 

funeral will be November 4th at 

noon with the burial to follow at 

Roark Cemetery in Keavy. 



ACROSS THE US 

Latest law enforcement news from across the country. 

IL SERGEANT CRITICALLY IN- 

JURED IN ASSAULT 

EAST MOLINE, IL – A suspect has 

been charged with attempted murder 

after East Moline, IL, Police say 

he assaulted and seriously injured 

an East Moline police sergeant on 

October 24TH. 

Around 6:30 p.m., East Moline Police 

Sergeant William Lind identified 

arson suspect Adrian W. Rogers, 52, 

in East Moline and made contact 

with him. 

Shortly after making contact, 

police say body camera footage 

shows, Rogers physically attacking 

Lind and then fleeing the scene on 

foot. 

Arriving officers found Sergeant 

Lind unconscious with injuries to 

the head. He was transported to a 

local hospital, WQAD reports. 

Sergeant Lind is in critical condition 

and his injuries have been 

deemed life-threatening. 

Around 10:50 p.m., Rogers was 

taken into custody by the Colona 


As reported by policemag.com. 

RICHMOND VA CHIEF RESIGNS 

RICHMOND, VA. – Richmond Police 

Chief Gerald Smith resigned Tuesday 

evening. 

Smith served with Richmond Police 

for two and a half years, NBC12 

reports. 

He was appointed by Mayor Levar 

Stoney in June 2020. 

The Richmond Coalition of Police 

released a statement saying, “We 

were made aware of Chief Gerald 

M. Smith’s resignation this afternoon. 

We are now entering the next 

chapter of the Richmond Police 

Department. We look forward to 

working with the administration, 

city council and its citizens on the 

future success and we would like to 

thank all of them for listening to the 

men and women of the Richmond 

Police Department. We are embracing 

moving forward with the New 

Interim Chief and eager to have an 

open dialogue with all stakeholders.” 

Major Richard Edwards has been 

temporarily appointed as acting 

police chief. 


OFF-DUTY CA OFFICER SHOOTS 

SELF, KILLS BYSTANDER WHILE 

CLEANING GUN 

SANTA CRUZ, CA – An off-duty 

Santa Cruz, CA, officer accidentally 

shot through his own hand and then 

hit and killed a 20-year-old man 

last week, according to the Salinas 


Officer Francisco Villicana was 

cleaning his personal gun Friday 

around 5:45 p.m. in Salinas when 

he mistakenly fired the single round 

that killed Luis Alfredo Ferro-Sanchez, 

police said. 

When officers arrived to the 

scene they found Villicana with a 

gunshot wound to his hand, and 

Ferro-Sanchez with a wound to his 

upper torso. Both were taken to the 

hospital, where Ferro-Sanchez died, 

KTVU reports. 

Police did not say whether the 

two men knew each other. They 

said the incident appears to be 

an accident, but the case will be 

investigated by the Monterey County 

District Attorney. 

As reported by policemag.com 

WASH. SHERIFF’S OFFICE AN- 

NOUNCES PLAN TO ACQUIRE NEW 

$350K ARMORED VEHICLE 

By Phil Ferolito 

YAKIMA, Wash. — The Yakima 

County Sheriff’s Office will get a 

new armored vehicle to assist deputies 

responding to violent crime. 

During a Monday study session, 

Yakima County commissioners 

agreed to award the sheriff’s office 

$350,000 in American Rescue Plan 

Act funds for the purchase. 

Commissioners are expected to finalize 

the award during next week’s 

regular business meeting. 

Commissioner LaDon Linde, who 

presented the request, said the 

sheriff’s office has two old Army 

surplus armored vehicles; one is out 

of service and the other experiences 

frequent problems. 

The sheriff’s office responds to 

its share of violent crime, and an 

operable armored vehicle is needed 

to help protect deputies, he said. 

Linde highlighted three officer-involved 

shootings on or near the 

Yakama Reservation within the past 

two months; two involved deputies 

and one involved a Yakama Tribal 

Police officer. 

The Lion statue honoring Officer Jesse Madsen and other fallen Tampa officers incorporates parts of 

Madsen’s patrol vehicle. (Photo: Tampa PD/Screen Shot) - 

HEROIC FL OFFICER HONORED 

WITH MONUMENT MADE FROM 

HIS CRASHED PATROL CAR 

TAMPA, FL. – When Tampa Police 

Officer Jesse Madsen steered 

his police vehicle into the path of 

a wrong-way driver last March, he 

made a split-second decision that 

cost him his life, but likely saved the 

lives of other drivers on I-275. 

Tuesday, his family and fellow 

officers watched as a new law enforcement 

memorial was unveiled 

at District One headquarters, Fox 13 

reports. 

It’s a metal sculpture made from 

parts of Madsen’s mangled patrol 

car along with guns that were taken 

off the street. The sculpture depicts 

a majestic lion, six feet tall, ready 

to pounce. 

The Lion statue honoring Officer 

Jesse Madsen and other fallen 

Tampa officers incorporates parts 

of Madsen’s patrol vehicle. 

“A lion was very much like how 

Jesse (Madsen) was, fierce and 

protective, but still family oriented,” 

said Tampa Police Major Eric Defelice, 

a co-worker and close friend. 

“So, it really embodied what Jesse 

meant to us.” 

The sculpture was created by 

Tampa metal artist Dominique Martinez, 

owner of Rustic SteeL. 

MILWAUKEE PD REPLACES DUTY 

FIREARMS 

MILWAUKEE — Every Milwaukee 

police officer will be trading in their 

duty firearm for a new model after 

three members of the police department 

were wounded after their 

current holstered service firearm 

accidentally discharged. 

According to WTMJ News, the Milwaukee 

Police Department recently 

announced it will transition from 

its current Sig Sauer P320 pistol to 

a Glock model. The shift will cost 

roughly $450,000. 

“These unexplained discharges 

are a serious concern for our 

members,” Milwaukee Police Chief 

Jeffrey Norman told WTMJ News. 

The Milwaukee Police Association 

previously filed a lawsuit against the 

City of Milwaukee over the continued 

use of the Sig Sauer P320 

despite the technical difficulties the 

weapon had been experiencing. The 

president of the association announced 

it would now be dropping 

the lawsuit against the city due to 

the discontinuation of use. 

The entire implementation process 

of the new duty firearms is 

expected to take several months. 




PHILADELPHIA, PA. 

Deputy arrested after reselling guns used in deadly school shooting. 

By Ellie Rushing and 

Jeremy Roebuck 

The Philadelphia Inquirer 

PHILADELPHIA, PA. — Two of 

the guns used in the shooting 

outside Roxborough High School 

last month, which left a 14-yearold 

dead and four teens injured, 

later ended up in the hands of a 

Philadelphia sheriff’s deputy who 

then illegally resold the weapons to 

a federal informant, according to a 

court filing unsealed Thursday. 

Samir Ahmad, 29, a four-year 

veteran of the department, was 

arrested at work last week as 

part of an FBI gun-trafficking 

investigation, the records say. 

In April, an informant set up a 

controlled gun buy with Ahmad, 

where he paid Ahmad $1,150 for 

a Smith & Wesson .38 Special 

revolver and bullets, according to 

the records. Ahmad also offered 

to sell the informant Percocet, 

according to the court filing. 

Investigators continued to monitor 

Ahmad, and in October, set up 

another undercover buy. 

The informant, wearing a video 

and audio recording device, 

met Ahmad outside his North 

Philadelphia home Oct. 13 with a 

plan to buy $3,000 worth of guns, 

according to the records. 

Ahmad told the informant they 

would have to wait for another 

person to deliver the guns. As they 

waited, the informant said he was 

not a U.S. citizen, and was worried 

he could be deported if caught with 

a gun. 

“You don’t got to worry about 

none of that,” Ahmad said, 

according to the records. 

Eventually, a car pulled up, and 

Ahmad approached it and retrieved 

the guns, the records say. 

Ahmad sold the informant two 

Glock pistols for $3,000, the records 

say, and also offered to sell him a 

third. 

The night before Ahmad 

was arrested, he sold another 

semiautomatic pistol and more than 

50 grams of methamphetamine to 

the informant, the records say. 

After the sale, federal 

investigators conducted a trace on 

the weapons, a standard procedure 

that determines where the gun was 

originally bought and whether it is 

linked to any crimes. 

Roxborough shooter bought the 

ammo despite his felony record— 

and state law allowed it 

The trace showed that the two 

Glocks sold in October had been 

used just two weeks earlier in the 

shooting outside Roxborough High 

School, according to the records, 

where five shooters unleashed more 

than 60 bullets at a group of teens 

leaving a football scrimmage. 

Four teens, ages 14 to 17, were 

injured, and Nicolas Elizalde died. 

The court records do not 

explain how Ahmad came to be 

in possession of the guns used in 

the shooting — or accuse him of 

having a direct link to that crime. 

Prosecutors declined to comment, 

as did his attorney. 

Ahmad has been charged with 

firearms trafficking and selling and 

transferring a firearm to a non- 

U.S. national or citizen. 

During a brief hearing in federal 

court Thursday, Ahmad agreed 

through his attorney not to fight 

government efforts to keep him 

detained until trial. 

He said nothing as he was 

escorted into the courtroom in 

an olive prison jumpsuit and 

pressed his hands to his face as 

defense lawyer Michael Parkinson 

addressed the judge. 

Parkinson declined to discuss 

details of the case afterward. 

Why the accused Roxborough 

gunman was out on bail at the 

time of the shooting, despite his 

conviction for another crime 

“It’s way early in the process right 

now,” he said. “At this point we 

have to look into our investigation 

and think the government’s going to 

continue with theirs.” 

The Sheriff’s Office, through a 

spokesperson, said Ahmad was 

served a 30-day notice of intent 

to dismiss “for repeated violations 

of the Philadelphia Sheriff Office 

directives, policies and procedures. 

As always, the Office of the Sheriff 

will continue to cooperate with 

local, state, and federal authorities.” 

The spokesperson did not 

elaborate on the “repeated 

violations” and directed additional 

comments to the U.S. Attorney’s 

Office. 

“As alleged, Samir Ahmad 

abused his authority — to the 

greatest extent possible — as 

a sworn law enforcement 

officer,” U.S. Attorney Jacqueline 

Romero said in a statement. “The 

defendant allegedly illegally 

sold firearms on the street, and 

for the sake of putting money in 

his pocket, was willing to put 

deadly firearms into the hands of 

someone he knew was prohibited 

by law from possessing them.” 

Jacqueline Maguire, special 

agent in charge of the FBI’s 

Philadelphia division, called the 

actions reprehensible. 

“Philadelphia is awash in illegal 

guns, which are being used to 

commit violent crimes, so every 

weapon we can take off the street 

and every trafficker we can lock up 

makes a difference,” Maguire said. 



IACP 2022 DALLAS, TX. 

Are officers really leaving in droves? New study shows 

fewer than 20% of officers seeking work outside LE. 

By Greg Freise, MS NRP 

Editorial Director, POLICE1 

DALLAS, TX — Researchers like 

Charlie Scheer, PhD, want to 

know why people are leaving 

and why people are staying in 

law enforcement careers. 

During a presentation at the International 

Association of Chiefs 

of Police conference this week, 

Scheer gave a rapid overview of 

survey findings from the study 

“Police Retention and Career 

Perceptions,” a year-long national 

study of officer retention 

trends that collected data from 

sworn officers employed at eight 

large and mid-size cities, broadly 

representative of law enforcement 

in the United States. Additionally, 

representatives from 

three of the eight departments 

that participated in the study 

discussed their department’s 

recruitment and retention challenges 

and opportunities. 

RESEARCH OVERVIEW 

Detailing study demographics, 

Scheer shared that just over half 

(53%) of the respondents worked 

at the patrol level and averaged 

13 years of experience. Most 

respondents (69%) work for only 

one agency, and 82% were male. 

The racial/ethnic demographics 

of respondents were consistent 

with nationwide representation 

in law enforcement. The education 

level of respondents was 

high, with 44% having a bachelor’s 

degree. 

One of the key findings highlighted 

by Scheer is that just 

under 20% of officers responding 

to the survey are seeking work 

outside of policing profession. 

“We heard the narrative, ‘police 

are leaving in droves,’” Scheer 

said. “We wanted to know if that 

was happening.” 

KEY TAKEAWAYS ABOUT PO- 

LICE OFFICER RECRUITMENT 

AND RETENTION 

Session attendees received 

several actionable ideas and 

encouragement from the presenters. 

Deputy Chief Joe Hayer, 

Frederick (Maryland) Police 

Department, reminded everyone: 

“Recruitment and retention go 

hand in hand. What’s working to 

recruit people to our agencies is 

what’s working to retain people.” 

1. Recruitment and retention 

processes must be dynamic. 

Representatives from three 

departments that participated 

in the study shared that while 

each department has to regularly 

replace retiring officers, they 

are not experiencing dramatic 

losses of personnel or failing 

recruitment efforts. Instead, they 

recognize that recruitment and 

retention processes are dynamic 

and must be regularly updated. 

For example, Deputy Chief Jerry 

Peters of the Thornton (Colorado) 

Police Department described 

a new benefit to expand 

medicare coverage for retiring 

officers. Officers who retire with 

30 years of service, between 

the ages of 50 to 55, can now 

receive department-provided 

medical insurance until they are 

65 years old. 

The Frederick Police Department 

now uses a two-page 

pre-screening application early 

in the process. They want to 

eliminate applicants that will 

not pass non-negotiable state 

requirements for employment 

early in the process, saving both 

the department’s and the applicant’s 

time. 

2. Study why people are leaving 

your agency. 

The mantra that “people don’t 

quit bad jobs, they quit bad 

bosses” is the guiding philosophy 

of countless leadership and 

supervisory development programs. 

Poor leadership, as explored 

in the 2022 Police1 What 

Cops Want industry survey, 

could be a key factor in losing 

experienced cops, but it might 

not be the only factor. Through 

the research program, Thornton 

found that 60% of respondents 

from their department reported 

being treated poorly by their 

colleagues. Thus, his personnel 

weren’t at risk of quitting a bad 

boss, they were more likely to 

consider leaving their bad coworkers. 

“The idea that officers are leaving 

in droves nationwide is not 

borne out in this study,” Scheer 

said. But the impact of resignations, 

lateral departures, or early 

retirements is relative to the size 

of a department’s sworn force. 

Scheer also described retention 

and recruitment as “a disorder 

with no common symptom” to 

emphasize the importance of 

understanding what’s happening 

in each agency. 

3. Meet recruits where they 

are at. 

The department representatives 

highlighted the importance 

of regular communication with 

their applicants that starts with 

first contact and continues until 

the officer is on the job. Attendees 

were encouraged to treat 

a police recruit the same as a 

college football coach treats and 

messages a football recruit, as 

well as their family. 

In Thornton, every applicant 

that passes the test is assigned 

a mentor. The mentor calls their 

recruit every week, conducts 

home visits with the recruit and 

gives a personal touch to the 

process. “It’s a coaching session 

all the way through,” Peters said. 

Similarly, the Bryan (Texas) 

Police Department goes out of 

its way to sell recruits on the 

intangibles of working for their 

department. Department leadership 

believes a family atmosphere 

and a supportive community 

are two of the department’s 

top traits: “When you graduate 

from the academy you are welcome 

into this family,” Lt. Walt 

Melnyk said. “There will never be 

an issue of defunding the police 

department in Bryan, Texas. The 

officers feel that.” 

4. Reduce all causes of friction. 

The three police department 

panelists emphasized the importance 

of competitive compensation 

and benefits, especially 

relative to neighboring departments. 

If salaries are comparable, 

departments need to do other 

things to stand out and reduce 

the time and complexity for a 

recruit applying to an agency. 


For example, the Thornton 

Police Department, situated in a 

fast-growing community in the 

Denver metro area, hires officers 

every month and offers oral 

boards every week to “expedite 

our hiring process.” Thornton 

recruits are also able to start 

working for the department, 

earning salary and benefits, before 

entering the academy. 

Thornton also pays 100% of 

college costs for cadets, and as 

soon as someone is hired, the 

department initiates a career 

path. “We are trying to career 

path and individualize everybody, 

so they don’t just feel like 

a number,” Peters said. 

The Bryan Police Department 

has updated its hiring process 

to more regularly communicate 

with applicants. Melnyk shared 

how they help their recruits 

mitigate scheduling conflicts 

and keep them up to date on the 

hiring process timeline. 

Departments, like Thornton, 

are also creating websites just 

for recruiting. (Photo/Thornton 

PD) 

5. Social media is critical. 

Nearly every police department 

has a social media presence. 

The panelists encouraged attendees 

to consider social media 

channels for recruiting. Some 

departments, like Thornton, are 

also creating websites just for 

recruiting. 

“The best thing we can do is 

really go out there and market 

ourselves as a police department 

and a city,” Melnyk said. “We’ve 

got to find a way to push ourselves 

into that arena.” 

At the Frederick Police Department, 

Hayer said, everyone is a 

recruiter. Collectively, department 

personnel sends thousands 

of emails every week. By including 

a “we’re hiring” with starting 

salary and benefits in the signature 

block of those emails, they 

are regularly reaching potential 

new recruits and lateral transfers. 

Several departments were 

spotlighted for their excellent 

recruiting videos. One example: 

Hayer mentioned the recent viral 

video from the Fort Worth (Texas) 

Police Department for clearly 

communicating the department’s 

opportunities and culture. 

LEARN MORE ABOUT POLICE 

OFFICER RECRUITMENT AND 

RETENTION 

Police1 has dozens of articles, 

videos and other resources on 

police officer recruitment. You 

can learn more from the panelist’s 

departments by connecting 

with them on social media. 

• Frederick Police Department 

is on Twitter and Facebook. 

• Thornton Police Department 

is on Twitter and Facebook. 

• Bryan Police Department is on 

Twitter and Facebook. 

• Read the full research report, 

“Police retention and career perceptions: 

findings from an eightcity 

survey.” 

• Listen to Scheer discuss recruitment 

and retention on the 

Florida Sheriff’s Association podcast. 

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When Information is 

More Deadly Than a Gun 

By Ron Zayas 

Law enforcement officials are 

trained to identify and neutralize 

threats. Whether dealing 

with a dubious individual or a 

suspicious abandoned package, 

trained professionals will assess 

the situation and determine the 

best course of action to keep the 

public safe. 

But how good are these pros 

at assessing threats to their own 

safety, and that of their families? 

Today’s society collects information 

on a massive scale. Every 

time you shop, purchase a home, 

rent an apartment, receive an 

email, or even park your car, 

chances are information is being 

collected on you and sold, 

bartered, or just carelessly left 

vulnerable to exposure. 

Think about Amazon…the 

company just bought iRobot, the 

makers of Roomba vacuums. Did 

they want to get into the cleaning 

business? Maybe. But, considering 

a Roomba has a camera 

and is WiFi-enabled, this roving 

vacuum can give Amazon more 

than a peek inside your house 

– it has the potential to identify 

what you own, who else lives 

there, and when you are home. 

Scary? It should be. This is more 

than Orwellian; it has real-world 

consequences, especially for law 

enforcement. 

When companies collect 

information on where you live, 

what you buy, and where you 

go (your phone tracks you everywhere), 

they often sell it to 

other companies. Or they get 

hacked. Either way, that content 

becomes accessible and allows 

anyone to enter your name into 

a search engine where they can 

find your address, identify your 

family members, and even discover 

your schedule and know 

when you are or aren’t home. 

And if someone is searching for 

that kind of private data, can that 

possibly be good? The answer is 

a resounding ‘no’ for anyone, especially 

law enforcement. In fact, 

attacks on these public servants 

— many times using information 

readily available on the Internet 

— have multiplied substantially 

over the last five years. 

What Can You Do? 

While lax privacy laws in the 

US make it difficult to control 

who can find out what about you 

online, it doesn’t make it impossible, 

nor should it lead you to 

ignore the risk. Eight states — 

California, Texas, Nevada, Idaho, 

Utah, Colorado, Florida, and New 

Jersey — have statutes protecting 

law enforcement personnel’s 

private information from being 

shared on the Internet. You just 

have to find that information and 

request its removal. But if you 

live in other states, all is not lost. 

You can often still have this content 

removed. 

Here are three steps to take 

now to help ensure that you and 

your family are protected: 

1. Search yourself. Do an online 

search for your name and 

address and see what comes up. 

Whatever sites appear, look for 

an opt-out link (usually hidden 

on the site) or contact the site 

to request the information be 

taken down. Tell them you are a 

law enforcement officer and that 

this content puts you at risk. If 

they ignore this request, look for 

their legal information or send 

an email to legal@domainname 

and ask again. Don’t pay for your 

information to be removed. The 

information belongs to you. 

2. Get your department and/or 

union involved. There is strength 

in numbers (that’s why you 

joined a union or POA in the first 

place), and your department 

should prioritize your safety. 

Request that they investigate privacy 

search and removal companies 

that can do the heavy lifting 

for you. Whether they pay for it 

directly or secure a reduced rate 

for you to sign up individually, 

it can save you a great deal of 

money and time if they make this 

benefit available. 

3. Stop giving out your information. 

Just say no when 

someone wants your cell phone, 

private email, or home address. 

For instances that request your 

info (like ordering deliveries), 

lie. Change your name. Look 

into getting disposable email 

addresses and a cheap VOIP 

number that forwards to your 

phone. Never, ever, give out your 

mobile phone number, and remember 

that when you give out 

your personal information, you 

are endangering your home and 

family. 

Providing your email address 

to get a discount at the local 

store may seem harmless, but 

when you consider how much 

information is collected and 

sold, and how often that information 

is used to harm law enforcement 

officials, ask yourself: 

is it worth it? 

About the author: Ron Zayas is 

an online privacy expert, speaker, 

author, and CEO of 360Civic, 

a provider of online protection 

to law 

enforcement, 

social 

workers, 

and 

judicial 

officers. 

For more 

insight 

into online 

privacy 

laws, proactive strategies, 

and best online data practices, 

download a free how-to guide on 

protecting yourself at 360civic. 

com/privacy-resources. Connect 

with Ron at ron.z@360civic.com 

or on LinkedIn. 


Street Racer’s Seized 1080 HP 

Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat 

Redeye Is Now Serving Texas 

Patrolling a Texas Highway near you today. Come on, I dare you to run! 

Troopers in Texas have a 

potent new toy to catch criminals 

with and it takes the 

form of a Dodge Challenger 

SRT Hellcat. However, this is 

no standard Hellcat. 

An entry-level Challenger 

SRT Hellcat leaves the factory 

with a 6.2-liter supercharged 

V8 pumping out 707 hp. The 

Texas Department of Public 

Safety (DPS) – Southeast 

Texas Region has revealed 

that this Hellcat has been 

upgraded to 1,080 hp and was 

actually seized before being 

awarded to the agency by a 

judge. 

The 2020 Dodge Challenger 

SRT Hellcat Redeye was 

seized by police in April 2021 

after the driver engaged in 

dangerous street racing and 

fled from law enforcement 

officers reaching speeds 

of 160 mph (258 km/h) and 

driving erratically, according 

to Texas DPS. Police cheekily 

noted that it “went from 

evading law enforcement in 

Harris Co. to now catching 

criminals wherever it roams 

in Texas.” 

Given its new role in serving 

the community, the potent 

Challenger has received 

a black and white wrap from 

Black Diamond Customs, and 

tons of flashing LEDs. 

More often than not, 

high-performance vehicles 

that join police fleets do 

so largely for promotional 

purposes, but it seems police 

in Texas are serious about 

putting the Dodge to work. 

Could it be used to catch 

street racers? That’s certainly 

something we’d love to see 

but any officer who has the 

chance to drive the Dodge 

should probably undergo 

some special training to ensure 

they can handle all that 

power. 

No mention has been made 

about what upgrades have 

been made to the Challenger’s 

powertrain, but we 

suspect it has benefited from 

the fitment of an enlarged supercharger 

and some internal 

changes. 

Look for this bad boy on a 

Texas Highway near you today. 

The BLUES editors would like a 

test drive please. 


Converter Thieves Hit Cop Cars 

Brazen Thieves Steal Catalytic Converters From Marked Police Cars 

Outside SWAT Team HQ In San Francisco. 

Regardless of economic conditions, 

theft seems to be a scourge 

that doesn’t go away. Normally 

though, the police come to the 

aid of the victims. This time, the 

police department itself is the 

victim of catalytic converter theft 

and it’s asking for assistance to 

catch the criminals. 

Catalytic converters can be 

worth more than $1,000 even 

when used due to their internal 

components, specifically, precious 

metals that go for top dollar. 

According to a new report from 

MissionLocal, four marked SFPD 

vehicles had their catalytic converters 

stolen sometime before 

September 12th at 1 p.m. That’s 

when an officer discovered that a 

marked police truck was missing 

the notoriously valuable emissions 

control device. 

“On September 12, 2022, at 

approximately 1 p.m., a San Francisco 

Police Officer discovered a 

marked police truck parked in the 

area of 16th Street and De Haro 

Street had its catalytic converter 

stolen,” said the SFPD media relations 

department. “The officer inspected 

other police vehicles, and 

discovered that another marked 

police truck and two marked police 

vans also had their catalytic 

converters stolen.” 

Somewhat shockingly, the 

building where the crime took 

place is the Special Operations 

Bureau building at 17th 

and DeHaro in San Francisco. 

That building is home to the 

local SWAT Team and the Bomb 

Squad. “The people engaging 

in this activity really don’t think 

much of the police if they think 

they can steal catalytic converters 

from the best of us,” said 

an SFPD higher-up to Mission 

Local. 

Despite calls to the public to 

help find the criminals, some at 

the SFPD evidently don’t sound 

too positive about their apprehension. 

No arrests have been 

made and Mission Local reports 

that one officer actually said 

“They’ll get away with it too… 

And this is not the first incident.” 

Police Officers have had their 

personal vehicles broken into at 

the same location in the past. 

According to local news station 

KRON4, the regularity with 

which catalytic converters are 

being stolen is so bad that South 

San Francisco has an ordinance 

making it illegal to even have a 

used catalytic converter in your 

possession. One vehicle suspected 

of being used by a catalytic 

converter thief had no less than 

14 of the used devices in it when 

found. 

Anyone with information is 

asked to call the SFPD Tip Line at 

1-415-575-4444 or Text a Tip to 

TIP411 and begin the text message 

with SFPD. You may remain 

anonymous. 

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AN AMERICAN SHERIFF 

FEAR NOT, DO RIGHT 

BY DR. TINA JAECKLE 

Complete with cowboy hat, this tall, larger-than-life lawman 

has become known as the American Sheriff. Sheriff 

Mark Lamb is undeniably a constitutional conservative, and 

his values, beliefs, and focus have guided his leadership and 

success throughout his career. It was truly a pleasure to interview 

Sheriff Lamb for this article and have the unique opportunity 

to take a closer look at his dedication to service in 

his career, his personal life, and his hopes for the future of 

our nation during extremely complicated times. 


BEGINNINGS & THE SPARK 

Sheriff Mark Lamb was 

born and raised in Hawaii, 

but his original roots are 

firmly planted in Chandler, 

Arizona where he went to 

Junior High and graduated 

from Chandler High School 

in 1990. Lamb started in law 

enforcement later in life. 

He was initially a business 

owner and had no inclination 

towards becoming a 

law enforcement officer, but 

at the urging of his friend 

and neighbor, he went on 

a graveyard shift ride along 

at age 33 and by the end of 

the night, he knew without 

a doubt that he was going 

to become a police officer. 

Sheriff Lamb graduated 

from the Maricopa County 

(Arizona) Law Enforcement 

Academy at age 34 and was 

valedictorian of his class. 

Sheriff Lamb began his career 

with the Salt River Pima 

Maricopa Indian Community 

(SRPMIC) as an officer in 

2007 and earned numerous 

awards and achievements 

for his work, including 

rookie of the year, officer 

of the year, and detective 

of the year. As an officer 

with SRPMIC he successfully 

investigated and took down 

a deadly gang in a Federal 

RICO case, while working 

collaboratively with Alcohol 

Tobaccos and Firearms, 

Mesa Police Department, 

the Arizona Department of 

Public Safety, and numerous 

other agencies. Sheriff Lamb 

was an instrumental member 

on the SWAT team and 

spent many years as a gang 

and drug detective. In 2012, 

Sheriff Lamb transferred to 

the Pinal County Sheriff’s 

Office, Arizona. His love for 

his country, the constitution, 

and the people of Arizona 

compelled him to run for 

Sheriff. In 2016, he successfully 

clinched the race and 

became the 24th Sheriff of 

Pinal County. He is currently 

serving his second term in 

this instrumental role. Sheriff 

Lamb expressed to me 

that his passion for the role 

of sheriff and law enforcement 

comes from my deep 

love and belief in America, 

and his ability to protect the 

people in his county and 

their God given liberties and 

freedoms. 

Lamb oversees a county 

the size of Connecticut 

and manages nearly 500 

employees within the department. 

The Sheriff’s 

Office operates with a 50 

million dollar budget which 

covers all aspects of the 

Sheriff’s Office to include 

the Detention Center. The 

Pinal County Sheriff’s office 

provides patrol support 

throughout the county. The 

PCSO Search and Rescue 

team, along with the Aviation 

unit, help with locating 

anyone lost or stranded and 

assist with border security 

operations. The Office also 

has specialized units, from 

Narcotics to the Anti-Smuggling 

Team, to work with 

federal partners to combat 

human and drug trafficking 

coming through the county 

from the southern border. 

The Pinal County Detention 

center houses on average 

600 inmates a day. The Detention 

Center participates 

in the Federal Government’s 

287g program. Through this 

program in the jail, there is 

a 48 hour hold to allow ICE 

agents to take custody of 

those who have been identified 

as being in the country 

illegally. The Sheriff’s Office 

will continue to support the 

federal partners in any way 

to ensure the safety and security 

of their communities 

and our citizens. 


GREATEST PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL 

ACHIEVEMENTS 

Sheriff Lamb’s greatest 

personal achievement has 

been raising a family of five 

wonderful children with 

his wife of 28 years. He and 

his wife, Janel, along with 

their kids, have made San 

Tan Valley home for several 

years. As Sheriff, he has 

focused a lot of time on 

youths in the community 

and supports activities that 

help them grow into dedicated, 

successful adults. 

Spending time in schools, 

successful jail programs for 

veterans, a young offender’s 

program, and his Youth 

Redirection Program are 

just a few of the successful 

missions under his leadership. 

When the Sheriff has 

some rare downtime, you 

can find him enjoying football, 

spending time with his 

family, or planning a family 

trip to a beach. He hopes to 

inspire people to “Fear Not, 

Do Right” and have love in 

their heart for the United 

States of America, as well 

as bridge the gap between 

law enforcement and the 

community through service. 

He shared that his greatest 

professional achievements 

have included running for 

Sheriff as an underdog 

candidate and winning with 

a 64-36 vote percentage, 

then leading his agency and 

command staff in breaking 

the traditional cop mentality 

and embracing a customer 

service and marketing 

mindset to serve his county 

residents to the highest 

standard. 

CHANGES IN SOCIETY AND SOCIAL MEDIA 

Sheriff Lamb noted that 

one of the biggest changes 

that has occurred over 

the last two decades has 

been the rise of technology, 

specifically social 

media. This has greatly 

impacted the mindset of 

the public, and access to 

information has changed 

the public’s perception of 

law enforcement in gen- 

eral. The key to hiring and 

supporting new deputies is 

learning how to use social 

media and technology to 

our benefit, to highlight the 

good work our officers and 

deputies do every day, as 

well as make sure our law 

enforcement family know 

that command staff has 

their back and will stand 

with them. 


AUTHOR & PHILOSOPHER 

Sheriff Lamb successfully 

authored his first book in 

2020 titled “American Sheriff: 

Traditional Values in a 

Modern World”. An excerpt 

of the book’s introduction 

beautifully offered “We 

live in a crazy and uncertain 

world. Many people are 

struggling to accept who 

they are and to find their 

path in this life. The world 

has sent so many mixed 

signals as it relates to virtues 

and ideals. We are 

overloaded with information, 

which is nearly impossible 

to sift through. People 

are hungrier now than ever 

before for beacons of light, 

strong and true leaders, 

men, and women who stand 

for something. This book 

is a compilation of pithy 

proverbs, quotes, anecdotes 

and experiences from my 

life and career in law enforcement 

and leadership. 

My goal with this book is to 

hopefully touch your hearts 

and lives with some of these 

valuable lessons from life. 

I have tried to be as real as 

possible, which is never a 

good idea as a politician, 

so that you can get a better 

glimpse into my life, my 

experiences, the things that 

have forged my ideals and 

values, the pitfalls I have 

encountered, the successes 

I have enjoyed and the 

takeaways from all of those 

things. I pray that you will 

not only enjoy this book, but 

hopefully you will be able 

to glean something from 

what you read and be able 

to apply it in your life. If 

nothing else, take courage 

or solace in the fact that 

each and every one of us 

is going through challenges 

and trials—you are not 

alone. I have found that the 

best way to approach life is 

with the singular authenticity 

that only you can provide 

to this world. Find the 

confidence and develop the 

love for yourself and who 

you are, then share that 

with the rest of us. This life 

is designed to take the very 

best we have. This is a piece 

of my story, the American 

Sheriff, and how traditional 

values have helped me survive 

and thrive in this modern 

world”. 

Sheriff Lamb recently 

published his second book 

“American Sheriff’s Rules to 

Live By” in 2022. Based on 

the Poem “If” by Rudyard 

Kipling, the book offers his 

valuable insights and experiences 

on a more personal 

part of his life, as a father. 

Lamb shared the following 

in this well written account 

of his powerful journey, 

“Any parent out there knows 

just how difficult it is to 

raise children in a perfect 

world, let alone a crazy, unpredictable, 

and turbulent 

world like the one we are 

currently living in. My heart 

especially goes out to those 

single mothers and fathers 

who have raised or are currently 

raising children, I can 

only imagine what a heavy 

load that is. I, thank goodness, 

have been fortunate 

to have an amazing spouse 

and partner in my life. We 

were also blessed with five 

healthy children, four boys 

and one girl. While none of 

them are perfect, taking after 

my wife and me, they are 

great kids, and we feel so 

grateful to be their parents. 

However, parenting has 

been anything but easy. As 

parents we felt the immense 

pressure of raising children 

who would be good citizens 

and hopefully, the best 

versions of themselves. The 

world we live in today is 

not making parenting any 


easier. Our children are now 

faced with challenges that 

are foreign to many of us 

parents. Not to mention the 

world is sending increasingly 

more mixed, unclear and, 

frankly, disturbing messages 

to parents and children. 

I would have never thought 

I would see the day when 

even the very lines defining 

a man and a woman would 

be blurred the way they are 

currently playing out before 

our eyes. Though each generation 

has its challenges to 

face, many of our current 

social issues seem to be 

unprecedented”. 

Lamb further elaborated 

“In my profession of law 

enforcement and as a sheriff, 

I have the opportunity of 

working with many parents 

and youth, and the confusion 

and frustration of life, 

for both the parents and 

children, is real. My goal as 

a father was to successfully 

raise good children who 

would be great adults. In 

order to be successful parents, 

my wife and I sought 

good counsel, read good 

books, learned from other 

parents and family members 

and much more. Several 

years ago, while seeking 

out more knowledge and 

working toward being a 

better father, I came across 

a very wise and impactful 

poem by Rudyard Kipling 

entitled “If.” This poem has 

been a guide for me as a 

father and it has helped 

me be a better, stronger, 

more successful man. It 

has helped me understand 

how life’s twists, turns and 

challenges can help define 

and refine me as a man. 

And more than anything, it 

has proven to be a guide 

for me as to how I should 

raise my children to become 

great men and women. I am 

also extremely passionate 

about America, freedom and 

the men and women, especially 

the Founding Fathers, who 

built America. Their stories of 

passion, bravery, sacrifice, determination, 

and love of freedom 

inspires me every day. I 

have chosen a few stories that 

I think embody the principles 

of life and help give context 

to the principles shared by 

Kipling in his poem “If.” I pray 

this poem and book, just like 

it has been for me, may be a 

help and guide to all parents 

out there. My hope is that 

this book may also serve as 

guide for all of you men and 

women who could also use 

some direction and counsel 

in your lives. I truly believe 

if you can master the principles 

from this poem, the 

Earth will be yours”. 


FENTANYL & THE BORDER 

MEDIA INVOLVEMENT 

Beginning in 2019, Sheriff 

Mark Lamb assisted as a 

host along with Tom Morris 

Jr., on the television show 

“Live PD: Wanted” which 

updated the stories of the 

fugitives the “Live PD” audience 

had already helped 

capture while embedding 

with task forces around 

the country as they served 

warrants in real time. The 

producers, A&E, ultimately 

cancelled the Wanted show 

and ended their relationship 

with Pinal County due to 

national political pressure. 

Sheriff Lamb viewed this as 

an excellent opportunity to 

promote his agency with 

the hope it would assist 

as a huge boost for hiring. 

He also added. “It is completely 

transparent; it is no 

different than if our guys 

had body cams on.” Sheriff 

Lamb is no stranger to media 

interviews and regularly 

appears on numerous major 

news and social media outlets, 

including The American 

Sheriff Network. 

MOST URGENT ISSUES 

Sheriff Lamb, when asked 

what he considers the most 

urgent issues we are currently 

facing in our society, 

he stated, without a doubt, 

drugs, especially fentanyl. 

This is by far the biggest 

scourge on our society 

today and is the leading 

cause of death of Americans 

ages 18-45 and it is 

only getting worse. Another 

significant and connected 

crisis is human smuggling. 

Even in smaller communities 

in Pinal County, there is 

a surging drug crisis with 

no end in sight. In addition, 

there is also a battle with 

effectively addressing a 

serious mental health crisis, 

which then contributes to 

drug use, drug overdoses, 

and suicide. Sheriff Lamb 

is adamant that we must 

“secure our southern border 

and he is supportive of 

programs that help individuals 

with mental illness and 

drug addiction, but the efficiency 

of these programs is 

seriously diminished when 

we fail to stop the flow of 

drugs in this country. It is 

as if we are mopping up 

the water on the bathroom 

floor, but we aren’t turning 

off the overflowing bathtub. 

We know where these 

drugs and human smuggling 

are originating, and 

the federal government 

refuses to acknowledge the 

problem, let along attempt 

to fix it. Sheriff Lamb further 

asserted that we must 

hold people accountable by 

enforcing and upholding the 

rule of law. Policies like bail 

reform, reduced sentencing, 

probation in lieu of jail time, 

are adding to the increase in 

crime across this country”. 

EFFECTIVE MANAGE- 

MENT OF ACTIVE SHOOTER 

EVENTS 

Sheriff Lamb firmly believes 

that the best way 

to stop a bad guy with a 

gun, is a good guy with a 

gun. He explained that he 

is perplexed by the notion 

that people believe the false 

narrative that a gun, an 

inanimate object, has the 

ability to harm people on 

its own, it must be operated 

by someone. People hurt 

people. The way to protect 

our children is make sure 

our schools are secure, reinstituting 

school resource 

officers, equipping teachers 

and administrators with the 

necessary tools and training. 

Taking guns out of the 

hands of the average citizen 

or controlling their consti- 


LOOKING AHEAD 

tutional right to bear arms 

is NOT the answer. Addressing 

the mental health and 

drug problem in this country 

will have a major impact 

on our school safety. 

ADVICE FOR NEW DEPUTIES 

Sheriff Lamb always tells 

new deputies that the most 

important thing they can do 

to stay emotionally healthy 

is to have empathy for the 

situations they encounter 

on a daily basis, as opposed 

to sympathy. Learning the 

difference between those 

two emotions is very important. 

You can have empathy 

for someone’s situation, 

which will help you to 

use clear judgement in how 

to best help them, but not 

get caught up in the often 

very tough emotions of the 

things we see every day. He 

also emphasizes to them 

to make certain to remain 

grounded in a higher power 

and to always be humble 

to something bigger than 

themselves in this life. The 

job is to protect the constitutional 

rights of every one 

of our citizens, and he encourages 

them to do their 

job with the motto “Fear 

Not, Do Right”. Unfortunately, 

sometimes we have to 

hold people accountable, 

but with the understanding 

that we are peace officers 

first and foremost. 

FIVE YEARS IN THE FUTURE 

Lamb absolutely loves 

serving as the Sheriff and 

he does not currently 

have any higher aspirations 

at this time. However, 

he added that he will go 

where his voice is loudest 

for God, family, and freedom, 

and right now that 

is Sheriff of Pinal County. 

Lamb loves having the 

people who elected him 

serve as his boss. As a constitutional 

conservative, 

Lamb has strong convictions 

and is courageous in 

fighting for the citizens he 

serves. He believes wholeheartedly 

in our Republic 

and our Constitution, is a 

strong supporter of our 

2nd Amendment rights and 

the enforcement of all of 

our laws, including those 

that pertain to fighting illegal 

immigration, and he is 

determined to protect the 

rights and freedoms of the 

people whom he serves. 

This is his vow for as long 

as God allows. 


The Evolution of 

POLICE CARS: 2031 

PART III: THE FUTURE 

Over the years, I guess you could say just about every car manufactured 

has been a police car at one time or another. The first “police 

vehicle” was actually a wagon run by electricity on the streets of Akron, 

Ohio in 1899. 

In the 1920s the New York City Police Department has employed a 

fleet of “Radio Motor Patrol” vehicles to aid in its fight against crime 

within the city. 

In the United States and Canada, police departments have historically 

used standard-size, low-price line sedans since the days of the 

Ford Model A. 

In our 3rd and final segment, we look to the future and what officers 

will be driving and or flying while on patrol. Hold on, this is going to 

be a wild ride. 

60 60 The The BLUES The The BLUES 61 61

PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE 

The first question is – will cars/vehicles actually fly by 

2031? The simple answer is yes. In fact, the technology 

to build and operate a flying vehicle began in 2020 with 

flight testing in 2022. By 2024 the first multi-verse vehicles 

had been certified by the FAA’s new FAVCA (Federal 

Aviation Vehicle Control Admis ration) and by 2026 vehicles 

had taken to the skies in record numbers. How did 

this all begin? A multitude of issues had to be addressed 

long before the first flight vehicle lifted off the ground. 

Here are just a few of the many rules and regulations that 

FAVCA enacted in the Airborne Vehicle Act of 2022. 

First, here are just a few of the basic ACRONYMS you 

need to know about ground based and air capable vehicles 

manufactured by the China/American Manufacturing 

Company (I know what you’re thinking but 98% of 

all drones made in 2022 were manufactured in China. A 

partnership with American automakers was inevitable.). 

AMV (autonomous motor vehicles) 

UAM (urban air mobility vehicles) 

PSAMV (piloted autonomous motor vehicle) 

PSAMV / Patrol (piloted autonomous motor vehicle) 

UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) i.e., airborne delivery 

vehicles 

UAV/Patrol (unmanned patrol aerial vehicles) 

GBDs (ground-based drones) 

GBDCs (ground-based drone cycles) 

GBPD (ground-based patrol drones) 

GBPCD (ground-based patrol drone cycles) 

In order to make flying cars and patrol vehicles a 

reality, the government and manufacturers had a lot of 

work to do. But, like NASA and going to the moon, never 

underestimate the ability of mankind when they set their 

mind to something. Here is a brief recap of what it took 

to make flying police cars a reality, 



SAFETY CONCERNS 

With the popularity of drones 

and UAVs on the rise in the early 

2020s, the demand for policies 

to support commercial application 

of flying cars became 

an increasing reality. Critical 

regulatory obstacles had to be 

overcome if passenger drones 

and flying cars were to be operational 

within the decade. 

Obviating safety concerns (both 

human and autonomous) associated 

with flying car technology 

was of paramount importance. 

As with autonomous ground 

vehicles, any publicized adverse 

safety incidents could have 

tainted the public’s perception 

and limited the growth rate of 

consumer acceptance. 

The most challenging task 

of flying cars involved suitable 

procedures for getting airborne 

(takeoffs) and returning to the 

ground (landings), and the development 

of a complex safety 

system that was regulated by 

the National Airspace System 

(NAS), the governing entity for 

United States airspace. From a 

regulatory standpoint, a lot of 

research was required to ensure 

that autonomous systems could 

operate, navigate, and control 

flying cars equipped with redundancy 

(backup systems), and 

have “safe mode” capabilities 

(i.e., “on-the-fly” decision-making) 

if they encountered unusual 

situations. Airspace logistics 

further dictated that the primary 

regulatory body (i.e., the FAA 

and the FAVCA) assigned minimum 

safety standards, and each 

individual state then mandated 

and provided its own private air 

traffic controllers for the combined 

land/air-based vehicles. 

This system was independent of 

current FAA operations as newly 

created airships had to maintain 

flight levels below 1500 feet or 

be transferred to standard FAA 

operations and become PSAMV 

only. 

To Ensure operational safety 

during adverse weather conditions 

(e.g., snowstorm, heavy 

rain, high wind, fog etc.) onboard 

computer systems had to 

monitor the thresholds of safe 

operational environments in 

terms of visibility, wind speed, 

precipitation intensity, etc. for 

different flying car types and determines 

safe operational limits. 

PILOT TRAINING & CERTIFICATION 

As flying cars evolved, airborne 

egress was mandated by the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

(FAA) to govern and manage 

effective risk controls. For traditional 

aircraft, the FAA had a 

successful regulatory system for 

pilot licenses, aircraft certification 

and registration, takeoff, and 

landing sites (airports), and a 

mechanism for air traffic control. 

With the introduction of flying 

cars, the FAVCA had to implement 

traffic control systems to 

accommodate the inclusion of 

low altitude flight (below 1500ft 

AGL) and High-Altitude Flight 

(above 1501ft AGL) and develop a 

program to integrate the two. As 

far as licensing, a flying vehicle 

operator was required to obtain 

both a license to drive and fly 

and was required to obtain the 

appropriate vehicle registration 

and Type Certification for the 

vehicle. Flying vehicle technologies 

were essentially large-scale 

drones that became popular in 

2013. 

A wide range of flying car 

types were eventually allowed 

to operate within large, metropolitan 

areas. As such, their 

future was largely dependent on 

certification procedures, which 

dictated the urgency and tempo 

of the emergent, and disruptive 

technology as it evolved. 

Initially, all versions of flying 

cars had a driver/pilot on board 

for the duration of the journey. 

However, as technology advanced, 

fully autonomous, and 

automated flying models began 

operations and were remotely 

piloted and supervised either: (a) 

by live humans on the ground, 

or (b) by autonomous systems 

in the air and/or on the ground. 

To operate “urban air mobility 

(UAM)” vehicles (either with or 

without passengers) without a 

pilot depended not only on the 

certification of the vehicle, but 


likewise on the certification of 

pilots and support systems on 

the ground. The FAA created and 

implemented advanced virtual 

training scenarios for future 

flying car operators—particularly 

for handling complex ground-air 

and air-ground transitions. Regulation 

of air traffic issues across 

all governing bodies was both a 

unique and complex challenge, 

but one that the FAA, FAVCA and 

NAS all worked together to make 

happen in a relatively short time. 

INFRASTRUCTURE & NAVIGATION 

The navigational benefits of 

instituting a functional flying 

car network were obvious—a 

technology that allowed civilians 

to transport from source to 

destination at a fraction of the 

overall time required to drive 

the same distance. A typical 20 

min drive is constrained by 2D 

roads, ground congestion, and 

the natural limitations of land 

topography. On the airborne 

flight path, these constraints are 

reduced, and the point-to-point 

straight path travel distance is 

only 7 min. The first obstacles 

that needed to be removed from 

this new “airborne” highway, 

were all electrical wiring, traffic 

signs, traffic lights and traditional 

street lighting. By the end of 

2023, all street and traffic signs, 

as well as all traffic direction 

signals had been converted to 

holographic systems. This allowed 

a two-layered control 

path for both ground based and 

airborne traffic. In more simplistic 

terms, the area above our 

city streets and highways was 

virtually clear of all intrusions. 

The second most inclusive undertaking 

was building infrastructures 

that would permit 

safe takeoffs and landings, as 

well as infrastructure for vehicle 

storage i.e., parking lots 

for aircraft. Naturally, such a 

vast network of vertical takeoff 

and landing facilities, or “vertiports” 

necessitated standards 

and certifications for the infrastructure 

(e.g., helipads installed 

atop large public buildings; large 

segments of flat land designated 

for air-ground transitions) 

The design, layout, and actually 

building of such vertiports began 

in 2023 and continued for the 

next five years. To allow for the 

smooth flow of airborne traffic, 

authorities mandated that flying 

car operators be constrained to 

select flight corridors, such that 

a direct route might not always 

be an option. These corridors 

were strategically located over 

reduced-risk areas of land that 

have minimal population. The 

exception to these mandated 

flight corridors was made for all 

Law Enforcement and Delivery 

vehicles, which could operate 

independent of the standard airborne 

traffic. 

Other unique aspects of flying 

were considered as this new 

“airborne highway system” was 

created. For example, it was 

presumed that in standard operational 

mode, the bottom of 

the vehicle was oriented downward, 

and it can traverse vertically 

while having the capacity 

to “hover,” and likewise remain 

stationary while airborne. Furthermore, 

flying cars could also 

travel longitudinally and laterally 

without having to orient the 

vehicle in that direction. Flying 

cars, like aircraft, therefore 

required rotational motion: to 

bank (roll), to tilt (pitch), and to 

revolve (yaw) to establish orientation 

within a plane parallel 

to the ground. Given the capabilities 

and maneuverability of 

these vehicles, extended horizontal 

runways were not feasible 

and all were required to utilize 

vertical takeoff and landing 

(VTOL) capabilities. Ridesharing 

companies (e.g., Uber and Lyft) 

began using VTOL vehicles with 

“segregated airspace” dedicated 

for and managed by the ridesharing 

entities. As the low-altitude 

airspace above cities and 

towns grew more crowed, Federal 

regulators began studying 

long-term policies that involved 

a holistic integrated airspace, 

where everyone shares the skies. 

The one futuristic vision that 

never occurred was flying vehicles 

that converted to drivable 

cars. The technology existed, but 

the public accepted the choice of 

you either fly or you drive. 


VEHICLE DEVELOPMENT & 

OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES 

In order to achieve the desired 

airborne capabilities of 

the vehicles, manufactures had 

to overcome present-day battery 

science in order to power 

the vehicles for extended periods 

of time. In the beginning, 

vehicles had a brief 10–20 min 

flight duration before requiring a 

re-charge. In time, battery technology 

advanced to an entire 

Flying car operations rely 

heavily upon computational 

AI for Detect and Avoid (DAA) 

technologies to recognize, distinguish, 

and track other aircraft, 

predict conflicts, and take 

corrective action as required. 

To realize such functionality 

demanded cognitive systems 

and computing; platforms that 

encompassed machine learning/reasoning, 

human-machine 

interaction/automation, and 

network sensors for seamless 

and real-time vehicle to vehicle 

and vehicle to infrastructure 

communications. The prevailing 

safety concern was a major 

system malfunction while flying 

over a densely populated area, 

new level that increased the 

energy density, cycle life, and 

ultimate 2-hour flight time between 

charges. Needless to say, 

charging stations were placed 

by the hundreds in the landing 

areas, with touchless payment 

systems provided by the vehicle’s 

internal computer links to 

the owners banking information. 

CYBERSECURITY & BRINGING 

IT ALL TOGETHER 

and how to protect the system 

from hackers, terrorists, or other 

cyber criminals. Ultimately, 

the establishment of cybersecurity 

policies, standards and 

oversight became the primary 

objective of the FAVCA in 2023. 

There were, of course, thousands 

of pieces to this complex 

puzzle to make flying cars a 

reality, but you get the picture. 

Man can create and adapt virtually 

any new technology with 

enough time and money. So how 

did this new technology affect 

policing and what hot new vehicles 

were available to officers 

in 2031? Let’s look at just a few 

of these ‘patrol vehicles’ both 

manned and un-manned. 



2025 ePATROL SPEED INTERCEPTOR 

BMW Group & DesignworksUSA introduce the ePatrol for 2025 

LOS ANGELES/ MUNICH – Ten 

years ago, the L.A. Autoshow was 

not just the place to inspect new 

models of automotive companies. 

It was also the place where 

the design teams of the top 

automotive companies entered a 

creative competition of the most 

exciting kind when presenting visionary 

concepts around the topic 

of individual mobility. The year 

was 2012 and the challenge for 

the design teams was to create 

the ultimate 2025 highway patrol 

vehicle. The solution delivered 

by BMW subsidiary DesignworksUSA 

demonstrates that BMW´s 

design think tank has more to 

offer than a rich 40-year history 

of product design. The visionary 

concept ePatrol gives a glimpse 

into the forceful power of innovation 

and future thinking that 

the mother company BMW Group 

as well as external clients from 

manifold industries may expect 

from DesignworksUSA in the 40 

years to come. Here is the fruits 

of their work. 

DESIGN CHALLENGE 

The design teams were tasked 

with exploring creative solutions 

for futuristic patrol cars based 

on a set of criteria which included: 

future needs for advanced 

technology; speed and agility on 

future freeway systems; creativity 

of the solution; and meeting a 

specific region’s emission standards 

and environmental sen- 

sibility (including maintenance 

and recyclability). Furthermore, 

the teams were challenged to 

look into the future to envision 

and create the trends and tools 

that haven’t been imagined with 

the added complexity of a vehicle 

fit for law enforcement. 

Laurenz Schaffer, President of 

DesignworksUSA comments the 

solution delivered by the design 

team: “DesignworksUSA`s role 

as a think tank is to challenge 

the status quo of existing product 

solutions”, he says. “We 

wanted to present a visionary 

impulse to the theme of highway 

patrol. Hence our contribution 

to the L.A. Design Challenge is a 

vision concept with no links to 

BMW´s future design strategy. 

We took the liberty to think out 

of the box. To emphasize the 

conceptual approach our design 

is independent from BMW design 


elements and known visual cues 

but looks at new product typologies 

and fresh ideas on shapes”, 

Schaffer continues. 

EPATROL : A DREAM PROJ- 

ECT FOR DESIGNERS. 

The BMW Group DesignworksUSA 

team began the challenge 

by selecting Los Angeles as the 

region to create a 2025 scenario. 

Being aware that there will be 

more traffic, faster vehicles, and 

vehicles with alternative drive 

trains the design team explored 

how a patrol team functioned 

today and in the future and 

determined that teamwork and 

accessibility were the two key 

elements to a successful patrol 

effort. For teamwork, the design 

team was inspired by the partnership 

between a patrol officer 

and their canine. The clogged 

highways today and in the future 

inspired the design team to focus 

on a solution to increase accessibility. 

DESIGN SOLUTION. 

The design of the ePatrol Vision 

centers on a modular structure 

and drone technology that 

enhanced both teamwork and 

accessibility. The main structure 

can deploy three drones. The top 

drone sits above the main structure 

and is a flying drone, while 

the other two are one-wheel 

vehicles attached to the rear. 

In the case of a pursuit during 

heavy traffic areas, the patrol 

officer sitting in the two passenger 

main structure can deploy 

either the flying drone or one of 

the single wheel drones to chase 

the suspect and report back data 

to the main structure. When 

all drones are deployed, the 

main structure can continue to 

function. All drones have added 

protection benefits in that they 

can send an impulse to another 

vehicle and disable it. Throughout 

the exterior design, the team 

strived to create a powerful 

stance with an aerodynamic 

aesthetic and flowing lines. 

The interior design was inspired 

by a woven structure 

made of aluminum wire inside 

carbon fiber and polymer resin. 

The seats form a significant 

connection between driver and 

architecture. From a manufacturing 

standpoint, the 3D woven 

carbon fiber structure has the 

advantage that tooling is not 

required. All interfaces within 

the interior are touch screen. For 

greater protection to the patrol 

officers, windows are not included 

in the vehicle. The windshield 

is replaced with a large screen 

that on the exterior can communicate 

critical information 

such as accidents or route information 

to other drivers. On the 

interior, the large screen acts as 

a monitor on which data from 

the drones can be displayed. 

The ePatrol was just the beginning 

of what was to come in 

future years for law enforcement 

both on the ground and in the 

sky. Let’s jump ahead six years 

and see what Ford and The Interceptor 

Drone Company offered 

for 2031. 


2031 INTERCEPTOR PATROL DRONE 

The INTERCEPTOR DRONE 

Company, USA just released 

Version 3.0 of its GBPD ground 

based patrol drone, of which 

LA County and LAPD purchased 

25 each of the high speed 

two- wheeled cycle drones. 

LA County and LAPD operate a 

joint command and operations 

center that monitors and controls 

over 100 GBPDs and 75 

ABPRs (Airborne Based Patrol 

Drones) in the greater LA area. 

The GBPD cycle drones have 

the ability to monitor traffic 

patterns, warn drivers of impending 

ground stops, record 

various traffic infractions, 

transmit both live and recorded 

video directly to traffic 

courts, issue virtual traffic 

citations and in the case of a 

dangerous vehicles, disable 

both manned as well as autonomous 

vehicles electronically. 

The GBPD can then summon 

an autonomous wrecker 

and have the vehicle removed 

from operational lanes of a 

motorway. If citizens are to be 

taken into custody or removed 

for safety reasons, a Transport 

Drone is dispatched to the 

scene by the command center 

and appropriate action taken. 

In the first year that the GBPD 

cycle drones began patrolling 

LA Freeways and Motorways, 

over 5,000 incidents and 

accidents were handled and 

cleared by the GBPDs with 

patrol assistance. 

Version 3.0 cycles have 

a 100% carbon fiber body 

frame, 2 gyroscopic rotors 

powered by electric motors 

and lithium-ion XX battery 

packs capable of 4.5 hours of 

nonstop patrol activities. The 

cycles are powered by two 

high performance electric engines 

capable of speeds up to 

150mph. They are completely 

autonomous but have computer 

overrides that allow the 

Command Center to redirect 

the vehicles in the event of a 

catastrophic event. 

Two 360º degree 20K cameras 

are mounted on the top 

of the drone that provide live 

feeds to the Command Center 

as well as directly to ground 

and airborne, manned as well 

as autonomous patrol vehicles. 

To date, LA’s GBPD cycle 

drones have logged over 

250,000 miles without a single 

accident or emergency 

event. Given the recent upgrades 

to gyroscopic sensors 

on the 3.0, the drones are 

virtually impossible to upset 

in the event they are accidently 

or intentionally struck by 

another vehicle. 

The most significant improvement 

to drones since 

their introduction a few years 

ago is the failsafe protection 

system built into the electronics 

of the drone’s internal guidance 

and video systems. If an intruder 

attempts to disable or perform 

some type of hack to the drone, 

the security system alerts the 

command center and then delivers 

a 1-megawatt stun to the intruder. 

This millisecond action will continue 

until the intruder is taken into 

custody. 

The INTERCEPTOR DRONE has 

become an invaluable tool to law 

enforcement across the country 

and most departments say they 

have no idea how they survived 

without them. 



2031 FORD K-85 AIRBORNE POLICE INTERCEPTOR 

It’s hard to believe that for the 

last 111 years, The FORD Motor 

Company has provided law 

enforcement in the United States 

and Canadian Territories with 

some type of Interceptor patrol 

vehicle. In 2023, FORD partnered 

with its Airborne Vehicle Development 

Division to develop both 

piloted as well as fully autonomous 

vehicles designed to meet 

the demands of modern-day law 

enforcement. 

With multi-levels of transportation 

in effect at the same time, 

as well as ingress and egress 

with FAA controlled flight levels, 

FORD knew its vehicles had 

to be state of the art. The newest 

version of the Interceptor is 

beyond state of art. Powered by 

no less than 20 electric 6-bladed 

props all operating in lighting 

fast sync, backed up by three 

redundant power systems and an 

emergency ballistic parachute 

system, officers can focus on patrol 

duties and not have to worry 

about safety. 

The new lithium-ion XX battery-packs, 

provide over 8 hours 

of system power and have the 

ability to download additional 

kilowatts while hovering over 

key charging locations throughout 

the patrol zones. FORD has 

taken the lead with MAVs and 

UAVs to provide a tri-battery 

system to power the engines 

separately from the onboard 

avionics and electronic ballistic 

NEW FOR ‘31 - K-85A 

Fully Autonomous or Manual Flight 

shield that protects the vehicle 

from lasers as well as hits from 

legacy firearms. Each battery 

system has the ability to back up 

the other two systems to ensure 

that the vehicle is always powered, 

protected and under complete 

guidance. 

While the K-85A & K-85M are 

similar in a number of ways, 

the K-85A is designed for autonomous 

flight only and does 

not allow for pilot interactions. 

FORD has also introduced the 

K1000 Transport Vehicle to move 

prisoners autonomously as well. 

The K1000 can accommodate 10 

prisoners along with an armed 

crew of 4. 

Pilots and crew that have transitioned 

into the K-85M Interceptor 

from previous models, have 

raved about its incredible speed 

and maneuverability. Top speed 

has been increased to 250 knots 

true air speed above Flight Level 

2000 and limited to 125 knots 

below 2000 feet AGL. In the 

event of sudden weather events 

that reduce visibility or controllability 

of the vehicle, the pilot 

operator can instantly switch to 

full autonomous mode and turn 

navigation and operation over 

to the on-board guidance system. 

The K-85M Interceptor also 

comes standard with a Garrett 

MA9000 avionics suite as well 

as fully automated FADEC and 

DEFENSE Modes. The interior has 

also been upgraded to ballistic 

10G seating and features 

50K video screens throughout. 

The onboard video systems 

also have the ability to upload 

and download video at over 

500,000 bits per second from 

4-50K onboard cameras. Also 

new to this model, is the ability 

to broadcast both video and 

audio to any onboard receiver 

within a 10-mile radius. 

In the event of a groundbased 

emergency, airborne 

units can provide direction 

and guidance to civilians on 

the ground. 

Sleek, Fast and Unbelievable 

Protection. That’s the comment 

from everyone who’s flown the 

K-85M Interceptor. 



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HONORING OUR FALLEN HEROES 

SERGEANT MEAGAN BURKE 

MAJOR TERRY RANDALL “TURTLE” ARNOLD 

OKLAHOMA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, OKLAHOMA 

END OF WATCH THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 

AGE: 31 TOUR: 6 YEARS BADGE: 2052 

Sergeant Meagan Burke was killed in an on-duty vehicle crash on I-44 at about 12:34 am. 

She was traveling northbound when a southbound vehicle crossed the median and struck her vehicle head-on 

in the area of SW 29th Street. She was killed instantly in the collision. 

Sergeant Burke had served with the Oklahoma City Police Department for over six years. She is survived by 

her mother, father, and sister. 

COOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, GEORGIA 

END OF WATCH MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2022 

AGE: 59 TOUR: 35 YEARS BADGE: Cook 50 

Major Terry Arnold suffered a fatal heart attack after responding to a fight between two students at Cook County 

High School in Adel. While taking one of the juveniles into custody, Major Arnold collapsed. Medical personnel 

rendered aid, and he was transported to South Georgia Medical Center, where he was unable to be revived. Major 

Arnold had served with the Cook County Sheriff’s Office for 28 years and previously served with the Remerton 

Police Department for two years and the Adel Police Department for five years. He is survived by four daughters, a 

son, ten grandchildren, four siblings, a longtime companion, and her son and daughter. 

Major Arnold was posthumously promoted to Major. 

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DEPUTY SHERIFF BLANE LANE 

DEPUTY SHERIFF SIDNEE CARTER 

POLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, FLORIDA 

END OF WATCH TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2022 

AGE: 21 TOUR: 1 YEARS 4 MOS BADGE: 9228 

Deputy Sheriff Blane Lane was shot and killed while serving a felony arrest warrant in Polk City at about 3:00 

am. He and three other deputies were invited into the subject’s trailer to serve the failure to appear warrant 

for a previous narcotics charge. While Deputy Lane and three other deputies checked the mobile home the 

wanted subject walked into the room and pointed a gun at them. The deputies immediately fired at the subject 

but one of their rounds went through a wall and struck Deputy Lane in the shoulder. He was transported to 

Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center where he succumbed to his wound. 

Deputy Sheriff Lane had served with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office for one year. He is survived by his 3-yearold 

child. 

SEDGWICK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, KANSAS 

END OF WATCH FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2022 

AGE: 22 TOUR: 2 YEARS BADGE: NA 

Deputy Sheriff Sidnee Carter was killed in an automobile crash while responding to a disturbance call at about 

9:30 pm. Another vehicle ran a stop sign and struck her patrol car at the intersection of 135th Street West and 

29th Street North near Maize. 

Deputy Carter had served with the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office for two years. She had initially served as a jail 

deputy for 18 months and had finished field training as a patrol deputy one week before the crash. She is survived 

by her parents and siblings. 



INVESTIGATOR MYIESHA BREANNA STEWART 

LIEUTENANT DUSTIN DEMONTE 

GREENVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, MISSISSIPPI 

END OF WATCH TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2022 

AGE: 30 TOUR: N/A BADGE: N/A 

Investigator Myiesha Stewart was shot and killed near the intersection of Reed Road and Rebecca Street 

during a vehicle pursuit at about 7:30 pm. Greenville officers and deputies with the Washington County Sheriff’s 

Office were pursuing a subject who had fled after shooting his girlfriend. 

The subject was taken into custody following the pursuit. 

Investigator Stewart is survived by her three-year-old son and parents. 

BRISTOL POLICE DEPARTMENT, CONNECTICUT 

END OF WATCH WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2022 


Lieutenant Dustin Demonte and Sergeant Alex Hamzy were shot and killed in an ambush in front of a home on Redstone 

Hill Road, near Birch Street, at about 11:00 pm. Officers had responded to a business earlier in the evening 

in response to complaints about a disorderly patron. Officers who responded to the call issued the man a summons 

and released him. The man then went home, armed himself with an AR-15 rifle, and made a fake 911 call reporting a 

disturbance at his home. As officers arrived at the scene, the man opened fire on them from the front yard. Lieutenant 

Demonte and Sergeant Hamzy were both fatally wounded, while a third officer suffered non-life-threatening wounds. 

Lieutenant Demonte had served with the Bristol Police Department for 10 years. He is survived by his expectant wife 

and two children. Lieutenant Demonte was posthumously promoted to Lieutenant. 

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Sergeant Alex Hamzy and Lieutenant Dustin Demonte were shot and killed in an ambush in front of a home 

on Redstone Hill Road, near Birch Street, at about 11:00 pm. Officers had responded to a business earlier in 

the evening in response to complaints about a disorderly patron. Officers who responded to the call issued the 

man a summons and released him. The man then went home, armed himself with an AR-15 rifle, and made 

a fake 911 call reporting a disturbance at his home. As officers arrived at the scene, the man opened fire on 

them from the front yard. Sergeant Hamzy and Lieutenant Demonte were both fatally wounded, while a third 

officer suffered non-life-threatening wounds. Sergeant Hamzy had served with the Bristol Police Department 

for eight years. He is survived by his wife, parents, and two sisters. Sergeant Hamzy was posthumously promoted 

to Sergeant. 

LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPT, NEVADA 

END OF WATCH THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2022 

AGE: 49 TOUR: 23 YEARS BADGE: N/A 

Police Officer Truong Thai was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance call in the 800 block 

of East Flamingo Road at about 1:00 am. The subject opened fire from inside his vehicle as Officer Thai and his 

partner attempted to make contact with him at the intersection of East Flamingo Road and South University Center 

Drive. Officer Thai and a civilian were both struck by the subject’s shots. Officer Thai succumbed to his wounds 

while being transported to a local hospital. he man fled the scene but was apprehended by a police canine approximately 

three miles away after refusing to exit his vehicle. 

Officer Thai had served with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for 23 years and was assigned to the 

South Central Area Command. He is survived by his daughter. 

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POLICE OFFICER STEVEN R. NOTHEM, II 

OFFICER JORGE ARIAS 

CARROLLTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, TEXAS 

END OF WATCH TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2022 

AGE: N/A TOUR: 6 YEARS BADGE: 1070 

Police Officer Steve Nothem was killed when his patrol car was struck by a vehicle while he was assisting another 

officer conducting a DUI investigation in the westbound lanes of President George Bush Turnpike, near Josey Lane, 

at about 10:25 pm. The driver of the vehicle that struck him was killed instantly in the crash. Officer Nothem was 

transported to the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano where he succumbed to his injuries. 

Officer Nothem was a United States Marine Corps veteran. He had served with the Carrollton Police Department for 

two years and previously served with Grand Chute Police Department in Wisconsin for four years. He is survived by 

his wife and four children. 

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Street just after 10 am. 

Officer Arias was a United States Coast Guard Reserve veteran and served with the United States Department 

of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations. He was a Firearms Training 

Instructor and was assigned to the Miami International Airport. He is survived by his wife and two children. 



POLICE OFFICER LOGAN K. MEDLOCK 

“When a police officer is killed, 

it’s not an agency that loses an 

officer, it’s an entire nation.” 

Chris Cosgriff, 

ODMP Founder 

LONDON POLICE DEPARTMENT, KENTUCKY 

END OF WATCH SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2022 


Police Officer Logan Medlock was killed when his patrol car was struck by a drunk driver at the intersection of KY 

229 and South Main Street at 12:50 am. Officer Medlock was driving in southbound on South Main Street when 

the pickup truck ran a stop light and struck the patrol car, pushing it into the adjacent cemetery. Officer Medlock 

succumbed to his injuries at the scene. The driver was arrested and charged with the murder of a police officer and 

driving under the influence. 

Officer Medlock had served with the London Police Department for three years and had previously served with the 

Laurel County Correctional Center for one year. He is survived by his wife and son. 


WORDS BY JT DAVIS 

Why not me? 

I know a lot of my fellow officers 

have had or continue to 

have recurring PTSD episodes. 

And I wonder sometimes why I 

haven’t had issues myself. God 

knows I’ve seen my share of 

horrors in some 20+ years on 

the street. Sure, I used to have 

the same recurring dream that I 

was chasing a crook in an alley 

at night and despite pulling the 

trigger on an old Colt Python, all 

it did was click. And click. And 

click. No bullets were exiting the 

gun, but a shitload was coming 

my way. That dream or nightmare 

lasted a few years and 

eventually went away. 

I guess the thing that always 

bothered me the most were 

injured children. The minute you 

see a bleeding child, your mind 

races to images of your own 

kids. I remember the first fatality 

accident scene I made that 

literally ripped the top off an old 

suburban. The driver, a woman 

in her 20’s, was killed instantly 

but somehow remained fastened 

in her seat. Given there was no 

top on the vehicle, it appeared 

that she was alone in the vehicle. 

While we were waiting on 

the ME to arrive, I helped the 

wrecker driver collect all the 

items that had been thrown 

some 50 feet from crash site. As 

we searched the wooded area, I 

came across a diaper bag with 

a cold bottle of baby formula. I 

immediately yelled into the radio 

we might have another victim… 

possibly an infant. 

Everyone converged on the 

area and began looking for a 

child, an infant, someone…anyone 

that could have been throw 

from the Suburban. With the 

highway only yards away, the 

noise from the traffic drowned 

out any possibly we could hear 

a baby crying. If they were still 

alive that is. 

In the area was a creek that 

ran through the woods and the 

level ground began a steep 

descent towards a creek bed. 

Just over this rise, some 40-50 

feet from the where the victims’ 

car had landed, was a child’s 

car seat sitting upright in a pile 

of leaves. To tell you the truth 

I didn’t want to look inside. I 

knew that if there was a dead 

baby belted in that seat, I would 

never get that image out of head. 

But I prayed to God to let him or 

her be ok and sure enough, this 

beautiful baby girl was dirty, and 

bruised but by the grace of God 

was OK. I carried her back to the 

ambulance and rode with them 

to the hospital. The entire way I 

couldn’t stop thinking she was 

going to grow up without her 

mom. That’s this little girl would 

never get to do all the things a 

young girl does with her mother. 

I stayed with her until a State 

Trooper arrived with the dad. I 

could see that he was relieved 

his daughter was ok, but you 

could see the hurt in his eyes 

that he knew his wife was not 

coming home with them. 

A few months later, I made 

another crash where a mini-van 

was rear ended by an 18-wheeler 

and burst into flames. A mom 

and her two children ages 4 and 

6 were all killed instantly. The 

ME said they never knew what 

happened. Thank God they didn’t 

burn alive. But that image stayed 

with me for the longest time. 

But I guess getting shot was by 

far the worst thing that has happened 

to me. Yes, it was excruciating 

pain. Yes, they said had 

the bullet been inches to the left 

I would have been dead or paralyzed. 

But in my mind, it was my 

fault and had I been paying attention, 

I could have taken cover 

and not exposed myself like I did. 

But in the heat of the moment, 

when the suspect was firing at 

me and other officers, my only 

thought was I’m going to take 

this SOB out no matter what. And 

that’s exactly what I did. I keep 

running towards him, firing the 

entire time. I emptied the clip in 

my Glock and hit him four times. 

He hit me once. Yes, I was wearing 

a vest, but the round from his 

30-06 hunting rifle went right 

through like butter. The surgeon 

said had it not been for the vest 

slowing the round, I would have 

died from internal injuries. 

Again, I had some pretty intense 

nightmares for some 

time after that, but nothing that 

stopped me from living a normal 

life. So why then, did I seem 

to get by unscathed when my 

fellow officers were hurting so 

much some took their own lives. 

Was I somehow burying all this 

deep in my subconscious to 

someday rise-up and take me by 

storm? 

I was so worried that something 

was wrong with me, I 

went through months of therapy. 

Finally, the Doc said look, there 

is nothing wrong with not feeling 

pain or having PTSD. Some people 

have the ability to file away 

the trauma they experience, and 

it never rises to the surface no 

matter what happens. 

But I knew that I had to do 

something to help others who 

weren’t so lucky. So, I became 

involved with a number of organizations 

in my state that assist 

First Responders and Military 

deal with PTSD. Even though I 

can’t explain to this day why I 

am not a complete basket case, 

I do know that I’m making a difference 

in the lives of those who 

aren’t as lucky as me. God put 

me here for a purpose and I now 

know exactly what that purpose 

is. Helping those not as fortunate 

as me. 


WORDS BY ADRIAN HORTON, THE GUARDIAN 

The Revival of LIVE PD as ON PATROL LIVE is 

a Potentially Dangerous Reality TV Backslide. 

According to The Guardian website! 

EDITOR: Not everyone is a fan 

of Live PD, COPS or the newest 

reality series “On Patrol Live.” 

Adrian Horton is a journalist 

with The Guardian website and 

she expresses her opinion on 

why cop shows are bad for the 

American public. 

We disagree, but everyone is 

entitled to their opinion and The 

BLUES believes in free speech. 

The police-embedded reality 

series, arguably one of the most 

irresponsible on TV, will return 

two years after it was cancelled 

with a cloud of concern 

There was a window in the 

summer of 2020 for once unthinkable, 

and unlikely, progress. 

This included the cancellation 

of Cops and Live PD, two reality 

shows embedded with law enforcement 

that sourced footage 

of real people in real arrests to 

valorize police and mock their 

targets. In the wake of the police 

killing of George Floyd and the 

nationwide Black Lives Matter 

protests, the shows’ networks, 

Paramount and A&E, responded 

to pressure to reckon with 

television’s role in producing 

so-called copaganda. It was a 

long overdue move given that 

Cops, the longest-running reality 

show in history which could air 

as many as 69 times a week in 

syndication, cemented the influential 

archetype of police as 

hard-charging, swash-buckling, 

ends-justify-the-means characters 

and left a trail of off-camera 

damage in its wake. 

‘The uprisings opened up the 

door’: the TV cop shows confronting 

a harmful legacy 

It would not last. Last September, 

Cops moved to Fox News 

Media’s streaming platform, 

Fox Nation, which aired its 34th 

season the following month. And 

on Wednesday, cable channel 

Reelz announced it would revive 

Live PD, arguably the more unscrupulous, 

dishonest and dangerous 

version of its progenitor. 

The “live” version of Cops, Live 

PD premiered on A&E in 2016 

and quickly became the mostwatched 

show in its time slot 

with an average of 2.4m viewers. 

It was more popular than Cops, 

running in hour-long marathons, 

with six spinoffs by 2020. The 

return of Cops and Live PD is not 

surprising – there was too much 

money, too large a fandom, too 

wide a cultural divide and too 

little incentive for producers to 

not capitalize on it all to keep 

them off the air. But that does 

not lessen the disappointment, 

nor obviate restating what many 

unwilling participants already 

know: the revival of Live PD is a 

backslide, and people will pay 

for it. 

The new Live PD has been 

rebranded as On Patrol: Live, but 

maintains the same production 

company, Big Fish Entertainment, 

as well as host Dan Abrams, 

who also serves as a chief legal 

analyst for ABC News. According 

to Abrams in an interview 

with the Hollywood Reporter, 

On Patrol: Live is “going to be a 

very similar type of show to the 

one that existed previously”. As 

in, a show that applies the buzz 

of a sports highlight roundup to 

seemingly live police footage, 

threaded with commentary by 

analysts at a New York studio. 

Think NFL Red Zone, but for 

arrests of people not given the 

chance to sign release forms 

because the show bills itself as 

live news. “Live PD follows news 

gathering standards like any 

news organization – your local 

nightly news show or newspaper 

– would in covering a story,” an 

A&E spokesperson told the New 

York Times in 2020. 

Abrams echoed this sentiment 

– that Live PD is an information-gathering 

tool – in the new 

series’ announcement. “I do think 

the environment has changed 

[since Live PD was canceled],” 

he told the Hollywood Reporter. 

“I think the more we talk about 

policing, the more we should 

want to watch police officers 

doing what they do. There was 

a conversation then about policing, 

there is a conversation now 

about policing, and as a result I 

think it is a good thing to have a 

lens on police departments.” 

To be clear: Live PD does not 

act like a news organization. It 

puts a “lens on police departments” 

insomuch as it films hundreds 

of hours of footage that 

is then edited for entertainment 

and, as multiple investigations 

have found, with police input to 

keep blatant misconduct offair. 

(There is a 10- to 25-minute 

delay allowing for producers to 

make edits, and “earlier footage” 

segments could be filmed weeks 

in advance.) If the environment 

has “changed,” as Abrams 

claims, it’s because public pressure 

has moved sufficiently 

elsewhere for Live PD to make a 

comeback; it’s not that the show 

intends to contribute to a more 

nuanced, accurate, and critical 

view of policing in the US. 

Live PD is an even more deceptive 

ploy than Cops, as it 

over-emphasizes transparency 

by suggesting the minutes-long 

segments aired on TV are 1) live 

2) accurate, despite being culled 

from hours of footage and 3) 

representative of real life and 

real police work. That is not the 

case, as Live PD is entertainment 

in a symbiotic relationship 

with law enforcement. A Mar- 


sobbing, not committing a crime, 

and unable to give consent (not 

that it would matter because, 

again, this is supposedly live 

news). 

Her friend, the podcast found, 

was sought out six times by 

police with the Live PD crew, 

hoping to catch her arrest for 

missing an appointment with a 

corrections officer on camera. 

Another man in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 

said he agreed to be on the 

show after several visits from 

police and camera crews and 

a $40 payment. “They basically 

kept coming after my house and I 

finally realized that these people 

won’t go away,” he told producers. 

Live PD wouldn’t confirm or 

deny the payment, but the man 

offered text messages with a 

show producer supporting his 

story. 

It may return to television, but 

Live PD won’t be welcome everywhere; 

in May last year, Texas 

governor Greg Abbott signed 

a law, named after Ambler, 

that would ban reality TV from 

partnering with state police. 

Spokane passed a measure in 

2018 requiring Cops and Live PD 

to get consent from everyone 

on the show as well as proper 

insurance. Maybe the restrictions 

and fears of liability will lead to 

a Live PD with fewer glorified, 

graphic uses of force. 

Maybe the new departments 

and civilian ride-alongs will, as 

Abrams told the Hollywood Reporter, 

“change the fabric of the 

show”. I doubt it. No change to a 

program fundamentally intended 

to translate policing into gotcha 

entertainment would be enough. 

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shall Project investigation found 

through records requests from 

47 agencies working with Live 

PD that at least 13 departments 

asked the show not to broadcast 

certain unflattering encounters, 

which ultimately did not make it 

to air. This reportedly included 

footage of an officer in Rhode Island 

hitting a suspected shoplifter 

on a skateboard with his car 

door, video of officers grabbing 

a possible domestic violence 

victim and dragging her out of 

her home in Washington, and a 

Louisiana officer possibly calling 

a black man “boy.” (Live PD has 

said the footage was not aired 

for other reasons.) 

District attorneys in Austin, 

Texas, fought to get deleted 

Live PD footage of the May 

2019 arrest of Javier Ambler II, 

a 40-year-old black man, after 

a pursuit that began because 

he failed to dim his headlights; 

Ambler died after he was handcuffed, 

tased and forced to the 

ground. The case and the possible 

loss of evidence were not 

known publicly until the Austin 

American-Statesman and KVUE- 

TV reported it days before A&E 

canceled Live PD. It’s unclear 

if Williamson county sheriffs 

viewed the Live PD footage 

before it was destroyed, though 

according to email records obtained 

by the Marshall Project, 

Live PD producers regularly sent 

footage to deputies for review in 

2019. (In March 2021, Live PD sued 

the Austin police department 

and Williamson county sheriff’s 

office for seizing their footage 

and wrongly blaming producers 

for “stonewalling” the investigation.) 

The Ambler case is perhaps the 

most egregious example of the 

show’s loyalties and incredibly 

murky ethics, but its mundane, 

bread-and-butter segments do 

their own harm. A 2020 Austin 

American-Statesman investigation 

found that uses of force 

by Williamson county sheriff 

deputies nearly doubled the year 

after Live PD partnered with the 

department, and that deputies 

used significantly more force 

during the weeks that Live PD 

camera crews filmed. Even if a 

case doesn’t turn violent, there’s 

the humiliation factor. 

“They have no problem belittling 

you and humiliating you and 

degrading you … some of them 

calling you names and such,” a 

woman named Amy in Spokane, 

Washington, told Running from 

Cops, a six-part 2019 podcast 

investigating Cops and Live PD. 

Amy’s Live PD arrest was filmed 

when she was blackout drunk, 

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THE OPEN ROAD 

by Michael Barron 

2023 Corvette Z06 

Chevrolet places a 8500-rpm bet with the 2023 

Z06 Convertible and its new LT6 V-8. 

Reprinted from the November 

2022 issue of Car and Driver. 

Around here, we sit through 

a lot of presentations about 

automotive trends. Charts and 

speeches detail the long-term 

march to electrification and how 

the move toward small-displacement, 

turbocharged engines 

is bridging the gap until 

we get 

there. 

We hear 

boasts 

about platform 

sharing 

and 

production 

efficiencies 

realized. 

What no 

company 

ever says is, 

“You know 

what we 

decided to do? Draw up a bigass 

V-8 that revs to a million 

and will only go in one version 

of one model. We’ll build it by 

hand, and pretty much not a 

single part will be compatible 

with anything else. It’ll have way 

less torque than its predecessor, 

and it’ll get worse fuel economy. 

But nobody will care because 

it’ll sound so righteous at 8500 

rpm that you’ll forget your own 

name.” We might be paraphrasing 

a little, but that essentially is 

Chevy’s pitch for the 2023 Corvette 

Z06 and its singular LT6 

V-8. We can’t believe General 

Motors actually built this thing, 

and maybe neither can GM. 

Chevrolet could have powered 

the new 

Z06 with 

an evolution 

of 

its supercharged 

6.2-liter 

V-8, 

which 

made as 

much as 

755 horsepower 

in 

the previous-gen- 

eration Corvette. That would 

have been easy and effective, the 

obvious move. Instead, engineers 

started from scratch on a naturally 

aspirated 5.5-liter screamer 

with a flat-plane crankshaft and 

32 valves. At a heady 8400 rpm, 

the LT6 generates 670 horsepower 

the all-natural way, and 

it makes its 460 pound-feet of 

torque at 6300 rpm, nearly the 

redline in a regular Stingray. 

HIGHS: Sounds like the Monaco 

Grand Prix all by itself, 

deliciously linear power delivery, 

flared fenders are always a 

winner. 

From the moment the engine 

barks to life, it sounds impatient, 

its ragged flat-plane idle suggesting 

a pit stall at the Rolex 

24 at Daytona or perhaps a pair 

of Suzuki Hayabusas sitting at a 

stoplight. While the Stingray’s 

pushrod LT2 V-8 uses bimodal 

muffler valves—loud or quiet, a 

binary decision—the Z06’s muffler 

valves can continually adjust 

in two-degree increments, 

fine-tuning the sound. Wide 

open, it sounds like a Ferrari 458 

Italia that hit puberty. An engineer 

told us that during testing 

at the Nürburgring, the Z06’s 

wail could be heard all the way 

around its lap. The Nürburgring, 

we should point out, is almost 13 

miles long. 

The LT6 was code-named 

Gemini during development, but 

not as an homage to the Chevy 

Gemini sold in South America in 

the 1980s and known hereabouts 

as the Chevrolet/Geo Spectrum. 

No, it’s a reference to the moonshot 

NASA program, because 

that’s what this engine represents 

for the Corvette. There’s 

a steep learning curve when 

your new V-8 is capable of 573 

combustion events every second 

at the 8600-rpm fuel cut. If 

you’re compiling a list of GM V-8 

firsts, a lot of them from the past 

30 years or so belong to the LT6. 

Dual throttle bodies and intake 

plenums. Fuel injectors on the 

exhaust side of the cylinders to 

aid high-speed air-fuel mixing. 

An 8500-rpm redline. The LT6 

revs so fast that Chevy built in a 

mode to tranquilize the throttle 

when you’re selecting the rpm 

for launch-control starts, lest 

you blow past your intended target 

by 1000 rpm. When we congratulated 

one GM engineer on 

the LT6, the response was, “Congratulate 

me if it still runs after 

150,000 miles.” Nevertheless, this 

engine has seen plenty of durability 

testing while powering the 

C8.R race car for two seasons. 

We didn’t put 150,000 miles 

on it, but we ran this Z06 70th 

Anniversary convertible plenty 

hard with nary a hiccup, and 

boy, did it put up some numbers. 

Its 2.7-second 60-mph 

time is a snapshot of a party 

that’s just getting started, as 

evidenced by the Z06’s 10.7-second 

quarter-mile at 129 mph. 

The Z06’s short 5.56:1 final-drive 

ratio helps fire it off the line, 

but we’ll be interested to see 

whether a car with the standard 

Aero package gets to, say, 

160 mph quicker—this car wore 

the $8495 Carbon Aero package 

that helps generate 734 pounds 

of downforce at 186 mph, and 

those spoilers and underbody 

strakes exact a toll in drag at 

higher speeds. One clue on that 

front: Standard Z06s get a $2600 

gas-guzzler tax, while cars with 

the Aero package are hit with a 

$3000 penalty. We averaged 12 


mpg (the EPA city figure), making 

the 19-mpg EPA highway rating 

seem mighty optimistic. 

LOWS: Gets 12 mpg, somehow 

induces nostalgia for the present, 

convertible hardware hides the 

gol-dang engine. 

Even though this particular car 

embodies a historically mellow 

Corvette spec—an automatic 

convertible—the Z06 structure 

is so stiff that the suspension 

calibrations match the coupe’s. 

And on its Michelin Pilot Sport 

4S ZP tires (275/30ZR-20 up 

front and comically monstrous 

345/25ZR-21 in back), the Z06 

pulled 1.12 g’s on the skidpad 

and stopped from 70 mph in 

144 feet. So go ahead and treat 

yourself to the droptop. You’re 

not exactly trading performance 

for style, although you do miss 

out on gawking at the LT6. As 

with the Stingray, Z06 coupes 

display their engine under glass. 

Convertibles have a cover for the 

top mechanism that hides the 

engine, even with the convertible 

tonneau raised. As recompense, 

you’re treated to an extra-loud 

serenade from the LT6 if you put 

the top up or down while the car 

is in motion (at up to 30 mph), 

since you’re essentially driving 

with the hood open. 

As with previous Z06s, this one 

is a holistic track-attack special, 

with plentiful chassis upgrades 

to take advantage of the newfound 

horsepower. The body is 

3.6 inches wider than the Stingray’s, 

making room for those 

huge tires and a wider track. The 

cooling system is upgraded with 

two extra heat exchangers, one 

of which is front and center and 

includes a removable grille panel 

to maximize airflow during 

track sessions. Six-piston brake 

calipers squeeze Brembo 14.6- 

inch rotors up front, and the rear 

end gets 15.0-inch rotors. The 

optional carbon-ceramic brakes 

($8495) on our test car are even 

bigger—15.7 inches in front and 

15.4 out back—and thoroughly 

indefatigable on a track. Put the 

car in Tour mode with the top 

down, gently blast some Gordon 

Lightfoot with the seat heaters 

blazing on a fresh fall evening, 

and it’s easy to forget you’re at 

the wheel of a hardcore track 

maniac, a car that can turn unapologetically 

sociopathic with 

the change of a couple of settings. 

It recalibrates your expectations, 

the Z06. At first, 8500 rpm 

seems nutty, but soon enough 

you find yourself hitting the 

8600-rpm rev limiter because 

it’s pulling hard all the way 

there (the LT6 feels like it would 

be happy to visit the far side 

of 10,000 rpm, were it not for 

warranty considerations). There’s 

so much lateral stick that you’re 

almost surprised when it turns 

out to have limits, and the front 

and rear ends begin a dance to 

see who’ll relinquish grip first. 

It’s like the Z06 channels the 

high-winding spirit of the sixthgen 

Z06, but with so much more 

sophistication. This is the Ferrari 

that Ferrari doesn’t make anymore. 

It’s priced like it too, next to 

its Bowling Green brethren. This 

convertible carries a base price 

of $116,795, and options brought 

it to $162,510. The ceiling is 

higher if you care to explore the 

salutary effects of carbon-fiber 

wheels or treat yourself to the 

full Z07 Performance package. 

But what’s the competition? An 

Audi R8 Spyder is probably the 

closest thing, and that costs even 

more and is down nearly 100 

horsepower. 

VERDICT: Best. Corvette. Ever. 

Corvette engineers could have 

built a forced-induction Z06 

that was more powerful than 

this. That would have been easy. 

Instead, they chased a subjective 

experience, the howling mid-engine 

exotic fantasy we all carry 

in our heads. Against all odds, 

they made it real. 

COUNTERPOINTS 

Driving the new Z06 is a little 

like the scene in Talladega 

Nights when Will Ferrell shares 

the cockpit of his ‘69 Chevelle 

with a mountain lion. “If you’re 

scared, that beautiful death 

machine will do what God made 

it to do—namely, eat you with a 

smile on its face.” Leave the Z06 

in Tour mode and it’s almost as 

if there isn’t a mountain lion in 

the car with you. Until you mash 

the accelerator. Then there are 

a dozen cougars roaring in the 

cockpit. —Jack Fitzgerald 

It should be the fastest thing 

on earth, but it’s only really, 

really fast. Then there’s the ride 

quality: Do you need to pee? 

It’s worse now. And, as in all 

eighth-gen Corvettes, the interior 

seems designed for divorcing 

couples—there’s a wall between 

us emotionally, and also in the 

car. These days, most sports cars 

are grand tourers, but not the 

Z06. Wrestle it into submission. 

Let ‘em hear you with the roar 

that precedes tornadoes. Every 

shift is a whip crack, like you’re 

Indiana Jones. This is a bar fight 

on wheels. Your life has been 

too easy. Take on a challenge. 

SPECIFICATIONS 

2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 

Vehicle Type: mid-engine, rearwheel-drive, 

2-passenger, 2-door 

convertible 

PRICE 

Base/As Tested: 

$116,795/$162,510 

Options: 3LZ equipment group 

(leather-wrapped interior with microfiber 

headliner, heated and ventilated 

GT2 bucket seats, navigation, 

wireless phone charging), $13,350; 

carbon-ceramic rotors, $8495; 

carbon-fiber aero package (includes 

$400 gas-guzzler tax), $8895; 70th 

Anniversary package, $5995; Level 

2 carbon-fiber interior trim, $4995; 

front-axle lift, $2595; black stripes, 

$995; black exhaust tips, $395. 

ENGINE 

V-8, aluminum block and heads, 

direct fuel injection 

Displacement: 333 in3, 5463 cm3 

Power: 670 hp @ 8400 rpm 

Torque: 460 lb-ft @ 6300 rpm 

TRANSMISSION 

8-speed dual-clutch automatic 

CHASSIS 

Suspension, F: ind; unequal-length 

control arms, coil springs, 3-position 

electronically controlled 

dampers, anti-roll bar 

R: ind; unequal-length control 

arms, coil springs, 3-position 

electronically controlled dampers, 

anti-roll bar 

Brakes, F: 15.7 x 1.5-in vented, 

cross-drilled carbon-ceramic disc; 

6-piston fixed caliper R: 15.4 x 1.3-in 

vented, cross-drilled carbon-ceramic 

disc; 4-piston fixed caliper 

Tires: Michelin Pilot Sport 4S ZP 

F: 275/30ZR-20 (97Y) TPC 

R: 345/25ZR-21 (104Y) TPC 

DIMENSIONS 

Wheelbase: 107.2 in 

Length: 185.9 in 

Width: 79.7 in 

Height: 48.6 in 

Passenger Volume: 51 ft3 

Cargo Volume: 13 ft3 

Curb Weight: 3799 lb 

C/D TEST RESULTS 

60 mph: 2.7 sec 

100 mph: 6.1 sec 

1/4-Mile: 10.7 sec @ 129 mph 

150 mph: 16.3 sec 

170 mph: 27.7 sec 

Results above omit 1-ft rollout of 0.3 sec. 

Rolling Start, 5–60 mph: 3.1 sec 

Top Gear, 30–50 mph: 2.0 sec 

Top Gear, 50–70 mph: 2.2 sec 

Top Speed (mfr’s claim): 189 mph 

Braking, 70–0 mph: 144 ft 

Braking, 100–0 mph: 282 ft 

Roadholding, 300-ft Skidpad: 1.12 g 

C/D FUEL ECONOMY 

Observed: 12 mpg 

EPA FUEL ECONOMY 

Combined/City/Highway: 14/12/19 

mpg 



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For many of us Post Traumatic 

Stress can become a way of life, it 

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our way of thinking. 

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to live with the daily pain. 

But the real issues are not so 

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We begin to push things off, making 

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If we continue down this path, 

eventually it will cause irreversible 

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like a bucket slowly filling with 

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tire, it’s only a matter of time before 

it overfills or explodes. 

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this impacts stress levels in our 

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In order to bring your mind back 

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heal all traumas, past and present. 

My PTS was elevated due to past 

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I was sexually abused as a child, 

keeping it bottled up for more than 

4 decades. I was hiding and trying 

to bury it deep inside, just stacking 

my first responder trauma on top it. 

This severely impacted my coping 

mechanisms which led to anger issues, 

alcohol, relationship problems 

and more. 

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SAMANTHA HORWITZ & 

JOHN SALERNO 

hidden issues. We can’t heal current 

issues without healing some past 

ones. 

The uniforms we wear help 

protect us, but what protects us 

when the uniform comes off. We 

must take the first steps to a healthy 

mental mind set. We must dig deep 

within ourselves and accept we may 

have changed. We ourselves must 

see this. As the Stigma goes, “Just 

rub some dirt on it”, well when will 

we stop allowing the dirt to be rub 

on us. Our lives depend on it. 

When we stack work trauma on 

top of personal trauma, we end 

up striking a match which ignites 

a fuse to disaster. I lit that match, 

which almost cost me my life. I 

tried many traditional couch therapies, 

some of which failed me, 

some I failed them. Feeling frustrated, 

impatient and lost. Then I found 

equine therapy. A program I would 

have never approached, a program 

I would have discarded if not for 

some support from my peers and 

colleagues. 

Proper treatment can douse the 

lite fuse. Find the treatment plan 

which works for you. Giving up is 

not an option, it’s an excuse. 

Stop making excuses. You are 

worth it. 

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DARYL LOTT 

daryl’s deliberations 

CHER AMI 

As Father Time marches on, ed. The field radios of the day 

we tend to lose stories that depended on wires that were 

fade in our collective memories. fragile and hazardous to run 

Sometimes we repeat mistakes while under relentless German 

because we forgot why we machine gun fire. Therefore, the 

don’t do something a certain regiments were completely cut 

way. For organizations, that is off from the rest of the army. 

called “institutional knowledge” Five hundred and fifty men were 

and remembering the past can ensnared in No Man’s Land with 

save any entity an incalculable little hope of coming back home. 

amount of damage. Sometimes Soon the American artillery 

simply remembering characters entered the fray and started 

of the past will inspire us to be firing into the German lines with 

better individuals or organizations. 

a terrible ferocity. The weather 

was overcast and stormy thus 

Now that World War One is grounding the little biplanes of 

over one hundred years old it the era that caused a loss of 

would be easy to forget the eyes in the sky. The ground was 

bitter lessons learned from the a muddy mess - mechanized vehicles 

“war to end all wars” and its 

were stopped. Long range 

distinguished heroes that should artillery was the weapon of 

still inspire us. One such hero is choice in such miserable conditions, 

the subject of today’s lesson in 

and it was employed in a 

courage and loyalty. 

merciless manner. 

In 1918, the 77th Infantry Division 

The three Army regiments 

of the U.S. Army Expedi- 

were behind enemy lines. The 

tionary Force was part of the first artillery barrage killed thirty 

famous “Lost Battalion.” The American dough boys as our 

American Army served on the troops were then known. The 

western front long known for American commanding officer 

the virtual stalemate both sides was Major Charles Whittlesey 

endured in France. The 77th Division 

and he needed to get a message 

pushed against the fortified back to his headquarters, but the 

German Army positions in the unit was pinned down by heavy 

Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Three German machine gun fire and 

regiments fought through the our own artillery. He penned a 

Argonne Forest until they were hasty note that read, “We are 

actually behind enemy lines. along the road parallel to 276.4. 

They found themselves cut off Our own artillery is dropping a 

from food, ammo, and other barrage directly on us. For heaven’s 

supplies that were sorely need- 

sake, stop it!” 

DARYL LOTT 

The chosen messenger went 

straight into the German line of 

fire. Dodging bullets that were 

most intentionally aimed at him, 

he continued on until he hit the 

ground felled by a bullet through 

the breast. The Americans 

lost hope until they saw their 

wounded comrade get up off the 

ground and continue the course 

all the way back to headquarters 

some 25 miles away. By the 

time he got to the post he was 

heavily wounded. His right leg 

was nearly shot off and he was 

blind in one eye. Of the original 

550 men, 194 made it back to the 

American lines owing their very 

lives to the courage and tenacity 

of their comrade. 

The French Army awarded 

the soldier with the “Croix de 

Guerre.” The commanding officer 

of the American Army, General 

John Pershing recognized the 

soldier’s sacrifice and service. 

The soldier was taken back 

home to the United States accompanied 

by an officer, Captain 

John Carney (pictured). In spite 

of the best efforts of the United 

States Army to save him, he died 

at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey 

on June 13, 1919. Many men were 

brought to tears thinking of the 

soldier’s sacrifice. The surviving 

family members of the nearly 

200 Americans who were saved 

were the most grateful of all. It 

is not clear how many people 

are alive today over 100 years 

later due to one soldier’s attention 

to duty; surely that number 

is in the thousands. 

If you would like to pay your 

respects to this example of 

American heroism, you will need 

to visit the Smithsonian Institution. 

The soldier’s name is “Cher 

Ami”. The soldier was a brave 

carrier pigeon whose sacrifice 

is held in reverential honor at 

the Museum of American History. 

It’s not always humans who 

offer examples of selfless courage 

and loyalty, but members of 

the Animal Kingdom who have 

aligned themselves with us that 

provide inspiration. 

I am continually amazed at the 

feats displayed by horses, whales, 

dolphins, primates, dogs, and, 

yes, birds as they interact with 

our species. They are the best of 

friends neither passing judgements 

nor questioning our methods. 

Matthew Scully, an advocate 

for the welfare of animals, says, 

“Animals are more than ever a 

test of our character, of mankind’s 

capacity for empathy and for decent 

honorable conduct and faithful 

stewardship.” I am thankful 

that God gave us such creatures 

as “Cher Ami” for companionship, 

fellowship, and to occasionally 

save our lives. 


NOT SO BRIGHT AWARD 

lig ht bul b award 

FIREBALL GAYLORD 

I swear LT no one was more surprised than me. 

Tip to all morons who elect 

to run from the PoPo. Leave 

your spare can of gasoline at 

home BEFORE you flee from 

the police. 

This month’s LB Award 

goes to Christopher Gaylor, 

a 38-year-old suspect hailing 

from the Great State of 

Arkansas. Gaylor was spotted 

by an Arkansas state trooper 

driving his motorcycle 

without a license plate in the 

state capital of Little Rock in 

the middle of the night. 

No big deal, just pull over, 

check for warrants, get a 

ticket and you’re on your way. 

NOPE. Not Gaylor. Instead of 

pulling over, he decided to 

run. 

Mistake #1. 

So, the trooper gives 

chase, calls for backup and 

they chased the moron all 

over Little Rock. Somehow 

his piece of shit motorcycle 

reaches speeds of 100+ 

although that was only confirmed 

by the local news 

outlets, and we all know how 

they lie. 

Mistake#2. 

Gaylor bails off the bike and 

a foot chase is underway. No 

one, I mean no one, ever gets 

away on foot. He should have 

stayed on the bike. Especially 

knowing that Mistake #3 is 

about to take his ass down. 

Mistake#3. 

It’s never a good idea to carry 

a spare can of gas in your trunk. 

Oh wait, he didn’t have a trunk, 

he was on a bike. I guess I’ll just 

carry it in my BACKPACK. Bad 

idea cause Mistake#4 is coming. 

Mistake#4. 

If you know you have a bomb 

strapped to your back and you 

decide to run from the police, 

ya gotta know they are going 

to Tase you. It’s a given. So, toss 

the bomb. Did he? NOPE. They 

fired. He exploded. At least the 

backpack did anyway. Gaylor 

was now a big ball of fire. 

Cops get fire extinguishers, put 

out the flames, call for an ambulance. 

Oh, and a supervisor. 

I swear Lieutenant, I had no 

idea he was gonna explode like 

that. No one was more surprised 

than me. 

Gaylor is still recovering in the 

hospital with burns over 75% 

of his body. Man that shit hurts. 

Needless to say, he was charged 

with felony fleeing, reckless 

driving, failure to register a 

vehicle, no liability insurance, 

driving with a suspended license 

and failure to register 

a homemade gasoline bomb 

backpack. I made up the last 

part. 

Of course, the WOKEs took 

to social media proclaimed 

the incident was evidence that 

tasers pose a major threat to 

the health and safety of the 

public. The Independent, a 

liberal online trash site, said 

“That Mr. Gaylor’s injuries came 

in the aftermath of a traffic 

stop should be noted. Police 

have killed more than 600 

people in the US during traffic 

stops since 2017, with reform 

advocates calling for police to 

play less of a role or no role at 

all in traffic law enforcement.” 

Someone at The Independent 

must have just received a ticket. 

Idiots. 


HONORING FALLEN HEREOS 

“Honoring our fallen heroes 

through running while providing 

financial support to the families 

of our fallen Heroes, 

First Responders injured in the 

Line of Duty and Safety 

Equipment to K9s in need.” 

Zechariah 

Cartledge: 

a True American Hero 

Total Grants Awarded to Injured First Responders: 39 

Total Amount Awarded: $347,500 

Total Funds Awarded to Families of Fallen Heroes: 29 

Total Amount Awarded: $258,736 

Funds/Equipment Awarded to K9 Officers: $22,593 

Total Amount of Grants Given: $628,829 

- - - - 

2022 Run Tracker: 

Total Miles Run in 2022: (as of 11/2/22): 259 

- Zechariah - 230 

- Jayden - 8 

- Giuliana - 6 

- Andrew - 6 

- Anthony - 5 

- Morgan - 3 

- Theresa - 1 (57 for K9s) 

Total Miles Run in 2021: 327 



Overall Miles Run: 1,363 

Over Miles Run (K9’s): 57 

- - - - - - - - - - 

2022 Run Stats: 

Total Miles Run for 2022 Fallen LEO’s (Non COVID-19): 126 

Total Miles Run for 2022 Fallen Firefighters (Non COVID-19): 75 

Total Miles Run for 2022 Fallen Canada LEO’s: 3 

Total Miles Run in 2022 for Fallen COVID-19 Heroes: 18 

Total Miles Run for 2021 Fallen LEO’s: 21 

Total Miles Run for 2021 Fallen Firefighters: 2 

States/Cities Zechariah has run in: 

Florida - Winter Springs, Lake Mary, Clearwater, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, Orlando, Temple Terrace, Blountstown, 

Cocoa, Lakeland, Daytona Beach, West Palm Beach, Starke, Melbourne 

New York - New York City, Weedsport • Georgia - Cumming, Augusta, Savannah 

South Carolina - North Myrtle Beach, Charleston, Sumter • Pennsylvania - Monaca 

Illinois - Springfield, Naperville, Glen Ellyn • Texas - Houston (2), Fort Worth, Midland, New Braunfels, Freeport, Madisonville, 

Irving, Sadler, San Antonio • Kentucky - Nicholasville • Arkansas - Bryant, Hot Springs, Springdale, Prairie Grove 

Nevada - Henderson • Kansas - Overland Park • California - Mt. Vernon, La Jolla • Arizona - Mesa 

North Carolina - Concord, Raleigh • Virginia - Norton, Richmond • Tennessee - Bristol, Bartlett 

Oklahoma - Stilwell (2) • Delaware - Milford • Maryland - Towson • Minnesota - Arden Hills • Indiana - Sullivan, Spencer 

Mississippi - Grenada, Olive Branch • Missouri - Springfield, Rolla, Joplin • Iowa - Independence, Des Moines, Cedar Rapids 

District/Countries/Territories: 

Washington D.C. • Puerto Rico - San Juan 

110 The BLUES POLICE MAGAZINE 

The BLUES 111


blue mental health 

Give Yourself the Gift of Hope 

This Holiday Season. 

Many of our nation’s law enforcement 

officers have had a 

challenging year in countless 

ways. The 2021 statistics for 

line of duty deaths (especially 

by gunfire) and suicides in this 

field are staggering and can be 

overwhelming. The holidays are 

also often a difficult time for LEO 

families due to work schedules, 

family conflict, financial constraints, 

and at times, a sense of 

helplessness due to depression 

and lack of hope. We also live in 

a world in which comparison of 

our lives to others is commonplace 

and frequently perpetuated 

by social media and high 

expectations for the “perfect” 

holiday experience. It can place 

a great deal of unnecessary 

pressure on an LE family during 

an already stressful time of the 

year. 

Instead of this month’s article 

focusing solely on the negative, I 

want to instead offer the gift of 

hope through some basic approaches 

that are designed to 

reduce psychological stressors 

and increase hope for the holiday 

season. Amy Morgan, (Police1, 

2019), offered the following 

excellent suggestions and I encourage 

to practice these often. 

1. STOP COMPARING. If you find 

yourself comparing your holiday 

with others, stop and focus on 

what matters to you, and then 


let that be enough. Be content 

with where you are, who you are 

and what you have. If you are 

financially stressed, don’t worsen 

the situation by giving gifts 

to try to match the actions of 

others. Instead, give of yourself 

and work with what you have, 

but don’t deplete yourself in the 

process or let comparisons make 

you feel unworthy. 

2. SET REALISTIC EXPECTA- 

TIONS. All the hype around the 

holidays makes us feel like we 

should ramp up our energy, our 

home décor, our financial ability, 

our time with friends and family, 

and even our level of happiness. 

Instead set your expectations 

in line with the reality of your 

own little piece of the world. If 

you aren’t a cook, don’t expect 

to present your family with a 

golden holiday turkey and all the 

fixings. Set realistic expectations 

about how your own holiday 

will, and should, look, for your 

own life. 

3. LET GO OF REGRET. Maybe 

this wasn’t your best year. 

If there’s something in your life 

you wish was different, and you 

still have the ability to change it, 

start working on doing that. But 

if you can’t change something, 

try letting go of the feeling of regret 

that’s eating away at you. If 

you need to apologize to someone, 

do it, genuinely and sincerely. 

If you need to forgive someone, 

do it, for your own sense of 

peace. And then move on. Let go 

of the regrets so you can start 

the New Year free of stress and 

anxiety. 

4. ACCEPT YOUR STRUGGLES. 

Life is hard sometimes, and 

nobody is getting through it as 

easily as they may make it seem. 

Things may be hard for you for 

many reasons – it is okay to 

admit that things aren’t great. 

Accept that all of us struggle 

at different points in life with 

different things. Don’t let the 

season make you focus on the 

struggles – remember that this 

season and its challenges will 

pass. 

5. SET NEW YEAR GOALS. 

Instead of pressure-filled resolutions, 

set some goals. But don’t 

set your expectations so high 

you’ll never be able to follow 

through. Name a few simple 

things you’d like to be different 

in your life – and then outline a 

plan to achieve that change. This 

year practice healthy approaches 

and do what you need to do. If 

you’re feeling down, depressed, 

or alone, please reach out to 

any number of law enforcement 

mental health resources and 

you’ll find a caring voice at the 

other end of the line to help you 

make it through the hard stuff. 

The holiday season, just like your 

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CAP Fleet is an emergency 

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DANA SAFETY SUPPLY 

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Bryan Police Dept. Get Info Police Officer 11/11/2022 - 5pm 

Keller Police Dept. Get Info School Resource Officer 12/01/2022 - 5pm 

Mineola Police Dept. Get Info Peace Officer (2 positions) 12/28/2022 - 5pm 

Brownwood Police Dept. Get Info Patrol Officer Exam Notice 12/05/2022 - 5pm 

Austin Community College District Police Dept. Get Info Patrol Officer 11/07/2022 - 5pm 

West Lake Hills Police Dept. Get Info Police Officer 12/12/2022 - 5pm 

Buna ISD Police Dept. Get Info Chief of Police 12/01/2022 - 5pm 

Natalia Police Dept. Get Info F/T and Reserve Peace Officers 12/15/2022 - 5pm 

Decatur Police Dept. Get Info Police Officer 11/25/2022 - 5pm 

Sunset Valley Police Dept. Get Info Police Officer 01/01/2023 - 5pm 

STATEWIDE VACANCIES FOR JAILERS 

Gillespie Co. Sheriff's Office Get Info Detention Officer 11/30/2022 - 5pm 

Tarrant County Sheriff's Office Get Info Detention Officer 12/03/2022 - 5pm 

Milam County Sheriff’s Office Get Info Jailer 12/04/2022 - 5pm 

Lee County Sheriff's Office Get Info Jailer 12/05/2022 - 5pm 

Smith County Sheriff's Office Get Info Detention Officer 12/17/2022 - 5pm 

Rockwall Co. Sheriff's Office Get Info Detention Officer 11/22/2022 - 5pm 

Travis Co. Sheriff's Office Get Info Corrections Officer 12/20/2022 - 5pm 

Galveston Co. Sheriff's Office Get Info Corrections Deputy 12/31/2022 - 5pm 

STATEWIDE VACANCIES TELECOMMUNICATION OPERATOR 

Tarrant Regional Water District Get Info Public Safety Specialist 11/11/2022 - 5pm 

DeWitt Co. Sheriff's Office Get Info Dispatcher 11/16/2022 - 5pm 

Austin Police Department Get Info Telecommunicator 11/27/2022 - 5pm 

Lago Vista Police Department Get Info Dispatcher 11/27/2022 - 5pm 

Katy Police Department Get Info Telecommunicator/Dispatcher 11/23/2022 - 5pm 

Hays County Sheriff's Office Get Info Telecommunicator 11/29/2022 - 5pm 

Austin ISD Police Department Get Info Dispatcher 12/04/2022 - 5pm 

Milam Co. Sheriff's Office Get Info Dispatcher (2 openings) 12/04/2022 - 5pm 

Walker County Public Safety Communications Get Info Telecommunicator 12/02/2022 - 5pm 

Hemphill County Sheriff's Office Get Info Telecommunicator/ Officer 12/09/2022 - 5pm 

Mount Belvieu Police Department Get Info Dispatcher 12/11/2022 - 5pm 

Collin Co. Sheriff's Office Get Info Dispatcher 04/11/2023 - 5pm 

Springtown Police Department Get Info Communications Officer 11/17/2022 - 5pm 

Texas Woman's University DPS Get Info Dispatcher 11/18/2022 - 5pm 

Kyle Police Dept. Get Info Telecommunicator 11/23/2022 - 5pm 

League City Police Dept. Get Info Telecommunicator 12/31/2022 - 5pm 

Woodway Public Safety Dept. 

Get Info Public Safety Telecommunicator 12/31/2022 - 5pm 

Galveston Co. Sheriff's Office Get Info Telecommunicator 12/31/2022 - 5pm 




austin officers 

austin dispatch 


EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS 

• Paid Vacation 

• Sick Leave 

• Paid Holidays 

• Personal Days 

• Compensatory Days 

• Certification Pay 

ALDINE ISD POLICE DEPT. 

now accepting applications for: 

Dispatcher 

Salary starting at $40,000, 

no experience required. 

TO APPLY VISIT 

WWW.ALDINEISD.ORG 

OR 

Contact the Personnel 

Department at 

281-985-7571 

OR 

Contact Sergeant R. Hall at 

281-442-4923 

HIRING PROCESS 

• Oral Board Panel Interview 

• Complete Personal History Statement 

• Psychological Evaluation 

• Medical Examination 

• Interview with the Chief of Police 


BECOME A BAYTOWN 

PATROL OFFICER! 

STARTING PAY: 

$67,320/YEAR 

$1,500 SIGNING 

INCENTIVE! 

SALARY 

(YEARLY) 

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 

PAID LEAVE 

Probationary Patrol Officer $67,320 

5 Year Patrol Officer $81,073 

9 Year Patrol Officer $93,694 

Annual salary increases up to a max of 

$93,694 with longevity pay 

Modified Lateral Pay Scale for Peace 

Officers from time at immediately 

preceding Law Enforcement Agency 

CERTIFICATION PAY 

Intermediate PO Certification $92.08 

Advanced PO Certification $157.08 

Master's PO Certification $212.33 

RELOCATION 

(MONTHLY) 

Health Insurance 

Dental Insurance 

Vision Insurance 

Life Insurance 

Employee Wellness Center 

Training and Fitness Facility 

Retirement Plan (7% Mandatory with a 

2:1 match; 20 year retirement) 

457 Deferred Compensation Plan 

Tuition Assistance and Academy Tuition 

Reimbursement 

City Vehicle Program 

Uniforms/Equipment Provided with 

Annual Allowances 

15 Vacation days accrued per year 

(civil Service Status) 

10 City Holidays per year 

1 Personal day per year 

15 Sick days accrued per year 

15 days of Military Leave per year 

EDUCATION PAY 

Associates $50 

Bachelors $100 

Master $125 

SPECIALTY/ SKILL PAY 

(MONTHLY) 

(MONTHLY) 

Relocation Expenses Reimbursed 

Bilingual in Spanish $50 

WWW.BPDCAREERS.ORG 281-420-5354 281-420-6660 


For additional information please scan the QR code to go to our recruiting website!

October 15 

October 15 


Cuero Police Department 

Now Hiring for Patrol Officer Position 

Department Benefits 

13 Paid Holidays 

2 Weeks Paid Vacation 

Certification Pay 

100% Insurance Paid for Employees 

Retirement 2 to 1 match (20yr Retirement) 

FSA for Employees 

Longevity Pay 

Equipment & Uniforms Provided Including Duty Weapon w/ Red Dot Sight 

Take Home Vehicle Within City Limits 

10 Hour Work Shifts 

Membership Paid to Local Gym 

Department Provided Training 

Off-duty Security Opportunities 

Cell Phone Stipend 

Starting Pay Depends on Qualifications 

Requirements: Must be TCOLE Certified or currently enrolled in an accredited Police 

Academy and pass a background investigation. 


Email TCOLE Personal History Statement to sellis@cityofcuero.com

DEER PARK POLICE 

DEPARTMENT 

Deer Park, Texas 

WE ARE HIRING 

www.deerparktx.gov 

Police Officer 

Dispatcher 

Public Safety Attendant - Jailer 

Animal Control Officer 

Part time Crossing Guard 

Officer Sam Jammas 281-930-2121 or sjammas@deerparktx.org 


Forney ISD 

Police Department 

NOW 

HIRING 

Police Officers 

Description 

School-based police officers work 

with school administrators, security 

staff, and faculty to ensure the safety 

and well-being of students at various 

campuses. This officer works as the 

main security arm of a school. 

Experience 

SBLE Experience preferred 

Demonstrate the ability to 

teach & engage with youth 

Requirements 

U.S. Citizen 

Accredited High School Diploma 

or equivalent 

Valid Texas Peace Officer License 

Valid Texas Driver's License 

Two or more years of college or 

advanced training preferred 

Positions starting 

at $29.89/hr 

Retention Stipends 

Clothing Allowance 

Health/Childcare Incentive 

Paid Training 

Lateral Entry 

APPLY ONLINE TODAY! 

www.forneyisd.net 


GALVESTON 

COUNTY 

SHERIFF’S OFFICE 

Seeking Individuals Who Are Interested in a Rewarding Career in Corrections 

Begin Your Career Today! 

GALVESTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ESTABLISHMENT OF ELIGIBILITY 

APPLY TODAY AND BECOME A GALVESTON POLICE OFFICER 

Position: Corrections Deputy I 

Bureau/Division: Corrections/Jail 

Title/Rank: Corrections Deputy/Deputy I 

Reports to: Sergeant - Corrections 

Starting Salary: $47,715.20 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 

Maintains the security of the facility by conducting security checks, settling disputes, and performing cell searches and 

inspections; conducts outside perimeter checks. 

Preparation and proper completion in the documentation of inmate records. 

Issues inmate meals, clothing, linens, and personal items. 

Supervise inmate programs (recreational, legal, health care, visitation and religious services) 

Prepares reports on jail and inmate activities, enforce inmate handbook rules. 

Supervises inmates performing such assignments as cleaning and maintaining the jail facility and continuously observe 

locations and activities of inmates. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 

High School / GED Certificate and must be at least 18 years of age. 

Must be a U.S. Citizen and resident of the contiguous United States for a period of time sufficient to conduct a 

background investigation. 

Must be able to work days, nights, weekends, holidays and mandatory shifts when needed. 

Must be able to work during natural disasters and or under declarations. 

Must possess a valid Texas driver's license and an acceptable driving record as determined by the Galveston County 

Sheriff's Office in effect at the time of application. 

Must have favorable employment history. All information given regarding past employment will be thoroughly checked 

Must have a stable credit history. 

Must possess good computer skills and demonstrate comprehensive reading and comprehension skills. 

No conviction above a Class B Misdemeanor or a Class B misdemeanor within the last 10 years nor have been on or 

currently on court-ordered community supervision or probation for any criminal offense and no Family Violence 

convictions of any level. 

Applicant must pass all phases of the required testing. 

Must be eligible for licensing by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) for the position applied for, if not 

presently licensed. 

TO APPLY 

An applicant interested in any of GCSO position shall first download, complete and return 

the Application Packet, per the instructions on the downloadable form. 

The Application Packet can be found at SHERIFF.GALVESTONCOUNTYTX.GOV 


JOIN US 

VISIT SHERIFF.GALVESTONCOUNTYTX.GOV TO APPLY! 

The Galveston County Sheriff’s Office is an Equal Opportunity Employer 

CONTACT US 

409.763.7585 : SO.EMPLOYMENT@GALVESTONCOUNTYTX.GOV


LATERAL DEPUTY 


WE ARE 

HIRING! 

BENEFITS 

• Free basic Medical, Dental and Vision insurance for 

employee 

• Free basic Life insurance 

• Long Term Disability (LTD) 

• Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision benefits for 

eligible family members 

• Flexible Spending Accounts 

• 10 paid holidays per year 

• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) including 10 vacation 

days and 13 sick days per year accrued biweekly 

RETIREMENT 

• Harris County matches your investment at 225% 

• 7% of your salary is invested pre-tax in your 

retirement account 

• Retirement Vesting after 8 years 

• Eligible upon earning 75 points (age+years of service) 

SALARY SCALE 

INCENTIVE PAY 

LATERAL DEPUTY 

REQUIREMENTS 

• Must be a licensed Peace Officer by the Texas Commission on Law 

Enforcement (TCOLE) in good standing 

• Must be currently employed as a first responder Peace Officer 

(any break in service will be discussed on a case-by-case basis) 

• Must have a minimum of 12 months of consecutive experience as 

a first responder Peace Officer at any one agency 

• Must successfully pass the Physical Abilities Test (PAT) obstacle 

course 

• Must pass a thorough background investigation (Criminal 

background check, fingerprinting, personal interview, etc.) as 

required by TCOLE 

• Must pass a physical and psychological evaluation as required by 

TCOLE 

• Valid Driver’s License (TX by start date) 

• Eyesight must be correctable to 20/20, normal color and 

peripheral vision 

• Correctable normal audible range in both ears 

• Firearms qualification 

For additional information contact Harris County Sheriff’s Office Recruitment Unit: (713) 877-5250 

Now Hiring 

OFFICERS 

TCOLE Certified Peace Officers 

Hutto ranked one of the 

safest cities in Texas. 

Our fast-growing City shows a trending decrease in crimes based 

on four offenses from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting. 

Additional Pay 

+ Education Pay up to $175/month 

+ Specialty/Certication up to $260/month 

Highlights 

Top-of-the-line Equipment 

and Technology 

Beards and Tattoos Allowed 

No Written Test for Most Lateral Officers 

Benets 

Retirement 

2-to-1 City match with TMRS 

Take-home Patrol Car 

For officers living within 25 miles 

Starting Salary 

$62K to $81K 

Annual Leave Accruals 

12 paid holidays, 80 hrs vacation, 96 hrs sick leave 

Multiple Positions Available 

A wide variety of units and assignments available 

CLASSIFICATION SERVICE HOURLY ANNUAL TCOLE CERTIFICATION ANNUAL 

DEPUTY I 0-47 $25.22 $52,458 

Intermediate $1,560 

Advanced $3,420 

DEPUTY II 48-83 $26.99 $56,139 

Master $6,000 

EDUCATION 

ANNUAL 

DEPUTY III 84-119 $28.59 $59,467 

Associate Degree $1,320 

DEPUTY IV 120-155 $30.03 $62,462 

Bachelor’s Degree $3,180 

Master/Doctorate $4,500 

TO APPLY 

DEPUTY V 156-191 $31.52 $65,562 

Questions? Email: PDrecruiting@huttotx.gov 

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Bilingual Program $1,800 

Harris County 

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Receive up to fourteen (14) years of credit for time served! (Restrictions apply) 

@HCSOTexas 

HCSOTexas HCSOTexas @HCSOTexas 

Tenure agreement required. 

SCAN THIS CODE 

Sheriff’s Office 

To learn more or apply, visit or scan 

https: //linktr. ee/huttopd 

Sign On Bonus! 

$5,000*

L A P O R T E 

P O L I C E D E P A R T M E N T 

Lateral Police Officer 

Starting Pay $ 62,416. to $73,775. 

Effective October 1, 2022 

No prior experience required. High School diploma or GED required. 

Possession of Class C Texas Driver License. 

Must possess a TCOLE License or be enrolled in accredited Basic Peace Officer Academy. 

Certification Pay (bi-weekly): 

$46.15 - Intermediate Peace Officer 

$69.23 - Advanced Peace Officer 

$92.31 - Master Peace Officer 

Education Pay (bi-weekly): 

$46.15 - Associates Degree 

$69.23 - Bachelors Degree 

$92.31 - Masters Degree 

Employee Benefits: 

Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance 

Longevity Pay 

Tuition Reimbursement 

TMRS Retirement (2 to 1 match) 

ICMA Deferred Compensation/Roth IRA 

$1,000 Physical Fitness Program 

Weapon Purchase Program 

Take-home Vehicles 

Specialized Divisions: 

SWAT / Bomb Squad 

Bike Patrol 

Criminal Investigative Division 

Crime Scene Unit 

Drone Pilots 

School Resource Officers 

Traffic/DOT Officers 

Police Area Representatives 

Apply online at 

www.laportetx.gov/jobs 

Paid Leave Benefits 

15 days vacation (Civil Service) 

15 days sick leave 

Military Leave 

9 observed holidays per year 

2 employee holidays per year 

Bereavement Leave 

Comp Time 



MANVEL POLICE DEPARTMENT 

Patrol Officer 

The City of Manvel Police Department is looking to find qualified candidates to fill the ranks of the patrol division. 

The City of Manvel is a rapidly growing and diverse community. The current population is estimated at a little over 16000 and is located in the 

northern part of Brazoria County along the State Highway 288 corridor approximately 4 miles South of the City of Houston. 

The Manvel Police Department has a competitive pay structure for cities of the same size. Salary is based on experience and certification levels. 

• The department currently has 32 sworn positions. 

• 18 officers currently in patrol with 8 positions added in this fiscal budget year. 

• Patrol Salary: $53,704.56 to $68,031.84. Salary is based off experience and certification. 

• Certification pay 

• 12-hour shifts / shifts rotate every four months. (Modified Dupont Schedule) 

• Retirement through TMRS - 7% contribution with a 2:1 match 

• Vested after 5 years with the city 

• Employee health coverage paid 100% by the city, additional for family 

• Health care for employee and eligible dependents through Prime Health Care. 

• Personal Time off – Vacation and Holiday accruals 

• Paid sick time 

Minimum Requirements: 

• High school diploma or GED 

• Valid Texas Driver’s License with good driving record 

• TCOLE certified OR currently enrolled in Academy program 

• Preference for LE experience 

Hiring Process Includes: 

• Written test* 

• Physical test * 

• Oral board interview* 

• Thorough background investigation 

• Modified Field Training Program for experienced officers 

• One-year probationary period 

For more information you can contact The City of Manvel Police Department at 281-489-1212 or email, rcarrlacy@manvelpd.org 


Memorial Villages Police Department 

Bunker Hill • Piney Point• Hunters Creek 

Police Officer 

EOE/M/F/D 

5+ Years Patrol Experience Required 

The Memorial Villages Police Department (Located on the West Side of Houston) currently 

looking for experienced officers who are self- motivated, innovative, and enthusiastic about 

community policing. 

Starting Salary Range 

Effective Jan 2023 

Hiring Bonus $1500 

Night Shift Differential $3600 

ECA $1300 

Basic Peace Officer 

Starting $83,459 

Hiring Bonus $1500 

Night Shift Differential $3600 

Master Peace Officer 

ECA $1300 

Bi-Lingual 2.5% of base pay 

College up to $3000 (Masters) 

Up to $94,164 

Healthcare Insurance, DHMO Dental, Vision – 100% paid for employee, 75% Paid for 

spouse/dependents. 

Paid long-term disability and life insurance for employee, with additional life insurance 

available for spouse/dependents. 

Health Savings Account with departmental contributions up to $4200 annually 

TMRS Retirement 2 to 1 match, 7% Employee ,14% Employer Contribution, 20 Year Retirement 

457 Plan with employer contribution of 2.5% of annual salary 

Tuition reimbursement 

Longevity Pay up to a max of $2400 annually at 10 years of service. 

ECA (Emergency Care Assistant) $1300 Annually, training provided to each employee. 

12 hour shifts with every other Friday, Saturday, and Sunday off. 

To learn more or apply, visit our website at www.mvpdtx.org 

Or contact Sgt. Owens 713-365-3711 or lowens@mvpdtx.org 

Or Commander E. Jones 713-365-3706 ejones@mvpdtx.org 

11981 Memorial Dr. Houston, Texas 77024 



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. 

WATCH FOR UPCOMING 

Pearland Recreation Center & Natatorium 

4141 Bailey TEST Road, DATES Pearland, TX IN 77584. 2022 

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 

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PORT HOUSTON 

POLICE DEPARTMENT 

WE ARE 

HIRING 

SIGN UP TODAY! www.porthouston.com/careers-2 

BENEFITS: 

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance 

eligible first day of employment 

• Wellness Program 

(can earn up to $600 credit per year if requirements met) 

• Enrollment with Calm App for Wellbeing 

• Defined contribution plan (401a) 

– Employer Sponsored 

• Deferred Compensation Plan (457 Plan) 

– Employee Contributions 

• Vacation 

• Sick Leave 

• Paid Holiday 12 days/year 

• Life and Accidental Death and 

Dismemberment Insurance 

• Short Term and Long-Term Disability Benefits 

• Flexible spending account (FSA) 

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 

• Pet Insurance 

• Legal and Identity Theft Protection 

• Tuition Reimbursement 

Up to the IRS annual limit and a maximum lifetime 

reimbursement of $25,000 

• Onsite Credit Union – Port of Houston Credit Union 

Are you looking for a career with meaning? 

Do you want to make a difference in a highly 

supportive community? 

Join our team at Port Houston! 

STARTING PAY* 

$60,000 up to $71,000 

REQUIREMENTS 

• Must be 21 years old 

• Must have 2+ years of police officer 

experience 

• Must have valid Texas Driver’s License 

• Must be a U.S. Citizen 

• Must have an honorable discharge 

from the military (if applicable) 

• Must never have been convicted of a 

Class A Misdemeanor or above 

EMPLOYMENT 

TESTING 

Employment is contingent on passing 

any post-offer pre-employment 

screening as listed below: 

• Criminal background check 

• Motor Vehicle Record check 

• Drug screening 

• Physical exam 

• Psychological exam 

SCAN 

QR CODE 

TO APPLY 

• Not been convicted of a Class B 

• Additional as required 

* Salary depends on experience 

misdemeanor within the last 10 years 

• Must have a GED or high school diploma 



City of Wylie 

Police Department 

OFFICER SALARY RANGE: HIRING PROCESS: BENEFITS: 

Non Certified Police Recruit Pay : $62, 370.00 

YEARS OF SERVICE 

ANNUAL SALARY 

1 Year—Step 0 $66, 626.06 

2 Years—Step 1 $68, 291.71 

3 Years—Step 2 $69, 999.00 

4 Years—Step 3 $71, 748.98 

5 Years—Step 4 $73, 542.70 

6 Years—Step 5 $75, 381.27 

7 Years—Step 6 $77, 265.80 

8 Years—Step 7 $79, 197.45 

9 Years—Step 8 $81, 177.38 

10+Years—Step 9 $83, 206.82 

ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION: 

Certification Pay: Up to $1,800 annually 

Field Training Officer Pay: $2, 400 annually 

Bilingual Pay: $1 ,200 annually 

• Complete and submit a City of Wylie 

job application: https:// 

www.governmentjobs.com/careers/ 

wylietexas 

• Written Exam (exempt for Laterals) 

• Physical Agility Test 

• Complete and submit a Personal 

History Statement 

• Oral Board Panel Interview 

• Background Investigation 

• Police Chief Interview 

• Polygraph Examination 

• Psychological Evaluation 

• Medical Examination 

RECRUITING CONTACT: 

Wylie Police Department 

2000 North Hwy 78 

Wylie, TX 75098 

Sergeant Mark Johnson 

mark.johnson@wylietexas.gov 

972-429-8013 

• City Paid Medical/Dental/Vision 

• Texas Municipal Retirement System 

(TMRS) 14% City Contribution 

• Paid Time Off (Vacation and Sick Time) 

• City Paid Uniforms 

• City Paid Training 

• Life Insurance and AD&D 

• Long Term Disability Insurance 

• Employee Assistance Program 

• Longevity Pay 

• Tuition Reimbursement 

• Free Recreation Center Membership 

• Deferred Compensation Plan 

• Ancillary Benefits Available (Aflac, 

Avesis, and More) 

Thanks 

Welcome Aboard 

Hempstead Police Dept. & 

Brenham Police Department 

Humble ISD Police Dept. 

for placing your and recruiting the ads 

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Wylie Police Department Mission: Our mission is to impact the quality of life, by providing a professional 

level of service that will foster, support, and build relationships with those we serve. 

https://www.wylietexas.gov/police.php 


STARTING SALARY 

$56,160 $57,824 $60,008 $62,400 $64,792 $67,184 $69,680 $72,384 $74,880 $77,480 $80,080 

High School Diploma 

or G.E.D. 

Minimum age of 21 

Must hold a valid 

Texas Driver’s License 

Current valid TCOLE 

certification 

At Hire 

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6 mos. 

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year 3 

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year 4 

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year 5 

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LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF 

DOWNTOWN AUSTIN 

$3,000 


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