MAY 2022. Blues Vol 38 No. 5

MAY 2022. Blues Vol 38 No. 5 FEATURES 38 TPCA Conference VENDOR RECAP 44 Vote Dora Out 46 Race for Harris County Judge - Forum Questions 56 Remembering Those We’ve Lost to LOD Deaths 58 COVER STORY - National Police Week DEPARTMENTS 8 Publisher’s Thoughts 10 Editor’s Thoughts 12 Guest Commentary 14 News Around the US 46 Technology - Tango, Tango 48 Shopping - C&G Wholesale 86 War Stories 88 Aftermath 90 Open Road 94 Healing Our Heroes 98 Daryl’s Deliberations 100 HPOU - From the President, Douglas Griffith 102 Light Bulb Award - UT Professor Barbara Laubenthal 104 Running 4 Heroes 106 Blue Mental Health with Dr. Tina Jaeckle 108 Off Duty - Fishing with Rusty Barron 110 Ads Back in the Day 114 Parting Shots 116 Now Hiring - L.E.O. Positions Open in Texas 146 Back Page

WE ARE HIRING! BENEFITS

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 CLASSIFICATION SERVICE HOURLY ANNUAL TCOLE CERTIFICATION ANNUAL DEPUTY I 0-47 .22 ,458 Intermediate ,560 Advanced ,420 DEPUTY II 48-83 .99 ,139 Master ,000 EDUCATION ANNUAL DEPUTY III 84-119 .59 ,467 Associate Degree ,320 DEPUTY IV 120-155 .03 ,462 Bachelor’s Degree ,180 Master/Doctorate ,500 DEPUTY V 156-191 .52 ,562 TO APPLY 130 The BLUES POLICE MAGAZINE Bilingual Program ,800 Harris County The BLUES POLICE MAGAZINE 131 Receive up to fourteen (14) years of credit for time served! (Restrictions apply) @HCSOTexas HCSOTexas HCSOTexas @HCSOTexas SCAN THIS CODE Sheriff’s Office