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Texas’ Largest Police Union The Publication of the Houston Police Officers’ Union www.HPOU.org Vol. XXXIX No. 7-8 July/August 2013 HPOU Election The President’s Message Sign-Up Begins Sept. 3 Police Officers for President, Secretary Must be Careful and 11 Directors with Their HPOU members will select a president, board secretary and 11 directors for odd-numbered board positions in this year’s election, with candidate Social Media sign-up beginning on Sept. 3. Posts The sign-ups, which take place at the HPOU Building on State Street, Ray Hunt ends at 10 a.m. Oct. 3 and a sample ballot will be posted that same day. I recently returned from a National Police Conference where Electronic voting officially begins at noon on Oct. 7 and ends at noon agencies from all over the United States were represented. Two issues on Oct. 21. addressed caught my attention and I want to share both of them with our members. Tentative election results will be posted within 24 hours from the close The first issue involves how officers’ posts on social media web sites of election, according to Election Chairperson Jacinda Gunter. “Final have been used against them. election results will be certified and posted within 72 hours from the close of election.” The panelists described a number of actual scenarios that have taken place in various jurisdictions around the country that involved Union members may go to HPOU.ORG to log in and cast an posting statements and/or pictures that later turned into evidence used electronic ballot. to discipline and terminate officers, used against officers in civil cases or used against officers in criminal cases. Pursuant to Article IV, Section 9-Voting Procedures of the Constitution, the following list contains HPOU board positions eligible for election. Some examples were posts that condoned the excessive use of alcohol and the use of illegal drugs, posts that showed officers in proximity Continues on Page 4 to others who were committing illegal acts and posts that could be

NON-PROFIT ORG. construed as racist, sexist or homophobic. Houston Police Officers’ Union U.S. Postage 1600 State Street PAID Houston, Texas 77007 Houston, Texas Others were posts that glorified the use of firearms. Firearms are Permit No. 7227 tools we use every day in law enforcement and that we have a Second Amendment right to bear, but we must give deference and respect to these weapons.

A Facebook page filled with pictures of an officer brandishing a AK-47 could be an unexpected gift to a prosecutor or civil rights plaintiff. The bottom line was someone on their friend list didn’t appreciate the content of the posting officer’s picture and initiated a complaint against the officer.

In virtually every case that was outlined, the officer who was Non-profit Statement: Badge & Gun is published monthly at no subscription charge. investigated complained that they only shared the posts with approved Send Correspondence and Address Changes (include mailing label) friends or that they have a right to express their opinions. To: BADGE & GUN 1600 State Street Houston, TX 77007. Telephone: 713-237-0282. Continues on Page 4

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BadgeGun JulyAugust 2013 Issue.indd 1 7/31/13 7:35 AM HPOU Board of Directors Executive Board

Ray Hunt Doug Griffith Joseph Gamaldi Joseph Castaneda President 1st Vice-President 2nd Vice-President Secretary (281) 701-5428 (713) 501-4991 (832) 283-9492 (281) 798-5051 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Board Members

J.G. Garza Gary Hicks Jeff Wagner Robert Breiding Jason Countryman Terry Wolfe Don Egdorf Bubba Caldwell Director 1 Director 2 Director 3 Director 4 Director 5 Director 6 Director 7 Director 8 (832) 875-1377 (832) 368-6283 (832) 512-8732 (713) 854-6391 (832) 928-6336 (832) 341-0165 (713) 240-6033 (281) 924-4498 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Will Reiser Rebecca Dallas Rosalinda Ybanez Timothy Whitaker Lance Gibson Robert Sandoval O.J. Latin Tom Hayes Director 9 Director 10 Director 11 Director 12 Director 13 Director 14 Director 15 Director 16 (281) 923-1626 (832) 419-9589 (832) 293-1495 (832) 606-9502 (281) 658-2974 (281) 924-6369 (281) 726-1599 (281) 924-3015 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Bill Booth Terry Seagler John Yencha Luis Menendez-Sierra Director 17 Director 18 Director 19 Director 20 (281) 924-3016 (832) 494-8244 (832) 731-9361 (832) 513-5110 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Mark Clark Executive Director Tim Butler Joslyn Johnson Randy Upton Cole Lester Dana Hitzman (832) 200-3434 Treasurer Parliamentarian Sergeant at Arms Assistant Secretary 2nd Assistant Secretary [email protected] (713) 204-4372 (832) 642-9899 (281) 352-6236 (281) 924-3003 (832) 731-7501 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

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BadgeGun JulyAugust 2013 Issue.indd 2 7/31/13 7:35 AM Editorial Page BADGE& GUN Plan To Attend 2nd Voice of the Houston Police Officers’ Union Published monthly at no subscription charge Great HPOU Family Picnic by the: LAST YEAR’S FIRST-EVER HPOU FAMILY PICNIC drew hundreds of officers and their families, Houston Police Officers’ Union calling for a repeat performance for a second fun event for this fall. 1600 State Street, Houston, TX 77007 Ph: 832-200-3400 • Toll free: 1-800-846-1167 The HPOU Picnic Committee has followed up appropriately for an Oct. 5 day-long event at what Fax: 832-200-3470 committee members are calling “the usual place” – Tin Hall on Telge Road off Highway 290 on the E-mail: [email protected] Website address: www.HPOU.org northwest side.

Legal Department: 832-200-3420 The Badge & Gun is using its editorial voice to enthusiastically suggest that Union members put this Legal Dept Fax: 832-200-3426 great fun-filled event on their calendars more than six weeks in advance. The fun starts at 2 p.m. that Insurance: 832-200-3410 Saturday and lasts – for the adults, anyway – well into the night. Badge & Gun is the official publication of the Houston Police Officers’ Union. Badge & Gun is During the day, families will be turned loose in the makeshift “back yard” that includes a variety of published monthly under the supervision of its state-of-the-art playground accessories that will enable energetic climbs and other sorts of physical Board of Directors. However, opinions expressed endeavors, each of them filled with laughs. by individual Board members or any other writer in this publication do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the entire Board of Directors. Editorial As we have said before, where else could these youngsters have found a trackless train, a bounce house, submissions are welcomed and encouraged. face painting and balloon-twisting, along with back yard games? All submissions must be received by the 7th of the month. All the while, the adults in the crowd enhanced by free food and drink can look forward to a night of ADVERTISEMENT IN THE BADGE & fellowship and dancing with a live band in the background. GUN DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, A WARRANTY OR A GUARANTEE BY Let us repeat: Plan to attend now! THE UNION. Cast your nominations . . . POSTMASTER: Send address changes to ONE PARTICULAR ENHANCEMENT TO THIS YEAR’S PICNIC will be the special first-time Badge & Gun announcement of two awards HPOU has instituted for the first time this year – HPOU Officer of the 1600 State Street Houston, TX 77007 Year and Supervisor of the Year. Each winner will receive a $500 gift certificate. Fax: 832-200-3470 Committee member Luis Menendez-Sierra urged all officers to submit their own personal nominations for both honors. They can be turned in at the HPOU Building on State Street, emailed to Menendez- Sierra ([email protected]), or submitted to the HPOU.ORG website under the members section.

This is a perfect example of the Union stepping up and improving popular activities like the picnic by instituting additional activities that will add to the excitement.

The Badge & Gun urges every HPD officer to participate in the nomination process by adhering to these easy-to-follow steps toward once again recognizing excellence in a great department. Another Plan to Attend Important Numbers NO ORGANIZATION IS MORE APPRECIATIVE OF OUR U. S. FIGHTING FORCES than Houston’s officers in blue. Thus it is no surprise that one of those blues, retired Officer Jim Conley, is heads-up when it comes to recognizing these special heroes. ATO: 713-223-4ATO Badge & Gun: 832-200-3400 Conley is the founder and chief executive officer of Operation Lone Star-Texans Supporting Our Troops, which was credited five years ago to provide fellowship, guidance, encouragement and support, HPOU Offices: 832-200-3400 both emotional and material, to members of the U. S. Armed Forces and their families and friends. 1-800-846-1167 Insurance Fax: 832-200-3470 Conley is a baseball fan who this season enjoyed the fun and excitement of Constellation Field, Legal Services: 832-200-3420 home of the upstart Sugar Land Skeeters in Houston’s thriving southwest suburb. The Skeeters have generated plenty of enthusiasm in the current season in which they win more than six out of every 10 games Legal Fax: 832-200-3426 (practically the opposite of another well known local team). Conley had a provocative thought as email: [email protected] he enjoyed a Skeeters victory: “Wouldn’t it be awesome to do a salute to our heroes in a facility like www.hpou.org Constellation Park, a venue that seats 7,500 rather than one that seats 75 to 100?” Continues on Page 6 Page 3 Badge & Gun • July/August 2013

BadgeGun JulyAugust 2013 Issue.indd 3 7/31/13 7:35 AM Continues from Election on Page 1 Director No. 11 President (POLICE OFFICER RANK ONLY) (POLICE OFFICER RANK ONLY) Director No. 13 Secretary (POLICE OFFICER RANK ONLY) (POLICE OFFICER RANK ONLY) Director No. 15 Director No. 1 (POLICE OFC OR SERGEANT RANK) (POLICE OFFICER RANK ONLY) Director No. 17 Director No. 3 (SERGEANT RANK) (POLICE OFFICER RANK ONLY)

Director No. 18 Director No. 5 (SERGEANT RANK) (POLICE OFFICER RANK ONLY) Director No. 19 Director No. 7 (POLICE OFC OR SERGEANT RANK) (POLICE OFFICER RANK ONLY) Director No. 9 (POLICE OFFICER RANK ONLY) Continues from Pay Page 1 These things would cripple any organization and take the voice away The problem is that in virtually every case it was the officer’s approved from working officers. Their relationship with many at the local level is friend who misconstrued the post and turned him or her in to the adverse to say the least. department. Also, while we have the right to express our opinions, the problem is that some innocent posts we make in the moment can, at a While I don’t anticipate that Houston will experience tax revenue loses later date, potentially fuel a complaint. like the city of Detroit has, nor that our leaders will attempt to silence the voice of working men and women in Houston, I do know that we So if you are someone who likes to post pictures of yourself or others, must be continue to be active partners with the mayor and City Council or you feel the need to vent publicly about whatever subject is on your to make sure reasoned decisions are made at the bargaining table radar that day, I would strongly suggest you be very careful. and beyond.

The point is that police officers and the policies we are expected to At the state level, we must continue to help elect legislators who do their follow on or off duty have extremely broad implications. The catch-all job of looking out for the interests of the state of Texas while at the same sound judgment policy is something that we should think about before time protecting the rights and interests of working police officers. To us, we pull the trigger on any social media post. both responsibilities are connected at the hip.

The bottom line is that none of us wants to face discipline or prosecu- Protecting our pension and all other rights and benefits is the mission of tion over something we put on a social media sight that seemed so our Union. It can only be accomplished if all of us are on the same page. harmless at the time but later proved to be a huge aggravation. Thanks for the support many of you have given to our Union and rest Please be careful and think long and hard regarding what information assured that we will continue to protect the rights, pay, and benefits for you share with anyone other than yourself. you and your family. Strong Relationships

The second issue discussed at this police conference was the importance of political relationships on the local and state levels. Police union leaders from the Detroit Police Officers’ Association were in attendance and visited with us concerning the bleak financial situation their city is facing. Aside from the obvious issues of a diminished population and tax base, the main message we drew from their situation is that we have to maintain the strong relationships we have with our local and state leaders. We must keep them aware that no city can thrive if that city is not safe, and no city can be safe if police staffing levels are not maintained and police are not fairly compensated with pay and benefits.

Union leaders from Phoenix also were at the conference and explained how some on their City Council were doing everything in their power to bust their organization. They have filed lawsuits to prevent leaders from being on release to run their organization and have attempted to remove the ability to deduct dues from officers’ paychecks. Page 4 Badge & Gun • July/August 2013

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BadgeGun JulyAugust 2013 Issue.indd 5 7/31/13 7:35 AM Continues from Editorial Page 3 He proceeded to work with the good people in the Skeeters organization to set up a great event set for the game scheduled for Sept. 11 – a date in history that continues to stir up memories in the minds of most Americans. Plan to come out to Constellation Field – at the intersection of Highway 90 and Highway 6 (you can’t miss it) – at least 30 minutes early for that day’s game which starts at 7:05 p.m.

The Skeeters is joining Operation Lone Star to salute our troops, especially Wounded Warriors. These special heroes will be recognized in pre-game ceremonies, each one presented with baseballs autographed by the Skeeters team as well as the opponent York Revolution. That’s only the beginning, Conley told the Badge & Gun. In the ceremonies each Wounded Warrior also will be presented with a uniquely-designed Operation Lone Star Commemorative Award of his/her service and sacrifice.

And a specially selected Wounded Warrior will throw out the first pitch at the game before what is expected to be a capacity crowd.

Those expected conditions remind us to remind you to make your plans now to buy tickets to this special game. It’s easy, Conley tells us. Discount tickets will be available, with a portion of the ticket price being donated to Operation Lone Star. Tckets can be purchased through the Sugar Land Skeeters website at http://sugarlandskeeters.com or through their ticket office at (281) 240-HITS.

We appreciate Conley’s “pitch” and urge you to make plans to attend. Page 6 Badge & Gun • July/August 2013

BadgeGun JulyAugust 2013 Issue.indd 6 7/31/13 7:35 AM Legal Department Victories Motorcycle Accident Designated apparently followed the female driver away out that the supervisors that observed the Fatality and Not Death in Custody from the scene after the officer left to respond alleged violation did nothing to ensure that the REPRESENTATON to another call. packages were scanned properly. By Bob Armbruster, Staff Legal Counsel A fatality accident happened at 1 a.m. June 29. Although the allegations were first reported to The captain conducted a thorough hearing The incident was a pursuit that started when a sergeant at the accident scene, the Department and allowed both the officer and attorney to the sergeant observed a motorcycle driving determined that the officer’s direct supervisor discuss the case with him, while making many without a headlight. The sergeant attempted to was responsible for initiating the Internal Affairs instructive points to the officer to assist him in initiate a traffic stop but the driver fled. investigation of the allegations. While at the the future. accident scene, the sergeant observed (from an The sergeant was not able to ascertain the obstructed view) what he first thought was a The captain then prepared a very extensive and driver’s identification nor was he able to ID crack pipe among the wreckage and took a photo thorough analysis of the issues presented and him due to the driver wearing a helmet. of the object. the grievance itself, and determined that the Additionally, the license plate was bent and best result was to reduce the officer’s written the plate number was illegible. The pursuit Upon closer examination, he determined it was reprimand to a supervisory intervention. The continued for a few minutes and the not a crack pipe and only part of the vehicle. captain deserves kudos for his diligent and motorcycle was able to outdistance the patrol car. The Department cited him with violating the fair-minded analysis of this case. policy regarding evidence collection for pick- At one point another patrol unit was able ing up the object and not bringing it to the to place himself along the pursuit route and attention of an investigator. pull in between the sergeant and the fleeing motorcycle. However, this second patrol car At the hearing, it was pointed out that the was held up by traffic at an intersection and general order provides that either the the motorcycle placed a great deal of distance supervisor to whom the allegations of between them. misconduct were reported or the direct supervisor is to determine how to respond to it. The officer in the second patrol car cleared the intersection but had lost sight of the It was also established that the supervisor to motorcycle. He continued along the road he whom the allegations were reported was not last saw the motorcycle on (Durham) until it disciplined. Further evidence established that reached the North Loop. The officer, followed the sergeant, who has conducted countless at some distance by the sergeant, then got onto narcotics investigations, determined that the the Loop hoping to catch a glimpse of the object was not a crack pipe before he picked motorcycle. it up, so no general order regarding evidence applied to the object. They traveled for a short distance before being Lieutenant’s WR Overturned advised by another unit that the motorcycle After considering all the evidence and the REPRESENTATION had left the roadway and struck a fixed object. testimony of the witnesses, the commission By Chad T. Hoffman, Staff Legal Counsel This accident location was on Durham/North reduced the two-day suspension to a written On April 19 a hearing examiner heard a Shepherd in about the 3000 block. The officer reprimand. lieutenant’s appeal of a written reprimand the and sergeant returned to the scene and found lieutenant received for Supervisory Conduct. the rider had been involved in what appeared Step II Hearing Sees WR Reduced The lieutenant assisted two of his Tactical Unit to be a one-vehicle accident and he was DOA. to a Supervisory Intervention officers in taking a combative suspect into REPRESENTATON custody after the officers chased him inside of 2-Day Suspension Reduced By Chad T. Hoffman, Staff Legal Counsel a residence when he ran from them. to a Written Reprimand On May 17 an officer’s Step II meeting was REPRESENTATON held with a captain over the officer’s grievance The suspect filed a complaint on the officers, By Chad T. Hoffman, Staff Legal Counsel of a written reprimand he received for violating claiming excessive force and various other A May 16 civil service hearing dealt with a general orders regarding Sound Judgment. offenses. While doing a protective sweep of the North Division officer’s appeal of a two-day residence, the officers located marijuana residue suspension he received for violating general The officer was working at the front security in a toilet and a rifle in an upstairs bedroom. orders regarding Supervisory Conduct and entrance to 1200 Travis and allegedly failed Evidence Collection. to have oversized packages properly scanned The lieutenant was issued a written reprimand before allowing them to enter the building. for authorizing a protective sweep of the The sergeant was called to the scene of a Two supervisors alleged that they observed the residence after the officers had already exited fatality accident in another division because violation of policy and filed a complaint on the building. Apparently, the Department was there were allegations that one of his officers the officer. of the opinion that, once the suspect is removed had just dealt with the decedent at a traffic and the officers have stepped out, there is no hazard scene and allowed her to drive away During the Step II meeting, the officer longer a need to do a protective sweep. even though she was intoxicated. pointed out that, at the time of the incident, regardless of policy, there was a practice of At the hearing, the testimony established that The allegation was made by a wrecker driver not scanning larger packages of which the the protective sweep was actually started by who had called in the traffic hazard and then supervisors were aware. We further pointed Continues on Page 8 Page 7 Badge & Gun • July/August 2013

BadgeGun JulyAugust 2013 Issue.indd 7 7/31/13 7:35 AM Continues on Page 7 Animal Cruelty Suspect Pulls A marked patrol unit pulled into the one of the officers that never exited the Gun on TAC Unit Officers parking spot directly in front of Apartment 3303 residence. Additional testimony established REPRESENTATON and another marked unit pulled behind and that there are a number of reasons to perform By Bob Armbruster, Staff Legal Counsel perpendicular to the first marked unit. One the protective sweep in addition to officer An officer-involved shooting incident took officer in plain clothes knocked on the door safety. Some of these reasons include place just before 2 p.m. on May 31. It involved while the other officers, in uniform or well ensuring that the home is secure and ensuring the Westside TAC Unit. marked raid gear, posted near the door. that there are no minor children in the home. In this case, it had not been established at the TAC Unit members had come to an apartment After the officer knocked and called out a time of arrest if the suspect actually resided at unit in the 12700 block of Bran Rock to serve name, someone came to the door, leaned the location. a felony Animal Cruelty warrant. They had against it causing the door to move slightly confirmed the warrant and had checked the and looked out the peep hole. This happened After considering all the evidence and the charged suspect finding only some municipal again as the officer continued to knock. A few testimony of the witnesses, the hearing violations for a criminal history. seconds later the door opened inward. The examiner overturned the written reprimand. apartment was dark but the officer who shot The team decided to set up plainclothes could see a figure just back from the open surveillance on the location until the door. This figure, the wanted suspect, had a Examiner Reduces 15-Day pistol in his hand. Suspension to 5 remainder of the team arrived. The team REPRESENTATION decided to conduct a “knock and talk” in lieu of a “hard”or “forced” entry. The suspect pulled the slide back to charge By Chad T. Hoffman, Staff Legal Counsel the weapon and started raising it as he On March 27, a hearing examiner heard stepped toward the threshold. The officer in an officer’s appeal of a 15-day suspension civilian clothes moved to the left and away he received for violating the general orders from the doorway. The uniformed officer who regarding Attention to Duty, Extra Employment was directly in the line of fire of the suspect and Court Compensation. and who observed the suspect raising the weapon at him, fired three times. The officer worked an extra job where uniformed officers serve municipal The suspect fell to the ground. Officers moved warrants. During an annual audit of the top into the apartment to secure it. They found overtime earners at the Central Division, it was a female in the apartment and she was asked determined that this officer had submitted to clear the apartment. She complied with time sheets which reflected his extra job hours that request. overlapped his City hours on two separate days, one day by 30 minutes and the other day by The officers then secured the suspect. An 90 minutes. ambulance was called and dispatch was notified of an officer-involved shooting. The Department imposed a 15-day suspension on the officer for receiving pay from 3-Day Suspension is Overturned two different employers and for submitting REPRESENTATION records to the Department which were in error. By Chad T. Hoffman, Staff Legal Counsel An April 8 appeal of an officer’s three-day At the hearing, testimony from the officer, suspension for violating the general order extra job coordinator and a representative regarding Attention to Duty was held before a of the extra job employer established that hearing examiner. the record keeping of the employer wasn’t necessarily accurate at the relevant time period. The officer was the coordinator of an extra job where officers serve municipal While the officer and coordinator believed warrants. During an annual audit of the top that corrections had been sent to the extra overtime earners at the Central Division, it was determined that one of the officers that works job employer that would have reconciled the this extra job had submitted time sheets which apparent time overlap, the employer could reflected that his extra job hours overlapped his not confirm or deny this due to some of the City hours on two separate days, one day by 30 inaccuracies or lack of record keeping on their minutes and the other day by 90 minutes. end. Internal Affairs witnesses who testified to a belief that the officer was actually double The Department imposed a three-day dipping completely failed to explain how they suspension on the coordinator when he was not arrived at that conclusion. able to produce for IAD emails that he sent to the extra job employer during the relevant time After considering all the evidence and the period, which was over one year from the date testimony of the witnesses, the hearing of the investigation. examiner determined that the 15-day suspension was too severe for the officer’s At the hearing, the City was unable to admitted mistakes and reduced the discipline provide any specific policy requiring an extra to a five-day suspension. Continues on Page 9 Page 8 Badge & Gun • July/August 2013

BadgeGun JulyAugust 2013 Issue.indd 8 7/31/13 7:35 AM Continues from Page 8 The man was also reaching in the interior the neighborhood and reported that they job coordinator to maintain emails with the of the car. Believing that he was going to were being reckless. The citizen advised the employer. The coordinator testified that he intentionally run over the female or reach for officer he thought the vehicles were stolen. The was unaware of any policy and only learned a weapon the officers believed he had, one of officer returned to his patrol car and checked after the fact that his personal email account the officers, in fear of the life of the female the neighborhood with no results. He returned deleted messages over12 months old. Additional as well as his own life and that of the other to speak in greater detail with the citizen. testimony established that there are some officer, fired three times at the male suspect, categories of records that the Department does striking him. As he walked up to the citizen, the citizen not maintain for more than six months. pointed out a minivan approaching from the The car, already in reverse, rolled back and north and identified this minivan as one of After considering all the evidence and the came to rest against a curb. The officers then the ones he reported to the officer. The officer testimony of the witnesses, the hearing secured the suspect and tended to the female. returned to his patrol car, which was parked examiner overturned the three-day suspension. They also called HFD and dispatch. Both the behind some bushes, and hid from view of the male suspect and the female were taken to approaching minivan. Suspect Goes for Weapon, the hospital. is Wounded at the Scene Once the minivan came to the stop sign REPRESENTATION Grand Jury Clears Officer at Clarke Springs and Hiram Clarke, the By Carson Joachim, HPOU Shoot Team in the Wheelchair Shooting occupants were able to spot the police An officer-involved shooting took place about REPRESENTATION car. The suspects then accelerated quickly, 10:30 pm. on June 15 in the 8700 block of By Bob Armbruster and Sally Ring, Staff traveling south and bearing to the left onto West Belfort. Two officers were involved. Legal Counsel Maladi. The officer put out the fleeing vehicle An officer-involved shooting incident was on the radio. The maroon minivan traveled about a quarter of a mile and then jumped The officers had been notified by Dispatch that taken to a grand jury on June 10. The incident the left curb driving into an open field that a disturbance was taking place in a business involved an officer who fired at an individual emptied into another field behind 16031 strip center where a black male was assaulting in a wheelchair. The individual was combative Maladi. The minivan turned right behind a black female in the parking lot. The officers and aggressive and swinging a metal object at the row of houses with the officer closing went en route and arrived shortly after the call. the officer when he fired. the distance. The officers arrived in two separate units. The grand jury heard the State’s presentation, As the maroon minivan made the right turn When they got to the scene, the officers and did not ask for the officer to testify. The it traveled about 30 or 40 feet and came to a noticed a black male in a late model Dodge grand jury declined to indict the officer. Several stop. As the officer came around the corner Charger, sitting in the driver’s seat with the members of the grand jury came out and shook the officer’s hand and thanked him for of the house in the patrol car he spotted the door open, assaulting a black female who was minivan stopped. on the ground next to the open driver’s door. his service. The male had his arm around the female and As he was stopping and preparing to exit appeared to be stabbing her. Officer Shoots at his patrol car, he observed the driver and Rifle-Bearing Suspect passenger exit. The passenger was moving The officers were told by the civilian REPRESENTATION toward the rear of the minivan. When the witnesses that the male was stabbing the By Bob Armbruster, Staff Legal Counsel passenger reached that point, he raised a rifle female. The officers shined their spotlight on An officer-involved shooting incident unfurled and pointed it at the officer. The officer drew his the disturbance and noticed a lot of blood on about 8:50 p.m. on June 2 in the 16000 block weapon and fired one round through his front both these individuals. The officers got out of of Maladi in 16 District. It involved an officer passenger window. their clearly marked patrol cars and announced from Southwest Patrol III. their presence. Both officers drew their guns The suspect with the rifle and the driver and told the man to release the woman. The scene was a residential area of fabricated turned and ran south behind the houses. homes established after Rita and Katrina. The officer cautiously approached the minivan The man dropped the woman, who appeared to The area is well known by district officers as and discovered no other suspects were inside. be unconscious as she dropped to the ground a favorite place to drop stolen vehicles with He then checked the immediate area for the and fell under the front left car tire. One of officers recovering several stolen vehicles a suspects but he could not locate them. the officers yelled for the suspect to show his week. The involved officer was following up hands. The suspect briefly complied and then on a call regarding a complainant spotting her The officer recalled, as he was exiting his said, “F--- you” and lowered his hands and vehicle taken in a robbery the day before. patrol car, seeing the other minivan, the silver reached into the vehicle. one, traveling south of Maladi. This second The officer was cruising the area looking vehicle was later recovered by other units. The officers yelled for him to show his hands for the stolen Ford F150 truck when he was Two individuals were arrested by responding and the suspect ignored their commands. One flagged down by a citizen at Clarke Springs units after they entered a citizen’s home. The officer then saw the car reverse lights come on and Hiram Clarke. The citizen reported there officer involved in the shooting identified and he yelled, “Don’t do it, don’t move the car. were two sets of young men driving two one of these individuals as the driver of the You will run over her.” minivans, one maroon and one silver, through maroon minivan.

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BadgeGun JulyAugust 2013 Issue.indd 9 7/31/13 7:35 AM Texas Narcotics Officers Association Holds East Region Shootout Competition By MIKE YBANEZ Scott and Jason Bright (PPD) and Craig Bellamy and Kenneth Echols June 29 may go down as one of the hottest days of year with tempera- of HPD. tures reaching over 100 degrees in the shade. TNOA East Regional Vice President John “JG” Garza said, “I am But the heat wasn’t the only thing burning up. Forty-two officers from extremely pleased with the outcome of the event despite the heat various law enforcement agencies and groups burned up the firing lines conditions. TNOA looks forward to providing more shooting at the first annual Texas Narcotics Officers Association’s east region opportunities as we move forward throughout the year and at the three-gun shootout competition at the Harris County Haas Firing conference in Dallas.” Range. The competition beat the heat with cold drinks and food provided by Shooters from all over the east region competed for the best scores in members of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Explorers program, both individual and team competitions revolving around six courses which is affiliated with the Boy Scouts of America. These young of fire. There currently are 318 from the entire region. That number shooters of tomorrow learn the basics of law enforcement and criminal will be growing since any officer may join and compete. There are five justice with an eye on criminal justice careers after college. regions in Texas – East, West, Central, North and South. I met several members of this young group and despite the heat they had great attitudes and can-do spirit. They were a welcome contribution to HPD’s David Venables was the man to beat. He scored No. 1 in the the success of the event. overall standings and led his team of shooters to first place in the four- man shooting competition sponsored by the Houston Police Officers Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia was gracious to lend his personal Union. Besides Venables, the team consisted of Chris Hartman, Abe support and the use of the Deputy Mike Fass Firearms Complex. The Vanderberry and Bobby Walsh. Texas Narcotics Officers Association makes great use of this complex and it is truly a first rate location for tactical firearms training. Those The Narcotics Division’s own Jerry McClain came in a respectable interested in future shooting events may contact the TNOA-East online second place overall and Bobby Walsh finished No. 3. and sign up for membership. Looking forward to shooting with you in the future. You can like TNOA on Facebook as well. It should be noted that the team from the Drug Enforcement Agency gave stiff competition, missing out on a third place finish by mere The East region training Posse that helped with the competition were hundredths of a point. Mark Ong, Kenneth Echols, Jerry McClain, Robert McClain, Matthew Lem, Sidney Veliz, John Garza and young Mikey Ybanez, was a Harris County Sheriff’s Office’s own Sayre Pagel and Billy C. took first volunteer at the East region tee shirt table. place honors in the two-man shooting competition, followed by Corey

Some faces in the crowd at the TNOA’s East Regional shootout competition were, left to right, Clint Greenwood (HCSO), Juan Delacruz (Katy PD), Virginia Garza (Harris County Attorney’s Office), HPOU Board Member and TNOA secretary Linda Ybanez, Harris County Sheriff (and retired HPD) Adrian Garcia and HPOU Board Member John Garza, also TNOA East Region vice president.

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BadgeGun JulyAugust 2013 Issue.indd 12 7/31/13 7:35 AM And the longest list ever of HPOU Scholarship winners is: Jacqueline Rambo, Britni Hickey, Lauren Kunkel, Clare Gause, Casey Alvarado, Travis Chapman, Krystal Brooks, McKenna Olsen, Courtney Gonzalez, Vincent King, Hayden Camp, Megan Reyna, Kandace Brown, Patrick Garrett, Samantha Harris, Alexandra Pavey, Berkeley Bacon, Erin McIntire, David Thrailkill, Kevin Washington, Danielle Romero, Jade McDaniel, Calvin Bogaard, Michael Rocha, Jordan Mihalco, Jarrad McDaniel, Timothy Zaragoza, Dustin Dworak, Jason Robles, Hayley Jost, Amani Davis, Matthew Malone, Chelsea Crawford, Emily Motley, Brett L MacAllister, Braxton Bielski, Johnny Hernandez, John Stenger, Alyssa Pena, Tre’Shawn Winningham, Courtney Copeland, Jamie Perez, Jonae Foxworth, Kylie Hightower, Ja’Nae Lindsey, Brandon Cates, Tyler Zoretic, Dariane Evans, Jacob Loessin, Kory Harris, Jacquelyn Cashdollar, Kirby Johnson, Eric Herrera, Jonhan Payton, Marisa Navarro, Krystal Rosa, Cairrean May, Mitchell Sanchez, Heather Atwood, Madison Clark, Michael Ogden, Tyler Smith. Celysa Garza, D’Armon Dejean and Chloe Bennett. GARY HICKS PHOTO

State Sen. John Whitmire, one of the Union’s best friends in the Texas Legislature, poses with Sgt. Reid Cashdollar, his wife and their daughter, Jacquelyn, the only HPOU scholarship recipient not in the group picture of this year’s scholarship winners. GARY HICKS PHOTO.

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BadgeGun JulyAugust 2013 Issue.indd 14 7/31/13 7:35 AM Officer Knox Midwest Top Producer for June Officer Jason Knox was named the Midwest wrote several parking tickets, filed charges Division Top Producer of the Month. Midwest and participated in multiple crime initiatives Lt. Jose Torres said Knox “has exceeded all throughout the month. expectations of a police officer’s duties for night shift patrol. He consistently leads or “Officer Knox is a vital and solid member of is among the top three producers in every the night shift team at the Midwest Division,” statistical category.” Torres said. “Due to the hard work and dedication of Officer Knox, he is being Officer Knox ran 102 calls for service, had 78 recognized as the Midwest Division Top arrests and wrote 27 incident reports. He also Producer for the month of June, 2013.”

Officer Reese Named Investigator of the Month HPOU honored Officer Paul Reese as learning that a suspect fled the scene in a black Investigator of the Month at the June general Grand Am, thus matching at least one suspect membership meeting. with the McDonald’s robbery.

Reese’s handling of the $20,000 robbery of a After conferring with Homicide investigators, McDonald’s employee on his way to make a Reese and the sergeant from the scene of the bank deposit resulted in arrest of two suspects capital murder determined that charges were in also involved in a capital murder. order against Green and two others, Brandon Johnson and Johntay Gibson. Capt. Lori Bender of the Robbery Division said, “Officer Reese conducted follow-up The three were arrested on Feb. 20. investigation in the case and developed an employee of McDonald’s as a possible suspect Johnson gave a confession to Officer Reese who set up the robbery. This ex-employee and Sgt. H.L. Mar admitting to being named Jermaine Green was also developed as a the driver of the getaway car in the capital person of interest.” murder and setting up the robbery of the McDonald’s manager. He also confessed to Reese learned that Green purchased a black Homicide investigators. Pontiac Grand Am about two hours after the McDonald’s robbery, paying $4,900 in Reese and Mar also got a confession from cash. He also subpoenaed cell phone records Green in connection with the McDonald’s that showed calls between this suspect and a event. The investigation and interviews second male. resulted in capital murder charges against Johnson and Gibson. By Feb. 18, two officers made a capital murder scene in the 5700 block of Telephone Road, Capt. Lori Bender presents officer Reese with Investigator of the Month honor. GARY HICKS PHOTO

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BadgeGun JulyAugust 2013 Issue.indd 16 7/31/13 7:35 AM Officer Belinoski Named HPOU Field Trainer of the Month The HPOU membership learned in its June general membership meeting that while there are many fine field training officers in the Northwest Division, one of them stands out – Senior Police Officer Michael Belinoski, the Union’s Field Training Officer of the Month.

Northwest Lt. Alfred Pitts said that Belinoski “stands out as the kind of officer we all enjoy working with. He has been with the department for more than 21 years and he’s currently assigned to the Night Shift at the Northwest Division.”

The officer has served as a field training officer ever since Northwest became a field training station in the fall of 2008.

“Whenever I have a probationary police officer that needs a little extra attention,” Pitts said, “I can assign him or her to Officer Belinoski with confidence that he will provide the most complete instruction possible.

“When he is assigned a new PPO to engage in the training process, he determines what areas they may need special attention and then he seeks out a wide variety of calls and situations to expose him or her to in order to strengthen and prepare him or her for the next step of the training cycle.”

Pitts said Belinoski thoroughly documents the details of each call and how the PPO handled the situations. His detail-orientation allows the PPO “an opportunity to better understand how he/she is progressing.

“This also creates an atmosphere of open dialogue that allows for more complete and effective learning.

“Officer Belinoski has also earned a reputation of being a very dedicated and effective field trainer and evaluator. Due to a shortage of training personnel on day shift, on three different occasions during the last year, he has volunteered to change shifts for three weeks in order to train a probationary officer and then return to his shift and train Sgt. Kraig Buchanan presents the honor to Senior Police Officer another probationary officer from the same class.” Michael Belinoski. GARY HICKS PHOTO Officers Fikes and Dodson Presented Monthly Award for the Patrol actions While on patrol, Officers W. Fikes and J. D. Dodson noted a vehicle leaving a location they were dispatched to and saw that the driver was causing it to weave on the road and appeared to be driving aggressively.

The actions the officers took led to both of them being honored as Patrol Officers of the Month at the HPOU general membership meeting in June, when HPOU Board Member Luis Menendez-Sierra presented awards for the past two months.

According to an account by Officer Daniel Dodson of North Patrol, they turned around and attempted to stop the suspect on traffic. The suspect continued to drive slowly without stopping. He finally came to a stop and the officers were preparing to exit their patrol vehicle when the suspect’s vehicle went into reverse, backed around them and backed over a landscaping boulder.

Fikes went to approach the vehicle and the suspect drew a pistol and fired, hitting the officer in each arm. Fikes yelled to his partner, alerting him to the suspect’s weapon, while seeking cover.

Officer Dodson reacted and returned fire at the suspect, who had exited his vehicle with his weapon and was heading toward Officer Fike’s position. The suspect died on scene as a result of the actions he took and Officer Dodson’s precision and quick action to prevent further injury to his partner, himself, and citizens. HPOU’s Luis Menendez-Sierra presents Patrol award to W. Fikes and J. D. Dodson. GARY HICKS PHOTO Page 17 Badge & Gun • July/August 2013

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BadgeGun JulyAugust 2013 Issue.indd 19 7/31/13 7:35 AM Officers Morton and Saenz Honored for Their Actions at Mental Health Coop The HPOU presented Officer Morton and Saenz with Patrol Officers of the Month honors at the June general membership meeting.

Sgt. Greg Henson nominated the two officers and detailed the reasons for the monthly honor by recounting a patrol event from last March 21 when the duo received a CIT disturbance call to a mental health coop on Sul Ross shortly after 8 p.m.

Upon arriving they were informed by the facility director a consumer had been released from a psychiatric center earlier that day, having been diagnosed as having Bi-Polar Disorder, OCD, PTSD and Depression.

Upon returning to the facility the consumer used a microwave to smash a glass table while threatening a nurse who was forced to flee to a safe room and was now threatening to kill himself.

Morton and Saenz started toward the consumer, who fled upon seeing them, ignoring the officers’ verbal commands and locking himself in an office. The officers observed the consumer pick up a section of broken glass from the table and start to cut his wrist.

The officers immediately established a plan. Henson said, “Morton would breech the door and Saenz would deploy his CED. Morton would remain hands free but a knowledged he may have to transition to his duty weapon as they were placing themselves in imminent danger to save a consumer’s life.”

Wasting no time, the officers executed the plan while aware of the Luis Menendez-Sierra presents Patrol Officers of the Month award to Officers D. consumer’s previous aggressive actions, including threatening a nurse Morton and J. Saenz. GARY HICKS PHOTO and himself. “He continued by saying that they made their decision and acted Upon entry Saenz pointed his CED at the consumer, getting a red laser quickly, it was very impressive.” dot on the consumer’s chest whom upon seeing it immediately dropped the jagged section of glass. While being transported to NPC the consumer stated, “I can’t believe you guys came in so fast. I was going to do it.” “Morton was able to subdue him without incident,” Henson said. “The consumer suffered minor cuts to his abdomen and wrist, at his In presenting the honor, HPOU’s Luis Menendez-Sierra said, “The own hand. The director who witnessed the rescue stated he was very heroic actions of Officers Morton and Saenz were above and beyond impressed with the officers’ high level of training displayed by their the normal call of duty and are keeping with the best traditions of quick, dynamic actions and flawless execution of the plan. law enforcement. Their actions place great credit upon the City, the Department, Central Patrol and themselves.”

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BadgeGun JulyAugust 2013 Issue.indd 22 7/31/13 7:36 AM Operation Lone Star Teams with Skeeters for Sept. 11 Event Honoring Military Heroes By JIM CONLEY the director of Community Development, who continues to be both Operation Lone Star-Texans Supporting Our Troops was organized supportive and excited. on July 4, 2008. Our mission is to provide fellowship, guidance, encouragement and support, both emotional and material, to members We are proud to announce that this special event, OPERATION LONE of the United States Armed Forces and their families and friends. STAR-TEXANS SUPPORTING OUR TROOPS / SUGAR LAND SKEETERS SALUTE OUR HEROES, will take place on Sept. 11 Although our primary function has been to send care packages to our at Constellation Field. Game time is 7:05 p.m. However, there will be military heroes participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation pre-game activities so attendees are encouraged to arrive at least 30 Enduring Freedom, we also have been involved in numerous other minutes early. efforts to support our troops. Skeeters Game Plan We participate or volunteer in events such as the annual Travis Manion Foundation’s 9/11 Heroes Run, the annual Wounded We are still in the planning stages, but as of this time the evening will Warriors Weekend, the Fallen Heroes Run, as well as many other proceed as follows: fundraising activities. Wounded Warriors will be invited to the field to meet players from both The Current Support the Sugar Land Skeeters and the York Revolution. They will receive autographed baseballs and other Skeeters memorabilia. Over the last three or four years we’ve noticed a downward trend in donations at various fundraisers. Many people believe the wars in Iraq There will be a ceremony in which each Wounded Warrior will be and Afghanistan are over. Our experience is that the most concerned presented a specially-designed Operation Lone Star Commemorative citizens are the ones who have a loved one, be it family or friend, who Award for his or her service and sacrifice. The unique design was created is overseas now or has been there, or are veterans of these wars or of the especially for Wounded Warriors as a reminder that we Texans support military in general. and honor them for their heroism. The Award is reserved solely for our Wounded Warriors and cannot be purchased at any price nor can it There also are many individuals who have no direct military connection be obtained regardless of the amount of a donation. When necessary, who have given generously to support our troops, but those numbers the award will be presented to the spouse, surviving family member or seem to be decreasing. parents of military personnel killed in action.

We meet active-duty personnel, veterans, wounded warriors, family A Wounded Warrior will have the honor of throwing out the ceremonial members and friends at every function we attend, as well as in our first pitch. daily lives. They tell us the same thing: that they believe they or their loved ones serving in our military have been forgotten. That feeling is The Skeeters also will encourage fans and attendees, via social and especially prevalent among warriors who have sustained injuries that broadcast media, to bring items needed for the hundreds of care have forever altered their lives – injuries that make their return home packages which Operation Lone Star continues to send to our troops on both difficult and challenging. a regular basis. These include such items as socks, snacks, and hygiene items. Receptacles will be located in the concourse areas for collection of Older officers may recall back in the late 1960s or early 1970s when donated goods. A list of preferred care package items will be found on President Richard Nixon described Americans who didn’t speak up but the Operation Lone Star website at www.operationlonestar.com. did support our government as “the Silent Majority.” The significance of the Sept. 11 event allows us to honor our military I believe we have a “Silent Majority” today that does support and care heroes as well as recognize and thank our law enforcement officers, for Armed Forces personnel but may not show it in an outward manner. firefighters and first responders as we take a moment to reflect on events of that day in 2001 when 55 military personnel and 411 emergency On this, the fifth anniversary of Operation Lone Star-Texans Supporting personnel were lost. A stadium filled to capacity with grateful Americans Our Troops, we want to remedy that issue. We want to do something would make this an event to remember. special for our brave heroes who have so courageously defended our precious freedoms. I want to invite all active and retired members of the Houston Police Department, as well as your families and friends, to attend this game Until recently we had planned an appreciation luncheon for a small to show your support for these brave young men and women. Discount group of Wounded Warriors. One evening we attended a Sugar Land tickets will be available, with a portion of the ticket price being donated Skeeters game at Constellation Park in Sugar Land. The Skeeters play in to our organization to further our stated mission of providing comfort the independent Atlantic League in a state-of-the art facility located at and support to our troops so far from home. Highway 90 and Highway 6. Tickets can be purchased through the Sugar Land Skeeters As we enjoyed the game and the atmosphere we had a collective thought; website at http://sugarlandskeeters.com or through their ticket office at “Wouldn’t it be awesome to do a salute to our heroes in a facility like (281) 240-HITS. Constellation Park, a venue that seats 7,500 rather than one that seats 75 to 100?” If you know a Wounded Warrior who would be interested in attending the Salute Our Heroes event please contact me at operationlonestar@ We contacted the Skeeters about the idea and received a prompt reply hotmail.com or personally at [email protected]. of their enthusiastic support for this event. Within a week we met with Continues on Page 25 Page 23 Badge & Gun • July/August 2013

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BadgeGun JulyAugust 2013 Issue.indd 24 7/31/13 7:36 AM Continues from Page 23 respectively, they both asked how they would be treated when they Those of you who are participating in the Travis Manion Foundation’s came home. 9/11 Heroes Run will find information regarding the OPERATION LONE STAR-TEXANS SUPPORTING OUR TROOPS / SUGAR I told them, “Texas takes care of its heroes.” LAND SKEETERS SALUTE OUR HEROES in your race packet. I hope to see you at both events. Let’s pass that message on to our Wounded Warriors, our veterans, and our first responders on Sept. 11 in Sugar Land. Never Forgotten I want to express our appreciation to the Houston Police Officers Union and the Houston Police Retired Officers Association for their continued Our goal is to have 7,500 proud citizens stand and applaud our heroes; support of our organization and the troops we serve. A special thank to let them know we care and they will NEVER be forgotten. you to Capt. Greg Fremin and Sgt. Marsha Todd.

When my son and daughter enlisted in the Marine Corps and Army, We are indeed blessed to have such good friends.

Assist The Officer’s Renee Cravens (center with paperwork) is the recipient of a $10,000 check from officials of Regions Bank in Humble. The check was presented ATO at the request of Sgt. Billy Ray Wilburn and Officer Alvin Steelman, who were instrumental in thwarting a bank robbery attempt at the Atascocita Branch on April 26. Steelman, in uniform on the left, and Wilburn, in uniform on the right, confronted three gunmen. Steelman shot one of the armed robbers to death and he and the sergeant captured the other two. The check presentation ceremony was held July 9. The bank was represented by Marc Angle, far left, Metro Texas president of Regions Banks, and Gary Sheppard of ASM Corporate Security, next to HPOU’s Rob Sandoval, far right.

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BadgeGun JulyAugust 2013 Issue.indd 25 7/31/13 7:36 AM Retired HPD Officer Doug Hudson – HPD Honor Guard pioneer and currently longest-serving Honor Guard member – has seen many glories over the years and was present when the Guard was disbanded for 15 minutes Retired HPD Officer Doug Hudson as he appears in the uniform of the Harris County Sheriff’s Department. By TOM KENNEDY the HPD brass. He said that support and dedication started right from The number of characteristics and honors that distinguish the Houston the beginning in 1972 when Herman B. Short was police chief. Police Department’s Honor Guard continues to increase practically on a daily basis for the state’s oldest group whose primary duty is to “pay “Chief Short was very much in favor of the Honor Guard,” Hudson proper respects” to HPD officers killed in the line of duty or who pass recalled. “He was a policeman’s police chief. You couldn’t ask for a bet- away due to illness or accidental death. ter police chief. His legacy will live on as a policeman’s police chief. He took care of his men.” HPD’s Honor Guard, the oldest in Texas, also marches in parades in and around Houston. And the record shows that the guard has indeed Several of the original members had a military background with the marched in Austin, Washington, DC, and many other “outside” venues typical pomp and ceremonial decorum. Then, and right up through – on a regular basis. today, the Honor Guard is the epitome of that precise practice, seeming to honor America and Houston’s finest with its every step. Quite a Pioneer Officer Shirley, now retired in Wimberley, had served in the Army and Few persons in the distinguished list of Honor Guard pioneers love was an effective honor guard drill instructor. recounting the details and color in the Honor Guard’s 41-year history more than retired HPD Officer Doug Hudson. Shirley’s group marched in such events as the 1973 St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Houston and the Rose Festival Parade in Tyler that very same Hudson ranks as the longest-serving Honor Guard member in Texas. year. Those were the first of hundreds of appearances over the past 41 Although he retired from HPD in 1990, Hudson joined the Harris years. County Sheriff’s Department, instantly becoming a member of the county’s Honor Guard. He shows the same no-nonsense dedication The Honor Guard’s first appearance at a memorial service for an HPD there as he did in HPD. officer killed in the line of duty came in September 1973 after Officer David Huerta was murdered at the scene of a domestic violence event. “They were loosely put together when I went over there,” he said, point- ing out that he immediately shared some positive ideas for improvement. Designing the Flag “Over the years they’ve done real well. I’d put ‘em up against anybody. They do an excellent job providing ceremonial honors to the fallen Shirley also was instrumental in establishing another Honor Guard tra- deputy sheriffs of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.” dition of knowing no boundaries when honoring the memory of a fallen officer. The playing of Taps and a 21-gun salute were incorporated in Hudson was one of the original HPD officers picked by Officer James the ceremony overseen by the guard. Today the Honor Guard serves as “casket guards” at the memorial services of every deceased officer. Shirley, long recognized as the major cog in the formation of the Honor Guard, under Inspector Leroy Mouser and Sgt. Bennie M. Jordy. The Honor Guard helped design the first-ever HPD flag. Shirley worked with Sgt. Bennie M. Jordy. Inspector Mauser approved it and the Hudson recalled in an interview with the Badge & Gun that, with few Department authorized its official creation. exceptions, the Honor Guard has had nothing but strong support from Continues on Page 27 Page 26 Badge & Gun • July/August 2013

BadgeGun JulyAugust 2013 Issue.indd 26 7/31/13 7:36 AM Continues from Page 26 worked a Day Shift extra job. The Evening Shift was 5 p.m. until 1 a.m.” “I was the first one to carry it in an event,” Hudson said. “It was during Bankston stated that he was transferring Hudson to work the Day the funeral for a deceased officer. I can’t remember his name. It’s the Shift so he could deal directly with Honor Guard activities, including same flag of today. The original is in the chief’s office. It hasn’t changed practice maneuvers. at all.”

History shows that the Honor Guard has thrived and well served the HPD family as well as the families of other officers outside the Department for all but about 15 minutes of its 41 years of existence.

For the year 1979 was almost fatal to the Honor Guard. Hudson still vividly recalls what took place.

Present at Doug Hudson’s 25 years of service ceremony are Hudson with Police Chief Betsy Watson and Mayor Kathy Whitmire. “I couldn’t do that,” he recalled. “It would screw me up financially. I had a family to support. I couldn’t put my family in that position.

“I resigned and the Honor Guard dissolved.”

Fortunately, Deputy Chief B. M. Finch and Deputy Chief L.L. Wunche also were present in this fateful meeting in Bankston’s office. (Inspectors became deputy chiefs due to a change in HPD administrative policies in the 1970s).

Chief Finch stepped forward and said, “Put the Honor Guard under me and Lester and we’ll take care of things and make sure everything works.”

Hudson said he breathed a sigh of relief. “It was a big turnaround when they stepped up and made that offer. It worked out great. Bankston had dissolved the Honor Guard and it got revived in about 15 minutes.” Strong Supporters

“You still run it,” Finch and Wunche told Officer Hudson. “Whatever you need, you come to us. We’ll take it to the chief.”

“Wunche and Finch saved the Honor Guard, so to speak. I never saw Fred Bankston after that.” The Honor Guard representatives at the Inauguration of President George H. W. Bush in 1989. They are, back row, left to right, Jim Scott, Doug Hudson, David Freytag, Richard Zipp and R. McKinley. Front row: Joe Burrell and Travis Johnson. From that point, many other HPD leaders stepped up to support of Shirley retired and Hudson volunteered to take his place as head of the Texas’ first police honor guard and certainly the genuine leader in the guard “because it was going to dissolve because nobody would step up.” field. Those men included John Bales, Tom Koby, Lee Brown, Tommy Then-Police Chief Harry Caldwell, a former Marine Corps drill instruc- Shane, A. J. Januhowski, Larry Smith and Tim Oettmeier. tor, was quite naturally in favor of continuing the Honor Guard, which at that time reported directly to the chief. “They were very strong supporters of the Honor Guard from 1979 until I retired in 1990. It was the only division in the Police Department “We really didn’t have a chain of command, so to speak,” Hudson said. supervised by a police officer. I’ve always said that they were real proud “I was channeling all our activities by going to the chief’s office. The of the Honor Guard because we kept our business straight, represented deputy chief, Fred Bankston, took offense that I was supposed to report the Department and the City at funerals, parades and conventions – to the chief. whatever they wanted us to appear in.”

“He thought I should have to go through him. He was over the Traffic Hudson instituted major reform of Honor Guard operations. For Bureau. I got called in. I worked the Evening Shift. So I could do all some years officers were specifically assigned to the guard and were the Honor Guard stuff on the Day Shift when I had to even though I Continues on Page 28 Page 27 Badge & Gun • July/August 2013

BadgeGun JulyAugust 2013 Issue.indd 27 7/31/13 7:36 AM Continues from Page 27 to honor all of the law enforcement officers who were slain while in the sometimes unwilling participants due to their scheduling conflicts. line of duty across the state of Texas. It is the statewide highlight of the Hudson recruited 12 volunteer members whose dedication helped to annual Police Week activities in May of every year. make the guard what it is today. Wunche was in charge by 1982 and became instrumental in helping Hudson make the needed changes. In June 1988, the guard conducted the first police honor guard school by a major metropolitan police department in the state of Texas. Hudson operated under the title of “Houston police ceremonies officer” and wrote the first form of operations manual for the guard. In February 1989 the guard made the color presentation for the National Basketball Association All-Star Game held in Houston. The guard followed up this appearance at similar events such as the 2004 All-Star Baseball Game, the 2005 World Series and the 2013 NBA All- Star Game.

In August 1989 the Honor Guard made the color presentation at the Mickey Leland Memorial Service held at the Texas Southern University on national television.

The Honor Guard has participated in honor guard training seminars with the United States Army, the “ Old Guard,” located at Fort Myers in Arlington, Virginia on several occasions. The United States Army (Old Guard) is the oldest military honor guard comprising the United States Military Organizations.

In July 1990 the Honor Guard assisted the United States military honor guards in the 1990 Economic Summit held at Rice University. The HPD Honor Guard was instrumental in escorting the military honor guards from Ellington Air Force Base to Rice and elsewhere as directed by the military commanders during the Economic Summit. From an HPD awards ceremony, left to right: Armando Gonzales, David Freytag, Assistant Chief Tom Koby and Doug Hudson. Hudson co-authored the Texas Flag Bill introduced in the 2001 Texas Along this grand route, HPD’s honor guard established the state’s first Legislature so that not only the surviving families of officers killed in honor guard school, initially training 27 departments and their 53 offi- the line of duty received a state flag that flew over the Capitol but also cers in handling flags (color guard), setting up a casket guard, gun team to those of honorably retired officers at the time of their memorial ser- and bugler. vices. Gov. Rick Perry signed the bill into law on June 12, 2001. It was sponsored in the Senate by Sen. John Whitmire, a long-time friend of Hudson is the longest-serving Honor Guard participant and leader in the HPOU, and in the House by then-state Rep. Kevin Bailey. the State of Texas, participating in either the HPD or HCSO Honor Guards for 41 years, and counting. “It impacted at that time about 70,000 police officers,” Hudson remem- bered. “It was pretty neat to get something like that done.” “I went to the county, stayed in it and am still in it,” Hudson said. He Hudson wrote the program for the traditional state police memorial cer- serves as assistant commander under the county guard’s commander, Lt. emony and participated in the ground breaking for the Police Memorial Ruben Diaz and Sgt. Cedric Collier. (Hudson was recently promoted to that now rests in the shadows of the State Capitol Building. sheriff’s sergeant). The original 20 members of the HPD Honor Guard were as follows: Unquestionably, the real pioneering and early challenges came when he was with HPD. James A. Shirley , Commander; H.V. Hernandez, Harold Smith, Wilbur Robertson, Roy A. Henley, Douglas M. Hudson, Matt Perales, Early Achievements Ruben Garza, Joe Lanza, Bobby D. Hamaker, W.J. Schultea, Gerald A. Anderson, Cooper C. Gilbert, David E. Freytag, Howard Martin, In 1989, he suggested to then-Deputy Chief Koby that they look into V.A. Rodriguez, D.V. Muskiet Sr., R.L. Johnson, R.W. Zipp and seeing if they could march in the presidential inauguration parade of W.G. Gower. President-elect George H. W. Bush.

“I went down to the federal building and talked to President elect George H.W. Bush’s secretary. I gave him the information he needed and a cover letter from the police department. I was at work one afternoon and got a message to call this lady in Washington. I called her and she said, ‘We want you to come to Washington and march in the parade.’ ”

This appearance was but one of the early Honor Guard highlights. Others include:

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BadgeGun JulyAugust 2013 Issue.indd 32 7/31/13 7:36 AM Ellington 911 Heroes Run is Set for Saturday, Sept. 7 Houston is once again honored to host the 911 Heroes Run, which will Fremin said that this year the event will be held in 55 cities and be held at Ellington Airport, on Saturday, Sept. 7, beginning at 7:30 a.m. numerous military installations around the world. He said to “come join us to raise awareness and honor the fallen.” Capt. Greg Fremin, chairman of the HPOU Veterans Committee, said the 911 Heroes Run unites communities internationally with the goal to Register online at WWW.911HEROESRUN.ORG NEVER FORGET the sacrifices of the heroes of Sept. in the wars since: veterans, first responders, civilian and military. 2nd Annual HPOU Family Picnic Promises to be More Thrilling than Last Year’s Version By TOM KENNEDY A great family-oriented HPOU-sponsored event held last fall is back Soft drinks and water also will be provided. Food will be served from by overwhelming popular demand: the 2nd Annual Houston Police 4 to 7 p.m. Officers Union Family Picnic is set for Saturday, Oct. 5 at “the usual location.” “The first half of the day will have a family focus,” Lester pointed out, “including face painting, balloon blowers, bounce houses, games of That would be at Tin Hall on Telge Road off Highway 290, beginning challenge, and the mechanical bull, to name some of what has been at 2 p.m. with all sorts of activities for the kids and lasting into the planned along with a few new additions this year. evening for the adults until midnight. “As we move into the night a band will play for adult entertainment on Last year, spurred by a hard-working committee, the picnic drew the second floor of the Tin Hall in an air-conditioned environment.” hundreds of officers and their families, especially smaller girls and boys who loved playing in the makeshift “back yard” at the Tin Hall site. Shuttle buses will run from the HPOU starting at 1:30 p.m. and running until 12:30 a.m. The Badge & Gun put it this way: Lester said this year's ticket distribution system has been modified: You “Throughout the day the children of officers played to their heart’s will be able to obtain tickets by coming to the Union office and picking content in and on a variety of state-of-the-art playground accessories them up, calling or emailing and obtaining them at will call on the day that enabled them to climb, spar, ride and, more importantly, laugh with of the picnic or by contacting a Union board member. other kids their own age. Tickets will be available starting Sept. 2. Ticket distribution is important “Where else could they have found the game truck, slides, a mechanical so the committee will have an adequate head count in order to supply bull, an obstacle course, jousting or a rock-climbing wall.” enough food for the expected crowd. More information regarding ticket distribution will be forth coming next month. Picnic committee chairman Cole Lester promised that this year’s event will be even better. The committee is working on inviting vendors and securing door prizes. “Should you have any ideas or suggestions,” Lester said, “please contact One particular enhancement will be the announcement at the picnic of one of the members working on the event.” two awards to be presented by HPOU – the Officer of the Year and the Supervisor of the Year. Each winner will receive a $500 gift certificate. Besides Lester, other committee members are Tom Hayes, Robert Sandoval, Joe Gamaldi, Luis Menendez-Sierra, Rebecca Dallas and Committee member Luis Menendez-Sierra said, “Nominations can be Will Reiser. turned in at the HPOU building, emailed to me ([email protected]), or submitted to the HPOU.ORG website under the members section.” The Tin Hall is a large two-story building with ample parking and outside areas. Tin Hall is an alcohol-licensed establishment. Lester described this year’s event as “still a work in progress, but we have some great plans so far.” “All food and drinks are free,” Lester said, “except for the alcohol served.”

The Union cooking team will once again display its cooking skills by serving up hamburgers, hotdogs, sides and the trimmings, along several types of fried foods, plus salads for those who are health-concisions.

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BadgeGun JulyAugust 2013 Issue.indd 34 7/31/13 7:36 AM Dear HPOU, Houston Police Officers Union, We have been busy this pass semester. On behalf of my Fraternity, Pi Thank you for the beautiful dracaena plant that was sent on behalf of Kappa Phi - Beta Nu Chapter at the University of Houston, I would like Peggy Koenig. to send my biggest gratitude for your donation to a great cause and our Thank you. Philanthropy PUSH America. Raymond Koenig (son) Kim Koenig (daughter) We surpassed our goal of reaching $10,000 this semester by raising Kim John Palmer (sister) over $18,000, our all-time high in this chapter’s history. We sent two brothers of ours for a Journey of a Lifetime, riding a bike across country HPOU, from San Francisco to the front lawns of the White House this summer. The family of Steve Ginn acknowledges with grateful appreciation your It was a Journey of Hope. They have raised a combined over $16,000 in kind expression of sympathy. their team with a grand total from all the chapters across the nation of $465,000 – all to serve People with Disabilities. The rubber tree plant is beautiful. The Ginn Family The $500 that the HPOU donated went along way and is directly helping People with Disabilities of today and generations to come. Dear HPOU Board of Directors, Thank you! Thank you very much for the plant and the card in honor of my beauti- Serjio Brereda ful wife Francine. HPOU, She was my best friend and I feel totally lost without her. Thank you for the beautiful plant sent on behalf of Dolores Hrncir. Your kindness touched our family. Your thoughts and prayers meant so much During a time like this we realize how much our friends really mean. during this difficult time. Sincerely, Your expression of sympathy will always be remembered. Ed Hrncir Thank you so much. Doug and Maryann Hrncir and Family James Albright

Dear Houston Police Officers Union, HPOU, Thank you for the beautiful potted plant in the lavender pot. Your kind Thank you for the floral tribute. It was lovely. words were so very much appreciated. Sincerely, With gratitude, The Family of Melvin L. “Red” Holloway The Whipple Family Capt. Mark S. Holloway (son) (Mary Patricia Naughton Whipple) Officer Clay M. Holloway (grandson) Officer Clifton M. Holloway (grandson) Dear HPOU, Mrs. Alice Dale Holloway (wife) Thank you for the beautiful Chinese evergreen plant you sent to our mom “Dorothy’s” funeral. We appreciate your kindness. HPOU Board of Directors, Love, Thank you so much for the beautiful ivy basket plant sent to my precious Mark and Cathy Curran husband’s funeral. Thank you also for the sympathy card with your kind words of caring and sincere offer to help. Dear Members of the Houston Police Officers Union, I cannot tell you how much I appreciate the scholarship you have given Fred was a great man and fulfilled his lifelong dream of being a police me. Your donation will help me achieve my goals by covering financial officer. It was not just a job for him but a way of life. He was such a dear needs I will be facing. husband to me for 59 years – not nearly long enough.

It means so much to me that you thought I deserved your help. I will be forever grateful to all who had a part in making his service the best it could be. God bless each of you as you continue helping others. When I’ve received my major in animation and graduate from Sam Pauline Bankston Houston State University, I will know who helped me get started. I can’t thank you enough. HPOU, Sincerely, Thank you so much for the plant. It brought me comfort to know that Patrick Garrett the HPOU cared enough to send it. Jose Torres Houston Police Officers Union, Thank you very much for the plant, caring thoughts and prayers wich Dear HPOU Scholarship Committee, Thank you so much for investing in my future. Your scholarship will are deeply appreciated. Peace to all the Officers. The Pickens Family make a huge difference to not only me but also my family. HPOU, I can’t wait to begin life as a Texas Tech Red Radier! Thank you again. Thank you for the scholarship. I greatly appreciate it, especially because Sincerely, I am not going to receive many. Thank you again. Britni Hickey Cairrean Lea May Continues on Page 37 Page 35 Badge & Gun • July/August 2013

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BadgeGun JulyAugust 2013 Issue.indd 36 7/31/13 7:36 AM Kirby McErlane Examples of Prayers Offering Encouraging Words By KIRBY McERLANE After I prayed, I told her that God led me to her hospital room for a (Editor’s Note: The HPOU is one of the sponsors for Kirby McErlane’s divine purpose. I told her how thankful I was for the opportunity to ongoing foreign mission trip that is taking her to 11 countries. Kirby speak with her and pray for healing over her body. I believe God knew is the daughter of HPD Senior Police Officer Neil McErlane. Here is she was in need of encouragement and He was faithful to lead me to her. Kirby’s latest column from the field.) There was another woman in the same room who looked very ill and Greetings from Moldova! In just a couple days I will be boarding a could barely speak. When my teammate Karen and I first entered the plane for Dublin, Ireland for my final month on The World Race. In room and said hello to her, she showed very little emotion and simply four weeks I will be on American soil, enjoying Panera Bread and finally touched our hands. After we prayed with the other women in the room, getting to hug my mom and dad. we decided to go back and sit with her. She now had a slight smile on her face and I could sense she was eager for us to pray for her. In four weeks I will also have to depart from the 54 other people on my squad. They have become like family to me, especially my six lovely The joy we experienced with the other patients was contagious and this teammates. As you can imagine, I have mixed emotions of what awaits woman was ready for a taste of it as well. After Karen prayed, we could me on July 30, when our squad flies into Boston and we all go our tell a noticeable difference in her face. She was beaming! separate ways for the first time in 11 months. Even though she couldn’t speak, she continued to smile at us and then For now, I am choosing to be fully present in the moment I’m in right waved her hands in the air as if she was giving praise to God. I was now. I desperately want to savor these last four weeks and PRESS IN to amazed at how different her demeanor was. Instead of lying almost lifeless in her bed, she was now filled with joy and peace. what God still has planned for my team, our squad and myself. Later on in the day when I was sharing with my other teammates what This past month our team was sent to Ungheni, Moldova, a small city happened at the hospital, I told them that if God sent me on the World about an hour outside the capital of Chisinau. For our ministry, we Race to simply sit and pray with that group of women, this whole served with the Vineyard Church, which has church plants all over the experience would be worth it. I believe God has called me to reach world, including one in Houston. We had the opportunity to visit the people in every country we’ve been to, but if it were just for those local hospital and pray with several patients. precious moments, I would still consider every step of this journey as valuable and full of purpose. One of the most memorable moments was when I had the chance to pray over a middle-aged woman who was suffering from chronic lung My prayer in response to what took place at the hospital was, “Thank problems. She told me she wanted to go home and be with her family. you God for choosing to send me to those who are sick and need a word I could tell she was tired but as our conversation went on, her energy of encouragement. Thank you for giving me the words to say. Thank increased and she became more curious about me. you for providing the women with a renewed sense of hope. You are the fullness of joy and peace and I thank you for giving those sweet ladies She asked questions about The World Race and what I thought of a glimpse of it.” Moldova. Her warm and inviting smile was comforting to me since I had received many blank stares from those who passed me by on the street. I This woman here is newly pregnant and was at the hospital for a routine asked if I could pray for her and she quickly replied with a yes. check up. She greatly appreciated our encouraging words! Continues from Page 35 Mr. Raymond Hunt, Dear Ray & HPOU, I just wanted to write you this letter to thank you for the HPD scholar- Thank you for your gift and the beautiful plant you sent for ship. It is people like you that will allow me to further my education and Patrick’s service. I really appreciate it. Your kindness will never be forgotten. Thank you, Love, Krystal Rosa Eric, Jackie & Fallon Fagan HPOU, To everyone at HPOU, On behalf of Greater Houston Concerns of Police Survivors, I would I can never thank all HPD for all the help and support you gave our like to thank you for the support HPOU provided to the Texas chapters family. The honor and respect you showed made letting him go a very during the Texas Peace Memorial. warm experience. God bless you. Thank you for the beautiful flowers. Joy Boyer We would like to thank you as well for the breakfast at Intercontinental Don Newman and all our family for the survivors and officers traveling to Washington, DC for the National Police Week. To the Members of the HPOU, Thank you very much for my scholarship award. The money will be Your generosity allows us to continue to assist our survivors. put to very good use when I start A&M in a couple of months. Thanks Thank you, again to the HPOU members who made this possible. 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BadgeGun JulyAugust 2013 Issue.indd 37 7/31/13 7:36 AM By NELSON ZOCH Lest We Forget August 16, 1979 Death Penalty Used for the Killer of City Marshall Charles Baker On Friday night, August 16, 1979, City chest and groin. His service revolver was beside near Lake Conroe. Pallbearers were fellow Marshals Charles Baker and Ross McCammon him on the ground. It had not been fired. City Marshalls Ray Kimberlin, Bob Wolfe, were on the north side of Houston Baker was fifty-one years old. Ross McCammon, Sherman Hicks, Lieutenant searching for an individual known to have Bill Holcombe, Sergeant Bob Trojan, Richard traffic warrants. At about 9:30 p.m., they Burge and Robert McLemore. were en route to a location in the 1100 block of East Sunnyside where they believed this Evening Shift Homicide Lieutenant Guy Mason individual resided when, in the 10200 block of immediately assigned veteran Detective C.W. Silvercrest, encountered a white male walking “Carl” Kent and rookie Detective P. C. “Paul” toward them. Motard to the investigation. They were assisted in their extensive scene investigation by Crime Unsure of what their suspect looked like but Scene Unit Officer S.P. “Speedie” Wilson. aware that he was known to walk the streets at all hours of the night, they stopped next to Later that night, they learned that him and asked him his name. Marshal Baker, the north side grapevine worked well, as who was riding, got out of their patrol car and the individual Baker and McCammon Marshal McCammon, the driver, also got out originally sought turned himself in. He was a and walked around to where Baker was already wanted traffic violator, but obviously wanted questioning this man on the side of the street. nothing to do with being sought in the Both Marshals noticed that he was sweating murder of a police officer. This juvenile profusely and appeared very nervous. In the offender was brought in by his mother and process of beginning a search for their own two brothers. In interviewing the four family protection, they found a large wad of currency members, detectives ascertained the name of a and a pocketful of loose change. suspect who was known to wear a cap similar to the one Baker and McCammon removed They immediately suspected that he had just from the pants pocket of the shooting suspect. committed a robbery or burglary. Baker, the The physical description and cap information older of the two officers, told his rookie led detectives to seek Charles Bass (White partner McCammon to move the car out City Marshall Charles Baker Male, 23). of the street. As McCammon proceeded to Marshal Charles Henry Baker was born on do this, he heard Baker say something that An around-the-clock investigation continued. December 27, 1927, in West Texas. Most of his provoked a scuffle with the unidentified The investigators prepared a photo spread childhood was spent in Houston. He served suspect. As McCammon sought to help his with the latest rap sheet photo of Charles Bass. his country honorably in the United States partner, he heard a shot and saw Baker fall to Marshal McCammon, after viewing the spread, Navy near the end of World War II. He had the ground. Then he heard another shot. could not make positive identification. The previously worked for the Conroe Police photo of Charles Bass was five years old. Later Department as well as the City of Houston that same day, a more current photo of Bass McCammon then returned fire at the suspect Park Police. He had been assigned as a City once and was fired upon twice. As McCammon was made available to McCammon. He then Marshal since August, 1975. Just a month prior made a positive identification of Charles Bass was forced to take cover behind a nearby to his death, he and his wife moved into a new as the suspect who shot and killed his partner truck, the suspect fired at him twice more, house near Lake Conroe, a home that he and striking the truck. At this point, the suspect was his wife Dorothy built with their own labor. and shot at him numerous times. running south on Silvercrest. Dorothy Baker survived him, as did a son, While charges of capital murder of a police McCammon shot at him again and saw him David Baker, and three grandchildren, all less officer were being filed on Bass, Detectives fall in a ditch. After the suspect fired at him than eight years of age, JoAnn, Renee and Kent and Motard stepped up the investigation. once again, McCammon started toward him, Paul. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Baker of They learned that Bass had been at another thinking that he was out of bullets. Montgomery, brother Clyde Baker of Houston location in this north side neighborhood earlier However, the suspect fired one more time and two sisters, Nelda Griggs of Conroe in the week, shooting a pistol in a back yard of and disappeared from sight. (Later, an and Donnie Serio of Houston also mourned an abandoned house. They recovered slugs and investigation showed that McCammon fired his death. hulls from this location and sent them directly five rounds at the suspect, who fired nine to the firearms lab to be compared with times). At this point, McCammon was able to Funeral services for City Marshall Charles firearms evidence from the Silvercrest scene turn his attention to his wounded partner. Baker were held at 10 a.m. Saturday, August as well as from Marshal Baker’s body. This 18, 1979, from the Metcalf Funeral Home examination revealed a positive match. The It was too late. City Marshal Charles Baker was Chapel of the Pines in Conroe. Burial followed case against Bass mounted. 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BadgeGun JulyAugust 2013 Issue.indd 39 7/31/13 7:36 AM By NELSON ZOCH Lest We Forget February 28, 1960 Officer Gonzalo Q. Gonzalez Broadsided, Killed While on Way to Burglary Call with K-9 Partner Gonzalo Quinones Gonzalez was born in five siblings. They were one brother, Mario 600 block of Chenevert, just ten blocks north Zauzua, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, on December Gonzalez of San Antonio, and four sisters, of the accident. His leash was entangled in 23, 1931. His family moved to Houston, Mrs. Carmen Samaniego, Mrs. Delia Cruz and weeds when he was spotted. He was dolefully Texas and then to San Antonio. He attended Mrs. Emma de la Garza of Houston and Mrs. subdued when Officer W. B. Folsam received elementary school in San Antonio and also Eva Trevino of San Antonio. a call from a beer distributor who spotted him attended Edison Junior High School and went while on his route. through vocational programs in San Antonio and at Milby High School in Houston. He A veterinarian summoned to examine Clipper was granted his United States citizenship on found no injuries. Police Inspector Bill Burton May 19, 1952. He proudly served his country said that Clipper would be boarded by the honorably in the United States Marine Corps veterinarian until another officer could be from April 1954 to April 1956. His service selected to work with him. Further newspaper included a tour of duty in Korea. accounts brought up the question regarding K-9 officers traveling to emergency calls such Gonzalo Q. Gonzalez joined the Houston as this one. K-9 cars were not equipped with Police Department by way of HPD Cadet sirens or emergency warning lights. Indications Class No. 17 on September 16, 1957. Upon were that no policy change was needed but completing the Academy in December 1957, he the Department’s six K-9 officers were again was assigned to Night Shift Radio Patrol. He warned to use extreme caution when answering wore Badge No. 1405. In his short career with emergency calls. HPD, he also worked the Jail Division before returning to where he began. He volunteered Accident Division Investigators M.J. “Joe” for duty in the newly formed Canine Detail Chebret and H.L. Martin conducted the and was accepted. investigation. Bryant was apparently intoxicated since murder by auto charges were On Saturday night, February 27, 1960, Officer filed against him. Sergeant Chebret recalled Gonzalez was working his shift with his partner that Bryant was a house painter and this was – that night and every night – his rust-colored his ninth DWI. However, due to the lack of Doberman Pincher named Clipper. Clipper actual eyewitnesses to the accident, there was had been in Officer Gonzalez’ training and difficulty in placing him behind the wheel. As custody since January 1959. While on patrol Officer Gonzalo Quinones Gonzalez a result, Bryant got off very lightly, receiving 12:35 on Sunday morning, the officer received Funeral services for Officer Gonzalez were a sentence of three days in jail and a $50 fine. a call to investigate a burglary at Levitz Jewelry held at the Earthman Funeral Chapel, 2420 According to Chebret, he also got credit for at 510 Main. He drove quickly and quietly Fannin, at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 1, 1960. time served. Basically, he just “walked” after without emergency equipment in order to arrive Burial followed in the Garden of Gethsemane the court proceedings. at the location without warning the possible Section of Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, burglars. However, while passing through the 6900 Lawndale. After living in California and Hawaii for intersection of Pease and Chenevert, his patrol a number of years, Irene and her second car was struck broadside by a vehicle driven by After the accident happened and before the husband resided in Austin in 2003. Gonzalo Victor Irvin Bryant (White Male, 52). arrival of other officers, Clipper, apparently Gonzalez Jr., known as “Gonzo,” lived in scared and confused, wandered away from Belton, the father of two sons, Kip and Carter The impact caused Officer Gonzalez to be the accident scene. An intensive search was James, and one daughter, Sarah. Gonzo is the thrown from his patrol car. He received conducted for Clipper on Sunday but to grandfather of Kip’s daughter Londyn. Karen serious head injuries as well as a deep no avail. lived in Hawaii in 2003, married with one laceration across his abdomen. He died while daughter, Kaiani. Lisa lived in Austin, the being transported to Jeff Davis Hospital. He Newspaper accounts of the tragic accident mother of one daughter, Ashley. was only twenty-eight. Bryant, uninjured, was included quotes Harvey Richards, director charged with murder by auto before Justice of of canine training for the Houston Police Officer Gonzalez’ father, Rodolfo Gonzalez, the Peace W.C. Ragan. Department. He said it was his belief that died in 1985. His mother, Eloisa Q. Gonzalez, Clipper would be docile and would not make died in 1989. They are interred next to their son, Officer G. Q. Gonzalez was survived by his wife, any unprovoked attacks since he had been as is their oldest daughter, Carmen Samaniego, Irene, and three small children – seven-year-old trained to obey his master’s commands. who died in 1998. Carmen had four children: Gonzalo Gonzalez Jr., five-year-old Karen However, he further stated that if Clipper Gilbert, Lionel (who died in 1988), Ricky Gonzalez and two-year-old Lisa Gonzalez. had been injured, he might snap at anyone and Eloisa. In 2003, Mario lived in Houston Also mourning his death were his parents, Mr. who attempted to touch him. Fortunately, on with three children, Mario, Jr., Giselle, and and Mrs. R. C. Gonzalez of Houston, and Tuesday morning, Clipper was found in the Continues on Page 43 Page 40 Badge & Gun • July/August 2013

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BadgeGun JulyAugust 2013 Issue.indd 41 7/31/13 7:36 AM Continues from Page 38 District Attorney’s Office. Mike Lewellen also retired from HPD as not only place him at the scene shooting with Baker and McCammon, did Johnny Bonds, a senior investigator with the Harris County DA’s they also placed him with a pistol that produced evidence matching that Office. Lieutenant Guy Mason continued working in Homicide for at the scene of the shooting. many years, supervising a Murder Squad. He, along with Gene Yanchak and John Burmester, retired in 2005. Paul Motard also continued Working closely with Detectives Kent and Motard on this investigation in Homicide and is still working Cold Case Squad Murders in 2013. were Homicide Detectives John Burmester, Mike Lewellen, Johnny “Speedie” Wilson made detective and was working Homicide when he Bonds and E. T. “Gene” Yanchak. Throughout the night and days suffered a severe stroke while on duty in the mid-1980s. He retired and following this offense, Assistant District Attorney Terry Wilson from served as a police service officer assigned to the Homicide Print Stall. the Harris County District Attorney’s Special Crimes Division was His medical problems from his stroke continued to plague him and he present to assist lead investigator Kent with any legal decisions. passed away in 2004. Terry Wilson retired after a long career working with police officers and prosecuting criminals. He has also since passed away. Bert Graham became first assistant district attorney to District As the investigation progressed, Homicide learned that Charles Bass Attorney Chuck Rosenthal. John Holleman was in private practice had a grandmother living in Covington, Kentucky. Detectives relayed in 2001. this information to the proper authorities in that jurisdiction. In the early morning hours of Monday, August 20, 1979, Kentucky authorities Dorothy remarried and lived in the Lake Conroe area in 2001. Son arrested Charles Bass for capital murder in the death of Marshal Baker. David was an ordained minister at the Church of Christ in Emory, He was taken to a hospital for treatment of a single gunshot wound to Texas. David’s three children are grown. Dorothy was the proud his left thigh. Apparently one of McCammon’s shots had found its mark. great-grandmother of Ethan, Caleb and Michael. Charles Baker’s father, James L. Baker, died in 1980, while his mother Fannie lived to Within twenty-four hours, Detective Carl Kent flew to Cincinnati and be ninety-two and died in 1999. Both are buried next to their oldest drove to Covington. A self-serving written confession was elicited from son Charles. Brother Clyde resided near Tomball in 2001, while Nelda Bass, in which he claimed to have shot Marshal Baker because he was Griggs resided in a nursing home and the youngest sister, Donnie Serio, afraid of being beaten by the two officers. He also admitted to robbing lived in The Woodlands area. Shirlee’s Lounge at 10502 Bauman Road just prior to being stopped by the two officers. Bass fought extradition but lost that battle and was Marshall Baker’s gravesite contains a special footstone. It consists of a returned to Texas. five-point star representing the Houston City Marshall badge of 1979. Under this star is inscribed, “Marshal, Houston, #122.” Below this is Charles Bass, an unemployed sheet metal apprentice, was not a stranger inscribed the word “Pop,” a nickname given to Charles Baker by his to the criminal justice system. He had an extensive juvenile record fellow officers due to the fact he was older and was a father figure to which revealed he not only threatened to kill his probation officer but many younger officers. also stabbed his own mother. He later bitterly complained that his own mother would not visit him in jail. As an adult, he had been investigated Initially, the Houston Police Officer’s Memorial on Memorial Drive for robbery and burglary. did not intend to include the name of a city marshall. Nevertheless, the name of Marshall Charles Baker is included with the rest of Houston’s His capital murder trial was held in Judge Miron Love’s 178th Criminal finest who gave their lives while performing their duties. District Court. Presenting the state’s case and speaking for the deceased Police Officer were Assistant District Attorneys Bert Graham and John Holleman. Jurors convicted Bass of capital murder in July 1980 and assessed him the death penalty, which had been restored in Texas and the first death by lethal injection was administered in December 1982. Bass got his turn, too. After the usual legal maneuvering and appeals, the sentence assessed Charles William Bass was properly and justly administered on March 12, 1986. Marshal Ross McCammon was twenty-three and had three years of law enforcement experience when this offense occurred. He stayed with the City of Houston and became a Houston police officer when the enforcement divisions of City Marshal, Park Police and Airport Police were absorbed into the HPD. He was assigned to the Special Operations Division in 2001. He later retired from HPD.

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HPOU, Dear Union Members, Thank you for the beautiful flower arrangement. We appreciate it and all Thank you very much for the kind consideration upon the death of our the thoughts and prayers to help us through this time. mom Betty Nixon. The plant received was beautiful. Please continue to Best Regards, keep us in your thoughts and prayers. The Lafferty Family Becky Rogers and the family of Betty Nixon

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BadgeGun JulyAugust 2013 Issue.indd 42 7/31/13 7:36 AM Continues from Page 40 and Schnapps, R.D. Whitcomb and Duke and C. E. Perkins (unknown David. Delia lived in San Antonio, the mother of four, Tony, Tommy partner name). (deceased), Lorraine and Leticcia. The other two sisters were the twins, Emma and Eva. Emma lived in Deer Park with two children, Gail and Retired HPD Detective Doug Bostock also had fond memories of David in 2003, while Eve was living in San Antonio, the mother of five, Officer Gonzalez, whom he came to know when he was a civilian Gracie, Paul, Pete and twins Gerald and Geraldine. clerk in the Records Division. Bostock said that he had on several occasions requested and received permission from his supervisor Accident Investigator M.J. “Joe” Chebret retired as a Patrol sergeant in and Patrol supervisors to ride with Gonzales. These ride-a-long 1980 and lived on Lake Livingston. Officer Henry L. Martin resigned experiences aroused Bostock’s interest in becoming a law enforcement from HPD and took up a career as a gunsmith. officer. He worked Radio Patrol and the Jail for many years and promoted to detective, retiring from the Homicide Division. After many years with Retired HPD Sergeant Paul W. “Daddy Rabbit” Beeman, pictured in the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, Doug retired and was the 1974 HPD photo directory as one of the K-9 officers at that time of living in Houston in 2003. Gonzalez’ death, was in Cadet Class No. 17 with Gonzalez. They both started out as K-9 Officers together. Beeman remembered him well and Officer Gonzalez was the third HPD officer to lose his life in a traffic considered him a close, personal friend. Gonzo Jr. got to know Beeman accident within a year, following Claude Branon in March 1959 and and recalled being only six years old when he was at several K-9 training John Suttle in August 1959. After Gonzalez’ death, 100 Club President sessions with his dad. Paul retired from the Jail Division as a sergeant in Leopold Meyer said Officer Gonzalez would probably be the first officer 1983 and resided near Cold Spring in 2003. in whose name $1,000 in benefits would be paid from the newly formed club. His death also prompted the Houston Police Officer’s Association Other HPD Officers who experienced this early K-9 training with (later HPOU) to form a committee to aid and console the family of an Officer Gonzalez and Clipper were Paul Beeman and Satan, V.C. “Very officer who loses his life in the line of duty. Cautious” Holiday and Kurt, R.L. Hamilton and Shane, P.A. Leuders How Impatience Hurts Retirement Saving Keep Calm & Carry On – argument for dollar cost averaging – the slow and steady investment it May be Good for your portfolio. method by which you buy shares over time, a little at a time. When the Provided by Brian Craft, AIF market sinks, you are buying more shares as they have become cheaper – meaning you will own more (quality) shares when they regain value. Why do so many retirement sav- It also shows you the value of thinking long-term. When you save for ers underperform the market? From retirement, you are saving with a time horizon in mind. A distant 1993-2012, the S&P 500 achieved horizon. Consistent saving from a (relatively) early age and the power of a (compound) annual return of compounding can potentially have much greater effect on the outcome 8.2%. Across the same period, the of your retirement savings effort than investment selection. average investor in U.S. stock funds got only a 4.3% return. What Keep your eyes on your long-term retirement planning objectives, not accounts for the difference? One big the short-term volatility highlighted in the headlines of the moment. factor is impatience. It is expressed in emotional investment decisions. Too PSFG representatives, your HPOU Deferred Comp Provider, may be many people trade themselves into reached at 832-200-3440 mediocrity – they react to the head- lines of the moment, buy high and Investing regular amounts steadily over time (dollar-cost averaging) sell low. Dalbar, the noted investing may lower your average per-share cost. Periodic investment programs research firm, estimates this accounts cannot guarantee profit or protect against loss in a declining market. for 2.0% of the above-mentioned 3.9% Dollar-cost averaging is a long-term strategy involving continuous difference. (It attributes another 1.3% of the gap to mutual fund operat- investing, regardless of fluctuating price levels, and, as a result, you ing costs and the remaining 0.6% to portfolio turnover within funds.) should consider your financial ability to continue to invest during Impatience encourages market timing. Some investors consider “buy periods of fluctuating price levels. and hold” passé, but it has certainly worked well since 2009. How did market timing work in comparison? Citing Investment Company Institute calculations of equity fund asset inflows and outflows from January 2007 to August 2012, U.S. News & World Report notes that it didn’t work very well. During that stretch, mutual fund investors either sold market declines or bought after market ascents 57.4% of the time. In addition, while the total return of the S&P 500 (i.e., including dividends) was -0.13% in this time frame, equity mutual fund inves- tors lost 35.8% (adjusted for dividends). Most of us don’t “buy and hold” for very long. Dalbar’s latest report notes that the average equity fund investor owned his or her shares for 3.3 years during 1993-2012. Investors in balanced funds (a mix of stocks and bonds), held on a bit longer, an average of about 4.5 years. They didn’t come out any bet- ter – the report notes that while the Barclays Aggregate Bond Index notched a 6.3% annual return over the 20-year period studied, the average balanced fund investor’s annual return was only 2.3% . What’s the takeaway here for retirement savers? This amounts to a decent Page 43 Badge & Gun • July/August 2013

BadgeGun JulyAugust 2013 Issue.indd 43 7/31/13 7:36 AM Obituaries Albright Dunbar Francine Albright (71) passed awayJune 12. She is the wife of retired Retired Sgt. James W. Dunbar, Jr. passed away June 13. He joined Police Capt. Jim M. Albright, who retired March 31, 1988. He was last Academy Class No. 77 on Jan. 17, 1977. During his career, he served assigned to the Professional Development Command. at the Southwest Division, Tactical Support Command, Emergency Communications, Traffic/Accident Division, Westside Division, Internal Baxter Affairs Division and Management Services Administration. Sgt. Dunbar Retired Sgt. Robert B. Baxter passed away June 3. He joined Police retired on May 17, 1997, while last assigned to the Public Integrity Academy Class No. 17 on Sept. 16, 1957. During his career, he served at Division. He is a veteran of the United States Air Force and currently a the Central Division, Park Place Division, Southwest Division, Central Reserve Captain with Precinct 4 Harris County Constable Office. He is Intelligence Division, Juvenile Division and retired on Jan. 21, 1980, survived by his wife, Renee Dunbar. Services were held June 18. while last assigned to the Records Division. He is the father-in-law of Sgt. Edward C. Valentine of the Southwest Division. Services were held Faircloth June 6. Dorothy C. Faircloth passed away July 6. She is the mother-in-law of Assistant Chief Mark L. Curran assigned to the Special Investigations Bell Command. Services were held July 12 with burial in Forest park East Mrs. Edward Lee Bell passed away July 16. She is the grandmother in Webster. of Senior Police Officer Darwin J. Thomas, assigned to the Chief’s Administration. Funeral services were held July 24 in College Station Ginn with burial in Salem Cemetery, Weldon, Texas. Retired Sgt. Steven E. Ginn, 70, passed away June 25. He is a veteran of the United States Navy. Sgt. Ginn was sworn in Police Academy Class Beeman No. 29 on Feb. 28, 1964. During his career, he served at the Northeast Retired Sgt. Paul W. Beeman, Jr., 79, of Coldspring, passed away June Division and Southwest Division and retired on March 31, 1984, while 18. He joined Police Academy Class No. 17 on Sept. 16, 1957. He was last assigned to the Emergency Communications Division. After retire- last assigned to the Downtown Jail and retired on March 30, 1983. ment he served at the Cedar Hill Police Department as a Chaplain. Sgt. Sgt. Beeman served in the United States Air Force during the Korean Ginn is survived by his wife of 30 years, Mrs. Carey Sue Ginn; son Gary Conflict before joining the department. He is survived by his wife of Ginn; daughters Jodi Ramsey and Keri Ginn; and children by choice, 47 years, Maria, son Daemon Beeman and daughter Brenda Kalous. Floyd and Sandy Baker, Joe and Jocelyn O’Leary and Carla Scheierman. Graveside funeral services, conducted by his son, Pastor Daemon Services were held June 28 in Cedar Hill. Beeman, were held June 24. Graeter Brautigam Billy Bob Graeter passed away July 15. He is the father of Senior Police Mrs. Dorothy Brautigam, 86, passed away May 27. She is the Officer Brent “Bubba” Graeter, assigned to the Westside Division Crime grandmother of Police Officer Amie L. Flowers, assigned to the Juvenile Analysis Unit. Services were held July 18 with burial in Waller Cemetery. Sex Crimes Division. A private memorial service was held. Hartman Cantu Mrs. Catherine Hartman, 87, passed away on July 5. She is the mother Mrs. Domitila Cantu passed away June 11. She is the mother of Lt. Juan of Senior Police Officer Ken R. Hartman,assigned to the Airport/IAH Cantu, assigned to the North Division. Services were held June 14. Division, K-9 Bomb Explosive Detection Unit. Srvices were held July 8 with burial in Waller Cemetery. Cuellar Mrs. Raeleen Mary Cuellar passed away June 20. She is the stepmother Hrncir of Evidence Technician Christina A. Harper, assigned to the Property Mrs. Dolores Hrncir, 77, passed away June 3. She is the step mother of Division, and stepmother-in-law of Senior Evidence Technician Antonio Senior Police Officer Douglas S. Hrncir, assigned to the Airport/IAH Torres, assigned to the Property Division. Division, K-9 Bomb Explosive Detection Unit, and mother-in-law of Private graveside services were held June 23. Senior Police Officer Maryann E. Hrncir also assigned to the Airport/ IAH Division, K-9 Bomb Explosive Detection Unit. Services were held Curry June 6. Earnest A. Curry passed away June 6. He is the grandfather of Police Officer Tammell L. McKnight-Flowers, assigned to Southeast Patrol. Hutchison Mr. Gordon Joe Hutchison passed away June 12. He is the father of Sgt. Davis Rosalie Hutchison, assigned to the Internal Affairs Division. Graveside George Davis, grandfather of Police Officer Shah S. Walsh, assigned to funeral services were held in South Park Cemetery in Pearland on the Airport Division, and uncle of Sgt. Kimmy L. Green, assigned to June 13. the Burglary and Theft Division, passed away June 6. Johnson Doetterl Errol D. Johnson passed away June 17. He is the father of Police Mrs. Margery Doetterl passed away July 15. She is the surviving spouse Officer Ashley P. Johnson, assigned to the Night Command/Security of Police Officer Daniel B. Doetterl, who retired on Jan. 16, 1989, after Operations Division. Services were held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. serving over 29 ½ years. Officer Doetterl passed away on April 6, 2010. Services were held July 18 with burial in Earthman Resthaven Cemetery.

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BadgeGun JulyAugust 2013 Issue.indd 44 7/31/13 7:36 AM Obituaries Johnston Palin Walter L. Johnston, 86, passed away on June 6. He was a veteran of United States Navy Veteran, Edward Lee Palin, passed away June 7. He WWII and Korea. He is the father-in-law of Lt. D. R. “Duke” Atkins, is the father of Senior Police Officer Shawn E. Palin, assigned to the Jr. of the Emergency Communications Division and the grandfather of Staff Services Command/Fleet Unit. The family had a private funeral Lt. Jacob A. Atkins of the Special Operations Division. Services were service and burial. held in Palestine on June 15. Paulner Jones Diana Paulner passed away June 11. She is the sister of Police Officer Retired Data Entry Operator Glenda Marie Jones, 62, passed away Juan A. Martinez, assigned to the Narcotics Division. July 13. She joined the department on Nov. 1, 1976. She served in the Personnel Division and Facility Operations Division, and retired on June Peterson 18, 2005, while assigned to the Special Operations Division. Services Mrs. Barbara Lee Peterson passed at her home in Ouray, Colorado were held July 20. away on June 7. She is the wife of Retired Sgt. Charles R. Peterson. Sgt. Peterson joined the department on Nov. 16, 1950, and retired Lafferty Feb. 16, 1981. Services were held June 9 in Ouray Elk’s Lodge in Mrs. Bonnie Nawasa Lafferty passed away June 7. She is the wife of Ouray, Colorado. Retired Police Officer Franklin H. Lafferty. Officer Lafferty joined Police Academy Class No. 54 on April 3, 1972, and retired on Aug. 15, Pickens 1998, while last assigned to the Special Operations Division. Services Mr. Matthew Pickens passed away June 2. He is the brother of Police were held June 11 in Flatonia. Officer Marcus J. Pickens, assigned to the North Division. Services were held June 8. Linsey Mrs. Priscilla Chunta Elliott Linsey passed away June 10. She is the Radford mother of Jail Attendant Patrice Wiley, assigned to the Southeast Jail Mary Irene Radford passed away July 12. She is the mother of Senior Division. She also is the cousin of Police Officer Latonia Bailey, assigned Police Officers David W. Curry and Ronald C. Curry, both assigned to to the Burglary and Theft Division, Senior Police Officer Drunzella Special Operations, Mounted Patrol, and mother-in-law of Sgt. Teresa Boxie, assigned to Midwest Division, Police Officer Denattos Haynes, D. Curry, assigned to Traffic Enforcement. Services were held July 18. assigned to the North Patrol Division, and Harris County Deputy Kerry Barnes, who is married to Senior Police Officer C.J. Barnes, assigned to Salinas the Employee Services Division. Mrs. Thomosa Salinas passed away June 5. She is the mother-in-law of Police Officer Gerardo Villanueva, assigned to the Identification Martinez Division. Services were held June 4. Guillermo Martinez (86) passed away June 18. He is the father of Senior Police Officer Javier Martinez, assigned to the Southeast Division. Steptoe Mr. Robert Lee Steptoe passed away July 12. He is the father-in-law Merritt of Senior Police Officer Jeffery K. Whitehead, assigned to the Special Byron Andre Merritt passed away on July 5. He is the son of Customer Operations Division. Services were held July 19 with burial in Houston Service Clerk Shirley F. Merritt, assigned to the Records Division. National Cemetery. Services were held July 13. Torres Myers Mrs. Mary Doyle Torres passed away. She is the mother of Lt. Jose Retired Police Officer Kenneth P. Myers passed away June 29. He joined Torres, assigned to the Midwest Division. The family had a private the Department June 1, 1959 as a member of Academy Class No. 21 and funeral service. was last assigned to Northwest Patrol when he retired March 25, 1988. He is survived by his wife Frankie Myers. Graveside services were held. Vaughn Louis R. Vaughn passed away May 25. Vaughn joined the Department O’Bryant in February 2004 as a Jailer. He transferred into Fleet in July 2004 as Gloria O’Bryant passed away June 12. She is the mother of Senior a car attendant and became one of the Department’s wrecker drivers Police Service Officer Ina H. Beall, assigned to the Airport/IAH, and in 2006. grandmother of Data Entry Operator Adriana N. Beall, assigned to Burglary and Theft. Whipple Mrs. Mary Patricia Whipple passed away May 26. She is the wife Olson of retired Detective David Thomas Whipple (Deceased). Detective Mr. Frank Calvin Olson, 89, passed away July 7. He is the father of Whipple joined the Department as a member of Academy Class No. 5 Police Service Officer Lois A. Curley, assigned to the Midwest Division, on Sept. 25, 1950 and retired June 30, 1973. and father-in-law of Forensic Photographer Larry T. Curley, assigned to the Public Affairs Division. Mr. Olson was a veteran of WWII and the Korean War. Services were held July 10.

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BadgeGun JulyAugust 2013 Issue.indd 45 7/31/13 7:36 AM In Memory of… July - Houston Police Officers Slain in the Line of Duty

William F. Weiss 07-30-1901 James F. Willis 07-01-1964

James D. Harris 07-16-1982 Elston M. Howard 07-19-1988

R.Q. Wells 07-30-1927 Let us Never Forget...

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BadgeGun JulyAugust 2013 Issue.indd 46 7/31/13 7:36 AM In Memory of… August - Houston Police Officers Slain in the Line of Duty

John M. Cain 08-03-1911 Rufus H. Daniels 08-23-1917 Horace Moody 08-23-1917 Ira D. Raney 08-23-1917

J. Clark Etheridge 08-23-1924 H.B. Hammond 08-18-1946 Robert Schultea 08-25-1956 John W. Suttle 08-23-1959

Charles R. McDaniel 08-04-1963 F. E. Wright 08-02-1975 Charles Baker 08-16-1979 Kathleen C. Schaefer 08-18-1982 City Marshal

Henry Williams 08-08-1886 E. G. Meinecke 08-23-1917 Ross Patton 08-23-1917

Let us Never Forget...

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BadgeGun JulyAugust 2013 Issue.indd 47 7/31/13 7:36 AM Psych Services Alas, Diversity Still a Big Challenge in HPD and Elsewhere By LISA GARMEZY Beyond Race and Gender Diversity pays Houston’s bills. Between 2008 and 2010, 100 foreign- owned companies relocated, expanded or started new businesses in This year’s Academy class has a fresh emphasis on multiple Houston. The Port of Houston does more international business than diversities, including accommodating people with disabilities. As any other U.S. port. According to the U.S. Bureau of Statistics, for every medicine advances, baby boomers age and veterans return, the number job lost in the economic downturn, we gained two. of Americans with disabilities could double in the next 20 years.

I realized that our Texas-friendly welcome had been key to our recovery Age is another diversity issue at work. Those of you who are close to when I substitute-taught the Academy’s Intermediate Cultural Diversity retirement are part of this trend: in the near future, a smaller proportion class. Here are a few more things I learned, in a column that could be of the workforce will be middle-aged. However, the workforce will get called “Stuff that Didn’t Make the Slides.” older, since so many folks can’t retire.

Marketers embraced diversity decades ago, of course. The folks at As the range of ages in the workplace grows and younger General Mills are on the bandwagon, pitching Lucky Charms cereal to employees move into supervisory positions and the baby boomers vacate, coworkers may alienate or misunderstand each other. Different age L.G.B.T. consumers—it has rainbows! And magical possibilities! Now groups have different cultures. For example, younger workers are more ads for Microsoft, MasterCard and J. C. Penney and others reach out likely to expect “work-life balance,” which to older folks can look to friends, family and supporters of the community by featuring gay dangerously like slacking. couples in the mainstream media. I was struck by Mark Zuckerberg’s succinct business advice: “Move fast Another insight: Yes, some folks still need to be taught what forms and break things.” Let’s just say, traditionally, other approaches were of humor belong at work. Asiana Flight 214, which crashed in San used to get ahead. Francisco on July 6, was piloted by Lee Kang-kuk and Lee Jeong- min. Someone’s joke list of pilot names—one was “Wi Tu Lo”—was Meanwhile, neurologist Oliver Sacks recently wrote about turning 80 accidentally provided to TV station KTVU by the National Transportation “as a time of leisure and freedom . . . to explore whatever I wish, and to Safety Board. The bogus names were read on the air. In spite of the bind the thoughts and feelings of a lifetime together.” Could there be apologies, the lawyers are circling. some challenges in asking these two to collaborate? Ethan A Work in Progress

Still, the state of Texas doesn’t require diversity training because it hates I taught on a day earlier this summer when the headlines were George humor or wants to attract more investors. I like to think it’s to protect Zimmerman’s trial, the upcoming Supreme Court decision on gay citizens like Ethan Saylor. marriage and Paula Deen’s slurs. Clearly, we as a nation have not finished struggling with diversity. Ethan Saylor was a 26-year-old man with Down’s syndrome who lived Back in 1987, at the beginning of my HPD career, jokes about sexual with his family in New Market, Maryland. He saw “Zero Dark Thirty” orientation showed up occasionally in Academy lectures. We’re past at the mall, and then his caregiver went to get the car. Ethan wanted that, but the concerns I hear behind closed doors suggest that we as a to see the movie again, so he re-entered the theater. Off-duty sheriffs department also continue to grapple with our differences. working security were called to get him out. Houston has grown strong by embracing diversity. Add to that the There was a struggle, Ethan was asphyxiated, and he died. Witnesses certainty that in today’s society, ignoring diversity is embarrassing at heard him calling for his mommy. best and tragic at worst.

His death in January illustrates what every member of HPD already So when a breast-feeding Washington DC officer challenges her knew: ignorance of diversity can have catastrophic consequences. Loss of department’s order to wear a bulletproof vest… well, never mind. We public trust and a public relations nightmare will surely follow. can quit our debates to acknowledge this: real life gets complicated. Support PAC, It Pays Big Returns

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This wooded lot is located Weems, CPA at (936) 273-1188 or (281) 363-4555 We can get you where you want to go, and keep you paint. Less than 5K miles. Bike has $20,000 in in a cul-de-sac. Asking $26,000. Contact M.L. factory extra asking $35,000. J.T. Templeton or visit us on the web at www.aewcpa.com healthy doing it. Contact Greg & Cathy Lewis 832- 817-480-1543 or 817-321-8645 Sistrunk 281-788-0256 969-0502 or 832 969 0503 TAX PREPARATION From Home Office. Low For Rent/Lease/Sale Great Home in Rockport, TX Built in 2005, this Fees - $65 up. L. Dexter Price, CPA. ldexterprice@ “Photos to Albums”. Your memories creatively Comfortable 3/2 bath single story stucco home comcast.net 713.826.4777 designed in an album. Any occasion, celebration, is located in a gated community on 12.33 acres. family trips. Call Theresa Arlen at 832-229-6292. Galveston, TX. - beach lot for rent $25.00 per day, Are you tired of making the same New Year's on the beach side. Contact Lisa at (832) 755-6159 Amenities include: tile roof, heated pool and hot Resolution? Are you ready to take control of your 30 minutes for $15.00.Student tub, attached oversized 3 car garage (30x35), and a life? We have solutions, take control of your health, Piano Lessons: 37.22 Acres with Minerals near Lovelady. Pasture, large detached metal workshop (36x36) with large time & finances! For more info. Please call: Stacy @ Recitals. Call Daniel Jones at 2 ponds, pecan orchard, hardwoods, 3/2 trailer, garage doors and a 15 ton hoist, covered patio areas 832-651-5739 281-487-9328 or cell: 713-557-4362 cabin, sheds, water well, septic, $343k, 936-222-1565 both in front and back, a circle drive, and plenty of room for parking. There are two stocked fishing ponds, Residential and Commercial Remodeling Calling All Mothers of Houston Police Officers. Home For Sale: North Spring Area Kitchens and counter tops, ceramic and As a proud mother of a Houston Police Officer, I $104,000. For details Contact Chris 713-906-3447 and horses are allowed. Priced to sell. For info am interested in starting a support group of Mothers contact Rebecca Lee @ 361-729-4404, Coldwell wood floors, interior and exterior painting, handy- man services, with discount prices of Houston Police Officers (MOHPO). I need 1 bd/1ba Condo For Sale Bryan/College Station Banker MLS ID#113208. for the Law Enforcement family. your support. Please call me for more info: Frances Walking distance to Texas A&M and 5 min. drive Larry Baimbridge, Sr. 281-655-4880 Runnels at 713-436-0794 after 6 p.m. weekdays. to Blinn, on university bus route. Perfect for your Two Five Acre Lots in Rosharon, Texas, sun college student. Brand new central air, all appliance creek ranch 1 section. agg exemption available, large Gold Rush Tax Service 281-399-3188 including washer and dryer included, fireplace, large Fellowship of Christian Peace Officers oak trees, cleared for building. $89,900 each tract. Same Day Refund Special Police Officer A place for Christians to come together and walk-in closet and balcony, $48,500. Realtor Charlotte RatesBrenda Webb (retired officer’s wife) Broesche/Gary Green Better Homes, 713-299-7573 Raul Yzquierdo 713-213-7651 encourage one another. For information about [email protected] other activities visit www.fcpohouston.org. What an amazing deal! Charming three bed- Colorado River property 35 min from Houston. Tax Preparation From Home Office 40% - 50% Beautiful 24+ acre tracts of land on the bank of the room two bath patio home located in a great gated Lower Fees. Contact for estimate L. Dexter Price, Wanted Colorado River. Covered with huge Live Oak trees community at 3123 Lavender Candle Dr. Spring, CPA [email protected] 832.243.1477 and County Rd access. Each tract has more than a TX. Property includes a two car attached garage, HPD Commemorative Pistols I'm looking to buy hundred yards of river frontage for fishing, swimming, master suite, cozy fire place and much more for Main Street Builders Residential and Commercial one or two of the HPD commemorative pistols. I boating or waterfowl. Tracts are 100% wooded and only $1,300.00 month. Price is negotiable. Please Construction Licensed and Insured. David Webber seem to recall they were offered around 1978-1982. covered with Whitetail deer, hog and other wildlife. (owner) Rt HPD 832-618-2009 Joe Salvato (Ret.) 281-728-0131 This Riverfront property is absolutely gorgeous and an contact Officer Edith Maldonado at 832-434-4266 or [email protected]. awesome location for a weekend getaway, permanent Gone Fishing wantafishtx.com Jim Hobson- Wanted Beretta 9MM FS “Police Special” (Black residence or merely an investment property. Property retired 936-615-2777 or [email protected] or Stainless) Please call Zach (832) 457-0647. had same owner for last 50 years and is basically Summer Rental Galveston Beach House. 3br 2 undisturbed. 12k acre, property will not be broken bath. Sleeps 8-10. Great Gulf view just steps from Vickey Grieger, Realtor Cell: (979) 249-6675 Wanted Top CA$H Paid for your used or unwanted up in small tracts to maintain all land owners privacy. the beach. Newly renovated/updated. H.L. Richter Fax: (775) 373-5048 [email protected] If interested in owning your own riverfront property guns. Blackgold Guns & Ammo 713 694 4867 HPD (ret) 936-329-1456 Police Officer Owned for personal or family recreation, please call or text TSR Country Properties 115 West Fayette Street, 361-208-4055. 1 Bedroom Unit For Rent Village Wood Town homes Fayetteville, TX 78940 Office (979) 378-2222 Colt .45 HPD Commemorative Pistol Fax (979) 378-2240 Lake Conroe/Del Lago Resort, Lot on the Golf 1529 Wirt Rd/Spring Branch. Utilities paid. Basic Call Paul 713-240-4672 cable. Excellent Location. Joe Scott 713-935-9137 Course with Lake View. Contact retired Hunting Weekend Expedition Affordable prices, Officer J. L. Sanders at 281-376-1040. private property. Whitetails, exotics & pigs. Call for 2 Horse Trailer or 14 - 16 ft. Stock Trailer. Bumper email: [email protected] Lake Livingston Townhome 3 Bedrooms, 2 Bath details Officer Mike Gonzalez 713-702-5838 or Pull. R. Webb 281-399-1212 Cell 713-822-1867 For rent Call 832-876-5511 or 713-459-8111 email [email protected] For Sale. 6320 Westcreek Pearland. Unrestricted Looking for a home or bare land? Contact retired on .75 acres, remodeled interior, separate workshop. House for Rent: Bear Creek Area. 3 Bedroom/ Why rent when you can own while keeping your officer, DALLAS BINGLEY at Kerrville Realty - in Prudential Gary Greene, Realtors. Diane Mireles, Game room. Cy-Fair School District. Swimming monthly payments about the same. For more info the Heart of the Texas Hill Country: (O) 830-896- 281-723-2888. Pool. $1095.00/month. Call 832-282-5216. call 281-914-7351 2200 or (M) 830-739-1766 [email protected] Page 51 Badge & Gun • July/August 2013

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