Texas’ Largest Police Union The Publication of the Houston Police Officers’ Union www.HPOU.org Vol. XXXX No. 5 May 2014 The President’s Message Shoddy Journalism Hand in hand with misuse of HPD’s IA Ray Hunt A recent editorial in the Houston Chronicle – that’s the last local newspaper here in Houston – by an unknown author did a hatchet job on the Houston Police Department, asking why HPD is so prone to mismanagement and asking for answers to questions answered over and over.

It appeared that the author wants to dictate policy at HPD instead Undies for Everyone collects new underwear and distributes it of focusing on how to keep the handful of readers the paper still has. We quickly responded to the mayor and City Council with our directly to Houston area students in need and school nurses who response and received several positive replies. help students after accidents. HPOU expressed its support for the organization’s goal on April 7 in a check presentation ceremony A few days later, I received a call from a Chronicle reporter asking at the Union Building. HPOU President Ray Hunt, left, led the for my assistance on a story he was doing. This same reporter, not presentation along with 2nd Vice President Joe Gamaldi, who the author of the editorial, wrote an article earlier in the month that presents a $2,000 check to Undies for Everyone Board Chair was not completely factual and incorrectly reported the pension Elyse Spector Kalmans and founder Rabbi Amy Weiss, 1st amounts of two HPD retirees, overstating one by over $20,000. Vice President Doug Griffith and Board Member Jeff Wagner. GARY HICKS PHOTO I’m still waiting for that retraction. When he called, I advised him that I was not giving any comments to the Houston Chronicle for an indefinite period of time due to their unfair “journalism.” He NON-PROFIT ORG. Houston Police Officers’ Union U.S. Postage appeared surprised and asked for a specific. I advised him it was 1600 State Street PAID due to the editorial the previous Sunday. Houston, Texas Houston, Texas 77007 Permit No. 7227 He stated, like most other people in Houston, “I have not read it.”

The editorial appeared to have been prompted by the IAD findings – not the final determinant of culpability of the Homicide Division investigation – which brings me to my next point. Changes implemented by Chief McClelland following that investigation put managers on notice to closely monitor activities in their divisions.

My fear is that this notice is going to lead some managers to begin using the Internal Affairs Division to correct policy and procedure problems instead of simply implementing changes and moving Non-profit Statement: Badge & Gun is published monthly at no subscription charge. forward. IAD is necessary to address serious issues like Send Correspondence and Address Changes (include mailing label) insubordination, untruthfulness and criminal conduct, but should To: BADGE & GUN 1600 State Street Houston, TX 77007. Telephone: 713-237-0282. Continues on Page 4A Page 1A Badge & Gun • May 2014

BadgeGun May 2014 Issue.indd 1 4/23/14 7:27 PM HPOU Board of Directors Executive Board

Ray Hunt Doug Griffith Joseph Gamaldi Will Reiser President 1st Vice-President 2nd Vice-President Secretary (281) 701-5428 (713) 501-4991 (832) 283-9492 (281) 923-1626 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Board Members

J.G. Garza Gary Hicks Jeff Wagner Robert Breiding David Riggs 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 (281) 387-8935 (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]

Joseph Castaneda Rebecca Dallas Rosalinda Ybanez Timothy Whitaker Luis Menedez-Sierra Robert Sandoval Stephen Augustine Tom Hayes Director 9 Director 10 Director 11 Director 12 Director 13 Director 14 Director 15 Director 16 (281) 795-5051 (832) 419-9589 (832) 293-1495 (832) 606-9502 (832) 513-5110 (281) 924-6369 (832) 677-0137 (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 Colton Pervil Director 17 Director 18 Director 19 Director 20 (281) 924-3016 (832) 494-8244 (832) 731-9361 (832) 291-9004 [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 May 2014 Issue.indd 2 4/23/14 7:28 PM Editorial HPOU PAC’s Endorsement BADGE& GUN Voice of the Houston Police Officers’ Union Published monthly at no subscription charge in May 27 Runoff by the: THE HPOU PAC COMMITTEE HAS ISSUED A LIST of its endorsements in the May 27 runoff Houston Police Officers’ Union election. The PAC found that these runoff candidates can best represent the Union’s interests in 1600 State Street, Houston, TX 77007 state politics and at the Courthouse. Ph: 832-200-3400 • Toll free: 1-800-846-1167 Fax: 832-200-3470 This is a reprint of last month’s endorsement listing for the convenience of HPOU members. E-mail: [email protected] Website address: www.HPOU.org Early voting in the runoff begins May 17 and lasts through May 23, four days before the actual runoff Legal Department: 832-200-3420 election. The PAC endorsements: Legal Dept Fax: 832-200-3426 Insurance: 832-200-3410 Lieutenant Governor Badge & Gun is the official publication of the Houston Police Officers’ Union. Badge & Gun is Dan Patrick (R) published monthly under the supervision of its Board of Directors. However, opinions expressed by individual Board members or any other writer State Attorney General in this publication do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the entire Board of Directors. Editorial Ken Paxton (R) submissions are welcomed and encouraged. All submissions must be received by the 7th of the month. State Agriculture Commissioner ADVERTISEMENT IN THE BADGE & Sid Miller (R) GUN DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, A WARRANTY OR A GUARANTEE BY THE UNION. State Representative, District 129 (Clear Lake area)

POSTMASTER: Dennis Paul (R) Send address changes to Badge & Gun 1600 State Street State Representative, District 132 (Katy area) Houston, TX 77007 Fax: 832-200-3470 Mike Scofield (R) Judge, 247th District Court M. L. “Meca” Walker (R) Judge, 311th District Court Alicia Franklin (R) County Criminal Court at Law No. 10 Important Numbers Dan J. Spjut (R)

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BadgeGun May 2014 Issue.indd 3 4/23/14 7:28 PM Continues from Ray Page 1A If you would like a copy of the video or would like Steven to do the not be used to correct training or lack of supervision issues. presentation to 20 or so individuals in Houston, feel free to contact him at 713-308-3246. Anyone in the Houston Police Department can file an IAD complaint without anyone’s approval. I understand that this procedure is Thanks to all who came out for the presentation. necessary in any transparent organization. However, those complaints deemed to be training issues should be cleared information and sent to the captain of the division concerned to correct through appropriate training and education – and not IAD. Active Shooters

This past month, the HPOU, in conjunction with HPD Public Affairs, sponsored an active shooter survival presentation for friends and family of Houston police officers.

Steven Daniel, a senior community liaison for HPD, has taught over 13,000 Houston citizens about active shooter situations in schools, malls, churches and businesses. He did the presentation at the HPOU for our friends and family. The presentation was well received by all who attended.

We even heard firsthand from a lady who survived the Red Elementary shooting in Houston on April 18, 1973. I would encourage each of you to share the YouTube video “Run Hide Fight” with your relatives and friends. It lasts around six minutes, but is an outstanding tool to prepare civilians on what to do in an active shooter situation.

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BadgeGun May 2014 Issue.indd 6 4/23/14 7:28 PM Officer Lauro chosen Patrol Officer of Month Officer Kris Lauro responded to a Feb. 14 robbery in progress call at a Family Dollar Store near the intersection of T. C. Jester Boulevard and West Little York and made contact with the three suspects who were running out of the store.

The trio fled on foot and started shooting at Officer Lauro. Lauro returned fire, causing one suspect to take cover and return fire. All three suspects then fled into a nearby wooded area and tried to hide from Lauro and the backup units that had arrived.

Lauro’s actions and leadership in this effort prompted his selection as HPOU Patrol Officer of the Month. The recognition, presented by HPOU’s Luis Menendez-Sierra, came at the Union’s April general membership meeting.

Lauro and the backup units arrested all three suspects, “preventing future robberies as well as providing suspects for the Robbery Division to check for the serial robberies that had been occurring in the North Command area,” Menendez-Sierra said.

“The officer’s quick thinking and survival mindset prevented injury to himself and enabled other officers to arrive and set up a perimeter to prevent the escape of the criminal element.” Narcotics Officer Melgoza named Investigator of the Month Officer Rafael Melgoza is assigned to general enforcement, Squad 9, In a second case, the officer received information that a suspect of the Narcotics Division. was selling narcotics in nightclubs in the Montrose area. Melgoza identified the suspect and gained his trust in order to make a Narcotics Sgt. Mark Newcomb singled out Melgoza for using his purchase of narcotics on Feb. 25. undercover skills to make significant arrests in recent cases. “Officer Melgoza arrested the suspect and shut down a major drug In the first case, Memorial Hermann Hospital was experiencing trafficker to nightclubs in Montrose,” Newcomb said. a situation in which marijuana was being sold out of the hospital’s cafeteria. This arrest led to the seizure of 120 grams of cocaine, 154 grams of LSD, 59 grams of assorted pills, 60 grams of hydroponic marijuana “Officer Melgoza, dressed in hospital scrubs, made contact with and 23 grams of meth. the suspect and eventually earned his trust,” Sgt. Newcomb said. “Officer Melgoza was able to purchase 98 grams of marijuana from In addition, a second suspect who was a co-defendant with the the suspect and effect the arrest.” primary suspect was arrested as well.

The suspect was charged with felony delivery of marijuana. “Officer Melgoza ‘s undercover skills are of the highest quality,” Sgt. Newcomb said in nominating Melgoza for the monthly HPOU honor. “The hospital administration was very complimentary of Officer For obvious reasons (undercover Narcotics), there was no picture Melgoza’s efforts in this case,” Newcomb said. taken of Newcomb and Melgoza.

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BadgeGun May 2014 Issue.indd 8 4/23/14 7:28 PM Legal Department Victories Officer Fires at Suspect was finally able to gain the upper hand and Instantly and without warning, the Who Broke into His House keep the suspect on the ground. Deputies suspect driver put the car in drive and arrived a short time later and the suspect accelerated quickly at the officer, who was in REPRESENTATION was taken into custody. The suspect was the street between his patrol car and another By Robert Armbruster, Staff Legal Counsel later transported to a hospital with a gunshot parked car in the street with no cover and no The March 6 scene of an officer-involved wound. The officer had some scrapes, cuts point of escaping the moving vehicle. It was shooting in the county was a townhome and bruises along with a fingernail which was immediately apparent that the suspects were complex on the south side of West Road just ripped off sometime during the struggle. using their vehicle as a deadly weapon as west of Interstate 45. the vehicle came at the officer at a high rate of speed. An officer had been inside his townhome Officer Fires at Suspects getting dressed when he heard a loud knock- Trying to Run Him Down REPRESENTATION The officer, having nowhere to move or ing at his front door. He did not immediately retreat, fired his weapon at the suspect By Carson Joachim, HPOU Shoot Team answer and the knocking became louder. The driver in fear for his life. The officer fired in About 4:25 a.m. March 13 an officer received officer was not expecting anyone and thought rapid succession as the vehicle came at him a call regarding a BMV in progress by three this was suspicious so he grabbed his duty and near him. It appeared after charting the African American males wearing black weapon and walked down the stairs to the weapon that he fired seven times. front door. clothing in the 7300 block of Ardmore. The suspect vehicle barely missed him as While driving south on Ardmore, the offi- He looked out the peep hole and observed it sped off, swerving and striking a parked cer saw multiple persons moving around a two young black males. He did not make his car just north of the crime scene location. vehicle that was parked on the street. The presence known but tried to gain a better The officer got back in his car and pursued suspect vehicle was in the moving lane of view of the individuals. At some point the briefly but other marked units were ahead traffic next to the victim’s vehicle with the males went around to the south side of the of him and making more credible progress. suspect vehicle’s trunk open. There appeared townhome and broke out a window with a So the officer returned to the original scene to be criminal activity afoot. The suspects rock. The officer now obtained cover behind and waited for other units to arrive to help matched the description so the officer parked the wall of the stairwell, waiting to see him secure the original scene. The suspect his vehicle in the middle of the street and got what transpired. Shortly thereafter two black vehicle later crashed out and one of the out to engage the suspects. males made entry through a window at the suspects was caught. back of the townhome.

One male, who was wearing a white shirt, Officer Shoots, Kills was holding what appeared to be a black Menacing Suspect semi-automatic pistol as he moved through REPRESENTATION the kitchen area toward the living room By Aaron J. Suder, Staff Legal Counsel where the officer was located. The officer An officer-involved shooting took place about fired at the suspect with the weapon and both 7 a.m. March 17 in the 9600 block of Plainfield. suspects exited the town home through the window they had entered through. A Westside officer had been dispatched to a Code 1, Robbery in Progress call at The officer ran to the back door and went the Plainfield Inn motel, a location rife out to run after the suspects. During the foot with criminal incidents, including drugs, pursuit the officer fired several times at the prostitution, robberies and shootings. The armed suspect. The second suspect split call slip indicated that the suspect was a off from the armed suspect during the foot large black male wearing a camouflage chase and fled on foot onto West Road. jacket, and that he had robbed someone in the parking lot of the motel before being chased The second suspect was joined by a possible Dressed in full HPD uniform and in a clearly off by the hotel manager. It was unknown if third suspect who also fled on foot onto West marked HPD patrol car, he announced he the suspect was armed, but he was now on Road. The armed suspect continued to run was a police officer and ordered the suspects foot, walking in the direction of Bissonnet. around and between townhomes, attempting to show their hands and get on the ground. It The suspect was also possibly on drugs, as to elude the officer. was very dark on this street and the officer he was purportedly dancing in the street as could not see the hands of the suspects. The he walked away and was acting erratically. The officer finally caught up with the armed suspects ignored his commands to show suspect, who had fallen to the ground climb- their hands. As the officer arrived near the location, ing over a fence and the officer was able to he observed the black male suspect in the go hands on. The suspect attempted to gain The two suspects got in their vehicle (one middle of Plainfield, dancing in the street. control of the officer’s pistol. The officer was driving and one in the front passenger The officer stopped and got out of his patrol unaware if this suspect still had possession seat) and continued to ignore the officer’s car to make contact with the suspect. of the pistol he had seen him with earlier. commands. Once inside the car the officer, When the officer asked the suspect to step having his gun drawn, continued to order over to the patrol car, the suspect The officer fought off the efforts of this them to show their hands and get out of the immediately became angry and agitated and suspect to gain control of his weapon and car. They continued to ignore him. Continues on Page 11A Page 9A Badge & Gun • May 2014

BadgeGun May 2014 Issue.indd 9 4/23/14 7:28 PM DEADLINE SCHEDULE CHANGE Special Notice to HPOU Members! Due to the retirement of its long-time printer, The Badge & Gun has a new printing contractor with new deadlines.

All copy for stories and advertisements should be in our hands no later than the 19th day of every month. Thanks for your cooperation! Sgt. Tom Hayes, Chairman Communications Committee [email protected] 281-924-3015

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BadgeGun May 2014 Issue.indd 10 4/23/14 7:28 PM Continues from Page 9A officer also feared that his Taser would be street back toward the motel. When the started repeating, “Mother------, you have ineffective because of his distance to the suspect made a final charge and got to within no probable cause to arrest me!” suspect, the suspect’s quick movements 15 feet of the officer, the officer had no choice and the thickness of his clothing. The but to fire one shot, which appeared to hit the The officer was able to get the suspect to officer could not take the chance that Taser suspect center mass. The suspect paused, step over and place both hands on the hood would fail to stop the suspect once he finally then collapsed on the street, face first. of the patrol car. When the officer started decided to attack, so the officer put his Taser handcuffing the suspect, however, the sus- away and drew his handgun. The officer immediately got on the air, pect immediately started resisting by trying notified the dispatcher that shots had been to pull his arms away. The suspect was much fired and that he needed an ambulance and larger and stronger than the officer, having a supervisor at the scene. HFD arrived shortly height advantage of around five inches and thereafter, but quickly determined that the a weight advantage of around 60 lbs. The suspect was already dead. The officer was officer was able to get one cuff on the not injured in the incident. suspect’s left wrist, but as he reached for the suspect’s right hand, the suspect suddenly Woman Shoots Herself threw his elbow back and hit the officer in the Despite Officers’ Pleas shoulder. The suspect was then able to pull REPRESENTATION free and began running back down the street By Aaron J. Suder, Staff Legal Counsel toward the Plainfield Inn. A death-in-custody situation happened just after 3 a.m. on March 16 in the 1400 block of The suspect ran about 10 yards down the West Gulf Bank. street, then stopped and turned back toward the officer and yelled, “You’ve got to shoot Two North Division officers were involved me, or kill me, or I’m going to get you!” The in the incident. They had been dispatched suspect then held the empty handcuff up to a Shooting in Progress at an apartment with his left hand as if to taunt the officer and complex at West Gulf Bank and Veteran’s said, “Come and get me, come and get me!” Memorial. As the officers arrived on the The suspect then began shadowboxing in the scene with a number of other patrol units, street as if preparing for a fight. The suspect they were directed to an apartment where finally turned around again and this time a female was inside with a gun. The female started walking, not running, back toward had fired shots prior to their arrival but had the motel. not hit anyone.

The officer had his Taser out and was The officer’s approached the apartment following the suspect down the street, and could see the female suspect through trying to maintain a safe distance until back- the open door. She was sitting on a couch up units could arrive. He repeatedly gave the and had a pistol pointed at her chest, with suspect verbal commands to stop and get on the hammer cocked back. When the female the ground, which the suspect ignored. On saw the officers, who had taken cover on two more occasions, the suspect stopped, did either side of the front door, she began his shadowboxing moves, and told the officer, rambling and making strange and incoherent “You wanna come and get me, or I’ll get you!” statements. The female indicated that she had been smoking crack all day and was When the suspect finally reached the entrance to the motel parking lot, he stopped and again clearly in a state of crisis. turned to face the officer. Two citizens, the reportee and the hotel manager, were in the The officers pleaded with the female to put parking lot and were yelling to the officer that the gun down, but after only a few minutes, the suspect had robbed him and had been she pulled the trigger and shot herself in the violent. The suspect again started yelling at chest. She died almost instantly. The officers the officer, “You’re going to have to shoot me, The officer now had the suspect at gunpoint, then secured the weapon and the scene. or kill me, or I’ll get you.” This time, however, but the suspect was still advancing. The instead of continuing to run or walk away, the suspect was completely unfazed and unafraid Officer Shoots Suspect suspect began advancing toward the officer at the fact that the officer was pointing a in ‘Shooting Position’ while doing his boxing moves. gun at him. The officer started back-pedal- REPRESENTATION ing to maintain his distance, in hopes that By Aaron J. Suder, Staff Legal Counsel The officer gave the suspect repeated back-up officers would arrive before the An officer-involved shooting took place before commands to stay back and get on the suspect attacked. When the suspect picked 5 p.m. March 18 in the 2200 block of Stevens. ground. The suspect closed the distance to up his pace, the officer had to effectively run The Northeast Division officer had responded the officer twice, both times raising up his backwards to try to keep his distance, while as a back-up unit to an Assault in Progress right arm as he if was about the strike the still holding the suspect at gunpoint and Call. At the time he arrived, two other officer in the head. Because of the suspect’s yelling at him to stop and get on the ground. officers were already on the scene speaking size and violent and erratic behavior, the to the complainant, and elderly black female. officer feared that if the suspect attacked The officer back-pedaled down the street The complainant indicated that her adult son him, he would easily overpower the offi- a good 20 or 30 yards, with the suspect had assaulted her and that he was inside cer and seriously injure or kill him. The chasing him, and then circled around in the Continues on Page 13A Page 11A Badge & Gun • May 2014

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BadgeGun May 2014 Issue.indd 12 4/23/14 7:28 PM Continues from Page 11A up a black object that he was holding in both area yelled to the officer that the occupants her house, tearing it up. The officers could hands. Both officers described the suspect of the Jeep had been firing at the crowd. This see that the female had an injury to her lip, as being in a “shooting position.” Fearing information raised the officer’s concern for and she had already been treated by HFD that he was about to be shot, the first officer the safety of all present at the scene. paramedics, who were in an ambulance discharged his weapon three times, hitting parked on the street. the suspect in the upper right chest. The The Jeep continued toward the officer’s suspect immediately went down, and then position even though there was sufficient The complainant told that officers that she slowly crawled toward the front door. space for the vehicle to pass him and come wanted her son arrested and that they had nowhere near him. The officer moved out of permission to enter her residence. At that As the suspect came out the front door, the the way and the Jeep passed his location into time, the suspect was still inside the house second officer was able to place handcuffs on an adjacent parking lot. The officer thought and had slammed the front door shut when him and search him without further incident. the vehicle would exit from the adjacent the officers arrived. The officer decided Since the ambulance in the street was still parking lot and no longer be an issue. He was to go around to the back of the house to on the scene, paramedics were able to treat incorrect in this assumption. The Jeep turned prevent the suspect from escaping out the the suspect and transport him to the hospital around and once again was driving toward back door, and also got on his radio to request a immediately. the officer. The officer was yelling commands supervisor to the scene. to stop along with raising his hand to have the None of the officers were injured in the vehicle stop. The driver did not respond and As the officer got to the back door, he could incident. The suspect is expected to survive the officer drew his weapon as the vehicle hear a commotion on the other side of the his wounds. quickly approached his position. door from inside the house. It sounded like the suspect was moving things inside so that Although no firearms were located inside The driver decided to change course and exit he could open the back door. The officer drew the house, the house was full of objects and the hotel parking lot onto the service road his duty weapon and had it at the low ready debris that the suspect could have been hold- but his speed prevented him from negotiating position. At that time, the back door came ing to make the officers think he had a gun, the exit and the Jeep struck the curb lining open, and the suspect saw the officer. The including a black curling iron that was found the exit driveway. officer immediately ordered the suspect to on the floor near where the suspect was shot. come outside, but the suspect refused and The officer continued yelling commands to tried to slam the door shut. The officer was Officer fires at armed suspect the occupants. The officer positions himself able to keep a hand on the door to prevent REPRESENTATION off the right rear of the Jeep to keep an eye it from shutting all the way so that he could By Robert Armbruster, Staff Legal Counsel on the occupants but stay out of the line of keep a visual on the suspect. A Westside Patrol officer was involved in a travel of the vehicle. At this point the Jeep shooting about 12:30 a.m. March 21 at a hotel started backing up toward the officer. The At that point, the suspect began backing out in the 11000 block of the Southwest Freeway. officer was concerned for the safety of the of the room he was in, heading toward the crowds of people in the front parking lot area. front of the house. The officer was standing Officers received a call of a large in the back doorway, trying to keep eyes on disturbance at the Preet Hotel located on As the vehicle was backing, the officer the suspect while not exposing himself in the Southwest Freeway service road just observed the front passenger bend over case the suspect had any weapons. As the south of the Beltway. Officers arrived and as if retrieving something from the floor. officer gave repeated verbal commands for immediately began to address the crowds The front passenger then turned in his seat the suspect to show his hands and come out of individuals who were causing the toward the officer’s position and extended his of the house, the suspect refused, yelling, disturbance. This was taking place at the right hand and arm. In the right hand was a “If you come around that corner, I’m going to dark-colored, semi-automatic pistol. down you!” This threatening statement led rear of the hotel. the officer to believe that the suspect could In response to this immediate threat the While officers were addressing this issue, be armed and intended to harm the officer. officer fired several times as he retreated. they heard shots coming from the north The vehicle then pulled forward and exited The officer proceeded into the residence as end of the building. Two officers ran to onto the service road. The officer broadcast the suspect was ducking behind a wall in this area to investigate. They found three “shots fired” and requested additional back- another room. The officer continued to yell individuals standing about and one individual up. The vehicle was later recovered about a verbal commands at the suspect, which the in a vehicle. These individuals were detained mile from the scene with two occupants. suspect continued to ignore. The suspect and searched but no weapon was found. then started to peak around the corner at No one appeared to have been struck by the the officer several times, continuing to yell About this time one of these officers heard rounds fired by the officer or by the occupants that he was going to “down” the officer. The several shots fired from the front of the of the Jeep prior to the officer’s intervening. officer could also tell that the suspect was hotel (which faces the service road). This rummaging around for something, and then officer thought the shots had come from the heard a clicking noise that sounded like a south end of the parking area in front of the firearm being loaded or a slide being racked. hotel. He ran to the front driveway area and At that time, one of the other officers had saw a Jeep Cherokee driving at about 40 also come around to the back of the house miles per hour through the parking lot and and had entered the residence behind the approaching his position. first officer. He drew his weapon and attempted to have As the first officer was yelling at the suspect the vehicle stop as it appeared the occupants to show his hands, the suspect suddenly were the ones who discharged a weapon. popped out from behind the wall and raised Members of the crowd in the front driveway Page 13A Badge & Gun • May 2014

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BadgeGun May 2014 Issue.indd 15 4/23/14 7:28 PM 2014 HPOU Scholarship Winners

The Houston Police Officers Union presented a record $34,750 to help offset the expenses for 77 first-year college students who are the sons and daughters of HPOU members. The annual scholarship presentation ceremony took place Saturday, April 5 at the HPOU building. Each recipient was a graduating high school student who submitted an application along with an essay on the effects on police departments of dealing with the mentally ill within an already overcrowded policing system. Education Committee Chairman Joe Gamaldi said, “This is one of the highlights of the year at the HPOU. We are honored and excited to offer encouragement and financial support to the sons and daughters of our members as they initiate the next great learning phase of their lives. We wish them all the best during their college years.” GARY HICKS PHOTO

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This year’s scholarship winners: Wynn Duncan, Parker Winebrenner, Andrew Kim, Kara Ayers, Julia Monford-McCord, Sarah East, Allison Guidry, Morgan Bennett, Addie Goodson, Caitlyn Faulhaber, Andrea Garza, Carrington Guillory, Kaitlin Pavlu, James Brooks, Edwin E. Brzymialkiewicz, Melissa Ridling, Rommel Garcia Jr., Hailey Johnson, Drew Moultojn, Lauren Bo, Courtney Parker, Emily Villarreal, Jayden Segura, Luis Gonzalez, Jennifer Heimann, Aiden Gamble, Shae Blazier, Kylie Siscoe, Ethan Smith, Hannah Juenke, Tyler Cervenka, Ryan Besselman, Taylor Condon, Catherine Manriquez, Jacob C. Warren, Kyle Domingues, Deon Hampton, Stephanie Krause, Jenna Pyland, Shelby Kennedy, Taylor Warren, Brandon Nguyen, Ezralon S. August, Kyle Reuther, Garrick Williams, Monay Knotts, Brock Richard, Christina Baltazar, Cesar Ortega Jr., Colton Griffith, Emily Doyle, Joshua Breaux, Bradley Countie, Brianna Kessler, Austin Morales, Zachary Zalud, Dylan Lopez, Hannah Wick, Raquel Tello, Megan Bush, Madelyn Keyes, Marissa Beitia, Zachary Smith, Walter R. Parker IV, Kaitlyn Karmout, Dorellyn Jackson, Mireya Lopez, Bryan J. Herrera, Travis Rone, Riley Young, Laci Jones, Joshua Pelrean, Genaro Avila Jr., Armando Gonzalez, Tiffani Smith, Morgan Magness and Valerie Chacon. Page 17A Badge & Gun • May 2014

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BadgeGun May 2014 Issue.indd 20 4/23/14 7:28 PM A Determined Linda Tweedie Going Through Therapy, Hoping to Walk to May 30 Fundraiser By TOM KENNEDY from Cadet Class No. 134 (1986) has had close support from friends Linda Tweedie gets right to the major points of her current existence. and relatives.

“I’m broken everywhere. I have a fractured pelvis, a fractured lower Her sister, Donna Birchler, came in from southern Illinois and her and upper spine. And my left ankle is broken. best friend, Betty Pielh, from Iowa. Her cousins, Rhonda Skorpa of Sugar Land and Pamela Dwyer of San Antonio, also have been “I’m wheelchair-bound. I should be able to walk in a couple of available to help. Dwyer is a nurse. months. I’m hoping to be walking by the fundraiser. I’ve got a walker that I can’t use yet. I’ve got lots of therapy to go through.” Tweedie knows all about fundraisers, having taken the lead in an Aug. 24 event last year on behalf of fellow officer, Linda Reichert, a victim Tragic Accident of breast cancer and now a cancer survivor back at work on dayshift at Kingwood. This means Tweedie hopes to be walking by Friday, May 30, the day of the fundraiser at the Breck Porter Building in which Tweedie’s Tweedie also had high praise for the members of Houston’s funeral friends from throughout HPD will pitch in by buying and eating industry who were especially kind and sensitive to the needs of barbeque and bidding for auction items to raise money to help offset Dana Tweedie’s family. Special thanks went to Geo. H. Lewis & Sons the senior police officer’s growing medical expenses. Funeral Directors and Earthman Resthaven Cemetery for their extensive courtesies. Linda Tweedie’s injuries and what happened are common knowledge around the Department. It all happened on Feb. 22 during Mardi Gras Funeral Home Heroes in Galveston. Sgt. Bill Tweedie of Special Operations Division is Dana Tweedie’s Retired HPD Officer Dana Tweedie died and Linda – his former brother who took charge of his brother’s funeral arrangements. The wife – suffered critical injuries. Dana and Linda were driving along sergeant detailed the story of the unprecedented help extended to Seawall Boulevard at 7:40 p.m. when a 19-year-old Dayton woman the family by the Lewis and Earthman institutions. ran into their motorcycle as she pulled out of a Valero parking lot at 69th Street and Seawall Boulevard. The woman was charged with Sgt. Tweedie said: intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault. “The people at Geo. H. Lewis were very moved by this tragedy and The Tweedies are members of the motorcycle club known as Los Carnales La Familia, which includes numerous law enforcement wanted to offer their services. Right from the start they were so members from throughout the Houston area. nice and understanding to the family. Michael Lombard was their representative and he took responsibility for the entire service from Linda Tweedie said the instant the accident happened, the beginning to end. motorcycle club members from the Galveston Police Department summoned instant emergency help and have never let up their “He told us, ‘This is not going to cost the family one cent.’ The only support for the Tweedie family, especially Linda during her treatment thing the kids had to pay for was the newspaper obituaries.” and recovery period. That left the question of a cemetery plot. Again, Lombard came “They deserve kudos,” Linda told the Badge & Gun. “They through. “Michael contacted Earthman Resthaven and arranged for coordinated everything. They all were involved from the chief on us to go up there and meet with John Earthman,” Tweedie said. down from the time of the accident and throughout my hospital stay. They were amazing.” John Earthman was instrumental in enabling HPOU and the 100 Club of Greater Houston to put into place special markers at the final Speaking from bedside at her home in the Heights, Tweedie singled Resthaven resting places of the three HPD officers who died in the out Galveston Police Sgt. Doug Bali, who she credits with “getting all line of duty. This project was coordinated a few years ago by retired of GPD in on it. There was such a quick response (to the accident), it Homicide Lt. Nelson Zoch, whose book, “Fallen Heroes of the Bayou also was amazing.” City,” is a history of the HPD officers who gave their lives in the line of duty. Galveston officers “stood by my door at the hospital every night. I really had protection.” They also coordinated a number of visi- Tweedie said John Earthman “assured us that the plot would be tors that included Assistant Chief D.R. McKinney and District A City absolutely free.” Earthman went another step further, arranging for Councilmember Brenda Stardig. Dana Tweedie to be buried near the final resting place of HPD legend M. A. D. Martin. “She and I were judges at a chili cook-off,” Tweedie said of Stardig. “She hadn’t forgotten me and was very supportive.” “Right from the start Geo. H. Lewis and Earthman Resthaven treated us as if we were their No. 1 priority and no one else mattered,” Bill Tweedie said doctors “can’t give any kind of date” when her wounds Tweedie said. will be completely healed. Meanwhile, the 28-year HPD veteran Page 21A Badge & Gun • May 2014

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BadgeGun May 2014 Issue.indd 22 4/23/14 7:28 PM Main Street to Become the Avenue of Heroes By DON EGDORF Last year I received a text message from Wendy Baimbridge with a very interesting photo and a question. The photo was of a street sign in Boston that had the name of a Boston police officer that had been killed in the line of duty and the end of watch date.

The question was “Why don’t we have something like this?”

After not really having a good answer and months of planning, design and meetings on this subject, I am happy to announce that we will have these signs posted, not only for our officers killed in the line of duty, but for fallen firefighters as well.

These signs will be placed on Main Street downtown starting at Main and Commerce and will continue on either intersections or light poles throughout downtown toward the Texas Medical Center. We can never do enough to keep the memory of these officers alive so I want to encourage all of our members that have ideas about ways to The 100 Club of Greater Houston has agreed to donate the money to honor our fallen officers to please contact me. pay for these signs and plans are coming into place to have a new city ordinance drafted and passed by Houston City Council. I would love to hear any ideas and welcome any help that you want to give. Call me at 713-240-6033 or email me at [email protected]. Once the ordinance is passed, installation of the signs will begin. There will be a ceremony to unveil the signs coming up and we will notify the membership of when that will take place.

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Keith Margavio 6630 Roos Road • Houston, Texas 77074 713-503-9102 • [email protected]

SERVING THE ALARM NEEDS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALS

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BadgeGun May 2014 Issue.indd 24 4/23/14 7:28 PM PTSD By TOM KENNEDY combat, natural disasters, terrorist incidents, serious accidents, or The Houston Police Department has established itself as a national physical or sexual assault in adult or childhood. leader in psychological services provided for officers who are victims of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, addressing the problem openly Fremin said, “We have police officers and police officers with and honestly. prior military service that have experienced very, very significant traumatic events, such as gun fights or war combat or officer- Mandatory department-wide training for everyone from the Command involved shootings – any kind of significant traumatic event. Staff to officers on the street included a special 30-minute video that is now being used by more than 400 law enforcement agencies “We’ve seen it happen when officers experience symptoms longer across the nation. than six months – nightmares, paranoia, depression, hopelessness, loneliness and, the worst, suicidal tendencies. Officer Frank Webb, founder of the Department’s CIT program and the lead PTSD trainer for officers, said the unprecedented effort “for “If these symptoms persist over a six-month period, they can be the first time openly and honestly discussed PTSD and other mental clinically defined as PTSD. Previously officers felt they should suffer illnesses in the Department. in silence because it would be perceived as being a weakness.

“Officers can and do get PTSD because of experiences on the job. A “We’ve been trying to change the culture and believe we are couple of officers were courageous enough to get on video and talk succeeding after the mandatory training two years ago.” about their experiences. One saw his partner killed in front of him, the other experienced PTSD after being in combat in Iraq. “This was a Union initiative approved by the chief,” Webb explained. The Union’s main concern was officers who had lost their jobs due to “We are trying to break the stigma of the disorder. If you are an PTSD. One officer joined the Department with PTSD from his military officer, try to get help. If ignored and you don’t get help, you could service. He lost his job because of trouble he got into during his off- have problems with your marriage and your career.” duty time.”

Capt. Greg Fremin, a Marine veteran who heads HPOU’s Veterans The point today, Webb stressed, is that the Department “does not Committee, trained the HPD brass about PTSD in a year-long want to fire you. It wants to work with you to do everything to get program highly touted by Police Chief Chuck McClelland. It also was you help.” a top Union initiative, especially in view of the fact that in the past some officers have lost their jobs due to the effects of PTSD, either Frequently that help comes from HPD Psychological Services, while in HPD or from military reserve duty. headed by Dr. Verdi Lethermon.

Both Fremin and Webb highly praised the support and confidence “Too many people,” Lethermon told the Badge & Gun, “think expressed by Chief McClelland. They both pointed out that no officer that once they are diagnosed with PTSD, they are doomed to be should believe he or she could get fired because they come forward permanently impaired. This is not true. It can be alleviated if people and admit they might have PTSD. seek proper help.”

PTSD is a psychiatric disorder that can occur following the experience or witnessing of a life-threatening events such as military Support PAC, It Pays Big Returns

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Keith Margavio 6630 Roos Road • Houston, Texas 77074 713-503-9102 • [email protected]

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BadgeGun May 2014 Issue.indd 29 4/23/14 7:28 PM Check out the new HPOU website at hpou.org

How Impatience Hurts Retirement Saving Keep Calm & Carry On – the takeaway here for retirement savers? This amounts to a decent it May be Good for your portfolio. argument for dollar cost averaging – the slow and steady investment Provided by Brian Craft, AIF method by which you buy shares over time, a little at a time. When the market sinks, you are buying more shares as they have become cheap- Why do so many retirement savers er – meaning you will own more (quality) shares when they regain underperform the market? From value. It also shows you the value of thinking long-term. When you save 1993-2012, the S&P 500 achieved for retirement, you are saving with a time horizon in mind. A distant a (compound) annual return of horizon. Consistent saving from a (relatively) early age and the power 8.2%. Across the same period, of compounding can potentially have much greater effect on the out- the average investor in U.S. stock come of your retirement savings effort than investment selection. funds got only a 4.3% return. What accounts for the difference? One big Keep your eyes on your long-term retirement planning objectives, not factor is impatience. It is expressed the short-term volatility highlighted in the headlines of the moment. in emotional investment decisions. Too many people trade themselves PSFG representatives, your HPOU Deferred Comp Provider, may be into mediocrity – they react to the reached at 832-200-3440 headlines of the moment, buy high and sell low. Dalbar, the noted Investing regular amounts steadily over time (dollar-cost averaging) investing research firm, estimates may lower your average per-share cost. Periodic investment programs this accounts for 2.0% of the above- cannot guarantee profit or protect against loss in a declining market. mentioned 3.9% difference. (It attributes another 1.3% of the gap Dollar-cost averaging is a long-term strategy involving continuous to mutual fund operating costs and the remaining 0.6% to portfo- investing, regardless of fluctuating price levels, and, as a result, lio turnover within funds.) Impatience encourages market timing. you should consider your financial ability to continue to invest during Some investors consider “buy and hold” passé, but it has certainly periods of fluctuating price levels. worked well since 2009. How did market timing work in compari- son? 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 investors lost 35.8% (adjust- ed 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 lon- ger, an average of about 4.5 years. They didn’t come out any better – 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 Page 30A Badge & Gun • May 2014

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BadgeGun May 2014 Issue.indd 32 4/23/14 7:28 PM Waynette Chan a steadfast influence in Union’s strong communications with the mayor and HPD management – retires as Parker’s chief of staff but remains a former officer and advocate whose “blood runs blue forever” By TOM KENNEDY Chan had been a Lee Brown follower since their days together in People in leadership positions are always stressing the importance the 1970s in Portland, Oregon, where Brown was the sheriff and of communications, especially between the men and women at the Chan a police officer. Initially, the Union (then Association) leaders top and the rank and file at the middle and lower levels. expressed skepticism about Chan’s qualifications until they learned she was a former police union leader.

Clark was president of the Union’s forerunner, the Houston Police Officers Association, at the time. Lines of communication opened up. Chan got to know Clark, became aware of the goals of his organization and worked to iron out communications problems with the outsider chief. This was in 1983, more than 30 years ago.

Chan later worked in the Department of Public Works and Engineering, giving her experience in two of the city’s highest-funded departments, prompting Mayor Parker to name her chief of staff – establishing her as yet another major player on the city’s police stage.

Chan knew in great detail Chief Brown’s 1980s plan to get HPD into the 20th Century through Neighborhood-Oriented Policing and, later Waynette Chan has many friends in HPOU. Many of them wanted to pose with as mayor, to make Houston officers the highest-paid in the state and her when the board honored her on April 3. The group included, left to right, nation (at that time). Tom Hayes, Bill Booth, Rosalinda Ybanez, Robert Breiding, Waynette Chan, 1st Vice President Doug Griffith, Luis Menendez-Sierra and 2nd Vice President Joe On the night of the 2009 runoff election, she knew her friendship Gamaldi. GARY HICKS PHOTO with Clark would have an immediate effect on the relationship HPOU leaders regularly stress the strong communications they have between Mayor Parker and the Union. Although HPOU had staunchly with Police Chief Charles “Chuck” McClelland and the Command supported Parker in each of her City Council and city controller Staff. They cite this condition as the primary reason why there have races, the Union PAC opted for her opponent in the mayor’s race. been no major lasting labor-related crises in Houston for a number Parker would later admit that this action was perhaps the most of years now. disappointing of her political career.

Even touchy subjects such as police pension fail to send ongoing The chances of a constant riff between the new mayor and the Union, communications practices south toward major conflict territory. one figured, would be highly likely giving these circumstances. History shows that it didn’t happen that way, however, mainly due to a Communication! strong working relationship and effective communications. At the April HPOU board and general membership meetings President Trust! Ray Hunt and Executive Director Mark Clark brought to center stage one individual who has remained steadfast in her personal and “True to his word,” Chan said upon reflection, “Mark Clark called me professional efforts to maintain these strong labor/management the day after we won the mayor’s race. We asked each other: Where communication levels. do we agree? Can we sit down and iron all this out and let bygones be bygones?” Waynette Chan is stepping into retirement this year after more than 30 years of service to the Department and the City of Houston. Chan In subsequent meetings both sides agreed to disagree when the need has most recently served as Mayor Annise Parker’s chief of staff. arose but do so in good faith without any surprises on the political Along with that important, often stressful duty, she has continued to front. No matter what the issue, they would always communicate cultivate her deep roots with the Union. fairly and honestly.

As Hunt and Clark emphasized in their praise of Chan, the woman So the gamesmanship one usually finds in the complex relationship has a unique resume that made her ideal for the job. She came to between a big-city mayor, her police chief and police union leaders Houston in 1983 as part of the civilian staff of the city’s new police was on the table and not behind any backs in 2012 and promised chief, Lee P. Brown. to continue. Continues on Page 7B Page 1B Badge & Gun • May 2014

BadgeGun May 2014 Issue.indd 1 4/23/14 7:28 PM Here comes RMS By DON EGDORF Booking information will automatically be sent to the hold As most of you know, or should, the RMS Project is just about ready division and to the jail, virtually eliminating the need for paper to go live. June 9 will be here before we know it and we will all be booking blotters. Tow slips will be automatically entered into the working in the new RMS system instead of OLO. system when you type the vehicle information into your report. Any property that you tag will be entered into the report and sent to the Training for all officers began on April 21 and will be on all three property room, which means no more standing at the property room shifts, six days a week. counter and hand writing all of the evidence forms.

Training began for a handful of officers called “Lead Instructors” back DIMS/JOTS – The DIMS system is nice too. Once you open in January and then the “Super Users” and “Training Facilitators” a new case, you can import all of the defendant, witness and began in February. Remember when you go into training that many of complainant information directly from your report into the charges. these instructors were drafted or “volun-told” to be there. The only thing that you will really have to type into the charges will be the probable cause statement. One big change will be that you Please don’t take out your frustrations on them. They have no control will not get a transaction number until the AFIS information has been on how the system works; they are just there to help you learn. sent to the DA’s office. Before everyone starts to ask, yes, Narcotics Division will have to change the way that it works because of this. There have been many changes in just the short time since we began training, but overall I believe that this system will be a huge Supervisor Review – One major change is that supervisors improvement over what we are using now. (sergeants) will have to review every report written by one of their officers and approve that report. Each time someone opens the Some of the key features include: report, there is a time stamp ad when the supervisor approve button is pushed, there is another time stamp. MobilCom – This is the new MDT computer system. It is much more user friendly than the current system. The buttons are bigger There are around 400 people that we have trained so far including the and easier to read. The screen is customizable and those custom HPOU board and the command staff. We know that everything won’t changes will stay with you no matter what shop you are driving. be perfect and there will be some learning headaches but try to go into training with an open mind. The system is very user friendly once Automated Reporting System (ARS) – This is where you know how to use it and I believe that most officers will be very we will be writing all of our reports, booking prisoners, tagging happy with the changes. property and doing tow slips. The great thing about ARS is that when you run a person or vehicle on your MobilCom, you can import all of that information into the ARS report without having to type everything.

Dr. Verdi Lethermon, head of HPD Psychological Services, has authored her second book, If God Wanted To Talk to You Would You Listen? It is a children’s book now available by contacting Dr. Lethermon in person or at [email protected]. She said it will be available through a new website by June. Cost is $12.99. Page 2B Badge & Gun • May 2014

BadgeGun May 2014 Issue.indd 2 4/23/14 7:28 PM HPOU, HPOU, Your kind expression of sympathy is gratefully acknowledged and The family of James W. Holmes Sr. acknowledges with grateful deeply appreciated. The plant is beautiful. appreciation the kind expression of your sympathy. The Quinton W. Gabler Family Thank you for thinking of James and me during this difficult time. The HPOU, plant sent is beautiful. My husband loved being a peace officer. Thank you for your condolences and floral arrangement all gave us Veronica great comfort. Mario Floren Ben Guajado & Family Monkiewicz Family

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BadgeGun May 2014 Issue.indd 3 4/23/14 7:28 PM By NELSON ZOCH Lest We Forget May 22, 2001 Shooting at Extra job at Crime-infested Apartment Kills Officer Vasquez and Seriously injures Partner Alberto Vasquez was born on April 16, 1969 tody of Cooper and Burrell. Officer Vasquez assigned Sergeant H. L. “Hub” Mayer and in Webb County, Texas. His parents were was walking slowly with Adams and Whiting Investigator Brian Harris to the primary scene Mr. and Mrs. Juan (Ira Mae) Vasquez. He due to Adams’ leg problem, while Officer investigation. Sergeant Reuben Anderson graduated from high school and joined the Duharte-Tur walked just ahead of them. Then and Investigators Steven Straughter and Houston Police Department in Police Cadet the worst thing imaginable happened. All Kevin Carr were assigned to assist them in Class No. 155 on August 30, 1993. His class seemed to be under control when Officer any manner deemed necessary. Lieutenant graduated on February 23, 1994 and he was Duharte-Tur heard shots from behind him. Joe Buttita, arriving for night shift duty, assigned Badge No. 5437. His first duty was Turning, he saw Alex Adams with a gun in went to Ben Taub to monitor the wounded at the Westside Patrol Command Station. He his hand that he had used to shoot Officer officer’s condition. Officer Duharte-Tur later transferred to the Southwest Division of Vasquez. Duharte-Tur then took cover and provided the lieutenant with a most crucial Radio Patrol, working the evening shift. began shooting at Adams, who was by this piece of information as the hospital personnel time shooting at him. unloaded him from the ambulance when he On Tuesday night, May 22, 2001, Officer said, “The guy on the crutch shot us.” Alberto Vasquez and his partner, best friend and academy classmate, Officer Enrique Another very vital piece of information came Duharte-Tur, had just finished their tour of from Lew Whiting, who had been cuffed to duty on the Evening Shift of Radio Patrol- Alex Adams. Whiting stated to investigators Southwest Division. Along with fellow Officers that he “felt Adams pulling on the cuffs, Major Michael Johnson and Steven O. Bryant, heard a very loud bang in his right ear and they traveled after 11 p.m. to an extra job then heard several more shots.” He also at the Natchez House Apartments at 6200 said he “fell to the ground and Adams fell on Marinette in Southwest Houston. top of him, dropping a gun from his hand as he fell.” This complex was a crime-ridden problem for the ownership, as they could not seem The investigation proceeded with the usual to avoid attracting all types of criminals who entourage of investigators from Internal lived there and some who did not. In an effort Affairs, the District Attorney’s Civil Rights to turn things around, they hired these HPD officers to work extra jobs by patrolling the Office, as well as the Crime Scene Units premises and curtail the narcotics activities of the Homicide Division. District Attorney and prostitution believed to be taking place Felony Division Chief Marie Munier arrived inside the apartments. to assist with legal advice throughout the investigation. On this evening these officers had devised a plan of action. Upon their arrival, Officers The atmosphere at the actual crime scene Johnson and Bryant started on the north Officer Alberto Vasquez was not very pleasant. This apartment side of the complex in an effort to push any complex was not at all police-friendly and When the suspect fell and his weapon criminal activity to the south side where residents gathered in mob-type activity by recovered, Officer Vasquez was found to be Officers Vasquez and Duharte-Tur were throwing bottles, bricks and other missiles stationed. Shortly thereafter, Officers shot in the back of his head. He had an exit at the police officers. This activity began Johnson and Bryant arrested a suspected wound in the face. He also had been shot during the early stages when Officer Vasquez, drug dealer, named Reginald Bailey. They in the left leg. Adams also had shot Officer clearly critically injured with a gunshot handcuffed him with his hands behind his Duharte-Tur in the chest area (exited in back) wound to the head, was being loaded into an back and began walking toward the apart- and also in a finger on his left hand. Duharte- HFD ambulance. ment office. Meanwhile, Officers Vasquez Tur, in turn, had shot Adams once in a leg. and Duharte-Tur arrested four suspected While investigators focused on Alex Adams as drug dealers. They were identified as Earl Houston Fire Department ambulances the shooter, they ascertained that Adams had Cooper, Robert Burrell, Lew Whiting and Alex transported all three to Ben Taub General apparently secreted a .380 automatic inside Adams. Cooper and Burrell were handcuffed Hospital. Officer Alberto Vasquez, thirty- the ace bandage wrapped around his right individually behind their backs. Adams, two years old, was pronounced dead on leg. He had been searched and patted down, walking with a crutch and had a bandage on arrival at 11:22 p.m. on May 22, 2001. Officer but this weapon inside the bandage had not his leg, was handcuffed to Whiting. Adams’ Duharte-Tur was taken to surgery and listed been discovered. Later officers determined left arm was cuffed to Whiting’s right arm in critical condition. Alex Adams was treated that Adams had fired five rounds from the and they were walking side by side. and kept under police guard with a non-life hidden pistol. Officer Duharte-Tur had fired threatening wound. five rounds from his .45 automatic. Tests Near the apartment office, the four officers performed on Adams indicated positive met where Johnson and Bryant took cus- Homicide Lieutenant Ron Walker immediately Continues on Page 5B Page 4B Badge & Gun • May 2014

BadgeGun May 2014 Issue.indd 4 4/23/14 7:28 PM Continues from Page 4B Lazaro and her husband, Richard, grandmothers Amelda C. Vasquez firearm evidence on his right hand. His left hand, which was and Rose Mary Rodriguez, mother-in-law Laura Caicedo, sister-in- handcuffed to Lew Whiting, proved negative as for firearms evidence. law Diana Caicedo, special uncle Reynaldo Sandoval, and uncle Jerry Vasquez and family. He was also mourned by a cousin, HPD Officer As the investigation progressed through the night, Lieutenants M.J. Ybanez. Walker and Buttita informed Homicide Division Captain Richard Holland, who also had made the scene, that they needed more Earthman Resthaven Funeral Home, 13102 North Freeway, was in assistance. As a result, Sergeants Doug Bacon and M. L. Holbrook, charge of arrangements. Visitation was held on Thursday, May 24, as well as investigators R. E. King, R. P. Martinez, Tom McCorvey, 2001 from 5-9 p.m. and again the next day from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. Tony Huynh, Mario Rodriguez and Danny Snow provided assistance. A Rosary service was conducted at 7 p.m. Friday. Funeral services were held from the St. Cyril of Alexandria Catholic Church, 10503 The following morning Captain Holland assigned day shift Homicide Westheimer, on Saturday, May 25, 2001, at 1 p.m., Father Mario Lieutenant Nelson Zoch to assist Lieutenant Ron Walker in the Arroyo officiating. Burial followed at Earthman Resthaven Cemetery. follow-up investigation. Lieutenant Zoch delegated the suspect portion of the investigation to Sergeants Hal Kennedy and David In October 2002, the capital murder trial began in the court of State Ferguson. Other aspects of the case were assigned to Sergeants District Judge Denise Collins. Despite testimony that Alex Adams was Jerry Novak and D. D. Shirley and their investigators, Henry Chisholm, a violent man who had once swung an axe in anger at his own father Curtis Scales, and Breck McDaniel. and who also was a suspect in a Prairie View A&M University murder case, a jury deadlocked on his punishment after having previously An investigation of this magnitude cannot be completed without found him guilty of capital murder. As a result of this deadlocked jury, support personnel. In this offense the expertise of Firearms Examiners Judge Collins was forced by law to assess him a life sentence. Kim Downs and Robert Baldwin became invaluable in assessing the vast amount of ballistics evidence at the scene. Homicide Division In July 2003, a jury in the same court found Alex Adams guilty in Crime Scene officers, who perform a variety of duties, many not so the attempted capital murder of Officer Enrique Duharte-Tur. Again, desirable, continued their exemplary record of service. They were the suspect was assessed a punishment of life imprisonment. This Officers J. S. Hammerle, E. P. Aguilera, J. S. Cruser, C. D. Duncan, D. verdict and sentence assured that Adams would spend at least 70 H. Couch, D. C. Lambright and A. G. Riddle. years in custody when the cases were stacked by Judge Collins. Officer Duharte-Tur’s testimony was the key in both trials, which When all of the witness statements and evidence were reviewed, were prosecuted by Assistants District Attorneys Lucy Davidson and Alex Adams was charged with capital murder in the death of Officer Wendy Baker. Vasquez and attempted capital murder in the shooting of Officer Duharte-Tur. Officer Duharte-Tur recovered from his wounds due large part to his young age and excellent physical condition. He underwent a number Officer Alberto Vasquez was survived by his wife Patricia and two of medical procedures and continued his career with HPD while also sons, Andrew Jose and Carlos Alberto. Also, he was survived by completing his college education. He was a strong witness against his father, Juan J. Vasquez; his mother, Mrs. Ira Mae Becker; his Alex Adams at both trials. Each year at the Police Week ceremony, stepmother, Mrs. Ana Maria Vasquez; and his stepfather, Gerald S. Officer Duharte-Tur stands proudly in place of Officer Alberto Becker. Also mourning his untimely death were his sister, Valerie Vasquez and responds when his partner’s name is called. DON’T GET CAUGHT without an ad in the BADGE &GUN Call Celest at (832) 541-1463

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BadgeGun May 2014 Issue.indd 6 4/23/14 7:28 PM Continues from 1B “The trust has returned,” as Chan put it at that crucial juncture in HPD history.

The communications has continued through 2014 and promises to even with Chan in retirement.

“Waynette has proved herself time and again to be a loyal and faithful friend and a avid supporter of police officers,” Clark said.

Through teary eyes, Chan told the HPOU board to remember that she not only is a retired mayoral chief of staff, she also is a former police officer.

HPOU President Ray Hunt is pictured with Chan after presenting her with an HPOU watch. GARY HICKS PHOTO constant interaction with community leaders who believed in crime prevention. The operative term was (is) “Community-Oriented Policing.”

Chan held back nothing in her assessment of the evolution of police management/labor communications and commitment to excellence. Lasting Relationship

She said, “It is a relationship that is not exceeded by any other union/ management relationship in the country. It is the best relationship of any police department in the country!”

Hunt echoed Chan’s words. So did Mark Clark, who could easily recall the early days of bonding with a fellow police officer and union leader with a ready understanding of the goals of his organization and could accurately, communicate them to bosses like Brown and Parker.

“We have a mayor who is very supportive of the police officer,” Hunt said of Parker. Then, turning to Chan, he added, “We wanted you to HPOU Executive Director Mark Clark with his long-time friend, Waynette Chan. come over so we could thank you.” GARY HICKS PHOTO “Once you are a police officer,” Chan said with conviction, “your blood Hunt presented her with an engraved HPOU watch and praised Chan’s runs blue forever.” historic role in the HPOU’s relationship with city administrations.

She reiterated her gut feeling and emotions the Saturday night of “It was a relationship that went so well,” Chan said, “that Ray and the runoff election and pointed out that a meeting between the new Mark know they can pick up the phone and call me about any issue, mayor and the Union took place in less than 24 hours. large or small.”

Although himself retired from city politics, Lee Brown – one of only No issue, not Meet and Confer, employment and cadet classes and, two individuals in history to serve as both Houston’s police chief and especially, police pensions, was so significant that the administration mayor – continues to go down as having a profound effect on HPD and the Union couldn’t sit down and have a frank discussion about the and its officers. specific matters at hand, while on Chan’s watch.

Brown advocated more college education and police training in his “I am now retired but I will always be in your corner,” Chan told the years as police chief (1982-1989) and mayor (1998-2004), as well as membership. “I love each and every one of you. We have a bond that higher salaries and a policing environment that included an almost I will cherish forever.” Page 7B Badge & Gun • May 2014

BadgeGun May 2014 Issue.indd 7 4/23/14 7:28 PM Obituaries Allums Loving Retired Police Officer Ruby L. Allums passed away on April 4. She Mrs. Rennitta Irene Loving passed away. She is the sister of Senior joined Police Academy Class No. 40 on May 3, 1969. During her Office Assistant Cassandra Britten-McClintock, assigned to the career, she served in the Juvenile Division, Community Services Records Division, and aunt of Jail Attendant, Wayeshia Martin. Division and the Special Operations Division and retired on July 12, Services were held March 29 with burial in Paradise North Cemetery. 1989, while assigned to the Auto Theft Division. Services were held April 15 with burial in Houston National Cemetery. McWright Pearlie B. McWright passed away April 12. She is the mother of Black Senior Police Officer Bridgett L. Marshall, assigned to Inspections, Mrs. Natalie Black passed away on April 7. She is the surviving and the grandmother of Jail Attendant Shutara N. Randall. Services spouse of Sgt. Frederick D. Black, who passed away on July 21, 2011. were held April 19 with burial in Cemetery Beautiful. She is survived by their sons, Frederick Black, Jr. and Benjamin Black. Services were held April 19. Nguyen Bao Van Nguyen passed away March31. He is the father of Sgt. Victor Chevis P. Nguyen, assigned to South Central. Services were held April 5 with Mrs. Velma D. Chevis passed away on April 2. She is the mother of burial in Forest Park Westheimer. retired Senior Police Officer Sheila C. Stephenson. Services were held April 10 with burial in Houston Memorial Gardens in Pearland. Perez Mrs. Esperanza Perez passed away on April 9. She is the mother Coffelt of Police Officer Edgar R. Perez, assigned to the Eastside Division. Ian Coffelt, age 16 of Alvin, passed away on March 28. He is the son Services were held April 12 with burial in Forest Park Lawndale. of Senior Police Officer Jennifer L. Coffelt, assigned to the Special Crimes Division. Services were held April 1 in Alvin. Piel Charles W. Piel passed away April 2. He is the father of Senior Davis Police Officer Brad A. Piel, assigned to the Narcotics Division, and Geraldine L. Davis passed away April 11. She is the mother of Sgt. Retired Senior Police Officer Rodney G. Piel, who is in Phase Down C. Michael P. Davis, assigned to the Command Center. Services were held April 5. Dwyer Roesler Mrs. Marianna Jane Dwyer (93), passed away on April 3. She is the Retired Division Manager, Carroll L. Roesler passed away April 2. Ms. surviving spouse of Police Officer Malcolm E. Dwyer, who joined the Roesler began working for the city on July 1, 1985 and retired from department on Sept. 1, 1942, and retired on March 13, 1976. Malcolm the Department April 1, 2003 while she was assigned to Community passed away in 1984. Mrs. Dwyer is survived by her daughter, Diana Outreach. Services were held 5. Dwyer Gunnels of The Woodlands. Services were held April 8 with burial in Forest Park Lawndale. Simmons Master Sgt. Kenneth Wayne Simmons passed away April 7. He is the Helton father of Lt. Julie A. Zogg, assigned to Traffic Enforcement. Services Retired Detective Raymond A. Helton passed away April 14. He joined were held April 10 in Fort Sill National Cemetery. the Department June 1, 1959 as a member of Academy Class No. 21 and retired Feb. 29, 1980. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth. Zaragoza Carlos Cruz Zaragoza passed away April 8. He is the father of Hewett Rosalinda Z. Alaniz, an Administrative Aid assigned to Employee Jennifer Ann Hewett (14) passed away April 12. She is the grand- Services. Services were held April 14 with burial in Houston daughter of Senior Police Officer Russell R. Ruth, assigned to National Cemetery. the Kingwood Division. Services were held April 18 with burial in Cleveland Memorial Cemetery.

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BadgeGun May 2014 Issue.indd 8 4/23/14 7:28 PM In Memory of… May - Houston Police Officers Slain in the Line of Duty

Louis R. Kuba 05-17-1967 Kent D. Kinkaid 05-23-1998 Troy A. Blando 05-19-1999

Alberto Vasquez 05-22-2001 Eydelmen Mani 05-19-2010 Kevin Will 05-29-2012

Issac "Ike" Parsons 05-24-1914 Let us Never Forget...

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