“I’ve never been arrested, but I was put in cuffs one time. I was by myself at a park that was closed, and I was just sitting in my car. I didn’t feel like I was being profiled, but the cops must have figured I … Continue readingPolice reacting effectively to stress is key
“It was a Sunday night when I got this home invasion in progress call. Most calls like that wind up being an ex-husband breaking into a house or something. But when I show up, officer (Willie) Nelson’s eyes are like saucers. He tells me the … Continue readingPolice save elderly couple during home invasion
“Years ago, I was at the video store renting some movies when this guy approached me. He said, ‘Hey, didn’t you use to be an officer at Sterling High School? I don’t know if you remember but you arrested me one time, and I appreciated … Continue reading‘Treat people as well as they allow you to treat them’
“I’ve had my badge in Baytown for almost 26 years, but I left for five years to work as an operator at Bayer. One day at the plant, there was a sight glass blowout. Sight glass allows you to see the material going through the … Continue readingHis heart is in helping others through police work
“I’ve been on mounted patrol since it started, almost 22 years ago. I remember because it was the same year my son was born. “Growing up, my grandfather rode and I used to go on trail rides with him. I also rode a lot with … Continue readingMounted patrol officer at home in the saddle
“About 10 years ago I was running from myself, and I pulled over and went to sleep in my truck. A cop woke me up, and I refused to get out of my truck. They threw a flash-bang in there, and when I picked it … Continue readingEven missing a hand, ‘there’s nothing I can’t do’
“I worked 28 years for the Texas Department of Public Safety. My best and, unfortunately, saddest memory came in 2001. I was a canine handler at the time, and one of the troopers had stopped a U-Haul truck on I-10. They suspected there were drugs … Continue readingBig drug bust on 9/11 not easy to forget
“There’s a lot of disrespect for law enforcement these days. “I think a big issue is that in the home, kids aren’t taught about respect for others. They don’t respect their parents, they don’t respect their teachers. So the same issue you see in the … Continue readingShowing young people importance of respect
“One of the things that came up in the city survey was that people weren’t seeing enough officers in the retail areas. There are plenty of officers out here. But unless we come in direct contact with somebody in a patrol car, they don’t see … Continue readingMounted patrol officers feeling the love
As a college security officer, do students take you seriously? “It’s 50-50, and we probably have the media to thank for some of that. With all the movies that have comedians doing security stuff, it kind of gives people a bad perception of us. “I … Continue readingCollege security officer just trying to do his job