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Volume 13, Issue No. 7 July 2015 Region One website -- http://TexasCPAAA.org/Region1 July – La Porte Meeting Schedule 2015 January 10 -- Angleton February 14 – Liberty County March 14 – Humble April 11 -- Dickinson May 9 – Deer Park June 13 – Pasadena July 11-- La Porte Aug 2-4 – State Convention August 8 – No Meeting September 12 -- Montgomery Co October 10 -- League City November 14 -- Texas City December -- No meeting 2016 January 9 -- Angleton February 13 – Webster March 12 – April 9 -- Dickinson May 14 – June 11 -- July 9 – TBD July 31-Aug 2 – State Convention August 13 – TBD September 10 -- Montgomery Co October 8 -- League City November 12 -- Texas City December -- No meeting 2017 (coming soon) Inside -- 2 Calendar, Region Officers 3 DPS Citizen Academy Letter 4 - 13 CPAAA Activities 4 - 5 Houston 6 - 7 Texas City 8 Ft. Bend Co. Sheriff 9 Dickinson 10 Liberty County 11 Webster 12 - 13 Brenham 14 - 15 Photos from June Meeting 16 - Notices The July 11 Region 1 meeting will be in the La Porte Police Department training room located at 3001 North 23rd Street, La Porte, Texas. (Intersection of Spencer & 23rd) Directions: Hwy 146 from Galveston: Exit and turn left on Spencer Hwy. As you pass over the Union Pacific railroad overpass you can see the PD and courthouse on the right (North). The first street after the overpass is North 23rd street (turn right). The PD parking lot is on the immediate right. Hwy 146 from Baytown: Exit and turn right on Spencer Hwy. As you pass over the Union Pacific railroad overpass you can see the PD and courthouse on the right (North). The first street after the overpass is North 23rd street (turn right). The PD parking lot is on the immediate right. Hwy 225 from Houston: Take 225 South from Houston to the Hwy 146 interchange. Take the South HWY 146 ramp. Take Hwy 146 to the Spencer HWY exit and turn right on Spencer Hwy. As you pass over the Union Pacific railroad overpass you can see the PD and courthouse on the right (North). The first street after the overpass is North 23rd street (turn right). The PD parking lot is on the immediate right. BW8: Exit Spencer Hwy. Turn South on Spencer Hwy. Take Spencer Hwy to La Porte (Approximately 7 miles) Turn left on North 23rd street. The PD parking lot is on the immediate right. Bay Area Blvd: An alternate route from IH-45 would be to take Bay Area Blvd north to Spencer (about 11.5 miles), turn right onto Spencer and you can see the PD on your left. Come early (9 am) for fellowship and refreshments. Don’t forget to bring your liaison officer. (Photo below taken from corner of Spencer and 23 rd .)
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Page 1: July 2015 TCPAAA Region One

  Volume 13, Issue No. 7                              July 2015

Region One website -- http://TexasCPAAA.org/Region1

July – La Porte Meeting Schedule2015

January 10 -- AngletonFebruary 14 – Liberty CountyMarch 14 – HumbleApril 11 -- DickinsonMay 9 – Deer ParkJune 13 – PasadenaJuly 11-- La Porte

Aug 2-4 – State ConventionAugust 8 – No MeetingSeptember 12 -- Montgomery CoOctober 10 -- League CityNovember 14 -- Texas CityDecember -- No meeting

2016January 9 -- AngletonFebruary 13 – WebsterMarch 12 –April 9 -- DickinsonMay 14 –June 11 --July 9 – TBD

July 31-Aug 2 – State ConventionAugust 13 – TBDSeptember 10 -- Montgomery CoOctober 8 -- League CityNovember 12 -- Texas CityDecember -- No meeting

2017 (coming soon)

Inside --2 Calendar, Region Officers

3 DPS Citizen Academy Letter

4 - 13 CPAAA Activities

4 - 5 Houston

6 - 7 Texas City

8 Ft. Bend Co. Sheriff

9 Dickinson

10 Liberty County

11 Webster

12 - 13 Brenham

14 - 15 Photos from June Meeting

16 - Notices

The July 11 Region 1 meeting will be in the La Porte PoliceDepartment training room located at 3001 North 23rd Street, LaPorte, Texas. (Intersection of Spencer & 23rd)

Directions:● Hwy 146 from Galveston: Exit and turn left on Spencer Hwy. As

you pass over the Union Pacific railroad overpass you can see thePD and courthouse on the right (North). The first street after theoverpass is North 23rd street (turn right). The PD parking lot is onthe immediate right.

● Hwy 146 from Baytown: Exit and turn right on Spencer Hwy. Asyou pass over the Union Pacific railroad overpass you can see thePD and courthouse on the right (North). The first street after theoverpass is North 23rd street (turn right). The PD parking lot ison the immediate right.

● Hwy 225 from Houston: Take 225 South from Houston to theHwy 146 interchange. Take the South HWY 146 ramp. Take Hwy146 to the Spencer HWY exit and turn right on Spencer Hwy. Asyou pass over the Union Pacific railroad overpass you can seethe PD and courthouse on the right (North). The first street afterthe overpass is North 23rd street (turn right). The PD parking lot ison the immediate right.

● BW8: Exit Spencer Hwy. Turn South on Spencer Hwy. TakeSpencer Hwy to La Porte (Approximately 7 miles) Turn left onNorth 23rd street. The PD parking lot is on the immediate right.

● Bay Area Blvd: An alternate route from IH-45 would be to takeBay Area Blvd north to Spencer (about 11.5 miles), turn right ontoSpencer and you can see the PD on your left.

Come early (9 am) for fellowship and refreshments. Don’t forget to bringyour liaison officer.

(Photo below taken from corner of Spencer and 23rd.)

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Issue 7 of Vol 13, July 20152 Region One Flash

President - Calvin WalkerVice President - William “Dave” DavisSecretary - Richard MelvinTreasurer - Barbara CookDirector, Pos 1 - Leo WaltzDirector, Pos 2 - Delores GantDirector, Pos 3 - Bob MilkeState Rep, Non Sworn - Billy BoehlkeState Rep, Sworn - Roger Gonzalez

281-339-1107832-722-8428281-337-8623281-615-7856281-316-2255281-997-1015281-617-6488713-306-8920832-970-4120

[email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]@yahoo.comUnknown email [email protected]@laportetx.gov

2015 Region One Officer Roster

Upcoming Events

Newsletter Staff

Editing, Composition & LayoutLeo Waltz

Send all Activity reports [email protected]

Web Links of sites relevant to items in this newsletter:● Photos page on website:

http://texascpaaa.org/Region1/photos.html

● Local CPAAA Newsletters:http://texascpaaa.org/Region1/local.html

● Convention information, schedule, registration forms:http://tcpaaconvention.org

2015 TCPAAA AwardsNomination Packet:

http://texascpaaa.org/2015AwardNominationsPacket.pdf

Note: AwardsNomination Deadline

is July 6, 2015

Region One mailing address:524 Louisiana Avenue #15 Bacliff,

Texas 77518-2106Note: Mail Dues to address shown

on Renewal Form

Accuracy of information inthe Activities pages is theresponsibility of thesubmitting organization.

Events Calendar Event

Saturday,July 11, 2015

9 am - Noon, Region One MeetingLa Porte, Texas

Convention relatedDeadlines July 6 – Awards Nominations due

July 15 – Officer Nominations due

Sunday - Tuesday,Aug 2-4, 2015

State Convention in El PasoSee http://TexasCPAAA.net/convention

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FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION PRESS RELEASE June 22, 2015 Sergeant, William Kennard

(281) 517-1544

DPS Announces 2015 Citizens Academy in HoustonAccepting Applications for Academy beginning June 22.

HOUSTON – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) today announced plans for the nextCitizens Academy, beginning August 19, 2015. The 12-week academy, the fifth offered in the Houstonarea, will introduce students to the many programs and services provided by DPS, and will engagethem through interactive education during weekly meetings every Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Students in the academy will learn about DPS’ rich history as well as the origin and expertise of theTexas Rangers, the Texas Highway Patrol, the DPS Criminal Investigations Division and DPS’ state-of-the-artcrime lab. Students will interact in mock crime scene investigations with the Texas Rangers and crimelab personnel. Students will also participate in mock crash scene investigations with Highway Patroltroopers, who are vehicle crash reconstruction experts. The academy will also provide an opportunity toparticipate in the DPS Trooper Ride-Along Program, and students will become familiar with the differenttypes of firearms in the DPS inventory. Students will put their driving skills to the test by navigatingdifferent types of Trooper patrol cars through emergency maneuvers on a controlled-environment trackat the DPS driving facility in Florence, Texas.

The DPS leadership believes the safe educational environment provided by this type of academy is oneof the best ways for our citizens to understand the many safety challenges Texans face every day. Atthe end of the 12-week academy, students will have a better understanding of all the services within DPSand how the department functions in order to serve and protect Texans on a daily basis.

The academy will be held at the DPS Region II Headquarters located at 12230 West Road in northwestHouston. The public and the media are invited to submit an application to participate in the academy.The DPS Citizens Academy will accept no more than 30 students, and each student must commit toattend all 12 weeks.

Applications may be picked up in the lobby of the DPS Region II Headquarters at the location listedbelow or emailed upon request. The application deadline is 5 p.m. on July 23, 2015. Completedapplications may be returned in person or mailed to:

Trooper Richard StandiferDPS Citizen Academy Coordinator

12230 West RoadHouston, Texas 77065

If you are interested in becoming a student or have questions about the DPS Citizens Academy, contactTrooper Standifer, DPS Citizens Academy Coordinator (Houston), at (281) 517-1338 [email protected].

Editor’s Note: The application packet can be found on the Region One Events page, or atthis link: http://texascpaaa.org/Region1/events/TXDPS2015CitizensAcademy.pdf

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Houston Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association

CPAAA’s Reaching Out and ComingTogether in a Time of Need

By: Andrea Schmauss, HCPAAA

It all began on May 19th with a beautiful email from Kimberly Hall, a member of the League CityCPAAA. She wrote offering their assistance to serve in any way needed during the funeral forHPD Officer Richard Martin.

Excerpts from the email:

“In the wake of HPD Officer Martin's line of duty death, the LCCPAAA would like to offerthe assistance of our organization.  We know that your hearts are heavy with the loss ofa blue line family member, and if there is any way we can help carry the load, pleaseknow that we are willing.

You are welcome to contact me at this email address with any ideas on ways we can help(meals to the honor guard at the funeral home, answer the phone at the Union Hall duringthe service, etc...).

We also understand that you may be flooded with help right now.  If our assistance isneeded later on down the road, please know that the LCCPAAA will be here at any pointin the future.”

This letter touched my heart and became the catalyst to a humbling and heartfelt volunteerexperience.  I immediately contacted the HPD Union to find out who I could speak with to offerassistance, especially in hosting a VIP room for all the Honor Guards in attendance.  I was putin touch with an office with the Honor Guard who was most appreciative and who in turn, put mecontact with HPD Family Assistance who was coordinating the logistics around the service.

From there I reached out to our own president Abraham Guevara, as well as other CPAAAvolunteers I knew personally. The response was immediate and passionate. Working together,League City CPAAA, Houston CPAAA, Harris County Sheriff’s Office CPAAA-District IV, andVolunteer Chaplain Howell from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office pulled together an impressiveoffering of volunteers, food and monetary donations. In result, we were able to host a VIP roomfor over 120 Honor Guard Officers from many agencies throughout the country, as well as twofamily rooms for 50 members of the Martin Family.

LCCPAAA (League City Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association) provided 7volunteers, coolers, soft drinks, snacks

Kimberly HallLinda KeyworthNancy Leon

Activities From Region OneCPAA Associations

Continuedon next page.

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Sean McClintockJohn NaderRudy SalcedoChuck Thomas

Harris County Sheriff’s Office CPAAA - District IV provided 5 volunteers, water andsnacks

Charlotte CrossMike CrossPatty HillIsabel MendietaOrlando Mendieta

Harris County Sheriff’s Office Volunteer Chaplains provided 2 Chaplains and the donor ofthe food for 200 people

Chaplain Shannon Bowdoin, Chaplain, Family Assistance, Harris County Sheriff’s OfficeChaplain Virginia Howell, Volunteer Chaplain Coordinator, Harris County Sheriff’s Office

Not only did Chaplain Howell and her supervisor, Chaplain Shannon Bowdoin spendtime with the officers, they also arranged for the family of HCSO Deputy JesseValdez III to donate trays of food for the Honor Guard and Family rooms.

HCSO Deputy Jesse “Trey” Valdez, III FamilyThe Valdez family generously donated food for 200. They commented that they knewall too well how overwhelming the preparations are for an in the line of duty death andwanted to reach out and pay-forward the kindness extended to them last October whentheir family member, Jesse “Trey” Valdez was killed in the line of duty.

HCPAAA (Houston Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association) provided 7 volunteers,all the supplies, soft drinks and snacks.

Connie SavageConnie volunteered to be the on-site team leader.  She did an amazing job notonly coordinating the setup, volunteer assignments, food locations, etc., but inaddition she handle several last minute fires such as balancing a graduation prepbeing done in the same room we were assigned to, as well as taking over thefamily room needs on the last minute.

Annette BaseyBob FashKelly FashRoark K. RussellAndrea SchmaussDell Trahan

It was such an honor to serve and pay respects to Office Martin. Equally an honor was servingwith this amazing team of dedicated volunteers. Connie Savage remarked on the group . . .“They all worked so well together. . . When they saw something needing to be done and theyjumped right in and took care of it. Thank you Kim Hall and the LCCPAAA for reaching out.And to each of the volunteers, “we could not have done this without you!”

Houston - continued from previous page.

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Texas City Citizen Police Academy Alumni AssociationSubmitted by Faye Leonhardt, President

CPAAA volunteers assisted with the TC-LM Chamber of Commerce FunFest held on May29~30th. The event was moved from Carlos Garza Sports Complex to the Mall of the Mainlandparking lot due to heavy rains prior to the event. Volunteers along with Police Explorer Post 200drove 3-seat golf carts and gave courtesy rides from the parking lot to the event and set up ournew tent and sold CPAAA t-shirts. We provided cold refreshments for the LEO’s assisting withthe event.

Because of inclement weather,we packed up Saturday around6:00pm. It was a great event, hot& humid but we got a lot ofexposure!Special thanks to all thevolunteers who helped with theFunFest!

At our June 8th meeting, American LegionPost 89 “Legion Riders” presented adonation to the CPAAA, Corporal “Corky”Velasco & VP Becky Hoke accepted thecheck.

June 20th was the First Annual FirefightersGames on Sixth Street. CPAAA members &TCPD Explorers assisted with the parade,which consisted of lots of fire trucks,firefighting equipment from around the area.The City of Texas City had a Hurricane Town

Meeting at the event. Special thanks to VP Becky Hoke for her great organizational skills andassisting the EOM Derek Duckett with the Hurricane Town Meeting. Continued on next page.

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June 17 was our SOA (Show OurAppreciation)Committee’sLemonade Day butdue to bad weatherwas rescheduled forMonday June 22.Special thanks toSonic Drive In, TexasCity for their donation of cups, lids and straws. Volunteers manned thebreak room to keep the lemonade dispensers filled for our LEO’s.

The Texas City CPAAA would like to congratulate our coordinator,Sergeant Jess Colwell who graduated from Leadership Command College(Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas (LEMIT), Class 73) onFriday, May 21, 2015, at Bill Blackburn Institute located at Sam HoustonState University. Sergeant Jess Colwell of the Texas City PoliceDepartment completed command level management training and is amember of the Leadership Command College graduate of the LawEnforcementManagementInstitute of Texas(LEMIT), Class73.

Sgt. Colwell plays a vital role in hiscurrent capacity as the Supervisor incharge of Support/CommunityServices. Under his leadership andguidance the Citizen Police Academy,the Explorer Program and ourCommunity Outreach program havereceived countless praises for theiroutstanding work and for the manyservices they have performed in theCity and around Galveston County.

Texas City -Continuedfrom previouspage.

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Roy Clark, [email protected]

Winona HeltzelVice-President

[email protected]

Hussam F. YousefInterim [email protected]

Stephen JaffeTreasurer

[email protected]

FBCSCAAA E-Newsletter, 13th EditionJune 2015

Announcements

We wish to congratulate the following individualswho were elected to serve as our Association’sofficers from July 2015 through June 2016:

Jean Nowlin, PresidentGlenn Harper, Vice PresidentStephen Jaffe, TreasurerRalph Fitch, Secretary

The Criminal Investigations Division greatlyappreciates our Association’s purchase of ten newStreamlight Strion LED flashlights for their group!Investigator Glenn St. Hilaire hopes to attend ournext meeting in order to personally thank us forsupporting CID personnel in this way.

The June meeting went longer than usual becauseour members were riveted to our seats as welistened to member Sherry Cardinal, L.C.S.W.,D.A.A.E.T.S., and FBCSO Captain Matt Carterprovide insightful information about the CriticalIncident Stress Management (CISM) serviceswhich they and other CISM team members offerto FBCSO personnel who are involved in criticalincidents and/or suffer from critical incidentstress.

Critical Incident Stress1 is the mind and body’sNORMAL reaction to a very ABNORMAL event.Critical incident stress can produce reactionswhich may interfere with or overwhelm an

1 Source: FBCSO CISM Services. Used by permission.

officer’s ability to function or cope, either at thescene or later. Trauma-related effects can occuras a result of vicarious trauma, compassionatecare fatigue, and/or cumulative traumatic events.

CISM is a form of psychological first aid2 designedto assist officers in returning to their normal levelof cognitive, emotional, physical and behavioralfunctioning after being involved in a criticalincident. CISM representatives take a multi-component approach to assisting those sufferingfrom various trauma-related reactions.

Our members appreciated the opportunity tolearn of the growth of support in this area, and wethank Sherry Cardinal and Captain Carter forhaving taken the time to speak at our meeting.

Volunteer Opportunities

Preparations are under way for our support ofFBCSO Sergeant Brian Dasher and the Fort BendCounty DWI No Refusal Task Force on July 3rd and4th. Thanks to Ralph Fitch for coordinating ourparticipation in this event. Any members whowould like to volunteer may send an e-mail toRalph at [email protected].

Next Meeting

Our next meeting will be held on Thursday, July 9,at 7:00 p.m., in Classroom #3 at the Gus GeorgeLaw Enforcement Academy.

2 Ibid.

Fort Bend Co. Sheriff Citizens Academy Alumni Association

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Dickinson Citizen Police Academy Alumni AssociationSubmitted by Tony Valdez

DCPAAA Becomes More Aware of Their Surroundings!

On June 18, the Dickinson Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association was given an incredible

presentation on “Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events”. The presentation was given by

Instructors Montgomery County Sheriff Deputy Jose Amstutz and TGCCPA Vice President

Nicolette Amstutz. They are certified in Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response training

and also serve as Executive Board Members of the Texas Gulf Coast Crime Prevention

Association. The presentation had a combination of documented active shooter videos,

wounded or killed statistics based on the actions of the civilian directly involved in the incident

and a large amount of information on what to do if confronted or involved in an active shooter

incident. Several DCPAAA members advised it was one of the best presentations they have

attended.

If you would like to know more about the active shooter presentation or would like to join the

Texas Gulf Coast Crime Prevention Association please contact TGCCPA 2nd Vice President

Nicolette Amstutz at [email protected] or Deputy Jose Amstutz at

[email protected]

From L to R: Dickinson Police Chief Ron Morales, DCPAAA Members Marilyn Decker, NynaBurright, Tony Emmite, Instructor Montgomery County Sheriff Deputy Jose Amstutz, MilburnRoco, Suzanne Roco, DCPAAA President Carolyn Suderman, Johana DeAnda, Mary Allen

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Liberty County Citizen Police Academy Alumni AssociationSubmitted by Faye Cutsinger

Liberty County CPAAA continues to make Citizens on Patrol runs which the publicappears to appreciate. Many areas in the county are requesting patrols to address specificconcerns. The patrols have to be careful of the flooding and be aware of what services may beavailable to flood victims.

Members have attended planning meetings and supplied information to several groupsacross the county in order to help plan a safe Neighborhood Watch. LCCPAAA has severalmanuals which have been shared with law enforcement and citizens planning committees.

I, Faye Cutsinger, was pleased to sit on a Review Committee for hiring of new deputies.This was an informative and interesting duty. Members compiled a set of questions and hadan opportunity to ask additional questions. It was satisfying to review the qualifications andbackground, hear the opinions and thought processes in proposed situations of those seekingto serve our county. Candidates were evaluated as "team players" and also as deputiesworking alone and within SO guidelines. After I marked and tallied my scores, a glance atsome of the other committee members scores it was gratifying to see scores appeared to bewithin 1-2 point (up or down) for candidates. This points to a consensus and accurateevaluation of the candidates as prospective deputies and an asset to our county. My hope isthat we can be utilized in the future to assist in this manner again. It is important that citizenshave a knowledge and input into those serving.

LCCPAA members and the Sheriff's Office are getting information and proceduresfinalized in order to commence making warrant calls. Thanks to all the Reg. 1 CPAAA's thatprovided input about "scripts", record keeping, etc. Collection agencies are use to makewarrant calls at this time, but hopefully our efforts will save these fees.

Even with extra duties due to area flooding, Sheriff Bobby Rader, the Sheriff's Office andothers performed a community service by assisting cattle owners to retrieve and move strandedcattle which would otherwise drown due to high water. At times the "cowboys" were swimmingwith their dogs and horses in swift moving flood waters in order to herd the cattle to safer, drierground. It was estimated there were 500+ cattle (many young calves) which had to be collectedin flooded Trinity River bottoms and wrangled down Hwy 90 and Hwy 146 to Dayton's trainsiding holding pens. Our Citizens on Patrol unit directed traffic at the intersections where theair-boats were loading/unloading cattle and along the highway route to safeguard all involvedand the citizens. (See photos and complete article on Sheriff Bobby Rader's facebook page,https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008117835414or this one: https://www.facebook.com/people/Bobby-Rader/100008117835414 but you mustbe signed in to Facebook to see the posting.)

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Webster Citizen Police Academy Alumni AssociationSubmitted by Leo Waltz

The Webster CPAAA has a new seal, designed to have asimilar look as the redesigned Webster Police Department

seal. This seal will be incorporated for future use,replacing the previous seal. The logo, also shown onthis page, has not been changed.

Other activities include the planning andpreparation for the Fourth of July city event wherethe WCPAAA will have a food booth with BBQ andother items for sale. This event is more than just afireworks show, and the activities begin at 4 pm with

the dedication of the new splash pad, followed bygames, rides and much more. Everything is at the

Texas Ave Park across from the Webster Post Office.

At the June meeting, the presentation wasabout the MorphoIDent, which is a state-of-the-art mobile AFIS unit. The presentationwas given by Sgt. Mark Rawls (right) andDet. George Schilter(below).

The WCPAAA approvedfunds so that two of theunits could be purchased.

At left, Beverly Gaines andJerry Ellis show an afghanthat will be raffled off at theFourth of July event.

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Brenham Citizens Police Academy Alumni AssociationExtracted from pages of The Informant, June 2015;

Submitted by Benita Schramme.The complete 12 page edition can be found at http://texascpaaa.org/Region1/local.html

Continued on next page.

Class 29 President, Stacie Oberrenderpresents a plaque to BPD at the CPA

Graduation Ceremony.

NATIONAL POLICE WEEK

National Police Week 5/10-16/15

We honored our Boys in Blue (andLadies) with “goodie bags”.

Each “goodie bag”, at left, wasstuffed with what you see at top left.

We handed out some of thesebags (below), but left the rest foreach Officer to claim when theycame on duty. Hope no one wasleft out!

Just one way to say THANKYOU for all that you do!

Class29 atthegun

range

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Brenham - continued from previous page.

COP APPRECIATION DINNERLos Cabos was the setting for our COP Appreciation Dinner. For those that bravedthe weird weather during Spring Break at Blue Bell Creamer- ies this year. It wasalso to honor those COP’s that work traffic control at Brenham Elementary, all schoolyear long. The COP’s in attendance, and their guest along with Chief Dant Langeand Cpl Chris Jackson enjoyed a good meal and great fellowship; prizes were evenawarded!!

What a good looking, hungry group!

Above: Cpl Chris Jackson and Sgt Kelvin Ravenare reading to children at Brenham Clinic. It’s anew program at Brenham Clinic that will continueto grow; BPD will be there to help with that.

Above: Det. Heather Sowders and Cpl ChrisJackson give a Girl Scout Troop a tour of BPD.

BPD Prides itselfon Community

Service...

Below: Brenham OutreachCenter honors BPD with aplaque which reads

On hand toreceive it were Cpl RichardBobbitt, Cpl Justin Schiller,Chief Dant Lange and Sgt

Lloyd Powell.

More BOCpics right,and below.

Wal-Mart donated 3 newbaby car seats to BPD.

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Photos from the June 13 Meeting Leo Waltz

Above: Pasadena Police Chief Michael Thaler (right) welcomes the Region One members. Assistant ChiefM.P. Jackson standing on the left, and U.S. Marshal Gary L. Blankinship in the middle and in the right photo.

Deputy US Marshal Cameron Welchshows the equipment

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June Region - continued from previous page.

Right: Gene Wheeler, PasadenaCPAAA, thanks the US Marshals for

their presentation.

These photos and a few more, can also be found on the Photos page of the Region website.

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CommitteesInformation and NoticesCommittees

Audit: TBD annuallyBenevolence: Dolores Gant, Chair, 281-997-1015;

[email protected]: TBDByLaws: TBDMembership: Chair: vacant.

Maggie Spooner, 281-217-6577, [email protected] Sales: Sandi MillerNominations: Chair: vacant.

Billy Boehlke, 409-925-2043; [email protected]: Jeanne Canales, Chair, [email protected]: Jeanne Canales, Chair, [email protected]

Dottie Duby, 979-419-2383, [email protected] Phillips, 936-377-3891;Adell Boren, [email protected];Calvin Walker, [email protected]

Future activities should be sent to LeoWaltz, the Region One and Texas CPAAAweb manager, at the following emailaddress: [email protected]

This newsletter is a monthly publication of RegionOne of the Texas Citizen Police Academy Alumni

Association. All officers are volunteers.

Region One website:TexasCPAAA.org/Region1

Deadline forSeptember Edition is

Aug 29, 2015

Region One Email List (currently has 232 subscribers)In February 2014, we started an email list like the one used by the state, and this new list is for all CPAAA’s,their members, liaison and coordinators, police dept personnel interested in Region One activities. A link tothis newsletter will be emailed to those on the list; no newsletters will be sent as attachments because of thefile size being rejected by many mail servers. Of course the newsletter will be available on the Regionwebsite as soon as it is published, but we recommend that you get your email address on the list to receive

other timely information also. There is a link on the Region web page or you can visit this link:http://texascpaaa.net/mailman/listinfo/region-one_texascpaaa.net

No August MeetingNext Meeting: Sep 12, 2015Time: 9:00 AMPlace: Montgomery Co.

There will be no AugustEdition of The Flash.

A reminder that local newsletters areneeded for the Region LocalNewsletters page. If your CPAAAproduces a newsletter, send it [email protected] as a pdf file.If the newsletter is already online,just sent the URL. Here is the link tothe Local Newsletters page:TexasCPAAA.org/Region1/local.html

AngletonBrenhamDeer ParkDickinsonFt. Bend Co.Galveston Co SheriffHarris County SheriffHoustonHumbleKemahLa PorteLake JacksonLeague City

Liberty CountyMontgomery

CountyPasadenaPearlandRichmondSugarlandTexas CityTri AgencyWebster

Billy BoehlkeBarbara BrownJeanne

CanalesAmelia CollinsSusan ErnstSuzanne KellyBob Milke

(as of 5/31)

2015 Region One Members