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July 2026. Blues Vol 42 No.7

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July 2026. Blues Vol 42 No.7 FEATURES/COVER 94 THE WOUNDED BLUE, NEVER FORGOTTEN, NEVER ALONE 114 APSCON CONVENTION INSERT DEPARTMENTS PUBLISHER’S THOUGHTS EDITOR REX EVANS THOUGHTS WEST COAST EDITOR - JESSICA WORDS OF FAITH - LT. JOHN KING LETTERS FROM READERS GUEST COMMENTARY - SGT. MICHAEL BARRON GUEST COMMENTARY - JOHN COMMERFORD NEWS AROUND THE US BREAKING NEWS CALENDAR OF EVENTS REMEMBERING OUR FALLEN HEROES WAR STORIES AFTERMATH BLUEPRINTS OF RESILIENCE HEALING OUR HEROES DARYL’S DELIBERATIONS LIGHT BULB AWARD ADS BACK IN THE DAY PARTING SHOTS NOW HIRING BACK PAGE

July 2026. Blues Vol 42

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  • Page 8 and 9: FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Sgt. Micha
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    incite and plan acts of violence.

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    AROUND THE COUNTRY BREWSTER CNTY, T

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    AROUND THE COUNTRY ACROSS THE US Th

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    ed two proposals for a new contract

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    street. On Stotts’ body camera fo

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    other counts. Furyk, a Belgian Mali

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    Aircraft fuel that spilled onto the

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    prompting a multi agency manhunt. A

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    PA. MAYOR CRITICIZES NEW- LY HIRED

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    The driver was arrested on multiple

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    stop with Baldner in hot pursuit. W

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    trooper in New York to be charged w

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    again tried to escape, “reversing

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    some students allegedly spent up to

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    ported to a local hospital, where h

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    investigation, which remains active

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    falsified shifts prior to Oct. 1, t

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    BOOK SHELF NEW POLICE BOOKS THIN BL

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    WHAT'S NEW Products & Services The

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    T H WOUNDE 94 The BLUES JULY ‘26

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    T H WOUNDE Words by Sgt. Michael Ba

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    Words by Lt. Randy Sutton (RET), Fo

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    T H WOUNDE isolation. Instead of re

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    OFFICER ELIZABETH LAMAR A Blue Hear

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    catastrophic injury for holding to

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    a short recovery, Elizabeth returne

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    by being shot. After being told I w

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    DONATE For more information on The

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    TWB TRAINING THE WOUNDED BLUE: TRAI

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    By Dan Knight, APSA Training Progra

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    maintenance and maintenance managem

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    APSCON COURSES All conference cours

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    APSCON COURSES MONDAY • JULY 13,

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    APSCON Classes All APSCON classes w

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    APSCON Classes FRIDAY • JULY 17,

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    By Dan Knight, APSA Training Progra

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    APSCON UNMANNED COURSES All confere

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    APSCON UNMANNED CLASSES All confere

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    APSCON 2026 schedule All events tak

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    HOST AGENCY PROFILE By Chris Marche

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    T M P A / T X F O P J O I N T C O N

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    IF YOU'VE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED IN

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    HONORING OUR DEPUTY SHERIFF LOGAN R

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    HONORING OUR POLICE OFFICER DUSTIN

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    HONORING OUR DEPUTY SHERIFF DAMIAN

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    HONORING OUR POLICE OFFICER TREVOR

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    The Old Man on Maple St. It was 2:3

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    The Little Girl in the Red Pajamas

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    BLUEPRINTS OF RESILIENCE Emmanual G

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    uniform. Public trust depends on re

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    A BADGE OF HONOR Healing Our Heroes

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    NOT SO BRIGHT AWARD Light Bulb Ms.

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    NOW HIRING Brownfield Police Depart

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    NOW HIRING WELCOME OUR NEWEST DEPAR

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    WHAT IS YOUR PURPOSE? CAREER OPPORT

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    NOW HIRING BIG SPRING PD IS NOW HIR

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    BROWNSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT answe

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    Hiring Police Officers Annual Salar

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    STARTING SALARY ,497.60 WITH NO

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    MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY

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