June 2020 Blues Issue Vol 36 No 6

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JUNE, 2020 • VOL. 36 NO. 6 MICHAEL BARRON publisher REX EVANS editor-n-chief THE TEAM C O N T R I BUT O R S MISTY ROBERTS editor RUSTY BARRON outdoor editor TINA JAECKLE blue mental health REBECCA CESARI sales manager JOE GAMALDI president, HPOU T. EDISON light bulb award JANET GARNER financial planner TONY PLOHETSKI contributing writer JOSH EDWARDS contributing writer KRISTI SCOTT contributing writer WALL HOWARD contributing writer The BLUES Police Magazine is published monthly by Kress-Barr, LLC, PO Box 2733, League City Texas 77574. The opinions expressed in some articles, op-eds, and editorials are those of the author and do not reflect the opinion of The BLUES or its parent company. Rebuttals or submission of news articles and editorials may be submitted to: The BLUES Police Magazine @ thebluespdmag@ gmail.com. The entire contents of The BLUES are copyrighted© and may not be reprinted without the express permission of the publisher. The BLUES logo is a Trademark of Kress-Barr, LLC. MAY, 2020 DEPARTMENTS 8 Publisher’s Thoughts 10 Editor’s Thoughts 12 Your Thoughts 18 News Around the State 46 Blue Mental Health 47 Joe Gamaldi 52 Honor Fallen Heroes 56 Now Hiring 60 Parting Shots 62 Breaking News On the Cover / Feature Story Minneapolis is Ground Zero 30 MPD Officer Charged with Murder 32 Protests Erupt World Wide 34 A Devil of a Photo 36 Tx Governor Says No to Military Jason Hepler, Police Chief of Hollywood Alabama, caught in an iconic photo that describes the feelings of every LEO in the World. God Bless the Peacemakers. 18 24 28 44 58 6 The BLUES POLICE MAGAZINE The BLUES POLICE MAGAZINE 7