JUNE 2021 FEATURES 46 HISTORY OF THE GALVESTON ISLAND BEACH PATROL 78 BEACH SAFETY TIPS 80 BEACH WARNING FLAG SYSTEM 82 TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICT POLICE CHIEF’S CONFERENCE 86 IT’S ISLAND TIME - WHERE TO STAY, EAT & PLAY OUR TEAM OUR CONTRIBUTORS On the Cover For over 146 years, Galveston Island has some type of lifesaving service for the island’s beaches. Since 1983, The Galveston Island Beach Patrol has assumed those duties and under the direction of Chief Peter Davis, is now one of the finest Beach Patrols in the US. 40 44 DEPARTMENTS 4 Publisher’s Thoughts 6 Editor’s Thoughts 8 Guest Editorial - Letter to the President 10 Guest Editorial - Last Shift as a Cop 11 Your Thoughts 14 News Around the State 32 News Around the Country 96 Light Bulb Award 98 Blue Mental Health with Dr. Tina Jaeckle 100 HPOU - A Message from Douglas Griffith 102 Running 4 Heroes 104 Remembering My Hero - Officer John Salvaggio 108 Honoring our Fallen Heroes 116 Outdoors with Rusty Barron 118 Marketplace - Discounts for LEOs 124 Parting Shots 126 Now Hiring - L.E.O. Positions Open in Texas 94 98 MICHAEL BARRON founder & publisher MICHAEL BARRON editor-n-chief REX EVANS contributing editor DIANE TRYKOWSKI creative editor RUSTY BARRON outdoor editor TINA JAECKLE contributing editor DARYL LOTT contributing editor SAM HORWITZ & JOHN SALERNO contributing editors DOUGLAS GRIFFITH HPOU contributing editor JANICE VANZURA sales mgr / austin CHRISTINA FRASER sales mgr / national T. EDISON light bulb award SHERIFF ED GONZALEZ HCSO newsletter OFFICER BARRETT warstories/aftermath editor JOE FRIDAY / BILL GANNON contributing editor KELSEY BRADSHAW contributing editor HERBERT G. MCCANN contributing editor JACOB SCHOLL contributing editor MARYBESS SALVAGGIO contributing editor / COPS PHOTOGRAPHY VICKY PINK cover 90 DARYL’S DELIBERATIONS by DARYL LOTT BLUE MENTAL HEALTH by TINA JAECKLE The BLUES Police Magazine is published monthly by Kress-Barr, LLC, P.O. Box 2733, League City Texas 77574. The opinions expressed in articles, op-eds and editorials are those of each individual 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 - bluespdmag@gmail.com. The entire contents of The BLUES is copyrighted© and may not be reproduced or reprinted without the express permission of the publisher. The BLUES logo is a Trademark of Kress-Barr, LLC. 2 The BLUES POLICE MAGAZINE The BLUES POLICE MAGAZINE 3
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