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JUNE 2022. Blues Vol 38 No. 6.2

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JUNE 2022. Blues Vol 38 No. 6.2 FEATURES 26 We Will Never Forget the 21 Lives Lost in Uvalde 30 INSERT: Texas School District Chief’s Conference 46 INSERT: Visit Galveston Island this Summer 52 COVER STORY Remembering Deputy Adam Howard 58 COVER STORY - 100 Club of Houston Awards Banquet DEPARTMENTS 6 Publisher’s Thoughts 8 Editor’s Thoughts 10 Guest Commentary 12 Letters 14 News Around the US 78 Remembering Our Fallen Heroes 82 War Stories 84 Aftermath 86 Open Road 90 Healing Our Heroes 92 Daryl’s Deliberations 94 HPOU - From the President, Douglas Griffith 96 Light Bulb Award - May Dora’s Wish Come True 98 Running 4 Heroes 100 Blue Mental Health with Dr. Tina Jaeckle 102 Ads Back in the Day 106 Parting Shots 108 Now Hiring - L.E.O. Positions Open in Texas 142 Back Page

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Texas School District Chiefs Association Member/Conference in San Antonio, June 9-12 Marriott Riverwalk Hotel WHITE PAPER WE MAKE SCHOOLS SAFER BY CONNECTING THEM DIRECTLY TO FIRST RESPONDERS TANGO TANGO’S HELP WITH AN ARMED STUDENT On November 2, 2021, teachers at Aransas Pass High School were notified of a student armed with a gun on campus. When asked to submit to a thorough search, the student ran. The school locked down, and because the student could not be located, the entire school district went into a Secure (lock-out). Staff and police soon learned there might be one or two other students on campus armed with the gun originally seen with the initial student. Over 100 officers from the Coastal Bend Region responded to help search for the student. These included Rangers, US Marshals, DPS Special Crimes, Corpus Christi PD, Highway Patrol, as well as Ingleside PD and San Patricio County Sheriff's Deputies. For a handful of those responding, Tango Tango proved to be an invaluable tool. Aransas Pass Chief Blanchard, who was outside guarding a door and managing public information for parents, used Tango Tango to communicate with fellow officers because he was on injured duty and didn’t have his police radio at the time. Command teams inside the school - some on Wi-Fi and others using cell service - could communicate over Tango Tango as well. This included the Assistant Chief Lynn Pearce who depended on Tango Tango inside the high school to communicate because his radio could not penetrate the campus. Police Network Manager David Offalter was in the dispatch facility at the time, running a 3rd console. Because the 3rd console radio was failing, Offalter used Tango Tango to dispatch over the radio system, ensuring the public safety response continued uninterrupted by equipment failure. The suspect, who was in fact armed, fled to Corpus Christi, where he engaged CCPD officers in a shooting, ultimately costing him his life. In a time of crisis, Tango Tango helped in three key ways: 1) A commanding officer, who happened to be without his radio, could communicate on his radio channel with his cell phone; 2) Tango Tango allowed officers to communicate despite their radios being blocked due to radio “dead zones”, which are common to schools across the country; and 3) When dispatch equipment failed, Tango Tango provided a key redundancy, allowing the first responders to continue their work and communicate with their team. Tango Tango, we make schools safer. Learn more at tangotango.net/schoolsafety 1-281-786-5572 | art@tangotango.net Turn any smartphone into a push-to-talk device Communicate with first responders directly Eliminate radio "dead zones" caused by walls or poor coverage Ensure your administrators have radio connectivity wherever they go TRY IT FOR YOUR SCHOOL TODAY GET 30 DAYS OF TANGO TANGO FREE Learn more at tangotango.net/schoolsafety 1-281-786-5572| art@tangotango.net OUR SOLUTION For More Information: Call Brian Martin 832-696-2001 For More Information: Call Brian Martin 832-696-2001 By leveraging the national cellular network, Tango Tango integrates any radio system to any smartphone or tablet. This allows school staff, SRO’s, admin and local law enforcement to interoperate in ways that were never previously possible - all by using a push-to-talk button on our simple smartphone app. This is achieved at a fraction of the time and cost it would take to upgrade traditional radio systems - and with no capital expense. READY WHEN IT MATTERS “The primary reason we use Tango Tango is to help with radio coverage for our SRO’s at the schools. The coverage in the school buildings can be spotty at times. Tango Tango is the perfect solution to our problem.” Those are the words of Eric Rush, Chief of the Trussville Police Department in Trussville, Alabama. Radio “deadspots” are a problem facing thousands of K12 schools across the country. Caused by thick walls, lockers, and lack of radio coverage, these deadspots prevent communication between first responders on the outside of buildings and school resource officers (SRO’s) inside of buildings.They can also prevent communication between officers responding to incidents on campus. On November 2, 2021, teachers at Aransas Pass High School were notified of a student armed with a gun on campus. Over 100 officers from the Coastal Bend Region responded to help search for the student. For several of those responders, Tango Tango proved to be an invaluable tool. Aransas Pass Chief Blanchard, who was outside guarding a school door and managing information for parents, relied on Tango Tango to communicate with his fellow officers. Inside the high school, Assistant Chief Pearce depended on Tango Tango to communicate because his radio could not penetrate the campus. Simply put, Tango Tango covers schools. • Is it difficult for you to communicate instantly with emergency responders? • Does school security have poor radio coverage on school property? • Is it important for you to communicate with Bus Drivers regardless of their location on the road? • Does your school lack funding to upgrade or purchase push-to-talk radios for school safety and security? If you answered yes to any of these questions, please reach out for a personal demo and a free 30-day trial, so your team can experience Tango Tango’s technology in your school. 42 The BLUES POLICE MAGAZINE The BLUES POLICE MAGAZINE 43 42 The BLUES POLICE MAGAZINE The BLUES POLICE MAGAZINE 43

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