OCT 2020 Blues Vol. 36 No. 10

OCTOBER, 2020 • VOL. 36 NO. 10 THE TEAM C O N T R I BUT O R S MICHAEL BARRON publisher REX EVANS editor-n-chief MISTY ROBERTS editor RUSTY BARRON outdoor editor TINA JAECKLE blue mental health DARYL LOTT daryl’s deliberations REBECCA CESARI sales manager houston/south texas PHIL PIERCE sales manager north texas T. EDISON light bulb award JOE GAMALDI contributing writer CHRISTOPHER HOOKS contributing writer MAURICE CHAPMMAH contributing writer CARY ASPINWALL contributing writer CHERYL RAILSBACK contributing writers 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. FEATURES DEPARTMENTS On the Cover / Feature Story The BLUES proclaims October as BACK the BLUE month in Texas. This month we look at all sides of the BACK the BLUE movement as well as the THIN BLUE LINE. 42 BACK THE BLUE Pledge by the Governor 44 Texas Monthly Left Biased Opinion of the Pledge 48 Blues Launches Statewide Campaign 50 History of the “THIN BLUE LINE” 56 National Companies that Support BACK THE BLUE 58 BLUES Supporters BACK THE BLUE 06 Publisher’s Thoughts 08 Editor’s Thoughts 10 Your Thoughts 18 News Around the State 24 News Around the Country 40 NEW- Daryl’s Deliberations 60 Remembering My Hero - Deputy Shane Detwiler 62 Running 4 Heroes 70 HPOU Editorial by President, Joe Gamaldi 72 Gone But Not Forgotten - Deputy Sandeep Singh Dhalewal 74 Honoring Fallen Heroes 82 Parting Shots 84 Last Minute Breaking News 88 Now Hiring - L.E. Positions Open in Texas 4 The BLUES POLICE MAGAZINE The BLUES POLICE MAGAZINE 5 32 36 66 68 80 BLUE MENTAL HEALTH by TINA JAECKLE