UT System Police officers from Galveston deploy to Grimes County to relieve exhausted Texas DPS officers working the wild fires in that county.
Inspectors David Ferrero, Bobby Harper and Glen Koen from the UT System and Officers from UT San Antonio, UT HSC San Antonio, UT Austin and UT Houston Police Department attended Federal Law Enforcement training in Artesia, New Mexico for the System Rapid Response Team.
Sgt. Charlie Patnode, Elizabeth Carter, Ofc. Melody Piepho, UTSAPD Support Services, representing UT San Antonio Police at the June 25, 2011 Cops on Top event. This was to honor the officers that have been killed in the line of duty. Officers from each state hike to the highest point in their respective states. In Texas, it is the Guadalupe Peak in the Guadalupe Mountains with an 8700 foot elevation. It was just over 8 miles round trip. 126 officers attended from Dallas PD, Houston PD, El Paso PD, Lubbock County SO, and a few other agencies. It was 111 degrees by the time we came down the mountain! It was fun and look forward to doing it again. Maybe we can get more UT System Police officers involved!
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