UT San Antonio PD Honor Guard was selected to lead the 2013 State of Texas Police Memorial Parade which began on South Congress at Lady Bird Lake at 10AM on May 6th—Kudos to UTSA PD, Chief Barrera and Lt. Padulla (Honor Guard Commander)!
UTSP, under the direction of Capt. Jay Tillerson, UT Arlington PD, on the campus of Southern Methodist University providing mutual aid for security of the dedication of the President George W. Bush Presidential Library; this was characterized as the most secure event in Dallas since the 1984 Republican National Convention, where ironically, then Arlington PD Lt Mike Heidingsfield (now our Director of Police) was assigned to the multi-agency command post.
Additional photos from the dedication of the Bush Presidential Library at SMU from the library's website: http://www.smu.edu/bushcente
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Director Heidingsfield at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Meeting in San Diego, October 2012
On Saturday, June 30, 2012 officers from across the country hiked to the highest point in their states to honor police officers killed in the line of duty. It is a fundraiser for the Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS) organization. Last year three UTSP officers attended from one institution. This year fourteen officers from three institutions as well as ODOP hiked to the top of Guadalupe Peak. From UTEP- Lt Michael Hanna, Lt Micki Lintz (not pictured), PO James Arbogast (not pictured), PO Bion Bell, PSO Emmery McCleary, PO Belinda Moran, Naipo Robertson (not pictured), and PSO Elizabeth Villarreal (not pictured). From
UT Dallas- Lt Tim Dorsey, PO Stacey Rotunno, PO Oscar Sanchez. From
UT San Antonio- Lt Stephanie Padula. From
ODOP- Inspector Bobby Gideon, Inspector Charlie Patnode.
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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