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GOOD AFTERNOON LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
[Austin 149th Austin Police Academy Graduation Ceremony]
MY NAME IS MANUEL JIMENEZ AND I'M THE OPERATIONS LIEUTENANT FOR THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAINING DIVISION.I EXTEND MY THANKS TO EACH OF YOU FOR JOINING ME THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE COMMISSIONING CEREMONY OF THE 149TH CADET CLASS OF THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT.
IT IS AN HONOR FOR ME TO CELEBRATE THE GRADUATION OF AUSTIN'S NEWEST POLICE OFFICERS WITH ALL OF YOU.
ON MAY 22ND, 2020 3 34 MEN AND WOMEN CAME TOGETHER FROM A VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS AND COMMUNITIES TO UNDERGO THE TRAINING REQUIRED TO BECOME AUSTIN POLICE OFFICERS.
AFTER 32 WEEKS OF RIGOROUS TRAINING FOR THE ONE 49TH ACADEMY CLASS, 25 OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS HAVE SUCCEEDED IN THEIR GOAL.
THEY HAVE MET OUR DEMANDING PHYSICAL, ACADEMIC, AND ETHICAL STANDARDS AND WILL NOW HAVE THE PRIVILEGE AND RESPONSIBILITY OF WEARING THE BADGE OF AN AUSTIN POLICE OFFICER.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE STAND AND WELCOME THE GRADUATES OF THE 149TH CADET CLASS.
PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE COLORS BY THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT'S HONOR GUARD AND THE SINGING OF THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER BY OFFICER TODD GALBRATH ALL UNIFORM PERSONNEL PRECINCT.
SEE, CAN YOU SEE BY THE TONS EARLY LIGHT WHAT SO PROUDLY WE HELD AT THE TWILIGHT.
LASTLY, WHOSE SPREAD STRIPES AND BRIGHT STARS THROW THE PARALLEL FIGHT FOR THE WRONG PART.
WE WATCHED WERE SO AND AND THE ROCKS THROUGH THE NIGHT THAT OUR FLAG WAS STILL, WHO SAID HAS NOTED BY THE HALL THE FREE
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AND THE HOPE OF THE BRAVE ALL UNIFORM PERSONNEL ORDER.OH, ALL UNIFORM MEMBERS, PLEASE REMOVE YOUR COVER FOR THE INVOCATION, WHICH WHICH WILL BE DELIVERED BY A PD CHAPLAIN.
THIS IS THE DAY THAT THE LORD HAS MADE AND WE SHALL ALL BE GLAD IN IT.
FATHER GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE YOU IN THE NAME OF JESUS WELCOMING YOU INTO THIS CEREMONY IN SUCH A TIME AS THIS A DAY NEVER SEEN BEFORE FOUR, BUT MANY HAVE TIRELESSLY STRIVED FOR IT AND ANXIOUSLY ANTICIPATED IT.
THE GRADUATION AND COMMISSIONING OF THE 149TH CADET CLASS OF THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT, A FRESH EDITION TO THE SQUAD TO WATCH OVER YOUR PEOPLE THIS DAY THAT HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN BY NONE BUT YOU, FATHER GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR GIFT OF LIFE, HEALTH AND WISDOM FOR SUPPLYING ALL OUR NEEDS, YOUR TENDER MERCYS, AND YOUR PATIENCE.
WE ASK YOU TO SEND YOUR HOLY SPIRIT TO FILL THIS TABERNACLE AND BLESS US WITH YOUR PRESENCE.
WE THANK YOU FOR ALL WHO HAVE ASSEMBLED TO WITNESS IN CELEBRATION.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE A PV STAFF, THE MEN AND THE WOMEN WHO HAVE COMPASSIONATELY WORKED TO PREPARE THESE CADETS FOR THEIR NEW ROLE IN THE DEPARTMENT.
WE PRAY THAT THIS APPOINTED LEADERSHIP WILL FOREVER BE AVAILABLE, AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT THE CADETS THROUGH THEIR COMMISSION.
OUR PRAYER IS THAT THESE GRADUATES WILL STEP OUT AS THE LEADERS WHOM YOU HAVE DESIGNED THEM TO BE, THAT THEIR CONFIDENCE WILL BE BUILT AS A RESULT OF EVERYTHING THAT THEY HAVE BEEN TAUGHT AND THAT THEY MAY ENCOUNTER, THAT THEY WILL GROW TO BE COMMUNITY MOTIVATORS AND A GREAT HELP.
GIVE THEM HEARTS TO HUMBLY ADMONISH THE IDOL MINDED AND THE UNRULY.
TO ENCOURAGE THE DISTANT HEARTED AND HELP THE WEAK AND TO BE PATIENT WITH EVERYONE.
REMIND THEM CONTINUOUSLY THAT THEY ARE NOT OF THEMSELVES BUT CHOSEN PEACEKEEPERS.
LORD, I PRAY YOU GIVE CONFIDENCE TO THE FAMILY AND THE FRIENDS.
ENCOURAGE THEM THAT THEY HAVE BEEN SUPERBLY TRAINED AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE TRAINED WHERE NEEDED AND FOR THEM TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE THE PRESENT.
HELP EVERY DAY THEY STEPPED INTO THE UNIFORM, TAKE AWAY ANY CONCERN THAT MAY BE LAYING ON THEIR HEARTS.
DON'T ALLOW ANYTHING TO ERODE THE PRIDE AND THE HAPPINESS THAT THEY FEEL IN THEIR HEARTS THIS DAY.
ALLOW THEM TO PLACE THIS COMMISSION IN YOUR HANDS FOR YOU, PROMISING YOUR WORD PROTECTION IN OUR COMING AND OUR GOING MAY EVERY SITUATION THEY ARE CALLED TO RESPOND, TO BE RESOLVED IN YOUR WILL.
MAY THEY HEAR YOUR VOICE AND WALK IN EVERY STEP THAT YOU ORDER MY FATHER, YOUR WILL BE DONE.
FATHER, AGAIN, I PRAY THAT THEY WILL BE GUIDED BY YOUR DIRECTIONS AND THEIR TRAINING.
GIVE THEM A QUICK RECALL OF THEIR TRAINING WITHOUT DOUBT OR HESITATION WHEN THEY LEAVE THEIR HOMES AND LOVED ONES, PLEASE ALLOW THEM TO RETURN AND FIND THEM BETTER THAN WHEN THEY LEFT.
WE PRAY THAT THEY WILL HAVE THE GUIDANCE AND THE SUPPORT OF OUR, OF OUR CITY COUNCIL AND THE GOVERNING GOVERNING PARTIES WITHIN THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND THAT THE CITIZENS WILL ACCEPT THESE SOON TO BE NEW OFFICERS AS THEIR PEACEKEEPERS THAT YOU HAVE DESIGNED THEM AND SENT THEM FORTH TO BE ONE CORINTHIANS 15 AND 57.
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WHO GIVES US VICTORY IN THE NAME OF JESUS.LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE COMMISSIONING AND GRADUATION CEREMONY FOR THE 149TH CADET CLASSES UNDERWAY.
JUST BROOK, ON BEHALF OF THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT AND INTERIM CHIEF OF POLICE, ROBIN J HENDERSON, I THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY ON THIS VERY SPECIAL LOCATION.
I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A SPECIAL THANKS TO PASTOR CASEY BENSON OF THE BANNOCKBURN CHURCH FOR THE USE OF THIS BEAUTIFUL FACILITY.
I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE DISTINGUISHED GUESTS ON STAGE AND ON AND IN THE AUDIENCE WHO HAVE JOINED US FOR OUR COMMISSIONING CEREMONY.
COUNCIL MEMBER NATASHA HARPER MADISON, COUNCIL MEMBER CHITO VELA.
COUNCIL MEMBER MCKENZIE KELLY MAYOR PRO TEMP LESLIE POOLE.
MAYOR KURT WATSON, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
BRUCE MILLS, INTERIM CHIEF OF POLICE.
ROBIN J HENDERSON, ASSISTANT CHIEF SCOTT PERRY, ASSISTANT CHIEF GISETTE GASLIN, ASSISTANT CHIEF ERIC MESSEY, ASSISTANT CHIEF, DEPUTY UNITED STATES MARSHAL FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS.
MORGAN MCMAHON, PRESIDENT OF THE CENTRAL TEXAS PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION.
MR. EDUARDO MARGAN, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. KEVIN FOSTER, A PD CHAPLAIN, OLA BURNS AND CADET SERGEANT ADRIANA HAMILTON.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE A PD COMMAND STAFF FOR JOINING US THIS AFTERNOON.
THERE'S ANOTHER IMPORTANT GROUP OF PEOPLE I WISH TO RECOGNIZE AND THAT IS THE STAFF OF THE RECRUITING AND TRAINING DIVISIONS.
IT IS THROUGH THE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS OF THESE OFFICERS, SUPERVISORS, AND CIVILIAN SUPPORT STAFF THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ASSEMBLE THIS GROUP OF HIGHLY QUALIFIED POLICE CADETS AND TRANSFORM THEM INTO OFFICERS IN THE FINEST POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE NATION.
WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE RISE AND REMAIN STANDING FROM THE RECRUITING UNIT, LIEUTENANT MATTHEW FORTS AND SERGEANT MERIS HAYWARD FROM CADET TRAINING LIEUTENANT ELIJAH MYRICK, SERGEANT ADRIANA HAMILTON, CORPORAL NATHAN BLAKE AND CORPORAL CARTER ROONEY FROM LEARN SKILLS UNIT LIEUTENANT JASON FERRERA, SERGEANT JASON ROSSON, SERGEANT ADRIAN CHOPIN AND CORPORAL BRANDON BRINSON FROM THE ADVANCED EDUCATION UNIT.
SERGEANT TIM PRICE AND DETECTIVE VIRGINIA HIGGINBOTHAM.
ALONG WITH THESE SUPERVISORS, WOULD ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE RECRUITING AND TRAINING DIVISIONS PLEASE STAND TO BE RECOGNIZED.
THE MEMBERS OF THE RECRUITING AND TRAINING DIVISION REPRESENT THE BEST OF THE BEST.
THIS IS A CELEBRATION OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE 25 CADETS SEATED IN FRONT OF ME AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE MADE THIS DAY POSSIBLE.
THESE CADETS SET THEIR GOALS AND SUCCEEDED IN COMPLETED THE MOST PHYSICALLY INTENSE AND ACADEMICALLY RIGOROUS POLICE TRAINING REGIMEN IN THE NATION TO THE FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS WHO HAVE PROVIDED CARE, SUPPORT, AND ENCOURAGEMENT FOR THE DURATION OF THE ACADEMY.
WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR ATTENDANCE HERE TODAY.
THIS AFTERNOON WE WILL HONOR AUSTIN NEWEST POLICE OFFICERS, BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY SERVED AND CURRENTLY SERVE AS PEACE OFFICERS WOULD ALL ACTIVE AND RETIRE PEACE OFFICERS POLICE STAND.
EACH OF YOU HAS EARNED OUR THANKS AND RESPECT FOR OUR YOUR DEDICATION AND SERVICE.
FINALLY, I WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO PAY RESPECT TO THOSE OFFICERS IN OUR COMMUNITY, STATE AND NATION WHO HAVE GIVEN THE FINAL MEASURE OF THEIR DEDICATION AND MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE BY GIVING UP THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND THEIR HONOR.
IT IS MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE OUR FIRST SPEAKER, ASSISTANT CHIEF, DEPUTY UNITED STATES MARSHAL FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS.
MORGAN MCMAHON, ASSISTANT CHIEF
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DEPUTY MCMAHON GRADUATED FROM WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY IN 2007 WITH A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND FORENSIC AND INVESTIGATIVE SCIENCE, AND IN 2009 WITH A MASTER'S DEGREE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, ASSISTANT CHIEF DEPUTY MCMAHON BEGAN HER CAREER WITH THE UNITED STATES MARSHAL SERVICE IN 2011 AND HER FIRST DUTY LOCATION WAS THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA, ASSIGNED TO THE TULSA LAW OFFICE ASSISTANT CHIEF DEPUTY MCMAHON PROMOTED IN 2016 AND RELOCATED TO SAN ANTONIO WHERE SHE BECAME THE PROTECTIVE INTELLIGENCE INSPECTOR AND LATER THE SUPERVISORY DEPUTY UNITED STATES MARSHAL.SHE PROMOTED TO THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT CHIEF IN 2019 AND CURRENTLY OVERSEES THE SAN ANTONIO, AUSTIN AND WACO OFFICES IN THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS.
ASSISTANT CHIEF DEPUTY MCMAHON SERVES ON SEVERAL NATIONAL UNITED STATES MARSHAL SERVICE BOARDS TO INCLUDE THE LESS THAN LETHAL REVIEW BOARD.
THE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW OF THE MERIT PROMOTIONAL EXAM AND THE COMPLIANCE INSPECTIONS TEAM ASSISTANT CHIEF DEPUTY MCMAHON HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS TO INCLUDE SUSTAINED SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE SPECIAL ACT AWARDS.
THE ALAMO EXECUTIVE BOARD SUPERVISOR OF THE YEAR, AND MOST RECENTLY SHE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE SAN ANTONIO WOMEN'S HALL OF FAME.
ASSISTANT CHIEF DEPUTY MCMAHON HAS BEEN MARRIED TO HER HUSBAND DAVID SINCE 2017, AND HER PROUDEST ACCOMPLISHMENT IS THE ADOPTION OF THEIR SON CARTER IN 2022.
PLEASE WELCOME ASSISTANT CHIEF DEPUTY UNITED STATES MARSHALL MORGAN MCMAHON.
I'M SO HONORED TO BE HERE AND BE SPEAKING IN FRONT OF YOU.
SO LET ME START WITH CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU ALL HAVE ACCOMPLISHED SOMETHING AMAZING.
IT ISN'T BEEN EASY, SOMETHING YOU GUYS SHOULD BE PROUD OF.
CLASS 1 49 IS A CLASS COMPRISED OF INDIVIDUALS WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF LIFE EXPERIENCE.
SOME OF YOU HAVE SERVED IN THE MILITARY, OTHERS HAVE SPENT TIME IN COLLEGE, AND SOME HAVE WORKED IN TOTALLY DIFFERENT CAREERS.
I COMMEND EACH OF YOU FOR TAKING THE LEAP INTO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
I KNOW ENTERING THE WORLD OF POLICING TAKES MORE COURAGE AND FORTITUDE THAN EVER BEFORE.
I REMEMBER SITTING IN YOUR SEAT 12 YEARS AGO, ALTHOUGH THE LAST 12 YEARS HAVE FLOWN BY IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE, I CAN RECALL THE MULTITUDE OF EMOTIONS THAT I FELT THAT DAY.
I WAS EXCITED, I WAS ANXIOUS, AND I WAS OVERWHELMED WITH GRATITUDE.
MY CLASSMATES SURROUNDING ME HAD GONE FROM STRANGERS TO FAMILY SEEMINGLY OVERNIGHT.
THE BOND WE FORMED WITH EACH OTHER WAS ONE ROOTED IN SHARED SUFFERING, LONG TRAINING DAYS, AND A PASSION TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.
THE TRAINING THAT YOU'VE UNDERGONE WHILE IN THE ACADEMY IS GONNA SET THE STAGE FOR THE REST OF YOUR CAREER.
IF YOU CARRY THIS TRAINING FORWARD, WORK HARD, AND ADHERE TO YOUR POLICIES, YOU EACH WILL HAVE A SUCCESSFUL CAREER.
HOWEVER, I WANNA CHALLENGE YOU TO ASK YOURSELF IF SUCCESSFUL IS GOOD ENOUGH.
YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF, TO YOUR FAMILIES, TO YOUR COWORKERS, AND TO THE CITY OF AUSTIN TO STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE.
WHILE THERE'S NO SECRET RECIPE FOR EXCELLENCE, THERE ARE COMMON CHARACTERISTICS OF THOSE OFFICERS AND LEADERS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT WHO SIMPLY OUTSHINE THE REST.
SO TODAY I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE FIVE COLLECTIVE FEATURES OF THOSE WHO CHOOSE EXCELLENCE.
NUMBER ONE, TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.
INVESTING IN YOUR EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND OFTEN OVERLOOKED ASPECTS IN A POLICE OFFICER'S LIFE.
THE STRESS AND PRESSURE THAT YOU FACE WILL IMPACT NOT ONLY YOU BUT YOUR FAMILIES.
THE LONG HOURS, NEVER ENDING CALLS AND INTERACTING WITH PEOPLE AT THEIR WORST CAN TAKE A NEGATIVE TOLL ON EVEN THE STRONGEST.
THIS IS WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT YOU FIND A HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE WAY TO RELIEVE STRESS.
PHYSICAL FITNESS IS A GREAT METHOD, BUT THE BEST WAY CAN SIMPLY BE TO TALK ABOUT IT.
TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS, TALK TO YOUR FAMILY, TALK TO YOUR PASTOR, TALK TO YOUR COWORKER, TALK TO YOUR COUNSELOR, BUT TALK.
DO NOT LET THE TRAUMAS THAT YOU FACE, BUILD AND BUILD UNTIL YOU'RE AT A BREAKING POINT.
CHOOSE TO DO SOMETHING EVERY DAY TO INVEST IN YOUR EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL WELLBEING.
INVEST IN YOURSELF, BOTH ON AND OFF DUTY.
ENROLL IN A BRAZILIAN JIUJITSU GYM.
TAKE A FEW HOURS A MONTH AND GO TO THE RANGE.
LIFT WEIGHTS DRY, FIRE AT HOME,
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RUN.YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF TO ENSURE YOU'RE INVESTING ENOUGH IN YOURSELF THAT YOU'RE EMOTIONALLY AND PHYSICALLY PREPARED FOR WORST CASE SCENARIOS EVERY TIME YOU PUT ON YOUR UNIFORM.
CHOOSE TO DO THE RIGHT THING EVERY TIME, EVEN WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING.
IF THE CHOICE IS EASY, CHOOSE TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
IF THE CHOICE IS HARD, CHOOSE TO BE TRUSTWORTHY AND DEPENDABLE.
EVEN THOUGH WHEN THE RIGHT THING IS NOT SIMPLE AND NOT POPULAR WITHOUT INTEGRITY, YOU CANNOT HAVE HONESTY.
WITHOUT HONESTY, THERE'S NO ACCOUNTABILITY AND WITHOUT ACCOUNTABILITY, THERE'S NO EXCELLENCE.
YOUR CONDUCT, BOTH ON AND OFF DUTY WILL BE SCRUTINIZED BY EVERYONE AND WE ARE GONNA BE EXPECTED TO DO A LOT.
WE WHO CHOOSE THE TO SERVE THE PUBLIC ARE HELD TO THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF CONDUCT AS WE SHOULD BE.
THERE'S NO GREATER HONOR THAN CHOOSING A LIFE OF SERVICE.
THE BURDEN OF MENTAL PREPAREDNESS RELIES SOLELY ON OUR OWN SHOULDERS.
THINK THROUGH YOUR RESPONSES BEFORE THEY EVER OCCUR.
HOW ARE YOU GONNA RESPOND TO THE ACTIVE SHOOTER CALL AT THE MALL? HOW ARE YOU GONNA RESPOND TO THE NEXT DEMI DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CALL? PREPARE FOR THE WORST CASE SCENARIOS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE EQUIPPED TO DEAL WITH EVERY SITUATION YOU FACE.
THE WORLD WE LIVE IN TODAY IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN EVER BEFORE.
WE'RE SMARTER THAN WE USED TO BE.
WE HAVE BETTER EQUIPMENT, MORE TRAINING, MORE TECHNOLOGY.
OUR VEHICLES ARE BETTER, OUR WEAPONS ARE BETTER.
HOWEVER, THE HUMAN LIFE IS INCREDIBLY FRAGILE.
WE OWE IT TO OURSELVES, OUR FAMILY, OUR AGENCY, AND THE COMMUNITY TO WAKE UP EVERY DAY AND CHOOSE TO BE MENTALLY PREPARED SO WE MAKE IT HOME.
MY SON CARTER IS EIGHT YEARS OLD AND BLESS HIS HEART, HE HAS NOT ONLY ME AS A MOM IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, BUT HIS DAD HAPPENS TO BE THE SWAT THAT OVERSEES NEW BRAUNFELS POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WE ROUTINELY PLAY AT HOME THIS LITTLE GAME CALLED THE WHAT WIN GAME.
WHEN WE ENTER A GROCERY STORE, WHEN WE TRAVEL THROUGH AN AIRPORT, OR WHEN WE DROP 'EM OFF AT SCHOOL IN THE MORNING, KNOWING WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IN EACH AND EVERY SITUATION IS GONNA PREPARE US TO HAVE THE MOST APPROPRIATE RESPONSE.
THIS CAN PROVE CHALLENGING IN A WORK ENVIRONMENT WHERE WE FACE CONTINUAL CONFRONTATION, VIOLENCE, AND EXPOSURE TO THE UGLIEST PARTS OF HUMANITY.
YOU DID NOT ENTER THIS PROFESSION FOR PAY AND BENEFITS.
I BELIEVE YOU CHOSE TO ENTER THIS PROFESSION BECAUSE OF YOUR COMMITMENT AND DRIVE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FROM A VERY YOUNG AGE.
I THINK WE CAN ALL REMEMBER TO BE BEING TAUGHT TO TREAT OTHERS THE WAY THAT WE WANT OTHERS TO TREAT US.
THEN I JOINED THE MARSHALL SERVICE AND I QUICKLY LEARNED THAT WHILE THERE WILL BE TIMES THAT WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO USE FORCE TO COME HOME AT NIGHT, MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, YOU CAN GET THE JOB DONE BY LISTENING, TALKING, AND SHOWING COMPASSION.
I WILL NEVER FORGET A FUGITIVE NAMED RONALD WHO HAD CONTINUED OUTSTANDING FEDERAL WARRANTS FOR HIS ARREST.
I'D ARRESTED RONALD NO LESS THAN FIVE TIMES, AND EACH TIME I TREATED HIM LIKE A HUMAN BEING.
I TALKED WITH HIM WHEN WE DROVE TO THE JAIL AND I TRIED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT LIFE EXPERIENCES HAD LED HIM TO WHERE HE WAS.
RONALD FILLED ME IN ON HIS TROUBLED UPBRINGING AND ON SEVERAL NEVER NEGATIVE INTERACTIONS HE'D HAD WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE PAST.
SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, I RECEIVED YET ANOTHER WARRANT FOR RONALD.
WE DID INVESTIGATIVE MEASURES AND LEARNED THAT RONALD WAS INSIDE OF A SPECIFIC RESIDENCE FOR WHICH WE HAD FIRST PARTY.
WE SURROUNDED THE HOME AND KNOCKED.
AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME OF NO RESPONSE AND ANNOUNCED POLICE WITH THE WARRANT OPEN UP, IT WAS PITCH BLACK INSIDE THE HOUSE.
MY COWORKERS CONTINUED TO YELL IN COMMANDS AND THEY THEN ADVISED THAT WE WERE GONNA BE SENDING IN A DOG.
AFTER RONALD, I MADE THE DECISION TO YELL SOLELY OUT.
RONALD, COME OUTSIDE AND MAKE THIS EASIER FOR EVERYONE.
I IMMEDIATELY HEARD MORGAN, IS THAT YOU? AND HERE CAME RONALD CRAWLING OUT OF THE HOUSE.
HE LATER TOLD ME THAT HAD HE KNOWN I WAS OUTSIDE, HE WOULD'VE IMMEDIATELY SURRENDERED BECAUSE HE KNEW HE COULD TRUST ME.
NOW, THERE'S GONNA BE TIMES IN YOUR CAREER WHERE THE ONLY CHO CHOICE IS TO USE FORCE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GO HOME TO YOUR FAMILY.
MY HUSBAND AND I REGULARLY WEAR OUR SHIRTS HONORING, HONORING AUSTIN SENIOR POLICE OFFICER JORGE PAST REMINDING US, PROTECT MY BROTHER.
ALWAYS REMEMBER OUR OATH IS TO PROTECT AND SERVE AND WE MUST USE EVERY TOOL AVAILABLE TO US.
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A LITTLE RESPECT CAN GO A LONG WAY.AND FINALLY, NUMBER FIVE, COLLABORATION.
THERE WAS A TIME THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS NOT SEEN AS A TEAM, BUT AS AN INDIVIDUAL EFFORT.
IT WAS ONE OFFICER AND THEIR ONE SQUAD CAR AS THEY FACED THE REST OF THE WORLD ALONE.
WE NO LONGER LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE WE CAN BE SUCCESSFUL ALONE.
I ENCOURAGE EACH OF YOU TO CREATE PARTNERSHIPS.
YOU ARE GONNA BE ASKED TO BE SO MANY THINGS, A DOCTOR, A PSYCHOLOGIST, A FRIEND, A TEACHER, A LAWYER, A GARBAGE COLLECTOR.
IN ADDITION TO EVERY OTHER THING THAT YOU DO AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, THE MORE PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW IN EACH REALM AND FACET THAT WE TOUCH CAN ONLY MAKE OUR JOBS EASIER.
EXPAND YOUR CONTACTS THROUGHOUT, NOT ONLY THE CITY OF AUSTIN BUT BEYOND.
COLLABORATE AND MAKE FRIENDS WITH THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN AUSTIN.
THESE RELATIONSHIPS CAN ONLY STRENGTHEN THE GROUNDWORK FOR EFFECTIVE CRIME PREVENTION AND STRENGTHEN THE RESILIENCY AND UNITY OF OUR COMMUNITIES REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WE ARE FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS.
TODAY, YOU BECOME A PART OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT FAMILY.
WE MUST RELY ON EACH OTHER TO HOLD THE LINE, KEEP OUR CITY SAFE AND PROTECT THOSE MOST VULNERABLE.
MY FATHER-IN-LAW HAS LIVED IN FRANK SECTOR FOR OVER 50 YEARS, AND HE'S DEPENDING ON YOU GRADUATING CANDIDATES.
I WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY WELL.
STAY SAFE, AND CONGRATULATIONS ON SUCH A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT.
AND REMEMBER TO CHOOSE EXCELLENCE.
EACH CADET CLASS ELECTS ITS OWN CLASS OFFICERS SELECTION AS CLASS PRECEDENT IS BOTH AN HONOR AND A SIGNIFICANT RESPONSIBILITY.
THE CLASS PRECEDENT IS EXPECTED TO SET AN EXAMPLE, PROVIDE LEADERSHIP, AND ACT AS THE CLASS OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE.
AS SUCH, THIS SELECTION SYMBOLIZES THE CONFIDENCE THE CLASS HAS BESTOWED UPON THIS INDIVIDUAL.
THE 149TH CADET CLASS HAS CHOSEN CADET ANDREW PORTER, ESTHER, PRESIDENT CADET PORTER.
FIRST OFF, I JUST WANNA SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 1 49 FOR GRADUATING THE POLICE ACADEMY, BECOMING PEACE OFFICERS.
AND NOW AUSTIN POLICE OFFICERS AUSTIN, WANT TO GIVE US, UH, A THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR A GREAT REWARDING CAREER.
THE ACADEMY IS TOUGH, IT'S VERY VIGOROUS, IT'S VERY DEMANDING, BUT THROUGH ALL THESE 25 CADETS, WE ALL GOT THROUGH IT AND STUCK TOGETHER.
I DEFINITELY WANNA GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO OFFICER STEVEN DAVIS, OFFICER LARRY EASLEY.
THOSE GUYS ARE MY FRIENDS THESE DAYS.
GOT TOUGH, BUT WE ALL STUCK IT OUT.
OFFICER BLAND, OFFICER CHESTER, GILLY, ALL OF 'EM.
JUNG, THE BOARD, QUICK
IT'S BEEN A GREAT, GREAT EXPERIENCE.
I ALSO WANNA THANK THE CADET TRAINING STAFF, OFFICER ELLO, OFFICER ABBOTT, OFFICER HOWELL, OFFICER PORTER.
THEY'RE GREAT INSTRUCTORS AND THEY'RE GREAT EXPLAINING THINGS AND HAVE REALLY GOOD WORDS OF WISDOM.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK CORPORAL ROONEY AND OFFICER MARLER FOR GIVING US GREAT PT SESSIONS AND GETTING US STRONGER.
IT'S BEEN A GREAT EXPERIENCE AND I CAN'T WAIT TO GET OUT ON THE STREETS.
AND ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY.
AND REMEMBER 1 49, THEIR ANSWERS ARE THERE.
OUR FIRST AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. KEVIN FOSTER.
FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, DR. FOSTER HAS TAUGHT THE HISTORY OF RACE AND POLICING FOR THE AUSTIN POLICE ACADEMY.
HE'S A 30 YEAR VETERAN EDUCATOR, EDUCATION OR LEADER AND POLICY MAKER.
HE HAS WORKED IN SCHOOLS AND LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND HAS AUTHORED DOZENS OF ACADEMIC ARTICLES.
HE'S CURRENTLY VICE PRESIDENT OF THE AUSTIN SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WHICH INCLUDES AN 85 OFFICER POLICE DEPARTMENT, SERVING AND PROTECTING
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THE STAFF, STUDENTS, AND COMMUNITY ON THE DISTRICT'S 114 SCHOOL CAMPUSES AND RELATED FACILITIES.HE'S ALSO THE ASSOCIATE CHAIR OF THE BLACK STUDIES DEPARTMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS IN AUSTIN.
DR. FOSTER RECEIVED HIS PHD AND MA FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN AND HIS BA FROM THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY.
HE'S THE PARENT OF TWO YOUNG ADULTS, MALCOLM AND MARLEY.
PLEASE WELCOME DR. KEVIN FOSTER.
I'M HUMBLED THAT THEY LET A NERDY PROFESSOR COME AND BE A PART OF OF THIS WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE.
SO OUR FIRST AWARD THIS AFTERNOON IS THE HUMANITARIAN AWARD.
EACH CADET CLASS NOMINATES A FELLOW CADET TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD TO HONOR THEM AS THEIR CLASS HUMANITARIAN.
THE HUMANITARIAN AWARD WAS ESTABLISHED AND NAMED AFTER RETIRED, A PD LIEUTENANT ERNIE HENKEL TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEPARTMENT AND TO THE COMMUNITY.
LIEUTENANT HENKEL WAS THE CLASS PRESIDENT OF THE 23RD CADET CLASS COMMISSIONED ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 1960.
HE SPENT HIS ENTIRE CAREER AS A STREET OFFICER, OR HE PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT IN 1973 WHERE HE REMAINED ON PATROL FOR 22 YEARS BECAUSE HE NEVER WANTED TO LEAVE THE STREET.
AT ONE TIME, LIEUTENANT HENKEL WAS THE MOST DECORATED POLICE OFFICER IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN, RECEIVING OVER 200 AWARDS AND COMMENDATIONS.
LIEUTENANT HENKEL RETIRED ON NOVEMBER 25TH, 1995, AND DEVOTED MORE THAN 35 YEARS OF HIS LIFE TO THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT.
HE ALSO GAVE UNSELFISHLY OF HIMSELF TO OTHERS EACH AND EVERY DAY OF HIS CAREER.
LIEUTENANT HENKEL PASSED AWAY ON MARCH 26TH, 2023.
HE REMAINS IN OUR HEARTS AND MINDS AS THE SYMBOL OF WHAT A GREAT OFFICER SHOULD BE.
HONORABLE AND HUMBLE, PRINCIPLED WITH A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE FRAILTY OF THE HUMAN CONDITION.
THE 149TH CADET CLASS ERNIE HINKLE HUMANITARIAN AWARD RECIPIENT IS RYAN VOTE.
COULD YOU PLEASE JOIN ME, RYAN? OUR NEXT AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE CENTRAL TEXAS PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION, MR. EDUARDO MARIN.
MR. MARIN IS FOUNDER AND CEO OF PIX U INVESTMENTS AND CO-FOUNDER OF MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER CLUB, AUSTIN FC FROM MONTEREY, MEXICO.
MR. MARGAN REPRESENTED MICROSOFT IN MEXICO WHERE HE BUILT A SUCCESSFUL CAREER AS A TECHNOLOGY INVESTOR.
SINCE MAKING AUSTIN HIS HOME 12 YEARS AGO, MR. MARIN'S FIRM HAS ACQUIRED LANDMARK REAL ESTATE, SUCH AS THE DRISCOLL HOTEL AND THE SCARBOROUGH AND LITTLEFIELD BUILDINGS IN DOWNTOWN AUSTIN.
IN JUNE, 2022, GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT APPOINTED HIM TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
MR. MAR GAIN ALSO SERVES ON THE BOARD OF THE FOUR A TX FOUNDATION AND AS A MEMBER OF THE AUSTIN COUNCIL ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, PLEASE WELCOME MR. EDUARDO MARIN.
OUR LAST AWARD THIS AFTERNOON IS THE HONOR CADET AWARD.
THE HONOR CADET IS SELECTED BY THE TRAINING STAFF AS THE CADET WHO BEST EXEMPLIFIES A COMBINATION OF SKILLS AND QUALITIES THAT ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO THE TRAINING PROGRAM.
THOSE SKILLS AND QUALITIES ARE LEADERSHIP, INTEGRITY, PROFESSIONALISM, INITIATIVE, HARD WORK, DEPENDABILITY, AND OVERALL PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE.
THE CADET WHO BEST REPRESENTS THESE SKILLS FROM THE 149 CADET CLASS IS CADET COLMAN.
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THANK YOU MR. MARIN.IT IS NOT MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE THE INTERIM CHIEF OF POLICE FOR THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT.
ROBIN J HENDERSON, CHIEF HENDERSON HAS SERVED WITH THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR 26 YEARS AND WAS RECENTLY APPOINTED TO INTERIM CHIEF OF POLICE ON AUGUST 28TH, 2023.
CHIEF HENDERSON CURRENTLY OVERSEES ALL DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS, WHICH INCLUDES A WORKFORCE OF APPROXIMATELY 2200 SWORN AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL.
PRIOR TO HER INTERIM APPOINTMENT, CHIEF HENDERSON SERVED AS THE CHIEF OF STAFF AND IN ADDITION TO MANAGING THE INTERNAL WORKINGS OF THE DEPARTMENT, OVERSAW THE PEER SUPPORT UNIT, THE COUNTER ASSAULT STRIKE TEAM, AND THE EXECUTIVE PROTECTION UNIT.
CHIEF HENDERSON SERVED IN VARIOUS ASSIGNMENTS INCLUDING EXECUTIVE LIEUTENANT PATROL, LIEUTENANT CADET, TRAINING UNIT, FIELD TRAINING, UNIT, INTERNAL AFFAIRS PURCHASE AND PROPERTY INVESTIGATION, STREET RESPONSE AND PATROL SERVICES.
CHIEF ANDERSON ENJOYS LEADING A PRODUCTIVE PROFESSIONAL AND PROGRESSIVE TEAM.
SHE'S PASSIONATE ABOUT PUBLIC SERVICE BEING A SERVANT LEADER, A MENTOR, AND MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT AND THE AUSTIN COMMUNITY.
PLEASE WELCOME INTERIM CHIEF OF POLICE FOR THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT, ROBIN J HENDERSON.
LET ME ADJUST THIS SO MAKE SURE YOU CAN HEAR MY AWESOME WORDS OF WISDOM.
ANYWAY,
HOW EXCITING IS THIS? UM, THIS IS AN AMAZING DAY FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES AND YOUR FRIENDS.
YOU'VE COMPLETED A JOURNEY THAT'S NOT EASY TO COMPLETE, BUT YET HERE YOU ARE, YOU'VE DONE IT TOGETHER.
IN A SHORT TIME, YOU'LL BECOME AN AUSTIN POLICE OFFICER JOINING THE A PD FAMILY AND THE PUBLIC SERVANT FOR OUR AUSTIN COMMUNITY.
IT TAKES A SPECIAL PERSON TO ANSWER THE CALLING OF BEING A POLICE OFFICER, EVEN MORE SO IN OUR CURRENT STATE AND TIME.
AND YET HERE YOU ARE READY TO ANSWER THE CALLING.
I WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK OUR DEDICATED RECRUITING AND ACADEMY PERSONNEL.
BOTH ARE SWORN AND CIVILIAN FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO ENSURE YOU REACH THE FINISH LINE AT GRADUATION TODAY.
THEY'VE PROPERLY PREPARED YOU TO ENSURE YOU NOT ONLY SUCCEED, BUT EXCEL.
THE PATH THAT LAY BEFORE YOU AS AN AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT AT THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO BE AMAZING.
I KNOW IT'S A HEAVY LIFT, BUT I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR PASSION AND PROFESSIONALISM TO MAKE SURE THESE NEW OFFICERS ARE FULLY PREPARED.
I ALSO WANNA THANK THE FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS THAT ARE JOINING US TODAY.
PLEASE KNOW YOU SHARE IN THIS HONOR.
I KNOW YOU ARE A DIRECT CONTRIBUTOR TO OUR CADET'S SUCCESS WITH YOUR LOVE, SUPPORT, ENCOURAGEMENT THAT YOU'VE PROVIDED THEM ALONG THIS SOMETIMES ARDUOUS AND CHALLENGING JOURNEY.
NOW EACH OF YOU SITTING HERE MAY HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE GOOD, BAD AND MAYBE EVEN THE UGLY, THE TIMES THAT YOU'VE GONE THROUGH AT THE ACADEMY, BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU EACH OF OUR GRADUATES HAS DEVELOPED A BOND AND A BROTHER AND SISTERHOOD WITH EACH OTHER THAT IS GOING TO LAST FOREVER.
I'M DELIGHTED TO SHARE SOME OF THE FACTS AND INSIGHTS ABOUT OUR ONE 49TH CADET CLASS THAT TRULY HIGHLIGHT THE DIVERSITY AND UNIQUE BACKGROUNDS THAT OUR AMAZING RECRUITING STAFF HAS PUT TOGETHER.
THEY TRULY DID THE PHENOMENAL JOBS.
WE HAVE A FORMER ARIZONA TROOPER WHO HAS BROUGHT VALUABLE INSIGHT AND EXPERIENCE TO THE CLASS.
WE'RE PRIVILEGED TO HAVE A MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYER FROM THE ROUND ROCK EXPRESS, ALSO ADDING HIS UNIQUE OH WOW.
ALSO ADDING HIS UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE TO THE CLASS.
UM, WE HAVE A CADET WHO'S TAUGHT INTERNATIONALLY AND IS FLUENT IN FOUR LANGUAGES.
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IS THAT THE MAJORITY OF OUR CADETS ARE BILINGUAL.WE ALSO HAVE A CADET THAT WILL BE JOINING HIS BROTHER AS AN AUSTIN POLICE OFFICER.
DEDICATION TO SERVICE WHO? YES.
UM, AND I JUST LEARNED THIS RIGHT NOW.
I SAW RETIRED CORPORAL LUGO AND HE ADVISED THAT HIS NIECE IS GRADUATING IN CLASS TODAY.
THE CLASS IS NOT ONLY DIVERSE IN DEMOGRAPHICS, BUT ALSO FROM BACKGROUNDS OF ORIGIN FROM ARIZONA, RUSSIA, TURKEY, FLORIDA, CONNECTICUT, OHIO ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE RICHNESS, RICHNESS OF EXPERIENCES THAT THEY WILL NOW BRING TO THE CITY OF AUSTIN.
THEY BEGAN THIS JOURNEY WITH 34 INDIVIDUALS AND THEY STAND HERE TODAY A COHESIVE TEAM OF 25 CADETS THAT HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE PROGRAM REFLECTING A COMMENDABLE 73% GRADUATION RATE.
WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE THREE GRADUATES MAKING UP, THREE FEMALE GRADUATES, MAKING UP 12% OF THE CLASS.
AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT ANYBODY CAN RECALL THAT ALL THREE FEMALES OR THE GROUP OF FEMALES THAT STARTED A STANDARD CADET CLASS ARE ALL GRADUATING TODAY.
NO, YOU GO LADIES, GIRLS ROCK.
UM, PLEASE KNOW ALL OF THESE CADETS ACHIEVEMENTS WHO ARE GRADUATING HERE TODAY RESONATE WITH OUR COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING AN AN INCLUSIVE AND SUPPORTIVE LEARNING AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT.
REFLECTING ON THE AUSTIN, THE AWESOME AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH YOU ARE ABOUT TO SERVE.
AS WE MOVE FORWARD, LET'S CARRY THESE UNIQUE STORIES AND LIFE EXPERIENCES WITH US TOGETHER.
YOU ARE A CADET CLASS THAT NOT ONLY REPRESENTS A DIVERSE BACKGROUND, BUT ALSO STANDS FOR THE TESTAMENT OF STRENGTH AND UNITY THAT COMES FROM PERSEVERANCE AND HARD WORK.
HERE'S TO YOUR SHARED JOURNEY AND THE A CREDIBLE BONDS FORMED ALONG THE WAY.
THESE BONDS, LIKE I SAID, I PROMISE THEY WILL NOT JUST LAST YOUR A PD CAREERS.
CONGRATULATIONS ONE 49TH CADET CLASS.
I KNOW YOU WILL MAKE US PROUD AND YOUR FAMILY'S PROUD AND YOUR FRIENDS PROUD AND EACH OTHER PROUD AS ALWAYS.
BE VIGILANT, INTENSE UNREMITTING WATCHFULNESS.
STAY ALERT, A STATE OF CAREFUL WATCHING AND READINESS, ESPECIALLY FOR DANGER OR OPPORTUNITY.
STAY SAFE, SECURE FROM THREAT OF DANGER, HARM OR LOSS, AND STAY AWESOME.
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELVES, TAKE CARE OF YOUR FAMILIES, TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER.
NOW THE MOMENT THESE CADETS HAVE BEEN WORKING TOWARD FOR SO LONG, THE PINNING OF THE AWESOME POLICE BADGE AND THE OATH OF OFFICE MEMBERS OF THE ONE 49TH CADET CLASS.
IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS, YOU'LL OFFICIALLY BE SWORN IN AS AUSTIN POLICE OFFICERS.
THE BADGE WITH WHICH YOU ARE ABOUT TO BE PRESENTED SHOULD ALWAYS BE WORN WITH COURAGE, RESPECT, AND HUMILITY.
YOUR ACTIONS THROUGHOUT YOUR CAREER WILL BE A REFLECTION ON THIS BADGE, YOUR CHARACTER IN OUR DEPARTMENT.
WEAR THIS BADGE WITH PRIDE, DEFENDED WITH HONOR, AND ALWAYS SEE IT AS A SYMBOL OF A SACRED TRUST BETWEEN YOU AND THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE.
I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE TRAINING ACADEMY SUPERVISOR, SERGEANT HAMILTON.
SHE'LL BE CALLING THE NAMES OF THE CADETS FOR THEIR BADGE PINNING.
SERGEANT HAMILTON BEGAN HER CAREER WITH THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT IN 2005, WHERE THE FIRST DUTY ASSIGNMENT BEING CHARLIE SECTOR, WHERE SHE LIVED AT THE TIME.
IN 2009, SERGEANT HAMILTON TRANSFERRED TO THE RECRUITING UNIT WHERE SHE SERVED AS A RECRUITER AND A BACKGROUND INVESTIGATOR.
SERGEANT HAMILTON PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF DETECTIVE IN DECEMBER, 2013 AND WAS ASSIGNED TO THE FINANCIAL CRIMES UNIT UNTIL HER PROMOTION TO SERGEANT IN DECEMBER, 2020.
SHE WORKED PATROL SERVICES, INTERNAL AFFAIRS, AND WAS SELECTED TO THE CADET SERGEANT IN AUSTIN IN AUGUST, 2023.
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TO SAY THAT CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ONE 49TH.UM, AS YOU KNOW, HARD WORK BEATS TALENT WHEN TALENT DOESN'T WORK HARD.
AND THESE GUYS HAVE WORKED HARD, AND I'M PROUD TO BE CELEBRATING WITH THEM AS THEY RECEIVE THEIR BADGE.
AS I ANNOUNCED THE NAMES FOR THE ONE 49TH CADET CLASS, EACH CADET AND THE PERSON SELECTED TO ACCOMPANY THEM WILL COME FORWARD ONTO THE STAGE FOR BADGE PENDING.
THE FIRST NAME IS ANUR AKAULU AND HE WILL BE PINNED BY HIS FATHER, CELINE, AND HE IS ACCOMPANIED BY HIS MOTHER HAFI.
WE HAVE NEXT JOSHUA BLAND, AND HE'S GONNA BE PINNED BY HIS FATHER, JOCK AND HIS MOTHER, SHARON AND BROTHER DOMINIQUE.
HE'S GOING TO BE PINNED BY HIS MOTHER, ELAINE, AND HE'S ACCOMPANIED BY HIS FATHER MICHAEL, HIS GIRLFRIEND MORGAN, AND HIS SISTERS MCKAYLA, NICOLE AND KIMBERLY.
NEXT WE HAVE DANIELLA CAVAZOS.
SHE'S GOING TO BE PINNED BY HER BOYFRIEND, AUSTIN POLICE, DETECTIVE JAVIER GONZALEZ, AND SHE'LL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HER BROTHER JORGE AND HER PARENTS, ROSA AND JORGE.
HE'S GOING TO BE PINNED BY HIS WIFE SAMANTHA,
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AND HE'S ACCOMPANIED BY HIS SON, CAMDEN.NEXT WE HAVE FRANCO CORZO AND HE'S GOING TO BE PINNED BY HIS FRIEND, DRIGO, AND HE'S ACCOMPANIED BY HIS PARENTS, MINERVA AND FRANCO, AND HIS FRIEND ROBERT AND BROTHER ROMERO.
HE'S GOING TO BE PINNED BY HIS WIFE, SABRINA, AND HE'S GONNA BE ACCOMPANIED BY HIS MOTHER, DALLAS AND KIDS AALIYAH AND ANDREAS.
HE'S GONNA BE PINNED BY HIS MOTHER, THERESA, AND HE'S ACCOMPANIED BY HIS SIBLINGS, MULAN, MACKAY, AND JORDAN.
HE'S GOING TO BE PINNED BY HIS FATHER, ALLEN, AND HE'S GONNA BE ACCOMPANIED BY HIS BROTHER, WILL AND MOTHER, GAIL.
HE'S, HE'S GONNA BE PINNED BY HIS MOTHER, CHERIE, AND HE'S ACCOMPANIED BY HIS GRANDMOTHER, GWEN, AND FAMILY MEMBER JOANNE.
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NEXT WE HAVE JESSE FRANCO.HE'S GONNA BE PINNED BY HIS BROTHER RAMIRO, AND HE'S ACCOMPANIED BY HIS MOTHER, DORA.
NEXT WE HAVE WILLIAM GILLEY, WHO'S GONNA BE PINNED BY HIS WIFE.
JULIANNE, THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE.
YOU WANT ME TO CALL HIM NEXT? NO, JUST KEEP GOING.
NEXT WE'RE GONNA HAVE DANIEL AIGO, AND HE'S GONNA BE PINNED BY HIS WIFE, BY HIS FIANCE, KENDALL.
AND HIS PARENTS, DANIEL AND MARGARITA.
NEXT WE HAVE MATTHEW GASTELUM.
HE'S GONNA BE PINNED BY HIS WIFE, VICTORIA, AND HE'S ACCOMPANIED BY HIS PARENTS, GEORGE AND SYLVIA.
NEXT WE HAVE JOSHUA GLASSON, WHO'S GONNA BE PINNED BY HIS WIFE, ASHLAND, AND HE'S GONNA BE ACCOMPANIED BY HIS PARENTS, JAY AND MARCIA, HIS SISTER HANNAH, HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW, JONATHAN AND NIECE MAISIE.
WHO'S GONNA BE PINNED BY HIS GIRLFRIEND ABIGAIL, AND HE'S ACCOMPANIED BY HIS PARENTS, PAMELA AND LEO, AND HIS AUNT ANDREA AND
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COUSIN GABRIELA.HE'S GONNA BE PINNED BY HIS FATHER, SOLAY, AND HE'S GONNA BE ACCOMPANIED BY HIS SISTER KAREN, MOTHER OMI GIRLFRIEND, MCKAYLA.
SHE'S GONNA BE PINNED BY HER SISTER VERLENE.
SHE'S ACCOMPANIED BY HER MOTHER, YVETTE AND HER COUSINS, ASHLEY AND FENDI.
SHE'S GONNA BE PINNED BY HER HUSBAND JORDAN, AND SHE'S ACCOMPANIED BY HER PARENTS, DANIEL AND JOANNE.
HE'S GONNA BE PINNED BY HIS WIFE, ANASTASIA.
HE'S GONNA BE PINNED BY HIS WIFE, CHRISTIANA AND DAUGHTERS, GABRIELA AND JULIET.
HE'S ACCOMPANIED BY HIS MOTHER IN CARITA, HIS BROTHER, AWESOME POLICE.
DETECTIVE ANTHONY PORTER, BROTHER DPS TROOPER AARON PORTER, SISTER PRINCESS IN-LAWS, BERTHA AND FRANK AND SONS, DEANGELO AND KINGSTON.
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NEXT WE HAVE CALVIN QUICK AND HE'S GONNA BE PINNED BY HIS FIANCE, THERESA.NEXT, WE HAVE TWO FUN, SOLE MESS.
HE'S GONNA BE PINNED BY HIS WIFE, GOCHI, AND HIS FRIEND.
HE'S GONNA BE ACCOMPANIED BY HIS FRIEND, ARMY SPECIALIST, JOHN COZY.
NEXT WE HAVE CAMERON TUCKER, AND HE'S GONNA BE PINNED BY HIS FATHER.
HE'S GONNA BE PAYING BY HIS FATHER, JEFF, AND HE'S ACCOMPANIED BY HIS GIRLFRIEND, EMILY, MOTHER JULIE AND COUSIN, OFFICER BRANDON MARK WITH OAKLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT.
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CHIEF HENDERSON.WILL NOW ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE.
ASSUMING IT'S IN ONE 49TH, CADET, GO AHEAD AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND RIGHT HERE AND REPEAT AFTER ME.
SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY, THAT I'LL FAITHFULLY IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE AND PERFORM.
DISCHARGE AND PERFORM ALL DUTIES INCUMBENT UPON ME, ALL DUTIES INCUMBENT UPON ME AS AN AUSTIN POLICE DEPAR OFFICER, AS AUSTIN POLICE OFFICER OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN.
ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND SKILL, ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND SKILL, MY ACTIONS WILL ALWAYS BE EXECUTED.
MY ACTIONS WILL ALWAYS BE EXECUTED WITHIN THE SPIRIT OF THE CONSTITUTION, WITHIN SPIRIT OF CONSTITUTION, THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE LAWS OF UNITED STATES, THE STATE OF TEXAS, THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND THE CITY OF AUSTIN.
I FURTHER SOMN SWEAR THAT I WILL BE FAITHFUL TO THE DEMANDS FOR TRUTH AND HONESTY.
THAT I'LL ABLE TO, AGAINST THE TRUTH AND HONESTY AS ESTABLISHED BY MY PROFESSION, AS ESTABLISHED BY MY PROFESSION AND THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I'LL BE PROFESSIONAL IN ALL REGARDS, RESPECT, AND OBEY MY SENIORS IN RANK, RESPECT, AND OBEY MY SENIOR IN RANK, AND ENFORCE THE LAW.
AND ENFORCE THE LAW WITHOUT FEAR, FAVOR, OR DISCRIMINATION, WITHOUT FEAR, FAVOR OR DISCRIMINATION, I WILL DEVOTE MY EFFORTS AND SKILLS.
I'LL DEVOTE MY EFFORTS AND SKILLS TO THE HONORABLE PROFESSION OF POLICING, TO THE HONORABLE PROFESSIONAL POLICING, TO THE SERVICE OF NEIGHBORHOODS, TO THE SERVICE NEIGHBORHOODS AND INDIVIDUALS AND INDIVIDUALS OF THIS COMMUNITY.
I WILL ASSIST THOSE IN PERILS OR DISTRESS.
I'LL ASSIST THOSE IN PERILS, DISTRESS, AND IF NECESSARY AND NECESSARY, LAY DOWN MY LIFE.
LAY MY LIFE, RATHER THAN SWERVE FROM THE PATH OF DUTY, RATHER THAN SWERVE FROM THE PATH OF DUTY.
ON BEHALF OF THE RECRUITING AND TRAINING STAFF AND THE ENTIRE POLICE DEPARTMENT FAMILY, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE AUSTIN'S NEWEST POLICE OFFICERS.
THANKS AGAIN TO ALL THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT HAVE MADE THEIR JOURNEY POSSIBLE.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS CONCLUDES TODAY'S CEREMONY.
REFRESHMENTS, SPONSORED BY THE A PD CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION WILL BE SERVED IN THE LOBBY.
OFFICER PORTER AS YOUR LAST OFFICIAL ACT AS CLASS PRESIDENT, WILL YOU PLEASE DISMISS THESE OFFICERS, THE
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INTEGRITY, TRUST, TO MAKE RIGHT PROFESSIONAL DECISION ACCOUNTABLE.GOOD AFTERNOON AND SAFE TRAVELS.