[Austin 151st Austin Police Academy Graduation Ceremony]
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IT'S MICHAEL CHANCELLOR AND I'M THE COMMANDER OF THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT'S TRAINING DIVISION.
I EXTEND MY THANKS TO EACH OF YOU FOR JOINING ME THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE COMMISSIONING CEREMONY OF THE HUNDRED 51ST ACADEMY 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 SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2023 50, MEN AND WOMEN CAME TOGETHER FROM A VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS AND COMMUNITIES TO UNDERGO THE, UNDERGO THE TRAINING REQUIRED TO BECOME AUSTIN POLICE OFFICERS.
AFTER 32 WEEKS OF RIGOROUS TRAINING FOR THE HUNDRED 51ST ACADEMY CLASS, 39 OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS HAVE SUCCEEDED IN THEIR GOAL.
THEY HAVE MET OUR DEMANDING PHYSICAL, ACADEMIC, AND ETHICAL STANDARDS AND WILL NOW HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF RESPONS AND RESPONSIBILITY OF WEARING THE BADGE OF AN AUSTIN POLICE OFFICER.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE STAND AND WELCOME THE GRADUATES OF THE HUNDRED 51ST 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.
OH, ALL UNIFORM PERSONNEL FREEZE, EH? OH, CLASS FREEZE.
CAN YOU SEE BY THE TOS EARLY LIGHT? WHAT SO OH SAY, CAN YOU SEE BY THE TOS EARLY LIGHT WHAT SO PROUDLY WE HELD AT THE TWILIGHTS LAST
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GLEAMING WHOSE SPREAD STRIPES AND BRIGHT STARS THROW THE PAIR LAST FIRE FOR THE ROCK PARTS WE WATCHED WERE AND THE ROCK REDS BURSTING AND GAY THROUGH THE NIGHT THAT A FLAG WAS TO, THAT STARTS THE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE, OH, ALL UNIFORM MEMBERS.PLEASE REMOVE YOUR COVER FOR THE INVOCATION, WHICH WILL BE DELIVERED BY A PD CHAPLAIN, PASTOR R CARDENA.
WELL, WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR CON CADETS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH BEING WITH YOU WANT, PRAY OVER THEM SPIRITUALLY AND ALL YOU FAMILIES.
I WANT YOU TO KEEP 'EM IN PRAYER AS THEY COME AND ENTER THIS FAMILY OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE JUST COME BEFORE YOU TODAY.
WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR EACH AND EVERY CADET HERE THAT HAS GRADUATED, THAT YOUR HAND BE UPON THEM, THAT YOU WOULD PROTECT THEM AS THEY COME AND PROTECT OUR STREETS.
LORD, YOU SAID THAT THEY BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS FOR THEY SHALL BE CALLED THE SONS OF GOD.
AND LORD, THEY'RE PEACEMAKERS HERE FOR THE CITY OF AUSTIN.
WOULD YOU KEEP YOUR HANDS UPON THEM? WOULD YOU KEEP 'EM STRONG? WOULD YOU KEEP 'EM HEALTHY, PROTECT THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROTECT THIS CITY OF AUSTIN? AND WE GIVE YOU ALL THE PRAISE, THE HONOR AND THE GLORY FOR ALWAYS TAKING CARE OF THEM, TAKING CARE OF THIS CITY AS WE LIFT IT UP TO YOU, LORD.
AND WE THANK YOU AS WE ALWAYS PLACE YOU FIRST IN OUR LIVES AND OUR CADETS HERE TODAY THAT HAVE GRADUATED.
WE THANK YOU FOR THEM, PROTECT THEM, THEIR FAMILIES, THEIR MARRIAGES, AND EVERYTHING THAT WE DO THAT IT WOULD BRING HONOR TO YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THE ANGELS THAT ALWAYS SURROUND THEM IN JESUS' MIGHTY NAME AND EVERYONE SAID AMEN.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE COMMISSIONING AND GRADUATION CEREMONY FOR THE HUNDRED 51ST CADET CLASS IS UNDERWAY.
BROOKE, 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 OCCASION.
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 GUEST ON STAGE AND IN THE AUDIENCE WHO HAVE JOINED US FOR OUR COMMISSIONING CEREMONY.
PLEASE HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE UNTIL THE FINAL INTRODUCTION.
COUNCIL MEMBER NATASHA HARPER MADISON, COUNCIL MEMBER JOSE VELAZQUEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER JOSE CHETO, VILLA COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN ALTER.
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COUNCIL MEMBER ALLISON ALTER, COUNCIL MEMBER LESLIE POOL, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, BRUCE MILLS, INTERIM CHIEF OF POLICE.ROBIN J HENDERSON, CHIEF OF STAFF, JEFF GREENWALD, ASSISTANT CHIEF JAMES MASON, ASSISTANT CHIEF GISETTE GASLIN, ASSISTANT CHIEF ERIC MEI, ASSISTANT CHIEF ERIC FITZGERALD, ASSISTANT CHIEF LEE ROGERS, REGIONAL DIRECTOR WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
GABRIEL L. ORTIZ, CHAIR OF THE CENTRAL TEXAS PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION.
MS. PAMELA MEIR, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. KEVIN FOSTER AND A PD CHAPLAIN, PASTOR ART CARDENA.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE A PD COMMAND STAFF FOR JOINING US THIS AFTERNOON.
THERE IS ANOTHER IMPORTANT GROUP OF PEOPLE I WISH TO RECOGNIZE AND THAT IS THE STAFF OF THE RECRUITING AND TRAINING DIVISION.
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.
SERGEANT MERIS HAYWARD FROM THE CADET TRAINING UNIT, LIEUTENANT ASHLEY EDWARDS, SERGEANT SERGEANT ADRIANA, WASHINGTON CORPORAL NATHAN BLAKE AND CORPORAL CARTER ROONEY FROM THE LEARN SKILLS UNIT, LIEUTENANT JASON FERRERA, SERGEANT JASON ROSSON, SERGEANT ADRIAN CHOPAN AND CORPORAL BRANDON BRUNSON FROM THE ADVANCED EDUCATION UNIT SERGEANT TIM PRICE.
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 39 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 COMPLETING 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 ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR ATTENDANCE HERE TODAY.
LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
THIS AFTERNOON, WE WILL HONOR AUSTIN'S NEWEST POLICE OFFICERS, BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY SERVED AND CURRENTLY SERVE AS PEACE OFFICERS WOULD ALL ACTIVE AND RETIRED PEACE OFFICERS.
EACH OF YOU HAS EARNED OUR THANKS AND RESPECT FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND SERVICE.
FINALLY, I WANT TO 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 IN THEIR HONOR.
IT IS MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE OUR FIRST SPEAKER, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL DIRECTOR GABRIEL ORTIZ.
GABRIEL L. ORTIZ IS A 25 YEAR VETERAN OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND IS CURRENTLY A REGIONAL DIRECTOR WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR.
ORTIZ EMBARKED ON A CAREER OF SERVICE ENLISTING IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ASSIGNED TO SECURITY FORCES, PERFORMING
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ASSIGNMENTS IN THE US, EUROPE AND THE MIDDLE EAST IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION, PROVIDE COMFORT UPON COMPLETION OF HIS MILITARY SERVICE.HE WAS RECRUITED BY THE TAYLOR COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN ABILENE, TEXAS, WHERE HE SPENT TWO YEARS BEFORE JOINING DPS AS A STATE TROOPER IN 1999.
HE HAS HELD NUMEROUS ASSIGNMENTS WITH DPS, INCLUDING TROOPER, SPECIAL AGENT, LIEUTENANT, CAPTAIN, AND MAJOR IN THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION.
HIS DUTIES HAVE VARIED FROM PATROL ASSIGNMENTS TO CONDUCTING AND OVERSEEING ORGANIZED CRIME INVESTIGATIONS INVOLVING DRUGS, GANGS, AUTO THEFT, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, FRAUD, AND OTHER VIOLENT CRIMES.
DIRECTOR ORTIZ HAS THOUGHT SEVERAL SUBJECTS RANGING FROM CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS TO LEADERSHIP AND IS A JOHN MAXWELL CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR.
FOR THE 360 LEADER AND FIVE LEVELS OF LEADERSHIP, HE HAS ATTAINED HIS MASTER PEACE OFFICER CERTIFICATE FROM THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT.
HE IS A MEMBER OF SEVERAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING F-B-I-N-A-A-I-A-C-P, TEXAS POLICE ASSOCIATION, AND THE TEXAS GANG INVESTIGATORS ASSOCIATION.
DIRECTOR ORTIZ IS CURRENTLY ENROLLED AT THE BUSH SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICE AT TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY PURSUING HIS EXECUTIVE MASTER OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION DEGREE, DEGREE.
DETECTIVE ORTIZ IS A GRADUATE OF TEXAS A AND M COMMERCE FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY, SESSION 2 7 4, AND NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF POLICE STAFF AND COMMAND CLASS 2 48.
PLEASE WELCOME TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL DIRECTOR GABRIEL ORTIZ.
SEE A LOT OF EXCITING FACES OVER HERE ON THIS SIDE OF THE ROOM, GRADUATES, FACULTY, ESTEEMED GUEST, AND FELLOW OFFICERS.
MY NAME IS GABRIEL ORTIZ, REGIONAL DIRECTOR WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, AND I'M HONORED TO STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY TO CELEBRATE THIS MOMENTOUS OCCASION TO THE HUNDRED 51ST CADET CLASS OF THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT.
TODAY YOU STAND ON THE PRECIPICE OF A REMARKABLE CAREER.
YOU'VE DEDICATED YOURSELVES TO A PATH OF SERVICE, OF STANDING IN THE GAP BETWEEN ORDER AND CHAOS, OF BEING THE THIN BLUE LINE THAT STRIVES TO PROTECT AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.
THE JOURNEY YOU EMBARK ON TODAY WON'T BE EASY.
IT WILL TEST YOU PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY, BUT WITHIN YOU LIES THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE, TO BE A BEACON OF HOPE IN TIMES OF NEED.
THE LANDSCAPE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY IN THE LAST 25 YEARS SINCE I FIRST PUT ON THIS TEXAS TAN, UNIFORM AND COWBOY HAT.
THE BADGE YOU EARNED TODAY NOW SIGNIFIES NOT JUST AUTHORITY, BUT ALSO RESPONSIBILITY.
RESPONSIBILITY TO UPHOLD THE LAW WITH FAIRNESS AND COMPASSION, TO BUILD TRUST WITH THE COMMUNITIES YOU SERVE AND TO BE AGENTS OF POSITIVE CHANGE.
YOU MAY ENCOUNTER SITUATIONS UNLIKE ANYTHING YOU TRAINED FOR.
YOU'LL FACE THE DARKNESS THAT ALERTS WITHIN HUMANITY, THE DEPTHS OF DESPAIR AND THE RAW EMOTIONS OF THOSE IN CRISIS.
BUT REMEMBER, YOU'RE NOT ALONE.
YOU ARE A PART OF A BROTHERHOOD AND A SISTERHOOD.
FORGED IN SHARED EXPERIENCES, A TEAM THAT WILL HAVE YOU, YOUR BACK JUST AS YOU WILL HAVE THEIRS.
LEAN ON YOUR COLLEAGUES, YOUR MENTORS, AND THE CITIZENS YOU SERVE.
THEY'RE THE FOUNDATION OF TRUST AND OF EFFECTIVE POLICING.
TECHNOLOGY WILL BE YOUR EVER EVOLVING PARTNER.
MASTER THE TOOLS AT YOUR DISPOSAL FROM BODY CAMERAS TO DEESCALATION TACTICS.
EMBRACE CONTINUOUS LEARNING FOR THE WORLD YOU NAVIGATE WILL CONSTANTLY EVOLVE.
STAY CURIOUS, STAY INFORMED AND REMEMBER THAT THE POWER OF COMMUNICATION CAN OFTEN BE YOUR MOST EFFECTIVE WEAPON.
THE MEDIA SPOTLIGHT CAN BE INTENSE.
REMEMBER, YOU REPRESENT THE BEST OF THIS DEPARTMENT, THE BEST OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.
CONDUCT YOURSELVES WITH INTEGRITY AND PROFESSIONALISM IN EVERY INTERACTION.
BE THE EMBODIMENT OF THE OATH YOU TAKE TODAY TO SERVE AND PROTECT.
WITH HONOR, THERE WILL BE MOMENTS OF DOUBT, MOMENTS WHEN THE WEIGHT OF THIS BADGE FEELS HEAVY, BUT IN THOSE MOMENTS,
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DRAW STRENGTH FROM THE PURPOSE THAT BROUGHT YOU HERE.REMEMBER THE REASON YOU CHOSE THIS PATH.
WHAT DRIVES YOU TO WEAR THIS BADGE? HOLD ONTO THAT PURPOSE, THAT UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO SERVING AND PROTECTING.
LET IT GUIDE YOU THROUGH THE LONG DAYS AND THE DARK NIGHTS.
IT IS THAT PASSION THAT WOULD MAKE YOU A GOOD OFFICER TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, TO KEEP THE INNOCENT SAFE, TO BUILD A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR AUSTIN GRADUATES.
YOU'RE MORE THAN JUST POLICE OFFICERS.
YOU'RE PROBLEM SOLVERS, PEACEMAKERS, AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDERS.
YOU ARE THE EMBODIMENT OF HOPE.
A CONSTANT REMINDER THAT EVEN IN THE FACE OF DARKNESS THERE IS LIGHT.
SO GO FORTH WITH COURAGE, WITH COMPASSION, AND WITH THE UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO SERVE AND PROTECT THOSE IN YOUR COMMUNITY.
CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME TO THE THIN BLUE LINE.
NOW LET'S MAKE A SAFER AUSTIN TOGETHER.
GOD BLESS YOU AND GOD BLESS TEXAS.
EACH CADET CLASS ELECTS ITS OWN CLASS OFFICERS SELECTION.
AS CLASS PRESIDENT IS BOTH AN HONOR AND A SIGNIFICANT RESPONSIBILITY.
THE CLASS PRESIDENT IS EXPECTED TO SET AN EXAMPLE, PROVIDE LEADERSHIP, AND ACT AS THE CLASS'S OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE.
AS SUCH, THIS ELECTION SYMBOLIZES THE CONFIDENCE THE CLASS HAS BESTOWED UPON THIS INDIVIDUAL.
THE HUNDRED AND 51ST CADET CLASS HAS CHOSEN JOSEPH TTO AS THEIR PRESIDENT CADET TTO.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE FOR THIS VERY SPECIAL OCCASION IS WITH IMMENSE PRIDE AND GRATITUDE THAT I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY AS THE ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE HUNDRED AND 51ST CADET CLASS TO CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR 39 NEWEST MEMBERS OF THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT TO MY FELLOW GRADUATES.
TODAY MARKS THE CULMINATION OF OUR HARD WORK, DEDICATION, AND PERSEVERANCE.
EACH ONE OF YOU HAS OVERCOME CHALLENGES, PUSHED BOUNDARIES, AND DEMONSTRATED A RELENTLESS COMMITMENT TO FULFILLING YOUR GOALS.
AS WE EMBARK ON THIS NEW CHAPTER OF OUR LIVES, LET US NEVER FORGET THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE BADGE THAT WE WEAR AND THE RESPONSIBILITY IT CARRIES.
LET US ALWAYS UPHOLD THE VALUES OF INTEGRITY, COURAGE, ACCOUNTABILITY, RESPECT, AND ETHICS.
TOGETHER WE ARE NOT JUST A CLASS, BUT A UNITED FORCE FOR GOOD IN OUR CITY.
LET US CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AND UPLIFT ONE ANOTHER AS WE NAVIGATE THE COMPLEXITIES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND STRIVE TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF THOSE THAT WE SERVE.
TO THE INSTRUCTORS, SUPPORTING OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP, THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNWAVERING SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE THROUGHOUT THIS JOURNEY.
YOUR DEDICATION AND PASSION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FINEST OFFICERS IN THE NATION IS A TESTAMENT TO AN EXCELLENCE THAT ALL POLICE DEPARTMENTS SHOULD STRIVE FOR.
WE COULD NOT HAVE REACHED THIS MILESTONE WITHOUT YOU.
AS WE STEP INTO THIS NOBLE PROFESSION OF POLICING, LET US DO SO WITH HUMILITY, FORTITUDE, AND A STEADFAST DEVOTION TO MAKING A DIFFERENCE.
OUR JOURNEY IS JUST BEGINNING.
OUR FIRST AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED BY 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 IS A 30 YEAR VETERAN EDUCATOR, EDUCATIONAL LEADER AND POLICY MAKER.
HE HAS WORKED IN SCHOOLS IN LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND AUTHORED DOZENS OF ACADEMIC ARTICLES.
HE IS CURRENTLY VICE PRESIDENT OF THE AUSTIN SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WHICH INCLUDES AN 85 OFFICER POLICE DEPARTMENT SERVING AND PROTECTING THE STUDENTS, STAFF AND COMMUNITY ON THE DISTRICT'S 114 SCHOOL CAMPUSES
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AND RELATED FACILITIES.HE IS ALSO THE ASSOCIATE CHAIR OF THE BLACK STUDIES DEPARTMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN.
DR. FOSTER RECEIVED HIS PHD AND MA FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN AND IS VA FROM THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY.
HE IS THE PARENT OF TWO YOUNG ADULTS, MALCOLM AND MARLEY.
PLEASE WELCOME DR. KEVIN FOSTER.
I'M GETTING USED TO THE UH, THE PIPE AND DRUM CORPS THAT COMES IN.
IT'S EXCITING BECAUSE EVERY TIME WE SEE THEM OR EVERY TIME I SEE THEM, IT NEED, IT MEANS THAT WE HAVE A NEW SET OF CADETS TURNING INTO OFFICERS TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.
SO LIEUTENANT HINKLE WAS CLASS PRESIDENT OF THE 23RD CADET CLASS COMMISSIONED ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 1960.
HE SPENT HIS ENTIRE CAREER AS A STREET OFFICER.
ERNIE PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT IN 1973 WHERE HE REMAINED IN PATROL FOR 22 YEARS BECAUSE HE NEVER WANTED TO LEAVE THE STREET.
AT ONE TIME, LIEUTENANT HINKLE WAS THE MOST DECORATED POLICE OFFICER IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN, RECEIVING OVER 200 AWARDS AND COMMENDATIONS.
IN 1993, HE WAS ONE OF 18 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS TO BE S SELECTED BY THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT TO RECEIVE THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR PROFESSIONALISM.
LIEUTENANT HINKLE 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.
LIEUTENANT HINKLE 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 HU OF THE HUMAN CONDITION.
THE 130 51ST CADET CLASS, ERNIE HINKLE HUMANITARIAN AWARD RECIPIENT IS CARRIE MITCHELL.
OUR NEXT AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE CHAIR OF THE CENTRAL TEXAS PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION.
DEAR PAMELA, MADE DEAR IS A PARTNER AT THE LAW FIRM OF JACKSON WALKER REPRESENTING CLIENTS BEFORE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF HER PRACTICE INVOLVES NEGOTIATIONS WITH LOCAL CITIES, COUNTIES, AND ELECTED OFFICIALS.
PAMELA IS AN ADVOCATE ON PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
PAMELA IS CHAIR OF THE CENTRAL TEXAS PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION, FORMERLY GREATER AUSTIN CRIME COMMISSION, GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE GREATER AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND PAST CHAIR OF THE REAL ESTATE COUNCIL OF AUSTIN.
SHE HAS SERVED AS AN ADJUNCT PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS LAW SCHOOL WHERE SHE ASSISTED WITH TEACHING A COURSE ON NEGOTIATIONS AND THE 2023 RECIPIENT OF THE GARY S. FARMER ACCOMMODATION OF EXCELLENCE AWARD, WHICH IS THE REAL ESTATE COUNCIL OF AUSTIN'S HIGHEST HONOR FOR AN ICON IN THE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY.
PLEASE WELCOME MS. PAMELA MADE DEAR CONGRATULATIONS, CADETS AND ALL OF YOUR FAMILIES THAT ARE HERE.
I HOPE YOU REMEMBER FOREVER THE FEELING THAT YOU'RE FEELING TODAY AND THE HONOR.
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
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THE 151ST CADET CLASS IS CADET AVERY ZUKI.BEFORE WE GET ON TO CHIEF HENDERSON, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I FORGOT SOME OF OUR SPECIAL GUESTS UP ON STAGE.
COUNCIL MEMBER PAIGE ELLIS AND OUR VERY OWN MAYOR, KIRK WATSON, JUST WANTED TO GIVE THEM THEIR OWN SECTION.
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INTERIM CHIEF ROBIN HENDERSON HAS SERVED WITH THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR 26 YEARS AND WAS APPOINTED AS INTERIM CHIEF OF POLICE ON AUGUST 31ST, 2023.
CHIEF HENDERSON BEGAN HER CAREER WITH THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT IN 1997 WITH THE 90TH CADET CLASS.
CHIEF HENDERSON CURRENTLY OVERSEES ALL AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS, WHICH INCLUDES A WORKFORCE OF APPROXIMATELY 2200 SWORN AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL SERVING A POPULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 1.2 MILLION PEOPLE PRIOR TO HER APPOINTMENT.
AS INTERIM CHIEF, CHIEF HENDERSON SERVED IN VARIOUS ASSIGNMENTS INCLUDING CHIEF OF STAFF, ASSISTANT CHIEF EXECUTIVE, LIEUTENANT PATROL, LIEUTENANT CADET AND FIELD TRAINING SERGEANT, INTERNAL AFFAIRS SERGEANT AND DETECTIVE INVESTIGATOR PERSON AND PROPERTY INVESTIGATIONS DETECTIVE, STREET RESPONSE OFFICER AND FIELD TRAINING AND PATROL OFFICER.
CHIEF HENDERSON ENJOYS LEADING A PRODUCTIVE PROFESSIONAL AND PROGRESSIVE TEAM.
SHE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT PUBLIC SERVICE BEING A SERVANT LEADER, A MENTOR, AND MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT AND OUR AUSTIN COMMUNITY.
PLEASE WELCOME INTERIM CHIEF OF POLICE FOR THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT, ROBIN J HENDERSON.
UH, OUR DISTINGUISHED QUEST GUESTS THAT ARE ON STAGE, UH, FIRE CHIEF JOEL BAKER.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
CHIEF OF STAFF, ROB BYERS FOR AUSTIN FIRE.
WHAT AN AMAZING DAY THIS IS FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES.
YOU HAVE COMPLETED A JOURNEY THAT IS NOT EASY TO COMPLETE, BUT LOOK AROUND, YOU'VE DONE IT.
IN A SHORT TIME, YOU'LL BECOME PART OF THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT FAMILY AND A PUBLIC SERVANT FOR OUR AUSTIN COMMUNITY.
IT TAKES A SPECIAL PERSON TO ANSWER THAT CALLING OF BEING A PUBLIC SERVANT, EVEN MORE SO IN OUR CURRENT STATE AND TIME, AND YET HERE YOU ARE READY TO ANSWER THAT CALLING.
IT IS BOTH IMPRESSIVE AND HEARTWARMING.
I WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO THANK OUR PHENOMENAL RECRUITING AND ACADEMY PERSONNEL, BOTH SWORN AND CIVILIAN, FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO ENSURE EACH OF YOU REACH THE FINISH LINE TODAY.
THEY HAVE PROPERLY PREPARED YOU, EACH OF YOU TO NOT ONLY SUCCEED, BUT EXCEL ON THE PATH THAT LAYS BEFORE YOU AS AN AUSTIN POLICE OFFICER.
YOU ALWAYS DO A TRULY PHENOMENAL JOB.
I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR PASSION, YOUR DEDICATION, AND YOUR PROFESSIONALISM FOR PROFESSIONALISM.
I DEFINITELY MOST WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS THAT ARE HERE TODAY.
PLEASE KNOW YOU SHARE IN THIS HONOR.
YOUR YOUR CADET'S SUCCESS WITH YOUR LOVE, YOUR PATIENCE, YOUR SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT.
YOU'VE PROVIDED THEM THIS VERY LONG AND ARDUOUS AND SOMETIMES VERY CHALLENGING WAY.
I KNOW IT TAKES TEAMWORK AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TEAMWORK.
NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS ROCK STAR OF A CLASS THAT IS GRADUATING HERE TODAY.
I'M DELIGHTED TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF THE FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT OUR 140 50 FIRST
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CADET CLASS AND TRULY HIGHLIGHT THE DIVERSITY AND UNIQUE BACKGROUNDS THAT OUR AMAZING RECRUITING TEAM PUT TOGETHER.WE BEGAN THIS JOURNEY WITH 49 INDIVIDUALS AND AS WE STAND HERE TODAY, YOU ARE A TEAM OF 39 WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE PROGRAM REFLECTING A COMMENDABLE 80% GRADUATION RATE.
WE HAVE ASSEMBLED CADETS FROM A VARIETY OF STATES, INCLUDING CALIFORNIA, NEW YORK, NORTH DAKOTA, NEW YORK, AND OF COURSE THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS.
17 OF OUR CADETS HAVE PRIOR MILITARY BACKGROUND.
13 HAVE BACHELOR'S DEGREE AND ONE HAS A MASTER'S DEGREE.
SIX OF THEM HAVE PRIOR LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE.
THE CLASS I UNDERSTAND IS FULL OF FITNESS LEADERS WITH TWO FORMER COLLEGE ATHLETES, A BRAZILIAN JUJITSU BLACK BELT, A CROSSFIT REGIONAL STATE ATHLETE, AND A SEMI-PRO SOCCER PLAYER.
WE ALSO HAVE CADETS THAT ARE FLUENT IN SPANISH, KOREAN, GERMAN, AND AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE, ALL OF WHICH BRINGS VALUABLE EXPERIENCE AND SKILLSET TO SAVE OUR AGENCY AND TO BETTER SERVE OUR AUSTIN COMMUNITY.
OH, AND ONE OTHER AWESOME FACT.
WE ARE EXCEEDINGLY PROUD TO HAVE 10 WOMEN GRADUATING IN THE CLASS.
WHICH IS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF WOMEN EVER IN THE HISTORY OF OUR DEPARTMENT TO GRADUATE IN ONE SINGLE CLASS? MM-HMM.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA GO SAY YOU GO, LADIES GIRLS ROCK.
UM, PUT TOGETHER AS A ONE 51ST CADET CLASS.
YOU STAND AS A TESTAMENT TO YOUR STRENGTH AND YOUR UNITY THAT YOU HAVE FORMED AS A TEAM THAT HAS BEEN FORGED FROM YOUR HARD WORK, PERSEVERANCE, AND YET MORE HARD WORK.
PLEASE KNOW ALL OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THESE CADETS WHO ARE GRADUATING HERE TODAY ARE A TESTAMENT OF THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT'S COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING AN INCLUSIVE AND SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND A DIVERSE WORKFORCE THAT IS REFLECTIVE OF OUR AWESOME AUSTIN COMMUNITY.
AS WE MOVE FORWARD, LET'S CARRY YOUR NEW UNIQUE LIFE STORIES AND EXPERIENCES WITH US.
HERE'S TO YOUR SHARED JOURNEY, THE INCREDIBLE BONDS YOU HAVE FORMED ALONG THE WAY.
THESE BONDS, I PROMISE, WILL LAST NOT JUST WELL INTO YOUR A PD CAREER, BUT FOR A LIFETIME.
MAKE YOUR FAMILIES PROUD, AND MAKE THE CITY OF AUSTIN PROUD.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR STEPPING UP TO BE AN EVER READY HERO.
AS ALWAYS, BE VIGILANT, INTENSE, UNREMITTING, WATCHFUL.
STAY ALERT, A STATE OF CAREFUL READINESS, ESPECIALLY FOR DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES AND DANGEROUS SITUATIONS.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, STAY SAFE, SECURE FROM THREAT OR DANGER, HARM OR LOSS.
WELCOME TO THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT FAMILY.
NOW THE MOMENT THESE CADETS HAVE BEEN WORKING TOWARD FOR SO LONG, THE PINNING OF THE AUSTIN POLICE BADGE AND THE OATH OF OFFICE MEMBERS OF THE HUNDRED 51ST CADET CLASS.
IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS, YOU WILL 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 AND OUR DEPARTMENT.
WEAR THIS BADGE WITH PRIDE, DEFEND IT WITH HONOR, AND ALWAYS SEE IT AS A SYMBOL OF THE SACRED TRUST BETWEEN YOU AND THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE.
I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE CADETS SERGEANT ADRIANA WASHINGTON, WHO WILL BE CALLING THE NAMES OF THE CADETS FOR THEIR BADGE PENDING.
SERGEANT WASHINGTON BEGAN HER CAREER WITH THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT IN 2005 WITH HER FIRST DUTY ASSIGNMENT BEING CHARLIE SECTOR EAST AUSTIN
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WHERE SHE LIVED IN 2009, SERGEANT WASHINGTON TRANSFERRED TO THE RECRUITING UNIT WHERE SHE SERVED AS A RECRUITER AND A BACKGROUND INVESTIGATOR.SERGEANT WASHINGTON 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.
AS A SERGEANT, SHE WORKED PATROL SERVICES, INTERNAL AFFAIRS AND WAS SELECTED AS THE CADET SERGEANT IN AUGUST, 2023.
SERGEANT WASHINGTON, AS I ANNOUNCED THE NAMES FOR THE 151ST CADET CLASS, EACH CADET AND THE PERSON SELECTED TO ACCOMPANY THEM WILL COME FORWARD ON THE STAGE FOR THE BADGE.
PENNY, THIS CLASS IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART.
WE STARTED ON THE SAME DAY AT THE ACADEMY AND I'M PROUD TO SAY THEY PUT IN A LOT OF HARD WORK AND DEDICATION AND THEY MADE IT THIS FAR AND I'M HONORED TO CALL THEIR NAMES FOR GRADUATION.
OKAY, FIRST WE'RE GONNA HAVE ARCHER HARVEY, WHO IS GOING TO BE PINNED BY HIS GODMOTHER, ZENA, AND HE'S ACCOMPANIED BY HIS PARENTS, IVAN AND TAMIKA AND GRANDFATHER ALBERT.
TAKE A, WE HAVE ANGELICA AIA, WHO IS GOING TO BE PINNED BY HER HUSBAND RILEY AND IS ACCOMPANIED BY HER MOTHER-IN-LAW.
BRIAN BARDEN, WHO IS GOING TO BE PINNED BY HIS FATHER, MIKE AND ACCOMPANIED BY HIS MOTHER, EILEEN AND SIBLINGS.
PATTY AND MICHAEL AND NIECE ABBY AND NEPHEW, GRADY
JOEL BENAVIDEZ WHO WILL BE PINNED BY HIS COUSIN, AGENT MANUEL VIAL WITH US BORDER PATROL AND ACCOMPANIED BY HIS MOTHER, MARY JOSEPH BROWN,
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WHO WILL BE PINNED BY HIS FATHER MICHAEL AND ACCOMPANIED BY HIS MOTHER, VIRGINIA.SISTER SAMANTHA AND GIRLFRIEND RACHEL JESSICA CARUSO WHO WILL BE PINNED BY HER HUSBAND RICK WITH THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ACCOMPANIED BY HER PARENTS.
JENNIFER AND RAYMOND WALTER DIXON, WHO WILL BE PINNED BY HIS WIFE, CHARLENE AND ACCOMPANIED BY HIS DAUGHTER CAMILA, MOTHER YOLANDA AND FATHER-IN-LAW.
EDWIN DAVON FOUR WHO WILL BE PINNED BY HIS SISTER OFFICER BRIANNA STONER WITH THE HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT AND HE IS ACCOMPANIED BY HIS PARENTS, CHARLENE AND LORENZO.
CHRISTOPHER GTOS WHO WILL BE PINNED BY HIS MOTHER, LAURA JONATHAN HERNANDEZ, WHO WILL BE PINNED BY HIS MOTHER, FRANCINE
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ROMAN HERRERA GARZA, WHO WILL BE PINNED BY HIS WIFE MOLINA AND ACCOMPANIED BY HIS SON, HELIX CHRISTIAN HERRERA, WHO WILL BE PINNED BY HIS SISTER MYRA AND ACCOMPANIED BY HIS MOTHER, LETICIA AND ANGEL COOPER HINES, WHO WILL BE PINNED BY HIS BROTHER BRODY AND ACCOMPANIED BY HIS PARENTS.GARY AND ANDRE AND GIRLFRIEND TAYLOR.
OKAY, KAYLENE, AK WHO WILL BE PINNED BY HER HUSBAND CARLOS AND ACCOMPANIED BY HER CHILDREN, OLIVER AND KAYLA PARENTS, ISAAC AND NINA, SIBLINGS, SARIAH, TRAVER AND DYLAN.
FRIENDS MARIAH AND OFFICER LANE DELLING WITH THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT.
ALRIGHT, JAMES KIM, WHO WILL BE PINNED BY HIS SISTER, VIOLET AND ACCOMPANIED BY HIS GIRLFRIEND, NEWIE BROTHER-IN-LAW.
ABIGAIL KENARD, WHO WILL BE PINNED BY HER MOTHER, KRISTEN AND ACCOMPANIED BY HER FATHER, RON, GRANDMOTHER PAT, COUSIN ZOE.
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MICHELLE K, WHO WILL BE PINNED BY HER FATHER SOON AND ACCOMPANIED BY HER MOTHER, INHA BROTHER VICTOR AND SISTER-IN-LAW.ALEXA JUSTIN LAMB WHO WILL BE PINNED BY HIS FATHER, CARL AND ACCOMPANIED BY HIS MOTHER, CHRISTIE.
SIBLINGS LOGAN AND RYAN AND GRANDMOTHER LINDA SABRINA LAZO WHO WILL BE PINNED BY HER WIFE KIMBERLY AND ACCOMPANIED BY HER PARENTS, LISA AND NOELLE, HER SISTER VANESSA, BROTHER-IN-LAW, ERIN NIECES ISABELLA AND SOPHIA MOTHER-IN-LAW.
VICTOR JARED LUMBE WHO WILL BE PINNED BY HIS WIFE, ERIN AND DAUGHTER ANASTASIA AND ACCOMPANIED BY HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW.
EILEEN AND KATE AND MOTHER, TAMMY TAYLOR MAYOCK, WHO WILL BE PINNED BY HIS SISTER RYAN AND ACCOMPANIED BY HIS PARENTS.
APRIL AND FRANK AND GRANDMOTHER DEBBIE.
THANK CHRISTINE MANANA GOMEZ, WHO WILL BE PINNED BY HER SON IVAN AND ACCOMPANIED BY HER HUSBAND, JARED, CHILDREN ELIJAH AND MADISON AND FRIEND PIERA AND SISTER DENISE AND FAMILY FRIEND MARIA
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BRANDON MARINI WHO WILL BE PINNED BY HIS MOTHER JAN AND ACCOMPANIED BY HIS FRIEND NICK JAMES MCKINNEY, WHO WILL BE PINNED, WHO WILL BE PINNED BY HIS WIFE, GABRIELA.CARRIE MITCHELL WHO WILL BE PINNED BY HIS BROTHER KEANDRE.
YES, CHRISTIAN MONTEZ DECA WHO WILL BE PAID.
HE'S PINNED BY HIS WIFE JEANETTE AND ACCOMPANIED BY HIS CHILDREN, BRANDON AND NOELLA, JORGE MORENO WHO WILL BE PINNED BY HIS GIRLFRIEND NADIA AND ACCOMPANIED BY HIS FATHER, JORGE SISTER DRIA NIECE, EVIE AND NEPHEW, LEON AND BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW, JORDY AND JESSICA
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MANUEL NUNEZ WHO WILL BE PINNED BY HIS COUSIN, SERGEANT RAUL ZUNIGA WITH THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ACCOMPANIED BY HIS PARENTS IN CARION AND ESTHER COUSIN, OFFICER HECTOR BOGAR WITH THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT, LIMBER PINEDO WHO IS ACCOMPANIED BY HIS FATHER, RETIRED ARMY, FIRST SERGEANT LIMBER AND ACCOMPANIED BY HIS WIFE SARAH AND MOTHER LESLIE COREY REAGAN, WHO WILL BE PINNED BY HIS MOTHER KELLY AND ACCOMPANIED BY HIS BROTHERS, DEVIN AND BRENDAN AND FATHER SEAN PETER ROAN, WHO WILL BE PINNED BY HIS FATHER PEDRO AND ACCOMPANIED BY HIS FIANCE, ASIA MOTHER, LIZZIE SISTER ROSEMARY, HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW, HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW, ARENE AND FATHER-IN-LAW OFFICER TOKO HENIGAN WITH THE TOMBALL POLICE DEPARTMENT.ELIZABETH SANCHEZ WHO WILL BE PINNED BY HER FATHER HU JUAN, AND ACCOMPANIED BY HER MOTHER, PATRICIA SIBLINGS JUAN ZEN AND RO BROTHER-IN-LAW.
DANIEL NEPHEWS COOPER AND KYLO AND BOYFRIEND JOHN JEREMY SANTOS WHO WILL BE PINNED BY HIS MOTHER CATALINA, ACCOMPANIED BY HIS STEPFATHER.
JOSE, GRANDMOTHER MARIA AND BROTHER JOSE AND YOUNGER BROTHER JOSE AND FRIEND, OFFICER DAN AND LESLIE CABS WITH THE MIDLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THEIR SON MATEO.
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THANK YOU.RAPHAEL SANTOS, WHO WILL BE PINNED BY HIS FATHER, RAPHAEL AND IS AND ACCOMPANIED BY HIS MOTHER, DELSA GIRLFRIEND LOGAN AND SISTER ALINA.
JOSEPH TTO, WHO'S PINNED BY HIS FIANCE LISA AND IS ACCOMPANIED BY HIS PARENTS, JOE AND ANDREA AND SIBLINGS, CHRISTOPHER AND KAITLYN.
ALEJANDRO VALDEZ WHO WILL BE PINNED BY HIS MOTHER, MARINA AND ACCOMPANIED BY HIS FATHER, RAY, AUNTS DIANA, MARISSA PAT, EMELDA, COUSIN EMMA AND GIRLFRIEND, MOLLY ANNA.
ANGELICA VELAZQUEZ, WHO WILL BE PINNED BY HER MOTHER, ANITA AND ACCOMPANIED BY HER SIBLINGS, MARGARET ANGEL AND OFFICER JESSICA SHIRE WITH THE FORT STOCKTON POLICE DEPARTMENT.
MILA GIRLS, YOUR PASS WHO WILL BE PINNED BY HER BOYFRIEND, GRIFF AND ACCOMPANIED BY HER PARENTS, AVELINA AND LIONEL AND SISTERS, ANNA AND ANDREA AND NIECE ARLEY.
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AVERY ZUKI, WHO WILL BE PINNED BY OUR VERY OWN OFFICER ABBOTT WITH THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ACCOMPANIED BY HIS PARENTS, JEFF AND KATIE AND SISTER OLIVIA.CHIEF HENDERSON WILL NOW ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE.
READY, THEN READY 2 150 FIRST CADET CLASS.
I NEED YOU TO RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.
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DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY, IMPARTIALLY, DISCHARGE AND PERFORM, DISCHARGE AND PERFORM ALL DUTIES INCUMBENT UPON ME, ALL DUTIES INCUMBENT UPON ME AS A POLICE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF AUSTIN AS A POLICE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF AUSTIN.ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY SKILL AND ABILITY, ACCORDING TO THE BEST MY SKILL ABILITY, MY ACTIONS WILL ALWAYS BE EXECUTED.
MY ACTIONS WILL ALWAYS BE EXECUTED WITHIN THE SPIRIT OF THE CONSTITUTION, WITHIN THE SPIRIT OF THE CONSTITUTION, THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE STATE OF TEXAS, THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND THE CITY OF AUSTIN.
I FURTHER SOLEMNLY SWEAR, I FURTHER SOLEMN, SWEAR.
I WILL BE FAITHFUL TO THE DEMANDS.
I'LL BE FAITHFUL TO THE DEMANDS FOR TRUTH AND HONESTY.
AS ESTABLISHED BY MY PROFESSION, AS ESTABLISHED BY MY PROFESSION AND THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I WILL BE PROFESSIONAL IN ALL REGARDS.
I'LL BE PROFESSIONAL IN ALL REGARDS, RESPECT, AND OBEY MY SENIORS IN RANK, RESPECT, AND OBEY MY SENIORS IN AND ENFORCE THE LAW AND ENFORCE THE LAW WITHOUT FEAR, FAVOR OR DISCRIMINATION, WITHOUT FEAR 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 AND INDIVIDUALS, TO SERVICE FROM NEIGHBORHOODS.
THE INDIVIDUALS OF THIS COMMUNITY, OF THIS COMMUNITY.
THE CITY OF AUSTIN, THE CITY OF AUSTIN.
I WILL ASSIST THOSE IN PERIL OR DISTRESS.
I'LL ASSIST THOSE IN PERIL OR DISTRESS AND IF NECESSARY AND NECESSARY, LAY DOWN MY LIFE.
LAY DOWN MY LIFE, RATHER THAN SWERVE FROM THE PATH OF DUTY RATHER THAN SWERVE FROM THE PATH OF DUTY.
CONGRATULATIONS OFFICERS, THE 151ST CADET CLASS.
WELCOME TO THE THANK YOU CHIEF HENDERSON.
ON BEHALF OF THE RECRUITING AND TRAINING STAFF IN THE ENTIRE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT FAMILY, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE AD'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 FOYER.
OFFICER TTO AS YOUR LAST OFFICIAL CLASS, ACT AS CLASS PRESIDENT, WILL YOU PLEASE DISMISS THESE OFFICERS VISION, OUR COMMUN AMERICA, YOU, OUR THANK YOU ALL FOR ATTENDING.
GOOD AFTERNOON AND SAFE TRAVELS.