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[APD Spring Awards Ceremony on April 23, 2026]
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AT BEING ON TIME SO THAT WE CAN GET STARTED.JUST A FEW HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS AS WE GET THIS GOING.
I'M THE ONE OF THE ASSISTANT CHIEFS HERE WITH THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I WILL BE RUNNING THROUGH THE SLIDES TODAY AND CALLING EVERYBODY'S NAME.
APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE IF I STUMBLE OVER ANYTHING.
SO, UH, BUT AS YOU HEAR YOUR NAME CALLED AND IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO COME DOWN AND GET YOUR AWARD, IF YOU WILL COME OVER TO THE, YOUR RIGHT SIDE, MY LEFT AND COME DOWN, AND THEN WE'LL GET YOUR AWARDS HERE.
YOU CAN TAKE A PICTURE IF IT'S A LARGE GROUP THAT IS, UH, A GROUP, LET'S SAY, OF AN ENTIRE CADET CLASS THAT HAS 10, 15, 20 YEARS, AND YOU WANT TO TAKE A BIG GROUP PICTURE, EVERYBODY JUST KIND OF HANG OUT OVER HERE AS THE INDIVIDUALS COME THROUGH, THEN WE'LL COME BACK THROUGH.
WE'LL TAKE A BIG GROUP PICTURE AND THEN AS YOU LEAVE, MAKE SURE THAT YOU, UH, VISIT WITH THE CHIEFS OF COMMANDERS.
SHAKE HANDS WITH EVERYBODY AS YOU GO ALONG THE SIDE.
SO, UH, HOPEFULLY THE FIRST PERSON DOES IT RIGHT.
EVERYBODY ELSE CAN JUST DUPLICATE THAT AND FOLLOW IT, AND IT'S NOT TOO, TOO DIFFICULT.
SO, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.
UH, BEFORE WE GO AHEAD, WELL, AS WE GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP, UH, CHAPLAIN ART CARDENA, UH, FOR OUR CALL FOR PROTECTION THIS AFTERNOON.
I WANNA THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
UM, I'D LIKE TO START WITH A WORD OF PRAYER FOR ALL OUR CHIEF OFFICERS.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE JUST COME BEFORE YOU TODAY.
WE'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU AS OUR KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS AS WE OPEN UP THIS CEREMONY TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OUR POLICE OFFICERS, ALL THE FAMILIES, THAT YOUR HAND OF PROTECTION BE UPON OUR LEADERS, YOUR HAND OF PROTECTION OVER THE CITY AS IT CONTINUES TO GROW.
AND LORD, WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO BLESS OUR OFFICERS OF PROTECTION, AND ESPECIALLY WE PRAY FOR OUR CHIEF AND OUR LEADERS AND STAFF.
AT THIS MOMENT, WE'D ALSO WOULD LIKE TO, UH, HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND LOVING MEMORY OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS, SENIOR POLICE OFFICER JAIME DE LUNA PADRON, EOW, FRIDAY, APRIL 6TH, 2012, POLICE OFFICER RALPH ALLEN ABDO ABDO, THURSDAY, MAY 18TH, 1978.
WE'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE POLICE OFFICER WILLIAM DWAYNE JONES, SR.
POLICE OFFICER LELAND DALE ANDERSON, POLICE OFFICER DREW ALLEN BOLIN, AND DETECTIVE ISRAEL, ZY GARCIA PUT YOU BY YOUR HEADS THIS TIME OF SILENCE.
CHIEF DAVIS IS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO JOIN US TODAY.
SHE HAS BEEN, UH, TIED UP AT CITY HALL.
THERE'S, UH, MORE THAN A FEW ITEMS GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
UH, BUT I KNOW THAT IF SHE WAS HERE, SHE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE.
I I TELL YOU, THIS IS PROBABLY THE MY FAVORITE EVENT TO DO, UH, THAT I GET TO DO ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE WE GET TO RECOGNIZE THE AMAZING WORK THAT OUR MEN AND WOMEN DO IN THE DEPARTMENT EVERY DAY.
AND WHILE I GET TO READ ABOUT IT, I GET TO SEE IT.
I GET TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS.
WE OFTEN DON'T GET TO CELEBRATE IT IN A PUBLIC SENSE THE WAY THAT WE DO TODAY.
AND THE ONE THING THAT WE TRULY DON'T GET TO DO EVERY SINGLE DAY IS CELEBRATE IT WITH THE FRIENDS AND THE
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FAMILIES.AND WE'RE SO GRATEFUL THAT THE, THAT THE FAMILIES GIVE US THEIR LOVED ONES, SHARE THEM WITH US EACH AND EVERY DAY.
UH, WE, WE TRULY DO APPRECIATE IT AND KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE, UH, TO DEAL WITH A LOVED ONE WHO WORKS EVENINGS, NIGHTS, WEEKENDS, HOLIDAYS, ALL OF THAT TIME AWAY FROM FAMILY.
BUT I THINK THAT YOU'RE GONNA GET TO SEE TODAY WHAT THAT SACRIFICE IS FOR AND, AND WHAT KIND OF SERVICE IS DONE TO THE COMMUNITY.
UH, AND I'M, I'M JUST SO PROUD EACH AND EVERY DAY OF THE UNBELIEVABLE WORK, UH, THAT OUR MEN AND WOMEN DO, UH, BOTH ON THE SWORN SIDE, THE PROFESSIONAL SIDE AS WELL, UH, THOSE RELATIONSHIP THAT WE HAVE, UH, WITH OUR PARTNERS IN PUBLIC SAFETY, THE AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT, UH, AUSTIN, TRAVIS COUNTY, EMS. WE CERTAINLY COULDN'T DO THIS ON OUR OWN.
AND SO WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR EVERYBODY THAT'S HERE TODAY.
AND SO WE'RE JUST GONNA GO THROUGH AND TALK ABOUT ALL THOSE GREAT THINGS.
SO WE'RE GONNA START OFF WITH SERVICE MILESTONES FOR OUR FIVE YEAR SERVICE AWARDS, TERRY AND MOORE, HUMAN RESOURCE ADVISOR, AND BROOKE MAUER, POLICE DISPATCHER.
THREE IN EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS, OUR TENURE SERVICE AWARDS.
LISA ATAL, TRAINING SPECIALIST, SENIOR EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT UNIT.
CONGRATULATIONS, LISA, AND THANKS FOR BEING OUR FIRST ONE THROUGH.
JODY KAAS, FINANCIAL MANAGER, TWO IN FINANCE.
SHIRLEY SANDERS, DEPARTMENT ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING MANAGER AND HUMAN RESOURCES.
I THOUGHT SHE WOULD'VE MADE YOU MAKE A WHOLE SLIDE JUST FOR HER.
SHIRLEY DAWN DAWKINS POLICE DISPATCHER THREE.
JEFF HAYES, INVENTORY CONTROL SPECIALIST.
THREE, VEHICLE EQUIPMENT AND MAINTENANCE.
EVERETT HILL INVENTORY CONTROL SUPERVISOR, ONE VEHICLE EQUIPMENT AND MAINTENANCE.
AND CANDACE PEARSON, EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS SUPERVISOR.
AND I APOLOGIZE, THOSE WERE 15 YEAR SERVICE AWARDS.
NOW WE'RE ON TO 20 YEARS OF SERVICE AND APPARENTLY, UH, THIS WAS AN ENTIRE CADET CLASS THAT DECIDED THEY WOULD ALL STAY TOGETHER FOR 20 YEARS.
'CAUSE THERE'S A BUNCH OF 'EM HERE.
UH, AGAIN, AS YOU GO THROUGH EACH ONE, IF YOU WANNA JUST HANG OUT OVER HERE AND THEN WE'LL TAKE A GROUP PICTURE IF YOU WANT A CLASS PHOTO FOR ANY OF YOU THAT ARE STILL AROUND.
UH, OSCAR BARBOSA, POLICE DETECTIVE, CHILD EXPLOITATION.
20 YEARS IN EMERGENCY IN EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS IS AN AMAZING ACHIEVEMENT THAT REQUIRES INCREDIBLE RESILIENCE.
ASHLEY IS THE DEFINITION OF A MULTITASKER AND A LEADER HAVING MASTERED NEARLY EVERY FACET OF OUR OPERATIONS.
9 1 1 OPERATOR, CONTROL CENTER SPECIALIST, TELETYPE OPERATOR, LEAD TRAINER.
ASHLEY IS KNOWN FOR LEADING WITHIN THE RANKS AND STAYING THE COURSE THROUGH EVERY CHALLENGE.
SHE IS JUST, SHE ISN'T JUST A SPECIALIST.
SHE'S A TRAILBLAZER WHO IS ACTIVELY SHAPING THE FUTURE OF OUR DIVISION.
THANK YOU, ASHLEY, FOR YOUR 20 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR TEAM.
ASHLEY ALTMAN, SUPERVISOR, EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS, PHILLIP BONE, POLICE OFFICER FRANK SEVEN HUNDREDS.
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MELANIE BOWMAN, DETECTIVE VEHICULAR, HOMICIDE.CHRISTOPHER BREWER, SERGEANT HENRY, TWO HUNDREDS.
JOHN BROOKS, LIEUTENANT TACTICAL INVESTIGATIONS.
JOE BROWN, OFFICER PEER SUPPORT.
DETECTIVE OTTO THEFT, JOSE ON ANGEL CANTU, DETECTIVE DOWNTOWN AREA RAPID RESPONSE TEAM.
RICHARD CASTILLO, OFFICER GEORGE ONE HUNDREDS.
GREG CORTEZ, OFFICER NORTH MET TECH TEAM.
GABRIEL FERNANDEZ, SERGEANT ARREST REVIEW.
MICHAEL FICKLE, DETECTIVE NARCOTICS CONSPIRACY, HARD WORKER, DEDICATED AND DELIBERATE.
DETECTIVE FICKLE SHOULD BE PROUD OF HIS LAST 20 YEARS.
CONGRATULATIONS, SERGEANT CHRIS SMITH.
LUIS GONZALEZ, OFFICER CENTRAL DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES.
LUIS GONZALEZ IS A HARDWORKING MEMBER OF THE CENTRAL DRS.
I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH HIM FOR TWO YEARS NOW.
HE'S A SPANISH SPEAKER AND IS A RESPECTED BY MANY BUSINESS OWNERS.
OFFICER GONZALEZ IS EAGER TO VOLUNTEER TO HELP OUT WITH THE UNIT'S NEEDS, AND HE ALWAYS HAS A POSITIVE ATTITUDE.
STEPHEN HARRIS, DETECTIVE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
BRAD HARRY'S, LIEUTENANT INTERNAL AFFAIRS.
RICKY HOLLIS, OFFICER PEER SUPPORT.
DAVID RUAK, LIEUTENANT INVESTIGATIONS TEAM FIVE.
HE WAS, THOUGHT Y'ALL WERE ALL GONNA STAND UP FOR A STANDING OVATION
OFFICER IVORY RECENTLY CAME BACK TO PATROL AND OUTWORKS MOST OF THE JUNIOR OFFICERS AROUND HIM.
HE COMES TO WORK WITH A GOOD ATTITUDE AND IS READY TO DO HIS JOB EVERY DAY.
THANK YOU FOR 20 YEARS OF SERVANTS.
MONICA KELLY, OFFICER GEORGE, SIX HUNDREDS.
CARRIE KELLY, DETECTIVE VEHICULAR, HOMICIDE, JERMAINE KILGORE, CORPORAL ADAM, TWO HUNDREDS.
ERIC KREEL, DETECTIVE DIGITAL FORENSICS.
XAVIER EVA, SERGEANT BURGLARY,
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RUSSELL LUTIE, DETECTIVE NARCOTICS CONSPIRACY.ROCKY MARTINEZ, OFFICER IDA ONE HUNDREDS.
ART NELSON SERGEANT, HUMAN TRAFFICKING ADVICE.
ARMANDO PEREZ, CORPORAL GEORGE ONE HUNDREDS.
DANIEL PORTNOY, DETECTIVE DIGITAL FORENSICS.
JONATHAN RILEY, SERGEANT CRIME GUN INTELLIGENCE UNIT.
JOSE RIZZO, DETECTIVE AGGRAVATED ASSAULT.
ALFREDO RODRIGUEZ, DETECTIVE SEX CRIMES.
DOMINGO RODRIGUEZ, DETECTIVE BURGLARY.
TALIA SCHNEIDER, CRIME ANALYST SENIOR OVER AT THE AIC.
NATHAN SEXTON, SERGEANT HOMICIDE.
DAVID SHAN,
I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH COMMANDER SHAN FOR OVER 15 YEARS.
HE'S A HARD WORKER AND MAKES MY JOB EASIER.
ASSISTANT CHIEF MIKE CHANCELLOR.
SO FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE NEVER JOINED US BEFORE AND, AND GOT TO SEE THIS, THERE USED TO BE A COMPETITION FOR THE WRITE-UPS AND HOW LONG THEY COULD BE, HOW MANY BIG WORDS YOU COULD PUT IN THEM, AND HOW EMBARRASSING.
NOW, APPARENTLY THE COMPETITION IS WITH, UH, PHOTOGRAPHS.
SO, UH, THE SUPERVISORS ARE TRYING TO BE, BE AS CREATIVE AS POSSIBLE.
OK, SIN DETECTIVE CID TEAM THREE.
MICHAEL SUTTON, SERGEANT COURT SERVICES.
CHRISTIAN TEEZ, OFFICER IDA TWO HUNDREDS.
THOMAS VIAL, CORPORAL DETECTIVE NARCOTIC SUPPORT, IVAN WALL POLICE OFFICER AIRPORT ONE HUNDREDS.
ADRIANA WASHINGTON SERGEANT CADET TRAINING LEE WHEELER, DETECTIVE ROBBERY.
CONGRATULATIONS ON 20 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE.
YOUR COMMITMENT AND HARD WORK HAVE MADE A LASTING IMPACT ON THIS DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY.
LIEUTENANT RAY TINES AND PROBABLY ROUNDING OUT THIS CAST OF, UH, CHARACTERS.
COREY ROBLES, COMMANDER DAVID SECTOR.
I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH COMMANDER ROBLES FOR 20 YEARS IN VARIOUS ASSIGNMENTS.
20 YEARS IS QUITE AN ACCOMPLISHMENT.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK ASSISTANT CHIEF MIKE CHANCELLOR.
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WELL, NOW WE ARE MOVING ON TO 25 YEARS OF SERVICE.ALWAYS GRATEFUL FOR ANYBODY THAT STAYED 25 YEARS.
SURELY, SURELY SAYS SOMETHING.
SERGEANT ADAM, THREE HUNDREDS.
CHIEF
MIKE HAS CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED PROFESSIONALISM AND COMMITMENT, NOT ONLY WITHIN THE UNITS HE HAS OVERSEEN, BUT ACROSS THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT.
I ESPECIALLY APPRECIATE HOW HE APPROACHES EACH DAY WITH A FOCUS ON OUR PRIORITIES.
CRIME PREVENTION, IMPROVING MORALE, AND RECRUITING AND BUILDING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS.
ON YOUR 25 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE, PAT EASTLAKE, LIEUTENANT TACTICAL INVESTIGATIONS.
ERIC K. COLLINS, LIEUTENANT FORCE REVIEW UNIT.
ARMANDO RODRIGUEZ, SERGEANT CADET TRAINING RAY TINES, LIEUTENANT INVESTIGATIONS TEAM TWO, MATTHEW BER, DETECTIVE GANG SUPPRESSION 30 YEARS.
I HEARD THAT OUT IN THE CROWD.
THAT'S, THAT'S AWESOME, ISN'T IT? 30 YEARS OF SERVICE.
ALAN SCH, WEPMAN ANIMAL CRUELTY SPECIALIST.
ALAN IS ONE OF THE LONGEST SERVING A PD CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES THAT I'M AWARE OF.
HIS STRONG INTEREST IN DESIRE FOR ANIMAL WELFARE IS AS STRONG TODAY AS IT WAS 30 YEARS AGO.
HIS INVESTIGATIVE KNOWLEDGE DOWN TO EARTH PEOPLE SKILLS AND PROFESSIONALISM ARE ASSETS THAT SET HIM APART FROM HIS PEERS.
HE'S A VALUED MEMBER OF APDS, ANIMAL CRUELTY INVESTIGATIONS UNIT LIEUTENANT BOB SMITH.
AND NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO CAREER PROGRESSION PROMOTION, HONOREES, CAREER PROGRESSION PROMOTIONS.
JASMINE FRANKLIN NINE ONE ONE.
CALL TAKER TO EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS.
RACHEL HAMILTON, FORENSIC SCIENTIST TWO, AUSTIN FORENSIC SCIENCE, JORDAN HEMINGWAY, NINE ONE ONE.
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS RIO JAUS, EVIDENCE CONTROL SPECIALIST TWO, AUSTIN FORENSIC SCIENCE.
ALEXIS RAMIREZ, PEEBLES NINE WOOD WOOD CALL TAKER TWO.
MARIA SILLER, FORENSIC SCIENTIST.
LAURA MURPHY, FORENSIC SCIENTIST.
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OUR PROMOTIONAL HONOREES.START OFF WITH JACQUELINE BUSTOS, POLICE DIGITAL AUDIO VIDEO SPECIALIST.
JACKIE, I COULDN'T BE MORE THRILLED TO HAVE YOU ON OUR TEAM IN THE SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME YOU HAVE BEEN HERE.
YOU HAVE ALREADY SHOWN YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO LEARNING A COMPLICATED ROLE AND PERFORMING IT SUCCESSFULLY.
YOU HAVE BEEN A GREAT ASSET TO THE TEAM AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE YOU GROW WITH A PD DUS EMUS.
MYRA MATHIS DIGITAL EVIDENCE MANAGEMENT SUPERVISOR.
JOHN MICHAEL DE SILVA, CRIME INTELLIGENCE ANALYST SUPERVISOR BRENE EDWARDS, PROGRAM MANAGER THREE.
TODAY WE CELEBRATE THE PROMOTION OF MS. BRENE EDWARDS, WHOSE OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP HAS ELEVATED THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT'S ACADEMY TO A NATIONAL MODEL.
SHE DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED THE ACADEMY FOUNDATION'S PROGRAM WITH GREAT SUCCESS.
AUDITORS ARE NOW RECOMMENDING SIMILAR PROGRAMS FOR OTHER MAJOR AGENCIES NATIONWIDE.
HER WORK ON THE FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM HAS BEEN NOTHING SHORT OF TRANSFORMATIVE.
BRINGING IT FROM THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE TO A WELL-RESPECTED AND ROBUST PROGRAM, BRANDS HAS ALREADY HIT THE GROUND RUNNING IN HER NEW ROLE, BRINGING STRATEGIC FORESIGHT, ADAPTABILITY, AND A STRONG COMMITMENT TO A PD IN THE COMMUNITY.
WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE HER CONTINUED LEADERSHIP AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE MANY IMPROVEMENTS SHE WILL BRING IN THE MONTHS AND YEARS AHEAD.
CONGRAT ON THIS WELL-DESERVED PROMOTION, LIEUTENANT ERIC BEAD, JESSICA GUARD, PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST COORDINATOR.
ROSA MARIA HERRERA, LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORD SPECIALIST.
REBECCA HIBBLER, ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST.
IT'S BEEN AN INTERESTING JOURNEY.
WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE REBECCA AS SHE STEPS INTO HER NEW ROLE AS ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST.
SHE BRINGS A MIX OF DETERMINATION AND HEART TO THE JOB.
YES, SHE CAN BE HARDHEADED AND HILARIOUS, WHICH IS PART OF HER CHARM.
SHE PAIRS THESE STRENGTHS WITH GENUINE KINDNESS AND EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE, LEAVING A POSITIVE IMPRESSION ON ANYONE SHE ENCOUNTERS WHILE SHE'LL BE TRULY BE MISSED.
WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE HER SUCCEED IN THIS NEXT CHAPTER.
CONGRATULATIONS, REBECCA, WE'RE ALL ROOTING FOR YOU.
JANET THOMAS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AND TAMIKA SPENCE, ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISOR, MATTHEW EZ, REAL TIME CRIME CENTER SPECIALIST IN HALO.
MICHELLE LEE, A PD, HR, PAYROLL AND COMPENSATION SUPERVISOR.
MICHELLE, I DON'T HAVE MY SOUND MEAN, BUT YOU MIGHT BE WINNING SO FAR.
THIS IS A WELL EARNED PROMOTION.
MICHELLE HAS SHOWN UP, PUT IN THE WORK AND BUILT A LEVEL OF TRUST THAT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.
SHE'S BECOME SOMEONE OTHERS RELY ON, AND THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT.
AS SHE STEPS INTO THIS NEW ROLE, I KNOW SHE'LL LEAD WITH DIGNITY CARE AND THE SAME STEADY STRENGTH THAT GOT HER HERE.
YAA WEDDINGTON MANAGER TWO HUMAN RESOURCES.
ELISE RENSHAW, CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER AUSTIN FORENSIC SCIENCE.
ELISA'S DEEP EXPERIENCE POLITICAL ACUMEN, EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF CITY SYSTEMS, STRONG RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS DEPARTMENTS, AND EXCEPTIONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
UNIQUELY HER FOR SUCCESS IN HER NEW ROLE.
AS CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER OF AUSTIN FORENSIC SCIENCE, WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU CONTINUE TO DO GREAT THINGS WHILE MAINTAINING THE CONTAGIOUS SENSE OF JOY THAT YOU BRING TO YOUR WORK.
DANA ACADEMY, FORENSIC SCIENCE DIRECTOR, RACHEL SEARS, CUSTOMER SOLUTIONS COORDINATOR, ALARM ADMINISTRATION,
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CRYSTAL WALKER, HUMAN RESOURCES SUPERVISOR.IN JUST THREE YEARS, CRYSTAL HAS BECOME SOMEONE OUR TEAM TRULY RELIES ON, TRUSTED, EFFICIENT, AND RESPECTED BY EVERYONE SHE WORKS WITH.
THIS PROMOTION TO HR SUPERVISOR IS WELL DESERVED AND REFLECTS THE CONFIDENCE WE ALL HAVE IN OUR LEADERSHIP.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE THE IMPACT SHE'LL CONTINUE TO MAKE IN THIS NEW ROLE.
YAA WEDDINGTON MANAGER, TWO, HUMAN RESOURCES.
AND NOW HONORING THOSE PROMOTING TO CORPORAL AND DETECTIVE CHRISTOPHER ASH.
TIMOTHY COBAL, ALEX HOWES, KEVIN PROVENANCE.
NOW HONORING THOSE PROMOTING TO THE RANK OF SERGEANT JONATHAN KRENER, BRANDON MOXLEY, PROMOTING TO THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT JARED JORDAN AND BASIN.
NOW MOVING ON TO OUR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS SUPERIOR SERVICE CITATION FOR ALLISON ROPER.
ALISON ROPER, A PD BUSINESS PROCESS CONSULTANT EXTRAORDINAIRE IS DESERVING OF THE SUPERIOR SERVICE CITATION FOR HER MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO STRENGTHENING THE SPECIAL VICTIMS INVESTIGATIONS BUREAU, ESPECIALLY THE SEX CRIMES UNIT.
SHE HAS LED SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN DATA INTEGRITY, UPDATED TITLE CODES TO ALIGN WITH STATE LAW AND CREATED STANDARDIZED REPORT WRITING PROCESSES NOW USED ACROSS MULTIPLE UNITS.
ALLISON IS CENTRAL TO THE COLLECTIVE SIGN SEX CRIMES RESPONSE MODEL, OVERSEEING ANNUAL CASE REVIEWS, DEVELOPING THE CASE SELECTION SYSTEM WITH AVOW, LAUNCHING A SURVIVOR SURVEY AND LEADING WORK ON A PUBLIC SEX CRIMES DASHBOARD.
SHE MANAGES REPORTING TO SART AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE COLLABORATES WITH TRAVIS COUNTY.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY SUPPORTS TRAINING AND ADVANCED COMPLIANCE WITH LAWSUIT AND PERF REQUIREMENTS.
HER WORK HAS ELEVATED SEX CRIMES UNIT PRACTICES AND SET MODELS FOR OTHER AGENCIES WHILE MANAGING STAFF AND DEPARTMENT WIDE REPORTING.
SHE ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO THE SPECIAL VICTIMS' BUREAU WIDE DATA, DATA EFFORTS AND SERVES ON THE STATE SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVOR TASK FORCE DATA WORK GROUP.
SHE RECENTLY CO-PRESENTED APDS CASE REVIEW WORK AT THE 2026 OF AWA CONFERENCE.
ALLISON'S DEDICATION HAS STRENGTHENED APDS TRANSPARENCY AND REPUTATION SHE HAS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED FOR THE SUPERIOR SERVICE.
CITATION COMMANDER, DEANNA LICHTER SUPERIOR SERVICE CITATION FOR OFFICER SETH DOOLEY.
OFFICER SETH DOOLEY IS RECOGNIZED FOR EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE, LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION WITHIN THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT'S CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM, AND FOR HIS PIVOTAL ROLE IN CREATING THE DEPARTMENT'S BEHAVIORAL THREAT ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
SINCE JOINING CIT IN 2022, OFFICER DOLEY HAS DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONALISM AND RESILIENCE, PARTICULARLY DURING A CHALLENGE PERIOD IN 2025 WHEN HE ASSUMED ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES TO MAINTAIN UNIT OPERATIONS FOLLOWING THE LOSS OF A UNIT LEADER AND OTHER STAFFING CHANGES.
AS THE DEPARTMENT'S BTAM COORDINATOR, HE DEVELOPED THE PROGRAM'S, POLICIES, TRAINING AND PARTNERSHIPS HELPING ESTABLISH A PD AS A REGIONAL LEADER IN THE THREAT ASSESSMENT AND PREVENTION.
HE ALSO CREATED THE TARGETED VIOLENCE LETHALITY ASSESSMENT PROTOCOL, A FIELD TOOL THAT HELPS OFFICERS IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS AT RISK OF TARGETED VIOLENCE AND ENABLES EARLY INTERVENTION.
OFFICER DOOLEY'S INITIATIVE LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SAFETY REFLECT THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF SERVICE TO THE DEPARTMENT AND THE AUSTIN COMMUNITY.
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LIFESAVING AWARD WITH VALOR OFFICER SHANE CARNEY.ON NOVEMBER 6TH, 2025, AN URGENT WELFARE CHECK WAS MADE AFTER A WOMAN FELL OFF A CLIFF INTO LAKE AUSTIN, BECOMING ENTANGLED IN HYDRILLA AND STRUGGLING TO KEEP HER HEAD ABOVE WATER.
SHE WAS HEARING IMPAIRED AND DISORIENTED.
OFFICER SHANE CARNEY, A CERTIFIED RESCUE SWIMMER, ENTERED THE WATER AND FREED HER FROM HEAVY VEGETATION AND MUD, SAVING HER FROM DROWNING.
THE WOMAN SUFFERED A SEIZURE AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY BOAT AND THEN AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE RECOVERED.
OFFICER CARNEY'S HEROIC ACTIONS ALONG WITH THE TEAMWORK OF OTHER OFFICERS WERE CRUCIAL IN SAVING HER LIFE.
SERGEANT RICHARD MITCHELL, LIFESAVING AWARDS FOR OFFICER JOSEPH DESLER AND OFFICER ISEL CORNEJO.
OFFICERS DESLER AND CORNEJO RESPONDED TO AN ATTEMPTED SUICIDE HOTSHOT, THE 9 1 1.
CALLER REPORTED THAT HER BOYFRIEND WAS ACTIVELY ATTEMPTING TO HANG HIMSELF AND THEIR GARAGE AND BECAME PHYSICALLY AGGRESSIVE WHEN SHE TRIED TO INTERVENE.
HE THEN FORCED HER OUT OF THE GARAGE AND LOCKED HER OUTSIDE.
UPON ARRIVAL, OFFICERS DESLER AND CORNEJO DETERMINED IMMEDIATE ENTRY WAS NECESSARY USING A HALLIGAN TOOL, THEY FORCED THE GARAGE DOOR AND FOUND THE SUBJECT UNCONSCIOUS HANGING FROM THE GARAGE DOOR MECHANISM WITH FIVE 50 CORD.
OFFICER DESLER LIFTED THE SUBJECT'S LEGS WHILE OFFICER CORNEJO CUT THE CORD AND THEY LOWERED HIM TO THE GROUND BEFORE BRINGING EMS INSIDE.
THE SUBJECT HAD LIKELY BEEN WITHOUT OXYGEN FOR NEARLY FOUR MINUTES.
HE LATER REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS PLACED ON A-P-O-E-D.
CORPORAL SMITH LATER CONFIRMED WITH CROSS CREEK HOSPITAL THAT THE SUBJECT WAS ALIVE AND RECEIVING FURTHER TREATMENT.
THE CALLER REPORTED THE SUBJECT WAS TAKING MEDICATION FOR HIS MENTAL ILLNESS, HAD THERAPY SCHEDULED, AND SHE WAITED HIS DISCHARGE.
THE OFFICER SWIFT DECISIVE ACTIONS EXCEED EXPECTATIONS AND NO DOUBT PREVENTED THE LOSS OF LIFE DURING A CRITICAL MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS.
SERGEANT VALENTIN DE LOS SANTOS, DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CITATION, JESUS GONZALEZ, JESSICA JOHNSON AND BRANDEIS TURNER.
ON JUST ON DECEMBER 19TH, A SUSPECT APPROACHED A FEMALE IN A WHEELCHAIR IN THE 700 BLOCK OF RED RIVER STREET IN DOWNTOWN AUSTIN.
THE SUSPECT HELD A BALL POINT PIN AND BEGAN STABBING THE FEMALE IN THE HEAD AND NECK.
JESUS GONZALEZ WAS GIVING OUT FOOD NEARBY AND OBSERVED THE ASSAULT.
JESUS RAN TOWARD THE ASSAILANT AND CHASED HIM AWAY FROM THE VICTIM TO STOP THE ATTACK.
JESSICA JOHNSON AND HER COWORKER, BRANDEIS TURNER, WERE WORKING AT THE HOMELESS SHELTER NEARBY.
THEY OBSERVED PEOPLE RUNNING AFTER THE ASSAILANT.
JESSICA AND BRANDEIS GOT IN THEIR CAR AND FOLLOWED THE SUSPECT.
AS HE RAN AWAY, THEY TOOK PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE SUSPECT, WENT BACK TO THE SCENE AND PROVIDED THE PHOTOS TO THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WITH THE HELP OF THEIR PHOTOS, A PD WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY LOCATE, IDENTIFY, AND ARREST THE SUSPECT.
JESUS GONZALEZ, JESSICA JOHNSON AND BRANDEIS TURNER DISPLAYED UNCOMMON COURAGE AND GOOD JUDGMENT TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TO THE VICTIM AND THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT UNDER HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
THANK YOU, EACH OF YOU FOR THAT AMAZING SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD OFFICER WILLIAM WHITE.
AFTER CHRISTMAS LAST YEAR, OFFICER WHITE SUSPECTED SOMEONE HE FOLLOWED ON INSTAGRAM WAS BEHIND A DRIVE-BY SHOOTING AND USING A STOLEN CAR FOR OTHER CRIMES.
INSTEAD OF SIMPLY REPORTING HIS SUSPICIONS, HE CONTACTED INVESTIGATORS, LEARNED HOW TO WRITE, ARREST AND SEARCH WARRANTS, AND COORDINATED AN OPERATION OUTSIDE HIS REGULAR HOURS WITH SPECIALIZED UNITS.
HIS ACTIONS LED TO AT LEAST 11 NEW CHARGES AND THE RECOVERY OF STOLEN PROPERTY, INCLUDING CAR KEYS, CREDIT CARDS, AND A FIREARM.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, HE INSPIRED HIS NIGHT SHIFT TEAM BY SHOWING THE IMPACT OF DEDICATION AND PROFESSIONALISM.
LIEUTENANT WILL RAY, I'M AFRAID THIS ONE'S GONNA BE A LONG ONE JUST BASED ON THIS SLIDE.
SO MERITORIOUS SERVICE WITH VALOR, LIFE SAVING MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD, AND A DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CITATION ON
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SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2025.DURING AN INTER UNIT AND INTERAGENCY COORDINATED EFFORT, THESE OFFICERS DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL COURAGE AND PROFESSIONALISM WHILE SEARCHING FOR A SUSPECT WHO SHOT AN OFFICER FATALLY SHOT ANOTHER VICTIM AND PROVIDED LIFESAVING AID.
OFFICER CROSSON ARRIVED ON SCENE AND IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED HIS FELLOW OFFICER HAD BEEN SHOT, STARTED MEDICAL AID AND TRANSPORTED THE OFFICER TO THE HOSPITAL.
THE ER DOCTOR AND STAFF NOTED OFFICER CROSS'S COURAGE AND QUICK DECISION MAKING EXEMPLIFIED THE VERY BEST OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND UNDOUBTEDLY PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE INJURED OFFICER'S LIFESAVING CARE.
THE COORDINATED EFFORT GREATLY SLOWED THE SUSPECT'S ABILITY TO ESCAPE, CONTAINING THE SUSPECT IN A WOODED GREEN BELT AREA, AND ALLOWING A COMPLEX MULTI CANINE SEARCH DURING THE HOURS OF DARKNESS.
THE SEARCH BY OFFICERS SCHRAMM, CARUSO, BERU OLSON, GROTOWSKI, MILLER BUTLER, AND WAGNER ULTIMATELY CULMINATED WITH THE SUSPECT BEING SPOTTED NEAR AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITH KNOWLEDGE THAT THE SUSPECT WAS STILL LIKELY ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
OFFICERS MOVED TO DETAIN THE SUSPECT TO MITIGATE THE DANGER POSED TO STUDENTS AND STAFF ARISING ARRIVING FOR SCHOOL THAT DAY, THE SUSPECT FLED AND THE OFFICERS CHASED WITHOUT HESITATION, DISPLAYING TREMENDOUS COURAGE.
DURING THE FOOT PURSUIT, THE SUSPECT FORCED ENTRY INTO A RESIDENCE.
OFFICERS HEARD GUNSHOTS FROM INSIDE THE RESIDENCE.
OFFICERS, BRONSON, KEITH, AND OLIAR, CONDUCTED A RAPID ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION AND EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY ENTRY, PLACING THEMSELVES IN DANGER TO SAVE THE LIVES OF INNOCENT POTENTIAL VICTIMS. UPON ENTRY, IT WAS LEARNED THAT THE SUSPECT WAS IN FACT THE ONE WHO HAD BEEN SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES.
THE OFFICERS QUICKLY TRANSITIONED TO PROVIDING LIFESAVING MEDICAL AID TO THE NOW CRITICALLY INJURED SUSPECT, APPLYING MULTIPLE TOURNIQUETS, COMPLETING A FULL MARCH ASSESSMENT, AND HANDING THE SUSPECT OFF TO TAC MEDICS, BURROUGHS AND HUNTER, WHO CONTINUED LIFESAVING AID AND PACKAGED THE PATIENTS FOR TRANSFER TO AN AMBULANCE FOR THIS EVENT.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WITH VALOR, OFFICER JAMES BRONSON, OFFICER ROBERT KEITH, AND OFFICER KEVIN OLIAR, LIFESAVING AWARDS FOR JAMES BRONSON.
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CITATION FOR EMS, CLINICAL SPECIALIST ROBERT BURROWS AND EMS, CLINICAL SPECIALIST HUNTER LAWLESS.
THANK YOU, MAYOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD FOR THIS EVENT.
DEREK BARDI, HUGH BUTLER, RICHARD CARUSO, PETER MILLER, KEVIN OLSON, JARED RUSKI, CHRISTOPHER SOAKY, ELLIS SCHRAM, AND NATHAN WAGNER.
ALL RIGHT, NOW IT'S TIME FOR TO HONOR OUR RETIREES.
ANISA ISLAM, CRIME INTELLIGENCE ANALYST.
ANISA DEDICATED 25 YEARS TO THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT, STARTING AS A PROPERTY CRIME TECHNICIAN, FOLLOWED BY FINGERPRINT TECHNICIAN AND ENDING AS A CRIME INTELLIGENCE ANALYST SENIOR.
HER TIMELY INSIGHTFUL ANALYSIS SUPPORTED PATROL OPERATIONS AND ENHANCED COMPLEX CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS THAT ULTIMATELY CONTRIBUTED TO GREATER SECURITY
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AND SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE OF AUSTIN.THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WELL-DESERVED RETIREMENT.
IAN MELENDEZ, CRIME INTELLIGENCE SUPERVISOR, AARON CORNISH, DETECTIVE NARCOTICS CONSPIRACY, SAMANTHA DYE, POLICE, DIGITAL VIDEO AUDIO SPECIALIST, DIGITAL EVIDENCE MANAGEMENT UNIT.
LIEUTENANT MATT FORTS, POLICE TECHNOLOGY, ENRIQUE GONZALEZ AIRPORT, TWO HUNDREDS.
LILI KINON, ADMIN SPECIALIST, POLICE RECORDS.
ERIC MASON AIRPORT, SIX HUNDREDS.
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING THIS EVENING.
UH, AGAIN, I, I THINK WHAT WE GOT TO SEE TODAY WAS TRULY A BALANCE OF WHAT I GET TO SEE EVERY SINGLE DAY.
UH, GETTING TO SEE THE AMAZING WORK BY THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE DEPARTMENT, THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR OTHER, OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES.
WE CAN SEE HOW SEAMLESSLY WE WORK WITH EMS AND THE AWARDS AND THE RECOGNITION THAT, THAT THOSE TWO RECEIVE FOR THAT.
AND THEN WE, WE CERTAINLY HAVE TO HIGHLIGHT, UH, THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY, THE THREE, UH, THAT DID SUCH AMAZING WORK THAT DID MORE THAN JUST SEE SOMEBODY BE A VICTIM DOWNTOWN THAT ACTUALLY DID SOMETHING ABOUT IT, STEPPED UP, REACHED OUT AND, AND STAYED THERE.
AND, UH, WERE ABLE TO GET A POSITIVE, UH, OUTCOME FROM THAT.
AGAIN, AMAZING WORK, UH, BY THE MEN AND WOMEN EVERY DAY.
AND AGAIN, THANK YOU, MOST IMPORTANTLY, TO THE FAMILY FOR LETTING US SHARE THE TIME WITH YOUR LOVED ONES.
AND, UH, JUST GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN US TODAY SO THAT WE CAN SHOWCASE THE GREAT WORK THAT'S DONE, UH, BY THOSE PEOPLE THAT YOU SHARE WITH US, COMMANDERS, LIEUTENANTS, ANYBODY THAT'S IN THE ROOM.
IF YOUR, UH, IF YOUR FOLKS WERE NOT HERE TODAY, PLEASE MAKE SURE AND PICK UP THE AWARD SO THAT WE CAN GET THEM TO THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
UH, THERE'S REFRESHMENTS AND EVERYTHING'S STILL IN THE BACK.
TAKE EVERYTHING YOU CAN CARRY