THE INFORMANT
Vol. 10 No. 2 March 2008
Volunteer Opportunities
Vis it to San Antonio PD
Lt. Ken Evans and Stan Simpson are in the
process of coordinating a trip to San
Antonio to tour their Emergency Operations
Center. This would be a transportation
provided event on the afternoon of
Thursday, March 6th, best estimate on time
would be leaving at noon and returning at
6PM. Please email Stan at
ssimpson@round-rock.tx.us with any
questions.
Childre n’s Health Fair
The Alumni will be making Kids ID cards at
the Children’s Health Fair at the United
Heritage Center at Dell Diamond on
Saturday March 8th. Volunteers will be
working from 10 am to 1 pm. Eight
members are currently signed up to
participate but more assistance is always
welcome. Please sign up on the GoClub if
you would like to participate.
Our First Social of 2008!
Come join us for our First Social of 2008!
We will be making Easter candy bags for
PD employees, eating and socializing.
The Alumni will furnish sandwiches and
those attending are asked to bring their own
drinks and favorite snack and game for some
after dinner fun.
The candy bag stuffing will begin at 5:30
pm. The food and socializing will be as
soon as the bags are made and distributed.
Please sign up on the GoClub and indicate
what snack you will be bringing.
Fund Rais ing Opportunity
A big Thank You to our members who have
signed up to attend the TABC Certification
class and assist with our major fundraiser.
Our major fundraiser of the year is almost
here! We will be working in the
Texadelphia concession stand at Dell
Diamond during six Express games. We
will be working the following Saturday
evening games:
June 14 June 28
July 12 July 26
August 9 August 16
Three volunteers are needed for each game
and all volunteers are required to have
completed a 3 hour TABC certification class
within the past 2 years.
Game time on these dates is 7:05 p.m. so
workers will need to be at Dell Diamond by
5:30 p.m. Workers will normally work until
9:30 p.m.
Details on attending the TABC class at Dell
Diamond are available from Mike Goggin
via email at mike_goggin@rrcpaaa.org or
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Volunteer Opportunities
via phone at 512-470-2764
The Alumni Handbook that will be
distributed at future meeting will give a
more detail description of our fundraiser.
The Big Move
CALLING ALL MEMBERS! The BIG
MOVE to the new PD facility is currently
scheduled for April 4, 5 & 6th. Stan has
asked for Alumni assistance with the move.
Our assistance will NOT include heavy
lifting or furniture moving. We will be
assisting with unpacking and settling in at
the new offices to ensure the PD is ready for
business as usual on Monday morning.
Please contact Stan (ssimpson@round-
rock.tx.us) to volunteer or for questions, you
can reach him at #218-5520.
Anim al Control
Appreciation Week
The RRCPAAA will have a proclamation
read at the April 10th City Council Meeting
to honor our Animal Control Officers.
National Animal Control Appreciation week
is April 13th through April 19th. This will be
the first year we have honored our ACOs at
a City Council meeting.
During this week, these hard working and
dedicated Animal Control Officers will
finally be honored by having the whole
community say, “Thank You” for being
there and knowing what to do. Our Animal
Control Unit works to enforce laws that
protect citizens from dangerous animals and
that protect domestic animals from abuse
and neglect.
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We encourage all members to attend the
City Council Meeting to support our ACOs
and show our appreciation. Members are
asked to meet at City Council Chambers
a few minutes before 7:00 pm on April
10th. This event will be posted on the
GoClub in the near future – please sign up if
you plan on attending.
National
Te lecommunicators Week
To honor the RRPD Dispatchers, the
Alumni has submitted a proclamation for
National Telecommunicators Week, April
13 – 19, 2008. The proclamation will be
read at the April 10th City Council meeting.
We encourage all members to attend the
City Council meeting as this presents an
opportunity for the citizens of Round Rock
Newsletter of the Round Rock Citizen’s
Police Academy Alumni Association
Laura McManus, President
Michael Flicinski, 1st Vice President
Edie Heuss, 2nd Vice President
Dana Mueller, Treasurer
Diane Gargano, Secretary
Frank Gargano, Sgt.-at-Arms
Ronnie Mueller, Immediate Past President
Stan Simpson, Liaison
Sgt. Robert Horton, COP Liaison
Officer Lloyd Bird, CPA Cooordinator
RRCPAAA
615 East Palm Valley Blvd.
Round Rock, TX 78681
On the Internet at: www.rrcpaaa.org
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March 2008
Volunteer Opportunities,
to observe the CPAAAA in action.
Members are asked to meet at City
Council Chambers a few minutes before
7:00 pm on April 10th. This event will be
posted on the GoClub in the near future –
please sign up if you plan on attending.
Details on the history of NTW can be found
in the January issue of The Informant.
Re lay for Life
Relay for Life is a fun-filled overnight event
designed to celebrate cancer survivorship
and raise money for research and programs
of the American Cancer Society.
Relay for Life will be held on April 25, 2008
at the 9th Grade Center football field
between the 9th Grade Center and Stony
Point High School. Our contribution to
Relay for Life will be assisting Sgt. Bob
Horton with security for the event. The
location change from Dell Diamond will
mean with fewer security duties as the
security concerns at the school are different
from those at Dell Diamond. Alumni
members will be needed until around
midnight – not all night as at past Relays for
Life. Since the event is at a school, food
will probably be allowed on the field, unlike
at the Dell Diamond.
The COP car will be used to patrol the Ninth
Grade Center and Stony Point High School.
Sgt. Horton prefers Relay for Life
volunteers wear either the red shirt or the
blue shirt or both – everyone does not have
to wear the same color shirt.
Sgt. Horton reports that Relay is still in the
planning stages and he will share additional
information as the event plans are finalized.
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Updates about Relay for Life will be
provided at our monthly meetings, published
in future editions of The Informant, The
Snitch, and posted on the GoClub.
Relay has been added to the GoClub if you
would like to sign up now. You do not have
to work the entire event – shifts will be
available. Please note that this event
involves a lot of walking and standing –
comfortable shoes are strongly
recommended!
National Police Week
The Alumni will have a proclamation read at
the May 8th City Council meeting declaring
the week of May 11 to 17 Round Rock
Police Week.
Please plan on joining us and show your
support for Round Rock’s finest!
Members are asked to meet at City
Council Chambers a few minutes before
7:00 pm on May 8th. This event will be
posted on the GoClub in the near future –
please sign up if you plan on attending.
A little background on National Police
Week can be found in the January issue of
The Informant………..
Reporte rs for
The Informant
Calling all creative writers! Help our
members get better acquainted with each
other by writing member profiles for future
editions of The Informant. Edie will contact
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March 2008
Volunteer Opportunities,
a couple of members each month to see if
they are interested in submitting a profile.
Profiles of RRPD officers and non-sworn
staff would also be greatly appreciated! The
list of interview questions can be obtained
from Laura at laura_mcmanus@rrcpaaa.org,
or Diane at diane_gargano@rrcpaaa.org if
you have a department employee you would
like to profile.
All CPAAA members are encouraged to
submit articles and/or photos! When you
participate in a CPAAA activity, bring your
camera, and share your experience with
other members. A few sentences might
encourage members to participate next time
the activity comes along, especially if you
had fun.
If you Ride Out with an officer, you will
probably have time to do an interview while
you are riding, and most won’t mind posing
for a photo. (Please Note: Some activities
are sensitive in nature. Before taking
photos, get permission from the event
coordinator, a board member, OR police
personnel that are working with you.) If
writing isn’t your favorite endeavor, if
you’ll supply the facts, Edie (or Diane) will
supply the creative writing.
Submission to future editions of The
Informant can be emailed to Edie at
edie_heuss@rrcpaaa.org.
Texas CPAA Convention
This year’s Texas CPAA Convention will be
held in Wichita Falls, July 9 – 12. Several
Alumni members, our liaison Stan Simpson
and Sgt. Bob Horton are planning on
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attending.
Registration is $110 and includes two
lunches and two dinners. Convention hotel
is the Wichita Falls Howard Johnson’s with
a special rate of $79 per night.
A tentative schedule of convention classes
will be included in future editions of The
Informant.
More information can be found on the
Wichita Falls CPAAA website at
http://www.cwftx.net/index.asp?nid=1067
Still in the Planning
Stages :
Meet the Shift
Patrol Captain Alain Babin has given the
okay for the Alumni to attend patrol
briefings and briefly introduce ourselves.
Arrangements for our members to attend
patrol briefings will be made after the PD
moves into the new building.
Stay tuned for more information in The
Snitch, The Informant and/or at future
meetings.
Update Alumni Bulletin Boards
Our Alumni bulletin boards (previously
located on the 1st floor of Buildings A, B
and C) are in need for a facelift before the
big move to the new PD. As soon as it is
determined how many Alumni bulletin
boards will be needed in the new building, a
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Volunteer Opportunities, cont’d

work session for the updating will be

scheduled.
So, put on your creative thinking caps and
plan on joining in the fun! Our bulletin
boards have been a wonderful source of
publicity for the group – let’s get some ideas
for making them the best bulletin boards
around!
PD Employee Photo Bulletin Boards
The Alumni has been given permission to
update the RRPD Employee Photo bulletin
boards, currently on the first floor of
Building C. The PD has recently made
photos of all employees and we will be
using those professionally-taken photos for
the bulletin boards.
It is still a little too soon to know exactly
where at the new PD building these bulletin
boards will be hung. Details on a work
session for this project will be provided in
the next month or two.
PD Open House
The RRPD will host an open house to show-
off the new PD building. Plans for the open
house are very tentative and contingent on
the exact date of the big move to the
building.
The Alumni will be assisting with the open
house – duties to be determined. Stay tuned
for more details.

UPCOMING SPEAKERS

March
Officer Martin Flores will discussing RRPD’s traffic/drug interdiction program.
April
James Carney with the Texas Lottery Commission will be discussing that
agency’s functions and responsibilities.
May
Bill McCrea, Investigator with the Texas Workforce Commission will be
discussing that agency’s functions and responsibilities.
June
StarFlight will give a presentation on their operation.
July
Secret Service Special Agent Don Abbott will be making his annual
presentation on that agency.
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Scenes from Our January Meeting

Out with the old and in with the new. Asst. Chief Tim Ryle swears
in our new board while the old board looks on.
Left to Right: Tim, Ronnie Mueller 2007 President, John Hughes
2007 Sgt-at-Arms, Mike Goggin 2007 2nd VP; 2008 Board Sgt-at-
Arms Frank Gargano, Treasurer Dana Mueller, Secretary Diane
Gargano, 2nd VP Edie Heuss, 1st VP Mike Flicinski and President
Laura McManus.

Tim wonders if the new crew

knows what they are getting
into.

Tim presents SWAT

Challenge coins to our
members participating
in the recent Ft. Hood
training:
Left to Right: Ryle,
John Hughes, Diane
Gargano, Frank
Gargano, and Tracy
Auldridge.
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We are starting 2008 with a huge turnout of members
and guests.
Members reviewing the night’s agenda:
Front row – Diane Ducre, Tracy Auldridge, John
Hughes; 2nd row Jeff Kohlmeyer, Benita Kohlmeyer,
Mike Flicinksi and Dalton Pugh; Standing- Michael
Johnson
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Members George Joos and Steve O’Connor
discussing the new mirrored work-out room.
Tim starts the tour of the new PD building as members
Ray Thibadoux, Jeff Kohlmeyer, Gary Gillespie and
John Hughes listen.
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The crowd starts falling in line for the tour. Everything is padded in the new room where officers
hone their self-defense skills.

Wow – look at the size of this garage! 50 patrol cars The group looks on as Tim explains plans for the
can park in here at once. garage.

Mike Flicinski, Frank

Gargano and Edie
Heuss say: “We
signed up as members
– not cell mates!”
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The new Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will Tim points out the new cubicle area.
be equipped with the latest technology for handling
any situation.

←Display cases will be here→

PD history will be featured in the new lobby.

Tim showing off the new lobby.

Capt. Troy Evans smiles for the

camera as Tim describes the new
lobby.
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The new dispatch center has been in

operation since November and has
ample room for expansion.

The new volunteer office staffed before it is even

completed. Sgt. David Pierce, CPAAA Diane Lt. Ken Evans, Administrative
Gargano and Volunteer Services Coordinator Stan Services, discusses plans to
Simpson visit San Antonio’s volunteer
program.
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Our first Kid ID card event of 2008 was held Saturday, January 12th
at the South Wal-Mart. A big thanks to Diane Ducre, Mike Goggin,
Paul Cecil, Walter Klingemann, Ronnie and Dana Mueller and Mike
and Pam Flicinski and Sgt. David Pierce for volunteering their time
to assist with this project.
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Warrant Round Up Nets $31,969.10

By Stan Simpson

On February 16th CPAAA volunteers assisted with a “region-wide” Warrant Round-up. A special
Thank You goes to the following volunteers who gave up their Saturday morning sleep to work at this
event. Dalton Pugh, Dana Mueller, Paul Cecil, George Joos, Michael Flicinski, Pam Flicinski, Walter
Klingemann, John Hughes, Ronnie Mueller, and Ray Thibodaux worked with PD officers to process
citizens that had outstanding arrest warrants.

A total of 7 teams of officers (2 officers per team), were deployed at 6:00 a.m. to knock on doors
looking for people who had not taken care of outstanding citations. By 6:40 a.m., Team 3 consisting of
Ofcs J Johnson, and D Kilpatrick had returned with the first arrestee. Running a close 2nd, at 6:47 a.m.
another team returned with the first female suspect of the day.

The event lasted just over 6 hours, and a total of 16 people were arrested. CPAAA volunteers provided
cell phones for people to contact family and friends for bail money. Some of the arrestees had trouble
finding people to help with their dilemmas, and some had to make various promises as payment for
help.

One female arrestee was heard pleading with a partner to come with bail money, claiming she had
bailed him out twice before. Negotiations were faltering, and name calling and threat of leaving didn’t
seem to motivate the boyfriend. However when the arrestee mentioned she was leaving with the
family dog, she received full cooperation, and bail was made!

According to Court Administrator, Christine Valdovino, CCII, 16 people were arrested, and 8 more
people paid warrants (in person or by payments received by mail), which cleared a total of 38 cases.
Total amount collected on 2/16 was $31,969.10.

Stan explains to volunteers: “The prize The Welcoming Committee of John Hughes and
goes to the first team that brings the days Paul Cecil invites arrestees to “Have a Seat &
first catch.” Stay Awhile”
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Ray Thibodaux & Dalton Pugh - Such Smiling Walter Klingemann, Mike Flicinski, & Ronnie
Faces for so early in the morning Mueller waiting for customers.

The 2nd Annual Chili Cookoff at Stoney Point HS.

Photos by Ronnie Mueller

Getting ready for “business” 7 CPAAA members showed up to work the event including: Tammy Arrington,
Paul Cecil, Walter Klingemann, Mike & Pam Flicinski, and Ronnie & Dana Mueller. We processed more
Child I.D. cards this year, and hope for a better number next year.
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Tammy is ready to photograph the

next child in line. David and Dana “contain” a water spill in the
fingerprint area.

Our February Speaker

Troy Kimmel, meteorologist and Senior Lecturer The Group enjoyed Troy’s photos of some Texas
at UT Austin prepares for his presentation at our weather phenomenon- floods, tornadoes, and snow !
Feb 08 meeting on the History of Severe Weather
in Texas.
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Tracy was born and raised right here in Austin. When growing up, she wanted to be a Veterinarian
because of her love for animals. Her next choice was to be a “World Famous Private Investigator.”
She enjoys watching Forensic Files, First 48 Hours and Psychic Detective. Tracy hopes one day she
can go back to school because she has always wanted to do Forensics.

When asked why she joined the CPAAA, Tracy replied, “I like to help others and to be apart of
something that other can benefit from. I am very interested in Police work. Since I cannot be an
Officer, joining the CPAAA was the next best thing.” Tracy participated in the December training at
Ft. Hood, and she enjoyed working with the officers. She considers that activity her favorite CPAAA
activity to date.

Tracy has married for almost 18 years and has one daughter. “She is a handful. She just turned 17 and
is driving … need I say more.??” Tracy enjoys anything to do with the water – “swimming, boating,
and fishing; if it is on the water I’m in.” Her favorite foods are Mexican food, and dark chocolates.
She is also a very big fan of Scooby Doo.

We asked Tracy to tell us something that might surprise us about herself. “Well I have just recently
joined a group for Ghost Hunting. My family thinks I am crazy but I am having a blast. Late nights in
cemeteries, private home investigations and just exploring places that are suppose to be haunted.”

As of this writing, Tracy has not gone on a Ride-Along. We contacted Sgt. Darin Bayles and he has
agreed to correct this situation. Good Luck Tracy!

Provided by Stan Simpson

Willie Richard was promoted to Captain and is now Captain over Patrol

Captain Alain Babin is now Captain over Administrative Services

Officer Alex Delarosa begins a year of active duty military service in March

Officer Chris Wilson returned from active military duty in February

Officer Jeff Uhrig, Officer Chris Kress and Officer Jay Ewing will transfer to the Motor
Unit in May 2008
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Introducing One of Round Rock’s Finest
Officer Jimmy Keyes
By Linda Zamarripa

Officer Keyes comes to us from Dallas, Texas where he worked as an officer for
3 years. While with the Dallas PD, he worked in South Dallas/Oak Cliff/Pleasant
Grove on Deep Nights, where he learned to handle many different situations.

Officer Keyes has a BA in Interpersonal Communications from Texas Tech University (Go
Raiders!). His lifelong ambition was to become a Police Officer and make the world a better
place. He is not looking for recognition, but rather ensuring a better life for those that come
after him.

Officer Keyes has been in Round Rock for 1 year. He is married and they are expecting their
first child this summer.

When asked about his favorite Cop Show, Officer Keyes responded, “It changes every time I
show up to briefing – but Gogo is always the main character!”

One of my funniest experiences while on patrol would have to include the following story.
“When I was in Dallas, my partner and i got a call from a known prostitute who wanted to
report a theft. She told me "He told me he wanted sex. I said 20 dollars he said OK. Then
we had sex and he just left, I want to press charges". I stood there for a few seconds and just
blinked very slowly. Once I had given her enough of the "you're not serious" look which she
didn't pick up on in any way shape or form, I told her something to the effect of "So what
you're telling me is this: While engaged in criminal activity that you initiated, someone else
committed a crime against you that was only possible because you were both willfully
breaking the law together in the first place". Then it was her turn to do the slow-blink thing.

A great response to my question involving the best thing about being bald is, It makes it
easier to tell when the hairs are standing up on the back of my neck 'cause they're the only
ones I've got.

Another interesting factoid about Officer Keyes, he likes Sake toro sushi.
He also shared that he enjoys “Road Trips” for entertainment. This may
come in handy when he has to drive the new little “ bundle of joy”
around the block 14 times to get him to sleep!

Talk about surprises, Officer Keyes share that his mom told him his
entire life that he was born in St Louis, and he, of course, believed her for 25 years. Then he
found out from hospital records that he was born in a completely different city, in a suburb 20
miles away. Hooray for lying on every application he had ever filled out!

And folks, here is my favorite answer…..I asked Officer Keyes what he thought about
getting involved with the Citizens’ Police Academy Alumni Association. He gets an A+ for this
response, “Being involved with the CPA is paramount with our RRPD Mission Statement.
You are our best liaisons.”
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RRPD Quarterly Awards
Provided by Lt. Bill Dixon

The following awards were given at the PD’s Quarterly Awards Ceremony on February 8,
2008. Our congratulations to the award recipients!

IVONNE DURAN - CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR

During the 2007 year, Ivonne Duran had performed her job with an exuberant spirit and a dedication to
the mission goals of the Round Rock Police Department. Ms. Duran volunteers for duties outside of
her job requirements, such as the Blue Santa program, bookkeeping for the police activity fund and
coordinating the department Christmas party. She rarely refuses to take on new tasks and is the go to
person for Patrol staff on rush items. Ms. Duran has shown herself to be ethical and honest. She takes
an active role in her daily contacts with the public, projecting a professional image while interacting
with citizens. Ms. Duran is dedicated to the department and has proven herself to be a valuable
resource.

DETECTIVE DEAN PETERSON - INVESTIGATOR OF THE YEAR

Detective Peterson has been assigned to the Narcotics Unit since 2003. Since his arrival to the unit he
has maintained a high level of activity and is consistently the top producer in the unit. In 2007,
Detective Peterson was responsible for 74 arrests. The sources he developed lead to several large cases
that took between a year and two years to complete. One case resulted in the arrest of an Asian gang
responsible for bringing 10,000 to 20,000 ecstasy pills into the Austin area. Another case lead to the
arrest of 22 people in the Austin area that were responsible for bringing more than 300 kilos of
methamphetamine into Austin. Detective Peterson has also been involved with involved in an ongoing
case with APD/ATF/DEA/IRS/FBI and ICE on a large cocaine operation. All of these cases are time
consuming and require an extreme amount of dedication to complete. Detective Peterson frequently
works these cases on his off time when he is called to do so and always maintains a high level of
dedication to getting the job done. Detective Peterson never lets these cases interfere with his primary
duties in Round Rock. Detective Peterson is a valuable asset to the other detectives in the unit and to
other officers in the department.

DETECTIVE TIM STEVENSON and OFFICER TOM HAU –

DEPARTMENTAL COMMENDATION
In March of 2007, Detective Tim Stevenson implemented a new program that would assign a drug dog
for the Narcotics Unit. Detective Stevenson obtained a dog, at no charge, from the Williamson County
Rescue Shelter. Detective Stevenson also requested to use Officer Tom Hau, who is a certified
narcotics dog trainer, instead of the department’s normal handler. The training was conducted so as not
to incur overtime and as a result of this new program, Detective Stevenson’s K-9 “Scout” was certified
on his first attempt. This program brought a valuable tool to the Narcotics Unit, rescued an animal that
was scheduled to be euthanized and utilized the resources of the department to achieve goals at a
minimal cost. Detective Stevenson is to be commended for his actions.

OFFICER CRAIG CARGILL - OFFICER JERRY HALLFORD - OFFICER JACK JOHNSON – and
TCO SABINA ALLISON DEPARTMENTAL COMMENDATION
On July 24th, 2007 officers responded to a call of an infant that had stopped breathing. Sabina Allison
answered the 911 call and gave directions to the mother on how to perform CPR on the baby. When
Officer Cargill arrived he assisted with CPR on the infant until relieved by Fire and EMS personnel.
Officer Cargill remained calm and professional during the entire event. Though the infant eventually
passed away, his actions reflect great credit on him and the department.
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JUANITA CRUZ - EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AWARD

Juanita Cruz distinguished herself by exceptional and dedicated service to the Round Rock Police
Department from December 16th, 1977 to January 31st, 2008. During this period, Mrs. Cruz rendered
consistently superb administrative support as Executive Secretary to the Chief of Police and as
Administrative Technician III in the Administrative Services Division. Her many noteworthy
contributions to the department include her special project support to Training and Recruiting, her 27
years of volunteer service to Blue Santa and the application of her bilingual skills to assist both the
Criminal Investigations Division and the Round Rock Fire Department. Her numerous awards include
the Police Secretary Badge, the Distinguished Service Plaque and the Administrative Support
Employee of the Year Award. Her 30 years of exceptional service reflects much credit upon herself
and the Round Rock Police Department.

SERGEANT DARIN BAYLES - DETECTIVE MELISSA GRUBBS - OFFICER SANDY WRIGHT

and OFFICER SHANNON SAFFEL - EXEMPLARY SERVICE
On August 4th, 2007, officers responded to 2538 Haselwood for a report of a suicidal subject. The
individual at the house was distraught and threatening to kill himself with a shotgun. The individual
was seated at the top of the stairs, near the shotgun, and behind two baby gait barriers. The man was
distressed, upset and extremely emotional about the breakup of his marriage. Sgt. Darin Bayles took
the role of lead negotiator and began a negotiation from the bottom of the stairs. Sgt. Bayles continued
to talking with the man for four and one half hours until the individual eventually agreed to come
down. By utilizing his skills as a negotiator, Sgt. Bayles was able to successfully conclude this event.
Sgt. Bayles is commended for his service and dedication.

OFFICER DERRICK DILLMAN – and OFFICER SAM CONNELL EXEMPLARY SERVICE

On July 27th, 2007 Officer Derrick Dillman and Officer Sam Connell responded to the Stone Haven
Apartments at 700 Louis Henna for a report of a fire. The officers observed smoke coming from an
apartment an requested the Fire Department and EMS. The person in the apartment would not open the
door and Officer Dillman and Officer Connell were forced to make entry. The suspect inside fled but
was quickly apprehended. The suspect confessed to the officers on scene that he started the fire with
the intent of burning the apartment down. The officers recorded the confession at the scene with the in
car video system. Officer Dillman further coordinated notifying the other residents of the fire and assist
with evacuating them. Officer Dillman’s quick thinking and actions saved the lives of the other
occupants of the apartment complex, prevented further damage to property and resulted in the arrest of
the person responsible. Officer Connell further coordinated the arrival of Fire Department and EMS
and the briefing of CID personnel. Officer Connell’s quick thinking and actions saved the lives of the
other occupants of the apartment complex, prevented further damage to property and resulted in the
arrest of the person responsible.

OFFICER JERRY HALLFORD – and OFFICER SKY MOUNT EXEMPLARY SERVICE

On November 8th, 2007, Officer Jerry Hallford and Officer Sky Mount responded to a one vehicle
major accident. Two passengers were pinned in the vehicle and a third had been ejected during the
accident. Officer Mount was performing CPR on the individual that had been ejected from the vehicle
and Officer Hallford responded to assist her. He continued to perform CPR until EMS arrived. Officer
Hallford stayed to assist the collision scene for another six hours. By performing CPR, in an effort to
save the life of an individual, Officer Hallford conducted himself in a manner that brings great credit to
him and the department.
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SERGEANT JIM STUART - DETECTIVE RUSSELL HAMMOCK - DETECTIVE TIM

STEVENSON - DETECTIVE JERRY FLOYD – and DETECTIVE DEAN PETERSON - UNIT
CITATION AWARD
During the 2006-2007 fiscal year the Narcotics Unit investigated cases that led to a record number of
arrests and drug seizures for the unit. The unit seized 768 pounds of marihuana, 188 grams of
methamphetamine, 315 grams of cocaine, 1175 grams of ecstasy and various prescription drugs and
steroids with a street value of $391,000. The unit also worked several high profile cases with APD,
ATF, DEA, DPS and TCSO that shut down an organization that was responsible for bringing in 300
kilos of methamphetamine in the Austin area and an Asian gang responsible for bringing in 10,000 to
20,000 ecstasy pills into the Austin area. These cases were made with the assistance of sources
developed by this unit. All the members of the unit work together to assist each other on their cases
and are highly motivated to assist others in the department.

Deborah White is our new Victim Assistance Coordinator. She was born and raised in Clifton, TX and
comes to us from Waco.

Deborah’s ambition was to become a housewife, mom, and flight attendant. She received a Bachelor’s
degree in Science and Education. Her career in the victims’ services field began as a volunteer.

When asked about her goals, Deborah provided her favorite quote which she strives to live by daily: “I
shall pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do or any kindness that I can
show to any human being, let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.” Gandhi

Divorced since 1993, Deborah has 2 beautiful daughters Heather 21 and Whitney 18. “I always said
that when the time was right to have a special someone in my life that God would drop him at my
doorstep. Well, he dropped him at my table during a volunteer banquet in October 2006.” She became
engaged in October 2007.

Deborah was an active member of Waco CPAAA, and is interested in joining our group. In her spare
time, she likes to be outdoors in the warmth and sunshine, and is a fan of board games. She enjoys
Mexican food and pizza (especially Pappa Murphy’s). Her favorite bedtime snack is double stuffed
Oreo cookies dunked in milk.
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Volunteer, Who Me?? YES YOU!!

By: Diane Gargano

As a CPAAA member for many years, I have participated in many events. Last fall, my
schedule changed, and I had some “extra” free time. I ran into Stan Simpson, and he
asked me if I was interested in doing “some” volunteer work during the day. Since then, I
have been working with Stan in the Volunteer Services Office performing various
administrative duties as well as helping in other areas.

Enter the Traffic Enforcement Unit. Did you know that every time an officer performs a
traffic stop, the officer is required to complete a Racial Profile? The officer must provide
information about the stop as well as include a “profile” about the subject. Although this
record is a requirement, it is also a tool that demonstrates the integrity of our officers and
the department with regard to treating all our citizens with respect and dignity.

For officers in a patrol unit, this report is completed on their lap top (MCT) following each
stop. Motorcycle officers do not have that convenience since they do not have a lap top
with them. Historically, they would carve out a block of time every few days to sit at a
desk and enter the information …. Valuable time they could be on the streets, keeping an
eye out for moving violations on the streets of Round Rock.

Sgt Robert Lloyd asked me if I was interested in giving them a hand, and one day he
showed me the program. It is a “fill in the blank” and “multiple choice” mixture of data,
and before you know it, I was able to help out.

If anyone has a few spare hours per week, and is interested in helping Stan in the
Volunteer Services office, or any other offices, please contact Stan. It’s a good way to
help your community, plus you can learn more about your PD.

Alumni Uniform Shirts:

Our new uniform shirt (red polo shirt with the logo that is on the front page of The
Informant) can be ordered by contacting Ronnie Mueller. Cost is $30 per shirt, payable
upon delivery of the shirt. Orders are filled by EmbroidMe-Plano and are usually
delivered within 7 to 10 days of Sgt. Horton emailing the order. EmbroidMe-Plano
rebates 5% of the purchase price of each shirt back to the RRCPAAA.

Please email Ronnie at ronnie_mueller@rrcpaaa.org and place your shirt order today!
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Digital Scanners
By George Joos

I have been asked several times, both in the radio class and afterwards about what the radio change
means for those who own scanners. I have put together the stuff below to help others decide on where
to go. Note that I have not purchased a new one yet, but I probably will do so in the March timeframe.
If I find more information I will try to publish updates, perhaps the web site.

Please send any replies/questions to gjoos@austin.rr.com.

With Round Rock and Williamson County moving to the new digital system you may have noticed
your scanner getting pretty quiet. Almost all agencies have moved to the new trunking system by now.
So if you bought a scanner a couple of years ago it probably can not handle the new digital trunking.
Keywords to look for are "digital trunking" and "APCO25", which is the standard most of the new
radio systems are meeting.

Currently there are 5 scanners on the market with 1 more waiting FCC approval that will handle the
digital trunking. Some systems date back to 2004/2005 but others are brand new.

Radio Shack Uniden

* PRO2096 desktop model * BCD996T desktop model
* PRO96 handheld model * BCD396T handheld model

GRE (they make most of the Radio Shack scanners, but are introducing
their own line)
* PSR-500 handheld model
* PSR-600 desktop model

The Radio Shack models are available in locally in the stores, just don't expect the sales people to
understand much. They are also available on the web from a variety of sources. The Uniden and GRE
are not available locally as far as I know. For these radios you will have to go to the web to find them.

Unfortunately the starting price for these scanners is typically around $500. You can check around the
web to see if there are some better prices, but after shipping they all seem to be pretty close. There are
various extras with the radios, but the cable to link the scanner to a computer for programming is pretty
much a must have these days.

The big advance across time has been the programmability of the radios. These are essentially small
computers in a box with a speaker so they lend themselves to being programmed off line. I haven't
checked through everything but there are several software packages available. Most of them allow for
a 30 day evaluation license so you can try them out. It sure beats pushing all those little buttons. This
way you can play, play until you get it right.

I have not fully researched all of them yet to make my own decision on what to get. I will eventually
probably get a handheld with some software to program it. When I get one, we may have to have a
scanner demo again.
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Some places to check out on the web:

* http://www.radioreference.com/index.php -- good resource for talk groups. There are also

discussion groups that have included some talk on the Williamson county switch to digital and the
various scanner models. The pages on each radio model do include links to software, discussion groups
and other good stuff. In addition several of the software packages will directly download data from
this site to the scanner if you are a paid member of the site.

* Yahoo groups: there is basically a group for any scanner you can think of, including the new
ones from GRE.

* Some examples for software available for scanners. These are all for the PSR-500 since there is
a lot of emails flying around on the new radio.

* Butel software: http://www.butel.nl/products/arc500/arc500.html

* WIN500 http://www.starrsoft.com <http://www.starrsoft.com/>
* PSREdit http://www.psredit.com <http://www.psredit.com/>
* GRE America site: http://www.greamerica.com <http://www.greamerica.com/>

Here are some places to look on the web to buy the scanner. This list is far from complete and I do not
have personal experience with most of these. They are provided as examples only, please make sure to
shop around.

* http://www.scannersunlimited.com <http://www.scannersunlimited.com/>
* http://ww.scannerworld.com <http://ww.scannerworld.com/>
* http://www.grove-ent.com <http://www.grove-ent.com/>
* http://www.scannermaster.com <http://www.scannermaster.com/>

Attention: Anyone interested in requesting a Ride Along

Thanks to Lt Bob Drawbaugh for providing the current list of Patrol Sergeants (see below).

You may email any patrol sergeant directly to request a Ride Along. This list is especially
helpful if you do not know an officer to make these arrangements. Please keep in mind that
individual officer workloads, including IPO training, staffing shortages, and other assignments
and circumstances may make ride along requests difficult to accommodate. Be sure to make
the request several days (or weeks) in advance, and don't forget to have the Ride Along form
completed in advance. A copy of the form can be found on our website

Days (6 am to 6 pm) Evenings (2 pm to 2 am) Nights (6 pm to 6 am)

Michael Krogmann Jess Eckard Andy McKinney
Rod Hampton Chris Ybarra Mike Osborn
Nate Zoss Louis Rackley Willie Avila
Darin Bayles Dwight Schmidt
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A message from our President:

The CPAAA has been busy this year already. By the end of March we will
have helped with 3 Kids ID’s, participated in Warrant Round-up, gotten 5 more
members TABC approved to work at our Dell Diamond Fund Raiser, been
audited by our audit committee, visited San Antonio PD, and sent out 2
Informant newsletters. All of the Committee Chairs have been identified and
we even have our first social scheduled for March 15th (Thanks Benita!).

We are saying goodbye to our previous Liaison as Sgt. David Pierce retires on
March 27th after 22 years with RRPD. I encourage you to join me in attending
his retirement reception March 24th from 2:30-3:30 in the Bldg. B Training
Room.

Edie has lined up great speakers for us this year so plan to attend the meetings and keep informed
about what your organization is doing and how you can participate.

Questions or comments? Email me at laura_mcmanus@rrcpaaa.org

At your service,
Laura McManus

2008 RRCPAAA Committees, Chairs, and Members

First VP (Mike Flicinski) – Contact for Committees
Mike can be emailed at michael_flicinski@rrcpaaa.org

Programs: Edie Heuss

Audit: Chair - Larry McManus, Mike Johnson, Paul Cecil
C.O.P.: George Joos
Cards: Linda Zamarippa
Socials: Chair - Benita Kohlmeyer, Dana Mueller
Internet/GoClub: Mike Goggin
Dell Diamond Fundraiser: Chair - Mike Goggin, 2008, Larry McManus, 2009
Kids ID: Chair – Ronnie Mueller, Dana Mueller, Paul Cecil, Mike Flicinski, Walter Klingemann,
Mike Goggin
Nominating Committee: Need 3 members designated in Oct. Cannot be an officer or someone
nominated to be an officer.
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Current Members
Angie Pierce
RRCPAAA Con tacts Benita Kohlmeyer
Bennett Spelce
Laura McManus, President Chuck Burt
laura_mcmanus@rrcpaaa.org Dalton Pugh
310-1411 Dana Goggin
Dana Mueller
Michael Flicinski, 1st Vice President
Michael_flicinski@rrcpaaa.org Debbie Bruce-Juhlke
244-5496 Diane Ducre
Diane Gargano
Edie Heuss, 2nd Vice President Edie Heuss
edie_heuss@rrcpaaa.org Frank Gargano
924-4259 Gary Brown
Gary Gillespie
Dana Mueller, Treasurer
Dana_Mueller@rrcpaaa.org George Joos
255-5428 Huyau Chen
Jeff Kohlmeyer
Diane Gargano, Secretary Jeremy Sheard
Diane_gargano@rrcpaaa.org
John Guiling
246-8120
John Hughes
Frank Gargano, Sgt.-at-Arms Judy Anderson
frank_gargano@rrcpaaa.org Karen Adair-Murphy
246-8120 Kim Gross
Larry McManus
Stan Simpson, Liaison Laura McManus
ssimpson@round-rock.tx.us
Linda Zamarripa
218-5520
Mark Northrup
Sgt. Robert Horton, COP Liaison Michael Flicinski
rhorton@round-rock.tx.us Michael Johnson
218-6658 Mike Goggin
Morris Noren
Ofc. Lloyd Bird, CPA Coordinator Nancy Pugh
lbird@round-rock.tx.us
Pam Flicinski
218-5500
Paul Cecil
Ray Thibodaux
Rick Scott
Ronnie Mueller
Sheila Offutt
Steve O’Connor
Tammy Arrington
Tracy Auldridge
Walter Klingemann
Wyatt Bellis