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General Meeting 10/14

Halloween Candy Drive

Thru @ Max Donuts

10/31

Drive-thru Fundraiser

@ BPD

11/4

General Meeting 11/11

Christmas Parade 12/6

Christmas Party 12/13

Upcoming Events

October 2013

Ofc. David Webb 10/6

Ofc. Heather Sowders 10/10

Ofc. Richard Bobbitt 10/27

Blinn Police Chief To Be Guest Speaker

Charles Miller was named the new Police

Chief at Blinn College in March of this year.

Miller’s 17-year career began with the Walker

County Sheriff’s Office and the district attor-

ney’s office before he joined Houston Baptist

University (HBU) as an investigator in 2001. He

served 12 years there, including six as chief. As

head of the department, Miller was also in charge of HBU’s parking ser-

vices and fleet management.

“I really enjoyed my time at HBU,” Miller said. “It was my first experience

working in college law enforcement and it was very different from what I’d

been doing before, but it turned out to be the best career move I could have

made professionally and personally. I found out that I really enjoy interacting

with the cross section of people on campus.”

That enjoyment was reflected in the wealth of programming Miller’s de-

partment organized and/or participated in at HBU. Police participated in

student orientation, coordinated an anti-bullying campaign using Frisbees

to promote campus camaraderie and hosted hot dog cook-offs that al-

lowed officers to speak to students about basic campus safety.

(The next General Mtg is Monday, 10/14 at 7pm at the BPD)

State Park Police Officer, Heather

Jean Heatherly gave a very in-

formative presentation at last

month’s general meeting. Thank

you Ofc.

Heather-

ly!

(Photo by Clyde

Averitt)

National Night Out

One of the many block parties held on Na-

tional Night Out (this one was hosted by CPAAA/COP members Megan Jackson, Hel-en Jordan, and Mollye Gray). Chris Jackson

gave tours of his Patrol Car and he even gave rides through the neighborhood; that was a

Big Hit!

More photos on Page 5

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September Recap

Camp Periwinkle

Many Thanks to the following COP’s for all your hard work during the

last month.

Sept 7 - Blinn Football game: Parking assignment–

Albert Green, Ron Upchurch, Bob Cothern, James Bassett, Mark Smith,

Clarence Steinfeld, Tom Painter

9/12-13/13 at the First Baptist Traffic Assignment: Dale Green, Dorothy

Antkowiak

Washington County Fair Parade 9-14-12:

Bob Cothern, David Clinkenbeard, Mark Smith, Darrell Weed, James

Bassett, Jack Murski, Clyde Averitt, Clarence Steinfeld, Kevin Braun

And to all the folks who worked the Washington County Fair - Thanks for

getting the job done!

Thank you to the following COPs for their help when called at home to

assist at Alamo & Main at Market Streets for traffic lights out on 9-17-13:

Rob Aguilar, James Bassett, Dorothy Antkowiak, Dale Green, Clarence

Steinfeld

September COP Hours

Rob Aguilar 32

Wanda Aguilar 10

Dorothy Antkowiak 18

Bob Armour 4

Clyde Averitt 11.75

Helen Bassett 4

James Bassett 33.25

Scott Boll 12.5

Kevin Braun 5

Sue Braun 11

Dustin Brown 27.5

Wayne Brown 12

Willie Brown 16

David Clinkenbeard 32

Sandra Clinkenbeard 3

Sunny Colpetzer 6.25

Bob Cothern 80.5

Michael Cowan 4

Remona Cross 7

Glen Daugherty 27

Tex Davis 58.75

Joyce Dean 8

Gary Gabriel 2.5

Patty Goerlitz 6.5

Albert Green 42

Dale Green 11

Juanita Hickey 5.5

Tim Horak 4

Helen Jordan 14.5

Millie Keller 21.25

Butch Lorenz 6

Jean Luera 4.5

Jack Murski 34

Tom Painter 15

Don Peloquin 24

Carole Petzolt 4

Monroe Petzolt 4

Jerry Pieper 7

Liz Schwake 4

Jerry Schwake 4

Corina Smith 17.5

Mark Smith 10.75

Tony Smith 9

Clarence Steinfeld 21

Annette Tiemann 4

Ron Upchurch 61

Darrell Weed 98.75

Jean Winters 4

Ron Wise 4

Catharine Wood 42.25

Chuck Wood 26.25

TOTAL 935.75

Above: Congrats to Helen Jordan

who received her Call #. (photo by

Clyde Averitt)

Below: Receiving the Lieutenant's

Gold Whistle Award is Bob

Cothern. Way to GO!

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Thanks to the following COPs for their help at the Home Depot Fingerprinting Assignment on Saturday Oc-

tober 5th: Rob Aguilar, Ron Wise, Annette Tiemann, Millie Keller, Tex Davis, Clyde Averitt, Jean Lu-

era, Clarence Steinfeld. We only printed 25 children, but spoke with countless adults about our program,

networked with the Fire Department, Sheriffs Department and Home Depot officials. All in all a good days

work; and plenty of fun too!

Our old friend Jay Petrash was trying to get our COPs to defect

to the Fire Department.

THANK YOU! National Night Out 2013

By Rob Aguilar

National Night Out 2013 was a big success; at least that’s what I was hearing as I attended the block par-

ties. There were many positive comments on the “Mardi Gras” theme that we chose this year. That also

made for some different and delicious snack choices; and I did sample quite a few. Many nice things were

said about our group and the Police Department in general. There were even a few comments on our new

uniforms. And there were lots of questions about our Citizens Police Academy and the COP program; per-

haps we’ll garner some recruits from these parties?

The BPD had a great turn-out (as is usual) and I would like to take this time to thank everyone for their

participation. Firstly, Thank You to the three BPD Chaplains that accompanied us that night: Randy Wells,

Johnnie Williams, and Calvin Kossie; and a special thanks to Randy Wells for the Blessing he bestowed be-

fore our departure. Secondly, a Big Thanks to the BPD Officers that chauffeured us around and were great

ambassadors for our Department: Lt. Trey Gully, Lt. Billy Rich, Sgt. Todd Jacobs, Det. John Snowden, Cpl.

Chris Jackson, Officer Seth Klehm and his K-9 partner Ronnie. And a special treat, Chief Rex Phelps was

also out there with us and he was accompanied by District Attorney Julie Renken. Lastly, Thanks to all of

the COPs, while this was not our largest group outing, we had a great showing: Nicole Lowe, Annette Tie-

mann, Rob Aguilar, Wanda Aguilar, Bernadette Kamprath, Albert Green, Scott Boll, Jean Winters, Jean Lu-

era, Peace Wilson, Travis Boeker, Clyde Averitt, Dustin Brown, David Clinkenbeard, Patty Goerlitz, Chuck

Wood and Catharine Wood. We also had Cpl. Joe Merkley “flipping burgers” at the Housing Authority

block party; do I sue Joe or the Housing Authority for the food poisoning? Just kidding Joe, Great Job!

Lest we not forget the County Units and County COPs that were spreading their brand of PR through-

out Washington County. And I would be remiss if I did not mention that we had two of our COPs : Clar-

ence Steinfeld and Tim Horak riding with the BFD that night. I guess that they preferred a $700,000 vehicle

to our used patrol cars? (they just heard that we were very well staffed and BFD needed to fill more seats) I

hope I didn’t leave anybody out, my memory is not what it used to be. National Night Out is an excellent

opportunity to introduce neighbors to each other and to the public servants that are there for them all year

round. Putting a face to the service and answering any lingering questions that may foster a more cordial

experience in the future.

Again, Thank You to everyone that went out and represented the Brenham Police Department. As al-

ways, you put us in a great light, helped educate the public, got to positively interact with our communities’

youth, and had a good time doing it; not to mention the great food. That sounds like a great evening to me.

I look forward to next year, and the next opportunity to make every encounter with the public a positive

one. I know you do too!

Photos by Clyde Averitt

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Continued

Photos by Clyde Averitt

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Our very own HOTTIE performs at Relay For

Life!! Congrats on the award Chrissy!!

Meet Jean Luera-Patrol Division Secretary

Jean Luera was born in Munich Germany. Her father

was enlisted in the Army and that’s where they lived

until Jean was 3 years old. She has also lived in Butte,

Montana, New Mexico, Wyoming, Arizona, Hawaii

and now lives in Brenham, TX. She is married to

Richard Luera, has one daughter (Rene’) and a son

(Armando). She has two grandchildren - Izabella and

Michael. Jean enjoys spending time with her family,

volunteering, spending time outdoors and reading.

She states “I am currently in school trying to finish my

Bachelors in Psychology which is an accomplishment

within itself. My goals are maintaining success within

the Brenham Police Department and keeping a happy family.” Jean is also a member of the Citizen Police

Academy Alumni Association and the Citizens On Patrol organization. Welcome to THIS family, Jean!

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A A M

By Rob Aguilar

I recently attended a planning meeting for the Adam’s Angels Ministry (A A M) 5-K Dash. We (BPD,

Sheriff’s Office, County COPs, Road Dept, and COPs) were meeting with the Coordinator/ Chairperson for

the event, Donna Culliver. We had all the aspects of the event ironed out, and everyone knew what their

role would be Saturday, October 5th. The meeting was over and all that remained were the pleasantries to

be exchanged by the participants. Chris Jackson and I were chatting with Mrs. Culliver; she began gushing

and singing the praises of BPD Officer Lance Weiss. Her remarks were so positive and so sincere; I felt

pride in just knowing Lance and getting to work with him. Chris chimed in and reinforced her remarks with

more positive remarks about Lance. It was a love fest, and Officer Weiss was the subject of all that affec-

tion; his ears must have been burning by that point.

Officer Weiss is a strong supporter of the Adam’s Angels 5-K Dash, and the A A M in general. Lance

took it upon himself to organize a fundraiser for A A M. In conjunction with the Fire Department, of which

he is a member (YES, Lance is a firefighter as well as a police officer),he organized a “fill the boot” campaign

to assist A A M. However, he did this at the very last minute and did not get the help that he needed from

his fellow firefighters, myself included (I was out of town that Saturday). He gave us two days notice and it

was opening weekend for the Dove Hunting Season. Needless to say his only immediate help came from

fellow firefighter and COP Clarence Steinfeld. These two worked the intersection of Alamo and Austin for

a few hours until BPD Officers Casey Thumann and Seth Kehlm arrived to give them a hand. Well after be-

ing out there some four to five hours, they called it a day. Lance and company raised $1603; and Donna

Culliver and the A A M could not be happier. I’d sing your praises too, if you had raised that kind of money

for me. No, but seriously, that was dedication and hard work for a very worthy cause; FANTASTIC JOB

GUYS!

I kind of wondered why Lance and Clarence would have stayed out that long for A A M; and what was

A A M? Being semi-new to this community the only thing I knew about Adam’s Angels was that they have a

Christmas Toy Drive every year and a 5-K Dash. Well that isn’t even the tip of the proverbial iceberg; they

do so much more. I did some research and now I fully understand why Lance thinks so highly of that organi-

zation. In a nut shell Adam’s Angels Ministry is called to provide care and comfort through physical, emo-

tional, financial and spiritual support for families dealing with a child that has cancer. They do this through

home visits, hospital visits, outreach programs, fundraisers, special events, toy drives, counseling, financial

support, prayers, and the list goes on.

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AAM - Cont’d

The Adam’s Angels Ministry story, while tragic, is inspiring and is giving hope to countless families that are

struggling to cope with a child stricken with cancer. The organization was founded in 2004 by Tim and Don-

na Culliver, who lost their young, four year old son Adam Christian Culliver to Acute Myelogenous Leuke-

mia in January of 2003. I urge each of you to read all about A A M by going to their website : adamsan-

gelsministry.org .

Well the Adam’s Angels 5-K Dash is this Saturday October 5th at Hohlt Park, I hope you can come by and

cheer on all the runners; especially those from BPD. Chris said that he will run and possibly the Chief too;

and we know Lance will be there giving it his all. Just a warning to the other runners, Lance will be hard to

beat; after all, according to Donna Culliver, he has “angel wings”!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Dorothy Antkowiak’s submission

of the COP scrap book wins a 1st

place ribbon @ the Washington

County Fair. WooHoo!

PO Box 1934, Brenham, TX 77834 Brenham Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association

Get your tickets for the CPAAA Fall Fundraiser!!!

ALL CPAAA members are encouraged to sell tickets for the

Sirloin Steak Drive-thru which will be held on

NOV 4th 4:30-6:30 at the Brenham Police Department.

Tickets can be picked up or purchased ($10.00) at the Brenham Police Department,

Max Donuts, or any CPAAA member.

Thank You!

FUNDRAISER INFO: The deadline to return all unsold tickets and/or money is Oct. 28th. You

can turn in tickets/money to Shawna Goerlitz. 979-661-1704

Halloween Drive Thru

Each year the CPAAA sponsors a Candy Drive Thru at Max Do-nuts on Halloween night. Come early (5 pm or so) to enjoy

hotdogs and chips. Wear your favorite costume! We will be col-

lecting candy to hand out at the Candy drive-thru. You can

bring it that night or to the general meeting or drop off any-

time at Max Donuts. Thanks.

2013 Executive Board

Annette Tiemann—President [email protected]

James Bassett - Vice President

[email protected]

Sue Braun— Scty [email protected]

Tom Painter—Treasurer

[email protected]

Nicole Lowe [email protected]

Wanda Aguilar

[email protected]

Sandra Clickenbeard [email protected]

Benita Schramme

[email protected]

Charles Lewis [email protected]

Larry Neveux —Outgoing President [email protected]

NOTE: Remember that registered sex offenders are not allowed to give away candy or decorate for Halloween. Although these rules are in

place for sex offenders, please do your homework by going to https://records.txdps.state.tx.us/SexOffender/PublicSite to make sure your

children do not visit the homes of these bad people.

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