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April 27, 1972
CRIMINAL JUSTICE NEWSLETTER
General Information
The Brazos Valley Development Council has moved into new offices. Our new location is
3006 East 29th Street, near the new St. Joseph Hospital in Bryan. You are welcome to
come by for coffee and a visit at any time.
Teletype System
The teletype system has been installed and is operating successfully at six locations
in the region. Hearne, Bryan, College Station, Centerville, Caldwell and Navasota now
have the most modern teletype equipment now being used in the state. Training on the
equipment was handled very successfully by Mr. Joe Trowbridge from the Department of
Public Safety.
VHF Radio System
Mr. Robert Caldwell, Mr. David (Casey) Jones, and Mr. J. W. Hall are presently finishing
the regional plan to submit to the Law Enforcement Advisory Committee and the Criminal
Justice Council in Austin. Any contacts for changes or corrections should be made
directly to Mr. Caldwell's office.
Specifications are shortly to be submitted to vendors along with the plan to let bids.
A bid committee has been appointed from the Law Enforcement Advisory Committee and
consists of the following: J. W. Hamilton, Joe Ellisor, Melvin Luedke, 0. L. Luther,
Alfred Wilhelm, Garvin Wright, Royce Wilson, Judge J. C. Wells, E. C. Suggs, Billy
Lincoln, Johnie Schulte, and Alfred Becker.
Civil Disorder Equipment
An application has been submitted to the Criminal Justice Council for $4,674.00 to
purchase equipment for the following agencies: College Station, Hearne, Texas AO
University, Navasota, and Grimes County. A bid committee has also been appointed for
this equipment purchase. They are: Melvin Luedke, 0. L. Luther, E. C. Suggs, Garvin
Wright, and Dick Johnson. We should be hearing from the application shortly.
Probations Program
Data and information are being gathered and a plan is being formulated with assistance
from County and District Judges. In the coming weeks, a meeting will be called
including all Judges and other interested parties and a final plan formed in prep-
aration for an application to the Criminal Justice Council.
Blinn College Program
Blinn College and the BVDC have cooperated in establishing a Law Enforcement degree
program that will begin in September of 1972. We are waiting for approval from
the LEAA regional office in Dallas as to the availability of LEEP funding. We feel
confident we will have funds available for law enforcement officers. Blinn is now
searching for a qualified instructor to handle the program. Preferably, a masters
degree and some experience in the law field will be required.
Training Program
Training has been slow in the region for the last few months. One officer from
Bryan attended the Fingerprint Science Course in March. There will be a Police
Photography School starting May 1. An Administration and Management Course is sch-
eduled for May 8 if enough officers register. Another Basic 140 hour course will
be offered in September, so register now.
Reserve /Auxiliary School
Lt. Howard Hill has been conducting this school for a couple of months with around
thirty -five attending. It is scheduled to end on May 4 with a Barbecue. The men
attending the school presented Lt. Hill with a fine fishing rod and reel for his
outstanding efforts in presenting the school.
Summary
The staff of the Brazos Valley Development Council is available at any time to assist
you with any program, project, or need you may have. Please feel free to call on us
when we may assist you.
If you have any news or interesting information to include in our Council Newsletter,
mail or call our office.
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Box 3067, Btcyan. Outs new STAFF:
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3006 F. 29th, Bryan Glenn J. Cook- Executive D.vc.ecton
713/822 -7421 A. C. Johnson- M . Dinecton and
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Ron Cox - A.2coho-2i.sm SeAvice4 Dev.
Betty ZLFze6- Admin6ttca ive A46t.
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Linda Va..&gutca- Sec&e any