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Garden Ridge Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association

Garden Ridge CPA

Polo Shirts

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We now have a new source for our Citizen’s Patrol (CP) (Black) and Organization (Blue) polo shirts. The good news is the price of the shirts has remained the same!

Shirts sized from XS through XL are $20 and XXL and higher are $21.

We are now taking alumni blue shirt orders for alumni members.

In addition, qualified CP members can order a replacement shirt as well as a CP cap. The organization will pay for the first shirt and cap for newly qualified CP members who complete their CP training.

To order yours or for more information, please contact Ken K.

A.S.E.C.C.

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Active Shooter Emergency Care Course

Injured person receiving emergency care

There’s Been an Attack and You or a Loved One Have Been Seriously Injured

  • No matter how rapid the arrival of first responders, bystanders will always be the first on scene to care for the injured
  • Law Enforcement’s first priority is to find and stop the attacker… Rendering aid must come after the killing is stopped
  • Trained EMS Personnel cannot access the scene until after the attacker is neutralized. It may be up to YOU to save a life! 

When Life or Death is Measured in Seconds and Help is Minutes Away,

Will You Know What to Do?

The Garden Ridge Police Department and the Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association have partnered together to present:

A.S.E.C.C. – Active Shooter Emergency Care Course

This course offers training in applying immediate life-saving care in an austere and non-permissive environment to “bridge the gap” between the attack and the arrival of EMS Personnel. The course is geared towards those with little or no training though even trained professionals will likely find value in the experience.

Instruction includes assessment of injuries, application of tourniquets, wound packing, use of hemostatic agents, applying various types of dressings and bandages, treatment for shock, picking the right medical kit for you and more. Training supplies will be provided – you need only bring a positive attitude and a willingness to learn!

This class is FREE to Garden Ridge Residents and Their Families!

Where and When

  • Date: Saturday, June 1st, 2019
  • Time: 9:00am till 2:00pm
  • Location: Garden Ridge City Council Chambers

A Complimentary Lunch will be Served

Please call (210) 651-6441 to Reserve Your Seats. Only Limited Seats are available to keep the class size such that attendees get hands-on training and access to instructors.

Don’t delay, call today!

CP Training

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Citizens Patrol Training is scheduled for Saturday, May 18th and begins at 10am. We will start with a short training on suspect descriptions as part of our quarterly training. We will also be holding an initial training class for those who would like to become citizens patrol drivers and/or riders.

The morning will be broken into parts where those who are already CP members can attend the suspect descriptions training and then leave before the newbies get trained up on the initial CP member class.

As always, ALL alumni members are welcome to attend any of these training classes. In fact, I recommend that all of you attend to take advantage of the training. It will help everyone in their personal lives and will help our community should you witness something critically important at a crime scene and need to describe it to us.

Hope to see all of you there. I’ll have hot coffee ready. If anyone feels the urge to bring a snack to share, you’re welcome to do so.

See ya Saturday!

Lt. Dan Bellinger, GRPD

Law Enforcement Week

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Don’t forget that May 12-18 is Law Enforcement Week. Many of you have sent cards or notes that will be delivered throughout the week to the great men and women of our Garden Ridge Police Department. The Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association is also sponsoring several lunches during the week, and as always, you are welcome to stop in and say thanks in person, or when you see our officers out in public. They are always happy to hear from you, and getting the occasional “thanks!” is especially nice.

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“Thank You” Garden Ridge Police Department

Thank you!

And while we’re at it, how about a big “Thank You” to ALL the men and women who keep our communities safe. SUPPORT THE BLUE!

May Membership Meeting

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Mark your calendars for our next bi-monthly Alumni Membership meeting on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at 7p in the Bluebonnet Room at the Garden Ridge Community Center.

Be sure to come early for the pre-meeting social at 6:30p and enjoy the delicious treats!