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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Bruce Bradshaw is retiring as chief of the Comanche |
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Police Department on September 30, 2021, drawing to a close a |
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notable career in law enforcement that has spanned nearly four and a |
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half decades; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Comanche, Chief Bradshaw graduated from |
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Comanche High School and earned his bachelor's degree from Tarleton |
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State University in 1977; he worked briefly for the Dublin Police |
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Department before joining the Mesquite Police Department in |
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December 1977, where he served for 28 years as a patrolman and |
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investigator; and |
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WHEREAS, Promoted to sergeant, Chief Bradshaw worked with the |
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Mesquite PD's patrol, jail, and criminal investigation divisions; |
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as a criminal investigation sergeant, he served with the |
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Juvenile/Gang Section and the Crimes Against Persons Section, where |
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he investigated sexual assault, aggravated and family violence |
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assault, homicides, robberies, and public integrity crimes; in |
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1997, he started the department's pioneering computer and cell |
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phone forensic lab, establishing policies and procedures that are |
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still used today; and |
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WHEREAS, In April 2006, this esteemed law enforcement |
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professional returned to his hometown to become chief of the |
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Comanche Police Department; over the course of his exemplary |
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15-year tenure, Chief Bradshaw has overseen the city's Public |
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Safety Division, which includes the police department, animal |
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control, and code enforcement; in 2016, he established the |
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department's computer and cell phone forensic lab, which has |
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assisted other agencies across the region, received training and |
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equipment from the U.S. Secret Service, and made great strides in |
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fighting illegal narcotics, child pornography, child exploitation, |
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and human trafficking in the region; and |
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WHEREAS, Under Chief Bradshaw's leadership, the Comanche |
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Police Department was accredited by the Texas Police Chiefs |
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Association in 2019 after meeting 168 standards, and in 2017, Chief |
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Bradshaw himself received the association's Executive Leadership |
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Award; in all his endeavors, he enjoys the love and support of his |
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wife, Gail, as well as that of his two daughters and his two |
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grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Bruce Bradshaw's integrity, dynamic leadership, and |
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commitment to service have greatly benefited the citizens of |
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Comanche and earned him the respect and admiration of his fellow |
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peace officers, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a career |
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well spent as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Chief Bruce |
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Bradshaw on his retirement from the Comanche Police Department and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Chief Bradshaw as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |