Bill Text: TX HR844 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Texas Department of Public Safety officers Brent Crossley and Vance Griffin for their bravery in apprehending an armed suspect.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-23 - Reported enrolled [HR844 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR844-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 844 | ||
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| WHEREAS, In the summer of 2014, the skill and bravery of Brent | ||
| Crossley and Vance Griffin of the Texas Department of Public Safety | ||
| helped lead to the apprehension of a dangerous suspect; and | ||
| WHEREAS, On August 18, 2014, Pilot Investigator Crossley and | ||
| Tactical Flight Officer Griffin took to the air by helicopter from | ||
| Waco with another tactical flight officer from Garland in order to | ||
| assist in a manhunt; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The suspect had fired on peace officers, and | ||
| Officers Crossley and Griffin flew to a remote, wooded area of the | ||
| Hill Country, where they located and engaged with the suspect in | ||
| order to draw his fire away from other law enforcement | ||
| professionals on the ground; thanks in large measure to the swift | ||
| and courageous action of the men in the helicopter, the suspect was | ||
| arrested; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In recognition of their vital role in this | ||
| successful operation, Officers Crossley and Griffin each received a | ||
| Director's Citation from Texas DPS Director Steven McCraw at a | ||
| ceremony in Austin on December 18, 2014; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The men and women of Texas law enforcement regularly | ||
| put themselves in harm's way in order to preserve the peace and | ||
| protect the public, and with their actions on that fateful day, | ||
| Brent Crossley and Vance Griffin amply demonstrated their | ||
| commitment to the highest ideals of the Texas Department of Public | ||
| Safety; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commend Pilot Investigator Brent Crossley and | ||
| Tactical Flight Officer Vance Griffin for their actions on August | ||
| 18, 2014, and congratulate them on their receipt of Director's | ||
| Citations from the Texas Department of Public Safety; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared | ||
| for Officers Crossley and Griffin as an expression of high regard by | ||
| the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Anderson of McLennan | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 844 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 12, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
