82R28077 CBE-D
By: Marquez H.R. No. 2269
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The El Paso County Sheriff's Office Special
Operations Bureau has contributed significantly to the safety of
area residents; and
WHEREAS, The bureau focuses investigative resources against
individuals and organizations believed to be involved in criminal
enterprises, and in fiscal year 2010, its deputies seized more than
$5 million worth of narcotics and made over 570 arrests, leading to
367 felony charges and 213 convictions; and
WHEREAS, Also during 2010, the bureau's Border Crimes
Initiative, which consists of a team of detectives that concentrate
on narcotics, burglary, robbery, homicide, and human smuggling, was
nominated by the Office of the Governor's Criminal Justice Division
to become a nationally recognized program; and
WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Commander Gomecindo Lopez,
the El Paso County Sheriff's Office Special Operations Bureau
includes Lieutenant Larry Guerra, Sergeants Christopher Paz and
Ryan Urrutia, Detectives Francisco Chavez, Jose Guzman, Benjamin
Perales, Jose Rivera, Luis Rodriguez, Joe Williamson, Albert
Montoya, John Greer, and Robert Horstman, and Deputies Louis
Almonte, George Johnson, Alfredo Tellez, Moises Gutierrez, Robert
Torres, and Manuel Marquez; and
WHEREAS, The dedicated efforts of the Special Operations
Bureau and other local law enforcement agencies have paid off; El
Paso was named the safest city in the United States among those with
more than 500,000 people in the City Crime Rankings 2010-2011,
published by CQ Press; and
WHEREAS, Members of the El Paso County Sheriff's Office
Special Operations Bureau have excelled in supporting the
department's mission to protect the lives and property of area
residents, and it is indeed a pleasure to recognize these
distinguished law enforcement professionals; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby honor the El Paso County Sheriff's Office
Special Operations Bureau for its outstanding contributions to
public safety and extend to all those associated with the
organization sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the bureau as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.