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ON BEHALF OF THE HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, MY NAME IS SERGEANT LAHAR OF THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT UNIT, AND I WANNA WELCOME YOU TO THE 42ND ANNUAL NATIONAL NIGHT OUT NEWS CONFERENCE.
WE ARE EXCITED TO BE HERE AT HPD CENTRAL PATROL STATION AS WE CELEBRATE A LONGSTANDING TRADITION OF BUILDING SAFER, STRONGER, AND MORE UNITED COMMUNITIES ACROSS OUR CITY AND NATION.
BEFORE WE BEGIN, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE SOME VERY IMPORTANT INDIVIDUALS WHO MAKE THIS DAY POSSIBLE.
FIRST, OUR HONOR, DIGNITARIES JOINING US HERE TODAY.
WE ALSO WANNA RECOGNIZE OUR SURROUNDING LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WHOSE COLLABORATION IS VITAL TO THE SUCCESS OF NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, A SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO OUR HOUSTON CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHOSE CONTINUED SUPPORT TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK OUR CITIZENS.
YOU ARE THE HEARTBEAT OF NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, AND YOUR PARTICIPATION MAKES THIS INITIATIVE TRULY IMPACTFUL.
NOW IT IS MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON, MAYOR JOHN WHITMEYER.
MAYOR WHITMEYER WILL PRESENT THE OFFICIAL CITY PROCLAMATION TO OUR CHIEF OF POLICE, CHIEF JAY NOI DIAZ.
THANK YOU, THANK EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE.
CERTAINLY MY COLLEAGUES, UH, ELECTED OFFICIALS, CERTAINLY OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, AND, UH, WELCOME TO THE NEW CENTRAL POLICE STATION.
BEING ENJOYED BY THE RANK AND FILE, AND CERTAINLY OUR COMMUNITIES HAVE HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS HERE.
SO THINGS ARE, UH, EXCITING TO BE IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON.
WE ARE ACKNOWLEDGING NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
WE'RE GETTING TO SEE ON DISPLAY WHAT MAKES HOUSTON SUCH A SPECIAL CITY.
'CAUSE TOMORROW NIGHT, NOT ONLY WILL WE BE CELEBRATING NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, BUT THE 42ND ANNIVERSARY OF POLICE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AS WE TRAVEL ACROSS HOUSTON TOMORROW TO ATTEND.
AND I ALMOST BROUGHT MY LIST OF NOT ONLY LAW ENFORCEMENT COLLABORATION WITH THE COMMUNITY LOCATION, BUT ALSO NOW OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.
HOUSTON FIRE IS OUT IN THE COMMUNITY ON THE SAME EVENING.
SO, AS I MENTIONED, IT'S A DEMONSTRATION OF OUR GREAT COMMUNITY, WHAT MAKES US SPECIAL WITH THE TURMOIL ACROSS THE NATION.
WE'RE NOT ON THE FRONT PAGE OF NATIONAL MEDIA.
HOUSTON KNOWS HOW TO BE INCLUSIVE, RESPECTFUL.
I CAN'T BEGIN TO NAME ALL THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE WILL BE IN TOMORROW NIGHT BECAUSE WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.
HOUSTONIANS KNOW THAT THESE ELECTED OFFICIALS KNOW THAT WE'RE ONLY AS GOOD AS WE ARE COMING TOGETHER.
SO, I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY, SOMETHING TO SPREAD THE WORD ACROSS HOUSTON.
WE'RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE WITH OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM, OUR SHERIFF, ED GONZALEZ, OUR POLICE CHIEF, THESE ELECTED OFFICIALS.
I COULD NAME ALL OF THEM, BUT WE'RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE AND WE'RE NOT GOING BACK.
WE'RE NOT GOING BACK IN COMPROMISE.
PUBLIC SAFETY OR QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES.
AND IT'LL BE ON DISPLAY TOMORROW NIGHT ACROSS THIS GREAT CITY.
WITH THAT SAID, I THEREFORE, JOHN WHITMEYER, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON, HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 7TH, 2025, IS 47TH ANNUAL HOUSTON HARRIS COUNTY NATIONAL OUTDATE.
AT THIS TIME, WE INVITE CHIEF OF POLICE, JAY NOEY DIAZ TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION AND PROVIDE US WITH A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
THANK YOU, MAYOR FOR THE PROCLAMATION.
UH, COUNCIL SHERIFF, COMMISSIONER GARCIA, THE DA'S HERE ALSO.
UH, SEAN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP.
THIS IS, UH, THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT EVENT.
ESSENTIALLY, IT'S LAW ENFORCEMENT SUPER BOWL, RIGHT? THIS IS WHERE WE COME OUT AND, UM, WE'RE NOT FACELESS IN THE COMMUNITY.
WE SERVE THE COMMUNITY IN THIS CAPACITY BECAUSE WE ARE THE COMMUNITY, RIGHT? WE, WE ARE HERE TO MAKE SURE THIS COMMUNITY GROWS AND, UH, WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH EVERY SINGLE AGENCY SO THAT WE CAN LEAVE A BETTER FUTURE FOR THE CHILDREN THAT WE SERVE, THAT YOU'LL SEE.
SO, COME OUT TO THE EVENTS TOMORROW IF YOU HAVE TIME, GET YOUR FACE PAINTED, GET A SNOW CONE, GET A, UH, A LITTLE POPCORN AND, AND MAKE IT FUN.
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THE KIDS.AND THANKS TO ALL OUR PARTNERS REPRESENTED HERE FOR THE CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP.
OUR 42ND ANNUAL NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IN HOUSTON IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF TEAMWORK AND COLLABORATION.
AS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, WE CANNOT DO THIS WORK ALONE AND TOGETHER WITH YOU, OUR COMMUNITY, THE COMMUNITY THAT WE SERVE, IT BECOMES A VITAL PART OF ENSURING SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS.
TOMORROW EVENING, WE WILL HAVE OFFICERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN SEVERAL DOZEN NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT THIS INCREDIBLY LARGE CITY AS WELL AS THE COUNTY.
PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO GET OUT AND MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS AND COME VISIT WITH SOME VERY OUTSTANDING OFFICERS.
ALSO, I'D LIKE TO TAKE THE TIME TO JUST SAY THAT WHILE IT'S IMPORTANT TO PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO SERVE WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOODS, TO BE NOT A PRESSURE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT TO BE ACTUALLY A, A PLUS IN THE COMMUNITY, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALWAYS DOING OUR JOBS, UH, IN THE MOST RESPECTIVE WAY WHEN WE DEAL WITH THE COMMUNITY.
I PLAN ON MAKING MANY ROUNDS ACROSS THE CITY TO SUPPORT AS MANY NEIGHBORHOODS AS I CAN.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO TAKING, TO TALKING WITH YOU AND LISTENING TO WHAT OUR, WHAT THE CONCERNS ARE, BECAUSE THAT'S HOW, AS THE HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT GOES, THAT'S HOW WE GET BETTER.
ADDRESSING CONCERNS RIGHT AWAY, GETTING SOME FACE TIME WITH PEOPLE, STAYING OFF THE CELL PHONES AND TABLETS, AND ACTUALLY GETTING TO INTERACT WITH THE COMMUNITY'S IMPORTANT TO US.
SO, ON BEHALF OF THE 5,310 PEOPLE THAT I SERVE EVERY DAY, AND THE ALMOST 200 CADETS THAT ARE ACTUALLY ABOUT TO GRADUATE IN DIFFERENT PHASES THIS YEAR, I'M HONORED TO BE A PART OF THIS INSTITUTION.
I, I WANT TO THANK BOTH THE SHERIFF WHO STILL, WELL, THE COMMISSION STILL GETS A PAYCHECK FROM US, YOU KNOW,
IT'S EVIDENT THAT COLLABORATION IS IMPORTANT AND TEAMWORK TRULY DOES MAKE THE DREAM WORK, AND THAT'S EVIDENT BY ALL OF THE INDIVIDUALS STANDING BEHIND ME AND THE ONES FILL IN THIS ROOM.
IT IS AT THIS TIME THAT WE WELCOME SHERIFF ED GONZALEZ TO PROVIDE HIS REMARKS.
UH, CHIEF DIAZ, MAYOR, UH, WHITMEYER, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HOSTING US TODAY, AND IT'S VERY SPECIAL, UH, PRESS CONFERENCE AND JUST WANNA TAKE A MOMENT.
I, I REMEMBER BEING A ROOKIE AND STARTING MY CAREER WITH THE HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT MANY, MANY YEARS AGO, AND, UH, WE SURE HAVE COME A LONG WAY.
I REMEMBER THE OLD CENTRAL STATION, AND ROB, I KNOW YOU REMEMBER TOO.
YOU'RE A, YOU'RE A MEMBER, A FORMER MEMBER OF THE HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT CONGRATULATIONS, MAYOR, TO YOU CHIEF TO YOUR ENTIRE TEAM COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR MAKING THIS POSSIBLE.
IT'S GREAT TO SEE THAT, THAT THE HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD IN A GREAT DIRECTION, DEFINITELY BEING A, A LEADER IN OUR PROFESSION.
AND WE, WE GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.
UH, TO ALL OF YOU, IT'S AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE, UH, TO JOIN ALL OF YOU.
THIS REALLY IS, AS THE CHIEF MENTIONED, THE SUPER BOWL OF POLICING, IF YOU WILL.
WE GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT AND REALLY CONNECT AND INTERACT WITH OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
IT'S MORE THAN JUST A FAMILY FUN EVENT, BUT TRULY ABOUT BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS.
I ENCOURAGE OUR COMMUNITY TO, TO STEP OUT, COME, ENGAGE, COME FELLOWSHIP, SHARE IDEAS, ASK QUESTIONS, GET TO KNOW YOUR DEPUTIES, YOUR DEPUTY CONSTABLES AND, AND YOUR, UH, PEACE OFFICERS, UH, ON THE SPECIAL NIGHT.
BUT REALLY, A NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IS REALLY EVERY NIGHT BECAUSE PUBLIC SAFETY IS A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY.
UH, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US TO, TO WORK TOGETHER.
ONE OF THE TRUE, TRUE AMAZING, UH, ASPECTS OF OUR POLICING COMMUNITY HERE IN THIS REGION IS THAT, UH, COLLABORATION IS SO STRONG AND, AND, AND STEADFAST HERE.
I KNOW WHEN MAYOR WHITMEYER TOOK OFF AS WE ALL CONVENED, AND HE BROUGHT, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY LEADERS TOGETHER AND REALLY WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THAT, THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US TO WORK TOGETHER.
AND WE'RE SEEING GREAT RESULTS, UH, IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND IN CORPORATE HARRIS COUNTY.
WE'RE SEEING, UH, REDUCTIONS IN CRIME, AND THAT'S A VERY POSITIVE THING.
BUT AS A MAYOR SAID, WE CAN NEVER LET UP.
WE GOTTA MAKE SURE WE CONTINUE, UH, MISSION FOCUS, THAT WE CONTINUE, UH, TO COLLABORATE AS WE ALL DO.
AND I THINK THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO ALL THE REPRESENTATION THAT WE HAVE HERE.
SO, UH, KUDOS TO ALL OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERS THAT ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY.
UM, AS WELL AS, UH, THANKING THE COMMUNITY LEADERS THAT, THAT ARE IN THE COMMUNITY.
UM, PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERS THAT MAY NOT BE IN THIS ROOM, AND JUST EVERYBODY THAT COMES TOGETHER.
I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANKS TO MY, UH, HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FAMILY.
UH, I SEE MANY OF OUR CAPTAINS HERE, MEMBERS OF THE COMMAND STAFF, UH, PROFESSIONAL STAFF, UH, THOSE THAT CAN BE IN THE ROOM, OUR DISPATCHERS CALL TAKERS.
UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE DEPUTIES THAT ARE OUT IN THE FRONT LINES RIGHT NOW, KEEPING US SAFE, UH, DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO ALL OF THEM.
AND, UH, LOOK, THIS IS SPECIAL NIGHT, LIKE I SAID, AND
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IT'S GREAT FOR US TO COME TOGETHER.AND TODAY WE COME TOGETHER AT THIS PRESS CONFERENCE TO JUST REINFORCE THE MESSAGE THAT WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.
UM, THERE'S A LOT OF CHALLENGES THAT COME OUR WAY, DAY IN AND DAY OUT, BUT WE KNOW THAT THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN'T TACKLE IF WE'RE ALL WORKING TOGETHER AND WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY, UH, IN OUR RESPECTIVE AGENCIES THAT WORK SO HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, WE'RE ENGAGED FOR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AND, UH, REALLY MAKING IT A SPECIAL EVENT FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND SO, LOOK FORWARD TO BEING OUT THERE TOMORROW AND INVITE EVERYONE TO COME OUT AND, AND FIND A, A, A NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EVENT IN A COMMUNITY NEAR YOU AND ENGAGE WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS AND GET TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER.
I'LL SAY IT BRIEFLY AND REAL BRIEFLY, AND JUST SPANISH.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SHERIFF GONZALEZ.
UH, CONTINUING WITH INSUR, ENSURING THAT OUR MESSAGE REACH REACHES ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
SENIOR POLICE OFFICER MARO C WILL NOW PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IN SPANISH.
THANK YOU JOHN WHITMEYER GON AND THANK YOU SENIOR OFFICER C AS WE CLOSE TODAY'S NEWS CONFERENCE, I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IS MORE THAN JUST AN ANNUAL EVENT.
IT'S ABOUT UNITY, TRUST, AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.
TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER AND TOGETHER WE CONTINUE TO BUILD SAFER COMMUNITIES ACROSS HOUSTON AND HARRIS COUNTY.
ON BEHALF OF THE HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL AT THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EVENTS TAKING PLACE ACROSS THE CITY.
HAVE A GREAT DAY, AND GOD BLESS.
UH, YOU KNOW, OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT CAN DO SUCH A GREAT JOB, BUT THAT'S JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE PROCESS.
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY PLAYS SUCH A VITAL ROLE.
I'D LOVE TO ENJOY HEARING FROM OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY, SEAN TIER.
I WASN'T PREPARED, BUT THAT'S NEVER STOPPED ME BEFORE.
UM, LAWYER, I GOTTA TELL YOU, CONGRATULATIONS.
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME IN THE NEW CENTRAL COMMAND.
I GREW UP AT 61 REASONER CENTRAL LIN TALKS, UH, THIS IS A LITTLE BETTER, JUST, JUST A TAD.
UH, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IS SO INCREDIBLE.
UM, I'VE BEEN GOING TO THEM SINCE
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I WAS A YOUNG KID GROWING UP IN HOUSTON, BUT NOW, AS ALMOST 20 YEARS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, I HAVE A DIFFERENT APPRECIATION FOR IT.UH, WE AT THE DA'S OFFICE REPRESENT ALL 80 PLUS LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN HARRIS COUNTY THAT FILE CHARGES EVERY DAY.
I HAVE PERSONALLY WORKED WITH EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, AND THERE'S A REASON THAT EVERY ONE OF THOSE AGENCIES IS A RESULT OF WHAT THE MAYOR SAID.
WE'RE NOT ON THE FRONT PAGE IN SOME OF THE MOST TRYING TIMES EVER.
AND IT IS BECAUSE OF THE MEN AND WOMEN AT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE AGENCIES, THEIR DEDICATION TO THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY SERVE, THEIR DEDICATION TO NOT JUST BEING THERE AS A SAFETY NET, BUT BEING THERE AS SUPPORT FOR THE PEOPLE THAT THEY SERVE IS IT'S REMARKABLE.
AND BEING ABLE TO CELEBRATE IT ON THIS NIGHT IS WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING.
BUT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IS EVERY NIGHT IN, WHEN I'M THERE WITH THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, ALL OF OUR CONSTABLES METRO.
IT, IT IS REALLY SOMETHING THAT IS A TRUISM.
THE COLLABORATION THAT THEY HAVE TOGETHER TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE, AND THE COLLABORATION WITH THE COMMUNITY.
WE ARE THE STRONGEST BIG CITY IN THIS COUNTRY.
AND IT STARTS BECAUSE OF THE MEN AND WOMEN IN THIS ROOM, AND THE ONES THAT CAN'T BE HERE BECAUSE THEY'RE RUNNING CALLS FOR SERVICE, BECAUSE THEY'RE OUT THERE SUPPORTING EVERYBODY IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO, FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, EVERYBODY THAT'S IN UNIFORM AND OUT OF UNIFORM HERE, THIS LAW ENFORCEMENT, THANK YOU.
AND GET OUT TOMORROW AND MEET THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE INCREDIBLE.
AS, AS WE KNOW, ALL OF OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE ESSENTIAL.
THE COLLABORATION JUST COULDN'T TAKE PLACE WITHOUT OUR GOVERNING BODIES AND OUR DEPARTMENTS WORK SO CLOSE TOGETHER.
WHEN WE GO ON CLOSING AND AFTER HOUR CLUBS AT FOUR IN THE MORNING, WE LOOK AROUND AND THERE'S THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, UH, SHERIFF, OUR CONSTABLES.
WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER, BUT WE ARE SO FORTUNATE IN HOUSTON AND HARRIS COUNTY TO HAVE THE TYPE LEADERSHIP THAT WE HAVE.
AND THERE'S ONE INDIVIDUAL THAT I WOULD LIKE FOR HIM TO TALK ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE AND IMPORTANCE OF COLLABORATION IS WHEN YOU HAVE A COUNTY COMMISSIONER THAT HAS BEEN ON CITY COUNCIL, SHERIFF, AND NOW COMMISSIONER, I'M NOT SURPRISED THAT COMMISSIONER GARCIA HELD TIGHT TO GIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT THE SALARY AND THE BENEFITS THAT THEY DESERVE.
AND, UH, AND MAYOR, LET ME THANK YOU.
BECAUSE YOU HELPED TO RAISE THE BAR.
YOU HELPED TO MAKE IT AN OBVIOUS CONVERSATION THAT IN ORDER TO FIGHT CRIME, IN ORDER TO KEEP NEIGHBORHOODS SAFE, YOU GOT TO HAVE THE MEN AND WOMEN BRAVE ENOUGH TO DO THE JOB IN THE COMMUNITIES, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE CAN TAKE THEIR SAFETY FOR GRANTED.
BUT THAT REQUIRES MAKING SURE THAT WE RESPECT OUR MEN AND WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES, UH, SO THAT THEY CAN DEDICATE THEMSELVES APPROPRIATELY.
AND SO NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IS ABOUT EVERYTHING EVERYONE HAS TOUCHED ON, UH, BUT IT'S, UH, MOST IMPORTANTLY KNOWN ABOUT THE COLLABORATION.
UH, EVERYONE HAS TOUCHED ON THE FACT THAT IT REQUIRES, UH, THE COMMUNITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TO HAVE THE TRUST IN EACH OTHER, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT INFORMATION IS FREE FLOWING, CRITICAL INFORMATION IS FREE FLOWING, AND THAT IT GETS TO THE RIGHT HAND SO THAT WE CAN, UH, RESPOND APPROPRIATELY.
YOU KNOW, UH, SHERIFF GONZALEZ, UH, UH, UH, DISCLOSED HIS AGE 'CAUSE HE SAID MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS AGO, UH, FOR ME, IT'S JUST A FEW YEARS AGO,
AND, UH, AND I'LL, AND I'LL JUST TELL THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON, THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON, UH, YOU HAVE, UH, ONE OF THE BEST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THE COUNTRY HERE, UH, THANKS TO THE LEADERSHIP OF, UH, CHIEF DIAZ AND TO HIS RESPECTIVE, UH, COMMAND STAFF.
BUT I'M ALSO VERY PROUD THAT, UH, SHERIFF GONZALEZ HAS HELPED TO PUT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE ON THE NATIONAL MAP AS WELL ON SO MANY LEVELS, WHETHER IT'S FIGHTING CRIME, UH, WHETHER IT IS, UH, DEALING WITH A MENTALLY ILL, UH, ON SO MANY LEVELS.
UH, HE HAS HELPED TO, UH, DISTINGUISH THE HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN THE MOST PROFESSIONAL AND MOST, UH, RESPECTFUL WAY.
SO SHERIFF GONZALEZ, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AS WELL.
AND THEN JUST, UH, AND JUST CLOSE IT.
LOOK, UM, WE CELEBRATE THIS NIGHT, UH, EVERY YEAR.
AND, UH, COINCIDENTALLY THIS PAST FRIDAY, UH, WAS
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THE BIRTHDAY OF CHIEF LEE P BROWN.AND, UH, HE WAS, UH, THE CHIEF WHO HELPED TO PIONEER IN, UH, THE, UH, THE COMMUNITY POLICING PHILOSOPHY, BUT ALSO THE NATIONAL NIGHT EVENT.
SO I WOULD JUST, UH, LIKE TO SAY, I, I GOT TO SPEAK TO HIM YESTERDAY.
SO I JUST WANNA SAY TO CHIEF BROWN, HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
AND I HOPE THAT WE'RE DOING YOU JUSTICE BY CONTINUING, UH, YOUR PHILOSOPHY ON COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING AND CARRYING ON THE TRADITION OF NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.