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June 1999 Constable Trevino Travels to Washington D.C. to receive the coveted Jefferson Award for Public Service. This prestigious award was presented by the American Institute for Public Service.  Working with a well trained corps of full-time and volunteer Deputies, Constable Trevino established several programs to address serious problems including the threat posed by  parole violators, high truancy rates and skyrocketing intercity crime.  Numerous articles have been printed on these successful programs including those by Readers Digest, the Washington Post, the Pioneer Institute, the Heritage Society and the Houston Chronicle.

Victor Trevino has served as Harris County Precinct 6 Constable Since 1989

Constable Trevino's Biography

HCP6DO Eighth Annual Fishing Tournament July 8, 2005

THE HISTORY OF CONSTABLES

Constables are among the earliest recorded police officers in world history. From a very humble beginning in the 5th century, by the turn of the 6th century they were chief household officers. In France, Constables commanded the armies in the Kings absence. Becoming noted peacekeepers under King William 'The Conqueror' in 1066 Constables responsibilities were expanded with the adoption of the Magna Carta, which not only became the pattern for most of the worlds Constitutions, but also mentioned Constables in written law. Constables have served the Justice Court system since 1362. In 1583 William Lambard published the first Policy & Procedure manual for Law Enforcement. It's primary purpose was to outline the duties of the Constable.

PATROL SERVICES:

 Central City Industrial Park (CCIP) Store Front Office Located at 5301 Polk St. 
Baker-Hughes's partnership with The Greater East End Management District provides funding for patrol Deputies.  

                                                   

         

Greater East End Management District Phone: (713) 928-9916. Email: Greater East End President

Gulf Gate Center Patrol 

Store Front 3000 Woodridge

HUD Properties Patrol Division 

Store Front Office Located at Guadalupe Plaza

Parole Violator Apprehension Team

TRAINING and RECRUTING DIVISION

PCT. 6 Personnel and Recruiting Email

Volunteer/ Reserve Police Officers must complete the State approved Basic Peace Officer Certification course which is now over 600 hours. Most do this training at their own expense through The University of Houston, The Houston Community College System or at other area colleges. Several volunteer Deputies are retired police officers. Deputies at Precinct 6 are required to be bonded and put in 24 hours of service per month in addition to State required in-service classes. Deputies must pay for their own uniforms, weapon and leather gear. A benefit for these volunteers is the experience, free or low cost training and a chance to build a good resume while contributing to the community. Many volunteers move on to full time paid positions at area departments. Each team of Deputies are supervised by a Sergeant.

APPLICATIONS ARE CURRENTLY BEING ACCEPTED FOR RESERVE OFFICERS

PAROLE VIOLATOR TASK FORCE (ZEBRA SQUAD): In 1991 there where about 22,000 parolees in Harris County. Of those, about 6,000 were violators of their parole conditions. Between 60 and 70 percent of parole violators are repeat criminal offenders. No Law Enforcement agency was tracking down these offenders. The Texas Parole Board was issuing between 70 and 120 felony parole violation warrants each week. Constable Trevino formed the first Task Force to track down these offenders using 20 trained volunteer Deputies and returning violators to prison. The Squad became known as the "Zebra" Squad. From 1991 to date, the Zebra Squad has arrested well over 2,000 parole violators. The Squad received a great deal of attention from newspapers and TV programs. Other departments copied the Zebra Squads' operation using paid officers. The Zebra Squad is still in operation today using dedicated volunteer Deputies.

ABSENT STUDENTS ASSISTANCE PROJECT: Another major problem in the Precinct 6 area was high truancy rates among middle schools. The program started with volunteer Deputies visiting homes of absent students. The idea is simple, get kids in school and limit the likely hood of them getting into trouble. The 8 middle schools selected for the program had a combined absent rate of about 800 students per day. After the first week of operation, the rate dropped to about 300 absent students. Seeing the success, the Houston School District funded the program the next school year but relied on a supplement of 100 volunteer Deputies. There are now 10 paid Deputies and a Sergeant working 8 middle schools and 2- 9th grade classes. The program is now in its' third year. Volunteer/Reserve Deputies have made this possible through their dedication, training and caring. One paid Sergeant oversees the eight paid and 80 volunteer Deputies.

OTHER DUTIES OF VOLUNTEER DEPUTIES: The DWI Enforcement Team patrols the streets of east Houston on Friday, Saturday and most holidays looking for intoxicated drivers. These Deputies are trained on DWI arrests and some are trained to operate the intoxilyzer machine. The Community Service Division provides service to schools, churches and local citizen groups as well as coordinating baseball Little Leagues. There are 11 Deputies who own and use police motorcycles in Pct. 6. Merchants in the this east community joined together to provide police bicycles for Reserve Officers to patrol stores and shops. This program is expanding to other areas of the precinct. All of these programs and others now ongoing are possible because of Volunteer/Reserve peace officers.

Community Service and Government Links

Justice of the Peace Richard Vara Pct. 6 -1

Justice of the Peace Armando Rodriquez Pct. 6-2

WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE ON PCT. 6

PIONEER INSTITUTE ORIGINAL TEXT