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Posted by Ray Hunt on Monday April 5, 2010
Acting Chiel McClelland Hosts Promotion and Induction Ceremony
Acting Houston Police Chief Charles A. McClelland today (April 5)
hosted a promotions and induction ceremony at the L.D. Morrison Sr.
Training Academy, 17000 Aldine Westfield.
One sergeant was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and eight officers
to the rank of sergeant. Additionally, Chief McClelland presented
awards to two officers on behalf of the International Association of
Chiefs of Police/DuPont Kevlar Survivors' Club. Photos of the event
are attached to this news release.
Officer Kwami Ahiabor, assigned to the Southwest Patrol Division, and
Senior Police Officer Patrick F. Siddons, assigned to the Northeast
Patrol Division, suffered potentially fatal injuries while in the line
of duty. Because their bullet-resistant vests saved their lives,
Officers Ahiabor and Siddons were honored and inducted into the
IACP/DuPont Kevlar Survivors' Club.
Chief McClelland said, "You can't pick and choose when an emergency
is going to happen or when you're going to need it. Because our
officers do wear it, we can avoid some of those unfortunate situations
where officers are killed or seriously wounded in the line of duty,"
the Chief said.
The IACP/DuPont Kevlar Survivors' Club consists of officers who have
survived potentially fatal and/or disabling injuries through the use of
body armor, and pays tribute to those who have the foresight to "Dress
for Survival." The International Association of Chiefs of Police and
DuPont started the IACP/DuPont Kevlar Survivors' Club in 1987. Since
then, more than 3,000 individuals working in law enforcement have
survived both ballistic and non-ballistic incidents because they were
wearing body armor.
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