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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 2015
Page
6
Craig Contreras, with Baytown Fire Department since May 2004, is praised for outstanding service. He accepts extra duties at events, seeks ongoing training, holds multiple certifications, and volunteered for paramedic training. A second generation firefighter, he is noted for work ethic and devotion to the city.
Millard Williams, a 17 year Baytown Fire Department veteran assigned to Station 3 C Shift, is nominated for Firefighter of the Year. A former Galveston firefighter, he joined Baytown after Weatherford College on a music scholarship and earned multiple fire service certifications. He helped rescue a fallen lieutenant during a first shift apartment fire and is noted for ongoing training and professionalism.
Mike Wooster joined Baytown Fire & Rescue in 1993 after training at College of the Mainland and earning EMT certification. A former Army paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne, he received multiple commendations including flood rescue work in 1994 and a 48 hour high water rescue in June 2001 after Greens Bayou rainfall. He has been integral to emergency management, from equipment to home response, and is valued for public service in Baytown.
John Way II has 17 years with Baytown Police. Born in New York, he moved to Texas and earned an associate degree in criminal justice at Lamar University. He received basic peace officer certification in May 1996 and worked at Kountze PD before joining Baytown PD in 1998. Way is a patrol instructor with state firearms and driving instructor certifications, served as a K-9 officer with partner Ivo for seven years, and earned multiple medals and unit citations for handling burglaries robberies and other felonies.
Thomas King born in Huntsville Alabama grew up in California and Sacramento. He earned a Ministerial Arts degree in 1992 and spent 15 years in pastoral work before joining Houston Police Department in 2009. After two years he moved to Baytown Police Department where he earned multiple Officer of the Month honors and nominations through 2014.
Ronald Tarlton Jr., a Baytown officer and former Army MP, rose from Pasadena Sam Rayburn High School to the Criminal Investigations Bureau and later the Special Operations Unit. He led the city’s gang intelligence program, documenting activity and aligning with the Texas Gang Database rules.
Nathaniel Brown born in Houston and a 2006 Humble High School graduate. He served four years in the U S Marines as an aircraft ordinance specialist earning decorations and expert sharpshooter status. After police academy training at University of Houston Downtown he joined Baytown Police in December 2010, earning recognition as one of the department's elite proactive officers.
Baytown Police Department officers participate in No Shave November to raise cancer awareness. Thirty six officers donated 1800 dollars for relaxed grooming, with an internal vote planned for the best beard and a prize shave at Robert's Trophy Barber Shop. Officers return to regular shaving on December 1.
Baytown leaders praised police and fire teams as Cor poral Ken Terry was named Officer of the Year and David Mendisabal Fire Fighter Paramedic of the Year. Terry, a SWAT and crime prevention veteran, has long served in narcotics task forces and special operations. Mendisabal joined Baytown Fire Department in 2002 and helped build training facilities while contributing to department projects and a paramedic program.
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