November 01, 2024

Episode 101 Dallas Police Department Kevin Navarro # 4555: Every Day is a Training Day

3 hours

Welcome back ATO Family!

Today we return with a true piece of Dallas Police history with the Great Kevin Navarro as we chronicle his amazing life and servant career.

Kevin hired on with the Dallas Police Department in 1981 and remained in service until September 11th2012 and he laid the foundation for future procedures and trainings that have molded young and old officers for generations to come.

Officer Navarro started patrol at the Southwest Division before becoming a Detective in Assaults then ultimately in the Dallas Homicide Unit where he would work during the deadliest years in the City of Dallas history. During Kevin’s stay in Homicide he saw a record number of homicides during the deadly drug wars as we saw the murder rate go over 500 deaths.

Kevin made his mark and changed the landscape of training at DPD with years at the Inservice academy when he brought revolutionary training such as RBT, Surveillance school, Pursuit class, and the Art of Interrogation. These courses still are molding our men and women of Dallas PD, and many other agencies today.

Sit back and enjoy a true piece of Dallas Police lore with a genuine man with a servant’s heart.

Critical Incidents discussed:

The death and aftermath of Dallas Police Officer Gary Blair. EOW: March 20th, 1986. The passing of Sr. Cpl. Joey Fox on October 1st, 2018. Joey suffered a heart attack while off duty and his survived by his wife, Mary, and his children and stepchildren.

Topics:

Garden of Honor at Restland

The Garden of Honor at Restland Cemetary once belonged to the family of my current employer. It was donated to be used as the final resting place for any Dallas County First Responder who dies in the line of duty. There is a monument in the center of the Garden envisioned and commissioned by Ray and Nancy Hunt. It has DPD and DFR uniforms affixed on the base of the monument with two angels on the top. One is holding a DFR Fireman and the other a DPD Officers as they ascend into heaven. This was Ray Hunt’s creation.

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