GPPD Podcast - Grand Prairie Police (TX)

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This week we sit down with officer Ben.  He was born and raised in Fort Lauderdale, FL.  He was homeschooled and joined the Army at 17 years old. He met his spouse in the Army.  When he got out (wife was still in the military), he got a job as a police officer in North Carolina.  He was in patrol there and on their SWAT team.  

A buddy of his told him about Grand Prairie as he was looking to get a law enforcement job in Texas.  He tested with GPPD and the rest is history.  

Ben spent a couple of years in patrol here at GP and is now a member of our Bike Patrol Unit.  

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Deidra has been with GPPD since 2001.  In her time she has worked patrol, Property Crimes as a detective, and as a School Resource Officer (SRO).  She has been a part of the SWAT Negotiations team as well as an advisor for the Police Explorer Program.  She is currently on Days A patrol.  

She talks about her experience in law enforcement as some of the things she has been involved in.   Be sure to check it out!

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Mark secretly grew up wanting to be a circus performer, yet he grew up playing sports and wrestling in high school.  After school, he settled for the Army and various jobs before becoming a police officer.  

Mark aka Keith has been with GPPD since 2019.  He has been a CSI tech and a drone pilot as well.  He is currently assigned to the Bike Unit where he holds various roles and wears many hats for the department.  

We definitely are going to have him try and come back as he has many more good stories he kept quiet...this time!

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This week the guests sit down with Officer Bobby. He came to us as a lateral many years ago from Roanoke PD. He comes from a line of policing so he grew up around it, fully knowing the life and career he was getting into. 

He has been an officer for about 16 years and was a dispatcher for about 3 years prior to that. Bobby is a member of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team.  He was a a Field Training Officer (FTO) for many years but has taken a break from that.  

He is happily married and his wife recently joined GPPD in the Finance department.

He shares some good stories of his journey into policing and at GPPD.

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This week our hosts sit down with Jennifer.  She works in Victims Services where she partners with Nyla the Goldendoodle.  Oh yea she also works daily with Whitney!  She grew up in Texas and speaks fluent Spanish.  Her mom is from Mexico and her dad is from Laredo, TX.  Jen grew up in the Oak Cliff area, not too far from her co-worker Whitney.

She is obsessed with Christmas and has a heart for helping those in need, particularly victims of crime.

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Stan started as a dispatcher back in the day as well as being a volunteer firefighter.  He retired after 20 years, then did corporate work for a bit.  He has been with GPPD for 8 years now.  

Stan is the jack of all trades here at GPPD.  He is the behind the scenes man fixing and keeping up with everything to keep this place running.  Stan has been married for a long time and is a man who is always smiling and happy to be at work.

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Calvin grew up around policing.  His dad was a long time cop and retired supervisor at GPPD who retired a few years back.  In fact he even talks about his dad having a sweet mullet while he was in narcotics.

As an adult, Calvin first worked alongside GPPD officers when he was a loss prevention officer at the south Target in GP.  He knew all along policing was his calling and that he was going to be a GPPD officer.  With perseverance, he was hired and joined GPPD in 2011.  

Since being at GPPD he has held many roles such as a Field Training Officer (FTO), SWAT team member for 10 years, Deployment Unit Officer, Patrol Supervisor, and his now the Supervisor for the Lake Unit.  

He is a proud husband and father.  

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Thomas grew up in the DFW area.  As a teen, he met his future wife at a church event and the rest is history.  They have now been married for 16 years.  Tommy played football and went to SAGU (Southwestern Assemblies of God University) in Waxahachie where he played football.   

As a kid growing up, he didn't have aspirations to be a police officer.  After college he was working for a moving company and decided he needed to find a career with a pending family.  He sought out policing and got hired by a local police agency.  He attended the regional police academy where he met and trained with  current GPPD officers.  He completed training and worked at that agency for about 11.5 years.  

A few years ago, he lateralled to GPPD for a change of pace and more opportunity.  After being here a few years, he took the Sergeant test and was one of only three people to pass the sergeant test.  So despite being relatively new with GPPD still, the department took 3 supervisors so he promoted!   

SERGEANT Tommy is on nights now where he has been for a year now as a supervisor.  He is going good work and is a testament to hard work and taking opportunities!  We are lucky to have him for sure.

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Jeremy had an interesting path to get to GPPD. As much as we hate to admit it, he was a firefighter and medic before. However, he came to his senses left to come to Team Blue! 

Jeremy was born and raised in California. He went to UC Santa Barbra for college. He got into videography and photography where he then worked in the film industry in CA.  He had his own company and went to Houston for a project.  He liked it so much, he stayed in Texas!

He was looking for a change of careers and got a job as a medic in the Houston area.  After doing the FD/Medic thing for a few years, he wanted more.   His passion was policing so he applied for GPPD and the rest is history. 

Jeremy is into health and fitness, in fact so much that he recently competed in an Iron Man competition (which is nearly like 3 Triathlons...no thx!). 

He is currently on nightshift where he serves and protects!

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Chad grew up NOT in the city, but on a 100,000 acre ranch.  Needless to say, he learned quite a lot about animals, fencing, and country living.  

Chad later joined the Marine Corps (USMC).  After getting out, he went to college and got his degree.  He then became a professional bull rider competing on the PBR.  After breaking most bones and getting impaled by a bull through his head/face, he met his wife (while injured).  Chad then pursued his goal of law enforcement.  Chad became a state trooper up north for a few years.  He then came to Texas and joined another local agency (shoutout APD).  After doing a few years there, he came to GPPD.  He has been with GPPD since 2014.  In his time here he has been in patrol, a Field Training Officer (FTO), Honor Guard member, and part of the Mounted Unit.  

Chad lives the country life where he has numerous animals on their 13 acres of land.   His is currently breeding 1/2 Angus and 1/2 Wagu cows which will be some tasty meat!

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