Posted on 03/22/2017 7:08:02 PM PDT by Snickering Hound
NORMANGEE, Texas (KTRK) -- After gunfire, a brief chase and negotiations by police radio, the police chief in Normangee, a small town north of College Station, has been arrested.
Charles Herford is charged with evading arrest and deadly conduct.
Deputies responded to his home in the 400 block of North 4th Street after a 911 call around 1:55 a.m. Texas Rangers said dispatchers spoke briefly to Herford's wife, but then the call dropped. When they called back, investigators said, the dispatcher heard two gunshots.
As deputies responded, they located Herford driving through the city in his police unit. They said he refused to pull over. According to DPS, there was a brief chase, but deputies lost Herford. Only later did they realize he ditched his police unit and walked a few blocks back to his home.
Around 5:30 a.m., deputies found Herford back at his home, but they said he wouldn't come out. They negotiated with him over his police radio for the next 90 minutes before he finally gave up peacefully.
Normangee Mayor Gary Dawkins described the situation as "very sad, not only for the city but him and his family." He said it is unclear if Herford's arrest will affect his employment, but Herford will likely be placed on some type of leave pending the resolution of the case.
Herford was booked at the Leon County Jail. His patrol vehicle is now in possession of the mayor.
"It's just crazy. This world's crazy," said Normangee resident Raymond Kennerly. He said he knows the chief, who he described as a "good guy".
Investigators are not saying what sparked the incident.
This is not the first time a Normangee police chief has had a run-in with the law. In 2013, then-Chief Joseph Ray Navarro was arrested in connection with a DPS drug investigation. Court documents indicated Navarro was looking up license plates for a drug dealer who was under investigation. Navarro took a plea bargain and was sentenced to two years probation.
Mayor Dawkins said Herford's arrest leaves only one part-time officer on the police force in Normangee, which could keep the force from patrolling the city of about 800 residents. Presently, calls for service will go through the Leon County Sheriff's Office.
Dawkins said city leaders will meet in emergency session later this week to discuss new policing options.
Are cops immune to any other issues or problems that the rest face? No. I think 40% might be a stretch in DV though. In any case, my dad, a cop for 30 years, retired for 20, never raised a hand to me, my siblings or my mom. Barely raised his voice. They’ll celebrate their 53rd wedding anniversary this year.
Lots of people see **** all day - EMTs, fire fighters, ER nurses, etc.
No excuses.
“Part of the problem is these men suffer PTSD”
“They see **** all day and are expected to shut it off when they get home.”
He was police chief of an 800 person down and chief of a police force with one other officer.
My guess is there in not a whole lot going on down in Normangee, Texas.
They see **** all day and are expected to shut it off when they get home.
Perhaps. But that doesn't excuse his behavior.
There are medications and counseling available and they help a lot. Too many men are too proud to get help when they really need it.
How can DPS lose a police car that that are chasing through a small town?
The police car is easily identifiable and has GPS Tracking.
http://www.areavibes.com/normangee-tx/crime/
The overall crime rate in Normangee is 69% higher than the national average.That's more than 40 crimes a year. Almost one a week!!!!For every 100,000 people, there are 13.27 daily crimes that occur in Normangee.
Ii bet the ration is even higher among prison guards.
Hotbed I tells you.
Lots of guys driving drunk, beating their wives and selling meth to each other.
“My guess is there in not a whole lot going on down in Normangee, Texas.”
Indeed! I think it highly unlikely there will ever be a TV series entitled “Normangee Vice”!!!! ;)
See the link in post#26. Violent crime 4/year
By the way he’s posing in the pic, he looks like he’d work there for free.
LOL!!!!
Though I never knew you at all...
Yup. A lot of them got caught by the Lautenburg amendment.
Yawn. Another gear queer cop who is barely taller than his cruiser.
Surprised he’s not wearing shooting gloves.
Them drunk and drugged out A&M students come up there on the weekends and raise He!!, I’m told.
The hardo police chief accounts for 25% of all violent crime in the town this year.
...........this guy is likely tooting some of his confiscated meth and thought he could handle it and found out he couldn’t..................
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