{"id":3715,"date":"2018-12-31T08:00:09","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T08:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=3715"},"modified":"2018-12-19T17:17:27","modified_gmt":"2018-12-19T17:17:27","slug":"tstc-police-department-swears-in-new-officers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=3715","title":{"rendered":"TSTC Police Department swears in new officers"},"content":{"rendered":"

(HARLINGEN) – To protect and serve is what the newest Texas State Technical College police officers will do to keep the college community safe.<\/p>\n

Officers Juan Munoz and David Sarabia were recently sworn in by Judge Eloy Cano Jr. during a ceremony hosted on campus to celebrate their new positions with their families, TSTC administration, faculty and staff.<\/p>\n

\u201cHosting these ceremonies are an important part of welcoming officers into our family,\u201d said TSTC Police Commissioner Aurelio Torres. \u201cThis is a way to introduce them to our community and also honor their families who sacrifice when they have a loved one in law enforcement.\u201d<\/p>\n

Torres said Sarabia and Munoz exemplify the qualities that TSTC looks for when hiring officers for the force.\"TSTC<\/a><\/p>\n

He added that on top of skills and experience officers must also possess TSTC\u2019s core values of excellence, integrity, accountability and service.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs law enforcement, we not only support our policing principles, but also support TSTC\u2019s mission and goals,\u201d said Torres. \u201cWe\u2019re excited to have these men join our team. They will provide excellent service and we\u2019re proud to have them on board.\u201d<\/p>\n

Munoz graduated from the TSTC Police Academy in 2017. During his time as a cadet, he fell in love with the campus and the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone is like family here,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen I applied I thought it was a long shot, but I figured I had to take the opportunity. And with God\u2019s will, here I am.\u201d<\/p>\n

Munoz said he hopes to continue growing with the department and his goal is to not only protect the college community, but also maintain the department\u2019s positive image.\u201d<\/p>\n

David Sarabia is also a graduate of the police academy on campus and said working with the college\u2019s police department has by far exceeded his expectations.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter I completed the academy I was pointed in the right direction toward TSTC,\u201d said Sarabia. \u201cI\u2019m glad to be here and to have been given this opportunity. My goal is to serve and protect and be all-around helpful.\u201d<\/p>\n

After both men took their oath, they were presented their badges, which were pinned by their wives. They agree having their families present made the occasion much more special.<\/p>\n

TSTC Provost Cledia Hernandez addressed the new officers and prayed for God\u2019s protection over their lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe owe a debt of gratitude to all law enforcement personnel and agencies,\u201d she said. \u201cThank you for taking an oath to lay your life on the line to protect and to serve. And I want to especially thank you for choosing TSTC as the community where you exercise that oath on a daily basis.\u201d<\/p>\n

TSTC prides itself on being a great place to work and offers competitive pay and full benefits package. To search or apply visit tstc.jobs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(HARLINGEN) – To protect and serve is what the newest Texas State Technical College police officers will do to keep the college community safe. Officers Juan Munoz and David Sarabia were recently sworn in by Judge Eloy Cano Jr. during a ceremony hosted on campus to celebrate their new positions with their families, TSTC administration, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-harlingen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3715"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3717,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3715\/revisions\/3717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}