Aransas Pass Police Department

ARANSAS PASS (News Release) - Last week, the Aransas Pass Police Department hosted the Crystal Bath Memorial TCO Symposium. The symposium is named in remembrance of Crystal Bath, Aransas Pass Police Department’s Telecommunications Supervisor, who passed away from COVID last year.

The conference had guest speakers including Jill and Doug Showalter with Showalter and Company who discussed a diverse range of leadership topics.

Dawn Shumway from the Denise Amber Lee Foundation focused on proper communications with callers, and Joe McCarville from 911 Gold Line Training covered team building and how to handle issues within the communications center.

Heath Harwick from HSI, Lerrin Johnson from Texas Parks and Wildlife, and Melissa Huffman from the National Weather Service discussed a variety of resources available to telecommunications officers.