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The resumes for the finalists for La Marque police chief are extensive. The last three standing to replace Richard Price, who resigned in June, are longtime La Marque police detective Dennis Macik, Houston Police Department Lt. Tommy Ellis and private security firm specialist Randall Aragon.
Here’s a rundown of items we found while reviewing the resumes of the finalists.
Sgt. Dennis Macik
Started with the La Marque Police Department in 1978
Was promoted from patrol officer to patrol sergeant in 1981
Joined the police department’s criminal investigation division in 1987, but went back to supervising the patrol unit in 1992
Joined the Galveston County Auto Crimes Task Force in 1998
Returned to criminal investigations in 1999
Has been the department’s firearms coordinator since 1983
Has 1,360 hours of Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education training
Is a 1975 La Marque High School graduate
Attended Kilgore Junior College, Sam Houston State University and College of the Mainland from 1975 through 1977 and has 68 total college hours credit, but no degree is listed.
Named a City of La Marque Employee of the Month six times
Member of the Elks Lodge and active in the La Marque Touchdown Club
Macik has a long list of local references as well including former La Marque Police Chief and Mayor Larry Crow, Texas Ranger Joe Haralson, Texas City’s captain of detectives Capt. Brian Goetschius and former La Marque Mayor Jim Crowder.
Lt. Tommy Ellis
Joined the Houston Police Department in 1983 as a patrol officer
Was promoted to sergeant in 1988
Named watch commander of the dispatch division of the Houston Police Department and the Internal Affairs Division in 1992.
Also the night shift commander for the jail division.
Attended Houston Community College, the University of Houston and has a bachelors in criminal justice and a doctorate of jurisprudence and has a law license.
Randall Aragon
Enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1963 and rose to the rank of Lt. Colonel and a commander of military police. Saw combat action in Vietnam and awarded the Bronze Star. Retired from the service in 1987 as a member of the South Carolina Army National Guard.
In 1975 joined the Richland County Sheriff’s Department in Columbia, South Carolina and rose to lieutenant in the department’s investigation division.
Chief of police in Elloree, South Carolina 1985 through 1987
Campus police chief for Trident College in Charleston, S.C. from 1987 to 1990
Chief of police in Selma, North Carolina 1990 – 1992
Chief of police in Whiteville, North Carolina 1993 – 1998
Chief of police in Lumberton, North Carolina 1998 – 2001
Chief of police in Conway, Arkansas 2001 – 2007
Manager in charge Guardsmark’s Arkansas operations. Guardsmark is a private security firm and fourth largest in the world.
Attended the University of Nebraska and received a Bachelors in Business Management in 1972.
Received a master’s degree in Management from Webster University in 1987.
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Not knowing anything about them personally, I'd have to choose Macik based on his qualifications. He's from LM and has a vested interest in making sure his town improves.
Ellis' experience seems a little thin and with all the chief jobs Aragon has had, it makes you wonder how fast he would leave this position if he got it.
— By Just Me
on Oct. 30 at 9:26 AM
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Ellis has some very good qualification. He meets all the qualifications that were posted when the position was announced. One of the main things was to have a degree. He has 25 years experience with the Houston P D serving in all divisions so to me he would be the best qualified.
— By steve bock
on Oct. 30 at 11:59 AM
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