Cpl. Bart Veal

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Re: Capt. Calvin Seward Retirement Ceremony today at 2:30pm

The Texarkana, Arkansas Police Department cordially invites the local media to attend a Retirement Ceremony for Capt. Calvin Lee Seward in the Training Facility at the Bi-State Justice Building on today, January 30th, 2004 at 2:30pm.

During this ceremony, Chief Robert Harrison will be honoring and remembering the contributions of, Capt. Calvin Seward upon his retirement, after 30 years of dedicated service as member of the Texarkana Arkansas Police department.

Please join us at this Retirement Ceremony of this valued member of the department and the community!

CAPT. CALVIN LEE SEWARD….

* HIRED ON AS A FIRE FIGHTER - 1973

* In 1976 – HE DECIDED HE WOULD RATHER FIGHT CRIME RATHER THAN FIRES SO HE TRANSERRED TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

* WORKED IN PATROL DIVISION AS PUBLIC SERIVCE OFFICER

* ASSIGNED AS A FIELD TRAINING OFFICER

* LIFE SAVING AWARD – MAY 1981 – PERFORMED CPR AFTER PULLING A MAN FROM A BURNING VEHICLE

* OFFICER OF THE YEAR – 1981

* ASSIGNED TO CID AS A BURGLARY DETECTIVE

* PROMOTED TO SERGEANT – JANUARY 1986

* PROMOTED TO LIEUTENANT – JUNE 1988

* WORKED AS PATROL SHIFT COMMANDER

* ASSIGNED TO SERVICES DIVISION – WARRANTS SECTION – SEPTEMBER 1989

* SERVED 547 WARRANTS IN A ONE YEAR PERIOD

* TRANSFERRED TO CID AS THE SUPERVISOR OF THE CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY SECTION – OCTOBER 1990

* RECOGNIZED FOR SOLVING MULTIPLE BURGLARIES – RECOVERED MORE THAN $20,000.00 IN STOLEN PROPERTY IN A 3 STATE AREA

* ASSUMED COMMAND OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION – FEBRUARY 1995

* RECOGNIZED FOR HIS WORK IN THE HOLLIE MILLER CASE BY THE U.S. ATTORNEY – WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

* PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN – JANUARY 1998

* ASSUMED COMMAND OF THE PATROL DIVISION – FEBRUARY 1998

THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER – HE RECEIVED EXTENSIVE TRAINING - HE CONCENTRATED HIS TRAINING IN AREAS OF HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION, DEATH SCENE INVESTIGATION, SUICIDE INVESTIGATION, CRIME SCENE RECONSTRUCTION, INTERVIEW AND INTERROGATION, MANAGING HIGH RISK INCIDENTS, LAW ENFORCEMENT INCIDENT COMMAND PROCEDURES, CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT, AND IN RECENT YEARS, DOMESTIC TERRORISM.