Ronnie began his law enforcement career in 1991. Throughout his career he has experienced working for a local police
department, crime task force, and a district attorney's office. He also has past experience as a certified K-9 handler.
Ronnie began working criminal patrol after receiving training in law enforcement. Once receiving training and gaining
experience he chose to dedicate himself to the furtherance of the criminal patrol concept through participation as well
as the training of other police officers. He continues to devote his police career to criminal patrol working traffic
enforcement in Texas. Ronnie holds a Master Peace Officer certification.
Ronnie has extensive experience in criminal patrol making hundreds of felony arrests and seizures. He has seized
thousands of pounds of illegal drugs and millions of dollars from drug traffickers during his career with the most
significant seizures to date being: 8,085 pounds of marijuana on a single commercial vehicle stop, 20 pounds of black
tar heroin on a single stop, 30 pounds of methamphetamine on a single stop, and more than $9,912,000.00 (9.9
million) on a single commercial vehicle stop. He is an expert on vehicle contraband concealment methods being
utilized by suspects.
Ronnie is also credited with apprehending numerous violent felons of which include two separate traffic stops resulting
in the apprehension of two Capital Murder suspects, both of which were later convicted and removed from society. In
fact, on one of those occasions he solved a murder that had just occurred. He has also solved numerous other crimes
such as burglaries, robberies, vehicle thefts, thefts, missing persons, prison escapee, and even a sexual assault, while
conducting traffic stops and utilizing effective interview skills.
Ronnie has been directly involved in the implementation of three successful criminal patrol programs. He has previous
experience as a criminal patrol supervisor. As a supervisor he continued to work in the field right along with his fellow
officers.
Ronnie has an instructor license issued by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers Standards and
Education (TCLEOSE). To date he has given instruction to thousands of fellow police officers on criminal patrol and
related topics. His teaching experience includes providing instruction at the Regional Counter-drug Training Academy
(RCTA) located on the Naval Air Station in Meridian Mississippi, the Midwest Counter-drug Training Center (MCTC)
located at Camp Dodge in Des Moines Iowa, and the Multi-jurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training (MCTFT)
located at St. Petersburg College in Florida. He is an owner-partnership of Highway Interdiction Training Specialists
with friend and criminal patrol partner Billy Sides.
Ronnie has received several awards and recognition for past criminal patrol successes. Prior to law enforcement he
served more than 6 years in the United States Air Force.
department, crime task force, and a district attorney's office. He also has past experience as a certified K-9 handler.
Ronnie began working criminal patrol after receiving training in law enforcement. Once receiving training and gaining
experience he chose to dedicate himself to the furtherance of the criminal patrol concept through participation as well
as the training of other police officers. He continues to devote his police career to criminal patrol working traffic
enforcement in Texas. Ronnie holds a Master Peace Officer certification.
Ronnie has extensive experience in criminal patrol making hundreds of felony arrests and seizures. He has seized
thousands of pounds of illegal drugs and millions of dollars from drug traffickers during his career with the most
significant seizures to date being: 8,085 pounds of marijuana on a single commercial vehicle stop, 20 pounds of black
tar heroin on a single stop, 30 pounds of methamphetamine on a single stop, and more than $9,912,000.00 (9.9
million) on a single commercial vehicle stop. He is an expert on vehicle contraband concealment methods being
utilized by suspects.
Ronnie is also credited with apprehending numerous violent felons of which include two separate traffic stops resulting
in the apprehension of two Capital Murder suspects, both of which were later convicted and removed from society. In
fact, on one of those occasions he solved a murder that had just occurred. He has also solved numerous other crimes
such as burglaries, robberies, vehicle thefts, thefts, missing persons, prison escapee, and even a sexual assault, while
conducting traffic stops and utilizing effective interview skills.
Ronnie has been directly involved in the implementation of three successful criminal patrol programs. He has previous
experience as a criminal patrol supervisor. As a supervisor he continued to work in the field right along with his fellow
officers.
Ronnie has an instructor license issued by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers Standards and
Education (TCLEOSE). To date he has given instruction to thousands of fellow police officers on criminal patrol and
related topics. His teaching experience includes providing instruction at the Regional Counter-drug Training Academy
(RCTA) located on the Naval Air Station in Meridian Mississippi, the Midwest Counter-drug Training Center (MCTC)
located at Camp Dodge in Des Moines Iowa, and the Multi-jurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training (MCTFT)
located at St. Petersburg College in Florida. He is an owner-partnership of Highway Interdiction Training Specialists
with friend and criminal patrol partner Billy Sides.
Ronnie has received several awards and recognition for past criminal patrol successes. Prior to law enforcement he
served more than 6 years in the United States Air Force.
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