AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — Governor Greg Abbott has appointed an Amarillo Police Officer to the Texas Crime Stoppers Council.
In a news release, the office of the governor said Abbott appointed Jarrod Robertson former APD police officer and Police Coordinator for Student Crime Stoppers (SCS) of Amarillo and Cheryl Sinacola, vice chair of the Crime Stoppers USA Board of Directors.
According to the governor’s office, the Council advises the Governor on issues concerning crime stoppers programs in Texas and is statutorily required to certify local crime stopper programs in Texas for them to receive repayments of rewards or payments of probation fees established by the Code of Criminal Procedure. The terms are set to expire on Sept. 1, 2028.
The council consist of the newly appointed Sinacola and Robertson and Gregory New, police officer and the crime stoppers coordinator for the Grand Prairie Police Department, who was reappointed.
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