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About
the Jacksonville Police Department
General
Thomas J. Rusk brought the Texas Army into this area to search for the renegades who had committed the murders. One of his
soldiers, Kentucky native Jackson Smith, was scouting along Gum Creek when he found a spot so beautiful that he vowed to return
and make his home there. Nine years later, he Jackson Smith returned and eventually the City of Jacksonville was formed.
Today,
the Jacksonville Police Department operates a full service law enforcement agency for a city of approximately 14,000. The Jacksonville Police Department operates on a 2.2 million budget. In addition to the chief of police, the Jacksonville Police Department is staffed by one assistant chief,
five sergeants, 16 patrol officers, 6 police officers assigned to criminal investigations and approximately 10 non-sworn employees
in various positions such as secretary and dispatch.
Source
jacksonville-texas.com
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Chief Reece
Daniel began his law enforcement career in 1976 with the Paris Police Department (Texas).
He joined the Farmers Branch Police Department in 1980, rising to the rank of Captain.
In 1999, he became the chief of police for the Rowlett Police Department; and, in 2006 he became the chief of police
for the Jacksonville Police Department (Texas).
Chief Reece
Daniel has a AA in law enforcement; a BS in Criminology and Psychology; and, a MS in Criminal Justice. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and holds a Criminal Justice Practitioner’s Certificate
from the University of Virginia. Chief Reece Daniel is the author of Desert Sunshine.
According
to the book description of Desert Sunshine,
it “combines elements of modern law enforcement with the Old West of 1882. Ed Adair, retired police chief, moves back
to his boyhood home in Arizona to become a Special Arizona Ranger, where he can indulge his insatiable appetite for western
memorabilia and unsolved cases from the 1880s. The move also gives Ed the opportunity to explore his Apache heritage and come
to grips with the pain of growing up as a mixed blood child on the reservation and being tagged with the hated name "Blue
Eyes". Following an attempt on his life, Ed finds himself in the 1882 Arizona Territory where he needs all his law enforcement
skills and Apache spiritualism to survive and right two wrongs; one against a sheriff murdered in 1882 and the other against
the Indian tribes who have lost their mineral rights to the powerful Penrod family through crooked land deals.”
According to the description of Chief
Reece Daniel’s latest book, Trinity Flesh Flowers, it is “the most chilling and real
murder mystery to come out in years. Taken from the experiences of a 32 year veteran of law enforcement, this work of fiction
will keep you awake at night. The vivid descriptions and narrative will take you so close to the crime scene you will smell
the hot blood being spilled.”
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