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| El Paso County Constable |
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Constables help keep streets calm
Extra patrols give students safe passage
By Cindy Ramirez \ EL PASO TIMES
Posted: 09/14/2011
Some West Side parents may have noticed extra patrol cars at their kids' schools.
For a few, a little too late.
"We're there mostly for presence because drivers tend to be more careful when they see law enforcement
around," said Precinct 1 Constable Robert White, whose deputies have been patrolling school zones alongside city
and El Paso school district police the past few weeks.
"Sometimes they don't realize we can issue citations and just don't follow the law even when they see us," he said.
"Sometimes they don't realize we can issue citations and just don't follow the law even when they see us," he said.
Those law violations include speeding, passing in a school zone and parking or stopping in prohibited areas. White
said he and his deputies, who cover most of the West Side, have also issued a number of citations to drivers who
didn't have proof of insurance and have rounded up others who had traffic or hot-check warrants.
The extra patrol services are available by request for any school where administrators or parents see a need,
White said. Since classes began for more than 64,000 students in the El Paso Independent School District, White
and his deputies have patrolled morning traffic at Kohlberg and Green elementary schools, among others.
"Every patrol helps if it makes people be more cautious around the morning rush hour," said a Kohlberg parent,
Trisha Doyle.
"But you also don't want to have cops out there just to write tickets," she said.
White is one of seven elected constables in the county in charge of handling truancies, serving eviction notices and
subpoenas for small claims, executing warrants and serving as bailiffs. All are licensed Texas peace officers, he
said.
White, who has been a constable since 1997, said he has three paid deputies and 12 reserve deputies, all of
whom are also licensed peace officers. Most have completed several state-sanctioned law enforcement courses,
said White, a graduate of Coronado High School and the University of Texas at El Paso, as well as the El Paso
Community College Law Enforcement Training Academy.
In a separate initiative that doesn't directly involve the constables, the El Paso district's elementary schools are
participating in a Safe Routes to School Program, part of a $4.8 million grant from the Texas Department of
Transportation awarded to the district last year. Under the grant, students are educated about bicycle and
pedestrian safety. The grant also covers overtime pay for law enforcement or equipment needed for enforcement
activities.
White said projects such as those are important for keeping the city safe.
Though his office generates revenues from citations issued, White said, he sees his involvement as community
policing more than anything else.
"We all have the same goal, and that is to keep the community safe, neighborhood by neighborhood," White said.
EL PASO COUNTY SHERIFF AND CONSTABLE PCT. 1
CONDUCT CHILD SUPPORT ROUNDUP
Attorney General Abbott
EL PASO, TEXAS, 7 Apr 2011
El Paso County Sheriff Richard Wiles and Pct. 1 Constable Robert P. White have arrested 17 El Paso County
parents who violated court orders requiring them to pay child support. This week’s sweep was conducted in
conjunction with the Texas Attorney General’s Child Support Division. The effort focused on parents who are
wanted by authorities for failing to pay their court-ordered child support.
“Parents have a moral and legal obligation to make regular child support payments,” Attorney General Abbott
said. “By collecting child support, we are ensuring young Texans have the resources they need to grow healthy
and strong. We are grateful to Sheriff Wiles and Constable White for their unfailing commitment to Texas children.”
This week’s sweep targeted parents who are wanted for contempt of court because of their failure to pay child
support. The operation kicked off at 3 p.m. Tuesday when Sheriff Wiles dispatched teams of law enforcement
officers to arrest the noncompliant parents. Child Support Division investigators aided Sheriff Wiles and Constable
White by providing logistical assistance to locate the wanted parents.
Delinquent parents arrested on civil warrants face up to six months in jail. Cash bonds posted by delinquent
parents seeking release from jail are paid to the custodial parents and children who are owed back child support.
Parents who have outstanding warrants can avoid the embarrassment of arrest at their home or work by
contacting the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. Parents who have fallen behind on their child support payments –
but are not subject to warrants for their arrest – should immediately contact the Attorney General’s Child Support
Division at (800) 252-8014 to make payment arrangements.
Under state and federal law, the Office of the Attorney General can assist families who request child support
services and must serve families who currently receive or have received public assistance. Services offered by the
Child Support Division include locating absent parents; establishing paternity for children born to unmarried
parents; establishing, enforcing, and modifying child and medical support orders; and collecting and distributing
child support payments.
Statewide, child support collected by the Office of the Attorney General exceeded $2.9 billion for the state fiscal
year that ended Aug. 31, 2010. The Attorney General’s El Paso County child support offices collected $114
million of that amount.
Extra patrols give students safe passage
By Cindy Ramirez \ EL PASO TIMES
Posted: 09/14/2011
Some West Side parents may have noticed extra patrol cars at their kids' schools.
For a few, a little too late.
"We're there mostly for presence because drivers tend to be more careful when they see law enforcement
around," said Precinct 1 Constable Robert White, whose deputies have been patrolling school zones alongside city
and El Paso school district police the past few weeks.
"Sometimes they don't realize we can issue citations and just don't follow the law even when they see us," he said.
"Sometimes they don't realize we can issue citations and just don't follow the law even when they see us," he said.
Those law violations include speeding, passing in a school zone and parking or stopping in prohibited areas. White
said he and his deputies, who cover most of the West Side, have also issued a number of citations to drivers who
didn't have proof of insurance and have rounded up others who had traffic or hot-check warrants.
The extra patrol services are available by request for any school where administrators or parents see a need,
White said. Since classes began for more than 64,000 students in the El Paso Independent School District, White
and his deputies have patrolled morning traffic at Kohlberg and Green elementary schools, among others.
"Every patrol helps if it makes people be more cautious around the morning rush hour," said a Kohlberg parent,
Trisha Doyle.
"But you also don't want to have cops out there just to write tickets," she said.
White is one of seven elected constables in the county in charge of handling truancies, serving eviction notices and
subpoenas for small claims, executing warrants and serving as bailiffs. All are licensed Texas peace officers, he
said.
White, who has been a constable since 1997, said he has three paid deputies and 12 reserve deputies, all of
whom are also licensed peace officers. Most have completed several state-sanctioned law enforcement courses,
said White, a graduate of Coronado High School and the University of Texas at El Paso, as well as the El Paso
Community College Law Enforcement Training Academy.
In a separate initiative that doesn't directly involve the constables, the El Paso district's elementary schools are
participating in a Safe Routes to School Program, part of a $4.8 million grant from the Texas Department of
Transportation awarded to the district last year. Under the grant, students are educated about bicycle and
pedestrian safety. The grant also covers overtime pay for law enforcement or equipment needed for enforcement
activities.
White said projects such as those are important for keeping the city safe.
Though his office generates revenues from citations issued, White said, he sees his involvement as community
policing more than anything else.
"We all have the same goal, and that is to keep the community safe, neighborhood by neighborhood," White said.
EL PASO COUNTY SHERIFF AND CONSTABLE PCT. 1
CONDUCT CHILD SUPPORT ROUNDUP
Attorney General Abbott
EL PASO, TEXAS, 7 Apr 2011
El Paso County Sheriff Richard Wiles and Pct. 1 Constable Robert P. White have arrested 17 El Paso County
parents who violated court orders requiring them to pay child support. This week’s sweep was conducted in
conjunction with the Texas Attorney General’s Child Support Division. The effort focused on parents who are
wanted by authorities for failing to pay their court-ordered child support.
“Parents have a moral and legal obligation to make regular child support payments,” Attorney General Abbott
said. “By collecting child support, we are ensuring young Texans have the resources they need to grow healthy
and strong. We are grateful to Sheriff Wiles and Constable White for their unfailing commitment to Texas children.”
This week’s sweep targeted parents who are wanted for contempt of court because of their failure to pay child
support. The operation kicked off at 3 p.m. Tuesday when Sheriff Wiles dispatched teams of law enforcement
officers to arrest the noncompliant parents. Child Support Division investigators aided Sheriff Wiles and Constable
White by providing logistical assistance to locate the wanted parents.
Delinquent parents arrested on civil warrants face up to six months in jail. Cash bonds posted by delinquent
parents seeking release from jail are paid to the custodial parents and children who are owed back child support.
Parents who have outstanding warrants can avoid the embarrassment of arrest at their home or work by
contacting the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. Parents who have fallen behind on their child support payments –
but are not subject to warrants for their arrest – should immediately contact the Attorney General’s Child Support
Division at (800) 252-8014 to make payment arrangements.
Under state and federal law, the Office of the Attorney General can assist families who request child support
services and must serve families who currently receive or have received public assistance. Services offered by the
Child Support Division include locating absent parents; establishing paternity for children born to unmarried
parents; establishing, enforcing, and modifying child and medical support orders; and collecting and distributing
child support payments.
Statewide, child support collected by the Office of the Attorney General exceeded $2.9 billion for the state fiscal
year that ended Aug. 31, 2010. The Attorney General’s El Paso County child support offices collected $114
million of that amount.
