{"id":136,"date":"2013-09-01T14:34:16","date_gmt":"2013-09-01T19:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chiefrickstone.wordpress.com\/?page_id=136"},"modified":"2026-01-20T19:40:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T01:40:36","slug":"police-career","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/?page_id=136","title":{"rendered":"Police Career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"single-quote\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Shakespeare quote below could have been written in honor of all the police officers I have been privileged to work with during my career.&#8221;\u00a0 Rick Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"single-quote\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>&#8220;We few. We happy few. We band of brothers, for he today That sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother.&#8221; \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azquotes.com\/author\/13382-William_Shakespeare\">William Shakespeare<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123402 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/rick-with-kids-1983-1-239x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"286\" height=\"361\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Police Career of Chief Rick Stone: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123422 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/dpd-patch-1-300x242.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"242\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dallas Texas Police Department<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Police Officer, Field Training Officer, Sergeant, <\/strong><strong>Lieutenant, Captain,\u00a0and Division Commander<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-123423 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/wpd-patch-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/wpd-patch-1.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/wpd-patch-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 85vw, 275px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0Wichita Kansas Police Department<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0Chief of Police<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-123424 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/hollywood-pd-patch-1-244x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"328\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Hollywood Florida Police Department<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0Chief of Police<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-123431 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/tcole-logo-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"226\" \/><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Texas Commission On Law Enforcement Certification Levels: \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0Basic Peace Officer\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Intermediate Peace Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Advanced Peace Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Master Peace Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Instructors Certification<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123425 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/kansas-le-commission-1-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/kansas-le-commission-1-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/kansas-le-commission-1.jpg 339w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Kansas Law Enforcement Commission Peace Officer Certification<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123426 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/fdle-logo-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"140\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Florida Department of Law Enforcement Police Officer Certification<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Education: \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123427 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/uta-logo-1-300x298.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/uta-logo-1-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/uta-logo-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/uta-logo-1.png 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>University of Texas at Arlington &#8211; Bachelors of Arts Degree in\u00a0History\u00a0with Texas State Teachers Certificate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-123428 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/salvereginauniversity-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/salvereginauniversity-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/salvereginauniversity-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/salvereginauniversity-1.png 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 279px) 85vw, 279px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Salve Regina University &#8211; Master of Science Degree in <\/strong><strong>Criminal Justice Leadership<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Summa Cum Laude<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-123429 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/fbi-na-logo-1-264x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/fbi-na-logo-1-264x300.jpg 264w, https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/fbi-na-logo-1-768x873.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/fbi-na-logo-1-901x1024.jpg 901w, https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/fbi-na-logo-1.jpg 1256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 264px) 85vw, 264px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0FBI National Academy &#8211; 143rd Session<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Law Enforcement Awards include: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-125684 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/medal-of-valor-award-bar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"138\" height=\"38\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Police Medal of Valor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123410 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/distinguished-service-award-1.jpg\" alt=\"Distinguished Service Award\" width=\"138\" height=\"38\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Distinguished Service Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123411 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/police-commendation-award-1.jpg\" alt=\"Police Commendation Award\" width=\"138\" height=\"38\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Police Commendation Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123412 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/police-commendation-award1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Police Commendation Award\" width=\"138\" height=\"38\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Police Commendation Award with Star<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123413 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/life-saving-award-1.jpg\" alt=\"Life Saving Award\" width=\"138\" height=\"38\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Life Saving Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123414 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/meritorious-conduct-award-1.jpg\" alt=\"Meritorious Conduct Award\" width=\"138\" height=\"38\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Meritorious Conduct Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123415 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/civic-achievement-award-1.jpg\" alt=\"Civic Achievement Award\" width=\"138\" height=\"38\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Civic Achievement Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123416 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/masters-degree-1.jpg\" alt=\"Masters Degree\" width=\"139\" height=\"39\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Educational Achievement Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123417 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/master-peace-officer-1.jpg\" alt=\"Master Peace Officer\" width=\"138\" height=\"38\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Master Peace Officer Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123418 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/master-marksman-award-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"286\" height=\"70\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Master Marksmanship Award<\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-123420 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/us-department-of-justice-marshalls-service-1-300x299.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/us-department-of-justice-marshalls-service-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/us-department-of-justice-marshalls-service-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><strong>U.S. Department of Justice Marshal&#8217;s Service <\/strong>\u00a0 &#8220;Law Enforcement Officer of the Year&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<strong>Total Years Experience in Law Enforcement: \u00a027<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0Post Retirement Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>After retirement, Chief Stone was a faculty member at Wichita State University and served with the U.S. Department of Defense as the Deputy Chief of the Research and Investigations Branch, J2 Intelligence Section, Joint POW\/MIA Accounting Command in Honolulu, Hawaii.\u00a0 At the U.S. Department of the Navy, Chief Stone served as the Chief, Naval Historian with the Histories Branch of the Naval History and Heritage Command on the Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Chief Stone has also served as an interim Chief of Police in Hutto, Texas and established the first police department for Hutto Independent School District in Hutto, Texas where he served as the school district&#8217;s first Chief of Police.\u00a0 In addition, Chief Stone has performed various consulting activities for law enforcement and private agencies regarding the police use of force, police vehicular pursuits, and law enforcement technology issues.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Quote: \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.&#8221; \u00a0<strong>Proverbs 28:1 (as inscribed on the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington, D.C.)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-123401 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/memorial_1_810w-1.jpg\" alt=\"Memorial_1_810w\" width=\"810\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/memorial_1_810w-1.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/memorial_1_810w-1-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/memorial_1_810w-1-768x529.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 85vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Copyright 2012 &#8211; 2026 by The Chief Rick Stone and Family Charitable Foundation.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">All Rights Reserved.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The Shakespeare quote below could have been written in honor of all the police officers I have been privileged to work with during my career.&#8221;\u00a0 Rick Stone &#8220;We few. We happy few. We band of brothers, for he today That sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother.&#8221; \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0William Shakespeare &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/?page_id=136\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Police Career&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-136","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=136"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/136\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":129820,"href":"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/136\/revisions\/129820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chiefrickstone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}