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Balcones Heights PD adds full-time chaplain, therapist to prioritize mental health
BALCONES HEIGHTS - – When officers are mentally and emotionally well, they will perform better on duty. That’s the viewpoint of the Balcones Heights police chief, who in the last several months brought a full-time volunteer chaplain and mental health specialist to the team. It was a decision that came out of a near-tragedy that started February 3, 2021. “We heard Sgt. Sepulveda transmit out on the radio that there had been an officer shot,” said Chief John Jahanara. Turns out, Balcones Heights Sgt. Jose Sepulveda himself had been shot three times during a car burglary investigation. J...
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