Texas Equusearch » TES In Action http://texasequusearch.org Mounted Search and Recovery Tue, 22 May 2012 14:37:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Slideshow: Day Two of Mock Search with the Houston Police Department http://texasequusearch.org/2012/05/slideshow-day-two-of-mock-search-with-the-houston-police-department/ http://texasequusearch.org/2012/05/slideshow-day-two-of-mock-search-with-the-houston-police-department/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 19:20:06 +0000 smckinney http://texasequusearch.org/?p=12129 05/14/12 — Below is a slideshow of the second day of the mock search that Texas EquuSearch was requested to participate in by the Houston Police Department. Again, we would like to thank the Houston Police Department for requesting that we participate in the mock search. It is an incredible honor for our organization.

]]> http://texasequusearch.org/2012/05/slideshow-day-two-of-mock-search-with-the-houston-police-department/feed/ 0 Slideshow: Day One of Mock Search with the Houston Police Department http://texasequusearch.org/2012/05/slideshow-day-one-of-mock-search-with-the-houston-police-department/ http://texasequusearch.org/2012/05/slideshow-day-one-of-mock-search-with-the-houston-police-department/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 14:31:49 +0000 smckinney http://texasequusearch.org/?p=12122 05/14/12 — Below is a slideshow of the first day of the mock search that Texas EquuSearch was requested to participate in by the Houston Police Department. We would like to thank the Houston Police Department for requesting that we participate in the mock search. It is an incredible honor for our organization.

]]> http://texasequusearch.org/2012/05/slideshow-day-one-of-mock-search-with-the-houston-police-department/feed/ 0 Texas EquuSearch Chosen by the Houston Police Department to Participate in Mock Search http://texasequusearch.org/2012/05/texas-equusearch-chosen-by-the-houston-police-department-to-participate-in-mock-search/ http://texasequusearch.org/2012/05/texas-equusearch-chosen-by-the-houston-police-department-to-participate-in-mock-search/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:18 +0000 smckinney http://texasequusearch.org/?p=12110 05/14/12 — Texas EquuSearch will be resuming the mock search with the Houston Police Department on Tuesday – May 15th 2012 at 8:00 a.m. We will be in need of foot searchers only. Our staging area is at 7306 White Lane Ct. in Pearland, Texas 77584. Please contact Ken DeFoor if you are will be attending the search. His contact number is (713) 202-3404.

05/13/12 – In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial Day, and the week in which that date falls as Police Week. Monday is the beginning of many activities in which police officers are honored. 

 As part of “National Police Week”, a national police organization has chosen the Houston Police Department to host this year’s conference. And in turn, the Houston Police Department has chosen Texas EquuSearch to also play a big part in this year’s conference. Part of our involvement is for Texas EquuSearch to conduct a mock search … which will be videoed for training of investigators and officers involved in missing person cases. After editing, the video will be seen, and critiqued by many law enforcement officers and agencies throughout the United States. Ladies and gentlemen, let’s be honest. This is a really big honor. There are dozens of teams that would have done anything to be in our shoes. We will be representing Texas EquuSearch and seen by a lot of people. So it is very important that we all look sharp and very professional. Be clean shaven (unless you have a beard). We want to display the highest degree of training, skills, dedication, integrity and intelligence. We want them to have confidence and trust on our abilities.

The special mock-search assignment will begin at 6:30 a.m. on Monday – May 14th 2012 at Houston Police Department’s Mykawa Rd. sub-station, located at 8300 Mykawa Rd. 77033, (between Belfort St. and Airport Blvd.) The GPS for that location is: 29°39’29.83″N   95°19’0.38″W. We will be in need of searchers on foot and ATVs. Please be prompt so that you do not miss any information being provided. The Houston Police Department has insisted that all Texas EquuSearch personnel must wear their Texas EquuSearch, office issued t-shirts. It is preferred that you wear the white TES t-shirts. Please wear black or dark long pants. If you don’t have black or dark pants, please wear blue jeans. But do not wear camouflage, green beige, pink or any other colors. If you have any further questions, contact Frank Black @ (713) 301-6813. Thank you very much for your help in this project.

]]> http://texasequusearch.org/2012/05/texas-equusearch-chosen-by-the-houston-police-department-to-participate-in-mock-search/feed/ 0 Slideshow Nos. 1 and 2 — Texas EquuSearch Extravaganza http://texasequusearch.org/2012/05/slideshow-no-1-texas-equusearch-extravaganza/ http://texasequusearch.org/2012/05/slideshow-no-1-texas-equusearch-extravaganza/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 15:37:38 +0000 smckinney http://texasequusearch.org/?p=11981 05/01/12 — We would like to thank everyone who helped make our April 14th Annual Fundraiser a big success. In particular, our committee heads and their committees, Texas EquuSearch Volunteers, Weighing Technologies’ volunteers, Mr. Dave Ward, Dickinson BBQ and Steak House for preparing the food, Opus Bistro for supplying food for the VIP area, Christopher Bergeron for providing the live music in the VIP room, The Buddy Blues Band, all of our table sponsors and donors for the live and silent auctions. Additionally, we would like to thank everyone who bought auction items. Below is a list of our table sponsors, auction donors and committee heads.

Please click here to see above-mentioned names.

Please enjoy our slideshows of the Event below:

]]> http://texasequusearch.org/2012/05/slideshow-no-1-texas-equusearch-extravaganza/feed/ 0 URGENT REQUEST FOR DONATIONS http://texasequusearch.org/2011/12/urgent-need-of-immediate-donations/ http://texasequusearch.org/2011/12/urgent-need-of-immediate-donations/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:53:00 +0000 smckinney http://texasequusearch.org/?p=4382 We have been very extremely busy with searches this year. We recently recovered our 130th victim, and we have brought over 300 people home alive. Requests for our assistance have increased, but our donations are at an all-time low. In today’s economy, it is very difficult for people to pay their own bills, much less donate to charity. Nevertheless, we are in need of immediate cash flow/donations in order to sustain our operations. We want to be able to continue to help families find their loved ones, but it is becoming increasingly difficult with the current state of our funding. If everyone who reads this would donate $1.00, $5.00 or any other amount you can, it will help ensure that we will not have to tell a family we cannot help them because of our finances. Tim Miller made a promise to his daughter, Laura, that he would never leave a family alone. Therefore, we ask you to donate anything you can. Please pass this on to your friends and family. Remember –

“LOST IS NOT ALONE”

]]> http://texasequusearch.org/2011/12/urgent-need-of-immediate-donations/feed/ 0 CBS’ 48 Hours Interview of Tim Miller, Captain Brian Goetschius, Mike Land, and Two Victim’s Family Members — Air Date: 10/22/11, 9:00 p.m. CDT/10:00 p.m. EST http://texasequusearch.org/2011/10/cbs-48-hours-interview-of-tim-miller-captain-brian-goetschius-mike-land-and-two-victims-family-members-air-date-102211-900-p-m-cdt1000-p-m-est/ http://texasequusearch.org/2011/10/cbs-48-hours-interview-of-tim-miller-captain-brian-goetschius-mike-land-and-two-victims-family-members-air-date-102211-900-p-m-cdt1000-p-m-est/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:34:44 +0000 smckinney http://texasequusearch.org/?p=10653 10/17/11 — In anticipation of the upcoming movie about the Texas Killing Fields, CBS’ 48 Hours wanted the real story from the people who lived it.  Tim Miller was interviewed by CBS’ Erin Moriarty at length. Tim Miller’s daughter, Laura, was one of the four girls found in the location known as The Killing Fields.  Heide Fye, Jane Doe and Janet Doe are the other three girls found there.  All four cases are unsolved, along with the murders of @ least 30 other girls along the I-45 Corridor.  Additionally, 48 Hours interviewed Captain Brian T. Goetschius and Mike Land (Retired) of the Texas City Police Department, along with some of the victims’ family members.  The show will air on October 22, 2011 at 9:00 p.m. CDT/10:00 p.m. EST on CBS.  Please see the slideshow below of photographs taken during the interviews.

Sneak Peek:

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7385273n&tag=cbsnewsLeadStoriesArea.0

]]> http://texasequusearch.org/2011/10/cbs-48-hours-interview-of-tim-miller-captain-brian-goetschius-mike-land-and-two-victims-family-members-air-date-102211-900-p-m-cdt1000-p-m-est/feed/ 0 Slideshow No. 2 and Thank You — The Davenport Fundraiser http://texasequusearch.org/2011/09/slideshow-no-2-and-thank-you-the-davenport-fundraiser/ http://texasequusearch.org/2011/09/slideshow-no-2-and-thank-you-the-davenport-fundraiser/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:50:11 +0000 smckinney http://texasequusearch.org/?p=10386 We would like to extend a very special thank you to the following people: Paige Mann, Bryan Miller and The Outlaw Dave Show for spearheading the fundraiser at the Davenport Lounge, bringing many supporters and getting donations; Duane Bradley for hosting the event; Felipe Pulido, Jonathan Dilan and Alex Salazar for their incredible service and drink-making skills; music by Fear Fed Eyes, Alex Dame, Kelly Austin Curtis, Keith Rowe, Seven Candles Fall, Hit N’ Run and Extremesound Houston; Cup Cakes a GoGo and Bryan Shane. Additionally, we want to thank everyone who attended the fundraiser for their support, and to everyone who purchased auction items.

Below is the first slideshow of the Event. Please enjoy!

]]> http://texasequusearch.org/2011/09/slideshow-no-2-and-thank-you-the-davenport-fundraiser/feed/ 0 Slideshow: Katelyn Markham Search No. 1 http://texasequusearch.org/2011/09/slideshow-katelyn-markham-search-no-1/ http://texasequusearch.org/2011/09/slideshow-katelyn-markham-search-no-1/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:50:13 +0000 smckinney http://texasequusearch.org/?p=10367 Below is a slideshow which depicts search preparations in our first search for Katelyn Markham. We will update with more photographs from the second search, which will begin on Thursday, September 8, 2011.

]]> http://texasequusearch.org/2011/09/slideshow-katelyn-markham-search-no-1/feed/ 0 Texas EquuSearch’s New Addition — Search Boat http://texasequusearch.org/2011/08/texas-equusearchs-new-addition-search-boat/ http://texasequusearch.org/2011/08/texas-equusearchs-new-addition-search-boat/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:01:16 +0000 smckinney http://texasequusearch.org/?p=10194 Due to the increase of water searches that Texas EquuSearch is conducting, we felt it was necessary to have a boat which is better suited for using our sonar equipment. The boat pictured above is perfect for our needs, and we will continue to help as many families as we can.

]]> http://texasequusearch.org/2011/08/texas-equusearchs-new-addition-search-boat/feed/ 1 Two Recoveries Made by Texas EquuSearch’s Sonar Experts http://texasequusearch.org/2011/08/two-recoveries-made-by-texas-equusearchs-sonar-experts/ http://texasequusearch.org/2011/08/two-recoveries-made-by-texas-equusearchs-sonar-experts/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:04:44 +0000 smckinney http://texasequusearch.org/?p=10040 08/24/11 — Dennis and Tammy Watters, Texas EquuSearch’s sonar experts, with the help of our new Marine Sonic sonar equipment, found a drowning victim in the Dallas area on August 23, 2011, who was recovered by divers.  On August 24, 2011, a vehicle was recovered that had been missing since 2008, and had human remains inside.  This vehicle was also found by Dennis and Tammy Watters with the help of our new Marine Sonic sonar equipment.

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