05/22/12 – Jesus Chavez, age 58,  was last seen in the area of I-45 @ N. Main St. in Houston, Texas on May 20^th 2012 at about 6:00 a.m. Jesus has some memory and mental issues that places him desperate need of his medication. Jesus was last known to be wearing a white t-shirt, blue shorts and house shoe-type sandals. If you have seen Jesus, or know of his whereabouts, please contact the Houston Police Department at (713) 731-5223, or call Texas EquuSearch at (281) 309-9500.

For a downloadable poster, click here.

http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/eastex/news/from-heartache-to-hope-texas-equusearch-brings-comfort-closure/article_2cf586ea-6e21-55a6-adf0-752623046f1e.html

The Texas EquuSearch family has several members that are either current or retired law enforcement officers. We also hold the highest respect for law enforcement because we realize what a great job they do. But the Texas EquuSearch family also has a very special connection to two deputies that paid the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty to protect the communities they served – and the most valuable part of that community … the people. We salute, with the highest respect, the two deputies below and the thousands of deputies that gave their lives to keep you and your families safe. If you happen to see an officer this week, if possible, tell him or her “Thanks”.

Harris County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Ricky Yates was killed in the line of duty on January 25^th 1994. Ricky was tragically killed in a traffic accident while enroute to an assignment to monitor a school zone and keep the children of the school safe. Ricky was a nine year veteran of the Harris County Sheriff’s Department, and left his wife, two daughters, a son and several grand-children to mourn his death. Ricky’s brother, Phillip Yates is also a Harris County deputy and a Search Coordinator with Texas EquuSearch.

Deputy Shane Detwiler was a deputy with the Chambers County Sheriff’s Department on July 13^th 2009 when he was dispatched to a disturbance call involving firearms. Shane was brutally gunned-down as he approached the mobile home. Shane left his wife, two sons, a daughter, his mother and step-father, his father and step-mother a sister and his two grand-mothers to mourn his death. His mother, Cheryl Railsback is a long-time member of Texas EquuSearch and has successfully worked multiple cases as our K-9 handler and searcher.

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 14^th 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.

Please see slideshow below of our team mapping out areas to search. Mr. Dave Holloway has joined in the search for Mrs. Reed.

05/10/12 — We are still in need of volunteers to help in the search for Linda Reed. The Command Center is located at the County Fairgrounds, 2040 W. Gallman Road, Hazelhurst, MS 39083. You will need to wear long pants and footwear suitable for searching. You must be at least 18 years of age, and have a valid identification. Thank you in advance for your assistance. Please continue to keep Mrs. Reed, her family and friends in your prayers.

05/08/12 — We are in need of volunteers to help in the search for Linda Reed. The Command Center is located at the County Fairgrounds, 2040 W. Gallman Road, Hazelhurst, MS 39083. You will need to wear long pants and footwear suitable for searching. You must be at least 18 years of age, and have a valid identification. Thank you in advance for your assistance. Please continue to keep Mrs. Reed, her family and friends in your prayers.

05/07/12 — We are bringing TES members from several states to Gallman, MS, to organize and start a search for Linda Reed. Please keep Mrs. Reed’s family and friends, along with our searchers, in your prayers. Updates will be posted when the search is organized. We will be requesting help from the community to assist us in the search.

05/07/12 — Tim Miller, Founder and Director of Texas EquuSearch, is in Gallman, MS this morning to meet with investigators to determine if we have resources that they believe will be helpful in locating Mrs. Reed.

05/03/12 — Linda Reed, age 65, was last seen on April 29, 2012 at around 8:00 p.m. in Gallman, MS.  She was driving a 2005 Silver Chevy Envoy, MS plate 2LREEDS.  The vehicle was located around the South Crystal Springs exit off Interstate 55.  Ms. Reed was last seen wearing a yellow and red shirt.  If you have any information, please call the Copiah County Sheriff’s Department at (601) 894-3011 or Texas EquuSearch at (281) 309-9500.

To see news coverage of this case, see links below.

http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20120515/NEWS/120515011/-America-s-Most-Wanted-aids-search-missing-Copiah-woman?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CHome

http://www.wapt.com/news/central-mississippi/Texas-group-leads-search-for-missing-Gallman-woman/-/9156946/13083492/-/jvvvfz/-/index.html

http://www.wlbt.com/story/18232726/texas-team-involved-in-search-for-linda-gale-reed

http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20120507/NEWS/305070009/Son-reports-no-leads-for-missing-Copiah-County-woman?odyssey=tab%7Cmostpopular%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE

For a downloadable poster, click here.

For your convenience, we have outlined a few key voting details below. You may view the full Voting Rules at http://www.zingpromotions.com/100-cfg/100-Cars-for-Good-Voting-Rules.pdf. Once the Voting Period officially goes live, the full Voting Rules will be available on the site.
• The Voting Period for Texas EquuSearch is on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 ONLY.
• Voting will begin at 10:00 a.m. ET and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. ET (9:00 a.m. CST through 10:59 CST) on the day of the Voting Period (MAY 23, 2012).
• Our supporters can sign-up to receive a voting reminder on the morning of your scheduled voting date. To receive the reminder, go to www.100carsforgood.com and click the “finalist” tab. Once you locate our organization, you can simply click the “remind me” link.
• Voters must be legal residents of the fifty (50) United States/Washington D.C., thirteen (13) years of age or older, and members of Facebook.
• In order to cast a vote, the Voter must log into his/her Facebook account.
• Voters must visit the 100 Cars for Good app, located at www.100carsforgood.com and follow the on-screen instructions to vote for the Finalist Organization of your choice (Texas EquuSearch).
• Each individual Voter is limited to one (1) vote per person, per daily voting period regardless of how many email addresses or Facebook accounts are registered to such individual person.
• Employees and staff associated with the Finalist Organization are permitted to participate as individual Voters in accordance with the eligibility criteria and the Voting Rules.
• Any suspected or deliberate attempt to manipulate, or otherwise fraudulently tamper with the voting process, may result in disqualification of the Voter and/or the Finalist Organization, at the Program Entities’ sole discretion. Fraudulent tampering includes but is not limited to:
o Registering for multiple Facebook accounts and/or using multiple e-mail addresses to establish multiple Facebook accounts;
o Offering any type of inducement or compensation (monetarily or otherwise) to any third party, in exchange for a vote in any manner;
o Using a vote exchange or brokering website/application to exchange votes in an attempt to manipulate the outcome of the voting;
o Developing strategic alliances with other Finalist Organizations or groups in an attempt to exchange votes which will adversely impact other Organizations scheduled for such Daily Voting Period (Example: Organization A offers to direct their supporters to vote for Organization B in exchange for Organization B directing their supporters to vote for Organization A);
o Votes generated by a macro, script, bot or other fraudulent means in an attempt to manipulate the outcome of one or more Daily Voting Periods; and
o Use of proxy voting.

Thank you in advance for your support.  We will post the results once we are notified.

For a downloadable poster, click here.

05/07/07 — We will continue the search for 43 year Scott Rascoe at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. The Command Center is located at the Memorial Baptist Church, 611 Sterling Avenue, Baytown, TX 77520. We need all available ATVs and foot searchers. You will not need to bring gloves, masks, hard sole shoes or flashlights tomorrow. Please bring your own water and snacks. Your Search Coordinator is Mike Fitzpatrick, and he can be reached at (936) 522-6860.

05/07/07 — We are immediately resuming the search for 43 year Scott Rascoe. The Command Center is located at the Memorial Baptist Church, 611 Sterling Avenue, Baytown, TX 77520. We need all available ATVs and foot searchers. Please bring gloves, masks, hard sole shoes and flashlights. Also, please bring your own water and snacks. Your Search Coordinator is Mike Fitzpatrick, and he can be reached at (936) 522-6860.

05/06/07 — We have an immediate search for Scott Rascoe, age 43, who was last seen on May 5, 2912 in Baytown, TX.  If you have any information, please call the Baytown Police Department at (281) 422-8371 or Texas EquuSearch at (281) 309-9500.The Command Center is at Horace Mann Jr. High, 310 South Highway 146, Baytown, TX  77520.  We need ATVs and foot searchers.  Please bring your own water, snacks and flashlights.  Your Search Coordinator is Mike Fitzpatrick, and he can be reached at (936) 522-6860.

For a downloadable poster, click here.