TEXANS FOR TEXANS

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TEXANS FOR TEXANS

You put yourself between us and evil that wants to do us harm. We've got your back.

Texas True Blue Giving Team

The Texas True Blue Giving Team was formed to make sure that funds dedicated for fallen, and injured officer's family's needs get to them immediately. They will assure the integrity of giving for those in need. Each giving member has experienced dramatic losses and understand the need for emotional, psychological, and financial needs. Members of Texas True Blue Coffee Giving Team are Cynthia Vetter, Michele Kelley and Michaela Burns.

Our Fallen Brothers and Sisters in Blue

Trooper James Scott Burns

As Michaela Burns describes her husband, Trooper Scott Bruns, "he was a good man before he became a Trooper but he became a greater man wanting to serve the State of Texas." Scott have it all and laid down his life for Texas.

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Trooper Burns was fatally shot in 2008 while pursuing a suspect near the intersection of FM 729 and FM 1969, northeast of Lake of the Pines. A massive manhunt ended with the suspect fatally shooting himself as law enforcement closed in on his location.

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He is survived by his wife, 6 month old daughter, parents, and two brothers.

Christopher Dan Kelley

Detective Sergeant Chris Kelley was struck and killed by a subject who had just stolen a patrol car following a struggle as officers attempted to arrest him.


The subject had fled on foot after officers attempted to make a traffic stop on Herrera Trail at approximately 10:00 am. The man ran over a fire hydrant and then fled on foot. Sergeant Kelley located the man and began to struggle with him. The subject broke free, entered an unmarked patrol vehicle, and tried to drive away. He struck Sergeant Kelley and dragged him a short distance as he continued to flee.


The subject was arrested a short time afterward and was later sentenced to life in prison.
Sergeant Kelley was a U.S. Air Force veteran and had served with the Hutto Police Department for 11 years and was assigned as the Criminal Investigations Supervisor. He is survived by his wife and two young children.

Trooper Randall Vetter

Trooper Randall Vetter died from a gunshot wound he received four days earlier while conducting a traffic stop on I-35 in Kyle, Texas.

Trooper Vetter had stopped a 72-year-old driver for not wearing a seatbelt. While he was sitting in his patrol car, the suspect exited his vehicle and opened fire with a rifle. The trooper was struck in the head. Trooper Vetter was able to return fire but did not hit the suspect.

The suspect then used the patrol car's radio to say he shot the officer and requested medical assistance. The suspect was then taken into custody after a brief standoff on the roadway. The suspect was known to local officers for claiming he would shoot any officer who tried to write him a ticket for not wearing a seatbelt. The suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to life. He died in prison in 2008.

Trooper Vetter had served with the Texas Department of Public Safety for six years. He is survived by his wife and 8-month-old son.

Kaila Marie Sullivan

Sergeant Kaila Sullivan was killed when she was intentionally struck by a vehicle driven while attempting to arrest a wanted subject in the 2000 block of San Sebastian Court at 8:30 pm.

Officers had conducted a traffic stop on the man who was wanted on a warrant for domestic assault. When they attempted to place him in custody he began to resist and was able to re-enter his vehicle. He struck fatally Sergeant Sullivan as he fled the area in the vehicle.

Sergeant Sullivan was transported to HCA Clear Lake Hospital where she succumbed to her injuries.

The vehicle was found abandoned a short distance away. The man was arrested on December 12th, 2019.

Sergeant Sullivan had served with the Nassau Bay Police Department for 16 years. She is survived by her wife and son.

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