Patrol Division

Our patrol division is supervised by Sergeant Judy Becker, Sergeant Marty Gray, Corporal Eric Belshe and Corporal Shane Stevenson.  Our patrol supervisors and officers are trained in basic crime scene investigation, traffic accident investigation, DWI enforcement, narcotics investigations, clandestine drug lab technicians, defensive tactics, arrest modalities, tactical firearms (handgun, patrol rifle, shotgun and sniper), noise flash diversionary devices (NFDD), less lethal tactics, and numerous other specialties. Our patrol officers are scheduled, as shift coverage allows, in a detective rotation that lasts for 28 days.  This gives our department patrol officers the ability to assist and/or conduct complex criminal investigations. 

Several subspecialties are handled by the patrol division as well. These areas of specialization are: School Resource Officer/DARE, Canine Operations and the Cameron Emergency Response Team (CERT).

Our School Resource/DARE Officer is Erin Chubick. Officer Chubick, or Officer C as she is know by many of her students, provides a very vital link between the school district staff/students and the police department. Officer C is also responsible for the 5th and 8th grade DARE programs at the Cameron Middle School.

Our K-9 Officer is Corporal Eric Belshe. Rex, his K-9 partner, is a 7 year old German Shepherd from the Czech Republic. Rex has been with the Police Department since 2000! Corporal Belshe and Rex are a very integral part of our communities tough stance on illegal narcotic use, distribution and trafficking. Corporal Belshe and Rex were trained by Caldwell County Sheriff Kirby Brelsford of Brelsford's K-9 Academy.

The Cameron Emergency Response Team (CERT) is supervised by Captain Gaylen White, Sergeant Marty Gray and Team Leader Corporal Eric Belshe. The CERT is utilized on high risk warrant entries, barricaded subjects, high risk surveillance and any other areas where their tactical expertise is warranted. These officers underwent training by the Kansas City Metro Tactical Officer's Association in Lenexa, Kansas and the Springfield, Missouri Police Department SWAT. The CERT unit operators are also trained as Hazardous Materials Technicians by the University of Missouri. The HMIR-Technician training allows the CERT operators to conduct operations in a hazardous materials environment and respond to Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Incidents.

The sniper and observer is another element of the CERT. The sniper and observer are very instrumental in gaining incident intelligence and relaying this information to the CERT and Incident Commander. Our sniper and observer were trained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Kansas City Metro Tactical Officer's Association in Lenexa, KS.

Another vital element of the CERT is the Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (CERT MEDIC). The police department teamed up with the Cameron Ambulance District and have two tactical medics assigned to the team. These medics are responsible for the overall health and emergency medical care of the CERT members when they are deployed. They were trained by the Metropolitan Ambulance Service Trust (MAST) tactical medic program in Kansas City, MO.

Our Hostage Negotiation Team (HNT) consists of Sgt. Judy Becker and Detective/Sergeant Rick Bashor. Chief Sloan is also trained as a hostage negotiator, but works only in an administratvie role in hostage negotiation incidents. Professional Hostage Negotiations are the key to safely resolving any barricaded subject/hostage incident, as tactical intervention is our department's last resort. Our Hostage Negotiators were trained by past and present members of the New York City Police Department Hostage Negotiation Team. "Talk to me..."