The Blue Watch Report – May 2023

April Highlights

Blue Watch had the pleasure of hosting the April meeting of the Metropolitan Criminal Justice Executives Association (MCJEA) at the Homewood Senior Center.

We were honored to talk about the Blue Watch mission and all that has been accomplished in the past year.

Manuel Zarate, Director of Leadership Development, gave an informative and inspirational message on the importance of giving back and how to best live those last years in the race of life.

Officer Outreach

In recent weeks Blue Watch reached out to the Jefferson County Sheriffs’ Department and Huntsville Police Department as both experienced officer-involved shootings. Jefferson County deputies encountered violent suspects on both April 3 and 20. Both incidents resulted in deputies having to take the life of the suspect.

On March 28, officers from the Huntsville Police Department were ambushed when they responded to a shots fired call. The two responding officers were shot, resulting in the death of Officer Garrett Crumby and critically injuring Officer Albert Morin. Blue Watch extends condolences to the Huntsville Police and Officer Crumby’s family.

We are happy to hear that Officer Morin is home recovering.

To show support and to provide needed resources to help officers in the aftermath, Blue Watch sent copies of “Winning A Gunfight” to each department. “Winning A Gunfight” arms officers with powerful information to not only help them survive but to win.

Officer Albert Morin

Coming in October – Live Unconquered

Mark your calendar! Coming Wednesday, October 11, at the Vestavia Hills Civic Center, the Live Unconquered Conference, You DO Not Want to Miss this Event.

Featured speakers are:

• 亚当-戴维斯 former police officer, author of bestselling book “Behind the Badge” and many others.
• 安迪-休斯 retired Houston County Sheriff and ALEA Chief of Tactical Operations.
• Lt. Colonel Dave Grossman U.S. Army retired, director of Grossman on Truth and one of the nation’s leading trainers for military and law enforcement.

Be on the lookout for more details. They will be announced online and in the monthly newsletter.

Order Your Book Today

Blue Watch wants officers to have a clear mind and a whole heart. We offer resources that we believe will help them. Currently we offer the following books:

• "赢得枪战......在枪战中以道德、精神和策略确保胜利"： 要在枪战中获胜，不仅仅是身体上的幸存。大多数人在枪战中都能幸存下来，但未必能获胜。了解其中的区别以及如何才能生存下来并取得胜利。
• "自杀不是一种选择"： 每年，自杀的执法人员是因公殉职人员的 2.5-3 倍。尽管许多人做出了努力，但执法人员的自杀率仍在持续上升。退休警官兼作家蒂姆-鲁普（Tim Rupp）探讨了精神层面的问题，并认为生命的意义超越了个人。
• “Courageous Living Bible Study”: This four-session Bible study is designed to challenge you to live courageously for the sake of your family. Based on the movie “Courageous,” session topics include fighting for your family, valuing what matters most, impacting future generations, and standing for Christ.

To order your FREE book, visit our 赠书页面 并告诉我们您想要哪本书！

一旦您读完这本书，请与我们分享您的想法，无论好坏，我们也希望您能将这本书转赠给其他官员。

We Want to Hear From You!

Blue Watch is here to serve the law enforcement community and its families. We want to hear from you because we want to offer services that you need. 

The people of Alabama support their officers and they stand ready to help.

参与其中

支持蓝色观察任务的方式有很多：

• 祈祷 - 我们需要为我们持续祷告和在特别活动中祷告的祷告勇士。
• 志愿者 - 我们需要有人帮助管理我们的网站、社交媒体和其他方面的事工。如果您对 "蓝色守望 "的使命感兴趣，并且拥有相关技能，请考虑 "蓝色守望"。
• 捐赠 – it takes money to make all of this happen. The Lord greatly blessed us in 2020, but to continue our progress will require increased giving. You can give online or by check.

如果您对其中任何一项感兴趣，请发送电子邮件至 info@bluewatchfoundation.org。

Support the Mission

Please prayerfully consider making a financial contribution to Blue Watch. It is through the faithful giving of many across the state that has made all we have done possible, and to continue the mission, will require greater community support.

If you feel led to support, you can donate by visiting our 捐赠页面 or by making a check payable to Blue Watch and mailing to 2620 Swiss Lane, Birmingham, AL 35226.

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蓝色守望的使命是帮助军官及其家人体验上帝在他们生活中的意义和益处。