New Game Warden Graduates are Gearing up to Join the Lubbock District

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The Newly Stationed Wardens Begin Work this Week in the Southern Plains

Lubbock and surrounding areas— After seven months of training, the 59th Texas game warden cadet class graduated on July 28, and two of the 23 wardens will be heading to the Southern Plains.

After several wardens transferred out of the local district, the remaining Lubbock district Game Wardens not only patrolled their own assigned counties, but they covered the vacant ones as well. With the increased assigned areas the Wardens answered numerous calls, and traveled far distances completing investigations and conducting routine patrol.

The two new wardens, Anthony DeLuzio and Kevin Blackwell, will be assigned to Cochran/Bailey/Lamb and Kent/Dickens counties, respectively. Lubbock Public Information Officer Aaron Sims is excited for the extra help and points out the Wardens will arrive just in time. “We have been stretched pretty thin in recent months, but the new Wardens are ready to hit the ground running. Their arrival also comes at a perfect time as dove hunting season begins in just a few weeks.”

The duties of a Texas game warden include the enforcement of all state laws, primarily hunting, fishing, and water safety regulations. As fully commissioned peace officers, they respond to emergencies, assist other law enforcement agencies, and work to educate the public about conservation issues.

All graduates met the state-mandated requirements for peace officer certification, including criminal and constitutional law, firearms, self-defense, use of force, defensive driving, arrest, search and seizure, ethics, and first aid.

The new wardens are joining the 532 game wardens currently in the field, and will help enforce TPWD regulations and carry the department’s high standards to every corner of the state.

 

 

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