Re-Elect Ron Hickman for Constable
Harris County Precinct 4
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Starting as a cadet with the Houston Police Department in June of 1971, Ron Hickman served in a variety of assignments to obtain a broad range of experience in law enforcement. Assigned to the Accident Investigation Division and Radio Patrol Bureau for four years each, Ron Hickman also obtained the necessary training to become a search and recovery diver on the Department's Dive Team. Serving as a dive master and coordinator, he worked on the team for nearly ten years. He attended the Redstone Arsenal for training as a hazardous devices technician and became a member of the Houston Police Department's Bomb Squad. Assigned to the Planning and Research Division of the Department he began his exposure to building computer programs.
Starting as a cadet with the Houston Police Department in June of 1971, Ron Hickman served in a variety of assignments to obtain a broad range of experience in law enforcement. Assigned to the Accident Investigation Division and Radio Patrol Bureau for four years each, Ron Hickman also obtained the necessary training to become a search and recovery diver on the Department's Dive Team. Serving as a dive master and coordinator, he worked on the team for nearly ten years. He attended the Redstone Arsenal for training as a hazardous devices technician and became a member of the Houston Police Department's Bomb Squad. Assigned to the Planning and Research Division of the Department he began his exposure to building computer programs.Beginning as a patrol deputy with the Precinct 4 Constable's Office in 1983, he worked for a year and a half on the street before being promoted to Sergeant over the Communications Office. The absence of computerization initiated a challenge that drove the search for serious improvements in automation for both the Constable's Office and the remainder of law enforcement in Harris County. Working on the development team for the County's first attempt at a consolidated computer aided dispatching system, Ron Hickman provided crucial input for building a computer system that supports a strong cooperative environment among the County's law enforcement agencies. This 
consolidated system has been in place for a fifteen years and houses the offense reporting, dispatching, alarm permits, and towed vehicle systems. Expanding on his knowledge in computerization, he set out to build a local area network for the Precinct 4 Constable's Office to extend the computer resource to the numerous remote offices.
Attending the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute at Sam Houston State was a pivotal opportunity and immediately upon graduation in 1995 was asked to return as an instructor on Information Technology. Constable Hickman says, "Sharing experiences and offering guidance to other agencies is important as a participant in the brotherhood of policing." He taught from 1995 through 2000 as a faculty member for the Institute sharing his technical experience with officers from across the State.
Active in supporting advances in technology in criminal investigations, Constable Hickman served as the Vice Chair of the Local Executive Board for the Greater Houston Regional Computer Forensic Lab and is now a member of the FBI's National Steering Committee for the regional computer lab program, while continuing his service on the Local Executive Board.
With a strong emphasis on the use of technology and progressive policing practices, Constable Hickman continues the practice of two way communication with community leaders and members of local neighborhoods. He also believes strongly in increasing professionalism through training and advancing educational opportunities for police officers. Ron graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor's Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies.
Ron was elected as Constable of Precinct 4 in November of 2000 and took Office January 1st, 2001. His goal is striving to meet the community's needs while exceeding their expectations.
