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Sherwin Amacher
Lead Animal Control Officer Sherwin Amacher started with Aransas Pass Animal Control in May 2022. Sherwin came to us from the City of Corpus Christi Animal Care Services, where he began his career and gained a vast amount of knowledge in Animal Control, including experience and training in Bite Investigations and Animal Cruelty Investigations. ACO Amacher has earned multiple certifications in the Animal Control field and is our community’s Local Rabies Control Authority (LRCA). Sherwin prides himself on serving the community through education and compassion for our human and animal residents. Amacher enjoys daily interactions with the animals in the shelter and the process of finding them furever homes!
Justin Garcia
Justin joined Aransas Pass Animal Control in 2022, but he was no new face to the Police Department. Justin was previously an explorer with the Aransas Pass Public Safety Explorer for over five years. Justin completed his field training and completed his Basic Animal Control Officer Training in August 2022 and has since completed additional training in canine behavior and cruelty investigations. Justin prides himself on being able to reunite owners with their lost pets and being able to be the voice of abused animals through his investigations.
Police Officer Gonzalo Carrasco was shot and killed at 11:45 am at the 2600 Block of Pine Street in Selma.
While on patrol, Officer Carrasco was stopped by a homeowner...
Master Patrol Officer CJ Williams passed away after suffering a medical emergency during a foot pursuit.
Officer Williams was assisting a Grady County sheriff's deputy during a traffic stop in...
Supervisory Officer Jackie Montanaro died from injuries she sustained while trying to rescue her daughter from a fire in Hazlet, New Jersey.
When a fire broke out around midnight, Officer...
Police Officer Carl Kimball died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 while assigned to the West Feliciana Parish Hospital at 5266 Commerce Street in Saint Francisville.
Officer Kimball had...
Deputy Sheriff Darnell Calhoun was shot and killed while responding to a domestic violence call in the 18500 block of Hilldale Lane in Lake Elsinore.
A call-taker heard the sounds of...
Court Services Officer Curtis Worland died from injuries he received when a musk ox attacked him near Nome.
Officer Worland was using his snowmobile to scare the musk oxen away...
Chief of Police Justin McIntire was shot and killed near the intersection of Brackenridge Avenue and Morgan Street during a foot pursuit of a wanted subject.
The man was wanted for...
Corporal Ray Hamilton was shot and killed during a barricade at the 710 block of North Park Boulevard in Wright.
Deputies had responded to the apartment at about 9:00 am to...
K9 Jack was shot and killed while attempting an apprehension during a barricade in the 1800 block of West 145th Street in Gardena.
The barricade started the previous morning after a...
