APD's 'Magnificent 7'

Clockwise from top left: Officer James Hellums, Officer Gizette Gaslin, Officer Dale Cooper, Officer Hank Moreno, Cmdr. Robert Gross, Lt. Randy Pasley, Sgt. Will Beechinor

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Officer James Hellums

Hellums, the NC7's strategist, has spent a majority of his career patrolling the neighborhoods of North Central, beginning when they were part of the Northwest Area Command.

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Officer Gizette Gaslin

Beechinor chose Gaslin, a self-described "people person" for the NCDR team because of her energy, enthusiasm, and determination.

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Officer Dale Cooper

Cooper, the APD's most veteran community policing officer, has been working the DR beat since 1992, before the current DR system was implemented and the job was referred to as "community liaison officer."

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Officer Hank Moreno

Moreno, who spent 10 years with the San Antonio Park Police before joining APD, enjoys working with the immigrant community to build trust among the community and police. Many of the immigrants come from countries where police corruption is the norm.

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Cmdr. Robert Gross

Gross agreed to head the NCAC on condition that he and his command staff be allowed to handpick their officers – without that ability, he told Chief Stan Knee, the new command would fail.

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Lt. Randy Pasley

NC neighbors praise Pasley, who created the ORH template, for his efforts at opening communication between NC residents and police – "He actually listens," says Brownie neighbor Gloria Garcia.

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Sgt. Will Beechinor

Beechinor (who pulls double-duty within the NC, supervising the DRs and the command detectives) used to live on Galewood Drive, one of the neighborhoods now on the ORH cleanup list. It was a great place to live, he said, and can be again.