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History

In 1980, Mrs. Mamie Garcia, who had recently retired from the HPD Community Outreach Office, was the Chief of Police liaison representative to the Hispanic Community. She was inspired to initiate a luncheon for Hispanic police officers that performed their police duties in an exemplary manner. With her help and support of other same minded groups, the annual awards and recognition luncheon was established. This later resulted in the formation of the Hispanic Officer of the Year Committee, Inc. (HOY), established in 1981. To this day the committee continues to solidify the support of all the Houston Police Chiefs since the time of Police Chief Harry Caldwell.

Our Mission

The HOY mission is to promote and elevate the professionalism of Hispanic Police Officers within Houston Police Department by;

To provide an annual award and recognition platform for Hispanic Officers,
Recognize outstanding Hispanic Police Officer achievements,
To provide scholarship funds for tuition and educational tools helping to promote the advancement of Hispanic Police Officers for the furtherance of professional opportunities.
To promote, plan and coordinate outreach programs for the advancement of the HPD Hispanic Law Enforcement in the Community.