PIO on Call Effective November 25, 2007

El Paso County Sheriff's Office
800 E. Overland, 3rd floor, El Paso, Texas 79901
NEWS RELEASE
Release Date & Time: Sunday, November 25, 2007 8:00 AM
PIO SCHEDULE December 2007 & January 2008:
El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Public Affairs Office is operating under an on call basis. No one will be in the Public Affairs Office during the day. The PIO on call will answer to the Assistant Chief of Law Enforcement Ralph Mitchell.
On scene incidents will initially be handled by the on scene Supervisor. All incident information from the scene will be forwarded to the on call PIO for follow ups.
Background data or interview set ups for enterprise stories will be handled by the on call PIO for that week. Attempts will be made to accommodate those requests in a timely manner. Under these unique circumstances, the Sheriff’s Office, Public Affairs Department asks for your patience. Please note that the on call PIO’s works out in the field in a Patrol capacity and when the opportunity presents itself will respond to all pages when time permits.
Your understanding is appreciated.
Thank you,
Chief Deputy Jimmy Apodaca, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office.
Sunday, November 25, 2007, to Saturday, December 1, 2007.
Deputy Jesus Tovar is the on call Public Information Officer and point of contact with the News Media.
Deputy Tovar will be available by pager. You can reach him through dispatch at (915) 546-2280 or page him directly (915) 533-0733, his pager # 5370. You can also reach him by email at: jtovar@epcounty.com
Sunday, December 2, 2007, to Saturday, December 8, 2007.
Deputy Eduardo Placencia is the on call Public Information Officer and point of contact with the News Media.
Deputy Placencia will be available only by pager. You can reach him through dispatch at (915) 546-2280 or page him directly (915) 533-0733, his pager # 5248. You can also reach him by email at: Eplacencia@epcounty.com
Deputy Placencia will only respond on scene regarding major incidents: Fatality, Homicide, SWAT, CNT, and Search & Rescue calls.
Sunday, December 9, 2007 to Saturday, December 15, 2007.
Deputy Jesus Tovar is the on call Public Information Officer and point of contact with the News Media.
Deputy Tovar will be available by pager. You can reach him through dispatch at (915) 546-2280 or page him directly (915) 533-0733, his pager # 5370. You can also reach him by email at: jtovar@epcounty.com
Deputy Tovar will only respond on scene regarding major incidents: Fatality, Homicide, SWAT, CNT, and Search & Rescue calls.
Sunday, December 16, 2007 to Saturday, December 22, 2007.
Deputy Eduardo Placencia is the on call Public Information Officer and point of contact with the News Media.
Deputy Placencia will be available only by pager. You can reach him through dispatch at (915) 546-2280 or page him directly (915) 533-0733, his pager # 5248. You can also reach him by email at: Eplacencia@epcounty.com
Deputy Placencia will only respond on scene regarding major incidents: Fatality, Homicide, SWAT, CNT, and Search & Rescue calls.
Sunday, December 23, 2007 to Saturday, December 29, 2007.
Deputy Jesus Tovar is the on call Public Information Officer and point of contact with the News Media.
Deputy Tovar will be available by pager. You can reach him through dispatch at (915) 546-2280 or page him directly (915) 533-0733, his pager # 5370. You can also reach him by email at: jtovar@epcounty.com
Deputy Tovar will only respond on scene regarding major incidents: Fatality, Homicide, SWAT, CNT, and Search & Rescue calls.
Sunday, December 30, 2007 to Saturday, January 5, 2008.
Deputy Eduardo Placencia is the on call Public Information Officer and point of contact with the News Media.
Deputy Placencia will be available only by pager. You can reach him through dispatch at (915) 546-2280 or page him directly (915) 533-0733, his pager # 5248. You can also reach him by email at: Eplacencia@epcounty.com
Deputy Placencia will only respond on scene regarding major incidents: Fatality, Homicide, SWAT, CNT, and Search & Rescue calls.
After January 5, 2008 a new schedule will be released.
REMINDER DURING THE WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS UNABLE TO PRODUCE STATISTICAL DATA.