By John DeLaCruz
I obtained most of the following information from news articles published by the Devine News, some from my recollection, and information from the City Secretary.
On October 1, 1970, the Devine City Council adopted a resolution, ordinance, setting up the Devine Municipal Court and appointed Mr. C. O. Williams as Municipal Judge and appointed Mr. Ray Macias as City Policeman. It appears that during the time Ray Macias served as a police officer, he was eventually promoted to the position as Devine Police Department Chief of Police, making him the first Police Chief for the City of Devine. Ray Macias served as Police Chief for approximately 5-years.
At some point Ray Macias left the Devine Police Department and Paul Winters who had been the Constable for the Devine area was appointed as Devine’s Police Chief.
On August 22, 1977, the City Council decided the Department needed to go through some reorganization and Ray Macias was again appointed Chief of Police for the Devine Police Department, and Paul Winters remained on the force as a patrolman.
On or about March 1979, the Device City Council conducted interviews for the next…
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