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City of Plainview NEWS
901 Broadway St.
Plainview, TX 79072
December 10, 2020
Captain Dion Guerra set to Retire from
City of Plainview’s Police Department
The City of Plainview announced today the retirement of
Captain Dion Guerra from the City of Plainview’s Police
Department effective Friday, December 18, 2020. Guerra
served the City of Plainview for 26 years.
For two years beginning in 1993, Captain Guerra
volunteered as a reserve police officer for the City of
Plainview and was hired full time as an officer in 1994.
During his time at the City, Capt. Guerra served as a patrol officer, school resource
officer, patrol Corporal, Sergeant, Lieutenant and Captain. As the Captain of Field
Services, he was responsible for 24 sworn personnel and five civilian positions as well
as budgets, reports, critical incidents and more. He also served as the Police Chief in
the interim period after Ken Coughlin’s retirement.
Guerra attended SWAT school and commanded the SWAT tactical team, is a taser
instructor, firearms instructor, and armorer. He is also a Texas Commission on Law
Enforcement Master Peace Officer, graduate of the Texas FBI National Academy and
the recipient of a Life Saving Award.
Captain Guerra began his law enforcement career with the Hale County Sheriff’s
Department and served as a dispatcher, jailer and reserve deputy.
Guerra is also on the Plainview Country Club Board of Directors, a Kiwanis’s Club
member and participated in Cops and Kids, Cops and Christmas, SnackPak for Kids
and 4-H Shooting Sports.
“Captain Guerra has faithfully and honorably served the citizens of Plainview, Hale
County and the State of Texas for the past thirty years,” says Police Chief Derrick
Watson. “His knowledge of the agency and the community is going to be sorely missed
by all.”
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