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2011 LEEP Participant Sheriff Ortiz in San Antonio Express, 7/7/11

Sheriff Ortiz goes to Israel
Posted on 07/07/2011

For one week last month, Bexar County Sheriff Amadeo Ortiz swapped his cowboy hat for a yarmulke as he visited Israel on an organized trip with other law enforcement leaders.

“I’ve always had an interest in Israel,” he said in an interview Tuesday. “It was a great conference.”


Sheriff Ortiz goes to Israel
Posted on 07/07/2011

For one week last month, Bexar County Sheriff Amadeo Ortiz swapped his cowboy hat for a yarmulke as he visited Israel on an organized trip with other law enforcement leaders.

“I’ve always had an interest in Israel,” he said in an interview Tuesday. “It was a great conference.”

Ortiz joined 16 other sheriffs, police chiefs and organization heads, including Houston Police Chief Charles McClelland, on a week-long trip, courtesy of the Jewish Institute for National Security’s Law Enforcement Exchange Program.

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