As retired law enforcement officers we all know what Gwen Tidwell has done to streamline the process in the Criminal Court clerk's Office and make it easier, faster, and more efficient for the police. Those of us who are retired know what it was like before, but many of the newer officers never knew the office before Gwen.
The newer officers don't know that the annex office wasn't always there, that it was Gwen who opened that office for the police officers' convenience and safety so that they don't have to go down the block to the Courts Building to file their paperwork and get a mittimus before taking their prisoner to jail.
They don't know that the online calendar or schedule information for officers wasn't always there - that was something she also did for the officers' convenience. These are just two examples of what she's done for us. She runs a professional office and has greatly improved the record keeping, collection of money, and the process for issuing warrants and other documents for officers.
The public has benefited from her management as have the rank and file law enforcement officers. We need to keep her. Please vote for Gwen early or on election day Aug. 7.
Chief Ronnie Dodd, Red Bank Police Department, retired
Chief Richard Thurman, Hamilton County Sheriff's Department, retired
Captain Roy Phillips, Tennessee Highway Patrol, retired
Detective Frank Newsom, Chattanooga Police Department, retired
Lieutenant Jim Bell, Soddy Daisy Police Department, retired
Lieutenant Steve Gamble, Chattanooga Police Department, retired
Lieutenant Jimmy Swafford, Hamilton County Sheriff's Department, retired
Sergeant Gary Farmer, Hamilton County Sheriff's Department, retired
Joe Guidi, Hamilton County Sheriff's Department, retired
Rodney Rollins, Hamilton County Sheriff's Department, retired