Galveston, Texas Sergeant Ronny Phillips
Ronny Phillips is a retired Sergeant with the Galveston Police Department. He was a Police Officer since 1982 and served as Patrolman, Detective and Crime Scene Investigator throughout his career. Sergeant Phillips has been a licensed instructor since 1984 and holds instructor certifications in Defensive Tactics, Firearms, Police Emergency Vehicle Operation, Cultural Diversity and a Police Instructors Certification from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Education. He served as a Police Emergency Vehicle Operation Instructor for the Galveston Police Department. His duties as a Driving Instructor included the development of in-service training programs as well as basic in-house academy driving courses and assisting in Departmental Policy development. Sergeant Phillips has conducted Police Emergency Driver Training for the Galveston Police Department, Galveston College Law Enforcement Training Academy, Alvin College Law Enforcement Training Academy and the Texas A&M (Galveston-Campus) Police Department. He is a current member of the Association of Professional Law Enforcement Emergency Vehicle Response Trainers International (A.L.E.R.T.)
Sergeant Phillips is a decorated officer, receiving several letters of accommodation, two Combat Ribbons, two Exceptional Service ribbons and the Federal Meritorious Service Award.
In addition to his Law Enforcement Driving Instructor responsibilities, Sergeant Phillips was the Dive Master of the Galveston Police Department Marine/Dive Team. As Dive Master he was responsible for Team training as well as planning dive operations. The Marine/Dive Team’s most recent high profile operations include evidence recovery during the Robert Durst Murder investigation and the search for and recovery of debris of the Space Shuttle Columbia from Toledo Bend Reservoir.
On November 21, 2008, Sergeant Phillips retired from the Galveston Police Department and accepted a full time teaching position at Alvin Community College (Alvin, Texas). Sergeant Phillips will serve as the Training Coordinator for In-Service Training as well as assisting with the Basic Peace Officer Training Academy.
The Police Driving Site is honored to have Sergeant Phillips as the Southwest Associate. His experience and training will benefit the thousands of visitors to the Police Driving Site.