Vote For Dallas Policeman

Boomer23 · March 30, 2007

Greetings Everyone.

I know this is not related to football but we don't have a GoMeanGreen police forum.

My cousin, Armando Dominguez, is a Dallas Police Senior Corporal who was recently nominated as an America'a Most Wanted All-Star. I know how much we all love going to websites and voting and I ask of you to vote for him.

http://www.amw.com/allstar/2007/gallery.cfm

Thank You

JayDub · March 30, 2007

Voted. I'll give my vote to any DPD officer...except Emmitt. Not that he doesn't deserve it. It's just the principle of the matter.

emmitt01 · March 30, 2007

Voted. I'll give my vote to any DPD officer...except Emmitt. Not that he doesn't deserve it. It's just the principle of the matter.

I hate you too.

GreenBlooded1 · March 30, 2007

Done!! Good luck to him.

UNTLifer · March 30, 2007

I almost went with the "classicaly named" officer from Aiken, SC. :ph34r:

Green Crazy · March 30, 2007

I almost went with the "classicaly named" officer from Aiken, SC.

Poor guy, no wonder he seeked a job with that kind of authority.

Boomer23 · March 31, 2007

From DMN

Slain officer on mind of show award nominee

Dallas: National honor given new purpose

12:00 AM CDT on Thursday, March 29, 2007

By JENNI BEAUCHAMP / The Dallas Morning News

jbeauchamp@dallasnews.com

When Dallas police Senior Cpl. Armando Dominguez was nominated for the America's Most Wanted All-Star Award two weeks ago, he thought he might use the money to pay off a loan if he won.

But priorities change.

Last week, Cpl. Dominguez lost a friend and co-worker. Dallas police Senior Cpl. Mark Nix, who was fatally shot in the line of duty last week, was buried Wednesday.

Now the nomination has a new purpose, Cpl. Dominguez said.

"It is just so weird because Nix and I were talking about it after [going to the] jail the Wednesday before he was killed, and now we have basically made this [nomination] in his memory."

Cpl. Dominguez, 33, who works on the burglary task force with the southwest division, was nominated for the television show's award because of his continued dedication to police work. He says he couldn't imagine doing any other kind of work. He was a 13-year-old Police Explorer and later joined the Police Department at age 23 after completing the police academy.

"I love my job. I work 16 hours a day, and the only thing that bothers me sometimes is not seeing my kids, but I always tell people its like being in the front row at a three-ring circus," said the 10-year veteran.

Cpl. Dominguez says he was nominated for the award because he's always on watch.

"I was in a cast because I had broken my foot, and I was chasing a burglar in my truck. I always carry my [police] radio because it's quicker than 911," he said. "This is a totally different race now. I told [Nix] that if we win this, we will have a huge party and a band, and that's why we have kind of made this in his honor. I want to dedicate this whole thing to him."

Cpl. Dominguez says he plans to give a partial donation to the Assist the Officer Foundation, which helps the families of officers who are injured or killed in the line of duty.

To vote for Cpl. Dominguez, visit www.amw.com. The contest tallies a daily vote through April 15. The 2007 winner will receive $10,000 and a weekend at the NASCAR Nextel Cup on May 19 in Charlotte, N.C.

"It is a big honor, and especially to be able to go down there and dedicate it to him," said Cpl. Dominguez.