Brazos County Office of the Sheriff
Sheriff Christopher C. Kirk
PRESS RELEASE
Friday, May 2nd, 2008
Mattel Inc. has used the Brazos County Sheriff's Office Dodge Magnum and Dodge
Charger patrol cars as sole models for their 2008 MATCHBOX Ready For Action
Emergency Series Collectable Toy Dodge Police Vehicles.
Using photos and art work supplied by the Brazos County Sheriff's Office, Mattel Inc.
has replicated the color, graphics and sheriff's star on each toy vehicle.
Dodge entered the fleet law enforcement market in 2005 when they started producing
the Charger and Magnum vehicles designed and equipped for police work. The Brazos
County Sheriff's Office was one of the first agencies in Texas to acquire and put the
Dodge products on the road. In doing so, the Sheriff's Office added photos of the new
patrol vehicles on the BCSO website www.brazoscountysheriff.org
According to Mattel, Matchbox Designers were researching websites on the internet
for examples to use as a model. They found the Brazos County vehicles to be a natural
fit and contacted Sheriff Kirk to offer the opportunity to feature their vehicles. The first
vehicle to be released was the Dodge Magnum which actually released to the worldwide
market in December, 2007.
Mattel has plans to release a replica of the Brazos County Sheriff's Dodge Charger in October, 2008.
Brazos County Citizens Sheriff Academy Alumni Association
The BCCSAAA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization formed in 1994 to assist the Sheriff's office in various financial needs. Over
the years we have assisted the Sheriff's office with the purchase of materials and supplies that their county budget does not address,
for example we purchased a computer a couple of years ago to be able to better track and interact with the state on sex offender
registration. We also offer our time as volunteers at various activities including finger-printing children for safety identification.
Donations are welcomed and are tax deductible - please send to our P.O. Box 6085, Bryan, TX 77805-6085.
BCCSAAA meets monthly on the second Thursday of each month at the Sheriff's office (room TBA by month).
The next academy will happen in January 2009 - exact dates to be announced.
For information: contact Katy Stever, President at 979-220-0445 or by email at kastever@suddenlinkmail.com
Members 2008 photo - front row (l to r) Katy Stever, (President),
Anne Evans, Willie James (Secretary);
back row (l to r) Clyde Garland, Jonathan Allen (Treasurer),
Bob Beard, Cindy Allen.
