Cattle Raisers name new Special Ranger for Oklahoma
 
FORT WORTH, Texas, June 5, 2007—Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association  has named John Cummings Special Ranger for District 4. Cummings will be based in Rogers County, Okla.

Cummings holds a bachelor's degree in criminal justice management and ethics and a master’s degree in management.

For 23 years, Cummings served as assistant chief of police for the Claremore (Okla.) Police Department. After retiring from the force, he worked as the director of the J.M. Davis Arms and Historical Museum.

He is a lifetime member of the Association of Oklahoma Narcotic Enforcers, served as president of the organization from 1998-2000 and was named officer of the year in 1989. Rogers County Law Enforcement also named him officer of the year in 1990.

Cummings and his wife, Candy, have four children and two grandchildren and operate a small cow-calf operation in Claremore. Cummings says he always dreamed of being a TSCRA Special Ranger after retirement and looks forward to combining two of his passions: the cattle business and law enforcement.

TSCRA's 28 Special Rangers are commissioned by the Texas Department of Public Safety and/or the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and assist in recovering stolen livestock and equipment and apprehending the thieves. They also frequently provide educational programs on theft prevention and proper branding procedures.

Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association is a 130-year-old trade organization whose 14,800 members manage approximately 3.7 million cattle on 96.5 million acres of range and pasture land, primarily in Texas and Oklahoma.

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