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Houston Police Officers Union President Gary Blankinship said cadets are trained how to search morbidly obese people.

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"We teach officers to lift up and look under," Blankinship said.

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"I've always kind of dreamed of having rowdy Brooklyn cheering on a fancy horse show," said Walker Blankinship, the head of Kensington Stables near Prospect Park.

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"We want these families to be able to mourn the loss of their loved one, and grieve, and not be bothered with where their next house payment or car note is going to come from," said Gary Blankinship, president of the Houston Police Officers' Union.

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Associated Press reporters Donna Blankinship and Haven Daley contributed to this report.

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Riha, a member of the Houston Police Officers Union, has not contacted the union about legal representation, said union president Gary Blankinship.

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"We want these families to be able to mourn the loss of their loved one, and grieve, and not be bothered with where their next house payment or car note is going to come from," said Gary Blankinship, president of the Houston Police Officers' Union.

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When a police officer is killed in the line of duty, HPOU collects an extra month's worth of dues from their membership for the surviving family, an amount that exceeds $200,000, said Blankinship.

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When a police officer is killed in the line of duty, HPOU collects an extra month's worth of dues from their membership for the surviving family, an amount that exceeds $200,000, said Blankinship.

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Associated Press reporters Donna Blankinship and Haven Daley contributed to this report.

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