Interview with Officer Griffin!
By: Candice Calhoun
All About Officer Griffin
Officer Griffin went to Blinn college to get her sociates degree, following that, getting her Bachelors degree from Sam Houston state.
Officer Griffin works approximately 90 hours a week , sometimes more when she picks up extra shifts for the EPD on weekends. When she became a School Officer at EHS she got a $2 an hour raise. Her yearly salary is $50,000.
Officer Grififn loves kids, and the kids love her! So the most difficult part of her job is when she has to take kids to jail. The most rewarding part of her job is all the appriciation she gets from the students and the city of Elgin.
Officer Griffin says on a scale of 1-10 of self motivation needed to be a police officer, you need a 10. You need to push yourself daily, and if you don't, you will fail.
Elgin Police Car
Police men
More about Officer Griffin
90
Biggest challenge
Taking kids to jail- she doesn't like it
Biggest reward
Appreciation and good pay
Self motivation needed
10
Yearly salary
$50,000
Dress code
Wears police uniform everyday
Knew she wanted to be a police officer
At the age of 15, got into an explorers program
Extra
Got $2 an hour raise when she came to EHS
Contact Officer Griffin
Email: cgriffin@pd.ci.elgin.tx.us
Website: http://www.elgintx.com/directory.aspx?eid=35
Phone: 512-285-5757