Lieutenant Phillip Bintliff was promoted from the rank of Senior Officer today by Interim Chief Richard Badaracco.  The ceremony was attended by many friends and co-workers, as well as Law Enforcement from other agencies.  All were in attendance with praise, well wishes, and congratulations for the newest Lieutenant in the Corpus Christi Police Department.

Lt. Bintliff joined the Corpus Christi Police Department in January 2000.  In 2003 he earned the designation of Senior Officer.  Since 2003, Lt. Bintliff has had a very noteworthy career.

Lt. Bintliff was awarded The Police Medal of Valor along with The Police Shield resulting from his actions during an armed confrontation that took place in 2003.  During the confrontation, Lt. Bintliff was shot in the torso and his bullet resistant vest stopped the bullet.  The Police Medal of Valor is awarded to an Officer demonstrating exceptional bravery while facing the imminent risk of serious bodily injury.  The Police Shield is awarded to an Officer who is seriously injured in the line of duty due to an assault.

Lt. Bintliff was the Corpus Christi Police Department’s first Officer of the Year for his outstanding work in the Department’s Patrol Division In 2009.  The Officer of the Year is issued in recognition of exceptional police work, consistently displaying professionalism, and outstanding community service.  Highlighting all of these items, Lt. Bintliff went in the water three separate times to help rescue people in dangerous situations during the year.  During one of these water rescues, he performed CPR on a woman to help her regain her pulse.  That same year on patrol, Lt. Bintliff made many significant arrests including a traffic stop of a stolen car.  When the car stopped, the driver ran, but Lt. Bintliff caught him.  The driver had not only stolen the car he was driving, but had also committed a number of car burglaries.  These were solved due to Lt. Bintliff’s quick feet.

Lt. Bintliff was giving the Lifesaving Ribbon in 2009 for his lifesaving techniques noted above and again in 2010 more meritorious lifesaving actions.  The Lifesaving Ribbon is awarded to an Officer directly responsible for the saving of human life.

In addition to Lt. Bintliff’s remarkable career and on-the-job training, he has educated himself in the field of Criminal Justice, earning an Associate’s Degree from Del Mar College, a Bachelor’s Degree from Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, and most recently a Master’s Degree from Sul Ross University in 2009.

Lt. Bintliff is a welcomed addition to the supervisory rank at the Corpus Christi Police Department.