Dairius Smith, Blinn Police Officer, has looked up to Brenham’s finest officers all his life.
Smith has been in law enforcement for six years and began at the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. He made to switch to Blinn about a year ago to focus on his own education with law enforcement.
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