C.A.S.E Honors FBCSO Sergeants

Two members of the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office Crisis Intervention Team were honored by a Houston-area civic group Wednesday.The Citizens Advocating for Social Equity (C.A.S.E.) gave certificates of appreciation for the work performed by Sgt. Scott Soland and Sgt. Mary Gremen. Soland and Gremen have been members of the Crisis Intervention Team since its formation in 2014. The team also has eight deputies.Vanesia Johnson, founder and chairperson of C.A.S.E, said the organization has set several objectives:- Eliminate racial/ethnic disproportionate and disparate outcomes;
- Eliminate unfair and harsher consequences;
- Eliminate discriminatory and intrusive practices;
- Eliminate access barriers to quality services;
- Reduce long-term system dependence;
- Promote cross systems approaches to solutions and
- Encourage inclusion of average citizens.

“This is an annual award and we look for people who have made a difference in their community,” Johnson said of Soland and Gremen. “I have spoken with each of these people and they have special DNA.”In determining the honorees, Johnson said the organization is “data driven,” noting honorees are determined by tangible results in what they do.Soland said the Crisis Intervention Team has been successful because its members have changed the way they approach people. Most of the calls made to CIT are mental-health related.
“You’d be surprised at the difference if you back off a little when you approach people,” Soland said.The CIT is under the Emergency Operations Command at the Sheriff’s Office. Captain Matt Carter oversees Emergency Operations.Other members of C.A.S.E. at the ceremony included Keciana Enaohwo, vice chairperson; Regina Gardner, Compliance Chairperson; and Novella Bean, Outreach Worker.Sheriff Troy E. Nehls also attended the ceremony.

Pictured: from left, Sgt. Gremen; Vanesia Johnson, Founder and Chairperson of C.A.S.E; Keciana Enaohwo, Vice Chairperson; Regina Gardner, Compliance Chairperson; and Sgt. Soland.