FAIR OAKS RANCH — Police Chief Todd Smith introduced six new employees to Fair Oaks Ranch City Council and residents during a city council meeting in April.
Smith, relatively new to the chief’s position himself, having taken the oath of office Jan. 30, 2025, brought three new police officers, two civilian investigators and an animal control officer before council.
Smith said police officer Michael De Hoyos wanted to be a police officer as soon as he graduated high school, but not being 21 years old, he wasn’t eligible. He instead applied with the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office and became a detention officer.
De Hoyos served in this position for two years before applying to the San Antonio College Law Enforcement Academy, graduating, and is now in the Fair Oaks field training program.
Officer Garrett Crawford began his service to Fair Oaks in 2022, Smith said, when he was an intern. He then became the animal services officer in March 2023.
Crawford graduated from UTSA in May 2023 and then attended the San Antonio College Law Enforcement Academy. He graduated from the academy in February and is now in the field training program.
Officer Charles Starks was an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps for over four years, serving in Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He then worked as an appraiser and underwriter in the mortgage business.
In 2003, he moved to Fair Oaks Ranch and joined the leadership team at USAA. After a successful professional career, he decided to start a new chapter, enrolling at the Alamo Area Council of Government’s Police Academy. He graduated in February and is now in the Fair Oaks field training program.
“How lucky are we to have a Fair Oaks Ranch resident decide to give back and to serve our community as a police officer,” Smith said.
Pat Kearney was hired as a civilian investigator. He retired from the King County Sheriff ’s Office in Washington state after 25 years, where he served as an investigator in street crimes, narcotics, vice, special assault and robbery homicide. He also served seven years as a sergeant in patrol and investigations, including undercover for the narcotics/vice unit, precinct school resource officer, patrol supervisor and administrative sergeant, and an instructor for undercover operations.
Investigator Rodney De Bose began his career as a special agent for the Naval Investigative Service (NIS), where he investigated general crimes and conducted foreign counterintelligence investigations. He transferred to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and became the asset forfeiture operations supervisor, eventually retiring as the asset torfeiture director in the West Region.
He accepted a position with the University of California San Diego before accepting a position as the management, analysis and controls manager for the 3rd Marine Corps Aircraft Wing at Marine Corp Air Station Miramar.
Sara Cleboski is the city’s new animal services officer. Cleboski has eight years of experience as a kennel attendant, receptionist and veterinary technician. She also worked for the San Antonio Animal Care Services for about two years in the placement department, where she was responsible for owner surrenders, adoptions and foster and rescue placement.
She is a certified animal control specialist, Smith said, adding that she “has already made a huge impact in her short time here and we are lucky to have her as part of our team.”
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