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====Duties as sheriff====

====Duties as sheriff====

Hathaway soon rebounded politically upon his election on December 9, 1979 as the Caddo Parish sheriff and ''ex officio'' tax collector. The one-term incumbent, [[Harold Terry|Harold Monroe Terry]], did not seek reelection, and Hathaway defeated his fellow Democrat Jim Adger, an agri-businessman, in a runoff contest, 55.6 to 44.4 percent. The election corresponded with the narrow victory of Republican [[Davd C. Treen]] as governor.<ref>''The Shreveport Times,'' December 10, 1974, p. 1.</ref>Hathaway was reelected thereafter with little opposition thereafter through his retirement in July 2000. In his last election in October 1995, Hathway polled nearly two thirds of the ballots cast against two opponents, a fellow Democrat, Jerry Henderson, and Donnie Ray O'Briant, a Republican.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 21, 1995.</ref> The sheriff in Caddo Parish frequently serves multiple terms; Hathaway's predecessor, Harold  Terry , was an  the exception. Terry served only one term from 1976 to 1980, the shortest tenure of any Caddo Parish sheriff in the 20th century.<ref name=pastsheriffs/>

Hathaway soon rebounded politically upon his election on December 9, 1979 as the Caddo Parish sheriff and ''ex officio'' tax collector. The one-term incumbent, [[Harold Terry|Harold Monroe Terry]], did not seek reelection, and Hathaway defeated his fellow Democrat Jim Adger, an agri-businessman, in a runoff contest, 55.6 to 44.4 percent. The election corresponded with the narrow victory of Republican [[David C. Treen]] as governor.<ref>''The Shreveport Times,'' December 10, 1974, p. 1.</ref>Hathaway was reelected thereafter with little opposition thereafter through his retirement in July 2000. In his last election in October 1995, Hathway polled nearly two thirds of the ballots cast against two opponents, a fellow Democrat, Jerry Henderson, and Donnie Ray O'Briant, a Republican.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 21, 1995.</ref> The sheriff in Caddo Parish frequently serves multiple terms; Hathaway's predecessor, Harold  Terry , was an  the exception. Terry served only one term from 1976 to 1980, the shortest tenure of any Caddo Parish sheriff in the 20th century.<ref name=pastsheriffs/>

Under Hathaway, the sheriff's department increased over two decades from 150 to 600 deputies; the budget, from $8 million to $32 million annually. He introduced programs to assist deputies enrolled in higher education programs. He altered recruiting and hiring to incorporate background checks and [[polygraph]]s.<ref name=ejbrock/> Homer C. Bryant, Jr. (1924-1999), a Shreveport native and [[Purple Heart]] recipient during [[World War II]], was Hathaway's major in charge of criminal investigations; a  polygraph examiner, he was particularly known for his expertise and dedication to law enforcement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=27311821|title=Homer C. Bryant, Jr.|publisher=''The Shreveport Times'' via Findagrave.com|date=July 11, 1999|accessdate=December 28, 2020}}</ref>

Under Hathaway, the sheriff's department increased over two decades from 150 to 600 deputies; the budget, from $8 million to $32 million annually. He introduced programs to assist deputies enrolled in higher education programs. He altered recruiting and hiring to incorporate background checks and polygraphs.<ref name=ejbrock/> Homer C. Bryant, Jr. (1924-1999), a Shreveport native and [[Purple Heart]] recipient during [[World War II]], was Hathaway's major in charge of criminal investigations; a  polygraph examiner, he was particularly known for his expertise and dedication to law enforcement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=27311821|title=Homer C. Bryant, Jr.|publisher=''The Shreveport Times'' via Findagrave.com|date=July 11, 1999|accessdate=December 28, 2020}}</ref>

Hathaway standardized compensation and introduced incentive pay. Hathaway brought all divisions of the office into three functional components: (1) Administration, (2) Detention, and (3) Operations. He computerized the tax division, record keeping, and collections departments. He doubled the number of deputies on patrol. He created or expanded already existing special teams for hazardous materials, special response, search and rescue, and helicopter monitoring. He established substations at strategic locations.<ref name=ejbrock/>

Hathaway standardized compensation and introduced incentive pay. Hathaway brought all divisions of the office into three functional components: (1) Administration, (2) Detention, and (3) Operations. He computerized the tax division, record keeping, and collections departments. He doubled the number of deputies on patrol. He created or expanded already existing special teams for hazardous materials, special response, search and rescue, and helicopter monitoring. He established substations at strategic locations.<ref name=ejbrock/>

In 1982, Caddo sheriff's deputies responded to a call of an abandoned 36-hour-old infant boy weighing seven pounds, wrapped only in a towel, and in excellent condition. He was found in a carport at a house on Red Oak Lane along with an attached note asking that good parents be found. The child was taken to LSU Medical Center pediatric services for transition to proper authorities. Hathaway said, "We probably have to assume the baby was not hospital-delivered, if only because hospitals [then] usually keep newborns longer than thirty-six hours. On the other hand, if the baby were home-delivered and without the help of a doctor, there would be no record of birth." Chief deputy David Milton Almond (1937-2003)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=96144305|title=D. Milton Almond|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=December 28, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.policechiefmagazine.org/magazine/index.cfm?fuseaction=display_arch&article_id=184&issue_id=12004|title=International Association of Chiefs of Police Deaths|publisher=''Police Chief Magazine''|location=Alexandria, [[Virginia]]|date=January 2004|accessdate=June 22, 2014}}</ref> said that the abandonment was only the second such case that he had witnessed in his then seventeen years in law enforcement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://louisdl.louislibraries.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15140coll23/id/1749|title=Newborn Boy Found in Carport|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|author=Ray Waddle and Mike Silva (photo)|date=February 24, 1982|accessdate=June 22, 2014}}</ref>

In 1982, Caddo sheriff's deputies responded to a call of an abandoned 36-hour-old infant boy weighing seven pounds, wrapped only in a towel, and in excellent condition. He was found in a carport at a house on Red Oak Lane along with an attached note asking that good parents be found. The child was taken to LSU Medical Center pediatric services for transition to proper authorities. Hathaway said, "We probably have to assume the baby was not hospital-delivered, if only because hospitals [then] usually keep newborns longer than thirty-six hours. On the other hand, if the baby were home-delivered and without the help of a doctor, there would be no record of birth." Chief deputy David Milton Almond (1937-2003)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=96144305|title=D. Milton Almond|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=December 28, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.policechiefmagazine.org/magazine/index.cfm?fuseaction=display_arch&article_id=184&issue_id=12004|title=International Association of Chiefs of Police Deaths|publisher=''Police Chief Magazine''|location=Alexandria, [[Virginia]]|date=January 2004|accessdate=June 22, 2014}}</ref> said that the abandonment was only the second such case that he had witnessed in his then seventeen years in law enforcement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://louisdl.louislibraries.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15140coll23/id/1749|title=Newborn Boy Found in Carport|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|author=Ray Waddle and Mike Silva (photo)|date=February 24, 1982|accessdate=June 22, 2014}}</ref>

In 1987, Hathaway announced that his deputies engaging in [[undercover]] drug purchases had obtained thirty [[warrant]]s and made at least seventeen arres]s. All suspects were booked with distributing such substances as [[amphetamine]]s, [[marijuana]], [[cocaine]], and [[valium]]. One suspect was charged with the distribution of a false representation of a controlled dangerous substance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/11469462/|title=Undercover drug buys net arrests|date=October 9, 1987|publisher=''The Galveston Daily News''|location=Galveston, [[Texas]]|page=8|accessdate=June 21, 2014}}</ref>

In 1987, Hathaway announced that his deputies engaging in undercover drug purchases had obtained thirty [[warrant]]s and made at least seventeen arres]s. All suspects were booked with distributing such substances as [[amphetamine]]s, [[marijuana]], [[cocaine]], and [[valium]]. One suspect was charged with the distribution of a false representation of a controlled dangerous substance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/11469462/|title=Undercover drug buys net arrests|date=October 9, 1987|publisher=''The Galveston Daily News''|location=Galveston, [[Texas]]|page=8|accessdate=June 21, 2014}}</ref>

In 1983, Hathaway had introduced the canine corps for use in [[narcotics]] detection.<ref name=pastsheriffs/> In 1998, Caddo deputies with the help of drug-sniffing dogs uncovered two bags at the Greyhound bus station in Shreveport containing $310,000 and $20,000 in narcotics. A man from Pensacola, [[Florida]], caught by random search with $4,000 in his possession, confessed to owning the two unclaimed bags. Hathaway said the $314,000 was "by far the largest amount of money we've picked up in this type of investigation." Sixty percent of the funds went to sheriff' department coffers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.drugs.busts/Z2evt1RVAMM|title=Suspected Florida Drug Dealer Caught on a Greyhound|date=August 28, 1998|publisher=[[Associated Press]]|accessdate=June 22, 2014}}</ref>     

In 1983, Hathaway had introduced the canine corps for use in [[narcotics]] detection.<ref name=pastsheriffs/> In 1998, Caddo deputies with the help of drug-sniffing dogs uncovered two bags at the Greyhound bus station in Shreveport containing $310,000 and $20,000 in narcotics. A man from Pensacola, [[Florida]], caught by random search with $4,000 in his possession, confessed to owning the two unclaimed bags. Hathaway said the $314,000 was "by far the largest amount of money we've picked up in this type of investigation." Sixty percent of the funds went to sheriff' department coffers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.drugs.busts/Z2evt1RVAMM|title=Suspected Florida Drug Dealer Caught on a Greyhound|date=August 28, 1998|publisher=[[Associated Press]]|accessdate=June 22, 2014}}</ref>