Biography
Catherine Torrez was a police officer for more than twenty years and served as a reserve police officer for the city of Grand Prairie, TX. She served as patrol officer in Everman, Texas, working in areas such as D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) officer, school resources, gang intelligence, community services, and criminal investigations. She moved on to the White Settlement ISD Police Department to work as the School Resource Officer and became captain of the police department. In this role, she wrote all the Emergency Management Plans for all weather and shooter type of contingencies and also trained every staff and student. She served as the police chief for the city of Cockrell Hill, Texas, for four years. During her years as a police officer, Torrez attended the Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas to gain her Management/Leadership certificate. She has also received her Police Instructor Certificate, Mental Health Officer Certificate, and Master Peace Officer Certification. Her Professional Profile can be found at http://www.catherinetorrez.com/cst-resume.pdf.
After leaving police work, Torrez worked for two years as a private investigator with Taurus Investigations, She is now the owner and manager of Stiletto Spy and Company Investigations (www.StilettoSpyInvestigations.com). Catherine served on the Board of the Texas Association of Licensed Investigators as Region Director, At Large Director, President Elect, President 2020-2022, and obtained the level of Texas Board Certified Investigator.
Torrez is the mother of five children and grandmother of twenty one (21) and great-grandmother of two (2.) She is a long time member of her church board and previous member of the School Board of the private school her children attended. She is the author of Tragedy to Triumph: Discover the Secret of Gaining Victory over Abuse (www.TragedyToTriumphBook.com) and newly released book Unburied Treasure: A Guide To Leaving Your Legacy. She is a public speaker and educator on many police/safety subjects and Christian faith topics listed at www.CatherineTorrez.com. She is a regular contributor to Fox News Radio Affiliates and other television programs in the United States on Police and Security topics.