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fso_mag_8801.pdfIII. LYONS FRUITS and FLAVORS for the FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY III. LYONS "FOR FINER FLAVOR" SINCE 1852 LYONS-MAGNUS P. O. BOX 646, CLOVIS, CA 93612 (209) 299-2183 Caring for UNITE~JAITHhomeless children throughout the FOUNDATI,ONworld. THE MINISTRY OF REV. AL 1921 EAST BELMONT FRESNO 1988 The Sheriff's Revie-w Editor Assistant Editor Gene Hallam Mary Ellen Tabler COVER PHOTO -Lieutenant Gerald Gallagher has a friendly chat with students at Sierra High School. Such impromptu contacts have been helpful in promoting good will and understanding between the Department and the public, but occur less frequently now that budget cuts have forced a reduction in patrol activity, particularly in the foothill and mountain areas. Readers are reminded that the Sheriff's Review is not an official publication of the Fresno County Sheriff's Department, but is published by an independent organization composed of active and retired employees of the Department, the Fresno County Sheriff's Department Relief Association, not to be confused with the Deputy Sheriff's Association. The editorial opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of Sheriff Steve Magarian or any member of his staff, nor any of ficer or member of the Association, but are strictly those of the editor. Published by the Fresno County Sheriff's Department Relief Assnciilti nn. It is forbidde n tn reprint Clny portion of this milgazine without written consent and express permission of the Fresno County Sheriff's Department Relief Association. Our Special Thanks to the SheriH's Department for a job well done AMERICAN VEGETABLE ~ SAN JOAQUIN CALIFORNIA Lie. 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Silll/JliciIy tllld S(II'illgs 237-6185 20 I N_Teilman lust South ot Belmollt "OU R 64th YEAR" BAKED FRESH IN FRESNO FOR THE CENTRAL VALLEY EARTH GRAIN NATURAL BREADS ROMAN MEAL HOLLYWOOD BRAND BREADS RAINBD BAKERIES OF SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, INC. L & LOS ANGELES STS. 233-5191 Thrift Store (Mon.-Sat 930-530) -140 Van Ness 233-0689 SALWASSER MFG. CO., INC. Melvin Salwasser, President Reedley, Calif. 20075 E. Manning Ave. 638-8484 4 Table of Contents Relief Association Officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ 3 Communications .. 76 Fresno County Board of Supervisors. . . ........... ........ 7 Detective Division . . . . . . . . . .78 In Memoriam. . . ... 8 What Might Have Been. . .. 83 Editorial: Let's Face the Truth About Financing. . .9 Altering Fresno's Skyline . . . ......... .................. 89 Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... 12 Jail Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... ...... .. ......... 97 Fiscal Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 13 Main Jail . . . ....... 98 Management Services . . . . . . . ... .. . . . . .. 14 Jail Management System ............ ..... 104 Internal Affairs/licensing & Permits . . . . . . . . . . . ... 14 Satellite Jail. . .105 Above and Beyond .................... . .....15 Medical Services. . . . .. 107 The Reversal of Progress. .18 Money or Politics? . . . . . . .. . . .... . . . . . . .109 Gone Fishin ' ... ........ . .. ..... ..24 Branch Jail. . . . ..... . . . . . . .. ...... 114 Administration Division. .34 Probation Department ...... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 116 Personnel. . . .35 District Attorney's Office. . . . . . . . . . . .. 121 VMCSKuri~ . ....~ Around the County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 124 Bailiff Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 36 Clovis Police Department. . . . . . . . . .. . .. 125 Extra Help Bailiff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 38 Coalinga Police Deparment .126 Civil Division ........... . .... . . .. 39 Firebaugh Police Department .. 128 Training . . . . . . 40 Fowler Police Department .130 Records Management System ... .41 Huron Police Department ....... . . . .. 132 Crime Analysis... ... .. .. . ... .... ... .. 41 Kerman Police Department ......135 Records . . . . . . . . . . .42 Kingsburg Police Department. . . . . . . . . . . ....... 136 Technical Services. . . . . . . . .. . . . .44 Reedley Police Department .....139 Crime Lab ....45 Sanger Police Department. . . . . . .. . .. . . ....141 Identification Services/Property & Evidence .46 Selma Police Department . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . ... 150 The Paraquat Murders ........... ......... 47 News From the Great Outdoors. . ... 154 Patrol Divisio n ............ 64 Change of Command .. ... . . . . . .. 164 A~l .....~ Search and Rescue Diary ... 166 Area 2. .. .68 Auxiliary Units. ............... . ..... 168 Area 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......................72 All in the Family. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... 171 Crime Prevention Unit ....75 Sheriff's Secret Weapon: Volunteers .... ......173 Index of Advertisers ..................177 Plain and Simple -THANK YOU! , SECURITY BY .SONITROL " I L 5 Compliments of KINGS RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE PROGRAM • Comprehensive • Relevant • Offers degrees in law enforcement and corrections • Prepares you for a challenging career in criminal justice FRED RAU DAIRY, INC./' FRED RAU, Owner KNUDSEN PRODUCER PHONES: Office 237·3393 • Res. 266·7511 10255 W. MANNING AVE. FRESNO KASCO FAB, INC. H. (KIM) KIMURA RON SHADOWENS MISCELLANEOUS & STRUCTURAL STEEL FABRICATION WELDING, ERECTION SIMPSON MATERIAL (209) 442-1018 3077 Golden State Frontage Rd. Fresno, CA 93725 ; i ", j FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ray Clarkson or Mr. Curt Kuball at 638-3641, ext. 263 KINGS RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE -The Connection to Your Future- NEW & USED STEEL SUPPLIERS A COMPLETE LINE OF STEEL FOR ALMOST EVERY NEED HEPPNER IRON & METAL CO. SPECIALIZING IN INDUSTRIAL SCRAP SERVICES DROP-OFF CONTAINERS AVAILABLE No Minimum Charge 237-6677 S. HIGHWAY 99 & S. CHESTNUT AVE. 6 Fresno County Board of Supervisors Standing, Sharon Levy, Deran Koligian, Vernon Conrad, Betty Ramacher. Seated, Judy Andreen. - Compliments Of Valley Food Center Valley Travel Valley Home Video Valley Department Center Located in the Valley Shopping Center In Kerman Security Specialists, Inc. INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL HOSPITALS UNIFORMED GUARDS FIXED POST AND PATROL SERVICE LOU PIMENTEL, Owner 3003 N. Blackstone, Suite 2L Fresno, California 93703 Phone (209) 224-4237 Annie's Pampered Pooch FREE: Tender Loving Care All Breeds Welcome -Cats Too Open 5 Days -Sunday by Special Appointment Please call 846-6319 for appointment 14693 W. Whitesbridge • Kerman ~ YOSEMITE ~GATEWAY INN Pool • Spa • Direct Phones • Kitchens Restaurant Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner (209) 683-2378 40530 Hiway 41 Gilbert & Dolores Ghyselinck Oakhurst, CA 93644 L 7 ••• -- In Metnoriatn ty Sheriff, Sheriff's Homicide Investigator. HUBERT NEVINS vestigator in the District Attorney's Office, Search anrl Rescue Pioneer. LOUIE PERRIERA -Deputy Constable, Kerman Judicial District, Deputy Sheriff. FRED L. PIPKIN -Deputy Sheriff, Depu ty Coroner, Sheriff's Sergeant, Supervisor of the Warrants and Fugitive Detail. We also mourn the loss of the following persons who were not peace officers or of ficial members of the department, but were respected and highly regarded co-workers nevertheless. THE REVEREND RUSSELL KNIGHT Jail Chaplain and Coordinator of Ministerial Services; Director of the Fresno Rescue Mis sion. ESTON STONE -Operations Officer for the Sheriff's Air Squadron; Retired Chief Control Tower Operator at Chandler Field. BILL'S SUPPLIES DEER, SHEEP, CATTLE & HORSE FENCE CHICKEN WIRE & WELDED WIRE STEEL FENCE POSTS -STAPLES & SUPPLIES NEW & USED PLUMBING FIXTURES FIXTURE REPAIR PARTS PIPE & FITTINGS -FAUCETS & VALVES 4071 E. VENTURA AVE. • FRESNO. 252-1861 Compliments of BIRDWELL RANCH Coalinga DONALD HOWARD L YSDAHL -Depu Sergeant, Expert Deputy Sheriff, In We're again thankful that no member of the Fresno County Sheriff's Department died in line of duty in the past year, and that we lost no one who was still on active duty, although one member, Ed Dana, was taken from us shortly after a severe health problem forced him into an early retirement. We also lost several other friends and former co workers who had been retired for some time. To all the bereaved families and friends we extend our sincere condolence. ALFRED E. DANA -Deputy Sheriff, Sheriff's Sergeant, Senior Investigator in the Public Defender's Office, Correctional Of ficer, Police Science Instructor at Fresno City College. CLAUDE COFFELT -Former Constable, Dunlap Judicial District. PHILIP FIDEL GUERRERO -Deputy Sheriff, Decorated World War II Combat Veteran. r-------.---------------, ALL BEARING SALES IF IT ROLLS WE HAVE IT 237-7416 3263 E. TULARE CREATIVE MARKETING and RESEARCH, INC. CHEMICAL FORMULATING AND PACKAGING 2860 S EAST AVE. FRESNO. CA 93725 TOM PIERSON (209) 264-5144 MANUFACTURER OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS NO FOAM AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 8 Editorial Let's Face The Truth About Finances ", June of this year will mark the tenth an niversary of the passage of proposition 13. In our editorials we have been extremely critical of the measure, because we firmly believed from its introduction it would be a severe blow, not only to law enforcement and the criminal justice system, but to all local public service agencies, and thus detrimental to the public it was supposed to benefit. We think our opinion has been pro ven correct. We agreed that property tax reform was badly needed; that the system whereby a board of supervisors decided how much .money to spend in a given year, then set the tax rate accordingly, was, in effect, giving local government a signed blank check. But we considered the proposed remedy simply too drastic; something akin to cutting off a finger to cure a hangnail. All it did was reduce the amount of money available for public services and protection, without pro viding any guidelines or control as to how what was left would be spent. As we've said many times, expecting a bunch of politicians to spend the reduced amount wisely, with all the special interest groups lobbying for their respective pet programs, and the primary concern of being re-elected, is wishful thinking. We haven't always agreed with Mr. Bruce Spaulding, Fresno County's Chief Ad ministrative Officer. However, he summed up the situation very nicely prior to last year's budget hearings when he said, "We're getting ready to dismantle county government," or words to that effect. For that is exactly what is happening. Everywhere we look in county government services are being drastically reduced. We're far past the the point of eliminating the "frills and fancy programs" the proponents of proposition 13 promised would be the on ly effect. We've started eliminating or drastically reducing services that are ab solutely essential to our health, safety, and well-being. The problem is compounded by the fact no politician has the guts to admit that the real cause of the problem is the tax limitation im posed by proposition 13; that until the peo ple have the wisdom and foresight to replace it with a more practical solution, the situa tion will continue to deteriorate. Their reasons are understandable. Too often ad vocating a tax increase, no matter how badly it is needed, is political suicide. So all the blame for our financial problems in local government is put on the state for man dating programs without providing financ mg. There's some basis for that position. But let's suppose the state did provide financing for all the programs it mandates. Where would all the money come from? Governor Deukmejian doesn't have a printing press in the basement of the capitol where he pro duces money to pay the state government's bills. They're paid with tax money, too. No matter how local government programs are paid for, whether by direct local taxation or by grants from the state, it's still money out of the pockets of the taxpayers. So what dif ference does it make whether we pay it directly to local government, or pay it to the state and have it doled out to local govern ment, with strings attached as to how it is to be spent? That old cowboy political philosopher, Will Rogers, would probably say it's better to pay our taxes directly to local government, for then there'll be fewer hands, each taking a cut, for it to pass through. We realize the chances of having proposi tion 13 repealed and replaced with something more practical are very slim. The inconvenience and outright hardship it causes doesn't affect all voters equally. We, as taxpayers, are too selfish to vote for what would certainly result in a tax increase unless it would benefit us individually and directly. We can put up with inadequate and 9 poorly maintained roads if we don't have much occasion to drive on them. We can ig nore cuts in library service if it isn't our children who depend on it for academic research and recreational reading. Most of us would rather watch television than read anyway. Those of us who have big grassy backyards in which to enjoy outdoor recrea tion, or can afford to drive to the coast or the mountains, can go along with the closing of the parks. We're not concerned about a clinic being closed if it doesn't result in our own children being denied adequate health care. And we don't worry about reduction in police protection until it's our horne that's burglarized because there aren't enough patrol officers in the neighborhood, or because the jail is so crowded a criminal who should still be in custody has been released. In spite of that gloomy picture, we still have a faint hope that someday a majority of the public will begin to see the situation as it really exists, realize that if we want local government to serve us adequately and pro perly we must be willing to pay for it, and start a movement toward that end. We envi sion a property tax control measure that will enable local government to raise sufficient FRESNO EQUIPMENT CO. "SERVING FRESNO COUNTY" ~ JOHN DHAE 486-8020 884-2425 FRESNO FIVE POINTS tax revenue to adequately fund essential and generally desirable programs, and by pro viding some direction as to how the money is to be spent, at the same time protect pro perty owners and business people from the uncontrolled and exorbitant tax rates of fif teen or tw"enty years ago. As one small step toward that goal, the overall theme of this edition of The Review is the effect proposition 13 has had on one segment of local government, the criminal justice system. We shall attempt to show our readers how severely the system has been crippled in ten years under the proposition, what measures the various agencies have been forced to adopt to continue to provide some semblance of an adequate degree of service, and what the leaders of those agen cies feel they would have been able to ac complish in providing needed service to the people of Fresno County had adequate fun ding been available. We shall endeavor to compile and present this information in an objective manner, to help the reader make an intelligent, informed decision if he or she ever has a chance to vote to correct the ine quities and injustices of proposition 13. MURRIETA FARMS 5854 S. San Diego Ave. Mendota, CA 93640 655·3221 10 GROCERIES, liQUOR, GASOLINE Featuring U .S.D.A. Choice Meats Lottery Retail Store Hours: Nov.-Mar. 8 A.M. to 8 P.M. -7 Days a Week Apr.-Oct. 8 A .M. to 9 P.M. -7 Days a Week Gene Grumbles & Irma Grumbles-Owner/Operator 2521 WHITSON • SELMA, CA 93662 2350 E. GETTYSBURG SUITE B FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93726 209/224/6766 Authorized sales & service for Zenith data systems Desktop Computer Systems Locally Designed Accounting Systems for Farmers . Produce Shippers. Attorneys. Wholesale/Retail. Bookkeepers Service Companies Compliments Of R T ANSPORT INC. ... »>O«c ... FIREBAUGH (209) 659-3913 ~CH Restaurant and Inn Resort THE INN AT HARRIS RANCH Experience Fine Country Dining Featuring Harris Ranch U.S.D.A. Choice Beef and Homemade Bakery Items. Visit our Country Store. Ranch Kitchen Daily 6 a.m. to 11 p .m . to S.F. (198)Dining Room Dinner Served Nightly OHARRIS For information or reservations, call 1-800-942-2333 or (209) 935-0717 (1-5) RANCH \ to L.A. 11 Administration S. Magarian Sheriff C. Francone Admin. Secretary R. Hagler Sergeant Public Information Officer R. Souza Assistant Sheriff Staff Services Bureau J. Swenning Assistant Sheriff Field Operations Bureau J. Williams Exec. Staff Secretary 12 Fiscal Management P. Dodini Business Manager J. Rudd D. Tuck Supv. Account Clerk Account Clerk P. Gimbarti Account Clerk ACORN EQUIPMENT RENTAL NORTH FRESNO'S RENTAL YARD Tractors -Loaders -Fork Lift Trucks -Mixers Lawn and Garden Equipment -Trailers 4470 N. 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PHONE 292-1202 2587 N. SUNNYSIDE FRESNO, CA 93727 WARRICK ELECTRIC INC. 1324 W. IOTA ROAD FRESNO 264-4163 14 Above And Beyond Attorney General of California John K. Van De Kamp sponsors a program whereby law enforcement officers throughout the state are recognized and presented aw'ards for conspicuous bravery or service above and beyond the call of duty. Last year five members of the sheriff's department were recipients of the award, personally presented by Mr. Van De Kamp at a ceremony that was part of the Attorney General Zone Meeting in Fresno on September 28. Sergeant Dan Conway and Deputy Manuel Ybarra were honored for their quick action in warning the occupants of the Huron Hotel that the building was on fire, and seeing that all were safely evacuated. That included entering the building after the . fire had already made considerable progress and conducting a room-by-room search to make sure all occupants had heeded the warning. Their prompt action no doubt resulted in several lives being saved. Deputy James Lee and Deputy Jose Flores were enroute to a call in seperate vehicles, with Lee some distance ahead, when Flores' Sergeant Dan Conway, left, is congratulated by Attorney General Van De Kamp. patrol car was involved in a collision with a drunk driver who drove into his path. Both vehicles burst into flames, and Flores, even though injured himself, braved the wall of flame and pulled the driver of the other car to safety, then extinguished the man's burn ing clothing with his bare hands. Deputy Lee observed the crash in his rear view mirror, and hurried back to assist Flores in putting out the fire on the man's clothing. He then saw that the other car had a female passenger, and went into the fire to rescue her. He drove his patrol car between the burning vehicles and the injured per sons, to shield them from the expected ex- Deputy Manuel Ybarra, left, and Deputy Jose Flores, right, show the awards they have just received from Mr. Van De Kamp. 15 Deputy James Lee sets a hearty handshake trom the Attorney General. plosion. Just as he completed that manuever the fuel tanks of both vehicles exploded. Correctional Officer Emmitt Watkins was honored for his prompt action and disregard for his own safety in extinguishing a fire set by a mentally disturbed inmate on the fourth floor of the jail. By the time the fire was discovered enough smoke had been generated to threaten the lives of other in amtes on the floor. Watkins suffered chemical burns to both eyes while subduing the flames. Correctional Officer Emmitt Watkins, Mr. Van De Kamp and Sheriff Steve Magarian. 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Iota Road Fresno 264-4163 The Greenwich Group VanBeurden & Associates INSURANCE SfRVICES, INC Kingsburg (209) 897-2975 Caruthers (209) 864-3235 Woodland (916) 661 -0666 Los 050S (805 ) 528-1484 Modesto (209) 522-1123 Visalia (209 ) 625·9004 KAPRIELIAN BROTHERS PACKING CO. • GROWER • PACKER • SHIPPER REEDLEY, CALIFORNIA Tri Air, Inc. Western Ag Aviation Spraying • Seeding • Fertilizing Day or Night Application Car Radio Call Fresno 237-1111 Car No. 5565 & 1565 P.O. Box 486 915 10th St. Firebaugh 93622 659-3015 po. Box 666 6450 Colorado Ave. Tranquility 93668 698-7689 17 The Reversal Of Progress Proposition 13's Effect On The Sheriff's Department Recently retired members of the Fresno County Sheriff's Department can remember when, in the late 1940's and early 1950's, the approach to the crime fighting role was strictly re-active, a philosophy shared with most other police agencies throughout the country. That is, the standard procedure was to wait for crimes to occur, then in vestigate to try to identify and arrest the per son responsible. While all thinking officers realized it would be . nice if something positive could be done to discourage or pre vent crime, no one had yet figured out a practical way to do so. In the department it had been only recent ly that a rudimentary system of patrol had been initiated. A couple of detectives, or in vestigators as they were then called, were assigned to work at night. The primary pur pose was so they'd be immediately available when a report of a crime was received out ~ side regular business hours, and not have to be called out from home. They were ex pected between calls to drive around and check potential trouble spots, such as bars where fights were a common occurrence. While that might have been a legitimate patrol function, it wasn't high on the priori ty list of action for crime prevention. Even after a regular uniformed patrol in distinctively marked cars was established, there was still no coordinated sense of direc tion as to patrol procedure. It was left up to each officer, or team, for patrol deputies worked in pairs, to decide what method to use in patrolling the beat. That beat was like ly to be at least half the unincorporated metropolitan area, and sometimes all of it. It didn't matter much what patrol method, if any, was used, for there was no way the im mense geographical area could be effectively patrolled anyway. Over th~ next quarter century there was a tremendous change for the better. Officers returning from active duty in the Korean war began going to college in their spare time to study the recently established courses in law enforcement and criminal justice. A term new to law enforcement began to be heard--professionalism. In the department a patrol division independent of the detective division was established, to create a unit whose primary concern was im mediate response to and preliminary in vestigation of reports of crimes, but whose equally important second duty was crime prevention through visibility in crime prone areas, and other patrol procedures, recently developed but already proven effective. Ex tensive training programs were developed to teach those procedures. Better pay, better equipment, higher educational re quirements, and resulting better overall morale attracted more bright and capable young men and women to the department. With such a progressive spirit, by the mid-1970's the Fresno County Sheriff's Department had become one of the most highly respected and effective medium sized law enforcement agencies in California. In addition to both pre-employment and ongo ing training for field officers, supervisory and command personnel were trained in all aspects of supervision, police planning, and management. The dream of professionalism was close to becoming a reality. There was a new administration building with adequate office space for command and support per sonnel. A recently completed jail expansion and remodelling program had apparently solved the chronic overcrowding problem for at least a few years. A computer-aided dispatch system, with dispatching duties handled by non-sworn person1!el, was put ting more officers into the field, and reduc ing response time to an optimum level. 18 Some modern equipment had been purchas ed for the crime lab and other support func tions, such as the records section, and more such purchases were planned, to enable those units to do their jobs better. Working conditions were good and promising to become better. Virtually everyone from the sheriff to the people at the bottom rung of the employment ladder were proud to be a part of the department and the job it was do ing to protect the citizens of Fresno County. Then the bubble burst; proposition 13 was passed. Henceforth the ability of the depart ment to effectively fight crime and properly serve the people would be limited. The changes were subtle at first; for a while it seemed the proponents of the pro position had been right in their claim that only non-essential services and programs would be affected. There were no immediate lay-offs or demotions. Positions weren't always filled as soon as they became vacant, and everyone had to work a bit harder. Some command positions were eliminated through attrition, and captains found themselves performing duties and charged with responsibilities formerly considered the province of assistant sheriffs, lieutenants replaced captains in certain functions, and so on down the line. For many years the department managed, through innovative planning and outright scheming, to keep its head above water and provide some semblance of an adequate level of service. Support services were reduced in quality and scope. For instance, time was saved in the records section by discontinuing the practice of making typewritten copies of the field officers' handwritten reports. That had always been considered necessary because they were often written on a clipboard in a patrol car, by the light of a flashlight, or under other conditions that seriously affected legibility. Copies were used by follow-up investigators and by the deputy district attorney issuing the complaint or prosecuting the case if it reached that stage, so legibility was con sidered important. Instead of typing the copies, necessary copies of the officer's handwritten original are now made on a copy machine, and the original is filed, no matter how sloppily prepared or illegible it may be. Only reports of homicides and other major felonies are typed. But, as someone pointed out, that really may not matter, for there may be no one available to follow up on the less serious crimes anyway. Process servers were hired to replace deputy sheriffs in the service of routine civil papers. That was no particular hardship, for it doesn't take a highly trained and well paid officer to locate and hand a piece of paper to someone. A non-sworn position known as Community Service Officer was established to handle tasks in the patrol division that don't require the expertise of a full-fledged officer. They take reports of minor crimes that are made on the telephone or at the counter primarily to satisfy the requirements of the victim's insurance company, and for which no follow-up is possible or expected. They work with neighborhood watch groups in the relatively new and highly ef fective program of preventing crime by mak ing the public aware of and getting them in volved in crime prevention procedures. They speak to school children and civic organizations on drug abuse, crime preven tion, and in the past have staffed informa tion booths at the Fresno District Fair and at the annual "It's A Crime" rally at the con vention center. All these activities, if done at all, were formerly handled by deputy sheriffs. As far as office equipment, furniture, and other such mundane but necessary items are concerned, replacement costs have been kept to a bare minimum. With only a few ex ceptions, the old items, even if worn beyond economical repair, have been patched up and kept in use. The only major expensive equipment purchase of the past few years is the computerized record keeping system now being developed for the records section and the jail, and it was made with the idea it would save money in the long run; a theory that is open to question if it can't be utilized to its full potential. There has been extensive use of temporary 19 clerical help in lieu of certified civil service employees. That saved money because such employees are paid at a straight hourly rate, considerably lower than that of an ex perienced permanent employee, and are not entitled to fringe benefits such as vacation, sick leave, or health insurance. The fact they are prohibited from working more than six months in a calendar year is a distinct disad vantage, because in a job with any degree of complexity, about the time the employee becomes proficient in the duties he or she must be replaced with another untrained employee. But it does save money, on paper anyway. To the credit of the Board of Supervisors, they did for a long time put the criminal justice system on top of the priority list, and refrained from reducing those funds to the degree they were reduced in other depart ments. That philosophy and practice came to an end with the preparation of the budget for the 1987-88 fiscal year. The Board an nounced that the county's financial plight had become so desperate that criminal justice could no longer expect any special consideration, but would have to devise means of survival on drastically reduced budgets like departments in less critical phases of public service. Traditionally, the first year of a sheriff's B & H MARKET Groceries • Meats • Vegetables Beer • Wine 834-5510 11024 S. FOWLER AVE. SELMA first term of office is used to gradually con vert the policies and philosophies of his predecessor to conform to his own way of thinking. Sheriff Steve Magarian was not allowed that luxury; he had to immediately begin to make plans to cope with the budget restriction.; even more drastic than those Sheriff McKinney had faced. To compound the problem, the money saving practices of the past several years had finally begun to take their toll. Much of the equipment was no longer just beyond economical repair; it was simply not repairable. The lack of money to purchase filing cabinets and add space had resulted in valuable records being stored in cardboard boxes in hallways. With no money to keep available building space consistent with increasing needs, the ad ministration building that had seemed so spacious a few years earlier was already bursting at the seams. Curtailment of sup port services was affecting the operations of the units needing the support, primarily patrol and detective. Lack of or inadequate pay raises for several years had created a critical morale problem, resulting in an in crease in the employee turnover rate. That created vacancies that couldn't be filled pro mptly, or perhaps not at all, due to the coun ty's strict hiring policies. Even though a new jail was under construction, its completion C10\'15 Ftlneral Chapel FUNERAL DIRECTORS COMPLETELY NEW FACIUTIES AMPLE PARKING DANNY MARTIN M~KE MARTIN 298-7536 1302 CLOVIS AVE. CLOVIS 20 was many months in the future, and it would no doubt be inadequate on the day of the grand opening ceremony. Sheriff Magarian waged a valiant cam paign against drastic budget cuts, joining District Attorney Ed Hunt in his argument to the Board that "the number one respon Sibility of county government is to protect its people." His efforts seemed wasted, but perhaps weren't a total loss. Had he not made the effort, the overall loss to the department might have been worse. As it was, thirty deputy sheriff positions were lost, and community service officer positions were reduced from thirty-three to ten. Magarian says the most devastating overall effect is that the department has been forced back into a re-active role in the fight against crime, as opposed to the pro-active role that had been developed and had pro gressed so well in the past twenty years. There is no manpower available for the ef fective strategy of temporarily assigning ex tra officers to high crime areas, thus eliminating the problem by at least forcing the criminals to move elsewhere even if all can't be arrested and convicted. Suspects can't be identified in advance and caught in the act of committing crimes because there is no one to make up the necessary tactical teams. The department's basic enforcement policy is not a whole lot different from that of thirty-five or forty years ago; taking action only after the crime has occurred and been discovered or reported. The only difference is the cause; the officers of today know how to do the job properly, but there aren't enough of them to do it. The giant strides toward professionalism made in the past thirty years have for all practical purposes been wiped out. The drastic reduction in community ser vice officer positions means there are only enough left to perform the routine tasks such as taking telephone and counter reports that would otherwise have to be done by deputy sheriffs. None are available to organize and maintain the interest of neighborhood watch groups, a program that had been so successful and promising. Thus the philosophy of getting the public involv ed in the fight against crime may fall by the wayside, for with no one to lead and inspire them, many citizens will lose interest. That interest had been generated and kept fresh by frequent contacts from department representatives, indicating to the people that their help was needed and appreciated. Also lost was the high visibility of com munity service officers. Although they are not law enforcement officers and cannot of ficially act as such, they wore uniforms and drove distinctively marked cars in making their visits to watch groups, schools, speak ing engagements, etc. They were therefore perceived by many who saw them as of ficers, and often the mere sight of an officer driving by is an effective deterrent to crime. The sheriff doubts that even the highly vaunted computerized records system, that is supposed to save money in terms of man power and increased effectiveness of the patrol officers and detectives by making per tinent information more readily available, will ever be used to its full potential because of lack of operating funds. A computer is on ly as good as the information put into it, and without a sufficient number of trained and qualified personnel to decide what data to put into the system, and to properly inter pret the data retrieved, its effectiveness will be drastically curtailed. The system may end up doing nothing more spectacular than replacing a row of filing cabinets. To use to its maximum advantage the manpower that is left, a major re organization plan has been effected. The four patrol areas were reduced to three, with the area headquarters formerly housed in the administration building in Courthouse Park, and the former area 2 headquarters at Trimmer, combined into one, housed in a new facility on Shields Avenue just east of Clovis A venue. Such a move was partially justified by the fact many of the county islands near downtown that used to cause so many problems for the patrol and detective divisions have been annexed to the city, and their law enforcement is now the respon sibility of the Fresno Police Department. 21 That reduced the need for patrol deputies or crimes against property detectives working directly out of department headquarters. As far as the mountain and foothill portions of area 2 are concerned, a headquarters on the valley floor may be better than at either Auberry or Trimmer anyway, for to get from either the southeast or northeast portion of the area to the other, it is quicker and easier if not nearer to come down to Academy Avenue and go back up. Therefore, time wise, a valley floor headquarters is more centrally located. The disadvantage of the re-organization is that reducing the patrol areas from four to three (the headquarters of the other two are in San Joaquin and Selma) the geographical size of the three had to be substantially in creased. For instance, the western boundary of area 2 is Chateau-Fresno Avenue, several miles west of 99 highway. To put that into perspective, the eastern boundary is the Mono-Inyo county line at the crest of the Sierra. Another significant part of the re organization plan was to re-assign all crimes against property detectives from the downtown headquarters building, dividing them among the three areas, and putting them under the command of the area lieutenants in charge instead of the detective division commander. They are responsible for investigation of everything bu t homicides, robberies, and other felony crimes of violence in their respective areas. The only units left in the detective division proper are the Crimes against Persons Detail, The Juvenile Detail, and the Special Operations Detail. The Check Detail and the Auto Theft Detail have been eliminated, as has, for all practical purposes, the Warrants and Transportation Detail. Sheriff Magarian says the most telling ef fect on him personally is the inability to make any long range plans for his depart ment. He describes the situation as a con tinual holding pattern, where each morning the primary question is, how much money do we have to operate today? There's a fight with the Board or the Administrative Office for approval to fill every vacant position or to replace every piece of worn out equip ment. Like a family living on the brink of poverty, if there does occasionally seem to be an extra dollar available, he's afraid to spend it lest the next day some unexpected more vital need or sudden emergency arise. He is acutely aware of the overall morale problem caused by inadequate compensa tion and lack of manpower, facilities, and equipment to do the job properly, and has a chronic feeling of frustration because he is powerless to do anything to remedy or even partially alleviate the situation. Worst of all, while he hopes he is wrong, Sheriff Magarian is not at all optimistic about the future of the local criminal justice system. He is afraid it is almost certain to get worse before it gets better. As he sees it, im provement will come, and his department can get back on the road to professionalism and again properly serve and p rotect the people of Fresno County, only when the level of law enforcement and other public services has sunk so low that virtually every voter will be adversely affected to a much greater degree than now. Only then will there be a concentrated effort strong enough to replace proposition 13 with a more prac tical property tax control measure, or enact an alternate means of financing for local government. But Steve Magarian knew he was letting himself in for a tremendous, thankless tasK when he ran for sheriff, and he isn't ready to throw in the towel. He'll keep on trying to hold the department together, and do his best to inspire its personnel to do the best job they can with th resources available, until that improvement comes, or until the whole system of county government in CaJifornia sinks in a sea of red ink, and is taken over by the state. 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That is not true in each instance this year; many of those mentioned retired early to seek second careers in another field, due to the frustration and uncertainty in public employment brought about by pro position 13. But whatever the reasons for retirement, The Review congratulates each of them on a job well done, and wishes them well in the future, whether it will be spent on the trout stream, the golf course, travel ing, or toiling at another job. The information for these brief biographical sketches is obtained from the personnel files, which vary considerably in the amount of appropriate information. We apologize if some seem to be somewhat in complete; in such instances more informa tion simply wasn't available. Mrs. Patricia Auchard is a lifelong resi dent of the San Joaquin Valley. She was born and attended elementary school in Tulare, and graduated from Delano High School in 1946. From June of 1957 to August of 1970 she worked for Fresno Ag, the major • locally owned hardware concern, starting as a bookkeeper and later on becoming office manager. She then went to work for the county, as an account clerk at Valley Medical Center. In August of 1971 she was chosen to fill a vacancy for Senior Account Clerk at the jail, and thus became something of a pioneer. The job had always been filled by a man, and there was some question as to whether it was a suitable place for a woman to work, even though she would have a private office in the administrative section of the jail building, and would seldom even see an inmate. Probably the most disagreeable aspect of the job was overhearing the language of the captain, the lieutenant, and the storekeeper, all of whom had offices nearby, and the sergeants who were in and out aU day, all of them tending to Patricia Auchard Donald Bradford forget there was a lady in hearing distance. The fact she endured the ordeal without pro blem or complaint may have been a factor in a later decision to allow female correctional officers to work in the men's sections of the jail. After a few years Pat's office was moved to the Administration Building, although she continued to keep the Jail Division ac counts. She was promoted to Account Clerk IV in July of 1981, the rank she held at her retirement in March of this year. Lieutenant Donald L. Bradford had an ex citing and fulfilling career before he entered law enforcement. After graduation from high school in his native Tennessee in 1950 he joined the United States Navy, where he served for the next twenty years. He served on various ships and in several different locations, lending credence to the old recruiting slogan, "Join the Navy and see the world. II Included was a two-year stint in Antarctica on one of the major exploratory expeditions. He retired from the Navy as a Senior Chief Radioman in January of 1970. In June of that year he went to work for the department as a Junior Identification Technician, and was promoted to Identifica tion Technician I in December. In October of 1971 he was chosen for one of the then new positions of Correctional Officer in the jail; was promoted to Correctional II in November of 1973; to Senior Correctional Officer in March of 1974; to :Correctional Sergeant in January of 1976; and to Correc tional Lieutenant in August of the same 24 Kenneth Frankfort Clarence Douglas Johnson year. When he retired in Januaty of this year he had been for some time the lieutenant in command of the Branch Jail. Don's wife Ina, although not officially a member of the Sheriff's Department, work ed in the jail as an employee of the Health Department for so long she came to be regarded as one of the family. She retired just a few weeks after he did, on February 12. Sergeant Kenneth Frankfort had just one other job prior to becoming a deputy sheriff, but it was a most interesting one. After graduation from Roosevelt High School and attending Fresno City College for a couple of At a joint retirement party for Jack Watts, Marty Kleim and Chuck Snedden, the three guests of honor pose with the boss , Sheriff Steve Magarian. years he signed as a catcher with the Pitt sburgh Pirates baseball organization,' and spent the next few seasons shaking off the pain of foul tips that hit places other than his mitt. A fellow rookie the first year was Willie Stargell, who later would become a legend in the Pirate organization. Ken decided after the 1963 season he wasn't destined for legendary status on the diamond, and turn ed in his mask and mitt. He joined the Sheriff's Department in June of 1964. Ken was a capable officer, and after he was promoted to sergeant he became a knowledgeable and effective supervisor, often serving as an acting lieutenant. His mischievous sense of humor could ease the tensions of the most trying situation. He served in every major unit of the depart ment, and was a patrol lieutenant when he retired in June of 1987. He once served on the editorial staff of The Review, and wrote accounts of several of the Pig Bowl games. His combination of keen analysis and tongue-in-cheek style indicated he may have been successful had he decided to become a sports writer when he left the playing field. Correctional Officer III Clarence D. Johnson is another retiree for whom 25 employment with the department was a se cond career. He was born in Fresno, attend ed John Burroughs Elementary and Roosevelt Junior High, and graduated from Fresno Technical High School in 1946. He immediately joined the United States Navy for a four-year hitch, then returned home and worked almost two years for Vaney Motor Lines as a claims agent. He returned to the Navy for two years from March 1952 to March 1954, then worked a couple of years as a bookkeeper for North American Aviation. When that firm's Fresno operation was terminated in the summer of 1957 he again returned to the Navy, where he served until his retirement as a Chief Yeoman in February of 1971. After leaving the Navy for good Doug at tended Fresno City College and earned an A.A. degree. In January of 1974 he joined the department as a Jail Records Clerk. He was appointed to a correctional officer posi tion in February of 1975, promoted to Cor rectional Officer II in April of 1976, and to Correctional Officer III in July of 1981. His retirement date was February 23 of this year. .. Robert Kierjczyk Martha Kleim Deputy IV Robert S. Kierjczyk is one of those referred to as leaving county employ ment early to seek a career elsewhere. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1945, graduated from North Providence High School in 1962, and served in the United States Navy as a Storekeeper from August of 1965 through August of 1968. He joined county service as an Eligibility Worker at the Welfare Department in August of 1971, where he worked until com ing to the Sheriff's Department as a Correc tional Officer in January of 1973. He became a deputy sheriff in October of 1974. While working full time Bob attended col lege, earning an A.A. degree in Sociology at Fresno City College in 1972, and a B.A. in Social Welfare at C.S.U.F. in 1976. In July of 1984 he was appointed to the newly created position of Sheriff's Department Public In formation Officer, whose duty it was to prepare or coordinate information for release to the news media. In October of 1986 he requested a year's leave of absence to re-evaluate his career goals. By the time of his scheduled return to duty in October of 1987, the position of Public Information Of ficer had been eliminated due to budget restraints. He then decided to take a defer red retirement, meaning the contributions made to his retirement fund will remain in the system, but he will receive no -benefits until the age of 50. Mrs. Martha M. "Marty" Kleim was just a few years out of Fresno Technical High School when she joined the department as a Telephone Operator-Receptionist in June of 1953. Although a native of Fresno, she had also attended high school in Walla Walla, Washington, after beginning her education at the old DeWolf Grammar School at DeWolf and Central Avenues, and St. John's School in Fresno. After high school she worked for a brief time at the old Roma Winery south of town, then for the telephone company as an operator. Although she was actually twenty-two when she joined the department, her petite size made her appear several years younger, and in a department that still required depu ty sheriffs to be at least twenty-five, she seemed like a little girl. There was some question as to whether she had the maturity to survive in the psychologically rough-and tumble world of law enforcement. She prov ed the doubters wrong, however, and became a topnotch Radio-Telephone, and later Communications, Operator. 26 In 1981 Marty switched from the com munications to the clerical field, first as an Office Assistant II in the Civil Section. In February of 1984 she was promoted to Office Assistant III. When she retired in March of 1987, that petite girlish figure that had caus ed some doubts about her maturity thirty four years earlier hadn't changed to any ap preciable degree. Lieutenant Donald E. Lemley also held just one job between high school and the Sheriff's Department, and like Frankfort, that was as a catcher in professional baseball. During the 1963, 64, and 65 seasons he dodged foul tips for the New York Mets, where his boss was the famed Eddie Stanky. After the 1965 season, unfor tunately for him but fortunately for law en forcement, either he or the team manage ment decided baseball wasn't the career for him, and he returned home and became a Fresno County deputy sheriff in January of 1966. He went through the usual progres sion of bailiff-jail-patrol, and while in patrol was for a time a member of the search and rescue team. Later, as a detective, he saw stints of duty in the Special Investigations Detail (Vice), and the Juvenile Detail. He was promoted to sergeant in June of 1972, and to lieutenant in October of 1982. For a while as a lieutenant he was in charge of the development of R.M.5., the department's new computeriz ed records system. He wrote the article describing it in last year's edition of The Review. In December of 1987, although several years from the mandatory retirement age of 60, or even the popular peace officer retire ment age of 55, Don decided to leave law en forcement, ahd is presently trying his hand at real estate sales. Captain Chester G. Lovgren was born in Sanger, attended Fortuna Elementary School in Parlier and Bethel School in Sanger, and graduated from Sanger High School in 1946. He served in the United States Marine Corps from August of 1948 until August of 1952, and was honorably discharged with the rank of Staff Sergeant. He worked successively for the General Nailing Corporation in Sanger, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, North American . Aviation, and as a self-employed farmer for one year, 1958. In August of 1959 he be·came a deputy sheriff. He was promoted to sergeant in November of 1967, to lieutenant in September of 1972, and to captain in Oc tober of 1982. During his patrol tenure Chet worked for several seasons as the summer resident deputy at Shaver Lake, and was one of the most active members of the search and rescue team. Later he was a field supervisor, and then director, of the search and rescue program. He served for several years as liaison officer with the Sheriff's Air Squadron. Part of his tenure as a sergeant Donald Lemley Chester Lovgren Kenneth Nicholas America Papaleo Rolland Parker 27 ~.----------.-------------------, BILL PARRISH CHEVRON Electronic Tune-up & Brake Service Phone 439-4880 5385 N. Blackstone at Barstow Fresno, California Compliments of LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. 224-6110 1333 E. Shaw Ave. Fresno RIVERDALE DRUG STORE PRESCRIPTIONS 867-3013 Riverdale UNITED AUTOMOTIVE WORKS TRUCK REPAIRING USED TRUCK PARTS 304 uN" STREET 264-2937 LARSEN-RATTO CONSTRUCTION CO. 237-6163 1901 E. 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CHUCK ROBERTS LIZ ROBERTS (209) 298-1610 8 12-A BARSTOW AVE. • CLOVIS PUMA CONSTRUCTION CO u INC. : State Contractors License No. 366483 275-6100 4387 W. SANTA ANA· FRESNO 93722 28 was as supervisor of the Juvenile Detail. As a lieutenant he was in charge of the crimes against persons detail and assistant division commander of the Detective Division. At the time of his retirement in March of 1987 he was commander of the Detective Division. Detective Kenneth G. Nicholas ended his law enforcement career of almost twenty four years on February 22, 1987. He was born in Idaho Falls, and went to elementary and high school in Ucon, Idaho. He served in the United States Air Force from May of 1949 to December of 1952, and was honorably discharged with the rank of Sergeant in the Air Police. He worked for the local Vendorlator Corporation from February of 1953 until March of 1945, then for a few months for Douglas Aviation in Long Beach. In September of 1955 he return ed to Fresno to work for North American aviation, and after that company ceased local operations he went to work for Fresno Sheet Metal Works. He came to the sheriff's department in September of 1963, and started the usual progression through jail, bailiff, and patrol. As a patrol deputy he was an active member of the search and rescue team. He worked for several years in the Special Investigations Detail, and at the time of retirement was a detective in the crimes against property detail. Assistant Sheriff Americo Papaleo was at the top of the department seniority list when he retired in March of 1987. He had become a deputy sheriff on December 11, 1950, a month before George Overholt's last term expired. A native of Fresno, he attended John Muir Elementary and Hamilton Junior High, and was graduated from Clovis High in 1945. He studied commercial law and ac counting at 4 C's College in Fresno, and served a hitch in the United States Air Force, part of which was duty in Alaska. After the usual jail and bailiff assignments and several years experience in the patrol and detective divisions, Papaleo was pro moted to sergeant in June of 1956, and to lieutenant in March of 1966. During that decade much of his time was spent in vice, narcotics, and law enforcement intelligence, always his favorite field. He waS one of the pioneers in the development of the statewide law enforcement intelligence net work. When he was promoted to captain in April of 1970 he was assigned as commander of the Security Division, or jail. He was pro moted to Chief Deputy Sheriff in June of 1972, and to Assistant Sheriff in June of 1973. In that capacity he alternately com manded either the Bureau of Field Services, consisting of Detective, Patrol, and Special Investigations, or the Bureau of Staff Ser vices, consisting of the Jail, Administration, and other support functions, until his retire ment. Deputy IV Rolland Parker grew up in . Fresno County, and is an alumnus of Fowler Elementary School and Roosevelt High School. He also attended Fresno City Col lege and C.S.U.F. He joined the department in March of 1967, and after traditional pro gression through jail and bailiff service, spent most of the remainder of his career in the Patrol Division. Because of that exten sive and varied experience, he was par ticularly valuable to the division and the department, not only as an officially assign ed training officer, but also as an example and inspiration to younger officers. His shoes won't be easily filled. Bella Frutta P-R Farms -Grower, Packer, Shipper o Locally Grown Almonds From P-R Farms to your home -three generations of farming experience means quality you can trust. Buy in any amount, from 1 lb. to large bulk quantities. Great for baking, gifts, or fund raising! 298-8290 Corner of Willow & Shepherd OPEN SUNDAY-FRIDAY 8:30 a.m.-S:OO p.m. 29 Retirement gifts are presented to Chuck and Jack by Deputy Ron Baruti, and to Marty by Pat Reynolds. Detective Michael Perry should have been mentioned in this column last year, but was inadvertently omitted. In 1986 he took a deferred retirement to start a second career with Pacific Gas and Electric Company. While at the sheriff's department he was resident deputy in the Coalinga area for several years, and working and establishing a good rapport with the cattlemen in that area sparked an interest in livestock theft in vestigation that resulted in his assignment as the department's livestock theft in vestigator when he became a detective. Working with state brand inspectors in the San Joaquin Valley, he became an expert in that field. He also worked with the Special Operations Detail in its early years, and was a key figure in some of its more complicated undercover investigations. Mike was also the metal and wire theft ex pert for quite some time, and when Merle Person retired as P.G.& E.'s criminal in vestigator, Mike was a natural choice to suc ceed him. He still maintains official ties and personal friendships at the sheriff's depart ment, and is doing well in his second career. Correctional III James R. Peterson was born and was graduated from high school in Burlington, Iowa. He entered Fresno Coun 30 ty service as an Industrial Farm Supervisor I on January 16, 1968. He became a-Correc tional Officer I when that classification replaced the other in March of 1973, and in November of 1973 was promoted to Correc tional Officer II. Jim was a very good correctional officer, particularly suited to duty at the Branch Jail. He had the somewhat rare combination of a thorough understanding of farming pro cedures and operations, and without resor ting to an excessively authoritarian attitude or threats of punishment, the -talent for get ting a maximum effort out of not overly am bitious inmate workers. That resulted in his promotion to Correctional Officer III before his retirement after twenty years of service. Michael Perry James Peterson ( ( I ( c a s l e;.. rl d Co R r, rr C SI oj s. ty S1 Charles Snedden Naomi Thomas Deputy Charles Snedden spent his childhood and youth in western Fresno County, attending Barstow and Biola Elementary Schools and graduating from Central Union High School. He became a deputy sheriff in November of 1965, and after jail, bailiff, and patrol assignments spent most of his career in the Civil Section. He maintained a keen interest in the United States Coast Guard, and as a member of its reserve spent two weeks each year on active duty and training. He also held the rank of captain in the California State Military Reserve. He retired in March of 1987. Account Clerk III Naomi Thomas had a rather brief career with the sheriff's depart ment, after transferring from the Auditor ControUer's Office in September of 1984. She had been employed there since January of 1978. She is a graduate of Westport High School and Rockhurst College in Kansas Ci ty, Missouri, and of Fresno City College. She retired on January 24 of this year. Deputy Jack M. Watts has lived in Fresno County since childhood. He attended West Park Elementary School and Washington Union High School, graduating in 1951. He enlisted in the United States Navy in January of 1952, and saw duty in the Korean War. He was honorably discharged in December of 1955, and a few months later went to work for the Vendorlator Corpora tion. After two and a half years there he worked a few months for Pacific Tent and Awning, then went into the service station business. That was his vocation until he Jack Watts Troy Whitlow became a deputy sheriff in November of 1960. After the usual bailiff and jail duty, and a relatively brief assignment to patrol, Jack spent most of his career in the Civil Sec tion. He retired in April of 1987. Detective Troy Whitlow is one of those referred to as having very limited background information in his personnel file. Furthermore, he is a quiet person 'who doesn't talk much about himself. We therefore know only that he went to elemen tary school in Firebaugh and high school in Dos Palos. He joined the sheriff's depart ment in November of 1965, and had the usual assignments early in his career. He was also active in search and rescue as a member of the SCUBA diving team. He was a hard working and effective member of the crimes against property detail in the detec tive division for several years prior to his retirement early this year. In spite of his quiet manner, several years ago he managed to talk enough to persuade Betty Ediger, one of the department's attrac tive and capable communications operators, to marry him. They have a home in the Squaw Valley area, where he'll enjoy his retirement. There were so many retirements in the past year that we can't be sure we mention ed them all. If we missed anyone, it was in advertent, and we apologize and promise to recognize them next year if the omission is called to our attention. 31 Rose Ann Vuich State Senator 15th Senatorial District My best wishes to the men and women of the Fresno County Sheriff's Department. You are all dedicated and loyal, and those of us throughout Fresno County appreciate your tireless efforts on our behalf. Thank you! Congratulations to the Fresno County Sheriff's Department for its untiring dedication to strong , local law enforcement. Congressman Tony Coelho 14TH DISTRICT STATE SENATOR Ken Madd Fresno • Madera • Merced Mariposa • Santa Barbara San Luis Obispo and Monterey Counties We appreciate the dedication and effort of all the men and women at the Fresno County Sheriff's Department. Thank you for helping keep our county a better place in which to Jive. 32 On behalf of the State of California, I am honored to take this opportunity to express my deep appreciation for your outstanding record of service to California's law enforcement community. Of all the promises America offers, none is more precious and more elusive than the right to be free from crime and violence. I believe that a society as richly blessed as ours should do a better job in securing this fundamental right. The heroic men and women who have pursued careers in law enforcement have chosen a path in which all Americans can take great pride. Your fine endeavors in this regard have met with great success and underscore your deep respect for the law. Through the years, your brave and noble commitment to your community has earned a special place in the hearts of all Californians. Your exemplary record of service and accomplishment will long remain as an example which others will seek to emulate. Please accept my best wishes for continued success with your most worthy endeavors. Jv'lost cordially, ~.......y-..&. .l (J'-' George Deukmejian 33 Adtninistration Division K. Hogue J. Arceneau R. McDonald Captain Lieutenant Lieutenant Division Commander E. B. Yancey Building Materials FINISHED and ROUGH LUMBER SHAVER LAKE, CALIFORNIA PATRICK O'LEARY TOLLHOUSE 855-2420 Manager SHAVER LAKE 841-3337 i,;"::L~ __ t \ -:;; ,! 0. 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Willeford Ident. Technician N. Smith Office Assistant J. Yamashita Office Assistant R. Beck Stock Clerk JORGENSEN & CO. LASSEN MARKET Fire Extinguishers and Safety Equipment GROCERIES -MEAT Protective Systems Open Daily 9:00 A.M. 'til 7:30 p .M. 36668 So. Lassen Ave. 945-2362 Huron2691 S. East Ave. Ph. 268-6241 t 46 c The Paraquat Murders by Gene Hallam ,.. Fresno County sheriff's detectives spend a great deal of time in their county owned automobiles, either hurrying to respond to a crime that has just been reported, or driving between the widely scattered rural popula tion centers in the process of follow-up in vestigation. For that reason they like to be sure the vehicles are always in good mechanical condition, and to know they can get needed repairs taken care of without un due delay. They therefore generally make a conscious effort to stay on good terms with the garage superintendent, whoever he may be. It was only normal then, that when Steven D. Catlin held the position a few years ago, the detectives made a point of cultivating his friendship. He warmly responded to such overtures, to the point of frequently inviting them into his office for coffee while their vehicles were being servic ed. In February of 1985 those who had been so favored looked back on those occasions and thanked God they had never done anything to incur Catlin's wrath. Had they done so, they may have suffered the same fate as two of his five wives, his mother, and probably his father--murder by unwitting ingestion of the herbicide paraquat. Perhaps the officers had been spared by the fact his tenure had been relatively short. By that time he had already left county service, having been asked to resign due to the unexplained disap pearance of several automobile engines and various other automobile parts and tools. It was considered more than coincidence that he operated his own automobile repair shop on the side. Paraquat gained considerable notoriety a few years ago when it was used in Mexico to kill large fields of marijuana, sprayed onto the plants by airplane or helicopter. Its use is common in the large scale farming opera tions of the San Joaquin Valley where, because it's such a deadly poison to human and animal life it is securely stored, and handled only under strictly controlled condi tions. Before 1984 it was odorless and tasteless; that produced today contains an additive that gives it a distinctive odor and induces vomiting almost immediately if it is swallowed. Swallowing even a small amount could cause a miserable and tor tuous death. Highly sophisticated techni ques and equipment are required to deter mine its presence in a victim's body. The suspicion Steve Catlin may have been familiar with the chemical and used it in a bizarre scheme to rid himself of two wives and his parents came to the attention of the department on May 25, 1984, when Mrs. Edith Ballew telephoned Sergeant Jerry Crass, supervisor of the homicide detail, from her home in Bakersfield. She identified herself as the third wife of Catlin, and said her replacement in his life, the fourth wife Joyce, had died in a Bakersfield hospital in May of 1976, of undetermined but very suspicious causes. She had recently learned that the fifth wife, Glenna Kaye, had died on March 14, 1984, under almost identical cir cumstances at the Stanford University Medical Center, shortly after transfer from a Fresno hospital. She said she thought that fact, coupled with information she had that paraquat poisoning had been a distinct possibility in the first death, made coin cidence highly unlikely, and that the matter should be investigated. 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On June 4 Johansen telephoned the Stan ford Medical Center, and talked to a records clerk. He was informed Glenna Catlin had been admitted on March 12, and had died two days later. He spoke to one of the atten ding physicians, and was told death had oc curred before the diagnostic process had been completed, the exact nature of her il lness had therefore not been determined, and he had not yet seen the autopsy report. He referred Bob to the pathologist who had conducted the autopsy, whom he asked if any indication of paraquat poisoning had been found. He was told that because no in formation indicating the possibility of any type of poisoning had been furnished, no specific examination to detect evidence of poison had been made. However, tissue samples had been retained. The pathologist suggested that perhaps scientists at the Chevron Chemical Company laboratory in Richmond, where extensive research into the effects of agricultural chemicals on the human body had been done, could suc cessfully test the tissue samples for the presence or absence of paraquat residue. Johansen then visited the physician who had treated Glenna Catlin at the Fresno hospital, and inquired as to her symptoms. He was shown a lengthy report that includ ed a lot of technical medical terms, that translated into plain language indicated the patient had so many things wrong in both the digestive tract and respiratory system :hat it had been impossible to determine the )asis for her illness. The doctor was asked bout the possibility of paraquat poisoning. Ie said he wasn't familiar with the effects of qat particular chemical, and he called the Dison control center at Fresno Community ospital. After talking to the doctor there, ~ indicated that her symptoms had been mpatible with the effects of paraquat, and id, "My God, I wish I could have _ --"'I..o'wn " That afternoon Johansen telephoned the Chevron laboratory and talked to Mr. George Buteau, a toxicological specialist. He said successful tests might be possible, depending upon the amount of tissue available and the manner in which it had been preserved and stored. Arrangements were made for the samples to be sent to the Chevron lab. On June 7 Johansen and Little drove to Bakersfield, advised the police department of the situation, and arranged for a room in which to interview Mrs. Ballew. If it turned out Joyce Catlin's death had been murder, it would have occurred in that department's jurisdiction. Detective Richard Herman was therefore assigned to sit in on the interview. Mrs. Ballew at first explained she had become acquainted and on friendly terms with Catlin's first two wives, Linda and Sharon, because he had a child by each, a daughter and son respectively, who visited her and their father frequently when she was married to him, and with whom she had become quite close. After she and Catlin divorced she and the first two wives remain ed in frequent contact, sharing a common bond of intense dislike for him and curiosity about his subsequent marriages and ques tionable business activities. She had first become suspicious about Joyce's death when the daughter, Gretchen, who was about twelve at the time, remarked, "Maybe Dad did it." That suspicion had led her to contact some of Joyce's friends and co-workers at the Kern County Welfare Department. The gist of the information thus obtained was that Joyce was unhappy with the marriage, particularly the unsatisfactory and infrequent sexual relations, and was planning on leaving Catlin. There were indications she was deathly afraid of her husband, as she had obtained a permit and started carrying a gun in her purse. Another seemingly trivial but possibly significant circumstance was Joyce's report to co-workers that Steve had suddenly started having dinner -cooked when she arrived home, and was preparing her lunch to bring to work. Previously, she 49 stated, and Mrs. Ballew said it was the same when he was married to her, he wouldn't even make himself a sandwich. Joyce had also told her co-workers that if anything ever happened to her, to be sure there was an autopsy. Mrs. Ballew had relayed her suspicion regarding Joyce's death to the Bakersfield police department soon after it occurred, and she got the impression others had con tacted the department with the same suspi cion. A detective h<ld been assigned to inter view her, and had apparently been suffi ciently impressed to investigate further. However, when she called later to inquire about results she was told that while para quat poisoning was suspected, and they had learned Steve Catlin worked for a major far ming operation where large quantities of the chemical was used, they had been assured by management it was locked in a secure storage room, and that unauthorized employees would have no access to it. They therefore had suspended the investigation due to lack of incriminating information. She was not impressed by the claim he wouldn't have access to a locked room. She had once seen him pick a padlock with a toothpick. At a social gathering several months later she learned a fellow guest was an employee ~ of the Kern County's coroner's office. She asked him to look at Joyce Catlin's file and see what type of investigation had been con ducted. He called a week later and said, "Hey, we screwed up." He read her a letter he'd found in the file from a professor at the School of Medicine at the University of Missouri. It was a report on examination of tissue samples from the body of Joyce Catlin, and stated that due to deterioriation the presence of paraquat residue could not be definitely determined, but that the ap pearance of the tissue strongly indicated that possibility. That information naturally re-inforced Mrs. Ballew's suspicion, but because she had already contacted the police depart ment, and she knew they had access to the coroner's information, she took no further action until she was advised by Mrs. Martha Catlin, Steve's mother, of the death of Glen na. She went on to describe a Steve Catlin considerably different from the genial, cooperative, and capable garage superinten dent Johansen and Little knew. She said that during the two years she'd been married to him he'd been involved in at least two phony auto thefts in which he and the owner had conspired to defraud the owner's insurance company, and numerous other il legal activities involving stolen autos and parts. When he married Sharon he was us ing the last name of Brown. His parents had told her after she and Steve separated that as a youth he had left horne and lived for a time with a known homosexual man named Brown, and had used that name during that time. Shortly after he married Sharon he was arrested on a forgery charge and sent to the state prison at Chino for a couple of years, and she had then learned his true name. After his release on parole they had re-married under the name of Catlin, although their son, who was born while he was known as Brown, had continued to go by that name, and still did. After release from prison Steve. had occasionally been visited by men of obvious homosexual traits. Linda had told her that on an excursion to Long Beach during their marriage he had left her sitting in the car for two hours while he went into an apartment building to visit a friend named Brown. Linda had also said he'd severely beaten her several times and she was still afraid of him, even though she had no contact with him. He'd severed all relations with the children when he moved away from Bakersfield. Mrs. Ballew said that while they were together he'd never physically mistreated her, perhaps because she'd very seriously told him early in the marriage that if he ever laid a violent hand on her she'd kill him. She said no one thing had precipitated the break up of their relationship. She'd simply become tired of his shady dealings and lack of sincere affection, and moved out one day when he was away from horne. A few weeks 50 later he's seen her with another man, whom he knew, and had threatened him. She told him he couldn't dictate to her regarding whom she could see. He'd pulled her out side, punched her in the abdomen, knock ing her to the ground, picked her up and threw her against a car, then pointed a gun at her, telling her he wanted for them to get back together. She had persuaded him to give up the gun by indicating she was will ing to discuss a reconciliation. She said he always carried a gun on his person. Mrs. Ballew said that even though she was remarried and Catlin didn't know where she lived, she wouldn't want him to know she had talked to them, lest he find out her ad dress, slip into the house, and put paraquat into some food or drink in the refrigerator. She again mentioned his proficiency at pick ing locks. The officers assured her he would have no knowledge of the investigation until they had enough evidence to confront him with a warrant of arrest. Serving the Valley for over 84 years Downtown Fresno/Fashion Fair, Fresno/Fig Garden Village Manchester Center, Fresno Modesto Vintage Faire Westgate Center, Merced Valley Plaza, Bakersfield Visalia Fair Santa Maria Town Center County Center, Woodland Sherwood Mall, Stockton Century Center, Modesto/San Luis Obispo serving Yesterday'S youth Mrs. John F. Einhart, Administrator Mrs. Lucille E. Epperson, Assistant Administrator Skilled Nursing Intermediate Residential Care 1665 "M" Street, Fresno I (209) 268-5361 Early in July word was received from Mr. Buteau at Chevron that the tissue samples from Glenna Catlin's body tested positive for paraquat. Johansen asked Buteau to con tact the Kern County coroner's office and see if enough tissue sample from Joyce Catlin's body had been retained for a similar test. After talking to the Kern County people Buteau told Johansen the amount of tissue available was not sufficient, but that such a small quantity could be tested with what is know in the chemical industry as a "radio immuno-assay" test, unavailable at Chevron. He suggested that Imperial Chemical Company in Delaware, the firm holding the patent on paraquat, or Morse Laboratories in Sacramento, might have facilities to make that test. Little contacted both firms, but neither had the proper facilities. He then called the .Center for Human Toxicology in Salt Lake City, received another negative answer, and was referred to the Federal Bureau of In- We appreciate the quality service given to Fresno County by Sheriff Steve Magarian and his officers. 0,'1(1.. , Thank You' II.' UJU\II., Dale and Margaret Tartaglia UJIIII'"I1UIOW IU"O. Dale's Auto & Diesel Repair v.~: 24 HOUR TOWING CUll FOUR TRUCKS TO SERVE YOU AUTOS, R.V., H.D. TRUCKS "COMPLETE TRUCK REPAIR" OFFICIAL LIGHT & BRAKE _~ HELIARC, MACHINE SHOP ./~~\ RADIATOR REPAIR I ! .~ . SPEEDO & TACK REPAIR \~/ STARTERS-ALT., CYL. HEADS DRIVE & PTO SHAFTS " COMPLETE PARTS DEPARTMENT" MEMBER OF THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU P.O. Box 818 Phone 638-6874 9860 S. Zumwalt Fresno 888-2092 Reedley, CA 93654 51 vestigation. Unit Chief Roger Aaron of the F.B.I. Chemical Lab in Washington, D.C. reported that that agency also lacked proper equipment for the test, but said he'd check with other federal agencies such as the Drug Enforcement Agency. He later called back to advise negative results. By that time several months had elapsed. In August the official autopsy report on Glenna Catlin had been received, with the notation, "suggestive of paraquat injury." The Bakersfield police department had reopened their investigation into Joyce Catlin's death, and it and the Fresno County investigation had become a joint endeavor. The Kern County coroner sent Johansen and Little a copy of the letter from the University of Missouri indicating the possibility of para quat poisoning in Joyce's death. Also fur nished were copies of her hospital admis sion information and autopsy report, in dicating symptoms almost identical to those suffered by Glenna. All this information could be useful in building the case against Catlin for Glenna's murder, by indicating a proclivity for getting rid of wives in such a drastic manner. In October Little contacted Dr. Carrington at Stanford, who had performed the microscopic examination of Glenna Catlin's tissue. The doctor explained that while .. microscopic examination couldn't detect the actual presence of paraquat in the tissue, it could reveal a certain specific change in tissue formation unique to paraquat injury. He said he would be glad to examine the tissue samples of Joyce Catlin. Little so in formed Investigator Ferguson of the Kern ~anish (1eamery County coroner's office, who said he would contact Dr. Carrington and make the ar rangements. During the initial stage of the investigation the detectives were attempting to compile enough incriminating information to justify a warrant of arrest, so they could pick Catlin up, question him, and obtain a search war rant to check his home and garage for signs of paraquat. However, they had to be ex tremely careful to whom they talked, lest he learn of the investigation and either leave the area, or seek revenge against those who had given the officers information. Glenna had been employed as an accoun tant at the Wilbur-Ellis Company, a farm chemical firm. The detectives contacted the personnel superintendent there, and found she had been a capable, dependable, highly regarded employee. She had confided to her supervisor that her marriage wasn't going well, and that she was considering leaving her husband. She had complained of not feeling well during the last several weeks on the job. The superintendent wasn't sure of the nature of her illness, but assumed by remarks made to his wife at the company Christmas party it was some kind of "female trouble" . As part of her fringe benefit package she'd had a health insurance policy that paid all but seventeen hundred dollars of her doctor and hospital bills, and a life insurt;lnce policy for fifty thousand dollars, with her husband as beneficiary. About two months after her death he had been paid that amount, plus a few hundred dollars interest that had ac crued between the date of death and the date of settlement. From Glenna's family, her parents Glen and Beatrice Emery and her brother Bill Emery and his wife Susan, the detectives ob tained a great deal of pertinent and intrigu ing information. They learned the Emerys, who were active in off-road racing, had first met Steve Catlin while he was still married to Joyce. He and Joyce had worked in a few races as members of the pit creW for a racing associate of Mr. Emery. That was in the summer of 1975, and a couple of months 52 before the 1976 racing season began they heard of Joyce's death. They were therefore somewhat shocked when he appeared at a race early in the season with another woman. They were even more shocked when in December of that year their daughter, who had met Steve at a race, sometime that summer, announced she was going to marry him. While they liked him as a friend and racing associate, they knew nothing about his background except for rumors they'd heard that he'd been married several times, and they weren't particularly enthusiastic about having him as a son-in law less than a year after his previous wife's death. The Emery family's information pertain ing to the marriage was very similar to that furnished by Mrs. Ballew regarding the state of Steve's marriage to Joyce. Glenna had told her family she had been disappointed in the marriage from the beginning, that while Steve treated her well and was a good friend and business partner, their sex life was almost non-existent. She had indicated on several occasions she planned to leave him as soon as she could find another job somewhere away from Fresno. The business partner reference was to an automobile repair venture, licensed in her name, doing business as Action Engineer ing. He actually operated it, while she kept the books. It had been established shortly after their marriage in a small building on property owned by her parents on American Avenue in the Easton area. Mr. Emery also operated a business from a warehouse on the property, a wholesale automotive shock absorber distributorship known as Emery Enterprises. Both families lived on the two acre plot, in separate houses. Just before Glenna's death Action Engineering had been moved to a rented building on East Bel mont A venue in Fresno, and Steve and she were making plans to buy and move into a house her parents owned in Fresno. For the weekend of President's Day in 1984, celebrated on a Monday, Steve and Glenna had planned to go to Las Vegas. She had arranged to take Friday off to make it a four-day weekend. She had been feeling badly for several weeks, suffering from severe abdominal cramps, nausea, and headaches. She had told her supervisor at Wilbur-Ellis, ''I'm going to take this weekend to get well." At the last miHute Steve changed his mind about going to Las Vegas. The shop was already open for business at the Belmont Avenue location, but he decided to stay home and use the holiday weekend as an oc casion for a formal grand opening. Glenna was anxious to get away, thinking a change in climate and environment might be beneficial to her health, so she persuaded her mother to go with her. The two women drove to Las Vegas Friday afternoon, and had an enjoyable time Satur day and Sunday. Glenna had good luck at the gambling tables, winning several hun dred dollars. They had planned to stay until Monday afternoon, but by Sunday night Glenna was feeling quite ill, so about mid night they checked out of the hotel and started home. They stopped in Bakersfield for coffee, and while there Glenna told her mother that she had a ninety-thousand dollar life insurance policy, with her father as beneficiary. She didn't mention the name of the insurance company, or where the policy was kept. Mrs. Emery assumed it was with other important documents, either in a safe deposit box or other secure place, for Glenna, being a professional accountant, was a very orderly person. When they arrived home Glenna went directly to bed, suffering from diarrhea, a severe headache, and a sore mouth and DONALD P. DICK AIR CONDITIONING -HEATING MR. COOL 255-1644 Contractors Lic. No. 27 1615 1444 N. WHITNEY AVE. • FRESNO· 53 throat with the sensation of burning and blistering. Mr. Emery, who as a former fireman had some emergency medical train ing, looked at her mouth and throat, and while there was an extreme degree of redness, he could see no blisters. By the next day her condition had worsen ed to the point she was taken to the hospitaC and immediately placed in the Intensive Care Unit. After a few days there her condi tion seemed to improve, and she was taken out of Intensive Care. A severe relapse oc curred within hours, and she was taken back to Intensive Care, where she remained until she was transferred to Stanford on March 12. Two days later she died. Her husband had been with her at the hospital much of the time. Mr. and Mrs. Emery said that Steve seem ed somewhat displeased at their insistence that an autopsy be performed, but didn't openly object. He wanted to have the body cremated, as had been the means of disposal for Joyce, but they objected on religious grounds. Without much argument he went along with their wishes and consented to a traditional funeral and burial. Catlin later told the Emerys he had to use some of the money from Glenna's life in surance policy to pay hospital bills, and that he wanted to use what was left to set up a trust fund for Glenna's 13 year old son by a previous marriage, named Glendon after his grandfather. Sometime during the marriage he had adopted the boy. An account was opened at the American National Bank in Easton, with Catlin and the grandfather as trustees. The Emerys said Steve had known for some time of their intention to leave the American Avenue property to the grandson. Assuming they would die before the boy reached his twenty-first birthday, which due to their age seemed quite possible, that would place Steve, as adoptive father, and joint legal guardian had his mother lived, in a position with some control over the pro perty. However, if Glenna had divorced him as he knew she had threatened to do, he'd have lost out on the opportunity to sell the property and keep the money, or divert it to his own use. The officers speculated that was another reason, in addition to money from her life insurance policy, to want her out of the way. Steven had told the Emery's he knew nothing about the ninety thousand dollar life insurance policy Glenna had mentioned to her mother, and had found no such docu ment among her personal effects. They were certain the policy existed; their daughter simply wasn't the type of person to make up such a story. From various other persons the officers picked up bits and pieces of information which, seemingly trivial individually, when viewed in the overall context enhanced the suspicion of Steve's guilt. One of the pallbearers, a longtime friend of Steve who had worked with him at Superior Farms in Kern County, was heard to say to him at a gathering at the Emery home after the funeraL "Steve, one of these days they're going to get you." The same person made several telephone calls to the Emery residence in the weeks following the funeraC showing extraordinary curiosity regarding the cause of death listed on the of ficial death certificate. At the same gathering another of Steve's longtime acquaintances was heard to remark, "You can't lose two from the same cause." Friends expressing condolences to the Emerys over the next few weeks mentioned different causes of death, the most common being toxic shock syndrome and cancer. When asked where they'd received their in formation, they would say Steve had told them, or had told someone else who'd relayed the information to them. Actually, the certificate furnished a somewhat vague and ambiguous explanation; /I Adult respiratory distress syndrome due to spesis as a consequence of abdominal infection", with II acute renal failure" named as another significant condition. . Friends of Steve told varying stories regar ding his reaction to the loss of his wife. Some said he appeared to not be grieving at 54 all; others said he showed signs of grief, but they seemed to doubt his sincerity. By early December the detectives decided they'd gone as far as they could with the in vestigtion until they could arrest and ques tion the suspect, and get a search warrant for his residence and automobiles. However, when they discussed the matter with deputy district attorney Larry Jones he said they still didn't have enough, that they needed more conclusive evidence to support a warrant of arrest. That evidence was supplied in tragic but effective fashion on December 8, when Catlin's mother died at her Kern County home, bringing the Kern County sheriff's department into the investigation. From Mrs. Ballew Bob and Cliff learned Steve had visited his mother often in the past two months, first to persuade her to sell her house and move into a house he claimed he had bought across the road from his residence, then after she consented to sell, to help her list her house with a realtor. His most recent visit had been just a few days before she died. On the day of her death Steve drove to Bakersfield and signed an order for crema tion, as had been done on the death of his father in 1980. The father's death had been attributed to natural causes, and no autopsy had been performed. However, the death certificate had listed symptoms very similar to those suffered by the two deceased wives, as those of the mother had been. An autopsy on her body revealed tissue damage iden tical to that found in the wifes' bodies. Tissue samples were sent to Mr. Buteau at the Chevron laboratory, and to Dr. Boyd Stephens, Chief Medical Examiner of the Ci ty and County of San Francisco. The tissue samples from the two wives had been sent on to him by Dr. Carrington of Stanford, and he had not yet rendered an opinion. While waiting for the results of Mr. Buteau's and Dr. Stephens' analyses, the of ficers continued to interview anyone who could provide information about Steve Catlin. Had they been investigators for the defense, trying to find something to be said in his favor, they'd have been sorely disap pointed. The profile they established was that of a scheming, lying, cheating thief, dating back to childhood. On February 5 they, Larry Jones, and Detective Lage of the Kern County sheriff's department interviewed Gretchen Catlin, Steve's daughter by his first wife, Linda. She said she'd had frequent contact with her grandmother, and about ten days before her death had taken her to the grocery store, and had done her hair at the cosmetology school where she was a student. The old lady had seemed in good health and high spirits then. Gretchen said she'd had very little contact with her father since he'd mov ed away from Bakersfield, but on the few oc casions she had seen him he'd expressed remorse over his failure to keep in touch with her and her half brother, and would promise to re-establish regular contact and , keep in touch. Those promises, she -said, had never been kept. She described him as an evil person, and said she believed he had been responsible for all three deaths. Linda, Gretchen's mother, was interview ed the same day. She told of severe beating during the brief time she was married to Steve, and said she still couldn't talk about him without trembling in fear. She mention ed that the only reason he didn't go to jail when they lived in Las Vegas shortly after they were married, for writing bad checks, was that the casino operators taking the checks knew her father, and they'd tell him, and he'd pay them. After their move back to Bakersfield he'd taken the expensive wheels and tires off his car, hidden them, reported them stolen, and collected the insurance. He once stole a valuable poodle dog from her mother and gave it to one of his girlfriends. On February 6 the officers talked to Mr. Emery again. He said he'd checked with the bank and found what he'd been told by Steve was a trust account for his grandson was actually a simple savings account, and that the balance had shrunk from the original thirty thousand dollars to ten thou sand. 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He told the Emerys it was from an account his father had set up for him years before. He said his mother died of a heart attack, then later said death was the result of a stroke. Mr. Emery said Glenna hadn't been much of a drinker, but that she did like an occa sional nip of Bailey's Irish Creme in her cof fee. She and her mother had taken a bottle of the liqueur with them to Las Vegas, and when the mother helped Glenna unpack on their return she had taken the bottle, stilI two-thirds full, from Glenna's suitcase and put it in a liquor cabinet with other bottles. After Glenna's death they noticed the bottle had disappeared. They were reasonably sure Steve hadn't drunk it, for some time before he'd stopped drinking. The next day the detectives went to Paso Robles and interviewed Sharon Ramsey, the second wife. She said she'd met and mar ried Steve when he was using the name of Brown. He later told her it wasn't his true name, but an alias he was using because he was wanted in Bakersfield for assault and battery. In speaking of the John Brown he'd once lived with, he at first identified him as his real father, then later said he was a homosexual friend. They lived in southern California when they were first married, and he worked in a service station. He stole some blank payroll checks from his employer, filled in amounts and forged his boss's name, and cashed them at a nearby bank. That was the reason for the committ rnent to Chino mentioned by Mrs. Ballew. They lived together for a while after his release, but during a temporary separation he got a young girl pregnant. He organized a car club for teen-aged boys, and on one occa sion when he needed a transmission for his car he talked a club member with a similar car into gIvmg him his transmission, then reporting it stolen and replacing it with the insurance reimbursement. During this time the officers learned that in late December and early January Steve had initiated and completed court pro ceedings to complete the sale of his mother's house, which had been in escrow at the time of her death. He had collected more than six ty thousand dollars on the deal. On February 8 the Kern County coroner received word from the Chevron laboratory that Martha Catlin's tissue samples definite ly contained paraquat. Three days later a let ter was received from Dr. Stephens from San Francisco, expressing the official opi nion that all three women had died as a result of paraquat ingestion administered by another person. The officers compared notes with Detec tive Herman, who had interviewed some of Joyce's co-workers at the Kern County welfare department. One told of visiting her a few days before her death. At that time she was in a seemingly improved condition, and said she expected to go home soon. She was drinking a milkshake she said Steve had brought her. The friend had looked at her tongue, which was swollen in grotesque fashion and covered with a thick coating. She had some experience as a medical assis tant, and she said she'd never seen a tongue so badly swollen and discolored. Another employee had told Herman that Joyce had a policy on a new car and other credit union loans that would pay them off in the event of her death, plus a double in demnity clause that would double the amount in her savings account, later deter mined to be a little less than a thousand dollars. She also had a twenty-five hundred dollar life insurance policy through the Kern County Employees Association. There was now sufficient evidence for a warrant of arrest, and it was issued on February 13, along with a search warrant for the residence, his shop on Belmont, and his automobiles. The search warrant didn't in clude the shop he had used on the American Avenue property, for it had been a year 57 since he'd moved his business out, and the building's use had reverted back to Mr. Emery. Early on the morning of February 14 Catlin was arrested as he left home enroute to his place of business, and the search warrant was served, with the help of detectives Mike Satterberg, Frank Martinez, and Don Hard, and Jack Duty of the technical services sec tion. Among the items found were a shotgun of the type carried in sheriff's patrol cars, with a Fresno County identification stamp, an electric drill and some typewriters with Fresno County inventory numbers, a checkbook with a fifty thousand dollar deposit entry, and almost three thousand dollars in cash. They found nothing that could be identified as paraquat. 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He denied any wrongdoing whatsoever, and even explained the presence of the shotgun and other county property by implying it was damaged property that had been discarded and taken off county inventory as irrepairable, or had been sold as surplus. Throughout the several hour interview he remained calm and made a show of being cooperative. The only time he lost his com posure was when he was asked about the remark one pallbearer said he'd heard another make to a third after the funeral, "Steve, one of these days they're going to get you." With an obscentiy he denounced that as a lie. About four o'clock that after noon he was booked into jail. WELL'S USED CARS "We Carry All Our Own Contracts On All Makes & Models" TWO LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU SELMA 2600 Whitson 896-52.32 3043 Whitson 896-2362 SAMS of Fresno Luggage. Leather Goods. Gifts Re-Nu-AII Shoe & Luggage Repair Service DOWNTOWN, 1017 Fulton Mall. Fresno CA 93721' 233·0825 NORTH, 4665 N. BlacKstone. Fresno. 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The detectives told him to hold onto the container, and asked him to search the portion of the premises now under his control that Steve might once have had ac cess to. He said he would do so immediate ly. Ten minutes later Emery called back and said he, his grandson Glendon, and a friend of Glendon's named Tim Santellano, had begun a search of the building from which Steve had operated his repair business. In the back of a cabinet that had been empty when he began using the building after Steve moved out, behind some boxes of old automobile parts, he'd found a gallon bottle. He assumed it was "hot fuel" left over from the off-road racing days, until he picked it CAL-VALLEY DISTRIBUTING SHASTA BEVERAGES 485-1261 2254 S. RAILROAD FRESNO, CA 93721 TINKLER MISSION CHAPEL Funeral Director James W. Copner "Where sympathy expresses itsel,f through sincere service" 475 N. Broadway Fresno 233-2101 up and saw a label reading "Paraquat". He'd shown it to the two boys, then return ed it to its original position. . The officers went out to pick up the bottle, first having it photographed in position by criminologist Ralph Preheim. It was then removed from the shelf and close-up pic tures made. The next day they took the close-ups to the Chevron lab in Richmond, where it was determined the label had been printed between June of 1974 and February of 1978. They were told where to look on the label for code numbers that would disclose more information, but upon examining it the next day they found that portion of the label damaged and illegible. A few days later Mr. Harley Thompson, pursuant to an arrangement made on the trip to Richmond, came to Fresno and ex amined the bottle. By numbers stamped on the bottom he determined it was filled by the day shift at the Richmond plant on Apr.il 13, 1977. Presumably the bottle was part of a lot that had been shipped soon after that date, but there was no way to determine destina tion or purchaser. Chemical analysis of the contents showed the liquid in the bottle was in fact paraquat. None of the medicine or liquor bottles taken in the search had been contaminated, but that didn't matter so much now. The miss ing link in the prosecution's case had been found. De.nne>....t: ~~...rsery Wholesale -Retail Phone 209-255-6645 7730 E. Belmont Fresno, California GARNET L. "BILL" BILLINGS WHOLESALE FARM EQUIPMENT RED HEAD HITCH PINS ARE SUPERIOR! Made In the U.S.A. 2122 SOUTH "G" STREET • FRESNO, CA Phone 442-0311 59 Although there now appeared to be suffi cient evidence to take the case to court, Johansen and Little kept digging, talking to everyone available who might be able to add something to the growing pile of in criminating evidence and information. On February 20 they returned from Richmond via Sacramento and stopped to interview Joyce's sister, Geneva Heavin. She had been in Bakersfi eld when Joyce died, and in con versations with Steve got the impression he would profit financially from her death in an amount of several thousand dollars in cash, plus h aving a loan on a new car and other credit union loans paid off. She said Steve told her it had been Joyce's request that she be cremated. She had expressed incredulity due to Joyce's having being reared as Mor mon, cremation being contrary to Mormon doctrine. When she explained to him Mor mons believe that in the hereafter one is re united with the first spouse, if the ceremony was conducted under certain conditions, but that if the body is cremated no such re-union can take place, he said Joyce had told him that, and that she wanted to be cremated because she didn't want to be re-united with her first husband in the hereafter. On February 22 the officers went to Kern County and talked to William Duncan, former Manager of Crop Protection for :; Superior Farms, whose tenure had covered the period in which Catlin was employed there. He contradicted the statement made after Joyce's death to Bakersfield police detectives, to the effect that paraquat is kept under such tight security no unauthorized employee would have access to it. Duncan said that not only would most any employee have had opportunity to appropriate a small amount if he so desired, but if he'd asked for it for some such legitimate purpose as killing weeds in his garden, it would have been given to him. Ear1y in March a Kern County resident named Bob Willoughby called Sergeant Crass and said he had information regarding the death of Joyce Catlin. A few days later Johansen and Little went to Bakersfield to talk to him. Although they were accom panied by a Bakersfield police or Kern Coun ty sheriff's detective on most of their visits and interviews there, it may have appeared they were conducting the investigation for those two departments. However, they needed the information thus obtained to strengtheo their own case, and apparently the two other departments realized that, and didn't object to what could have been con strued as an intrusion into their jurisdiction, knowing the information would be available to them if they later decided to try Catlin for the murders of Joyce and his mother. Mr. Willoughby said he'd first met Steve Catlin when both were teenagers and in mates of Camp Owens, a youth forestry camp for minor offenders, not affiliated with, but an alternate to, the California Youth Authority. They had become friends at the camp, and after their release he had been a boyfriend of Linda before she started dating Steve. After their marriage. he lost contact, and didn't see Steve again until about 1974 or 75. At that time he was mar ried to Joyce, but on the side was seeing an ex-wife of Willoughby, with whom he was still on friendly terms. She told him Steve was back in Bakersfield, and lived on the road Willoughby took to and from work. He happened to meet Steve on the road one day, and they recognized each other and stopped to talk. While drinking beer from a cooler in Steve's pickup, Steve told Willoughby if he needed anybody taken care of he could arrange it. The cost would be from five to ten thousand dollars, depen ding upon the identity of the target, and it could be either sloppy or neat. Sloppy meant the use of a 12 gauge shotgun, while neat meant the use of some kind of "potion". Steve didn't specify the ingre dients of the potion. That offer was consistent with stories Catlin had at one time or another told nearly every acquaintance they had interviewed. According to such claims about his past, he's been a chaplain in the navy, a hit man for the mafia, had killed two fellow inmates while at Chino, and more recently had been a narcotics investigator for the Fresno Coun 60 ty sheriff's department. A little while after the meeting on the road, Willoughby heard that Joyce had died. Not long after that he passed Steve's house one day and saw a Lotus race car and a late model Corvette parked in the yard. He stop ped to look at them, and asked Steye, "What did you do, rob a bank?" "No, I just came into a little money" , Steve laughingly replied. On March 22 the team split up for the day, to cover more ground. Little took detective Scott Morrison and went to Kern County to interview Willoughby's ex-wife, Diana Williamson, while Johansen went to Elk Grove to talk to Paul Kelly, Glenna's half brother. Mrs. Williamson stated she didn't know Steve was married when she ran onto him casually and started seeing him in late 1975. She also had known him as a teen-ager. . When she found out in February of 1976 he was married she wanted to break off the relationship then, but he convinced her the marriage was in name only and would soon end in divorce. Sometime in February she spent the night with Steve at his house, while Joyce was away. She said Steve must have told Joyce about it, for early in March Joyce called her and asked if she had spent the night. When she admitted it Joyce asked 9uestions about the decor, evidently seeking nfirmation. She answered the questions, and Joyce ended the conversation. She then :~d seeing him for a while, for she . d that in Joyce's mind the marriage ~t not be over. She saw him a few times after Joyce's death, but soon became of his vague and inconsistent n"lA1p,~ to her questions concerning cause . When she decided she wouldn't anymore she telephoned him and to come get some dothing he had house. When he did so he threw a temper tantrum, slashed her from head to foot, and broke some j.Qlljnt~:;. She heard nothing more from him until December of 1984, when her mother and asked for her number. By that time she was married to Mr. Williamson, and her mother refused to give him the number. Paul Kelly told Johansen he had lived with his sister and Steve for a few months shortly after their marriage. At that time the spray ing of Mexican marijuana fields with para quat was bigcnews on television, and Steve told him if he was smoking any pot to be careful and not smoke any that had been contaminated with paraquat, for it would damage his lungs. Steve had then taken him to his shop and showed him a marijuana plant growing in a jar of dirt, and a bottle of liquid he said was paraquat. In that same general period another inter view was had with Mrs. Ballew. She worked for American National Bank, and, at the detective's request, had been monitoring Steve's bank accounts through the bank computer system. She said that the month before his mother's death he had closed her account and withdrawn more than eleven thousand dollars, in a cashier's check made payable to him. She confirmed Mr. Emery's statement that the account supposed to be for Glenna's son had been reduced from thirty to ten thousand dollars. Mr. and Mrs. Emery came up with another interesting and bizarre twist to the case, an incident they hadn't considered as having any connection with Steve when it happen ed, but in light of subsequent events seemed quite significant. They'd had a small herd of goats on the property, and in the spring of 1983 the animals had begun mysteriously dying. Examinations by a veterinary laboratory failed to disclose a cause of death, and there was some speculation it was due to a mite on the grass and weeds they were eating. The symptoms were very similar to those suffered by the three murder victims; extreme redness and soreness of the mouth and throat, distinctive damage to lung tissue and other internal organs, severe disorder in the digestive tract. Apparently Steve had been experimenting on the animals, trying to learn what size dose would be most effec tive on a human, and how long it would take to do its deadly work. Late in March a preliminary hearing was 61 held in Municipal Court, and Steve was held to answer in Superior Court for the murder of Glenna. Even then the detectives didn't cease their efforts, knowing they'd need all the information they could get when the case finally went to trial. On April 2 they flew to Salt Lake City and interviewed Andy Nielsen, joyce's son who had lived with her and Steve from the time of his graduation from high school in 1975 until her death. He confirmed statements of most other witnesses that Steve carried a gun most of the time, usually a derringer in his boot. He said after his mother died Steve told him the cause was some kind of infection that ate away her internal organs, that there was no antidote or treatment, but that she had been kept alive beyond the expected time of death so the doctors could learn more about the disease and thus be able to treat a baby pa tient who was in early stages of the same ail ment. He said the baby's life was thus sav-' ed. Steve described the ailment as something like Legionnaire's disease. After the funeral they had driven around in the mortuary limousine for a while, and he was unaware until later his mother's body had been cremated. When he found out and asked Steve why, he said it was at her request. A few days afterward he went to Olympia, Washington, where an older sister, Mary lived. While he was there Steve showed up with a cardboard box of Joyce's clothing, saying that was all that was left of her personal effects. He said a valuable piano that Joyce had promised to one of her daughters had been stored in a garage with her other property, and the garage had burned, destroying all of it. Early that afternoon Robert Nielsen, Joyce's first husband, was interviewed. He had attended the funeral, and said that Steve had told him the cause of death was Legionnaire's disease. After he returned to Salt Lake City he had contacted Steve and inquired about the piano. Steve had told him he had it stored, but couldn't afford the shipping cost to send it to the daughter. Nielsen wrote back offering to pay the costs, and Steve replied that he would contact a freight company and arrange for crating and transportation. A short time later he wrote with the story .the storage place had burned. That afternoon Johansen and Little flew on to Cheyenne and talked to Larry Nielsen, another of Joyce's sons. He had spent several summers in Bakersfield with his mother and Steve, and had moved in with them a few months before her death. He said Steve had once warned him about smoking marijuana, not on moral grounds, but because it might be contaminated with paraquat. He said after his mother went to the hospital Steve objected to his going to visit her. He first told him she was suffering from swine flu, and after she died explained her gall bladder had burst and the chemicals in it combining with other chemicals in her body had formed a poison that killed her. Because of all the legal manuevering, in cluding a request for and ruling upon a change of venue because of extensive pre trial publicity, another year would pass before Catlin's trial for the murder of Glen na. While in jail awaiting trial, he married a sixth wife. She was a woman be had met at the Fresno hospital before Glenna was transferred to Stanford. She was spending a great deal of time there because her step father was there on his deathbed. The two had struck up a conversation in a room pro vided by the hospital for patients' visitors to rest, have coffee, and smoke. Out of that casual meeting a romance developed soon after, if not before, Glenna's death, and by INSURANCE, INC.I'==ve "SINCE 1957" 245 East Clinton at Palm Fresno, California 93704 209/226-7242 62 December had progressed sowell that when Steve was told his mother needed someone with her constantly, he had asked her to go stay with her until the weekend when he could get away. She was with Martha when she died, and was the one to call Steve and give him the news. The detectives had interviewed her soon after Steve's arrest, but had been unable to convince her of his guilt or that her loyalty to him might be a mistake. Two other girlfriends, who at least in their own minds were simultaneously engaged to be married to him, were interviewed about the same time. They, too, were incredulous of the murder allegations at first, but when they heard the evidence that had been compiled, and each learned of the existence of the other, they realized becoming involved with him could have had tragic consequences. The sixth wife, however, didn't see the light ·until after the trial, when she ended the mar riage with a divorce. Had she married Steve while he was a free man, and had he not been arrested, she'd probably have been his next victim, for she had some interest in some property left to her mother by her stepfather. Finally, in early April of 1986, more than two years after Glenna's death, the trial began in Monterey County. Ace homicide prosecutor Larry Jones represented the peo ple, and Curtis Sisk handled the defense. The trial took eleven days, and the prosecu tion consisted mainly of testimony of various witnesses confirming under oath in formation given to Johansen and Little. A major point, of course, was the bottle of paraquat with Steve's fingerprint on the cap. A jail inmate testified that Steve had ap proached him and tried to get him to " do something" about his third wife, Mrs. Ballew, upon his release. He had learned through testimony at the preliminary hear ing that she was the one responsible for in itiation of the investigation. That witness also said Steve had admitted to him he'd killed his mother and Glenna. Sisk didn't try to refute testimony that Glenna had died of paraquat poisoning, but tried to make the jury believe she had ac cidentally swallowed the chemiCal along with food or drink while on the trip to Las Vegas. He pointed out that the fingerprint on the bottle cap was of the left index finger, which wouldn't be consistent with the bottle being opened by a right-handed person. He said Catlin may have touched it accidentally, not even knowing it was there. He mention ed the thick coating of dust on the bottle as an indication it hadn't been disturbed for some time, and thus couldn't have been us ed in the murder of his mother. The court had allowed testimony regarding her death to be admitted as supporting evidence, but had refused to allow any mention of Joyce's death. In the face of the overwhelming evidence of guilt, even though it was circumstantial, the defense was comparable to a small boy with cookie crumbs all over his face trying to convince his mother he hadn't raided the cookie jar. The jury deliberated only an hour before finding him guilty of murder in the first degree. A week later, in the penalty phase, the jury recommended a life sentence without possibility of parole. Catlin tried to maintain an air of bravado until the last. As he was led out of the cour troom he said to Johansen, "I guess this means I can't work on your car anymore." With the Fresno County case resulting in a conviction, Kern County authorities decided to prosecute Catlin for the murders in their jurisdiction. With copies of all the Fresno County detectives' reports at their disposal, preparation for the trial required a minimum of effort. Because of their contributions to the investigation, Johansen and Little will have to spend time away from home and job as key witnesses in the trial, scheduled for later this year. But they won't mind the in convenience if it will result in conviction and punishment they think Catlin should have received for Glenna Catlin's murder. They would consider it most fitting for him to die from the effects of a chemical even more lethal than paraquat--the cyanide used in the gas chamber in San Quentin. 63 Patrol Division D. Gustafson Captain Division Commander T. Gattie Lieutenant Ass\' Div. Comm. H. Sanks Sergeant Watch Sergeant T. Garey Sergeant Watch Sergeant E. Mee Sergeant Watch Sergeant M. Mosier Sergeant Watch Sergeant J. Maier Sergeant A. Rusconi G. Tigh Sergeant Sergeant HUEBERT BROS. TRUCKING GENERAL TRUCKING • HAULING GYPSUM & LIMESTONE FOR PROMPT SERVICE CALL ALLEN -(209) 638-3738 21502 E. PARLIER AVE. • REEDLEY 251-5111 255-9189 WE SERVICE MOST MAKES AUTHORIZED ZENITH SALES & SERVICE MELODY HOUSE TV 652 S. Clovis (At Kings Canyon) DENNIS M.·KUSAMURA Fresno, CA 93727-4590 Owner 64 Area 1 D. Burk Lieutenant D. Caudle Sergeant U. Coffman Sergeant D. Conway Sergeant w. Prince Sergeant R. Noyes Sergeant J . Amador J. Avila R. Banuelos P. Bellefeuille F. Carvalho D. Cervantes v. Frascona C. Frausto . J. Coelho D. Fries 65 D. Furtney G. Gillis S. Jones P. Kalpakoff A. Maldonado E. MateoC. Knight S. Mathias R. Mendoza L. Nilmeier ~~~ ~~ BC)NNER.. PACKING COMPANY B. O'Brien G. 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Ken's Clothing & Gifts (A Complete ~ore) P.O. BOX 156 SHAVER LAKE, CALIF. PHONE 841-3242 T. Phillips F. Reyna A. Rhodehamel Packing House Employees and Warehousemen Union Local 616 2135 Fresno St., #216, Fresno, CA 93721 264-5936 PALACE MEAT CO. 2447 West Church Avenue Fresno·233-1124 73 ./"J. Roberts M. Robison L. Rosander D. Tafoya H. TownsendM. Toste R. Verdugo C. Waller M. WoodWard S. Herzog Detective J. Souza Detective C. Adolph Comm. Ser. Off. C. King Comm. Ser. Off. D. Howland Comm. Ser. Off. RUANN DAIRY MADDOX DAIRY Ed and Doug Maddox Phone 867-4457 7285 W. Davis. Riverdale LA MAR ELECTRONICS 45 "L" STREET FRESNO 264-3636 NICO'S MARKET GROCERIES -PRODUCE -BEER Fresh Flowers for All Occasions 646-3681 590 FRESNO ST. PARLIER NORMART'S FURS Estabtished in 1895 226-4171 5091 N. FRESNO STREET Corner of Shaw and Fresno Stree ts 74 Critne Prevention Unit C. Curti R. Rigg Comm. Ser. Off. Comm. Ser. Off. Evan's Electric Service Generators -Starters -Alternators Carburetors -Water Pumps 531 Fulton 268-4704 YOSEMITE COINS &ANTIQUES Buy and Sell Gold and Silver Coins and Antiques 163 N. Fresno SI. • Fresno • 485-8260 Our Special Thanks to the Sheriff's Department for their dedication to our fine community Bianchi Vineyards of Kerman Irrigation Equipment Sales, Service & Rentals The Irrigation Store 21500 W. Manning San Joaquin Store Office 693-2435 693-4315 75 Cotntnunications D. Plumb Comm. Sys. Supv. W. Elliott Sr. Comm. Disp. B. Gustafson Sr. Comm. Disp. D. Myatt Sr. Comm. Disp. W. Burns Comm. Disp. "' C. Graham E. Graham C. Parkinson Comm. Disp. "' Comm. Disp. "' Comm. Disp. "' D. Vargas Comm. Disp. "' B. Whitlow Comm. Disp. "' D. Depew Comm. Disp. II B. Bosworth Comm. Disp. II COMPLIMENTS OF ALBERTO URBELZ 867-3210 21434 S. Valentine Riverdale . .,·':ta·'··'.' t. '. ,. . S. Laponte-Kirkorian Sr. Comm. Disp. P. Doty Comm. Disp. , , , ",. . T. Myers Comm. Disp. " • Datsun. Honda. 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Burk Detective P. Chavez Detective R. Guthrie Detective R. Hernandez Detective R. Johansen Detective MELODY FOOD MARKET HOLT lUMBER INC. lumber -Plywood -Building Materials DICK HOLT Bill HOLT 1916 S. Cherry Ave. Fresno 233-3291 Complete Grocery Line 275-3033 5149 W. SHAW. FRESNO 7B BILL J. RIPPEE INVESTIGATOR Licensed & Bonded ALL TYPES OF INVESTIGATION Civil -Criminal -Marital -Industrial Personal Injury -Child Custody Organized Labor Strike Investigations P.O. Box 5097. Fresno, CA 93755·229-8106 JOHNNIES SPEEDOMETER Since 1950 SERVICE Repairs on all domestic & foreign speedometers Tachometer Specialists Precision Dynaroll Check for Absolute Speed Accuracy HOURS: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 1427 BROADWAY • FRESNO • 233-0769 R. Kleinknight L. Lee s. Lee L. Lenton C. Little Detective Detective Detective Detective Detective F. Lopez Detective F. Martinez Detective L. Nomura Detective E. Richardson Detective M. Trevino Detective L. Huffman Office Assistant P. Waters Office Assistant T. Walton Detective J. Arnold Complaint Officer s. Jones Court Liaison Officer 79 SAN CARLOS CAFE Carlos Urrea, Proprietor Mexican & American Food-Banquet Room AIR CONDITIONED 841 F Street 237-3291 FUNG'S KITCHEN CHINESE & AMERICAN FOOD TO GO 251-3234 4141 E. Butler Ave. Fresno ~~~ RoundTable Pizza ® FIRST & BULLARD .... . 341-3500 SHAW & CHESTNUT ... 291-9000 CEDAR & DAKOTA ....222-5187 SHAW & WEST ........431-5131 MARKS & ASH LAN ....228-0800 BUTLER&CHESTNUT .252-8151 FIRST & McKINLEY ....268-0633 FRESNO & ASH LAN ... 225-5314 FIRST & TULARE .. . . . . 484-1251 RESTAURANT GUIDE A Family Restaurant Open 24 Hours Coc ktails Available 4965 Fresno Street Fresno, CA 93710 (209) 224-3566 209/841-3272 P.O. Box 39 Shaver Lake, California 93664 3304 N. Blackstone -Manchester Center Chestnut and Highway 99 CALWA CAFE 233-9360 4145 E. Jensen, Calwa 80 ~/ ~~ 4239 N. 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Cedar at Shields / Fresno 81 RESTAURANT GUIDE Swedish Smorgashhord Dining Restaurant & Gift Shop"ou,.I .lIlfl> 11 ~'M · ') 'lO P,'" \J"...... , ·, ).',..,. lJ {)tI I'M 1-" .... 1t ~ I' t ,'\· II i\ M 4-110 VM ~. 1,< ~· :~:'~:~' ;~'~\;~Con.Jo olfump ~/;i nll.tllU9. CA Pho n' 191·7107 ANGELO'S DRIVE IN 710 W. OLIVE 268-3726 FRESNO FINE WINE1a's LUN:;I~NER "HOME OF THE ~STUFFED STEAK" 3075 N. Maroa at Shields Fresno 224-1660 Fresno" Meetings • Receptions Dinner/Dances 50/350 People 432 Hughes • Clovis, CA 93612 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1307 Clovis, CA 9361'3 Joseph P. Guisto Velma J. Guisto Offlce:299-6222IPay Phone:299-9995/Res:299-5875 LUM'S CHOP SUEY Chinese and American Dishes 609 Divisadero, Fresno 268-7919 OUR SPECIA L TY GENUINE ITALIAN FOOD PIZZA & ITALIAN LUNCHES & DINNERS Dining Room Open 7 Days A Week 11 :30 A.M. to Midnight Fri. & Sal. Till 1 :30 A.M. And COCKTAIL LOUNGE 229-4648 Open 10 A.M. 10 2 A.M. CALL AHEAD FOR ORDERS 229-2635 FOOD TO GO Post 1962 3228 N. WEST AVE. (AT SHIELDS) 82 What Might Have Been Anyone who thinks the new jail building now under construction will solve Fresno - County's jail space problems is sadly misin-"" formed. The truth is, the building is an ex pensive white elephant; expensive to build, and it will be unduly expensive to operate, when the cost is added to operating costs of the present main jaiC and the satellite jail that was supposed to be temporary, but which it may be necessary to use indefinite ly. That is the opinion of former Sheriff Harold C. McKinney, who fought a valiant but losing battle to persuade the Board of Supervisors to face facts and use common sense in making decisions pertaining to the jail space crisis. McKinney was interviewed and asked to explain the alternate plan he of fered, but which the Board refused to con sider. The Review: We understand you had a plan for jail construction that would have provided a better and more lasting solution to the jail space problem, and wouldn't have been any more expensive in the long run. Would you explain that plan? McKinney: What it all boiled down to was that for an additional twenty million dollars we could have had a jail with a capacity of somewhere bet ween a thousand and fourteen hundred inmates, al1d, if "double bUl1ked" as is planned for the new jail beil1g built, over two thousand capacity. That extra twenty million in construction cost would have been offset by the reduction in operating costs for one jail instead of two, or three if you count the satellite jail. The Review: Could the county have raised the extra twenty million? McKinney: It would have been simple with a bOl1d issue. The purchase of the bonds had already been arranged, and a representative of the pur chasing company was present at the Board meeting when the decision was made to go the other way. He was ready to finalize the deal . The Review: What kind of bonds would they have been? McKinney: Tax exempt municipal bonds, meaning the interest rate would have been law. The debt could have been paid off in tzuenty years at a cost of only one point three million a year. The Review: That's a sizeable chunk of money. Where would it have come from? McKinney: From savings in personnel costs. With all the prisoners in one jail instead of three, only fifty correctional officers above present strength would have been needed. As it is, there'll have to be more than a hundred addi tional officers. A t present salary rates the extra cost will amount to several million dollars a year. And the bond payments would have remained constant. We'd have known from the beginning how much we'd have to pay each year for the next twenty years. Salary costs tend to rise a bit each year. The Review: Would there have been any other advantage to having one large new jail instead of a medium sized new one and on old one of about the same capacity? McKinney: Several. For instance, the new jail doesn't have a kitchen. The county spent eight hundred thousand dollars remodelling the kit chen in the old jail so it could handle both buildings. That would have paid more than half a year's bond payment. And food will have to be hauled on carts through the tunnel under Fresno Street. Not a very practical way to feed 800 peo ple. The Review: I can see where it could cause a lot of prisoner complaints. 83 McKinney: Those complaints will seem like compliments compared to complaints from prisoners in the old jail. There'll be a steady stream of writs and lawsuits complaining about unequal treatment, and in most cases the prisoners will win. There's no way living condi tions in the old jail can be made as comfortable as in the new jail. And the jailhouse lawyers and prisoner rights crusaders won't miss a trick in pointing out the differences. The Review : Could that problem be averted by keeping a different class of prisoner in each jail? McKinney: Only if there were enough sentenc ed prisoners to fill the old jail. But there won't be. Most of the prisoners in the old jail will be unsentenced. And when they fi nd out their living conditions aren't nearly as good as those of other unsentenced prisoners across the street, they're gonna scream. And if they ever get a case into federal court, the county won't stand a chance. The Review: Why would a federal court be any different than a state court.? McKinney: Federal courts traditionally are tougher because they look at jail conditions from a civil rights or constitutional angle. A federal judge created havoc in the federal prison system COMPLIMENTS OF AMERICAN BEAUTY MACARONI CO. HERSHEY PASTA GROUP A Division of Hershey Foods "American Beauty Is Perfection" 485-8110 2704 5. MAPLE • FRESNO about fifteen years ago. He ruled that all unsentenced prisoner is in custody only because he can't afford bail, and that · because of the presumption of innocence until proven guilty, depriving him of any privileges other than actual freedom is punishment without due process for a crime he hasn't been convicted of, and is therefore a violation of his constitutional rights. He is therefore entitled to virtually unlimited visiting, telephone calls, access to the news media, th e law library, and other amenities he'd have if he wasn't in custody . The Review: That seems a bit extreme and impractical. McKinney: It was, and the ruling can't be en forced literally. But federal courts ever since tend to use that philosophy as a guideline in mak ing decisions on jail condition litigation. The Review: State courts aren't bound by it? McKinney: Not as a general rule. State court decisions are made more on an individual case basis, and usually aren't overturned if there's showing a good faith effort is being made to cor rect whatever is wrong. The Review: How does it happen none of the Fresno County jail complaints have been heard in federal court? McKinney: Just luck, partially. And the department legal counsel and Judge Creede have managed to keep th e local prisoner rights groups at bay by showing a good faith effort, and not giv ing them a strong case for a civil rights violation. The Review: What would be likely to hap pen if a case is filed in federal court, claiming unequal treatment between the two jails? McKinney: After the new jail is occupied, and difference in living conditions is easy to prove, the court could order the old jail closed~ Immediately. No grace period. No extenuating ·circumstances considered. Closed, period. Right now. 84 The Review: Could that really happen? McKinney: The Board don't think so, but they may find out differently. It did happen; right here, about thirty years ago . And it wasn't even a federal court. We had the old original county jail we called the annex, that was used for f-ily prisoners. Conditions had been terrible for years, and kept getting worse, and finally a superior court judge ordered it closed immediately. A nd by immediately he meant that day. The Review: What happened to the prisoners? McKinney: They were crowded into the main jail, and it's been over its intended capacity ever since. But that won't work if the present old jail is ordered closed. There won't be room for the prisoners in the new jail, and they can't simply be crowded in, for the rules are .a lot stricter now. The Review: Then what will the county do? McKinney: That's a good question. Some prisoners will be turned loose, I suppose, free to pull other thefts and burglaries and assaults, or to leave the state so they can 't be prosecuted. The county may have to contract with other counties, if they can find one who has room for prisoners other than their own. Maybe they'll put them up in the Golden State Plaza building under in dividual guard. Whatever they do, it will cost a lot more than if they'd built an adequate jail in the first place. And even if the jail isn't ordered closed, a federal court would probably order the hiring of half again as many correctional officers to conform to federal prisoner/officer ratio stan dards. The Review: The federal ratio is higher? McKinney: Much higher. We don't have near lyas many officers as the feds think we should. The Review: I presume all this was pointed out to the Board before they made their decision? McKinney: I tried to; that is, before they made their official decision. I think their minds were made up from the beginning, they were going to go with Spaulding 's recommendation instead of mzne. The Revie\y: Is Spaulding an authority on jail construction and operation? McKinney: He may have read a couple of books on the subject, but he has no practical experience. When the subject of building a new jail first came up, I assigned two sharp correctional officers, a lieutenant and a sergeant, to full time duty of researching and studying modern jail construc tion and operation. That's all they did for mon ths, and they became genuine experts. My recom mendations to the Board were based on a com bination of my own personaL experience in jaiL operation, which is considerabLe, and information they deveLoped. The Review: What was the reaction of the Board to your recommendaion? McKinney: They simpLy refused to listen, or to consider the points I forced them to Listen to. When I pointed out that bond amortization costs wouLd be constant, but that personneL costs wouLd steadiLy rise, the response was, "Not necessariLy, /I as if there'd been any pay changes except raises for county empLoyees in the past for ty years. I got an identicaL answer when I tried to convince the Board the oLd jaiL might be ordered closed because of an unequaL treatment finding by a court. The Review: Was the reaction to your ideas unanimous? McKinney: Not at first. Two supervisors seem ed to favor my pLan in the beginning, but when they saw they were in the minority they switched sides and became my most adamant opponents. I guess they couLdn't stand the idea of being on the Losing side. The Review: I understand you also pointed out another new jail would be need 85 SAM ALEXANDER DISTRIBUTOR INC. 1939 S. 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Screen Rooms 1406 E. Manning Reedley 638·8686 CALIFORNIA-FRESNO OIL CO. EXXON PETROLEUM PRODUCTS 486--0220 3242 E. Garrett near Jensen and Hwy. 99 Baloian packing Co., Inc. 485-9200 324 N. Fruit Ave. Fresno, CA THE ASTRO MOTEL An Easy Route To An Easy Rest 99 North· Off On Clinton Ramp 99 south· Off On Valentine and Dakota JACK'S lIOUOR 251-4496 4630 E. Kings Canyon • Fresno Our Sincere Appreciation to the Men and Women of the Fresno Sheriff's Department Compliments of Earl and Mary Flood A-' FENCE CO. Concrete Block Fencing Residential and Commercial Ait Types of Masonry 6766 E. Olive Fresno 251-6219 Kelley's Pet Food Distributing 252-6303 P.O. Box 4591 • Fresno, CA 93744 ed pi; ree th, sic; sel Be an tic he lis an li e th4 lik 1m th lin 1m ed in a few years if they went ahead with the plan to build a smaller one than you'd recommended. What was the reaction to that? McKinney: They wouldn't accept or even con sider that possibility. But the contract for the pre sent project had scarcely been signed when the Board and the c.A. O. began talking about how another jail would be financed. The Review: What was your personal reac tion to the Board's attitude? McKinney: Total disbelief. I went into the first hearings naively assuming they'd be. willing to listen to my ideas, rise above parochial politics, and use a little common sense in considering such a critical and far-reaching problem . But it wasn't that way at all. They hid their heads in the sand like a bunch of ostriches and refused to listen to anything they didn't want to hear. It was as if they thought I didn't know a thing about jails, and that the c.A. O. was the real expert. You know, when the county first hired an ad ministrative officer back in the thirties or forties, he was often referred to in the press as the "coun tyexpert". None of the present board members were in office then, of course, but it seemed as if they'd reserrected that title and concept, and decided that by the mere virtue of his position Spaulding was the jail expert, and the only one whose opinion mattered. The Review: In previous controversies or differences of opinion you've been able to speak to the Board members individually, out of the Board room, and perhaps do a bit of lobbying on a personal basis. Did you try that in this case? McKinney: I was afraid to. After I saw how things were going, I figured anything I said would be repeated to Spaudling, and that wuld give him more ammunition to shoot me down. The Review: What reason did the Board give for not considering your plan? McKinney: The official reason was the county's traditional pay-as-you-go policy. They said they didn't want to be the Board that changed it, or to put a burden of debt on future Boards. I tried to point out that the actual and known additional jail operating costs would be a greater burden that would go on forever, while a bond would be retired in twenty years. The Review: What was their answer? McKinney: They claimed there "were other solutions on the horizon. /I I think they were dreaming that more state money would always be available, or that court philosophy would change where they wouldn't have to worry about lawsuits increasing operating costs . Both ideas, of course, are wishful thinking at this point . The Review: I gather you thought there was more to their attitude than the principle of not getting the county into debt. McKinney: It seemed so to me. It almost seem ed as if their refusal to listen to and consider my ideas was a personal matter. The old Greeks or Romans, or somebody in ancient history, had a policy of killing the messenger who brought them bad news. I wondered if that philosophy had been subconsciously adopted by the Board. I was the one who kept bringing them bad news about the jail situation, so rather than accept their rightful responsibility for it, maybe they blamed me. The Review: Is there anything else about your plan you'd like to mention? McKinney: Yes. One of the features of the jail I recommended would have been a properly equip ped psychiatric ward to house inmates who are mentally disturbed to the degree they need special care, but who are not bad enough that the psychiatric ward at VMC will accept them. The jail being built has no such facility, so they'll have to keep on chaining such prisoners to the bars as is done in the old jail. The Review: What have the courts had to say about that policy? McKinney: They don't like it, but neither do 87 we. They agree that if an inmate needs to be restrained for his own protection, and G ward won't take him, there's nothing else we can do. The Review: All right, let's summarize what you've told me to make sure I've got it straight. The cost of the present Jail con struction project is around thirty-six million, part of it a state grant and the remainder from the regular county budget. Is that cor rect? McKinney: Right, in round figures. I believe the state grant was twenty-four million, and the cost to the county around twelve. The Review: And for that figure we're building a jail that will be inadequate by the time it is opened. McKinney: It probably will be, but that's not the crucial point. The main problem is that with two jails, an old one and a new one, both housing unsentenced prisoners, treatment will not be equal in the eyes of the courts, which could result in astronomical costs to correct. The Review: Plus the fact that operating two medium sized jails and the satellite jail will be much more expensive than operating one large jail? McKinney: Yes, several million dollars a year more expensive, a far greater amount than the an nual payment on the bonds I proposed to build an adequate jail. And that is at present personnel costs, which will continue to rise. The Review: And it's your contention that for an additional twenty million, which could have been raised by a bond sale already arranged, the county could have built a much larger jail, one that would have taken care of space needs for the foreseeable future, and would have been much less ex pensive to operate than the two or three jail system? McKinney: It's not just my contention. What I've just told you makes it a proven fact. The Review: And the larger jail would have been, in effect, no more costly to build in the long run than the one being built, because savings in operating costs would have offset the annual payment on the bonds. McKinney: Right, and in twenty years when the bonds would have been retired we'd own the building free and clear, and the bond payment would stop. As it is, the increased operating costs will go on forever, or until an enormously expen sive second new jail is built to replace the old jail. The Review: If your plan had been adopted, what would have happened to the old jail? Would it have been razed? McKinney: No; it's too valuable a building for that. The sheriff's department crime lab, which requires a high degree of security, could have been housed there. Part of it could be used as a repository for county records which by law must be stored in a secure place. It could have been used as a work furlough facility instead of the new facility currently being planned out on Nielsen Avenue. The Review: I guess nothing can be done now to correct the error, even if there's a significant change in the make-up and philosophy of the Board after this year's election. McKinney: That's right. It 's too late now. 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The Decline of an Ins ti tu tion It began before World War II, with the establishment of the Fresno County Road Camp in Los Gatos Creek Canyon nor thwest of Coalinga. The theory behind its establishment was that if minor offenders, particularly those whose problem was alcohol related, were given an opportunity to spend their time in custody doing con structive work in a · healthful environment instead of idly whiling away the days and hours in a jail cell, it might aid in their rehabilitation. The primary project of the road camp was improvement of the existing road, hardly more than a trail, that traversed the canyon and went on to the San Benito County line at the crest of the Coast Range. There really was little need for such a road, even though it continued on into San Benito County to connect with a more travelled road into Hollister. There wasn't a great deal of traffic between Coalinga and Hollister; the primary beneficiaries would be the few ranchers who used the road for their periodic shopping trips into Coalinga or Fresno. The effort to improve the road was made to seem even more futile when San Benito County delayed for years its informal committment to improve its portion. Until recently those who took the most direct route from Coal inga to Hollister had a good road to follow to the county line, and an old wagon trail from there on. But practical need for the road wasn't con sidered important. The whole idea was the rehabilitation of the camp's inmates, and in those days that goal was important enough that if the only work for them had been digg ing holes and filling them up again, and such useless endeavor appeared to be a pro mising rehabilitation therapy, it would have been tried. After World War II Melvin A. Willmirth was appointed Superintendent of the Road Camp, and he took a sincere interest in the facility's rehabilitation goals. At the same time, he believed in practical application of the labor resource, and after the road to the county line was completed be began looking for another worthwhile project. The result was the beginning of the county park system we enjoy today, or have enjoyed until this year, when the new three dollar entrance fee may adversely affect that feeling of enjoy ment. About the time the state turned Kearney Mansion and its grounds over to the county for use as a public park, it was decided the Los Gatos Canyon facility had outlived its usefulness. There was no more work for the inmates to do in the immediate area, and daily transportation of work crews to and from the various park sites being developed was unduly expensive. The Board of Super visors began looking for a suitable plot of land to replace the road camp with an honor farm. The main goal of the new facility would still be rehabilitation, but the farm would also serve a practical purpose by growing much of the meat and vegetables consumed by its inmates, plus enough to partially supply the jail and juvenile hall. While the search was in progress for suitable property the county could afford, some of the inmates were moved from the road camp to a temporary facility at Kearney Park. Some were kept busy in a small truck garden operation started there, and others began developing the grounds into a park, clearing the underbrush, trimming trees, building picnic sites with tables and bargecue grilles, and finally even tennis courts. From the beginning the road camp had been the direct responsibility of the Board of Supervisors, with the superintendent serv ing at their pleasure and reporting directly to them. When Willmirth was elected sheriff in 109 1954 the Board had been so pleased with his performance as road camp superintendent they didn't replace him, but left him in the position even though he was the elected head of another county department. He was paid only a token salary for what had become his secondary responsibility;-but still had full authority over and responsibili ty for the operation of the facility, which re mained independent of the sheriff's depart ment. A civil service employee with the title of Chief Road Camp Supervisor, later changed to Chief Industrial Farm Super visor, was overseer of day-to-day opera tions, and reported directly to Willmirth. When the Board of Supervisors approved the purchase of 400 acres at the northeast corner of Elm and Elkhorn Avenues to be developed into the Fresno County Industrial Farm, there were critics who said the pur chase had been pure folly; that the land would never be productive. It was raw land that had never been used for any purpose other than marginal pasture land because of the high alkali content of the topsoil. Besides, the county didn't have money to erect necessary buildings or to buy im plements to farm it. There were budget pro blems even before proposition 13. But the critics didn't know Mel Willmirth very well. Using hardly any but inmate hand .. labor, he devised a method of making brick from clay trucked from the Friant area, and at a rate of about a hundred bricks per day enough were made to build an administra tion building, a kitchen and dining hall, a recreation building, and barracks for more than three hundred inmates. With this tremendous saving in material costs, the county was able to afford a contractor to do the actual construction. When enough of the barracks were completed the road camp was closed and the inmates moved to the new facility, and a few months later the Kearney Park facility was closed. Inspired by Willmirth's resourcefulness, the Board of Supervisors came up with enough money to drill wells for facility use and for irrigation. Farm equipment, some of it obsolete, was scrounged from scrap heaps and second-hand dealers, and the spring following occupancy the first .crop of alfalfa was sown, and a truck garden was planted. By the time that crop of alfalfa was mowed and baled, making feed available, money had come from somewhere to purchase a few broodocows and a bull, and the building of the beef herd began. The facility had its ups and downs, but progress was steady. Learning mostly through trial and error, various methods of farming and animal husbandry were tried until successful ones were found. The soil became more productive as frequent irriga tion leached the alkali out of the soil, and copious amounts of cow manure were ap plied. (Although most of the makeshift farm equipment was replaced by modern tractors and other machinery as it wore out, the old manure spreader originally designed to be horse-drawn but with the tongue removed so it could be pulled by a tractor saw service until well into the 1970's). Various breeding practices were tried to improve the quality of the beef herd. Sometime around 1970 the Farm was removed from the direct jurisdiction of the Board of Supervisors and made a compo nent of the sheriff's department jail division. The incumbent Chief Farm Supervisor resigned, and the position was abolished. A sheriff's lieutenant was assigned to replace him, and reported directly to the jail captain. Sheriff Willmirth's secondary role as In dustrial Farm Superintendent was also abolished, but as sheriff he retained full authority over the facility. The job title of In dustrial Farm Supervisor, formerly Road Camp Supervisor, was changed to Correc tional Officer, to conform to similar posi tions in the jail. Assignments between the two facilities became interchangeable. Along with the progress, problems arose occasionally. In the mid-seventies considera tion was given to closing the farm because of a shortage of suitable inmates. For a time there were scarcely enough. to do the necessary housekeeping and maintenance chores, to say nothing of working the farm and caring for the cattle. Keeping it open 110 was eventually justified by housing weekend and some work furlough prisoners there, and preparing a barracks for female inmates, who took over some of the lighter farm and maintenance tasks. In the late seventies the name of the facili ty was changed to the Fresno County Branch Jail, mainly to discourage the tendenc of personnel to still think of it as an agency in dependent of the jail and other sheriff's department units and operations. No change was made in the farming operation, however, which continued to grow and pro gress. By then the herd had reached a sus taining level of around 500 head, was sup plying all the meat used by the facility itself, plus a large portion of that used at the main jail and juvenile hall. A more efficient feed producing system had been developed by growing two crops of corn ~ach year to be chopped when green into silage, instead of several cuttings of alfalfa that had to be rak ed, baled, stacked, and then chopped into suitable feed. Scientific methods of crop rotation were adopted, with land periodical ly switched back and forth between grazing and crop production. Throughout the seventies, even after the passage of proposition 13, and into the early eighties, improvements in the farm and cat tle operation continued. The cattle herd had improved to the point it was the envy of lifelong cattlemen from all over central California. As late as three years ago The Review reported on the establishment of positions of Livestock Manager and Farm Manager, filled by persons trained and qualified to provide better supervision than could be provided by Correctional Officers who may have no background in or knowledge of farming. Even though the Farm's progress in beef production and related fields was most noticeable, the rehabilitation goal was not forgotten, or even de-emphasized. Various educational programs were instituted with the cooperation of the Adult Education Department at Fresno City Schools and Fresno City College. Inmates were given every opportunity to learn job skills through working in the farming operation, in the farm shop, and with the facility's maintenance supervisor. The primary pur pose of the Branch Jail remained the welfare of the inmate, trying to provide him with the means and incentive to stay out of trouble after release, with the operation of a suc cessful farm and cattle operation of secon dary importance. After Melvin Willmirth left office in 1975, that philosophy was kept in effect by his successor, Harold McKinney. By the mid-eighties the population explo sion in Main Jail had become so critical it became necessary to begin housing selected unsentenced inmates, and some sentenced inmates who previously would have been considered unsuitable for a minimum securi ty institution, at the Branch Jail. To do so it was necessary to convert part of it into a medium security faCility. At that point the emphasis began to swing away from rehabilitation and toward security. That change in philosophy, subtle at first; con tinued to develop until eventually rehabilita tion was necessarily no longer the primary consideration. Still, the farm and cattle operation seemed to remain a vital secondary role. There were still plenty of sentenced minimum security inmates available to handle all the necessary chores. Therefore, few of those concerned FRESNO WIRE ROPE & RIGGING SALUTES THE FRESNO DEPUTY SHERIFFS Custom Rigging • EsCO Products Miller Swivels • Crosby Clips Press Grip Fittings • Skookum Blocks 2360 EAST AVE. 268-8885 111 were prepared for the bombshell that was dropped during the budget considerations for the current fiscal year. It was decided the county would sell the cattle and farm equip ment, and lease the land to someone in the private sector. The decision may have had its roots in complaints from area residents when in mates of a higher security risk began to be housed at the Branch Jail. There had always been a few such complaints, alleging en dangerment of the community, but they were without justification. As is the case with any such facility, escapes occur occa sionally, but when it happens the only con cern of the escapee is to get out of the area as soon as possible. No resident in the area of the Branch Jail has ever been injured or even threatened by an escapee, and it is doubtful if any ever knowingly saw one. But with a different class of prisoner being confined there, more apparent justification was lent to the complaints, and the protestors were strongly supported by the Supervisor representing that district. It was that Supervisor who dropped the bombshell, abruptly telling Sheriff Magarian, without any preliminary conver sation on the topic, that the decision had been made to sell the cattle and farm equip ment and lease the land. When Magarian ;; asked if the matter could be discussed, the answer was, "There's nothing to be discuss ed. The decision has been made. The Farm Bureau says you're not making any money out there anyway," or words to that effect. As justification for the decision, figures were produced purporting to show that beef could be purchased on the open market several cents a pound cheaper than it could be produced by a cattle herd already in ex istence, eating feed grown by free labor on land owned free and clear and exempt from property taxes, slaughtering only the" calves produced by that herd, and having the but chering and processing done by a firm that took only the byproducts as its fee. An in credulous Branch Jail employee, when he heard that reasoning, remarked that if that was true, the employees of the Harris Ranch feedlot must be paying for the privilege of working there, or the firm wouldn't be able to show a profit. Our informant, who was in a position to have intimate knowledge of the situation, questions the accuracy of the cost com parison, knowing there is a somewhat creative method of computing costs of any jail activity. That is to prorate the costs of salaries of everyone even remotely concern ed from the sheriff on down, depreciation on buildings and equipment, utilities, etc., and include that figure in the overall cost. Many of those costs, of course, would re main constant whether or not the program continued to exist. While he can't be certain, he has a strong hunch that method was used in computing costs of producing beef at the Branch Jail. He says the estimated cost of purchasing beef has already been proven too low by about fifty per cent. Even if the claim is accurate, those.who are still concerned with rehabilitation question whether the saving is worth giving up the rehabilitation effort. When the question of the facility's value as a rehabilitation center was raised, the answer was that rehabilitation was no longer a consideration. Critics of the decision say the Cattle sale netted around $350,000, and that that sum, plus whatever was received from the farm equipment sale, is a negligible amount compared to the total county budget, and probably has already been spent with nothing concrete to show for it. They point out the only future monetary benefit from the land will be the lease fee, and while that might be a signifi cant sum, it still won't do much to alleviate the county's budget crisis. Meanwhile, minimum security inmates who could be working that land for the benefit of themselves and the county are sitting around with no constructive activity to oc cupy their time. The official reason for the cessation of farm and cattle operations was the county's budget crunch. When Sheriff Magarian was trying to discuss the matter wHh the Board he was asked, "Do you want cows or deputies?" The implication was that keep 112 ing the cows would necessitate even more cuts in sheriff's department manpower. If that was the real and only choice, even the most ardent supporters of rehabilitation might have to admit the decision was j:ustified. However, there is speculation among critics of the decision that it was as:", tually politically motivated; that it was a prelude to a movement to close the Branch Jail altogether when the new jail is com pleted. If the facili ty no longer will have any value as a rehabilitation center, there will be less opposition to its closure. Their specula tion includes a suspicion that the Supervisor from that district may be planning to base future campaign strategy on a claim he pro tected his constitutents from the danger of having criminals living in their midst. That theory is supported by the fact a resident of the neighborhood who was active in a pro test of medium security inmates being hous ed there later admitted he actually had no personal objection; that the only harm he'd ever suffered from Branch Jail escapees was articles of facility clothing thrown into his ir rigation ditch. He said he had participated in the protest only at the request of the Super VIsor. Whatever the true reason behind the deci sion, and no matter whether or not it was justified, the fact remains that the closest thing Fresno County ever had to a minor of fender rehabilitation center has been sold for a pittance, and an institution that had been growing and progressing and serving the people of the County for half a century was instantly destroyed. Mel Willmirth must be turning over in his grave. 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Smith Corr. Officer L. Siligan Corr. Officer D. Westburg Corr. Officer S. Wise Corr. Officer R. Del Mastro Sr. Jail Cook R. Martinez Jail Cook D. Hamill Jail Cook G. Rothbaler Jail Cook D. Guerra Laundry Supervisor R. Alvarez L. Lopez Stock Clerk Stock Clerk H. Nelson Rec. Therapist 115 Probation Departtnent by Don Hagner _ Chief Probation Officer No Longer Able To Do Its Job Editor's Note: Mr. Hagner responded to our request for information concerning the effect of Proposition 13 on his department by saying he had intended to personally prepare an article in a format suitable for publication, but due to "the impacts of budget cutbacks ...... there aren't enough of us to do all the things we'd like to do anymore. " That is certainly understandable, and perfectly illustrates the point we're trying to make with this year's edition of The Review. He did, however, respond to our three basic ques tions, and furnished a copy of his formal "state of the department" report to the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors and the Presiding Judge of The Superior Court. While not in conventional manuscript form, all the information we desired was included, and he couldn't have presented the ~ situation any more clearly and comprehensively with unlimited time to devote to writing a regular article. With only a minimum of editing to eliminate duplication, that information IS presented in Mr. Hagner's words. Question No. 1--What has been the overall effect of the proposition on the operation of your department? Since 1978 the department has lost ap proximately 14 management positions, in cluding the Assistant Chief Probation Of ficer. These reductions are a direct result of the passage of Prop. 13. Staff manpower has remained fairly constant until last year when we were forced to layoff 17 line staff posi tions. When the work force remains cons tant and the work load continually grows, the ratios become overwhelming and in Pro bation's case, nonsensical in some areas. The Fresno County Probation Department has lost its ability to provide surveillance and supervision for all the persons placed on probation by the courts. Through the use of a nationally validated classification system we supervise only selected probationers bas ed upon their likelihood to re-offend. Question No. 2--What innovative measures, other than merely reducing staff and curtailing services, have you taken to cope with the situation? I cannot overemphasize the significance of implementing the nationally validated classification system that we are using to day. It took approximately two years to do the necessary training and implementing. We are convinced that it's a good system, and it has provided a rationale for delivering surveillance services to select offenders and ignoring others. It is a key instrument in assisting us to do the best we can for public safety with diminished resources. We have continued our committment to office technology and automation even when the cost has threatened a great loss of personnel. We still have a long ways to go in this area, but we have made significant strides in the last four years in our use of technology. We have clarified in our minds what ser vices must receive top priority and what ser vices must receive a lesser priority. Top priority is pre-sentence investigations and reports to the Superior Court. Following that is our committment to administering safe, secure institutions for juveniles. With a committment to these two important areas, we have adversely affected our ability to provide supervision services to the offender 116 population. Given limited staff resources, it's clear in our minds that from a public safety standpoint priority must be given to the felons who are placed on probation rather than the misdemeanants, except in those select situations where sex offenses are involved. We have approximately 11,QDO adults on probation for drunk driving. Our efforts are focused primarily on holding them financially accountable, which means we go after their pocketbooks in an effort to collect fines imposed by the courts. About the only area in the Probation Department where treatment is done is in our juvenile in stitution. We are very proud of our efforts there, but people who think that probation offers a lot of treatment and advocacy for of fenders haven't looked at this county's Pro bation Department in a long while. Question No. 3--Where would your department be today if the proposition had not passed? In other words, what would you consider the ideal staff strength, etc., to pro vide an adequate level of service if adequate funds were available? This is a tricky question to answer. First of all, I am not convinced that all of the cuts ex perienced by the Probation Department are the result of the passage of Prop. 13. There is the possibility that even in a time of plenty, the Probation Department may not fare as well as some other agencies in the criminal justice system because each year the Board of Supervisors must set priorities for fun ding. It seems too simplistic to place all of the blame for Probation's funding woes on the passage of Prop. 13, although that cer tainly played a major role. I don't think we can ignore the over-crowding in the jail, the Superior Court order to depopulate the jail, and the community pressure to build another jail. Building and staffing jails carry huge price tags. Once the Board of Super visors becomes committed to this course of action, they must necessarily give it a higher priority than the funding of a Probation Department. What I am suggesting is that our present financial circumstances in the Probation Department are the result of a combination of the passage of Prop. 13 and the priorities that the Board of Supervisors have set since 1978. To answer the second part of your ques tion, I refer you to my memo to Supervisor Andreen and Judge Henry. That memo, entitled "Notification pur suant to section 131.7 of California Code of Civil Procedure", is quoted verbatim. Formal notification was provided on September 23, 1986, that staff and financial resources were inadequate to meet Proba tion's statutory and court ordered respon sibilities. Since that announcement, the situation has worsened. Layoffs this year af fected 17 positions in the Probation Depart ment, and the last of these staff losses was realized on November 16, 1987. The depart ment is adjusting to these layoffs, and the purpose of this communication is to notify you of the impact it's having on Probation's ability to serve the public. JZ\V UNIFORMS Law Enforcement • Postal. Industrial UNIFORMS,AND ACCESSORIES CUSTOM EMBROIDERY AVAILABLE LOGOS, SYMBOLS, ETC. 436-1199 6244 N. BLACKSTONE FRESNO, CA 93710 117 Adult Services There are approximately 16,000 adults on probation (not counting special functions like Work Furlough, Adult Offender Work Program, and Drug and Domestic Violence Diversion). Of this number, approximately 11,000 are on probation for drunk driving and misdemeanor violations. My comments will first address the predominantly felon population which is supervised by Field Ser vices, and then subsequently OWl/Misde meanor Bank cases. Field Services--Four of the seven deputies in this unit have case loads of approximately 100 offenders. These case loads are made up of sex offenders and others who have shown maximum potential for re-offending. The re maining three deputies have case loads of approximately 600 each. These case loads are made up of 100% felons. New, Used &Rebuilt Parts FOR TRUCKS. FARM EQUIPMENT • MACHINERY MOST TRANSMISSIONS & DIFFERENTIALS REBUilT WITHIN 72 hours. NEW & USED AXLE SHAFTS HUBS & DRUMS AXLE HOUSINGS TRUCK AND PICK·UP TRANSMISSION Repair or Replacemenl Rebuilt units Conversions REBUilT EXCHANGE UNITS: Clark New Process Fuller ~n':~~~~lional I233-5169 I Genefal Motors Specializing in transmission and rear end replacement and repair. V2 ton through Diesel REAR-ENO DIFFERENTIAL REPAIR, REBUILDING AND RATIO CHANGES. SINGLE SPEED -2 SPEEDICONVERSIONS, RINGS & PINION SETS. EATON ROCKWELL GENERAL MOTORS INTERNATIONAL FORD DODGE SPICER AMERICAN TRUCK PARTS AND REPAIR P.o. Box 2805.3599 South Highway 99 • FRESNO. CA 93745 OWl/Misdemeanor Bank--Staff cuts in this unit have reduced it to three deputies. These three deputies are responsible for almost 11,000 offenders. Approximately 90% of these offenders are drunk drivers and many are misdemeanants with treatment orders. Probation instructions are given to of fenders and specific directives regarding treatment are being provided. Fine amounts and payment schedules are set prior to plac ing case folders into file cabinets. We are unable to monitor an offender's compliance with court ordered treatment. We are unable to counsel these offenders or respond to their family/employer/inter ested others on the phone or in person. We are unable to appear in court or to pro vide information for the court in regard to an offender's violation of court orders. We are not requiring monthly reports since we do not have adequate manpower to review or file them. No further action is taken unless we become aware of a new arrest or failure to pay a court ordered fine. Juvenile Services Of 1,200 juvenile probation cases, approx imately 1,000 have been placed on a shelf in a "non-service" case load. We are unable to enforce orders of the court to actively pursue the cC)llection of vic tim restitution, enforce school attendance, or respond to family disfunction. We are unable to comply with the Health and Safety Code which requires automatic destruction of records after three years elapse following an arrest or conviction of violation of Section 11357 of the Health and Safety Code. We are unable to comply with the written notification to schools requirement contain ed in the Welfare and Institution Code on cases where a <l:hild is placed on probation and subsequently changes schools. Institution Services .Institution services are a high priority in the Probation Department. No positions were lost during recent budget proceedings, bl ec 0] a' ir [ s: fl ,ti S 2 ( ( ) 118 but closure of C. K. Wakefield was threaten ed. The Board of Supervisors"saved it" for one more year by reallocating AB 90 funds away from shelter care services and apply ing it to institution care. Fortunately, the Department of Social Services sustained shelter care services by extending funqing from its budget. . If delinquent youth are to be held accoun table, funding for programs like C. K. Wakefield and Project Pride must become stabilized. Institutional overcrowding has already resulted in shortening the duration of institutional program committments to 90 days. Even though this is a practice which I have sanctioned, I recognize .. tha t some children are being released at a time when they are still aggressive and present threats to community protection. Additionally, I am concerned that when 90 days is seen as too short a period of time to intervene effectively with a child's behavior, recommendations may be made that some of these children be inappropriately placed in group homes and foster homes. Already committments to the California Youth Authority have increased. Juvenile Hall was threatened with de certification in May, 1987. Construction must be planned for additional juvenile courtroom space and additional institution beds. Present facilities in both of these areas are inadequate to meet today's volume. Detention policies and committment pro grams have already been over manipulated in past attempts to address crowding issues. Family Court Services On December 15, 1987, the Board of Supervisors authorized funding for one Marriage and Family Counselor position through the Department of Social Services child abuse prevention monies. This action reinstated a position that earlier had been deleted. Increased work load volume and staffing shortages have created the following service deficiencies: We are unable to keep up with post court mediation referrals which results in a backlog of people awaiting these services. We are unable to provide timely responses to evaluation referrals. Backlogs in this area are presently such that persons must wait four months before Family Court staff can respond to their needs. We are unable to provide supervision ser vices to all cases referred by the court. Priori ty is given to those cases that appear to be in greatest need of supervision, and then supervision services are limited to six mon ths per client/family. We are unable to provide narrative reports on court mediation when mediation is un- FRESNO VALVES & CASTINGS, INC. Manufacturers of: IRRIGATION 'GATES & VALVES Also Brass &Aluminum Castings 834·2511 7736 E. SPRINGFIELD • SELMA, CA 119 successful. We are unable to submit typewritten reports in all instances. Clerical shortages are such that two-page mediation forms are now submitted in handwritten form. Resources Needed ,, Section 131.7 of the Code of Civil Pro cedure requires that the Chief Probation Of ficer specify what "resources are necessary in order that statutory or court ordered responsibilities can be properly discharged." The department uses a na tionally validated classification system which provides staff allocation guidance. Also, Section 1202.8 of the Penal Code states that the level of probation supervision in the County shall be determined by the County Probation Officer. In order to come into -------------------------------------~ THARP'S FARM SUPPLY (209) 659-2054 (209) 659-3997 1285 "N" Street, Firebaugh, California 93622 Bob Tharp (209) 659-1009 --------------~------------------~ M.W. TIRE Repair & Farm Service Farm & Domestic Sales 24 Hour Service -(209) 887-3274 If no answer, call: (209) 867-3317 6142 W. Laguna, Riverdale, CA 93656 Owned & Operated by Henry S. 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JAYNES If COMPANY Complete Auto and Truck Reconstruction Specialist Truck Body Building -24 Hour Tow Service 136 North Thorne 233-3241 AUTO GLASS INSTALLED Jim'S Body Shop 10623 S. Frankwood Avenue Reedley, CA 93654 Jim Sasaki, Owner Phone 638-1811 D&R Tire & Automotive Service Center Tires -Brakes Front End Tune-Up Air Condo 901 "M" Street • Fresno, CA 93721 Phone (209) 266-6060 STAIGER CONSTRUCTION CO. PHONE 275-2269 P.O. BOX 9811 FRESNO, CALIF. 93794 120 Attorney's Office District Poverty Strikes There, Too District Attorney Ed Hunt says the effect of proposition 13 on his department has been so devastating that it can no longer properly fulfill its primary function of pro secuting those accused of crimes. He has lost one Chief Deputy and one Senior Deputy, and even with that reduction in his ad ministrative staff he and its remaining members have to help out the trial attorneys in routine court proceedings that the ad ministrative staff shouldn't have to bother with. Some trial attorneys may have as many as forty preliminary hearings schedul ed for nne week. In the past two years he has lost seven deputy positions, and there has been a fifty-four per cent increase in the case load. At one time during the budget process the C.A.O.'s office indicated it might be necessary to reduce his staff by fourteen attorneys. Had that happened his office would have been forced to reduce or eliminate service to the justice courts, and would have had to handle all misdemeanor trials, arraignments, and preliminary hear ings in municipal court. To ease the criminal case load to some degree two attorneys have been transferred from the less vital but still important Business Affairs Unit to the criminal team. One of them is to be replaced March 1. There is enough business in the unit for three at torneys and a full time investigator. There is also a shortage of criminal in vestigators, with only fourteen to serve sixty attorneys. The recommended ratio is two to three; that is, there should be forty in vestigators for maximum effectiveness. The number of support staff has been reduced by six, resulting in delays in attorneys getting their clerical work done. So far anyway, no one who deserved to be prosecuted has actually gone free due to a shortage of trial attorneys and other person nel and the resulting difficulty in preparing' for trial. However, due to necessary prioritizing, 'Cases are settled by a plea to a lesser crime than that charged so the time and effort that would be devoted to prepara tion and trial can be applied to more serious cases. There are also instances where a con victed defendant may not receive as heavy a sentence as he deserves because there hasn't been time to research his background thoroughly to discover prison priors or other enhancements. For instance, a prior conviction may not have come to the atten tion of the prosecuting attorney in time for it to be included in the complaint or informa tion when it is filed with the court. Mr. Hunt would like for his office to be able to devote more time to crimes where some money could be generated to help defray the costs of prosecution, such as ma jor narcotics cases where forfeiture of money involved can be ordered by the court, or crimes where a heavy fine could be levied to help repay the costs of investigation and prosecution, and at the same time enhance the punishment. He says that even a somewhat lengthy jail sentence alone is not a sufficient deterrent for crimes where a large amount of money is involved. The criminal may consider it worth risking two or three years in jail to illegally get his hands on a large sum of maney. The only other practical deterrent would be to substantially increase the possible sentence. He suggests that life imprisonment without possibility of parole for a second conviction of selling nar cotics would be appropriate. He would also like to have an active forgery and bad check prosecution team, which he does not now have manpower for, because he says that writers of bad checks steal more money than all other criminals combined, However, because it is not a crime of violence it has to be placed low on the priority list when budgetary shortages are a vital considera tion. 121 He sees the need for a legislative expert to act as liaison between his office and the legislature, keeping him and his staff in formed regarding developments in the legislature that would be pertinent to their interests, and advising the legislature of any specific needs in the way of legislation. He cites as an example of lack of communication with the legislature the local arrest, and resulting dilemma, last year of a prostitute who committed an act of prostitution know ing she was infected with the A.I.D.S. virus. There was no law on the books to cover that particular situation; she couldn't be charged with attempted murder, even though she had knowingly and willingly endangered the life of her client. A necessary element of that crime is specific intent to cause death. The only two choices were plain prostitution or exposing another to a communicable disease, both misdemeanors. Had there already been someone in a position to keep the legislature informed as to developing trends and needs in the area of prosecution, VIE-DEL COMPANY 1 1903 South Chestnut 834-2525 FRESNO, CALIFORNIA -.----------------------------------~ "Manufacturers and Distributors of Quality Truck. Trailer and Refuse Equipment" RUCKSTELL CALIFORNIA SALES CO.. INC. R. H. 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Yosemite, Madera -674-8583 DRUG FAIR Complete Pharmacy Open 9 a.m. to midnight Located at OLIVE AND VAN NESS PHONE 233-2118 123 Around the County Because the overall theme of The Review this year is the effect of proposition 13 on the local criminal justice system, in January a let ter was sent to the county's chiefs of police, asking each of them to consider what the ef fect had been on his department, and what innovative measures or changes in policy, other than merely curtailing services, he had taken to cope with the situation. The answers, received for the most part in per sonal interviews with the chiefs in late February, were quite interesting and varied. They ranged all the way from virtually no ef fect at all to one so serious as to threaten de activation of the police department, as has already happened in Orange Cove and Parlier. Overall, the results of our survey seemed to indicate that while all police departments were affected to some degree, most didn't suffer the devastating effect experienced by the sheriff's department. That is probably because city government doesn't have the state mandated programs county govern ment has to contend with, nor so many ex penditures that are made the responsibility of the county by either law or tradition. Fur thermore, a city has more latitude in devis ing ways to generate revenue. Therefore, whether the effect of proposition 13 on a city police department is negligible or extreme depends on the overall economic condition Growers, Shippers and Distributors of the "GOLDEN TREA T" BRAND PAPPAS & COMPANY, INC. 655-4282 SALES PHONE: 655-4277 P.O. BOX 477 • MENDOTA, CALIFORNIA 93640 McLEOD FORD Sales & Service "The Valley's Fairest Dealer" 867-3549 Riverdale of the city. If it is in a heavy growth cycle, or has a tax base supported by thriving in dustry, the loss of property tax revenue due to proposItion 13 can be absorbed without undue hardship. However, if city growth is static, and the businesses that contribute a substantial percentage of the city's budget in the form of sales tax are suffering, proposi tion 13 will have a substantial adverse effect. We are sorry this survey contains no infor mation regarding the Mendota Police Department. Several telephone calls and a visit to the department evoked only the in formation that Chief Joe Trejo was hospitalized and no one knew when he would return to duty, nor did anyone seem willing to talk about his illness or to speak on his behalf regarding the department. We didn't think it would be proper to bother him in his hospital room; Review writers aren't as rude as television journalists. We wish Chief Trejo a speedy recovery, and apologize because a quickly approaching deadline precluded a follow-up to our initial attempt to get information about his depart ment. From other sources we learned that veteran Lieutenant Vernon Banta has left the department to accept an appointment as chief of police in Dorris, in Siskiyou County just a few miles from the Oregon line. We wish him well in that endeavor. f-~~S MANUFACTURING CO., INC. j MANUFACTURERS OF PAPER PRODUCTS HOME OFFICE 9 ADAMS AVENUE 2200 SOUTH RESERVOIR ST. PO BOX 309 POMONA. CALIFORNIA 91766 FOWLER, CALIF 93625 (714) 591-1733 (209) 834-2571 Haupt Brothers Land Leveling and Laser Planing 846-9722 or 846-8758. Kerman, California il ( iJ f, F t t s 1 i .( J 124 Clovis Police Deparltnent Chief of Police Gerald T. Galvin resigned in April of 1987 to accept an appointment as Chief of Police in Vallejo. He was succeeded in September by Joseph 1. Maskovich, wllo for the past six years had been Chief of Police in Arcata, in Humboldt County. He had begun his law enforcement career with that department in 1971. Prior to that he served in the Viet Nam conflict as a helicopter pilot. Chief Maskovich has a bachelor's degree in Wildlife Management from Humboldt State University, and a master's degree in Public Administration from the University of Southern California. He has also completed the Executive Development Course and the Command College, both sponsored by the California Peace Officers · Standards and Training program. Because of his relatively brief tenure with the department, and the fact the information we desired covered the past ten years, Chief Maskovich asked Lieutenant James Zulim, the department administrative officer, to respond to our questions. Lieutenant Zulim stated that proposition 13 didn't have an immediate adverse impact on the department because in 1978 depart ment strength hadn't kept pace with the ci ty's rapid growth, and it was already operating on such a low budget there was no fat to trim. That year the department had a ratio of 1.49 sworn officers per 1000 popula tion. That shrank successively over the next few years to 1.43 in 1979, 1.35 in 1980, and to 1.33 in 1982 and 1983. The current ratio has gone back up slightly to 1.36, but is still far below the national average of 2.1 and the state average of 2.0 per 1000 population in cities of comparative size. Even though the ratio of officers per population continued to decrease, there were no lay-offs, reclassifications, or elimination of positions. Overall department strength has increased since 1978 from forty one to fifty-seven sworn officers. That is because the city continues to grow, primari ly through annexation of prime residential areas. That growth has been welcomed by the department, in spite of the fact it has in creased the need for police services, with more people to serve and more territory to patrol. Fortunately, none of the areas annex ed have been low income or potential trou ble spots, and the department has managed to cope with the extra load without undue difficulty. The department has a reserve force of about 25 officers, and could use double that number. Because of increasingly stringent state imposed qualifications for reserve of ficers, requiring a higher degree of training than was once required of regular officers, it is becoming more difficult all the time to at tract suitable reserve candidates. In Clovis reserves are used only for the annual rodeo and other special events that temporarily in crease manpower needs, and don't replace regular officers in routine assignments as they sometimes do in other departments. They do, however, regularly work with regular officers in a back-up and training capacity. The Clovis Rodeo, which in past years tended to attract an undesirable element and was a perennial police problem has changed for thE: better in recent years. That is pro bably due to a more professional police ap proach to the problem. The department gives much of the credit for its success with limited resources to an active Neighborhood Watch program, and to the recently established positions of Com munity Service Officer. As in other depart ments, such non-sworn but trained person nel handle routine matters not requiring the attention of a sworn officer, thus freeing them for the more complex police tasks. The first two C.S.O.s were hired in January, and there are plans to add three or four: more in the next fiscal year. 125 , Coalinga mPolice Departtnent pI The big news concerning the Coalinga Police Department is the retirement of Chief James Henry, effective in late March. He started his law enforcement career as a reserve with the department twenty-seven years ago, and has been chief since 1980. He is something of a rarity in the law enforce ment profession, in that he is retiring as chief of police in the city where he was born and grew up. He and his wife have a vaca tion home at Morro Bay where they'll spend a great deal of time, and he says he may eventually begin a second career in another field. In our interview, Chief Henry expressed great satisfaction that he would be leaving the department in good, stable condition. Both he and Officer Mert Carlson, who par ticipated in the interview, said that while the effects of proposition 13 had been felt, the department had managed to continue to provide an adequate level of service to the community. The first year after the proposi tion's passage there was no salary increase for department personnel, but there has been a modest raise each year since then, perhaps not as much as the officers would have liked, but probably as much as they'd ~ have received had reduced tax revenue loss not been a factor. The financial picture for the city is not bad, considering what it could have been in view of certain drastic events of the past decade. The slump in oil prices hasn't affected the local economy to any appreciable degree; most of the firms operating there are engag ed ih rejuvenation of old oil wells by the in duction of steam, and are still operating at full capacity. Some tax revenue was lost due to the great earthquake of a few years ago, because not all of the destroyed business buildings were re-built. Still, the situation isn't all good. For in stance, the county has built a $132,000 holding facility with a capacity of eighteen inmates on the police department lot. The arrangement was that it could be used by both the police department and sheriff's of ficers working in the area, with the police department's contribution to the cost the sup plying supervision and monitoring when prisoners are being held. It is ready for use, except for one vital factor. The city doesn't have the money to purchase a closed circuit television system to do the monitoring, and personal supervision by an officer would be even more expensive. There is hope for considerable improve ment in the city's financial picture. Plans are under way for the city to build a "return to custody" facility on the outskirts of town, to be operated by the city under contract with the California Department of Corrections, to hold non-violent parole violators. That is ex pected to be a major source of new'revenue for the city, with the police department ex pected to get a fair share. In spite of the financial crunch, the depart ment has managed to lower the city's overall crime rate. In January there was only one residential burglary reported, compared to twenty-six in January of 1987. Both figures are exceptional, of course, but overall the reduction is significant. That situation is at tributed at least partially to the success of Neighborhood Watch groups, and other programs fostering citizen awareness and involvement. Chief Henry and his depart ment recognize the need for understanding and cooperation between a police agency and the citizens it serves and protects, and that such shared effort is a two-way street. If citizens are expected to participate in police department activity, then police officers must participate in community affairs. In that spirit of mutual interest, members of the Coalinga Police Officers Association and the West Hills Police Officers Association, the latter made up of law enforcement person nel from various agencies op~rating in the area, sponsor a program to send several underprivileged children to camp each sum- CO "] ar d~ d. re Ja oj w w ir rE al e4 d b 126 mer. Three times a year the two associations prepare a free pancake breakfast for the community's senior citizens, with all the 1/ makin'sl! donated by local business firms and individuals. There has even been a bit of growth in the department in recent years. A full ttme detective position has been established, cur rently filled by Officer Alan Chappel. In January of this year he cleared forty per cent of the cases assigned to him, a record for which most detectives in larger departments would be most grateful. Plans for the future include the addition of a full time school resources officer. It is hoped that will help alleviate the city's drug problem, by educating youngsters about drugs and diverting them away.from its use before they become involved. The city's drug problem is Saluting the Fresno County Deputy Sheriffs REMCO CONSTRUCTION GENERAL BUILDING & ENGINEERING 816 LINCOLN AVE. • CLOVIS ATTARIAN ORIENTAL RUGS Persian -Chinese -Indian Hand-Crafted Rugs ALSO Custom Area Rugs -Any Size -Any Color CLOSED SATURDAY 1_N. HUGHES PH. 237-0732 COMPLIMENTS OF THE MERCHANTS ASSOCI'ATION CREDIT SERVICE BUREAU 442-6900 serious, but not any more so than in any other city of comparable size. The police department is handicapped in its efforts to combat it because in a small community all the officers are well known, and standard in filtration and undercover tactics aren't prac tical. The department therefore leaves such operations to the Special Investigation Detail of the sheriff's department, and is concern ed about that unit's future ability to help out, due to budget cuts in the sheriff's department. It appears that Chief Henry is well justified in his opinion that he is leaving a department that is doing its job in spite of adversity. He is to be commended and con gratulated for providing the leadership that has made that condition possible. C. W. Jessen Construction Co. 827 E. Princeton Ave., Fresno, Calif. 93704 224-0487 C. W. (Chris) Jessen State Lie. No. 271384 - DALE ELECTRIC, INC. Electrical Contractor COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL WIRING * State License No. 378880 HELEN MECARTEA, Owner Shop & Office-1308 Iota Ave., Fresno. 264-1831 R. J. WAYTE & SONS Safway Steel Scaffolds CONTRACTOR'S EQUIPMENT Service You Can Rely On 2020 WINERY • FRESNO 255·1631 127 Firebaugh ' Police Departtnent The interview with Chief Rod Lake of the Firebaugh Police Department was a somewhat gloomy experience. Although the chief appears to be a cheerful and optimistic young man, at the present time he doesn't have a great deal to be cheerful and op timistic about, at least as far as his depart ment is concerned. About the only good news he's had recently is that after serving as acting chief for more than a year, due to the illness of Chief Howard Manes, he has finally been appointed to the position in his own right. However, he doesn't know if it will last; in a few months there may be no need for a police chief in the city of Firebaugh. The city has a proposal on the June ballot to impose a ten per cent utility tax to raise desperately needed operating revenue. If it doesn't pass, there's a good possibility the city will follow the lead of Orange Cove and Parlier, and contract with the sheriff's department for police service. Chief Lake doesn't attribute all the city's financial woes to proposition 13, but believes the situation has resulted from a combination of those property tax restric tions and the generally poor agriculture bas ed economy. The city has little industry, and growth in recent years has been almost non existent. A major source of income has been sales tax from the two large farm equipment dealerships in town, and with the depressed farm economy, sales of equipment have been very slow. To compound matters, the city became involved in a financially disastrous attempt to bailout a developer who had started a major project and was financially unable to complete it. Shortly after proposition 13 was passed KIMMERLE BROS., INC. HYDRAULIC -PNEUMATIC SALES AND SERVICE BARRY L. BARISIC RON BLANKINSHIP 337 M Street, Fresno, CA 93721 • (209) 233-1278 one of the department's ten officers resign ed, and was never replaced. In 1982 two more posictions were abolished. Department strength has remained at seven since then, with no new equipment, and no capital im provements. This year money was allocated for a computer that would have enhanced the department's capability, but before it was purchased the funds had to be diverted to operating expenses. Only by extensive use of reserve officers has the department been able to provide an acceptable level of service. Reserve officers handle all special assignments, and often work regular patrol shifts. Chief Lake recognizes the need for and value of such crime prevention and discouragement pro grams as Neighborhood Watch, Juvenile Resources Officer, and School Visitation, but they are luxuries he can scarcely afford. He can barely provide the usual called-for services and investigate reported crimes. The one bright spot in the picture is a negative one; lack of growth in the city has meant no Significant increase in need for police services or rise in the crime rate. Neither Chief Lake nor his personnel have given up hope. They're doing a good job of providing the best police service possible with the limited resources available, and are looking forward to the day when the Firebaugh Police Department can once again be a vibrant, progressive organization. The one bit of genuine good news we heard in Firebaugh is that former Chief Manes is recovering nicely from his heart at tack, and although not expected to be able to return to law enforcement, will live a reasonably normal and active life. JIM'S PLACE LIVE 5 NI-GHTS MUSIC AWEEK 430 CLOVIS AVE.• CLOVIS. 299-2597 128 FRESNO TRUCK CENTER DISTRIBUTORS OF Autocar • Freightliner Trucks Sales • Parts· Service 2707 S. East Ave. Fresno 486·4310 VALLEY TRUCK PAINTING PPG DELTRON SPECIALISTS Since 1969 233·5179 3397 E. 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(:t\ 8:14-2362 129 FOlVler Police Deparltnent Chief Jim Martin may have the smallest police department in Fresno County, but there's nothing small about its effective~ess. The primary effect of proposition 13' has been to preclude the addition of a badly needed seventh officer. Department strength has remained at six officers for several years, which is barely enough to pro vide minimum patrol coverage, with only one patrolman to cover the entire city much of the time. In the interest of officer safety and because of the increased case load, dou ble coverage is usually provided at night. Sick leave and vacation replacement is handled by reserve officers. With no new industry coming in, the city has attempted to increase its tax base through annexation. This has created some well publicized controversy with the city of Selma. Several years ago the two cities agreed on Springfield A venue as a future dividing line. However, attempts by the city of · Fowler to annex beyond Manning Avenue, a half mile north of Springfield, have been protested by the city of Selma on the claim conditions have changed since the original agreement was made, and Selma's " sphere of influence now extends north to Manning. In other attempts at revenue enhance ment, the city has increased certain fees, but not to an exorbitant degree. Fees for finger printing for job application and other citizen requested non-criminal reasons is only $5.00, and those requesting copies of acci dent reports are charged only $2.50. The city of Fowler has no jail, which Chief Martin believes is a deterrent to minor crime among local citizens. They know that if ar rested they'll be booked into the county jail in Fresno, and when released on bail or cita tion a few hours later will have to arrange their own transportation home. An estimated eighty per cent of those arrested in Fowler are from such neighboring com munities as Laton, Riverdale, Selma, and Parlier. The chief says there has been a marked increase in the influx of troublemakers from Parlier since the Parlier Police Department folded, and the sheriff's department forced a couple of the more rowdy bars in that city to close. Fowler's most spectacular crime of 1987 in volved a young man from Parlier who entered a Fowler bar and caught his girlfriend flirting with another man. He left the bar, returned a short time later with a gun, shot his rival for the woman's affec tions, then her, killing them both instantly. An unarmed security guard employed by the bar grabbed the gunman from behind, pinning his upper arms to his sides. The gunman, bending his gun arm at the elbow, reached over his shoulder and attempted to aim at the security guard's head. However, in a bizarre exhibition of instant justice, either through accident or miscalculation regarding his aim, the gun went off when pointed at his head, and he killed himself. Justice was thus served without the expense of a trial and the tr!-evitable argument over the suitability of capital punishment. Another murder in Fowler last year in volved two farm laborers who walked into town to cash their checks, and while walk ing along the railroad tracks back to their camp became involved in an argument and one strangled the other. The suspect was ap prehended within hours. There have been only five homicides in Fowler in the twelve years Martin has been chief, and one of them was ruled justifiable. All the suspects were identified, with only one escaping ar rest, by fleeing to Mexico. There were 444 ar rests in 1987, most of them for misde meanors. The city has a very stable crime rate, averaging one burglary per month. In both the F.B.I. and C.I.I. (California) list of indexed crimes, Fowler ranks lowest in the state. . Chief Martin gets maximum utilization from his limited manpower and resources. a: h P SI ~ C4 a D 130 -- '; ~i'~~·~-~:1¥;;:t~~~~1.~1~m~f.~A~1.~6~~'.:;~.~~,~~rtff~~\0~~:~~.~rl~~~¢:~;'f;~r:i7JtjJ~?}<~~~~~~~.·i~~~J[~;:~~~~~~!tir~~~1i~~~'\tw.~~~~ He has managed to assign one man to duty as juvenile officer two days per month. He has nothing but praise for the juvenile population in the city, saying that very seldom does one run afoul of the law. As with adults, most of the juvenile offenders coming to the attention of his department are from out of town. He recognizes the need for, and tries to maintain, an active Neighborhood Watch program, but finds it difficult without suffi cient manpower to visit and work with the citizens a sufficient amount of time to keep them interested. There is no doubt proposition 13 has adversely affected the Fowler Police Depart ment. However, Chief Jim Martin and his personnel seem to be coping with the situa tion quite well, inspired by the hope that someday conditions will improve. FRESNO MERCHANTS PATROL (FORMER MERCHANTS ASSN. OF FRESNO PATROL] ESTABLISHED 1945 Business Calls, Mailing EDGAR GROVE 4161 W. McKinley Manager Fresno, Calif. 93711 24 Hour Phone 275-4500 FRESNO MUFFLER SERVICE Mufflers -Exhaust Pipes -Tail Pipes Shock Absorbers Mas. Yamamoto, Owner 2115 "H" St., Fresno 266-7076 SCHEDLER'S ENGINE REBUILDING AND SUPPLY, INC. 624 BROADWAY • FRESNO • 268-5091 D. PAPAGNI FRUIT CO. Phone 299-2541 CLOVIS QUALITY SIGNS and SCREEN PRINTING o SANDBLASTED SIGNS 0 REAL ESTATE SIGNS o PLASTIC SIGNS 0 MAGNETIC SIGNS o WINDOW LETTERING 0 BANNERS o DECALS 0 WALL SIGNS 268·3778 1934 East Home Avenue, Fresno, CA RON & MARY BEAUCHAMP Cont. Lie. #479494 FRESNO AG HARDWARE "You Can Always Get It At Fresno Ag" 4550 N. Blackstone at Gettysburg 224-6441 KEARNEY'S MANUFACTURING & K. P. IRON FOUNDRY INC. Fresno -233-2591 E. Vine Ave. & So . Dearing Ave. SoP.S.P., Inc. Specialists in High Risk Insurance 922 N. VAN NESS FRESNO, CA 93728 485-3270 FRESNO PAPER BOX CO., INC. Manufacturers of Folding Cartons Die Cutting Jobbers of Stock Corrugated Cases 2192 S. Railroad Ave. • Fresno • 485-9120 Compliments of A. F. Mendes & Son Dairy 867-3816 22700 So. Cornelia Ave. Riverdale 131 Huron scPolice Deparltnent ir The Huron Police Department had a rough time in 1987, their troubles at least indirectly due to the budget limitations of proposition 13. For about five months, shortly after.·mov ing into the new building they had waited for for years, the department suspended operations, the city finding itself without liability insurance and unable to afford to purchase it at standard rates. Huron even tually managed to obtain adequate in surance through a po01 arrangement with other cities, similar to group life insurance, that substantially lowered rates. The police department was re-activated in November. By that time, however, Chief Jojola and most of his officers had found other employment, so it was necessary to recruit an entire new department. Only one former Huron officer was re-hired, and he stayed just a few weeks. t] The new chief is David Deleon, who had t, been since 1983 an administrative lieutenant d in the Sanger Police Department. He began B his law enforcement career with the los a Angeles County Sheriff's Department in ~ 1961, and in 1971 went to the Chino Police Department. There, as a detective sergeant, he was in charge of a nine man homicide detail. In addition to their more routine duties it was their responsibility to in vestigate homicides occuring in the Chino state prison. Some of Chief Deleon's methods seem a bit unorthodox, and wouldn't work for every police agency. They seem to be work ing quite effectively for him. For instance, part of his sixteen-officer reserve force is composed of officers who worked as reserves for him in Chino, and still live in that area. They frequently drive the several hundred mile round trip to work as "weekend warriors" for the Huron police department, and not in any glamorous or particularly interesting assignment. They usually work foot patrol in high crime areas. Although he personally wears an impec cably neat full uniform when on duty, he says he has a somewhat relaxed uniform policy for his officers, telling them he is more concerned about their getting the job done properly than in whether or not all are dressed exactly alike. Perhaps because of that attitude, the department has attracted Chief of Police Police Officer Juvenile Officer Police Officer David DeLeon Kevin L. Ebright Johnny Jimenez George Valdez 132 c Police Officers. Left to Right: Larry Sambrano, Michelle Rogers, Mike Hardin, Pamela Baldwin some extraordinarily well qualified officers in its brief period of re-building. Among them is a former homicide investigator with twenty-seven years experience in a larger department, an ex-captain in the Green Berets with Viet Nam combat experience, and an officer who took third place in the National Rifle Championship match a year or so ago. Seven of the department's officers a time in Huron as the cotton picking season was before the introduction of the mechanical picker eliminated the need for a vast army of migrant workers. . Perhaps Chief DeLeon's most striking in novation is in the area of community in volvement. Inoaddition to an active program of working with the city's youth, in which all his officers are involved, he personally Police Officer Tim Supple are certified as narcotics experts. Former sheriff's correctional officer Tim Supple is now a Huron police officer, and serves as the department's jailer and range master. Among the improvements made in the re building process was the conversion of an old ambulance into a paddy wagon that may be used as a portable holding facility when all the bars are busy during the lettuce harvest season. The new building has a modem holding facility with two large cells that could accommodate several inmates each, but it might not always be sufficient. Lettuce harvest season can be just as rowdy Police Dispatchers. Left to Right: Marisella Corona, Sandra Pimentel, Ida Caldera conducts a weekly counseling session for the community's adults. Each Thursday after noon his office is open to any person or family that has a problem they want to talk about, whether or not there is criminal ac tivity involved, or it has anything to. do with law enforcement. He considers the program an effective public relations tool, and a 133 , -- necessary resource for the community because so many of the residents speak only Spanish, and have difficulty understanding some of the laws and customs of this coun try. The chief assists them in preparing im migration documents, advises them regar ding points of law and culture they may not understand, and on occasion even provides some marital counseling. Sometimes his ~ounseling sessions run well into the even mg. The city of Huron not only has a new Woolf Farming Co. of California, Inc. P.O. BOX 215 HURON American National Bank Don Merigian Vice President Manager 13356 So, Henderson Caruthers. California 93609 209-864-3286 McCarthy Farming 6226 West Elkhorn. Caruthers police department in a new building, but several new faces in city government, in cluding a progressive city manager. Several new homes are in the planning phase or under construction, and new packing houses and a shopping center will soon add to the tax obase. In spite of the fact proposi tion 13 has contributed substantially to the Huron Police Department's problems in the past, Chief Deleon is very optimistic about the department's future. AUTHORI ZED SALES g SER VICE TERMINAL AIR BRAKE SUPPLY 2475 SOUTH CHERRY AVENUE. FRESNO, CA 93706 Special/zing in Sales & Service for: BRAKES -LIGHTS -ELECTRICAL & EXHAUST COMPLETE BRAKE REPAIR SHOP SINCE 1941 486-8480 California Industrial Rubber Co. Everything That's Ru bber Belting -Hose -Clothing -Boots -Gloves -Matting Tubing -Sponge -Buckets -Gaskets -Aprons -Sheets Belt Lace -Splicing & Repair Asbestos & Synthetic Packing 2728 S. Cherry Ave. 2'68-7321 Lloyd's AUTOWERKSTATT Specializing in Repair of All German Cars & Datsun-Toyota 237-5924 & 237-0477 1426 N. BLACKSTONE AVE. FRESNO tt £E h y P P tl s £ f t s c ~ ( 134 Kennan Police Department Chief of Police Kenneth Stafford reports the city of Kerman is thriving, and the ef fects of proposition 13 on his department have been negligible. In the 1982-83 fiscal year budget one sworn and one non-sworn position were eliminated, but the non-sworn position has since been replaced. The loss of the sworn position left the department strength at thirteen officers, and had the ef fect of reducing the officer/population ratio from three officers per thousand citizens to two and one-half per thousand, which is the state average for cities of Kerman's size. Since that time the chief has presented to the council a realistic budget each year, and usually gets what he asks for. The council obviously appreciates the fact he never asks for anything he doesn't really need or can't to typical thereot . justify. In addition to two new cars each year, the department has recently acquired a modern computer system, and new sidearms for the officers. There has been no reduction in level of service; the department still takes reports on and investigates to the extent possible very minor crimes. The crime rate remains stable and at an acceptable level. In the few years he has been at Kerman Chief Stafford had brought professionalism what was previously an effective but small town department operating more on tradition and reaction to the events of the moment rather than modern scientific principles. Among his accomplishments has been the establishment of a sophisticated statistics system, with the help of the new computer, to replace the old system, or lack that depended primarily on guesswork. Chief Stafford gives much of the credit for the department's success and sound finan cial condition to good, conservative city management. Although there has been steady growth, there has been no ma development, new industry, or extensive '~A'''''·\.H to increase the city's tax base. But, as he half jokingly remarked, "I don't know where the money comes from, but it's always there when we need it." That statement is borne out by a look at department budget figures. The first year of proposition 13' s existence there was a significant decrease. With the exception of fiscal years 82-83 and 83-84, when there was a slight decrease from the year before, the budget has grown substantially each year, with an overall average increase of almost twenty-five hundred dollars per year for the past ten years. Although not planning on it soon, Chief Stafford has hopes for the eventual con struction of a new police headquarters building, to replace the present inconve nient arrangement whereby his office is in the city halt separate from the building out of which his officers work. That arrange ment is bound to have some psychological effect; a feeling of not being in total control or always on top of things, as well as a slight feeling of serving under absentee leadership on the part of the officers. However, it has not affected Chief Stafford's ability from a practical standpoint to lead his department in a very professional manner, nor that of his officers to respond to that leadership. LARRY 5. KELLEY Certified Public Accountant Personalized Tax Service for Law Enforcement 200 W. Bullard Ave., Ste. E-2, Clovis, 299-8220 JAYNES & COMPANY Complete Auto and Truck Reconstruction Specialists Truck Body Building -24 Hour Tow S~rvice 136 North Thorne 233-3241 135 , Kingsburg Police Departlllent Chief James Taylor says his department maintained an adequate level of service for the first five years under proposition 13, thanks to annual infusions of state bailout money. Since those grants to local agencies have been discontinued, the department has suffered. For the first fiscal year with no bailout money he was asked to reduce his budget by sixty thousand dollars; not a great amount in a larger department but an astronomical figure for a city of just over six thousand population with a police depart ment of a dozen officers. The next year a fur ther reduction of ten thousand dollars was necessary. The results of those cuts was some real belt tightening. The detective unit was tem porarily eliminated, and follow up investiga tions are now handled by patrol officers, in between the primary duties of responding to calls. A one-man patrol car policy was in itiated, standard practice in larger depart ments where there are always other units nearby, but a definite hazard to officer safety in a small department where help may not be so readily available. Automobiles are be ing driven far beyond their economical operating life, even though maintenance standards had to be lowered. Officers joked of what they termed a Kingsburg oil change, draining the oil from one automobile and putting it into another. There have been no capital improvements in recent years. With a salary scale already the lowest of any city police department in the county, including financially troubled Huron, the first year of the crunch salaries were frozen. Chief Taylor has high praise for his personnel over their reaction to that unwelcome development. To a man they displayed an extraordinary degree of understanding and loyalty to the' depart ment and the community. There was no sick-out, no blue flu, no slowdown, no ex cessive griping or protest. The Chief also gives credit to the city coun cil bu asi to~ aVi wi ba the co: ty' co re: W ev nE f th eel pt 136 cil for their wise and prudent reaction to the budget crisis. Political differences were put aside and all council members worked together to decide how to use the revenue available in the best interests of the city as a whole. There was no rush to expand the tax base by hurried approval of development that might not have been beneficial to the community in the long run. Instead, the ci ty's normal policy of carefully planned and controlled growth was continued. The Kingsburg Police Department had always relied heavily on the use of its reserve officers to help police the annual Watermelon Festival and other special events where additional manpower was needed. Prior to the financial crisis reserve officers were paid a nominal amount for their services. That policy had to be discon tinued, and the reserves asked to donate . their services. The general response was similar to that of regular officers to the salary freeze, understanding and uncomplaining compliance. The department can still de pend on reserves to help out when needed, even if they aren't being paid. There is also heavy reliance on Neighborhood Watch groups, and other community involvement in the effort to prevent or at least discourage crime. Community response to the department's budget problem has been gratifying in other ways. There have been actual cash dona tions to fund special programs, including a sizeable donation from the Kingsburg Lions Club to enable the department to continue funding its Explorer Scout Program. While the department's budget problems are far from being solved, it appears the worst may be over. The salary freeze has been lifted, and last year department per sonnel received a substantial raise. The com ing year will be a lean one, but succeeding years may bring substantial improvement in the city's economic situation. There are plans to attract more tourist stopover by an expansion of the community's Swedish Village theme, including attempts to attract itldustry related to that theme. Other new commercial development is being planned that will broaden the tax base. While such growth will increase tax revenue, it will also eventually increase the need for police services. Chief Taylor recognizes that fact, and is keeping his fingers crossed that the budget relief won't be only temporary. Optimism in that regard is reflected in the following remarks by Chief Taylor. Greetings and Valkommen from the beautiful Swedish Village of Kingsburg! This year promises to be very exciting as Kingsburg has been declared a Jubilee City by King Carl Gustaf in com memoration of the year long "New Sweden 88 Festival. " Kingsburg is taking on a new look thanks to the marketing our unique opportunities to Swedish and local business interests through the City Council and the newly formed Kingsburg Economic Development Corporation. The community is beginning to grow and the Kingsburg Police Department plans to meet that growth with its same unique brand of friendly community oriented law enforcement. Kingburg officers are specifically selected to be firm but fair, while displaying a concerned sensitivity to the \ \j. -'"~, ~!JF\'-c,,/~~~"/;.\ r -' r:;.::; V \J'I'~ ( /lyr("(" FeminI ne Fashionahle ·Functionai A handy Ilghtweighl. strong. and allrac(ive melal 1001 at your fingertips. Leiter Opener. Puillop Opener (saves nails). Half Llfler. Cuticle Groomer. Windshield Frost Scraper. And More Send SS.j!.o (Cal;( R'<.> add 3.oe taxi Check' or M.O. each to: Welbert Enterpl"lselit, Inc.• 3127 E. Belmont, Fresno. CA. 93702. Please Rush me D ~·tch Cat K;:c~:~~~:~' ...1$-....,...---, NAME ADDRESS 137 needs of the community. Our selection process in cludes members of the community sitting as raters for officer and dispatcher oral boards, as well as a unique and innovative all day assess ment center test which rates each candidate in a number of key performance areas which we feel are critical to meet the needs of the entire com munity. The year 1987 proved to be very positive for the department as Part I crimes were reduced from 227 to 211 with thefts constituting our major crime problem. There were 6,032 calls for service and 117 traffic accidents investigated. Kingsburg officers recovered more than $100,000 in stolen property, cleared 99 cases, issued more citations and made more arrests than any other time in the department's history. This aggressive patrol policy culminated in no reported burglaries, thefts or robberies for the entire month of December, traditionally one of the busiest times of the year. The Police Department continues to offer the community a full range of services including 24 hour emergency dispatching, a detective, a Youth Diversion Officer, a K-9 program, the Take Home Patrol Car Plan which keeps marked police units in operation on the streets both on and off duty, 24 hour supervision by a ranking Sergeant or above, Kingsburg Police Explorer Post #245, the Community Service Officer Program, Neighborhood Watch and an elite unit of Reserve Police Officers and Reserve Dispatchers. The Department also works hand in hand with the dedicated members of the Kingsburg Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Service. It is my distinct pleasure to invite you to visit Kingsburg and enjoy our unique brand of Swedish hospitality and lifestyle where friendly people and safe-streets abound. 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SALUTES THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT 138 Reedley Police Deparltnent It appears the Reedley Police Department has not been unduly crippled by the effect of proposi tion 13, as indicated by the following information supplied in response to our request. .., Still Progressing by Cpl. Kevin Fite 1987 showed to be a year of growth for the city of Reedley, with K-Mart and Payless Drug moving into business. The Police Department saw new growth also with the addition of three new corporal positions to its ranks. They are Terry Reagan, Kevin Fite, and Steve Wright. They now wiII be respon sible for training of new recruits, organizing in-house training, and covering for the sergeant when needed. The positions went into effect in June of 1987, and since that time they have proven to be a great asset to the department. Another innovation is the development of the Tri-City Narcotics Task Force, consisting of officers from the Sanger, Selma, and Reedley police departments. The combined unit went into action in July of 1987, and since that date has really put the squeeze on the drug traffic in all three cities . As a result of their efforts more than twenty-five search warrants have been issued and served and large quantities of narcotics and stolen pro perty have been seized and recovered. Pro ba bly the most encouraging piece of news to the city of Reedley and its police department is that the overall crime rate in 1987 was down from the year before. That can be at tributed to a well-organized department and a great Neighborhood Watch Program headed by Community Service Officer Phil Hudson. Reedley's Crime Prevention Program by Phil Hudson Commuinity Service Officer Reedley Police Department The current Crime Prevention Program in Reedley began almost three years ago. The first two years were funded under a Califor nia state grant, with the state picking up 85% of the costs the first year and 80% the second year. The City of Reedley kept the program and funded 100% beginning the third year. The positive results of this program are now showing substantially in the statistics. Almost all serious crime is down, and arrests are up. There are many reasons for this ac complishment, among which are the cooperative efforts among neighbors and between citizens and the police. Through the Neighborhood Watch program, for ex ample, people secured their homes better, reported suspicious things, and looked out for their neighbors. The officers did a good job of investigation, and the detectives Terry Reagan, Kevin Fite, and Steve Wright. 139 followed up with the arrests. As another ex ample, three drug raids were made, two of which were due to neighbors reporting excessive traffic in and out of nearby homes all night long. Other problems were solved through Neighborhood Watch meetings, too, soch as stop signs installed, "NOT A THROUGH STREET" signs installed on one-way streets, street lights installed, and barricades put up. This helps alleviate traffic problems. Community Crime Prevention programs have brought safer, more enjoyable com munity life to the city of Reedley. These partnerships of citizens and law enforce ment have dispelled the notion that "nothing works" in the war against crime. Neighborhood Watch and similar public in- VIM CUSTOM BOAT TRAILERS 486-0410 5200 S. PEACH • FRESNO OUR SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FRESNO COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFFS Victor Gragnani & Sons Fanus San Joaquin "The Bakery With A Heart" volvement efforts are effective. One of the most satisfying features of these programs is the diversIty of leaders, participants, and supporting organizations. Teenagers, youngsters, older persons, housewives, executives, and many others band together to combat both crime and community problems. Neighborhood organizations, police departments, chur ches, local businesses, senior centers, youth groups, schools, and others lend their exper tise and resources. Reedley's image rose to prominence with no burglaries in April, 1987, and only one in October. We now have 101 groups in Reedley. Our residential burglaries were reduced one-half in 1987. The Pleasant Mattress & Furniture Co. 847 N. Pleasant Ave. • Fresno 268-6446 COMPLIMENTS OF DEAN AND MARIAN JENSEN RIVERDALE LIBERTY PEST CONTROL • FREE ESTIMATES Let Us Liberate You From Pests 1902 E. HOLLAND 224-2600 SINCE 1922 485-2700 502 "M" STREET. FRESNO, CAUFORNIA 140 Changing For The Future Chief of Police Jimmy O'Brien by Sergeant Martin Stumpf The Sanger Police Department's change from a specialist to a generalist approach to law enforcement in December 1985 was u·ndertaken at a time when law enforcement in general continues to move toward more specialization by police officers. It would seem to be a move to the past rather than the future but has proven tatistically, to date, to be a sound move for dlis department. Subsequently, in 1987, the department nominated for the statewide "Helen Award" for innovative police agen received the Governor's Award for .. r<l1""''''ment in Crime Prevention", the County Delinquency Prevention ission "Outstanding Agency Award" the California Youth Authority "Distinguish Program Award" its youth programs and specifically its Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Program. 1987 also saw a "flattening out" of the levels of management with the elimination of the two (2) lieutenant's positions and ad ding two (2) police officer positions. The functions and responsibilities of the two divisions, operations and support ser vices, were then divided into a four division system: operations, support services, ad ministrative and general services. A patrol sergeant was assigned to each of the four divisions as division commanders Reserve Unit. Left to Right: Sergeant Don Feuerstein, Officer Stephen Parchim, Officer Randy Deaver, Officer Sean Ryan, Officer Marilyn McGraw, Officer Lewis Segura. Sergeants. Left to Right: Sergeant: Martin Stumpf, Sergeant Jack Hernandez, Sergeant Ed Welborn. 141 allowing them to continue in their capacity Although short term evaluation has pro Graveyard Shift. Left to Right: Officer Ralph Viveros, Officer Chri$ Little, Officer Keith Kobashi, Officer Gene Johnson, Sergeant Anthony Guerrero. as watch commanders and patrol sergeants. Obviously this resulted in an overall in crease in workload for the sergeants, but we are slowly resolving and working out the in evitable problems associated with such change from the system. .,. The results of all the changes in the department (and there are more in the plan ning stages) have been beneficial to the department and community overall. Community Service Officers. Left to Right: CSO Dan Malcolm, CSO Yolanda Lamas, CSO Stephen Parchim. ven these changes to be successful, it may be many years yet before complete evaluation of the effects of these changes can be compil ed and analyzed. The department will continue to make any and all changes determined to be necessary to fulfill its mission statement in a rapidly changing society. Patrol As in every agency, the patrol officers con tinue to be the backbone of the department. All the plans, dreams and good intentions of a police administration are only as suc cessful as the program implementers (patrolmen) make them. The dedication and just plain hard work by our officers are what has made all the changes in our department successful. Most of us are apprehensive about chang ing ways that are familiar to us alld our of ficers were no exception to this when in formed of coming changes. But they worked hard and adapted quickly. even Some of them surprised themselves with how well they performed at the new tasks. Officer joel Cobb. (During briefing) 142 M & L PLUMBING CO., INC. Tract Homes -Custom Homes and Commercial Plumbing State License #224778 291-5525 3540 N. DUKE • FRESNO Compliments Of M. FRIIS-HANSEN & CO. Phone 233-3121 1724 West McKinley LOVEJOY BUILDING MATERIALS SHAKES & SHINGLES and L & J TRUCKING 724 N. MONTE AVE. • FRESNO • 485-5563 OPERATIVE PLASTERERS & CEMENT MASONS LOCAL NO. 188 M. W PRINGLE -BUSINESS REPRESENT ATIVE 5407 E. OLIVE AVE. FRESNO CARL HOBE Geologist & Consulting Petroleum Engineer 4740 N. ARCADE • FRESNO 227-8003 DAN OLSON ENTERPRISES, INC. 251-6001 518 N. HIGHLAND AVE. SANGER, CA FRESNO GLASS CO. AUTO GLASS -WINDOW & PLATE MIRRORS -TABLE TOPS -Free Estimates "If It's Glass, We Have Itl" New Location: 3605 E. 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Recoring • Cleaning 616 Broadway 237-0514 or 237-0635 I MOSLEY GARAGE &REPAIR SHOP NEW & USED PARTS, TIRES, BATTERIES PHONE: (209) 834-1914 FRED MOSLEY & SONS 410 SO. 8th STREET • FOWLER, CA 93625 143 Communications Clerk Adrianna Sanchez Communications Clerk Sharon Takayama Communications Clerk Myra Gonzalez I Communications Clerk Chris Viveros Communications Clerk Vera Garza 144 Juvenile Officer Records Clerk Don Shepherd Marie Feuerstein D.A.R.E. Program Officer Patty Schellenger Juvenile Programs The department's juvenile programs have been combined into one unit under Officer Don Shepherd and Officer Patty Schellenger. The D.A.R.E. Program, under Patty's able hand and hard work, has been so well received by the school system and City Council that they decided to co-fund the program when state grant funding ceased. Patty and Don are now trying something new to the statewide D.A.R.E. Programs by taking the program to the junior high and high school levels. Don has been successful in obtaining a P.A.L. sponsorship which acts as a canopy for all of the juvenile program~ such as D.A.R.E., the Police Probation Team and Y-NYPM. 145 i • Full time officers. Left to Right: Officer Danny Madrigal, Officer Roland Rico, Officer Ralph Viveros, Officer Patty Schellenger, Officer Steve Gaucin, Officer Jess Martinez, Officer Gene Johnson, Officer Don Shepherd, Officer Chris Little, ~ Officer Joel Cobb, Officer Terry Morris. K-9 When K-9 Officer Chris Little decided to leave the unit last year, Officer Gene Johnson was quick to step in and fill the void with Askan. Askan took to him quickly and they just recently completed forty hours of training in Riverside. Askan is doing well, but Gene is just beginning to find out how much time and Corporal Wayne Seita and Sergeant Ed Welborn (During Briefing) 1 f ~ r hard work is required of a good K-9 team. I Askan has yet to "get his first bite" with I Gene as his handler, but we feel they will meet the challenge when it is found necessary. There are plans for a second K-9 team in the future with Officer Joe Montes and "Blitz". Blitz is a female doberman owned by Officer Montes. The department is cur rently considering a lease contract with Joe for the services of Blitz. 146 K-9 Unit-Officer Gene Johnson and "Askan", Above. K-9 Officer Gene Johnson and "Askan", Right. Driving Under the Influence The department received a D.U.I. grant from the Office of Traffic Safety in 1987. The grant is funding one officer. Officer Rick Ko volunteered for, and was assigned to, the D.U.I. position. Prior to the D.U.I. grant, Rick was our most aggressive and successful officer in D.U.1. enforcement so his assignment to the position was a natural for the department. To his own amazement, but not ours, Rick VARNI ASSOCIATES 227-2956 1211 E. Gettysburg, Fresno also proved to be extremely efficient in another facet of the D.U.I. Program. That area is the compilation of statistics and the preparation of monthly and quarterly reports for the department and the Office of Traffic Safety. In addition, he has also been making D.U.1. presentations to local service clubs and schools and is preparing presentations for citizen groups. On top of all these accomplishments, he manages to double the departments mon thly D.U.I. arrests. TRIMMER OF FRESNO San Joaquin Valley Distributors TRIMMER POWER LAWN MOWER$ HONDA ENGINES 2531 E. McKINLEY AVE. 266-0582 147 DUI Enforcement Officer Rick Ko Animal Control Officer Dan Malcolm Retirement The retirement of Corporal Henry "Hank" Ramirez, long time"crimes against persons" investigator with the Sanger Police Department, was announced in January 1988 as effective February 1988. His retire ment resulted from an injury suffered on the job which prevented his return to duty. Hank started his law enforcement career with the Sanger Police Department in 1965 as a reserve police officer. He was appointed to the position of police officer in 1967. Shortly thereafter he was assigned as an investigator as a result of his ability to develop informants and his tenaci speedy recovery and a long 148 Community Service Officer Victor Santoyo Photos by Officer Gene Johnson Dept. Secretary Martha Rodriguez Corporal Jim Montez Corporal Gary Kageyama Officer Victor Chavez Officer Robert Minerva Officer Joe Montes ty in following up a case to its conslusion by the arrest of responsible persons. . He served in this capacity until December 1985 when the re-organization of the depart ment to a generalist concept of criminal in vestigations and enforcement resulted in the elimination of investigator positions. He was then reassigned to patrol as a corporal with F.T.O. and specif~d supervisory respon sibili ties. The department misses Hank's abilities and sense of humor but, at the same time, wishes him a and happy retirement. BEST WISHES HANK FELLOW EMPLOYEES! NOT PICTURED Reserve Officers: Ernie Longoria Tim Clarkson Kevin Smith HORN PHOTO SHOP Open 830-600 Mon .-Fri. 233-8323 69 E. BELMONT FRESNO W. S. EMERIAN TRUCKING o GENERAL COMMODITIES STATEWIDE 485-9520 2693 S. CHESTNUT FRESNO CALIFORNIA UPHOLSTERING WORKS 1146 BARSTOW, SUITE 11 CLOVIS 299-5427 MACHADO'S DELICATESSEN & WINE SHOP SANDWICHES DELI MEATS PARTY TRA YS GOURMET FOODS-CHEESES (Imported &Domestic) 1240 W. Shields at West Avenue. fresno. CA 93705 TONY &SHERI Phone 226·8431 GREG'S STARDUST ROOM COCKTAILS 222-1112 375 E. Shaw (Mission Village) • Fresno TRUCK DISPATCH SERVICE Truck Brokers 2055 E. North Ave. 486-7920 ComplimenlS Of TRI-BORO FRUIT CO., INC. 2500 So. Fowler Ave., Fresno 486-4141 COMPLIMENTS OF M. uchiyall:la FOWLER APPLIED DETECTOR CORPORATION Louis C. Wang, President 2325 E. 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Chief Brockett started has law enforce ment career with the Selma Police Depart ment on February 1, 1955. He was promoted to the rank of sergeant in 1957. He served as Acting Chief of Police from March 1963, to August 1, 1963, when he was appointed Chief of Police. He retired at age 56, after serving the City of Selma for 32 years, 24 of which he was Chief. Chief Brockett was hightly respected and recognized throughout the State of Califor nia as a Chief of Police. He served on many law enforcement committees at state and local levels. Chief Brockett was honored at a retire ment dinner on May 6, 1987. Friends, relatives and politicians were there to recognize his many years of dedicated and 1S0 professional service and to bid him farewell. The Selma Police Officers Association presented Chief Brockett with tickets for a fishing trip to Alaska, which he thoroughly enjoyed. Chief Brockett was the senior Chief of Police in Fresno County, having served more years as Chief than retired former Clovis P.O. Chief Tommy Higgason. Chief Brockett is second in years of service as Chief of Police in the State of California. Retired Chief Brockett is occasionally seen around Selma when he is not back-packing and fishing in the high Sierras. Captain John H . Swenning was appointed Acting Chief of Police to replace Chief Brockett. He was a strong candidate for the permanent post before being named Assis tant Sheriff of Fresno County in May 1987, by Sheriff Steve Magarian. Both Chief Brockett and Acting Chief Swenning will be missed by friends and m W pi ir V f\ V s~ cl members of the Selma Police Department. We wish them both much luck and hap piness in the future. After intensive screening and testing by the City of Selma, Thomas H. Whiteside, 31, was appointed Chief of Police on August 17, 1987. Chief Whiteside is the former Chief oj. Police in the City of Guadalupe, a farming community of 5,280 in Santa Barbara Coun ty. Chief Whiteside is a former valley resi dent. He was born and raised in Fresno and began his law enforcement career in 1975 as an officer with the Hanford Police Depart ment. He worked his way up the ranks in Hanford, and by 1984 was the Assistant to the Chief of Police. Chief Whiteside has worked in Guadalupe since October 1985. Now 32 years, he was and possibly is, the youngest police chief in the state. Chief Whiteside has teaching experience in the Tulare-Kings County Police Academy, West Hills College in Coalinga, and the U.S. Navy Career Awareness program. Chief Whiteside and his wife, Brenda, have two sons, Greg, 9, and Eric, 3. They have pur chased a new home and moved to Selma. Though has main concern is law enforce ment, Chief Whiteside is pleased by Selma as a community and he plans to be here for awhile. Chief Whiteside is making many changes ill the department. They include creation of department policy and procedures manual, changes in the way prisoners are housed and supervised, concentration on narcotics M & H TOWING -HEAVY DUTY and property crimes and changes in employee staffing and assignments. Chief Whiteside has been looking into command training programs for sergeants to gain leadership experience and in-house promo tional opportunity. The program is intended as a career de¥.elopment incentive. In addi tion, Chief Whiteside is considering enhanc ing the department's use of civilians for some duties now performed by sworn per sonnel, and increasing the department's reserves. Chief Whiteside is looking into the possibility of using senior citizens to assist in the daily operation of the police department, where sworn personnel are not needed. Chief Whiteside has initiated a Truancy In~ tervention Program in conjunction with the school district in which officers routinely patrol with school administrators looking for truant students. The Selma Police Department and Selma Unified School District have jointly established a narcotics education program called "Here's Looking at You, 2000". This educational program will be presented by a community service officer. The program is jointly funded by the City and the school district. The program will serve to educate Selma students of the dangers of drugs, how to deal with peer pressure, and self-esteem. The Selma Police Department has joined with Reedley and Sanger Police Depart ments to form the Tri-City Narcotics Task Force, which was kicked off in August 1987. All three cities have seen a drastic decrease General Offices 5683 E. NEBRASKA SELMA 24 HOUR SERVICE Call 237-6307 4453 S. Golden State Blvd. Fresno, CA 93725 151 in narcotics and property crimes since the implementation of the Tri-City Narcotics Task Force. The Tri-City Task Force is com posed of one member from each department and a coordinator from the Selma Police Department. The three cities share expenses equally, and asset seizures and forfeitures are divided among the three cities. The Tri City Narcotics Task Force has been responsi ble for the arrest of more than 60 felony nar cotic violators, the service of over 35 narcotic search warrants within the three cities, the seizure of more than one quarter million dollars of narcotics taken off the streets within the three cities. The Tri-City Nar cotics Task Force has seized four vehicles, which are pending forfeiture. Because of the success of this task force, the three cities plan to continue funding for this coming fiscal year. Several cities have contacted the Tri-City Narcotics Task Force for assistance in establishing a similar operation in their areas, since the program has been so suc cessful in reducing the crime rate. The three patrol divisions have been a con tribu ting factor to the task force's success through their input from the streets to the unit. The Selma Police Department is compris ed of 22 sworn officers, 12 civilian employees and a support strength of 12 • reserves. Editor's remarks: Chief Whiteside says the negative effect of proposition 13, while noticeable, COMPLIMENTS OF SERIAN BROS., INC. ROBERT SERIAN • SELMA was not so drastic it seriously affected the agency's effectiveness. The most telling effect was on him personally. When Captain Fowler retired last year the position was eliminated, leaving no other staff officer between the chief and the first line supervisors. He therefore has had to concern himself with minor personnel problems and other matters that are traditionally handled by a department head's administrative staff, leaving less time to devote to the big picture, directing the overall operation and planning the goals of the department. That problem will be solved in the coming fiscal year by the establishment of two lieutenant's positions, certainly justified in a department of that size. Much of the budget crunch has been alleviated by extensive use of non-sworn community service officers to handle some of the more routine tasks. With the money thus saved, salaries, fringe benefits, and other factors affecting working con ditions have been kept at an acceptable level, and department morale is good. The future looks pro mising, with plans already being developed for complete new facility to replace the remodeled railroad station that has served as a police station for several years. Chief Whiteside attributes has department's comparatively good fortune to the steady economic growth of the city, including several major building projects that have increased th e tax base, and to a city council that has recognized the importance of public protection and given it a high priority in adjusting the city's budget to conform to the reduction of tax revenue due to proposition 13. CIVIC CENTER SQUARE, INC. 485-4700 Real Estate Development and Investment 900 Civic Center Square, Suite 200 Fresno 152 The Aki Company 1518 Kern Street. Fresno, CA 93706 233·6403 Alhomaidi City Market 5591 W. Shaw. Fresno, CA 93722 275·1655 Amoco Foam Products 5370 E. Home· Fresno, CA 93727 251 ·7351 Art's Mercantile 2082 W. Whites bridge • Fresno, CA 93706 442·1995 Thomas E. Avent 3525 E. Tulare. Fresno, CA 93702 485·8837 Christensen's Turkey Hatchery 2147 N. Maple. Fresno, CA 93703 251·0354 Country Boy Market 7088 N. West. Fresno, CA 93711 432·3306 Country Cousin Market 4594 E. Olive. Fresno, CA 93702 251·5191 Dane's Nutrition 3408 N. Blackstone· Fresno, CA 93726 229·9817 Eddie's Pastry Shop 1924 E. Dayton. Fresno, CA 93726 229·8589 Vincent Ganduglia Trucking 4746 E. Florence. Fresno, CA 93725 251·7105 Kong's Market 3706 E. Olive· Fresno, CA 93702 264·9322 Monarch Refrigeration 5251 E. Madison. Fresno, CA 93727 252·8838 Moy's Chinese Restaurant 2636 E. Ashlan • Fresno, CA 93726 227·0735 Rolinda Farmers Store 9500 W . Whitesbridge Road· Fresno, CA 93706 266·3671 Safeco Security Systems 6099 N. Blackstone. Fresno, CA 93711 227·3608 Security Building Maintenance 3755 E. Tulare. Fresno, CA 93702 233·0332 Valley Radiator 1221 N. Blackstone. Fresno, CA 93703 237·0723 Wall & Eades, Inc. 2070 E. Olive· Fresno, CA 93701 233·7216 State Farm Insurance 4836 E. Belmont· Fresno, CA 93727 251 ·8651 Cliffside Auto Center P.O. Box 366 • Auberry, CA 93620 855·2940 Kowloon Kitchen 651 E. Shaw· Clovis, CA 93612 299·2942 Picture Perfect 491 South 5th Street· Coalinga, CA 93210 935·0961 Valley Truck Wrecking 10764 S. Alta Ave . • Dinuba, CA 93654 233·8785 Helm Bean & Seed Warehouse P.O. Box 192 • Kerman , CA 93630 846·7341 Stamoules Produce P.O. Box 56 • Mendota, CA 93640 655·3281 Young's Foodland 299 Park Blvd . • Orange Cove, CA 93646 626·4158 Moncrief Sales & Service 450 Fresno Street. Parlier, CA 93648 646·2704 Munk's Lodge P.O. Box 33 • Piedra, CA 93649 787·2372 Antonio's Mexican Restaurant 1514 E. Manning· Reedley, CA 93654 638·8800 Davis Road Oil & Equipment, Inc. 507 E. Dinuba· Reedley, CA 93654 638·9244 Town & Country Market 985 E. Manning· Reed ley, CA 93654 638·6863 Wm. J & Wm. E. Boos 14382 E. McKinley· Sanger, CA 93657 875·6851 Eknoian & MacDonald 10463 S. Del Rey • Selma, CA 93662 896·0324 Nelson Welding Works 2002 2nd Street· Selma, CA 93662 896·1907 Chalet Realty P.O. Box 65 • Shaver Lake, CA 93664 841 ·3582 153 INews FroID The Great Outdoors ( i ( i I t s t C By ~ Lieutenant Larry Redfern tl FDepartment of Fish and Game I< Two of the most interesting wildlife stories of the past year were about the mountain , lion. Locally, there were reports of lion tracks being found, domestic animals being killed, and pet food presumably consumed by a lion, in the north Fresno area. On a statewide level there was considerable con troversy over the Department of Fish and Game plan to issue hunting · permits to reduce or control the lion population in areas where their numbers had become or were likely to become a hazard to livestock and pets, and even to humans. DF&G wardens were called in to in vestigate the claims of a lion intrusion into the affluent neighborhood west of Blackstone between Shaw and Herndon Avenues. They found no reliable witness who had actually seen a lion, no tracks clear enough to be definitely identified as those of a lion, and efforts to trap the animal were l1 funsuccessful. However, the officers didn't itdiscount the possibility of a lion's presence Tin the area. They had investigated or been made aware of enough lion depredations in the Sierra foothills and mountains to know a lion wouldn't hesitate to enter such a populated area if that was where food would be readily available. For the past several years lion depredation on domestic stock and pets in the central and southern Sierra Nevada Mountains has followed the upward statewide trend. In Region 4, which includes Fresno County, the number of lion depredation incidents where permits were issued have pr~ gressively increased, from an average of 3 per year from 1972-81, to an average of 15 per year from 1982-86. The number of lions killed under those permits has: also increas ed, from an average of less than 1 per year from 1972-81 to an average of over 7 per year 154 from 1982-86. In 1987, through November, 21 depredation permits were issued, and 8 lions were killed under those permits. In recent years the number of reported in cidents where depredation permits were not issued have also increased markedly. These depredations and other incidents may have increased as a result of more people living in mountain lion range, shortages of deer as the primary prey species, apparent expan sion of lion populations into previously unoccupied habitats, and because of in creases in mountain lion numbers. Mountain lions prey on all domestic stock and apparently all domestic pets. Over the last three years the following livestock and domestic animals have been documented as having been killed by mountain lions in Region 4: chickens, geese, goats, cattle, sheep, rhea, dogs, cats, rabbits, turkeys, mules, horses, pigeons, llamas, and peacocks. Some areas have almost chronic problems with depredating lions. Within Region 4, the trouble spots are: Dunlap and Miramonte in Fresno County, Kernville and Glenville in Kern County, Ahwahnee in Madera Coun ty, Mariposa in Mariposa County, California Hot Springs, Springville, and Three Rivers Tulare County, and Groveland in mne County. All these locations are small towns in lower elevation foothills. All be classified as good lion habitat with high lion population. ition to the obvious economic losses by depredation on domestic stock there is the unquantifiable per loss and frustration accompanying kills. This is especially true where . pets are killed by lions. More often not animals killed are not found until time later (or not at all) and too late to the offending lion. In most cases, the party then can predictably an a reoccurrence at some future date. tend to circulate through their range eventually return. In one case in Fresno , a lion killed a cattleman's dog on porch of his cabin. On two subsequent occasions in the ensuing weeks mountain lions were seen at the cabin. The first sighting was of two lions together. On the second occasion a lion was observed trying to get at another dog which was locked in a shed. Another individual in Fresno County grazed domestic goats on his small ranch. He related during a telephone conversation that a mountain lion had just killed his last goat. Earlier the county trapper and person nel of the Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station had confirmed lion kills on his goats on separate occasions. When asked if he wanted a depredation per mit, he responded that now that his goats were all wiped out he would prefer that the lion be allowed to starve, since they had long ago eliminated all the deer in the area. Monitoring of radio-collared lions has also documented the propensity for lions to repeatedly return to specific hunting areas. With the high population of lions living in and around increasing numbers of people and the attendant livestock and pets, the question of danger to humans is more and more frequently being raised. This is par ticularly true in light of the two recent at tacks on children in southern California, which were well publicized. While there are no documented cases of lions attacking humans in Region 4, a number of harrowing experiences have been reported. The follow ing are some examples: Tulare County--A boy with his dog were hunting doves when a mountain lion came D. T. LOCKE RANCH FIREBAUGH 155 : : : out of a nearby tree and carne toward them. He shot the lion at close range, and his father then killed it. A week later the boy's mother was picking blackberries in the same area, and saw another lion walking on the other side of the berry patch. Fresno County--A woman calle and wanted someone to do something about two lions that were under her trailer. She was afraid to go outside. Tulare County--An eighty pound female lion under a porch refused to leave, and had to be tranquilized and removed. Fresno County--At a Forest Service work center a full-grown lion walked across a porch and looked in an open door at an employee sitting on a couch. Tulare County--A full-grown lion walked around a public campground, understan dably chasing campers away. Madera County--A couple put out food for the cat and called it from about a hundred yards away. When the cat was about 50 yards away, a lion carne out of the brush and chased the cat under the porch, about ten feet from the owners. Fresno County--A lion was regularly feeding from garbage cans and drinking from swimming pools at night; one entered a yard where a backhoe was digging a pool, in broad daylight. Fresno County--A 123 pound male lion was taken under the authority of a depreda tion permit in the Pineridge area below Shaver Lake. HARVEY BY-PRODUCTS CO. 264-5130 2316 S. FRUIT AVE. FRESNO Kern County--Wardens were called to a residence in Kernville on a report of a lion living in a backyard, and not acting normal ly. It had eaten the owner's cat. It was killed for public safety reasons. Two other moun tain lion depredation permits were issued to local ranchers after calf kills. A pig at a local boys camp may have been another victim of a hungry lion. Fresno County--A resident of the Miramonte area saw a lion chase two deer through his yard. The doe was killed across the road. The spike buck was attacked, but the carcass not found. A bear took the veni son away from the lion. Several cattle have been killed by lions in the same general area. Fresno County--A Shaver Springs resident reported that his llamas, valued at between $1500 and $10000" were being threatened by lions. Tracks were found within 100 feet of his pens. Wardens suggested he beef up his four foot fence. Fresno County--A Squaw Valley resident shot a 110 lion that was stalking and prepar ing to attack his horse at 4:00 a.m. He had been having trouble with a neighbor's Ger man Shepherd, and thought that was what he was shooting at. Lions have been seen at or near the Balch Camp, Sierra High, Pine Ridge, and Dunlap schools in Fresno County, and an injured one hiding in a culvert across the road from Yosemite High in Madera County. They have also been seen within the city limits or confines of Auberry, Oakhurst, Fresno, Kernville, Parlier, and Shaver Lake. Numerous sightings occur near rural and mountain subdivisions throughout the cen tral and southern Sierra. There are frequent complaints of lions eating dog and cat food, or killing dogs and cats, on porches and in yards. While a number of these incidents may seem amusing to those who didn't ex perience them, to the people involved they represent terrifying experiences. Parents and relatives of children in rural areas are particularly concerned. Under present regulations there are essentially no sol to their problems, whether real or percei l ( ( s r t F t i IJ n a a s tl c n h iJ o h Ii e a: IT H Se al tt u rE di b. 156 unless an actual depredation attempt is observed, depredation has occurred and a depredation permit is issued, or a real public safety hazard exists. In the eyes of those mentioned in the examples above, all are felt to be real threats because of the lions' ap parent lack of fear of humans, which seem)?_ to be more prevalent within lion range than in the past. Mountain lion population in the state has increased from an estimated 2,400 in 1972 to more than 5,100, and is still growing. It is one of the most beautiful and graceful wild animals in North America, but it is not, as some seem to think, a big, cuddly kitty cat that if left alone will do no harm. It's chief concern in life is finding food, and if there's not enough food available in its natural habitat, it will hunt elsewhere, even ventur ing into areas of advanced civilization. The only way to effectively reduce the danger to humans and domestic animals is to keep the lion population at a level where there'll be enough food in their natural habitat to go around . Wild Animal Pets --A NO NO A matter of grave concern to the Depart ment of Fish and Game, not only as a ques tion of legality but also as a matter of public safety, is keeping for pets wild animals not at all adaptable to domestication. Unfor tunately, such matters receive little publicity until a tragic consequence has already occur red, and many people are unaware just how dangerous it can be, aside from the fact of being against the law. Those who try to make pets of wild animals apparently see them only as cute lit tle furry creatures, and assume they will res pond to being fed and cared for in the same grateful manner as cats and dogs. They pro bably, if they think about it at all, rationalize that cats and dogs were once wild animals, too. Which is true, but that was hundreds of '·(t"I'I'l>r~tions ago, and some of them still 't become completely free of the in that enabled their ancestors to sur in the wild. We therefore can't expect a a raccoon, or other animal popular among some people as pets to be tamed in the same generation they are taken from their wild habitat. Biting, particularly of small children and infants, is the most common problem with wild animal pets, and that can be divided in to two categories; injury and disfigurement from the bite itself, and the danger of con tracting rabies. Particularly prone to rabies infection are racoons and skunks, and even those purchased at pet stores may have a la tent infection that can become active long after the animal is brought into the home. Ferrets, among the smallest wild animals popular as pets, may be the most dangerous. Last year we mentioned a Fresno County case wherein a resident of the Reedley area had been cited for illegal possession of a ferret, after it had attacked his three-month-old son, causing permanent loss of vision in one eye and crea ting a need for future extensive plastic surgery to restore the child's features to some semblance of their normal condition and appearance. He had previously been informed by a veterinarian that keeping a ferret without a permit was illegal, and this was the third fer ret he had owned. One of the others had been bitten by one of several pet rat tlesnakes. The case was finally settled in Reedley Justice Court last year, with a fine of $880, a 180 suspended jail sentence, and three years probation. It remains to be seen whether or not the monetary loss will affect the defendant's interest in wild animal pets any more than the obvious danger to his in fant son did. The Reedley case was not an isolated inci dent. Several other cases of illegal posses sion of ferrets were investigated in the past year by wardens in this area. The problem is just as bad in other parts of the country, and in other countries. In Nevada there were three recent in cidents of pet ferrets attacking infants. A 29-day-old girl had her nose eaten away, and it can't be reconstructed until she is a teenager. A 5-month-old boy suffered bites on his face, eyelids, scalp, and hands. A 7-month-old boy was severely bitten on his 157 face, hands, and knees. There were reports of near fatal attacks by ferrets on a 2-month old boy in Ohio, a 5-week-old girl in Col orado, and a 2-month-old boy in Maryland, who had to undergo rabies treatment because the ferret that attacked him couldn't be found to be tested. There was also a report of two pet ferrets killing an infant in London. * In San Diego a pet ocelot, an animal that appears harmless because it resembles in ap pearance a spotted house cat, ate an ear and ripped the face of a 12-day-old infant. In New Jersey a child was killed by a pet monkey. Pet coyotes have been known to at tack children. In Michigan a pet wild hybrid wolf killed a small child, and in California a couple of years ago pet wolves bit off the arm of a two-year-old boy. * Even if there are no small children to be exposed to the dangers of wild animal pets,' and the animals when young seem to be adapting to their environment, the keeping of the pet may still end in tragedy. As the animal matures the wild instincts will become dominant, and it will no longer be a suitable or desirable pet. The owner pro bably won't be able to find a zoo that will take it, and not wanting to have it destroyed, will return it to what he thinks is .. its natural habitat and abandon it, telling himself he's giving it a chance to live free. But that isn't likely to happen. Having been raised in a tame environment, with its food provided with no effort on its part, it won't know how to hunt for food, or to protect itself against predators that want it for their food. It will therefore probably soon be kill ed by other animals. Or, if it is abandoned in an area where there are frequent human visitors, it may approach them for food, since it has no fear of them and knows only to depend on them for food. In that case it is likely to be killed as it approaches, for it is characteristic of rabid animals to approach humans without an indication of fear. If it is successful in begging human visitors for food, that will last only as long as the visitors come around regularly, then it will either die of lS8 starvation, or be killed by another animal. The message should be c1ear--the best place for wild animals is in the wild. Region 4 Enforcement Activities In addition to the routine cases of poaching, . exceeding limits, use of illegal equipment, etc., Fish and Game officers often encounter rather unusual situations, such as the following. Sheriff's and police patrol officers have long been familiar with the adage that the best informant is an angry wife or girlfriend. Local game wardens learned that when, after the husband she was divorcing moved out of the house, the wife called and sug gested the freezer be checked. The respon ding warden found an overlimit of ducks and an untagged bobcat hide, then climbed into the attic and found several mounted protected non-game birds. The suspect was interviewed and admitted everything belonged to him. He claimed he shot only the ducks and that the other animals were killed in automobile accidents. Two CalTips and several rumors were received on the suspect over the past two years, but until his estranged wife became angry enough to seek revenge, there was never enough infor mation to make a case. *Wild Animals Pets Hazardous and Illegal by Denny C. Constantine Outdoor California January-February 1986 RATHMANN OIL COMPANY GAS. DIESEL. LUBE OILS BOB RATHMANN (209) 698-7458 KEN RATHMANN (209) 698-5197 25561 W. Tuft. P.O. Box 13 Tranquillity, CA 93668 BILL'S RENTAL SERVICE "We Salute the Sheriff's Departmenl for a Job Well Done" Bill Vollgraff, Owner 207 E. Sierra • Fresno • 435-3290 BURFORD RANCH Almonds • Cotton • Grapes Kerman, California LIQUOR JUNCTION SPORTING GOODS "House of Fine Spirits" 275-1210 5092 W. SHAW AVE. • HIWAY CITY PARLIER LUMBER CO. 690 NEWMARK • PARLIER, CA 93648 (209) 646-2822 JOE L. 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Oil sump screening is being reported stolen to be used for this purpose. The nets are valued at as much as $2,000 each, and when removed wildlife can enter the sumps and die. Wardens are working with local law en forcement on the situation. During 1987 wardens on routine patrol saved the lives of three suicide victims. In one instance the officer found a vehicle in a remote area, with a note on it addressed to "Police", and a message beginning, "By the time you find this ['11 be dead ." In a nearby canyon he found a despondent young lady with her wrist slashed. She had already lost a great deal of blood, but the officer took ac tion to stop the bleeding, called for proper assistance, and she survived. Another warden found a vehicle with a vacuum cleaner hose attached to the tail pipe and running into a camper window. In- Saluting the Fresno County Deputy Sheriffs Central Fish Co. Fresh Fish -Fresh Poultry Groceries Try our restaurant for excellent meals at reasonable prices 1535 KERN FRESNO 1fiO side were two semi-conscious persons, very close to death. He opened the doors, got them out into the air, called for an am bulance, and they also survived. In Fresno a lieutenant and wardens served a search warrant on a couple who had been the subjed of an undercover investigation lasting more than a year. They were involv ed in the sale of bear claw jewelry at Indian craft shows and fairs throughout the state. Evidence found at the residence included over a half dozen pieces of jewelry contain ing bear claws. Some had price tags attach ed. The officers seized more than fifty in dividual claws with hair and pad still attach ed. Also seized were receipts, design orders, and other documents related to the illegal business. They were booked at the Fresno County jail on felony charges of selling bear parts. Their bail was set at $2,000 each. A formal complaint was filed against a sur vivalist who had deserted the Army and had been living in the Sierra National Forest for the past four years (with intermittent visits to the city). His camp was spotted by a C.A.M.P. helicopter crew, and sheriff's deputies swooped in and secured his pot plants, native plant hut, and arrested his girlfriend. He was absent, but she identified him to keep from taking the rap alone. Found at the camp were gray squirrel pelts (some still green), fox and squirrel skin hats, raptor feathers, miscellaneous bones skulls, traps and firearms. A map indicated he had an extensive shelter system along a sometimes off-trail route from Courtright Reservoir through the Florence Lake area and over to the east side of the Sierra. The suspect later turned himself in. In addition to all the pit bull stories of late last year, there was one with a wildlife twist. Police were dispatched to a residence where a pit bull was fighting a raccoon. A suspect had trapped the raccoon in the wild, and had challenged the owner of the dog to a fight. A rope was tied to the raccoon to keep him from running away. The dog was the winner, killing the raccoon, but not without some injury. The suspects were charged with animal fighting, and a game warden cited the raccoon trapper for possessing a wild animal without a permit. A warden was able to apprehend a subject for illegal possession of a Nelson bighorn sheep mount. This came about as the result of a CalTip report. He had evidently shot the sheep about three years previously, and was informed upon by someone who had heard him bragging about his exploit. He was very surprised when the warden showed at his front door with a search warrant. The Cal Tip leading to the arrest came one day after a local newspaper article about an earlier CalTip award for information leading to the arrest of a person who had killed a golden eagle. An anonymous phone call reported grass carp in the ponds of a private golf course in Fresno. Wardens and fisheries biologists in spected the course and found the pond full of grass carp. They ranged in size from 6 to 20 pounds. Since it is illegal to possess grass carp, they were destroyed. The fish had been illegally imported from Arkansas. A lieutenant was contacted by a distraught lady with a rogue mallard hen in her swim ming pool. The duck had simply flown in and taken up residence. Pleading and the barking of two dogs wouldn't persuade her to leave the pool . With the aid of a pool skimmer the feathered intruder was cor nered after a major confrontation. On the way to a nearby park where she was releas ed in a more suitable environment, she managed to show her displeasure by depositing a substantial amount of ducky dew in the lieutenant's patrol vehicle. Statewide Developments The following excerpts from the 1986-87 annual Report to the Commission indicate Department of Fish and Game activities are far more varied and sophisticated than the traditional and more familiar duties of issu ing citations for taking too many fish or birds, or fishing or hunting out of season or without a license. One division alone, Wildlife Protection, has the following responsibilities. Wildlife Protection's responsibilities in clude protection of game and nongame fish and wildlife resources and habitat from willful or negligent destruction; promotion of fishing and hunting access for the public; cooperation among agencies, groups and in dividuals concerned with wildlife protec tion; coordination of state and local agencies to prevent, abate and mitigate hazardous material and oil spills that have a detrimen tal effect on fish and wildlife; administration of a hunter safety training program; and regulation of the .importation, transportation and possession of exotic animals to insure the welfare of wild animal pets, to protect native wildlife habitat from the inadvertent introduction of competitive species and to protect the agricultural interests and public health in the state. Wildlife Protection Division has completed its second year using the Field Training Of ficer program. The program has received . good reviews from new as well as veteran officers. Most new wardens complete the training program without a problem. Wildlife Protection is also exploring the feasibility of standardizing its basic academy instruction for new warden cadets. The selected academy would be certified by the Peace Officer Standards and Training Com mission with staffing augmented by some wildlife protection personnel. Subjects will include history of wildlife law enforcement, administrative structure of the Department of Fish and Game, court procedures, wildlife enforcement techniques, the role of the fish and game warden, and other topics specific to the job of the game warden. The direction of Hunter Education has been constantly shifting from a basic gun safety program to the education of the hunter in several areas such as wildlife management, ethics and sportsmanship, wildlife identification, firearms handling and safety principles, game care and sur vival. Archery and black powder hunting are also covered. Because of this shift in em phasis, this program is now called Hunter Education rather than hunter safety. In 1987 1300 instructors trained 25,220 students. Of that total, 39% were able to ob 161 tain instruction in live firing on the range in addition to the classroom instruction. A total of 1,276,500 students have been trained since the program started in 1954. With an average of over 11 hours per class today, in structors logged over 17,116 hours of class time. The success of the program is apparent, measured by the numbers of accidents. Ac cidents have gone from a high of 132 in 1955 to 32 in 1985 to only 25 in 1986 and only 23 in 1987. This amounts to a reduction from 3.10 accidents per 10,000 licensed hunters in 1955 to a low of 0.63 accidents per 10,000 licensed hunters in 1986. Much of this success must be credited to volunteer instructors. They have made DFG's program one of the best in the nation. The department substantially reduced the number of vacant positions this year by hir ing 28 new wardens. This leaves a backlog of 11 vacant warden positions statewide. The department is continuing with an aggressive recruitment and hiring program while meeting its affirmative action goals. Wildlife Protection Division instituted physical performance testing in 1985 for all sworn personnel. Over two-thirds of the division successfully completed the testing this year. This program is providing the im petus necessary to improve the overall -;. fitness of personnel in the division. A total of 191 cases were submitted to the Wildlife Forensic Laboratory in 1986-87. Eighty percent of the cases were large mam mals, followed by fish (5 percent) then upland game (4 percent). The remaining 11 percent included a wide variety of other regulated species. Court appearances for expert witness testimony was requested in 31 cases. Out of state testimony was also requested in Washington and Nevada on wildlife felony cases. Biochemical genetic data and other perti nent information was gathered on a large number of wildlife species to enhance foren sic support to wildlife protection. It is an ticipated that the genetic information will also eventually have management utility. A pilot project was completed on the use of nuclear magnetic resonance to identify frozen and dried bear gall bladders and dif ferentiate them from other species of con cern. The results look promising and a year long study has been initiated. The final phase of a forensic genetic pro ject to identify bighorn sheep from domestic sheep using a dried bloodstain was initiated. New air operations procedures were writ ten and incorporated into the Operations Manual. The Environmental Services Division's Water Pollution Control Laboratory and Pesticides Investigation Unit provide sup port for law enforcement personnel of this and other departments in taking action against unlawful use and disposal of pesticides and other toxicants. Development of a legal case requires identifying the toxic substance(s), locating the source, determin ing the level of toxicity and the severity of the kill. Regional and staff personnel par ticipate in development of the needed infor mation for prosecution. We closed our presentation the last two years with a mention of Humphrey, the wayward whale. Two years ago we told of the part the department played in per suading him to end his October 1985 sojourn in the Sacramento River and return to the ocean before he began to suffer from the ef fects of living in fresh water.-Last year we mentioned that in early 1986 he was spotted off the Golden Gate on his migration, and recognized by distinctive features on his flukes. Well, in 1987 he did it again, furnishing us an ending for this article by being spotted at about the same place and same time of year as in 1986. We'll be watching for him again this spring, and maybe we can report on him again next year. GOLDEN CALIFORNIA MEAT PACKERS OUR SINCERE THANKS TO THE FRESNO COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFFS 3189 W. DAKOTA 229-6571 162 J) ";ltiiliJ RICH PRODUCTS CORP. ~) 320 "0 " Street, Fresno -----------~~~., ro_z_e_n_B_re_a_d_&_p_a_s_tr_y__~r-_____F_Phone (209) 486-7492 ~.~?~.S.~~mb~:.Rs?~!~~ , __ . 264-1730 4032 W. WHITESBRIDGE FRESNO TOKIWA-RO JAPANESE & CHINESE DINNERS Lunch and Dinner 12 noon -7:30 p .m . Closed Tues days 943 E Street Fresno, CA 93706 266-5329 COLONIAL FLOWER SHOP Gifts For All Occasions 638-2031 1610 -11th Reedley Technicolor Corp. 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WHITESBRIDGE RD, • FRESNO, CA 93706 RUDY'S ELM PHARMACY "YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD REXALL STORE" RADIO DISPATCHED DELIVERY 370 B STREET 268-8551 FRESNO LOPEZ REALTY ~' ..LE. G. (ED) LOPEZ, m ~.....;.. .' -_ Broker .-. - lllJ'llO D Bus. (209) 626-4245 711 Park Boulevard Orange Cove, CA 93646 RICHARD'S COCKTAIL LOUNGE 1609 EAST BELMONT AVENUE 266-4077 PARDINI'S GROCERY COMPLETE GROCERY LINE ON AND OFF SALE BEER AND WINE 275-6623 5014 W. SHIELDS FRESNO LOGGERS LANDING FOOD & SPIRITS Johnnie and Bobby: Your Hosts 33051 AUBERRY ROAD • AUBERRY 855-2807 163 Change of Conunand The Fresno Area of the California Highway Patrol has a new commander, suc ceeding Captain Joseph D. DeLuca, who retired last year after thirty years service. Captain DeLuca is a native of Fresno, which in itself is something of a news story. With the possibility of assignment anywhere in the state, Highway Patrol officers con sider themselves fortunate to be assigned to routine duty in their home towns, and few Captain Joseph D. DeLuca have the honor of serving and retiring there as Area Commander. Captain DeLuca did both. Some Fresno residents may remember Joe DeLuca as a classmate at St. Alphonsus Elementary School, San Joaquin Memorial High School, or Fresno State College. He graduated from the latter institution with a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences and Law Enforcement. He served in the United States Air Force, and holds the rank of major in the Air Force Reserve. Joe Deluca became a highway patrolman in October of 1957, and after graduation from the C.H.P. Academy in Sacramento was assigned to the Los Angeles area where so many new traffic officers serve their ap prenticeship. Apparently the theory is that if they can cope with the freeway traffic pro blems there, they can succeed anywhere else in the state. Rookie officer DeLuca must have coped quite well, for his stay there was only a year. In 1958 he was transferred to Fresno, where he saw routine patrol duty for the next nine years. He was promoted to sergeant in 1967, and was fortunate enough not to have to take a transfer along with the promotion. He remained here as a field supervisor until 1972, when he was pro moted to lieutenant. He was then transfer red to Sacramento, where he assumed com mand of the Passenger and Emergency Vehicle Section. After three years in Sacramento he was transferred to Sonora as the Area Com mander, where he served until his promo tion to captain in 1978. He then became Area Commander in Los Banos. Two years later, in 1980, he came to Fresno as Area Com mander, where he remained until his retire ment. Captain DeLuca and his wife Yvonne plan to continue to make their home in Fresno, with some traveling and other traditional retirement activities also in their plans. Captain David H. Foster, the new Fresno Area Commander, is a newcomer to the San Joaquin Valley. He has been with the Highway Patrol since 1976, and his first Joe Marzullo JM Custom Cabinets and Furniture 291-6638 38408 N. Winery Ave. at Dakota • Fresno 164 Captain David H. Foster PARLIER FOOD BASKET ~i1 ~"Omu," y~'" worlh /I" 595 Newmark Parlier. CA 93648 (209) 646-2813 (209) 888-2578 • PIZZA. FRIED CHICKEN. MOJOS • • DELI SANDWICHES FRESH DAILY • • COLD BEER • LIQUOR. WINE • • 6 FOOT PARTY SUBS. NACHOS • • FRITO BOATS. MOJOS • ICE • • FRESH COFFEE ALL DAY • • DELI MEATS & CHEESES. • 800 VHS MOVIE SELECTIONS. • FAST FRIENDLY SERVICE. LOCATED NEXT DOOR TO THE NEW PARLIER FOOD KING • OPEN 6 AM DAILY assignment after graduation from the Academy was in Baldwin Park, near Los Angeles. He then served in the Tracy Stockton area for a while, then was assigned to duty at the Academy. He was promoted to sergeant in 1975, and returned to southern California, assigned to the West Valley Los Angeles office. After a tour of du ty there he was again assigned to the Academy, where he remained until his pro motion to lieutenant in 1978. Then, back to Los Angeles, where he was supervisor of the Southern Division's Vehicle Theft Unit, ser ving in that capacity until 1982, when he was promoted to captain. His first area command was a two-year stint at Yreka, then he was transferred to Woodland, where he served as Area Commander until his transfer to Fresno. Captain Foster and his wife Diane are ,looking forward to living in Fresno, and have happily moved into a recently purchas ed home. Lillard COlllpany George C. McMahan Vice-President Manager 1810 East Peralta Way Fresno, California 266-8169 Compliments of FRANK A . LOGOLUSO FARMS Frank A. Logolu50, Owner 7567 ROAD 28 MADERA, CALIFORNIA Farms in Madera Delano -Kerman' 227-5834 165 Search and Rescue Diary 1987 was a relatively quiet year for the search and rescue team, but it was a typical one in the type of operations that wer~_car ried out; overdue hikers, a farm worker drowning at Skaggs Bridge Park, motorists stranded in the snow, a hiker lost because of failure to stay with her companion; all the familiar causes. January 27 -8:10 p.m. Sgt. Tagliamonte and Deputies Owen and Humann checked on a report of two young men overdue from a hike to Squaw Leap. The person who reported them missing said they would be able to care for themselves if not injured, and would stop and wait for daylight if overtaken by darkness on the trail. Deputy Owen located their vehicle at the Squaw Leap trailhead, and the im mediate area was searched, and the siren and loudspeaker used in an attempt to make contact. Because of the probability they had merely been overtaken by darkness and would return after daylight, no further search was attempted. A note was left on the vehicle asking them to contact the sheriff's department. The hikers returned safely the next morning as expected. • March 16 -1:00 a.m. -Two young men were reported overdue from a fishing trip in the Black Rock area. About 4:00 a.m. they were located by Deputy Jones, safe in their van at the Vista Point camping area. They had been unable to drive out to the Trimmer Springs road because of several inches of snow that had fallen the previous afternoon. They were offered transportation home, but they elected to stay with the van and try to get out after the snow melted the next after noon. A telephone call the next evening revealed they had driven out with no dif ficulty. April 1 -00:35 a.m. -Five persons, in cluding two small children, were reported overdue from an all-day fishing trip on Pine Flat Lake. Their car and boat trailer had been found at the Trimmer launching area. Sergeant Mee and Deputies Eaton, Owen, and Humann searched the north portion of the lake and the shoreline. About 3:00 a.m. the missi~g party returned safely to Trim mer. They had become lost, had run out of fuel, and finally made it to a marina somewhere on the north shore, where they got fuel and directions back to Trimmer. April 1 -The dive team had its first mis sion of the year, locating and helping retrieve a vehicle after tracks had been found indicating it had been driven into Lost Lake. No body was found, and there were no keys in the ignition switch, indicating it had not been an accident. April 17 -8:04 p.m. -Two young men became separated from a fishing companion at Doris Lake near Mono Hot Springs. After a two-day search by Sergeant Caporale, Deputies Canning, Meunier, Andreotti, and Hunt; the Sheriff's Air Squadron; the California Highway Patrol helicopter crew, and several volunteers from U.S. Forest Ser vice, the men were located on Mono Creek near its junction with the south fork of the San Joaquin River. July 20 -11:00 p.m. -A forty-year-old man was reported missing in the area of the Hooper Diversion Dam in the High Sierra Ranger District. A search party consisting of Sergeant Caporale, Deputies Meunier, Bellefeuille, Humann, Mathias; and Gene McClurg, Frank Takacs, Bob Haire, and Ralph Von Flue of the Mounted Rescue Unit found him about 10:00 a.m. the next day. July 30 -3:43 p .m. -A report was receiv ed of a drowning at Skaggs Bridge Park on the San Joaquin River north of Kerman. Three farm workers had been swimming downstream from the park when one, a poor swimmer, went under. The others tried to assist him, but were unsuccessfl1l. Deputy Furtney received the original call, confirmed drowning, and requested divers. Sergeant McDonald, Sergeant Caporale, Deputy Sparke, and Deputy Bellefeuille found the 166 body after a brief search. An interesting side note was that the victim had not been drinking, as is often the case in the rather frequent drownings at that location. October 7 -2:15 p.m. -A young Clovis woman, Beth Pokorny, reported she and a companion, Kathy Headkey, had become separated on Monday, two days before, while hiking in the area of Horsehead Lake on the Dusy trail out of Courtright Reser voir. She had walked on ahead while Kathy had stopped to change her shoes, and hadn't seen her again. She had spent the re mainder of Monday, all day Tuesday, and Wednesday morning searching for her, then walked back to Courtright to report her missing. Deputy Al Fierro met her there and took the report. Because she had been missing for forty eight hours, was not familiar with the ter ritory, and Ms. Pokorny had already search ed the immediate area where she'd last been seen, it was decided to mount a full-scale search effort. While the ground team was being assembled the C.H.P . helicopter crew searched the area, with negative results. That evening base camp was established at Courtright Reservoir, with the following personnel ready to begin searching at daybreak: Sergeants Caporale and Maier, Deputies Bellefeuille, Townsend, Andreotti, Hunt, Meunier, and Humann; Ron Osier, Frank Takacs, Marilyn Peterson, Ralph Von RANCHER'S COTTON OIL MANUFACTURERS OF COTTONSEED PRODUCTS P.O. BOX 2596 268-5353 FRESNO Flue, Candy Walters, and Steve Capelli of the Mounted Rescue Unit; Carl Snavely and Fred Townsend of the Jeep Rescue Unit; Dave Polsen, Bob Hagland, and Mike Velas quez of the Mountaineering Team; and Emergency Medical Technicians John Soliz and Mark Spencer. Arrangements were made for the Sheriff's Air Squadron to par ticipate in the search. Just as the ground team was preparing to leave camp the next morning the missing woman walked in. She was in good condi tion, and had spent most of the time she was missing looking for Ms. Pokorny. She had a small tent, a sleeping bag, and candy bars, trail mix, dried fruit, and beef jerky in her pack, so she hadn't suffered from exposure or hunger. Early that morning she'd found Horsehead Lake and the trail back to Court right. She had seen the helicopter on two oc casions. The first time she'd been in a grove of trees, but the second time she was in a clearing, and waved her sweater in a futile attempt to attract attention. After a check by the Emergency Medical Technicians for signs of illness due to stress, she was able to drive the automobile she and Ms. Pokorny had left there back to Shaver. So ended the search and rescue operations for 1987, a good year in that, except for the drowning, there were no deaths or serious injuries, and all those reported lost were found within a short time. PELOIAN RANCHES • FRESNO COUNTY 167 Auxiliary Units Fresno County Sheriffs Air Squadron --From left, rear: Tim Van Dyn e, Arne Dressler, Mike Thatcher, Maroin Simmons, Calvin Ma cPherson, Ralph Gazarian, Bill Hu ghes. Middle: Maurice Smith, Bob Anderson, George Husid, Layne Haydell, Charlie Minkler, Tom Haley, Gil Kohfield. Front: Leroy Horsch , Clyde Baumbach, Ken Young, Eddie Riedenauer, COIl1 mander Del Ehrlich, Liaison Officer Lieutenant Richard Whit e, Tom Koop, BilI Brown. We owe our auxiliary units an abject apology for two reasons this year. First, because we are unable to publish any details .~ for their activities. We know only that they are still active, available for assistance whenever it is needed, and did render valuable assistance on many occasions last year. Since your editor has retired and has no first hand knowledge of department ac tivities, it is extremely difficult to keep track of what the auxiliary units are doing. An at tempt was made to get word to the leader of each unit, asking that a resume of their ac tivities be sent to me, but apparently there was a breakdown in communications, for I received nothing. We did make a positive effort, thanks to Lieutenant Richard White, to have new group photos made of at least some of the units. Therein lies the second need for an apology. The film, according to photo lab personnel, was duly developed and printed, and the prints and negatives given to a clerk to relay to Lieutenant White. She swears she put them on his desk, but he has been unable to find them . So, we have no choice but to try to hide our red faces and use last year's pictures again; except for the air squadron. Being that unit's liaison officer, Lieutenant White was able to arrange a se cond photo session for its members. A plan is being developed for next year that should enable us to have more knowledge of auxiliary unit activities, and we hope this is the last time we'll have to apologize for slighting them. In the mean time, it will help if each unit will appoint someone to make some brief notes of any significant activity, and keep the informa tion so it can be made available to us next year. If that is done, we give our solemn pro mise that each auxiliary unit will receive due recognition for its dedicated and unselfish serVIce. 168 Jeep Rescue Unit. Left to right, front row: Carl Snavely, Steve Sherer, Bill Peterka, Russ Dunbar. Middle row: Dick Haas, Dave Martin, Larry Kragh , Dan Brown, Darryl Moore, Richard Massenge. Back row: Don Dobson, Jolin Skadden, LeRoy Thurman, Bob Kearney, Wendell Plowman, Bill Gentry. Not pictured: active mell1bers Chuck Johnson, Jim Lyons, Richard Reisz, Harold Reisz, and honorary members Marshall Mahr, Bob Ripley and Frallk Camino TAX AUDIT BURfAU ~ Gerald D. 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Kneeling: Bill Melville, Bob Smith, Steve Stevenson, Eddie Knight, Marilyn Vasquez, LOll Siegel and Eddie Ortenzio . Burford Ranch Richard S. Burford 431-0902 439-8102 P.O. Box 153, Five Points, CA 93624 Compliments of FARMERS LUMBER & SUPPLIES 485-2280 2190 S. East Ave. • Fresno. CA 93721 PARADISE LIQUOR Open 7 Days A Week And Evenings 4674 N. Blackstone 222-8159 FRESNO PLANING MILL CO. Established 1908 General Mill Work 233·7218 H & Monterey W.J. HEINRICHS, INC. Manufacturers and Distributors FARM MACHINERY & INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 21013 E. Dinuba • Reedley, CA 93654 (209)638·3627 ATHLETIC DESIGNS AND ADVERTISING SPECIALTIES CUSTOM PRINTED T,SHIRTS J ackets-Caps-SweaIshirts·Banners-Tot~ Bags Schools-Teams-Organizations 6 Color Process PrintingoC.ustom Swiss Embroide'ry and Sewing ~58 N, FULTON-FRESNO-~85'4670 170 All In The Fatnily A former resident returning to Fresno County after an absence of many years and looking at the present sheriff's departmen_t. roster might have a feeling of deja vu, ana wonder if he'd ever really been away. He'd see names like Cunningham, Tigh, Lockie, Frank Carvalho Patricia Seney Deputy Sheriff Comm. Ser. Officer Active Daughter William Cunningham Mike Cunningham Lieutenant Sergeant Retired Son and Conway; names that were prominent on the roster of thirty-five or forty years ago. The reason of s:ourse, is that several present members of the department have chosen to follow in the footsteps of father, mother, or other close relative. Dan Conway Dan Conway Sergeant Sergeant Deceased Son Elmer Gilstrap Larry Gilstrap Ind. Farm Supervisor Deputy Sheriff Retired Son Kenneth Hogue Jeff Hogue William Lockie Jeffrey Lockie Captain Carr. Officer Sergeant Carr. Officer Active Son Retired Grandson 171 Rosalie Mills Denise DePew Comm. Dispatcher Comm. Dispatcher Retired Daughter Roger Pursell Deputy Sheriff Deceased Richard Pursell Deputy Sheriff Nephew Adrian White Sergeant Deceased Margie Mims Deputy Sheriff Daughter You will note that so far no member of the younger generation has outranked his or her shining example, but that day will pro bably come. There are some sharp young of ficers in the group. Since the former strict nepotism rule was relaxed a few years ago, there are a few sets of siblings in the department, but they Gene Petrucelli James Petrucelli Sergeant Deputy Sheriff Retired Son Charles Tigh Sergeant Retired Gary Tigh Sergeant Son Robert Worstein Sergeant Deceased Robert Worstein Deputy Sheriff Son weren't mentioned because the focus of this story is young people following in the footsteps of their elders. We have also omit ted husband and wife combinations, of which there are several. Those relationships tend to change occasionally, so the informa tion might be out of date by the time this story is published. 172 Sheriff's Secret Weapon: Volunteers by Community Service Officer Richard G. Rigg Crime Prevention Unit "Help me take a bite out of crime!" We've all seen and heard the gravel-voiced "McGruff", the trench-coated crime prevention dog on television and radio ask ing for help. A number of concerned Fresno. County citizens have done just that. In November of 1984, the Sheriff's Department announced a need for volunteers to work with Communi ty Service Officers (CSO's) in their crime prevention role. Over · 30 qualified volunteers came forth from Coalinga to Squaw Valley to Firebaugh and from the Fresno metropolitan area. Enter: Jim LaForce Initially, a lone applicant responded to Sheriff's headquarters. And a unique person he was. Jim LaForce, a 65-year old retired merchant seaman, a Chief Yeoman, who had sailed the oceans of the world for 35 years, through World War II, the Korean conflict and the Vietnam Campaign. Jim, recently widowed, stated he was "ready to go to work!" An orientation period followed with an assigned Community Service Officer. In cluded were periods on: Sheriff's Depart ment organization, the role of the citizen in crime prevention, a brief on each of the core programs, such as Neighborhood Watch and home security inspections, the multitude of grant and specialty programs, public relations and routine office pro cedures, including proper telephone answering techniques. -Having a background of management "and supervisory skills learned through the school of "hard knocks", Jim adapted readi ly to the Sheriff's Department routine. His outgoing and friendly manner and uncanny talent for remembering faces and names soon won him many friends throughout the department. Sheriffs McKinney and Magarian soon were stopping by the old Jim LaForce receiving plaque from Sheriff Steve Magarian, in appreciation of over 1500 hours he has contributed as a volunteer in support of the crime prevention program. 173 downtown Area 3 briefing room where Jim held sway, to say, "Hi". Officers and civilian employees were soon on a first name basis with him. Sea Dog To Crime Prevention Do!Z Early in 1986, Jim volunteered'to don the head piece, "paws", plaid pants and trench coat and assume the role of "McGruff" for a school child-safety program. Since that time he has portrayed McGruff in scores of schools, parades, fairs, rodeos and celebra tions of one kind or another from Riverdale to Parlier, to Clovis and Fresno. He has en couraged chol?reI~, to "Say no to drugs", and to help hIm ... to take a bite out of crime!" Children's response to his McGruff has been phenomemal! He has been offered food (a hot do~ by a 5-year old, in one case), shelter, by a lIttle one who wanted to give him ':a good home", and others have clung to hIm throughout his appearance. To endear the chilracter to the little ones, Jim's McGruff has developed traits sllch as scrat ching behind one of his floppy ears, and of "~lowi~g his nose" into a big red handker chIef. JIm says that "as McGruff, I feel I'm creat.ing a positive image for children." They rea~Ily r.ecognize and identify with the ca~me cn~e preventer and his message. JIm receIved a plaque from Sheriff Steve Magarian in appreciation of over 1500 hours he has contributed in support of the crime prevention program. (His total as of this writing is over 2000 hours!) He has also been selected as the department "Volunteer of the Year for 1986" and shared the honor in 1987. Harry Lever Shares Experiences Another volunteer to offer his service and experiences to the Sheriff's crime prevention senes of programs is Harry Lever. Harry, a former restaurant cook, after his retirement became a victim of a seldom mentioned pro blem in our society -elder abuse. After suf ~ering .prowessively worsening conditions, mcl~dIng vIolent threats on his life, Harry obtaI~ed ~ restraining order and got out of the sItuatIOn. Eventually he came in contact with CSO Carlotta Curti with the Crime Prevention Unit. She encouraged him to share his experiences and to recommend to oth~rs, in his former predicament, agencies whICh are ready, willing and able to assist them. Thousands of seniors at community centers and in retirement and nursing homes, professional in the mental health and so~ial service fields and many others tuned m to local radio and television talk shows have heard him speak. Harry was selected as one of the two Sheriff's Depart ment "Volunteers of the Year for 1987" and was feted at the Volunteer Bureau's annuall awards luncheon last April. Neighborhood Volunteers Another area of volunteerism often overlooked is that of Neighborhood Watch (NW) Block Captain. These citizens have seen the need and have assumed the role of lea?ers.hip in their area in organizing and mamtammg an effective neighborhood team to deter crime. Without their concern and de?ication to the safety and security of their neI~h?ors and their community, crime statIstIcs would, without a doubt, be much higher than they are. Neighborhood Watch is not just a local phenomenon, but part of a national network of independent community crime awareness and prevention programs. Citizens have come to understand that the law enforce r:'ent a,gencies are not large enough to posi tI.o.n a cop on every corner". But a police cItIzen team working together can be very effective in reducing crime. With over 1465 Neighborhood Watch BILL'S LOCK & KEY SERVICE Expert Locksmith Keys Made Speedy Service Locks Fitted BILL RUIZ 837 F STREET • FRESNO, CALIFORNIA BUS: 237-6237 RES: 233-8511 174 "MeG ruff", AKA Jim LaForce, teamed with "Patches" Pacific Bell's 9:"1-1 Cat, with friends at a recent Neighborhood Watch Safety Rally at Roosevelt Elementary School. groups in the unincorporated areas of Fresno County many examples of concerned and effective citizen leaders are evident. Once again, these are Volunteers, your neighbors and mine, of whom we can and shQuld be justifiably proud. As a Communi ty ~Service Officer I've had the distinct pleasure of meeting and working with many of them. The Stanton Team Among the many active Block Captains, Earle and Dorothy Stanton stand out as a team, she the phone caller and organizer, he the supporter and newsletter deliverer, person-to-person, within their Neighborhood Watch group and beyond. The Stanton's formed their group in March 1984 with the assistance of their Community Service Officer Patty Seney after being the victims of burglary or theft some 22 times in 20 years! On one occasion Dorothy had been forced to retreat and lock herself into her bedroom after 2 burglars forced their way in to the house. A call to Sheriff's Department from her bedroom phone started a deputy in her direction. Before he arrived, however, Dorothy heard the front door close. Think ing the culprits had left, she unlocked and opened her door and found herself face-to face, inches apart, with one of the suspects. Only one had gone out. With the adrenalin undol1btably pumping, Dorothy assumed the element of surprise and chased the suspect out of the house and into the waiting car with his accomplice. In another case she was able to identify the suspect and testified in court for the prosecution. Earle and Dorothy have assisted their CSO in organizing area NW meetings at local schools and have instituted an annual NW block party, inviting other groups from the surrounding area. These parties· have in cluded a barbeque and potluck dinner, live music with neighborhood talent and crime prevention messages. In 1987, they also hosted pre-county budget hearing and pre election information meetings with NW 175 members coming from as far away as Auberry, Orange Cove, Kerman and Easton. To get a deputy's perspective of crime in the community, Dorothy recently par ticipated in a Saturday night ride-along with the officer assigned to her area. "A real eye opening experience!", she exclaimed after ward. She feels she now has a better understanding of the crime picture in her area and of the officers' tactics in handling it. "I certainly recommend the ride-along pro gram for any citizen who is really interested in learning what's going on in our communi ty." Dorothy wrote Area 2 commander Lt Jerry Gallagher thanking him for the oppor tunity and commending Deputy Greg An dreotti as a fine example of the officers assigned to Patrol. In June of 1987, Earle and Dorothy Stanton were presented with a plaque by Sheriff Magarian in appreciation of their outstan ding leadership in and support of the Neighborhood Watch program. They are presently busy assisting in organizing a county-wide Neighborhood Watch Associa tion, a first-ever Fresno City/County Neighborhood Watch Candidates' Night prior to the June ejections and finally, their third annual NW potluck dinner. Fresno Oxygen & Welding Suppliers 3 Locations: 245 M St., Fresno • 233-6684 6101 N. Blackstone, Fresno. 432-9353 2742 Clovis Ave., Clovis • 292-1234 ~~ fJJ~~ Barnes Welding Supply 2 Locations: 2239 E. Main, Visalia • 733-2335 1204 W. Olive, Porterville • 782-1025 Many Outstanding Leaders Other active Block Captains include Chris Usher in Riverdale; former Block Captain, active letterwriter and phone caller, Las Monett; Twila Pedersen; Annette Musso out on the Eastside; JoAnn Koda; Charles Pen nell; Harold Thompson; Grace Cole; Nell Hinkle; Gilbert Hale up in Squaw Valley; former Block Captain Doris Ingram and her successor, Juanita Leavitt; Ann Venegas; Otis Freeman of Easton; Cheramy Qualls in Caruthers; Ann Ormand in Mayfair; former Block Captain Walter Harpain and his suc cessor, Shirley Lammanuzzi; Judith Boudreau in the Academy Hills area; Mary Ann Koligian; James Dobbs; Lloyd and Irene Nyhus; Doris McKenzie; Della Sandval Spinder in Laton and the late Reverend Russell Knight, Chaplain in the Fresno County jail for over 40 years. To these and the many other active county Block Captains -Volunteers all -a hearty thank you from your neighbors county-wide and from a grateful Sheriff's Department. VOLUNTEERS: Truly the Sheriff's secret weapon against crime ... ENJOY 8$eLlt:rltl1§rI FINE CARS! Frank J. Sanders has Cougar. Topaz. Capri. Lynx. Grand Marquis Lincoln. Continental. Mark VII • Merkur • Sable 176 Index of Advertisers FRESNO A 1 Fence Company, 86 A V Uniforms, 117 Ace Aluminum, 58 Ace Trans State Wholesale Distnbutors, 129 Acorn Equipment Rental, 13 Adams Paving, 14 Affiliated Recovery Service, 1 Air-Way Farms, Inc., 104 The Aki Company, 153 Aide Water Technology, 77 Alert Bail Bonds, 42 Sam Alexander Refrigeration, 86 Alhomaidi City Market, 153 All Bearing Sales, 8 Stan Alles Transport, 179 Ambrosini Brothers, 159 American Beauty Macaroni Co., 84 American Carpet Cleaning & Dye, 3 American Paving Co., 92 American Truck Salvage, 118 Amoco, 153 Angelo's Drive In, 82 A-Ped, 48 Applied Detector Corp., 149 Armored Transport of California, 48 Arrow Electric Motor Shop, 92 Art's Mercantile, 153 Asher Bros. Shoes, 159 Ashlan Pharmacy, 123 Astro Motel, 86 Athletic Designs, 170 Attarian Oriental Rugs, 127 Automatic Transmission Center, 159 Thomas E. Avent, 153 Baloian Packing Co" 86 -- Beef Packers, 89 Bekins Moving & Storage, 36 Belmont Farms, 159 Belmont Memorial, 4 Belmont Nursery, 59 Bet-R-Roofs, '17 Gamet L. "Bill" Billings, 59 Bill's lock Service, 174 Bill's Rental Service, 159 Bill's Supplies, 8 Blackstone TV, 92 Bonner Packing, 66 Britz Fertilizers, 40 Assemblyman Bruce Bronzan, 2 Brooks Ranch, 80 Brownie Mufner Service, 41 H . B. Buck (Buck Ranches), 41 Burford Ranch, 159 C &L Insurance, 62 California-Fresno Oil Co., 86 California Industrial Rubber, 134 Cal's Mobile Key Shop, 48 Cal-Valley Distributing, 59 Calwa Cafe, 80 Calwa Medt Market, 45 CaJwa U Save Liquor, 149 Canteen of Fresno, Inc. , 97 Carey Oil Co., 92 Cedar Lanes, 81 I--~ruce Church, Inc. HARVEY NELSON RANCH MANAGER P.O. Box 356 Huron, CA 93234 Office (209) 945-2621 ,---------------------1 PAG'S PLACE 1178 0 Street Firebaugh, California 659-2068 Always Check With Us Before You Buy! ~Satu1~, FURN ITURE • Carpets· Wallcoverings • Drapes. Etc. BILL MOSS LYNN MOSS Phone (209) 275·0227 4065 W. Shaw-102 • Fresno, CA 93722 L & P MARKET 1808 W. CLINTON One Block East of Weber 264-0815 L & P MEAT & DELI #2 3249 E. McKinley Corner of First & McKinley 268-4909 Groceries, Meat, Produce, Beer &Wine, and Dairy Products 7 Days/Mon.-Sat. 9 to 8 -Sun, 9 to 7 -, . . -----------------------~---' Central California Alarm Co., 38 Central Fish, 160 The Checkmates, '17 Christensen's Turkey Hatchery, 153 Dave Christian Construction, 37 Civic Center, 151 Classic Labradors, 178 Cody Bros. Plumbing, 129 Congressman Tony Coelho, 32 Colorcraft (Technicolor), 163 Commercial Mfg. & Supply, 58 Consumers Sales, Inc., 177 Continental Cablevision, 48 Assemblyman Jim Costa, 32 Country Boy Market, 153 Country Cousin Market, 153 Creative Marketing and Research, 8 Custom Truck Painting, '17 D & R Tire & Automotive, 120 Dale Electric, 127 Dane's Nutrition, 153 Danish Creamery, 52 Data-Tech (Borelli Produce), 11 DiCicco's, 13 Donald P. Dick Air Conditioning, 53 Display Advertising, (,7 Donaghy Sales, Inc., 104 Drug Fair, 123 Duke's Club, '17 Roger Dunn Golf Shop, 122 Easton Drug, '123 Bud Eberwein, 48 Eddies Pastry Shop, 153 Ed's Radiator Service -Ed's Auto, 34 Edward's Lock & Safe Co., 13 Electric Laboratories, Inc., 34 W.s. Emerian Trucking, 149 Environmental Air Conditioning and Heating, 43 Ernie's Bakery, 159 Esse Market, 97 Evans Electric Service, 75 Paul Evert's RV Country, 23 Farmer's Lumber & Supplies, 170 Federal Jewelry & loan, 143 Fig Garden Village, 40 Fimbres Insurance, 92 Ray Fisher Pharmacy, 123 Foodland Market, 70 Foreign Car Engineering, 76 Fresno Ag Hardware, 131 Fresno Automatic Transmission, 17 Fresno Auto Wholesale, 120 Fresno Catholic Cemeteries, 37 Fresno County Farm Bureau, 178 Fresno Discount Trophy, 23 Fresno Equipment Co., 10 Fresno Glass, 143 Fresno Memorial Gardens, 86 Fresno Merchant's Patrol, 131 Fresno Muffler Service, 131 Fresno Orthopedic, 16 177 Fresno Oxygen & Welding Supplies, 176 Fresno Paper Box Co., 131 Fresno Planing Mill, ·170 Fresno Roofing Co., 69 Fresno Truck Center, 129 Fresno Wire Rope & Rigging, 111 M. Friis-Hansen & Co., 143 Fung's Kitchen, 80 Galahad FoodslRound Table Pizza, 80 Vincent Ganduglia Trucking, 153 Golden California Meat Packers, 162 Golden State Ranches, 56 Gong's Market, 163 G ttschalk's,51 The ,()vernor's Office, 33 Green's Cyclcry, 86 Greg's Stardust Room, 149 Hallaian Homes, 92 Tom Harris Electric, 179 Harvey By-Products, 156 Joe Haynes Exxon Service, 149 Heppner Iron & Metal, 6 Carl Hobe Ranch, 143 Holt Lumber, 78 Hope Manor, 51 Horn Photo Shop, 149 Howell Air Conditioning, 77 Hy-Sal Canvas Specialties, 34 I nterior Contractors, 138 Interstate Rapid Transit, 34 Ireland Manufacturing, 159 J & J Service, 23 J C Penney, 23 J M Custom Cabinets, 164 Jack-Be-Nimble Candle Shop, 159 ~ Jack's Liquor, 86 Jacobs Garage, 129 Jae's Cleaners & Tailors, 143 Jaynes & Co., 120 jensen & Pilegard, 143 c. W. jessen Construction, 127 Johnnies Speedometer Service, 79 Robert Jolly Construction, 48 Assemblyman Bill Jones, 89 Jorgensen & Co., 46 Jorgensen Batteries, 48 Kasco Fab Co., Inc., 6 Kearney's Manufacturing; 131 Louie Kee Market, 120 Kelley's Pet Food Distributing, 86 Kimmerle Bros. Hydraulic Service, 128 Kleim Automotive, 71 Klein's Truck Stop & Restaurant, 56 John Kochergen Farms, 106 Komoto Department Store, 28 Kong's Market, 153 L & P Market, 177 Ll Mar Electronics, 74 Lamona Service Center, 48 Larsen-Ratto Construction, 28 Leroi's Custom Cabinets, 143 Liberty Mutual Insurance, 28 Liberty Pest Control, 140 Lillard Company, 165 Lisle Funeral Home, 2 Liquor Junction, 159 Lloyd's Autowerkstatt, 134 Lovejoy Building Materials, 143 Lum's Chop Suey, 82 Lyles Diversified, Inc., 143 Lyon's Restaurant, 80 M & H Towing, 151 M & L Plumbing, 143 McKenzie Market, 92 Machado's Deli & Wine Shop, 149 Machado Farms & Dairy, 149 Senator Kenneth L. Maddy, 32 Madison Hardware, 163 Magnicolor, 179 Marie Callenders Pie Shop, 81 Bill Marvin, 48 Master Radiator Works, 143 Leroy Massey & Associates, 17 McDonald jewelers, 113 Medical Dental Pharmacy, 123 Melody Food Market, 78 Melody House Television, 64 TI)e Merchant Association, 127 Mid-Cal Publishers/Fresno Daily Legal Report, Cover Mid-State Linoleum, 149 Mid-State Metal Ca'sting, 73 Mike's Pizzeria, 82 Modern Welding Co., 149 Monarch Refrigeration, 153 Moy's Chinese Restaurant, 153 Mr. Sanford of California, 86 H. M. Mugalis Market, 149 Myers Ward/Ward Tractor, 42 Nicola's, 82 Nonini's, 163 Normart's Furs, 74 OK Produce, 92 O'Brien's Brake Service, 28 O'Connor & O'Connor Process Servers, 105 Operative Plasterers & Cement Masons, 143 Ostergaard Feeds, Inc., 17 Packing House Employees & Warehousemen Union Local 616, 73 Palace Meat Market, 73 Paradise Liquors, 170 Paramount Pest Control, 107 Pardini's Grocery, 163 Bill Parish Chevron, 28 Payless, 107 Picker Parts, Inc., 92 P.l.P. Postal Instant Press, 56 Playland Pool, 28 Pleasant Mattress & Furniture, 140 K M Plumb Service, 143 The Prescription Pharmacy, 123 Producers Cotton Oil, 106 Producers Dairy, 180 Producers Packing, 23 Puma Construction Co., 28 Quali-T-Ruck, Cover Quist Dairy, 92 The Rack, 88 Rainbow Bakeries, 4 Ranchers Cotton Oil, 167 Rasmussen Auto Repair, 129 Fred Rau Dairy, 6 Ray Bros. Transportation, ·129 Red Triangle Oil, 138 Richard's Cocktail Lounge, 163 Rich Products Corp., 163 The Ripe Tomato, 81 Bill D. Rippee, Investigator, 79 Rolinda Auto Parts & Sales, 163 Quality Labradors bred for Field Show Companions All Stock OFA & CERF Cleared -Champion Stud Service . Puppies Occassionally Richard & Cindy Garrett 209/456-1238 (Eves,) FRESNO COUNTY FARM BUREAU The Fresno County Farm Bureau representing 7,700 member families in Fresno County, salutes the Fresno County Sheriff's Department 1274 W. Hedges, Fresno 93728 Phone 237·0263 178 Rolinda Farmers Store, 153 Ruckstell California Sales Co., 122 Rudy's Elm Pharmacy, 163 S.E. Rykoff & Co., 138 SPSP., Inc., 131 Safeco Security, 153 Sam's Luggage, 58 s',n Carlos Cafe, 80 Frank J. Sanders, 176 Sanford & Gilbert Insurance, 58 Santa Fe Hotel, 71x Santi's Inc., 71 Schedler's Engine Rebuilding, 131 Security Building Maintenance, 153 Security Specialists, Inc. , 7 Semper Truck Lines, 108 Sequoia Motel, 129 Signco, 131 Sonitrol of Fresno, Inc., 5 Richard A. Spangle Air Conditioning, 4 Sparky Electronics, 16 Staiger Construction, 120 State Farm Insurance, 153 Steve's Saddle Shop, 129 Stewart & Nuss, Inc., 2 StiUman Dntg Co., 123 Sunnyside Pharmacy, 123 Sun Sun Kitchen, 81 T & T Tntcking, 97 Tax Audit Bureilu, 169 Terminal Air Brake, 134 Tinkler Mission Chapel, 59 Tokiwa-Ro, 163 Travelers Body & Fender Works, 44 Tri-Boro Fruit, 149 Trimmer of Fresno, 147 Tntck Dispatch, 149 Tnt-Arc Welding, 45 Turtle Lodge, 169 Twin Palms Liquor, 58 Uncle Tom's Liquor Store, 159 United AutomotiVl' Works, 28 United Faith Foundation, Cover University Sequoia SunnYSide Club,92 V M Custom Boat Trailers, 140 Valley Bakery, 140 Valley Burglar Alarm, 68 Valley Office Furniture, 129 Valley Radiator Co., 153 VaUey Towing Service, 129 Valley Truck Painting, 129 Valley Welding, 179 Van Dyke News Co. , 129 Varni Associates, 147 Ventura TV Center, '179 Wm. Verburg Dairy, 44 Vie-Del Co., 122 Senator Rose Ann Vuich, 32 Wall & Eades, 153 Waller Inventory Services, 163 Warrick Electric, 14 Waynes Liquor, 129 R. ]. Wayte & Sons, 127 Weiberts Enterprises, 137 Western Exterminator Co., 35 West McKinley Grocery, 179 Whites Moving & Storage, 92 Whities Pet Shop, 159 Yosemite Coins & Antiques, 75 AUBERRY Auberry General Store, 23 Cliffside Auto Center, '153 Loggers Landing, 163 BIOLA Barney Huntington Pump & Hardware, 2 CANTUA CREEK Houlding Farms, 163 CARUTHERS American National Bank, 134 Caruthers Dntg, 123 Cattuzo & Sons, 48 Clevenger Mercantile Co., 77 McCarthy Farming, 134 Watson Ag Chemicals, Inc., 138 CLOVIS Robert Q. Bergstrom, 43 Boice Funeral Home, 2 California Upholstering Works, 149 Clovis Funeral Chapel, 20 Five Hundred Club, 138 Fortney's Auto Body. 56 Fresno Alarm, 129 Jim's Place, 128 Larry Kelly, CPA, 135 Kowloon Kitchen, 153 Mueller Construction Supply, 86 P. R. Farms, 29 D. Papagni Fntit Co., 131 Pollard Ranch, 23 Ponderosa Stove Works, 28 Remco Construction, 127 Sassano's Mens Wear, 143 Sierra Custom Homes, 69 Twin Gables, 82 Vallev Fence Co. , 159 Waw~lna Frozen Foods/lyons, Cover COALINGA The Aliens Farms, 86 Birdwell Ranch, 8 Coalinga Feed Yard, Inc., 68 John C. Conn Ranch, 66 Harris Ranch, 11 VENTURA TV CENTER RCA Color TVs RCA Video Recorders 3619 E. Ventura 266-5318 r.--, STAN ALLES TRANSPORT 1755 N. Jameson Fresno, CA 93722 275-6744 Clingan's Junction Grocery 338·2404 35468 E. Kings Canyon Rd. Squaw Valley, CA 93675 I I TORII MARKET 1426 Grove Street Selma VALLEY GARABEDIAN BROS. INC. VWM Welding and Machine Works MANUFACTURINIG AND REPAIRING PACKINGHOUSE. FARM & SPECIAL MACHINERY Raisin Processing Machinery. Raisin and Pryne D.ehydrators. Almond Machinery -Parts and Supplies 2543 So . Orange Ave .. Fresno. CA 93725 -268'5014 Magnicolor PHOTO LABS, INC. WILFORD HEYMAN Branch Manager 326 N. Blackstone Ave. Fresno. CA 93701 (209) 266-0181 TN.J. ELECTRIC, INC. License No. 505816 (209) 486-5572 Res: 673-4582 1503 W. Pine I P.O. Box 4560 Fresno. CA 93744 WEST McKINLEY GROCERY AND VIDEO 11499 W. McKinley Fresno 179 Larry McLeod Ford, 122 Picture Perfect, 153 Prices Unocal 76, 23 DEL REY Central California Raisin Packing Co., 40 Enoch Packing Co., 159 Garry Packing, Inc., 28 DINUBA Kiper Lumber, 17 Peloian Ranches, 167 Valley Truck Wrecking, 153 FIREBAUGH Michael Giggen Ranch, Inc., 38 J& JCustom Farming, 56 Las Deltas Grocery, 163 Pag's Place, 177 Slim D. Locke Ranch, 155 Tharp's Farm Supply, 120 Thomason Tractor, 56 Tri-Air, Inc., 17 T. ;-Transport, 11 Valley Seed Growers, 86 FIVE POINTS Don's Market, 149 Five Points Ranch, 138 C. Gowens Farms, Inc. , Cover Lassen Market, 46 FOWLER Colonial Drug, 123 F 0 S Mfg. Co., 124 Griffin Auction Co., 129 Kesco/King's Electric, 58 Mosley Garage & Repair, 143 Simonian Fruit Co., 92 C.D. Simonian Insurance, % M. Uchiyama, Lawyer, 149 HELM Helm Store, 86 .. HURON Bruce Church, Inc., 177 Mcllroy Equipment, 97 WooU Farming Co. of California, 134 KERMAN Allied Air Conditioning & Heating, 56 Annie's Pampered Pooch, 7 Baker Commodities, Inc., 105 The Beautiful Body, 23 Bianchi Vineyards of Kerman, 75 Clement Apiaries, Inc., 23 H & R Block, 56 Haupt Bros. Land Leveling, 124 Helm Bean & Seed Warehouse/Kerman Warehouse, 153 Kerman Crop Dusting, Inc., 56 PIazza Drug, 123 Valley Travel Agency, 7 KINGSBURG Guardian Industries, 77 Swedish Mill Restaurant, 82 Van Beurden, Wigh, & Associates, 17 MADERA Frank A. 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