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fso_mag_0201.pdf~Fresno County Federal Credit Union As a Fresno County Family Member, You CanJoin Our Family! You are eligible for: No Monthly Fee Checking VISA Credit Cards Direct Deposit NetworkATM Low Loan Rates 24 Hr. Audio Response Competitive Real Estate Loans On-line Banking High Interest Savings On-line Bill Pay ATMNISA Check Card Immediate Family Membership • 3 Full Service Branches to Serve You Airport Northwest Downtown 4979 E. University 3067 W. Bullard 1250 Van Ness (559) 252-5000 www.fresnocfcu.org Enjoy the Benefits' ~NCUA EQUAL HOUII•• LENDER The Sheriff's Foundation for Public Safety The Sheriff's Foundation for Public Safety is proud to announce the publication of the 2002 edition of The Sheriff's Review. The Fresno County Sheriff's Department Relief Association published the last Sheriff's Review in 1991. The publication of this magazine was accomplished with the help of many of our Department members, students from the Center for Advanced Research and Technology, Natalie Papagni our intern from Bullard High School, and of course the businesses in Fresno County that made contributions and purchased ads. Our Department has experienced many changes in the last 11 years. We have made every attempt to include all aspects of the Department as it now exists and have included several articles from our early beginnings. The Sheriff's Foundation for Public Safety board of directors and staff hope that you enjoy this issue of The Sheriff's Review and we are looking forward to bringing you many more issues in the year's to come. Cover--Honored on the cover is Fresno County Sheriff's Deputy Erik Jon Deputy Telen was killed in the line of duty on August, 21, 2001 in Dunlap, A story dedicated to his memory can be found starting on page 12 .. oven BARRY PEARLSTEIN Phone: (559) 268·4646 Owner-Agent L~'8ait ·~ "Professional Services In A Professional Manner" Lie. No. 1591579 1 243 Van Ness Avenue Fax: (559) 268-21 02 _ Fresno, CA 93721 24 HOUR SERVICE Proud sponsors of the Sheriff's Foundation for Public .Safety. GIERSCH & ASSOCIATES, INC. CIVIL ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS CONSULTING ENGINEERING FOR GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTORS PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS WASTEWATER & WATER TREATMENT LAND DEVELOPMENT CITY ENGINEERS SERVING: MENDOTA PARLIER FOWLER 421 North "I" Street Madera, CA 93637-3099 (559) 673-5981 or (559) 233-4091 Fax (559) 675-3544 E-mail: giersch@pacbeIl.net 2 Table of Contents •Vision and Values 4 Process Server Pictures and Civil Changes 160 Foundation for Public Safety Staff 5 Office Assistant Pictures 161 ID;~,r~~'~ Introduction 6 California Police and Fire Games 164 Board of Supervisors 11 Havinganlmpact 166 of Deputy Eric Telen 12 Special Guard Employee Pictures 168 ofDepartment Members 14 Systems and Procedures Employee Pictures 169 Foundation History and Pictures 17 Mounted Unit 170 Staff 21 Technical Services Employee Pictures 172 Staff 22 ,Companion Officer Program 173 26 Reserve Officer Pictures 174 33 Explorers 176 37 Canines 178 39 Boat Unit 180 40 North Annex Jail Expansion Project 182 Oriented Policing in Corrections 42 Reserve Unit 184 50 Information Systems Report Data 185 53 Vice/Intelligence Unit 186 57 Department History 190 59 Advertisers Index 192 64 66 67 70 72 76 78 84 87 Open Homicide Cases 88 150 Years of Service " 89 Field Reporting 90 95 96 102 104 105 106 107 108 109 111 112 115 117 121 126 130 131 134 135 136 140 Enforcement Consortiu m 143 nSystems 145 146 153 oyee Pictures 156 Employee Pictures 158 and Secretary Pictures 159 3 • • Sheriff's epartment 1551 n, V·sicn and Values Statement Our Mission The members of the Fresno County Sheriff's Department, in partnership with the community, are dedicated to excellence in the delivery of public safety services. Our Vision The Fresno County Sheriff's Department is committed to an ongoing partnership with the community based on communication, cooperation and trust. This partnership will promote an environment that ensures safety and peace, while treating all persons with respect and dignity . . Our Values • Professionalism -While leading by example, we are committed to excellence, honor, and valor In the performance of our duties. • Accountability -Through communication and cooperation, we strive to build community confidence with sensitivity to the diversity of all peopl'e, holding all employees to the highest standards of professional conduct • Integrity -Dedication to the ethical standards of honesty, humility, fairness and respect. • Trust -Through teamwork to instill mutual respect between ourselves, and to promote confidence within the community. • Commitment -To these principles, to the public, and to the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics. 4 Sheriff's Foundation for Public Safety Staff Lieutenant Susan Leonardo, CSO Milton Vann, CSO Addie Delgadillo, and Captain Doug Papagni Sheriffs Foundation for Public Safety Board of Directors Sheriff Richard Pierce-Chairman Captain Donald Burk-Vice Chairman Captain Thomas Gattie-Secretary Captain Douglas Papagni-Treasurer Captain Jose Flores Captain Roger Greening Captain Jeffrey Hollis Captain Michael Leonardo Captain Carlos Mestas Captain Ronald Wiley Mr. Kirk James Mr. T. David Ward 5 "Serving You Since 1856" Ihave always believed we can learn much about ou rselve by studying our history, for we are the products of all th has gone before us. All history is relevant today, becau the way we live, the values we believe in are the result molds prepared for us by our forebears a long time ag This Review is dedicated to all who came before u People committed to excellence, honor andl valor in performance of their duties. Those few that gave the' lives and those many that worked a lifetime "Serving Since 1856." -­ Richard Pierce, ' Sheriff 6 Richard Pierce Sheriff 7 CALIFORNIA LECISLATURE DAVE COGDILL ASSEMBLYMAN, 25TH DISTRlCT STATE CAPITOL 1912 STA:-J DI FORD AVE., STE. 4 5 E. YOSEMITE AVE. SACRAMEl\'TO, CA 95814 MODESTO. CA 95350 ;v!ADERA, CA 93638 (916) 319-2025 (209) 576-6425 (559) 661-0748 FAX: (916) 319-2125 FAX: (209) '17(,-6426 FAX: (559) 661-0325 EIvWL ADDRESS: assemblymernbeLcogdill<cvassembly.ca.gov Real Esta te Real Estate Loans Ronald S. 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CA 93726 "Giving You the Power to Meet any Challenge" 8 Theresa McCray and family at the Sheriff's Foundation Basketball Fund Raiser Lieutenants Colleen Mestas and Margie Mims at the "Breaking the Glass Ceiling" awards presentation. Department members walking to the 2002 Peace Officer Memorial Ceremony Addicott Elementary School. Student riding the new tricycle donated to the school by the Sheriff's Foundation for Public Safety 9 Q FRESNO, CALIF. G :t~ 4-~ G/~ ~~ ~t80MBA~GO OPEN FOR LUNCH AND DINNER (559) 2664077 1609 E. BELMONT AVE. FRESNO, CA 93701 A Richard Zacky President 315 North H Street, Fresno CA 93701 P.O . Box 12556, Fresno CA 93778 (559)443-6500 Fax (559)443-6517 rnzacky@zacky.com db DALE BRISCO, INC Industrial Sheet Metal JAMIE D. BRISCO 2 I 32 S. TEMPERANCE PHONE: (559) 834-5926 FOWLER, CALIFORNIA 93625 FAX: (559) 834-0191 email: dbimIg4u@aol.com Industrial Sheet Metal Jamie D. Brisco 2132 S. Temperance Phone:(559) 834-5926 Fowler, California 93625 Fax: (559) 834-0191 email : dbimfg4u@aol.com Thank You To The Fresno County Sheriffs Department From The Melkonian Family and THE LONE STAR DEHYDRATOR 2730 S. De Wolfe Ave SANGER 93657 (559) 266-7117 10 County of Fresno Board of Supervisors District 2, Susan Anderson, District 5, Bob Waterston, District 3, Juan Arambula, District 4, Judy Case. ----~ Deran Koligian District 1 In memory of Deran Koligian for his support to the Sheriff's Foundation for Public Safety, the Fresno County Sheriff's Department and the County of Fresno. Deran served the County of Fresno from January 1983 to December 2001. 11 In Memory of Deputy Erik Telen On Tuesday, August 21, 2001 Deputy Erik Telen and his partner, Deputy Brent Stalkerwere assisting fire personnel in the mountain ofeastern Fresno County. Theywere dispatched to a rural residence in the Dunlap area in regards to a reported suspicious person. The deputies contacted the reporting party uppn their arrival and made an extensive search forthe subject. They eventually discovered signs of a forced entry and commenced their search ofthe interiorofthe house. Having cleared one room, DeputyTelenwas beginning to clearan adjoining room when the suspect armed with a shotgun, fired from a concealed position, fatallywounding Erik. The suspect surrendered after a six-hour standoff with officers. Erik Telen Memorial Pin Erik was born November 20, 1974 in California to Don and Sharon Telen. He grew the Clovis area and grad uated from Fresno High. Erik's father Don preceded him in October of 1996. Erik attended the State Center Peace Academy at Fresno City College in 1997. graduation from the academy he was hired Ontario Police Department. Erik married hiswife Shelley in December Theirfirstdaughter, Bethaniewas born in Ja 1999 and daughter Brooke was born in 2000. Erik, Shelley and their family Fresno in 2000 when Erik joined the ranks Department. The couple's third child, Erik Sheriff Pierce and Erik at swearing in ceremony born in Octoberof2001 , 2 months after his death. Erik was assigned to the foothill area in Area 4 . Erik enjoyed working in the foothills because he was an avid outdoorsmen. The Squaw Valley substation, which officially opened in September of 2001 ,has been named in Erik's memory. On August 27,2001 officers from at least 68 agencies filled the pews and lined the walls of People's Church to honor Deputy Telen. Erik was buried atthe Clovis District Cemetery. Atthe conclusion of the funeral services, the Ford Expedition that Deputy Telen used to patrol Area 4 was parked near the gravesite, one final sign-offoverthe radio was given-"Deputy Erik Telen, 10 number 7647m 10-8, reporting for a new assignment. Safe in heaven." 12 Erik at Dunlap Fire just prior to the Burglary call ceremony Shelley, Brooke, Erik Jr. and Bethanie 13 In Memoriam 1992 through 2002 The department has lost many members over the past ten years. The Sheriff's for Public Safety and all of the department members offer our condolences and we all fond memories of our co-workers and friends. The names listed below are those de ,-­ members who we have lost over the past ten years while still actively working department. Doris Castellenos, died on August 1, 1996 from cancer. Doris started with the Sheriff's Department in December of 1990 in the records section as an Office Assistant II. Doris was promoted to Office Assistant III in February of 1992. Keith Gray, died on June 8, 1999 from cancer. Deputy Sheriff Keith Gray began with the Sheriffs Department on April 4,1994 and was assigned to the Patrol Division. Keith's hobbies included duck hunting and riding his fat boy Harley Davidson motorcycle. JeffIsaac, died In the line of duty on September 8, l' 997 from injuries he received in a single car accident. Deputy Sheriff Jeff Isaac began with the Sheriff's Departmenton January 21, 1994 and was aSSigned to the Patrol Division. Delma Graves, died on March 13, 1993 of smoke inhalation from a fire that started in her apartment. Correctional Officer IV Delma Graves started with the Sheriff's Department on August 15, 1980 and was assigned to the Jail Division. ~ ~ . Clifton Little, died on Dec. 8, 1999 from cancer. Sgt. Little began hiscareerwith the Department on Sept. 29, 1978 and was assigned to Patrol. During his 21 years of service he worked in patrol, training and de­ tectives. Golfwas Cliftons passion. James Hamilton, Aug. 5, 1997 from Sgt. Hamilton careerwith the on Dec. 1, 1966 assigned to the served 31 years. worked in the jail, detectives. He was hunter and also own hunting club. 14 Erik Telen, on August 21, 2001 Deputy Sheriff Erik Telen was fatally shot while investigating a suspicious person call. Erik started with the Sheriff's Department on May 15, 2000 and was assigned to the patrol division. Gone Fishing owing members of our Department retired this year. The combined years of service from the retirees totals out to almost 800 years!!!!! Captain David Gustafson Deputy Rod Craig C/O Lt. Larry Leach C/O Goldie Marty Captain Richard Souza Deputy Steve Herzog C/O Sgt. Henry Gonzales C/O Leonard Nichols Sergeant Ron Adolph Deputy Sherman Lee C/O Albert Belcher C/O John E. Renfro Sergeant Rick Cobbs Deputy J. Scott Morrison C/O Anthony Espinosa C/O Ronald Rye Sergeant Tom Klose Deputy Lee Nilmeier C/O Jon Cain C/O JoAnne Smith Deputy Ed Areyano Deputy Frank Tosi C/O John Cyran C/O Nicki Smith Deputy Ron Baruti Deputy Herb Townsend C/O Michele Goyne C/O AI Storm C/O Priscilla Morrison C/O Judith Wright 15 • Many thanks to the Sheriffs' Foundation for Public Safety for all you do for our community!" Sarah Reyes Assemblymember 31 st District KIWANIS CLUB OF CLOVIS We Proudly Support FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF'S 985 EAST MANNING AVENUE REEDLEY, CA 93654 209/638-6863 TCR, INC. Proud Sponsors of the Sheriff's Foundation for Public Safety. 985 East Manning Avenue Reedley, CA 93654 209/638-6863 TCR, INC. Doug Young 16 The Sheriff's Foundation for Public Safety Foundation for Public Safety was officially formed as a non-profit organization in March of2001. The Foundation was established to help improve the quality of life for all those served by the Fresno County Department. The primary objectives are to develop, improve and support other non-profit charitable, , prevention programs and services that h~l-p to improve the quality of life for all that live within our . The Foundation also provides supportto citizen volunteer groups involved in the Sheriffs public safety The volunteer organizations include the Uniformed Reserves, the Explorers, the Sheriff's Posse, the rs, the Snowmobile team, the Jeep Squadron and the Air Squadron. 's Board of Directors is comprised ofSheriff Pierce, the nine Bureau Commanders and two citizens We are fortunate to have the accounting firm ofWilcox, Hokokian and Jackson volunteertheirservices as advisors and Attorney Ron Sawl as our legal advisor. Foundation has had a very successful first year. Through the donations of many local businesses and citizens, we have been able to raise money to support our activities and those of other non-profit IftIIn,,,ne>inthe community. our contributions and activities overthe past year include: CampD.A.R.E. GolfTournament and Girls 2 Women Bowling Tournament Santa Claus Kids Big Sisters Bowl for Kid's Sake Officers Chaplaincy the Animal Rescue Foundation Career Day at DARE Camp the Sheriffs Foundation was able to raise money for the families of our slain deputies Erik Telen and ~'~Ine> byseIHng memorial pins. All ofthe proceeds from the sale ofthe pins were donated to the families. s Foundation for Public Safety staff want to thank all the members ofour Department, theirfamilies and the citizens of Fresno County for their support and generous contributions in making our first year a 17 2002 D.A.R.E. Camp Golf Tournament held at Brighton Crest Golf and Country Club. Supporting our cause ­ Anthony Gomez, Jim Morley, Connie Moore and Vince Frascona. Our Sheriffs Department team "The Shooting Stars" and the "Harlem Ambassadors" entertaining the crowd at our Basketball Fundraiser in April. The Sheriffs Foundation Bowling Team helping us support the Fresno Boys and Girls Club. Team members are John Mackie, Doug Lainer, Ron Wallace, Neil Edmiston, and Elaine Montoya. 18 Ambassador's "Lade Majic" discussing the with Art Maldonado and "The Shooting Stars" members Kevin "K.T." Thompson and Chatman. Sarah Reyes the "celebrity referee" and her nephews at our Basketball Fundraiser. Deputy John Golden and K-9 Astro at Animal Rescue Foundation Fundraiser. 2002 Toys for Tots campaign with our partners from the C.H.P. and Pleasant Valley Prison. J.D. Hill, Linda Sherlock, Mike Reed, AI Bonilla, Lt. Nick Norton, Addie Delgadillo, Vince Frascona, Randall Woodrum and Milton Vann. 19 Lyman's boys donating canned goods for Santa Claus during the annual "Pizza with at the FDSA office. 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For more information on providing support for the Clovis Rotary Club's many worthwhile projects, contact Clovis Rotarian/Fresno County Sheriff's Detention Bureau Lt. Kevin Peters, You may also visit our web site at www,ciovisrotary,org, • Some of the club's projects are: I. Spearheading a communlry-wlde effort to establish a Boys and Girls Club in Clovis. 2. Helping Unlverslry Hope, of CSUF, build homes for needy families and seniors 3. Helping a promising, but struggling, school that we have "adopted" in Ciudad Victoria, Mexico. 4. A Christmas basket program that provides food and Christmas presents for om 400 families every year. S. Adopt -a -Highway for Freeway 168. 6. Promoting literacy by providing books to school libraries, and by a Community of Readers Program 7. Awarding scholarships to students at area high schools, and recognizing the Top 100 students In these schools. 8. The establishment of Clovis Rotary Park. 9. Providing numerous grants to worthy charitable organizations In our community. 10. Helping Rotary International meet the needs of people world-wide. Rotary International The Positive Place For Kids 32 assisting with floods in the City of Mendota Sheriff'S Inmate Labor Cre,w By Sergeant Ron Vega s Inmate Labor Crew (SILC) isa program that places sentenced inmatestowork performing community forthe residents of Fresno County. This program uses inmate labor as a resource to improve the qualityof residents in the various communities in the County. Inmates workinQ' on the labor crews haveanopportunity cipate in restorative justice by giving back to the communities from which they have committed crimes. This m focuses on instilling a positive work ethic and develops basic employment skills. Unit is part ofthe Detention Programs and Services Bureau of the Sheriff's Department. This Bureau is command of Captain Mike Leonardo and Lieutenant Joseph Leon. The Unit is currently supervised by nt Ron Vega and consists of eight Correctional Officers. In addition to supervising the inmate work crews, assigned to this Unit are responsible for meeting with the public and other Fresno County staff in order sites where clean-up projects are needed. Over the past year, the work crews have performed 41 ,206 labor. This amounts to $278,140 worth of work completed in our communities. Labor Crews are currently maintaining the Pine Flat and Winton Park campgrounds. These parks were to close for the winter of200 1 /2002. However, by working in cooperation with Fresno County General Parks & Grounds, the SILC Unit was able to provide the necessary labor to keep the parks open for the use ofthe public. • . &1· ..( ~ " ,t t_. AD OP:J~A.HIGHWA' fRESIIO co SHERIFF 'S DEPr Adopt-A-Highway. Highway 99 between Adams and Clovis Avenue. Ron Vega, C/O Randy Woodrum, C/O Lonnie Engleman, C/O Dan Trimmer, C/O Margie Juarez, C/O Cheryl Edwards, C/O Gurjeet Sandhu and C/O Patrice Mack S.I.L.C. assisting with County Beautification Day in 33Auberry . • • Police • CHP • Sheriff • CDC/CVA• Fire/Forestry • Postal • Security Free Normal Alterations With Purchase 226-4235 TUXEDO RENTALS SPECIAL RATES FOR GROUP ORDERS • EMS • Industrial • Career Apparel • Body Armor • Professional Shoes & Boots Custom Embroidery MON· FRI 9AM ·6PM SAT 9:00 AM ·2PM 509'1No. Fresno #112 N.W. Corner Fresno & Shaw 34 S.I.L.C. crew in Auberry Unit has also been involved with the Fresno County Beautification and Clean-up Pilot Project. The purpose grantprogram is to reduce the incidents ofillegal dumping oftrash on County roads and private propertywhile the beautification of Fresno County. This program assists residents living in the unincorporated ities by providing a central drop-off waste collection center. Inmate labor is used at the collection sites to residents with the disposal oftheirdiscards. This project has been successful in removing 88.7 tons ofdebris. , the Sheriff's Department's SILC Unit contracted with the California Department of Transportation, )to provide the State with inmate labor to improve the appearance of State highways in Fresno County. labor is used to assistStateworkers with weed control and debris removal. The SILC Unitalso participates CaltransAdopt-A-Highw'ayprogram. The SILC Unitis responsiblefordebris removal on Highway99 between and Clovis Avenue on both the north and southbound lanes. past several years, the Sheriff's Inmate Labor Crew has demonstrated themselves to be a valuable forthe County. The Unithas participated in several community clean-up projects where graffiti, discarded general debris have become a serious problem. The SILC Unit continues to work in partnership with the that we serve. 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CA 93725 RVE PC:UlTS.CA 9~74S-2513 5SB-48S.8020 g;a.81W-~25 800-15>8021 8O~75>7Y8 RD 5!B.2fi1S.8153 R1x 5SB-BB4-2200 Proudly Supporting the Sheriff's Foundation · for Pub!, Safety 36 Programs By Charlotte Tilkes Sheriff's Department has the legal and moral obligation to provide inmates with the tools, to develop the skills and behaviors needed to lawfully, responsibly and productively live Detention Programs and Services Bureau's Offender Programs Unit operates under the competency and skill developmentwith the expectation that inmates who enterthe detention capable to function as productive citizens when they leave the jail than when they enter. The the abiHtyto successfully transition, effectively contribute, and not commit crimes in the goal of successful community transition, the Bureau actively engages in multi-agency ing the intervention and education services to a difficult-to-serve population. To provide Bureau staff works closely with the service partners to identify barriers that would hindergood pment. These collaborations assist in avoiding duplication ofservices and in maximizing of offender programs provided in the detention facility. These programs include intervention, oymentpreparation.lntervention programs included Substance Abuse Education; Alcoholics Anonymous; Anger, Violence and Personal Accountability, Parenting, Stress Management, and Self-Esteem Workshops; HIV/AIDS and STD education. Education programs "include School Diploma, Literacy), and pre-employment and employment preparation. Also a variety formation opportunities are available. All programs are based upon three core values: ilityfor choices, decisions, actions, consequences and the belief that everyone is responsibility for the harm caused by their actions and develop empathy for their living skills, including academic, decision making, problem solving, anger/conflict and employability skills. WtVIlr!:ln,eoffered the inmates, one of the most successful has been the JOBS 2000 program. JOBS week employment preparation and placement program funded by the County's Department of Temporary Assistance. In the past two years, 82% of the inmates who have successfully found employment have notretumedto theiaiL While there are no local statistics for offenders crimes upon release from the jail, national statistics indicate that over 80% of offenders released ...".'nlClrln and return to prison within two years of release. Fresno County offenders re-offending and returning to jail, Bureau staffbelievethatthesuccess program is the focus on employment skills development and employment placement prior to the jail. As a result, the Detention Programs and Services Bureau will continue to focus inmate on basic living and employment skill development. This is in addition to ongoing collaboration with Ift'V'Ir!:lrYle that promote employment and a continuum ofservices and support to assist offenders in being members ofthe community upon their release from custody. 37 Snow Phone: (559) 233-3330 for the most current conditions. I • 38 Business Office Doris Bosch Account Clerk III Patti Gimbarti Account Clerk III Tracee Crozier Diana Gonzales Account Clerk III Account Clerk III Ann Hall AccountClerk III June Ikeda Account Clerk II Georgia Kawamoto AccountClerk II Doug King Stock Clerk III Bruce Roberts Senior Accountant SurinderSandhu AccountClerk III Helen Thomas Accou nt Clerk III Toune Thounsouk AccountClerk II Cynthia Tsukamoto Supervising Account Clerkll SallyYemoto Senior Accountant Thomas Trester RonWaliace Staff Analyst III Account Clerk III 39 Correctional Officers Tadelle Abraha Jimmy Aguirre Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Blankson Akioyame Correctional Officer Peter Albert Correctional Officer Jimmy Antuna Correctional Officer RomuldoAlvarez Joe Anaya Bret Armstrong Correctional Officer Correctional Off.icer Correctional Officer , I Julian Arvizu Correctional Officer RobertAtchley Correctional Officer -­./ Robert Arroyo Daniel Aveitia Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Steven Barajas Correctional Officer Lorrie Barber Correctional Officer Norma Banuelos Terry Bardwell Correctional Officer Correctional Officer 40 -- Correctional Officers Barry Beaver Ken Becker Paul Beckley Primo Belmontez Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Meredith Black Cheryl Blair Nikia Blathers Larry Blow Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Mike Bolger Linda Bowman Christopher Boyd Eleanor Bracamonte Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Dennis Bridges Correctional Officer Billy Brunson Correctional Officer Richard Briano Darling Burch Correctional Officer Correctional Officer 41 ~rnlLocal Jails: The Missing Piece of the solving. Community Policing Paradigm By Lt. David Kurtze According to a recent article in a law enforcement publication, the corrections end ofthe criminal justice ~lJv;\llI \II is becoming increasingly involved in the community policing model. The article goes on to discuss how p parole, and the courts are forming partnerships and collaborating to make communities safer. However, there mention ofthe involvement that local jails have in the community policing effort, despite the fact that jails havea deal to offer in the community policing arena. Fartoo often ,localjails are leftoutofthe picture, when they identified as the missing piece of the community-policing paradigm. Community policing is both a philosophy and a management style, and it affects the entire law enforcement Community policing tries to bring communities and law enforcement agencies togetherto deal with crime and community issues. The primary components of community policing are community partnerships and Recent statistics indicate that crime rates are decreasing; many factors may be contributing to this Toughersentencing laws, more police officers on the streets, and greater involvement by communities are all an impact on crime. Many individuals in law enforcement believe that community policing is another factor to reduce crime. If community policing can work in the communities that you and Ilive in, can it also work · communities of our local jails? I believe that it can. 42 ofthe problems ofapplying community policing to a correctional setting is defining what "community" means '1 setting. Jails actually have two communities they need to be concerned about-the external and the internal unity. The external community encompasses everything outside the jail walls, including the general public and agencies that may come into contact with the jail. The internal community includes the correctional staff and mates who live and work inside the jail. nity Policing can work not only outside the walls of our jails, but also inside. A properly implemented ity policing philosophy will allow ourjails to playa greater role in the communities in which we all live. But can we apply the community policing principles to our correctional facilities? Following are a few suggestions: Supervision: If jails are to have a positive impact on their internal communities, jail staff need to be aware problems their "citizens" are facing on a day-to-day basis. Just as the officer on the street needs to know what _nr,on'ng in the neighborhood that he patrols, the correctional officer needs to know what is taking place on his . There is no better way to do this than for officers to walk, talk, and interact with the inmates who are under supervision facilities have a definite advantage in this area, and the benefits ofthese environments have been mented. However, agencies thatdo not have directsupervisionjails can still benefitfromthis philosophy ding a management approach that encourages staff to interact with the inmate community as much as . The more opportunities staff has to interact with inmates in this way, the greater their impact on the day­ problems we face in our jails. Labor Crews: Many jails have inmate labor crews on which sentenced inmates perform various work intheircommunities. Inmates provide labor for humanitarian projects, trash collection, cleaning ofschools, removal, and a variety of other tasks. These inmate labor crews provide positive benefits for everyone . Communities benefit from the work and projects the inmates complete; jails benefit from the public sand opportunities to form partnerships with the community; and the inmates are given an opportunity to .. communities with the labor they provide. This work also gives the inmates an opportunity to feel good about and helps to implement a philosophy of restorative justice. 43 Inmate Intervention and Education: Inmate intervention and education programs provide our communities an opportunity to have a real impact on crime and the causes ofcrime. The vast majority ofinmates who come our jails will return to our communities. Intervention programs help inmates to deal with many issues such substance abuse, lowself-esteem, stress, angermanagement, and domestic violence. Educational programs inmates develop some of the basic skills they will need to make a successful transition to life outside the Religious programs help to provide moral and ethical values that can have long-term impacts on behaviors and choices. All of these programs help to reintegrate inmates back into their communities. Mental Health Services: It has been estimated that mentally ill inmates account for 10 to 15 percent of populations nationwide. Mentally ill inmates pose ?pecial problems for jail staffin terms o"fhousing issues, di and the provision o"f necessa ry treatment. I ndividuals with menta I illnesses may have been receivi ng treatment to their arrest and placement in our facilities, but their treatment often ends once they are incarcerated. Jail mental health services that operate under a community policing philosophy work to form contacts partnerships with their counterparts in the community. While these individuals are in custody, jail staff can attemptto continue services that have already been started. When inmates are released, jail staff can make with the appropriate agencies and help plan post-custody services. Problem Solving: Corrections, like law enforcement, is incident driven. Correctional staff typically spend oftheirtime responding to incidents that happen on a day-to-day basis. Officers respond tofights, inmate in and other jail problems on a routine basis. Once the incidents are resolved, there may be little or no fol address the underlying factors that may have caused the incidents. 44 long, jails have operated on a reactive basis by primarily dealing with problems after they have happened. operating under a community policing philosophy take a more proactive stance and attempt to deal with ms before they happen, or at least look for some long-term solutions to the issues. em solving is hard work. Jail staff are trained well to respond to incidents, but they often receive little or no in how to analyze and solve problems. Few jails make the effort to look at similar incidents that are taking in the facility and try to address the underlying problems. Jail staffs are often too busy dealing with day-to-day Ilric,ntc that take place. Our jails need staff who can not only respond to incidents, but can identify problems, nd why they are occurring, develop and implement solutions, and determine if their solutions are working. er Service Orientation: For too long the put5Tfc sector has laggedObehind the private sector in the area mer service. Because profit and customer retention are generally not seen as goals of the jail, customer has not been seen as an area that needs to be addressed. that operate under a community policing model understand and emphasize the need for a customer service ·on. Treating individuals who come into contact with our jailsas customers will provide a number ofbenefits facilities. A customer service orientation will help to reduce complaints about correctional staff from both the public and the inmates in our care. It may also help reduce the number of inmate grievances that are filed staff. treating each other as customers also can help to lessen the number ofinternal complaints. Finally, jails may moresupportfromthecommunity, because citizens who are treated in a professional and respectful manner staff are more likely to be supportive ofjail issues when they arise. unity Involvement: community policing provides jails with a greater opportuni,tyfor community involvement. . nal staff become more involved in our communities, and our communities become more involved with . For a long time, law eflforcement has been involved with our communities, but correctional staff have not the same opportunities. A . policing philosophy has helped to open some ofthese doors, and correctional staff now have more . They are being asked to speak atschools, to participate with various civic groups, and to be members nted organizations. Partnerships have been formed between correctional staff and community to provide services to inmates and their families. Some facilities join with the community and pass out toys children of inmates when they come to visit during the Christmas season. Other facilities use community to help provide inmate education, recreation, and religious services. jails are to be an integral piece ofthe community policing paradigm, we need not only to be involved with unities, but also to allow our communities to be involved with our jails. We must open the doors of our and letourcommunitiesseeand be involved with what is taking place. We need to letourcommunities know the positive things that are taking place, rather than allowing them to hear only the negative things reported media. have many resources to offer our communities. The principles ofcommunity policing can have an important on what happens inside our facilities if we will allow them to work. also have the opportunity to take what is working inside ourwalls to the outside to help respond to the needs munities. 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CONNECTED ~ WITH p-~ f.,.-Brooktrout' Partnereo ",In lirooKlfour /eenn%gy Correctional Officers Mary Burgess Correctional Officer Troy Burks Correctional Officer Sharon Burrough Correctional Officer Cecilia Bustinza Correctional Officer Jeffrey Campbell Correctional Officer Myesha Cartier Correctional Officer Fernando Cano Correctional Officer Kelli Capps Correctional Officer DonnaCarrell Correctional Officer Anna Casey Correctional Officer ~ Margaret Castellano Correctional Officer Alex Chagoya Correctional Officer Kevin Clay Harold Clendenen Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Sherry Coelho Jarvis Cole Correctional Officer Correctional Officer 47 Correctional Officers ~ .......... Gloria Contreras John Copher Bryan Correa Salina Correa Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Correctional Officer -Christopher Curran Lawrence Daluz Jonathan Dar Juanita Davila Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Mark Dawson Chris De la Garza Adan Delarosa Mike Delgado Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Gary Douglas Correctional Officer ...----, /~ I -. &1 Jesus Diaz Simon Dominguez Rodric Drolshagen Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Correctional Officer 48 Correctional Officers William Ellis Correctional Officer Daniel Encinas Correctional Officer Lonnie Engleman Correctional Officer Nieves Escobedo Correctional Officer .r Mike Esquivel Correctional Officer _ Henry Facio Correctional Officer Jose Ferrer Correctional Officer Luis Figueroa Correctional Officer -Rodney Flood Charles Flores Dennis Forleo Sheila Foster Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Sean Franco Correctional Officer Josephine Fuentez­ Green Correctional Officer HarryGann Correctional Officer - Chris Garcia Correctional Officer 49 Area 1 By Deputy Ann Bennett Area One is headquartered at21925 W. Manning inthecommunityofSan Joaquin. Spreadover2,400 and encompassing the communities of Coalinga, Huron, Five Points, Biola, Kerman, Tranquility, Me~dota and San Joaquin, Area One is one of the largest ofall the areas. Overseeing this area is L..I'O'UU;;I Caudle. The Deputies that work in Area One enjoy the wide open spaces of rural Fresno County, but, as one ofthe areas geographically, Area One presents many challenges to the Deputies assigned to patrol it. Hn\AI'l\/~ men and women are up to the challenge. To patrol an area that covers approximately 2,400 square Deputies work closely with the California Highway Patrol along with the Police Departments in Kerman, Coalinga and Huron. They also work closely with the citizens in the communities they serve. One ofthe connect with the communities is through a program started by an innovative Area One Deputy: T.AG. T.AG. stands for Teaming Against Graffiti. It was implemented by Deputy Steve Vlasis as a service to graffiti and keep it from spreading. The program involves developing partnerships between law citizens, civic organizations and the business community to help eliminate graffiti from their neigh connecting to the communities, Area One Deputies are able to build a relationship oftrust and mutual making it easier to solve problems as soon as they surface. . The Sheriffs Department prides itself on its approach to community-oriented policing. T.AG. is just of the many ways that Deputies reach out to the citizens ofthe areas they patrol. 50 Sergeant Eric Thompson Deputy Kelly Mayfield and Deputy Bernardo Ortiz 51 .. 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Additionally, Area Three Deputies service the communities of Laton, Riverdale, Caruthers, Easton and rville. are a number of very special events held within these communities, including the Orange Cove Halloween House, Laton Rodeo, Riverdale Rodeo and the Caruthers Fair. The Caruthers Fair is the largestfree-gate in California and brings up to 100,000 visitors to the Caruthers area during its run. Virtually crime-free, the rs Fair is a great place for families to relax, enjoy themselves and perhaps enjoy a big piece of homemade Area Three Deputies are proud to be part of these events. Three is staffed by forty Deputy Sheriffs and seven Sergeants who are responsible for providing patrol services area. These Deputies answer calls-for-service, respond to emergencies and patrol the streets to ensure the ofthe community. In addition, Area Three has its own Detective Unit that consists offour Detectives and one The Area Detectives do in-depth investigations ofvarious crimes, including, robbery, burglary and theft. nine Community Service Officers assigned to the area assist the Deputies and Detectives in their crime efforts. The CSO' s duties include neighborhood watch, citizen's patrol, operation I. D. and owner applied , home and businesssecurity inspections and working with the community on other crime prevention related ~ are twelve Deputy Sheriffs and one Sergeant assigned to Youth Services in Area Three. The main focus of ties is to work with the students, their parents and school personnel in the twenty-one elementary schools, middle schools and four high schools that lie within the boundaries of Area Three. el ofArea Three works hard to ensure the safety and security of the citizens living in its many diverse 53 Correctional Officers Marty Gonzales Correctional Officer Robert Goodrich Correctional Officer Nellie Gutierrez Correctional Officer Alfred Garnica Correctional Officer Jesse Gloria Correctional Officer Sherrell Grayson Correctional Officer Ivan Garza Correctional Officer Roger Goist Correctional Officer Jorge Gonzalez Correctional Officer /----­ Michael Grieco Correctional Officer Brian Gibbs Correctional Officer Eulalio Gomez Correctional Officer Rueben Gonzalez Correctional Officer David Gutierrez Correctional Officer Amparo Gonzalez Correctional Officer 54 Correctional Officers Terry Hall Michael Hanlin Shain Hansen Nancy Harness Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Correctional Officer 4­ Lynn Hedrick Daniel Her Lue Her ThengHer Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Mario Herrera Correctional Officer James Hodges Correctional Officer Timothy Hoffman Correctional Officer Robert Holmes Correctional Officer Herbert Holt Chad Horneck Debbie Hunt Noe Ibarra, Jr. Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Correctional Officer 55 John H. 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Area Fourserves the residents and tourists eastofthe Friant-Kern I onthe eastside of Fresno County. With a comph~mentofnearlytwent)l-five Deputies and Supervisors, Area is one of the largest patrol areas in Fresno County. To provide access to the public, the Auberry SUbstation modernized and reopened in 2000. Additionally, the new Squaw Valley Substation was built and opened in rthe direction ofArea Commander Lt. Nelson Beazley, Area Four covers nearly 2000 square miles offoothills mountains that attract a wide variety of residents and tourists. Many recreational areas are located within Area Huntington Lake, which is rated amongst the top five sailing lakes in America, Sierra Summit Ski Resort, r Lake, Millerton Lake State Park, Sierra National Forest, Hume Lake, Sequoia Lake, Sequoia National and Kings Canyon National Park, to name a few. There are several communities in Area Four, which include Lake, Shaver Lake, Big Creek, Tollhouse, Auberry, Prather, Big Sandy Indian Rancheria, Table Mountain Cold Springs Rancheria, Piedra, TrimmerSprings, WonderValley, TivyValley, SquawValley, Dunlap, ehurst. getting Area Four on its feet, there have been good times, and some bad times. The worst ofthe bad times the untimely and tragic on-duty death of Deputy Erik Telen on August 21,2001. Erik's death brought the nity and the Sheriffs Department together in a way no one thought possible. Out of a tragic experience came ring from the community that cannot be expressed in words. All we can say from all of us in Area Four is you! ~ 57 I n the ever-continuing endeavor to provide the best service to the citizens ofFresno County and those who enjoy the area, the Fresno County Sheriff's Department has several specialty units that are assigned to Area They include the Mounted Unit, Dive Team, Boating Enforcement Unit, and Search and Rescue. The Mounted is a full-time unit that provides a high visibility, mobile platform, which is easily accessed and well received by public. The Mounted Unit not only serves as a great public relations tool, butthey also work special events and control where there are large numbers of people to control. The Mounted Unit currently consists of three Deputies that are assigned full-time. The Boating Enforcement Unit directed by Sergeant Jennifer Connolly includes Deputy IV Jeff Lynn and Dep. Papaleo during three seasons of the year. Durir:19 the summer, the ~EU grows to include several more De and Reserves to provide public safety on the waterways in Fresno County. Currently, the BEU provides patrol water rescue services on Huntington Lake, ShaverLake, Redinger Lake, Pine Flat Lake, the Kings River, and waterways. Theyalso provide mutual aid assistance toallied agencies such as Millerton State Park, and Pine Corp of Engineers. The largestofthe specialty units is the Search and Rescue Team. The SAR team includes Lt. Beazley, Sgt. Maier, Sgt. Bill Dryden, and Sgt. Phil Caporale, along with 14 regular Deputies, and 150 volunteers. These as a team provide a very effective tool in searching for and rescuing people. The volunteer teams include disciplines. The teams include the Horse Posse, Snowmobile Unit, Jeep Unit, Mountaineer Unit, and the Squadron. Working together, all of the volunteers and Deputies have offered a high success rate with people, not only in Fresno County, but also in other counties and areas in California (OES Mutual Aid). One unique aspect ofArea Fouristhe allied agencies thatwe work with. To coverthe large areas ofFederal, and locally controlled areas, there are several agencies which all work togetherto provide public safety and the various legal codes. The agencies we work with include: Sierra National Forest, Sequoia National Forest, Canyon National Park, California State Fish and Game, California Highway Patrol, California Dep Forestry, several Volunteer Fire Departments, Millerton State Park, and EMS. We welcome all to our Area to enjoy the wonderful recreational areas and magnificent Sierra Nevada range. Captain Greening said, "Why go out ofthe area to enjoy the mountains, when you-have the most beautiful and trails in the world in your own backyard." Aerial view of Millerton Lake 58 Ag Task Force By Sgt. John Tilley and Lt. Joe Bull During 1997, while seeking election to his first term as the Sheriff of Fresno County, then-Captain Richard saw the need for an Agriculture (Rural Crime) Task Force. This task force would focus on, and investigate, Iture-related crime in the County of Fresno. After being elected, Sheriff Pierce worked with local legislators, including Chuck Poochigian, Dean Flores, Reyes, and Jim Costa, securing a state grant thFOugh the Office ofthe Governor, Office of Criminal Justice ing, which provided state funding for a Rural Crime Task Force forthe County of Fresno. The Fresno County Ag (Rural Crime) Task Force was formed in 1999, officially opening its doors for on June 14, 1999. By September of 1999, it was fully staffed with one Sheriff's Sergeant, six Sheriffs •.,,,TI\I,;;,,,,, one District Attorney Investigator, and two Deputy District Attorneys who provide vertical prosecution offenders. A memberofthe California Highway Patrol's Auto Theft Unitwasadded tothe unitlaterin theyear. Ag Task Force investigates all agriculture-related crimes and metal thefts. The Fresno County Ag Task Force currently works with seven otherSan Joaquin Valley Rural Crime Task . Kern County, Kings County, Madera County, Merced County, San Joaquin County, Stanislaus County, County, and the TulareA.C.T.I.O.N. Project. Itis alsoa member of, and participates actively in, the California Crime Prevention Task Force, which meets quarterly and addresses statewide rural/ag crime problems. The Fresno County Ag Task Force attends monthly meetings with the other seven county task forces and with them on a continual basis allowing investigations to cross jurisdictional boundaries. Italso continues to with the State Department of Agriculture, the Fresno County Department ofAgriculture, the Fres~o County Bureau, and local farmers and ranchers to investigate all agriculture-related crimes. The Ag Task Force also maintains memberships in, and works with, the California Rural Crime Prevention Force, the Western States Livestock Investigator's Association, the Southern States Rural Enforcement ,the Internationa~1 Livestock Identification Association, the California Metal Investigators Association, era Investigator's Association, and the Construction Industry Crime Prevention Program. Deputy Erich Garringer and Deputy Shaun Holahan 59 Correctional Officers Jim Iqbal Correctional Officer Jeff Jacoby Correctional Officer ./, / "-.. Ernie Jaime Correctional Officer Jerry Jarocki Correctional Officer Mark Johnson Correctional Officer Jessica Kampen Correctional Officer Devin Kubota Correctional Officer Eric Johansen Correctional Officer Kenneth Johns Correctional Officer Katherine Johnson Correctional Officer Margie Juarez Correctional Officer Miguel Juarez Correctional Officer Brian Kamlade Correctional Officer Sue Kerns Correctional Officer Steve Kleinknight Correctional Officer George Kostuchek Correctional Officer 60 Correctional Officers Pete Lascano Correctional Officer Pamela Lockie Correctional Officer .. MesfinMamo Correctional Officer Kathleen Martinez Correctional Officer Joe Lepe Correctional Officer Gilbert Lopez Correctional Officer Daniel Manriques Correctional Officer Howard Lewis Correctional Officer .... Susan MacDonald Correctional Officer Fernando Macias Correctional Officer .--.... Rudy Marquez Correctional Officer Rhonda Martin Correctional Officer Greg Little Correctional Officer Mark Martinez Mary Ellen Martinez Rachel Martinez Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Correctional Officer 61 Correctional Officers Rossano Martinez Correctional Officer KeferMcCoy Correctional Officer Catrina McKinney Correctional Officer Jerry Medrano Correctional Officer Albert Mendoza Correctional Officer Mike Mendoza Correctional Officer ~"/~ ~, Don Mercer Correctional Officer Carlos Meza Correctional Officer Mike Mills Correctional Officer Phillip Moore Correctional Officer Angie Morales Correctional Officer Sylvia Morley Correctional Officer --..~. ../_ Darlene Murillo Mark Murillo Christine Murphy Carlos Navarette Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Correctional Officer 62 Correctional Officers Mary Nichols Correctional Officer Timothy Nickel Correctional Officer Phillip Niedhammer Correctional Officer Benjamin Nunley Correctional Officer Dana Ohlberg Correctional Officer .. Michael Olague Correctional Officer -Oludolapo Olubeko Correctional Officer Robert Osborn Correctional Officer Clinton Page Correctional Officer John Palacios Correctional Officer Hector Palma Correctional Officer Joseph Papagni Correctional Officer Jeff Penry Correctional Officer Daniel Perez Correctional Officer ,.-------y ............. , Carol Phillips Correctional Officer .--"'/~ -.". Henry Parker Correctional Officer 63 OVERCROWDING RELEASE CRITERIA By Lt. Joseph Leon In June of1993, the United States Federal CourtJssued an order requiring that every inmate in custody at the County Jail have a bed ora bunk to sleep in. Priortothatdate, due to chronic overcrowding, inmates routinely on mattresses on the floors ofthejail cells. On June 17,1993, the Fresno County Sheriffs Department's Bureau began releasing inmates from custody due to "overcrowding". This dramatically changed the way Sheriffs Department operated its jails. A new facet of inmate detention emerged in which custody staff constantly screening for release those inmates who posed the leastamountofdangertothe public. Foreveryin kept, one had to be released and the jail quickly turned into a revolving door for local criminals. Policies procedures had to reflectthe new guidelines that were put into place to adhere to the population caps that the ongoing release ofinmates from custody. Currently, the Main Jail hasabedcapacityof 1064, the NorthAnnexJail has432, the South Annex Jail has 686 the Satellite Jail has 300, for a total capacity of 2482 beds. In order for the Sheriff to keep inmates from on the floor, the Sheriffis authorized to release inmates from the jail, or even refuse to accept new arrestees anyofthefacilities oranyspecific housing unit reaches ninety percent (90%) ofca pacity. Population personnel try to maintain all housing units close to a ninety-seven percent (97%) capacity by evaluating the population twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. When inmate population caps are exceeded, determines the areas in the facility where inmate population reduction is necessary in order to provide bed to each inmate. If overcrowding still exists, those inmates who a re housed in overcrowded areas must be following the Federal Court OrderRelease criteria. Inmates charged with violent felonies, crimes involving bodily injury, and "third strike" offenses are some that are notto be considered for overcrowding releases. H car thieves and those charged with drug sales must be released. The North Annex Jail is currently under construction with the addition of three additional floors planned. Th' an additional 864 beds. Thecompletiondateforthis phase ofconstruction is December7, 2002. With the ofthese beds, overcrowding releases will cease until population caps areagain reached. Fortheyear2001, inmates were released due to overcrowding. As ofJanuary 28,2002 the total number of inmates released the implementation of the Federal Court Order was 42,143. Ninety-four percent (94%) of the releases have been pre-trial, with six percent (6%) being sentenced inmates. By March of2003, more than than not, overcrowding releases will quite possibly resume. Innovative solutions will be back on the addressing the issues, including alternative forms ofsentencing versus incarceration. What about the public for Restorative Justice? Whatwill be the visionary strategies in finding the optimal solution? These are Sheriff's Department Detention Bureau will continue to be challenged with in developing effective ",T"'::IToO'1111 continue with its mission to protectthe community. 64 Pig Bowl The Pig Bowl was held on January 26,2002 at Fresno State's Bulldog Stadium. Proceeds ofthe Pig Bowl went the Make-A-Wish Foundation. After winning the trophy in both 1999 and 2000, the Fresno County S Department gave up their title with a score of 21 to 7. 66 Ice Bowl Ice Bowl was held on December 8,2001 at Selland Arena. "Competing forthe Golden Puck" were two Fresno rivals, Team Sheriff and Team Police. Thiswas afundraiserto helpsendthe Fresno HeatTeamto~nnsbruck, to defend their gold medal during the 2002 International Police Winter Games. 67 We at San JoaQuin Valley College, along with our students enrolled in the Corrections Program, salute the Fresno Coun~ Sheriff's Department. Through your service and commitment to the communi~, you inspire our students, future correctional and law enforcement officers. TheSJ\lCCorrectional Officer Program .ieatures: • criminal law • arrest & control techniQues • firearms control • evidence preservation • institutional corrections management ~-a-s.I£C A PR'VAn J~"'OR COLLEGE diseouer the power in YOll Visalia I Bakrsfield I Fresno I Fresno Aviation I Rancho Cucamonga • Thank you to the -­ Sheriff's Foundation for Public Safety for your outstanding commitment to serving our youth and protecting the citizens of Fresno County. Senator Chuck Poochigian 68 One Company. One Call. Total Protection. You've known Simplex and Gri nnell Fire Protection as-longtime leaders in their industry. Now these two compani.es have been combined into a world-class org'an ization, ~ SimplexGrinnell is a single-source prov,ider that oft rs best-tn-class systems and servi _ - • Fire Protection • Desi gn & Insta llation • Fire Sprinkler • Project Managem ent .Int~rated r' ecurrty Applications • Preventive Malintenance • Healt hcare Systems • Centrall Mani oring • Sound & Communicat ions • 24n Emergency Serv ice For More Informaticn, please call (5.591 348-0614.) PROTECTING PEOPLE, PROPERTY AND PEACE OF MIND 69 Crime Stoppers By Sherman Lee What is Crime Stoppers? Crime stoppers is a partnership between law enforcement, the news media, and the public. The news media consists of KSEE 24 Television, Infinity Radio, the Fresno Bee, the Thrifty Nickel, the Vida En el Valle. the Clovis Independent, the Reedley Exponent, the Kerman News, the Selma Enterprise, the Twin City Times, the Auberry Mountain Press, the Madera Tribune, the EI Grafico, and the Hanford Sentinel. This partnership works very well in maximizing the efforts to maJ.<e our community a safer place to live. The news media broadcasts photographs of wanted suspects for the public to see. When the pubic sees the suspect's photograph, they call law enforcement with a known location for that suspect. Law enforcement then goes into action, and an attempt arrest is made. Does Crime Stoppers really work? Yes it does, and it works very well. Our program started in 1993, and has been in operation ever 2001 was a banner year for Crime Stoppers. We were responsible for taking 26 guns off the streets, and for 693 felony arrests. That is an increase of 128 from the previous year. 693 arrests calculates to more than 13 each week ofthe year. That is 693 felons offthe streets of Fresno County, not preying on our citizens. Along the arrests, Crime Stoppers was responsible for confiscating over $17.5 million in illegal narcotics in the years. Why does Crime Stoppers Work? Most of Fresno County's citizens want to do the right thing, and are committed to helping'reduce Citizens and witnesses coming forward and giving all the information they have is very important. We have opinion that the right pieces of information in the hands of a law enforcement officer can result in felony Unfortunately, not everYone is willing to help law enforcement. Some ofour citizens need to be prompted to ~ That is where Crime Stoppers comes in. We offer cash money rewards for information that leads to the a wanted felon. Sometimes the lure of cash money is all it takes to cause a person to make a phone call to someone in, especially since all calls are anonymous. Table Mountain Dancers at Crime Stoppers fundraiser 2002. 70 Board of Directors Crime Stoppers is governed by a Board of Directors made up of 21 business professionals from our unity, consisting ofbankers, lawyers, C.P.A.'s, controllers ofcompanies, advertising executives, and ex­ puty sheriffs. Some ofyou may remember Harry Massucco, Gary Quisenberry, and Bill Kidd. They are ex­ es who left the Fresno Sheriff's Department in the late 1970's, and have gone on to distinction in the world. When these three ex-deputies, Lt. Robert Hagler (the Sheriff's Department advisorto Crime . oeIDel"s) and I are in attendance at the board meetings, the Sheriff's Department is well represented. 71 s Department's Personnel The Fresno Sheriff's Department became a partner in Crime Stoppers when reserve Deputy Sheriff Mike -,."rncjoined our team. Mike held that position as a volunteer until his value to Fresno County was recognized, he was sworn in as a Fresno County Deputy Sheriff. In January 1999, Sheriff Pierce assigned a permanent Deputy Sheriff position to Crime Stoppers, and Rick Lyons came on board. In January 2000, Rick Lyons was re-assigned to the H.I.D.T.A. task force, and I became the Crime Deputy Sheriff. I would never have dreamed that in the last 2 years of my career, I would have a part in 9 more than 1200 suspects. Bye I want to take this opportunity to say "so long" to my friends at the Sheriff's Department. You are like to me, and I'm going to miss you. Fresno Police Department Chief Ed Winchester, General Manager of University Acura of Fresno Theanna Stevens, and Sheriff Richard Pierce Court Services Unit By Sergeant Neil Dadian Well over a century ago, the nearest court of general jurisdiction to what is now Fresno County, was about hundred miles away in San Rosario, Mexico. When California entered the Union in 1850, current day Fresno residents had access to a district court in Mariposa, only a two-day ride by horseback. On June 9, 1856, the resi of newly formed Fresno County elected its first County Judge, Charles A. Hart. The newly elected sheriff, Will C. Bradly, among his other duties, served as b~iliff. The population of Fresno County in 1856 was under 10,000 people. Today, the population is well over 800, people and is one ofthe most cu Iturally diverse cou nties in the nation. A sig nificant n um ber ofthat d iverse IJU~JUla has business with the courts in some fashion. In an effort to better provide access to the courts by the comm the judiciary in Fresno County has been consolidated into the Fresno County Superior Court. The Fresno County Superior Court has 46 judicial positions, including judges and commissioners, as well asa ofPro-Temjudges and Juvenile Traffic Referees. The court serves the County with branches in Clovis, Coali Firebaugh, Fowler, Kerman, Kingsburg, Reedley, Sanger, and Selma. The main courthouse is located in tine seatin Fresno. Becauseofthe need for more space, various components ofthe courts are housed in otherfa in orneardowntown Fresno. There isa separatefacilityfor Juvenile DependencyCourt, Juvenile Delinquency and Family Support Court. Fresno County has one ofthe busiest court systems in the state. As·the enforcement arm forthe court, the Sheriff has responsibilityto staff all ofthese courts and has assigned a ofover 80 employees. A Sheriff's Lieutenant commands the Court Services Unit and has three Sheriff's Se 70 Deputy Sheriffs and 10 Community Service Officers. Several Reserve Deputy Sheriffs and a steady field deputies hired ba9k on overtime also augment the force. The Court Services Unit is the single largest u the Department. • The Fresno County Sheriff's Department Court Services Unit 2002 72 Court Services Unit Management and Supervisory staff. Pictured left to right: Sgt. Neil Oadian, Lt. Allen Gaad, Captain Ron Wiley, Sgt. Phil Caporale and Sgt. Gregg Andreotti .""m..nrr S responsibilities include providing deputies in courts to act as bailiff, transportation and delivery of in­ defendants from the jail and other state and local facilities, perimeter and interior security, entry point screening, and the full range of law enforcement services. Deputies and Community Services Officers, rshipwith County Security, screen approximately 3500 entries a day, just at the main courthouse alone. point weapons screening occurs at all court facilities. investigate numerous crimes committed in court facilities and make dozens ofarrests each year. Court deputies also transport and maintain custody of an ever-increasing number of in-custody prisoners, about 300 daily, for all court facilities. In addition, between two hundred to three hundred persons are by the court each month, and taken into custody for booking and incarceration. to keep an ever-blossoming system from grinding to a halt, the Court Services Unit's complement of Services Officers provides support staff to keepthewheelsofjusticeturning. In a dynamic and creative for career development, 10 CSO's were recently assigned to cover duties previously tasked to deputy The Unit's CSO's serve as radio dispatchers, scheduling duty officers, classification/calendar analysts, site ratorsin security stations, entry point weapons screeners, and administrative aides to the supervisors commander. These dedicated men and women provide the support for the deputies to work in a safer and focus more resources to criminal investigation and apprehension, as well as other lawenforcement ities. and CSO's provide a safe and friendly environment forthe court staff, judiciary and the publicwe administration ofjustice. 73 Printrak Proudly Supports The Fresno County Sherrifrs Foundation 1250 North Tustin Avenue r~rpRINTRAK® " Anaheim, Califo"rnia 92807 Telephone: (714) 238-2000 qJ A Motorola Company Fax: (714) 237-0018 www.motorola.com/prj ntrak • • • • • • • • • • • ------------ KDRO'fAN Phone 559f264 9433 ROBERT BORa LA NDSCAPE ARCHITECT ).)L)]111;~l6~ ~·n.\ SS9.o6Iil()(J'l PO B".\ r.'~ Fr"o' 11(1. LtIII!,lrJIltI In;~~ L··1811 r{ lh('r fl)(}\0{'~ I / {rt ':--1 l(). ('{ fI { \1,'1))/1," '\/I/t'l"IlIlIl .)(\ 1(/ II ()I l.r(!ld ..... t"lIp(' .'-\!"{ hikd .... Carlson Investigative Services Gerald]' Carlson, Private Investigator (559) 323-2106 (Voice/Fax) Box 1652 • Clovis, CA 93613-1652 • Pager: (559) 430-0584 California PJ . #18467· E-mail: gjcar!@juno.com State Lie, #717165 Bond # 636319====SF==== BUILDERS FLOORING 324 N, MINNEWAWA AVE, (559) 297-8802 CLOVIS, CA 93612 FAX (559) 297-8806 A Cat red Affair Catering From Blue Jeans to Bla Tt Sandi Miller 0Nner 423 Fernd Ie Dnve Santa Malia california 93455 8059374122 Fax 805 3<191071 Acateredaffalr2@cs,com 75 Area 2 By Deputy Todd Cotta Fresno Metro, Area Two, is as strong as ever. Home to the Field Training Officer Property Crimes, Metro Operation Safe Streets (O.S.S.) and COPPS in Schools makes day a busy day at our headquarters located at 5717 E. Shields. The Deputies and staff at Two pride themselves on hard work and professionalism while adhering to the Mission, Va and Vision statement of the Fresno CO/Lmty Sheriff's Department. Area Two was commanded by Lt. Jeff Hollis until he was promoted in April. Lt. C Mestas is now the Area Two Commander. Watch One supervisors include Sgt. Mike La 'VU'''''IIW and Sgt. Foster Womble. Sgt. Mike Bailey and Sgt. Mike Mosier head up Watch Two. Three and Field Training Sergeants are Sgt. Stephen Wilkins and Sgt. Kathy Dooley. Sgt. Wisemer leads Watch Four. Our COPPS in Schools Sergeant is Sgt. Mark Bray. Office Assi Brenda Worstein keeps the area organized and has answers for most any dilemma the d find themselves in. Each sergeant and deputy is assigned to one of the five beats in the Metro Area. beat team is responsible for addressing quality of life issues of each area, as well as vvU..... 1 on the importance of building bridges with the community making use ofthe CommunityOri Policing and Problem Solving (C.O.P.PS.) philosophy. Examples of these projects are Erich Garringer's Vehicle Abatement Project in Sunnyside and Dep. Daniel Buie's Nuisance problems that targeted street racing in the Malaga Area. Also, several deputies involved in crime reduction and community outreach projects at apartment complexes in the of South Argyle Avenue, Clinton and Bond Avenues in Mayfair and scores of other areas alternative policing measures greatly benefit those who live in tho_se communities. 76 Two also has very active specialty units. Det. Sgt. Brad Christian, Det. Shawn Erwin, Det. uez, Det. Greg De La Cerda, Det. Tom Alberda and Det. Mark Eaton make up the Crimes Unit. Det. Dale Baumann works in Auto Theft and the H.E.A.T. Team utilizes rtise of Det. Louis Hernandez. Operation Safe Streets is also an active participant in improving the quality of life of the of Fresno County in and about the Fresno Metro Area. The members of that team include IV Michael Brand, Dep. James Bewley, Dep. Greg Gularte and Dep. Jim Robnett. By with the Beat Teams as well as community leaders, the O.S.S. Team is well on the way Fresno a better place to live. In 2002, Area Two is focused on improving the community by bringing all of our deputies staff together to make a difference in the lives of the people who live in the areas of Fresno. By the use of community meetings, regular Beat Team and combining our resources, we will make a difference this year. 77 FORENSIC LABORATORY er By Michael W. Giberson b~ pr As in most units ofthe Fresno County Sheriffs Department, the key feature ofthe Forensic Laboratory Unit is g and change. The Forensic Laboratory started with one Criminalist in 1973. The laboratory is now staffed with one S Inolr"\/I<:illlli Criminalist, three Criminalist Specialists (the journeyman level of criminalist), one Criminalist I, one I Laboratory Technician, and one office assistant. An additional Criminalist I has recently been hired under a grant. The Forensic Laboratory outgrew its quarters in the basement ofthe Sheriffs Headquarters building in 1998 has since occupied two-thirds of the building housing the Sheriffs Training Unit at 1256 Divisadero in Fresno. With Sheriff Pierce's election came the reorganization of the Sheriffs Department. The Forensic Laboratory removed from the Administration Division, where it resided since its inception, and placed in the S Investigations Division under the Centralized Field Services Bureau. This has not affected the close relationship the Forensic Laboratory has always maintained with the Technical Services Unit (I Bureau), the evidence collection entity, which is now in the Persons Crimes Division ofthe Centralized Field Services MLSSION and OBJECTJY.E.S The stated mission of the Forensic Laboratory is to provide for its clients the timely, accurate, and scientific examination ofphysical evidence, followed by the clear, unbiased and objective interpretation of a findings. The objectives of the Laboratory are 1) to provide forensic analysis, interpretation, and testimony to enforcement agencies and courts within Fresno County; 2) establish a system ofcase prioritization, which account the needs oftheSheriffs Department and the Criminal Justice System; 3) provide an unbiased, C'"i,ontil~ objective work product that is responsive to the Sheriff's Department and the Criminal Justice System; maintain an integrated approach to the evaluation of case material. A program of ongoing training, proficiency testing and quality assurance serves to further the goals objectives of the Laboratory. In addition, the Laboratory is actively striving toward certification by the Society ofCrime Lab Directors (ASCLD), which opens the doors forvarious types offederal and state grant Supervising Criminalist Michael Laboratory Director 78 The Forensic Laboratory provides continuous and routine controlled substance analysis service for every law rcement agency in Fresno County, with the exception of Fresno Police Department. But even Fresno PO efits from Laboratory services, because the Laboratory provides space for Fresno PO technicians to perform mptive screening tests on controlled substance evidence. The controlled substance analysis program is unique within the State of California, in that virtually every drug submitted to the Laboratory for analysis is analyzed, and a report issued to the requesting agency, on the day it is submitted. A conclusive reportof analysis accompanies virtually every controlled substance complaint to the District Attorney's office forfili ng, freeing the investigator and the prosecutor (as well as the defense to concentrate on other substantive issues. The controlled substance analysis program is so rapid and streamlined that in 1998, the Director ofthe Forensic Section of Scotland Yard visited the Forensic Laboratory to see how it was accomplished! Funds for staffing the controlled substance analysis program are currently provided by the Drug Suppression and -METT grants. Criminalist Valerie Bernardi working with the Drug Analyzer / Yamaguchi, Fresno Police Department's ~m,n,r'o Technician, tests drugs at the Sheriffs Department Forensic Laboratory analysis of firearms-related evidence is one of the mainstays of the Forensic Laboratory, with two lists specializing in this unique area of expertise. In addition to conventional firearms comparison the Laboratory administers one ofthe four National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NISIN) in the Central Valley, and provides research and testing services of duty ammunition for the Sheriffs ,on'·,nnal firearms evidence comparison and examination consists ofthe familiar identification ofbullets and casings collected at crime scenes. Th is type ofidentification is as powerful in identifying a firearm as latent are in identifying a person. 79 Forensic Technician Robert Benavides comparing cartridge castings on the IBIS Firearms comparison is actually a specialized area ofthe science oftoolmark identification. The identificatiaD.tU! of a screwdriver used to pry open a door may seem mundane when compared to the identification of a homici 1 bullet, but it can be just as important in the prosecution of criminal cases such as burglaries. anal Other common forensic examinations concerning firearms are: bloQi Distance determination of a firearm from the target, Deo: Terminal ballistics (gelatin testing), :stain Function testing (useful in accidental shooting determinations), and L General Rifling Characteristics (GRC) determination, which provides probable firearms model identity ba on the measurement of characteristics found on fired bullets and cartridge cases. Criminalist Specialist Michael Giberson Compari bullets on the Bullet Comparison Microscope NIBIN (lBIS)~enlic..es The National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) is a joint FBI-ATF-Iocal resource program enables participating law enforcement agencies to store shooting-related ,data and test-fire exemplars recovered 'Firearms in one common system capable of performing comparisons and producing probable Using the automated ballistics imaging technology ofthe Integrated Ballistics Identification System (IBIS), a of repositories for all crime guns has been developed that parallels the Automated Fingerprint Analysis (AFAS) maintained by the FBI and used by Cal-ID. Images of bullets and cartridge casingsfrom crime scenes, as well as test-fired bullets and cartridge cases firearms seized by law enforcement, are entered into IBIS, which then compares them to similar images database maintained by the Bureau ofAlcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. Probable matches, or "cold hits", from IBIS sites in California are automatically reported back by ATF. Several thousand "cold hits" have been nationwide by the system since its inception in the early nineties. The Forensic Laboratory possesses one ofthe four IBIS terminals in the Valley. The other three are the California Department of Justice Laboratory in Fresno, Stockton Police Department, and the Sa County District Attorney's Crime Lab in Sacramento. These IBIS sites, as well asothers inthe Bay Area and share a common network administered by the ATF Laboratory in Walnut Creek. The Forensic Laboratory currently test-fires and enters into IBIS every firearm seized by Fresno Department and the Fresno County Sheriffs Department. Other Fresno County law enforcement agencies their firearms and related evidence to the DOJ Fresno Laboratory for entry. Ammunition Testing A little-known service performed by the Forensic Laboratory is the ballistics gelatin testing ofduty am for the Sheriff's Department. This testing was a crucial element in the selection of the current duty am department-issued handguns, the SWAT speciall weapons, and the recent selection of ammunition forthe Department's new carbines. 80 The fastest growing and potentially most useful forensic tool in the Forensic Laboratory is the science of DNA ·s. Conventional typing of genetic markers such as the ABO blood group system, and of the polymorphic enzyme sUb-systems such as PGM, have given way completely to the typing of . ucleicAcid (DNA). The only exceptions are identification of the semen-specific protein P30 in semen s, and species identification of bloodstains. Unlike the conventional systems, which were generally limited to the typing of blood, saliva, and semen, DNA lysis can be performed on virtually any tissue containing nuclear DNA material: blood, saliva, muscle tissue, ,vaginal secretions, bone, skin tissue, feces, urine, and hair. In addition, the DNA methods currently in use Forensic Laboratory utilize a DNA amplification technique, making them extremely sensitive. DNA analysis, the old enzyme systems, requires only small amounts of evidence material. Because DNA analysis is so sensitive and complex, it requires extraordinary skill and training on the partofthe . The two criminalists in the Forensic Laboratory specializing in this technique hold Masters of Science s, in addition to the Bachelor of Science degree normally required of a criminalist. DNA analysis has been performed routinely in the Forensic Laboratory since 1994, using the DQA, and later 1 Polymarker systems. The system in current use has an average discriminating powerofabout 1 person 0,000. A new system, called Identifiler, is currently undergoing validation and is scheduled to go on-line in 2002. average discrimination power of Identifiler is about 1 person in two hundred quadrillion. That's 2 followed by . That is the equivalent of overthree million earth populations. This, for a" practical purposes, amounts to on. ability to conclusively identify a person by their DNA is comparable to the quantum leap made in the science ~Ant'ltlt"':ltll"ln in the early 1900s, when the science offingerprints supplanted the Bertillon measuring system. In DNA typing is potentia"y even more useful than fingerprints; the estimated probability ofany two persons having me fingerprint pattern is 1 in 67 billion, or the equivalent of only ten earth populations. services provided by the Forensic Laboratory include training of law enfolcement officers in the areas of analysis and crime scene investigation, and seminar job-shadow training for high school students from the Advanced Research and Technology (CART). . reconstruction of crime scene events, including trajectory reconstruction and blood spatter pattern plays an occasional but significant role in Laboratory it is necessary to provide triage and liaison for cases involving specific types of evidence for the Forensic Laboratory is not currently equipped to Examples of this include: trace evidence such as fibers, soil, minerals, entomology evidence (bugs), pesticide, poison, and high-order explosives analysis. laboratory sends these types of evidence to ISD~9clalty laboratories after evaluation and screening. re ofthe Forensic Laboratory is growth and change. With the advance oftechnology and computers necessity for greater specialization in the Forensic Sciences. Today's world requires education and beyond what was required of the generalist criminalist twenty years ago. Simple ABO blood grouping has given way to enormously complex DNA typing requiring advanced degrees of its practitioners. The examiner must be as capable with a computer as he is with a microscope. The drug analyst must be as a gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer as he once was with chemical screening and microcrystal promises more growth and greater change. 81 Criminalist Specialist Brenda Markham working with the DNA Analyzer Correctional Officers Victor Prado CorrectionalOffi Chantha Phrachanhsay Correctional Officer Mario Pizano Correctional Officer /\ Mike Porter Correctional Officer 82 Paul Reyes Correctional Officer - s Co Brian Pree Maria Quintanilla Sharlene Ramey-Cross Cecilio Ramirez Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Correctional Officer John Randolph Klaus Rathjens Thomas Ream Mitchell Redondo Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Michelle Reyes Daniel Richardson Carlos Rios Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Luis Plascencia Correctional Officer Correctional Officers ~/~ \ 0 -l,--,,---, Ruben Ruiz Correctional Officer Jorge Salas Correctional Officer Edward Saldivar Correctional Officer Virginia Salter Correctional Officer Isidro Santoyo Correctional Officer Jared Sayles Correctional Officer Rick Sayles Correctional Officer Patricio Santiago Correctional Officer Gary Schmidt Correctional Officer Kathy Schwartz Correctional Officer Brett Scroggins Correctional Officer /~/~. Roscoe Sharpe Correctional Officer Richard Smith Correctional Officer Ed Snyder Correctional Officer 83 Brenda Sherman Correctional Officer Jeffrey Siagan Correctional Officer ThBAKER TO VIEGAS CHALLENGE 1. 3.CUP RELAY 2. 4. The Bakerto Vegas Challenge Cup Relay is the largest lawenforcement race in the world. Bakerto Vegas is a 1 5. mile, 20-stagefoot race beginning at Baker, California and finishing at Las Vegas, Nevada. Each runner averag 6. six miles per stage, with some stages being longer and some shorter. The start line is at an altitude of about 7 7. feet. The course covers several large climbs and tops out at Mountain Springs Summit at about 5,600 feet. T 8. purpose ofthis hig hly competitive event is to promote camaraderie, ph~sical fitness, pride, and teamwork through 9.a broad spectrum oflaw enforcement personnel. 10. 11.Bakerto Vegas is not only about running ability, butalso aboutteamwork. Agreatdeal ofplanning and prepa 12.have to take place in orderto have a successful relay. There are numerous rules that have to be followed and 13.are not, then teams incur time penalties that are added to their finishing times. 14. The Challenge Cup Relay began in 1985 with 19 teams as a race for Law Enforcement Officers to improve 15. physical fitness. In 2001, the Seventeenth Annual Challenge Cup Relay accommodated 203 teams. Today, 16. Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay Race has become the largest Law Enforcement athletic event of its ki 17. the world with participation ofover 10,000 Law Enforcement Officers, Chiefs ofPolice, Agents-in-Charge, She 18. Department Heads, Special VIP guests, dignitaries, family members, race sponsors, press and media. 19. Vegas attracts over 200 teams, representing law enforcement and the entire judicial system from throughout 20. United States and around the World, including teams from Great Britain, Australia, NewZealand, Japan, China Korea. In 2000, we competed in the invitational mixed category and placed 7th with a time of 17 hours and 55 minutes. 2001, the team dropped ourtime to 17 hours and 9 minutes and placed 5th in our division. In 2002, the race for us onApril20th at 1'530 hours and the team finished on April 21 st in the morning. There were 26 teams in category and 206 teams overall. We ran the race at 17:09 and placed 8th in our division. The team is comprised of 15 males and 5 females. Juan Espinoza is the captain ofthe team and co-captains Kurtze and David Elhert assisted with the race organization. The race truly was a team effort with members throughoutthe Department hel'ping out. Officers and civilian personnel from Patrol, Detectives, Jail, Records, Services, Computer Services, OSS, Narcotics, Forensic Laboratory, MAGEC, I Bureau, Crime Lab, and members all helped in making the race a success. . The 2002 race was dedicated to fallen Deputy Erik Telen and his family. Erik's badge number, #434 was the team number. 84 2002 team consisted of the following individuals: Laura Hall Debra Villegas Matt Alexander Chris Gularte Mike Robinson Dave Kurtze Mike Estrada Brenda Markham Greg Burton Tracey Lopez Diane Christian Mike Montanez Joel Wahlenmaier Greg Siemens James Minenna Joe Smith Jasvir Mattu Matt Millson Dan Manriques Juan Espinoza Tim VanHouwelingen Robin Gross Mark Padilla Hipolito Fernandez DaveElhert Mike Robinson Greg Humann Mike Kennedy Louis Hernandez Robert Holmes Anna Casey Phil Bellefeuille Kimberly Alanis Casey Davis Vincent Frascona Lori Muir Tammy Burke Debbie Rusconi Susan Watkins Michelle Novella Angie Morales Lieutenant Greg Burton Baker to Vegas Team 2002 Brenda Markham 8S T~ pu to. Beth Justin ha Th oft o Own e r Lic# 1798499 1326 N Street Fresno, CA 93721 Fax (S59) 266-1359 • A proud supporter of The Sheriff's Foundation for Public Safety 86 AIR SUPPORT UNIT Fresno County Sheriff's Departmentdeveloped the Air Support Unit in 1997. Two MD 500E helicopters were Irrh~c/:.fi and the U nit was built around the ai rcraft. To date, the U nit has flown over7,800 accident-free hou rs and responded to more than 13,000 calls for service. In 2001 the Unit flew 1,536 total flight hours and responded 2,824 calls for service. Unit is designed to provide an aerial platform thatwill assist and support patrol operations. The helicopters are the first Sheriff's Units on scene and they also participate in specialized missions such as Search and Rescue. Unit is based at the Fresno AirTerminal and recently moved to facilities at MercuryAir. The hangar and office totally renovated by hardworking Unit personnel underthe supervision ofSergeant Rascon. The facility is now for Law Enforcement Air Operations. ASU has also expanded by adding a new Cessna 206 fixed wing aircraft to its fleet. This was totally financed rug grant known as Cal-METT. This aircraft will perform anti-drug surveillance missions in the local area. Unit is comprised of an Administrative Lieutenant, a Sergeant, Pilots, Flight Officers, and a Mechanic. The County Sheriff's Department Air Support Unit prides itself on the professional delivery of airborne law IInr,.'QFrlcnt services to the community we serve. First row: Lieutenant Dale Caudle, Deputy Michael Sill, Deputy Fred Baak, Deputy Jim Lail Second row: Sergent Joe Rascon, Deputy Ernie Burk, Deputy Chris Osborn Not pictured: Mechanic Rob Mero 87 Wec 10~A Follow-up on Open Homicide han InthCases By Scott Morrison It is a sad reality of homicide investigation that some unsolved cases eventually are shelved and gather dust Detectives working a slow-moving homicide in~~stigation have to b~ pulled off to handle a new case. With the constant flow of new cases to investigate, getting the time to restart the earlier investigation can P UVl;II'.DO problematic. The movement ofdetectives out ofthe unit by transfer, promotion or retirement can inadverte exacerbate the situation by removing an officer who is committed to a case and replacing him with one who has no knowledge ofthe investigation. In the fall of 1998, in an attempt to address the problem, Captain Tom Gattie initiated the creation of computerized homicide spreadsheet to document and track all homicides investigated by the Department. purpose ofthe project was to create an accurate documentfor use by homicide detectives and other Depa members, showing the details ofthe cases we've investigated overthe years; which cases have been solved which are open. All the homicide reports maintained in the records division (dating to 1931) were reviewed, and information each case was entered into the spreadsheet, a different sheet for each year. The categories on the include: report number, date ofoccurrence, victim's name, victim's sex, location ofoccurrence , a briefC'\Ir,nnc".. weapon used, detectives assigned, case status, suspect's name, and in the case of open homicides, detective currently assigned. A total of 1180 homicides were entered into the spreadsheet forthe period 1 1999. Effective JanuC;lry 1, 2000, the responsibility of keeping the spreadsheet updated fell on the homi ' sergeant. .~ Upon the completion ofthe project, itwas decided that all unsolved homicides.dating to 1966, would be assigned to a current homicide detective for follow-up. That detective has the responsibility to review each and take steps to exploit any opportunities to move the case forward. The review ofinformation led to the of a couple of cases when it was determined the suspects were deceased. It was also discovered that arrest warrants for outstanding homicide suspects had been inadvertently cancelled by the courts. warrants were reissued. Additionally, information from an out-of-state agency regarding an unknown h victim was matched to an unsolved case in the spreadsheet, and led to an arrest and guilty plea on a 13 homicide. A number of other cases are being actively worked. A statistical review of the 1931-1999 cases revealed a number of interesting facts. The closure rate of Department on homicides over the period was 76%. lVIale homicide victims outnumbered females by 24%. The only time female victims outnumbered males was during the WWII years of 1944-4S. Malesco 90% ofthe homicide suspects, females 7%, males and females working in concert 3%. Racially, the distribution ofvictims was: Hispanics-48%, Whites-36%, Blacks-1 0%, Asians-2%, Indians-2%, East Indians-1 % and Arabs-1 %. The distribution ofknown suspects by race was: Hi SO%, Whites~32%, Blacks-13%, American Indians-3%, Asians-2%. The locations of occurrence by type were: BarlTavern-11 %, Residential Property-3S%, Public (SidewalklRoadside/Alleyway/etc.)-18%, MarkeUStore/Business-6%, Farm Labor Camp-1 0%, . Property-1S%, ParklLake/Mountain Area-S%. 88 _c",nr.r,e used were distributed as follows: firearms-57%, knives-16%, fists/feet/hands-1 0%, blunt instruments­ , vehicles-3%, ligature-2%, other-2%. Of those killed with firearms, the distribution was as follows: uns-58%,rifles-17%, shotguns-14%, unknown firearms-11 %. cases where the motive was determined, domestic violence was the single greatest factor leading to homicide. hundred and ninety homicides fall underthe umbrella of"Domestic Violence": Husband kills Wife-71 , Wife kills d-32, Boyfriend kills Girlfriend-26, Girlfriend kills Boyfriend-11 , Boyfriend kills Boyfriend-2, Third Party killed If"lrneef,,, Violence-48. motives/relationships/factors involved in homicid/~_s: "Love Triangles"-40, Robbery-123, Narcotics Trafficking­ Gang Activity-37, Murders During Sex Offenses-57, Prostitutes Killed While Working-28, Homosexuality/ 10, Murders By Mentally Unstable-32, "Mercy Killings"-5, Child/AdultAbuse-41, Sibling Killing Sibling­ Child Killing Parent-18, Parent/Grandparent/Stepparent Killing Child-47 (including adult children). use is a dynamic involved in an extremely high percentage ofhomicides; but, it proved impossible to capture rate accounting ofthe level of alcohol involvement in homicides covered in the project. bonus to the project was the "discovery" ofa history ofdedicated service to the people ofthe County r predecessors. It is a source of great pride to read the outstanding efforts put forth by deputies long ago to safety and justice to the citizens of their era; an effort deputies oftoday can relate to. r and the Departmental historian, Deputy Kevin FitzGerald, are currently doing research throug h early day I/SD~IOp.lrs and court records to document the pre-1931 homicides and other Department history. The homicides the years 1900-1919 have already been entered into the spreadsheet, and it is hoped the project will be by the time of the Department's sesquicentennial in 2006 . ho We .. Are, 150 Years of Service By Deputy Kevin FitzGerald uicentennial will be here before you know it. One hundred and fifty years of service to the people who our County. We, the Department members oftoday, havea lotin common with those whowent before us. Iwill paraphrase Sheriff Bat Masterson of Ford County, Kansas who probably said it best: are ordinary people who can shoot straight, have unflinching nerves, and a well-developed sense of andwrong.' presented with a singular opportunity in our history to celebrate all thatwe have done right and well. We time to look to our collective past and marvel at how our law enforcement ancestors took care oftheir . Their business was the same as our business today, with some significant technological differences. "'""IJ;:,;:,ive generation brings with it change, but the one constant is people. They do not appear to have in the least. wherewearetoday. In 2006, we will celebrate our 150 years ofserving, just as our forebears celebrated ofservice in 1956. Every member ofthe Fresno County Sheriff's Department will be able to contribute !D'Or\r!lf'on. You will be hearing more about the planned celebrations as we get closer to 2006. 89 Automated Field Reporting System By Kip Haroldsen The Sheriff's Department is in the process ofreplacing the current Fujitsu AFR vehicle computers with I Panasonic laptops. These new computers offer faster ' speed, better visibility, GPS positioning and stronger Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD) wireless signal. This vehicle computer solution incorporates two loca­ tions for data access. The laptop is located in the tru nk, while an additional screen and keyboard are mounted in the cabin. This allows access from either location without any configuration changes. The Panasonic laptops are ruggedized to needs of law enforcement and the extremes Valley's temperatures. We hope to have every vehicle equipped with this new computer :"'IUIUlIUI increase officer safety by making data more available. 90 Correctional Officers -Margaret Storey Vincent Sullivan Nutapol Sutakol LaSchelle Tarver Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Winnie Torrence Gary Torres Jess Townsend Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Nancy Taylor Correctional Officer Daniel Trimmer Correctional Officer RaulUrzua Correctional Officer /" -b" Paula Valdez Correctional Officer JohnnyValiez Correctional Officer YuVang Correctional Officer Leticia Vasquez Correctional Officer llJ-~ TonyVeloz Correctional Officer 91 Orlando Vasquez Correctional Officer Correctional Officers Bernardo Verbera Correctional Officer David Vermason Correctional Officer RoyVinton Correctional Officer .,,-........ KimberlyWashington Correctional Officer David White ~orrectional Officer Ryan Whittle Correctional Officer Michael Wibbels Correctional Officer Correctional Officer Larry Westlund Correctional Officer ~ --, .~ ,.'.., /"'­ Debra Williams Wendell Wilson Correctional Officer Correctional Officer /' ,-...... Deedra Williams Correctional Officer Randall Woodrum Correctional Officer ~/~. VueYang Correctional Officer ~ ~, ,,,",, Johnny Xiong PaoYang Correctional Officer Correctional Officer 92 Correctional Officers LupeYbarra Correctional Officer Calvin Young Correctional Officer Carol You ng-Thompson Correctional Officer Richard Zolnay Correctional Officer Correctional Officers Rodric Orolshagen and Greg Little super­ vising construction ofthe North AnnexJail Correctional Officers Eleanor Bracamonte and Steve Rodriguez in Main Jail Central Control 93 OUR SINCERE THANKS AND BEST WISHES TO SHERIFF PIERCE AND THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT -'~ ~<-­ THE BARISIC AND PALMATIER FAMILIES KIMMERLE BROTHERS, INC. **SINCE 1918** HYDRAULIC, PNEUMATIC AND ELECTRIC SERVICE, SALES & ENGINEERING FRESNO -SAN FRANCISCO -SANTA FE SPRINGS Special thanks to our contributers for their continued support of the Sheriff's Foundation for Public Safety. Terry Carter Enterprises Inc. A-1-Recovery Canteen of Fresno Los Amigos Market Jorgenson Batteries Pegasus Risk Management Bass Lake Recreational Resort Mauldin Dorfmeier Construction 94 ~----------------- HONOR GUARD By Lt. Dale Caudle The Fresno County Sheriff's Department's HonorGuard has been in existence for over twenty years. Itis currently commanded bya Captain and Lieutenantand supervised byfourSergeants. The detail is comprised of both Deputy Sheriffs and Correctional Officers. Sheriff Pierce recently authorized the increase in personnel to accommodate the many requests for the Unitand to facilitate the continued professionalism and prestige ofthis very special Unit. The Honor Guard participates in many details. These include, but are not limited to, Officer funerals, Retired rfunerals, Dignitary funerals, and flag details for ceremonies and special events. 95 'BarrieBarrio To Badge The Broken Path By Richard X. Verdugo Copyright 1998 r~c .[¢ As I cruised through the streets on my bike, I noticed it was a life very different from the neighborhoods a mi1esaway. Someofthestreetsareclean,someshowsignsofinadequatecareorpovertyofthepeople. the corner I see murals on the walls detailing the long struggle of a race. The population is made up of Americans, Hispanics, and Chicanos. Whateverthey call themselves, they are people with the same hQr't~"~ subcultures, but with different ideas for life. The place is known as the "Barrio". Theirpieceofcountry, thei and security; that is why some never leave. No one knows how the frustration of life is in such a neighborhood unless they have actually lived experienced it themselves. Minority intolerance outside the community, unempJoyment, and violence, fora have been accepted asawayoflife. If you area productofthe Barrio, a "Homeboy"ora "Homegirl," everyone you byyour"Placaso" (nickname), "Moy", "Depo", "Huesos" (bones), or"Huero" (light complexion). you~ characteristic, that is how you are known and it is acceptable. Down the street I would see the desperately working , before they gotlaid offfrom theirfactory jobs, repairing their "Chevys", with what little theyhad. Sometimes they treated you to a hamburger at the "Luckybun", ortheytried to impress theirgi tookheroutto whatwe considered an elegant restaurant, "HappySteak". Thesesamehomeboys to stay in school, soyou didn'thavetosuffera lifetime ofperiodic layoffs; however, trying to stay in school is Looking back, I remember how classmates and some teachers would make fun of the way we wrote. Sometimes we were kept behind grades, and they considered us plain stupid. Theyhad no idea probably suffering from Dyslexia, ortheyjustdid notcare. Thisjust reinforced the excuse to drop outof it was fun watching the students fight overwho was going to trade their lunch for ours. They knewwe had burritos, because they always leaked through the paper bag. Outofschool and no job. This made us vulnerable to trouble. We would listen to the guythat had released from prison and was looked upon as a role model. Some days were spent kicking back with our orgetting the "Placa" (police or sheriff) to chase us for curfew violations, orforwhatever reason. They agitated trying to catch us that they would throw golf balls at us hoping that one would hit us. There communication between the two adversaries, which caused a major cultural barrier. Law enforcement thetimeto understand ouroppression; however, the communitywasjustas ignorantto the difficult job the had. 96 to Badge: The Broken Path cont'd What was more frightening than law enforcement were your parents. There was a stabler cohesive family within the community, and the utmost res pectfor the senior adult no matter what names they called us­ ucos" or"Cholos". If we were ca ug ht being d isrespectfu lin any way, we would probably receive a beating from ne. If our father found out we got into trouble, we received something that was not considered abuse, but old fashion discipline. He made sure we submitted to the rules, and if we were lucky, we spent the entire vacation working in the produce fields. In the eye ofour parents, law enforcement was one-hundred percent That made some hate authority that much more. Manyyears had passed and I'd pretty much outgrown my bike. An old Chevy provided me with transportation at a factory nearby. I still hung out with the same homeboys, at least what was left ofthem. What began in , soon filtered out into the streets. There was a territorial war going on in the neighborhood causing law mentto focus much attention in the community. Depending on how much peer pressure we were subjected there was always that dangerous cycle present-drugs, violence, incarceration, subsequently death; which was I way of life in the Barrio. It was even discovered that one of our homeboys had been executed. By this time, communication between the law and us had improved byone percent. Instead ofgolfballs and alley foot pursuits, they now wrote us tickets. We still managed to dodge the gang war bullets. My brother, , was persistent in giving me advice on how to improve my life, even though our philosophical views toward II:Inrtr\lnngenerallywas different. I knew he wanted to help. I was well acquainted with a friend ofmy brother named who was a Deputy Sheriff. Since I could remember, Gary Hill had received unconditional respect from various groups throughout the communities. With my brother's advice, I spoke to Gary. I had a strong animosity toward enforcement; however, Garywas an exception and he proved to me that not all officers are alike. After years ofcasual conversation, Gary had a strong impact on me to pursue a career in law enforcement. itwas first broughtto my attention, naturally I gave a typical response-what do you expect from a homeboy an attitude? At this point in my life, I had nothing to lose. With what little confidence and self-esteem I had, I for Deputy Sheriff and took the examination. It took some time for the results to arrive. As I was opening pe, I hoped that I had failed. To my surprise, I passed the examination and was scheduled for an interview. two weeks to prepare myself, so I had to borrow a suitfrom Gary. Yeah, itwas three sizes too big, but baggy were nothing new to me. 97 Barrio to Badge: The Broken Path,cont'd The day finally came for the interview. I met the receptionist at the window who instructed me to have a seat someone from upstairscameforme. As Iwas waiting, Iwasthinking aboutmychildhood days, when I usedto what an excellentfield worker Iwas going to be when Igrew up. Not in a hundred years did Ieverthink about pi on a badge. I felt way out of my element in that office. On top ofthat, I was extremely nervous. A man in a dark and polished shoes introduced himselfand escorted me up to the second Aoor. We walked into a room where were six men sitting behind a long table. The first thing that entered my mind was, "How many ofthese men at time threw golf balls at me when I was younger?" Then my thought was interrupted with the first question interview. I answered them the best that I could and told them what I had to offer the Department. The most d question camewhen they asked me aboutthe neighborhood Iwas from. Theywere interested in individuals that well acquainted with my neighborhood. I felt sweat making a desperate attempttojump out ofmy shirt. 1"'''1-"0,,,. tothemthateven though Igrewupwith some ofthose guys, Iwas determined to resisttheever-presenttem that would shorten or ruin their lives. Ifitwere nottrue, I would not be here now. The interview lasted thirty mi which to me seemed like an eternity. Iwas excused from the room and was told I would be contacted in a few with the results. The daywas young, so I decided to set out with what I had to do -tell my homeboys about interview. Myparents and my girlfriend once told me that Iwas a Cholo with potential. Ijust had to get rid of my cap. Icaughtupwith my homeboys atthe usual hangoutand explained to them aboutthe whole th ing from the to the interview. Man, you should have heard the explosion. Their reaction varied from disbelief to encouragement. Theworst reaction, was when one ofthem called me a traitor. I'll neverforget that. The comments were made by those few homeboys was that they did not want us to progress in life. They abandonment. The homeboys were like a surrogate family providing self-esteem and security. Amongstou we were somebody. I knew if I was selected for this job, Iwas never going to be accepted by my homeboys I did havethe supportofGaryand myfamily. Ikeptin touch with oneofmyhomeboysthatleftfortheservicetwo earlier. He made it perfectly clear to me that he was never going to return to the "Barrio". Moses, or as we all called him, "Moy", was the most charismatic ofall the guys, the shot caller, and the some looked up to. Even before I applied for this job, he helped me make the decision to go for the job. Like I previously, unless you lived this lifestyle, don't even try to figure this one out. A few days later, Ireceived a message from the Sheriff's Departmentto contactthe office for the heartwas pounding like crazy. I couldn'tevendialthe number. Mygirlfriend, D~bra, had todial itforme. Ihada conversation with the secretary, while my motherand Debra anticipated an answer. I nervously started to the information on a piece ofpaper, at which point they knew I got hired. Everyone was excited, but I was in The next day I was sworn in with six other applicants. Idid not have to give myoid job any notice since had justIlaid me off. I now had the opportunity to go shopping at the store I've always wanted to check out, Smith". There I had to purchase my uniforms. I had to take my motherwith me since she was the only one credit there. Itried on my first set of clothes and walked out ofthe dressing room. I could see my mother her head and with a puzzled look, shesaid in Spanish, "Ofall mysons, you were my worst child. Nowlookat Growing up intheBarrio, Idid havean attitude ofquestionable character. Iguessallthecandles mymotherlitin paid off. IIattended a few weeks of pre-law enforcement courses before I started as a bailiff. The one thing I do was to change my vocabulary and stop speaking the street slang called Spanglish, (combination of English). Ihad to start saying "friends" instead of"homeboys". My first day ofwork was pretty tough. Maybe I to mainstream myselfinto a big chunk ofsociety too fast, a society that would not accept me. Iwent looking so he could see me in my uniform, and ask what the hell 1he and my brother had gotten me into. My duties into the County Jail and sure enough, I ran into some old friends and enemies. Words were never however an occasional remark was made. I spent some time as a Bailiff until Istarted the Police Academy, which was one hell of an experie Academy was extremely difficult for me because in the fifth grade, I was diagnosed as having a form of Every day and into the night was spent doing special drills to assist my educational skills. 98 to Badge: The Broken Path cont'p Twelve weeks later and by the manifestations ofa divine power and hard work, I graduated. I returned to the s Division and I married my girlfriend, Debra. Debra was not too excited about living in myoid neighborhood. living all my life in two Barrios, I moved. Months later, I was transferred to the Patrol Division. Back into the I went. Now I was going to view an element that I grew up with from a different angle. During my training, many ofthe Deputies were asking me a lot of questions regarding the "Barrio" lifestyle, clothing, tattoos, to inner warfare. These officers were pretty sharp on picking up on myoid profile. At times ashamed to talk about myoid neighborhood. I explained to them how this subculture came to be and why it existed longer than what people think. Some ofthe officers did not understand, orwere confused. I guess we much to learn from each other. I started to run into myoid friends in the streets. Their conversations with me were short. Sometimes there was bad news of death. Then there were rumors of how much I was hated for the I had chosen. After four weeks of training: things began to happen for the worse. I was experiencing cultural conllict and confusion within myself, trying to blend the two worlds together. I felt dencedrifting away, causing mytrainingtosuffertremendously. I needed moretimeand patience, but Iwas . I knew I was capable ofhandling the occupation, however, I had a difficulttime trying to getthe tra ining officers mn,::>rclr"'·nd this sensitive predicament I was in. After numerous meetings and questionable evaluations, I was nnl"<>1"<:'I'1. As I left the office, I felt confused and extremely angry. Nowthe next d ifficu Ittask was to tell my wife and . They knew I was having some problems, butwhen I told them, they never thought itwould end like this. After a few weeks , my marriage began to suffer. I had to salvage what little I had left since I found outthat Debra two months pregnant. I stayed in touch with Gary, but I wentintoa period ofisolation until I figured outwhat I had next. Debra was employed full-time but I had to find work. I was in a desperate situation since her due date closing in on us. When I set out to look for employment, I knew I would see some ofthe old homeboys. The news spread into unr'<:,cTcthat Iwas no longer a Deputy Sheriff. I never knewwhattheir reaction would be until I ran into an old rival. conversation from him started with the "I told you so" story. The tension was bui'lding up between us when he up the issue of me not being accepted into "society", the Fresno Sheriff's Department. Then it turned into I attack on each other. I expected a physical confrontation, when instead he spit in myface and told me that no longer accepted in the Barrio either. He anticipated a reaction from me, but I was too astounded bywhat did, especially by what he said. Ihad no hea rt to 'fight, but juststood there tryi ng to figure out whatthe hell was I defending. I never told anyone I had done nothing. There was a code we lived by in the Barrio, if you allowed a disrespect to go nC!\A,'''''''''I'1, you were considered nothing. On that day I felt every bit of nothing. Eventually I was contacted by a Sergeant who had supported me through the training process. He suggested the initiative ofgoing through the proper channels to get rehired. I had to do some serious thinking about few months worth. I still had the anger burning a hole inside of me, when I thought of my treatment by the ent and my street encounter. As the days progressed and Debra started to show more of her pregnancy, at ease. I followed the Sergeant's advice and took my chances. I wentthrough the same process; however, this time I had to attend more interviews than before, and each the same-me requesting myjob back. Ittook much longerthis timefortheirdecision, but when I received Iwentin person for the results. Ifeltconfidentthat Iwould return, butthatwas notthecase. They had made 181e<;t1orlS and I was not one ofthem. I had to control myfrustrations and concentrate more on Debra. Six months was admitted to the hospital, her contractions were minutes apart, this was the delivery day. After nine labor, she gave birth to a six-pound girl. I was happy for once in a long time, and nothing else mattered. twas excited and wanted to hold my child. Two minutes had passed and I still did not hear our baby cry. A assisted and atthatpoint I gotscared. The doctor said thatourbabywas not breathing. As he continued he kept glancing over at us. I knew something was wrong, when he 'finally gave us the news-our baby "Mongoloid" . first response was to get the child breathing. As for myself, everything went in slow motion as 99 Barrio to Badge: The Broken Path cont'd Ba they took our child away. I felt my body go numb when I tried to sit down. I held Debra's hand not knowing what say to her. I repeated over and over, "Why is this happening?" The doctorreturned a few minutes later and said 0 child was in critical condition and would have to be transferred to Valley Children's Hospital. I went to see her before she left. Shewas attached to a life support system, and was diagnosed with Syndrome. Both lungs had collapsed, and she had a hole in her heart with thirty-percent chance ofliving. The person I called was Gary, because one year before, his wife gave birth to a boy with Down's Syndrome. I emoti broke down while talking to Gary. He clearly understood my pain. Debra was doing well asfamily and friends lending their support. The next day, old friends from the courthouse took me out to lunch and tried to cheer me It was my birthday. During the daysthatourdaughter, Andrea, was in the hospital, Ifell apart into a thousand pieces as I \A''''Trn_ herfightforher life, and there was absolutely nothing I could do. Myfamily refused to let me surrenderwhat I had left. For seven days, Andrea was in the Intensive Care Unit. Then we gota call from Valley Children'sto to the hospital as soon as possible. Fear ran through Debra and me as we prepared for the worst. I started to s when the doctorgreeted us. He gave usgood news that Andrea had pulled through; however, she remained in hospital for another seven days for observation. Atthe end ofthe hospital stay, a social worker asked us if we to give Andrea upforadoption. Well, I gave an answerwith an attitude aswe bundled upourchild and took her The following day, I receive a phone call from the Sheriff's Department. They told me that I had just rehired. I paused fora momentthinkingthatthiswas a weird dream, but it was true. I asked no questions. I the instructions and went downtown to take care ofthe paperwork. As Iwas walking down the halls, people see how mentally exhausted I was overthe birth ofAndrea. But I could see the confused look on theirfaces, not knowwhetherto saytheywere sorryorcongratulations. Instead nothing was said. I was sworn-in again, time alone. Almost a year had passed since I was on patrol. I re-entered the training process and was assigned training officers. A few months later, I had successfully completed the program. We had to make some changes in our lives, for Andrea. That was okay, since her health was much better. The "Great Spirit" has his reasons why He presents you with these difficult times, you don't question just learn to live with it. In spite ofthe misunderstanding I had with the Department, I'll never forget the few that emotionally supported me. Whatwas even more surprising, some ofthem admitted to having played the Golf Game". It's funny how things work out. One day I talked with my father. He listened to me make the I made about my termination from the Department. How I believed that maybe my homeboys were right, that one of those kids from the Barrio they did not care for. He could tell that I was in one of my radical moods. 100 to Badge: The Broken Path cont'd I had that planted pretty deep in my head until my father scolded and corrected me saying that was not the "The reason," he said, "you were treated that way is not because you came from the Barrio, but because you the barrio to them." Five years later, my father died. Almost one year after that, my brother, David, also passed away. Manyyea rs have gone by si nce my crazy days in the Barrio. I've watched how values have from my generation to the newyoung adults oftoday. Howthey have no respect, no regard, and no regret rthoughtless actions. They were never exposed to the disciplinary action and punishment I received when up, which I believe explains their present behavior. Yeah, we were homeboys, Cholos, Vatos Locos (crazy dudes), orwhatevernameswe tagged ourselves with, had respect. For people who did not know us, ou rway ofI ife never mattered to anyone. No one ever cared suffered, lived and died. Nowourphilosophy is taught across the country injust about every university and nt classroom. However, it's unfortunate that a style of clothing we created out ofeconomic need is ofstreet terrorism. Something I refuse to comprehend is how some have the audacityto claim to be inmysubculture. Eventually I told Gary how much I wished to be like him. As we were comparing photos of ren with Down's Syndrome, he looked at me and said, "Rich, that wish came pretty close." I requested a transfer to patrol further out into the country, but before I left, I wanted to patrol myoid , Calwa, just once more time. From a bicycle, to a "low rider", and now a patrol car, I went cruising "hood" and sure enough I sawfive guys from myoid clique, hanging out at the liquor store. I've faced some times and so I decided to go head-on with this. As I drove up, I could see them take on that defensive look. They had no idea who I was, but it had been a while since they had seen me. As I stepped out of my ,I slowly removed my sunglasses, and in myoid streetslang, I greeted them. To mysurprise, they greeted and we exchanged our typical handshake. One guy even removed his ba ndana to wipe my badge clean. This was a sign ofrespect. Two were somewhat '-"'''1'', but I understood. We shared stories about the hardships we had experienced, and laughed at the days when we were young. As I prepared to leave, I told them how nervous I had been that they were to speak with me. One ofthe guys pretty much closed the last page ofthat book when he said, "No matter you wear, you're still our homeboy." Two months later, hewas murdered. Theviciouscyclecontinues. No part of this article may be printed or reproduced without the written permission of the author. 101 Community Service Officers Jon Alvarado csa Tammy Chumley csa Neomi Garcia csa 102 Bruce Anderson csa JoAnne Cox csa Amy Gipson csa Neng Her csa Carl Arthur csa Addie Delgadillo csa Laura Graves csa Khamphou Insyarath csa Minnie Chavarria csa Theresa Espinoza csa Linda Guthrie csa Diana Lopez csa Community Service Officers Lori Muir GSa Sharon Nichols GSa Dianaaliva Gsa Elaine Montoya GSa Maria Pena GSa Shirley Perry GSa Tracy Perry Gsa Michael Reed GSa Deborah Rusconi GSa Patricia Scarbrough GSa Robert Sloan GSa Anthony Robles GSa Laurie Tafoya GSa I Malinda Smith Tong Thao MiltonVann GSa Gsa Gsa 103 Training The Training Unit for the Fresno County Sheriff's Department is part of the Administrative Services Bureau operates under the direction ofLt. Joseph Blohm. The staff members ofthe Training Unit consist ofone Sergeant, one Deputy Sergeant, five Deputy Sheriffs, three Correctional Officers, one civilian Range Masterand Office Assistants. The Training Unit is responsible for equipping and training the 1100+ members of the County Sheriffs Department. The Training Unit is located at 1256 Divisadero Street in the Steve Magarian Facility. The mission of the Sheriff's Training Unit is to provide current, realistic, quality training and resources for members of the Fresno County Sheriffs Department, and to enhance theirwork r performance and professional skills. E Training for Sheriffs Department personnel generally falls undertwo major areas: Standards and Training for Corrections (STC) and Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST). STC covers training for Correctional Officers and POST covers training for Deputies. The STC Training Programs are under the direction of Sgt. Mike Henkle. Correctional Officer~ working Fresno County Sheriffs Department must have completed the 240-hour STC-approved Basic Correctional Academy. Annually, all Correctional Officers must receive a minimum of24-hours ofSTC certified training. training consists ofa variety ofsubjects in the field ofcorrections, and additional courses related to self-imnrl"ll.JOml Such courses have included: Stress Management, Inmate Supervision, Use of Mechanical Restraints, Recognition, Effective Discipline, Report Writing, Street and Prison Gangs, Expandable Baton, Drugs in First Aid & CPR, Weaponless Defense and Emergency Preparedness. The Training Unit teaches an i program through California State University Fresno's Criminology Department.-This program allows cri students from the universityto receive on-the-job training and experience in corrections. This internship, by the Fresno County Sheriff's Department, is the only one of its type in California. The POST Training Programs are under the Sgt. Fred Johnson. Deputies working for the County Sheriff's Department must have r'l"In,nlall 1010-hour P.O.S.T.-approved Basic Police Annually, all Deputies also undergo a minimum hours oftraining to keep them at a high point of The training courses include topics such as training, arrest and control techniques, FirstAid pursuit driving, self defense, domestic violence, recognition, to name a few. In addition to full-time Deputies, the Training Unit is also the training of reserve officers. The Training Unit an internship program through California State Fresno's Criminology Department.·This program criminology students from the universityto recelVE~o job training and experience in law enforcement. 104 Human Resource Unit By Debbie Bustamante The Human Resource Unit employs one Personnel Technician and three Office Assistants supervised by the Personnel Lieutenant. This Unit is responsible for coordinating all the recruitments, new hires, promotions, resignations, worker's compensation and other related personnel matters for a Department of 1047 permanent employees and approximately 1 00 extra-help employees. During the past year, the Human Resources Unit coordinated the hiring ofover 1 00 employees and processed more than 168 promotions. In addition, the H u ma n Resou rce U nit was awarded a Certificate ofAppreciation for outstand i ng service in the employment ofVeterans. 105Krystal Wilson Background Investigations Unit By Sgt. Robert Miller Our Capt. Carlos Mestas, C/O Yvonne Foster, Dep. Richard Verdugo, C/O Yu Vang, and Sgt. Robert Miller Our Mission is to ensure that all future members ofthe Fresno County Sheriff's Department, in partnership community, are dedicated to the excellence ofthe delivery of public safety services. The key to our success in the delivery of public service has been, and will continue to be, the Deputy S Correctional Officers, and professional civilian staffworking together as a team. The Background I plays a very important role in the selection process and identification offuture Fresno County Sheriffs De members who can meet our commitment to community service. Our other duties include, but are not limited to, Critical Incident review related to law and Department policy procedure, concealed weapon permit renewals, explosive permits, job fairs and school career days. It also that t;very question that can be asked about guns orthe ever-changing gun laws come to us. It is safe to say field a lot of calls. Detective Anthony Montiel has been a Deputy She riff for almostfourteen years. He has been assigned tothe I Affairs Unit for a year-and-a-half. His prior assignments include Patrol, Robbery/Homicide (VICAT) a detective with the Sexual Assault/Child Abuse Unit. Detective Melanie Hathaway has been a Deputy Sheriff for almost fourteen years. She has been assigned Internal Affairs Unit for over two-and-a-half years. Her prior assignments include Court Services, Patrol, Tactical Team, Operation Safe Streets, and Area Two Property Detectives. Ned Barton has been a Correctional Officer for eleven years. He has been assigned to the Internal Affairs overtwo-and-a-halfyears. His prior assignments include records, jail booking and walking those ceme the night shift. Ned also became a Jail Training Officer in July of 1995. Ned is also assigned investigations for new employees from time-to-time. Alex G. Ybarra has been a Correctional Officer for sixteen years. He has been assigned tothe Internal forovertwo-and-a-halfyears. His prior assignments include custody, jail classification, gathering gang and he also taught interviewing and interrogation techniques to jail staff. 106 Internal Affairs Unit By Sgt. Robert Miller Mission is to ensure that the members of the Fresno County Sheriff's Department, in partnership with the munity, are dedicated to excellence in the delivery of public safety services. purpose of the Internal Affairs Unit is to ensure that the integrity ofthe Fresno County Sheriff's Department is through a system ofinternal discipline where objectivity, fairness, and justice are assured by an intensive, al investigation and review. (We are seeking fhe truth ofthe matter!) rnia law requires every law enforcement agency to have a procedure for investigating citizen complaints and a written description ofthe procedure available for review. Internal Affairs Unit of the Fresno County Sheriff's Department consists of four investigators. Two of the are Correctional Officers. They are responsible for the investigation of all complaints involving al staff. They may also be assigned to investigate complaints involving civilian Sheriff's Department el. The other two investigators are Deputy Sheriffs and they are assigned all types of investigations. A sSergeantsupervises the Internal Affairs Unit. purpose ofthe Background Investigations Unit is to evaluate relevant information concerning the applicant's ,past behavior related to lawful versus unlawful activities, performance in previous employment, any conduct bears a demonstrable relationship to the applicant's fitness for employment and many other topics to assess s qualifications. round Investigations Unit ofthe Fresno County Sheriff's Departmentconsists offourinvestigators, two I Officer investigators and two Deputy Sheriff investigators. The Correctional Officer investigators background investigations on all Correctional Officers and assist with our professional civilian staff . The Deputy Sheriff investigators complete background investigations on all Deputy Sheriffs and assist ional civilian staff applicants. The Background Investigations Unit conducts between 300-500 investigations each year. round Investigations Unit is responsible for Fresno County Department recruitment. This attendance at jobfairs and local career days. Richard X. Verdugo has been nv....norITTfortwentyyears. He has igned to the Background Unit for over two-and-a- His prior assignments include ,Search & Rescue, and the Capt. Carlos Mestas, Cathy Davis, Dep. Anthony Monteil, Taskforce with F.PD. Dep. Melanie Hathaway, C/O Ned Barton, C/O Alex Ybarra, and Sgt. Robert Miller Yu Vang has been a Correctional Officer for 10 years. He has been assigned to the Background Unit for over two-and-a-half years. His prior assignments included jail records arid all jobs in the ne Foster has been a Correctional Officerfor nine years. She has been assigned to the Background Unitforovertwo-and-a-halfyears. Herpriorassignments included alljobs in the custody setting and 107 S.W.A.T. Special Weapons and Tactics By Sgt. Jennifer Connolly The Fresno County Sheriffs Department SWAT Team was formed in 1975, under the direction ofLieutenants ,'...,""­ and Hansen. The Team was comprised of two Sergeants and eight Deputies. The original equipment corlsisl. )rO' ofweapons confiscated from property and evidence . .,. The current SWAT Team consists of one Lieutenant (Team Commander), four Sergeants (Team leaders), Deputies, and a Crisis Negotiations Team. The SWAT Team is a part-time unit and team members are to various 'Bureaus throughout the Fresno County Sheriff's Department. The SWAT Team trains twice month 1 Q-hours a day in many different disciplines, and is on-call 24-hours a day. The Fresno County Sheriff's Department SWAT Team is a support resource within the Sheriff's Department. responsiveto the needs ofthe entire Sheriff's Department, and is also available to any local, regional, state or law enforcement agency upon request and approval ofthe Sheriff, or his designated representative. The services ofthe Fresno County Sheriff's Department SWAT Team are specifically directed towards ofdemonstrated violence and force, or potential violence and force recognized as necessitating a disciplined effort utilizing specialized training, tactics and equipment. The primary objective ofthe Fresno County Sheriff's Department SWATTeam is to solve the problem as q possible, using whatever means are available, whatever force is reasonable and necessary, with minimal involved . The Fresno County Sheriff's Department SWAT Team is committed to community and officer Front row: Isaias Rivera, Greg Siemens, Sgt. Mark Padilla, Greg Gularte, Mike Severson, Jim James Minenna. Back row: Lt. Marty Rivera, Sgt. Jennifer Connolly, Juan Espinoza, MattAlexander, DelaCerda, Steve McComas, Jeff Simpson, Mark Chapman, Sgt. Bryan Morgan, Rod lucas, Patrick Hanson and Mervin Wong 108 S.E.R.T. Security Emergency Response Team Captain Michael Leonardo Security Emergency Response Team is a unit of the Detention Bureau that is specially trained to assist in ing coordination, security, and/or resolution in the eventofan emergency, unusual event, or natural disaster. team was first conceived in 1983 and began with nine members, little formal training, and a common goal. , S.E.R.T. is a formidable tool of the Sheriffs Department and haas grown to its current capacity of 15 orrcr'Tlrlr,,,, Officers, three Correctional Sergeants and one Correctional Lieutenant, who attend frequent formal T. is capable of utilizing a variety of weapons and techniques to attain their goals. This includes, but is not to, less-lethal projectile weapons, 42" riot batons and chemical agents. row: JavierVital, Alex Menchaca, Wendell Wilson, Nancy Taylor, Betty Moreno, Susan Watkins Middle row: Orlando Vasquez, Raul Urzua, Josephine Ruiz, Rusty Hildreth, Lorenzo Lara row: Harold Shumate, John Copher, Mitchell Redondo, Gary Johnson, Troy Burks, Barry Beaver Sgt. Harold Shumate and C/O IV John Copher at S.E.R.T. Training 109 T. Weapons and Tactical Training for Disturbance Control The Sheriff's Foundation for Public Safety upcoming events: April 26, 2003 -Basketball with the Harlem The Ambassadors and May 3, 2003 -Steak-Out Gala Dinner June 3,2003 -8th Annual DARE Golf Tournament -NewsletterslNewspapers -Resumes -Brochures -Business Cards -Letterhead -CD Co"el~ Criminal & Employment Steven L. Hathaway Polygraph Examiner Kris~y ShuIer-Russe11 Specializin,g in all ofyour pl'intin,g need~ mERLE nORmRn cos MET I CST l: D lOS GO -LD ""EDALLION STUDIO Katbleen Behlen Pat Rodgers Owners Pavilion West 2011 W. BuUard Fresno, CA 93711 (559) 431-5000 Independently owned fwd OpCiilll'd Sandra Torry Independent Distributor (559) 298-3847 E-Mail: sdtorry@prodigy.net Graphic Desi.gll &-Lavout Clovis. CA 559-325-9245 URTI~ TOWI NG 6944 NORTH VAN BUREN FRESNO, CA 93722-9799 JIM CURTIS MANAGER 110 Field Training Officer Program By Deputy Todd Cotta year2002100ksto be a busy and excitingyearforthe FieldTraining Program. Led byU. Hollis, Sgt. Kathy Dooley 59t. Stephen Wilkins, the Field Training Program is estimating almost fifty trainees coming through its doors year. With the new grants and the imminent opening of the new North Annex Jail, we are expecting record of new trainees this year. Field Training Officers assigned to this Unit are: Daniel Buie, Michael Severson, Erich Garringer, Kevin n, Don Hendrickson, Doug Sullivan, Shaun Holahan, Allan McGurk, Christopher Guerra, Todd Cotta, Sellai, Melissa Voisenat, Brian Klassen, Jeff Kertson, Robert Carey, Frank Martinez, Geoffery Shanen, uaMcCahill, Christopher Torres, Robert Dutrow, Frank Harper, Michael Jones, TimJuarezand Kelly Mayfield. are given three weeks of orientation, Automated Field Reporting (AFR) and Computer Aided Dispatch ). The nextfourteen weeks are spent in the field withthreedifferenttraining officers. Throughouttheseweeks, also receive training in building searching, Technical Service and have a tour in Dispatch. After the seventeen offormal training has been completed, each trainee will be evaluated and then either passed on to sixteen of phase three training or receive additional training in phase two. 7-week training program focuses on each individual trainee and his or her particular needs. It also focuses importance ofbuilding bridges with the community while embracing the COPPS phi'losophy as well as always to the Mission, Values and Vision statement of the Fresno County Sheriff's Department. Training Unit is always looking for highly motivated deputies who would love the opportunityto shape the Fresno County Sheriff's Department. Deputies in Field Training Program Front row: John Gamez and Mark Fam 111Back row: Manuel Flores and Gregory Villanueva Ap~ arefJIl'RE. divE TO BE YOUTH SUMMER CAMP Camp held June 2002 -­ The Fresno County Sheriff's Department is very proud to be sponsoring our eighth year of D.A.R.E. Camp. project started in 1994 and continues to grow and develop each year. The program begins in the elementary schools where Deputy Sheriffs assigned to those schools teach 0 (Drug Awareness and Resistance) and G.R.E.A.T. (Gang Resistance Education and Training) classes. in those classes are selected, with parent approval, to attend a one-week camp session. Students are sel county elementary schools throughout Fresno County. The camp is held atthe YIVICA facility at Camp beautiful Lake Sequoia. Funding for the program begins with community generosity and our annual D.A.R.E. GolfTournament. from the tournament assist in paying for one ofthe three camp sessions. Community Developmentfunds payingforthesecond session. In 2001, the administrators ofourG.R.E.A.T. grantagreedtofund a third the original D.A.R.E. Camp has been renamed to honor both wonderful proactive programs to which the Department is deeply committed. Sheriffs personnel provide round-the-clock supervision during the week ofcamp. Deputy Sh~riffs and Service Officers actas instructors, counselors, and role models. Volunteers act as Junior Counselors and sleep in the cabins with their assigned campers. Junior Counselors are comprised of educators and students that unselfishly donate theirtime to this program. 112 tely 115 student campers attend each session. Eightcampers are assigned to a cabin. Two counselors assigned to each cabin. Cabins are segregated by sex, but purposely integrated by cultural and geographical ity. Students from the same school are not allowed to reside in the same cabin. This is intended to introduce nts to others who may be quite different from themselves. While this may be awkward on the first day, many nts develop close friendships with their peers from across our large and diverse County. campers do enjoy some free time, most ofthe time is quite structured. Campers and Sheriff's personnel eat meals together in the cafeteria each day. Campers then rotate through scheduled "activities" that are ucted by Deputies and Community Service Officers. These activities include: a rappelling course; a ropes ence course; D.A.R.E. education class; effective communications; crafts; choir; and tobacco prevention . _.-. rappelling course, Deputies assist in learning howto rappel down rock face. Thisendeavorwould adults, butthe Deputies work with the children and form a ng bond between student and r. Campers learn self-conf­ and that they can do anything for. They are rewarded with a rock pendant and recognized re occurs each evening after A Deputy Sheriff is the campfire and ensures that each cabin at least one skit during the As with all of the activities, this ment inspires confidence, and communication. The get very lively and the campers lC!inr.inl'1 dancing, and comedy acts. Deputy Richard Verdugo at DARE Camp mornings, all ofthe campers and mostofthe Sheriffs personnel (the brave or silly ones) hike from Camp to Grant Grove in Sequoia National Park. This trek is 3 miles (seems like 10) upthe hill with very few flat The hike is tough, but the reward at the end ofthis uphill hike is wonderful for most ofthe campers that have this beautiful spot. afternoon, we involve the children in Career Day. Many public service organizations come up and in demonstrations and lectures. The campers enjoy demonstrations and displays provided by the Kg Unit, Boating Enforcement Unit, Mounted Unit, Air Support Unit, and Search and Rescue. The U.S. California Air National Guard always participate, as well as the California Highway Patrol. National and services also volunteer to participate in our Career Days. campers, counselors, and Sheriff's personnel are obviously tired, but happy. There is great reward in bond develop between all ofthose involved in this very positive program. The Sheriffs Departmentwould n rg,rCI\/ thank all of those that make this program possible. Without the assistance of educators, school ,volunteers, and sponsors, the D.A.R.E. to be G.R.E.A.T. Youth Summer Camp could not continue. 113 ' Taking the trail to the Meadow on Career 114 Campers at the Meadow for Career Day DARE Campers attending guest speaker presentation G.R.E.A.T. Gang Resistance Education and Training Resistance Education and Training program (GREAT) is used to enhance community policing efforts by classroom instruction with the talents and experience of local law enforcement personnel who address toviolent crime and street gangs. Certified/sworn personnel teach the curriculum to elementary, junior middle school children. The design and intent of the GREAT program is to decrease gang and youth af!ll,..r·"~~the nation. within the GREAT curriculum are many optional and extended activities, which reinforce classroom The GREAT Deputy Sheriff and teacher work together to reduce gang and youth violence in the school unity. part of the GREAT program is the follow-up summer project. The summer component is filled with curriculum and extra-curricular activities, which serve to reinforce the school program with cognitive, self-esteem building opportunities. I;>UUVClU·on and recreation program continues to build on the GREAT school-based program. Children nal games, outings, and participation in community service projects. The goals of the GREAT nt are to provide opportunities for children to enhance life and social skills, to help make children ves to gang involvement, and to provide structure during the summer break. 115 BY APPOINTMENT DR. TIMOTHY A. WILKINS o.PTOMETRIST jjjl E. KINGS CANYON RD. SUITE 102 ~TELEPHONE: FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93727 jj9-2j2-232j U'\ TAX AVOI! /WREAV 620 E. BELMo.NT AVE. FRESNO., CALIF. 93701 LARRY S. CROSSLEY, EA TELEPHo.NE: 485-1441 FAX: 485-3641 Bo.o.KKEEPING • INCOME TAX • PHOTOCOPY Kennedy Kids Daycare Wendi Kennedy 4832 E. San Gabriel Fresno, CA 93726 559-348-1830 559-225-3250Mark Geis general manager fax. 559-225-2662 mar1<@cenlerpoinlac.com EDW~SE incorporoled 2615 N. 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Alluvial, Suite 110 • Fresno, CA 93720 116 --- Donald Abell Deputy Sheriff Thomas Alberda Deputy Sheriff Kirby Alstrom Deputy Sheriff Fred Baak Deputy Sheriff-Pilot ----­ David Barile Deputy Sheriff Randy Alvarez Deputy Sheriff Damon Bagley Deputy Sheriff L...----' Stanley Bayer Deputy Sheriff Deputies Charles Almaraz Tracy Alonzo Deputy Sheriff Deputy Sheriff Paul Andrews Deputy Sheriff Joseph Amador Deputy Sheriff Linda Baker Deputy Sheriff Paul Baker Deputy Sheriff Philip Bellefeuille Deputy Sheriff Michael Belloli Deputy Sheriff 117 Deputies Ann Bennett Deputy Sheriff Dawn Bewley Deputy Sheriff James Bewley Deputy Sheriff Jill Bissett Deputy Sheriff Douglas Bolton Deputy Sheriff Kenneth Bowden Deputy Sheriff Eric Bowers Deputy Sheriff Michael Brand Deputy Sheriff Timothy Bruno Deputy Sheriff Louis Brookman III Deputy Sheriff Eric Broughton Deputy Sheriff Scott Brown Deputy Sheriff Shawn Buffer Deputy Sheriff Daniel Buie Deputy Sheriff Ernest Burk Deputy Sheriff , Ryan Burk Deputy Sheriff 118 Deputies Eddie Cantu, Jr. Deputy Sheriff John Capriola Deputy Sheriff Robert Carey Deputy Sheriff Oscar Carter II Deputy Sheriff Eric Cervantes Deputy Sheriff David Chacon Deputy Sheriff Latana Chandavong Deputy Sheriff -­~ ) . ' ~ '\ John Ciaccio Deputy Sheriff Mark Chapman Deputy Sheriff ~ Joel Cobb Deputy Sheriff Dewayne Chatman Deputy Sheriff Diane Christian Deputy Sheriff Daniel Conway Deputy Sheriff Todd Cotta Deputy Sheriff Ryan Cox Deputy Sheriff Dana Crittenden Deputy Sheriff 119 Deputies Christian Curtice Deputy Sheriff lIidio DaSilva Deputy Sheriff Brian Dau Deputy Sheriff Gary Davenport Deputy Sheriff Donna Davis Deputy Sheriff Larry Davis Deputy Sheriff Jason Deimerly Deputy Sheriff Jose Diaz Deputy Sheriff Anthony Dixon Deputy Sheriff James Dockweiler Deputy Sheriff Jeffrey Dodd Deputy Sheriff Kevin Draughon Deputy Sheriff Manuel Duenes Deputy Sheriff Robert Dutrow Deputy Sheriff 120 The Fresno County Sheriff's Air Squadron -1938 to 2002 Article compiled by Richard White, Sheriff Lieutenant, Retired rch 1, 1938, a group ofFresno County pilots andotheraviation-minded men metwith SheriffGeorge Overholt a sea rch pa rty to look for a lost TWA aircraft assumed to have crashed somewhere northeast ofFresno. Jack " nOI,110r, an aircraft business operator based at Chandler Field, flew his plane, the only aircraft then available. o radio repairman, Bob Schuler, installed a radio communications transmitter and receiver on the top ofthe Southwest Building in downtown Fresno. A portable radio in a car was stationed at Pine Ridge to provide erand other information between these two points. A telephone link between Chandler Field and the Sheriffs ntcompleted the system. After nine days ofsearching in deteriorating weather, itwas determined thatthe wasnotin our County. Laterthatyear, the plane was located in the High Sierras, several hundred miles north is original search, those involved in the operation held occasional meetings in Schneider's hangarto discuss aunittocontinuethistypeofprogram. Intheearlymonthsof1939, the Aero Squadron, asitwasthen known, Iyorganized. The Sheriffdeputized the group as an auxiliary unitofthe Sheriffs Department. Undersheriff Tarrwas the first Commander ofthe newly formed volunteer unit. U ntil1953, the Aero Squadron was headed members of the Sheriff's Department. Since 1953, the Commander of the Aero Squadron has been fromthevolunteermembership ofthe Squadron, with a Deputy Liaison Officer appointed by the Sheriff, and Sheriff always as the Chief Officer of the Squadron. - Air Squadron 121 The Fresno County Aero Squadron was renamed the Fresno County Air Squadron in the 1950's and became first uniformed group of all county law enforcement agencies. The tradition of being uniformed continues to present day with the uniform approved by the Sheriff and regulated by the Department Uniform Policy to Squadron members in uniforms comparable to members of the Sheriff's Department. While the uniform changed overthe years, the mission ofthe Air Squadron has always been availability and performance. the founding members ofthe Air Squadron still attend meetings on occasion and participate in the social of the Squadron. The excellent foresight ofthc Sheriff's Department in establishing the Air Squadron has confirmed thousands oftimes during the 63 years since it was formed. Unfortunately, no comprehensive record kept ofthe missions flown, the I ives saved and the monetary sa vi ngs to the citizens ofFresno Cou nty. From the beginning, the Air Squadron has been very flexible, adapting to the ne~ds ofthe Sheriffs Department. During War II, Squadron members filled in for the Deputies on active dutywiththe military, performing radio dispatch d driving patrol cars, manning the jail and performing most duties of a full-time officer, while maintaining their careers, until the Depubes returned. The role of the Squadron quickly returned to aviation after the war and volunteers continued to participate in more and demanding missions. Airborne reconnaissance, photo flig crime scenes, assisting in the apprehension offugitives while airborne, surveillance of narcotics transactions, a myriad of other duties evolved as needed. During the 1960's, Air Squadron personnel flew as co-pilots Sheriffs Department Pilots in County-owned airplanes, transporting inmates all overthe Western United "t~I~~ With the greatly increased recreational utilization ofour surrounding mountains in the late 1960's and 1970's, by local citizens and the many visitors unfamiliar with this rugged country, the Air Squadron became very r1ClIVIlll~1 airborne assistance to Sheriffs Deputies and other auxiliary ground units searching for missing persons, lost hi lost hunters and lostfisherman. The Squadron flew thousands ofhours overterrain as remote and rough as a in our Country, and did it with a perfect safety record. Air Squadron 122 Air Squadron remains a volunteer organization, supplementing the full-time Air Support Unit in the Sheriff's rtment. On April 1 , 2002, there were more than 60 full-time Squadron members who could be called on to fly needed. Approximately 30 members have their own aircraft, or have access to aircraft to use on Squadron . ess. The other members who do not have aircraft at their disposal are available to fly as observers or handle ios orothernon-flying duties at headquarters. The Fresno County Sheriff's Air Squadron is a charter member ron of the Western States Association of Sheriff's Air Squadrons (WSASAS), an organization Fresno was I in creating at a meeting in 1947 in Fresno. Those attending were the Sheriffs ofmany western counties were impressed with the efficiency ofthe Fresno County Air Squadron. Fresno is still a member and supporter V"''''''''-J and provides leadership as needed by the association. ,-0 Fresno Air Squadron personnel train hard, having several local training exercises annually and participate in the rn States Association of Sheriff's Air Squadrons training and competition seminars 3 to 4 times a year. The of individual trophies and team trophies won is a tribute to the skill and dedication of the Fresno Sheriff's ron personnel. Air Squadron members are selected by the membership on the basis of their ability to skills, time, airplanes and equipment. Attendance, participation and training have always been a uisite to becoming a member and retaining membership. In the early 1960's, Air Squadron members rented hed a hangarattheirown expense. This building located on Chandler Field became their headquarters. Iding is equipped with radio communications, supplies and search and rescue equipment to assist its pilot . The Squadron Headquarters serves as a meeting and training base. It is often utilized for training by the Sheriff's Department for its full-time personnel and has also been made available to other law "f'omQlnt agencies that need a place to locate temporarily while in Fresno. riffs Departmentwas quick to utilize the Air Squadron immediately following the DisasterofSeptember 11, ,and provided terrorism training to fifty-four members of the Squadron over a period of four weeks. The Air n was airborne, while other private aircraft were grounded, doing S.A.A.T. flights, (Sheriffs Airborne Anti­ eam), identifiable by 18-inch SH ERI FF markings on the bottom oftheir airplane wings, making them clearly from the ground. Squadron Airplanes also have Sheriff's stars on the fuselage ortail. S.A.A. T. pilots continue alarge number of surveillance missions to this day. The S.A.A.T. pilots logged many hundreds of hours ng more than 200 County locations that would be appealing to terrorists. September 11,2001, the Sheriff's AirSquadron had embarked on another adventure which had been tried iN'OC!C!TI Iyseveral times in the past. The E.A.G.L.E (Enhanced Airto Ground Law Enforcement) program was and implemented byAir Squadron members. The enthusiasm for this program was readily apparent by bers who had Sheriff's radios installed in their airplanes to make communication with Sheriff ground units and more professional. One member had his airplane painted in the official Sheriff's Department colors. In to participating in patrol of high crime rate areas, public parks, recreational lakes and rivers, as well as fleeing suspects in speeding vehicles, the E.A.G.L.E. pilots have actually landed atairports nearto Deputies jgi)1.:lILvU in the making of arrests. E.A.G.L.E. pilots have earned the respect of Deputy Patrolmen and Sheriff rs alike, as evidenced by the number of times they are requested to assist or to over-fly a problem and back to headquarters. 63 year history, the members ofthe Fresno County Sheriffs Air Squadron have participated in hundreds searches, vehicle surveillances, narcotics transactions, locating of marijuana gardens, transporting transporting Deputies to crime scenes or court appearances in and out of State, and hundreds of non­ relations events. Forthis invaluable service, theAirSquadron members have received the greatest of ,,"""'T,r....,.,: that is the satisfying knowledge that they render a needed service to the Sheriff of Fresno County people of Fresno County. 123 Deputies Mark Eaton Deputy Sheriff Neil Edmiston Deputy Sileriff Sheri Edmonds Deputy Sheriff Michael Edwards Deputy Sheriff William Elliott Deputy Sheriff Aaron Epperly Deputy Sheriff Daniel Epperly Deputy Sheriff Edward Essegian Deputy Sheriff Jennifer Evans Deputy Sheriff Mark Fam Deputy Sheriff Julie Farries Deputy Sheriff ~ ) Glenn Falls Deputy Sheriff Ronald Fierro Deputy Sheriff Kevin Fitzgerald Deputy Sheriff Manuel Flores Deputy Sheriff Miguel Flores Deputy Sheriff 124 ,r--,. Deputies Henry Franco Vincent Frascona John Friend Jason Fullenkamp Deputy Sheriff Deputy Sheriff Deputy Sheriff Deputy Sheriff Eric Garcia Raymond Garcia Rex Garcia Tony Garcia Deputy Sheriff Deputy Sheriff Deputy Sheriff Deputy Sheriff Bradley Gattie Sharla Gauthier James George Ryan Gilbert Deputy Sheriff Deputy Sheriff Deputy Sheriff Deputy Sheriff Raymond Giudici John Golden Anthony Gomez Daniel Gomez Deputy Sheriff Deputy Sheriff Deputy Sheriff Deputy Sheriff 125 Search and Rescue Search and Rescue is defined by law as: "Acts of searching for, rescuing or recovering, by means of ground marine activity, any person who is lost, injured or killed while out-of-doors." The Fresno County Sheriff's Department has a proud history ofsearch and rescue service to the citizens of County. Both Sheriff's Department personnel, as well as community volunteers, staff our search and program. These groups respond to calls to locate or rescue citizens who have become stranded, lost, or inju urban and wilderness areas of Fresno County. During thesummerof2002, there have been 13 call-outs to date search and rescue personnel. All SAR Unit membership is open to both and females. No applicant meeting the Unit will be denied membership on the basis of creed, color, religion or sex. The Search and Rescue Units all fall under umbrella of the Sheriff's Foundation for Safety, which helps support each Unit with activities and fundraising. The monies raised utilized forequipment, some training andva needs that arise. The units that compose the Search and Unit are: Search and Rescue Group-Winter Training Fresno County Sheriff's Posse -This group is comprised of horse/rider teams. Because a horse will movements, sounds and smells not initially apparent to human senses, it enhances the search capability ofthe Fresno County Mountain Rescue -These members possess expertise in conquering the cracks and where adventurous travelersgettrapped. Mountain rescue also includes winter and summer ground CC!lrf'rlai well as white water rescue. Fresno County K-9 Search and Rescue -Their primary tool for locating missing persons is a team consisting of handler/dog and helper. The dogs assist in wilderness air-scenting" disaster, trailing and cadaver disciplines. Fresno County Snowmobile Team -This group of volunteers search for lost children, hikelis, sportsmen, skiers and stranded vehicles during the winter months. FresnoCountyJeepSquadron-Thesquadronperforms searches in off-road areas and assists the Forest Service in removing fallen trees. Search and Rescue 126 Fresno County Air Squadron-The Air Squadron assists in aerial searches of rugged and inaccessible terrain and provides airborne support to the Sheriffs Department. Volunteers must provide their own airplane. Safe Recreation is Our Concern YourChoice Days End at Search and Rescue Winter Training 127 Deputies Patricia Gonzales Allan Graham Glen Green Deputy Sheriff Deputy Sheriff Deputy Sheriff Christopher Guerra Gregory Gularte Anthony Hadley Deputy Sheriff Deputy Sheriff Deputy Sheriff Robert Harley Paul Haros Frank Harper Deputy Sheriff Deputy Sheriff Deputy Sheriff .,,/ Robin Gross Deputy Sheriff Joshua Hamilton Deputy Sheriff \ \ --­Christopher Harris Deputy Sheriff Randall Haw Deputy Sheriff -­~ .n Mark Harris Gary Haslam Melanie Hathaway Deputy Sheriff Deputy Sheriff Deputy Sheriff 128 Deputies Karen Haynes Deputy Sheriff Kyle Heady Deputy Sheriff Don Hendrickson Deputy Sheriff Luis Hernandez Deputy Sheriff Brian Hillis Deputy Sheriff Jeffrey Hogue Deputy Sheriff Shaun Holahan Deputy Sheriff Jonathan Holguin Deputy Sheriff Jeffrey Hooper Deputy Sheriff David Horne Deputy Sheriff Jason Hubbard Deputy Sheriff Gregory Humann Deputy Sheriff - Ryan Hushaw Deputy Sheriff Gregory Isaac Deputy Sheriff Ronald Jackson Deputy Sheriff Ronald Hunt Deputy Sheriff 129 Fresno County Sheriff's Department Communications Unit By Lt. Greg Burton The Communications Unit is part ofthe Centralized Field Services Bureau, which is located in the basement Sheriffs Administration building. The Communications Manager is Lt. Greg Burton, underthe direction ofa ,",,,,,",_ The Sheriff's Department Communications Unit employs 34 full-time employees, six of them are Su Dispatchers. There are eight radio positions and fourteen 911 telephone positions. The Sheriff's Department dispatches for three other law enforcement agencies: Fowler, Kerman and Parlier Departments. Th Annually, the Communications Unit processes approximately 260,000 calls-for-service. Ofthe 1400 calls received daily, they are either handled as calls for service or transferred to other agencies or departments. The Communications Unit is in the process of replacing the ten-year-old Computer Aided Dispatch System, will give all of Fresno County quicker and more reliable access. In addition, the radio system will be replaced to meet the needs and mission of the Department. The Communications Unit works a combination of five/eight and four/ten schedules and the Dispatchers are members of the Fresno Deputy Sheriff's Association. Linda Kahn and Jack Bailey 130 Fugitive Warrants, Extradition & Transportation Detail By Sgt. Jack W. Sparke Fugitive Warrants, Extradition and Transportation Detail is responsible for the transportation of sentenced rs, fugitive warrant service, interstate extraditions and the transportation of high-risk or special needs as directed by court orders. ,. " Jack Sparke supervises the Detail. The Unit is comprised of Deputy Earl Richardson, Deputy Paul Baker, Dwight Perry, Fresno Police Department Officer Daryl Dellone and Office Assistant Peggy Waters. Unittransports approximately 6000 inmates each year. Out-of-state extraditions occur at least once each week. team can be ready to transport within two hours, depending on the situation. The costs associated with each state extradition are covered by the State. Each member of the Unit is also a Special Deputy U.S. Marshal. most of the out-of-state travel is done via commercial airlines, general aviation may be used depending destination, time frame and circumstances. inmates are transported each week to Wasco State Prison. The number of inmates to be transported ines whether the 45-passenger bus, van, or a patrol vehicle is used. The female offenders are also II!nn,"fol1 weekly to the Chowchilla Women's intake facility. The Unitworks hand-in-hand with the correctional staff to records, booking and the housing floors . a tremendous amount ofwork to move the inmate population safely, not to mention the paperwork flow and . We do it every day. Our motto is simple, "You calL ...........we haul!" New45-PassengerTransportation Bus 131 Deputies Douglas Jackson, Jr. Ivan Janssens Thomas Johnson Deputy Sheriff Deputy Sheriff Deputy Sheriff John Johnson Deputy Sheriff Michael Jones Deputy Sheriff Timothy Juarez Deputy Sheriff -­~ Michael Kennedy Deputy Sheriff Jeffrey Kertson Deputy Sheriff Cynthia Knight Deputy Sheriff Jim Lail Deputy Sheriff Roberta Lambert Deputy Sheriff Joshua Lancaster Deputy Sheriff Bryan Lehman Deputy Sheriff Linda Lenton Deputy Sheriff Tony Logan Deputy Sheriff Kevin Lolkus Deputy Sheriff 132 Deputies Leevarde Lopez Deputy Sheriff Jaime Loredo Deputy Sheriff / "­ James Lyman Jeffrey Lynn Deputy Sheriff Deputy Sheriff Arthur Maldonado Deputy Sheriff Paul Marquez Deputy Sheriff Daniel Martin Deputy Sheriff Frank Martinez Deputy Sheriff John Martinez Deputy Sheriff Robert Martinez Deputy Sheriff Edgar Mateo Deputy Sheriff Stephen Mathias Deputy Sheriff Kent Matsuzaki Deputy Sheriff Jasvir Mattu Deputy Sheriff Kelly Mayfield Deputy Sheriff Edward Mayo Deputy Sheriff 133 Technical Services Section By Deputy James Tarver Three units comprise the Sheriff's Department Technical Services Section. They are the Crime Scene Unit known as the "I. Bureau"), Property and Evidence, and the Jail Identification Unit. Th Nine Identification Technicians and an Office Assistant staff the Crime Scene U nit. The Identification T echni . receive hundreds of hours of specialized trainiDg concerning the id~ntification, collection, and p physical evidence. I n addition to crime scene investigations, this U nit specializes in latent fingerprint recovery comparison, footwear and tire impression comparison, video and electronic services, serial number resto questioned document examination, in-house training for Sheriff's personnel, and photography services. Technicians present evidence and expert testimony in Court. The Property and Evidence Unit is responsible forthe preservation, storage, and dispositions surrounding the many thousands ofevidence items collected each yearby Sheriff's personnel. These items fill extensive storage facilities, and the integrity of the evidence requires exacting chain-of-custody records and careful handling by the two Identification Technicians who staff this Unit. The Jail Identification Unit generates and maintains fingerprint records for persons booked on criminal charges, for applicants, registrants, gun permit holders, Sheriff's employees, and for members of specialtyvolunteerunitswithin the Department. The fingerprint records are transmitted electronically to State and Federal agencies for inclusion in databases. The Jail Identification U nit also maintains and classifies fingerprint cards for subsequent comparisons that dete~mine identities of persons arrested and latents collected at crime scenes. Eight Identification and two Office Assistants comprise the staff of the Jail Unit. The Technicians are experts in classification, and theyfrequentlycomparefingerprints and present expert testimony regarding the id of persons who are suspected of having prior criminal convictions. Two Senior Identification Technicians and a Criminologist supervise the units of T Services. In 2001 , the Crime Scene Unit over 1400 scenes and handled over 1200 orders for evidence processing. Identification Unit processed over transactions, ranging "from mug photog fingerprints, to gun permits, registrants, fingerprinting. 134 Fresno County Sheriff's Dive Team by Sgt. Jack Sparke Area 4 Commander supervises the Fresno County Dive Team. The Dive Team is a small group of highly and dedicated individuals who must work well together under adverse conditions. The Team is responsible demanding task ofrecovering drowned victims from Fresno County waterways. The Team may also assist recovery ofevidence for criminal investigations. nt Jack Sparke and Sergeant Phillip Caporale the Team comprised of twelve divers. All members are active divers, including the nts. The Team is called outwheneverthe use of ntained Underwater Breathing Apparatus .U.S.A.) or snorkeling is needed to complete a The Boating Enforcement Unit is used to insert extract the divers in the various waterways. The Unit also provides security for the divers while are underwater by closing off the area to other site is in a remote area, theAirSupportUnit be utilized to transport the divers to theirdestination. diving, the Team is concerned with currents and The average underwater visibility is zero-to­ Trying to locate a drowned victim in this type on is very demanding, especially when the ~~!II•• is at night. If someone is the least bit Dive Team during training IIItrn,nhr,hic, theywon't last long. It's dark, cold, and sometimes scary. s mission has remained the same overthe last27 years; this is attributed to ourformer supervisor and late, Sergeant Jim Hamilton. Team members contribute their opinions and perspective for each dive. reason the mission cannot be accomplished safely, then we try to find an alternate solution. An underwater video camera was purchased that can be used to depths up to 250 feet. The use ofthe camera has reduced the dangers the divers are exposed to dramatically. The Team has traveled to other counties with the camera assisting them as needed. The Team's calls-for-service have reduced over the past few years with the development ofthe Reedley Fire Department and the American Ambulance STAR Teams. Also, thenumberof drownings County-wide have reduced, this can be attributed to more community awareness from the media, school resource officers, and Community Service Officers. 135 T~LAW ENFORCEMENT TORCH RUN Tor FOR soo In 2 Vall whcSPECIAL OLYMPICS pie, The Law Enforcement Torch Run is a partnership with law enforcement, ourcommunitiesand the Special in an effort to raise publicawareness and funds for Special Olympics Programs. The Law Enforcement Torch began in 1981 when Wichita, Kansas Police Chief Richard LaMunyon saw a need to raise awareness and for the Special Olympics. He conceived the idea ofthe Torch Run as a way to involve local law enforcementwith communities and Special Olympics, by running the torch in intra-state relays that converge at their local Games. The Torch Run is nowaglobaleventwith all 50 states and over30foreign countries participating. Since its incelou. in 1981, the Law Enforcement Torch Run has raised over $100,000,000 worldwide. It is the largest fundraising program and public awareness vehicle for Special Olympics. Most people think ofthe Law Enforcement Torch Run asa one-timeeventthattakes place every year. Although actual running ofthe torch is a once-a-yearevent, there are a numberofdifferent activities thattake placethroug the year. These events include: Tip-A-Cops, Billboard Sits, Mighty Muscle Challenge, Golf Tournaments and T sales. Tip-A-Cops Law Enforcement personnel volunteertheirtime as "Celebrity Waiters" in local restaurants and receive "tips" to funds for the Special Olympics. Officers work closely with regular restaurant staff, serving water and coffee, acting as hosts. Billboard Sits -' In 2001, Sergeant Dan Cervantes was hoisted high above Michael's Volkswagen in a "Cops vs. Jocks" l"'r.n,nOIll against ALICE 1 02.7's discjockey Stacey Blood. For every 100 dollars donated, the lift was lowered one 2002, Lt. David Kurtze will be "Camping at the Club", as he spends three days and two nights atop Sam's Blackstone Avenue. Celebrity Campers will also be camping and will be equipped with cell phones in an to raise funds for Special Olympics. Mighty Muscle Challenge Ten-person teams competed against each other by pulling a massive 75,000-pound fully-loaded car carrier with VW Beetles. Our "Stars and Bars" team finished a close 2nd in the competition and our "Lady Bugs" only all-female team, also winning an award for the lightest team able to pull the truck. Polar Bear Plunge Volunteers collected pledges for the privilege of plunging into a frigid Millerton Lake in the dead of winter. crazy? Well, that's because it is! These Polar Bears were "freezin' for a reason". Golf Tournament I nd ividuals showed off thei r golfskills as they com peted on a five-person tea m, wh ich included one Special athlete. 136 Run T-shirts can be purchased for a $15 donation, and this year's shirts are awesome. Be sure to get yours 1, the Fresno County Sheriff's Department was the #1 law enforcement fundraising agency in the Central ,raising over$13,000. Asyou can see, the Law Enforcement Torch Run is notjustforrunners. Itisforanyone has a big heart and wants to help make a difference in the life of a Special Olympics athlete. To get involved, contact Lt. David Kurtze at 488-2590 or Tracy Smithson at 497 :-3790. runners Cruz Herrera, Elena Herrera, Susan Breanne Cervantes, Terry Bardwell, Dan Cervantes, ,RandyWiliiams, and David Kurtze Mary Nichols, David Kurtze and Lorenzo Lara at the start ofthe Torch Run at the Polar Bear Plunge 137 Deputies Sabrina McArthur Deputy Sheriff Joshua McCahill Deputy Sheriff Stephen McComas Deputy Sheriff Allan McGurk Deputy Sheriff Matthew McNab Deputy Sheriff Carl McSwain Deputy Sheriff Brien Melkonian Deputy Sheriff Steven Meunier Deputy Sheriff James Minenna Deputy Sheriff Homero Montalvo Deputy Sheriff Michael Montanez Deputy Sheriff Anthony Montiel Deputy Sheriff Scott Moore Deputy Sheriff SherMoua Deputy Sheriff Tony Navarro Deputy Sheriff Patrick O'Brien Deputy Sheriff 138 1"'"'\ Bernard Ortiz Deputy Sheriff Ralph Paolinelli Deputy Sheriff Robert Perez Deputy Sheriff ScottPlann Deputy Sheriff Deputies Chris Osborn George Ozburn William Palmer Deputy Sheriff Deputy Sheriff Deputy Sheriff James Papaleo Richard Papazian Allen Passmore Deputy Sheriff Deputy Sheriff Deputy Sheriff Dwight Perry Mark Pinkston Jon Pino Deputy Sheriff Deputy Sheriff Deputy Sheriff Andrea Pope Francisco Puente Javier Puente Deputy Sheriff Deputy Sheriff Deputy Sheriff 139 Reflecting God's Love By Comforting Those We Serve By Chaplain Doug Lanier ThE are The mission ofthe Chaplaincy is to provide counseling, referral, and comfort to those we serve, reflecting the love in all we do. The Peace Officer's Chaplaincy is a contracted service underthe covering ofthe Peace Officers ofFresnoCounty,lnc. Wederive ourfunding from many different entities, suchas the City of Fresno, the County of churches, law enforcement personnel and other individual support. We minister to the civilian populations of communities we serveand membersofthe law enforcement community in the City of Fresno, as well as the Fresno Sheriffs Department. We are always available tothose desiring ourservrces, both sworn and civilian personnel, a families. We accomplish this by being on-call 24/7 . We interact with our Sheriffs Department personnel at their places whenever and wherever we can. Whether it is in the hallways of the Sheriffs Administration building, or at one substations, we will be there. At their work station in the Business Office, in Dispatch or Records, we will be there. will talk to them in jail corridors, asking them how their families are. The parking garage is a good place to i well as in the Courthouse, on ride-alongs, atcrimescenes, at special celebrations, restaurants, intheirhomeand golfcourse. Whereveryou will find Department personnel, a Chaplain is usually nearby. We also make ourselves to ministertothe victims of crime, tragic accidents, etc., and theirfamilies. Ifthese people do not have a faith thatthey can tum to, we will extend our services to them . Human Interest Story When it comes to describing just what it isthatthe Chaplaincy does in the community, the best place to startwQuld share one of our more dramatic cases. One such incidenthasto do with the time I was dispatched to an apartment overon Shields and Maple to deliver a death notification. Originally, ou r Sheriff s Deputies were sent to the accidental drowning near the Fresno/Madera County line; it turned out to be a triple drowning. Television already there atthe scene documenting this tragedyforthe eleven o'clock news, reporting how a Cambodian lost their mother, as well as a teenage brother and sister in this terrible tragedy. Because of language difficulties, firstthoughtthatall ofthefamilywas present, but latertheyoungersurviving brother said he had a ninetee l_\It:'~r.tUIJI still at home with hertwo babies. That is when I received the 10:20 P.M. call from Dispatch to try and notifythe before she heard about the deaths of herfamily on the news. When I got to the apartment complex at 1 0:50 P.M. to notify Sopa ofthe tragedy that had claimed part of ofthe Cambodian residents in the complex were already aware, because they had just seen it on the ten a Sopa had already gone to bed with her babies before I got to her door. The manager of the apartment rortrY'lnl,,,v call herand announce that I was at the door and that I was with the Sheriffs Department. When she opened the female manager and I entered her apartment. I had hersit down with her children in an overstuffed chair, and the tragic news to her. Terror and grief overtook her and she screamed and cried uncontrollably; the man children in the other room while I worked to calm her down. When she was calmed down, she told me that something was wrong, because herfamilywas way overdue from theirfishing trip. I informed her that our UIJLIUUII:II be bringing her father and little brother home in the next hour and that I would stay with her until they arrived. Even though this family lived in a Cambodian apartment complex, they had no otherfamily here in America their entire family had been killed in Cambodia by the Pol Pot regime in the "Killing Fields." I worked with this months, helping them with the funeral arrangements, setting up a trustfund (which raised close to twelve and helping them relocate into another apartment complex. I also helped Sopa get her driver's license participated in the marriage of her father to a Cambodian widow. Their life has not been easy, but the community has been there forthem and they know they are loved. 140 When it Hits Close to Home? mostdifficulttime for any law enforcement Chaplaincy is when one of ourown dies while on duty. The hardest deaths "In the Line of Duty Deaths." Whether they are accidental, oratthe hands of a criminal, they are always hard to deal These deaths notonly impact the immediate family, they also impact the law enforcementfamily in a long and lasting Some of our Department personnel have died of natural causes while still employed, and they are all so terribly . Ifthose who have died while employed, or even after retirement, have a faith community thatthey belong to, we alongside theirfamily and that faith community when possible, and give our support. If they do not have a faith then the Chaplaincy becomes that family's minister-at-Iarge, officiating atthe memorial service. This also t".. tnnc'..... times when our personnel have lost a famifjmember and have nowhere to turn. visit our personnel and theirfamilies when they are in the hospital, transport them to doctor appointments when pick up prescriptions, perform weddings, and provide marriage and family counseling when requested. We are and certified in Critical Incident Stress Management, and we offer our services in times of crisis to both law nt agencies and other institutions in the community, when needed. We have offered our services to two high n they have suffered tragic losses, to a manufacturing business when an employee was killed on the job and needed help, fire fighters, emergency service workers and hospital staff. And these examples do not begin the surface of how integrated the Chaplaincy is in this community. coming months, we will be taking a more active role in working with our schools, neighborhoods and faith offeri ng greatersu pport services and improving the quality of life in the City of Fresno and throughout Fresno Peace Officer'S Chaplaincy 141 Deputies Brandon Pursell Deputy Sheriff Shirley Pursell Deputy Sheriff /~\ A ~ SeanQuinn Deputy Sheriff ,-­ Earl Richardson Deputy Sheriff David Raquenio Deputy Sheriff Timothy Rivera Deputy Sheriff Juan Reyes Deputy Sheriff Danielle Richardson Deputy Sheriff --­r.. Jimmy Robnett Deputy Sheriff Ramiro Rodriguez Deputy Sheriff Michael Robison Ronald Rossi Deputy Sheriff Deputy Sheriff Jorge Ruiz Deputy Sheriff Erik Russell Deputy Sheriff -­Reynaldo Saldana Deputy Sheriff 142 MAGEe Multi Agency Gang Enforcement Consortium In 1996, former Sheriff Steve Magarian chaired a meeting, inviting District Attorney Ed Hunt, all Fresno police chiefs, supervising law enforcement agents from the California Highway Patrol, Bureau ofNarcotics ment, Federal Bureau of Investigations, Drug EnforcementAdministration, Internal Revenue Service, State Fresno County Probation supervisors, the California Department of Corrections and the Immigration & ization Service. Sheriff Magarian proposed this meeting with a reco_mmendation and plan to establish one law enforcement body to expand our war agarnst criminal gang activity. Endorsements were received and commenced for the task force. Committees were developed to work out resources, communications, staffing and various related logistics. Deputy District Attorney initially was selected as a neutral body to command MAGEC. Agoverning board, ofdepartment heads, established policy and direction. It was determined that all CRASH personnel would IIh~"rh'::H1 into MAGEC. In November of 1997, the newly formed cooperative, MAGEC, was formally endorsed and honored by ia State Governor Pete Wilson. On December 1, 1997 MAGEC went into operation with thirty law ment agencies coming together, the largest long-term consolidation in law enforcement history. was structured with a vertical prosecution team led by a Senior Deputy District Attorney, a metropolitan commanded by a Fresno Police Lieutenant, and a rural team commanded by a Fresno Sheriff's Lieutenant. team would have a mix ofparticipating agency personnel. The Fresno County Sheriffs department and the Police department contributed the largest number of personnel. An office site for MAGEC personnel was in metropolitan Fresno. The creation of MAGEC immediately created greater cooperation and networking among the participating The Forensic Laboratory of the Fresno County Sheriff's Department agreed to receive, analyze, and custody ofall controlled substances seized and submitted by members ofMAGEC. This afforded members the ability to receive an official analysis of their evidence within one working day, or less. MAGEC also received orientation training forthe integrated ballistics identification system (IBIS). The database an evidentiary analysis of casings and bullets collected during investigations and comparison options to existing and unidentified evidence data. The Fresno County Sheriff's Department manages all four County detention facilities. Prior policy of the Department was to charge agencies booking fees for each arrest booked into the jail. Because of the fees, many agencies in Fresno County adopted an arrest policy dictating the issuance of citations for norsuspects in the field, in lieu ofphysical detention, when appropriate. Seeing howthis may impede the enforcement tactics instituted by MAGEC, the Sheriffs Department agreed to waive booking fees on all MAGEC team members. ntrl......._\o.Iapplied for, and received, a 3-yearfederal granttitled EPPIC (Enforcement Prevention, Prosecution, & Counseling) Two Deputy Sheriffs and two Juvenile Probation Officers are assigned to gang &enforcement. One Deputy Sheriff is in charge of gang resistance and education within designated Deputy District Attorney for prosecution and one Deputy District Attorney I nvestigator complement this body. The California School of Professional Psychology supports the EPPIC body by providing and guidance for at-risk, gang involved youth. A Fresno County Sheriff's Community Services Officer is a mentoring program established to provide mentors, for support services. The CSO is also in charge program for designated cities. ne of 1999, California Highway Patrol Captain Cal Minor assumed the command position of MAGEC. agency delivered a vast level of experience and provided a new channel of reputable training complemented and increased the successful momentum ofMAGEC throughout California. The men of MAGEC believe that the multi-agency and multi-level approach to combat gang crime is the most and effective method in existence. The reduction of gang crime is evidentthroughout Fresno County. 143 Deputies Jose Salinas Deputy Sheriff .,/\ ,I"", Gurjeet Sandhu Deputy Sheriff Robert Santos Deputy Sheriff Eric Schmidt Deputy Sheriff Matthew Sellai Deputy Sheriff Geoffery Shanen Deputy Sheriff Greg Siemens Deputy Sheriff Michael Sill Deputy Sheriff Andrew Simonson Deputy Sheriff Jeffery Simpson Deputy Sheriff Jon Sims Deputy Sheriff Joseph Smith Deputy Sheriff John Souza Deputy Sheriff Brent Stalker Deputy Sheriff Christopher Stearns Deputy Sheriff Floyd Stewart Deputy Sheriff 144 Geographical Information Systems By Bob Engellenner information age, presenting data in a way that allows it to be rapidly analyzed is of critical importance. hicallnformation Systems (GIS) software makes location-based data easy to understand. GIS links phic information (where things are)with descriptive information (what is happening there). ~ ~ an ordinary flat paper map, GIS is composed of layers of information which are like sheets of clear plastic, sheetcontaining information ofa similartype. Forexample, ofthe400+ layers in the Fresno County GIS, one contains lakes, another contains roads, yet another layer shows schools. When law-enforcement data : calls-for-service, sex offender residences) is shown on top of geography layers, the relationship events and places can be viewed and analyzed . maptothe right, sex-offender residences, nTTQnc::~'c:: suspicious persons, and suspicious shown as small color-coded shapes on following layers -city limits, roads, and (the 1000 feet rings around schools give reference ). 3-D maps below, the density of events by make incident hot-spots very easy to see. Me allowthe Sheriff's Department to improve by using visual data to spot crime patterns, problem-oriented policing, and present the public in a format that is easy to Calls-Far-Service Felony Arrests 145 meNARCOTICS ofl The Majors Narcotics Team is comprised ofa lieutenant, one sergeant, ten narcotic officers, one Probation a filing Community Service Officer, two office assistants and a narcotic detection dog. The Majors Team created when the existing Eastside and Westside narcotic teams were combined with the Metro Team. At the end of 2001, an investigation led the team to the largest cocaine bust in FSO history. A trucking outfit, known to the Sheriffs Department and operating out ofMendota, was packing kilos ofthe drug in with table ready for shipping to the eastern United States. The narcotics team uncovered twenty-five kilos of cocaine. California produces 80 to 90% of the methamphetamine consumed in the United States. The Central Valley been described at the "source" area for the drug. Two years ago, a team was created to address the methamphetamine problem. This team, known as the Fresno Meth Task Force (F.M.T.F.) combines the ntif'itl Shari". Department detectives with detectives from State, local and Federal agencies. It covers a territory extending County borders. Since its formation, 145 meth labs have been seized. Ofthese , 99were "Super Labs" ca producing more than ten pounds of meth per cook. The new CAL-METT Grant awarded to FSO in 2002 will provide a second street team which will work al and concentrate on street level dealers in the Metro and mountain areas. Five detectives and a sergeant will be paid for by the grant. The grant also provides five detectives and one sergeant for F.M.T.F. The Valley's climate and isolated landscape continues to make marijuana a main crop. Narcotic d only finding cannabis (marijuana) flourishing in the foothills, butthey have discovered Asian vegetable gardens to disguise marijuana growing on the Valley floor. Marijuana is trained to grow sideways, concealed under melon, squash and other vegetables. This makes the crop hard to detect from air or land . In 1999, the Fresno Sheriffs Department Narcotics Unit received a grant thatfunds two detectives. The rtatl,l"fIWI primary responsibilities are marijuana-related crimes. The detectives actively work marijuana cases During the peak marijuana growing and harvest season, which is only a few months, the detectives extremely busy. The detectives are using more efficient methods oferadicating-the large marijuana gardens mountainous areas. The detectives are using STABO (Short-Term Air Borne Operations) to get from ga garden. During STABO, detectives are suspended from a 1 OO-foot steel cable under a helicopter and flown marijuana garden. During the 2000 growing season, the Unit completed a three-year investigation regarding a large cultivator/trafficking organization known as the "Maganas". This investigation yielded over 40 arrests, marijuana pl1ants eradicated, 400 pounds ofprocessed marijuana, 29 pounds ofmethamphetamine and annr'nvirNi $300,000 in assets seized. The Unit's Probation Officer is a valuable asset in the waron drugs. Manyofthe suspects are on probation to search and seizure. In addition to search warrants, probation searches are often conducted on nrn,n",'lftI which often results in the seizure ofnarcotics and arrests. Forthe Probation Officer, working with the n<:>rl". enables him to participate in not only the supervision of probationers in the community, but also in the In\"~.,..., process which involve narcotics. One ofthe narcotics detection canines, Cowboy, is a Yellow Labrador Retriever. He has been with the July, 1999. He has been utilized to search houses and vehicles during the service ofsearch w;;lrrants. performed narcotics interdiction at United Parcel Service, Fed Ex and the Amtrak rail station. Narcotics has detected within parcels has led to narcotic investigations in several states. His nose has detected fOlJ ah ' )TTI( 146 cocaine concealed in a jar of peanut butter within a package at UPS. The K-9 has found multiple pounds of a concealed in metal paint cans sealed with epoxy. He alerted to a vent in a trailer house where detectives $35,000 in cash. His skills were recently requested at a vehicle stop near Selma. Upon arrival, he detected hidden compartment in the backseat ofthe Nissan Maxima, which contained four kilograms of cocaine. And he all oftl"lis because he thinks he's just playing with his handler, Brett McAndrews. newest unitto join S.ID. is Street NET. Street NET was formed in 2001 with the goal offocusing on the street dealers ofnarcotics in the South West Field Services Bureau, Areas 1 and 3. The Unit was designed to operate n a task force concept involving the Fresno County Sheriff's Department and any allied police agencies (within rget geograph ic locale) opting to ded icate manpower to the unit. Wi!h monetary input ($1 00,000 grants from State of California) from Orange Cove, Mendofa and San Joaquin, four Deputy Sheriff slots and one Sheriff IImt:l<>ntposition were allocated. When the Unit came on-line in March 2001, the Coalinga Police Department and Police Department each contributed an officer to the Unit. The Selma Police Department inserted their rinJune,2001. NET initiated 123 cases during 2001. These cases were opened as a result of allegations received from ofthe public, from members oflaw enforcement, orfrom information received from confidential informants. NET, during 2001, received approximately 261 allegations. These came from a variety of sources: phone­ s received from members of the public, information received from fellow law enforcement officers, or ion provided by Confidential Informants. Each officerwithin the unit is assigned an area ofresponsibility to IIC!tlrl<>tc allegations. ,Street NET made 79 felony arrests and served 44 search warrants. Seized was approximately six pounds mphetamine, approximately three pounds of marijuana, 82 marijuana plants and over half-an-ounce of Rita, Narcotics K-9 working with Street NET Taskforce 147 Deputies Douglas Sullivan Deputy Sheriff David Tafoya Deputy Sheriff Todd Talent Deputy Sheriff Chad Taylor Deputy Sheriff Sam T eragouchi Deputy Sheriff Kenneth Thiessen Deputy Sheriff Michael Thobe Deputy Sheriff ChristopherTorres Deputy Sheriff ~ Sergio Toscano Deputy Sheriff Myron Toste Deputy Sheriff David Trevino Deputy Sheriff Wayne Tucker Deputy Sheriff TimothyVanHouwelingen Deputy Sheriff Les VanMeter Deputy Sheriff Nick Vang Deputy Sheriff 148 Deputies Francisco Vargas Deputy Sheriff MarkVaughan Deputy Sheriff ~ Richard Verdugo Deputy Sheriff Gregory Villanueva Deputy Sheriff Steven Vlasis Deputy Sheriff Melissa Voisenat Deputy Sheriff John Wages Deputy Sheriff Joel Wahlen maier Deputy Sheriff Dennis Wei bert Deputy Sheriff James White Deputy Sheriff Richard Wilhoite Deputy Sheriff Robert Woodrum Deputy Sheriff Neng Xiong Deputy Sheriff Phia Xiong Deputy Sheriff HughYang Deputy Sheriff RobertWorstein Deputy Sheriff ]49 Deputies -'-. Ao-­ ArthurYbarra Manuel Ybarra Deputy Sheriff Deputy Sheriff Deputy Jason Hubbard playing "Amazing Grace" Sheriff Pierce, Leon Isaac, Spencer Isaac at the 2002 Pig Bowl Chantelie Knox at dedication ceremony for the late Deputy Jeff Isaac 150 S.W.A.T. Team at practice Lt. Beasley and Drake Bell practicing for tpe Foundation Basketball Game T elen family at the Pig Bowl 151 Thanks to all the fine men and women of the Fresno County Sheriff's Department for keeping our community safe. John and Rita Papagni Supporting the Sheriff's Foundation for Public Safety 11599 N. Friant Road Fresno, CA RALPH WHITE Certified Massage Therapist Specializing in Swedish, Sports and Shiatsu Massages Gift Certificates available accCenterpoint Athletic Club 3003 N. Maroa Fresno, CA 93704 chil (559) 225-3250 gar the ( thei Special Thanks to the Following Donors for Supporting the 7th Annual Camp D.A.R.E. Golf Tournament: Arrow Chiropractic Bakers Square Restaurant & Pies Best Uniforms Blue Ribbon Car Wash and Detail Captain John's Seafood and Steak DiCicco's Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria Elbow Room Elephant Bar Esthetiques by GK Hank's Swank Golf International House of Pancakes Jeffery's in the Tower Full-Service Salon John's Incredible Pizza Co. Los Amigos Mexican Restaurant Marie Callender's Restaurants & Bakeries Marriott Residence Inn Mimi's Cafe Old Spaghetti Factory Piccadilly Hand Car Wash Piccadilly Inn Hotels Pizza Hut -Selma Red Carpet Car Wash Red Lobster Restaurant Richard's Restaurant Romano's Macaroni Grill Sal's Mexican Restaurant-Selma Selma Cinemas Smuggler's Restaurant Spike & Rail Steak House -Selma State Farm Insurance Tahoe Joe's Restaurant UW GTF Golf Instruction Wal-Mart -Selma Wild Water Adventures Yoshino Japanese Restaurant 152 THE KILLING OF "ALLIGATOR JACK" By Scott Morrison In November, 1914, Jack W. "Alligator Jack" Henderson moved his young family to a cabin on his recently uired property in Hume, near Hume Lake. Jack, aged 52, supported his 22 year-old wife Dorothy and his two n (Walter, aged 2, and Maud, aged 7 monthsjon the money he made from trapping and skinning mountain for their pelts. Their cabin was located in a basin, sheltered from the worst ofthe Sierra's weather, enabling to ride out the winter. On Wednesday evening, February 24,1915, at about 7:00 PM, Jackand Dorothy heard a voice calling outside cabin. Jack went out and discovered a stranger, an Indian man on horseback. The Indian told Jack that hewas and asked if he could spend the night. Jack directed the man to a vacant cabin where he could stay a couple les down the trail. Jack also gave the man a couple of loaves of Dorothy's homemade bread. Aftertheirvisitorhad departed, Jackand Dorothy sat down to theirdinner. When dinnerwasover, Jack advised that he was going out to the shed to skin a fox that he had trapped that day. Jack had no sooner opened and stepped out on the porch, when Dorothy heard the report ofa rifle and sawJack fall outside the doorway, from a bullet wound to the head. Moments later the suspect, their Indian visitor, rushed into the cabin. 've killed my husband! Why?" a stunned Dorothy asked. don't make no difference, I have done you a favor, and you can marry another man soon," replied the killer. suspect then made an "insulting proposal," which Dorothy rejected. The killer grabbed Dorothy and pulled the cabin, dragging her towards the barn. Dorothy struggled with the attacker, trying unsuccessfully to the rifle from his grasp. As hedragged herinto the barn, the suspect warned Dorothy that he'd killed three and a woman in the past for resisting his will. The Indian momentarily released one hand from the rifle as he pting to spread an old quilton the ground to complete his nefarious plan. Dorothy was then able to twist so the barrel was pointed towards the suspect and pull the trigger. A round fired, flying close to the suspect's ,but misSing him. During the commotion, the Ind ian lost his grip on Dorothy and she bolted from the barn. The followed after Dorothy, but he fell, allowing the young woman to lengthen her lead. Dorothy ran behind the to a creek and plunged in, swimming to the far side. She then scrambled out of the freezing water and ran heavy brush. Dorothy Henderson and her children 153 After running a distance, Dorothy sheltered behind a tree and looked back towards her home. In the moonl she could see the suspect searching around the buildings for her. Dorothy then struck out for the logging comm of Millwood (located north of the current intersection of Miliwood/Hwy 180) eight miles away across the mountains. Dorothy struggled through snow drifts up to six feet deep for a distance she judged to be three miles ... in dark ... between five and six thousand feet ... in February. Her clothes had frozen to her body and she came to realization that she would freeze to death before reaching Millwood. She then turned back towards the lonely deciding that if she was going to die, it would be at the side of her husband and children. Dorothy made her back to Hume, swam the creek, and slowly crept t<?wards the darkened ~abin. She huddled in the darkness, and listening. Eventually, hearing and seeing nothing, she made herway over the body of her murdered hus and intothecabin. She found thatthe suspect had departed. Dorothy pulled the bodyofherhusband into the from the porch, retrieved a pistol from its hiding place and sat awaiting the return of the suspect. When Thursday morning arrived and the suspect had still not returned, Dorothy began weighing her Initially she decided she should wait atthe cabin until someone passed on the trail. But upon reflection she realiz,. T that it could be two weeks or more before anyone passed, and she determined to start for Millwood once Knowing that she would be unable to carry the two children that distance across such rugged terrain, DorothY~v\..uI"_ the cabin, leaving the children inside with their father's body. Dorothy started for Millwood at approximately 8:00 AM, making herwayupthe ridge and down the western At 1 :00 PM she met the local postmaster on his rounds on horseback. After listening to Dorothy's story, postmaster took her to the cabin of Jim Bell in Millwood, another trapper and one of Alligator Jack's best Bell saw to it that Dorothy was taken care of, and then started out for Jack's cabin on snowshoes.' He reached cabin afterdark, finding the children unharmed, and spentthe night. In the morning, Bell started the hike out two children on his back. The grueling trek out to Millwood lasted eight hours. Dorothy waited at Bell's in Mi until the trapper returned with her children. She was then taken to a friend's house in Dunlap. The Sheriff's Office had been notified ofthe murder by telephone from Dunlap, and Deputies Dave Weiss, Johnson and Oscar Bottorff responded. The deputies organized a posse with several mountain men and for Jack's cabin. They arrived and discovered the scene to be as Dorothy had described. Due to the rornnt,Clnail ofthe scene, a magistrate had authorized the holding of an inquest atthe cabin. The members ofthe posse upthecoroner'sjury, and they returned a verdictthatJackhad been murdered byan unknown Indian. The remains were then laid to rest in a grave beside his cabin. The posse then commenced a search and soon picked up the tracks ofthe suspect's horse in the snow. They followed the tracks west from the scene, up the ridge to the summit and down the western slope to a large meadow in Dunlap, where many locals grazed their horses. Sheriff Walter McSwain, who had beenoutof the county atthe time ofthe murder, arrived and began questioning the locals aboutany Indian who might match the description given by Dorothy(lndian male, 30 years). The name of Jeff Lewis was mentioned. Lewis was known in Fresno by his reputation as the pitcher for the Dunlap baseball team. McSwain contacted Lewis and questioned him at his home in Dunlap. The Indian denied any knowledge ofthe crime, but McSwain had Lewis accompany him, at 1 :00 AM Sunday morning, to the home where Dorothy Henderson 154 staying with herchildren. As Sheriff McSwain and Lewis approached the house, Dorothy came out to greet them. began speaking to McSwain, and then observing Lewis, she declared, "My God, that's him!" Lewis was immediately arrested and transported to the Sheriff's Office in Fresno where he was "sweated". continued to deny knowledge ofthe crime until Sunday evening. He then confessed, telling the following story. advised that he was employed in road construction in the Dunlap area, and that one of his co-workers was g man named Brayton Douglas. Lewis related that Douglas had offered him $100 to kill Alligator Jack ..""au""',,, Douglas wanted to marry Jack's young wife. He also stated that Douglas had supplied him with the rifle used to kill Jack, and that Douglas spoke about receiving money from his wealthy father in San Francisco. ies located and arrested Brayton Douglas, aged 22, transporting him to the Sheriff's Office in Fresno, where Isowentthrough "the sweating process". Douglas admitted that he knew Lewis and that he had recently traded to Lewis for a pistol. He also admitted that his father had recently sent him money, but he denied any connection the crime. Douglas stated that to the best of his knowledge he had only seen Dorothy Henderson once. investigators believed that JeffLewis was telling them the truth about the homicide. The words that Dorothy quoted Lewis as using when he first entered the cabin ("you can marry another man soon") rang true with explanation of the motive. However, no evidence was turned up to corroborate Lewis's account. March 9th, Sheriff McSwain and Deputy Horace Thorwaldson transported Lewis and Douglasto Dunlap in the s car. While there, Lewis pointed outthe location where he had buried the rifle used to kill Jack. The officers, doubt, hoped that placing the two suspects together would result in incriminating statements by Douglas. nately, he kept his cool and said nothing. Douglas's father had secured an attorney for his son who.demanded eSherifffile charges on Douglas, or release him. On March 10th , the Sheriff reluctantly released Douglas for evidence, but he also made a statement to the newspapers leaving little doubt that he felt the young man had the murder. district attorney had filed murder charges against Jeff Lewis after his arrest and his preliminary hearing had conducted on March 8th. In those days, a suspect didn't have a right to an attorney to represent him until he came trial. At his preliminary hearing, Sheriff McSwain sat with Jeff and assisted him through the process. Needless ,after Dorothy Henderson's testimony, he was held for trial. March, represented by attorney Julius Hansen, Jeff entered a guilty plea to murder. After his plea, Judge n determined the crimeto be murder in the first degree. Prior to the sentencing, attorney Hansen stated, culprit is the man who offered Jeffthe $100. An Indian would commit anycrimeforthatamount of money." . ",.."rnT'T attorney did not oppose the life sentence handed down, as it was hoped that additional evidence would IE!VeIIODE~a on Douglas, and that Lewis would someday be a key witness against him. Judge Austin gave Jeff of serving his time at San Quentin or Folsom, and Jeff chose San Quentin. Jeff Lewis headed off for San Quentin, he left a wife and daughter in Dunlap without support, and he asked McSwain to dowhat he could for his family. McSwain petitioned the Board ofSupervisors, and they granted of$10 a month for the support of Jeff's wife and child. ng sidebar to the case was how Lewis helped the officers clear an unsolved 1914 homicide ofan Indian man in Squaw Valley. As Dorothy Henderson had struggled with Lewis, he had warned her that he had three men and a woman in the past. McSwain questioned Lewis on that point and asked him if he was involved murder of the medicine man. Lewis denied being involved in that murder, and named the murderer. The named by Lewis was subsequently picked up by McSwain, and under questioning, admitted his guilt. Photographs were reproduced from a 1915 publication 155 Dispatch Leslie Alaimo C/OIII Jack Bailey C/O Specialist Elizabeth Bejar C/O II Roshwanda Braggs C/O Specialist Doris Castleberry C/O Supervisor Theresa Chacon C/OIII Denise Depew Betty Gustafson C/O Specialist C/O Supervisor Heather Herrera C/OI Farisa Ikner C/OIII Norma Jay C/O Specialist Linda Kahn C/OII Jessica Layfield C/OIII Terrilyn Myers C/OIII Tina Ortiz C/O Specialist Sheila Ownsbey C/O III 156 Dispatch Valerie Reece C/OIII Dory Rousseau C/O Supervisor Maria Sanchez C/O III Diana Rosales C/O Specialist Stacy Souza C/O III Judith Stuart C/O III Valerie Vasquez C/O III Denise White C/O III Betty Gustafson Diana Rosales 157 Janitors MaYang Maintenance Janitor Mario Moreno Raymond Rendon Maintenance Janitor Janitor Auxiliary Staff Drake Bell Inmate Supplies Coordinator Debra Bustamante Personnel Tech III Melinda Lujan Laundry Supervisor Nicholas Harrison Sheriff Vehicle Service Cordinator Gary Martin Rangemaster RobertMero Helicopter Mechanic Douglas King Stock Clerk II 158 Offender Programs Terry Ashmore Yolanda Estrada Michelle Lefors Toni Saltzman Volunteer Services Social Worker II Offender Programs Rec Therapist II Coordinator Supervisor Secretaries • Cathy Davis Jean McDougald Della Sandoval Secretary II Secretary IV Secretary IV Melanie Sarkisian Charlene Wylie Secreta ry IV Administrative Secretary 159 Process Servers Miguel Arias Process Server Robin Bailey Process Server Elaine Graham Process Server .1 Roger Smith Process Server Civil Changes By Patricia Stacey The Move ...... lnJuly2001, theCivfi Unit moved from the second floorofthe Sheriffs Administration Building to the first floor. This move made the Civil Unit more accessible to the public and helped accomplish our rmC:'C:IMI serving the public. It was quite an undertaking, but everyone is adjusting quite well. The Civil windowis nowd across the lobby from the Records window. New computers ..... Civil recently converted to a new computer system; Sirron's Civil Administration System been in place since December, 2001. This new system is quite an improvement over the 12-year-old system obsQleteequipmentthatwas being used. The new system allows clerical staff to determine at any given time•process server has a document and the status ofthe document. Darlene Morris and Linda Wright using the new tracking system. Jennie Anaya and Ada Hernandez take care customers at the new Civil window. 160 Office Assistants Launda Alexander O/AIII Jennie Anaya O/AIII Sharon Ball O/AIII Zeeva Bier ChiefO/A /f\ i\ . Holly Chikato O/AIII Dina Camoroda Elva Carns Carol Clark O/AIII O/AIII O/AIII Della Sandoval 161 - Office Assistants Casey Davis O/AIII Deborah Edlund O/AIII Virginia Frazier O/AIII Lynda Key O/AIII Corina Macias O/AII Steven Manning O/AIII MaryMcLain Supervisor 0/A II Phyllis Moore O/AIII Dora Magica O/AIII Rebecca Padilla O/AIII Vicki Peachee O/AIII Floyd Pendergrass O/AII/Reserve Donna Ramirez O/AIII Betty Reitz O/AIII Belma Roberts O/AIII Jose Soto O/AIII 162 Office Assistants Patricia Stacy Supervisor 0/A II Diane Stoutingburg O/AIII Carol Terry-Nickel O/AIII Catalina Valdez Peggy Waters O/AIII O/AIII Sandra Whitney O/AIII Kristal Wilson O/AIII Brenda Worstein O/AIII Melanie Sarkisian assisting a family from Germany Linda Wright O/AIII 163 ' California Police and Fire Games There are numerous law enforcement and fire athletic programs taking place throughoutthe United Statesandin 1 several countries around the world. The "California Police Olympics" were the first in 1967 with a mere 504 a participating in 16 events. Three years ago, the firefighters were invited to join the competition and the Cal tt Police and Fire Games now rank as one ofthe largest multi-sport athletic events in the world. In 2002, itisantici h thattherewill be 9,000 to 10,000 athletes competing in over60 different sporting events. With competition ran s from Archery to Wrestling, there is an athletic event for everyone. The Games are open to active or retired law enforcement and fire service personnel from within the State California. Both programs promote the concepfof physical fitness and the Games highlight the athleticism of participants, while promoting camaraderie, sportsmanship and friendship between the various agencies. The men and women who represented the Sheriff's Department in the 2001 Games competed hard to ful-flll thei personal expectations ofexcellence. Congratulations to the following officers on their medal-winning performances: Carlos Burela, Detention Bureau, three Gold medals in Swimming (200-yard Mixed Open Medley Relay; yard Mixed Open Freestyle Relay; 200-yard Men's Open Freestyle) David Kurtze, Detention Bureau, two Gold medals in Swimming (200-yard Mixed Open Medley Relay; 200­ yard Mixed Open Freestyle Relay) Daniel Manriques, Detention Bureau, two Gold medals in Swimming (200-yard Mixed Open Medley Relay; 200­ yard Mixed Open Freestyle Relay) and one 3rd place Bronze medal (50-yard Men's Senior-B Butterfly) Jasvir Mattu, Patrol, won a Gold medal in the Road Race (Half Marathon -Men's Master-A) and a Gold medal in Track & Field (5000 Meter -Men's lVIaster-A Division) Alex Menchaca, Detention Bureau, won the 3rd place Sronze medal in Boxing (l\Jovice 190) . Connie Moore, Detectives, won the Gold medal in Golf (Women's Singles C-Division Open) Sharlene Ramey-Cross and her partner Greg Jones 164 Correctional Officer Dan Manriques Sharlene Ramey-Cross, Detention Bureau, two medals in Racquetball (Women's Doubles Open 0 Women's Singles A-Division) and one 3rd place B medal (Mixed-Doubles Open Division) Tim VanHouwelingen, Domestic Violence Unit, place Bronze medals in Golf (Team, Senior-C 0 Singles, Senior-C Division) Susan Watkins, Detention Bureau, six Gold ,.",:"."",,, Swimming (200-yard Mixed Open Medley Relay; yard Mixed Open Freestyle Relay; 50-yard Wo Master-A Freestyle; 50-yard Women's Mas Backstroke: 100-yard Women's Master-A Ind Medley; 1 OO-yard Women's Master-A Backstroke) Additional congratulations to Susie for setting new in both the Women's 50-yard and 100-yard events! 2002 Games are scheduled for the week of June 16 -22, in the City of Santa Ana. New this year is the much cipated Paintball competition. The event will be held at the renowned SC Village, which boasts more than 20 med playing courses that are spread out over 1 00 acres. Rumor has it that at least one Captain will be shucking ergonomically-correct desk chair and donning camouflage! Go for the Gold, Captain! Remember, the more you in practice, the less you bleed in battle! Sgt. Susan Watkins Correctional Officer Carlos Burela Correctional Officer Alex Menchaca Sgt. Jim Morley and Deputy Connie Moore 165 1 L ~Having an Impact [ sMy name is Manuel Chavez, Jr. I am 21 years old, married with two daughters and we presently live in the City Orange Cove where I was raised. I am the third child ofAntonia Balladarez of Orange Cove and Manuel Cha pSanger. As a child, my Mom took me to a little church across the street through which I now enjoy serving the (~with my Family. I'd like to share with you a success story about the Sheriff's Department and myself. a I , Growing up in the City ofOrange Cove and being the third offourchildren, I had all sorts ofdreams for myfuture, wasn't sure of what to expect or what lay ahead: I always had a desire to work in law enforcement and be able Irmake a difference in my community. However, in the back of my mind, that dream seemed too good to be true Ijl My first encounter towards success and realizing my dreams started with Sheridan Elementary School, KeE301el. High School and Mountain View School. In those schools, I was involved in the D.A.R.E. program, choir, d student council, and the yearbook staff. It was during that time when I met Deputy Dan Cervantes who is now Sergeant with the Sheriffs Department. Hewas the instructorforthe D.A.R.E. program. I was really blessed those times because the Sheriff's Department staff were the ones who showed me I could be somebody and anything if I put my mind to it. In my early teen years, I attended a program sponsored by the Boys and Girls Club at McCord Elementary It provided a safe and positive place to go and have fun . The program is still on-going thanks to the pa the Boys and Girls Club, the Fresno County Housing Authority and the Fresno County Sheriff's Department. In 1 there was a summer program called Young Citizen Academy which was run by the Sheriff's Department. I of the Young Citizens that was allowed to attend that summer and graduate with a diploma and a certificate. 166 Manuel as a student professional worker in Area 3 a Aj ateenager, the Housing Authority staff introduced me to two programs called FridayNightand National NightOut. were coordinated bythe Housing Authority, Community Service Officers (CSO) and Deputies from the Sheriffs rtment. I always found myself helping outin whateverway I could. There were other events such as Operation Claus, Orange Cove's Easter and Fourth ofJuly celebrations, and the Haunted House that I participated in. on, I had the privilege ofworking for a program called Sheriffs Activity League or S.A.L. S.A.L. was made e through the Sheriff's Department and Fresno County Summer Youth Employment Training Program .E.T.P.). This involved working with other teens and children throughoutthe summer to keep them busy. Italso mean opportunityto earn money as well. When mysummeremploymentwiththe S.A.L programwasover, red and continued to do so about three more years. high school, the Reedley Police Department introduced me to the Explorer Program. As that caught my interest, the Explorers. Upon my graduation, I achieved the rankofReedley Police Explorer Sergeant, and received ficate for my community service from the community of Reedley. the age of 17, I dated a girl who later became my wife. Being young with a child on the way, I felt that all hopewas and that my future was no longer the way I had hoped and dreamed it would be. In August of 1998, my first r Maranda Rosewas born. My second daughter Mayleen Dejoy was born about two years later. All this has me and taug ht me responsibility. But mostof all, it has blessed mylife greatly. When I turned eighteen, ied for and was hired to be a Volunteer Fire Fighterfor Orange Cove. The job taught me aboutfires, medical and quick response. Nowthat I'm a CSO with the Sheriff's Department, I'm able to give back to my community community I'm assigned to just as everyone has given to me. article is to simply confirm the importance and effectiveness ofthe youth prog rams that are spollsored by the of Orange Cove, local churches, the Housing Authority, Police Departments and the Fresno County Sheriff's rtment. Programs such as these are stepping stones to building and strengthening youth such as myself. I am monythat anyone can succeed as long as there is someone there to lend a helping hand. Programs such as do make teens and children feel more confident about themselves. like to thank mywife , parents, family, friends, former employers, C.S.O.'s and Deputies who have been there . They saw the potential in an Orange Cove boy and helped develop it. Manuel as a Community Service Officer in 2002 167 - Special Guards Kimberley Alanis Special Guard Floyd Avila Special Guard Patrick Beggs Special Guard Jean Bidegary Special Guard Pete Garcia Special Guard Brandon Greene Special Guard Michael Hernandez Special Guard Bo Houngviengkham Special Guard Gregory Jones Special Guard Eric Penland Special Guard Jeff Stricker Special Guard Christopher Wagner Special Guard JuanLuna Special Guard Camille Macias Special Guard Joshua Mays Special Guard Carlos Rodriguez Special Guard Isidro Ruelas Special Guard 168 Systems &Procedures .... Robert Engellenner Colleen Hamel Systems & Procedures Systems & Procedures Analyst III Manager Craig Madden Stanley Ruppelll Systems & Procedures Systems & Analyst II Procedures Analyst II Kip Haroldsen Senior Network Systems Engineer Patrick Stevens Senior Systems & Procedures Analyst Dennis Kelley Senior Systems & Procedures Analyst II Sgt. Lola Pearson and Dennis Kelley Kip Haroldson and Patrick Stevens 169 Mounted Unit By Sgt. Jennifer Connolly Mounted Unit: Bill Smith, Roger McCahill, Allen Passmore, Damon Bagley, Liane Schmidt, Kent King The Fresno County Sheriff's Department Mounted Patrol was established in March of 1997. Originally, the comprised of one full-time Sheriff's Patrol Sergeant and four Reserve Deputy Sheriffs. The Mounted Patrol specialized unit within the Patrol Division. Members of the Mounted Patrol are either full-time Deputy Sheriffs Reserve Deputy Sheriffs who own their own horses. At present, there are nine personnel attached to the Mounted Unit: one Captain, one Lieutenant, one Sergeant, full-time Deputies and four Reserve Deputies. The Mounted Unit also has fourfull-time horses on which the L..f<:;;~/UUlii are able to ride. All personnel must pass a 40-hour Mounted Patrol School, including their horse, and complete weeks of in-house training. After they have successfully completed their training, they are then allowed to patrolling on the street. Currently, the Mounted Patrol is utilized in the County parks, Goldstars, Old Fig Garden, including Fig Garden and Sunnyside area. They are also used in outlying communities, such as Orange Cove and Mendota, in to patrol Deputies. The Mounted Patrol issue citations for violations of County Ordinances, as well as State The Mounted Patrol is a high-visibility unit and serves as an important deterrent. They also conduct school community presentations, which augment crime prevention in our community. The Mounted Patrol also participated in an annual sensory competition called "Trail Trials". In this competition, agencies in the State are able to compete. Fresno County Mounted Patrol took first place this year's com and Deputy Passmore took an overall individual 5th place with his horse, Sunny. 170 Technical Services Robert Benavides Clinical Lab Technologist Valerie Bernardi Criminalist I Teresa Cruz IDTech III 1 -[ f( e ~ el John Bawcom 01 Senior 10 Tech Elizabeth Galindo 10 Tech III Michael Giberson Crim Specialist J. Vicente Guerrero Lawrence Hendrickson Michael Koop IDTech IV IDTech II Supervisor­ Criminalist Tracey Lopez IDTech II Brenda Markham Crim Specialist Patrick O'Brien IDTech IV Guy Patterson IDTech IV James Tarver Senior Criminologist Hector Tello IDTech IV David Tijerina IDTech III Mary Joseph Tigh Senior I 0 Tech 172 Companion Officer Program By Sgt. Mike Henkle Companion Officer Program (COP) is a peer support program developed to provide Fresno County Sheriff rtment employees with a confidential, objective, nonjudgmental resource to which they may come voluntarily support, advice and assistance in resolving job-related or personal problems which can seriously impair their ncy. rs of the COP are trained to be effective listeners and to provide feedback, clarify issues, and assist in identifying options for problem resolution; however, they are not therapists. When problems are acute appear to require specialized assistance, information on referral resources is provided. ed in the program is a Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) which is responsible for responding to major I incidents, such as officer involved shootings, deaths, suicides, major vehicle accidents or other major critical ents. This team conducts diffusings and debriefings for these types of incidents, as needed. This team has ived specialized training in this area, in addition to the other training received. comes in all shapes and sizes and greatly differs from person to person . Whether incurred by traumatic nt, personal troubles, alcohol and/or drug abuse, stress decreases an officer's effectiveness, and could the officer or others on the job. Our motivation and primary concern is the mental and emotional well-being bfficer involved. . key to the success ofthis program is twofold: first, members ofthe Companion Officer Program are committed confidentiality and credibility; second, employees wishing to utilize the program must be willing, self-honest open-m i nded. The Telen Children 173 Reserves Gabriel Acosta Reserve Reserve Desi "Joe" Anderton Reserve James Arendt Reserve Jeffrey Arthur Reserve Jared Binford Reserve Peter Dal Pezzo Reserve Bradley Bosworth Reserve Alfred De Alba Reserve --­Daniel Boyajian Reserve Randy Easley Reserve John Byas Reserve Wayne Easley Reserve ~/'---~. Reserve Jorge Gonzalez Reserve Gregory Gostanian Reserve-Level II Layne Hayden Reserve Kenneth Kalar Reserve-Level II 174 F James Kelley Reserve Mark Phillips Reserve James Schultz Reserve Earl Walls Reserve Reserves HarrySawl Reserve ~~. TimothyVaughan Reserve - Keith King Roger McCahill Reserve Reserve George Rascon Arturo Salas Reserve Reserve William Smith Kenneth Van Ornam Reserve Reserve Thomas Ward Michael Williams Joseph Yoder Reserve Reserve Reserve 175 Explorers Since 1966, the Fresno County Sheriffs Department has had an Explorer Program. The primary goal ofthis program is to provide familiarization and training for young men and women who have an interest in law enforcement. This program has proven to be a valuable source of recruitment, as evident by the fact that many former S Department Explorers have entered the field of law enforcement with this Department, as well as numerous law enforcement agencies. Additionally, Explorers have provided many hours ofdedicated service which have Deputy Sheriffs for more pressing duties. The following are examples ofdetails in which our Explorers participate in, and learn firsthand, the operations of the Sheriff's Department: ' Christmas Tree Lane Parking Details Fingerprinting Community Service Projects Parades Fair and other attractions Ride-a-Iong with Deputies While Exploring is dependent upon volunteer leadership, there are also professional executives in local com who participate in the Explorer program. In those communities, Exploring is administered by an Explorerd who may be assisted by one or more Explorer executives or by district Scout executives who serve Exploring, well as the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts phases. Explorers ofthe Fresno County Sheriffs Department can look forward to a meaningful and growing experience participating in many areas ofthe Department, gaining skills and insight which will make them valuable me ofany law enforcement agency with which they choose to affiliate themselves. EXPLORER POST F-n459 176 Explorers AndrewGoodall JaimeGutierrez Josh Hill Heather Nelson JustinO'Neal DougSheidt And rew Strebel Trainingdayforthe Explorers 177 K-9 Unit By Deputy Ann Bennett c h C d n When you think of police canines, what comes to mind? Most likely, one ofthe images Hollywood has provided That of vicious dogs, straining and leaping at the end of their leashes, barely controlled by their handlers, or slobbering goofs, both the officer and the dog, that somehow manage to catch the criminals in spite ofthemselves Neither of these images are accurate. Instead, police canines are highly trained animals, under complete contra of their handlers and are very adept at completing a wide variety of difficult tasks. Since 1976, the Fresno County Sheriff's Department has used canines in the Patrol Division to assist the Deputies and to better serve the public. The canines ride in the patrol vehicle with their handler and are available to assist whenever it becomes necessary. Each dog is trained to protect their handler, apprehend fleeing criminals, search for and/or track suspects and contain and control suspects. Because of their keen sense of smell, the canines can be very effective in locating subjects who may be hiding. Their speed and agility also make them an indispensable tool in the capture ofsuspects who run in an attempt to avoid arrest. Additionally, the mere presence of the canine often provides a psychological incentive for cooperation. There are currently nine canine/handler teams and two narcotic dog teams serving all four patrol areas. De applyforthe position, and upon selection, begin an intensetraining phase. The c~anines cometo ustrained, but dog and the handler need to learn how to work together. Once a bond has been established and the dog and handler have become a team, they can begin working the streets together. But the training isn't over, in fact, itis beginning. As long as the canine is working, he and his handler will continue to train. Both will spend many at work and at home training, an effort that one day may well save a life. Aside from their work on patrol, the Sh Department canines perform at a variety of demonstrations. Most ofthese demonstrations designed for school children and include DA graduations, D.A.R.E. Camp, Red Ribbon and classroom presentations. Children, n"u,/c,,.. are not the only ones interested in the training abilities of these special dogs. Many adults attended demonstrations during National Night Neighborhood Watch meetings and other events to witness our K-9 teams in action. In the new millennium, the Fresno County Department K-9 Unit has been responsible arresting over 380 felony suspects. They 178 ucted over60 area searches and searched over70 buildings for suspects. With all that activity, the K-9 Teams veonly had to use force on 10 suspects. These suspects either refused to surrender, orfoughtwith the Deputy. ring this same period, the K-9 Unit has represented the Fresno County Sheriff's Department at over 80 public strations. In this new age, the utilization of canines will continue to expand to answer the ever-increasing .'IJ'C;Ui:) ofthe publ1ic and the law enforcement community. The following officers and canines are working within the Unit: Deputy John Golden and Kg Astra DeputyTony Garcia and Kg Harry Deputy Ron Huntand Kg Hunter Deputy Donna Davis and Kg Falco Deputy Kent Matsuzaki and Kg Kosar Deputy Todd Talent and Kg Ajax Deputy Kyle Heady and Kg Ike Deputy Dana Lee and Kg Bo Deputy Jeff Hopper and Kg Doc Astra Hunter / 179 Boati ng Unit By Sgt. JenniferConnolly The Fresno County Sheriffs Department Boating Enforcement Unit has the primary responsitJility for the enforcement oflaws and regulations relating to the operation ofwatercraft within the County of Fresno. The U nit patrols the areas of Shaver Lake, Pine Flat Lake, Huntington Lake, Redinger Lake and the Kings River. The Unit has one full-time Sergeant and two full-time Deputies. Duringthe summerseason, italsoemploys three additional Deputies and eight Reserve Deputies. 0 The Unit enforces the California Harbors and Navigation Code, California Code of Regulations Title 14, Federal Code of Regulations 33 USC, and those provisions of the Fresno County Ordinances that relate to water-born activities and related areas. The Unit enforces these provisions by means of patrol vessel, vehicle and foot patrol. The Boating Unit currently has eight patrol vessels and two personal watercraft that are used for patrol and operations. The Unit's goal is to educate the public on water safety. The Boating Unit utilizes the "Aqua Program," which can be presented to children and young adults in their classroom (grades K-8). The Unit is available to give presentations that would include boating laws and water safety pertaining to all age groups. Boating Unit's patrol function is to promote a safe boating experience for all involved. Boating Unit Top row: Camille Macias, Patrick Beggs, Isidro Ruelas and Jeff Stricker Bottom row: Chris Tullus, Josh Mays, Ryan Hushaw, James Papaleo, Jeff Lynn, Dan Larralde and Robert Woo,drum 180 Breaking the Glass Ceiling Awards Fowler kids with Department members at the Harlem Marilyn Weldon, Lt. Susan Leonardo, Lt. Margie Ambassador basketball game Lt. Colleen Mestas, Bus. Mgr. Sandra Hackett, Richard Pierce, IT Manager Shirley Grace 181 North Annex Jail Expansion Project By Lt. Marilyn Weldon Fresno County is constructing three additional 288-bed, dormitory style-housing floors on top ofthe existing North Annex Jail. Thisaddition will make the facility a total of nine stories high,justone storyshortofits nextdoorneighbex tothesouth, the Main Jail. Upon completion, the total inmate capacityofthe NorthAnnexJail will be 1296 inmates, bringing the Fresno County Jail inmate capacity to 3346. , The North Annex Jail expansion project also includes other related remodel projects in the existing facilities to support the addition ofthe three new housing floors. These include the construction ofan off-site, 12,000 squarefod kitchen facility, located at 200 North "H" Street, known as the Fresno County Central Kitchen . This facility was completed and serving inmate meals in February ofthis year, and will be serving over 1 0,000 meals per day when the jail facilities are at full capacity. Other completed remodel projects include a new men's locker room and expanded women's locker room, and a new staff dining room, all on the first floor of the North Annex Jail. In the Main Jail, completed remodel projects include the addition of one more dental operatory, staff conference room, medical director's office, pharmacy, and two inmate medical isolation negative pressure cells. In addition, an expanded inmate clothing and property area was constructed over the existing exterior vehicle sallyport area. This structure has an industrial mechanized mobile hanging garment storage system that is accessed from the existing clothing room. In the South Annex Jail, space that was formerly occupied by the jail kitchen is being remodeled into mental health offices, medical records storage, and Building Maintenance shop area. The jail laundry will be doubling its curren! numberofwashers and dryers and expanding into the space that was vacated by the former Building Maintenance shop. Currently, the project is right on schedule, and inmate occupancy of the new floors is to begin in December 2002. Construction of North Annex Jail Third floor tier 1 8 2 Framing the property storage in the Main Jail Pouring the concrete for the third floor housing unit Captain Papagni, Robert Garcia, Lt. Weldon, Contractor and Geo Altamirano at the new County Central Kitchen ~~.-----~~~~------- Fourth floor tier -Raising the flag in honor of 9-11 183 Reserve Unit The Fresno County Sheriff's Law Enforcement Bureau is comprised ofover 50 Reserve Patrol Deputies assigned to four areas throughout the County of Fresno, which encompasses 6000 square miles. The Reserve Unit has a command structure that parallels the regular Department, which provides the opportunity for Reserve Deputiesto hold ranks including Sergeant, Lieutenant and Captain. Many law enforcement Reserves are preparing for a paid career in la"Y enforcement; others make a career of being volunteers. Some reserves have served as unpaid law enforcement Deputies for more than 20 years. The Reserve Deputies are assigned to areas throughout Fresno County. They work in solo patrol units, providing all levels oflaw enforcement, from the day-to-day duties ofa Patrol Deputy to assisting in major emergencies. Also, they provide crowd and traffic control at community events and at crime scenes. Because ofthe diversity ofFresno County, law enforcement reserves can be found responding to radio calls rangi ng from domestic violence to armed robbery in high crime urban areas one day, or in the next day tracking down and destroying a marijuana field in the County's immense backcountry. Reserve Deputies also participate in special Goldstaroperations. Ofcourse, a Reserve Deputy is aptto spend some shifts writing reports, issuing traffic tickets and providing cover for another Deputy. Law enforcement Reserve Deputies are requiredtoworka minimum of200 hours peryear, and attend monthlyU'" meetings and training. Reserve Bike Unit 1 8 4 Information Systems Report Data By Zee Bier Newtechnology has improved the way Records staff handles and stores crime and incident reports generated within the Department. Records staff process over40,OOO reports and citations each year. With thenewtechnologythe staff is able to send copies of reports to the requesting party by e-mail. This process saves the Department money In Xerox costs and staff time. When necessary reports will be copied and mailed to agencies without an e-mail address. Records staff has also been able to save staff time with the development of a new computer process called the dder". The adder allows Records staff to take data from a report entered into the Automated Field Reporting (A.F.R)and transferittothe Records ManagementSystem (RM.S.)without having to re-type all ofthedata. ra field supervisor signs off the report, the Records staff prints the automated reports from A.F.R, and enters data into RM.S. This process allows the Records staff to get the data entered more quickly and prevents the handling of paper reports. 185Carol Clark I VICE/INTELLIGENCE UNIT By Lt. Scott Jones The Vice/Intelligence Unit is a part of the Specialized Investigations Division. The Vice/Intelligence Unitli s staffed with one Sergeant and nine detectives. The members ofthe Vice/lntelligence U nit are taskedwith conducting covert operations that infiltrate and interactwith the criminal elementthatthey are investigating. These investigations are unique in nature and specialization. The Vice/Intelligence Unit assists in the protection of public officials and dignitaries. The Vice/Intelligence Unit also investigates cases assigned as "Special Projects" by the Sheriffs executive staff. The Vice Unit investigates vi se-related crimes thCl,t involve gambling, alcohol, animal fights, prostitution, pimping, carnivals and public nuisances. The Intelligence Unitis responsibleforthe collection, analysis, and dissemination of information on individuals and organized groups who are involved in, or suspected of being involved in, criminal activity. The Intelligence Unit focuses on individuals and groups that have the most adverse impact on the members ofour community. The information product of the Intelligence Unit provides the members of our Department with Tactical' and Strategic Intelligence to meet the needs of the Department in carrying out its efforts to protect the public and suppress criminal activity. The Vice/Intelligence Unit has worked some interesting cases in the past. Three cases worked by the Unit will be described to show the diversity of cases the Unit investigates. The first case is the Auberry Bunker burglary that was discovered on December 27, 1999, which was the week before the Millenium and most people thought the world was going to turn into chaos. Thieves had broken into the Fresno Police Department's explosives bunker and stole a significant amount of explosives, including C4, dynamite, blasting caps and detonation cord. The investigation was worked by Det. (Sergeant) Rick Ko , Det. Kenny Bowden and Det. (Sergeant) Michael Lancaster. The detectives were joined by Special Agent Gary Mayfield ATF, Det. Bob Reynolds Fresno PO, Special Agent Brian Crews FBI and Special Agent Clay Wible FBI. The team ofinvestigat011 worked this investigation almost around the clock, sometimes only taking 3 to 4 hours off a day. · The investigatol1 were conducting polygraph examinations on New Year's Eveat midnighttrying to identify the suspects and recover suthe explosives to insure they wouldn't be used to injure innocent citizens. The FBI Millenium Command in Washington, D.C. was monitoring this investigation every two hours. The magnitude ofthe missing eXI)lmilves. even prompted a call from FBI Director Louis Freeh to Captain Tom Gattie on one occasion, which even surprised Captain Gattie. On January 2,2000, we had received over 200 leads and we had worked the case for six dayS strai~ht almost around-the-clock, when the investigators received the break they needed. By three o'clock that Sign at the Fair i ( [ ( [ - ( ~ ( " E t t ( I­ o fi h d 1 f( F n 186 . l:Ittornoon, we had all four suspects in custody and the E XDIOSI' es located. The Sheriff's Department bomb chnicians, Clovis Police Department E.O.D. icians, along with the Fresno PD Bomb Team, d all of the explosives. The explosives were under the floor of an abandoned cabin in ra County, in a pump house on unoccupied property Auberry, and down an abandoned mine shaft offof rrough Valley Road. Some of the explosives in the neshaft took several weeks to recover. This 'gation prompted the reactivation of the Fresno Sheriff's Department Explosive Ordinance ""IJ"~OI Team, that is commanded by Captain Tom and staffed by Sergeant James Kerns and .,ra"rT""'O Chris Osborn. Tyrone "The Giant Rat" Gattie second case involves a local bookmaker who was connected to two other bookmakers, one in San Bruno, ia and one in Ventura, California. We served a search warrant on the local bookmaker during the NFL in 2001. The information we received from the Fresno bookmaker led us to a bookmaking organization in Bruno. We served search warrants at three locations in San Bruno and San Carlos the day before the Super ,with help from San Bruno and Sari Carlos Police Departments. We discovered the bookmaking organization 168 bettors. Detective Brett Mc Andrews (known in the Bay Area as Crazy Brett's Sportsbook) answered the V\!f"''':>1....''r S telephone all day and took 97 illegal sports bets for over $29,000. During these warranfs, we seized $140,000 from homes and safe deposit boxes. One bookmaker even had $1 0,000 hidden in a stuffed animal. about a week ofinvestigation in San Bruno, we served another search warrant in Fresno, then traveled the next to Ventura and served two additional search warrants. On this investigation, we had felony bookmaking charges on six people. One person has pled guilty and paid a $16,000 civil penalty to the Sheriffs Department, with the of Deputy District Attorney Dennis Neudek. We are awaiting trials and civil penalties on the remaining five IIIlon'i~nt". We have received $200,000 in civil penalties from the two bookmakers in San Bruno, California. third case is the most unique and involves Tyrone the Capybara. Sergeant Ko (at the time Det. Ko)was known obscure investigations and knowledge ofthe law. During an investigation at the Coalinga Horned Toad Derby , we discovered two glaring violations. One was a "clown town" game, which consisted of a trailer full of that are classified as slot machines in California. We seized the trailer and towed it to storage. We did enough time or resources to deal with the other violation of B&P 17500-false advertising. The well-known John Augustus Jones Strong, son of the famous John Strong, had a sideshow that had a sign advertising the Giant Killer Rat. ... a man eater. . .from the sewers ofNew York". We examined the "Giant Killer Rat" and itwas a capybara, which is the world's largest rodent and it eats plants. We felt that Mr. Strong should have better because ten years prior, Sgt. Dadian and Detective Brand arrested Mr. Strong in Firebaugh for a capybara. I believe they also arrested him for wrestling on the ground with several Deputies; evidently, opposed his pending incarceration. After the night we seized the carnival trailer, Mr. Strong moved his and the capybara out of Fresno County. Sgt. Ko (one who never gives up) tracked Mr. Strong to the Bay We traveled to the Bay Area and found that Mr. Strong did not have the capybara with him. Sgt. Ko then tracked to Salinas for their festival. We were pleased to find Mr. Strong operating in Salinas and still advertising as a Giant Killer Rat. Sgt. Ko seized Tyrone (an aO-pound rodent) with the help of Fish and Game and placed the back ofSgt. Jones' pickup in a K-9 carrier. Sergeants Jones and Ko transported Tyrone to the Atascadero he still resides today. Charges have been filed on Mr. Strong and the case is ongoing. As for Tyrone, thought it would be great to name him after our Captain, to honor his many years of carnival investigation. ,when Tyrone was given to the Atascadero Zoo, Sgt. Kotold themthathis name was Tyrone Gattie. Tyrone has a new swamp and river to swim in, and the zoo imported in a girlfriend from Texas to keep him . After Sgt. Ko's efforts, life is much better retired from the carnival for Tyrone Gattie. 187 • Deputy Vincent Frascona at Red Bank Preschool for Bumper presentation 188 Cora Sgt. Stuart, Lt. Huerta and Sgt. Rien Addie Delgadillo, Lt. Susan Leonardo with Orange Cove child at annual Chrstmas Party 189 A HISTORICAL MOMENT Provided by Deputy Kevin FitzGerald SHERIFF'S NEW AUTO MAKES FIRST TRIP Sheriff Chittenden made his first official trip in his new auto, to be used in place of his horse and buggy for chasing lawbreakers and serving papers, when he went to Malaga yesterday in company with Deputy Sheriffs Hal Collins and Hazlitt l. Pelton to bring to the jail two men who are to be held on the suspicion that they were concerned in a robbery there last night. The men were captured and brought to jail in the record time of three hours. They are' Adam Schaur and Antone Ott, and are booked at the jail merely as "detained". The Sheriff returned from Los Angeles on the Owl night before last with the new machine, to purchase, which he had gone to the southern city with Mr. Pelton. The machine is a forty horsepower Tourist roadster, with two seats, and with room for five passengers in all. The color of the machine is a dark red . Mr. Chittenden stated yesterday that the opinion prevalent in the County, that the auto had been bought with the funds of the County, was a mistake, as he had bought it out of his own pocket, to displace his horse and buggy. He will not use it privately altogether, bul it will be used also for the business and at the disposal of the Sheriff's Office. The car cost $1400. Source: Fresno Morning Republican July 14, 1907 This is a picture of Sheriff Chittenden with three of his deputies in his new automobile ready to fly over the road at a moment's nolia! in the pursuit of a criminal or to serve important civil papers. Since the introduction of the automobiles they have become invaluable to sheriffs allover the state, and have been a means of saving the county in which they are used both time and money. Many counties throughout the state have purchased automobiles for Iheir sheriffs, readily recognizing how essential they were to the work of the sheriff's office, but the automobile which the Sheriff of County uses for his office was bought out ofhis own pocket, the County not contributing a cent. Among the counties which haveoroviClslII& their sheriffs with machines are Sacramento, Alameda, Kings, San Joaquin and Los Angeles. The machine which Sheriff Chittenden owns cost $1400 and has a steel frame which makes it very durable, so that it can stand all heavy work ofthe Sheriff's Office. It is a 40 horsepower machine. The color is a dark red and it has the advantage that it can be r.h~lnl1ll_' from a touring car to a runabout. 190 Already the Machine has done splendid work for the Sheriff's Office. It is used every day to serve civil papers in outlying districts. Work has been done in a few hours with the machine that would have otherwise taken more than a day. An example of how quickly the machine does the work is shown by the trip that Sheriff Chittenden took to Visalia on Wednesday. The distance there and back is 125 miles. He started from the Sheriff's Office shortly after noon and was back in Fresno between 7 and 8 the same evening. Had he tried to go by train hewould have had towait until evening and then spend the night in Visalia and would not have been able to return to Fresno until the next night. The machine will also be ofgreat use in running down criminals. The minute that he receives word that a crime has been committed, he will be able to be off to the scene of the crime without loss of a moment. This will greatly aid in apprehending criminals, as no delay will be occasioned. Delay is dangerous after a crime has been committed, and many criminals have been given the opportunity to escape by the delay of the peace officers, which has been unpreventable. With the Sheriff's Office supplied with an automobile;the equipment of Sheriff'Chittenden to aid him in the performing his duty quickly, will compare with that of any other county. Source: Fresno Morning Republican, Sunday, July 21 , 1907 SHERIFF WILL HAVE ANOTHER NEW AUTO Forty-five Horse Power Runabout Will Replace Present Machine In About A Week Sheriff Chittenden is to have another new automobile. He decided to exchange the one he is now using for a much more powerful machine. The present one is giving satisfaction, but the Sheriff says he must have the auto with power, and he is going to get it. The new auto will be a forty-five horse power runabout. It is coming from the Tourist Company in Los Angeles, from which the Sheriff got his present car. This one will go back to the company. The new machine will have a seating capacity of four persons, or one less than the present machine. It will have a very great speed for, as Mr.Chittenden says, "can climb a tree." The auto now being used by the Sheriff's Office is a Tourist of twenty-four horsepower. It was gotten at a cost of $1350. Since the Sheriff has been using it, or since the middle of the summer, it has been giving satisfaction. But it is not the machine suited for the work and Mr. Chittenden is getting the more powerful and speedier one. This forty-five horse power runabout will cost about twice as much as the Tourist now in use. It is expected here in about a week. It is western made, with the exception of the motor, which was brought from the East. Arrangements have been made for the exchange of the machines, and the new car will be shipped from Los Angeles at once. Source: Fresno Morning Republican, September 15, 1907 Sheriff's Posse -early 1900's 191 Index of Advertisers A Catered Affair ............................ ............................. .. 75 AAA, Hector de Santiago ............................................ 116 Best Uniforms ................................. ............................. 34 Builders Flooring ................................... ....................... 75 Busy Bee Baskets ...................................................... 152 Carlson Investigative Services ...................................... 75 .' Central Alarm ......................................... ........................ 8 Centerpoint Athletic Club ................................... ......... 116 Clovis Boys and Girls Club .......................................... 32 Clovis Rotary Club ....................................................... 32 Cogdill, Dave .................................................................. 8 Copware ........................... .............................................. 8 Computers by Tinymage ................ .............................. 24 County Bank ................................................................ 36 Curtis Towing .............................................................. 110 Dale Brisco, Inc ......................... .. ................................ 10 Department of Community Health .. ......... .. ................... 20 Fresno County Federal Credit Union -Front Inside Cover Fresno Equipment Company ........................................ 36 Garland Bail Bonds ........... ........................................... 86 George's Shish Kebab ................................................. 75 Giersch & Associates, Inc ............................................. 2 Gilman-Mayfield, Inc ........................ .............................. 8 Hair Shop ..................................................................... 36 .~ Harris Ranch ........................................ I nside Back Cover Hillview Dairy Farm ...................................................... 24 Humphrey Station .. .......... .... ....... .... ... ..... ... .. ..... ... .. ..... . 24 Integrated Grain & Milling .. .......... ............ .. .................. 10 Jesse E. Cooley, Jr. Funeral SerVice ........................... 28 Jim Morley Golf Instruction .......................... , ................ 24 Kennedy Kids Daycare ........ ... ..... ... ... .. .. .. .. ............. .... 116 Kimmerle Brothers, Inc ................................................ 94 Kiwanis Club. of Clovis ................................................... 16 LaurelWreath .......................~ ....... ..................... .... ...... 28 Leonardo, Dr. Vincent and Frances ............................... 8 Lloyd'sAutowerkstat .................... : ............ : .........: ....... 24 Lone Star Dehydrator ................... .. .............. ... ............... 10 Lucky Bail Bonds ........................................................... 2 Merle Norman Cosmetic Studios ................................ 110 Not Just Hair, Kim Sassano ........................................ 28 O'Brien Imaging .................................................. ......... 36 Papagni, John and Rita ........... .................................... 152 Pipkin Enterprise ......... .................................. Back Cover Poochigian, Senator Chuck ......................................... 68 Precision Pla,stics ........ .... .................. .. .. .. ... .. ... .. ..... ... .. 52 Precision Polygraph .................................................... 110 Premier Designs,Sandra Torry ........ ..................... ...... 110 Printrak, Motorola ................................................. ....... 74 Producers Dairy ........................................................... 34 Realty Concepts Ltd., John Shamshoian ..................... 20 Realty Concepts Ltd., Marilynn Fazio ......................... 116 Reedley Flower Shop .. ............... ..................... .. ....... .... 24 Reyes, Sarah ............................................................... 16 Richard's Restaurant ................................................... 10 Robert Boro Landscape Architect ................................ 75 Ron Vaughn Photography ..............................·.............. 65 Russell Graphic Design and Layout ............................ 110 Sam's Party Rental ...................................................... 28 San Joaquin Glass ....................................................... 16 San Joaquin TOTALCARE .......... ................................. 56 San Joaquin Valley College ......................................... 68 Semper Truck Lines ............ ......................................... 24 Shapazian Realty .......... ................................................. 8 Sierra Firearms Training ................................................. 8 Sierra Summit Mountain Resort .......... ......................... 38 SimplexGrinnell ........................................................... 69 Smitty's Bail Bonds ....................................................... 8 TaxAuditBureau ........................................................116 T-Netix ..................................... .................................... 46 Town and Country Market ............................................ 16 Travelers Body & Fender Works, Inc ............................ 38 Valley Remnants & Rolls ............................................ 116 Videowise, Inc. .............................. ............................. 116 Vision Care, Eye-Q Laser Center ................................. 30 VM Boat Trailers, Dennis Enochs ................................ 24 Vulcan Materials Company ......................................... 152 White, Ralph -Massage Therapist .............................. 152 Wilkins, Dr. Timothy A................................................ 116 192 • Steak House • Ranch Kitchen • • Country Store • Inn • • Banquets • Catering • Support Your Local Sheriff Exit Higlnvay 198 East at 1-5 , Coalinga, California • For reservations or information call tollfree (800) 942-233301' (559) 935-0717 www.harrisranch.com PIPKIN DETECTIIIE AGENCY Since 1987 Need Internal Affairs Investigations? 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