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fso_mag_8501.pdfPut m&I Saluting the Fresno County Deputy Sheriffs for their fine work. Crystal Tree The Casa Del Rey Apartments Scottsmen Apartments 1150 E. Herndon, Apt. 101 2777 N. Willows, Apt. 101 526 E. BarstoW., Apt. 101 Fresno, CA 93710 Clovis, CA 93612 Fresno, CA 93710 ~~~~~1985~~~~~~~ The Sheriff's Review Editor Assistant Editor Gene Hallam Mary Ellen Tabler COVER-To complement the lead article about the Depart ment's resurrected bloodhound program, Deputy IV Bob Herring and his dog Montana demonstrate how a lost child is found, from giving the scent to the dog to the child's joyful reunion with his parents. Our thanks to Community Service Officer Dave Schiavon, his wife Gail, their daughter Heather, and their 3'12 year old son Jason for enacting the appropriate roles in the drama. Photos by Bob Smith. Published by the Fresno County Sheriff's Department Relief Association. 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",C ount y 'Sf ,J " :';~13n " ' ~<- Sheriff's Department Relief Association Officers 1985 R. White Presid~nt C. Henson J. Hansen F. Day Vice President Recording Financial Secretary Secretary Board of Directors R. Hernandez J. Hogue T. Kerns C. Lovgren W. 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McCALL AVE. • SANGER .', 1 Rel ief Association Officers ........ .. . . .. .... .. ...... ... 3 Area 4 ... . ........ .. .. . . .. . ... . .. . .. ... ... . . . . . .. . . .. 76 Fresno County Board of Supervisors ................... 7 Communications ................................... .. 80 In Memoriam .... ........ . . .. .. . . .. .... . .. ....... . .. .. 8 Crime Prevention Unit .. . ... ...... . .... .... . ..• .. . . . . . 85 Editorial: Which Side Are They On? .................. 10 Patrol Reserve Deputies ................... ......... .. 86 Administration ............. .. ..... .. . ........... . ... . 15 Swift Justice . . .... .. . ... . .. . ...... . .. .. .. . ..... ... ... 89 Fiscal Section ............ ................. .. ......... 17 Detective Division . .... ............................... 91 Inspections . ... . ... . . .. . . .. .. . ....... . . ... .. . .. . . .. .. .ffl Crime Analysis .. . ~ ... .......... ........ ..... ...... ... 95 Internal Affairs .. ......... ................... ...... ... 19 Caveman Courtship .... .............. ............... . 97 The Bloodhounds Are Back ....... . ........ . ... . . . ... . 21 Ja iI Division .. ............ ..... ......... .. ...... .. .. 113 Administration Division .... ...................... ..... 35 Main Jail ...... ...... .................... ........... 114 Extra Help Bailiffs .... .. . .... . . ... . .. .. .. .. . ... . .. . . .. 37 Medical Services . ... . .. ... . . .... .. .... .. ....... .. . . . 122 Special Guard (Bailiffs) .. . ............ . ...... . ...... .. 38 Branch Jail . . .. .. . .. .. ... . .... . . .. .. .. .. ..... .... . .. 125 Civil Section . . . . .. . .. ... . .. . .. . . .................. . .. 40 They Also Serve . .... . ... . ... . .. . . ...... . ... . .... . .. 127 Licensing and Permits .. ... . ... ......... .. .. .. . .... . .. 41 For Body and Soul-Developments at the Branch Jail . 133 Property and Evidence ...... ....... ................ .. 41 Gone Fishing ............ ..................... ...... 138 VMC Security ..... ........................... ....... . 41 Now It Can Be Told-Informal Extradition ............ 145 Personnel .. .......... ..... .......... ....... .... ...... 42 Reminiscin' .... .......... .................... .... ... 150 Training ........ ........... ....... .... ... ........ .... 42 Around the County ......... ......................... 161 Records Section ................................... .. 43 Clovis Police Department ............ ................ 161 Technical Se rvices .......... ................... ...... 46 Coalinga Police Department ......................... 166 Crime Lab ............... ........... ....... .......... 47 Firebaugh Police Department .... ..... .... ........... 171 Identification Service ..... ..... ............ ..... .. .... 49 Huron Police Department ................ .. .. .. . ..... 175 A Different Approach to Consolidation ..... ........... 55 Kerman Police Department ............... ........... 180 To Keep It From Happening ..... ..... . .... .. .. ..... .. 66 Mendota Police Department . .. . ..... . .... .... . ...... 184 Patrol Division .................. ........ ............. 68 Sanger Police Department ..................... ...... 191 Area 1 ....... ....... .. . . . . . .. .. . . ... .......... . ... ... 69 .Selma Police Department ..... .. .. . ......... . .. ..... . 201 Area 2 . ....... ................ .... ................ ... 71 . 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COMPLIMENTS OF AMERICAN BEAUTY MACARONI CO.' A Division of San Giorgio-Skinner A HERSHEY COMPANY "American Beauty Is Perfection" 485-8110 2704 S. MAPLE. FRESNO FRESNO WIRE ROPE & RIGGING SALUTES THE FRESNO DEPUTY SHERIFFS Custom Rigging Miller Swivels Press Grip Fittings 2360 EAST AVE. Esco Products Crosby Clips Skookum Blocks 268-8885 6 Left to right, Betty Ramacher, Deran Koligian, Sharon Levy, Vernon Conrad, Judy Andreen. VANGAS PROPANE SALES AND SERVICE 855-2565 31822 AUBERRY RD. P.O. BOX 130 AUBERRY,CA -- CLOVIS CUSTOM WHEELS BF GOODRICH QUALITY TIRES & APPLIANCE • TRU-SPOKE AMERICAN RACING. ETC. FOREIGN & DOMESTIC -WHOLESALE & RETAIL Specializing In: CUSTOM WHEEL POLISHING • WHEEL BALANCING CUSTOM TIRE INSTALLATIONS (BY HAND, NO AIR TOOLS) 4X4 WHEELS & ACCESSORIES Monday Ihru Salurday 8 1111 6 299-9574 210 CLOVIS AVE. • CLOVIS, CA 93612 7 The Department was fortunate in that no active members passed away in 1984. How ever, we do mourn the loss of the following retired members. The Review extends con dolences to their families and friends, and an assurance that all of us who knew and worked with them share the burden of grief. Sergeant Clifford Bryant passed away in the fall of 1984, following several years of fail ing health. His service to the Department dates back to the late thirties. He had learned to fly as a young man, and soon after joining the Department realized what an asset avia tion could be to law enforcement, particularly in such specialized activities as search and rescue. He was active in the organization, and was one of the first commanders, of the Sher iff's Air Squadron. In World War II he flew transport planes for Pan American Airlines, canying war ma terial into combat zones pursuant to a con tract the firm had with the military services. Upon his return to the Department after the war Cliff was assigned to the Detective Divi sion, where he spent the next several years. When the Department acquired its own air plane for prisoner transportation in the mid fifties, he was assigned as one of its regular pilots. After a few years in that capacity he returned to the Detective Division, where he served until retirement. Detective John B. Caprelian, who passed away in January of this year at his retirement home in Capitola, began his law enforcement career at an age when many of today's officers are beginning to think about retirement. He was one of the last deputies appointed before the age limit was lowered from 45 to 35 about 1953, and he was close to the age limit then. Age was no handicap to him, however; he'd spent most of his adult life as a blacksmith and iron worker, and he was in better physical 8 condition than most of his fellow officers ten or twenty years younger. In situations re quiring use of physical force and personal combat ability he could always be counted upon to do more than his share. After the usual jail and bailiff assignments John was assigned to the Patrol Division, where he gave a good account of himself for several years. His calm manner, common sense, and mature approach to any situation set a good example for the younger officers. In 1963 he was made a detective in the War rant and Fugitive Detail, where he continued to perform in an exemplary manner until his retirement. Lieutenant Paul Leo Clapp passed away in January of this yearafter a long illness. He had retired in 1971 after 23 years with the Depart ment. During his career he had the usual jail, bailiff, and patrol assignments, was promoted to sergeant in 1954 and to lieutenant in 1961. As a sergeant he served briefly as a field supervisor in the Patrol Division, then was transferred to the Detective Division where for several years he was in charge of the check detail. While in that assignment he was active in the California Check Investigator's Associ ation, and served a term as its president. After promotion to lieutenant he was first a watch commander in the Patrol Division, served two years as assistant commander of the Security Division, then was re-assigned to the Patrol Division until retirement. THESTA AUTOMOTIVE OTTO HEFLEY, JR. 266-1583 1561 N. THESTA • FRESNO After retirement Leo played golf and bO\vled regularly until illness finally forced him to dis continue strenuous physical activity. Even though he was somewhat slight in stature, he was an excellent athlete. His golf score was usually pretty close to par, and he excelled at bowling. He probably could have been a successful professional at either sport had he started devoting full time to it in his youth. In 1979 his name was enshrined in the California Bowling Hall of Fame. Sergeant Joe F. Quick passed away in Feb ruary of this year. His career with the Depart ment extended from the late forties to the mid-sixties, during which time he had a vari ety of assignments. He was one of the first deputies assigned to patrol a specific area and be responsible for law enforcement there 24 hours a day, a forerunner of today's area based policing, when that experiment was tried in the early fifties. He was responsible for the Calwa area. Later he worked the rob bery detail in the Detective Division, and for the last few years before retirement was in charge of the check detail. He was forced into retirement by a heart condition. Even though his illness had been life threat ening, Joe didn't let it keep him from leading a full life after retirement. He was very active in local square dance circles, and the Old Time Fiddlers Association, an organization in which he served a term as president. He once took a brief fling at politics, running unsuccessfully for a seat on the Clovis City Council. He probably would have won the election had he had adequate financial backing, for he was the kind of person everyone who met him liked. Joe's health began to decline rapidly about two years ago, and he spent the last several months of his life in a rest home. '. 1& Slove Inc. FANS STOVES SPAS Mission Village 222-2755 Fresno Oxygen &Welding Supplies 2 Locations: 245 M St., Fresno • 233-6684 2742 Clovis Ave., Clovis • 292-1234 Barnes Welding Supply 1204 W. Olive, Porterville • 782-1025 Visalia Oxygen 2239 E. Main, Visalia • 733-2335 BOWEN'S RADIO SERVICE CB RADIO SALES & SERVICE Warranty Station for: Cobra -Midlan President 3348 E. OLIVE AVE. 264-2776 9 Which Side Are They On? By Gene RaHam The First Amendment, granting to us the right of a free press, is one of the most precious provisions of our Constitution, as well as one of the most unique ideas in the history of mankind. It gives the news media free rein to criticize any public offi cial or government action, without having to be able to prove that the criticism is justified. I certainly would not recommend that the right be altered or qual ified to any degree. However, I do think the news media sometimes takes unfair advan tage of that right. The general media philosophy seems to be that all public officials are somewhat inept and potentially dishonest, and that the only thing that will motivate them to do their jobs and keep them reasonably honest is constant prodding. Furthennore, the media don't be lieve in motivation by encouragement or ;; cooperation, but feel it is best accomplished by calling to public attention every fault or error, real or imagined, and no matter how in significant or irrelevant. Even when no fault or error can be found, the official in question may be written about as if to imply that HALLAIAN HOME0 FRANK M. HALLAIAN 2082 WEST MINARETS FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93711 209/439-5339 there's certain to be fault or error, but it just hasn't been discovered yet. Many ne'.vs people make a moral crusade of what they call the public's "right to know," and consider · themselves divinely appointed to make sure that right is exercised, no matter what the consequences. In a network televi sion panel discussion of that topic several months ago, at least one prominent newsman stated he would consider it his duty to broad cast any significant bit of information about government plans or activities coming to his knowledge, even if it had been obtained in a clandestine manner or its disclosure would violate a confidence, and even if he knew it would be likely to endanger national security and/or provide aid and comfort to a potential enemy. We, the public, do have a right to know in general what our public officials are planning or doing, and how our tax money is being spent. However, if disclosure of certain de tails may endanger our national security by also letting every country on earth in on our plans, or lets a criminal escape apprehension by making public the details of a police inves tigation, then "knowing" is certainly not in our best interest, in spite of our "right to know." In no sector of public service is the overly zealous attitude of the media more prevalent than in coverage of law enforcement. How BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES OF CALIFORNIA, INC. WASTE SYSTEMS DIVISION We specialize in Residential. Industrial. Commercial. Institutional Waste Problems 275-1551 10 often do we read or hear a news account re porting that an officer or department has done a good job? Even though in many in stances there is no overt criticism, there's nearly always an implication or slight hint of suggestion that perhaps the police weren't quite sure what they were doing, didn't do enough, or overstepped their bounds of auth ority and jurisdiction and did too much. A perfect example locally is the current news media attention being given the problem of jail overcrowding. One could infer, from the tone of the comments, that it's a new problem that could easily be solved if certain public officials would only do their jobs. When I became a deputy sheriff in 1951 and was assigned to jail duty, overcrowding was a critical problem. In a recent conversa INTERSTATE RAPID TRANSIT ANY CONSTRUCTION HAULING 442-1330 4343 MOTEL DRIVE FRESNO tion I had with retired Chief Deputy Sheriff Al Collins, he mentioned that the same situa tion existed when he joined the Department in 1937, to the extent that for a time some in mates were confined in a rudimentary stock ade facility on the outskirts of town. DON'S MOBIL SERVICE Dependable Lube -Brake -Tune Up Work Call 266-8440 for Pick Up Service 1306 W. Clinton at West Avenue Since the time of Chief Collins and myself millions of dollars have been spent in Fresno County to enlarge and modernize detention facilities. The basic portion of the present jail building was cd'mpleted in 1941. In the sixties an annex was added that roughly doubled capacity. In the early and mid-seventies the administration building was constructed, making the ground floor of the old building available for jail use, and a fourth floor was added. By the time each of those projects was completed the additional space provided was already inadequate, in spite of ongoing sin cere and positive efforts to keep jail popula tion at a minimum through honor releases, citing instead of booking for minor offenses, etc. By the time the facility now in the plan ning stage is completed, it too may be inade quate. With the tax limitations imposed in 1978 by Proposition 13, there is no way the county can spend enough money to complete ly alleviate jail overcrowding, without vir tually eliminating social programs that benefit people more deserving of comfort and secur ity than are those in custody for crimes against society. The hard, cold facts are, our jails have always been crowded, and probably always will be. We can do only so much to solve the problem; so why don't the local news media recognize that, and cease their coverage of the situation in such a manner as to lend credence to the hysterical claims of certain self serving groups that the whole problem is Sheriff Mc Kinney's fault, and that he could easily solve it today? Also, it wouldn't hurt for them to at least drop a hint occasionally that if one wants to avoid the discomfort and unpleasantness of being confined in a crowded jail, the best way is to obey the law and thus not subject oneself to arrest. That point is never made; the stories are written as if the poor jail inmates are there through no fault of their own. 11 I LOGGERS LANDING FOOD & SPIRITS Johnnie and Bobby: Your Hosts 33051 AUBERRY ROAD • AUBERRY 855-9283 NORMART'S FURS Established in 1895 226-4171 5091 N. FRESNO STREET Corner of Shaw and Fresno Streets FRESNO NOTIONS & DRUG CO. Wholesalers 2964 E. 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Herndon, Clovis 299-0451 Pan American Underwriters 4836 North Cedar Avenue 224-0320 OPERATIVE PLASTERERS & CEMENT MASONS LOCAL NO. 188 M.w. PRINGLE -BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE 5228 E. Pine Ave. Fresno Compliments Of LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. 1333 E. Shaw Ave. 224-6110 Fresno 12 Another area in which the media in general has been irresponsible is their coverage of "sting" operations, particularly the famous Abscam and DeLorean investigations con ducted by the F.B.I. In both instances, the first partially and the second completely, the operation failed because of sloppy police work, and that was certainly deserving of media criticism. But the sloppy work was not the point the media emphasized. It was not so subtly implied that it is unfair for law enforce ment officers to adopt the guise of criminals in order to obtain evidence to convict real crim inals; that the suspects hadn't been given a sporting chance. Yet news people should thoroughly understand that under the present philosophy of the courts, that is the only way certain cases can be successfully investigated and sufficient evidence obtained for a convic tion. They certainly make a big enough point of it whenever a court decision results in an apparently guilty person going free because the courts decided his rights had been violated by police procedure. We've aU seen similar implications of un fairness to the suspect in media stories of sting type investigations by other agencies, the tnost glaring example 10caUy being coverage of the Dave Davis case investigated by the Sheriff's Department last year. The local media made Davis the hero of that story, a LIVE 5 NIGHTS MUSIC A WEEK! 430 Clovis Ave., Clovis 299-2597 situation that didn't change after his convic tion. Another local example of unfair media comment was the columnist who made sar castic remark's in his column about a raid on marijuana growers, implying that there's really nothing wrong with growing a little marijuana for the market, and that police agencies should find something better to do than harass the poor growers. When there is a situation involving obvious or apparent inefficiency or misconduct on the part of an officer or department, it's seldom reported with complete objectivity. Report ers greet such stories with all the enthusiasm of a starving man turned loose in a delicates sen, often blow them up out of all proportion, , and, even though their reporting may be, fac tual, they tend to write their accounts in such a manner that reading between the lines one can get the subtle message, "I told you so." We in law enforcement who feel we are treated unfairly by the news media may be accused of being overly sensitive, and per haps, to some degree in some instances, that could be true. But wouldn't it be nice, if just occasionally, we could read a newspaper or see a television account of a police action or investigation wherein it was stated, or at least implied, that the cops had done a good job? ~~~~ COALINGA FEED YARD, INC. RT. 1, BOX 135 COALINGA 13 KASCO FAB, INC. H. (KIM) KIMURA RON SHADOWENS MISCELLANEOUS & STRUCTURAL STEEL FABRICATION WELDING, ERECTION SIMPSON MATERIAL (209) 442-1018 342 W. YOLO FRESNO, CA 93706 THE RIPE TOMATO Specializing In French Provincial Cuisine Lunch and Dinner Tuesday through$aturday 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. -6:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Monday Lunch 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. RESERVATIONS ACCEPTED 225-1850 5064 N. 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And see what a leader can do for you. m IoIEIoIBEA FDIC Bank of America Saluting the Fresno County Deputies WE SUPPORT OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT KING RANCH ENTERPRISE CARUTHERS 20 Are Back By Gene Hallam The lead article in the 1978 edition of The ~ Review told of the short-lived but effective utilization of bloodhounds in the Depart ment's search and rescue operations in the late sixties and early seventies. Their use had been sponsored at first by a non-profit foundation established by the late Charles Mel, president of the Calo Dog Food Company, and was later taken over by the Department directly. The article ended on a sad note, with an ac count of the death from cancer of our two hounds, Clancy and Barney, and an implica tion that the Department's bloodhound pro gram had simultaneously met its demise. That was not to be the case, however, due primarily to the interest and efforts of Dep uty Bob Herring of the Patrol Division. Bob hadn't been involved in search and rescue when the use of bloodhounds was at its peak; however, he was assigned to one search mis sion shortly before the dogs' health began to fail, and assisted Deputy Jim Cruz in handling them. That experience sparked his interest in bloodhounds, and he began to study every thing he could find about their abilities, utili zation, and methods of training, and started making plans to get one of his own. A few years later he learned of a search and rescue team in Ravalli County, Montana, that regularly and with great success used blood hounds, and often donated pups to other law enforcement agencies or individuals pledging to use them for law enforcement purposes. A mutual acquaintance put him in touch with the leader of the team, and a tentative agree ent was worked out whereby Bob would be a pup if transporation costs could be care of. The pup he was promised is a of a dog named Radar, who is famous throughout western Montana for his tracking ability. Herring then contacted Sheriff McKinney, explained the situation to him, and said he'd like to accept and train the dog for Depart ment use. Sheriff McKinney enthusiastically endorsed the idea, and arranged for a public service donation by the Bank of America, through regional vice-president Vance L. Clark, to pay for the pup's plane ticket from Montana. Montana (Bob named him for his home state) was eight months old when he became a member of the Herring family in March of 1981, and Bob started training him in the or chards and vineyards surrounding their neigh borhood. He was an apt pupil, and from the beginning indicated he'd inherited much of his famous fa ther' s talen t. By autumn of that year Bob decided Mon tana was ready for work. His first actual search was for a woman missing from her home in the rural Sanger area. After getting the scent from an article of her clothing, the dog tracked her to a point where a large irriga tion canal ran near a pond of water. There the trail ended. The woman had been in poor health, very despondent, and had once be fore attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the canal. It therefore seemed likely that this time her attempt had been successful, and that her body was in either the canal or the pond. Divers checked the canal first, and found the body very near the point where Montana had indicated the trail ended. That summer word was received from Rav alli County that another pup, a female, was 21 Bob Herring and Lady. ;; available, and Deputy Steve Meunier decided to take her. When he went to San Francisco to pick her up at the airport in October, he took advantage of the opportunity to attend a training seminar sponsored by the Northern Olfactory Search Endeavor, or NOSE, an organization of bloodhound owners and trainers working primarily in the Bay Area. There he picked up a great deal of informa tion he found useful when he began training his dog, whom he named Piper. In early 1982 Montana was called out sev eral times. While he made no spectacular finds, he was usually on the trail when the sub ject of the search was found by other searchers. Two examples were searches for a mentally ill teenager who'd walked away from home and had been missing for several hours, and an elderly man lost in the hills and brush near Prather. In August of 1982 Herring and Meunier, with their dogs, responded to a call that a seven-year-old boy was missing from his fam ily's camp near Florence Lake. It was late evening when they were notified, and long after midnight when they arrived at the scene. As is customary when two dogs are available, it was decided to put one on the trail and hold the other in reserve. Meunier and Piper made the first attempt, and about seven o'clock that morning found the boy. He was u~harmed by his night in the open, and was soon back with his grateful parents. Piper had stricken a blow 22 for women's lib. Other searches in 1982, in which the clogs were useful because they indicated a direc tion of travel that assisted other searchers, were searches for a lost deer hunter in the Mt. Tom area in October, and the same month for an elderly man who'd walked away from a rest home near Auberry. Bloodhounds can also save a lot of wasted manpower and effort on occasion by indi cating a probability that the person sought has left the area altogether, and further search there is a waste of time. In April of 1983 Her ring and Montana trailed an escapee from the Miramonte Conservation Camp for 19 miles through rugged, brushy terrain. Along the way .they found a red bandana of the type issued to inmates of that institution, folded and tied to form a headband as the inmates habitually wear them. That proved, if any proof was needed, that the dog was on the right trail. The trail ended at the intersection of two roads, and a nearby resident said he'd heard a car stop there briefly a little earlier that day. It seemed conclusive, then, that the escaped nviet had met someone there who gave him probably by pre-arrangement. se of bloodhounds to track criminals was IQDllemlmg ne\v to the Department. Mr. Mel permit it with dogs from his founda out of concern for their safety. Bob Her in his study of bloodhounds, learned of ,..I!,....&Lution known as the National Police nd Association, composed of those breed, train, and use bloodhounds for NEIGHBORHOOD REXALL STORE" RADIO DISPATCHED DELIVERY 268-8551 FRESNO and in law enforcement. As soon as he ac quired and began training and using a dog, and thus became eligible, he became a mem ber. Although the organization's main strength is in the eastern states, its members are very helpful and cooperative in exchange of infor mation, and Bob got a lot of help from that source. He soon found that keeping and using a bloodhound for search and rescue exclusive ly is a waste of high priced talent; that the dogs can be extremely useful in many other situa tions frequently encountered by police agen cies. Several eastern agencies use them rou tinely to track suspects who've fled on foot from crime scenes or from abandoned get away cars. In that type of situation, Bob also learned something new about scent guides. He'd been led to believe that it was necessary to have something with which the subject of the search had been in close contact, such as clothing or bed linen. He found, however, that bloodhounds can be given the scent from sources much less intimately associated with the subject, such as a window sill over which a burglar had crawled in making entry or exit, or a footprint left at a crime scene, providing the air around them, which is the actual source T & T ELECTRIC RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL REWIRING • NEW CONSTRUCTION SERVICE WORK (ALL TYPES) AGRICULTURAL SERVICE MOBILE HOMES 24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE CALL 266·8889 3188 N. MARKS, SUITE 115 • FRESNO, CA 93705 LICENSE #259649 23 Steve Meunier and Piper. :; of the scent, hasn't been contaminated by the presence of some other person. There is one case on record of a hound obtaining a bur glar's scent, and successfully tracking him, from a chunk of concrete he'd thrown through a window to gain access to the door lock. One of the best scent guides is a car seat on which the person has recently sat. Because of Mr. Mel's high regard and great affection for bloodhounds, and his lack of familiarity with the criminal mind, his fears for the dogs' safety in tracking criminals was probably not fully justified. While there is a possibility an armed criminal will shoot at a pursuing dog, there is no mention of that ever occurring in a full length book Herring has on police llse of bloodhounds. In most instances being tracked and located by a dog has such an adverse psychological effect on the crim inal that he'll surrender without resistance. Herring says he's heard of cases where the criminal did fire shots at his pursuers, but thinks it more likely he was firing at the offi cer than at the dog. Herring also has heard of instances of bloodhounds being shot or poi soned while at home in their handlers' yards, but that could happen to a dog used only for search and rescue, or to a dog that was just a family pet. Bob had a firsthand experience in a situa tion where he thought he or the dog might be shot at in June of 1984. There'd :been a fatal shooting in the Three Rocks area, and the sus pect had fled to a nearby house. When an offi 24 cer approached the house to question him, he fired at the officer from the carport. The offi cer returned the fire, didn't hit the suspect, and took cover and called for help. After it was determined the suspect was not in the house, Herring and his bloodhound were sent to see if he could be located hiding in nearby fields. By this time Bob was using his second bloodhound, a female named Lady, that he'd given to Deputy Ken Larssen to train and work, and had taken back when Larssen was seriously hurt in a helicopter accident. She was given the scent at the point in the carport \vhere the suspect had stood when he fired at the officer. She trailed him for some distance around the neighborhood, including back tracking to the exact spot of the murder, but failed to locate him. It was therefore assumed . he had managed to get a ride away from Three Rocks. The next day the Department received information that the suspect in the Three Rocks shooting had been seen in a labor camp near Kerman. Bob and Lady went there immediately, and she picked up the scent at a small building where residents of the camp had last seen him. Ten minutes later and 150 yards away, Lady found the suspect hiding under a grape vine. He made no effort to re ist, but put up his hands to ward off what he probably thought was going to be a savage attack as Lady eagerly thrust her nose toward his face. He didn't know that all she wanted to do was kiss him. He'd thrown away his gun, so ·.WU""rn"r Bob nor the dog was in any actual IItDnIO'<>r as they approached him. Bob didn't that at the time, of course, and he was the search had been a short one. In spite of the extensive use of bloodhounds police agencies in the past 20 years, practice isn't generally known and under elsewhere, because it is seldom men except locally in the area of use, by the news media. Perhaps it has become so com mon that it isn't considered news\vorthy. At least one agency has been known to use bloodhounds for tracking in such minor inci dents as a te nager who ran his car into a power pole and fled the scene, and a motorist who left a service station without paying his bill. One incident that did receive nationwide publicity was the part bloodhounds played in the capture of James Earl Ray, the assassin of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., when he and several other convicts escaped from the Brushy Mountain Penitentiary in Tennes see in June of 1977. Officers and bloodhounds from the prison received full credit for the capture of Ray, but an FBI agent who was on the scene with his bloodhound claims the whole truth was never told to the news media. His account of the events leading up to the capture is quite interesting. It seems that when the escape was discov ered and the alarm sounded, the FBI agent was sent to the scene with his bloodhound, with instructions from his boss to take no actual part in the search unless his assistance was specifically requested by prison officials, because it was not a federal offense. He sat at the prison for two or three days and did noth ing. Finally, some official at the prison told him their dogs were so tired they could go no farther without rest, and asked him to take his dog to a certain location and check further on a lead the prison's dogs had developed. The agent met the prison dog handlers at the designated point on an isolated mountain road. They told him their dogs had followed the trail of two escapees \vho'd traveled to gether for quite some distance into the woods. There they'd split up, one continuing on into the woods over a steep mountain, and the other circling back to the road, scrambling down a very steep embankment a half mile or so away, and apparently crossing the road and 25 LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT Q. BERGSTROM Lawrence R. Boivin, Associate Personal Injury/Accident Cases Real Estate Law and Litigation Business Law/Civil Litigation Medical Malpractice WilJs and Probate/Estate IPlanning 200 West Bullard, Suite A-1, Clovis 299-5365 • LARRY F. KELLY Certified Public Accountant Personalized Tax Service for Law Enforcement 299-8220 Clovis • Our Compliments to the Sheriff's Department from a Friend in the Legal Profession Reedley • WALDRUM & COMPANY Ken Waldrum, Certified Public Accountant 2357 W. Tahoe Caruthers 864-3209 26 entering the woods on the other side. Because several of the escapees had already been caught, and by shrewd guessing, they \-vere certain one of the two was Ray, but they had no way of determining which. The prison's dogs weren't trained to follow individual scents, but "institutional scent," on the theory that any inmate will carry the scent of the institution, and if one escapes, the use of an individual scent guide isn't necessary. There's nothing wrong with the theory; anyone who has ever been an inmate of, worked in, or vis ited a penal institution or jail can attest to the fact they all have an odor unmistakable to a human nose, so it must be overwhelming to a bloodhound, whose nose has been estimated at being several thousand times more sensitive than a human's. In this case, however, because tht'y'c! been following the scent of the institu tion rather than the individual scents of the two convicts, there was no way the dogs could tell their handlers \;vhich of the two was James Earl Hay. As the FBI agent realized later, that was of primary importance to them. IVIE'S MARKET P.o. BOX 187 SHAVER LAKE, CALIF. 93664 PATRICIA OWENS JERRY OWENS COMPLIMENTS OF AGAPE PLUMBING s9 4436 S. CHESTNUT. FRESNO 226-3044 The agent's dog had been trained in the conventional way, to follow individual scents, and the agent had been given a pillow case or sheet from Ray's bunk to be used as a scent guide in case his assistance was needed. At the request of the prison officers he removed the article from the plastic bag he'd been carry ing it in, gave his dog the scent, and put him on the trail the other dogs had followed into the woods. At the point where the two convicts had separated, the dog took the trail of the one who had circled back to the road, and fol lowed it to the top of the enbankment. From there the agent observed several prison offi cers on the road below, with their dogs, the animals not appearing to be as tired as claimed when his assistance had been request ed. He decided there was too much risk of i·njury to himself or his dog if he followed 'the trail down the embankment, so he worked his way back along the road to his car, put his dog inside, and drove to where he'd seen the prison officers at the foot of the enbankment. There he was told by the prison officer in JOE DISHIAN GARAGE • 1724 BROADWAY FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93721 Joe Dishian Phone 224-6619 COMPLIMENTS OF CLEMENT APIARIES 16240 W. Whitesbridge Kerman 846-9792 27 charge, "You just stay in your car. We don't need your help any more." The prison dogs and their handlers were already on the trail across the road from the embankment, and it was on the trail tha~);{ay was soon captured. The FBI agent realized then that the request for his help had had no thing to do with the condition of the prison dogs, but his dog had simply been needed to tell them something their dogs couldn't; which one of the hvo convicts they'd been trailing was Ray. He figured that because Ray was the most notorious inmate in their prison, they ,,vanted to make sure no one else shared the glory for his capture, so his dog's vital role was never mentioned to the news media. After Herring and Meunier began working Montana and Piper, two other members of the Department became interested. Depu ty Dwight Perry obtained a female bloodhound from a local breeder, and named her Daisy Mae. Reserve Deputy Richard Keith got his dog, also a female, from Tulare County Dep uty Sheriff Stan Watkins. (Tulare County Sheriff Bob Wiley is very enthusiastic about bloodhounds in law enforcement, and spon o sors a regional training center each year.) Keith's dog is named Kitty. Don Colbert, the Mel Foundation trainer, had little success the only time he ever tried to train a female for tracking. Of the five dogs in the Department's bloodhound team, four are females, and all perform quite well. The most famous blood hound in the annals of the National Police Bloodhound Association was a female named Cleopatra, owned and worked by Bill Tol bert of Niagara County, New York. She be came such a legend that the Association es tablished an annual award in her name, pre sented each year to the bloodhound perform ing the most valuable service to law enforce ment. When she got too old to work Tolbert replaced her with another female, named Cindy, and her in turn with another he called Trona. Each did as well as or better than her predecessor, so the failure of Colbert's fe male, Mandy Girl, must have been her fault in particular rcather than a weakness of the gen der. In April of last year Bob had a somewhat unusual request for assistance from the Fresno Police Department. They knew a bloodhound could follow a person's scent and determine his location or where he might be going, but could one, they asked, start from a person's known location and back track to determine where he or she might have been? Herring said he didn't know, but he saw no reason why it wouldn't work, and would give it a try. The Police Department was investigating a case in which a five-year-old Laotian girl had been found on a ditch bank. She'd been kid napped from near her home earlier that day, driven away, and sexually assaulted. Because of her age, her psychological trauma, and the language barrier, she was unable to tell the police where the actual assault had occurred. They'd found witnesses to the abduction who, although unable to clearly describe the car, said the sllspect had backed into a post while turning around where he'd picked up the girl, and had broken a tail light. 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Another interesting bit of information Bob acquired through his contact with police agencies in the east is that in many states a bloodhound's identification of a suspect is admissible evidence at his trial. It is the only member of the animal kingdom other than a human whose credibility has been accorded such official recognition. The dog doesn't actually get on the stand and testify, of course, but the handler may, upon establishing his own and his dog's proper training and exper ience, testify as to how his dog identified the defendant as the person suspected of the crime, and the testimony will be accepted and is to be given the same consideration as testi mony of other witnesses. 29 Cocktails and dining40 LANES AT at CEDAR LANES ~~ • Coffee Shop .Banquet Rooms&-':OWL Open 24 Hours -Catering Anywhere 3131 N.Cedar@Shields Ph. 222-4424 NORBY LUMBER CO., INC. 31470 AVE. 12 • P.O. BOX 329 MADERA, CALIFORNIA 93639 TELEPHONES: WHOLESALE LUMBER & BY-PRODUCTS (209) 674-6712 or 442-0212 @~~~~~~~~, Fresno County ~ Sheriff's Department I P.O. Box 713 Sanger 787-2182 ~~j@J~.~J@I~~.f@]J@lJ@l.f@]J@lJ@lJ@lJ@lJ@)J@lJ@)J@l.f@J.f@JJ@JJ@l~~~ 30 In preparation for anticipated widening of the scope of bloodhound duties in the Sher iff's Department, Herring and the other owners regularly conduct training sessions in environments far removed from the mountain and rural terrain of the typical search and rescue operation. They have practiced and performed effectively on the Fulton Mall in downtown Fresno. There was once a quite prevalent theory that bloodhounds couldn't work in a city, because of the smell of asphalt paving, exhaust fumes from automobiles, and other strong odors common to a crowded city would so contaminate the scent of the person sought that the dog wouldn't be able to isolate and remember it. That theory, as have so many others regarding a bloodhound's limita tions, has been proven false. A hound working for an eastern city police department once fol lowed a robbery suspect from the crime scene along busy, crowded streets to a bus terminal. There the trail ended, and the handler was reasonably sure the suspect had boarded a bus. On the possibility it was a bus terminal the suspect used regularly, the officer took his dog back to the terminal for the next several Gays. Eight days later the suspect showed up the terminal, was identified by the dog, and arrested and subsequently convicted. Training sessions have also been conducted the Fashion Fair shopping center, after hours, both inside the enclosed mall in the parking lot. This was through the of retired Sergeant Jerry Lawless, is in charge of the security force at the AI'\.",nn center. night they trained in the parking lot extremely foggy, and for some reason Lawless's security officers had failed to word of their presence. He was a bit to say the least, when in making his of the deserted parking lot late in the he suddenly saw, looming out of the man dressed in camouflage clothing accompanied by a huge dog. Meanwhile, along with training for duties of an actual law enforcement nature, Herring and the other handlers and their bloodhounds have continued to assist in the traditional search and resuce duties. They frequently are called upon to speak at meetings of commun ity groups and civic organizations, explaining the bloodhound's use and capabilities, and giving tips on how to keep from getting lost and in need of the dog's assistance. On such occasions the dogs, who always accompany their owners, may get more attention than the speaker, especially from the children. They're so friendly and even tempered that they are excellent good will ambassadors for the Department. We appreciate the quality service given to Fresno County by Sheriff Hal McKinney and his officers. Thank you. Dale and Margaret Tartaglia Dale's Auto & Diesel Repair "COMPLETE TRUCK REPAIR" OFFICIAL LIGHT & BRAKE HELIARC, MACHINE SHOP RADIATOR REPAIR SPEEDO & TACK CABLES STARTERS -ALT., CYL. HEADS DRIVE & PTO SHAFTS "COMPLETE PARTS DEPARTMENT" PHONE 638-6874 P.O. BOX 818 FRESNO -888-2092 9860 S. ZUMWALT NIGHT -638-9772 REEDLEY, CA 93654 31 Richard Keith and Kitty. The bloodhounds have learned to ride in helicopters, in boats, and in the various types of vehicles that might be used in a search and rescue operation. One thing they haven't learned, and probably never will, is to retain their poise and composure when horses are -;; nearby. That trait was noted the first time Don Colbert was in our camp at Portal Fore bay in 1967, and officers who'd been search ing on horseback rode in. The dogs set up such a clamor that if the person we were searching for had been anywhere within two or three miles of our camp, and able to move, he'd have heard the noise and walked to us. Don and his assistant, Bud Stokes, on a later search had to walk from Crown Basin all the way to Wishon Dam even though the party had horses available for them to ride. They each had a bloodhound on a leash and wouldn't have been able to make the dogs behave if they'd ridden and tried to lead them from the saddle. HelTing says the present generation of bloodhounds have acted in a similar manner when in the presence of horses, soit must be an inherent trait. For several years the Department has had an effective canine program, using German Shepherds trained for crowd control, officer protection, apprehension, and a variety of other police tasks. With the addition of the bloodhounds, there is a possibility of con fusion and misunderstanding regarding the role each breed is to play in Department oper ations. That possibility could become a reality if those in authority fail to recognize the capabilities and limitations of each breed. However, it isn't likely to happen as long as Bob HelTing, Steve Meunier (who also works a German Shepherd), Dwight Perry, and Richard Keith are the Department's blood hound specialists. They know that for finding a person who is lost or has fled a known loca tion, and scent is the only clue to his where abouts, the bloodhound has no peer in the canine world or anywhere else in the animal 32 kingdom. That has been proven by centuries of utilization of bloodhounds for that pur pose. They also know that beyond that point, except in a public relations capacity, the bloodhound's usefulness ceases, and in arw other phase of law enforcement he would probably be more of a liability than an asset. For instance, the bloodhound would be useless in crowd control, for he couldn't be taught to project the proper image of author ity. He'd wag his tail and want to play with everyone he encountered. An officer wouldn't want to rely on him for protection while searching a dark alley, or in any other situation where a physical effort to defend the officer might be needed. He would be capable of doing considerable damage to anyone attack· ing his handler, and might be inclined to do so after the attack started, but by the time he decided the attacker's intentions were hostile, it would probably be too late for his efforts to do any good. The bloodhound couldn't be depended upon to chase and catch a fleeing sllspect and bring him down. He might think it was all a game and chase him'; and knock him down through sheer bulk' and weight. Then he'd probably try to 'smother him with affection, rather than putting a jaw hold on him that would keep him immobilized until the officer could properly restrain him. Each type of dog has its own distinct place in law enforcement, and in a department as large and varied in activity as the Fresno County Sheriff's Department, there's a need and a place for both. Therefore, the two units should be able to work in complete harmony to better serve the Department and the people of Fresno County. III. LYONS LYONS-MAGNUS FRUITS and FLAVORS for 'the FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY "FOR FINER FLAVOR" SINCE 1852 III. LYONS P. O. BOX 646. CLOVIS. CA 93612 (209) 299-2183 III LYONS m FINER FLAVOR 33 C and V HAMILTON'S Groceries • Liquor • Gas 264-8609 8888 S. ELM AVENUE FRESNO Compliments Of RON'S MACHINING SERVICE 251-5596 4575 E. CLAY • FRESNO PARLIER LUMBER CO. 690 NEWMARK • PARLIER, CA 93648 (209) 646-2822 JOE l. REYNA Aluminum Screen & Door Co. GLASS • PATIOS. AWNINGS SLIDING WINDOWS & DOORS. 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The success of the Special Guard (Bailiff) program is largely due to the sense of dedica tion and responsibility of the fine officers who serve beside our Deputy Sheriffs in the courts. 38 Warehouse Distributors Since 1904 Specialized Parts & Service Auto -Truck -Tractor-Boat 1740 Van Ness Phone 485-0330 Fresno GRANDMA'S KITCHEN WE FEATURE "HOME STYLE COOKING" "BISCUITS AND GRAVY OUR SPECIALTY" Mon.-Fri. 6 a.m. 'tilB p.m. -Sat. & Sun 7 a.m. 'til 2:30 p.m. 2707 N. Hughes Ave. • Fresno • 486-5655 MIKE BARRO Owner 276-0322 6515 W. Ashlan Ave. Fresno, CA 93711 Our Special Thanks to the Fresno County Deputies for their dedication to our community C & J Towing 35468 E. Kings Canyon Squaw Valley 338-2177 Saturday Banking. The Royal Treatment. Ba:~ III your Local Folks. Community Owned KINGS RIVER STATE BANK REEDLEY • DINUBA • OROSI • PARLIER ALLYN GOODALL TRUCKING ROCK • SAND • GRAVEL RIVER LOAM SERVING FRESNO, CLOVIS & SURROUNDING AREA COMPETITIVE PRICES -PROMPT DELIVERY CALL 291-0761 P.O. BOX 3481 • PINEDALE (209) 233-4247 ~ip~e L=..l POSTAL INSTANT PRESS 2621 Fresno 51. The "While-U-Wait" Printers' Fresno, CA 93721 A APPLIANCE PARTS and ~\)\ EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORS REFRIGERATOR • LAUNDRY • RANGE HEATING • COOLING 4936 N. Blackstone • Fresno • 222-8484 141 N. Ben Maddox • Visalia • 732-5966 RUE ANN DAIRY MADDOX DAIRY Ed and Doug Maddox Phone 867-4457 7285 W. Davis. Riverdale SALUTING THE FRESNO COUNTY DEPUTIES Auto Tech of Reedley 1053 I Street Reedley 638-1027 39 T. White Sergeant Section Supervisor J R. Bradley Deputy R. Baruti Deputy F. Delgado Deputy D. Olivares Deputy Deputy J. Watts Deputy D. Wong Deputy R. Bailey Process Server J. Hogue Process Server c. Ynson Process Server M. Humphrey Office Assistant" D. Hutchinson .. Office Assistant II T. Morrison Office Assistant III S. Martin Office Assistant II P. Dauer Office Assistant II N. Hara Office Assistant" 40 and Permits ~;:~~~",cl~ T. Kerns Deputy Property and Evidence W. Shuman Sergeant R. Beck Stock Clerk VMC Security -J . Vermason Deputy Detached Duty VMC Chief Security Officer 41 L. Martinez Secretary Training R. Craig Deputy E. Andrade Rangemaster L. Lester Office Assistant Phone (209) 299-6484 Eastside Mobile Locksmith Professional Security Consultant EMERGENCY OPENINGS • KEYS MADE. LOCKS REPAIRED JIM TOLLE 22270 Watts Valley Road Bonded Locksmith Sanger, California 93657 Saluting the Fresno County Deputy Sheriffs LUNA PIZZERIA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT FAMILY DINING Home-Made Baked Lasagna -Ravioli Spaghetti -Pizza -Calzone 349 Pollasky Ave. • Clovis. 299-4141 COMPLIMENTS OF AGRO-WEST, INC. 884-2428 FIVE POINTS CARUTHERS AUTO PARTS -4NAPA~_a Auto Parts 864-3057 864-9455 Machine Shop Services Available 2318 Tahoe. Caruthers . 42 Records F. Day Chief Office Assistant S. Lindberg Supervising Office Assistant I M. Haggerty Supervising Office Assistant I R. Parman Sup. Off. Assistant I v. Kasparian Steno II B. Bolton Office Assistant III I. Garcia Office Assistant III B. Petersen Office Assistant III H. Beem T. Braun Office Assistant II Office Assistant II M. Castanon Office Assistant II L. Fischel Office Assistant II v. Frazier Office Assistant II J. Garcia Office Assistant II 43 CAL-VALLEY DISTRIBUTING I BEER & SOFT DRINKS 485-1261 2234 S. RAILROAD I FRESNO, CA 93721 COFFMAN ROOFING CO. Specializing in Commercial and Residential Work State License 243273 1705 N. THORNE • 227-2789 or 264-4841 ARROW PHARMACY 4796 E. Kings Canyon Road 255-8351 I PONDEROSA MARKET GENERAL MERCHANDISE Fresh Meats -Vegetables -Liquor Dept. Fred Tuttle & Barney Amundsen, Owners Auberry • 855-2533 TWO WAY FRUIT STAND Fresh Vegetables & Fruit Beer, Wine & Groceries 215 West California • 266-3743 CHILI'S WAREHOUSE Salvaged Groceries -Office Furniture 1275 S. Maple Ave. • 252-4444 ENOCH PACKING CO., INC. RAISINS -DRIED FRUITS DEL REV, CALIFORNIA ABEL'S' BODY SHOP Abel Flores 1960 Whitson Phone Selma, CA 93662 896-5533 I GARNET L. "BILL" BILLINGS WHOLESALE FARM EQUIPMENT PHONE 442-0311 2122 SOUTH "G" STREET • FRESNO, CA CLOVIS 500 CLUB Cocktails • Card Room Ladies & Gentlemen Welcome 500 Clovis Ave. • Clovis • 299-9951 WATSON AG CHEMICALS, INC. Fertilizers. Insecticides. Vineyard Spraying P.O. Box 456 Jerry Watson Caruthers, CA 93609 237·9103 -Car 8149 864-3551 Res. 864-8631 TIVY VALLEY MARKET Groceries • Beer • Bail • Tackle • Ice Near Avocado Lake 2740 N. TERRACE, SANGER 787-2448 PALLESI'S CATERING 861 S. Madera Avenue Kerman, California 93630 (209) 846-7795 Fred Pallesi Res. (209) 846-9673 ALL BEARING SALES IF IT ROLLS WE HAVE IT 237-7416 3263 E. TULARE CHUCK WAGON "HOME OF THE CHILI DOG" Open 9 A.M. to 11:30 P.M. -Closed Wednesdays 12th and Academy • Sanger • 875-3889 ACORN EQUIPMENT RENTAL NORTH FRESNO'S RENTAL VARD Tractors -Loaders -Fork Lift Trucks -Mixers Lawn and Garden Equipment -Trailers 4470 N. Blackstone. Fresno, CA 93726 Phone 222-3091 44 L. Hardy Office Assistant II D. Medina Office Assistant II (u. D. Morris Office Assistant II J . Weber Office Assistant II R. Amador Office Assistant I N. Qualls V. Peachee Office Assistant II Office Assistant I R. Wright Office Assistant II DALE ELECTRIC, INC. Electrical Contractor COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL WIRING State License No. 378880 KEITH MECARTEA, Owner Shop & Offlce-1308 Iota Ave., Fresno. 264-1831 SWEDISH MILL RESTAURANT AND GIFT SHOP Serving Smorgasbord Week«lays11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Closed MondaYI) THE ARNOLDS VIRGINIA, DENNIS & ROBERT Located on Highway 99 and ConeJo Off Ramp Kingsburg, California • Phone (209) 897-7107 CIVIC CENTER SQUARE, INC. Real Estate Development and Investment 900 Civic Center Square, Suite 200 Fresno FRESNO PLANING MILL CO. Est. 1908 General Mill Work 233-7218 H & MONTEREY Central Valley Fertilizer Co., Inc. "Professional Specialists in Agricultural Programming" NORMAND J. BIGLIONE Col. USA (Ret.) -CONTROLLER Chowchilla (209) 665-5754 -Dos Palos (209) 387-4101 Los Banos (209) 826-5014 -Res. (209) 299-8043 P.O. BOX 1145 • DOS PALOS, CA 93620 ~a~ BASQUE FRENCH BAKERY GENUINE SOUR DOUGH FRENCH BREAD & ROLLS BAKED LOCALLY Wholesale & Retail -Walk-In Trade Invited 2606 Kern Street 268-7088 45 D. Justice Sr. Criminologist Section Supervisor R. Preheim J. Tarver Criminologist Criminologist • J. Ciancetti Ident. Technician J. Duty Criminologist L. Wiggs Criminologist G. Gillis Deputy D. Cowell Photo Technician S. Creager Ident. Technician W. Stones Ident. Technician L. Wright Office Assistant 46 • • • TRIPLELINE Creative Marketing and Research TOM PIERSON President Phone: 264-5144 Located at 2860 S. EAST AVE. FRESNO, CA 93725 A. Boudreau A. Van Der Veer De Bondt Criminalist Supervising Criminalist Criminalist Section Supervisor Best Wishes From CLOVIS TRAINING CENTER 5351 E. NEES AVE. CLOVIS 298-8611 \/\!~.r\ 1\1 -re( (./ r.:::~ Feminine Fashionable -Functional A handy. lighlwelghl. slrong. and atlraclive melal 1001 al your fingertips. Leller Opener Pulilop Opener (saves nail s!. Hair Lifler. Culicle Groomer. Windshield Frost Scraper. And !'\ore. Send 55.00 (Calif Res add 30<: lax) Check " or M.O. each 10. Welbert Enterprises, Inc., 3127 E. Belmont, Fresno, CA. 93702. Please Rush me D Watch Cat Keyholders. r.:1't~-"""'-" Enclosed IS. !: NAM ADDRESS CITY STATE liP THE PURR-FECT WAY TO CARRY YOUR KEYS 47 I MILLIONAIRE MERCHANDISE LUGGAGE • TOYS • GIFTS • WIGS ACCESSORIES • JEWELRY • ETC. DUCK Z. CHANG 913 FULTON MALL 266-0577 FRESNO, CA 93721 KERMAN BAKERY WEDDING CAKES Pastries • Lunchroom • Free Delivery 15075 W. WHITESBRIDGE RD. • KERMAN I (209) 846-7696 HAPPY LlaUOR STORE LIQUORS • WINES • BEER • CHAMPAGNE ICE CUBES • GROCERIES OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 6 A.M. TO 2 A.M. Owners 237-5227 MARY MO AND 1010 F ST. AT TULARE SEN CHONG WONG FRESNO, CALIFORNIA DANE'S NUTRITION HEALTH FOOD CENTER 229-9817 I 3408 N. BLACKSTONE FRESNO MANCHESTER CENTER I Compliments Of FLEEMAN'S PORTABLE WELDING 3698 CHESTNUT AVE. SOUTH FRESNO, CA CALL TOMMY AT 233-6674 FRESNO MERCHANTS PATROL (FORMER MERCHANTS ASSN. OF FRESNO PATROL) ESTABLISHED 1945 Business Calls, Mailing EDGAR GROVE 4161 W. McKinley Manager Fresno, Calif. 93711 24 Hour Phone 275-4500 ELM AVENUE FEED & GRAIN 441-0157 3595 S. ELM I FRESNO SCIENTIFIC GLASS LABS, INC. Manufacturers of Standard and Custom Glass Appartus Distributors for FUSION, INC. JOSEPH C. GUTILLA, President (209) 251-6065 5555 Airways Avenue East Fresno, CA 93727 " I HOME SERVICE REPAIR FURNACES -COOLERS ELECTRICAL -PLUMBING 224-2618 2637 E. Pontiac • Fresno LUM'S CHOP SUEY Chinese and American Dishes 609 Divisadero, Fresno 268-7919 CURB SERVICE, INC. Petroleum Equipment Servicing Lie. #397380 Bus.: 485-6690 Res.: 222-6995 FRANK ST AFFERO President 265 No. Valentine Fresno, Calif. 93706 FITZHENRY'S OFFICE MAINTENANCE Since 1952 Lie. 28679 Janitorial Services. Commercial & Residential Carpet Cleaning. Window Cleaning 567 E. Scott • Fresno, CA 93710 • (209) 222-7157 LEWIS FOOD MARKET Fresh Meats • Produce • Groceries 2301 E. Lewis 237-0366 The Scienlific Investigation of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO) MUTUAL UFO NETWORK (MUFON) Roy R. Yates, State Section Director lor Fresno and Madera Counties, Field Investigator 639 E. Yale • Fresno, CA 93704 • (209) 222-6193 JOE MARZULLO JM CUSTOM CABINETS AND FURNITURE 291-6638 3848 N. WINERY AVE. AT DAKOTA • FRESNO SANCHEZ-HALL MORTUARY FUNERAL DIRECTOR Robert J. Sanchez 237-3532 1022 "B" Street Corner "B" and Tulare 48 Identification Service ~~~~ J. Saterstad R. Brown P. Clement Sr. Ident. Technician Ident. Technician Ident. Technician F. Hansen Ident. Technician T. Hughes Ident. Technician J. Jackson S. Turner J. Whitton Ident. Technician Ident. Technician Ident. Technician V.Agualio Office Assistant J. Yamashita Office Assistant 1.imERIOIn AMBULANCE • EMERGENCY·CONVAlESCENT-MEDICAl SUPPLIES 24 Hour Service local or long Distance Radio Dispatched Licensed Paramedics locally Owned And Medical Technicians 245 N. aAOADWAY • 442-1531 Builders Concrete, Inc. 225-3664 READY MIX CONCRETE DISPLAY ADVERTISING, INC. DECAL TRANSFERS METAL SIGNS -TAUCK SIGNS SCOTCHLITE SIGNS PLASTIC SIGNS PLASTIC PRINTING NUMBEAS -LETTEAS 266-0231 1837 VAN NESS AVE. WESTERN BUILDING MATERIALS CO. 209/266-9675 801 "An St. -P.O. Box 12305 -Fresno, CA 93777 A Complete Line of Building Materials ARMSTRONG Ceilings Built-Up Roofing Cement Asbestos Boards CHICAGO METALIC Grid Systems Dome Skylights DOMTAR Tackboards Fiber Glass Insulations Floor Accessories FUTURA Moldings GIBSON HOMANS Adhesives HENRY Adhesives HOMASOTE Building Boards KOPPERS Roofing Products MAR LITE Panels MASONITE Panels PLASTMO Rain Gutters Rigid Foam Insu lat ions Roofing Accessories Roofing Shingles SAN SPRAY Panels TARKETT Floor Tiles TECTUM Panels VISQUEEN WILSON ART Plastics 49 I am delighted to send greetings to the courageous men and women of the Fresno County Shaiff's Department. By daily putting your lives on the line to ensure the safety and well-being of your fellow citizens, you exemplify the finest qualities of the American spi rit and are a source of inspiration to us all. Nancy joins me in sending you our best wishes for every future success. -President Ronald Reagan 50 It is a known fact that Fresno County is one of the richest agricultural regions in the world. With its vast metropolitan and rural areas, the job of law enforcement becomes a difficult task. The men and women of the Fresno County Sheriff's Department provide quality service throughout the county. I congratulate them for their dedication to excellence in the field of law enforcement. Sincerely, Governor George Deukmejian 51 Rose Ann Vuich State Senator 15th Senatorial District My best wishes to the men and women of the Fresno County Sheriff's Department in 1985. You are all dedicated and loyal, and those of us throughout Fresno County appreciate your tireless efforts on our behalf. Thank you! Assemblyman Bruce Bronzan representing Fresno, Clovis, Sanger, Reedley, Orange Cove, Parlier, Del Rey, Fowler & Selma "We 're all proud of you!" CHARLES PASHAYAN. JR. COMMITTEE ON 17th District. California INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS 129 Cannon Building COMMITTEE ON Washington. D.C. 20515 POST OFFICE AND CIVIL (202) 225-3341 • @I.) SERVICE \~~: (f( !ll..:.\ '•I • ~:ljjiJ!i.: " ~' .....",;$ CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES As a lifelong resident of Fresno County, I have seen our community grow and prosper. (Along with growth, there exists a need for improved law enforcement. It's what the people expect. it's what the people deserve.) My personal congratulations go out to all the men and women of the Fresno County Sheriff's Department for their outstanding contribution in the area of local law enforcement. REPRESENTING: Fresno • Madera • Merced Mariposa • Santa Barbara San Luis Obispo and Monterey Counties 52 Assemblyman Bill Jones 32nd District Mariposa, Madera, Fresno & Tulare Counties A legislator committed to stronger law enforcement working for you in Sacramento. Congratulations to the Fresno County Sheriff's Department for its untiring dedication to strong , local law enforcement. Congressman Tony Coelho Jim Costa Assemblyman, Thirtieth District We appreciate the dedication and effort of all the men and women at the Fresno County Sheriff's Department. Thank you for helping keep ourcounty a beller place in which to live! 53 LAMOURE'S CLEANERS & LAUNDRY 17 LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU .- FRESNO Compliments of FRANK A. LOGOLUSO FARMS Frank A. Logoluso, Owner 7567 ROAD 28 MADERA, CALIFORNIA Farms In Madera Delano -Kerman 227·5834 CARL HOBE A special eulogy to Bernice from all of her family who loved her WARRICK ELECTRIC INC. 1324 W. IOTA ROAD FRESNO 264-4163 AOC ADJUSTERS FRESNO, INC. INVESTIGATIONS AUTO RECOVERIES Jim Darden Manager P.O. BOX 1408 • FRESNO 93717 298-3214 Lic. #668 COOK'S/GENCOM \.~~ 2-Way Radio Equipment Covering Central California Lease & Lease Purchase~ , Specializing in G.E. Equipment Expert Service On All Makes Direct Dial -Pocket Radio Paging For Information Contact Don Cook 233-8818 160 N. Broadway. Fresno, Calif. J. DEAN BALLARD & SONS TILE & MARBLE CO. State License No. 297024 291-9408 3141 N. ARGYLE FRESNO Serving the Valley for over 80 years Downtown Fresno Santa Maria Town Center Fashion Fair, Fresno Modesto Vintage Falre Westgate Center, Merced Visalia Fair, Visalia Manchester Center, Fresno Fig Garden Village Century Center, Modesto 54 Different Approach DB To Consoliaation Consolidation of services between the Sheriff's and Police Departments has been discussed by politicians in both jurisdictions...... for years. Not much has been done about it, for it is generally agreed that although the plan would save a lot of money and eliminate duplication of effort in the long run, the initial investment would be high, and neither the county nor the city has the money to spend. The most frequently mentioned operation for consolidation is the processing and main taining of records, but the only way it could work properly would be for a new building to be constructed just for that purpose, and a joint records unit established to serve both departments. Neither department has room to absorb the present records operation of the other. The only time consolidation was tried on a piecemeal basis it failed for a very human reason-lack of a spirit of cooperation on the part of the employees involved and a resulting breakdown in communications. The arrange ment was that the police department would process our color film, and we would do their fingerprinting, including taking and classify ing prints. It worked satisfactorily until one of our detectives found a roll of exposed un developed film at a crime scene, and indica tions were it had been dropped by the suspect. Thinking whatever pictures were on the roll might aid in identifying the suspect, he to have it sent to the police department processing. It was sent there along with 'l'nl1lr.nl'> evidence film, with no explanation as its origin. It turned out to be typical family pictures, and the technicians at the lab decided that someone in the sher department was using their services to paying to have his personal photo processed at a studio. The resulting tment caused the service to our depart ment to deteriorate to the point the arrange ment was abandoned shortly aftelWard. Both sides were at fault, of course. The person sending the film should have included an ex planation, and the technicians who processed it should have reported their suspicions to their superiors, and an explanation been re quested, rather than jumping to false conclu sions and letting their resentment affect their attitude toward the overall plan. Consolidation of the two departments was discussed in the late sixties and early seven ties, and a group called the Urban Unification Committee was formed to make a study and recommendation. That group's proposal was that the police department assume respon sibility for the entire metropolitan area, with service districts formed in the unincorporated territory and the residents taxed to reimburse the city for policing costs. That idea didn't set too well with Sheriff Melvin A. Willmirth, of course, and he devised a counter-plan of his own. He was recuperating from a back operation at the time, and one day he asked Chief Deputy Al Collins and your editor to come to his home. When we arrived he told us he wanted us to put into writing a plan he had in mind. He spent the next couple of hours verbally out lining it to us, while we took notes. The result is as follows; the writing is a joint effort by Chief Collins and myself, but the content came entirely from Sheriff Willmirth. * * * * I agree wholeheartedly with the premise that a new system must be devised to elimi nate duplication in city-county services, and to make sure that, as far as is possible, each taxpayer is required to pay only for the serv ices he receives. I am sure the Urban Unifi 55 cation Committee has expended a great deal of time, effort, and thought in arriving at the solutions proposed in its recently filed report. However, I am greatly disappointed in the committee's recommendations, particularly in the field of law enforcement. I feel that the committee did not study the law enforcement aspect of the problem as objectively as would have been possible, and that they did not look far enough ahead, and are therefore pro posing a stop-gap solution which may be entirely inadequate in a few years. I attribute the lack of objectivity and depth to the fact the committee was city-government oriented and dominated. Specifically, I disagree with the theory that the most practical way to pro vide police service to fringe area neighbor hoods is to form service districts whereby the residents of those neighborhoods will pay the' city of Fresno to provide police service on a contract basis. The residents will not be voters in the political subdivision they are paying for service, therefore, any disagree ments or misunderstandings regarding the level or quality of service provided will be difficult to resolve. A contract can require that so many policemen spend so much time or ;;; patrol so many miles in a given district, but it cannot control such an intangible commodity as the manner in which those policemen patrol their beats or handle complaints and investigations. Such an arrangement would be, in effect, taxation without representation. Furthermore, the implication such a system would result in a decrease in taxes for anyone is a myth. There would be a substantial tax increase for residents of the police protection districts, a major portion of which would be due to increased administrative costs. No two neighborhoods can be expected to agree on the level of police service they wish and can afford to purchase. Therefore there will be a hodge podge of small districts, each with its own contract and separate administrative ex penses. In addition to the costs incurred in the formation and operation of the districts, the residents will continue to pay their share of the costs of law enforcement provided by the Sheriff's D~partment as a whole. Neither will the formation of such districts result in a tax reduction for the residents of the county's rural areas. They may receive slight ly more patrol service, since, if the metropoli tan area is policed by the city, it will be pos sible to extend Sheriff's Department patrol beats a little farther into the rural areas. However, since the farther out they go the larger the beats will become, such an increase in service will be so negligible as to be un noticeable. Due to the size of the county, it is extremely unrealistic to assumf that the number of patrol units now covering the fringe area could provide the same degree of coverage to the remainder of the county. No matter what type of system is devised for the metropolitan area, patrolling in the remain der of the county will always be confined to the areas where crime is most likely to occur; that is, the areas of dense population, and units will be sent elsewhere only to handle specific complaints and investigations. The committee's decision to recommend that the city provide police service to the fringe area was apparently based upon the theory that the Police Department is better qualified for the task; that the Sheriff's De partment provides only a "horse and buggy" type of police service suitable only for thinly populated rural areas, and entirely inade quate for the metropolitan area. Had the com mittee spent more time investigating capabilities of the Sheriff's Department the fifteen minute conversation I had with member, their opinion no doubt would been different. I would have been able point out the following facts. I. The Sheriff's Department is a sophisticated police agency, familiar 56 FRESNO COUNTY FARM BUREAU The Fresno County Farm Bureau representing 7,800 member families in Fresno County, salutes the Fresno County Sheriff's Department. 1274 W. Hedges, Fresno 93728 Phone 237-0263 THANKS FROM THE TODD'S TRAILER PARK in five locations SERVING FRESNO COUNTY 264-1700 Unique and Unusual Plant Material for the Discriminating Gardener 691 N. TEMPERANCE. FRESNO, CA 93727 252-0256 EXCITEMENT BEGINS WITH Gene Peracchi PONTIAC OPEN SUNDAY & EVENINGS SE HABLA ESPANOL SALES • SERVICE • PARTS. LEASING 4488 N. BLACKSTONE • FRESNO 209/225-0300 H ,mPERI,AL SAVinGS WHERE 5 OFFICES TOMORROW IN FRESNO BEGINS TODAY COUNTY CENTRAL DISTRIBUTING 4688 West Jennifer • #106 Fresno, CA 93711 P & L NURSERIES, INC. We Specialize in Varietal Grapes and Nursery Stock Mailing Address Office Address P.O. Box 7675 524 S. Clovis, Suite N Fresno, CA 93747 Fresno, CA 93727 Phone (209) 251-7348 HARRY PAZEIAN, President Jungle King Dis'lributors Growers and Shippers 1612 EI Dorado • Fresno 486-3560 57 and utilizing the most up-to-date scientific techniques, legal knowledge, and psycho logical principles necessary for effective law enforcement. II. Entrance requirements for new deputies are the highest of any Sheriff's Department in the state, and are matched by only a few police departments. III. The Department has physical facilities which would permit considerable expan sion in Department strength and scope of activity. IV. Since the Department serves the thickly populated metropolitan area, the relatively sparsely populated rural areas, and the mountain resort area, department person nel have had experience in dealing with vir tually every type of situation encountered by a police agency. V. In addition to such conventional units as patrol and detective division, the Depart ment has a dedicated Juvenile Bureau, a dynamic Special Investigations Detail, new but promising school visitation and com munity reIa tions programs, a modern police records and identification system, including the most complete crime labor -; atory in central California. VI. The Department has a comprehensive reserve and auxiliary program, enabling it to meet any temporary challenge or handle any emergency beyond the capabilities of the regular staff. Because of these factors, and with no intent to belittle or downgrade the Fresno Police Department, I feel that the Sheriff's Depart ment is better qualified to police that portion of the metropolitan area outside the city lim its. Such an arrangement is also more practical for these reasons: I. The sheriff is, by law, the chief executive, or law enforcement officer, of the county. His responsibility and authority are the same within incorporated cities as without. He is therefore responsible to all the people of the county; there is no "taxation without representation." II. The sheriff already is responsible for several law enforcement activities, which concern and are paid for by all county resi dents, both inside and outside incorporated cities, and in which the police department has no responsibility or authority. These are: l. Bailiff of the Superior Court. 2. Marshal of the Municipal Court. 3. Service and execution of civil pro cesses as ordered by any court. 4. Operation of the county jail. 5. Operation of the Industrial Farm. 6. Serving as coroner. 7. Transportation of prisoners. In summation, it seems highly impractical for the city to assume responsibility for police patrol and actual criminal investigation in cer tain areas outside the city, even though resi dents of those areas are required to pay, when the residents are already paying and will continue to pay, for their share of all other law enforcement services provided by the Sher iff's Department. That is not consolidation of services nor is it elimination of duplication, streamlining of the system, or reduction of taxes. There are, in the United States, over 500 contractual law enforcement agreements. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Depart ment provides complete service for 29 of the county's incorporated cities, and there the arrangements have been quite satisfactory. That satisfaction is at least partially due, no doubt, to the fact the contracts require that a county agency provide a police service to cer tain areas within the county; not that a city agency provide service to areas outside its boundaries. 58 If we are to ever achieve true consolidation, completely eliminate duplication, and receive full value for each tax dollar spent for law enforcement, we must have a system much more revolutionary than that proposed by th committee. We must be willing to abandon the traditional concept of a police depart ment inside the city and a sheriff's department outside. We can't reach the intended goal by saying that such principles will still be valid except in certain designated areas, and there responsibility will be divided between the two agencies. As a part of the overall plan for reducing law enforcement costs in the county, propos als have been made that certain activities carried on by both the Police and Sheriff's Departments be consolidated; that the two departments, in effect, trade work. Men tioned as a possibility was an arrangement whereby the Police Department photo lab would process Sheriff's Department film in exchange for ccertain unspecified Police Department duties to be performed by the Sheriff's Department. There was also some talk of combining the fingerprint and criminal identification files of the two departments. Such proposals look good on paper or when discussed in the abstract. However, so many potential problems exist that personnel of both departments assigned to study the pro posal have so far agreed upon only one minor area in which practical consolidation seems possible. The only benefit derived therefrom will be less inconvenience for certain person nel in each department; it will result in no savings to the taxpayer. As long as two depart- Compliments Of A FRIEND 59 CUT RATE ELECTRONICS Transistors, Capacitors, Resistors, Fire Alarms, & 1000's of Other Parts for the Experimenter, Ham & Manufacturer Phone 264-9952 715 BROADWAY FRESNO RETA'S UPHOLSTERY FORMERLY PEDERSEN'S UPHOLSTERY COMPLETE HOME ~ UPHOLSTERY W~ LARGEI LARGEI ,\ \\~:,;FABRIC SELECTION ' '.. -'.;i" \ ..,..,....266-0371 2021 E. BELMONT AVE. Just off the corner of Diana Street \#'~ Our sincere appreciation to the Fresno Sheriff's Department for their dedication to the safety of our community West Coast Christian College 6901 N. Maple Fresno TUBES ,,.c· TUBING & CHROME ROD John Rogers Division Manager 2671 South Cherry Avenue Fresno, California 93706 (209) 441-1794 DAVE CHRISTIAN CONSTRUCTION Est. 1959 -Free Estimates PAVING -GRADING -EXCAVATING Specializing in Asphalt Needs Commercial & Residential JIM CHRISTIAN -State Contractor Lie. No. 377698s 1965 Norris Drive West 441-0825 RANCHER'S COTTON OIL MANUFACTURERS OF COTTONSEED PRODUCTS P.O. Box 248 268-5353 FRESNO CALIFORNIA MOTOR EXCHANGE Your Business Is Appreciated Phone 233-6561· 1452 H STREET FRESNO Bella Frutta P-R Farms -Grower, Packer, Shipper Locally Grown Almonds From P-R Farms to your home -three generations of farming experience means quality you can trust. Buy in any amount, from 1 lb. to large bulk quantities. Great for baking, gifts, or fund raisingl 298-8290 Corner of Willow & Shepherd OPEN SUNDAY-FRIDAY 8:30 a.m.-S:OO p.m. 60 ments, under separate administrators, per form identical duties and have identical responsibilities in the same area, are financed by the same taxpayers, and both physical and procedural boundaries are sometimes in ques tion, tax dollars will be both wasted and inequitably spent. The only practical and logical solution seems to be to virtually do away with both the Police Department and the Sheriffs Depart ment as they now exist, and start from scratch. This is neither as revolutionary nor as difficult as it sounds. It has been done in other areas, with amazingly satisfactory results. I therefore offer the following proposal, as an alternate to that of the committee. I. That the entire County of Fresno become a single police service district. II. That the Fresno Sheriff's Department, the Fresno Police Department, all other city police departments within the county, and all county constables be stripped of their separate identities, and become the Fresno County Police Department. III. That the positions of Sheriff and Chief of Police be eliminated. IV. That the Fresno County Police Depart ment be administered by a Superintendent of Police. A. The position shall be elective, for a term of six years. B. The incumbent shall have full admini strative authority, responsible only to the people of the county. C. Candidates for the office shall be re quired to meet certain standards of education and police administrative experience. V. That the Board of Supervisors and the City Council form, with an equal number of members for each body, a Police Board of Directors. A. This board will have no administrative authority over the Superintendent of Police, but will act only in advisory and budgetary capacity. B. The board will not be a police review board, to review activities of or com plaints against individual officers. It will be concerned only with overall department policy and activity. VI. The district shall be divided into areas, with police service provided for each based upon density of population and other fac tors affecting need. Tax assessment for law enforcement in each area shall be based upon the level of service provided, which shall be determined by the Board of Super visors or the Board of Police Directors. VII. All duties and responsibilities now ascribed by law to the Sheriff shall be as sumed by the Superintendent of Police. . The foregoing outline is intended only as a guide to be used in devising a more detailed plan. There are several possible alternatives which may be more satisfactory. For instance, if the legislature should object to changing the various codes so that item VII could be legally complied with, it would accomplish the same purpose for the head of the department to retain the title of Sheriff rather than being called Superintendent of Police. Also, if it is not considered practical to include the entire county in the district, it could include the Fresno Metropolitan area and as many of the neighboring communities as wish to be included. The Board of Super visors could then retain and strengthen the constable system to provide basic law en forcement to the remaining unincorporated territory. It should be made clear that neither this, nor any other system which may be adopted, will result in an immediate reduction of taxes. In fact, as long as the population and the crime rate continue to grow, there can be no reduc tion in the amount spent for police protection. 61 The saving will be felt in terms of greater value for each dollar spent for law enforce ment, and smaller and less frequent tax in creases to pay for police protection. Such a plan would follow very closely the recommendations of the presidential crime commission of 1967, which emphasized the need for consolidation and coordination of police services by saying, "In no area of gov ernment service is fragmentation of local government into inefficient units, and con fused and conflicting lines of authority, more tragic than in crime control." Three heavily populated counties in the Southeast have already put such a plan into effect. Davidson County (Nashville), Ten nessee; Dade County (Miami), Florida; and Jacksonville County (Jacksonville), Florida, each has some type of consolidated system whereby all or most law enforcement in the county is handled by a single agency. They report very satisfactory results. Any problems regarding either geographical or procedural areas of responsibility can be resolved immediately. Consistent standards of service can be established and maintained. Tax sav ings are effected through centralized pur " chasing, buying equipment and supplies in greater quantities, and centralization of staff services. No longer must small communities each buy a piece of equipment they will use only part of the time, or each hire a man to do a job which won't require all his time. One piece of equipment can do the job for several communities, or be moved from one to the other as needed. Centralization of records and identification, communications, person nel, accounting, etc., reduces substantially the overall number of staff and clerical employ ees required. Consider the contrast with the present local law enforcement system in Fresno County. We now have a sheriff's department, oper ating to some extent all over the county, with a current fiscal year budget of $2,116,824. There are 14 judicial districts, each with an elected constable, most of which have from one to three deputy constables. Each con stable heads what is, in effect, a miniature police agency. However, the costs are not borne directly by the residents of the respec tive districts, but are all lumped together in the county budget. Therefore, residents of the Kingsburg and Dunlap districts, which have no deputy constable, are helping pay the salaries of deputy constables in all other dis tricts. The total amount budgeted to finance the constable system for the current fiscal year is $366,702, making the annual cost of general county law enforcement, in which every taxpayer shares, almost $2.5 million. The residents of the 14 incorporated cities pay additional taxes to support their respective ppolice departments. Each agency has its own records, communications, personnel and purb '" chasing systems and individually handle other staff duties. The total current law enforce ment budget for the 14 cities is approximately $5 million, making a grand total of $7.5 mil lion to be spent by county residents for local law enforcement. Much of that amount is wasted because of duplication and lack of coordination unavoidable under the present system. Growers and Shippers of Fancy California Grapes and Tree Fruit ELBAR -SWAN BAR R PAC KIN G C O. SANGER, CALIFORNIA Sanger 875-2541 Fresno 485-3710 62 The system I propose to alleviate this situa tion would be established along the following existing lines. Three basic types of service would be provided. A. Urban-Concentrated patrol similar to that now provided by the larger police departments of the county in their re spective cities, with crime deterrent based upon the principle of saturation. B. Suburban-Patrol similar to that now provided by the sheriff's department in that portion of the Fresno County Judi cial District outside the city fringe area, with deterrent based upon flexibility and mobility. C. Rural-No regular patrol, but all calls he lives. events, 3316 E. Ventura answered and investigated as required. Determination of the level of service to be provided for any given community or area would be made by the Board of Supervisors, based upon population density, potential crime rate, and other factors affecting need. The tax cost for law enforcement for each citi zen would be based upon the level of service provided to the community or area in which All other field services, such as follow-up investigation of crimes, policing of special serving of warrants and civil pro cesses, etc., would be provided on the basis of regardless of the area involved. BROWNIE Heavyweight MINUTE Mufflers SERVICE CUSTOM BUILT TAILPIPES 5 Pounds Heavier for Longer Life Locally Owned and Operated Free Estimates * Free Inspection 237-2081 Staff services, such as administration, per sonnel, records and identification, crime lab, communications, accounting, etc., would, as much as possible, be centralized. Present -buildings and other physical equipment now owned by all agencies would become the property of the county, and as many staff acti vities as possible handled in the present sher iff's administration and Fresno Police Depart ment buildings. It would be necessary to maintain small substation facilities in the out lying cities and various communities to serve those who would find it necessary or desirable to take their problems to the police, rather than call the police to their homes. Existing personnel of all agencies would be integrated into the county civil service system, and a single table of organization, standard uni-. form, and standard salary schedule adopted. Recruiting, testing, and certification of new employees would be the responsibility of the Fresno County Personnel Department. It would not be necessary to layoff those whose jobs would be eliminated by consolidation. Normal attrition due to retirement and resig nation would soon solve the problem. As was mentioned earlier, this system, or any system providing adequate polic~ pro tection, will not result in a reduction of taxes. It will however, retard future tax increases for law enforcement, and provide a better return OPEN DAILY AND SUNDAYS 11 A.M. UNTIL 10 P.M. FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS 11 A.M. UNTIL 11 P.M. PHONE 224-1865MARII CALLENDER'S 4239 N. BLACKSTONE (Corner of Ashlan)PIES FRESNO 63 64 MID VALLEY MANUFACTURING 2039 W. SUPERIOR CARUTHERS 864-8986 Our sincere thanks to the Fresno County Deputies Compliments of ABCO Garage Door Company 1215 Barstow • Clovis 299-0842 SEIBERTS' OIL CO., INC. DIESEL FUEL. WEED OIL. LUBRICANTS BATTERIES. TIRES For Prompt Delivery Call 251·7539 CRAIG & DOUG SEIBERT 3839 E. VENTURA FRESNO ESQUIRE LIQUORS sincerely thanks the Fresno County Deputies for their work In the community 2378 TAHOE • 864-3482 CALIFORNIA UPHOLSTERING WORKS 1146 BARSTOW, SUITE 11 CLOVIS 299-5427 SALUTING THE FRESNO COUNTY DEPUTIES COMPLIMENTS OF BOB'S DRYWALL & ACOUSTICAL CEILINGS CLOVIS • 291-8155 C & W BODY SHOP DON ASHBROOK, Owner 1250 Barstow • Clovis • 299-5304 Saluting the Fresno County Deputies Compliments Of A E A BACKHOE SERVICE CLOVIS 299-4125 THE COpy SHOP "We take care of a/l your printing needs." 300 W. Shaw, Suite 102A Clovis 298-3900 We Support Our Fresno County Deputy Sheriffs AMERICAN AG AVIATION, INC. FIVE POINTS D. PAPAGNI FRUIT CO. Phone 299-2541 CLOVIS P &J FRESNO AUTO PARTS CO. Complete Automotive Supplies Wholesale & Retail 266-8261 648 Broadway Fresno MARK'S SIGNS 1511 RAILROAD CLOVIS 93612 Our Special Thanks to the Fresno County Deputies and the Clovis Police Department Compliments of a FRIEND RON LEE OIL SALES Union Oil Distributor 935-1687 475 W. Elm Ave. • Coalinga AMERICAN BLACK CHROME 1000 HOBLITT CLOVIS I ( c a ti n on the money invested in law enforcement. Most important of all, each citizen will pay only for the police protection he receives. * * * * What happened after we submitted the finished product to Sheriff Willmirth and he approved the way we'd written it, we never knew. He didn't say whether he intended to officially submit the plan to the Board of Supervisors and City Council for serious con sideration, or if it was merely a ploy to force those who were in favor of the Urban Unifica tion Committee's plan to back off. In addition to being an able law enforcement administra tor, Sheriff Willmirth was also a shrewd and astute politician, so the latter conjecture may be more accurate. We know only that the Committee's plan never did receive serious consideration, by anyone in a position to do anything significant toward its implementa important factor in the Committee's plan's demise, whether he did submit it for serious consideration, or merely let a few people in the right places read it. We didn't exactly go in the direction Sheriff Willmirth pointed, but we have gone a long way toward correcting some of the problems existing when his plan was devised. The con stable system has been eliminated, there is greater cooperation among the various agen cies in the county in the area of mutual aid, and the 911 emergency telephone system will soon be in effect countyvvide. Time and continued population growth, the inflationary spiral of the seventies, and various other factors have combined to make some of Sheriff Willmirth's figures and pro jections obsolete. Still, the plan has merit, and if we're serious about consolidation of serv ices in the most effective way possible, maybe we ought to take another look at it. Best Wishes to the Men and Women of the Fresno County Sheriff's Department from AMERICAN PAVING CO. 355 N. THORNE PHONE: 268-9886 BULLOCK'S VACUUM PUMPING [41a.hliAJrd 1937 CESSPOOLS & SEPTIC TANKS SERVICED & REPAIRED & PUMPED CESSPOOLS REACTIVATED "WE PUMP OUT ALL OF THE SLUDGE" Sewer Lines & Drain Pipes Cleaned With Electrical Power Snake 224-5494 With mention of this advertisement get 10% discount. 65 tion, and it was soon forgotten . Sheriff Will mirth's counter-plan may well have been an MOUNTAIN VIEW DAIRY Manuel J. Silva & Sons Phone 264-7936 2947 W. Manning Ave. Fresno ALOE CHEMICALS, INC. INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT Chemicals and Technical Services Boilers -Cooling Towers Waste Waters Professional Chemical Cleaning Softeners Chlorinators Chemical Pumps & Controllers Waste Water Treatment Reduction in odors and increasing soil percotation 4670 N. EL CAPITAN, FRESNO, CA 93711 PHONE (209) 268-4566 the a Keep From Happening By Carlotta Curti Senior Community Services Officer This past year has seen a tremendous growth in the delivery of Crime Prevention Services to the residents of all areas of Fresno County. There are 26 Community Service Officers working out of 17 Community Serv ice Centers scattered throughout the county from Coalinga to Shaver Lake and from Fire baugh to Rjverdale. They work under the supervision of their area commanders, and conduct various crime prevention programs \ . ..,ith a major emphasis on the formation of :\leighborhood Watch Croups, Business Watch Croups, and conducting of security surveys. Special interest programs are also offered to the general public as well as schools and groups. These topics include various child safety programs, fingerprinting, dmg and alcohol abuse, etc. In March the Crime Prevention Unit was awarded a $125,000 Community Crime Resis tance grant from the State of California. The monies were used to fund five Community <; Service Officer positions, an Office Assistant position, audio visual equipment and print ing costs. Seven projects were funded which included: D. T. LOCKE RANCH FIREBAUGH 1. Establishment of a volunteer program. 2. Expanding and updating the Neighbor hood Watch program. 3. Special programs for the elderly. 4. Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence pre vention programs. 5. Expanding commercial crime preven tion programs. 6. Staff training. 7. Increasing Home Security Inspections. The grant funds are for a one-year period and can be renewed for a second year. The Crime Prevention Unit actively parti cipates in the Fresno District Fair, the "It's A Crime" Rally, the Senior Citizens Forum, etc., by setting up informational displays. These booths provided free information to public about the various Crime Prevention programs available to them. The Crime Prevention Unit, \,vorking out of Department headquarters, is staffed by Deputy IV supervisor, replacing the former sergeant, two Office Assistants) two Senior Community Service Officers, and one Com munity Service Officer. ·5 ·SAN 0 • ASPHALT • GRAVEL "VVe'lI Pull Ha,-d fo,-You" TRUC::I<I~G TRANSFER AND TRACTOR. WORK SANGER 787-2244 66 STEAM CLEANERS, INC. ALKOTA • SPARTAN • ELECTRO-MAGIC STEAM & HIGH-PRESSURE CLEANERS Cleaning Systems -Hot & Cold High Pressure Washers- sizes for any cleaning job Soaps & Cleaning Chemicals For Assistance Call Warehouse Distributors 2655 S. East Ave. 233-2507 OUR SPECIAL THANKS TO THE CANINE UNIT OF THE FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT BEST DOG PET FOOD SUPPLY 318 CLOVIS AVE. • CLOVIS 297-7676 ENJOY CYkLlt:rUIIJj01 FINE CARS! Frank J. Sanders has served the Fresno ~ community for over 40 years! ...o..ir~~"~;r] ~l:I;::;!g 7~1£~~~ II 226-5175 Cougar. Topaz. Capri • Lynx • Marquis Lincoln • Continental.· Mark VII • Merkur GUARD AND PATROL SERVICE COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL RESIDENTIAL • STRIKE CONTROL CONSTRUCTION • SPECIAL EVENTS FULLY TRAINED PERSONNEL STATE LICENSED INVESTIGATORS COMPLETE LIABILITY INSURANCE STATE LICENSED AND BONDED J,.ICENSE NO. P6809 FREE CONSULTATION AND SECURITY SURVEYS LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES TURNER SECURITY SYSTEMS 2409 MERCED, SUITE 2 • FRESNO, CA 93721 486-3466 SUBSIDIARY OF DON TURNER & ASSOCIATES-INVESTIGATORS Our Sincere Thanks to the Fresno County Sheriff's Department ART VOOR HEES ~9~ 7-~ THE RRTOGRRF'H CO. STREET ROD T·SHIRT SPECIALIST 1250 BARSTOW #E CLOVIS, CA. 93612 209-298-4522 Clovis Funeral Chapel FUNERAL DIRECTORS COMPLETELY NEW FACILITIES AMPLE PARKING DANNY MARTIN MIKE MARTIN 298-7536 1302 CLOVIS AVE. CLOVIS 67 Patrol Division~..~~~~ ~~~~ K. Hogue Captain Division Commander D. Gustafson Lieutenant Assistant Division Commander J. Arceneau R. Boland A. Cox Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant Watch Commander Watch Commander Watch Commander Our Special Thanks to Sheriff McKinney And His Fine Deputies Compliments Of John Garabedian Farms Fresno FRESNO EQUIPMENT CO. "SERVING FRESNO COUNTY" ~ JOHN DuAE 486-8020 884-2425 FRESNO FIVE POINTS 68 /'\.... / ........... P. Bellefeuille P. Caporale A. -. D. Fries TRUCK DISPATCH SERVICE Truck Brokers 2055 E. North Ave. Area 1 J. Avila ----,/ - R. Chatman VALLEY NOVELTY COMPANY WHOLESALE -RETAIL EVERYTHING FOR THE PARTY OR CARNIVAL Florist Suppl ies Decorations For All Occas ions · 486-7920 2900-18 Ventura Fresno Ph. 237-6617 69 R. Souza Lieutenant J. Blohm Sergeant .,a D. Caudle Sergeant D. Conway Sergeant T. Garey Sergeant J. Amador -L C. Mestas Sergeant J. Coelho R. Mendoza D. Cervantes F. Johnson F. Maldonado ~ P. Oh ~;, L. Nilmeier C. Osborn M. Robison D. Ryan /, S. Ryan J. Silva J. TilleyG. Semenko J. Ford Community Service Officer R. Hernandez Community Service Officer L. Kyle Community Service Officer L. McGrew Community Service Officer A. Pin a Community Service Officer P. Seney Community Service Officer --+ '. , . . . ,V. ': . ~ C. Walters Community Service Officer 70 -,..-----.....-,'./. E. Mee Lieutenant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant G. Gallagher H. Banks G. Burton D. Huerta G. Andreotti S. Canning R. Doughty D. Eaton RIDGE ELECTRIC MOTOR CO. Portable Tool Repair Commercial Kitchen Equipment Repair Electric Motors - R. Herring G. Humann R. Hunt J. Lee S. Mathias S. Meunier W. Nielsen ACE ALUMINUM AWNING CO. AND ACE HOME SUPPLIES ALUMINUM AWNINGS • SIDINGSWiring and Supplies PA TIO COVERS . CAR PORTS 268·5031 1915 E. Olive Ave., Fresno. 268-3051 & 266-1648 71 AATLAS TRUSS CO. (209) 875-7519 II==VI INSURANCE, INC. "SINCE 1957" 245 East Clinton at Palm Fresno, California 93704 209/226-7242 OTHER PEOPLE DO "ONCE OVER" cotton blow down machine that can save its cost the first year. Call Collect. SOLD or MFG. BY HYDRAULICS MACHINERY SALES RALPH W. STARR, Manager P.O. Box 36 (209) 888-2204 5405 S. Del Rey Ave. or 896-1873 Del Rey. CA 93616 Carl Ahrendes (209) 299-6958 Allied Weed Control P.o. Box 127 Clovis, CA 93613 BILL J. RIPPEE INVESTIGATOR Licensed & Bonded ALL TYPES OF INVESTIGATION Civil -Criminal -Marital -Industrial Personal Injury Child Custody Organized Labor Strike Investigations 2844 Fresno St. SLAVICH BROS, IN Mercedes-Benz • Jeep • AMC • Renault • Stanislaus & M-N • Fresno, Open Mon. thru Sat. MERCEDES-BENZ JEEP·R 441-0911 441 or 875-6018 Daily Feed & Animal Supply Owners JIM & JINNY DAILY 902 Academy MIKE PADILLA, Mgr. Sanger, CA 93657 Mon.-Sat. 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Bus. 209/ 299-2152 7020 E. Tollhouse Rd. Clovis, CA 93612 GRANDMA'S SILVER CREEK "GRANDMA'S KITCHEN NO.2" We feature "Home Style Cooking" Biscuits and Gravy Our Specialty 275-0906 3093 N. Parkway Drive • Fresno (Inside Traveler's Inn) BILL'S SUPPLIES DEER, SHEEP, CATTLE & HORSE FENCE CHICKEN WIRE & WELDED WIRE STEEL FENCE POSTS -STAPLES & SUPPLIES NEW & USED PLUMBING FIXTURES FIXTURE REPAIR PARTS PIPE & FITTINGS -FAUCETS & VALVES 4071 E. VENTURA AVE.• FRESNO. 252-1861 72 R. Reed T. Ronlake L. Smith D. Stone L. Van Meter R. Wilson R. WorsteinC. Waller S. Jones Community Service Officer E. Licon Community Service Officer P. Moore Community Service Officer D. Schiavon Community Service Officer J . Crimm Community Service Officer COLLECT OR WRITE FOR FREE BROCHURE FULL REGISTERED DENTAL ASSISTANT APPROVED An EllgiDle InslilulIOn for federal Insured Siudeni Loans & Granls NOWI FOUR LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU' 1604 FORD AVE. MODESTO, CA 95350 -FMC FMC Corporation Agricultural Chemical Group Box 1669 Fresno, California 93717 209-252-1641 Myron J. Weinbergr Manager Employee Relations Western Direct Sales 73 S. Jones B. Owen T. Klose D. Perry BRUCE'S BARBER SHOP Personalized Barbering 2736 Divisadero, Plaza Shopping Center, Fresno M. Wright R. Avery K. Frankfort O. Moon A. Rusconi Lieutenant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant E. Areyano K. Badiali N. DadianS. Tafoya Sergeant • L. Gilstrap I. Glass G. Healy J. Maier M. Mims R. Montgomery o & N AUTO SERVICE 225-4024 3822 N. FRUIT FRESNO, CA 93705 74 THE OUTPOST Your Favorite Restaurant I:CQICKTAILS FINE FOODS Your Favorite Host DAN VUKSON Always There to Greet You 251-7171 7 N.ChestnutatOlive • Fresno F. StewartD. Rose E. Thompson E. Westrick v. Wisemer D. Howland E. Massongill Community Service Community Service Officer Officer R. Meunier B. Nehring Community Service Community Service R. Rigg Community Service Officer Officer Officer COUNTRY COUSIN MARKET Located at 4594 E. OLIVE, FRESNO Open on all holidays for your convenience 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week 75 R. Adolph M. Bailey A. Noyes A. Alaimo Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant M. Amparano J. Arendt v. Bacchetti P. Baker J. Bull B. Christian R. Cole S. Coleman 1. Daggett J. Dunn v. Frascona land B HOME FURNITURE CO. Brand Name Furniture and Appliances 233-4672 1332 VAN NESS FRESNO J. Golden HOLT lUMBER INC. lumber -Plywood -Building Materials DICK HOLT Bill HOLT 1916 S. Cherry Ave. Fresno 76 Irrigation Equipment Sales, Service & Rentals The Irrigation Store 21500 W. Manning San Joaquin Store Office 693-2435 693':'4315 Our Sincere Thanks to the Sheriff's Department For a Job Well Done * BERRY'S GASOLINE ALLEY PARLIER 646-2807 SANGER, CA SALUTES THE MEN & WOMEN OF THE FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WE SUPPORT OUR FRESNO COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFFS • Compliments of CROSSLANID FARMS REEDLEY 77 American Carpet Cleaning "AMERICAN REALL Y CARES" Reasonable Rates T inting and Dyeing • (209) 227 L. Green W. Gunn R. Hill R. Jackson J. Johnson ~ F. Kilgore F. Lopez E .. Mateo R. Parker R. Sample J. Stuart R. Pursell T. Rien J. Sparke M. Stanford YOSEMITE COINS &ANTIQUES Buy and Sell Gold and Silver Coins and Antiques 163 N. Fresno St. • Fresno • 485-8260 J. Schoenhoeft D. Tafoya and Dye Co. Professional Cleaning Residential and Commercial RALPH WHOLAVER 9360 N. Blackstone • Fresno, CA 78 -,.-/ R. Verdugo C. Adolph Community Service Officer -. . D. Wayne G. Bosch Community Service Officer C. Butcher Community Service Officer S. Kimbley Community Service Officer S. Pursell Community Service Officer HARVEY BY-PRODUCTS CO. 264-5130 231 6 S. FRUIT AVE. FRESNO A. Baker Community Service Officer ~. '~, I. Celaya Community Service Officer K. Carreiro Community Service Officer R. Keith Delivery Driver G. Williams Office Assistant Armored Transport of California Complete Banking Service Serving Fresno Over 35 Years All Property in Our Possession Completely Insured Against Loss 110 N. Broadway 233-5855 79 Communications A B. Gustafson Senior Comm. Dispatcher M. Mosier Sergeant W. Burns Comm. Dispatcher III . · JD.~ · .-,' J. Stuart Comm. Dispatcher III D. Plumb Communications Systems Supervisor A E. Garabedian Comm. Dispatcher III D. Vargas Comm. Dispatcher III D. Garey Senior Comm. Dispatcher " I' ~ ." i' . . II' S. LaPonte Comm. Dispatcher III B. Whitlow Comm. Dispatcher III C. Parkinson Comm. Dispatcher III D. Castleberry Comm. Dispatcher II W. Elliott Comm. Dispatcher II C. Hollis Comm. Dispatcher II G. Kirkorian Comm. Dispatcher II P. Marin Comm. Dispatcher II 80 K. Onchi J. Byrd D. De Pew T. Escalante J. Gaither Comm. Dispatcher II Comm. Dispatcher I Comm. Dispatcher I Comm. Dispatcher I Comm. Dispatcher I --=, ,. '.:i' .... H. Hutchens V. Harris D. Leon C. Palmer Comm. Dispatcher I Comm. Dispatcher I Comm. Dispatcher I Comm. Dispatcher I KINGS VIEW HOSPITAL Tom E. Noyes, Director Inpatient Services Kings View Hospital is a 55-bed, private, non-for profit psychiatric hospital which offers extended reconstructive treatment in addition to providing a setting for briefer crisis-oriented psychotherapy. The total milieu program focuses on interpersonal relationships as the primary vehicle for understand ing and modifying behavior. A full range of thera peutic modalities is utilized including individual and group psychotherapy, family therapy and the psychotropic drugs. The hospital provides a comprehensive activity therapy program for ali patients. including a fully accredited high school on the grounds to serve the educational needs of the hospitalized adolescent. Outpatient Services The Outpatient Department offers comprehensive diagnostic and treatment services for adults, ado lescents and children. In addition to brief and consultations and psychological diagnos tic examinations, individual psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, family therapy and psychoanalysis II available for outpatient treatment. FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Kings View Hospital 42675 Road 44 Reedley, CA 93654 (209) 638-2505 Best Wishes to the Fresno County Deputies Compliments Of THE JAMAT RANCH SANGE'R, CALIFORNIA & PANDOL & SONS DELANO, CALIFORNIA 81 Compliments of FRED RAU DAIRY, INC. ,FRED RAU, Owner KNUDSEN PRODUCER PHONES: Office 237-3393 • Res. 26607511 10255 W. MANNING AVE. FRESNO RIGHT OR WRONG? The same temporary worker can be right in one office environment, wrong in another. That's why the Manpower System is so important. It's a breakthrough in personnel science that eliminates guesswork in selecting the right temporary for each assignment. It's the reason to call Manpower when you have more work than workers. O®~~R® TWO OFFICES TO SERVE YOU 4969 E. McKinley, #103 1318 E. Shaw, #405 Fresno (209) 251-2255 Fresno (209) :l~H)]UII Since 1976 Featuring a complete selection of quality & specimen indoor plants direct from grower. 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Almeida Office Assistant Service Officer Officer Thomason Tractor Co. serving the Westside salutes the men and women of the Fresno Sheriff's Oepartment 985 -12th St. • Firebaugh • 659-2039 • PEREZ PACKING. INC. Growers and Shippers CALIFORNIA FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Flre1baugh. California Seven-Up Bottling Company (209) 442-1553 2012 Pearl Street Fresno, California 93721 c. D. SIMONIAN INSURANCE AGENCY General Insurance Office Phone: 834-3615 125 E. Merced P.O. Box 343 Fowler, California 85 ~fl~~~ Patrol Reserve Deputies IR By Paul Sullivan, Jr. What do the numbers 29 and 59,000 have in common? More than you might imagine. Twenty-nine volunteer reserve deputies in the Patrol Divi sion of the Fresno County Sheriff's Depart ment contributed some 5,900 hours of patrol time to the department and Fresno County. Figured at ten dollars an hour that's equiva lent to a $59,000 donation to the County of Fresno. Of course if those patrol hours were translated into the employment of full time officers the cost would be considerably more because of the fringe benefits which go along with county employment. Reserve deputies also supply their own uniforms, duty weapon and leather. The role of the Reserve Deputy within the ' department generally falls into two categor ies, that of a back-up or partner officer and that of a solo officer filling a regular beat. And like the department's implementation of Area Based Policing, the Reserve Unit too has aligned itself the same way. Just as regular officers have "made their home" in a particu lar area of the county, so too have the Reserve ;0 Deputies in terms of their work assignments. Reserve deputies are to be found in a variety of situations and at special events. In terms of manpower concentration the two biggest details filled by Reserve Deputies are the annual Firebaugh Cantaloupe Festival and the Caruthers Fair. Those activities run ned and neck for staffing needs with the three annual rodeos in the county-Riverdale, La- ton and Clovis. For the Clovis Rodeo, Sher iff's Department Reserve Deputies assist their colleagues in the Clovis Police Department on the Parade Detail. If you or your family frequent any of the recreation areas in the Sierra during the sum mer and fall, the chances are the majority of the officers you see will be Reserve Deputies. That's not to say the regular officer isn't out there too. U.F.D. (Uniform Field Division) Reserve Deputies are also filling an increasing role of either adding to the complement of officers in the field or filling in for one of those officers who is away on a training assignment or family emergency. That job is filled by what's known as a Level I officer. Through state mandated training and experience provided within the department, a Level I officer may legally provide the full range of law enforce ment services that a regular officer does. The majority of U.F.D. Reserve Deputies are what's known in state jargon as Level II officers. They are the majority of the depart· ment's reserve foree. Their roles on special details or as back-up/partner officers during a regular shift comprise the bulk of what a re-. serve unit is all about. Training for Reserve Deputies, just like ulars, is continuous. Each monthly includes training, there are monthly quali tions with either the regular duty weapon shotgun, and there are periodic special ing sessions on weekends. Reserve Deputies come from a broad trum of the community in terms of ground and employment. But they common love of law enforcement and a sire to do something good for the The Fresno County Sheriff's D might be considered mid-range in its tion of reserve officers. Department on the "citizen cop" ranges from the heavy with the Los Angeles Sheriff's ment, to the only ceremonial role dicta other departments. That decision, by up to the sheriff or chief. Some departments have no reserve officers. The melding of regular fuJI time with their reserve counterparts is a 86 thing. It can be thrown out of whack easily by errors made by the reserve or by a mere per sonality clash. But over the past several years in the Fresno County Sheriff's Department things have gradually improved to a general feeling of trust between most regulars and most reserves. Reserves are first and foremost designed to support the department in its manpower needs and not to supplant a regular employee trying to earn a living at the very difficult job of enforcing the law. Participation by and reliance on Reserve Deputies began to show a gradual increase shortly after Harold McKinney became sher iff. His support and that of many of the patrol and administrative leaders of the department have fostered the broader range of duties and responsibilities for Reserve Deputies. Candidly, however, the volunteer in law enforcement anywhere in the country is often viewed with more than the average skep ticism by full time lawmen until that volun- GRIFFIN' AUCTION COMPANY Highway 99 and Adams Fowler, CA 834-2362 Buyers, Sellers, Appraisers, Liquidators PETE'S CORNER BAR AND LlaUOR 864-3349 teer proves he or she is not a threat and is in fact a willing worker. 'While the great pres sures faced by law enforcement have created not only the need for assistance but room for that assistance to operate, there is also under standable skepticism. Put in basic terms, wouldn't you think it strange for someone to work alongside you at your job and do it for free? For some Reserve Officers their avocation is a stepping stone to a full time career. While some departments maintain a reserve pro gram just for that purpose, the Fresno Coun ty reserve unit has long been made up of those who accept their role as their avocation. 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SHAW AVE. • FRESNO, CALIFO PHONE 227-6000 88 In this day of ponderous court process, when sometimes even for very minor cases there's a seemingly interminable delay be tween arrest of the defendant and the final court disposition, it's refreshing to remember that justice wasn't always so slow. Not a typi cal example, for then the case was disposed of in what may have been record time between reporting and conclusion, but an interesting case nevertheless, was a gasoline theft in the Raisin City area about 1958. The case was handled by a patrol officer assigned exclu sively to misdemeanor follow-up investiga tion, primarily a public relations task. He took cases that would be so low on the detective division priority list that they weren't likely to any attention from that source, made at one contact with the victim, and checked crime scene to see if any pertinent in for had been omitted in the original re . Surprisingly, considering the apparently nature of the cases involved, he managed to identify a suspect. case in point was a bit unusual from the 'C••••••••,.e. in that the investigator got the ini assignment, rather than having a prelim check made by a uniformed patrol . The timetable for the investigation as follows. p.M.-A fanner called to report gas- ACE SERVICiE Charles S. Pashayan, Sr. re Complete Car Service K TIRES -FARM TIRES PASSENGER TIRES oline stolen from his above ground storage tank behind his bam. The case was immedi ately assigned to the officer. 1:00 p.M.-The officer arrived at the scene. The farmer shQwed him the location of the tank, and told him he suspected a young man living in a house a few hundred yards away. The suspect had been out of a job for some time, and had an automobile that he used often. The farmer added that he knew the young man quite well, and that if he'd come to him and asked, he'd have given him a tank of gasoline, and found some work around the place the youth could have done in exchange for it. The officer found footprints leading away from the storage tank, and followed them through a grape vineyard to a point in the suspect's driveway where, according to the victim, his car was usually parked. The car was not there at that time. 1:45 p.M.-The officer went to the Car uthers Justice Court, explained the situation to Judge Elmer Cowan, signed a complaint charging petty theft, and obtained a warrant of arrest for the suspect. 2:15 p.M.-The officer returned to the scene, and saw the suspect's car parked in his driveway. 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The officer said, "I don't know whether or not the court has any order of restitution in mind, but in case such an order is contemplated, the victim has indicated to me that he'd have given the defendant a tank of gas and let him work for payment, if the defendant had asked. Perhaps a similar arrangement could be worked out now." "Thank you," the judge said. "I did have an order of restitution in mind." He then put the defendant on bench probation (informal, re quiring no supervision by the Probation Department), and sentenced him to five days in jail, suspended on the condition that the defendant~ontact the victim and make ar rangements to work out the cost of the gas oline. Defendant so agreed. 3:40 p.M.-The officer returned the defen dant to his home, then went to the victim's home and advised him of the court's decision. The victim indicated he was satisfied with the arrangement and would cooperate. 4:05 p.M.-The officer arrived back at headquarters, prepared a crime report, a fo1low-up report, and a case closure, and su bmitted them to his supervisor in time to get off duty at the regular time of 4:30. 90 ......__.._........-.,;:iIo.oIoii"""'"" Detective J. Daily Lieutenant Crimes Against Property J. Crass Sergeant Crimes Against Persons F. Burford Detective I .. I R. Cobbs Sergeant Warrantsl Transportation MARVIN J. SEVERSON STATE FARM INSURAN'CE COMPANIES Bloomington, minois Representative 1519 E. Olive, Fresno 485-2000 U. Coffman Sergeant Auto Theft E. Burk Detective F. Carvalho Detective 91 A. Harker Lieutenant Crimes Against Persons W. Pierce Sergeant Property Detail W. Prince Sergeant Juvenile Detail Detective R. Guthrie Detective SIRMAN & WARREN WHOLESALE DRUGS -SUNDRIES 414 P STREET FRESNO C. 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Clinton Ave. IClinton & Hwy. 99) 266-9893 299-3711 or 299-4222 Open 7 Days lor Lunch & Dinner 96 (Because identification of certain persons involved in this case, either directly or by association, would possibly cause them acute embarrassment, ficticious names are used for the two main characters, and no one else, ex cept officers, is referred to by name. This sometimes makes the writing task a bit awk ward, and may similarly affect readability; however, it is considered necessary in view of the peculiar circumstances of the case.) Falling in love with a buddy's kid sisteris as traditional in this country as apple pie and baseball. Such an attachment has been a favorite premise for screenwriters and authors of romantic novels for generations. In fiction the sister almost invariably recipro cates, and the young lovers, after surmount ing the problems necessary to the plot of the story, marry and presumably live happily ever after. There isn't always such a happy ending in real life, of course. In instances where the would-be suitor's love is not re turned, he usually tries various conventional methods to persuade the young lady in ques tion to change her mind, and if unsuccessful, gives up and turns his amorous intentions here. The methods of a young man we shall call for effecting such a change of heart 't exactly conventional, and while his ......·'''..,~Y\r'o may have been commendable, his were decidedly illegal. Juan had first met and been attracted to the we'll call Maria sometime around 1973, she was about 12 years old and he was He managed, through friendship with her , to see her frequently during the next years, and made repeated efforts to per her to be his girl friend. She steadfastly to even consider the idea, for two rea She didn't feel ready for romance lest it e with her plans to study for a career would enable her to escape the drudgery of field work that had been her parents' lot. Furthermore, as she tried unsuccessfully to make Juan understand, she simply didn't care for him in that way, and wouldn't have con sidered him a likely prospect even if she'd been actively seeking a boy friend. The evening of November 10, 1978, a Friday, Maria, at that time 17 years old, at tended a dance at the Rainbow Ballroom in Fresno, accompanied by her 14-year-old niece and a couple of adult women who lived in the same small community in southwestern Fresno County. Juan was also at the dance, and late in the evening he approached Maria and asked her to dance with him. She reluc tantly agreed, afraid that if she refused he'd create an embarrassing scene, for he'd obviously been drinking and was in a some what belligerent mood. After several dances she told him she was too tired to dance any more. He insisted on just one more dance, promising he would then leave her alone, but she was adamant in her refusal. By that time it was almost one o'clock, and she and her com panions left for home, arriving there about 2:00 A.M. The older women dropped Maria and her niece off at Maria's house, where the two girls were to spend the night alone, other members of the family being away working. The girls went to bed, in separate rooms, immediately after arriving home. Maria had just dropped off to sleep when she was awakened by the sound of footsteps outside, followed by the noise of a door being opened. A moment later Juan entered her bedroom. She asked him what he was doing there, and told him to get out. He said, ''I'm coming for you. I'm going to take you." "No. I'm not going with you," she replied. "Yeah, I'm going to take you," he said. Maria started screaming, jumped out of the bed, and tried to run into the room occupied by her niece. Juan grabbed her with one arm 97 around her neck and the other hand over her mouth to stifle her screams. She struggled, broke free, and fell to the floor. As she went down he struck her in the face, causing her nose to bleed profusely, then fell on top of her. He then got to his feet, grabbed her again, and started dragging her toward the outside door. As they went through the door she saw a man she didn't know standing just outside, holding a rifle. The niece had been awakened by Maria's screams, and came out of her bedroom just in time to see Juan dragging Maria out the door. She followed, and yelled something to the effect that if they were taking Maria she was going too. The man with the rifle pointed it at her, and it frightened her so that she ran back into the house and locked the door. Both men took hold of Maria's arms and forced her into the seat of a pick-up truck. The man with the rifle placed it behind the seat, and both men then got into the truck, with Juan behind the wheel and Maria between them. They drove to a store in a nearby vil lage, where Juan stopped the truck and the other man got out and walked away, leaving the rifle in the truck. During the entire ordeal ;, he hadn't said a word, but had been breathing loudly and rapidly as if excited. From there Juan drove to Interstate 5, and turned south. He stopped once and used his shirt to wipe some of the blood from Maria's face, and again to buy gasoline. While at the service station she tried to think of a way to escape, but even though he got out while the gas was being pumped, he stayed by the door and watched her so closely she didn't have a chance. They arrived in Bakersfield early Saturday morning, and stopped at a motel. Juan parked the truck directly in front of the office door where he could watch her closely while he went inside to register. At that hour there was no one about to whom she could appeal for help, and she knew he could catch her if she tried to run away, so again she had no real opportunity to get away. When he drove to the parking space near the room he'd rented, he got out i'md told her to get out also. At first she refused, but when he threatened, then started, to drag her out, she, realizing resis tance at that point would only give him an excuse to hit her again, got out and accom panied him into the room. The first thing Juan did when they entered the room was tell her to go to the bathroom and wash the remaining blood off her face, and while she did so he turned on the radio. When she came out of the bathroom she sug gested television instead, and he turned it on, then lay down on the bed and told her to do likewise. She refused, turning the television dial to a station showing cartoons, then sat on , r Jl a chair and feigned interest in the cartoons. He got up for a short time, then lay down again, h saying that later he'd go somewhere and buy her a dress and some shoes, as she was wear ing only her nightgown. Juan lay on the bed for some time while she sat and watched television, but she was never sure he was sleeping soundly enough that she dared try to get away. Finally, though, he became ill, apparently from the drinking the night before, and while he was in the room vomiting she slipped out the door. saw a couple of maids cleaning nearby and asked them to call the police. Theyat refused, saying they had no reason to do but when she hurriedly explained the tion, they pointed to some nearby shru and told her to hide there. She did so one of the women went to notify the manager. A few minutes later an elderly she assumed was the manager came to hiding place and asked her if she was all When she assured him she was, he told he'd call the police. When Juan came out of the bathroom 98 found Maria gone he apparently realized she'd gone for help and that his arrest was likely if he stayed in the vicinity. No one saw him leave, but he was gone when the police arrived. The officers, after hearing Maria's story, took her to the police station and called her parents. Later that day a member of her family picked her up and took her home. The foregoing information was taken from the statements made by Maria and her niece to detectives Frank Carvalho and Ernie Duran on Sunday, the day after she returned home. It corroborated basic information that had been obtained by Deputy David Stone, who'd made the preliminary investigation in response to a telephone call made from a neighbor's home by the niece immediately after Juan and his unidentified accomplice had taken Maria away. About ten o'clock Sunday morning Deputy Allan Graham was dispatched to Juan's family's residence in a small town not far from Maria's home, to check a report that Juan's pickup truck was there. He found a truck . g the description given by Maria and NEW RENDEZVOUS NATUIRAL CHARCOAL BROILED STEAKS &CHOPS &PRIME RIB Lobster Has Been Called "THE BEST IN CALIFORNIA" LUNCH -DINNER COCKTAILS ET ROOMS -ACCOMMODATIONS UP TO 80 PEOPLE RS 11 A.M.-l0 P.M. -FR1. & SAT. 11 A.Mi.-ll P.M. SUNOAY 4 P.M.-l0 P.M. N. VAN NESS AVE.• FRESNO • 266-8354 -DINERS' CLUB · CARTE BLANCHE· MASTER CHARGE · AMERICAN EXPRESS her niece, and a check with the Department of Motor Vehicles revealed it was registered to Juan. Juan's mother told Graham that late Saturday evening a man unknown to her had driven the truck to its present location, had given her the keys, asked if Juan's brother was home, and, receiving a negative answer, left without offering any explanation as to why he had the truck or the whereabouts of Juan. Graham found a .22 caliber rifle behind the seat of the truck. He impounded the vehicle and weapon for further investigation by the crime lab. In her statement to Carvalho and Duran, Maria said that at no time during the incident had Juan made any sexual advances, and hadn't even tried to kiss her. When she asked, .as she had several times, why he had taken her and what his intentions were, he'd simply refused to answer. A complaint charging violation of Penal Code section 459, burglary, and section 207, kidnapping, was filed in Kerman Justice Court, and a warrant was issued for Juan's arrest. 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Because of the mask and the fact he hadn't spoken a word, Maria and her niece both said they would never be able to recognize him. In the case file there's a copy of a letter dated January 18, 1979, written to Juan's brother by a deputy county attorney of Keith County, Nebraska. The attorney stated he had been contacted by Juan and asked to write a letter authorizing the brother to take possession of the pickup truck, still impound ed by the Sheriff's Department. There's an unsigned notation on the bottom of the copy indicating that the vehicle had been released to the brother. There is no indication in the reports, nor do any of the officers involved remember, whether or not any request was made to the sheriff's department of Keith County to attempt to locate Juan. The writer was captain of detectives at the time, and ough I remember the case quite well, I 't remember this particular clue to Juan's ~wnc~re~lbouts. 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Such a claim would have received some passive support from Maria's own statement that he had made no sexual advances, and the fact she hadn't been seriously harmed. Even the blow to her nose could possibly have been explained as an accident occurring when she fell and he fell on top of her. Such an explanation would have been farfetched, but worse ones have been accepted by judges and juries. Had he thus been able to get off with a light sentence, or none at all, he'd stilI have been free to commit the second act, one which proved conclusive ly that Juan had kidnapped Mari~ for the express purpose and ultimate goal of forcing her to become his wife. COMPLIMENTS OF EPPERSON'S MARKET, INC. OF CALIFORNIA 2590 N. MADERA AVE. • KERMAN 846-7325 10 1 On May 29,1979, Juan parked his own pick up truck somewhere near his home, and bor rowed a friend's truck. That afternoon Maria got off the school bus at the usual place and time and started the short walk home. She'd gone just a few yards when Juan drove along side, stopped and said, "I want to talk to you." "You can talk here," Maria said. "Get in the truck," he said. ''I'll give you a ride." "I don't want a ride," she said. "I have to go home and cook dinner for my brother. He'll be home pretty soon." She then started to walk away. Juan drove the truck crosswise in the road in front of her, and she started to run. He jumped out, caught her, dragged her into the truck, and took off at a high rate of speed. At first he held her by the arm with his right hand, but she managed to get the door open and started to jump out. He then grabbed her by the hair. A neighbor who was familiar with the facts of the first kidnapping witnessed the second from her home a short distance away, and recognized Juan. She ran to her car and took off in pursuit, and kept the fleeing vehicle in :. sight for several miles, but finally gave up the chase when it became obvious she'd never be able to catch up. Deputy Sean Howard made the prelimin ary investigation, arriving at the scene before the witness who had given chase returned home. He talked to two other women who hadn't seen Maria pulled into the truck, but had seen the vehicle leave the area, and noted Maria's struggling to escape. Both identified the abductor as Juan. One of them turned over to Howard items she'd picked up at the point where the girl had been forced into the truck: a white cowboy hat with a blue band, a pair of sunglasses, a CB radio antenna, and a white cloth purse. The pursuing witness hadn't returned yet when Howard completed his investigation. He went to the Mendota Police Department and contacted Officer Joe Rascon, who'd heard the radio traffic concerning the inci dent, and had notified Department headc quarters he might have pertinent information. He told Howard that earlier that day he'd talked to a man he'd at first thought was Juan's brother, but that it could have been Juan him self, as the two looked alike and Rascon didn't know them very well. The person Rascon had talked to was wearing a white cowboy hat t with a blue band, sunglasses, a blue shirt and } jeans, and was driving a pickup truck matchs. ing the description of the one used in the kidnapping, with a CB antenna on the bed rail near the right hand door. He'd told Rascon he was working as a tractor driver in the Lost Hills area (northwest of Bakersfield), and that he would be returning there that evening. A little later that day Deputy Earl Richard son, who was patrolling the neighborhood the crime scene in case the suspect noted that the car used by the pursuing ness was at her house, and he stopped to to her. She could provide no additional in mation of any significance. Early in the she'd been close enough to see the right door open and Maria strugglfng to while Juan held her by the hair. Rich concluded the interview with the i she might not be telling all she knew, p because her husband was listening just the door, and he had perhaps told her to volunteer any information to avoid involved. The patrol division kept the area close surveillance throughout the n saw no sign of the suspect or vehicle. day the case was assigned to Lehman. One of his first moves was to the file of the prior case, and there he the copy of the letter Juan had sent brother via the deputy county 102 Keith County, Nebraska. He found nothing to indicate whether or not the lead had ever been checked ou t. That afternoon Lehman was contacted by Maria's mother and brother, accompanied by a family friend residing in Fresno who acted as interpreter. They told him that shortly after the kidnapping in November Juan had returned to the area, where his mother then lived, and had taken her to Nebraska, where his father lived and worked as a labor con tractor. Lehman also learned from them that Juan had a brother living in Lost Hills, and a sister in Bakersfield. That evening the friend who'd acted as interpreter called Lehman at home to tell him Maria's brother had just received a telephone call from Juan's sister in Bakersfield. She'd said Maria was at her home, that she was all right, and that she'd bring her home the next morning. The family friend called again the next morning to advise that the family had re a tip that Juan's sister was going to Maria off some distance from her home she, the sister, could avoid being detained questioned. Patrol units in the area were advised, and kept the surrounding area as close surveillance as they could. ever, nothing happened, and the family called Lehman again in the afternoon the following day to advise that Maria still 't been brought home, and nothing fur had been heard. man then arranged for a Spanish speak- officer, Ernest Beza, to telephone Juan's . She stated in response to Beza's ques that Juan and Maria had arrived at her the previous day, May 30, behveen and eight in the evening. She said she re that Maria had been forced to ac her brother, but that the girl didn't to be injured, nor did she observe Juan ting her in any way. Maria didn't to be afraid of Juan, but made it clear she didn't want to be with him. The sister said she'd had to leave home for a short time that morning, and when she returned Juan and Maria were gone. He'd mentioned that he was going to take.. Maria to Mexico, where he'd lived previously. When asked if she thought he might take her to her brother's place in Lost Hills, she said she didn't think so, for he and Juan were always arguing because the brother didn't approve of Juan's method of obtaining a wife. The sister said Juan was driving a black pickup. She couldn't give a detailed description of the vehicle, but it obviously wasn't the one he'd used at the crime scene, for all witnesses had described it as blue. In routine leg work over the next few weeks Lehman developed several bits of significant and relevant information, such as license .number and a detailed description of a pickup registered to Juan, previous places of employ ment, the fact Juan had a Nebraska driver's license, and an address purported to be that of his father in North Platte, Nebraska. The friend who was acting as interpreter and liai son with the victim's family came up with an address where Juan had previously lived in Mexico. However, a check with border sta tions showed no record of Juan's vehicle passing through. On July 10 Lehman and Detective Frank Martinez, accompanied by Maria's brother, went to the Lost Hills area to check on a tip the family had received that the victim had been seen in that area. Enroute they received a radio message from headquarters that Maria's mother had just received additional informa tion. They stopped at a phone booth and Martinez telephoned the mother. She stated she'd received information from an anony mous caller that her daughter could be found in the daytime at the home of a certain family in Lost Hills. The caller said Juan would take Maria to this home and leave her while he was at \vork, and pick her up in the evening. \\1hile 103 there she was kept in a locked room and not allowed to talk to anyone or use the telephone. The mother was acquainted with the family mentioned, and told Martinez that her son who was with them knew where they lived. It turned out the family had moved from where the son had last had knowledge of them, but through a stroke of luck, his recognizing their vehicle parked at their new residence, they were located. Both husband and wife were at home, and the situation and anonymous alle gation were explained to them. They denied knowledge of any such arrangement, said they knew Juan but hadn't seen him for over a year, and willingly allowed the officers to search the premises. Nothing was found that would tend to substantiate the information received by the victim's mother. Late that afternoon Lehman and Martinez talked to a sister-in-law of Juan, also living in Lost Hills. She said Juan and Maria had been at her home about a month previously. He had admitted that he had forced Maria to be with him, and indicated he was going to let her go home. 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He said Maria had D just called her mother from Hershey, Nebrasc. ka. She said she was being held against her will at Juan's mother's home, and that it was the first opportunity she'd had to use the tele phone. She said Juan was at work and his mother had gone to a laundromat. She didn't know the address she was calling from, but gave her mother the telephone number. DALENA & MARCIOCHI, INC. Ned F. Dalena -Sleven D. Penrose All Types Insurance -Surety Bonds 226-9414 338 W. SHAW AVE. 104 Lehman immediately checked and found that Hershey is in Lincoln County, and he tele phoned Sheriff Gilster there. GHster stated that Hershey is an unincorporated town and thus under his jurisdiction. Lehman explained the circumstances and gave him the telephone number furnished by Maria. The sheriff said he'd send a deputy to check as soon as he re ceived Lehman's teletype confirming the warrants of arrest for Juan. Within minutes the teletype was on its way. The next day, August 14, Investigator Jack Sexton of the Lincoln County Sheriffs De partment, accompanied by deputies Jim Henry, Mitch Strasburg, Dick Hough, and Rick Soto, arrested Juan at his mother's home, and took Maria into protective custody. The next morning Sexton advised Juan of his rights concerning extradition, and Juan agreed to waive those rights. He was taken before a judge for the formal signing of the waiver, as required by law. Sexton then interviewed Maria, who con firmed that she had been forced to accom Juan and kept in Nebraska against her . She signed a statement agreeing to testify that effect in any court proceedings against She said that Juan had taken her to his s home in Lost Hills the first night they together, and the next day they'd left and drove to somewhere near San Fran ,where he raped her. They'd stayed in a L MARVIN ELECTRIC, INC. COMMERCIAL • RESIDENTIAL 80 YEARS EXPERIENCE -LICENSE #399636 (209) 252-5106 RES. 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In response to their more detailed ques tioning, Maria elaborated considerably on the information she'd given in her statement to Sexton. She said that after her neighbor had quit chasing them, Juan had driven around for some time, and then parked in a grape vine yard. There he tried to pull her clothes off, apparently with intent to rape her, but aban doned the attempt when she resisted. After several hours there they went on to Lost Hills, to his brother's place. Noone was home, and after a couple of hours there she persuaded him to take her to the home of his sister in Bakersfield. She was acquainted with the si ter, and thought she could persuade her to take her home. The sister, however, suggested that they wait till morning (by that time it was evening of the second day) to see if she and Juan could "fix everything up." Apparently she thought a night spent with her brother would motivate Maria to be willing to make arrangement permanent. Maria insisted the woman take her home, saying there nothing between her and Juan to "fix up," she didn't love him, and didn't want to be him. The sister still said she'd have to until the next morning, but finally agreed call Maria's family and let them know she all right. When her brother answered he if he could pick her up that night. He told that he couldn't; that the next morn she would be brought home. next morning the sister at first said she to run and errand, and when she returned would take Maria home. Then she told to get into Juan's pickup; that he was going to take her home. Maria believed it at the time and did as she was told, but instead of going toward her home Juan drove to 99 high way and headed north. Maria had a sister living in Turloc~, and Juan told her he'd take her there, but when they reached Turlock he didn't stop. He kept promising that eventually he'd take her home, but instead drove to what she described as a forest near a lake. There he parked on a dirt road, forcibly removed her clothes, and raped her in the cab of the truck. She said she'd resisted, but was no match for his strength. From there they went to the town of Win ters, on 1-5 north of Sacramento, and stayed in a motel. She refused to sleep in the bed with him, and lay down on the floor. He joined her there, and by twisting her neck forced her to submit to him sexually again. The next day they started for Nebraska, and stopped enroute at a motel in Utah or Colorado, where again he forced her to have intercourse. When they arrived in North Platte they stayed one night in a motel, then he took her to the mobile home occupied by his mother, a brother, and an older man who apparently was a family friend. Maria said that Juan got a job, and that she stayed home with his mother during the day while he and the two other men were at work. She wasn't locked in a room, but the mother kept a close watch on her. She was, however, permitted to sit outside on the lawn occasion ally, where it was cooler than in the house. She said she was afraid to try to get away on those occasions because she had no money, and didn't know to whom she could turn for help. The other members of the household knew the circumstances of her being there, and she tried to get the mother to persuade Juan to let her go home. The mother refused, however, saying that after the first kidnapping she bad contacted Maria's mother and tried to per suade her to have the charges dropped. She'd 107 pointed out that the whole problem could be solved by Maria and Juan getting married. Maria's mother had replied that Maria didn't want to marry Juan, and that she wasn't going to try to make her change her mind. Juan's mother told Maria that because of her mother's attitude, she wouldn't do anything to help Maria now. The brother and the older man both ex pressed sympathy for her plight, and the older man once told Juan that what he'd done was wrong. However, neither offered to help her get away, and she didn't ask because she was sure they'd refuse out of fear of Juan. On one occasion when she mentioned to the brother that she'd been thinking of running away, he'd said he didn't blame her, but cautioned her to not do anything that would get him in trouble with Juan. . CURRIE, BROS., INC. JUNE MITCHELL Office Manager Res. 251-8705 Telephone 233-5171 P.O. Box 1048 Fresno, Calif. 93714 Meanwhile, Juan was playing the part of the dutiful husband, at least pretending to think that Maria would eventually care for him. He bought her clothing, and took her to the movies., occasionally. Maria said she slept with him and had sex with him regularly, al though always against her will and with no feeling on her part. She quit actively resisting because such efforts had proven futile. She said there were definite indications she was pregnant, but that she hated Juan, and still didn't want to be with him, even if she was going to bear his child. In Juan's statement he again, as he'd told Sexton, said his only intention when he first accosted Maria at the bus stop was to try to persuade her to have the kidnapping charge dropped. He admitted forcing her into truck and ignoring her repeated pleas to ALLIED TELEVISION SERVICE SERVICE ON ALL MAKES SALES -USED COLOR T.V.'S"" :~@.. PHONE6111251-8261 4534 E. TULARE AVE. • FRESNO Z BLOCKS EAST OF CEDAR AVE. 108 taken home. He said that he loved her, and thought that if he kept her with him a while she'd begin to care for him. He admitted the sexual activity, but denied he had ever used force to get her to submit, even at the begin ning. He claimed that while they were living at his mother's the sexual activity just seemed "to be natural," but then admitted in response to Lehman's question that that was how he'd viewed it, and was not necessarily Maria's attitude. At one point in the questioning he implied that Maria was willing to marry him, but didn't want to do so without seeing and talk ing to her family. \,yhen asked why he didn't, when that willingness was expressed, take her home and see if they could get the family's blessing, he said he was too busy at his job. Juan admitted that what he'd done was wrong, but the inference seemed to be that he meant he'd simply chosen the incorrect method of trying to get Maria to return his affection, rather than having done anything morally or criminally wrong. Back in Fresno a few days later Juan was formally arraigned on three counts: kidnap ping and burglary for the first incident, and kidnapping for the second. He couldn't be charged with the several incidents of rape for none of them had occurred in Fresno County. At his preliminary hearing and subsequent in Superior Court he entered a of not guilty to aJl three charges. Between arraignment and the date set for the trial, attorney, a deputy public defender, per the deputy district attorney handling prosecution to agree to a plea bargaining whereby Juan would plead guilty to the kidnapping charges if the burglary would be dismissed. Further condi were that the prosecution would go with a recommendation that prior to Juan be sent to the Adult Author- ity's Medical Facility at Vacaville for a 90-day psychiatric evaluation, and wouldn't object if the court decided the sentence should be something less than a term in state prison. On November 28,1979, the deal was made official in the court of Judge Robert Mar dikian. The judge allowed Juan to remain free on bail until December 26, the date set for fur ther judgment. Oil that date the judge re manded him to custody and ordered him sent to Vacaville for the psychiatric evaluation. He was returned to court on March 28, 1980, and for ruining an innocent young girl's life, was given the proverbial slap on the wrist. He was put on probation for five years, the terms of which included a year in the county jail, with credit for the 178 days already spent in cus tody. His scheduled release date was July 31 of that year. Further conditions of probation were that he was not to try to contact Maria or any member of her immediate family, and not to consume any alcoholic beverage or be present in any place where sale of liquor by the drink was the primary purpose of the establishment. Juan had told Bill Lehman that he had no intention of giving up his attempt to make Maria his wife; that he would kidnap her again if he had the chance. The report of the doctor who examined him at Vacaville is confiden tial, but reference was made to it in the sen tencing proceedings indicating that he was considered a marginal risk for abiding by terms of probation and rehabilitation. It is therefore difficult to understand the court's leniency in a situation where the defendant could and should have been sentenced to state prison for several years. After the trial the defense anorney said in an interview with a Fresno Bee reporter that, had the case gone to trial, one of the main ele ments of his defense strategy would have been to claim his client had no criminal in tent, but was merely following an ancient 109 B & J Rent-A-Trailer System, Inc. Local Trailer Rentals Radiator Service Joe's Exxon Station 406 N. H STREET 442-9873 AIR WAY HOOVER -EUREKA Sales and Service • Parts for All Makes New and Used 431-0443 6050 N. FIRST AT BULLARD RED TRIANGLE OIL CO. 2809 S. 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Whitesbridge Road 266-0627 Serving Fresno Cou~ty Since 1946 JACOBS GARAGE General Repair -Electrical-Carburetion Automotive Air Conditioning Repair ALLIE JACOBS 4434 N. Blackstone Ph. 222-7447 Compliments NORMAN OLSEN CONSTRUCTION CO. SAN CARLOS CAFE Carlos Urrea, Proprietor Mexican & American Food-Banquet Room AIR CONDITIONED 841 F Street 237 CUSTOM TRUCK PAINT & SIGN 4227 S. Hiway 99 Phone 233-0690 f 1 l' tc Ie 8 e re th I 110 Mexican custom that recognized the validity of "seduction by abduction." According to the attorney, the theory was, "You see a woman you want and you take her, and eventually a love relationship comes out of that." He didn't have to use that strategy, of course, and it's hard to believe a judge or jury would have taken it seriously if he had. However, the judge and the deputy district attorney, who concurred in the judgment, may have already been thinking along those lines. Or, perhaps they based their judgment on another factor the defense attorney would have emphasized; that Maria didn't try hard enough to escape from Juan, particularly after their arrival in Nebraska when she was sometimes allowed to sit outside the house alone. They may have felt that because after the first few times she accepted his sexual advances with little active resistance, she was doing so willingly. Maybe they thought she should have kept on resisting to the utmost of her ability, even though she knew such resistance would be futile and might result in her being beaten and severely injured. They could legally and conveniently fail to consider the first few times when she resist, for those acts didn't occur in Fresno They also apparently failed to consider the ference in size and physical strength; Maria GRAIN-TOMATOES COTTON NG CO. "Harvest King of the San Joaquin" P.O. BOX 295 • FIVE POINTS, CA 93624 (209) 884-2115 MOBILE OPERATOR -(209) 237-1111 #2126 LARRY #2133 TOM #2135 was of average stature, while Juan was taller than average and weighed about two hundred pounds. If she had tried to run away while in Nebraska, where would she have gone? No doubt she'd have found someone to help her, but she didn't know that. Although she was a bright, intelligent young lady who had quali fied for a college scholarship through her high school grades, she was very shy, and quite ignorant of the world outside the village in Mexico where she was born and the farm labor community in one of the more remote areas of Fresno County where she'd grown up. She had no money to call home from a pay phone, not even a dime to dial the operator, and no means of sustaining herself until help arrived even if she'd been able to call home. She no doubt felt that if she went to the police, it would be her word against that of at least two adults, and that they'd be the ones be lieved. Bill Lehman, at that time already a veteran detective with years of experience in listening to and sorting the truth from self serving state ments of both suspects and victims, was con vinced of Maria's sincerity, and that she didn't try harder to get away simply because she saw no way to do so with any chance of success. It is somewhat difficult to find an ending to WESTSIDE CHEMICAL * WESTSIDE HARDWARE * MENDOTA MOTOR PARTS P.o. BOX 7 • MENDOTA PHONE 655-4206 111 this story, for we really don't know the end ing. Maria's family, when they learned how little time Juan would be in custody, moved to an undisclosed location where, we under stand, Maria went into virtual hiding, sure that Juan would try to kidnap her again if he had the chance. It's possible we could have lo cated her and found out what her situation is now, five years later, but it doesn't seem a merciful thing to do. She's suffered enough, and probably wouldn't relish being reminded of the inddent. Apparently Juan obeyed the order of the court that he not try to contact Maria or her family; there's been no complaint of any such attempt to the Probation Department. The latest word on Juan is that he failed to stay in WALLIN &SON FUNERAL HOME (has. O. Wallin (has. M. Wallin 1524 9th St. 875-6555 Sanger contact with his probation officer as ordered, left the state without permission, and a bench warrant charging violation of probation has been issued for his arrest. Let us hope the war rant ,;vill be served, and he will be given pun ishment a little more appropriate to the gravity of the crimes. After the trial Maria told a Fresno Bee re porter that the family had left Mexico about ten years previously and come to California because her father had been murdered by a man who wanted some land he owned. The murderer, a prominent man in the commun ity, was never prosecuted. "I thought they had better laws here," Maria remarked to the reporter. We do. We just don't always enforce them. BEST WISHES TRI AIR INC. SPRAYING -SEEDING -FERTILIZING Day or Night Application in Madera -Merced & Fresno Counties Car Radio Call Fresno 237-1111 Car #161 P. O. Box 486 -Firebaugh 915 10th St ., Firebaugh 659 112 D. Bradford Carr. Lieutenant Carr. Sergeant M.Howe Carr. Lieutenant Carr. Sergeant COMPLIMENTS OF M. UCHIYAMA FOWLER I L. Nelson Captain Division Commander / M. Leonardo Carr. Lieutenant -- H. Gonzales Carr. Sergeant Carr. Lieutenant -w. Lang Carr. Sergeant S. Leonardo Carr. Sergeant Compliments of a friend in Fowler, California 113 G. Martin J. Noll T. Abshere J. Aguirre D. Aveitia Corr. Sergeant Corr. Sergeant Corr. Officer Corr. Officer Carr. Officer R. Betita Corr: Officer FRESNO TILE CENTER, INC. 631 North Maple • Fresno, CA 93702 (209) 251-4268 DERRELL BIDDY Affiliated Recovery Service DUE PROCESS SERVICE REPOSSESSIONS & INVESTIGATIONS SERVING LICENSED AND BONDED SALES CONTRACTS SERVICE FOR BANK AND AND CHATTELS FINANCE COMPANIES SKIP TRACING California License No. F204 Phone (209) 233-2226 4590 N. Bendel • Fresno, California 93711 M. Bagwell Corr. Officer A. Belcher Corr. Officer R. Brooks Corr. Officer FIG GARDEN DANCE STUDIO JEANNE RANDALL, Director 5671 North Palm Avenue 431-6213 Don't settle for less than Rrst. CALIFORNIA I FIRST BANK Fresno Office North Fresno Offici 1458 Kern Street 1330 E. Shaw 233-0591 226-7900 R. Briano Corr. Officer 114 T. Carr Carr. Officer J. Carter Carr. Officer A. Cavazas Carr. Officer -W. Chance Carr. Officer A. Dana Carr. Officer F. Elstan Carr. Officer F. Gantang Carr. Officer VINCENT GANDUGLIA TRUCKING 251-7101 4746 E. FLORENCE R. Canway Carr. Officer J. Cryan Carr. Officer J. Davis Carr. Officer J. Duenes Carr. Officer D. Dyer Carr. Officer J. Esparza Carr. Officer G. Falls Carr. Officer M. Flares Carr. Officer H. Facia Carr. Officer GREG'S STARDUST ROOM COCKTAILS 222-1112 375 E. Shaw (Mission Village) • Fresno Carr. Officer 115 Il THE KNUDSEN FAMILY IS f rrl\N~T caS5t-t~~)t:.t:.. __A'SOU .-o~ KNUDSEN FOOD PRODUCTS, 3380 W. ASHLAN, FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93711 TEL EPHONE: (209) 224-3900 rOWING IILLS,DN FAIMS INCORPORATED 24 HOUR TOWING REPAIR ANYWHERE & PAINTING 1318 East Shaw Avenue Suite 313 Fresno, California 93710 Phone 209/226..3444 TIIA;'\iKS AND C ONGRATULATES TilE rRESNO C OUNTY S HERIFF'S DEP ARTMENT WITH S PE CIAL GHATITUDE TO SHERIFF IIAHOLD C. MCKINNEY Melville E. Willson Russell M. Wi IIson EMERGENCY REPAIRS We%t ~rlmont 1410 W. BELMONT AVE . 116 M. Heggen Corr. Officer D. Kurtze Corr. Officer W. Marshall Corr. Officer B. Hancock Corr. Officer J. Goodlett D. Graves Corr. Officer Corr. Officer D. Hadland Corr. Officer D. Halderman Corr. Officer C. Johnson Corr. Officer J. Leon Corr. Officer Corr. Officer Corr. Officer J. Lockie Corr. Officer MACHADO'S DELICATESSEN & WINE SHOP FOODS-CHEESES (imported & Domestic) W. Shields at West Avenue. Fresno. CA 93705 TONY &. SHERI Phone 226-8431 J. Lopez Corr. Officer CANTEEN SEIRVICE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY Complete Vending Service Coffee. Cigarettes. Candies • Soft Drinks • Sandwiches 2136 Santa Clara 485-8800 117 w. Martens Corr. Officer M. Montoya Corr. Officer I R. Murray Corr. Officer M. McKinley M. Mendoza D. Mills- Corr. Officer Corr. Officer Corr. Officer P. Morgan Corr. Officer M. Munneke Corr. Officer D. Ramirez Corr. Officer Corr. Officer A. Stones Corr. Officer R. Storm Corr. Officer RICH PRODUCTS CORP. Frozen Bread & Pastry 320 "0" Street, Fresno Phone (209) 486-7380 G. Rodgers Corr. Officer c . Salinas Corr. Officer -T. Supple G. Tatham Corr. Officer Corr. Officer ELM AUTO DISMANTLING TRUCK PARTS PICKUPS & USED TRUCKS We Pay Cash for Used, Wrecked or Whole Trucks & Tractors 3646 5. Elm Ave., Fresno I 18 E. Watkins D. Wilcox Corr. Officer Corr. Officer D. Wood J. Dimery S. Garnica V. Marquez C . Porter Corr. Officer Sr. Jail Rec. Clerk Sr. Jail Rec. Clerk Sr. Jail Rec. Clerk Sr. Jail Rec. Clerk . ,~ ': ~ ~ J. Essman R. Evans J. Everitt C. Fitak J. Glenn Jail Records Clerk Jail Records Clerk Jail Records Clerk Jail Records Clerk Jail Records Clerk A ~ .~. A.~ M. Joseph T. Kleinhammer S. MacDonald R. Rosales Jail Records Clerk Jail Records Clerk Jail Records Clerk Jail Records Clerk RGENSEN BATTERIES, INC. 4740 E. KINGS CANYON ROAD 255-0800 JERRY'S AUTOMOTIVE MACHINE SHOP CALIFORNIA CERTIFIED SMOG STATION ALL TYPES AUTO REPAIRS 1017 N. BLACKSTONE 264-4837 119 COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECTS INC. Non-Profit, Low Cost Organization General Medical-Physical Examinations: Employment, Sports, Schools Cancer Testing Tuberculosis Birth Control and Pregnancy Testing Pre-Marital Blood Tests-VD Childhood and Travel Immunizations Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Pre-Natal Care-Well-Baby Check-ups FOR INFORMA TlON CALL FRESNO 4313 E. Tulare Ave. -453-1751 PINEDALE 34 E. Minarets Ave. -431-6070 EASTON DRUG 5796 S. Elm, Fresno 264-2966 PLAZA DRUG 15051 W. Whitesbridge Road Kennan 846-9396 • Fresno -266-8796 MENDOTA DRUG 673 Oiler, Mendota 655-4254 CARUTHERS DRUG 2436 W. Tahoe, Caruthers 864-3177 COLONIAL DRUG 111 Merced St., Fowler 834-5389 YOSEMITE PHARMACY 136 E. Yosemite, Madera -674-8583 VIE-DEL COMPANY 11903 South Chestnut 834-2525 FRESNO, CALIFORNIA The staff at American Forest Products, Fresno, supports the men and women of the Fresno County Sheriff's Department for accepting the primary responsibility for law enforcement in our fine county. American Forest Products Robert Simmons, Mgr. Fresno, CA Fresno Feed & Fuel Company invites you to savor a fine" glass of complimentary-wine with lunch or dinner by mentioning this ad in the Sheriff's Review Open for Lunch and Sunday Brunch Dinner Served Nightly Specializing in Steaks, Seafoods, Spirits and Turkey Nuts Barstow at First • Fresno 222-8678 120 C. Saldana R. Moreno Jail Records Clerk Supervising Stock Clerk II J. Fox Stock Clerk E. Kintgen Stock Clerk C. Martinez Stock Clerk M. Mendiola Stock Clerk L. Wiley Stock Clerk M. Roberts Recreational Therapist G. Sanchez Senior Janitor W. Waller Senior Jail Cook R. Vegan R. Reynolds Stock Clerk Recreational Therapist E. Fairbanks M. Gonzalez Jail Cook Jail Cook LYLES DIVERSIFIED, INC. 1210 W. Olive, Suite A Fresno, CA 93728 • 441-1900 L. Kyle Jail Cook B. Mendoza Jail Cook E. Solis Jail Cook M & L PLUMBING CO., INC. Tract Homes -Custom Homes and Commercial Plumbing State License #224778 291-5525 3540 N. DUKE • FRESNO 121 R. Smith, MD J. Schoonmaker, RN Supervising MD Head Nurse R. Cavagnara, RN M. Gipe, RN R. Robinson, RN W. Rost, RN Security Specialists, Inc. INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL HOSPITALS UNIFORMED GUARDS FIXED POST AND PATROL SERVICE LOU PIMENTEL, Owner 3003 N. Blackstone, Suite 2L Fresno, California 93703 Phone (209) 224-4237 BUD EBERWEIN, INC. BRAKE & WHEEL ALIGNING SERVICE Salutes the Fresno County Deputy Sheriffs 1821 CALAVERAS FRESNO 268-6359 Manufacturers and DistributOll FARM MACHINERY & INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 21013 E. Dinuba • Reedley, CA 93654 (209) 638-3627 Liquid & Bulk Tank Division FRUEHAUF CORP. * 5778 W. BARSTOW 275-4200 122 J. Castelletto, LVN R. Okamoto, LVN N. Sanders, LVN M. Beck, PA R. Harris, PA I. Bradford V. Napoles G. Thompson Supervising Office Office Assistant Office Assistant Assistant Best Wishes from EAST SIDE BODY SHOP 255-7649 4491 E. BELMONT FRESNO NEW NASHVILLE WEST 7370 N. BLACKSTONE 431-9965 FRESNO FHIERAL ..IEWELRY & LOAN, INC. Since 1919 1902 TULARE STREET. 237-3421 KIMMERLE BROS., INC. HYDRAULIC PNEUMATIC SALES AND SERVICE BARRY L. BARISIC RON BLANKINSHIP 337 M Street, Fresno, CA 93721 • (209) 233-1278 A-1 LOCK SERVICE HENRY BARE -Owner INSURED PL & PO -BONDED 8 TO 5 MON.-SAT. CLOSED SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS 736 N. BROADWAY. FRESNO. 233-8249 KRAFTS SHOE REPAIR ., ORTHOPEDIC WORK AND SHOE DYEING WAL TER KRAFT. Owner 783F 1st & Barstow Street Phone 227-6236 (Headliner Shopping Center) 123 TOM'S FOODS Potato Chips. Corn Chips. Tortilla Chips and Other Snacks Made Locally P.O. Box 12427 Fresno, Calif. 93777 COMPLIMENTS OF ",.. THE OLD FRESNO HOFBRAU 2820 TULARE ST.• FRESNO 264-4014 CAKES BY FELICIA WEDDING CAKES CAKES FOR ALL OCCASIONS -BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES, ETC .• CAKE DECORATING CLASSES • CAKE DECORATING & CANDY SUPPLIES FelicIa Lang 10266 N. Highway 41 439-0480 , Ih miles north of San Joaquin River-2 miles north of Woodward Park VALLEY TRUCK WRECKING USED TRUCKS & TRAILERS VAUGHN & LARRY GARABEDIAN 10764 S. Alta Ave. Ph. Reedley 638-3551 • Fresno 888-2419 ABSOLUTE PEST CONTROL 846-9307 3885 N. Madera Ave. MIKE WARD Kerman, CA 93630 Res. 846-8841 MUNK'S LODGE GOOD FOOD • GOOD TIMES COCKTAILS CLOSED TUESDAY ONLY! 787-2372 26251 E. TRIMMER SPRINGS RD. • PIEDRA LATON COOP GIN INSECTICIDES -FERTILIZER "Where Ginning Is An Art And Service Is A Pleasure" JOE F. COTTA, MGR. 923-4943 LATON Our Special Thanks to the Fresno Deputies Who Protect Our Community CORRIN PRODUCE SALES ALLAN CORRIN, Owner REEDLEY S.P.S.P., Inc. Specialists in High Risk Insurance 922 N. VAN NESS FRESNO, CA 93728 485-3270 FRESNO PAPER BOX CO., INC. Manufacturers of Folding Cartons Ole Cutting Jobbers of Stock Corrugated Cases 2192 S. Railroad Ave. • Fresno • 485-9120 BEAR STATE TAVERN Beer -Wine • Off Sale/On Sale Hamburgers • Menudo Sat. & Sun. 1129 ACADEMY • SANGER MONCRIEF SALES & SERVICE COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR TUNE-UPS. BRAKES. SHOCKS . TIRES ELECTRICAL. AIR CONDITIONING TRANSMISSIONS 450 Fresno St. Parlier Phone 646-2704 Compliments of ASAMI TEXACO SERVICE & GARAGE 1161 I st. • Reedley • 638-9017 A. LEVY & J. ZENTNER CO. PACKERS AND SHIPPERS OF FRESH PRODUCE (209) 638-6838 P.O. Box 938 -10881 S. Englehart Reedley, CA 93654 U-SAVE MARKET Open 9 a.m. 'til 8 pm . Groceries -Meats -Beer Wine 8606 So. Mendocino 646-3560 Parlier O.K. PRODUCE 445-8600 1502 G Street 124 Corr. Sergeant A. Stout B. Carns Corr. Lieutenant Corr. Sergeant J. Barrie Corr. Officer / G. Johnson Corr. Officer F. Gomez S. Helm Corr. Sergeant Corr. Sergeant D. Chacon Corr. Officer V. Farmer Corr. Officer T. Langston Corr. Officer J. Shearer Corr. Officer K. Fox Corr. Officer P. Maguire Corr. Officer D. Martin Corr. Officer J. Peterson Corr. Officer G. Pierini Corr. Officer J. Ray Corr. Officer 125 •V. Miller Office Assistant E. Gundrum Jail Cook M. Shirey L. Silagan J. Smith Corr. Officer Corr. Officer Corr. Officer K. Smith Corr. Officer E. Carns Sr. Jail Rec. Clerk Jail Records Clerk G. Young Jail Records Clerk J. Gattie Ranch Manager Livestock Manager H. Nelson Recreational Therapist Senior Jail Cook , D. Hamill Jail Cook R. Martinez Jail Cook D. Guerra Laundry Supervisor R. Alvarez Stock Clerk 126 They Also Serve Eilf.1f8 Movie and television stories about police agencies show only the patrol officers and detectives in the field, and seldom if ever mention any of those who work behind the scenes, doing all the humdrum, routine· but vita! tasks that make the field officer's job easier. Here are just a few of those who serve in that capacity in the Sheriff's Department. Legal Advisor Marsha" Hodgkins, right, discusses a point of law with Sgt. Jerry Crass. Business Manager James K. Engelman keeps an eye on the budget, making sure the money is spent properly. minalist A. Van DerVeer De Bondt examines a bit of evidence through a comparison microscope. Office Assistants Sherrie Brunnemann and Yvonne Cogoulat enter crime information into the computer. 127 FRESNO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SERVICE, INC. PARTS AND COMPLETE SERVICE 322 E. BELMONT • FRESNO, CALIF. 93701 TELEPHONE 268-5073 FRESNO FRICTION MATERIAL CO. CLUTCHES -BRAKES Automotive and Industrial Domestic and Foreign 1350 F STREET 266-0871 LAMONA SERVICE CENTER, INC. Complete Automotive Repair -24 Hour Towing 237-9159 1316 N. FRESNO Valley Air Conditioning Supply Co. salutes our fine deputy sheriffs for their dedication to the Fresno community. 5290 E. Pine Fresno 251-0346 The Family Campers DINUBA RV CENTER, INC. 4581 E. Belmont. Fresno. Ph. 252-1950 391 So. Alta • Dinuba • Ph. 591-0220 ..c'~\...HO TRUe" 0' "/~ ~ HAY CUBING Q CAL. T. NO. 107142 RAY BOTELHO 1582 SO. LASSEN PHONE: 846-8864 KERMAN, CA 93630 COMPLIMENTS OF AMFAC DRUG SUPPLY 442-1736 1735 E STREET FRESNO BEST WISHES FROM AUTO WAREHOUSE 266-7811 1419 M ST. • FRESNO Always Check With Us Before You Buy! CONSUMERS SALES, INC. Furniture -Carpets -Wallcoverings -Drapes -Etc. BILL MOSS LYNN MOSS Phone (209) 237-9086 1841 W. Clinton • Fresno, Calif. 93705 DONALD P. DICK AIR CONDITIONING -HEA MR. COOL 255-1644 1444 N. WHITNEY AVE. • 128 munications Dispatcher Paula Marin at the e of the Computer Aided Dispatch console. Three bailiffs escort a group of prisoners to court. Rangemaster Woody Andrade repairs a firearm. 129 Records Section personnel busily engaged in their daily tasks. Recreational Therapist Melissa Roberts supervises an exercise session in the jail gym. Saluting the Fresno County Deputy Sheriffs HURON GENERAL STORE RED FLURRY, Owner 945-2350 BOX 426 HURON,CA Identification Technician Jessie Ciancetti at with the 10-1 fingerprint file. RIVERLAND RESTAURANT "FEATURING FINE FOOD" 3 AAA MOTEL & GOOD SAM. RV Dancing Friday, Saturday & Sunday Live Music Phone 897-5126 38743 Highway 99 • KinasrJlul1ll Exit at 384 on Highway 99 130 Criminologist Ralph Preheim dusts for latent fi ngerpri nts. BAKER COMMODITIES, INC. ANIMAL BY-PRODUCT RECYCLING KERMAN 846-9393 FRESNO 237-4320 SMOKING NO FUME Identification Technician Fred Hansen fingerprints a person being booked into the jail. You wouldn't say Sheriff McKinney works behind the scenes, but he does maintain a low profile around the office. And, he does a lot to make the field officer's path smoother. Or, rougher, depend ing on the officer's attitude and performance. Here the Sheriff holds a press conference on the front lawn. Guardian Industries Corp. "Serving The Glass Needs Of The West" 11535 E. Mountain View Kingsburg, CA 93631 131 What are you waiting for? Catch it this summer -through August 268-8681 EI Jardin de Verano LAS PALMAS Especial para los familias Bailes Todo Los Dias Prestamos el Jardin para Fiestas y 80nquetes Lo Unico que se les cobra es por 10 que consuman LAS PALMAS RESTAURANT 1045 F Street, Fresno Phone 442-9862 The ocgpter attention. ~~I ~ig~arde~ . Palm & ShawGVIUageJ Open Fridays till 9 PM Open Sunday 12-5 "OUR 60th YEAR" BAKED FRESH IN FRESNO FOR THE CENTRAL VALLEY EARTH GRAIN NATURAL BREADS ROMAN MEAL HOLLYWOOD BRAND BREADS RAINBO BAKERIES OF SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, L & LOS ANGELES STS. Thrift Store (Mon.-Sat. 9:30-5:30) -140 Van Ness 132 i~X~~:I: ~?~:\~'~il For Body and Soul ~----........... Developments at the Branch Jail The latest major addition to the Branch Jail land scape is this building housing a m.odern emergency generator, large enough to supply power to the entire facility. It replaces a smaller one that pro vided emergency power only for the sewer pump. The Limousin bull currently in use for breeding. Some of the recently acquired modern farm mach inery. Although it is no longer officially desig as an Industrial Farm, the Branch Jail is involved in farming in a big way. There's more professional approach to the operation than there was up until a years ago, when it was supervised by law enforcement officers who mayor not have ever had any experience in agri culture. The facility is still under the com mand of a career correctional officer, Lieu tenant Bob Stout, but he has two professional agriculturists to advise and assist him. A couple of years ago the position of Live stock Manager was created, and was filled by Ross Jenkins, son of a prominent Fresno County cattleman. Ross therefore has a good 133 l BOICE FUNERAL HOME Since 1913 308 Pollasky, Clovis 299-4372 LISLE FUNERAL HOME Fresno LASSEN MARKET GROCERIES -MEATS Open Daily 900 A M . 'til 800 PM 36668 So. Lassen Ave. 945-2362 Huron CARUTHERS LUMBER CO. Henry Gill Joe Gill, Jr. 2213 W. Superior Ave., Caruthers 864-3644 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA RAISIN PACKING CO., INC. Growers and Packers of Raisins and Dried Fruits DEl REY FAIR MART GROCERIES -MEATS -VEGETABLES DRUGS -LOCKERS 2334 W. TAHOE • CARUTHERS. 864-3181 134 HONDAS MARUKO CYCLERY SALES AND SERVICE 485-2450 2848 E. BELMONT • FRESNO SAMS Luggage and Leather Goods Re-Nu-AII Shoe Service Telephone 233-0825 1017 Fulton Mall, Fresno, California 93721 • 24-Hour Tow Service ~~;. • 4 Wheel Drive • Welding HAROLD ' S BODY SHOP 202 Clovis Avenue, Clovis, CA 93612 Dan Lovelady, Owner 209/299-4328 DEEGAN'S APPLIANCE TRAINED REPAIR TECHNICIANS FOR MAJOR APPLIANCES For Service Call 299-4026 6510 E. Herndon Clovis (Corner 01 T(,lIhouse & Herndon) Saluting the Fresno County Deputy Sheriffs o REMCO CONSTRUCTION GENERAL BUILDING & ENGINEERING 816 LINCOLN AVE. • CLOVIS FRESNO ALARM CO. BURGLAR AND FIRE Charter Member Mid-California Alarm Association 226-4345 and 291-8045 220 W. SWIFT • CLOVIS, CA Compliments of BIRDWELL RANCH Coalinga RUFUS MciLROY FARM EQUIPMENT Mfg. of Mcilroy Cotton Root Cutter Phone 209-945-2266 Lassen at Tenth • Huron STAN ALLES TRANSPORT 1755 N. JAMESON FRESNO, CA 93711 275-6744 WOOLF FARMING CO., INC. P.O. BOX 215 HURON Best Wishes From HANFORD MEAT PACKING CO HAROLD HABIB, President HARRY S. HABIB, Vice President P.O. BOX 632 • HANFORD • 442-3672 c o F tc M si~ ca Jrn far an( S background of practical knowledge, having worked cattle all his life, plus formal educa tion in the field, with a bachelor's degree in animal husbandry. Under Jenkins's direction, positive steps are being taken to improve the cattle herd, cross breeding to develop an animal that will pro duce more beef on the same amount of feed than the traditional Hereford. This program appears much more promising than the ill fated similar attempt of several years ago, when someone decided the way to accom plish that purpose was to use the biggest breeding stock available. Average size Here ford cows were bred to immense Charbray (cross between Charolais and Brahman) bulls. The result was the loss of many cows at calving time because of the size of the calves. This time cross breeding will introduce two other strains into the herd: the Limousin, a French breed with a high ratio of usable meat to overall weight, and the Black Angus. The other new position is that of Farm ~[anager, filled by Joe Gattie. He is respon sible for all farming operations except the cattle-soil preparation, planting, fertilizing, irrigating, and harvesting. He also runs the farm shop where equipment is maintained and repaired. Stout describes Gattie as a very careful manager whose methods have resulted in a saving of from two to three thousand dollars a month as compared to costs before he took r. He is a skilled mechanic, and in many when motorized equipment needs , he will do the job himself, or have in s do it under his supervision. This saves expense of repairs by county shop person . He also ensures that resources aren't . For instance, cost of tractors is based hours of actual use. It had long been the , when an inmate tractor driver fin an assigned task before the end of the day, to have him take his tractor and do some make-work tasks such as dragging a road just to fill out the day. Gattie makes sure the expensive tractors run only when actually necessary, and if a tractor driver finishes a job early he can use a hoe or shovel for the remain der of the day. " Gattie is also an accomplished cabinet maker, and saves the Branch Jail and the De partment money with that skill. When a table, cabinet, or similar item is needed he can make it himself, or supervise inmate workers in doing it, rather than it having to be requisi tioned from the county carpenter shop, or purchased on the open market. The only cost is for the materials. After years of trying, and succeeding a bit at a time, the facility has finally acquired most of the modem farming machinery it needs to do a cost effective job. The major remaining need in that regard is replacement of the two ancient buses used for inmate transportation. Both have far exceeded the mileage point of cost effective repair. Enroute to the facility to obtain this information the writer saw one of the buses parked along Cedar Avenue two or three miles from the farm , Lieutenant Stout said it was disabled because of a worn-out oil pump, and that breakdm,vns of similar nature are common. The Branch Jail continues its long trad ition of trying to aid in the rehabilitation of inmates by providing a wholesome environment, clean living quarters, a nourishing diet, con structive work, and, for those with interest and aptitude, an opportunity to learn skills or the rllclirnents of a trade that will help them obtain and hold jobs after release. ComplimenlsOf TRI-BORO FRUIT CO., INC. 2500 So. Fowler Ave., Fresno 486-4141 135 Cattle now graze where the house originally intend ed for the superintendent's residence once stood. The house has been torn down, and the stables be hind it moved to the vicinity of the cattle corrals. r 1 Chow time. ( t 1~ a: tt. Bob LeRoy in front of one of the mobile home units he hopes can be used for his counseling program. There is also an opportunity for spiritual counseling, not fllnded by the county, of course, for use of tax money for that purpose would be illegal. Volunteers from local churches and religious groups conduct serv ices and counseling sessions for interested inmates, but the facilities for such activities are woefully inadequate. In last year's edition we told of a plan to build a chapel north of the administration building, that would have a sanctuary for worship and offices and meet ing rooms for individual and group counsel ing. We hoped to be able this year to tell of the groundbreaking ceremony, with a picture of retired Correctional Officer Bob Leroy, conceived the idea and got it off to a start, turning the first shovel full ofdirt. still waiting for that joyful event. Dona funds have been coming in slower than cipated, and the building fund is still a way from the amount needed to begin struction. The owner of a concrete manufacturing firm has promised to the brick, and that is the only major (excuse the pun) commitment made the project. Many individuals and have pledged to help once the project way, but they aren't willing to adv 136 to help it get under way. Apparently they want to make sure they aren't contributing to a losing cause and effort. Others have expressed, along with a will ingness to help in the future, divergent ideas as to the direction the effort should eventually take. Bob finds himself in the extremely diffi cult position of trying to maintain interest, without offending potential donors by telling them their ideas are not consistent with the overall goal of the project. Although the chapel itself is still a long way off, facilities would be available now for counseling rooms and small group sessions if the inevitable red tape could be cut. Two large mobile home units used in the Coalinga area after the earthquake have been towed to the Branch Jail with that use in mind. How ever, as yet necessary clearance hasn't been obtained. The state Office of Emergency Services, owner of the units, has verbally taken the position that they don't care what they are used for as long as they aren't altered so they can't again be used as mobile homes when the Branch Jail is through with them. However, the agency refuses to put that posi tion in writing. The county building inspector takes the position that the planned use will make them commercial buildings, requiring access ramps and restroom facilities for the handicapped. The inspector hasn't yet ""''''''''-L,U his position even though Bob has 'ftf\,ntc.rl out that having an inmate on crutches in a wheelchair is highly unlikely, and that if should happen, suitable restroom facilities available in the administration building a few feet away. At this point the inspec is reluctant to approve any use without a statement from O.E.S. as to what use will permit. That's how the matter stands , February 27. Meanwhile, over a thous square feet of valuable floor space sits in a back yard at the Branch Jail. gh the chapel project is proceeding much slower than Bob anticipated in the be ginning, his faith hasn't wavered. He is still sure his idea to build the chapel was divinely inspired, and that God will therefore even tually open thee way and provide the means for construction. He regards the delay and obstacles as a test of his faith. Bob is more convinced than ever of the need for a more concentrated and coordinated effort in the spiritual counseling of inmates, not only during incarceration, but also after release. As he pointed out, you can't just say to a man who has been converted while in jail, "All right, you've got religion now; go and sin no more." He'll need a lot of help after release; help in finding a job, perhaps funds to tide him over until he goes to work, and to buy clothes to wear to work, and, most of all, someone to talk to and encourage him and give him moral support when he's faced with the inevitable temptation to slide back into his former way of life. Bob told of an effort in that regard recently initiated by the Full Gospel Businessmen's Association in Arizona. That organization has started a program of spiritual counseling in the state prisons, accompanied by, for those who want it, follow-up counseling and mater ial assistance after release, to help them main tain their determination to turn their lives around. He says a similar program is being developed in state prisons in Texas. He hopes that eventually a positive, well-planned service of that nature will be available for inmates of the Fresno County Branch Jail. Considering the faith Bob LeRoy has in God, we certainly wouldn't want to bet against that dream becoming a reality. 137 The Department had fewer retirements last year than in most other recent years. Even so, the loss of those few will be felt, for all are good officers, and their shoes won't be easily filled . To each of them The Review extends congratulations for a job well done, and best wishes for the future. Wanda Faye Brown, maiden name Wikoff, was born in the Sacra mento Valley town of Orland. She attended grammar school and high school there, then attend ed Heald's Business Col lege in Sacramento. Upon graduation in 1939 she went to work as a bookkeeper for a Sacramento electrical firm, where she remained until her employer closed the business to enter military service in 1942. She then worked as a clerk in the Sacramento office of the U.S. Geological Survey for a year, following which she took a job as a bookkeeper for another electrical firm in Sac ramento. In 1945, by then married, she quit working outside the home to devote all her time to her family, becoming the mother of ;0 two daughters and a son. A few years later Wanda and her husband moved to Fresno, where she continued as a wife and mother until her husband's untimely death. In May of 1970 she was employed by the Department as an Intermediate Clerk Typist. The job title was changed to Typist Clerk II in June of 1976, and to Office Assis tant II in July of 1981. Later that month she was promoted to Office Assistant III. For most of her tenure in the Department's Records Section she has been responsible for processing and keeping track of warrants of arrest. She retired on March 29 of this year. Wanda's absence will be felt in the Records Section for a long time. She was one of its most industrious employees, and her enthus iasm always provided a ray of sunshine among employees sometimes suffering from the boredom of routine, repetitious duties. Detective Shirley C. F emandes was born in Quincy, Illinois; attend ed elementary, junior high, and high school in Los Angeles, and Roose velt High and Fresno City College. She had a variety of jobs before joining the Department as a jail matron in Sep tember of 1964. The classification was changed to deputy sheriff-female in 1971, and three years later the word female was dropped, making her a full-fledged .deputy sheriff eligible for any appropriate assign ment. Shortly afterward Shirley was assigned to the juvenile section of the detective division, and in that position she earned an enviable reputation that won't soon be forgotten. She became particularly adept at working with children who had been sexually molested, in· spiring in them a feeling of reassurance and confidence that made them willing to tell things they hadn't even told their parents. was also active in programs to increase awareness of the problems of child mol tion and sexual assault of women. Her sonal file is bulging with letters of dation from various civic groups at w meetings she had appeared to lecture on topics. FRESNO TIRE AND LUBE MOBILE SERVICE SHOP: 237-2995 OFFICE: 233-3875 PAGER: 488-0974 To Use Pager: Dial. Aher ring &. lone, 10 seconds 10 leave 138 OSTERGAARD FEEDS 233-4963 MAJOR BRAND FEEDS. GRAIN POULTRY • STOCK REMEDIES SEEDS • FERTILIZERS VETERINARIAN SUPPLIES 8 to 5 Mon.-Fri. Sat. till 12 4054 W. 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MITCHELL 299-1714 139 Detective Mildred Kosmosky was born Mil dred Lakovich in Fresno, attended McKinley Ele mentary School, grad uated from Central Un ion High School with the class of 1942, and attend ed Fresno State College. She then worked for two years as a clerk for the Army Air Corps unit at Hammer Field, and later became a Fresno city employee. She spent two years as a clerk, radio and teletype operator, and part time matron for the Fresno Police Department, a year in a clerical posi tion in the City Engineer's office, and another year typing legal documents in the office of the City Attorney. During that time she met. Walt Kosmosky, Jr., and they were married in July of 1950. After leaving city employment she assisted her husband in the operation of their business, a popular tavern known as Walt's Place. Millie joined the Department on a part time basis as a jail matron in July of 1964, became a full time officer two months later, a deputy sheriff-female in 1971, and a regular deputy .. sheriff in 1974. She spent the last few years of her career as a detective in the warrant section of the detective division, where she did an excellent job. COMPLIMENTS OF A. F. MENDES &SON DAIRY 867-3816 22700 So. Cornelia Ave. Riverdale Deputy Kenneth W. Larssen was forced to retire early in what no doubt would have been a successful"law enforce ment career, by injuries suffered in line of duty. He attended McLane High School in Fresno and Caruthers Union High School, Merritt College in Oakland, Chabot College in Hay ward, and Fresno City College. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard from June 1972 until July 1976. He began his law enforcement career as a reserve officer with the San Joa quin Police Department in 1976, then was a regular officer with the Sanger Police Depart ment for almost two years, before becoming a deputy sheriff in October of 1978. Ken spent most of his five years of active s duty as a patrol officer in what was then f known as the southeast sector, generally the Pine Flat-Dunlap-Reedley area. He was active in the Department's search and rescue program, and it was that duty that led to h' injuries. In July of 1983 he was in a lenCO[Her:, that crashed while on a search and rescue sion in the high Sierra. A vertebra was his thumb was fractured, and both ankles located. Although the injuries didn't leave ,41 disabled to the point ofnot being am recurring severe back pain left him unable drive a patrol car for any length of time otherwise carry out the duties required peace officer, so he had no choice but a ability retirement. OUR SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FRESNO COUNTY DEPUTY SHE FASANO REAL TV 222-2055 1300 W. SHAW, SUITE 3D 140 Mrs. Lois Mae Lester brought a long back ground of secretarial and bookkeeping experience when she came to the 1975. she years. Department in March of After graduation from Sanger High School attended 4C's Col lege, and later went to work as a secretary for the Bank of America. She remained in that position for four years, working in branches in Sanger and Fresno. She then worked another four years as a secretary for a home furnish ings firm in Sanger, and in 1950 quit working outside the home to begin raising a family. She returned to outside employment in 1957, and worked four years as a clerk typist at the Sanger Justice Court. This was followed by a six year stint at home devoting full time to family responsibilities, until 1967 when she went to work as a secretary and bookkeeper for a Sanger physician. She gave up that job in 1972 for a position as receptionist in a Fresno medical group office, where she worked two Most of Lois's career with the Sheriff's Department was in the Civil Section, where Shaver Lake Chevron Service Hwy. 168 & Dorabella, P.O. Box 55 Shaver Lake, CA 93664 Phone (209) 841-3649 DARRELL MANN LYLE DILLEY SHAVER LAKE TIRE COMPANY Specializing in Brakes, Wheel Align, Tune-Up Air Conditioning Service Corner of Hwy. 168 & Dorabella Rd. Shaver Lake, CA 93664 Phone (209) 841-3649 DARRELL MANN LYLE DILLEY she successively held the job titles of Inter mediate Typist Clerk, Typist Clerk II, Office Assistant II, and Office Assistant III. In her periodic performance evaluations she was consistently praised by her supervisors for her cheerful attitude, accuracy, and willingness to give more to the job than was required of her. In early 1984 she was transferred to the Train ing Section, where she continued her excellent performance until retirement in March of this year. Deputy Bobby Jack Morrison was getting close to the top of the Department's seniority list when he retired early t~is year, his career dat ing back to July 1, 1958. He was born in Noble, Oklahoma, and after his family moved to Fresno attended Lafayette Elementary School, Hamilton Junior High School, and graduated from Fresno High with the class of 1948. He worked as a switchman brakeman for the Southern Pacific Railroad until February of 1954 when he entered the U.S. Army. After discharge in 1957 he re turned to Southern Pacific and worked there until becoming a deputy sheriff. During his career Bobby had a variety of assignments, beginning as most did in those days with a long tour of duty in the jail. Later he was in the Mental Health unit for several years, collected and processed evidence in the Identification Bureau, served as a deputy coroner (while the coroner's office was a part of the Sheriff's Department), worked in the patrol division both as a field officer and dis patcher, and worked in the detective division as night detective, juvenile detective, and in the check detail. For several years immedi ately preceding retirement Bobby was assis tant to the sergeant in charge of court bailiffs. 141 STEWART & NUSS, INC. SINCE 1924 DUAL ELECTRONIC BATCH PLANTS RADIO DISPATCHED ASPHALT PAVING MATERIALS CRUSH ROCK SAND & GRAVEL 410 N. THORNE AVE. 268-5651 A Special Salute To Our Fresno Deputy Sheriffs Compliments Of O'NEIL LAND LEVELING, INC. 10936 AVE. 416 DINUBA 591-0961 SANGER OFFICE: 2266 S. DE WOLF 237-3081 . 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He joined the De partment in January of 1969 with the job title of Industrial Fann Supervisor, a classification that was eliminated in 1973 when the correc tional officer classification was created. He was promoted to Correctional Officer II in October of 1973, and to Correctional Officer III in July of 1981. For the last few years of his career at the Branch Jail , formerly known as the Industrial Farm , Earl was the fanning expert, respon sible for planning and implementing crop rotation, fertilization, use of pesticides, and all the other administrative tasks necessary to a modem fanning operation. In addition to giving an excellent performance in that cap acity, he also had the ability to establish and maintain a good rapport with the inmates under his supervision, thus contributing a great d eal to the primary purpose of the Branch Jail , rehabilitation. SANTA FE HOTEL BASQUE DINNERS Call Yevette Bidegaray at 442-9896 or 266-2170 935 SANTA FE FRESNO Sergeant Gerald D. Schmid t was born in Reedley. He attended Washington Elementary School, Grant Junior High, and Reedley and Parlier High Schools . He served in the U.S. Coast Guard from January 1947 to January 1950. After discharge he was a sales clerk for Valley Lumber Co. in Fresno for a short time, then was a field salesman and esti mator for Diamond Match Co. From June of 1957 until joining the Department in 1958 he owned and operated a service station on Blackstone Avenue in Fresno. Gerry had the customary jail and bailiff assignments early in his career, and except for a short time as a jail supervisor after his pro motion to sergeant in 1971 , spent the remain der of his career in the patrol division. As a patrol deputy he was active in search and res cue, particularly as a SCUBA diver. He was resident deputy in the Coalinga-Huron area for several years before becoming a sergeant, and for most of the time after promotion and until retirement was sergeant in charge of what was initially designated as the South west Sector, now Area 1. Because he worked so far from headquart ers and readily available assistance, Gerry b ecame an expert at handling even the most delicate and potentially explosive situations in such a manner that help wouldn't be needed. That was a quality he tri ed to instill by ex ample and training in all officers who worked under his supervision. That has been and will continue to be a significant contribution to the effectiveness of the Department. 143 COLONIAL FLOWER SHOP Gifts For All Occasions 638-2031 DAN OLSON ENTERPRISES, INC. 251-6001 518 N. HIGHLAND AVE. SANGER,CA GARRY PACKING, INC. Holiday Gift Packaged Dried Fruit Del Rey -888-2126 DUN'S SHOPPING CENTER 867-3586 21282 S. MARKS. 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If he agrees to sign a waiver, the docu ment must be signed in the presence of and be witnessed by the judge or magistrate. If the person refuses to waive, the police agency or district attorney wanting him must arrange for the governor of that state to issue a warrant. That warrant is sent to the governor of the state where the person resides or is being held. That governor, in turn, may issue another warrant, directing that the defendant be arrested if he is not already in custody, as is usually the case, and turned over to agents of the demanding state upon their arrival. The second governor, however, is not required by law to issue such a warrant. He may legally refuse to do so, and in that case the demand ing state has no recourse. The only criteria the governor is to consider is whether or not there appears to be reasonable cause to return the defendant to the demanding state for trial. He is not to let personal opinions regarding guilt or innocence, or the possibility the defendant may not get a fair trial in the demanding state, affect his decision. Those standards aren't always strictly adhered to, of course, as indi a few years ago by Governor Jerry Brown's refusal to let an Indian named Dennis ks be extradited to South Dakota where was wanted for shooting an officer. This somewhat lengthy explanation of ex tradition law is provided to enable the reader to better understand the predicament two Fresno County sheriff's sergeants, Glen Hunt and Gene Hallam, found themselves in when they went to Stigler, Oklahoma, in the spring of 1962, to pick up a burglary suspect who'd been arrested there with the loot still in his possession. The Department was notified on a Wednes day morning that the defendant was in cus tody in Stigler, a small county seat in eastern Oklahoma, and that he could be released to Fresno County officers upon their arrival. By that statement it was assumed he had at least verbally agreed to formally waive extradi tion, for the Fresno County Sheriff's Depart m'ent would never notify an agency in another state that a defendant was ready for release to them unless such a waiver had been signed. That afternoon District Attorney E. Clarke Savory approved the transportation of the defendant back to Fresno County for trial, and on Thursday morning the warrant of ar rest and accompanying documents were mailed to Stigler. Thursday afternoon Hunt and Hallam left by automobile enroute to Stigler, planning to arrive there sometime Monday. However, they'd overestimated the time the trip would take, and arrived in Stigler, a town ronghly the size of Fowler, about eight o'clock Saturday evening. Driving around looking for the jail, they spotted a police car and flagged it down. The driver was the Chief of Police, and he not only led them to the jail , but also turned over to them the property the defendant had stolen in Fresno County, which the chief had been carrying around in the trunk of the police car. The jail was a small brick building that had living quarters for the jailer and his family. I Ie and his wife were watching television in their living room when the chief took the officers in 145 and introduced them. The officers had planned on staying in Stigler that night and starting home the next morning, but upon learning there was no decent hotel or motel in town, decided to take custody of the prisoner and start back that night. They thought they'd stop at the first sizable town \vith suitable accommodations for them, and a jail where they could book the prisoner ovemight. The jailersomewhat reluctantly left his tele vision program to get the prisoner for them. Enroute to the cell block Hallam, who was the sergeant in charge of the Department's war rant detail and thus somewhat familiar with extradition procedures, said, "He has signed a waiver of extradition, hasn't he?" "I guess so," the jailer said. "You want to go to California, don't you?" he said to the pri soner as they approached the cell door. "Yeah, I want to go," the prisoner said. "Well, here's two boys to give you a ride," the jailer said. He opened the door, motioned the prisoner into the hallway, and said to the officers, "He's all yours." "What about the papers?" Hallam said. "What papers?" "The warrant of arrest and a certified copy -.;, of the complaint. We mailed them Thursday, air mail." "Air mail don't mean much here," the jailer said. "We're a long ways from a commercial airport. They probably won't get here till Monday." Hallam looked at Hunt, who was senior officer. "We'll just have to go without them," Hunt said. "We're not going to hang around here till Monday." They handcuffed the prisoner, put him in the back seat of the car, and started westward. By that time it was after ten o'clock, and every town they went through in the next few hours showed little sign of life. That was before Interstate 40 was built to bisect the state, and the highway was the main drag of every town. They saw no motels they'd have considered patronizing, nor any town appearing likely to have a secure jail. About the only significant sight they sawall night was a small town police offiper somewhere in western Okla homa who stopped them for speeding, claim ing he had clocked them at 80 miles per hour. He agreed to let them go only when they con vinced him they were peace officers too, and promised him the next time they had occa sion to drive through his town they'd be more careful. Morning found them in Amarillo, Texas, where they stopped for breakfast. After they ate, while the prisoner was in the restroom, Hallam said to Hunt, "We've got to keep going till we get to California." "Why is that?" Hunt asked. "We don't have a warrant or anything to prove we have legal custody of this guy," Hal lam explained. "The only paper we have on him is a warrant abstract (a copy of a warrant file card, containing all pertinent information, but having no legal effect). Ifhe decides to tell somebody at a jail where we leave him that we've kidnapped him, or arrested him illegal ly, we can't prove otherwise." "I guess you're right," Hunt said. "We'll just have to keep going. If we drive hard we make Needles by late tonigh t." The highway was in good condition, tra was light, and it was long before the 55 speed limit was imposed, so they made time all morning. Their luck changed, ever, early in the afternoon when the nator on the car went out as they apprrVI.nn... Santa Rosa, New Mexico. Fortunately, found a garage open with the proper parts stock, and repairs were soon underway. next hour or so was still frustrating, for mechanic had suffered severe burns on hands that hadn't yet healed completely, he wore cotton gloves to protect his while he worked. That slowed him so 146 i that the job took much longer than it should have. Finally, though, the repair was com pleted and they were back on the road. Early that evening, as they reached the out skirts of Flagstaff, Arizona, Hunt became ill. It was apparently caused by something he'd eaten in Albuquerque where they'd had a late lunch, and didn't appear to he critical, but he was sick enough they decided it would be unwise to travel farther that night. They checked in at the first decent motel they found, and while Hunt went to bed, Hallam took the prisoner to the local jail to arrange for an overnight booking. At the jail, out of hearing of the prisoner, Hallam gave a detailed explanation of the situation and lack of a warrant or other legal document proving legal custody to the book ing officer. The officer seemed to he sympathetic, hut replied, "I don't doubt your word, and I'd like to help you out, but I can't. We had a hig dis turhance out on the Indian reservation last night, and arrested a lot of people. We're so crowded we just don't have room for another prisoner." "Well, where's the closest jail that might have room?" Hallam asked. "You might try Williams," the officer said. "It's only thirty miles from here." Hallam took the prisoner and started to ward Williams. Enroute he decided that frankness had been useless at Flagstaff, so there he'd try to bluff his way through the situ ation. Williams was then ahout the size of Clovis now, and he had no trouhle finding the jail. 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Even if he didn't yet realize it, he'd seen the warrant abstract as the only document used to book him, and that might start him thinking. There was also the possibility some jail house lawyer would enlighten him if he explained the circumstances, for Hallam was reason ably sure he had not properly waived extra dition. The legality of the arrest and transpor tation could have eventually been proven, of Where Friends Meet CHERI'S MINI MART Beer -Wine Soft Drinks -Snacks FRIENDLY MOUNTAIN SERVICE HIGHWAY 168 SHAVER LAKE course, but a claim it was illegal could still have caused them a lot of trouble and a long delay. At the motel he found Hunt sleeping soundly, but he didn't sleep much that night, thinking of the possible ramifications to be faced the next morning. In the morning Hunt felt much better, and they got an early start. They figuratively kept their fingers crossed until they stopped at the Williams jail to pick up their prisoner. He ap peared glad to see them, said he'd had a good night's sleep, and, for jail food, a good break fast. They hurriedly thanked the Williams officers for their hospitality, got into the car, and drove onto route 66. After they'd crossed the Colorado River into California later that morning, Hallam turned around and said to the prisoner, "Did the officers in Oklahoma have you sign any papers about coming back to California?" "N0, I didn't sign anything," the prisoner said. 'They didn't say anything about it. Was I supposed to?" "Yeah," Hallam said, "but never mind. It doesn't matter now." B&H MARKET Groceries • Meats • Vegetables Beer • Wine 834-5510 11024 S. FOWLER AVE. SELMA 149 By AI Collins Introduction by the Editor: Retired Chief Deputy Sheriff Al Collins probably has more firsthand knowledge of the Sheriff's Department, or Sheriff's Office as it was then called, of 40 to 50 years ago than any other person now alive. He became a dep uty sheriff in 1937, but his intimate connection with Fresno County law enforcement dates back even farther. His father, who died a few years before Al was old enough to become a peace officer, was a deputy sheriff for many years, and his mother, the late Ruth Collins, was Head Matron in the women's jail from the mid-thirties until her retirement in 1962. Any time you talk to Al he can come up with some good stories of the days when Department operations were a lot less formal, and al though the officers were shamefully under paid, and their most sophisticated piece of equipment was a primitive two-way radio, they were as a whole a dedicated group who did an effective job, and had a lot of fun doing it. Al was asked to put some of his memories of the lighter moments in writing for this year's edition of The Review, and the following is " the result. When I was commander of the Detective Division I often warned the investigators not to form a theory and then try to force the evi dence to fit the theory. Sergeant Cal Hall was a topnotch investigator and one of the best safe burglary experts the Department ever had. He had one chronic weakness, however; a pet theory that an extra large footprint found at a crime scene automatically meant it had been made by a member of a certain ethnic group. On one occasion, while inves tigating a burglary with his partner, Sergeant Bob Saum, the two went separate ways to check for footprints in the dirt outside the sur faced area near the building. After a while Cal found a footprint just off the edge of the sur face, well above average in size and clearly detailed. He poured a plaster of paris cast of the track, while Saum continued searching for other evidence. When they arrived back at the office Cal stayed outside to wash the dirt off the cast, and Bob went in and began writing the report. When Cal entered a few minutes later Bob was sitting at his desk with his legs crossed, busily writing. As he sat down Cal remarked that as soon as the report was finished they should go check a certain area inhabited t mostly by the ethnic group of which he was t: sure a member had made the footprint, and tl see if they could find others to match. He'd e: scarcely got the words out of his mouth when T he happened to notice the sole of Bob's shoe, ar visible due to the position in which he was sitth ting. It looked strangely familiar, and closer examination showed it to be identical to the to~ footprint he'd cast for evidence. Much to We Hall's disgust, a precise measurement and the comparison with the cast showed the foo tew print had been made by Saum when he'd teJJ advertently stepped off the hard surface neglected to cross out his track. Pet theories die hard, but from then on was not quite so certain that a large ffl£u'nnlll was conclusive evidence of involvement member of a particular ethnic group. partner didn't belong to that grouIJ. A similar incident occurred in my TH days in the Department. J. Ed Martin, who BO many years was in charge of the Id"'nl~'tll·.!nll Bureau and eventually became Und was one of the first officers in the Valley plaster of paris for making imprint footprints and tire tracks. He and his John Ford, who also later served as l 150 sheriff, once spent most of one day driving and walking around the neighborhood of a major burglary, looking for tire tracks or foot prints. Late in the afternoon, back near the immediate crime scene area, they found tire tracks where a vehicle had pulled into an un surfaced spot, then backed out. They spent the next hour or two carefully pouring casts of all four tires, and making precise measure ments of tread width, vehicle width, and wheel base, hoping sllch information could be useful in identifying the make and model of the car. They needn't have been so thorough; all they had to do was look at the county car they'd been driving. When they returned to the office and washed the casts, they discov ered the tire tracks had been their own. They'd turned around there early in the day, worked and then spent so much time driving around the neighborhood they'd forgotten about it. Martin and Ford were good officers, and together an effective team, and they usually together in good harmony. When they did have a difference of opinion, how ever, both took it seriously. 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Ed Martin, are hereby accused of grand theft, in that on or about ... " By this time Martin was on his fee.t trying to get the judge's attention, and the courtroom was in utter confusion. The judge stopped reading to see what a)] the fuss was about. It seems the typist at the D.A.'s office had inadvertently typed Martin's name on the line where the defendant's should have been, and he'd signed it without reading it. Since the complaint had already been filed, and it seemed a bit out of order to ask a defen- WALT'S PLUMBING WATER HEATERS We Specialize in Services State and City Licensed Contractor -Lic. #400659 Serving Greater Fresno and Clovis Phone 299-4189 815 LINCOLN 24 HOUR ANSWERING CLOVIS, CA 93612 151 to serve ... " He repeated those words several times, stopping after "serve," then turned to us and said, "What do you think I ought to give this guy?" The judge concurred in our sugges tion that 30 days in jail would be about right, and so sentenced the defendant. Judge Eymann of Reedley had a reputation as a very strict judge, his sentences so severe that his name came to be used asa descriptive word, as in a prisoner who'd been to his court returning to jail and telling his cell mates, "Boy, did I get eymannized today." I was in the courtroom of a newly elected judge in the southeast part of the county, when he was having trouble getting an answer to his guilty or not guilty question. The defen dant, having had considerable previous ex perience in answering that question, realized Cairns Funeral Horne Serving the Area with Dignity for over 52 Years 940 F Street Orange Cove • Reedley < dant not represented by counsel to stipulate that it was an honest mistake that could be corrected, a deputy district attorney was summoned from Fresno to formally request dismissal of the complaint against MarJin in the interest of justice, and a new complaint was filed. The matter was thus straightened out, but not without the local press finding out and printing some embarrassing comments. The defendant entered a guilty plea, and the motor, no longer needed for evidence, was returned to its owner. A short time later it was reported stolen again. Upon hearing of the second theft, Martin is reported to have said, "Don't look at me." It is assumed that from then on he carefully read any piece of paper he was asked to sign. Before the enactment of the law requiring that justice court judges be attorneys, justices of the peace, as they were then called, were often businessmen or farmers with no formal legal education and only a practical knowl edge of application of the law and administra tion of justice. However, this is certainly not to be construed as ridicule of them or their actions or decisions. In most instances they ~ were dedicated, sincere, and fair-minded, and although their decisions were based more on common sense than a legal technicality or precedent, officers taking defendants before them for judgment often considered the severity of the sentence more fitting to the gravity of the crime than those handed down by higher courts staffed by lawyers. There were even instances where the jus tice of the peace would ask the officer's advice before imposing sentence. Con Spomer (later Captain of Detectives) and I arrested a man for stealing a tire from a rancher he'd worked for, because he felt he hadn't received all the wages he had coming. They took him before Judge Burke of the Clovis Justice Court, where he plead guilty. 152 The judge then said, "The court sentences you the judge was new on the bench, and trying to detennine his way of thinking, kept asking in return, "If I plead guilty, how much time are you going to give me?" The judge kept telling him that he couldn't consider sentence until he entered a plea, but the defendant still refused to answer. Finally, the judge beckoned me over to the bench and said, "What am I going to do with this guy?" 1'd seen how similar problems had been successfully resolved in other courts, so I suggested that he entera plea of not guilty and set a trial date. When the defendant heard that he realized he'd spend more time in jail waiting for trial than his sen tence would amount to, for it was a minor offense, so he immediately said, "I plead guilty. " A former justice of the peace in the Kennan court often held court in the living room of his Compliments Of TRI TRANSPORT INC. »)QC(c FIREBAUGH (209) 659-3913 ranch home. He was noted for the lengthy and stem lectures he liked to deliver along with the imposition of sentence. At one such living room session a defendant charged with and pleading guilty to disturbing the peace had been accompanied to court by his wife and several children. The judge delayed or inter rupted his lecture to inquire as to the identity of the woman and children, and when the defendant said they were his family, the judge said, "Well, it ain't gonna do you any good," and went on with the lecture. Apparently he thought the defendant had brought his family along to play on his sympathy. That judge's favorite imposition of judg ment was, 'The court grants you probation for a period of 180 days, providing you spend the first 179 days in jail." A colorful lower court judge who was an attorney was Melvin K. Gibbs, who for several years was a judge of the old Fresno City Police Court, before it was merged with the Third Township Justice Court to form the Fresno Municipal Court in the early fifties. He once had a smart aleck defendant before him on a vagrancy charge, who, in answer to the judge's questions about previous trouble with the Jaw, stated he'd done time in "Frisco," "Sac," "Los," "Dago," and "Vegas." The judge looked at him a few moments then said, "When you get back to those places, tell them you done 90 days in 'Fres.'" One night Judge Gibbs was a witness to an automobile accident near the old Fresno State College campus, now Fresno City College. He was giving his statement to the investigat ing traffic officer when a young college stu dent who'd been involved in the accident walked up and told the judge, "Never mind, Shorty (the judge was small in stature), we have all the witnesses we need, so just butt out." You can imagine how the student felt a few days later when he appeared before 153 ADAMS PAVING CO. EXCAVATING -GRADING -PAVING Licensed Contractor No. 253883 JACK JAMES BUS. PHONE 268-7391 3110 W. 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J ust,... prior to the famous flood of 1938, the city had dug a deep trench for a water or sewer main parallel to Franklin in front of the house. The flood waters were well above the curb line at that intersection, reaching almost to the floor level of high porches. The judge had a policy of issuing jail releases up until midnight if the release form was brought to his home for sig nature by an officer. One night the police department called to sayan officer was en route with a release form, and the judge stepped out onto the porch to wait for him. When the officer parked his car on Franklin the judge yelled at him to go around to the Ferger Street side of the house. "That's okay," the officer replied. ''I've got my boots on." He then stepped out of the car into the flood covered trench, leaving only his cap visible as it bobbed up and down on the surface. Somehow he managed to clamber out of the trench. Judge Gibbs, as soon as he was satisfied that the officer wasn't hurt, muttered, "Damn fool," and marched back into the house. One of the most memorable cases of my years as commander of the Detective Division was a series of service station robberies occur ring in communities along 99 highway from Bakersfield to Merced. This is true not only from an investigative viewpoint, but also be cause of several humorous or ironic side de velopments. The suspect was consistently described by victims as a young white man of average height and build, and the cases were tied together by an m .o. and mode of dress that varied. He would appear on foot at a hat isolated station with only one at tendant, carrying a one gallon can to simulate a motorist who'd run out of gas. He always wore a stocking mask, a black leather jacket, and at crime scenes where his footprints had been found it was always a shoe with a distinc tive sunburst design in the heel. The robberies continued long enough for a pattern to be established indicating nights of the week he could be expected to hit, with some nights more than one hit expected. Detective Sergeant Dan Conway and De tective Wes Smith were the primary robbery investigators for our department at the time. After several frustrating attempts to catch the robber through stakeouts of likely targets, Conway decided to try to get all investigators working the case from the various depart ments together in Fresno on a certain Thurs day. \Vhen he called Detective Sal Viscarra'of the Madera County Sheriff's Department to invite him, Sal at first said he couldn't attend. He said that for two weeks he'd been watch ing a service station he felt 'vas a likely target for the robber, and was sure a hit was about due. He planned to personally stake it out for the next few nights. Dan insisted that he attend the meeting, pointing out that there was no record of the robber having hit on a Thursday night, and that value of the infor mation to be exchanged and developed at the meeting would outweigh the chance of the robber changing his pattern. After consider able insistence, Sal finally agreed to attend. That Thursday night the service station in question was robbed, and there was no one there to catch the suspect. It was several weeks before Sal would even nod to Dan when they met. The case was finally solved by a stroke of luck coupled with a brilliant piece of detec tive work, and I as chief of detectives was naturally pleased and relieved, even though it forced me to eat a meal of crow and humble pie. Conway and Smith seemed a little slow 155 ' getting out of the office one morning, and I gave Conway a somewhat stem lecture, with a theme to the effect that they'd never catch anyone sitting around in the office shuffling papers. While I was talking to Conway, Smith was enroute to another part of the building. Wes was an intuitive, inquisitive investigator with a computer type mind. (His brilliant career \vas tragically ended a year or so later by a fatal aneurism in the brain.) Just a few feet down the hallway from the detective division offices he was accosted by a young man who asked directions to the warrant de partment. Wes looked him over and decided he fit the general description of our robbery suspect. He asked the subject what he want ed, and he said there was a traffic warrant out for him that he wanted to get cleared. Wes led him to the warrant section and had him sit in a chair. He then lifted the man's leg, checked the bottom of his shoe, and found the long sought for sunburst heeL The man consented to a search of his car, and in it Conway and Smith found the gun, the stocking used for a mask, the leather jacket, and the gas can. The subject then con fessed to all the robberies, adding that he ;, spent the money playing draw poker in places where the game was legal. I later interviewed him in my office, and asked why he'd confessed so readily. He said that he just couldn't lie. I was both amazed and amused at his answer. Here was a man who could rob a person at gunpoint, and yet couldn't lie about it. Obviously, he was some what lacking in qualifications for a career as a criminal, in spite of his initial success. This story wouldn't be particularly funny if it had happened to anyone else, but it had to happen to Bill Weaver. Bill was a good officer and a gentleman in the traditional sense of the word. Even in his day he was affectionately regarded by his fellow officers as somewhat oldfashioned, and in today's permissive law enforcement environment he'd be completely out of place. He was very meticulous in his work, no matter how insignificant the task, and he always took great pride in adhering to department policy and "going by the book." In his personal life he was careful to never utter an off-color remark in the presence of a female, and to avoid any act or gesture that might bring discredit to him or the depart ment. When I was watch commander on the four to midnight shift Bill was a patrol deputy working the fringe area southeast of town. Early one evening I got a report of a petty theft from a service station operator in Calwa, and Bill was sent to investigate. For some reason he wasn't given the name of th~ person he was to see. When he arrived at the station he saw someone he assumed was the com } r JlBETTER HOSPITALS MEAN BETTER CARE gl AND BETTER HEALTH it h( tic* * * sh b()SUPPORT tel SAINT AGNES nil' COl HOSPITAL ha, FOUNDATION * * * FRANK C. DIENER RANCH Five Points, Calif.: 156 plainant in the lube room, dressed in cover alls, bent over the front fender of a car, head and shoulders buried in the engine compart ment. He walked up, gave the person a hearty slap on the fanny, and said, "What can I do for you, Buddy?" "Buddy" stood up and turned around, and Bill found himself looking into the eyes of a woman in her late forties or early fifties. He turned several shades of red, blurted out an apology he hoped was coherent and sounded sincere, and managed to obtain enough in formation for a crime report. He then beat a hasty retreat, found a phone booth, and called me. His first question was, "Have you re ceived a complaint about me?" I said I hadn't, and asked why he thought I might have. He explained, and after I quit laughing, with him sputtering, "It ain't funny," I assured him that if the lady did call 1'd do my best to assure her his greeting had been an honest mistake. She never called, so maybe she took Bill's well meant greeting as a compliment. Every organization of any size has one-the guy who is continually fouling up, but whom it's difficult to get rid of because you can't say he isn't doing his job. My most vivid recollec tion along that line was a young deputy who started with the Department as a radio-switch board operator about 1950. I was a night lieu tenant then, and he was on my shift. On a busy night, or in an emergency situation requiring a cool head and quick thinking, one couldn't asked for a better communications oper . On nights when there was little for him to but sit at his post and wait for a radio or one call, it was a different story. There was a radio speaker next to the watch der's office, and I always kept it up so I could keep track of what was on in the field. We could also monitor department radio traffic then, and one night I heard the P.D. dispatcher tell one of their units to go to our office and see what was wrong, as they hadn't been able to contact us for the past half hour. I jumped up and hurried out to the front desk, and there I found my operator sound asleep. He hadn't just dozed off unintentionally; his head was on a typewriter stand and his feet on the top of the switchboard table. All the incoming lines were plugged into sockets, so anyone trying to call in would get a busy signal. I cancelled the P.D. unit, then woke my snoozing operator and not too gently began to point out the error of his ways. The conversation became quite heated, and even after I pointed out to him that he could have kept a citizen with a real emergency from getting help, he still refused to concede that his "do not disturb" caperhad been all that bad. It was only after I suggested ~e both meet with the sheriff that morning and get his opinion that he admitted he'd been wrong. Due to some freak in the atmosphere, or some other reason it would take a radio tech nician.to explain, at that time late at night we could hear radio traffic of the Roswell, New Mexico Police Department as well as we could hear our own. The operator tried calling the Roswell operator one night, made contact, and the two struck up a long range friendship. They used to call each other quite often for a friendly chat, until one night the sheriff hap- KLEIM AUTOMOTIVE CENTER PARTS SERVICE Complete Auto Service -Tune-Up -Carburetor Air Conditioning FREE DELIVERY CAL CUSTER BOB CUSTER<:::>< PHONE 233-2684 3135 EAST TULARE FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 157 pened to be on the air, heard one of the con versations, and suggested that our operator devote his attention to his own department's traffic. In any discussion of public relations, this man would have been the perfect horrible example. After he became a patrol deputy he was assigned to a police protection district with whom we had a contract to provide a certain level of police services. Included in that service was a commitment to check the homes of residents on vacation at least twice each shift. That year we had some forms mimeographed to be distributed to the resi dents, that they could fill out and mail to us before going away, telling us their departure and return date, who might legitimately be on the premises, whom to notify in case we found something wrong at the house, etc. Our hero was given a bundle of them early in the year, and instructed to distribute them to resi dents on the beat. When asked about it a little later he assured us he'd taken care of them. That fall the president of the district appeared at the office with a bundle of the forms, par tially burned, and demanded an explanation. They'd been found in a culvert by an irriga ;0 tion district crew cleaning a ditch. When called in and questioned, the officer replied, "I hired out as a deputy sheriff, not a handbill distributor. " Working at the Fresno District Fair one year, the officer was assigned to guard the gate entering the arena where horse shows were held, to keep unauthorized persons from entering. One day a very dignified lady, wear ing the most fashionable trotting horse show attire, approached the gate. She was driving an equally fashionably groomed horse hitched to a bright red sulky. "Open the gate, young man," she said, gesturing with her whip. She probably was just pointing at the gate, but he claimed later she appeared to be threatening him. "Lady," he replied, "if you hit me with that whip I'll kick all the spokes out of your little red wagon." Officers assigned to the police protection district beat kept a log showing activity and mileage, an.d were expected to drive about a hundred miles per shift, unless the log showed a substantial amount of activity out of the car. The beat was so small, with so many stop signs and blind intersections, that one had to keep driving pretty steadily to log enough mileage. Our star officer conned a neighborhood serv ice station operator out of a key to his lube room. After the station closed he'd drive inside, put the car on a hoist, raise it enough that the wheels cleared the floor, leave the engine running and the car in gear, and let his mileage accumulate while he slept. This went on long enough that the engine was damaged from overheating and excessive idling, then he tried another ploy. He'd drive a few miles off his beat to the old Peace Officers Associa tion pistol range, on Shaw about where Levitz Furniture is now. There was an outside power plug he could drive close to, and there he'd plug in an electric drill he'd brought from home. He'd detach the speedometer cable housing from the transmission housing, pur the end of the cable in the drill chuck, tum it on, and run up his mileage to the desired reading. I don't remember if he got caught, merely tired of that trick, but he appa decided that if the Department wanted age, he'd show them real mileage. I Ie had flash photo taken of him leaning against fender of the patrol car, with a sign visible in the background reading, Lake -2 miles." That would have been a 50 miles off his beat. One night he was to meet Lieutenant Ripperdan on 99 H' south of Fresno. It took him more than an to get there, and he blamed the dt;lay on a tire. It was later learned he'd been b Oakhurst and Fish Camp on Highway 158 when he got the call. A careful check of the car at the county shop showed no indication of recent tire trouble, but he stuck to his story. The sheriff had finally had enough, and he told him that because he seemed to be a con stant source of trouble in the field , he was being transferred to the jail. The officer said he'd quit before he'd work in the jail. He was told if he felt that way, he might as well "write it out," and he wrote a letter of resignation, effective immediately. No one mourned his departure. There was a rumor around the office several years later that he'd been seen on Skid Row in Chicago, but to my knowl edge it was never confirmed. It was too bad, really. He was a brilliant man, obviously with a very high I.Q. If he'd spent as much time, energy, and imagination in furthering his career as he did in trying to frustrate his superiors, he could have become a topnotch police administrator, or a success in most any other field . But the intelligence that could have served him so well was actually the cause of his undoing. He con sidered himself far above all the rules and regulations by which we ordinary mortals have to live. The foregoing is just part of the material Al prepared. Space considerations preclude the use of it all. Perhaps in next year's edition we may again share the memories of what Chief Collins and I and many others think of as the good old days of law enforcement. JAMES L. DAVISON and ASSOCIATES ADJUSTEBS -INVESTIGATORS and MICROFILM AND PHOTOCOPY REPRODUCTION SERVICE SPECIALIZING IN: Workers Compensation Auto Aviation General Liability Trial Preparation Bi-Lingual Adjusters Telephone (209) 442-4806 James L. Davison, Owner/Manager Terry L. Lane • Monte Montoya • Rick Beshwaite • Tom Baber. Linda Hayworth 1546 "N" STREET, SUITE 200 • FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93721 MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 12171, Fresno, CA 93776 LICENSE NO. 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Perhaps their failure to do so this year was our fault, becalfs/e of late noti fication and an earlier deadline than in the past. Next year the reminder will be sent earl ier, and we have other plans in mind that may assist those who would like to contribute but find preparation of material an inconven ience. Again we call your attention to the fine work of Miss Janice Mamigonian, a reporter for the Sanger Herald who did the Sanger Police Department layout. Clovis Police Department Police Chief Gerald Galvin and Captain Gino Pishione (a 33-year veteran). 1984 In Review Nineteen eighty-four was another year of that the population of Clovis will reach 50,000 growth and change for the City of Clovis and in five years (1990). its Police Department. The population within The Clovis Police Department consists of a the City of Clovis increased from .37,387 to complement of 49 sworn Officers, 36 Reserve approximately 40,000 in 1984. It is anticipated Officers, 10 Dispatchers, 5 Secretary/ Clerks, Left to right: front row, Captain Pat Patterson, Chief Gerald Galvin, Captain Gino Pishione; second row, Sergeant Russ Greathouse, Lt. Doug Taylor and Lt. Rick Fuller; back row, Sergeant Larry Avery and Specialist Rand Padgett. 161 4 Police Aides, a Senior Animal Control Offi cer, and a Crime Prevention Technician. An additional 6 senior citizens and volunteers provide clerical assistance in the Records Area and in the newly established Youth Services Center. Crime Prevention One important position added the end of 1983 was that of Crime Prevention Techni cian. This part-time position was approved by the Clovis City Council in the 1983-1984 bud get in order to initiate a comprehensive Neigh borhood Watch Program. The Department was fortunate to hire Bob Neidhamer, a recently retired Fresno Police Department Officer, to be Clovis Police De partment's first Crime Prevention Techni cian. During 1984, Neidhamer conducted. over 50 Neighborhood Watch group meetings and contacted over 2,000 people. This service is invaluable to the community and continues to gain popularity. Personnel Changes As in any growing organization, the Clovis Police Department is working hard to keep up with changes in personnel. Recruitment, test ing, hiring and training for the many different ;; positions in the Department is now a contin ual process. Rand Padgett and Tom Tucker were promoted to Specialist during 1984. During 1984, several Officers were pro moted after an extensive examination pro cess. Promoted to Lieutenant was Rick Fuller, a ten-year veteran of the Clovis Police De partment. Tim Bos, an eight-year Department veteran, was promoted to Sergeant. Promot ed to Specialist was Tom Tucker, a nine-year veteran; Rand Padgett, a five-year veteran' and Keith Havlik, a four-year veteran. Wayne Bonjorni, a twelve-year Officer with the Clovis Police Department, received disability retirement in 1984; and Lt. Rick Fuller was promoted from Sergeant to Lieutenant during 1984. Ti m Bos was promoted to Sergeant and Keith was promoted to Specialist during 1984 162 Bill Beaver, a nineteen-year veteran, had heart bypass surgery in 1984. Bill has also made application for a medical retirement. During 1984, the Clovis Police Department hired several new employees. New Officers hired by the Department included Louis Duran, Joe Gomez and Tanina Anderson. Duran and Gomez were 1984 graduates of the State Center Police Academy. Anderson was a former officer with California State Uni versity at Fresno. In the Records Division, Vema Field be gan employment in the City as a Clerk/ Typist. Two Dispatcher/Clerks hired in 1984 were Jennifer Viets and Stephanie Marks. Tanina Anderson and Louis Duran were hired during 1984. In December, Police Specialist John N au heimer was selected by his peers as the "Officer of the Year." This honor is bestowed to a sworn member of the Department who best personifies the qualities and character i~tics of the ideal Clovis Police Officer. Youth Services Center In 1984 the Clovis Unified School District ted the Clovis Police Department free of a dilapidated house owned by the district. The house, located across the The New Youth Center on Fourth Street. street from the Police Department, was to be used by the Department as a "Youth Services Center," housing the School Resource and Juvenile Officers. Captain Gino Pishione was responsible for remodeling the building, using the volun teered help of contractors h the community. The building has been transformed into a showplace that serves the needs of our youth. Communications Center During the past year, several changes to the Clovis Police/Fire Dispatch Center have been implemented. The Communications Center is one of the most modem in the State. The Clovis Police Department utilizes the Fresno County Sheriff's Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system. It is believed to be the first CAD system in operation in Califor nia that utilizes a computer that is not located at the same Dispatch Center. This "remote" system is made possible through the use of high-tech equipment such as dedicated four wave date lines, modems, statistical multi plexors, emulation boards, and other complex technical equipment not normally familiar to the average police officer. During the year, the Communications Con sole was reconfigured and expanded to 163 INSURED AMMUNITION CO. Serving Law Enforcement Agencies 6735 W. Herndon Ave. Fresno, CA 93711 (209) 275-2666 HUMPHREY BROS. INSURANCE Established 1906 4321 N. 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BELMONT FRESNO 255-4545 MADISON HARDWARE Hardware • Plumbing • Sports Goods 264-1730 4032 W. WHITESBRIDGE FRESNO GERRY SMITH MASONRY, INC. 4575 E. Floradora 255-6346 Security Building Maintenance General Janitoriat Service Rug Shampooing 3755 E. Tulare, Fresno COMPLIMENTS OF MAZZEI'S NURSERY 233-8952 308 E. JENSEN PARDINI'S GROCERY COMPLETE GROCERY LINE ON AND OFF SALE BEER AND WINE 275-6623 5014 W. SHIELDS I= a tJ in p. on fT( ge tio fa< 164 Chief Galvin cuts the ribbon opening the new Youth Management Team Building Work Shop: In class Center. Left to right: Mayor Peggy Bos, School Dis trict Board Member Betsy Sandoval, Supervisor Judy Andreen , City Manager AI Goodman, Chief Gerald Galvin, Peter Vasilovich, representing State Senator Rose Ann Vuich . permit the installation of three 911 emergency answering positions. To accommodate 911, the console itself was expanded and the exist ing equipment reconfigured to increase dis patcher accessibility and efficiency. The Dispatch Center is recognized as being one of the most modem in the state. Visitors frequent the Center from throughout the state getting ideas for building new Communica tions Centers in their own jurisdictions. In fact, the Department received a recent inquiry from Hawaii regarding the building of a new Police Communications Center. Compliments Of J&J RANCH FIREBAUGH room at Asilomar, California: left to right, seated, Sgt. Tom Payne, Sergeant Bill Jeans, Sergeant George Fisher, Sergeant Jim Zulim, Captain Pat Patterson, Lt. Rick Fuller, Sergeant Tim Bos anq Lt. Doug Taylor; standing, Dr. Ralph Lippman, Ser geant Larry Avery, Chief Gerald Galvin, Sergeant Russ Greathouse, and Sergeant Shelby Cox. Team Building Workshop During January 1985, the entire Manage ment Team (all supervisors with the rank of Sergeant and above) went to Asilomar for a three-day Team Building Workshop (TBW). This TBW was conducted by Dr. Ralph Lipp man of Ross-Lewis Associates. Team Building Workshops are not new and have proven to be very effective in develop ing and improving organizational relation ships, growth, and development. This TBW was the third P.O.S.T. approved TBW con ducted with Clovis Police Department LARRY McLEOD FORD LINCOLN-MERCURY FORD. MERCURY. LINCOLN CONTINENTAL MUSTANG. THE NEW THUNDERBIRD AND MORE ... 304 E. POPE COALINGA, CA 93210 935-0768 165 management over the last five years. TBW's have been instrumental in identify ing different management styles and person alities and integrating those differences posi tively in the organization. The TBW's also were important in clearly identifying and ranking priorities, goals, and objectives within the Department. After each TBW, management returns to the Department with a renewed vigor and better understanding of the "team concept." It is hoped that we can continue having TBW's in the future. The Future All of us at the Clovis Police Department look forward to the challenges of the future and our continued cooperation with neigh boring law enforcement agencies. Coalinga Police Department Oil Greased the Wheels of Progress By Jonathan Purcell On the western fringes of Fresno County lies the City of Coalinga, a community of some 7,000 residents. Coalinga began as a gathering place for the Y okut Indians, chiefly due to the abundant supply of water but also • because of the deposits of asphaltum. The Indians had many uses for the asphaltum, from waterproofing baskets to curing ill nesses and diseases. They used it as mortar in building projects and for putting together tools and weapons. Other Indians who lived in the Salinas Valley traded with the Yokuts and the Coalinga area was their gathering point. In the 1840's, the Indians lost their land to a Spanish-American family by the name of Higuerra, who were involved in stock-raising. Also, at this time, the hills which form the Pleasant Valley basin were the hideouts of several famous bandit kings, including J oa quin Murietta. Murietta's hideout, "Three Rocks," is a tourist site today. Coalinga, as an oil-producing community, started in the early 1860's. The earliest known date for oil production was in 1863 when the Warswich Brothers mined oil and liquid asphaltum in the Coalinga-Oil City area. The first organized oil company was created by Frank Dusy and John Clark, as the San JoaleI quin Petroleum Company in 1864. By Aol settlers began to arrive in the Coalinga a Offl f(eilGustav Kreyenhagen and his family lished the first store, with supplies b hauled in by wagon team from the area. Later, the supplies were hauled in Huron, the closest Southern Pacific Rail station. In 1890, with a town population about 150, the town proper consisted of general stores, three saloons, and one house. A t this time, oil was first succ developed at Oil City, and in 1896, a 300 reI per day well was struck. This was ginning of the Coalinga oil boom. boom made Coalinga the classic western mining town-a hell-raising, w 166 7 Left to right, front row, Mary McLellan, Glen Green, Beverly Dozier, Freda Barnhart, Laura Gentry, Marilyn Roberts, Merrill Carlson; second row, Deputy Poundmaster Robert Spradling, Officer Daniel Marquez, Officer Joe De Melo, Officer Vance Havard, Chief James Henry; back row, Detective Jonathan Purcell, Sgt. Keith Lunney, Reserve Sgt. Tim Bement, Officer Michael Chapman, Captain George Morris. Not pictured: Sgt. James Sharp, Officer Jesse Ferrell, Gladys Martin. McCarthy Farming PELOIAN RANCHES • FRESNO COUNTY 7719 West Kamm Avenue • Caruthers 167 drinking amusement center for restless oil workers in need of women and recreation. At the same time that oil was booming, another industry was developed. The English firm of Robinson and Rollins opened a coal mine on the west side of the valley. This mine supplied coal for the Southern Pacific Rail road. In 1887, S.P. extended its line and in stalled a narrow gauge spur to the main line from the mine. Three loading sites were es tablished, Coaling Stations A, Band C. Of the two industries, oil quickly became the main "crop" on the west side of the valley. As the fields were found and opened, Coaling Station A became the congregating place for those coming to work in the fields and those coming to provide services to both workers and business. The first homestead claim for the 160 acres was filed in 1882 by M. L. Curtis and was on the site of the present day city. In 1890, the first Coalinga District well came in at the 16.3 foot level. It ,vas powered by a windmill and produced 27 barrels per day. In 1898, the Confidence #2 opened the West Field. By 1900 there were 20 permanent build ings and homes on the townsite. A well known feature of the town was Whiskey Row, which • boasted 13 saloons and was rarely a quiet street. Coaling Station A officially became the incorporated City of Coalinga on April 2, 1906, just days prior to the San Francisco Earthquake. On September 22, 1909, the biggest well yet drilled blew in at 17,000 barrels per day. SALUTING THE FRESNO COUNTY DEPUTIES Best Wishes From The Pleasant Mattress & Furniture Co. 847 N. PLEASANT AVE.• FRESNO 268-6446 Following its incorporation, a drive initi ated to build a reputation of respectability for the fledgling town. In 1910, the Coalinga Chamber of Commerce proclaimed Coalinga the "greatest oil field in the United States." Some 590 wells were producing $10.2 million worth of oil annually. In 1918, by popular vote, Coalinga became a "dry town" and re mained so until the repeal of prohibition in 1933. In 1928, the Kettleman Hills oil fields opened with the Milham Discovery Well, and in 1938, the Gatchell Discovery Well signalled the opening of the Coalinga Nose Field. These fields are still producing abundantly today. In 1930, Whiskey Row, last vestige of "boom times," burned to the grouJld. There is very little written histOi y of early law enforcement in the Coalinga area. Prior to \ incorporation, a Justice of the Peace adminI istered justice and sent people to the jail. S These J.O.P.'s were not required to be lawT( yers. Rather, they were highly respected men F of the community who were elected to office D and who officiated in their spare time. The Tl earliest known J.O.P. was a Judge Meeker en who was also a Methodist preacher. Because C} Coalinga had no jail, arrests of offenders were an made only on Thursdays as this was the day tat that the train made its weekly trip into Fresno. hOI After incorporation in 1906, the City niti hired John L. Moffett as the city's first to } Marshal. Marshal Moffett policed the in C porated area while a Constable attended the unincorporated areas. The Police HE IS PARAMOUNT IN CONTROL OF YOUR PEST PROBLEMS Paramount Pest Control Se "We Control Pests" 2143 E. McKinley 168 ment, as it exists today, was first organized September 26, 1927, with Walt Hayes as the Police Chief. Today, police services are provided to the community by 13 sworn officers who are full time, three Reserve Officers and six Dispat chers. Police Chief James A. Henry heads the department, having served as a police officer for over 20 years. Captain George Morris, assistant to the Chief, has direct control over the Field Services Division, Special Inves tigations Division, and the Police Reserve Component. Captain Morris has been with the department for 12 years. Police Sergeants Keith Lunney and James Sharp supervise the Field Services Division which consists of patrol officers Vance Har vard, Merrill Carlson, Michael Chapman, Daniel Marquez, and Joe DeMelo. The Youth Services and NYPUM program are the responsibility of Juvenile Detective Jesse Ferrell. Other investigations are handled by Detective Jon Purcell. CPD Reserve Sergeant Tim Bement oversees the Reserve Compon ent consisting of Reserve Officers Alan Chappel and Reese Oldham. These three men are an important and indispensible augmen tation to the regular officers. For the many hours of volunteer service, too little recog nition is given. The officers of CPD are proud to have them as team members. Communications and clerical work are handled by the six dispatchers. Providing supervision is Gladys Martin, who is also sec retary to the Chief. Glen Green, Mary McLel lan, Marilyn Roberts, Laura Gentry, Freda Barnhart and Beverly Dozier provide the vital link between the community and the officers on the street. Around these women revolve the operation of the police department, and without them, little could be accomplished. For the Coalinga Police Department, 1985 has brought new and modem equipment. Two new patrol units were purchased and added to the fleet. Also, a modem and up-to date communication console expanded the department's capability of providing police services. The console, a Motorola CENTRA COM Series II, is the only one of its kind in operation within California-at least, accord ing to Motorola representatives. Although an identical model was used in Los Angeles during the Olympic Games, CPD is the only police agency to currently own one of its own. Among the many features of the console are a master radio control panel and up to 11 chan nel control panels. The console also has a 24 hour digital clock, paging system, radio-tele phone patching system, and modules specifi cally designed for the 911 system. A closed circuit television system provides constant monitoring of the jail cells , alerting on-duty personnel immediately of health and welfare problems of those who are confined. The CENTRACOM system has a self-monitoring program which constantly monitors itself for system failures and displays the failure to the dispatcher. Repair is then accomplished by Best Wishes LA FIESTA NITE CLUB Dancing and Cocktails latin Nite Club 844 F St. 266'-5786 169 Our Special Thanks to the Sheriff's Department for their dedication to our fine community Bianchi Vineyards of Kerman VASTO VALLE FARMS, INC. ~ @l)J Diversified Growers 209-945-2511 P.o. BOX 5 HURON, CALIF. 93234 O UR SPECIA L TY GENUINE ITALIAN FOOD PIZZA & ITALIAN LUNCHES & DINNERS \'-o--r-___-...___--.--.......Jj Dining Room Open 7 Days A Week 11 :30 A.M. to Midnight Fri. & Sal. 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Also, the building will house the Coalinga Child Day Care Cen ter Supervisor. c The officers of CPD look to 1985 as a year of professional growth and development. Two new officers will be hired shortly, and reassignments within the department will add to each officer's career advancement. CPD extends to all Fresno Law Enforcement per sonnel the best in 1985. Firebaugh Police Making A Comeback By Jim Teague and Elsa Lopez The Firebaugh Police Department, after suffering from budgetary cutbacks during 1982/83, is on the road back to full strength. During those two difficult years the Depart ment lost two officers and a promised posi tion. It also faced the possible loss of its full time dispatchers and a tum-over of that serv ice to the Sheriff's Department (police, fire and ambulance). The people of the City came to the aid of the department by standing by their officers during public hearings conduct ed by the City. This tremendous show of support encouraged the then City Manager Lawrence Minton-Mills and Chief Howard Manes to implement money saving proce dures in order to save the department. This work has been carried on by the current City Manager Perry Powers through the coopera tion of the department members. Although the department had to bite the bullet it is now on the mend. Equipment is now being replaced and equipment budgeted for and cut from the budget is being pur chased. Training has begun within the depart ;; ment and from outside sources. The axiom of "there isn't money for that" has started to disappear. The Department is under the leadership of Howard Manes who was hired as a patrolman in 1961 and has risen through the ranks to be appointed Chief of Police in 1971. City Manager Perry Powers, who came to us from Fresno after serving as the City Man agerforSangerfor11yea~,hasabackground in administration, contracting and as a civil engineer. The management team of Manes and Pow ers began a restructure of the department through the use of committees for department policies and a personnel manual. This is being done with the constructive input from mem bers of the department's management and line staff. 0 Included in the reconstruction of the de partment is the remodeling of the police de partment itself. The working space for the department has tripled in size through ex pansion and the reorganization of existing space. A one-time ambulance stall has been enclosed and turned into a booking facility including the construction and installation of a booking/security cell to facilitate the booking of violent prisoners. The remodeling also included space for the new E-911 System, destined to go on line. The squad/locker room has been divided and turned into offices for supervisors and the Chief. The old Mid Valley Fire Department quarters have been turned into a coffee room, conference room S and a weight-exercise room, which is to be a shared with the City's Volunteer Fire Depart ment. This has allowed the department to increase its space for records, evidence stor· age, booking and personnel lockers. The modeling is still far from complete and time will tell what will be added. The Department has also gone some personnel changes. Officer Art f ado being hired by Fresno County Department, Dispatcher/Reserve Careaga being hired as agent with the Border Patrol in Texas. Dispatcher Irma entes is now a dispatcher with Los Banos These officers contributed to the ch" ..,,·,.· the department and will be missed by To replace these people the d hired Alice Cardenas and Shiegko Hall, formerly from Mendota P.D., as . reserve officers. Reserve Officer Frank tinez has been hired as a full time officer currently attending the State Center Academy in Fresno. 172 I The department has also added the follow ing reserve personnel in 1983/84: David Wil son, Randy Salas, Phil Munoz, George Freitas and Roy Franklin. The following resen'es have made rank with the department: Bossie McGee, reserve IF IT'S MADE OF CANVAS ... WE MAKE IT S AL CANVAS PECIAL TIES, INC. We Do Repairing 2750 S. Cherry • Fresno. 485-1290 Officer Salas and Sgt. McGee escorting a prisoner through the new entrance leading to the booking facilities. This is just one of the new modifications to the police department. PENNWAL T CORP. AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS DIVISION 226-8400 516 W. SHAW • SUITE 107 sergeant; Louis Gomez, reserve sergeant; Louis Vallejo, reserve corporal. These are well qualified and experienced officers that will complement the depart ment. EL CAMINO CONSTRUCTION 1443 N. FOWLER FRESNO, CA 93727 PHONE 251-7546 Golden State Ranches, Inc. N. J. (JACK) LIDDELL PRESIDENT BUS. 275-2840 RES. 222-8833 3700 N. GRANTLAND • FRESNO, CA93711 173 "Si Se Puede" By Isidro R. Santoyo The Firebaugh Police Department under the direction of Police Chief Howard C. Manes has taken a giant step forward. The modifications of the department's inside look has taken on a new character of professional ism, but perhaps even more important was the department's dream of a program special izing with the youths of the community. On October 1, 1984, the dream was no longer just a dream; reality was born and the Firebaugh Police Department had created the "Firebaugh Youth Diversion Project." The project, which is state-funded, is aimed at offering the youths at risk a chance of experiencing positive situations; directing them away from a negative social pattern. ' Although the project is set up to deter juvenile delinquency by providing substance abuse presentations, along with other prevention methods it offers recreation; in other words, "just plain old fun." The project is staffed with one full-time employee,oallowing for what is most essential for the success of the project to take place, which is time. Without time the relationship with the youths is not what it should be. Therefore, not allowing the chance to devel op honesty, trust and respect. The Firebaugh Youth Diversion Project owes its thanks to so many people throughout the community for its support, but as usual there are a few who deserve so much more. Mr. Jack Duran, principal of the Firebaugh High School, who has offered his support and cooperation since the beginning; Elsa Lopez, who without her help during the tedious times of completing stacks of bureaucratic paper work, the grant application process would have stalled; and finally, Mr. Larry Parrott, who without his donated time and talented fingers the Firebaugh Police Department would still be dreaming, but "si se pllede." S. E. RYKOFF & CO. SALUTES THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SCHEDLER'S ENGINE REBUILDING AND SUPPLY, INC. 624 BROADWAY. FRESNO. 268-5091 SAN JOAQUIN BATTERY AND ELECTRIC CO. Distributors 01 LEECE-NEVILLE AMERICAN BOSCH Generator. Starter and Alternator Repairs 233-3146 2485 S. CHERRY * FRESNO, CALIFORNIA Best Wishes From JAMES TEORE FARMS 264-1823 3495 S. BLYTHE AVE. TWIN PALM LIQUOR Fine Wines -Liquor Beer Ice Cubes JERRY & CANDY LANE OWNERS 1626 N. 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Jojola as the new Chief of Police for the Huron Police Department. 177 The Huron Police Department has had its problems over the years; trying to work effec tively out of an inadequate and antiquated building; coping with more than its share of budgetary restraints; and with manpow~r in adequate even in normal times, having to provide police services to a city whose popu lation temporarily increases tremendously during the peak of the farm labor season each year. In spite of all those disadvantages, the Department has managed to do a good job and to make steady progress toward even better performance and a more professional image. That progress was given a substantial boost from April of 1983 to June of 1984, when Raymond Champagne served as Chief of Police. He managed to add to the Depart ment roster one regular officer's position, .. seven reserve officers, and two relief dis patchers. He also was responsible for the establishment of a Department sponsored Boy Scout Explorer Post to complement the other civic activities in which the Depart ment as a whole or its individual members are involved. Chief Champagne then moved on to what he felt would be greener pastures, accepting an appointment as Chief of Police in another city. Sergeant Lew Ceja was Acting Chief until January of this year, when a new Chief of Police was appointed. All members of the Department had en joyed working with and for Chief Cham pagne, and were sorry to see him leave the Department. However, as professional police officers they will extend to their new Chief, Marcel Jojola, the same cooperation and lo yalty, and look forward to working under his Cj oj la se cil ch thf th€ rna Patrol Unit. Front row, Sgt. Lew Ceja; left to right, middle row, Officers Eddie Rod riquez, Rudy Solis, Abel Bejarano, David Ragsdale; back row, Cpl. Mike Fannon, Ken Wedderburn, Robert Morrison, Danny Gomez. Not pictured: Officers Chuck Wills, Carl Schneider, Greg Shirk. 178 the Communications, Humane Services, and Identification Bureau. Left to right, Dispatcher Lucy Leon, Humane Officer Sue Dignan, Dispatchers Sandra Perez, Sandy Madrid, Emily Serna and I.B. Danny Gomez. command. Chief Jojola is a veteran police officer, and has considerable experience in law enforcement administration, having served as Chief of Police in two different cities in southern California. He has several changes and improvements in mind, and all Department members have pledged themselves to assist him to the utmost in making his plans work effectively, with the SINCLAIR PA.INTS Telephone 233-0521 1461 North Blackstone Avenue goal of making the Huron Police Department one of the best in Fresno County. Sgt. Ceja expresses the Department's ap preciation to all law enforcement units in the area, particularly the Fresno County Sheriff's Department and the Clovis Police Depart ment, for their help and cooperation, and a hope that such working relationships in the future will be as pleasant. SALVAGE LOGGING, INC. CONTRACT LOGGING HEAVY HAULING GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK (209) 787-2298 21665 E. WELDON SANGER, CALIFORNIA 93657 179 as the Law Enforcement Explorer Post 179 for the Huron Police Department. Kerman Police Department 1985-A Year For Change By Officer R. W. Muller In 1985, the Kerman Police Department is expecting changes in weapons, communica tions system, and remodeling and expansion of police facilities. The weapon currently issued by the De partment is Smith and Wesson Model 59's in 9 millimeter caliber. The majority of these wea pons are 10 years old and have been subject to the wear and tear normally associated with police weapons. Some of these weapons were felt to be worn to the point where they were suitable for training purposes only. There fore, it was decided to seek new weapons for the Department. As the Department authorizes the use certain firearms owned by individual there were numerous examples of types and calibers to study. First of all, it was decided to remain use of semi-automatic pistols type, as these were felt to be a design suited as a "combat" weapon than a Our Rangemasters also found that were more easily trained on combat with semi-automatic pistols than r.",nl'lIII N ext, a change in caliber was new weapons to be chosen would be 180 Officer Robert Muller and Community Service Officer Will Chung don't necessarily agree with what is being taught at the training session. Officer Warren Jackson, our Reserve Coordinator, is presenting Reserve Ser geant Jody Walker with a Certificate of Apprecia tion for his Community Service. ACP caliber, rather than 9 millimeters. Finally, Smith and Wesson Model 645 pis tols were selected as the new Department issue weapon. They were felt to be the best weapon available to match the needs of the Department. These weapons will shortly be ordered, and delivery is expected in July. The time of this article is February, 1985. With the mandate by the California Legisla ture that the 9-1-1 system become operative throughout California, the Kerman Police De partment was faced with a quandary: There was no funding available for dispatching on a 24-hour basis, and the current radio system relied on the Kerman Telephone Company, which by law could not be considered' an "emergency call answering point." The solution was to contract for dispatch ing services with the Fresno Sheriff's Depart ment. This marks a radical departure for a Department that utilized flashing red lights for communication shortly over a decade ago. The red lights were on poles at two loca tions in the City, and were activated by tele phone company operators. When the patrol officer saw the light flashing, he would go to a phone, call the operator and receive the mes sage. This was followed by mobile radios in the patrol cars, on the telephone company mobile channel. This was shared with approximately one hundred other non-police subscribers, but, as there were no hand-held portables, when the officer left his vehicle at any loca tion he would call the telephone company operator and advise her of the number he could be reached at. Hand-held portables were added in 1978. This system was used until 1983, when the City of Kerman acquired their own radio system, with separate FM frequencies for 181 SAN JOAQUIN GLASS CO. COMMERCIAL AUTO RESIDENTIAL 268-7646 2150 E. 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Senior Officer Ed Singh, the officer with the most seniority in the department. BILL PARRISH CHEVRON Electronic Tune-up & Brake Service Phone 439-4880 5385 N. Blackstone at Barstow Fresno, California Left to right, front row, Officer Orlando Velasquez, Clerk Marlene Long, Senior Officer Mark Vaughan and K-9 Zeke; back row, Reserve Officer Dave Ran dall, Officer Chuck Patterson, Chief Ken Stafford. Compliments Of FARMERS LUMBER & SUPPLIES 485-2280 2190 S. EAST AVE .• FRESNO, CA 93721 183 public works and the Police Department. A phone patch system with the Kerman Tele phone Company allows calls to be "patched" to the officer on patrol, and he speaks directly to the calling party. ~ Dispatching by the Fresno Sheriff's Depart ment will bring needed features to the radio system, including prioritizing of calls, and easier access by Kerman officers to other emergency service agencies. The Kerman Police Department is current ly housed in a portion of the Kerman City Hall, and some offices in the Kerman Com munity Center. Both the City Administration and the Police Department are in great need of expanded facilities. The consensus of those involved in Mendota Police Department (A Small Agency) Productive, Professional and Proud the Kerman .... During the past year, many positive things have occurred in our department to warrant the justification for the general public and department personnel to display a proud atti tude. The Mendota Police Department is contin uously attempting to achieve the contempor ary goals and objectives set by Chief Jack Pina. Chief Pin a's management style and law enforcement philosophy is geared to insure professionalism. He has insured that city, county, and state officials, including execu tives at all levels of the criminal justice system, realize that the department is in fact constant ly upgrading its standards by improving in all planning is that a new City Hall should be constructed, with the Police Department util izing the existing City Hall. This would triple the space currently available to the Police DepartmeQt. The Police Department now consists of a dispatch area, holding cells, squad room, de tective office and Chief's office. Under a new plan, additions such as day and night Lieu tenants' offices, Watch Commander's office, interview room and conference room would be made. It is hoped that construction for the new City Hall will begin in late May 1985. In summary, 1985 is expected to be a yearof change and advancement for Police Department. areas. Statistics show that Mendota Police ment is among the leading small agencies the state for felony arrests and con nn..." Mendota Police Department is well known Fresno County and the state for its pro involvement in the control of juvenile quency. Chief Pina is very concerned about overall image of the department and taken steps during the past three improve officer demeanor. This is an which has reflected great success as by the reductions of citizens complaints city council, police chief, etc. and the 184 Left to right, front row, Officer Roger Lawrence, Officer Bernard Ortiz, Secretary Liz Areizaga, Dispatcher Rebecca Hernandez, Dispatcher Lupe Coronado, Detective Betty Barker, Officer Rick Alvarez, Chief Jack Pina; back row, Officer Skip Taylor, Sgt. Juan Amador, Officer John Quintero, Lt.Eddie Porras,Officer Roger Clark, Officer Robert Rosenhagen, Dispatcher Richard Steele, City Manager Rick Deming. Not pictured: Lt. Vernon Banta, Dispatcher Ross Alvizo. 185 t X ¢ t •-r Serving all Faiths + t + FUNERAL HOME Bob lisle Roy Franz Don Foppiano 1605 L Street, Fresno, Telephone (209) 266-0666 Boice Funeral Home, Clovis General's Finest Tire ... Goes a Long Way to Make Friends OVERSTREET GENERAL TIRE, INC. 1501 Fulton 2099 E. North Ave. Phone 485-7970 Phone 237-7156 Day or Nite Service: 237-7156 M & H TOWING HEAVY DUTY 24 HOUR SERVICE· Call 237-6307 4453 S. Golden State Blvd. Fresno, CA 93725 S € h n II Cl V( 10 eq Shl mE COl keE BARLOW BROS. RANCH W. OAKLAND AVE. FIVE POINTS 209-884-2484 f)i~ ALARM CO. BURGLAR -FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS HOMES. BUSINESS • INDUSTRIAL LOCAL & SILENT ALARMS -HOLDUP ALARMS Infrared • Photo Cell • Ultrasonic • Microwave LEASE OR PURCHASE PLAN FREE ESTIMATES -24 HOUR SERVICE 2018 W. LOS ALTOS. FRESNO. 431-8414 M & T DISTRIBUTING CO. Miller High Life Lite Lowenbrau Helneken Henry Welnhard ARKIE MARGOSIAN -RALPH TAKAKJIAN 2377 SOUTH ORANGE • 264-2823 BIGGS BROTHERS CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING BEEF AND LAMB ~ 846-8645 951 S. MADERA KERMAN FRESNO CATHOLIC CEMETERIES • st. Peter's Cemetery • Holy Cross Cemetery • Calvary Cemetery Raul S. Zaragosa, Superintendent 264 N. Blythe 186 Rick Deming, new city manager. positive attitude and increased productivity by sworn and staff personnel. Although Mendota Police Department is handicapped somewhat due to financial con straints, leading to lack of manpower and equipment, the city manager and city council have made great strides in securing the basic needs and at least maintaining the current manpower and equipment requirements. We currently have a fleet of well equipped police vehicles, have under construction an officers' locker room, and have installed the "911" equipment which should be in operation shortly. In the near future, Mendota Police Depart ment has plans to embark into the world of computers. Our antiquated manual record keeping system must be updated to meet our increasing work load, to make it efficient in areas of crime analysis, crime prevention, record storage and retrieval, etc. In the area of personnel, several well qual ified persons have been employed by the city. Mr. Alex Valdez, former Mayor, was again elected to the city council, bringing with him much experience and expertise. Mr. Richard Deming was hired as City Manager replacing Detective Betty Barker checks evidence. Mr. Paul Owhadi, who became a Develop ment Corporation president. Mr. Demin'g's vast experience and knowledge will certainly be a tremendous asset to the city and of course to the Police Department. . New rank and file police personnel include Orval "Skip" Taylor from our Reserve Pro gram, Ricardo Alvarez, a five year veteran from Tulare County Sheriff's Department, and Dispatchers Lupe Coronado and Rebec ca Hernandez and Richard Steele. Officer Roger Clark was named Officer of the Year (congratulations, Officer Clark, for a job well done). In the area of criminal investigation, Offi cer Betty Barker was promoted to Detective to assist Detective Lieutenant Vernon Banta. Detective Barker has excelled in her new assignment by preparing and serving numer ous search and arrest warrants involving nar cotics and stolen property cases, something that was vitally needed. We are going to con tinue to expand the investigation section to include other officers in a rotating schedule to increase the overall expertise and knowledge in this area. Our crime prevention programs and other 187 Det. Lt. Vernon Banta trains Officer Skip Taylor in the photo lab. Dispatcher, Secretary and Reserve Officer Liz Areizaga wearing one of her hats (figuratively). Officers Taylor and Officer of the Year Clark start their shift. 188 Det. Lt. Vernon Banta checks evidence for court. vital community relations programs have de clined somewhat due to our increase in our "police type" work. However, plans are in the "works" to increase our efforts in this area. The joint crime prevention program by Men dota Police Department and Fresno Sheriff's Office Community Services Officer Laura McGrew is in effect and will continue. The effort includes, but is not limited to, Mendota Police Department officer and F.S.O., C.S.O. conducting neighborhood watch, school talks, rape prevention talks, business/home security inspections, etc. Foot patrol will be initiated in the near future and the Reserve and Cadet Programs will be increased in personnel. In addition, we plan to maintain our youth programs by applying for grants and utilizing our own limited resources. The Department and its personnel have received much recog nition of outstanding and dedicated service to the safety education of children. The Fresno County Delinquency Prevention Commission recognized Mendota Police Department as the top agency in Fresno County for "Daring to Care" about youth in Fresno County. Hon orable Judge John Fitch, presiding judge of Juvenile Court, has been very supportive of our efforts and has so expressed in several letters to the department. We surely appreci ate this recognition from Judge Fitch. Super visor Deran Koligian has also been very sup portive of our efforts. The City Council and Mendota Police Department are very apprec iative of his concern and support. In recognition of his sincere involvement with the youth, the Federal Government (OJJDP), and the State Office of Criminal Justice Planning (OCJP) selected Chief Jack Pina to represent the "valley area" at a J uven ile Police Operations Leading to Improve Children and Youth (POLICY) Conference in Los Angeles. This was a very informative training program which will benefit the de partment and the youth in the community. 189 Compliments Of CONCRETE SPECIALTIES ROBERT EX H'ENRY OWNER 299-0825 6454 E. TOLLHOUSE ROAD CLOVIS KAPRIELIAN BROTHERS PACKING CO. • GROWER • PACKER • SHIPPER REEDLEY, CALIFORNIA MODERN ELECTRIC CO., INC. Contractors License #170376 BEN CASILLAS MANAGER 237-1147 2480 S. CHERRY AVE. P.O. BOX 11686 FRESNO 93774 O'CONNOR & O'CONNOR PROCESS SERVICE P.O. BOX 1061 • FRESNO, CA 93714 24 HOUR PHONE: (209) 485-9670 ANY TIME ANY WHERE DAILY ATIORNEY MESSENGER SERVICE 190 RATHMANN OIL COMPANY GAS • DIESEL • LUBE OILS BOB RATHMANN (209) 698-7458 KEN RATHMANN (209) 698-5197 25561 W. Tuft. P.O. Box 13 Tranquillity, CA 93668 LLOYD'S MARKET PHONE 698-7452 5789 ANTHONY GROCERIES QUALITY MEATS -PRODUCE P.O. BOX 516 TRANQUILLITY, CA 93668 La Cuesta Verde Ranches Coalinga J. C. CONN RANCH ~ COALINGA Officers Rosenhagen, Alvarez, Quintero, Ortiz, Lawrence and Clark-ready to go to work. Obviously, we are very proud of these awards and recognition and will continue to do the things that are necessary to improve police/ youth relations and to curtail juvenile delinquency in our city. Every organization, small or large, will en counter headaches and problems, and we Mendota Police Facility. have our share; however, we will continue to meet these problems "head on" and to utilize a positive approach in solving them. We have the personnel, the desire and the ability to continue to progress in our on-going mission TO SERVE AND PROTECT THE PUBLIC. sanger Police Department Always On The Move By Lt. Jess Martinez The past year continued to be a success for the Sanger Police Department. In addition to placing strong emphasis on youth activities through state grants, several officers attend ed selected training courses in order to ad vance themselves in the law enforcement profession. The department expanded educationally as officers received specialized training in arson investigation, narcotics training and inves tigations, delinquency prevention, crime pre vention, FTO training, defensive tactics, ad vanced dispatcher training and management training. The Reserve Unit also received training in various areas, including narcotics training, felony stops, and defensive tactics. Since the appointment of Chief Charles Chrestman in late 1982, the turnover rate has dropped to zero percent. The department currently employs 23 sworn regular officers and the Reserve Unit increased in strength, from 6 to 20 sworn officers. The staff includes five dispatchers, three reserve dispatchers, one animal control officer, one department secretary, and five community service offi 191 Chief Charles Chrestman stands before one of the new Ford Crown Victoria patrol units. cers. The police department purchased modem • equipment, and the city will be installing a "state of the art" communications system. Officers are now patrolling in new units that are ful1y equipped with modem emergency equipment. Plans are presently under way to expand the police facility by 700 square feet, giving the department much needed room in the presently outgrown facility. A new city annex is also being planned by the City of Sanger, where an additional 1,500 square feet will be utilized as office space by the Sanger PD for juvenile officers, Community Service Offi cers, Animal Control and Gang Diversion staff. The Gang Diversion Program continued successfully and diverted many youths from the juvenile justice system. The Gang Diver sion staff supervised boxing, softball, volley ball and other youth oriented activities. Prov ing extremely successful were a camping and white water rafting trip to the mountains involving the Gang Diversion staff and sever al Sanger youths who had never participated in such activities. The department was awarded two gran from the Office of Criminal Justice for a Burglary Prevention/Neighborh \Vatch Program and a Drug Suppression Sanger Schools Program. Five part Community Service Officers and two time officers will coordinate these A coordinated effort by the Sanger PD the Fresno County Probation D conjunction with the YMCA, resulted in implementation of the NYPUM Pro 192 Jess Martinez Charles Ch rest man Dave Deleon Lieutenant Chief of Police lieutenant sanger Police Department Administration Martha Rodriguez Ervin Metzler Dept. Secretary Admin. Sergeant where police personnel will work closely with being attributed to more experienced and Sanger youths, utilizing mini-bikes as a means better trained officers, and a reduction in to keep kids off the streets. juvenile crime rate as a result of crime pre It is anticipated that this year will bring convention and drug abuse educatiol)al pro tinued success to the Sanger Police Departgrams. ment, with higher arrest/conviction rates 193 Hank Ramirez Senior Detective Tony Guerrero Juvenile Investigations Detective Bureau FRESNO GLASS CO. 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BOX 476 SANGER CALIFORNIA 93657 875-6541 COLD STORAGE AND FOOD INDUSTRY SPECIALIST Reserve Officers. left to right, front row, Ralph Viveros, Dennis Gillette, lewis Segura, Patty Schellenger, Ernie longoria, Richard Ke and Jim Childers; back row, Sgt. Jack Hernandez, Don Feuerstein, Kirk Krider, Woody Herrera, Mark Jorn, Reserve Sgt. Steve Jimenez and Lt. Dave Deleon. Not pictured: Osiel Garza, Maria Rodriguez, Celedonio Garcia, Alex Campos, Robert Minerva, Eugene Johnson and Steve Kelly. Hank Ramirez III Reserve Coordinator 197 • Dispatchers. Left to right, Sgt. Ervin Metzler, Dispatchers Sue Merlo, Vera Garza, Feuerstein, Myra Gonzalez and Lt. Jess Martinez. COMPLIMENTS OF THE MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION CREDIT SERVICE BUREAU 268-4031 Bert Frazier, Jr. Insurance Agency AUTO HOME LIFE BUSINESS 1390 N. Wishon Fresno, CA 93728 485-0413 CLARENCE KRAGH President LARRY KRAGH Vlce-President 645 Broadway, Fresno, California • 266-0104 THE BUTCHER BLOCK MEAT MARKET PHONE 875-2700 BENNY QUINTELA, JR. Owner 2581 JENSEN • SANGER, CA 198 Detective Tony Guerrero was appointed to the State Commission on Juvenile Justice, Crime and Delinquen cy Prevention. Guerrero, pictured above, is inside the Sanger Police Youth Boxing gym. Sanger's gang diversion program received an outstanding Program Award from the Fresno County Delinquency Prevention Commission, and later received state recognition by being awarded the California Youth Authority Distin guished Service Award . Reserve Officer Ralph Viveros makes a complete inspection of his vehicle before going on patrol. eH 1ft a'Aft a·A".1 N~. Corn & Flour TortIllas . Taco Shells . Wholesale & Retail MERCADOE TORTILLA FACTORY VILLEGAS FAMILY (209) 266-9964 CORNER OF FRESNO & "F" STREETS OPEN DAILY 8 A.M. -9 P.M. 199 , Sgt. Ervin Metzler Retiring Administrative Sergeant Ervin Metzer an nounced he will be retiring this summer after 28 years of service to the City of Sanger. Metzler, who has been Administrative Ser geant since 1982, began his career in Sanger as a patrolman in 1957. In 1960, he was assigned as Patrol Sergeant and went to Detective Sergeant in 1967. In 1978 Metzler became Division Sergeant and upon the arrival of Chief Charles Chrest man, Metzler was assigned to administrative duties. "I have mixed emotions about leaving. I've spent half my life working for Sanger. But I think I'll be able to adjust," Metzler said. Metzler was born and raised in Sanger. He and his wife, Audrey, have two sons, Scott and Mitch, and a daughter Carol. With his spare time, Metzler is looking for ward to traveling and catching up on his hobby of fishing, Animal Control Officer Jim Snyder has been keep ing busy storing a file on every licensed pet in the city. Among the list of advantages, Snyder said it will be a big help locating the owner of a lost pet. gl S( PI Se th cit pa de' Jose "J,J," Jamarilio is part of the Sanger "team" as he makes sure the department is api gro spotless. 200 Selma Police Department [J Chief James E. Brockett Policing a Growing City By Detective M. Del Puppo The City of Selma is one of the fastest growing communities within Fresno County. Selma's third shopping center has been ap proved and will be under construction soon. Selma's city lirr.its have been expanded within the year to the north, south and west of the city. Several new subdivisions have already passed the planning stages and are being developed along with several multi-unit apartment complexes. What helps Selma in its growth is that it is centrally located on Free way 99 between Visalia and Fresno. The Fresno County Sheriff's Department chose to build their new Area IV Substation in Selma, because of its central location. Selma Police Department is made up of 21 sworn personnel, six dispatchers and an allo cation of ten reserves. The department struc ture consists of Chief James E. Brockett with 30 years of service and Captain Earl Fowler with 33 years of service; one detective ser geant; three patrol sergeants; three detectives and 12 patrolmen. Three corporal positions have been approved and will be filled from within the department. Presently the department has two K-9 handlers and two K-9 vehicles. Video cameras are being installed to scan the exterior of the police department to moni tor patrol vehicles and police department per sonnel vehicles and personnel coming into the department. Cameras are also being installed in each cell of the jail, to be monitored by dis patch. Selma Police Department is active in pro moting Neighborhood Watch programs, 201 Captain E. Fowler which have helped deter crime in those neigh borhoods participating in the program. The department is also active in the Chemical Peo ple Program, which promotes drug aware ness. A new narcotics display has just been put together and is used for talks at schools, church groups and community organizations. With the help of the Selma Police Officers Association, Selma District Hospital, Selma Rotary Club, and Selma Unified School Dis trict, films have been purchased in narcotics awareness, alcohol abuse, child abuse and crime prevention. These films are being shown in schools, churches and community groups to bring awareness of these problems to our community. One of our goals is to bring awareness on the problems which exist within our commun ity and ways to help prevent and deter these problems. EL PATIO CLUB 818 F STREET FARMER'S MARKET Groceries Meats Produce Variety Department 818 L St. San 202 Left to right, Del. S. Ramirez, Del. R. Wilbanks, Sgl. J. White, Del. M. Del Puppo. Left to right, Officer K. Berry and Sgl. Masaoka. Left to right, Officer D. Lopez and Officer B. Lowery. 203 Left to right. Officer S. Desoto. Officer N. McKinnon. Officer L. Hinton. Officer D. Eai. K-~ 3! Officer E. Jaramillo 204 Officer G. Gass K-9 Unit. Left to right, Officer J. Friend and Erko, Standing, Dispatcher C. Munoz; seated, Dispatcher and Sgt. R. Johnson and Maxx. I. Quintanar. VALLEY TOWING SERVICETHOMAS E. AVENT 24 HOUR TOWING COTTON Heovy Duty Trucks3525 E. Tulare 485-8837 1363 N. Hughes Ave. 486-3183 Fresno 205 Dispatcher P. Garcia Dispatcher U. Tristan Dispatcher S. Gaucin FRESNO VALVES & CASTINGS, INC. Manufacturers of: IRRIGATION GATES & VALVES Also Brass & Aluminum Castings 834-2511 7736 E. SPRINGFIELD • SELMA I t c GROCERIES, LIQUOR, GASOLINE Featuring U.S.D.A. Choice Meats Store Hours: 8 A.M. to 8 P.M. -7 Days a Week Gene Grumbles, Owner 2521 WHITSON • SELMA, CA 93662 206 The California Highway Patrol helicopter, stationed in Fresno several years ago to pro vide airborne assistance to the Patrol's own ground units and to other law enforcement agencies, was so successful that it has been assigned elsewhere, and replaced with a larg er, better equipped craft. The new ship, a Bell Long Ranger L-3, has room for seven persons, including the crew, a maximum range of 395 miles, a service ceiling of 20,000 feet, and a maximum speed of 150 miles per hour. It has radio equipment capable of receiving and transmitting on more than 18,000 channels, a 40 channel citizen's band radio, and a com bination public address system and siren. Loran navigational equipment enables the pilots to plot their longitude and latitude within a few feet. More specialized equip ment includes a 30 million candlepower searchlight, a cargo hook, an external rescue CAL-STATE AUTO CE.NTER MUFFLERS -BRAKES WHEEL ALIGNING AUTO AIR CONDITIONING TUNE-UPS OPEN 8-5 MON. THRU FRI. -SAT. TILL NOON 268-9866 233-8868 299-1662 1160 N. Blackstone 1817 E. Hammond 396 Clovis Ave. at Olive Air Condo Shop Clovis ART WILLIAMS, Owner-Since 1957 at the Same Location hoist with a load capacity of 300 pounds, and a litter kit for carrying two patients. It is diffi cult, within the bounds of reason and com mon sense, to imagine a search and rescue or recovery operation the crew and aircraft wouldn't be able to handle. The helicopter's operational area extends frbm Stanislaus and Tuolumne counties south to Kern County, and across the Sierra to in clude the portions of Mono and Inyo counties lying between highways 120 and 190. A crew is on duty from 11:00 A.M. to 3:30 A.M . seven days a week, and on call between 3:30 and 11:00 in the morning. Even though the pilots are all instrument rated, it is their policy to not fly when the ceiling is below 1,000 feet or the visibility less than three miles. They do not fly over the mountains during the hours of dark ness. The craft is out of service an average of two or three days a month for routine main tenance, which is handled through a contract with a local firm. Outside those limitations, the crew and heli copter may respond to any bona fide request for assistance from any police agency in the operational area. Requesting agencies should call directly to the unit office (209) 488-4295 -or, if there's no answer at that number, the 24 hour dispatch number, (209) 488-4.32.3. The request must be made by or at the direction of a person with appropriate authority in the requesting agency, and not by any field offi cer who may on his own decide he could use helicopter assistance. The on-duty crew has authority to accept or deny any request, and response to any request naturally depends upon whether or not there is a prior commit ment. Fresno County and City and other nearby communities naturally receive most of the benefit from the service, because of the ~a~ SANTI'S, INC. USED CARS 1142 F Street Also Whitesbridge & Hughes 268-9344 Fresno 207 /!~,~ l~~~~~~!J~ PHONE 275-2042 3168 W. BELMONT AVENUE • FRESNO COMPLIMENTS TO THE FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES FROM A FRIEND Our Sincere Thanks to the Fresno County Deputies AlE Avionics, Instrumentation, Electronics 298-8332 SALUTING THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE FRESNO SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT BAKMAN WATER CO. E-Z HAUL READY MIX CONCRETE 233-6603 1538 N. BLACKSTONE AVE. • FRESNO SOUTH OF McKINLEY AT SANTA FE R.R. CROSSING CUSTOM FLOOR COVERING 203 N. MAPLE FRESNO 298-2701 TONY'S AUTO REPAIR & TOWING Tune-up • Motor Overhaul Brakes • Electrical 1210 Academy • 875-6413 • Sanger PADILLA'S MARKET Choice Meats Groceries Beer Wine Soft Drinks 1235 SANGER AVE. SANGER SQUAW VALLEY TRADING CENTER ACE-HI FEEDS GAS • GROCERIES • GIFTS A & A CRANE SERVICE AIR CONDITIONING • LIGHTS. SIGNS TRUSSES • BEAMS • SPAS FIBERGLASS POOLS • STREET ERECTION MAN BASKETS 4013 S. Orange Ave., Fresno 268-8956 DILLERS' AUTO RESTORATION LEO DILLER Auto Body Repair & Painting Free Estimates 4625 E. BELMONT PH. 251-7149 KM PLUMB SERVICES KATHLEEN PLUMB Typing • Word Processing Manuscripts • Resumes P.O. Box 5144 • Fresno, California 93755 (209) 431-7932 DUKES CLUB Your Host: GENE CHILDERS 2039 KERN STREET 268-6821 California Industrial Rubber Co. Everything That's Rubber Belling Hose -Clothing Boots Gloves -Matting Tubing Sponge -Buckets Gaskets -Aprons -Sheets Belt Lace -Splicing & Repair Asbestos & Synthetic Packing 2728 S. Cherry Ave. 268-7321 BURFORD RANCH Almonds • Cotton • Grapes Kerman, California COMPLIMENTS OF MID-VALLEY CAFE S.E. CORNER OF MT. WHITNEY & LASSEN FIVE POINTS .---------11': ~'Ito.~------___, 208 CHP 42; the Bell Long Ranger. The Maule, another unit of the Highway Patrol's mini-air force. The third ship, a Cessna 180, wason a mission when the photos were made. The instrument panel of CHP-42. The cargo bay of the helicopter, rigged for litter evacuation of the ill or injured. If on some dark night your neighborhood suddenly becomes as bright as day, it probably won't be a sign from Heaven. More likely, the source will be this searchlight mounted beneath the fuselage of CHP-42, and you won't have anything to fear unless you've recently committed a crime, and the crew is helping ground units look for you. 209 proximity to the base, but the service is avail able to all police agencies in the area. Best of all, there is never a bill for services rendered; the program is fully funded by state and fed eral funds. ..r- In addition to the helicopter, the local C.H.P. aviation unit nmv has the two fixed wing aircraft formerly stationed at Coalinga. They are a Cessna 180 and a Maule M-5, and are used primarily for traffic patrol over Interstate 5, Highway 99, and other major highways as the need arises. All aircraft are based at Fresno Air Terminal. The aviation unit, commanded by Sergeant Jack Becker, has a complement of 15 persons. Helicopter pilots are Dan Bresnahan, Mike Brown, Jim Siegfried, and Steve Solinski. All four flew combat missions in Viet Nam in either Hueys or Cobra gunships. The heli copter observers are Cary Fief, Bob Joyner, "'layne Keneweg, and Ron Wakefield. Fief, Joyner, and vVakefield are Emergency Medi cal Technicians I, and Keneweg is a Para medic. Airplane pilots are John Al exander, Al •r---------------------------------~ AUTOMOTIVE UTILITY, INC. ALTERNATORS STARTERS GENERATORS WATER PUMPS 442-1120 255 DIVISADERO FRESNO Dickey, C. B. Farnsworth, and Joe Kulbeth. There are two airplane observers, Bob Brown and Jerry Ennis, both Emergency Medical Technicians 1. The cost of the helicopter, fully equipped, is about $855,000, or well over three-quarters of a million dollars. However, that figure seems quite reasonable when viewed in the light of what the helicopter officers have ac complished. In the 1983-84 fiscal year, they were involved in 7,627 incidents, including 59 officer backups, 473 searches, 12 rescues, 367 emergency medical services, and transpor tation of 175 persons. In the criminal cate gory, they participated in 29 felony arrests, 22 misdemeanor arrests, and 60 traffic citations. It is estimated that utilization of the helicopter saved 3,204 man hours during that period, and 54 lives. Noone can put a monetary value on a human life, of course, but if we could, the number of lives saved in itself should cer tainly justify the purchase and operating costs. Add to that all the other assistance given to police agencies, ancl we have a real bargain . JOHN KASHIKI PRESIDENT Phone (209) 646-2338 P.O. Box 310 Parlier, CA 93648 210 On a practice mission with the Sheriff's Department SCUBA diving team, a helicopterofficer briefs inter ested officers on the helicopter's capabilities. One of the simulated problems of the practice mis sion was getting a diver into a spot that might be inaccessible by surface approach. 211 1545 TULARE ST. FRESNO, CA 93706 Fresno (209) 822-9296 Cordell Laird 7:30 p.m. Vendo ~ , RAISINS, PRUNESOur Sincere Thanks ~~~ to Sheriff McKinney & OTHER DRIED FRUITS and the Fine Deputies ~~ That Protect Our Fresno Community B()NNER. PACKING COMPANY The Vendo Company Pinedale Plant 64 N. Fulton Street/P.O. Box 12148/Fresno, CA 93776 Pinedale, California Phone (209) 441-7400/Telex 35-5468/Cable BOPACO EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Van Beurden, WighHOPE and AssociatesMANOR INSURANCE SERVICES, INC. William J. Van Beurden, President Douglas S. Uyeki • Mark Matthews NURSING. REHABILITATION Steven C. Wigh • Frank S. Doi • Jennifer English Phil Grove. Donald Clark. Jay Hicks Ron Hicks. Richard Bishel • Robert Lankford CONVALESCENT. RETIREMENT 1615 Draper Street • Kingsburg, CA 936311665 "M" Street, Fresno (209) 268-5361 Kingsburg (209) 897-2975 • Fresno (209) 888-2161 KERMAN CLEANERS =~ ~~~~= 581 S. MADERA AVE. WING LEE MARKET CHINESE BAR-B-QUE PORK & DUCK FRED WAN Established in Kerman 39 Years 846-8401 PHONE: 266-3107 Our sincere thanks to theVALLEY FOUNDRY & MACHINE Fresno County Deputy SheriffsD'IVISION OF AMETEK, INC. VAN VLEET PROPERTIES Real Estate Loans T D's BoughtPETE P. PETERS, President 1739 E. Terrace. 227-8496 • 2510 So. East Fresno WALL & EADES, INC. Lake Millerton Inn & Motel AUTO UPHOLSTERY Dining -Dancing -Cocktails Original Replacement Materials for Late-Model Cars 17635 N. Friant Road 2070 E. Olive • Fresno • 233-7216 P.O. Box 222, Friant, CA 93626 • Sharon LairdH. L. EADES & LORENA WALL TRIMMER OF FRESNO TOKIWA-RO SSan Joaquin Valley Distributors JAPANESE & CHINESE DINNERS TRIMMER POWER LAWN MOWERS R' Lunch and Dinner 12 noon (aHONDA ENGINES Closed Tuesdays p943 E Street2531 E. McKINLEY AVE. 266-0582 K 212 Search And Update One would think that with the mountain resort areas in Fresno County, and even the wilderness areas, becoming so crowded'i"n recent years, that search and rescue would be virtually a thing of the past. It seems that with so many people around, a person would have difficulty getting lost even if he wanted to, and that if he got into any other kind of trouble, there'd be someone nearby to help. A look at the files, however, shows that in the past 10 to 15 years the situation hasn't changed to any substantial degree. Campers are still failing to provide proper supervision for their young children and letting them wander away from camp and become lost or worse; deer hunters unfamiliar with the territory are still failing to take' proper precautions that would enable them to find their way back to camp; fishermen are still slipping on slick rocks and injuring themselves; four-wheel-drive enthus iasts are still overestimating the capabilities of their equipment and becoming stranded in mud or snow; and swimmers, boaters, and rafters are still drowning in the county's ca nals, lakes, and rivers. There is one recent change in the type of incidents requiring the search and rescue team's services, the addi tion of a new potentially hazardous activity, Sheriff's Air Squadron. From left, rear, David Proctor, Phil Stotts, Marvin Simmons, Jack Rustigan, Ray Rasmussen, Robert Hooper, Cal MacPherson, Roy Bitter, Ralph Gazarian; middle, Lieut. Richard White (assistant liaison officer). Andrew Holmes, Ed Riedenauer, Walt Fisher, Maurice Smith, H. J. ' "Penny" Pendergraft, Truman Campbell, Stanley Gibbs, Bill Brandon, Capt. Chet Lovgren (liaison officer). Gilbert Kohfield, Bob Akers, Bill Brown, Delbert Ehrlich, Commander Bob Anderson, Buck Moyers, Marvin Janzen, Ken Young. 213 hang gliding. There's also been an increase in the number of rock climbers who've become stranded on cliffs, can't go either up or down, and someone else has to risk injury or death to rescue them. Search and rescue doesn't get as much media attention as it did 20 years ago, and that may be due to the most significant change of all, the length of time an operation is in pro gress. In the mid and late sixties it was not uncommon for a search for a lost person to go on for days, and in 1967 we had two that each lasted about two weeks. In 1969 we searched for an aircraft and its occupants down be tween Lake Crowley and Fresno for almost a month. Nowadays seldom does a search last for more than two days, and most are con cluded in one day or a few hours. There are several factors responsible for the improvement. In the first place, the area based policing program makes available more manpower to start the search early, before a lost person has had time to wander too far, or complications arise that make rescuing an injured or stranded person more difficult. Under the previous set-up there was usually just one officer available to make a prelim inary investigation, and he might be miles away. By the time he arrived at the scene, determined that a full scale search effort was Jeep Rescue Unit. Left to right, front row: Carl Snavely, Steve Sherer, Bill Peterka, Russ Dunbar. Middle Dick Haas, Dave Martin, Larry Kragh, Dan Brown, Darryl Moore, Richard Massenge. Back row: Don John Skadden, LeRoy Thurman, Bob Kearney, Wendell Plowman, Bill Gentry. Not pictured: active Chuck Johnson, Jim Lyons, Richard Reisz, Harold Reisz, and honorary members Marshall Mahr, Bob Frank Camino 214 in order, notified headquarters, and a search party could be organized and dispatched, several precious hours could have elapsed, not to mention the two to five hours it would take the party to get from headquarters tot-he scene. Now all officers assigned to the moun tain areas receive search and rescue training, and rather than just obtaining information and notifying headquarters, are able to begin ap propriate efforts upon arrivaL Often they can bring the matter to a satisfactory conclusion on their own, and even if they do have to call for a full scale effort, they can accomplish a lot while awaiting the team's arrivaL The search and resuce team of today has better equipment, particularly in the area of communications. In the past a great deal of time was often wasted because the search director had difficulty in keeping in contact with all his field units, and at the same time maintaining contact with headquarters to im mediately receive pertinent new information, and keep the people there up to date on progress of the search. ACE MOBILE KEY SHOP INC. Three Radio Dispatch Units Official Locksmiths for AAA & National 4572 E. HOME AVE. PHONE 251-8621 HENDRIX RESTAURANT Open 7 Days a Week 5 A.M. to 11 P.M. Breakfast -Lunch -Dinner Businessman's Lunch & Salad Bar -11 A.M. to 2 P.M. Dining 5 P.M. to 10 P.M. in Our New Intimate Dining Room Cocktails from 10 A.M. • 431-4051 Featuring Steak -Lobster -Prime Rib 431-4050 7031 N. Blackstone Ave. (Corner Blackstone & Herndon) There has even been some success in an experiment to use a computer to help plan a search. However, so far anyway, it appears that the computer's only function will be to expedite the arithmetic computations re quired to determine the amount of IJlan power, equipment, and time that will be required to effectively search a given area. It will probably be a long time before anyone develops a computer that can accurately pre dict which way a lost person will go or what he will do, without so much data available to feed into the computer that it wouldn't be needed anyway. Perhaps the most important factor in reduc tion of mission duration is the availability of the California Highway Patrol helicopter. Its . crew can often accomplish in minutes or hours a task that would take a ground party days or even weeks. No doubt its use has saved many lives, and kept many injured per sons from having their injuries aggravated by delay in and process of surface evacuation. Instead of having to be carried for miles over rough terrain in a litter by men on foot, or on the back of a mule, a person suffering injury or illness in a remote area can usually be receiving treatment or resting comfortably in a hospital within a matter of hours. Even though there are new resources avail- STEVE'S SADDLE SHOP Since 1946 BELTS AND HOLSTERS FINE LEATHER GOODS MADE TO ORDER HORSE AND MULE EQUIPMENT FOR RIDING -PACKING -HARNESS (209) 291-4222 5665 EAST WESTOVER #103 FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93727 215 PUMA CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. "CUSTOM HOMES" State Contractors License No. 366483 275-6100 4387 W. SANTA ANA ST.• FRESNO 93711 COMSTOCK SIGNS RON BEAUCHAMP Owner-Manager (209) 268-3778 1934 E. HOME • FRESNO, CA 93703 ROLINDA AUTO PARTS & 24 HOUR TOW SERVICE Tractor Repair • Auto Repair Complete Auto Service and Parts AFTER 6 P.M. PH. 435-8680 -PAGER 488-9042 (209) 264-7686 (209) 264-5581 9191 W. WHITESBRIDGE RD. • FRESNO, CA 93706 GEORGE'S BODY & PAINT GEORGE SMITH / RICHARD PANKRATZ PHONE 485-0111 1902 E. McKINLEY • FRESNO, CA 93703 GERMAN AUTO REPAIR Specialized in Mercedes & Volkswagen Service & Parts * GERMAN TRAINED MECHANIC* GERMAN CRAFTSMANSHIP* SINCE 1967 1828 E. Hammond Ave. (near Olive & Abby)237-8090 NONINI'S WINERY NONINI'S SELECT WINES Visitors Welcome 2640 N. DICKINSON 275-1936 and Shopping Center ·'Quality and Service·' FRESNO 01 ASHLAN, 222-4454 -and 5757 N. FIRST ST., 439-2223 LARSEN-RATTO CONSTRUCTION CO. 237-6163 1901 E. HEDGES • FRESNO LOUIE KEE MARKET Fresh Meat & Groceries 1041 Tulare 51. 233-7527 Fresno KONG'S MARKET Meat -Groceries -Produce Beer and Wine 3706 E. Olive 264-9322 MASTER RADIATOR WORKS Complete Radiator Service RONNIE HALL Phone 237-0514 or 237-0635 616 Broadway • Fresno, Calif. MALAGA FOOD CENTER GROCERIES -PRODUCE -MEAT BEER -WINE Chevron Gas & Oil 4412 S. Maple Ave. 485-8710 CAREY OIL COMPANY, INC. Jack C. Carey PETROLEUM ti ·PRODUCTS P. O. Box 11788. Fresno ~ 266-8226 FRESNO MUFFLER SERVICE Mufflers -Exhaust Pipes Tail Pipes Shock Absorbers Mas. Yamamoto, Owner 2115 "H" St., Fresno 266-7078 ART'S MERCANTILE Groceries • Wine • Beer. Gas. Oil 442-1995 2082 W. Whitesbridge 216 Sheriff's Search and Rescue Posse. From left, front row, Ben Frantzick, Jim Cuto, Jim Nulick, Dale Funston, Dave Martin, Ed Ortenzio, Bob Altoff, Chet Anderson, Steve Stevenson, Robert Smith; second row, Carlos Watson, Glen Schmeidt, Richard Smith, Bill Prewitt, Gary Ihde, John Paige, Marilyn Vasquez, Ed Knight, Sgt. Greg Burton (search and rescue field super visor); third row, Gene McClurg, Paul Glenn, Roland Peek, Richard Hansen, Manual Lima, Ed Campos, Bill Richardson, Tom Simonion; rear, Drew Larensten, AI Saroyan, John Bacorn, Make Sheehan, Bob Hiare, Tom Venner, Deputy Lee Nilmeier (liaison officer), AI King, Keith King. able, the old ones haven't been discarded or forgotten, particularly the auxiliary units that over the years have provided countless hours o~ unselfish service to the Department and the people of Fresno County. The Sheriff's Air Squadron, senior member of the reserve units, may well deserve credit for saving as many lives as the CHP helicopter. However, no one will ever hear about those saved by the Squad ron, for theirs are those of people who, be cause of the Air Squadron, didn't get into trouble, or if they did, knew how to get out. For many years the Squadron has conducted an ongoing program of public education in the field of safety in the mountains, pointing out steps to take to avoid becoming lost, and how to protect oneself from further difficulty and assist the searchers if he does become lost. Considering the scope and duration of the Squadron's effort, it's a sure bet that many people have learned its lesson well enough that it kept them from becoming statistics in the search and rescue team's, or the coroner's, annual report. The Air Squadron participated in three search missions last year, and was of great value to the Department in activities not ' related to search and rescue. The unit flew nine surveillance missions, two missions trans porting special equipment that had to be moved from one place to another in a hurry, one courier service mission, one photo mis sion, and four executive transportation mis sions. In addition, Squadron members at their own time and expense participated in training missions sponsored by the Western States Association of Sheriff's Air Squadrons. The aforementioned improvement in com munications capability was of particular con 217 -- cern to the Jeep Rescue Unit. For years there were no radios available for the jeeps on a frequency where they could communicate directly with both department headquarters and the search control center. Radio com munication between search control and the jeeps was by CB, an arrangement that ranged from considerably less than satisfactory to intolerable. Radios on one of the Department frequencies have recently been made avail able to most of the jeep units, and their effec tiveness in search and rescue will thus be greatly enhanced. The unit may not be called out as often as in previous years, but the members' enthusiasm has not waned. COMPLIMENTS OF ACTION REALTV 6709 E. BELMONT FRESNO 298-9500 Allert Bail Bonds Ronald J. Ellis 24-Hour Nationwide Service Bail Service Free Visa -MasterConfidential rge Accepted Information 2113 Merced St., Between L and Van Ness Fresno 266-4321 The Sheriff's Mounted Rescue Posse also retains its esprit d'corps, participating in fre quent training sessions, and occasionally in an actual search. The unit also, as a public service gesture, sponsors an annual junior rodeo at the Clovis rodeo arena. In summary, it appears that no matter how crowded or civilized Fresno County's moun tain area may become, there will always be a need for the Department's search and rescue team and its specialized skills , and all the members of that team, regular and auxiliary officers alike, will maintain a state of readi ness to fill that need. Blair's Professional Services PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES Accountants -Tax Consultants Immigration Consultant WALTER BLAIR 485-1707 1405 N. POPLAR • FRESNO AUTHORI ZED TlRMINAI AIR IUKI IU"1T SALES & SERVICEHlAVY DUTY PAm DfI'''''''oa TERMINAL AIR BRAKE SUPPLY 2475 SOUTH CHERRY AVENUE FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93706 SPECIALIZING IN SALES & SERVICE FOR BRAKES -LIGHTS -ELECTRICAL & EXHAUST COMPLETE BRAKE REPAIR SHOP SINCE 1941 486-8480 218 'AT.5150 N. SIXTIl, " 150'M.I~ FRESNO , CA 9.'3710DTECH 224-0766 Authorized sales & service for Zenith data systems Desktop Computer Systems Locally Desigr:led Accouting Systems for: Farmers. Produce Shippers. Attorneys. Wholesale/Retail. Bookkeepers. Service Companies - H -- HARDIN SCALE CO. (209) 275-5573 New and Used Motor Truck Scales Electronic Scale Sales & Service -Public Scale 24 Hrs, 6996 N. MOTEL DRIVE • FRESNO, CA 93711 Our 40th Year Serving the Community J & J SERVICE, INC. JAKE & LEONARD KIZIRIAN Farm Supplies. Herbicides. Insecticides Fertilizers. Hitachi and Zenith TV Whirlpool Appliances. Family Video Movie Rental Sales & Service 9010 So. Elm Ave. -Ph, 834-2579 -Fresno, CA 93706 DMC INC. GENERAL MACHINING. PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT JIGS & FIXTURES. METAL FABRICATING ENGINEERING. METAL STAMPINGS TOOLS & DIES. NC PUNCHING 2695 N, LARKIN. FRESNO, CA 93727 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 7873, Fresno, CA 93747 JERRY MARTIN (209) 291-8826 LAS DELTAS GROCERY Bien Venidos Amigos GENERAL MERCHANDISE BEER • COLD DRINKS 659-2773 36576 W. SHAW FIREBAUGH 4426 N. BLACKSTONE 222-6567 CHOOLJIAN BROS. PACKING, INC. GROWERS and SHIPPERS Packers of RAISINS and DRIED FRUIT Leo & Mike Chooljian, Owners Sanger, California 875-5501 237-6008 PAUL EVERT'S Care Courtesy Consideration 3 Miles So. of Fresno Freeway 99 at Central 3633 S. Maple. Fresno, CA 93725 • (209) 486-1000 RECREATION VEHICLE SALES, SERVICE & RENTALS Paul Evert. Owner ALL CLEAR POOLS & SPAS featuring complete pool and spa service Chemical Service • Cleaning Service • Repairs Supplies and Accessories • Free Delivery PL & PO Insurance 2307 E. Herndon • Clovis, California Bill Harris, Owner Phone 297-7467 JOHNNIES SPEEDOMETER Since 1950 SERVICE Repairs on all domestic & foreign speedometers Tachometer SpeCialists Precision Dynaroll Check for Absolute Speed Accuracy Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 1427 BROADWAY • FRESNO • 233-0769 HENDERSON EXPERIMENTALg~~Y"~\<\ GARDENS, INC. PLANT SPECIALISTS -AT OUR NEW LOCATIONJanet F. Saghatelian ~y ~ President ,-DONALD KLEIM -License No. 276157 502 M STREET / FRESNO, CA 93721 ' P.O. BOX 612 1215 N. McCALL PHONE (209) 485-2700 HOME OF YOU'LL CLOVIS, CA 93612 SANGER 93657 JUST LOVE IT! 251-8393 Original creators of delicious Peda Bread and Valley Lahvosh 219 Index of of Advertisers ;, FRESNO A & A Crane Service, 208 A-1 Lock Service, 123 AV Uniforms, 19 AIE,208 AOC Adjusters Fresno, 54 AI's Mini Mix Concrete, 88 AMFAC Drug Supply, 128 AMOCO Foam Products, 221 Ace Aluminum Awning, 71 Ace Liquor, 18 Ace Mobile Key Shop, 125 Acme Refrigeration, 16 Acorn Equipment Rental, 44 Action Realty, Inc., 218 Adams Paving Co., 154 Affiliated Recovery Service, 113 Agape Sewer & Plumbing, 27 Air-Way Farms, Inc., 222 Air-Way Hoover-Eureka, 110 Aide Chemicals, Inc., 65 Alert Bail Bond, 218 Alert Plumbing, 12 Sam Alexander Refrigeration, 182 All Bearing Sales, 44 Allbritton Plumbing, 100 Stan Alles Transport, 134 Allied Television Service, 108 Aluminum Screen & Door, 34 Ambrosini Dairy, 84 American Ambulance, 49 American Beauty Macaroni, 6 American Carpet Clng .. 78 American Fan & Stove Co., 9 American Forest Products, 120 American Paving Co., 65 American Truck Salvage, 17 Andy's Cocktail Lounge, 34 Angelo's Drive In, 100 A-Ped,39 The Appleseed Co., Inc., 195 Applied Detectors Corp., 160 Arch. Concrete Products, 95 Armored Transport of California, 79 Arrow Electric Motor, 198 Arrow Pharmacy, 44 Art's Mercantile, 216 Ashlan Pharmacy, 83 Astro Motel, 110 Attarian Oriental Rugs, 95 Audio Sales Co., 100 Auto Warehouse, 128 AUTCO, tnc., 128 Thomas E. Avent, 205 B & J Rent-A-Trailer, 110 B & L Foodland, Inc .. 34 Bakman Water Co.. 208 J. Dean Ballard & Sons, 54 Bank of America, 20 Basque French Bakery, 45 Beef Packers, 72 Bekins Moving & Storage, 17 Belmont Nursery, 92 Bet-R-Roofs, 208 Big Mike's Cleaning, 39 Big Potato Market, 92 Bill's Lock Service, 92 Bill's Rental Service, 110 Bill's Supplies, 72 Garnet L. "Bill" Billings, 44 Blackstone T.V., 87 Blair's Professional Service, 218 Blue Dolphin Pool. 106 Bonner Packing Co., 212 Bowen's TV & Radio Serv., 9 Brownie Muffler Service. 63 Assemblyman Bruce Bronzan, 52 Brook's Ranch, 88 Browning-Ferris Industries, 10 Bruce's Barber Shop, 74 Bud's Kar Kare Auto Mould., 182 Buford's Appliance, Inc., 84 Builders Concrete. 49 Bullock's Vacuum Pump., 65 Burford Ranch, 208 C & L Insurance, Inc., 72 C & V Hamilton Enter., 34 CMR (Creative Marketing), 195 Cahn's of Fresno, 164 Cal-State Auto Center, 207 Cal-Valley Distributiog, 44 Cal's Mobile Key Shop, 106 California Compress Co.. 106 California-Fresno Oil Co., 84 California First Bank, 113 California Indus. Rubber, 208 California Motor Exch., 60 California Pipe & Steel, 110 Calwa Cafe, 84 Calwa Meat Market, 93 Canales & Sons, Inc., 106 Canteen Service of S.J.V., 117 Carey Oil Co.. Inc., 216 Cedar Lanes. 30 Central Cal Alarm Co., 89 Central Cycle Salvage, 92 Central Distributing, 57 Central Fish Co., 170 Central Title Company, 106 Cerda Tile Co., 160 The Checkmates Lounge, 160 Chlarito Trucking, Inc., 160 Chicken Pie Shop, 19 Chihuahua Tortilleria, 199 Chili's Warehouse, 4 Christensen's Turkey Hatchery, 110 Dave Christian Construction, 60 Civic Center Square, Inc., 45 Club Brazil, 95 Coca Cola Bottling Co., 160 Coffman Roofing Co., 44 Colonial Van & Storage, 176 CommerCial Mfg. & Supply, 100 Community Health Projects, 120 Comstock Signs, 216 Consolidated Electrical Distr., 84 Consumers Sales, Inc .. 128 Contract Office Group, 17 Cook's/Gencom, 54 Assemblyman Jim Costa, 53 Country Cousin Market, 75 Curb Service, 48 Currie Brothers, Inc.. 108 Custom Floor Covering, 208 Custom Truck Painting, 110 Cut-Rate Electronics, 60 D & N Auto Service, 74 D & R Repair Service, 38 D & R Tire & Automotive Serv., 106 DMC, Inc., 219 Dale Electric, Inc., 45 Dalena & MarCiochi, Inc., 104 Dane's Nutrition, 48 Danish Creamery Assn., 182 Data-Tech,219 James L. Davison & Assoc., 159 DeKor Drugs, 16 Demco Supply, Inc., 100 Denny's Auto Sales, 195 Deukmejian,51 Diamond Lumber, Inc., 154 Donald P. Dick, Air Cond., 128 Diller's Auto Restoration, 208 Joe Dishian Garage, 27 Display Advertising, Inc., 49 Dominic's Liquors, 6 Donaghy Sales, Inc., 6 Don's Mobil Service, 11 Drug Fair, 83 Duke's Club, 208 Duncan Water Garden, 57 Dymonds TV & Appliance, 219 E-Z Haul Ready Mix Conc., 208 East Side Body Shop, 123 Easton Drug, 120 Bud Eberwein. Inc., 122 Eddie's Pastry Shop, 148 Ed's Cedar Hghts. Shoe Repair, 182 Ed's Radiator Service, 95 Edward's Lock & Safe Co., 84 EI Camino Construction, 173 Electric Laboratories, Inc., 39 McDonald Jewelers • Fine jeweJry saJes • Custom jeweJry design • Watch repair • AppraisaJs West Shaw VilJage • 276-7660 Northeast corner of Shaw and Marks Store hours: 10 am -6 prrv Monday-Friday 10 am -5 pm Saturday Closed Sunday 220 Elliott Mfg. Co., Inc., 92 Ellis & Thomason, cover Elm Auto Dismanliing, 118 Elm Avenue Feed & Grain, 48 Elm Ornamental Iron, 84 EI Patio Club, 202 W. S. Emerian Trucking, 84 Ernie's Bakery, 34 Evan's Electric Service, 182 Paul Evert's RV Country, 219 F & L Liquors, 92 FMC Corp., 73 Farmers Investment Co., 183 Far West Construction, 84 Fasano Realty, 140 Federal Jewelry & Loan, 123 Fiberglass Repairs Unltd , 194 Fig Garden Dance Studio, 114 Fig Garden Village, 132 Fimbres Insurance Adj., 176 Ray Fisher Pharmacy, 83 Fitzhenry Carpet & Main., 48 Fleeman's Portable Welding , 48 Foreign Car Engineering, 106 Bert Frazier, Jr., Insurance, 198 Fresno Ag Hardware, 12 Fresno Auto Wholesale, 84 Fresno Automatic Trans., 224 Fresno Cash Reg ister, 38 Fresno Catholic Cemeteries, 186 Fresno Community Food Bank, 18 Fresno County Farm Bureau, 57 Fresno Discount Trophy Den, 195 Fresno Equipment Co., 68 Fresno Escrow Co., Inc.. 38 fresno Feed & Fuel Co., 120 Fresno Friction Material Co., 128 Fresno Giants Baseball, 132 Fresno Glass Co., 194 Fresno Memorial Gardens, 94 Fresno Merchant's Patrol, 48 Fresno Muffler Service, 216 Fresno Notions and Drug Co.. 12 Fresno Orthopedic Co., 160 Fresno Oxygen & Welding Suppl., 9 Fresno Paper Box Co., Inc.. 124 Fresno Planing Mill Co., 45 Fresno Rooling Company, 94 Fresno Saw Service, 92 Fresno Scientific Glass Labs, 48 Fresno Specialty Contractors, 84 Fresno Sonitrol, Ltd ., 5 Fresno Tile Center, Inc., 114 Fresno Tire & Lube, 138 Fresno Wire Rope & Rigging , 6 M. Friis-Hansen & Co., Inc .. 110 Frontier Fasteners, 4 Fruehauf Corp., 122 Fung's Kitchen, 92 Galahad Foods, Inc , 96 Galen College, 73 Gamber Homes, 34 . Vincent Ganduglia Trucking, 115 John Garabedian Farms, 68 Gentz Construction Co., 34 George's Body and Paint, 216 Gera Co. Masonry, Inc ., 169 German Auto Repair, 216 Golden California Meat Packers, 34 Golden State Ranches, Inc ., 173 Gong's Market, 216 Allyn Goodall Trucking, 39 Gottschalks, 54 Grandma Buffalo's Cookies, 2 Grandma's Kitchen, 39 Grandma's Silver Creek, 72 Greenway Auto Body, 16 Greg's Stardust Room, 115 H-T Audio Visual Service, 160 Hallaian Homes, 10 Roger Hanke Towing, 164 Happy's Liquor, 48 Hardin Industries, 219 Tom Harris Electric, 216 Harvey By-Products Co., 79 Joe Haynes Exxon Service, 100 Hendrix Restaurant, 215 Heppner Iron & Metal Co. , 14 Carl Hobe Ranch, 54 Holiday Pools, Inc., 34 Holt Lumber, Inc ., 76 Home Service Repair, 48 Hope Manor, 212 Fred Horn, Inc., 20 Horn Photo Shop, 110 Humphrey Brothers Ins., 164 Howell Air Cond .lSheet Metal, 92 Hunter & Price, Inc., 38 Hy-Sal Canvas Specialties, 173 Imperial Savings & Loan, 57 Insured Ammunitions Co., 164 Interior Contractors, 100 Interstate Rapid Transit, 11 J & J Service, Inc., 2)9 J M Custom Cabinets & Furn., 48 Jack-Be-Nimble Candle Shop, 164 Jacobs Garage, 110 Jae's Cleaners & Tailors, 182 Jerry's Auto. Machine Shop, 119 C. W. Jessen Construction Co., 160 Johnnies Speedometer Service, 219 Robert Jolly Construction Co., 28 Jorgensen Batteries, Inc., 119 Jorgensen & Co., 100 Jungle King Distributors, 57 K M Plumb Service, 208 KASCO Fab, Inc.. 14 Kearney's Mfg.. 92 Keen's Day School, 18 Kimmerle Bros. Hydraulic Serv., 123 King Ranch Enterprise, 20 Kious Electric, Inc., 164 Kitchen-Best Foods, 100 Kleim Automotive Center, 157 Knudsen Dairy Products, 116 John Kochergan Farm, 14 Komoto Department Store, 182 Kong's Market, 216 Kraft's Shoe Repair, 123 L & B Home Furniture Co., 76 L & G Liquor Store, 160 L & P Market, 34 La Fiesta Nite Club, 169 La Mar Electronics, 160 La Mercantil Clothing, 92 Lamona Service Center, Inc.. 128 Lamoure's Cleaners & Laundry, 54 Larsen-Ratto Construction Co., 216 La Rocca's Italian Restaurant, 223 Las Palmas Restaurant, 132 Leach Leasing, 100 Leroi's Custom Cabinets, 160 Lewis Food Market, 48 Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., 12 Liberty Pest Control, 16 Liquor Junction, 164 Lisle Funeral Home, 186 Lloyd's Autowerkstat, 92 Long's Building Supply, 95 Longs and Company Jewelers, 148 Louie Kee Market, 216 Lovejoy Bldg. Materials Truck., 93 Low D B Systems, 222 Lum's Chop Suey, 48 Lyles Diversified , Inc., 121 M & H Towing, 186 M & L Plumbing Co., Inc., 121 M & T Distributing Co.. 186 MUFON (Mutual UFO Network), 48 Machado's Deli & Wine Shop, 117 F. F. Machado Farms & Dairy, 92 Senator Kenneth L. Maddy, 52 Madison Hardware Co., 164 Madsen Insurance, 160 Malaga Food Center, 216 Malaga Maid Mfg., 160 Mama Luz Kitchen, 182 Manor House U-Save Liquor, 164 Manpower, 82 Marie Callender's Pie Shop, 63 Maruko Cyclery, 134 Bill Marvin Electric, 105 Master Radiator Works, 216 Mazzie's Nursery, Inc ., 164 McDonald Jewelers, 220 The Merchant Association, 198 Metro Glass Co., 106 Mid-Cal Publishers, 147 Mid State Linoleum, 100 Mid-State Metal Casting & Mfg., 101 Mike's Pizzeria, 170 Millionaire Merchandise, 48 Modern Electric Co., Inc., 190 Modern Welding Co., 164 MonarCh Refrigeration Co. , 160 Mountain View Dairy, 65 Moy's Chinese Restaurant, 12 Mr. Sanford of Calilornia, 148 H. M. Mugali's Market, 18 Nelson Sign Service, 84 New Nashville West, 123 <Compliments to the Sheriff's Department SINGH FARMS (Vineyards) 17625 W. CLAYTON AVE. • KERMAN 846-8100 AMOCO FOAM PRODUCTS COMPANY Manufacturing of plastic packaging trays for the food industry 5370 East Home Avenue • Fresno, California 93727 (209) 251-7351 PARADISE LlaUOR Open 7 Days A Week And Evenings 4674 N. BLACKSTONE 222-0949 SAVINO'S RANCH MARKET 299-4653 4690 E. HERNDON CLOVIS WEST McKINLEY GROCERY 11499 W. McKINLEY FRESNO KEN & BETTY MATTHEWS, Prop. KEN'S SHOPPING CENTER (A COMPLETE STORE) P.O. BOX 156 SHAVER LAKE, CALIF. PHONE 841-3242 22] COMPLIMENTS OF THE ULTIMATE DRIVING MACHINE Sales/Leasing/Used Cars European Delivery Service/Parts/Detailing Repair Dept. 8-4:30 Mon.-Fri. Sales Dept. 9-7 Mon.-Fri. -9-4 Sat. 255 N. ABBY • 237-9181 --...-: :-.c- AIR-WAY FARMS INC. 226-6080 911 E. SHIELDS AVE. FRESNO Saluting the Fresno County Deputies Builders of BRENTWOOD ESTATES "The Key to Classic Living" 224-7405 or 252-7888 Robert A. McCaffrey, Lic. #304403 Lcrnr-d B__......;Sy~ste_ms_""" Quality Sound Suppression Cabinets Robert E. Brewer P.O. Box 4081 Fresno, CA 93744 Bus. 209-255-6799 "Listen Hard For Us" WILLIAMS UPHOLSTERY AUTO & CUSTOM TRIM SERVICE IS OUR MOTTO L. D. WILLIAMS -Owner 255-7100 4534 E. BELMONT • FRESNO, CA 93702 COLLINS GARAGE ~ PHONE 626-4535 Night Phone -Ray 626-7714 315 W. Railroad Ave. Orange Cove TAX AUDIT BUREAU ~ GERALD D. CROSSLEY BOOKKEEPING -INCOME TAX -PHOTOCOPY 617 E. BELMONT AVE. • FRESNO, CA 93701 TELEPHONE: 485-1441 222 a.m. 10 10 p.m. New Rendezvous, 99 Nicola's, 84 Nonini's Winery, 216 Normart's Furs, 12 O.K. Produce, 124 O'Brien's Brake Service, Inc., 100 O'Connor & O'Connor, 190 ahlberg's Food Center, 160 Old Fresno Hofbrau, 124 Oller Farms Greenhouse, 82 Norman Olsen Construction, 110 Operative Plasterers.lMasons, 12 Ostergaard Feeds, Inc, 139 Overstreet General Tire, Inc., 186 The Outpost, 75 P & J Fresno Auto Parts Co., 64 P & L Nurseries, Inc., 57 P.IP. (Postal Instant Press), 39 P.V.C. Sandwich Shop, 64 Palace Meat Market Co., Inc., 182 Pam-Pak Distributors, Inc., 34 Pan American Underwriters, Inc., 12 Papagni's Service, 12 Paradise Liquors, 221 Paramount Pest Control, 168 Pardini's Grocery, 164 Bill Parish Chevron, 183 Congressman Chip Pashayan, 52 Pennwalt Corp., 173 Gene Peracchi Pontiac, 57 Picker Parts, Inc., 110 Pinedale Auto Parts, 160 Playland Pool, 164 Pleasant Mattress & Furniture, 168 Poolquip Pool Supply, 18 Producers Cotton Oil Co., 6 Producers Dairy, Inc., 88 Producers Packing Co., 16 Leo Puma Construction Co., 216 Ouali-T-Truck Service, cover Rainbo Bakeries of S. J. Valley, 132 Ranchers Cotton Oil, 60 Rasmussen Auto Repair, 18 Fred Rau Dairy, Inc., 82 Ray Brothers Transportation, 164 Ronald Reagan, President, 50 Rebco of California, 194 Red Triangle Oil Co., 110 l1eta's Upholstery, 60 Reuben's T. V., 92 Rich Products Corp., 118 Richard's Cocktail Lounge, 100 Ridge Electric Motor Co., 71 The Ripe Tomato, 14 Bill J . Rippee , Investigator, 72 Rolinda Auto Parts, 216 Ron's Machine Service, 34 Rucksell California Sales Co., 106 Rudy's Elm Pharmacy, 23 S. E. Rykoff & Co., 174 SPSP, Inc., 124 Sams Luggage, 134 San Carlos Cafe, 110 Sanchez-Hail Mortuary, 48 Frank J. Sanders, 67 San Joaquin BaMry & Electric, 174 San Joaquin Glass, 182 Santa Fe Hotel, 143 Santi's, Inc., 207 Schedler's Engine Rebuilding, 174 Security Building Maintenance, 164 Security Specialists, Inc., 122 Seiberts Oil Co., Inc., 64 Semper Truck Lines, Inc., 82 Seven Up Bottling Co" 85 Marvin Severson State Farm Ins., 91 Silver Creek Packing Co., cover Silver Dollar Hofbrau, 88 Sinclair Paints, 179 Sirman and Warren, 91 Siavich Brothers, Inc., 72 Gerry Smith Masonry, Inc., 164 Sparky Electronics, 100 Dr. Earl G. Spomer, Sr., 0 .0., 83 Staiger Construction Co., 148 Steam Cleaners, Inc., 67 Steve's Saddle Shop, 215 Stewart & Nuss, Inc., 142 Stillman Drug Co., Inc., 83 .... Sunnyside Pharmacy, 83 Sun Sun Kitchen. 18 T & T Electrical Contractor, 23 T & T Trucking Co., 18 Tarpey U-Save Liquor, 64 Tax Audit Bureau, 222 James Teore Farms, 174 Terminal Air Brake Supply, 218 Thesta Automotive, 8 Tinkler Mission Chapel, 34 Todd's Trailer Park, 57 Tokiwa-Ro, 212 Tom's Foods, 124 Transportation Specialties, 104 Trans State Wholesale Dis!., 89 Tri-Boro Fruit Co., Inc., 135 Trimmer of Fresno, 212 Truck Dispatch Service, 89 Tubes, hic., 60 Turner Security Systems, 67 Turtfe Lodge, 196 Twin Palms Liquor, 174 Two Way Fruit Stand, 44 Uncle Tom's Liquor Store, 100 United AgriProducts, 174 United Automotive Works, 194 United Faith Foundation , 90 Upholstery City, 100 V /M Custom Boat Trailers, 12 Valley Air Conditioning Supply, 128 Valley Bakery, 219 Valley Foundry & Machine, 212 Valley Industrial Services, 110 Valley Novelty Co., 69 Valley Radiator Co., 92 Valley Towing Service, 205 Van Dyke News Co., 18 Van Vleet Properties, 212 Varni Associates, 18 Vendo Company, 212 Ventura TV Center, 110 Vie-Del Company, 120 Senator Rose Ann Vuich, 52 Wall and Eades, Inc., 212 Ward Tractor Co., Inc., 92 Eugene Warner State Farm Ins., 182 Warrick Electric, Inc., 54 Wayne's Liquors, 34 Weber Motors, Fresno, Inc., 222 Websters Radio, 1 West Belmont Body Shop , 116 West Coast Christian College. 60 Westcal, Inc ., 222 West McKinley Grocery, 221 Western Alarm Co., 186 Western Building Materials Co., 49 Western Exterminator Co., 88 Wei bert's Enterprises, 47 Whities Pet Shop, 34 Williams Upholstery, 222 Wilson's Motorcycles, 12 Willson Farms, Inc., 116 Wing Lee Co., 212 Wong's City Market, 12 Yosemite Coins and Antiques, 78 Yost and Webb Funeral Home, 182 AUBERRY Loggers Landings, 12 Ponderosa Market, 44 Ponderosa VanGas, 7 BURREL Mendes Tacherra/Mendes Dairy, 4 CARUTHERS Caruthers Auto Parts, 42 Caruthers Drug, 120 Caruthers Lumber Co., 134 Esquire Liquors, 64 Fair Mart, 134 McCarthy Farming , 167 Mid Valley Manufacturing, 64 Pete's Corner, 87 Waldrum & Company, 26 Watson Ag Chemicals, Inc., 44 CLOVIS AEA Backhoe Service, 64 ABCO Garage Door Co., 64 Aatlas Truss Co., Inc., 72 All Cal Transport, 139 All Clear Pool Service, 219 Allied Weed Control, 72 American Black Chrome, 64 American Speed Buff Inc., 139 Artograph, 67 Robert O. Bergstrom, 26 Best Dog Pet Food & Supply, 67 Bob's Dry Wall/Acoustic Ceil., 64 Boice Funeral Home, 134 C & W Body Shop, 64 California Upholstering Works, 64 Calvert Insurance Agency, 139 Central Auto Dismantlers, 19 Clovis Custom Wheels, 7 Clovis Five Hundred Club, 44 Clovis Funeral Chapel. 67 Clovis Training Center, 47 Concrete Specialties, 190 Continuous Roof Gutters, 151 The Copy Shop, 64 Deegan's Appliance, 134 DiCicco's Pizzeria, 96 Environmental Air Cond.lHeating, 6 Fresno Alarm Co., 134 Harold's Body Works, 134 Jim's Place, 13 Larry F. Kelly, CPA, 26 Kowloon Kitchen , 12 Luna Pizzeria & Italian Res!., 42 Marc's Signs, 64 P & R Farms, 60 D. Papagni Fruit Co., 64 Remco Construction Co., 134 La 1\gWl's ITALIAN RESTAURANT AND PIZZERIA Mon.-Sal.6735 N. 1sl, Suile 111 11 a.m. 1011 p.m. 431-1278 Sun. 11 Savino's Ranch Market, 221 Sierra Custom Homes, 17 Twin Gables, 19 Valley Fence Co., 12 Walt's Plumbing, Inc., 151 Wawona Frozen Foods, 33 COALINGA Birdwell Ranch, 134 Coalinga Feed Yard, Inc., 13 John C. Conn Ranch, 190 La Cuesta Verde Ranches, 190 Ron Lee Oil Sales, 64 Larry McLeod Ford, 165 Vierhus Farms, 176 DEL REY Central Calif. Raisin Packing, 134 Enock Packing Co., 44 Garry Packing, Inc., 144 Hydraulics & Machinery Sales, 72 DINUBA Dinuba RV Center, 128 Kiper & Kiper Lumber, 6 O'Neil Land Leveling, Inc., 142 Peloian Ranches, 167 DOS PALOS Central Valley Fertilizer Co., 45 FIREBAUGH J & J Ranch, 165 Las Deltas Grocery, 219 "Slim" D. T. Locke Ranch, 66 Perez Packing Co., Inc ., 85 Thomason Traclor Co., 85 · Tri-Air, Inc., 112 Tri-Transporl, Inc., 153 FIVE POINTS Agro-West, Inc., 42 American Ag Aviation, Inc., 64 Barlow Brothers, Inc., 186 Don's Market, 144 Five Points Ranch, 139 C. Gowens Farms, Inc., 2 L & R Noble Harvesting , 111 Lassen Market, 134 Mid-Valley Cafe, 208 Shining 0 Farms, 156 FOWLER Colonial Drug, 120 Fowler Floral Shop, 148 Griffin Auction Co., 87 Saxton Trucking, 148 C. D. Simonian Insurance, 85 M. Uchiyama, 113 FRIANT Lake Millerton Inn, 212 223 Brew's Trucking, 67 The Butcher Block, 198 Chooljian Brothers Packing, 219 Chuck Wagon, 44 Daily Feed & Animal Supply. 72 Eastside Mobile Locksmith, 42 Farmer's Market, 202 Henderson Exper. Gardens, 219 Jamat Ranch/Pandol & Sons, 81 Johnson's Boiler & Control, Inc., 4 Lone Star Dehydrator, 154 Mercedes Place, 154 Merri-Mart, 154 Mid Valley Transpor1ation, Inc., 96 Minkler Cash Store, 144 Don Olson Enterprises, Inc., 144 Gene Olson Body Shop, 144 Ole Olson Electric, 196 The Oasis, 120 Padilla's Market, 208 Produce Machinery Co., 30 Salvage Logging , Inc., 179 Sanger Flower Shop, Inc., 144 Sherwood Forest Golf Club, 144 Sherwood Inn, 154 Tivy Valley Market, 44 Tony's Auto Repair & Towing, 208 Wallin and Son Funeral Home, 112 SAN JOAQUIN Rabb Brothers Trucking, Inc., 175 Rusconi Farms, 16 Schramm Ranches, Inc., 20 West Side Pump Co., 77 SELMA Abel's Body Shop, 44 THANKS TO OUR ADVERTISERS • PLEASE SUPPORT THEM FRESNO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SERVICE, INC. PARTS AND COMPLETE SERVICE 322 E. BELMONT FRESNO, CALIF. 93701 TELEPHONE 268-5073 B & H Market, 149 Brent Burwell, Inc., 148 Club 99, 182 Fresno Valves & Castings, Inc., 206 Gilbert's Automatic Trans., 148 Grumbles Ninety Nine Market, 206 McCall Pharmacy, 148 Page Funeral Chapel, 148 George Rocha & Sons Dairy, 84 Selma Service Shop, 148 Selma TV Center, 148 Torii Market, 182 Wells Used Cars, 182 SHAVER LAKE Cheri's Mini Mart, 149 Ken's Shopping Center, 221 Hungry Hut, 148 Ivies Market, 27 The Saw Mill, 95 Shaver Lake Chevron, 141 Shaver Lake Hardware, 194 SQUAW VALLEY C & J Towing, 39 Squaw Valley Trading Center, 208 THREE ROCKS Three Rocks Cafe/Dept. Store, 142 TRANQUtLLlTY Lloyd's Market, 190 Rathmann Oil Company, 190 VISALIA Assemblyman Bill Jones, 53 HANFORD Hanford Meat Packing Co., 134 HELM Helm Fertilizers, Inc., 139 HURON Huron General Store, 224 Jim Lowe, Inc., 176 Rufus Mcilroy, 134 Vasto Valle Farms, Inc., 170 Woolf Farming Co., Inc., 134 KERMAN A & H Farms, 144 Absolute Pest Control, 124 Allied Refrigeration, 139 Baker Commodities, Inc., 131 Annie's Pampered Pooch, 38 Bianchi Vineyards of Kerman, 170 Biggs Brothers, 186 Ray Botelho Shop, 128 Clement Apiaries, Inc., 27 The Deli, 108 Epperson's Market of Calif., 101 Kerman Bakery, 48 Kerman Cleaners, 212 Oak's Bookkeeping &Tax Serv., 175 Plaza Drug, 120 Singh Farms, 221 Valley Travel Agency, 105 KINGSBURG Guardian Industries Corp., 131 Riverland Restaurant, 130 Swedish Mill Restaurant, 45 Van Beurden, Wigh & Assoc., 212 LATON Laton Coop Gin, 124 LEMOORE Boston Ranch Co., 99 MADERA Cakes by Felicia, 124 Frank A. Logoluso Farms, 54 Norby Lumber Co., Inc., 30 Sherman Thomas Enterprises, 139 Yosemite Pharmacy, 120 MENDOTA " EI Grande Market, 16 Mendota Drug, 120 Westside Chemical Co., 111 MODESTO Coelho for Congress Committee, 53 ORANGE COVE Collins Garage, 222 Harding and Leggett, Inc., 148 PARLIER Berry's Gasoline Alley, 77 Kash, Inc., 210 Moncrief Sales & Service, 124 Parlier Lumber Co., 34 U-Save Market, 124 PIEDRA Munk's Lodge, 124 Ratzman's Lakeridge Marina, 154 PRATHER Canyon Fork Ace Hardware, 148 RAISIN CITY see's Market, 144 REEDLEY ASAMI Texaco Service, 124 Auto Tech of Reedley, 39 Myrtle Burgess, Hotel Burgess, 88 Cairn's Funeral Home, 152 Colonial Flower Shop, 144 Corrin PrOduce Sales, 124 Crossland Farms, 77 Dales Auto Diesel Repair, 31 Decker Patio & Awning, 88 W. J. Heinrichs, Inc., 122 Huebert Brothers Trucking, 95 Jim's Body Shop, 144 Kaprielian Brothers Packing, 190 Kings River Bank, 39 Kings River Comm. College, 142 Kings View Center, 81 A. Levy & J. Zentner Co., 124 Town & Country Market, 38 Valley Truck Wrecking , 124 RIVERDALE The Busy Bee, 16 Dornis Gas, 144 Dun's Shopping Center, 144 Jensen Dairy Farm, 87 Lloyds Bank of California, 144 McLeod Ford, 144 A. F. Mendes & Son Dairy, 140 Riverdale Drug Store, 144 Rue Ann Dairy, 39 Frank Santos Dairy, 88 SANGER Adco Mfg. Inc., 77 Barr Packing Co., 62 Bill's Custom Upholstery, 154 Saluting the Fresno County Deputy Sheriffs HURON GENERAL STORE RED FLURRY, Owner 945-2350 BOX 426 HURON,CA 224 ~\\~ .' " .. .. ,INC. COMPLIMENTS OF • FRESNO, CA. GENERAL FBEIIGHT THBOUGHOUT THE STATE SPECIALIZING IN... ... GLASS and FIBER ... STEEL *FRESNO • BAKERSFIELD ... REFRIGERATION ... WAREHOUSING Phone: (209)485-9211 "TREA TlNG YOUR CARGO W/TH 'TLC ' " QUALI·T·RUCK SERVICE, INC. TRANSPORTATION DIVISION 3767 E. CHURCH/P.O. BOX 10141 CAL T·114374 FRESNO, CA 93745 ICC MC-1 45662 SILVER CREEK PACKING CO. Specializing in Westside Cantaloupes Honeydews and Mixed Melons MENDOTA, CALIFORNIA