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THE MINISTRY OF REV. AL
FRESNO
THE SHERIFF'S REVIEW - 1989
Editor Assistant Editor Assistant Editor
Gene Hallam Department Information photographs
Richard White Mary Ellen Tabler
THE COVER — Despite the fact we have been editorially critical of
the new jail, and the incredible delays in getting it into operation
would be ludicrous if the situatuion wasn't so serious, completion
of the building is still a major event for the Department, and it is
therefore considered a suitable subject for our cover.
Photo by Bob Smith
Published by the Fresno County Sheriff's Department Relief Association. It is forbidden to reprint any portion of this magazine
without written consent and expressed permission of the Fresno County Sheriff's Department Relief Association.
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the
Fresn o
County
Sheriff's
Office for
the
excellent
s• way you
continue
to serve in
the public's
interest
and
safety."
BRUCE BRONZAN
Member of the Assembly
31st Assembly District, representing the cities of:
Clovis, Del Rey, Fowler, Fresno, Orange
Cove, Parlier, Reedley, Sanger, Selma.
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We appreciate the dedication and effort of
all the men and women at the Fresno Sheriff's
Department. Thank you for helping keep our
county a better place in which to live!
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Table of Contents
Relief Association Officers ...................................... ..............................3
Fresno County Grand Jury ......................................
..............................6
Fresno County Board of Supervisors .....................
..............................7
InMemoriam ...........................................................
..............................8
TheNew Jail ........................... ............................................................... 9
Administ ration.........................................................
.............................12
FiscalServices .........................................................
.............................13
Management Services .............................................
.............................14
Internal Affairs/ Licensing & Permits., ........... ...............................
..14
Aboveand Beyond ..................................................
.............................15
A Chat With The Boss ............................................
.............................18
Web of Circumstance .............................................
.............................24
Governor's Message ................................................
.............................41
Administration Division ..........................................
.............................42
Personnel............................................................... ...............................
45
VMCSecurity ..........................................................
.............................45
BailiffServices .........................................................
.............................46
ExtraHelp Bailiff ..................................................... .............................48
CivilDivision. .......................................................................................
50
Training....................................................................
.............................53
Record Management System .................................. .............................55
CrimeAnalysis ........................................................
.............................55
Records....................................................................
.............................56
Technical Services ...................................................
.............................58
CrimeLab ................................................................
.............................59
Identification Services /Property & Evidence ..........
.............................61
More Bad News For Criminals ...............................
.............................62
PatrolDivision .........................................................
.............................63
Patrol1988 ............................................................. ...............................
64
Area1 ...................................................................... .............................72
Area2 ...................................................................... .............................75
Area3 ...................................................................... .............................78
Communications ..................................................... .............................84
Out of the Past —A Mystery Still Unsolved ........... .............................86
Detective Division ................................................... .............................88
TheSting ................................................................. .............................92
Fighting Rural- Crime .............................................. .............................96
JailDivision ...... . ... I ................................................. .............................99
MainJail ................................... ............................... ............................101
Jail Management System......... I .............................. ............................110
SatelliteJail .............. ...........................................................................
111
Medical Services ...................... ............................... ............................113
BranchJail ................................ ............................... ............................116
Jail Chaplain Service ............... ............................... ............................120
GoneFishin ........................................................................................
122
Clovis Police Department ................................................... — ............
124
Coalinga Police Department ... ............................... ............................126
Huron Police Department ....... ............................... ............................128
City of Mendota Police Department ..................... ............................130
Reedley Police Department — Senior Volunteers . ............................132
TrooperTaylor .......................... ............................... ............................134
California Highway Patrol ....... ............................... ............................135
Wildlife Protection Past & Present .......................... ..........................136
CopsOn Campus ................... ............................... ............................142
The Inland Valley Command of the Calif. State Police ....................144
Sheriff's Secret Weapon, 11 ..... ............................... ............................148
Cookies With Santa ................. ............................... ............................154
New Boss Same Duty .............. ............................... ............................156
Plain and Simple — THANK YOU!
- SONITROI`
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 5
The primary function of the grand jury in
modern times is to examine and audit the opera-
tions of local government, and make recommen-
dations for correction of any errors or deficien-
cies found. However, the body is potentially a vital
cog in the wheel of criminal justice. A hearing
before the grand jury can be substituted for a
preliminary hearing in a felony case. If the
finding is that there is sufficient evidence to justify
a trial, an indictment is issued which takes the
place of the order of the Municipal Court that the
defendant be held to answer in Superior Court.
From left, rear, Robert Davidson, Jaynes Wilkie, Dorothy Rohlfing, S. Arlene Vergara, John Sage, Gene Harris, John Patterson,
Avis Becker, Robert Butler, Kenneth Sieve; front, Jesse McDonald Jr., Jack Perz, Kazao Nakano, Elizabeth Yegan, Melba Jeffress,
Yvonne Setencich, Dorothy Rolls, Charles Royse, and William Donleavy, foreman.
SELMA SHELL SERVICE
DAVE'S TOWING
DAVID HELM, Owner Phone 896 -3268
Highway 99 & Floral Ave.
TINKLER MISSION CHAPEL
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209 - 233 -2101
475 North Broadway • Fresno, CA
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SELMA T.V. CENTER
SALES • SERVICE
QUASAR & SHARP T.Ws
AND GIBSON APPLIANCES
1924 Front St. • Selma • 896 -1360
JOHN B. HOWARD RUBY NORRIS
FOWLER FLORAL SHOP
834 -2505
214 East Merced Street
Fowler, California
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FRESNO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Standing, from left: Doug Vagim, Deran Koligian. Front row, from left: Judy Andreen,
Vernon Conrad, Sharon Levy.
Irrigation Equipment
Sales, Service & Rentals
The Irrigation Store
21500 W. Manning
San Joaquin
Store Office
693 -2435 693 -4315
WALLIN K SON
FUNERAL HOME
Chas. O. Wallin
Chas. M. Wallin
1524 9th St.
MA
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875 -6555
Sanger
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 7
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IN MEMOIR
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One active member of the Department was taken
from us last year, when late in the year veteran
Sergeant Kenneth Abell suffered a sudden and fatal
heart attack. We have information of only two
retired members who are no longer with us. if there
are others, our failure to recognize them is uninten-
tional. To the families and friends of our deceased
fellow workers, we offer our sincere condolences,
and an assurance that we share in the grief.
I
THE NEW JAIL — EDITORIAL
State of the art,
or state of confusion?
The use of the new jail building as the subject
for our cover photo is not to be construed as a
reversal of our editorial opinion of the project, or
a mitigation of the criticism expressed in last years
Review of the decision to build it. We still think
it was a stupid idea to erect a building knowing
it would be inadequate before the official open-
ing ceremony, then immediately start building a
duplicate, when there was data to prove it would
be much more economical in the long run to bor-
row money to build one jail that would take care
of the county's needs for the foreseeable future.
But, the decision is typical of Fresno County Board
of Supervisors philosophy. In thirty -five years of
closely observing the county's building policy, we
have seldom noted any foresighted planning. In-
stead, building projects generally have been in-
tended only to take care of the needs that existed
when they were first planned, with no thought
forwhat the needs would be even by the time the
projects were finished.
We also aren't astonished by the fact utilization
of the jail building is being delayed because of
faulty construction. That, too, is consistent with
past situations. The county seems to have difficul-
ty in finding a contractor who can, or will, do the
job right the first time, or who can be required
tocorrect a deficiency in his work. The most glar-
ing example of the latter is the parking garage
beneath Courthouse Park. Each time there's a
substantial rain it's flooded by rain water seep-
ing down between the roof and the basement wal I
ofthe old jail building. The contractor said there
vas nothing he could have done to prevent that
problem because it is impossible to bond new
concrete to old concrete. While that is undoubted -
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method, perhaps installation of some sort of
gasket material between the old concrete and the
new, that would have prevented the leaks. No con-
tractor would stay in business long if he showed
such a lack of- foresight and initiative in dealing
with private industry as they seem to traditional-
ly do when working on county projects.
We don't mean to imply criticism of the jail plan-
ning staff; we're sure they did the best job possi-
ble with the resouces at their disposal. But we
can't help but wonder if, when the jail is finally
occupied, all the fancy gadgets and electronic
equipment will work as well as the designer and
the salesmen say they will. Millions of dollars of
the cost was for equipment intended to reduce
manpower requirements. For instance, in moving
a prisoner from one part of the building to
another, his name will be called in his cell over
the intercommunications system, again via the in-
tercom system he will be given instructions where
to go, his progress will be monitored via closed
circuit television, and any doors through which
he must go to reach his destination will be open-
ed by remote control. The idea is to eliminate the
need for offficers to escort prisoners each time
one is moved to another location.
That explanation was enthusiastically given by
a young female correctional officer to a group of
retired department personnel touring the facili-
ty a few months ago. It was received with an ex-
change of knowing grins by members of the
group who had extensive experience in jail duty.
Theywere wondering what will happen, as it sure-
ly and frequently will, when a prisoner simply ig-
nores the instructions from the intercom, or
shouts back, "Bleep you, if you want me to come
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out of this cell, you're gonna have to come in after
me." A retired jail sergeant remarked, "I guess the
officers can be trained to work it, but how are you
gonna train the inmates ?"
Another apparent potential trouble spot is the
booking area, where most of the work will be
done by clerical personnel behind assault -proof
counters, with a minimum number of officers in
the area to supervise inmates waiting to be book-
ed. The pre- booking holding area is a sensitive
location in any jail, where a lot of inmate fights
start and assaults on officers originate. We have
a hunch officers from other parts of the building
are going to have to frequently abandon their
regular duties and rush to the booking area to
help restore order.
There are other areas where the successful
operation of the system will depend upon an in-
mate behaving in the manner anticipated by the
system's designer. Jail inmates take great delight
in deliberately frustrating the officers and the
system.
As was the case in several questionable deci-
sions in purchasing we've noted over the years,
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we wonder if the country has been sold a bill of
goods, and has a white, or since the building
won't be painted, a gray elephant on its hands.
We hope we're wrong. It's bad enough when we
taxpayers have to pay for an inadequate facility
that works as well as it's supposed to. If it doesn't,
it's a tragic waste of our money.
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1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 11
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S. Magarian
Sheriff
C. Francone
Administrative
Sec reta ry
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J. Williams
Executive Staff
Secretary
R. Souza
Assistant Sheriff
Staff Services
Bureau
J. Swenning
Assistant Sheriff
Field Operations
Bureau
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J. Engleman
Business Manager
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Supv. Acct. Clerk
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Account Clerk
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Account Clerk
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Page Funeral Chapel
George and Ella Page
Frank Page, Consultant
2014 Arrants at McCall
Selma
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T. Johnson
Deputy
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The officers have just been officially honored for official action above and beyond the call of duty t-rom left, Deputy
Jack Sparke, Deputy Mike Edwards, Deputy Richard Doughty, Deputy Ed Westrick, and Sheriff Steve Magarian.
Too often in law enforcement heroic deeds go
unrecognized by all except actual witnesses,
because it is assumed the person involved was
merely doing his job. The Fresno County Sheriff's
Department has in recent years attempted to
remedy that situation by officially recognizing and
commending its officers who have risked their
own safety to ensure the safety of others, or in
some other noteworthy way have acted above and
beyond the call of duty. Following are the official
press releases pertaining to the four officers so
honored in the past year.
On July 9, 1988, a vehicle pursuit that was in-
itiated by the Tulare and Kings County Sheriff's
Department entered Fresno County during the
early morning hours. The pursued vehicle was
driven by a man who held two hostages at gun-
point, one of whom was the subject's infant child.
The suspect had already shot one person who at-
tempted to stop him prior to the vehicle pursuit.
Fresno Sheriff's Deputies Ed Westrick, James
Morley and James Roberts joined in the pursuit
and were actively involved in arresting the suspect
after he was stopped on Clinton Ave., at the San-
ta Fe Railroad track crossing in the the City of
Tresno.
The suspect exited his vehicle with the child in
his grasp while holding a handgun to the infant's
head. As the suspect began to leave the scene on
foot, he made several threats that he would kill
the child should anyone try to stop him. During
this time, Deputy Ed Westrick was able to work
his way into concealed position that would enable
him to make an attempt to rescue the child. Depu-
ty James Morley teamed with Deputy Westrick by
closely following the suspect, while Deputy James
Roberts removed the second hostage, the
suspect's wife, from the scene. This hostage had
exited the suspect's vehicle and was walking
towards the suspect and child, thereby, uninten-
tionally creating a more dangerous situation for
herself and everyone else at the scene.
Deputy Westrick confronted the suspect and
was able to grab his gun hand and pull it away
from the infant's head towards his own body.
Deputy Westrick, using his sidearm in his left
hand, shot the suspect in order to prevent the
suspect from shooting the child or himself. The
suspect was very strong and continued to again
move his gun towards the child's head. Deputy
James Morley, who was advancing_ to assist,
observed the suspect was attempting to shoot the
child and Deputy Westrick. Deputy Morley shot
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1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 15
BEYOND Continued
the suspect twice, making sure that his aim would
not harm the infant hostage. The suspect was
finally wrestled to the ground and taken into
custody, and the child was successfully rescued
without injury and returned to his mother. None
of the officers involved were injured. The suspect
later recovered from his gunshot wounds.
Deputy Sheriffs Ed Westrick, James Morleyand
James Roberts are commended for their actions
during a life- threatening incident. They brought
an extremely dangerous situation to a successful
convulsion by rescuing a child from the grasps of
a man who had already shot one person that at-
tempted to stop him. The suspect intended to
shoot his infant son or anyone else who would
interfere in his escape.
Deputy Ed Westrick is awarded the Fresno Sheriffs
Department Medal of Honor for his heroic actions.
He jeopardized his own life to save the life of a
helpless child. Deputy James Morley is awarded
the Medal of Merit. He too was exposed to a very
dangerous situation in which his bravery and ac-
tions are commended. Deputy James Roberts is
awarded the Official Commendation for his quick
thinking actions. A very life- threatening incident
was brought to a successful life saving conclusion
by the actions of these officers.
On August 14, 1988, at 3:15 p.m., Deputy Jack
Sparke was driving southbound on Highway 99
in Madera County, in his personal vehicle. He was
off duty but was enroute to begin his regular
scheduled work day. just north of Avenue 7, on
Highway 99, he observed a major single vehicle
accident that had just occurred. No law enforce-
ment or medical personnel were on scene. Depu-
ty Sparke was carrying in his vehicle an advance
first aid kit and a Fresno Sheriff's Department por-
table radio. He immediately used his portable
radio to have Fresno Sheriff's dispatchers request
the California Highway Patrol and emergency
medical equipment.
Deputy Sparke then took his first aid kit and
went into the scene to locate and give medical
first aid to any injured parties. He located an adult
female lying in the field near the vehicle. She was
later identified as the driver of the wrecked vehi-
cle. Deputy Sparke determined her to already be
deceased.
He then located an 18 month old child about
forty yards farther into the field from the vehicle.
The child was down in a depression and out of
sight of the roadway. Deputy Sparke determined
that the child had a broken arm and large lacera-
tion across the chest which he felt could possibly
be a sucking chest wound. Without moving the
child, he attempted to comfort her and maintain
life while awaiting advanced medical aid. Due to
the seriousness of the infant's injuries and the
need to obtain the quickest emergency medical
care possible, Deputy Sparke requested the CHP
helicopter to transport the victim to the hospital.
Prior to the arrival of emergency equipment, an
unidentified passing motorist approached Deputy
Sparke and insisted that the child be moved from
the field to a location closer to the roadway. Depu-
ty Sparke identified himself as an off -duty Depu-
ty Sheriff and inquired if the subject was a witness
or family member. The subject advised he was
not. Deputy Sparke then explained that medical
aid was enroute, and that the child should not be
moved until medical aid arrived. The motorist
then became upset with this decision and insisted
several more times that the child needed to be
Continued
McDonald
A iewelry store • Fine jewelry sales
with merchandise and • Custom jewelry design
• Watch repair a Appraisals
service of a quality
that you thought West Shaw Village • 276 -7660
no longer existed. Northeast corner of Shaw and Marks
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BEYOND Continued
moved. In the face of this motorist's challenge to
move the child, Deputy Sparke perservered and
did not allow the child to be moved. When the
motorist again insisted that the child be moved,
Deputy Sparke firmly suggested that the motorist
leave the scene, which he did.
Madera Ambulance arrived a short time later
and Deputy Sparke turned the care of the chH-d
over to them. The CHP helicopter arrived and
transported the child to Valley Medical Center.
Deputy Sparke's decision not to move the child
was later supported by the doctors who found
that some spinal damage had occurred as a result
of the accident.
Deputy Sparke took a personal interest in the
child, and made several visits to the child and her
family at the hospital. lack and his own two
daughters purchased a large stuffed animal and
took it to the hospital to help cheer the child. The
deceased driver of the vehicle was the child's
mother. After about two months of hospitaliza-
tion, the child was released from the hospital with
no major physical problems. She will be living
with her father.
Congratulations to the
Fresno County
Deputy Sheriff's
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Deputy Sheriff Jack Sparke is awarded the Fresno
Sheriff's Department Medal of Merit for his clear
thinking and intelligent actions necessary to pro-
vide first aid and protection for this child at a time
when proper care and safety was of the utmost
importance. Deputy Sparke exemplifies profes-
sional law enforcement at its highest level. We are
very proud that he is a member of the Fresno
Sheriff's Department.
There may have been others equally deserving,
for peace officers are traditionally modest about
their exploits, and there may have been similar
incidents that didn't come to the attention of ad-
ministration.
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ACHA WITH THE BOSS
We hoped to be able to feature in this issue an
article written by Sheriff Steve Magarian; he has
some interesting views and opinions on law en-
forcement in general and the Fresno County
Sheriff's Department in particular. Futhermore, he
is an accomplished writer, and would have been
able to present his thoughts in an entertaining and
informative manner. He felt, however, that his busy
schedule wouldn't permit him to take the time to
do justice to such an endeavor. As a substitute,
we had a long conversation with him, consisting
of a general discussion of Department and general
law enforcement problems. The highlights of that
discussion are incorporated into the following in-
terview format.
,rHE REVIEW: Sheriff, most law enforcement of-
ficers occasionally say to themselves or to their
peers, "If I was running this department I'd do
such - and - such;' the such and such usually being
something decidedly different from an action
taken or a policy prescribed by the department
head. You started as a reserve officer and work-
ed your way through the ranks, eventually becom-
ing the department head, so I'm sure that idea
must have entered your mind occasionally,
whether or not you ever expressed it verbally.
Have you found it as easy to make significant
changes as you'd assumed it would be, or were
you disappointed and frustrated to find that it may
often be necessary, or at least more practical, to
simply maintain the status quo?
SHERIFF: A little of each, I suppose. I have been
able to make some definite changes; some of
which haven't been very popular, but which I am
ready to defend because I think I was right. On
the other hand, I've been disappointed that
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budget constraints have kept me from doing other
things I hoped I'd be able to do.
REVIEW: For instance?
SHERIFF: I wanted to expand the area -based
policing concept; to have enough officers in the
outlying communities that they'd have time to
become actively involved in community affairs. At-
tend P.T.A. meetings, city council meetings, ser-
vice club meetings, ball games, and other events
that would make them recognized and accepted
members of the respective communities. Instead,
we've had to cut manpower to the degree that it
really can no longer be called area based policing.
REVIEW: What do you consider your most
significant achievement since taking office two
years ago?
SHERIFF: I think one I've just recently initiated
would be close to the top, in terms of actual
positive effect on overall operations. It's the
development of the team concept of manage-
ment. That means that the management team is
a decision making body for the organization. Not
just a symbollic body of staff officers, but a hard-
working management group whose responsibili-
ty it is to present new ideas, discuss new concepts,
and decide collectively on a course of action to
be taken by the organization.
REVIEW: How far along are you on the project?
SHERIFF: I, along with the assistant sheriffs and
captains, recently completed a two -day team
building workshop. This workshop focused upon
ways to improve communication and identify ways
to solve complex problems facing the organiza-
tion. Soon the second phase of the team building
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will take place when the department lieutenants
join the above group for another two -day
workshop focusing on the same issues. Later the
department first line supervisors, both sworn and
civilian, will go through a three -day workshop
designed to give them the tools to be more ef-
fective in their jobs. This course is entitled "Ef-
fective Discipline ", but I like to refer to it,as a
course which will teach the first line supervisor
that "it is o.k. to be the boss."
REVIEW: What do you consider the greatest pro-
blem facing the department today?
SHERIFF: Most of our problems are due to
money, or lack of it. The most drastic problem
now, and for the foreseeable future, is to figure
out how to deliver the necessary law enforcement
services with a minimum of resources. To do that
we have to do some real innovative thinking. We
have to educate the public to the unpleasant fact
that we no longer have the resources to deliver
the standard of service that was once expected
of us. For instance, a child comes home from
school and says his bicycle disappeared from the
rack. At one time we'd have sent an officer to the
home to take the report, and he or another of-
ficer may even have had the time to go to the
school the next day and question other students
in an almost certainly vain attempt to find out
what happened to the bike. We simply can't do
that anymore. We can't even send the officer to
the home to take a report when the only purpose
is to satisfy insurance company requirements. The
citizen will have to make the report at the counter
or by telephone.
REVIEW: And that's due simply to lack of
manpower?
SHERIFF: That's right. If an officer spends time
on a minor incident in which the chances of iden-
tification of the suspect and recovery of the pro-
perty are practically non - existent, another more
serious call might go unanswered, or be delayed
for so long that a victim could suffer further in-
jury, or a suspect who could have been caught
get away.
REVIEW: How is this education process being
received by the public?
SHERIFF: Quite well, generally. I think most
citizens are reasonable and are beginning to
understand that they can have only the level of
law enforcement they're williing to pay for.
REVIEW: Speaking of public education, have you
noticed that many otherwise well informed
citizens don't understand the distinction between
the duties and responsibilities of the sheriff's
department and the police department?
SHERIFF: Yes, I've been aware of that ever since
started to work here, and just recently I've receiv-
ed a number of calls from otherwise well
educated citizens asking what my recommenda-
tion would be to the city council regarding the
proposed ordinance banning assault rifles. They
simply didn't understand that this department
doesn't enforce Fresno city ordinances, and
therefore I'm not officially in a position to make
a recommendation.
REVIEW: Who's to blame for such ignorance?
SHERIFF: The schools, I suppose. In civics
classes most students receive at least some ex-
posure to federal government, but apparently the
study of local government is ignored.
REVIEW: Even though you can't make any official
recommendation, what is your personal opinion
of the city's plan to ban assault rifles?
SHERIFF: I don't think just anyone should be
able to have an assault rifle, but I don't think any
local ordinance is going to solve the problem. If
a person who wants one can't buy it in Fresno,
he'll simply get it somewhere else.
REVIEW: Is there any practical way possession
of all such weapons can be prevented?
SHERIFF: Not really, unless we want to serious-
ly weaken our constitutional protections against
violation of privacy and unwarranted search and
seizure. We can't go around searching homes just
to see if the law is being complied with.
REVIEW: What is the answer, then?
SHERIFF: There shoud be a state or federal law
making it at least as difficult to buy an assault ri-
fle as it is in California to buy a handgun. That
is, there should be a similar required waiting
period for the buyer's record to be checked. That
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way, we'd at least know who are buying the guns,
and be able to prevent it in the case of a person
with a criminal or mental health record.
REVIEW: Let's go on to another topic that's get-
ting a lot of attention these days; the drug situa-
tion. Some people say it's completely and
hopelessly out of control, and that we might just
as well quit fighting it and legalize it. What's your
opinion?
SHERIFF: I agree that the problem is somewhat
overwhelming, and that there is no quick or easy
solution. But I certainly don't believe in legaliza-
tion. We've got to increase our enforcement ef-
forts, concentrating on arresting and punishing
the supplier. At the same time, we have to keep
trying to reduce the demand through education
of potential users, starting with the very young.
REVIEW. With all the media attention and other
publicity, do you really think there are many kids
around who haven't already gotten the message
that drugs are bad?
SHERIFF: They've gotten the message, but too
many of them don't yet believe it, particulary in
the case of cocaine. Cocaine use is so widespread
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that it has become virtually respectable; it's us-
ed freely and openly in all strata of society. Our
teachers can try to point out the dangers; we can
send officers to the school to talk about drugs;
but it's hard to get the kids to take such warnings
seriously if they see their parents use cocaine and
haven't yet seen them suffer any ill effects.
REVIEW. How do we get them to listen?
SHERIFF: The message has to come from some-
one the kids can relate to and will listen to. Rock
stars, athletes, their own peers. We must give more
support and encouragement to the anti -drug
groups that are being organized at some schools.
REVIEW: Of course, some rock stars have been
known to openly encourage the use of drugs, and
athletes are always getting into trouble over drug
use.
SHERIFF: That's true, but they're the ones who
get the media attention. There are many more in
each group who don't use, and who could be very
effective in discouraging drug use by youngsters,
if we could just get them involved.
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REVIEW: Let's talk about your department. I've
heard rumors to the effect there's a serious morale
problem among the rank and file. Is that true?
SHERIFF: I'm afraid so. The biggest disappoint-
ment and frustration of my two years in office is
that I've been unable to do very much to eliminate
the cause of the situation. I'd like to be able to
get them the pay and benefits they deserve, and
to improve their working conditions. But my
hands are tied. I'm afraid some of them don't
understand that, and regard me as the person not
meeting their needs.
REVIEW: Compared to what pay and fringe
benefits were a generation ago, they're not in too
bad shape.
SHERIFF: That's true, but the pay is still far below
that of other departments of comparable size in
this area, and that's not right. It doesn't do too
much for morale to be out on the beat, see a city
police officer drive by, and be reminded that he
makes several thousand dollars a year more, when
your job is every bit as complex and demanding
as his. And there's another factor; the young of-
ficer today feels he is entitled to more considera-
tion than you and I and our contemporaries did
in a similar stage in our careers. Most of us came
to law enfocement after a few years in jobs that
might have paid as well, but didn't have any fringe
benefits. We may have had no sick leave, no retire-
ment program, no job security, and if we missed
a day's work we missed a day's pay. We ap-
preciated a job where those amenities were a part
of the package. We were willing to live with the
low pay and lousy hours for a few years for a
chance to advance and turn the job into a wor-
thwhile career. Many of today's young officers
come to law enforcement directly from college.
They've never held the mediocre jobs that might
have paid adequately but offered little else, so they
don't appreciate what they're getting in additiion
to base salary. If they have a degree in police
science or criminology, as many of them do, they
feel they're already fully qualified for the job, and
they feel they are entitled to all the amenities
received by their college classmates who go to
work for some large corporation. They aren't will-
ing to serve the long term of unofficial appren-
ticeship and on- the -job training that was a mat-
ter of course in our day.
REVIEW: I guess all that causes a big turnover
problem.
SHERIFF: It did for a while; about the time we'd
get a recruit trained to the point he could han-
dle a beat on his own, he'd go to some other
department that offered better pay. But recently
the turnover problem hasn't been so critical. Most
other departments are also beginning to feel the
budget crunch, and aren't hiring as many new per-
sonnel, so there are fewer greener pastures
available for our dissatisfied officers.
REVIEW: We haven't talked about the new jail.
Is it going to solve our jail space problems?
SHERIFF: By double bunking, it will take care of
our needs only until sometime in 1991. In order
to avoid then the same overcrowding problem we
have now, we have to start another building pro-
ject immediately.
REVIEW: And I understand that's being done.
SHERIFF: The preliminary stages are in progress.
I presume the Board will go ahead with it.
REVIEW: Do you agree with the argument that
it would have been much less costly in the long
run to borrow money to build one large jail, rather
than build two on a pay -as- you -go basis?
SHERIFF: I certainly do. In additiion to the new
building and the one being planned, we'll still
have to use the old building in Courthouse Park,
and possibly the satellite jail at the end of M
Street.
REVIEW: That's gonna take a lot of correctional
officers.
SHERIFF: That's right. It was not too long ago
when about seventy -five percent of the overall
department budget went to law enforcement, and
twenty -five percent for jail operations. Now the
split is nearly fifty- fifty, and in the future I forsee
even a higher percentage of the budget going to
fund the jail operations, once the new jails
become operational. It's highly unlikely the coun-
ty will be able to afford to increase the correc-
tional portion of the budget accordingly, so the
only way to get the extra money is to continue
reducing the amount spent on law enforcement.
REVIEW: That will mean even fewer officers in
the field, and they're spread pretty thin now,
especially in the outlying areas. In some areas they
have less police protection than they did under
the old constable system.
SHERIFF: That's right. The people voted to
abolish the constables on the promise they'd have
a more professional level of law enforcement in
the rural areas. We were doing a pretty good job
of keeping that promise until the prop. 13 budget
Continued
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 21
CHAT Continued
restraints caught up with us. Now we can't keep
it, at least without a drastic change in our enforce-
ment policy. It makes us wonder if abolishment
of the constables was such a good idea after all.
They may not all have been professionals, but they
were there, and they knew their territory and their
people.
REVIEW: What's the answer? A return to the con-
stable system?
SHERIFF: No, I don't think we can go backward.
That's not what I meant by a change in our policy.
I've considered the possibility of the county con-
tracting with the city for enforcement in the coun-
ty islands within the city limits, and at least some
of the unincorporated territory adjacent to the ci-
ty. It wouldn't be an overwhelming extra burden
for the police department, for their officers are
in or near the areas concerned much of the time
anyway. It would free all our patrol personnel for
duty in the outlying populated areas of the county.
REVIEW: Sounds interesting, and practical. I
presume the city council would have no objec-
tion, if only to enhance the ego and image of the
city. But do you think the Board of Supervisors
would go for it?
SHERIFF: I don't know, but they're the ones who
make the overall policy and provide the money.
If they don't come up with some method to
enhance law enforcement in the rural areas,
they're going to have some very angry voters to
deal with. Especially if we have to cut it even fur-
ther in a couple of years to staff the jails.
REVIEW: So far our conversation has been on
a mostly negative note. Other than your team con-
cept training, has anything of a positive nature
happened since you've been in office?
SHERIFF: Oh yes; I didn't mean to imply other-
wise. Most of the personnel at all levels are cheer-
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fully doing their jobs to the best of their ability
with the resources available. I'm very proud of
them and appreciative of their efforts, and I
understand their frustrations and wish there was
more I could do to improve working conditions.
And, we do make a little practical progress now
and then, in spite of the tight budget. The com-
puterization of our criminal records system is pro-
ceeding as planned. Also, we have recently com-
pleted computerizing the record keeping function
of the civil section. This is enabling us to serve
civil processes much more efficiently, and to more
easily and accurately collect the fees due for such
service. Our overall situation may be grim but it's
not hopeless.
REVIEW: That brings up another question. Most
local government budget problems are blamed
on prop. 13, and we know there is little likelihood
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it will soon be repealed, simply because it would
be virtually impossible to persuade a majority to
vote in favor of a tax increase. Do you foresee any
other possibility of an easing of the chronic
budget crunch for local government?
SHERIFF: Only if the state can be forced to
finance all the programs now madated by the state
but paid for out of local taxes. That's another situa-
tion where public education is vital. Unfortunate-
ly, not enough voters understand that of each
dollar of local taxes collected, the county is free
to spend only ten to fifteen cents in whatever way
it wishes. The other eighty -five or ninety cents
must by law be used to pay for services the state
requires to be provided, but doesn't fully pay for.
If a sufficient number of citizens understand that,
enough pressure could be put on the legislature
to force them to make some much needed
changes. If an outraged public can force a presi-
dent to resign, as happened in 1973, there's no
reason we couldn't force the state legislature to
be more congnizant and considerate of the needs
of local government. We just have to work
together and get their attention.
REVIEW: We've taken a lot of your time, Sheriff .
just one more question. We know that at one time
relations between yourself and the Board of
Supervisors were, to put it tactfully, not as cordial
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as they could have been. Has there been any im-
provement in that regard?
SHERIFF: Yes, I feel that there has been signifi-
cant improvement in the working relationship bet-
ween my department and the Board of Super-
visors. I will continue to try to enhance that situa-
tion, without, of course, compromising my own
principle and my ideas as to what is best for my
department and the people of Fresno County. The
newest member of the Board, Mr. Doug Vagim,
is very receptive to new ideas and is willing to
assist law enforcement in meeting the needs of
our county residents.
REVIEW: Any other comments you'd like to
share?
SHERIFF: Government exists to provide protec-
tion for the citizens. We must never forget this im-
portant function, and make law enforcement the
number one priority when it comes to providing
that service.
REVIEW: Thank you, Sheriff. It's been a pleasure
talking to you.
SHERIFF: I appreciate the opportunity. Perhaps
next year I'll have time to write something, if you'll
still want it then.
REVIEW: I'm sure we shall. We'll plan on it.
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7'OWN,
WEB OF CIRCUMSTANCE
by
Gene Hallam
On Tuesday, July 8, 1980, Mr. Harry Rustigan of
Fowler arose before dawn to go to his ranch at
Lincoln and DeWolf Avenues, a few miles north-
east of Fowler. As he drove along Locan Avenue
about a half mile north of Adams Avenue, he saw
a still smoldering burned automobile on the east
side of the road, about halfway between the sur-
faced roadway and an adjacent orchard. Because
it obviously had been there for several hours, he
assumed it had already been reported by the
owner of the orchard. However, enroute home
were explained to him, he said he'd meet the
officer at the scene.
A cursory examination of the vehicle told Diaz
there was considerably more involved than an
auto theft. Inside the partially open trunk were
the remains of a human body, burned beyond
recognition. He immediately radioed his office to
notify the Sheriff's Department. Sergeant Jerry
Lawless and patrol deputy Ron Williamson arriv-
ed within minutes, and Lawless asked for a detec-
tive unit.
Homicide detectives Bill Lehman and Oliver
Moon were assigned the case. Upon arrival at the
The victim's Lincoln Continental as it appeared when first seen by Lehman and Moon.
about mid - morning he saw the vehicle still there,
so he jotted down the license number, and when
he arrived home called the California Highway
Patrol.
CHP Officer Louie Diaz was dispatched to check
on what was assumed to be just another of the
hundreds of vehicles that are stolen, stripped, and
burned in California each year. Mid - Valley Fire
Department was asked to send a unit to extinguish
any remaining fire. While Officer Diaz was
enroute the CHP dispatcher ran the license
through the DMV teletype system, and found the
vehicle was a 1977 Lincoln Continental, registered
to Flores Farms of Hanford. A telephone call was
made to the business number listed in the direc-
tory, and a Mr. Marshall McKinney answered. He
said the Lincoln was the personal vehicle of his
employer, Joe Flores. When the circumstances
24 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
scene they first talked to Mr. Rustigan, who had
stopped enroute back to his ranch late in the mor-
ning. They then interviewed Mr. McKinney. McKin-
ney said he'd last seen his employer about 9:00
a.m. the previous day, when he'd left the ranch
office enroute to the Bank of America in Hanford.
He gave the officers a physical description of Mr.
Flores, which was of little use for purposes of
identification, due to the condition of the body
in the trunk. However, he mentioned that Flores
wore a gold watch with a metal weave band, a
large diamond ring, and a western belt buckle set
with two rubies, with his name en-
graved on it. He also mentioned that Flores often
carried large sums of cash on his person, but
didn't know whether or not that was the case
when he last saw him. He said the Mr. E.D.
Continued
WEB Continued
Hinds, president of the Bank of America branch
to which Flores had been enroute, would pro-
bably know if he had made a substantial
withdrawal. He explained that Flores lived with
his family in Riverdale, was a successful
businessman with varied interests other than
farming, and was well -known and generally well
thought of in the Riverdale - Laton- Hanford area.
Shortly after the interview with Mr. McKinney
was concluded, Deputy Coroner Tobin removed
the remains from the truck. On the floor of the
trunk near the body, he found a gold watch with
a metal weave band, a diamond ring, and a belt
buckle set with two rubies and engraved with the
name of Joe Flores. The identity of the victim had
been at least tentatively established; motive was
still an unanswered question. Robbery was a
possibility, of course, even though an obviously
valuable watch and ring, plus the stones in the
belt buckle, had not been taken. Perhaps the rob-
ber preferred to operate on a strictly cash basis.
Lehman and Moon accompanied Tobin to the
Flores home to notify the family and return the
personal items found with the body. There they
found the banker, Mr. Hinds, who had been con-
tacted earlier by Mr. McKinney in an attempt to
learn something of the victim's activities the
previous day. Mr. Hinds said he and the victim had
spent a major portion of the day together on a
business matter. The victim had left Mr. Hinds'
office shortly after 3:00 p.m., with no definite men-
tion of what his plans were for the remainder of
the day. Mr. Hinds had asked him when he was
going to Oregon, where he had a business in-
terest, and the victim had replied, "Probably to-
day." That was the last time he had seen him. Mrs.
Flores had called Hinds that morning, before she
was aware of the burned car being found, told him
her husband hadn't been home since the
previous morning, and asked if he had any idea
where he had gone. He'd told her he didn't know.
He had then called Flores' office, learned the of-
fice girl hadn't heard from Joe since the previous
day, and asked her to have Joe call him if she did
hear from him. When he later was advised of the
car being found, he again called the office girl and
asked when she had last seen the victim. She said
she'd seen him about 4:00 p.m. the previous day,
talking to Jerry Silva, the foreman of the farm
maintenance shop. Hinds had talked to Silva, who
said that when his employer left the shop short-
ly after 4:00 p.m., he mentioned he had another
appointment, but didn't say where or with whom.
Knowing Flroes frequented a bar in Hanford
called Rubalcava's, Hinds had called the owner,
and learned that Flores had been in the establish-
ment drinking from early evening until after 8:00
p.m. He had talked and drunk with various peo-
ple, but the owner hadn't noticed any significant
encounter, and didn't notice whether or not he
left alone. Hinds further stated that Flores had not
withdrawn any money that day.
Mrs. Flores said she thought he may have had
around two hundred dollars in cash, plus some
uncashed cashier's checks; not enough to clear-
ly indicate robbery as a motive. When asked if she
knew of anyone with whom her husband had had
a serious disagreement, she mentioned a man
named Skip White, but didn't elaborate on the
basis for the trouble.
Lehman and Moon began trying to locate and
interview anyone who had been in the bar while
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Flores was there on Monday evening. In that
endeavor they were partially successful; several
of those interviewed placed both Flores and Skip
White in the bar at the same time that evening.
However, while some said there had been some
conversation between the two, no one had actual-
ly seen them leave together.
The most complete account of the pertinent
events occurring in the bar was supplied by Mr.
Joe Peter Gravance of Laton. He said he was seated
on the stool directly to one side of Flores, casual-
ly chatting with him, when Skip White approach-
ed from a booth in another portion of the room,
put his arm around Flores's shoulders, and said,
"I'm buying you a drink." Flores had replied, "No,
thanks. Our glasses are full. We don't need a
drink." White said, "Well, whether you need one
or not, your're gonna get one." He then ordered
a shot of tequila gold for himself, and returned
to his table, which he shared with two other men
and a young woman.
A few minutes later White and his party moved
to a table directly behind Flores and Gravance, and
shortly afterward the bartender set two fresh
drinks in front of them. Flores said, "Where did
these come from ?" and the bartender replied,
"From the table behind you." Flores then said, "I'll
roll for them. " The bartender said, "I'm sorry, but
he already paid for them." Flores then had drinks
sent to White and his party.
Not long afterward White approached Flores,
pretended to choke him, and said, "How you do-
ing, you little bastard ?" Flores said, 'All right," and
ignored further attempts at conversation. Later
White taunted Flores into a bet on a fight that was
coming up on televison between Larry Holmes
and Scott LeDeaux. Flores offered ten to one odds
on Holmes, and when White scoffed at that Flores
raised it to one hundred to one. White laid five
twenty - dollar bills on the bar, and Flores said,
"You're covered." White replied, "Where's your
money, bigmouth ?" Flores said, "Don't worry. I
can cover it."
Gravance, sensing trouble in the offing, then
tried to get Flores to leave. However, Flores refus-
ed to do so. Gravance left before the television
fight started, leaving Flores still seated at the bar.
Gravance said he was aware of previous bad
relations between Flores and White, but didn't
know the exact reason. He understood it had
something to do with White's involvement with
a family named Avila, with whom Flores" had been
very close for many years. He said White was
presently living with one of the Avila girls,
Connie, but didn't know whether or not they were
married. Also involved in the controversy was
Connie's twenty - year -old brother, John, and
Gravance thought perhaps White had tried, and
possibly succeeded, in involving the young man
in the narcotics traffic. He said Flores had express-
ed to him his dislike for White, and said that he
had once ordered White out of his house. Perhaps
the most significant bit of information was a
remark Flores had made when Gravance was try-
ing to persuade him to leave Rubalcava's. He said,
"I know one of these days it's gonna come to a
head. It's either going to be him or me."
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The victim's watch.
Other witnesses generally corroborated
Gravance's story. The officers had a second con-
versation with Marshall McKinney, who said he
had been a business associate and personal friend
of Flores since 1963. He mentioned that Flores was
quite a womanizer, and that he had for some time
been regularly seeing a young Riverdale woman.
Mrs. Flores had become aware of the situation,
and a few months previously there had been a
confrontation between the two women. He said
that Flores had business interests in northern
California and in Oregon that he visited frequent-
ly, usually driving in the Lincoln. On one such trip
he had accompanied Flores, and enroute Flores
had discussed Skip White. He'd said White was
no good, was involved in narcotics, used
strongarm tactics to get his way, and was a poor
husband for Connie Avila. McKinney had heard
from other sources that White had once attemp-
ted to persuade a daughter of Flores to sell nar-
cotics for him.
Lehman and Moon then interviewed the young
Continued
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 27
WEB Continued
woman with whom Flores, according to McKin-
ney, had been having an affair. She said that on
Monday evening she'd gone to Rubalcava's to
meet Flores, but on arrival noticed an acquain-
tance of Mrs. Flores was present, so sat down at
the bar several stools away. About 8:00 p.m. she
went home, called the bar, and asked to speak to
Flores. He agreed to meet her in twenty minutes
at the home of a mutual friend. She went there
to wait for him, and called him at the bar several
times after he failed to show up at the appointed
time. Each time he told her he'd be there shortly.
The last time she called, about 9:30, the waitress
told her he had left about a half hour earlier. She,
too, mentioned previous bad feelings between
Flores and White, but thought it was due to
White's resentment of Flores's refusal to lend him
money to start a small business he had since
established in Fresno.
Due to the condition of the car, and the number
of persons who had walked in its immediate
vicinity, there had been little in the way of physical
evidence for Criminalist Al . Boudreau and
Criminologist Dale Morgan to recover when they
processed the scene. In the front seat they found
a burned metal one gallon can of the type used
for fuel for pressurized camp stoves and lanterns,
with the brand name, "Camplite ", still discerni-
ble. After interviewing witnesses, the detectives
tried without success to find a store that
handled that particular brand, and a clerk who
might remember selling a can a day or so before
the murder; if, in fact, it was a murder. The answer
to that question was further complicated by the
fact that an autopsy conducted Wednesday, July
9, failed to disclose the cause of death.
Thursday evening, July 10, the detectives ques-
tioned Skip White. He said that his former name
All that remained of the body.
28 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
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was Nathan William Gradnick, and that he'd h;
it legally changed to Skip William White son
time before. He said his birthday was July 18,194_,
he lived in Clovis, and he owned and operated
a T-shirt shop, under the business name of Silver
Screen International, in northeast Fresno.
White said that early Monday afternoon a
longtime friend, H.P. Evetts, who lived in the Los
Angeles area, telephoned and said he would be
in Hanford that evening, and suggested they get
together. He and another friend, Oren Ray Gasink,
drove to Hanford that evening and met Evetts and
his girl friend Pam at the residence of Hoke Evetts,
H.P.'s father. From there they went to a cafe and
bar called Rubalcava's, all four riding in White's
pickup. As soon as they entered he saw Joe Flores
sitting at the bar, and a few minutes later offered
to buy him a drink, which Flore,, refused. He later
made a bet with Flores on the outcome of a tight
on televison, and said they joked about the terms
of the bet. Before the fight ended he realized lie
would lose, and he gave the money to Flores. After
the fight he stood behind Flores and talked to him
for twenty to thirty minutes, a casual conversation
about business and family matters. He said Flores
appeared to be in a depressed mood, and once
made the remark, "I'm not doing good."
After that conversation White went outside and,
by prearrangement, met his sister Dodie in the
parking lot. They drove around Hanford in her car
for a short time, and when they returned to the
bar it was closed and Gasnik was waiting for him
outside. Evetts and Pam had left, Evetts having call-
ed a friend to come pick them up. He had told
Gasnik that he, White, and Dodie were invited to
the friend's house for a drink and had left a
telephone number to call for directions. The three,,
drove to a phone booth and called Evetts, then
drove to the friend's home in Dodie's car. They
stayed just a short time, then returned to
Rubalcava's. He then realized his pickup was low
on gas, and there were no service stations open
at that hour, so he took his vehicle to Hoke Evetts's
place and left it there, and he, Gasnik, and Dodie
returned to Fresno in her car. The next day Gasnik
took him back to Hanford to get his pickup. He
spent the morning in Hanford on business, and
returned to Fresno that afternoon.
White denied having argued with Flores in the
bar that evening, and said they'd never had any
serious disagreements. He admitted that on two
occasions during the four years he'd known
Flores he'd tried unsuccessfully to borrow money
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WEB Continued
from him, but said Flores's refusal had not caus-
ed any hard feelings, and that several times dur-
ing the past two years he had been a welcome
guest in Flores's home. He appraised his overall
relationship with Flores as "fair ".
Later that evening Gasnik and Dora Elaine
" Dodie" White were questioned. Gasnik did a
good job of corroborating White's story, although
the detectives suspected he was saying what he
had been told to say. Miss White had what ap-
peared to be a contrived and far - fetched reason
for going to Hanford that evening to see her
brother. She said she lived in Grover City, had
recently split with her "old man'; and she had
come to Fresno early that evening to discuss her
domestic problems with Skip. She had gone to
the home of her sister Shirley in Clovis, where she
was told that Skip had left a message for her to
meet him at Rubalcava's. When she arrived there
sometime after dark Skip was sitting in his pickup
in the parking lot waiting for her. He got into her
car, and she drove around Hanford for a few
hours. From there on her story was compatible
with those of Skip and Gasnik, except that she
said they took his pickup to Hoke Evetts's place
before they joined H.P. and Pam.
H.P. Evetts was the next person interviewed. He
said he'd gone to Las Vegas on Tuesday morning,
and didn't know of Flores's death until his father
telephoned him and told him the detectives
wanted to talk to him. He then returned to his
father's place in Hanford. His statement was
generally corroborative of the other accounts, but
he was so vague and rambling that it appeared
he was having difficulty remembering what he
was supposed to say in answer to certain ques-
tions. He mentioned seeing Skip leave the bar
with Dodie and get into her car, then apparently
remembered Dodie wasn't supposed to have
come into the bar, and said he just happened to
look out the door as they were getting into her
car. His description of her car was very vague. He
said it was about noon the next day when Skip
came to his father's house to get his pickup, while
Skip had indicated it had been much earlier. He
described the conversation between White and
Flores as quite amiable, said both he and Pam had
exchanged pleasantries with Flores on occasion
throughout the evening, and that when White had
refused to take back the money Flores had won
on the fight, Flores had given it to Pam.
On Monday, July 16, the detectives again ques-
tioned Skip White, regarding a remark that had
been made to the effect he had once been accus-
ed of raping Flores' daughter, and that there had
once been a confrontation between him and
Flores regarding the allegation. He denied any
such event had ever happened or that he had ever
been so accused. He said he hadn't seen Flores
for a year and a half prior to the meeting in
Rubalcava's, had never been in his car, and was
very upset, not only because he was being offic-
ially questioned about Flores' death, but because
he'd also heard rumors that there was con-
siderable speculation among Flores's acquain-
tances that he was responsible. He claimed Mrs.
Flores had telephoned the previous evening and
assured him she didn't believe he had anything
to do with her husband's death. He named a
major land holding company in the area with
whom Flores had had dealings, and expressed the
opinion someone connected with it had had
Flores killed. He added that the owners "had so
many police in their pockets that if the investiga-
tion ever got close to them it would be ter-
minated"
White was asked if he'd be willing to take a
polygraph examination, and he refused. He said
he'd cooperated with the police on a previous
occasion, and went to prison as a result.
The officers then talked to Dodie White again,
went over her account of the events of the even-
ing of the murder, and asked if she would take
a polygraph examination. She agreed to do so.
However, when Lehman called her at her brother's
residence later to set up the appointment, she
said Skip wanted to speak to him. Skip told
Lehman he had spoken to his attorney, who had
Continued
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 29
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advised that neither he nor his sister take a
polygraph examination, and that any future ques-
tioning should be done through him.
A week later Lehman and Tom Lean, who had
replaced Oliver Moon on the investigating team,
contacted Marvin E. Doty, the manager of Flores's
business in Oregon, which manufactured grape
stakes and produced wood chips for a papermill.
Their purpose was to see if anything connected
with that endeavor might indicate a possible
motive for the murder. Doty stated that a few
weeks previously Marshall McKinney had done
some land leveling at the mill site, and during that
time had indicated he and Flores were in serious
disagreement over division of the profits of the
land leveling business. He had said that Flores
owed him about a quarter of a million dollars.
McKinney, when questioned about the situa-
tion, readily admitted there was a long- standing
and unresolved controversy between him and
Flores, but said there had never been any bit-
terness or actual confrontation: The problem was
due primarily to the fact they had worked together
for years on a vague oral agreement, and he had
never been able to get Flores to discuss the mat-
ter in depth and arrive at a definite arrangement.
A discussion of that nature had been scheduled
for the evening Flores was murdered.
The admission cast some suspicion on McKin-
ney, indicating both motive and opportunity, so
he was asked if he would submit to a polygraph
examination. He agreed to do so without hesita-
tion, and was subsequently eliminated as a
suspect.
A few days later another possible suspect
entered the picture, via a telephone call from
Sheriff Clyde Giddeon of McDonald County,
Missouri. Gideon had been contacted by a resi-
dent of his county, Kenneth Wayne Harris, Sr., who
said his son, Kenneth Wayne Harris, Jr., had
recently returned from a trip to central Califor-
nia, and had claimed he had been involved in a
murder in the Fresno area. He'd told his father
that he and two companions had killed a man,
placed the body in the trunk of his car, and burn-
ed the car. The father added that while the young
man had been in California, he had stayed with
a relative in Hanford.
On August 1 Lehman and Lean flew to Missouri,
and first questioned the elder Harris, who
repeated a long, elaborate story his son had told
him. He'd said he and two companions had been
operating a drug lab, manufacturing angel dust,
on property owned by the victim. They were work-
ing for a man named Mariano, a godfather in the
Mexican Mafia, who paid the victim for the use
of his property. The lab was "busted "' and
Mariano blamed the property owner for telling
some police agency about it. Mariano brought in
two Mexicans, and ordered them and Harris to
kill the property owner. They located him, took
him to a wheat field in his car, a Lincoln Continen-
tal, tortured him by burning him with cigarettes
and cutting him with knives, then put him still
alive into the trunk of his car, doused it with
gasoline, and set it afire, while the victim scream-
ed and begged them not to kill him. After the
murder Mariano, he, and the two Mexicans went
to Mexico, where Mariano killed the two Mex-
icans. He then returned home to Missouri, and
had told his father about it because he had recur-
ring nightmares about the experience, and would
wake up screaming.
The detectives then talked to young Harris. After
his rights were explained to him, he said he'd ac-
tually had nothing to do with the murder, and all
he knew about it was what he'd read in the
newspapers and seen on television before leav-
ing Hanford. He admitted he'd told a few acquain-
tances in the Hanford area he'd been involved, in
an effort to impress them. He didn't say why he'd
told such an elaborate stroy to his father.
Extensive interrogation failed to produce any in-
formation about the Flores murder that couldn't
have been obtained from the news media. He was
asked to take a polygraph examination, and he
agreed to do so. Sheriff Giddeon had no
polygraph examiner on his staff, so arrangements
were made for one to come from neighboring
Newton County.
The polygraph session was held on August 4,
and the examiner, Charles R. Barnett, was con-
vinced by the results that Harris was not involv-
ed in the acutal murder. However, the question
as to his prior knowledge and involvement in the
planning was not conclusively answered. He was
again questioned at great length by Lehman and
Lean, and they finally decided he was telling the
truth.
Elimination of McKinney and Harris as pos-
sible suspects again focused attention on Skip
White, who had been considered the primary
suspect all along. However, there was not enough
concrete evidence to justify an arrest, and it ap-
peared that every possible souce of evidence had
been explored. All the investigators could do was
wait, hoping that eventually someone who had
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1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 31
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incriminating knowledge of the murder would
forget to be discreet. That wait would be for more
than a year. The only information received dur-
ing that time was from Undersheriff O.R. Mac-
Farlane of Kings County. He had received an
anonymous letter implicating Skip White in the
murder of Flores, and also information that Flores
was quite active as a gambler. Neither bit of.in-
formation was particularly helpful.
In mid - September, 1981, Mrs. Diane Flores,
widow of the victim, was contracted by Judy Lee
Avila, the sister of Connie Avila, who had lived
with Skip White for several years, and had a child
by him. What Judy told Mrs. Flores was interesting
enough that she immediately notified the detec-
tives, and Lehman and Lean interviewed Judy on
September 17. She said her sister Connie had told
her that on the night Joe Flores was killed, Skip
had come late at night accompanied by a friend,
Russell Pisor. He was wearing clothes belonging
to Pisor, and he told Connie to get him a shirt and
jeans identical to those he had worn when he
went to Hanford early in the evening. While he
changed clothes in the garage, Pisor siphoned
gasoline from a roadster stored there.
Judy also stated that shortly after the murder
she'd had a conversation about it with Dodie
White, Skip's sister. Dodie had told of going to
Hanford, picking up Skip at Rubalcava's, and
riding around for some time discussing her
domestic problem. She'd added that it was a good
thing she'd been there, or Skip "would have been
up for Joe's murder." Connie had told Judy that
shortly after the murder she'd overheard Skip
"drilling" Dodie on exactly what to say if she was
questioned by the police about her activites of
the evening.
Connie had also mentioned to Judy that on the
day after the gas siphoning incident, Pisor had
come by the T -shirt shop, and Skip had given him
money to leave town for a while. The next day
Lehman and Lean located Pisor and questioned
him. He said he knew Skip White, had worked for
him selling T- shirts for a few months, and had even
shared living quarters with him at one time. He,
said White owned a roadster, and described it as
a 1917 -1923 T, maroon with orange flames. However
he denied ever having siphoned gasoline from it
or any other vehicle at Skip's request, and also
denied that Skip had ever requested that he leave
town or given him money to do so. He mention-
ed that he occasionally made an extended visit
The bottoms of the tires, protected by deep sand, were the
only combustible portions of the car to survive the fires.
to a girlfriend in the Bay area. He stated he would
be willing to take a polygraph examination.
While the information supplied by Judy Avila
certainly strenghtened the case against Skip
White, it was hearsay, and wouldn't have been ad-
missible as evidence. What the officers needed
was a statement from Connie, confirming what
she'd told her sister. However, they were extremely
busy on more recent cases, and before they had
an opportunity to locate and question her, she
took the initiative.
Just after midnight on October 17, 1981, Lehman
and Lean received word through night detective
Brian O'Brien that Connie had contacted a private
detective in Pismo Beach, where she was living
at the time, and told him she wanted to tell all
she knew about the Joe Flores murder. The detec-
tive had made arrangements for her to talk to
Sergeant Jack Maher of the San Luis Obispo
County Sheriff's Department. At the time the in-
formation was received she and the detectives
were enroute to Maher's office.
Wanting to get her story on record immediate-
ly lest she change her mind, Lehman telephoned
Maher, explained the basic facts of the case, and
asked him to tape the conversation with Connie.
While he was still talking to Maher, Connie and
the detective walked into Maher's office. A cou-
ple of hours later Maher called Lehman to advise
him the interview had been completed, and that
the tape would be available. Early next morning
Lehman and Lean went to San Luis Obispo and
listened to the tape.
In her statement to Maher, Connie confirmed
Skip's story that he had gone to Hanford the even-
ing of the murder in response to a telephone call
from H.P. Evetts. About 9:00 p.m. he had called
her, and she told him she'd just had a visit from
his sisters, Shirley and Dodie. That was' apparently
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1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 33
WEB Continued
Interior, front seat area, with gasoline can used by Pisor.
the first he'd heard of Dodie being in town, and
he mentioned that he had to talk to her. Two hours
later, around eleven o'clock, he and Pisor arriv-
ed. Her account of that was identical to what Judy
said she'd told her, with the additional informa-
tion that while Pisor was siphoning gas from the
roadster, she'd overheard Skip giving him instruc-
tions on how to burn a vehicle. They left in a
Camaro or Firebird belonging to Pisor.
Connie said she learned from Dodie White that
later that night Skip had gone to his sister Shirley
Souza's apartment, where Dodie was staying. He
had with him a bundle of bloodstained clothing.
He instructed his sisters to cut the clothing into
small pieces and flush them down the toilet. They
were unable to make the pieces flush, so he and
Dodie got into her car and spent several hours
driving around a rural area, disposing of the
pieces of clothing and parts from a disassembl-
ed handgun. Then, according to Dodie, they'd
gone to Rubalcava's in Hanford and picked up
Midget Gasnik, who was waiting outside, the bar
having closed. From there they went to the home
of H.P. Evett's friend. Skip had arrived home about
3:00 a.m. The next morning she had mentioned
to him that something really bad must have hap-
pened. His only response to the remark was to
look at her, and he went on preparing to go to
work. Later that day he told her Joe Flores had
been murdered, and added, "act like you don't
know nothing about nothing." Several times she'd
had bad dreams about the situation and tried to
get him to talk about it, but his only response
would be instructions to "just drop it and keep
telling yourself you don't know anything about
anything, and pretty soon you won't know
anything."
34 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
Connie said she couldn't remember Skip ever
having made any direct threats against Flores.
However, she said he resented certain things
Flores had done for her in the past, such as buy-
ing her a car, lining up a job for her in a resort
in Tahoe, and particularly his taking her to Oregon
while she and Skip were separated. On one oc-
casion, some time before the murder, he had tried
to get her to call Flores, tell him she was in trou-
ble, and get him to come to Fresno to see her. He
hadn't mentioned what his intentions were at the
time. She'd once asked him if Joe had been kill-
ed because of her trip to Oregon with him, and
his answer had been, "You won't believe this, but
Joe Flores' death was an accident"
The officers brought Connie back to Fresno and
taped another interview, in which her story was
substantially the same as that told to Maher. She
added a few details regarding White's physical
mistreatment of her throughout the time they
were living together, and because of the situation
growing steadily worse, she had finally left him.
Fear of him had kept her from telling what she
knew any sooner. He and a friend had appeared
at her home in Pismo Beach the previous day, and
he'd threatened her. She had then contacted the
private detective, who had convinced her that her
best chance of safety lay in telling the story and
getting Skip sent to prison.
That evening arrest warrants were obtained for
Skip White, both his sisters, Dora Elaine White and
Shirley Jean Souza, and for Russell Lee Pisor.
About midnight at he San Luis Obispo County
Sheriff's Department and the Grover City Police
Department, having been previously asked to
keep Skip's mother's home in Grover City under
observation, arrested him there. Within a few
hours the other three were taken into custody.
Shirley Souza was the first of those arrested to
be questioned. She denied any knowledge of
anything connected with the murder, admitting
only that her sister Dotie had left her house about
nine o'clock the evening it happened, saying she
was going to Hanford to meet Skip to discuss her
problems with him. The detectives were unable
to persuade her to add to or change that story.
Russell Pisor was next; after his rights were read
to him, he refused to talk. Dotie White also refus-
ed to answer any questions.
The next day the officers talked to John David
Avila, Connie's brother. His information provid-
ed considerable insight into Skip White's
character and the tangled relationships between
Continued
WEB Continued
him and the Flores and Avila families. He said he'd
known Skip for several years, and first described
White as "a pretty good guy ". He then went on
to list numerous occasions on which White had
beaten him. The first time was because he'd found
White's marijuana stash and smoked some of it.
Another incident, in which he'd suffered a rup-
tured eardrum, was due to his telling several -per-
sons he believed White had raped Tracy Flores.
He had been dating Tracy at the time, and had
tried to persuade her to file a complaint, even go-
ing so far as to take her to a police agency, where
she refused to talk about whatever had happen-
ed. He had been working in Oregon for Joe Flores
at the time Flores had taken Connie there. Later
White had questioned him about the sleeping ar-
rangements while Joe and Connie were in
Oregon, and he'd told him Connie had stayed in
a motel, and that Flores had shared the mobile
home in which he lived. He didn't think White
had believed him. His employment in Oregon was
a result of his association with Skip. He'd been
dealing cocaine for Skip, and had sold fifteen hun-
dred dollars worth on credit to someone who'd
welshed on the debt. Skip had demanded pay-
ment, and threatened to break his arm if he didn't
come up with the money. He took the threat
seriously because of one occasion on which Skip
had broken a man's leg in a similar dispute over
payment for cocaine. He borrowed money from
Joe Flores to pay Skip, agreeing to work for him
for no salary to re -pay the debt. He said that Skip
frequently beat Connie, usually when he was high
on cocaine and began imagining she had been
seeing other men.
Although Skip White was in custody, the case
against him still wasn't strong enough to take to
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The carcass of the Lincoln is loaded onto a
forklift, to be stored as evidence.
truck with a
court. For the next two weeks the detectives
searched in vain for someone who might have
seen White and Flores together after they left the
bar, or provide other information that would shed
some light on what actually happened. There
were rumors that someone had talked of seeing
them fighting in Rubalcava's parking lot, but no
such witnesses could be located. The detectives
felt certain there were witnesses who could have
provided much pertinent information, but were
afraid to come forward. At the same time, a com-
posite mental image of Skip, drawn from informa-
tion supplied by several persons who seemed to
know him well, portrayed him as a coward who
always had to have help in the commission of his
acts of violence.
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The ground beneath where the vehicle was burned.
That portrayal was consistent with his apparent
solicitation of Russell Pisor's help in burning the
car. By now it appeared that Pisor was probably
the best source of information available, so after
a conference with the district attorney, it was
decided to offer him immunity from prosecution
in exchange for his testimony. After conferring
with the public defender appointed to represent
him, he accepted the offer.
Pisor stated that sometime around midnight on
July 7, 1980, Skip White had appeared at his front
Continued
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 35
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door in a highly agitated state, his clothing covered
with dirt and blood. He'd first asked for a change
of clothing and a ride home. Pisor asked him what
was going on, and White ingnored the question,
and asked him for a metal container in which to
burn some papers. He went to the garage and got
a metal bucket from an ice cream freezer, gave it
to White, then went to this bedroom closet -and
got a shirt and a pair of levis. White took the
bucket into the bathroom and burned some
papers, which Pisor described as looking as if
they'd been folded in a wallet. After the papers
were burned and the ashes flushed down the
toilet, White handed him an automatic pistol and
asked him to take it apart. Pisor was not familiar
with that particular type of weapon, couldn't
figure out how to disassemble it, and returned it
to White. White used a cleanser and a stiff brush
Pisor gave him to scrub bloodstains from his
hands and fingernails, then again asked Pisor to
take him home. When they left the house to go
to Pisor's car, he noticed a Chevrolet van he
recognized as belonging to Bill Schmidt parked
in front. When he mentioned Schmidt, the of-
ficers remembered they'd heard his name before,
mentioned as a boyfriend of Shirley Souza, but
with no implication that he'd been involved in the
crime.
Pisor said that White was still very "hyper" dur-
ing their drive across town from his home to
White's, and appeared to be under the influence
of some kind of drug. He expressed concern
about getting back to Hanford, saying his truck
was there, he had to get back to it, and that he
didn't have much time. Pisor asked him how he
was going to get there, and he said his sister Dotie
was going to take him. He then asked Pisor to take
a can of gasoline and meet Schmidt at the cor-
ner of Peach and Ashlan Avenues, then lead him
to some place in the country where it would be
safe to burn a car. He said to be sure "the trunk
was taken care of:'
When they arrived at Skip's home, Skip told
Connie to wash the clothing he'd taken off at
Pisor's place. Pisor, not knowing how the clothes
got into such a condition but making a pretty ac-
curate guess, advised that they be destroyed. he
also advised White that if he returned to Hanford
he should be dressed as he was when seen there
earlier. White agreed, and told Connie to get him
an identical shirt and pair of pants. While White
was changing clothes, Pisor found a gas can in
the garage and filled it by siphoning fuel out of
the roadster stored there. He left White there, and
took the gasoline and drove to Peach and Ashlan,
where he found Bill Schmidt waiting in a Lincoln.
He motioned for Schmidt to follow him, drove to
the general area of where the car was later found
burned, drove around for a while, and finally
picked the spot. As Schmidt got out of the
Lincoln Pisor told him to roll down all the win-
dows, then open the hood. Pisor poured gasoline
inside the car and over the engine, then asked
Schmidt to open the trunk. After a momentary
hesitation Schmidt did so, and they saw the body
inside, lying on its side with the knees drawn up.
Pisor said he hesitated then, but realized he'd
already become so involved there was no way to
back out, so he poured the remaining gasoline
into the trunk. He then placed the can inside the
car, lit a match, and threw it into the front seat.
The two waited a few seconds to make sure the
fire would catch, then got into Pisor's car and
drove to his house. He gave Schmidt his Firebird
to drive home, went inside and started packing
some clothing. As he was doing so the telephone
rang, and it was Midget Gasnik calling from a
phone booth across the street from Rubalcava's
in Hanford. He said Skip had left him there, that
Skip's pickup was there in the parking lot, but he
didn't have keys to it, and needed a ride home.
Pisor livid him Skip was enroute back to Hanford
and should be there shortly. Pisor then finished
packing and drove the van to Antioch, to the
home of a former girlfriend.
Pisor arrived in Antioch as dawn was breaking,
and in the light he found blood splattered on the
left side of the van. Inside, where he noticed an
odor he described as similar to that of a
slaughterhouse, he found blood splattered in
various places, and two partially dried puddles of
blood on the carpet. Later that day he removed
the carpet and the foam pad beneath, wadded
them into plastic garbage bags, and took them to
the dump. He washed away all the other blood
from inside and outside with laundry detergent
and water. On the left side, about halfway up the
sliding side door, he found a mark appearing to
have been made by a bullet, with copper residue
in the indentation.
Pisor stayed in Antioch about ten days, then
returned to Fresno, detouring through Sacramen-
to to visit a friend who was an investigator for the
Southern Pacific railroad. He arrived at Bill
Schmidt's home about midnight, and exchanged
the van for his own car. He asked Schmidt if
everything was all right, and Schmidt indicated
Continued
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 37
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it was, adding that if he'd been questioned he
would have said Pisor had borrowed his van to
go to the Bay area to help a girlfriend move.
With the information furnished by Pisor, a war-
rant was obtained for Bill Schmidt, and on
November 9 he was arrested at his home. His van
was parked in the driveway, with the apparent
bullet mark described by Pisor still visible.-The
vehicle was impounded for processing by the
crime lab. Schmidt refused to talk until he had
consulted an attorney.
At that point, the only major indisputable facts
in the case were that Joe Flores was dead, and that
his body had been burned in the trunk of his
automobile. The evidence available seemed to in-
dicate Skip White was responsible for his death,
but it was all circumstantial. The crime scene
hadn't been found, and the body had been so
badly burned, almost cremated, that it had been
impossible to even determine the cause of death.
The only bit of pertinent evidence other than in-
iormation received from witnesses and persons
concerned had been found by the trained eye of
Criminalist Stephan Shaffer, and it was not con-
clusive. In examining Schmidt's van, he had
found, stuck to the inside of the cargo door, a
single human hair. A microscopic comparison
with several hairs taken from a hair brush that had
been used exclusively by the victim indicated only
that it could have been his; not that it certainly
was his.
Even without any direct evidence, however,
Deputy D.A. James Sanchez felt the circumstan-
tial evidence was strong enough to convince a
jury, and decided to go ahead with the prosecu-
tion. In a preliminary hearing held in Fresno
Municipal Court in December, Skip White was
held to answer in Superior Court. Because his at-
torney raised the issue of pre -trial publicity lessen-
ing the chances for a fair trial in Fresno County,
he was subsequently granted a change of venue
to Orange County. The trial was held there in
August and September of 1982.
Skip White's story on the witness stand was that
he and Flores had left Rubalcava's together, in
Flores' Lincoln, after a friendly and mutual agree-
ment to go to Lacey's bar in Hanford to have
another drink. Enroute they had stopped at the
roadside to urinate, and at that time an argument
ensued, quickly developing into a quarrel. Flores
had drawn a gun and threatened him with it. In
a struggle to take the gun away from Flores, it had
accidentally discharged, the bullet striking Flores
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and killing him. He had enlisted Schmidt and
Pisor to aid in his bizarre method of disposing of
the body, and persuaded his sisters to help him
establish an alibi. He thought that because of his
criminal record and the widespread knowledge
that he and Flores didn't like each other, no one
would believe him if he told the truth.
White was right in his appraisal of the credibility
of his story; at least as far as the jury was concern-
ed. He was convicted of murder in the second
degree. Bill Schmidt stood trial for being an ac-
cessory to murder, and was convicted. Neither of
White's sisters were prosecuted, as it was decid-
ed they had acted under extreme duress and out
of fear of their brother, with no real criminal in-
tent to help him avoid detection and punishment.
To this day, no none except Skip White knows
the true circumstances of the death of Joe Flores.
Based on information furnished by the various in-
formants and Skip's testimony, the detectives
speculate that White followed Flores when he left
the bar, provoked a fight, and beat Flores severe-
ly, perhaps killing him in that manner. That is a
plausible possiblity, as Flores was not a large man,
while White, an inch over six feet, weighed around
Continued
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 39
WEB Continued
Skip White
230 pounds, and regularly lifted weights to
enhance his strength. White's long criminal
record, begun in 1963 when he was seventeen, in-
cluded several felony assaults. While Flores was
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obviously not a paragon of virtue, he was not
known as a violent man. After the beating he
telephoned Bill Schmidt to bring his van and a
gun to wherever the event had taken place. They
loaded Flores into the van, in the process shooting
him to make sure he was dead, then drove the
van and Flores' car to another location where the
body was transferred to the trunk of the Lincoln.
White then drove the van to Pisor's home, while
Schmidt drove the Lincoln to Peach and Ashlan,
where it had been agreed Pisor would meet him.
There is some confusion about how he got to
Shirley Souza's place, where he and his sisters un-
successfully tried to cut up the bloody clothing
and flush it down the toilet. Connie said he left
with Pisor, while Pisor said he left White at home,
and later picked up the van at White's house. That
is a minor point; Dodie could have picked him
up at home and taken him to Shirley's, or he could
have driven the van there and returned it to his
house before he and Dodie set out on their drive
through the countryside disposing of the clothing
pieces and gun parts, then going on to
Rubalcava's to retrieve the truck and pick up
Gasnik.
There may be a few minor errors in the details
of that speculation, but Bill Lehman and Tom Lean
are sure it is reasonably accurate. There's no doubt
whatsoever in their minds that the guilty man was
convicted of the murder of Joe Flores.
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On behalf of the State of California, it my
distinct pleasure to extend sincere appreciation to
California's law enforcement community.
The courageous men and women who patrol our
streets and protect our communities are heroes in the
truest sense of the word. You continually risk your
lives for the benefit of your fellow citizens, and
for this you are deserving of our deepest respect and
appreciation. It is people like you who enable the
citizens of California to enjoy a safe place to live
and raise a family. Our law enforcement officers are
heroes in the truest sense of the word.
Please accept my wishes for every continued
success.
Most cordially,
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George Deukmejian
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 41
ADMINISTRA--TION DIVISION A,
K. Hogue
Captain
Division Commander
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Lieutenant
R. McDonald
Lieutenant
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DIVISION
The Administrative Division, commanded by
Captain Kenneth Hogue, is the "housekeeping
division ", the unit that handles all the non -
glamorous, supportive tasks that don't get a lot
of attention, but without which the department
would cease to function.
There's an exception to that principle, however,
for the duties of the Civil section are not suppor-
tive in nature. They are, instead, a vital, indepen-
dent function of a sheriff's department, and, some
would argue, even more important than criminal
investigation, as the law makes the sheriff the ex-
ecutive arm of the civil court, lists specific duties
for which he is responsible and the detailed man-
ner in which orders of the court are to be ex-
ecuted, and provides penalties for failure to com-
ply. The code is much more general in its re-
quirements as to how the sheriff is to enforce
criminal law, leaving it largely to his judgement.
The highlight of the year for the Civil Section was
the replacement of the age -old manual record and
bookkeeping system by a computerized system.
The several other functions of the Ad-
ministrative Division are supportive in nature; that
is, there would be no reason for their existence
as independent units. The Personnel Unit, for ex-
ample, handles all the paper work involved in a
turnover rate of approximately 100 employees per
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year, and keeps personnel records up to date. The
Training Section provides the training for all new
employees, some advanced training for veteran
employees, and keeps all training records, par -
ticulary of those programs mandated by P.O.S.T.,
up to date.
The Records Bureau processes, files, and main-
tains records of all criminal activity investigated
by the department, maintains a criminal history
file on persons arrested by the department, sees
that state law pertaining to confidentiality of
records is obeyed, and maintains a file on all
criminal arrest warrants sent to the department
for service. At onetime the detective division had
several officers whose primary duty it was to
locate and arrest those wanted on warrants, but
that service has become a victim of the budget
crunch. Now there are sufficient officers to han-
dle only transportation to state prison, and to pro-
cess absolutely essential warrant related matters,
such as extradition. That doesn't mean the war-
rants are never served. Persons who are wanted
on warrants tend to come to the attention of law
enforcement in other ways. Then a warrant check
is usually made, and the warrant then served.
Eventual service of many traffic warrants is made
possible by a hold placed on the vehicle registra-
tion with the Department of Motor Vehicles, and
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ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION Continuea
before registration can be renewed the warrant
must be cleared.
Records Bureau personnel are still in the pro-
cess of converting to a computerized records
management system, which presumably will make
record keeping much more efficient, and provide
more accurate and up -to -date information to of-
ficers and agencies having a need for it.
Other support units in the division are the Iden-
tification Section, whose personnel are respon-
sible for searching crime scenes for evidence,
preserving evidence found, and testifying in court
as to the finding; and the Crime Laboratory, whose
personnel do the necessary scientific analysis of
evidence found at crime scenes, and also testify
in court as experts in that field. The Mug Room
detail is composed of Identification Technicians
who photograph and fingerprint not only persons
arrested, but also fingerprint citizens who may be
applying for jobs where fingerprinting is required,
or for some other reason need the service.
Closely related to the Crime Lab function is the
Property and Evidence Room, whose personnel
are responsible for safekeeping of property seiz-
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ed or impounded for evidence and unclaimed
recovered stolen property.
A unit of the division that could be considered
either a support group or one with an indepen-
dent function is the Bailiff Section. Its forty -six
members are dispersed throughout all Fresno
County courts, and are responsible for a
prisoner's security while he is in the court is in
session, as well as various other duties assigned
by the individual judges.
Last but not least, particularly in the minds of
all department employees on payday, is the
Business Manager and his staff. In addition to
payroll records for each employee, they also keep
books for all divisions, and help generally in
preparing and administering the annual budget.
Perhaps it would be a more concise description
of Administrative Division duties to say that in-
cluded are every department activity not a direct
function of the Patrol, Detective, or Jail Division.
Fortunately, the division commander isn't re-
quired to have a detailed knowledge of them all,
but he still may have the most demanding cap-
tain's position in the department.
Saluting the
Fresno County Deputy Sheriffs
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Deputy
K. Dadian
Deputy
.•nt
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D. Overstreet
Deputy
F. Burford
Deputy
v
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R. DeLeon
Deputy
oowml
L. Pearson
Deputy
Compliments of
BIRDWELL RANCH
Coalinga
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R. Peylouret
Deputy
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S. Pulliam
Deputy
IN
G. Taber L. Watkins
Deputy Deputy
SASSANO'S MENS WEAR
Nationally Advertised Merchandise
448 Pollasky Ave. 299 -4430
Oldtown Clovis
THE TURTLE LODGE
A comprehensive
Indian Alcohol
Rehabilitation Program
rj, We Offer:
• Inpatient Service in Fresno's Turtle Lodge
• Outpatient Service in 7 Counties from
Mariposa to Kern County
We can help you stop drinking
CALL US
3651 N. Parkway Drive /Fresno, CA
(209) 275- 5704/275 -5707
1 -
00
W. Stumpf
Deputy
V. Wisemer
Deputy
HORN PHOTO SHOP
Open 8:30 -6:00 Mon. -Fri.
233 -8323
69 E. BELMONT FRESNO
Van Beurden
& Associates
The INSURANCE SERVK ES, 1N(..
Greenwich
Group
Fresno San Francisco Bakersfield
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 47
t
ExTRA HELP BAILIFF
Z �
H. Franco
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D. Abell
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J. Elerick
Or
K. Grandalski
D. Branam
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J. Diaz
K. Fitzgerald
Compliments Of
Valley Food Center
Valley Travel
Valley Home Video
Valley Department Center
Located in the Valley Shopping Center in Kerman
48 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
G. Green
J. Fox
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R. Jackson
A. Jones
EWA
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
EXTRA HELP BAILIFF continued
1
B. Melkonian
1
T. Semore
u'
M. Millison
E. Smith
i_
L. McMeen
Woolf Farming Co. of California, Inc.
P.O. BOX 215
HURON
O'BRIENS
BRAKE SERVICE, INC.
Foreign Cars, Trucks, RV, Bus, 4x4
Wheel Aligning • Brake Relining
Drum Turning • Tire Skimming
Front End Alignment
266 -0631
1515 MERCED AT F STREET
F. Starks
0`
G. Parker
Z.
F. Stewart
R. Rodriguez
R. Wilhoite
American
_ National Bank
�\\ Don Merigian
Vice President
' Manager
` 13356 So. Henderson
Caruthers, California 93609
209 -864 -3286
Golden State Ranches, Inc.
N.J. (Jack) Liddell
Phone 275 -2840
3700 N. Grantland
Fresno, CA 93711
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 49
CIVIL DIVISION
1
I
T. White
Sergeant
Section Supervisor
D Wong
Deputy
M. Arias
Process Server
�i i f— BILL CARTER
Un im
5359 E. Solar • Clovis, CA 93612
2091298 -6086 • Mobile Phone 246 -7809
R. Baruti
Deputy
. -er
or
G. Lewis
Deputy
,.
R. Bailey
Process Server
�l
R. Bradley
Deputy
D. Olivares
Deputy
M. Garey
Process Server
&L
F. Delgado
Deputy
D. Rose
Deputy
P. Reynolds
Off. Asst. Supr. II
NONINI'S WINERY
NONINI'S SELECT WINES
Visitors Welcome
2640 N. DICKENSON 275 -1936
CI
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Albert
Hii
ALBI
7064 E
CIVIL DIVISION Continued
L. Christensen
Office Asst. III
T. Cruz
Office Asst. II
Albert and Frances Owners
Hinojosa
Quality at its Best
T. Morrison
Office Asst. III
ALBERT'S FOOD MART
7064 E. Belmont, Fresno, CA 93727
209/255 -0363
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I. Burnias
Office Asst. II
1;
S. Moriano
Office Asst. II
r a
D. Morris
Office Asst. II
THE RACK
BILLIARD ROOM
Complete Accessory Line * Repair Service
4678 N. Blackstone 222 -1222
1'1111:9
AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT
MAURICE H. McMILLAN
2924 West Main Street
Visalia, CA 93291
(209) 733 -8111
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 51
Scenic Narrow
Gauge Railroad
Near Yosemite Park
Yosemite Mountain -Sugar Pine Railroad
Fish Camp • California 93623 • telephone 209/683 -7273
BEEF PACKERS, INC.
Dennis Roth — Mike Pestorich
Fig & North Aves. • P.O. Box 12503
Fresno, CA 93778 • Phone 2091268 -5586
KIPEA & KIPER
LUMBER
SQUAW VALLEY, CALIF.
PHONE 332 -2310
CORRAL LUMBER — FENCE LUMBER
FARM LUMBER — POSTS
o� BROWNIE
20
Heavyweight MINUTE
Mufflers SERVICE
i
CUSTOM BUILT TAILPIPES
5 Pounds Heavier for Longer Life
Locally Owned and Operated
Free Estimates * Free Inspection
3316 E. Ventura 237 -2081
52 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
wduaw ua6bl[ftly
Auto & Truck Upholstery
Furniture Upholstery
L.D. Williams — Owner
We take care of new business, as well as, we do old business.
Mention the Sheriffs Review 8 Save!
4534 E. Belmont (so. side of street) 255 -7100
PELOIAN
RANCHES
•
FRESNO COUNTY
14TH DISTRICT STATE SENATOR
Kenm"�
REPRESENT /NC:
Fresno • Madera • Merced
Mariposa • Santa Barbara
San Luis Obispo and
Monterey Counties
1
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Fr
RAINING
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A. Gaad
Sergeant
R. Craig T. Lean W. Andrade
Deputy Deputy Rangemaster
JCPenney
Salutes the
Fresno County Sheriff's
"You're Looking
Smarther Than Ever"
FASHION FAIR MALL
M. Dauer
Office Assistant
Echeveste
Farms, Inc.
John J. Echeveste
Rancher
(209) 659 -2292
1465 15th Street
Firebaugh, California 93622
Fresno County
Sheriff's
Department —
This Bud's For You
Donaghy Sales, Inc.
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 53
2350 E. GETTYSBURG
SUITE B
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
93726
209/224 -6766
UPDATING TOMORROW
BARLOW BROS.
INCORPORATED
W. OAKLAND AVE.
FIVE POINTS
209 - 884 -2484
Ybarra Business Services
• Income Tax Preparation
• Notary Public • Immigration
• Se Ilenan toda clase de tormas
TANIS Y MARTHA YBARRA
680 Fresno Street
Parlier, CA 93648
Cificina (209) 646 -3376
Res. (209) 875 -5762
Luc Bail Bonds
'Professional Services
In a Professional Manner'
1
III PEARLSTEIN
BARRY PEARL
268 -4646 SCOT MILLARSTEIN
WCKr GREG VIZCARRA
$e Hobla Espanol"
Close to Jail
FREE, CONFIDENTIAL q
BAIL INFORMATION
BONDSMAN ALWAYS ON DUTY - ANY JAIL - NATIONWIDE
24 HOUR COURTEOUS SERVICE
1243 Van Ness Ave. Fresno 93721
(Between Fresno & Merced St.)
54 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
Play Lotto Here
Fair Deal Liquors
4815 E. Butler • Fresno • 251 -6273
2133 Shaw Ave. Clovis • 298 -2255
Mmi Mr.
CONCRETE
SMALL POUR SPECIALISTS
WE DELIVER READY -MIX, EXPOSED AGGREGATE
FISHPOND MIX & PUMP MIX CONCRETES
• ROCK. SAND PLASTER SAND
• PIERS • TOPSOIL SACK READY -MIX
• PARKING BUMPERS • MONOLITH SACK CEMENT
OPEN MON. THRU SAT.
434 -3300
11000 N. Lanes Road
WILLSON FARMS
1318 East Shaw Avenue
Suite 313
Fresno, California 93710
Phone 209/226 -3444
THANKS AND CONGRATULATES
THE FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENT WITH SPECIAL
GRATITUDE TO SHERIFF
STEVE MAGARIAN
Melville E. Willson
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WILLSON FARMS
1318 East Shaw Avenue
Suite 313
Fresno, California 93710
Phone 209/226 -3444
THANKS AND CONGRATULATES
THE FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENT WITH SPECIAL
GRATITUDE TO SHERIFF
STEVE MAGARIAN
Melville E. Willson
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fft,ECORD MA�;:NAGEMENT SYSTEM
ONE=
CRIME ANALYSIS
Ir
L. Van Meter
Deputy
J. Tolley
Comm. Ser. Off
DONALD P. DICK
AIR CONDITIONING - HEATING
MR. COOL
255 -1644
Contrizi >rs Lic. No. 271615
1444 N. WHITNEY AVE. • FRESNO
T. Braun
Office Assistant
JOHNNIES SPEEDOMETER
Since 1950 SERVICE
Repairs on all domestic & foreign speedometers
Tachometer Specialists
Precision Dynaroll Check for Absolute
Speed Accuracy
HOURS: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
1427 BROADWAY • FRESNO • 233 -0769
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 55
RECORDS
F Day
Records Supervisor
i
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M. Burgi
Office Assistant
C. Chiles
Office Assistant
. a.
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red
M. Haggerty
Supv. Off. Asst.
E�
B. Bennett
Office Assistant
tai
D. Conto
Office Assistant
56 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
E. Adams
Office Assistant
Z. Bier
Office Assistant
R. Fullerton
Office Assistant
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H. Barker
Office Assistant
E. Brauns
Office Assistant
S. Garcia
Office Assistant
CROSSLAND FARMS
Grapes • Nectarines r Peaches
Apricots r Plums
William C. Crossland /r.
10937 So. Frankwood Ave.
Reedley, CA 93654
(209) 638 -9994
(209) 638 -9594
FR.
RECORDS Continued
N. Giguiere
Office Assistant
ap
M. Goyne
Office Assistant
M. Leos
Office Assistant
T. Pallesi
Office Assistant
D. Medina
Office Assistant
z s
B. Petersen
Office Assistant
R. J. WAYTE & SONS
Safway Steel Scaffolds
CONTRACTOR'S EQUIPMENT
Service You Can Rely On
2020 WINERY • FRESNO
255 -1631
1 10 1 Ph
J. Johnson
Office Assistant
;Y
N. Metzler
Office Assistant
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B. Reitz
Office Assistant
t;.
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R. Padilla
Office Assistant
I. Tobar
Office Assistant
COMPLIMENTS
OF
THE MERCHANTS
ASSOCIATION
CREDIT SERVICE
BUREAU
442 -6900
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 57
TCHNICA::L::
SERVICES
r`
D. Justice
Sr. Criminologist
Section Supervisor
t.
J. Duty
Criminologist
r)
,ice-1
fl-
B. Brown
Ident. Technician
J. Tarver
Criminologist
I
L. Wiggs
Criminologist
#N.,,
110-
J. Ciancetti S. Creager
Ident. Technician Ident. Technician
Af
M. Joseph B. Stones S. Thomas F. Hansen
]dent. Technician Ident. Technician Ident. Technician Photo Technician
VINCENT GANDUGLIA
TRUCKING
251 -7101
4746 E. FLORENCE
58 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
^r
L. Wright
Office Assistant
Art's Mercantile
2082 W. Whitesbridge
Fresno, CA 93706
442 -1995
F
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CRIME LAB
A. Boudreau
Supv. Criminologist
Section Supervisor
M. Giberson B. Markham A. Van Der Veer
Criminalist Criminalist De Bondt
Criminalist
ATHLETIC DESIGNS
AND ADVERTISING SPECIALTIES
CUSTOM PRINTED T- SHIRTS
:= aets- Caps - sweatshirts - Banners -Tole Bags
Schools • Teams-Organizations
ess Printing - Custom Swiss Embroidery and Sewing
458 N. FULTON— FRESNO - 485.4670
KM PLUMB SERVICES
KATHLEEN PLUMB
Typing • Word Processing
Manuscripts • Resumes
P.O. Box 5144 • Fresno, California 93755
(209) 431 -7932
BILL'S LOCK & KEY SERVICE
Expert Locksmith
Keys Made Speedy Service Locks Fitted
BILL RUIZ
837 F STREET • FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
BUS: 237 -6237 RES: 233 -8511
Compliments of
FARMERS LUMBER & SUPPLIES
485 -2280
2190 S. East Ave. • Fresno. CA 93721
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 59
CALIFORNIA - FRESNO OIL CO.
EXXON PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
486 -0220
3242 E. Garrett near Jensen and Hwy. 99
LOGGERS LANDING
FOOD & SPIRITS
Johnnie and Bobby: Your Hosts
33051 AUBERRY ROAD • AUBERRY
855 -2807
Thomason
Tractor Co.
serving the Westside
salutes the men and women of the
Fresno Sheriff's Department
985 12th Street ® Flrebaugh
659 -2039
DISPLAY
ADVERTISING,
INC.
DECAL TRANSFERS
METAL SIGNS — TRUCK SIGNS
SCOTCHLITE SIGNS
PLASTIC SIGNS
PLASTIC PRINTING
NUMBERS — LETTERS
266 -0231
1837 VAN NESS AVE.
60 to 1989 to The Sheriff's Review
D &R Tire & Automotive
Service Center
Tires — Brakes — Front End — Tune -Up — Air Cond.
901 'W" Street to Fresno, CA 93721
Phone (209) 266 -6060
THE ASTRO MOTEL
An Easy Route To An Easy Rest
99 North - Off On Clinton Ramp
99 South - Off On Valentine and Dakota
COMPLIMENTS OF
ALBERTO
- - : -. -{ URBELZ
• 867 -3210
f 21434 S. Valentine
Riverdale
Wmake
shopping what
it's supposed
to be...
a pleasure.
bg�_
Garden
`-Village
OPEN THI.IRSDAYS TILL 9PM
PALM AT SHAW
ID.
C"I'_
MANUI
4453 S.
LENTIFICATION SERVICES - PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE
h.( I
J. Saterstad
Sr. Ident. Technician
Section Supervisor
J. Jackson
Ident. Technician
J. Whitton
Ident. Technician
R. Parman
Office Assistant
G--`� DMff Wt"
MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLY COMPANY
24M 5 RAILROAD AVE /PO 90% 947. FRESNO CA 93714 /(209) 2V-1855- TLX 955342
M & H TOWING
HEAVY DUTY
24 HOUR SERVICE
Call 237 -6307
1153 S. Golden State Blvd. Fresno, CA 93725
J. Yamashita
Office Assistant
S. Willeford
Ident. Technician
1
R. Beck
Stock Clerk
LOUIE KEE MARKET
Fresh Meat & Groceries
1041 Tulare St. 233 -7527
Fresno
D. T.
LOCKE
RANCH
FIREBAUGH
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 61
y .
MORE BAD NEWS FOR CRIMINALS
Editor's Note: Perhaps the most revolutionary
development in identification techniques since
it was discovered that each of us has a distinctive
fingerprint pattern is the system of classifying and
comparing fingerprints by a computer, replacing
the slow and painstaking manual method. This
article shows how the system is already being us-
ed to tremendous advantage.
In 1976, the California Department of Justice im-
plemented a "pilot" computerized latent finger-
print program. This operation - proved successful
in matching latent prints to suspects, so DO) later
purchased a limited capacity system which even-
tually served 52 counties from 1980 through 1985.
Due to storage and processing limitations,
however, this system could not meet the needs
of all counties.
It was not until 1983 (after the Attorney General's
Office gave fingerprint automation the highest
priority, and after further technological advances
were made) that computerization of the State's
central fingerprint file and creation of a new la-
tent print system became a reality. This automated
fingerprint indentification service was provided
through the California Identification System (Cal -
ID). ,Legislation enacted in January, 1986 (SB 190)
allowed fast electronic communication of finger-
prints among law enforcement agencies through
the Cal -ID Remote Access Network (RAN). As one
of only 22 counties selected to participate, Fresno
County established its own RAN Board, consisting
of the following members:
Sheriff Steve Magarian, RAN Board Chairman,
Fresno Co. Sheriff's Department
District Attorney Ed Hunt
Chief Forrest Brown, Reedley Police Department
Chief Max Downs, Fresno Police Department
Fresno County Supervisor Doug Vagim
Fresno City Councilmember Tom MacMichael
Professor Dean Ray, California State University,
Fresno
In May, 1987, these individuals contacted each
city in Fresno County, requesting participation in
Cal -ID RAN. This participation consisted of pay-
ing a portion of the 30% cost to Fresno County
for the purchase of equipment. The remaining
70% would be paid by the State. Unanimous com-
mitment from each city allowed Fresno County
to purchase its equipment before larger counties
could deplete State funds. The Fresno Police
Department volunteered to provide space in its
62 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
Identification Bureau and computer room for the
equipment, and also to pay the $23,000 site
preparation cost.
On April 14,1988, after 21/2 years of planning and
preparation, Fresno County's Cal -ID RAN com-
puter became operational, ready to search DOJ's
Cal -ID data base of six million felons. Less than
nine months later, this computer had matched 334
latent prints from crime scenes to 292 known
criminals. This is a State record for the number
of latent prints processed through a local RAN site
Another record was set in August, 1988 when
Fresno County achieved a 25% "hit" rate. These
suspects would probably not have been identified
without Cal -ID and the diligent officers who lifted
the prints.
Solving crime through Cal -ID has been made
possible through the unprecedented cooperation.
of various agencies throughout Fresno County,
the RAN Board, and the Department of Justice,
The recent passage of Senate Bills 1148 and 20
will provide even more funding for expansion an
the hiring of additonal personnel. -
We appreciate the quality service given to Fresno County
by Sheriff Steve Magarian and his officers.
Thank You! o�rugr
••• am
••••• Dale and Margaret Tartaglia ..,,•
Dale's Auto &
Diesel Repair
24 HOUR TOWING
FOUR TRUCKS TO SERVE YOU
AUTOS, R.V., H.D. TRUCKS
"COMPLETE TRUCK REPAIR"
OFFICIAL LIGHT & BRAKE —
HELIARC, MACHINE SHOP n
RADIATOR REPAIR
SPEEDO & TACK REPAIR R
STARTERS - ALT., CYL. HEADS
DRIVE & PTO SHAFTS
"COMPLETE PARTS DEPARTMENT"
MEMBER OF THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU
P h o n e 638 -6874
Fresno 888 -2092
P.O. Box 8'
9860S ' Zumw -'
Reed ley, CA 930
MAST!
616 Broads,
PATROL DIVISION
J
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"Law T. Gattie G. Burton
Lieutenant Lieutenant
Asst. Div. Comm. Watch Lieutenant
1
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D. Gustafson
Captain
Division Commander
G. Gallagher H. Banks
Lieutenant Sergeant
Watch Lieutenant Watch Sergeant
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J. Maier D. Furtney T. Klose R. Keith
Sergeant Deputy Deputy Vehicle Service
Crime Prevention
MASTER RADIATOR WORKS
Ronnie Hall
Repairing • Recoring • Cleaning
616 Broadway 237 -0514 or 237 -0635
Since 1938
Compliments of
EPPERSON'S MARKET, INC.
OF CALIFORNIA
2590 N. MADERA AVE. • KERMAN
846 -7325
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 63
PATROL 1988
It was a hectic year for Patrol Division Com-
mander Dave Gustafson and his staff. Due to the
loss of forty plus positions, the operational
strategy was revised and re- organized to more ef-
fectively utilize the division's limited resources.
The number of patrol areas was reduced, --con-
solidating the available manpower and equipment
to provide operations from three area stations
rather than four.
The area -based policing concept utilized by the
Department de- centralizes the resources into four
major components, which are smaller and easier
to manage, and which are geographically located
to better serve their respective areas of respon-
sibility. The division commander, his ad-
ministrative staff, and the central dispatch center,
operate out of department headquarters, along
with most other units of the department.
Regular Units
Area 1 is commanded by Lieutenant Don Burk,
and is comprised of all the unincorporated ter-
ritory west of central Metropolitan Fresno and
Chateau - Fresno Avenue, extending all the way to
the county line at the crest of the Coast Range.
The northern boundary is the Merced /Madera
County line, and on the south the Kings County
line. That figures out to a total of about 2400
square miles. Last year patrol officers in Area 1 in-
vestigated 3479 criminal offenses, answered 7069
calls for service, and investigated 12,602 suspicious
incidents they observed while on routine patrol,
expending more than 15,000 hours in active in-
vestigation. The area's two detectives investigated
more than 600 property crimes, and recovered
what may have been several million dollars worth
of stolen property.
For most of last year Area 2 was commanded
by Lieutenant Jerry Gallagher. Late in the year he
was succeeded by Lieutenant Carlos Mestas. The
Jake Kizirian &
Leonard Kizirian
SALES & SERVICE
WHIRLPOOL APPLIANCES
ZENITH TELEVISION
VIDEO TAPE RENTAL
HARDWARE — PESTICIDES
PAPER TRAYS
2091834 -2579
It 9010 So. Elm Ave.
Fresno, CA 93706
For 43 Years
64 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
area extends easterly from metropolitan Fresno
to the county line at the crest of the Sierra, and
north and south between American Avenue and
the Madera County line. It's total area is about
1900 square miles. Its patrol officers investigated
3565 crimes last year, answered 8000 more calls
for service, and checked out 15,000 suspicious per-
sons or incidents observed while on routine
patrol. The detectives in Area 2 investigated 555 F
crimes, arrested 81 suspects, and recovered several
hundred thousand dollars worth of stolen
property.
Lieutenant Santos Tafoya's Area 3 includes 1840
square miles, and extends east and west from
Chateau - Fresno Avenue to the Sierra crest, and
north and south from American Avenue to the
Tulare County line. Area personnel conducted
7728 criminal investigations in 1988, responded to
15,317 calls for service, and investigated 15,144
suspicious individuals or incidents observ(d
while on routine patrol, for a total of 33,744 hour,
devoted to active investigation.
The Communications Unit is directed by
lieutenant, and has 32 employees. It may be th
least appreciated unit in the department; howeve
it is also one of the most important. Not onl
patrol deputies, but all other departmer
employees on field duty depend on it for dire,
tion and information. All calls for service, and
al�
emergency calls for the county, are received the
and with the help of the computer -aided dispalc�
system, are immediately analyzed by an operator
and the proper unit dispatched.
Specialized Units
In addition to regular patrol and detective
sonnel, the Patrol Division has several other unj
to provide specialized service as needed. One
the Patrol Tactical Team, which responds to id,
tified criminal problems that can't be handled
traditional patrol procedure. The unit has b,.
extremely successful, utilizing, as the occasi,
demanded, undercover tactics, surveillant:
various "sting" operations, stakeouts, and decov1
In 1988 the unit recovered $5,000 worth of nay
cotics, and executed 14 search warrants. Incluol,
ed among those arrested were several signific
"career criminals':
The Patrol Division Dive Team recovered si
bodies of drowning victims last year, particip
in twenty dive missions in the canals, rivers,
Cone
PATROL Continued
lakes in Fresno County. The success rate in drown-
ing recoveries was one hundred per cent. Some
missions were to search for stolen property or
evidence that was believed to have been dispos-
ed of by throwing it into the water. The divers are
highly motivated group, all having full time job
committments in other areas of the department.
Members of the S.W.A.T. team also have other
lull time job assigments. That unit successfully
assisted in the resolution of fourteen critical
events requiring their expertise. All except one
were handled without injury, and in it the injuries
were not tatal.
Another unit operating only when needed, with
its members having regular assignments
elsewhere, is the Explosive Ordnance Detail. It had
a busy year, answering 82 calls involving explosives
or explosive devices. Thanks to the high level of
training and expertise, all such calls were handl-
ed safely and without incident, and several
suspects were identified and arrested.
The Boating Safety Unit, in addition to routine
patrol on the Kings River and Pine Flat, Shaver,
and Huntington Lakes, made water safety presen-
tations to more than 4000 children last year. 1988
was a somewhat unusual year, due to the low
,�Ot 1-IDhiL ps, yr2c.
,HIPPER AND DISTRIBUTOR OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
MAIN OFFICE
1617 W. SHAW, SUITE A - FRESNO, CALIF. 93711
JOE PHILLIPS APRIL - MAY - JUNE
PRESIDENT BAKERSFIELD, CALIF.
Phone (209) 225 -2222 PHONE (805) 366 -5533
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. Whitesbridge Rd. • Fresno
water level in some areas. The resulting reduction
in surface area created a crowding problem, while
reduction in depth made boating more hazar-
dous, with underwater obstacles such as rocks
and tree stumps near the surface. Unit members
are hoping for more rain and snow to create a
more normal situation for the 1989 boating
season.
Search and Rescue is also the responsibility of
the Patrol Division. That function is carried out
with a combination of specially trained regular
deputies, and several volunteer groups. During
1988 S.A.R. activity was only moderate, with sear-
ches for lost or overdue backpackers making up
the bulk of the work load. On two occasions the
S.A.R. team, at the request of the state Office of
Emergency Services, assisted rangers on extend-
ed searches in Yosemite National Park, pursuant
to a previously established mutual aid pact.
Because of the comparatively low level of S.A.R.
activity in 1988, it appears the users of the out-
door recreation areas may be becoming more
safety conscious, and are going into the forest or
wilderness better prepared. However, as long as
twenty years ago it was thought the mountains
Continued
banish
(`'reamers
ASSOCIATION
�f �
�aMOUS
FOR QUAL111 51N .B. .
BRITZ
FERTILIZERS, INC.
INSECTICIDES • AQUA AMMONIA & NH3
LIQUID & DRY FERTILIZERS
SOIL CONDITIONERS • WEED KILLER
Tulare
658 -8186
Fresno - Coalinga Road, Five Points
884 -2421
Highway 33, Firebaugh
659 -2033
Traver
897 -5151
Fresno
864 -8786
7409 S. Mendocino, Parlier
646 -3521
11856 Road 29, Madera
674 -0913
12498 11th Ave., Hanford
582 -9584
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 65
LIQUOR JUNC'rION
SPORTING GOODS
"House of Fine Spirits"
275 -1210
5092 W. SHAW AVE. • HIWAY CITY
Evan's Electric Service
Generators - Starters — Alternators
Carburetors - Water Pumps
531 Fulton 268 -4704
PALACE MEAT CO.
2447 West Church Avenue
Fresno • 233 -1124
2621 FRESNO STREET
FRESNO, CA 93721
PRINTING (209) 237 -4747
Business Printing • Photocopying
VALLEY VWM
GARABEDIAN BROS. INC.
Welding and Machine Works
MANUFACTURINIG AND REPAIRING
PACKINGHOUSE, FARM & SPECIAL MACHINERY
Raisin Processing Machjnery, Raisin and Pr ne Dehydrators.
Almon Machiner — Parts and Supplies
2543 So. Orange Ave.. Fresno, CA 93725 — 268 -5014
COMPLIMENTS OF
M. Uchiyama
FOWLER
BILL'S REN -SAL SERVICE
"We Salute the Sher, if _. Department for a Job Well Done"
207 E. Sierra • Fresno • 435 -3290
Compliments of
Godfather's Ranches
THREE ROCKS
We wish to thank the Sheriffs
for their excellent service!
FRESNO VALVES
& CASTINGS, INC.
Manufacturers of:
IRRIGATION GATES &VALVES
Also Brass & Aluminum Castings
834 -2511
7736 E. SPRINGFIELD • SELMA, CA
66 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
I
PATROL Continued
11
SHFRIFV AIR SQUADRON —From left, seated, Ray Rasmussen, Del Ehrlich, Clyde Baumbach, Leroy Horch, George Husid,
Tim Van Dyne, Bill Brown; middle row, Gus - Stalie, Steve Pistole, Tom Koop, Bill Hughes, Truman Campbell, Roy Bitter, Elmer
Tuschoff, Eddie Riedenauer, Liaison Officer Lieut. Richard White, Jim Jackson; rear, Chris Garrett, Gil Kohfield, Ed Long, Cal
MacPherson, Maurice Smith, Charlie Minkler, Tom Copp, Jack Wise.
mere becoming so crowded a person couldn't get
lost there if he tried, so S.A.R. will probably con-
tinue to be a vital part of division and department
activity
Auxiliary Units
Particularly in search and rescue, the Patrol Divi-
sion relics heavily on auxiliary units; groups of
public minded citizens willing to donate their par-
ticular skills and equipment to help out in in-
stances when regular manpower is insufficient.
They undergo hours of training in how to work
with regular components of the department and
each other, and purchase and maintain their
cluipment. Their only compensation is reim-
bursement for basic expenses while on an actual
mission, and whatever satisfaction they may derive
from rendering a valuable public service.
Senior in terms of continuous service among
the auxiliary units is the Sheriff's Air Squadron.
itwasorganized more than fifty years ago during
the administration of Sheriff George Overholt. For
most of its half century of existence its primary
function was aerial search and support for ground
units in search and rescue operations. In recent
N ors there has been less demand for their ser-
wes in that field, due to less search and rescue
attfvi I overall, and availability of more trained
Continued
General
able �!
WILFRID (WILLIE) GABEL
Plant Manager
1075 North Ave.
Sanger, CA 93657
(209) 875 -5591
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 67
Joe Marzullo
JM Custom Cabinets
and Furniture
291 -6638
3848 N. Winery Ave. at Dakota • Fresno
JAYNES & COMPANY
Complete Auto and Truck
Reconstruction Specialist
Truck Body Building
136 North Thorne 233 -3241
E. B. Yancey
Bulld/ng Materials
FINISHED and ROUGH LUMBER
SHAVER LAKE, CALIFORNIA
PATRICK O'LEARY TOLLHOUSE 855 -2420
Manager SHAVER LAKE 841 -3337
KOCHERGEN
FARMS
Potatoes
Cotton
Grain
Melon
Oranges
523 No. Brawley
Fresno, CA 93706
268 -9266
Huron Ranch — 945 -2100
John A. Kochergen
Alex Kochergen
68 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
JACOBS GARAGE
General Repair • Electrical • Carburetion
Automotive Air Conditioning Repair
ALLIE JACOBS
4434 N. Blackstone Ph. 222 -7447
VALLEY SEED GROWERS
SEED DEPARTMENT
BEAN DEPARTMENT
659 -2244 • 659 -3901
Firebaugh
WILLIAM VERBURG DAIRY
Producer of Danish Creamery Assn. Products
264 -4579
2474 S. Brawley Ave. Fresno
KASCO
FAB, INC.
H. (KIM) KIMURA
RON SHADOWENS
MISCELLANEOUS & STRUCTURAL
STEEL FABRICATION
WELDING, ERECTION
SIMPSON MATERIAL
(209) 442 -1018
3077 Golden State Frontage Rd.
Fresno, CA 93725
PA'
units t
conclu
I n rect
active
suppol
SHERIFF'S
Command,
,Thurman, 6
SnaYe1Y, RJa
E
Lc/
PATROL Continued
units that can often bring a search to a successful
conclusion without the need for air participation.
In recent years the squadron has become more
active in other department functions where air
support is valuable. Among them are executive
al
transportation, photographic missions to provide
aerial photographs of crime scenes for use in pro-
secuting the case, and surveillance missions for
the detective division and the narcotics detail. In
1988 Squadron members flew 57 hours on official
missions, and donated
another 100 hours as ground
support and observers for the
pilots actually flying.
Squadron members keep
their skills up to standard by
a monthly four -hour training
session and business
meeting. They exchange infor-
T mation with their contem-
poraries through membership
in the Western States Associa-
tion of Sheriff's Air
Squadrons, of which the
Fresno County squadron was
an organizer and is a charter
member. There are member
squadrons in several other
counties in California, and in
Arizona and Nevada. The
Association regularly has fly -
ins, featuring individual and
SHERIFF'S JEEP RESCUE UNIT —From left, seated, Loyd Phillips, Russ Dunbar, Dick Haas,
Commander Fred Campbell, Dean Carlile; middle, John Skadden, Chris Prevost, Leroy
Thurman, Wendell Plowman, Liaison Officer SergeantJohn Maier, • rear, Darryl Moore, Carl
Snatv/y; Richard Massenge, Steve Scherer.
VENTURA
RCA Color TVs
3619E Ventura
TV CENTER
RCA Video Recorders
266 -5318
Continued
SCHEDLER'S
ENGINE REBUILDING
AND SUPPLY, INC.
624 BROADWAY • FRESNO • 268 -5091
Good Times Entertainment
• Balloon -O -Grams
• Singing Telegrams
• Children's Parties
• Graduation Packages
• Anniversaries
• Holidays
• All Occasions
• Bachelor and Bachelorette
• Silk and Dried Flowers
• Gift Items
• Night Club Acts
• Commercial Accounts
• Complete Party Planning
• Go -Go Cages
• Giant Party Cakes
• D.J. Catering
(209) 268 -0736
N
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 69
PATROL Continued M6— PA
EL: 10 ANk Ak ' —."A P"field f
—
'� M► •
CO I
• • :�+ r s
valuA
L A- hard !ii
f•
memb
except
Allan c,omeS, canny I somas, Kirk James, Johnny ttacorn, Jack Mize, Jim Linder, Uale tunston; standing, middle, unetAnae+
son, Mike Sheehan, Billy Prewitt, Bill Dimmer, Bob Haire, Ron Osier, Roland Peek, Frank Brunneman, Keith King, Bill Edlund,
Frank Fodor, Drue Lauritzen, Richard Smith, Al King; rear, Ed Campos, Manuel Lima, George Porter, Ed Ortenzio, Brian Botelh(A
Bill Melville, Steve Capelli, Ralph Von Flue, Tom Simonian, Bob
squadron competition in flying skills, navigation,
air search techniques, and pistol shooting. Last
year most of the trophies awarded for those events
were won by Fresno squadron members.
Perhaps the biggest such event is the Hotter'n
Hell Fly -in, hosted every other year by the Fresno
squadron, and so named because it is traditionally
held in July, when the notorious San Joaquin
Valley heat is at its peak. It usually attracts up to
300 participants from the three states represented
LASSEN MARKET
GROCERIES — MEAT
Open Daily 9:00 A.M. 'til 8:00 P.M.
36668 So. Lassen Ave. 945 -2362 Huron
BRAKERELINING • WHEELBALANCING • WHEELALIGNING
DRUM TRUEING • TIRE SKIMMING
BUD EBERWEIN
BRAKE AND WHEEL ALIGNING SERVICE
ZARKIS MARTIROSIAN 1559 BROADWAY
268 -6359 FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93721
70 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
Silva
by the Association. 1989 is the year, and squadron
members are already making preparations fn
making this year's Hotter'n Hell the moo
memorable ever.
The Fresno County Sheriff's Jeep Rescue Und
was organized in the early 1960's to provi
transportation and ground search support in are
not accessible to conventional vehicles. It has also
been used extensively for radio relay when res'cae&
A. LEVY & J. ZENTNER CO.
10881 S. Englehart Ave. • Reedley, CA 9365!
888 -2660
Phone
209 299 -6484
Eastside Mobile Locksmith #
Professional Security Consultant
EMERGENCY OPENINGS • KEYS MADE
LOCKS REPAIRED • SAFE'S SERVICE
JIM TOLLE 22270 Watts Valley Rcod
Bonded Locksmith Sanger, Califorina 93651
Connie Mr K,
$Atbata Hin.s.
hMnrte .Strinj
L an
Brand
1332 VAS
PATROL continued
field headquarters was in a position where direct
contact with departmnet headquarters was im-
possible. From the beginning it has been a most
valuable asset to the search and rescue effort. Its
members have maintained a tradition of being
always ready to respond when called upon, for
exceptional cooperation, willingness to work long,--
hard hours, and for keeping their role in the
overall program in its proper perspective.
The Sheriff's Search and Rescue Posse has roots
dating back to the early days of Fresno County's
existence, when volunteer horsemen were
regularly used to assist in tracking down and ar-
resting desperados in the county's vast, sparsely
populated areas. When the population and
wilderness use for recreation reached the point
where search and rescue became an important
function of the department, the unit, by then an
organized group known simply as the Fresno
County Sheriff's Posse, became an important part
of that effort, and functioned regularly in that
capacity until around the middle of this century.
I(then became essentially parade unit, represen-
ting (fie department and the county in various
events that included parades throughout the state.
In the early seventies, due to lack of an active
recruiting program to replace its aging members,
the unit practically ceased to exist. The need for
horses and their riders in some search and rescue
operations still existed, however, and in the mid -
seventies the unit was re -born as the Sheriff's
Search and Rescue Posse. It has since become a
valued member of the search and rescue team,
and has a high success rate in finding those for
whom a search has been conducted.
A more recent addition to the search and rescue
team is the Mountaineering Unit. It is made up
of experienced climbers who can be called upon
to assist in rescuing persons who are injured or
have become stranded on cliffs or other places
where such specialized skill is necessary. Another
fairly new group of volunteers is the Snowmobile
Unit; owners of snowmobiles who can be called
upon to provide transportation or conduct sear-
ches when snow in the mountains makes other
transportation impractical. It has been particularly
valuable due to the recent popularity of cross -
country skiing, when it is not uncommon for a
novice at the sport to become separated from his
companions and need help in finding his way
back to his starting point.
SHERIFF'S SNOWMOBILE SEARCH AND RESCUE UNIT —From left, front, The unit's snowcat loaded and ready to head
Connie McKenzie, Doug McKenzie, Patti Hoke, Frank Hoke, Jim Hinson, home after a successful search.
Aarbara Hinson; rear, Carolyn Silva, Bob Silva, Jim Oliver, Rob Woolhouse,
leannw Stringer, Glenn Stringer.
L and B HOME FURNITURE CO.
Brand Name Furniture and Appliances
233 -4672
1332 VAN NESS FRESNO
BILL PARRISH CHEVRON
Electronic Tune -up & Brake Service
Phone 439 -4880
5385 N. Blackstone at Barstow
Fresno, California
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 71
t
. AREA
AREA 1
D. Conway
Sergeant
i
e.
P. Bellefeuille
Deputy
D. Burk
Lieutenant
J.Johnson
Sergeant
dig
F. Carvalho
Deputy
D. Caudle
Sergeant
0
Z
R. Noyes
Sergeant
Compliments of
A. F. Mendes & Son
Dairy
867 -3816
A g.�
D. Cervantes
Deputy
22700 So. Cornelia. Ave. Riverdale
72 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
C. Coffman
Sergeant
W. Prince
Sergeant
J. Coelho
Deputy
R. Banuelos
Deputy
♦ �_�
V. Frascona
Deputy
SANTA FE HOTEL
BASQUE DINNERS
Call Yvette Bidegaray
at
442 -9896
or
266 -2170
935 SANTA FE
AREA 1 Continued
�w
go
C. Frausto D. Fries
Deputy Deputy
IN'
L. Nilmeier
Deputy
R. Johansen
Deputy
ill
B. O'Brien
Deputy
L. Rosander J. Silva
Deputy Deputy
F. Maldonado
Detective
I
W. Williams
Detective
A
P. Oh
Deputy
S. Jones
Deputy
W. Palmer
Deputy
J. Tilley
Deputy
or
C. Knight
Deputy
w^
/
A. Rhodehamel
Deputy
E. Tosi
Deputy
am us
L. Gillis
Comm. Ser. Off
R. Hernandez
Comm. Ser. Off.
C. Walters
Comm. Ser. Off.
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 73
PIP
J. Sparke
Deputy
S. Jones
Deputy
W. Palmer
Deputy
J. Tilley
Deputy
or
C. Knight
Deputy
w^
/
A. Rhodehamel
Deputy
E. Tosi
Deputy
am us
L. Gillis
Comm. Ser. Off
R. Hernandez
Comm. Ser. Off.
C. Walters
Comm. Ser. Off.
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 73
MELODY FOOD MARKET
Complete Grocery Line
275 -3033
5149 W. SHAW • FRESNO
KEARNEY'S MANUFACTURING
K. P. IRON FOUNDRY INC.
Fresno — 233 -2591
E. Vine Ave. & So. Dearing Ave.
VIE -DEL COMPANY
1 1903 South Chestnut
834 -2525
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
COMMERCIAL
RESIDENTIAL
INDUSTRIAL
AIR CONDITIONING
REFRIGERATION - HEATING
SALES — SERVICE — INSTALLATION
24 HOUR
EMERGENCY SERVICE
233 -9933
1505 N. T,HESTA, FRESNO, CA 93703
74 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
AUTO GLASS INSTALLED
Amos Body Shop
10623 S. Frankwood Avenue
Reedley, CA 93654
Jim Sasaki, Owner Phone 638 -1811
OPERATIVE PLASTERERS
& CEMENT MASONS
LOCAL NO. 188
M. W. PRINGLE — BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE
5407 E. OLIVE AVE. FRESNO
Lloyd's
AUTOWEAKSTATT
Specializing in Repair of
All German Cars & Datsun- Toyota
237 -5924 & 237 -0477
1426 N. BLACKSTONE AVE. FRESNO
.A TRADITION (N TWUST
ELMONT
0� _MEMORIAL PARK
in offiliotion with
- STEPHENS &_BEAN
CHAPEL
Fresno's CoinlVele, Convenient
Meinori(tl Facility
Everything In One Place
Convenience, Ninrhlicit),
'111,1 .Sa v h lgs
237 -6185
201 N. Teilman
,1ua SOL1111 Of Bclnwnt
C. Mestas
Lieutenant
s�
A
J. Blohm
Sergeant
/ .:..........:'::!!!:::::::::
Y:S?n
P. Caporale R. Cobbs
Sergeant Sergeant
•�
O. Moon G. Andreotti K. Badiali C. Bayer
Sergeant Deputy Deputy Deputy
s�
J. Chacon L. Clemens R. Doughty A. Fierro
Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy
Compliments of...
J &J
„9` FARMS
I
FIREBAUGH
G. Elliott
Sergeant
G. Cantrell
Deputy
A.
D. Gillette
Deputy
Always Check With Us
Before You Buy!
&a4a0teT Sa&a 74C.
FURNITURE • Carpets • Wallcoverings • Drapes • Etc.
BILLMOSS LYNN MOSS
Phone (209) 275.0227
4065 W. Shaw-102 • Fresno, CA 93722
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 75
AREA 2 Continued
I. Glass
Deputy
'
0 � R. Hunt
Deputy
). Martinez
Deputy
T. Ronlake
Deputy
r
I�
A. Graham
Deputy
r OWIN%h.
S. Jarrett
Deputy
S. Meunier
Deputy
D. Rya n
Deputy
76 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
L. Green
Deputy
F. Johnson
Deputy
D. Per ry
Deputy
S. Herzog
Deputy
R. Kandarian
Deputy
R. Pursell
Deputy
L.l -j6m
H. Townsend
Deputy
r
�r
G. Humann
Deputy
r ;±
J' �..
J. Lee
Deputy
fi
,/ . \
J. Rascon
Deputy
�F. , WI
M. Vaughan
Deputy
r
AI
AREA 2 Continued
i
�, • owl-e mom
J. Womble R. Worstein M. Duenes
Deputy Deputy Detective
Fee
M. Satterberg J. Stuart R. Wilson
Detective Detective Detective
Automatic 7kansmission Center
Don Osterberg, Owner
1287 N. Blackstone Ave. • Fresno
233 -8848
Contractor No. 460062
License No. 33305
Allied Air Conditioning
and Heating
P.O. Box 18
Kerman, CA 93630
Phone: 846 -5391
Dick Allen
L. Hill
Detective
I
A. Baker
Comm. Ser. Off.
r N
.r
40
P. Kalpakoff
Detective
1
y
1
-1
R. Rigg
Comm. Ser. Off
JORGENSEN & CO.
Fire Extinguishers and Safety Equipment
Protective Systems
2691 S. East Ave. Ph. 268 -6241
GERMAN AUTO REPAIR
SINCE 1967
• Mercedes • B.M.W.
• Audi • Volkswagen
PARTS & SERVICE
237 -8090 =V1
1828 E. HAMMOND AVE. • FRESNO
1 Block North of Olive 1 Block East of Blackstone
Open Mon. - Fri. 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 77
S. Tafoya
Lieutenant
,55 ijj ?:
fo
f i
R. Adolph J. Crass J. Gregory
Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant
Vft 1400
f
E. Mee G. Tagliamonte
Sergeant Sergeant
I .
F. Amparano M. Amparano
Deputy Deputy
ARROW ELECTRIC MOTOR, INC.
Clarence Kragh Larry Kragh
President Vice- President
645 Broadway, Fresno, California. 266 -0104
78 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
G. Tigh
Sergeant
1�
J. Arendt
Deputy
M. Alanis
Deputy
e
E. Areyano
Deputy
JIM'S PLACE
LIVE 5 NIGHTS
MUSIC A WEEK
430 CLOYIS AVE. • CLOYIS • 299-2597
gntinued
4
V. Bacchetti
Deputy
S. Canning
Deputy
Y
I
J. Golden
Deputy
E. Mateo
Deputy
f— -
T. Barnes
Deputy
rte.
P. Chavez
Deputy
S � _
000
r
mom 16M
C. Harkins
Deputy
S. Mathias
Deputy
10 %
r
J. Bewley
Deputy
0.
B. Christian
Deputy
D. Hard
Deputy
f/ 1
A. Montiel
Deputy
A. Bradshaw
Deputy
K. Draughon
Deputy
. � t
S�
C. Kiser
Deputy
v
i
B. Morgan
Deputy
O
_ •.
M. Brown
Deputy
1
M. Edwards
Deputy
J. Martinez
Deputy
r
T. O'Brien
Deputy
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 79
AREA 3 Continued
L
�6. _
� y
C. Osborn
Deputy
P-
-A
i
w
M. Thobe
Deputy
ow
H. Ramirez
Deputy
M. Toste
Deputy
M. Woodward
Deputy
op
ti
F. Stewart
Detective
J. Zsenyuk
Deputy
C. Adolph
Comm. Ser. Off.
80 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
t
0
lit
L. Rivera
Deputy
M. Trevino
Deputy
M. Mims
Detective
r �
D. Howland
Comm. Ser. Off
J. Roberts
Deputy
r'r
w
D. Tafoya
Deputy
V% 00
R. Verdugo
Deputy
W. Nielsen
Detective
f
C. Waller
Deputy
C. Now
mom
T. Phillips
Detective
E. Massongill
Comm. Ser. Off.
S. Pursell
Comm. Ser. Off
0
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3WEUISH Milili
Swedish SmorgashbordDining
Restaurant 8, Gift Shop
xnn..
1 pinch I 1 AM T: In PM
1—d. 5 PM 9:OU PM
� tiundry I I AM A 00 PM
CI�..M M�.� ✓rv.
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R�r
SUN SUN KITCHEN
Open Every Day - 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
THE FINEST CHINESE
TO TAKE OUT
Howard Gee / Owner
1216 W. Shields, Fresno
227 -3579 • 227 -3570
12
rur
209/841 -3272
�!
P.O. Box 39
G
Shaver Lake,
hood
•.� �p,�,ts *�•
California 93664
o*
Wharf
Restaurants
Q aw- -
• i1
r416-
00
LUM'S CHOP SUEY
Chinese and American Dishes
609 Divisadero, Fresno
268 -7919
CALWA CAFE
233 -9360
4145 E. Jensen, Calwa
9
FINE
LUNCH
DINNER
WINE
"The
"HOME OF THE
Fisherman's
STUFFED $TEAK"
Wharf
3075 N. Maroa at Shields Of
Fresno 2241660
Fresno"
A R=,5
ITALIAN RESTAURANT
AND PIZZERIA
6735 N. First Suite III Mon. - Sat.
Fresno, CA 11 a.m. to 11 P.M.
431 -1278 Sun. 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 81
MI-11
The Tree House Restaurant
Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
OPEN 6 AM 'TIL 8 PM
29460 Auberry Road • Prather, CA
855 -3322
THE
ooks
Xanck
FAMILY DINING
3304 N. Blackstone — Manchester Center
Chestnut and Highway 99
4278 W. Ashland Hiway 99 • Ashland
;9
VALLIS RESTAURANT
& LOUNGE
Dinners Only — Closed Sun. -Tues.
For reservations: (209) 897 -3079
1671 Simpson Ave. • Kingsburg
4239 N. Blackstone at Ashlan
209/224 -1865
Hours: Sunday- Thursday 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Friday & Saturday 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
'• PIZZERIA
ITALIAN RESTAURANT
"The Way You Like It"
2549 N. BLACKSTONE AVE.
3404 N. CEDAR
CITY WIDE DELIVERY
222 -2051
at Fountain Way
^�
222 -0544
ORDERS TO TAKE OUT
5251 N. BLACKSTONE
1071 E. SHAW
LASAGNA - SPAGHETTI - RAVIOLI
° 431 -6021
229 -7811
COMBINATION PLATES AND
j 393 W. SHAW CLOVIS
408 CLOVIS AVE.
MANY OTHER DISHES _
(Peach & Shaw)
CLOVIS
297 -9591
299 -3711
ITALIAN FOOD SERVED
299 -4222
IN THE TRADITION OF
AN OLD ITALIAN GARDEN
267 ACADEMY
SANGER
SINCE 1956
875 -5557
82 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
IF
PA
(209) 435 -0150
1209) 435 -0151
BOW LOY RESTAURANT
Business Hours:
Mon. 5at.: 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. 1760 West Bullard
Sunday: 4 p.m. - 9 p.m. Fresno, California
SAN CARLOS CAFE
Carlos Urrea, Proprietor
Mexican & American Food — Banquet Room
AIR CONDITIONED
841 F Street 237 -3291
FUNG'S KITCHEN
CHINESE & AMERICAN FOOD TO GO
251 -3234
4141 E. Butler Ave. Fresno
THE RIPE
TOMATO
Specializing In
French Provincial Cuisine
Lunch and Dinner Tuesday through Saturday
11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. — 6:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Monday Lunch
, 1:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
RESERVATIONS ACCEPTED
225 -1850
5064 N. Palm Ave.
Fresno
(In Fig Garden Village)
CHUCK WAGON
"HOME OF THE CHILI DOG"
Open 10 A.M. to 11:30 P.M. — Closed Wednesdays
12th and Academy a Sanger a 875 -3889
THE HUNGRY HUT
"Home of the Hut Burger"
In Shaver Lake on Hwy. 168
SHAVER LAKE
ANGELO'S DRIVE IN
710 W. OLIVE
268 -3726
FRESNO
OUR SPECIALTY
GENUINE
ITALIAN FOOD
PIZZA & ITALIAN
LUNCHES & DINNERS
Dining Room Open
7 Days A Week
11:30 A.M. to Midnight
Fri. & Sat. Till 1:30 A.M.
And
COCKTAIL
LOUNGE
229 -4648
Open 10 A.M. to 2 A.M.
CALL AHEAD FOR ORDERS
229 -2635
FOOD TO GO
est. 1962
3228 N. WEST AVE. (AT SHIELDS)
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 83
COMMU�:::
NICATIONS
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D. Myatt
Sr. Comm. Disp.
R. Hagler
Lieutenant
Station Commander
OWN
D. Plumb D. Castleberry
Comm. Sys. Supv. Sr. Comm. Disp.
W. Elliott
Sr. Comm. Disp.
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B. Gustafson S. Laponte-
Sr. Comm. Disp. Kirkorian
Sr. Comm. Disp.
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W. Burns E. Graham C. Graham D. DePew
Comm. Disp. Spec. Comm. Disp. Spec. Comm. Disp. Spec. Comm. Disp. Spec.
O.K. PRODUCE
445 -8600
1762 G Street Fresno
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Rusconi Enterprises
HARDWARE AUTO PARTS & REPAIR
693 -4444 693 -4345
HENRY RUSCONI
SAN JOAQUIN, CALIF.
TIRE & FRONT END SERVICE
693 -4659
COMMUNICATIONS Continued
C. Parkinson D. Vargas
Comm. Disp. Spec. Comm. Disp. Spec,
T. Myers
Comm. Disp. III
ar ri
D. Rosales
Comm. Disp. III
S. Ownsby
Comm. Disp. II
v, Beazley
Deputy
Report Taker
T. Rodriquez
Comm. Disp. II
B. Fidalgo
Deputy
Report Taker
B. Whitlow
Comm. Disp. Spec,
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V. Reece
Comm. Disp. III
J. Stroh
Comm. Disp. II
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R. Herring
Deputy
Report Taker
B. Bosworth
Comm. Disp. III
N
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P. Doty
Comm. Disp. III
C. Welch
Comm. Disp. III
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S. Lujano
Comm. Disp. II
S. Heck
Comm. Disp.
Ono.
F. Kilgore
Deputy
Report Taker
D. Ramirez
Comm. Disp. I
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G. Semenko
Deputy
Report Taker
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 85
OUT OF THE PAST - A MYSTERY STILL UNSOLVED
In 1962, when your editor was the sergeant in
charge of the Warrant and Fugitive Detail, our war-
rant and records files had become so full a ma-
jor purging operation of old and inactive files was
initiated to make room for more current informa-
tion. The oldest warrant found in the active file
had been issued by Earle J. Church, Justice of the
Peace of the Fresno Justice Court, on April 6,1925.
The person to be arrested was Francisco De La
Vega, and the charge was murder.
Filed with the warrant was what served as a
crime report at that time, a one page form design-
ed to contain only the basic facts of the crime even
when filled out completely. This particular report
furnished even less information. The first line
reads "Department Reporting" and is printed,
followed by a blank in which had been typed
"Sheriff's Office, Fresno County." The second line
is a long blank space followed by the printed word
"Report ", and the single word "Murder" had been
typed in the blank space. Beneath that was typed
"WARRANT OF ARREST ISSUED BY JUSTICE
COURT, JUDGE EARLE J. CHURCH, APRIL 6,1925."
The injured party is listed as J.R. Grijalba of
Centerville, that designation being somewhat
misleading, as he was not the one who was
murdered. The suspect's full name is listed, with
a physical description of black hair, black eyes,
57" tall, weight 165 pounds, age 35 to 40. The sec-
tion entitled "Details of Crime and Description
of Property" contained just a few lines, reading
"De La Vega, murdered Louis Munoz, at Center-
ville, reported to this office by Judge Cotton, of
Sanger, about 2:00 P.M. Saturday, April 4th, 1925.
Wears blue overalls, brown khaki shirt, large white
straw hat, black mustache, and medium complex-
ion."
There was no card for the warrant in the index
file, and the Fresno Justice Court had ceased to ex-
ist in 1952 when the Municipal Court was created.
that court could find no record of the warrant,
nor was there any record in our files of the defen-
dant ever having been arrested. It was therefore
impossible to determine whether the warrant was
still active, or had been served at some time and
through a clerical error not returned to the court.
It was a moot question anyway, as due to lapse
of time, prosecution would have been impossi-
ble even if the defendant could have been located,
which was also highly unlikely due to the vague
description and lack of other pertinent
information.
86 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
The warrant was kept in the warrant sergeant's
desk, passed on by each person filling that posi-
tion to his successor, for the next twenty years.
In those .days we actually had warrant officers
whose full time duty it was to search for and ar-
rest personsywanted on warrants, and because it
was a day job with weekends off, with somewhat
more freedom of movement on the job than on
a patrol beat, quite often a patrol deputy would
approach the warrant sergeant and request con-
sideration for transfer to that detail. A favorite
prank of the sergeants was to hand the applicant
the old warrant and tell him serving it would be
a test of his aptitude for the job. The joke was
never allowed to proceed so far that the applicant
decided patrol duty wasn't so bad after all and
rescinded his request, or actually wasted time try-
ing to locate the defendant.
there was occasional speculation over the years
as to what had actually happened to provoke the
alleged murder but no research was done until
recently. News stories in the Old Fresno Morn-
ing Republican, predecessor of the Fresno Bee,
for the appropriate period provide the following
pertinent information.
The homicide occurred near the Centerville
School about 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 4, 1925,
and was witnessed from a distance by Centerville
grocer James Phillips and two children, twelve -
year -old Mary Deaver and ten - year -old Pedro Gri-
jalva. The witnesses stated the suspect fired five
shots; however, when the body was examined it
was found that only one bullet had struck Munoz;
it had pierced his heart. He had died holding a
knife in one hand, but it had no bloodstains to
indicate it had been used as a weapon.
Investigators from the office of Sheriff Bill Jones
learned that De La Vega was a longtime resident
of the Centerville area, and was commonly refer-
red to as "Pancho the sheepherder." He had once
worked on the ranch of a prominent Fresno Coun-
ty jurist, Judge S.L. Strother. Munoz was a relati\e
newcomer to the area, who worked on the Oliver
ranch.
Juan Grijalva, who identified himself as a cousin
of De La Vega, told officers he had gone to the
cabin where Munoz lived, and found Munoz
and De La Vega involved in a heated argument.
In an attempt to calm them down he offered them
a drink from a bottle he carried, but they paid no
Continued I
MYSTERY continued
attention to him. De La Vega then asked Munoz
to step outside. Apparently Grijalva, not wanting
to become involved in a personal quarrel he
thought would amount to no more that a fist fight,
staved inside until he heard the shots, and didn't
witness the actual killing.
The grocer, Mr. Phillips, told officers he observ-
ed the suspect walk away from the scene after the
shooting, and got into his automobile and follow-
ed him as he walked toward Sanger. When De La
Vega stopped to talk to another Mexican, Phillips
drove on by to keep the suspect from realizing
he was being followed. After driving a short
distance he turned around and retraced his route,
but the suspect and the man with whom he had
been talking had disappeared.
Sheriff Jones and a posse searched the vicinity
throughout the night, but found no trace of the
suspect. They did, however, find a Mexican sitting
by the roadside with a jug of wine between his
knees and a cup in his hand. Prohibition being
in effect at the time, he was arrested.
The next day a thorough house -to -house search
was made of the area of Fresno in which it was
considered likely the suspect had taken refuge.
No trace was found of him, but the search effort
was not a total waste. Officers arrested several
aliens on various charges, including illegal entry,
possession of intoxicating liquor, and possession
of stolen property. Included in the stolen property
VALLEY OFFICE FURNITURE
Office Furniture • Office Accessories
Franchised Dealers for Steelcase RCR
1417 F'nllon St. • Fresno, CA 93721
485 -5250
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F RBNO PET CEMETERY
NEILSON AVENUE BETWEEN
WEST AND HUGHES AVENUES
P.O. Box 4301
Fresno, CA 93744
Phone 266 -6753
Jim Barbato (Owner)
recovered were two overcoats, lap robes, car
cushions, tires, and such automobile parts as
magnetos and motometers, and a trunk full of
women's shoes and silk stockings. Other contra-
band confiscated were a revolver, brass knuckles,
and "a can and cigar box filled with a dried Mex-
ican narcotic weed."
(Editor's note: We can guess what the Mexican
narcotic weed was, but what the heck is a
motometer?)
On April 7 a coroner's inquest was conducted.
The offical verdict was that the death of Luis
Munoz was "a result of being shot by Francisco
De La Vega with homicidal intent."
Investigating officers were never able to deter-
mine a clear -cut motive for the murder. None of
the several persons questioned indicated the
suspect and his victim had ever been more than
occasional acquaintances. On the surface it ap-
peared to have been simply a drunken quarrel,
probably over some trivial matter, that had got-
ten out of hand. However, evidence was found on
tfle road where De La Vega had last been seen by
Phillips that he had been picked up by someone
in an automobile. Assuming that was by prior ar-
rangement, that would lend some credence to a
theory the murder was pre - meditated. Obvious-
ly, the question will never be answered, and even
though the warrant was never served, and is
therefore technically still active, the case can,for
all practical purposes, be considered closed.
CIVIC CENTER
SQUARE, INC.
485 -4700
Real Estate Development and Investment
900 Civic Center Square, Suite 200
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Phone (209) 893 -3316
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DE TE C TI VE DI VISION
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A. COX
Lieutenant
Asst. Div. Comm
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P. Baker
Detective
R. Hernandez
Detective
W. Pierce
Sergeant
Juvenile
E. Burk
Detective
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B. Kleinknight
Detective
J. Amador
Detective
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Detective
Reedley 209/638 -3551 l Fresno 233 -8785
Toll Free
1- 800 - 448 -5715 -
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VALLEY TRUCK WRECKING CO., INC.
Used Trucks & Equipment • Used & Rebuilt Parts
P.O. Box 669
Vaughn Garabedian Reedley, CA 93654
Larry Garabedian
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L. Lee
Detective
L. Nelson
Captain
Division Commander
Jv. K
S. Lee
Detective
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L. Lenton
Detective
THESTA AUTOMOTIVE
OTTO HEFLEY, JR.
266 -1583
1561 N. Thesta * Fresno
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DETECTIVE DIVISION Continued
C. Little F. Lopez
Detective Detective
L. Nomura
Detective
S. )ones
Comm. Ser. Off
Complaints
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F. Reyna
Detective
L. Huffman
Office Asst.
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8747 S. Main St. Bus.: 693 -4657
Son Joaquin, CA 93660 Res.: 693 -2112
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A. Maldonado
Detective
E. Richardson
Detective
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V. Kasparian
Office Asst.
1. Souza
Detective
P. Waters
Office Asst.
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Our Best Wishes to the Officers.
Two Way Fruit Stand
112 W. California • Fresno
266 -3743
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 89
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DETEM . VE DIVISION
Under the command of Captain Larry Nelson,
the Detective Division has under gone some
drastic restructuring in the past two or three years.
That is due primarily to the area -based policing
concept adopted by the department, with most
of the manpower and responsibility for property
crime investigation transferred to the Patrol Divi-
sion. There are still detectives whose primary
responsibility it is to investigate property crimes,
but they work under the direction of the patrol
lieutenant commanding the area to which they
are assigned. This arrangement has allowed the
Detective Division to develop and refine in-
dividual highly specialized units to handle major
and sophisticated criminal activity.
The backbone of the Detective Division has
traditionally been the Crimes Against Persons
Detail. Staffed with one sergeant and 8 detectives,
the unit handled 975 cases in 1988, managing to
clear 650, or 68% of them.
The Special Investigations Detail follows close
on the heels of the Crimes Against Persons Detail,
as far as demands on personnel and resources are
concerned. It is divided into two units, Vice /In-
telligence and Narcotics. In 1988 the Narcotics unit
conducted 532 investigations, successfully made
327 narcotics purchases from suspected drug
dealers, conducted eight internal affairs investiga-
tions, served 130 search warrants, and seized
$92,641 under the asset forfeiture program.
The Vice /Intelligence unit investigates organiz-
ed criminal activities, gambling, and commercial
sex crimes. This year investigation of gang violence
has been added to their realm of responsibility.
The Juvenile /Sexual Assault unit investigated
1142 cases in 1988. 114 were juvenile sex offenses,
90 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
17 involved child abuse, 126 pertained to adult sex
offenses, 282 were the result of spousal abuse,
there were 377 miscellaneous crimes committed
by juveniles, and 629 runaway juveniles. The unit
has a very demanding case load, and the fact they
were able to'clear 91% of their assigned cases is
indicative of the high level of committment to
their duties.
The Special Operations Detail, even though it
has no fancy title or intriguing initials, never-
theless provides a tremendously valuable service.
It is composed of three deputies and one Fresno
police officer, and the four of them racked up a
very impressive work record in 1988. 1098 newly
sentenced felony prisoners were transported to
state prison, requiring 2873 man hours. In addi-
tion, 615 parole violators were returned to prison,
and 41 parole violators were transported from
prison for further action on their cases. 190 man
hours were consumed in transporting 35
prisoners to various psychiatrists, pursuant to
court order, and waiting while they were
evaluated. Eight felons were transported and
allowed to attend funerals on court order, a situa-
tion of high potential risk due to close proximity
of friends and relatives of the prisoner, and the
emotional state of many of those in attendance.
387 man hours were expended on extradition pro-
cedures, and 160 suspects who had fled the state
and were arrested' elsewhere were returned to
California for prosecution.
The Transportation Unit's two vehicles, a
30- passenger bus and a 15- passenger van, were
driven a total of 35,176 miles in 1988. As if the
aforementioned activity wasn't enough to keep
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222 -4424
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DETECTIVE Continued
them busy, the unit was assigned to investigate
83 missing person reports, and 42 escapes from
custody.
Finally, there's the Court Liaison /Complaint Of-
ficer, who fills a position created to eliminate
some of the waste caused by officers being sub-
poenaed to court and then not being called to
testify, and to take routine cases to the District
Attorney's office for complaint, thus allowing a
detective to spend more time at his primary duty
of investigation. The plan has been very suc-
cessful. Hundreds of thousands of dollars have
been saved by the prior screening of subpoenas,
and discovering that in many instances the case
was not ready to proceed, or had already been
disposed of. In 1988 the unit received and served
6813 subpoenas on department personnel. Fur-
ther investigation revealed that on only 593 of
them was an appearance necessary. It is estimated
that the resulting savings amounted to the salary
of 6.22 officers.
The Complaint Office function is highly critical,
as every person arrested must be arraigned within
48 hours, or be released. In 1988 2160 complaints
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were filed on persons recently arrested, and 505
misdemeanor complaints filed as added charges
on persons already in custody. Before a complaint
can be filed , the complaint officer must be able
to determine that sufficient justifying information
is included.
While it may appear that the re- organization and
removal of crimes against property investigation
from the division has lowered its prestige, that is
not the case. Its duties are now more in line with
those of detective divisions in larger departments,
where they have traditionally tended to concen-
trate on the more serious crimes, leaving the more
mundane investigations to the patrol units.
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Autos • Boats • Trucks • Planes
Fine Used Cars
6070 N. Blackstone Ave. 431 -4300
JACK'S LIQUOR
251 -4496
4630 E. Kings Canyon • Fresno
Our Sincere Appreciation to the Men and
Women of the Fresno Sheriff's Department
Compliments of Earl and Mary Flood
Mr. Sanford of California
Pants and Tops That Do the Nicest Things For Your Figure
Smartest in Ladies Sportswear
251 -0166
Joyce Day Shop • 4866 E. Kings Canyon
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FRESNO OFFICE NORTH FRESNO OFFICE
1458 Kern Street 1330 E. Shaw
233 -0591 226 -7900
SHAW and MARKS OFFICE
3077 W. Shaw
229 -8501
THE SERVICE .... THE PEOPLE
THE PERFECT UNION
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 91
TT4W STL .
Sting, or elaborate undercover operations, in
which law enforcement officers pose as second
hand dealers or other shady businessmen, buy
stolen property from thieves and burglars, and
simultaneously gather evidence to convict the
perpetrator, often leading to recovery of other pro-
perty, have been in vogue in law enforcement
generally for several years. The name comes from
the movie of the same name starring Paul
Newman and Robert Redford, which got its title
from the slang term traditionally used by con ar-
tists to designate an elaborate setup, posing as a
legitimate enterprise, to fleece their victims. As
long as ten years ago the Special Operations Detail
of the Fresno County Sheriff's Department made
tentative plans to put one into operation, even go-
ing so far as to scout around the appropriate
neighborhoods of the metropolitan area for a
suitable building to rent. However, that was shortly
after the passage of proposition 13, and money
to front such an operation wasn't available.
In July of 1987 the Department received a one
hundred thousand dollar grant from the state Of-
fice of Criminal Justice planning to finance a sting
operation. The county added another eleven
thousand one hundred and one dollars, and the
S.O.D. went into the second hand merchandise
business. The operation continued until April of
1988. To avoid compromising any future opera-
tions of a similar nature that might someday be
planned, exact details of the procedures utilized
tan't be disclosed. However,
the results are covered quite
well in the following copy of
a report to the granting agen-
cy, compiled by Sergeant
William Dryden, supervisor of
the Special Operations Detail.
On July 7, 1987 the physical
mechanics of the Fresno
County Sheriff's Department
Property Crime Program
began, based upon a 100,000
dollar grant from the Califor-
nia State Office of Criminal
Justice Planning. In the begin-
ning phases of the program,
two operations were
established; one to be a fixed -
mobile site, posing as a street
vendor that received stolen
92 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
property, and the other to be a mobile buyer of
stolen property. As each of the programs progress-
ed it was determined that telephone pagers would
be a necessity, to improve the effectiveness of
both programs.
The fixed - mobile site utilized one undercover
buyer and two surveillance officers. A motor
home, from the Fresno County Shop, was selected
as the buyer's vehicle and to serve as the
operating fixed - mobile site. Alterations were made
in the vehicle, so that the interior section of the
vehicle was divided into two sections by a false
wall; one an office area and the other a safe area
for the video monitoring officer. It should be
noted that the alterations were made so that the
buyer could open the door of the false wall, dur-
ing the transaction, in such a manner that the
monitoring officer could not be detected and the
interior of the vehicle appeared vacant. The fixed -
mobile operation posed as a second hand dealer
in T- shirts and sunglasses, as a street corner ven-
dor in the target area. The second hand business
was named Steve's Collectables, with the buyer
assuming the name of Steve Williams.
The fixed - mobile operation consisted of one
undercover buyer, one monitoring officer (inside
the fixed - mobile vehicle), and one outside
surveillance officer. Other additional outside
surveillance officers were utilized, as officer safety
dictated.The undercover buyer utilized a cold
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phone (located at the Department), which had
call- forwarding capabilities and a record -a -phone
message machine, in order to communicate with
potential customers or arrange transactions. This
cold phone was forwarded to the undercover
buyer's home residence when he was off duty, or
the recording message machine was substituted.
A pager was also assigned to the undercover buyer
for communication with the clientele. Another im-
portant element of this fixed - mobile operation
was that no informant was used. Clients were
directed to the fixed - mobile site through the use
of scouting techniques, usually using undercover
officers from the Visalia Police Department.
Statistically the fixed - mobile operation com-
pleted 172 transactions (six of which were nar-
cotics relawd and from a separate buy fund), and
had contact with 107 subjects, of which 27 were
never fully identified (approximately 10 of them
were related to scouting, the other 12 were not
determined to involve criminal cases).
The second operation was mobile and utilized
informants. In the second operation the buyer
posed as an apartment maintenance man. The
mobile buyer was supplied a pager with which
tocommunicate with clients and set up transac-
tions, However, insufficient manpower hampered
the effectiveness of this operation and conse-
quently only 30 transactions were consummated.
With these transactions approximately 15 subjects
were contacted and three were never identified
because of no criminal cases involved.
On April 22, 1988, 82 officers from various local
agencies and the Fresno County Sheriff's Depart-
ment were assembled for the final closedown
roundup. Five search warrants and 38 out of 59
arrest warrants were served, netting approximately
50 arrests (some of which were narcotics related).
The arrests were enhanced at that time by the
fixed - mobile undercover officer setting up in-
dividuals at their residences, through a pre-
arranged guise. Since the date of closedown, 12
additional arrests have occured, leaving nine
outstanding arrest warrants. Out of those nine,
four are believed to be out of state, and leads are
currently being sought on the whereabouts of the
remaining five suspects.
Overall, both operations completed 202 transac-
tions, expending $32,345 to recover approximate-
ly $2,257,111 in stolen property and potential com-
munity loss. Of this amount recovered, $2,231, 621
of stolen property and potential community loss
were returned to the owner /victims. The total
operation closed 210 cases and has netted 62
arrests.
During the operation 35 stolen vehicles, one
stolen boat, and four tractor - trailer rigs were pur-
chased and recovered. It should also be noted that
one of the suspects, not included in the aforemen-
tioned 60, was introduced by our fixed - mobile
undercover officer to an investigator of the
Sacramento Sheriff's Department Recovery Pro-
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OUR SPECIAL THANKS TO
THE FRESNO COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFFS
Victor Gragnani
& Sons Farms
San Joaquin
COMPLIMENTS OF
CLEMENT APIARIES
16240 W. Whitesbridge
Kerman
846 -9792
CHARLES SORENSEN
WESTSIDE CHEMICAL
WESTSIDE HARDWARE
MENDOTA MOTOR PARTS
P.O. BOX 7 • MENDOTA
PHONE 655 -4206
FRESNO
CATHOLIC
CEMETERIES
• St. Peter's Cemetery
• Holy Cross Cemetery
• Calvary Cemetery
Raul S. Zaragosa, Superintendent
264 N. Blythe 485 -6422
94 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
LARRY S. KELLEY
Certified Public Accountant
Personalized Tax Service
for Law Enforcement
200 W. Bullard Ave., Ste. E -2, Clovis,
299 -8220
Aft Dried Fruit and Nut Company
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7170 N. Financial Drive
P.O. Box 28900
Fresno, CA 93710 -890D
Tel: (209) 449 -6500
FAK (209) 449 -6750
Telex: 28 -6843
A Castle 8 Cooke Company
Rose Ann Vuich
State Senator
15th Senatorial District
My best wishes to the men and women of thl
Fresno County Sheriff's Department.
You are all dedicated and loyal, and those
of us throughout Fresno County appreciate
your tireless efforts on our behalf.
Thank you!
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gram. This introduction resulted in the recovery
of three additional stolen tractor - trailer rigs.
Other items of property purchased in the opera-
tion included business checks, Social Security
checks, U.S. Savings Bonds, television sets, VCR's,
car stereos, home stereos, jewelry, clothing, power
tools, chainsaws, electric typewriters, computers,
shotguns, handguns, rifles, cameras, sewing
machines, and electric guitars.
The success of the operation depended, of
course, on very tight security, not only in the
public sector, but also within the department. On-
Iv the command and supervisory personnel who
had to know, and the officers actually involved,
knew the operation was in progress. The officers
1
actively involved had to stay away from the depart-
ment building, and couldn't be seen elsewhere
in contact with another member of the depart-
ment, particularly one in uniform, lest their cover
be blown. That naturally led to an occasional
question as to why so- and -so hadn't been seen
around the offfice for some time, and perhaps a
bit of highly imaginative and inaccurate specula-
tion regarding various possible reasons for his
absence, when the answer was that he was work-
ing on a special assignment. There were also no
doubt a few pretty accurate guesses, but it is a
tribute to the professionalism of Department per-
sonnel that no such speculation was voiced in
such a manner as to endanger the security of the
operation.
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q,0 "O" STREET • FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93721 • TELEPHONE (209) 233 -5619
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 95
FIGHTING:
RURAL CRIME
The Fresno County Sheriff's Department held
its second Rural Crime Prevention Rally on
Wednesday, February 22, 1989, between 10:00 a.m.
and 1:00 p.m., in Courthouse Park. Various farm
tractors and equipment were on display. Newly
appointed Central
Crime Prevention
Officer Deputy Dan
Furtney demon-
strated Operation
Id Farm Watch,
stamping tools with
some identifying
mark that would
make them more
difficult to dispose
of as stolen proper-
ty. Methods used
included the Farm
Bureau metal stam-
ping tool, the acid
etch indelible ink
stamp, the con -
tinous pipe roller
stamp, the electric
branding iron, and
O.A.N. confetti, a
small portion of
which can be baled
into hay to make
the individual bales
identifiable.
Other organiza-
tions participating
in the rally were the Fresno County Farm Bureau,
the California Cattleman's Association, the State
Brand Inspector, the air unit of the California
Highway Patrol, the Fresno County Department
of Agriculture, and the California Department of
Transportation. Each organization or agency spoke
on its respective rural crime problems and preven-
tion methods.
Sheriff Magarian chats with Supervisor Vernon Conrad, at his left, and
Supervisor Deran Kiligian, facing him.
RANCHER'S
COTTON OIL
MANUFACTURERS OF
COTTONSEED PRODUCTS
P.O. BOX 2596 268 -5353
FRESNO
96 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
At 11:30 a.m.
press conferenc
was held, with
Sheriff Magarian
addressing local
radio and television
reporters. The
Sheriff pointed out
that our depart-
ment's Farm Watc
program is believ
to have been
sponsible for
substantial redu'
tion in agricultu
related crime o
the past few yea
To date more th
840 different farm
ranches, and bus
inesses have bee,
contacted, and ov
44,000 pieces v
equipment an
machinery stampe
by department pe!
sonnel. Sher
Magarian stress,
the need for rur;
community to become involved and take part
crime prevention programs, to make them �•.
even more effectively. Continpa
T3NMWE
MOVING & STORAGE4
Local and Long Distance Moving & Storage
Interstate No Excuse Move 40
Records Management Service — Other Services
301 VAN NESS AVE. a FRESNO • 233 -4274
From the following exchanges only— Firebaugh, Madera; Reedley, S,;
(No Charge) ask operator for Enterprise 1'1448
Als(
Super
and fi
Ann V
Costa.
ticipat
Shirley
repres
Volunt
overall
dog, u
of rura
CSO 5hrrl,
process.
Friar
C ro e
I
Westei
251 -5511
Comb
pest
and to
contra
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of
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CRIME Continued
Also attending the rally were Fresno County
Supervisors Deran Koligian and Vernon Conrad,
and field representatives for state Senators Rose
Ann Vuich and Ken Maddy, and Assemblyman Jim
Costa. Other sheriff's department personnel par-
ticipating were Community Service Officers
Shirley Pursell, Richard Rigg, and Leslie Gillis, each.
representing one of the three patrol areas.
Volunteer Jim La Force, appropriately attired in bib
overalls, portrayed McGruff the crime fighting
dog, urging that a substantial bite be taken out
of rural crime.
C50 Airley Pursell demonstrates one equipment marking
plimess.
Friant Trading Post Market
Gr(-)ceries • Fresh Meat & Produce
Beer • Wine • Sundries
OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK
17142 N. Friant Rd. • (209) 822 -2688
Western Exterminator Company
251.5511 251 -8252
Complete
pest
and termite s�
control
• ieY &Mhods —!ow costs
• WRUM i�spect,ors
• E um uW FHA reports O
r Toriols protection policy
• Lam end tree spraying
• :Alp"taon
• ltdW I weed control
• PAWbrilial - Industrial
• 4wtle�+sn1
4714 E. Hedges Fresno
McGruff the Crime Fighting Dog, turned farmer, vvith a loyal
fan. Captain Dave Gustafson, Patrol Division commander, is
in the background.
V/M CUSTOM BOAT TRAILERS
486 -0410
5200 S. PEACH • FRESNO
Serving the Valley
for over 85 years
GOTTSIALK'S
%jA0
Fresno, Merced, Visalia, Clovis,
Santa Maria, Modesto, San Luis Obispo,
Woodland, Stockton, Bakersfield, Chico,
Santa Cruz, Aptos, Scotts Valley
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 97
Saluting Our Fresno County
Deputy Sheriff's
The Allen Farming
Coalinga
BERNARDI EQUIPMENT
RENTAL £r SALES
"Six Generations in Madera County"
40086 Highway 49
(209) 683 -3331 Oakhurst, CA 93644 -1916
Ferd & Jim iAcross from Sierra Meadows Hosp.)
JORGENSEN
BATTERIES, INC.
4740 E. KINGS CANYON ROAD
255 -0800
OUR SPECIAL THANKS
TO THE FRESNO
COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFFS
G�]
MID VALLEY
TRANSPORTATION,
INC.
and
LONNIE CASE
TRUCKING, INC.
3211 S. SANGER AVE.
SANGER
98 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
HOLT LUMBER INC.
Lumber - Plywood - Building Materials
DICK HOLT BILL HOLT
1916 S. Cherry Ave. Fresno 233 -3291
SAM ALEXANDER
DISTRIBUTOR INC.
1939 S. Van Ness
268 -6183
FRESNO GLASS CO.
AUTO GLASS — WINDOW & PLATE
MIRRORS — TABLE TOPS
— Free Estimates —
"If It's Glass, We Have It!"
New Location: 3605 E. Tulare, Fresno
268 -6331
At PGME we wear
a lot of different hats.
A WCA I
You probably know us as line- suicide prevention centers.
men, engineers and customer At PG& E, our employees do
representatives. But in our spare more than provide reliable,KL
time, we're also volunteers for and electric service.
youth athletic teams, local fire They give a lot of
departments, minority youth their own time and
education programs, senior attention to the com
groups, homeless shelters, and munities they serve. Artoersrii
4)!X fly] �tTf 45 A&7i961 . -
_Wtt•�l•iM1thflPrrGYI 1M'
FIM
3
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JAIL DIVISION
R. Pierce
Captain
Division Commander
FIMBRES ADJUSTERS, INC.
Raymond J. Fimbres, Jr.
President
(209) 435 -5115
3649 West Beechwood -106
Fresno, CA 93711
I/Alliance
PETROLEUM CORPORATION
Bus. Phone
659 -2157
Tom R. Ward
Jobber - Broker
P.O. Box 427
Firebaugh, CA 93622
California Industrial Rubber Co.
Everything That's Rubber
Belting - Hose - Clothing - Boots - Gloves - Matting
Tubing - Sponge - Buckets - Gaskets - Aprons - Sheets
Belt Lace - Splicing & Repair
Asbestos & Synthetic Packing
2728 S. Cherry Ave. 268 -7321
T & T ELECTRIC
RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL
REWIRING • NEW CONSTRUCTION
SERVICE WORK (ALL TYPES)
AGRICULTURAL SERVICE
C� I `� MOBILE HOMES
X 24 HOUR
EMERGENCY SERVICE
CALL
266 -8889
3188 N. MARKS, SUITE 115 • FRESNO, CA, 93795
LICENSE # 259649
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 99
Captain Richard Pierce, commander of the jail
Division, had his share of headaches last year. It's
not easy to cope with the chronic problem of over-
crowding, the court ordered releases meant to
alleviate the problem, the many decisions to be
made pertaining to the final stages of construc-
tion of the new jail and plans for moving into it.
In addition, he has to try to stretch a tight budget
to cover all the practical needs of jail operation,
plus find money to meet all the legal and personal
needs of approximately 1500 inmates, many of
which are ordered by a court with no considera-
tion regarding actual justification or the county's
ability to pay for them.
The problem is compounded by the fact the
employees and inmates are now divided among
three facilities, and when the new jail becomes
operational later this year, it will be even more
complicated, for at least temporarily, all three ex-
isting facilities may still be used.
It is virtually impossible to maintain a problem -
free jail operation, due to the many variables over
which administration has no control; unpredic-
table and frequently anti - social behavior of the
inmates, whims of the courts, emergencies requir-
ing expenditure of money in a manner not an-
ticipated when the budget was adopted, unex-
COMPLIMENTS OF
DEAN AND MARIAN
JENSEN
RIVERDALE
MICS
MUELLER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
MAC MAGARGEE
P.O. BOX 128
820 Hoblitt Ave.
Clovis, CA 93613
Phone Res:
(209) 299 -0475 (209) 299 -3466
100 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
pected changes in state and federal mandates
regarding jail operation, etc. However, Captain
Pierce does an admirable job of keeping the divi-
sion running as smoothly as possible, with the
help of 6 correctional lieutenants, 21 correctional
sergeants, 195 correctional officers, and 63 correc-
tional service assistants, the latter position hav-
ing recently replaced the former jail records clerk
job classification.
When the new jail becomes operational, it will
house 808 inmates. There is space for 855 in the
old jail, 200 in the satellite jail at the end of M
Street, and 360 in the branch jail near Caruthers,
for a total of 2223. Tentative plans call for the
closure of the satellite jail when the new one is
opened; however, that may not be practical, ai
least until the additional jail building now in the
planning stage is ready for use three or four years
from now. Even then there may be a space pr
blem. Seldom do we hear of a jail that has mor
space than it needs, or even the right amount
space. There may have been no scientific stu
to validate the premise, but there seems to be
rigid law of physics, sociology, or some scienc
that jail population tends to expand beyond th
space available.
BURGLAR ALARMS
�e HOMES - COMMERCIAL
OT CTIO m
CALIFORNIA
HOME PROTECTION SYSTEMS
A L11 RM BELL S SILENT ALARM
''LIRA-SONIC PHO1C ELFC'PJC
SA {F A'. ARMS
Co. V 21-K1UR F,�OTLCTII�)N
SALES —SERVI r;E IN', AI `. ATION
CU ?RIGHT 3A_E5
FREE CALL RtASONABIE
ES rIMAFES 22n -2741 RATCS'
GLARRYLEDMUNDS
Cl, .. 24 Yr n E .P ro,,
1271 N. WISHON FRESNO
"The Bakery With A Heart"
{
SINCE 1922
485 -2700
502 "M" STREET • FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
Cor
8& r4• J
1939 E
Fresno.
MINI) 22
AIL DI VISION
Captain Richard Pierce, commander of the jail
Division, had his share of headaches last year. It's
not easy to cope with the chronic problem of over-
crowding, the court ordered releases meant to
alleviate the problem, the many decisions to be
made pertaining to the final stages of construc-
tion of the new jail and plans for moving into it.
In addition, he has to try to stretch a tight budget
to cover all the practical needs of jail operation,
plus find money to meet all the legal and personal
needs of approximately 1500 inmates, many of
which are ordered by a court with no considera-
tion regarding actual justification or the county's
ability to pay for them.
The problem is compounded by the fact the
employees and inmates are now divided among
three facilities, and when the new jail becomes
operational later this year, it will be even more
complicated, for at least temporarily, all three ex-
isting facilities may still be used.
It is virtually impossible to maintain a problem -
free jail operation, due to the many variables over
which administration has no control; unpredic-
table and frequently anti - social behavior of the
inmates, whims of the courts, emergencies requir-
ing expenditure of money in a manner not an-
ticipated when the budget was adopted, unex-
COMPLIMENTS OF
DEAN AND MARIAN
JENSEN
RIVERDALE
MICS
MUELLER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
MAC MAGARGEE
P.O. BOX 128
820 Hoblitt Ave.
Clovis, CA 93613
Phone Res:
(209) 299 -0475 (209) 299 -3466
100 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
pected changes in state and federal mandates
regarding jail operation, etc. However, Captain
Pierce does an admirable job of keeping the divi-
sion running as smoothly as possible, with the
help of 6 correctional lieutenants, 21 correctional
sergeants, 195 correctional officers, and 63 correc-
tional service assistants, the latter position hav-
ing recently replaced the former jail records clerk
job classification.
When the new jail becomes operational, it will
house 808 inmates. There is space for 855 in the
old jail, 200 in the satellite jail at the end of M
Street, and 360 in the branch jail near Caruthers,
for a total of 2223. Tentative plans call for the
closure of the satellite jail when the new one is
opened; however, that may not be practical, ai
least until the additional jail building now in the
planning stage is ready for use three or four years
from now. Even then there may be a space pr
blem. Seldom do we hear of a jail that has mor
space than it needs, or even the right amount
space. There may have been no scientific stu
to validate the premise, but there seems to be
rigid law of physics, sociology, or some scienc
that jail population tends to expand beyond th
space available.
BURGLAR ALARMS
�e HOMES - COMMERCIAL
OT CTIO m
CALIFORNIA
HOME PROTECTION SYSTEMS
A L11 RM BELL S SILENT ALARM
''LIRA-SONIC PHO1C ELFC'PJC
SA {F A'. ARMS
Co. V 21-K1UR F,�OTLCTII�)N
SALES —SERVI r;E IN', AI `. ATION
CU ?RIGHT 3A_E5
FREE CALL RtASONABIE
ES rIMAFES 22n -2741 RATCS'
GLARRYLEDMUNDS
Cl, .. 24 Yr n E .P ro,,
1271 N. WISHON FRESNO
"The Bakery With A Heart"
{
SINCE 1922
485 -2700
502 "M" STREET • FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
Cor
8& r4• J
1939 E
Fresno.
MINI) 22
MAIN JAIL
_R__
M. Leonardo
Corr. Lieutenant
Asst. Div. Comm.
r� 14
0"
A. Stout
Corr. Lieutenant
G. Brittan
Corr. Sergeant
Plow ��
D. Kurtze W. Lang L. Leach
Corr. Sergeant Corr. Sergeant Corr. Sergeant
r
/0
E. Watkins T. Abshere
Corr. Sergeant Corr. Officer
B& W FLOORING SUPPL Y, INC.
1939 E. Holland
f+esno, CA 93726
(209) 225 -4466
WES QUALLS
RES: (209) 855 -2686
r ` '
Jh
G. Johnson
Corr. Sergeant
S. Leonardo A. Stewart
Corr. Sergeant Corr. Sergeant
OOW
QL It
J. Aguiree N. Arceneau D. Aveitia
Corr. Officer Corr. Officer Corr. Officer
��ppnMO r,wtr
HALLAIAN HOMES
FRANK M. HALLAIAN
2082 West Minarets
Fresno, CA 93711
209/439-5339
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 101
MAIN JAIL Continued
M. Bagwell
Corr. Officer
w ,
I�1
00W 1
V. Brugetti
Corr. Officer
M. Carroll
Corr. Officer
� y
ice\ 1 1
J. Cyran
Corr. Officer
i
xu
J. Barrie
Corr. Officer
^�
A. Bryant
Corr. Officer
On , -,N
T. Casey
Corr. Officer
4.1-
r
M. Demes
Corr. Officer
102 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
G. Belcher
Corr. Officer
4'
J. Byrd
Corr. Officer
rmiL- A616
D. Chacon
Corr. Officer
R. Egbuziem
Corr. Officer
P. Belmontez
Corr. Officer
L. Camplin
Corr. Officer
v
I
S. Cheney
Corr. Officer
�► r -w
P. Escovedo
Corr. Officer
�Wm, Amw
R. Briano
Corr. Officer
T. Carr
Corr. Officer
. Mmd
L. Contreras
Corr. Officer
"0040 f
J. Esparza
Corr. Officer
MAIN JAIL Continued
►� i
i _
Wo
r ^�
OW OW
M. Flores K. Fox A. Fuentes R. Gonzalez J. Goodlett
Corr. Officer Corr. Officer Corr. Officer Corr. Officer Corr. Officer
or
R. Goodrich J. Graham D. Graves J. Growden M. Guardado
Corr. Officer Corr. Officer Corr. Officer Corr. Officer Corr. Officer
•,, - r..:
OOO' OW �,.•
J. Gustafson D. Hadland D. Halderman B. Hancock M. Heggen
Corr. Officer Corr. Officer Corr. Officer Corr. Officer Corr. Officer
MF
~ ~ ~f 1
8. Henley R. Hildreth J. Hogue R. Holmes G. Holt
Corr. Officer R.
Officer Corr. Officer Corr. Officer Corr. Officer
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 103
MAIN JAIL Continued
i
R. Hunter
Corr. Officer
J. Ishimoto
Corr. Officer
K. Lamb
Corr. Officer
R '+9
0000 - mow �.
M. Lanns P. Lascano J. Leon
Corr. Officer Corr. Officer Corr. Officer
/p �w
J. Lopez
Corr. Officer
J. Lyman
Corr. Officer
r
4
R. Mellor T. Micek
Corr. Officer Corr. Officer
104 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
i
f
M. Lancaster
Corr. Officer
L. Lewis
Corr. Officer
T. Langston
Corr. Officer
s^
J. Lockie
Corr. Officer
OP a
j-
W. Marshall W. Martens J. Mata
Corr. Officer Corr. Officer Corr. Officer
P. Moore
Corr. Officer
i 1I
R. Moreno D. Morrison
Corr. Officer Corr. Officer
I
Cc
MAIN JAIL Continued
r
L f.� i=
P. Niedhammer C. Obeso D. Ohlberg
Corr. Officer Corr. Officer Corr. Officer
r-I
ia
W � ..
a
D. Perez K. Peters
Corr. Officer Corr. Officer
r
L. Potts
Corr. Officer
F. Ruiz
Corr. Officer
C.Shagena
,)rr. Officer
R. Ruiz
Corr. Officer
�; �
I'%
L. Silagan
Corr. Officer
R. Salas
Corr. Officer
N.
V. Sullivan
Corr. Officer
A. Omachi
Corr. Officer
r- - - )-
•IC M M �
P. Pe rez
Corr. Officer
J. Quesada G. Rodgers
Corr. Officer Corr. Officer
�,. %'1
C. Sanders F. Satterfield
Corr. Officer Corr. Officer
r �
G. Tatham
Corr. Officer
S
K. Thompson
Corr. Officer
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 105
MAIN JAIL Coniin.ed
E. Torres
Corr. Officer
R. Torres
Corr. Officer
.00W
D. Wood A. Ybarra
Corr. Officer Corr. Officer
4&
A. Aguilar
Corr. Serv. Asst.
ANIF A INa
L. Torrez
Corr. Officer
OOOOOP
�.
D. Ybarra
Corr. Officer
0000,00
1
� r
J. Anaya
Corr. Serv. Asst,
T. Barnes
Corr. Serv. Asst
V. Boles
Corr. Serv. Asst
106 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
om
R. Atchley
Corr. Serv. Asst.
R. Trimmer
Corr. Officer
I Is !
I-
L. Washington
Corr. Officer
�►
� ri
B. Harris V. Miller
Office Assistant Office Assistant
M. Baker
Corr. Serv. Asst.
r_t
D. Burch E. Carns
Corr. Serv. Asst. Corr. Serv. Asst,
T. Bardwell
Corr. Serv. Asst.
i
A. Chavez
Corr. Serv. Asst.
MAIN JAIL Continued
D. Coelho
Corr. Serv. Asst.
J. Everitt
Corr. Serv. Asst.
A Heinze R. Hooks
Corr. Serv. Asst. Corr. Serv. Asst
' C. Loforti
Corr. Serv. Asst.
000
r �
I. Ezell J. Gaither
Corr. Serv. Asst. Corr. Serv. Asst.
K. Jimenez
Corr. Serv. Asst.
L
V. Lopez V. Lopez
Corr. Serv. Asst. Corr. Serv. Asst.
OW
Moler -Stahl
orr. Serv. Asst.
IF
r
1 W�
D. Nelum N. Ozuna
Corr. Serv. Asst. Corr. Serv. Asst.
N
.4W
K
A. Lee
Corr. Serv. Asst
J. Glenn
Corr. Serv. Asst.
V. Lee
Corr. Serv. Asst.
R. Martin
Corr. Serv. Asst
as in
A. Medina
Corr. Serv. Asst.
D. Pugh R. Ramirez
Corr. Serv. Asst. Corr. Serv. Asst.
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 107
MAIN JAIL Continued
S. Ramos
Corr. Serv. Asst.
l
a
A. Rodriguez
Corr. Serv. Asst
H. Thomas W. Torrence
Corr. Serv. Asst. Corr. Serv. Asst.
L. Wiley N. Escovedo
Supr. Stock Clerk Stock Clerk
S. Ortega
Stock Clerk
108 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
ion
F. Rutherford
Corr. Serv. Asst.
M. Strickland
Corr. Serv. Asst.
got
•� r
•
WAS
D. Ward
Corr. Serv. Asst.
D. Harrell
D. Hernandez
Stock Clerk
Stock Clerk
AN
V. Sweeney
Corr. Serv. Asst.
R. Zapata
Corr. Serv. Asst.
C. Jones
Stock Clerk
B. Mendoza
Sr. Jail Cook
N
C
M
1
N. Scott
D. Mercer
Stock Clerk
Sr. Janitor
AN
V. Sweeney
Corr. Serv. Asst.
R. Zapata
Corr. Serv. Asst.
C. Jones
Stock Clerk
B. Mendoza
Sr. Jail Cook
N
C
M
MAIN JAIL Continued
t
M. Davila
Jail Cook
a
E. Fairbanks M. Gonzales V. Grant C. Tilkes
Jail Cook Jail Cook Jail Cook Rec. Therapist
RICH PRODUCTS CORP.
Frozen Bread & Pastry
320 "O" Street, Fresno
Phone (209) 486 -7492
FRESNO ALARM CO.
BURLAR and FIRE
Charter Member Mid - California Alarm Association
297 -7775
1308 -3 Clovis Ave. • Clovis
License LA001103
JAMES L. DAVISON and ASSOCIATES
ADJUSTERS — INVESTIGATORS
and
MICROFILM AND PHOTOCOPY REPRODUCTION SERVICE
SPECIALIZING IN:
Workers Compensation • Auto
Aviation • General Liability
Trial Preparation
Bi- Lingual Adjusters
Telephone (209) 442 -4806
1546 "N" STREET, SUITE 200 • FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93721
LICENSE NO. A6483 B1163
24 HOUR CLAIM SERVICE THROUGHOUT THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 109
ti iu
AIL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
D. Papagni V. Farmer
Corr. Lieutenant Corr. Sergeant
Training
D. Ke i I
Corr. Sergeant
Oaf
G. Martin M. Wright S. MacDonald
Corr. Sergeant Corr. Officer Corr. Serv. Asst
STAN ALLES TRANSPORT
1755 N. Jameson
Fresno, CA 93722
275 -6744
ADAMS
PAVING CO.
EXCAVATING - GRADING - PAVING
JACK JAMES
BUS. PHONE 292 -1202
2587 N. SUNNYSIDE FRESNO, CA 93727
Licensed Contractor No. 253883
110 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
M. Storey
Corr. Serv. Asst.
FRESNO PLANING MILL CO.
Established 1908
General Mill Work
233.7218
H & Monterey
AYOSEMITE
��T GATEWAY Ill
womm
2 Bedroom Suite
Pool • Spa • Direct Phones • Kitcl
Restau rant
Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
(209) 683 -2378
40530 H iway 41
Oakhurst, CA 93644
Gilbert & Dolores Ghyselinck
r�rr
Fl
µyL
SATELLITE JAIL
M. Peterson
Corr. Sergeant
E. Esqueda
Corr. Officer
I
J. Duenes
Corr. Sergeant
f jn.
J. Buffaloe
Corr. Officer
E. Garcia
Corr. Officer
OW
D. Mills
Corr. Sergeant
J. Noll
Corr. Sergeant
K. Carreiro
Corr. Officer
0000!
E. Gonzales
Corr. Officer
PAG'S PLACE
1178 O Street
Firebaugh, California
659 -2068
S. Coehlo
Corr. Officer
At
M. Hoyt
Corr. Officer
G. Contreras
Corr. Officer
s
W—Me MONO
J. Jefferies
Corr. Officer
FRESNO DISCOUNT
TROPHY
Rusty Lomier and Sandy Lomier
A Family -Owned Business
268 -2057
24 E. OLIVE FRESNO
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 111
SATELLITE JAIL continued
H.Johnson
Corr. Officer
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Corr. Officer
A. Stones
Corr. Officer
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R. Johnson
Corr. Officer
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J. Jones
Corr. Officer
M. Pulliam
Corr. Officer
K. Thyen
Corr. Officer
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C. Rogers
Corr. Officer
H Y� SALCANVAS
PECIALTIES, INC.
We Do Repairing
2750 S. Cherry • Fresno • 485 -1290
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1
S. Watkins
Corr. Officer
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J. Mills M. Munneke
Corr. Officer Corr. Officer
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C. Sims
Corr. Officer
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W. Yervan
Corr. Officer
A. Soto
Corr. Officer
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K. Meek
Corr. Serv. Asst.
ALL BEARING SALES
IF IT ROLLS WE HAVE IT
000
237 -7416
3263 E. TULARE
MEDICAL:SERVICES
K. Bird, M.D.
Medical Director
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[ R.N.
M.Kennedy
No R.N.
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R. Smith, M.D.
Jail Physician
R. Cavagnaro
R.N.
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A. Lewis
R.N.
GARRY PACKING, INC.
Holiday Gift Packaged Dried Fruit
11272 E. Central Avenue
Del Rey — 888 -2126
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J. Schoonmaker, R.N.
Division Manager
R. Clemente
R.N.
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R. Graves
R.N.
B. Duffield
L.V. N.
B. Hawkins
L.V. N.
M. Gipe, R.N.
Head Nurse
J. Gutierrez
R.N.
M. Heatly
L.V. N.
ParaMOUnt Pest Control Service
''We Control Pests"
2143 E. McKinley 268 -4266
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 113
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MEDICAL SERVICES Continued
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M. Lowery
L.V. N,
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B. Smith
L.V. N.
D. McDowell
LPT
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J. Henbest
L.V. N.
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F. McCorkle
L.V.N.
J. Wasson - Mahaffey
L.V.N.
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LPT
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L.V. N.
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LV.N.
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Clinical Supv.
P. Lopez
L.V. N.
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L.V. N.
D. Calzacorta, LPT
Lead Person
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D. Wilde
LPT
E. Haun
UCSW
K. Pines
L.V. N.
AIL
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A. Johnson
LPT
B. Atchley
Supv. Office Asst.
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MEDICAL SERVICES Continued
J. Bosquez
Office Asstistant
T. Cartozian K. Plann
Office Assistant Office Assistant
Compliments Of
MACHADO FARMS
AND DAIRY
266 -2978
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Compliments of
LIBERTY MUTUAL
INSURANCE CO.
224 -6110 1333 E. Shaw Ave. Fresno
and Shopping Center
.LIA Quality and Service''
1WFRESNO at ASHLAN, 222 -4454
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Local & Long Distance
Five Trucks To Serve You
24 Hour Emergency Road Service
2025 E. Hammond Heavy Duty & Car Towing
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V. Reyna B. Stovall
Office Assistant Office Assistant
JERRY'S AUTOMOTIVE
MACHINE & REPAIR SHOP
AH Types Auto Repairs
Foreign & Domestic
1015 N. Blackstone • 264 -4837
Aide Water Technology, Inc.
INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT
Chemicals anclTechnical Services
Boilers — Cooling Towers — Waste Waters
4670 E. EL CAPITAN, FRESNO, CA 93722
(209) 275 -5560
ACME REFRIGERATION
SERVICE
Domestic Refrigeration
Major Appliance Repair
1824 S. Mary • 237 -5559
THANKS FROM THE
TODD'S
TRAILER PARK
in five locations
SERVING FRESNO COUNTY
264 -1700
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 115
BRANCH JAIL
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F. Gomez H. Chandler
Corr. Lieutenant Corr. Sergeant
Facility Comm.
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M. Montoya J. Antuna
Corr. Sergeant Corr. Officer
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Corr. Officer Corr. Officer
MFG. CO.
209/485 -2610 MYERS PUMPS
SALES & SERVICE
9232 S. WALNUT • FRESNO, CALIF.
116 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
H. Gonzales S. Helm
Corr. Sergeant Corr. Sergeant
R. Caldie C. Cooper M. Crum
Corr. Officer Corr. Officer Corr. Officer
H. Gann
Corr. Officer
A. Gonzales
Corr. Officer
T..
P. Maguire
Corr. Officer
M. L. Nofziger
General Manager
2851 E. Florence St.
Fresno, CA 93721
P.O. Box 12266
AMP Co CA
1 Fresno, 13777
(209) o, 3
Office Products Grou
Cardinal • Globe Weis • Hazel s Steelma.,
BRANCH JAIL Contiaued
D. Martin G. Marts J. McLean R. McTeer
Corr. Officer Corr. Officer Corr. Officer Corr. Officer
1 -7 (!q�
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D. Pappin S. Quinn R. Ringler C. Salinas
Corr. Officer Corr. Officer Corr. Officer Corr. Officer
R. Stevens D. Westburg
Corr. Officer Corr. Officer
S. Zapata R. Zolnay
Corr. Officer Corr. Officer
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Corr. Officer Corr. Officer
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M. Mendoza
Corr. Officer
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J. Smith
Corr. Officer
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S. Wise
Corr. Officer
M. Sheperd
Corr. Serv. Asst
R. Alvarez
Stock Clerk
L. Lopez
Stock Clerk
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 117
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Mufflers — Exhaust Pipes — Tail Pipes
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FRESNO OFFICE
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Phone: (209) 224 -7833
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518 N. HIGHLAND AVE.
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NORMART'S FURS
Established in 1895
226 -4171
5091 N. FRESNO STREET
Corner of Shaw and Fresno Streets
"Manufacturers and Distributors of Quality
Truck, Trailer and Refuse Equipment"
RVCKSTELL
CALIFORNIA SALES CO., INC.
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Mailing Address: Phone (209) 233 -3277
P.O. Box 12543 452 W. Yolo
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1808 W. CLINTON
One Block East of Weber
264 -0815
L & P MEAT
& DELI #2
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268 -4909
Groceries, Meat, Produce, Beer & Wine, and Dairy
Mon. - Sat. 9 -7, Sun. 9 -6
BRANCH JAIL Continued
R. Delmastro
Sr. Jail Cook
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Jail Cook Jail Cook Laundry Supv.
NICO'S MARKET
GROCERIES — PRODUCE — BEER
646 -3681
590 FRESNO ST. PARLIER
H. Nelson
Rec. Therapist
Mid -State Metal Casting
and Manufacturing Co., Inc.
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(209) 486 -3390
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1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 119
AIL CHAPLAIN SERVICE
By Les Lile
Director of Chaplains
I have been working in Fresno's jails since 1952,
and when longtime jail chaplain Russell Knight
died last year, I succeeded him as director of the
program. It consists of fifty or more chaplain's
volunteers who visit inmates at the main jail, the
annex, the branch jail at Caruthers, the satellite
jail for women, and a small group of inmates at
Valley Medical Center. Our main goal is trying
to get the inmates turned around and get their
lives turned from crime to Christ. To that end the
volunteer chaplains conduct services twice every
Saturday morning, provide counseling, free Bibles
and Bible lessons, and lots of prayer. Inmates fre-
quently call me at home, sometimes collect, and
ask that I pray for them.
We also provide many other services the in-
mates can get from no one else. We are go-
betweens for the inmates and their families, car-
rying emergency messages ranging from news of
a death to news of arrest.
We sometimes conduct marriages between in-
mates, where the bride and groom may hold
hands, but the traditional kiss is against the rules.
We provide envelopes and paper for inmates who
can't afford to buy such items at the jail com-
missary, eyeglasses for those that have lost theirs,
we cash paychecks for the inmates and either
credit the money to their accounts or send it to
their families.
"Chaplains don't just talk to the inmates about
religious matters," says Sheriff Steve Magarian,
who is highly supportive of and responsible for
proper operation of the chaplain service program.
"They relieve the pressures and anxieties that in-
mates feel, and one of the reasons they are able
to do that is because they are really not agents
for the Sheriff's Department. They are agents for
God."
The inmates we see are subject to the same
frailties as men and women on the outside. There
is a type of person who can remain committed
to God while within the jail walls, but always seem
to be too weak to hold that bond against the
lashings of the world outside.
We try not to become cynical. Inmates
sometimes lie or try to manipulate us in some
way. We go on the theory that each inmate should
have the chance to be believed, even if the one
before was lying.
120 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
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1111
111
Les Lile Director of Chaplains Fresno County Jail.
What are the results of our efforts? We don't
keep track of successes versus failures. 4%v
remember some of the persons who have kept
in touch and know they are no longer criminals
But seeing a familiar face in the jail often mean,
bad news. This is one church that when a per-
son leaves we don't want to see him come bark
But all our efforts are made worthwhile by per•,
sonal testimonies from inmates we've counseled,,
such as the following:
"My name is Joseph Islas. I am 28 years old. and
I would like to thank God for His keeping power:
To briefly put it, four years ago I had an expernetim
with Jesus Christ. I clearly recall after coming
going out of the jail system, that the Lord was
ing to get my attention, and God finally did!Y
know there's something about the assurance
God's word that brings stability to a man. 11
want to thank God that there's still some
who want to come up to the standard of G
Word and be all that God wants them to be-
"/want to praise the Lord for Reverend ble
his ministry there in the county jail."
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Book Publishers, Inc,
Sheriff Steve Magarian
congratulates Correc-
tional Sergeant Vikki
Farmer for the award
presented to her by
the State of California
in recognition of her
outstanding contribu-
tions in the field of
training. Sergeant
Farmer is assigned to
the training unit, and
has the responsibility
for seeing that all jail
employees receive the
mandated basic and
refresher training.
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Specialist in Law Enforcement
Publication Management
Advertising Sales • Editorial Assistance
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Mail Management
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 121
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ONE FISHIN'
To members
the past ye
for a job w
Correctional Officer II Louie C. Andrade retired
on March 31, 1988, completing twenty -eight years
of Fresno County service. Before coming to the
Sheriff's Department in March of 1969, he worked
for nine years as an am-
bulance driver at Valley
Medical Center. All of his
department career was
spent at the Industrial
Farm, now known as the
Branch Jail. He began as an
Industrial Farm Supervisor
I, became a Correctional
Officer I when that
I ;f' t' d
of the Department who have retired in
ar, The Review extends congratulations
we
c asst ica ion was create in
March of 1973, and was promoted to C/O 11 in Oc-
tober of that year. He attended Fresno City Col-
lege, earning an Associate of Arts degree. He also
was active in the Air National Guard, attaining the
rank of Master Sergeant.
Correctional Officer II Freddie D. Elston grew up
in the Oakland area, attending elementary, junior
high, and high school there, as well as Laney
Junior College. He served in the U.S. Army from
November of 1965 to
November of 1968. In the
next few years he held
various jobs, including driv-
ing a truck, a clerical job
with the Internal Revenue
Service, and a technician's
position with Western Elec-
tric, before joining the
Department in October of
1 1977. He also attended
Fresno State University. His promising career was
cut short by injuries to his back, neck, and spine,
suffered in a struggle to control a violent inmate
in March of 1986. The injuries didn't heal to the
point he was able to continue his law enforcement
career, and he was forced into a disability retire-
ment in August 1987.
122 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
done, and best wishes for the future.
Deputy Sheriff IV John Jack Hergenrader retired on
March 1, 1988, after twenty -one years with the
Department. Before becoming a deputy sheriff in
March of 1967 he had attended local schools, at-
tended Long Beach-City
College, and served a hitch
in the U.S. Navy. He is a
graduate of Fresno City
College, and has also at- M
tended Fresno State Univer-
sity. His career with the
Department included the
usual jail, bailiff, patrol, and
detective assignments, and
a short tour of duty in the
Identification Section. An indication of the ex-
cellent job he did in all assignments is the
presence in his personnel file of an extraordinary
number of letters from citizens with whom he
came in official contact, all of them praising him
very highly for the capable, helpful, and sym-
pathetic manner in which he handled their,
respective problems.
Correctional Lieutenant Melvin E. Howe completed
a second career when he retired on March 30,
1988. Before coming to the Sheriff's Department
on July 28, 1972, he had served twenty years in the'
U.S. Navy, retiring as a Chief Radioman. After
discharge he worked briefly for the Fresno Police
i
Department as a Police Clerk. He began his career
with the Sheriff's Department as a Correctional'
Officer I, was promoted to C/O II in October of
1973, to Senior Correctional
Officer in March of 1974, to
Correctional Sergeant in
January of 1976, and to Cor-
rectional Lieutenant in
August of 1976. For the last
several years of his law en-
forcement career, he held a
staff assignment, in charge
of Plans and Training for
the Jail Division.
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Deputy Sheriff IV Nicholas L. Melillo grew up in
Gouverneur, New York, graduating from high
school there in 1968. He then served in the U.S.
Army, including a stint of
military police duty at the
stockade at Fort Ord. After
discharge he was assistant
manager of a drug store in
his native state, then he
returned to California,,
where he held a variety of
jobs, before attending the
Sheriff's Academy at River-
side City College, then join-
ing the San Joaquin Police Department. When
that city disbanded its police department and
began contracting with the county for police pro-
tection, he became a deputy sheriff. On January
13,1986, he was shot in the leg in a roadside rob-
bery attempt. Although his wound was serious,
he retained his presence of mind, and was able
to radio information to headquarters that resulted
in the capture of his attacker. For that feat he was
awarded the Department Medal of Merit. His in-
jury permanently affected his ability to perform
as a peace officer, and he began a disability retire-
ment in March of 1988.
Captain Larry C. Nelson is a native of Fresno Coun-
ty, and a graduate of Washington Union High
School in Easton. He earned an A/A degree in
Police Science at Fresno Ci-
ty College, attended Fresno
State, and has 2 degrees in
Public Administration. He
is also a graduate of the na-
' tional F.B.I. Academy. His
health is good, and he is
many years short of the
mandatory retirement age.
Therefore his announce-
ment early this year that he
uld retire on March 31 was somewhat unex-
ted. For several years he has been involved in
le ranching as a sideline, and recently purchas-
Ma ranch in Tehama County. He therefore decid-
0
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ed to change careers while still young and
energetic enough to do justice to the second.
Larry began his career with the Department in
March of 1962, and had the usual early bailiff, jail,
and patrol assignments. He was also very active
in the search and rescue program. After promo-
tion to sergeant -in 1968 he served briefly as a
watch commander in the jail, then became the
field supervisor of the Special Investigations Detail
(Vice and Narcotics). Upon promotion to lieute-
nant in 1971 he became the commander of S.I.D.,
and later as a lieutenant served as Assistant Com-
mander of the Patrol and Records and Identifica-
tion Divisions, and as Administrative Assistant to
the sheriff. He was promoted to captain in 1976,
and since then has served as commander of each
of the four major divisions. His retirement will
mark the end of a second tour of duty as detec-
tive division commander.
Criminologist Ralph L. Preheim was born and at-
tended elementary school in Hutchinson, Kansas.
After his family moved to California he worked
as a theater usher while still
attending school. He
graduated from Reedley
High School, attended
Reedley College, and, later,
Fresno City College. His
first full -time job was a col-
lector and later manager for 3
a loan company. For five %1
years was a desk officer and
radio dispatcher for the
Reedley Police Department. He became a depu-
ty constable under Constable Jim Martin in June
of 1960, and worked in that capacity until the con-
stable system was incorporated into the sheriff's
department in 1973. He then became a deputy
sheriff, and shortly afterward was assigned to the
Identification Section, where he finished his
career. His patience and thoroughness made him
quite proficient in that assignment, and when he
retired last year, his shoes were not easily filled.
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 123
CLOVIS POLICE DEPARTMENT
1988 was another year of growth for the Clovis
Police department. Within the last year, we have
seen two of our programs come into the spotlight.
The Youth Services Division has begun the
D.A.R.E. program in our schools and the Detec-
tive Division has a new unit, our Crime Suppres-
sion Unit, which has enjoyed a successful first
year.
The D.A.R.E. program kick off in Clovis was a
balloon release at Mickey Cox school in
September, 1988. Throughout the year, Detective
Tanina Anderson and Community Service Officer
Micheline Beeson led lessons on drug resistance,
building self- esteem, assertiveness, managing
stress without taking drugs, and decision making.
Course work focused on four major areas: pro-
viding accurate information about alcohol and
drugs, teaching students decision making skills,
showing them how to resist peer pressure, and
giving them alternative ideas to drug use. The pro-
grams concluded with graduation ceremonies in
which students performed anti -drug skits, and
pledged to stay off of drugs.
The program is a cooperative effort of the Clovis
Police Department and the Clovis Unified School
District. During the 88 -89 school year over 600
sixth graders at Jefferson, Gettysburg, Mickey Cox,
Cole, Sierra Vista, and Tarpey Elementary Schools
and approximately 500 eight graders at Clark In-
termediate School took part in the 17 week
A major emphasis of the DARE program is
teaching self- esteem. Students that feel good
about themselves don't have to use drugs. DARE
is teaching the children of Clovis that popularity
can be found in positive behavior, and can come
from self- confidence and self- worth, not from
drugs.
Students read pledges at D.A.R.E. graduation, Gettysburg School.
124 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
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CLOVIS Continued
The crime Suppression Unit in Clovis began as
an idea when the need was seen for a "tactical
team', proactive in nature, to deal with street
crimes, ie. car burglaries, residential burglaries
and vehicle thefts. This new unit could work in
coordination with our Patrol and Detective divi-
sions performing various assignments and
surveillance in the hours when the crooks work-
ed. The hope was that this would impact
criminals. It worked. The result has been a signifi-
cant increase in the number of arrests and an
enormous amount of recovered property.
The Crime Suppression Unit (CSU) was form-
ed in July, 1987, with Sergeant Larry Avery and
another officer. They worked alone until they were
joined by a third officer in September of 1988. An
additional officer is expected to be assigned in
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VALLEY TOWING SERVICE
24 HOUR TOWING
Heavy Duty Trucks
1363 N. Hughes 486 -3183 Fresno
CALIFORNIA GROWERS
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7701 S. Reed Ave. Bus. 638 -3055
Reedley, CA 93654 Res. 638 -9562
Student speech at Jefferson graduation, January, 1989.
March of this year. This unit remains flexible. Their
work hours vary depending on the assignment at
hand. The CSU follows up on allegations that nar-
cotics are being sold and assists detectives and
Patrol in crimes such as burlary, rape and armed
robbery. Monitoring the activities of known
parolees, serving search warrants and developing
informants are also functions of the unit.
Last year's efforts resulted in 145 felony arrests,
25 of which were parolees who were sent back
to prison. The program seems to be doing exact-
ly what we had hoped for. We're taking a bite out
of crime in Clovis.
FRESNO PAPER BOX CO., INC.
Manufacturers of Folding Cartons
Die Cutting
Jobbers of Stock Corrugated Cases
2192 S. Railroad Ave. • Fresno • 485 -9120
TWIN PALMS LIQUOR
1626 N. Cedar Avenue
Cedar /McKinley
251 -5285
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 125
COALINGA
POLICE DEPARTMENT
By
Captain George Morris
This year 1988 was a year of change for the Coal-
inga Police Department. Police Chief Henry retired
in March of 1988 ending a twenty seven year
career with the Coalinga Police Department.
Good luck and happy retirement, you deserve it
after twenty seven years in this business. In June
of 1988 Sergeant Richard Metcalf of Salinas P.D.
was selected as our new police chief. Chief Met-
calf served fifteen years with Salinas. He was a
S.W.A.T. team leader, and was a part of the narcotic
task force there. Chief Metcalf has a Masters
degree and has taught classes at the basic police
academy at Gavilan College in Gilroy.
Soon after Chief Metcalf arrived the officers
voted to change uniforms from the brown khaki
to the dark blue. The general public and officers
have been pleased with the change. Chief Met-
calf also permitted the officers to carry Auto-
loaders for the first time in department history.
Chief Metcalf uses a team management ap-
proach which has brought everyone closer
together in our effort to achieve department goals.
Another positive change is the addition of a new
computer system which has been working really
well. In the future officers will be using lap top
computers which will enable them to write
reports in the field. Lisa Terrinoni, our first female
patrol officer, was hired and she is a positive asset
to the department. Officer Chapman was recently
r
promoted to sergeant, and we hired two new level
I Reserve Officers.
The department now has an incentive physical
fitness program, and we have already noticed
some trimmer figures around the department.
Detective Chappel and Officer Carlson con-
tinue to work hard in our crime prevention and
Neighborhood Watch program.
The department is now placing a greater em-
phasis on narcotic enforcement in the battle
against crime. The department is sending
everyone to 11550 classes. We recently served
several narcotic related search warrants, which
resulted in the arrests of suspects and the seizure
of narcotics. We plan to do a great deal more of
this in the future.
We instituted a stricter policy on C.C.W. permits
which has reduced the number of permit holders.
The Coalinga Police Department generated
news media interest because of our past policy
of destroying animals with the use of firearms.
This situation has now been rectified by the use
of a lethal serum we now use to destroy animals.
The year of 1988 was also a year of growth for
the city. We now even have a McDonald's
restaurant; who knows, maybe a Taco Bell will be
next. There are plans for a new hospital and a ne�v
airport. There are also plans for a Return to
Custody Facility, and perhaps even a State prison.
We anticipate that the year 1989 will bring about
even more positive changes. We look forward to
serving with Chief Metcalf in the future.
front row seated are our dispatchers, they are trom lett to right: Mary McLellan, Marilyn Roberts, Laura Gentry; Tommie
Glady's Sherlock, Lynda Bozner. Not pictured are relief dispatchers Marie Ramsey & Jose Pena. Back row standing
sworn officers, they are from left to right: Lisa Terrinoni, Jack Carter, Detective Alan Chappel, Mert Carlson, Nordan
Sgt. Mike Chapman, Matthew Gomez, Capt. George Morris, Alan Mughannam, Sgt. Joe Demello, and Police Chief h
Metcalf. Not pictured are Officer Garcia and animal control officer Robert Spradling and reserve officers Sgt. Tim Bi
Bill Dixon and Larry Vance.
126 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
MCLEOD FORD
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CANTEEN
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1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 127
HURON POLICE DEPARTMENT
by
Officer Tim Supple
During our first year of existence, the new
Huron Police Department has placed emphasis
on targeting problem areas. This has resulted in
a 40% reduction in our overall crime rate.
Implementing a directed
patrol program which
targets specific problem
areas and people has been
a very difficult, but suc-
cessful, program. Each full -
time officer is responsible
for an area of investigation,
such as narcotics, child
abuse, liabilities, major
crimes and burglaries, and
other misdemeanors. Alter-
ing the generalized en-
forcement by designating
an officer to work day,
Monday through Friday, on
pager 24 hours a day, with
the title of detective, he
does all additional follow -
ups that the four remaining
officers are unable to
handle.
A lot of credit goes to our
fourteen reserve officers, Chief of Police David De Leon
who volunteer a large part
of their free time to the department. Seven off -
ficers travel from down south to Huron every
month to assist the department in all areas. We
salute all of our reserves, for without their
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assistance our job would be a -lot more dif-
ficult.
1988 -89 has been a year of change. Gone are the
Isuzu patrol vehicles; they were replaced with cur-
rent up -to -date real patrol cars. Although they are
not brand new, the offficers are happy with them.
Budget constraints are nothing new to the depart-
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ment. The equipment to
outfit the Dodge patrol cars
came out of the old Isuzus,
reinstalled in the Dodges. A
large share of the credit for
the acquisition of these
cars and their becoming
operational goes to Officer
Mike Hardin, who on his
own time selected the
vehicles and went over
them with a fine -tooth
comb. Also a big note of
thanks goes to the City of
Fresno Fleet Services, and
to the Fresno Police Depart-
ment for all their help and
assistance.
Our D.A.R.E officer
_Pamela Baldwin is know to
wear numerous hats. Not
only does she work as the
juvenile Officer, but she is
also a level -1 reserve officer,
and performs both func-
tions with exceptional ability.
We of the Huron Police Department look for-
ward to 1989 -90 for further changes and expan-
sion for the department. Continue
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1) Youth Service Officer & D.A.R.E. Officer Pamela Baldwin. 2) Sgt. Kevin
Ebright. 3) Lead Dispatcher Lupe Moreno. 4) Humane Officer - Animal Con-
trol Vickie Cobine. 5) Dispatch, left to right: Sandra Pimentel, Johnny
Jiminez, Ida Caldera. 6) From top, left to right: Gregg Dickinson, Joe
Miramotes, Mario Manzo, Don Plebanek, Ed Acosta, George Tsukamoto, Ron
Teeters. 7) Patrol Division Officers, left to right: Domitila Gutierrez, Larry
Sambrano, A/ Valdez, Tim Supple, Pamela Baldwin. 8) Detective Alfonso
Valdez. Not pictured: Patrol Div. Officer Mike Hardin, Reserve Officers Terry
Vaughan, Alan Denham, Steve Deathliage, Mike Jeffereys, Richard Ybarra,
Ramona Nicasio, Dispatch Officer Irene Ramirez.
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 129
CITY OF MENDOTA POLICE DEPARTMENT
The Mendota Police Department has seen many
changes in the past two years. On April 15, 1987
the City appointed Joseph Trejo Chief of Police.
Chief Trejo joined the Mendota Police Depart-
ment after 21 years with the Fresno Police Depart-
ment. Chief Trejo started as a patrolman and
retired as a Deputy Chief with the City of Fresno.
He has also served as a P.O.S.T. Commissioner,
and as the Chief of Police in Sanger, prior to com-
ing to Mendota.
Chief Trejo has been making changes within
the Department. These include: the development
of a department manual, implementation of a
Community Crime Resistance Program and a
Juvenile Delinquency Program, use of Communi-
ty Service Officers to relieve patrol officers of
some duties, started a Neighborhood Watch Pro-
gram through the Community Crime Resistance
Program, involving the entire community in the
program. This has been well received with 25
block captains active in the program. Expansion
of the program is planned to utilize senior
volunteers to assist the Community Service
Officers.
The Juvenile Delinquency Program and School
Resources Officer are actively working with the
youth of Mendota to help counsel and guide their
activities. They also provide a N.Y.P.U.M. Motor-
cycle Program for 16 youths and provide two field
trips a year for qualified youth to Southern
California. In addition field trips to colleges, ma-
Jor businesses, and other places providing oppor-
tunities for the youth after graduation are provid-
ed for interested and qualified youth of the com-
munity. Both these programs work closely with
juvenile probation in the PPT Program, and with
Chief Joseph Trejo on a city holiday.
130 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
Crime Prevention & Youth Services took over old fire building.
Child Protective Services and the Tranquility and
Mendota School Districts.
The Community Crime Resistance, Juvenile
Delinquency Programs, and the School Resource
Officer are housed in the old city fire department
adjacent to the Police Department. This was made
possible since the California Division of Forestry
has moved into new facilities on the west end of
town. Use of this facility has also allowed the ci-
ty to make space available to the Community Ser-
vice Officer from Area One of the Sheriff's Office.
The Community Crime Resistance and Juvenile
Delinquency Programs are under a three year
grant with the office of Criminal Justice Planning.
The grant funding was obtained in mid -1988, and,
provides the Department with two Community
Service Officers, one full time Juvenile Officer,
and one full time Secretary.
Chief Trejo is working on the feasability of ob-
taining a new facility for the Department, and it
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"Bud" Abbott.
looks very promising at this time.
The Department also sponsors the local Boy
Scout Troop #158 and Cub Scout Pack #158 that
started in 1988. Currently more than 100 youth
are involved in the scouting program.
The Department has joined in a tri -city narcotics
task force with the cities of Kerman and Firebaugh
to combat the common narcotics problem. The
task force has proved to be extremely effective.
Through the cooperation of the three chiefs, the
unit has been able to function effectively, with
the time and support necessary to conduct in-
vestigations and prosecute the cases.
Chief Trejo is concerned with the training
received by personnel. He has started a program
with P.O.S.T. of 8 hour training modules, being
brought to Mendota for all the agencies in the
area to participate in. This training is coordinated
through the Fresno City College Police Academy.
Thetraining is done on a monthly basis 9 months
oltheyear and is a pilot project with P.O.S.T. In
addition, the Department is sending personnel
to training in addition to the P.O.S.T. mandated
courses, in an effort to enhance the performance
of the Department and careers of our personnel.
The Department is staffed by: 12 sworn person-
nel, 7 non - sworn personnel, 6 reserve officers,
and 3 cadets.
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1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 131
REED LEY
POLICE DEPARTMENT - SENIOR VOLUNTEERS
By
Phil Hudson
Community Service Officer
The Crime Prevention Unit of Reedley Police
Department implemented a Senior Volunteer pro-
gram December 5, 1988. After an extensive train-
ing schedule, the program got off the ground with
seven volunteers. Of the three women and four
men, we have one man and wife team, and all
seven are over 50 years old. All members are
thoroughly trained prior to assuming their duties
in conjunction with the program; therefore, no
experience is necessary.
One aspect of their duties is as participants in
a program called "You Are Not Alone "(YANA).
YANA is designed to provide a measure of security
and well being for elderly people who are primari-
ly living alone or where one member of the fami-
ly is bedridden. Volunteers make periodic visits
to the YANA's in their homes. This fills a gap in
community service that has long been needed,
especially in communities such as ours that have
a relatively large number of senior citizens.
The volunteers' most varied duties, though, are
in their valuable eyes and ears assistance to the
Police Department and, therefore, to the total
community.
The volunteers travel in pairs with a police radio
in a specially marked car and with a portable radio
when on foot. The removable magnetic sign
attached to their vehicle reads: SENIOR
VOLUNTEER— RSVP— REEDLEY POLICE DEPART-
MENT. Each team works four hour shifts, as many
shifts as they desire. A schedule is posted, and
they fill in shifts they want to work. Each shift has
a back -up volunteer so that we always have a two -
person team.
After they have been accepted through an ap-
plication and oral interview process, they agree
to a five page code of ethics. The training consists
of organizational structure, department structure,
volunteer program structure, role of volunteers,
duties, rules of conduct, department policy and
procedure, restricted access areas, vacant home
check process, vehicle patrol -safe operation,
observation techniques and responsibilities,
"marked" vehicle patrol and its associated respon-
sibilities, foot patrol techniques, police records
overview, types of information retained, confiden-
tiality, information available statewide /nationwide,
police computer capabilities, abandoned vehicle
132 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
Chief Forrest Brown in white shirt plus seven volunteers.
abatement, basic first aid (via film), crime preven-
tion overview, Neighborhood Watch and home
security surveys, equipment training (including
radio 10- code), the nature of "suspicious" activi-
ty, radio procedure, traffic control, and dispatch
center observation.
These volunteers are ridding the city of disabl-
ed vehicles. They are doing vacation home checks
that the offficers used to do. They spot stray
animals and call for the animal control officer to
pick them up. They are taking over traffic control
and checking on cars that are illegally parked in
"disabled" zones. It is four more eyes out there
looking for suspicious things.
Merchants welcomed them during the holidays
when they patroled the stores on foot with a por
table radio. They interview merchants to ma
sure the emergency contact information is cor
rect and up to date in our files.
They help out with the Neighborhood Watch pro-
gram, help register bicycles, assist with the school
safety program, make business as well as home
security inspections, and engrave residents'
valuables under the Operation Identification
program.
These senior volunteers do not approach
anyone or anything that looks suspicious. Instead.
they use their radios and call for a regular officer
to check out the situation.
We believe this new program will prowls
valuable assistance to the Police Department and,
thereby, to the community. At the same time, 11
offers a rewarding opportunity for those persons,
who wish to contribute their time in a worthwhile
manner while remaining actively involved in then'
community. A new training class is scheduledlar
early 1989 with eleven more recruits. ii
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1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 133
T00PER TAYLOR
March 17, 1989, marked the passing of an era in
the annals of Fresno area law enforcement.
"Trooper Taylor ", as Jim was known to his listen-
ing public, was feted for his twenty -seven years
with the California Highway Patrol. The Centre
Plaza Holiday Inn banquet hall was filled to
capacity with friends and well - wishers, not only
county -wide, but from all over California, to hear
Jim Taylor take the microphone one last time.
Jim joined the C.H.P. in 1960, after serving with
the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department for
two years. Prior to that he served with the U.S.
Navy for four years, sailing around the Pacific
Ocean off the coast of Korea during the Korean
War. Jim was transferred to Fresno in 1962, and
stayed here for the remainder of his career. He
already had close ties to the Valley, having attend-
ed Sanger High School and Reedley College.
The C.H.P. recognized early in his career that
he was an excellent public speaker, and he spent
fifteen years in the Public Affairs Bureau, in addi-
tion to the usual patrol assignments, including
tours of duty at Ridgecrest and Bakersfield. He
regularly reported on activity of the local C.H.P.
officers, usually finding a bit of humor to add a
lift to what is usually a very dry subject. It was in
that capacity he acquired the nickname, "Trooper
Taylor ", it apparently having been bestowed on
him by some radio announcer not native to this
area. Traffic officers in California have never been
generally referred to as "state troopers," as they
are in some eastern states.
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Jim's broadcasts have been featured on as manv
as ten valley radio stations, and on one television
station. They were so popular that now that he
has retired, some are still carrying his-commen-
tary, but he is now referred to as "Citizen Taylor."
Jim has a son who just completed his fifth year
with the C.H.P. If the young man has inherited the
silver tongue and microphone presence of his
father, perhaps in a few years we'll have another
Trooper Taylor keeping us up to date on traffic
conditions.
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News from The California Highway Patrol
The Fresno Area of the California Highway Patrol
began 1989 minus a familiar voice. Jim "Trooper"
Taylor, the famous voice for the Fresno Area
Highway Patrol is now officially retired. Retirement
lasted about 3 months for Taylor. You can now
hear him weekday mornings on two local radio
stations giving local traffic reports.
On March 22, 1988, the Central Division Air
Operations Unit dedicated the first departmen-
tally coordinated, exclusive use, air unit facility
since the beginning of the program in 1974. The
new hangar is 7500 square feet and has
underground fuel storage. The facility accom-
modates 17 officers and 2 supervisors, in addition
to three aircraft. Statewide the C.H.P. has 12
airplanes and 5 helicopters.
Vehicle thefts have increased dramatically in the
Fresno Area. The following agencies were in-
strumental in forming a task force aimed at com-
bating the problem: Fresno P.D., Fresno S.O., and
Selma P.D. The goal of the task force was to iden-
tify and apprehend vehicle theft suspects, and it
proved to be very effective. Numerous auto theft
cases have been successfully handled to adjudica-
tion and several suspects believed to be involved
in "rings" arrested. Based upon the successful
results, combined task force operations will be
continued.
Two Fresno Area officers will soon receive
distinguished awards for their acts of bravery. On
10- 22 -88, Sgt. Phil Alford encountered a traffic ac-
cident in which a truck was on fire. Sgt. Alford
climbed onto the hood of the truck and pulled
the unconscious victim out. He then performed
C.P.R. until the victim began breathing on his own.
Sgt. Alford has been recommended for the
department's "Meritorious Achievement Award ".
Officer Robert Welch has been recommended
for the Department's "Special Act Award:' Officer
Welch was the first to arrive at the scene of a
woman attempting to jump onto freeway 41 from
the Ashlan overcrossing. Officer Welch climbed
onto the narrow ledge of the overcrossing and
crept towards the woman. Upon reaching her, Of-
ficer Welch pinned her against the fence with his
body. Officer Welch remained in this position for
20 minutes until assisted to safety by Fresno Fire
department's Ladder truck.
These Officers are to be commended and con-
gratulated for a superior job.
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mplete with computers and all the accessories. Because the C.H.P. helicopter has skids rather than wheels, a power dolly
used to move it about when on the ground. Officer Dan Obar checks the fuel on the Cessna patrol craft. The interior
the hangar at Air Operations headquarters. C.H.P pilots carry emergency survival gear, in case of forced landing far from
tilization. Sgt. Phil Alford.
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 135
WILDLIFE PROTECTION PAST AND PRESENT
By
Larry H. Redfern
Lieutenant
Department of Fish and Game
One of the most interesting recent articles in
Outdoor California, the official organ of the
California Department of Fish and Game, was a
history of the conservation effort in the state, ap-
pearing in the January- February 1989 edition. It
was written by Bill Dillinger, a former chief of the
old Conservation Education Division of the
Department. Even many of us who have devoted
most of our adult lives to the cause learned
something from it.
We were reminded, for instance, that fish and
game conservation in California is almost as old
as the state itself. In 1851, one of the first acts of
the year -old legislature was to pass a law
regulating fishing in the oyster beds in San
Franscisco Bay. The need for that law no longer
exists, of course, as pollution in the Bay has long
since destroyed the oyster industry.
The next year the legislature passed a law
establishing closed seasons for certain game
birds. At first it applied to only twelve counties,
but was extended to cover all counties in 1854. The
same year use of nets and seines for taking fish
was made illegal in some San Joaquin County
waters, and at about the same time a law was
passed authorizing anyone who found in any
stream a weir, dam, fence, set or stop net, or any
other obstacle to the annual salmon run to
destroy it. In the early 1860's the first laws to pro-
tect trout were enacted.
Enforcement of the early game laws were made
the responsibility of local sheriffs, constables, and
justices of the peace. That was not a particularly
satisfactory arrangement, because so many of
those charged with enforcement had little
understanding of or sympathy for such laws, and
may have been among the most flagrant violators.
With an attitude that exists to this day, many other-
wise law- abiding citizens refused to acknowledge
the need for organized conservation and preser-
vation efforts, or if they did, acted as if they ap-
plied only to others, and what little adverse ef-
fect their poaching or other violation would have
would be insignificant.
In an early attempt to professionalize fish and
game conservation, the legislature in 1870
established the State Board of Fish Commis-
136 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
sioners, by passage of an act that also required
owners of dams on streams used by migrating fish
to build fish ladders. The act also established a
closed season for taking trout with nets, traps, and
spears, and outlawed stupefying drugs, explosives,
and other unsportsmanlike methods. During the
first few years of its existence the Board's primary
consideration was introducing new kinds of fish
into state waters, and in operating fish hatcheries
and egg- taking stations to help in maintaining the
fish population in the face of ever - increasing
depredation by both sports anglers and commer-
cial fishermen. In 1878 several laws were passed
to regulate hunting seasons and methods, and ad-
ministering those laws became the Commission's
responsibility.
More emphasis was placed on active enforce-
ment beginning in 1883 when the Bureau of Patrol j
and Law Enforcement was established, and all fish j
and game laws were compiled into a single unit
that was the forerunner of the present Fish and
Game Code. The chief target of the new unit'sef-
forts was market hunting and fishing, which was
rampant in the last quarter of the nineteeth cen-
tury. A common item on San Francisco restaurant
menus was Lake Tahoe trout, taken with nets and.,
shipped by the carload. Wild ducks and geese and'
quail eggs were available at San Francisco markets:
for a nominal price. In 1895 -96 322,000 pounds of
ducks, 175,000 pounds of geese, and 37,000 pound,
of doves, wild pigeons, and other gamebirdswere
sold in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
In 1895 the legislature authorized counties to
appoint county wardens at a salary of from fifty
to a hundred dollars a month. However, only sit
counties did so. There were very few state officer.
or "deputy commissioners" as they were officiall�-
designated, due to a chronic budget problem.
That situation was alleviated to some degree in
1901 when the legislature enacted a provision Thar
money derived from fines for game law violations
be paid into a Fish and Game Preservation Fund
That was later changed to give the monr,,
directly to the counties where the violation,
occurred, with the stipulation that it be used for
conservation.
The financial situation received another
substantial improvement in 1907, with the enact
ment of the hunting license law. Receipts trom
license sales the first year increased the budge
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WILDLIFE Continued
by $118,000, most of which was spent to enhance
the enforcement efforts.
While the attempt to curtail market hunting was
generally successful, it was almost too late. At the
turn of the century California's wildlife resources,
which had seemed inexhaustible fifty years earlier,
were critically depleted. In a ten -year period,
1895 -1905, only two deer were seen in an area-of
San Luis Obispo County where ranchers now
routinely get depredation permits to protect their
property from damage by the deer herd. A major
replenishment effort was launched, beginning
with the establishment of more fish hatcheries
and egg- collecting stations. Various sportsmen's
groups cooperated by assisting in the planting of
fingerlings in both fished -out water and in some
waters and in some Sierra lakes that had no native
fish population. The latter effort had been
initiated on a small - scale, unofficial basis several
years before by ranchers and packers carrying a
few small fish from one lake to another in small
containers such as coffee pots. For many years the
official planting procedures weren't much more
sophisticated, with fish placed in milk cans and
hauled by railroad to the station nearestthe plan-
ting site, and finishing their journey by packhorse
or wagon. Trucks later replaced animal power in
locations accessible by road, and about 1950 the
aerial program to stock wilderness lakes was
initiated.
A few years later, in 1908, the first game farm was
established at Hayward, raising quail, pheasants,
Hungarian partridges, and wild turkeys for release
into wild habitats. That effort was soon aban-
doned because of the expense involved, but was
renewed in 1920 with the establishment of game
farms at Yountville and Chico.
Numerous organizational changes have been
made over the years, some good, some bad. The
original Board of Fish Commissioners officially
became the California Department of Fish and
Game in 1909. However, the administrative policies
and procedures were not clearly defined, and
there was a definite lack of cooperation and
mutual understanding among the three major
bureaus; Sport Fisheries, Commercial Fisheries,
and Patrol. In 1927 the unit designation was
changed to Division of Fish and Game, operating
under the general jurisdiction of the newly
created State Department Natural Resources. That
arrangement, too, proved less than satisfactory, so
in 1953 the ties with the Department of Natural
Resources were severed, and the Department of
Fish and Game once again became a full - fledged
138 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
unit of state government. The director, appointed
by governor, was given full administrative authori-
ty over the various divisions; Administrative,
Game, Inland Fish, Marine Resources, Wildlife
Protection, and Conservation Education. Five
regional offices were established in Redding,
Sacramento, Fresno, San Francisco, and Los
Angeles. Along with the Marine Region at
Terminal Island Marine laboratory, and affiliation
with the State Resources Agency, that is essentially
the table of organization of the Department today.
Mr. Dillinger ends his article with the observa-
tion, "But we may have interfered too much with
our environment. Natural systems can't function
naturally anymore." Still, in spite of that somewhat
pessimistic note, the reader gets the impression
that the pioneer in wildlife management and pro-
tection is still hopeful that with a continuing ef-
fort to enhance public awareness and involve-
ment, we may yet win the battle and be able to
preserve a substantial portion of our wildlife
heritage for the enjoyment of future generations.
On a statewide level, the Department's Environ-
mental Services Division continues its effort to
protect wildlife habitat. Major obstacles are
encroachment of residential and industrial
development, and timber harvest, mining opera-
tions, stream clearing for flood control, and oil
and geothermal exploration and development.
Last year a timber harvesting operation adverse-
ly affecting a trout stream was investigated and
the responsible person cited in the Sequoia
National Forest east of Fresno. There were also a
number of oil spill investigations in the Coalinga
area.
The Legislative Unit reports two pending bill,
directly related to Department operations and of
widespread public interest. SB 128 by Senator
Maddy would make certain fish and game la%v
violations infractions rather than misdemeanom
to alleviate the pressure on the overcrowded court
system. At the same time it would make penalties
more severe by increasing the minimum fine to
$100. AB 1024 by Assemblyman Costa would allow
two free fishing days each year, in which fishing
without a license would be permissible. The pur-
pose is to allow the potential fisherman to try the
sport and see if he likes it without the substan-
tial investment in a license, and to enhance public
awareness of and encourage support of 0
wildlife preservation cause.
The Hunter Education Program continues to(
pand and be successful, due largely to the ma
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volunteer instructors who donate thousands of
hours a year. The term "hunter education" has
been substituted for the former "hunter safety"
designation, as it is more descriptive of the overall
program. In addition to safe handling of firearms,
the classes include some instruction in wildlife
management, sportsmanship and ethics, and
wildlife indentification, and are of interest to'non-
hunting outd000rs enthusiasts. Safety is still the
primary concern, however, and the program's suc-
cess is indicated by statistics showing in Califor-
nia there were 3.1 hunting accidents per 10,000
licensed hunters in 1955, before the program
began. And in 1987, the latest year for which
figures are available, the proportion had dropped
to .78 per 10,000.
Other volunteers crucial to the Department's
successful operation are the reserve wardens.
About a hundred of them assist the three hund-
red regular wardens throughout the state in
patrolling, citing violators, and generally enforc-
ing the provisions of the Fish and Game Code.
As in other law enforcement reserve programs,
some are young men and women interested in
eventual careers as regular wardens, while others
are public- spirited citizens willing to devote time
and effort to a worthy cause.
As it did with most aspects of life in our state,
last year's drought had a significant effect on
Department operations. One of our related chores
was the rescue of fish from private ponds that
were becoming too low to sustain fish life, and
moving them to lakes with a more stable water
level.
On the local level, it was business as usual last
year; wardens were kept busy writing citations for
the usual violations, no license in possession, ex-
ceeding bag or creel limits, fishing or hunting out-
side prescribed hours, etc. An interesting side
note is the number of violators who, in addition
to the fish and game violation, were found to have
outstanding criminal warrants on everything from
failure to appear on traffic violations to felony
assault, an excellent justification for a game
warden to be armed and have peace officer
authority.
Another factor that does little to enhance the
game warden's opinion of human nature in
general is that even more than in the case of traf-
fic laws, too many people still feel there's really
nothing wrong with violating fish and game laws
as long as you don't get caught. To some so- called
sportsmen, trying to outwit the game warden
seems to be an important part of the sport. They
seem to enjoy that challenge as much as they do
the money saved by not purchasing a license, or
eating the illegally obtained meat or fish.
A few new excuses are heard each year, but
there is seldom any improvement in plausibility.
Last year two men were found hiding in the
bushes near a recently killed and dressed doe.
Even though they had fresh blood on their hands,
they tried to convince the warden they didn't
know anything about the slaughtered animal. A
man who was cited for having a loaded rifle in
his vehicle said, "Of course it was loaded, but I
wasn't in the truck with it at the same time."
A man being prosecuted for killing a 9 by 9
point, 31 -inch, trophy buck pleaded guilty, then
told the judge he'd found the animal dead in the
woods and assumed it had died of old age. A man
arrested on an outstanding warrant after he was
caught fishing without a license denied owner-
ship of the pants he was wearing when marijuana
was found in his pocket when he was searched
at the jail. Continued
NORBY LUMBER CO., INC.
WHOLESALE LUMBER & BY- PRODUCTS
MADERA, CALIFORNIA 93639
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 139
THARP'S FARM SUPPLY
(209) 659 -2054
(209) 659 -3997
1285 "N" Street, Firebaugh, California 93622
Bob Tharp
(209) 659 -1009
BILL MARVIN ELECTRIC, INC.
COMMERCIAL • RESIDENTIAL
36 YEARS EXPERIENCE — LICENSE #399636
BUS. (209) 252 -5106 RES. (209) 658 -7332
BILL MARVIN, President
4583 E. HOME • FRESNO, CALIF. 93703
0 Coca -Cola Bottling
�" `� Company
of Fresno
3220 E. Malaga, Fresno, CA 93725 (209) 264 -4631
Compliments of
Houk Ranch
Firebaugh
Llc. #253208
Buford's Heating
& Air Conditioning, Inc.
Serving Fresno Since 1917
HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING
2660 W. Andrews Ave., Fresno 233 -5203
4" ACE/Canyon Fork
Ace Hardware
Lumber — Building Materials — Sporting Goods and Licenses
House Wares — Chain Saws —Sales and Service
BILL AND ELEANOR DALZELL
Hwy. 168 & Auberry Rd. • Prather, CA • 855 -8348
PONDEROSA
STOVE WORKS INC.
CHUCKROBERTS LIZROBERTS
(209) 298 -1610
812 -A BARSTOW AVE. • CLOVIS
140 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
In Appreciation
To The Sheriff's Department
SHERMAN THOMAS
ENTERPRISES
sadler office supply, inc.
office furnishings & supplies
Terry Sadler, President
435 W. Shaw Ave. 1721 Van Ness
Fresno Fresno
224 -6550 233 -8342
• Exhaust Systems for Everything -Wheel Alignment - Brakes
• Auto -Truck Air Cord. Service & Parts • Motor Home Service
Muffler Shop Muffler Shop Air Cond. Shop
1160 Blackstone 396 Clovis Ave. 1817 E. Hammond
Fresno, CA 93701 Clovis, CA 93612 Fresno, CA 93703
268 -9866 299 -1662 233 -8868
Sanger Nursery
2720 JENSEN • SANGER
875 -5581
CUSTOM TRUCK PAINT
& SIGN CO.
4227 S. Hiway 99
Phone 233 -0690
Longhorn Saloon
6943 W. Shields
276 -2381
MONCRIEF SALES & SERVICE
COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR
TUNE -UPS • BRAKES • SHOCKS • TIRES
ELECTRICAL • AIR CONDITIONING
TRANSMISSIONS
450 Fresno St. Parlier Phone 646 -2704
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WILDLIFE Continued
A man who was caught running dogs during
open bow hunting season apparently considered
himself a pretty good lawyer. He said he knew run-
ning dogs during open hunting season was pro-
hibited. He claimed, however, that he was not in
violation because he was running his dogs at
night, hunting is prohibited at night, and there-
fore the hunting season isn't open at nighii.
The warden didn't agree with his interpretation
of the law, and cited him. He said he'd use his
theory as a defense in court, and before the court
date rumors were heard of considerable talk in
the hound running community that the case
would be used to attempt to get an official court
ruling that the law was not being enforced con-
sistent with the intent of legislature. However,
before the court date the defendant sent someone
else to post bail, which was forfeited in lieu of ap-
pearance and fine.
In spite of all the publicity in recent years about
the danger and illegality of keeping ferrets as pets,
the Department investigated a couple of such
violations last year. One was a Clovis man who
had previously been convicted of the same of-
fense, and on that occasion had disposed of the
animal by sending it out of state. The officers were
CAL - VALLEY DISTRIBUTING
SHASTA BEVERAGES
485 -1261
2254 S. RAILROAD
FRESNO, CA 93721
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VALLEY ALARM
237 -1161
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reasonably sure it was the same animal he'd had
returned to him as soon as the smoke from the
first violation died down. Fortunately, there were
no reports of small children being bitten by the
highly unpredictable and potentially deadly little
animals, but in a Stanislaus County case the vic-
tim was the estranged husband of the owner. The
report didn't mention the circumstances leading
to that attack, but there was some tongue -in -cheek
speculation it may have been in some way in-
stigated by an angry, scorned wife.
It has been customary for several years to con-
clude our presentation with an update on Hum-
phrey, the humpback whale who took a wrong
turn up the Sacramento River in 1985. Department
personnel participated in the three week effort
to persuade him to return to salt water. On several
occasions since he has been seen cavorting off
the Farallon Islands on his annual trip from Alaska
to Mexico. No confirmed sighting has been made
this year, but the pack he is believed to be a
member of was seen in January in the Santa Bar-
bara Channel. We trust Humphrey is alive and
well, and that his curiosity about living in fresh
water has been permanently satisfied.
RABB BROS.
TRUCKING, INC.
P.O. BOX 736
San Joaquin, California
693 -4325
Fresno Oxygen
& Welding Suppliers
3 Locations:
245 M St., Fresno • 233 -6684
6101 N. Blackstone, Fresno • 432 -9353
2742 Clovis Ave., Clovis • 292 -1234
Barnes Welding
Supply
3 Locations:
2239 E. Main, Visalia • 733 -2335
1204 W. Olive, Porterville • 782 -1025
39945 Hwy 41, Oakhurst • 683 -6223
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 141
COPS ON CAMPUS
The State Center Community College District
is a five thousand two hundred and eighty square
mile district. It is legislated by state law allowing
the district to have its own police department.
In 1970 the State Center Community College
District Police department had its beginning. Ken-
neth Shrum, a Sergeant with the Madera Police
Department, was hired by Fresno City College. His
duties were to find solutions to problems that
Fresno City College was having relating to crime.
The college was experiencing the years of stu-
dent unrest that existed in the 1960's and early
1970's. It was estimated by college administrators
that theft and vandalism was costing the college,
students and staff approximately $200,000.00 per
year. Students were also experiencing numerous
acts of violence committed toward them.
Within the first year the State Center Communi-
ty College District Police Department was officially
established. Shrum was appointed the District
Chief of Police and the first two officers were
hired. One of the officers was Ron Watson, who
is currently a Lieutenant with the department.
Watson is presently supervising the department
offfice at Kings River Community College.
Over the next few years the police department
expanded to eleven sworn officers. Two depart-
ment secretaries were also added. The full -time
staff is augmented by student employees. They
consist of six dispatchers, three clerks and cadet
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class of approximately twenty -five. students.
The department is responsible for general law
enforcement, parking, traffic control and protec-
tion of persons and property on three campuses,
Fresno City College, Kings River College and the
Vocational Training Center. The three campuses
experience many of the same problems of any
community of comparable or smaller population.
Because of the effort exerted by the department
and twenty -four hour seven day a week patrol,
crime has been reduced. Loss due to crime on
all three campuses is 75% less than what Fresno
City College used to experience by itself.
Because the college district extends over Fresno
County and Madera County, the college depart-
ment works with several agencies on cases of
mutual interest. All the agencies, through their
unselfish cooperation have contributed to the
departments success over the years. Fresno Police
Department, Fresno Sheriff's Department,
Reedley Police Department, Fresno County
District Attorney's Office, Madera Police Depart-
ment, Madera Sheriff's Department, Clovis Police
Department, California State University Police and
the Department of Justice have been ,especially
helpful.
The philosophy of the department is a low
key approach to providing a safe educational
environment on the college campuses for the
community.
Front row left to right: Chief Kenneth Shrum, Secretary Teresa Vargas, Secretary Marilyn Robbins, Lt. Ron Watson, Offire�
Jacqueline Haynes, Officer Christopher Caldwell, Officer Michael DeLuca. Back row left to right: Sergeants James Stahl, Charles
Anderson, James Stovall, Officers Mark Phelps, Randall Marks.
142 • 1989 • -fhe Sheriff's Review
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CALWA U SAVE LIQUOR
4030 E. JENSEN AVENUE
FRESNO, CA 93725
266 -2782
WATSON AG CHEMICALS, INC.
Fertilizers • Insecticides • Vineyard Spraying
P.O. Box 456 Jerry Watson
Caruthers, CA 93609 Res. 864 -8631
864 -3551
GREG'S STARDUST ROOM
COCKTAILS
222 -1112
375 E. Shaw (Mission Village) • Fresno
HOWELL AIR CONDITIONING
& SHEET METAL, INC.
222 -5224
4404 N. EFFIE
ONE STOP FOR ALL
YOU R
RECYCLING NEEDS
RE WCY CO
044,_
929 N. Maple • Fresno, CA 93702
between Belmont & Olive
255 -5690
OPEN SEVEN DAYS
Compliments Of
TRI -BORO FRUIT CO., INC.
2500 So. Fowler Ave., Fresno 486 -4141
TRUCK DISPATCH SERVICE
Truck Brokers
2055 E. North Ave.
486 -7920
BURFORD RANCH
Almonds • Cotton • Grapes
Kerman, California
Guardian Industries Corp.
"Serving The Glass Needs Of The West"
It
11535 E. Mountain View
Kingsburg, CA 93631
Congratulations For
A Job Well Done
COLE WOOD SALES
299 -7426
4724 E. HERNDON.
CLOVIS
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 143
. ,r
THE INLAND VALLEY COMMAND OF THE CAL STATE POLICE
R. Cardwell, Commander
GENERAL OVERVIEW
The California State Police is divided into four
geographical commands. The Inland Valley Com-
mand is headquartered in Fresno. This command,
established in April 1983, is one of the most in-
teresting and the most unusual of the State Police
Commands, extending hundreds of miles through
the Central Valley from the Oroville Dam to the
Los Angeles Basin. The primary purpose of the In-
land Valley Command is to patrol the California
Aqueduct insuring that water from Northern
California reaches the agriculture of the Central
Valley and the population centers of Southern
California. This is accomplished with six Field Of-
fices located on the aqueduct at Oroville, Byron,
Los Banos, Bakersfield, Castaic, and Pearblossom.
The primary objective is the prevention of
sabotage and to ensure the safety of the public
at the aqueduct. This is accomplished with a coor-
dinated air and land patrol force consisting of
four -wheel drive vehicles on the ground and short
take -off and landing aircraft in the air.
Command headquarters in Fresno also super-
vises the Fresno Field Office which provides
general police service for all state employees and
facilities located within the Fresno /Clovis
Metropolitan area.
THE STATE WATER PROJECT
Police protection for the State Water Project, the
California Aqueduct, is furnished by the Califor-
nia State Police, under a contract agreement with
Department of Water Resources.
The California Aqueduct extends 444 miles from
the Sacramento Delta south through the San Joa-
quin Valley and over the Tehachapi Mountains to
its termination point at Lake Perris in Riverside
County. South of the Tehachapis, the west branch
of the ageduct supplies water to Los Angeles and
Ventura Counties. The east branch serves San Ber-
nardino, Riverside, Orange and, San Diego
Counties.
The aqueduct provides 343 miles of open canal
for public fishing, including 18 specially design-
ed access sites. The Department of Water
Resources estimates that 90,000 anglers visit the
aqueduct each year. 28,000 persons use the special
Continued
144 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
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Familiar sights to fishermen along California 1ge(i-jC
Thomsen Bros., Inc.
ATK Custom Farm Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 258 - 23936 Cerini • Cantua Creek, CA 93608
Office (209) 829 -6469
Mobile (209) 246 -4687 Tom Thomsen
Mobile (209) 246 -4321 Res. (209) 846 -9879
CODY BROS.
PLUMBING
Drain Cleaning • Service & Repair
1227 N. Jackson
251 -7772
WALLER INVENTORY SERVICE
Super Markets • Department Stores • Liquor Stores
Hospital Specialties
INDUSTRIAL & RETAIL — FREE ESTIMATES
225 -5700 — 255 -5348
4229 E. CLINTON AVE. • FRESNO 93703
SHERWOOD FOREST GOLF CLUB
18 HOLE PUBLIC GOLF COURSE
Driving Range • Cart Rental
Pro Shop (Men's and Ladies' Sports Wear)
Open 7 Days • P.G.A. Teaching Pros • Snack Bar
1 MILE NORTH OF KINGS CANYON RD. ON FRANKWOOD
79 N. Frankwood, Sanger 787 -2611
The Pleasant Mattress &
Furniture Co.
Manufacturers of Quality Bedding Products
847 N. Pleasant Ave. • Fresno
268 -6446
I BELMONT FARMS
RANCH FRESH MILK
255 -6521
6550 E. BELMONT
DON'S MARKET
884 -2404
FIVE POINTS
P.O. BOX 186, 93624
ABEL'S BODY SHOP
Abel Flores
1960 Whitson Phone
Selma, CA 93662 896 -5533
PARADISE LIQUOR
Open 6 Days a Week and Evenings
4674 N. Blackstone
222 -8159
Closed Sundays
SHAVER
LAKE .T /�ClIL���Ci�
841 -3298
HARDWARE STORE
Homelite - Husgvarna - Sales & Service
Tom and Wilma Llewellyn
PICKER PARTS, INC.
Manufacturers of Parts for
Mechanical Cotton Pickers
and Rubber Products for Agriculture and Industry
834 -1621
7575 E. Manning Ave., Fowler 93625
KOMOTO DEPARTMENT STORE
1528 KERN
FRESNO
268 -6502
THE CHECKMATES
COCKTAIL LOUNGE
LILLIAN FORD, Owner
Lunches 11 till 2, Mon. -Fri.
5582 E. Kings Canyon Rd. • 255 -9609
SPARKY ELECTRONICS
2406 North Blackstone at Clinton Avenue
Fresno, California 93703
Phone (209) 227 -2986
WHOLESALE TO ALL
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 145
INLAND VALLEY Continued
Public education and information display at the Fresno
Convention Center.
fishing sites and 71,000 anglers fished other sec-
tions of the aqueduct.
The California aqueduct also provides 175 miles
of bikeway avenues located in the central and
southern areas of the waterway. These avenues are
used by anglers, campers and recreational bike
riders on the aqueduct levee roadway. The levee
roadway is also open to foot traffic, but not to
motor vehicle use.
THE AIR SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM
The Air Surveillance program of the California
State Police, started in February 1973, consists of
three State Police pilots providing air patrol from
two State Police airplanes based in Fresno and
Pearblossom. The State Police pilots provide ex-
tended flight service to the State Water project
checking for damage, vandalism, trespassing, ac-
,,cidents including submerged vehicles and victims,
illegal dumping and water thieves. The State Police
pilots have also assisted local agencies in locating
missing persons, including children, by searching
from the air.
One of the more dramatic incidents the pilots
have encountered is the maintaining of com-
munications between rescue personnel and the
rest of the world during the Coalinga earthquake
on May 3, 1983. All communications including
radio and telephone had been disrupted by the
earthquake. The State Police airplane circled over
the disaster site for several hours relaying
messages until normal communications could be
restored.
The Whittier earthquake in October 1987 is
another example of the air program's value. The
State Office of Emergency Services requested a
check from the air of the dams and pipelines in
the foothills around Whittier for an assessment
146 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
of damage. The pilots were able to assure the
Department of Water Resources and the office of
Emergency Services that even after fifteen after-
shocks, there was no damage to the State Water
Project.
FOUR WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES
The State Police patrols a widely diverse area
from the mountains around Oroville and the
Oroville Dam to the high deserts of Pearblossom
and the Antelope Valley. The State Police uses
four -wheel drive Ford Broncos to drive through
areas that would present a problem to a normal
police Sedan. The vehicles are marked and are
used constantly to patrol the access roads and the
levees on both sides of the California Aqueduct.
One - officer units are the norm and because the
closest State Police backup unit may be as much
as forty miles away, when available, a high degree
of cooperation has been developed between State
Police units and the local law enforcement agen-
cies. Officer safety is stressed in the field and it
is not unusual to see a State Police unit back up
a unit from another agency or vice versa.
DIGNITARY PROTECTION
The Inland Valley Command does not have a
separate dignitary protection bureau. However,
every member of the command has been train-
ed in the duties of dignitary protection by atten-
ding the State Police Protection of Public Officials
School. In addition, several members of the
Inland Command have during their careers with
the State Police, worked for the Dignitary Protec-
tion Unit. This degree of training, dedication and
expertise has enabled the personnel of the Inland
Valley Command to work with the Governor's
security unit and the security units of other
elected and constitutional officers.
The recent presidential election has provided
a unique opportunity for the personnel of the In-
land Valley Command to work with the U.S. Secret
Service, the State Department, and with other law
enforcement agencies in protecting the presiden-
tial candidates.
ACTIVITY
The officers of the Inland Valley Command
wrote over three - thousand reports the first ten
months of 1988. Most of these reports are misde-
meanors and infractions ranging from trespasstn
fishing violations. However, some of -the majorh
vestigations include burglary, auto theft, and
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homicide. Stolen vehicles and bodies are
deposited in the aqueduct on a regular basis and
the officers find themselves assisting and work-
ing with officers from allied agencies to solve
these crimes.
There are no detectives or investigators in the
Inland Command. The officers of the Inland Com-
mand are generalists and they have all been train-
ed to do their own follow -up investigations. They
handle the investigation from the initial report to
the conclusion. Rather than turning the case over
to a detective as they do in the other commands,
the officers in the Inland Valley Command know
they are responsible for their own investigation
and follow -up.
DIVERS
Traditionally, the Inland Valley Command has
relied on the use of allied agency personnel and
Low altitude patrol in western Fresno County.
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►LINAS VALLEY OIL COMPANY, INC.
Featuring a Full Line of Industrial /Commercial
and Retail Products
P.O. Box 506 • 21015 S. Brawley, Riverdale, CA 93656
(209) 867 -4404 • 800 - 367 -8626
Tim Callison • Plant Manager
KEEN'S DAY SCHOOL
Ages 2 - 10
Security and protection for preschoolers
and extended day care with an academic environment.
Open 6:45 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
2625 E. Shields • Fresno • 229 -1458
DWR divers to be used in conjunction with State
Police investigation and rescue operations on the
California Water Project. However, this has pro-
ven to be a very expensive operation for the allied
agencies and the DWR divers are not trained in
underwater crime scene investigation. The Inland
Valley Command is currently researching the need
to have their own trained personnel for under-
water crime scene investigation. This team would
be able to provide for investigations and
recoveries based on facts where it is known a vehi-
cle has entered the waterway or it is known that
evidence of a crime has been disposed of in the
waterway.
State Police Headquarters in Sacramento has
reacted favorably to this proposal and we hope
in the near future to provide a reliable, depen-
dable source of underwater crime scene investiga-
tion personnel that can be used in conjunction
with investigations and rescue operations on the
California State Water Project.
THE FUTURE
The future of the State Police personnel assign-
ed to the Inland Valley Command and the State
Water Project looks bright. We will continue to
provide a functional police presence to a large
geographical area with a small number of person-
nel. However, the dedication of the State Police
personnel assigned to the Inland Valley Command
will ensure that the public, the state workers, and
the state property will be protected now and in
the future.
In closing, I would like to add that the wide
variety of locations, assignments, and duties
within the Inland Command make this one of the
most interesting and exciting careers in law
enforcement.
ADVANCE ELECTRIC CO.
Specializing in
NEW CONSTRUCTION
REMODELING — SWIMMING POOLS
Licensed Contractor • Free Estimates
1152 E. Paul • 431 -1822
RAISIN AND ALMOND FEEDS
ECONOMY
Stock Feed Company
ROD KRAMER
10508 East Central Ave. • Del Rey, CA 93616 • 888 -2187
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 147
SHERIFF S SECRET WEAPON, II
By Richard G. Rigg
Community Service Officer
Area 2 Crime Prevention
It was the day shift —about 1300 (1:00 p.m., for
you civilians) Saturday, April 23, 1988. A small
group of dedicated citizens and two represen-
tatives from Crime Prevention met quietly in
Fresno's Sal Mosqueda Community Center on
East Butler. After some discussion it was decid-
ed that the time had arrived —it was time to give
birth to a new crime prevention entity, one which
would attract and support adherants across the
Valley and into the Foothills —it was time for the
Sheriff's Secret Weapon, II (see the 1988 Review
for it's predecessor) —the Fresno County Sheriff's
Neighborhood Watch Association (F.C.S.N.W.A.)!
Who to head up such an awesome machine?
It was unanimous — General, uh, excuse me—
Block Captain Dorothy Stanton would be the first
Chairperson. Her staff was elected in short order:
1st Vice - Chairperson, Delia Sandoval - Spindler,
from Laton; 2nd Vice - Chairperson, Les Monett,
from Fresno; Secretary, Annette Musso, from the
Sanger area; and Treasurer, Nicole Motte, a
Reedley school teacher from the Mayfair area in
Fresno. Earle Stanton was selected as Public Rela-
tions Officer for the fledgling organization and
Sergeant (now Lieutenant) Robert Hagler was
soon appointed to be the liaison officer between
the Department and the Association.
A working relationship was soon estab-
flished with the leadership of the Fresno Police
Chairperson Dorothy Stanton presenting FCSNWA statement
of support for law enforcement agencies during Crime
Prevention Month proclamation ceremony at Fresno Coun-
ty Board of Supervisors' meeting, October 4, 1988. Sheriff
Steve Magarian at right.
148 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
Assistant Sheriff Richard Souza addresses Association
meeting February 9, 1989. L -R at table, acting Secretary Betty
Hampton, Public Relations Officer Earle Stanton and
Chairperson Dorothy Stanton.
and Neighborhood Watch Association. Helpful
suggestions regarding organization and operation
were readily shared by FP &NWA Chairman Frank
Vernon, former Chairperson and "Crime Crier"
editor, Joyce Rathbone, and FPD liaison, Com-
munity Service Officer Cathy Sanchez.
Getting Together
May brought Neighborhood Watch month and
an invitation from FP &NWA to participate in
"Springfest ", a very successful mini -crime rally
on the Mariposa Mall. Assigned a boutique and
dessert fund - raising booth, members of the new
FCSNWA turned out with a plethora of crafts and
goodies which put some change in the treasury.
July 16 was the date, Chateau - Fresno and
McKinley was the location, of the third
Neighborhood Watch "Get Together" at the Stan-
ton residence. Over 200 NW members from
Fresno, Auberry, Orange Cove, Tranquility,
Sanger and the Clovis area enjoyed the BBB? -
potluck in an of fashion picnic atmosphere. "El
Protector" from the California Highway Patrol ar-
rived in his sleek, shiny black Mustang, emphasiz-
ing his message of driving safety, and gave away
T- shirts and autographed posters bearing his
likeness. On hand too, Sheriff Steve Magarian.
wife Joanne and new baby; Captain David Gustaf
son, District 1 Supervisor Deran Koligiar
Assemblyman Jim Costa, Sheriff's Sergeant Garn
Elliott and wife Leslie (Chairperson of the Valle;
Chapter of Citizens for Law and Order) and he
daughter. Representing the Fresno Police'
Neighborhood Watch Association were Frank an(
Cortlin,t.
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Seventh Street (near "O" Street)
875 -5574 • 435 -5574
SABER'S GROCERY
3320 W. JENSEN • FRESNO
Groceries - Ice Cold Beer & Sodas
Open 7 Days
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PACKING CO.
Parlier 646 -2721
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P.O. Box 331
Shaver Lake, California 93664
(209) 841 -8787
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299 -5304
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Since 1919
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Air Conditioning, Heater & Gas Tank Repairs
Heavy Duty Equipment Repairs
New Complete G.M. - A/C - Delco Radiators
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Best Wishes
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KER -'"A
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846 -6666
P.O. Box 66
11240 W. Central Kerman, CA 93630
BILL J. RIPPEE INVESTIGATOR
Licensed & Bonded
ALL TYPES OF INVESTIGATION
Civil - Criminal - Marital - Industrial
Personal Injury - Child Custody
Organized Labor Strike Investigations
P.O. Box 5097 • Fresno, CA 93755.229-8106
INTERSTATE
RAPID TRANSIT
ANY CONSTRUCTION HAULING
275 -1330
4343 N. MOTEL DRIVE • FRESNO
LAW OFFICES OF
ROBERT Q. BERGSTROM
Lawrence R. Boivin, Associate
CLOVIS
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Personal Injury /Medical Malpractice
Slips, Falls and Dog Bite Victims
180 West Bullard, Suite 102
299 -5365
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Association business meeting at Sheriff's Headquarters, February 9,
Mrs. Vernon, Keith and Joyce Rathbone, CSO's
Cathy Sanchez and Letticia Castellanos, Lieute-
nant Art and Ann Venegas and family. The "Hap-
py Mandolins" of Al Milla, Jim "McGruff" La Force
and his guitar and many, many others filled the
Stantons' front yard. General concensus —a good
time was had by all!
Expanding Recognition and Involvement
Department support and involvement was
demonstrated by the participation of Patrol Divi-
sion Commander, Captain David Gustafson
reporting on policy matters of interest to
members. Area 1, 2, and 3 CSO's contributed in-
formation regarding criminal and crime preven-
tion activity within their areas. In February, Assis-
tant Sheriff Richard Souza met with members and
shared information on a number of topics, in-
cluding the prospective opening of the new jail.
Newly assigned Area 2 Commander, Lieutenant
Carlos Mestas was introduced, as was the new
Crime Prevention Officer, Deputy Dan Furtney.
During this meeting Betty Hampton was ap-
pointed as interim Secretary in place of Annette
Musso, who needed to step aside for a while due
to family committments.
Blood Donor Account Established
ing this same meeting a special guest, Janet
I of the Central California Blood Bank,
ed the extreme need for a broadened
of blood in the Valley. After limited discus -
kssociation members voted to establish a
account at the bank. Fran Rausch and Nell
e were selected as coordinator and co-
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coordinator of the account. Physically qualified
members will be encouraged to donate on a
regular basis, to help the bank meet requirements
of 180 pints a day to supply the needs of 32
hospitals in five central San Joaquin counties:
Fresno, Tulare, Kings, Madera and Mariposa.
Members and their immediate family members
will be able to draw on the account. Once again,
it's neighbors helping neighbors.
Whistles, Teddy Bears and Child Safety
An on -going fund raiser was established dur-
ing the November (1988) meeting —that of
distributing whistles for a small donation. The im-
portance of ladies, in particular, having one on
their key ring and for the elderly to have one
readily available on a chain around the neck to
summon help in an emergency was emphasized.
This program proved quite popular and by March
over 800 had been distributed. Funds received are
being targeted for at least two worth -while pro-
jects impacting mainly on small children. A por-
tion was donated to the Assistance Guild of
Fresno to provide teddy bears via the "Good
Bears of the World" program, to the Sheriff's
Department. These Good Bears will be assigned
to each patrol vehicle to be used when working
with young victims of traumatic crimes. As the
bears are given away, they will be replaced by the
Guild.
Another project to be considered will be the
donation of funds to the National Child Safety
Council to help pay for the many child safety
Continued
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 151
SHERIFFS Continued
Chairperson Dorothy Stanton displays two symbols of cur-
rent Association projects — whistles, used as fund raisers;
teddy bears, donated for patrol officers to use when work-
ing with traumatized children. The Association donated
funds to the Assistance Guild of Fresno which procured the
bears from the "Good Bears of the World" program and
donated them to the Sheriff's Department.
booklets and brochures used by our Communi-
ty Service Officers in the county schools,
Neighborhood Watch and other child safety and
crime prevention related presentations.
Sector Concept
To expand on the neighbor - helping- neighbor
theme of Neighborhood Watch it was determin-
ed that Block Captains needed to be able to meet
and share information and ideas with one another.
Certain Block Captains (B /C) were designated Sec-
tor Coordinators and were introduced to other
B /C's in their immediate area. In some areas this
might include 5 -6, in others, 25 -30. One outstan-
ding sector group is in the county area between
Belmont and Olive, Hughes and Brawley, and is
headed by Twila and "Pete" Pedersen. Their group
consists of eight Neighborhood Watch groups.
This sector has frequent get - togethers centered
around a pot -luck and bingo and emphasizes dif-
ferent Neighborhood Watch messages, occa-
sionally including a crime prevention presenta-
tion by a community service officer. For their
outstanding and innovative leadership, Pete &
Twila were presented with a Certificate of Ap-
preciation signed by Sheriff Steve Magarian and
Association Chairperson Dorothy Stanton.
Teamwork!
An excellent example of the results to be gain-
ed through the Block Captain networking con-
cept was the apprehension of a suspect on the
Eastside of Fresno (Belmont, Riverbend, Ashlan,
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Bethel area) in the October - November 1988 time
frame. One Block Captain had determined a
visitor to her residence to be suspect. She pass-
ed the information to the Area 2 Community Ser-
vice Officer. He, in turn, informed the area pro-
perty detective and the NW Sector Coordinator
for that area. Other reports regarding the same
suspect began to filter in, but still no identifiable
crime. After receiving about 8 -10 telephone
reports through the NW network regarding the
same suspect using two different cars, he was
finally observed fleeing a burglary scene. The
hunt was on! It took some time —a couple of
weeks. But because of the complete information
provided by the network of NW members, and
some excellent investigative work by Detectives
Bob Wilson and Larry Hill, the suspect was ap-
prehended by Detective Wilson and a number of
items of stolen property were recovered. This is
the basic objective of Neighborhood Watch —
citizens and law enforcement officers working
together as a team.
Logo Says It All...
The logo for FCSNWA, designed by Block Cap-
tain Al Sciacqua, winner of a design contest in
August, says it all, as it depicts two hands sup-
porting a sheriff's badge, encompassed by the
words "Fresno County Sheriff's Neighborhood
Watch Association — Working Together ".
Sheriff Steve Magarian has stated many times
there is no way we will ever be able to afford all
of the officers that would be required to main-
tain law and order, especially with the ever-
Community Service Officers Ernestine Massongill, Debbi
Howland and Richard Rigg; Jim La Force, with guitar it lee
and Al Milla's "Happy Mandolins', under canopy, xid:
tion of attendees at Neighborhood Watch Pot Luck andii •;
at Stanton home in Northwest Fresno.
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increasing drug use, abuse and trafficking. We
must have a cooperative, informed and alert
citizenry to act as the "eyes and ears" of law en-
forcement "working together" as a team. As our
youngest children learn to say "NO" to drugs and
to build their self- esteem without need of drugs,
we will slowly begin to reduce the market for
drugs, making it less profitable for the purveyor
of drugs. In the meantime, citizens seeing the
need continue to call in requesting to form
Neighborhood Watch groups in their areas. Ex-
isting groups are more and more using the NW
structure for social - educational gatherings, get-
ting to know one another — another key to the
overall program. Neighbors talking with
neighbors, looking out for each other, reporting
suspicious persons and activities. With that sort
of activity we will eventually force the bad guy
to reform and join, or go some place else— either
way, we win! The key - WORKING TOGETHER!
Volunteer of the Year
P.S. to the 1988 Review article on "Sheriff's
Secret Weapon: Volunteers ". Following the report
on volunteer Jim LaForce, he was selected as the
Department's Volunteer of the Year for the third
consecutive year and followed that honor with
selection as Fresno "Volunteer of the Year, 1988 ".
Congratulations, Jim!
It should finally be noted that the selection for
Sheriff's Department Volunteer of the Year, 1989
BIG POTATO MARKET
Open Daily 9:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.
266 -5904
6947 S. Elm Ave. • Fresno
Robert Jolly
s.� Construction Co., Inc.
(209 ) 255 -0477
4574 EAST CLAY AVENUE
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93702
Sheriff Steve Magarian congratulates Jim La Force (AKA
"McGruff) upon announcement of his selection as Fresno's
"Volunteer of the Year, 1988", at the Volunteer Bureau award
luncheon at the Center Plaza Holiday Inn, April 26, 1988.
goes to the husband -wife team of Earle and
Dorothy Stanton for their consistently outstan-
ding inspiration, leadership and support for law
enforcement and it's civilian partner,
Neighborhood Watch. They have concurrently
been nominated for Fresno Volunteer of the Year,
1989. Results of the competition will be announc-
ed April 19,1989, at the Fresno Volunteer Bureau's
annual awards luncheon. Volunteers —not only
the Sheriff's secret weapon, but the community's!
Gilberts
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1401 Whitson in Selma 896 -9876
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Specialized Parts &Service— Auto - Truck - Tractor - Boat
1740 Van Ness Phone 485 -0330 Fresno
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 153
COOKIES
WITH SANTA
On December 18, 1988, between noon and 2:00
p.m., at the Fresno County Peace Officers Associa-
tion clubhouse, the Sheriff's Department manage-
ment staff sponsored the annual "Cookies With
Santa" party. Each year the group seems to grow
a little larger, as does the enthusiasm of the par-
ticipants. Total attendance was approximately 150,
including 72 children.
Santa Claus, right on time, arrived at 1:00 p.m.
carrying his large bag with a present for everyone.
Every child was thrilled to be able to sit on San-
ta's lap and receive his present.
Ann Greening provided the entertainment by
organizing groups to participate in sing -a -longs
of the favorite Christmas songs. To make the par-
ty even more fun, she read Christmas stories to
the bright -eyed, smiling children, who hung on
every word.
154 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
The success of this event is made possible by
the efforts of a small, dedicated group who "do
the work." Sergeant Allen Gaad and Detective
Rodney Craig handle purchasing, planning, set-
up, decorating, and program. ID Tech Mary
Joseph, with, the help of Peggy Dauer, did the
photography and provided an individual photo
to each family in attendance. Michelle Abshere
designed and printed the announcements; Ann
Greening provided the entertainment. Lieutenant
Merrill Wright, wearing his traditional Santa's hat,
cooks the hot dogs each year to go with the other
abundant food and drink. Lieutenant Don Burk
assisted with the decorating, and Lieutenant Roger
Greening collected donations from the manage-
ment staff.
Considering the fun had by all, there is no
doubt that this will continue to be an annual and
most enjoyable event. :.
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NEW BOSS SAME DUTY
by
Mike Perry
Editor's Note: At a chance meeting with former
sheriff's detective Mike Perry a few months ago,
he was asked to write for The Review some of his
thoughts and impressions over leaving the depart-
ment for employment in private industry.
In September of 1986 1 left the Fresno County
Sheriff's Department, seventeen and a half years
after walking into the jail and facing the legendary
Sergeant Rod Arden for the first time. He didn't
bite my head off as I'd been warned he might do;
instead, his unique methods of training and
discipline helped me through a successful tenure
of jail duty, and prepared me for the usual career
progression through the courts, to graveyard shift
patrol, to a resident deputy's assignment in Coal-
inga, and eventually to the ultimate goal of most
deputies, the detective division.
I never lost the zest for the challenge of trying
to out -think the criminal in conducting an in-
vestigation, or for the camaraderie of being in the
fraternity of law enforcement. The last ten years
at the department I was assigned to the detective
division, working agiculture crimes, which
primarily included livestock and equipment
thefts. Every day brought a new and frequently
rewarding challenge. I soon accepted the fact that
promotion was not an important ambition for me;
that having an assigned vehicle, weekends off, a
certain degree of freedom in how my investiga-
tions were conducted, and working directly with
4the victims of crime was what made me happy;
what I really wanted for a career. The only cloud
on my career horizon was the realization that
there was no guarantee I could keep my assign-
ENOCH PACKING CO., INC.
RAISINS - DRIED FRUITS
DEL REY, CALIFORNIA
TRIMMER OF FRESNO
San Joaquin Valley Distributors
TRIMMER POWER LAWN MOWERS
HONDA ENGINES
2531 E. McKINLEY AVE.
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266 -0582
ment; that a change in administration, new
developments in department policy, or merely a
whim on some supervisor's part, might at any
time deprive me of the opportunity to do the work
I like best.
In 1986 Merle Person, veteran Corporate Secur-
ity Representative for Pacific Gas and Elec-
tric, and also a former sheriff's sergeant, decid-
ed to retire. I had worked closely with him on
several cases of mutual interest, primarily thefts
of electric wire from pumps on west side ranches.
I was both gratified and a bit surprised when I
was asked to apply for the vacancy his leaving
would create. I was also a bit fearful. Did I really
want to leave my firends and colleagues at the
sheriff's department, give up the security of civil
service employment, and embark on a new
career? The management position offered by P.G,
& E., plus a substantial increase in salary, and an
assortment of benefit options and bonuses seem-
ed very attractive. Most attractive of all, however,
and the factor on which my decision was based
was the certainty of a continued opportunity to
remain in the investigative field.
The transition of leaving the law enforcement
community for a corporate atmosphere was ex-
citing. My initial training was at the corporate
headquarters at our learning center in San Ramon,
and at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant
near Avila Beach.
The P.G. & E. Corporate Security Departmem
was established in 1953 as the Department of Il
vestigation, and in 1982 was re- organized into !-
present configuration. The department is presen!
ly comprised of eighteen members and is divid-
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Luggage, Leather Goods, Gifts
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NORTH: 4665 N. Blackstone. Fresno. CA 93726 • 224 -0742
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TWO LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU
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2600 Whitson 3043 Whitson
896 -5232 896 -2362
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1533 E. BELMONT AVE.
266 -9759
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&MEDICAL SUPPLIES
OPEN EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR
FROM 9:00 a.m. to 12 Midnite
4646 N. Blackstone Ave.
222 -3033
RENT • SELL MEDICAL EQUIPMEN F
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EASTON DRUG
5796 S. Elm • Fresno
264 -2966
PLAZA DRUG
15051 W. Whitesburg Road
Kerman 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
RIVERDALE DRUG STORE
PRESCRIPTIONS
867 -3013 Riverdale
ORANGE COVE PHARMACY
Cosmetics • Gifts
Greeting Cards • Baby Supplies
Veterinary Supplies
Toys • Records
Photo Finishing & Supplies
600 Park BI. • Orange Cove
626 -4407
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Complete Pharmacy
Open 9 a.m. to midnight
Located at
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PHONE 233-2118
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 157
DUTY Continued
ed into two units. The Investigation Unit, of which
I am a member, is made up of nine investigators
and a supervisor, all of whom have law enforce-
ment backgrounds. The unit is responsible for the
investigation of criminal acts against the company.
Included are assaults on our employees, such as
kidnap, extortion, robbery, bomb threats, and ac-
tual bombings, and property crimes such as van-
dalism and theft.
We also have the responsibility of investigating
allegations of misconduct by any of the company's
27,000 employees. Such incidents could encom-
pass thefts from the company, use of drugs on the
job, arrest by a police agency for any offense that
might reflect on the company or the employee's
ability to do his or her job, and the illegal diver-
sion of electricity. We also consult within the com-
pany on security and law enforcement matters,
using the knowledge and training acquired in our
law enforcement careers. Part of our job is to
establish and maintain liaison with federal, state,
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SELECTION
266 -0371
2021 E. BELMONT AVE.
Just off the corner of Diana Street
158 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review
and local law enforcement agencies. We must also
establish and maintain liaison with company of-
ficers, managers, and supervisors.
The Security Services Unit is responsible for
conducting physical security surveys, administer-
ing the company's loss prevention and security
training programs, coordination of emergency
planning activities, and maintaining an assortment
of camera and other surveillance equipment.
As one of nine investigators, my area reaches
from the Grapevine to Lodi. My investigations
have taken me from the desert to the coast, to the
Oregon border, and to the state of Indiana. We
hold monthly meetings at our office in San Fran-
cisco, and qualify semi - annually at the pistol
range.
It's a great job; I'm having fun and enjoying the
new challenge. However, not a day goes by that
I don't miss my friends and collegues at the
Fresno County Sheriff's Department.
RASMUSSEN AUTO REPAIR
COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE
1023 N. Maple Fresno 251.0669
Clovis
funeral Chapel
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
COMPLETELY NEW FACILITIES
AMPLE PARKING
DANNY MARTIN
298 -7536
1302 CLOVIS AVE.
CLOVIS
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Alhomaidi City Market
Eddie's Pastry Shop
O'Hanyan's International Deli
5591 W. Shaw
1924 E. Dayton Ave.
1335 W. Shields Ave.
Fresno, CA 93722
Fresno, CA 93726
Fresno, CA 93706
275 -1655
229 -8589
225 -4290
Amoco Foam Products Co.
El Camino Construction
Rolinda Farmers Store
5370 E. Home
1443 N. Fowler
9500 W. Whitesbridge Rd.
Fresno, CA 93727
Fresno, CA 93727
Fresno, CA 93706
251 -7351
292 -2204
266 -3671
Thomas E. Avent
Fresno Ag Hardware
Round Table Pizza /Galahad Foods
3525 E. Tulare
4550 N. Blackstone
4195 N. Augusta
Fresno, CA 93702
Fresno, CA 93726
Fresno, CA 93726
485 -8837
224 -6441
225 -6568
Calzone's Pizzeria
Gunner and Andros
Safeco Security Systems
2426 Stanislaus
555 W. Shaw
6099 N. Blackstone
Fresno, CA 93721
Fresno, CA 93704
Fresno, CA 93701
485 -2490
227 -1647
227 -3608
Country Boy Markets
Carl Hobe Ranch
Valley Radiator Co.
7088 N. West
4740 N. Arcade
1221 N. Blackstone
Fresno, CA 93711
Fresno, CA 93704
Fresno, CA 93703
432 -3306
227 -8003
237 -0723
Country Cousin Market
Kong's Market
Wall & Eades, Inc.
4594 E. Olive
3706 E. Olive
2070 E. Olive
Fresno, CA 93702
Fresno, CA 93702
Fresno, CA 93701
251 -5191
264 -9322
233 -7216
Dane's Nutrition (Dame's Manchester)
Monarch Refrigeration Co.
Yosemite Coins and Antiques
3408 N. Blackstone
5215 E. Madison
163 N. Fresno St.
Fresno, CA 93726
Fresno, CA 93727
Fresno, CA 93706
229 -9817
252 -8838
485 -8260
Didier's Liquor
Moy's Chinese Restaurant
H & C Market
4778 E. Olive Ave.
2636 E. Ashlan
P.O. Box 27
Fresno, CA 93702
Fresno, CA 93726
Biola, CA 93606
255 -0032
227 -0735
843 -2435
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1940 East Home Avenue, Fresno, CA
RON & MARY BEAUCHAMP
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229 -2084
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Cliffside Auto Center
P.O. Box 366
Auberry, CA 93620
855 -2940
Quality Growers
248 S. Quality
Sanger, CA 93657
875 -4216
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BRIAN KEAVY
Post Office Box 488
rm Corcoran, California
USA 93212
Telephone: (209) 992 -2131
Telex: 176617 SALYER A
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Listings
Blue Dolphin Pools
Price Giffen & Associates
Young's Foodland
1261 Hoblitt
P.O. Box 218
299 Park Blvd.
Clovis, CA 93612
Five Points, CA 93624
Orange Cove, CA 93646
298 -6677
884 -2479
626 -4158
Kowloon Kitchen
Saxton Trucking
Davis Road & Oil Equipment Inc.
651 E. Shaw
6632 E. Parlier
507 E. Dinuba Ave.
Clovis, CA 93612
Fowler, CA 93625
Reedley, CA 93654
299 -2942
834 -5969
638 -9244
Coalinga Feed Yard, Inc.
Huron General Store
Rosie's Place
Rt. 1 Box 135
P.O. Box 426
1344 "G" St.
Coalinga, CA 93210
Huron, CA 93234
Reedley, CA 93654
935 -0836
945 -2350
638 -8848
HCM Farms
Bob Cardwell Ranches Inc.
Avitia Fashions
P.O. Box 773
15100 El Mar Ln.
3452 W. Mount Whitney
Coalinga, CA 93210
Kerman, CA 93630
Riverdale, CA 93656
846 -6561
867 -4461
Adams Auto Supply Inc.
Mendota Food Center
Errotabere Ranches
939 "N" St.
697 Derrick Ave.
23011 S. Dickenson Ave.
Firebaugh, CA 93622
Mendota, CA 93640
Riverdale, CA 93656
659 -2046
655 -4391
867 -3660
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Joe & Beta's Food Mart
Jack Veiga Insurance
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1511 Nineth St., Suite 108
927 N. Derrick
3384 W. Mt. Whitney Ave.
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Firebaugh,CA 93622
Mendota, CA 93640
Riverdale, CA 93656
At
659 -2026
655 -4219
867 -3955
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Rebecchi's Department Store
Stamoules Produce Co.
Wm. J. & Wm. E. Boos
Av,
1467 11th
P.O. Box 56
14382 E. McKinley
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Firebaugh, CA 93622
Mendota, CA 93640
Sanger, CA 93657
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655 -3281
875 -6851
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Sean's Auto Repair
Orange Cove Liquor Store
Eknoian & MacDonald
Sek
Beli
1298 " N" St.
410 Park Blvd.
10463 S. Del Rey
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Firebaugh, CA 93622
Orange Cove, CA 93646
Selma, CA 93662
Belr
659 -2511
626 -7100
896 -0324
Nelson Welding Works
Mountain Gals Enterprises
3 M's Market
2002 3rd St.
P.O. Box 187
3920 Merritt Drive
Selma, CA 93662
Shaver Lake, CA 93664
Traver, CA 93673
896 -1907
841 -2220
897 -3583
Cliffside Auto Center
P.O. Box 366
Auberry, CA 93620
855 -2940
Quality Growers
248 S. Quality
Sanger, CA 93657
875 -4216
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BRIAN KEAVY
Post Office Box 488
rm Corcoran, California
USA 93212
Telephone: (209) 992 -2131
Telex: 176617 SALYER A
wgjam-a TWX: 9105443231
AV Uniforms, 11
A -Z Open Storage, 133
Ace Aluminum, 118
Ace Transtate Wholesale Dist., 42
Acme Refrigeration Service, 115
Acorn Equipment Rental, 26
Adams Paving Co., 110
Advance Electric Co., 147
Affiliated Recovery Service, Inc., 137
Airway Vaccum &
Janitorial Suppyly, 150
Albert's Food Mart, 51
Aide Water Technology, 115
Alert Bail Bonds, 38
Alexander Refrigeration, Sam, 98
Alhomaidi City Market, 159
All Bearing Sales, 112
Alles Transport, Stan, 110
AI's Mini -Mix Concrete, 54
American Paving Co., 137
AMOCO Foam Products Co., 159
Angelo's Drive -In, 83
A -PED, 128
Armored Transport of Calif., 134
Arrow Electric Motor Shop, 78
Art's Mercantile, 58
Asher Brothers Shoes, 2
Astro Motel, 60
Athletic Designs, 5
Attarian Oriental Rugs, 131
Automatic Transmission
Center, 77
Avent, Thomas E., 159
B & W Flooring Supply, 101
Bail Bonds by Pat, 14
Basque French Bakery, 20
Beef Packers, Inc., 52
Bekins Moving & Storage, 96
Belmont Farms, 145
Belmont Memorial Park, 74
Belmont Nursery, 42
Index
Bet -R- Roofs, 127
Big Potatoe Market, 153
Bill's Lock Service, 59
Bill's Rental Service, 66
Bow Loy Chinese Restaurant, 149
Britz Fertilizers Inc., 65
Bronzan, Assemblyman Bruce, 2
Brooks Ranch, 82
Brownie Muffler Service, 52
Buck Ranches, 30
Bufords Heating & Air. Cond., 140
Burford Ranch, 143
C & L Insurance, Inc., 26
California First Bank, 91
California- Fresno Oil Co., 60
California Industrial Rubber Co., 99
Cal's Mobile Key Shop, Inc., 118
Cal -State Auto Center, 140
Cal - Valley Distributing, 141
Calwa Cafe, 82
Calwa U Save Liquor, 143
Calzone's Pizzeria, 159
Canteen of Fresno, Inc., 127
Carey Oil Co., Inc., 127
Cedar Lanes, 90
Central Calif. Alarm Co., 100
Central Fish Co., 44
The Checkmate Lounge, 145
Civic Center Square Inc., 87
Classic Remodeling, 119
Coca Cola Bottling Co., 140
Cody Bros. Plumbing, 145
Coehlo, Congressman Tony, 26
Commercial Mfg. & Supply Co., 61
Consumers Sales Inc., 75
Costa, Assemblyman Jim, 4
Country Boy Markets, 159
Country Cousin Market, 159
Custom Truck Painting &
Sign Co., 140
D & R Repair Service, 4
Donations
Hastrup & Hyde, Inc.
Fresno
Pay Less Market
Fresno
Clovis Pest Control
Clovis
D & R Tire & Automotive
Service Center, 60
Dale Electric, Inc., 20
Dane's Nutrition, 159
Danish Creamery Assn., 65
DATATECH (Borelli Produce), 54
Davison & Associates, James L.,
Deegan's Appliance, 149
DiCicco's, 82
Dick, Air Cond., Donald P., 55
Didier's Liquor, 159
Display Advertising, Inc., 60
Dole Dry Fruits, 94
Donaghy Sales, Inc., 53
Drug Fair, 157
Dukes Club, 127
Dunn Golf Shop, Roger, 4
Easton Drug, 157
Eberwein, Bud 70
Eddie's Pastry Shop, 159
Ed's Radiator Service, 150
Edward's Lock & Safe Co., 150
El Camino Construction, 159
Electric Laboratories, Inc., 153
Emerian Trucking, Inc., W.S., 23
Emerzian Chiropractic Offices,
Ernie's Bakery, 137
Esse Market, 20
Evans Electric Service, 66
Evert's RV Country, Paul, 150
Fair Deal Liquors, 54
Farmer's Lumber & Supplies, 5�
Federal Jewelry & Loan Co., 2
Fig Garden Village, 60
Fimbres Insurance Adjusters, 91
Fisher Pharmacy, Ray, 157
Foodland Markets of Fresno, 40
Fresno Ag Hardware, 159
Fresno Auto Wholesale, 26
Fresno Catholic Cemeteries, 94
Fresno County Farm Bureau, Z
Wanda's Pet Grooming
Coal i nga
Freeway Lanes
Selma
109
157
1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 161
Fresno Discount Trophy, 111
Fresno Equipment Co., 38
Fresno Glass Co., 98
Fresno Memorial Gardens, 10
Fresno Muffler Service, 118
Fresno Orthopedic Co., 157
Fresno Oxygen &
Welding Supplies, 141
Fresno Paper Box Co. Inc., 125
Fresno Pet Cemetery, 87
Fresno Planing Mill Co., 110
Fresno Roofing Co., 18
Fresno Truck Center, 42
Fresno Truck Wrecking, 13
Fresno Wire Rope & Rigging, 30
Fung's Kitchen, 83
Ganduglia Trucking, Vincent, 58
German Auto Repair, 77
Globe -Weis Systems, 116
Golden State Ranches, Inc., 49
Good Times, 69
Gong's Market, 115
Gottschalk's, 97
The Governor's Office, 41
Green's Cyclery, 32
Greg's Stardust Room, 143
Gunner and Andros, 159
Hallaian Homes, 101
Harris Construction Co. Inc., 14
Hastrup & Hyde, Inc., 159
Haynes Central Valley Automotive, 40
Heppner Iron & Metal Co., 32
Hobe Ranch, Carl, 159
Holt Lumber Inc., 98
Hope Manor, 40
Horn Photo Shop, 47
Howell Air Conditioning &
Sheet, Inc., 143
Hy -Sal Canvas Specialties, Inc., 112
Interior Contractors, 127
Interstate Rapid Transit, 150
Ireland Manufacturing Co., 133
J & J Service, Inc., 64
LJ. and Z Auto Parts, 54
J.M. Custom Cabinets & Furn., 68
Jack -Be- Nimble Candle Shop, 26
Jack's Liquor, 91
Jacobs Garage, 68
Jae's Cleaners & Tailors, 2
Jaynes & Co., 68
Jensen & Pilegard, 23
Jerry's Automotive Machine Shop,
115
Jessen Construction Co., CW., 134
Johnnies Speedometer Service, 55
Jolly Construction Co., Robert, 153
Jones, Rep. 32nd Dist., Bill, 118
Jorgensen's Batteries Inc., 98
Jorgensen & Co., 77
Kasco Fab. Inc., 68
Kearney's Manufacturing, 78
Kee Market, Inc., Louie, 61
Keen's Day School, 147
Kimmerle Bros. Hydraulic Serv., 22
King Ranch Enterprise, 4
Kochergen Farms, 68
Komoto Department Store, 145
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Kong's Market, 159
L & B Home Furniture Co., 71
L & P Market, 118
Lamona Service Center, 46
La Rocca's Italian Restaurant, 81
Larsen -Ratto Construction Co., 127
Liberty Mutual Insurance, 115
Liberty Pest Control, 118
Liquor Junction, 66
Lisle Funeral Home, 17
Lloyd's Autowerkstatt, 74
Longs & Company Jewelers, 30
Longhorn Saloon, 140
Lovejoy Building Materials, &
L & J Trucking, 4
Lucky Bail Bonds, 54
Lum's Chop Suey, 82
Lyles Diversified, Inc., 4
McDonald Jewelers, 16
M &H Towing, 61
M & L Plumbing Co., Inc., 4
Machado's Deli & Wine Shop, 42
Machado Farms & Dairy Inc., 115
Maddy, Senator Kenneth L., 52
Madison Hardware, 127
Marie Calendar's, 82
Marvin Electric, Bill, 140
Master Radiator Works, 63
Mazzei's Nursery Inc., 164
Mecca Billiard Supplies, 43
Medical Dental Pharmacy, 155
Melody Food Market, 74
Melody House Television, 2
The Merchant Association, 57
Mexico Theater/
Rainbow Ballroom, 149
Mid -Cal Publishers, 95
Mid -State Linoleum, 40
Mid -State Metal Casting &
Manufacturing Co. Inc., 119
Mike's Pizzeria, 83
Modern Welding Company, 42
Monarch Refrigeration Co., 159
Morris & Son Towing, 115
Mr. Sanford of California, 91
Moy's Chinese Restaurant, 159
Myers Ward Tractor Co., Inc., 32
Nicola's, 52
Nonini's Winery, 150
Normarts' Furs, 118
O'Brien's Brake Service Inc., 49
O'Hanyan's Int'I. Deli, 159
OMI of California, 36
O.K. Produce, 84
Operative Plasterers &
Cement Masons, 74
Ostergaard Feeds, Inc., 65
PG &E, 98
RLP - Postal Instant Press, 66
Palace Meat Market Co., Inc., 66
Paradise Liquors, 45
Paramount Pest Control Service, 113
Parish Chevron, Bill, 71
Payless, 155
Pay Less Market, 159
Penney J. C. Co. Inc., 53
Phillips Inc., Joe, 65
Pleasant Mattress &
Furniture Warehouse Co., 145
Plumb Secretarial Services, K.M. 59
The Prescription Pharmacy, 155
Producers Cotton Oil, 30
Producers Dairy Inc., 137
Producers Packing Co., 150
Puckett Enterprises, 159
Puma Construction Inc., 26
Quali T Ruck Service, Back Cover
The Rack, 51
Ranchers Cotton Oil, 96
Rainbo Bakeries, 10
Rasmussen Auto Repair, 158
Rau Dairy, Inc., Fred, 133
Ray Bros. Transportation, 38
Recyco of Fresno, 143
Red Triangle Oil Co., 23
Reta's Upholstery, 158
Rich Products Corp., 109
Richard's Cocktail Lounge, 17
The Ripe Tomato, 83
Rippee, Investigator, Bill D.,
Rolinda Farmers Store, 159
Round Table Pizza, 159
Ruckstell Calif. Sales Co., 118
Rudy's Elm Pharmacy, 155
Rykoff & Co., S.E., 133
SPSP Inc., 118
Saber's Grocery, 49
Sadler Office Supply, Inc., 140
SAFECO Security Systems, 159
Saint Agnes Medical Center,
Inside Back Cover
Sam's Luggage, 156
San Carlos Cafe, 83
Sanchez Bros. Mfg., 116
Santa Fe Hotel, 72
Santi's Inc. (Used Cars), 20
Schedler's Engine Rebuilding, 69
Security Specialists, Inc., 48
Seiberts Oil Co. Inc., 149
Semper Truck Lines, Inc., 91
Sign Co.,
Sonitrol Of Fresno, Inc., 5
Spangle Air Conditioning,
Richard A., 74
Sparky Electronics, 145
Staiger Construction Co., 23
Steve's Precision Carpet Care, 13
Stewart & Nuss Inc., 17
Sun Sun Kitchen, 82
T & T Electric, 99
T & T Refrigerated Transport, 127
Tax Audit Bureau, 38
Terminal Air Brake Supply, 26
Thesta Automotive, 88
Thrifty Nickel Want Ads, 9
Tinkler Mission Chapel, 6
Todd's Trailer Park, 115
Travelers Body & Fender Works, 26
Tri -Boro Fruit Co. Inc., 143
Trimmer Of Fresno, 156
Truck Dispatch Service, 143
Turner Security Systems, 1
Turtle Lodge, 47
Twin Palm Liquor, 125
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Kowloon Kitchen, 160
Uchiyama, M., 66
United Faith Foundation,
Mueller Construction Supply, 100
FRIANT
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Ponderosa Stove Works, Inc., 140
Friant Trading Post, 97
Uncle Tom's Liquor Store, 43
Sassano's Mens Wear, 47
Upholstery City, 91
Sierra Custom Homes, 4
HURON
V/M Custom Boat Trailers, 97
Valley Fence Co., 42
Huron General Store, 160
Valent, 9
Wawona Frozen Foods /Lyons,
Lowe, Inc., Jim, 133
Valley Bakery Lahvosh, 100
Inside Front Cover
Mcllroy Equipment, 127
Valley Burglar Alarm, 141
Wilmoth- Champ, Inc., 149
Wolf Farming Co. of
Valley Office Furniture Co., 87
COALINGA
California, Inc., 49
Valley Radiator Co., 159
Valley Towing Service, 125
The Allen Farming, 98
KERMAN
Valley Truck Painting, 30
Birdwell Ranch, 46
Allied Air Conditioning
Valley Welding & Machine Works, 66
Coalinga Feed Yard, Inc., 160
& Heating, 77
Van Dyke News Co., 118
HCM Farms, 160
Annie's Pampered Pooch 134
Varni Associates, 127
McLeod Ford, 45
Cardwell Ranches, Inc., Bob, 160
Ventura TV Center, 69
Vosbur Electric, 137
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Clement Apiaries, Inc., 94
Verburg Dairy, William, 68
Wanda's Pet Grooming, 155
Epperson's Market Inc. of Cal., 63
Vie -Del Company, 74
DEL REY
Haupt Brothers Land Leveling, 127
Vuich, Senator Rose Ann, 94
Central California Raisin
Kerman Crop Dusting, Inc., 150
Wall & Eades, Inc., 159
Packing Co., Inc., 4
Plaza Drug, 157
Waller Inventory Sevice, 145
Economy Stock & Feed, 147
Valley Travel Agency, 48
Warrick Electric Inc., 43
Enoch Packing Co., Inc., 156
KINGSBURG
Wayne's Liquors, 38
Garry Packing, Inc., 112
Guardian Industries Corp., 143
Wayte and Sons, R.J., 57
DINUBA
Swedish Mill Restaurant, 82
Weibert's Enterprises, 93
Western Exterminator Company, 97
Peloian Ranches 52
Van Restaurant, 149
Van Beurden, Wigh &Associates, 47
White's Moving & Storage, 164
Valle Truck Welding,
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FIREBAUGH
LAKESHORE
Willson Farm's Inc., 54
Alliance Petroleum Corp., 99
Sierra Summit, 87
Wilson's Motorcycles, 149
Adams Auto Supply Inc., 160
LATON
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Yosemite Coins and Antiques, 159
Castaneda Insurance Agency, 160
Laton Coop Gin, 22
ALIBERRY
Echeveste Farms Inc., 53
MADERA
Cliffside Auto Center, 157
Loggers Landing, 60
1 & J Custom Farming, 75
Panoche Farms, 13
Logoluso Farms, Frank A., 3
Las Deltas Grocery, 2
Norby Lumber Co. Inc., 139
BIOLA
Locke Ranch, "Slim" D.T., 61
Sherman Thomas Enterprises, 140
H & C Market, 159
Pag's Place, 111
Yosemite Pharmacy, 157
CANUTA CREEK
Rebecchi's Dept. Store, 160
MENDOTA
Houlding Farms, 118
Sean's Auto Repair, 160
Fharp's Farm Supply, 140
Mendota Drug, 157
Salyer American, 160
Thomsen Bros. Farms, 145
Thomason Tractor Co., 60
Mendota Food Center, 160
Tri Transport Inc., 11
Mendota Food Mart, 157
CARUTHERS
Valley Seed Grower's, 68
Pappas & Co., Inc., 32
American National Bank, 49
Vance Agcraft Inc., 32
Sorensen, Charles (Westside
Caruthers Drug, 157
Willoughby Houk Ranch, 140
Chemical, Hardware &
Clevenger Ace Hardware, 128
FISH CAMP
Mendota Auto - Parts), 94
Elders Produce & Mini Mart, 137
Yosemite Mountain Sugar
Stamoules Produce Co., 160
Fair Mart, 149
Pine Railroad, 52
OAKHURST
Watson Ag Chemicals, Inc., 143
FIVE POINTS
Bernardi Equipment Rental
CLOVIS
& Sales, 98
AC Paving Inc., 56
American Ag Aviation, Inc., 149
Barlow Bros., Incorporated, 54
Best Western Yosemite
Bergstrom, Robert Q., Attorney, 150
Don's Market,
Gateway Inn, 110
Blue Dolphin Pools, 160
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Five Points Ranch,
ORANGE COVE
Boice Funeral Home, 17
Price Giffen Associates, 160
Collins Garage, 19
C & W Body Shop, 149
Gowens Farms, Inc., C., 44
Orange Cove Liquor Store, 160
Carter Construction, 50
Lassen Market, 70
Orange Cove Pharmacy, 160
Clovis Custom Wheels, 164
FOWLER
Young's Foodland, 160
Clovis Funeral Chapel, 158
Clovis Pest Control, 159
Colonial Drug, 160
PARLIER
Cole Wood Sales, 143
Custom Cabinet, 149
Food King Market, 164
Environmental Air Conditioning
Fowler Floral Shop, 6
Moncrief Sales & Service, 140
& Heating Company, 11
Picker Parts, Inc., 145
Nico's Market, 119
Fresno Alarm Company, 109
Saxton Trucking, 160
Parlier Food Basket, 1-
Jim's Place, 78
Simonian Fruit Co., 23
Parlier Lumber Co., 20
Kelley, Larry S., CPA, 94
Simonian Insurance, C.D., 38
Sorensen Packing Co., Chris, 149
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U -Save Market, 23
Yabarra's Business Services, 54
PINEDALE
Allguard Alarm, 137
PRATHER
Canyon Fork Ace Hardward, 140
Foothill Market, 149
REEDLEY
Cairn's Funeral Home, 133
California Growers, 125
Crossland Farms, 56
Dale's Auto Diesel Repair, 62
Davis Road Oil &
Equipment, Inc., 160
Heinricks, Inc., W.J., 127
Jim's Body Shop, 74
Kings River Bank, 45
Kings River Community College, 30
Levy, A. & Zentner, 1., Co., 70
Rosie's Place, 160
Salwasser Mfg. Co., Inc., 10
Simplot Soilbuilders, 2
RIVERDALE
Avitia Fashions, 160
Errotabere Ranches, 160
Jensen Dairy Farm, 100
Kuckenbaker & Kuckenbaker
Dairy, 150
M.W. Tire, 10
McLeod Ford, 127
Riverdale Drug Store, 157
Ruann Diary, 134
A.F. Mendes & Son Dairy, 72
Compliments of
Salinas Valley Oil Co., 147
Viega Insurance, Jack, 160
Urbelz, Alberto, 60
SANGER
ADCO Manufacturing, Inc., 32
Boos, Wm. J. & Wm. E., 160
Chuck Wagon, 145
Daily Feed & Animal Supply, 22
Eastside Mobile Locksmith, 70
General Cable Co., 67
Mid Valley Transportation, Inc., 77
Minkler Cash Store, 32
Olson Enterprises, Inc., Dan, 118
Quality Growers, 160
Sanger Flower Shop, Inc., 149
Sanger Nursery, 140
Sherwood Forest Golf Club, 145
Wallin & Son Funeral Home, 7
SAN JOAQUIN
Gragnani & Sons Farms, Victor, 94
Rabb Bros. Trucking, 141
San Joaquin Clip Joint, 89
West Side Pump Co.
SELMA
Abel's Body Shop, 145
B & H Market, 38
Eknoian & MacDonald, 160
Fox Drugs/
Sunnyside Pharmacy, 155
Freeway Lanes, 159
Fresno Valves & Castings, Inc., 66
Grumbles 99 Food Market, 11
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Gilbert's Automatic Transmission, 153
McKenzie Trucking, Harry, 118
Nelson Welding Works, 160
Page Funeral Chapel, 13
Selma Service Shop, 133
Selma Shell Service- .
Davis Towing, 6
Selma TV Center, 6
Serian Packing, Robert, 2
Torii Market, 127
Wells Used Cars, 156
SHAVER LAKE
Hungry Hut, 83
Ken's Shopping Center, 133
Mountain Oak Electric, 149
Mt. Gals Enterprises
The Saw Mill, 83
Shaver Lake Hardware, 145
SQUAW VALLEY
Kiper & Kiper Lumber, 52
THREE ROCKS
Godfather's Ranches, 66
TOLLHOUSE
Yancey Building Materials, E.B., 68
TRANQUILITY
Rathmann Oil Company, 3
TRAVER
3 M's Market, 160
VISALIA
Pro -Ag Inc., 51
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