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fso_mag_8901.pdfFRUITS and FLAVORS for the IFOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY "FOR FINER FLAVOR" SINCE 1852 LYONS-MAGNUS P. O. BOX 646, CLOVIS, CA 93612 (209) 299-2183 II LYONS 'tEn FINER FLAVOR Caring fo r hom less c hilejre n UNITE~JAITH thro u g h o ut the FOUNDATIONw o rld. 1921 EAST BELMONT THE MINISTRY OF REV. Al FRESNO ",":~; ·~::.t}~.£~::fiti~l~f.~I.WLTHE SHERIFF'S REVIEW -1989 Assistant Editor Assistant Editor Editor Department Information PhotographsGene Hallam 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. 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LOCATED NEXT DOOR TO THE NEW PARLIER FOOD KING • OPEN 6 AM DAILY 1989 • The Sheriff's Review. 1 Save on All National Brands 10% DISCOUNT TO SHERIFF'S OFFICERS First & Shaw Center (Next to Longs Drugs) 226-7181 LAS DELTAS GROCERY Bien Venidos Amigos GENERAL MERCHANDISE BEER • COLD DRINKS 659-2773 36576 W. SHAW FIREBAUGH COMPLIMENTS OF S'ERIAN BROS., INC. ROBERT SERIAN • SELMA "I wish to thank the men and women of the Fresno County Sheriff's Office for the excellent 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. 2 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review I FEDERAL JEWELRY & LOAN, INC. Since 1919 1902 TULARE STREET. 237-3421 JAE'S CLEANERS & TAILORS Laundry Service -Alterations -Reweaving 1325 HAZELWOOD 264-5527 251-5111 255-9189 WE SERVICE MOST MAKES AUTHORIZED ZENITH SALES & SERVICE MELODY HOUSE TV 652 S. 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D & R REPAIR SERVICE COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE & TRUCK REPAIRS WELDING 4743 E. Belmont RON HARrER Suite 104 (209) 252·0242 Fresno, CA 93702 Jim Costa Assemblyman, Thirtieth District 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! 4 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review LOVEJOY BUILDING MATERIALS SHAKES & SHINGLES and L & J TRUCKING 724 N. MONTE AVE. • FRESNO ·. 485-5563 M & L PLUMBING CO., INC. Tract Homes -Custom Homes and Commercial Plumbing State License #224778 291-5525 3540 N. DUKE • FRESNO Saluting the Fresno County Deputies WE SUPPORT OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT KING RANCH ENTERPRISE CARUTHERS ROGER DUNN GOLF SHOPS World's Largest Golf Supermarkets! 5618 N. Blackstone Fresno. Calif. 93710 STEVE STIDHAM (209) 436-0464 SIERRA CUSTOM HOMES "THE MEN WHO GIVE YOU WHAT YOU WANT" 7181 E. TOLLHOUSE ROAD 299-6847 CLOVIS A P ~ Relief Association Officers....................................... ............................. 3 Fresno County Grand Jury ......................................... ........................... 6 Fresno County Board of Supervisors...................................................7 In Memoriam ......................................................................................... 8 The New Jail.......................................................................................... 9 Administration ........................ .............................................................. 12 Fiscal Services...................................................................................... 13 Management Services .......................................................................... 14 Internal Affairs / Licensing & Permits ........................................... ,,_...14 Above and Beyond ............................................................................... 15 A Chat With The Boss ............................................. ............................ 18 Web of Circumstance.......................................................................... 24 Governor's Message ............................................................................ .41 Administration Division....................................................................... 42 Personnel...................... ..... .. ........................................................ ........ .45 VMC Security ....................................................................................... 45 Bailiff Servi ces..................................................................................... .46 Extra Help Bailiff................................................................................. .48 Civil Division............................................................. ........................... 50 Training .......... ....................................................................................... '53 Record Management System............................................................... 55 Crime Analysis ..................................................................................... 55 Records...................................... : .......................................................... 56 Technical Services ................................................................................58 Crime Lab............................................................................................. 59 Identification Services/Property & Evidence ....................................... 61 More Bad News For Criminals............................................................ 62 Patrol Division...................................................................................... 63 Patrol 1988............................................................................................ 64 Table of Contents Area 1........................... ........................................................................ 72 Area 2....................... ...................... ......................... .............................75 Area 3............................... .................................................................... 78 Communications.................................................................................. 84 Out of the Past -A Mystery Still Unsolved....................................... 86 Detective Division ................................................................................ 88 The Sting .............................................................................................. 92 Fighting Rural' Crime........................................................................... 96 Jail Division........... " ................................. ............................................ 99 Main Jail..............................................................................................101 Jail Management System.................................................................... 110 Satellite Jail ...................................... ................................................... 111 Medical Services................................................................................. 113 Branch Jail ........................................................................................... 116 Jail Chaplain Service..........................................................................120 Gone Fishin'..................................... .................................................. 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 Trooper Taylor ..................................................................... ................134 California Highway Patrol.. ................................................................ 135 Wildlife Protection Past & Present.. ..................................................136 Cops On 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! o SECURITY BY SONITROL" 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 heari-ng 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, james 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. Selma California 93662 SELMA T.V. CENTER SALES • SERVICE QUASAR & SHARP T.V.'s AND GIBSON APPLIANCES 1924 Front St. • Selma • 896-1360 JOHN B. HOWARD RUBY NORRIS TINKLER MISSION CHAPEL -Funeral Directors "~tJ~ & tJjwulted" 209-233-2101 475 North Broadway • Fresno, CA 6 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review FOWLER FLORAL SHOP 834-2505 214 East Merced Street Fowler, California D ' .. ,·>:2Jdr;1~;tftS~il_r RESNO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Standing, from left: Doug Vagim, Deran Kotigian. 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 & SON FUNERAL HOME (has. O. Wallin (has. M. Wallin 1524 9th St. Sanger 875-6555 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 7 R. MONTAGUE Constable Parlier J.D. Deputy Sheriff (Retired) 8 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review reversa ~E NEW JAIL -EDITORIAL State of the art, or state of confusion? The use of the new jail building as the subject for ou r cover photo is not to be construed as a ~ of our editorial opinion of the project, or a mitigation of the criticism expressed in last year"s 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 futu reo 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 for what 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 difficu 1 ty in finding a contractor who can, or will, do the job right the first time, or who can be required to correct a deficiency in his work. The most glar ing example of the latter is the parking garage beneath Cou rthouse Park. Each time there's a substantial rain it's flooded by rain water seep ing down between the roof and the basement wall of the old jail building. The contractor said there was nothing he could have done to prevent that problem because it is impossible to bond new concrete to old concrete. While that is undoubted- VALENT~ .~Agricultural Chemicals ~ PO. Box 5458 Fresno California 93755 (209) 224-2513 Iy true, we're su re there must have been some 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. They were 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 Continued THIS COUPON GOOD FOR ONE FREE AD (10 WORDS, ADDITIONAL WORDS .20¢ EACH) Bring this coupon into our office and place your result-getting classified ad today. 2403 E. Ashlan Fresno, CA 93726 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 9 JAIL Continued 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-PX,Qof 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 ja il, 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, 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 au r money. 0 M.W. TIRE 24 Hour Service -(209) 867-3274 If no answer, call: (209) 867-3317 8142 W. Laguna, Riverdale, CA 93858 Owned & Operated by Henry S. Ghldelli FRESNO MEMORIAL GARDENS An endowm nt care c me ery WHITESBRIDGE RD. at CORNELIA I FRESNO 268-7823 SALWASSE,R MFG. CO., INC. Melvin Salwasser, President Reedley, Calif. 20075 E. Manning Ave. 638-8484 "OUR 65th YEAR" BAKED FRESH IN FRESNO FOR THE CENTRAL VALLEY EARTH GRAIN NATURAL BREADS ROMAN MEAL HOLLYWOOD B RAND BREADS RAINBO BAKERIES OF SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, INC. L & LOS ANGELES STS. 233-5191 Thrift Store (Man-Sal 930-530) -140 Van Ness -233-0689 10 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review IE:.\ EN:'~~~~!.::AL Air Conditioning. Heating Sales & Installation Service on Most Makes & Models 361 N. MINNEWAWA CLOVIS, CA 93612 (209) 299-9201 Contractor's Lie. No. 321299 Locally Owned and Operated GRUMBLES For Frozen Food lockers Custom Slaughtering 99 Aavailable For Rent Call 896-3807 Call 896-38078 FOOD MARKET and LIQUOR Gene Grumbles 2521 Whitson Irma Grumbles Selma, CA 93662 Owners/Operators 896-2125 Open 7 Days A Week ~v UNIFORMS Law Enforcement • Postal. Industrial UNIFORMS AND ACCESSORIES CUSTOM EMBROIDERY AVAILABLE LOGOS, SYMBOLS, ETC. 224-1199 2930 N. BLACKSTONE FRESNO, CA 93703 T I TRANSPORT NC. ... »>0<<< ... FIREBAUGH (209) 659-3913 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 11 .. .; .~ ,.:~~~ 0't-':.t.'), '. ~ ~ ~~ ~' S. Magarian Sheriff R. Souza Assistant Sheriff Staff Services Bureau J. Swenning Assistant Sheriff Field Operations Bu reau C. Francone Administrative Secretary J. Williams Executive Staff Secretary 12 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review J. Rudd E. Fong P. Gimbarti Supv. Acct. Clerk Account Clerk Account Clerk J. Engleman Business Manager L. Marciochi Account Clerk N. Hara Account Clerk D. Tuck Account Clerk FRESNO TRUCK WRECKING Used & Rebuilt Truck Parts Ask About Our Guarantee Pick Ups • 4x4' s • Vans Big Trucks • Motor Homes Engines • Transmissions Rear Ends • Radiators • Steering Gears 3536 S. Maple Ave. • 441-0501 Saluting the Fresno County Deputy Sheriffs Panoche Farms PFC Farms Firebaugh 659·3941 Page Funeral Chapel George and Ella Page Frank Page, Consultant 2014 Arrants at McCall Selma 896-1240 STEVE'S PRECISION CARPET CARE & JANITORIAL SERVICES Complete Cleaning and Repair Services 453-9061 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 13 , • R. White Lieutenant . I ;t<~i:~0a*lijifl_@fU NTERNAL AFFAIRS -LICENSING & PERMITS T. Johnson Deputy E. Thompson Deputy HftRU~ CONSTRUCTION CO. INC. 209/251-0301 P.O. Box 6139 • Fresno, CA 93703 • Coni. Lie # 113061 Pat'~ ~ad ~~ 174 N. Blackstone • Fresno, CA 445-1255 If You're Bailable We're Available -24 HRS- Gary "Tiny" Pritchard Susan Stafford 14 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review Th, lac 1i unr bee mer Dep rem4 com own Som{ beyo press hono On itiate( Depal early driven pOint, The su temptE Fresno Morley and wei after he ta Fe Rc Fresno. The Sl The officers have just been officially honored for official action above and beyond the ca ll of duty. t rom left, Deputy Jack Sparke, Deputy Mike Edwards, Deputy Richard Doughty, Deputy Ed Westrick, and Sheriff SIeve 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 gu n point, one of whom was the subject's infant child. The suspect had already shot one person who at- Fresno tempted to stop him prior to the vehicle pursuit. Sheriff's Deputies Ed Westrick, James Morley and James Roberts joined in the pursuit and were actively involved in arresting the suspect he was stopped on Clinton Ave., at the San- Fe Railroad track crossing In the the City of no. The suspect exited his vehicle with the child in his grasp while holding a handgun to the infant's head. As the sus pect began to leave the scene on foot, he made sev ra l 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 hild. 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 vehide and was walking toward's 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 Continued 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 conculsion 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 Sheriff's Department Medal ofHonor 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 regul'ar 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 Iying'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 inju ries 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 Jewelers A jewelry store • Fine jewelry sales • Custom jewelry designwith merchandise and • Watch repair • Appraisals service of a quality that you thought West Shaw Village. 276-7660 no longer existed. Northeast corner of Shaw and Marks 16 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review 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-a 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 occu rred 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. Jack 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 for a job well done from ... 410 THORNE AVENUE 268-5651 Deputy SheriffJack 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 sionallaw 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. 0 RICHARD'S COCKTAIL LOUNGE 1609 EAST BELMONT AVENUE 266-4077 t ® *t t t ~ ..!IL Jim ~ Serving All Faiths FUNERAL HOME Bob Lisle • Roy Franz • Don Foppiano 1605 L Street, Fresno Telephone (209) 266-0666 ~ FUNERAL HOME Brad Bradford, Manager ~ 308 Pollasky, Clovis / (209) 299-4372 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 17 the General Offices 5683 E. NEBRASKA SELMA 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. THE 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 su re 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 FRESNO ROOFING CO. RESIDENTIAL· COMMERCIAL COMPOSITION • SHINGLE MEMBRANE & DAMP-PROOFING ALL TYPES BUILT-UP SAN VALLE ROOF TILE • MISSION & SPANISH TILE Government Contracts Invited -Free Estimates -No Obligation AUTHORIZED APPLICATOR FOR JOHNS-MANVILLE . . AU'HO'"ED DEx-o-m .,,"CUO'5e. ....,~". State License No. 302777 :~ ~ 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 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 ~a~~ 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 Continued ~ fA'"'•••, Phone 255-8377 4639 E. HARVEY AVE. FRESNO 18 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review CHAT Continued 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 pu rpose 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 willilng to pay for. REVIEW: Speaking of public education, have you noticed that many otherwise weill 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 I 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 Continued COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE REPAIRS & SERVICE COMPLETE RADIATOR & EXHAUST SERVICE ~MOG'BRAKE & LAMP CERTIFICATION . 24-HOUR TOWING SERVICE --~ A.S.E. CERTIFIED Collins Garage 315 W. RAILROAD AVE., ORANGE COVE, CA "IN ORANGE COVE SINCE 1958" RAY COLLINS BUS. PH . 626-4535 OWNER 626-7920 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 19 CHAT Continued 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 ~3~ ~~'?~~~ Genuine Sour Dough French Bread & Rolls Baked Locally Wholesale & Retail • Walk-in Trade Invited 2625 Inyo Street 268-7088 ~a~ SANTI'S, INC. USED CARS 1142 F Street 268-9344 Fresno 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 cou rse, 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. Continued PARLIER LUMBER CO. 690 NEWMARK • PARLIER, CA 93648 (209) 646-2822 JOE L. REYNA ESSE MARKET Filipino Foods Complete Selection of Foods and Drink 264-1036 292 N. THESTA • FRESNO DALE ELECTRIC, INC. Electrical Contractor COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL WIRING * State License No. 378880 HELEN MECARTEA, Owner Shop & Office-1308 Iota Ave., Fresno. 264-1831 20 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review CHAT Continued 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 hou rs 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 cou rse in ou r 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 tu rnover 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. 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 Iiong 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 ru ral areas. We were doing a pretty good job of keeping that promise until the prop. 13 budget Continued 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 21 I CHAT Continued restraints caught up with us. Now we can't keep it, at least without a drastic change in ou r 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 wi,thin 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 persohnel 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 @ FRESNO COUNTY FARM BUREAU The Fresno County Farm Bureau representing 7,000 member families in Fresno County, salutes the Fresno County Sheriff's Department 1274 W. Hedges, Fresno 93728 Phone 237-0263 22 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review fully doing their jobs to the best of their ability with the resources available. I'm very proud of them and appreciative of thei r ·efforts, and 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 Continued KIMMERLE IBROS., INC. HYDRAULIC -PNEUMATIC SALES AND SERVICE BARRY L. BARISIC RON BLANKINSHIP 337 M Street, Fresno, CA 93721 • (209) 233-1278 (209) 875-7519 -or 875-6018 Daily Feed &Animal Supply Owners JIM & JINNY DAILY Mon.-Sat. 8:00 a.m. -6:00 p.m. MIKE PADILLA, Mgr. 902 Academy • Sanger, CA 93657 LATON COOP GIN INSECfICIDES -FERTllJZER "Where Ginning is an Art & Service is a Pleasure" JOE F. COrIA, MGR. 923-4943 LATON CHAT Continued 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 af 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 you rself and the Board of Supervisors were, to put it tactfully, not as cordial RED TRIANGLE OIL CO. 2809 S. Chestnut, Fresno 485-4320 W. S. EMERIAN TRUCKtNG GENERAL COMMODITIES STATEWIDE 485-9520 2693 S. CHESTNUT FRESNO U-SAVE MARKET Open 9 a.m. 'til 8 pm. Groceries -Meats -Beer -Wine 8606 So. Mendocino 646-3560 Parlier as they could have been. Has there been any im provement in that regard? SHERIFF: Yes, I feel that there h·as 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 prionity 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. :::! SIMONIAN FRUIT COMPANY P.o. Box 340 FOwler, california 93625 Telephone (209) 834·5921 Compliments of JENSEN & PILEGARD Fresno STAIGER CONSTRUCTION CO. PHONE 275-2269 P.O. BOX 9811 . FRESNO, CALIF. 93794 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 23 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 al10ng 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 hou rs, he assu med it had al ready 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 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 Fllores 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 24 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review 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 lie 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 Continued The victim's belt buckle. 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 25 --- ACORN EQUIPMENT RENTAL NORTH FRESNO'S RENTAL YARD Tractors -Loaders -Fork Lift Trucks -Mixers Lawn and Garden Equipment -Trailers 4470 N. Blackstone • Fresno, CA 93726 Phone 222-3091 A Special Thanks to our Fresno Sheriffs Deputies Compliments of Fresno Auto Wholesale 3435 E. 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FRESNO, CA 93706 Specializing In Sales & Service for: BRAKES -LIGHTS -ELECTRICAL & EXHAUST COMPLETE BRAKE REPAIR SHOP SINCE 1941 486·8480 26 -1989 -The Sheriff's Review WEB Continued Flores was there on Monday evening. In that endeavor they were partially successful; several of those interviewed pl,aced 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, you r'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 broth.er, 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." 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 ca'lled 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 earl'ier. 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 AI 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 .7 All that remained of the body. was Nathan William Gradnick, and that he'd had it legally changed to Skip William White som time before. He said his birthday was July 18, 1946; he lived in Clovis, and he owned and operated a T-shirt shop, under the busine s name of Silver Screen International, in northeast Fresno. White said that early Monday afternoon a longtime frielld, H.P. Evetts, who lived in the LD Angeles area, telephoned and sa id he would b in Hanford that evening, and suggested they 8 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 fou r riding in White's pickup. As soon as they entered he saw Joe Flo 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 fight on televison, and said they joked about the tenn of the bet. Before the fight ended he realized he wou Id 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 Flo 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 d rove 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 Continued 28 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review 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 picku p 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 se~n 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 r RICK UDE, Registered Jeweler, A.G.S. 5091 N. Fresno St., Fresno, CA 93710 (209) 226-3618 KINGS RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE PROGRAM • Comprehensive • Relevant • Ofrers degrees in law enforcement and corrections • Prepares you for a challenging career in criminal justice FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ray Clarkson or Mr. Curt Kuball at 638-3641, ext. 263 KINGS RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE -The Connection to Your Future 30 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review Saluting the Men and Women of the Fresno County Sheriff's Office PRODUCERS COTTON OIL CO. 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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 wh~at 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 p roduce any in formation about the Flores murder that coul'dn'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 ~ould do was wait, hoping that eventually someone who had Continued 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 31 Growers, Shippers and Distributors of the "GOLDEN TREAT" BRAND PAPPAS & COMPANY, INC. 655-4282 SALES PHONE: 655-4277 P.O. BOX 477 • MENDOTA, CALIFORNIA 93640 MINKLER CASH STORE GENERAL MERCHANDISE & FEEDS NOW OPEN SUNDA YS SYLVIA ASHCRAFT 18243 E. KINGS CANYON RD. • SANGER • 787-2456 ...-_____ in(. ____~ \ 1\ I VANCE AgCRAFT 1. V . 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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)n 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 a1917-1923 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 Avilla 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 en route to Maher's office. Wanting to get her story on record immediate ly lest she change her mind, Lehm.an 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 Continued 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, som~ time before the mu rder, 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 ~kip 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 h im. 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 . IfIJ ( -.•'r: .... .:' ~~~=---, The carcass of the Lincoln is loaded onto a truck with a forklift, to be stored as evidence. 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. 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 Sheriffs Review • 35 o:.n.i of California Salutes the Fresno County Sheriff's Department THE ONLY AUTHORIZED ____ '0 DEALER IN CALIFORNIA FOR HITACHI • HITACHI FACSIMILES * INEXPENSIVE* PORTABLE* FULL FEATURED SYSTEMS * SALE-RENT-LEASE* EXTENDED WARRANTEES o~i of California -----SALES SERVICE--- 292-2400 (800) 322-2679 2921 N. LARKIN, CLOVIS, CA TOLL FREE CORPORATE OFFICE 30991 SAN CLEMENTE ST. 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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 cu rate 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 ll:Jid 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 WaynePs Liquors LlaUOR -WINES -BEER Doug Mathis & Robert Rich, Owner 54 California St.• Fresno. 268·2319 TAX AUDIT BUREAU BOOKKEEPING _ INCOME TAX PHOTOCOPY 617 E. Belmont Ave. _ Fresno, CA 93701 Telephone: 485·1441 Alert Bail Bonds Ronald J. Ellis RAY BROS. TRANSPORTATION TRUCK BROKERS Suppliers of Trucks for DRIED FRUITS . VEGETABLES • NUTS · SEEDS To All Ea stern Destinations 237·4752 1 (800) 742-181'7 Toll Free in Ca. 1848 N. 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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 formation received from witnesses and persons concerned had been found by the trained eye of Criminalist Stephan Shaffer, and it was not con usive. In examining Schmidt's van, he had und, stuck to the inside of the cargo door, a Ingle human hair. A microscopic comparison ~th several hairs taken from a hair brush that had been used exclusively by the victim indicated only it could have been his; not that it certainly his. lwn without any direct evidence, however, DDUtv O.A. James Sanchez felt the circumstan rn.!a"c:lrA ·at.,'il'l••nr'.. was strong enough to convince a .and decided to go ahead with the prosecu In a preliminary hearing held in Fresno .,tclpal Court in December, Skip White was answer in Superior Court. Because his at raised the issue of pre-trial publicity lessen chances for a fair trial in Fresno County, subsequently granted a change of venue County. The trial was held there in and September of 1982. White's story on the witness stand was that Flores had left Rubalcava's together, in Uncoln, after a friendly and mutual agree to go to Lacey's bar in Hanford to have _mher drink. Enroute they had stopped at the '.dSideto urinate, and at that time an argument U ,quickly developing into a quarrel. Flores drawn a gun and threatened him with it. In ggle to take the gun away from Flores, it had ~c identallydischarged, the bullet striking Flores 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 n~t 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 "COVERING THE VALLEY" MID-STATE LINOLEUM FLOOR COVERING CONTRACTOR 4637 E. Turner, Fresno 251-5505 HOPE MANOR A Health Care Facility Serving Yesterday's Youth Mrs. John F. Einhart, Administrator Mrs. Lucille E. Epperson, Assistant Administrator Skilled Nursing Intermediate Residential Care 1665 "M" street, Fresno / (209) 268-5361 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 d riven the van there and retu rned 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 mu rder of Joe Flores. 0 JOE HAYNES CENTRAL VALLEY AUTO. FULL SERVICE JOE HAYNES, Owner 4597 EAST OLIVE 255-8752 FOODLAND MARKETS OF FRESNO "WHERE SHOPPING IS A PLEASURE·" 40 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR State of Californi a January 10, 1989 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, George Deukmejian 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 41 -------------------------------- ' : K. Hogue Captain Division Commander Machado's DELICATESSEN & WINE SHOP SANDWICHES • DELI MEATS • PARTY TRAYS GOURMET FOODS • CHEESES (Imported & Domestic) 1240 W. Shields at West Avenue· Fresno, CA 93705 TONY & SHERI Phone 226-8431 Also: Machado's Market 88 S. Elm 42 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review MODERN WELDING COMPANY Manufacturers and Fabricators of STEEL PRODUCTS AND FUEL STORAGE TANKS Ph. 275-9353 4141 N. BRAWLEY AVE. • FRESNO Courtesy of VALLEY FENCE CO. 299-0451 4565 E. Herndon • Clovis FRESNO TRUCK CENTER DISTRIBUTORS OF Freightliner Trucks Sales • Parts • Service 2702 S. East AVe. Fresno 486-4310 Mercedes • Mitsubishi Ace Trans State Tires At Broadway & Ventura BF Goodrich, Cooper, Sumitomo P.O. Box 11488, Fresno, California 93773 Phone (209) 486-8880 J. Arceneau Lieutenant R. McDonald Lieutenant Del....e»nll:. ~~urSer!l Wholesale -Retail Phone 209-255-6645 7730 E. Belmont Fresno, California The I Captair divisior glamorc of atten would c There for the c tive in r dent fur would a investig ecutive forwhic ner in ecuted, ply. ThE quiremc crimina The higl the repl. bookkei The ministra is, there as inde~ ample, I turnovel Ull Ra ···'~dt~m~%K\{t\f~l..A . DMINISTRATIVE 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 cou rt 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 Uncle Tom's Liquor Store Magazines • Cigars • Lottery Race Forms • Sportman"s Supplies 3089 E. Tu lare Street 264-3908 A Sincere Thank You to the Men and Women of the Fresno County Sheriff's Department from the Michael Giffen Ranch, Inc. Firebaugh, Calif. 93622 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 one time 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 Continued MECCA BILLIARD SUPPLIES SALES AND SERVICE Pool Tables • Recreational Equipment 237-8393 • 732 Fulton • Fresno WARRICK ELECTRIC INC. 1324 W. IOTA ROAD FRESNO 264-4163 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 43 ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION Continued 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 analy is 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 rea on 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- Saluting the Fresno County Deputy Sheriffs Central Fish Co. Fresh Fish -Fresh Poultry Groceries Try our restaurant for excellent meals at reasonable prices 1535 Kern FRESNO Corner of "G" And Kern 237-2049 44 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review 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 ali, but he still may have the most demanding cap tain's position in the department. 0 Saluting the Fresno County Deputy Sheriffs C. GOWENS FARMS, INC. COTTON WHEAT TOMATOES 25692 W. JEFFREY AVE. FIVE POINTS p 88r ,c La Comn: D. Bustamante K. Gipson Secretary Office Assistant " J. Vermason Deputy Detached Duty VMC Chief Security Officer Saturday Banking. The Royal Treatment. Bank on your Local Folks. Community Owned LARRY McLEOD FORD LINCOLN-MERCURY FORD. MERCURY • LINCOLN CONTINENTAL MUSTANG. THE NEW THUNDERBIRD AND MORE ... KINGS RIVER STATE BANK REEDLEY. DINUBA Member F.D.I.C. 304 E. POLK COALINGA, CA 93210 935-0768 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 45 BJ..- A. Bender Deputy D. Botta Deputy F. Burford Deputy D. Huerta Sergeant K. Dadian Deputy E. Costa Deputy / -- R. Deleon Deputy I ' I J. Garner Deputy LAMONA SERVICE CENTER, INC. Complete Automotive Repair -24 Hour Towing Auto Parts -Machine Shop 237-9159 1316 N. First Fresno 46 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review D. Overstreet Deputy L. Pearson Deputy Compliments of BIRDWELL RANCH Coalinga .... /' W. Gunn Deputy G. Hill Deputy BAILIFF SERVICES Continued R. Peylou ret S. Pulliam w. Stumpf Deputy Deputy Deputy L. Watkins Deputy G. Taber Deputy SASSANO'S MENS WEAR . Nationally Advertised Merchandise 448 Pollasky Ave. 299-4430 Oldtown Clovis THE TURTLE LODGE ~.' L~ A comprehensive ./\~;, ~ Indian Alcohol :'r ~ilP~~} Rehabilitation Program .,yH.e'l~L 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 3621 N. Parkway Drive/Fresno, CA (209) 275·5704/275·5707 --V. Wisemer Deputy HORN PHOTO SHOP Open 8:30-6:00 Mon.-Fri. 233-8323 69 E. BELMONT FRESNO , Van Beurden & Associates INSURANCE )ERVICES . INC. Fresno San Francisco Bakersfield 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 47 - D. Abell D. Branam J. Diaz K. Fitzgerald II j . Elerick J. Fox K. Grandalski G. Green R. Jackson A. JonesH. Franco Compliments Of Vaney Food Center Valley Travel Valley Home Video Valley Department Center Located in the Valley Shopping Center In Kerman Security Specialists, Inc. INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL HOSPITALS UNIFORMED GUARDS FIXED POST AND PATROL SERVICE LOU PIMENTEL, Owner 3003 N. Blackstone, Suite 2L Fresno, California 93703 Phone (209) 224-4237 48 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review EXTRA HELP BAILIFF Continued B. Melkonian M. Millison L. McMeen G. Parker R. Rodriguez F. StarksT. Semore E. Smith F. Stewart R. Wilhoite American National BankWoolf Farming Co. of California, Inc. Don Merigian Vice President Manager P.O. BOX 215 HURON Q'BRIENS BRAKE SERVICE, INC. Foreign Cars, Trucks, R.V., Bus, 4x4 Wheel Aligning • Brake Relining Drum Turning • Tire Skimming Front End Alignment 266-0631 1515 MERCED AT F STREET 13356 So. Henderson Caruthers, California 93609 209-864-3286 Golden State Ranches, Inc. N.J. Oack) Liddell Phone 275·2840 3700 N. Grantland Fresno, CA 93711 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 49 CI- R. Baruti Deputy F. Delgado Deputy R. Bradley Deputy T. White Sergeant Section Supervisor G. Lewis Deputy D. Olivares Deputy D. Rose Deputy D. Wong Deputy R. Bailey Process Server M. Garey Process Server P. Reynolds Off. Asst. Supr. II M. Arias Process Server BILL CARTER 5359 E. Solar • Clovis, CA 93612 209/298-6086 • Mobile Phone 246-7809 50 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review NONINI'S WINERY NONINI'S SELECT WINES Visitors Welcome 2640 N. DICKENSON 275-1936 CIVIL DIVISION Continued T. Morrison Office Asst. III ..1 &. ' . ~I . *' I. Burnias Office Asst. II L. Christensen Office Asst. III T. Cruz Office Asst. II ~- D. Morris Office Asst. II THE RACK BILLIARD ROOM N. Garcia S. Moriano Office Asst. II Office Asst. II Complete Accessory Line * Repair Service458 N. FULTON • JUST SOUTH OF BELMONT FRESNO, CA 93701 4678 N. Blackstone 222-1222 RAY SARTINI (209) 485-4670 Albert and Frances Owners HinOjOSa~,.-:~ "" . ,.:: rf\ \ ~. ,. \ Quality at its Best 'S FOOD MART 7064 E. Belmont, Fresno, CA 93727 209/255-0363 III~hU;'Il~~ AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT MAURICE H. McMILLAN 2924 West Main Street Visalia, CA 93291 (209) 733-8111 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 51 -- W~Upkohferty Auto & Truck Upholstery Furniture Upholstery BEEF PACKERS, INC. Dennis Roth -Mike Pestorich Fig & North Aves. • P.O. Box 12503 Fresno, CA 93778 • Phone 209/268-5586 KIPER & KIPER LUMBER SQUAW VALLEY, CALIF. PHONE 332-2310 ;, CORRAL LUMBER -FENCE LUMBER FARM LUMBER -POSTS BROWNI'E Heavyweight Mufflers 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 Scenic Narrow Gauge Railroad Near Yosemite Park Yosemite Mountain-Sugar Pine Railroad Fish Camp • California 93623 • telephone 209/683-7273 l.D. Williams -Owner We toke core of new business, os well as, we do old business. Mention the Sheriffs Review & Save! 4534 E. Belmont (so. side 01 street) PELOIAN RANCHES • FRESNO COUNTY REPRESENTING: 255-7100 Fresno • Madera • Merced Mariposa • Santa Barbara San Luis Obispo and Monterey Counties z A. Gaad Sergeant R. Craig Deputy JCPenney Salutes the Fresno County Sheriff's IIYou're Looking Smarther Than Everll FASHION FAIR MALL T. Lean Deputy W. Andrade Rangemaster 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 93726 DATAI:(~:I 2350 E.GETIVSBURG UPDATING TOMORROWSUITE B FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 209/224-6766 BARWW BROS. INCORPORATED w. OAKLAND AVE. FIVE POINTS 209-884-2484 Ybarra Business Services • Income Tax Preparation • Notary Public· Immigration • Se lIenan toda clase de formas TANIS Y MARTHA YBARRA 680 Fresno Street Oficina (209) 646-3376 Parlier, CA 93648 Res. (209) 875-5762 Lucky Bail Bonds 'Professional Services In a Professional Manner' '\ / LUCKY .../ -=- 268 4646 ~~R~~Ap~~m~EIN• SCOT MillARGREG VIZCARRA " Se Habla Espanal " Close to Jail FREE, CONFIDENTIAL == -BAIL INFORMATION BONDSMAN ALWAYS ON DUTY -ANY JAIL -NATIONWIDE 24 HOUR COU 'RTEOUS SERVICE 1243 Van Ness Ave. Fresno 93721 (Between Fresno & Merced St.) 54 • 1989 • The Sheriffs Review Play Lotto Here Fair Deal Liquors 4815 E. Butler • Fresno • 251-6273 2133 Shaw Ave. • Clovis • 298-2255 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 Fresno JJ&Z Auto Parts 2336 N.Fmno Sl at Clinton 225·2491 HOURS, ......-Sot. 7030 _,00"'" LI8 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 R ;:,,:<t;;4fil~.II%rtl ECORD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM L. Van Meter Deputy C ·...·.i;~;~@·;~iiliElll RIME ANALYSIS J. Tolley Comm. Ser. Off. ONALD P. DICK DITIONING HEATING MR. COOL 255-1644 Contractors lie. No. 271615 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 8.m. to 4:30 p.m . . 1427 BROADWAY • FRESNO • 233-0769 1989 • The Sheriffs Review • 55 \ M. Haggerty E. Adams H. Barker Supv. Off. Asst. Office Assistant Office Assistant B. Bennett E. Brauns Office Assistant Office Assistant F. Day Records Supervisor z. Bier Office Assistant M. Burgi Office Assistant C. Chiles Office Assistant D. Conto Office Assistant R. Fullerton Office Assistant S. Garcia Office Assistant CROSSLAND FARMS Grapes • Nectarines • Peaches Apricots • Plums William C. Crossland Jr. 10937 So. Frankwood Ave. Reedley, CA 93654 (209) 638-9994 (209) 638-9594 56 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review RECORDS Continued N. Giguiere M. Goyne J. Johnson Office Assistant Office Assistant Office Assistant M. leos Office Assi,stant D. Medina Office Assistant N. Metzler Office Assistant R. Padilla Office Assistant T. Pallesi Office Assistant B. Petersen Office Assistant B. Reitz Office Assi c;tant I. Tobar Office Assistant COMPLIMENTS OFJ. WAYTE & SONS Safway Steel Scaffolds CONTRACTOR'S EQUIPMENT Service You Can Rely On 2020 WINERY • FRESNO 255·1631 THE MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION CREDIT SERVICE BUREAU 442-6900 1989 • The Sheriff's Review. 57 J. Duty J. Tarver L. Wiggs Criminologist Criminologist Criminologist D. Justice Sr. Criminologist Section Supervisor B. Brown J. Ciancetti Ident. Technician Ident. Technician S. Creager Ident. Technician M. Joseph B. Stones S. Thomas F. Hansen L. Wright Ident. Technician Ident. Technician Ident. Technician Photo Technician Office Assistant VINCENT GANDUGLIA TRUCKING 251-7101 4746 E. FLORENCE Art's Mercantile 2082 W. Whitesbridge Fresno, CA 93706 442-1995 58 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review A. Boudreau Supv. Criminologist Section Supervisor B. Markham Criminalist M. Giberson Criminalist ATHLETIC DESIGNS ADVERTISING SPECIALTIES CUSTOM PRINTED T·SHIRTS .. ICkeIS.Caps.Sweatshirts-Ban ners-Tole Bags Schools-reams-Organizations Printing.Custom Swiss Embroidery and Sewi ng <168 N. FULTON-FRESNO-485·4670 PLUMB SERVICES KATHLEEN PLUMB Typing • Word Processing Manuscripts • Resumes 5144 • Fresno, California 93755 (209) 431-7932 A. Van Der Veer De Bondt Criminalist 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 937·21 1989 • The Sheriff's Review. 59 CALIFORNIA-FRESNO OIL CO. EXXON PETROLEUM PRODUCTS 486-0220 3242 E. Garrett near Jensen and Hwy. 99 D&R Tire & Automotive Service Center Tires -Brakes -Front End -Tune-Up -Air Condo 901 "M" Street • Fresno, CA 93721 Phone (209) 266-6060 LOGGERS LANDING FOOD & SPIRITS Johnnie and Bobby: Your Hosts 33051 AUBERRY ROAD • AUBERRY 855-2807 THE ASTRa MOTEL An Easy Route To An Easy Rest 99 North -Off On Clinton Ramp 99 south -Off On Valentine and Dakota Thomason Tractor Co. serving the Westside salutes the men and women of the Fresno Sheriff's Department 985 12th Street. Firebaugh 659-2039 DISPLAY ADVERTISING, INC. DECAL TRANISFERS METAL SIGNS -TRUCK SIGNS SCOTCHLITE SIGNS PLASTIC SIGNS PLASTIC PRINTING NUMBERS -LETTERS 266-0231 1837 VAN NESS AVE. Wmake ?hopping what It's supposed to be ... a pleasure. _. . . --. .T:l<1~ ~ -1rJo-~Gprden v Lllage OPEN THURSDAYS TILL 9PM PALM AT Sl-lAW 60 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review DENTIFICATION SERVICES PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE J. Saterstad Sr. Ident. Technician Section Su pervisor M & H TOWING HEAVY DUTY 24 HOUR SERVICE Call 237-6307 J. Jackson J. Whitton S. Willeford Ident. Technician Ident. Technician Ident. Technician R. Parman Office Assistant J. Yamashita Office Assistant R. Beck Stock Clerk LOUIE KEE MARKET Fresh Meat & Groceries 1041 Tulare St. 233-7527 Fresno D. T. LOCKE RANCH Golden State Blvd. Fresno, CA 93725 FIREBAUGH 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 61 MORE~LiD ~E'w8FOR CRIMINIIA·LS·- 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 ofclassifying and comparing fingerprints by a computer, replacing the slow and painstaking manual method. T-his 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 DOj 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-I D 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 2112 years of planning and preparation, Fresno County's Cal-ID RAN com puter became operational, ready to search DOrs 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 identitied 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 will provide even more funding for expansion the hiring of additonal personnel. 0 We appreciate the quality service given to Fresno County by Sheriff Steve Magarian and his officers. Thank You l Dale and Margaret Tartaglia Dale's Auto & Diesel Repair --24 HOUR TOWING. ,V/S4~; FOUR TRUCKS TO SERVE YOU AUTOS, R.V., H.D. TRUCKS "COMPLETE TRUCK REPAIR" OFFICIAL LIGHT & BRAKE ~-. HELIARC, MACHINE SHOP ,@c;I RADIATOR REPAIR ( SPEEDO & TACK REPAIR \~/ STARTERS· ALT., CYL. HEADS DRIVE & PTO SHAFTS "COMPLETE PARTS DEPARTMENT" MEMBER OF THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU Phone 638·6874 Fresno 888·2092 ATROL DIVISION , T. Gattie G. Bu rton Lieutenant Lieutenant Asst. Div. Comm. Watch Lieutenant D. Gustafson Captain Division Commander G. Gallagher H. Banks Lieutenant Sergeant Watch Lieutenant Watch Sergeant -J. Maier D. Furtney T. Klose R. Keith Sergeant Deputy Deputy Vehicle Service Crime Prevention RADIATOR WORKS Ronnie Hall Since 1938 Compliments of EPPERSON'S MARKET, INC. OF CALIFORNIA 2590 N. MADERA AVE. • KERMAN . 846·7325 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 63 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 ut,ilize 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 small.er 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 SERVICE, Inc. Jake Kizirian & Leonard Kizirian SALES & SERVICE WHIRLPOOL APPLIANCES ZENITH TELEVISION VIDEO TAPE RENTAL HARDWARE -PESTICIDES PAPER TRAYS 209/834·2579 9010 So. Elm Ave. Fresno, CA 93706 For 43 Years area extends easterly from metropol itan 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 call for service, and checked out 15,000 suspicious per sons or incidents observed while on routine patrol. The detectives in Area 2 investigated 555 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 Tulare County line. Area personnel cond 7728 criminal investigations in 1988, responded 15,317 calls for service, and investigated 1 suspicious individuals or incidents obse while on routine patrol, for a total of 33,744 ho devoted to active investigation. The Communications Unit is directed by lieutenant, and has 32 employees. It may be least appreciated unit in the department; nn'..,""'.... it is also one of the most important. Not 0 patrol deputies, but all other departm employees on field duty depend on it for di tion and information. All calls for service, and emergency calls for the county, are received and with the help of the computer-aided dis system, are immediately analyzed by an nno.~tIt and the proper unit dispatched. Specialized Units In addition to regular patrol and detective sonnel, the Patrol Division has several other to provide specialized service as needed. the Patrol Tactical Team, which responds to tified criminal problems that can't be handl traditional patrol procedure. The unit has extremely successful, utilizing, as the demanded, undercover tactics, surveil various "sting" operations, stakeouts, and In 1988 the unit recovered $5,000 worth of cotics, and executed 14 search warrants. In ed among those arrested were several sign "career criminals". The Patrol Division Dive Team recovered bodies of drowning victims last year, parHci in twenty dive missions in the cana"is, rivers, 64 • 1989 • The Sheriffs Review PATROL Continued in Fresno County. The success rate in drown recoveries was one hundred per cent. Some were to search for stolen property or Uirl,c>nr'" that was believed to have been dispos of by throwing it into the water. The divers are motivated group, all having full time job ittments in other areas of the department. bers of the S.W.A.T. team also have other;.. time job assigments. That unit successfully in the resolution of fourteen critical requiring their expertise. All except one handled without injury, and in it the injuries not fatal. unit operating only when needed, with members having regular assignments:.&In",'., is the Explosive Ordnance Detail. It had year, answering 82 calls involving explosives losive devices. Thanks to the high level of ng and expertise, all such calls were handl safely and without incident, and several were identified and arrested. Boating Safety Unit, in addition to routine on the Kings River and Pine Flat, Shaver, Huntington Lakes, made water safety presen to more than 4000 children last year. 1988 a somewhat unusual year, due to the low SHIPPER 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 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 OSTERGAARD FEEDS 233-4963 MAJOR BRAND FEEDS • GRAIN POULTRY • STOCK REMEDIES SEEDS • FERTILIZERS VETERINARIAN SUPPLIES 8 [0 5 Mon.·FrI. Sat. rill 12 4054 W. Whitesbridge Rd. • Fresno 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 LlaUOR JUNCTION SPORTING GOODS "House of Fine Spirits" 275-1210 5092 W. SHAW AVE. • HIWAY CITY VALLEY VWM GARABEDIAN BROS. INC. Welding and Machine Works MANUFACTURINIG AND REPAIRING PACKINGHOUSE. FARM & SPECIAL MACHINERY Raisin Processing Machjnery. Raisin and Prune Dehydrators. Almond Machmery -Parts and Supplies 2543 So . Orange Ave .. Fresno. CA 93725 -268-5014 Evan's Electric Service,.- Generators -Starters -Alternators Carburetors -Water Pumps 531 Fulton 268-4704 PALACE M EAT CO. 2447 West Church Avenue Fresno · 233-1124 PRINTING 2621 FRESNO STREET FRESNO. CA 93721 (209) 237-4747 WE PRINT SUCCESS STORIES Business Printing' Photocopying COMPLIMENTS OF M.Uchiyama FOWLER BILL'S RENTAL SERVICE "We Salute the Sheriff's 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 Sheriffs Review AIR SQUADRON-From left, seated, Ray Rasmussen, Del Ehrlich, Clyde Baumbach, Leroy Horch, George Husid, Bill Brown; middle row, Gus-Stalie, Steve Pistole, Tom Koop, Bill Hughes, Trum an Campbell, Roy Bitter, Elmer Riedenauer, Liaison Officer Lieut. Richard White, Jim Jackson; rear, Chris Garrett, Gil Kohfield, Ed Long, Cal Maurice Smith, Charlie Minkler, Tom Copp, Jack Wise. ing SO crowded a person couldn't get if he tried, so S.A.R. will probably con a vital part of division and department Auxiliary Units in search and rescue, the Patrol Divi ily on auxiliary units; groups of citizens willing to donate their par- Is and equipment to help out in in n regular manpower is insufficient. hours of training in how to work components of the department and and purchase and maintain their Their only compensation is reim for basic expenses while on an actual whatever satisfaction they may derive ng a valuable public service. in terms of continuous service among units is the Sheriff's Air Squadron. zed more than fifty years ago during of Sheriff George Overholt. For half century of existence its primary aerial search and support for ground h and rescue operations. In recent has been less demand for their ser field, due to less search and rescue , and availability of more trained Continued General -Cable" Company 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 Ie COMPANY Complete Auto and Truck Reconstruction Specialist Truck Body Building 136 North Thorne 233-3241 E. B. Yancey Building 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 V AL~EY 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. KASCO FAB, INC. H. (KIM) KIMURA RON SHADOWENS MISCELLANEOUS & STRUCTURAL STEEL FABRICATION WELDING, ERECTION SIMPSON MATERIAL (209) 442-1018 3077 Golden State Frontage Fresno, CA 93725 PA~ that can often bring a search to a successful without the need for air participation. years the squadron has become more in other department functions where air is valuable. Among them are executive 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. RESCUE UNIT-From left, seated, Loyd Phillips, Russ Dunbar, Dick Haas, Squadron members keep their skills up to standard by a monthly four-hour training session and business meeting. They exchange infor 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 andCampbell, Dean Carlile; middle, John Skadden, Chris Prevost, Leroy Plowman, Liaison Officer Sergeant John Maier; rear, Darryl Moore, Carl l':JfjjrhaJrn Massenge, Steve Scherer. RA TV CENTER RCA Video Recorders SCHEDLER'S ENGINE REBUILDING AND SUPPLY, INC. Continued 266-5318 624 BROADWAY • FRESNO • 268-5091 Good Times Entertainment • Balloon-a-Grams • Commercial Accounts • Singing Telegrams • Complete Party Planning • Children's Parties • Go-Go Cages • Graduation Packages • Giant Party Cakes • Anniversaries • D.J . Catering • Holidays • All Occasions • Bachelor and Bachelorette • Silk and Dried Flowers • Gift Items • Night Club Acts (209J 268-0736 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 69 PATROL Continued SHERIFF'S SEARCH AND RESCUE POSSE-From left, seated on floor, Gary Ihde, Clarence Lackey, Eddie Knight, Glenn Marilyn Peterson, Ray Von Tersch, Frank Takacs, David Barnes, jimmy Nulick, Steve Stevensen, Bob Smith; seated on Allan Gomes, Danny Thomas, Kirk james, johnny Bacorn, jack Mize, jim Linder, Dale Funston; standing, middle, Che son, Mike Sheehan, Billy Prewitt, Bill Dimmer, Bob Haire, Ron Osier, Roland Peek, Frank Brunneman, Keith King, Bill Frank Fodor, Drue Lauritzen, Richard Smith, AI King; rear, Ed Campos, Manuel Lima, George Porter, Ed Ortenzio, Brian Bill Melvi/le, Steve Capelli, Ralph Von Flue, Tom Simonian, Bob Silva. 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 BRAKE RELINING • WHEEL BALANCING • WHEEL ALIGNING DRUM TRUEING. TIRE SKIMMING BUD EBERWEIN BRAKE AND WHEEL ALIGNING SERVICE ZARKIS MARTIROSIAN 1559 BROADWAY 268-6359 FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93721 by the Association. 1989 is the year, and members are already making preparations making this year's Hotter'n Hell the memorable ever. The Fresno County Sheriff's jeep Rescue was organized in the early 1960's to transportation and ground search support in not accessible to conventional vehicles. It has been used extensively for radio relay when A. LEVY & J. ZENTNER CO. 10881 S. Englehart Ave.• Reedley, CA 888-2660 Eastside Mobile Professional Security Consultant EMERGENCY OPENINGS • KEYS LOCKS REPAIRED • SAFE'S SERVICE JIM TOLLE Bonded Locksmith 70 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review PATROL Continued headquarters was in a position where direct with departmnet headquarters was im ble. From the beginning it has been a most Ie asset to the search and rescue effort. Its rs have maintained a tradition of being ready to respond when called upon, for cooperation, willingness to work lon&_ hours, and for keeping their role in the I program in its proper perspective. The Sheriff's Search and Rescue Posse has roots baek to the early days of Fresno County's nee, when volunteer horsemen were larly used to assist in tracking down and ar desperados in the county's vast, sparsely areas. When the population and 1IH...rn··"S use for recreation reached the point search and rescue became an important of the department, the unit, by then an group known simply as the Fresno Sheriffs Posse, became an important part effort, and functioned regularly in that until around the middle of this century. ngr-::>",IP essentially a parade unit, represen department and the county in various 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 ResGue 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. 0 SNOWMOBILE SEARCH AND RESCUE UNIT-From left, front, The unit's snowcat loaded and ready to head ikKlmzi'e, Doug McKenzie, Patti Hoke, Frank Hoke, Jim Hinson, home after a successful search_ rear, Carolyn Silva, Bob Silva, Jim Oliver, Rob Woolhouse, Glenn Stringer. BILL PARRISH CHEVRON Electronic Tune-up & Brake Service Phone 439-4880 5385 N. Blackstone at Barstow Fresno, California Name Furniture and Appliances 233-4672 FRESNO 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 71 •• D. Burk D. Caudle C. Coffman Lieutenant Sergeant Sergeant J. Johnson Sergeant R. Noyes Sergeant D. Conway W. Prince R. Banuelos Sergeant Sergeant Deputy Compliments of A. F. Mendes & Son Dairy 867-3816 ! 22700 So. Cornelia Ave. Riverdale -P. Bellefeuille D. Cervantes V. Frascona Deputy Deputy Deputy SANTA FE HOTEL BASQUE DINNERS Call Yvette Bidegaray at 442-9896 or 266-2170 935 SANTA FE F. Carvalho Deputy J. Coelho Deputy 71 • 1989 • The Sheriffs Review C. Frausto Deputy D. Fries Deputy B. O'Brien Deputy J. Silva Deputy W Williams Detective ~ R. Johansen '•S. Jones C. Knight Deputy Deputy Deputy A. Rhodehamel Deputy J. Tilley Deputy 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 73 P. Oh Deputy W. Palmer Deputy J. Sparke Deputy E. Tosi Deputy L. Gillis Comm. Ser. Off. R. Hernandez Comm. Ser. Off. C. Walters Comm. Ser. Off. 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 11903 South Chestnut 834-2525 FRESNO, CALIFORNIA ~ AIR CONDiTIONING. INC. CONTRACTORS LICENSE NO. 376787 COMMERCIAL RES 'IDENTIAL INDUSTRIAL AIR CONDITIONING REFRIGERATION -HEATING SALES-SERVICE-INSTALLATION 24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE 233-9933 1505 N. THESTA, FRESNO, CA 93703 74 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review AUTO GLASS INSTALLED Jim's 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 AUTOWERKSTATT Specializing in Repair of All German Cars & Datsun-Toyota 237-5924 & 237-0477 1426 N. BLACKSTONE AVE. FRESNO -ATRADITION OTTRuST - BELMONT__ _MEMORIAL PARK in affiliation with _STEPHENS &_BEAN __CHAPEL __ Fresllo ~'I Complete, COIll'elliellt ,V/elllOriol r{lCili~J' Everything In One Place COIll'elliellce. SiIllPlici~)' {/lId So l'illgs 237-6185 201 N. TeiLman .JU~[ Soulh of Iklllloill j 1 1__··.ml.._11111 C. Mestas J. Blohm P. Caporale R. Cobbs G. Elliott Lieutenant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant 0. Moon Sergeant G. Andreotti Deputy L. Clemens Deputy Compliments of... J&J FARMS FIREBAUGH K. Badiali Deputy C. Bayer Deputy G. Cantrell Deputy A. Fierro Deputy D. Gillette Deputy Always Check With Us Before You Buy! ~Satu1~, FURNITURE • Carpets. Wallcoverings • Drapes • Etc. BILLMOSS LYNN MOSS Phone (209) 275·0227 . 4065 W. Shaw·102 • Fresno, CA 93722 1989 • The Sheriffs Review • 75 R. Doughty Deputy AREA 2 Continued -I. Glass G. Humann Deputy Deputy A. Graham Deputy L. Green Deputy S. Herzog Deputy R. Hunt Deputy S. Jarrett Deputy F. Johnson Deputy R. Kandarian Deputy J. Lee Deputy J. Martinez Deputy S. Meunier Deputy D. Perry Deputy R. Pursell Deputy J. ,Rascon Deputy T. Ronlake Deputy D. Ryan Deputy H. Townsend Deputy D. Stone M. Vaughan Deputy Deputy 76 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review AREA 2 Continued J. Womble R. Worstein M . Duenes L. Hill P. Kalpakoff Deputy Deputy Detective Detective Detective M. Satterberg Detective J. Stuart Detective R. Wilson Detective Automatic Transmission 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 A. Baker I Comm. Ser. Off. 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 • 8.M.W. • Audi • Volkswagen _ _ PARTS & SERVICE lei] 237-8090 I ~__VICJ 1828 E. HAMMOND AVE .•.FRESNO 7 Block North of Olive 7 Block East of Blackstone Open Mon. -Fri. 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 77 S. Tafoya R. Adolph Lieutenant Sergeant -.. G. Tagliamonte Sergeant G. Tigh Sergeant E. Mee Sergeant F. Amparano Deputy M. Amparano Deputy ARROW ELECTRIC MOTOR, INC. Clarence Kragh Larry Kragh President Vice-President 645 Broadway. Fresno. California. 266-0104 J. Crass J. Gregory Sergeant Sergeant JIM'S PLACE LIVE 5 NIGHTS MUSIC AWEEK 430 CLOVIS AVE. • CLOVIS. 299-2597 M . Alanis Deputy J. Arendt Deputy .\. E. Areyano Deputy 78 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • AREA 3 Continued J. Golden Deputy E. Mateo Deputy V. Bacchetti Deputy S. Canning Deputy T. Barnes Deputy P. Chavez Deputy C. Harkins Deputy S. Mathias Deputy J. Bewley Deputy B. Christian Deputy D. Hard Deputy A. Montiel Deputy A. Bradshaw Deputy -~ -. ,-; j\" •.: .' ,f. :f 'I 7¥."',' J,.;."'l."f'-::': t', .<--~.,:.,' ~'9 , ..' " _ '. oJ ~,--' '.-. . -.... '. I,,!, K. Draughon Deputy C. Kiser Deputy B. Morgan Deputy M. Brown Deputy M . Edwards Deputy J. Martinez Deputy T. O'Brien Deputy 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 79 AREA 3 Continued C. Osborn H. Ramirez L. Rivera J. Roberts D. Tafoya Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy .J~ M . Thobe Deputy M . Toste Deputy M. Trevino Deputy R. Verdugo Deputy C. Waller Deputy M . Woodward Deputy M. Mims Detective J. Zsenyuk Deputy W. Nielsen Detective T. Phillips Detective F. Stewart Detective C. Adolph Comm. Ser. Off. D. Howland Comm. Ser. Off. E. Massongill Comm. Ser. Off. S. Pursell Comm. Ser. Off. 80 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review Restaurants ~-------~TftB~--------~ SWEI9ISH A1Ibb Swedish Smorga,.hbordDining Restaurant & Gift Shop Itour. I linrh II AM . 2::m PM l,)o ooO'r 50 PM . iJ:OO PM S und,>ty 11 A M . 4:()O PM (lo).od M'",,,j(\v" F........y99 _I Co"ejo olha",p ~\i~?,:l~}%' 'U""sb''''II. CA Pho n_ 891·1107 LUM'S CHOP SUEY Chinese and American Dishes 609 Divisadero, Fresno 268-7919 CALWA CAFE 233-9360 4145 E. Jensen, Calwa .ca RoeM'3 ITALIAN RESTAURANT AND PIZZERIA 6735 N. First Suite 11l Mon. -Sat. Fresno, CA 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. 431-1278 Sun. 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. 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 209/841-3272 P.O. Box 39 Shaver Lake, California 93664 LUNCH FINE 3075 N. Maroa at Shields Fresno 224-1660 DINNER WINE Fresno" 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 81 ?,., The Tree House Restaurant Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner OPEN 6 AM 'TIL 8 PM 29460 Au berry Road • Prather, CA 855-3322 ?,., RESTAURANT & LOUNGEVA L L I S Dinners Only -Closed Sun.-Tues. For reservations: (209) 897-3079 1671 Sim son Ave. • Kin sbur 3304 N. Blackstone -Manchester Center Chestnut and Highway 99 4278 W. Ashland Hiway 99 • Ashland 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. ITALIAN RESTAURANT 'The Way You Like It" CITY WIDE DELIVERY ORDERS TO TAKE OUT LASAGNA -SPAGHETII -RAVIOLI COMBINATION PLATES AND MANY OTHER DISHES ITALIAN FOOD SERVED IN THE TRADITION OF AN OLD ITALIAN GARDEN SINCE 1956 2549 N. BLACKSTONE AVE. 222-2051 5251 N. BLACKSTONE 431-6021 393 W. SHAW CLOVIS (Peach & Shaw) 297-9591 3404 N. CEDAR at Fou ntain Way 222-0544 1071 E. SHAW 229-7811 408 CLOVIS AVE. CLOVIS 299-3711 299-4222 267 ACADEMY SANGER 875-5557 82 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review THE RIPE TOMATO Specializing In French Provincial Cuisine Lunch and Dinner Tuesday through Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. ~ 1 :30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (209) 435-0150 (209) 435-0151 BOW LOY RESTAURANT Business Hours: Mon. -Sat.: ·11 a.m .. 9 p.m. 1760 West Bullard Sunday: 4 p.m. . 9 p.m. Fresno, California CHUCK WAGON "HOME OF THE CHILI DOG" Open 10 A.M. to 11:30 P.M. -Closed We~nesdays 12th and Academy • Sanger • 875-3889 SAN CARLOS CAFE Carlos Urrea, Proprietor Mexican & American Food-Banquet Room AIR CONDITIONED 841 F Street 237-3291 THE HUNGRY HUT "Home of the Hut Burger" In Shaver lake on Hwy. 168 SHAVER lAKE FUNG'S KITCHEN CHINESE & AMERICAN FOOD TO GO 251-3234 4141 E. Butler Ave. Fresno -6:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Monday lunch RESERVATIONS ACCEPTED 225-1850 5064 N. Palm Ave. Fresno (In Fig Garden Village) ANGELO'S DRIVE IN 710 W. OLIVE 268-3726 FRESNO OUR SPECIAL TY GENUINE ITALIAN FOOD PIZZA & ITALIAN LUNCHES & DINNERS Dining Room Open 7 Days A Week 11 :30 A.M. 10 Midnighl Fri. & Sal. 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 O.K. PRODUCE 445-8600 1762 G Street Fresno Rusconi Enterprises HARDWARE Aum PARTS & REPAIR 693-4444 693-4345 HENRY RUSCONI SAN JOAQU IN, CALIF. TIRE & FRONT END SERVICE 693-4659 R. Hagler D. Plumb D. Castleberry Lieutenant Comm. Sys. Supv. Sr. Comm. Disp. Station Commander B. Gustafson Sr. Comm. Disp. S. Laponte Kirkorian Sr. Comm. Di~p. W. Elliott Sr. Comm. Disp. D. Myatt Sr. Comm. Disp. E. Graham Comm. Disp. Spec. C. Graham Comm. Disp. Spec. W. Burns D. DePew Comm. Disp. Spec. Comm. Disp. Spec. 84 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review COMMUNICATIONS Continued D. Vargas Comm. Disp. Spec. B. Whitlow Comm. Disp. Spec. C. Parkinson Comm. Disp. Spec. V. Reece Comm. Disp. III D. Rosales Comm. Disp. III T. Rodriquez Comm. Disp. II J. Stroh Comm . Disp. II R. Herring Deputy Report Taker B. Fidalgo Deputy Report Taker , ., .Iii'.1 ifl B. Bosworth Comm. Disp. ~ II P.Doty Comm. Disp. III C. Welch Comm. Disp. III S. Lujano Comm. Disp. II D. Ramirez Comm. Disp. I S. Heck Comm. Disp. I 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 85 F. Kilgore Deputy Report Taker G. Semen.ko Deputy Report Taker T. Myers Comm. Disp. III Our 6;THi ~l'si · -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 Cou rt, on April 6, 192.5. 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, APRI L 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, 5'7" 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 wou ld 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 persons"wanted 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 relative 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 Conti - att to J thol 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 wou Id amount to no more that a fist fight, stayed 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. o trace was found of him, but the search effort was not a total waste. Officers arrested several s on various charges, including illegal entry, !1'V;,;,<;;,;,ion of intoxicating liquor, and possession stolen property. Included in the stolen property "ALLEY OFFICE FURNITURE Olli('(' Furniture • OtTice Accessories Franchise(1 Dca leI'S for Sleelcase RCR .417 .'1111011 St. • fl'esllo, Ct\ 93721 485-5250 A Permanent Resting Place For Mankinds Most Loyal Friends FRESNO PET CEMETERY NEILSON AVENUE BETWEEN WEST AND HUGHES AVENUES P.O. Box 4301 Fresno, CA 93744 Phone 266-6753 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 the 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. ,J CIVIC CENTER SQUARE, INC. 485-4700 Real Estate Development and Investment 900 Civic Center Square, Suite 200 Fresno Box 236, Lakeshore, CA 93634 Phone (209) 893-3316 · 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 87 A. Cox Lieutenant Asst. Div. Comm. W. Pierce Sergeant Juvenile J. Amador Detective R. Guthrie Detective L. Lee Detective .Fresno 233-8785 L. Nelson Captain Division Commander S. Lee Detective L. Lenton Detective THESTA AUTOMOTIVE OTTO HEFLEY, JR. 266-1583 1561 N. Thesta • Fresno P. Baker E. Burk Detective Detective R. Hernandez Detective B. Kleinknight Detective Reedley 209/638-3551 ~r:. . ~?,.'~~.:Toll Free . , 1-800-448-5715 • ~ 6'J 0 ... 01 "'. '" ... VALLEY TRUCK WRECKING CO., INC. Used Trucks & Equipment· Used & Rebuilt Parts P.O. Box 669 Vaughn Garabedian Reedley, CA 93654 Larry Garabedian 88 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review DETECTIVE DIVISION Continued C. Little F. Lopez A. Maldonado Detective Detective Detective L. Nomura Detective F. Reyna Detective E. Richardson Detective J. Souza Detective S. Jones Comm. Ser. Off. Complaints S. Main St. Joaquin, CA 93660 Bus.: 693-4657 Res.: 693-2112 L. Huffman Office Asst. V. Kasparian Office Asst. Our Best Wishes to the Officers. Two-Way Fruit Stand 112 W. California • Fresno 266-3743 P. Waters Office Asst. 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 89 Undelr 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, Vicelrn 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, 40 LANES AT ~~ &":OWL 222-4424 D, them 83m 17 involved child abuse, 126 pertained to adult sex cu c offenses, 282 were the result of spousal abuse, Finthere were 377 miscellaneous crimes committed fleer,by juveniles, and 629 runaway juveniles. The unit somehas a very demanding case load, and the fact they poenwere abl1e to"clear 91% of their assigned cases 35 a is ifl,indicative of the high level of committment to thei r 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 fou r 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 prisoners to various psychiatrists, pursuant to court order, and waiting while they were eval'uated. 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, 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 Continued Cocktails and dining at CEDAR LANES • Coffee Shop • Banquet Rooms • Catering Anywhere Open 7 Days a Week 3131 N. Cedar at Shields I Fresno 90 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review 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 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 not ready to proceed, or had already been Im5Do~;ed of. In 1988 the unit received and served subpoenas on department personnel. Fur investigation revealed that on only 593 of was an appearance necessary. It is estimated the resulting savings amounted to the salary 6.22 officers. The Complaint Office function is highly critical, person arrested must be arraigned within rs, or be released. In 19882160 complaints SALUTING THE DEPUTIES FOR YOUR WORK THROUGHOUT THE YEAR SEMPER TRUCK LINES, INC. TRI-S TRUCKING, INC. SEMPER FARMS HAY & GRAIN TELEPHONE (209) 268-9408 (209) 846-6606 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. UPHOLSTERY CITY SEAT COVERS -CUSTOM INTERIORS 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 LadleS Sportswear 251-0166 Joyce Day Shop • 4866 E. Kings Canyon 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 SERVlCE .•.•THE PEOPLE THE PERFECT UNION 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 91 0 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 Fresn o County Sheriff's Department made tentative plan 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 STING Continued (located at the Department), which had I'jIn-~nll'\A1"rding capabilities and a record-a-phone me!;sa~~e machine, in order to communicate with customers or arrange transactions. This was forwarded to the undercover home residence when he was off duty, or recording message machine was substituted. was also assigned to the undercover buyer munication with the clientele. Another im element of this fixed-mobile operation that no informant was used. Clients were to the fixed-mobile site through the use ting techniques, usually using undercover from the Visalia Police Department. 1IIl~I;)u\.,C1lly the fixed-mobile operation com 172 transactions (six of which were nar related and from a separate buy fund), and with 107 subjects, of which 27 were fully identified (approximately 10 of them ~'rellatE~d to scouting, the other 12 were not to involve criminal cases). d operation was mobile and utilized In the second operation the buyer as an apartment maintenance man. The buyer was supplied a pager with which nkate with clients and set lip transac r, insufficient manpower hampered of this operation and conse 30 transactions were consummated. tra nsactions approximately 15 subjects 1I\t.!ICt€~d and three were never identified no criminal cases involved. 22,1988,82 officers from various local the Fresno County Sheriff's Depart ment were assemblled 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- Continued \ \J.' .'"' }/I,{"\,, o{)~~~>/~\rc f;:;'~)V':' :_ "~I'>;~~ Feminine Fashionahle -Functional A handy. light~-eigh1. sHong. and a-nractive metal-lo~1 at your fingertips. Letter Opener. Pulhop Opener (saves nails) Hair Lifter. Cuticle Groomer. Windshield Frost Scraper And More Sen~he~~·p9 ~~~:'OR~ a~~:hO,~:ax) Wetbert Enterprise." Inc .• 3127 E . Belmont, Freano, CA. 93702. Please Rush me D ~.tch Cat K:n'c~~~~~~:.' ",---r---,@ NA.ME A.DORESS 1989 -The Sheriff's Review -93 OUR SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FRESNO COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFFS Victor Gragnani & Sons Fanus 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 s'LARRY S. KELLEY Certified Public Accountant Personalized Tax Service for Law Enforcement 200 W. Bullard Ave., Ste. E-2, Clovis, 299-8220 ~~W~~ Dried Fruit and Nut Company~!§! 7170 N. Financial Dflve PO Box 28900 Fresno, CA 937 10-8900 Tel: (209) 449-6500 FAX (209) 449-6750 Telex: 28-6843 A Caslle & Cooke Company Rose Ann Vuich State Senator 15th Senatorial District My best wishes to the men and women of Fresno County Sheriff's Department. You are all dedicated and loyal, and those of us throughout Fresno County ap your tireless efforts on our behalf. Thank you! 94 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review STING Continued 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 1o01s, chainsaws, electric typewriters, computers,.- hotguns, handguns, rifles, cameras, sewing machines, and electric guitars. The success of the operation depended, of rse, on very tight security, not only in the ic sector, but also within the department. On command and supervisory personnel who to know, and the officers actually involved, the operation was in progress. The officers 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 secu rity of the operation. 0 Mid-Cal Publishers Webster & Sons Printing ________ "0" STREET • FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93721 • TELEPHONE (209) 233-5619 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 95 " 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. 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 d isplay. N Iy appoi nted CentraI .;....-:-:"~:::------:-~-,...---,,...--v-......_..-:r_~--At 11:30 a.m. a press conference was held, with Sheriff Magarian addressing local radio and television reporters. The Sheriff pointed out that ou r depart· ment's Farm Watch program is beli Crime Prevention Officer Deputy Dan F u rtney demon strated Operation Id Farm Watch, stamping tools with some identifying mark that would make them more difficu lt to dispose of as tolen proper ty. Methods used included the Farm Bureau metal stam· ping tool, the acid etch indelible ink stamp, the con· tinous pipe rolle, stamp, the electric branding iron, and Q.A.N. confetti, a small portion of which can be baled into hay to make the individual bales identifiable. to have been sponsible for substantial red tion in agricu related crime the past few To date more 840 different fa ranches, and inesses have contacted, and 44,000 pieces Other organ iza tions participating equipment machinery sta by department sonne!. Sh Magarian streSheriff Magarian chats with Supervisor Vernon Conrad, at his left, and Supervisor Deran Kiligian, facing him. the need for community to become involved and take part crime prevention programs, to make them in the rally were the Fresno County Farm Bureau, the California Cattleman's Association, the State Brand Inspector, the air unit of the California RANCHER'S COTTON OIL MANUFACTURERS OF COTTONSEED PRODUCTS P.O. BOX 2596 268-5353 FRESNO 96 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review even more effectively. BBIUNS MOVING & STORAG Local and Long Distance Moving & Storage Interstate No Excuse Move Records Management Service -Other Servicet 301 VAN NESS AVE .• FRESNO. 233-4274 From Ihe loll owing exchanges only-Firebaugh, Madera; Reedley, (NO Charg e) ask operal or lor Enlerprise "'448 CRIME Continued Also attending the rally were Fresno County rvisors Deran Koligian and Vernon Conrad, field representatives for state Senators Rose Vuich and Ken Maddy, and Assemblyman Jim Other sheriff's department personnel par ng were Community Service Officers Pursell, Richard Rigg, and Leslie Gillis, eac"b nting one of the three patrol areas. r Jim La Force, appropriately attired in bib portrayed McGruff the crime fighting ing that a substantial bite be taken out crime. (J McGruff the Crime Fighting Dog, turned farmer, with a loyal fan. Captain Dave Gustafson, Patrol Division commander, is in the background. 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SANGER 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 PG&E we wear a lot of different hats. ~1 .~: til r>GU'l-1r .Al!JI}')9E1 01. ... . " . r a'h U'~""l.Iii :. '/ ",',tlll( 98 • 1989 • The Sheriffs Review R. Pierce Captain Division Commander RES ADJUSTERS, INC. Raymond J. Fimbres, Jr. President (209) 435-5115 3649 West Beechwood-106 Fresno, CA 93711 UAllJonce ROLEUM CORPORATION Bus. Phone 659-2157 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 CONSTRUCfION SERVICE WORK (ALL TYPES) AGRICULTURAL SERVICE MOBILE HOMES '" 24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE CAll. 266-8889 3188 N. MARKS, SmTE 115 • mESNO, CA 93795 LICENSE # 259649 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 99 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 wi ll 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 i opened; however, that may not be practical, at least until the additional jail building now in the planning stage is ready for use three or four yea from now. Even then, there may be a space p blem. Seldom do we hear of a jail that has m space than it needs, or even the right amount space. There may have been no scientific to validate the premise, but there seems to be rigid law of physics, sociology, or some sci that jail population tends to expand beyond t space available. 0 HOMES -COMMERCIAL HOME PROTECTION SYSTEMS BELL & SILENT ALARM Ul TR A-SON IC PHorO·EL ECT~IC SAf F Al ARMS 2.t-HOUA PAOT ~CTtON SALES -SERVICE -INSTfoU,ATfON OUTRIGHT SALES r:-:-:CALL:-:-:1 R A$()NABJ i:: ~2-27411 RATES GARY EDMUNDS O\'... ~.t Years E)o. pcl lcnCe 1271 N. WISHON FRESNO "The Bakery With A Heart" ,.;. '" ....,.".. ,r, ,~ SINCE 1922 485-2700 T .... 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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 mes 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 M. Leonardo Corr. Lieutenant Asst. Div. Comm. A. Stout Corr. Lieutenant G. Brittan Corr. Sergeant G. Johnson Corr. Sergeant E. Watkins Corr. Sergean t W. Lang Corr. Sergeant T. Abshere Corr. Officer W FLOORING SUPPLY, INC. E. Holland CA 93726 225-4466 WES QUALLS RES (209) 855-2686 L. Leach Corr. Sergeant J. Aguiree Corr. Officer S. Leonardo Corr. Sergeant N. Arceneau Corr. Officer A. Stewart Corr. Sergeant I D. Aveitia Corr. Officer 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 J. Barrie G. Belcher P. Belmontez R. Briano Corr. Officer Corr. Officer Corr. Officer Corr. Officer Corr. Officer A. Bryant Corr. Officer J. Byrd Corr. Officer L. Camplin Corr. Officer ji-V. Brugetti T. Carr Corr. Officer Corr. Officer D. Chacon Corr. Officer S. Cheney Carr. Officer M. Carroll T. Casey L. Contreras Corr. Officer Corr. Officer Corr. Officer M.Demes Corr. Officer R. Egbuziem Corr. Officer J. Cyran P. Escovedo J. Esparza Corr. Officer Corr. Officer Corr. Officer 102 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review MAIN JAIL Continued ", I M. Flores K. Fox J. Goodlett Corr. Officer Corr. Officer Corr. Officer A. Fuentes Corr. Officer R. Gonzalez Corr. Officer J. Graham Corr. Officer D. Graves Corr. Officer J. Growden Corr. Officer M. Guardado Corr. Officer D. Hadland Corr. Officer D. Halderman B. Hancock M. Heggen Corr. Officer Corr. Officer Corr. Officer R. Hildreth Corr. Officer G. Holt Corr. Officer J. Hogue R. Holmes Corr. Officer Corr. Officer 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 103 MAIN JAIL Continued R. Hunter J. Ishimoto K. Lamb M. Lancaster T. Langston Corr. Officer Corr. Officer Corr. Officer Corr. Officer Corr. Officer P. Lascano Corr. Officer J. Leon Corr. Officer L. Lewis Corr. Officer = M. Lanns J. Lockie Corr. Officer Corr. Officer J. Lopez Corr. Officer J. Lyman Corr. Officer W. Marshall J. Mata Corr. Officer Corr. Officer W. Martens Corr. Officer R. Mellor Corr. Officer T. Micek Corr. Officer P. Moore Corr. Officer R. Moreno D. Morrison Corr. Officer Corr. Officer 104 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review MAIN JAIL Continued P. Niedhammer C. Obesa D.Ohlberg A.Omachi P. Perez Corr. Officer Carr. Officer Corr. Officer Corr. Officer Corr. Officer K. Peters Carr. Officer L. Patts Carr. Officer J. Quesada Carr. Officer G. Radgers Carr. Officer D. Perez Corr. Officer R. Ruiz Carr. Officer R. Salas Carr. Officer C. Sanders Carr. Officer F. Satterfield Carr. Officer L. Silagan Carr. Officer V. Sullivan Carr. Officer G. Tatham Carr. Officer K. Thampsan Carr. Officer 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 105 MAIN JAIL Continued E. Torres R. Torres Corr. Officer L. Torrez Corr. Officer R. Trimmer Corr. Officer L L. Washington Corr. Officer Corr. Officer D. Wood D. Ybarra B. Harris V. Miller Corr. Officer Corr. Officer Office Assistant Office Assistant A. Ybarra Corr. Officer / A. Aguilar R. Atchley T. Bardwell Corr. Servo Asst. Corr. Servo Asst. Corr. Servo Asst. J. Anaya Corr. Servo Asst. M. Baker Corr. Servo Asst. V. Boles Corr. Servo Asst. D. Burch Corr. Servo Asst. T. Barnes E. Carns A. Chavez Corr. Servo Asst. Corr. Servo Asst. Corr. Servo Asst. 106 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review MAIN JAIL Continued J. Everitt Carr. Servo Asst. I. Ezell J. Gaither Carr. Servo Asst. J. Glenn Carr. Servo Asst. -D. Coelho Corr. Servo Ass t. Carr. Servo Asst. R. Hooks Carr. Servo Asst. A. Lee Carr. Servo Asst. M. Heinze V. Lee Corr. Servo Asst. Carr. Servo Asst. K. Jimenez Carr. Servo Asst. V. Lopez Carr. Servo Asst. V. Lopez R. Martin Carr. Servo Asst. Carr. Servo Asst. A. Medina Carr. Servo Asst. D. Nelum Carr. Servo Asst. ~ D. Pugh Carr. Servo Asst. R. Ramirez Carr. Servo Asst. N. Ozuna Carr. Servo Asst. 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 107 MAIN JAIL Continued A. Rodriguez Carr. Servo Asst. F. Rutherford Carr. Servo Asst. M. Strickland Carr. Servo Asst. \ S. Ramos -v. Sweeney Carr. Servo Asst. Carr. Servo Asst. H. Thomas R. Zapata Carr. Servo Asst. Carr. Serv; Asst. W. Torrence Carr. Servo Asst. R. Wallace Carr. Servo Asst. D. Ward Carr. Servo Asst. D. Harrell Stock Clerk D. Hernandez Stock Clerk L. Wiley N. Escovedo C. jones Supr. Stock Clerk Stock Clerk Stock Clerk -, S. Ortega Stock Clerk N. Scott Stock Clerk D. Mercer Sr. janitor B. Mendoza Sr. jail Cook 108 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review MAIN JAIL Continued M. Davila E. Fairbanks M. Gonzales V. Grant C. Tilkes Jail Cook Jail Cook Jail Cook Jail Cook Rec. Therapist RICH PRODUCTS CORP. Frozen Bread & Pastry 320 "0" 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 LAOOlI03 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 liN" STREET, SUITE 200 • FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93721 LICENSE NO. A6483 B1163 24 HOUR CLAIM SERVICE THROUGHOUT THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY 1989 • The Sheriffs Review. 109 -D. Papagni V. Farmer D. Keil Carr. Lieutenant Carr. Sergeant Carr. Sergeant Training M. Wright Carr. Officer S. MacDanald Carr. Servo Asst. G. Martin M . Starey Carr. Sergeant Carr. Servo Asst. STAN ALLES TRANSPORT 1755 N. Jameson Fresno, CA 93722 275-6744 FRESNO PLANING MILL CO. Established 1908 General Mill Work 233-7218 H & Monterey ADAMS PAVING CO. EXCAVATING -GRADING -PAVING JACK JAMES BUS. PHONE 292-1202 2587 N. SUNNYSIDE FRESNO, CA 93727 Licensed Contractor No. 253883 YOSEMITE GATEWAY INN 2 Bed room Suite Pool • Spa • Direct Phones • Ki Restau rant Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner (209) 683-2378 40530 Hiway 41 Oakhurst, CA 93644 Gilbert & Dolores G . 110 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review J. Duenes D. Mills J. Noll Carr. Sergeant Carr. Sergeant Carr. Sergeant K. Carreiro Carr. Officer M. Peterson Corr. Sergeant E. Gonzales Carr. Officer E. Esqueda Corr. Officer AG'S PLACE 1178 0 Street Firebaugh, California 659-2068 FRESNO DISCOUNT TROPHY Rusty Lomier and Sandy Lomier A Family-Owned Business 268-2057 24E. OLIVE FRESNO J. Buffaloe Carr. Officer S. Coehlo Carr. Officer G. Contreras Carr. Officer E. Garcia Carr. Officer M. Hoyt Carr. Officer J. Jefferies Carr. Officer 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 111 ••• •SATELLITE JAIL Continued H. Johnson R. Johnson M . Munneke Corr. Officer Corr. Officer Corr. Officer M A. Soto Corr. Officer J. Jones Corr. Officer J. Mills Corr. Officer P. Pace Corr. Officer M. Pulliam Corr. Officer C. Rogers Corr. Officer C. Sims Corr. Officer A. Stones Corr. Officer W. Yervan Corr. Officer K. Meek Corr. Servo Asst. ALL BEARING SALES IF IT ROLLS WE HAVE IT 237-7416 3263 E. TULARE K. Thyen Corr. Officer S AL CANVAS PECIALTIES, INC. We Do Repairing 2750 S. Cherry. Fresno. 485-1290 112 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review S. Watkins Corr. Officer ,, :, c :.·," '::·' ,M . EDICAL SERVICES R. Smith, MD. Jail Physician R. Clemente R.N. B. Duffield L.V.N. M. Brown R. Cavagnaro R.N. R.N. A. Lewis R.N. GARRY PACKING, INC. Holiday Gift Packaged Dried Fruit 11272 E. Central Avenue Del Rey -888-2126 J. Schoonmaker, R.N. M. Gipe, R.N. Division Manager Head Nurse R. Graves R.N. J. Gutierrez R.N. B. Hawkins L.V.N. M. Heatly L.V.N. Paramount Pest Control Service "We Control Pests" 2143 E. McKinley 268-4266 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 113 MEDICAL SERVICES Continued J. Henbest L.V.N. F. McCorkle L.V.N. M. Lowery L.V.N. B. Smith J. Wasson-Mahaffey L.Y.N. L.V.N . P. Ketchum P. Lopez L.Y.N. L.Y.N. R. Okamoto L.V.N. " T. Moulton K. Pines L.V.N. L.Y.N. J. Stuart, LPT D. Calzacorta, LPT Clinical Supv. Lead Person D. McDowell LPT D. Wilde LPT E. Haun UCSW 0. Rojas LPT 114 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review MEDICAL SERVICES Continued J. Bosquez T. Cartozian K. Plann V. Reyna B. Stovall Office Asstistant Office Assistant Office Assistant Office Assistant Office Assistant Compliments Of MACHADO FARMS AND DAI,RY 266-2978 5445 S. BLYTHE • FRESNO Compliments of LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. 224-6110 1333 E. Shaw Ave. Fresno and Shopping Center "Qual ity and Service" FRESNO at ASHLAN, 222-4454 MORRIS & SONS TOWING Local & Long Distance Five Trucks To Serve You 24 Hour Emergency Road Service Heavy Duty & Car Towing PH: (209) 237-5929 JERRY'S AUTOMOTIVE MACHINE & REPAIR SHOP All Types Auto Repairs Foreign & Domestic 1015 N. Blackstone • 264-4837 Aide Water Technolo9Y9 Inc. INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT Chemicals andTechnical 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 mDD'S TRAILER PARK in five locations SERVING FRESNO COUNTY 264·1700 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 115 BRANCH JAIL F. Gomez S. Helm Corr. Lieutenant Corr. Sergeant Facility Comm. H. Chandler Corr. Sergeant H. Gonzales Corr. Sergeant M. Montoya Corr. Sergeant J. Antuna Corr. Officer C. Cooper Corr. Officer R. Caldie M. Crum Corr. Officer Corr. Officer G. Falls Corr. Officer 209/485-2610 MYERS PUMPS SALES & SERVICE 9232 S. WALNUT • FRESNO. CALIF. H. Gann Corr. Officer P. Maguire Corr. Officer M. L. Nofziger General Manager 2851 E. Florence 51. Fresno, CA 93721 PO. Box 12266 Fresno, CA 93777 P (209) 441-1413Ala co Office Products Group Cardinal • Globe Weis • Hazel • 5teelmaster A. Gonzales Corr. Officer J. Delgado Corr. Officer 116 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review BRANCH JAIL Continued D. Martin G. Marts J. Mclean R. McTeer M . Mendoza Carr. Officer Carr. Officer Carr. Officer Carr. Officer Carr. Officer D. Pappin S. Quinn Carr. Officer Carr. Officer R. Ringler Carr. Officer C. Salinas Carr. Officer J. Smith Carr. Officer D. Westburg Carr. Officer D. Wilcox Carr. Officer D. Wilkerson Carr. Officer R. Stevens S. Wise Carr. Officer Carr. Officer R. Zolnay Carr. Officer M. Sheperd Carr. Servo Asst. R. Alvarez Stock Clerk S. Zapata L. Lopez Carr. Officer Stock Clerk 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 117 1939 E. Olive Ave., Fresno. 268-3051& 266-1648 ~~ FARMS Cantua Creek, California DAN OLSON ENTERPRISES, INC. 251-6001 518 N. HIGHLAND AVE. SANGER, CA 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" RUCKSTELL CALIFORNIA SALES CO.. [NC. R. H. TOWNLEY Mailing Address: P.O . Box 12543 Fresno, CA 93778 L & P MARKET 1808 W. CLINTON One Block East of Weber 264-0815 Phone (209) 233-3277 452 W. Yolo Fresno, CA 93706 L & P MEAT & DELI #2 Groceries, Meat, Produce, Beer & Wine, and Dairy Mon. -Sat. 9-7, Sun. 9-6 S.P.S.P., Inc. Specialists in High Risk Insurance 922 N. VAN NESS FRESNO, CA 93728 485-3270 LIBERTY PEST CONTROL ". FREE ESTIMATES Let Us Liberate You From Pests 1902 E. HOLLAND 224-2600 FRESNO MUFFLER SERVICE Mufflers -Exhaust Pipes -Tail Pipes Shock Absorbers Mas. Yamamoto, Owner 2115 "H" St., Fresno 266-7076 THE VAN DYKE N~WS CO. Wholesa Ie Dislril1u lors of .·'\ITH'ric'l's Leading Magazines and Books Cal's Mobile Key Shop, Inc. ex Emergency 24 Hr. Service Cal Butterfield 1372 N. Fresno 35 Yrs. Experience Fresno, Ca. 93703 BILL JONES Member, California Legislature Thirty-Second Assembly District FRESNO OFFICE 1285 W. Shaw / Suite 104 Fresno, CA 93711 Phone: (209) 224-7833 ACE ALUMINUM CO. ALUMINUM AWNINGS • SIDINGS PATIO COVERS • CAR PORTS 118 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review BRANCH JAIL Continued R. Delmastro Sr. Jail Cook NICO'S MARKET GROCERIES -PRODUCE -BEER 646-3681 590 FRESNO ST. PARLIER E. Solis Jail Cook H. Nelson Rec. Therapist NO MONEY DOWN!! 100% FINANCING 9.9% FUNDS AVAILABLE WE QUALIFY YOU! o.c.A. • Roofing • Kitchens • Painting • Bath Remodels • Patios • Texture Coating • Windows • Room Addi,tions PECIAllZING IN INSURANCE & HANDICAP REMODEL FREE IN-HOME CONSULTATION & DESIGN CLASSIC REMODELING (209 · 266-0474 -NDED & RED 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 119 R. Martinez Jail Cook D. Guerra Lau ndry Su pv. Mid-State Metal Casting and Manufacturing Co., Inc. 2689 S. Tenth Street Fresno, CA 93725 (209) 486-3390 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 otthe 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. I nmates 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 rei ieve the pressu res and anxieties that i n 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. ........ Les Life Director of Chaplains Fresno County jail. What are the results of our efforts? We keep track of successes versus failures. remember some of the persons who have in touch and know they are no longer crimi But seeing a familiar face in the jarl often bad news. This is one church that when a son leaves we don't want to see him come But all our efforts are made worthwhile by sonal testimonies from inmates we've co such as the following: "My name is Joseph Islas. I am 28 years old, I would like to thank Cod for His keeping To briefly put it, four years ago I had an with Jesus Christ. I clearly recall after rno,...." ' .. going out of the jail system, that the Lord ing to get my attention, and Cod finally know there's something about the ass Cod's word that brings stability to a man. want to thank Cod that there's still who want to come up to the standard of Word and be all that Cod wants them "I want to praise the Lord for Reverend his ministry there in the county jail." 120 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review 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. Book Publishers, Inc. 1095 N. Van Ness • Fresno, CA 93728 • (209) 486-8100 Specialist in Law Enforcement Publication Ma.nagement Advertising Sales • Editorial Assistance Complete Art, Typesetting & Printing Services Mail Management 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 121 ' , To members of the Department who have retired in the past year, The Review extends congratulations for a job well done, and best wishes for the future. Correctional Officer II Louie C. Andrade reti red 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 know n as the Bran ch Jai l. He began as an Industrial Farm Supervisor I, became a Correctional Officer I when that classification was created in March of 1973, and was promoted to C/O II 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 o. Elston grew up in the Oakland area, attending elementary, junior fligh, and high school there, as well as Laney Junior College. He served in the U.S. Army from Novem ber 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 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 . Deputy Sheriff IV John Jack Hergenrader reti red 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 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 nu mber 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 1988. Before coming to the Sheriff's Departmenl on July 28, 1972, he had served twenty years in U.S. Navy, retiring as a Chief Radioman. discharge he worked briefly for the Fresno Department as a Police Clerk. He began his with the Sheriff's Department as a Correcti Officer I, was promoted to C/O II in October 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. 0« G< sci Ar rni sto dis rna his ret whl job She sidE ing that beg, tecti 13, l bery he n to ral in th FISHIN' Continued 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. Larry C. Nelson is a native of Fresno Coun and a graduate of Washington Union High 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 Id retire on March 31 was somewhat unex . For several years he has been involved in ranching as a sideline, and recently purchas a ranch in Tehama County. He therefore decid 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 "i n 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 Reedl'ey High School, attended Reedley College, and, later, Fresno City College. His first full-time job was a col lector and later manager for a loan company. For five 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 a 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 d rug 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, showil"lg 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 program. 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 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 irncrease 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 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 resu Ited in 145 felony arrests, 25 of which were parol1ees 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. :::J VALLEY TOWING SERVICE 24 HOllR TOWING Hea vy Duty Tru cks 1363 N. Hughes 486-3 '183 Fresno CALIFORNIA GROWERS Wh olesale-Retail CHRIS TATE 7701 S. Reed Ave. Bus. 638-3055 Reedley , CA 93654 Res. 638-9562 FRESNO PAPER BOX CO., INC. Manufacturers 0' Folding Cartons Die Cutting Jobbers 0' 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 By promoted to sergeant, and we hired two new level Captain George Morris I Reserve Officers. 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.AI. 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 The department now has an incentive physical fitness program, and we have already noticed some tri m mer figu res arou nd 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 restau rant; who knows, maybe a Taco Bell will be next. There are plans for a new hospital and a new 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 Gently 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 Metcalf. Not pictured are Officer Garcia and animal control officer Robert Spradling and reserve officers Sgt. Tim Bill Dixon and Larry Vance. 126 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review McLEOD FORD Sales & Service "The Valley's Fairest Dealer" 867-3549 Riverdale CANTEEN OF FRESNO, INC. Complete Vending Service 2136 Santa Clara 485-8800 DUKES CLUB Your Host: GENE CHILDERS 2039 KERN STREET 268-6821 VARNI ASSOCIATES 227-2956 1211 E. Gettysburg, Fresno MciLROY EQUIPMENT Mfgr. of Mcilroy Cotton Root Cutter Phone 209-945-2266 Lassen at Tenth • Huron LARSEN-RATTO CONSTRUCTION CO. 237-6163 1901 E. HEDGES • FRESNO PHONE 275-2042 W. BELMONT AVENUE • FRESNO TANDT REFRIGERATED TRANSPORT, INC. JERRY TILLER Serving California and Arizona . General Hauling. Produce. Frozen Commodities 2290 W. Adams Ave., Fresno, CA 93706, (209) 486-0860 Haupt Brothers Land Leveling . and Laser Planing 846-9722 or 846-8758 Kerman, California MADISON HARDWARE Hardware • Plumbing • Sports Goods 264-1730 4032 W. WHITESBRIDGE FRESNO CAREY OIL COMPANY, INC. Jack C. Carey PETROLEUM PRODUCTS P.O. BOx "'88/Fresno 266·8226 TORII MARKET 1426 Grove Street Selma W.J. HEINRICHS, INC. Manufacturers and Distributors FARM MACHINERY & INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 21013 E. Dinuba • Reedley, CA 93654 (209)638·3627 INTERIOR CONTRACTORS INSULATION -DRYWALL -ACOUSTICAL LATH & PLASTERING 441-0170 2910 HEATON • FRESNO, CA 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 127 by Officer Tim Supple assistance our job would be a lot more dif ficult. 1988-89 has been a year of change. Gone are the During our first year of existence, the new Isuzu patrol vehicles; they were replaced with cur- Huron Police Department has placed empb.asis rent up-to-di;lte real patrol cars. Although they are on targeting problem areas. This has resulted in not brand new, the offficers are happy with them. a 40% reduction in our overall crime rate. Budget constraints are nothing new to the depart- to these becoming his the over fine-tooth 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 func- Continued • Implementing a directed ,......------~--------.-- patrol program which targets specific problem areas and people has been a very difficult, but suc ces sful, 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 fou rteen reserve officers, who volunteer a large part of their free time to the department. Seven off ficers travel from down south to Huron every month to assi st the department in all areas. We salute all of our reserves, for without their CLEVENGER MERCANTILE CO .. INC. Hardware, Implements, Fuller Paints, Etc. * 864-3019 Oak & Tahoe Streets Caruthers 128 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review Chief of Police David De Leon also a level-1 reserve officer, and performs both 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. REFRIGERATOR • LAUNDRY • RANGE HEATING • COLLING 1840 E. Saginaw • Fresno· 222'8484 141 N. Ben Maddox· Visalia· 732·5966 ment. The equipment 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 cars and their operational goes to Officer Mike Hardin, who on own time selected vehicles and went them with a 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. HURON Continued •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, AI 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 The Mendota Police Department has seen many changes in the past two years. On April 15, 1987 the City appointed Joseph Trejo Chief of PoIk e. Chief Trejo joined the Mendota Police Depart ment after 21 years with the Fresno Police Depart ment. Chief Trejo started as a patrolman jlnd 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 rei ieve 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 Resou rces 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 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 Plann' The grant funding was obtained in mid-1988, provides the Department with two Commun Service Officers, one full time Juvenile and one full time Secretary. Chief Trejo is working on the feasability of taining a new facility for the Department, and Chief Joseph Trejo on a city holiday. 130 • 1989 • The Sheriffs Review MENDOTA Continued Clockwise from top left: Dispatchers Tina Ortiz (left) and Maria Sanchez. CSO Ted Lozano (left) and CSO Paul Watts. Department Secretary Lupe Hill. Lieutenant Lawrence Powell. Juvenile Officer Bernard Ortiz. Reserve Officer Leonard "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 time and support necessary to conduct in ions and prosecute the cases. Chief Trejo is concerned with the training . by personnel. He has started a program h P.O.S.T. of 8 hour training modules, being ght to Mendota for all the agencies in the to participate in. This training is coordinated ugh the Fresno City College Police Academy. training is done on a monthly basis 9 months the year 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-svvorn personnel, 6 reserve officers, and 3 cadets. 0 ATTARIAN ORIENTAL RUGS Persian -Chinese -Indian Hand-Crafted Rugs ALSO Custom Area Rugs -Any Size -Any Color CLOSED SATURDAY 1496 N. HUGHES PH. 237-0732 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 131 RE:b~E 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 Polite 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 ;0 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 organ izational structu re, department structu re, 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 apor table radio. They interview merchants to su re the emergency contact information is rect and up to date in our files. They help out with the Neighborhood Watch gram, help register bicycles, assist with the safety program, make business as well as security inspections, and engrave valuables under the Operation Ident program. These senior volunteers do not anyone or anything that looks suspicious. In they use their radios and call for a regular to check out the situation. We believe this new program will valuable assistance to the Police Department thereby, to the community. At the same offers a rewarding opportunity for those who wish to contribute their time in a manner while remaining actively involved community. A new training class is sch early 1989 with eleven more recruits. II SELMA SERVIICE SHOP Authorized Sales & Service McLane • Trimmer • KitchenAid • Chain Saw Appliance Repairing • Lawn Mower Sharpening RICH RIEDEL -Se Habla Espanol Phone 896-1564 1919 Whitson • Selma, Calif. 93662 IRELAND MANUFACTURING CO. Specializing in Clear Plastic Sheets Plexiglass Cut to Any Size 2376 Railroad Ave. 233-1857 JIM LOWE, INC. 945-2544 P.o. BOX 96 HURON, CALIF. Compliments of FRED RAU DAIRY, INC. FRED RAU, Owner Danish Creamery PHONES: Office 237·3393 • Res. 266·7511 10255 W. MANNING AVE. FRESNO BETTY MATTHEWS, Prop. Ken's Clothine.; & Gifts (A Complete ~re) P.O. BOX 156 SHAVER LAKE, CALIF. PHONE 841-3242 s. E. RYKOFF & CO. SALUTES THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT A-Z OPEN STORAGE 139V2 N. Valentine Fresno, CA 93706 485-5846 Cairns Funeral HOllle Serving the Area with Dignity for over 55 Years 638-2233 940 F Street Reedley • Orange Cove 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 133 i , 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 allover California, to hear Jim Taylor ta ke 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 Wa r. Jim was t ran ferred 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 CH.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 CH.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. C.W. Jessen Cons'truction Co., Inc. 827 E. Princeton Ave., Fresno, Calif. 93704 224-0487 C. W. (Chris) Jessen State Lie. No. 271384 Annie's Pampered Pooch FREE: Tender Loving Care All Breeds Welcome -Cats Too Open 5 Days -Sunday by Special Appointment Please call 846-6319 for appointment 14693 W. Whitesbridge • Kerman We carry tropical fish & accessories 134 • 1989 • The Sheriffs Review s r u n tc ai Fn str Jim's broadcasts have been featured on as many ba as ten valley radio stations, and on one television Se station. They were so popular that now that he tit} has retired, some are still carrying his commenpre tary, but he is now referred to as "Citizen Taylor." cas Jim has a son who just completed his fifth year w ith the CH.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. 0 RUANN DAIRY MADDOX DAIRY Ed and Doug Maddox Phone 867-4457 7285 W. Davis • Riverdale Armored Transport ~~ of ~~ California ~~ Complete Banking Service Serving Fresno Over 42 Years All Property in O ur Possession Completely Insured Against Loss 110 N. Broadway C ······.·flWftjffl1il~~••£Wf ALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL 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 th ree ai rcraft. 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.o., Fresno S.O., and Selma P.O. 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. 0 '{\ " nnrl~wi(,.. from top left: The headquarters of the Central Division Air Operations Unit is a modern, business-like operation, with computers and all the accessories. Because the C.H.P helicopter has skids rather than wheels, a PQwer dolly to move it about when on the ground. Officer Dan Obar checks the fuel on the Cessna patrol craft. The interior at Air Operations headquarters. C.H.P pilots carry emergency survival gear, in case of forced landing far from Sgt. Phil Alford. 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 135 TIT :;;:'?~61;~fi[t~rI'11l4%'%~/.Y Y ILDLIFE PROTECTION PAST AND PRESENT By Larry H. Redfern Lieutenant Department of Fish and Game One of the most interesting recent articles in Ou~doo~ California, the official organ of the California Department of Fish and Game was a hist~ry o! the conservation effort in the st~te, ap pearmg m 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 Fr~nsci co Bay. The need for that law no longer e~1 t , of course, as pollution in the Bay has Iiong smce destroyed the oyster industry. The next year the legislature passed a law e~tablishi~g ~Iosed 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 ~se of ~ets 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 arrang~ment, because so many of those charged With enforcement had little understanding of or sympathy for such laws, and m~y have b,een among the most flagrant violators. ~Ith an attitude that exists to this day, many other wise law-abiding ci~izens refused to acknowledge the, need for orga~lzed conservation and preser va~lon 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. I n an early attempt to professionalize fish and game conservation, the legislature in 1870 established the State Board of Fish Commis sioners, by passage of an act that also required owne~s 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, a.nd 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 a.nd egg-taki~g sta,tions 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 and Law Enforcement was established, and all fish 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's ef forts was market hunting and fishing, which was rampant in the last quarter of the nineteeth cen· tury. A common item on San Francisco restau menus was Lake Tahoe trout, taken with nets a shipped by the carload. Wild ducks and geese quail eggs were available at San Francisco rna for a nominal price. In 1895-96 322,000 pounds ducks, 175,000 pounds of geese, and 37,000 pou of doves, wild pigeons, and other gamebirds sold in San Francisco and Los Angeles. In 1895 the legislature authorized counties appoint county wardens at a salary of from to a hundred dollars a month. However, on counties did so. There were very few state or "deputy commissioners" as they were deSignated, due to a chronic budget That situation was alleviated to some 1901 when the legislature enacted a provision money derived from fines for game law viol be paid into a Fish and Game Preservation That was later changed to give the directly to the counties where the occurred, with the stipulation that it be u conservation. The financial situation received substantial improvement in 1907, with the ~ent of the hunting license law. 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FEeshness ~a~, J!m.ducers \~~Local Fresh Dairy Products 1989 • The Sheriffs Review • 137 ELDER'S PRODUCE "Mini Mart & Deli" 15010 S. Elm Caruthers, CA 93609 (209) 864-3832 A DIVISION ALARM of BURGLAR -FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS HOMES • BUSINESS • INDUSTRIAL LOCAL & SILENT ALARMS HOLDUP ALARMS U.L. Listed Central Station LEASE OR PURCHASE PLAN FREE ESTIMATES 24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE 40 E. MINARETS • PINEDALE 255-2700 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 nearest the 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. Alnng with the Marine Region at Terminal Island Marine laboratory, and affiliation with the State Resou rces 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 natu rally 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 Seq National Forest east of Fresno. There were also number of oil spill investigations in the Coal area. The Legislative Unit reports two pending directly related to Department operations and widespread public interest. SB 128 by 5 Maddy would make certain fish and game violations infractions rather than mi""H~nll"""f1". to alleviate the pressure on the overcrowded system. At the same time it would make p more severe by increasing the minimum $100. AB 1024 by Assemblyman Costa would two free fishing days each year, in which without a license would be permissible. The pose is to allow the potential fisherman to sport and see if he likes it without the s tial investment in a license, and to enhance awareness of and encourage support wildlife preservation cause. The Hunter Education Program conti pand and be successful, due largely to , t ~ n Ii< bl fi~ to su Ab re( pal ing As Son c 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 outdooors enthusiasts. Safety is still the primary concern, however, and the program's suc cess is indicated by statistics showing in Califor red level. 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 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 wa:i 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 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- WILDLIFE Continued NORBY LUMBER CO., INC. 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. 0 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 MADERA, CALIFORNIA 93639I I WHOLESALE LUMBER & BY-PRODUCTS 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 139 . I 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 • Coca-Cola Bottling I Company of Fresno 3220 E. Malaga, Fresno, CA 93725 (209) 264-4631 Compliments of Houk Ranch Firebaugh k #25 3208 Buford's Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. Serving Fresno Since 1917 HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING 2660 W. Andrews Ave., Fresno 233-5203 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 8 12-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. InI Van Ness Fresno Fresno 224-6550 233-8342 ~StaU~~1~, • Exhausl Systems for Everything 'Wheel Alignment. Brakes • Auto·Truck Air Condo Service & Parts • Motor Home Service Muffler Shop Muffler Shop Air Condo Shop 1160 Blackstone 396 Clovis Ave. 1817 E. Hammond Fresno, CA 93701 Clovis, CA 93612 Fresno, CA 93703 268-9866 299-1662 San!!er 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 641:1-:;mlM 233-8868 tt U vi he fe an 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 nigtff. 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 237-1161 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. 0 RABB BROS. TRUCKINC, INC. P.o. BOX 736 San Joaquin, California 693-4325 Fresno Oxyge,n & 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 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 pol:jce 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 . ~- 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 mut,ual 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. 0 Front row left to right: Chief Kenneth Shrum, Secretary Teresa Vargas, Secretary Marilyn Robbins, Lt. Ron Watson, jacqueline Haynes, Officer Christopher Caldwell, Officer Michael DeLuca. Back row left to right: Sergeants jame-s Stahl, Anderson, james Stovall, Officers Mark Phelps, Randall Marks. 142 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review CALWA U SAVE L,IQUOR 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 (Missi9nVillage) • Fresno Complimenls 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 HOWELL AIR CONDITIONING & SHEET METAL, INC. 222-5224 4404 N. EFFIE Guardian Industries Corp. "Serving The Glass Needs Of The West" 11535 E. Mountain View Kingsburg, CA 93631 ONE STOP FOR ALL Congratulations For A Job Well Done YOUR RECYCLI NG NEEDS COLE WOOD SALESRE€~CD 929 N. Maple • Fresno, CA 93702 299-7426between Belmont & Olive 4724 E. HERNDON.255-5690 CLOVISOPEN SEVEN' DAYS 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 143 1!E I:J~~~LEY 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 ensu re 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 aqeduct 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 Thomsen Bros., Inc. ATK Custom Farm Services, Inc. po. Box 258 . 23936 Cerini • Cantua Creek, CA 93608 Orr;ce (209) 829·6469 Mobile (209) 246-4687 Tom Thomsen Mobile (209) 246·432 1 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 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 841-3298 Homelite -Husqvarna -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 LlLUAN 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 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 tende? flignt service to the State Water project c~eckln,g for ~amage, vandalism, trespassing, ac ...cldents including submerged vehicles and victims illegal dumping and water thieves. The State Polic~ pi~ot~ have also a~sisted 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 fro~ 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 Resou rces 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 P?lice u~its and the local law enforcement agen cies. Officer safety is stressed in the field and it is nO,t 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 byatten ding the State Police Protection of Public Officials School. In addition, s everal members of the Inland Command have during their careers with the Stat~ Poli,ce, 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 un ique opportunity for the personnel of the In land Valley Command to work with the u.s. Secret Service, the State Department, and with other enforcement agenCies in protecting the pres tial candidates. ACTIVITY The officers of the I n land Valley Com wrote over three-thousand reports the first months of 1988. Most of these reports are meanors and infractions ranging from tr<>'on:>,ol!l fishing violations. However, some of:the vestigations include burglary, auto theft, INLAND VALLEY Continued 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-u p. DIVERS Traditionally, the Inland Valley Command has relied on the use of allied agency personnel and ~ ® SALINAS 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 a~sign 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 ded,ication 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 futu reo 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. 0 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 S -::~~gtrt@t~~¥(ifJ~III1WJt HERIFF'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 slJ1all 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.eS.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, Della 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 "Iished 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 operati.on 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 BBQ· potluck in an 01' fashion picnic atmosphere. "EI 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 Gusta~ son, District 1 Supervisor Deran Koligian Assemblyman Jim Costa, Sheriff's Sergeant E"iott and wife Leslie (Chairperson of the Val Chapter of Citizens for Law and Order) and daughter. Representing the Fresno Pol Neighborhood Watch Association were Frank DEEGAN'S APPLIANCE TRAINED REPAIR TECHNICIANS FOR MAJOR APPLIANCES For Service Call 266-6044 Fresno 117 S. 7th Street Fowler, CA 93625 Phone 834-5373 CUSTOM CABINET FEATURING PREFINISHED CABINETS TAD OKAHATA Shop Foreman JACK RAMOS Shop Manager FOOfHILL VIDEO 855-3505 29533 AUBERRY ROAD PRATHER, CA 93651 Sanger Flowers Seventh Street (near "0" Street) 875-5574 • 435-5574 SABER'S GROCERY I ' 3320 W. JENSEN • FRESNO :; Groceries· Ice Cold Beer & Sodas Open 7 Days 266-6837 Many Thanks for Your Protection and Service CHRIS SORENSEN PACKING CO. Parlier 646-2721 ~ Roger Coals 1----,----------~a~ MOUNTAIN OAK ELECTRIC p.o. Box 331 Shaver Lake, California 93664 (209) 841-8787 CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE "444626 C & W BODY SHOP DON ASHBROOK, Owner 299-5304 1250 Barstow • Clovis WILMOTH-CHAMP, INC. Lowbed Trucking Office and Yard: 7645 N. Locan • Clovis, CA 93612 PHONE (209) 299-9591 FAIR MART Groceries • Meats • Vegetables • Drugs 2334 W. Tahoe • Caruthers 864-3181 We Support Our Fresno County Deputy Sheriffs AMERICAN AG AUIATION. INC. FlUE POINTS $"'~ 275-0645 665-4884 P.O. Box 9543 373 So. Chowchilla Blvd. Fresno, CA 93793 Chowchilla, CA 93610 Wilson's Motorcycles Since 1919 Kawasaki -Yamaha 443 BROADWAY 237-0215 "THE HOME OF THE FAIR DEAL" MEXICO THEATRE 944 VAN NESS 233-7779 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 149 , ;; Kuckenbaker & Kuckenbaker Dairy 430 West Mt. Whitney • Riverdale, CA 93656 Office (209) 867·4613 Mike 867-3747 Bob 867·4178 IPAUL EVERT S ?Ii!?C01JNTRY 209-486-1000 SALES -SERVICE -PARTS DOLPHIN • SOUTHWIND-FLAIR TRAVEL CRAFT • ROAD RANGER by KIT ALFA • KOMFORT TRAILERS AND MOTOR HOMES VII" our12 1liiy lervlcelllClllty &complete parts & accessories store 3633 S. Maple. Fresno (Central & Hwy. 99 3 mi. S of Fresno & follow signs) ED'S RADIATOR SERUICE Cleaning • Repairing • Recoring Air Conditioning, Heater & Gas Tank Repairs Heavy Duty Equipment Repairs New Complete G.M. -AIC -Delco Radiators Factory Authorized Warranty Service Free Estimates • Pickup & Delivery 340 N. H St. • Fresno 485-6670 Best Wishes JURA FARMS, INC. PRODUCERS PACKING CORP. 0 275·2191 5545 W. Dakota Ave. 150 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review AIR-WAY VACUUM & JANITORIAL SUPPLY Home • Commercial. Industrial Sales • Service. Parts (209) 431·0443 6050 N. First St. (at Bullard) • Fresno. CA 9371 0 SINCE 1958 SAFES • LOCKS • SERVICE 24 HOURS t~fl!·»I.J 1901 E. HAMMOND AVE. VISIT US -M-F 8-5:30 Sat. 9-1 1 block N. 01 Ol/ve. 2 blocks E. 01 Blackstone KERMAN CROP DUSTING INC. 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 Free Consultation to Accident Victims Personal Iniury/Medical Malpractice Slips, Falls and Dog Bite Victims 180 West Bullard, Suite 102 299-5365 r a 5 ti dl Bu str sou sio bloc Hinl si re m fo tic tat sh cl u N Ca Cr Du poi Mu to 1 0 sion s SHERIFFS Continued Association business meeting at Sheriff's Headquarters, February 9, 1989. 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 AI Milia, Jim "McGruff" LaForce 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 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 During this same meeting a special guest, Janet Burrill of the Central California Blood Bank, tressed the extreme need for a broadened ource of blood in the Valley. After limited discus ion Association members voted to establish a blood account at the bank. Fran Rausch and Nell Hinkle were selected as coordinator and co coordinator of the account. Physically qualified members will be encouraged to donate on a regular basis, to help the bank meet requirer:nents 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 avai,lable 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 . BIC'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, 152 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review 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 AI 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 wil1 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 Ma!;SO~'!?IIf, Howland and Richard Rigg; Jim LaForce, with and AI Milia's "Happy Mandolins'; under canopy, tion of attendees at Neighborhood Watch Pot Luck at Stanton home in Northwest Fresno. Se or De COl se/! Co It She - o SHERIFFS Continued 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 Sheriff Steve Magarian congratulates Jim LaForce (AKA "McGruff") upon announcement ofhis 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 consistentl'y 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! BIG POTATO MARKET Open Daily 9:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. 266-5904 6947 s. Elm Ave. • Fresno (209) 255-0477 4574 EAST CLAY AVENUE FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93702 . .": .' ..Gilbert's Automatic , ~," ~ .'.Transmission Center Free Estimates • Free Towing • One Day Service 1401 Whitson in Selma 896-9816 Warehouse Distributors Since 1904 Specialized Parts & Service -Auto -Truck -Tractor-Boat 1740 Van Ness Phone 485-0330 Fresno 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 153 C .i:V;klmWfkt!~.1IIm OOKIES 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 p.ar ticipants. Total attendance wa s 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-Iongs of the favorite Christmas songs. To make the par ty even more fun, she read Christmas stories to t he bright-eyed, smiling children, who hung on every word. 154 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review 563 ME 3152 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. 0 • Let Pay Less fill your next prescription Remember ... for PrescrIptions 5638 E. Kings Canyon Rd., Fresno 251-0371 MEDICAL-DENTAL PHARMACY Phone 224-14.13 RUDY'S ELM PHARMACY "YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD STORE" RADIO DISPATCHED DELIVERY 370 B STREET 268-8551 FRESNO The Prescription Pharmacy FREE DELIVERY We Are in Business for Your Health Thomas Fowler 1300 N. Fresno, # 200-B • Fresno, California 264-4751 SUNNYSIDE PHARMACY 5562 E. Kings Canyon Road In Sunnyside Square. 25 J-860 I FOX DRUGS J 965 High St. • Selma 896-1647 Prescriptions We Rent and Sell Hospital Equipment 3152 N. Millbrook Fresno 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 155 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 I left the Fresno County Sheriffs Department, seventeen and a half years after walking into the jail and facing the legendary Sergeant Rod Arden for the first time. H~ didn't bite my head off as I'd been warned he might do; instead, his unique methods of tralining 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 certalin degree of freedom in how my investiga tions were conducted, and working directl'y with ~the 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 REV, CALIFORNIA TRIMMER OF FRESNO San Joaquin Valley Distributors TRIMMER POWER LAWN MOWERS HONDA ENGINES 2531 E. McKINLEY AVE. 266-0582 156 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review 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 EI~c 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 su rprised 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.C. & 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 Secu rity Department was established in 1953 as the Department of Ill> vestigation, and in 1982 was re-organized into J; present configuration. The department is . Iy comprised of eighteen members and IS , SAMS of Fresno Luggage. Leather Goods. Gifts Re-Nu-AII Shoe & Luggage Repair Service DOWNTOWN , 1017 Fulton Mall. Fresno CA 93721 • 233-0825 NORTH , 4665 N. Blackstone. Fresno. CA 93726 • 224-0742 WELL'S USED CARS "We Carry All Our Own Contracts On All Makes" TWO LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU SELMA 2600 Whitson 3043 Whitson 896-5232 896-2362 FRESNO ORTHOPEDIC CO. 1533 E. BELMONT AVE. 266-9759 ~;;~RMACY ~& 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 EQUIPMENT -We Deliver- 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 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 157 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 81. • Orange Cove · 626-4407 DRUG FAIR Complete Pharmacy Open 9 a.m. to midnight Located at OLIVE AND VAN NESS PHONE 233-2118 DUTY Continued ed into two units. The 'Investigation Unit, of which lam 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 secu rity 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, 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 109s 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. 0 RETA'S UPHOLSTERY FORMERLY PEDERSEN'S UPHOLSTERY COMPLETE HOME UPHOLSTERY LARGE! LARGE! FABRIC SELECfION 266-0371 2021 E. BELMONT AVE. Just off the corner of Diana Street 158 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review RASMUSSEN AUTO REPAIR COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE 1023 N. Maple Fresno 251·0669 Clo\,is Funeral Chapel FUNERAL DIRECTORS COMPLETELY NEW FACILITIES AMPLE PARKING DANNY MARTIN 298-7536 1302 CLOVIS AVE. CLOVIS D • SANDBLASTED SIGNS. REAL ESTATE SIGNS • PLASTIC SIGNS • MAGNETIC SIGNS • WINDOW LETTERING • BANNERS • DECALS· WALL SIGNS 268-3778 1940 East Home Avenue, Fresno, CA RON & MARY BEAUCHAMP Cont. Lie. #479494 Listings 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. EI Camino Construction RoUnda 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 (Dane'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 QUALITY SIGNS and SCREEN PRINTING Compliments of PUCKETT ENTERPRISES 229-2084 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 159 ( Listings Blue Dolphin Pools 1261 Hoblitt Clovis, CA 93612 298-6677 Kowloon Kitchen 651 E. Shaw Clovis, CA 93612 299-2942 Coalinga Feed Yard, Inc. Rt. I Box 135 Coalinga, CA 93210 935-0836 HCM Farms p.o. Box 773 Coalinga, CA 93210 Adams Auto Supply Inc. 939 "N" St. Firebaugh, CA 93622 659-2046 Castaneda Insurance Agency 1511 Nineth St., Suite 108 Firebaugh,CA 93622 659-2026 Rebecchi's Department Store 1467 11th Firebaugh, CA 93622 659-2259 Sean's Auto Repair 1298 "N" St. Firebaugh, CA 93622 659-2511 Nelson Welding Works 2002 3rd St. Selma, CA 93662 896-1907 Cliffside Auto Center P.o. Box 366 Auberry, CA 93620 855-2940 Quality Growers 248 S. Quality Sanger, CA 93657 875-4216 160 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review Price Giffen & Associates P.O. Box 218 Five Points, CA 93624 884-2479 Saxton Trucking 6632 E. Parlier Fowler, CA 93625 834-5969 Huron General Store P.O. Box 426 Huron, CA 93234 945-2350 Bob Cardwell Ranches Inc. 15100 EI Mar Ln. Kerman, CA 93630 846-6561 Mendota Food Center 697 Derrick Ave. Mendota, CA 93640 655-4391 Joe & Beta's Food Mart 927 N. Derrick Mendota, CA 93640 655-4219 Stamoules Produce Co. P.O. Box 56 Mendota, CA 93640 655-3281 Orange Cove Liquor Store 410 Park Blvd. Orange Cove, CA 93646 626-7100 Mountain Gals Enterprises P.O. Box 187 Shaver Lake, CA 93664 841-2220 SALYER AMEfllCAN Young's Foodland 299 Park Blvd. Orange Cove, CA 93646 626-4158 Davis Road & Oil Equipment Inc. 507 E. Dinuba Ave. Reedley, CA 93654 638-9244 Rosie's Place 1344 "G" St. Reedley, CA 93654 638-8848 Avitia Fashions 3452 W. Mount Whitney Riverdale, CA 93656 867-4461 Errotabere Ranches 23011 S. Dickenson Ave. Riverdale, CA 93656 867-3660 Jack Veiga Insurance 3384 W. Mt. Whitney Ave. Riverdale, CA 93656 867-3955 Wm. J. & Wm. E. Boos 14382 E. McKinley Sanger, CA 93657 875-6851 Eknoian & MacDonald 10463 S. Del Rey Selma, CA 93662 896-0324 3 M's Market 3920 Merritt Drive Traver, CA 93673 897-3583 BRIAN KEAVY Post Office Box 488 Corcoran, California USA 93212 Telephone: (209) 992-2131 Telex: 176617 SALYER A TWX: 9105443231 I ) / A A A AI AI AI Au ;1 Bai Bas BeE Be~ Bell Belr Bel Index AV Uniforms, 11 A-Z Open Storage, 133 Ace Aluminum, 118 Ace Transtate Wholesale Dis!., 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 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 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., 109 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 EI Camino Construction, 159 Electric laboratories, Inc., 153 Emerian Trucking, [nc., W.S., 23 Emerzian Chiropractic Offices, 157 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, 59 Federal jewelry & Loan Co., 2 Fig Garden Village, 60 Fimbres Insurance Adjusters, 99 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, 22 r Donations Hastru p & Hyde, Inc. Wanda's Pet Grooming Fresno Coalinga Pay Less Market Freeway Lanes Fresno Selma Clovis Pest Control Clovis 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 Cyc1ery, 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 I ron & 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 Cont ractors, 127 I nterstate Rapid Transit, 150 Ireland Manufacturing Co., 133 J & J Service, Inc., 64 1J. and Z Auto Parts, 54 tM. 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 Dis!., Bill, 118 Jorgensen's Batteries Inc., 98 Jorgensen & Co., 77 Kasco Fab. Inc., 68 Kearney's Manufacturing, 78 Kee Market, I nc., Lou ie, 61 Keen's Day School, 147 Kimmerle Bros. HydrauliC Serv., 22 King Ranch Enterprise, 4 Kochergen Farms, 68 Komoto Department Store, 145 162 • 1989 • The Sheriff's Review Kong's Market, 159 L & B Home Furniture Co., 71 L & P Market, 118 Lamona Service Center, 46 La Rocca's Italian Restau·rant, 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 Restau rant, 159 Myers Ward Tractor Co., Inc., 32 Nicola's, 52 Nonini's Winery, 150 Normarts' Fu rs, 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 P.I.P -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 I nc. (Used Cars), 20 Schedler's Engine Rebuilding, 69 Security Specialists, Inc., 48 Seiberts Oil Co. Inc., 149 Sem per Truck Li nes, 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 & N uss 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 F ru it Co. Inc., 143 Trimmer Of Fresno, 156 Truck Dispatch Service, 143 Turner Security Systems, 1 Turtle Lodge, 47 Twin Palm Liquor, 125 Two-Way Fruit Stand, 89 United Faith Foundation, Inside Front Cover Uncle Tom's Liquor Store, 43 Upholstery City, 91 VIM Custom Boat Trailers, 97 Valent, 9 Valley Bakery IAhvosh, 100 Valley Burglar Alarm, 141 Valley Office Furniture Co., 87 Valley Radiator Co., 159 Valley Towing Service, 125 Valley Truck Painting, 30 Valley Welding & Machine Works, 66 Van Dyke News Co., 118 Varni Associates, 127 Ventura TV Center, 69 Verburg Dairy, William, 68 Vie-Del Company, 74 Vuich, Senator Rose Ann, 94 Wall & Eades, Inc., 159 Waller Inventory Sevice, 145 Warrick Electric Inc., 43 Wayne's Liquors, 38 Wayte and Sons, R.J., 57 Wei bert's Enterprises, 93 Western Exterminator Company, 97 White's Moving & Storage, 164 Williams' Upholstery, 52 Willson Farm's Inc., 54 Wilson's Motorcycles, 149 Yosemite Coins and Antiques, 159 AUBERRY Cliffside Auto Center, 157 Loggers Landing, 60 BIOLA H & C Market, 159 CANUTA CREEK Houlding Farms, 118 Salyer American, 160 Thomsen Bros. Farms, 145 CARUTHERS American National Bank, 49 Caruthers Drug, 157 Clevenger Ace Hardware, 128 Elders Produce & Mini Mart, 137 Fair Mart, 149 Watson Ag Chemicals, Inc., 143 CLOVIS AC Paving Inc., 56 Bergstrom, Robert Q., Attorney, 150 Blue Dolphin Pools, 160 Boice Funeral Home, 17 C & W Body Shop, 149 Carter Construction, 50 Clovis Custom Wheels, 164 Clovis Funeral Chapel, 158 Clovis Pest Control, 159 Cole Wood Sales, 143 Environmental Air Conditioning & Heating Company, 11 Fresno Alarm Company, 109 Jim's Place, 78 Kelley, Larry S., CPA, 94 Kowloon Kitchen, 160 Mueller Construction Supply, 100 Ponderosa Stove Works, Inc., 140 Sassano's Mens Wear, 47 Sierra Custom Homes, 4 Valley Fence Co., 42 Wawona Frozen Foods/Lyons, Inside Front Cover Wilmoth-Champ, Inc., 149 COAUNGA The Allen Farming, 98 Birdwell Ranch, 46 Coalinga Feed Yard, Inc., 160 HCM Farms, 160 McLeod Ford, 45 Vosburg Electric, 137 Wanda's Pet Grooming, 155 DEL REY Central California Raisin Packing Co., Inc., 4 Economy Stock & Feed, 147 Enoch Packing Co., Inc., 156 Garry Packing, Inc., 112 DINUBA Peloian Ranches, 52 Valley Truck Welding, 88 FIREBAUGH Alliance Petroleum Corp., 99 Adams Auto Supply Inc., 160 Castaneda I nsu rance Agency, 160 Echeveste Farms Inc., 53 J & J Custom Farming, 75 Panoche Farms, 13 Las Deltas Grocery, 2 Locke Ranch, "Slim" D.T., 61 Pag's Place, 111 Rebecchi 's Dept. Store, 160 Sean's Auto Repair, 160 Tharp's Farm Su pply, 140 Thomason Tractor Co., 60 Tri Transport Inc., 11 Valley Seed Grower's, 68 Vance Agcraft Inc., 32 Willoughby Houk Ranch, 140 FISH CAMP Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad, 52 FIVE POINTS American Ag Aviation, Inc., 149 Barlow Bros., Incorporated, 54 Don's Market, 145 Five Points Ranch, 26 Price Giffen Associates, 160 Gowens Farms, Inc., C , 44 Lassen Market, 70 FOWLER Colonial Drug, 160 Custom Cabinet, 149 Fowler Floral Shop, 6 Picker Parts, Inc., 145 Saxton Trucking, 160 Simonian Fruit Co., 23 Simonian Insurance, CD., 38 Uchiyama, M ., 66 FRIANT Friant Trading Post, 97 HURON Huron General Store, 160 Lowe, Inc., Jim, 133 Mcilroy Equipment, 127 Wolf Farming Co. of California, Inc., 49 KERMAN Allied Air Conditioning & Heating, 77 Annie's Pampered Pooch, 134 Cardwell Ranches, Inc., Bob, 160 Clement Apiaries, Inc., 94 Epperson's Market Inc. of Cal., 63 Haupt Brothers Land Leveling, 127 Kerman Crop Dusting, Inc., 150 Plaza Drug, 157 Valley Travel Agency, 48 KINGSBURG Guardian Industries Corp., 143 Swedish Mill Restaurant, 82 Vallis Restaurant, 149 Van Beurden, Wigh & Associates, 47 LAKESHORE Sierra Summit, 87 LATON Laton Coop Gin, 22 MADERA Logoluso Farms, Frank A. , 3 Norby Lumber Co. Inc., 139 Sherman Thomas Enterprises, 140 Yosemite Pharmacy, 157 MENDOTA Mendota Drug, 157 Mendota Food Center, 160 Mendota Food Mart, 157 Pappas & Co., Inc., 32 Sorensen, Charles (Westside Chemical, Hardware & Mendota Auto-Parts), 94 Stamoules Produce Co., 160 OAKHURST Bernardi Equipment Rental & Sales, 98 Best Western-Yosemite Gateway Inn, 110 ORANGE COVE Collins Garage, 19 Orange Cove Liquor Store, 160 Orange Cove Pharmacy, 160 Young's Foodland, 160 PARLIER Food King Market, 164 Moncrief Sales & Service, 140 Nico's Market, 119 Parlier Food Basket, 1 Parlier Lumber Co., 20 Sorensen Packing Co., Chris, 149 1989 • The Sheriff's Review • 163 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 & Eq uipment, Inc., 160 Heinricks, Inc., w.J., 127 Ji m's Body Shop, 74 Kings River Bank, 45 Kings River Community College, 30 levy, A. & Zentner, J., 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 Salinas Valley Oil Co., 147 Vi ega 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 Compliments of MAZZEI'S NURSERY 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 Yan cey Building Materials, E.B., 68 TRANQUILITY Rathmann Oil Company, 3 TRAVER 3 M's M arket, 160 VISALIA Pro-Ag Inc., 51 Support Your Advertisers Our Compliments to the Fresno County Sheriff's Office 233-8952 WHITE'S MOVING308 E. JENSEN & STORAGE FRESNO 237-2950 2367 S. 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