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WCC
Newsletter
The Monthly Newsletter of the Wichita Crime Commission and Crime Stoppers of Wichita/Sedgwick County
October, 2014
WCC receives 14 nominations
for annual awards
When the Wichita Crime Commission
hosts its 61st annual awards banquet this
month, it will recognize law enforcement and
criminal justicice professionals and area
businesses for their exceptional work in
helping make our community safer and more
secure.
"We have received some excellent
nominations for our awards this year," said
Crime Commission President Chris Steincamp.
A total of 14 law enforcement officers
and professionals working in both the areas of
criminal justice as well as private business
were nominated in the six categories of
awards to be handed out at the October 23rd
annual banquet.
Steincamp said those nominated have
demonstrated remarkable work in protecting
and serving the community. They include
(alphabetically):
Detective Benjamin Blick, Sedgwick
County Sheriff's Office; Officer Larry Carlson,
Wichita Police Department; Deputy John Gill,
SCSO; Dep. Michael Guthrie, SCSO; Dep.
Kenneth Kooser, SCSO; Off. Jerod Metcalf,
WPD; Dr. Chris Moeller and staff, Moeller
Dermatology LLC; Lt. Wiletta Moore, SCSO;
QuikTrip Corporation; Kansas Attorney
General Derek Schmidt; Assistant Sedgwick
County District Attorney Robert Short;
Supervisory Senior Resident Agent John
Sullivan, FBI; Off. Robert Thatcher, WPD; and
Off. Teddy Wisley, WPD.
The Crime Commission has had five
award catetories in past years: Law
Enforcement Officer of the Year, Criminal
Justice Professional of the Year, Willard
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Garvey Crime Prevention Officer of the
Year, Willard Garvey Citizen Activitst of the
Year, and Hero Award.
Steincamp said a sixth award, the
Humanitarian Award, was created this year
by the board of directors.
"There is a great deal of good work that
goes on in our community by both law
enforcement officers and citizens alike that
make life better for all of us," said
Steincamp. "As a result, the board of
directors has created the Humanitarian
Award to honor those whose actions show
compassion for their fellow citizens."
The speaker at this year's banquet will
be retired FBI Special Agent Candice Delong
who often is called the real-­‐life Clarice
Starling after the character in the novel and
movie The Silence of the Lambs.
The banquet takes place at 6:00 p.m.
on Thursday, October 23 at the DoubleTree
by Hilton Airport Hotel.
Reservations may be made by calling
316-­‐267-­‐1235.
Inside WCC News
P2 Golf Tournament
P2 LAW Camp Volleyball
P3 Insider Briefing
WCC gearing up for 2015
Insider Briefings
Next year, the Crime
Commission will launch a new round
of Insider Briefings, and the speakers
will address topics suggested by
members of the Crime Commission.
In January, the speaker will be
Richard Ney, a former public
defender in Sedgwick County who
will look at criminal prosecutions
from the defendant's perspective.
The speaker chosen for
February, 2015 is Colonel Joel
Jackson, the commander of
McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita.
He will brief members on the state of
security at McConnell as well as
discuss the expansion at the base.
In March, FBI Supervisory Senior
Special Agent John Sullivan will
discuss the vulnerability of our area's
infrastucture to acts of terrorism.
In April, Kansas Highway Patrol
Capt. Eric Sauer will review drug
interdiction issues along the I-­‐70
corridor in western Kansas.
All Insider Briefings takes place
at the Scotch & Sirloin restaurant on
the 4th Thursday of each month.
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2014 Golf Tournament Photos
Ken Landwehr MGC golf event
a big success
Thirty teams of golfers teed off in the
Crime Commission's annual golf
tournament last month.
This year's tournament, named after
Lt. Ken Landwehr, the late Wichita Police
homicide section commander, was the
largest tournament held so far by the
Crime Commission.
"A lot of people worked very hard to
make the 2014 Ken Landwehr Make Good
Choices Golf Tournament a success," said
Golf Committee Chairman John McKay.
"One of the things that made a big
difference this year was an increase in hole
sponsors. We reached our goal of 30
sponsorships thanks to a lot of support
from Crime Commission members and
Thanks to all our golf sponsors. You
were GREAT!
WPD Capt. Brent Allred & Lt. Heather
Bachman at volleyball tournament.
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others."
In addition to sponsorships by WCC
members Bill Ard and John McKay, the
Goebel Family Trust made a sizeable
donation to the tournament.
Terradyne Country Club General
Manager and Golf Pro Greg Bray and his
staff did an excellent job getting the
course ready and running the tournament.
Pictured to the left from top to
bottom are: The foursome made up of
Mike McKnight, Brian Cain, Ed VanBurkelo
and Gregg Henderson; Cindy Lanwehr;
WCC's "Golf Ambassadors" Amber Anzo,
Cindy Landwehr, Stephanie Fisk-­‐McCurdy
and Julie Hower; and hole-­‐in-­‐one monitors
Doris Vogel and Doug Metz.
The 2015 Ken Landwehr Make Good
Choices tournament will be on Sep. 14.
Sheriff Jeff Easter gets in some putting practice.
WCC Volleyball tournament supports LAW
Camp
Eight teams squared off during the
Crime Commission's semi-­‐annual volleyball
tournament on Saturday, September 27.
The event, the fourth held by WCC and the
Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office, raised
nearly $1,700 for the LAW Camp project.
"Jersey's Grill & Bar has been a great
partner to work with," said Crime
Commission Executive Director Gordon
Bassham. "They proven time and again
that they are committed 100 per cent to
this project."
LAW Camp is a joint project of the
Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office, the
Kansas National Guard and Big Brothers
Big Sisters. Each July, around 150 young
people between the ages of 11-­‐15 are
taken to Lake Afton State Park where they
camp overnight for four days and three
nights. For many of the youths this is their
first overnight camping experience.
During LAW Camp, the kids learn
team-­‐building and leadership skills, water
safety, how to fish, and have a chance to
climb the SWAT team's climbing wall.
"LAW Camp is a great way to build
self-­‐confidence in the youngsters," said
Bassham. "They also learn that their law
enforcement and National Guard soldiers
and airmen are their friends."
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Dr. Karen Countryman-­‐Roswurm speaks
to WCC members about human
trafficking
Human trafficking an issue many
not familiar with
When most people hear the phrase
"human trafficking" they have little
understanding about how widespread the
crime really is.
To help Crime Commission members
and guests understand the crime, Dr.
Karen Countryman-­‐Roswurm spoke to
WCC members at its September Insider
Briefing.
Countryman-­‐Roswurm is an associate
professor in Wichita State University's
Schools of Social work and the executive
director of WSU's Center for Combatting
Human Trafficking.
During her presentation, Countryman-­‐
Roswurm told WCC members that human
trafficking is outside the frame of
reference of most people, making it very
hard for them to understand its scope.
However, she said Human trafficking is the
single fastest growing criminal enterprise
across the globe.
Countryman-­‐Roswurm talked about
how she had been abused as a teenager
by family members . She said she had
experienced first-­‐hand what many young
girls experienced as part of the sex trade
on a daily basis.
She said she worked hard to
overcome the abuse that was part of her
past and get an education. Countryman-­‐
Roswurm is a licensed master social
worker, and earned a PhD in psychology
from WSU.
When asked what first step she would
take to combat human trafficking in
Kansas, Countryman-­‐Roswurm said she
would close down all the strip clubs.
Those businesses, she said, encourage
behavior that ultimately leads to human
trafficking.
Area law enforcement agencies
report that, due to its central location in
the U.S., Wichita is a major crossroads for
human traffickers across the country.
The FBI reports human sex trafficking
is the most common form of modern day
slavery, and estimates the victims in the
U.S. and across the globe number in the
millions.
In addition, the FBI reports that,
based on its research, there are about
239,000 young people in America who are
at risk of becoming sex slaves.
The Center for Combatting Human
Trafficking offers training for social work
professionals and law enforcement
officers in many locations across the U.S.
New & renewing members
There were five new and ten
renewing members during the month of
September, 2014. The new members
include Paul Atwatter, Flint Hills Group,
Morgan Stanley; corporate member Kent
Grier, KGFI, Inc.; Ron Ryan; Zoe Newton,
Newton Law and Eric Williams of the
Kansas Commission on Peace Officers
Standards and Training.
Renewing members are Clay Bastian,
Fidelity; Fred Berry, Berry Companies;
Kerry Crisp; Steve Dillard, Pickrell Drilling;
Scott Hampel, McCoy Petroleum; Derry
Larson, Larson & Co.; Lewis Mull, Mull
Drilling; Greg Rowe, Shelley Electric;
Randy Summers, Sunflower Bank; Al
Thimmesch; Kansas Peace Officers
Association; and Ross Tidemann, J.P.
Weigand.
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Are you ready to join?
To request membership information, call Wichita Crime Commission Executive Director
Gordon Bassham at 316-267-1235, or email him at [email protected].
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