Informant February 2011

The
Informant
The Official Publication of the San Diego Police Officers Association
Volume XXXI, No. 2
February 2011
In Memory of a San Diego Police Department Legend
R.D. Brown 1944-2011
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San Diego Police Officers Association
858.573.1199 (Office)
8388 Vickers Street
858.573.1574 (Fax)
San Diego, CA 92111
www.sdpoa.org
Brian Marvel
President
Woody DuBois
Director
Jeff Jordon
Vice President
Mike Fender
Director
Paul Hubka
Director
Committees and Committee Chairs
Legal Committee.....................................Lewis (Chair), Bostedt, Levitt
Political Action Committee.................. DuBois (Chair), Bostedt, Fender
• SCALE/CCLEA/Big 11/PORAC
Retirement..................................................................................... Levitt
Tom Bostedt
Secretary
Randy Levitt
Treasurer
Rob Lewis
Director
Paul Paxton
Director
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Information
Editor, Emily Cox
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any official body or agency of the City of San Diego.
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2 | The Informant
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of the month prior to the anticipated publication month;
e.g. July 10 for the August issue. Content submitted
after that date may be considered for a later issue.
President’s Message
In This Issue
Member Spotlight....................................................... 4
SDPOA Badge & Bowl Tournament........................... 4
Homicide Unit............................................................. 5
Chaplain’s Corner....................................................... 6
8th Annual Law Enforcement Challenge
Guacamole Bowl........................................................ 6
The Crime Files........................................................... 7
SDPOA Scholarship Applications
Available Now............................................................. 9
SDPOA Raffle Tickets for
Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony Trips..........10
In Memory of Retired Detective R.D. Brown and
Retired Captain Hank Olais.....................................12
Businesses and Vendors Offering
Special Discounts to SDPOA Members...................13
Streetwork - Hyper-Vigilance After
Police Deaths: Finding the Balance........................14
SDPOA Discount Tickets..........................................16
SDPOA Media Alert: Response to the
City Attorney’s Litigation Mediation
Press Conference..................................................... 17
PERT Perspective.....................................................18
UC-7...........................................................................19
RFPA Update.............................................................20
The Deadly Threat of the Sovereign Citizen
for All Public Safety Workers....................................21
In Remembrance......................................................23
14th Annual Remembrance Day.............................23
SDPOA Office Closure...............................................23
Code 4 Chronicles....................................................24
Alarming Rise in 2010 Officer Fatalities.................25
Stranger than Fiction...............................................26
On the Road..............................................................27
At a Glance Calendar...............................................28
Office Manager’s Report..........................................29
Classified Ads...........................................................29
Board Minutes..........................................................30
Even though it seems like we only
recently completed a SDPOA Board
of Directors election, I’d like to
make a call to action for any SDPOA members who are thinking
about running for a position on the
board in the fall. There are three
seats up for election each year and
there have been indications from
sitting board members that some
of them are likely to not run again.
Being on the board is hard work and involves a significant
time investment in getting up-to-speed on many of the complex issues we deal with on a regular basis. Prior to being
sworn in, it will be extremely helpful for someone who takes
a seat at the board room table to be aware of the ins and
outs of ongoing litigation and to have background information on negotiations and other issues. It will take months
to get fully caught up on these, so anyone who is interested
in the board positions should start thinking about brushing
up on the current events within the POA.
In addition to helping our members through difficult times,
a major benefit of being on the board is in learning so much
about how the department works and gaining an inside eye
into City politics. Board members have a unique opportunity
to develop relationships with the Chief’s office and various
elected officials. If you have any questions or would like to
start learning about what we need in a potential new board
member, please contact me or any of the other directors.
We are willing to talk at length with anyone who is seriously
interested in running for a seat.
Moving right into some of those issues that the POA is currently dealing with… budget cuts haven’t vanished. Fortunately, we are working under a contract through June 2012
and the City’s projected budget deficit was decreased by
about $20 million with the good news that the ARC payment won’t be as high as initially projected. The City still
faces a significant budget gap to overcome and we are still
working to preserve jobs.
We are absolutely not alone in the dire budget straits. On
the state level, California faces deficit over $20 billion. Governor Brown released his budget plan early in January and
it is evident that public employees in the state will shoulder
a heavy burden of those cuts in the neighborhood of an
8-10% salary reduction.
Signs are pointing to the release of the DROP study results
this month. We are looking forward to seeing definitive
information regarding the cost neutrality of the program
and we will share that information with you as soon as it
is available.
Continued on page 23
February 2011 | 3
Member Spotlight:
Sergeant Garry Collins
Sergeant Garry Collins was born in Gary, Indiana and moved
to Escondido with his family when he was seven years old.
His career path first led him to work in construction while he
was in college and, at the suggestion of some construction
buddies, he joined the Escondido Reserve Police Department
in 1979.
Just a year later, he decided to give full-time police work a try
and joined the San Diego Police Department’s 98th Academy
in April 1980. He initially planned to gain some experience
with SDPD and then lateral over to Escondido PD when they
started hiring, but eventually decided to stay with the excitement and opportunities that a larger city offers.
Sergeant Collins completed phase training in Southern, Southeastern and Central and was then assigned to Central until
1987. He was assigned to the Special Response Team until
May 1989 and then transferred to Vice. From June 1993 to
August 1994, Garry worked out of the Narcotics Unit until his
promotion to Sergeant prompted a move to Southern Division.
Meanwhile, Sergeant Collins had been simultaneously serving on the SDPOA Board of Directors since 1989. By January
1996, he was selected to be POA President and worked out of
the POA office throughout his presidential term. He served a
total of four three-year terms and was involved in numerous
important issues facing the membership, including the search
for an office building to better serve the POA members than
the previous office.
Garry held the POA president’s title through January 2000 and
moved to Southeastern patrol sergeant after hanging up his
POA hat. He was then assigned to Medical Assistance from
January 2001 until September 2007 and worked at the Watch
Commander’s office for about a year. He spent a short while
as staff sergeant at Mid-City until budget cuts eliminated
those positions and he moved over to CTRU and then back to
Medical Assistance in June 2009.
In his current assignment at Medical Assistance, he now works
to make sure that all sick and injured officers are well taken
care of, healthy and can return to full duty. He also serves as
a liaison with psychological services and works with the families of officers and retirees who pass away. Through his many
assignments, each one has had its interesting aspects, but he
notes that SRT was probably his favorite assignment.
Sergeant Collins and his wife have three sons at home though
his middle son will soon leave for Air Force basic training. He
will retire in June 2013 and is looking forward to traveling and
spending more time with his many outdoor hobbies, including
camping, hunting, fishing, hiking and biking.
Join Vencie Glenn & Friends for the inaugural
San Diego Police Officers Association
Badge & Bowl Tournament
Sunday, March 13, 2011
4:00 - 7:00 pm
Kearny Mesa Bowl
$100 per bowler, four bowlers per team.
Space is limited, bowlers must register in advance.
Sponsorships are still available.
Proceeds from this year’s tournament will be used to send a large
delegation of SDPOA members to the National Law Enforcement Memorial.
4 | The Informant
Homicide Unit
The Homicide Unit is a tightknit group of seasoned detectives who investigate all
City of San Diego homicides,
suspicious deaths or deaths
in which the cause and manner of death is undetermined.
The unit also investigates
in-custody deaths, officer-involved-shootings and shootings by officers from other
agencies that result in injury
or death when the incident
occurs within the City limits.
With 29 homicides last year,
the City of San Diego homicide total dipped to its lowest point since 1968 – a time when
the city’s population was less than half of the current population. This is following a downward trend from the high of 167
homicides in 1991.
The current Homicide Unit is overseen by Captain Jim Collins,
Lieutenant Kevin Rooney and Lieutenant Ernie Herbert. Staffing for the unit includes six sergeants and 22 detectives. They
are split into five teams dedicated to investigating active homicide cases and one Cold Case team comprised of a sergeant
and two SDPD detectives along with one DEA agent and one
NCIS agent.
There are three Homicide teams on-call at any given time on
a three-week rotation, though the other teams are never fully
“off-call.” A major break or significant new lead in an off-call
team’s open case can be reason enough to call them in.
Each of the active homicide teams are comprised of four detectives and one sergeant per team, which has become a
national model. Aside from losing one detective from one of
the unit’s agency partners out of the cold case team, staffing among sworn officers within the unit has been largely unchanged over the past few years. Despite bleak budget forecasts, the Department has remained committed to this model
because of its effectiveness, particularly in the critical first 48
hours. The tagline for the A&E documentary television show
The First 48 rings true – “For homicide detectives, the clock
starts ticking the moment they are called. Their chance of
solving a case is cut in half if they don’t get a lead within the
first 48 hours.”
In addition to working closely within their teams and the unit,
there are numerous other connections that help the Homicide
Unit navigate through their work. They enjoy a good relationship with the Crime Lab, which analyzes evidence and produces results for their cases. The unit works with the Medical
Examiner to find out the cause and manner of death and they
work closely with the detectives from the Adult Missing Person
Unit. The CIU’s Mexican Liaison has been invaluable in facilitating surveillance and fugitive arrests over the border and
their legal advisor has helped secure countless telephonic
search warrants.
Within the Homicide Unit, detectives rely on two civilian Word
Processing Operators to help keep the unit running and they
enjoy the help of four volunteers who help the unit with a
wide variety of tasks on a regular basis. Each of the volunteers draw from their specific skills and expertise from previous work experience – they have a retired engineer who
does crime scene drawings while other volunteers assist with
computer research, reviewing old files, working with the City’s
webmaster to update the Cold Case website and helping the
Missing Person Unit cancel out old cases in which the person
may have been found, but police have not yet been notified.
From demeanor to attire, homicide detectives balance tough
investigations with having compassion for the families of homicide victims. It is necessary for detectives to exude professionalism (hence the full suit and tie, even at 3:00 in the
morning) and establish a rapport with the family. Particularly
in gang deaths, sometimes a witness will contact the victim’s
family with information, but not police; therefore, if the victim’s family feels a good rapport, they might be more likely to
relay that information to homicide detectives.
Their cases are extremely thorough and detail-oriented, ensuring that all records are as complete as possible. The level of
scrutiny in homicide cases is incredibly high due to the severity of the crime and with no statute of limitations in homicide
cases, old evidence can come into play and their previous
work can be re-visited at any time.
Even though the homicide rate was down in 2010, Homicide
Unit detectives always have something to work on. Each active homicide team has 10-12 open cases on their plates.
Homicide cases can vary substantially in the length of time
required to close them.
Continued on page 8
February 2011 | 5
Chaplain’s Corner
By Herb Smith, SDPD Chaplain
“You are my hiding place; It is You preserve me from trouble and surround me with
songs of deliverance. You have said, ‘I will instruct you and teach you in the way which
you should go, and will counsel you with My eye upon you’” (Psalms 32:7-8).
At the end of my college days I became intrigued by the work of Joseph Wambaugh,
particularly with regard to the NBC series “Police Story” which ran from ’71 to ’77. It
was different from other crime dramas in that it viewed as an anthology depicting different aspects of police work, and
focused on the character and personal lives of officers, giving an insightful look into the personal, emotional, psychological
and political stressors and struggles L.E.s must wrestle against. It was a dramatized but more realistic portrayal at the time
of the whys and wherefores of life behind the badge, and what began to attract me to the profession. Truth and justice are
costly and personal.
Police applicants are screened for intellectual skills as well as character attributes. Much less than 1% make it through
selection and training. A significant part of that process screens against those who, it appears, indicate a propensity for
the profession to define them, rather than those whose values and attributes have already defined them, and are what they
bring to the profession, enhancing and preserve it and them. Yet notwithstanding, such integrity remains challenged by
sleep deprivation, routine exposure to trauma, tragedy and threat, and the temptation to default the public trust by abusing
police powers. Law enforcement is the thin blue line between chaos and order in society, and keeping that line is more
personal resolve than professional skill. There are dark forces at work to compromise the best of intentions, and there’s no
silver bullet against spiritual threat. The darkness that encroaches upon the soul has only one defense, and disregarding
it leads us into peril.
There is no worthier profession for warriors who embrace a calling to defend the weak, save the victimized and stand strong
for the truth. But the heart is also prone to corruption. The danger of allowing ourselves to be defined by externals, whether
good or bad, will always compromise the moral moorings of our better spirit. Tethering reliance on the One Who initiated
our calling and instilled our character will sustain our confidence, and cultivate stature that redeems the truth and regains
justice. “Sing to the Lord a new song; play it skillfully with a shout of joy. For the word of the Lord is upright; and all His work
is done in faithfulness. He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the lovingkindness of the Lord” (33:3-5).
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SPORTS for Exceptional Athletes (S4EA) is hosting the 8th Annual Law Enforcement Challenge Guacamole Bowl on Saturday, February 26th from 10:00am until 2:00pm at the
Balboa Park Club. The Guacamole Bowl is a premier competition designed to determine
who makes the best guacamole.
Start working on your recipe now and enter a team or save the date to come sample
some of the best guacamole in town.
Register now! PD teams are encouraged!
There’s been tough competition between area divisions over the past few years!
The Guacamole Bowl is one of S4EA’s major fundraisers and an established community event attracting over 1,000
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The Crime Files
By Steve Willard
May 1998. National City police officers respond to a call of a
body at the Holiday Inn. A 79-year-old retired engineer from New
York named Philip Bondy was missing his left leg just above the
knee. The corpse was lying half on the bed with the sheets
pulled out. Blood oozed from a blackened and gangrenous
stump. The phone was tipped over and a wheelchair upsided.
Detective Stovall left the interview room to tell his superiors he
was going to arrest Brown. Meanwhile, Brown casually walked
out of the station to head home. He was two blocks away
when suddenly two police cars appeared and took him back
into custody. Brown said he had become bored and had nothing to read so he simply left.
Deputy District Attorney Stacy Running later recalled, “He was
very thin, very emaciated. There was not an ounce of excess
flesh. Skin on his face followed the skull. The mouth was
open. It looked like he was screaming or crying when he died
— to God or I don’t know whom.”
If the arrest amazed Brown, his arraignment dumbfounded
him. Deputy District Attorney Stacy Running asked the judge
to hold him without bail on the grounds that he was an “incredibly dangerous individual to the citizens both of the United
States and Mexico.”
It was obvious Bondy didn’t have a peaceful death. The
cause of death was determined to be clostridia perfringens
(also known as gaseous gangrene), a fast-moving flesh-eating bacteria that lowers blood pressure and causes the heart
to stop. Detective Gary Stovall pulled the case. Despite the
bizarre circumstances, it wasn’t completely clear a crime
had been committed.
Brown later told a reporter none of this made sense, either
legally or morally. “I didn’t think any laws had been violated on
either side of the border. From now on, is every surgeon who
performs an operation where the patient later dies of infection
going to be arrested for murder?”
A friend of Bondy initially told police he’d been in a taxi accident
in Mexico and required immediate surgery in a Tijuana clinic.
But if Bondy had been in an accident, why didn’t he have other
injuries? Why didn’t the local police know anything about it?
Strangest of all: why did Bondy have two $5,000 receipts, one
for “surgery” and the other for “hospitalization,” both signed
by an American doctor named John Ronald Brown?
Stovall tried calling Dr. Brown. Three unreturned messages
later, he drove to Brown’s San Ysidro apartment and knocked
on the door. Brown answered. Detective Stovall asked him if
he knew why he was there. Brown replied,” It’s because of the
man who died in the hotel room in National City.”
Detective Stovall recalled Brown as non-threatening, polite,
well-spoken and obviously well-educated. It was clear Brown
was not someone for whom personal appearance was a high
priority. His apartment smelled like garbage. The couch was
bloodstained and the stuffing was falling out. The stove was
filthy. The sink was stacked with dirty dishes. There were
books, journals, travel bags and medical supplies scattered
about the floor. Stovall later said, “If a child had been living
there, I’d have put him in a foster home.”
When Stovall asked Brown to come down to the police station, the doctor put on a wrinkled shirt and stained jacket.
Once at NCPD Headquarters Brown initially said he didn’t
want to talk. He then offered a statement that ended up being 29 pages. Brown didn’t admit to the amputation but did
confess he drove Bondy to the clinic then visited the Holiday
Inn the next day to inspect the wound. Brown also admitted
he observed the wound taking on a pale-blue tint, an indication of emerging gangrene.
With Brown behind bars, investigators began looking into his
past. The results were startling. Brown was 76-years-old
at the time of his arrest and had been a doctor since 1947.
Once regarded as brilliant for scoring first out of 300,000 on
Army assessment tests, Doctor Brown worked as a general
practitioner for almost two full decades before he decided he
wanted to become a surgeon.
Brown excelled in the written aspects of certification for the
American Board of Plastic Surgery however he failed the oral
assessment. Brown said he passed the written part of the
exam without cracking a book. The problem was the orals – a
failure he blamed on a domineering father.
By the early 1970s, Brown was running a San Francisco clinic
where he carried out sex reassignment surgery. Brown’s clientele were primarily people who were either too poor to afford
the fees of reputable surgeons or those rejected by Stanford
and Johns Hopkins for not being able to meet the exceptionally strict criteria for surgery.
In his marketing, Brown freely admitted he was willing to operate on anybody who would pay him. Brown’s medical license
was revoked in 1977 following the death of one patient and a
lawsuit from another. Charges were gross negligence, incompetence and practicing unprofessional medicine in a manner
which involved moral turpitude. The gross negligence was
based on his carrying out sex reassignment surgery in his office
on an out-patient basis, rather than in a fully-equipped surgical
theatre. Brown was also charged with allowing patients to work
as unqualified medical assistants, allegedly as barter for their
own subsequent surgery and failing to hospitalize a patient who
had developed a life-threatening infection. Brown was also cited for making false claims on medical insurance forms.
Continued on page 22
February 2011 | 7
Homicide Unit - continued from page 5
Homicide cases become cold cases when all leads have
ended and the case is inactivated by the initial investigating
team. The time frame for inactivation can vary from four to
five years, though detectives who worked those cases carry
the information in their memories for as long as they are on
the department.
The San Diego Police Department has approximately 800 cold
cases on file dating back to the earliest case on record from
the 1930s. The highest number of SDPD cold cases fall in the
late 1980s-early 1990s time period, which is also the same
timeframe for some of San Diego’s highest homicide rates.
Cold Case detectives screen cases with the highest probability of using newer technology to connect physical evidence,
DNA evidence and fingerprint technology. They review 50-60
cases per year and they are always only one phone call away
from turning a cold file into a priority if there is a new development from the crime lab or a new lead. On average, about
four cold cases are solved each year.
An example of a recent cold case-turned-closed is the 1986
kidnap, rape and murder of 36-year-old Delores Attig in the
Morley Field area of Balboa Park, which went unsolved for 20
years. Significant advances in DNA analysis allowed the team
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station in San Clemente after the crime had taken place. In
2010, three of the four suspects were sentenced to at least
25 years to life in prison. The fourth suspect was a juvenile at
the time and his case was handled in juvenile court due to the
laws in place at the time of the crime, but he is now serving
eight years in prison on other charges.
All Homicide Unit detectives have at least five years of investigative experience and most detectives on the team have
over 20 years on the Department. Additionally, most of the
detectives in the unit had a career goal of being in the Homicide Unit as vacancies in the unit usually appear from retirements or promotions out of the unit.
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• 2010 recipients are ineligible in 2011, but may submit applications next year. 2009 recipients, and prior, are eligible
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RESPECT, HONOR, REMEMBER
THE SAN DIEGO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION IS RAISING FUNDS IN AN EFFORT TO
SEND A LARGE DELEGATION OF SDPOA MEMBERS TO EACH OF THE MAJOR
MEMORIALS TO RECOGNIZE OFFICERS WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE.
CALIFORNIA PEACE OFFICERS' MEMORIAL (SACRAMENTO, MAY 1-2, 2011)
NATIONAL POLICE MEMORIAL WEEK (WASHINGTON, D.C., MAY 13- 16, 2011)
FOR A CHANCE TO RESPECT, HONOR AND REMEMBER THESE HEROES AT
ONE OF THESE EVENTS, THE SDPOA WILL HOLD A RAFFLE THIS SPRING.
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10 | The Informant
February 2011 | 11
In Memory
Retired Detective R.D. Brown
R.D. Brown was a beloved husband, father and friend who lost his battle
with cancer on January 7, 2011. A native San Diegan, R.D.’s accomplishments during his lifetime are too numerous to name, so those he was
most proud of are as follows: Member of the 1957 La Mesa Little League
team that went to the Little League World Series; Navy veteran; 35 year
veteran of the San Diego Police Department; Member of OMBAC; and
member of SD Law Enforcement Emerald Society. R.D. is survived by
his wife Laura Christine, sons Nicholas and Shawn, daughter Suzanne,
and grandchildren Jacinda and Jake. He was preceded in death by his
parents, Maurice and Violet; brother Billy; sister Jocelyn; and son Steve.
Services were held on Friday, January 14 at The Rock Church and a celebration of his life immediately following at the Police Pistol Range.
The celebration of his life was a well-attended affair with 350-400 attendees and cars lined up around the block all the way down from the range
to Home Avenue. Everyone wore R.D. Brown nametags.
Although we will always miss R.D., we will remember him for his legendary
wit, his smile, and with a good cigar in his hand.
“RD personified living large. He lived his life with great passion and fire. He could be a pain in the ass but it was always with good
humor in mind. He was quick with a joke and was especially gifted at quips and getting under one’s skin. He will be remembered
for his generosity. He will be remembered as a great husband and dad. He will be remembered as my best friend.” –Julian Rico
Retired Captain Hank Olais
I am writing my own obituary because one year ago I learned I had
brain cancer specifically, Glioblastoma Multiforme IV. This was after 17
hours in the emergency room. Initially I thought I was having a stroke
but an MRI proved me wrong. I was
given about one year to live and told
to get my affairs in order. Hence, I
got to write my own obituary.
I grew up in San Diego and graduated from Kearny High School in
1964. From there I went into the
U.S. Army achieving the rank of Sergeant and was discharged
in 1968. I spent the next 30 years of my life with the San Diego
Police Department working a variety of assignments and finally
achieving the rank of Captain. My work with the police department brought many challenges and tremendous satisfaction.
With this work came the demise of my first marriage but the
joy of having three wonderful children. Leon, my oldest, who
I watched grow into a man; Angel, my oldest daughter, whose
achievement has been the birth of four wonderful grandchildren, and Natalie, my youngest, such pride in the woman she
has become and the mother of my other grandchild.
While working around the clock for the San Diego Police Department, I was still able to attend college and graduate from
SDSU. The highlight of my life was meeting the most accomplished woman I had ever met, Barbara (Harrison). We mar12 | The Informant
ried and continued to work together to attain our goals. She is
the greatest partner anyone could find in life and I feel so privileged that she agreed to marry me. For the next 25+ years,
while challenges continued, we stood by each other growing in
love, respect and friendship. For all of you single people out
there, first find your best friend then marry him/her.
Sadly, I lost my younger brother and sister to cancer. Their
deaths really impacted our family but we continued on. We
also lost my father about two years ago and all of this affected
my mother, one of the kindest and dearest women on this
earth. Now, with my death, I hope my mother can find peace
and understanding with all this tragedy. This leaves only one
daughter/sister. I will pray and hope for her to be around for
my mother.
For those of you who knew me, you will not be surprised that
I did not want a funeral, just a simple blessing of my ashes.
However, I would ask each and every one of you who read this
obituary to consider the following:
1. Take great joy in each day you live.
2. Hold the ones you love dearly and tell them why they are
special. Life is short. Take each day with renewed joy and
find great pleasure in the simple things of life!
Please no flowers. If you wish to do something please donate
to the Musella Foundation for Brain Tumor Research, 1100
Peninsula Blvd., Hewlett, NY 11557 or The San Diego Brain
Tumor Foundation, www.sdbtf.org.
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Streetwork:
Hyper-Vigilance After Police Deaths: Finding the Balance
By Steve Albrecht
According to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
Fund (www.nleomf.org), 162 cops were killed in 2010,
as compared to 117 in 2009. It appears to me that more
officers have been killed in twos, threes and fours this year
than in recent times. This has always been a dangerous job,
mentally and physically.
In cities large and small, on crowded streets and lonely
highways, in small and dark rooms (like where we lost our
own Chris Wilson), and in cold alleys and border canyons,
death comes to this job about every 56 hours, year round.
In the hours, weeks, and months that followed Chris Wilson’s
death, or after the killing of any other good and hardworking
cop in this country, there may be the tendency amongst
some surviving officers to take out their rage, sadness, and
frustration (which should be aimed at the cowardly murderer)
by screwing with suspects who do not comply when asked.
This does not mean that all cops beat people who do not follow
their instructions, only that some small number of officers
may deal with their anger by losing their professionalism,
ethics and training.
There is a price to pay for too much vigilance; you can care
too much about this job. In the early moments following the
murder of a cop on your police department, it’s hard not to
want to give a little curbstone payback for everybody with a
big mouth.
Nearly 25 years ago, I recall standing in front of a gang
member’s house in Southeastern Division, preparing to
arrest the gangster for his warrants. He stood with his crew
of fellow idiots and I stood with my partner and a sergeant,
listening to the gangster say to us, “I can see why Sagon did
what he had to do.” This, of course, was a not-too-subtle
reference to the murder of our own Tom Riggs, at the hands
of another gutless specimen, Sagon Penn. Our collective
blue blood began to boil as we advanced upon this lad.
You would think that making reference to Sagon Penn’s
“reasons” for killing a San Diego cop during an arrest by
other San Diego cops would not be good for the suspect’s
continued physical health and well-being. Suffice to say, we
held our tongues and our fists and he made it to jail without
falling out of the car on the freeway or getting “shot while
trying to escape,” as they used to say about prisoners of war
in Germany.
The larger point here is that, like it or not, you have to
continue to do your job with just as much professionalism,
as-necessary courtesy and ethics after a cop gets killed,
just as before. You don’t get a license to KATN (Google it)
just because you’re hurting personally and professionally
inside. In fact, it is the hallmark of a true law enforcement
professional to be able to do what you have done throughout
your career: suck it up, do your work, take care of yourself
and your partners, and go home. You don’t have permission
to lose control, unlike the street lizards you contact.
One of the best old-school non-fiction books on police work
was called City Police, which was written by a sociologist
and former newspaper reporter, Jonathan Rubinstein, who
actually joined the Philadelphia Police Department in 1971,
and worked as a cop to research his book.
He spoke of reporting to work the night following the murder
of an officer in the city. During their briefing, the patrol
sergeant said to his troops, “It’s bound to be quiet tonight.
Pay attention out there, but I’m guessing the crooks are
gonna tuck themselves away for a few nights because they
know we’re in a bad mood and ready to bring in every guy
with a swinging pair.”
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In our wartime era, we have soldiers, sailors, airmen
and marines who have made so many trips to Iraq and
Afghanistan that some have literally lost count. These brave
men and women find themselves trapped in their own hellish
version of the movie “Groundhog Day.” They are either at
war, preparing to stand down for several months (which
involves training for more war) or, if they’re lucky, they get
a whole year off and then they go back to preparing to go to
war again.
Vigilance is like a spice; too much of it ruins the whole meal.
A wise sage once described the Strength-Weakness Irony,
which says, “Your strength, taken to an extreme, becomes
a weakness.” Vigilance is a powerful weapon, except when
it’s taken to an extreme. Returning soldiers treat a trip to the
coffee shop as if they were expecting an ambush from above.
After the death of one of their colleagues, some officers start
to treat every normal contact as if they were dealing with a
potential cop killer.
If they are reservists or in a National Guard unit, they are
expected to go back to their civilian lives and jobs, as if you
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Law flip a switch in their brains to make this transition
seamless or even possible.
Not everyone is bad and not every situation is dangerous.
You need to ask yourselves the same questions you always
do when speaking to known bad guys, or unknown strangers,
who may or may not turn out to be bad guys: “Does this
person want to hurt me or my partner? Does this person
want to flee? Do I see signs that this person will cooperate
with this contact, report, or arrest, or not? Am I handling
this encounter with assertiveness that I can ramp up to
aggressiveness if need be?”
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a combat position and re-enter the civilian world (where the
chances of getting shot or blown up are thankfully quite
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and the need to approach every situation in polite society as
a tactical problem to be solved.
It’s okay to miss our fallen colleagues. It’s okay to feel angry
toward people who press your hot buttons in the field; you
just don’t need to let them know it. Don’t take them home in
your head with you.
When it comes to keeping yourself and your partners safe,
it’s okay to imagine you‘re still wearing black tape across
your badge, every single shift. After all, every 56 hours or
so, another officer, deputy, trooper, or agent pays the price
for a safe world.
About the Author: Steve Albrecht worked for the San Diego
Police Department from 1984 to 1999. His books include
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SDPOA Media Alert: SDPOA Response to the
City Attorney’s Litigation Mediation Press Conference
San Diego, CA – January 14, 2011 – The San Diego Police Officers Association, Inc. (SDPOA) issued the following statement today
in response to City Attorney Goldsmith’s press conference regarding mediation:
The SDPOA does not view today’s press conference as a good faith offer to resolve our differences. It appears to be politics
by the City Attorney to further advance his political ambition, just like the last City Attorney, which has proved disastrous to
San Diego.
The SDPOA is currently working under a two-year contract, which the City Attorney’s office fully participated in. The SDPOA
plans to honor that contract and hopes that the City Attorney’s office doesn’t plan to have the City renege on a good faith
negotiated memorandum of understanding (MOU).
Regarding present litigation, what the public may not realize is that the City Attorney’s Office has recommended to the City
to sue its employees in most of these cases.
“For mediation to be successful, an environment of trust between the parties and a spirit of cooperation must exist,” said
Brian R. Marvel, president of the San Diego Police Officers Association. “Unfortunately, the City Attorney continually advises
the City to break promise after promise, including potentially a two-year contract the City just signed with the SDPOA. By
completely disregarding decades of legal opinions from his predecessors as he invents his own, Jan Goldsmith has lost
much of his credibility.”
“How do you enter into mediation for ‘global settlement’ when, from the onset, the City Attorney limits topics to ones in which
his highly suspect legal opinions are presumed correct? Adding in veiled threats of further compensation reductions to one
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open discussion,” said Marvel.
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PERT Perspective:
What is Psychosis?
By Dr. Kathy Rose, PERT Team Leader and Eastern PERT clinician
With the volume of 5150 calls that SDPD responds to every day,
the term “psychotic” should be familiar to everyone. But what
does that really mean – what is “psychosis?” Is it a component
of many different illnesses, or is psychosis a distinctive form
of mental illness, like Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder? This
month, I would like to explore the topic of psychosis, and offer
some suggestions for responding to a psychotic individual.
“Psychosis” actually refers to the condition of being out of
touch with reality and is indicative of the presence of hallucinations or delusions. While these latter features are often
associated with Schizophrenia, they may also be components
of many different mental illnesses, such as Major Depression,
Dementia and Delirium. Psychosis is a biological phenomenon, most likely making its first appearance between the ages
of 12 and 25.
Chemical imbalances in the brain are believed to be responsible and can be the result of many variables, such as physical illness (head injuries, prenatal infections, autoimmune
diseases, etc.) genetic predisposition or environmental factors such as emotional trauma or social stressors. Psychosis
affects approximately 3% of the population, making it more
common than onset juvenile diabetes. With early intervention
and treatment, prognosis is considered good.
Even though psychosis is technically a feature of various illnesses rather than being a distinctive diagnosis, “Brief Psychotic Disorder” and “Psychotic Disorder NOS” (not otherwise
specified) are listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV). Both of these diagnoses refer
to illnesses where the presence of hallucinations and/or delusions is the primary feature, while they do not fit the criteria for
any other specific category of mental illness. There are also
“Psychotic Disorders Due to General Medical Conditions” and
“Substance-Induced Psychotic Disorders.”
How should officers deal with calls involving a psychotic person? Confronting someone with psychosis can be intimidating
and requires a different approach to engaging and assessing
the mentally ill individual.
Ensuring everyone’s safety is paramount, so keep in mind that
the person before you is experiencing hallucinations and/or
delusions – your presence may be confusing and/or misinterpreted. A calm, nonthreatening demeanor and reassuring
tone of voice can be helpful in deescalating the situation. Try
to minimize the sensory stimuli in the environment (lights and
siren, television or radio, multiple officers shouting commands
or family members telling the person what to do, etc.). Avoid
sudden or unexpected movements, and announce your actions prior to doing something that might be misinterpreted.
If the person is paranoid, allow plenty of “personal space” to
avoid increasing their anxiety.
While you may be tempted to argue the rationality of the delusions or the reality of the hallucinations, this is not the best
course of action. Rather, allow the person to vent his or her
emotions and affirm those feelings, even if they are irrational.
Developing a connection and rapport is the most effective
means of reaching a safe and successful resolution to the call.
Dr. Kathy Rose is the PERT Team Leader and Eastern
PERT clinician. Please feel free to email any questions, or
suggestions for future topics to: [email protected]
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RF&PA Update
By Bill Farrar, Past President, Retired Fire & Police Association
The January 2011 quarterly luncheon was a busy one. Chuck Ellison
opened the event with a prayer and
the Pledge of Allegiance. Chief Jeff
Carle from the Fire Department and
IAFF Local 145 President Frank DeClercq were in attendance. The room
was overflowing with what I believe
is the largest crowd ever at a pistol
range quarterly lunch.
It was election day for five RF&PA Director positions. Candidates for the
three police positions were Dave Hall,
Kathy Healey and Dave Williams.
Mike Robert, Jim Clem, Garry Collins
and Mike May; as well as the newly
elected directors.
Your new president is Tony Hancock. He is a hard worker and will
serve you well. Garry Collins is the
new vice-president. Garry brings a
wealth of knowledge from his many
years as a POA director including four
years as president. Tom Rouse is the
new secretary and Mike Robert takes
over as treasurer.
The firefighter candidates were Ron
Moskowitz and Tom Rouse. Since
there were five candidates for five
positions they were all elected unanimously. Congratulations and welcome to the Board.
Dave Hall’s term as the retiree-elected SDCERS Trustee ends in April. His
successor is Dick Wilken. Firefighterelected Trustee Alan Arrollado joined
Dave and Dick in offering some encouraging words about the excellent
financial performance of the system
last year.
I want to thank the departing directors for their service to the membership. John Hartman, J.J. Hunter and
Chris Gregg worked hard on your behalf. I’m looking forward to continuing the positive relationship between
the remaining directors Tom Rouse,
Tom Giaquinto encouraged members
to visit the San Diego Police Museum
at 4710 College Avenue and asked
that members donate appropriate
items including photos. The photos
can be scanned and returned to their
owners.
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The Deadly Threat of the Sovereign Citizen
for All Public Safety Workers
Re-printed with permission from American Police Beat; written by APB Staff
If you look up the definition of
“terrorist,” the dictionary says a
terrorist is “a radical who employs
terror as a political weapon; usually
organizes with other terrorists in small
cells; often uses religion as a cover for
terrorist activities.”
That describes Jerry Kane perfectly.
If you haven’t heard of Jerry Kane,
he’s a cop-killing so-called “sovereign
citizen.”
Kane and his 16-year-old son gunned
down two West Memphis cops last
spring. On May 20, Jerry Kane, an Ohio
man who called himself a sovereign
citizen, and his 16-year-old son, Joe,
were stopped by Sergeant Brandon
Paudert and Officer Bill Evans on
Interstate 40 in West Memphis. The
teenager fired an AK-47 rifle and killed
both lawmen.
Two other officers were wounded
later before the Kanes were killed by
police.
It’s never easy for an agency that
loses one of their own. For the West
Memphis PD and Chief Bob Paudert,
the senseless murder of two cops,
including Paudert’s son Brandon, was
a horror not be wished on the worst of
enemies.
It was also a wake-up call for law
enforcement about the incredible
danger posed by so-called sovereign
citizens. “My officers, Bill and my
son Brandon, didn’t realize that there
are people at war with this country
that are not international terrorists,”
Paudert said as he looked into the
camera.
“Maybe if Brandon and Bill had been
able to recognize the warning signs
of sovereign beliefs, they’d be alive
today.”
But Paudert wasn’t talking with a news
crew in an interview. He was making
a video to help other cops learn about
the types of people who killed his son
in cold blood.
The 12-minute officer-safety video,
produced by the Southern Poverty
Law Center, begins with Chief Paudert
recounting the day, the bloodiest
in Memphis-area law enforcement
history. It was sent to 50,000 officers
across the U.S.
In the video, James Cavanaugh,
retired ATF special agent in charge in
Nashville, gives officers specific clues
to look for that might indicate that
someone’s involved in the sovereigncitizen movement.
Things to be on the lookout for include
fake license plates that display the
names of strange nations or tribes as
well as bumper stickers that say, “I am
an American National” or “Not Subject
to Corporate Federal or Corporate
State Jurisdiction.”
Other telltale signs can be found in
behavior.
Sovereign citizens may
provide officers with fake driver’s
licenses or Social Security cards and
sometimes have strange responses
to routine questions. For example,
if a police officer asks the person’s
name, he might say, “I am a free man,
traveling upon the land,” Cavanaugh
says in the video.
Mark Potok, director of the Intelligence
Project at the Southern Poverty Law
Center, estimated that 300,000 people
are involved in the movement.
“We were seeing increasing numbers of
encounters between sovereign citizens
and law enforcement officials,” Potok
told reporters from the Commercial
Appeal. “And the West Memphis case
made it perfectly clear just how deadly
those encounters could be.”
A dashboard video clip from the West
Memphis incident showed the teen
aiming an AK-47 assault rifle.
Within seconds, he vanishes from
the camera’s view.
But Vincent
Brown, a FedEx driver who witnessed
the shooting, told investigators in a
statement that the elder Kane pushed
Evans into the ditch. Then the teen
opened fire.
Later that afternoon, law enforcement
officials spotted the Kanes in the West
Memphis Walmart parking lot, where
father and son engaged police officers
in another shootout. Both Kanes died
at the scene.
Potok said that because sovereign
citizens’ beliefs revolve around hatred
for any governmental authority and
think that the laws don’t apply to them,
there’s a high potential for conflict
between them and officers.
“I think virtually all of the interest has
been in understanding how to avoid
potentially deadly confrontations,”
Potok said.
Chief Paudert says it’s still hard for
him to talk about his son’s death.
“I’m using this agenda I have to get me
through it, to say it’s not all for nothing,”
he said of educating law enforcement
officials about the sovereign-citizen
movement.
“There’s a reason for this, and it’s
to save lives. I’m trying to convince
myself this is part of the reason this
thing happened,” Paudert told the
Commercial Appeal.
February 2011 | 21
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During the 1980s, Brown advertised an international medical
practice. In reality, he was living in Chula Vista and performing his surgeries in Mexico to avoid scrutiny of the American
medical establishment.
Inside Edition learned of Brown’s activities and produced
a show entitled “The Worst Doctor in America.” Apparently
oblivious to the negative angle, Brown allowed the camera
crew unfettered access to his clinic. The show even filmed a
scalp-flap operation to give a 30-year-old transsexual a more
feminine hairline. Although the patient was supposedly under
deep sedation, he was screaming throughout the procedure –
something Brown dismissed as “nothing unusual.”
The San Diego County DA’s office disagreed. They launched
an investigation that led to a 19 month jail sentence for practicing medicine without a license. After leaving prison, Brown
worked as a Coronado taxi driver for a year before re-establishing himself in medical practice.
After his arrest in the Bondy case, Brown told a reporter he’d
performed over 600 gender re-assignment surgeries and his
patients couldn’t have been happier.
Medical professionals differed. UCSD Medical School professor Dr. Jack Fisher had personally repaired a number of what
he called Brown’s “pelvic disasters.” Dr. Fisher labeled Brown
“a terrible, appalling technical surgeon. There’s just no other
way to describe it. He doesn’t know how to make a straight
incision. He doesn’t know how to hold a knife. He has no
regard for limiting blood loss. He had been committing crimes
against humanity for years.”
Dallas Denny, an activist who periodically posted warnings
about Brown on the Internet, said among transsexuals he was
known as “Table Top Brown” for his willingness to operate in
kitchens, garages and motel rooms. There were other claims
that Brown would shoot silicone anywhere a client wanted it.
For $200 he’d do breast surgery. For $500 he’d do cheeks,
breasts and hips. After injections, Brown had the patients lie
flat on their back for three days so the silicone wouldn’t go
anywhere. He plugged the holes with Krazy Glue.
Denny said, “Patients were waking up in parked cars or abandoned in hotel rooms. There was no screening and no aftercare. Anyone who walked in the room was a candidate. Some
ended up with peritonitis, some with permanent colostomies.
Some ran out of money and were dumped in back alleys and
parking lots to live or die.”
Despite the negative publicity, and even the nickname “Butcher Brown,” Dr. Brown continued to receive calls from people
desperate for his services.
In 1996, Brown was contacted by Greg Furth, a New York
therapist. A personable man around 50 years old, he shared
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a friendship with Philip Bondy. The men were drawn to one
another by an exceptionally rare condition known as apotemnophilia – a neurological disorder in which otherwise sane
and rational individuals express a strong and specific desire
for the amputation of a healthy limb, often for sexual gratification. Only 200 people worldwide are known to suffer the
condition.
Officially classified as a “paraphilia” an extreme or atypical
sexual behavior or desire, apotemnophilia can be irresistibly
intense. Some apotemnophiliacs, when they can’t find a doctor to do the surgery, resort to removing unwanted limbs with
chain saws, shotguns, trains and, in one case, a homemade
guillotine. Others spend their time looking for a surgeon who
will take their desires seriously and not just give referrals to
psychiatrists.
Furth said he’d come across a newspaper article about Dr.
Brown and suddenly knew he’d found the man for whom he’d
been searching his entire adult life — a competent fringe physician who wouldn’t balk at cutting off a healthy leg.
Brown agreed to do the amputation for $10,000. When Furth
told Bondy about his discovery, the two traveled across country to meet Dr. Brown for a shared a taxi ride to the Clinica
Santa Isabel in Tijuana.
Furth later recalled by the time the men had arrived at the
clinic his attitude had changed. He knew beyond any doubt
that he did not want his leg removed. Bondy however was
dedicated to the procedure and even scolded Furth saying he
would regret it.
Brown performed the operation on a Saturday morning. Furth
said Bondy was happy at first but did admit he had felt Brown
“sawing” on his leg. Because it is illegal in Mexico and the
United States to amputate a healthy leg, Brown drove the limb
into the desert where he threw it out the window for the coyotes to eat.
The investigation culminated with the DA’s office charging
Brown with second degree murder. Defense attorney Sheldon Sherman, who later lost his law license on an unrelated
charge, chose to portray Brown as a brave and caring man
who tended to a segment of society no one cared about. “No
one else would deal with transsexuals,” he said in his closing
argument. “John Brown said, ‘I’ll deal with them.’ Did he do
this for money? No. He did it because he cared. And if you
don’t believe that, then you have my permission – as if you
needed it – to find him guilty of murder.”
The jury did just that. One day later they returned a verdict
of guilty. John Ronald Brown was ultimately sentenced to 15
years in prison. Dr. Brown died on May 16, 2010, two months
shy of his 88th birthday.
In Remembrance
President’s Message
Kirk Leland Johnson
End of Watch:
20 February 1983
Officer Johnson was shot and killed by
a youth driving his step-father’s Sheriff
Department patrol vehicle
Continued from page 3
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Code 4 Chronicles
Presented by the Law Offices of Dan Zeidman
As police officers, we know every day
that our actions have an effect on
people’s lives. Most of the time, we
are not aware of the impact. On December 12, 2010, Southeastern Officer John Gonzalez saved the life of
a nine month old baby boy and changed the course of history
forever.
On December 12, 2010, officers responded to a call of a nine
month old infant not breathing. They arrived at the scene at
which time Officer Gonzalez began CPR on a baby boy named
Uzziah. The baby was grayish/blue and was not breathing.
After several compressions and breaths Uzziah appeared to
start breathing on his own but would stop after a couple of
breaths. Officer Gonzalez continued CPR until paramedics
arrived. He carried Uzziah while still performing CPR to the
ambulance and handed him to medics. Uzziah had a faint
pulse and was transported to Paradise Valley Hospital where
he was stabilized. The staff at Paradise Valley kept Uzziah for
five days to treat his health condition.
Due to Officer Gonzalez performing CPR and reviving Uzziah,
he is back home with his mother and grandmother and is fully
recovered. Uzziah’s mom told me that she wants to meet the
officer that saved her son and that he is welcome in her home
anytime!
Great job John!
On December 9, Western Division officers responded to the
Howard Johnson hotel in Mission Valley. Glen Jones had attacked a guest and damaged property in the lobby. He threatened to kill the clerk if she called the police. Mr. Jones is 6’2”
and 300 lbs.
Officers located Mr. Jones on the second floor. He was aggressive and began throwing items at them. One of the items
struck Sgt. Shiraishi in the chest. Mr. Jones shouted and
swore at the officers. He kept his right hand in his pocket. He
invited them to shoot him. When he saw a Taser he said, “I
don’t want you to tase me. I want you to kill me.”
Sgt. Shiraishi fired a less than lethal 40 mm round which
struck Mr. Jones in the chest. He ran down the walkway and
stopped at a fire extinguisher box. He smashed the glass with
his right hand and attempted to pull a striker bar from the side
of the box. Officer Lockwood deployed a Taser, but the barbs
fell short. Officer Howell deployed a Taser. One of the barbs
struck Mr. Jones in the forehead while the other struck his
clothing. He was maximally restrained.
Sgt. Shiraishi and Officers Jones, Davis, Escamilla, Shore, McDonald, Nguyen, Lockwood, Howell, Garcia, Crane, and Miranda participated in arresting Mr. Jones.
On December 21, Mr. Jones pled guilty to felony 136.1 PC and
148 PC. On December 26, he sent the following e-mail to
Central Division:
Hello S.D.P.D.
My name is Glen D. Jones and I was a tried and convicted with a felony strike recently at the Superior Court in
downtown San diego. I am currently out on bail awaiting
sentencing in FEBRUARY 2010.
I wish to say that I am very sorry to all the officers involved in my incident at the Howard Johnsons Hotel on
Circle Drive the morning of December 9th. 2010.
My behavior was monsterous..to say the least. I was out
of control and saying things that are really not a part of
my daily life.
I AM VERY SORRY FOR MY ACTIONS AND WORDS THAT
MORNING...
Further more...I appreciate the officers proffessionalism
and restraint.
On that morning of December 9th. at the Howard Johnsons Hotel I was throwing down my personal items at
the police when they arrived. My wallet, watch and keys
we’re thrown down at the officers while I was up on the
balcony of the 3rd. floor. I did not mean that my keys hit
one of the lead officers at the scene in the nose. I was
told later that the keys had hit the officer, and I again...
am very sorry.
I AM ALSO SORRY TO THE WORKERS AT THE HOTEL,
AND THE GUY I HIT A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFOR THE OFFICERS ARRIVED.
The force of rubber bullets and tazers we’re used to get
me to submit on that morning at the Hotel. I believe the
officers spared my life, and any force that was used to
take me down was done in a very merciful fashion and totally justified. In other words..I believe the officers would
have been justified even in my death. I really pushed the
officers to the maximum and they took me down with
mercy. In other words..I am greatful to be alive!
I know this email sounds odd but, I just thought I would
say I am very sorry to the officers in everything that I did,
and said. No one asked me to send this email to you officers but, I thought I should.
Thankyou!
Glen D. Jones
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Alarming Rise in 2010 Officer Fatalities
By the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund
The number of U.S. law enforcement fatalities spiked by 37 percent in 2010 - an alarming increase that follows two years of
declining deaths among our nation’s policing professionals.
A total of 162 federal, state and local law enforcement officers died
in the line of duty during the past 12 months, according to preliminary data compiled by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF). This represents a dramatic increase over
the 117 officer fatalities in 2009, which marked a 50-year low.
Fifty-nine officers have been shot and killed during the past
year, which is a 20 percent increase over the 49 killed by gunfire in 2009. Ten of the officers shot to death this year were
killed in separate multiple-death incidents in Fresno (CA), San
Juan (PR), West Memphis (AR), Tampa (FL) and Hoonah (AK).
“A more brazen, cold-blooded criminal element is on the prowl
in America, and they don’t think twice about killing a cop,”
observed NLEOMF Chairman Craig W. Floyd.
“Our law enforcement officers are being asked to do more today with less, and it is putting their lives at risk,” declared
Mr. Floyd. “In addition to their conventional crimefighting responsibilities, our law officers are on the front lines in the war
against terror here at home. Yet, there are fewer officers on
the street and other precious resources, such as training and
equipment dollars, are also being cut as a result of the economic downturn,” he explained.
Traffic-related incidents remained the number one cause of
death among our nation’s law enforcement officers for the
13th consecutive year. Seventy-three officers have been killed
in traffic-related incidents this year, compared to 51 in 2009,
representing a 43 percent increase. Of the 73 traffic-related
deaths this year, 50 occurred during automobile crashes, 16
officers were struck and killed while outside of their own vehicles, six died in motorcycle crashes and one bike patrol officer
was struck by a vehicle.
In addition to the officers killed by firearms or in traffic-related incidents, 19 officers died as a result of job-related illnesses, two were
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During the past year, more officers were killed in Texas, 18,
than in any other state; followed by California with 11; Illinois
with 10; Florida with nine; and Georgia with seven. The two law
enforcement agencies with the most deaths in 2010 were the
California Highway Patrol and the Chicago (IL) Police Department, each with five. Eleven of the officers killed nationwide
in 2010 served with federal law enforcement agencies. Six
female officers died in 2010, compared to only one in 2009.
On average, the officers who died in 2010 were 41 years old
and had served for 12 years.
The preliminary 2010 law enforcement fatality data were
released by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund in conjunction with Concerns of Police Survivors
(C.O.P.S.), a non-profit organization that provides critical assistance to the surviving family members and loved ones of
officers killed in the line of duty.
“C.O.P.S. is extremely concerned and saddened that there has
been such a drastic increase in deaths of officers in 2010,”
stated C.O.P.S. National President Linda Moon Gregory.
“In 2009 the number was lower than in previous years, and
we were hopeful that we were seeing a positive trend; however, that has not been the case. Our number of family survivors
and affected co-workers unfortunately has also increased,”
she added. Her brother, Officer James Homer Moon from the
Jacksonville (FL) Sheriff’s Office, was shot and killed in the line
of duty in September 1971 and Mrs. Gregory’s family continues to deal with parole issues related to her brother’s death.
The statistics released by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund and Concerns of Police Survivors are
preliminary and do not represent a final or complete list of
individual officers who will be added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial for 2010.
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Tuesday
An at-a-glance listing of SDPOA,
law enforcement and local events
Monday
Wednesday
February
Friday
Dates to Remember
Thursday
Saturday
5
Sunday
4
3
2
12
Fish Fry
Fundraiser
SDPOA
4:00 - 8:00 pm
1
11
19
10
18
RFPA Board
Meeting
SD Firefighters
Credit Union
17
9
16
25
8
15
24
7
14
23
6
13
22
20
21
SDPOA Office
Closed for
Presidents’ Day
SDPOA Board
Meeting
8:30 am
Board Room
28
26
Guacamole Bowl
Balboa Park Club
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
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POA Office Manager’s Report
Reminder:
The next
With Assembly Bill 962 coming into effect on February 1, the SDPOA is in a little bit of a tight
spot with our ammo sales until the language of the bill is clarified. We will still be able to sell
ammo, but we will likely need to start keeping a file of fingerprints of those who purchase ammo
from us. Until the language is clarified, we may run into a shortage over the next month or two.
Please bear with us and we will keep you informed of any changes to our ammo sales.
is scheduled for
The SDPOA store will also be adding five more items to the online store in the coming
weeks. Check out the goods at www.company-catalog.com/sdpoa
POA
Board Meeting
Thursday,
February 10
8:30 am
POA Board Room
If you have a specific topic you
would like to address with the
board, please call the POA office by
Thursday, February 3, to be added
to the agenda. If you’d like to sit
in and listen to the discussion, but
do not have a specific topic, please
feel free to drop in.
As for the building operations, we are reviewing our vendor contracts over the coming weeks
to be sure that we are running efficiently and achieving as many cost-savings as possible.
On a good news front, the SDPOA recently completed its holiday fundraising drive for the
Widows & Orphans Fund. We are happy to announce that we have netted almost $4,500
and there are still a few more envelopes trickling in.
Congratulations to all of the recent 25 Year Watch recipients and Officer of the Shift award
winners. It was great to see you all last month and next month’s Informant will have all of
their information on their accomplishments.
Finally, the SDPOA will host a bowling tournament in March to raise funds to send SDPOA
members to the Washington DC and Sacramento Law Enforcement Memorials.
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Coconut Coast in Kapaa, Kauai – One bedroom condo with full kitchen in the Planation Hale, a 160-unit, 9-acre complex run by the
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police, firefighters and friends in San Diego County) $95 per night – as space is available – first come first served. Regularly from
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SDPOA
Board
Minutes
December 9, 2010
0830 hours
Directors present: Marvel, Fender, Paxton, Lewis, Bostedt (arrived at
0925), Hubka , Jordon, Levitt
Directors excused: DuBois
MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: K. Grube,
H. Hawley, R. Kanaski, G. Collins
lies who survive officers killed in the
line of duty. Discussion occurred.
PAC
Status report:
• The BIG 11 Meeting is going to be
hosted by LAPPL in February 2011.
• Discussion occurred regarding what
level POA will contribute and participate with the Taxpayers Association.
M/S Jordon/Levitt for up to $2,500
to explore the gold level. Unanimous.
8-0-1. Dubois.
PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE
OTHERS PRESENT: G. Brown, R. Robinson, C. Cloniger, Clem, H. Smith, P. Oliveras, B. James, D. Castle, J. Nemec, K.
Wilson, M. Huffman, John Huffman, K.
Smith (recorder)
Charity (Absent for voting: DuBois):
OPENING OBSERVANCES: President
Marvel called the meeting to order at
0830 hours and Member Kurt Grube
led all present in the Pledge of Allegiance. There was a moment of silence
for the Officers killed in the line of duty
in the past. There were 12 officers
killed in the line of duty Nationwide
since the November Board Meeting.
There were three San Diego Police officers killed in the month of December.
Robert Everitt (12/7/1964), Robert
Bowers (12/13/1955), James Edwards
(12/29/1970).
• Request for POA to make a donation
NON-AGENDA MEMBER COMMENTS:
No Report.
MEMBER PRESENTATIONS:
• Kurt Grube requested a donation to
purchase gift cards for the gun exchange program put together by the
SDPD Southeastern Division and the
United African American Ministerial
Action Council.
• Herb Smith requested the Board donate $860.76 for new SDPD Chaplain shirts. Moved to Charity.
• Heidi Hawley requested the Board
make a donation to this year’s Unity
Tour bike ride. Moved to Charity.
PRESENTATIONS:
• Mary and John Huffman approached
the Board and gave an overview of
C.O.P.S. Huffman explained what
C.O.P.S. will be doing for the Wilson
Family from monetary assistance to
counseling for the officers and fami30 | The Informant
• Request for POA to make a donation
to purchase gift cards for the gun exchange program. M/S Levitt/Fender
for $500.Opposed: Bostedt. 7-1-1.
of $860.76 for new Chaplain shirts.
M/S Levitt/Lewis for $860.76. Opposed: Paxton. 7-1-1.
• Request for POA to make a donation to
this year’s Unity Tour bike ride. Tabled.
• Request for POA to sponsor this
year’s All People’s Breakfast. M/S
Levitt/Hubka for one table at $300.
Unanimous. 8-0-1.
Informant:
• The Unit Spotlight will be the Criti-
cal Incident Management Unit. The
Member spotlight will be Garry Collins for the February issue.
Website: No report
RETIREMENT
• Mark Sullivan reported on this
month’s retirement board meeting
including the cost analysis. Discussion occurred.
• Sullivan discussed the COLA annuity
• Discussion
occurred regarding
“notes of counseling” and a Department Announcement regarding ballistic equipment.
Safety: No report
LEGAL
• No report
LITIGATION COMMITTEE – Brian Marvel
/ Jeff Jordon, Co-Chairs
• No Report
SPECIAL EVENTS / SCHOLARSHIP
COMMITTEE
Status report:
• Brenna James reported on the upcom-
ing Christmas party costs. Discussion
occurred.
BUDGET-FINANCE
Status report:
• James Nemec gave an update on the
POA’s mid-year budget adjustment.
• M/S Paxton/Fender to accept the
Treasurer’s report. Unanimous. 8-01. Excused for vote: DuBois.
BUSINESS AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
Administrative:
• POA ammo sales will be extended to
all law enforcement by direction of
the Board.
• Discussion occurred about online
ticket sales.
• Smith updated the Board regarding
the upcoming SDPOA Widows and
Orphans Charity fundraiser.
By-Laws:
• Jordon reported on updating the ByLaws and having a POA attorney review the changes
Member Services:
Minutes: M/S Bostedt/Lewis to accept
the November 2010 Board Meeting
Minutes with no corrections. Unanimous. 8-0-1. DuBois absent from vote.
• Bostedt will report on the costs for the
MILESTONE REPORT
issue and the PSC issue.
MEMBER RELATIONS
Wilson funeral reception next month.
LABOR/MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Status Report:
• The Board gave Chief Kanaski some
labor issues to look into for the upcoming Labor Management Committee meeting.
• Added to the report is Marvel request-
ed the completion of the Memorial
Wall by the May 2011 board meeting.
Marvel directed DuBois, Bostedt and
Fender to complete the wall.
OLD BUSINESS
• No Report.
Non-Members
Alonzo Alexander, Jr.
Michael A. Moller
San Diego Police Officers Association Staff
Bryon J. Barmer
Jose Oliveras
858.573.1199 (Office)
8388 Vickers Street
Kerry J. Bauman
Shannon P. Palenschat
858.573.1574 (Fax)
San Diego, CA 92111
Michael W. Brindell
Scott Palmer
www.sdpoa.org
Mark Bua
Heather Petty
Christina D. Burhans
Michael Power
Fenella Custer
Kenneth E. Rawls, Sr.
Thomas R. Gardenhire
Martha G. Sainz
Nicolas Gonzales
Ryan P. Schultz
Scott Greenwood
Thomas T. Slater
Eric B. Hays
Steven Southerland
Henry B. Ingram
Anthony Spagnolo
Todd N. Turner
James E. MacKay
Robert Wells
R. Shane Martin
Donald Williams, Jr.
David J. McAnnally
Khristina Smith
James Nemec
Emily Cox
Mark M. Zdunich
Vito A. Messineo
Office Manager
Accounts
Communications Coordinator
Exec. Assistant to the Board
Administrator
Editor, The Informant
If you know any of these non-members, the
Board asks that you inquire if they would be
willing to join or re-join the Association. We
welcome all San Diego police officers and hope
that they would want to be a part of the Association, showing solidarity in improving working
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NEW BUSINESS
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• No Report
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