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Newsletter published by the Community Relations Division of the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, for Monroe County Sheriff's Office employees. |
Table of Contents
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Sheriff's Report
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Bureau of Operations
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Support Services
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Sheriff Rick
Roth accepts special gift from New York/New Jersey Transit Officer Danny
DiPrimo, during the dedication ceremony for the new Law Enforcement
Memorial statue. |
Sheriff Roth
with the memorial statue, positioned in front of the memorial fountain at
the
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Sheriff’s Report
July and August have
been busy with budget meetings, and other events in the Sheriff’s Office. The
eight traffic enforcement officer positions we requested in our initial budget
proposal were cut almost immediately, but the rest of the proposed budget has
survived intact so far, including the six percent salary increase we
requested.
Because we are once
again holding the line on our operating costs in our proposed budget, this
means we must all continue to watch every cent we spend very carefully. This
year, we had to freeze all training in May, and freeze all non-critical
spending shortly after that. If we aren’t careful, next year will be even more
difficult, financially.
July also saw a
rather uneventful sport lobster season. Thanks to everyone who put in time
making sure the residents of our county as well as the visitors enjoyed their
lobster hunting both safely and legally.
During the first two
weeks of August, we had two special events take place at the
The Juvenile Justice
building should be ready for its new occupants, at least those in the top
floor offices, by October. The new workout facility will take a little longer,
but should be finished by the end of the calendar year.
Bids for work on the
old
We should all be
gearing up soon for a busy Labor Day weekend. Let’s try and make it a safe one
for everyone who lives here and visits us, particularly on the highway, where
we will definitely be seeing traffic backups and other vehicle related
problems.
In the meantime,
stay safe and thanks for all your hard work.
General News
New Cell Phones
Due to AT&T’s
withdrawal from the Keys market, MCSO will be switching to Nextel as our
provider of cell phone service.
Due to a new promotional program, Nextel is now competitive with other
vendors. The cell phones, model
i60c, have been ordered.
Each phone is
allotted 500 minutes, which are pooled with all users on the Nextel plan.
Calls which are to others within our “group” are unlimited, and do not
count toward the 500 plan minutes.
The plan offers
voicemail and caller ID. The
phones come with a wall charger, and car chargers have been ordered as well.
The plan does not
have provisions for “nights and weekends” restrictions.
Hurricane Preparedness – Cash
Advance Program
This program allows
you to take an advance on your salary in the event of evacuation due to a
hurricane. This program goes into
effect when the County Emergency Management Services calls for an evacuation
of residents.
You must sign up for
this program each year. Your
participation does not carry over from year to year.
The signup form is located in the Finance Department Public Folder in
Outlook. Print the form, complete
it, and sent it to Brenda Winegarden in the Finance Department.
The amount of the salary advance can be up to $400 per member.
The advance will be repaid through payroll deductions of $50 per pay
period.
The advance can be
picked up at Key West Headquarters, KVSO substation or PKSO substation.
You will have to present a Sheriff’s Office picture I.D. or a driver’s
license, indicate the amount of money you want, and sign next to your name.
If you want to
designate someone to pick up your advance, there is a place on the signup form
to do this. At the time of
pickup, the designee will have to provide a driver’s license or other valid
picture I.D.
If you have any
questions about this, please call Brenda Winegarden at 292-7012 or email at
BrendaW@keysso.net.
Notice to all MCSO members:
By Sandra Bartlett, Information Systems
Recently, we have had more discussions regarding
bulk e-mailing vs. public folder postings.
Information Systems would like to remind all
members that each individual's email consists of more than just their "Inbox"
or "Contacts" or "Calendar" folders.
It also includes any appropriate public folders.
Meaning, one individual might require Sector 1 info, while another
would require Sector 7 info, but ALL individuals require information from HR,
FINANCE, etc… Please take the
time to review not only your personal folders, but also the Public Folders.
We would like to point out that there is an
“Announcements” Folder for all Members to use.
We encourage the use of this folder instead of sending a mass email.
Please feel free to post any information regarding events, news, etc…
It can even be used to notify members of new postings in other public
folders.
Also, if anyone is having any difficulty with
their email, please call (or have someone email us for you), so Information
Systems can check it.
Low cost health insurance for kids
Many of you may not know that there are options
available for low cost children's health insurance.
Most of us in the Sheriff's Office wouldn't fit
the income requirements for Florida Kidcare, a no cost or extremely low cost
health insurance program for
Everyone who has kids qualifies for
For families with just one child, or even with
two, this could be a really affordable option. By the time you pay the monthly
cost for a dependant, and the huge deductible we have along with the increased
cost of our prescriptions, many people will save money with the Health Kids
program. I understand many local doctors are included in this plan, as well.
This could really work for some families. If you
are interested, visit their web site at
http://www.healthykids.org/index.html
for more information.
Bureau of Operations
South
Florida
HIDTA
Intelligence
Center (SFLHIC)
Also known as the
Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP) Office of
National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA)
South Florida HIDTA Intelligence Center (SFLHIC)
By Graphics Analyst Sharon Franklin
Although some of us have been with MCSO for more than ten years, most of you
are not even aware we exist, so let us enlighten you as to who we are, as well
as, what we do.
Located in Miramar (southwest Broward county), the South Florida HIDTA
Intelligence Center has 13 MCSO
personnel onsite, in addition to personnel from BSO, DEA, DOD, FBI, FDLE,
Florida National Guard, Hialeah PD, Miami-Dade PD, NDIC, U.S. Coast Guard, and
U.S. Customs, as well as, computer support personnel from MANTECH.
Gary F. Grimm is the overall Coordinator at the center that houses
approximately 65 law enforcement personnel.
He is a retired U.S. Customs Supervisory Special Agent who has been
appointed as a Captain with MCSO by Sheriff Roth.
The Center's duties are mostly investigative support, both administrative and
analytical. We provide a timely
exchange of intelligence information from federal, state, local, HIDTA and
commercial databases with all HIDTA initiatives and participating law
enforcement agencies. Strategic and tactical intelligence is collected,
analyzed and disseminated in support of drug trafficking, drug related money
laundering, firearms trafficking and drug related violent crimes.
Housed within the Center is U.S. Customs Service Blue Lightning Operations
(BLOC) and the Southeast Regional Domestic Security Task Force, a joint task
force which provides support and investigative coordination between the FBI's
Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) and FDLE's Office of Statewide Intelligence
(OSI).
One of our most widely used programs is called NINJAS (Narcotics Information
Network Joint Agency System). The
Center provides access to the NINJAS, a statewide event driven de-confliction
program designed to prevent law enforcement from unknowingly conducting
undercover transactions against one another or in dangerously close proximity
to one another. The Center also provides various forms of graphic support for
case analysis, court presentations and investigations in the form of link
charts, graphs, flow charts, time lines and photo line-ups.
If you haven't been to the Center for training, you're missing the boat!
We offer mission enhancement training for investigations, analysis and
computer programs not readily available by other means.
Specialized courses include PenLink Analysis, Analyst Notebook, and
intermediate and advanced courses in Microsoft Word, Access and Excel.
Additionally, money laundering, financial and mortgage fraud courses
are offered, as well as, topical courses/conferences on specific crime threats
and issues such as methamphetamine, R.I.C.O-Gangs and Street Drugs, Rave-Party
Drugs and airport interdiction.
Please visit our facility when you’re in the area.
Sector 7 Report
This is it from
Sector 7 this month: Goofy and Goofier! Corey and Peggy Bryan went to Disney
World with Ross Thomson and Jenny Bell-Thomson recently. Corey had no trouble
finding someone at Disney to identify with….
Lower Keys Report
By Captain Rick Ramsay
Well out with the old and in with the new as they say!
I would like to say
Stock
Island Clean-up: “Operation
Face-lift”
By Sgt. J.B. Flatter
Everyone who has cause to drive, walk or ride a bike on
Deputy Dowling has been working with Cynthia Snell, the City of
The area had become unsightly and potentially dangerous in places due to the
heavy growth that had collected a large amount of trash and was a possible
haven for illegal activities such as drug sales and other suspicious
activities. With the clearance of the area, it will be both more pleasing to
the eye and less intimidating than in the past for those who choose to walk,
run or bicycle there. Additionally, deputies on patrol will be able to be more
effective on their patrols of the area without the overgrown vegetation
blocking the view.
Deputy Dowling also spearheaded the cleanup of the Key Haven boat ramp area in
1999. That area has remained
relatively trash-free since then, and abandoned vehicles no longer accumulate
in the boat ramp area.
The Sheriff's Office would like to thank Deputy Dowling for his outstanding
efforts to clean up the community for everyone.
We appreciate his ingenuity, and congratulate him on yet another job
well done.
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The
Report from
Sectors 4 and 5
By Lt. Larry Kelley
There has been a lot
of movement going on in
I would like to
welcome Deputy Iscandel Perez who comes to us from the Key West Correctional
Facility and Deputy Derrick Paul who comes to us from Marathon Corrections
where he was a Sergeant. Deputy
Sonia Morgan comes to us from Key West Court Security and Deputies Frank Morey
and Charmaine Pandol come to us from the latest graduating class of the
We are sad to see
Deputy Greg McNally leave the Sheriff’s Office due to family matters.
Greg was a very highly respected and hard working officer here in
I’m sorry to report
that Deputy Chuck (there ain’t nobody in Marathon that I don’t know or cannot
identify) Kellenberger has left the Sheriff’s Office to continue his career in
Public Safety with the Marathon Fire Department as a full time Paramedic.
Wait, no, he’s back! He
has agreed to continue to serve the Sheriff’s Office as a part-time employee
and help us to fill manpower sensitive shifts when needed or FTO positions
when necessary but only on a part-time basis.
NO, WAIT, he’s back with us as a full time deputy!
Ok, I’ll leave it there-he is making me dizzy.
Let there be no doubt that Marathon Fire Department’s loss is our gain.
Congratulations to
Deputy Charlene Huff for her selection as the new Crime Scene Technician in
the Special Investigations Division.
She will be transferred officially next week to that division and we
will miss her smile, her laugh and her professional abilities here in
We really made a run
at taking the entire Officer of the Quarter Ceremony this last time.
Deputy Harry Boyden was selected as Officer of the Quarter, Detention
Sergeant Roger Bluestone took Detention Deputy of the Quarter, Reserve
Sergeant David Campbell was the Reserve of the Quarter and Debra Simpson was
named Support Person of the Quarter.
Congratulations to you all and keep making us proud.
I would like to
commend the efforts of the Marathon Lobster Mini-Season Task Force that was
assigned in plain clothes to work the shores, ramps, docks and the waters
during the last mini season on July 24th and 25th.
Deputies Harry Boyden and Willie Guerra and Reserve Sergeant Dave
Campbell and Reserve Deputy Danny Chu (taking time out from the clouds)
checked 87 boats or individual fishermen on shore.
A total during the two days of 817 lobsters were measured and they
found only four to be undersized.
Warnings were issued and the lobsters were returned to the water alive in each
incident. An additional stop and
check of a docking boat was made at a motel in Marathon and 5 out of 9
lobsters on board were found to be short and the fisherman was charged with
the offense. In that case the
lobsters were already dead so they were “returned to the food chain”-no it is
not what you think-they were thrown into the bay to become fish food.
We have performed a
couple of undercover surveillances in
Deputies Chuck Meier
and Ernie Paton teamed up with the eyes and ears of Reserve Sergeant Dave
Campbell to apprehend a couple of juvenile burglars from the
Let me update you on
our enforcement efforts in
In June we arrested
9 DUIs, wrote 465 tickets and 175 warnings, made 8 felony arrests, 53
misdemeanor arrests and served 30 warrants.
All this in addition to 49 zone improvements, 352 night-eye contacts,
all of our building checks, watch orders and directed patrols.
In July we arrested
11 DUIs, wrote 380 tickets and 227 warnings, made 27 felony arrests, 52
misdemeanor arrests and served 10 warrants.
All this in addition to 14 zone improvements, 219 night-eye contacts,
all of our building checks, watch orders and directed patrols.
All of this while
being short staffed by five in training and all the while burning off
excessive vacation time throughout the sectors.
It is this drive in all of our members that I admire so much.
I enjoy coming to work each and every day knowing that I will be
surrounded by such hard working professionals.
Please keep some of
our employees in your thoughts as they go through some tough medical times.
Deputy Jen Lascala is recovering from major surgery and Marathon
Station Records Carolyn McKenzie is on crutches due to a broken ankle.
Sergeant Sam Cassel’s son is suffering from a seriously fractured arm
and Zone Commander Sergeant Richard Heber’s wife is also recovering from
serious surgery. Our prayers are
with each and every one of them.
I guess that is all from the big city for now.
Be safe out there.
AND REMEMBER:.........."You are ALWAYS downwind from pepper spray".
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The Marathon Substation
wished a sincere “Happy Birthday” to Sgt.
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Sector 6
New K-9
Addition to Islamorada Sector
By Lt. Tom Brazil
Attached are pictures of the newest addition to the Monroe County Sheriffs
Office Islamorada District. K-9 Storm is a 3 1/2 year old Belgian Malinois.
Sgt. Tim Hurd, a 10 year veteran of the Sheriffs Office, and Storm recently
completed a combined course of 460 hours training at K-9 Concepts Training
Center in
Sgt. Tim Hurd with his new partner, Storm.
Other Operations Divisions
Personal Watercraft Patrol
By Sgt. Lou Caputo
Monday, July 29th was a beautiful day to be on the water! Fourteen
eager members of the Monroe county Sheriff’s Office met at the Key Lar
Then the classroom moved to America Outdoors beach. While some of the deputies
practiced launching the wave runners, others enjoyed their swimming test in
Buttonwood Bay, the rest of the class practiced throwing the life ring (which
all officers carry in their cars) until they had all completed each task. With
one of the three experienced PWC officers: Sam Castle, Jim Ford or Sgt. Simoga,
pairs of deputies began practicing maneuvering the wave runners until they
were ready to try the serpentine course themselves. It looks like fun, but a
great deal of skill is involved as those who were thrown from the machines or
lost sun glasses learned!
Now they were ready for the exciting part. Each officer, riding a wave runner
at up to 60 mph, practiced “pulling over” a speeding boat. Bringing their PWC
in sight of the boat’s driver, Officer Steve Acton, they signaled him to cut
his engine and then safely moved next to his vessel. Steve gave them many tips
about what each officer should look for to keep the boating public safe.
After all the exciting chases, search and rescue techniques sounded a little
boring, but the deputies soon discovered that on the water, this too is an
intense experience. Sgt. Caputo dropped off a deputy in a personal flotation
device (pfd) with a bright orange ring at some distance from the class. Their
job was to find the man in the water. Forming a search grid, they quickly
realized how difficult it was to find someone in the water, even when the
victim is waving frantically.
By
Waverunner Training, 2002
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Traffic Enforcement
By Sgt. Glen Test
The Traffic Enforcement Unit is fully staffed
and ready for the up-coming Labor Day holiday.
The unit has been tending to numerous ancillary duties, such as filling
in for school crossing guards and bailiffs, which tends to give the impression
that we are never around when you need us.
Hopefully things will settle down with regard to those ancillary
duties, and we will be able to get back on schedule with wolf packs and
regular traffic enforcement!
The new Harleys are in use, which finalizes the
updating of the fleet. Hopefully
a DOT grant we applied for will be approved any day now which will allow us to
add one more Deputy. The new
position will be specifically aimed at our "Traffic Target Areas", and it will
be that Deputy's assignment to roam the county enforcing those areas.
If approved the new position will be a motorcycle position.
We have also requested funds to provide overtime money for wolf packs and traffic details, as well as to purchase new lasers and other traffic equipment. Once we get back on track with our wolf pack schedule, we encourage any Road Patrol units who want to, and who can, to join us.
Above is a picture
of Lt. Allen’s patrol car, which as you can see, displays the proud title of
his new position….”Parking Enforcement Commander.” Lt. Allen is quite proud of
his new position and is taking his new responsibilities very seriously. He has
been actively patrolling parking lots and enforcing all parking statutes and
county ordinances. Some say he has taken his new job too seriously – he
insists that deputies salute his “Parking Enforcement Commander” vehicle
when he drives by. Personally, I think it is a refreshing change. As
long as you don’t double park or make traffic stops in no parking zones, he
won’t interfere.
Communications
Employee Spotlight: Dave Campbell
Submitted by Communications Supervisor Carol
Cain
I would like to spotlight "Super" Dave Campbell.
Going back to the beginning just a little for those who don't know Dave. Dave
joined the reserves in
Working for FREE... and never called out one day
sick.
Finally he got his green card and we started
paying him March 2000.
He is also a high profile member of the
Honor Guard where he plays his pipes (with his Super wife Tracey) and
does his time as a reserve Lt.. Dave is our
Kudos to you O'Davey boy!!!
Explorer Drill Team takes home
First Place
in State competition
By School Resource
Officer and Explorer Advisor
The adrenalin is
pumping; the rain is falling; yet the Monroe County Explorer Drill Team stands
at attention. The judges are inspecting their uniforms. Soon the Squad Leader
will be handed a card with a series of stationary drill commands she must
memorize.
She calls out the
commands and the team executes them all properly. This is the easy part. The
Squad Leader takes her place and calls the group to “Port……Arms”, the drill
has begun. Each member is in step, rifles twirl as the Squad Leader walks the
line; she turns and walks back through the line as rifles are tossed in front
of and behind her. Their timing is good as rifle butts bang the ground, boots
march and hands slap sides in unison. This is what they have trained for and
they deliver an excellent performance.
The Explorers have
been busy the last couple of months, and that work has paid off in the form of
a
“The purpose of the
association is to bring together Sheriff’s Explorer posts in the State of
Florida in an effort to further the knowledge and understanding of law
enforcement, fostering interest and assist in informing and organizing new
posts, further the relationship between the youth and their communities while
representing their respective agencies, coordinate and enhance the progression
of member units through training and programming, assist law enforcement
agencies throughout the state, maintain organization through proper
communication, maintain an image and follow the guidelines as approved by the
organizational sponsor, The Florida Sheriffs Association.” (taken from
www.fsea.4mg.com)
Quarterly delegates
meetings are held around the state, hosted by different counties each quarter
and attended by 200-250 Explorers.
This year’s State
Delegates meeting was full of competition. Explorers could compete in Felony
Traffic Stops (4 member team), Domestic Disturbance Calls (2 member team),
Fight/Stabbing Calls (2 member team) or Drill Team (7 member team).
The Drill
Competition was by far the most complicated. Teams were to be judged on
appearance, drill command execution and a two-minute “Monkey Drill” of their
own design. The Explorers on our team practiced 3 days a week, 2-3 hours a day
for two months. They enlisted the help of the U.S. Coast Guard. Master Chief
Hodges of USCG Station Marathon allowed two of his Petty Officers to train the
team at their station. Each Explorer worked hard learning and then repeating
the maneuvers over and over and over again till they got them right. Petty
Officers Roche and Mats kept them busy and insisted they practice at home as
well.
All that hard work paid off and these young people should be commended for their hard work and dedication. They were and continue to be terrific representatives of the Monroe County Sheriffs Department.
The Explorer Drill Team
Sheriff’s Deputies and kids
go
to camp
Sheriff’s deputies
and
The summer camp,
the South Florida High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) 2001
Youth Leadership and Challenge Camp, took place June 25th to 29th
in
Thirteen
The purpose of the
camp, as outlined in HIDTA Camp literature, is to impress upon the
participants:
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the consequences of
poor decision making in their daily lives.
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the benefits of
making the right choices when it comes to choosing things like their peer
group.
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the importance of
their attitude toward authority figures.
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the importance of
their treatment of others.
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setting their
personal goals for the rest of their lives.
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The mission
statement of the camp:
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To expose the camp
participants to a drug-free/crime-free lifestyle by utilizing mental and
physical activity, bound together with educational speakers and
teamwork-driven exercises designed to assist the youth in making positive
changes and plans for their lives.
Some of the courses
offered to participants during the four-day camp included:\
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Drugs: Their effects
and consequences
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Leadership skills
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Conflict resolution
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Responsibility/Goal
setting
“We had a great
time, and I think the kids learned a lot,” said Deputy Linda Hartley. “Many of
the kids had never attended a summer camp before, and the opportunity to
attend the camp, coupled with the opportunity to learn, was really terrific,”
she added.
Also contributing to
the cost of attending the camp was ZONTA, which provided special T-shirts to
the kids (for the second year in a row), Dr. David Parsons, who provided free
physicals for the camp attendees (for the third year in a row!) and Go Tours
of Marathon, which supplied transportation on a bus for the trip up and back.
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Commendations and Awards
Congratulations, Employees of the Second Quarter
SWORN: Deputy
Deputy Boyden is the
“Jack Of All Trades” in Sector 4 and 5. He fills in when needed in Civil,
Court Security, at special events, or anywhere else he is needed. Harold is
our go to guy for problem solving. He not only resolves problems, but also
does it so they do not re-occur.
Deputy Boyden always
has a great attitude and is respected by his peers and supervisors. He is
always looking for ways to improve himself and the community he serves.
His maturity is evident in his handling of sensitive situations such as
the Marathon City Marina and
SUPPORT: Secretary
Deborah Simpson, Bureau of
Administration, Special Operations
Secretary Deborah Simpson was selected for this award as a result of her
commitment to professional service. Deborah has been a member of the Sheriff’s
Office since
Recently, she did a
driver’s license investigation for me on a prominent citizen resulting in
saving his driver’s license from being suspended. Deborah is also very
involved in the community through her church. Deborah is a well and valued
member of the Sheriff’s Office. She does her job to a high quality and pitches
in to make sure the community is served. Deborah should be commended for her
actions, professionalism, and the service orientated approach she takes
towards he job.
CORRECTIONS:
Sergeant Detention Deputy Roger Bluestone, Bureau of Corrections, Security
Division - KV Facility
Sergeant Roger Bluestone was selected
for this award as a result of his commitment to professional service.
Sergeant Roger Bluestone has been a member of the Sheriff’s Office since
Sergeant Bluestone
has responded many times to the needs of the facility, forgoing his own
personal plans. Just recently, he withdrew from the Law Enforcement Games due
to shift shortages at the facility. I have noticed that he always has gained
the admiration of fellow staff members. He has managed to operate his shift
although shorthanded, in a manner that displayed his problem solving
abilities, initiative, job knowledge and always keeping concern for agency
objectives at the top of his priorities.
Sergeant Bluestone
all too often has performed many commendable tasks, but never received the
acknowledgement that is due. And it is for his loyalty to the agency, concern
for the agency, leadership and the professionalism he brings to the agency
that Roger should be commended for his actions, professionalism, and the
service orientated approach he takes towards he job.
RESERVE: Reserve
Sergeant David Campbell, Bureau of Operations, Sector IV,
Reserve Section.
Reserve Sergeant David Campbell was selected for this award as a result of his
commitment to professional service. David has been a member of the Sheriff’s
Office since
Dave goes on parking
enforcement patrol on a weekly basis to enforce handicap parking violations,
as well as other state and county violations. Dave works “every” special event
that occurs in
Dave recently
surveyed all of the handicap parking spaces in
EXPLORER:
Explorer/Cadet Thomas C.
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Sgt.
Sgt. Crane
received a Sheriff’s Medal and a letter of commendation for saving an
inmate who tried to commit suicide in his cell. Captain
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Letters of Commendation:
Deputy Hugh Gibson:
Hugh was commended
by Ronald Castellanos, M.D. for his assistance. According to the letter, “He
went above and beyond and I will always appreciate that. I think it showed his
integrity, his honesty, and his devotion…He really is a special person and I
want to make sure that you recognize that your employees
Sgt. Gabor Simoga
Gabby was commended
by Sgt. Michael D’Angelo, who works with the City of South Miami Police
Department. Sgt. D’Angelo and his wife had vehicle problems while visiting the
Keys. He says, “I was greatly impressed with Sgt. Simoga’s professionalism
both from a Law Enforcement standpoint and as a citizen in need of assistance.
He was sharply attired, his patrol car was clean and orderly and his attitude
was nothing less than outstanding.”
Captain Rick Ramsay,
Lt. Larry Kelley, Sgt. Daryl Hull, Deputy Frank Gianino and Deputy David
Chavka
Stand up for animals
commended these officers for helping with two situations involving dogs: one
in which dogs had to be removed from a home; the other where a dangerous dog
had to be taken into custody. The letter reads: “I greatly appreciate the
assistance that was given so promptly and without question by Capt. Ramsay,
Sgt. Hull and the deputies that came to our aid.”
Deputy Maretta
McNichol
Deputies
Fred Schuknecht,
Inspector General from the Florida Department of Corrections wrote to Sheriff
Roth commending the deputies for their assistance in serving a search warrant
in
Cira Villazon
Major Joel Widell
recently commended MCSO/SFLHIDTA Forensic Accountant Cira Villazon for her
work in a recent OCDETF case. “Ms. Villazon was…tasked with examining and
analyzing voluminous amounts of records and transactions generated by this
firm in its money laundering scheme…Assistant United States Attorney who
prosecuted this case, Ron McCabe, came to my office after the trial and
advised that Ms. Villazon’s analytical efforts and subsequent trail testimony
were critical to the success of the investigation.”
Sgt. Dennis Cain
Sgt. Cain was
commended by Deanna Lloyd, Executive Director of the Museums and Nature Center
of Crane Point. He assisted her, and the Center, with a right-of-way issue
which was disrupting the area near the entrance to the Center. She says, “On
behalf of the
Lt. George Simpson
Marilynn Simon,
Senior Advisor to the Foundation Educational/Grants Scholarships thanked Lt.
Simpson for spending his day serving on the Foundation’s Committee while they
interviewed candidates for 2003-2004.
Deputy Kirstin Adams
and Det. Sgt. Corey Bryan
These officers were
commended by Karen Meadows for their assistance. They helped her get her truck
back, after it was seized after her husband’s arrest. She wrote, “I want to
commend both of these officers for service to me beyond the call of duty and I
wish you to somehow give them a pat on the back from me.”
Deputy Manny Cuervo
Karen Ridgley
commended Deputy Cuervo for his help after she and her parents had a tire go
flat during the heat of the day just south of Kemp Channel. She says, “I am
impressed by the help we received and the spirit in which it was offered to
us. I feel more confident that my parents are in good hands here when I depart
for
Sgt. Joe Passarelli,
Deputy John Allen and Deputy John O’Malley
Cameron P. Hintzen,
Resident Agent in Charge for the U.S. Border Patrol commended these officers
for their assistance in arresting two smugglers
Support Services
Human Resources Update
By Asst. Director Donna Moore
Congratulations! to the Law Enforcement and Detention Deputy Trainees who
successfully completed the FKCC Basic Training course and passed the state
certification examination.
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Law Enforcement Trainees
Chris Duncan
David Minor
Marlene Ramos
Chris Weber
Charmine DeSilva Pandol
Jason Castillo
Frank Morey
David Gilkinson
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Detention Deputy Trainees
Marcus Lott
Celso Hernandez
Jon Maggio
Kevin Disher
Joshua England
Elbert Dunn
John Costalakis
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Thank You to Lieutenant Mitch Snider and the Training Division for a job well
done.
Florida Retirement Information
Sworn
Employees - If you are age 55 and
vested, or any age with 25 years of service you are eligible to participate in
the Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP)
Non
Sworn Employees - If you are age 62
and vested, or any age with 30 years of service you are eligible to
participate in the Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP)
For additional information on the DROP Program and other retirement
information, contact Donna A.
Moore or Deshawn Jackson at (305) 292-7044, or visit the Florida Retirement
web site at
file:///C:/WINDOWS/Application%20Data/Microsoft/Word/www.myflorida.com/frs
More stuff:
We have added several forms in Outlook for your convenience, including forms
for random drug tests, sick leave pool applications and request forms, change
of address forms, financial hardship requests, comp bank forms, personal
information updates, performance evaluation forms and annual physical forms.
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What’s Happening
A Blast from the Past: A letter
from a retired employee, and friend
Dear Becky,
Thanks for keeping
me on your mailing list for the Rap Sheet. I look forward to receiving the
publication which keeps me up on the actions of the Sheriff’s Office. I have
now been retired for seven years, hard to believe, and still feel that I am a
member of the Sheriff’s Office family.
I did work with many
of the people mentioned in the Rap Sheet and it brings back many positive
memories during my 11 year tenure. Even though I retired from Federal Civil
Service with 38 years of service, the happiest years of my work experience was
during the years with the Sheriff’s Office
If one wants to know
the true meaning of “One Human Family” they only have to look at our Sheriff’s
Office as a prime example. Best regards to Sheriff Roth for his consistent
professional leadership and to the Sheriff’s Office past and present members
for making my years with the Sheriff’s Office a pleasant memorable experience.
Sincerely,
Bill Curry
P.S. Keep the Rap
Sheet rolling!
For
Sale
There is a 2
bedroom, 2 bath, 952 sq ft condo for sale at
For
Sale
Two weeks on
Downtown Daytona Beach during next year’s Bike Week!
Two adjoining
condominiums, each with an ocean view, full kitchen, washer and dryer, hot tub
and Jacuzzi. Each unit will accommodate a maximum of 8 people.
Arrival Date:
Departure Date:
$3,600.00 for both
units. Contact David “Buzz” Buzzel at 292-7030.
Guess Who?
We have two
Guess Who photos for you this month……
This mystery
lobster guy is showing off the size of his tails…..who do you think it is?
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This more
traditional Guess Who photo depicts an employee who works at the
Headquarters building on
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