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No Applause or Smiles

kom Smugglers

NAPLES —After the Collier County Sheriff s Depart-

ment and a big crew of federal agents cracked down on

smugglers in a record-setting drug bust, the Naples

News broke out with a round of editorial applause for

Sheriff Aubrey Rogers and the U.S. Drug Enforce-

ment Administration (DEA).The News said rounding up 17 suspected drug

smugglers and confiscating 14 boats, eight vehicles

and two airplanes "put a serious crimp in the drug

smuggling business in Collier County."We don't want to take anything away from the

DEA, the Coast Guard and others in this case because

they have done a magnificent job," said the News,

"but it was Sheriff Aubrey Rogers who got the ball

rolling by going to the DEA in 1981and explaining his

problem."Narcotics transcends county lines. He recognized

that he needed help from the outside. His conversa-

tions with the Department of Justice helped launch

Operation Everglades. "The News gave a great deal of credit to the DEA for

its involvement. It said Operation Everglades had

resulted in the confiscation of 23 ships on the high

seas. Also, "some $140 million in marijuana and

cocaine never got to the streets as the result of federal

seizures that never made any headlines. "Rogers and his deputies short-stopped an additional

$40 million in drugs before it got to potential users, the

News added.During that period Rogers was "taking a lot ofheat"

from various people in the community for apparently

not doing enough about the drug smuggling problem."He was doing a lot about it," the News said, "but he

had to keep it a secret so the operation could reach itsculmination.

"So," said the News, "the next time you see Sheriff

Rogers on the street, give him a smile and thank him

for his vigilance —and his patience. He and his

department have performed an outstanding service

for Collier County. "

Proof %as in a PrintoutFORT LAUDERDALE —To dramatize the fact thatdrunken driving arrests have increased while trafficdeaths have decreased, Brow ard County SheriffGeorge Brescher unrolled a 377-foot computer printout

for the press.He said it contained the names of 6,359 persons

arrested for drunken driving between July 1, 1982, and

July 1, 1983, —which was an increase of 85.6 percent

over the previous 12-month total of 3,425.Traffic deaths had decreased almost as dramati-

cally, he said. They were down 31 percent —from 286

to 197."We'd like to think that 89 lives have been saved due

to increased enforcement, " Brescher added.Drunken driving convictions were said to have

increased from 47 percent to over 60 percent.Under the tough DUI law Florida adopted in 1982,

tipsy drivers face an automatic six-month license sus-

pension, a mandatory fine of $250, 50 hours of com-

munity service, and mandatory attendance at a30-day driving improvement school. Penalties escal-

ate after the first offense.

CLEARWATER —Pinellas County Sheriff Gerry Coleman (right)

called in the staff photographer when members of his Explorer

Post returned from national competition with trophies. Shown

with the second-place trophy they won in moot court testimony

are (from left) Randy Woods, Capt. Jeff Swain and Gina Herring-

ton. Another Explorer, Pat Richway, placed first in slow fire

competition as well as 19th in the "President's Top 20," but she

was not present when the picture was taken.

Volume 27, No. 6, October-November, 1983Publisher, Berwin Williams, Executive Director, Florida Sheriffs Association

Editor, Carl Staaffer Art Director, Frank Jones Production Assistant, Carol D. Jens

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Tallahassee, Florida.

Protecting Youngsters is Sheriffs Aim

Sisters Lori and Cherie Lang were the first youngsters to befingerprinted in the program launched by Sheriff Louie Mims(seated). Also participating in the proceedings were (from left)Police Chiefs D.N. Tomlinson, Lake Hamilton; A.J. Hobbs,Auburndale; Ken Thompson, Haines City; and Michael Kelly,Eagle Lake; Publix President Joe Blanton; and Publix FounderGeorge Jenkins. Behind Tomlinson, but not visible in the picture,is Major John Simpson, from Lakeland Police Department.

BARTOW —Faced with a statistic that over 920 child-ren were reported missing in Polk County during 1982,Sheriff Louie Mims recently launched a county-widefingerprinting program in cooperation with PolkCounty's police chiefs and officials ofPublix and FoodWorld Stores.

He said some children had already been finger-printed in the public schools, and his goal was to reachthose who had not yet been contacted. Parents wererequested to take their children to a Publix or FoodWorld store between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. to have themfingerprinted. Mims said parents would be given thefingerprint card to take home and keep in a secureplace.

He said parents should report missing children tothe Missing Children Information Clearinghouse atthe Florida Department of Law Enforcement (1-800-342-0821) after they have contacted local law enforce-ment agencies.

to help with the loading of equipment, and our flatbedtruck. This truck was painted in Sheriff s departmentcolors, had big gold stars on the doors, and had letter-ing identifying it as one of our vehicles. In otherwords, it wasn't hard to figure out who the truckbelonged to.

"When this group arrived at the pawn shop, a manwas sitting on the front steps, waiting. Ignoring eve-ryone else, he ran over to one of the undercover menand started to tell how concerned he had been becausehe had been afraid the pawn shop was not going toopen that day.

"Everyone's surprise turned to amazement when hepulled out two welfare checks and a book of foodstamps and told the deputy he had just stolen themand wanted to sell them.

"Our guy was happy to talk business, although itwas hard for him to keep a straight face under thecircumstances. After some bargaining back and forth,a deal was struck and the thief handed over the checksand food stamps.

"Instead of getting money in return, he got a pair ofhandcuffs.

"It did seem strange that he didn't notice the threetrusties. They were wearing jail uniforms with'Escambia County Jail' written all over them. Well, hewill have plenty of time to study these uniforms ingreat detail, because now he is wearing one of hisown. "

PENSACOLA —A funny thing happened after She-riff Vince Seely closed down a pawn shop "sting"operation that netted over 30 arrests and was des-cribed as one of the most successful undercover opera-tions ever conducted by the Escambia CountySheriff's Department.

Here's the story, as told by Seely:"After we closed the pawn shop, we had a news

conference and broke the story, which resulted in mas-sive amounts of local publicity. The story was so goodit was picked up by the wire services and carriedaround the country. I gave interviews to newspapersfrom New York, Washington and Philadelphia, andthe story generated a great deal of interest.

"You would think that everyone in the southeastwould have heard about our operation and would havestayed as far away from our pawn shop as possible.Well, we discovered there are always some people whodon't get the word.

"The day after we closed everything up, and afterthe news story was carried on TV and in the papers,we went back to the pawn shop to get some of ourequipment out. Since the operation was officially over,we didn't take any pains to conceal our identities. Twoof our investigators were there in suits. We also had adeputy sheriff who had been one of the undercoverpawn shop operators, three trusties in prison uniforms

"There Are Always Some People WhoDon't Get the Word"

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Equipment provided by A. Duda & Sons Ranch sprayed thevegetable field with herbicide as a preliminary step.

Farm Manager Larry Cline checks out some of the animalstrapped by the volunteer "Wild Hog Patrol. "

Jail Eood continuedThe Florida Division of Forestry dug flood

and irrigation ditches.Marvin Roggenkamp, District 4 Road and

Bridge Supervisor, brought in men and heavyequipment to help with the flood control sys-tem and other jobs.

Area ranchers and citrus growers donatedvarious items and services. The County Com-missioners gave the Sheriff an old tractor forplowing and hauling, and also loaned himcounty tools.

The University of Florida offered to provideadvice on crops and other phases of theprogram.

Mrs. Frank Pyle, of Ormond Beach, District6 Landscape Design Chairman for the FloridaFederation of Garden Clubs, Inc. , is designinga low maintenance landscaping plan for thefarm entrance, utilizing native plants andwildflowers as much as possible.

A veterinarian said if any livestock wereacquired for the farm, he would donate hisservices free.

Youngsters assigned to the Juvenile Alternate SentencingProgram (JASP) pick vegetables under the supervision ofTony Lumley, a volunteer who is pictured in theforeground.

As the project progressed, Miller revealedthat his plans had expanded beyond merelyproducing food for the jail. He announced thatthe farm would also be used as a place wherejuveniles coulld be disciplined as well astrained in agricultural skills.

"Don't call it a prison farm, "he told his staffand the press. "Call it The Farm ofOpportunity. "

The Gannett Foundation, an agency linkedwith Brevard County newspapers, wasimpressed by the Sheriffs new concept, andawarded a $25,000 grant to the project. Thishas provided nearly all of the financing so far,and it was recently supplemented by an addi-tional $7,800.

Youngsters referred by criminal justice offi-cials are currently doing work at the farmunder a Juvenile Alternative Sentencing Pro-

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Sheriff Miller, down on the farm.

gram (JASP) operated by Brevard Commun-ity College. They are supervised by LarryByrne, who lives in a security trailer at thefarm site and Tony Lumley, a volunteer.

From the beginning, Miller wanted to raisepigs on the farm, but was stumped by theexpense. He kept hoping someone would offerto donate some animals, but no one did.Finally help came from an unexpected source.Officials at Cape Kennedy gave the Sheriffpermission to trap wild hogs on a portion ofthe government reservation that is normallyclosed to hunters and trappers.

Local outdoorsmen volunteered to not onlybuild traps, but also trap the hogs; and at lastreport they were producing a steady supply ofwild pork —a meat that is considered a raredelicacy in many parts of Florida.

Raising domestic hogs is still part of Miller'splan, and he recently saw prospects of gettingsome help from two young men who werecaught in the act of stealing some of his wildhogs. They have bargained for a lighter sent-ence by offering to replace the wild hog theykilled during their caper with a breeder sowvalued at approximately $300.

"I will probably accept, " said Miller, "butthey will still have to do many weekends of

work on the farm. It will probably be their jobto tend to the hogs. " The crowning irony isthat the thieves didn't know the wild hogsthey were stealing belonged to the Sheriff.

Miller said wild hog trapping will be limitedto just the number needed to feed the jailinmates —about ten a week. "Wild hogs havelitters twice a year, and will reproduce fasterthan we can trap ten a week, "he added.

Getting prisoners to work on the farm is noproblem, according to Deputy Larry Cline, thefarm manager. He said most of them like it,and they behave because they don't want tolose the freedom of being outdoors. They alsoseem to welcome an opportunity to do some-thing positive, and to see the results of theirlabors.

"Will they walk off, if they get a chance?"Cline was asked.

"If one decided to do it," said Cline, "theothers wouldn't let him. If one goes, they allget their privileges taken away. "

Although the farm project is still in itsinfancy, it has already produced almost17,000 pounds of vegetables for the jail. So far,the growing has been experimental to deter-mine what will grow best and what the jailkitchen can utilize best.

Twenty-three different vegetables havebeen harvested, with turnips, beets, greens,beans, squash, cucumbers, cabbage, tomatoesand okra heading the list.

"The farm is up and running now, " saidMiller, but he admitted he has not stoppedplanning future improvements. He wants tobuild a greenhouse, develop a plant nursery,and add a catfish pond.

He would like to see "social offenders" suchas those convicted of driving under the influ-ence (DUI), or failing to pay child support,doing their community service work at thefarm.

He also dreams of the day when the farmwill produce not only the bulk of the foodneeded at the jail, but also a surplus that canbe given to charitable agencies.

Over 2,000 years ago the Old Testamentprophet Joel said: "Your old men shall dreamdreams, and your young men see visions. "Miller is neither young nor old, yet he seems tohave more than his share of both dreams andvisions.

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Old Dilemma —New Solution

And, who knows' It may havedefused the old time-honored

question: "How come you cannever find a cop when you needone(

MIAMI —The thousands of calls that light uplaw enforcement switchboards fall into two gen-eral categories. Some are triggered by emergen-cies that require immediate attention such ascrimes in progress, or accidents that have causedserious injuries. Others are prompted by non-

emergencies such as minor accidents or crimesthat occurred an appreciable time before thereport was made.

It has been customary to send out patrol cars inresponse to both types ofcalls, giving first priorityto the emergencies, and handling the non-emergencies whenever a patrol car is available.

But, what happens when all patrol units aretied up with non-emergency calls and a seriousemergency call comes in? This is a daily dilemmafaced by law enforcement agencies; and theMetro-Dade Police Department (MDPD), DadeCounty's equivalent of a Sheriffs Department,seems to have found an effective remedy.

In 1973, after careful analysis revealed therewere many non-emergency calls that could behandled by phone without dispatching a patrolcar, the Communications Bureau of MDPDcreated an Alternate Response Unit (ARU).

Originally the ARU consisted of three civiliancomplaint officers on each of two shifts. It wastheir job to take after-the-fact larceny reports andnon-injury accident reports by phone.

This immediately reduced the number ofcalls towhich patrol units had to respond, and alsoincreased the availability of patrol units forserious emergencies.

As time went by, the ARU was given a greatervariety of non-emergency messages to handle,

The ARU staff handled approximately 51,900 calls for ser-vice and produced 39,426 written reports in 1982.

such as missing persons, lewd or threateningphone calls, worthless checks, lost property, inde-cent exposure incidents, and motel guests whoskipped without paying.

The work load increased steadily and the staffgrew. Today there are seven employees per shifthandling a steady stream of calls. All calls toMDPD are filtered through a single bank forimmediate attention, and a substantial number ofthe non-emergencies are routed to the ARU.

To illustrate the effectiveness of this procedure,Donald Thompson, a member of the MDPD Pub-lic Information Office staff, pointed out that theARU handled approximately 51,900 calls for ser-vice and produced 39,426 written reports in 1982.The calls averaged 15 minutes, whereas the aver-age time would have been 30 minutes if a patrolunit had been sent to the scene, Thompson said.The estimated savings amounted to $238,048 and17,300 man-hours.

"Answering citizen complaints and takingreports by phone was certainly no innovation inthe Metro-Dade Police Department, "said Thomp-son. "Instead, the ARU was an attempt to organ-ize these practices into a viable, formalizedfunction easily controlled and easily monitored. "

He said the ARU staff, in its day-to-day con-tacts, has enhanced the public's perception of theMDPD. "And, who knows? They may have evendefused the old time-honored question: 'How comeyou can never find a cop when you need one?' "

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Pretty? Yes —Speedy? Not ReallyLaBELLE —Some came to eat barbecue, some cameto see the fireworks, and some came to register asvoters, but the highlight of LaBelle's annual RiverRaft Regatta and Community Picnic was the raft raceon the Caloosahatchee River.

Among the 18 race entries was a paddlewheel pon-toon rig with a huge gold star emblem, rotating bluelight and electric siren representing the HendryCounty Sheriff's Department.

Powered by Sheriff Bob Durkis and Chief Deputy

Bobby Kelly taking turns astride a ten-speed bicycleframe, it finished in sixth place.

The builders, Sgt. Mel Brant and Lt. Larry Bankert,fared even better. Their creation captured a secondplace trophy in judging for "the prettiest. "

In celebration of Voter Registration Week pro-claimed by Governor Bob Graham, Supervisor ofElec-tions Bette Foote set up a booth on the picnic groundsand counted some 50 patrons who came by to registeror give her a change of address.

Auxiliary Members are InvolvedTAMPA —Hillsborugh County Sheriff Walter C.Heinrich recently described his 156-member auxiliaryforce as an outstanding example of citizen involve-ment in the war against crime.

Serving without pay, the dedicated volunteers eas-ily measure up to this description. Last year theydonated more than 65,000 manhours of service toHillsborough County. Translated into cash, thesehours were worth almost $500,000 —an impressivegift.

The Sheriff s Office auxiliary was formed in 1963tobeef up emergency preparedness under the county'scivil defense program. Since then it has become more

closely identified with the daily activities of the She-riff s Office.

All members are required to complete 120 hours ofpolice academy training to qualify as special deputies.They are assigned to ride in patrol cars with full-timedeputies, to work in the county jail, to assist specialenforcement units, to work traffic and crowd controlat public functions, and to assist in search and rescuemissions. Some serve as radio dispatchers. Others per-form administrative functions.

"These men and women give tirelessly of their timeand talents, " said Sheriff Heinrich, "and they repres-ent an important element in the reduction of crime inHillsborough County. "

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Crime Victims Give Deputies Good GradesGREEN COVE SPRINGS —Since 1979 the ClayCounty Sheriff's Department has been sending questi-

onnaires to crime victims to find out what kind ofservice they received from deputies, and the responsehas been overwhelmingly favorable.

The one-page questionnaires are sent out at ran-

dom, and so far only 19responses out of389have beennegative. Each year through 1982, victims gave depu-

ties a 91 percent favorable rating. During the first halfof 1983there were 22 favorable responses and no unfa-

vorable responses."I think the most positive thing for us is to let us

know what our man is doing out there, " said SheriffJennings Murrhee. "Ifhe's not doing his job right, bythis tool that we' re using, we' re going to get him to do

it right. "The deputies know they are being checked on, and

they are permitted to see the questionnaire responses.Murrhee said he thinks that gives them an incentiveto go out and do a better job.

The yes-no questions on the questionnaire include:

Was the officer friendly? Did he act concerned about

your problem? Did he conduct himself as a gentleman

and in a professional manner? Was he neat in appear-ence? Did he use any profanity or other words that an

officer should not use?Victims are also asked to make comments and sug-

gestions that might improve the department.A 43-year-old man whose car had been vandalized

said the deputy who investigated the case was consid-erate and concerned. "This has been one of the mostcaring officers I have ever had the pleasure of dealingwith, " he added.

A 55-year-old woman who had received threateningphone calls commented that the investigating deputywas attentive, sympathetic and willing to offer anyassistance possible. She said she had no more annoy-

ing calls after the deputy handled the case.After several victims returned questionnaires in

which they inquired about the status of their cases,Sheriff Murrhee approved a procedure to keep thembetter informed.

"Now we' re to the best of our ability trying to dosome follow-up and let them know what took placeeventually in their cases, " he explained.

Deputies said that the questionnaires kept them ontheir toes, and can also help the Sheriff weed out depu-

ties who are not doing their job."Bad deputies make us all look bad, " commented

one of the deputies.

TAMPA —Hillsborough County Undershe-riff John Kirk (left) congratulates Sgt.Robert Shrader for the award he receivedfrom the Florida West Coast Chapter of theAmerican Society of Industrial Securityafter solving a series of telephone cablethefts.

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TAMPA —Hillsborough County SheriffWalter C. Heinrich presents an appreciationplaque to Brenda Houston, representing theUniversity Square Mall, for the help andsupport she gave to the Sheriff's Depart-ment's celebration of Law Week 1983.

Neighborhood Watch Groups Incorporate

TAMPA —Gathered around Hillsborough County Sheriff Walter C.Heinrich are the individuals who participated in a recent signing cerem-ony to incorporate the Hillsborough County Neighborhood WatchAssociation, which presently has 209 groups of citizens participating in

crime prevention activities. From left are, Jesse Lansford, Lois Hatcher,Jane Wiley, Deputy R. Reder, Association President Andy Pandolfo,Deputy E. D'Avignon, Deputy B. Fisher and Rose Matson.

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Willits

Moving Up in the Ranks

DeLAND —Volusia County Sheriff EdwinH. Duff II, presents official badges to JamesWillits, who was promoted from Planner II inthe Administration Division to Director ofAdministrative Services; and Richard Falar-deau, who advanced from Internal Investi-gator III to Director of Operations.

Falardeau

Big Surprise Awaits Tipsy Drivers

FORT PIERCE —St. Lucie County SheriffLanie Norvell was pleased when the localCurtis Mathes dealer gave him videoequipment to film tipsy drivers for courtevidence. Shown presenting the equip-ment are Dave Stilli (left) and John Callic(right).

Plaque Awarded for Best Program

TAMPA —Hillsborough County Sheriff Walter C. Heinrich (in suit) congratulates hisSchool Resource Officers for winning the 1982-83 "Best Program Award" from theFlorida Association of School Resource Officers. The officers are (from left) J.Fernandez, C. O'Daniel, W. Fisher, A. Scheirer, Sgt. Tamargo, C. Welch, R. Mullins, J.Newsome, D. Grever, S. Nistal, J. Thompson, I. Armon, B. Edwards. Four others, D.Dunn, S. Conner, D. Holmes and P. Stanojlovic, were absent when the photo wastaken.

Friends Will Rememberthe Laughter

They Shared with

Sheriff Bill Taff

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CRA WFORDVILLEWhen friends and rela-tives gathered here to payfinal respects to formerWakulla County Sheriff ir

William R. Taff, theyspoke of his many finequalities, but the attrib-ute they mentioned mostfrequently was his superb sense of humor.

oYou wasn't around Bill very long unless you heardone of his humorous stories. . . things that he saw. . .things and events that he had experienced, "said one

friend. "He had that unique ability to see life, not fromthe serious side all the time, but to see the joy and funthat life held. "

Another friend spoke of his integrity. "He was aperson that, ifhe told you something, you could rely onit,"the man said. "He could arrest a person and still befriends. "

The former Sheriff was also described as a man whostood tall. "He was not a giant of a figure, " said oneadmirer, "but his shoulders were always straight,squared, and he met life head-on. "

A native and life long resident of Wakulla County,Taff was 83 when he died suddenly at his home nearCrawfordville on September 30, 1983.Funeral serviceswere held at the First Baptist Church, Crawfordville,on October 2, with a large group of criminal justiceofficials serving as honorary pallbearers.

Taff was elected Sheriff of Wakulla County in 1956and served five 4-year terms before he retired in 1976.He was a founder of the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranchand served on the Florida Sheriffs Association'sBoard of Directors.

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PUNTA GORDA —Charlotte County Sheriff Glen E. Sapppresents a Builder Certificate to Dorothy B. Chaffin.

Honor Roll continued. . .

BuildersMR. & MRS. R. DEWEES

LEWISBrooksville

WALKER LEWIS, JR.Madison

EDWARD P. LLOYD

Venice

DR. & MRS. PATRICK LOGUE

Clearwater

ALBERT P. LORZ

Gainesville

MRS. WILLIAM F. LUCAS

Ormond Beach

VLAD P. LUDT

Pinellas Park

MR. & MRS. ALFRED LUGO

Oeltona

DR. J. DONALD MACRAE

Dunedin

MR. & MRS. EDWARD

MANSDORFNorth Miami

MRS. JOSEPHINE MAROLDY

Cosby, TN

GEORGE MASEK

Boynton Beach

R. C. MATHEWS

Orlando

HARRY A. MATTINGLY

Coral Gables

MRS. H. T. McCLAIN

Knoxville, TN

MRS. DONALD McCOMAS

Nokomis

MAURICE McDANIELSInverness

ADM & MRS. DAVID L.

McDONALD

Ponte Vedra Beach

MR. & MRS LEONARD

McOONALD

Jacksonville

TERRY McGUIRE

Tampa

MclNTOSH VACATION BIBLE

SCHOOLMclntosh

MR. & MRS HARVEY W. McLEOD

Port Charlotte

A. ROSS MEEKER

South Pasadena

MS. BETTY J. MICHAEL

Ocala

EDWARD W. MICKEY

Indiantown

MID-STATE COMMUNICA-

TIONS, INC.

Naples

MR. & MRS RAUL P. MILIAN

Tampa

MR. 8 MRS DELMER MILLER

Hudson

JOSEPH D. MILLER

New Port Richey

MR. & MRS. WILLIAM R.MINOR

Ft. Meade

ROBERT E. MINTON

Ft. Lauderdale

MRS GENEVIEVE C. MITCHELL

Lakeland

MRS. JANICE MOON

Clearwater

MR. 8 MRS. VINCENT E.MORAN

Jensen Beach

MR. & MRS. JOHN W.MOSBAUGH

Tampa

DR. ARTHUR J. MOSELEY

Winter Haven

MRS AMY MUI

Largo

MRS. CLINTON E. NAGLE

Boca Raton

MRS. LOUISE NEILL

Belleair Bluffs

MS. GULA M. NEUTZ

Sarasota

0. A. NICKERSON

Clearwater

THOMAS E. NIXON

Quincy

NORTH FLORIDA CLARKLIFT

Jacksonville

MERRITT C. NORTHUP

St. Petersburg

ROLAND J. O' NEILL

Lakeland

MRS. ETHEL L. OWEN

Bradenton

PAN AM NATIONAL RETIREES

CLUB OF N. CENTRAL FLA.Ocala

MR. & MRS. CHARLES N. PARK

Nokomis

MRS. M. RUTH PATSCH

Bradenton

MR & MRS DOUGLAS W

PATSTON

Port Richey

MR. & MRS. A. R. PAULEY

Crystal River

EARL H. PEEBLESSt. Cloud

MR. 8, MRS. ARSENIO PEREZ

Tampa

DR. FELIX E. PEREZ

Bowling Green

MRS. MARION D FLATFOOT

Bradenton

F. PHILIP PLUTNICKI

Sebnng

MR. 8,, MRS. CHARLES E.POHLMAN

Deland

RICHARD P. POWELL

Ft. Myers

MRS. MARY N. PRATT

New Smyrna Beach

MRS. CYRIL H. PRUET

Winter Garden

MR. & MRS. STANLEY H

RAINE Y

Sebring

MR. & MRS. KENNETH W.

RALPHSpringfield, MA

ROBERT J. RAYMOND

Gainesville

MR. 8, MRS. GAIL A. REECE

Cape Coral

MRS. CARL C. REUSTLE

Zephyrhills

MRS. JESSIE C. REVEAL

Ormond Beach

RICHARD E. RICE

Panama City

MRS. MARY M. RICHARDSON

Port St. Lucie

MR & MRS. O. M. RICHARDSON

Auburndale

RAYMOND V. RINGLER

Marco Island

MRS. MARY E. ROMANO

St. Petersburg

JOSEPH M. ROTZELL

Delray Beach

RALPH P. ROUDABUSH

Lakeland

MR & MRS. JOSEPH T. RYAN

Holiday

EARL SCALESWeirsdale

ADALBERT SCHIFFERFreeport

MR. & MRS. BERNARD

SCHNEIDERDaytona Beach

MRS. ETHEL M. SCHULMEISTERSemmole

HERBERT SCHULTZ, JR.Coral Gables

MRS. LEONA SCHULTZ

Ocala

MS. EDNA M. SCHULZStuart

MR. & MRS. FRED H

SCHWEICKHARDTSebastian

MR. 8 MRS. EVERETT R

SEGUISt. Augustine

MR. & MRS. HAROLD SHAFERJupiter

MRS. NORA SHELTON

Fayetteville, NC

EDWIN P. SHIPLEYDunedin

HARRY M. SIBLEYVero Beach

GEORGE F SIMPSON, JR.Pensacola

MRS. RUBY SIMSChief land

MRS. ALICE T. SMARTNorth Palm Beach

MRS. ALFRED K. SNELGROVE

Largo

MR. & MRS. WILLIAM C

BOULE'

Ft. Myers Beach

MR. & MRS RUSSELL C. SPECKStuart

PAUL E. STANARD

Port Richey

MR. & MRS VALENTINE

STATTELStuart

MRS. DORIS A. STAYERNaples

MR. & MRS. JEROME S.STECHERMontverde

MR. 8 MRS. JAMES R.STEPHENSONClearwater

MRS. HELEN STERNSt. Petersburg

JOE STILES, SR.Sebring

MRS EDWARD B. STONNELLSt. Petersburg Beach

MRS. WILLIAM STROBELBradenton

SUNCOAST POST CARDDISTRIBUTORSSarasota

MR. & MRS. CLARENCE H

SWEETSER, JR.Englewood

MR. & MRS. CHARLESTAYLOR, JR.New Smyrna Beach

MR. & MRS. JIMMY B. TAYLOR

Jacksonville

MR. & MRS. DONALD L.TERBUSHClearwater

THE MUSIC CENTER

Live Oak

FRANK F. THURSTONCharlotte Harbor

COL & MRS. R.F. THWEATT

Stuart

MR. & MRS STARK TOTMAN

St. Petersburg

M. & MRS. JOHN S. TRASTISouth Daytona

MS. HELEN TRAVISSeminole

MR 8 MRS HENRY B. TRAYNOR

Juno Beach

HOWARD E. TRUSCOTTHobe Sound

MR & MRS. LOUIE P. TURNER

Anna Maria

MR. & MRS. RICHARD

VAN DER TWEELPalm Bay

MS. E.M. VAN LANDINGHAM

Belle Glade

MR. & MRS. JESSE WAGNER

Bartow

MR. & MRS. C.A. WALIN

Clearwater

MR. & MRS. ROY J.WALLACE, JR.Bradenton

MRS. EDNA K. WALSH

Port St. Lucie

MR & MRS GERDON WEAVER

Sarasota

MR R L. WEAVERLake Hamilton

MRS. MARGARET D. WEEMSBoynton Beach

MRS. MARGUERITE F. WELLSClearwater

MR. & MRS RUDOLPH N

WESTERDeltona

MR. & MRS. HARRIS E

WESTRATENaples

CAPT. HAROLD B. WILDER

Satellite Beach

HON. 8 MRS. BEN C. WILLISTallahassee

MR. & MRS. REGINALD B.WOLD OTTJensen Beach

MR. & MRS. SAMUEL M.

WOODARD

St. Petersburg

MISS ELEANOR D. ZELLERClearwater

MR & MRS WALTER

ZIMMERMAN

Clearwater

12 The Sheriff's SfariOctober-Nouember 1988

A Gift of Man and Womanpowerfor the Sheriff

TAMPA —These Hillsborough CountyAuxiliary Deputy Sheriffs, who havevolunteered to work at least 20 hours permonth for Hillsborough County SheriffWalter C. Heinrich without pay, wererecently graduated from the policeacademy after completing the 120 hoursof training required for certification.They are, from left (front row), Lori K.Beier, Eileen E. Drane, Guy E. Frazier,Richard E. Hensel and Zena Langford;(back row) Eugene F. Merritt, Wilson L.Peck, John E. Ragsdale, William F. Rus-sell, David Suggs and George R.Sullivan.

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Persistence Paid OffCOCOA —After Deputy She-riff LeRoy Gulbrand spottedan armed robber and memo-rized the tag number of thegetaway car, there was reasonto believe he had gotten thenumber wrong. It didn't matchup with a description of the getaway car when motor vehicle tagrecords were checked. Nevertheless, Gulbrand insisted he hadgotten the number right, and he proved it by verifying that the taghad been switched from another car. He also nabbed the sus-pected armed robber. And, in recognition of his persistence andprofessionalism, he received the American Legion's "Officer ofthe Year" award.

Just a Good Friend of YoungstersSTUART —After the Florida Sheriffs Youth Fund purchasedproperty in Martin County as a site for future child care facilities,the Martin County Planning and Zoning Commission passed aresolution praising Sheriff Jim Holt for the important role heplayed in the property transaction; for his 24 years as a loyalsupporter of the Youth Fund projects; and for his "tremendousinterest in the welfare of all youth in Martin County and through-out the state. " Planning and Zoning Commission Chairman Tho-mas G. Kenny III, (left) is shown presenting the resolution toSheriff Holt.

CorrectionCLEARWATER —A photograph in the September issue ofThe Sheriff's Star showed Pinellas County Sheriff GerryColeman presenting a Florida Sheriffs Association Life-time Honorary Membership to Mrs. Irene Maken, who wasaccompanied by her husband and her mother, Mrs. Stan-ley Hawkins. We regret that the picture caption was incor-rect. It stated that the Lifetime Membership was presentedto Mrs. Hawkins.

Manual Rewritten by Former Junior DeputiesFORT PIERCE —After St. Lucie County Sheriff Lanie Norvellwas told his Junior Deputy Sheriff Manual was too difficult forfifth graders to understand, he turned it over to Judy Amant andher class of gifted former Junior Deputies to be rewritten.Recently, the Sheriff put his stamp of approval on the revisedmanual and delivered copies to Superintendent of Public instruc-tion Norman Behling (center) and Ms. Amant.

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