CROSSWORD PUZZLE

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2 - Place of business

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4 - The title of the person in charge of law enforcement in a county.

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ONE ACROSS…SEVEN DOWN Think detectives solve a lot of mysteries? One DCSO employee has solved 9,000 puzzles

I f the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office were a jigsaw puzzle,

it would have 452 pieces and be easy to solve. It’s been

designed so that every person who works here (452) is a

perfect fit and connection to each department, making it an

efficient, effective and fun place to work.

If all this is puzzling, consider the many folks behind the

scenes who keep the office running smoothly day-in and day-

out who you never see. People like Rebecca “Becky” Terry, a

civilian in the Detention Division. Becky started here 13 years

ago as a janitor and has worked her way up to mail clerk. She

helps process all of the food and supplies that arrive for

inmates, like soap, razors and paper towels. She also helps

keep the courthouse and sheriff’s office full of paper and

supplies and delivers the mail around the building.

Most people find the 51-year-old, well, amazing. Becky

started solving jigsaw puzzles at the age of five. Today, she’s

put together more than 9,000 puzzles.

“This might seem crazy, but I like jigsaw puzzles and I

like to do 1,000 pieces in a weekend,” Becky says.

She says she starts by building the frame of the picture

and then digs into the box to find matching pieces. “I love it

because it’s a challenge.”

After she puts the puzzles together, she glues the

pieces and gives away the pictures or stores them under her

bed. Right now, there are 900 under there.

The talent of putting pieces together runs in her family.

Her dad also used to solve puzzles. The most difficult one they

ever faced was round, all red and called The Red Menace. Her

father solved it in record time - 4 hours - and won $500 from

the jigsaw maker. It took Becky, who was 16 at the time, eight

hours to figure out.

Experts say people who are good at solving puzzles

have high inductive reasoning aptitude and good deduction

Life is a mystery, an

adventure, a puzzle,

waiting to be found,

to be followed, to be

fixed. --anonymous

BECKY

TERRY

ANSWER: Douglas County Sheriff’s Office

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

One Across, Seven Down

Meet Becky Terry

2

Message from the Sheriff 3

Undersheriff presents new

DCSO emergency website

4

Community Safety Volunteers

in the news!

6

First Wag Your Tail

fundraiser helps buy bullet

proof vests for K-9’s

7

Take it to the Track 8

Saving Wilbur (and spot) 10

Ride for Ron 12

Email scam goes ‘round 13

Triple Crown, Triple

Threat

14

Join Douglas County

Search & Rescue

16

Military Appreciation Day 18

Adopt a Highlands Ranch

‘trash can” puppy

19

Safe Talk 20

Emergency preparedness

training

21

Out of the Darkness walk 22

Don’t be blue, wear blue 23

National Night Out 24

Run for officer raises

money for families

26

Going to jail for a good

cause

28

Traffic Team fun 30

Fourth of July at the

Highlands Ranch Parade

32

MESSAGE FROM SHERIFF DAVID A . WEAVER

Have a safe summer

While you may like to leave your doors and windows open to

let the summer breeze inside, you’re also letting in criminals.

Our detectives know first-hand that thieves and burglars

count on residents in Douglas County to leave their homes

wide open during the summer. The criminals will drive down

here just to case neighborhoods and spot open garage doors.

After they steal your cars, bikes and other items, the thieves

use them to commit other crimes or sell them on line and in

pawn shops.

This is what you can do to stop them. Make sure you keep your doors shut year-

round, especially your garage doors. While it may seem obvious, don’t leave

anything that you don’t want stolen in plain sight. Report any unusual vehicles or

people in your area. Talk to your neighbors and consider a watch group. Take care

of each other and your valuables and we’ll reduce crime in our county. For more

information about Neighborhood Watch, call 303.660.7544, Community Resources.

Also, remember that August 6th, 2013 at 6:00 pm is National Night Out across

Douglas County. That’s a great chance for you to get to know your neighbors, meet

our deputies and special teams and talk about safety plans for everyone living in the

neighborhood. Would you like to host a block party or attend an event? Just give

Tom Cornelius in Community Resources a call or email him at 303-663-7246,

tcorneli@dcsheriff.net.

See you there!

Sheriff David A. Weaver

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Magazine

July 2013

THE BRIEFING ROOM

IN A DISASTER,GET INFORMATION FIRST AND GET IT FAST

DCSO LAUNCHES NEW EMERGENCY WEB PAGE

with Undersheriff Tony Spurlock

BEHIND THE BADGE

W

Click here to go to

the NEW web page

for long-term disas-

ters or emergencies.

Inside this section, we’ll issue

Emergency Updates to let

you know what’s happening,

where and what actions to

take.

We’ll post maps with direc-

tions that will show you af-

fected areas, evacuation

routes, shelters and more.

When we have pictures and videos, we’ll

post them in here for you to view.

If our officials are

going to hold a pub-

lic meeting or a

press conference,

we’ll tell you about it

on our Public

Meetings page.

Most importantly, we’ll tell

you where to find local, state

and federal resources to re-

spond to and recover from

the disaster with Recovery

Assistance. Like facts and figures?

We’ll put data here.

A NEW CSV GRADUATES AND

GETS A SPECIAL BADGE

A FEW GOOD MEN (and women)

Community Safety Volunteers of Douglas County are look ing for a few

good men and women- -by Amy Shanahan, the Cast le Pines Connect ion

In case you missed it--the

Castle Pines Connection wrote

an amazing article in June about

one of the founder’s of our

Community Safety Volunteer

Program, Walt Wohlgemuth.

Read on for an excerpt and a

link to the full story.

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While most of us in the

Castle Pines community

are going about our days,

there is a group of

involved citizens who

make it their priority to

help ensure our safety by

supporting the Douglas

County Sheriff's Office

(DCSO). These invaluable

civilian volunteers spend

countless hours each

month supporting the

DCSO behind the scenes

and on the road.

Known as the Community

Safety Volunteers (CSV),

the group was started in

2006 by Walt

Wohlgemuth, a retired

partner with Ernst &

Young, who lives in

Castle Pines…

Read more here:

http://

www.castlepinesconnection.c

om/pages/news/

newspaper/2013/

connectionJul13/

jul2013.html#p=5

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ABOUT CSV’S

The Community Safety

Volunteer Program involves

civilian volunteers who have an

interest in law

enforcement. Community

Safety Volunteers (CSVs) assist

the Sheriff’s Office on patrol by

providing services to the

community in those areas that

do not require the attention of

a sworn officer. Some of the

calls they assist with include

traffic control, impounds,

house watches, elementary

school checks, found property,

VIN verifications and increased

patrols in neighborhoods.

Those CSVs who do not wish

to drive or be on patrol can

work in Detentions by assisting

in the intake area with booking

& release, phone calls, internal

door operations, inmate files,

and other duties as

assigned. CSVs also work in

an office setting assisting in

Investigations, Civil and

Community Resources making

this program suitable for all

ages.

Volunteers are required to

attend the Community Safety

Volunteer Academy for 10

weeks. Classes are held on

Tuesday and Thursday evenings

from 6:00pm to 10:00pm at the

Douglas County Sheriff’s Office

and on four Saturdays during

the academy. A number of

courses encompass overviews

to various facets of the Sheriff’s

Office.

Other academy courses include

Ethics, Anti-Bias, First Aid &

CPR, Detentions, Defensive

Driving, Basic Self Defense,

Traffic Control, Geography and

Patrol Intro. Upon graduation,

each volunteer must complete

a 54 hour CSV field training

program and maintain 16 hours

of volunteer time per month.

If you are interested in the CSV

program and would like to

learn more about it we invite

you to complete a ride-

along. A ride-along release

and waiver will be required

prior to the ride.

WANT TO KNOW MORE?

EMAIL US AT

csv@dcsheriff.net or check out

http://www.dcsheriff.net/patrol/

community-safety-volunteers/

AFTER TAKING THE OATH,

NEW CSV’S PROMISE TO

PERFORM THEIR DUTIES AND

UPHOLD THE LAW

NEW GRADS CELEBRATE WITH

CAKE AND ICE CREAM--ALONG

WITH NEW FRIENDS WHOM

THEY’LL WORK SIDE-BY-SIDE

WITH PROTECTING THE

RESIDENTS IN DOUGLAS

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WAG YOUR TAIL

DOG WALK AND BARBEQUE RAISES FUNDS FOR KEVLAR VESTS

The first annual Wag Your Tail event raised hundreds of dollars to benefit the Douglas County

Sheriff’s Office’s K-9 teams. The event, held in Hidden Mesa Open Space in Franktown on June

22nd, was held by k-9 Friends of Douglas County.

The goal was to raise about $4,500 to buy new bullet proof vests for two new K-9 puppies.

These police dogs wear the Kevlar vests during dangerous situations and risk their lives in order

to save the lives of residents and the deputies. During the fundraiser, the K-9 handlers gave

demonstrations of the dogs sniffing out drugs and attacking bad guys on command. Thanks to

everyone who participated--especially K-9 Friends of Douglas County!

T hink you can out-

run one of our

deputies with your souped-up

Chevy? Every year, dozens of young

men and women give it a try at the

Bandimere Speedway during Take it

to the Track Night.

This year, adults raced against Deputy

Corey Chance, on the left. Who won?

Well, let’s just say our Crown Vic can go

more than 160 miles per hour!

2003 Police Interceptor Crown Vic Drag car built in cooperation with Ponderosa High School Au-to Tech Program -modified into a

“Back Half” drag car with a full cage roll bar, ZZ502C Cate motor, custom camshaft Strange 9” rear end, timing gear set and roller lifters. Est. 650

HP on motor and 1125 with full spray of NOS

The Race-A-Cop program was designed to promote positive in-

teraction between Cops and Kids through some common inter-

ests; cars, speed, and music. The Race-A-Cop program works

together with the Douglas County School District’s automotive

technologies programs to achieve our common goals in educating

the students of our county.

To carry out the commitments made to the youth of Douglas

County, the Race-A-Cop Program established a scholarship fund.

The Sheriff’s Office considers this an investment in the future and

believes that their members are helping to provide deserving stu-

dents with an opportunity to make a positive contribution to soci-

ety as a whole.

O n June 11th, 2013, Sergeant Erica Dalton, of Douglas County Animal Ser-

vices, received notice of a wildfire burning in the Black Forest area of El

Paso County. She was immediately deployed to the evacuation zone and began re-

sponding to calls for service to rescue animals that owners were forced to leave behind

during the chaos. On June 12th, 2013, she was joined by Officer Caitlyn Cahill and

Officer Chris Demel, also of Douglas County Animal Services. During the course of this

emergency, these three Douglas County Animal Services officers logged almost 100

hours in the evacuation zone and assisted other Animal Law Enforcement personnel in

rescuing over 650 animals including horses, llamas, goats, pigs, dogs and cats.

They borrowed the sheriff’s office Mounted Patrol horse trailer to evacuate the

horses.

The Humane Society of the Pike’s Peak Region is the largest non-profit animal shelter in

southern Colorado. Its Animal Law Enforcement Division provides services in Centenni-

al, Douglas County, Colorado Springs/El Paso County, and Pueblo.

Douglas County Animal Law Enforcement rescue more than 650 horses, llamas, goats, pigs, dogs and cats during Black Forest Fire

O n June 11th, 2013, Sergeant Erica Dalton, of Douglas County Animal Ser-

vices, received notice of a wildfire burning in the Black Forest area of El

Paso County. She was immediately deployed to the evacuation zone and began re-

sponding to calls for service to rescue animals that owners were forced to leave behind

during the chaos. On June 12th, 2013, she was joined by Officer Caitlyn Cahill and

Officer Chris Demel, also of Douglas County Animal Services. During the course of this

emergency, these three Douglas County Animal Services officers logged almost 100

hours in the evacuation zone and assisted other Animal Law Enforcement personnel in

rescuing over 650 animals including horses, llamas, goats, pigs, dogs and cats.

They borrowed the sheriff’s office Mounted Patrol horse trailer to evacuate the

horses.

The Humane Society of the Pike’s Peak Region is the largest non-profit animal shelter in

southern Colorado. Its Animal Law Enforcement Division provides services in Centenni-

al, Douglas County, Colorado Springs/El Paso County, and Pueblo.

Douglas County Animal Law Enforcement rescue more than 650 horses, llamas, goats, pigs, dogs and cats during Black Forest Fire

Sent: Sat, Jul 13, 2013 7:17 am Subject: HELP(SAD NEWS).......SHERRY

I'm writing this with tears in My eyes, My Family and l had a trip to Manila,Philippines,Unfortunately we were robbed at the park of the hotel where we stayed all cash,credit cards and mobile phone were stolen from us but luckily for us we still have our passports with us. We've been to the embassy and the Police here but they're not helping issues and our flight leaves soon but we're having problems settling the hotel bills and the hotel manager won't let us leave until we settle the bills. We need your financial assistance to settle the hotel and We Promise to pay back as soon as we get back home.

Sherry

The emails claim your relative or grandparents are in distress and stranded some-

where or in jail. You should send money, quick! But of course, nearly all of the

emails are fake.

The scammers hack into people’s email accounts and send these fake emails to all

of the victim’s contacts--hoping that at least one person will take the bait and send

them money.

It’s an oldie, but a goodie. Many people fall for it, which costs millions of dollars a

year, according to the FBI. But the con men are hard to catch as they’re often half

a world away.

Remember to delete the fake emails. If you suspect it could be true--call and talk

to your friend or relative. You’ll probably find that their email account was

hacked--and they weren’t aware of it.

THE EMAILS USUALLY START

SOMETHING LIKE THIS….

“Help (Sad News)” OR

“With tears in my eyes, I need to

write you this email….”

LOOK FOR CLUES

THAT THE EMAIL’S A

FAKE:

Words that are mis-

spelled, sentences that

run on and words that

shouldn’t be capitalized.

GIVE SHERRY A CALL AND LET HER

KNOW HACKERS HAVE STOLEN

HER EMAIL ADDRESS AND ARE

SOLITICING MONEY. SHERRY

SHOULD TELL ALL OF HER CON-

TACTS THAT SHE’S OK AND TO

DELETE THE EMAILS.

YOU CAN REPORT THE EMAIL TO THE FBI’S INTERNET CRIMES COMPLAINT CENTER

AT http://www.fbi.gov/scams-safety/fraud/internet_fraud

On that website, you’ll also learn about other common internet scams.

To earn the distinguished Triple Crown Award, a sheriff ’s office must earn three difficult accreditations:

Commission on the Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA)

American Correctional Association's Commission on Accreditation for Corrections (ACA)

National Commission on Correctional Health care (NCCHC)

Achieving these accreditations individually is a daunting task. Acquiring all three

at the same time is an extraordinary feat, according to the National Sheriff ’s As-

sociation.

The Triple Crown distinction is so rare, fewer than 40 sheriffs’ offices out of

3,080 in the United States have qualified.

The DCSO also earned the Triple Crown in record time. NCCH Accreditation was awarded in 2010,

ACA Accreditation in 2011 and CALEA Accreditation in 2012. While it takes most agencies several

years or multiple attempts to achieve all three accreditations, the DCSO achieved what the Triple

Crown represents in just two years on its first attempt.

T he Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office (DCSO) joined the top

one-percent of excellent law enforcement agencies in June

when the National Sheriff ’s Association awarded Sheriff Da-

vid A. Weaver the coveted Triple Crown Award.

“For the public, this type of accreditation assures that the Douglas Coun-

ty Sheriff ’s Office is doing the very best law enforcement to date,” Sheriff

Weaver said. “We are following the very best practices at this time.”

To earn the distinguished Triple Crown Award, a sheriff ’s office must earn three difficult accreditations:

Commission on the Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA)

American Correctional Association's Commission on Accreditation for Corrections (ACA)

National Commission on Correctional Health care (NCCHC)

Achieving these accreditations individually is a daunting task. Acquiring all three

at the same time is an extraordinary feat, according to the National Sheriff ’s As-

sociation.

The Triple Crown distinction is so rare, fewer than 40 sheriffs’ offices out of

3,080 in the United States have qualified.

The DCSO also earned the Triple Crown in record time. NCCH Accreditation was awarded in 2010,

ACA Accreditation in 2011 and CALEA Accreditation in 2012. While it takes most agencies several

years or multiple attempts to achieve all three accreditations, the DCSO achieved what the Triple

Crown represents in just two years on its first attempt.

Douglas County Search & Rescue New Membership Drive

I f you enjoy helping others in need, have a love for the outdoors , the t ime to vol-

unteer, then consider joining Douglas County Search and Rescue.

T he rewards of volunteering on a Search and Rescue

Team in Colorado are enormous. The Team has been re-

sponding to more than 100 calls for help each year.

Come join the 54 SAR Professionals that are proud to

be with Douglas County Search and Rescue.

Training photo

We’ll talk about the history of the

Team, the physical requirements

needed, some of the gear you must

have, the training you’ll receive and

an overview of previous missions.

For more: www.dcsarco.org or dcsar799@gmail.com

JULY 18TH AT 7:00PM

9250 Zotos Drive

Highlands Ranch, 80129

DCSAR will host an informational

meeting at the DCSO Substation:

HIGHLANDS RANCH “TRASH CAN” PUPPIES UP FOR ADOPTION.

On July 18th at 11:00am, the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region

will announce a streamlined adoption process to find homes for puppies

who were left to die in trash cans in Highlands Ranch.

On Tuesday May 21, 2013, ALE officers were called to Highland Herit-

age Regional Park in Highlands Ranch to investigate a report of puppies

that had been dumped in a trash can. Park staff said a man brought the

four puppies to their office reportedly finding the puppies inside a trash

can outside of a public restroom in the park. Officers also discovered an

additional puppy in the trash can that had unfortunately already died.

Officers immediately worked to raise the puppies’ very low body tem-

peratures, then transported them to a veterinary clinic for additional

treatment. They have been in foster care since then. ALE officers inves-

tigated several leads, but a suspect has not been found.

Dozens of people have already called to inquire about adopting the 8-week old puppies, named Bridgette, Brutus,

Gus Gus and Lilo. They are a long-haired, small breed mix, possibly a Shih Tzu-Lhasa Apso mix. The public is en-

couraged to check www.hsppr.org for additional information about the adoption process on Thurs-

day afternoon instead of visiting HSPPR. After their check-ups, the puppies will return to foster care until they

are ready for adoption and will not be at HSPPR for viewing/visitations.

Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region is the largest nonprofit animal shelter in southern Colorado. Serving 25,000 animals last

year, HSPPR provides adoption options, animal cruelty investigations, subsidized spays/neuters, a Trap-Neuter-Return program for feral

cats, and other important services. HSPPR is a local, independent nonprofit that relies

on donations from individuals and foundations to fund its many humane programs.

For more information, visit www.hsppr.org.

D ouglas County Sheriff ’s Office employees wore blue

jeans in June to raise money for the upcoming South

Metro Out of the Darkness Community Walk to prevent

suicide.

The walk is on August 7th at Highlands Ranch High School. 46 people in

Douglas County have committed suicide this year. Half of the money raised

comes back to CO for awareness and prevention treatment. Please joins us!

N NO provides an opportunity for people to get together with their neighbors and sheriff ’s office mem-

bers, enjoy some refreshments and talk about how we can make our community safer by working to-

gether.

As we have done in past years, we’re asking you to host a gathering or party, or attend one in your neighbor-

hood. In 2012 there were 28 groups in Douglas County that got together for NNO.

If you’re interested in hosting a party, please contact Tom Cornelius in DCSO Community Resources at 303-663-

7246 or email me at tcorneli@dcsheriff.net.

Lots of things to see and do on National Night Out!

K9 deputies and their dogs

SWAT Team members and their equipment

Bomb Team members and their equipment

The Race-a-cop team members and vehicles

A special radio dispatch vehicle and dispatchers

National Night Out

PICTURES FROM 2012 NATIONAL NIGHT OUT

DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO

N NO provides an opportunity for people to get together with their neighbors and sheriff ’s office mem-

bers, enjoy some refreshments and talk about how we can make our community safer by working to-

gether.

As we have done in past years, we’re asking you to host a gathering or party, or attend one in your neighbor-

hood. In 2012 there were 28 groups in Douglas County that got together for NNO.

If you’re interested in hosting a party, please contact Tom Cornelius in DCSO Community Resources at 303-663-

7246 or email me at tcorneli@dcsheriff.net.

Lots of things to see and do on National Night Out!

K9 deputies and their dogs

SWAT Team members and their equipment

Bomb Team members and their equipment

The Race-a-cop team members and vehicles

A special radio dispatch vehicle and dispatchers PICTURES FROM 2012 NATIONAL NIGHT OUT

DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO

O n June 8th, people laced up their tennis shoes and ran up

to 6.3 miles to help support families affected by an of-

ficer lost in the line of duty.

The first annual Jeremy Bitner Fallen Officer Fund 5k/10k run and walk

happened at Cornerstone Park in Englewood, Colorado.

All of the proceeds from the run went to the non-profit organization,

which helps families with basic needs.

After the race, children could enjoy lots of activities, including a bouncy

castle and face-painting. Families could also check out several emer-

gency vehicles and ask paramedics, firefighters and police officers

about their jobs.

Want to go next year? Put it on your calendar for next June. Also, check

out this website for more information: http://www.bitnermemorialfund.org/

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Sammy’s heading to summer

camp, thanks to people who

helped bail Debbie Boyle and oth-

ers out of MDA jail.

Sam’s favorite foods are fish sticks and sautéed mush-

rooms with garlic. He has quite the refined little pallet!

SEVERAL DCSO EMPLOYEES GO TO JAIL--

TO FIGHT MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY

D ebbie Boyle and some

other Douglas County

Sheriff ’s Office employ-

ees were willing to go behind bars

last month to help kids like Sam go

to a fully accessible summer camp.

Fortunately for Debbie, people

were willing to bail her out.

The money goes to the Muscular

Dystrophy Association which pro-

vides support for people with 43

diseases. Donations help fund sup-

port groups, clinics, repairs and loaning

of wheel chairs and leg braces and

worldwide research to find a cure.

“You are helping

kids like little

Sammie – because

of you he will have

an amazing time at

camp this year.” --Debbie Boyle, DCSO

Victims’ Advocate

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during a break

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