A l l Po i n t s B u l l e t i n July 2015, Volume 37, Issue 4

O f f i c i a l P u b l i c a t i o n o f t h e C o n t r a C o s t a C o u n t y O f f i c e o f t h e S h e r i f f

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Medal of Valor RecipientsAt a recent ceremony at the Board of Supervisors chambers, Sheriff David Livingston awarded the Sil-ver Medal of Valor to Sergeants Melissa Klawuhn and Oscar Aranda and the Bronze Medal of Valor to Deputy Sheriff Anthony Coniglio. Pictured above, left to right: Sheriff David Livingston, Assistant Sheriff Mark Williams, Sgt. Melissa Klawuhn, Sgt. Oscar Aranda, Deputy Anthony Coniglio, Captain Dan Hoff-man and Undersheriff Mike Casten. A video of the Medal of Valor ceremony can be viewed at the Contra Costa Sheriff YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/contracostasheriff.

Sergeant Mark Kohlmaier is being presented with a service plaque by Assistant Sheriff Mark Williams. DSA President Sgt. Shawn Welch is in the background. Sergeant Kohl-maier has supervised and mentored the Sheriff's Office J-Team for over three and a half years. Effective July 13, 2015, Sergeant Kohlmaier trans-ferred to the Oakley Police Services contract as a patrol supervisor. Ser-geant Kohlmaier has been replaced by Sergeant Jonathan Gackowski.

STAFF ID PHOTOS Effective August 3, 2015, there are no longer any drop-in days/hours for

taking your photo. Please contact Sheriff’s Photogra-

pher Adam Krolfifer - akrol001@so.cccounty.us or

call (925) 335-1521 to schedule an appointment.

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Oath of RankSergeants Kevin Briggs, Mark Spauld-ing, Paul Harmon, Thomas Rossberg, Debra Williams, Ryan Sullivan and Jason Hayes; Deputy Sheriff - Foren-sci Supervisor Donald Finley; Sheriff’s Director of Support Services - Personnel Robyn Hanson; Sheriff’s Director of Sup-port Services - Contracts & Grants Jody Sicheneder; Forensic Manager Danielle Roberts; Sheriff’s Specialist Robert Hei-ney; Network Administrator II Yue Lu; Accounting Technician Sheila Damboise and Lead Detention Services Worker Stephanie Lopez.

Oath of OfficeDeputy Sheriffs Keith Sheppard, Ricardo Perez, Nick Curtain, Bruce Spencer, Anthony Chil-elli; Sheriff’s Specialists Michael Rawski and Keary Flagg; Sheriff’s Ranger Fernando Ochoa; Crimi-nalist I Cynthia Su; Administra-tive Services Assistant III Marcie Clark; Emergency Planning Coor-dinator Derek Shepard; Secretary - Advanced Level Elizabeth Leach; Clerk Experienced Level Jenny Arias; Information Systems Tech-nician II Jarret Tomada; Sheriff’s Photographer Adam Krolfifer.

For copies of any photos in the APB or those taken at department events or ceremonies, please contact Sheriff’s Photographer Adam Krolfifer - akrol001@so.cccounty.us or call (925) 335-1521.

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177th Basic Academy Class

Graduation

The 177th Basic Academy class graduated on July 24, 2015 at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek. The 47 gradu-ates represented nine agencies: Con-tra Costa County, San Joaquin County, Antioch, BART, East Bay Regional Park District, Daly City, Fremont, Pittsburg and Pleasant Hill. The 18 Office of the Sheriff graduates were immeidately sworn-in after the ceremony by Sheriff David Livingston. Congratula-tions for a job well done and welcome to the law enforcement family.

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LETTERS Dear Sheriff Livingston, I wanted to take a moment to recognize the efforts of one of your deputies, Deputy Alex Clark, when I was dispatched to a 415 Disturbance call at a local middle school in Rancho Cordova, CA. There was a rugby tourna-ment and a wrestling tournament being held on the campus and there were several hundred people in attendance. While being waved down by my complainant, the sus-pect in the call appeared in front of me and the situation escalated quickly. I was told the subject was a burglar that had made entry into a residence in the area and he was being followed by the victim. Upon contacting the subject, I ordered the subject to the ground at gun-point. While doing this, a crowd quickly began to form around me. As soon as I holstered my weapon, the suspect immediately tried to engage me in a physical alterca-tion. The suspect began to actively resist my attempts to detain him. While engaged with the subject, I was not able to radio dispatch and update to request additional units. Fortunately for me, Deputy Alex Clark was in attendance at the event and without hesitation went for the suspect’s legs, thus allowing me the opportunity to radio for additional officers. Af-ter a sustained confrontation of approximately five minutes, the suspect was taken into custody. As it turned out, the suspect was a parolee at large and was under the influence of methamphetamine. I personally thanked Deputy Clark for stepping forward and getting involved; however, I thought it was also appropriate to let you know of the outstanding efforts of one of your deputies and that her assistance made a differ-ence in the arrest of a parolee at large. Sincerely,

Sergeant Scott Wall East Div. Patrol Supervisor Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department

To: Ms. Gale Bowen, Communica-tions Director I am writing to thank your Dispatch Supervisor, Lisette Cor-tez, for her recognition and resolu-tion to an issue I had recently. I was perplexed by the min-imal information obtained on a dog bite that had just occurred in Oak-ley. Upon further questioning, it was apparent there wasn’t enough information our agency needs to create the case and the bite screen associated with that bite. In these types of cases, suspect information, including a description of the biter dog, along with victim information is critical to have. While I understand your agency is short staffed, as is ours, and while I recognize you host a very busy communications center, our agency has a need for the calls created to be well documented from their inception. On the whole, hav-ing worked in law enforcement for three decades in a variety of roles for two other local agencies, I know too well the stresses your dispatch-ers face, and, in fact, I regularly voice my appreciation to their over-all attentiveness on incidents. On this date, however, I was in need of some assistance. Ms. Cortez was responsive, considerate, and fair. Of her own accord, she did additional research to make things right for our agency for the future. I suspect Ms. Cortez is a valuable asset for your agency, and I ap-preciate her having handled this as she did. I really appreciate her customer service skills! We look forward to a contin-ued cohesive relationship with your Communications Center. And, we thank you for all the things you do for us here at Animal Services! Jane De May Andreotti, Lieutenant Contra Costa Animal Svc.

Dear Captain Gruenheid, Technical Services Division: As one of the dozens of those Federal Investigators that visit your office doing background investiga-tions for the U.S. Government, I wanted to extend my thanks to the terrific assistance of each and every one of your record section counter staff. Particular thanks go to Vickie Woods and Cathie Marlow. There is always a smile and always a “can I help you?” I have visited your offices hundreds of times over the last five decades and the service has always been the same. Yes, I know, I have been visiting your office longer than some of the current staff have been alive! The best to all and their families. Thanks. Sincerely, E. Weber Walnut Creek

Sheriff Livingston: Catalyst Academy continues to appreciate you and all of your staff for supporting our Non-Public School in El Sobrante. As we come to an end of our second school year, we are reflecting on the key stake-holders that have assisted us in serving our students and families; we want to acknowledge the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office for the part-nership we have developed and for your support in helping us provide individualized treatment to high-needs students. As you know, Seneca Family of Agencies serves some of the most seriously troubled youth and their families in Northern California. At Catalyst Academy, we provide spe-cial education services to students with severe social, emotional, and behavioral issues. We embed intense therapeutic and behavioral support within the academic setting. We deal with a lot of intense issues each day but there are times when our students have behaviors that are

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beyond our scope of care. In these cases, we have continued to utilize your deputies to assist in situa-tions with runaways, violent and assaultive students, severe prop-erty destruction, and hospitaliza-tion. Our number one priority is to keep our students safe and your deputies have helped to ensure the safety of our school. Over the course of the 2014-2015 school year, we have had the pleasure of working with many of your deputies, including Deputy Church, Deputy Saunders and Deputy McMillian, to name a few. It has been great to be able to work with a handful of the same deputies over the course of this year; it truly does feel like relationships are developing as we

get to know each other well! We also have been open to feedback from the deputies and hope that the Sheriff’s Office feels like we are evolving in our school practices to maintain our close collaboration. We would be more than willing to meet with you to discuss our school and our policies in more detail if you think it would be beneficial as we continue to work together. With gratitude, Katherine Hanson ASW Program Director Catalyst Academy Seneca Family of Agencies

Dear Sheriff Livingston: The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department requested mutual aid assistance in an effort to expand the search for a missing six-year-old female. Our victim

was reported missing from a resi-dence in South Sacramento. I would like to personally thank your Search and Rescue team who responded to assist us with this effort. Although the outcome was not what we had hoped, the professional-ism and dedication displayed by your team remains a bright spot in the otherwise sad outcome of this case. Please thank your Search and Rescue team on our behalf, as we truly appreciate their personal sacrifice and expertise in assisting us to bring this case to a closure for the family of the victim. Very Truly Yours, Scott R. Jones, Sheriff Captain Jennifer Freeworth Commander Centralized Invest. Division

2015 LETC Defensive Tactics TeamFrom left to right: Deputies Katie Rhoe, Tyler Radcliffe, Mark Rodriguez, Matthew Gauthier, Aaron Sakai, Sgt. Rhenelle Daniels, Deputy Dillon Hume, Sgt. Doug Muse, Sgt. Mark Johnson, Jim Jenkins, Nick Baker, Deputies Erik Steele, Michael Wickman, Kevin Morris, Lt. Tory Korn-blum and Deputy Craig Zamolo. Not pictured: Deputies Alex McCray and Amanda Sears, Ser-geants Oscar Aranda, Tony Benavides, Beto Garibay and Sarita Ellison.

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Vincent Ones, Deputy, Lafayette Police, was selected as the Field Operations Bureau Deputy of the Month for April 2015. His selection was based on the nomination of Lieutenant Eric Christensen, who had the follow-ing comments: Deputy Ones has been as-signed to the Lafayette contract for over six years. In February of this year, he was selected for and trans-ferred to the Investigations Unit of the Lafayette Police Department. Since his new assignment, Deputy Ones has become an integral mem-ber of the investigations unit and is developing into a top-notch investigator. His combination of a calm demeanor and a desire to solve the case makes him a formi-dable presence in the unit. The first week of his assign-ment, he was assigned a high-profile child molestation case. The case involved a young child who claimed to have been assaulted while being cared for at a childcare facility. The investigation in-volved inteviewing several victims and their parents, along with doz-ens of witnesses and the suspect himself. As he handled his inves-tigation, Deputy Ones was able to navigate the case and the various roadblocks that he met along the way. Although the case had drawn media attention, Deputy Ones was able to keep the investigation on-track. During the investigation, Deputy Ones interacted with a number of state agencies, which he did with little assistance. Through-out his investigation, Deputy Ones stayed late, worked tirelessly, and kept his supervisor informed of his progress. He handled the case in a manner that I would expect from an investigator with multiple years of experience, rather than only a few days. On the heels of that investi-gation, Deputy Ones was assigned

as the investigator for a robbery that occurred in the community. A suspect vehicle was developedassociated with the case. Deputy Ones began the process of research-ing the vehicle and the probable operators of the vehicle. From that research, he was able to identify areas where the vehicle was likely to be in Oakland. He then coordi-nated with investigators from the Alameda County DA’s Office and Oakland PD to locate the vehicle.

Christopher Drolette, Deputy, Lafayette Police was selected as the Field Operations Bu-reau Deputy of the Month for June 2015. His selection was based on the nomination of Lieutenant Eric Christensen, who had the following comments: Deputy Drolette has been assigned to the City of Lafayette for a little over two years and during that time has distinguished himself on numerous occasions. His actions on the night of May 31, 2015 are indicative of the work product and skills that Deputy Drolette brings to work with him each and every day. On May 31, 2015 Deputy Drolette was assigned to patrol in the City of Lafayette. While closing a strong-arm robbery detail, Deputy Drolette heard that an officer in the Town of Moraga had located and was in pursuit of a stolen vehicle. The suspect continued to flee the officer and turned onto a number of side streets to break the pur-suit. As Deputy Drolette neared the location where the officer was, the suspect vehicle turned from a side-street back onto St. Mary’s Road. As the vehicle exited the side-street, the driver turned and drove head-on into the path of an on-coming motorist. The suspect vehicle struck the on-coming motor-ist head-on, at speed. The driver of the suspect vehicle was slumped over the center console and the passenger was slumped in his seat as well. With the engines of the two vehicles interlocked with each other

and their hoods both buckled, Deputy Drolette told me he could see a fire beginning in the engine compartment of the suspect vehicle. Communi-cating with the Moraga Officer, the pair approached the passenger-side of the suspect vehicle. The suspect was unresponsive to the commands of officers. As the fire grew within the engine compartment, the two officers cut the seatbelts from the suspects and removed them from the vehicle and instructed the driver and passenger of the second vehicle to exit their vehicle and to move to the shoulder of the road. The driver was able to exit the vehicle and aided their passenger in moving away from the vehicles. Using their vehicle fire extinguishers, the officers were able to extinguish the vehicle fires before they spread to the nearby vegetation. Officer Drolette then turned his at-tention to the injured individuals at the scene, using his years of combat medical experience to care for all of the injured parties. The suspects were transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries and later booked at the jail. The victims of the collision were also transported to the hospital, one suffering a bro-ken wrist from the collision. Deputy Drolette’s actions that evening likely prevented four indi-viduals from being severely burned in their vehicles. Clearly his actions on that night reflected positively on the Lafayette Police Department, the Sheriff’s Office, and the law enforce-ment profession. Because of his quick thinking and resourcefulness, I believe he is more than worthy of recognition as the Field Operations Bureau Deputy of the Month.

Matthew Buckley, Deputy Sheriff, Muir Station was selected as the Field Operations Bureau Dep-uty of the Month for June 2015. His selection was based on the nomina-tion of Lieutenant Paul O’Mary who had the following comments: During the last month, Deputy Buckley has made 12 arrests

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to include eight on view arrests. As a result of his arrests, four fire-arms, all of which were reported as stolen, were recovered from gang members in the Bay Point area. Deputy Buckley has accomplished this whi!e working his regular du-ties in addition to working over-time to fulfill his upcoming position as a Bay Point Resident Deputy. During one of his arrests, Deputy Buckley was working in the community of Bay Point. He went to a vacant house to ensure no homeless subjects were squat-ting there. After he completed his check, he was patrolling in the area when he noticed a vehicle with three subjects rapidly speed-ing away from him. He conducted a U-turn to catch up to the vehicle, which appeared to be trying to avoid him. He soon found the ve-hicle; however it was nowoccupied by only two subjects. Deputy Buckley stopped the vehicle

which was occupied by two known Norteno gang members. Deputy Buckley conducted a search of the subjects but did not locate anything illegal on them. He then released them at the scene. He conducted an area check for the third subject who had been in the vehicle. During his area search, Deputy Buckley was contacted by a citizen in the area. The citizen stat-ed a subject had fled from a vehicle, ran up to the citizen and asked him to hide two guns, which the citizen refused. The subject then ran to the vacant house which Deputy Buck-ley had just conducted the security check on. Deputy Buckley went to the house and found the subject had hidden two stolen firearms in the backyard, which he recovered. A short time later, the subject was located about a block away and was taken into custody. Deputy Buckley conducted an in-field line up with the citizen who positively identified him as the subject who asked him to hide the firearms. This suspect is

a known member of the gang “ENE”, or Elite Northern Empire, a subset of the Norteno criminal street gang. Deputy Buckley took it upon himself to not only write the report, but he packaged the case and pre-sented it to the District Attorney’s office who subsequently filed 6 felony in-custody charges on the suspect. The vehicle the suspect fled from was later linked to a shooting which occurred a few days later. Due to his investigation, the vehicle and the oc-cupants he contacted were identified and gave investigators solid leads to follow in the shooting investigation. This type of policing has become regular with Deputy Buck-ley. He consistently leads his team in both contacts and arrests. His con-tacts regularly lead to crimes being solved based on his excellent memory and ability to link suspects to crimes. He never leaves loose ends and always goes the extra mile to assist investigations with his cases.

Congratulations to Cus-tody Services Bureau’s Admin-istrative Services Assistant II Chrystine Robbins for recently graduating from the county Leadership Academy. Local governments in Contra Costa County formed a cooperative to offer a Leader-ship Academy for emerging leaders. The Leadership Acad-emy launched in January 2015, meeting at the Walnut Creek City Hall on the third Thursday of each month for seven ses-sions, ending in July 2015. The inaugural cohort had participants from twenty local jurisdictions, including Chrystine. The goals are talent development, leadership skill enhancement, assistance with

Chrystine Robbins Graduates from the Leadership Academy

succession planning, and overall posi-tive develop-ment oppor-tunities and motivating experiences. In addition to practicing communication skills, employee and citizen engagement, budget exercises, and political astute-ness, all participants worked in teams to tackle real local issues. Chrystine’s team focused on modeling a regional taxi regula-tion program and presented our research and recommendations to the Public Manager Associa-

tion in June. “The entire experience was fantastic and worth all the hard work,” said Chrystine. “It was a pleasure to attend the classes, be connected with a personal coach, and especially grow my network and meet good friends!”

Left to right, Undersheriff Mike Casten, Captain Dan Hoff-man, Chrystine Robbins, Assistant Sheriff Matt Schuler and Captain Chris Simmons.

Commendations When a serial carjacking suspect, reportedly armed with a handgun, was spotted by CHP in a stolen vehicle in Antioch, a pursuit ensued. As the pursuit entered the City of Pittsburg, Lieutenant Paul O’Mary joined the solo pursuing CHP motor officer in the pursuit, travelling eastbound on Highway 4. The pursuit terminated when the suspect exited in Antioch. The suspect had a collision at the bot-tom of the off ramp, foot bailed and attempted to carjack several other cars at gunpoint. The suspect pointed the handgun at the CHP Officer, who fired one round, missing the suspect. The suspect fled into a nearby gas station and took the store owner and a clerk hostage. When Lt. O’Mary broadcasted shots fired, Deputies Katie Rhoe and Alex McCray, as well as Sergeant Kevin Briggs responded to assist. Sergeant Briggs quickly assessed the situation and deployed incoming Office of the Sher-iff units to key perimeter locations. Sergeant Briggs also provided shot-guns, patrol rifles and AR magazines to units in need of weaponry, all the

while making sure the Station House was properly staffed and operational. Since both Deputy Rhoe and Deputy McCray are on the SWAT Team, they quickly assessed the situation and determined where they could best serve as a tactical element until a full SWAT Team could be deployed. After the Antioch SWAT Team arrived, Deputies Rhoe and McCray returned to the command post and made them-selves available for other duties at the incident. Their quick response to the incident allowed for a tactical element to be in place while the scene was still fluid, allowing other units to safely evacuate patrons and pedestrians. Also responding to the scene were Ma-rine Patrol Deputies Tom Mellott and Joe England, who demonstrated a great level of patience and steadfast-ness, holding their position contain-ing the perimeter for hours while the tactical elements arrived and deployed to relieve them. Lt. O’Mary commends Deputies Rhoe and McCray as the epitome of our Department’s core val-ues and represent some of the best the Office of the Sheriff has to offer. Lt. O’Mary also credits Sergeant Briggs with displaying leadership skills, as he does on a day-to-day basis of opera-

tions. Lieutenant Jose Beltran says he has personally witnessed both Deputy England and Deputy Mellott at their finest during this highly tense and dangerous situation. Everyone involved is being notably com-mended for their great teamwork! Senior Emergency Planner Marcelle Indelicato is being commended for her diligent updating and rewriting of the Contra Costa County Emergency Operations Plan (EOP). During this process, Marcelle had to contend with issues ranging from simple document formatting to changing governmental guide-lines, and diverse and

conflicting recommendations from a myriad of county personnel. Through it all, Marcelle kept an open mind and positive attitude. She adjusted, modi-fied and incorporated data and opin-ions until finally, on March 16, 2015, the EOP was approved for submission to the Public Protection Committee by the Emergency Services Policy Board. This was a difficult challenge, and the Emergency Services Division, as well as the entire Sheriff’s Office are proud of this great accomplishment! Sheriff’s Dispatchers Mike Ahern, Paula Barto, Jacqui De-Hope, Alison DeLuna, Jaime Enea, Debbie Kenoyer, Linda Keremian, Amy Kimpton, Natalie Moss, Zach-ary Schiess, Tammy Schinauer, Deann Snook, Chris Springer, Sandi Thoma, Tomeka Thomas, Dispatch Supervisors Cliff Flud, Mary Ferrer, and Nicole Zanotelli, Manager David Spinelli, Director Gale Bowen, and DSA President Shawn Welch are being commended for their individual roles when the CAD system became unstable. Radio Dispatchers were unable to document information, so call-takers began writing down information that radio Dispatchers were unable to see in the calls. Incoming calls included a hospi-tal Deputy requesting cover. The Pitts-burg P.D. channel received several hot details, including brandishing a weapon. The East End channel Dis-patcher handled an outside assist to a CHP pursuit resulting in a traffic collision with shots fired and a hostage situation in Antioch. Everyone pulled together to make the Communications Center flow as smoothly as possible. DSA President Welch provided pizza and drinks for those unable to leave their work stations. Director Bowen assisted in making calls to off-duty Dispatchers asking them to report to work to relieve the overwhelmed crew. Manager David Spinelli worked on the CAD malfunction for several hours, ultimately resolving the problem. These Sheriff’s Office employees rose to the challenge on this exhausting day handling their jobs in an excellent and professional manner. During a vehicle stop in Dan-ville which turned into a pursuit,

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Assistant Sheriff Mark Williams presents Lt. Paul O’Mary with a Sheriff’s Office Commen-dation for his actions during an incident in Antioch on May 27, 2015. The actions of Lt. O’Mary and other Deputies are detailed in the commendations. The suspect was attempting to carjack a second victim using a handgun. Lt. O’Mary seeing the handgun and car jacking in progress, drove his patrol car at the suspect. The suspect was struck but was able to flee on foot. His actions undoubtedly saved the life of the victim.

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Sergeants Jason Hayes and Chris Martin, and Officers Carl Som-ers, Kim Cogo, Casey Shields, and Jeff Kellogg, and Deputies Colin Balke, Allison Kotchevar, Ryan White, Brian Davila, Mack Cut-titta, Dan Buergi, and Edward Brady were able to determine the vehicle had been stolen out of Liv-ermore. The driver abandoned the vehicle in a parking lot and fled. The passenger of the stolen vehicle was located hiding in the back of a landscaping van. A perimeter was established and Officer Tyler Nelson and his K-9 partner Rony responded. A K-9 track led to a residential garage where the driver was found hiding in the rafters. Both of these “serial thieves” were taken into custody. The collective actions of all involved Officers reflect greatly on their professionalism and work ethic, the Office of the Sheriff, and the Town of Danville. They are be-ing commended on their hard work! Good Job! Danville P.D.’s Sergeant Brian Sliger is being recognized by Mrs. Sully Sullenberger after she had received several suspicious posts and emails via various social media sites. Mr. Sullenberger received no-toriety as the pilot who landed a pas-senger airliner in the Hudson River, saving over a hundred lives. The posts and emails appeared to be com-ing from someone that was delusion-al and who would also make suicidal threats. Sergeant Sliger was able to determine from whom the messages were coming, and where the couple lived in Mission Viejo, California. Working with local law enforcement in Mission Viejo, Sergeant Sliger requested an outside assist, resulting in the couple’s need of local mental health help. Mrs. Sullenberger sent an email thanking Sergeant Sliger for his effort and showing apprecia-tion for the Danville Police. Sergeant Sliger is being commended for his hard work and professionalism! When Deputy Jason Gian-nini and Deputy Greg Jackson began talking about a home invasion robbery that had recently occurred in Rodeo, Deputy Jackson recognized

the suspect’s street name from his experience as Resident Deputy. They began working with GIT Detectives Daniel Jones and Thomas Norvell. The CASE team served the warrants in Rodeo and arrested the suspect and a second suspect. A search of the residence resulted in discovery of two fire-arms and stolen property. The District Attorney’s Office was able to file multiple charges against both suspects. The success of this case was due to the great collabora-tion between Patrol Deputies and Detectives. All involved worked seamlessly and diligently together to make Rodeo a safer community. Deputies Giannini and Jackson and Detectives Jones and Norvell are being highly commended for their excellent police work! SAVES Volunteer David Griffin is being highly commended for his diligent assistance in the Custody Administrative Services (CAS) Unit at both the MDF and the WCDF. Many of the projects David has worked on are tedious and time consuming, but David approaches each one with enthusi-asm and thoroughness. One of the most important projects has been processing the massive three-year backlog of old booking records, and preparing them for eventual scan-ning and shredding. These records cannot be destroyed until they are properly archived, and David has been instrumental in completing this monumental task. David has also helped create new mobile sup-ply kits for processing in-custody deaths and in-field remote book-ings. David will be helping the CAS staff prepare for the upcoming federal, state, and fire inspections. David Griffin has obviously become a great help to the CAS office, and is truly part of the team and his volunteer work is very greatly ap-preciated! Deputy Kenneth Hutton is being commended for his as-sistance with the Crisis Interven-tion Training (C.I.T.) held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Concord. The course was attended by 38 Deputy Sheriffs and Officers from throughout Contra Costa County.

Deputy Hutton has assisted with the course for several years. This year he helped to develop the course curriculum, the selection of instructors, instruc-tion of two lessons, and he co-facilitated throughout the week. Deputy Hutton’s presentations and facilitation were pro-fessional and well planned. The feedback from the students was very positive and the course would not have been as suc-cessful without his assistance. Good job, Deputy Hutton! When an Acalanes High School student had his car stolen from the school parking lot, Lafayette P.D. Officer Christopher Drolette handled the case, showing a genuine interest in the student and his car. The student’s father was very impressed with Officer Dro-lette’s professional representation of the Lafayette Police Department. He stated that he was “proud” to be a resident of Lafayette based upon his contact with Officer Drolette in helping solve his case. Lieutenant Eric Christensen is commend-ing Officer Drolette for representing law enforcement in such a positive way. Lt. Christensen stated, “Each day you make a difference and I appreciate your hard work. Thank you for putting as much ef-fort into your details as you do – they are all important. Great job!”

Assistant Sheriff Williams presented Deputy Shawna Sommers with a plaque in recognition of over three years of distinguished service as a Coroners Investigator. Deputy Sommers was recently chosen to work in the Emergency Ser-vices Division.

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Field Training Program

On July 13, 2015, four Sergeants and 16 Deputy Sher-iffs transferred to the Patrol Division. The group included four returning veterans and 12 Deputies entering the Field Training program. The group is being inspected on their first day by Lieutenant Steve Borbely and Sergeant Connie Sanders. The Field Training program lasts 16 weeks.

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Promotions / Upgrades / Assignments

PROMOTIONS / UPGRADES

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES BUREAUClerical Supervisor Robyn Hanson promoted to Sheriff’s Director of Support Services - Personnel

Accounting Technician Sheila Damboise – Fiscal

SUPPORT SERVICES BUREAUDeputy Sheriff Forensic Supervisor Donnie Finley – Criminalistics

Network Administrator II Yue Lu – Technical ServicesForensic Supervisor Dawn Romano - Criminalistics

CUSTODY SERVICES BUREAUClerk – Specialist Level Virginia Borchert – WCDF

ASSIGNMENTS

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES BUREAUSergeant David Hall – Internal Affairs

FIELD OPERATIONS BUREAU Lieutenant Sean Yates – Patrol Sergeant Jonathan Gackowski – J-Team Sergeant Michael Brown – Investigations Sergeant Ron Hoekwater - Patrol Deputy Mark Blanch – A.C. Transit Deputy Brian Holscher – Lafayette Deputy Allison Kotchevar – Orinda Deputy Derek Campbell – Coroner’s Deputy Joseph Ladner – Orinda Lt. Sean Fawell - Oakley Deputy Zeke Severs – Discovery Bay Deputy Dale Hadley – Canine Unit Deputy Mike Carson - Marine Patrol/Los Vaqueros

CUSTODY SERVICES BUREAU Senior Clerk Alfonso Gonzalez – WCDF Lieutenant K.C. Wen – CAF Sergeant Ryan Borkert – MCDF Sergeant Dennis Curran – MDF Sergeant Mark Johnson – MCDF Sergeant Daniel Mariner – MDF Sergeant Christopher Ulep – WCDF Sergeant Scott Wooden – CAF Deputy Carryn Barker – MDF Deputy Sukhdeep Bhela – Courts Deputy Adam Biernacki – HSSU Deputy Melvin Chamblee – MCDF Deputy Anthony Chilelli – WCDF Deputy Eric Culberson – WCDF Deputy Jonathan Downie – MDF Deputy Peter Engstrand – Classifications Deputy Michael Gray – MDF Deputy Scott Hoshi-Nagamoto – MDF Deputy Kenneth Hutton – MCDF Deputy Kook Kim – WCDF Deputy Clarence Postic – HSSU Deputy Turner Robinson – Courts Deputy Richard Scannell – Courts Deputy Cassandra Smith – MDF Deputy Lane Townsend – WCDF Deputy Todd Ward – WCDF Ranger Anthony Paredes – Health Services

SUPPORT SERVICES BUREAUSenior Clerk Tricia Aires – Professional Standards