November 2012 Informant - San Diego Police Officers Association
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Inside:<br />
Election Day:<br />
<strong>November</strong> 6<br />
Make Your Voice Heard<br />
The<br />
Officer of the Shift<br />
April 28 - September 14, <strong>2012</strong><br />
<strong>Informant</strong><br />
The Offi cial Publication of the <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Offi cers <strong>Association</strong><br />
T<br />
Volume V XXXII, No. 11 <strong>November</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />
<strong>November</strong> <strong>2012</strong> | 1
Mike Fender<br />
Director<br />
Brian Marvel<br />
President<br />
Committees and Committee Chairs<br />
<strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Offi cers <strong>Association</strong><br />
8388 Vickers Street 858.573.1199 (Office)<br />
<strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong>, CA 92111 858.573.1574 (Fax)<br />
www.sdpoa.org<br />
Paul Hubka<br />
Director<br />
Jeff Jordon<br />
Vice President<br />
Rob Lewis<br />
Director<br />
Legal Committee ..........................................Lewis (Chair), Bostedt, Levitt<br />
Political Action Committee ............. Fender (Chair), Bostedt, Pidgeon<br />
Retirement .....................................................................................Levitt (Chair)<br />
Business & Governance ......................Jordon (Chair), Paxton, Pidgeon<br />
• Bylaws & Policy<br />
• Administration<br />
• Parliamentarian<br />
Member Relations ..................................... Bostedt (Chair), Hubka, Lewis<br />
• Member Services<br />
• Member Communication<br />
Public Relations ....................Chairs: Paxton/Pidgeon, Bostedt, Hubka<br />
• <strong>Informant</strong><br />
• Website<br />
• Charity<br />
• SWAT <strong>Association</strong> .............................. Levitt (Chair), Fender<br />
Special Events/Scholarship ..................Hubka (Chair), Bostedt, Lewis<br />
Budget & Finance .......................................................................Levitt (Chair)<br />
Labor Management .............................Bostedt (Chair), Fender, Pidgeon<br />
Litigation (Ad Hoc Committee) ...........................Chairs: Marvel/Jordon<br />
Memorial ................................................................................... Pidgeon (Chair)<br />
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Tom Bostedt<br />
Secretary<br />
Paul Paxton<br />
Director<br />
Randy Levitt<br />
Treasurer<br />
Mike Pidgeon<br />
Director<br />
Editorial and Advertising Information<br />
Editor, Steph Reed<br />
858.573.1199 x 220<br />
sreed@sdpoa.org<br />
Editorial Policy<br />
The views or opinions expressed in The <strong>Informant</strong> are<br />
not necessarily the opinions of the <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> <strong>Police</strong><br />
<strong>Officers</strong> <strong>Association</strong>, the <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Department<br />
or any official body or agency of the City of <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong>.<br />
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Freedom of expression is assured within the bounds of<br />
good taste and the limits of available space.<br />
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POA members of the <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Department.<br />
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In This Issue<br />
Member Spotlight ................................................................. 4<br />
Emergency Negotiations Team ....................................... 5<br />
Thanksgiving Dinner at the SDPOA .............................. 5<br />
Chaplain’s Corner ................................................................. 6<br />
The Crime Files ...................................................................... 7<br />
Victims and Suspects of Crime in 2011 ...................... 8<br />
Officer of the Shift ..............................................................10<br />
PAF Challenge ......................................................................13<br />
Streetwork .............................................................................15<br />
Star/Pal Scene ......................................................................15<br />
SDPOA Discount Tickets ..................................................16<br />
SDPOA Store .........................................................................17<br />
PERT Perspective................................................................18<br />
UC-7 ..........................................................................................19<br />
<strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Officers</strong> <strong>Association</strong> Golf Club ....20<br />
RF&PA......................................................................................20<br />
<strong>2012</strong> Christmas Party .......................................................22<br />
Code 4 Chronicles ...............................................................23<br />
Urbane Cafe Fundraiser ...................................................24<br />
SDPOA Board Elections ....................................................24<br />
In Remembrance .................................................................25<br />
Pension Seminar .................................................................25<br />
Bylaws .....................................................................................26<br />
On the Road ...........................................................................27<br />
At a Glance Calender .........................................................28<br />
ALADS Announcement .....................................................29<br />
Board Minutes .....................................................................30<br />
Raffle Winner .......................................................................31<br />
Check out the SDPOA on:<br />
@SDPOA facebook.com/SDPOA<br />
President’s Message<br />
Voting is one of our most<br />
core Constitutional rights,<br />
and each of us should<br />
take the time to make our<br />
voice heard on <strong>November</strong><br />
6th. Last month, I detailed<br />
some of the important<br />
propositions on the ballot. I<br />
would also like to call your<br />
attention to the SDPOA<br />
endorsed candidates. We have selected each of<br />
these individuals based on their strong support<br />
of public safety. We are confident that, if elected,<br />
these candidates can help to better the working<br />
conditions and compensation issues we currently<br />
face. Please take the time to review the list of<br />
candidates on the back cover of this issue before<br />
going to the polls.<br />
In early October, the SDPOA publically announced<br />
our endorsement of Bob Filner for <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong>’s next<br />
mayor. The past four years have been extremely<br />
tough for all of us and we no longer want to go<br />
down the road of the “cut, cut, cut” mentality.<br />
The strangle-hold of corporate special interests<br />
downtown needs to change, and public safety must<br />
be the top priority of this city. The board made the<br />
decision to support Bob based on our belief that<br />
he will be an agent for change at City Hall.<br />
Also in October, the killer of Officer Archie Buggs,<br />
who was shot and killed in <strong>November</strong> 1978, came<br />
up for parole. The Buggs family was unable to<br />
attend the hearing; I was honored to represent<br />
Archie’s sister and was joined by Bill Holmes, who<br />
represented Archie’s mother. Even 34 years later,<br />
this was an extremely difficult time for the Buggs<br />
family as memories of their loss were brought<br />
forward. Archie’s killer was denied parole, but<br />
will again be eligible in three years.<br />
On <strong>November</strong> 22, we will once again be holding<br />
a meal at the SDPOA for all the officers who are<br />
on duty on Thanksgiving. Anyone who is working<br />
is welcome to join us at the SDPOA Hall of Valor<br />
between 11 a.m. and midnight. Please also feel<br />
free to bring your immediate family to enjoy the<br />
meal with you.<br />
Happy Thanksgiving,<br />
<strong>November</strong> <strong>2012</strong> | 3
Sergeant<br />
Tom Sullivan<br />
During his more than 20 years on the <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> <strong>Police</strong><br />
Department, Sergeant Tom Sullivan has had a wide<br />
variety of assignments. From one of his earliest<br />
roles on Western’s beach team to his most recent job at the<br />
Multi Cultural Storefront, he has learned the importance of<br />
variety in his career, how to be a problem-solver, and most<br />
importantly, the value of family and friends.<br />
Sergeant Sullivan’s family moved to <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> when he was<br />
4-years-old, and he has lived here ever since. The youngest<br />
of five children, he is not the only one in the family who<br />
went into law enforcement — his brother Mark retired<br />
from the Department in December 2011. After graduating<br />
from Bonita Vista High School, he attended <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> State<br />
and graduated with a degree in criminal justice in 1988. In<br />
1990, he started the academy. Early on, he considered making<br />
his way to the FBI, but he remained with the SDPD and<br />
married his wife Porcia in 1991.<br />
Sergeant Sullivan spent his first four years at Western Division,<br />
where he spent some of his time assigned to the beach<br />
team. This is where he made some of his longest lasting<br />
friendships on the Department.<br />
He spent the next four years working at Southeastern Division.<br />
This assignment was particularly interesting and is<br />
where he got the most experience with violent crimes. “It<br />
really put my feet to the fire,” he said. “I think I did some of<br />
my best police work while I was there.”<br />
During his next assignment at Central Division, Sergeant<br />
Sullivan spent time as a Community Relations Officer, which<br />
provided welcome experience for his next assignment with<br />
the Neighborhood Policing Resource Team (NPRT). During<br />
his two years with NPRT, his accomplishments included instituting<br />
and managing a bait car program for the city. The<br />
position also took a talent for working with members of the<br />
community and included a lot of teaching opportunities.<br />
The next six years were spent at Southern Division — three<br />
as a patrol officer and three after a promotion to detective.<br />
Sergeant Sullivan thoroughly enjoyed his time with the division<br />
because the tight knit group was able to make the job<br />
fun while also remaining eff ective.<br />
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Member Spotlight<br />
“There are certain times when you realize your career<br />
is consuming you, and that you need to make a change<br />
in your priorities...You have to always remember what is<br />
most important — your family and your friends.”<br />
It was at Southern than Sergeant Sullivan learned the importance<br />
of perspective while on the job. “There are certain<br />
times when you realize your career is consuming you,<br />
and that you need to make a change in your priorities,” he<br />
said. “You have to always remember what is most important<br />
— your family and your friends.”<br />
When he was promoted to sergeant, he was first assigned<br />
to Eastern Division. He then moved to the Watch Commanders<br />
Office before starting at his most recent job at the<br />
Multi Cultural Storefront. The program is a multifaceted<br />
unit that provides social and community resources to new<br />
immigrants to the area. The eight officers who work in<br />
the division speak an impressive 11 languages. “I have a<br />
tremendous appreciation for what they do there,” said Sergeant<br />
Sullivan.<br />
In addition to his work on the Department, Sergeant Sullivan<br />
also serves as the SDPOA’s elected member for <strong>San</strong><br />
<strong>Diego</strong> City Employees Retirement System (SDCERS). The<br />
position includes attending multiple seminars and conferences,<br />
as well as making a monthly report to the SDPOA<br />
Board. He has also gained a new perspective on the organization.<br />
“One of the most important things I think the<br />
membership needs to know about SDCERS is that they are<br />
our advocate,” said Sgt. Sullivan, “The litigation they are involved<br />
in is protecting the employees.”<br />
No matter how busy his work keeps him, Sergeant Sullivan<br />
always makes time for family. Thirteen years ago, he<br />
and his wife bought an older home that they continue to<br />
remodel. His daughter Lauryn is 18 and received a Nice<br />
Guys scholarship this year as she begins her education at<br />
Chico State. His son, Thomas, is 15 and plays lacrosse for<br />
Bonita Vista High School. Sergeant Sullivan likes to spend<br />
his time outdoors with his family and enjoys camping, hiking,<br />
and fishing.
Emergency Negotiations Team<br />
Whether it is a barricade,<br />
hostage, or stand-off situation,<br />
the Emergency Negotiations<br />
Team (ENT) is a valuable resource<br />
during these critical incidents.<br />
The team specializes in making sure<br />
these events result in a safe surrender,<br />
and they are beginning to use<br />
their skills to benefit an even wider<br />
variety of incidents.<br />
The ENT was first formed in the late<br />
1980s as a resource during critical<br />
incidents. In 1995, the team initiated<br />
an innovative taskforce design when<br />
members of the FBI were included as<br />
a part of the unit. In 1997, the Naval<br />
Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS)<br />
came aboard, and the multi-agency<br />
team has been a collaborative eff ort<br />
ever since.<br />
<strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Department members<br />
of the unit include three teams of<br />
four SDPD detectives, four sergeants,<br />
and one lieutenant, but the role of the<br />
FBI and NCIS is just as important as the<br />
members of the Department. When a<br />
team is called out, it also includes four<br />
agents from NCIS and the FBI, and<br />
all members of the team are equally<br />
trained and responsible during the effort.<br />
The make-up of the team works<br />
especially well because the SDPD is<br />
able to utilize the resources of the federal<br />
agencies while the agents are able<br />
to receive more practical training by<br />
going out on the calls. The format of<br />
the unit is being looked at as a model<br />
for similar teams across the nation.<br />
The team is on-call 24/7 to help during<br />
critical situations in any way pos-<br />
sible, including acting as a supportive<br />
resource for patrol units on the scene.<br />
With a dedicated ENT vehicle, the unit<br />
can arrive on scene and do computer<br />
and witness checks and collect other<br />
information that is an asset to the incident<br />
commander. Resources from the<br />
FBI, including behavioral analysis of<br />
psychological profiling, or information<br />
from NCIS on military background and<br />
training, can all be critically important<br />
when dealing with a hostage, standoff<br />
, or barricade situation.<br />
All members of the unit go through<br />
a 40-hour basic class, and additional<br />
monthly training is held. All the negotiators<br />
in the county also meet quarterly<br />
to share resources and tactics.<br />
Additional training is encouraged and<br />
members of the team have had the<br />
opportunity to train with the FBI at<br />
Quantico and abroad with Scottland<br />
Yard. The tram also trains with SWAT<br />
for additional tactical experience. The<br />
reputation of <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong>’s ENT has also<br />
brought in law enforcement from the<br />
United Arab Emirates and Romania.<br />
Suicides are the most prevalent call<br />
out for the team, and they are very successful<br />
in positively resolving the situations<br />
in which they are able to make<br />
contact. The tactics of negotiation<br />
are very structured and employ very<br />
specific strategies, including building<br />
a rapport and keeping emotions very<br />
low. They also include an entire team<br />
of researchers who support the person<br />
making contact.<br />
More recently, the team is focusing on<br />
how they can use their intelligence resources<br />
in situations that do not include<br />
negotiation, including kidnappings and<br />
protests. During these volatile incidents,<br />
the multi-agency assets of the team and<br />
the capabilities of the dedicated vehicle<br />
could be a welcome resource.<br />
Team members regularly get the satisfaction<br />
of saving a life, and there<br />
are rarely open spots on the team for<br />
new members. Members of the unit<br />
are passionate about their work and<br />
about keeping citizens and fellow law<br />
enforcement safe.<br />
Thanksgiving Dinner at the SDPOA<br />
The SDPOA will host a catered Thanksgiving Dinner for all watches on Thursday, <strong>November</strong> 22 at the POA building.<br />
We will start serving at 11:00 am and continue serving until midnight.<br />
With staffi ng permitting, the Chief’s offi ce has approved fl exibility in Code Seven policies to allow SDPOA members from<br />
throughout the city to come to the POA offi ce to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving meal.<br />
Members may bring their immediate family.<br />
Thursday, <strong>November</strong> 22 from 11:00 am - midnight<br />
SDPOA Hall of Valor — No Cost<br />
Badge and Shield<br />
Sponsor for <strong>2012</strong><br />
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Chaplain’s Corner<br />
by Herb Smith, <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Department Chaplain<br />
“As a deer pants for water, so my soul longs for You, O God.<br />
My soul thirsts for God, the living One. When shall I see<br />
His face? My tears are my food day and night, and say to<br />
me ‘where is your God?’… Why are you in despair, O my<br />
soul? And why have you become disturbed within me?<br />
Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him, the help of my<br />
countenance and my God” (Psalm 42:1-3,5).<br />
These verses are met with gratitude, new hope and joy<br />
by some, and stark criticism, suspicion and even disdain<br />
by others. And yet the pain identified in each is universal<br />
and generated by similar circumstances. Emotional<br />
trauma from loss, injury, the consequence of our choices,<br />
exposure to or directly experiencing a shocking incident,<br />
relational turmoil, extreme disappointment or failure, or<br />
any number of other disquieting occurrences or episodes<br />
that rock our state of normalcy and the level of confidence<br />
we have about our life and expectations can bring a shattering,<br />
even suff ocating and consuming imbalance to our<br />
world and perception. Our mortality is a frightening thing<br />
to behold. We are generally mollified in our day-to-day,<br />
fairly at rest with our surroundings and generally aware of<br />
what to expect. We understand the threat of danger, even<br />
disaster, and yet meet such risk awareness with astute<br />
caution, alert focus and, hopefully, adequate back-up plans<br />
and contingency means. But sure as sparks fly upward,<br />
man is born for adversity, and mice and men alike are akin<br />
to Murphy, who has always been an equal opportunity<br />
caller. Sooner or later our paradigm of peace is punctured<br />
and we’re dealt a hand that breaches our levy and floods<br />
us with anguish and the distress of grief, regret and the<br />
torment of questions we’ve never asked and can scarcely<br />
answer. Our world implodes and paralyzes our hope.<br />
It’s not what happens to you that matters, really at all.<br />
What happens to us is life, and as someone once said, “it’s<br />
a long lesson in humility.” We assume too much and take<br />
our-selves far too seriously. We’re not nearly as important<br />
as we think we are, and life is always better to us than we<br />
deserve. Life, for all of its foibles, fancies and frustrations<br />
is a gift of immeasurable magnitude, and what we experience,<br />
the good, bad and the ugly, ever moves us closer to<br />
the clearer under-standing of who we really are, and what<br />
defines us and our responsibilities to each other. The pain<br />
of our past is imperative.<br />
What does matter, and what surely gives us the wherewithal<br />
to move on, is the understanding of how valuable<br />
every experience is to the distinctive assemblage of character<br />
traits which vector our response into a good thing,<br />
or not. What determines that is not reliance on our own<br />
aptitude, but trust in the power and authority that alone<br />
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makes all things new.<br />
The reality that makes<br />
truth true, all the time,<br />
not just situationally, and<br />
governs the eventuality<br />
of every act and event,<br />
is the only One in Whom<br />
our soul finds solace in<br />
every unanswerable place, embracing the certainty of the<br />
One “…Who works all things after the counsel of His will”<br />
(Eph.1:11.) In Him we have the hope that He will in fact<br />
work it together for the good, if our reliance is on Him to<br />
do so, and not ourselves. The one who waits upon him is<br />
not disappointed (I Peter 2:6), and “In repentance and rest<br />
you shall be saved, in quietness and trust is your strength”<br />
(Isaiah 30:16). He alone delivers from the snare of the<br />
trapper.<br />
The loop-tape of a negative experience incessantly worms<br />
its way into the deepest recesses of our thinking and<br />
awareness, making us victims of our human inadequacy<br />
to fix life into a self-justified satisfaction of validation for<br />
what we did or didn’t do, or a successful rationalization or<br />
suppression of the past. But we know better, and merely<br />
covering it up succeeds no more than Poe’s tell-tale heart.<br />
No one else can hear its thumping accusation, but its resounding<br />
echo ever rails upon our senses. Rather, yielding<br />
to the heart-healing presence of a God Who is there guards<br />
against a rationale which merely explains away one’s toxic<br />
feelings. Self reproach, regret, loss; it is what it is, and facing<br />
it genuinely, but with a stronger grace than self-pity or<br />
amnesty is the only way we’re led out of such dark valleys.<br />
The heart knows what it knows, and acknowledging our<br />
weakness and dependence on God’s strength perfected in<br />
our limitations restores our heart, and renews a right spirit<br />
within us. We can’t fix life, but God can, and will, restore it.<br />
He is near to the broken-hearted, saves those crushed in<br />
spirit, longs to be gracious, and waits to have compassion<br />
on us. When we call upon Him, He answers, and shows us<br />
such great and mighty things we would never have known.<br />
“Behold, I Am the Lord, the God of all flesh; is anything too<br />
difficult for Me?” (Jeremiah 32:27).<br />
God knows our frame, He is mindful we are but dust. “A<br />
bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick<br />
He’ll not extinguish.” He is a God of new beginnings, and<br />
the living take it to heart. “I waited intently for the Lord;<br />
and He inclined to me, and heard my cry. He brought me<br />
up out of the pit of destruction, out of the mud of the mire,<br />
and set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm.<br />
And He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to<br />
our God” (Psalm 40:1-3).
y Steve Willard<br />
It would be a safe bet to say most<br />
people on the <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Department<br />
have never heard of Detective<br />
Robert G. Harvey. He only served<br />
for eleven years and much of his career<br />
was interrupted by military service.<br />
Nevertheless, we owe Detective Harvey<br />
an enormous debt a gratitude.<br />
Robert joined the SDPD on July 1, 1941.<br />
Like many Americans, outrage over the<br />
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor led him<br />
and a group of <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> police officers<br />
to join the US military on Dec. 8, 1941.<br />
Eventually 91 men would leave the<br />
SDPD to fight in WWII. Only one, Patrolman<br />
Frank Myrick, would not return.<br />
He died in combat as a highly decorated<br />
war hero on July 17, 1944 in Pisa, Italy.<br />
Because of prior college, Robert was<br />
able to become an officer, then an Army<br />
Air Corps pilot. It was during WWII<br />
Harvey took on some of the war’s most<br />
dangerous missions. His reward was<br />
the Distinguished Flying Cross and a<br />
number of other prestigious air medals.<br />
When he wasn’t fighting Harvey served<br />
as a combat test pilot.<br />
While serving his country, his wife<br />
MaryLouise Harvey joined a group of<br />
<strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> State students who helped<br />
put together a newsletter that was sent<br />
world-wide to service members and<br />
their families. By the end of World War<br />
II, The Aztec Newsletter was circulated<br />
to more than 3,000 service and home<br />
front readers.<br />
To his kids, he was everything. His<br />
daughter Carlynne Allbee recalled, “To<br />
me, he was a really nice guy. He had<br />
worked with the Boy Scouts because I<br />
ended up with his Boy Scout manual. I<br />
was raised in a house where there was<br />
no cussing — it just didn’t happen — so<br />
he was every bit a gentleman.”<br />
At the end of WWII Robert returned<br />
to civilian life. He served SDPD from<br />
the end of 1945 until 1951 when once<br />
again his country needed him and he<br />
answered the call of duty — this time<br />
for combat duty in Korea.<br />
On October 31, 1952, MaryLouise Harvey<br />
was in the delivery ward of Mercy Hospi-<br />
The Crime Files per accounts of his death never men-<br />
tal where she gave birth to a son named<br />
Clyde. Little did she know Robert was half<br />
a world away piloting his B-29 back from<br />
a mission deep over North Korea.<br />
Approximately nine miles northwest<br />
of Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan,<br />
the plane developed engine trouble and<br />
crashed into the sea. According to the<br />
Department of the Air Force Casualty<br />
Report dated Nov. 12 of that year, Captain<br />
Harvey and his crew attempted a<br />
water landing, but the sea was rough and<br />
the choppy waves caused the aircraft to<br />
flip. Of the 14 crew members aboard the<br />
plane, only three were rescued. Captain<br />
Harvey was not among the living or dead<br />
pulled from the water. To this day his<br />
body has not been recovered.<br />
Carlynne recounts the day she learned<br />
she would never see her father again. “I<br />
remember walking in the halls at Montezuma<br />
Elementary and somebody taking<br />
me by the hand and explaining to me<br />
that my dad wasn’t coming back,” she<br />
says. “I was five years old and I think I<br />
was in kindergarten. It’s kind of weird<br />
because I don’t remember crying about<br />
it at that time because I was so used to<br />
him being gone that it was just more<br />
like, ‘This time he’s not coming back.’”<br />
MaryLouise received the news in Mercy<br />
Hospital that her husband was missing.<br />
“Of course, my brother was born the<br />
same day, October 31st,” Carlynne says.<br />
“That was an ironic thing, too, because<br />
the ham radio operators got word back<br />
to my mom before the military did.”<br />
The <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> Evening Tribune ran<br />
the story of Detective Harvey’s death a<br />
week later. Sometime thereafter the <strong>San</strong><br />
<strong>Diego</strong> Zoo joined with the <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> <strong>Police</strong><br />
<strong>Officers</strong> <strong>Association</strong> to erect a flagpole<br />
honoring both Detective Harvey<br />
and Myrick. That flagpole and accompanying<br />
brass plaque still stands at the<br />
zoo entry and can be seen by everyone<br />
who visits the park.<br />
Sadly, the memory of Robert Harvey<br />
eventually became victim to the ravages<br />
of time. <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> State University dedicated<br />
a war memorial for fallen alumni<br />
in 1996 and there was no question Harvey<br />
had attended <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> State. He<br />
had taken six courses over three semesters<br />
but had not graduated, so newspa-<br />
tioned his Aztec connection. When the<br />
War Memorial was erected researchers<br />
never came across his name in connection<br />
with both his military service and<br />
his college studies. When his daughter<br />
realized the omission, she contacted<br />
the Alumni <strong>Association</strong> about placing<br />
her father’s name on the War Memorial.<br />
She submitted evidence corroborating<br />
the circumstances of her father’s death<br />
and the question was put to the organization’s<br />
War Memorial committee.<br />
“It was a very easy approval process,”<br />
says War Memorial Committee Chairman<br />
Col. Martin Wojtysiak, USAF (ret.).<br />
“Captain Harvey has earned a place on<br />
that memorial and I’m only sorry that<br />
we didn’t get him up there sooner.”<br />
When the <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Historical<br />
<strong>Association</strong> learned of Detective Harvey,<br />
we took action and added him to our<br />
memorial wall. Given how he perished<br />
in service to his country, we felt it was<br />
only appropriate to place his name besides<br />
the other members of SDPD who<br />
left the department to serve and paid<br />
the ultimate price. Today he joins Patrolman<br />
Myrick, Cadet Allen Mortensen<br />
and Officer Rico Borjas on our wall of<br />
honor.<br />
As Captain Harvey’s remains were never<br />
recovered, his family has no grave<br />
to visit. Neither is there a tomb with<br />
a marker for his beloved MaryLouise,<br />
whose ashes were scattered in the waters<br />
on the opposite side of the same<br />
ocean where he disappeared. To make<br />
things even worse Carlynne was a victim<br />
of the 2003 Cedar fire. “Everything<br />
I had was lost” she says, including her<br />
father’s Boy Scout manual. Among the<br />
only possessions she recovered from<br />
the ashes of her home were a set of her<br />
father’s wings.<br />
Let us always remember Robert Harvey<br />
and other brave people like him. To<br />
learn more about Detective Harvey or<br />
any of the other officers who have given<br />
their lives in defense of our country,<br />
please visit the museums website at sdpolicemuseum.com/heroes.html.<br />
In Memory of Detective Lieutenant Morton<br />
Greer. SDPD 05/29/1935 - 03/13/1959<br />
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8 | The <strong>Informant</strong><br />
Victims and Suspects of Crime in 2011<br />
by Cindy Burke and Liz Doroski<br />
In 2011, both violent and property crime around<br />
<strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> County was at a 30-year low. Over the<br />
past six months, however, most jurisdictions have<br />
seen jumps in reported property crime, as well as<br />
violent crime. With long-term crime trends possibly<br />
reversing, who is most likely to be a violent<br />
crime victim in <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong>? How do the characteristics<br />
of crime victims and suspects diff er in terms<br />
of gender, age, and ethnicity? Additionally, because<br />
of the seriousness of homicide, what do we know<br />
about the most heinous of these violent crimes, in<br />
terms of motive and weapon use?<br />
Homicide<br />
• African-Americans were four times more likely<br />
to be a homicide victim in 2011, compared to their<br />
proportion in the population. That is, while 5% of the<br />
<strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> population was African-American, 21% of<br />
homicide victims were identified as African-American.<br />
• The top 3 homicide motives in 2011 included domestic<br />
violence (31%), argument (25%), and gang activity<br />
(18%). This is the first time in four years that domestic<br />
violence as a homicide motive ranked first.<br />
• Females represented 95% of domestic violence-related<br />
homicides, while males represented 100% of<br />
homicides precipitated by argument, gang activity, or<br />
robbery.<br />
• Over half (55%) of female homicide victims were 40<br />
years of age and older, compared to 37% of male homicide<br />
victims – one of two age categories with more<br />
female than male victims. The other category was<br />
those under the age of 15 – which represented 16%<br />
of female victims and 8% of male victims.<br />
• One in three (33%) Hispanic homicide victims were<br />
17 years of age and younger, compared to 9% of White<br />
homicide victims.<br />
• A firearm was used in 56% of homicides overall, but<br />
in 91% of gang-related homicides.<br />
Rape<br />
• While young adults (18 to 24) represented only 12%<br />
of the population, females in this age group represented<br />
1 in 3 (33%) rape victims.<br />
• Males between the ages of 25 and 39 make up 21% of<br />
the population, but almost double (41%) the proportion<br />
of rape suspects.<br />
Robbery<br />
• Youth under 18 represented 25% of robbery suspects.<br />
•<br />
Most robbery victims were described as Hispanic<br />
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Offi cer of the Shift<br />
Northern – Sergeant Duane Voss:<br />
Acting Lieutenant Duane Voss managed<br />
the delivery of police services in<br />
several Northern Division communities.<br />
He managed the policing of several<br />
protests and assisted with the task<br />
of monitoring related protests. Acting<br />
Lieutenant Voss coordinated the<br />
deployment of police personnel and<br />
resources during several crimes in<br />
progress involving violence; searches<br />
for missing persons; and during a 19hour<br />
negotiation. He exhibited teamwork<br />
and a consistent willingness to<br />
serve the needs of the command. He<br />
navigated through complex personnel<br />
issues, studied and reported out<br />
on crime trends and either delegated<br />
or facilitated a variety of training. He<br />
managed Northern Division’s Employee<br />
of the Month program, analyzed<br />
several police responses to incidents<br />
and made recommendations on how<br />
to improve the operations.<br />
Northwestern – Officer Laurie<br />
Cairncross: Officer Laurie Cairncross<br />
has shown exceptional leadership,<br />
teamwork and investigative ability.<br />
As an Acting Detective, she handles<br />
the majority of the NRC cases, Narcotics<br />
cases, citations, warrants, and<br />
in-custody arrests for Northwestern<br />
Division. Officer Cairncross frequently<br />
identifies possible suspects from<br />
telephone or citizen online cases with<br />
minimal or no leads. In August, Officer<br />
Cairncross was assigned a Telephone<br />
Report Unit car prowl. She conducted<br />
a thorough follow up, identifying a 4th<br />
waiver who had cashed the victim’s<br />
checks. Searches of two residences<br />
resulted in three felony arrests, cancelling<br />
13 cases by arrest and the recovery<br />
of stolen property. During numerous<br />
hot calls, Officer Cairncross<br />
has assisted by conducting computer<br />
checks on the suspects and/or addresses.<br />
This information allowed the<br />
responding patrol officers to make<br />
safer decisions and tactics.<br />
Investigations II – Officer Ryan<br />
Hallahan: One of Officer Ryan Hallahan’s<br />
responsibilities is to monitor<br />
crime within the Somali community.<br />
Since taking on this responsibility, he<br />
has documented two Somali criminal<br />
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street gangs. He handles this work<br />
with enormous passion and goes out<br />
of his way to seek cases involving<br />
these suspects. This is in addition to<br />
his responsibilities as a Graffiti Strike<br />
Force officer. There are two recent<br />
cases in which suspects went into a<br />
store and stole expensive liquor bottles.<br />
In both cases, Officer Hallahan<br />
was able to recognize the suspects as<br />
gang members. He was able to issue<br />
burglary charges with gang enhancements<br />
in both cases.<br />
Central – Officer Christopher Curran:<br />
Officer Chris Curran was assigned<br />
to Central Division’s Juvenile Service<br />
Team. As a member of JST, he actively<br />
participates in monthly sweeps, which<br />
are instrumental in keeping juvenile<br />
crime down. He also conducts daily<br />
line patrol at <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> High School,<br />
which helps minimize the crime<br />
around the campus. During the summer<br />
months, Officer Curran volunteered<br />
to work with C Squad. He and<br />
his partner managed to handle many<br />
of the juvenile calls, in addition to arresting<br />
over 100 juveniles for curfew<br />
and other violations. Violent crime<br />
involving juveniles was kept to a minimum.<br />
Central Division also initiated a<br />
six-week Law Enforcement Youth Program<br />
to promote positive interaction<br />
between police officers and students.<br />
Officer Curran took a lead role in this<br />
program, contributing to its success.<br />
Western – Detective John Davis:<br />
Detective John Davis handled several<br />
high profile cases during this shift, including<br />
two attempted homicides, felony<br />
vandalism, a commercial burglary<br />
series, a residential hot prowl, a sexual<br />
battery, and an armed and dangerous<br />
felon wanted for felony evading<br />
and a felony warrant. Detective Davis’<br />
exceptional investigative abilities allow<br />
him to consistently reach a successful<br />
conclusion. For example, John<br />
obtained a confession from a suspect<br />
that was wanted for several residential<br />
and vehicle burglaries, two auto<br />
thefts and felony evading. He continuously<br />
displays a “can do” attitude.<br />
Eastern – Officer Eric Cooper: Officer<br />
Eric Cooper’s performance this shift<br />
has been exemplary. He has adjusted<br />
his pro-active enforcement and focused<br />
on the Constant Crook program.<br />
<strong>Officers</strong> are assigned to monitor specific<br />
parolees and probationers within<br />
their beat. He and his partner, have<br />
spent a majority of their time between<br />
calls making contacts. Together they<br />
have made nearly 10% of the division’s<br />
total number of probationer/parolee<br />
arrests since the program started.<br />
Throughout the shift, Officer Cooper<br />
assisted N.T.F. Team Two with the investigation<br />
of medical marijuana dispensaries.<br />
His enthusiasm, diligence,<br />
and patrol skills were excellent. Later<br />
in the shift, he was requested to assist<br />
with traffic stops and the execution of<br />
the arrest warrants. He made several<br />
traffic stops that resulted in major seizures.<br />
Officer Cooper consistently produced<br />
solid felony arrests all shift.<br />
Investigations I – Officer Renee Menard:<br />
Officer Renee Menard’s duties<br />
entail accurately monitorign and registering<br />
over 1,800 sex off enders. She<br />
has established a great rapport and
mutual respect with her colleagues<br />
and the sex registrant population.<br />
Many probation and parole agents call<br />
her in regards to questions they may<br />
have of their 290 off enders. In addition,<br />
she has assisted the child abuse<br />
unit detectives with major cases. In<br />
June, Sex Crimes Unit detectives distributed<br />
a composite of an individual<br />
who may have been responsible for<br />
numerous sexual assaults. Officer Menard’s<br />
memory and expertise guided<br />
her to a viable suspect, who was identified<br />
and arrested. Officer Menard’s<br />
knowledge and enthusiasm has gone<br />
beyond the scope of her duties to improve<br />
the quality of the organization.<br />
Northeastern – Detective Malacha<br />
Fuller: Detective Malacha Fuller was<br />
key in the arrest and incarceration of a<br />
dangerous sexual predator. There were<br />
several indecent exposure incidents<br />
occurring near local High Schools.<br />
Detective Fuller along with other investigators,<br />
decided to use a proactive<br />
approach and walk to school with victims<br />
that could identify the suspect. A<br />
positive identification was made on<br />
David Kemper who confessed to the<br />
crimes along with other indecent exposure<br />
incidents dating back to 2010.<br />
He pled guilty shortly after his arrest.<br />
On the day he was supposed to surrender<br />
to the court, he failed to appear.<br />
Detective Fuller learned that he<br />
would probably go to a youth summer<br />
camp. She called the camp staff and<br />
warned them. Kemper arrived at the<br />
camp a few days later. He was arrested<br />
and later sentenced to more than five<br />
years in State Prison.<br />
Mid-City – Officer George Kenney:<br />
This past shift, Officer George Kenney<br />
made over 30 self-initiated arrests<br />
and conducted over 120 self-initiated<br />
field interviews, conducted hotel registry<br />
checks, canyon sweeps and utilized<br />
the investigative supplemental.<br />
An example of his proactive work was<br />
a project where he recognized there<br />
was a transient/alcohol problem in<br />
the are. Due to his eff orts working<br />
with store owners, crime in the area<br />
has been greatly reduced resulting<br />
in minimal calls for service from the<br />
store owners and residents. Officer<br />
Kenney worked for the City of <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong><br />
previously as a paramedic. This<br />
experience along with being a combat<br />
medic in the Navy Reserves, makes<br />
him an invaluable resource. Officer<br />
Kenney is level headed, mature and<br />
empathetic. He is tenacious; a professional<br />
at all times and imparts an infectious<br />
enthusiasm.<br />
Southern – Officer Robert Korbecki:<br />
Officer Robert Korbecki is very knowledgeable<br />
when it comes to the vehicle<br />
code and makes numerous traffic<br />
stops. Currently, he works as the Terrorism<br />
Liaison Officer and makes<br />
sure items of interest are reported.<br />
He is also a case agent for Southern<br />
division’s illegal transportation operations<br />
and has worked directly with<br />
the City Attorney’s office for eff ective<br />
prosecution of suspects. After the arrests,<br />
he follows up with probation to<br />
see if any of the suspects are in violation<br />
of stay away orders, which leads<br />
to numerous arrests with convictions.<br />
Officer Korbecki kept receiving radio<br />
calls to a residence where a citizen<br />
continued to threaten harm to herself.<br />
He coordinated with several city agencies<br />
so the subject could receive help.<br />
Officer Korbecki noted the live-scan<br />
machine at the division was not being<br />
properly utilized because officers<br />
were unfamiliar with how it worked.<br />
He volunteered to train Southern Division<br />
on the use of the machine.<br />
Traffic – Sergeant Patrick Norris:<br />
Sergeant Patrick Norris supervises<br />
and manages the Department’s Tow<br />
Administration and Commercial Enforcement<br />
Units. He is responsible for<br />
working with multiple departments<br />
on various issues. Sergeant Norris is<br />
considered a Subject Matter Expert<br />
(SME) for the City in all aspects of tow<br />
operations and routinely briefs command<br />
staff on all aspects of tow operations.<br />
Sergeant Norris has written and<br />
revised Department Tow Policies and<br />
Procedures, has conducted line-up<br />
training related to the tow program,<br />
and recently completed a Tow Administration<br />
Operations Manual. He is responsible<br />
for reviewing thousands of<br />
dollars of tow invoices to ensure proper<br />
protocols and auditing require-<br />
ments are met. Sergeant Norris’ eff ort<br />
in this area has greatly enhanced the<br />
Department’s ability to meet the mandated<br />
payment schedules. Sergeant<br />
Norris’ demonstrated professionalism,<br />
dedication, hard work, and initiative<br />
over the past shift.<br />
Operational Support – Officer Michael<br />
Bendixen: Officer Michael Bendixen<br />
has been selected as the Officer<br />
of The Shift for the following reasons:<br />
As an integral part of the Operational<br />
Support Team, Mike assisted in the development,<br />
reorganization, and tracking<br />
of our equipment and inventory<br />
systems. He was part of identifying<br />
and cataloging all electronic equipment<br />
and used department bicycles<br />
going to auction. Mike assisted in the<br />
coordination and delivery of all equipment<br />
for the police recruits in the last<br />
two police academies. These duties<br />
were all done while maintaining his<br />
day to day duties as an equipment<br />
officer in Operational Support. With<br />
Mike’s help, Operational Support processed<br />
over 2,500 equipment transactions<br />
during this time.<br />
Southeastern – Officer Samuel Euler:<br />
Officer Samuel Euler has taken a<br />
hard-hitting stance on violent crime.<br />
During this shift, he apprehended a<br />
parolee who was wanted for carjacking<br />
a female and attempting to forcibly<br />
kidnap her child. The same parolee<br />
then assaulted an elderly female<br />
for her purse. Officer Euler spotted<br />
the vehicle, coordinated and led in<br />
the ensuing pursuit and arrest. On another<br />
call of a disturbance between a<br />
woman and her son, Officer Euler uncovered<br />
that the woman had unwittingly<br />
thrown away her son’s meth.<br />
He recovered the drugs, arrested the<br />
son, notified Detectives, and secured<br />
the scene. Officer Euler is sought out<br />
by both Narcotics and Gangs Detectives<br />
for assistance. On one assist, Officer<br />
Euler identified a suspect from a<br />
recent pursuit and crash. On another<br />
occasion, he went to look for a vehicle<br />
that was stolen from Western’s<br />
area. Thirty seconds later, he had the<br />
vehicle. The felony hot stop was conducted<br />
in textbook manner and the<br />
suspect was taken into custody.<br />
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y Tom Bostedt, President , SDPAF<br />
As the athletic arm of the POA, the goal of the <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong><br />
<strong>Police</strong> Athletic Federation (PAF) is to promote<br />
athletic outlets and camaraderie amongst its members.<br />
All full members of the POA are automatically PAF<br />
members. You may know PAF from receiving reimbursements<br />
for sports activities or playing in the Friday Night<br />
Softball league.<br />
The Board of Directors for the PAF is opening up a challenge<br />
to all of its members to pick a fitness goal. Once you<br />
have picked that goal, contact one of the Board members<br />
and let them know what it is. When you realize your goal,<br />
we will send you a PAF T-shirt for your eff orts. The t-shirt<br />
has been custom designed and will only be given to members<br />
who have successfully challenged themselves.<br />
We are putting very few limitations on the selected goals.<br />
First thing—12 ounce curls do not qualify! Maybe you<br />
want to lose ten pounds so you can fit into an outfit or you<br />
want to run a faster mile. Maybe you stopped playing softball<br />
because you were too busy coaching your kid’s teams<br />
and now you are ready to start playing again. Whatever<br />
your goal is, we would like to make sure it is something<br />
that will get you on a long-term path to better health. It’s a<br />
The PAF Challenge<br />
simple challenge and, for<br />
the most part, you make<br />
the rules!<br />
Think about it and give<br />
us a call. I have listed our<br />
Board members names<br />
below. Any of them can<br />
approve your challenge<br />
and get you moving toward<br />
a healthier you!!<br />
And don’t forget to let us know about your sports activities<br />
so we can help reimburse you for those.<br />
Good luck and see you in the gym!!<br />
Tom Bostedt, Eastern Patrol<br />
Dan Lasher, Watch Commander’s Office<br />
Taerance Oh, Gang Suppression Team<br />
Jason Jarrells, Eastern Patrol<br />
Bill Brown, Eastern Patrol<br />
Scott Holslag, Eastern Patrol<br />
Larry Leiber, Central Patrol<br />
Tom Miller, STAR/PAL<br />
Laura Zizzo, Child Abuse<br />
<strong>November</strong> <strong>2012</strong> | 13
y Steve Albrecht<br />
Mark Twain said, “The diff erence<br />
between the right word and<br />
the almost-right word is the<br />
diff erence between a lightning bolt and<br />
lighting bug.” Every report you write<br />
should be accurate, truthful, and serve<br />
as a historical, legal document that is a<br />
re-creation of events as they happened.<br />
Your report could end up in a civil court<br />
long after it finishes its journey through<br />
the criminal side. What you wrote<br />
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Your use of force report serves as<br />
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month later, when he is sitting in court<br />
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According to Oregon DPS Lt. Howard<br />
Webb in his book, Managing the Use of<br />
Force Incident, your use of force report<br />
needs to address two elements: why<br />
you chose to do what you did, and why<br />
you felt it was necessary, based on your<br />
fear that you would be injured, disarmed,<br />
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immediate threat. An admittance of<br />
being afraid is a fundamental element<br />
in the justification of force, and it is an<br />
emotional state that many officers are<br />
reluctant to admit experiencing.”<br />
Of course, you don’t say, “I was shaking<br />
in my boots when the suspect got up and<br />
challenged me to a fight in the bar.” But<br />
rather, “The suspect was six feet five inches<br />
tall, weighed about 275 pounds, and<br />
appeared to be under the influence of a<br />
stimulant drug. I am five feet ten inches<br />
tall and weigh 180 pounds. Based on our<br />
size and strength diff erences, I was afraid<br />
that if I tried to put my hands on him to<br />
make the arrest, he would injure me,<br />
or disarm me of my duty gun or Taser.<br />
Therefore, I drew my Taser, told the suspect<br />
to turn around and put his hands<br />
behind his back. He refused and shouted<br />
that he would take the Taser from me. I<br />
deployed one cycle of my Taser and he fell<br />
to the ground. I handcuff ed him without<br />
any further resistance. I checked him for<br />
injuries and...”<br />
How physically close you are from the<br />
suspect is important tool. “The suspect<br />
got off his bar stool and quickly closed the<br />
gap between us to within four feet. The<br />
room was poorly lit and I could not see<br />
what he was holding behind his back.”<br />
Webb suggests avoiding words like “resisted”<br />
or “struggled” as too vague and<br />
subject to misinterpretation. Some suspects<br />
resist arrest by pulling away, grabbing<br />
the bar railing with both hands, or<br />
fighting you. Be specific: “When I tried<br />
to grab the suspect’s left arm to apply a<br />
wrist lock, he violently pulled his arm<br />
away and tried to punch me in the face<br />
with his right hand. I ducked, drew my<br />
extendable baton, and...”<br />
You will want to document any injuries<br />
the suspect received during the encounter<br />
with you, and what you did to care<br />
for them: “After spraying the suspect’s<br />
face with my OC canister, I handcuff ed<br />
him and immediately began pouring<br />
pitchers of water I got from the bartender<br />
across his eyes and face.” “This,” says<br />
Webb, “makes you look compassionate<br />
to juries, like a caregiver and not a<br />
butt-kicker.” And note any injuries the<br />
suspect had before you put hands-on or<br />
used a weapon: “Upon my arrival, I saw<br />
the suspect was bleeding from a large<br />
cut across his forehead. I was told later<br />
by the bartender that he received this<br />
cut after smashing himself in the head<br />
with a full beer bottle.”<br />
Juries on criminal and civil trials watch<br />
a lot of TV shows and movies, where<br />
the cops almost always win against the<br />
monsters they face. They already think<br />
you’re immune to threats, pain, injury,<br />
fear, or death. The more you can accurately<br />
describe the why and the how, the<br />
better you will look in the eyes of people<br />
who will judge your behavior and the<br />
suspect’s actions that led to your behavior,<br />
during the event in question.<br />
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2013 TRI-N-HARDER-4-KIDS Indoor Triathlon<br />
In Memory of Officer Jeremy Henwood<br />
Saturday, January 12th — Jewish Community Center — First Wave Starts at 8:10 am<br />
STAR/PAL, in partnership with the <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Department,<br />
invites law enforcement officers & civilians to participate in this unique event!<br />
Consists of a 10-minute pool swim, 20-minute cycle<br />
to measure their 2013 fitness level.<br />
ride (stationary bike), & a 15-minute treadmill run.<br />
Distances for each of the categories are combined to<br />
determine the winners!<br />
Registration limited to the first 48 individual participants<br />
and 6 relay teams.<br />
Great opportunity for beginners to get a taste of the<br />
triathlon experience and more seasoned competitors<br />
No entry fee for this event; however, each participant<br />
To sign up please contact STAR/PAL Offi cer Edwin Garrette at (619) 531-2668 or egarrette@pd.sandiego.gov<br />
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is encouraged to raise a minimum of $250 (relay<br />
teams—$500 minimum).<br />
Dri-fit event t-shirt & great goody bags given to each<br />
participant.<br />
Funds benefit STAR/PAL youth programs & the SD-<br />
POA Law Enforcement Memorial Fund.<br />
We are seeking corporate sponsorships to match our participants’ fundraising efforts. We ask corporate partners<br />
to support our officers & civilians who are willing to go the extra mile for kids!<br />
NEW to this year’s competition: Chief’s TRI-N-HARDER-4-KIDS Trophy will be presented to SDPD Division whose<br />
representative raises the most funds! Additional trophy will be presented to the law enforcement agency whose<br />
representative raises the most funds.<br />
We anticipate this event to sell out quickly, so register early & please encourage your family, friends, and colleagues to support<br />
YOU in this worthwhile event!<br />
TRI-N-HARDER-4-KIDS event information can be found at www.starpal.org.<br />
Please fill out the waiver & mail to: STAR/PAL (Attn: Officer Edwin Garrette), 4110 54th St, <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong>, CA 92105.<br />
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16 | The <strong>Informant</strong><br />
SDPOA Discount Tickets<br />
ATTRACTION Age Member Regular Expires Limits<br />
CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE -<br />
OR- DISNEYLAND 1 DAY<br />
PARK PASS<br />
CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE -OR-<br />
DISNEYLAND 1 DAY HOPPER<br />
*CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE<br />
AND DISNEYLAND 2 DAY<br />
HOPPER*<br />
ADULT (10+)<br />
CHILD<br />
(3-9)<br />
ADULT (10+)<br />
CHILD<br />
(3-9)<br />
ADULT (10+)<br />
CHILD (3-9)<br />
$83.52<br />
$77.76<br />
$114.38<br />
$108.89<br />
$180.00<br />
$169.20<br />
$87.00<br />
$81.00<br />
$125.00<br />
$119.00<br />
$200.00<br />
$188.00<br />
12/31/2013 8/Member<br />
per month<br />
12/31/2013<br />
12/31/2013<br />
8/Member<br />
per month<br />
8/Member<br />
per month<br />
*Due to the substantial increase in Disneyland Tickets, The 2-Day Park Hopper<br />
Disneyland Pass will only be available Electronically (at the POA store) and must be<br />
purchased by Credit or Debit card with a Visa or MasterCard logo only*<br />
CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE & DISNEYLAND ANNUAL PASSES - Please visit Disneyland.com to<br />
determine which annual pass best fits your needs. Credit Cards ONLY!<br />
KNOTT'S BERRY FARM<br />
LEGOLAND-GET A SECOND<br />
DAY FREE<br />
2 DAY LEGOLAND RESORT<br />
HOPPER– LEGOLAND, SEALIFE<br />
AQUARIUM & WATERPARK<br />
REG. (12+)<br />
JR (3-11)<br />
$30.99<br />
$21.99<br />
$57.99<br />
$29.99<br />
12/31/<strong>2012</strong><br />
8/Member<br />
per month<br />
ALL AGES $56.00 $75.00 12/31/<strong>2012</strong> 8/Member<br />
per month<br />
ALL AGES $66.00 $95.00 12/31/<strong>2012</strong> 8/Member<br />
per month<br />
MAGIC MOUNTAIN ADULT $36.99 $61.99 12/31/<strong>2012</strong> 8/Member<br />
per month<br />
ADULT (13+) $41.74 $57.95 No 8/Member<br />
MEDIEVAL TIMES CA CHILD (12) $31.45 $37.95 expiration per month<br />
SAN DIEGO ZOO/SAFARI ADULT (12+) $35.50 $42.00 06/30/2013 8/Member<br />
PARK<br />
CHILD (3-11) $27.00 $32.00 06/30/2013 per month<br />
SEA WORLD - 1 DAY<br />
ADULT (10+)<br />
CHILD (3-9)<br />
$63.00<br />
$63.00<br />
$78.00<br />
$70.00<br />
08/31/2013<br />
08/31/2013<br />
8/Member<br />
per month<br />
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS – 3DAY<br />
Credit Card Only<br />
ALL AGES $69.00 $80.00 12/31/<strong>2012</strong> 8/Member<br />
per month<br />
Due to recent changes in the Universal Studios ticketing procedures, we are no longer<br />
able to sell the paper tickets. Going forward, tickets will now need to be purchased<br />
electronically (at the POA store) using a credit or debit card with a Visa or MasterCard<br />
logo.<br />
MOVIE THEATERS MEMBER REGULAR EXPIRES Limits<br />
AMC – Restricted $6.25 $12.00 No expiration<br />
AMC GOLD - Unrestricted $7.75 $12.00 No expiration<br />
READING $7.00 $11.50 No expiration<br />
ULTRA STAR<br />
REGAL / EDWARDS / UNITED<br />
ARTIST – Restricted<br />
$6.25<br />
$6.75<br />
$11.50<br />
$12.00<br />
12/31/2015<br />
No expiration<br />
12/Member<br />
per 7 days<br />
REGAL / EDWARDS / UNITED<br />
ARTIST – Unrestricted<br />
$7.75 $12.00 No expiration<br />
You must show POA membership card to purchase member tickets - NO EXCEPTIONS!<br />
Please call the POA store to verify ticket availability.<br />
All prices are subject to change without notice.
<strong>November</strong> <strong>2012</strong> | 17
y Dr. Kathy Rose<br />
PERT Team Leader and Eastern PERT clinician<br />
Teen suicide is identified by the Centers for Disease<br />
Control & Prevention as the third leading cause<br />
of death among youth in that age group, with approximately<br />
4,600 deaths per year. The primary means<br />
of death are firearms, suff ocation, and poisoning (overdose).<br />
Additionally, another 157,000 children each year<br />
receive emergency room treatment for self-injury. At significantly<br />
higher risk for death are the males in this age<br />
group, with 81% of the completed suicides being boys.<br />
In a recent Midwestern statewide survey of more than<br />
60,000 high school students, over 4,000 reported acts of<br />
self-injury and suicide attempts during the previous year.<br />
Another nationwide study found that among those high<br />
school students surveyed, 16% had seriously considered<br />
suicide and 13% had gone so far as to create a suicide<br />
plan. Perhaps the most significant conclusion reached in<br />
these studies was the crucial significance of parental influence<br />
in the lives of their teenagers. It was determined<br />
that parental connectedness was the single most important<br />
“protective factor” against suicide or self-injurious<br />
behaviors. Contrary to most parents’ perception that<br />
their teenagers are “shutting them out” or are rejecting<br />
them in favor of peer relationships, these studies nevertheless<br />
indicate that the parent/child relationship remains<br />
the primary bond.<br />
Risk factors for teen suicide include depression or a history<br />
of depression or other mental illness; previous sui-<br />
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PERT Perspective<br />
cide attempts; family history of suicide, or exposure to<br />
suicidal behaviors of others, such as peers; access to lethal<br />
means; substance abuse; stressful life events such<br />
as parental divorce, death of a loved one or other significant<br />
losses; and placement in a justice or child welfare<br />
setting. Culture, ethnicity, and gender identity can likewise<br />
be risk factors: at higher risk for suicide are Alaskan<br />
Native & American Indian teens; also at higher risk<br />
are those teens who identity as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or<br />
transgender. A common theme bridging the various factors<br />
among at-risk teens was a pervasive sense of hopelessness<br />
regarding their life circumstances.<br />
While none of these risk factors alone can predict suicidality,<br />
they are identifiable “red flags” that warrant attention.<br />
Because suicide is so stigmatized in our society,<br />
many adults have difficulty talking about it. There is also<br />
a misconception that talking about suicide will somehow<br />
“plant the idea” or cause suicidal behavior in teens. The<br />
National Strategy for Suicide Prevention <strong>2012</strong> provides<br />
information on how to speak with children (or others at<br />
risk) about suicide and provides guidelines for identifying<br />
and reaching out to at-risk groups. Information can<br />
be found on the SAMHSA web site: www.samhsa.gov. Another<br />
informative web site is that of the Yellow Ribbon<br />
Suicide Prevention Program, which specifically targets<br />
the issue of youth suicide: www.yellowribbon.org.
One of the food websites I read recently started a<br />
thread about the virtues of the simplistic beauty of<br />
the Egg Salad sandwich. The arguments were dull<br />
at first, but then passions flared and opinions about the<br />
best in <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> became rather heated. Being a fan of this<br />
demure concoction I had to wonder, where might we, of<br />
the blue cloth, find a solid Egg Salad sandy? This will be a<br />
long and great quest of course, so I started in points west.<br />
The Gourmet Bagger is located at 3357 Rosecrans Street,<br />
(619) 523-0590; they take credit cards for orders over<br />
$15.00. The parking lot is massive and they are open M-F<br />
10:30-7, Sat 10:30-4, and Sun 11-3:30. Bonus factoid: all<br />
Gourmet Bagger sandwiches are served with a chocolate<br />
chip cookie. I ate at the Gourmet Bagger a record three<br />
times.<br />
For the first visit I tried their Egg Salad sandwich (only<br />
$4.99!) on plain white bread, the way Mom used to make.<br />
I must say, my foodie website cohorts did not steer me<br />
wrong. Topped with Dijon mustard, tomato and sprouts,<br />
Gourmet Bagger’s Egg Salad was tangy, rich and delicious,<br />
without being overly slathered in mayonnaise. The hardboiled<br />
egg was diced perfectly, not smashed up into a yellow<br />
pulp.<br />
On my second visit I chose the 800-pound gorilla of the<br />
sandwich world, the Cheesesteak. Theirs is called the Bagger<br />
Cheesesteak ($6.49) and is served on an 8-inch French<br />
roll. It’s not a Pat’s mammoth size, but they hold their own<br />
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on the flavor and to-diefor<br />
melted cheese front.<br />
The oils and spices from<br />
a well-used and seasoned<br />
griddle beget brilliant<br />
cheesesteak flavor.<br />
Gourmet Bagger’s was so<br />
savory delicious and perfectly<br />
seasoned that I ate<br />
the whole thing, (something<br />
I try to avoid when<br />
writing this column).<br />
The purpose of the third visit was to appease Jacob D’s<br />
obsession with all things related to traditional deli sandwiches.<br />
Per his request, I chose the Gourmet Grinder<br />
($6.49) served on an 8-inch French roll. Piled high with<br />
ham, salami, capacolla, Provolone cheese, and Italian<br />
dressing, this was hearty and filling sandwich and large<br />
enough to save one half for a midnight snack.<br />
Gourmet Bagger is centrally located, and serves delicious,<br />
quality sandwiches at an incredibly fair price. I must be<br />
on a roll of good finds, because for the second month in a<br />
row I am awarding 4 badges.<br />
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<strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Offi cers <strong>Association</strong> Golf Club<br />
The <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Officers</strong> <strong>Association</strong> Golf Club will be hosting its annual new member signup and current member<br />
renewal drive starting in <strong>November</strong>. The SDPOAGC was established many years ago as a way for club members<br />
to get together to play golf and socialize away from the workplace.<br />
The SDPOAGC is open to all POA members, friends and family. The golf club invites its members to compete in friendly<br />
competition in beautifully scenic courses all over <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> County. Our tournaments are held in the odd numbered<br />
months of the year. By joining you will become a member of the Southern California Golf <strong>Association</strong>, where you would<br />
obtain a GHIN Number. A GHIN number allows you to establish a handicap and compete in tournaments on equal footing<br />
with players of varied skill levels. Come out to play golf, build camaraderie and have fun with old friends and make<br />
some new ones.<br />
Check out the website at www.sdpoagc.com for our member sign up forms and 2013 tournament schedule.<br />
See you on the links!<br />
20 | The <strong>Informant</strong><br />
RF&PA Update<br />
by Willie P. Smith<br />
I<br />
received two phone calls from some memorable retirees, however; they gave me no information. I am always glad to<br />
receive phone calls from retirees who want to just talk. However, I would like e-mails if you want to let other retirees<br />
know how you are doing. In answer to the obvious question —sure, I can write information down while on the<br />
phone, but I don’t always remember where I put it when it comes time to send it to The <strong>Informant</strong>. If no more interest<br />
is shown, I will discontinue my articles. If you want to let your fellow retirees know what you are doing, where you are<br />
living and what mischief you are currently into, send it to williep58sgt@yahoo.com.
<strong>November</strong> <strong>2012</strong> | 21
22 | The <strong>Informant</strong><br />
<strong>2012</strong> Christmas Party
Good Job Western Division Street Crimes Unit!<br />
From <strong>November</strong> 25, 2011 to January 5, <strong>2012</strong>, the Western<br />
Street Crimes Unit conducted an undercover operation<br />
targeting shoplifting booster crews in the<br />
Fashion Valley area. Booster crews increase their activity<br />
during this time period because high end retailers release<br />
new fashions for the holiday shoppers. These new items are<br />
coveted by the booster crews. The traditional approach to<br />
combating these booster crews has not yielded much success.<br />
The Street Crimes Unit took a unique approach.<br />
They used the expertise of the Loss Prevention Agents from<br />
a coalition of companies that were contacted for this operation.<br />
The company representatives all belonged to the <strong>San</strong><br />
<strong>Diego</strong> Organized Retail Crime Alliance (SDORCA). The loss<br />
prevention agents were paired with an undercover police<br />
officer. They would scan the mall for these crews. When<br />
they were identified the surveillance teams would move<br />
into place. Once the suspects committed the burglaries the<br />
surveillance team would follow them until the arrest team<br />
moved in to take them into custody.<br />
The detail resulting 72 arrests! Burglary 57, Credit Card<br />
Fraud 8, Petty Theft 2, Narcotics, 2, and warrants 3.<br />
The team recovered $ 80,000.00 of stolen property. The<br />
items taken were clothing, purses, jewelry, electronics, luggage,<br />
and high-end kitchen accessories. In addition the credit<br />
card suspects purchased gift cards totaling $73,000.00 using<br />
stolen credit cards.<br />
Code 4 Chronicles<br />
On August 10, <strong>2012</strong>, Western Division<br />
Street Crimes Unit Sergeant Ricky Castro,<br />
<strong>Officers</strong> Allyson Boyd, Eddie Escamilla,<br />
Jorge Rosales, Matt Tortorella,<br />
Pat Laco, Ricky Radasa, and Ryan<br />
Schultz were presented the award for<br />
Law Enforcement Investigators of the Year. Loss Prevention<br />
<strong>Officers</strong> Chris Arbeene, Kevin Stone, Maurice Payne, and<br />
Terence Wilkerson who assisted the Street Crimes Unit during<br />
the operation were also presented the award for Loss<br />
Prevention Investigators of the Year. The awards were presented<br />
by the <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> Organized Retail Crime Alliance at<br />
their 2nd annual conference held at Pala Casino.<br />
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Urbane Cafe Fundraiser<br />
On Sept. 21, Urbane Cafe celebrated their five-year anniversary<br />
by holding a fundraiser to benefit the SDPOA<br />
Widows and Orphans Fund. The restaurant donated<br />
20 percent of the proceeds they made on that day to support<br />
the fund.<br />
Thank you to all of the SDPOA members and friends who<br />
stopped by to make the event a success. Your support is<br />
greatly appreciated!<br />
Officer Scott Crane, who organized the event, with Urbane Cafe<br />
owner Doug Zimmer and SDPOA Treasurer Randy Levitt. Zimmer<br />
presented a check for $1,300 to benefit the SDPOA Widows<br />
and Orphans Fund.<br />
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Now through December 15, <strong>2012</strong><br />
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* APR = Annual Percentage Rate. Rates and terms are effective 10/15/12 and are subject to change without<br />
notice. All loans are subject to credit approval. Auto loan rates, with automatic payments, begin as low as<br />
1.89% APR for a term of up to 48 months, and are based on a certain level of credit worthiness. Rates for other<br />
vehicle types will be higher. Based upon a 1.89% APR and 48-month term, monthly payments would be $21.65 per<br />
$1,000 borrowed. No additional discounts may be used in conjunction with<br />
stated rate.Other rates and terms are available. Restrictions and conditions<br />
may apply. To qualify for $150 cash rebate, member must fi nance a minimum<br />
of $10,000 on a new or used vehicle loan. $150 cash will be deposited into<br />
member’s METRO Checking or Savings Account at the time of loan funding,<br />
and may be considered taxable income. Consult your tax advisor. Refi nances<br />
of existing METRO vehicle loans are not eligible for $150 cash offer.<br />
Membership with METRO, including a one-time membership fee, is required.<br />
SDPOA Board<br />
Elections<br />
The filing deadline to run for a seat on<br />
the SDPOA Board of Directors was October<br />
4, <strong>2012</strong>. At the close of the designated<br />
declaration period, only three candidates<br />
had filed to fill the three seats that<br />
were up for election. Since this is the case,<br />
there will be no election this year.<br />
Congratulations to Brian Marvel, Jeff Jordon,<br />
and Mike Fender, who will serve on the SD-<br />
POA Board for another three-year term.<br />
The SDPOA Office will be closed on<br />
the following dates in <strong>November</strong>:<br />
<strong>November</strong> 12th<br />
in observance of Veterans Day<br />
<strong>November</strong> 22th and 23rd<br />
in observance of Thanksgiving<br />
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In Remembrance<br />
Thomas A. Keays<br />
End of Watch:<br />
20 <strong>November</strong> 1937<br />
Fifteen minutes after pulling a body<br />
from beneath a streetcar, Sgt. Keays<br />
died of a heart attack.<br />
Michael J. Bushman<br />
End of Watch:<br />
25 <strong>November</strong> 1963<br />
Offi cer Bushman died after his car left<br />
the road in a single-vehicle accident.<br />
Archie C. Buggs B gg<br />
End of Watch:<br />
4 <strong>November</strong> 1978<br />
Offi cer Buggs was shot and killed<br />
during a routine traffi c stop of two<br />
suspects under the infl uence of PCP.<br />
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We don’t always think about the SDPOA as a business,<br />
but our association is a million dollar nonprofit<br />
organization. As a business, the board of<br />
directors establishes budgets, conducts performance audits<br />
and continually strives to use association monies in a<br />
manner consistent with organizational goals. Recently, the<br />
entire board met and we revisited our goals to determine<br />
if were meeting the needs of our members and prepared<br />
to face the inevitabilities of our chosen profession. One of<br />
those foreseeable events is the probability that we will have<br />
multiple officers in need of legal representation stemming<br />
from a single event and we do not feel our association is in<br />
a position financially to provide the best possible defense<br />
under this scenario.<br />
Just as members purchase insurance to provide for the replacement<br />
of their homes and cars in times of crisis, the<br />
SDPOA is in need of purchasing extra insurance to provide<br />
for the legal defense of our members that may occur in certain<br />
situations. Unfortunately, as much as we have streamlined<br />
our business operations, we are unable to provide<br />
this extra level of insurance without requesting an extra<br />
contribution from the members.<br />
In December, the SDPOA will hold membership meetings<br />
and there will be a vote on by-law changes to the governance<br />
of the association. We will also update the members<br />
on procedural changes regarding business practices. The<br />
by-law changes for membership consideration at the time<br />
of this writing are as follows:<br />
• Article III – Membership – Redefining active membership,<br />
adding what a retired member is and adding<br />
honorary member information.<br />
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SDPOA Bylaws<br />
• Article IV – Directors – Update<br />
language to include ude<br />
electronic<br />
tions.communicaca-<br />
• Article V – Voting g<br />
•<br />
(Parts A & B) – Updating<br />
to include electronic<br />
communications.<br />
Article VI – Executive <strong>Officers</strong><br />
– Add additional responsibility to the treasurer and<br />
secretary.<br />
• Article VIII – Dues and Fees – Modify language to<br />
have PORAC and LDF II dues split 50/50 amongst the<br />
SDPOA and the member.<br />
• Article X – Investment of Monies – Update language<br />
and add written consent from Board.<br />
• Article XIII – Payment of Benefits – Change language<br />
of “Benefit” to “Gift” in some of the sections.<br />
• Article XIV – Order of Business – Add language that<br />
board agenda’s need to be published to the membership<br />
72 hours prior to a board meeting. Update order<br />
of business to current practice.<br />
• *New* Article XVIII – Establishment of the <strong>Association</strong><br />
– Brief history of the creation of the SDPOA in 1912.<br />
• The board will send out the finalized language<br />
and modifications after December 1, <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
In conclusion, the SDPOA board has determined providing<br />
Legal Defense Fund II through PORAC is a must have for<br />
our membership to meet our goals of protecting you to the<br />
fullest extent possible. We look forward to meeting with<br />
the membership and engaging in a spirited discussion over<br />
these potential by-law changes before any vote is taken.
On the Road<br />
Offi cer Mitchell Jones and his wife, Vanessa, took<br />
their <strong>Informant</strong> on a trip to Europe. This photo was<br />
taken with the Polizia in Rome, Italy.<br />
Michael Schaldach traveled with his <strong>Informant</strong> to<br />
Tombstone, AZ. He took this photo in front of the<br />
graves of Billy Clanton, Frank McLaury and Tom<br />
McLaury in Boot Hill Cemetery.<br />
Sponsored by<br />
Offi cer Chris Cummings of Southeastern Division<br />
took this picture next to a Boston <strong>Police</strong> Department<br />
paddy wagon, sporting his Division apparel, during<br />
his recent trip to Boston, MA with his wife, Nikki.<br />
Jim Kistner with his Informat at the Alamo in <strong>San</strong><br />
Antonio, TX. The site is most famous for its role as a<br />
Texian fort during the Texas Revolution.<br />
If you’ve recently taken your copy of The <strong>Informant</strong> on the road with you, please share your pictures!<br />
If your picture is featured, the member who sends in the photo will receive a pair of movie tickets, as well as our appreciation!<br />
Active and retired SDPOA members should send submissions to Steph via email at sreed@sdpoa.org.<br />
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25 26 27 28 29 30<br />
SDPOA Offi ce closed SDPOA Offi ce closed<br />
Thanksgiving Day<br />
Thanksgiving Dinner<br />
at the POA for all<br />
Watches<br />
11:00 a.m. - midnight<br />
18 19 20 21 22 23 24<br />
SDPOA Offi ce closed<br />
Fundraiser at<br />
Oggi’s Pizza and<br />
Bewing Company<br />
2562 Laning Rd.<br />
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Election Day<br />
Marine Corps Birthday<br />
11:00 a.m. at SDPOA Hall<br />
4 5<br />
Retired SDPD<br />
6 7 8 9 10<br />
Monthly Lunch<br />
SDPOA Board Meeting<br />
Meet at 11:00 am<br />
8:30 am<br />
Grand Plaza Buffet -<br />
Board Room<br />
1840 Garnet Street<br />
1 2 3<br />
RFPA Board Meeting<br />
SD Firefi ghters<br />
Credit Union<br />
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday<br />
Dates to Remember<br />
An at-a-glance listing of SDPOA,<br />
law enforcement and local events<br />
<strong>November</strong>
The ALADS Insurance Trustees met and voted to renew the<br />
Anthem Blue Cross medical and dental plans as of January<br />
1, 2013. The monthly rates are eff ective through December<br />
31,2013 and represent an approximate overall increase of<br />
8.2%<br />
Monthly Rates Eff ective January 1, 2013<br />
Single<br />
Two Party<br />
Family<br />
CaliforniaCare<br />
Basic<br />
$543.13<br />
$1,058.83<br />
$1,309.37<br />
The ALADS medical plans will be non-grandfathered eff ective<br />
January 1, 2013. A listing of the eff ects of moving to<br />
non-grandfathered status is at right.<br />
Additionally, the following benefit changes will be adopted<br />
eff ective January 1, 2013:<br />
HMO<br />
Office visit copays will increase from $5 to $10<br />
Brand prescription drug copay will increase from $10<br />
to $15<br />
ALADS Announcement<br />
CaliforniaCare<br />
Premier<br />
$651.27<br />
$1,166.97<br />
$1,417.77<br />
Effective for Plan Years Beginning on or After September<br />
23, 2010 (Non-Grandfathered Plans Only)<br />
• Must cover preventive care without cost-sharing (such as<br />
copayments and deductibles) (eff ective the first plan year<br />
on or after 8/1/<strong>2012</strong> for women’s preventive services)<br />
• Fully insured plans cannot discriminate in favor of highly<br />
compensated employees under rules similar to IRC section<br />
105(h) Note: Implementation delayed until further<br />
guidance is issued)-not an issue for labor unions<br />
• Cannot require pre-authorization for emergency services,<br />
and must have the same cost-sharing for in-network and<br />
out-of-network emergency services<br />
• New rules on internal claims and appeals and external<br />
review processes (Note: Enforcement grace period applied<br />
to some provisions)-already incorporated in Anthem<br />
insured plans<br />
• Participant must be able to designate any primary care<br />
provider available to accept the individual, or pediatrician<br />
in the case of a child<br />
• Cannot require pre-authorization or a referral for treatment<br />
by an OB/GYN-already included with California Care<br />
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SDPOA<br />
Board<br />
Minutes<br />
September 13, <strong>2012</strong><br />
0830 hours<br />
DIRECTORS PRESENT: Marvel, Jordon,<br />
Pidgeon, Fender, Levitt, Bostedt (left at<br />
1100hrs to present at retirement party,<br />
returned at 1300hrs), Hubka (left to present<br />
at retirement party at 1325hrs)<br />
Directors excused: Lewis, Paxton<br />
MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: R. O’Hanlon,<br />
S. Zimmerman,<br />
OTHERS PRESENT: R. Crady, B. Fields, P.<br />
Zelpner, J. Bauers, M. Bennett, B. Farrar,<br />
K. Smith (recorder)<br />
OPENING OBSERVANCES: President<br />
Marvel called the meeting to order at<br />
0830 hours and led all present in the<br />
Pledge of Allegiance. There was a moment<br />
of silence for the Offi cers killed in<br />
the line of duty in the past. There were<br />
18 offi cers killed in the line of duty Nationwide<br />
since the August board meeting.<br />
There were 5 <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> <strong>Police</strong> offi cer<br />
killed in the month of September. Henry<br />
Goodrich (9/7/1940), Kimberly Tonahill<br />
(9/14/84), Timothy Ruopp (9/16/84),<br />
Ronald Davis (9/17/91), Robert Mcpherson<br />
(9/30/29).<br />
NON-AGENDA MEMBER COMMENTS:<br />
No report<br />
MEMBER PRESENTATIONS:<br />
• Lt. Rick O’Hanlon requested $750<br />
to sponsor a tee for the IACP Charity<br />
Golf Tournament. The tournament<br />
is September 30th at Maderas. The<br />
money will go to the <strong>Police</strong> Foundation.<br />
Moved to Charity.<br />
PRESENTATIONS:<br />
• Rick Crady, from McDonald’s, presented<br />
the POA with a check for<br />
$2,000 to go to the POA Widows and<br />
Orphans Fund from the most recent<br />
Henwood charity fundraiser.<br />
• Paul Zelpner and Joseph Bauers,<br />
with AXA Advisors, made a presentation<br />
regarding their program to educate<br />
members about their benefi ts.<br />
Discussion occurred.<br />
• Bill Farrar gave an overview of his<br />
meeting with the IRS regarding his<br />
POA retirement check. Farrar will<br />
give the POA a copy of the ruling and<br />
the POA will have the auditors look<br />
into this issue.<br />
• Michelle Bennett was thanked by the<br />
POA Board for all of the support she<br />
has given the POA. Marvel brought<br />
up the subject of her healthcare and<br />
Michelle not being able to select<br />
the plan she wants. The board will<br />
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look into this issue to help Michelle<br />
straighten out the problem.<br />
PAC<br />
• Fender reported with updates on<br />
SCALE and CCLEA regarding endorsements<br />
and meetings in the<br />
POA’s favor. Discussion occurred regarding<br />
pension reform.<br />
• CCLEA is supportive of Prop 40.<br />
• Scott O’Mara discussed Comp Law<br />
changes.<br />
• Fender discussed some current<br />
bills.<br />
•<br />
M/S Hubka/Levitt to send a letter in<br />
favor of SB1160. Unanimous. 6-0-<br />
3. Marvel, Paxton, Lewis absent for<br />
vote.<br />
• M/S Levitt/Hubka to send letter opposing<br />
SB2451. Unanimous.<br />
•<br />
6-0-3. Marvel, Paxton, Lewis absent<br />
for vote.<br />
PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE<br />
Charity:<br />
Request for POA to sponsor the following:<br />
Absent from all charity voting: Jordon,<br />
Lewis, Paxton<br />
The Nice Guys 33rd Annual Nice Guy<br />
• of the Year Gala. M/S Levitt/Hubka<br />
for $2750, one table. Unanimous.<br />
6-0-3.<br />
SCDSA’s <strong>2012</strong> Star 6 Golf Tourna-<br />
• ment. Declined.<br />
• The Member Spotlight will be Tom<br />
Sullivan for the month of <strong>November</strong>.<br />
The Unit Highlight will be ENT.<br />
Website: No report.<br />
RETIREMENT: No report.<br />
MEMBER RELATIONS<br />
• There were two member requests<br />
this past month.<br />
LABOR/MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE<br />
•<br />
•<br />
•<br />
Chief Zimmerman reported we lost a<br />
recruit today to Phoenix PD. We currently<br />
have 29 recruits. There will be<br />
15 new recruits starting in an academy<br />
in October.<br />
Chief Zimmerman gave an overview<br />
regarding the department’s standards<br />
and how this effects hiring for<br />
SDPD.<br />
Marvel asked Zimmerman to look<br />
into secondary employment.<br />
• Discussion occurred regarding GPS<br />
on PD vehicles.<br />
• Marvel asked Chief to look into reopening<br />
the promotional settlement.<br />
LEGAL: No report.<br />
SPECIAL EVENTS/SCHOLARSHIP<br />
COMMITTEE<br />
The fi nal reporting for this years’ pic-<br />
• nic will be fi nalized tomorrow. The<br />
event went well.<br />
The Christmas party preparation is<br />
• underway.<br />
•<br />
•<br />
CPI’s <strong>2012</strong> Gala. M/S Levitt/Fender<br />
for ¼ page ad. Unanimous. 6-0-3.<br />
UCP of SD County 29th Annual Ce-<br />
•<br />
•<br />
Hubka discussed a fundraising idea<br />
for the POA.<br />
POA’s Thanksgiving meal will be at<br />
the POA again this year for on duty<br />
lebrity Waiters Luncheon. Declined.<br />
• LAPPL Eagle and Badge Foundation,<br />
In the Line of Duty Legacy Awards.<br />
Declined.<br />
• NACOLE, 18th Annual Conference.<br />
Declined.<br />
• The Glenner Memory Care Centers,<br />
30th Anniversary Celebration. De-<br />
members and their immediate family.<br />
• The PAF will hold a Jeremy Henwood<br />
Memorial 5k on December 2nd. The<br />
Wounded Warrior Project and Vet<br />
Sports will be the recipients for this<br />
year’s funds raised.<br />
BUDGET-FINANCE<br />
clined.<br />
• NAMI, 9th Annual Inspiration Awards<br />
Dinner. M/S Fender/Levitt for $150,<br />
Status report<br />
• M/S Fender/Pidgeon to approve this<br />
months’ treasurers’ report. Unani-<br />
two tickets. Unanimous. 6-0-3.<br />
• C.O.P.S, C.O.P.S Walk <strong>2012</strong> Declined.<br />
• Crime Stoppers Light the Night 5K.<br />
M/S Levitt/Hubka for $500. Unanimous.<br />
6-0-3.<br />
• Offi cer Down Memorial Page. M/S<br />
Levitt/Hubka for $500 in kind donamous.<br />
5-0-4. Jordon, Paxton, Lewis,<br />
Bostedt absent for vote.<br />
BUSINESS AND GOVERNANCE<br />
COMMITTEE<br />
Administrative:<br />
• The POA will move forward on replacing<br />
two air conditioning units this<br />
month per the approved capital imtion.<br />
Unanimous. 6-0-3.<br />
• Annual Deputy District Attorney<br />
Awards Banquet. Declined.<br />
• National Law Enforcement Memorial<br />
Fund, Third Annual Gala. Declined.<br />
• IACP Charity Golf Tournament. M/S<br />
Hubka/Pidgeon for $750. Unaniprovements.<br />
By-Laws:<br />
• Jordon discussed possibly raising the<br />
dues if the members do not vote in a<br />
pass through by-law change.<br />
• Jordon will work with Fields on preparing<br />
by-law changes by the Octomous.<br />
6-0-3.<br />
ber board meeting for the board to<br />
<strong>Informant</strong>:<br />
vote in. There will be membership
meetings for members to vote on these changes<br />
or additions in December.<br />
Minutes:<br />
• M/S Jordon/Pidgeon to accept the August <strong>2012</strong><br />
Board Meeting Minutes with 4 corrections. Unanimous.<br />
7-0-2. Lewis/Paxton absent for vote.<br />
MILESTONE REPORT: No report.<br />
LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL COMMITTEE<br />
• Pidgeon reported on contacting the credit union<br />
to look into a savings account for this year’s me-<br />
morial trips.<br />
• Discussion occurred regarding the members who<br />
went to the funeral for CHP Offi cer Youngstrom.<br />
OLD BUSINESS: No report.<br />
NEW BUSINESS<br />
• Jordon discussed the deferred retirement issue.<br />
• Jordon reported the ALADS health benefi ts will<br />
have an increase of 8.1% effective January<br />
2013. A memo with this information will go out<br />
to members immediately.<br />
Marvel will be sitting on a panel at the Adapt or<br />
• Die Seminar hosted by Ron York, Ted Hunt and<br />
Ron DeLord.<br />
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towing services<br />
throughout<br />
<strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> County<br />
www.RoadOne<strong>San</strong><strong>Diego</strong>.com<br />
The <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Offi cers<br />
<strong>Association</strong> is looking for<br />
Corporate Sponsors for<br />
The <strong>Informant</strong>. Corporate<br />
sponsors will have their logo<br />
featured on the back cover<br />
of The <strong>Informant</strong> as a part of<br />
the sponsorship package.<br />
Mayor of <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong><br />
Bob Filner<br />
<strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> City Council, District 1<br />
Sherri Lightner<br />
<strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> County Board of Supervisors, District 3<br />
Steve Danon<br />
State Propositions<br />
Proposition 32 – NO<br />
Proposition 34 – NO<br />
Proposition 35 – YES<br />
Proposition 36 – NO<br />
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Interested parties should contact<br />
Steph Reed: 858-573-1199 - or - sreed@sdpoa.org<br />
NONPROFIT ORG.<br />
U.S. POSTAGE<br />
PAID<br />
<strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong>, CA<br />
PERMIT No. 1144<br />
WINNER<br />
The SDPOA is Proud to Endorse the Following Candidates:<br />
U.S. House of Representatives, District 51<br />
Juan Vargas<br />
U.S. House of Representatives, District 52<br />
Brian Bilbray<br />
California Senate, District 39<br />
Marty Block<br />
California Assembly, District 76<br />
Sherry Hodges<br />
Superior Court, District 25<br />
Robert Amador