September 2009 Edition Spokane Police Department Newsletter

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF’S OFFICE... BY: MAJOR SCOTT JOHNSON Ok, I admit it, I’m a sucker for a good quote. Maybe something as simple as a quote has that has nothing to do with the Department, our particular assignment or who we are as people. On the other hand, maybe it has a lot to do with it! Either way, this month I would like to share some of my favorite quotes with you. Whether they cause you to think or cause you to chuckle—I hope you enjoy them. SPOKANE POLICE DEPARTMENT NEWSLETTER “Right is right, even if everyone is against it; and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it.” ~William Penn “A father is a guy who has pictures in his wallet where his money used to be.” ~Unknown “Fault finding is like window washing—all of the dirt seems to be on the other side.” ~Unknown “Get the facts first. You can distort them later.” ~Mark Twain “You guys pair up in groups of three, then line up in a circle.” ~Bill Peterson, a Florida State football coach (must think he’s Yogi Berra!) “Truthfulness is the main element of character.” ~Brian Tracy “Upon the conduct of each depends on the fate of all.” ~Alexander the Great “I can’t remember the names of the clubs we went to.” ~Shaquille O’Neal on whether he had gone to the Parthenon during a visit to Greece. “The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human being can alter his life by alter his attitude.” ~William James “There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience.” ~French Proverb INSIDE THIS ISSUE... SPD Says Goodbye to Gary Kuntz 2 Explorers Summer Academy 8 Lewis Co. Deputy Killed in Line of Duty 2 Spokane Regional Drug Task Force 8 Officers Remembered from 9/11 3 Chaplain’s Corner 9 Kiwanis Youth Camp 4 Chili Recipe 9 Walk to Cure Diabetes 5 Years of Service 10 Special Olympics Poker Tournament 5 Citizens Applaud Our Employees 11 Chief’s Citation—PIO Team 6 Citizens Applaud Our Employees cont’d. 12 Chief’s Citation—Name Combine Team 7 Upcoming Events 13 SPD TV Schedule 13 SEPTEMBER 2009 EDITION

MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF’S OFFICE...<br />

BY: MAJOR SCOTT JOHNSON<br />

Ok, I admit it, I’m a sucker for a good quote. Maybe something<br />

as simple as a quote has that has nothing to do with<br />

the <strong>Department</strong>, our particular assignment or who we are as<br />

people. On the other hand, maybe it has a lot to do with it!<br />

Either way, this month I would like to share some of my favorite<br />

quotes with you. Whether they cause you to think or<br />

cause you to chuckle—I hope you enjoy them.<br />

SPOKANE<br />

POLICE<br />

DEPARTMENT<br />

NEWSLETTER<br />

“Right is right, even if everyone is against it; and wrong is<br />

wrong, even if everyone is for it.” ~William Penn<br />

“A father is a guy who has pictures in his wallet where his<br />

money used to be.” ~Unknown<br />

“Fault finding is like window washing—all of the dirt seems<br />

to be on the other side.” ~Unknown<br />

“Get the facts first. You can distort them later.” ~Mark Twain<br />

“You guys pair up in groups of three, then line up in a circle.” ~Bill Peterson, a Florida<br />

State football coach (must think he’s Yogi Berra!)<br />

“Truthfulness is the main element of character.” ~Brian Tracy<br />

“Upon the conduct of each depends on the fate of all.” ~Alexander the Great<br />

“I can’t remember the names of the clubs we went to.” ~Shaquille O’Neal on whether he<br />

had gone to the Parthenon during a visit to Greece.<br />

“The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human being can alter his life by alter his<br />

attitude.” ~William James<br />

“There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience.” ~French Proverb<br />

INSIDE THIS ISSUE...<br />

SPD Says Goodbye to Gary Kuntz 2 Explorers Summer Academy 8<br />

Lewis Co. Deputy Killed in Line of Duty 2 <strong>Spokane</strong> Regional Drug Task Force 8<br />

Officers Remembered from 9/11 3 Chaplain’s Corner 9<br />

Kiwanis Youth Camp 4 Chili Recipe 9<br />

Walk to Cure Diabetes 5 Years of Service 10<br />

Special Olympics Poker Tournament 5 Citizens Applaud Our Employees 11<br />

Chief’s Citation—PIO Team 6 Citizens Applaud Our Employees cont’d. 12<br />

Chief’s Citation—Name Combine Team 7 Upcoming Events 13<br />

SPD TV Schedule 13<br />

SEPTEMBER <strong>2009</strong> EDITION


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SPD SAYS GOODBYE TO GARY KUNTZ<br />

Gary L. Kuntz was born on May 14, 1948 and passed away<br />

unexpectedly on <strong>September</strong> 7, <strong>2009</strong>. Gary is survived by<br />

his wife of 25 years, Kathy Kuntz. Memorial services were<br />

held on Saturday, <strong>September</strong> 12, <strong>2009</strong> at Thornhill Valley<br />

Chapel, <strong>Spokane</strong> Valley, WA with Fr. Mathews Nicks presiding.<br />

Gary was a Crime Analyst with the <strong>Spokane</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Department</strong><br />

where he worked for over 20 years. Gary was instrumental<br />

in developing the unit into what you see today. He<br />

also assisted other police agencies nationally, when they<br />

wanted to form Crime Analysis units. Today, the SPD<br />

Crime Analysis unit is a trendsetter, based on Gary’s contributions to the field.<br />

Anyone with a computer problem came to<br />

Gary and he solved it with a smile. Gary<br />

knew in order to solve crime, officers<br />

needed the information and they needed it<br />

quickly. He did whatever he could to facilitate<br />

that.<br />

We will miss the advocate in you Gary!<br />

LEWIS COUNTY DEPUTY KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY<br />

The law enforcement community mourns the loss of Deputy<br />

Stephan “Mike” Gallagher, Lewis County Sheriff’s Office,<br />

who died in the line of duty August 18 th , <strong>2009</strong>. On August<br />

17, <strong>2009</strong> Deputy Gallagher was responding to assist<br />

another officer on a domestic violence call when his patrol<br />

car collided with an elk on Highway 12 near Packwood,<br />

Washington. Deputy Gallagher had served with the sheriff’s<br />

office for six years and was a U.S. Army veteran.<br />

On August 26 th , <strong>2009</strong>, Deputy Mike Gallagher was laid to rest with a full honors<br />

law enforcement ceremony. Community members and police officers from around<br />

the region, including the Royal Canadian Mounted Patrol and approximately 150<br />

Honor Guard members, paid their respects to Deputy Mike Gallagher, his family,<br />

his friends, and his agency. He will be remembered for his dedicated service to the<br />

community and his country. Four <strong>Spokane</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Department</strong> Honor Guard Team<br />

members represented SPD at the service.<br />

Deputy Mike Gallagher is survived by his wife and two young children.<br />

Thank you for your service, Mike, and may you rest in peace.<br />

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OFFICERS KILLED ON 9/11 ARE REMEMBERED<br />

It remains the deadliest day in U.S. law enforcement history: 72 peace officers killed in the<br />

line of duty during the terrorist attacks of <strong>September</strong> 11, 2001. Eight years after that tragic<br />

day, these heroic men and women will be remembered during a ceremony at the National<br />

Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, DC.<br />

On Friday, <strong>September</strong> 11, at 9 AM, Board<br />

members and staff of the National Law<br />

Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund<br />

(NLEOMF) gathered along Panels 9<br />

through 22 of the Memorial’s west wall,<br />

where the names of the 72 officers are<br />

engraved together on Line 23. Following<br />

brief remarks, the officers’ names were<br />

read aloud, and a wreath and commemorative<br />

poster in their honor was laid.<br />

“With the passage of time, the horrific<br />

events of 9/11 seem to have faded a bit<br />

from our collective consciousness. But<br />

the service and sacrifice of the 72 courageous<br />

law enforcement heroes who laid down their own lives that day for the safety and<br />

protection of others will always be remembered here at the National Law Enforcement Officers<br />

Memorial,” said Mr. Craig Floyd, the NLEOMF Chairman and CEO.<br />

Among the law enforcement officers who died on 9/11 were 71 killed at the World Trade<br />

Center, plus one officer—Richard Guadagno, a sworn refuge manager with the U.S. Fish &<br />

Wildlife Service—who was among the passengers who died in Pennsylvania while fighting<br />

to regain control of Flight 93 from the terrorists. Thirty-seven members of the Port Authority<br />

of New York and New Jersey <strong>Police</strong> Force, including its Superintendent, Fred Morrone,<br />

died on 9/11; that represents the most fatalities suffered by a single law enforcement<br />

agency in one day in U.S. history.<br />

Also killed at the World Trade Center that day<br />

were 23 members of the New York City <strong>Police</strong><br />

<strong>Department</strong>; five members of the New York State<br />

<strong>Department</strong> of Taxation & Finance; three members<br />

of the New York State Office of Court Administration;<br />

a special agent with the FBI; a master<br />

special officer with the U.S. Secret Service; and<br />

a New York City fire marshal who had sworn law<br />

enforcement powers.<br />

The names of all 72 officers killed on 9/11 can be<br />

found on the NLEOMF website. The National<br />

Law Enforcement Officers Memorial contains the<br />

names of 18,661 officers who have died in the line<br />

of duty throughout U.S. history.<br />

*Reprinted from a NLEOMF News Release<br />

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<strong>2009</strong> KIWANIS YOUTH LAW ENFORCEMENT CAMP<br />

When I was in high school I was given the opportunity to attend the 1990 By: Officer Ryan Snider<br />

Kiwanis Youth Law Enforcement Camp in Shelton, Washington. I really<br />

didn’t know what I was to expect, just that I had hoped to someday be a police officer. The very<br />

first day I got there I was treated like a cadet. All 30 of the kids there with me were ready to get<br />

back in our cars and head back home. I’m glad I didn’t, because I really had the time of my life and<br />

it helped me in my career choice as well. I was asked to come back to the camp in 2005 as a<br />

counselor/mentor. I just completed my fifth year as this years camp was held the week of July 25-<br />

31 st . The <strong>Spokane</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Department</strong> is the only organization from the east side of the state that has<br />

a representative, the rest are from the west side and WSP.<br />

The Kiwanis Youth Law Enforcement Camp was<br />

established in 1970. The original camp was established<br />

for high school students who were interested in<br />

pursuing a career in law enforcement. The first camp<br />

in our Pacific Northwest Kiwanis District was held in<br />

1977. The statistics of the original program are impressive,<br />

as well as rewarding. Out of the original 1977<br />

class, 20 of the 81 camp graduates became police officers,<br />

and another 30 began studying criminal justice.<br />

Recently, a Washington camp survey indicated that<br />

almost 80% of the graduates have entered some area of<br />

2008 Camp Staff Photo<br />

law enforcement as a career. The purpose of the<br />

Kiwanis Youth camp is to provide selected high school juniors and seniors, with an interest in a<br />

career in law enforcement, an opportunity to explore the various areas of job opportunities in that<br />

field. It offers exposure to problems encountered by law enforcement officers on a daily basis and<br />

how to handle these situations in a professional manner. The Washington State Patrol and other<br />

police departments provide officers as staff to instruct and be counselors to the students. This gives<br />

students a variety of experiences and expertise in other areas of federal, state, county, and local law<br />

enforcement.<br />

Some of the most<br />

popular classes and<br />

demonstrations<br />

include the Thurston<br />

speakers from<br />

various agencies to<br />

provide first hand<br />

information to the<br />

students. I was<br />

asked to teach the<br />

students on driving<br />

under the influence<br />

and oral boards/<br />

interviews. The children<br />

this year were<br />

great. They get the<br />

1990 Class<br />

I’m the tall one with the mullet, back row, 5th from the right<br />

opportunity to interact with approximately 50 influential persons, from police officers, Sheriffs and<br />

chiefs from local departments and also a judge. The students observed a bomb demonstration, a<br />

day of emergency driving on the state driving course and even got to scuba dive with the Thurston<br />

County Dive Team!<br />

If anyone you know may be interested in this opportunity of a life time for their junior or senior in<br />

high school, please give this camp a chance, it’s free.<br />

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WALK TO CURE DIABETES<br />

In April of this year, one of our officer’s sons was diagnosed<br />

with Type 1 Diabetes. The family spent a week in the hospital<br />

learning about diabetes and all the life changing routines<br />

they would need to adapt to their son’s needs. He has done<br />

remarkably well with the adjustments and in his words, "It's<br />

just my life now, but I am going to find a cure."<br />

On Saturday, <strong>September</strong> 26, <strong>2009</strong>, a group of 40 friends and family wore matching green t-shirts<br />

supporting “Kody’s Kommandos” in honor of Kody Vaughn. The group walked three miles after<br />

raising $1200 in hopes that someday the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) will find a<br />

cure. Kody’s Kommandos had an immense amount of support from <strong>Spokane</strong> PD, including: Officer<br />

Kevin Vaughn, Officer Mike Roberge, Officer Michele<br />

Madsen, and Officer Jennifer DeRuwe.<br />

The JDRF is the worldwide leader in setting the agenda<br />

for Type 1 diabetes research. It is the world's largest<br />

charitable funder and advocate of type 1 diabetes research.<br />

More than 85% of JDRF's expenditures directly<br />

support research related education. We have been told<br />

that every five years or so a significant advancement is<br />

made in the treatment of diabetes. Hopefully in the next<br />

five year advancement there will be a cure.<br />

Thank you for helping " Kody's Kommandos" to raise money for JDRF<br />

and finding the cure.<br />

SPECIAL OLYMPICS TEXAS HOLD’EM TOURNAMENT<br />

On <strong>September</strong> 20th, Northern Quest Casino hosted a Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament benefiting<br />

Special Olympics of Washington. Two of our very own were the last two standing and went head<br />

to head on the last hand.<br />

Sergeant Sean Nemec recounts the incident: “To be honest,<br />

I can barely think about it! Dirty, rotten Jeremy<br />

Daniel and I were the last two and I had a VERY strong<br />

hand, that being a K-J. Jeremy had a 4-5 suited. We<br />

had almost the same amount of chips. I put him all<br />

in...pre-flop...and he called!!!! He was up something like<br />

100 to 1 to win the hand and he did. He flopped a<br />

straight. 2-3-4-5-6. Sickening. I hope he likes my TV.”<br />

Officer Jeremy Daniel recalls it a little differently: “First<br />

of all...Sean gave you some incorrect info. I had a 5-6<br />

suited, not a 4-5. The flop came 2-3-4 and yes...I made a straight. He is still obviously bitter, but<br />

what he failed to mention to you was that I was a very gracious winner and paid for his bar tab. He<br />

better be careful with the trash-talking or I may not invite him over for Monday Night Football to<br />

watch ’his TV’.”<br />

“In all seriousness, the important thing was the money raised for the Special Olympics,” said<br />

Daniel, “I’d imagine all of us will be back next year to play again.”<br />

Both Daniel and Nemec are looking forward to defending<br />

their titles next year. Thank you to all who participated<br />

and raised money for Special Olympics.<br />

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CHIEF’S CITATION AWARD ~ PIO TEAM<br />

Congratulations to the PIO Team for being selected to receive the Chief’s Citation Award!<br />

Members of this Team include: PIO Jennifer DeRuwe, Cpl. Mike Carr, Cpl. Tracie Meidl, Det.<br />

Janice Dashiell, Officers Glenn Bartlett, Dave Daddato, Brian Eckersley, Teresa Fuller, John Gately,<br />

Kevin King, Mike McCasland, Tim Moses, Devin Presta, Matt Rose, Ryan Snider, A/V Technician<br />

Mike Lavelle, Crime Analyst Tom Michaud and Kiley Friesen.<br />

The goal of the Public Information Office is to provide timely information of value to the community,<br />

while complying with public disclosure laws and protecting the integrity of criminal investigations.<br />

The SPD is a primary source of news in the <strong>Spokane</strong> community. Our PIO office offers a<br />

unique resource – Team PIO’s. These officers volunteer for the additional duty of disseminating<br />

information at a scene. They are assigned to a rotating patrol schedule, with a primary responsibility<br />

of handling calls for service. In addition to routine patrol, these officers have agreed to be available<br />

to respond to media requests. By doing this, our agency has committed to remaining accessible<br />

during all hours of the day. They are often the first to respond to a scene and will have the most<br />

current information, and have been authorized to speak on behalf of the police department. They<br />

also write and send press releases via our website, www.spokanepolice.org.<br />

The PIO office is also responsible for creating and distributing the monthly SPD <strong>Newsletter</strong> which is<br />

provided at no cost to citizens and subscribers. Kiley Friesen is the newsletter editor and PIO’s often<br />

contribute articles for this newsletter. Without fail, I receive numerous commendations about<br />

our newsletter each month, from employees to citizens.<br />

Walking the line between gathering information to affect an arrest and providing that information<br />

to citizens in our community is a thin one. The PIO team members are expected to answer the<br />

phone when it rings, provide on camera interviews with the utmost professionalism and often disseminate<br />

this information in written form. Relationships are the key. A demonstration of these relationships<br />

were highlighted in June, 2008 at the first ever Media Training Day. We had two dozen<br />

local reporters, photographers and anchors participate in mock DV scenes, FATS and Weapons Orientation.<br />

Officer DeRuwe has had numerous requests for another academy this year!<br />

All of the members of this team are excellent. Each one offers a unique perspective on the job and<br />

each day represents this agency at its finest.<br />

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CHIEF’S CITATION AWARD ~ RMS NAME COMBINE TEAM<br />

Congratulations to the Duplicate Name Vertical Staffing Project Team for being selected to receive<br />

the Chief’s Citation Award!<br />

Members of this team include: David Affeldt, Darlene Ahrendt, Detective Andy Anderson,<br />

Sergeant J.D. Anderson, Gwen Ashcraft, Brandi Belcher, Angel Brudnel, Richard Cain, Officer Vic<br />

Carroll, William Flatt, Theresa Giannetto, Jody Goldman, Barbara Hammer, Jaymes Hughes, Terri Jo<br />

Jensen, Carrie Johnson, Lorraine Keane, Gary Kuntz, Marisa Kurtz, Bob Lincoln, Jennie Marshall,<br />

Candy O’Brien, Lori Pence, Lisa K. Smith, Carla Stamatoplos and Glenda Toptine.<br />

The Duplicate Name Vertical Staffing Project began in 2006 and has had a substantial positive impact<br />

on the community, law enforcement agencies and our partners. The Name Combine project<br />

started with a simple premise: Duplicate names in law enforcement systems are hindering the ability<br />

of the criminal justice community in <strong>Spokane</strong> to perform their primary functions. The question<br />

was, how to fix the problem? The answer required hundreds of hours of help from knowledgeable<br />

and dedicated subject area experts. It quickly became apparent that the answer wouldn’t be a simple<br />

change in data entry procedures since even a seemingly insignificant change by one group could<br />

have a huge impact for other users of the systems. Even when new data entry procedures and new<br />

name combine electronic process were developed, thousands of duplicate records would still cause<br />

problems for years to come. Both problems would need to fixed, but would require experts from<br />

multiple agencies with many different skills and years of experience. The level of cooperation between<br />

agencies and commitment and dedication of the participants has been truly remarkable. To<br />

carry this project forward involved hours of tedious analysis, multiple policies to be documented,<br />

multi-agency training and detailed discussion at each meeting.<br />

As the work progressed, team members realized that the methods and lessons learned served as a<br />

valuable and effective method for handling many types of new procedures required by agencies<br />

from Child Protective Services, Adult Protective Services to Juvenile Courts and runaways. This<br />

team also thought of the idea that a forms committee should be formed to standardize the forms<br />

that are used by law enforcement. Also, the team brought about much communication, system enhancements<br />

and highlighted how the duplicate name entry affected other systems such as Xpediter<br />

and provided measures and solutions to solve the problems.<br />

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EXPLORERS SUMMER ACADEMY<br />

On August 6 th nine SPD Explorers loaded into the van bright and<br />

early to head over to Maple Valley Washington for the <strong>2009</strong><br />

WLEEA Basic Summer Academy. Little did we know what we<br />

were getting ourselves into for the next five days. After four hours<br />

we arrived at Tahoma Jr. High School where 180 kids from 30 city<br />

and county agencies in WA converged to gather our light blue<br />

basic shirts and name tags that we would be wearing that week.<br />

By: Alisha Fiskvik<br />

We were woken up at 0600 hours on the dot by TAC officers<br />

screaming “get up” as they flicked on the lights, or for some lucky<br />

people they were woken up by blow horns! At morning formation<br />

each platoon has uniform inspections, where we would try not to<br />

get demerits for having any mishaps with our uniforms. Next our<br />

platoons would fall out as a group and march to breakfast. Each<br />

morning everyone would gather to take a test on the information<br />

we were taught in our classes the previous day. Along with several<br />

classes there was TAC Time where platoons worked to make<br />

a better team in push ups, running, marching, or drill ceremony.<br />

At Evening Formation a lot happened with each platoon doing<br />

drill and ceremony. The last five remaining from each platoon compete for one big drill and ceremony<br />

till there is one winner. Every night awards were given to platoons with the least amount of<br />

demerits for uniform and barrack inspections. The first three days were the hardest by far. Then<br />

the TAC officers lay off a little bit and that’s when we headed over to the range to do shooting and a<br />

physical course.<br />

Finally it was time to graduate after the long days we had spent in the school. Family and friends<br />

came from all over WA to see the accomplishment their son or daughter had made throughout the<br />

week.<br />

The SPD Explorer program is for youth ages 14 to 21 (and have completed 8 th grade). Check out our<br />

website or phone 363-8283 for further information.<br />

SPOKANE REGIONAL DRUG TASK FORCE<br />

<strong>Spokane</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Department</strong> currently<br />

has two officers assigned to<br />

By: Kiley Friesen<br />

drug enforcement. One works with Drug Enforcement<br />

Agency (DEA) and the other works with the <strong>Spokane</strong><br />

Regional Drug Task Force (SRDTF) team.<br />

Officer Beau Brannon and Officer Rich<br />

Meyer fill these two positions. Although,<br />

they are fairly new to the team, the SRDTF<br />

had some amazing statistics from 2008.<br />

They made a total of 93 felony drug arrests<br />

and executed 91 search warrants. They<br />

found nine marijuana grows and seized<br />

2150 marijuana plants along with 21 pounds<br />

of marijuana. Among the other drugs<br />

seized was: 941 grams of cocaine, 1277<br />

grams of Heroin and 10,071 grams of<br />

Meth. The SRDTF also seized over<br />

$800,000 in cash as well as 36 firearms.<br />

EXPLORER SGT. ALISHA FISKVIK<br />

placed 3 rd in basic firearms!<br />

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CHAPLAIN’S CORNER<br />

To Everything There Is a Season<br />

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8<br />

By: Pam Ames<br />

To everything there is a season,<br />

a time for every purpose under the sun.<br />

A time to be born and a time to die;<br />

a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted;<br />

a time to kill and a time to heal ...<br />

a time to weep and a time to laugh;<br />

a time to mourn and a time to dance ...<br />

a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing;<br />

a time to lose and a time to seek;<br />

a time to rend and a time to sew;<br />

a time to keep silent and a time to speak;<br />

a time to love and a time to hate;<br />

a time for war and a time for peace.<br />

The seasons are changing once again with autumn colors beginning to show. This reminds<br />

me of the seasons of our lives. Our <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Department</strong> has had some tragic deaths as well<br />

as some miraculous births come along recently. These events bring us to the extremes of<br />

emotions and our Chaplains want to be a part of it all. Thanks to all who support the<br />

Chaplains. If you would like to start, please call 625-4091.<br />

Here is a great chili recipe for the fall season!<br />

CHILI RECIPE<br />

By: Sweet Meat T<br />

1 lb ground meat (preferably of the elk flavor) [2 lbs if you are a meat lover]<br />

1 can of each :: pork & beans, black beans, light red kidney beans, chili beans<br />

2 cans of diced, stewed tomatoes<br />

Chili Powder<br />

Onion<br />

Brown your eat in a stew pot. As it gets done, sprinkle<br />

a liberal amount of chili powder on it until red with the<br />

stuff. Add a diced yellow onion. Keep browning and<br />

stirring until onion is done. Pour in all the beans and<br />

stewed tomatoes. Cook on medium heat for about 10<br />

minutes, then sprinkle chili powder on the mixture until<br />

the top is red with the stuff. Add salt and black pepper<br />

to taste. Stir as it comes to a boil. Turn to low heat<br />

and simmer. You may add a couple of bean cans of water<br />

and tomato juice to thin it just a touch. Bring to another<br />

boil—stirring steadily. Turn of the heat and let it<br />

sit until it cools. Taste it and add powder until your<br />

nose runs (Cayenne will expedite this process!) Heat<br />

before serving over cornbread. Change your drawers.<br />

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YEARS OF SERVICE<br />

Steve Braun<br />

40 years<br />

Gill Moberly<br />

25 years<br />

Tom Stanton<br />

25 years<br />

Ken Applewhaite<br />

15 years<br />

Glenn Bartlett<br />

15 years<br />

Rob Boothe<br />

15 years<br />

Keith Cler<br />

15 years<br />

Rick Dobrow<br />

15 years<br />

Traci Douglas<br />

15 years<br />

John Griffin<br />

15 years<br />

Tamie Johnson<br />

15 years<br />

Shawn Kendall<br />

15 years<br />

Stormi Koerner<br />

15 years<br />

Sandi McIntyre<br />

15 years<br />

Joel Fertakis<br />

25 years<br />

Corey Turman<br />

15 years<br />

John Willard<br />

25 years<br />

Penny Blomgren<br />

5 years<br />

Joe Fausti<br />

15 years<br />

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CITIZENS APPLAUD OUR EMPLOYEES<br />

As a special gift for her son’s 14 th birthday, Judy Bunting arranged for a tour of the Law Enforcement<br />

Memorial, the Hallways of History and the Wall of Honor. As a special treat,<br />

they were also taken on a tour of the roll call rooms where both Lt. Smith from the county<br />

and Sgt. Wilson from the city took time to talk with the boys. The highlight of the day was<br />

totally unscripted when they visited the basement and Officer Todd Brownlee allowed them<br />

to sit in the patrol car and turned the lights on for them. Lt. Smith, Sgt Wilson, and Officer<br />

Brownlee did not have to take their time or the effort they did with the boys and it was totally<br />

appreciated. We would like to thank them for making the boys’ day extra special.<br />

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When I came home from work shortly after midnight, my purse was snatched while I stood<br />

in my driveway. I managed to get the license number of the vehicle the thief was driving<br />

and called 911. In just a couple of minutes Officer Matt Rose was at my house. He was still<br />

interviewing me when a call came in on his radio that Officer Frank Erhart, Officer Alexis<br />

Kester and Officer Scott Campbell had spotted the car. Officer Rose drove me to where they<br />

had stopped the car where they recovered my cell phone and keys and had a couple of suspects<br />

in custody. Officer Rose drove me home and not long after, he called me to say a citizen<br />

had found the purse in his yard and called police. By 1:30am I had my purse back with<br />

all the contents intact. I just wanted to say thank you to that honest citizen and to all the<br />

officers I talked to. Thanks for a job well and quickly done.<br />

~P. Adams<br />

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CITIZENS APPLAUD OUR EMPLOYEES continued...<br />

I would like to take this time to compliment one of your fine officers, Dan<br />

Cole, when he arrived to stabilize and arrest an individual for possessing<br />

my recently stolen bicycle. When Officer Cole arrived, I immediately<br />

sensed an officer of silent and strong composure with an acute sense of<br />

command and professionalism. He immediately took control of the situation<br />

which involved several subjects and took the appropriate enforcement<br />

action which both pleased me and served the community. Gratitude is<br />

often a response after a fact, but it pleases me to let you know I have had<br />

the highest respect for all members of the <strong>Spokane</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Department</strong> beforehand. As<br />

such, I offer my personal support and thanks to you and Officer Cole with heartfelt wishes<br />

for a safe and fulfilling career. Thank you! ~P. Burke<br />

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I am honored to pen this letter in appreciation of your service to this community and our<br />

Judicial System. We are having some difficulties in our neighborhood and<br />

it seems it may be racially motivated. However, I am writing this letter to<br />

inform you that my neighbors and I are concerned. We have on occasion<br />

felt it necessary to call 911 as I feared for my life. These individuals are not<br />

welcome on my property or in the neighborhood. In response to our calls I<br />

want to state that your officers, such as Sergeant John Roys and others<br />

were respectful and dignified in the commission of their duties and should<br />

be recognized and congratulated for their fine service. As a retired military<br />

officer myself, it is my opinion they performed their duties outstandingly.<br />

I realize your service to our community, as part of America, keeps you very busy and I<br />

appreciated all your efforts to make our community a safe and desirable place to live. For<br />

that you have my respect and gratitude. You and your officers are doing an outstanding<br />

job.<br />

~M. Parker<br />

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On behalf of the Washington State Patrol Academy, I would like to express<br />

our sincere thanks to Officer Ryan Snider for his assistance with the<br />

Kiwanis Law Enforcement Career Youth Camp. Officer Snider has assisted<br />

as a camp counselor during previous camps and his contributions are directly<br />

related to the continued success of this important camp. The instructors<br />

and students truly appreciated Officer Snider and hope he will be able<br />

to assist in future camps. ~Captain C. Estes<br />

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On August 14th, Officer Jerry Anderson and Officer<br />

Jeremy Daniel supported breaking into my dear friend’s<br />

apartment for a welfare check. We found my friend alive,<br />

but not responsive on the floor. She survived for four<br />

weeks, but has since passed away. I want to thank the<br />

officers again for making the decision to enter. This allowed<br />

my friend to not die alone, to give her family an opportunity<br />

to be with her and provided a chance for treatment of her<br />

brain aneurysm. I truly appreciate their efforts.<br />

~T. Pessemier<br />

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UPCOMING EVENTS:<br />

<strong>Police</strong> Advisory Committee Meeting<br />

Wednesday, October 14—7am<br />

Monroe Court Building, Room 300<br />

901 N Monroe<br />

<strong>Police</strong> Golf Tournament<br />

Saturday, October 17—11am<br />

Esmeralda Golf Course 466-4040<br />

CONGRATULATIONS TO…<br />

Officer Sean Wheeler on the birth of a<br />

healthy baby girl!<br />

Officer Brian Eckersley on<br />

his recent marriage!<br />

SPD TV SCHEDULE<br />

During October’s edition of By: Mike Lavelle<br />

SPD TV Chaplain Ron Alter<br />

joins Dave Adams for a discussion on the important<br />

work being done by the chaplains in<br />

our department. Also joining Dave is Officer<br />

Teresa Fuller, who shares information on child<br />

car seat safety. SPD TV airs at the following<br />

times on City Cable Channel 5.<br />

10/6 8pm<br />

10/8 7pm<br />

10/9 10pm<br />

10/10 8:30pm<br />

10/13 8pm<br />

10/15 11:30am<br />

10/17 8:30pm<br />

10/24 8:30pm<br />

10/29 7pm<br />

10/31 8:30pm<br />

SUGGESTIONS—COMMENTS?<br />

Editor, Kiley Friesen<br />

Phone: 509-625-4456<br />

OR<br />

Email: kmfriesen@spokanepolice.org<br />

<strong>Spokane</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Department</strong><br />

1100 W. Mallon Ave.<br />

<strong>Spokane</strong>, WA 99260-0001<br />

www.spokanepolice.org<br />

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