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Deputy Sheriffs’ Association of San Diego County 

SILVER STAR 

SEPTEMBER 2010 

ON PATROL 

S AN DiegO COuNTy SheR iff’S DePARTmeNT 

PHOTOS 

Cliff LaPlant wins our 

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Photo Contest. 

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Silver Star 

VOL. 26 NO. 9 SEPTEMBER 2010 

PRESIDENT 

Hank Turner 

VICE PRESIDENT 

Matt Clay 

SECRETARY/TREASURER 

Steve Purvis 

DIRECTORS 

Tammy Bennetts, Ernie Carrillo, 

Mark Elvin, Marco Garmo, 

Tim Petrachek, and Dave Schaller 

OFFICE STAFF 

Cindy Olson - Office Manager 

Adah Mathias -Executive Assistant 

Twyla Curl - Member Services Coordinator 

Louisa Hicks - Bookkeeper 

Daphne Williams - Administrative Assistant 

STORE MANAGER 

Cory Crowell 

www.dsastore.com 

PUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR 

Kristie Macris 

kmacris@dsasd.org 

Deadline for submitting an article is the 15th 

of the month prior to publication. All copy must 

be submitted with the name of author, work 

location, and phone number. Please e-mail 

submissions to kmacris@dsasd.org. 

DSA MISSION 

The promotion of professionalism in law 

enforcement by providing service to the 

community, working with the Department and 

County to represent deputy sheriffs of all ranks 

in negotiating and protection of their rights. 

VALUES 

Honesty, Integrity, Dedication, 

Accountability, Respect, Compassion, 

Courage and Trust. 

Silver Star is the official 

monthly publication of the 

Deputy Sheriffs’ Association 

of San Diego County 

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www.dsasd.org 

features 

13 

14 

18 

20 

station reports 

26 Fire in the Hole 

Bomb/Arson by John Rutledge 

27 Who Are Those Guys 

Rural Enforcement by Matt McClendon 

28 SDSO Kennels 

K9 by Rich North and Archibald 

30 View From Above 

ASTREA by Scott Blich 

31 Cajon Zone 

El Cajon Courts by Cydney King 

Page 20 

DSA Endorsements 

Endorsements for the 2010 General Election 

Committee Clears Directors 

Ad hoc Committee completes investigation 

Star Photographers 

Winners of the Cover Photo Contest 

Summer Picnic 

Photos from the summer member event 

Page 28 

columns 

22 Chaplain’s Corner 

by Department Chaplain Herb Smith 

23 Beyond the Donut Shop 

by M.T. Plait 

24 County Line Transmissions 

by Robbie Bethea 

departments 

DSA in Pictures 2 

President’s Report 3 

Vice President’s Report 4 

Secretary’s Report 5 

DSA Dates 5 

Sheriff’s Report 6 

Minutes 7 

DSA News 10 

Classified Ads 32 

Announcements 33 

Services Classified Ads 33 

Birthdays 34 

Contest 35 

Spot the Differences 35 

10-7 EOS 36 

ON THE COVER: Cliff LaPlant’s photo won the 

2010 Silver Star Cover Photo Contest 

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Silver Star September 2010 1

DSA 

IN PICTURES 

ED PRENDERgAsT PROMOTED Ed 

Prendergast was promoted to Assistant 

Sheriff, Law Enforcement Services. 

He is currently assigned oversight for 

the Alpine, Imperial Beach, Lemon 

Grove, and Santee Stations, as well as 

Rural Law Enforcement and Crime 

Analysis. Assistant Sheriff Prendergast 

is a 29-year veteran with the sheriff’s 

department who has served with 

distinction in every assignment throughout the organization. He 

has earned the Sheriff’s Medal of Valor, two Sheriff’s Letters of 

Commendation, the Blue Knight Award and the Burn Institute’s Award 

for Valor. He graduated from the University of San Diego School of 

Law (Cum Laude) in 1997, and is an active member of the State Bar 

Association. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Studies and 

Sociology from Columbia University in New York in 1977. 

REMEMbERiNg ROCky 

LAws Memorial services 

for Sheriff’s Deputy Bolitha 

James “Rocky” Law were held 

at Fort Rosecrans on August 

16. See page 30 for a glimpse 

of his service. 

DEPARTMENT VOLUNTEER HONORED Sharon Pipes 

was awarded the prestigious North San Diego County Law 

and Order Award. This special recognition is sponsored by 

the Camp Pendleton Chapter, Military Order of the World 

Wars. The award was presented by Retired Marine Major and 

Sheriff Reserve Captain, Bill Wilson, pictured on the right. 

During the past 14 years, Sharon has worked as a volunteer for 

the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department as the Manager 

of the Bonsall, California Sheriff’s Store Front Office. During 

this period Sharon has worked more than 8000 hours assisting 

the elderly, shut in citizens in the Fallbrook and Bonsall areas. 

In addition, she is one of the key members of her Stations 

Elderly Abuse Team, providing safety and welfare checks and 

Law Enforcement Services for approximately 70 house bound 

citizens. Prior to working for the Sheriff’s Department and until 

she was injured during a National Weight Lifting Competition, 

Sharon held the World and United States Women’s age 64 to 69 

bench press, push/pull, and dead lift records. Until her injury, 

she was, for her age group, the World Champion! Sharon is also 

the wife of DSA Member Ken Pipes, who is a Reserve Lieutenant 

with the Vista Reserve Unit. 

COVER PHOTO 

CONTEsT While Bob 

Niderost’s photo of the 

Palomar Observatory 

did not win the recent 

Silver Star Cover Photo 

Contest, it was one of 

dozens of exceptional 

photos entered. For the 

winners, see page 18. 

Weddings, Special Occassions, On-Location 

More 

News on 

Page 10 

2 Silver Star September 2010

PRESIDENT’S REPORT hank turner 

The Deputy Sheriffs’ Association is at a 

cross roads. The recall petitions against 

five board members, Dave 

Schaller, Tammy Bennetts, 

Marco Garmo, Mark 

Elvin and me, expired 

after sixty days on Aug. 

23, at 5 p.m. The petitions 

were not submitted to 

the DSA offices, so they 

are now void. This means 

all five board members 

will continue to serve the 

membership. 

The same group of people 

behind the recall filed a 

second petition with the 

board alleging the same five board members 

violated the rules and bylaws of the DSA. 

This petition was an attempt to remove 

the five of us as members of the DSA. 

Three members conducted an independent 

investigation of the claims and determined 

they were unfounded. The investigation 

concluded all of the allegations were rumors 

that every director denied being part of. 

No one that made the allegations had any 

proof. 

It is time to move forward. The nine 

members of the board have already moved 

forward with several projects underway. 

We are planning to send close to forty 

deputy sheriffs to the state memorial in 

Sacramento and close to thirty Deputy 

Sheriffs to the National Memorial in 

Washington, D.C. We hope to raise about 

$50,000 to defray the cost of the trip, fund 

our scholarship program, and build a 

memorial to honor the deputies killed in 

the line of duty. Tammy Bennetts is the 

chair of the Memorial Committee and will 

be spearheading this fundraising project. 

On another note, we start contract 

negotiations in four months during the 

toughest economic times in the last eighty 

years. This is compounded by the media, 

some government officials, and some of the 

public blaming government employees for 

every economic ill in the country. Adding 

to the bad news, high ranking officials in 

the City of Bell decided to use city finances 

as their own personal piggy bank. This 

just feeds the perception that government 

employees are greedy pigs at the public 

trough. We are often described in the media 

as welfare queens. We 

know this is not true. 

Deputies Scott Bligh and 

Gary Kneeshaw earned 

their money when they 

put their lives at risk 

pulling two hikers out of 

the flames of the El Monte 

fire. SDSO Deputies 

earned their money 

working around the clock 

for a month to solve the 

Chelsea King case. This 

job carries a great deal of 

inherent danger. When 

the public flees the scene of the worst day 

of their lives, deputy sheriffs run toward 

that same danger. 

One of the greatest dangers facing deputies 

today is traffic collisions. Traffic accidents 

kill more cops every year than shootings. 

I hope you have seen the “Drive Like Your 

Life Depends On It” signs at work, because 

our jobs and careers do depend on it! I 

have always driven to calls too fast even 

when it didn’t make sense. I avoided a few 

crashes because I was lucky, but my luck ran 

out when I received discipline for a crash 

because I did something stupid. 

Responding to a call from two miles 

away, taking into consideration traffic and 

signals, at 45 mph on a surface street gives 

you a response time of about 2 minutes 

50 seconds, while responding at 60 MPH 

gets you to the call in about 2 minutes and 

25 seconds. Is improving your response 

time by 25 seconds worth a suspension 

Termination Injuring yourself Killing a 

member of the public I was one of the first 

responders to CHP Officer Chris Lydon’s 

crash off of the Highway 67 overpass of 

Riverford Rd. and later attended his funeral. 

It is an image I will never forget. Drive like 

your life and your career depends on it, 

because it does. 

I recently attended an event where I was 

described as a union official. My response 

was that I am a cop. Does changing my 

wiper fluid make me a mechanic Does 

listening to people complain make me a 

therapist A union official leads a union for 

their livelihood. When my time as president 

is over, I will go back to doing what I love, 

being a deputy sheriff in San Diego. The title 

and office does not change who I am. 

Together we stand, while alone we fall! We 

need to be united in word and in action. 

Our strength, as an association, is that 

we speak for every sworn member of the 

department from deputy to commander. 

Please visit the DSA website to join our 

e-mail list. We send out e-mail updates 

of meetings and other information. If you 

want the latest info on meet and confer, 

contract negotiations, political action, 

special discounts, or events, e-mail is the 

best way to get information. We do not 

share your e-mail address with anyone 

outside the DSA! We can’t send e-mails to 

your department e-mail address, so please 

give us your personal one. 

Be safe. Drive Safe. 

STATION REPRESENTATIVES 

The members listed below have 

volunteered to be DSA liaisons. 

Chula Vista Court - Don West 

El Cajon Court - Cydney King, 

Elizabeth Madrid 

Encinitas Station - David DiCarlo, 

Dawn Patterson, Glenn Giannantonio 

George Bailey - Brian Baker, 

Shane Bartlett, Robert Pierson 

Imperial Beach - Fernando Gonzalez 

Julian - Fred Duey 

Juvenile Courts - Mike Kick 

Las Colinas - Amy Thomas, Scott Johnson 

Lemon Grove Station - Jerry Jimenez, 

Shannon Justice 

San Diego Court - Patty Britcher, 

Matt Etchepare 

San Marcos - Robert Jennings, 

Scott Carter, , Allan Paez 

Santee Station - Rob Bueno 

SDCJ - Steve Bulthuis, James Downhour 

Southbay Detentions - Steve Bowen, 

Tim Stine 

Transportation - Luis Chavez, 

Jon Currie, Daniel Perkins 

Valley Center Station - Jim Bennetts 

Vista Station - John Cannon 


VICE PRESIDENT’S REPORT Matt Clay 

As is usually the case, I cannot for the life of 

me, figure out where summer went. On the 

day job, with all the special 

details and operations 

over the summer months, 

it seemed that there were 

not enough hours in the 

week to get all the work 

done. Stack on top of that 

the kids’ sports and some 

family time and there are 

only a few hours left in the 

week. 

Well, those have gone to 

the beloved DSA. We have 

been quite busy of late, meeting with many 

elected officials, researching pension and 

retirement issues, planning memorials, and 

the list continues. 

We had “meet and discuss” with the 

department in early August. Captain Byer 

gave a presentation on the department’s 

speed survey. In a nutshell, the survey 

looked at our driving—speed, to be more 

precise. Back when we first got the MDC 

Terminals in the patrol vehicles, we were 

told that the GPS system would not be used 

for any kind of “Big Brother” critique of 

deputies despite the ability of the system to 

monitor vehicle location and, yes, speed. 

However, you may know, traffic collisions 

are the number one killer of peace officers, 

and we at the DSA want our members to 

be safe. What the department’s working 

group determined is that they could use 

this speed data to increase awareness and 

training for deputies in order to hopefully 

lessen the chance for on-duty collisions and 

save lives. The DSA had to “buy-in” to this 

safe driving campaign. You may have even 

noticed a placard at your station or facility, 

posted in or near the parking lots. 

The 2011 negotiations committee has been 

selected. There was a great deal of interest, 

but only so much room. I feel we have a 

terrific group of members from all bureaus 

who bring a vast amount of experience. By 

the time you get this issue, we will have met 

as a committee for the first time, following 

many weeks of preparation. You may refer 

to the website for a list of all the association’s 

committees. I would like to sincerely thank 

those who expressed an 

interest in the negotiations 

committee. 

We on the board are also 

seriously exploring a 

public affairs campaign. 

In recent months, there 

has been a changing of 

the political climate in 

regards to public sector 

employees. In the past, 

many in the community 

really held public safety 

employees at a different level from others 

in local government service. Now, people 

are looking at you through a microscope. 

They may have lost sight of what it is you 

do for our community on a daily basis. The 

very basics of police work. The call to duty. 

The sacrifices. The willingness of you, our 

members, to do things every single day 

that most folks would never consider doing 

once. The responsibility that rests on your 

shoulders every minute you are wearing the 

badge. 

We want to work at changing that perception 

back to what it once was, but we are going 

to have to earn it back through education 

and being responsible with our public 

image. That is why we are going to work 

on marketing that image and branding our 

good name. 

The board of directors has been planning 

our participation in the 2011 state and 

national memorials. Sadly, we will be 

installing one of our own into these 

memorials next year, both in Sacramento 

and in Washington, DC. We are looking at 

ways to encourage more of our members 

to attend these ceremonies, to honor all 

of our fallen partners. It would truly be 

nice to have a good show of support from a 

department the size of ours. You will have 

the opportunity to meet coppers from all 

over the country. Peace officers come from 

all corners of the world to take part in 

the D.C. ceremonies. It is quite a moving 

experience, and I can promise, you will 

want to return. 

HOW TO REACH THE 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

You may use the numbers below 

to speak with a board member 

about an issue you may have. 

President Hank Turner 

(619) 322-1132 

HTurner@dsasd.org 

◄► 

Vice President Matt Clay 

(949) 246-1385 

MClay@dsasd.org 

◄► 

Secretary/Treasurer Steve Purvis 

(760) 484-0115 

SPurvis@dsasd.org 

◄► 

Director Tammy Bennetts 

(760) 390-6665 

TBennetts@dsasd.org 

◄► 

Director Ernie Carrillo 

(619) 917-8074 

ECarrillo@dsasd.org 

◄► 

Director Mark Elvin 

(619) 884-1007 

MElvin@dsasd.org 

◄► 

Director Marco Garmo 

(619) 212-0719 

MGarmo@dsasd.org 

◄► 

Director Tim Petrachek 

(760) 315-6465 

TPetrachek@dsasd.org 

◄► 

Director Dave Schaller 

(760) 504-8185 

DSchaller@dsasd.org 


DSA DATES 

Office & store Closures 

September 6 

The DSA office and store are 

closed on most holidays. The 

office and store will close 

on Monday, September 6 to 

celebrate Labor Day. Please 

plan accordingly, especially 

when purchasing discount 

tickets for use over holiday 

weekends. 

Lonny brewer Memorial 

golf Tournament 

September 20 

This year’s Lonny Brewer 

Memorial Golf Tournament 

will take place at the Eastlake 

Country Club on Monday, 

Sept. 20. Entry forms are 

available at the DSA office 

and on the DSA website at 

www.dsasd.org/golf. 

Trick or Treat at the DsA 

October 25-29 

Trick or treat at the DSA 

October 25 to 29 and enter 

the DSA Halloween Costume 

Contest. More information, 

including this year’s prizes, 

will be sent to your homes. 

general Election 

November 2 

The General Election is 

November 2, and the DSA 

has already endorsed several 

candidates. Please take the 

time to look at the candidates 

who support public safety 

before you visit the polls. 

The DSA encourages all of 

its members to vote in this 

election. 

DsA (858) 486-9009 

SECRETARY’S REPORT Steve PurviS 

I wanted to thank my fellow directors 

for having the confidence in me to elect 

me your new Secretary/ 

Treasurer. I hope I leave 

the position knowing I 

served the membership 

well. I will continue 

to strive to keep you 

informed on association 

business and to explain 

why certain decisions 

are made. As always if 

you have any questions, 

concerns or ideas please 

don't hesitate to call me, I 

welcome any feedback. 

RECALL 

This issue is now past us, the board of 

directors are already moving forward, and 

I hope the rest of the association follows 

us. The investigation is complete, with 

all the allegations being unfounded. The 

board thanks the ad hoc committee, who 

on their own time conducted a thorough 

investigation. The recall effort also fell short 

of signatures, meaning the majority of you 

felt there was not enough merit to validate 

a recall of the five directors. 

With that being said, let's move forward as 

one united association, there is power in 

numbers. I feel we have already made great 

strides with the department and many of 

our community leaders. Your board has 

been working diligently trying to set up new 

lines of communication and restoring old 

ones that have become stagnant. We have 

been in contact with upper management 

and have also started meeting regularly with 

the board of supervisors. The supervisors 

stated that public safety is their number 

one priority, especially the deputies. With 

negotiations right around the corner, I hope 

they are true to their words. 

MEMBER EVENTS 

To those of you who attended the summer 

picnic, I thank you. I hope you all enjoyed 

yourself as much as Director Elvin, 

President Turner, and I did. It was attended 

by over three hundred people who seemed 

to all have a great time. 

The Lonny Brewer 

Memorial Golf Tournament 

benefitting the Foundation 

is September 22. If you 

haven't signed up, hurry. 

What a fun day to see old 

friends and meet new ones. 

I would like to take a quick 

moment to thank two 

key sponsors. First, Rick 

Pinckard from Bobbitt, 

Pinckard and Fields, APC, 

for their corporate sponsorship. I would 

like to also thank LPL financial for their 

generous donation to the LBMGT. Besides 

their corporate sponsorship, they also gave 

numerous items for the gift bags, including 

a quality sleeve of golf balls for every golfer. 

Thank you Mike and Shari from LPL 

financial. 

MEMBERSHIP 

I wanted to convey my thoughts to some of 

you who used to come to the DSA general 

membership meetings and have lately 

stopped coming. For whatever reason, 

usually not enough time in the day, several 

of you have stopped coming. You had great 

ideas and thoughts, and you brought a ton 

of experience to the meetings. We’d love to 

have you back, sharing your opinions. 

If you know any agency shop members 

(or are one yourself), I can’t stress enough 

the importance of becoming a member 

now. Don't be the one who wishes they 

had the support of the association when 

something tragic happens. Our association 

and department have felt many losses lately 

through Ken Collier, Rocky Laws and the 

Blakenbaker family. Let us be there for you 

and, most importantly, your family. 

I'm off my soap box now; until next time, 

be safe and watch your partner's back. Take 

care. 

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Information-Led Policing 

Message from Sheriff Bill Gore 

As you know, I am a proponent 

of fully staffed patrol 

operations. My reasons relate to our 

department’s mission and its impact on the quality of life for San 

Diegans. 

From the 1960s and into the 1990s, the United States experienced an 

unprecedented escalation of crime. No one had ever seen anything 

like what happened to American cities and neighborhoods: 

robberies, burglaries, and auto thefts became routine and so did 

shootings and killings. Drug dealing was so common a new phrase 

found its way into crime’s vocabulary: open-air drug markets. 

The response of many sheriffs and police chiefs at the time was 

predictable: give me more street cops and I will drive crime down. 

If people saw a patrol car in their neighborhood, the reasoning 

went, would-be criminals would be discouraged from committing 

crimes and law-abiding people would feel safe. Such was the belief 

in the power of preventive patrolling. 

Time and statistics have now helped us understand that particular 

belief was misplaced. Research has consistently shown preventive 

patrol did not prevent crime, and it did not necessarily make people 

feel safer. 

This new set of facts has ultimately led to community-oriented and 

problem-oriented policing. It also led to reinforced attacks on the 

street-sale of drugs. The impact has been remarkable. After nearly 

three straight decades of crime rising dramatically, crime began 

to drop and drop significantly. Today’s crime rates, depending 

precisely on where they’re measured, hover around the rates of 

1975. Quite a remarkable turnaround. 

Now we face new threats that could undo our success. These 

include the release of felons into our community by the state due to 

federal court orders and state budget cuts, the escalation of violence 

in Mexico because of drug trafficking, and of course, economic 

conditions that threaten the gains law enforcement made during a 

time when crime was on the rise and political leaders saw the value 

of investing in the apparatus of law enforcement. 

Having made real strides in our battle against crime, it’s tempting 

to think that what we have been doing is what we should be doing 

in the future. This could be a mistake with serious consequences 

for the people we serve. If we are going to do our jobs, we need to 

be forward thinkers, particularly when it comes to our most visible 

frontline operation—the deployment of our patrol deputies. 

To be as effective and efficient as possible, we need to harness 

information available to us from a variety of sources to help direct 

patrol activity. Right now, living in our communities are thousands 

of convicted felons. They may be currently supervised on probation 

or parole or, if not, at one time they were. These known offenders 

are one of the most obvious risks to our communities—we need 

to know the whereabouts of these known offenders. We need to 

initiate contact with them and we need to be able to find them. 

That begins with systematically identifying who and where they are. 

This strategy, known as information-led policing, is what inspires 

our TKO technology—Tracking Known Offenders—in crime 

analysis and our Watchful Eye pilot project in Encinitas. However, 

information-led policing is more than implementing technologies 

or coming up with new projects. We have to strategically connect 

what we know with what we do. Information available to probation 

officers and to parole agents needs to be made available to frontline 

deputies in a form that’s easily accessible and readily actionable. 

In the aftermath of the arrest of John Gardner for the murders 

of Amber Dubois and Chelsea King there have been a number 

of critical reports. California’s Inspector General faulted State 

Parole for failing to take advantage of information about Gardner 

while he was on parole. According to the report, parole agents 

had information at their disposal that, if acted on, could have put 

Gardner back in prison and saved the two young girls’ lives. 

That’s a heavy accusation and whether or not that would have 

been the outcome is something law enforcement professionals can 

debate. But regardless of the merits of the conclusion, it’s important 

not to miss the point: when information critical to public safety 

is available to law enforcement professionals, the public believes 

that we have access to the information and will seize on it to act 

for their benefit. Stated otherwise, if the criminal justice system 

collectively knows something, the public expects us individually 

to do something about it. 

The value of information-led policing is of course, not limited to 

patrol. Investigators are in the business of converting data into 

intelligence. That’s what our SAFE team does to keep track of PC 

290 registrants. The same is true for our Fugitive Task Force, our 

Border Crimes deputies, and every one of our investigators. One 

of the greatest sources of knowledge about offenders comes while 

they are in custody. That’s why getting information from CDCR is 

important and why our Detentions Services Deputies play a critical 

role in making information-led policing a seamless strategy to 

fighting crime. 

Finally, no overarching strategy, no amount of information and 

technical support, make a bit of difference if they are not matched 

by an unwavering, uncompromising, unrelenting commitment 

to mission—a commitment that says we will do whatever it 

takes to make neighborhoods safe and protect the people of our 

community. 

Do well and stay safe. 


August 12, 2010 - President Hank Turner called the Meeting of the Board 

of Directors to order on August 12, 2010 at 3:25 pm. 

ROLL CALL OF DIRECTORS: 

Present: Turner, Purvis, Garmo, Bennetts, Carrillo, Petrachek, Elvin, 

Schaller, Clay 

Upon motion by Bennetts , Second by Clay and passed by unanimous 

vote, the August 12, 2010 meeting of the Board of Directors entered into 

closed session at 3:29 pm for confidential communications to include 

Fern Steiner, Cindy Olson, Adah Mathias and Kurt Cartie. 

1) DISCUSSION: 

a) Legal, closed session minutes from July 7, 2010 

MOTION/Petrachek, SECOND/Schaller to come out of closed 

session at 3:59 pm. Motion unanimously carries. 

Bennetts left the meeting at 4:27 pm. 

The Executive Meeting of the Board of Directors was recessed at 5:31pm 

and President Turner called the General Membership Meeting to order 

at 5:47 pm. 

ii) Tyrrell Perley – 25 years combined membership - 

$3,000 

c) Membership 

i) 2102 Class 1 Members, 153 Affiliate Membership, 51Class 

III Reserve Members, 899 Retired Members for a total 

membership of 3,205 

ii) Affiliate 

(1) Elizabeth Robles 

(2) Levern Kennedy 

MOTION/Petrachek, SECOND/Schaller to approve the consent 

calendar. Motion unanimously carries. 

5) PRESIDENT’S REPORT: Turner 

a) Add Mike Pepin to the Memorial Committee as a representative 

for Santee station. 

MOTION/Petrachek, SECOND/Schaller to ratify the president’s 

recommendation to add Mike Pepin to the memorial committee. 

Motion unanimously carries. 

b) Request from Academy for assistance in purchasing a 

refrigerator. No action taken. 

MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE 

SANTEE 

GUESTS 

STATION REPS 

CHULA VISTA COURT 

EL CAJON COURT 

ENCINITAS STATION 

GEORGE BAILEY 

KEARNEY MESA COURT 

LAS COLINAS 

LEMON GROVE STATION 

SAN DIEGO CENTRAL JAIL 

SAN DIEGO COURT 

SAN MARCOS STATION 

SANTEE STATION 

VISTA STATION 

Ed Musgrove, Mike Pepin 

Jerry Floyd, Mike Nadeau – CLEA 

Don West 

Cydney King 

Glenn Giannantonio, David Di Carlo 

Shane Bartlett, Robert Pierson 

Mike Kick 

Scott Johnson 

Jerry Jimenez, Shannon Justice 

JD Downhour 

Patty Britcher 

Allan Paez, Scott Carter 

Rob Bueno 

John Cannon 

6) OFFICE MANAGER REPORT: Olson 

a) Muzak contract – currently the office uses a radio which 

is broken for the telephone on hold music and building. 

Due to FCC regulations regarding transmitting radio signals 

unauthorized it is suggested that Muzak be used to avoid FCC 

penalties. 

MOTION/Purvis, SECOND/Garmo to sign the contract with Muzak 

at a cost of $50 per month from unbudgeted funds. 

AYES: Petrachek, Clay, Carrillo, Garmo, Elvin, Purvis 

NOES: Schaller 

Motion carries. 

b) IT support – current IT support is closing his business. Research 

and interviews were conducted to find replacement. Suggestion 

to hire netCIO for IT support. 

2) APPEARANCES: 

a) Supervisor Horn reviewed issues relating to public safety in 

North County. 

b) Jerry Floyd made a presentation on the CLEA Disability 

insurance. 

3) LEGAL REPORT: Steiner 

a) Issue with pay step deductions for discipline not being 

calculated correctly. Reminder to check to ensure calculation 

of time used is correct. 

b) Corporal issue is being addressed with the department. 

c) Researching outside department employment and how other 

departments have addressed this issue. 

d) Ad Hoc Committee submitted their findings on the charges 

against Garmo, Bennetts, Turner, Elvin and Schaller. Committee 

found that the charges are unfounded. The report will be 

available for review at the DSA office. 

e) Department IT proposals are being reviewed. 

f) Issue for sergeant’s promotibilty and matrix points. Meeting 

with department to address this issue. 

4) CONSENT CALENDAR: 

a) Approval of the Minutes 

i) July 22, 2010 

b) Approval of the Retirements 

i) Pamela Swanegan – 28 years combined membership - 

$3,000 

MOTION/Petrachek, SECOND/Garmo to authorize the president 

to sign a contract with netCIO for IT support. Motion unanimously 

carries. 

7) SECRETARY/TREASURER REPORT: Purvis 

a) Transfer of money for retirement account due to balance below 

the minimum. 

MOTION/Purvis, SECOND/Petrachek to move $50,000 from LPL 

investment account to LPL cash account. Motion unanimously 

carries. 

b) Invoice for AB Consulting, Inc. 

MOTION/Purvis, SECOND/Petrachek to approve payment of 

invoices ($2,000 from PAC and $500 from professional fees) for AB 

Consulting. Motion unanimously carries. 

8) COMMITTEE REPORTS: 

a) BYLAWS/STANDING RULES: Garmo 

i) Proposed Bylaw change for Article II – Membership. 

Steiner is researching with tax attorney for possible tax 

liabilities. 

b) INVESTMENTS/FINANCE: Purvis 

i) Review of current investments 

c) NEGOTIATIONS: Clay 

i) Meet and Greet with board of supervisors and county 


Minutes 

negotiators. 

ii) Negotiation committee - Clay, Arnold Van Lingen, Guy 

Chambers, Mike Barletta, Marc Ramirez, David DiCarlo, 

Dave Schaller, Scott Johnson and Don West 

d) MEET & DISCUSS/CONFER: Clay 

i) Department is reviewing the donning and doffing 

policy 

e) PEACE OFFICER MEMORIAL: Bennetts 

i) 2011 California and National Memorials 

(1) Board is researching sending members to the 

California and National Memorials due to Collier’s 

name being added to the memorials. More information 

will be coming in the near future. 

(2) Department is researching creating a memorial at 

Ridgehaven in honor of deputies that have been 

killed in the line of duty. 

f) RETIREMENT: Schaller 

i) Dave Myers, SDCERA safety member, briefed the directors 

regarding retirement issues. 

g) LEGISLATION: Carrillo 

i) Proposition 19- legalize marijuana for 21 years and 

older. 

ii) Proposition 22- local tax payer public transportation act 

h) PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA 

(PORAC) – Petrachek 

i) Review of PORAC meeting and PAC endorsements. 

i) MEMBER EVENTS: Purvis 

i) DSA picnic was on August 7 th and well attended. 

ii) Lonny Brewer on September 20th 

j) MEMBERSHIP: Purvis 

i) Discussion regarding placing names of those who are not 

members in the silver star. 

k) DONATIONS: Purvis 

i) The Bridge of Amarillo, TX – Damon Blakenbaker’s mother 

was killed while protecting her grandchildren from an 

attempted kidnapping. The Bridge of Amarillo, TX assisted 

the children until Blakenbaker could arrive in Texas. 

MOTION/Schaller, SECOND/Clay to approve $500 for The 

Bridge of Amarillo Texas from unbudgeted funds in memory of 

Damon Blankenbaker’s mother, Sharrell Blakenbaker. Motion 

unanimously carries. 

ii) ALADS 12 th Annual Bob Hermann Memorial Golf Classic 

- $150 

iii) Ontario Police Officer’s Association Golf Tournament - 

iv) 

8 Silver Star September 2010 

decline 

San Francisco Police Officer’s Association Golf Tournament 

- $150 

v) Los Angeles Police Protective League Golf Tournament 

- $150 

Mike Pratko 

Cell: (619) 726-3000 

Certified Arborist #WE-7165A 

(Reserve Deputy) 

PerPetual 

tree Care, InC. 

(619) 596-0990 

Cont. Lic. #428898 

Fax: (619) 334-4360 

Certified Tree Worker #1520 

MOTION/Purvis, SECOND/Petrachek to approve the Chairman’s 

recommendations. Motion unanimously carries. 

l) POLITICAL ACTION: Chambers 

i) Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs Association 

request to assist with a fundraising event for the Orange 

County Sheriff. 

MOTION/Petrachek SECOND/Clay to approve $1,700 from 

PAC. Discussion. Motion unanimously carries. 

ii) PAC/PR Consultant interviews have been conducted. 5 

candidates were interviewed. Chambers recommended 

that John Waino be hired as PAC Consultant. 

MOTION/Purvis, SECOND/Garmo to hire John Waino as PAC 

Consultant. Discussion. 

MOTION/Purvis, SECOND/Garmo to call for the vote. Motion 

unanimously carries. 

Vote on original motion - 

AYES: Purvis, Garmo, Schaller, Elvin, Carrillo 

NOES: Petrachek, Clay 


iii) Endorsement interviews on August 17 at the DSA office. 

m) SICKNESS AND DISTRESS: Turner 

i) Review of report 

n) WORKERS COMP: Kick 

i) Update on workers comp issues. 

ii) Mike Kick was recognized for his tenure as the Workers 

Comp Chairman. Mark Elvin will be the workers comp 

chairman. 

9) UNFINISHED BUSINESS 

a) DSA website is being upgraded at this time. Anyone with 

questions please contact Kristie. 

b) The Ad Hoc committee report will be available to review at 

the DSA office. 

10) GOOD OF THE ASSOCIATION 

a) Station rep raffle – Rob Bueno won 4 movie tickets. 

ADJOURNED 7:36 pm 

August 26, 2010 - These minutes have not been reviewed by the board 

of directors and are for information purposes only. 

President Hank Turner called the Meeting of the Board of Directors to 

order on August 26, 2010 at 11:37 am. 

ROLL CALL OF DIRECTORS: 

Present: Turner, Clay, Purvis, Schaller, Elvin, Petrachek, Carrillo arrived 

at 11:58 am 

Absent: Bennetts/vacation – unexcused, Garmo/department business 

- excused 

MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: 

Valley Center Station - Jim Bennets 

Upon motion by Clay , Second by Petrachek and passed by unanimous 

vote, the August 26, 2010 meeting of the Board of Directors entered into 

closed session at 12:43 pm for confidential communications to include 

Fern Steiner, Cindy Olson and Adah Mathias. 

1) DISCUSSION: 

a) Legal, Closed session minutes for August 12, 2010

MOTION/Petrachek, SECOND/Elvin to come out of closed session 

at 1:07 pm. Motion unanimously carries 

Dan McAllister addressed the board regarding deferred comp issues. 

MOTION/Purvis, SECOND/Schaller to reconvene in closed session 

to include Cindy Olson at 1:28 pm. Motion unanimously carries. 

a) Discussion regarding staff benefits. 

MOTION/Petrachek, SECOND/Schaller to come out of closed 

session at 2:10 pm. Motion unanimously carries. 

2) CONSENT CALENDAR: 

a) Approval of the Minutes 

i) August 12, 2010 

MOTION/Schaller, SECOND/Purvis to approve the consent 

calendar. Motion unanimously carries. 

3) PRESIDENT’S REPORT: Turner 

a) Speed Survey 

i) Assistant Sheriff Prendergast informed DSA that the 

department could possibly use the survey for disciplinary 

action. Discussion regarding concerns to protect rights of 

members. Issue to be addressed in Meet and Discuss. 

b) Extended shift meal reimbursement training bulletin being 

issued due to misuse of policy. 

c) Back fill with O/T slots in detentions issue. Requested 

documentation to verify issue is happening. 

d) GBDF/EMDF unification 

i) Discussion of the feedback from detentions about 

unification of facilities 

e) Store purchases to benefit the foundation suggested rounding 

up to nearest dollar for purchases in store. Board direction to 

implement option. 

for DSA. 

MOTION/Purvis, SECOND/Clay for 1000 signs in each supervisor 

district not to exceed $20,000 from PAC. Motion unanimously 

carries. 

MOTION/Petrachek, SECOND/Carrillo to endorse Marty Block for 

78 th Assembly District. 

AYES: Petrachek, Carrillo, Schaller, Purvis, Elvin 

NOES: Clay 


g) BYLAWS/STANDING RULES: Garmo 

i) Proposed Bylaw change for Article II – Membership issue 

is being researched. 

6) UNFINISHED BUSINESS 

a) Day at the Races event was very successful. Final amount raised 

is not available yet but Petrachek asked the directors to think 

of possible ideas for proceeds. 

7) GOOD OF THE ASSOCIATION 

a) Chili’s Tip-a-Hero – no action taken 

b) The current firewall used by the DSA is insufficient and netCIO 

suggested purchasing a new one. 

MOTION/Carrillo, SECOND/Purvis to approve purchasing a firewall 

for the DSA computer system at a cost of $859.13 from the computer 

budget. Unanimously carries. 

ADJOURNED 3:29 pm 

4) VICE PRESIDENT REPORT: Clay 

a) Staff benefits 

i) Discussion in closed session regarding staff benefits. 

MOTION/Clay, SECOND/Petrachek to approve the 2011 staff 

benefits as discussed in closed session. Motion unanimously 

carries. 

b) Marketplace Communications 

i) Discussion regarding hiring firm for Public Relations. 

c) DSA store expansion 

i) Researching possibility of expanding the store to also 

sell uniforms and other duty related equipment. Board 

direction to obtain possible options. 

5) COMMITTEE REPORTS: 

a) BUDGET: Purvis 

i) Any budget requests need to be submitted to Purvis 

b) INVESTMENTS/FINANCE: Purvis 

c) MEMBER EVENTS: Purvis 

i) Lonny Brewer golf tournament on Sept. 20. Still time to 

sign up on the DSA website 

d) PEACE OFFICER MEMORIAL: Bennetts 

i) Turner handed out proposal for sending deputies to 

California and National memorials. 

e) PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA 

(PORAC)-Petrachek 

i) Next chapter meeting on September 2 nd at 5:30 at Coco’s 

in La Mesa 

f) POLITICAL ACTION: Chambers 

i) Discussion regarding upcoming election and direction 


news DSA | DEPARTMENT | COUNTY | INDUSTRY 

Shop With A Cop Fundraiser 

$5 Donovans’ Lunch 

The Chula Vista Police Department and California 

Highway Patrol are hosting the next fundraising event 

benefitting Shop With A Cop on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 

2010, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the CHP Border 

Communication Center, located at 7183 Opportunity Road 

in San Diego. A $5 donation includes lunch provided by 

Donovan’s Steak and Chop House. There will also be an 

opportunity drawing with fun prizes. 

Shop with a Cop benefits needy or neglected 

children from across San Diego County at our annual event 

held in early December. On the day of the event, uniformed 

officers from various local, state and federal agencies 

volunteer their time to be with the children at SeaWorld 

for breakfast and a dolphin show. From SeaWorld, the 

children participate in a law enforcement procession and 

head to Target for a morning of shopping with their law 

enforcement partner. 

All of the funds needed for this annual event are 

raised through a series of events and sale of merchandise. 

This lunchtime fundraiser costs just $5 and is a great way 

to support Shop With A Cop. 

Exchange Previously Purchased Pacific 

Theater Passes for Reading Cinema 

If you are holding Pacific Theater passes purchased 

through the DSA, please be aware that the new Reading 

Cinemas will no longer accept them. The passes are still 

valid at Pacific Theaters in the Los Angeles area. 

If you would like to exchange your Pacific passes for 

Reading passes, please bring (or send) them into the 

DSA store before Sept. 30, and we will be happy to make 

the exchange. 

Follow the DSA online 

The DSA is now on 

Facebook, posting updates 

related to the association 

and the membership. The 

new Facebook page adds to the 

DSA’s online presence, which 

also includes Twitter. Not only 

do these venues provide a way 

for us to get information to 

our member’s quickly, but it 

also allows us to communicate 

with the public. Visit the DSA 

website for the facebook and 

twitter links. 

DISCOUNT TICKETS FOR DSA MEMBERS 

ATTRACTION MEMBER NONMEMBER 

Disneyland Resort $68 $69 

(Child) $60 $61 

1-Day Park Hopper $84 $85 

(Child) $76 $77 

2-Day Park Hopper $130 $132 

(Child) $112 $114 

*The 2-day Park Hopper is for Southern California Residents only. Southern 

California 2-fer tickets and annual passports are also available. Please 

visit the DSA website or call the DSA Store for complete price list and 

availability. 

LegoLand $50 $51 

SeaWorld $56 $57 

(Child) $46.50 $47.50 

Zoo or Wild Animal Park $33 $34 

(Child) $24 $25 

Universal Studios 3-day $60 $62 

Year $69 $70 

Movie Tickets: 

Edwards, Regal $ 6.50 $ 7 

AMC, Reading $ 6 $ 6.50 

UltraStar $ 5.50 $ 6 

Krikorian $ 6.50 $ 7 

These tickets are available in the DSA store, by calling the DSA Store or e-mailing ccrowell@ 

dsasd.org. A $5 fee is added to all mail orders. DSA not responsible for tickets lost in mail. Tickets 

cannot be purchased for these prices at the admissions gate at any of the parks. Tickets are 

Non-Refundable. Ticket prices are subject to change without notice. Please call ahead 

to see if tickets are available. DSA Store (858) 486-7153. 


ts its 20 th Annual 

IAL 

n Scramble 

Lonny Brewer Memorial 

Golf Tournament 

The 23rd Annual Lonny Brewer 

Memorial Golf Tournament will 

take place at Eastlake Country Club 

on Monday, Sept. 20. The $100 per 

person fee includes cart rental, green 

fee, and dinner. All members of your 

foursome must be currently working 

for or retired from law enforcement. 

Proceeds from this popular 

tournament benefit the DSF scholarship fund, which 

awards a scholarship in the name of each fallen deputy 

from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. 

Reservation forms are available at the DSA office and 

online at www.dsasd.org/golf. 

CLOTHES FOR HOMELESS VETERANS 

The retired members of the DSA will once again help local 

homeless veterans this holiday season. It is time to start 

stockpiling donations. The items needed are underwear 

for men and women, sweat outfits (tops and bottoms), 

socks, sleeping bags, and toiletry items (toothpaste, 

toothbrushes, soap and deodorant). Please bring the 

items to the December retiree meetings or contact Rusty 

Burkett at (619) 916-6008 for more information. 

RECALL PETITIONS 

The petitions calling for the recall for five DSA directors 

were not turned in by the Aug. 23 deadline, which means 

the process has ended with the board remaining intact. 

Any petitions currently circulating are now considered 

void. The DSA board continues to focus on association 

business and invites all members to attend the monthly 

membership meeting on the second Thursday of every month 

at 5:30 p.m. 

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ourse and dinner 

ntests 

Open Enrollment 

Open enrollment for DSA insurance and benefits is 

right around the corner in October. Information will 

be posted online at the DSA website as soon as it is 

available. You will also receive the information in the 

mail and see it in the Silver Star. 

To prepare for open enrollment, you should register for 

the DSA website and review the current benefits offered 

by the association. If you have any questions about 

what you are already enrolled in, please call the DSA. 

Open enrollment is the only time each year you can 

register for many of the insurance and benefits offered 

by the DSA. Keep your eyes open in October for open 

.org/golf enrollment packets! 

o win. Play will be limited to 

eadline. 

FOR THE BOYS 

DSA discount on weekend retreat 

Calvary Chapel Christian Camp at Green Valley Lake 

(near Lake Arrowhead) is hosting an all-star weekend of 

fellowship. Men will enjoy airsoft, baseball, zipline, hiking, 

swimming, hoops, and mountain biking at a first class camp 

in the mountains. Some of the pastoral staff are former law 

enforcement officers or are police chaplains (and it shows 

in their humor). This all-inclusive weekend, Friday Sept. 17 

through Sunday the 19, which includes first-rate lodging and 

six man-size meals. Regular price is $170, however for sworn 

law enforcement, the price is an unbelievable $85. Please 

call Ken Krikac at (949) 362-7475 and mention the Deputy 

Sheriffs’ Association of San Diego County. It’s okay to reserve 

last minute, but it is first come, first served. 

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UPDATE YOUR ADDRESS 

If you are planning on moving or are not 

receiving your Silver Star at your home, please 

update your DSA mailing address using the 

form below. 

DSASD 

Change of Address 

In order to update your contact information at the DSA, 

please complete and return this form to the DSA office by 

USPS or County Mail. You may also fax to (858) 486-8318. 

The DSA must have your change of address in writing. This 

does not change your address with the department. 

Member Information for Verification Purposes 

Full Name _________________________________________ 

PAC UPDATE 

Over the last month, PAC has been busy —holding 

local candidate interviews, organizing actions in support 

and opposition of bills, and working with organizations 

across the state to help save our benefits and pensions. 

The majority of the DsA’s primary endorsements 

won in the primary or moved forward to the general 

election. Adding to that list, at the last meeting, the 

board endorsed Marty block for the 78th Assembly 

District. More endorsements will be made through 

mid-October. The DsA PAC Committee and board of 

directors endorses candidates that have a strong history 

of support for public safety. 

Now is a great time to sign up for the PAC update 

mailing list. simply visit the DsA website and enroll with 

a personal (non-sheriff’s department) e-mail address. 

A complete list of endorsed candidates for the 

November general Election is now available online and 

will be updated with each endorsement. 

Member Status Active Retired Reserve Affiliate 

DSA Number or 

Last 4 of Social Security Number _____________________ 

Birth Year ________________ 

Contact Phone Number ____________________________ 

New Address 

Street ____________________________________________ 

Suite or Apt Number _____________________ 

City ______________________________________________ 

State __________ Zip _______________________________ 

Receive Silver Star Yes No 

E-mail Address ____________________________________ 

Opt-in to DSA E-mail List Yes No 

CONTRIBUTE TO PAC 

By volunteering a small contribution to the PAC fund 

each month, you are helping the DSA build it’s war 

chest to fight the battles that are looming ahead. 

Politicians throughout the state are attacking our 

benefits, pensions, and pay, blaming public service 

salaries and benefits for the economic crisis we 

now face as a country. The California deficit means 

more public employees face even more budget 

cuts. In order to fight these battles successfully, 

the DSA will join with organizations across the 

state in lengthy and often costly legal battles. We 

will also support legislation and candidates that 

have our best interest in mind. 

To help meet these goals, the DSA is asking you 

to contribute to its PAC fund. These voluntary 

contributions help build a war chest for the fight 

ahead. Sworn members of the department may use 

payroll deduction, choosing to donate as little as $1 

a pay period. Please consider a one-time or ongoing 

contribution and make your voice heard! Contribution 

forms are available online 

Member Signature_________________________________ 

Date _____________________________________________ 


2010 

DSA ENDORSEMENTS 

Federal 

50th Congressional District - Brian Bilbray (R) 

state 

state Legislature - senate 

76th Senate District - Joel Anderson (R) 

state Legislature - Assembly 

74th Assembly District - Martin Garrick (R) 

78th Assembly District -Marty Block (D) 

79th Assembly District -Ben Hueso (D) 

Please check the DSA website 

throughout September 

and October, as the PAC 

committee endorses additional 

candidates. The General 

Election is November 3, 2010. 

County 

4th District Supervisor - Ron Roberts 

5th District Supervisor - Bill Horn 

City 

san Marcos 

Mayor - Jim Desmond 

Judicial 

Superior Court Judge Office 20 - Richard Monroy 


AD HOC COMMITTEE CLEARS DSA DIRECTORS OF CHARGES 

On June 10, 2010, five members of the DSA signed a document 

alleging Directors Mark Elvin, Marco Garmo, Hank Turner, 

Dave Schaller, and Tammy Bennetts defamed the former 

president of the DSA Ernie Carrillo. The document also alleged 

the charged directors removed Ernie Carrillo as president of the 

DSA for political reasons directly related to the campaign and 

election of Sheriff Bill Gore. They also alleged Directors Mark 

Elvin, Marco Garmo, Hank Turner, Dave Schaller, and Tammy 

Bennetts failed in a material and serious degree to observe the 

rules of conduct of the corporation and engaged in conduct 

materially and seriously prejudicial to the purposes and interests 

of the corporation. 

The request was to investigate the allegations and for the board 

to recommend appropriate sanctions, including the possible 

removal of Elvin, Garmo, Turner, Schaller, and Bennetts as 

members of the association. 

Per the bylaws each board member submitted two names for 

the Ad Hoc Committee. A total of 18 names were submitted 

with five names randomly drawn. Todd Frank, Kurt Cartie, and 

Chuck Cinnamo were selected as the committee members with 

John Maryon and Arnold Van Lingen selected as alternates. 

Todd Frank declined to serve on the committee, so John Maryon 

took his place. Cartie, Maryon, and Cinnamo conducted the 

investigation. 

Four of the five members who signed the complaint, Tim Stine, 

Matthew Etchepare, Steve Bowen, and Scott Johnson were 

interviewed by the selected investigators. One of the members, 

William Law, did not respond to numerous telephone requests 

and e-mail messages from the investigators for an interview. 

None of the four complainants had any concrete evidence 

to support their allegations. Additionally, the committee 

interviewed the five directors and Director Carrillo. 

The following section from the Standing Rules of the Deputy 

Sheriffs’ Association of San Diego County is applicable to the 

allegation above: 

ARTICLE I DIRECTORS - SECTION 3: DIRECTOR CONDUCT 

Directors shall conduct themselves in a professional and courteous 

manner when conducting association business. They shall refrain 

from behavior that may bring embarrassment or discredit the 

association. 

In addition to the complainants not having any information 

and/or evidence directly related to the allegation, the charged 

directors all denied making any of the alleged comments or 

removing Carrillo from his position for any other reason than 

he lacked the leadership abilities to lead the DSA. The committee 

found the complaints against Directors Mark Elvin, Marco 

Garmo, Hank Turner, Dave Schaller, and Tammy Bennetts to be 

unfounded and no recommendation of discipline was made to 

the board. The DSA would like to thank members John Maryon, 

Kurt Cartie, and Chuck Cinnamo for their work. Upon request 

by a member, the entire investigation is available at the DSA 

Office for viewing. 

CNOA REGION 4 Presents 

FALL CIGAR SOCIAL 2010 

Come mingle with your fellow law enforcement brothers and sisters, 

and enjoy special discounts on cigars…all for a good cause! 

A portion of the proceeds will go to the Narcotic Education Foundation of America. 

Friday, October 1, 2010 2 PM – Closing 

Excalibur Cigar & Wine Lounge: 8199 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA 92111 

$20 Includes 2 Cigars, 1 Beer, and Food. 

For tickets contact: JD Doherty @ 619-980-8274 or Roxie Vigil @ 619-405-5951. 


CALIFORNIA UNIFORMS • 3755 Park Boulevard • San Diego • (619) 298-7504 

GRAND RE-OPENING! 

After 33 years of business, 

CALIFORNIA UNIFORMS 

is celebrating its Grand Re-Opening! 

Sept. 14 – 18 

5 DAYS ONLY! 

Winners daily! No purchase necessary! 

First 2,000 law enforcement officers pick one of the following: 

Free engraving on your flashlight 

Free engraving on your handcuffs 

Free metal nameplate 

Free embroidered name strip 

Free shoe shine 

Free LED flashlight 

Free raffle ticket to our daily drawings 

Secret Sale! 

Some items will be sold at our cost. 

Prices so low, the manufacturers won’t let us advertise them! 

Pants, jackets, boots & more… 

Take 10% off of any one item in the store, you chose! 

Standard alterations FREE at time of purchase. 

Visit around noon and eat lunch on us! 

SEPTEMBER 14-18 

CALIFORNIA UNIFORMS • 3755 Park Boulevard • San Diego • (619) 298-7504 


DSA STORE 

YOUR DUTY GEAR STORE 

Bianchi Accumold Duty Belt & Accessories 

As Pictured 

Just $294.70 

Accumold Single Cuff Case, snap closure: $20.85 

Accumold Double Cuff Case, snap closure: $28.45 

Accumold Key Ring Strap: $5.22 

Accumold Silent Key Holder, Velcro: $14.20 

Accumold Double Magazine Holder, horz or vert: $28.45 

Accumold Stinger Holder, snap closure: $21.80 

Accumold Nylon Duty Belt: $42.70 

Accumold Nylon Inner Belt: $23.70 

Safariland P&P Holster with hood guard: $132.95 

$294.70Package Shown: Belt, 

Belt Liner, Four Belt Keepers, 6280 

Holster, Double Mag Pouch, Single 

Cuff Case, Baton Holder, Key Holder, 

Swivel Universal Radio Holder. The 

pictured belt is only a sample 

of the packages available. 

Come in and build your own 

today. 

See our entire selection of Bianchi Accumold duty gear online! 

ASP 

Expandable 

Batons 

Various Sizes Available 

Heat treated 4140 high carbon steel 

for strength. Zinc Dichromate coated 

handles and hardcoat anodized black chrome 

provide superior corrosion resistance. 

16” Member Price $71.20 

21” $75.95 

26” $80.70 

26” Air-weight $94.95 

SDSD Knit Caps 

P+P approved San Diego Sheriff 

Department knit ‘beanie’ caps. 

One size fits all. Black, with 

“SDSD” embroidered in ½” yellowgold 

letters on front of folded edge. 

$9.45 each, DSA Member’s price. 

5182 

WEB ORDERS AND COUNTING ON WWW.DSASTORE.COM

HOLSTERS 

Uncle Mike’s Ankle Holsters… $37.95 

Size “0” fits 2” barrel small frame 5-shot revolver 

w/hammer spur. 

Size “1” fits 3”-4” barrel medium autos (.32-.380) 

Size “10” fits small autos (.22-.25) 

Size “12” fits Glock 26, 27, 33 and other 

sub-compact 9mm/.40cal 

Size “16” fits medium and large autos 

Blackhawk “Serpa” CQC 

holster…. $44.60 

Model 501 fits Glock 26/27/33 

Model 500 fits Glock 17/22/31 

Both paddle and belt loop included 

Listen-Only “Shadow” 

Earpiece…..$34.15 

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Star Photographers 

The Silver Star Cover Photo Contest brought in entries 

from dozens of talented deputies, both sworn and retired. 

We had several amazing photos in each of the three 

categories—Law Enforcement, Member, and 

San Diego. The Grand Prize winner, seen on 

this month’s cover, was judged not only on 

artistic merit, but on viability as a cover. From 

composition to resolution, it all mattered in 

the end. 

Cliff LaPlant actually submitted one 

photo in each category, but it was his image 

of the patrol car in Alpine, touched off by the 

red rock that created the most dramatic cover. 

Our winners in each category are Tony 

Bailey in Law Enforcement for his photo 

of Gunner on night shift in Spring Valley, 

Kevin Price in Member for his photo of Angie 

Tsuida during Baker to Vegas, and Courtney 

Reiter for her photo of the San Diego County Fair in the 

San Diego category. 

Each of the winners earned a DSA movie prize 

package, with Cliff also winning a $50 gift certificate to the 

DSA store and a photo-quality print of his cover. 

Entries were judged by DSA staff 

based solely on the photo, before being 

placed on mock covers. We had so many 

amazing entries, there is a good chance 

more of them will appear on future 

covers. 

While the contest was a fun way 

to award a few talented members, the 

Silver Star always accepts photos for 

possible cover use. Just remember, the 

photos have to be the highest resolution 

possible in order to be printed in color 

on the cover. If you have any questions 

or would like to submit a photo, please 

send an e-mail to kmacris@dsasd.org. 

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JOB #: 10-HALL-0904

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category winners 

Kevin Price 

Courtney Reiter 

Steve Johnson 

Ed Gross 

Tony Bailey 

Dogs, both official 

department canines 

and some not 

so official, were 

favorite subjects for 

photographers who 

entered the contest. 

Dane Weisner 

captured Sheriff’s 

Canine “Gunner” 

during a Canine 

Demonstration. 

Edward and Sandy 

Gross submitted this 

photo of Kai—at 195 

pounds, you can’t hide 

from him and you 

don’t want him to find 

you. Gunnar was also 

caught while on the 

night shift in Spring 

Valley in this Law 

Enforcement category 

winning photo by Tony 

Bailey 

For the San Diego county, entries included 

koalas to beach scenes, showcasing 

everything that makes our county so 

beautiful. The San Diego category winner: 

San Diego County Fair by Courtney 

Reiter, who took the photo when she was 

just 8 years old. Cliff LaPlant’s image of 

the Coronado Bridge was a staff favorite. 

Charles Doherty 

Cliff LaPlant 


Summer 

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Each summer, the DSA holds a special event for its members. This 

year, the DSA teamed up with Picnic People for a day at De Anza 

Cove, complete with lawn games, barbecue, a beer garden, and a 

general great time for everyone who attended. Here are a few images 

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Chaplain’s Corner 

by Chaplain Herb Smith 

“The fear of man brings a snare, but he who 

trusts in the Lord is kept safe” (Proverbs 

29:25). “In the fear of the Lord there is strong 

confidence, and his children will have refuge” 

(14:26). 

A study came out not long ago showing 

that fear is a hard-wired, autonomic 

default system of the normal human brain 

and cannot be overridden or trained away. 

Fight or flight syndrome is as instinctive 

and reflexive as breathing, and essential for 

survival. With fear comes the physical and 

emotional wherewithal, from adrenalin to 

altruism, to alert us of danger and spur us 

to action, so it serves a valuable purpose. 

But we must learn to control the paralyzing 

and perplexing affects of fear so that we’re 

able to function effectively in the face of it; 

even with it. 

“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather 

the judgment that something else is more 

important than fear” (Ambrose Redmoon). 


How is such judgment developed Fear 

is constitutional. Courage is character, 

according to Winston Churchill, “…the 

first of human qualities…the quality which 

guarantees all others.” We can see courage 

and be convinced of its merits, but until its 

resolve is grafted into the heart of our spirit, 

true courage is not a natural trait. 

It is the doing, not the stewing, that moves 

us from jelly to the judgment that there is 

good cause for sacrifice and the confidence 

that such cause is worth living, as well as, 

dying for. Courage begins in the day to day 

commitment to keep going in spite of loss 

and failure, frustration and disappointment, 

until it builds up our resolve and displaces 

our egotism so that something more 

important than selfish fear takes precedence 

and builds power. 

We are never so weak and fearful than 

when we live for ourselves. Nothing 

quickens our fortitude to face danger, 

We are never so weak 

and fearful than when 

we live for ourselves. 

difficulty, uncertainty, or pain more than 

striving for something or someone greater 

than ourselves, so much so, that courage 

becomes, as C.S. Lewis said, “Not simply 

one of the virtues, but the form of every 

virtue at the testing point.” Courage must 

redefine us constitutionally and work 

toward rebuilding our character. 

God made us to reflect His image, one which 

embodies every aspect of faithfulness. Life is 

not about comparison, but compassion; not 

getting but giving; not personal happiness, 

but inner joy. There is One Who is All 

Knowing, All Powerful and All Present. 

Fearing Him, and not our circumstances, 

reconstitutes our character and chisels 

courage. 

“The reverence of the Lord is a fountain of 

life, that one may avoid the snares of death” 

(v.27). 

Summer always has a special atmosphere 

about it. Vacations give time for reflection 

as we try and get a breather. Want to get 

away When was the last time it was just 

you and your spouse God has a great 

purpose for your marriage, more than mere 

companionship and partnership. Which is 

why this marriage retreat is so important 

coming up this month. This could very well 

be one of the most important weekends 

you’ll ever spend together. We still have 

some room left, and we want you to fill it 

up. Don’t let another one of these go by 

without knowing this blessing of the Lord 

that makes us rich, and He adds no sorrow 

to it. How can that be Come and see. We 

have heavily subsidized this weekend to 

make it affordable. I hope you find you and 

your spouse’s heart to enlarge it even more. 

Give me a call to make it so.

Beyond The Donut Shop 

by Dep. M. T. PLAIT 

Like many of you, my family loves to go 

out to eat. Frequently, we are confused 

when it comes down to where to eat. Just 

like everyone, I want good food at a good 

price. I am Deputy M. T. Plait and with 

my wife Deena Plait we are trying out 

various restaurants, so you don’t have to 

gamble when it comes to eating. 

You may have noticed a BJ’s Brewhouse 

recently pop up somewhere near your 

home. In all, there are five scattered 

around San Diego County and one in 

Temecula. BJ’s can be found in 13 different 

states with a total of 95 locations around 

the country. Deena and I decided to 

check this place out. After all, I like beer 

and —well that’s really it, I like beer! BJ’s 

is a brew house, so I felt obliged to sample 

their creations! My favorite, so far, is the 

Nutty Brewnette. Deena was very happy 

with the Tropical Iced Tea. 

We tried two different locations and 

had pretty much the same experience at 

both. This is a sports bar, which caters 

to families. A full bar with children, be 

prepared for noise! 

BJ’s has a sizeable menu with a large 

variety. I found it tough to make a 

decision. For the appetizers, we tried the 

Fish and Chips 

includes four small 

pieces of fish and 

shoestring fries 

Crisp Potato Skins Platter ($8.95) and the 

Chicken Wings ($8.95). We got the wings 

split with half honey mustard and half 

in buffalo sauce. Both appetizer choices 

were very tasty. Probably due to my 

carnivorous nature, I think I preferred the 

wings. 

Our main courses were the Parmesan 

Crusted Chicken ($12.50) and the Fish & 

Chips ($11.95). The chicken meal, which 

came with cheddar mashed potatoes 

and steamed broccoli, was huge. It came 

topped with a lemon Chardonnay butter 

sauce —delicious! The fish and chips were 

not quite as exciting. Though there were 

four pieces of fish, they were small. The 

chips were shoestring potatoes, which are 

not my favorite; however, it tasted very 

good. 

BJ’s has a variety of desserts, with their 

signature dish being the Pizookie. There 

are six different choices for the oversized 

cookie baked in a small pizza dish, topped 

with a scoop of ice cream. The waiter 

talked us into a single for $2.95; but if you 

are more adventurous, try the Pizookie 

Trio for $8.95. 

Looking around the restaurant, I was very 

impressed with the food presentation. Just 

looking at all of the different meals being 

served made me want to come back to try 

everything. 

I am not one for a noisy restaurant, but 

this place makes up for it with great food 

and good sized portions. This month, we 

have a unanimous decision and give this 

restaurant two guns up —two visits and 

two good experiences. 

Next month we return with another 

honest dining review. Until then 

remember, “It’s not a good deal, unless 

you enjoy your meal.” 

bJ’s Restaurant & brewhouse 

Various locations 

www.bjsbrewhouse.com 

Rating scale between 1 and 5 

bullets (Old Town Location) 

Atmosphere – 3 bullets (Very 

clean with lots of big televisions, 

but quite noisy) 

service – 4 bullets (They were 

busy each time, but never made us 

feel forgotten) 

Drink selection – 5 bullets (Full 

bar with their own brews – ‘nuff 

said!) 

Drink Quality – 4 bullets 

Food selection – 4 bullets 

Food Quality – 4 bullets 

Value for Money – 4 bullets 

In 1978, two guys who had a great 

recipe for deep dish pizza opened the 

first BJ’s Chicago Pizzeria in Santa 

Ana, California. In 1996, with seven 

restaurants in operation from San 

Diego to Los Angeles, the first BJ’s 

brewery began production. 


County Line 

Transmissions 

by Robbie Bethea 

Thanks to all who wrote me about last 

month’s “County Line Transmissions” and 

those who allowed me to publish a word or 

two about them. Please send any tidbits of 

information to me at County_Line@cox. 

net and I will continue writing this article 

for you. 

Paul kunkle, or Uncle Kunkle as he was 

so affectionately known, was everyone’s 

favorite instructor at the academy —once 

they graduated and didn’t have to suffer 

his harassing taunts any longer. He is 

currently harassing the ladies he plays 

pool with, who are nearly the same age as 

he (almost 80), calling them his “Casserole 

Cuties”. For those of us who knew Paul, we 

can remember he was a devoted husband 

to Marianne. He still speaks of her 

affectionately and misses his high school 

sweetheart. He keeps in touch with Elden 

Carl, who is still riding motorcycles. 

Don shackley is living in Bridgport, Maine, 

staying busy riding his lawn mower over the 

vast acreage he owns. His children are in 

San Diego, so he visits every once in awhile. 

Don says he remembers when the colors of 

the department’s patrol units were brown... 

and had four legs and ate alfalfa. 

Terrie (wheeler) gonzalez was a Sheriff’s 

Explorer and the departmental aid at 

the Ramona Substation. Terrie worked 

in the Office of the Sheriff along with 

Mary Gouveia Walsh during Sheriff John 

Duffy’s term. She is currently the Executive 

Assistant to D.A. Bonnie Dumanis, now 

having 30 years in county service, yet still 

too young to retire. She lives in Bonita and 

enjoys the outdoors and golfing with her 

husband and daughter. 

Myron klippert lives in Northwest Austin, 

Texas, adjacent to Lakes Austin and Travis. 

His daughters live in the same community, 

so gets to enjoy his six grandchildren, 

ages 12 years to 7 months. Family outings 

are centered around his pool and his 

wakeboard boat. He and his wife have 

traveled extensively to Australia, New 

Zealand, Turkey, Europe, Central America, 

and numerous other places. 

Cher Meyer moved to North Dakota after 

she retired from the SDSO as a Supervising 

Emergency Services Dispatcher. The town 

she lives in has one police officer, and 

when he’s off duty, the sheriff’s department 

responds. The town is rural, with dirt roads 

and fields of corn and wheat growing. 

She was able to adapt to the bitterly cold 

winters after learning a thing or two about 

layering. She lives near her daughter and 

granddaughters and enjoys the farmer’s 

market, antiques, reading, travelling 

to historical places, and her five crazy 

dachshunds. 

bob Apostolos retired to San Antonio, 

Texas after retiring from the department 

and the military. Bob is an adjunct professor 

at Texas State and Kaplan College. His wife 

Sandy is a Colonel in the Army Reserves, 

working for the Medical Services Command 

located at Fort Sam Houston. They live in 

the country north of San Antonio where he 

describes the area as having lots of live oaks, 

rolling hills, deer and pick-up trucks. (Kind 

of like Ramona he said.) When Joe and Jan 

Stauffer visited him, they discovered that 

scott McClintock resents the idea of me 

calling him an old-timer since it’s only 

been a couple of years since he and I 

were rookies at the only jail in San Diego 

County. (1976 isn’t that long ago is it) But 

he did tell me he and Jeannette are living in 

Carlsbad. Their son Patrick graduated from 

Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and works for a 

lithography firm in Vista. Scott retired after 

five years as the emergency planner for the 

City of San Marcos. He now volunteers for 

the U.S. Forest Service as a fire lookout in a 

tower atop Palomar Mountain. It’s his job 

to count lightning strikes while he’s in the 

tower. He had to give up counting after 42 

strikes during one storm because there were 

six fires he needed to monitor. He loves it 

up there. 

Megan and Kathy Wilson live in Reno 


Bob Apostolos enjoys his casual 

lifestyle in San Antonio 

Bob’s daughter and the Stauffer’s grandson 

were in the same class at school. 

Pat beaty worked as a Bail Enforcement 

Agent (Bounty Hunter) for eight years after 

he retired from the SO in 1994. For the last 

six years, he’s been 

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Investigator. He and 

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Julian. He is blessed by the fact that he is a 

bladder cancer survivor and is able to enjoy 

his 40 years of marriage, two children, and 

three grandchildren. 

Tom McFaul, retired since 1999, now lives 

in Hamburg, NY, so he says that makes him 

a Hamburger. (He’s still working on his 

sense of humor.) He and Carol did the “RV 

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that they’ve settled down, they are assisting 

in raising grandchildren. 

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Fire in the Hole 

Bomb/Arson by John Rutledge 

In last month’s article, I explained what 

it was like to live the life of a Bomb Tech/ 

Fire Investigator. The selection process to 

replace our two vacant positions is half 

over. We conducted our practical exercise 

portion here at the bomb range and are 

pleased with the quality of candidates who 

are applying for the jobs. 

The candidates were required to don the 

bomb suit and perform a series of tasks. 

This basically shows us if a person is capable 

of functioning while wearing a 100-pound 

bomb suit without shutting down physically 

and mentally. It was a little warm here at 

the bomb range that day and the candidates 

got a little taste of what to expect while 

at bomb school. While at bomb school, 

they’ll be required to wear the suit during 

all scenarios and for up to two hours at a 

time. 

Sgt. Dayrit and I had the great fortune 

of going to bomb school during the July 

and August months. Bomb school is in 

lovely Huntsville, Alabama, where the 

temperature for those months is in the high 

90s to 100 degrees with about 95 percent 

humidity. Being a San Diego native myself 

and accustomed to the dry air, it was an 

experience for me to be sweating while 

taking a shower. I was amazed by the 

citizens of Huntsville, as most of them 

seemed to be cigarette smokers. I had a 

hard enough time just breathing the heavy 

air let alone even thinking about trying to 

smoke a cigarette. John Williamson can 

attest to this, as he is currently in Huntsville 

doing a mandatory recertification. This is a 

requirement every three years to be an FBI 

certified bomb tech. 

This year, we had the good fortune to have 

26 people apply for the vacant positions. In 

past years, it was typical to get about seven 

or eight people trying out for one position. I 

suppose you really have to be just a little bit 

unhinged to want to be in this unit and do 

this job. A few people decided for various 

reasons to remove themselves from the list. 

We commend them for looking inside their 

selves and deciding this isn’t the right job or 

maybe not the right time for them to work 

in this unit. Maybe it was after they had a 

chance to meet with us in person and listen 

to us talk about the schedule and the type 

of work we do. Or perhaps they noticed 

how nutty and manic we’ve all become and 

didn’t want to end up like us. 

Either way, we’re all excited by the quality 

of people who put in for the job, and we’re 

eager to get two new “Ojits” in here. “Ojit” 

stands for On the Job Trainee. Ojit-1 

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graduate from bomb school. 

In other news, I recently received an e-mail 

from one of our newest retirees, Ronny Cox. 

I mentioned in last month’s article about 

Ronny and Bill Jache retiring. They both 

took jobs with a private entity in a mid-east 

country. 

Ronny told me he is trying to get used 

to the customs and traditions where he 

is currently staying. Ronny said it was 

shocking to see some of the local women 

swimming in a pool while dressed in full 

length burkas. I say to you, it was probably 

equally shocking for those same women to 

see a man-ape swimming in a hotel pool. 

Except for his bald head, Ronny is about the 

hairiest man alive. It’s a good thing Ronny 

can speak words because they may have 

thought he was a gorilla who escaped from 

a travelling circus. 

Ronny’s partner Bill Jache was an EOD diver 

for the Navy and has been around so long 

that he helped Jacques Cousteau invent the 

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Who Are Those Guys 

(Rural Enforcement never sleeps!) by Matt McClendon 

Loyal readers have probably been 

wondering, “Why don’t he write” (In case 

you don’t get it, that’s a funny line from 

“Dances with Wolves.”) 

We’ve been absent from the Silver Star for 

a few months, and we’re sorry about that. 

Things happen. Some good, some not so 

good. Have you noticed that just about 

everybody you know is dealing with some 

kind of serious, if not catastrophic issue 

these days Sure seems that way. 

We who live and work out here in the back 

country still mourn the loss of Rocky Laws. 

Rocky was indeed someone special. It was 

my privilege to have known Rocky even 

though our paths never really crossed on 

the job. He was a friend and neighbor (and 

bike riding buddy from time to time). I 

knew when I first met him he was among 

the best and the brightest. We salute Dan 

Megna for the tribute piece he wrote about 

Rocky in last month’s issue. 

Rural Enforcement says goodbye to 82L 

Todd Richardson, who unexpectedly jumped 

ship in mid-August for a barnstorming gig 

at ASTREA. Lieutenant Richardson was 

only with us for a year, but he got some 

good things done, and we, in this division, 

appreciate his style of leadership. We know 

his new assignment will be a good fit for 

him. And with that departure, we welcome 

our new boss, Lt. Dave Moss to our world 

of Rural Enforcement. 

Many of you have heard about Operation 

Stonegarden. Some of you have become 

regular OT bodies, working those long days, 

or more often those long nights out here 

with us. Generally, guys will head for the 

barn about an hour before EOS and finish 

up the paper work so they can go home on 

time. It doesn’t always work out that way 

though—does it Deputy Edwards 

What follows is a big fat lie, based on actual 

recent events. 

It was a hot, humid, down right muggy July 

afternoon out on the Dulzura beat. Dep. Ken 

Edwards was working the Op Stonegarden 

day shift gig. EOS was only an hour and a 

half away and no relief from the oppressive 

sun was in sight. His T-shirt was soaked. 

His Kevlar vest was almost gooey. Deputy 

Edwards has a really good AC unit in his 

patrol car though, so he really didn’t care. 

He was traveling east bound and down on 

Highway 94, minding his own business. 

The main title theme from Smokey and the 

Bandit was on the CD player. It was almost 

time to head for the barn. Then it happened. 

That dirty looking car he just couldn’t 

ignore. Ken made “The Stop.” Why Because 

the guy was weaving all over the road and 

the Arizona license plate didn’t match the 

Wyoming registration. Aside from that 

everything seemed okay. 

Upon contacting the male driver and his 

female passenger, everything went very 

well indeed. Driver (we’ll call him Slick) 

produced credentials and gave them to 

the nice deputy. The nice deputy ran Slick 

for warrants, only to find not one, but two 

felony warrants out of Wyoming. Now 

as you’ve all heard, out here in the back 

country, cover can sometimes be from a 

considerable distance. Such was the case on 

this fine day. Deputy Edwards knew this. 

He approached the driver to—you know, 

stall him, maybe buy some time. 

Slick knew he was in trouble. He looked up 

at Deputy Edwards and uttered a truly great 

line from our favorite movie of all time, 

Tombstone, as spoken by Curly Bill Brocius 

himself. He simply said, “Bye.” Then he 

really stepped on it and the chase was on! 

All right! Ken said to himself, “Finally a 

real crook with a sense of style. It’s about 

time!” 


Ken switched the CD from Smokey and the 

Bandit to Tombstone. The chase got pretty 

wild, pretty fast. Way off the road, Slick 

was really in trouble. He just didn’t have 

the right kind of vehicle for this terrain. 

He struck a large boulder on the right side, 

then careened to the left and down over the 

sheer cliff. Not good. 

Slick’s car came to an upside down, but nose 

up, point of rest. It was a major impact, with 

major injuries to Slick, but we know that this 

was a very determined desperado we were 

dealing with. Do you think he gave up Not 

a chance. Injured as he was, he still ran for 

the border—just like in the old days! Now 

there’s rumor of a stern warning issued to 

the suspect by Deputy Edwards, but I wasn’t 

there, so I don’t really know for sure exactly 

how it went down. Thunder bursts happen 

unexpectedly out here. In any event, Slick 

didn’t give up. 

An hour later, after more resources were 

brought in, Slick was finally apprehended. 

He then went for a ride in the Life Flight 

helicopter to save his life from blood loss. 

Needless to say, Deputy Edwards was a 

little late getting off on time that night. Nice 

pinch Ken! Somehow, I think this one might 

get some special mention at the Christmas 

party this year. 

Aside from that exciting caper, things 

remain consistently weird and unpredictable 

out here. I’m pretty sure it’s that way all 

over. 

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yOU! Reading the Silver Star! This is 

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it carefully or i will send my dog! He will 

find you, and he will eat your magazine! 

First, we say so long to our sergeant as he 

becomes a lieutenant. Eddie Brock will 

soon take over his new assignment at the 

Communications Center. We will miss 

him and wish him well as he advances. 

Hopefully, by the time the next article is 

written, we will know who will be the new 

Canine Unit sergeant. 

AROUND THE COUNTY 

From up in Fallbrook, team Pete Alvarado 

and Quandro have been busier than a onelegged 

soccer player. After they found some 

drugs for Encinitas SNGD, they responded 

to assist OPD with a stolen vehicle pursuit 

that ended in Carlsbad. Four suspects ran in 

as many directions, if not more. Two were 

apprehended right away. When Pete and 

Quandro arrived, they were shown where 

one of the missing subjects had dumped 

some clothing. We couldn’t ask for a better 

scent pad! 

Quandro is not a tracker, but he reverted 

to instincts when Pete told him to find the 

guy that stunk like the clothes. Quandro led 

Pete and his OPD cover officer to a shed in 

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announcements, and the shed responded 

“I’m not here, man.” I guess that if you lie 

to yourself long enough, you start believing 

you can lie yourself out of reality. He’s lucky 

Pete is the brains part of the equation, 

because Quandro would have tested the 

crook’s theory by chomping away at—er— 

apprehending the guy that wasn’t there. 

A couple of days later, Pete and Deps. Ron 

Brown, Vanessa Rocha and Adrian Moses 

were looking for a theft warrant suspect 

who kept making unwelcome appearances 

in his old neighborhood. Once Pete found 

him, the subject began to cooperate with 

Pete’s commands, but then, not so much. He 

ran and hid in an ex-girlfriend’s bedroom 

where Pete, Quandro, and Sgt. Mark Foster 

tracked him. Pete made some more canine 

announcements and the lawful occupant of 

the room walked out. She wasn’t making 

any sense, so Pete decided to search the 

room with Quandro on leash just in case 

there were more senseless people inside 

other than the suspect. Of course, the thief 

gave up and went to jail peacefully for his 

warrants. Non-contact apprehension ratios 

up! 

Santee’s Carlos Serrato and his partner, 

Bueller, helped FBI SWAT agents, who 

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suspect for months, and he was responsible 

for several take-over style bank robberies 

throughout Southern California. As the 

tactical team was getting ready, they got 

word that the suspect was sitting in his car 

just outside a Mosque in La Mesa. Carlos 

and Bueller drove there, got out of their car, 

and started toward the suspect giving him 

orders and canine commands. I understand 

the robber couldn’t have proned himself out 

any faster next to his car if he tried. Bueller 

helped Carlos focus the suspect’s attention 

and compliance until the FBI agents caught 

up to them and arrested him. 

Toward the end of the month, Carlos and 

Bueller responded to assist Santee COPPS 

Deps. Shawn Wray, Nancy Blanco, and 

Briana Pratt, who were in foot pursuit of 

an auto theft suspect. ASTREA deputies 

Kevin Randall and Darren Dollard gave 

some canine announcements and Bueller 

tracked the subject from where he ran 

out of his shoes to where he was hiding 

inside an apartment. Bueller couldn’t go 

into the apartment because of the dog that 

lives there, but deputies entered and made 

the arrest. Talk about having boogie-on 

troubles. He lost his “G” ride, he lost his 

kicks, and he left his skateboard in the 

stolen car, which he was silly enough to ask 

for. I hope he wasn’t trying to deny being in 

the car after Miranda. 

Vista’s Darren Perata and Tugg assisted 

BCST deputies Chris Galve and Mike 

Forbes on a traffic stop on Northbound I-5 

just south of San Onofre. Tugg brought in 41 

pounds of marijuana. Not being a narcotics 

canine handler, I asked Darren if he really 

needed a dog to smell that much weed, but 

I guess that’s why my IQ test results were 

negative. Smugglers wrap the stuff several 

times and add some odor distractions. 

These guys secreted the packages in several 

voids through-out the vehicle. Good job, 

Tugg and Darren! 

Another of our Vista teams, Scott Faiferlick 

and his canine Fighter did a great job when 

they responded to assist Escondido Police 

Officers in pursuit of a carjacked vehicle. 

The suspects led the officers back to Vista 

where they had originally robbed the 

owner of his vehicle at gun point. Once 

they ditched the stolen car, they fled into 

a residential neighborhood. ASTREA 



Deputies Scott Bligh and Alan Kaupe 

directed Scott and Fighter toward a nearby 

heat source. Suspect number one gave up 

with some canine announcements made 

from the helo. 

A few yard searches in the area followed. A 

short distance away, Fighter led Scott and 

cover Deputies Gildersleve, Minami, and 

Danza on a track from a sandal left behind 

by the crook. Fighter began barking through 

the slats of a fenced yard, and then came the 

sound of those valiant, magical words, “I 

give up, officer. I’m right here.” 

You know you got the suspect when he 

starts lying, claiming he’s the victim and 

asking you if you caught the bad guy. Yeah 

right! Victims hide from the police for an 

hour until we find them. 

On another occasion, Vista Jail called for 

a narcotics dog. Kirk Terrell arrived with 

Quba to conduct a contraband search. Quba 

found two cells in violation of detentions 

regulations by having hidden heroin in 

them. You know, there’s nothing worse 

than a crooked crook who won’t follow the 

rules. 

PERIMETERS 

I received several requests to address 

perimeter issues on this article. Remember, 

if the bad guy is worth chasing, he’s worth 

setting up a perimeter for. If the suspect 

starts running while you’re still in your 

car, chase after him in the car as long as 

possible to wear him out, which reminds 

me of a wise old Confucian saying. “Better 

to run behind car and get exhausted than 

run ahead of car and get tired.” 

Even if you’re actively running after 

someone, start thinking about where you 

would like your partners to set up when 

you finally do stop running. We’ve all had 

those moments when we’re too winded to 

talk or in a strange area out of our beat. 

Something that’s worked for me, but that 

many cops are unwilling to do, is asking 

the dispatcher to start a perimeter based on 

your location and direction of travel of the 

suspect. Dispatch can see the map where 

you are and where your partners are, so he 

or she can dispatch the closest unit to the 

street where a deputy is needed. I’ve never 

heard a dispatcher unwilling to help. We 

Tugg stands proud with 41 pounds of marijuana that he sniffed out during a traffic stop 

usually know the terrain, where the alleys 

end, and what complexes have a back gate. 

The fine tuning can be done when you catch 

your breath, but in the meantime, dispatch 

can start setting things up, jump starting 

your perimeter. 

Another great resource is the nearest 

ASTREA unit. Ask them to look for 

weaknesses in the perimeter if they 

haven’t already addressed the problem. 

They usually do it automatically. All the 

helos now have the Moving Map which is 

an awesome tool. If you haven’t seen this 

piece of equipment, point your browser to 

http://www.aerocomputers.com/vdo/dvd/ 

media-v.html to view videos of the map’s 

capabilities in action. Among the many 

uses of the Moving Map, ASTREA crews 

can actually see on the screen who the tax 

records show to be the owner of a property 

when flying over it. If you know the last 

name of the suspect you’re searching for, it 

just might pop up on screen while they’re 

doing orbits. If he’s running from the cops, 

and his or a relative’s house is nearby, he 

will probably end up there. 

I know its fun to be sneaky, and we all wish 

for the bad guy to make a run for freedom 

in our direction, but what we really need 

is for the suspect to hunker down. Once 

the perimeter is set, we can make the plan 

to have a designated team search for him, 

converge the perimeter units, have ASTREA 

guide us in, or have a K9 use his nose to 

find him. So when you are on a perimeter 

position, turn all your lights on. Headlights 

should shine in the direction of the bad guy, 

spotlights and alley lights should light up 

the street or alleys the crook would cross, 

and your overheads should be on to deter 

the runner from trying to bolt. Get out of 

your car and stand where you can see the 

most and still remain behind cover. Use 

your lights for concealment. If you can 

find cover just a few yards away from your 

car, use it. Then the suspect can’t see where 

you are and what you can see. It keeps him 

guessing. These are typical suggestions. 

There are always exceptions to the rule. Use 

your head for safety. 

Any time you set a perimeter, call for a 

canine unit. One might not be on duty in 

your city, but dispatch knows where one is 

logged on nearby. One might be available 

from another department or traveling 

nearby from training or the kennels. You 

can always just cancel us if you net the 

crook. Be patient. Time and time again, 

solid perimeters make for good team efforts 

and efficient apprehensions—and they save 

lives. 

If in doubt, call a canine unit. We can 

probably help you, and the trees will be 

happy that our partners are on scene. 



view 

from above 

ASTREA by Scott Bligh 

Another night shift, and the June gloom, 

which has extended through July and into 

August, is already spreading across the 

county. The low-lying clouds usually begin 

their eastward march from the coast after 

4 p.m., laying a nice blanket about 15 miles 

inland by 8. As you know, that covers a 

significant portion of the busiest part of 

our beat. 

Later in the shift, we often become the 

Santee, Lakeside, and El Cajon police. 

We call this area “The Bowl” because it 

is surrounded by higher terrain that the 

clouds need to overcome before it pours in 

and keeps us grounded. 

When the low-lying clouds roll in like 

this, it forces us to fly lower to the ground 

to stay out of the clouds. Besides the fact 

that inadvertently flying into clouds is the 

greatest killer of pilots, we need to be able 

to see what is below us to do our job. So 

you can see the dilemma. Fly too high; get 

disoriented in the clouds and crash. Fly too 

low; hit something, have no time to react 

if the engine quits and/or wake up our 

customers. 

The other option is what we sometimes refer 

to as “scud running.” A Federal Aviation 

Administration publication defines "scud 

running" as "pushing the capabilities of the 

crew and the aircraft to the limits by trying 

to maintain visual contact with the terrain 

while trying to avoid physical contact with 

it." Also keep in mind we aren’t just trying 

to avoid flying into this soup. We are also 

trying to complete whatever mission we 

are tasked with. Being very task-driven can 

add fuel to the fire. The desire to succeed 

can easily turn into perceived pressure to 

complete a mission given to us. The fact is, 

deputies are type A and want to get it done, 

but if we need to devote all of our efforts 

to not crashing, the little “common sense” 

bell in our helmets rings, letting us know 

we are wandering into dangerous territory. 

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Others have perished trying to do what we 

are doing. It may be time to re-evaluate. 

Just wanted to let you know, if we can’t get 

there, it’s not because we don’t want to. We 

just want to be around to help you another 

day. 

Thank you to ASTREA Dep. Gene Palos for 

his tireless efforts and organizational skills 

in making sure everything ran smoothly at 

Rocky’s memorial service at Fort Rosecrans. 

Gene really did an outstanding job in more 

ways than many people know. 

Thank you to the Sheriff’s Communication 

Center for saying a beautiful goodbye over 

Law Air at Rocky’s memorial service. It’s 

just one of those things you never forget. 

Well done. 

In Remembrance of Deputy Rocky Laws, 

10E51 

EOW July 6, 2010 

Someday we will know where the Pilots go 

when their work on earth is through. 

Where the air is clean and the engines gleam 

and the skies are always blue. 

National City ♦ San Diego ♦ La Mesa 

DISCOUNT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT 

10E51 10-7 

Goodnight, Station M 



Cajon Zone 

El Cajon Courts by Cydney King and the gang 

Welcome back to our “Gappers”. We missed 

you. 

You know the Zone is always looking for 

a reason to partake in some good cuisine 

and so we did. Thank you to Rachael and 

Amanda for the coordination. At the last 

minute, we had to include our farewell and 

good luck wishes to Ali Perez. He is moving 

up to Ridgehaven to be added to the Child 

Abuse Roster. We know you will really miss 

“Baggage Claim.” If a cart breaks down, we 

know where to find you. 

We also had a goodbye party for our student 

worker Charlotte. With the movement of 

laid off county workers from other offices, 

we gained an employee in the front office. 

Charlotte will retain her student worker 

status, thank goodness. She is beginning 

her training in the Family Law Business 

Office. She will actually be able to do some 

training of her own, clarifying in minute 

detail what our office needs for the TROs 

and OFRs. We will miss you and are glad 

that you will not be too far away. Stay in 

touch! 

Speaking of goodbyes, six stars do fit on the 

name tag. By the time this issue is in your 

hot little hands, we will have celebrated 

Dep. Frank Cordle’s retirement. One good 

thing about living in Southern California is 

that you can have a party outside just about 

every day of the year. We took advantage of 

this fact and planned just that in our Grand 

Parking Lot. 

Frank began his 31 years of county time 

with the Marshal’s Office in 1983. He began 

working for Judge Thompson on October 

17, 1988, which was actually His Honor’s 

first day on the bench. I believe that is the 

longest “marriage” between bailiff and judge 

on record. Frank is going to remain a San 

Diegan and does not have any major plans 

at this time. Good Luck with wherever your 

retirement takes you. I will have photos 

to share next month. (Raise your hand if 

you’ve ever been to “My Rich Uncle’s” on 

El Cajon Blvd.) 

Speaking of retirement, I had the fortunate 

opportunity to break bread and have a cold 

one with Randy Dibb and Pete Weichert 

recently. Both are doing their best to adjust 

to retired life—not! They are doing great, 

looking great, and enjoying every minute. 

Another retirement contact I recently had 

was with Sgt. Bob Ramirez. He is a grandpa 

again and doing well in Utah. When I 

retire, I look forward to including him in 

my travels. Speaking of travels, where is the 

Ramsbacker Bus these days 

I began this report with a welcome and I’m 

jumping back to them; Margie LaCosta 

from the Public Defender’s Juvenile 

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Congratulations! 

Carlos and Leticia Rodriguez welcomed their second 

grandchild sofia Alezandra Rodriguez, born on August 

11, 2010, at Kaiser Hospital. The newborn weighed almost 

8 lbs and was 20 inches. Congratulations! 

Congratulations to Christopher and Chelsea Lawrence 

on the birth of their daughter Cara Jean born August 

4, 2010, at 10:35 p.m. The newborn weighed 8 lbs 7 ozs. 

Cara joins her brother Cayden and sister Cassondra. 

Christopher works at the Poway Station. 

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5:04 a.m. The newborn weighed 6 lbs 4 ozs and measured 

19 inches. Marcello works at the Encinitas Station. 

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birthday, anniversary, graduation, retirement, and other 

announcements, please e-mail kmacris@dsasd.org for publication in 

the announcements section. You may also send photos to accompany 

any announcement. 

COTTON PATCH 

LAW ENFORCEMENT UNIFORMS 

Boots & Uniforms 

for all Deputies 

EXPERT TAILORING & FITTING 

Elbeco • Flying Cross 

Blauer • 5.11 Tactical 

307 N Coast Hwy 

Oceanside, CA 92054 

(760) 722-3191 

Fax: (760) 722-1547 

SERVICES 

GOT GOLD ............. LET’S PARTY!! 

Home Parties-Office Parties- 

Fundraisers-Private Appointments 

Host a gold party and turn your BLING 

into CH-CHING! The only party where 

you and your friends MAKE money not 

spend it! Bring your broken or unwanted 

gold jewelry and it will be sorted, tested and weighed by a 

licensed gold buyer who will give you the highest gold price 

based on the current gold market value! Contact Lisa Jenkins 

(760) 415-9400 or goldmountaingal@verizon.net. Mention DSA 

add and get a free $10 gift card….plus 10% of gold amount 

purchased that means more $$$$ in your pocket!! 

DO YOU HAVE FRIENDS & FAMILY EXPERIENCING 

FINANCIAL CHALLENGES 

BEHIND ON A MORTGAGE 

FREE NO-OBLIGATION CONSULTATION 

I’m sure you know that some of our 

friends and neighbors are having 

financial challenges during this 

economy. I am currently offering a 

FREE No Obligation Consultation 

to review some of the OPTIONS 

that are available to them. If you know of anyone that might 

benefit from this offer please let them know about this FREE 

Consultation. Lydia Seeley, Lic. #01861649, 619.922.4609, 

LydiaSeeley@Century21Award.com 

HOLMERUD STUDIOS 

Digital Video Editing 

Specializing in 8 and 16 mm frame-by-frame 

movie film capture. Your old movie film and 

video cassettes are fading fast, and need to be 

converted to digital video. Using very high-tech 

equipment, DVD-Videos will be produced for 

you. It’s not too early to think about the holiday 

season, and your family’s precious memories 

would make wonderful and thoughtful gifts! 

Contact Jon Holmerud (619) 370-8569 or 

holmerud@cox.net. 

DJ Services 

Weddings, Formal Events, and Parties. Dance 

Music & Light Show for all occasions at a 70’s 

Price. Call DJ “Franco” at (619) 829-1319 or 

e-mail at deejayfdr@gmail.com. 

PARTIES WITH A PURPOSE 

If you have a charity you are trying to earn money 

for, why not try an Arbonne party with a purpose 

You can earn 25% of retail sales for your charity 

and at the same time earn products for yourself 

at an 80% discount. Call me! Monica Swannie 

Independent Arbonne Consultant #15911906 

951-551-0989, toocleangirl@hotmail.com. 

To place a classified ad for a service or business, please contact Kristie 

Macris at (858) 486-9009 or kmacris@dsasd.org. 


CONTEST 

Star Break 

wiNNiNg PHOTO: 

After his recent San Diego concert, 

the Motor City Madman Ted Nugent 

took time to meet and greet with DSA 

Members Julio Sandoval, Russ Moore, 

Danielle Benjamin, Brennan Lane, 

and Mike Moore. Ted is very pro-law 

enforcement and is a reserve deputy 

sheriff in Michigan. He was very excited 

to receive gifts of a SDSO shirt and hat. 

Where have you taken your Silver Star 

Whose been reading it and where Send in 

your photos of the Silver Star around the 

world or in the hands of someone famous 

(or infamous). The winning photo receives 

a $15 gift certificate to the DSA Store. 

Non-winning photos are printed as space 

allows. Send your photos to kmacris@ 

dsasd.org. 

SPOT THE DIFFERENCES 

HOW MANY CAN YOU FIND 

(Hint: there are eight) 

Test your San Diego 

Deputy trivia knowledge 

1. What year did the sheriff’s 

office and the marshal’s office 

merge 

2. What year was the first 2-way 

radio communication between 

the sheriff’s office and cars 

3. When did the deputy sheriffs 

strike How long did it last 

4. What year did the Front Street 

Jail close 

5. What year did the department 

partner with the first contract 

and what city was it 

6. What year did the first K-9 go 

into service 

7. What year did the East Mesa 

Detention Facility open 

8. What year was the 

Deputy Sheriffs’ Association 

incorporated What was its 

original name 

1) 2000 2) 1941 3.) July 1, 1981 for 8 days 

4) 1960 5) Del Mar, 1959 6) 1967 7) 1991 

8) 1954, San Diego County Sheriff’s Relief 

Association 

Transportation Bus at SDCJ 


10-7 EOS 

This month’s EOS was submitted by Dep. David Hale. If you have lighthearted humor or interesting photos to share, please e-mail all submissions to 

kmacris@dsasd.org or mail artwork to the DSA office, ATTN: Kristie Macris. 


San Diego Deputy Sheriffs’ Foundation presents the 23rd Annual 

Lonny Brewer Memorial 

Golf Tournament 

Benefitting the Deputy Sheriff ’s Foundation Scholarship Fund 

Monday, September 20, 2010 

11:30 a.m. Check-in 1 p.m. Shotgun Start 4 Person Scramble 

Eastlake Country Club 

2375 Clubhouse Drive 

Chula Vista, CA 91915 

Putting, Closest to the Pin and Longest Drive Contests 

$100 per player – includes green fees, cart and dinner 

Awards to top 3 Teams 

For More Information Contact Steve Purvis (760) 484-0115 

Entry Forms available at www.dsasd.org/golf and at the DSA office in Poway 

Deadline for Entry: September 13 

All players must currently be working for or have retired from law enforcement 

to win. Play will be limited to first 144 paid golfers. Get your entries in early, as 

we always sell out before the deadline.

Dates to Remember: 

SEPTEMBER 2 Retiree Luncheon 

6 DSA Office & Store Closed 

9 General Member Board Meeting 

20 Lonny Brewer Memorial Golf Tournament 

23 Board Meeting 

OCTOBER 

14 General Member Board Meeting 

28 Board Meeting 

25-29 Trick or Treat at the DSA 

The Silver Star Deputy Sheriffs’ Association of San Diego County 13881 Danielson Street Poway, CA 92064-6891 www.dsasd.org

ON PATROL - Deputy Sheriffs' Association of San Diego County

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