Sheriff Patrick Hedges’ Update

For Information Call (805) 781- 4540 July 1, 2010

Officers

2009/2010

Patrick Hedges Sheriff-Coroner

Francisco Curiel Chairman of the Board

James Brabeck Chairman - Elect

Council Past Chairman

Howard Weinberg

Vice Chairman

Kathleen Martinelli

Secretary

John Mihal Treasurer

Michael Morris Legal Council

Daniel Cashier Executive Director

Council Past Chairman

Board of Directors

Toney Breault

Jay Conner Council Past Chairman

Bryan DuVall Founding Chairman

James Hunt Council Past Chairman

Jack Jones Council Past Chairman

Joe Schimandle Founding Treasurer

Bud Stackler

Tom Patton

George R. Ward, M.D. Council Past Chairman

Newsletter Publisher

Dan Cashier (805) 773-5822

dcashier@charter.net

Events Calendar • July 13, 2010 - Officers

Installation Dinner at

Steamer’s Pismo Beach

• September 18, 2010 -

Sheriff’s Family

Day at the Ranch /

Madonna Inn Field

Board Retirement. This is-sue’s comments begin with ac-knowledging another retirement from Board, long-time member and friend, Neal Olsen. While Neal’s departure from the Board was announced in the last newslet-ter, I feel his time and dedication to the Sheriff’s Advisory Council as a Board member and past chair-man are noteworthy. Neal’s dedi-cation to attending Board meetings was highlighted by his need to take detours to the monthly meet-ings a few years ago. The North River Road Bridge east of San Miguel was closed and had to be rebuilt. While the drive from San Miguel in and of itself was a sig-nificant distance, taking alternate routes added to the drive. I will remember Neal always taking it in stride because of his interest and support of the Council. Best

wishes, Neal.

DNA Capabilities. Many of you are aware that the Department was instrumental in bringing DNA capabilities to the central coast. Working with Congressman McCarthy, who represents a large area of San Luis Obispo County, we were able to acquire funding to purchase over $200,000 in equip-ment to do DNA analysis. Part-nering with the California Depart-ment of Justice (DOJ) Crime Lab

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in Goleta, the Sheriff’s Depart-ment purchased the equipment and the DOJ Crime Lab provided the staffing so that we could ana-

lyze DNA locally.

With the equipment and staff in place, a process of obtaining national accreditation was under-taken. With much effort, the crime lab in Goleta (officially known as the Santa Barbara Re-gional Laboratory) has achieved accreditation through the Ameri-can Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD). This is a significant achievement for the lab and for the Sheriff’s Depart-ment. With this accreditation, the lab now has access to CODIS, the Combined DNA Index System. This is a national DNA database where the DNA evidence col-lected by deputies can be com-pared to DNA samples collected throughout the country. Look for significant advancements in in-vestigations with DNA analysis

being available locally.

County Budget. In budget-ary news, the Board of Supervi-sors just completed the budget hearings for next year’s budget (begins July 1 through June, 2011). In the last newsletter, I mentioned that the Department would be losing positions due to the current economic situation. The Board reduced our staffing by nine positions, including deputies and correctional officers. This reduction will have an im-pact on our level of service, but the dedication of our staff will help insure we maintain our high

quality of service.

Thank You & Installation Dinner. A huge Thank You goes

out to everyone who prepared for,

and participated in, the fund rais- er in May.

This is quickly being fol-lowed up with the Installation Dinner on July 13. I believe our guest speaker, Tim Landrum, will be very interesting and informa-tive. I look forward to seeing

you at Steamers.

Sponsors Needed

The Advisory Council is seek-

ing corporate/business spon-

sors to financially support its

activities and to provide fund-

ing and additional support to

the San Luis Obispo County

Sheriff’s Department and of

other law enforcement agen-

cies in San Luis Obispo

County, including scholar-

ships for college students go-

ing into the Law Enforcement

field who are children of the

Sheriff’s Department person-

nel and for families of officers

killed or disabled in the line of

duty.

Sponsor fees will include

placing a Business advertise-

ment in our quarterly newslet-

ter.

We need your help to find

sponsors. If you know of any

business willing to be a spon-

sor please contact: Jim

Hunt (805) 481-7437

On April 28, 2010, to better inform our members and the general public on the qualifica-tions of the candidates running for Sheriff, the Sheriff’s Advisory Council in conjunction with The League of Women Voters presented a Sheriff Candidates Forum at Embassy Suites. The candi-dates in the forum were Joe Cortez, Ian Parkinson, Ben Hall, Michael Teixeira, Mark Adams and Jerry Lenthall.

About 135 people were in attendance, they were asked by The League of Women Voters to submit questions for the candidates to answer. The questions presented gave each candidate an opportunity to state their qualifications and ex-press their ideas and approach to enhance the ser-vices of the Sheriff’s Department to improve its effectiveness in dealing with personnel, inmates,

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community problems and concerns of the residents in the county. They all conducted themselves in a very informative and pro-fessional manner. They maintained a very positive attitude and approach in meeting the needs of the community. We thank The League of Women Vot-ers for doing an outstanding job in organiz-ing the questions and conducting the forum. It was done in a very professional and timely manner. They received and organ-ized 63 questions and presented them to the candidates in a clear and concise manner. Our thanks go to Forum Management: Sara Horne, (Acting) President, LWV SLO County and VP Voter Services, Runners: Lee Chivens, Tony Hyman, Vera Wallen,

Question Sorters: Colleen Ehrenberg, Marilee Hyman and Moderator: Trudy Jarratt. The League of Women Voters con-sists of women and men members com-mitted to encourage individuals in the community to engage in the political process, influence public policy through education and action and to be informed voters. In addition, thanks go to Jim Bra-beck, Chairman-elect, for doing an excellent job in planning and organiz-

ing the forum.

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Sheriff Candidates Forum

We also had a successful fundraiser in May at McLintocks. I believe that a good time was had by all, as evidenced by the photos and story on pages 4-5. I’d like to offer a huge “Thank You” to all for the contributions and donations. Speaking of support, you’ll be pleased to read about how the funds we’ve raised have been put back into

play in the community.

Coming up on the horizon, we hope you’ll join us for both our Installation Dinner on July 13th at Steamer’s and our Family Day at the

Ranch in September. Enjoy the summer.

I’d like to start by recognizing Dan Cashier for the fantastic job he’s done in producing our

third newsletter. Thank you Dan!

Since our last edition that was published in April, many things have happened with the Sher-iff’s Advisory Council. We hosted a candidate’s forum in May at the Embassy Suites and had a nice community turnout as well as an informa-tive look into the candidates and their positions on various topics. We appreciate all who came out to support this event and you can read more

about this in the article that follows.

Mark Your Calendar Today to Join Us at the July 13, 2010 Officers Installation Dinner

Article Written by Deputy Allen Barger Jake’s Partner

Jake became an official member of the Sheriff's Department in January 2001 after his transfer from Master K9 School for Po-lice Canine's located in Cherry Valley, Ca. Jake was a black Labrador retriever and weighed approximately 80 pounds. Jake was trained to locate the odors of cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin and mari-juana. Jake was certified by Master K9 and the California Narcotics Canine Associa-tion, (CNCA) with 100% proficiency. Nar-cotics canines are required to certify once a

year and Jake never failed to certify.

Jake's best find was during one of his first search warrants after certification. We were in a remote area off of Park Hill Rd. and the narcotics unit told me prior to enter-ing the house with Jake that they believed they had already located all of the contra-band related to the residence. This included marijuana which was found on top of the kitchen table in mason jars. I was disap-pointed with the possibility of not being able to take Jake into the residence, so I walked him around the outside of the house and he showed substantial interest on an outside wall located on the north side of the house. I asked Sgt. Hastie what type of room was located behind that wall and he told me it was a room that led into an under-ground marijuana grow room. I asked Sgt. Hastie how one would go about getting into that room. Sgt. Hastie then led me into the house and through a hidden door that was

located in a closet and lead into that room. I walked Jake into the room and saw it had a dirt floor. Almost immediately, Jake started to dig into the dirt floor in two separate loca-tions.

Jake was trained as a passive alert ca-nine that is trained to sit down when locating the odor of one of the above listed drugs. I had no idea why he was digging in just the two specific spots. I asked Sgt. Hastie to come back into the dirt room to assist me and Jake. Sgt. Hastie grabbed a shovel and started to dig where Jake had been dig-ging. We dug down approximately 7 inches and located a metal container that looked to

be an old Army can which was approxi-mately 6 inches across by 2 feet long. We removed the container from the ground and opened the sealed cap. Inside we located several mason jars of marijuana in both locations that totaled approximately 18 pounds. The great thing about this find was that we would have never found this addi-tional marijuana without the services pro-vided by Jake. This was a great find for Jake which started him off on an equally great career.

Jake conducted over 2,000 searches and we made 947 arrests. Jake located and we seized 394,343 grams of marijuana, 10,566 grams of cocaine, 14,714 grams of methamphetamine and 227 grams of heroin.

Jake was one of the best canines in

the history of San Luis Obispo County law

enforcement.

Jake had been through two cancer surgeries and was experiencing kidney fail-ure when he lost approximately 80 to 90 % of his kidney function. Jake passed away in November of 2009.

In order to continue the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department Canine Interdiction Program, we recently purchased Jack who is also a black Labrador retriever trained to locate the odors of cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin and marijuana.

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Annual Fundraiser

F. McLintocks Saloon and Dining House - Sunday, May 16, 2010

Special thanks to Bruce Breault and Tunny Ortali of F.McLintocks Saloon and Dining House for their years of continu-ous support. Each year they have donated their facility and services and obtained donations from their food suppliers for the food served. In addition, for the past several years, Cindy Foresee, Zorro’s Café & Cantina, has done an excellent in coordinating the

event set-up and food serving.

We were entertained by the Perry and the Winkles Band. All of the band members are Cuesta College Students. They played a variety of easy listening, enjoyable music. The food servers were Cal Poly students from the Sigma Alpha Sorority. They did an ex-

cellent job in serving the delicious food for all of us to enjoy.

Thanks to Jerry Lenthall for being our Raffle ticket salesman. Also, thanks go to Jim Hunt and the other Sheriff’s Advisory Coun-cil’s members who obtained donations for the Raffle and Auction items. Franky Curiel, Chairman, with a little arm twisting, con-

ducted the live auction with some funny jokes.

We appreciate the donations received from the sale of raffle tickets and from all of the winners of the auction items. Everyone had a lot of fun bidding on the auction items and awaiting to hear if they would be the winner of the $500.00 raffle prize. As a result, we had another fun and successful fundraiser year with entertaining music and delicious food. We thank all of you who attended the

event. Your support is always greatly appreciated.

We Thank the Following Donors for Their Food Donations

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Al Schlocker Alex Cosentino DDS

All That Stuff Behind the Barn Atascadero Firearms

Avila Bay Athletic Club & Spa

Avila Beach & Black Lake Resorts

Avila Market

Big Bubbas

Body Work California Coin & Stamp

Cypress Ridge Golf Course.

Dan Cashier

Danny Neill

Dr. George Ward

Elemental Herbs

Farm Supply Company Four Seasons Outfitters

Hal Griffin

Hamilton Estate Jewelry

Hearst Castle

Hogue

Howard Weinberg

J.B. Dewar, Inc.

Jim’s Ammo Dept. Joe Cortez

Judge Richard Kirkpatrick

We Thank the Following Donors Who Donated Items

for the Raffle & Auctions

Marriot SpringHill Suites Mary Kirkpatrick

Meridian Winery

Miner’s Hardware

Okui’s

Outdoorsman

Rancho Maria Golf Club

Range Masters

Rio Seco Winery S.L.O. Motor Sports

San Luis Ambulance

San Luis Obispo Country Club

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Dept.

Santa Lucia Bank

Santa Maria Inn

Shoot the Moon Outfitters

Super Silver-San Luis Obispo

Teenie Wahine Souvenirs & Gifts

The Bladerunner Day Spa

Tom Patton

Vineyard Wildlife Ranch

Warren's Nursery

We Olive Willo Cashier

Woodstone Deli Zorro’s Café & Cantina

Tri Tips …………..…….. Souza Foods Chicken Breasts………... Kaney Foods Pork Ribs……..………...Kaney Foods Sausage………….....Rays Own Brand Cheese/Veggie Trays …... McLintocks Salad……………………. McLintocks

Beans……………...…. McLintocks Bread……………….... McLintocks Linen………………...…...Nu-Way Dessert ………...…...Madonna Inn $200 Cash……….……….Jordano's $400 Cash………....Aqua Systems

Sheriff’s Advisory Council’s Funding Report -Year 2010

Thank You Letter from the Horse Emergency

Evacuation Team (HEET)

March 9, 2010

On behalf of HEET, I would like to ex-press our gratitude for your generous grant to our organization. The money has been put to good use in the acquisition of HAM radios for our Dispatch Center; Trailering Teams and Staging Captains. They will also be available for Shelter Captains. These radio will greatly enhance our com-munications capabilities throughout the county. Again, thank you. Susan McElhinney, Secretary

$1,000 Donation Received for the Bicycle Helmet Fundraising Program

From left, Vikki Wilson, SAC Chairman Franky Curiel, Jan Wilson and Rose Somogyi

The Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center’s Spring Boutique recently raised $1,000 with sales from decadent desserts for Sheriff's Honor Farm staff’s Bicycle Helmet Safety Program. Each Year they hold a Spring and Holiday Boutique, donating a portion of the vendors’ sales and 100% of the sale of deca-dent desserts and the raffle of a vendor’s basket to a local charity. The check was presented to Franky Curiel by Jan Wilson, boutique coordinator, Rose So-

mogyi, and Victoria Wilson, local crafters.

In California, helmets are required for bicycle riders under the age of 18 . The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Honor Farm staff begins preparing bicycles for donation at Christmas time. Each year they rely on the public’s assistance for cash

donations to purchase helmets and special parts for its Bicycle Program.

We thank the Sierra Vista Spring Boutique for its generous donation to sup-port the Sheriff’s Honor Farm staff ’s Annual Bicycle Helmet Program. The next

Holiday Boutique will be held Friday, October 8, 2010 in the Sierra Vista Re-

gional Medical Center auditorium. For further information, please contact Jan

Wilson at 544-1609.

SLO Sheriff’s Department:

Search & Rescue Annual Awards Dinner…………..$1,500.00

Law Enforcement Training Program……………….$2,100.00

Other Major Expenses:

Sheriff’s Candidate Forum……………..………..……$1,752.50

Radio Advertising……………………………………...$1,199.50

Other Law Enforcement Agency:

Arroyo Grande Police Department

Canine Fundraiser……………………………….….$5,000.00

SLO Fire Investigation Strike Team…………....$3,975.00

Law Enforcement Support Organizations:

Horse Emergency Evacuation Team (HEET)…$2,087.19

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New Board and Committee Members Needed

More board members and committee members are needed to carryout the Sheriff’s Advi-sory Council’s Goals. If you are interested in becoming a board member or committee member please contact Kathleen Martinelli at (805) 781-4540.hleen

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's De-partment’s website was created to better serve the public. It includes a link to the Sheriff’s Advisory Council’s web pages. The website allows people to check on who is in custody, what crimes have oc-curred in their unincorporated neighborhood and be notified by email if a specific criminal has been released. "We have incorporated a lot of data in a new format thereby expanding our online foot-print." said Sheriff Pat Hedges.

The site provides answers to questions that are commonly asked by the public, along with helpful links and data. The web page joins the cur-rent Face book application as part of the Sheriff's Department’s public information program.

For information on the services provided by the SLO Sheriff’s Department and the Sheriff’s Advisory Council, please visit the Sheriff's web-site: http://www.slosheriff.org/

Sheriff’s Department Website

During the Year of 2010, the Sheriff’s Advisory Council made donations for requests for funds received from the Sheriff’s Department, other law enforcement agencies and law enforcement support organizations to:

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HISTORICAL ARTICLE Provided by Jack Jones

Dear Advisory Council Members, On behalf of the citizens of Arroyo Grande and the Arroyo

Grande Police Department, I would like to personally thank you for your most generous donation to our canine fundraising pro-gram.

Since 1985, the Arroyo Grande Police Department Canine Program has been one of the most respected programs in the state and has won numerous awards for their skills. They con-tinue to impress citizens, service groups and school children with their talent and their easy going demeanor.

These highly, trained dogs continue to be available to pub-lic safety and school district personnel throughout San Luis Obispo County, primarily serving the communities of Arroyo Grande, Pismo Beach, Grover Beach, Oceano, Nipomo and un-incorporated San Luis Obispo County. Your contribution is truly appreciated. Steven N. Annibali , Chief of Police,

Thank You Letter from the

Arroyo Grande Police Department

Guerra decided an ounce of prevention was worth a pound of cure and quietly smuggled four reliable citizens into the jail. The four were: Jerry Johnson, Mike Rogers. Jose Blanco and Bill Dumbar, whom he deputized and charged to protect the prisoner from any mob.

De La Guerra's foresight and caution paid off because within a short period of time, out of the adobes that stood on Chorro and Palm Streets, came a mob of sixty men all armed with hand guns, knives, machetes, old military muskets with bayonets affixed to them headed for the jail to take Padilla by force and hang him. The crowd got as far as the Commercial Hotel on Monterey Street where they encoun-tered the Sheriff, his deputies Juan Avila and Joe Castro and one or two others with drawn guns. The mob was ordered to stop and after quite a talk by the Sheriff they quieted down and listened. The Sher-iff made it abundantly clear that no one was relieving him of his pris-oner and that each man there ran the risk of being jailed or shot. The mob dispersed with no further talk about vigilante justice.

An epilogue to the event produced the following facts: No one was present during the shooting and Padilla pleaded self-defense. He simply beat the other man to the draw! Padilla was described as a quiet and unassuming man and died in the local hospital about 1830.

Between 1850 and 1860. thirteen miscreants were captured, tried and hanged by the Vigilance Committee of San Luis Obispo. During that time, the Sheriff's Office hanged only one. No where in the west was there the hair-trigger justice evident than in San Luis Obispo. On election day in November of 1868, John Dunbar related to the press of the time an incident which amazed and "stirred up" the citizens of downtown San Luis Obispo. The block where the Anderson Hotel stands, was a vacant lot enclosed by a fence. The lot had been used for a big bullfight the previous Sep-tember and still remained an enclosure. The Courthouse was nearby and in an early part of the forenoon a fight started on the steps of the Courthouse over the impending election between sup-porters of Ulysses S. Grant of Civil War Fame, who was running for president and supporters of his opponent. After a few fist-a-cuffs, weapons were drawn and shooting commenced. In a mo-ment, Sheriff De La Guerra arrived on the scene and restored or-der.

About an hour later, the crowds on the streets were startled to hear more gun shots. A few minutes later, a man named Padilla appeared with smoking Colt's 1851 Navy Revolvers in both hands. He ran up to the Sheriff and said in Spanish, "Yo matale" ( I killed a man) . The Sheriff, followed by the crowd, went around the corner and found the victim lying dead with a bullet hole over his left eye. The Sheriff took Padilla to the jail at the corner of Santa Rosa and Palm Streets. News of the killing spread like wild fire and several citizens filled with righteous indignation began to agi-tate groups of men wherever they congregated. Sheriff De La

Members are Welcome

to Attend Board Meetings

The monthly Sheriff’s Advisory Council’s board meetings are held at the Sheriff’s Department Honor Farm on the sec-ond Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m., except for the months of July & December. For information, please call

Kathleen Martinelli at (805) 781-4540

To Be Vigilante Justice, Or Not To Be Vigilante Justice

New Members Sponsors

Charles Bradley……….………..…...George Sullivan Bill Vines…………………..….………...John Mihal Christopher Sandecki……...…….Duane McCormick Arthur Bridge…….……….…….……….James Hunt Blair Mankins……....Doug LeSage & Ray Peterman John Perry…………..…………………...James Hunt

Thank you for your support.

Welcome New Members

75 local peace officers attended the Tactical Decision Making Under Stress course sponsored by the SLO Sheriff’s Advisory Council

(SAC) which was presented by Dr. Larry Blum.

Dr. Blum presented and discussed decision making under stress

and the mental skills necessary when presented with life threatening

circumstances

The presentation was rated by all who attended as out-standing, a few even commented that it was the best training they

have ever attended and will help them prepare to survive.

Report on SAC Training Course Presented by Dr. Larry Blum

of Science degree in Criminal Justice Administra-

tion/Corrections.

In 1986, Mr. Landrum was hired in Kansas City, Missouri as a Special Agent with DEA. He spent over eight years working as a Special Agent in Las Vegas and Dallas. In 1998, Mr. Landrum was transferred to DEA’s Office of Professional Responsibility (Internal Affairs) section within the Northeast Field Office (New Jersey). In 1999, Mr. Landrum was promoted to Assistant Special Agent in Charge within the El Paso Field Division (El Paso, Texas), where he supervised the Southwest Border administrative and enforcement operations. In 2002, Mr. Landrum was trans-ferred to the Las Vegas District Office (Las Vegas, Nevada) as the Assistant Special Agent in Charge where he supervised all DEA enforcement and administrative operations throughout the State of Nevada. In 2004, Mr. Landrum was appointed to the Senior Executive Service of the United States of America as the Special Agent in Charge of the Phoenix Field Division for the

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

Throughout his assignments, Mr. Landrum has received various DEA performance awards, including the Administrator's Award. Mr. Landrum was selected as an instructor to teach vari-ous drug related courses within DEA’s domestic and international training programs. Mr. Landrum is a member of the Federal Law

Enforcement Officers Association.

Please plan to attend the dinner and get an update on the activities of the Drug Enforcement Administration on its ap-

proach to control the on going drug problems.

At the July 13, 2010 Installa-tion of Officers Dinner, Special Agent in Charge Timothy J. Landrum will be our guest speaker. In May 2007, he was appointed as the Special Agent in Charge of the Los Angeles Field Division for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The Los Angeles Field Division encom-passes seven counties in Southern California (Los Angeles, River-side, Orange, San Bernardino,

Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo), the states of Nevada and Hawaii, and the territories of Guam and Saipan (Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands). The Los Angeles Field Division has offices in Los Angeles, Riverside, Santa Ana, Ventura, Las Vegas, Reno, Honolulu, Maui, Hilo, Guam and Saipan. Mr. Landrum is responsible for the division’s daily enforcement operations, drug diversion investi-gations and administers DEA policy through two Associate Special

Agents in Charge.

Mr. Landrum began his law enforcement career in August 1981 as a Deputy Sheriff for the Johnson County, Missouri Sheriff’s Depart-ment. As a Deputy Sheriff, Mr. Landrum was selected to serve as an Investigator for the Missouri Rural Crime Squad. This squad investi-gated serious crimes/offenses throughout the state of Missouri. While working full-time as a Deputy Sheriff, Mr. Landrum attended Central Missouri State University. He graduated with degrees in Criminal Jus-tice Administration and photography. He also graduated with a Masters

Installation of Officers Dinner Guest Speaker Special Agent in Charge Timothy J. Landrum

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Independence Day celebrates the birthday of the United States of America. Founded July 4th 1776, with the signing of the Declaration of Independence, America is celebrating its 234th birthday this year (2010).

The 4th of July is a time for the Red, White and Blue. A

time for Picnics, Parades and Marching Bands. "Bombs Bursting

Welcome to Independence Day a 4th of July Celebration

in Air." So lets pour ourselves into the Celebration, put an-other "shrimp on the barbie," and join your family and friends for a birthday celebration with a happy, fun Holiday.

“Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh long may it wave

O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.” God

Bless America.

Sheriff’s Deputy and Dispatchers Honored

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Election of Officers & Directors for Year

2010/2011

The SLO Sheriff’s Advisory Council elected the following Officers and Directors for Year

2010/2011:

Officers

Francisco Curiel Chairman of the Board

James Brabeck Chairman - Elect

Howard Weinberg Vice Chairman

Kathleen Martinelli Secretary

John Mihal Treasurer

Michael Morris Legal Council

Daniel Cashier Executive Director

Board of Directors

Toney Breault Jay Conner Sylvia Dodd Bryan DuVall Hal Griffin James Hunt Jack Jones Josh Riley

Joe Schimandle Bud Stackler Tom Patton

George R. Ward, M.D.

The officers will be installed at the July 13, 2010 installation

dinner.

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Deputy Jason Nadal holds Jose Villanueva, 2, on Tuesday, June 8, at the San Luis Obispo County Government Center.

Dispatch teamDispatch team

Disp. Nikki Lipanovich Disp. Julie Ricks Disp. Holly Nelson

Congratulations to Sheriff’s Deputy Jason Nadal and 9-1-1 dispatchers, Nikki Lipano-

vich, Julie Ricks, and Holly Nelson, for saving the life of Jose Villanueva.

On May 4, 2010, a Nipomo 2 year old, Jose Villanueva, was found lifeless in a swimming pool. He is alive today thanks to San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Deputy Jason Nadal and 9-1-1 dis-patchers Julie Ricks, Nikki Lipanovich and Holly Nelson. When the Sheriff’s dispatchers received

the 9-1-1 call they reacted responsibly; their time line was as follows:

Time Action Taken

13:39.19 Original time of call taken by Dispatcher Julie Ricks 13:39.28 CalFire was advised of call 13:39.46 Ambulance paramedics were dispatched by Dispatcher Holly Nelson 13:40.15 Dispatcher Nikki Lipanovich dispatched a deputy 13:45.31 Dispatchers receive a second call from the residence saying that a deputy was on scene and had been performing CPR while the Reporting Person was out front waiting for the ambulance.

Jose was transported to Marian Medical Center’s Emergency Room in Santa Maria and later to

Cottage Hospital’s Observation Unit in Santa Barbara.

As part of the Sheriff’s Department to keep our community safe, sworn Sheriff’s deputies are trained and certified in advanced first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedures. Also, the Sheriff’s Department dispatchers are trained in emergency medical dispatching. As a result of the immediate team action taken, Jose is alive today because of Nadal's quick response (within 3 min-

utes) and his immediate application of effective pediatric CPR.

In a thank you letter received by the Sheriff from Jose and Soledad Villanueva’s, Jose’s parents, they stated “We want to express our sincere appreciation to your department and especially Deputy Jason Nadal for his quick response and knowledgeable life-saving procedures in his response to our

emergency where our son had fallen into the swimming pool.

On Monday, May 4, 2010, Deputy Nadal responded to our home and utilized pediatric CPR that no doubt saved our two-year old son, little Jose, who had fallen in the swimming pool and was un-conscious and not breathing. Deputy Nadal was very professional and kept a cool head and employed

the CPR with expertise until the ambulance arrived.

We believe Deputy Nadal have some recognition for his performance and if there is anything we

can do to further this recognition, please let me know.” On June 9, 2010, the four were publicly honored and recognized for their recent lifesaving actions by the county Board of Supervisors

and the Villanueva’s family.

The Sheriff’s Advisory Council takes pride in congratulating the team effort displayed by Deputy Jason Nadal and the 9-1-1 dispatchers, Julie Ricks, Nikki Lipanovich and Holly Nelson,

for their effective and professional performance in saving Jose’s life.

2010 Peace Officers Memorial Fallen Officers

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Sergeant Steve May Modesto Police Department

On July 29, 2002, a man fleeing from police collided with a Modesto Police car driven by Sergeant

Steve May, a 24-year police veteran.

Sergeant May’s patrol car struck a tree and he suffered critical injuries. The Sergeant was rushed to a hospital; but he never regained consciousness. He was transported to a Bay Area rehabilitation hospital in September of 2002 and he returned to the Kindred Rehabilitation Hospital in downtown Modesto a short time later. He passed away

seven years later, on July 23, 2009, from complications resulting from injuries sustained in the 2002 collision.

End Of Watch: July 29, 2009

City of San Luis Obispo Police Department: Police Memorial Service

On Wednesday May 12th, the San Luis Obispo County Criminal Justice Administrator’s Association, the Atascadero Police Depart-ment, and the City of Atascadero hosted a Memorial Service in which law enforcement and criminal justice agencies throughout the

County were in attendance. This non-denominational ceremony was held at the Atascadero Veterans Memorial, located on Highway 41.

At approximately 9:55 a.m. and just before the start of the ceremony, attendees were honored with a War Birds flyover by former Navy Lt. Cmdr. and F-4 fighter pilot Sherman Smoot in a North American T28B Military Trainer.

This year’s tribute included a caravan of law enforcement vehicles from throughout the County. The caravan began at the Sheriff’s Department Patrol Station in Templeton and paraded down Highway 101, onto Highway 41 to the Atascadero Veterans Memorial. There was a ceremony and a reading of the names of the officers who have died in the line of duty in California from May 2009 to the present.

Atascadero City Proclamation: On Tuesday, May 11th, at 4:45 p.m. in the Atascadero City Hall Lobby, Mayor Roberta Fonzi and members of the City Council presented the Police Department with a City Proclamation honoring peace officers in the State of California and nationwide who have suffered the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.

National Police Week was May 9-15th: The purpose of National Police Week is to pay tribute to all law enforcement personnel who, on a daily basis, make our communities safer and more secure and who sometimes give their lives in the line of duty. National Peace Officers’ Memorial Day: Nationally, May 15th of each year is designated as National Peace Officers’ Memorial Day. In accordance with the order of Public Law 103-322 signed by former President Bill Clinton on September 13th, 1994, City and County

governments, as well as churches, businesses, and residents that display the national flag, will be asked to lower the flag to half-staff.

The following California officers have lost their lives in the line of duty from May 2009 to the present:

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Deputy Joel Wahlenmaier

Fresno County Sheriff’s Department

On February 25, 2010, Fresno County Sheriff's Deputy Joel Wahlenmaier was killed in a shooting in rural Fresno County. Officers were assisting Cal Fire in serving an arrest warrant connected to investigations into a recent series of reported arsons and shooting incidents. Upon entry to a residence the suspect opened fire; striking Deputy Wahlenmaier. The suspect then barricaded him-self inside the home and continued shooting as additional officers arrived to assist. Deputy Wahlenmaier was trans-

ported to a local hospital and died of a result of his injuries.

End Of Watch: February 25, 2010

On February, 28, 2010, San Diego County Sheriff's Deputy Ken Collier was killed in a traffic collision. Deputy Collier and his ride-along, Sheriff’s Dispatcher Ryan Debellis, attempted to stop a wrong-way driver heading eastbound in the westbound lanes of Highway 52, in the city of Santee. His patrol SUV was traveling in the center median shoulder when it struck the center median bridge abutment. Despite the valiant efforts of the deputies and officers from all over the county, emergency medical responders,

and hospital personnel, Deputy Collier succumbed to his injuries.

End Of Watch: February 28, 2010

Deputy Ken Collier

San Diego County Sheriff's Department

On March 1, 2010, Reedley Police Officer Javier Bejar succumbed to injuries sustained on February

25, 2010.

Officer Bejar was the second officer mortally wounded in the Minkler/Fresno County incident that unfolded on February 25, 2010. Officers were assisting Cal Fire in serving an arrest warrant connected to investigations into a recent series of reported arsons and shooting incidents. The suspect barricaded himself inside a home and continued shooting as additional officers arrived to as-sist. Shortly after police set up a perimeter, Reedley Police Officer Javier Bejar was struck in a subsequent ex-

change of gunfire.

End Of Watch: March 1, 2010

Officer Javier Bejar

Reedley Police Department

Officer Danny Benavides

California Highway Patrol

On May 7, 2010, California Highway Pilot Officer Danny Benavides was killed when the Cessna 206 that he

was piloting went down.

Officer Benavides was on observation patrol for a speed detail near Highway 78 and Split Mountain Road in

Imperial County at the time of the incident.

End Of Watch: May 7, 2010

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With pride, the Sheriff’s Advisory Council honors these fallen officers who have sac-

rificed their lives for our community’s safety. Our deepest sympathy go to their families

and friends.

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The Council’s most immediate goal is to expand our membership to provide the needed funds to support law enforcement agencies in San Luis Obispo County. The Sheriff’s Advisory Council urges you to ask your friends, family members and business associates to join the Council by making an investment in the future of law enforcement agencies in San Luis Obispo County. The annual membership fee is $100.00 and $25.00 for junior membership to age 21. Applications and contributions should be sent to:

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