THE BRIEF Bringing Relevant Information to Employees & Families

THE COOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

April, 2013

THOMAS J. DART, COOK COUNTY SHERIFF

Sunday, May 5, 2013

@ Gold Star Park

All Department Members are invited to participate in the annual St. Jude League Memorial March. Bus pick-up locations at

Skokie Courthouse, Markham Courthouse and CCDOC Parking Lot A. The assembly time is at 0740 hours, step-off time at 0800

hours at McFetridge Dr. Solidarity Dr. east to the Planetarium, Lynn White Dr.-12th St. Beach Parking Lot. CLASS A Uniform

required. For more information contact the Cook County Sheriff’s Training Institute at 708-974-5700.

Team up for the Chicago Cinco de Miler 5-mile race which has chosen, this year, to honor The 100 Club of Chicago. As part of the Law Enforcement community, the Sheriff’s Office has received amazing support from the men and women at The 100 Club of Chicago specifically in the wake of the tragic passing of Correctional Officer Nikkii Bostic-Jones. Their commitment to the families of fallen officers is truly commendable and this is a great opportunity to give back to them.

Sunday, May 5, 2013 Please join Sheriff’s Office staff as they race across Chicago to benefit The 100 Club of Chicago! Visit the site at the link below to register and learn more about race day activities. If you do not want to run, you may also sign up to volunteer on race day by clicking on the volunteer tab on the website. http://www.cincodemiler.com/chicago/register/

The Kickoff Ceremony for the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics will be held on Tuesday, June 11th at the

Vocational Rehabilitation Impact Center/ Boot Camp.

So get your friends together and join us for a run! Torch Run merchandise is also available from Torch Run Committee members

throughout the Sheriff’s Office. Shirts and hats are $15 each and commemorative pins are $5. Please see the following employees

below for your merchandise today!

Boot Camp Court Services

Bob Pelligini 773.674.6153 (Days) Juvenile Court-D/S Steve Cammack 815.272.5000

Sgt. John Pollack 773.674.7955 (Afternoons) Markham Court-D/S Jennifer Simon 708.232.4435

Capt. Paul Pankiewicz 773.674.7955 (Midnights)

DOC

Division II C/O Jim McGuire 773.674.5570 Training Institute

Division IV C/O Victoria Bridgeforth 773.674.7140 C/O Paul Ulanowski 708.974.5700

Division V C/Lt. Gary Merrill /C/O Graczyk 773.674.7152

Division VI C/O Harling 773.674.7156 Sheriff’s Police

ExOps C/O Johnson 773.674-6543 Headquarters-Penny Mateck 708.865.4917

Honoring… Peace Officers Killed in the Line of Duty

Especially Honoring Those Lost Throughout Cook County in 2012:

OFFICER NIKKII BOSTIC-JONES

Cook County Sheriff Correctional Officer

(E.O.W. 7-18-12)

A Silent Police Motorcade precedes the Start of the Ceremony

to be held at the site of the Proposed Cook County Peace Officers Memorial:

CERMAK WOODS FOREST PRESERVE

7601 W. Ogden Avenue

Lyons, Illinois

Friday, May 10, 2013

At 11:00am-12:00pm

ALL ARE WELCOME

Thank you to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office for

making the 2013 Cops For Kids’ Sake Bowling Event

a huge success!

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago would like to thank the fine men and

women of the Cook County Sheriff’s Office for their support at the 31st Annual Cops

For Kids’ Sake event.

The Cook County Sheriff’s employees raised $14,605!

170 Cook County Sheriff’s employees participated at 3 different bowling centers

around the county on Saturday, March 23, 2013. The money will allow the continued

enrollment of more children into mentoring programs conducted by BBB/BS of Metro-

politan Chicago.

The top three fundraisers for 2013 were:

Kim Spight-Walker- $1,320

Lisa Koshmider- $578

Joseph O’Brien- $500

Working together, we can help nurture the lives of Chicago’s children in positive

ways and further enhance their development and impact within our society.

Our deepest condolences and thoughts go out to the family and

affected staff members on the passing of Assistant Executive

Director of OPR, Henry Barsch

Sheriff’s Police Notes

Court Services Communications

Department of Corrections Corner

Paula Cagle, the oldest son of Inv. Paul Cagle

(North Narcotics) is a graduate of Loyola

University’s College of Medicine. This summer

he is finishing his residency in Orthopedic

Surgery at the University of Minnesota. He has

been awarded a Fellowship in Orthopedic

Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York.

A great big “Welcome Aboard” is shared with

the 26 new Sheriff’s Police recruits who began

their Training Academy experience Monday,

April 8. Throughout the 12-week course, the

new recruits will cover Illinois Law including

DUI Enforcement, Illinois Vehicle Code, Patrol

Procedures, Emergency Driving, Basic Water

Rescue Procedures and Police/Citizens Rela-

tions, among other subjects.

Best of success with your studies!

CONGRATULATIONS for a Job Well Done go out to the following officers for their exemplary work:

Officer Martin Webster, Central Patrol / Bridgeview

On Jan. 16 while on patrol in Leyden Township, Officer Webster was assigned to a call of a house fire. As the first emergency responder on the scene, Officer Webster

entered the home to ensure it was cleared of people then retrieved a fire extinguisher from his vehicle. He reentered the home twice more in an attempt to extinguish the

fire, each time having to exit due to extensive smoke and was then relieved by the Leyden Fire Department. His work helped keep the residents safe and preserve the

home and property, as the home ultimately was not extensively damaged and the residents were not displaced. Additionally, for his efforts, Officer Webster was hon-

ored by the Leyden Township Board of Trustees with a Special Proclamation “In Recognition of Heroic Actions” during its March board meeting.

Officer William Hoefler, North Patrol / ISP

During the 16 days of March that Officer Hoefler was on duty, he made 14 arrests including, per day, 1 DUI arrest for seven consecutive days; wrote 183 tickets, 26 SP

citations and towed 8 vehicles.

Officer Brian Manthey, North Patrol / ISP

On March 7 while off-duty and at home in the south suburbs, Officer Manthey heard yells from a pond outside his home. When he went outside, he saw two teenaged

girls who had fallen through the ice into the pond and were unable to get out. He and two responding Tinley Park Police Officers worked together to pull both girls to

safety. The girls were ultimately treated and released at a local hospital. Additionally, Officer Manthey received the Tinley Park “Citizens Award” from the Tinley Park

Board of Trustees and Tinley Park Police and Fire on April 2 at a special ceremony where he was honored for his efforts.

Officer Enrique Nieves / North Rolling Meadows

While on patrol in Bridlewood Estates on March 20, Officer Nieves saw two cars parked near an intersection, one empty and one with two men inside. As he drove up

to the vehicles, the passenger exited, got into the empty car and drove off. He followed that car, noticed it had a cracked windshield and executed a traffic stop. The

man told the officer he had been buying hashish from his dealer who was in the first car. When they saw police coming, the dealer gave the man all his drugs, told him

to get out of the car then exited the area. Officer Nieves recovered 25 grams of hashish and a liquid vial of GHB, also known as the date-rape drug. Additional infor-

mation garnered by Officer Nieves resulted in controlled buys involving an additional 17 grams of hashish and a search warrant executed at the home of a target. Officer

Nieves served as a transport vehicle to move any offenders arrested during the search warrant. Although the offender was not home at the time of the search warrant,

Office Nieves noticed the offender in his girlfriend’s car a few blocks away, took him into custody and turned him over to the Narcotics Team for further investigation.

Our deepest condolences and thoughts go out to the

following DOC Staff members:

Officer Carol Littleton, for the loss of her daughter, Ashina Major

Janice M. Holder, for the loss of her mother, Roberta L. Holder

Officer Sherman Willis, for the loss of his father, Archie Kelly

Commander Aretha L. Germany, for the loss of her father, Hosea B. Germany

Officer Michael P. Sutherland, for the loss of his mother, Ola May Phillips

Officer Kimberly Flowers-Watson, for the loss of her brother, Willie Flowers

Our deepest condolences and thoughts go out to the families of:

Retired Sergeant, Linda D. Hilley

Retired Officer, Elmar Robertson

Vice Unit

On April 10, the Vice Unit was conducting a human

trafficking investigation in a River Grove motel

room related to an ad found on an internet website

known for under-aged prostitution. A 17-year-old

girl brought from Wisconsin was recovered during

the investigation and taken into protective custody.

Unit officers arrested two women found with the

young girl and charged them with felony trafficking

of persons and involuntary servitude of a minor.

The Sheriff’s Women’s Justice Services unit is

working with the Vice Unit to aid the victim and

provide needed social services.

RETIREMENTS: D/Sheriff Elke Stourac from

Rolling Meadows D/Sheriff James Reynolds from Police Courts North

MAYWOOD COURTS

Lt. Janice Prescott welcomed her

first Grandchild on Feb 17, 2013 .

Elizabeth Rose Prescott entered

the world at 5 pounds, 12 ounces.

Deputy Sheriff Joseph Flood

welcomed his first Grandchild on

Feb 15, 2013. Rylie Elizabeth

Flood. Proud parents, Joe and

Brittany Flood-all are doing fine.

BRIDGEVIEW COURTS Congratulations to Deputy Sheriff Deborah

Sheridan on the birth of her grandson Patrick and to Deputy Sheriff Marguerite Welsh on

the birth of her grandson Conor John.

POLICE COURTS SOUTH

Deputy Sheriff

Lesley O'Donnell collected over 25 dresses and related

items for the Glass Slipper Project.

MARKHAM COURTS Congratulations to Deputy Sheriff

Lisa Koshmider for her outstanding drive in collecting $ 598.00 for the Cops for Kids Bowl-A-Thon.

Congratulations to Sgt. Patrick Doyle for being accepted into the Sheriff's Police Recruit Training

Class.

Criminal Courts:

Kudos to Deputy Sheriff’s

Patricia Powers, Darren

Ganier and Ricky Soto for a

job well done in assisting

members of the public who

were in very stressful

situations by insuring their

safety!

DALEY CENTER * Deputy Erwin Cano on the passing of his

Grandmother * Deputy Olivia Ortiz on the passing of her

Grandmother

* Deputy Phyllis Flynn on the passing of her Father-in-Law

SWAP: Good Job Deputy Sheriff Jorge Lopez.

CIVIL Division: D/S Clemmons # 10197, D/S Johnson #10828, and Sgt. Lee # 1111 of the Bridgeview Civil Process Unit. On 05 April 13 at approximately

1533 hrs. while completing an assignment near the 6700 block of South Cornell, D/S Clemmons was approached by a citizen who stated that approx. fifteen (15)minutes prior a subject known to him had kicked in the door to his residence and fought with the female subject who was inside. D/S Clemmons met with

the victim who stated she was unhurt. She further stated to D/S Clemmons that the subject who fought with her was the father of her child, and had taken the child from the home and was probably reroute to his home with the child. D/S Clemmons immediately contacted CCSD Radio requesting assistance and CPD to the scene. Responding officers Sgt. Lee and D/S Johnson met with the subjects at the scene. At this time the male complainant was highly agitated

and left the scene after hinting that he was going to travel to the subjects home where he believed the subject and minor child to be. Sgt. Lee notified CCSD Radio of the situation. CPD arrived on scene at approximately 1600 hrs and made contact with the child's paternal grandmother who agreed to turn the child over to the maternal grandmother in the presence of CPD. At that time the maternal grandmother and CPD left the scene to retrieve the minor child. At that

time D/S Clemmons and assisting officers cleared the scene .

D/S Bonakowski # 11567 and D/S Giacone # 11572 Skokie Civil Process Unit. On March 30, 2013 at approximately 1920 hours Deputies were attempting

service of IDVA papers at the 1500 block of North Clybourn. Deputies were approached by a CPD officer and asked if they needed assistance. While speaking with the officer to see if he had any knowledge of the subject the officers were looking for. At that time the CPD officers radio put out a call of a 10-1 at

Michigan and Superior approximately 150 people in a flash mob fighting. Deputies proceeded to the scene and assisted CPD with crowd control until the crowd was dispersed. Deputies cleared the scene at approximately 1818 hrs.

DALEY CENTER CONT…

Congratulations to Deputy Kimberly

Spight-Walker who successfully raised $1,320

dollars for Cops for Kids Bowling Event and was

the Top Fundraiser for the Sheriff's Office.

Community accolades to Glenda Rudolph (Daley

Center) Ethel Marks (Domestic Violence) and Dennis

Molnar (Daley Center). They received an outstanding

citizen’s compliment and we would like to say Thank

You for your dedication to exemplary Customer

Service.

Congratulations to Div. IX Officer Desiree Ray

on the Birth of her son, Ted Ray, III born

January 18, 2013.

Commendation to Officer Sean Chambers of Div. 9, for recovering contraband (a lighter) an inmate was

trying to hide under the scan ray machine.

A special thanks to Officer Peter Katalinic for his outstanding cooperation and eagerness to help the Bureau of

Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives while trying to identify a prior inmate. It is assistance such as that

provided by Officer Katalinic that allows for successful law enforcement efforts. Keep up the good work!

The Fire/Safety Committee would like to salute Division

IX for creating and implementing their Egress Operational

Plan. Congrats on a job well done!!!!!

14th Annual Beverly Breast Cancer Walk Come out and join Officer Colleen Mulcahy and her family on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 12, 2013 for the

14th Annual Beverly Breast Cancer Walk. Officer Mulcahy’s family started the 1st Annual Beverly Breast

Cancer Walk and have been walking strong ever since!

Walk proceeds continue to support the latest technologies and programs for cancer patients at Little Company

of Mary’s nationally accredited Comprehensive Breast Health Center. Walk Fee: (includes t-shirt)

Adults: $30/ Children (18 & Under): $20

More Information can be found at www.BeverlyBreastCancerWalk.org

BATTER UP!

White Sox vs. Boston Red Sox

May 22, 2013

The White Sox are hosting the first Government Employee GSG

of the year on Wednesday, May 22nd when they take on the

Boston Red Sox at 7:10pm at U.S. Cellular Field. The White

Sox are offering specially priced tickets to all Government

Employees and their family and friends.

Please email Special Projects Coordinator Tracey Steele

(Tracey.Steele@cookcountyil.gov) for an Order Form.

Saturday, August 17, 2013

Law Enforcement Ride for Veterans

Honoring: Cook County Sheriff’s Office Military

Benefiting: Wounded Warriors Project

* The Wounded Warrior Project’s Mission:

* To raise awareness and enlist the public’s aid for the

needs of injured service members.

* To help injured service members aid and assist each

other.

* To provide unique, direct and services to meet the needs

of injured service members. (www.woundedwarriorsproject.org)

MARKHAM COURTS

CONT… Condolences for the

passing of D/S Cynthia

Porter. She will be missed.