Sheriff's Report - Monroe County Sheriff's Office

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December 2008
Sheriff’s
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one I will be spending as Sheriff of
Monroe County. I’ve been employed
by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office
since 1965 - that’s longer than many
It has been of you have been alive. It has been a
a sad month wonderful 43 years though, and my
with the deaths 18 years as Sheriff have been truly
of Nick Pham, unforgettable. We’ve come a long way
David Lariz, Sr. as as an agency and and I’m proud of what what
and KWPD Offi- we have all accomplished. I I want to
cer Keith Rendueles. Our condolences thank thank you all for for the memories you
go out to their families in this difficult have given me and I hope, once I am
time.
retired, you will continue to keep keep in
This month is also a sad one for touch with me.
me personally because it is the last
Report from Sheriff-Elect Bob Peryam
You are all facing changes with the
new administration. I’m sure, however,
that some things won’t change. This
will, I’m sure, continue to be the professional,
honest, upstanding law en-
forcement agency it is and has been.
The holidays are coming up
quickly. I want to wish you all a terrific
holiday season. season. I’ve given you two
additional additional days off and and I hope you all
spend it relaxing, relaxing, spending time with
family family and friends and reflecting on all
we have have to be thankful for.
I I am sad- strides together.
Class A A uniforms uniforms where where applicable.
dened by by the
I will be looking for your input We will be sending out more details
deaths of Traf- in how we can move our agency in of of when and where where these ceremonies
fic Enforcement positive directions. I intend to be open will be held as the the time gets closer.
Deputy Nick and accessible. I believe we all have I think the symbolism of these these
Pham - - one of our something worthwhile to offer and ceremonies ceremonies is is important. It reinforces
own killed in the I am always willing to listen to your what we are all all here to do - to protect
line of duty; duty; David Lariz, Sr., a a long suggestions.
and and serve the people. people. We work for
time fixture in the the law enforcement My swearing in will be held on them - and it is is important to remind
community and KWPD K-9 Officer January 6th at 10 a.m. in Courtroom ourselves of that fact fact periodically.
Keith Rendueles - an officer who had A of the Freeman Justice Center. I Happy Holidays to everyone. I
served the community with honor and hope all of you that can attend, will do hope you you are all all looking forward forward to
had great potential.
so. In the the days days that follow my swear- the future as as much as as I am.
I feel for all of of their families. Los- ing in, I will be traveling throughout
inging a loved one is is a tragedy and they the Keys swearing you all in as as well. well.
all need our support right now. I want as many people as possible
On a positive note, I want want to thank to be at these ceremonies wearing
everyone for their their support in the re-
cent election. Without you, I couldn’t Colonel’s Report
have done it. I want to assure you This has been a very difficult time with the passing of several people
all that, that, while there will be change in from our law enforcement family.
our collective future, it will be positive We mourn the loss of Deputy Nick Nick Pham as well as retired retired KWPD KWPD
change. We should all look forward Deputy Chief and Sheriff’s Sgt. David David Lariz Sr. Sr. We have seen a Hollywood
to working together with this goal in P.D. officer pass as well as Keith Redueles from Key West P.D. As much as
mind: to make this agency even bet- we ask ourselves WHY, sometimes there are just no good answers.
ter than it is.
I want to thank everyone who helped with the planning of services for
I want to see us focus on com- these Heros. I also want to thank everyone who participated in or attended
munity policing, customer service and the services. Nick's service was amazing and justifiably so. He and his fam-
the basics of law enforcement. I think
if we all do that, we will make great
ily deserved it and he would have been proud!!
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Monroe County Sheriff’s Office - Rap Sheet
Sector Seven Report
By Lieutenant Corey Bryan
Wow, looks like I have some really
old info since our last rap sheet but I
don’t want to forget anyone or leave
anything out. Just an example of how
long it’s been since the last report,
Robert Dosh was leaving to Iraq in the
last report and will be coming home in
another month or so…. Time flies.
Winter has come and gone, and
as we move into spring we see new
hires, transfers and promotions all
taking place in our agency. Sector 7 is
happy to recognize these accomplishments
with saying howdy to Ralph
Williams who comes from Sector 6 to
become our new Crime Scene Tech.
Congratulations to Iscandel Perez on
his transfer to S.I.D.
Sector 7 had a station party in
February for the officers and families.
We had lots of food, swimming,
camaraderie, and of course volleyball
!! Well I guess it was volleyball…at
Sector 7 station party in February.
least that’s what it started out to be,
however ended up with us all in a giant
sandbox. Thanks to everyone who
participated as we all had fun and the
party was a great time.
Sector 7 also had Ms. Nancy’s
children’s play group come and visit
us, where the kids got to tour the station,
see the Crime Scene Lab and sit
in the police car. The tour ended with
the girls in Records providing them
juice and cookies ( it’s great to load
other parents kids up with sugar, and
then send them home )
The Saint Paddy’s Day Parade in
Key Largo was a success. Thank you
to Lt. Mitch Snider from Sector 1 who
came up to play the bagpipes, and I
think did a good job, but I couldn’t re-
Children’s play group visits the
Roth Building.
ally tell since Capt Hiller was keeping
beat with him, using the police cars
siren !! There were a lot of floats, a
few vendors set up and a lot of local
politicians out making the circuit. The
event is set up by local business man
Norman Higgins, and makes it’s way
through the Port Largo subdivision and
ends up back at Key Largo Park.
Great job by Det Jason Madnick
and Dep Lance Hernandez who
caught a burglar in progress while
doing surveillance at Snappers
Restaurant at the 95 mm. The suspect
was seen on the surveillance
camera where Jason was catching
some zzzzz’s ( just kidding) when the
suspect was spotted and the dynamic
duo sprang into action apprehending
the villain !! OUR HEROES. Way to go
guys, great job !!
Congratulations to Greg LaRochelle
on transferring back to Sector 7
Road Patrol. We are glad to have you
back. Congrats are also in order to
Gus Helago on his transfer to Criminal
Investigations for Sector 6 and 7.
Myself ,Dep. Kyle Page, Dep Larry
O’Neill and Sgt Dave Carey all attended
the Rapid Action Tactics ( RAT)
course in Miami, FL in March and
learned a lot. This is a great course
and really helps you with searches
and tactics. I recommend anyone who
can go, to put in for this class. Our
group did pretty good in the paintball
exercise. OK, OK...we did good getting
our equipment on. ( geeez) We hit
the field, took a few steps and were
wiped off the face of the earth. I swear
it wasn’t my fault, I never heard anybody
yell game on. Anyway it was cool
and we made some good contacts.
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Our very own Ian Barnett has been
spotted pedaling around town. Ian will
be attending bike patrol school in April
and we have been riding a bit to help
him get ready for this grueling class.
Oh by the way Ian, I’m 45 years old
not 145 as you had embellished to
Sgt. Holroyd when talking about my
fine bike riding skills. I wouldn’t have
fallen if my bike hadn’t been broken,
or you hadn’t pushed me over or if the
rocks weren’t so deep or……
We say good-bye and quick return
to Robert Dosh who has been called
up for service with the Coast Guard,
and is deploying to Iraq in May. Good
luck and be careful Robert.
Lyle Agins is alive and well, thank
goodness, and for those of you who
don’t know what happened, Lyle
thought he was Parnelli Jones and
was racing to the finish line of the
big race. Actually, Lyle tried to stop
a speeder around the 93 mm when
some lunkhead thought it would be
OK to pull into the same lane as Lyle.
Needless to say Lyle struck this guys
car and then began the journey of a
pinball as he careened off another
vehicle in the Elks Club parking lot.
EMS had to cut Lyle’s car apart to get
him out, and then realized that Lyle
always drives from the back seat and
that nothing was wrong with him. Anywhooo
what a great time to practice
using the jaws of life and to cut a car
in half. Lyle who was a real trooper
through it all had only very minor
injuries and was ready to come back
to work within a couple hours. Cooler
heads prevailed and the Captain told
him to just give it another hour and
then get back to his shift….just kiddin.
Lyle is doing good and is being well
taken care of by his lovely fiancé,
Heather !
Congratulations are in order for
Ryan Cowart on his completion of
Drug Recognition Expert school ( this
should be really helpful if you are ever
rolling a doooobie) but seriously I understand
the school was very hard and
Ryan was a star pupil and did very
well. Good Job !!
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December 2008
Sector 7 continued...
I understand Kyle Page has
completed the Israeli Ground Fighting
Techniques course up in Sweetwater,
and did very well. I’m glad you didn’t
quit after the first day Kyle, when you
saw the instructors beat each other
up. Congrats and good job !
Mary Mullen in our Records Division
has discovered that cameras can
take pictures after having a discussion
with our little Haydee about using her
camera. The conversation went like
this.
Mary : Haydee does your camera
take pictures ?
Little Haydee: ? huuhhhhhhhh
Corey: yep it’s something new they
discovered cameras can do, it’s all the
rage !!! (wise guy)
Our new Crime Scene Tech Ralph
Williams is a star! Ralph was featured
in the Miami Herald newspaper as
the “pastor with a gun.” A great article
and very informative, but the “children
of the corn” look has got to go Ralph.
What’s up with the hair-do photo?
Welcome aboard Michael Sielicki
who joins us from Corrections in Key
West to become a Road Patrol officer
for Sector 7.
Thanks to the girls in Records and
Records puts together a real
“Luncheon Feast” in Sector 7.
Luncheon Feast!
all the station guys who put together
the luncheon feast where we ate wild
beast. The food was great, the drinks
were late ( Lee, what’s up with that?)
and the deserts were excellent. (that’s
what I brought, but Peg made it for
me) A great idea and Capt. Don was
even hot on the grill !
Congratulations go out to Lee
Captain of the grill and the substation!
Cowart on his promotion to Sergeant
in Sector 6.
Congratulations go out to Patty
Garcia for her transfer to Detective of
Sector 6/7. We are glad to have you
working with investigations Patty, and
know all your analytical training will be
a big help to you and the guys. Thanks
also to everyone who applied for the
CIU position. You all did very well in
the interviews, and don’t be discouraged,
keep working hard and obtaining
training, and you will reach your
goal.
We welcome Bill Grove to Sector
7 and know you are going to do
great here. Thanks for helping out on
covering the different shifts without
complaining at all.
Welcome back to John E. Perez
who was called away for military service,
but is back now and working for
us in Sector 7.
Memorial Day was a gas with the
Sector staying steady but not overly
busy. The bridge over Jewfish Creek
was opened just a few days before
Memorial Day, but you sure couldn’t
tell with traffic backed up to the 97 mm
for hours. D.O.T opened up the 2nd
lane heading north a week after Memorial
Day, so hopefully that will take
some strain off of us for the 4th of
July. Thank you to the Traffic guys for
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helping out and trying to keep things
flowing.
GREAT JOB by Sgt . Mike Digiovanni
and his squad along with all
the follow-up by CIU. Mike arrested
a subject who had a bolo out for him
and hit the mother load of stolen items
being discovered and solving about
9 cases from Marathon up to Key
Largo. Detectives began assisting and
have made even more cases on this
guy and his girlfriend who were on a
Bonnie and Clyde burglary /theft crime
spree. Great team work and excellent
follow up.
The 4th of July Parade for Key
Largo was a great time and one of the
biggest in years. Thank you to all the
patrol folks who assisted the Captain
and I on this venture. The traffic officers
were as always, very efficient and
helped keep the whole thing flowing
smoothly. Julio Alvarez, while trying to
participate as a Shriner with his motorcycle,
learned that Don Hiller can
be lethal with a squirt gun, strange he
quit pestering Don and I after a couple
shots.
We made it through another
lobster mini-season with the help of
Deputy Ryan Cowart and his sidekick
Ian Barnett. The fellas did pretty good
on their contacts and patrolling the
area and kept the boating public very
happy.
National Night Out was a huge
success for us here in Sector 7. We
Lobster mini-season in Sector 7
had a great band excellent cooking
for our hamburgers and hotdogs with
about 10 Crime Watches supplying
drinks, condiments, deserts etc. The
event had numerous booths showing
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Sheriff names Employees of the Second Quarter
SWORN: Deputy Francisco
Gaete began his career with the
MCSO in June 2005. On March 28,
2008 Deputy Gaete responded to an
address in Key Largo to take a supplemental
report on a burglary/grand theft
case initially reported on the previous
shift. Upon arrival, Deputy Gaete met
with the victim and began collecting
information. The victim told Deputy
Gaete that a neighbor witnessed two
Hispanic males riding a blue scooter
in the neighborhood the day before his
house was burglarized. Deputy Gaete
saw a scooter matching the witness’
description while patrolling the Taylor
Creek Sub-Division in Key Largo. Deputy
Gaete took the initiative to conduct
a consensual “knock and talk” at the
residence. Deputy Gaete was able
to establish a rapport with the tenant
at the residence and gained consent
to search his property. Deputy Gaete
located one of the stolen boat motors
from the aforementioned burglary in
the tenant’s backyard. Several other
items that matched items stolen in
recent marine related thefts were also
recovered as well as documents that
provided valuable information on a
marine theft ring. The tenant provided
information that lead to a search warrant
in Miami-Dade County resulting
in the recovery of several stolen boat
motors and arrests. He was eventually
charged with burglary/grand theft and
several other persons of interest were
identified.
If it wasn’t for Deputy Gaete’s
knowledge of his patrol zone and
quick thinking, this case would likely
go unsolved and the stolen property
would not have been recovered. Following
this case Sector 7 experienced
a reduction in marine related burglaries
and thefts.
CORRECTIONS: Detention Deputy
Burney Stafford began his career
with the MCSO in May 1995. On June
30 an inmate tried to stab another
inmate with a “shank”. The attempt
fell short when Officer Stafford unselfishly
placed himself in harm’s way and
grabbed the attacker before the shank
connected with the other inmate.
Officer Stafford bravely faced an
inmate armed with a toothbrush sharpened
on one end. The inmate was
determined to make another inmate
“pay” for a disagreement over a game
of ping pong. Officer Stafford noticed
that inmates were gathering around
the ping pong table. He watched the
attacker (Guitterez) rush toward the
victim (Cabrera). He called for back-up
and intervened as the inmates started
throwing punches at each other.
Officer Stafford separated the two
inmates when he noticed that Guitterez
had a shank in his hand and was
lunging at Cabrera. Officer Stafford
grabbed Guitterez’s arm and pushed
him into an open cell to get him away
from the victim. When Guitterez got
into the cell, he threw the shank into
the toilet and tried flushing it down the
toilet. Officer Stafford ran into the cell
and stuck his hand into the toilet and
was able to grab the shank before it
went down the toilet.
Other officers arrived to help Officer
Stafford and placed the Unit in
lockdown. The incident was thoroughly
investigated and Officer Stafford prepared
a thorough, well written report.
SUPPORT: Brenda Winegarden
has been with the Monroe County
Sheriff’s Office since March 1987
where she started working in the
Finance Department. In 2004, Brenda
left the Finance Division in order to
take a position as the Administrative
Assistant in Sector One. For the past
four years Sector I has had the ex-
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treme pleasure of working with Brenda
and found her to be one of the most
reliable, knowledgeable, dedicated
and positive people we have had the
pleasure of working with. Brenda is
an employers’ dream employee. She
comes to work every day with a smile
on her face and a positive attitude.
She knows what her job duties and
responsibilities are. She completes
these in a timely manner without fail.
Brenda’s work product is at such a
high standard, if she says she did
it, asked to do it, or she sees that it
needs to be done, you can count on
the fact that it is done and done to an
exemplary level. You never have to
check on any work she does. If you
know that Brenda took care of it, you
can rest assured it was done, done on
time and is of the highest quality.
While Brenda’s work product alone
distinguishes her, her positive attitude
and friendly demeanor set her far
ahead of the rest. Brenda is one of
those people who always has a smile
on her face, greets you with a cheer
and is willing to do what ever she can
to help. You can’t say enough about
her positive friendly attitude as it becomes
contagious and spreads from
one person to another throughout the
station creating a happier, more positive
place for everyone to work.
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Left to right, Det. Dep. Burney Stafford, Explorer John “Bud” Hummelsine
Deputy Francisco Gaete, Deputy Emil LaVache, Support
Staff member Brenda Winegarden and Sheriff Rick Roth.

December 2008
Employee of the Second Quarter, continued
An example of Brenda’s work ethics
and attitude is when she transferred
from the Finance Division to
Sector One, it left a vacancy in the
finance function. There were several
occasions when the Finance Director
would call upon Brenda and ask
her to assist them so certain finance
functions could be completed on
time. Whenever asked, Brenda would
always answer with a smile, “I would
be glad to.” During these times Brenda
would take on the workload of two
people always maintaining a positive
attitude and producing the highest
quality work.
Another example is as our agency
was transitioning from paper time
sheets to the new computerized time
sheets. During this time, Brenda spent
several months duplicating her work
by completing and processing the
paper time sheets for the entire station,
only to then enter this data into
the computer time system so Finance
could run duplicate payroll processes
in order to iron the system out. This
process took a lot of Brenda’s time as
well as communication and coordination
with the Finance Division. As is
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our tools of the trade, and incorporated
other agencies into the program
for the community to see how they
function also. The community was very
happy and spoke very highly about the
Sheriff’s Office and all that we do. We
recognized all who participated and
thanked them for helping to make the
community a great and safe place to
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the Brenda way, when she was done
she would share a smile with you and
say, “Glad I could help. If you need
anything else, just let me know.”
These are just a few examples
of the positive attitude, superior work
product and desire to help that Brenda
brings with her to work everyday.
RESERVE: Reserve Deputy Emil
La Vache has been with the Monroe
County Sheriff’s Office as a Reserve
Deputy since December 2007. Reserve
Deputy Emil La Vache has been
dedicating many volunteer hours
toward the community as a Reserve.
He has put in countless hours with the
Crime Watch Program, children’s safety
programs and doing an outstanding
job of representing the Monroe County
Sheriff’s Office.
In the past quarter he has spent
over 270 hours in which time he has
held 10 Crime Watch meetings, 4 residential
security surveys, attended 9
civic/community events, and organized
a new Crime Watch on Sombrero
Blvd.
Deputy La Vache has also conducted
Children’s Safety Presentations
to over 320 children in the county. He
has been a guest speaker at the Mara-
More National Night Out in Sector
7.
live.
We all did pretty good in September
with hurricanes missing us…
Thank God. I understand many of the
businesses are stressed out and frustrated
with the evacuation procedures,
but we try to explain the vulnerability
that can happen and does happen if
people don’t evacuate… i.e Texas and
Louisiana.
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thon Rotary Club and the Key West
Power Squadron, and has dedicated
time to the Key West Convalescent
Center.
EXPLORER: During this past
quarter John “Bud” Hummelsine
has been observed on several training
sessions along with the D.A.R.E
Graduation and his efforts should be
recognized.
On May 14, 2008 The Key Largo
School D.A.R.E Graduation Ceremony
was held. Bud provided substantial assistance
with the set up of the decorations,
gift bags and T-shirts. Afterwards
he assisted with the cleanup.
Throughout the month of June
2008 Bud participated in three weapons
training sessions. These training
sessions were in preparation for the
State Delegates Competition to be
held the week of July 7, 2008. During
these sessions Bud demonstrated outstanding
attention to detail, safety and
discipline. He listened intently to the
safety instruction and swept up brass
without ever being asked to do so.
When it came time to clean weapons
once again Bud’s attention to detail
was outstanding. The weapons were
inspection ready.
October is upon us and things
are getting pretty spooky. I’m not just
talking about politics and the economy,
I mean Halloween! I understand the
girls in our Records Unit are pretty
excited about the pumpkin decorating
contest and were very impressed with
Peggy and my pumpkin submission
from last year. Guess what girls, it will
be even more spookier than before, so
get ready !!!!
That’s all for now. Take care and
be safe.

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Special Investigations Report
By Lt. Nancy Alvarez
Greetings from Special Ops!
Things have been very busy
for our units...The Narcotics Division
has been keeping busy with the
many search warrants with recovery
of illegal narcotics, Stolen property
and firearms! On that note we have
noticed an increase in firearms when
conducting these searches, and we
want to thank all the Officers for all the
intelligence they continue to provide
us on these targets with guns and
video cameras. We would also like
to thank Dep. Jason Keith, Dep. Nick
Pham and Dep. Keith Albert and Dep.
Ken Fricke (K9) Tracer for assisting us
consistently on traffic stops and search
warrants! You guys have been a great
help to us! (And don’t worry Ken, I will
NEVER move your car again!!!)
We also want to welcome aboard
Lance and Geni Hernandez ....everyone
has been working great together.
HIDTA Report
By Detective Sergeant Lee Ann Holroyd
Things continue to be busy in the
world of narcotics and money laundering
and HIDTA continues to be in hot
pursuit of the proverbial bad guy. We
are still awaiting the arrival of foreign
monies. Anxiously awaiting is an
understatement. When working with
foreign judicial systems, the wheels
turn so very slowly.
The Office has gained a new
member with the arrival of Caber
Bausmith. He was born on February
18, 2008 to Phissamay Heng and
Steven Bausmith. Phissamay is a
Special Agent with ICE, Key West.
She is assigned to the HIDTA Office
in Marathon and is an integral part of
our task force. Steve is a CBP Officer
in Key West. They both returned this
summer and what a relief. We depend
on Steve for advice on US entry and
inspection laws. Of course, having
Phissamay back is great. As we know,
when we are gone, the work just piles
up. I think that we left enough work
for Phissamay to know how much she
was missed. We are looking forward
to visits from the little man pictured
We are also taking a county
wide initiative enforcement by working
with the Monroe County Coalition
Inc, to ensure local establishments
and businesses are in compliance
with licensing and prohibiting underage
drinking. Crime Analyst Bonnie
Randolph has been attending these
meetings and has provided us some
new tools to make us more effective.
For those that do not know, Bonnie is
also our Crimestoppers representative
for MCSO which continues to keep her
very busy!
The Homicide guys are busy following
up leads and tips .....Fantasy
Fest brought the CAWACU and Victim
Advocate units many "interesting" calls
and complaints. Det. Mixon is keeping
busy with her “Safety day /Stranger
danger” demo day at Montessori
School.... and lastly, we would also like
to welcome Det. Kim Trullender to the
below.
On a more serious note we are actively
working several new cases with
FBI Homestead and Key West. We
enjoy a very good working relationship
with the FBI, due largely to the mutual
respect between our Administration
and the FBI field offices. I would
encourage you to refer cases to our
local offices if you and your supervisor
deem them appropriate for FBI
involvement. We are in the process of
looking for some pre-approved overtime,
from a Federal source, related to
these cases. I will keep you informed
as we progress.
I was recently approached
about a temporary duty assignment to
our office and am working on presenting
this to the Sector. I know that
staffing is an issue and of course will
always take precedence. This is a
great way to get a look at the Federal
Judicial System and work with the
United States Attorney’s Office prosecuting
individuals for Federal Crimes.
Always good to learn something new
and work with different agencies. The
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CAWACU Unit!
We also participated in a CART
(Child Abduction Reaction Team) table
top exercise that FDLE hosted. Hopefully
we will never have to be utilized
but this is a team within the Sheriff's
Office that has been designated to
rapidly respond to a missing or abducted
person.
Reminder there is a Statement
Analysis Course December 8th and
9th at Key Colony Beach City Hall.
This is a 2 day course and the last attendees
said it was great! It includes
how to analyze statements and detect
deception, and how vital it is for the
primary officer to obtain written statements!
I highly recommend anyone
interested in Detectives or Investigations
attend this course! Seats are
filling fast!
Caber Bausmith, born in February
to Phissamay Heng and
Steven Bausmith.
experience is incredibly valuable.
Just ask Sergeant Donnie Elomina,
he learned quickly how to work in
the Federal System and how to bring
cases to the point of prosecution. I
am still asked by other agencies about
him. He earned quite a reputation
working with the Feds. Because of the
hard work of Sgt. Elomina, one of his
cases is coming to a close and assets
are forth coming.
We will continue working on
retrieving our foreign assets for use in
our agency and community. Remember,
the smallest tip you receive could
be the beginning of another BIG case.

December 2008
Sector Six Report
By Captain Don Fanelli
A hearty hello from Sector 6.
It’s been so long since the last
RAP Sheet I forgot more than I remember.
That problem also comes
with age.
I would like to start out welcoming
Deputy Barney Sajdak to our team.
Barney worked as a transport officer
for our agency some time ago, left the
area, and returned to his career here
in Monroe County. He has recently
completed field training and has been
doing very well here in the Village.
Det. Lee Cowart now holds a new
title of Sergeant as he now commands
the night shift in Sector 6. Lee
Congratulations to Sgt. Lee
Cowart.
was chosen to fill that vacancy after a
grueling interview process in front of a
board which included the new Islamorada
Village Manager, Mr. Ken Fields.
All the candidates were well qualified
and the choice was not an easy one to
make. We are looking for great things
from Lee and his shift.
And finally, as far as personnel,
my new Administrative Assistant Leah
Zimmerman is the pleasant voice you
here when you call our office. She
transferred over from Village Hall. To
fine tune her skills and keep both Sectors
in synchronization she spent the
first few weeks with the Records staff
of Sector 7. Thank you Mary, Hadee
and Peggy for your help. I appreciate
both Sectors working so well together.
Speaking of Sectors, we have also
joined forces with patrol from Sector
4 & 5 to assure more unified patrol
coverage of the South end of Sector
6 and the North end of Sector 5. With
that, we have seen a decline in auto
burglaries and an increase in resource
enforcement. Thank you all from Sector
4 & 5 for all your help.
Since the last RAP Sheet we have
had numerous projects and community
events. We had one of the most
National Night Out was a success.
successful National Nights Out ever.
The attendance really astonished
me. I owe thanks to Sgt. Roy Bogue,
Debbie Shepherd, SWAT, Traffic Unit,
Bomb Unit, Sector Six Marine Unit,
Chief Paulie and Islamorada Fire Rescue.
If I left anyone out I apologize, oh,
and of course the citizens that made
the event such a success.
Sgt. Dennis Coleman continues
to be a pillar of our community
involvement. His work with Wesley
House and his mentoring continuously
receives him recognition. He has
taken troubled children and successfully
guided them away from crime and
fostered a new interest into school
and extra curricular activities for the
children. He recently taught a home
safety course to children at Wesley
House. At Montessori School Dennis
routinely spear heads safety days
along with Det. Linda Mixon and Victim
Advocate Debbie Shepherd. Dennis
exemplifies the meaning of community
involvement.
Currently our Marine Deputies
will be performing duel roles. During
inclement whether and down time from
the grueling life as a Marine Officer
our Marine Deputies will be patrolling
the Greenways and bridges by
bicycle. We are looking to decrease
the violations along the Greenways
and increase enforcement of marine
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resource violations.
Best news of all, we survived
another Memorial Day at the Sandbar.
There was a high law enforcement
presence and the crowd was about the
same as pass years. In short…it was a
busy few days! Labor Day was about
the same.
On a personal note, it has been
just over a year since I have come to
Sector 6. Time has sure gone by fast.
I have to pass on my thanks to everyone
here In Islamorada, both civilian
and law enforcement, who have made
my transition so successful. As Commanders,
we often hear of issues in
other areas of the Sheriff’s Office and
really never have a clear understanding
of specific differences that make
each division unique. I found many of
the rumors of Sector Six were erroneous.
When a new Commander takes
over there are always changes he or
she envisions and for the most part
I have had a great deal of cooperation
in accomplishing those changes.
Overall, the officers assigned to
Islamorada, while tailoring services to
Islamorada needs, function no differently
than any other Sector in the
County. I am proud to serve with the
men and woman of Sector 6.
The Sandbar off of Islamorada
on Memorial Day.
Well by now your gazing at my article
wondering when it will end. You’re
in luck. Should we not write again until
the next year, I wish you all the best of
holidays and a great New Year.

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Congratulations Employees of the Third Quarter
SWORN: Deputy Kenneth Baker
responded to a residential burglary
in Key Largo. Upon arrival, he discovered
a large amount of blood on
the scene. Deputy Baker collected
samples of the blood and lifted latent
prints from the scene. Later the same
day, Deputy Baker was dispatched to
a second residential burglary in the
same neighborhood. He quickly determined
the same method of entry was
used and surmised the two burglaries
were related. He conducted an extensive
neighborhood canvass and was
able to locate a witness, who observed
four young white males walking in the
area earlier in the day. Deputy Baker
obtained a detailed description of the
suspects and relayed this information
to other deputies. As a result of Deputy
Baker’s effort in finding a witness, the
suspects were located still in the area.
Deputy Baker used outstanding interview
skills to obtain full confessions
from all four suspects. He determined
the blood originated from a cut on one
of the suspect’s hands. The suspects
provided Deputy Baker with information
that lead to the discovery of three
additional unreported residential
burglaries and the recovery of nearly
all stolen property valued at several
thousand dollars.
CORRECTIONS: Detention
Deputy Debra Brown was assigned
to Intake and Release. She heard another
officer calmly ask for a rover to
come to his location because he had
an inmate he needed escorted to Unit
Alpha. Out of curiosity, Officer Brown
accessed the camera in the officer’s
assigned dorm using the control panel
in Intake. She saw the inmate beating
the officer about the face and shoulders
with the officer’s assigned radio.
The officer was defending himself
from the attack, but was unable to call
for help because the inmate had the
radio.
Officer Brown notified everyone in
the facility of the need to immediately
respond to the officer’s location. Within
seconds, several officers were able
to stop the vicious attack upon the
officer.
Officer Brown’s actions exemplify
her conscientious work ethic. She
regularly conducts cell inspections,
cell searches and inmate searches.
Her diligence in monitoring her work
surroundings results in the discovery
and confiscation of contraband on a
routine basis.
SUPPORT: Work Release Specialist
Myron (Mike) Schwartz has
a unique job vital to the rehabilitation
process of inmates sentenced to the
Monroe County Detention Center.
Sentenced inmates who have the option
for the Work Release Program are
given jobs at participating businesses
in the community with the purpose of
making these individuals an asset to
the community instead of a detriment.
The program gives them a second
chance to make something of themselves
and they leave jail not only with
a good job, but also with money in
their pocket.
The connections Mike has made
in the community have been extremely
important. Mike drives a hard bargain
to make sure they are paid a decent
rate and not taken advantage of. Many
times, the companies participating in
the program call Mike to see if he has
anyone available before placing an ad
in the paper. At the same time, inmates
have such faith in the program
they participate in protecting its integrity
by letting Mike know if there are
participants abusing their privileges by
bringing contraband in to the facility.
Mike likes the cell phone that
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comes with the job. It is constantly
ringing, even during the night. Mike
has a dedication to his job that cannot
be questioned. This is truly a 24
hour job and Mike cannot be thanked
enough for his dedication to the program
and the Monroe County Sheriffs
Office. For the first seven months of
the year, Mike and the Work Release
Program generated over $27,000.00
dollars into the inmate welfare fund.
More importantly businesses are able
to operate and stay running because
of the employees Mike provides. He
also helps these individuals become
a positive influence in the community
and have that second chance in life
that everyone deserves.
RESERVE: Frank Delgado has
earned this recognition as Reserve
Officer of the Third Quarter because
of his devotion to the Reserve program,
taking on the task of attending
and completing the night time Basic
Law Enforcement Academy besides
maintaining a full-time job as a Code
Enforcement Officer for the Village of
Islamorada. Frank started the Academy
in October of 2007 and graduated
in August of 2008. Frank attended
classes every Monday thru Thursday
night 6:30 to 10:30 and every other
Saturday from 9:00 to 5:00, driving
from Islamorada after work then back
to his home at the 106 mm.
Continued on next page
Left to right, Det. Dep. Debra Brown, Work Release Specialist Myron
Schwartz, Deputy Kenneth Baker and Sheriff Rick Roth.

December 2008
By Phyllis Walter
During the week of June 16-June
21, 2008- we participated at the Florida
Law Enforcement Games. This
was the 11th year for Dorothy Child
and the 9th for me.
Along with our husbands, Larry
and Greg, we bowled as a team and
picked up a gold medal for our efforts.
Since we are not certified officers,
we don’t get the points for Monroe
County Sheriffs Office, but MCSO
guest team was a force to be reckoned
with this year. Though we cannot
keep a certified team from getting
a medal, the only way for a guest team
to get gold is to beat all teams certified
and guest in that Division and we did!!
Dorothy and I also competed as
doubles partners (again) and we captured
a silver medal in the women’s
C Division as Guest Team Monroe
County Sheriffs Office.
Dorothy is retired and I have been
up in Miami at HIDTA
since 2000- but we
continue to be proud
to represent to Monroe
County Sheriffs Office
at the Florida Law
Games and hope to
keep the tradition go-
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Child and Walter take medals in Law Enforcement Games
Third Quarter,
continued
These made for very long days.
Frank also made himself available
for 3 Reserve details during this past
year. With the Academy time Frank
volunteered over 1600 hours during
the year.
EXPLORER: Andrea Ranier
worked her way up to the rank of
Captain of Post 904 through diligence
and dedication to the program. During
the past six years Andrea maintained
an impeccable attendance record at
meetings and Post details. Andrea has
always been willing to go the extra
mile, take charge, and ensure details
are a success. Her ability to lead has
been recognized here on the local
level, and while at various State-wide
functions. During this years’ Delegate
competition in Jacksonville, she led
the MCSO Explorers to a fifth place in
Crime Scene Investigation, an award
for team work, and they achieved first
place in the tug of war during the field
day competition. Andrea’s efforts were
also noticed by Advisors from other
counties. Lake County S.O. Explorers
went to the National competition
in Colorado in July, but a key member
cancelled last minute. The lead
Advisor from Lake County chose to
invite MCSO Explorer Andrea Rainer,
as opposed to filling the vacancy with
another member from their own post.
Always willing to help out fellow
Explorers, Andrea has proven she is
a leader and a team player through
her dedication to her Post, the Monroe
County Sheriff’s Office, and her ability
to lead.
ing for as long as we can pick up our
bowling balls!!
Deputy Nick Pham
Killed in the line of duty,
November 26, 2008

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Letters of Appreciation and Commendation
The Key West Library thanked the
Sheriff’s Office for its participation in
Kids and Cops Day in June and for
their “exceptional interactions with
kids and parents”. Thanks to: Deputies
Luis Blasco, Emil LaVache,
Ken Fricke, David Smith, Walter
Kirchner, Detectives Juan Llera and
David Lariz and Sgt. Andrew Ensminger.
Sgt. Glenn Test commended SRO
Deputy Beverly Brazil in June for
two outstanding incidents. In one, she
singlehandedly investigated a credit
card fraud case, seeing it through to
the issuance of a warrant for the suspect;
in the other instance, she was
instrumental in locating a missing teen
through her extensive knowledge of
the student population and the upper
Keys community as a whole.
Farmer Jeanne Selander wrote to
thank Sheriff’s Aide Val Marinello
for taking care of the Sheriff’s Animal
Farm and the grounds around the Jail
and Headquarters Building while she
was on vacation. She said, in part, “Val
is an angel and she always gets the
job done. We are lucky to have her.”
Sgt. Jake Brady wrote to commend
Deputies Paul Bean and
Jacek Szymanski for their lifesaving
efforts after a man fell off his boat, hit
his head and stopped breathing. They,
along with two civilians, pulled the man
from the water and performed CPR
until paramedics arrived. The man
later recovered fully from the incident
due to their efforts to save him.
Edward Thompson, Resident
Agent in Charge if Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (ICE) wrote to
commend Colonel Rick Ramsay, Lt.
Nancy Alvarez and Deputies Perez
and Thomas for their help in July with
a search for a federal fugitive. During
the search, they found two ounces
of cocaine and made one arrest in
addition to the search for the wanted
man. He says the office “demonstrated
a high degree of professionalism and
their dedication to duty reflects favorably”
on the office.
Thomas Wiley, Jr. of Fort Myers
wrote to thank Sgt. Dennis Coleman
for his help when his rental property
was accidentally double booked. He
said Sgt. Coleman arrived quickly
and defused what could have been
a difficult situation between the two
scheduled tenants.
Deputy Ryan Cowart wrote a letter
of appreciation to Deputy Ian Barnett
for his help working on the water
during Lobster Mini-Season in Sector
7. He said, “He was able to make
almost everyone smile, even if we
were writing them a citation or a notice
to appear.”
Sandi Roth wrote to commend
Deputy John Perez for being a “nice
guy”. She was in a convenience store
when she saw him in line to make a
purchase. She was impressed, she
said, when he stepped aside to allow
others to go before him. “He was smiling
and just being a really good guy….
There’s just not enough of the good
guys out there and when we meet one
like Deputy Perez, I think he should
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get a great big attaboy.”
Police Chief Donie Lee wrote to
give his thanks to employees Paco
Broussard and Jeff Brown for their
assistance with the city’s Mounted Patrol
Unit. He says, “Over the past two
months they have volunteered many
hours of their personal time and tools
to facilitate the completion of the new
Key West Police and Police Athletic
League Equestrian Facility.”
Sgt. Tom Walker wrote to commend
Deputy Walter Kirchner for his
“solid police work and personal training”
which contributed to the apprehension
of an escaped prisoner who
was being escorted to the DJJ building
from the main jail. According to the
letter, Dep. Kirchner’s “exceptional
physical capabilities allowed you to
gain significant ground on the escapee
at which point you apprehended him…
Nice job!”
Sheriff-elect Bob Peryam and the BBT Bank service team (L-R:
Molly, Sheriff-elect Peryam, Stacy and Randy) "supervise" the
painting of handicapped parking spaces at the bank by MCSO
Reserves Daniel Zieg and R/Sgt. Rick Luna.

December 2008
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Douglas Blomberg, Chief Executive
Officer of Wesley House Family
Services wrote to commend Captain
Penny Phelps and Inspector Janine
Gedmin for donating their time to
conduct Sexual Harassment Training
for his staff.
Jayce Ramos, Supervisor of the
Florida Department of Corrections
wrote to commend Detectives Ed-
ward Askins and Lance Hernandez
for their assistance in searching an of-
fender’s residence. During the search,
multiple high powered assault weapons
were found and seized, resulting
in the arrest of the offender. He said,
in part, “Together the Monroe County
Sheriff’s Sheriff’s Office Office and the Florida Depart
ment of Corrections Corrections are both both commitcommitted to public safety and the support
and protection protection of fellow officers.”
Treasure Village Village Montessori
School vice Principal Kelly Kelly Mangel
wrote to thank all the officers in
volved in the Safety Fair at FoundFounder’s Park. . She said, in part, “It was
wonderful to see the excitement in the
crowd as the SWAT team invaded our
stands, the K9 unit canvassing the
area and, and, of course, course, Trauma Trauma Star landing
in the field.”
Dawn Ogden Ogden of Key Largo wrote
to commend Deputy Ken Baker and
Sgt.s Michael DiGiovanni and Derek Derek
Paul for their help investigating a
stalking complaint. She said “Every “Every
time I called, I was treated treated with compassion
and professionalism. Words
cannot explain just how grateful I I am
to these officers.”
Richard Perrulli, President of Affordable
Asphalt in Islamorada, wrote
to thank Debbie Shepherd for her
help retrieving his briefcase. It had
blown off the trunk of his work vehicle
and she returned it complete with
some very important documents.
Edward Knight of Key West wrote
to Sheriff Roth to commend Deputy
(now Detective) Kim Trullender for
his help in an emergency situation dur-
ing Hurricane Fay.
Judge Ruth Becker wrote to Sheriff
Roth to commend Deputy Gregg
Johnson for his work on a DUI trial.
She said she was impressed because
he videotaped the defendant for an
hour and a a half in the DUI DUI room, all
the time time being verbally abused and
harangued. She said “Throughout this
unrelenting abuse, Deputy Johnson Johnson
remained the model of professional-
professional-
professional-
professional-
professionalprofessionalism.”
Sgt. Tom Walker wrote to comcom- mend Deputy Caridad Bellon
to
commend her. He said, “It certainly
is no easy feat for any law enforceenforcement officer to run down and detain detain
a burglary suspect then relieve a
panicky victim of the handgun he was
brandishing, but….you pulled it off….I
think it important you are commended
for an effort that not only solved at
least one burglary but likely prevented
many more in the future had you not
intervened.”
Dr. Diane Balkwill wrote to comcommend Victim Advocate Elaine Woodson
for her help with a difficult situa
enough to attend and am very thankful
to Sheriff Roth for the opportunity as is
Chad.
Lt. Nancy Alvarez is currently
recovering from surgery. We wish
her the best in her recovery. Nancy, if
there is anything we can do for you or
Julio, let us know.
This will be the last Rap Sheet
from Sheriff Roth and I wanted to take
a minute to thank him for everything
he has done for the community and
agency over his long 43 year career.
He has dedicated his life to making it
a better place for everyone. He more
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Letters of Appreciation and Commendation, continued
Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Depart- hour and a half in the DUI room, all
. She said, in part, “It was commend her. He said, “It certainly
area and, of course, Trauma Star land- panicky victim of the handgun he was
Colonel’s Report, continued
I know these situations are very
difficult and if anyone needs help deal
ing with these terrible losses, please
do not be afraid to ask for help from
someone - either a friend, your supervisor,
the Human Resources Division,
the Employee Assistance Program or
any other means available to you.
Captain Chad Scibilia is due to
graduate from the F.B.I. National
Academy in mid December. We are
very proud to have sent him and to
have had him represent the Sheriff
and our agency. I was also fortunate
tion. She says, in part, “Elaine was a
calming influence for me when I most
needed it, and my rock of support during
the events that occurred since…I
will always remember and appreciate
Elaine’s support.”
Major Richard Amion with the Miami-Dade
Police Department wrote to
commend Sgt.s James Norman, Su-
zanne Morgan and Donnie Elomina
and Deputies Brian Luth and David
Chavka for their assistance investigating
a robbery. He says the above
officers were able to quickly locate the
suspect, who lives in Monroe County;
the suspect subsequently confessed
and, due to her cooperation, other
suspects were apprehended.
Sgt. Alberto Ramirez wrote to the
Sheriff to compliment his
Special
Investigation’s Detectives for their
hard work tackling the drug problem
at Ocean Spray Trailer Park on Stock
Island. During the course of their
investigations, they have investigated
two shootings with subsequent arrests
and have executed numerous search
warrants related to drugs. He said,
in part, “Both of these cases were
outstanding investigations which took
major drug traffickers and attempted
murders off the streets, along with
guns and drugs.”
Joe and Joyce Perez wrote to
thank Deputies Trevor Wirth and
Juan Martin Reyes
for helping them
when their tire blew out on the Seven
Mile Bridge. “Thank you to both deputies
for their help and kindness. God
Bless them.”
than deserves his long awaited retirement
and I personally wish him all the
best and will miss him very much.
I have spoken to Sheriff-Elect
Peryam and we are looking at the possibility
of purchasing Dodge Chargers
as patrol vehicles. We are still looking
at facts and figures, but thus far it
looks good.
Christmas is just around the corner
and I want to wish each and everyone
of you a very Merry Christmas. I hope
your holiday is very special and safe.

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BLE Cadet Yves Saintilien practices
his interview techniques
with three employees of Gulfstream
Airlines / The Continental
Connection at the Key West
airport as Sgt. Mike DiGiovanni
looks on.
Deputy Ian Barnett spends time on bike
patrol in Key Largo. It gets him out of his car
and closer to the community.
The Traffic Enforcement Division escorted
the King of Jordan when he rode
his motorcycle the length of the Keys.
I’ve heard of snakes in the grass
and snakes on a plane.....but
this is ridiculous!
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At a Safety Day event in Islamorada,
deputies showed the kids
from Montessori School just how
fast an abduction can happen -
and what to do if someone tries to
grab you.
When they can’t be on marine patrol,
Islamorada Marine Deputies Nelson Sanchez
and Paul Kupke ride bikes, patrolling
bridges and green areas for violations.
As part of Clean Keys Month and the Keep the Keys Clean
Campaign, Sheriff's Office employees assigned to the Sector
7 area in Key Largo spent time cleaning up the sides of
the road and the median strip from mile marker 104 to 106.