June 2012 - Pearland Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association
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<strong>June</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />
The Rap Sheet<br />
<strong>Pearland</strong> <strong>Citizens</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Academy</strong> <strong>Alumni</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
PCPAAA 2555 Cullen Parkway <strong>Pearland</strong>, TX 77581 281-997-4183 www.pcpaaa.com<br />
Mike’s Message<br />
I hope everyone had a safe and happy Memorial Day Holiday.<br />
Thank you to all that helped with the planning and coordination<br />
of the Pear Run this year. Even though this year’s event<br />
was cancelled I want to say thank you to each and everyone<br />
of you for your time and dedication. All of you together<br />
helped raise the bar on this event and I know next year’s race<br />
will be successful.<br />
I would like to express my thanks to all of you that helped out<br />
with the Class #34 Graduation and the setup for the PD<br />
Awards Banquet. You guys really saved the PD a lot of time.<br />
The Advanced CPA Class will be starting on May 31 through<br />
<strong>June</strong> 28th. The classes times will be from 7pm-9pm and will<br />
be held in the upstairs training room. I hope to see you<br />
there.<br />
We are still in need of volunteers for the upcoming Fourth of<br />
July celebration. If you would like to volunteer for this event<br />
please contact Larry Berkowitz at berkowitz.lary@gmail.com.<br />
Again, Thank you to each and every one of you for the time<br />
and dedication you put into this organization.<br />
The Rap Sheet<br />
Published monthly by PCPAAA<br />
2555 Cullen Pkwy., <strong>Pearland</strong>, TX<br />
Any information contained in this document is not to be used for anything other than<br />
its intended purpose. All rights for distribution are reserved<br />
exclusively by the PCPAAA.<br />
If you wish to express any comments or have questions please email or call<br />
Lary Berkowitz at berkowitz.lary@gmail.com or 832-370-9258,<br />
Helen Bilyeu at helenbh713@yahoo.com, Cindy Bilyeu at cindybilyeu@yahoo.com<br />
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Bill’s Blog<br />
Many thanks to the Pear Run Committee and to those who<br />
volunteered on race day! Although the weather did not<br />
cooperate, it was our most successful event ever. We had<br />
approximately 750 registrants and were looking for well over<br />
800 had it continued. Nice job everyone!<br />
The annual <strong>Police</strong> Officer’s Banquet at the New Hope Church<br />
was outstanding. Lisa Keeling received our Volunteer of the<br />
Year Award. Gary Kersten and Sam Gutierrez received special<br />
citizen’s recognition awards, one for saving a life and the other<br />
for excellent police work. To learn the details, congratulate<br />
both, the next time you see them.<br />
There is a common misconception among Americans that<br />
Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves with a stroke of his pen. Yet<br />
the Emancipation Proclamation, which went into effect on Jan.<br />
1, 1863, did no such thing – or, at least, it didn’t do a very good<br />
job of it. Two and a half years later, on <strong>June</strong> 19, 1865, Union<br />
Soldiers sailed into Galveston, Texas announced the end of the<br />
Civil War, and read aloud a general order freeing the quartermillion<br />
slaves residing in the state. It’s likely that none of them<br />
had any idea that they had actually been freed more than two<br />
years before. It was truly a day of mass emancipation. It has<br />
become know as what? (Source: Time U.S.). Answer is in this<br />
RAP Sheet.<br />
Flag Day is Thursday <strong>June</strong> 14th. Please display.<br />
Why not treat dad to a juicy burger or cake and Blue Bell on<br />
Sunday <strong>June</strong> 17th? After all it’s his day and don’t forget to give<br />
him a big hug. Also, we dads like to be told we are loved!<br />
I didn’t know some days were longer than others. I’ve been<br />
told that <strong>June</strong> 21st is the longest day of the year, 1st day of<br />
summer is Wednesday, <strong>June</strong> 20th. Is that true? Have a great<br />
summer and mark your calendars for the 4th of July celebration.<br />
Volunteers are needed!<br />
Thank you for volunteering and getting involved!<br />
He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the<br />
power to love.<br />
Dr. Martin Luther King, JR<br />
Volunteers are still needed for the 4th of July event. If you are interested in being with the<br />
CPA on Wednesday July 4th please call or email me. Lary Berkowitz 832-370-9258 or<br />
berkowitz.lary@gmail.com<br />
Thank You
<strong>2012</strong> Board of Directors<br />
Officers<br />
President Bill Schmidt billschmidt5902@sbcglobal.net 713-436-1150<br />
1st VP Danielle Tywater dtywater2@yahoo.com 713-397-8059<br />
2nd VP Gary Shrum rocknread@comcast.net 281-910-8064<br />
Secretary Larry Berkowitz berkowitz.lary@gmail.com 832-370-9258<br />
Treasurer William Pyeatt, Jr. bill.pyeatt@gmail.com 832-360-3587<br />
1st Year Board Members<br />
Pam McDonald pamethaj@netscape.net 832-704-2514<br />
Jeannie Neal jeannielea1965@yahoo.com 832-588-3598<br />
Cheryl Weaver ceew61@yahoo.com 832-425-4964<br />
2nd Year Board Members<br />
Eileen Berkowitz eilbrooklyngirl@aol.com 281-993-4638<br />
Paul Giddens pjgiddens@att.net 713-572-9602<br />
Lisa Keeling lisakev@keelingonline.com 832-244-3145<br />
Bill Lighter bandblighter@yahoo.com 832-243-4241<br />
<strong>Police</strong> Department Liason<br />
Officer Mike Pace mpace@ci.pearland.tx.us 281-997-4171<br />
BCSO 100 club – JULIO GUERRERO<br />
Exchange Club Ofc OTY – JON COX<br />
KC Ofc OTY – ANDRE TRAN<br />
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<strong>Pearland</strong> 100 Club<br />
To all 100 club members, and if you are not a member, I<br />
urge you to join. We are in desperate need of new<br />
members so we can continue to provide life insurance<br />
to all of our <strong>Pearland</strong> police officers. Please remember<br />
we are not associated with other 100 clubs and stand<br />
on our own to provide for our officers. If you need an<br />
application to join please see me, or call me at 713-582-<br />
1730 and I will be glad to assist you. Mike Vavricka<br />
Contributors to the Rap Sheet:<br />
Bill Schmidt, President PCPAAA<br />
Officer Mike Pace<br />
Region One<br />
100 Club of <strong>Pearland</strong><br />
Rap Sheet Committee (Cindy Bilyeu, Helen Bilyeu, Lary Berkowitz)<br />
Thanks goes out to the following Businesses<br />
Classic Storage for donating a storage room for the PCPAAA<br />
Pena’s Donut Heaven for donating treats for CPA class night<br />
<strong>2012</strong> POLICE BANQUET AWARDS<br />
Chief of <strong>Police</strong> Citation – CHRISTON TURNER & ALEX RUDENKO, JERRY CRABB, JOHN HERRERA, ARMANDO GARZA , JASON WELLS<br />
Life Saving Award – JOHN THOMAS, JOHN HERRERA, ROBERT DASILVA, DANIEL HAMMINGA, CHRISTOPHER ROBERTSON, RYDEN COHEN,<br />
GEORGE DACY, JAMES WHITE, MICHAEL ARNOLD<br />
Citizen Accommodation – GARY KERSTEN, SAM GUTIERREZ<br />
Unit Citation – STREET CRIMES<br />
Jailer OTY – RAYMUNDO GUAJARDO<br />
Civilian Employee OTY – GERALDINE WALTON<br />
Dispatcher OTY – SUSAN WALKER<br />
CPA OTY – to be LISA KEELING<br />
Rookie OTY – RICHARD ZIEGELMEYER<br />
SRO OTY – ROBERT TENORIO<br />
Shift A – RYDEN COHEN<br />
Shift B - GARY GOTHARD<br />
Shift C – RICHARD ZIEGELMEYER<br />
Shift D - RYAN WHITLEY<br />
FTO OTY - CHAD LIGGITT<br />
Traffic OTY – MICHAEL GEBERT<br />
Supervisor OTY – CHAD RANDALL<br />
CID OTY – DAVID VLASEK<br />
POLICE OFFICER OF THE YEAR – TYSON HARVEY<br />
Appreciation/Thank You plaques for : PCPAAA, Las Rosas, New Hope Church, <strong>Pearland</strong> 100 Club, Marc Davis<br />
Folks, It was truly a day of mass emancipation. It has become known as <strong>June</strong>teenth.
NEW PCPAAA LIFE MEMBER<br />
Bob Mortenson is our latest Life Member. Bob is<br />
a graduate of Class 34 and has volunteered to<br />
help in theCPA office.<br />
Speaker of the Month<br />
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Class 34 Graduation<br />
At the May 21 regular meeting of the PCPAAA the speakers were Francisa Duenes, Erlanda Vela, and Sony<br />
Diaz from Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center. They spoke about their program “Commit for Life”. For those<br />
who missed the speakers you will never guess who’s picture is on the front of their Brochure. If anyone<br />
would like more information on the program or would like to volunteer blood you can call 713-791-6647 or<br />
go on the internet at www.giveblood.org<br />
The forming of a new committee<br />
Starting <strong>June</strong> it has been decided to start a committee to address the needs and issues for the Rap Sheet.<br />
If you would like to be on this committee then please contact Lary Berkowitz 832-370-9258 or<br />
berkowitz.lary@gmail.com To date Cindy and Helen Bilyeu have joined this committee.<br />
THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE<br />
If a married man is walking alone in a park and expresses an opinion without anybody hearing<br />
him, is he still wrong?<br />
A BIG THANK YOU<br />
Thank you goes out to Pam McDonald, Crissie Emmons, and Janice Hallisey and all those ladies who baked cookies for <strong>Police</strong><br />
Week. Many Officers would like them to know how much they appreciated what the ladies and the CPA did for them during<br />
National <strong>Police</strong> Week.<br />
POLICE WEEK DONATIONS—ANOTHER BIG THANKS<br />
Frost Bank—<strong>Pearland</strong>: VISA gift card <strong>Academy</strong>—<strong>Pearland</strong>: gift cards<br />
Bass Pro Shop—<strong>Pearland</strong>: gift cards Kroger’s—<strong>Pearland</strong>: gift cards<br />
Cop STOP—<strong>Pearland</strong>: gift cards
PCPAAA CALENDAR OF EVENTS and MEETINGS<br />
BOARD MEETINGS 7PM REGULAR MEETINGS REGION 1 MEETINGS<br />
Jun 12th Jun 16th @ 9:00 am <strong>June</strong> 9 – Richmond<br />
Jul 10th Jul 16th @ 7:00 pm July 14 – (convention)<br />
Aug 14th Aug 18th @ 9:00 am August 11 – Sugar Land<br />
Sep 11th Sep 17th @ 7:00 pm September 8 – League City<br />
Oct 9th Oct 20th @ 9:00 am October 13 – Montgomery County<br />
Nov 13th Nov 19th @ 7:00 pm November 10 – Texas City<br />
December NO MEETINGS December 8 –Beaumont TriCity<br />
All advance classes are 7pm till 9pm<br />
Texas Annual Convention<br />
July 25 - 28, <strong>2012</strong> Waco, Tx - www.texascpaaa.org<br />
COME JOIN THE FUN<br />
<strong>June</strong> 7 Advance Class - Internet Predators - Presented by Ofc. Z. Davis<br />
<strong>June</strong> 14 Advance Class - Commercial Enforcement Unit -TBA<br />
<strong>June</strong> 21 Advance Class - Terrorism - Presented by Sgt. Nichols<br />
<strong>June</strong> 28 Advance Class - Human Traffic - Presented by Ofc. Z. Davis<br />
<strong>June</strong> 30 (Saturday) Additional Training Opportunity (surprise).<br />
July 4th (Wednesday) - Fireworks at the Rig stadium<br />
July 14 COPS Class - To participate in the Handicap Patrol program you must attend this class if you have<br />
never taken the class before, or its been one year since you have taken the class before. You must keep<br />
current and renew the class once a year.<br />
August 2 - (Thursday) 7pm to 10 pm—Class 35 begins (14 weeks)<br />
October - National Night Out TBA<br />
October - Trick or Treat TBA<br />
November - Toys for Tots TBA<br />
December - Christmas Parade TBA<br />
December - Basketball game TBA<br />
December - CPA Christmas Dinner ( good food and good friends) TBA<br />
Volunteers are still needed for the July 4th event. If you wish to volunteer from 5pm to<br />
10:30pm please email me or call. Lary Berkowitz at 832-370-9258 or<br />
berkowitz.lary@gmail.com<br />
THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOLUNTEERISM<br />
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VOLUNTEER FORM<br />
The purpose of this form is establish a list of members who would like to volunteer, and what area of volunteering most<br />
interested in.<br />
NAME________________________________________ TELE:___________________ CELL:_______________________<br />
Email address: _____________________________________________________________________________________<br />
Please check appropriate boxes:<br />
DAY:<br />
Monday TIME:________________________ Jobs: __________________________________________<br />
Tuesday TIME:________________________ Jobs: __________________________________________<br />
Wednesday TIME:________________________ Jobs: __________________________________________<br />
Thursday TIME:________________________ Jobs: __________________________________________<br />
Friday TIME:________________________ Jobs: __________________________________________<br />
Saturday TIME:________________________ Jobs: __________________________________________<br />
Sunday TIME:________________________ Jobs: __________________________________________<br />
Any Day TIME:________________________ Jobs: __________________________________________<br />
For jobs choose from list below and use numbers only<br />
1. Events—to include, Toys for Tots, Pear Run, Paws in the Park, 4th of July, Christmas Parade, National Night Out,<br />
Trick or Treat, <strong>Police</strong> Week, Winterfest, CPA Christmas Dinner<br />
2. Coordinating Events (notifying members of event, keeping records)<br />
3. Vending Machines (only replenish no money counting)<br />
4. Apparel (order, and distribute, Committee member)<br />
5. Volunteer Hours logs (recording hours and sending log to city)<br />
6. Office Organization — to include, Updating Computer, Plaques, Copies, Event Equipment (flashlights, radios),<br />
ordering supplies, replenishing copy machine paper, information board, etc<br />
7. Vehicles — Gas, inspections, cleaning, repairs<br />
8. Rap Sheet Committee<br />
9. CPA Class (Preparation for both advance and regular 14 week, producing ID cards for members)<br />
10. Envelope stuffing<br />
11. Cops (Handicap) Program (record keeping, preparation)<br />
12. Handicap Parking Patrol<br />
13. Inventory Control (counting and record keeping)<br />
14. Policy and Procedures Committee (updating policy and procedures as necessary)<br />
15. Child ID Events (support the child ID program)<br />
16. Updating Reference Manual<br />
17. Update PCPAAA marketing Brochures<br />
18. Nominating Committee<br />
19. “Volunteer of the Year” Committee<br />
20. Auditing Committee for inventories<br />
21. ERT “Emergency Response Team” <strong>Police</strong> emergency activity when needed<br />
Most area’s of volunteering require only a few hours a week or month. Thank you for your volunteerism<br />
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Month Issued Paid Total $ Avg. per Fine<br />
Jan-12 41 12 $ 4,407.80 $ 367.32<br />
Feb-12 47 13 $ 4,296.50 $ 330.50<br />
Mar-12 26 19 $ 6,129.55 $ 322.61<br />
Apr-12 84 22 $ 8,413.80 $ 382.45<br />
May-12 0 0 $ -<br />
Jun-12 0 0 $ -<br />
Jul-12 0 0 $ -<br />
Aug-12 0 0 $ -<br />
Sep-12 0 0 $ -<br />
Oct-12 0 0 $ -<br />
Nov-12 0 0 $ -<br />
Dec-12 0 0 $ -<br />
YTD Total 198 66 $ 23,247.65 $ 352.24<br />
HANDICAP ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM<br />
Violation Statistics CPA<br />
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Month Issued Paid Total $ Avg. per Fine<br />
Jan 675 178 $ 45,683.00 $ 256.65<br />
Feb 669 181 $ 44,625.50 $ 246.55<br />
Mar 632 162 $ 40,480.35 $ 249.88<br />
Apr 628 180 $ 46,642.40 $ 259.12<br />
May 559 153 $ 36,706.00 $ 239.91<br />
Jun 623 152 $ 33,427.70 $ 219.92<br />
Jul 527 133 $ 31,064.00 $ 233.56<br />
Aug 732 147 $ 35,665.60 $ 242.62<br />
Sep 490 120 $ 30,695.30 $ 255.79<br />
Oct 556 135 $ 31,459.50 $ 233.03<br />
Nov 560 133 $ 34,043.00 $ 255.96<br />
Dec 604 105 $ 27,987.80 $ 266.55<br />
PTD 7255 1779 $438,480.15 $ 246.48<br />
While on Handicap Enforcement patrol this car was<br />
spotted. While parked legally in a parking space in<br />
<strong>Pearland</strong> the owner went to the extreme of customizing<br />
their vehicle in order to protect it.