5/1/2004 - San Francisco Police Officers

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SAN FRANCISCO 

POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION 

VOLUME 36, NUMBER 5 SAN FRANCISCO, MAY 2004 www.sfpoa.org

Page 2 POA Journal May 2004 

April 13, 2004 

The regular meeting of the Widows' 

and Orphans' Aid Association of the 

San Francisco Police Department was 

called to order by Vice President Joe 

Reilly at 2 PM in the conference room 

of Ingleside Station. 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Led by 

Vice President Joe Reilly. 

ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS: President 

George Jeffery excused. Vice President 

Joe Reilly, Treasurer Jim Sturken. Secretary 

Mark Hurley. Trustees Dave 

Fontana, Mike Kemmitt, Joe Garrity 

and Rene LaPrevotte. Excused John 

Centuroni. Also present were past 

Presidents Bill Hardeman and Ray 

Crosat. 

MINUTES OF THE MARCH MEET- 

ING: Motion by Hardeman, seconded 

by Fontana that the minutes be approved 

as published. Motion carried. 

BILLS: Treasurer Sturken presented 

the usual bills. Motion by Garrity. Seconded 

by Fontana that bills be paid. 

Motion carried. 

COMMUNICATIONS: The normal 

amount of calls to change address or 

beneficiary. Remember to keep us informed 

of any changes. 415 681 3660. 

WE HAD TWO DEATHS THIS PAST 

MONTH. 

WOODROW A. TENNANT 55 years. 

Woody was born in Hamlet, North 

Carolina. He received his B.S. degree 

from South Florida College, and a 

Masters from University of Hawaii. He 

was employed as a Assistant Patrol 

Special before he entered the Police 

Academy in 1979. His first assignment 

was Central, followed by Richmond a 

year later. From Richmond, he was assigned 

to the Mental Health Unit. A 

year later he made Sergeant and went 

to the General Works detail. He was 

appointed Inspector and worked Vice 

Crimes. A short time later he worked 

Management Control and the Stress 

Unit. He spent a short time at Muni 

Transit before going back to Personnel 

and Training. During this time, 

Woody received his PhD in Psychology. 

In 1997 Woody received a D.P. 

pension after suffering a heart attack. 

Woody was responsible for the Police 

Department Officers receiving various 

shots for contagious diseases. He was 

a serious guy, but had a great sense of 

humor. He was on the list to receive a 

Heart Transplant which gave him hope 

during the last months of his life. 

ISAAC ESPINOZA 29 years. Isaac was 

born in Daly City and went to 

Westrnoor High. He studied at Skyline 

College before he took the Police exam 

at 20 years old. He entered the Police 

Academy as a member of the 184th 

recruit class when he turned 21 in 

1996. His first station was Southern for 

a year before going to Co. C. He remained 

at Co. C. until he was killed 

in the line of duty on Saturday April 

10, 2004. In his short time in the Department, 

Isaac touched many who he 

came in contact with. He loved working 

the streets of the Bayview to try to 

make a difference in making the streets 

a safer place for all. Besides being an 

active street wise cop, he loved to stay 

in shape and played on the Stations 

softball team and was asst. commissioner 

of the league. He served on the 

Board of Directors of the Police Officers 

Assn. After coming back from a serious 

leg injury of several months he 

participated in "The Iron Man Contest" 

and set the record for pull-ups 

with 49. He finished 5th overall in the 

whole Department. He received several 

Captains comps; a Silver medal of 

Valor for the arrest of three suspects 

on Potrero Hill who were exchanging 

shots against each other until Isaac and 

his partner arrived and shot one of the 

suspects and corner the other two forcing 

them to surrender. 

REINSTATED: Pursuant to Section 5 

of Article III of the Constitution. With 

back dues and penalties being paid, 

William Faust. 

SUSPENDED: Pursuant to Section 3 

of Article III of the Constitution. (non 

payment of dues for six months) David 

Lee and Stephen Lynch. 

REPORT OF TRUSTEES: Mr. Bruce 

Bain and David Cassaro, introduced a 

new member of our Bank of America 

investment team Macario Montoya. 

Our account is doing fairly well with 

our Hedge Fund and REIT investments 

doing better then expected. Our asset 

summary 2% cash, 45% Stocks, 44 % 

Bonds, Hedge Fund 6% and REIT 3%. 

Our Market Value was $8,360,324.58. 

The Bank did make some recommendations 

that the Trustees agreed with 

and they were to sell 1,500 shares of 

Time Warner $26,000.00 and Buy 550 

shares of American Express $28,000. 

Oil seems to be a real problem with 

the world consumption up and especially 

China buying oil as soon as it 

gets on the Market. 

NEW BUSINESS: Motion made by 

Trustee Kemmitt, That the benefit paid 

to our members be raised $1000.00 to 

$17,000.00 on May 1,2004. Motion 

seconded by Fontana. Motion carried. 

ADJOURNMENT: Vice President Joe 

Reilly had a moment of silence for our 

departed members. He set the next 

meeting for Wednesday May 19, 2004 

at 2 PM in the Conference room of 

Ingleside Station. The meeting was 

adjourned at 2:45 PM. 

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AROUNDTHE 

DEPARTMENT 

Mourning: 

ur hearts are heavy as we 

mourn the loss of Officer 

O Isaac Espinoza, Bayview Station. 

We must keep his memory alive 

by supporting his family both emotionally 

and financially. His legacy will 

be honored on the memorial wall, 

scholarships issued in his name will introduce 

him to generations yet born, 

but most importantly he will live by 

how we care and nurture his daughter 

Isabella... 

.Coach: 

Mike Becker, Inspector (General 

Work detail) is the head girls' varsity 

soccer coach at Notre Dame High 

School in Belmont. His varsity team, 

the Vikings, won the WCAL league, 

the WCAL playoffs, and most recently 

became the CCS champions. His high 

school team has also been ranked 

number #2 in the nation by the National 

Soccer Coaches of America Association. 

Among the stand-out defensive 

players are Leann Minkel, daughter 

of POA Vice-President Jack Minkel, 

and Mike's daughter, Catherine 

Becker. Mike has been volunteering 

his time coaching soccer for nineteen 

years. Great job to Mike, Catherine, 

Leann, and all of the victorious Vikings... 

.Mother and Son Team: 

Dave Hamilton (Bayview Station) 

and his mother Harriet will be appearing 

as contestants on Wheel of Fortune. 

They will be on the Wheel's 

"Mom and Me" segment. Which taped 

on Saturday, April 17th at the Moscone 

Center. The segment will air sometime 

in May. Tune in and find out how Dave 

and Harriet won $51,000... 

...Behind the Plank: 

Recent retiree, Sgt. Bob Crosat (Legal), 

is now tending bar at Rosen's 

Eastside Grill in Petaluma. His two 

days "behind the plank" allow him to 

talk college baseball and visit with old 

friends and make some new ones. Sort 

of like having a clubhouse. If you are 

in the area drop by... 

.The Judge: 

Retired Judge Leonard 

Louie passed away recently. 

Many officers remembered 

Leonard 

fondly for his gracious 

service as an assistant DA 

and later as a Judge. At 

his service we learned 

that Leonard had not 

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judge introduced him to Chinese food 

and he introduced him to law enforcement. 

The two remained friends 

throughout the years and visited many 

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Leonard left dentistry for law enforcement... 

• . .Pay Check Panic: 

On April 6th, pay warrants, which 

are electronically transferred to the San 

Francisco Police Credit Union, were 

not posted. The phones rang off the 

hook, bulletins and teletypes were issued 

assuring everyone that the Credit 

Union would bear full responsibility 

and not allow any checks to be returned 

for insufficient funds. The 

teletypes explained that the third party 

contractor who handles the pay warrants 

had a crash in their system, resulting 

in the failure to post warrants 

to the account. The problems were resolved 

within 36 hours and all pay 

warrants were posted. But the question 

remains. Who is the third party contractor? 

We are sure to hear more on 

this subject as time goes on... 

.Body Scanning: 

Manny Bonilla (Southern Station) 

has arranged for the return of the 

Mobile Diagnostic Screening Van May 

3 - 7. The mobile lab will set up at the 

Hall of Justice. The price of the whole 

body scan including coronary artery 

screening is $395. Those wanting only 

the coronary artery screening will be 

charged $255. Appointments can be 

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at 415-553-1373... 

...Cell Phone Drive: 

The Police Credit Union is sponsoring 

a cell phone drive to benefit domestic 

violence victims in San Francisco. 

You can help by donating an 

used or broken cell phone at the credit 

union during regular business hours. 

The drive runs through April 30th... 

.Police Call Box: 

Sgt. Danny Lopez (Police Boat) is 

searching high and low for a police call 

box. The new police dock at the Hyde 

Street Pier recently had a call box installed. 

The sterile box left Dan unimpressed 

so he asked the Department 

of Electricity foreman why was this not 

a police call box. The response was that 

Police Call Boxes are no longer manufactured 

and that Dan should shop for 

a used one. Is there anyone out there 

that can help him out... 

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he day before the funeral, I lost 

my aunt to cancer; last month 

T a close friend, it's been a rough 

month for me. I had such empathy; I 

wept asking God to take away 

everyone's pain and replace it with His 

comfort, His soft and gentle touch, 

guiding each of you closer towards 

HIM. I also thought, I could have been 

the one walking with our children. It 

could have been my husband in that 

casket! (You wives out there love and 

strive to respect and understand your 

husbands in everything - it's tough out 

there. Build them a safe haven to come 

home too). As I was thinking of this, I 

could hear the gentle words of our God 

whisper in my spirit. "Tomorrow is not 

promised my child. Love today! Bless and 

invest in those you love today, because tomorrow 

is not promised. Continue in me 

and leave your legacy. Vengeance is mine, 

I will repay, said the Lord". There are so 

many issues, that divide all of you officers, 

but when I witnessed you all 

standing in UNITY I witnessed a powerful 

sense of Gods Spirit over the department 

as I have never felt. I sensed 

how evil this world is, how much the 

enemy of our souls hates you officers 

out there, as well as all leadership. It's 

bigger than some lost soul shooting at 

an innocent soul. Its about evil runfling 

rampant, its about the devil, 

knowing that his days are numbered 

and raising up people he could use to 

destroy unity, to rob people of Gods 

peace, God love, God comfort. The 

devils ultimate goal is to rob us of Faith 

in God To draw us away from Gods 

small still voice in our lives. To birth 

in us anger, that will infect us with 

negative thinking and those we share 

with to draw us away from God. That 

is his plan for Gods people to kill us 

spiritually and cause us to walk in spiritual 

blindness, never sensing the 

power of Gods love in our lives. But, 

nothing happens unless God wills it 

to be for a purpose. To bring about HIS 

plans! Isaac is with HIM. He has disconnected 

from this dying world. 

Death is as natural as birth and we are 

all going back to where we came from. 

We must ask ourselves, Am I ready? We 

should be very ready - it's our final 

destination. Some will go before others, 

but ultimately we should all live 

our lives in such a way, that those in 

our circles of influence will be drawn 

higher towards home, because they 

witnessed what we were about - Our 

Creators business. Isaac sure did! From 

what I witnessed He was an incredible 

person. A man of the spirit! My husbands 

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she spoke of him so highly in tears, 

his spirit touched mine, just through 

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my prayers for each of you officers. 

You are all one! Live that truth out 

in all you do. Don't allow the evil of 

this world to rob you of being and living 

out your best, of leaving a legacy 

for those you love, those you influence, 

for the next generation. Remember 

they're watching to see how we do 

it. Love is the key! Your job is a ministry 

an opportunity to spread Gods light in a 

dark, very dark world. Don't forget that! 

I respect you more today. God bless 

you!! I'll close with these words on 

Grief: 

If you are human and love anyone 

(even an animal), sooner or later you 

experience grief. Grief is the natural 

response to loss, proper and fitting so 

long as it is uncomplicated by resentment 

or self-pity. But usually those elements 

enter in, for we are sinners. 

What are we to do? We ask how it is 

possible that God is love when we are 

confronted with the imponderables of 

life and death. We resent His dealings. 

But we need to recall then that the love 

of God is not a sentiment. It is a sovereign 

purpose in the universe and in 

every human life, calling us always to 

Himself. Because what we call love is 

so often mere sentiment, we cannot 

be reconciled to divine love. It does 

not fit our categories. We need to revise 

those categories, and the experience 

of grief is an opportunity for such 

a revision. The question of why torments 

us. I know of no place to take 

that insistent query except to Calvary. 

We go there and look at Jesus, the Son 

of God, captured, beaten, nailed - for 

us. He became the Man of Sorrows. He 

bore our grief. It is the cross that is the 

final measure of the love of God. That 

cross does not answer all questions, but 

it stills them. If the Creator of the 

world knew that He Himself would be 

the One who must pay the price of 

evil, then we must believe that His reasons 

for permitting that evil are just 

and right, and His willingness to suffer 

as a consequence proves beyond all 

doubt His everlasting love. We take our 

sufferings, then, to His cross. And the 

cross transforms them. It does not 

nullify or deny them. It makes them 

into something else. The promise of 

Isaiah is that we will be given beauty 

for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning. 

This is the central truth of Christianity 

- an exchanged life. For my sin, 

Christ's righteousness. For my sorrow, 

His joy. The cross, the ultimate symbol 

of shame and defeat, becomes for 

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April 22, 2004 #04-22 

To: Association Members 

From: Gary Delagnes, President 

The tragic death of Officer Isaac Espinoza has left us all with a profound 

sense of loss. Isaac left behind a young wife and three-year-old 

daughter. It is now incumbent upon each of us to do everything we can 

to ease their pain and to attempt to deal with those issues which Isaac 

would have handled. 

Isaac was in the middle of completing an addition to his home when 

he lost his life. It is now up to us to complete this project for Renata and 

Isabella. If you would like to assist with this project, please phone Rick 

Bruce at Bayview Station at 671-2303, and leave your name and phone 

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• Tiling of bath surround (Jacuzzi tub) and shower stall. 

• Finish floors for bathrooms. 

• New carpets for existing section of home. 

• Deck needs completion (joists and stairs are completed). Decking and 

railing still needed. 

• Rear fence and gate needed. 

• New stucco needs to be primed and painted. 

• Priming and painting (enamel) of molding. 

• Bathrooms need vanities and toilets. 

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In Memoriam Standing up for Isaac 

Officer Isaac A. Espinoza 

1974-2004 

By Mike Hebel, 

POA Welfare Officer 

On Saturday, April 10, 2004 police 

officer Isaac Espinoza was killed in the 

performance of duty. While initiating 

an on view investigation of a member 

of the Westmob gang, officer Espinoza 

was murdered when this gang member 

opened fire, at close range distance, 

with an AK 47 assault weapon. Three 

of the fifteen shots fired struck officer 

Espinoza. 

I did not work with officer Espinoza 

since I had retired before he joined the 

SFPD, but I became aware of his dedication 

to duty and love of the police 

profession after he joined the POA 

Board of Directors. While his tenure 

there was short, his legacy will endure. 

His empty seat will again remind us of 

both the real dangers of this profession 

as well as the reasons why we wear 

or have worn the SFPD uniform. 

Isaac was killed in the Bayview, an 

assignment he chose and continued to 

prefer even though offered other stations. 

He chose to work in the Bayview 

to protect and serve; this he did well. 

To this community he gave the ulti- 

Staff Report 

The San Francisco Police Officers 

Association extends sympathy and 

condolences to the men and 

women of the California Highway 

Patrol, and to the family and friends 

of Officer Thomas J . Steiner. 

Officer Steiner was gunned down 

on Thursday, April 20, 2004 as he 

mate sacrifice. 

Mayor Gavin Newsom eulogized 

officer Espinoza's "supreme sacrifice to 

the citizens of San Francisco." Senator 

Dianne Feinstein promised to redouble 

her efforts to remove assault weapons 

from the streets of our cities. POA 

president Gary Delagnes urged that 

officer Espinoza's killer receive the 

maximum penalty allowed by law for 

this heinous offense. District Attorney 

Kamala Harris will be asked to reconsider 

her decision not to seek the death 

penalty. 

For Isaac's wife Renata and his 

daughter Isabella we pray that the support 

of our police family will provide 

comfort and solace. While we cannot 

replace Isaac, we can offer our helping 

hands in this time of deep sorrow. 

Isaac Espinoza's name will be etched 

on the Wall of Honor in the lobby of 

the Hall of Justice as well as on the 

peace officer memorials in Sacramento 

and Washington, DC. Let us remember 

him as a man who fought for peace 

and justice, who loved public service, 

and who gave his life to those ends. 

For this we love you. 

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died a few hours later from gunshot 

wounds to the head. He was 35. 

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"406.. .Officer Down!" These words 

from Officer Barry Parker that I heard 

on the radio the night of April 10 will 

forever be etched in my mind. Every 

cop's nightmare came true that fateful 

night in San Francisco. Officer Isaac 

Espinoza, an eight-year veteran, was 

killed by a heavily armed gang member. 

Parker was also shot but will recover 

from his physical wounds. 

Espinoza and Parker, members of an 

elite unit of police officers working in 

the city's toughest neighborhoods, 

were there by choice - not by chance. 

Espinoza can be best described in police 

jargon as "10-8" (officer available 

or in-service). Simply stated he was the 

cream of the crop. Every day he hit the 

streets, Isaac did his family, his city, 

and his department proud. 

An arrest was made in the case, and 

the killer faces first-degree murder of 

a peace officer. California law explicitly 

holds that such a charge meets the 

special circumstance requirement necessary 

for the defendant to be eligible 

for the death penalty. However, San 

Francisco District Attorney Kamala 

Harris will not seek the death penalty 

because she does not believe in it. 

During a press conference, Harris said, 

"Today I want to be very clear: in the 

city and county of San Francisco, anyone 

who murders a police officer engaged 

in his or her duties will be met 

with the most severe consequences." 

This statement is not accurate. The 

most severe consequence is not life 

without parole, it is death. Harris was 

only providing window-dressing for 

her decision. 

San Francisco police officers, officers' 

families, and decent people all over 

the country are outraged by the decision 

of the D.A. not to seek the death 

penalty. But others, including the 

Westmob gang members supporting 

their partner in crime, feel differently. 

These parasitic gang members were 

both vocal and vile at the arraignment 

of the killer. One cannot expect much 

from people who prey on others for a 

living, and it is obvious that they have 

no respect for themselves or their community. 

Charging the death penalty 

sends a strong message to these very 

folks, the ones most needing to hear it. 

When a person is charged with a 

crime, even in San Francisco, the 

people of the state of California are 

considered the plaintiff. This is not just 

BOB BERRY, Realtor 

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the killing of a San Francisco cop - it's 

the killing of a California cop. A recent 

review by the San Francisco 

Chronicle found that not charging the 

death penalty in this type of cop killing 

case is not only rare but possibly 

unprecedented in the state. California 

voters brought back the death penalty 

through initiative in 1977, and it is 

undoubtedly the will of the people 

today. According to a recent study, 

California's death sentence rate of convicted 

killers stands at only 1.3%. We 

are talking about a tool that is rarely 

used by prosecutors except in the worst 

cases. This is one of those cases. The 

killing of a police officer is not just 

about the person behind the badge, it's 

about the badge itself. We are talking 

about people who have absolutely no 

regard for the public because if they're 

willing to kill a cop, they're willing to 

kill anybody. 

United States Senator Dianne 

Feinstein poignantly explained, "This 

is not only the definition of tragedy, 

it's the special circumstance called for 

by the death penalty law." An assistant 

district attorney in a neighboring 

county told me: "I think it's absolutely 

ridiculous that the District Attorney 

has decided to ignore the law passed 

by the people of the state of California 

for what amounts to a very political 

reason. The oath a D.A. takes when 

entering office includes a pledge to 

uphold the U.S. and California State 

Constitutions and to enforce the law. 

You can't just choose the laws you 

like." Any district attorney has discretion, 

but the death penalty was never 

even under consideration in this case. 

To make matters worse, the announcement 

came three days before Espinoza 

was buried. 

The public, community leaders, and 

politicians demand a lot from San 

Francisco police officers. It is not too 

much to ask where all of these people 

stand on this important issue. The silence 

is deafening. 

The death of Officer Isaac Espinoza 

reminds cops of an important lesson: 

it doesn't matter where you work, it 

matters who you work with. There is a 

special bond that exists between cops 

who work in places like San Francisco's 

Bayview District. Isaac Espinoza was a 

working cop who not only served his 

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Isaac Espinoza Trust Fund 

On the evening of April 10, 2004 Officer Isaac Espinoza, #64, tragically 

lost his life in the line of duty. Isaac was a dedicated eight-year veteran of 

the S.F.P.D. who was just recently appointed to the Board of Directors of 

the SFPOA. Isaac leaves behind a wife, Renata, a four-year old daughter, 

Isabella, and many extended family members. A trust fund has been established 

at the San Francisco Police Credit Union. Donations can be sent 

directly to the SFPCU 2550 Irving St., San Francisco, CA 94122. 

Make checks payable to: The Isaac Espinoza Trust Fund (account 

#1360436S5). 

Killing occurs on eve of Espinoza funeral 

POA Mourns for Slain Merced Ofticer 

Staff Report 

Even as San Francisco police officers 

were filing into the St. Mary's 

Cathedral for visitation of Officer 

Isaac Espinoza, an on-duty Merced 

police officer was gunned down 

while conducting a routine traffic 

stop. 

Officer Stephan Gray, 34, a sevenyear 

veteran of the Merced Police 

Department, is the first on-duty officer 

murdered in the line of duty 

in the city's 115 year history. 

Officer Gray, who, like SFPD Of- 

ficer Isaac Espinoza, worked on a 

special gang violence suppression 

detail, died instantly from gunshot 

wounds to the head. The killing occurred 

at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, 

April 15, 2004. 

Officer Gray is survived by his 

wife and three children. 

The men and women of the San 

Francisco Police Officers Association 

extend our deepest sympathy and 

most sincere condolences to the 

Gray family, and to all of his friends 

and coworkers in the Merced Police 

Department. 

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April 15, 2004 #04-19 

To: Association Members 

From: Jack Minkel, Vice-President 

We have suffered a terrible, senseless loss. The murder of Officer Isaac 

Espinoza has impacted the men and women of the San Francisco Police 

Department in such a way that few events have. 

These past several days have been an agonizing period of grief, frustration, 

and anger. But, now we are on the eve of Officer Espinoza's funeral 

and sacred internment, a solemn time of condolence and reflection; a 

time that calls for the unity of all police officers to honor and respect our 

fallen brother. 

The leadership of the POA is focused on consoling the Espinoza family, 

and ensuring that they are properly comforted and assisted during this 

dark hour. Their welfare and their immediate and long-range needs are 

our top priority. 

A recent article published in the San Francisco Chronicle unfortunately 

misrepresented the comments made by the president of this association 

in regards to the seeking of the death penalty for Officer Espinoza's murderer. 

Make no mistake about it. The leadership of the POA is adamant that 

justice be done in the case of Isaac Espinoza. We feel that the death penalty 

is appropriate in the murder of Officer Isaac Espinoza. 

We feel that the death penalty is appropriate in the murder of any 

police officer. 

Let's all remain focused and united in honoring our fallen brother, and 

remain vigilant in our pursuit of justice. 

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 

The following is the text of the Eulogy 

for Officer Isaac Espinoza delivered at his 

funeral by POA President Gary Delagnes. 

Good morning. 

This has been a difficult week, and 

it is time to speak from the heart. 

On behalf of the grieving men and 

women of the POA, I extend our heartfelt 

condolences to the Espinoza family. 

You, and all of us, have suffered a 

tragic, irreplaceable loss. 

You have lost a husband, a father, 

and a son. 

We have lost a friend, a partner, and 

a champion of public service. 

To those of you who have traveled 

to this cathedral today in a show of 

support for the Espinoza family and 

of solidarity for your brothers and sisters 

in public safety, Thank you. 

Isaac Espinoza chose to be a San 

Francisco police officer, to serve 

proudly in one of the best police departments 

in the state. He wanted to 

make a real difference in the lives of 

people, to protect them and to serve 

them. 

Isaac Espinoza studied and conditioned 

himself and prepared for the 

opportunity that he would someday 

have to wear the coveted sevenpointed 

star. He accomplished all of 

that, and more. 

Now, it is to herald those achievements 

that we are gathered here this 

morning. 

Isaac Espinoza appreciated his life, 

a life rich with family and friends, with 

hopes and dreams, with pride and self 

esteem. 

Now, it is in praise of those endowments 

that we are gathered here this 

morning. 

Isaac Espinoza wanted to give something 

back, which he has done. 

Now, it is to sing of that selfless gift 

- that ultimate sacrifice - that we are 

gathered here this morning. 

Every police officer accepts the risks 

inherent in the profession. Reliance on 

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the support of family, on professionalism 

and training, and on his or her 

fellow officer steels each of us for the 

rigors of the street, and tempers us for 

the heartbreak of the human fall. 

Isaac accepted the risks with a firm 

resolve. He volunteered to work in the 

Bayview district - one of the most challenging 

in the city. He loved his job, 

and he relished in his assignment. 

Now, we all must pick up and carry 

on the good fight - Isaac's fight. We 

owe it to the people of the Bayview; 

we owe it to the people of San Francisco; 

we owe it to one another. 

The men and women who serve the 

Bayview District especially know that 

Isaac is counting on their selfless dedication 

and firm resolve to make a positive 

difference in the lives of the people 

in that besieged community. 

But also know, you brave men and 

women, that each day, and each night 

that you climb behind the wheel of 

that radio car and hit the streets of the 

Bayview, know to your core as law enforcement 

professionals, that you will 

never be alone, that a little piece of 

Isaac Espinoza will forevermore be 

going with you on patrol. 

Isaac paid the ultimate price, and I 

speak for all officers in demanding that 

his killer also pay the ultimate price. 

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San Francisco Chronicle 

Letters to the Editor 

901 Mission Street 


Dear Editor: 

In response to reader Rosita 

Lucas's question (SF Chronicle 

Wednesday 4/14/04) "Why are there 

no quick arrests for suspects who 

have murdered so many young black 

men in Bayview-Hunters Point?" 

The answer is very simple. Police 

officers themselves were witness to 

the execution style murder of Officer 

Isaac Espinoza and are willing to 

testify in Court against the monster 

responsible for such a heinous act. 

Given the opportunity by the DA's 

office, police officers are willing and 

are only too glad to testify in court 

and in front of a jury upon an arrest. 

San Francisco police officers daily 

confront the thugs and gang members 

who infest this City with their 

violence and wanton disregard for 

the sanctity of life. 

As we fight this war on the streets 

we, are also willing to fight the battle 

in the courtroom... given the chance. 


Kevin M. Martin SFPD #24 

Secretary SFPOA 

Sheriff Michael Hennessey 

San Francisco Sheriffs Department 

1 Carlton B. Goodlett Place, 

Room 456 


Dear Sheriff Hennessey: 

I just wanted to thank the members 

of your Department assigned to 

San Francisco General Hospital for 

the professional yet personable 

manner in which they handled the 

incident on Saturday, April 10, 2004, 

when we lost Officer Isaac Espinoza. 

Your staff was overwhelmed with 

our Department personnel as well as 

with family members of Officer 

Espinoza and yet they did an outstanding 

job making sure everyone's 

needs were met. 

I did not have the time to thank 

every deputy present but I was 

hoping you could express my personal 

gratitude to all involved for a 

job well done under extremely 

difficult circumstances. 

Sincerely, 

Gary Delagnes, 

President 

San Francisco Police Officers 

Association 


Pat Carr, A/Director 

San Francisco General Hospital 

Emergency Department 

1001 Potrero Avenue 


Dear Director Carr: 

I just wanted to thank the members 

of your emergency room facility 

for their outstanding professionalism 

and extreme patience on behalf of all 

the members of our Association as 

well as the family members of 

Officer Isaac Espinoza. 

Having to deal with the loss of a 

police officer is one of the most 

difficult parts of our job, but your 

staff went out of their way to make 

sure all of our needs were met and 

did so in a remarkably efficient yet 

personable manner. 

I would appreciate it if you would 

please extend my personal gratitude 

to every member of your staff who 

was present during this very difficult 

time. 

Sincerely, 

Gary Delagnes, 

President 

San Francisco Police Officers Association 

The Demoralization Of Our Police 

Department 

I picked up the Sunday edition of 

the San Francisco Chronicle, dated 

April 11, 2004. I was looking at the 

front page to see if I could find any 

article pertaining to the shooting 

death of a fellow Police Officer. I 

found nothing, so I continued to 

look through the paper and was not 

surprised when I found a very small 

article located on the lower left 

corner of the Bay Area section. The 

heading read, "Cop shot by AK-47 

in Bay view" I thought to myself, 

just another example of how much 

the San Francisco Chronicle hates 

the San Francisco Police Department. 

They didn't even have the respect to 

refer to the Officer as a Police Officer. 

On any given day you can pick up 

the Chronicle and read about a 

fellow Officer or Officers that have 

made some type of mistake or used 

poor judgment and that are now in 

some type of internal trouble. I find 

it amazing that the Chronicle feels 

that this is Front Page news. I find it 

even more amazing that they have 

nothing else better to do than to 

berate their local Police Department 

and use their paper to pass judgment 

on an Officer before all the facts are 

in. I guess as Police Officers in San 

Francisco we are not allowed to 

make mistakes or act human. When 

we have the agonizing task of taking 

a human life, the Chronicle sees fit 

to publish our entire complaint 

history and question our friends and 

family about us. When an Officer 

gets injured or killed in the line of 

duty, they hardly make mention of it 

and they never talk about the 

suspects past criminal history. Is this 

right? No but it probably won't 

change in my career. Question? Have 

you seen any Pro-Police articles 

about the San Francisco Police in the 

Chronicle???? Some of the writers for 

the Chronicle would have you 

believe that public opinion drives 

the Chronicle but I would argue that 

in this City the Chronicle drives 

public opinion and will continue to 

do so at the cost of any Police 

Officer, who has the misfortune of 

being human. The San Francisco 

Chronicle has a long history of 

ignoring the courageous work that 

the men and women of the San 

Francisco Police Department do on a 

daily basis. I know this to be true 

because I see the hard work my 

fellow Officers do every day. 

A side note to Chief Fong and her 

Command Staff, 

You have a great deal of work 

ahead of you. The morale of the 

Department is at the lowest I've seen 

in 18 years. The hard working men 

and women on the street don't know 

where you stand. I would really like 

to see someone from the Command 

Staff speak up for the Officers on the 

street and tell the news when they 

start to put us down that we are 

doing a good job. Come out to the 

District Stations and talk to the 

Officers on the various shifts and let 

them know what you expect from 

them give them some kind of direction, 

let them know that you are 

behind them. Get into a radio car 

and not just on day watch, come out 

and be with some of your younger 

Officers on the Midnight shift ride 

with an Officer or a Sergeant and 

listen to their concerns, you may be 

surprised by what you hear. 

We really don't want that much. 

You have a very hard job but so do 

we. We have become disconnected 

and we as a Department need to 

come together again. I know that 

this problem was inherited by several 

past administrations but I hope you 

can turn it around, we've taken a 

beating and we need your support! 

Thank you and God bless 

Sgt. Patrick Tobin 

Northern Station 


Honorable District Attorney Harris 

District Attorney 

City & County of San Francisco 

Honorable District Attorney 

Harris: 

The tragic murder of Officer Isaac 

Espinoza has galvanized our resolve 

to serve our community by ridding 

those who prey upon the citizenry. 

The members of our department will 

not retreat from our sworn duties to 

serve with honor and distinction. 

We appreciate your public statement 

of support and the spirit of cooperation 

your office has rendered to our 

department since your inauguration. 

We, the members of the Asian 

Peace Officers Association, are 

formally requesting you to reconsider 

your decision not to seek the 

death penalty for the killer of Officer 

Espinoza. We are aware and understand 

that you have expressed your 

opposition to the death penalty 

when you campaigned for the office 

of District Attorney. However, we 

feel that a wrong message is being 

sent to the criminal elements when 

the death penalty is not being 

sought for the murder of a police 

officer. It really does not matter how 

you feel personally about the death 

penalty or the argument that it may 

not be a deterrent. The intent of our 

legislators and the people of California 

have made it very clear that the 

death penalty should be imposed 

when a person is convicted of certain 

crimes and the wanton killing of a 

police officer is one of the categories 

specifically listed. A sentence of life 

without the possibility of parole 

certainly will not carry the same 

weight to those career criminals who 

have no regard for human values. 

When they know that killing someone 

may result in their own life 

being taken, it may cause some 

hesitation and thus, someone's life 

may be saved. Contrarily, if they 

know that the City and County of 

San Francisco will never seek the 

death penalty, what will be the 

deterrent factor for the criminal 

elements from committing multiple 

murders? 

If death penalty does not exist, 

once a person is sentenced to life 

without the possibility of parole, 

what will keep that person from 

killing the guards or other inmates? 

A San Francisco jury of the suspect's 

peers will determine his guilt or 

innocence and they should be given 

the opportunity to decide if the 

death penalty is warranted. 

As police officers, we took an oath 

to enforce the laws and it does not 

matter how we personally may feel 

about the various statutes. We feel 

very strongly that the top law 

enforcement officer of our county 

should uphold the same standards. 

Therefore, we respectfully request 

your reconsideration of your decision 

not to seek the death penalty 

for the killer of Officer Espinoza. 

Thank you for your time and consideration. 

Sincerely Yours 

Nelson C. Lum 

President 

SF Asian Peace Officers Association 

CC: Chief Heather Fong 

Mr. Gary Delagnes, 

President SFPOA 

Dear Gary 

Thank you for your generous gift 

of $5,000 to Catholic Charities CYO 

in support of the Archbishop's 

Seventh Annual Loaves and Fishes 

Awards Dinner to be held on Saturday, 

March 20, 2004. This gift 

entitles you to 5 tickets to the event. 

We will contact you in the near 

future to verify the names of your 

guests. 

Archbishop William J. Levada will 

have the opportunity this year to 

honor Mr. John Malcolm for Outstanding 

Philanthropic Works; 

Catholic Healthcare West for Outstanding 

Corporate Philanthropy; 

The Guardsmen for Outstanding 

Community Organization; and 

Reverend Monsignor Eugene Boyle 

for Outstanding Service to the 

Community. All these individuals 

and organizations have made extraordinary 

charitable contributions 

to their communities. 

Proceeds from the Loaves and 

Fishes Awards Dinner benefit the 33 

programs and services offered by 

Catholic Charities CYO. Thank you 

for supporting Catholic Charities 

CYO in our commitment to provide 

vital services to those in need in San 

Francisco, San Mateo and Mann. 

I look forward to seeing you at the 

Dinner. 

Sincerely, 

Brian F. Cahill 

Executive Director 

Catholic Charities 

Dear Editor, 

As the spouse of a dedicated, loyal, 

hard working, and patient SF Police 

Officer, I take great pride and joy in 

articles such as the one authored by 

William F. Kidd in the April 2004 POA 

Journal entitled "Another Heroic SFPD 

Story You Won't Get from 'The Media". 

However, it is a slap in the face to 

the many dedicated, loyal and hard 

working WOMEN of the SFPD when 

comments such as the "Boys of Company 

C" are used in these articles. It's 

time to step into the 21st century and 

acknowledge the "People of Company 

C" and all the other stations in this 

fine city. 

Sincerely, 

Jen Ottolini 

Proud SFPD Spouse


September 12-16, 2004 

IAWP Training Conference 

Boston, Massachusetts 

By Robin Matthews 

EEO 

Greetings! This year's International 

Association of Women Police (IAWP) 

Training Conference will be held in 

Boston, Massachusetts September 12- 

16, 2004. If you didn't get a chance to 

attend last year's conference when it 

was in San Francisco, this would be a 

wonderful opportunity for you to experience 

the outstanding training and 

get the opportunity to make new connections 

from around the country and 

around the world by attending this 

year's conference in Boston. This year's 

theme is "Learning is the Trail to Freedom". 

The conference will be held at the 

Sheraton Boston located at 39 Dalton 

Street in Boston, and is in an excellent 

location for sightseeing, dining, 

shopping, and exploring the City. The 

hotel is the largest hotel in the city 

with 1,200 rooms. The conference rate 

is $179.00 per night, and reservations 

can be made on-line (sign onto the 

IAWP website at www.iawp.org then 

click onto the link for the 2004 Boston 

Conference for details on both 

making your hotel reservations, as well 

as up-to-date info on the conference). 

Staying at the host hotel is critical, 

as I learned from being the conference 

director for the San Francisco conference 

last year, as the number of training 

rooms, plus other amenities, are 

dependant on the number of delegates 

that stay at the hotel. Besides classes 

that will be held at the Sheraton, there 

will be some classes held offsite which 

will only be offered to those delegates 

who stay at the host hotel, so please 

stay there to take advantage of these 

limited classes. 

Class topics will include leadership, 

terrorism, homeland security, DNA/ 

cold cases, investigative techniques, 

internet crimes, domestic violence, 

For those of you who did not get an 

opportunity to pre-order an International 

Association of Women Police 

(IAWP) 41st Annual Conference DVD 

at our conference that was held at the 

Hyatt Embarcadero August 31st 

through September 5th, 2003, they are 

available and ready for purchase for 

$25.00. For those who attended the 

conference as a delegate, or for those 

who participated as a volunteer or attended 

one of our events, this will 

bring back some fun memories. For 

those who didn't get a chance to attend 

the conference, this will give you 

a little feel for what you missed, and 

will hopefully encourage you to attend 

a future IAWP conference. 

The DVD was produced by Officer 

strangulation, child abuse, child witness 

to violence, crime scene preservation, 

probation and parole, court 

testifying, trial preparation, and prosecution 

of cases, to name a few. Their 

conference website will be updated as 

classes continue to be confirmed. 

Conference registration fees are as 

follows: from September 30th, 2003 to 

May 31st, 2004, IAWP members 

$450.00; non IAWP members $500.00; 

from June 1st to the conference, IAWP 

members $500.00; non IAWP members 

$550.00. Companion fees are 

$150.00. Daily registrations are also 

available with a limit of two days total 

(the prices do not include meals or 

special events) - Monday, September 

13th - $100.00; Tuesday, September 

14th - $100.00; Wednesday, September 

15th - $100.00; and Thursday, September 

16th - $50.00. 

Payment can be paid by check or 

money order, master card or visa. 

Checks should be made out to IAWP/ 

Boston 2004 Conference, and sent to 

IAWP/Boston 2004 Conference, do 

Albert Riva, P.O. Box 961824, 31 Milk 

St., Boston, MA 0219-1824. Conference 

registration forms can be obtained 

off of the IAWP website, or you 

can contact Inspector Robin Matthews 

at the Department's EEO Unit at 553- 

1093, and she'll be happy to send you 

an application. 

A special note to those who volunteered 

at the San Francisco conference 

- if participating at the IAWP conference 

in San Francisco was your first 

involvement with an IAWP conference, 

I STRONGLY encourage you to 

attend this year's conference in Boston. 

I guarantee you it's a totally different 

experience being a delegate as 

opposed to being a staff member or 

volunteer - I promise you, you won't 

be sorry! 

Hope to see you there! 

IAWP/SF 2003 Conference 

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Brenda Walker from our Department's 

Video Unit. She did an outstanding 

job putting this together under some 

tough circumstances, and her professionalism 

and skill has produced a 

beautiful DVD. Thanks again for your 

hard work and dedication, Brenda. It 

was, and is, very much appreciated. 

To order a conference DVD, contact 

Inspector Robin Matthews at the 

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2003, and we are now offering all items 

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EXHIBIT A 

NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF CLASS ACTION 

This notice is published here at the direction of the court. 

TO: All persons who are, were or may be entitled to receive retirement 

benefits from the San Francisco Employees' Retirement System, pursuant 

to those San Francisco Charter Sections that provide benefits for police 

plan members. 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a class action lawsuit has been filed 

which contends that the San Francisco Retirement System, and various 

City and County officials, have improperly calculated retirement benefits. 

This notice generally describes the claims and issues in the lawsuit, but 

persons with specific questions may review the Superior Court pleadings 

in the Superior Court file specified below. 

Plaintiffs contend that the new ranks created in approximately 1997 

based on certification from the Commission on Peace Officer Standards 

and Training ("POST") include compensation that should be considered 

"attached to the rank" and counted toward adjusting the retirement allowances 

of retirees and/or their beneficiaries. The lawsuit seeks to compel 

the Retirement System to adjust retirement allowances by including as 

compensation the remuneration attached to the new POST ranks. The 

San Francisco Police Officers Association has intervened in this case and 

is defending the City's current rank structure and retirement system 

practices. The POA has also filed a cross-complaint naming the City and 

County of San Francisco, Retirement Board, and Clare M. Murphy for this 

purpose, and to resolve certain issues if plaintiffs prevail, including, but 

not limited to, the legality of the "poison pill" provision in the MOUs as well 

as the City's right to recalculate the pensions of retirees who are receiving 

higher pensions based on POST ranks. 

THE LAWSUIT is pending in San Francisco Superior Court, and is 

entitled Veteran Police Officers Association and John Lehane v. Retirement 

Board, et al., Case No. 403550, and related cross-complaint. 

THE LEAD ATTORNEYS representing the parties and classes are the 

following: For the Veteran Police Officers Association and John Lehane, 

Christopher W. Katzenbach, State Bar No. 108006, Katzenbach and 

Khtikian, 1714 Stockton Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, CA 94133-2930 

(415-834-1778), who represents class members who assert that retirement 

allowances must be adjusted to include the remuneration attached 

to the new POST ranks. For the San Francisco Police Officers Association, 

Vincent A. Harrington, Jr., State Bar No. 71119, Weinberg, Roger & 

Rosenfeld, 180 Grand Avenue, Suite 1400, Oakland, CA 94612 (510-839- 

6600), who represents class members who are or may receive retirement 

allowances based upon the increased compensation arising from the new 

POST ranks. 

For Defendants and Respondents City in these two cases, Arthur A. 

Hartinger, State Bar No. 121521, Meyers, Nave, Riback, Silver & Wilson, 

180 Montgomery, Suite 2200, San Francisco, CA 94111, (415) 986-2371 

and Dennis Herrera, State Bar No. 139669, San Francisco City Attorney, 

City Hall, San Francisco, California. 

DESCRIPTION OF THE CLASS: The class shall be all persons, including 

beneficiaries, who at any time were, are or may be entitled to receive 

retirement allowances from the City and County of San Francisco Employees' 

Retirement System, under any retirement plan governing benefits for 

members of the City of San Francisco Police Department. 

Class Representatives: The class representatives are Plaintiff John 

Lehane, a police officer who retired from the San Francisco Police Department 

and who is a member of the Retirement System; Plaintiff Veteran 

Police Officers Association ("VPOA"), an association that includes retired 

police officers; and Defendant/Intervenor San Francisco Police Officers' 

Association ("POA"), the bargaining representative for active police 

officers. The Court has determined that Mr. Lehane and these employee 

organizations may fairly and adequately represent the interests of the 

class. 

THE CLASS ACTION: The Court has determined that the VPOA 

litigation can be resolved on a class action basis. This means that the 

following issues, and issues related to them, will be resolved in this action 

and will be binding on all persons who are, were or may be entitled to 

receive police retirement allowances under San Francisco Charter. 

The issues to be determined by the Court are the legal effects, obligations, 

rights and/or remedies flowing from the pension adjustment provisions 

in the police retirement plans governed by the San Francisco Charter 

with respect to: 

a.Are retired police officers entitled to an increase in their 

retirement allowances under City Charter sections A8.540(a), 

A8.558 and A8.559-6 because of pay increases for active 

officers arising from the creation of new ranks for active 

officers holding Intermediate or Advanced POST certificates? 

b. If the Court rules that all or some of the retired police officers 

are entitled to an increase in their retirement allowances 

arising from the creation on July 1, 1997 of new ranks for 

holders of POST Intermediate or Advanced certificates, what 

is the effect on the retirement benefits of retiree class members 

who are receiving pensions based on the POST ranks, 

in light of the provisions of the Memoranda of Understanding 

that states that the POST ranks will thereupon be null and 

void and that a recalculation of those pension allowances 

shall occur? 

Various sub-issues may be argued by the parties and determined by 

the Court. If you would like to review the pre-trial briefs submitted by the 

parties, you may view the entire file in the Court Clerk's office or you may 

contact the attorneys. Do not contact the Judge. 

The costs of this notice will be borne by the City. This notice will also be 

published one time in the POA and VPOA newsletters. The judgment in 

these lawsuits, whether favorable to you or not, will include and be binding 

on you and all persons covered under your Charter-provided retirement 

provisions. 

YOUR RIGHTS: The Court has ordered that there is no right to "opt 

out" of the class. However, you are free to consult an attorney of your 

choice and to consider other possible legal options, such as intervention 

and representation by your own attorney(s). Plaintiffs seek to increase 

retirement benefits for certain retirees. The City and the San Francisco 

Police Officers' Association contend that the retirement benefits have 

been properly calculated and should not change based on the claims in 

this lawsuit. 

If you believe that you, as a retiree, are entitled an increase in your 

retirement allowances based on POST-rank remuneration, you may 

contact Mr. Katzenbach with any questions. If you currently are receiving, 

or may receive in the future, retirement allowances based on the POST 

rank structure, you may contact Mr. Harrington or Mr. Hartinger with any 

questions. If you are unsure of whom to contact, you may contact any of 

the attorneys for assistance in directing you to the proper attorney or class 

representative. 

CURRENT ADDRESS. Unless you wish to obtain your own legal 

counsel, you do not need to do anything except to keep the class attorneys 

aware of your current address. You should also retain all records 

regarding your retirement benefits and any documents regarding this 

lawsuit. If this notice was not addressed correctly, or if you move, you 

should send a note to class counsel indicating your correct address and 

telephone number. You should also send any changes to your address of 

record to: The City and County of San Francisco Employees' Retirement 

System, 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3000, San Francisco, CA 94102. 

THE SAN FRANCISCO SUPERIOR COURT is located at 400 

McAllister Street, San Francisco, CA 94102. The action is currently pending 

the Honorable Richard A. Kramer. You are free to inspect any court 

files by going to the Clerk's Office and requesting them pursuant to Court 

procedures. However, please do not contact the Court to ask questions 

about the case - rather, contact the attorneys of record. 

MISCELLANEOUS: If you have any questions or concerns about the 

cases, you are free to inspect the Court files, consult a private attorney or 

contact any of the attorneys of record listed in this case. This notice is 

intended only to provide a general description of the lawsuits; the court 

filings contain a more comprehensive description of the claims, defenses 

and other issues in these lawsuits. 

NO INDICATION OF THE MERITS: This Notice is not an expression of 

opinion by the Court as to the merits of any of the claims or defenses 

asserted by either side in this litigation. 

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SFPD Operation Dream 

Cordially invites you to their 

Annual Scholarship Reception 

Tuesday, May 11th, 2004 

Southeast Community Facility 

(Alex L. Jr., Community Room) 

1800 Oakdale Avenue 

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6:00 pm - 9:00 pm 

Donations: $30.00 per person 

RSVP by May 3, 2004 

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From Courthouse, Even Those 

Worn By Law Enforcement 

From The Albuquerque Tribune, April 5 

The New Mexico Supreme Court 

upheld a controversial guns ban in 

Albuquerque's Metropolitan Courthouse. 

The ban, which was established in 

January with the move into a new 

courthouse at Lomas Boulevard and 

Fourth Street Northwest, requires all 

law enforcement to turn in their weapons 

to security guards upon entering 

the courthouse. The Albuquerque police 

chief, Albuquerque Police Officers 

Association and Bernalillo County 

sheriff appealed the decision in a writ 

filed in early February. 

A 3-2 divided Supreme Court denied 

the request. The court made its deci- 

sion in a one-page order issued last 

week. 

The majority decision agreed with 

Metro Court's security council, which 

argued the guns are a safety threat and 

could be taken away by visitors inside 

the courthouse. Metro Court administrators 

hired security and armed, offduty 

sheriff's deputies to patrol the 

courthouse and maintain security. 

"Obviously, we're disappointed, but 

not completely surprised because we 

knew it would be very unlikely that a 

court would overturn another court's 

decision on how to control its courthouse," 

Bernalillo County Sheriff 

Darren White said. 

"With this decision, I don't think 

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Head Of IAFC Believes It Is Only 

Matter Of Time Until Deaths Occur 

Because Of Cell Phone Interference 

With Public Safety Radios 

From The Associated Press, April 5 

WASHINGTON - The proliferation 

of cell phones is having potentially 

dangerous consequences for firefighters 

and police officers, who in some 

places can't use their radios to call for 

help because of interference from cell 

signals. 

The Boston suburb of Cambridge, 

Mass., is one of those areas. Last fall, 

an officer responding to a fight at an 

apartment had to walk to the other 

side of the high-rise to call for backup. 

Another time, an officer responding to 

a burglar alarm couldn't call for help 

as he approached the building. 

In both incidents, the delays didn't 

cause any major problems for officers. 

But the potential is there, said Cambridge 

Fire Chief Gerald Reardon, who 

oversees the city's entire public safety 

radio system. 

"If equipment needs to be repaired 

or upgraded, we have no problem doing 

that," he said. "This is beyond our 

control. It's a worry." 

Ernest Mitchell, president of the 

International Association of Fire 

Chiefs, was more pessimistic. 

"Thankfully, no one has died," said 

Mitchell, who is fire chief in Pasadena, 

Calif. "But it's only a matter of time." 

Radios used by police, firefighters 

and other first responders broadcast on 

the same 800 megahertz broadcast 

spectrum as cell phones. So, for example, 

if a radio dispatch is made at 

850 MHz near a cell tower broadcasting 

at 851 MHz, the radio signal can 

get drowned out. 

It's unclear how many municipalities 

are affected, but the problem is 

serious enough that police and 

firefighters have been urging the government 

to come up with a fix. Federal 

regulators are expected to do that 

in the next few weeks. 

Still, a battle is raging within the cell 

phone industry over what the government 

should do. The issue isn't just 

about what works best. Money - billions 

of dollars - also is a consideration. 

On one side of the cell phone debate 

is Nextel Communications, 

whose frequencies are interspersed 

among those belonging to public 

safety. Its phones cause the most interference. 

Nextel was assigned the frequencies 

by the Federal Communications Commission 

prior to the cell phone boom, 

when it was thought the 800 MHz 

spectrum could handle public safety 

and cell phone needs. 

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electric utilities that broadcast over the 

800 MHz band, and the government 

watchdog groups National Taxpayers 

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Waste. 

The Nextel-backed plan would divide 

the 800 MHz band, giving one 

section to public safety agencies and 

another to cell companies. That idea 

is backed by various national law enforcement 

groups, as well as Mitchell's 

fire chiefs association. 

Opponents want to leave the spectrum 

alone, but require each company 

that causes interference to eliminate 

it at its own cost within 60 days after 

a public safety agency reports a problem. 

The Nextel plan would be extremely 

lucrative for the company, while the 

competing proposal could cost it a significant 

amount. 

The FCC staff has studied the problem 

and recommended the commissioners 

vote for the Nextel plan, according 

to an FCC official who spoke 

on condition of anonymity. 

FCC Commissioner Kathleen 

Abernathy recently said she likes that 

idea. "There's just too much potential 

for public safety issues if we don't 

reband," she said. 

Nextel has offered to pay $850 million 

to retune public safety radios once 

the spectrum is reallocated. In return, 

the company would get additional 

spectrum worth about $3 billion, according 

to the brokerage firm Legg 

Mason Wood Walker. 

Nextel spokeswoman Leigh Homer 

said reallocation is the only solution 

that would permanently fix the problem, 

and her company is being fairly 

compensated for giving up some spectrum. 

"It's an issue about public safety," 

Homer said. 

But Travis Larson, a spokesman for 

the Cellular Telecommunications and 

Internet Association, the wireless 

industry's trade group, said reallocation 

would take years while the alternative 

would fix any problems as they 

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"This plan aims to eliminate public 

safety radio interference immediately 

- within 60 days of it being reported - 

while the Nextel-backed plan takes 

over 3 1/2 years to do the same job," 

Larson said. "Interference is a serious 

problem and our police officers and 

firefighters deserve a serious and immediate 

solution." 

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Top Sleuth Honored 

By David Henson 

Reprinted from the Vacaville Reporter 


Editor's note: The following reprinted 

article is about Detective Joe McElligott, 

the nephew of San Francisco Police Officer 

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killed in the line of duty in 1968. 

In the world of cold cases, police 

Det. Joe McElligott might as well have 

been somewhere in Antarctica in 2003, 

working two unresolved homicides - 

one dating back two decades. 

But after cracking both, McElligott 

is enjoying the warmth of the spotlight 

as the Vacaville Police Department's 

Officer of the Year. 

DNA evidence uncovered during 

McElligott's investigations led to the 

arrests of four suspects in connection 

with the two slayings. 

"Both cases were made on the forensic 

and DNA evidence," said Lt. 

Scott Paulin. "He has raised the standard 

of the use of DNA in old cases." 

McElligott has taken the lead in the 

department to ensure evidence is collected 

properly and can operate with 

advancing DNA and forensic technology, 

Paulin said. 

"DNA evidence is critical," 

McElligott said. "It's a great investigative 

tool, which should be considered 

where appropriate." 

In 2003, as he was rifling through a 

4-inch-thick binder crammed with 

evidence and interviews from a 1982 

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through the police department, desk 

to desk, for re-examination. 

But DNA evidence turned up from 

McElligott's investigation led to the 

June 2003 arrest of Castaneda's suspected 

killer, Vincent Carl Ortiz, 47, 

of Sacramento. 

"I was very grateful, not just for me, 

but also for the family," recalled 

McElligott, a 10-year veteran at the 

department. "The unknown is now 

known 21 years later." 

Two unspecified pieces of evidence 

were used to link the homicide to another 

case, equally as old, outside 

Vacaville's jurisdiction. The combined 

evidence, with the help of the U.S. 

Department of Justice crime lab in Sacramento, 

led eventually to the arrest 

of Ortiz. 

In the other case, a 1998 murder of 

Marvin Sims, 37, anonymous tips led 

to the discovery of new evidence and 

later, the arrest of three suspects, 

Paulin said. Sims originally was considered 

a missing person. 

McElligott has also been a part of 

the department's SWAT team for 

around seven years. As officer of the 

year, the Sacramento native will have 

his named engraved on a plaque in the 

department and will have to endure 

the good-natured taunts of his coworkers, 

Paulin said. The department 

also will nominate him for other officer-of-the-year 

recognitions. 

"This is the highlight of my career," 

McElligott said, warmly. 

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Lynx 

Cosmos 

Cheetahs 

Fireflies 

Red Bearettes 

JCC Quakes 

SG Knights 

U8 Boys South Div. 

JCSC Chivas Rayadas 

Fireballs 

Little Rams 

Raptors 

Mission United Kids 

T-Rex 

U8 Boys West Division 

Firedragons 

Grattan-Gold 

Grattan-Green 

Jaguars 

SF Hawks 

Slammers 

Cougars 

UlO Girls North Division 

Clash 

Fog Bears 

Jamestown 

Splash 

Stars 

Tornadoes 

UlO Girls South Division 

Dutch Tulips 

Earthquakes 

Kickers 

Rocket Girls 

Shooting Stars 

Fais Cheetahs 

Under 10 Girls West Division 

Blue Lions 

Shamrocks 

Kickettes 

Lightning 

Mighty Mustangs 

Panthers 

Super Shooting Stars 

Wildcats 

UlO Boys North Division 

Grattan 

Mission Dragons 

Panthers 

Villa 

SF Milan 

SF City Fire 

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JCSC Chivitas Jrs 

Firebolts 

Jcsc Chivas Stars 

Wizards 

MYSC Jamestown Boys 

UlO Boys West Division 

Argonauts 

Bears 

JCSCChivitas Usa 

Piranhas 

Thunderfiashers 

Phoenix 

U12 Girls North Division 

Blue Angels 

Blue Dolphins 

Ravens 

JCSC Chivas Rebels 

Griffins 

Jamestown United 

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U12 Girls South Division 

Fireballs 

MYSC Chica Shockers 

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U12 Boys South Division 

SF Jr Glens 

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Geckos 

U12 Boys West Division 

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JCSC Chivas Reserve 

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Dragons 

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Lightning 

U14 Girls South Division 

SF Tremors 

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Brazilian Orchids 

Panthers 

Typhoons 

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Amazons 

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U14 Boys Division 

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Hawks 

Falcons 

Mustangs 

Allstars 

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NICK'S NOTES 

By Nick Shihadeh 

POA Journal Sports Editor 

HECK IT OUT: The last time I 

spoke with Isaac Espinoza was 

C the week before he was tragically 

killed, and of course the discussion 

concerned department softball. 

He was telling me about the great game 

they had against the Airport Bureau; 

beating them handily in their first 

match-up since last year's championship 

loss to those same guys. 

Isaac was telling me about the great 

performance that his third baseman 

Mike "Bugsy" Moran had that day. 

Apparently Bugsy went 4 for 4 plus a 

walk at the plate, which included hitting 

for the very difficult cycle. He also 

made a great snag in the field and 

robbed someone of a hit. Isaac was so 

proud to tell me about it and I was very 

happy to hear about Bugsy's performance 

as well (he used to be a Park 

Islander and is an all around great 

guy). Later on I would hear that Isaac 

also had a good game against Airport 

including a diving catch in left field 

with his body completely parallel to 

the ground. I didn't hear this from 

Isaac because as usual be was talking 

someone else up. He was excited for 

someone else. This is the kind of guy 

he was. 

Everyone knows that Isaac was my 

co-commissioner of the SPPD Softball 

League and was eventually going to 

take over the whole thing. Isaac 

wanted to know everything about how 

I ran the league and helped me with 

the schedule a few months back. He 

was a sharp guy who was also helpful 

as he checked in with me regularly 

about what he could do to assist me. 

My dealings with Issac the last two 

months re-confirmed my thoughts 

that I had made the right choice in 

who was taking over department softball. 

I had noticed the great job he had 

been doing running the Bayview 

Pitbulls since taking over the team 

from Kevin "Lab" Labanoski a few 

years back. Isaac always stayed on top 

of that team making sure enough players 

showed-up to every game. He 

helped the club with his all around 

good play, and he was a great motivator 

to his teammates as well. He was a 

huge reason that the Pitbulls were the 

league champions two years ago and 

also earned a trip to the championship 

game again last season (even though 

in a losing cause). In other words, I 

wasn't going to hand the reigns of the 

league over to just anybody. Isaac 

Espinoza was a sharp, responsible and 

patient guy who loved softball. He was 

going to be perfect as the sole softball 

commissioner. I will not be looking for 

a replacement. 

The softball league took a one week 

respite in honor of Isaac but play resumed 

the week of April 19th. I'm 

looking to see if the Bayview Pitbulls 

can rally and do the best that they can 

to finish off the season in an inspira- 

tional way. There's talk of naming one 

of the city softball diamonds after 

Isaac. I think that naming Jackson #1 

in Potrero Hill "Espinoza Field at Jackson 

Playground" is a good choice. All 

in all, I'm truly going to miss Isaac 

Espinoza on and off the field. 

As far as how the A and B Divisions 

were shaping up lately, take a look at 

the standings below. Changing the 

subject, I would like everyone to note 

the flyer in this sports section describing 

the first "Par-Wars Golf Tournament" 

taking place on Wed. May 19th 

in order to raise money for the SFPD's 

Widows and Orphans and the SFFD's 

Surviving Families Fund. This will be 

a friendly but competitive round of 

golf and anyone interested should attend. 

That's all for now... So See Ya next 

month... 

A Division Softball Standings 

Team WL%GB 

Northern Bulldogs 5 0 1.00 

Park Islanders 4 1.800 1 

Bayview Pitbulls 32.600 2 

Airport Bureau 2 3.400 3 

Mission Diablos 14.200 4 

Ingleside Station 0 5 .00 5 

B Division Softball Standings 

Team W % GB 

Central Station 5 0 1.00 

Tactical Co. 3 1 .750 1.5 

Tenderloin Rats 3 1 .750 1.5 

Narcotics 3 1 .750 1.5 

Southern Station 2 3 .400 3 

Daly City PD 1 3 .250 3.5 

Taraval/Richmond 1 4 .200 4 

SF Sheriffs 1 4 .200 4 

Inspectors 0 4 .000 4.5 

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The event will pair players from the San Francisco Fire Department and the 

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round of golf. Funds raised through this event will be divided 

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North American Police Ski Championships 2004 (NAPSC) 

By Chris daRoza 

The 15th Annual NAPSC was held 

from March 13th through the 20th at 

Snowmass Village, just outside of Aspen, 

Co. This event again highlights 

the professional and generous accomplishments 

of law enforcement agencies. 

This year was the 15th anniversary 

and was a very special week. 

Snowmass is a great skiing venue and 

it is like "home" to this event. The past 

efforts of the NAPSC have raised over 

$400,000.00 for the Winter Special 

Olympics in Denver, and to the 62 

families who lost a law enforcement 

officer on 9/11/01. This year's event 

was a great week of skiing, meeting old 

friends, making new ones and helping 

NAPSC to continue to raise monies 

for a terrific cause. 

L. 

Chaigne Stokes on the race course 

As in the past, racers were grouped 

by 5-year age brackets, gender, and 

ability. To be eligible, one must have 

completed the seed race, and teams 

were comprised of at least two officers 

from the same department. The events 

included a Giant Slalom, Slalom and 

Super G (where helmets were required). 

There were award nights, an 

auction and the last day a banquet. 

Everyone that attended was eligible for 

door prizes, which were given out each 

night. Everyone won something. 

This year there were four of us attending 

the events. Brian Petiti, 

Chaigne Stokes, and I - who made up 

the SFPD Ski Team - and Kevin Williams 

from Santa Clara County DA's 

Office. Brian, Kevin and I were seeded 

in the advance division, and Chaigne 

was seeded in the intermediate division. 

Chaigne Stokes and Brian Petiti 

came out on top for our team. Chaigne 

brought home 3 medals, a Gold Medal 

Vince Sheehan 

Chris daRoza on the race course 

in the Giant Slalom, plus two Silver 

Medals from both the Slalom and Super 

G. Brian was able to bring home 

two Gold Medals from both the Slalom 

and Super G. Kevin brought home 

a Bronze Medal from the Slalom and a 

Silver Medal in the snowboarding race. 

I was able to bring home a Silver 

Medal in the snowboarding. 

For NAPSC's snowboarding 

event there was only one competition 

this year. They have de- 

, cided to integrate snowboarding 

competitions into the event in 

2005. The snowboarders will also 

be seeded into 5-year age increments 

and be seeded into either 

beginner, intermediate, advanced 

or expert. They will also be competing 

in all the races (Giant Slalom, 

Slalom, Super G); so all you 

snowboarders can enjoy all the 

events as well. 

- This week was another 

memorable occasion and all for a 

good cause as well. At the Banquet 

night, it was brought to our 

attention that we were able to raise 

about $43,700 for the Winter Special 

Olympics this year. The grand total for 

the last 15 years was about 

$443,700.00 - all donated to the Special 

Olympics. 

Next year's NAPSC will be held at 

Copper Mountain, which is just an 

hour outside of Denver, Colorado. I 

hope we will be able to have more skiers 

and boarders attend this event. 

If interested in being added to the 

team, feel free to write me at 

SFPDSkiTeam@aol.com. I am also putting 

together a website. If you are interested 

in going and are a snowboarder, 

please email me because 

NAPS C is interested in finding out the 

approximate number of snowboarders 

for the coming year. If interested in 

NAPSC, the web address is www. 

NAPSC.org. Feel free to log on and get 

on the mailing list. Until then, see you 

next year. 

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By Steve Johnson 

SFPOA 

fficer Isaac Espinoza was 

killed in the line of duty on 

O Saturday, April 10, 2004. Isaac 

was an outstanding police officer who 

Sgt. Mike Moran recently drafted to 

serve on the SFPOA Board of Directors 

to help him represent the officers 

at Bayview Station. Mike asked Isaac 

because of his work ethic and because 

he was someone you could always go 

to just to talk. He always made time to 

listen to others and help them work 

through whatever it was that might 

be an issue of concern. 

Officer Isaac Espinoza served with 

an elite group of police officers who 

are assigned to the Bayview Station. 

Every one of the officers assigned to 

Bayview take an extra risk every day. 

It's dangerous enough being a police 

officer in San Francisco, but working 

this particular district with the number 

of weapons and gang members present, 

makes it even more dangerous, 

demanding, and difficult. 

Isaac wanted to make the Bayview 

a safe place for everyone. He passed 

up the chance to transfer to Central 

Station because he made a commitment 

to the people he served. Unfortunately, 

his assailant also made a 

commitment. 

This was an individual who had no 

qualm identifying with the criminal 

element - he was a gang member and 

he had no problem pulling the trigger 

when it came to killing Isaac. 

I thought it was interesting that the 

members of the Board of Supervisors 

(Ammiano, Daly, and Gonzales) who 

thought it was so important to push a 

charter amendment, (remember Prop 

H/'Police Reform'?), and a resolution, 

increasing the already overbearing 

civilian oversight measures impacting 

our Department had nothing to 

say about how to stem the violence 

that Officer Isaac Espinoza and the 

members of Bayview Station faced 

every day. I mean, these are politicians. 

These are people who spoke to 

the press and their constituencies for 

months as if they knew exactly how to 

fix the Police Department. And now, 

nothing but silence. 

Well, silence doesn't cut it. 

We don't need a Board of Supervisors 

who only cater to certain interests. 

We need a Board of Supervisors 

who will look out for the safety of all. 

Maybe now they'll have hearings on 

how to make San Francisco a place 

where police officers don't have to 

worry about being gunned down by a 

thug armed with a weapon that never 

should have been on the streets of San 

Francisco in the first place. 

The Board of Supervisors have 

hearings on everything else.. .everytime 

they review police expenditures 

- they have a hearing. Everytime they 

want to re-invent police oversight 

- they have a hearing. Everytime they 

criticize our command staff over how 

a demonstration was handled - they 

have a hearing. 

So maybe now it's our turn. Maybe 

we want a hearing. Maybe we want 

to know just what the Board of Supervisors 

is going to do to get more 

uniforms on the streets. We lost 200 

personnel last year to retirements. 

There are only 43 new recruits in the 

Police Academy who won't be out till 

next September. There are many times 

when District Police Stations only 

have two, 1-officer cars on the street. 

Two police officers for an entire Police 

District...?? 

And the guns. Where are they 

coming from? And why aren't people 

going to jail when they are arrested for 

illegally possessing weapons? 

The guns on the street are in the 

wrong hands, the members of our 

Department don't have a sufficient 

number of personnel to do the job, 

and if those two issues alone don't 

demand a hearing before the Board 

of Supervisors of San Francisco, then 

I don't know what the hell does. 

Officer Steve Stearns and Officer 

Greg Kane respond to a call of threats 

at a grocery store on Divisadero Street 

and detain the suspect involved. The 

officers had no idea what they were 

going up against when they responded 

to this run. All they knew was that one 

individual had threatened another and 

it was up to them to determine the 

level of threat and the involvement of 

all concerned. The suspect involved, 

turned out, was in possession of a 

loaded gun tucked away in his jacket. 

Another gun recovered at the personal 

risk of two police officers. 

Officer Giuseppe Festa, Officer Ray 

Cruz, and Officer Jonathon Catlett 

responded to a vehicle accident where 

one party was trying to leave the scene. 

The officers separated the parties, 

calmed everyone down, and tried to 

make sure the necessary information 

was exchanged. A quick check of one 

of the cars revealed a quantity of narcotics 

and, of course, the attendant 

loaded handgun which, because of 

everything else involved, only made 

sense that it turned out to be stolen. 

Officer Chad Campos, Officer Kirk 

Yin, Officer Ignacio Martinez, and Officer 

David Rodriquez were checking 

out some gang activity in the area of 

Sunnydale and Hahn (hey, now there's 

something the Board of Supervisors 

can have a hearing about... Gangs in 

San Francisco!!) One of the individuals 

they tried to detain took off running 

and was eventually stopped. He, of 

course, was carrying a loaded firearm. 

The officers, now outnumbered by the 

gang members who suddenly appeared 

and who were threatening to take the 

prisoner back, had to get out of the 

area and continue their investigation 

back at Ingleside Station. Most sociologists 

would tell you that when the 

gang members outnumber the police 

officers in a major city it's usually a 

telltale sign that the city has a definite 

problem... 

Officer Sean Ryan, Officer Jim 

Aherne, and Officer Steve Benzinger, 

all close, personal friends of Officer 

Isaac Espinoza, were investigating a 

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suspect wanted on a warrant who also 

belonged to a gang in the Bayview 

District when he took off running. The 

officers chased him to a public storage 

area where he was trying to hide. The 

suspect was taken into custody. This 

should be the end of the story except 

for the fact that there was a reason 

the suspect was running into this 

particular hiding place. Inside this 

storage area was concealed a.45 caliber 

'MAC 10' assault weapon with a 

high-capacity magazine, a .38 caliber 

revolver, a second assault rifle 

with a high-capacity magazine, a.45 

'Thompson' style sub-machine gun, 

and hundreds of rounds of ammunition 

for all the weapons nearby. 

Officer Steve Benzinger and Officer 

Luis Dejesus found another individual 

wanted for questioning. Another gang 

member, that is. A brief search revealed 

the suspect had a loaded semi-automatic 

handgun with one round in the 

chamber. Do we see a common theme 

occurring here...?? 

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Quick observations of potentially 

criminal conduct led Officer Carlos 

Mustafich and Officer Erick Solares to 

investigate the individual parked in a 

closed gas station. Their investigation 

led to a brief vehicle chase and taking a 

suspect into custody. The suspect was 

armed with a handgun and carrying 

a tremendous amount of money. A 

shame he won't get to spend any, not 

even to make his bail, since it was all 

counterfeit. 

Officer Scott Biggs and Officer 

James Winters found an individual 

where he shouldn't be sitting, set back 

away from them in the dark, under 

a huge tarp. They asked him to step 

out where they could see him. The individual 

hesitated for several seconds 

moving his hands behind his back as 

if to conceal something. He finally 

complied with the officers' wishes and 

stepped forward. Scott and Jim then 

observed something unusual - their 

detainee was wearing a bullet-resistant 

vest and a nylon web belt with an 

empty holster and a clip to a semiautomatic 

weapon attached. And, 

when the officers went back to check 

out the area where the suspect was sitting 

they found 17 credit cards (none, 

of course, in the suspect's name) and 

a loaded, .45 caliber semi-automatic, 

Glock handgun. The same handgun 

he was concealing when the officers 

approached him. 

A few days later and Officer Biggs 

and Officer Winters find a van being 

driven by an individual with no seatbelt. 

The officers make a traffic stop 

and the driver jumps and runs from 

the van. Scott and Jim catch up with 

him and bring him back trying to 

figure out why he would be trying to 

leave when all they were going to do 

was warn him about his earlier indiscretion. 

It was probably the sawedoff 

shotgun and the .357 caliber 

handgun that he had on the front 

seat right next to him that gave him 

the idea that the officers might not 

accept too many excuses for having 

those types of items in his possession, 

especially since he was already 

on parole. 

I might be wrong, but I think every 

incident I've cited so far has resulted 

in a gun being taken from either some- 

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one on parole, someone in a gang, 

or someone committing a criminal 

act... 

Officer Jason Kirchner and Officer 

Mike Ellis found the driver of a motorcycle 

totally disregarding the posted 

speed limit and managed to pull him 

over. The driver got off his bike and, as 

a matter of habit, unzipped his leather 

jacket. Oops. The handle of the gun he 

had concealed in his waistband was 

now showing and the fight was on. 

The officers were finally able to get him 

in cuffs and the gun in custody. The 

suspect - nothing but a litany of prior 

arrests for concealing weapons... 

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Officer William O'Brien and Officer 

Gregory Hui came about as close as 

you can on routine patrol when they 

pulled up to a stop sign and were immediately 

approached by a citizen 

screaming and pointing at a green 

Acura stating that the two occupants 

were armed with a gun and had already 

fired several rounds at people 

in the area of Broadway and Stockton. 

The officers managed to stop the car, 

detain the two occupants and located 

a fully-loaded, semi-automatic weapon 

in the front seat area. The passenger 

later told the officers that they were 

in greater danger than they thought. 

The suspect driver was trying to get 

another round off at them but was 

having trouble disengaging the safety 

mechanism he had inadvertently 

locked. 

And, prior to his death, Officer 

Isaac Espinoza, along with his team 

members of Officer Derrick Jackson, 

Officer Timothy Nichols, and Officer 

Barry Parker moved in to arrest an 

individual who they observed dealing 

narcotics in front of his residence. The 

suspect and his compatriots fled into 

his home with the officers in pursuit. 

Isaac and his partners were able to 

isolate the suspects from the weapons 

they were running to retrieve. 

A.50 caliber, semi-automatic pistol, 

several other guns, and hundreds 

of rounds of ammunition. One of 

the guns found had been used in 

another homicide in the area and 

all of the individuals arrested were 

members of a gang described by a 

veteran homicide inspector as being 

"some of the most vicious criminals 

in our City." 

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Like I said. Maybe we need the 

Board of Supervisors to put the right 

priorities in order. We already have 

enough civilian oversight measures 

to last us the next 100 years. So why 

don't we do something about the 

gangs who are running this City. 

Why don't we ask our City representatives 

to schedule the necessary 

hearings and find out what's really 

going on. We may have to establish 

phone banks to do just that in the 

very near future. 

Officer Isaac Espinoza's wife and 

his 3-year old daughter deserve at 

least that much.

5/1/2004 - San Francisco Police Officers

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