December 2003 - San Francisco Police Officers Association

- Official Publication Of The - 

SAN FRANCISCO 

POLICE OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION 

VOLUME 35, NUMBER 12 SAN FRANCISCO, DECEMBER 2003 www.sfpoa.org 

Vote 

Tuesday, December 9 

A Financial Commentary 

By Mike Hebel, CFP, 

Welfare Officer 

In early September 2003 New York 

State attorney general Eliot Spitzer 

shook the mutual fund industry to its 

very foundation. He charged that certain 

mutual funds had allowed a hedge 

fund manager (Edward Stern, Canary 

Capital Partners) to engage in late trading 

(illegal) as well as market timing 

(contrary to funds' stated policies). 

Amongst the funds so accused was Janus. 

While Janus has pledged to make 

restitution for any financial harm their 

actions (allowing market timing) have 

caused, this is not even close to satisfactory. 

Of the 24 sub-accounts offered in 

the CCSF Deferred Compensation Plan 

(administered by ING), 4 are from the 

Janus Group. It is my opinion that 

these four sub-accounts should be immediately 

removed from the DC Plan 

with monies mapped into other appropriate 

sub-accounts. Our Deferred 

Compensation Plan should only contain 

sub-accounts offered by Fund 

Families that treat shareholders fairly 

and ethically. 

I urge the Retirement Board to consider 

replacing Janus with no-load 

funds that have a well deserved reputation 

for shareholder friendliness 

such as: Fidelity, T. Rowe Price, Vanguard, 

Oakmark, Brandywine, Artisan, 

Dodge & Cox, Harbor, Longleaf Partners, 

Davis, and Tweedy Browne. 

These funds care deeply about protecting 

shareholder interests and conducting 

themselves ethically and their actions 

prove it. 

Gavin 

Newsom 

for 

Mayor 

Fatal Breach of Trust 

Janus allowed Edward Stern and his 

multimillion-dollar hedge fund to 

trade in and out of Janus funds (market 

timing) without paying the penalty. 

Janus' prospectus pledged that it 

would be vigilant in preventing fast 

traders, like Stern, from buying its 

funds. Long-term fund investors are 

hurt in several ways when short-term 

traders like Stern jump in and out. The 

fund incurs commissions and other 

trading costs that eat away at returns; 

the managers have to keep extra cash 

on hand, lowering the fund's gains in 

a rising market; and big short-term 

redemptions can create large tax bills 

for the investors who buy and hold. 

What Janus permitted Stern's Canary 

Capital Partners to do within Janus 

funds is, simply stated, fraudulent behavior. 

Allowing Stern, contrary to its 

President's Message 

Vote, Vote, Vote 

By Chris Cunnie, 

President, SFPOA 

want to thank everyone for all the 

work done trying to defeat Propo 

I sition H, the so-called "police reform" 

measure. Whether you walked 

precincts; helped display house signs, 

or phoned members of your family 

and your friends, no matter what your 

involvement, you did a tremendous 

job. 

Nevertheless, this measure will now 

be implemented in the near future and 

we will have to deal with the changes 

that will affect our Police Commission 

We still have one political drive 

remaining - to elect Gavin Newsom 

mayor. The December 9th run-off 

Janus Must Go from Deferred Comp Plan 

fund prospectus, to make short-term 

trades in the shares of its funds is a 

zero sum game: what Stern gained, 

other shareholders lost. All the while 

Janus generated fees for itself. 

Janus violated its contract with its 

investors by allowing, perhaps even 

encouraging, this rapid trading without 

penalty. Why did Janus do it? The 

firm's e-mails, obtained by Spitzer, 

record Janus executives slobbering 

over the prospect of the fees that Edward 

Stern's account would generate 

for them. This is a most egregious violation 

of the fiduciary duty that Janus owed 

to all its investors. In my opinion, the 

most effective remedy to discourage 

this unethical behavior it to walk away 

from the funds that do it and tell them 

why you're walking. 

Fiduciary Responsibility 

We, deferred compensation participants, 

placed a lot of trust in the Janus 

Group. We trust them to act in our 

best interests. We trust them not to 

cheat us or let others cheat us. We trust 

them to tell the truth. We trust them 

to enforce the promises made in their 

offering materials. 

Janus has admitted that it allowed 

four large clients to engage in frequent 

trading of several Janus funds (none 

of which are in our DC Plan), even 

though its prospectuses claimed to discourage 

and prohibit such churning. 

Janus made seven of its funds available 

for prohibited market timing to 

twelve large investors of which four 

accepted this invitation. 

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election will be close, and all of us 

need to make one last effort to get 

the message to the voters. Call the 

POA, or contact your station representative 

to find out how you can 

help with this crucial campaign. It 

will only take an hour of your time 

to walk a precinct or work a phone 

bank. Please help us elect a mayor 

who supports public safety officers. 

We still have one 

political drive 

remaining - to elect 

Gavin Newsom 

mayor. 

Your Executive Board has spent a 

tremendous amount of time these past 

several months dealing specifically 

with Proposition H. With the election 

behind us, we are now turning our attention 

to many of the other issues 

that are of interest to all of us. Issues 

such as personnel staffing at our District 

Stations as well as the Investigations 

Bureau are of primary importance. 

We will need your help in dealing 

with our Department's future and we 

will be asking for your assistance, 

whether just advisory or participating 

on committees, in order to accomplish 

our goals. 

From all of the POA Executive Board 

and staff, we wish you and your families 

all the best during the Holidays. 

We consider it an honor and a privilege 

to serve you. Stay safe, and move 

into the New Year with your head up 

and your eye on the future. The San 

Francisco Police Department is only as 

good as the officers who wear the 

seven-pointed star. We have the finest 

members wearing the brightest stars in 

the country.

Page 2 POA Journal December 2003 

November 19, 2003 

The regular meeting of the Widows' 

and Orphans' Aid Association of the 

San Francisco Police Department was 

called to order by President Al Aguilar 

at 2:05 PM in the conference room of 

Ingleside Station. 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Led by 

our President Al Aguilar. 

ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS: President 

Al Aguilar, Vice President George 

Jeffery, Treasurer Jim Sturken, Secretary 

Mark Hurley. Trustees Joe Reilly, Joe 

Garrity, Dave Fontana and Rene 

LaPrevotte. Excused Mike Kemmitt. 

Also present was past-president Bill 

Hardeman. 

MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER MEET- 

ING: Motion by Sturken, seconded by 

Hardeman. That the minutes be approved 

as published. Motion carried. 

BILLS: Treasurer Sturken presented 

the usual bills. Motion by Reilly and 

seconded by Jeffery that the bills be 

paid. Motion carried. 

COMMUNICATIONS: Retired Chief 

of Police Earl Sanders, sent a thank you 

to all the Officers and Trustees for the 

job we have done over the years helping 

the families of officers who have 

passed away. 

Donation from Louise Finau for 

$100.00 Anonymous donation for 

$1000.00. 

SUSPENSIONS: Pursuant to Article 

Ill, of Section 3 of the by-laws. (Did 

not complete probationary period) 

Franco Lionetti and James W. Murphy. 

President Aguilar so ordered. 

Pursuant to Section 3 of Article Ill 

of the Constitution. (Non-payment of 

dues for six months) Julie Lazar. 

REINSTATED: Kimberly Overstreet 

who came back on payroll deduction 

however, she still owes $48.00 for the 

time she was off. She will be fully reinstated 

when the back dues are paid. 

WE HAD FOUR DEATHS THIS 

PAST MONTH: 

FRANK SURNIA, 88 years old. Frank 

was born in Evelth, Minnesota. He 

joined the U.S. Army Air Corp during 

WW II, serving for seven years, and 

was discharged as a Master Sergeant. 

He was employed as a machinist before 

he entered the Police Academy in 

1947. His first assignment was Taraval. 

He then spent some time in the garage 

at the Old Hall of Justice on 

Kearny St. Next, he was transferred to 

the Range for a few years before going 

to Mission Station. Next, he was appointed 

Sergeant and assigned to City 

Prison. While at City Prison he studied 

and made Lieutenant and was 

transferred to Park Station. He then 

made his final move and went to the 

Property Clerk. Frank retired in 1978. 

He was awarded several Captains 

Comp's and a Bronze Medal of valor 

for the rescue of a man that was about 

to jump from the roof on 16th St. 

Frank was known as the guy that you 

took your watch to for repair. From the 

Range to City Prison to the Property 

Clerk Frank would take your watch for 

a few weeks and work and make the 

repairs. 

JOHN "Jack" DAMON, 65 years. 

Jack was born in San Francisco, growing 

up in the Richmond and attending 

Saint Ignatius High School. He 

served in the Army reserve for six 

months, and was employed as a bartender 

before he entered the Police 

Academy in 1961. His first assignment 

was Central, followed by Mission. He 

made Sergeant and was assigned to 

Richmond Station. A few years later he 

went to the Juvenile Bureau, then back 

to Central where he made Lieutenant 

and went back to the Bureau. In 1982 

he was appointed Captain and assigned 

to the Airport. From the Airport, 

he commanded Park Station, 

then Central Station before going back 

to be the Captain of Park Station. Jack 

retired in 1988. During his career, he 

was awarded FIVE Bronze Medals of 

Valor. One for the arrest of a suspect 

who attempted to stab a fellow officer, 

another for the arrest and disarming a 

manager of a hotel who fired shots at 

a tenant in an argument. Another for 

the arrest of a suspect who attempted 

to escape from a robbery. Another for 

the arrest of a suspect who committed 

an armed robbery of a jeweler. Another 

for entering a smoke filled building 

and rescuing several occupants. Also, 

Jack was awarded several Captains 

Comp's. Jack and his wife Donna enjoyed 

their many cruises and touring 

the country form the East Coast to 

West, and everything in between. 

MARIO AMOROSO, 75 years. Mario 

was born in Seattle, Washington. His 

family moved to San Francisco and 

settled in North Beach. Mario attended 

Galileo High School. He served in the 

Army then worked as a pastry chef 

before he entered the Police Academy 

in 1952. His first assignment was 

Potereo for seven years before he was 

assigned to Communications. He 

made Sergeant and was assigned for a 

brief time to Community Relations. He 

then went to Park, Ingleside, and Central 

before he was appointed Lieutenant 

of Communications, and then Juvenile. 

He worked Planning and Research 

before being appointed Captain 

and assigned to BCI. He also was appointed 

to serve as Director of Traffic. 

He was appointed Deputy Chief of 

Support Services, a post he kept until 

he retired in 1980. Mario remained in 

the Army reserves for 37 years attaining 

the rank of Lt. Col. Mario was a 

superb baker and taught classes in the 

community college district, as well as 

the Army. He was a strong backer of 

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San Francisco Veteran Police Officers' Association 

On the second Tuesday of every month, you can visit with other retired 

police officers at the Veteran POA meetings. We meet at the Immaculate 

Conception Parish Hall, 3255 Folsom St. Parking is good in the lower yard. 

Arrive by 11:00 AM and be on your way by 1:30 PM. 

Call the Secretary 

to join at 

ri. oF 

or write to us at 

P.O. Box 22046, 

(415) 731-4765 SF 94122. 

The Veteran POA has 1045 members. Stay in touch! 

Attention Readers 

and Advertisers 

The San Francisco Police Officers' Association and POA Journal 

are terminating their business relationship with advertising solicitor, 

David Dermer, and with any of his associates, representatives, 

or agents. During a period of reorganization, the POA 

Journal will not accept any new advertising.* A notice will appear 

in the POA Journal when we are prepared to accept new 

advertising and/or resume current advertising. We regret any 

inconvenience this may cause, and we thank all of our advertisers, 

past and present, for their business and support. 

*Special attention all current advertisers, or advertisers who 

have entered into a contract or written agreement with David 

Dermer for consecutive running ads, or long-term ads, whether 

paid in whole or in part: The POA appreciates your business 

and respects your rights as an advertiser. We will continue to 

print any advertising that has been contracted with David 

Dermer prior to August of 2003, provided that Mr. Dermer will 

continue to manage the contract that he made with you or your 

company. We consider it the responsibility of Mr. Dermer to 

provide to us, in a timely manner, your ad for each month that 

it has been contracted to appear in the POA Journal, and to document 

to us the length and terms of your advertising contract. 

For questions regarding your advertising contract or other agreement 

with David Dermer, you may contact him directly by telephone 

at (415) 863-7550, or by Fax at (707) 556-9300. 

Questions regarding the status of POA Journal advertising may 

be directed to Editor Ray Shine at any of the following contacts: 

Email: journal@sfpoa.org 

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Phone: (415) 279-7441 

EDITORIAL POLICY: The POA Journal is the official newspaper of the San 

Francisco Police Officers' Association and is published to express the policies, the 

ideals and the accomplishments of the Association. It is the POA Journal's editorial 

policy to allow members to express their individual opinions and concerns within the 

necessary considerations of legality and space. Submissions that are racist, sexist, and/ 

or unnecessarily inflammatory or offensive will not be published. Contributors must 

include their names with all submissions but may request that their names not be 

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to edit submissions to conform to this policy. 

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PRESIDENT ............................................... Chris Cunnie 

VICE PRESIDENT .................................... Gary Delagnes 

SECRETARY .............................................. Tom Shawyer 

TREASURER ................................................. Jack Minkel 

Co. A ...................................... Ron Ophir, George Rosko 

Co. B ........................................ Jason Fox, Kevin Martin 

Co. C ................................. George Farraez, Mike Moran 

Co. D ................................ Teresa Ewins, Tony Montoya 

Co. E ................................ Steve Murphy, John Van Koll 

Co. F .................................... Patrick Burke, Mike Siebert 

Co. G ..................................... Sean O'Leary, Dean Sorgie 

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Co. J .......................... Jesus Pena, Theresa San Giacomo 

Co. K .................. Frank Lutticken, Donald Moorehouse 

TAC .................................... Mike Favetti, Mark Madsen, 

INSPECTORS ....................... Jim Balovich, Dan Leyden 

HEADQUARTERS .... Dennis Callaghan, Neville Gittens 

NARCOTICS .................. Lynne Atkinson, John Cagney 

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December 2003 

AROUNDTHE 

DEPARTMENT 

Births: 

• .New Career: 

David Southern, Planning, will retire 

on January 10, 2004 and will be 

concentrating full time on his artistic 

endeavors. His work was recently displayed 

at several Sonoma County galleries. 

The mixed media work that concentrates 

on natural settings of mammals 

and foliage is David's passion. We 

wish him well in retirement... 

• .Mark Your Calendar: 

On Wednesday December 17 the 

members of Police-Fire POST 456 of 

the American Legion will conduct 

their annual visit to Fort Miley Hospi- 

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SFPD Squad S and Canadian Air Force Snowbirds, Sunday, October 12, 2003, Oakland, California 

etired Captain Greg Winters, 

became a proud grandfather 

R twice within 5 weeks. First to 

arrive was Daniela Jonell Winters, 6 

Squad 5, left to right: Sgt. Ed Callejas, Officers Dean Taylor, Dan Toorney, George Fogarty and Joe Rob/es 

lbs., 181/2 in. born October 1, 2003 to 

Ana and James Winters, Bayview Station. 

They enthusiastically welcomed 

their first child at John Muir Medical 

Center in Walnut Creek. Next to arrive 

was Alessandra Michelle Winters 

9 lbs. 10 oz. 211/2 in. born November 

5, 2003 1105 hours at John Muir Medical 

Center in Walnut Creek to 

Raymond and Melissa Winters (SF 

Sheriff). Greg Dare (Ingleside Station) 

and his wife Vivian Dare (formerly of 

Communications, now with Fremont 

Police Communications) proudly announce 

the birth of their first child, 

Christopher Daniel Dare 6 lbs.13 oz. 

211/2 in. Christopher was born October 

12, 2003, 1215 hours at California 

Pacific Medical Center. Two and onehalf 

year old Maggie Baglin has a new 

baby sister, on November 16, 2003 her 

proud parents Mike and Ann Baglin 

(Narcotics) joined Maggie in welcoming 

Maura Ann Baglin 7 lbs. 6 oz. 20 

1/2 in. Bruno Pezzulich, Mounted, 

will be given gifts for distribution to 

the patients and staff of the hospital. 

If you want to do something that will 

swell your heart with pride join us that 

evening. You'll really experience the 

Christmas meaning and feeling... 

• . .Military Questions: 

There has been some confusion 

about the rules that apply to duty 

employees who have been called to 

active duty for the wars in Afghanistan 

and Iraq. Ted Yamasaki, Human Resources 

Department, has been assigned 

as the point person for coordinating 

military leave issues. Ted can be 

reached at 557-4815. Please be patient 

as the rules, ordinances, legislation and 

protocol surrounding military leave 

are a challenge that Ted must research 

on an individual basis for each member. 

Commanding Officers and Union 

Welfare Officers should keep his number 

handy... 

of 37 law enforcement officers who 

died during the attack on the World 

Trade Center. Michael Torres Jr. is currently 

a student at UC Davis majoring 

in Engineering. He is the son of Police 

Service Aide, Debbie Torres, Airport 

Bureau, and Officer Michael Torres, 

Tenderloin Police Station. We congratulate 

both parents and Michael for 

the outstanding achievement... 

.Collectors: 

Retiree Richard Weick is the National 

Hobby Chairman for the International 

Police Association. He coordinates 

the activities of collectors 

worldwide. Interested collectors can 

contact him at ipaweick@shasta.com , 

1997 Chiella Lane Redding, CA 96002 

or by calling (530) 221-5097... 

• . .Anniversary Plans: 

Planning is already in progress for 

the 75th anniversary of Taraval Station 

that opened July 5, 1929. During the 

month of July 2004 the community 

will celebrate 75 years of service by 

SFPD... 

.Regatta: 

Retired Sgt. Mike Trueman has 

sailed to his second small-boat championship 

in the Small Craft Advisor 

Magazine Cruiser Challenge V. The 

regatta held on Monterey Bay challenged 

the competitors seamanship 

and sailing skills. Leading the magazine 

editor to comment that "...some 

of these guys would be competitive 

with a bathtub and bed sheet". Now 

that would be a competition. Congrats 

Mike, good work... 

Announcements, notices or tidbits 

can be e-mailed to mcasci2525@ 

aol.com, faxed to 552-5741, or 

mailed to Around the Department, 

510-7th Street, SF, CA 94103. 

and his lovely wife, Linda, are celebrating 

the virth of their frist grandchild, 

Ryan Thomas Washer. Great-Godfather, 

Mike Stasko can't wait to meet 

the new arrival. Yvonne Huey, POA 

Office, is beaming over the birth of her 

third grandchild, Kaia Pearl Huey 

Pang. Kaia weighed 5 Ibs, 2 oz. and 

was 18 in. on her September 20, 2003 

birthday. Congratulations to Yvonne 

and, of course, to Kaia's proud parents, 

Denise Huey Pang and husband, 

Roger Pang. Congratulations to all... 

• . .Fleet Week: 

During the fleet week visit of the 

Blue Angeles and the Canadian Air 

Force Snowbirds. Members of SFPD 

had the honor of escorting and providing 

security to the pilots and support 

personnel at both the Oakland 

and San Francisco Airports. Sgt. Ed 

Callejas, Solos, and Lt. Tim Foley, Airport 

Bureau report that the precision 

flying teams were very appreciated of 

our efforts and a strong friendship has 

been forged. (See the accompanying 

photos.)... 

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Mike Edmond, former member of 

the SFPD 117th recruit class, writes 

that he is now a member of the United 

States Army on active duty. (That happens 

when you leave SFPD and join 

the CIA). Mike is looking to contact 

some old friends. He can be reached 

via e-mail at Michael.Edmond 

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assign everyone into teams. Each team 

• . .Scholarship: 

The Airport Bureau in coordination 

with the Airport Law Enforcement 

Agencies Network (ALEAN) congratulates 

Michael Torres Jr. as the 2003 recipient 

of the Anthony Infante Memorial 

Scholarship Award. The award is 

named after Inspector Anthony 

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Airport Bureau Secures 

Famed Blue Angels 

By Jim Cunningham 

Airport Bureau 

The United States Navy's famous 

Blue Angels precision flying team was 

in town for the Fleet Week celebrations 

that were held in October. For the first 

time ever, the expensive jet aircraft and 

the crews that keep them flying were 

based at SF0 and were placed under 

Officer Stan Williams, Airport Bureau 

The Blue Angels parked at SF0 during Fleet Week, 2003. 

The Blue Angels' Cargo/Transport plane. 

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the security of the SFPD Airport Bureau. 

Officers from the Airport Bureau 

stayed with the Navy contingent 

throughout their stay. While security 

and safety were priorities, there were 

opportunities for a few photographs. 

Editor's note: These photos were submitted 

too late for publication in the November 

Journal. - RS

December 2003 POA Journal Page 5 

POA Board of Directors Meeting Minutes 

Wednesday, November 19, 2003 

Call to Order / Pledge Of 

Allegiance / Roll Call 

President's Report 

President Chris Cunnie thanked the 

Board of Directors for their outstanding 

help in opposing Proposition H. 

The final vote count showed Prop. H 

passing with 51.9% of the votes cast. 

Chris said he was very proud of the 

member turnout to oppose Prop. H, 

that it was the best turnout in many 

years. He said that because of the efforts 

put forth by POA members and 

friends, a 30+ point gap had been narrowed 

to less than 4 points on Election 

Day. He said that it was the fact 

that the membership did not cut and 

run, but chose to fight against this 

Charter amendment, that made the 

vote tally as close as it was. A significant 

amount of energy and resources 

were put into the fight against Proposition 

H. The effort included numerous 

debates, presentations to countless 

community and civic groups, a television 

spot that ran for more than 3 

weeks and five separate mailers totaling 

over 300,000 pieces of direct mail. 

"No on H" appeared on over 245,000 

slate cards. The POA also arranged for 

10 distinct "No on H" recorded telephone 

messages that were sent to over 

200,000 households in the City. 4,000 

window signs were mailed out and 

40,000 "No on H" cards were distributed 

by POA members and their supporters. 

A "Vote No on Proposition H" 

website was active throughout the 

campaign. Also, a "No on H" electronic 

banner ran on the "sfgate" website for 

10 days, with one million views 

shown. Print advertising opposing 

Prop H ran in the Examiner, the Independent, 

Asian Week, the Bay Area 

Reporter, the Sun Reporter, the Spectrum, 

and the Argonaut. In short, despite 

the prevailing view of many that 

there was nothing the POA could do 

in the current political climate, a tremendous 

effort was made to oppose 

the passage of a City proposition 

which has the potential to do great 

harm to the City of San Francisco. 

Chris emphasized the importance of 

the POA remaining focused on the 

upcoming mayoral runoff between 

Supervisors Gavin Newsom and Matt 

Gonzalez. "Get out the vote" activities 

in support of Supervisor Newsom's bid 

to become the next mayor are in the 

works. These include a Special Edition 

of the POA Journal to City voters. Details 

will be provided in forthcoming 

POA bulletins. 

Chris informed the directors that a 

Charter Amendment, sponsored by 

Supervisor Matt Gonzalez, that would 

have imposed unneeded deadlines on 

future police and fire negotiations, was 

voted down and will in fact not appear 

on the March 2004 ballot. This 

proposed amendment failed to win the 

approval of the full Board of Supervisors. 

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Chris also described another Charter 

Amendment being proposed for the 

March ballot. This measure calls for 

"civilianizing" positions within the 

police department. It is sponsored by 

Supervisor Tom Ammiano and would 

change the current "Proposition D" 

minimum staffing level of 1,971 full 

duty sworn members by allowing for 

reductions in this number as positions 

in the department become 

"civilianized." Chris said that the POA 

will oppose any measure that could 

threaten public or officer safety. 

Chris said that the POA is meeting 

and conferring with the department 

on the temporary modified duty 

policy, as is required under the new 

MOU. Chris said every protection 

must be maintained for injured members. 

POA Welfare Officer Mike Hebel 

will discuss this progress of these talks 

at the next POA Board meeting. 

New Building Report 

Treasurer Jack Minkel advised the 

Board that construction at the new 

POA building was ahead of schedule. 

The move to the 800 Bryant Street 

building may occur in the first few 

weeks of January. The basement of the 

510 7th Street building will be maintained 

for various POA activities (e.g. 

Blood Bank drives). 

New Business 

The new representative from Park 

Station, Patrick Burke, was introduced 

to the Board. Pat will be replacing 

Pierre Martinez, who was a Co. F rep 

for many years and is now working in 

the Inspectors Bureau. Welcome to the 

Board of Directors Pat! 

Jack Minkel emphasized the importance 

of attending the December 

Board meeting as he will be presenting 

the 2004 POA budget, (as required 

under the by-laws). 

John Cagney (Narcotics) informed 

the Board on the success of the 

Olcomendy Family Education Trust 

fundraiser. 

Retired member Tom Strong asked 

when Proposition H is to take effect. 

It is believed that the provisions of 

Proposition H take effect in April 2004. 

Dean Sorgie (Co. G) voiced his concern 

about work hours being changed, 

diminished staffing levels at Richmond 

Station due to officers being 

detailed to the 49ers games, physical 

agility and range overtime issues, and 

other possible MOU violations. Jason 

Fox (Co. B) raised his concerns about 

the CPT hours at the Academy (9 hour 

days with no paid lunch) and a recent 

sewage spill in the basement of the 

Hall of Justice. Concerning the latter, 

Jason said the spill is a health hazard 

and that OSHA has been notified. 

Chris Cunnie said these matters would 

be followed up on and grievances files 

if necessary. 

Mark Madsen (CPC) said that the 

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There being no further business, 

President Cunnie adjourned the meeting 

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Minutes respectfully submitted by, 

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POA Board of Directors' Meeting 

POA Building, November 19, 2003 

1300: Meeting Convened 

Pledge of Allegiance 

Roll Call and Attendance 

Unit Present Excused Absent 

President Chris Cunnie 

Vice Pres. 

Gary Delagnes 

Treasurer Jack Minkel 

Secretary Tom Shawyer 

Editor Ray Shine 

Co. A Ron Ophir 

George Rosko 

Co. B Jason Fox 

Kevin Martin 

Co. C Mike Moran 

Co. D 

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Teresa Ewins 

Tony Montoya 

Co. E Steve Murphy 

John Van Koll 

Co. F Patrick Burke 

Mike Siebert 

Co. G Sean O'Leary 

Dean Sorgie 

Co. H Jennifer Marino 

Val Kirwan 

Co. I John Scully 

Joe Finigan 

Co. J Jesus Pena 

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A Thanksgiving Prayer for 

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ather God, I thank you for 

each individual in this department, 

for the person 

reading this right now. I lift each person 

up to you one by one, (a lot of 

you by name.. .smile) with much joy. 

Lord, I pray that their love may 

abound more and more in knowledge 

and depth of insight, so that each one 

of them may be able to discern what 

is best and may be pure and blameless 

until the day of Christ, filled with the 

fruit of righteousness that comes 

through Jesus Christ - to the glory and 

praise of God. It is right for me to feel 

this way about them Father, since you 

have etched this department in my 

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their lives from the threat of the 

enemy. Hide them from the conspiracy 

of the wicked from the noisy crowd of 

evildoers. God arise within the San 

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yourself strong and mighty. Bless 

your people God! Use each person and 

all our leaders for your divine purposes 

in the city of San Francisco. Be gracious 

to us, bless us and make your face 

shine upon us, that your ways may be 

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Lord, I don't forget those that perhaps 

during this season may experience 

moments of sadness, pain or 

loneliness, etc. I ask that in those very 

moments you would extend your 

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As you may know the Behavioral 

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has 10 chaplains representing several 

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By Matt Goodin, EVOC 

Police vehicles are expected to remain 

in service for approximately 2-3 

years. With proper care, maintenance 

and inspections the vehicle can be expected 

to meet the demands placed on 

it during the course of each shift. Unfortunately, 

abuse of patrol vehicles by 

officers causes undue wear and the 

subsequent breakdown of many vehicles. 

Such things as unnecessarily 

overworking the brakes, breaking tire 

traction when accelerating or driving 

over speed bumps at inappropriate 

speeds all contribute to mechanical 

breakdown of the vehicle. 

So how do we know if the vehicle 

we are about to drive is in a safe operating 

condition? A pre-shift vehicle 

inspection will enable you to determine 

if the vehicle is safe to operate. I 

will discuss the things you should do 

when completing your vehicle inspection. 

Body Of Vehicle: 

Walk around the vehicle and give it 

a visual inspection. Look for body 

damage, dents, large scratches, etc. 

Also check the undercarriage of the 

vehicle. Look for damaged or missing 

parts. Check the ground underneath 

the vehicle to ensure no fluids have 

leaked out. According to the mechanics 

at 950 Bryant Street, some patrol 

vehicles are sustaining undercarriage 

damage as a result of "bottoming out." 

(Looking ahead or "horizon driving" 

will enable you to get slowed down 

enough before bottoming out occurs). 

If you find any damage and it has not 

yet been reported, it should be reported 

to your Sergeant and listed on 

SFPD form 154, Report of damage to 

Department Property. 

Tires: 

From a safety standpoint, tires are 

one of the most important parts of the 

vehicle and should regularly be 

checked. Look for sidewall cuts. If a 

sidewall is cut, a blowout may result 

causing loss of vehicle control. Check 

the tread on the tire. If a tire appears 

to be "balding" have it replaced prior 

to going 10-8. Last,but certainly not 

least, check the tires for proper inflation. 

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cause premature tread wear and poor 

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bulge at the bottom of tire. If you really 

want to be thorough, use a pressure 

gauge and check the pressure 

when the tire is cold. You should also 

check your spare to make sure it is 

properly inflated and ready in the 

event you need it. As many of us know 

from the war demos, we do sometimes 

have to change our own flat tires. 

Lights: 

Check that headlights, taillights, 

brake lights, turn signals, spotlights, 

and emergency lights are in proper 

working order. 

Inside Of Vehicle: 

Check the oil pressure and fuel level. 

Check the brake pedal height by applying 

pressure to the brake pedal. As 

a general rule, if the brake pedal feels 

"spongy", the brakes are probably due 

for service and the vehicle should be 

downed. Check for excessive play in 

the steering wheel and listen for any 

unusual sounds. Since the rainy season 

is now upon us, you should check 

your wipers. Worn wipers may obstruct 

your vision in the rain or fog and 

should be replaced. 

If you have less than a half tank of 

gas, you should fill up. While the gas 

is pumping, there are a couple more 

things you should do to complete your 

vehicle inspection. First, check the oil 

level. Ensure there is sufficient oil in 

the engine. If there is not and depending 

on the time of day, there should 

be oil available if needed. Lastly check 

the windshield wiper fluid level. There 

is nothing worse than trying to clean 

a dirty windshield and nothing comes 

out because the reservoir is empty. 

Remember that mechanics are available 

until midnight Monday-Friday at 

the service station located at 950 

Bryant Street. If there is any question 

or mechanical problem with your vehicle, 

you can go out of service and 

try to have it fixed or you may have to 

down the vehicle if the repairs are extensive. 

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should notify your station maintenance 

officer. Failing to report mechanical 

problems or ignoring them 

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Can an Officer be Denied 

Court Pay when on Vacation? 

By Steve Mooney 

Richmond Station 

So, you've had your Annual Vacation 

Request approved by your Lieutenant 

for a visit to the East Coast. 

You've scheduled this small vacation 

by burning twenty hours of Comp 

Time and 20 of Floating Holiday Time 

and wedged them between your weekends 

to get twelve days off in a row. 

On the yellow Vacation Request Form 

that you submitted, you're allowed to 

use any combination of accrued Comp 

Time, Floaters, Holiday Time, Physical 

Fitness Time and Vacation Time. Nowhere 

is it written that we shall exclusively 

use VA time for a Vacation Request. 

When everything is entered into 

HRMS, you retain a signed and dated 

copy of the original request for your 

records. 

After the Vacation Request is approved 

but before you leave on your 

trip, you receive a Court Subpoena that 

starts on a date during your vacation, 

falling right on one of those FH's. 

You're lucky and willing to fulfill your 

legal obligation to this subpoena because 

1) you're dedicated to seeing justice 

served, and 2) you'll have returned 

from NYC the day before the subpoena 

date. Point being, that you will still be 

on an approved vacation on the first 

day of court. 

On the day of court you sign in as 

usual and show FOB that you're dressed 

appropriately. Three hours later, when 

the defendant takes a plea, you submit 

the time card signed by the Assistant 

District Attorney and drop it off at 

Court Liaison. It is only then that it is 

explained to you that you are not on 

vacation today, you're on an FH, and 

you will not be compensated at all. 

Why are we penalized when a subpoena 

falls on something other than 

a "VA" or "H" on an approved vacation? 

Court Liaison makes reference to 

a section in our pending MOU (9/26/ 

03, the date of compensation denial) 

and is as follows: 

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by subpoena to appear in court in a 

criminal case, will receive court appearance 

premium only when their 

appearance occurs on date(s) for which 

the member had a previously approved 

vacation request for 40 hours or more 

that predated the service of the subpoena. 

In all other cases, members will 

be compensated only as provided by 

the current Department Bulletin on 

the subject of court compensation." 

(highlights by author). 

However vaguely written, any reasonable 

member of this department 

interprets the first three words of this 

section "Members on VA" as "Members 

on vacation." The intent of this 

section is easily interpreted as an attempt 

curb the habit of some officers 

who get a subpoena for the day-aftertomorrow 

and who then at the last 

minute decide to take that day off so 

they can collect court overtime. 

If you have an approved vacation 

of more forty or more hours and you 

later get a subpoena for that period, 

you should be entitled to normal overtime 

court compensation, no matter 

if the court date falls on a VA, FH, IL, 

or OU that day. There should be no 

discrimination between them when 

used in good faith in an approved vacation. 

The department must address this 

matter, and until they do, Court Liaison 

should be given the authority to 

evaluate the validity of a member's vacation 

status on a case-by-case basis. 

Court Liaison merely checks the 

scheduling system for the subpoena 

date to see on what day it falls and how 

you were carried. Effort is not made to 

determine if you were on an approved 

"vacation" during that time, as I believe 

was intended by the author of 

that MOU section. As it stands, anything 

other than an H or VA and you 

will not be compensated - period. 

To Court Liaison and the police administration, 

please take into consideration 

the spirit of the definition of 

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Justice Department's Bureau of 

Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 

Explosives Allows Sale of 

Handgun Disguised as a Pen 

Despite Law Enforcement 

Warning 

The U.S. Justice Department's Bureau 

of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 

Explosives (ATF) is allowing the sale 

to the general public of a small-caliber 

handgun disguised as a pen - despite 

the clear public safety threat such 

"pen guns" represent - the Violence 

Policy Center (VPC) warned today. 

The public safety threat posed by 

the Stinger Pengun is made clear in an 

October 2002 "Officer Safety Bulletin" 

regarding the weapon issued by the 

U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations 

based at Andrews Air Force 

Base. The national alert was apparently 

distributed to government, military, 

and local law enforcement agencies. 

More recently, in August 2003, the 

Department of Homeland Security 

warned that terrorists might attempt 

to use ordinary items to conceal explosives 

or weapons - which is the 

exact purpose of the pen gun. 

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Corporation in Sault Sainte 

Marie, Michigan, the Stinger Pengun 

is a single-shot pistol disguised as a 

pen. It is 5.6 inches long, weighs only 

five ounces when empty, and retails 

for $250. It is currently available in 17 

and 22 caliber, and the company's web 

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that more calibers are "Coming Soon!" 

A past advertisement on the web site 

states that the gun "Transforms From 

A 'Pen' To A Legal Pistol In 2 Seconds." 

Promised soon-to-be marketed accessories 

include an 18-inch "sniper barrel" 

and attachable "heart dagger." 

Stinger also manufactures the "Survivor 

Knifegun," a handgun concealed 

in a pocket knife with blade. The $375 

"knifegun" - promoted as "The Pistol 

With A Sharp Edge" - is 3.7 inches 

long, 1.09 inches wide, and weighs 12 

ounces. (Pictures of both are available 

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According to Stinger, both guns 

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to standard handguns. Advertising on 

Stinger's web site boasts, "The Stinger 

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This is in spite of the fact 

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weapon, and receive approval from 

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angled to its barrel. 

"This is a distinction without a difference," 

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which the Ashcroft Justice Department 

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Over the last 12 years Curt Dowling, SID, has been working 

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and is on the competition trail with Crew Chief Esira Adihi 

leading the effort. The vehicle has a 565 cubic inch engine which 

produces 1200 horsepower that propels it down the quarter mile 

track in 7 seconds and can attain a top speed of 198mph. 

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San Francisco Police Columbia Association Wednesday, December 10, 2003 

Tour of Italy 

Join the Columbia Association on 

this wonderful tour. We had a wonderful 

time together last year in New 

York. Now it's time to make it to the 

European continent! 

For more information call Larry 

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Enjoy a taste of the "dolce vita" with 

our 15-day tour of Italy, which will be 

sure to provide you with a memorable 

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include: Rome, Pompeii, 

Sorrento, Isle of Capri, Assisi, San 

Marino, Venice, Verona, Italian Lakes, 

Pisa, Florence, and Siena. 

Your tour includes: 

* 15 days / 13 nights 

* March 4 to March 18, 2004 

* Round trip air from San Francisco 

* Welcome Reception 

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* 13 European style breakfasts 

* 7 dinners of regional specialties 

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SFPD December Blood Drive 

By Mark Hawthorne 

Be the first one in your unit or on 

your block to attend and donate at the 

December Blood drive. The location 

and festivities will, as usual, be superb. 

The dining accommodations will be 

filled with mouth watering delights. 

The company you will in is worthy of 

who's who. All of this and the opportunity 

to help some unsuspecting person 

who is in need of blood. The holiday 

spirit will be in bloom and December 

is an excellent time to show your 

commitment to the community. A 

short drive to the P.O.A. building will 

make all of this possible. Donating a 

short period of time so that someone 

may enjoy a lifetime of good fortune 

is such an easy thing to do. Join with 

Santa Claus Wears Blue 

There are now more than the re- Volunteers, Toys, 

me and many other members of the 

department in donating blood to the 

community. Your kindness will be repaid 

in ways you cannot imagine. I 

even hear there may be special awards 

to lucky donors. Besides, what do you 

have to lose besides a few minutes and 

a few ounces of blood. I, as well as 

other members of the committee, and 

members of the command staff look 

forward to seeing you at the blood 

drive. The time, date, and location are 

as follows: 

Date: Wednesday, 

December 10th, 2003 

Location: POA building 

510 7th St. 

Time: llOOhrs. - 2000hrs. 

quired 20 persons booked, so the Tour Donations Needed! 

is definitely on. Think about it, the 

Italy Tour will make a great Christmas 

present! By Lt. Mike Slade this year's campaign an even greater 

Operation Dream 

Executive Director 

Starting Monday, December 1st, 

the SFPD Operation Dream Holi- 

day Toy Patrol will begin their 10th 

Annual Christmas Toy Drive 

paign. This annual campaign al- j 

lows Officers from several district I 

Police Stations to become Santa r 

Claus - providing gifts for underprivileged 

children, 

who otherwise would 

not know the joys 

of the Holiday 

Season. 

Last year, 

with the help 

of San Francisco's Finest, we were able 

to provide over 25,000 toys to children 

and their families, through the generous 

donations of the public. This public 

exposure along with the warm compliments 

we receive shows the City 

that we are leaders in the area of Community 

Policing. 

Some of the programs that have 

benefited from Operation Dream are 

the SFPOA Hospital Christmas Program, 

Mission Station's Christmas Program, 

Taraval Station's Christmas Toy 

Program, Glide Memorial, Children of 

Public Housing, single moms & dads, 

adoption agencies, and the list goes on 

and on. 

We are asking for any Officers or 

Civilians to lend a hand and help make 

9suneido#tsJ&Ca. 

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success, as we will need volunteers for 

all of these upcoming Operation 

Dream events: 

Wednesday, 12/3/03 

Toy Collection at the 

Embarcadero Bart Station 

from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. 

Thursday, 12/4/03 

Toy Collection at the Montgomery 

Bart Station from 3 

p.m. to 6 p.m. 

Sunday, 12/7/03 

Toy Collection at the SF 

49er Football Game at 3COM 

Park from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

Saturday, 12/13/03 

Toy Collection at Union Square 

from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Delivery of toys to those in need 

occurring between Wednesday, December 

17th and Wednesday, December 

24th, 2003. 

If you would like to donate your 

time and effort, please contact Officer 

Charles McCullar or Officer Debbie 

Adams at Operation Dream - 415-671- 

3156 or 415-671-3157. 

Operation Dream is a non-profit 

organization. All toy and monetary 

donations are tax deductible. 

Help us make this a Very Merry 

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 California. The speaker was Mr. Joe 

Quinlan, chief Market Strategist, Banc 

the Police Association and was always of America Capital Management. 

ready to take on someone that did not Trustee Fontana gave a report on what 

agree with his position. He was the was said. Japan and China are key to 

type of guy who attended a meeting U.S. Investments also Russia is startand 

when the instructor asked, "Any ing to look like its coming around. 

questions"? You knew Mario would With the uncertain global terrorist achave 

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JAMES W. McGOWAN, 82 years. Jim in the job market is the key to a rewas 

born in San Francisco, and raised bound in our economy. This might 

in Hayes Valley. He attended Corn- happen in the first or second quarter 

merce High School. He served three in 1994. 

years in the Navy, all of it in the Pa- ADJOURNMENT: President Aguilar 

cific. Upon his discharge, he returned had a moment of silence for our deto 

San Francisco and was employed as parted members and also for the men 

a Cab Driver before entering the Po- and women serving their country 

lice Academy in 1947. His first assign- overseas. He set the next meeting for 

ment was Richmond, followed by Cen- Wednesday December 17, 2003 at 2 

tral, then Communications. Next, he PM in the conference room of 

was transferred to Southern where he Ingleside Station. Meeting was admade 

Sergeant. After promotion, he journed at 3:10pm. 

was sent to Taraval, Mission, then Park. Fraternally, 

He made Lieutenant and served at Mark Hurley. 

Potrero, Northern, Park, and Richmond. 

His last assignment was Taraval, 

were he retired in 1976. Jim was 

awarded several Captains Comp's over Janus Must Go 

his career. Jim was a tall, good looking 

guy who caught the eye of several CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 

people from Hollywood when they 

came to the City to shoot movies and In making such special deals with 

TV shows. He performed bit parts in market timers the Janus Group beseveral 

including "The Line-up." and trayed its shareholders, putting its own 

was asked to try out for an upcoming financial interests ahead of theirs. Jarole 

in a radio show that was going to nus had an obligation, contractual in 

be made into a TV series. That was the nature, to treat all its investors the 

role of Marshall Matt Dillon in "Gun same; it has grievously failed. Janus 

Smoke." He made many friends on the committed fraud; it violated the funds' 

Hollywood scene and did other roles. cardinal obligation - to act in the best 

He was known as a cop with a good interests of all their investors. This is a 

right hand, as a well-known newspa- "one strike and you're out" offense. 

perman learned in the lobby of the 

Fairmont Hotel. Upon retirement, he Let's Hold Janus Accountable 

served as the Chief of Police in Span- Over 1 in every 3 Americans owns 

ish Flat Utah, and Jerome Idaho. He mutual funds. Mutual fund industry 

later made his home in Idaho Falls. assets have mushroomed to $7 trillion, 

REPORT OF TRUSTEES: Mr. Shane organized into 8,300 different mutual 

Hiller, of Bank of America gave a pre- funds belonging to some 95 million 

sentation on the status of our account. investors. For some members of this 

We are up 9.08% for the year. Our in- industry, like the Janus Group, amassvestment 

in Hedge Fund in October is ing assets under management became 

on the positive side. In order to corn- its primary goal with its focus shifting 

plete our investment goals the Trust- from stewardship to salesmanship and 

ees signed a document authorizing the then from salesmanship to preferen- 

Bank to invest $250,000.00 (a result tial treatment for an elite group of 

of sale of bonds that came due) to the market timers. 

real estate market. As Of November 20, Morningstar, the premier mutual 

2003, that account was opened. fund evaluator, has recommended that 

NEW BUSINESS: Nomination of investors avoid the Janus Group. Isay 

Officers for the coming year. President that now is the time for you, me and the 

George Jeffery, Vice President Joe Retirement Board to hold Janus account- 

Reilly. Treasurer Jim Sturken. Trustees able for what it did! When Janus lost 

Rene LaPrevotte and Joe Garrity. Presi- my trust by its fraudulent activities, 

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IAWP Partners With Calibre Press To Train Women Officers 

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About 300 female officers from all over 

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IAWP/SF 2003 Conference Post 

Conference Greetings From Argentina 

I received this letter from Agent 

Maria Victoria Cardozo from the 

Rosario Police Department in 

Rosaria, Santa Fe, Argentina. I want 

to share it with you all. 

Maria was one of the women 

officers that was sponsored to attend 

the 41st Annual International 

Association of Women Police Training 

Conference by the Latino Peace 

Officers Association. 

Robin Matthews 

Rosario, 

Saturday, November 1st 2003 

Hello everybody, 

I am Cabo Maria Victoria Cardozo 

from Argentina. As a member of the 

IAWP sponsored by Inspector Irena 

Lawrenson from the OPP Canada I had 

the opportunity to teach at the 41 st 

IAWP International Conference in San 

Francisco last August- September. But 

how could I attend the Conference? 

May be you know that Argentina in 

the South of South America and we 

could say it is a developing country, 

but the majority of the population 

earns low incomes or are unemployed. 

Last year when I was sponsored by the 

ACWP to speak at the 40 IAWP Conference 

in Canberra, Australia I had the 

great honour to meet lots of good 

people, specially two nice women at 

the San Francisco Conference Exhibitor. 

Who were these two ladies? One 

of them said to me, after we talked a 

while, "we would like to have your 

teaching in San Francisco" and she 

gave me her business card and some 

presents, the card said: U Robin 

Matthews, SF Conference Director", 

while we were finishing our talk another 

woman came to that place and 

Robin said to her: " She is from Argentina". 

And this woman police told 

me "Hola !!" (hello in Spanish). She 

was Lynette, but at that time I did not 

know her name. She was very friendly 

and funny. These two persons were 

going to change my entire life and at 

that moment I did not know. Do you 

know them? I suggest you to meet 

them. I can assure you that your life 

will change when you meet them. 

They are GREAT. 

In December 2002 I was contacted 

again by Robin, thanks to Terrie Swann 

suggestion. Robin invited me to attend 

the Conference and would try to find 

some sponsorship to support my trip. 

I forwarded her my CV and all the 

things she required me. I couldn't believe 

I was applying again for a scholarship. 

I travelled to Australia last year 

but I had never imagined I would have 

a chance to attend the Conference in 

San Francisco. It was too much for a 

low-income police officer from Argentina. 

Robin told me that there was a 

possibility that the Latino Peace Officers 

Association from the San Francisco 

Police Department could support 

my airfare. That she was talking to a 

Sergeant named Tony Flores. That they 

were going to read my CV and vote if 

they considered I was a good candidate 

to be supported by them Finally 

in the end of May the LPOA voted 

unanimously to pay my airfare. Can 

you imagine how proud I was that 

LPOA would be one of my sponsors to 

participate in the Conference? And 

Tony Flores and his wife Emily Sims 

from the Domestic Violence Division 

SFPD were instrumental in all this. The 

San Francisco Conference Committee 

supported all 

the others 

conference's 

fees. The next 

step was to obtain 

the US 

VISA. And as 

you may know 

it is difficult to 

obtain the visas 

much more after 

the events of MarIa Victoria 

September Cardozo 

2001. I was 

afraid I couldn't obtain it, but when I 

travelled with my father to Buenos 

Aires to the US Embassy and showed 

and proved to the consular agent who 

I was and what the IAWP is, the Consular 

agent smiled and authorised my 

VISA, even though many other applications 

from other people were denied. 

I was as happy as I never imagined. I 

couldn't believe that the United Stated 

of America allowed me to enter in your 

country! I must tell you that I could 

pay the visa and travel to the US Embassy 

because Robin forwarded me the 

money to do this. Without her help it 

could have been impossible. And at 

the same time she told me that Lynette 

was saving her change to give to me 

when I was in SF to spend there in case 

I needed it. 

But Robin and Lynette are more 

than this. How am I going to give back 

to them all they did? Robin is an excellent 

management police officer, 

when I listen to her, when I talk to her, 

when I hear her voice, and then when 

I met her, I have the certitude that 

what she tells me this is going to happen, 

she is the most confident person 

I have ever known. And Lynette is a 

mixture of emotion, happiness and 

fun, "Do you need something Maria? 

Just tell us, we will take care for you". 

Her heart is as big as her smile. Robin 

and Lynette, Lynette and Robin, they 

are both gifts that my mother sent to 

me from the sky! In San Francisco I 

also have my angel in the earth, she 

was Donna Wright, she took care of 

me when I arrived in San Francisco, as 

I was sick, with Donna's medicine I got 

much better in a few hours. And 

thanks God I had the company of Jan 

(Taylor), Ann (Duncan) Heather 

(Kouts), Donna (Stauffer), Val (Jarvis) 

and Laly from Spain (we shared the 

room at the Hyatt) who made my staying 

in San Francisco unforgettable. I 

also made two new friends Jane 

Kitchen and Helen Rowlings from the 

UK. I also would like to thank all the 

help I received from the volunteers at 

the Conference, for example, Martha 

Juarez and Janet Perez SFPD who took 

Laly and I to the Golden Gate Bridge, 

Sally who was constantly telling us 

what to do, the women police officers 

who managed all the things in relation 

to the presentation of the classes. 

Specially thanks to Sg Lyn Tomioka 

from the SFPD who gave to me a body 

arm, Kathy Schult Milwaukee Police 

who took many of all the pictures, 

Shelley Ballard from the Saskaatoon 

Police Canada for supporting my trip 

to Alcatraz, Jean Beare and Heike 

Kottman - UN police mission-, June, 

Debra, Amy and Gwenn Strachan from 

Canada. Thanks Gwen for attending 

my lecture, I never imagined that the 

OPP Deputy Commissioner would attend 

my class! 

Thanks to the attendance and 

speaking at the Conference in Austra- 

ha I taught the First Course of Community 

Policing to the Community 

Policing Committees in Rosario, according 

to the Manual on Community 

Policing from the Ontario Provincial 

Police, Canada, last June- July, at the 

Minister of Government with the permission 

of the Santa Fe Provincial Police 

Commissioner. And thanks to the 

attendance and teaching at the Conference 

in San Francisco I gave a talk 

at the Minister of Government about 

my trip to San Francisco and introduced 

some guides about the San Francisco 

Community Oriented Policing 

and Problem Solving Training Manual. 

Next week I am teaching the second 

course to the future Community Policing 

Committees at the Minister of 

Government based on the OPP 

manual. The idea is to continue with 

By Robin Matthews 

IAWP/SF 2003 Conference Director 

On Friday, September 5, 2003, the 

41st Annual International Association 

of Women Police (IAWP) Training 

Conference ended after an incredible 

week of training and networking. The 

conference had been convened at the 

Hyatt Embarcadero in downtown San 

Francisco. Those of you who attended 

the conference either as a delegate, a 

volunteer, or other interested party 

now understand the excitement and 

camaraderie that comes from participating 

in an IAWP conference. Again, 

thank you for your participation and 

support. Attendees and police officers 

from around the world continue to email 

me with praise and admiration 

for the SFPD. 

Those who attended the Final Banquet 

on the 5th were treated to some 

OUTSTANDING music from our very 

own SFPD-member band, "X-Treme 

RWS." Roland Tolosa, Photo Lab, has 

Greetings! For those of you who 

were not able to attend the 41st Annual 

International Association of 

Women Police (IAWP) Training Conference 

August 31St through September 

5th, or for those of you who did 

attend but did not get a chance to 

purchase any of our conference merchandise, 

we have the following 

items for sale at a reduced cost: 

V-Neck Timberline Colorado Brand 

Windshirts - $30.00 

Polo Shirts - Anvil Brand (with 

multi-colored conference logo) - 

$17.00 

Polo Shirts - Anvil Brand (with 

gold embroidered conference 

logo) - $17.00 

Long Sleeved T-Shirts - Hanes Beefy 

T Brand - $16.00 

Silk Screened T-Shirts - Beefy T 

Brand - $8.00 

Denim Long Sleeved Shirts - Port 

and Company Brand - $22.00 

the training and improve the skills and 

tools of the citizens and the police to 

develop a better way of delivering security. 

I also presented a project about 

the creation of a seminar at the National 

University of Rosario to research 

women issues based on material that 

Melinda Tynan from Australia forwarded 

to me and complemented with 

the material that Tony and Emily gave 

to me when I was in San Francisco. 

That is all I love to do and can do to 

give back to all who help me to do 

what I never imagined to achieve. 

I can sing: " I left my love in Australia 

and my heart in San Francisco" 

Cabo Maria Victoria Cardozo 

Rosario Santa Fe Provincial Police 

Argentina 

SFPD Band Rocks the 

lAWP Final Banquet 

put together an incredible band. It 

rocked away the night at the Hyatt and 

had the participants begging for more 

at the end of the night. It was a fantastic 

way to end our conference. If 

you ever have an opportunity to see 

and hear the band perform, I 

STRONGLY recommend them. For 

those of you looking to hire a band 

for a future event, you'll find none 

better than X-Treme RWS. I guarantee 

you won't be sorry. 

The band consists of Roland playing 

drums; Mike Morley, General 

Work, playing rhythm guitar; and lead 

vocals, Dave Garcia from Northern 

playing lead guitar, and Nate Chan 

from Tac playing percussion and vocals. 

With the assistance of Elena on 

lead vocals, Ed "G" on bass, Nel on 

keyboards, and Steve on sax, the band 

brought down the house. 

Thanks, guys, for an incredible 

night. People are still talking about 

your great performance. 

IAWP/SF 2003 Conference 

Merchandise Available For Purchase! 

Tie Dye T-Shirts (multi-colored; 

IAWP 2003 Summer of Love) - 

Copa Banana Brand - $18.00 

Tie Dye T-Shirts (blue colors; IAWP 

2003 Summer of Love) - Copa 

Banana Brand - $18.00 

Gym Bag with Conference Logo 

with Holder for Water Bottle - 

$ 12.00 

Water Bottle (white with blue top) 

with Conference Logo - $1.00 

Coffee Cups with Conference Logo 

(Navy Blue) - $2.50 

Conference Pins - $1.00 

SFPD Pins - $2.00 

Neck Wallets - $2.00 

To purchase any of the above 

items, please contact Robin 

Matthews, General Work Detail, or 

by e-mail at IAWPSF2003@ aol.coin, 

or contact Lynette Hogue at Payroll 

at 553-9772.


Remembering Kenny 

By Andrew Cohen 

It's hard to believe, but it has 

been nearly six years since the death 

of Sgt. Kenny Sugrue. 

You will recall that it was through 

his unselfish, tireless efforts that a 

plan was brought to life which continues 

to provide friendly, competitive 

sporting events for the kids of 

the Tenderloin. The annual project 

that came from these efforts has 

come to be known as the"Sgt. 

Kenny Sugrue Tenderloin Children's 

Olympics". 

As it was true of so many others, 

Kenny profoundly touched my life 

not only by his exemplary performance 

as a police officer, but as well 

as from his encouragement and 

kind words. I promised myself then 

Menu: 

Buffet 

W/Carving Station 

Roast Beef/Salmon 

Green Salad 

Mixed Vegetables 

Rice Pilaf 

Bread Butter Etc. 

Desert Platter 

Schedule: 

6-7 PM Bar Opens 

7-830 PM Dinner 

8:30-12 PM Dancing 

Music Provided By 

DJ- fT & Eddie McGee 

SFPD 'S Mission Station's 

Christmas Party 

Saturday Dec 13, 2003, 

At The San Francisco Zoo 

that I would never forget him, and 

would do what I could to further his 

good work. 

It is in his honor that I am donating 

all the proceeds from the 

sales of my now 4 CDs to the Sgt. 

Kenny Sugrue, Tenderloin Fund. 

Up to now I have not done all I 

could do to promote the sale of CDs, 

so I am hoping that through this 

little note the music I have created 

can be more widely shared and the 

proceeds help to keep the "Games" 

alive and well in the Tenderloin. If 

you are interested in purchasing any 

or all of these CDs, please call me at 

415-431-6541 or come by the POA 

offices and pick them up. A minimum 

of a $10.00 donation for each 

CD is requested and checks can be 

made out to the "Sgt. Kenny Sugrue, 

Tenderloin Fund". 

Cost: 

$100 Per Couple 

RSVP By 12105103 

Please Contact 

George Leong 558-5421 

Steve Thoma 558-5457 

Entrance & Parking At 

Great Hwy's Front Gate 

Party is at the Great Hall 

Put On Your Best And 

Handle The Rest!!" 

Friday, December 12, 2003 • 1830 - 0100 hours 

Bayview Station's Annual Christmas Party 

Gala Evening at the fantastic 

Sheraton at Fisherman's Wharf 

2500 Mason Street @ North point 

Guest Rooms available (Special Rate: $99.00 

In the heart of the Fisherman's Wharf area, 

dinner and dancing while enjoying the 

breathtaking views of our city - 

alifor $70.00 per person 

Contact Person(s): 

Officer Yulanda Williams .........(415) 671-2302 Sgt. Timothy Flaherty 

Officer Victoria Dockery .........(415) 671-2332 Lt. Mary Stasko 

2003 Traffic Company 


When: 

Where: 

Dress: 

Drinks: 

Dinner: 

Entertainment: 

Includes: 

Please Note: 

Tickets: 

Contact: 

__ 9ee ^* 

Saturday, December 13 

1800 hrs. 

The Olympic Club 

Lake Side 

The Vista Room (private roo 

Black Tie 

Hosted Private Bar 

Premium Brands 

Christmas Buffet 

Dancing in The Ball Room 

Carolers & Entertainment 

Gifts, a Raffle, and a Surprise or Two 

Plan to be at our room by 1800 hrs. 

$200 Per Couple I Limited Seating 

Money Due 11/27 

Joe Mayers, Solos 553-1398 

STPD - Airport Bureau 


When: Sunday, December 14, 2003 

Where: Double Tree Hotel 

835 Airport Blvd., Burlingame, CA 94010 

(650) 373-2204 Rooms $69.00 might 

Time: 5:00 p.m. 

'' 5 - 6:30 Cocktails 

6:30 Dinner & followed by DJ music 

Price: $40.00 per person 

Tickets: Purchase tickets from.... 

Sergeants Swall, Hughes, Maniscalco 

'' Lt. Cottura ' Jasmin or 

PSAs Callaghan, Casciato, Eagleton 

Dinner Choices 

1. Filet Mignon 2. Chicken Breast & Jumbo Shrimps 3. Salmon 

All entrees include salad, veggies, rolls, coffee or tea & dessert 

7VIake checks payable to STPD - ,Airport Bureau Tioral Turn! f taw, 

ow Wine, Tax & Gratuity Included 

ktftA *fto"_ 

CD on't forget to save the date, otherwise, 

Ole'Saint Nick won't come your way!!! 

Retirement Dinner Honoring 

Lance Logan 

Saturday, January 31st, 2004 

Elks Lodge 

450 Post Street, San Francisco 

6pm - 7pm 

No Host Bar Hors d'oeuvres 

7pm 

Dinner and Dancing 

$35.00 per person includes dinner, wine, tax, tip and gift 

Choice of entrée: Fillet of Beef or Salmon 

Celebrate Lance's 30+ years of service to the 

San Francisco Police Department 

For tickets contact: 

Dan Dougherty, General Works, 415-207-9075 

Juan Gomez, Auto Detail, 415-553-1939 

Lt. Manny Barretta, Company A, 415-315-2400 

RSVP by January 24th NO TICKETS AT THE DOOR


By Ray Shine, 

Editor 

eeking to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of Field Operations 

Bureau police officers, Deputy Chief Greg Suhr has continued the San 

S Francisco Police Department's FOB Patrol Officer of the Month, a program 

that recognizes individuals who personify the admirable qualities common 

in all San Francisco street cops. 

Each month a district captain will nominate an officer for this special recognition. 

The selection of a single officer, or team of officers, for this honor will 

prove to be an unenviable task. It will, after all, be very difficult to single out 

one or two officers from among so many, all of whom are as focused on their 

duty; every one as unassuming as the next; all as worthy and deserving. 

The San Francisco Police Officers' Association applauds Chief Suhr and the 

Administration for recognizing the FOB patrol officers who comprise "the backbone 

of the Department." 

The Association also congratulates Officer Lone Brophy of Richmond Station 

for being chosen as the December 2003 FOB Officer of the Month. As with 

all such honorees, the selection of Lone serves to exemplify the strength of 

character, compassion, and commitment to community that is embodied in 

all of the men and women of the SFPD. 

Retirements 

The San Francisco Police Officers' 

Association congratulates the following 

members on their recent service 

retirement from the SFPD. We 

always are disappointed when old 

friends move away, but it must be 

agreed that each of these members 

is deserving of a long and healthful 

retirement. They will be difficult to 

replace, as they take with them 

more than a century of collective 

experience and knowledge. Listed 

alphabetically by last name, the 

most recent retirees are: 

COLLAGES BY MAMMONE AND COHEN 

* Sergeant Michael 

Dempsey #1087 

from Ingleside Station 

• Officer Philip Maguire #35 from 

Airport Bureau, Field Operations 

• Officer Alfred McCarthy #238 

from Airport Bureau, Field 

Operations 

• Officer John Wyman #690 from 

Traffic Company, Solos 

Volunteers Wanted! 

Santa Needs all Men 

and Women in Blue 

Monday, December 8, 2003 - 1000 Hours 

Mission Station - Class A Uniform 

By Jennifer Forrester 

Hit and Run Detail 

Yes, it's that time of year again! We 

hope that you will be able to join us 

on the 20th Anniversary of bringing 

cheer to our community during the 

holiday season. We're looking for volunteers 

to join our Police Santas in our 

annual visit to various hospitals and 

community centers throughout the 

city. Please reserve this date for an opportunity 

to visit with some very special 

children and adults. 

We'll be presenting each person 

with a small gift and a Polaroid picture 

taken with our Police Santa and 

Officers. 

This is such an important day for a 

lot of these children and adults. Many 

of them receive few visitors during the 

holiday season. Please show your support 

and join us this year! We need to 

show these people that we really care. 

At the end of the day, you'll go home 

feeling proud that you volunteered a 

day for those in need. 

If you have any questions or con- 

POA Bulletin 

Holiday Raffle 

cerns, or if you are ready to confirm 

your participation, please contact Jennifer 

Forrester, Hit & Run Detail, 

553-1640. 

We're looking forward to seeing a 

lot of "Men and Women in Blue" this 

year. 

Because of the additional weapon training taking place 

the next few months, we were unable to schedule a 

Turkey Shoot at the Police Range. However, we will still 

be conducting a raffle. 

We will be giving away 100 turkeys during the Holiday 

Season to POA members. All you need to do is print 

your name, star number and assignment on a 3"x5" 

card and send it to the POA office by Monday, 12/8/ 

2003. 

One entry per member* - one name to a card 

More than one entry will disqualify you.) 

(Raffle for SFPOA MembersONLY 

We will then have a drawing and publish the names in 

a bulletin to be issued by Thursday, 12/11/03. 

Ms

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Dear POA Members, 

I just wanted to thank all the 

members who responded to Turk 

and Leavenworth on October 24, 

2003 at approximately 1500 hrs. 

After being suddenly attacked and 

stabbed in my back, it was great to 

see the huge response to the scene 

and how quickly you all came to my 

aid. I want to especially thank Sgt. 

Tim Oberzeir, Captain David Shinn, 

and all the familiar faces from the 

Tenderloin Task Force. 

To the 4-Boys and everyone who 

was involved in escorting the 408 to 

the hospital. or blocking off streets. 

To all the members of the command 

staff who responded to SFGH to 

check on my well being and made 

sure everything was being taken care 

of. To the CIRT. officers who made 

sure my wife, Cindy, was made 

comfortable . To the fine crew at the 

Narcotic Division, especially Will 

Scott, Bob Doss and my field medic, 

Jim Trail, thanks, I owe you all a 

couple brews. And finally, to my 

partner and best friend, Ted Mullin, 

thanks for the "close cover". 

Thanks again to all for your 

thoughts and prayers, 

Larry Mack, 

Narcotics 

Dear Editor - 

This is a thank you to all the 

members who donated time, prayed 

for me, and those who wished me 

well. 

I returned to work on September 

13, 2003 after being off for 14 (fourteen) 

months. During that time, I 

had two (2) surgeries and six (6) 

months of chemotherapy. Many of 

you visited me in the hospital, called 

to check on my well being, and kept 

in touch with cards, notes, and 

letters. 

I appreciate what you all have 

done for me and it helped me 

maintain a positive attitude. Thank 

you to the people of Ingleside 

Station for making my re-entry 

smooth and painless. 

It makes me feel good to know 

that I have coworkers who are 

concerned to the extent you all have 

been. You all are my extended 

family. Again Thank You All. 

Larry Murdock 

AKA Crime Fighter 

Richmond Station 

Dear Captain Davenport - 

On October 22, 2003 I had just 

flown in from Phoenix, AZ, and was 

a passenger in a taxi owned by the 

Bay Taxi Co. riding from the SF 

Hilton to the Moscone convention 

center. 

As we exited the taxi, we walked 

back to the trunk to retrieve our 

computers, briefcases, and conven- 

POA Journal 

tion materials, only to see the taxi 

speed off with everything still in the 

trunk. We chased on foot but were 

no match for a motor vehicle. 

The next three hours were tense as 

we proceeded to contact your department, 

the taxi bureau, the Bay Cab 

Co., and even attempted to contact 

the driver. Our concern was growing 

as the time passed. The value of the 

items in that trunk were over 

$16,000.00. This was no small sum 

and would directly impact our ability 

to make effective presentations 

during the ADA meeting over the 

next few days. To say that anxiety 

was growing would be an understatement. 

After a few minutes of attempting 

to resolve this myself, I went directly 

to officer William Morales, badge 

#1903, for assistance. 

In the end, everything turned out 

great, the driver hadn't intend to 

steal our equipment, he had forgotten 

that the items were in the trunk. 

Everything was returned in perfect 

order; but I would be remiss if I did 

not bring to your attention the 

commendable and professional 

manner in which officer Morales 

took charge of our situation, followed 

through with a cab company 

that had been less than attentive 

when I had talked with them, took 

my information, created a complaint, 

and eventually was directly 

involved with recovering our equipment, 

and finally came personally to 

help deliver everything back to us. 

I don't know if you have an award 

for a job well done; but if you do, 

this is one of those instances. While 

officer Morales was assisting me, 

another officer, Steven Griffin, Badge 

#632, must have recognized my 

growing anxiety and offered words 

of encouragement that everything 

would turn out OK. 

Being from out of town, it was an 

unexpected pleasure to meet up with 

the big city police officers and find 

that they were not only professional 

but compassionate. Who ever is in 

charge of training and public relations 

needs to know how well it is 

working with these officers. 

Respectfully, 

E. Daniel Shoemaker 

Mesa, Arizona 

Dear SFPOA - 

On behalf of the National Alliance 

of State Drug Enforcement Agencies 

(NASDEA), I would like to thank you 

and the San Francisco POA for your 

generous contribution to our recent 

conference at the Sheraton on 

Fisherman's Wharf. 

Without your help this conference 

could not have been the success it 

was. Each of the delegates has 

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Dear POA - 

Thank you for your generous 

scholarship assistance. I appreciate 

your [scholarship] committee recognizing 

my essay. 

College has been a wonderful 

experience so far. I am looking 

forward to the many challenges 

ahead of me. 

Thanks again for your help. 

Sincerely, 

Katie Fischer 

UC Santa Cruz 

Dear SFPOA, 

Many thanks for your generous 

donation of $200.00 towards a tee 

sponsorship in the Viking Invitational 

Golf Tournament. With the 

help of your participation and 

contribution, the tournament was a 

great financial success. Golfers 

enjoyed perfect weather and playing 

conditions at historic Lincoln Park 

Golf Course and your tee sponsorship 

sign was visible to all. Thanks 

again and we hope you are able to 

participate in next year's tournament. 

Sincerely, 

Kevin Brunner 

Viking Invitational Committee 

St. Vincent de Paul Men's Club 

Dear SFPOA - 

On behalf of the children and 

families at Hamilton Family Center, 

thank you for your recent gift in 

support of Hamilton's Halloween 

Evening. I want to send our sincere 

thanks, and offer a quick update on 

the event so far. 

The SFPOA's generous donation 

will be included on our website and 

in the program at this fun affair, 

which is becoming a significant 

fundraising event. Thank you again 

for supporting Hamilton Family 

Center as we assist homeless families 

in San Francisco work to escape the 

cycle of homelessness. 

Sincerely, 

Salvador Menjivar 

Executive Director 

Hamilton Family Center 

Dear Committee Members: 

The members of the Celebrate 

Visitacion Valley Planning Committee 

and the board and staff of CAA 

would like to express our deepest 

appreciation for San Francisco Police 

Officer's Association's support of 

Celebrate Visitacion Valley. 

As you know, CVV promotes 

community building and is an 

important part of helping Visitacion 

Valley to thrive. The event provides 

an opportunity for families to learn 

more about the culture and background 

of their neighbors, as well as 

learn about and receive the variety of 

services in the neighborhood. 

We hope you will join us again 

next year! Warmest regards, 

Christina Wong 

On behalf of Celebrate Visitacion Valley 

Planning Committee 


Dear Friends: 

On behalf of the Center for 

Elderly Suicide Prevention (CESP), 

and the Institute on Aging, thank 

you so much for your donation of 

$100.00 to help sponsor our 2003 

Cable Car Caroling Event. 

Your support helps CESP provide 

vital programs and services to seniors 

in the Bay Area, including a 24-hours 

crisis line, one-on-one and group 

counseling and telephone outreach 

to older adults dealing with issues of 

suicide, depression, abuse, and grief. 

CESP also helps decrease the pain for 

individuals of any age who have 

suffered a traumatic loss and/or 

sudden death. 

Thank you again for your generous 

support and for helping, us make 

this program possible. 

Sincerely, 

Patrick Arbore 

Program Director 

Institute on Aging 

Dear SFPOA - 

Thank you for your recent donation 

to the third Annual Memorial 

Fund Open. As a result of the tournament, 

Kurt Clarke and I were pleased 

to present a check for $9000 to the 

CNOA Survivor's Memorial Fund. 

Because of your generosity and the 

generosity of others like you, the 

Fund will continue to help the 

families of fallen police officers in 

the State of California. 

This year's tournament was a great 

success, but we could not have done 

it without your continued support. 

Once again, thank you! Sincerely, 

Robert Noriega 

Memorial Fund Open Co-Chair 

California Narcotics Officers' 

Association 

Memorial Fund Open Co-Chairman 

CNOA Region 1 

POA Journal 

Attn: Al Casciato 

Thank You for printing the GOOD 

NEWS article (Lance Logan, Grandsons, 

Neurosurgery, Welcome home 

Grandma Banner) in the Around the 

Department, September issue of the 

POA Journal. 

It was wonderful hearing from so 

many, I know the good wishes and 

prayers had a positive influence on 

my recovery. I especially appreciate 

the support Lance received at this 

very difficult time. 

Cause to celebrate... Lance retires 

in January. We would be honored to 

have you as a guest - invitation to 

follow. 

Again 

Thank you, 

Debra 

Dear SFPOA - 

On behalf of the Burbank Police 

Officers' Association, I would like to 

extend our gratitude for your support 

of our Annual Golf Tournament. 

This year was a great success 

and was made possible by people 

such as yourself. 

The proceeds from this tournament 

gives us the ability to fund 

many things we do in the community, 

along with sponsoring many of 

the sports activities that our association 

participates in. Your support 

makes it possible for us to continue 

supporting these and other worthwhile 

causes. 

Thank you again for your support. 

Sincerely, 

Darin Ryburn, 

President 

Burbank Police Officers' Association


Ugandan Dream 

Shelter Project 

By Robin Matthews 

Envision this scene: A young 

woman stands at her stove preparing 

dinner for her family. Her children are 

running and playing around her waist, 

vying for her attention. She lovingly 

directs them into the living room and 

tells them to, "Make sure it's in order." 

The children eagerly head to the living 

room. Shortly thereafter, the 

woman's husband arrives. He walks 

angrily to the stove and demands, 

"Where's dinner?" The woman bows 

her head and points to the pot she is 

stirring, afraid to raise her head or eyes 

to him. "I told you my supper will be 

on the table when I come home." He 

raises his head and hits the woman in 

the head causing her to fall to the floor. 

While she is on the floor, he kicks her 

in the head, face, chest, and body. 

She's bloody and can barely breathe. 

He turns and leaves the residence. The 

children run to their mother's side and 

cry. She picks herself up, wipes herself 

off, and feeds her children. 

Why didn't she call the police? 

Why didn't she request medical attention? 

Why didn't she fight back? After 

all, this is America . . . but this 

didn't happen in America, though it 

happens numerous times daily 

throughout the U.S. 

This incident occurred in Uganda, 

East Africa. This hapless woman was 

purchased by her husband via a dowry. 

In this region of the world, a dowry 

usually consists of cows or other livestock. 

She does not realize that she 

has human rights; does not understand 

that she is not the "property" of 

her husband; accordingly, she does not 

seek assistance when beaten like a 

common beast of burden. 

Domestic violence is a crime seldom 

enforced in Uganda. Women are not 

educated as to their right to bring 

charges against their violent husbands. 

They do not think to call the police 

(they often don't even have telephones 

or electricity). Oftentimes, cowives 

(other women purchased/married 

to one male according to their 

custom) will just nurse the injured sister-wife 

until she has healed. If a husband 

demands sex from a spouse and 

takes it by force, it is not considered a 

crime. 

Women between the age of 12-18 

experience a right of passage for the 

vast majority of the rural cultures. 

They are taken out of the city by the 

village elders and their genitals are altered 

by untrained hands and 

uncleaned knives, leaving only a hole 

for urination. This procedure, which 

is far more explicit than described 

here, is called Female Genital Mutilation 

(FGM) and is practiced mainly in 

the Eastern part of Uganda 

(Kapchorwa) and by Somalis who are 

in Uganda. Often these young women 

die as a result of the procedure. In 

many cultures, unless a woman has 

had FGM, the men will not pay a 

dowry for her, and feel that only the 

women who have had FGM performed 

on them are pure and will not have a 

desire for other men. 

Last year in Kapchowra, 250 young 

women were circumcised. Four of 

those died. The FGM procedure is 

applied in even numbered years because, 

according to superstition, more 

girls die in odd numbered years. Now, 

2004 is just a few months away. In an 

October 6, 2003 article published in 

"The Other Voice," a local Ugandan 

newspaper, 250 girls between 14-18 are 

seeking refuge in other districts in fear, 

fleeing this atrocious practice. In 

many of the villages, it is also believed 

that if a family sacrifices a child with 

no blemish it will bring the family 

wealth, so that practice also continues. 

I first learned of these atrocities a 

few years ago from Hellen Alyek. She 

is the African Regional Coordinator of 

the International Association of 

Women Police (IAWP). Hellen is an 

Assistant Superintendent with the 

Uganda Police Force. She is assigned 

to the detail that she founded: The 

Family Protection Unit. 

The Family Protection Unit came 

into existence after Superintendent 

Alyek and other women officers began 

taking women victims of domestic violence 

and their children into their 

homes to keep them safe. The women 

officers used their own resources to get 

help for the victims and to spirit them 

out of the District to shelter and safety. 

Several years ago, the Department realized 

the importance of what Hellen 

and the other officers were trying to 

do, and the unit was formed. 

Because of Hellen's work in fighting 

FGM, she and her family have received 

threats to their lives. She has 

had to send her own daughter into 

exile in order to protect her. Hellen is 

relatively safe due to her high ranking 

in the police department, so her enemies 

want to take her daughter and 

perform FGM on her to "teach Hellen 

a lesson." Hellen remains undaunted, 

and continues her fight against these 

injustices to women and children in 

her community. 

Hellen is a founder and Managing 

Director of the Lira Rural Women Association. 

Lira is a district that does 

not observe the practice of FGM. 

Hellen's goal is to build a shelter where 

the women and children from 

Kapchorwa can feel safe and that can 

assist these refugees to get on with 

their lives. The cost of building this 

shelter is between $7,500 and $10,000 

U.S. The International Association of 

Women Police (IAWP) is trying to help 

Hellen achieve her goal of building a 

shelter for these women and children. 

A tax-deductible donation can be 

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flag that it's for the Ugandan Shelter) 

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Commentary 

The Law Enforcement Marriage 

By Sergeant Mary Dunnigan 

S.F.P.D., Behavioral Science Unit 

Perhaps it weighs only two ounces 

overall. Large ones may run four 

ounces. But when that badge is first 

pinned on, its weight carries a responsibility 

unknown to most law enforcement 

officers. The true weight of the 

badge is not overcome by muscle, not 

found in the gym, not measured on a 

scale. This weight requires a strength 

and conditioning for which few officers 

have been trained. The badge is not 

just pinned on a chest, it is pinned on 

a lifestyle. The heaviness of the badge 

makes law enforcement officers different 

from other professionals, and these 

differences impact on their stress. 

I have been a police officer in San 

Francisco for about twenty-two years. 

I have seen first-hand what a career in 

law enforcement can do to marriages 

and personal relationships. 

My father, who retired from the 

police department after thirty years of 

service, has now been married to my 

mother for nearly forty-five years. I 

consider their relationship to be a very 

successful one. Their marriage has 

been one that my husband and I can 

only emulate. But not all law enforcement 

marriages are so lucky. 

Because I didn't marry until later, I 

had many years to observe and learn 

about the problems associated with 

police officers and their personal relationships. 

Most of the discord involved 

officers who had spouses who were not 

in law enforcement. I know that prior 

to my marriage to my husband Frank, 

who is also a police officer, I found it 

very difficult to maintain relationships 

with men who were not in law enforcement. 

The issues that came up for me were 

usually around their feelings of guilt 

because they couldn't protect me or 

keep me safe, although I was the one 

wearing a bullet-proof vest and carrying 

a gun. I think the real emotion 

they experienced was the loss of control 

they would feel knowing I was out 

on the street dealing with the seedier 

side of life. I think most men like to 

feel that they are the "knight in shin- 

VALUEEXcHANGE & 

ing armor," and not the other way 

around. For me, this issue always got 

in the way of my relationships. Although 

I was highly trained and very 

capable of handling myself, they still 

felt threatened by what I did, and I 

think they felt that it was too much to 

compete with. 

When I met my husband Frank in 

1995, we were both a little older; I was 

thirty-four and he was thirty-two. It 

was quite refreshing to meet someone 

at work, doing what we both love to 

do, police work. There were no concerns 

about what he was doing out 

there on the streets, or whether he was 

safe. I knew he was very capable of 

handling himself on the streets, even 

when he got involved in violent confrontations, 

because I could see for 

myself. I had had the same training 

that he had at the Academy, and I was 

dealing with the same environment he 

was. This first-hand experience and 

knowledge of the job keeps me from 

worrying nights when he's working 

the late shift. Friends often ask 

whether we worry about one another, 

and we can honestly say no. We have 

faith in one another's abilities as police 

officers, and we trust that we know 

how to stay safe. 

This is very different from loved 

ones who sometimes stay up all night 

worrying whether their police officers 

are going to be shot or even coming 

home the next morning. The lack of 

understanding of what the job entails 

is very isolating for many spouses or 

partners who are not also in law enforcement. 

In many cases, the initial character 

of the relationship between a person 

beginning or already in law enforcement 

and his spouse can be compared 

to the "knight in shining armor" I discussed 

above, but it is very different 

from my situation. The "knight" in 

this case is seen or treated as the strong 

dominant partner: a warrior, protector, 

provider, hero - the solid rock of 

the relationship. He fulfills his emotional 

needs by being all of these 

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the public and projecting a positive 

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The woman, on the other hand, is fulfilled 

in the role of "the woman behind 

the man." She builds the knight's 

ego and keeps his image intact. Pride 

and fulfillment stem from his spit-andpolish 

appearance and the fact that he 

is providing a valuable service to the 

community. She can sit back with 

pride and say, "That's my man." But 

what happens when both parties are 

wearing the same hat? Who takes on 

what role? This can be very confusing 

in a law enforcement relationship. 

I feel fortunate that I met my husband 

after spending thirteen years on 

the streets. I think this gave me an 

advantage that most newly married 

law enforcement couples don't have. 

I had established my law enforcement 

lifestyle and was coping very well with 

the stresses of my job. My husband, 

on the other hand, was brand new 

when we met, although, because he 

was older when he entered the Academy, 

thirty- two, he had an advantage 

over the young twenty-one-year-olds 

in his class. Maturity level and life experience 

certainly help in this job 

when we are under highly stressful 

situations. What attracted me to Frank 

was that he was very comfortable with 

himself and very friendly. Because I 

work in a male-dominated organization, 

I quickly recognize when someone 

is acting macho or putting on the 

"tough-guy" armor to impress. Frank 

did neither. 

Shortly after recruits enter the Academy 

a transition begins from civilian 

to cop, and with that comes a major 

change in behavior. The requirements 

of their particular job, however, can 

often create some of the specialized 

problems which develop in law enforcement 

relationships. From the beginning 

of their law enforcement careers, 

officers are trained to control 

their emotions when they are on the 

job. They are allowed no anger, disgust, 

weakness, sadness, or tears, either 

with their superiors or with the persons 

they encounter on duty. Split-second 

decisions are a way of life; in some 

ways, officers learn to be non-emotional 

robots, stifling all feelings in 

order to maintain a Certain image in 

their work. 

Such training enables officers to face 

such things as the child hit-and-run 

victim lying battered and bloody in the 

middle of the street, the mutilated 

homicide victim, and all the other 

trauma-producing incidents with 

which they must cope each day. This 

process of hardening the emotions allows 

officers to perform distasteful, 

stomach-churning but necessary functions, 

without any outward discomfort 

or emotion. But this role can change a 

person. For a great portion of their day, 

officers control their emotions. Eventually, 

over months or years, any show 

of emotion may make them uncomfortable, 

and they begin to build a wall 

so that whatever emotions still exist 

will no longer affect him. Soon it is 

often impossible to leave the robot 

image at the station, and it is carried 

home, where the spouse or partner 

must cope with a non-emotional person. 

When a cop is exposed to traumatic 

events, they bring home their 

unresolved emotions surrounding the 

event, and have not yet had time to 

debrief or process the trauma, such as 

in a critical incident stress debriefing. 

When the officer walks in the door, 

and their spouse or partner wants to 

know what happened, or how their 

night went, the cop will most likely 

shut down and isolate themselves, 

sometimes stating that they are exhausted 

and want to go to sleep. They 

do this for several reasons. If the event 

has recently occurred, they may still 

be in shock, and the adrenaline still 

surging through their system may not 

have had time to dissipate. If the event 

was particularly gruesome or horrifying 

to the officer, talking about it too 

soon afterward may cause the officer 

to become re-traumatized. Traumatic 

events are physically and emotionally 

exhausting, especially because the officer 

was not able to show any outward 

emotion during the event. 

Because of the trauma and degradation 

an officer observes each day, they 

also tend to become overly protective 

of their loved ones. The job also 

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of a suspicious nature is seen as 

strange. They no longer makes eye 

contact with their spouse or partner 

when talking with them; instead, they 

are constantly looking around for the 

bad guy or any suspicious activity. Our 

training as law enforcement officers 

teaches us that faces can't kill us, but 

hands and weapons will. Recruits are 

taught to focus on the threat: hands, 

waistbands, pockets, any area which 

might conceal a weapon of some sort. 

Officers become more in-tune to danger, 

or the threat of it, and they focus 

less on small talk and interpersonal 

relationships. I have spoken with loved 

ones who complain that their spouses 

or partners don't look at them when 

talking with them; they don't trust 

anybody anymore; every person is 

looked at as a potential threat. Spouses 

and partners don't know why this behavior 

develops, and they begin to 

wonder what it is they did and to 

blame themselves for the distancing 

that takes place in their relationship. 

No one really prepares new officers for 

the psychological and behavioral 

changes they experience when 

transitioning from civilian to cop. 

When Frank and I were first dating 

and would go to a restaurant, I would 

instinctively sit facing the front door 

with my back to the wall, to be a step 

ahead of any threat that might come 

through the door. Well, Frank, also 

being a cop, had the same idea in 

mind, and we soon found ourselves 

doing this little dance, jockeying for 

position. I eventually conceded. I had 

to trust that he would cover me if 

something went down. This may 

sound strange, but it is just one example 

of the change in behavior that 

develops when a person becomes a law 

enforcement officer. 

As Officer in Charge of the Behavioral 

Science Unit, I spend most of my 

time counseling members of the department, 

from recruits in the Academy 

to senior officers preparing for 

retirement. I must say that the top issue 

of counseling relates to personal 

relationships, mostly with spouses and 

partners and the partners' lack of understanding 

around law enforcement 

issues or police culture. What I have 

found is that because cops are always 

the helpers of society, they have a very 

difficult time asking for help for themselves. 

By the time the officer comes 

to see me, they are already in crisis, 

which is sometimes too late. An officer 

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Over the years, Frank and I would 

find ourselves coming home and sharing 

our stories with one another at the 

end of the day, or night, depending 

on the shift we were working. We also 

found ourselves talking about the relationships 

and marriages we saw destroyed 

because of the lack of communication 

officers had with their 

spouses. 

We decided to teach a class together 

at the academy for the recruits and the 

loved ones so that they could get firsthand 

information about the changes 

they will encounter as new police officers, 

and the changes that take place 

when transitioning from civilian to 

cop. The class is called "Family/Partner 

Training." We asked the recruits 

to invite their spouses, partners, parents, 

and children. We ran the training 

at night after the Academy closed 

and when families could attend, and 

we asked the recruits to supply coffee 

and snacks for the group. I was amazed 

at how many people showed up for our 

classes. The families and spouses were 

so grateful that we had included them 

in this process. I soon found that most 

of the spouses and partners shared the 

same concerns for their family members 

in the academy. 

We were able to share some of the 

problems we encountered, such as behavior 

changes, mood swings, and lack 

of emotions, and we also explained 

how and why these changes occurred. 

We had family members share with 

their recruits their fears and expectations. 

Frank and I were able to calm 

some of their fears by giving statistics 

and factual information that they were 

lacking. We shared with the group how 

we have dealt with working nights, 

shift work, working holidays and 

weekends, and seeing the blood and 

guts on a daily basis, dealing with victims 

everyday and feeling helpless in 

situations. We talked about why officers 

need to control their emotions, and 

how this control filters into the home 

and into personal relationships. Ever 

in the early stages while in the aca 

emy, recruits exhibit some of these 

changes to their family members. 

What was great about the process in 

our classes was that the spouses and 

partners were able to hear that they 

were not alone and were now a support 

for each other. 

If the law enforcement officer and 

their loved one are fortunate enough 

to have established regular, effective 

communication, and if they are alert 

to danger signals in their own relation- 

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to keep that relationship on an even 

keel under the stress of a law enforcement 

career. For now I still teach recruits 

Family Partner Training, but 

would like to open it up to the entire 

membership because I can see the benefits 

for myself and we can all benefit 

from a better understanding of the toll 

this career takes on our interpersonal 

relationships. 

Teaching these classes also helped 

Frank and me to better communicate 

with one another. Recognizing the 

stressors in law enforcement and witnessing 

the destruction it can do has 

certainly been an eye-opener for us. I 

guess it has taught us mostly what not 

to do, although our relationship is not 

without problems. I think the biggest 

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But doing this takes great effort and 

does not happen easily. Frank and I 

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be vulnerable because doing that at 

work could cost us our lives. 

For me, as a woman in what was 

once considered a man's job, I am constantly 

walking a narrow line between 

the feminine side of myself and the 

part that must compete in a maledominated 

profession. But for me to 

survive with Frank, I know that competing 

with him at home would be 

futile. My choice is to let go of the job 

when I walk through the door, and the 

balancing act may be easier for me 

because I am a woman. I may always 

want to be in control, but I also know 

that I want my marriage to succeed. 

Yes, it is difficult to be a police officer, 

and I also know how difficult it 

is to be a member of an officer's family. 

They, too, can be suffering from 

our stress. Officers must take responsibility 

for being aware that their individual 

stress can affect the significant 

people in their lives. I now also have a 

much better understanding of how my 

mother must have felt when my father 

was new to the department. I don't 

think there was anything in place for 

spouses back then, but my mother 

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New Hampshire police were among 

150,000 officers around the nation 

that received chilling news last month 

that the new "miracle" fiber used in 

their bulletproof vests degrades over 

time and may fail to stop bullets in as 

little as six months of wear. 

Second Chance Body Armor Inc., 

the nation's top manufacturer of police 

body armor for the past 32 years, 

sent out letters to police on Sept. 11, 

stating the fibers in its Ultima and 

Ultimax vests degrade, and that officers 

are at risk. 

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specifically taking issue with the 

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to address the crisis. 

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are demanding that the vests be replaced 

free of charge. Two weeks ago 

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general's office for legal action against 

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The attorney general's office verified 

that the case was being handled by its 

consumer affairs attorney, Kris Spath. 

As of press time, Spath had not returned 

calls made by Seacoast Newspapers. 

Head of the state's Association of 

Police Chiefs, Epping Chief Greg 

Dodge, said that the issue is "the hot 

topic" among officers across the state 

and many departments have approached 

him for help. 

"We are very dismayed with the way 

Second Chance has handled this serious 

situation," Dodge said. "We hope 

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action, but basically they are on 

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Massachusetts and Arizona have 

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"I learned last week at the national 

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Arizona Police Association President 

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armor warning to all officers in his 

state prior to turning the matter over 

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The Massachusetts Police Association 

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Zylon vests. 

More disturbing than the solutions 

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manufacturers to tell police that Zylon 

degrades, police say. 

In 2001, Toyobo, the Japanese 

manufacturer of the Zylon fibers used 

by Second Chance and several other 

companies, published extensive data 

on how heat, humidity and light 

caused severe degradation of the socalled 

indestructible material over 

time. Since then, the research has been 

updated and provided to all of 

Toyobo's customers. Until last month, 

police had not been notified. 

Reportedly, there are more than 

180,000 Zylon-based vests in use today. 

About three out of four Zylon 

vests in the United States were made 

by Second Chance. None of the other 

manufacturers in the United States has 

issued warnings or recalled the product, 

according to police. 

Toyobo's tests discovered that Zylon 

retains only 35 percent of its original 

strength when exposed to six months 

of normal light. This includes not only 

ultraviolet rays, but "any visible light," 

according to Toyobo's report. 

Also noted by Toyobo is significant 

degradation due to exposure to any 

form of humidity. This includes the 

humidity that occurs between the 

officer's perspiring body and the vest 

he is wearing, which, according to 

tests, can reach 100 percent humidity. 

The degradation increases when the 

vest is exposed to heat above normal 

room temperature, according to 

Toyobo's report. 

Essentially, a vest that is 6 months 

old may have lost a significant amount 

of its protective strength during normal 

everyday use. 

In a published independent test 

conducted by the police department 

in Kent, Wash., in August 2003, a 6month-old 

vest was penetrated by 9 

millimeter ammunition two out of the 

five times it was fired upon. 

Ironically, the old, retired Keviar 

vest the officers still owned took all five 

shots without penetration. 

Since Toyobo's research was released 

in 2001, at least three internationally 

known armor manufacturers have 

publicly deemed the use of Zylon in 

bulletproof vests as "unsafe." 

BSST, a German armor manufacturer, 

recalled its Zylon-based products 

in July 2001, after conducting aging 

tests on its vests, according to the 

company's Web site. 

In the United States, it is a different 

story. 

Despite the findings released by 

Toyobo in 2001, Second Chance, according 

to company spokesman Gregg 

Smith, relied solely on testing conducted 

by the National Institute of 

Justice (NIJ), a division of the Department 

of justice. However, the NIJ only 

test vests that are in new condition. 

"We felt that Toyobo's results were 

based on laboratory tests that were not 

realistic to conditions the vest would 

really encounter," Smith said. 

Zylon vests got the NIJ seal of approval, 

and despite a report filed by 

Congress's Office of Technology Assessment 

calling for extensive revisions 

in how the NIJ tested products, protocols 

did not change to include body 

armor that had been worn. 

Issues and concern began to arise 

among police in the United States after 

the vests began to fail on the streets. 

Pennsylvania Officer Ed Limbacher 

of the Forest Hill Police Department 

was critically wounded in June 2003. 

Allegedly, his Second Chance Zylon 

vest failed to stop the .40-caliber pistol 

round it was rated to stop. His vest 

was about 6fl months old. 

Earlier that same month in 

Oceanside, Calif., Officer Tony 

Zeppetella died during a routine traffic 

stop after his vest failed to stop two 

9-millimeter rounds. His vest was 

about 7 months old, the same age as 

the infant son he left behind. 

In a published letter dated Oct. 22, 

and posted on Second Chance's Web 

site, the company claims that it only 

recently was given the results of 

Toyobo's tests. In a phone interview, 

Smith said the latest results received 

this month showed an even greater, 

more rapid degradation than the 2001 

fiber studies. 

Second Chance claims that the 

"alarming data" had been withheld 

from the industry for more than two 

years and that is why it is taking action 

now, offering the free upgrades. 

"When introduced, the early degradation 

of this miracle fiber was not 

predicted by anyone in our industry," 

a letter on the company's Web site 

states. "Little did we know where this 

new fiber would lead us." 

Smith said the company is working 

with "several states," though he would 

not disclose how many, to "settle the 

issue fairly, on a case-by-case basis." 

Second Chance states there is no 

test an officer can do to determine if 

his vest is still viable protection without 

actually shooting it. 

Kensington Police Chief Wayne 

Sheehan said his department purchased 

one of the faulty vests from 

Second Chance and he is anxiously 

waiting to see how this matter will be 

resolved. 

Kingston Police Chief Donald Briggs 

Jr., who purchased 13 Zylon vests over 

the last year and a half, said the "free 

upgrades" offered by Second Chance 

are nothing more than patch kits. 

"You don't put a fix-it patch on a 

bulletproof vest; that is hodgepodge. 

We paid for vests that were supposed 

to protect our officers, and I will not 

settle for anything but new ballistically 

sound replacements," Briggs said. 

"This is a nationwide issue and it is 

serious. Essentially we don't know if 

our vests are working until we get 

shot."


Citizen's Commission Clears Cincinatti Police Of 

Racial Profiling In 13 Out Of 13 Cases 

From The Cincinnati Enquirer, 

November 19 

CINCINNATI, OH - The city's police 

oversight agency has investigated 

13 complaints of racial profiling by 

Cincinnati police officers since January, 

but has not sustained a single allegation. 

Racial profiling allegations have 

been included in 10 percent of the 

complaints filed with the Citizen 

Complaint Authority since it was established 

at the beginning of the year. 

The agency was one of the key reforms 

in a 2002 police-community relations 

agreement that settled a class-action 

racial profiling lawsuit. 

Police say the few complaints are 

further evidence that racial profiling - 

the targeting of minority motorists 

based on their race or ethnicity - is 

largely a myth. 

A University of Cincinnati analysis 

of 2001 traffic stop data released last 

week found that black drivers are 36 

percent more likely to be stopped, but 

said racial bias was only one of several 

possible explanations for the disparity. 

Other measures - like the length 

of stops and the percentage of successful 

searches - found no difference between 

black and white drivers. 

Lawyers for the American Civil Liberties 

Union of Ohio, which is the 

plaintiff in the racial profiling settlement, 

said they haven't thoroughly 

researched the Citizen Complaint Authority 

cases. 

"If the process is working the way 

it's supposed to, the absence of findings 

is a positive sign," said ACLU lawyer 

Scott T. Greenwood. 

Nancy J. Minson, the chairwoman 

of the seven-member panel that reviews 

the agency's investigations, isn't 

so quick to draw conclusions from ei- 

ther the statistical or anecdotal evidence. 

"We need to look at these things on 

a case-by-case basis. What district did 

the incident take place in? Is there a 

difference in the race of officer versus 

the complainant? There are so many 

things to look at, and compiling statistics 

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said. 

This year, 19 of the 196 complaints 

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Of the 13 completed cases, six were 

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A lack of objective evidence is a key 

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"I think that one of the things we 

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Another problem: An officer's behavior 

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The racial profiling allegations investigated 

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Have you ever been in a hotel during 

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History has shown some hotels won't 

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It's sad because most could have saved 

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Fire is not likely to chase you down 

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Get on your hands and knees (or stomach) 

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Learn where the exits are 

The elevator drops you at the 12th 

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your luggage. AT THAT VERY MO- 

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the hallway to check your exit. You 

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there are two of you sharing a room, 

BOTH of you locate your exit. As you 

arrive back at your room, take a lcok 

once more. Get a good mental picture 

of what everything looks like. Do you 

think you could get to the exit with a 

"blindfold" on? 

Should you have to leave your room 

during the night, it is important to 

close the door behind you. This is very 

effective in keeping out fire and will 

minimize smoke damage to your belongings. 

Some doors take hours to 

bum through. They are excellent "fire 

stops" so close every door you go 

through. If you find smoke in the exit 

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nightstands, that's an excellent location. 

It's close to the bed so you can 

grab it when you leave without wasting 

time looking for it. It's important 

you close your door as you leave, and 

it's equally as important that you don't 

lock yourself out. You may find conditions 

in the hallway untenable, and 

want to return to your room. 

.your prime objective 

should be to leave at 

the first sign of 

smoke. 

Let's suppose you wake up to smoke 

in your room. Grab your key off the 

nightstand, roll off the bed and head 

for the door on your hands and knees. 

Even if you could tolerate the smoke 

by standing. DON'T. You'll want to 

save your eyes and lungs for as long as 

possible. BEFORE you open the door. 

feel it with the palm of your hand. If 

the door or knob is quite hot, don't 

open it. The fire could be just outside. 

With the palm of your hand still on 

the door (in case you need to slam it 

shut), slowly open the door and peek 

into the hallway to 'assess conditions." 

As you make your way to the exit, 

stay against the wall on the side where 

the exit is. It is very easy to get lost or 

disorientated in a smoky atmosphere. 

If you're on the wrong side of the hallway, 

you might crawl right on by the 

exit. If you're in the middle of the hall, 

people who are running will trip over 

you. Stay on the same side as the exit, 

and count doors as you go. 

When you reach the exit and begin 

to descend, it is very important that 

you WALK down and hang onto the 

handrail as you go. Don't take this 

point lightly. The people who will be 

running will knock you down and you 

might not be able to get up. Just hang 

on and stay out of everyone's way. 

Smoke will sometimes get into the exit 

stairway. If it's a tall building, this 

smoke may not rise very high before 

it cools and becomes heavy. This is 

called "stacking." If your room is on 

the 20th floor, for instance, you could 

enter the stairway and find it clear. As 

you descend you could encounter 

smoke that has "stacked." Do not try 

to "run through it." people die that 

way. Turn around and walk up. People 

going down will run over anything in 

their way. Hang on and keep heading 

up towards the roof. When you reach 

the roof, prop the door with something. 

This is the ONLY time you will 

leave a door open. Any smoke in the 

stairwell may now vent itself to the 

atmosphere and you won't be locked 

out. 

Now find the windward side of the 

building (the wet finger method is 

quite reliable), have a seat and wait 

until they find you. Roofs have proved 

to be a safe secondary exit and refuge 

area. Stay put. Firemen will always 

make a thorough search of the building 

looking for bodies. Live ones are 

nice to find 

Familiarize yourself with your 

room 

See if your bathroom has a vent. 

Should you decide to remain in your 

room, turn it on to help remove the 

smoke. Take a good look at the window 

in your room. Does it open? Does 

it have a latch, a lock? Does it slide? 

Now open the window (if it works) and 

look outside. What do you see? A sign, 

ledges? How high up are you? Get a 

good mental picture of what's outside, 

it may come in handy. 

Should you wake up to smoke in 

your room and the door is too hot to 

open or the hallway is completely 

charged with smoke, don't panic. 

Many people have defended themselves 

quite nicely in their room and 

so can you. One of the first things 

you'll want to do is open the window 

to vent the smoke. Don't break the 

window glass. If there is smoke outside, 

and you have no window to close, 

it will enter your room and you will 

be trapped. The broken glass from the 

window will cut like a surgeon's scalpel. 

Besides, if you breakout your window 

with a chair, you could hit a fireman 

on the street below. 

If there is fresh air outside, leave the 

window open, but keep an eye on it. 

You must be aggressive and fight back. 

Here are some things you can do in 

any order you choose: 

If the room phone works, let someone 

know you're in there. Flip on the 

bathroom vent. Fill the bath with Water. 

(Don't get in - the water is for 

fire fighting.) Wet some sheets or towels 

and stuff the cracks of your door to 

keep out the smoke. With your ice 

bucket, bail the water from the bath 

onto the door to keep it cool. Feel the 

walls-if they are hot, bail water onto 

them too. You can put your mattress 

up against the door and block it in 

place with the dresser. Keep it wet-keep 

everything wet. 

A wet towel tied around your nose 

and mouth is an effective filter if you 

fold it in a triangle and put the corner 

in your mouth. If you swing a wet 

towel around the room, it will help 

clear the smoke. If there is a fire outside 

the window, pull down the curtains 

and move everything combustible 

away from the window. Bail water 

all around the window. 

There isn't an elevator made that 

can be used as a "safe" exit. In all states, 

elevators by law cannot be considered 

an "exit." They are complicated devices 

with a mind of their own. If you 

have any idea that there might be 

smoke or tire in your hotel, avoid the 

elevator like the plague. 

It s important I say something about 

jumping because so many people do 

it. Most are killed or injured in the process. 

If you're any higher than the 3rd 

floor, the chances are you won't survive 

the fall. You would probably be 

better off fighting the fire. Nearby 

buildings seem closer than they really 

are and many have died trying to jump 

to a building that looked five feet away, 

but was actually 15 feet away. 

Panic is what causes most people to 

jump. There was a fire in Brazil a few 

years ago where 40 people jumped 

from windows and all 40 died. Ironically, 

36 of those jumped after the fire 

was out. Many people have survived 

by staying put whilst those around 

them jumped to their death. 

Believe it or not most hotels will not 

call the fire department until they 

verify whether or not there really is a 

fire and try to put it out themselves. 

Should you call the reception to report 

a fire, they will always send the bellhop, 

security guard, or anyone else 

that's not busy to investigate. 

Should you want to report a fire or 

smell of smoke, ask the hotel operator 

for an outside line for a local call. Call 

the fire department and tell them your 

room number in case you need to be 

rescued. Don't let hotel "policy" intimidate 

you into doing otherwise.


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The ABCs of WEP and GPO 

By Susan Kost 

Part I 

Like the song from the Sound of 

Music says, let's start at the very beginning. 

I am frequently asked to explain 

what the Windfall Elimination 

Provision (WEP) and Government 

Pension Offset (GPO) are and why they 

affect Social Security benefits. The 

Windfall Elimination Provision may 

affect the way your Social Security retirement 

and disability benefits are figured. 

Government Pension Offset may 

affect your eligibility for spouses or 

widows benefits. This month I will 

explain the Windfall Elimination Provision 

or WEP. In July, I will go into 

what Government Pension Offset is 

and who it affects. 

Glossary 

WEP - acronym for Windfall Elimination 

Provision 

Covered employment - a job where 

you paid Social Security (or FICA) taxes 

Non-covered employment - a job 

where you did not pay Social Security 

(or FICA) taxes 

Who may be affected by the 

Windfall Elimination Provision 

If you work for an employer who 

doesn't withhold Social Security taxes, 

such as a government agency or an 

employer in another country, the pensiOn 

you get based on that work may 

reduce your Social Security benefits. 

Teachers who are eligible for a pension 

from the State Teacher's Retirement 

System (STRS), civil service employees 

who are eligible for an annuity from 

the Civil Service Retirement System 

(CSRS), and some law enforcement 

and safety officers who are eligible for 

a pension from the Public Employees 

Retirement System (PERS) are examples 

of workers who may be subject 

to the WEP. 

Social Security uses a heavily 

weighted benefit formula intended to 

provide workers who spent their entire 

working years in low paying jobs 

with a relatively higher benefit in relation 

to their prior earnings. Even 

though public employees may not be 

the highest paid workers, they are not 

the low-paid employees this weighting 

was designed to help. 

The key is whether or not you paid 

into Social Security. If, for example, 

you work for an employer and pay into 

both Social Security and a pension 

plan, like civil service employees who 

pay into the Federal Employees Retirement 

System (FERS), the WEP does not 

apply to you. 

Can I get my Social Security benefit 

even if Iget a pension from an employer 

who didn't withhold Social Security taxes? 

Yes, if you worked at jobs where you 

paid Social Security taxes long enough 

to earn your 40 credits, you will be eligible 

for benefits. If, however, you also 

earned a pension from working for a 

government agency or company that 

didn't withhold Social Security taxes, 

the amount of your Social Security retirement 

or disability benefit may be 

figured using a modified formula. This 

formula is designed to eliminate the 

unintended windfall that the standard 

weighted benefit formula produces. 

Your Social Security Statement 

may be wrong 

If you are eligible for a pension from 

work not covered by Social Security, 

the benefit amount shown on your 

Social Security Statement may be too 

high. For a more accurate estimate of 

your benefits in. 2003, use the following 

formula: 

If your benefit estimate at full-retirement 

age is $545 or greater, subtract 

$303. 

If your benefit estimate at full-retirement 

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4, divide by 9 and drop the cents. 

Though these amounts change each 

year, it gives you a more realistic estimate 

of how much you can expect to 

receive. For workers, who have 30 or 

more years of substantial earnings, the 

WEP does not apply at all. The reduction 

under the WEP is phased out 

gradually for workers who have 21 - 

29 years of substantial covered earnings 

under Social Security. Also, the 

amount of the reduction can never 

exceed one-half of the public pension 

amount. 

Check out our fact sheet on the 

Windfall Elimination Provision at 

http://www.socialsecurity.gov/Pubs/ 

10045.html or you may call our tollfree 

number at (800) 7721213 to request 

it. The fact sheet includes an 

explanation of the provision, who it 

affects, how it works, a chart showing 

the value of substantial earnings under 

Social Security, a chart showing the 

gradual reduction under the WEP for 

workers with 21 - 29 years of substantial 

earnings, and a list of exceptions 

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Provision may affect the way your Social 

Security retirement and disability 

benefits are figured. If you worked at 

jobs where you paid Social Security 

taxes long enough to earn your 40 

credits, you will be eligible for benefits. 

If, however, you also earned a pension 

from working for a government 

agency or company where they didn't 

withhold Social Security taxes, the 

amount of your Social Security retirement 

or disability benefit may be figured 

using a modified formula. This 

formula is designed to eliminate the 

unintended windfall that the standard 

weighted benefit formula produces. I 

will explain Government Pension Offset 

and how it may affect your eligibility 

for a spouse's or widow's benefit. 

Glossary 

GPO - acronym for Government Pension 

Offset 

Covered employment - a job where 

you paid Social Security (or FICA) 

taxes 

Non-covered employment - a job 

where you did not pay Social Security 

(or FICA) taxes 

What is Government Pension 

Offset (GPO)? 

If you worked for a Federal, State or 

local government where you did not 

pay Social Security taxes, the pension 

you receive from that agency may affect 

your eligibility for Social Security 

spouse's or widow's benefits. The intent 

of the GPO enacted by Congress 

was to treat individuals working in 

non-covered employment (not paying 

Social Security taxes) the same as those 

who worked and paid into Social Security. 

A person who works in a job covered 

by Social Security has always been 

subject to an offset under what is 

known as a "dual entitlement" provision. 

What this means is Social Security 

benefits payable to a spouse or 

widow/widower are reduced by the 

amount of that person's own Social 

Security benefit. In other words, under 

Social Security, a person cannot 

receive both a full benefit as a worker 

and a full benefit as a spouse. You get 

whichever benefit is higher but you 

will not get all of both. 

Until 1977, however, a government 

retiree could receive a full government 

pension as well as a full Social Security 

benefit as a spouse. The law was 

changed and now the offset reduces 

the amount of your Social Security 

spouse's or widow's benefits by twothirds 

of the amount of your s government 

pension. 

Let me use an example to clarify 

how the dual-entitlement offset applies 

to a widow and compare that to 

a similar situation where the widow is 

also entitled to a government pension. 

Ms. Smith receives a Social Security 

retirement benefit of $900 per month 

based on her own work, The amount 

she is potentially eligible to v receive 

as a widow is also $900. The amount 

of her Social Security retirement benefit 

is subtracted from her widow's benefit, 

resulting in her widow's benefit 

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being fully offset under the dual entitlement 

provision. 

The other widow, Ms. Morgan, is in 

a comparable situation but Ms. Morgan 

worked for the government and 

her pension from them is t $900. Potentially 

she is eligible for a Social Security 

widow's benefit of $900. The 

Government Pension Offset provision 

reduces the $900 widow's benefit by 

two-thirds (i.e., $600). After subtracting 

the $600 of set, the $300 result is 

the amount of the Social Security 

widow's benefit payable in addition to 

her $900 government pension. 

Dual Entitlement - Ms. Smith 

Social Security retirement benefit = 

$900 

Social Security widow's benefit 

$900 

Total widow's benefit payable = $0 

Total Social Security payable = $900 

GPO - Ms. Morgan 

Government pension = $900 

Social Security widow's benefit = 

$900 (before offset) 

GPO formula 2/3 of $900 $600 

Government pension $900 

Widow's benefit ($900-$600) $300 

Total pension & Social Security 

$1,200 (after offset) 

In these examples, Ms. Smith, who 

only worked in covered employment 

(that is, paid Social Security taxes), receives 

a total of $900 a month whereas 

Ms. Morgan, who worked in government 

employment, receives a total of 

$1,200 per month. As you can see, 

because the reduction under the GPO 

is not as large as the dual entitlement 

provision, the government worker is 

better off than the person who worked 

only in employment covered by Social 

Security. 

If Government Pension Offset applies 

to you and you are not eligible 

for a cash benefit, you may still be eligible 

for Medicare as a spouse or 

widow. 

We have a Government Pension 

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or call our toll-free number at (800) 

772-1213 to request it. The fact sheet 

explains why there's an offset, how 

much it will be and who is exempt 

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By Deborah Braden, 

Southern Station 

hese particular animals may no 

longer be available from Animal 

T Care and Control, but many 

new animals arrive every day needing 

loving homes. 

If you can provide a home for any 

animal at the shelter, contact Animal 

Care and Control at (415) 554-6364, 

or visit their website at www.ci.sf.ca.us/ 

acc. Please do not call the POA office. 

Name: Pumkin 

ID: A177925 

Age: 6 months 

Sex: Female 

Date Posted: 11/16/2003 

Description: Pumkin is an affectionate, 

sweet Pit Bull puppy with a 

gorgeous brindle and white coat. She 

loves attention and petting, and 

loves to play with toys. She would 

do best in an active home where 

she'll get plenty of exercise and 

activities to keep her occupied. 

Name: Frankie 

ID: A178976 

Age: 3 months 

Sex: Male 


Description: Frankie is an extremely 

adorable Dachshund mix puppy. 

He's lively and friendly and has a lot 

of energy. He loves to play fetch and 

tug, and is very affectionate. Frankie 

would love to gain a higher education 

by attending puppy classes with 

his new guardian. 

Name: Bubba 

ID: A172127 

Age: 1 1i2 years 

Sex: Neutered Male 


Description: Bubba is a young, large, 

energetic Great Dane mix. Potential 

adopters will need to go to obedience 

classes with Bubba, which 

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Name: Bobby and Soonie 

ID: A178620 and A178621 

Age: 2 years 

Sex: Neutered male and female 


Description: Bobby and Soonie are 

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Age: 5 years 

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Nick's "0777r=7? 

By Nick Shihadeh, 

POA journal Sports Editor 

HECK IT OUT: In last month's 

column, I forgot to mention 

C another major sporting event 

that took place in the busy month of 

October. It was the SFPD's Ironman/ 

Ironwoman competition that took 

place on the 15th. This event was originally 

started up in the 90's by Deputy 

Chiefs Greg Suhr and Rick Bruce back 

when they were captains of Mission 

Station and TAC respectively. The person 

who really has taken the bull by 

horns these days to keep this event 

going is Taraval's Sgt.Erik Vintero who 

of course receives help from Suhr and 

Bruce. 

Last month's Journal featured an article 

on the results of the event turned 

in by Vintero with photos provided by 

Tenderloin's Captain Dave Shinn. Everyone 

who participated should be 

congratulated as it's not very simple 

to compete in this. The winners of the 

various levels should once again be 

mentioned: John Burke of TAC won 

the "mens open" and even set a new 

record in points; the Airport's Holly 

Willett won the "women's open"; 

Willett then teamed with TAC's Jason 

Sawyer to win the "mixed doubles"; 

Angelo Spagnoli of TAC won the "senior" 

competition while Steve Thom a 

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As far as teams from department 

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is contagious, and I most certainly look 

forward to next year's event. Once 

again, kudos goes to all the individual 

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All managers of these teams should 

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NEST REPORT 

By Ed Garcia, Co. A 

Morimoto Wins Charlie Anzore 

Memorial at Reno 

he beckoning lights of Reno 

burned brightly as the Loons 

T landed for their yearly October 

migration over the high Sierras to the 

beautiful Washoe Valley. The third 

edition of the Charlie Anzore Memorial 

Tournament was to be played at 

Arrow Creek and Red Hawk Golf 

Clubs. As the Loons arrived, they had 

no idea they were in for record breaking 

temperatures, hotel tower conflagrations, 

and numerous related adventures. 

Circus, Circus was again our host 

hotel, and our opening round was 

played at the Arnold Palmer-designed 

Arrow Creek Golf Club. The "Legend" 

course is a demanding layout of target 

style golf. Narrow fairways and small 

landing zones, combined with difficult 

but excellent greens, presented a great 

challenge. On this October day, the 

mercury reached 88 degrees, a record 

for the date. Arrow Creek played 

tough, as the opening day medallist 

was Robbery's Steve Morimoto. A 

round of eight-two gave Steve a five 

stroke lead over Loon veteran John 

Wong. Six strokes off the pace sat 

Harry Pearson of Narcotics, and recently 

crowned Club Champion Ed 

Anzore of Permits. 

Following the opening round, the 

Loons maintained a four-year Reno 

tradition, as they flocked to the 

Atlantis Hotel for the dinner buffet. 

Gamesmanship became the order of 

the night, as crafty Loons attempted 

to temp medallist Morimoto with food 

and drink. A certain Loon brought 

Steve a pile of chocolate covered cream 

puffs and many "Crown Royals" were 

offered to Steve. But Steve refused the 

temptation of breaking training, as the 

first round leader would not allow 

himself to go into the second round 

and "fold like a pup-tent." 

As the Loons were enjoying breakfast 

at Circus, Circus on the second 

day, near-tragedy struck. The Loons 

occupied several rooms on the 18th 

floor of the hotel's north tower. A fire 

broke out on that floor, alarms 

sounded, and hotel security began the 

th 

evacuation of the floor. Members 

leaving the 18 floor contacted 

the Loons in the restaurant by cell 

phone and advised them of the situation. 

The elevators were immediately 

locked down to prevent any fire from 

traveling between floors, leaving stairways 

as the only avenue of escape or 

access. As word of the fire spread 

among the Loons, Bob McMillan realized 

that his partner Harry Pearson 

might still be upstairs on the 18th 

floor. Bob went to the stairway and ran 

up 18 flights of stairs, entering the 

O j 

/ 

smoke filled hallway. Reno F.D. was 

now on the scene. As Bob moved 

through thick smoke to his room, he 

noted that the room had not been 

marked with white chalk, noting no 

contact during evacuation. McMillan 

entered the room and found Harry safe 

and they fled the danger. Reno F.D. 

subdued the blaze before anyone was 

injured and there was minimal damage 

to Loon property. It should be 

noted that Bob McMillan displayed the 

true Loon spirit, as he rushed up 18 

floors, into the smoke to find Harry 

and assure his safety. 

Upon the conclusion of the fire adventure, 

the Loons responded to the 

Red Hawk Golf Club in Sparks. This 

was the club's fourth visit to the lush 

layout sitting in the high Sierra desert. 

Again, the temperatures rose to the 

high eighties, setting a new record for 

that date. 

Steve Morimoto was ready to play 

and he proceeded to fire a five over 

par round of seventy-seven. Ed Anzore 

made a run at Steve, as he posted the 

lowest one-day score of the tournament 

with a four over par seventy-six. 

Glenn Mar and Harry Pearson both 

posted scores of seventy-seven, but 

that was just not good enough. 

Morimoto finished with a total score 

of 159 and a five-stroke victory over 

second place finisher Ed Anzore. 

In First Flight Low Net play, 

Armando Chang and Ed Garcia both 

finished with net scores of 150. Chang 

won the tiebreaker, leaving Garcia with 

second place. 

Second Flight Low Gross saw Tom 

Hanacek post a total score of 175, giving 

him an eight-stroke margin over 

Homicide's Bob McMillan. Hanacek 

had opened with a ninety-three at Arrow 

Creek, but improved his second 

round performance by eleven strokes, 

posting a fine round of eighty-two at 

Red Hawk. The "Loon of the Hour" in 

Second Flight Low Net was Oscar 

Ochoa. Oscar's two day net score of 

144 broke the old second flight net 

record by six strokes. The previous 

record was held by Tony LaRocca of 

Ingleside Station, who had a two day 

net total of 150 at the 1999 Summer 

Classic at Carmel. New Loon Tim Lee 

took second in the flight with a net 

score of 160, sixteen strokes behind the 

red hot Ochoa. 

The Loons met that night in the 

Circus, Circus Sierra Room for a pri- 

vate awards banquet. Steve Morimoto 

was awarded the trophy and prizes for 

his victory. As prizes were awarded for 

"Close to the Hole" and "Skins," second 

place finisher Ed Anzore cleaned 

house. Ed took side pot cash in three 

of the four "Close to the Hole" contests 

along with "Skins" cash. This gave 

Anzore in excess of four hundred dollars 

cash and Ed was ready to bring the 

casino to its knees. At last look the 

casino was still standing. 

The next morning, the Loons were 

ready for checkout after three days of 

First Flight Low Gross 

Champion 

Stephen Morimoto 82 & 76 = 152 

Second Place 

Ed Anzore 88 & 76 = 164 

First Flight Low Net 

First Place 

Armando Chang 82 & 68 = 150 

Second Place 

Ed Garcia 84 & 66 = 150 

Red Hawk Skins 

1st Hole Tom Hanacek 

7th Hole Tim Lee 

9th Hole Ed Garcia 

10th Hole Tim Lee 

14th Hole Glenn Mar 

17th Hole Ed Garcia 

18th Hole Ed Anzore 

pleasure, competition and camaraderie. 

As we shared this experience, we 

thought often of our fallen member, 

Charlie Anzore. Charlie wore the uniform 

and star of an organization made 

up of the finest law enforcers in the 

world. Charlie could perform his duties 

and wear a smile on his face 

through the types of adversity that 

only seem to be heaped upon our department. 

Charlie had a very positive 

attitude toward life that rubbed off on 

others and people like Charlie are few 

and far between in this life. 

The Loon's Nest Scoreboard 

Charlie Anzore Memorial, Reno 

October 20 & 219 2003 

Arrow Creek Golf Club Second Flight Low Gross 

& Red Hawk Golf Club First Place 

Tom Hanacek. 93 & 82 = 175 

Second Place 

Robert McMillan 92 & 91 = 183 

Second Flight Low Net 

First Place 

Oscar Ochoa 81 & 63 = 144 

Second Place 

Tim Lee 91 & 69 = 160 

Long Drive Winner Arrow 

Creek 

Glenn Mar 291 yards 

Long Drive Winner Red Hawk 

Harry Pearson 293 yards 

Close to the Hole Winners 

Arrow Creek 

Hole #2 Oscar Ochoa 4'S' 

Ed Anzore 1215 

Hole 12 Ed Anzore 411" 

Bob McMillan 518" 

Red Hawk 

Hole# 8 Ed Anzore 912" 

Harry Pearson 1113" 

Hole #12 EdAnzore 18'11" 

Bob McMillan 1919" 

Arrow Creek Skins 

3rd Hole Harry Pearson Par 5 Net Eagle 3 

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V.


By Steve Johnson 

roposition H, the "police reform" 

measure passed. This 

p measure will do nothing to improve 

the working conditions of police 

officers in this city. It will only 

place officers in greater distress, worrying 

about who will be looking over 

their shoulder every time they have to 

make a decision. But I'm sure the 

members of the Board of Supervisors 

know what they're doing because they 

are now floating a new ballot proposition 

to reduce the size of the San Francisco 

Police Department. Probably not 

a real good idea considering what's 

going on... 

1* 

Officer Andrew Froines and Officer 

Steve Jonas were on patrol in the 

Northern District when they saw an 

individual open fire on 4 pedestrians 

with a machine gun. One of the victims, 

hit twice by gunfire, fell to the 

ground but the shots continued. Officer 

Froines and Officer Jonas left their 

car and ran directly towards the 

shooter who finally stopped when he 

saw the uniforms. The suspect ran and 

jumped over fences and tried to negotiate 

his way through yards to escape 

but he was eventually captured and 

charged with 4 counts of attempted 

murder. The suspect, of course, was on 

probation with a restriction prohibiting 

him from carrying a firearm... 

The suspect was armed with a gun 

and dressed in a running suit when he 

assaulted a woman at Duboce and 

Sanchez and took her purse. Fortunately, 

Officer Luke Martin and Officer 

Ron Liberta were in the area and 

immediately set up a perimeter with 

the assistance of other police units. 

Luke and Ron saw a possible suspect 

on Walter Street but when they 

stopped to approach him, he took off 

running. The footchase went on for 

several blocks ending up in a parking 

lot where the officers finally cornered 

the suspect. Everything taken from the 

victim was recovered and, in addition, 

the suspect forgot he had kept several 

other identifiable items taken from 

other robbery victims in his jacket 

pocket as well as a very unique watch 

on his wrist. This particular armed suspect 

is currently being investigated for 

several more robberies all of which 

took place in our City. His criminal 

history? Yep, numerous prior robberies 

and assaults... 

Officer Sean Griffin and Officer 

Aileen Brady teamed up the other 

night and recovered 3 stolen autos 

during their swing watch. Not bad. 

People steal cars to get to where they 

have to go in San Francisco since it's 

cheaper than a cab and those doing 

the stealing face very little chance of 

Aft 

being prosecuted. Eventually they get 

to where they have to be and they 

abandon the vehicle, usually in a 

driveway so now even more people get 

upset. So when I heard the story about 

the 3 recovered cars I didn't think 

much of it until I found out that each 

car that Sean and Aileen recovered actually 

had a felony body in it, behind 

the wheel, with no permission slip 

from the owner.. .that's gotta be an alltime 

record. 

Speaking of outstanding police 

work... Officer Ken Koenig and Officer 

Bobby Byrne noticed that for 2 nights 

in a row a suspect armed with a knife 

was robbing people walking the streets 

near Fisherman's Wharf and in Supervisor 

Matt Gonzalez's district. The victims 

were always women who would 

be approached from behind, the knife 

viciously held to their throats with the 

suspect threatening to kill them if they 

didn't turn their property over. One 

woman lost a very unique ring. Officer 

Koenig and Officer Byrne also noticed 

that the suspect used the same type of 

vehicle every time he struck. They took 

a chance and staked out the residence 

of an individual they knew who 

matched the description of the suspect. 

Sure enough, a short while later 

the suspect arrived wearing the same 

clothing he had on when he committed 

the robberies and driving the same 

car that each victim described. He was 

positively identified by one of the 

women who had been assaulted. Now 

all he has to do is explain how he came 

into possession of that really unique 

ring... 

And in the Bayview District Officer 

Derrick Jackson, Officer Sean Ryan, 

and Officer Isaac Espinoza saw a vehicle 

parked with 3 occupants who, 

rumor had it, were known to be armed 

and partners in the 25th Street Gang 

"enterprise". The officers had very 

little investigative work to do since all 

3 subjects in the suspect car immediately 

got out and threw their guns into 

a nearby yard. Wonder if the 25th 

Street Gang has a legal defense fund... 

Officer Dan Manning made a traffic 

stop the other night and Dispatch 

informed him that the occupant of the 

vehicle was subject to a warrantless 

search as a condition of his current 

probation. As Dan was approaching 

the driver in the car he had stopped a 

Bayview police unit drove up.. . good 

thing, too. The subject in the car was 

carrying a fully-loaded, 9mm semiautomatic... 

D 

Lieutenant Larry Minasian was 

leaving the UN Plaza on Market Street 

when he saw an altercation take place 

a half block away. Larry ran to the location 

and as he approached he saw a 

man stagger and collapse in the middle 

of the street, severely cut. Lt. Minasian 

called for an ambulance for the victim 

who had multiple stab wounds 

and was able to find a witness who saw 

where the suspect ran. Larry broadcast 

what he had and in just seconds Officer 

Paula Overend, her partner Officer 

Nelson Ramos and Officer Andrew 

Meehan were in the area. They 

located the suspect on 7th Street and, 

after a brief chase, they took him into 

custody. Officer Dana Terry and Officer 

Martin Bandvik responded to assist 

Lt. Minasian with the victim. Officer 

Bandvik is a former paramedic so 

he went to work immediately and, as 

a result, probably saved his life. 

1* 

Sgt. John Bragagnolo was on patrol 

(you'd like to refer to it as "routine" 

patrol, but there is no such thing 

in San Francisco) when he found a vehicle 

stopped in the middle of the 

street with the engine running and the 

driver passed out. He went to check 

on the well-being of the individual 

and, after waking him and initiating a 

conversation, John found out that the 

subject's driver's license expired 5 years 

earlier. O.k., so we all make mistakes. 

But the occupant of the car had absolutely 

no reasonable explanation for 

the plastic bag of rock cocaine that was 

just sitting in the seat right next to 

him... 

The suspect was walking around 

with a gun, a large gun at that, and 

robbing people in the tourist-rich area 

of Supervisor Aaron Peskin's District. 

This went on for 2 days when Officer 

Jason Sawyer, Officer Moses Gala, and 

Officer Michael Hara decided to check 

out a local hang-out. They walked into 

the establishment and found a suspect 

who somewhat matched the gunman's 

description. The officers continued 

their investigation and found the 

suspect's Mach- 10 assault weapon. The 

suspect, who was already on parole for 

a prior robbery, went to jail for many 

more... 

The auto burglary suspect roaming 

around in Supervisor Chris Daly's district 

was disguised as a homeless person 

pushing a shopping cart. Not real 

crafty, he'd use your basic hammer to 

break out the window of a parked car 

and quickly remove the contents and 

then move on. Fortunately, a witness 

called and Officer James Miller, Officer 

Shawn Jackson, and Officer 

Daniel Shiu responded, took the suspect 

into custody, contacted the owner 

of the vehicle and retrieved all of the 

stolen property. 

The suspect who was wanted for 

identity theft in San Francisco and 

Mann County visited a bike store on 

Stanyan Street and tried his craft once 

again, using a stolen credit card with 

accompanying false identification. 

Officer Annemarie Bretz (a 1-officer 

unit since we are so short) responded 

and caught the suspect in the act. The 

suspect, knowing that there were 

many different police jurisdictions 

that wanted to talk to him, figured he 

was better off escaping. So he violently 

attacked Officer Bretz and tried to run 

from the store. Fortunately, Officer 

John Anton (another 1-officer unit) 

was rolling as back-up and arrived just 

in time. The suspect was a major fraud 

in progress who will, hopefully, spend 

some time where there are no people 

he can steal from... 

Again, in Supervisor Peskin's District, 

several suspects brazenly 

smashed the front windows of a store 

then entered and broke open display 

cases containing expensive cell 

phones. Fortunately Officer Nicole 

Manning and Officer Jesse Heredia 

were close by taking yet another report 

of a crime that had just occurred 

when they heard the glass breaking. 

Nicole and Jesse ran around the corner 

to the store being broken into and 

captured the burglary suspects. Wonder 

what they used for their phone 

calls... 

D 

Now these individuals must have 

overdosed on the movie Home Alone. 

First, they sit outside the home they 

are getting ready to break into at 

Lawton and 11th Avenue drawing the 

suspicious attention of one neighbor. 

Then they proceed to the back door 

where they try to pry the lock open. 

When that doesn't work, they decide 

to body-slam the door - still no entrance. 

They then resort to kicking 

what's left of the door and panels until 

they make their way into the residence. 

You can only imagine the noise 

these 2 idiots made trying to get in. 

Enough noise to draw the attention of 

several neighbors who subsequently 

called 9-1-1. Officer Laurie Brophy, 

Officer Glen Melanson and Officer 

Herman Chu responded and managed 

to capture the thieves as they were 

leaving in their car. The car also contained 

numerous items that were stolen 

in several other burglaries. And, 

when one of the dynamic duo presented 

the officers with a false identification 

hoping to throw them off his 

trail, his idea backfired. The identification 

card he gave to the officers only 

implicated him in another crime 

where the identification card had been 

stolen... 

A very serious traffic accident occurred 

3rd and 19th Streets where the 

fire department had to be summoned 

in order to pry some of the victims out 

of the car. The officers were trying to 

do the best they could to attend to the 

victims and the other family members 

who were showing up at the scene but 

there was a language barrier - the 

people involved in the accident only 

spoke Cantonese. The officers put out 

an All Broadcast requesting a 

Cantonese-speaking officer and one 

showed up only a few minutes later - 

Assistant Chief Heather Fong. Heather 

had apparently been listening to the 

radio channel while she was at home, 

heard the request for translation and 

responded immediately. Now that's a 

boss.

December 2003 - San Francisco Police Officers Association

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