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<strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Officers</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
Off. R. Ryan, Off. B. Preciado, M. Romero (CHP),<br />
Off. R. Davenport, Off. J. Krueger, Off. J. Meyer,<br />
Off. D. Alonzo, Off. J. Melvin<br />
WIDOWS & ORPHANS<br />
38TH ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT<br />
See Page 18 For More Pictures<br />
VOLUME 33, NUMBER III <strong>JUL</strong>Y/<strong>AUG</strong>UST/<strong>SEP</strong>TEMBER 2010
Emily Elizabeth Baum<br />
DOB: April 21, 2010<br />
6 lbs. 7 oz. 21 in.<br />
Proud Parents: Paul and Teresa<br />
Big Sister: Lauren<br />
Logan Tyler Alvarez<br />
DOB: March 18, 2010<br />
7 lbs. 7oz. 20.5 in.<br />
Proud Parents: Amy Garrett & Armando Alvarez<br />
Please<br />
e-mail “rookie”<br />
pictures to<br />
debbie@lbpoa.org<br />
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2 Rookies<br />
4 President’s Message<br />
5 In the Line of Duty - Lottery Tickets<br />
6 Officer of the Year - Sergeant Tom Marcoux<br />
7 LBPD Awards Ceremony<br />
8 Congratulations Commander Johnson<br />
9 The <strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> Connection<br />
10 MLB All – Star Week<br />
12 <strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> Honor Guard<br />
14 The Patrol Rifle (Part 1)<br />
16 Sub Station North 2010<br />
17 Congratulations & Thank You<br />
18 Widows & Orphans Golf Tournament<br />
20 Hey Chief, We Love You, Rest in Peace<br />
22 Are We to Blame?<br />
24 Kendle Marshall<br />
26 Good Health / Military Assistance<br />
27 A Troubling Trend at Mid - Year<br />
28 Promotions<br />
30 Operation Jump Start<br />
31 Community Involvement<br />
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I recently met with an officer who was eligible to be receiving education<br />
pay and that officer not only wasn’t receiving the pay, but he was<br />
completely unaware that he was eligible. During these very tough economic<br />
times it is very important that we are taking advantage of all the<br />
programs that are offered to us to stretch our dollars.<br />
As for the education pay, I think most people are aware that we can<br />
receive compensation if we have a degree. Apparently there are some<br />
people that are unaware that in the last contract negotiations we were<br />
able to get the language changed on the AA pay to state you were eligible<br />
if you had an AA or “60 units toward a BA/BS degree”. If you are<br />
currently in a four year program and have at least 60 units, you can<br />
start receiving this pay immediately. If you check your transcripts at<br />
<strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> City College and you find that you have accumulated 60<br />
units or more, you will most likely qualify, and again that increase in<br />
compensation can start immediately.<br />
Another underutilized benefit available to us is the flexible spending account that can be used for either<br />
medical or dependent care expenses. The open enrollment for this benefit is in October of each year. The<br />
way it works is that you evaluate your out of pocket medical expenses and make a determination of how<br />
much you will most likely spend during the upcoming year. You then divide that amount by 24 (the number<br />
of paychecks with deductions) and the city will deduct that amount from each check tax free. You then<br />
submit your receipts for tax free reimbursement. If you are in a 30% tax bracket, then you will in essence<br />
be saving 30% on your medical expenses. As for the dependent care, you do the same evaluation as to<br />
your upcoming year’s expenses and then sign up for those deductions. Dependent care expenses can include<br />
camps as long as your dependant is in the camp for 4 hours or more. Please consult your accountant<br />
if you have questions on these accounts, but I urge you all to look at utilizing them. The only downside<br />
to these accounts is that if you don’t use the money you put into the account you lose it, so be conservative<br />
on your estimates.<br />
Interest rates are at unbelievably low levels right now. If you have a mortgage you should be looking at<br />
your options for refinancing, even if you just refinanced in the last couple years. One of our members<br />
turned me on to a website operated by Google that will search several lenders for the best possible rates<br />
for your situation. The website is: google.com/comparisonads/mortgages. This site is not the only site<br />
out there, but I am familiar with a number of our officers who have refinanced with companies they found<br />
through this site and I have not heard of any problems. As with all internet transactions, use caution and<br />
do your due diligence. Refinancing could be a way for you to decrease your monthly expenses by several<br />
hundred if not over a thousand dollars a month.<br />
On a personal note, I want to extend an apology to Alex Lawrence. Alex submitted an article for the last<br />
Rap Sheet issue that was subsequently edited. Unfortunately the editing was not shared with Alex prior to<br />
printing and the removal of part of the article left many people wondering what the point of the article was.<br />
Alex has done a marvelous job both writing and finding articles for the Rap Sheet and for that I am very<br />
grateful. Alex, I hope you will continue to write articles for the Rap Sheet and in the future if editing occurs<br />
you will be the first to know.<br />
Stay safe!<br />
Steve<br />
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On June 23 rd , Sergeant Tom<br />
Marcoux was honored as the<br />
<strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Department<br />
2009 Sworn Employee of the<br />
Year.<br />
During 2009, Motor Sergeant<br />
Marcoux distinguished himself<br />
by skillfully and professionally<br />
planning and executing<br />
complex traffic safety support<br />
operation for nearly every high<br />
profile event in the City, including<br />
all parades, the Fourth of<br />
July, the <strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> Marathon,<br />
the Gay Pride Festival, Sea Fest,<br />
and the <strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> Grand Prix.<br />
He also regularly oversees the<br />
DUI, driver’s license, and seat<br />
belt compliance checkpoints at<br />
high-risk locations in the City.<br />
As the supervisor of the Traffic<br />
Section, Sergeant Marcoux<br />
wrote a number of successful<br />
grant applications to the California<br />
Office of Traffic Safety,<br />
which totaled over $1.5 million.<br />
The funding from these grants<br />
has supported proactive<br />
enforcement programs to combat<br />
driving under the influence<br />
and promote both pedestrian<br />
and bicycle safety.<br />
Sergeant Marcoux recently<br />
coordinated a successful traffic<br />
safety operation in the Port of<br />
<strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> focused on truck<br />
traffic, which helped to ensure<br />
the vehicles leaving the Port<br />
were in compliance with<br />
mandatory State safety requirements.<br />
Sergeant Marcoux also helped<br />
to integrate and supervise the<br />
new Impact Motors team. These<br />
officers are part of a proactive<br />
force funded by Proposition H<br />
oil production tax revenues.<br />
They specifically target areas of<br />
high gang and violent crime activity.<br />
The success of this effort<br />
has been widely acknowledged<br />
and has proven to be a<br />
very effective force multiplier.<br />
During his career, Sergeant<br />
Marcoux has worked in Patrol,<br />
Metro, SWAT, Narcotics, Internal<br />
Affairs, and Special Events.<br />
His strong command presence<br />
and competent police skills<br />
earned him the well-deserved<br />
respect of his peers and supervisors.<br />
As both a Sergeant and<br />
an acting Lieutenant, he has<br />
proven himself to be a dynamic<br />
and effective supervisor.<br />
The <strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Officers</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong> thanks Sergeant<br />
Marcoux for his outstanding<br />
service to the <strong>Police</strong> Department<br />
and the community.<br />
At the awards ceremony,<br />
POA President Steve James<br />
presented Sergeant Marcoux<br />
with a gift from the <strong>Association</strong><br />
on behalf of all our members.<br />
The deadline for the next “Rap Sheet” is<br />
November 1, 2010.<br />
Please submit articles and ads by then!<br />
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On Wednesday, June 23 rd , the <strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Department proudly hosted its 42 nd Annual Awards<br />
Ceremony at the Carpenter Center located at Cal State <strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong>. The event gives us an opportunity to<br />
thank the men and women of our department who have distinguished themselves with extraordinary<br />
service over the last calendar year.<br />
Our good friend Bruce MacRae hosted the event, and Fox 11 News reporters Christine Devine and Tony Valdez<br />
narrated the ceremony. After recognizing our Daryle Black Memorial Scholarship Award winners,<br />
American Red Cross First Responder Award winners (14 recipients), and our six retired K-9 dogs, the<br />
following awards were presented:<br />
Employee of the Year (Sworn): Sergeant Thomas Marcoux<br />
Employee of the Year (Civilian): Administrative Analyst Edgar Ivora<br />
Excellence in Leadership Award (Sworn): Commander Billy Quach<br />
Excellence in Leadership Award (Civilian): Administrator Jonathan Stafford<br />
Class A Award Recipients:<br />
Officer Darren Lance Officer Shawn Loughlin Officer Francisco Vasquez<br />
Officer Craig Rose Officer Michael Soldin Officer Jeannie Villanueva<br />
Officer Brian Neal Officer Louis Perez Officer Francisco Vasquez<br />
Officer Benjamin Vargas Officer Jose Flores Officer Christopher Bates<br />
Class B Award Recipients:<br />
Officer Charles Nevel Officer Brian Armstrong Sergeant Gregory Schirmer<br />
Officer David Ebell Officer Derek Ernest Officer Matthew Heady<br />
Officer Richard Weldin Detective Theo Covey Detective James Richardson<br />
Sergeant Chris Ferrari Detective Jack Ponce Detective Peter Lackovic<br />
Class C Award Recipients:<br />
Officer Julie Ackerman Officer Doug Bacon Officer Ernest Wolosewicz<br />
Detective John McBride Officer David Faris Officer Christopher Zamora<br />
Officer Elizabeth Barba Officer James Foster<br />
Officer Delmy Morales<br />
Unit Citations:<br />
K-9 Detail<br />
AOTC Detail<br />
Decentralized Detectives<br />
Melody Ross Murder Investigation Team<br />
Memorial Hospital Murder Investigation Team<br />
The LBPOA congratulates the recipients and thanks them for a job well done!!!<br />
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On June 25 th , the City of<br />
Newport <strong>Beach</strong> officially<br />
announced they had chosen<br />
<strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Commander<br />
Jay Johnson to become their<br />
next Chief of <strong>Police</strong>. City<br />
Manager Dave Kiff stated,<br />
“Commander Johnson went<br />
through a rigorous recruitment<br />
process, including at least five<br />
separate interviews. In each<br />
phase of the process, Commander<br />
Johnson stood out as a<br />
candidate with great integrity,<br />
professionalism, diverse experience,<br />
a strong education, and<br />
an excellent sense of our community."<br />
Commander Johnson's hiring<br />
marked the second time in less<br />
than a decade that the Newport<br />
<strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Department has<br />
seen something they liked in<br />
LBPD leadership. Johnson will<br />
take over the chief’s position<br />
from former LBPD Chief Robert<br />
Luman, who served as interim<br />
chief in Newport after retiring<br />
from <strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> in 2006.<br />
Commander Johnson is a 23-<br />
year veteran of the <strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong><br />
<strong>Police</strong> Department, and he was<br />
just recently assigned to the<br />
Emergency Operations Division<br />
after serving as South Division<br />
commander since 2004. During<br />
his tenure, Commander Johnson<br />
also worked Patrol, Narcotics,<br />
Felony Detail, Gang Enforcement,<br />
Community Policing<br />
Team, and Special Enforcement<br />
Section.<br />
Commander Johnson’s career<br />
includes 12 years on the SWAT<br />
team in the roles of team member,<br />
team leader, tactical sergeant<br />
and lieutenant. He has a<br />
master’s degree in public administration<br />
from Cal State<br />
<strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong>, and he is a graduate<br />
of the FBI National Academy.<br />
He has been recognized<br />
for outstanding service and<br />
work performance more than<br />
75 times during the past two<br />
decades.<br />
Despite his promotion, Commander<br />
Johnson will always<br />
have a special bond with <strong>Long</strong><br />
<strong>Beach</strong>. His two brothers<br />
(Commander Jeff Johnson and<br />
Officer Joel Johnson) continue<br />
to work at the department,<br />
and he leaves behind countless<br />
friends who consider<br />
themselves blessed to have<br />
worked around such a great<br />
role model.<br />
The <strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Officers</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong> wishes Chief<br />
Johnson and his family the<br />
very best, and we are confident<br />
the people of Newport<br />
<strong>Beach</strong> will be highly impressed<br />
with their newest chief.<br />
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By Cyndi Orel<br />
Retired LBPD<br />
On June 10, 2010, LBPOA<br />
President Steve James sent an<br />
email to all active and retired<br />
members asking for volunteers<br />
to assist during Major League<br />
Baseball’s All Star Week. I spoke<br />
with Steve to find out some of<br />
the specifics, and I learned that<br />
MLB was looking for 20 people to<br />
help transport some of players<br />
and VIP’s. I don’t think Steve<br />
had any idea what a great week<br />
this would turn out to be.<br />
At the start of the week, MLB<br />
gave each volunteer a new Suburban<br />
or Tahoe. The car came with<br />
all of the decals, stickers, official<br />
MLB signage, and placards that<br />
would get us into ANY of the<br />
venues we needed to go. They<br />
provided gasoline and car wash<br />
vouchers, and told us to use the<br />
car at home like it was our own.<br />
The Hilton Hotel served as<br />
our dispatch location, and the<br />
dispatchers gave consideration<br />
to where we lived and where we<br />
were being sent. MLB Transportation<br />
personnel were great;<br />
however, they were all from<br />
New York, so they had to trust<br />
all of us to know the Southern<br />
California traffic routes.<br />
Most of the current and past<br />
players, along with many other<br />
VIPs stayed in two specific<br />
hotels. However, some of us<br />
had to drive up to 2 ½ hours<br />
away to get VIP’s who lived in<br />
other parts of Southern California<br />
and didn’t want to stay in<br />
Anaheim. We were all over the<br />
place. The VIPs entrusted us to<br />
get them and their families in<br />
and out of numerous places.<br />
The red VIP placard we were<br />
issued at the start of the week<br />
got us directed past the normal<br />
traffic at the stadium and every<br />
other venue.<br />
For nearly a week, we transported<br />
VIPs to and from dozens<br />
of events. I saw superstars such<br />
as Hank Aaron, Rod Carew, Lou<br />
Brock, Gary Carter, Tim Salmon,<br />
Mike Piazza, Wally Joyner, Derek<br />
Jeter, Torii Hunter, and A-Rod<br />
just to name a few. I also saw<br />
Commissioner of Baseball Bud<br />
Selig, The President of MLB, The<br />
Director of Security for MLB,<br />
team mascots, musicians (like<br />
Colbie Caillat), and numerous<br />
celebrities who played in the All<br />
Start Celebrity game. We shook<br />
their hands, heard their stories,<br />
saw their dedications, and<br />
watched the autograph signing.<br />
We had to pick up several of the<br />
current All Stars from the airports<br />
following their late night<br />
red-eye flights the night before<br />
the game.<br />
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meeting, the stadium, the Celebrity<br />
game, the Home Run Derby,<br />
The Grove, the Gala, etc. It was<br />
exhausting and exciting. I think<br />
every volunteer went to every big<br />
venue of All Star Week, and some<br />
didn’t know any of the players/<br />
legends. A couple of volunteers<br />
got tickets to the All Star game<br />
from players whose family members<br />
were not going to go. I<br />
personally was given tickets by<br />
an actress who played in the<br />
Celebrity All Star Game to every<br />
event during the week. I gave<br />
the tickets to my family/friends.<br />
For me, All Star Week was a<br />
dream come true. I love baseball.<br />
It was MORE than I could<br />
have wished for. The baseball<br />
legends I met were very special<br />
and kind. They all talked to us<br />
like we were old friends. I was<br />
lucky enough to see all the<br />
venues, be in the Stadium during<br />
the All Star game, and I also<br />
had the privilege of being<br />
attached to an actress for two<br />
days who treated me like l was<br />
part of her family. Some of us<br />
got asked to work the 2011 All<br />
Star week in Arizona next July.<br />
To all of the other LBPOA<br />
retirees (and former LBPD<br />
Officer Barry Miller) who<br />
volunteered and drove during<br />
All Star week, thank you for a<br />
wonderful week. It was fun to<br />
spend time with you, talk about<br />
“who” you had, autographs you<br />
received, pictures you had<br />
taken or been asked to be in,<br />
security you schmoozed to get<br />
by, business cards exchanged,<br />
etc. It is great to see how much<br />
we are still a LBPOA family<br />
when we get an opportunity<br />
like this one.<br />
To President Steve James…<br />
thank you. This all started<br />
because of the reputation that<br />
LBPOA has within law enforcement,<br />
and the impression you<br />
made during your conversation<br />
with MLB Transportation President<br />
Roy Fugazy. He was looking<br />
for active/retired officers<br />
who would act professional, be<br />
responsible, and get it done. You<br />
gave Roy the names of people<br />
who did just that, and he could<br />
not have been happier. You are<br />
very respected by the provider of<br />
MLB Transportation, and you will<br />
be getting a call for volunteers<br />
for 2011 in Arizona...and ladies<br />
and gentlemen, if you can take<br />
the time, you will have the time<br />
of your life.<br />
RETIRED PUBLIC EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION<br />
LONG BEACH CHAPTER 25<br />
Tuesday, October 19, 2010<br />
10:00 am<br />
El Dorado Park Senior Center<br />
(2800 Studebaker Road, <strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong>)<br />
PATRICIA K. MACHT<br />
CalPERS Director of External Affairs<br />
(Keynote Speaker)<br />
Ms. Macht will address the bad press that retired public<br />
employees and CalPERS have been receiving in local<br />
newspapers. She will also discuss the true financial condition<br />
of CalPERS.<br />
A free lunch will be provided after the meeting.<br />
Limited seating available. For reservation,<br />
call Jim Spaulding at (562) 598-8405.<br />
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By Sgt. Aaron Alu<br />
This year’s California Peace<br />
<strong>Officers</strong>’ Memorial ceremonies<br />
were held at the State Capitol<br />
from May 5 th through May 7 th .<br />
When the call was put out that<br />
the committee was looking for<br />
a police honor guard to render<br />
a 21-gun salute, LBPOA Board<br />
member Thomas Keleher (a<br />
member of the California Peace<br />
<strong>Officers</strong>’ Memorial Board) got<br />
the ball rolling.<br />
On May 5 th , eight members of<br />
the <strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Honor<br />
Guard drove to Sacramento to<br />
participate in the Memorial<br />
Ceremonies. For anyone who<br />
has not attended this ceremony,<br />
it is definitely an impressive<br />
and emotional event. The<br />
<strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Honor Guard<br />
has performed the 21-gun<br />
salute at the memorial ceremonies<br />
for several years, and<br />
once again they did an<br />
outstanding job.<br />
The honor guard’s participation<br />
would not have been<br />
possible without the help of<br />
the <strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Officers</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong> and the <strong>Long</strong><br />
<strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Department. The<br />
<strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Honor<br />
Guard members who attended<br />
the memorial ceremonies this<br />
year were Sergeant Aaron Alu,<br />
Corporal Robert “Helmet”<br />
Schroeder, Detective Suradech<br />
Sriwanthana, Motor Officer<br />
Scott Neal, Officer Fernando<br />
Cook, Officer Joseph Gludt,<br />
Officer Chris Martin, and<br />
Officer Chris Ignacio.<br />
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RAP SHEET 13
By Bob Correia<br />
This is the first part of a series of<br />
articles discussing the current<br />
polices, equipment, tactics,<br />
maintenance, training and anything<br />
else related to the Patrol<br />
Rifle program. Since the program<br />
is suspended, we all need<br />
to take it upon ourselves to keep<br />
our skill level up.<br />
The LBPD Patrol Rifle Course,<br />
which started 12 years ago, has<br />
come a long way from the early<br />
days. After the North Hollywood<br />
shooting, we fell into line with<br />
law enforcement across the<br />
country and developed a program<br />
to deal with compelling<br />
situations that surpass the<br />
normal abilities of patrol officers.<br />
It is hard to believe it has been<br />
over 13 years since that event. I<br />
can still remember watching it on<br />
television and thinking “Is this<br />
real? I cannot believe this is still<br />
going after 40 minutes!” Those<br />
images are still burned into most<br />
of our memories, just like those<br />
of 9-11.<br />
As law enforcement officers, we<br />
have always needed a rifle. It<br />
was taken out of the police toolbox<br />
because it looked too militaristic<br />
and threatening. Many<br />
people thought the round would<br />
go through the target and five<br />
houses before it would stop. It<br />
was considered a liability. Law<br />
enforcement chose to roll the<br />
dice and take their chances<br />
rather than stand up to the<br />
scrutiny of public opinion and<br />
mythology. If the AR-15 had<br />
been available to LAPD officers<br />
on February 28, 1997, the bank<br />
robbery would have probably<br />
ended in about two minutes.<br />
Instead, numerous civilians and<br />
officers were seriously injured.<br />
As of today, we have trained over<br />
450 officers, sergeants, and lieutenants.<br />
Since the policy<br />
changed allowing officers to<br />
deploy and purchase their own<br />
rifles, we now have over 100<br />
officers who have purchased<br />
their own rifles and have been<br />
signed off for deployment. Due<br />
to budget constraints, the training<br />
program is currently suspended.<br />
The patrol rifle has<br />
shown itself to be a valuable<br />
tool in the field, and on three<br />
recent occasions it resolved<br />
situations that placed citizens<br />
and officers in deadly situations.<br />
It has been deployed on<br />
countless situations, and there<br />
is no way to gauge how many<br />
times it has diffused a situation<br />
just by the deployment alone.<br />
Additionally, there have been<br />
countless times when officers<br />
were able to look through a<br />
magnified scope and gather<br />
intelligence (such as identifying<br />
that a subject has a cell phone in<br />
their hand rather than firearm).<br />
Let’s look back to the beginning<br />
of the program. In 1998, a core<br />
group of officers and sergeants<br />
were given the task of developing<br />
a curriculum for the course.<br />
Most of the instructors came<br />
from SWAT and a few from the<br />
Special Enforcement Section.<br />
The group consisted of Sergeant<br />
Rob Sergi, Sergeant Ty Hatfield,<br />
<strong>Officers</strong> Wayne Collins, Darren<br />
Davenport, Don Campbell, Steve<br />
Buchheim, Rick Ramos and me<br />
(forgive me if I omitted anyone).<br />
After 12 years, Steve Buchheim<br />
and I are all the only ones remaining<br />
from that group.<br />
As with most start-up programs,<br />
we were supplied with the best<br />
equipment we could scrounge<br />
from property and the range.<br />
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Some things never change. We<br />
still receive all of the training rifles<br />
from property. We do, however,<br />
purchase parts for the rifles.<br />
If you have been to the<br />
course, you know they break on<br />
occasion. This is a result of<br />
450+ students using the rifles<br />
from property for over 12 years.<br />
When rifles receive that much<br />
service, things will break and<br />
need replacement. Recently, we<br />
acquired 200 rifles from the<br />
military Defense Reutilization<br />
Marketing Office (DRMO) program.<br />
The rifles are in great condition,<br />
but are M16A1’s, which<br />
will require some modification<br />
before they can be deployed. A<br />
good chunk of them will be used<br />
as a parts source for the training<br />
rifles. If funds become available,<br />
somewhere down the line, the<br />
DRMO rifles could easily be<br />
deployed after the modifications<br />
necessary are performed.<br />
In the beginning, we were given<br />
only two days for the course, and<br />
it was only for sergeants and<br />
lieutenants. Each student was<br />
given a whopping 200 rounds to<br />
become competent enough to<br />
stop a compelling situation in the<br />
field. Most students had never<br />
shot the rifle, so we had to start<br />
from zero and get everyone up<br />
to speed in two days! Scary!<br />
We did initially buy 12 rifles for<br />
training and deployment, and we<br />
used iron sights and a 2-point<br />
parade slings. We also used our<br />
range, which limited our maximum<br />
distance to 50 yards. At<br />
the time, we didn’t even<br />
have .223-caliber ammunition on<br />
the department’s ammunition<br />
contract. I can remember several<br />
times when Sergeant Rob Sergi<br />
went to Turner’s Sporting Goods<br />
store to buy ammunition with his<br />
own money in order to keep the<br />
program going.<br />
All of the field guns were new<br />
rifles purchased for deployment,<br />
and they were only<br />
equipped with iron sights.<br />
Early on, the patrol rifle was<br />
deployed minimally. Mostly, I<br />
believe, due to the fact that an<br />
Unusual Occurrence report was<br />
required after every deployment,<br />
and some sergeants had<br />
a severe reaction to either paper<br />
products or ink. The rifle<br />
was not being utilized as much<br />
as should have been. It was<br />
more like “In case of Armageddon,<br />
break glass” type of<br />
usage. The deployment criterion<br />
has become less stringent,<br />
and now deployments are commonplace.<br />
The rifle was first deployed and<br />
discharged during an incident<br />
involving a barricaded suspect<br />
on a bus. As a result of this<br />
incident optics were added to<br />
the rifle. The AR-15 cadre continued<br />
to recommend changes,<br />
especially the length of training,<br />
equipment modifications,<br />
and moving to a larger range.<br />
We also recommended taking<br />
the rifle out of the hands of supervisors<br />
and giving the rifle to<br />
officers. Another recommendation<br />
was to give officer’s authority<br />
to purchase their own<br />
weapons in order to attain<br />
more coverage in the field and<br />
avoid problems with community<br />
weapons.<br />
The other major event, and the<br />
catalyst for taking the rifle out<br />
of sergeant’s hands, was a<br />
take-over multi-suspect robbery<br />
of the pawnshop at 10 th Street<br />
and <strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> Boulevard. The<br />
incident had two scenes with<br />
barricaded suspects, and a<br />
large number of sergeants deployed<br />
their rifles. No one was<br />
left to run either crime scene.<br />
As is usual in police work,<br />
change comes after it is obvious<br />
to everyone that something is<br />
broken. <strong>Officers</strong> were finally<br />
trained to deploy the rifle. A few<br />
years later, officers were allowed<br />
to purchase their own rifles. All<br />
along, we continued to obtain<br />
rifles from property, purchase<br />
rifles for the field, add optics<br />
with flat top uppers, add threepoint<br />
slings, and move to two<br />
different ranges. We eventually<br />
found a home at Burro Canyon<br />
Shooting Park where we currently<br />
conduct the Patrol Rifle Course.<br />
The course continues to evolve<br />
and each course is slightly different<br />
from the last. We strive to<br />
constantly improve it and maximize<br />
our time on the range with<br />
the students.<br />
(NOTE: Part 2 in the next Rap<br />
Sheep will discuss the specific<br />
parts of the rifle and how they<br />
have evolved over the last several<br />
years.)<br />
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By Jeanne Baxter<br />
Traveling north and some<br />
from the south, we all joined<br />
up at Plymouth, California for<br />
the 30 th Annual Reunion of the<br />
Retired <strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Police</strong>. We<br />
were 70 strong, with 24 RV’s<br />
and 11 cottages. Situated in<br />
the shade of many beautiful<br />
trees where you could sit in<br />
comfort and watch the grass<br />
grow. The weather could not<br />
have been better. It warmed<br />
up on Sunday, the day before<br />
we would be leaving.<br />
We played tournament games,<br />
Gin, Bean Bag Toss, and Rope<br />
a Dope. Games were so well<br />
organized, that we were<br />
through the tournaments by<br />
Saturday. The man in Charge<br />
of the tournaments was Ken<br />
Edwards. Stu Gordon ran the<br />
Rope a Dope, Steve Housden<br />
ran the Bean Bag Toss, and<br />
Barney Goldstein ran the Gin<br />
games. They all did a super<br />
job. Thank you very much.<br />
One of the highlights was<br />
going to the Rancheria<br />
Casino, some came back<br />
winners. Others, well, not<br />
so much. The Casino has<br />
one of the best buffet’s I<br />
have ever been to. We all<br />
had a great time. One of the<br />
other trips was to the Alpaca<br />
Ranch, located about 20<br />
minutes from our park.<br />
What fun that was. The<br />
Alpaca’s are so friendly and<br />
sweet. The owner has 67 of<br />
them, with only 10 males.<br />
Some of the animals are sold<br />
for a lot of money. They can<br />
run up into the thousands of<br />
dollars. Our hostess, Paige<br />
gave us so much information<br />
about the Alpaca’s. She had<br />
two there, that have blue<br />
eyes and they are deaf, but<br />
got around without any problem.<br />
She also had a very nice<br />
gift shop, with items made<br />
from the Alpaca’s on the<br />
ranch.<br />
There are many small towns<br />
in the area. Amador, Sutter<br />
Creek, Drytown, Ione, Jackson<br />
and of course Plymouth. We<br />
are located near a championship<br />
golf course. Gold panning<br />
trips. White water rafting.<br />
So many things to do.<br />
We are about 1 ½ hours from<br />
Tahoe. There is a bar located<br />
at the end of Hwy 49, called<br />
Poor Reds, they make a drink<br />
called a Gold Cadillac and use<br />
more Galleano wine than any<br />
bar in the United States. The<br />
most bottles used in one evening<br />
was 85, hard to believe<br />
but true.<br />
How can we ever thank the<br />
POA for their donations for<br />
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the Silent and Live Auction,<br />
the Get Away Breakfast on<br />
Monday and the Shirts that<br />
everyone who attended received.<br />
We would also like to<br />
thank the Honoraries for Joe<br />
Jost Night and the Bloody<br />
Mary Party. Thank you to the<br />
Priddy’s for the wonderful<br />
Margarita Party, seems impossible<br />
that we get all that done<br />
in just a few days.<br />
I would like to extend an<br />
invitation to all retired police<br />
officers to come and join<br />
us next year. Starting June<br />
8-13, 2011. You don’t need a<br />
Motor Home or Trailer, they<br />
have cottages available.<br />
Everything you need from a<br />
grocery store to a Laundromat<br />
is close by. All of our meals<br />
from Wednesday to Sunday<br />
are catered. Which means<br />
you don’t have to cook,<br />
that’s the best part.<br />
The live auction was a big<br />
success, mainly because of<br />
our Auctioneer, Buz Williams,<br />
one man’s junk is another<br />
man’s treasure. We<br />
had so much stuff, I didn’t<br />
think the auction would ever<br />
get over.<br />
Finally a big thank you to<br />
Millie Buckles, who arranges<br />
everything for us. All the<br />
meals, which were excellent<br />
to booking the cottages.<br />
She again did an outstanding<br />
job.<br />
We are not a bunch of old<br />
fuddy duddies or old farts,<br />
we really do know how to<br />
have a good time. Won’t you<br />
join us next year? Far Horizons<br />
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On June 25 th , the <strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong><br />
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hosted a barbeque at the POA<br />
Park to thank all of our members<br />
and their families who<br />
participated during the last<br />
round of political elections.<br />
We had a record number of<br />
officers respond to walk districts,<br />
hand out information,<br />
and make phone calls during<br />
the months leading up to the<br />
elections.<br />
In addition to good food and<br />
company, the highlight of the<br />
barbeque was the announcement<br />
of the raffle prize winners.<br />
The big winner was Detective<br />
Pat Jennings from the<br />
Sex Crimes Detail. His lucky<br />
ticket won a 42-inch flat<br />
LBPOA President Steve James presenting Det. Pat Jennings with<br />
his raffle prize 42’ Flat Screen Television<br />
screen television. Congratulations<br />
to Pat, and thank you<br />
to everyone who attended and<br />
participated.<br />
RAP SHEET 17
By Jim Foster<br />
On June 9, 2010, the <strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong><br />
<strong>Police</strong> <strong>Officers</strong> <strong>Association</strong> held<br />
its 38 th Annual Charity Golf Tournament<br />
at the Navy Golf Course<br />
in Cypress. This worthwhile<br />
event is the largest annual contributor<br />
to the Memorial Widows<br />
Emergency and Scholarship Trust<br />
Fund. The fund is independent<br />
of the POA and managed by a<br />
group of trustees. The trust was<br />
created to devote and apply the<br />
funds directly and exclusively to<br />
the charitable or educational<br />
needs of <strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> police officers,<br />
their dependents, families,<br />
and survivors.<br />
Robert Lopez, Sgt. D. Wood, Sgt. P Siavii and Dave Ruben<br />
Over the course of six hours, 152<br />
golfers (38 teams with four golfers<br />
each) tackled the course’s<br />
challenging 18 holes. In the end,<br />
the team consisting of Sergeant<br />
Don Wood, Sergeant Poe Siavii,<br />
and their friends Dave Ruben and<br />
Robert Lopez won with an amazing<br />
total score of 16 under par.<br />
Other big winners included:<br />
Closest to the pin winner:<br />
Lieutenant Dan Pratt<br />
<strong>Long</strong>est drive winner:<br />
Robert Lopez<br />
Straightest drive winner:<br />
Detective Mark Sisneros<br />
Most honest golfers:<br />
Retired Officer Roy Wade and<br />
friends; Shawn Baker, Erika<br />
Armstrong, and Greg Armstrong<br />
After the tournament ended,<br />
the golfers were welcomed to a<br />
great dinner and plenty of raffle<br />
prizes. POA Honorary Bill Lovelace<br />
held the winning ticket for<br />
the largest prize, and he walked<br />
away with a new 42-inch flat<br />
screen television.<br />
While the final bills are still being<br />
paid, we do know the tournament<br />
made a significant amount<br />
of money that the trustees can<br />
now use to help our officers during<br />
emergencies. We thank our<br />
volunteers for their time and the<br />
players for their generosity. We<br />
hope everyone had a great time.<br />
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Sgt. K. Sine, Sgt. R. Knight, Off. S. Loughlin, Det. D. Kofoed<br />
Cpl. R. Quarn (Retired) , DCOP JJ Craig, Lt. D. Pratt, Off. F. Andersen<br />
Chief McDonnell, Director Cloughesy, Director Keleher, President Steve James<br />
Det. S. Destefano, Sgt. R. Woods, Det. M. Sisneros, Sgt. J. Gibbs<br />
Bobby Moreno, Det. T. Brown, Det. M. Razo, Det. J. Ponce<br />
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Submitted by Bob Correia<br />
<strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> PD<br />
"Recently, Law enforcement lost a<br />
true icon with the passing of retired<br />
Los Angels <strong>Police</strong> Chief Daryl<br />
Gates. He was innovative, controversial,<br />
and highly respected by his subordinates.<br />
He was the end of an era of<br />
a Civil Service Chief's. The proceeding<br />
article was written by Retired Los<br />
Angeles <strong>Police</strong> Department Sgt. Ron<br />
McCarthy, who worked directly for<br />
Chief Gates as the SWAT Tactical<br />
Sergeant and was a close friend to<br />
the Chief. The article is reprinted,<br />
with his permission."<br />
On April 27, 2010, Chief of <strong>Police</strong><br />
Daryl Francis Gates was laid<br />
to rest in the city he loyally<br />
served from 1949 to 1992. To<br />
those Los Angeles police officers<br />
who served during his tenure as<br />
Chief of <strong>Police</strong> from 1978 to<br />
1992, he will always be known as<br />
“The Chief!”<br />
Gates joined the LAPD after a<br />
three-year stint in the United<br />
States Navy. His original goal was<br />
to eventually complete college<br />
and law school and become an<br />
attorney. He did graduate from<br />
the University of Southern California,<br />
but under the tutelage of<br />
Chief William Parker, he fell under<br />
the spell of law enforcement.<br />
As he put it, “It soon became apparent<br />
to me just how important<br />
a cop’s job is and how good cops<br />
can have a significant impact and<br />
positive influence on the community.”’<br />
Chief Gates demonstrated to his<br />
officers on a daily basis his dedication<br />
to LAPD and to the citizens<br />
of Los Angeles. He was always<br />
available, accountable, and<br />
responsible. He never backed<br />
away from an issue or a problem,<br />
and he always made decisions<br />
based upon right and wrong,<br />
never on what was self-serving or<br />
politically expedient.<br />
I first saw Gates during the<br />
“mini riots” that followed the<br />
1965 Watts Riot. I was a young<br />
Metro Division officer and was<br />
with a group of ten other Metro<br />
officers as the “mini riot” began<br />
to grow in intensity. Our Lieutenant<br />
was confused by the<br />
noise and violence that was<br />
growing minute by minute. The<br />
officers were frustrated and angry<br />
that we were not being deployed<br />
to combat the rioting.<br />
Gates was an Inspector (now<br />
called a Commander) at the<br />
time. He exited his vehicle,<br />
walked rapidly to the Lieutenant<br />
and said, “I don’t know<br />
what the hell you’re doing here,<br />
but get out there and do your<br />
job!” We all cheered and the<br />
mini riots ended that very<br />
night.<br />
At that time, Metro Division<br />
consisted of forty-six officers.<br />
As the violence of the 1960’s<br />
and early 1970’s unfolded,<br />
LAPD had to adjust to the new<br />
crime culture and Gates was the<br />
perfect command staff member<br />
for the time. Chief of <strong>Police</strong> Ed<br />
Davis was a strong and intelligent<br />
leader and he listened to<br />
Gates. The concept of SWAT<br />
came into being in 1966 thanks<br />
to Gates, Inspector John Powers,<br />
Sgt. Dave McGill, Sgt. John<br />
Nelson, and Sgt. Bob Smitson.<br />
With the help of other important<br />
personnel, SWAT came into<br />
being.<br />
Maoist/Leninist Terrorism in<br />
the form of the Black Panther<br />
Party, Symbionese Liberation<br />
Army (SLA), and the Weather<br />
Underground were robbing<br />
banks and armored cars, blowing<br />
up buildings in Los Angeles,<br />
Madison, Wisconsin, and Washington<br />
D.C. They were also ambushing<br />
and murdering cops.<br />
New York and California were<br />
prime targets of the radical<br />
militants and the media constantly<br />
took the side of these domestic<br />
terrorists.<br />
Chief Gates was the perfect<br />
police executive for that nationally<br />
destructive time in our<br />
history. He was ethical and constantly<br />
reminded officers of their<br />
obligation to be professional. As<br />
Chief, he fired many officers who<br />
did not “get that message.” He<br />
was a fierce defender of his officers<br />
when they had done what<br />
they had to do, while the media<br />
and politicians were vicious by<br />
attacking the officers and the<br />
LAPD.<br />
The best examples of his historical<br />
leadership were his support<br />
of the SWAT concept, The<br />
Special Investigation Section<br />
(SIS), his development of the<br />
DARE program, and his leadership<br />
in supporting concepts that<br />
literally forever changed policing<br />
in our country. He allowed the<br />
development of the LAPD “RAM,”<br />
A V100 armored military vehicle<br />
with a ten-foot ram attached. It<br />
also had an elevated entry vehicle<br />
platform that we affectionately<br />
named the SIMMS MOBILE<br />
after its inventor, SWAT Officer<br />
Larry Simms. The “RAM” was obtained<br />
at no cost to the city as<br />
was the SIMMS MOBILE. Both<br />
were used for high risk incidents<br />
and were the forerunners of the<br />
LENCO BEAR, BEARCAT and the<br />
ISP BEAR.<br />
SWAT was not popular with many<br />
of the easily intimidated, politically<br />
correct command officers<br />
on LAPD who had their own<br />
agendas. They had the full support<br />
of the media and hoped that<br />
SWAT would fail, thereby making<br />
Chief Gates look bad. Both Chief<br />
Gates and SWAT walked this political<br />
mine field on a daily basis.<br />
He never wavered in his support<br />
and SWAT never let him down.<br />
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SIS is now also recognized and<br />
emulated nationwide for its year<br />
in year out great work. The<br />
concept of following known murderous<br />
suspects from the prison<br />
gates when they were paroled to<br />
their next crime is extremely successful.<br />
It bothered the ACLU and<br />
those command staff members,<br />
referred to above, because<br />
the confrontation with armed<br />
murderers and SIS would sometimes<br />
end with cops killing the<br />
suspects who were armed. Many<br />
in the media and community<br />
activists continually criticized the<br />
SIS unit. Again, Chief Gates never<br />
wavered and was steadfast in his<br />
support. His dedication created a<br />
very strong morale in the Department<br />
and established an attitude<br />
that was not planned, but was<br />
the direct result of Chief Gates’<br />
faith in his units – No one<br />
wanted to be the one who let<br />
him down! The Chief also put<br />
great leadership in place with<br />
leaders like Lieutenant Danny<br />
Bowser in SIS, Lieutenants Bob<br />
Smitson, Pat McKinley and Jeff<br />
Rogers in SWAT.<br />
The Chief was every bit as<br />
supportive of his patrol cops. He<br />
did not expect them to be<br />
perfect. He expected them to try<br />
to be perfect and always to be<br />
honest. When his officers were<br />
not perfect, but acted reasonably,<br />
he backed them up. This<br />
drove his critics and the media<br />
to try to make a chaotic and<br />
violent police versus suspect<br />
use-of-force event look like the<br />
cops were racist. Many chiefs of<br />
police have succumbed to that<br />
kind of attack. Chief Gates<br />
never did. His officers understood<br />
when he disciplined or<br />
fired an officer who deserved it.<br />
They watched and were grateful<br />
as they saw him always do the<br />
right thing.<br />
The Chief worked closely with<br />
the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s<br />
Department and their outstanding<br />
SWAT unit, The Special<br />
Enforcement Bureau (SEB). He<br />
supported LAPD SWAT’s close<br />
relationship with the FBI<br />
Hostage Rescue Team (HRT),<br />
especially during the 1984<br />
preparation for the Olympic<br />
Games security effort. During<br />
his last days as Chief, when the<br />
media and politicians were in a<br />
feeding frenzy because the<br />
inept arrest of Rodney King<br />
finally gave them something to<br />
hurt the Chief with, SEB deputies<br />
presented him with his own<br />
SEB SWAT Utilities, complete<br />
with his name and Sheriff’s<br />
badge on the shirt. As his<br />
retirement drew close, SEB and<br />
“D” Platoon were in daily<br />
contact with Chief Gates and<br />
his family. Their support of him<br />
was constant.<br />
The chief retired amid chaos,<br />
riots and total distortion of the<br />
truth. As any officer, no matter<br />
what his race, who really knew<br />
the Chief would tell you, “The<br />
Chief would not tolerate racism –<br />
all he ever saw was the color of<br />
LAPD blue.”<br />
From his retirement in 1992 to<br />
his last days, he saw the officers<br />
he was so loyal to, and he was<br />
given message after message<br />
from the rank and file of LAPD<br />
and officers in law enforcement<br />
throughout the United States of<br />
their steadfast loyalty, admiration,<br />
and respect. He often<br />
experienced standing ovations<br />
upon his entering an auditorium<br />
or banquet or meeting place.<br />
Introductions were not necessary,<br />
and he was often overcome<br />
by the spontaneous applause<br />
when he entered a room. He<br />
deserved every bit of this recognition<br />
and applause. He was<br />
always surprised and grateful for<br />
the recognition. It was well<br />
deserved in light of his enormous<br />
contribution to law<br />
enforcement and the impact he<br />
had on law enforcement officers.<br />
His example to all who served<br />
under him should be an eternal<br />
message to all police executives<br />
everywhere. If you are steadfast<br />
and dedicated to honor, courage,<br />
and professional conduct, if you<br />
are not intimidated or corrupted<br />
by politics, you will be known to<br />
cops across America as their<br />
hero. I know he is mine.<br />
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By Steve Lauricella,<br />
PAC Chairman<br />
We’ve all heard the cries that<br />
public employee compensation<br />
and benefits are far too generous<br />
and subsequently starve the<br />
public coffers. This idea is<br />
promulgated over the airwaves<br />
and Internet blogs every day. Apparently,<br />
the old wisdom that<br />
public employees sacrifice pay<br />
for better benefits has gone by<br />
the wayside. The latest belief is<br />
the result of new research that<br />
showed significant gains in public<br />
sector salaries while private<br />
sector salaries decreased or<br />
stayed stagnant. Is this true?<br />
Well, as with most statistics, the<br />
answer is both ‘yes’ and ‘no’.<br />
The old adage of “statistics are a<br />
liars tool” seems to hold true.<br />
The fact that the average public<br />
sector worker makes more than<br />
the average private sector worker<br />
is true. We gain even more when<br />
our benefits are added to the<br />
mix; however, this really isn’t<br />
comparing apples to apples.<br />
Taking the entire population of<br />
public workers, and comparing<br />
them to the entire population of<br />
private sector workers is a meaningless<br />
statistic. So, what’s the<br />
real deal?<br />
In April 2010, Keith Bender and<br />
John Heywood, both professors<br />
in the Department of Economics<br />
at the University of Wisconsin-<br />
Milwaukee and members of the<br />
Masters in Human Resources and<br />
Labor Relations Program, authored<br />
a study titled Out of Balance?<br />
Comparing Public and Private<br />
Sector Compensation over<br />
20 years. In this study, they utilized<br />
a methodology to accurately<br />
compare the public sector employee<br />
with their private sector<br />
counterpart. They found that<br />
public sector compensation, even<br />
when comparing “total compensation”<br />
(accounting for pension<br />
and insurance), lagged the<br />
private sector by 6.8-7.4<br />
percent.<br />
There are two methodologies<br />
for comparing compensation.<br />
One is a “position to position”<br />
comparison, and the other is a<br />
“person to person” comparison.<br />
The problem with the “position”<br />
comparison methodology is<br />
that there are some public<br />
sector jobs that simply do not<br />
have a private sector equivalent.<br />
For example, there is no<br />
appropriate private sector job<br />
to compare with a police officer<br />
or firefighter. Consequently,<br />
these authors utilized the<br />
“person” comparison methodology.<br />
This method looks to<br />
known earning determinants<br />
associated with a particular<br />
worker: education, training,<br />
and experience being the top<br />
three.<br />
While examining this data, they<br />
found that the average public<br />
sector job required more<br />
education and training than the<br />
average private sector position.<br />
This is the problem with the<br />
misleading media claims that<br />
public employees are overcompensated.<br />
You have to take into<br />
account that more public sector<br />
jobs require college education<br />
than private sector positions. If<br />
you compare those employees<br />
with a college degree in the<br />
public sector versus those in the<br />
private sector, the private sector<br />
worker has a higher salary of<br />
approximately 11-13 percent.<br />
This was demonstrated in a<br />
study reported by the Michigan<br />
House Fiscal Agency. It reported<br />
that the unadjusted average<br />
earnings for employees in the<br />
State of Michigan exceed that of<br />
private sector workers. Yet,<br />
when comparing earnings within<br />
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educational categories (less than<br />
high school, high school<br />
diploma, some college, college<br />
degree, etc), they found that<br />
Michigan employees earned less<br />
within every educational category.<br />
This is the fallacy known<br />
as Simpson’s Paradox.<br />
The Michigan study determined<br />
that the average state worker<br />
appeared to earn more only<br />
because the state hired more of<br />
those in the highly trained and<br />
educated categories, not because<br />
workers with the same education<br />
and training earned more in the<br />
public sector.<br />
The Bender/Heywood study concluded,<br />
in part, “State and local<br />
governments consist disproportionately<br />
of occupations that<br />
demand more skills and earn<br />
higher wages. As a consequence,<br />
the typical state or local<br />
government employee has<br />
substantially more education,<br />
training, and experience. Adjusting<br />
for these differences…<br />
explains most of the observed<br />
earnings advantage of the typical<br />
state and local worker.”<br />
Their study revealed that public<br />
sector employees are more than<br />
twice as likely to have at least a<br />
bachelor’s degree. This disparity<br />
in education and training<br />
will account for the overall better<br />
compensation of the public<br />
sector worker. When you accurately<br />
compare the two workers,<br />
it becomes clear that the<br />
greater education and training<br />
demanded by the public sector<br />
position requires more compensation.<br />
The fact that the average private<br />
sector employee earns<br />
more compensation than the<br />
comparable public employee<br />
holds true even after adding<br />
benefits such as pension and<br />
insurance.<br />
The study indicated that<br />
citizens should expect higher<br />
public service benefits because<br />
a more educated and trained<br />
employee should have greater<br />
benefits. Even in the private<br />
sector, benefits are greater for<br />
the more educated. Since the<br />
public sector “consists disproportionately<br />
of the educated,<br />
we would expect the average<br />
level of benefits to be higher in<br />
the public sector.” However,<br />
even after adding benefits, the<br />
equally trained and educated<br />
public employees still lag<br />
behind their private sector counterpart<br />
by 6.8-10.4 percent.<br />
The economic recession has hurt<br />
both the private and public sector.<br />
Everybody, including the<br />
public sector worker, has obviously<br />
made sacrifices; however, I<br />
would request prudence when<br />
moving forward. Crisis often<br />
leads people to search for scapegoats<br />
and miraculous panaceas.<br />
Some are trying to blame the current<br />
government finance problems<br />
on public worker pay and<br />
pensions. The cure to the ill is<br />
sold as “bringing public sector<br />
compensation ‘in line’ with<br />
private sector wages.”<br />
This study revealed that the longterm<br />
patterns indicate public<br />
worker compensation is not<br />
excessive. It found that “public<br />
sector workers earn more on<br />
average than private sector workers,<br />
but less than they would<br />
earn if they took their skills to<br />
the private sector.” As much as<br />
the hype and hysteria in the<br />
media, political, and public<br />
forums would like to make you<br />
believe that public employees are<br />
overcompensated; when properly<br />
compared to the private sector<br />
employee, public employees are<br />
a bargain.<br />
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Editor’s Note: As of July 6,<br />
2010, the <strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Police</strong><br />
Department had 910 sworn<br />
employees, and 489 of those<br />
officers had some kind of college<br />
degree (53.7 percent). The<br />
breakout is: 134 with an associate’s<br />
degree, 274 with a bachelor’s<br />
degree, 80 with a master’s<br />
degree, and 1 with a doctorate.<br />
The LBPOA encourages all of our<br />
members to continue their<br />
advanced education studies.<br />
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By Kendle Marshall,<br />
Chief Constable, Wilson<br />
County, Texas (Retired <strong>Long</strong><br />
<strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Sergeant)<br />
Howdy friends. I hope all<br />
is well in <strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> and<br />
you're enjoying that nice<br />
weather. Things are different<br />
out in Texas. It's much hotter<br />
here and there are a lot more<br />
rattlesnakes (the animal<br />
kind). But the people are<br />
friendly and they have a very<br />
leisurely way of living. They<br />
don't get riled about much, so<br />
it's a low stress territory.<br />
Young children are taught<br />
to hunt and fish, and these activities<br />
continue well into their<br />
golden years. Everywhere you<br />
look there are huge gorgeous<br />
green pastures filled with longhorn<br />
cattle just waiting to put a<br />
grin on some kid's face at<br />
McDonald's.<br />
One of my neighbors is Raul<br />
Granby, a retired <strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong><br />
<strong>Police</strong> Officer. He and Sue only<br />
live 20 miles away and enjoy<br />
the Texas lifestyle very much.<br />
Another retired <strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong><br />
<strong>Police</strong> Officer who couldn't<br />
resist the lure of Texas is Bob<br />
Gonzales (Gonzo) who built a<br />
home nearby. He enjoys the<br />
River Walk, boating, and watching<br />
the cows wander around<br />
the fields. We all enjoy a<br />
good Texas barbecue. They're<br />
beyond delicious!<br />
One of the best things about<br />
Texas is the way the people<br />
support law enforcement. Texans<br />
don't have much of a sense<br />
of humor when it comes to<br />
outlaws victimizing innocent<br />
folks.<br />
Criminal defense attorneys and<br />
Chief Constable Kendle Marshall, Wilson County, Texas, astride<br />
'Crockett' with his home behind him.<br />
crook-coddling liberals find<br />
little success or sympathy for<br />
the warped and dangerous<br />
subjects they seek to protect<br />
and excuse. Criminal justice<br />
based on common sense is<br />
expected and demanded in<br />
Texas. A murderer who<br />
viciously butchers a man,<br />
woman, or child usually lives<br />
just long enough to regret<br />
doing their dumb deed in the<br />
State of Texas.<br />
Those who are present in<br />
court for the reading of the<br />
judge's sentence are most always<br />
able to say of the culprit,<br />
" He ain't gonna like that<br />
none." Then, when the inevitable<br />
happens in Huntsville<br />
and the prison lights go<br />
dim, it means one more candle<br />
of the wicked has been<br />
snuffed out. Yes, sir. Texas is<br />
definitely a would-be recidivist's<br />
worst nightmare!<br />
Another interesting aspect of<br />
Texas law enforcement is<br />
the 'old-west' culture here. As<br />
an example, as a stolen vehicle<br />
rolled down the highway, an<br />
officer leveled a shotgun and<br />
blasted away. No kidding! The<br />
tactic worked and the car<br />
stopped. But does that seem<br />
excessive, or is it just me? I<br />
think I remember our shooting<br />
policy in <strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> was<br />
just a bit stricter. As you may<br />
gather, they don't have too<br />
many lawsuits out here, or<br />
apparently, too many spike<br />
strips. This place is still the<br />
wild west!<br />
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My wife, Maria, and I always<br />
enjoy reading the Rap Sheet. It<br />
is so professionally published<br />
by the staff and there are so<br />
many good articles. Not too<br />
long ago, I read an article by<br />
one of my old buddies, Dennis<br />
Bracken (3rd quarter, 2008).<br />
He expressed a wish that he<br />
could climb into a 'black and<br />
white just one more time' and<br />
cruise down the street. I know<br />
there are many retired coppers<br />
who feel the same way. I had<br />
those same sentiments at times<br />
after my retirement. Well, I was<br />
fortunate enough to retire, and<br />
re-enter law enforcement. Even<br />
though there are some things<br />
about police work I don't<br />
like, I've always loved my profession,<br />
and I think that might<br />
be the best of both worlds: being<br />
a retired cop and a cop.<br />
Anyhow, because I had the<br />
opportunity, I decided to dedicate<br />
one patrol to Denny.<br />
Naturally, when I did, it was<br />
the only time I didn't<br />
find a crook! (Just kiddin'<br />
Denny). But your article<br />
reminded me how fortunate I<br />
was to get that second chance<br />
that so many others won't get,<br />
to saddle-up and climb into a<br />
'black and white just one<br />
more time' and cruise down<br />
the street. I wish every blue<br />
suit who occasionally gets<br />
to feelin' down about the<br />
job could read your article<br />
and remember their good<br />
fortune to be wearing that<br />
superman suit. Thanks,<br />
Denny.<br />
God bless Texas and the <strong>Long</strong><br />
<strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Police</strong> --- those retired,<br />
and those not yet . And always,<br />
Remember the Alamo!<br />
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By Bob Tanner<br />
Retired LBPD<br />
I’ve been studying health issues<br />
for some time now, and discovered<br />
Dr. Colin Campbell and Thomas<br />
M Campbell’s research summary<br />
of 40 years entitled ‘The<br />
China Study’. In my opinion, this<br />
is the most comprehensive study<br />
of nutrition ever conducted, and<br />
the irrefutable conclusions are<br />
something we all should consider.<br />
First, the benefits of a healthy<br />
lifestyle are enormous: a longer<br />
life, look and feel younger, have<br />
more energy, lose weight, lower<br />
your blood cholesterol, prevent<br />
and even reverse heart disease,<br />
lower the risk cancer, preserve<br />
your eyesight, prevent and treat<br />
diabetes, avoid surgery, decrease<br />
the need for pharmaceutical<br />
drugs, keep your bones strong,<br />
avoid impotence, avoid stroke,<br />
alleviate constipation, lower<br />
blood pressure, beat arthritis…<br />
whew, that’s a lot of good stuff.<br />
According to the author, the<br />
above list is adversely affected<br />
by meat and dairy consumption.<br />
Not so with a nutritional<br />
plan based on consuming<br />
whole foods from fresh fruits<br />
and vegetables. Cow’s milk,<br />
whole or skimmed, cheeses,<br />
and yogurt should be avoided,<br />
especially by young children<br />
and babies because they can<br />
lead to irreversible Type 1 diabetes<br />
which is irreversible.<br />
I recommend two books by<br />
John Robbins entitled ‘Diet for<br />
a New America, Reclaiming our<br />
Health’ and ‘The Food Revolution’.<br />
And for you serious readers,<br />
try ‘Fast Food Nation’ by<br />
Eric Schlosser.<br />
America has excellent health<br />
care, research facilities, advanced<br />
medicines, and operative<br />
procedures; however, American<br />
also has the highest incidences<br />
of cancer, stroke, heart disease,<br />
kidney disease, and liver failure<br />
on earth. We are ranked 97 th in<br />
the world’s health standings by<br />
population. Why? Dr. Smokey<br />
Santillo stated, “86% of all deaths<br />
… in America are diet related.”<br />
Please, for the sake of your family,<br />
yourself, and those who love<br />
and care about you, it’s time to<br />
regain control of your health. We<br />
cannot count on others to provide<br />
the information and care<br />
that we can surely secure for ourselves<br />
with a little determination<br />
and effort.<br />
Fraternally,<br />
Bob Tanner<br />
On July 7, 2010, the <strong>Long</strong><br />
<strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Officers</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
and the Command <strong>Officers</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong> co-sponsored a<br />
Veteran’s Appreciation Luncheon<br />
in the community room of the<br />
downtown station.<br />
Narcotics Detective Manny<br />
Serenil suggested the idea after<br />
he returned back from his recent<br />
overseas military deployment as<br />
a way to thank our veterans<br />
and open dialog on the needs of<br />
our service members. Sergeant<br />
Tom Keleher (POA Military<br />
Assistance Committee Chairman),<br />
Commander Joe Levy<br />
(President of the Command<br />
<strong>Officers</strong> <strong>Association</strong>), and Dr.<br />
Choe (Department Psychologist)<br />
jointly funded and organized the<br />
event.<br />
Over the last several years, we<br />
have seen several of our members<br />
deploy overseas in support<br />
of our national defense needs.<br />
Our department has veterans<br />
who have served in combat<br />
situations in Vietnam, Lebanon,<br />
Iraq, Afghanistan, and Germany.<br />
On behalf of the entire association,<br />
we thank our veterans for<br />
proudly serving their country,<br />
and for proudly representing the<br />
<strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Department.<br />
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Based on a story printed on the<br />
LAPPL website<br />
The FBI has not yet released its<br />
mid-year statistics, but one thing<br />
is clear. Law enforcement officer<br />
deaths in the United States are<br />
up sharply compared to the same<br />
period last year.<br />
As of June 30, 2010, The Officer<br />
Down Memorial Page listed 88<br />
law enforcement officers killed in<br />
the line of duty this year. That<br />
number represents a nearly 27<br />
percent increase over the 69 law<br />
enforcement deaths at the same<br />
point last year.<br />
Of the 88 officers killed, 30 of<br />
them died during gun battles<br />
with suspects, and two others<br />
were killed in felony assaults. To<br />
put that in perspective, the last<br />
two years averaged a total of 43<br />
officers killed by gunfire for the<br />
entire year.<br />
A total of 11 officers have died<br />
so far this year after being<br />
struck by vehicles (five accidental<br />
collisions and six intentional<br />
vehicular assaults). Another 30<br />
officers have died this year in<br />
vehicle accidents, including<br />
three during vehicle pursuits.<br />
That is huge increase from<br />
2009 when we experienced 40<br />
vehicle accident deaths for the<br />
entire year.<br />
California leads the nation with<br />
9 of the 88 deaths. We have<br />
experienced more officer<br />
deaths during the first six<br />
months of 2010 than we had<br />
during all of 2009. Tragically,<br />
four California Highway Patrol<br />
officers lost their lives in different<br />
incidents during a 16-day<br />
period in June.<br />
The website <strong>Police</strong>One.com,<br />
meanwhile, reported that a disturbing<br />
trend from 2009 is continuing<br />
this year. There have<br />
been four incidents this year<br />
involving multiple officers killed<br />
during single events. Suspects<br />
are repeatedly showing their willingness<br />
to engage several officers<br />
without hesitation.<br />
As we pause to reflect on the<br />
tragic statistics, we remember<br />
each officer who made the ultimate<br />
sacrifice while upholding<br />
their duty. We are painfully<br />
aware that throughout our nation,<br />
law enforcement agencies<br />
are being asked to do more with<br />
fewer resources. This frustrating<br />
fact puts all of us at greater risk.<br />
Our elected officials continue to<br />
boast about falling crime rates<br />
while simultaneously trying to<br />
reduce our salaries, benefits, and<br />
staffing. We should continue to<br />
remind the public that peace and<br />
stability come at a very high human<br />
price. Unfortunately, by the<br />
time this article reaches your<br />
home, the number of officers<br />
killed in the line of duty will undoubtedly<br />
increase.<br />
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On June 10th, the <strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong><br />
<strong>Police</strong> Department celebrated the<br />
largest single day of promotions<br />
in recent history. A total of 16<br />
LBPOA family members were promoted<br />
to new positions within<br />
the department. The City Council<br />
chamber was filled to capacity<br />
with family, friends, and coworkers<br />
who were eager to share in<br />
the event. We proudly congratulate<br />
all of the following promoted<br />
members:<br />
Commander:<br />
Lt. Josef Levy<br />
Lt. Lisa Lopez<br />
Lieutenant:<br />
Sgt. Christopher Morgan<br />
Sgt. Richard Farfan<br />
Sergeant:<br />
Officer Ryan LeBaron<br />
Officer Melvin McGuire<br />
Officer Scott Jenson<br />
Officer Michael Richens<br />
Officer Bruce Lee<br />
Officer Paul Baum<br />
Officer Robert Titus<br />
Officer Michael DePrete<br />
Officer Greg Brown<br />
Officer David Faris<br />
Officer Abram Yap<br />
Confidential Secretary:<br />
<strong>Police</strong> Services Specialist Cynthia<br />
Dominguez (wife of retired LBPD<br />
Sergeant Abel Dominguez)<br />
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Founded in 1994, Operation<br />
Jump Start is a <strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> community<br />
based non-profit program<br />
dedicated to assisting disadvantaged<br />
youth, ages 12-18, who<br />
show strong promise to succeed<br />
both academically and in life.<br />
Many of these students come<br />
from single parent, low-income,<br />
immigrant and refugee families.<br />
The primary goal of the program<br />
is to change the lives of these<br />
youths through education. Many<br />
of the students are first generation<br />
high school graduates, and<br />
all of them are first generation<br />
college entrants.<br />
According to the Editorial Projects<br />
in Education (EPE) Research<br />
Center, in the 2003-2004 school<br />
year only 63.5% of students<br />
graduated from high school.<br />
However, Operation Jump Start<br />
graduates defy the odds:<br />
100% graduate from high school<br />
98% attend college immediately<br />
after high school<br />
81% of the college entrants<br />
attend a four-year college or university<br />
Operation Jump Start matches<br />
each student with a volunteer<br />
adult mentor who provides them<br />
with a powerful example of professional<br />
and social opportunities<br />
available to the collegeeducated.<br />
The five-year relationship<br />
with the same mentor is a<br />
significant factor in the student’s<br />
success.<br />
While the overall program gives<br />
the student skills, mentors provide<br />
them with role models.<br />
Mentors provide over 360 hours<br />
of dedicated time to each vulnerable<br />
child and crucial long-term<br />
support. These are students<br />
from difficult backgrounds who<br />
are finally being given a chance<br />
to achieve their educational<br />
goals and build better futures<br />
for themselves, their families,<br />
and the community.<br />
The <strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Officers</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong> has proudly supported<br />
Operation Jump Start for<br />
the last six years. We wish to<br />
recognize and thank Lieutenant<br />
Ty Hatfield who sits on their<br />
Detective Songcheak Ier and his mentee<br />
board of directors, and Detective<br />
Songcheak Ier who has volunteered<br />
as a mentor for the last<br />
year.<br />
If you have any questions regarding<br />
the program or would like to<br />
volunteer as a mentor, tutor, or<br />
become a board member, please<br />
contact Lieutenant Hatfield or<br />
Detective Ier at Youth Services.<br />
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The neighborhood around Los Cerritos Park in North<br />
Division celebrated the 4 th of July with a spectacular<br />
street parade that concluded with a large family-style<br />
picnic at the park.The annual event draws hundreds of<br />
local residents together to celebrate the national holiday.<br />
The <strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Officers</strong> <strong>Association</strong> brought<br />
our barbeque to the event and cooked 1500 hot dogs<br />
for the crowd. As soon as the parade ended, the<br />
park’s grassy fields went from empty to packed. Numerous<br />
people walked up to shake hands and express<br />
their thanks.<br />
We specifically want to thank our honoraries, retirees, and volunteers who showed up for a couple of hours<br />
to cook and wrap the hot dogs. Involvement in positive community events such as this build trust and<br />
friendly cooperation between the <strong>Association</strong> and our neighborhoods.<br />
On Saturday, June 12 th , the <strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Officers</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong> proudly sponsored the California Special<br />
Olympics at Cal State <strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong>. We towed the POA<br />
barbeque to our designated spot near the Pyramid.<br />
Over the course of several hours, the POA served 1000<br />
hot dogs and hamburgers to the Special Olympic athletes<br />
and their family members.<br />
We extend a special thanks to Detective Stephanie<br />
Hall, PSA Kim Cloughesy, and retired <strong>Officers</strong> Cindy<br />
Orel and Steve Ditmars who joined several POA Directors<br />
at the event.<br />
On Saturday, June 26 th , the West Eastside Community<br />
<strong>Association</strong> (WESCA) sponsored a Summer Kickoff<br />
event at Orizaba Park. The event included music, a<br />
mobile skateboard park, bouncers for the children,<br />
and other family fun activities.<br />
The <strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Officers</strong> <strong>Association</strong> was happy<br />
to respond with the barbeque to cook hot dogs for the<br />
families. Officer Scott Miller and PSS Kym Cloughesy<br />
joined POA Directors Tom Keleher, Jack Dial, and Jim<br />
Foster in cooking and preparing approximately 700<br />
hot dogs during the lunch hour.<br />
We also thank 4 th District Council Member Patrick O’Donnell and WESCA President Jan Ward for their continued<br />
support of the <strong>Long</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> POA.<br />
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