July 2010 Issue - Deputy Sheriffs' Association of San Diego County

SURFNREPORTEncinitas Station by Lewis NormanI know you have all been busy watchingthe World Cup. After all, it is the biggestsporting event in the world. Listening tothe vuvuzelas reminds me of the incessantdroning from the drunk tanks on aSaturday night at the jail! Tune in andcatch a game, you will understand. Maybeduring half time, you can grab yourfavorite cocktail, take a seat, put your feetup, and relax; it’s time for this month’sedition of the “Surf Report.”MR TOAD’S WILD RIDEMost of you don’t think to much of usCoast Donkeys! After all, how tough isit to write skateboarding tickets all day?Well, for a bunch of beach bums, Sgt.Strohl’s team did a great job with a recentgang stabbing.“242 with baseball bats. Oh and by theway, it’s in the ENC ‘hood.” As Deputiesconverged on the scene, they spotted avehicle leaving the scene that matched oneentered into the call. When they tried tostop the truck, the chase was on!In a scene that resembled the Indianapolis500, the pick-up headed southbound onInterstate 5 at speeds well over 100 mph.Deputies gave chase as additional unitsresponded to the crime scene to searchfor victims. The truck exited at CarmelValley Road and decided to head west. Bigproblem here; there are a couple of reallygnarly turns at that exit. At the end of theroad is the west end of California! And Ido mean the END of California. Just asDeputies were considering terminatingthe pursuit, the driver lost control on asharp curve. The truck bounced off a treeand into a retaining wall.When was the last time you went bowling?Remember what it looks like when yousend the bowling ball down the lane andbury a strike? Well imagine the truck’soccupants as the pins. Apparently, therewere four suspects laying flat in the bed ofthe truck, unseen by everyone. That wasuntil the truck started to hit things! All ofa sudden it was raining crooks. Deputiesquickly set up a perimeter and startedreeling in the crooks. All eight were takeninto custody with help from Dep. BillDunford’s K-9 partner Timo. Timo didget to put the habeas chompus on, butunfortunately for Bill, it was on Bill’s chin!Back in gang land, deputies scouredthe gopher holes the crooks burrowedthrough to escape and came up with twovictims, bearing multiple stab wounds.The crooks were all Eden Gardens gangmembers, retaliating from a recentstabbing in their hood. The bad news forEG was that within a single week 11 oftheir members were arrested on felonycharges. The good news for me, becauseI work in Solana Beach, 11 of theirmembers were arrested!DRUNK SWEEPTo celebrate Cinco de Drinko, theEncinitas COPPS unit hosted a two nightdrunk sweep. Now I am well aware wehave an alcohol abuse problem here, but Idid not expect to see so many 10-16s. In aslittle as four to five hours each night, therewere a total of 34 arrests for 647(f) PC.The detail was well planned, with deputiesfrom the Prisoner Transportation Unitproviding “black and white” cab servicefrom Station 20 to VDF and CDF. Thisevent, coupled with a DUI checkpoint onenight, and an “Avoid the 14” sweep thenext night, really made for a much quieternight for patrol deputies!SHOW YOUR SUPPORTCapt. Don Fowler’s wife Kim has beenThe Station 20 Chrome Dome Crew showing off their freshly shaved headsrecently hit with some serious medicalproblems. On June 22, Kim underwentbrain surgery in an attempt to resolvesome of these issues. Because of thesurgery, Kim has temporarily joined theStation 20 chrome dome fashion crew.Don, not wanting to feel left out, shavedhis head in support of his wife.When news spread around Station 20,all of the slick tops joined up for a photoshoot. Even Undersheriff Jim Cookeshowed up to pledge his support. Station20 Vehicle Mechanic Shawn Thompsonmade the mistake of leaving his garageand heading into the station. SurfReporters captured the last seconds ofShawn’s lengthy locks!Kim, even though some of us were sparedthe wrath of the captain’s scissors, we allwish you the best of luck and hope to seeyou at the next Station 20 BBQ!IN CLOSINGBy the time this article is published, theSan Diego County Fair (Del Mar Fair tothe purists) will be over for another year.There have already been a number ofcarnies arrested, and I’m sure there will bemore to come! Then it’s on to yet anotherrace season! Summer activities aroundthese parts sure adds some excitement,perhaps I’ll have some stories to share.So for now there is only one thing left tosay: “the coast is clear.” SHOP ONLINEDIVORCEBANKRUPTCYRONALD A. HAUSERAttorney at Law(619) 206-3811(619) 741-3961Vehicle Mechanic Shawn Thompson let Cpt. Don Fowler shave his lengthy locks in support of Kim FowlerWWW.DSASTORE.comNational City ♦ San Diego ♦ La MesaDISCOUNT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT22 Silver Star July 2010 Silver Star July 2010 23