Vol. 39, No. 4 'Courteous Vigilance' April 2005 Retired from agency in 2000 as a lieutenant Senate confirms Vanderpool's appointment as DPS director When Roger Vanderpool retired from the Department as a lieu- proved the governor’s appointment. tenant in February 2000, returning to DPS as its director wasn’t a With the appointment, Vanderpool, 52, replaces Dennis Garrett, blip on anybody’s radar screen, especially his. who retired in early January, as director. Since At the time of his retirement, his sights were set Garrett’s retirement, Lt. Col. David Felix has served as on becoming the next sheriff of Pinal County. When interim director of the agency which employs about elected to that post in the November 2000 general 2,000 people, including some 1,100 officers. election, he then directed full attention to overhaul- Vanderpool, a Casa Grande resident, comes to the ing a sheriff’s office that many within Pinal County Department backed by a solid résumé in law enforce- had lost confidence in. ment. Evidently, the voters liked the transformation that He has been a law enforcement officer for more they had seen occur in the sheriff’s office by over- than 28 years, beginning this career as a military po- whelmingly reelecting him last fall to a second four- liceman in the U.S. Army. year term as Pinal County sheriff. Upon his honorable discharge from the Army, With Gov. Janet Napolitano’s appointment as the Vanderpool continued his law enforcement career with Department’s next chief, Vanderpool becomes the first the Goshen, Ind., Police Department. In February 1980, Arizona sheriff to serve as director of the state law he entered the DPS academy and, after graduation, he enforcement agency. drew Kayenta as his first assignment with the High- “To me, being appointed as director is a fantastic ROGER VANDERPOOL way Patrol. honor,” Vanderpool said. “I especially look forward From Kayenta, he transferred to Lakeside as a to returning to an agency as well respected as DPS is locally and Highway Patrol officer before accepting an assignment with DPS nationally. It’s an honor to return and work with so many good men Criminal Investigations in Show Low. When promoted to sergeant and women while providing law enforcement services and support in 1987, he transferred to Casa Grande where he continued to work throughout the state of Arizona. in Criminal Investigations. “I think I bring a whole new perspective to the director’s posi- Following his promotion to lieutenant in 1994, he became the tion. There’s never been a sheriff who has been DPS director.” Highway Patrol’s District 6 commander in Casa Grande. In 1999, he By law, Vanderpool’s nomination had to be approved by the accepted a CI commander’s position in Casa Grande. state Senate before he could begin his 5-year appointment as the He retired from DPS as commander of the Western Region Orga- Department’s seventh full-time director. Vanderpool’s appointment became official March 22 when the state Senate unanimously ap- CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Felix becomes deputy director, four receive appointments Lt. Col. David A. Felix became the Department’s first deputy nis A. Garrett’s five years as DPS director. Reflecting on his five director in more than five years when he was elevated to that years as DPS director, Garrett said having a deputy director in position by new DPS Director Roger Vanderpool March 28. place would have been the one thing he would have done differ- Felix’s promotion, along with the appointments of the ently Department’s first two female to assistant director-level positions, With her promotion, Ramming replaces Felix as CJSD chief. Georgene Ramming and Commander Pennie Gillette, were effec- Ramming had been serving as CJSD chief of staff under Felix. tive April 2 as were the appointments of Commander Jack Lane Prior to her appointment as chief of the Agency Support Divi- and Mikel Longman to assistant director-level positions. sion, Gillette was commander of the Narcotics Enforcement Bu- Felix, who has served since January as the Department’s in- reau in Tucson. terim director, was the agency’s assistant director of the Criminal Lane leaves his position as the Department’s legislative liai- Justice Support Division (CJSD) for the past five years. son to command the Highway Patrol Division while Longman, The deputy director’s position remained vacant during Den- CONTINUED ON PAGE 15 Page 2 April 2005 The Digest

From Deputy Director Vanderpool ... CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 nized Crime and Narcotics Division. David A. Felix's He is a graduate of the FBI national academy, the Arizona State University Public Executive Institute and the Drug Enforcement Administration's Task Force Commanders School. H also participated in the University of Arizona’s Center for Vantage Rural Leadership (Project CNTRL) program. During his career, Vanderpool has been the recipient of many Point awards, including Arizona Administrators state employee of the year, American Legion police officer of the year and a Director’s Commendation Award for his assistance with enhancements for the Although sometimes painstaking, the selection process Canine Unit. He also received a U.S. Congressional commendation for DPS director works. After his appointment was unani- for his community policing programs. mously approved by the state senate last month, Pinal County The Wabash, Ind. native is a member of the National Sheriff’s Sheriff Roger Vanderpool should be in place as DPS director Association, FBI Associates and the American Legion. Addition- by the time you read this Vantage Point. ally, Vanderpool is a board member of the Casa Grande Boys and Before addressing Sheriff Vanderpool’s appointment, I Girls Club. A founding member of the Pinal County Peace Officers would like to sincerely thank all for your unbridled patron- Memorial Board, Vanderpool also serves as president of the Arizona age, patience and professionalism while I served as interim Sheriff’s Association and the Pinal County Law Enforcement Asso- director and for the concern, encouragement and prayers I ciation. received from you during my recent convalescence from sur- Last year, he served on the governor’s blue-ribbon panel cre- gery. Such support was truly inspirational during the most ated to examine the state correctional system after two inmates at stressful and difficult times for my wife Sharon and me. the Arizona State Prison-Lewis Complex held two corrections offic- As I have said on many occasions, our new director is ers hostage for 15 days. This panel made 69 recommendations to well known and respected not only at DPS but throughout improve the state’s penal system. the state as well. Vanderpool was among more than 100 applicants to apply for Additionally, during his four plus years as sheriff of Pinal the DPS position and was chosen from a final pool of three. The County, he was fast becoming one of the most respected law other two finalists were Manuel Padilla, a California Highway Patrol enforcement administrators on the national level. He is a man assistant chief, and Jerry Oliver, a former assistant Phoenix police of integrity whose dedication to duty and leadership no doubt chief who now serves as a law enforcement liaison for the state will be fortified by his energy, focus and vision. Attorney General’s Office. He comes to DPS with more than 30 years of experience in “I think Sheriff Vanderpool will be an excellent director,” law enforcement, including 20 at the Arizona Department of Napolitano told Phoenix-area media when announcing Vanderpool’s Public Safety. He knows our Department well, having climbed appointment during a March 10 news conference. “His years of through the ranks to lieutenant before retiring some five years experienced leadership and extensive background in Arizona’s law ago to run for sheriff in Pinal County. enforcement issues make him the perfect candidate for director.” There’s no question that this agency faces some tough As Pinal County sheriff, Vanderpool was praised by community challenges in the days to come. Issues such as officer parity, leaders for increasing community involvement and finding more ef- continued modernization of our communications technology, ficient methods to run his department. improving and increasing our fleet of patrol cars, recruitment Under his leadership, the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office increased of officers, crime lab interests, civilian employee compensa- participation in Block Watch programs while establishing a volun- tion, and domestic terrorism concerns are just a few of the teer posse. His department also created one the nations’s first cold- challenges awaiting our new director. case squads run by retired homicide investigators. All these issues, plus more, will have to be confronted He has been married to his wife, Valerie, for more than 30 years. through a budget that is perennially tight as all state agen- They have a son, Chris. cies, not just DPS, continue to encounter an increasing num- ber of state-mandated responsibilities. The Digest is published monthly by the DPS Training and Manage- Our new director is very aware of these challenges and ment Services Bureau for the employees and retirees of the many more that affect everyday operations at DPS. With his Arizona Department of Public Safety. experience and extensive background in law enforcement, there’s little doubt that Roger Vanderpool is a perfect fit to Employees are invited to submit story ideas or stories for publication. Stories or story ideas may be submitted to The Digest by mail, EMS lead our Department. or Telephone (602-223-2313). As Pinal County sheriff, he established himself as a leader very capable of achieving departmental goals despite restric- Roger L. Vanderpool, Director tive obstacles. His track record indicates that the governor’s Art Coughanour, Publications Editor, [email protected] choice is a right one both for the citizens of Arizona and the Jim Jertson, Publications Support Specialist, [email protected] employees of DPS. His leadership qualities and his sincere The Digest can be accessed directly from the DPS World Wide compassion for those with whom he works should prove to Web home page at http://www.dps.state.az.us/digest. be quite beneficial for DPS. The Arizona Department of Public Safety is an Equal Employment Opportunity Agency. The Digest April 2005 Page 3 State reaches General Order 4.2.30 dictates that racial agreement in racial profiling won't be tolerated at DPS profiling lawsuit At DPS, the issue of racially-biased po- “However, it is equally difficult to dis- In late February, the state and a group of licing is covered specifically by General prove, especially when considering prior civil plaintiffs agreed to settle a 2001 class- Order 4.2.30 which dictates that the De- to this time, we as a department did not action lawsuit that claimed DPS Highway partment will not tolerate practices such collect any meaningful data in this area,” Patrol officers used racial profiling to stop as racial profiling. Covey said. “While I do believe that the and search motorists. The policy within the general order em- overwhelming majority of officers in Ari- The proposed agreement, under review phasizes the point that “racially-biased po- zona do not knowingly engage in racial by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, would licing, involving racial profiling, is unethi- profiling, I also believe that there are some result in the dismissal of a suit filed by 11 cal and unacceptable.” who unwittingly practice racially-biased minority motorists stopped while traveling on The policy also maintains that “the De- policing. Interstates 17 and 40. The court’s decision is partment will not tolerate the racial or eth- “This is the case not only in policing expected by June with the Department hav- nic profiling of any group and prohibits but throughout our entire society and all ing 90 days from the time of the ruling to any policy, procedure, or practice that con- its institutions. We do not understand implement many of the provisions outlined stitutes profiling any person based on the subtle, and in many cases, uncon- within the settlement. race, skin color, and/or ethnicity for the scious decisions we make every day be- Under the terms of the settlement, the purpose of traffic stops or investigations.” cause of our biases. These biases are not plaintiffs’ lawsuit will be dismissed. In addressing this issue, Rod Covey, limited to race but also extend to gender, While agreeing to the settlement, the De- assistant director of the Agency Support age, religion, social-economic status as partment also reaffirmed its belief that its High- Division, emphasized that recent surveys well as many others. Our issue at hand, way Patrol officers did not use “ethnicity to around the country indicate that “the ma- however, deals solely with race. determine which motorists to stop.” jority of the public believes that police of- “It is our continued hope that this “Instead of dragging this thing through ficers do racially profile which is what the policy, as presented in our general order, court, we decided there were some things we plaintiffs were alleging against our offic- and our training over the next year will could mutually agree upon. Although we do ers.” heighten officer awareness about this is- not admit to any wrongdoing, we did agree Covey said racial profiling is difficult if sue and what they can do to prevent ra- to take proactive measures to prevent racial not impossible to prove. cially-based policing from occurring.” profiling in the future,” said Rod Covey, as- sistant director of the Department’s Agency Support Division which, through the agree- tems per the settlement agreement. The pri- and two persons from the public at large. ment, has the responsibility to oversee the ority, according to the agreement, is to as- The settlement calls for the governor to implementation of the settlement. sign newly-acquired in-car video cameras to appoint a chairman, but that person cannot “As part of this settlement, we also have officers working in the ‘drug corridor’ areas be employed by a law enforcement agency. agreed to maintain our present policy that of the state. The drug corridor areas include “None of the board members can be from the intentional practice of racial profiling is Interstates 17, 40, 8, 10 and 19, all outside DPS and no more than two board members wrong and will not be tolerated,” Covey the metro Phoenix area.” can be employed in law enforcement either stated. Although adamant that DPS officers as an officer or prosecutor,” Covey ex- Under the agreement, DPS will not pay were not racially profiling, Covey believes plained, adding that the board will meet at monetary damages to the plaintiffs, but po- the use of video systems will be a valuable least three times a year for at least the next tential damage claims of other class members tool in monitoring all traffic stops. five years. are not affected by the settlement, the assis- “These video systems will provide a Once the district court approves the tant director said, adding that the state also record of not only who is being stopped, settlement, the Department within four agreed to pay nearly $140,000 in plaintiff at- but what happens during each stop,” Covey months will produce a video tape and en- torney fees. said. “Having a video record should help sure that all employees review this training As part of the settlement, the Department exonerate officers falsely accused of any update. Issues pertaining to racial profiling agreed to equip all patrol cars with video sys- wrongdoing. Video cameras can also be a will also be incorporated into the tems with priority given to vehicles assigned very effective tool for training officers and Department’s Advanced Basic Training pro- to those highways where drug transporta- giving them feedback on their interaction gram. tion activities appear to be the most preva- with motorists.” “Within one year of the effective date of lent. Another key provision of the agreement the agreement, all DPS Highway Patrol offic- For the past few years, DPS has been in requires the governor’s office to establish a ers and canine unit officers will complete a the process of installing such equipment into citizen’s advisory board to review the training course based on the National High- its patrol cars. In mid March, 217 patrol cars Department’s practices and traffic stop data. way Traffic Safety Administration's guide- had in-car video camera systems. Nearly 550 The Citizen’s Traffic Stop Advisory lines for professional traffic stops,” Covey patrol cars are without the systems. Board will consist of four members from the said. “In this year’s budget, we requested fund- Governor’s African-American and Latino Other key provisions in the agreement ing for 50 in-car video cameras,” Covey said. Advisory Committees, three persons from include: “Each year, we will continue to request fund- at least six names forwarded by a committee - Officers can detain motorists only as ing for at least 50 in-car video camera sys- convened by the plaintiffs’ representative CONTINUED ON PAGE 15 Page 4 April 2005 The Digest DPS to get nation's first CVPIs with fire-suppression systems DPS Highway Patrol officers are about effort to reduce risks all officers face from Police Department; Lt. Jim Wells, Florida to become the first law enforcement officers high-speed, high-energy, rear-impact colli- Highway Patrol; and Neve Johnson, a Phoe- in the nation to receive and drive Ford Crown sions. nix engineer. Representing the Ford Motor Victoria Police Interceptors (CVPIs) According to Major Deston Coleman, Co. was Brian Geraghty. equipped with electronic fire-suppression chief of staff for the Highway Patrol Divi- At the first meeting, Coleman said the systems. sion at DPS, a comprehensive effort to im- committee told Ford that the committee When DPS receives its first batch of the prove the safety of the Crown Victoria patrol wanted the CVPI tested for rear-end crashes new Police Interceptors this month, it will be car began in June 2002 when Gov. Janet at 75 mph rather than at the traditional 50 considered a major step in officer safety for Napolitano, then Arizona attorney general, mph. The committee also told Ford that it law enforcement agencies throughout the announced the formation of a blue ribbon was mandatory that all CVPIs have shield- country. panel to address the issue. ing for the fuel tank and a fire-suppression The arrival of the new “This panel also sought to improve the system. CVPIs will also be signifi- “Today, we have all three and more,” the cant because the fire- DPS major suppression system said. “Be- with which they will cause of the be equipped is con- leadership of sidered to be the Gov. Napolitano most effective, tech- and the national nologically-ad- role DPS played, vanced fire-pre- our officers are re- vention ceiving the very first safety fea- CVPIs with fire-sup- ture ever pression systems.” added to Coleman said the the widely- Blue Ribbon Committee used police has evolved into the Law vehicle, said Enforcement Safety and Michael Fuson, Stops Subcommittee (LESSS) DPS Fleet Services manager. of the IACP Highway Safety Numerous law enforcement agencies Committee. It is chaired by throughout the U.S. are on a waiting list to work en- Lt. Col. Bill Reutter, assis- receive the fire-suppression equipped 2005 vironment of tant director of DPS’ High- CVPI’s and will begin receiving them after police officers while specifi- way Patrol Division. DPS’ initial 100-vehicle order is filled. cally addressing rear-end, fire-related Coleman, a subcommittee member, is cur- Although the addition of the fire-sup- crashes involving police vehicles,” Coleman rently working with the Ohio State Patrol, pression system will further reduce the risk said. California Highway Patrol and the National of fire-related injuries to DPS officers who Former DPS Director Dennis Garrett was Highway Transportation Administration in drive the popular police cruiser, Fuson said appointed chairman of the Blue Ribbon Com- producing a role-call training DVD on viola- it is still just one part of a comprehensive mittee. Committee members included tor stops. Coleman; Officer Jake Jacobson, Phoenix The group plans to distribute the DVD nationwide. The officer-safety focus of the various The system uses groups extends well beyond the study of potential police vehicle improvements to in- advanced electronics clude scrutiny of law enforcement policy and and on-board sensors CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 to measure post-im- pact vehicle move- ment to determine the optimal time for de-

ployment of the fire- FIRE-SUPPRESSION SYSTEM suppression material. The Digest April 2005 Page 5

Make-A-Wish got its start at DPS 25 years ago Frank Shankwitz reflects on the 'Little Bubble Gum Trooper' When it first started, it was simply a ges- About that time Sgt. Jim Eaves arrived in ture to make a wish come true for a young a patrol car and Chris was asked if he would Scottsdale boy, Chris Greicius, who was dy- like to go for a ride. ing from leukemia. “Jim allowed Chris to sit in his lap as they Few realized then that the death of the cruised the parking lot,” Shankwitz said. “As youngster in April 1980 would have such a he was helping Jim drive around the parking dramatic impact on the world and that it lot, Chris blew this big giant bubble with the would eventually inspire the formation of the gum he was chewing. That’s when we nick- Make-A-Wish Foundation which this month named him the ‘Little Bubble Gum Trooper.’” celebrates its 25th anniversary. In 2000, Chris’ mother, Linda Bergendahl- Since Chris’ death on May 3, 1980, the Pauling, published a book she wrote detail- Make-A-Wish Foundation has granted more ing her life with Chris and the emotional ex- than 127,000 wishes for children with life- periences they shared. She entitled the book threatening medical conditions. Today, “Little Bubble Gum Trooper.” Make-A-Wish is the largest wish-granting Following the ride, Chris visited briefly charity in the world, with 75 chapters across with Milstead and Lt. Col. Dick Shafer who the United States and its territories and 27 was chief of the Highway Patrol Bureau as it international affiliates on five continents. was called then. Most at DPS are aware of the role the “Col. Shafer presented Chris with a agency played in developing the concept ‘Smokey,’ a badge and a certificate making which eventually led to what the Make-A- him an honorary Arizona Highway Patrol of- Wish Foundation is today. Playing an in- ficer, the first honorary patrolman in the strumental role in the foundation of this mod- Department’s history,” Shankwitz said. ern-day story of humanity was Frank The visit to DPS uplifted Chris’ spirits so Shankwitz, a DPS officer/detective who re- significantly that instead of returning to the tired from the agency in 1996 following 24 hospital later that day, the doctor allowed years of service. FRANK SHANKWITZ Chris to go home. Shankwitz’s involvement in the program at many elementary schools. Shankwitz and others close to the situa- started a few weeks prior to Chris’ peaceful The DPS Air Rescue team of Pilot Duke tion thought that because Chris was now a death at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. Moore along with Paramedics Steve Lump patrolman, he needed a uniform. So contact “I was a motorcycle officer when Detec- and Doc Holloway picked up Chris at the was made with John’s Uniforms who ar- tive Ron Cox of DPS called and said Tom Scottsdale hospital and departed for DPS ranged for two seamstresses to work through Austin, a U.S. Customs agent, had be- headquarters. Anxiously awaiting Chris’ ar- the night to make Chris an official Highway friended a little 7-year-old boy who had ter- rival were a number of DPS officers, com- Patrol uniform. minal leukemia,” Shankwitz said. “Tom had manders and various other employees. The next day, Shankwitz and other DPS learned that Chris had a wish to be a High- “When they landed, I expected to see officers went to Chris’ house to deliver the way Patrol motorcycle officer, just like Ponch this very sick little boy,” Shankwitz remi- uniform. and John on the hit TV show CHiPS. nisced. “Instead, this bundle of energy came “As we approached his house, we hit the “They were his heroes and he knew ev- running out of that helicopter straight to my lights and sirens so you can imagine what erything about the show. He wanted to be a motorcycle yelling ‘Hi. I’m Chris.’ He shook the neighborhood was thinking,” Shankwitz motorcycle officer when he grew up.” my hand and asked if he could get on the said laughingly. “Chris came running out and Prior to contacting Shankwitz, who later motorcycle. we presented the uniform to him. became DPS’ first officer to ride motorcycles “He was beaming. He played with every “You can’t imagine the beam we saw on for at least 10 years, Cox touched base with switch, button, whatever was on that motor- his face that morning. When he came to me, then DPS Director Ralph Milstead to arrange cycle. I asked him if he wanted to go on a he became fascinated with my motorcycle for a helicopter ride for the leukemia-stricken motorcycle ride in the parking lot. Back then, wings. He asked how he could get some mo- youth. they allowed us to do such things with chil- torcycle wings. I explained to him that in After Cox received permission to have dren.” order to become a motorcycle officer, he had the youngster flown from Scottsdale Memo- To Shankwitz’ surprise, Chris was quite to pass a driving test.” rial Hospital to DPS headquarters, he took reluctant about the offer. To help calm his Shankwitz said Chris ran into the house the next step and contacted Shankwitz. concerns about the motorcycle, Shankwitz and upon return he had a small battery-oper- “Ron called and asked if I would stand reminded Chris that he had just flown in a ated tricycle that his mother had purchased by with my motorcycle upon Chris’ arrival,” helicopter. Chris then pointed out that un- in place of a wheelchair. She also had pur- Shankwitz said, adding that he and fellow like motorcycles, helicopters have doors. chased some rubber high-top boots and a DPS Motor Officer Skip Fink, who later would “Doors were very important to him,” little helmet. Dressed in his uniform, Chris die in the line of duty, were known for their Shankwitz related, adding that he was quite looked like DPS’ youngest motorcycle officer. presentations throughout the state and the surprised about how quickly he and the little But, in order to become a ‘motor’ officer, rapport they had developed with youngsters boy bonded. CONTINUED ON PAGE 11 Page 6 April 2005 The Digest

SHARI EVELYN JEREMY BERNICE JENNIFER ROBERT DAHLBACK JABLONSKI KNOLL SEDILLO STADLER TROUP Turner promotes to sergeant; six civilian employees advance An officer and six civilian employees at Human Resources. A year later, she pro- applied science in avionics/telecommunica- DPS received promotions to various posi- moted to administrative secretary III with the tions, received the Department’s Microwave tions during ceremonies Feb. 28 at state DPS Law Enforcement Merit System Council. Systems Technician of the Year Award in headquarters in Phoenix. In 1988, she promoted to administrative 1998. Elevated to sergeant by DPS Interim Di- assistant III and transferred into the Evi- rector David Felix was Brian Turner. dence Bureau. Dahlback left the Department BERNICE SEDILLO Civilian promotions included Shari in 1990, returning in 2002 as an administra- Sedillo’s career at DPS began in 2000 as Dahlback, from administrative secretary to tive secretary assigned to the Arizona Peace a criminal records specialist in the Criminal administrative services officer; Evelyn Officers Standards and Training Board. History Records Unit. As a member of the Jablonski, from administrative secretary to Her first assignment as an administrative Criminal History Records Unit, Sedillo re- executive assistant; Jeremy Knoll, from tele- services officer will be as project coordina- ceived a Director’s Unit Citation. communications technician to telecommuni- tor with the Arizona Automated Fingerprint After a year with the Criminal History cations supervisor; Bernice Sedillo, from Identification System. Records Unit, she transferred to the Appli- criminal records specialist to financial ser- Dahlback, who earned an associate’s cant Team One. vice specialist; Jennifer Stadler, from ACJIS degree from Phoenix College, is taking With her promotion to financial service compliance specialist to administrative ser- classes at Arizona State University. specialist, the Phoenix native will transfer to vices officer; and Robert Troup, from finan- the Finance Bureau. cial services specialist to administrative as- EVELYN JABLONSKI She also has completed courses in crimi- sistant. Jablonski began her DPS career in 1997 nal justice and sign language at Glendale as an office assistant in Supply. A month Community College. BRIAN TURNER later, she accepted an assignment as an ad- The Yuma native began his DPS career ministrative secretary, transferring to the JENNIFER STADLER in 1989 as a cadet officer. After graduation Facilities Management Bureau. Stadler’s first position at DPS came in from the Arizona Law Enforcement Training With her promotion to executive assis- 1999 as a secretary in the Information Tech- Academy in Tucson, Turner began a remote tant, the Morenci native will be assigned to nology Bureau. Two years later, she trans- duty assignment with the Highway Patrol in the Public Safety Communications Commis- ferred into Training as a secretary. In 2002, Dateland. In 1992, he transferred to Yuma. sion. she promoted to compliance specialist and Five years later, he transferred into the During her assignment with Facilities, was assigned to the Access Integrity Unit. Criminal Investigations Division and was Jablonski was awarded the Bureau’s 1998 With her recent promotion to adminis- assigned to the Southwest Border Alliance employee of the year award, and in 2002, she trative services officer, Stadler will be as- Narcotics Task Force based in Yuma. He received a Director’s Unit Citation. signed to Research and Planning. returned to the Highway Patrol in 2002 with She also has completed assignments The Elmhurst, Ill., native also has as- an assignment in the Commercial Vehicle En- with the Office Professional Training Com- sisted with the Office Professionals Train- forcement Bureau. mittee and the Records Management Reten- ing Day and the Department’s Bring Your With his promotion, Turner will be as- tion Committee. Additionally, she assisted Child to Work program. signed to the Wenden/Salome area with the with the Department’s Bring Your Child to Prior to DPS, she served with the U.S. Highway Patrol. Work Day program and has provided volun- Army for four years. During his career at DPS, he has received teer assistance with the State Employees two Director’s Unit Citations and a Meritori- Charitable Campaign on two occasions. ROBERT TROUP ous Service Award. Troup arrived at DPS in 1999 as a finan- Turner, who served four years with the JEREMY KNOLL cial services specialist assigned to the Fi- U.S. Air Force, is working towards an Knoll began his career at DPS in 1997 as nance Bureau. With his promotion to ad- associate’s degree at Arizona Western Col- a telecommunications trainee, promoting to ministrative assistant, Troup will transfer to lege in Yuma. telecommunications technician in 1998. With Licensing. his promotion to telecommunications super- Troup, who has an associate’s degree in SHARI DAHLBACK visor, the Silverton, Ida., native will remain international trade, was born in St. Louis and Dahlback, a Mansfield, Ohio, native, with the Microwave Systems Unit. reared in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. came to DPS in 1977 as a secretary III in Knoll, who has an associate’s degree of The Digest April 2005 Page 7 International group honors Communications' Debbie Henry The Associated Public Safety Communi- approach as to how and when the installa- cations Officials (APCO), representing the tion of the CAD was to take place in each of largest network of public safety communi- the three dispatch centers. Henry then co- cations officials in the world, recently se- ordinated with radio training personnel and lected DPS’ Debbie Henry for its Communi- supervisors to develop a plan on how to cations Manager of the Year for Arizona begin training agency dispatchers in the use award. of the new CAD system. A 26-year veteran employee at DPS, After the CAD system was installed and Henry received the honor for her supervi- it became time for the system to go “live”, sory role during one of the most demanding Henry was present at each communications technological changes ever made involving center to support and assist dispatchers the Department’s communications centers in during the transition. Phoenix, Tucson and Flagstaff. As it turned out, DPS dispatchers After 35 years of hand-writing logs and transitioned from manual mode to CAD au- incidents, dispatchers from the three com- tomation better than anticipated. munications centers at DPS began entering Manager of the year “This huge undertaking could have had and dispatching calls via a computer-aided Debbie Henry (left), administrative manager disastrous results with different leadership dispatch (CAD) system. of DPS Operational Communications, ac- or no leadership at all,” according to Henry’s This technological improvement required cepts the Communications Manager of the award. “The ease with which DPS acquired months of work by several employees, but Year Award for Arizona from DPS Police and transitioned to CAD is a wonderful ex- Henry, who serves as the administrative Communications Supervisor Celina ample of the type of leadership and support manager of DPS’ Operational Communica- Murrieta-Gonzales. the agency has in Ms. Henry.” tions Bureau, was the one who provided the Since the project began, Henry has dedi- “glue” for the project. budgetary process, Henry created and sub- cated some 800 hours to the implementation Over a four-year period prior to the in- mitted a fiscal plan pertaining to the system. of the CAD system all while managing 12 stallation of the CAD system at DPS, Henry The award emphasized that “Ms. Henry supervisors, an administrative secretary, a was responsible for the planning and coor- definitely had a clear vision of this monu- training coordinator, and 100 dispatchers in dination of the project. mental project.” Phoenix, Tucson and Flagstaff. Her tasks included researching compa- Once DPS approved the acquisition of a APCO is the world’s oldest and largest rable law enforcement agencies CAD sys- CAD system and the agency determined professional organization dedicated to the tems, DPS’ exact communications needs and which system best suited its needs, Henry enhancement of public safety communica- available federal grants for CAD funding. then conducted several meetings between tions. The organization serves the profes- She also consulted with technical staff while radio supervisors, information technology sional needs of its 16,000 members world- preparing a proposal and presentation for personnel, technicians and the vendor. wide by creating a platform for setting pro- executive staff approval. During the DPS These meetings served to coordinate an fessional standards and issues. DPS patrol officers involved in five shootings within a month In slightly less than a month, a DPS ser- he was attempting to stop for speeding the dead at the scene. geant and four officers were involved in five morning of March 3. Following the incident, the Duty Office unrelated shootings, including two that re- The last shooting occurred March 21 said Palmer was taken to a Phoenix-area hos- sulted in the deaths of two suspected as- when a 24-year-old man opened fire on Of- pital where he was treated and released for sailants. ficer Richard Peles who was responding to a minor injuries suffered in the confrontation. No DPS officers were wounded in the call concerning an individual with a gun on The Casa Grande shooting occurred af- multiple shootings. Loop 101 near Thunderbird Road. ter she stopped a vehicle on S.R. 387 near The first fatal shooting occurred on the In the fatal shooting involving Palmer, DPS headquarters in Casa Grande shortly afternoon of Feb. 26, when Officer Travis the Duty Office reported that the DPS of- before 6 a.m. After stopping the vehicle, she Palmer mortally wounded a man who inves- ficer was patrolling Interstate 17 near An- placed the driver under arrest based on a tigators believe was throwing large rocks at them Way about 15 miles north of Phoenix felony burglary warrant issued in Texas. Palmer. The second fatal shooting took when he observed a man walking in the me- During the stop, she also requested a back place the morning of March 6 and resulted dian between the north- and south-bound up officer. Within minutes, a second officer in the death of a man who investigators be- lanes of the interstate. arrived and the two turned their attention to lieve was reaching for a gun tucked in his Within minutes after first approaching the passenger, Jayme Don “Jaime” Willis, 23. belt when shot by a female DPS officer. the man, a confrontation developed and the For reasons unknown, DPS Media Rela- The first shooting incident occurred the man reportedly began throwing rocks at tions Officer Frank Valenzuela said Willis afternoon of Feb. 22 following a traffic stop Palmer. became combative with the two officers. conducted by Sgt. John Christie who was After the man refused to obey repeated During the ensuing struggle, the Duty Of- shot at from a passing vehicle with one round verbal commands and after Palmer unsuc- fice said Willis reached for a semi-automatic narrowly missing his head. About 10 days cessfully deployed his Taser twice, the Duty handgun he had tucked in his belt. later, Highway Patrol Officer Marty Bowlby Office said Palmer shot and mortally That’s when he was shot by the female was fired upon several times by a motorist wounded the man who was pronounced CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 Page 8 April 2005 The Digest

“The system should deploy automati- “Like any vehicle component, the fire- Crown Vic ... cally after a high-speed, high-energy impact suppression system cannot withstand all CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 has occurred at the rear of the vehicle or crashes,” according to Ford. The web site procedures and highway environment/de- manually when other situations require fire- adds that no vehicle can completely elimi- sign. suppression,” Fuson said. nate the risk of fires. As a result, the new fire-suppression Ford says the system uses advanced Each DPS officer who receives a new systems are part of a bigger safety-related electronics and on-board sensors to mea- CVPI will be given an extensive briefing picture even though they most likely will re- sure post-impact vehicle movement to de- about the fire-suppression system prior to duce the incidence of fuel tank fires in the termine the optimal time for deployment of receiving authorization to drive the vehicle. CVPI more than any other change made to the material. “Officers will learn during the briefing, the vehicle thus far. Ford’s development testing demon- among various other things, how to manu- According to the Ford Motor Co., the strated that the optimal time for deploying ally deploy the fire-suppression system if fire-suppression systems are an automotive the fire-suppression substance is near the necessary,” Fuson said, adding that every industry first and were engineered using point-of-rest, which can be seconds after, new cruiser DPS orders in the future will con- technology initially developed and tested for and more than 200 feet beyond, the initial tain the fire-suppression system. use in armored U.S. military vehicles. point of impact. The agency plans on replacing its old The crash-activated system deploys The system was designed and tested to patrol cars with the new CVPIs by following chemicals designed to suppress the spread withstand a 75-mph, 50-percent offset rear its traditional vehicle-replacement schedule of fire or potentially extinguish a fire, thereby impact by vehicles similar in size to a Ford unless the legislature allocates special fund- providing more time for occupants to escape Taurus. However, in some crashes, includ- ing to speed up the process. from a vehicle that has been rear ended. Ford ing very high-energy crashes, the fire-sup- If the traditional replacement schedule is says the system uses advanced electronics pression system could be so damaged by followed, the agency should have all its and on-board sensors to measure post-im- the crash forces that it cannot deploy. front-line patrol vehicles replaced with a new pact vehicle movement to determine the op- As a result, DPS officers who receive one CVPIs within seven years. timal time for deployment of the fire-suppres- of the new CVPIs should not consider the The Department’s current 100-vehicle sion material. vehicle “fire proof” just because it is order will replace about 9 percent of the Since the system must be integrated into equipped with a fire-suppression system, agency’s existing front-line Police Intercep- the vehicle’s structure and electrical archi- Fuson said. tors. tecture, it cannot be retrofitted onto prior model year CVPIs, according to Ford. After extensive research and testing, Ford DPS' Scott Tyman to participate in police implemented a plan to begin offering the advanced system as a factory option on bicycle tour honoring fallen officers CVPIs, starting with the 2005 model. For Scott Tyman, it’s an honor to be as many as last year’s 500 plus participants. Of the 100 new Crown Victorias on order asked to participate in the Police Unity Tour Since its inception 8 years ago, the Tour at DPS, 12 should arrive this month followed next month. has raised some $1.5 million for the National by another 60 in August. The remainder will But, he has to raise least $1,500 to par- Law Enforcement Officers’ Memorial. arrive in November. The first such cruisers ticipate in the four-day bicycle ride that was Those wishing to contribute may inter- are expected to be road ready by June. originally organized in 1997 to promote pub- nally e-mail Tyman at badge number 4200, or “The exact timing depends on how fast lic awareness of police officers who have external e-mail him at the new vehicles can be built up and died in the line of duty. [email protected]. His phone equipped with items such as police lighting, “For me, it's a great honor to be part of contact is 602-495-0603. sirens, radar equipment and DPS markings,” such a great mission,” said Tyman, a DPS Fuson said. officer assigned to ALEA. “I am paying my New York State Police will be the second own travel expenses, but I am required to DPS detectives seize agency in the country to receive delivery of raise $1,500 in donations for the National Law the new CVPIs. Enforcement Officer’ Memorial and the Na- 3,335 pounds of pot Fuson said the fire-suppression system tional Law Enforcement Officers’ Museum.” Officers assigned to Southern Narcotics in the new CVPIs will be located beneath the That’s where fellow DPS employees can in Tucson seized 3,335 pounds of marijuana vehicle and attached to the frame above and help Tyman through donations as ride spon- during the service of a search warrant Feb. forward of the fuel tank and rear axle. sors for the event. 16 at a residence in northwest Tucson. “The electronic control module for the Tyman will be one of about a dozen peace The marijuana, according to DPS Detec- system will be mounted inside the passen- officers from Arizona to participate in the tive Jim Oien, has a street value of about $2 ger compartment centered underneath the event which starts at police headquarters in million. rear-seat cushion,” Fuson said. Livingston, N.J., before proceeding north to Oien said officers also seized ledgers, In the event of a high-speed, high-en- “Ground Zero” in New York City. packaging paraphernalia, scales and other ergy rear impact, Fuson said a system of crash The May 9-11 event, which covers some items needed to process the contraband. sensors and high-speed electronic proces- 300 miles and coincides with Peace Officers “There was little furniture in the rented sors will deploy a pyrotechnic gas genera- Memorial Week, ends at the National Law house and it didn’t seem to be lived in,” Oien tor (similar to air bag technology), which Enforcement Officers’ Memorial in Washing- told Tucson media. then deploys suppressant and surfactant ton, D.C. Oien said the landlord wasn’t aware that materials through a system of manifolds and This year’s event is expected to draw at his property was being used as a stash nozzles. least 300 bicyclists, but numbers may reach house. No arrests were made. The Digest April 2005 Page 9 Officer Watlington says he did only what all other DPS officers would have done While on routine patrol one evening last ing to her vehicle after purchasing a few items summer in the Quartzsite-area, DPS Highway at a store when three males attacked her and Patrol Officer John Watlington received a began violently punching her. She said the report about a distraught woman walking men then shoved her into the back of her along the shoulder of I-10. vehicle before driving away. Judging from The woman was said to have pieces of the woman’s injuries and condition, rope dangling from her wrist. Watlington believed the woman’s story. Watlington, a 3-year officer, responded Watlington, assigned to the Quartzsite- to the call with a sense of urgency, realizing area since joining DPS in 2001, proceeded to the woman may have been the victim of a learn that one of her abductors had bound sexual assault or attack. her wrists and ankles with cloth material and When Watlington approached milepost string. After tying the woman up, another 12 on the interstate, he spotted the distressed abductor sat on her to keep her still while woman walking near the median. As he ap- the others told her they wanted all of her proached her, he discovered that she was money. crying hysterically. She was not carrying any cash, however, When Watlington asked the woman what and told the men she would withdraw money was wrong, she told him she had just been for them if they drove her to a bank. thrown from a vehicle by three men who had Likely confused about what to do, the abducted her outside of a convenience store suspects drove east along I-10 into Arizona. near the California-Arizona border. When they approached milepost 12, the sus- She told Watlington that she was return- pects pulled onto the shoulder and threw the woman from the vehicle and she tumbled Woman says Officer Watlington not only down a steep embankment. The woman was able to free herself from her bindings and helped her, but her two children as well climb the embankment to the shoulder of the interstate. Dear Officer (John)Watlington: remember you finding me and the kindness Terrified, alone and wondering who to I’m not sure where to begin. On June 19, you showed. I will always think about you - trust, the woman began to walk, searching I was the person you found walking on the hoping everything is always going good for for help. As she began to seriously fear her side of the highway after going through a you. In addition, I will always talk about violent/traumatic experience that night. To own death, she saw Watlington approach- how you found me that night to my kids and ing in his patrol car. just say thank you isn’t close to how I feel how grateful I am. about you finding me. I remember feeling safe when you found The mother of two viewed Watlington’s See, when I untied myself and climbed me, the same feeling I used to have and still calm, comforting, and protective treatment back up to the road, I simply started walk- do for my uncle who is also a police officer, a of her on that horrible night as one of the ing. I know now I was beginning to feel the third generation of officers. I look up to him most profound, reassuring experiences of her shock of what had just happened. Then it and respect what he deals with each day at life. occurred to me I had to figure out the direc- his job. In my eyes being a police officer is To express her thanks, the woman re- tion I was going. one of the hardest careers there is. cently wrote a flowing, heartfelt letter, one While walking, I saw you coming so I Even though I can’t remember much of the more poignant letters an officer at DPS tried to get your attention as you passed. I about you, you gave me the opportunity to yelled so hard, and I was so mad at you, has received from a victim of crime. still be able to hold, and cuddle, and kiss my Watlington said he was very moved by thinking you had not seen me. That is ex- children. They will always hear about the actly what I thought at the time before realiz- officer who was there to help me. You not the woman’s letter which he received a few ing that those lights were a form of hope. only helped me, but you helped two chil- months after the attack. He also said he is I felt in my heart either you would be dren from losing their mom. I know the pain very appreciative of the woman’s grateful- back or someone else would find me out of not having a mother growing up because ness. However, he said any DPS officer there. The last thing I remember that isn’t my mother died when I was 5. That was a would have treated the woman exactly the blurry is seeing the lights on your car. main reason why I didn’t give up that night. way he did that night. I remember everything from the attack. I knew how alone I felt as a child and I didn’t “I really feel as if I did nothing special It is after the point that you found me every- want my children to experience anything like that night,” Watlington said. “I was just thing is hard to remember. I did. As you pulled to the side of the road, all doing my job and happened to be the per- From the bottom of my heart, thank you son on duty when that call came. I mainly I could think about was that I was no longer so much. I can never repay you for what you alone. You were very kind to me and I thank did that night. I wanted to write sooner, but tried to reassure the woman that everything you. I remember you took me somewhere to I hadn’t reached the point where I could. was going to be all right and that she was answer questions about what happened. It When I think about the attack I cry a lot. safe.” was then that I remember seeing your name All my love to you and yours. I will al- Unfortunately, those who abducted and badge. ways remember. severely beat the woman that night remain It’s very important to let you know what Sincerely, at large. you meant to me that night. I will always Name withheld Page 10 April 2005 The Digest

Strong combined solid work ethic with hearty sense of humor David Strong, whose masterful aptitude Strong. “The agency to diagnose and fix unexpected problems with seemed to offer great DPS’ radio system rivaled his ability to pull job security, plenty clever pranks on co-workers, retired Jan. 28 of vacation time, a after some 31 years of service with the De- good retirement plan, partment. and I wouldn’t have Strong, who never missed an opportu- to wear a white shirt nity to put a fake oil puddle under a fellow and tie to work every employee’s car or motorcycle, began his ca- day.” reer with DPS in November 1973 as a radio From the moment mechanic. In August 1977, Strong promoted he was hired, Strong to communications technician where he spe- said he had no re- cialized in providing technical support to all grets about his radio consoles within the Department’s Op- choice to work for erational Communications Center in Phoe- DPS. nix. “Some of the best In addition, Strong also maintained ra- people I have ever dar equipment, designed and built radar tun- met in my life are em- ing fork calibration testing systems, and ployed at DPS and it modified the state’s “dust warning system” was a real honor to to eliminate improperly decoded displays. have worked along In December 1987, Strong transferred into side them,” said the Microwave Systems Unit at DPS where Strong, adding that he remained until his retirement. he was very humbled 31 years and retiring During his many years with the Micro- by a “massive” retire- Dave Strong (standing) recently completed 31 years of service wave Systems Unit, Strong was subject to ment party his co- with the Department. Attending a retirement gathering in his honor many after-hour call outs and additional re- workers organized were his parents Jack and Elaine Strong. quests to provide technical support to the for him in late January. agency’s radio consoles. “I would like to thank the many, many geries following the 1974 crash on the Bee- He also became proficient in maintaining people who came to that retirement gather- line Highway. and modifying BOS boards, Larse units and ing,” Strong said. “I felt very loved that day Lt. Colonel David A. Felix, DPS interim various other circuits that he designed and due to all of the nice things that people said director, was one of those who had a chance built himself at significant cost savings to about me. In fact, the last time I heard that to address Strong and thank him for his dedi- the Department. many kind words said about someone was cated service to the agency and the citizens Strong, whose wife Belinda retired from at my ‘funeral.’ You can quote me on that. of Arizona. DPS last year, received a Director’s Unit Ci- The retirement party was truly an amazing, “Throughout your career, you have not tation in 1985 as a member of the Telecom- humbling experience for me.” only dedicated yourself to accomplishing the munications Bureau’s Central Area Techni- Strong’s light-hearted funeral remark is tasks assigned to you, but you have con- cians Unit. in reference to a head-on crash he was in- ducted yourself with dignity and profession- Strong also received several letters of volved some 30 years ago. Almost every alism and touched many people’s hearts in commendation during his career at DPS for bone in his body was broken and very few the process,” Felix said. his exemplary service and professionalism, expected him to survive, much less return to including a letter of thanks from the Gila work. About a year later he returned to his Sullivan, Davis top County Attorney’s Office for his expert tes- job at DPS. timony at a radar speeding trial. “They do good body work at St. promotional lists In retirement, Strong said he will have Joseph’s,” Strong joked about his many sur- Following recent testing, promotional much more time to enjoy his various hob- eligibility lists were established by the Law bies which include motorcycle riding, work- Lt. Col. David Felix Enforcement Merit System Council for Fin- ing on his house, target shooting, and elec- gerprint Technician and ACJIS Compliance tronics. has kidney removed Specialist/Instructor classifications. Strong, born in Richland, Wash., and Topping the Fingerprint Technician list reared near Los Angeles, initially applied for DPS Deputy Director David Felix under- was Rhonda Sullivan followed by Yolanda the radio mechanic job at DPS in 1973 while went surgery to remove his right kidney Rivera and Juanita C. Buterbaugh. Olivia completing tech school. March 18 at a Scottsdale hospital. Verduzco and Beatrice Gutierrez tied for His father, who worked in DPS’ Crime Felix was hospitalized March 14 with se- fourth on the list with Christina Hernandez Laboratory at the time, encouraged him to vere abdominal pain. Tests revealed a golf next. apply. ball-sized mass on his right kidney. Felix’s In qualifying order on the ACJIS Com- “When my father first started guiding me doctors said the surgery was successful. pliance Specialist/Instruction list are towards a possible career at DPS, I really Felix is scheduled to return to work in Marilyn Davis, Gennie Contreras, Vicki liked what the agency had to offer,” said either late April or early May. Watkins and Carol Cardinale. Digest April 2005 Page 11

nois treated Shankwitz and Stahl as royalty, Make-A-Wish plans even providing them with motorcycles to ride while escorting the funeral procession. several events for Chris was buried in his uniform, with a black band adorning his badge. His tomb- 25th anniversary stone read “Chris Greicius, Arizona Trooper.” As the Make-a-Wish Foundation of Ari- The idea of Make-A-Wish was born a zona enters its silver anniversary, several few short hours after Chris’ funeral. events are planned for the upcoming months. “Scott and I were flying back to Phoenix “As these events unfold, we are hopeful from Chicago when I thought if we could do that many at DPS will take the opportunity this for Chris, why can’t this be done for to participate in these anniversary festivi- other children?” ties,” said DPS Sgt. Faith Morgan, who su- After his return, Shankwitz talked to sev- pervises Media relations at the Department. eral people and the idea to start a founda- The anniversary calendar of events kicks Shankwitz ... tion surfaced. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 off April 23 in Prescott with a 5K or one-mile “It became apparent that we needed to family walk. start a foundation and let a child make a wish, Shankwitz explained to Chris that he must Leasehed pets, strollers, skateboards and then make it happen,” the DPS motor officer skates are welcomed, Morgan said. first pass a driving test. related. “That’s how we came up with the “Using traffic cones, we set up a course “Any one raising $75 or more in pledges foundation’s name of ‘Make-A-Wish,’” receives a commemorative 25th anniversary for Chris and his little ‘motorcycle,’” Shankwitz said. Shankwitz said. “He navigated through the event t-shirt,” Morgan said. Gaining accreditation as a tax-exempt More information about this event can cones and earned his wings.” foundation at times proved to be quite frus- After Chris' brief radio conversation with be found at www.wishaz.org. trating, but eventually it came into existence The next event is the the 25th Anniver- DPS Senior Dispatcher Mary Jane Fischer with Shankwitz serving as its first president. which was heard statewide by all DPS offic- sary Wish Ball May 21. Other original foundation officers in- The “Memories” theme event will take ers, Shankwitz and his friends departed. cluded Stahl, vice president; Kathy Shankwitz then began making arrange- place at the Phoenician Resort and features McMorris, wife of then DPS Sgt. Jim a dance contest, cocktails, live entertain- ments to have a set of motorcycle wings McMorris, secretary treasurer; Bergendahl- made for Chris. He also called NBC and the ment, silent and live auctions, dinner and Pauling, Wish Child liaison; and DPS Sgt. dancing. The event is sponsored by Health “CHiPS” production company to see if Allan Schmidt, public relations. autographed pictures of Ponch and John Net of Arizona. Tickets, $250 per person. A By March 1981, the Make-A-Wish group th could be sent. VIP reception for 25 anniversary committee had raised enough money to grant its first members also is planned. “A few days later, the autographed pic- official wish, making arrangements for Frank tures arrived and I picked up the motorcycle On Sept. 28, a Pep Rally New Year Cel- “Bopsy” Salazar to became a Phoenix ebration is planned with the site and activi- wings,” Shankwitz said. “While heading for firefighter. his house, I received information that Chris ties to be announced later. Within a few years, it became apparent In November, the Make-A-Wish Golf was back in the hospital, in a coma, and prob- that Make-A-Wish was going to grow and ably would not survive the day.” Classic is scheduled. It will be held on a that full-time professional people would be Sunday and Monday on a date and a course Shankwitz then headed for the hospital. needed. Slowly, the foundation moved into Upon entering Chris’ room, he noticed the to be announced later. This event will in- the hands of dedicated and experienced pro- clude a dinner along with silent and live auc- little tan uniform hanging beside the Little fessionals who eventually turned Bubble-Gum Trooper’s bed. tions. Shankwitz’s vision into today's international Tickets are $95 per person, however, tour- “Just as I pinned the motorcycle wings organization. on his uniform, like a miracle, he came out of nament play not necessary to attend “When we first met, I told everybody Sunday’s social event. his coma,” Shankwitz said. “The first thing who would listen that I sincerely believed he focused on were the wings on his uni- The scramble-format tournament will be someday that Make-A-Wish would be rec- Monday. Monday’s events include a form. He just smiled, then started giggling.” ognized nationally and internationally and Then Chris asked his motorcycle buddy scramble golf tournament with an 8 a.m. shot- would grant wishes throughout the world,” gun start, breakfast, contests and an awards a question. Shankwitz reminisced. “Everybody laughed, “Am I an official motorcycle officer luncheon. except Kitty who was very active in sup- th now?” The 25 Anniversary Reunion Holiday porting our group.” Party is tentatively set for Dec. 11 at the Glen- Shankwitz assured him he was. Three years later, Kitty “made my wish With Chris laughing and his mother ec- dale Arena. come true by marrying me.” “This event will conclude our 25th anni- static, Shankwitz left the hospital room. Since Chris, Shankwitz said the Make- Chris died that night. versary year,” Morgan said. A-Wish Foundation has granted wishes “The holiday party will reunite past and Shankwitz and fellow Motorcycle Officer from tennis shoes to a trip to the summer Scott Stahl were invited to attend Chris’ fu- present wish families, volunteers and sup- Olympics in Australia. porters and will feature a re-creation of the neral in Kewanee, Ill. It all started with Chris Greicius who re- Fund raisers were conducted at the De- wish that inspired the foundation. ceived a set of motorcycle wings, the wings “Santa will have a toy for every wish child partment to help defray expenses for the two that Shankwitz says helped carry the “Little officers to attend the funeral. City, county and siblings and there will be plenty of ac- Bubble Gum Trooper” into heaven and tivities for the children.” and state law enforcement agencies in Illi- helped thousands of other wishes come true. Page 12 April 2005 The Digest

vehicle for speeding on I-10 near Willcox. The 22-year-old Phoenix man was air- Shootings ... Valenzuela said when Bowlby ap- lifted by DPS helicopter to University Medi- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 proached the 2001 Nissan sedan, the driver cal Center in Tucson for treatment of non officer. He was pronounced dead at the fired an AK-47 at him. The shot missed and life-threatening wounds. scene. the driver fled, traveling west after driving Other DPS personnel involved in the The Casa Grande Dispatch, an area daily across the I-10 median. About 15 miles later, pursuit/firefight included District 9 Lt. Steve newspaper, reported that Willis had an ex- he then turned south on S.R. 191 and headed Roethle along with Officers Ben Buller and tensive criminal history in Pinal County but for Douglas at speeds approaching 100 mph. Matthew Henschke. was not wanted at the time of the shooting. With Bowlby in pursuit and other offic- In the final shooting, Peles was dis- In the first of the five incidents, the Duty ers responding, the man continued to fire patched to the area of Thunderbird Road and Office reported Christie had stopped a mo- the semi-automatic weapon at Bowlby from the 101 in the northwest valley to investi- torist on east bound I-10 near Chandler for a outside the driver’s side window. gate a report about a subject with a gun. HOV violation. After Christie exited his ve- About five miles south of I-10 on S.R. The Duty Office said Peles found the hicle and was approaching the violator ve- 191, DPS Sgt. Dane Sanders unsuccessfully man crouched under a tree. As Peles ap- hicle, he heard two gun shots coming from a engaged the suspect with his shotgun. A proached in his patrol car, the man aimed a red Chevrolet pickup truck that was pass- few miles later, a Cochise County sheriff’s weapon and fired two rounds before fleeing ing. deputy fired a round from his shotgun at the into a drainage canal. Someone in the pickup then fired two fleeing motorist. Peles continued to approach the suspect more rounds at the DPS sergeant, but nei- A roadblock was established by Immi- his patrol car. After closing in on the sus- ther Christie nor the violator were struck, gration and Customs Enforcement agents pect, the DPS officer exited his patrol car and according to the Duty Office. about 11 miles north of Douglas, allowing issued a variety of verbal commands which Despite an intensive search following the pursuing officers to back off and wait. The was met by a volley of shots. shooting, the pickup truck nor its driver were Nissan barreled into one of the patrol ve- The suspect, according to the Duty Of- located, the Duty Office reported. hicles blocking the roadway. After the car fice, then fled further up the drainage canal The shooting involving Bowlby resulted struck the ICE vehicle and left the road be- with Peles following in his cruiser. A short in a rolling gun battle before the suspect was fore coming to a stop, officers at the road- time later, Peles issued another series of ver- apprehended some 80 miles later. block opened fire, hitting the suspect at least bal commands. This time the suspect re- The incident began at about 8 a.m. when three times, Valenzuela said. sponded by dropping the weapon and sur- Bowlby stopped the suspect’s east-bound rendering. There's much more information than General Orders on CD About two years ago, DPS launched an Administrative Rules of the Law Enforce- the “What’s New” section. innovative project designed to reduce the ment Merit System Council. By loading the CD and clicking on the agency’s printing costs while making it Even though a wealth of DPS informa- “What’s New” section, employees gain easier for employees to access important tion is already contained on each “Refer- immediate access to any information that agency information via computers. ence Materials” CD, the current capacity of has been revised or added to the CD since The bulk of the project centered around the CDs can still be doubled. the last version was produced. placing all of DPS’ General Orders “Only 48 percent of the “Because new or revised information is on computer-readable CDs and memory available on each often timely and critical in nature, employ- having updated versions of the CD is currently in use,” said ees should make sure they utilize the CDs distributed to agency em- Bonnie Crow, DPS’ Forms ‘What’s New’ feature each time they obtain ployees every three months. Management Coordinator. a new CD,” Crow said. So far, the project appears to “Because of the significant So far, Crow said the only real concern be going very well, especially space still available on the with issuing a new CD to agency employees because it has streamlined the medium, the CDs still haven’t frequently has been that some employees flow of important information realized their full potential at mistakenly think they have to keep and to employees and has DPS. Plenty of new items safeguard all old versions of the CD. been saving the agency can be added to CDs as Crow said employees only need to keep tons of money, paper, and we progress farther into the most current version of the “Reference ink. the digital age.” Materials” CD and that all others can be In addition to General A very recent addition to the CD that destroyed. Orders, the “Reference Materials” CDs as was not originally contained on the medium Employees can destroy their old CDs by they are called at DPS now contain a wealth are digitized versions of the agency’s physically breaking them in half or scratch- of other agency materials employees can Focus videos. ing them so they can no longer be read by a use on a daily basis. Future plans are in the works to place computer. Once the old CDs are disabled, Among the additional materials now the agency’s monthly printed news me- they should be tossed in the trash. contained on the CDs are important and dium, The Digest, onto the CDs as well. “Employees who do not want to destroy timely law bulletins, information bulletins, Because an updated version of the old CDs on their own can have them manuals, forms, agency news, and special- “Reference Materials” CD is issued to returned to the DPS Mail Room in Phoenix ized policy information such as the agency employees every three months, one where they will be placed into a special CD Highway Patrol Division Orders and the of the most important features on the CD is destruction machine,” Crow said. The Digest April 2005 Page 13

marijuana. methamphetamine, officers served separate Although a search of the area was con- search warrants at two different Phoenix resi- The War on Drugs ducted, neither suspect was located. dences which resulted in the seizure of an- *** other 13 pounds of meth, $40,000 in currency Detectives assigned to the Pima County and two weapons. In the end, it truly was a rotten day for Narcotics Alliance were called to assist the this drug-running suspect who thought he Four suspects were arrested. Tucson Police Department with a drug-re- *** could out run the law. lated shooting March 13. Canine Officer Robert Telles told the Duty Although the pursuit had been termi- DPS Sgt. Mark Morlock said a search nated, the driver continued to cruise at a high Office that he stopped a late-model vehicle warrant executed on two residences related for a traffic violation March 16 on I-10 near rate of speed before his vehicle slammed into to the shooting resulted in the seizure of 20 two other cars at an intersection within the Marana. During the stop, the suspect ran kilos of cocaine, $10,840 in suspected drug for freedom leaving behind 20 pounds of Benson town limits. currency, one vehicle and a SKS assault rifle. After the collision, the suspect fled on meth. His dash ended less than a mile later The suspects were taken to a Tucson when he was apprehended by DPS Officers foot only to be apprehended a short time hospital for treatment of their wounds. later by Benson police with assistance from John Armstrong and Heriberto Manjares. Three days earlier, Morlock said CNA Back at the car, Telles found the meth in the Department’s Tucson-based helicopter. detectives served a search warrant on an- DPS Highway Patrol Officer Gregory a hidden compartment. Telles impounded a other Tucson residence and came up with 2002 sedan and $755 in cash. Swalander told the Duty Office that when he 444 pounds of marijuana and a semi-auto- attempted to stop the vehicle for a speeding *** matic handgun. One suspect was arrested For this suspect, the skeletons in his violation, the driver accelerated. At one point in that investigation. in the Feb. 28 pursuit on I-10, pursuit speeds closet consisted of methamphetamine, co- *** caine, heroin and cash. topped 115 mph. A March 9 traffic stop on I-40 near Sand- During inventory of the suspect’s DPS Detective Chuck Herrera told the ers ended in the arrest of two subjects on Duty Office that the Phoenix HIDTA Narcot- wrecked vehicle, officers found 403 pounds drug-related charges. of marijuana. ics Task Force served a search warrant at DPS Highway Patrol Officer Joseph this west Phoenix residence March 12 and No one was seriously injured in the high- Campbell said he stopped the vehicle for an speed collision. found 22 pounds of methamphetamine, 1.5 equipment violation. During the stop, pounds of cocaine and 18 ounces of heroin. An earlier pursuit that day near Tomb- Campbell searched the vehicle and found 6.5 stone, some 30 miles south of Benson, re- Street value of the drugs was estimated at pounds of methamphetamine. $250,000, Herrera said. sulted in the discovery of another 409 He also impounded the suspect’s 1999 pounds of marijuana. The contraband was hidden under a false Lincoln. floor within a closet and within the house’s During this chase, DPS Officer Jeffrey *** Richardson said the suspects tossed air duct system, Herrera said, adding that Joseph Lapre may not have arrested the one person was arrested. bundles of marijuana out the window of their driver, but he did come up with 680 pounds 2004 SUV. Their escape attempt, however, *** of marijuana following a pursuit March 8 on Detectives assigned to Yuma Narcotics was thwarted when other ICE agents along I-10 near Quartzsite. with Border Patrol personnel were able to assisted Yuma Vehicle Interdiction and ICE The Highway Patrol officer told the Duty in locating and “escorting” a load vehicle to successfully deploy stop sticks. Office that a 2005 SUV fled into the desert as Two juveniles were arrested on narcot- its destination in El Centro, Calif. the driver tried to evade the traffic stop. Then they turned into rather rude guests ics charges after officers found 409 pounds Eventually, the SUV came to rest in a wash. of marijuana inside the SUV. for several suspected area drug traffickers. The driver was able to successfully aban- After contact was made with the Impe- Richardson told the Duty Office that the don the vehicle before Lapre arrived. Inside bundles of marijuana thrown from the SUV rial County Narcotics Task Force in El Centro, the vehicle, Lapre found the marijuana. DPS Detective Miguel Castillo said a search were recovered. *** *** warrant was obtained and served, resulting Money may not grow on trees, but in the in the seizure of 462 pounds of marijuana DPS Officer Jon Olney arrested one sus- world of narcotics it sometimes comes in shoe pect for narcotics violations following a Feb. and $2,000 in U.S. currency. boxes. During the March 15 drug bust, the of- 25 traffic stop on I-40 near Kingman. After Sgt. Charlie Serino Jr. stopped a Olney said other DPS officers and detec- ficers also recovered a stolen pickup truck. vehicle for excessive tint on I-19 near Amado Three suspects were arrested. tives assigned to MAGNET helped him dur- March 7, he asked and received consent to ing the seizure of 50 kilos of cocaine, a 2005 *** search. Inside the vehicle, he found two shoe At the request of DPS narcotics detec- Ford 4-door and $1,150 in currency. boxes filled with cash. *** tives and ICE agents, Highway Patrol Of- The driver disclaimed ownership, forfeit- ficer David Romero and William Altwegg at- Although he wasn’t working narcotics, ing the right to nearly $200,000. DPS Detective Kris Matthews of the Vehicle tempted to stop a load vehicle March 13 on *** I-10 about 20 miles east of Tucson. Theft Task Force ended up in a pursuit March Working with Tempe police officers and 2 which resulted in the seizure of 300 pounds What ensued was a pursuit that ended DEA agents, detectives assigned to the when the suspect’s vehicle exited the inter- of marijuana. Phoenix HIDTA Task Force seized six pounds The bust concluded an incident that in- state at Rita Road near Tucson and came to of methamphetamine during a March 7 buy/ an abrupt halt in the desert. After the ve- volved three vehicles, each carrying a sub- bust undercover operation. stantial amount of marijuana. hicle came to a stop, the driver and passen- DPS Sgt. Greg Zatcoff said that after the ger fled leaving behind some 600 pounds of Matthews told the Duty Office that the buy/bust which produced six pounds of CONTINUED ON PAGE 14 Page 14 April 2005 The Digest

Mitchell B. McMains – 8 lbs., 2 oz., 21 Drug wars ... inches. Born Feb. 17 at Chandler Re- Inside DPS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13 gional Medical Center to Officer Dean 25 YEARS OF SERVICE McMains and wife Stacy. Dean is a High- incident began to unfold near Willcox on I- 10 when the drivers of two vehicles travel- Hough, J.D., 2689, Sergeant way Patrol officer assigned to D-6 Casa Grande. ing in tandem at high speed failed to yield when the officer activated his emergency Patterson, Sandy, 2698, Administrative Mark Edward Johnson – 6 lbs., 14 oz., lights. Assistant Eventually, the driver of the second ve- 18 inches. Born Feb. 22 at Good Sa- hicle drove onto a side road, stopped and maritan Hospital to Officers Philip and 20 YEARS OF SERVICE fled on foot, abandoning a substantial Barnett, Vicki M., 3557, Administrative Marcia Johnson. Both are Highway Pa- amount of marijuana. Services Officer trol officers assigned to HP Metro West. Information was later developed about a third vehicle that was abandoned near Texas NEW EMPLOYEES Michael Anthony Fimbres – 7 lbs., 6 oz., Canyon. Adams, Kimberly, 6501, Security Officer 18½ inches. Born Feb. 23 at Northwest *** Hospital, Tucson, to Joe Fimbres and With assistance from a Holbrook police Enrico, Shaun M., 6497, Cadet Officer wife Christine. Joey is a criminalist as- canine, DPS Highway Patrol Officer Joseph signed to the Southern Regional Crime Campbell took five pounds of methamphet- Falcone, Anthony J., 6502, Officer Lab, Tucson. Michael’s grandfather is amine off the market during an I-40 traffic DPS Detective Jose M. Fimbres who is stop Feb. 23 about 15 miles east of Holbrook. Kramer, Christine A., 6498, Budget Ana- assigned to the Vehicle Theft Task Force. After observing indicators of drug traf- lyst Supervisor ficking, Campbell said he summoned the ser- Kate Elizabeth Grzybowski – 6 lbs., 3 vices of Cessie, a Holbrook PD canine. Cessie alerted to the wheel well inside the Murphy, Helen, 6477, Custodian oz., 19½ inches. Born Feb. 25 at Banner Thunderbird Hospital, Glendale, to Phoe- 1991 SUV. During the arrest, Campbell seized the SUV and $200 in cash. Pucko, Louis V., 6499, Officer nix Dispatcher Jennifer Grzybowski and Phoenix DPS Motor Officer Mike *** Grzybowski. An investigation conducted by detec- Vacketta, Ore H., 6496, Lab Technician tives assigned to Pinal Narcotics, Phoenix Haley Marie Anderson – 8 lbs., 3 oz., Narcotics and Phoenix HIDTA dismantled a BIRTHS major marijuana organization operating on 20½ inches. Born March 17 at Flagstaff Sebastian Paul Slechta Rodriguez – 7 the Tohono O’Odham Reservation and in Medical Center to Officer James Ander- lbs., 5 oz. 18½ inches. Born Jan. 4 at Phoenix. son and wife, Leanna. James is assigned Tucson Medical Center to Karin and An- On Feb. 23-24, officers served search war- thony Rodriguez. Karin is a dispatcher to the Highway Patrol, D-2, Flagstaff. rants at two Phoenix residences. The war- assigned to the Southern Communica- rants resulted in the arrest of four suspects tions Center. Sebastian’s grandfather is OBITUARIES and the confiscation of 937 pounds of mari- DPS Sgt. Ed Slechta who is assigned to Arnold C. Borquez, 80, of Phoenix, juana, a DPS spokesperson said. Officers the Highway Patrol in Tucson. passed away March 9. He was the fa- also seized $9,000 in cash, two handguns, a ther of Sgt. Pete Borquez who is as- shotgun, four assault rifles and four vehicles. Jaycee Aaron Galvez - 7 lbs., 4 oz., 19½ signed to Tactical Operations, Phoenix. Also participating in the bust were per- inches. Born Jan. 14 at Banner Desert sonnel from Aviation, the Canine District, Hospital to Officer Manuel Galvez and wife Betty Cameron, 69, of Phoenix, passed Highway Patrol, Immigration and Customs Gina. Manuel is a Highway Patrol officer away March 9 in Phoenix. She was the Enforcement, Phoenix PD and the Special assigned to Metro East. Jaycee’s grand- mother of Bill Dimas, an administrative Operations Unit. father is Sgt. Jaime Escobedo who is as- services officer with Facilities. *** signed to Gila County Task Force, A Feb. 21 traffic stop of a tractor-trailer Payson. Jose N. Ruiz, 91, of Somerton, passed rig turned into a quite productive inspection away March 9 at Yuma Regional Medi- for DPS Highway Patrol Officers Mike Dickinson and Daryll Lewis. Christopher Michael Karloff – 6lbs., 10 cal Center. He was the father of Officer Dickinson told the Duty Office that he oz., 18 3/4 inches – and Kaley Lynn Oly Ruiz, a paramedic assigned to North- ern Air Rescue, Flagstaff. stopped the commercial truck for an equip- Karloff – 5lbs., 12 oz., 19 1/4 inches. ment violation on I-10 in the southeast val- Born Feb. 9 at Good Samaritan Hospi- COP SWAP ley. While inspecting the vehicle, Dickinson tal, Phoenix, to Stephanie Karaloff and and Willis found and seized 20 packages of For Sale: Galco Ankle Glove holster for husband Pat. Stephanie is a Human Re- cocaine, totaling 50 pounds, underneath Sig. 380. New condition (worn once). sources Analyst with the Human Re- some cardboard boxes in the sleeper area of $30. Call Dave Denlinger at 602-223- sources Bureau. the truck. 2107. The Digest April 2005 Page 15

A short time later, Officer Karas arrived. I specifically commend Officer Brendan He was everything I could have hoped for: Page. As I was only able to exit our vehicle Letters cordial, courteous, knowledgeable and effi- with my log book and nothing else (no coat cient. He set up a safety warning sign while or hat). Officer Page lent me his coat and Dear Director Felix: I attached his tow strap to my son’s Toyota allowed my co-driver and myself to sit in his I thank your officers for their support and Camry. Then Karas returned, briefed me on cruiser. efforts for those of us who have needed your the procedure we would use, instructed me I have read that in crisis situations calm, help. Yes, I was one who received support on how to handle the car, and pulled me back cool professional attitudes make all the dif- and I greatly appreciate it. I ran out of gas onto the highway. ference. By the actions of Officer Page and and didn’t make it off the freeway until one With a cheerful warning to “be careful the rest of your team, I am now a believer. of your officers stopped and helped. where you park,” he picked up his safety Dennis Stoke, Tijeras, NM You often don’t get enough thanks and sign and was off. The transaction took less appreciation for the work you do. You’re than 10 minutes. out there every day, and it’s possible that If ever I get into roadside trouble again, I Who Is He? the ones whom you actually help are har- want my relief to be like Officer Karas. And, ried, unappreciative or down right ornery. if all your force is as good as he is, law en- You need to know for every ornery one of forcement and safety on Arizona’s highways us, there are probably 12 appreciative people are in fine hands. who smile when they pass you. Russell Brown, Grovetown, GA You are great people and I appreciate all of the efforts of DPS, including the DUI task Dear Lt. (Ron) DeLong: forces, Freeway Service and the patrols that On Jan. 9, my co-driver and I were in- cruise our interstates. Please take a smile volved in a head-on collision, south of from me out there with you today. Wickiup on U.S. 93. Tama Stover-McBride, Scottsdale I drive for Yellow Freight and was driv- ing at the time of the accident. The man I run Dear Director Felix: with was in the sleeper-birth. While I have Allow me to commend Officer Michael returned to work, may co-driver is recover- Karas for the quality of his performance. ing from a shoulder injury. On Feb. 16, my wife and I were returning My reason for writing is to thank you to Phoenix from an overnight stay at the and your officers. It was cold, dark and rain- Grand Canyon. Around noon, we were driv- ing, but I never once heard a word of com- ing south on U.S. 180. About 20 miles north plaint or even a comment other than con- of Flagstaff, we stopped to take a picture of cern for the helicopter pilots and whether the 8,046 elevation sign. To allow the car they could take off and reach the area. I had behind me to pass, I drove further to the little to do but observe what was happening right than I should have and got stuck in and the professionalism of your people was During his 20 plus years as an officer snow and mud. obvious from the start. with the Department, he was considered by many to be a man with a statuesque - DPS will randomly check data from traf- persona, complete with a touch of ten- Racial profiling ... fic stops for indications of possible racial derness. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 profiling by officers. long as reasonably necessary to accomplish Correctly identify this retiree and you will - Any indications of racial profiling by be eligible to win a DPS polo shirt cour- the purpose of the stop. Motorists may not officers will be investigated by the Depart- tesy of the Associated Highway Patrol- be detained only for the purpose of waiting ment. men of Arizona (AHPA). for a drug-sniffing canine unless there is - A link will be developed for the reasonable suspicion or probable cause of Department’s web site providing information Interdepartmental e-mail entries should criminal activity. be addressed to Art Coughanour, badge regarding the agency’s racial profiling policy number 3131. - Officers must identify themselves by and complaints process. name and, upon request, provide rank, Internet entries should be sent to - DPS will print and distribute a brochure [email protected]. badge number and a supervisor’s name. on racial profiling. Interdepartmental mail should go to The - Written consent forms, printed in En- Digest, P.O. Box 6638, Phoenix, AZ glish and Spanish, will be used when a 85005. search is requested during a traffic stop. New command ... The officer will not have the discretion to CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 February contest decline to use a written consent form. who retired as a lieutenant from DPS in June There were 30 employees who correctly identified Kitty Shankwitz, a DPS retiree - Procedures and policies will be devel- 2002 to become executive director of Ari- who lives in Prescott and works part- oped for routine video and audio taping of zona Auto Theft Authority, was time as an office coordinator at District traffic stops. Vanderpool’s choice to run the Criminal In- 12, as the girl who was dodging traffic - New forms will be designed for traffic vestigations Division. outside of the Phoenix and Tucson ar- stops in order to collect and tabulate data In next month’s issue, the Digest will eas. Debbie James, an evidence cus- on the nature, duration and grounds for con- feature a more in-depth look into these todian at Phoenix Property and Evidence, was awarded the AHPA shirt by virtue of tacts between officers and motorists. Gen- changes and others being considered by a drawing. der and ethnicity will be noted. Vanderpool Page 16 April 2005 The Digest

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY PRESORTED STANDARD US POSTAGE PAID PHOENIX, AZ P.O. Box 6638 Phoenix, AZ 85005 PERMIT NO 03948

Down the Highways

April 1960 marijuana was concealed in a number of one- quarters for testing where the suspect blew Test for rabies are being conducted on a kilogram (2.2 pound) packages. The prece- a .43 on the Breathalyzer. At that level, Buck coyote shot to death by Patrolman Delbert dent-setting case was used as an example in said the man should at least have been un- Stelwert near Tubac April 7. The coyote lectures at the FBI academy in Quantico, Va. conscious, if not dead. When the man was made several lunges at Stelwert’s car and at April 1975 released to a friend, “He walked out without several other vehicles before the patrolman Two DPS officers were eating lunch at a any help,” Buck said. shot and killed it. Prescott restaurant when a passerby re- April 1990 *** ported that someone was slashing the tires One of the top shooters in departmental Smokey the Bear? A Texas Ranger? Or a on their brand new patrol car. The officers history, who fortunately never was involved taxi driver? quickly discovered that the report was true. in an on-duty shooting incident, called it “Which hat would you like your Arizona The suspect they booked for malicious quits after 20 years with the Department. Highway Patrolmen to resemble?” the Phoe- mischief was a 74-year-old man. But that is not to say that Frank Glenn nix Gazette asks in an April 27 feature story. April 1985 wasn’t fully prepared to fire in self-defense. Col. Lloyd Robertson announced that DPS Director Ralph Milstead promoted Glenn, 46, a DPS armorer who spent a con- the Arizona Highway Patrol was testing all Major David St. John and James Chilcoat to siderable part of his DPS career winning gold three to decide which to adopt. The taxi lieutenant colonels April 21. With the pro- medals for marksmanship and teaching other driver hat has been in use. Photos show Lt. motion, St. John became chief of the Crimi- officers how to shoot, retired from DPS April Harley A. Thompson wearing the Smokey nal Justice Support Bureau while Chilcoat, 30. hat, Sgt. B.D. Hanger wearing the western- promoted in place, remained commander of April 1995 type hat and Patrolman Walt Gregory in the the Government Liaison Division. A series of 50-mph wind gusts, which taxi cap. *** sent plumes of dust billowing across I-10 April 1965 After stopping a motorist for weaving reducing visibility to zero, was blamed for Delivery of 301 new Arizona Highway on a Phoenix freeway, DPS Officer Rudy Buck causing the most deadly storm-related acci- Patrol cars was expected to start April 15. asked the male DUI suspect to exit the ve- dent in state history. The Patrol ordered 301 new patrol cars - 221 hicle for the purpose of conducting a field Ten people, including six from one fam- Plymouths and 80 Fords. Delivery was ex- sobriety test. When Buck asked the motor- ily, were killed the afternoon of April 9 dur- pected to continue through June. ist to touch his nose with a finger that mid- ing a series of four traffic crashes which oc- April 1970 April afternoon, the motorist promptly curred within seconds of each other. The DPS Patrolman John Hale stopped a sus- touched his forehead before grabbing a road number killed in the I-10 accident between picious vehicle approaching Wickenburg sign to maintain his balance. San Simon and Bowie surpassed the storm- and intercepted the largest load of marijuana Buck then took the motorist to D-5 head- related record of eight fatalities set on two in Arizona history - some 200 pounds. The separate occasions.