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~ ~ y g ~ ~ Odd Couple: Sheriffs and Commissioners Join Forces in Jail Crisis The current financial crisis facing Florida's county jails is so serious that Sheriffs and county commissioners —erstwhile foes in countless budget battles —are actually joining forces to try to solve it. The Florida Sheriffs Association and the State Association of County Commissioners have agreed that the time has come for the state to share the escalating cost of building and operating county jails; and they have formed a joint Political Action Committee to generate public support. Here's how the crisis looks to them: State and federal court rulings have been trans- lated into new state regulations that will require expensive refinements in county jails —more man- power for one thing. These regulations are mandated by the state but counties will have to foot the bill, which is expected to total around $80 million. Officials say they can't get It was the worst. possible day for a Tallahassee press conference —March 30, the day President Reagan was that kind of blood out of the local tax turnip —espe- shot —but the Florida Sheriffs Association got its message cially when they are already paying for such jail- across nevertheless. The message was that state financial house niceties as nursing care, recreation, inmate aid is desperately needed to solve a serious county jail crisis. At right, Gadsden County Sheriff W. A. Woodham is law libraries, and broad social programs. talking to a news reporter. Pictured "on camera" is An exploding crime rate is making the problem Broward County Sheriff Robert Butterworth. Other Sheriffs Jackson- worse by causing dangerous overcrowding in many Association spokesmen not shown in this photo: ville Sheriff Dale Carson and Wakulla County Sheriff David jails. Sheriffs and commissioners point out that this Harvey. overcrowding is caused by prisoners charged with breaking state laws, prosecuted by State Attorneys, It has been pointed out that state financial help for Defenders, and sent- defended by state-paid Public county jails will enable sheriffs to budget less for jail enced by judges who are on the state payroll. operation and more for crime fighting. When jails the state's criminal These prisoners are products of become less of a financial burden, sheriffs will be shouldn't the state share justice system, so then why able to hire and equip more deputies. them in county jails? Why in the cost of holding Many newspapers are supporting the stand taken local tax payers be burdened with the entire should by sheriffs and county commissioners. One said Commissioners are bill? That's what Sheriffs and shifting scarce local tax dollars from jails to law asking. enforcement "is an argument which every county "We don't it's " said Sheriff Robert But- think fair, taxpayer, and every citizen with triple locks on his Association's terworth, Chairman of the Sheriffs doors can appreciate. The Legislature ought to "for local to bear Legislative Committee, taxpayers appreciate it too —and help the counties break out of a statewide crime the brunt of the cost of fighting the jail budget. " problem. "

Volume 25, No. 3, June 1981 Publisher, Berwin Williams, Executive Director, Florida Sheriffs Association

Editor, Carl Stauffer Art Director, Frank Jones

THE SHERIFF'S STAR is published monthly during January, February, May, June, September and October, and bi-monthly during March and April, July and August, November and Decem- ber, by the Florida Sheriffs Association, a non-profit corporation, P. O. Sox 1487, Tallahassee, Florida 32302 (street address, 1020 E. Lafayette St.) The subscription rate is $5 per year and the publication number is USPS 493-980. Second class postage paid at Tallahassee, Florida. Florida Sheriffs Associa- tion President Don Moreland and State Association of County Commissioners Presi- dent Nancie Crabb share a common concern about the county jail financial crisis. Berwin Williams, (left), Executive Director of the Florida Sheriffs Assocciation, confers with John Thomas, Execu- tive Director of the State Association of County Commissioners.

Bob Naburs, Governor Gra- ham's General Counsel, pond- ers comments from sheriffs and county commissioners during strategy session prior to a May 11 press conference on the financial plight of county jails. Seated at the table from left are Jacksonville Sheriff Dale Carson, Pasco County Sheriff John Short, Seminole County Sheriff John E. Polk, Broward County Commissioner Gerald F. Thompson, Broward County Sheriff Robert A. Butterworth, and Nancie Crabb of Jacksonville, President of the State Association of County Commissioners.

Another said the new jail rules resulting from a ary authority to decide whether to give arrested state prisoner lawsuit "seem unfair to the average offenders a summons or book them into the slammer. non-lawbreaker resident who, as a taxpayer, Martin County Judge Narc Cianca began handing shouldn't be forced to finance a jail lifestyle which out stiff fines instead of jail time in some cases, and exceeds bare necessities. " was releasing some misdemeanor prisoners early in A third said, "the request for state funds to aid an effort to decrease the jail population. counties in" fighting crime is reasonable and Hillsborough County has temporarily avoided a necessary. packed pokey by building a new jail annex with Off the editorial pages, newspapers are breaking single-cell housing for 192 inmates. To comply with out with articles on jail overcrowding. In Duval the new regulations, it provides a law library, out- County a court order limits to 418 the number of door exercise areas with basketball courts, visitation prisoners that can be housed at one time. When the areas that allow for contact visits, a chapel for reli- jail population nears that number, officials say they gious services, a medical clinic, and a 16-bed must decide whether to release prisoners or risk vio- infirmary. lating the court-imposed ceiling. Under court pres- This new facility is well equipped, but local taxpay- sure, $1,200,000 has been spent since 1975 for jail ers will have to foot the bill to the tune of almost $6 improvements and now there is talk of being forced million. to build a new jail at an estimated cost of around $40 Sheriffs and county commissioners contend that million. local tax dollars just won't stretch far enough to Sarasota County has a relatively new jail designed finance good law enforcement, and uncrowded jails for 132 inmates. It has been housing more than 200 with all the refinements required by state regula- prisoners a night and the overflow is transferred to tions. They are appealing to the Governor and Legis- city jails. lature for help, and, through their Political Action In Martin County the jail jam got so severe that Committee, they are going to the grass roots for pub- Sheriff Jim Holt had to give his deputies discretion- lic support.

JUNE 1981 To assist the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Gabrielle Hodson reconstructs the face of a murder victim whose skeleton was found in dense woods near the Steinhatchee River. (Florida State University Office of Information Services Photo by J. Dempsey. )

Super Sleuthing: utting ew aces

How's this for a television scenario? Super police work, but pure fiction, right? Law enforcement officers find a skeleton they No, not exactly. It's true that a similar episode was can't identify. Shattered ribs indicate the victim was portrayed in a fictional television series, but facial murdered. The skull is turned over to a sculptor who reconstruction is a technique that is also being used painstakingly gives it a face of clay, artificial eyes in actual crime cases. Results have been mixed— and a wig. The result is startlingly lifelike. ranging from good to disappointing. So far, no one The police take photographs of the old skull with seems to be ready to call forensic sculpturing an art its new face, then circulate them to the news media that will revolutionize the science of crime detection. and to law enforcement agencies. Someone who sees However, police officials have demonstrated a wil- the photos makes a tentative identification of the lingness to give it a try. victim. "Although it doesn't" look exactly like so-and- In Illinois, after John Wayne Gacy was convicted so, it sure resembles him, investigators are told. of killing 33 young males and burying their bodies or This doesn't solve the case, but it does give some throwing them in a nearby river, nine of the skelet- leads. The police discover that so-and-so has been ons remained unidentified. Positive identification missing. His dental records are checked against the was no longer needed for prosecution purposes, but unknown victim's skull and a positive identification officials put forth a special effort to ease the minds of is made. thousands of distraught parents who were wonder-

THE SHERIFF'S STAR Betty Pat Gatliff at work recreating the faces of uni- dentified victims police said were murdered by John W. Gacy. To Gatliff's right are a completed reconstruction and a skull with rubber guides applied to show the artist the average thickness of tissue on a human face. (Wide World Photos)

ing if the unknown victims might be their runaway Gatliff may be America's most famous forensic or missing sons. sculptor, but she is not the only one. Gabrielle Hod- Betty Pat Gatliff, a forensic sculptor from Nor- son, a former anthropology student at Florida State man, Oklahoma, was hired to reconstruct the faces of University, used her skills as an artist and onetime the victims, and she set about her grisly task with medical illustrator to assist the Florida Department clay, calipers and spatula. A physical anthropologist of Law Enforcement. She completed a facial recon- aided her by determining that the nine skulls struction that was photographed and circulated belonged to Caucasian males in their 20s; and also after a skull and parts of a skeleton were found in by pointing out anatomical peculiarities, traces of dense woods near the Steinhatchee River. disease and evidence of injuries that might have Fernando G. Ponce has also received widespread influenced the appearance of the victims. publicity as a sculptor employed by the Los Angeles After the sculpting was completed, wigs, artificial Police Department. His three-dimensional busts of eyes and shirts were added for the sake of realism, suspects and victims have helped the police in and the likenesses were photographed for national numerous crime cases. It takes him about three hours distribution. to build a bust, but his handiwork often results in an Officials did not anticipate spectacular results, but identification after two-dimensional sketches have they displayed a measure of optimism based upon failed. Gatliff's track record. According to a news report, her Facial reconstruction is not an exact science and previous art work had led to positive identification in its future as a crime fighting technique is still debata- 70 percent of the 47 cases she had tackled. ble. Nevertheless, one thing is certain, putting new Gatliff studied art and science before going to work faces on old skulls demonstrates the willingness of as a medical illustrator. This background proved val- law enforcement officials to explore every reasona- uable when she later became a forensic sculptor. "It's 'ble possibility in their quest for success. all science, " Gatliff was quoted as saying. Specifi- cally her work requires a knowledge of anthropology Dead-Bolt Locks are Free and anatomy aided by computer calculations. BRADENTON —Taking a positive approach to In addition to helping to identify unknown crime crime prevention, the Manatee County Sheriff s victims, Gatliff has had other unique assignments. Department has been installing dead-bolt locks on She sculpted a bust of President John F.Kennedy for the homes of qualified elderly citizens free of charge. ballistics tests conducted by the House Select Com- The project, which gives priority to citizens over 60 mittee on Assassination Summoned to Colonial Wil- who have low incomes, is financed by a federal liamsburg, Virginia, she also put a new face on an grant. Free home security checks are also being old skull that had belonged to a colonist bludgeoned offered by the Crime Prevention Bureau of the She- in a 1622 Indian massacre. riff's Department.

JUNE 1981 "The message" reaches Talla- hassee as Sheriff Frank Wan- ika (right) shows petitions with 32,000 signatures to (from left) Nuck- Representative H. Paul ' "Jim" 'IIII'(Ii'RT(ll"' ''r, olls, Senator James A. ~; i'e'j'„'Ir Scott, Representative S. Curtis "Curt" Kiser, and Senator Tom Lewis. Kiser and Scott are the minority leaders in the Florida House and Senate respect- ively.

In Petition DriUe: Get Tough Message was OU

Does the public want tough laws to curb crime? Mr. and Mrs. Edward You bet your sweet assurance it does, and Lee Kuss, from VFW Post 2444, took petitions to a wE County Sheriff Frank N. Wanicka is the guy who can shopping mall and col- NEED vous Hs~ Mrs mvs sa~toev prove it. leted 743 signatures. ss~ Wanicka, whose middle initial does not stand for "neutral, " has held some strong feelings about tougher criminal laws for a long time and he hasn' t hesitated to air them frequently. When he attended the annual Mid-Winter Conference of the Florida Sheriffs Association, in January, he urged his fellow Sheriffs to push for laws giving mandatory senten- to sign up in favor of giving mandatory sentences to ces to persons convicted of rape, robbery, burglary rapists, robbers, burglars and second degree and second degree murder. murderers. The response was favorable. A resolution was Strong support came from the news media. The passed recommending mandatory sentences, but Fort Myers News-Press printed coupons for readers Wanicka wasn't satisfied. He wanted something to sign and mail, and received over 7,000 letters —the more dramatic —something that would show how largest amount of mail ever on one issue, according fed up the public is with rising crime rates. He felt to Wanicka. The Lehigh News also printed coupons petitions signed by thousands of irate citizens all and got a similar response. over Florida would do the job. He talked about peti- What began as a Sheriff's drive became a citizen's tions during the Sheriffs' Conference. Heads nodded crusade as volunteers went through neighborhoods in agreement. He also got some encouraging slaps on door-to-door gathering signatures. Neighborhood the back, but that's as far as it went and the whole Watch and Citizen Patrol groups also fanned out idea might have ended there. over the county armed with petitions. Other organi- However, with Wanicka, action invariably follows zations got involved. talk the way a dog's tail invariably follows the dog, The sentiment for mandatory sentences gathered and, when he returned home to Fort Myers, he momentum steadily and spilled over into other coun- cranked up a petition drive. He was enthusiastic and ties. Tom H. Walker, President of the Neighborhood optimistic, but the petition campaign, once it got Watch project in neighboring Collier County, came rolling, far exceeded his highest expectations. up with petitions bearing 2,000 names. Many of People were practically begging for an opportunity Wanicka's fellow Sheriffs started petition drives,

THE SHERIFF'S STAR Sheriff Wanicka (left) and Fort Myers News-Press Pub- Tom H. Walker, President of Neighborhood Watch in lisher Paul Flynn with responses received from a coupon neighboring Collier County, turned over to Sheriff Wanicka the newspaper published. petitions bearing 2,000 signatures.

including James L. "Jamie" Adams, Jr., in Sumter County; Robert T. Durkis in Hendry County; Aubrey Rogers in Collier County; Glen E. Sapp in Charlotte County; Quinn A. McMillian in Walton County; Noel E. Griffin, Jr., in Lake County; and LaVelle Pitts in Bay County. Wanicka's original goal was to collect about 10,000 signatures, but by mid-April the total had reached 32,000 and was still climbing. The voice ofthe people was coming through loud and clear. It was time, Wanicka decided, to carry the message to Tallahas- see, so he bundled up the petitions and delivered them to the Florida Legislature which was then in session. He talked to news reporters and legislators. He expressed his appreciation to Representative Paul Lehigh News Managing Editor Glenda Seidel received Nuckolls who had introduced a bill providing the hundreds of signed coupons and endorsements after she mandatory sentences called for in the petitions; and, editorially supported Wanicka's campaign. The Lehigh Acres Chamber of Commerce, headed by President Joe although he spent only one day in Tallahassee, he Feith, also gave the campaign its blessing. said he would continue to do everything possible to get a mandatory sentence bill passed. He said he felt "Out There Trying to Do a Job" the petition drive had been worthwhile regardless of APALACHICOLA —American Legion Post 82, the immediate outcome, and he was proud of the located in nearby Lanark Village, presented an strong response received from Lee County citizens. award of appreciation to Jimmie Williams, a captain "Without a doubt today the number one issue in the Franklin County Sheriffs Department, in across the nation, not just in Florida, is "crime and recognition of his outstanding service to the how to live in peace in your community, Wanicka community. declared. "Until some strong action is taken, we will "Iappreciate this award, "said Williams, "because continue to see problems arise on a day-to-day basis, it means so much to any law enforcement officer to but the citizens of southwest Florida definitely feel know that the people appreciate the efforts he is that now is the time to take action. Hopefully, our making. I am just out there trying to do a job, flrm but leaders in Tallahassee will respond in a positive" way fair. I just try to carry out my duties in a manner that to start the ball rolling in the right direction. reflects well upon law enforcement everywhere. " Those were not Wanicka's last words on the sub- Capt. Williams has eight years' experience in law ject of mandatory sentences for serious crimes. enforcement, having worked for Gulf County for five Government officials and the news media will be years before transferring to Franklin County. He is hearing from him again. ..and again. ..and again." Franklin County's representative on the area task Among Sheriffs, he is not known as "the quiet one. force that has been making spectacular drug busts.

JUNE 1981 ar e or Ur er FIVE men wearing badges —at least five— will be murdered somewhere in Florida before the end of 1981. The victims —they could be sheriffs, depu- ties, highway patrolmen, city policemen, state agents or federal agents —won't be rookies. On an average, they will probably have about 10 years' experience. A somber scenario based upon statistics from previous years predicts that these men marked for murder are likely to be killed without warn- ing by bullets fired from a handgun at close range. The murderers are apt to be young people between the ages of 15and 35; and it's almost an absolute certainty they will be caught. How- ever, this small consolation does nothing to brighten the grim picture painted by official reports dealing with law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. FORT MYERS —Nearly 1,000 officers from many parts of officers have sacrificed their lives Florida gathered here in 1979 for the funeral of Deputy Sixty-two Sheriff Dwight Lynn Hall, 31, who was shot while in Florida since 1966, according to the Florida attempting to arrest a 15-year-old boy. This scene will be Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). The repeated at least five times in Florida during 1991 unless average has been five per year since 1970. there is a sudden, drastic change in the death toll of officers killed in the line of duty. (Wide World Photos, Inc. ) Annual figures range from a high of nine in 1974 to a low of one each year in 1968, 1969and rarchy: "It is a deplorable situation when those 1970. persons who have chosen a career in law The average number of officers killed in enforcement must assume the risk of being action nationwide from 1970through 1980was killed or assaulted by a member" of the society 114 per year, according to FBI reports. There- they have sworn to protect. fore, Florida's death toll appears to be high. Minor scuffles aside, FDLE statistics show Bloodshed is a calculated risk in law enforce- that there were 4,788 serious assaults on law ment careers. Nevertheless, the current death enforcement officers in Florida last year, and toll, the thousands of assaults suffered by offic- 1,342 resulted in injuries. ers each year and the frequent failure ofcitizens Disturbance calls produced by far the grea- to come to the aid of officers under attack are test number of assaults —1,709 or 35.7 percent being interpreted as evidence of growing public of the total. Burglaries and robberies in pro- disrespect for law enforcement. Public officials gress, although potentially risky, produced only both inside and outside the criminal justice sys- 95 and 70 assaults respectively to rank among tem are expressing grave concern. the lowest categories. Attempting other arrests Said one who ranks high in the state hie- totaled 749; investigating suspicious circum-

THE SHERIFF'S STAR LAKELAND —Law enforcement officers pay last respects to Polk County Deputy Sheriff Theron A. 8urnham, who was murdered January 9, 1981. (Lakeland Ledger Photo by John Raoux) stances netted 558; and traffic pursuits and stops were responsible for 547. Handling of pri- soners ranked next with 467 assaults. There were only eight assaults from ambush with no warning. Seven Florida officers were killed in the line of duty in 1980, an increase of three over the 1979 total. Nationwide, the death toll dropped from 106 in 1979to 103in 1980,according to the FBI.On a regional basis, the southern states continued to lead with 45 deaths in 1980. The northeastern states had 23; the north central and western Long lines of patrol cars and large contingents of states each had 14; Puerto Rico tallied six; and police officers are customary at the funerals of law the Virgin Islands had one. Ninety-one percent enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. of the murders were reported cleared. Twenty-one officers were killed responding to robbery calls; eight answering burglary-in- progress calls or pursuing burglary suspects; 18 while attempting arrests for other crimes; 17 while investigating suspicious persons and cir- cumstances; 17 during traffic pursuits and stops; 13responding to disturbance calls; six in ambush situations; two by mentally deranged persons; and one transporting a prisoner. The most hazardous month of the year was December, with 16 officers killed. March was the most death-free month with only one officer slain. Continued on next two pages

JUNE 1981 continued from page 7

1980 Roll Call of Murdered Officers The roll call of Florida law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty during 1980includes one sheriff, two deputy sheriffs and four city police officers, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. The year's first murder occurred on March 15, when Broward County Deputy Sheriff Worth "Joe" Edwards was killed with a .32 caliber revolver after confronting four suspects who were selling stolen weapons. On April 29, Escambia County Deputy Sheriff Floyd Douglas Heist was killed with a.38caliber revolver while he was assisting another officer in arresting a suspect who had held hostages in an armed disturbance. On August 17, Hendry County Sheriff Earl S.Dyess, Sr., was killed with a knife while he was investigat- ing noises he heard in an alley behind his home. On August 18, Herbert Ray Sulli- van, a detective with the St. Peters- burg Police Department, was killed with a .38 caliber revolver as he pre- pared to buy narcotics in an under- cover capacity. The killer also stole $65,000 dollars in cash, which Sulli- van had in his possession for the purchase. On September 12, Amos Cross, an officer with the Pensacola Police Sheriffs were pallbearers at the funeral of Hendry County Sheriff Department, was killed with a 12 Earl S. Dyess, Sr. gauge shotgun while responding to a disturbance call. A second officer was wounded in the same incident. Trooper Death Toll 21 accidents. On November 5, Carl Wallace Two troopers were run over by Mertes, an officer with the North TALLAHASSEE —Twenty-one passing vehicles while standing off Miami Police Department was troopers have been killed in the line the roadway. One of the persons killed with a .25 caliber handgun of duty since the Florida Highway who ran off the road and struck the while arresting a suspect who had Patrol was organized in 1939. trooper was a drunken driver. fled on foot into the woods. The sus- Trooper R. P. McDermon, who A Patrol airplane pilot was killed pect had been stopped for driving a was killed by an escaped convict in near Tampa in 1970 when a low fly- stolen motor vehicle. Duval County on April 11, 1981,was ing military jet fighter struck him as On December 25, Sam Edward the 13th trooper murdered by gun- he was checking traffic from an alti- fire. Of the remaining eight, five Etheredge, Jr., an officer with the tude of 1,000 feet. Daytona Beach Police Department, were killed in vehicle crashes. Three Over fifty percent of the troopers was killed with a .357 caliber hand- of those were on normal patrol when killed in line of duty were killed gun while investigating a report other vehicles struck them. The within a six year span from 1973to that shots were being fired in an other two were pursuing fleeing vio- 1978. Three died in 1973 and three apartment. A second officer was lators and were forced to take eva- died in 1976. also wounded. sive action which resulted in fatal Only one of those shot had

THE SHERIFF'S STAR advance warning of danger and The murderers were younger. ters; and members of legally organ- could have drawn his service Their ages ranged from 15 to 25. ized volunteer fire departments. revolver. Most were making routine Five officers were killed in the In 1977, survivors of 167 officers traffic checks when murdered. morning between 1:00and 9:30.Two and firefighters received $8,350,000. were killed between 6:00 and 7:30 In 1978 awards totaling p.m. $12,400,000 went to survivors of 248 New Emphasis victims. on Survival Officers Killed Number One Killer Convinced that careful attention Since 1969 to proper procedures will save the A survey of state police agencies lives of police officers, law enforce- The Florida totals for officers killed in 50 states conducted by the New ment officials are emphasizing sur- in the line of duty were provided by Jersey Police Traffic Officers Asso- vival techniques in their training the Florida Department of Law ciation indicates that more troopers programs. Enforcement. The U.S. totals were are killed by patrol car crashes than Trainees —in many cases, vete- provided by the FBI. are killed by gunshot wounds. However, the Florida Highway ran officers as well as rookies —are Florida U.S. being taught the dangers of letting Patrol's experience does not confirm 1970 1 100 affect perfor- this. Thirteen of the 21 troopers fatigue adversely 1971 3 129 use of the killed in the line of duty since the mance; the proper cover; 1972 5 116 importance of expecting the unex- patrol was founded in 1939were fire- 1973 4 134 use of lights and com- arms victims. Only five were killed pected; proper 1974 9 132 munications how to in patrol car crashes. (See article equipment; 1975 4 129 at a disadvan- elsewhere in this issue. ) place an adversary 1976 7 111 and the importance of waiting The 1979 nation-wide survey tal- tage; 1977 4 93 for back-up support. lied a death toll of 1,001 troopers dat- 1978 4 93 In training sessions dealing with ing back to the beginning of each of 1979 4 106 the handling of barricaded gunmen, the 50 state police agencies. The 1980 7 103 officers are drilled in the importance total killed in patrol car accidents of preplanning, effective use of com- TOTALS 52 1,246 was 604; while the total gunshot vic- munications, and the proper use of tims was 207. SWAT (Special Weapons and Tac- The remaining deaths were the tics) teams. 94 Were Gun Victims result of aircraft crashes, heart attacks, drownings and other mis- The importance of the radio dis- Figures released the FBI show by cellaneous causes. patcher's role in shootout situations that 94 of the 103 U.S. law enforce- is being stressed. Officers assigned ment officers killed in the line of Are to duty out on the "firing line" are duty during 1980 were murdered Rangers also being given special training in with firearms, and 68 of the 94 were Bullet-Proof? combat shooting and approach killed by handguns. techniques that can be used in Six of the remaining nine victims Maybe there's something to those apprehending a suspected felon. were killed by motor vehicles, and legends about the invincibility of three by knives. the Texas Rangers. Handguns Preferred Sixty-three of the slain officers In 1978, when Ranger Bobby Paul Doherty was murdered during a Last year's statistics show that were city police, 19 were county law drug raid, a news account claimed five of the seven Florida officers enforcement officers, 12 were state officers and two were federal agents. Doherty was the first Ranger shot to who were killed in the line of duty death since 1917. were murdered with handguns. One Seven were officers in U. S. The same article said there are was slain with a knife and one with territories. only 94 rangers, as prescribed a shotgun. by Survivors Get Benefits law. Oh well. . .fewer targets, fewer Five of the officers were killed hits. Perhaps that explains the from a range of less than six feet, Survivors of public safety officers invincibility legend. and two at six feet. All of the deaths and firefighters killed in the line of except one occurred without any duty are eligible for federal benefits warning alerting the officers to under the Public Safety Officers First Woman immediate danger. Benefits Act, which is administered Officer Slain by the Law Enforcement Assistance The least seasoned of the slain Gail A. Cobb, was the first Administration. 24, officers had 17 months of law female police officer killed in the line enforcement experience. One had 20 Awards amounting to $50,000 in of duty after the each death case are available to FBI began keeping years, two had 12 years, one had records in 1960. She was shot Sep- nine one years and one state and local law enforcement years, eight tember 20, 1974, in Washington, D. from officers; corrections, probation, six years. Their ages ranged 30 C. when she confronted a robbery parole and court personnel; firefigh- to 59. suspect.

JUNE 1981 Florida Sheriffs Youth Fund HONOR ROLL

On these pages the Florida Sheriffs Association Those listed as "Lifetime Honorary Members" of gives special recognition to generous supporters of the Florida Sheriffs Association have given $1,000 the Florida Sheriffs Youth Fund and its child care or more. Builders receive certificates suitable for institutions: The Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch, framing. Each honorary lifetime member receives a Girls Villa and Youth Ranch. Those listed as plaque, a lifetime identification card and a lifetime "Builders" have given gifts totaling $100 or more. subscription to The Sheriffs Star.

Lifetime Honorary Members

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10 THE SHERIFF'S STAR INVERNESS —Citrus County Sheriff Charles S. Dean accepts generous Youth Fund gifts from John McGrane and James J. Musso. Also shown in the Musso picture are Deputies Marion Oliver (left) and Larry Skidmore (right). (Photo by St. Petersburg Times Photographer Bob Moreland. ) McG rane Musso

Mr. and Mrs. Mowell PUNTA GORDA —Charlotte County She- riff Glen Sapp (right) presents a Lifetime TALLAHASSEE —Leon County Honorary Membership plaque to the British Sheriff Eddie Boone presents a islanders Club, represented by Ernest Builder Certificate to Miss Eliza- Boardman, President. beth Roberts; and a Lifetime Honorary Membership plaque to Mr. and Mrs. John Mowell.

Miss Roberts

This Finder's Not A Keeper FORT MYERS —Gifts come to the Florida Sheriffs show up. His hopes were dashed on December 28, Youth Fund from many types of individuals, but 1980, when someone burglarized his home and stole Ralph Wagner must certainly be one of our most his collection of lost and found items. unique sources of benevolence. The kindly beachcomber was upset, naturally, but Wagner, who is 89, has a daily routine ofsearching he said later his only regret was that he would be the beach with a metal detector for coins, watches, denied the pleasure of returning lost possessions to jewelry and other valuables lost in the sand by people who came to his house looking for them. swimmers and sun bathers. "In a way I'm relieved, " he told a news reporter. He started his routine 20 years ago, and, during the "The collection never really belonged to me. " intervening years, has given many of the recovered He said the burglary wouldn't deter him from scan- coins to the Boys Ranch. According to a news ning the beach with a metal detector, "but I won' t account, he also named the Boys Ranch in his will to start up a collection again. "Instead of holding onto receive his entire coin collection upon his death. unclaimed items indefinitely, he said he plans to keep Wagner has been doing his beachcombing as a them for a short time and then dispose of them. public service rather than for profit, and whenever Those burglars were a crummy lot. They not only possible he has returned lost articles to their owners. stole his collection but also crippled his ability to help However, many articles such as coins, rings, dia- other people. monds and silver remained unclaimed and he stored them in cigar boxes, hoping owners would some day

JUNE 1981 continued from MR. & MRS JOHN G NELSON MS. ELIZABETH M. RICHERT H. RITTER TAYLOR, JR. MS CAROLYN WALKER page 10 Sarasota New Port Richey Palm City Clearwater DR. DANIEL G. NOLAND SAXTON D. ROUSE MS. EVELYN N. TINGLE MR. & MRS. W. VESTER MR. & MRS CHARLES Brandon Oak Hill Sunnyside WALKER MARSHALL Leesburg Mt. Dora MR. & MRS. STEWART W. SAILFISH POINT, INC. MRS. VALARIE TITUS NYSTROM Stuart Valricco MRS. HERBERT E. WATKINS MR. & MRS. M. LEE MARTIN West Palm Beach Malvern, PA ST. AUGUSTINE SHIPBUILDING ARTHUR TOBIASEN Jacksonville EVAN OLSTER St. Augustine Lanark Village MRS. NAOMI H. WAY MS MERRY McGRANE Winter Haven Miami ST. PETERSBURG KENNEL TRI-PAR STAR CLUB Homosassa PARK LANE GROVE, INC. CLUB, INC. Sarasota J. W. WEAVER, SR. DR. THOMAS J. McQUEEN Bnstol Maitland St. Petersburg JOHN H. TURNER Dunedin MR. & MRS. DAVID H. PATTISON MR. & MRS. ROCK SANTO Arcadia EDWIN M WESS D. RICHARD MEAD Osprey La Belle Nice ville WILLIAM LEWIS TURNER Miami NORMAN PERRY PAUL L SEBAN Edgewater WESTERN GENTLEMEN, INC. MR. & MRS. ROBERT C. MEYER Dundee Largo Jensen Beach OSCAR M. TUTOR Key Largo RAYMOND PIECK COL. FRANK J. SHANNON, SR. Holiday MR. & MRS. OSCAR G. WHEAT MID FLORIDA Beach Bradenton Boynton Tampa J. EARL ULTZ CERAMIC'S ASSOCIATION MRS. PEGGY PLUMMER MR. & MRS FRED S. SHEHADI Clearwater Beach CLARENCE A. WHITE Bartow Tallahassee New Port Richey Lehigh Acres UNITED FIRST FEDERAL ARTHUR L. MILLER POE & ASSOCIATES, INC. BILL SMITH'S GARAGE SAVINGS & LOAN MR & MRS. WESLEY Fruitland Park Tampa Punta Gorda Sarasota WILKINSON MR & MRS. JAMES W. Clearwater MR. & MRS. WALTER POTTKER RAYMOND I. SMITH MODELLE E. VALENTINE MITCHELL Venice Jacksonwlle Clearwater JOHN R. WILLIAMS Seven Spnngs Jasper PUBLIX MARKETS THE SNOOP SHOP STEPHEN J VARGO MR & MRS. HOWARD Orlando Dunedin Longboat WILLIAMS, PARKER, MONTEITH HARRISON, DEITZ, & GETZEN PUBLIX MARKETS EARL VARNES Sanford MR. & MRS RICHARD B Sarasota Winter Park White H. MULLINS STANNARD Springs MR. & MRS. L. BYRON WILSON MRS LOUISE RAIMONOI Englewood MR. & MRS. RICHARD F. VESTAL St. Petersburg Inverness Cheyenne, WY INC. SUMTER CORRECTIONAL Sanford JAMES J. MUSSO. MRS VERA WOLFRUM D. I. RAINEY INSTITUTION MYRTLE V WAKELING Lakeland Sarasota Tallahassee Bushnell Clearwater

More Grief for The Thief TAMPA —Hillsborough County Sheriff Walter C. Heinrich has a new crime prevention program that is likely to have car thieves crying the blues —if the public cooperates. The new "Vehicle Identification Program" (VIP) will urge owners to etch a manufacturer's vehicle identification number on each piece ofwindow glass. Once the vehicle identification number is etched into the glass, it cannot be removed without breaking or weakening the glass. This quick and safe procedure has been tested and proven effective in other areas of the country, but represents a first in the Tampa Bay area. During the first ten months of 1980, 1,262 automo- A Man Who Waa Willing to Get involved biles were stolen in Hillsborough County, represent- PORT CHARLOTTE —Charlotte County Sheriff Glen E. ing a 23 percent increase over the same period the a Distinguished Service Certificate to Sapp (left) presented previous year. The total value ofthese automobiles is John J. McHugh, Jr., for attempting to apprehend a fleeing child molester. McHugh was knocked down and the estimated at $3.5 million. molester continued to flee, but McHugh didn't give up. In Many of the stolen automobiles were disassembled Sheriff's Department spite of being injured, he went to the distributed and sold, thereby to offer his assistance in the investigation. Sheriff Sapp with the components said McHugh's willingness to get involved was very making identification of the vehicle by law enforce- gratifying. ment officers difficult. Etching the manufacturer's vehicle identification number on each piece of window glass on an automo- Correct Number This Time bile, will make it necessary for thieves to replace all the glass in the vehicle at a cost of nearly $800, ifthey The last two issues of The Sheriff's Star magazine want to disguise it. Normally they simply remove the have listed incorrect telephone numbers for the Bay manufacturer's vehicle identification number plate. County Sheriff s Department. The number to call to Not only does the VIP project make auto theft more reach Sheriff LaVelle Pitts and members of his costly to the professional thief, it also increases law Department is 785-4351. officers' capability of quickly identifying stolen vehicles.

12 THE SHERIFF'S STAR Sheriff Recruits Special Deputy More Backing for Burger TARPON SPRINGS —To show his admiration for Andy Lipscomb, multiple WASHINGTON, D.C. —The National Law sclerosis victim, Pinellas Enforcement Council announced it endorses Chief County Sheriff Gerry Cole- Justice Warren E. Burger's demand for judicial man appointed the cour- in curbing crime. ageous teen-ager a special assistance deputy, then delivered Ordway P. Burden, of New York City, President of Andy's badge and identifi- the Law Enforcement Assistance Foundation and cation card in person. Chairman of the Council, said the creation of mas- sive safeguards for the accused eats into basic protec- tion for law abiding citizens. "There is very strong feeling in the law enforce- Leah Gamble ment community that courts are handicapped when TAMPA —Sheriff Walter C. Heinrich, the search for technical error becomes even more Executive Director of the Hillsborough County Board of Criminal Justice, important than a finding of guilt or innocence. Thus, announced that Leah Gamble has been in fact, the public becomes a victim of the legal sys- hired to design and coordinate a more tem as much as of crime itself. " Burden declared. sophisticated system of classification for prisoners in Hillsborough County's deten- There was complete approval of Chief Justice tion facilities. Her title will be Corrections Burger's proposal that crime carry swift and certain Classification Assessment Supervisor. consequences, i.e. swift arrest, prompt trial, certain She formerly held a similar position in the Dallas Sheriff's and of with limita- County (Texas) Office, penalty finality judgment, some where she was involved in setting up the tion of the right to virtually endless appeal, Burden nation's first computerized inmate classifi- said. He added that the Council's statement repres- cation system. ented the position of these organizations: The International Union of Police Associations, Prime Crime Prevention the Fraternal Order of Police, the Society of Former BARTOW —The Polk County Sheriffs Depart- Special Agents ofthe the Association ofFederal FBI, ment Crime Prevention Unit, headed by Sgt. Neil Federal Criminal Investigators, the Investigators Merrill, was selected to receive the annual Public Americans for Effective Enforce- Associations, Law Service Award from the Dick Pope Chapter of the ment, National District Attorneys Association, Florida Public Relations Association. Association Chiefs International of of Police, To earn the award the Crime Prevention Unit pres- National Troopers Coalition, Virginia Sheriffs Asso- ented more than 300 programs to some 23,000 Polk ciation, the National Association of Police Associa- County residents in 1980. The programs included tions, and the Law Enforcement Assistance home security surveys, rape seminars, bicycle safety Foundation. talks and crime prevention lectures in schools.

Divers Well Prepared NAPLES —Recently reorganized and supplied with new equipment, the Collier County Sheriff s Depart- ment's Dive and Rescue Team is well prepared for future emergencies. In the reorganization, Sheriff Aubrey Rogers appointed Sgt. Jackie Kline as Dive Master, and Detective/Sgt. Doug Caperton as Assistant Dive Master of the five-man team. Old equipment was replaced and some additional equipment was purchased. Rogers said the team has worked numerous dives for sunken cars, airplanes and boats. He added that Sheriff Aubrey Rogers (left) with his Dive and Rescue Team. The the scubamen have also recovered quite few bodies team members are (from left) Joe Johnson, a Connie Beaird, Jackie Kline, Doug Caperton and Jay and considerable stolen property from the water- Green. ways of Collier County.

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