HAMILTON COUNTY ’S OFFICE, TN—April 30th, 2016

FROM THE DESK OF JIM HAMMOND In my article this month, I want to include a letter I received recently from a British col- league and friend who served with me in the Middle East. Along with our group, he and I In this issue: were routinely training 40,000 young Iraqi cadets back in 2003-2006. We have con- tinued to correspond with each other since then, sharing our ca- Sheriff Hammond, reers and lives via e-mail and an occasional package across the wa- Pages 1-2 ters. Fortunately the Class A uniforms worn today by sheriffs here

Branum’s Briefs, in America are quite a bit different than our counterparts of yester- Page 3 day under the British Crown. He wrote: Jim, I attended a lecture on the not convinced that a court sword Cottontail Commentary, role of the “Sheriff” by the High would be much use in many of Page 4 Sheriff of Norfolk, Nicholas the incidences police are called to

Technology, Pages 5-6 Pratt, who incidentally is a real deal with. character. He gave the lecture in CIT Graduation, Page 7 full uniform, called Court Dress, This fascinating talk about the which was a black-blue velvet history and role of a Sheriff got Commendation, Page 8 coat with steel-cut buttons, me thinking of the comparison breeches and shoes with cut-steel with the role of sheriff in the Corrections buckles, a sword, a cocked hat United States of America. You Communiqué, Pages 9-10 and with a lace jabot worn may be therefore, interested in HCSO Marine, Page 11 around the neck. the research I have carried out into the contrasts between the Chaplain’s Corner, We were given insight into his role of Sheriff in the United Page 12 responsibility in the law enforce- Kingdom and in the United ment and ceremonial duties. He States of America. L.E. Memorial, Page 13 takes his law enforcement duties

What’s Cookin’, very seriously, and has been on The office of Sheriff is the oldest Page 14 patrol in full Court Dress with secular office in the United local officers, and incidentally, Kingdom, after .

was the only one armed. I was Continued next page The position dates from Sax- British legal system is still on times (5th-12th century celebrated every five years Old English), so after an ex- by the American Law Socie- istence of over 1000 years, it ty on the West Staircase in is considered the oldest law the Great Hall of Westmin- enforcement office in the ster. world! The first head of the emerg- The word Sheriff is derived ing Colonial Government in from “ ” or in old America was William Brad- English “Srir-gerefa,” and ford (1590-1657) who man- this office still continued aged the court system and after the who kept very detailed rec- (12th century). So, since ords, which survive to this their powers had been con- day. I found that the legis- solidated and extended, the lature in the new colony of sheriff was now able to Virginias was the House of “raise the hue, and cry, and Burgesses. After the Ameri- land pertaining to the office summon and command the can Declaration of Inde- of Sheriff in the United . Inci- pendence the Colony was States of America have dentally, the Magna Carta known as the Common- never been repealed by any was signed in 1215 and con- wealth of Virginia, which act of Congress and remain tained 63 clauses, no less later became; West Virginia, valid to this day. than 27 related to the role Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois of Sheriff. and portions of Ohio and My research shows that West Pennsylvania after the Sheriffs in the regions of the My research indicated that formation of the United former British Colony of the Mayflower Compact States of America. Virginias are required to signed aboard the vessel wear Court Dress. I thought Mayflower in 1620 con- I have viewed the extensive it would be helpful to send tained the provisions for the records of the Mayflower you the details of a tailor law to be enforced by sher- Society, the Library of Con- who can make your new iffs; these were later also gress in Washington DC and uniforms for you. Ha! contained within the princi- the legislation concerning Keep safe, ples of tolerance and liberty Sheriffs in the United King-

of the fledgling Government dom. I have found categori- Anthony Moore of the Virginias in the cal evidence that the laws Wretton, King's Lynn, Norfolk, Americas. This link to the enacted so long ago in Eng- United Kingdom

2 The Roll Call, April 30th, 2016 Leadership Briefs With Chief Deputy Allen Branum DON’T LET LEADERSHIP GO TO YOUR HEAD

I routinely review articles on leadership. This information came from an article written by Jason Cooper, a Communica- tions Professional at the University of Nebraska. I feel it is relevant to law enforcement and life in general.

Stay Grounded their value. I may be better stands to reason that there at something, but that are things we can do to Leaders are usually in lead- doesn’t mean I am better avoid it happening to us. ership positions because than someone. People mat- But it can be tricky. One can they have proven them- ter! They may have a differ- simply go through the mo- selves in some capacity. ent skill set or serve in a dif- tions in order to wear their They may have had the best ferent capacity, but they humility like a shiny badge of technical skills, or the bold- matter. honor. est and best ideas, or maybe they found themselves in a Leaders who alienate people Here are some of hundreds leadership position because by their arrogance rarely of ideas that can enhance they knew how to work with last. But leaders who value your leadership skills: and motivate a team of peo- people and elevate others  Intentionally share the ple to accomplish far more create a long lasting impact. credit with your team even than they could alone. Research continually rein- when they aren’t around. forces that the ability to en-  Read material from lead- As leaders rise, however, gage with people is a key in- ers that believe in elevating/ there is often a tendency to dicator for success and em- serving others. let it go to their heads. The ployee performance.  Get your hands dirty faster a leader rises, the from time to time working more likely this is to happen. Arrogance and Humility alongside your team. Pride begins to set in, and  Find a mentor or coach pride is the gateway drug to No one intentionally sets out who is well beyond you. arrogance. to become arrogant. We can  Find a way to serve your each think of someone who co-workers or employees on Leadership, Skill and we have known who over a regular basis. Value time has grown to be full of themselves. If arrogance is in Lead Well; Lead Right! Leaders must strive to never fact something that can de- confuse their skills with velop over time, then it also AB

The Roll Call, April 30th, 2016 3 HCSO Has Attractive New Bill Board

The Cotton Tail Commentary THE ROLL CALL IS PUBLISHED by John Waters EXCLUSIVELY FROM THE HAMILTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S My mother often refers to her own mother and father, OFFICE LOCATED AT wondering where they are and when they will return. She 600 MARKET STREET, treads lightly over the laminate floor that looks like old planks and CHATTANOOGA, TN 37402 reminds herself out loud that a floor from her childhood rotted and (423) 209-7000 her father replaced it so the children would not fall. "Mother works FAX: (423) 209-7001 so very hard and Daddy is gone a lot, but they will be back soon,

won't they?" The compilation of pictures of her family long gone THE EXECUTIVE EDITOR IS disturb her. "Please take them down, I don't feel like grieving over G. A. BENNETT. them any longer; I just can't." To be 93 in June, she sees clearly in the THE OPERATIONAL EDITOR & rearview mirror for most of a century. So at times we sit silently, and PUBLISHER IS JOHN E. WATERS. when she wakes for a moment or two, she talks about what she sees,

and together we drift off again - she, deep in her memories. Oh, but CONTRIBUTING TO when it is time for me to leave, she enters the present and prays the THIS ISSUE ARE: blessings of God on me and my family for the future with amazing G.A. BENNETT, clarity. And the fog is never so thick but what she says over and over ALLEN BRANUM, SERGIO FREEMAN how much she loves me. And that is true whenever any family or JIM HAMMOND, friends come around. Soon her bent body will straighten again and MATT LEA, her crown will never slide off. But until then, she lives and dreams JOHN WATERS, and loves. (Mother had a stroke shortly after my visit. Hopefully, she SHANNON WILSON AND will still be with us on Mother’s Day this year.) Cherish the time you MELISSA WILSON spend with your mother on Mother's Day, May 8th, as well.

4 The Roll Call, April 30th, 2016 Law Enforcement Technology It took almost four months for used it on an iPhone 5C the FBI to break into the iPh- protected with a four- one used by one of the San digit passcode. Turns Bernardino terrorists. Turns out, the device works. It out, they could have done so checks a code in about 6 much faster and cheaper with seconds, with a total a simple device sold in retail processing time to run shops. through every possible code combination in Fone Fun Shop, a British retail- just 16 and a half hours. er, stocks a device that can un- lock an iPhone running iOS 7 This means it would take less claims that a version aimed at in less than 24 hours. This de- than a single day to break into iOS 9 is already in the works vice, called the IP Box, bypass- an iPhone running iOS 7 in the and will come out soon. “We es the iPhone’s auto-locking worst case scenario. Chances discovered the device via our mechanism that is supposed to are, the right code won’t be the Hong Kong office and were defend it against brute-force last one checked, and the skeptical as to whether it password cracking attacks. smart-phone will be opened would work but after testing much faster than that. we discovered it worked per- The Daily Mail found the de- fectly,” Mark Strachan, compa- vice in a store in Sheffield. IP Box is aimed at iOS 7, and ny director of Fone Fun Shop, They bought one just to see if iOS 9 supposedly has protec- told the Daily Mail. it works for the measly price of tions against the attack. The £120, or about $170. They seller of the device, however, iHLS News

Rough Terrain? horsepower 1.5 liter Ku- Russia’s SHERP ATV can climb bota V1505 four-cylinder over obstacles at tall as 70 cm, diesel engine and a five- traverse water with little is- speed manual transmis- sue, turn almost on the spot sion. It can easily do 46.5 (just like a tank), and you km/h on land or nearly 6 could have this cool-looking km/h in water. piece of road-tech for as little as $49,000 worth of Rubles, With its giant, custom, TruckYeah! reports. self-inflating tires and skid a gap – the SHERP can squeeze -steer, the SHERP can turn in through it. Law enforcement The 1,300 kg SHERP is the its own length – 3.3 m. At 2.5 could find a use for this one. brain-child of inventor Alexei m wide it might look tough to Garagashyan. It sports a 44.3 navigate, but trust us, if there’s IHLS News

Continued next page The Roll Call, April 30th, 2016 5 This Armor Disintegrates Bullets Since bullets appeared on the scene a few hun- dred years ago, nothing has been the same. If once some chainmail or plate armor was enough to protect you from those pesky arrows, bullets changes everything. They’re the great equalizer. It doesn’t matter if it’s a trained warrior or a small child firing, once a bullet is headed your way, you should be worried.

Traditional bulletproof vests offer some protec- tion, but until now, bullet was king. Researchers at North Carolina State University (NCSU) have developed a super strong metal foam armor ma- The armor you see is only some 2.5cm thick. It’s terial that quite literally turns bullets to dust. composed of a Kevlar backing, a ceramic strike- face, and CMFs in the energy absorbing layer in The armor plating is made from composite met- the middle. “We could stop the bullet at a total al foams (CMF), which are light, strong and resil- thickness of less than an inch [2.54cm], while ient far more than the Kevlar of metal plating the indentation on the back was less than 8 mil- used today. Afsaneh Rabiei, professor of me- limeters,” Rabiei wrote. chanical and aerospace engineering at NCSU has been working on CMFs for the last several years, This is bad news for bullets. developing and investigating them, and clearly his work has now come to fruition. IHLS News

6 The Roll Call, April 30th, 2016 Joint Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Graduation for Local Law Enforcement

HCSO Deputies Jorge Araiza, Brendan Beadle, Voices Simulation, Post-Traumatic Stress Disor- Nicholas Crane, Andre Mapp, Josh Richmond, ders, Alzheimer’s and Dementia, Legal Issues Carl Ritchey, Jason Smith and Jimmy Wildes and Mental Health Law and Traumatic Brain In- completed the 14th Crisis Intervention Training juries. (CIT) class for local law enforcement staff. The 40-hour training was submitted and ap- proved by the Tennessee Peace Officer Stand- This training was jointly conducted with the ards and Training (POST) Commission. Chattanooga Police Department consisting of a week-long class culminating on Friday afternoon A special thanks goes out to Captain Charles with a graduation Friday, April 22, for the offic- Lowery, Jr. and CIT Manager, Wanda Mays for ers/deputies who successfully passed the course their support and efforts to make this class a curriculum. This class included participants reality. from HCSO, CPD, HC-911, Soddy Daisy PD, Col- legedale PD, East Ridge PD, Red Bank PD and Matt Lea, PIO TDOC Probation and Parole.

Since 2009, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office and the Chattanooga Police Department CIT have now trained over 300 law enforcement officers, corrections officers and tele- communicators. The CIT training includes sev- eral blocks of instruction including, but not lim- ited to, an introduction of Clinical Issues, Psy- chotropic Medication and Side Effects, Substance Abuse and Co-occurring Disorders, Distressing

The Roll Call, April 30th, 2016 7 Corrections Sergeant George Jackson Receives Commendation

March 28th. Hamilton County concerning the lack of commu- Sergeant Jackson routinely Sheriff’s Office Corrections nications between shifts and takes the initiative to help cre- Sergeant George Jackson was divisions. Again, Sergeant ate a better work environment officially given a Commenda- Jackson initiated a “shift brief- within the Hamilton County tion for service by Sheriff Jim ing” that enabled all shifts to Jail which provides a safer Hammond. While serving at be aware of the activities of workplace for the employees the rank of a Corrections Cor- the prior shifts and to create and the inmates. His actions poral, George Jackson, among the ability to save those shift and constant assessment of his regular tasks, took the ini- briefings for future reference. operations of the Corrections tiative to review the transport Division are to be commended. procedures and work with This project included a re- those involved to improve and design of the shift roster to Sergeant George Jackson cer- re-design the required forms better document the posts to tainly exemplifies the role of a and travel logs. His efforts be filled during each shift dedicated public servant and is have made the operation safer which enables supervisors to in keeping with the highest and more efficient. be actively involved and assist standards of the Hamilton when planning the workload County Sheriff’s Office. After being promoted to the and manpower allocations. rank of Corrections Sergeant, Matt Lea, PIO he conducted further reviews According to his superiors,

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April 5th. The Hamilton and have met all require- Dent, Cody Evans, Christo- County Sheriff’s Office Cor- ments of the Tennessee Cor- pher Gates, Nathan George, rections Division hosted a rectional Institute and the Geoffrey Gibson, Elijah Gil- Cadet Academy Graduation American Correctional Asso- bert, Joseph Jones, Ronald for eighteen new Correc- ciation. Corrections Depu- Latimore, Kevin Lewis, Jo- tions graduates. These new ties serve numerous roles in seph Little, Nicholas Mon- graduates will fill several the Hamilton County Jail in- roe, Kenneth Riley, Stephen empty positions in the Ham- cluding inmate safety and Roberts, Jason Tillison, Rich- ilton County Jail and will security, transportation to ard Womack and Tyler help to raise personnel lev- and from court, and inmate Wooden. The graduating els closer to regular duty booking. Class President was Deputy standards. Each graduate Stephen Roberts and the completed 240 hours of The graduates of Cadet Top Academic Achiever was training set forth by the Academy #38 are as follows: Deputy Richard Womack. Hamilton County Sheriff’s Deputies Cerion Carson, Mi- Office Training Academy chael Craig, Corey Matt Lea, PIO

Continued next page The Roll Call, April 30th, 2016 9 Corrections Civilian & Officer of the Quarter

April 20, 2016. the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Corrections Division honored the Civilian and Officer of the Quarter for the 2016 1st quarter. This quarter’s recipients were Denise Ben- ton (Civilian of the Quarter) and Officer Steve Outlaw (Officer of the Quarter). These two em- ployees were nominated by their peers for their outstanding performance and attention to detail while performing their duties within the Hamilton County Jail.

Sheriff Jim Hammond stated, “The actions of these two employees exemplify the role of a pub- lic servant, and are in keeping with the highest standards of professionalism of both the Cor- rections Division and the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office. Thank you for a job well done.”

20 Year Service Award Presented to Deputy Michael Looney

April 11, 2016, Sheriff Jim Hammond and members of the HCSO Command Staff with the Patrol Division presented Deputy Michael Looney a Service Award for 20 years of dedicated service to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office and to the citizens of Hamilton County.

10 The Roll Call, April 30th, 2016 HCSO Marine Patrol Deputies Teach Local Cub Scout Troop Boater Safety

Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Marine Patrol and were given the opportunity to climb aboard Deputies’ Brian Killingsworth and Thad HCSO Marine 2 and see firsthand how the craft Robards, Hamilton County Park Rangers Cap- operated and all the many different types of tain Noel McDaniel, Lieutenant Jeremy Morrison equipment and safety devices used on the pa- and Ranger Christopher Baxter, along with trol boat. They even got the opportunity to turn TWRA Wildlife Officers McSpadden and Frank- on the siren! lin spoke to the Scouts about the importance of boating safety, always wearing their life jackets This event helped these young Scouts not only and gave them useful information about boating earn a new respect for boating safety, but they operations. The Scouts were also given coloring also were able to earn their Boats and Floats sheets and junior boating officer badges. Badge.

Following the lesson, the Scouts went outside Matt Lea, PIO

The Roll Call, April 30th, 2016 11 Are We Hearing or Listening?

"When I spoke, you did not lis- "My children just ten..." (Isaiah 65:12) don't listen to me!" Imagine His frustra- Not listening. That's a trait of tion. unhealthy families. Unfortu- nately, some children learn it In the pages of the from their parents. If commu- Bible God has clear- nication skills aren't strong ly shown us how among the adults in a family, best to live. He has it's no wonder the kids don't given us his own listen. example, in the per- son of Jesus Christ, " I don't want to have to tell you and he promises again; come to dinner now!" the Spirit's power The frustrated parent calls the to help us follow children for the umpteenth time him. But do we listen? "Take a vacation. Watch your and mutters, "Those kids just Sometimes. Only sometimes. cholesterol." The person nods. don't listen to me." "Yeah, yeah, yeah." He's hear- What happens when we stop ing but not listening. And as a The same thing might be said listening to the Lord? Our rela- result, his health will continue about many relationships. tionship with Him goes stale, to deteriorate. Healthy family members com- and we fall into dysfunctional municate well with each other; patterns. We fail to learn the Perhaps we would do well to unhealthy ones don't. important lessons of life. We listen to the Great Physician. get spiritually hungry because His Word records the advice The same can be said of any we ignore his call to dinner. he gave his ancient people organization. When there is a when they fell into dysfunc- good give-and-take between But when we do listen to Him? tional patterns. The same in- the leaders and the followers, Well, then we get to join in the structions can be applied to and among the various groups feast. We are nourished. We our lives. and individuals, an organiza- share the blessings of His pres- tion thrives. Listening brings ence. We grow in our relation- May each one of us echo the about openness and creates a ship with Him. words of the psalmist, "I will climate for growth. listen what God the Lord will Imagine somebody goes for a speak." (Psalm 85:8) At times God himself could medical checkup. "Don't work echo that frustrated parent: so hard," the doctor says. Chaplain Sergio Freeman,

12 The Roll Call, April 30th, 2016 The Roll Call, April 30th, 2016 13 What’s Cookin’ @ HCSO! Hamburger Baked Beans

Ingredients:

1 pound ground beef or ground chuck ½ medium onion, chopped ½ bell pepper, chopped 1 can (16 ounce size) pork and beans (your choice – Bushes preferable) 1 teaspoon mustard ½ cup ketchup 3 or 4 dashes of Worcestershire sauce ½ cup brown sugar

Directions:

In a skillet put a pat of butter and a couple tablespoons of Olive Oil, add the bell pep- per and onion and cook until softened and translucent. Add the ground beef / ground chuck and cook until brown and no pick remains. Drain off excess fat. Mix other ingredients together and add to ground beef mixture.

Pour into a large casserole dish and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

Serves / 4 - 6

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