Iowa Law Enforcement

Winter 2010-11 Vol. 39, No 4 IOWA The OfficialLAW Member PublicationENFORCEMENT of the Iowa Peace Officers Association (IPOA) Conference 2011: May 2-3 in Sioux City

Conference seminar: Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs by Detective Steve Cook

Also in this issue of Iowa Law Enforcement: • Training issues • Joint Public Safety Board resolutions • Fairfield P.D.’s year of transition • ILEA 236th & 237th Basic Level I school graduates • Waterloo P.D. promotions • Sigourney P.D. Chief receives IDEA Award

Check out the latest equipment at Conference 2011 2 Iowa Law Enforcement Winter 2010-11 Vol. 39, No. 4 A big “Thank You” to the advertisers who make this magazine possible: Karl Chevrolet - Page 2 Denver Savings Bank - Page 4 Electronic Engineering - Page 9 Brownell’s Law Enforcement Supply Group - Page 9 Schumacher Elevator Page 9 D.A.R.E. - Page 10 RC Systems - Page 11 Public Safety Emblems - Page 12 Carpenter Uniform & Promotional Products - Page 13 State Officers 2009-2010 ShieldWare - Page 3 of The Gold Star Radio Communications - Page 2 of The Gold Star President Sgt. Bill Melville, Sioux City P.D. What’s Inside: Vice President Secretary’s Report: Conference is free to IPOA members ...... Chief David Lorenzen, IDOT MVE 4 Secretary/ Treasurer President’s Message: Get involved in politics, educate lawmakers . 5 Terry Dehmlow IPOA 2011 Annual Training Conference details ...... 6 Past President IPOA 2011 Conference registration form ...... 7 Chief Jeff Harnish, Toledo P.D. Training Issues: Preparing Survival Mode ....Offcrs Erie & Gergen 8 The IACPPO Board An open letter from DARE Advisory Board President Sheahan ...... 10 SPO Ted Stroope, Des Moines P.D. Fairfield Police Department survived 2010 “year of transition” ...... 12 legislative committee Waterloo P.D. promotes Rasmussen, Hoelscher, Mohlis, Frana ...... 13 SPO Greg Dickel, Des Moines P.D. Traffic and Criminal Software (TraCS) evolution in Iowa ...... 14 by-laws committee Joint Public Safety Board picks three joint resolution priorities ...... Officer Gus Farmer, Waterloo P.D. 15 finance and membership committee 26th Annual Jerry Greenlee Sr. Mem. Law Enforcement weekend .. 17 Major Paul Steier, IDOT MVE ILEA 236th & 237th Basic Level I Training School Graduates ...... 18 employment committee Gov.’s Drug Control Policy Office gives first IDEA award ...... 20

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Iowa Law Enforcement: (ISSN# 0886-8336), published quarterly, is the official member publication of the Iowa Peace Officers Association. Secretary/ Treasurer’s Office: P.O. Box 100, Denver, Iowa 50622. Editorial Office: 34334 White Oak Lane, Cumming, Iowa 50061. Office of Publication: 525 N. Front Street, Montezuma, Iowa. Periodicals postage paid in Denver, Iowa, and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to Iowa Law Enforcement, PO Box 100, Denver Iowa 50622. Winter 2010-11 3 IPOA President’s Message Get involved in politics to educate lawmakers on how pension/ union issues affect your family This will be my last President’s mes- years ago. The bylaws will be posted on sage. When you receive your next maga- the website and will be brought up for ap- zine issue, a new President will have been proval at the business meeting at the con- chosen at the annual conference and it will ference on May 2nd. be their turn. I will say I’m not sure where Fundraising will be an area of con- the last two years have gone? The IPOA cern for this organization in the upcoming has accomplished much in the last few months as we have discontinued our rela- years, but there is still much to do. The tionship with Jack Olson and Bacon Ball challenge of this organization is to bring all and because of the negative publicity cast aspects of law enforcement and all ranks on our fundraising efforts by the Attor- together to be one voice. That is what ney General’s Office last fall. We will be makes us unique compared to other groups, watching our bottom line very closely in and at times, what seems like an impossible the coming months. task. However, I do believe that all walks I am still trying to put a shoot together and ranks of law enforcement can, and in before the conference on Sunday, May 1st fact must, work together for the benefit of here in Sioux City. Stay tuned into our all. IPOA President, Sgt. Bill Melville website for the details should we be able As our State and local governments to pull it off. across Iowa sit down to develop their up- duced to alter, weaken or flat out kill col- I would like to thank my fellow board coming budgets, public employees’ wages lective bargaining along with recommenda- members for their service, fellowship, and and benefits are again in the crosshairs. The tions to change our pensions from defined the occasional family feud. I would like arguments that public employees are the benefit to defined contribution plans. It is to thank Kellie Pashke and Troy Skinner source of budget woes takes several forms: up to the membership, not just the leader- for the outstanding job they do lobbying Employees are too well paid. Employee’s ship, the membership of this organization for the IPOA. I would like to thank the pensions are too good and cost too much. to start contacting their lawmakers and help Sioux City Police Officers Association and And also, employees should not be able to educate them on how our pensions function Chief Doug Young for their support of my engage in collective bargaining. as well as the collective bargaining process. service on the IPOA board. I would like The IPOA has traditionally remained Quite frankly a lot of people on the Hill are to thank my wife and 3 children for being neutral on issues relating to collective bar- misinformed on these issues. Con- gaining and has opposed changes to our tact all your local lawmakers and member’s pension systems. The reason for help educate them on these issues. our past neutrality was because, again, we Include a reminder to the Gover- represent all aspects of law enforcement nor in that list as he stood before a and we chose to stick to issues affecting room full of officers at the fall ISPA the safety and welfare of our members and conference and pledged he would those we protect. not allow any changes to our pen- However, in the current political cli- sion systems. Get involved in your mate, I do not feel the IPOA can afford to local political scene as well to help not become “politically active” on these explain to the local leadership how subjects. Changes to our standard of living these issues affect us all. The opin- and our retirement systems affect everyone ions on these matters are mine and of all ranks regardless of whether you’re do not necessarily reflect the views in a bargaining unit or not. While those in of all the board members, but this is management may not always get the full my last message anyway. wage and benefits increases awarded to Terry has put a link on the web- those they supervise, there is usually some site so you can join an email list and “trickling upward” of those wages and ben- be sent legislative updates as well as efits. any matters of importance that arise So I believe these are issues we can, and throughout the year. should stand united on. What is happen- We have put together a revised ing in states across this country amounts set of bylaws that will be more in to class warfare on our way of life. It is line with what is required by Iowa already happening here in the Iowa House law as well as clarifying the chang- of Representatives with several bills intro- es that were implemented several 4 Iowa Law Enforcement IPOA Secretary’s Report This year’s conference free to IPOA members; Invite your colleagues to join us in Sioux City As spring approaches I look forward to this training because you don’t work gangs, getting the bike out and packing the camp- but I beg to differ. This training will benefit er. But before I bore you with my plans, let all in attendance. me update you on important IPOA business While you are making plans to attend, at the Annual Training Conference in Sioux why not invite an officer from a surround- City on May 2 - 3. ing agency to join us? Sometimes it just The Iowa Peace Officers Assn. Board takes that personal invitation to get others met in Ankeny in January and February to involved. You do not have to be a member discuss a variety of issues. The Board is to attend the conference and take advantage busy working with lobbyist Kellie Paschke of the training and camaraderie. This is also and our partner associations monitoring a reminder to attend the business meeting and promoting our legislative issues. There there on May 2! are too many to mention, but as always you Please send your registrations in early to can read Kellie’s weekly legislative update help us finalize plans. We have had strong on our web site, iowapeaceofficers.org. interest from vendors. Their support helps The Board finalized plans for us to host us provide a zero-cost conference, and a morning meeting with Iowa legislators IPOA Sec./ Treas. Terry Dehmlow it’s always great to look over their wares. at the Capitol in March. While the Board I know I have several items that I will be continues to communicate and work with by our current by-laws. No changes can looking for. We will have several new ve- legislators, I encourage you to do the same. take place without approval of the mem- hicles on display, as well. Contact your local representative and sena- bers in attendance at the business meeting, I invite all officers in Western Iowa who tor to voice your opinions on legislation so you need to be there! are unable to attend the full conference to that concerns you. I am amazed to hear That brings us to the Conference. In an please stop by and visit with our vendors. from legislators how few of their constitu- effort to increase participation in the con- You are most welcome to stop in. ents actually contact them on issues of vital ference, it is being offered at NO Cost to The IPOA Board continues to work for importance to Iowa and the law enforce- our MEMBERS. I cannot remember a time better communication with the Member- ment community. in the past when we were able to do this. ship – especially during the legislative ses- Your calls, emails and attendance at Thanks to the Sioux City Police Officers sion. Our magazine has been our No. 1 one home town meetings really do make a dif- Association for their participation, which source of communication but sometimes ference. We welcome your voice. The truth makes this possible. it’s just not as timely as we would like. In is we need your participation, so please con- I am excited to say that our conference an effort to improve communication, we sider getting involved and let your voice be training will be presented by Detective are doing more electronically and using heard. As always, feel free to contact any of Steve Cook, who will share his experience more emails. Each week I post the legisla- your board members for assistance. and expertise working with outlaw mo- tive update from Kellie for your viewing on Des Moines P.D. SPO Greg Dickel torcycle gangs and clandestine labs in the our web page. If it is your wish to receive chairs our By-Laws Committee. He has Kansas City area. Det. Cook has worked weekly updates during the legislative ses- worked closely with Kellie Paschke to im- undercover in an outlaw motorcycle gang, sion and be included on our server, please prove our by-laws and clarify several rules and had the honor of traveling to Kosovo go to the web site and provide us with your governing our Association. This is not an as a trainer for the U. S. Department of Jus- information, which is for IPOA business easy task, and the Board has been actively tice. only. It will only take you a couple minutes involved in the process for months. You It’s always difficult to choose our an- to provide the necessary information. It can find the “proposed changes” posted on nual Conference training topic, and then would be great to have at least one contact our web site. Please review these propos- to find someone who can deliver quality from each agency that would forward the als, which will be voted on by the member- training. I congratulate President Melville information to their colleagues. ship at the May 2 annual business meeting for his work on the Conference, because he So, think Spring ...Think Conference... during the Conference in Sioux City. definitely has chosen an excellent topic and And travel safely to Sioux City. See you Chairman Dickel presented these pro- the right speaker. there on May 2nd! posals to this office in February, as required Some of you may think you don’t need Terry (President’s Message, continued from Page 4) understanding during those occasions I’ve I would like to thank you, the membership May we all have long, safe, prosperous had to interrupt family time to answer a of the IPOA for standing by this organiza- careers, call or shoot off an email about association tion and allowing me to serve as part of its business during the last 2 years. And lastly leadership. Bill Winter 2010-11 5 The Iowa Peace Officers Association 2011 Conference May 2-3, 2011 at The Hilton Garden Inn, Sioux City, Iowa 1132 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City, Iowa, USA 51103 Tel: 1-712-255-4200 Fax: 1-712-255-4207 Room rate is $89. Registration Free to IPOA Members (including lunch at Business Meeting on May 2) Cost to non-members: $50 for two days of seminars (no meals or hotel room included) [Please note: GPS Systems have not been showing proper directions to the hotel. Correct directions are to take EXIT 149/Hamilton Blvd off Interstate 29. The hotel is located south of Hamilton Blvd on Larsen Park Rd.] Agenda on May 2, 2011 Agenda on May 3, 2011 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Seminar Topics 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Seminar Topics Outlaw MC Gang Origin and History Weapons and Narcotics Concealment Techniques Organizational Structure Iowa Outlaw MC Gang Overview (2 hours) Membership Process Converting OMG members into cooperating sources Mentality Vehicle stop techniques on OMG members Outlaw MC Gangs and the Drug Trade Study of the Big 4 Outlaw MC Gangs Clubhouses Outlaw Biker Women Motorcycle Gangs and the Military Intelligence Gathering/Investigative Techniques Motorcycle Gang Violence and Turf Wars Noon: IPOA Business Meeting with lunch provided for IPOA members Conference Speaker: Det. Steve Cook Knows Motorcycle Gangs and Drug Investigations Steve Cook is a detective with a law tions, and to date has been the case enforcement agency in the Kansas City agent in the federal prosecutions of Metro area with more than 16 years of law over 150 methamphetamine manu- enforcement experience. facturers and distributors in the Cook has been a police officer for more Western District of Missouri. than ten years, and has over six-and-a-half Cook has extensive undercover years experience with the Jackson County experience and was the case agent Drug Task Force. and a secondary undercover in an He has completed assignments with the outlaw motorcycle gang infiltra- DEA Clandestine Laboratory Enforcement tion case conducted in Missouri Team, where he assisted in dismantling and and Kansas. processing more than 350 methamphet- In 2003, Cook was sent to amine labs, and with the FBI Violent Crime Kosovo by the Department of Jus- Gang Task Force. tice to teach prosecutors and judg- Cook has actively worked motorcycle es how undercover and sensitive gangs for the past ten years. He has trained operations are conducted. numerous agencies on running enforce- He is a recipient of the Orga- ment, and has been on details for four nized Crime Drug Enforcement Hells Angels USA Runs. He is experienced Task Force (OCDETF) Distin- in methamphetamine conspiracy investiga- guished Service Award. 6 Iowa Law Enforcement Service will be held at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 8301 Aurora Avenue, Urbandale, IA Attend powerful peace officer memorial service May 17 by Pastor Richard Dayton Scripture readings, followed by a Urbandale Baptist Church special music selection. Next in the program are prayers offered In the letter to the church at Rome, the by law enforcement personnel and Lord guided the Apostle Paul to share our their spouses for law enforcement responsibility as citizens toward our govern- families and the safety of all peace ment. One of the instructions he gave was to officers. “give honor to whom honor is due.” During At the center of the service is Peace Officer’s Week, we as citizens have that the time of honoring the memory opportunity to express our appreciation to our of law enforcement personnel who law enforcement community. have made the ultimate sacrifice For the past 22 years, the community of in the line of duty in the past year. Urbandale has had the privilege of conduct- As officers and their families carry ing a Peace Officer’s Memorial Service on the flags representing the 50 states Tuesday of Peace Officer’s Week. (see photo at right), there is a Pow- The Peace Officer’s Memorial Service erPoint projection from the “Officer Down” mal folding of a flag, which is then placed on is an annual religious service conducted by web site with the picture, badge, name, and the display table with the state flags. central Iowa law enforcement agencies and end of watch for each officer who died in the As the service concludes, a bagpipe quartet Urbandale clergy, with the goal of honoring past year. This is a powerful reminder that law plays “Amazing Grace,” and the Des Moines those presently serving in law enforcement, enforcement can carry a high cost, and that the Police Honor Guard presents a 21 gun salute, and of honoring the memory of officers na- cost involves both an officer and the family. followed by the playing of “Taps.” tionwide who died in the line of duty in the Following this solemn reminder is a brief This May, during Peace Officer’s Week, past year. Scripture message from a member of the Ur- plan to attend this special service that honors The service begins with the presentation bandale clergy, sharing a Biblical perspective the law enforcement community. Go to the of the colors by the Urbandale Police Honor on the high value of the law enforcement com- Urbandale Police website at www.urbandale. Guard, with the Pledge of Allegiance and the munity to our society. org/police-department.cfm and check on the National Anthem. Two Urbandale clergy then For the past few years, the West Des calendar tab to get more details as the time ap- do the Old Testament and New Testament Moines Police Honor Guard has done the for- proaches. Conference 2011 Registration May 2 - 3, 2011, at the Hilton Garden Inn, Sioux City, Iowa “Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs” by Det. Steve Cook Mail to: IPOA, P.O. Box 100, Denver, Iowa 50622 Please submit by April 15, 2011 ------

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Winter 2010-11 7 Training Matters Preparing your “Survival mode”: Why training should exceed minimums

by Officers Greg Erie & Chris Gergen moving in real time. We had a friend and rive. If you are seriously injured, your body Waterloo Police Department fellow police officer tell us when he was – depending on it’s current conditioned involved in an on-duty shooting, he actu- state – will react accordingly and all on its Greetings, we have been graciously ally saw the slide on his pistol moving in own. If your heart is strong, it will not quit asked to write a series of training articles slow motion as he fired it! pumping; if your mind is strong, it will not for Iowa Law Enforcement magazine. Our We haven’t even mentioned the physi- fail you. articles will cover issues dealing with con- ological changes that begin to occur (think If you are trained, you will react accord- trol tactics, use of force and training but we of an adrenaline dump) and what happens ingly and without thought. But this only will also incorporate other topics that are to your fine motor skills (think of threading comes from constant correct training. related. a needle while driving a car). If you have anything that you would Unfortunately, there aren’t ways to du- Until next time, train hard and stay safe. like us to touch on, please feel free to con- plicate this sort of extreme tact either of us. This first article talks about stress during training. About the Authors: training and what our feelings are. We feel There are some things that that training is usually the division that is come close, but nothing most bastardized – either by people’s feel- can simulate actual situa- ings or budget cuts. tions where an officer is in Training is a word we hear often and fear for his or her life. So dread when we do: “What? We have train- what can you do to prepare ing that day? $#@%! I already had plans yourself for these types of made!” At one time, we too have been part situations? Easy. Train. of that group of disgruntled souls who hat- The more you do some- ed giving up a day off to “train.” thing consciously, the Training does not have to be a word more your body will revert whispered within the halls of the station. to it unconsciously during Training is something that can be embraced these times of stress. and welcomed in times of need. It is no se- This is why you should cret the more you train, the better and more be paying attention and Officer Greg Erie Officer Chris Gergen proficient you become. This applies to putting forth maximum things from firearms, control tactics, field effort during firearms and Greg Erie has been with Chris Gergen has been in law en- sobriety testing to practicing for your local control tactics training. the Waterloo Police De- forcement for 17 years and with bowling league. Believe it or not, when the partment since 1995 and the Waterloo Police Department It is said that you play the way you meat hits the grinder, how is a former Marine. He for 14 years. Officer Gergen is train. We have found this through personal you train is how you will is currently assigned to state and federally certified as a experiences to be true. Our jobs have been respond. the training unit, a mem- Control Tactics Instructor. He is described as 99% boredom, 1% sheer ter- If you currently do noth- ber of the tactical unit, also certified as a TASER instruc- ror. In times of ‘terror’ your body and mind ing outside of departmental TASER and defensive tor, Duty Knife instructor, Crowd do strange things that some of you may or training, we would strongly tactics instructor and a Control instructor and teaches may not be aware of. encourage you get started member of the Interna- Building Searches at ILEA. Offi- Under extreme stress, our gross motor doing something now, if tional Law Enforcement cer Gergen has been a K9 handler skills are usually what come into play, i.e. nothing else, at least for Educators and Trainers and on the Tactical Team for 10 punching, kicking or grabbing. Our mind cardiovascular health. This Association (ILEETA). years. Officer Gergen is married begins to go into survival mode. We expe- may help you last longer He can be reached at with three kids. He also practices rience tunnel vision, auditory blockage and during a critical incident erieg@waterloopolice. Aikido. He can be reached at ger- some sort of weird time warp where things which. in turn, will allow com [email protected] actually seem to slow down but are in fact, more time for help to ar- Moving? Change of Address? Don’t miss an issue of Iowa Law Enforcement magazine. Send your change of address to: [email protected] or IPOA, PO Box 100 Denver, IA 50622 8 Iowa Law Enforcement Winter 2010-11 9 Dear Police Chiefs and Sheriffs:

Thank you for your service to all Iowans. Your dedication is valued beyond words. What I want to visit with you today concerns resistance education. DARE is a wonderful program. I have had the pleasure of being involved with this resistance education initiative for the last eighteen years.

What makes it so effective is the fact that it is so multi-faceted. First are the relationships. The rapport the officers, who teach the DARE curriculum, create with the kids is just tremendous. The students see this person as not just the cop but also as a friend who truly cares about them. Second, the program, itself, is second to none regarding prevention. We have done statistics over the past several years and kids in the state of Iowa come out of DARE knowing more about prevention strategies than when they entered. Put quite simply, IT WORKS and we have the stats to support it. Third, DARE has consistently tried to stay current with the times. The Keepin’ it REAL program for the junior high school students is right on the mark with how kids learn and retain information. DARE will unveil a new elementary Keepin it REAL curriculum this summer to address that age level with the best methods to help these kids make great decisions.

I have had the pleasure to serve on the DARE Advisory Board with some tremendous individual officers. The commitment to DARE has evolved more and more over the years from this group of people. Currently we are offering a free state conference for all DARE officers. We pay for their registration, training, meals and lodg- ing. It is a great way for them to sharpen their delivery skills, stay current and rekindle relationships with fellow officers. Regarding prospective DARE programs, we are offering free DARE Officer Training. We want this to be as painless as we can for agencies to send officers to these trainings.

We want to continue to promote and support an absolutely tremendous prevention program. I speak to you as an educator. In my twenty-eight years in this field, I have never been more proud to be a part of a program than I have been with my involvement in DARE. It is truly doing something for the greater good.

John Sheahan DARE Advisory Board President Roland-Story Middle School Principal

Vendors you will see May 2-3 at the 2011 IPOA Conference at the Hilton Garden Inn, Sioux City Watchguard Video Ray O’Herron Company, Inc. Ed Roehr Safety Products Federal Law Enforce. Training Center’s Rural Institute Light and Siren Karl Chevrolet Inc. Aftermath, Inc. Whelen Engineering Company Electronic Engineering Wahltek Inc. SecureTech Systems, Inc. Protocol Uniforms Kustom Signals, Inc. TAC 10, Inc. & Sioux Sales Company

10 Iowa Law Enforcement Winter 2010-11 11 Fairfield Police Department survived their 2010 “year of transition” photos by Julie Johnson

Chief Julie Harvey Lt. Dave Thomas Sgt. Colin Smith

by Chief Julie Harvey necessity for a department this size, many tumwa Police Department. Fairfield Police Department officers are cross trained into more than Colin Smith was promoted to sergeant one area, and it says a lot about my officers’ and is currently a night shift supervisor. In The Fairfield Police Department - sur dedication to the job. addition, Sgt. Smith is the department’s vived our 2010 year of transition and is Fairfield P.D. works out of a consolidat- K-9 handler, and is an assistant SRT leader. continuing to move forward. ed Law Enforcement Center that is shared Sgt. Smith started with the department in In January 2010, Chief Randy Cook- with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, 2001. sey retired after 30 years of service, and I Jefferson County Jail, Dispatch Center, and David Wall was hired in July 2010 as a was appointed chief of police. I have been Emergency Management. The consolidat- patrolman. Officer Wall is currently attend- with the Fairfield Police Department for 17 ed center fosters inter-agency cooperation ing the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy years. that benefits all the agencies and we are all and will graduate April 1, 2011. Initially, there was a lot of notoriety in more efficient because we work together I am very honored to serve as Chief of being one of a few female police chiefs in on a daily basis. Police for Fairfield, and I am proud of all the State of Iowa. Thankfully, that has died Dave Thomas and Colin Smith were of my employees who have helped make down. For me, it doesn’t matter if the chief also promoted in 2010. Dave Thomas was these transitions seamless. is a man or a woman. What really matters promoted to lieutenant is how well I execute my responsibilities. and is in charge of in- This past year has been a big learning vestigations. Lt. Thomas curve for me and I owe a lot of thanks to was immediately bom- my staff for their patience, support, and barded with numerous guidance. drug cases and a theft The Fairfield Police Department con- ring. He is one of the sists of 13 sworn officers, a non-sworn team leaders for SRT. Community Service Officer, and six full- Lt. Thomas started with time dispatchers. the Fairfield Police De- My department has specialty units con- partment in 1999, and sisting of a Special Response Team (Tac- has four additional years tical Team), Bike Patrol, and K-9. Out of experience with the Ot- 12 Iowa Law Enforcement Waterloo P.D. promotes M. Rasmussen, B. Hoelscher, D. Mohlis and M. Frana

Waterloo Chief of Police Daniel J. Trel- certified bomb technician. Sergeant Hoel- the Board of Directors of the Rabiner Treat- ka has announced the following promo- scher is a graduate of the Iowa Law En- ment Center in Ft. Dodge, Iowa. tions: forcement Academy with a Bachelor’s De- Monty Frana has been promoted to the Michael Rasmussen has been promoted gree in Criminology from the University of rank of lieutenant, effective Jan. 4, 2011. to the rank of sergeant, effective Dec. 29, Northern Iowa. Lt. Frana serves as the Patrol Watch Com- 2010. Sgt. Rasmussen serves as a Patrol David Mohlis has been promoted to the mander on Watch II. He has been with the Sergeant on Watch III. He has been with rank of captain effective January 4, 2011. Department since 1996. the Department since 1999. His previous Captain Mohlis serves as the Administra- His previous assignments include Pa-

Sgt. Michael Rasmussen Sgt. Brian Hoelscher Captain David Mohlis Lt. Monty Frana assignments include Patrol, Crime Scene tive Division Commander. He has been trol, Citizens Response Unit, Drug Crime Investigator and Investigations. He is a with the Department since 1992. His pre- Unit and the Tri-County Drug Enforcement member of the Tactical Unit. vious assignments include Patrol Watch Task Force. He is a member of the Tactical Sgt. Rasmussen is a graduate of the Commander, Investigations, Training, Unit, and is a Firearms Instructor and De- Iowa Law Enforcement Academy with a Crime Laboratory, Motorcycle Unit, Field partment Armorer. Bachelor’s Degree in Criminology from Training Supervisor and Crime Scene In- Lt. Frana is a graduate of the Iowa Law the University of Northern Iowa. vestigator. Enforcement Academy with an Associate’s Brian Hoelscher has been promoted Captain Mohlis is a graduate of the Degree in Law Enforcement from North to the rank of sergeant, effective Dec. 29, Iowa Law Enforcement Academy with Iowa Area Community College. 2010. Sgt. Hoelscher serves as a Patrol an Associate’s Degree in Police Science Sergeant on Watch II. He has been with the from Hawkeye Community College, and Department since 2002. a Bachelors Degree in Public Administra- His previous assignments include Pa- tion from Upper Iowa University. Captain trol, Field Training Officer and Investiga- Mohlis serves as the 1st Vice President of tions. He is also a firearms instructor and the Iowa State Police Association, and is on

The 26th Annual Jerry Greenlee Sr. Memorial Law Enforcement Weekend August 20 & 21, 2011 The Bremer County Peace Officers Association sponsors this two day event, which includes a 4-person best shot and free hospitality party on Aug. 20 and a bean bag tour- nament on the Aug. 21. Early registrations is encouraged. To register or for more details contact Capt. Jason Leonard at 319-352-5400 or [email protected]

Winter 2010-11 13 Traffic and Criminal Software

By Dave Meyers Iowa DOT TraCS Manager

The Traffic and Criminal Software (TraCS) program in Iowa has really taken off since its inception in the mid 1990’s. The expanded use and increased functionality of TraCS has proven to be both tremendously popular and beneficial to Iowa’s criminal justice community. The Iowa Department of Transportation is excited about what TraCS can do and equally excited about the plans for what TraCS will be able to accomplish in the future. In 1994, the Iowa DOT, working in partnership with the Iowa Department of Public Safety (DPS) and several local law enforcement agencies, initiated a program to create a PC-based crash-reporting system to expedite the electronic capture of data for police crash reports. After the successful completion of that project in 1995, traffic citations and commercial motor vehicle inspections were then added as a new functionality. Again, capitalizing on these successes, the program evolved into TraCS – an in- tegrated system used by state and local law enforcement agencies with continu- Dave Meyers ing leadership and support from the state. Iowa DOT TraCS Manager Participation by city, county and state law enforcement agencies in the development ly tool to collect geographical information opment Kit (SDK) was added to the TraCS of TraCS was essential to the success of the system (GIS) coordinates. Although a sep- suite of applications in November 2000. program. arate application, the ILT is launched from The SDK allows other states to manage the In 1996, Iowa was selected by the Fed- TraCS and the location output is stored evolution of their current paper forms into eral Highway Administration (FHWA) as with the report in the TraCS database and TraCS electronic forms, and customize the a partner for the National Model for the exported with the report. TraCS environment to meet their individu- Statewide Application of Data Collection To take advantage of the data, including alized needs. and Management Technology to Improve the location, and make the data immedi- In order to continue to stay current with Highway Safety Project. ately useable to local agencies, an Incident new technology, TraCS version 10 was re- The FHWA provided funds to share Na- Mapping Tool (IMAT) was created. IMAT leased in August of 2009. TraCS 10 was tional Model/ TraCS project successes with uses the same look and feel of the ILT for rewritten from the ground up using Micro- other states. Currently, there are 14 states ease of use and provides law enforcement soft’s .NET framework. Rewriting TraCS and one Canadian province that are part agencies with a set of queries for creating presented an opportunity to incorporate all of the National Model/ TraCS consortium, reports and the capability to create and of the lessons learned from more than a de- and several others states are considering print maps that graphically display the spa- cade of experience as well as incorporate a joining. tial concentration of incidents. significant number of new features. TraCS In 2000, the Incident Location Tool To simplify the transition of the TraCS 10 is the new National Model baseline from (ILT) was added to the National Model solution from one state to another, and one which future projects and software will be crash reporting capability as a user-friend- jurisdiction to another, the Software Devel- based. Also in August 2009, ILT 5.0 was 14 Iowa Law Enforcement (TraCS) evolution in Iowa

released. ILT 5.0 is a .NET version of ILT citations. TraCS Web provides yet another reduced need for data entry resources and that was rewritten to work with TraCS 10. alternative for flexible TraCS implementa- administrative duties; and the less quan- In 2010, Mobile Architecture for Com- tions. tifiable benefit of having better data more munications Handling (MACH) was added Today, TraCS is a sophisticated data timely for problem identification and im- to the National Model. MACH is a soft- collection and reporting tool used by over proved decision making. ware application that utilizes an innova- 190 agencies in Iowa to streamline and au- At the local level TraCS provides law tive, internet communications architecture tomate the capture of incident data in the enforcement administrators immediate in- to allow public safety agencies including field, and transfer that data from the local formation. Expediting the receipt of data in law enforcement, EMS, and fire to share agency to a statewide enterprise system. a central enterprise system facilitates and information for facilitating cooperation and In 2009, Iowa law enforcement agen- supports timely business processes, includ- organization during everyday activities and cies transmitted 51,037 crash reports and ing applying driver sanctions and other im- emergency events. 337,563 citations electronically via TraCS. portant public safety- related management MACH offers in-car mapping, session- In addition to crashes and citations, Iowa’s functions. Combining these advantages based messaging for cross agency com- TraCS package includes a component for with the benefit of linking to federal sys- munications between responders, dispatch warning tickets, driving while intoxicated tems provides the opportunity for higher capabilities, an NCIC/ NLETS interface, reporting, commercial motor vehicle in- quality data to be delivered more timely and a TraCS 10 interface that allows TraCS spections, field investigative reports, Na- to federal data managers whose decisions to operate in wireless mode in the vehicle. tional Incident Based Reporting System impact a broader audience than just the ju- TraCS Web, a complete web browser- (NIBRS) compliant incident reporting, risdiction submitting the data. based version of TraCS, will be made criminal affidavit and complaint forms, The TraCS Program is truly an exam- available in the spring of 2011. Because evidence tracking, time and activity reports ple of what cooperation and collaboration TraCS Web has multiple setup configura- and more. among multiple states, agencies and juris- tions, it can be used as an effective way for Electronic data collection also sets the dictions can produce. From its early days rural agencies to go paperless with little stage for electronic filing with the courts in as a crash reporting tool to its current status or no on-site support, or it can be used in addition to populating the courts’ database as a robust, nationally recognized informa- conjunction with TraCS 10 at larger agen- with electronic data. tion sharing software, TraCS provides of- cies as an alternative to workstation instal- Inherent in the National Model/ TraCS ficers with the tools necessary to meet the lations. program are several key benefits. Captur- challenges faced by today’s law enforce- Initially, TraCS Web will be used for ing the data where it originates improves ment community. crash reporting only. After it has been the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness successfully deployed in a production en- of incident data and eliminates the need Contact: Dave Meyers, TraCS Program vironment, consideration will be given to for duplicate entry into local and state da- Manager, Iowa DOT, 515-237-3042, or at expanding its capability to include traffic tabases; providing quantifiable benefits in [email protected].

Notice of Proposed IPOA By-law Changes Please review the proposed changes on our web page: iowapeaceofficers.org The proposed changes will be voted on by the membership at the annual business meeting on May 2, 2011

Winter 2010-11 15 Joint Public Safety Board picks 2011 Legislative Resolutions Iowa State Police Association Iowa State Sheriff’s and Deputies Association Iowa State Patrol Supervisors Iowa State Troopers Association Iowa Police Chiefs Association Iowa Professional Fire Fighters Iowa Peace Officers Association Resolution A BE IT RESOLVED the Joint Public Safety Board supports amendments to the Iowa Weapons Permit Law (SF2379) to; (a) clarify whether weapons are to be carried open or concealed with a carry permit, (b) establish statewide minimum training standards including successful firearms qualifications for new applicants, (c) clarify restrictions on carrying weapons inside local government buildings and, (d) prohibit the carrying of a firearm while consuming alcoholic beverages.

Resolution B BE IT RESOLVED the Joint Public Safety Board supports the collection of DNA from all suspects charged with indictable offenses including aggravated and serious misdemeanors and all felonies.

Resolution C BE IT RESOLVED the Joint Public Safety Board supports amendments to the Operating While Intoxicated law to include; (a) provide evidentiary weight to preliminary breath testing devices when the operator refuses evidentiary chemical testing, (b) increasing the penalty for 4th and subsequent OWI offenses to a Class C felony, (c) the seizure and forfeiture of a registered motor vehicle to the operator convicted of a 3rd or subsequent OWI violation and, (d) mandatory seizure of blood alcohol concentration evidence for all felony level OWI offenses at the time of arrest.

16 Iowa Law Enforcement three joint legislative priorities

IPOA President Melville presents the IPOA’s 2011 legislative agenda.

After each Joint Public Safety Board member association presented its legislative priorities to the group, individual associations met with their members to choose which priorities to support as joint resolutions. Above, the IPOA was represented at the meeting by (upper left, clockwise): SPO Ted Stroope, Chief David Lorenzen, Major Paul Steier, Terry Dehm- low, Sgt. Bill Melville and lobbyist Kellie Paschke. At left, ISSDA members Sheriff Dewey Hildeb- randt, Deputy Brian Voss, and Sheriff Mike Balmer confer with ISSDA lobbyist Joe Kelly.

Rocks in the Roadway Taking Criticism Taking criticism requires a great deal of On the contrary, they say, they find it rather A top Police Administrator once said, patience. Someone once said, “Patience is interesting. People are prone to stretch a “ Show me a policeman who never gets the ability to idle your motor quietly when bit those things which they present as facts criticism, who never gets a complaint filed you feel like spinning your wheels.” - when they talk about their operation, their against him, and I’ll show you a man who is The citizen has always criticized his accident, their arrest, or their contact with not doing very much.” This case of listen- public employees, and probably always Police. Getting wet, getting cold, being ing to criticism from citizens is disagree- will, because he has the right to do so. tired, getting blood on your hands - these able to Policeman. If you learn to take criti- There are two reasons for this: John Q. citi- are all part of Police work. And the higher cism in a pleasant agreeable manner, you zen pays the salaries of his public servants. up the ladder you climb the more criticism will be very proud of that developed ability. The second is, when he criticizes his public you will receive. employees he is given a feeling of impor- So, when a citizen wants to gripe-let The above is a condensed version of an tance. him gripe. He may be rude, he may be article that appeared 50 years ago in our Many Police Officers and Police Ad- rough, but maintain a level of self-control ministrators have said they find listening and you may learn to improve your police (see Taking Criticism, continued Page 20) to gripes and complaints is not offensive. service. Winter 2010-11 17 ILEA 236th Basic Level I Training School

ILEA 237th Basic Level I Training School

18 Iowa Law Enforcement ILEA 236th Basic Level I Training School September 7 through December 10, 2010 at the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy

First row (left to right): Stephanie Timm, Nevada P.D.; Anthony Vondrak, Sioux City P.D.; Grego- ry Mahieu, Davenport P.D.; Stephen Panich, Davenport P.D.; Jerry Olejnik, Iowa State University Po- lice Division; Blake Wittrock, Iowa Department of Transportation; Caleb Smith, Atlantic P.D.; Crystal Hayes, Iowa Department of Transportation; Kelly Petrie, Adel P.D. Second row: Brian Butcher, Urbandale P.D.; Tim Dodge, Ankeny P.D.; Mark Cottrell, Le Claire P.D.; Sarah Tripolino, Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office; Travis Hutzell, Sioux City P.D.; Luke Buhrow, Indianola P.D.; Jeremy Burdess, Jasper County Sheriff’s Office; Michael Clark, Iowa City P.D.; Donnie Pridemore, Davenport P.D. Third row: Dan Stuck, Council Bluffs P.D.; Ben Smith, Iowa State University Police Division; Kristoffer Lancaster, Council Bluffs P.D.; Shamus Altenhofen, Washington P.D.; Seth Adam, Wash- ington P.D.; Nick Mitchell, Council Bluffs Police Department; Brandon Dyer, Ankeny P.D.; Chris Hebbel, Davenport P.D.; Andy Yungbluth, Arnolds Park P.D.; Andy Grunhovd, Washington County Sheriff’s Office. Fourth row: Adam Christian, Story County Sheriff’s Office;Bobby Flaherty, Davenport P.D.; Tom Babcock, Davenport P.D.; Brockton Trice, Davenport P.D.; Anthony Nai, lack Hawk County Sheriff’s Office;Matt Granzow, West Des Moines Police Department; Joseph Fisher, Urbandale Police Depart- ment; Jeremy Kettmann, Plymouth County Conservation Board; Matt Lovelady, Davenport Police Department. th ILEA 237 Basic Level I Training School September 13 through December 17, 2010 at the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy

First row (left to right): Chad Dugan, Waukon Police Department; Ryan Gruenberg, Fort Dodge Police Department; Johanna Kuhlman, Dyersville Police Department; Jarad Kraft, Wapello Police Department; Joshua West, Vinton Police Department; Shannon Musgrave, Polk County Sheriff’s Of- fice; Dan Henderson, Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Second row: Nathan Dunham, West Burlington Police Department; Joel Miller, North Liberty Po- lice Department; Amber Rozeboom, Ames Police Department; Keenan Meinecke, Maquoketa Police Department; Rodney See, Grinnell Police Department; Tracy Kuiper, Dickinson County Sheriff’s Of- fice;Kurt Ferguson, Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office;Jared Landt, Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Third row: Brent Gibbs, Fort Madison Police Department; Jesse Bell, Mount Pleasant Police De- partment; Marc Jasper, Waterloo Police Department; Josh Minikus, Cedar Falls Police Department; Tim Richmond, University of Northern Iowa Police Division; Ryan Wiemold, Story County Conserva- tion Board; Cody Harris, Crawford County Sheriff’s Office;Lucas Dever, Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Fourth row: Jeff Williams, DeWitt P.D.; Tyler Hunt, Oskaloosa P.D.; Andy Jennings, Red Oak Police Department; Ben Johnston, Oskaloosa Police Department; Kurt Kruger, Ames Police Depart- ment; Rusty Cruickshank, Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office;Troy Petersen, Black Hawk County Conservation Board; Ben Schlader, Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

Winter 2010-11 19 IDEA award given for “Innovation, Determination and Excellence in Action” Gov.’s drug control policy office gives first IDEA award to Signourney chief

DES MOINES – Honorees selected to receive the State’s first annual “Innovation, Determination and Excellence in Action” (or IDEA) award for reducing substance abuse include a police chief in southeast Iowa and a community coalition in western Iowa. “The first recipients of this prestigious new award are Sigourney Police Chief Al- lan Glandon and the Pottawattamie County coalition Partners for Meth Prevention,” announced Gary Kendell, Director of the Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy (ODCP). “Chief Glandon and Partners for Meth Prevention, in their own ways, have risen above and beyond the norm to reduce substance abuse in their communities,” said Kendell. The IDEA award was created by ODCP to recognize individuals and organizations for exemplary service and leadership that demonstrably improves the health and Sigourney Police Chief Allan Glandon, (Center), received the IDEA Award from safety of Iowans through innovative pre- Mark Schouten, director of the Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy and Lt. vention, enforcement or other drug control Governor Kim Reynolds. initiatives. Sigourney Police Chief Allan Glandon multi-jurisdictional collaborations involv- for thinking ‘outside the box,’ but for ac- is being honored for innovative leadership ing numerous citizen volunteers and orga- tions that have made it healthier and safer that included adoption of the State’s first nizational partners in the Council Bluffs- to live in their communities,” said Kendell. local keg registration ordinance that sub- Omaha area to prevent meth and other drug ODCP officials will present IDEA sequently led to a reduction in underage abuse. awards to the winners in their respective binge drinking in the Sigourney area. “Chief Glandon and Partners for Meth communities during ceremonies to be Partners for Meth Prevention is be- Prevention are to be applauded, not only scheduled at a later date. ing honored for building and sustaining

Taking Criticism, from P.7 (At left) This is how high the snow drifts were on Hwy. 52 magazine. The 1961 Conference north of Dubuque after the was held in Des Moines at the Ho- February blizzard. Several tel Fort Des Moines, our President Iowa Depart. of Transporta- was Chief Howard Eide of Des tion Motor Vehicle Enforce- Moines. While much has changed ment Officers were assigned in Public Safety, criticism of po- to escort DOT snow blow- lice remains. Use this rock in the ers, providing traffic control roadway as a stepping stone to around the clock in a effort better police public relations. to get the road opened ASAP. The storm closed several Terry Dehmlow roads across the state for several hours. – from Chief David Lorenzen, Iowa DOT Motor Vehicle Enforcement. 20 Iowa Law Enforcement