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"There in minds 0 TOTAL ill f$5 9 I Id I IP I Ford said, should be no doubt the of drug I m 49, 973 53, 500 " S L URE OF ED TOO, PUBLISHER, US H ~88 MANAOPII, traffickers that they will be sent to prison, if convicted. I ccrtd'y tbat tbc stattmeots made by me above are correm OR 0 EB aad complete. President Ford went on to say, "I know that apprehending SEES (Phsc I ) these criminals is extremely difficult and dangerous work. The 1919 (seel srrvefi I ore e e( many brave and dedicated Drug Enforcement Administration agents and their state and local colleagues have my personal thanks, my admiration, and my full support. Askew named Leon County Sheriff Raymond Hamlin; Har- dee County Sheriff Newton Murdock; Indian River County Sheriffs appointed to Sheriff Sam Joyce; Police Chief Jessie Taylor, Stuart; Police state level councils Chief Bruce Parsons, Cocoa Beach; and Police Chief Morgan House, Fort Myers, to the Local Law Enforcement Advisory TALLAHASSEE —Gov. Reubin Askew announced the ap- Council. pointment of a number of sheriffs and police chiefs to three Named to the Crime Laboratory Council were Duval County law enforcement councils. Sheriff Dale Carson; Pinellas County Sheriff Bill Roberts; Po- Appointed to the Criminal Justice Information Systems lice Chief James Davis, Pensacola; Police Chief Thomas Collins, Council were Dade County Sheriff E. Wilson Purdy; Marion Apopka; Police Chief Leo Callahan, Fort Lauderdale, State At- County Sheriff Don Moreland; Police Chief Jim Goode, Orlan- torney Stephen Boyles, Daytona Beach; Tony Romano, Miami do; Police Chief Tom McCauley, Panama City; Public Defender crime lab; John Pennie, director Broward crime lab; Ed Whit- Phillip Hubbart, Miami; and State attorney Philip Shailer, Fort. taker, director Dade crime lab; and Charles Mann, Florida State Lauderdale. University chemistry professor. 4

. fp jltjfsrg Big payoff for pot spotters

TALLAHASSEE —Aside from skillfully piloting the Leon County Sheriff's Department helicopter, Jim Bragdon and Ther- on Russ are also accomplished "pot spotters". Not long ago, while on routine patrol at tree top level, they found thriving patches of marijuana in dense underbrush, and directed Sheriff Raymond Hamlin and deputies to the scene. However, the undergrowth was so thick the officers had diffi- culty locating the marijuana plants on foot. Putting deputies on horseback solved the problem, and the air-grouna search was successfully coordinated with the help of walkie-talkies. Deputies harvested over 1,000 pounds of marijuana and found pot processing equipment at a nearby house trailer. Five people were arrested and taken to jail.

Sheriff Raymond Hamlin examines one small marijuana plant left behind in a greenhouse when the other plants were set out in the woods.

Wearing surgical gloves and using pieces of cloth to protect fingerprints, Leon County Sheriff Raymond Hamlin (with hat) and Major Gene deputies carry out a small drying oven used to cure the marijuana. The Geiger look over a healthy stand of marijuana prior to harvesting oper- suspects had also set up an 8 foot by 10 foot metal utility building as a ations. drying oven using a gas heater. OCTOBER 1975 Sheriff Bentis a "happy ack" in his new public safety "supershack"

PUNTA GORDA —Charlotte County Sheriff J.P. (Jack) Bent's "Jailhouse Blues" are finally over. A "Happy Jack" and an equally happy staff have moved lock, stock and barrel into Charlotte County's sparkling new Public Safety Building. Built on a 20-acre site near the Charlotte County airport, the $1.3 million structure is the latest in modern penal facilities. With an 80-prisoner capacity, the structure meets all State and Federal standards. This includes providing for separation of misdemeanants, felons, juveniles and women prisoners. Security is totally electronic, with a television monitoring system in constant operation at the Chief Jailer's station, the communications room and the Sheriff's private office. Designed by Punta Gorda architect Willard Bowman, the facility includes four cell wings, an infirmary with three adjoin- ing quarantine cells, a prisoner day room in each wing, lawyer- client offices, a prisoner-visitor telephone communications system and matrons' quarters. The kitchen is stainless steel, equipped'with walk-in freezer, a storage area and dietitian's office. A three-stall Sallyport is provided for delivery and transfer of prisoners. It is secured with electrically operated gates. The locking system throughout the jail is electronic, with key locks available in case of emergency. A huge squad room, locker room and shower room are lo- cated between the maximum security area and the administrative offices. Other facilities include a chapel, staff dining room, photo lab, breathalyzer room, interrogation rooms and poly- graph facilitiea The glass-enclosed communications room is just off the main reception area. It is equipped with the latest in communications needs, including a computerized television monitor. The civil and records sections are in the lobby area. Sheriff Bent (top photo) has everything at his fingertips in his new of- Administration offices include the Sheriff, Administrative fice. Television monitoring system gives him view of all sections of the Aide, road patrol supervisor, bookkeeping, criminal, chaplain, jail and booking area. Intercom system puts him in voice contact with all areas of the building. Computer TV screen permits him to retrieve conference room and department attorney. information such as tag registrations, wanted persons, stolen property The new facility boasts its own sewage treatment plant and and case dispositions. generator. A separate maintenance building is adjacent to the Nerve center of operations is the glass-enclosed radio room (bottom facility for auto repair. photo). It has two consoles, TV monitoring system, lock controls, mes. sage recording enuipment and computer screen. Sheriff Bent has been five years in realizing his goal. In December, 1970.the voters rejected, by a slim majority, a bond The former jail in the Courthouse was built in 1926, and had issue for a new public safety building. However, Bent finally deteriorated to the point where it was practically useless as a convinced the County Commission of his needs and the Com- detention facility. "We constantly worried about the safety of mission agreed to sell bonds with race track funds securing the jailers and the security of the prisoners. "Bent said. "For- the bonds. tunately, we have had only one escape since I nave been Sher- Ground was broken July 3, 1974, and building was com- iff, and the prisoner was apprehended immediately, "Bent pleted in June of this year. added. " "and "Iam quite proud of this new facility, Bent said, the The Sheriff is proud to say that the construction cost was Countv Commission" and all residents of Charlotte County can $57,000 less than anticipated. This sum has been turned back be equally proud. to the County Commission's general revenue fund. THE SHERIFF'S STAR "Happy Jack"

Ribbon-cutting ceremonies at the formal opening of the new Char- lotte County Public Safety Buil- ding involved (from left) County Commission Chairman Marion Reager, State Rep. Fred Burrall, Sheriff Jack Bent and Architect Willsrd Bowmen, designer of the building. (Photo by J. Baker)

Clean, bright, well-lighted cell blocks make this s jail to be re- membered. (Charlotte County Chronicle photo)

Full-length portrait of new Public Safety Building (Charlotte County Chronicle photo)

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Records and Civil Departments sre in the lobby area of the new facility. Visitors are greeted by dispatcher-phone operator. Electronic Adjacent maintenance building is for storing equipment and supplies doors control traffic to and from the administrative office sections. and also for auto repairs.

OCTOBER 1975 Conference room is where Sheriff meets with department Spacious squad room provides ample seating for departmental heads and other groups. meetings, training films and lectures.

"supershack" continued

Stainless Steel abounds in this modern kitchen. Included is walk-in freezer and cooler, disposal, tilt skillet, dishwasher and serving carts.

Constant vigil is kept on jail corridors through television monitoring cameras such as this.

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Talk but don't touch —that's the rule for communications between Jail cell doors are all electrically controlled. inmates and visitors separated by a wall and windows.

THE SHERIFF'S STAR Drug abuse fight lacks public support

TRENTON —In a message ment, they still try to hide from reality by putting the blame published for county-wide on friends and associates of the child instead of admitting that distribution, Gilchrist County they have a problem and finding a solution for it. Sheriff Charlie Parrish declared ll lf "Other parents fail to notice when the child becomes in- that lack of public support is volved in the use of drugs due to the fact that they have not one of the major problems educated themselves on what to look for or expect and they do faced by lawmen attempting not realize the symptoms of drug abuse until it is too late. to enforce drug laws. "The favorite argument of persons who wish to use the il- "The average citizen refuses legal drug marijuana is that it is no worse than the use of alco- to 'get involved'" in other peo- hol and that alcohol is legal and, therefore, marijuana should ple's business, he said, "until be legalized. Even if there was absolute proof that this state- some member of his family ment was true, it is a known fact that thousands of persons in or a close friend becomes en- the United States die each year as a result of accidents caused tangled in the drug scene, and, by the use of alcohol. then, often too late, they real- "Would it then make sense to legalize another substance ize they could have perhaps prevented a tragedy by reporting which is only "as bad", and make it more readily available to a suspected narcotics dealer. everyone? Would it not be reasonable to assume that at least "Another lack of citizen concern is shown clearly when nar- twice as many persons would probably die as a result of the cotics cases are tried before a jury which refused to convict two "evils" combined? drug offenders, even though the evidence is overwhelming. "Other persons have suggested that criminal statutes be re- Many such jurors later try to justify their verdict by using the moved controlling drugs and refer to them as "victimless excuse that only a small amount of drugs were found without crimes". Anyone who has seen the lives destroyed, homes stopping to realize that drug dealers very seldom keep large broken, and deaths caused as a direct result of drugs would quantities of the illegal substance on their person due to the not have any problem deciding who the victims were. fear of arrest and convictions. "The responsibility of drug enforcement cannot be carried "Parents sometimes show a lack of concern by simply refus- by law enforcement entirely. Without cooperation and assis- ing to believe that their child could, or would, become involved tance from all responsible citizens, the fight against drug abuse in the drug scene. Often, even after they know of the involve- will surely be lost. "

Making friends with kids is Sheriff Hartley's goal

BRONSON —Levy County You might call it pre-crime intervention with children, "Hart- Sheriff Pat Hartley, a big, friend ley said. ly guy who has raised a large "A sizeable segment of this nation's youth are alienated be. family of his own, wants to de- yond hope and we are losing more ground daily. "We can re- velop a more friendly relation- t verse this trend, but we must begin immediately, he contin- ship between school children ued. and law enforcement. Hartley said the objectives of the program would be to put He is proposing to send de- a uniformed sheriff's deputy in the schools on a rotating basis. puty sheriffs to public schools It is Hartley's idea to have the deputy visit each of Levy as good-will ambassadors in an County's eight schools at least once a week —with the hopes attempt to generate more re- of reaching at least 100 students per day. spect for the law and a better The deputy would deliver presentations to the students understanding of the role the Sheriff Hartley which would outline the role of the police, laws affecting ju- police officers play in the life of the community. veniles as well as adults, civic responsibilities and local law en- "With the general lack of respect for the police, especially forcement policies and how the students are affected by these on the part of today's youth, and the fostering of anti-police policies. attitudes in many segments of the community, programs must Hartley believes the programs would promote better under- be developed to improve the police image, " he said. standing of the police role through contact and discourse with "A basic ingredient of both distrust and dislike is lack of a police representative. knowledge about, and lack of contact with, those toward whom The project, called Image, will cost $31,119. these feelings are directed —in this case, the police, " he added. Hartley said the cost of the project would be worth the bene- Sheriff Hartley has asked the Law Enforcement Assistance fits because too much effort has been concentrated on an of- Administration (LEAA) to finance a pilot program in Levy fender after he was involved in crime. County which would put two deputies on a full-time, circuit- "All the while, the average age of the offender comes down riding good will tour through the schools. each year, "Hartley said. "The effort is designed to work in the area of prevention. OCTOBER 1975 THE SHERIFF'S STAR ItioI

OCTOBER 1975 "He doesn't see me as a prisoner and I don't see him as a police officer. We' re just two people working together in a drug program, "he continued sincerely. Captain Zimmerman started the drug program in Brevard County over five years ago when the drug problem first became apparent. As Brevard Sheriff Leigh Wilson put it, "This department has always been of the opinion that prevention is a lot better than cure. If we can prevent a young person or an adult from breaking the law, as far as narcotics are concerned, by warning them that it is a dangerous thing to do, not just from a legal point of view but from a health standpoint —if we can get through to one out of one hundred, we' re satisfied. "We have a drug problem in Brevard County, "Wilson admitted. "It's not on the increase, but it's not on the decrease either. As long as people want drugs, it's hard to suppress, " he observed. Zimmerman finds former drug users like Richard Curry to lecture with him at junior and senior high schools, churches, civic clubs and radio stations. "I've had 75-80 young people off and on since the program started, but this is the first time I've used an inmate in the program. In the past, I've used only ex-offenders as guest speak- ers, " Zimmerman said. Richard is a resident of the Cocoa Community Correctional Center (CCC), one of 29 such work release centers operated by the Department of Offender Rehabilitation (DOR) throughout the state. He is serving two consecutive five-year sentences for a drug- related robbery charge and violation of parole and has been in and out of jail since he was 13 years old. "The kids I speak to don't feei that marijuana leads to hard drugs, but my experience was that it does, "said Richard. "A lot of kids may be into pot because of peer pressure or Zimmerman and prison inmate Richard Deputy Sheriff Rollin Curry set curiosity. That's how I got into hard drugs. I give them the up display in preparation for anti-drug abuse discussion. (Titusville Star. facts about —show them how much influence their Advocate photo by Pat Brazeen drugs friends may have on them. "With some kids, results don't happen immediately. But I plant a realistic seed to let them know what they' re getting into and make them more aware of what they' re doing. Rather than Prison inmate helps deputy in the fun or the pleasure of a high, I want them to see the long- range, bad consequences, " Richard said. Anti-drug abuse Capt. Zimmerman, who received the Outstanding Law En- forcement Officer award for Florida in 1968-69, has committed his life to working with young people through the drug program. program "I always tell the kids at school I'm not just doing it because I'm a law enforcement officer, "said Zimmerman. — Sometimes he' ll tell them the story of how eight years ago TITUSVILLE By the end of the day, Richard's overalls doctors discovered he had cancer of the larynx. Years later, af- were soaked with perspiration and he had practically lost his ter two operations, 27 cobalt treatments and monthly examin- voice, but he had told his story. Looking out over the class- ations, the cancer reappeared for the third time. room, he saw the young faces upturned attentively to his. "Eight doctors confirmed it. It was a Thrusday afternoon at Then a dozen hands shot up at once and the room came 3:30when they told me, " Zimmerman recalled. "I had to stay "What's alive with young voices asking, it like in prison?", at the hospital all night because they were going to operate the "How "What's it like if you get solitary?", do they treat you?" next morning, " he continued, his voice dropping to a whisper. Richard Curry, barely 26 himself, was relaxed and answered "That afternoon I started praying. All night long I prayed, their questions candidly. until right before I went into the operating room. As they Seated beside him was Captain Rollin Zimmerman of the wheeled me down the corridor, I grabbed my wife and said, Sheriffs Department. Their appearance was ' Brevard County — 'Sweetie, this is the last time you' ll ever hear me talk. a study of contrasts Richard in his prison whites and the Cap- "They wheeled me into the operating room and strapped me tain in his uniform. down and I said, 'Lord, if you save my voice, I'll work with be- ' "The picture we portray is something I never imagined young people the rest of my life. fore. A police officer was always my"rival so I was a little re- "The next thing I knew, those eight doctors couldn't find a luctant. But now wer're just a team, said Richard simply. trace of the cancer. " THE SHERIFF'S STAR II

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Ilsr setsss I@I% ps Sutstsir I~lwsss festfg cs S L belts Marion County Remembers ii@@ul5 %sssstese „ih)), )Assr OCALA —Marion County Criminal Jus- tice Association, symbolically represented by Sgt. Sid Stephenson (left) of the Ocala Police Department, and Sgt. Dan Henry, of the Marion County Sheriff's Depart- ment, commemorated Law Enforcement Appreciation Week by paying special tribute to nine officers killed in the line of duty. (Ocala Star-Banner photo) 132 Law officers killed in 1974

During 1974, 132 local, county, State and Federal law enforcement officers were killed because of criminal action— 2 less than the year before. According to information collected through the FBI's Uni- form Crime Reporting Program, 13 law enforcement officers were killed in December 1974, as compared to 11 officers slain in December 1973. During 1974, 57 officers were killed in the Southern states, 37 in the North Central States, 20 in the Western States, 14 in the Northeastern States, and 4 in Puerto Rico. Twenty-nine officers were slain handling disturbance inci- dents, 28 while attempting arrests for crimes other than rob- l'" "Is bery or burglary, 25 in connection with robbery matters, 12 while investigating suspicious persons, 11 while making traffic stops, 10 while handling prisoners, 9 in unprovoked or premedi- tated ambush-type attacks, and 8 in connection with burglary matters. All but four of the officers were killed by firearms. Hand- guns were used in 95 of the killings. Write to President Ford National columnist James J. Kilpatrick in one of his columns suggested that the President of the United States should hold a Rally Raised Funds For Deputy's Family special ceremony in the White House each year, attended by ORLANDO — widows and families of law enforcement officers killed in the With Orange County Sheriff Mel Colman looking on, Mrs. Edna Parker, widow of an Orange County deputy sheriff, gratefully ac- line for the awarding medals of duty, purpose of posthumously. cepts the proceeds from a benefit motorcycle rally organized by William "Ifsuch a ceremony were held in conjunction with Law Turner (right), of Orlando. The rally raised over $2,000 for the family of Day, "he said, "the sacrifices implicit in law enforcement might Deputy Sam Parker, 27, who was a member of Sheriff Colman's motor- be dramatically emphasized. " cycle squad. Parker died during surgery after he was injured in a traffic acciden't. If our readers agree this is a good idea, we are requesting that they write to President Gerald Ford urging him to put it into effect. OCTOBER 1975 BUILDERS CLUB

Dr. Stanley B. Abelson, Sr., Vero Beach Ms. Helen A. Ahern, St. Petersburg Mr. Don Akers, Lakeland ~ ~ Mal. Gen. A. V. P. Anderson, Jr., Shalimar Mr. & Mrs. Ray Avery, Middleburg ~ ~ Mr. & Mrs. Ken Beilain, Pinellas Park r ~ '. la Mr. Raymond Bond, Boca Raton Mr. T. O. Brackeen, Lutz Is ~ ~ Mr. Lloyd E. Bridgeman, Bradenton Mr. D. E. Bright, St. Petersburg Mr. Samuel B. Burkhalter, Palatka Mrs. William Carlin, Ft. Myers Mr. & Mrs. Richard Carpenter, Boys Ranch Mr. Jim Casesa, St. Petersburg Mr. Monty W. Chitty, Inverness Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Chorvat, New Port Richey Mr. Frank Clark, Kissimmee LIFETIME MEMBERS MR. EARLE W. PETERSON, JR. Mr. W. M. Clayton, Lapeer, Michigan Mr. Donald B. Cohen, Bonita Springs Fort Lauderdale SGT. L L. FEULNER, St. Petersburg Mr. & Mrs. W. R. Collinson, Naples Mr. George L. Cooper, St. Petersburg MR. & MRS. HAROLD PINNELL MR. DAVID J. FISCHER, St. Petersburg Mr. Harrison Crews, Fort Meade Daytona Beach Dan's Sports, Inc. , Tampa MR. DAMIEN J. FREELAND, Sarasota Mrs. Robert E. Darrow, Jacksonville PONY & COLT LEAGUE, Fort Lauderdale MR. CLYDE L FULMER, St. Petersburg Mr. David Deaton, Bartow Mrs. Mario PYA MONARCH INSTITUTIONAL FOODS DeMesa, Tampa DR. HARRY L GEIGER, Jacksonville Mr. Michael P. DeTroy, Hudson Jacksonville Miss Jennifer Deyoung, Dunedin MR. & MRS. JOHN B. GILDEHAUS Mr. & Mrs. Chester D. Downing, Lake Placid MR. RICHARD ROBERTS, Lecanto St. Petersburg Mr. Eerie S. Draper, Vero Beach MR. THEODORE C. ROEHERS Mrs. John Dunn, New Smyrna Beach MRS. REBECKAH GLAZEBROOK, Osprey Col. William l. Eisele, Port Charlotte Bloomingdale, N. J. Mr. & Mrs. Harold Emery, Bunnefl MR. W. W. GRESHAM, Largo MR. ROBERT L. ROOKE, Newark, N. J. Everglades House, Fort Lauderdale DR. REUBIN P. GROOM, Jacksonville Ferber & O'Stean Roofing, Gainesville MR. & MRS. RAYMOND E. ROYCE Mr. Charles Fox, Avon Park MRS. HARRY HANFORD, Floral City Boca Raton Mr. H. Richard Graves, Jacksonville Greyhound Travel Club of Bradenton OR. CHARLES J. HESTER, Jacksonville DR. WARREN D. RUHNAU, Jacksonville Lt. Col. Richard S. Hackett, St. Petersburg Mr. Roger Haddock, Live Oak DR. HENRY HOLTON, Jacksonville DR. KENNETH SCALES, Jacksonville Mrs. Ray Hahn, Temps Mr. Pete Hall, Fort Lauderdale MR. GILBERT N. HOLUM, Port Charlotte MISS MURIEL L. N. SCHULZ, Wayne, J. Mr. Laurence K. Hamilton, Bradenton MR. EVERETT HUSKEY, Maitland MISS MILDRED SHEPHARD, Jasper Mr. Clarence B. Haney, Vero Beach Mr. & Mrs. Gene B. Harris, St. Petersburg OR. JOHN R. KELLEY, Jacksonville MR. & MRS. W. W. SHORT, JR., Dunedin Mr. William D. Hile, Key West Mr. & Mrs. Cliff Jackson, MR. EDWARD J. KESTNER, Tampa MR. CARL SIMPSON, Jacksonville St. Petersburg Ms. Genevieve Johnson, Brookings, S. D. MR. & MRS. EDWARD KEYWORTH, Largo MR. & MRS. B. M. SKELTON, St. Petersburg Mr. & Mrs. Walter B. Kana, Tampa Mrs. Jacob Karcher, Sarasota OR. ALBERT G. KING, Lakeland MR. MICHAEL S. SPAR KMAN, Plant City Mr. Clarence "Bill" Kelly, St. Petersburg Mr. F. J. Klinkmann, Sarasota MR. ROBERT SPECTOR, Longwood DR. THOMAS L KLECHAK, Jacksonville Mr. August Kress, Zephyrhills MR. CHARLES J. KLOTZ, Venice MRS. R. L STEPHENS, Haines City Lakeland Cement Company, Inc. , Lakeland Mr. Leon Loll, Jacksonville DR. ROBERT M. KNIGHT, Jacksonville MR. BL MRS. DOYLE STEWART iyirs. Charles C. Macon, Lake Wales Punta Gorda Mr. & Mrs. V. A. Manley, Bowling Green KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, Largo Mr. Paul Matranga, Clearwater MR. & MRS. FRANCIS S. KOLBECK MR. & MRS. MATTHEW SULLIVAN Mr. & Mrs. C. H. Meadows, Tavares Mr. Arthur L. Mechling, Fort Frostproof Myers Fort Pierce Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Meenaghan, West Palm Beach MATTHEW KURZAWA, Clearwater MR. WILLIAM THORNTON, Eagle Lake MR. Men's Garden Club, New Smyrna Beach LADIES OF THE KNIGHTS COURT NO. 4 DR. EDWIN W. THORPE, Jacksonville Mr. Henry E. Merrill, Englewood Mrs. LeRoy H. Merrill, Clearwater Clearwater MRS. H. ALLAN TREMAINE, Tampa Metal Industries Foundation, Clearwater Mr. Henry H. Miller, South Pasadena MRS. THOMAS F. LAURIE, Zephyrhills RAMSEY DR. & MRS. R. TRIMBLE Mr. & Mrs. Billy Mills, Tampa MRS. KATHERINE M. LAUVER Tallahassee Mr. & Mrs. E. R. Mills, Jr., Ocala Mr. Rusty Mills, Archer Brooksville, Ohio MR. & MRS. G. F. TURNER, Palmetto Modern Irrigation, Lakeland Montgomery Ward DR. EARL D. LEWIS, Jacksonville MRS. WILBUR VAN SCOIK, Clearwater & Company of Daytona Beach DR. FREDERICK MANN, Jacksonville DR. BL MRS. WILLIAM F. WALKER Mr. Harry Moody, Bunnell St. Petersburg Mrs. L. S. Moody, Citra MR. ROBERT J. MARSH, Bartow Mr. James H. Moore, Tallahassee MR. MRS. JEAN WHITAKER Mr. & Mrs. Robert Moore, Jacksonville DR. A. CLINTON McKINSTRY, Clearwater & B. Lake Placid Mr. Emmett Michael Morris, South Daytona MRS. ALFRED H. MOORE, Mr. Earnest Mosley, Port Richey MRS. C. S. WHITE, Americus, Ga. Mrs. Fred Munger, Lake Wales Green Cove Springs Mrs. Elizabeth Murrman, Zephyrhills MR. JAMES MOORE, Tallahassee MR. JACK WHITLEY, St. Petersburg Mr. & Mrs. Porter L. Nash, Fort Myers National Quick Shop Company, Inc. , Orlando MR. & MRS. HAROLD N. WIESE, Stuart MRS. BARBARA NIESS, Port Richey Mr. & Mrs. J. D. Neale, Sr., St. Petersburg DR. THOMAS P. WOOD, Tallahassee Mrs. J. W. Nelson, Oklawaha DR. JOHN 0. PARRISH, Jacksonville Mrs. L. B. Newman, Carrabelle THE SHERIF F'S STAR Nlr. & Mrs. Charlie E. Nolan, Lake Placid Florida Sheriffs Association North F lorida Telephone Company, I ive Oak Mr. Sam Dates, Gainesville LIFETIME HONORARY MEMBERSHIPS Dr. & Mrs. Mike O'Gorman, New Port Richey Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence L. Oliver, Palatka Olmes Vending Company, St. Petersburg Owens-illinois, Lakeland Palm Beach County Sheriff's Department, West Palm Beach Ms. Ida E. Pankey, Longwood Mr. & Mrs. Virgil V. Park, Sarasota Mrs. H. Parnell, Sebring Mr. James O. Parris, Mulberry Ms. Ruth A. Patton, Clearwater Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Paul, LaBelle Mr. Floyd L. Payne, St. Petersburg Peacock Fruit & Cattle Corporation, Fort Pierce Mr. Darbuy Peek, Lake City Penney's Store No. 1264, Clearwater Dr. Ramsey Trimbie (right) receives his Flor- Pine()as County Sheriff Bill Roberts (right) Pep Conway Junior High School, Orlando ida Sheriffs Association Lifetime Honorary described Dr. A. Ciinton McKinstry (center) Mr. Jim Pergola, Miami Membership plaque from Leon County Sheriff as a long-time supporter of the Florida Sher- Mr. & Mrs. Beauregard Perkins, Ocala Raymond Hamlin. iffs Boys Ranch when he and former sheriff Mr. Albert B. Perrin, Englewood Don Genung presented McKinstry with a Mr, Tom Perry, Moore Haven Florida Sheriffs Association Lifetime Hon- Mrs. Rudolf Petsche, Ormond Beach Mr, & G. orary Membership plaque. Genung is now Mrs. Otto E. Pfannkuch, Venice Director of Development for the Florida Pinellas Non-Profit Charities Assn. , Largo Sheriffs Youth Fund. Mr. & Mrs. Harold Pinnell, Daytona Beach Mrs. B. L. Pittman, Land O'Lakes Pizza Hut, Inc. , Tampa Sentinel Star Production Dept. , Orlando Dr. & Mrs. Ramsey R. Trimble, Tallahassee Mr. Oscar Plietz, Punta Gorda Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Serata, St. Petersburg Mr. W. F. Tudor, Sarasota Mr. R. A. Poage, Inverness Mr. Donald Serdynski, Avon Park Mr. Paul G. Tuetken, Bradenton Mr. & Mrs. Fred Polakovic, St. Petersburg Mr. J. M. Shanley, Fort Myers Mrs. Agnes Turner, Zolfo Springs Mr. Dick Pope, Cypress Gardens Mr. & Mrs. I ester F. Shebel, Tallahassee Ms. Marguerite Tuttle, Sarasota Mrs. Celia S. Pratt, Penney Farms Mrs. Henry R. Shenning, Fort Myers United Steel Workers of America, AFL-CIO, Mrs. Arthur A. Proulx, Melbourne The Shoe Tree of Sarasota Local Union No. 4939, Tampa Mr. & Mrs. William Queen, St. Petersburg Mrs. Charles H. Siler, St. Petersburg University City Lions Club, Gainesville Mr. George Rae, Clearwater Dr. Ingalls H. Simmons, Sanibel Mr. Herbert Vandenberg, Clearwater Ranchero Village Association, Largo Ms. Annie J. Simpson, New Port Richey Capt. & Mrs. John Van Fleet, Pompano Beach Mr. & Mrs. Carl R. Raschke, Riviera Beach Miss Mary L. Singeltary, K issimmee Mr. Donald Van Ingen, Seminole Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Raynor, Winter Haven Mr. & Mrs. B. M. Skelton, St. Petersburg Venice Municipal Mobile Home Park Hobby Reader's Digest Public Affairs Department, Mr. Owen Sloan, Melbourne Club Pleasantville, N. Y. Mr. M. O. Smathers, Vero Beach Mr. Isaac Ver Huele, Bradenton Mrs. G. H. Reams, St. Petersburg Dr. E. P. Smith, N. Redington Beach Vero Beach Firemen's Auxiliary Rebel Development Corporation, Brooksville Mr. Edward Smith, Port Richey VFW Harney Point Post No. 8463, Mr. Kenneth Reese, Bradenton Mr. & Mrs. William B. Smith, Tallahassee Cape Coral Mr. Clarence Rehig, Sebring Mr. Robert F. Snodgrass, Jr. , Jacksonville VFW Post No. 10178, Englewood Mr. G. C. T. Remington, Palm Beach Capt. & Mrs. Blackie Snow, Largo VFW Post No. 10094, Indian Rocks Beach Clearwa'Ier Dr. & Mrs. Their C. Rich, South Venice Volunteer Fire Department Veterans Of WW I of the U.S.A. , Mr, & Mrs. Cecil G. Richards, Frostproof Southwestern Suppliers, Inc. , St. Petersburg Pinellas Park Mr. Fred Richmen, Pensacola Mr. & Mrs. W. E. Speakes, Clearwater VFW Auxiliary No. 4256, Holiday Isles Mr. Charles Ries, Millville, N. J. Mr. Alvie E. Spearman, Grand Ridge Mr. Glen Virgo, Tallahassee Mr. & Mrs. John A. Ritzenthaler, Sarasota Mrs. Dick Stallard, Winter Haven Mr. Garnet N. Walker, Miami Beach Mr, J. W. Roberts, Tampa Mrs. Bertha Statter, Port Charlotte Mrs. Eleanor C. Wandrey, St. Petersburg Mr. Jimmie Rodgers, Orange Park Mrs. Emily C. Steele, Madison Mrs. Leah VB. Welsh, Clearwater Lt. Walter Rodgers, Daytona Beach Mr. C. B. Stephens, Polk City Mr. Paul W. Waters, Orlando Mrs. Don Rogers, Pensacola Mrs. R. L. Stephens, Haines City Mr. W. C. Webb, Dade City Mr. Thomas E. Rogers, Clearwater Mrs. Viola C. Stevenson, Englewood Mr. & Mrs. Oliver F. Weise, New Port Richey Mrs. 'Mary L. Roletti, St. Petersburg Dr. & Mrs. C. C. Stewart, St. Petersburg Mr. Erich Wenzlaff, Cape Coral Mr. Donald Rolfe, Jupiter Heights Mr. Cyrus Q. Stewart, Jr., Merritt Island Mrs. A. Frank Wesley, Clearwater Mr. Alvin Rosenberg, Hollywood Ms. Gertrude Stigul, N. Fort Myers Mr. & Mrs. Paul F. Wessen, Boynton Beach Miss Inez C. Rouse, Fort Myers Mr. & Mrs. Mark Strawder, Crescent City Mr. Thomas F. Whichard, Sr., Cape Coral Mr. & Mrs. Charles Rowland, Wildwood Mr. James Strayer, Boys Ranch Mr. Raymond White, Orlando Mr. Seymour H. Rowland, Jr., Ocala Sunshine Class of Medulla Baptist Church, Mrs. Carl P. Whitney, West Palm Beach Mr. Kurt Ruder, Clearwater Lakeland Mr. Don Wlch, Pompano Beach Mr. & Mrs. George Ruhlend, Port Richey Mrs. Anna Supank, Fort Pierce Mr. & Mrs. Harold N. Wiese, Stuart Mr. Arthur R. Rumbles, Fort Myers Mrs. Anna B. Surface, Gainesville Mr. Lewis Wllhite, Miami Mrs. A. S. Russell, Titusville Mr. & Mrs. Henry L. Sutphen, Winter Park Mrs. Chauncy Williams, Naples Mrs. Charlotte L. Russell, Holiday Mr. Paul R. Swanitz, Orlando Ms. Cindy Wilson, Clearwater Mr. & Mrs. Jack Russell, Clearwater Mr. Elwood K. Swenson, Tampa Earl V. Wilson Company, Tampa Mr. & Mrs. Milton Ruzicka, Port St. Lucie Tamiami Grandmothers Club No. 592, Mr. P. G. Wilson, St. Petersburg Safety Harbor Volunteer Firemen Bradenton Miss Mary B. Wolfe, Sophia, West Virginia Mr. Joel Seiner, Bradenton Misses Emmy & Judith Terby, Women's Bible Class of Bradenton Trailer St. Anthony's Fraternity, St. Petersburg Deerfield Beach Park St. Petersburg Amateur Radio Club Mrs. M. Taylor, Dallas, Tex. Dr. Thomas P. Wood, Tallahassee Mr. & Mrs. Elwin W. Salisbury, Clearwater Mrs. Richard Taylor, Tallahassee Mr. William T. Wood, Delray Beach Mr. & Mrs. D. A. Salle, Clearwater Mr. George M. Tater, Tequesta' Mrs. Mary R. Woods, Franklin, N. C. Mr. A. J. Samson, Fort Pierce Mr. & Mrs. Russell S. Thacker, Kissimmee Mr. Gerald C. Woodworth, Riviera Beach Mr. Broward Sanchez, Ocala Mr. James E. Thomas, Weuchule Mrs. Edna Wyman, St. Petersburg Mr. & Mrs. Ed Sanders, Bredenton Mr. Joe B. Thomas, Delray Beach Gordon A. Yock Charitable Foundation, Mr. Frank C. Savage, Pensacola Mrs. Florence Thorsen, DeLand Clearwater Mrs. Virginia A. Sawyer, Indian Rocks Beach Mr. J. T. Tice, Bartow Mr. & Mrs. Edward Yontz, Tampa Mr. & Mrs. H. W. Schroeder, St. Petersburg Mr. & Mrs. Arthur E. Timm, Sarasota Mrs. Brantley Youmans, Merritt Island Dr. & Mrs. Robert B. Schultz, Fort Myers Mr. Leon Tolar, Sebring Ms. Pamela A. Young, St. Petersburg Seminole County Sheriff's Department, Mr. Jack D. Toliver, Orange Park Mr. & Mrs. William E. Young, Dunedin Sanford Mr. F. H. Tompkins, Seminole Mr. O. R. Zimmerman, Clearwater Seminole Kiwanis Club, St. Petersburg Mr. S. Griffin Trask, Fort Meade Mr. Floyd A. Zinck, Bradenton OCTOBER 1975 ss in World War II, and advanced from pri- We care was there vate to Captain in two years. — "We In 1952, he interrupted a highly pros- SANFORD The Care" pro- perous business career to run success- gram, instituted by Sheriff John Polk to fully for Sheriff of Monroe County. He provide daily telephone calls to the elder- was twice reelected and was serving his ly who live alone, has chalked up another third term when he was elected to the good deed. Florida Senate. That was in 1968. He One recent call to a woman in her served in the Senate through two regular late seventies revealed that the woman sessions and was responsible for passage had run out of pain pills her doctor had of important law enforcement legis- prescribed for a broken rib and was suf- The Hon. John M. Spottswood lation. fering. in photo taken around 1957 While Sheriff, he served as President The volunteer caller got in touch with of The Florida Sheriffs Association, the woman's doctor to arrange for a pres- Former Sheriff Chairman of the Association's Board cription refill immediately, and made an Spottswood dies of Directors, first Chairman of the Flori- appointment for the next day. da Sheriffs Boys Ranch Board of Trus- The caller then got in touch with the KEY WEST —The Honorable John M. tees, and as a member of the Florida woman's pastor so that church members Spottswood, 55, who blazed a trail of Sheriffs Bureau's Administrative Board. were able to visit her and take food to success in business, law enforcement and In 1957, he was one of the leaders in her. The Public Health Nurse was also government over more than 80 years, founding The Florida Sheriffs Boys requested to visit the patient. died September 27, 1975. Ranch, and, although his career was By this time, the patient was aware A native of Key West and a product punctuated with many honors, he al- that "people do care", but the volunteer of its public schools, he was graduated ways considered the first ground-break- caller nevertheless continued to make from Riverside Military Academy, served ing at the Boys Ranch one of his proud- frequent calls to make sure that every- as a paratrooper and an aide to a general est moments. thing was going okay.

Sheriff Morelend Selected OCALA —The Florida Council on Crime and De- linquency presented its 1975 Distinguished Service Award for Law Enforcement to Marion County Sheriff Don Moreland. The Sher- iff received the plaque at the 46th Annual Criminal Jus- tice Institute, held in Miami Beach. The Council honors "unsung heroes" in the fields of law enforcement, courts, corrections and criminal justice.

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KEY WEST —Shawn Cassidy, 14, has been missing since March, 1975 Schutte Is Some Shooter! and Monroe County Sheriff's Department officials are asking for help from anyone who might have seen this youth. His height is 5 ft. 3 in. ; CLEARWATER —You are looking at the growing trophy collection he weighs 100 lbs. ; has an olive complexion, brown hair, brown eyes, Robert Schutte who received congratulations his of Sgt. from boss, freckles across his nose. His most distinguishing characteristics are his Sheriff Bill Roberts after individual (right) winning the championship large, protruding front teeth. The sketch shows how his hair probably at the 10th Annual Regional Police Combat Pistol Matches, in Winter appears now. Det. David R. Stewart of the Monroe County Sheriff's He than nation's Haven. outshot more 170 of the best target shooters Department said the youth may be traveling with Deggeller Carnival with a two-day total of 1,489 points out of a possible 1,500. In the or the George Hanneford Circus because both left the Key West area finals, tremendous he fired a 597 out of 600 points to edge national the same time the youth disappeared. Anyone having information champion Gary Peach, of Jackson, Tenn. , and James Collins, of Tus- about this missing child should contact Det. Stewart at AC 305, 296- caloosa, Ala. , by a single point. 2424. 12 THE SHERIFF'S STAR Weak system CLEARWATER —Pinellas County Sheriff Bill Roberts criticized "the revol- ving door criminal justice system", and cited the case of a marijuana smuggler who pleaded guilty, was place on pro- bation, and was arrested in Delaware "five days —not five years —later" for smuggling a large amount of marijuana into the country. "That's how weak our system of punishment is," he said. "We are going to have to create a very, very serious fear of punishment. " 21 Languages spoken SANFORD —Foreigners who have problems with the law, or otherwise, in Seminole County will be pleased to dis- cover that there are practically no language barriers here. John Spolski, emergency communications official for Seminole County, has signed up 73 volunteers who read or speak 21 foreign languages, and they have agreed to make their linguistic skills avail- Latest Addition To Sheriff's "Air Force" able to Sheriff John Polk when needed. CLEARWATER —Pinellas County Sheriff Bill Roberts (right) and Lt. George McNally, his Among the volunteers, there are also per- flight section commander, inspect the latest addition to the Sheriff's "air force", a military six- sons who can converse in sign language place DeHavilland Beaver which will be used for search and rescue assignments, transporting for the deaf. prisoners and civil defense work. The Sheriff also operates four helicopters. (St. Petersburg The value of this special service was Times photo) demonstrated recently when a visitor from Holland was hospitalized and the Sheriff summoned a Dutch-speaking vol- Tac squad ticking Few unsolved crimes trans- unteer to interpret. The volunteer ARCADIA —The federally-funded MACCLENNY —Figures released by lated for the patient at the hospital, and tactical squad, composed of Deputies the Jacksonville Area Planning Board also read newspapers to her. Jessie Rich and David Johnson, was cred- show Baker County solves a higher per- ited with clearing up almost 100 burg- centage of its crimes than any of the Double trouble laries in five counties, according to a mid- counties in the area surrounding Jackson- ville. Sheriff Joe Newmans said A man wanted in a fraud case found year report. 64 per cent of the crimes investigated in 1973 that he was in double trouble when he Based here as an arm of the DeSoto Sheriff's the team were solved. Next highest among the was stopped by Volusia County sheriff's County Department, and area counties was St. John's with 38 deputies in Daytona Beach. also serves Hardee, Charlotte, Lee per cent. The deputies questioned two suspi- Collier Counties. It has been responsible cious looking hitchhikers and relayed the for recovering stolen merchandise valued information extracted to the Florida at over $14,000. Woodham appointed ss ss Crime Information Center. ~ ~ — Mini police car TALLAHASSEE Gadsden County One of the inquiries hit a wanted per- — Sheriff W. A. Woodham has been ap- son record of a man being sought by TITUS VILLE Through arrange- pointed by Governor Reubin Askew to local police in connection with a hit and ments with General Motors, Brevard a four-year term on the Florida Police run accident. The hitchhiker was turned County Sheriff Leigh Wilson tested a Standards and Training Commission over to local authorities. lightweight experimental police car- following the expiration of Jackson- After continued questioning, the man a Chevrolet Nova with engineering mod- ville Sheriff Dale Carson's term. admitted he was not who he had pur- ifications to make it suitable for police Woodham joins Alachua County ported to be. It turned out he had bought work. Sheriff Joe Crevasse, who is chairman of the driver's license and social security The "mini" police car is expected to the Commission, and Sheriff R. L. card from the hit and run suspect. sell for about $700 less than a full-size "Bobby" Brown of Monroe County. An inquiry on his true name hit an car. Fuel economy is also a factor, but West Palm Beach Chief of Police wanted NCIC record disclosing he was by nothing to brag about because of the William Barnes was reappointed to the authorities in fraud case. Los Angeles a extras added to make it a police vehi- 12-member Commission which is re- extradited California. He was to cle. Wilson was quoted as saying he ex- sponsible for setting training standards pected the Nova to average around 12 all law enforcement officers in Florida miles per gallon. must meet. OCTOBER 1975 13 t;

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