Honoring Law Enforcement by Worshiping Together
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NEW HANOVER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE THE WORD ON THE STREET Professionalism, Responsibility, Accountability, and Integrity Q3 Issue 4 VIPR UNIT October 2017 Honoring Law Enforcement by Worshiping Together Sheriff's Office: 3950 Juvenile Center Road • Castle Hayne, NC 28429 • Phone 910-798-4200 • Fax 910-798-4212 From the Desk of Sheriff McMahon Hello Everyone! It has been a very busy summer for all of us and I’m excited to be entering the fall season, which is one of my favorite times of the year. I would like to sincerely thank all of the Deputies for their in- credibly hard work and professionalism in the Douglas Edwards case. This predator will spend the rest of his life in prison! We also could not have done it without the help of our Community. I’m extremely proud of all of you! Sincerely, Sheriff Ed In This Issue Websites and Social Media Contact Information From the Desk of Sheriff McMahon (pg 2) www.newhanoversheriff.com Emergency 911 Law Enforcement Appreciation Day (pg 3) www.facebook.com/ Sheriff’s Office 910-798-4200 Division Highlights (pg 4 –8) newhanoverso Animal Services 910-798-7500 Officer of the Year Awards (pg 8) twitter.com/newhanoverso A Second Chance (pg 9) Non-Emergency 910-452-6120 Join Us at the Fair for Child IDs (pg 10) [email protected] Autumn Safety Tips for Pets (pg 10) Look Out! Crossing Guards (pg 11) 15th Sheriff’s Citizen Academy (pg 11) Back to School Bash (pg 12) The Word on the Street Contributors: Sheriff Ed McMahon, Kristy Williams, Detective/Lt David Swan, Jane Love, Per- ry Campbell, and Carol Scheidegger, Capt. Doug Price, Lt. A Long Photography by: William Barron, Ken Williamson, Lt. Jerry Brewer, Jane Love, Lisa McLain, Carol Scheidegger 2 Sheriff's Office: 3950 Juvenile Center Road • Castle Hayne, NC 28429 • Phone 910-798-4200 • Fax 910-798-4212 Law Enforcement Appreciation Day Celebration tude program, which is a non-profit, volunteer-based cor- Hosted by the New St Luke AMEZ Church poration funded entirely by private donations. Operation Gratitude sends gift packages filled with new products to By Jane Love military personnel, law enforcement officers and firefight- th ers throughout the U.S. The care kits assembled for this On Sunday, September 24 , the stirring sound of bag- event came from corporate donors in California. pipes and drums carried through a downtown neighbor- hood. The music, provided by the Wilmington Police In his sermon, Reverend Amour reminded all participants Pipes and Drums, announced that the New St Luke AMEZ that when people from diverse backgrounds and neighbor- Church in Wilmington NC was hosting local law enforce- hoods come together in one place, they can talk to one ment officers and their families from the Wilmington Police another and find common ground. By finding common Department and New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office at ground, we build personal relationships. And “amazing their historic church at 709 Church Street, Wilmington NC. things” can result from personal relationships, including increased respect and shared good will. The church’s congregation, led by pastor, Reverend Jer- maine B. Armour, warmly welcomed Wilmington Police The New Saint Luke church is a part of the African Meth- Chief Ralph Evangelous and New Hanover County Sheriff odist Episcopal Zion (AMEZ) Church and is one of the old- Ed McMahon, along with their officers, detectives and de- est parishes in North Carolina. The church traces its histo- tention officers. The church also recognized two outstand- ry from the Christian Chapel Church formed on Easter ing officers from each law enforcement organization. Wil- Sunday 1865 by James Walker Hood and 13 lay persons mington Mayor Bill Saffo and New Hanover County District in Wilmington. After the Christian Chapel was destroyed Attorney Ben David provided brief remarks to the congre- by fire in 1877, a new church was built and named Saint gation and, following the service, all participants enjoyed a Luke on October 22, 1882. The present church building generous lunch prepared and served by church members. was dedicated on October 21, 1945 after the earlier In addition, every law enforcement officer was given a church burned in 1944. “First Responder Care Kit” donated by the Operation Grati- 3 Sheriff's Office: 3950 Juvenile Center Road • Castle Hayne, NC 28429 • Phone 910-798-4200 • Fax 910-798-4212 NHCSO Division Highlights Vice & Narcotics Elements Graduate Receives State Level Award In return, Karen has dedicated herself to giving back to By: Kristy Williams youth in need. Recently she completed an interview to be Each year youth around our state are nominated for con- a part of a commercial to promote the Elements program sideration by Gang Free North Carolina to be chosen as and how it helps youth and families in our community. Ka- “Youth of the Year.” Gang Free North Carolina is a gang ren, also mentors younger program youth in her free time, prevention, intervention, suppression and policy organiza- assisting with group activities and talking one on one with tion whose purpose is to develop, promote and sustain youth to help encourage them to make better choices. state-wide strategies, policies and laws that will reduce Karen’s energy, charisma, and love for people shines criminal gangs and their associated criminal activity. Gang throughout all she does and we are so proud of how far Free NC is a branch of the North Carolina Gang Investiga- she has come! tors Association. Karen is the third Elements program youth to receive this The executive board of the NC Gang Investigators Associ- state level award in the past five years. ation evaluates the nominations entered, and selects the winners based on the following criteria: promotes service Karen before graduation from Elements to community and family, academic success, possess strong moral character, presents with life goals, presents with poise and public speaking ability, fosters growth in self and peers, overcomes obstacles with solution thinking, and possess leadership qualities. We are honored to announce that Karen Demata Moreno was this year’s award recipient. Karen entered the Ele- ments program in 2009 after her brother had participated. Karen came into the program as a middle school student Karen mentoring other members who struggled with making poor choices to include fighting, of Elements ignoring the rules of the house,and lack of efforts in school, among other things. Karen quickly bonded with staff and utilized all that the program had to offer. She was en- Karen receiving the “Youth of gaged, committed and determined. Karen graduated the the Year Award” from Gang program in 2010 and has continued to excel and move for- Free North Carolina ward since that time. After completing the program, Karen went on to finish high school and is currently in her second year of college, all the while maintaining a full time job. Karen acknowledges the program staff for having helped her develop the skills she needed to move forward, push- For additional information about Gang Free NC or North ing her to “excel and become greater”- in her words. Karen Carolina Gang Investigators Association please visit their has always been appreciative of the help she feels like she website at http://www.ncgangcops.org/ and her family have received through the program. In her award acceptance speech, given at the annual state con- ference, she stated that “everything I do is for ‘them’ to show them all their energy they used to help me become a better person-it was not wasted.” 4 Sheriff's Office: 3950 Juvenile Center Road • Castle Hayne, NC 28429 • Phone 910-798-4200 • Fax 910-798-4212 Detective Division By Detective Division, Lt. D Swann The New Hanover County Detective Division 2017 The testimony of the victim, Sgt. K. Sellers, Sgt. A. Wom- Stellar Award Recipients ble, and Det. L. Hudson was not only impressive, emo- tional, and professional, it was crucial to helping convict this heinous individual. "On the morning of June 1, 2017 at about 07:34 hrs., NHCSO Detectives Beasley and Eslick responded to the The interview of the suspect by Sgt. Womble, Sgt. Sellers New Hanover County Parking Deck at 214 N. 2nd Street in and Det. Hudson was played for the jury and played a vital reference to a subject threatening to jump off the top deck role in this conviction. (7 stories high). Upon the Detectives arrival with WPD Of- ficer A. Phillips, they engaged in conversation with the sub- The evidence seizure, along with collection and process of ject, a male, 31 years of age. The subject advised the offic- electronic devices and cell phones, played a major role in ers that his life was bad from drugs and other reasons. The this case.” subject said he wanted to kill himself by jumping off the top parking deck. After more discussion took place the subject came off the ledge that he was straddling and approached the officers without incident. The actions and words of Detectives Beasley and Eslick, and WPD Officer A. Phillips helped save the subject’s life. Their bravery, professionalism, and human interaction played a vital role in this incident." Hudson, Womble, and Sellers receiving award Detective/1st Sgt. Craig Springer was awarded the 2017 APA Leonarde Keeler Award at the 2017 Nevada APA Pol- ygraph Conference. His qualifications include 19 years conducting 800 + polygraphs (to include criminal, pre- Detective Beasley Detective Eslick employment, and internal admin). He has attended APA polygraph conferences in Illinois, Virginia, California, Neva- da, and Florida. 1st Sgt. Springer was involved in the North “NHCSO Det./Sgt. Kelly Sellers was recognized for her Carolina Scarlett Wood homicide investigation, in which he investigation regarding the Marcus Dent case.