In Tribute to the Police Officers of San Francisco Who Gave Their Lives in the Line of Duty

May 9-15 is National Police Week Remember All Officers Killed In The Line Of Duty

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SAN FRANCISCO POLICE OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION To Promote the Ideals, Policies and Accomplishments of the Association and its Members VOLUME 31 SAN FRANCISCO, MAY 1999 NUMBER 5 In Tribute To The Police Officers Of San Francisco Who Gave Their Lives In The Line Of Duty

JOHN COOTS 1878 JOHN NICHOLSON 1884 EDGAR OSGOOD 1886 ALEXANDER GRANT 1891 Days of Natiorgaip, Remembrance Give Us Pause WILLIAM BURKE 1898 EUGENE ROBINSON 1903 S aa.. UI UI the '1c t.GQ: . -- pnint the nation is honoring all ;Cv enforcement during MAX FENNER 1906 1 I ustmeaningful May U National A. WILLIAM H. HEINS 1906 - .,date .. -- -... ..--- ...... •.-- . iiSVtsignificance JAMES S. COOK 1906 and - 12 - . iis montli. each of us, marking our consciousne ss anid our i' c's. GEORGE O'CONNELL 1906 HARRYL. SAUER 1907 EDWARD T. MCCARTNEY 1907 BENJAMIN G. ROOT 1926 JOSEPH E. LACEY 1956 WILLIAM C!UGdJjE:S' 1908 JOHN J. DRISCOLL 1927 ROBERT J. MOREY 1958 ANTONE NELTu.1.: 1909 FREDERICK NUTTMAN 1927 BARRY R. ROSEKIND 1958 1958 CHARLES P CASTOR 1911 FREDERICK N. SPOONCER 1928 WILLIAM C. LONG THOMAS FINN.. 1911 .3 :.HN MALCOLM 1930 JAMES MANCUSI, JR. 1965 1967 JOHN J. NOLi. HARL? : ERSON 1930 HERMAN L. GEORGE CHARLES H. BATES CHARLES W. KING 1931 PETER MCELLIGOTT 1968 1969 BYRON C. WOOD ELMER C. )NEY 1931 RENE G. LACAU EDWARD MALONEY 1915 ':TtL3 4.. MANNING 1932 JOSEPH BRODNICK 1969 PETER I1A1M4iND 1915 EARDON 1932 ERIC A. ZELMS 1970 1970 FREDERICK COOK 1915 MICHAEL J. '1CDONALD 1933 BRIAN MCDONNELL 1970 THOMAS D:ASY 1916 JAMES H. MANN 1934 RICHARD P. RADETICH 1970 MARTIN JUDGE 1916 EDWARD F. FAGLER 137 HAROLD L. HAMILTON WILLIAM F. SHEEHA 1917 .RT W. ARGENS 1937 CHARLES D. LOGASA 1971 1971 JOHN B. HURD 1918 .:'IIELIUS BROSNAN ARTHUR D.O'GUINN JOHN J. MORIARITY 1919 WALDEMAR L. JENTZSCH 19; JOHN V. YOUNG 1971 1972 ANTONE SCHOEMBS 1919 WALTER SALISBURY 1939 CODE W. BEVERLY 1974 JAMES W. HORTON 1920 VINCENT F. LYNCH 1941 MICHAEL HERRING MILES JACKSON 1920 TIMOTHY RYAN 1943 JOSEPH W. BOSWELL 1977 1977 LESTER DORMAN 1920 PHILLIP T. FARSHMAN 1946 DOUGLAS E. GIBBS THOMAS HANNA 1921 WILLIAM J. BOWMAN 1948 ROBERT E. HOOPER 1978 1981 THOMAS WALSH 1922 RICHARD J. SCHOLZ 1948 VERNON MCDOWELL 1982 TIMOTHY BAILY 1922 ROBERT L. WALTERS 1952 JOHN S. MACAULAY THOMAS KELLY 1923 DENTS BRADLEY 1953 JAMES W. BLOESCH 1988 1989 JOSEPH CONROY 1923 THOMAS J. GUZZETTI 1955 JOHN J BLESSING HENRY J. EIDLER 1955 ISlAM NELSON III 1990 MICHAEL J. BRADY 1924 GEORGE CAMPBELL 1925 GORDON J. OLIVERA 1955 JAMES L. GUELFF 1994 Page 2 Notebook May 1999

eral years ago. As far as I am concerned, every Widows and Orphans Police-Firl man and woman that diligently per- forms their duty as a San Francisco Aid Association Post 4566 Police Officer is a hero. The 10 June dinner will honor three members of The regular meeting of the Wid- the Range Staff at Lake Merced. Al News the San Francisco Police Department ows' and Orphans' Aid Association retired in 1973 and lived on a beau- that went above and beyond that was called to order by President Wil- tiful piece of land on the outskirts of By Greg Corrales expected of them. We will be honor- liam Hardeman at 2pm, Wednesday Santa Rosa. ing Rene LaPrevotte, Mike April 14,1999 in the conference room ROBERT LANDUCCI, 69 years of "God favors the bold and strong of Toropovsky, and Shaughn Ryan. I of Ingleside Station. Past President age. Bob was born in San Francisco, heart." will recapitulate their audacious ac- Frank Forencich started the meeting and grew up in the Marina District. General Alexander A. Vandegrift, tions. with the Pledge of Allegiance. High School saw him attending Com- USMC Rene LaPrevotte was selected 1997 ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS: Ex- merce High. Military service saw him Northern California Police Officer of cused Trustee Jeffery, Vice President serve in the USMC and upon his ark downThursday, lOJune the Year. (It has taken us this long to Joe Garrity, Trustees Fontana, return home he worked as a Truck on your calendar! Post 456 honor Rene because you are required Crosat, Kemmitt, Present. Past Presi- Driver for American Poultry before M is reestablishing an old cus- to book him two years in advance, dents Parenti, Kurpinsky, Duffy, and entering the Police Academy in 1956. tom of honoring American Legion due to his packed social calendar). Forencich also in attendance. His first assignment saw him going Police Officers of the Year at a dinner. Rene was on patrol on his motorcycle MINUTES OF THE MARCH MEET- to the Taraval, He then made a brief At this year's dinner we will be hon- when he heard that two armed men ING; Motion by Duffy, Seconded by appearance at Southern before mov- oring three Police Officers of the Year had just committed an armed rob- Kemmitt that the minutes be ap- ing on to Park. His final assignment at the Italian-American Club, 25 bery. He recognized the description proved as published. Motion carried. saw him going back to his original Russia Street. No host cocktails will as that of serial armed robbers. APPLICATIONS FOR NEW MEM- station at Taraval. Bob was a pretty be at 1800 hours and dinner at 1930 LaPrevotte located the moving get- BERS AND SUSPENSIONS: James active cop and saw him get a Cap- hours. away car and engaged in a perilous O'Meara, SFPD, Airport, Reinstated tain's Comp. for his handling of a Over the last several years, the high-speed pursuit. Throughout the Frank McCoy. All 28 members of the plane crash in which the occupants San Francisco Police Department has pursuit a suspect would turn and 190th Class joined. James Aherne, were killed. Another CC for the arrest been very successful in their repre- point a gun at LaPrevotte, who would Maria Alvarado, Malcolm Anderson, of three 211 suspects. He also re- sentation in the statewide American then take evasive action. When the Michael Apodaca, Darrell Auyoung, ceived two Medals of Valor. One was Legion Police Officer of the Year se- driver of the vehicle attempted to Stephen Benzinger, John Broucaret, for the arrest of a 459 suspect who lection process. John Payne's hero- "bail out", it only took three shots Benny Chin, Svetlana Chukreff, Rich- attempted to shoot officers, until he ism at Pine and Franklin was the from LaPrevotte to convince the des- mond Curry, Richard Daluz, was forcefully subdued. The other catalyst in getting our Post active in perado to submit to arrest with his Domenico Discenza, Robert Duffield, was for arresting two armed 459 the competition for Police Officer of pockets bulging with ill-gotten Scott Edwards, William Escobar, suspects. Bob retired in 1986 and the Year. The competition had been money. His efforts ended a Hugh Hall, Philip Helmer, Thomas worked for the San Francisco Giants dominated by LAPD for years, but twenty-armed robbery reign of ter- Johnson, Richard Jones, Mozelle and also The Race Track at Bay Mead- John's remarkable valor could not be ror. Rene's labor of love on behalf of Langford, Susan Lavin, Ronald ows denied. The American Legion Law "Wish Upon A Star" was also a big Liberia, Randy Ly, Luke Martin, REPORT OF TRUSTEES. Mr. Tom and Order Commission selected him factor in his selection for this honor. James Nguyen, Ramon Reynoso, Abbott of the Bank of America gave as the California Police Officer of the The American Legion Law and James Trail, and Paul Yamamoto. us a report on the status of our Year. We honored John and his fam- Order Commission selected Mike Motion by Garrity, seconded by account. He thinks that the Feds. ily at a dinner at the American Legion Crosat that the members be accepted. Will remain neutral for the first half state convention in Santa Clara sev- See POST, page 14 Motion Carried. of this year. He spoke at length re- President Hardeman suspended garding the keeping in the Model Von Johnson, Patrick Barrett and Profile for our account and asked the Editorial Policy Eric Leal for non-payment of dues. Trustees for the Okay to do this. Mr. The Notebook is the official newspaper of the San Francisco Police BILLS: Treasurer Jim Sturken pre- Abbott wants to take our profits and Officers' Association and is published to express the policies, the ideals sented the usual bills. Motion by get back in the Model Profile with and the accomplishments of the Association. It is the Notebook's Forencich, seconded by Fontana that several new purchases. The Trustees editorial policy to allow members to express their individual opinions the bills be paid. Motion carried. agreed to his recommendations. and concerns within the necessary considerations of legality and space. Since our last meeting we had two NEW BUSINESS; President Submissions that are racist, sexist, and/or unnecessarily inflamma- deaths: Hardeman appointed Robert tory or offensive will not be published. Contributors must include their ALFRED HINGSBERGEN, 82 years Kurpinsky to the vacant position of names with all submissions but may request that their names not be of age. Al was born in San Francisco Trustee. printed. Anonymously submitted material will not be published. The and grew up on San Bruno Avenue OLD BUSINESS: A Special com- SFPOA and the Notebook are not responsible for unsolicited material. (Portola District). He attended Com- mittee to handle the mailing of the The editors reserve the right to edit submissions to conform to this merce High School (current site of Proposed changes to the Constitu- policy. the Board of Ed.) Was a member of tion was appointed. This mailing will the Army Air Corp. and upon his go to all members and it is extremely The San Francisco Police Officers' Association return home he worked as a Team- important that you take the time to ster before entering the Police Acad- read and vote on the material. If you NOTEBOOK emy in 1947. His first assignment are a active member you can vote via www.sfpoa.org saw him going back to his neighbor- Department Mail, Retired can mail it EDITOR SPORTS EDITOR USPS #882 320 hood at Potrero. Alter a few years he in. Check around and see if any Ray Shine Nick Shihadeh PUBLISHED MONTHLY $10 PER YEAR got his chance for the big lights of the Department has what our Widows OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF WEBMASTER SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS THE SAN FRANCISCO POLICE OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION Northern. From the Big E he made and Orphans offers. From New York Tom Feledy T. Roy Smiley 510 7TH STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103 to Chicago to L.A. even our Fire De- (415) 861-5060 partment does not have a Widows MIXED SFPOA BOARD OF DIRECTORS COCKTAILS Dpms and Orphans. Our current worth is PRESIDENT ...... Chris Cunnie Co. H ...... Robert Kaprosch $9,239,213.00 Please take the time VICE PRESIDENT ...... Gasy Delagnes Co. ! ...... Joe Finigan 0 to vote. SECRETARY ...... Steve Johnson Co. K ...... John Flaherty ADJOURNMENT: There being no TREASURER ...... Jack Minkel MUll ...... Tim Gibson 0 Co. A ...... Neal Griffin TAC...... Matt Castagnola further business to come before the George Rosko INSPECTORS ...... Tony Caslilas e%tt membership, President Hardeman Co.B ...... Kevin Martin Jim Balovich V set Wednesday May 19, 1999 at 2PM Co. C ...... Carl Tennenbaum HEADQUARTERS ...... Glenn Sylvester lo',) PH. 391-7633 Ingleside Station as our next meet- Co.D ...... John Evans NARCOTICS...... Kurt Bruneman ing. Jeff Smith TIP...... Bob Mammone 1431 STOCKTON ST. Co. E ...... Kathleen Mullins AIRPORT BUREAU ...... Robert Belt Rich Struckman Mukesh Chandra SAN FRANCISCO Fraternally, Mark Hurley, Co. F ...... Mike Siebert RETIRED ...... Gale Wright Recording Secretary Co. G ...... 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Page 3 May 1999 Notebook in helping contact one of the LPOA • . .USS Pig Regatta 99: a tremendous future with Joanne Around The Officers or send a note to the SFLPOA Fleet Captain Lloyd Hill has an- and the support of the entire Lozenski at P0 Box 410692 SF. 94141... nounced that this year's Pig Regatta family. When you drop by the Range will be the last. The final cruise will check out the pictures on her desk Derartment ... Our History: take place Thursday, June 10th. All they will put a smile on your face... \ by Al Casciato The April 1999 FBI Bulletin has an festivities will be held on Angel Island interesting article on police history, and transportation is available from .Family Tree: which makes the point—" The way pier 41 via Blue & Gold Ferry at 1000 Lance and Dina Bosshard, Tacti- a department handles its own his- hours sharp. Food tickets are $15 cal K-9 welcomed their second son tory points to its organizational per person and if you travel by B&G on January 10, 1999. Brian Robert maturity." The article begs the qües- Ferry round trip is $10. All reserva- joined his older brother Bryce tion. How does our department tions must be paid by Monday, June Stephen who will be three years old handle our history? Are we organiza- 7. Contact Lloyd at 650-355-8071 or in August. Both little ones come from tionally mature? send check to him at 209 Springdale a long line of police officers, starting Dr. Pacifica, Ca. 94044... with their great grandfather Lt. .Traffic Fines: Henry G. Miller (retired 1980 from S\\ /j) Inspector Don Bickel, Hit and Run .Questions to Ponder: Robbery) now deceased, their grand- recently visited Mazatlan Mexico and Will we be safer with the new radio father Steve Bosshard, FRET/ SOD. with San being always on duty visited the local system? Why is it that every time we Great uncle Gregory Miller Tom :D police to obtain a bail schedule. He supposedly get a new computer sys- Rafael PD. Great-great uncle was surprised to see that a 20% tem it is less user friendly the last? Boyd former SFPD cadet and officer .Decision Time: discount was offered for all who paid and now Commander with the San their fine within 24 hours. He read .Attention Golfers: Rafael PD and his brother and also retired ealth Service is conducting on, looking for the DUI violation and The POA Tournament will be held great-great uncle Dale Boyd, open enrollment this month. was surprised to see that a DUI is this August 16th. Chairman Gary SFPD Sgt. 1989, Bomb Squad and H (see ads in this issue). How 742.50 pesos a separate violation for Delagnes needs lots of help because Central Station. Now that is a full will you make your decision? Are "booze breath" is 148.50 pesos, be- of the short time line. The call is out family tree... you confused and frustrated? Join fore the 20% discount, at approxi- for raffle, tee prizes and tournament the club. I recently visited all the mately 10 pesos to the dollar you day volunteers. Ifyou can help in any .Last Call: Doctors my family deals with to show figure it out. - Question for tax man way please contact the POA office - Last chance to pick up tickets for them what plans, rates, and services Duane Collins; Now that Don's infor- 415-861-5O6OASAP and leave a call the matinee showing of RENT at the were being offered this year. The mation has been published can he back number for Gary. Remember Orpheum on Sunday June 13. Tick- conversations were interesting: ba- write off the trip as a business ex- you can leave a message 24 hours... ets include brunch at the Hilton. Call at 553-1644 for reserva- sically all the Drs. indicated that all pense???? Jim Bosch plans are in trouble and that in fact • . .Stars and Bells: tions. Hurry... the whole medical industry is not ,..Artist in the making: A little bit of San Francisco history healthy. Our decision and which plan Jolene Blessing, daughter of Of- is being made on Vallejo Street a few ..Old Cars & Antiques: Solos, is a col- we select will be based on our par- ficer John Blessing who died in the doors east of the Central Station. Moose Koniaris, ticular set of circumstances. You line of duty, was recently honored Beat Officer Carl Payne, Co. A, is the lector/restorer of antique vehicles as should discuss your family's circum- with a first place award by the Cali- owner of the Co. A Café where he well as the football coach of the Wash- stances (health, financial, location, fornia Art Education Association for brings together his Police and Muni ington High School football team. and Physicians participation in plans) her drawing work. Jolene is now a experience. Many do not know that His enthusiasm for vehicles has with whomever you plan on seeing senior at Folsom High School. Con- Carl was a Cable Car gripman and rubbed off on some of the young men when ill prior to making your HSS gratulations and keep up the good champion bell ringer before becom- that cross his path. So if you have an election for '99-'00. Good luck... work we are very proud of you... ing a police officer. Now he is also older vehicle sitting around and you dabbling as a restaurant proprietor. have no use for it give Moose a call at 10-8: .Life Savers: If you get a chance, drop by and say 553-1246 or drop him e-mail via this More for the 10-8 generations list. Bob Miller, Tactical, and Rene hello, enjoy a meal, and encourage column. Yep, roped me in to helping Alexis. 19, and James and Shawn McKeever, Co.K/ LaPrevotte, Solos, were recently N/ him to show off his bell ringing. Who by putting my son friends under his spell. Well it sure Solos and Mission Station, Greg and B Hwy 5 North of Fresno when a knows we may have the makings of a keeps the young men busy repairs, James Winters, Legal and Tender- Cadillac in the lane next to them tourist trap here...? car shows, and auctions, among other loin Task Force, and Steve and Lance suddenly swerved onto the dirt me- things. All and all a good hobby en- Bosshard, FRET/SOD and Tactical dian divider and rolled end over end. .Welcome: K-9. Anymore?... Bob and Rene immediately pulled Joanne Lozenski, Range Staff, joyed by all... over and ran to assist. They found proudly announces the adoption of Announcements, notices or tid- .Police Officer of the Year: the driver, 75-year-old male, who Erin Wen Cecile Lozenski. Li'l Erin bits can be e-mailed to AlCasciato@ The American Legion Police-Fire had been partially ejected, through was born in Jianou City, Southern lycosemail.com , faxed to 552-5741, Post will host the Police Officer of the the rear passenger door window, China on February 5, 1997 and or mailed to Around the Department. year dinner on Thursday June 10, pinned under the car. The two off- adopted July 27, 1998. Erin will have 510- 7th St., S.F. CA 94103. 1999 at the Italian-American Club, duties rocked the car off the man and 25 Russia St. This year's honoree will administered C-spine and first aid be Officer Shaughn Ryan, Bayview from Rene's EMT "jump kit". It took Station. He will be joined by 1997 nearly 40 minutes to get an ambu- Pacific Coast Title C and 1998 honorees Sgt. Rene lance on scene, all the while Rene LaPrevotte, Co. K/Solos and Mike who is a trained EMT because of his Illi hICHASLIG OR REFRANUNG YOU DOME Toropovsky, Park Station. For tick- membership on the police dive team, OF PROF1XSO.1.1LS. ets call the POA office (415-861-5060) attended to the victim. - Rene won- CALt 01 B EXPEIIIEffEP Ttt or see your station representative... ders out loud. Why doesn't the City Mill Valley San Rafael Frank Falzon Novato Gary Frugoli 1500 Grant Ave. 110 Tiburon Blvd. 895 Mission Ave. Retired San Rafael P.D. provide advanced medical training ReiiredS.F.P.D., Homicide San Rafael, CA Vice President .Investment Club News: to all its Police Officers instead of the Vice President Novato, CA Mill Valley, CA Business Development Director of Marketing The Star Performers Club recently San Rafael Office just basic CPR? $$$? What is a life Novato Office 892-8744 388-8740 454-6070 held a dinner at the house of Prime worth??? Rib to celebrate reaching the $300,000 mark. They are predicting reaching the 400 mark by the end of Just Listed the year. The SF Police Tech Group recently crested the $100,000 mark and celebrated by surfing the financial sites of the Net...

.Salsa, Salsa, and more Salsa: The Latino Peace Officers Salsa Dinner Dance held on Treasure Is- land Friday May 7th, was a huge Donna Falzon success. Over 375 persons (dinner count) attended the function, which "I sell Novato" featured scholarships, good food, great entertainment, and lots and lots and lots of dancing. LPOA Ex- 898-0484 ecutive Officers, Dave Elliott, Rick ext. 138 Bailon, and William Murray are to be commended for all their work. Already discussions are being held about having another Salsa fund Wonderful updated home on a cul-de-sac. raiser later in the year for all of those Lovely yard, 3 bed, 2 bath, living room, formal dining room, ZZ who will have to work New Year's kitchen and family room. Shows like a model. $359,000 Eve. Good Idea. If you are interested

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Qn9 log By W. Hunt First SFPD use of new device Spike Strip Ends Hot Chase

POA Staff Report Being no strangers to the antics of Material compiled by the police-baiters in that end of town, Bob Guillermo, Sergeants Carl Tennenbaum and Bayview Station John Evanson played out an edu- cated hunch. Both supervisors had On April 15, 1999, a harrowing been closely monitoring the pursuit police pursuit ended safely after of- by radio and they figured that the ficers stopped the fleeing vehicle with Professional Cargo fleeing vehicle would beheading back Services International Retirement tire-deflating spike strips. Although for the more familiar turf on the SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE The San Francisco Police Offic- some supervisor's cars have been southeast side of The Hill. They de- 1550 Wallace Awnue equipped with spike kits for several cided they would lay out a spike strip San Francisco, CA 94124 ers' Association bids a fond fare- 251 Phone 415- 8 22-3858 ( 3859) well and happy retirement to Of- years, this is believed to be the first on Street, figuring that the er- Fax: 415-822-8797 E-mail: psipecbeII net ficer John Francisco #106 of successful deployment of this tech- rant driver would want to make a Taraval Station. nology in the City and County of San pass or two through the old neigh- Francisco. borhood. The incident began just after mid- Their hunch paid off. Following a night when Bayview District Officers few more frantic laps around the Kristine Kirkwood and Kelly Paul base of the hill, the bad guy came at 25 Hear The Difference! spotted a vehicle run a couple of stop them eastbound on 1h and the strip signs on Potrero Hill. The vehicle, an of rubber-piercing spikes was rolled 80's vintage Datsun, took off at high across his path. In a textbook de- AUDIOLOGICAL SERVICES speed as soon as the officers turned ployment, the sergeants radioed to Since 1959 OF SAN FRANCISCO on their emergency lights for the the pursuing officers to back away "routine" traffic stop. Officer Paul from the suspect vehicle lest the ra- immediately notified dispatch that dio car drive across the waiting spikes ROBERT GNAM they were in pursuit and the chase as well. KIMBERLY L. WEBB, M.S. was on. Moments later the racing Datsun And quite a chase it was. Up and drove over the spikes. The pursuing • Police PlC Radio Earpieces, Cords, Receivers Al down the streets and by-ways of officers had throttled back, giving • Coiled Tubes Potrero Hill, running stop signs at the sergeants enough time to remove • Shooter's Plugs/Earplugs high speed, turning erratically from the strip from the roadway before • Surveillance Microphones one road to another, circling back, they continued after the fleeing ve- around and around, dodging cars hicle. A few blocks later the Datsun SALES SERVICES • REPAIRS WN and pedestrians in a desperate at- hissed to a humiliating stop on four ALL MODELS AND TYPES tempt to lose the police. So often did flat tires and the driver was taken WHEEL CHAIR ACCESS . FREE PARKING (CALIFORNIA ST. LOCATION ONLY) the vehicle double-back over the same into custody. route that cheering well-wishers As it turned out, the Datsun was 346-6886421-5171 flocked to the street side to spur the stolen, which was no surprise to LOCATED IN WELLS FARGO SQUARE 929 CLAY 3150 CALIFORNIA' BETWEEN LYON & PRESIDIO • BETWEEN POWELL & STOCKTON fleeing driver on with applause and anyone. The driver was a 14 year-old LICENSED BY THE STATE MEDICAL BOARD shouts of encouragement. Never mind kid with a lot of luck going for him that they all stood within a bad swerve considering that he did not wipe out of being run down by the very "hero" and wrap his stolen toy around a they were championing. As far as telephone pole or a fire hydrant. they were concerned, the games had But it was the experience and train- CALL NOW! begun. ing of the officers, and coordinated Of course, no such contest would strategy ofthe sergeants, that brought be complete without at least one fast this joy-ride to a relatively harmless run out on Interstate 280, which is finale. This incident was vivid proof where the bad guy headed next. The that the much ballyhooed spike strips FAX ORDERS TO: 415-551-3520 officers stayed with him and followed really are effective at stopping fleeing him off the freeway at Ocean Avenue, vehicles if they are used as directed. LI J -J then back on again at Geneva Ave, Of course, a bit of old-fashioned heading back for The Hill. cunning never hurts, either. FREE HOUR DELIVERY! PLACE YOUR ORDERS ONLINE AT 1hffp://www.mrpizzaman. com W 11111111 ONE-TOPPING

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May 1999 Notebook Page 5 Questions arise over use of 21806 CVC DABOR Scrutinizes Common Officer Defense

By Ray Shine The rule is simple. Despite the driver. But for the most part, officers was traveling exceedingly fast, ask POA DABOR Representative requirements of law, a driver main- will continue to shoulder the great- that photographs be taken of all tains his or her right-of-way until est share of the burden. Your best tire marks and vehicle damage. The Department Accident Board they have definitively yielded to the defense is to strictly adhere to the The speed in such instances should of Review (DABOR) appears to be emergency vehicle. Officers can make EVOC standard of training for Code- be significant, say 15 + mph over narrowing the use of 21806 CVC as no assumptions. For the most part, 3 response and driving. Never bust a the speed limit If practical, re- a valid officer defense in emergency collisions occurring before that yield red light, even when operating with quest that a crime scene or photo vehicle collisions. Several recent has been made remain the fault of red lights and siren. Request right- lab professional respond for the cases reviewed by DABORwhich have the emergency vehicle operator. In of-way lane by lane. Always expect photos before the vehicles are cited 21806a'CVC as a primary col- such instances 21806 CVC is, at that someone will not comply with moved. lision factor have been closely scru- best, merely an associated factor the provisions of 21806 CVC. Watch • If you know your police vehicle's tinized by commanders Heather lodged against the civilian motOrist. constantly for those persons. speed, say so, but never take a Fong, John Portoni, and Gary The DABOR panel seems to guess at it.. Remember, depart- Piscioto. The question is whether a agree with this thinking. ment experts can render an opin- failure to yield to red light and siren ion about your speed based upon can ever be the primary cause of a DABOR policy and officer the physical evidence. If a supervi- collision with a police vehicle. defense sor insists that you estimate your Current DABOR policy does speed, then guess low. Give your- Requirement to yield not expressly address this self the benefit of the doubt and 21806a CVC requires motorists, trend in thinking, although put the burden to prove otherwise bicyclists, and pedestrians to yield the commanders have ques- on the investigators. right-of-way to emergency vehicles tioned the use of 21806a CVC • If you have not received current when the latter are utilizing red lights as a primary cause in several EVOC training, advise your su- and siren. It has long been the prac- recent cases. Officers investi- pervisor of that fact. Reasonable tice in this department to use 21806 gating and preparing reports driving habits aside, it is much as a PCF whenever an SFPD vehicle, citing 21806 as the PCF may more difficult for the department responding Code-3 against ared traf- soon be directed to amend such re- to hold you to a higher standard of fic light, collides with another vehicle ports with a more applicable primary If you are involved in a Code-3 vehicle operation if you have not proceeding on a green light. The ra- collision factor. This can quickly turn traffic collision do the following: received the proper training. the tide of liability against the officer • Obtain witness information as soon tionale being that the citizen driver • Review the accident report as soon involved in the collision. as possible, especially from non- violated the section by not yielding to as possible especially the dia- One of the most common DABOR involved motorists who did yield to the emergency lights and siren, par- gram. If it does not accurately scenarios involves an officer driving your lights and siren. Even if the ticularly when other vehicles on the represent the accident scene, re- Code-3 through a multiple lane in- investigating officer declines to use roadway did yield. While DABOR quest that corrections be made or tersection against a red traffic light. those persons as witnesses to the acknowledges that this practice gives that a supplemental report be pre- the benefit of the doubt to the officer, Usually all but the furthest lane of collision, give the names to your pared. the commanders are not convinced cross-traffic stops and yields to the supervisor and ask that they be • In all cases, contact your POA rep- that it is entirely proper. This is officer. The officer then proceeds with- considered witnesses for purposes resentative as soon as possible for especially true in light of the current out properly monitoring that final of the administrative investigation. training standards as taught in acad- lane of traffic and is broadsided by a Always keep a record of those per- further advice. emy EVOC classes. vehicle proceeding on a green light. sons for your own file. It will no longer be a defense for the • If you suspect that the other driver Drive safely. Requesting right-of-way officer that 21806 CVC applies sim- Many experts explain that an ply because all of the other lanes of officer's use of emergency lights and traffic had yielded, thereby implying siren is deemed to be a request for that the vehicle which did not yield right-of-way made to all traffic in the violated per se the provisions of the At Your Service! Buying • Selling • Investing immediate area. The language of sec- section. It is likely that future DABOR Sandy Gross tion 21806a CVC makes it illegal not cases like this will find the officer Member of SFPD Family to yield to an emergency vehicle. liable for the collision and 21453a Nonetheless, officers may not as- CVC (running a red light) will be the PCF. DIBLO sume right-of-way until it is, in fact, REALTY yielded to them. EVOC standards -- Recent SFPD Satisfied Clients - Caution is always best defense 975 Ygnacio Valley Road extend the officer's burden to re- Walnut Creek, CA 94596 Marty Lalor & questing right-of-way lane by lane There are arguable defenses avail- Office: (925) 933-9300 Astrida Rudzitis rather than just for an entire inter- able to officers, such as excess speed Voice Mail: (925) 930-154( or DUI on the part of the citizen section. Walnut Creek . Orinda • Pleasant Hill • Martinez • Concord • Alamo • Danville • San Ramoni

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w _A -- Bulletin CyberN ews A V,- - - _____ V A To: All Association Members - * - By Glenn Sylvester - - - - ____V — - From: Steve Johnson, Secretary Academy - - I Practice Safe Computing #2

Health Service Representation rior to the introduction ofWin- dows 95, Anti Virus programs Our Health Service System needs to be reevaluated because of some p were available as part of the very serious financial concerns. James Deignan has been our represen- operating system for PCs. These pro- options, general, click on 'macro vi- tative on this Board for some time. Although Jim has done the best he grams were available through a few rus protection'. The same holds true could to deal with the many issues health care costs present, he could not software companies such as Central for Microsoft Word. overcome the overwhelming problems that are now surfacing. Point and Norton to name a few. Be aware of files that are down- I will be chairing a committee to look for alternative solutions to the Today, this is no longer the case and loaded from the Internet, if the source issues (i.e. increasing medical costs) we face and I will need Jim Deignan's when purchasing a computer you is unknown or untrusted, do not expertise when doing so. should be aware of this. Antivirus open the e-mail, just delete the e- software is now available on the mail. That is why I am urging you to vote for James Deignan Macintosh systems as well. The pro- Many times, I receive e-mail of as our Health Service System Representative. gram must be purchased separately new and potential virus infected files. or may be bundled with the com- I utilize a site to check on new Virii puter for a greater cost. (Thanks to and hoaxes. You might do the same. Bobby Atchinson of Co. B for the Mac http://www.icsa.net/services/ info) You may download an evalua- consortia/antivirus tion of an Antivirus program from the alerthoax.shtml Notebook Deadlines following websites: http:/./ciac.11nl.gov/ciac/ http://www.antivirus.com/down- CIACHoaxes.html Send us your articles, notices, photos and letters. The Notebook is load/default.asp. (Trend Micro) If you need information on cur- only as good as its contributors The deadlines for the http://www.symantec.com/nav/ rent Virli and how to eradicate them, next several issues are: index _downloads.html (Norton! this site would be useful: http: / I June deadline is June 4th s2 Symantec) www.symantec.com/avcenter/ July deadline is July 9th - http://www.commandcom.com/ index.html html/testdrive.html (F-Prot) In a nutshell, to protect against August deadline is August 6th .33 http: / /www.nai.com/download/ Virli, purchase an Antivirus software September deadline is September 10th downloads! (Network Associates, program, disable macros, delete un- October deadline is October 8, 1999 •0% formerly McAfee) known e-mail that has file attach- There are many more sites out ments, (know your source), obtain Although not a requirement, we prefer that all there, however the three mentioned updated virus definition files at least submissions be typed or computer generated in regu- above are the most commonly used. once very two months at a minimum, lar sentence case. Please do not use all uppercase. Computer generated The earlier Melissa virus did not and scan all floppy diskettes from material can be e-mailed to us as an attachment to affect those users of the MAC plat- other computers other than yours [email protected]. In such instances, we prefer Word docu- form. The reason for this is that it before accessing the files. Practice ments, but we can open most commonly used programs. All contribu- -exploited the macro programming these basic principles and you'll con- tors should be familiar with the Notebook editorial policy. capability found in Microsoft Out- tinue to enjoy and make keep your look on the PC. This does not mean computer virus free. Happy Comput- that if you own a MAC, you are free ing!!! from Virli. Glenn R. Sylvester To protect yourself from these San Francisco Police 'macro' Virii, it is suggested that you email: [email protected] turn off macros in your software ap- [email protected] plications. Especially if you don't use hightechcop©pacbell.net macros. Ifyou don't know what mac- homepage: ros are, you won't be missing much. http://members.aol.com/glennsyl- To turn on macro protection in Excel, glennsyl.htm from the tool bar, click on tools, ICQ: UIN# 2089369

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Being a Police Officer in San Days of National Francisco in 1981 Promised You: Remembrance Give Us

Q2 Salary $251000. Annually Work Schedule 8 hour days (7 days on - Tues/ Wed off, 8 days on - Thurs/Fri/Sat/Sun off. You worked 15 of 17 days to Pause get every third weekend off) voice, a Medical Plan Officer paid 100% of premium By Chris Cunnie memory. Dental Plan None available s this issue of the Notebook The spirit of

Retirement Officer paid 7% contribution for Tier 2 retirement goes to print the nation is National Po- Ahonoring all law enforcement lice Week Overtime Paid at straight time (usually took 2 to 3 months to be during National Police Week, May 9- bids us not paid) 15. Certainly just as meaningful is to let those Court Overtime 4 hours flat rate regardless of how long you were kept May 30, National Memorial Day, a names fall lOB Did not exist date that honors all those who have into obscurity. Rather we are to re- died in service to our nation. As call them as people who gave their all Grant overtime Almost unheard of police officers and patriots, the spe- for this police department and this Night Differential Did not exist cial occasions of this month have a city. PE Time Did not exist compounded significance for each of Many of those dead officers - us, marking our consciousness and indeed, of dead officers nationwide Post Premiums Did not exist - also served honorably in the United our lives. Wellness Program Did not exist National Police Week is always a States military. Even today we count Promotional exams 1st Q50 test we could take. ..1989 proud but somber time, a chance for among our ranks police officers who all of us to reflect on the supreme carry scars of military battle. That is Floating Holidays 2 why it is so difficult to separate the sacrifices made by our brothers and Vacations Granted by strict seniority - junior officers did not sisters in this profession. two memorials. Both revere common vacation during the summer months Several Northern California police as well as supreme sacrifice. Both Station Duty Junior officer had the duty until he/she wasn'tjunior and sheriff agencies lost fine law ring with a clear and lasting mes- anymore or maybe you would get the wagon once a enforcement professionals last year. sage. week Past issues of this publication ex- In either arena, be it on the streets tolled each of them and related the of our nation or on lands and seas Station Duty Duties Officers assigned wrote down every radio call trans- tragic details of their death. I will not afar, none died more tragically than mitted, in other words, it would be the same as writing repeat those reports. Instead, let us another. None was any more heroic every unit's CAD printout for the shift down in "the remember them all as heroes, breth- than the others. So in that sense, book". In addition to this responsibility, station duty ren, and friends. this week of national recognition is ran all subjects and handled all counter reports Memorial Day is another time for as much about us as it is about Calling in sick If an officer called in sick on a weekend, on "the book", thoughts of sacrifice, of hallowed them. It is as much a celebration of or on the wagon an officer could be assured of, at least grounds and sacred rights preserved our willingness to embrace the lega- two shifts on "the book" in exchange for the sick call by deaths of gallant and uncommon cies of those dead heroes and to in. heroes. On the eve of this year's commit our personal and professional next time work is getting you down, just think about the above. You holiday we find men and women of lives to their honor. folks are doing a great job and I hear about it all the time. The people who the American military fighting yet This issue of the Notebook reprints live in the district think they have the best cops in the city and I think they're again on foreign soil. The San Fran- the names of those 92 Sari Francisco right. Keep up the good work and remember, it wasn't that long ago when cisco Police Officers' Association Police Officers on the front page. things were a lot worse. praises all of them, and all others Those names overlay our proudest Very Sincerely, abroad and at home, and prays that national symbol - our flag. Please Captain Greg Suhr none of their names will be added to take a few moments to read that list a chiseled list of honored dead. of names and give their significance We have such a list on a wall in the some circumspect reflection. On May lobby of the Hall of Justice. On it are 30, 1999, thank a United States vet- Attend The Membership Meetings carved the names of 92 of our own eran, and pause again to remember SFPD who fell in the line of duty. As our nation's dead - killed in war - time passes, it becomes increasingly as well as all U.S. prisoners of war It's yourAssociation. Attend the ings start at 1400 hours on the and those still missing in action. General Membership meetings and third Tuesday of each month. All more difficult to read those names stay abreast of the business of meetings are conducted at the POA and personalize it with a face, a your organization. While all POA building, 510 7th Street. Please members are welcome, attendance drop in. of guests must be approved by a member of the executive board. The next General Membership Unless otherwise noted, all meet- Meeting is June 15, 1999 MEET WITH 200 BANKERS IN 15 MINUTES ... FLAT! 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LOCATIOE NOOW.. 0 0 0 socosi 0 yEs0. 0 NO DUI Class Benefits &'.TERT fl DROOMNG 0 ,oco CASE NUMBER - %ICT fl FEAST fl SLOW fl FAST. RAPE 0 MODERATE OR.ATEO 0 CEOSEG 0 RAs'Es 0 aURRED 0 WEAK DATE!T1UE - CORs1RTOD,D PRELIMINARY INTERVIEW " Impaired " Report Writers OFFICER WEAKRF WISPECT IS A&E TO CONVE PRIOR TO IA3CA WAJRINCI OFFICER By Ray Shine One need not necessarily be a SUSPECT 0.0.8. ______Traffic Company "traffic nerd" to enjoy the benefits of DRIVERS LICENSE this class. Nor is it tailored for the VEHICLE LICENSE The San Francisco Police Acad- new or junior officer. Quite the con- YEN DESCRIPTION emy now offers a "Driving Under the trary. All veteran officers - as well as Influence - Update" course, a vital sergeants - will come away from the two days of information and instruc- course with a refreshed understand- tion for any officer seeking to hone ing of the intricacies and essentials FRONT his or her DUI detection, arrest, and of this complicated subject. Few as- reporting skills. pects of street work are as fraught WALK AND TURN TEST ONE LEG STAND TEST FINGER TO NOSE TEST RHONBERO BALANCE TEST The P.O.S.T. certified course cov- with legal pot-holes, redundancy, and L N ORIGHT INDEX fl I.EFT INDEX FROEAEOR RIDES ers a wide range of key DUI issues, complication as are DUI arrests. This El C1 SWAYS WHILE DRAW LINES TO SPOTS TOUCHED including detection and documenta- course fills in those annoying ruts J BALANCING tion of offenders, legal updates, re- and holes and sends the student off CANNOT MAINTAIN BALANCE 0 0 USES ARMS TO BALANCE porting strategies, court presenta- on a smooth road of professional STARTS TOO SOON DO HOPPING 21E tion, and SFPD policy and proce- confidence. 10T NINE NINE o o PUTS dure. Hands-on practical skills in- Indeed, even the department's $TO5WEJW FOOT DOWN RTE'$OP LIE WPEW OnES clude instruction in standardized field most active DUI apprehender, Solo EST1IATE PSIRCORAR______ACTUAL STEPS CARPS WEANING GLASSES? V N JOTRPR____ coordination tests and horizontal gaze Roscoe Sweeney, acknowledged the WEARING CONTACTS? V N H H EYE PROBLEMS? V N nystagmus. benefits of the course. "Things change so fast with this stuff." Roscoe noted. ILE SFPO FORM 482 "It's good to get these updates and POLl TAR from time to time. They should really BACK be done more often." PE NTS This handy DUI field guide was developed by Sgt. Greg McEachem. It Lead instructor Greg McEachern provides officers with a check-list of questions, tests, and procedures for does a greatjob of moving the course PLI INS properly documenting afield contact with a DUI suspect. The form is cut tofit along and keeping the student fo- inside your citation book, and each completed card can be submitted as cused on the material. Interesting E JEWEL evidence with the report. Grab a handful of these new forms and keep them video presentations and practical with you on patrol. demonstrations break-up periods of 5 NT MICHAEL'S MED lecture, and comments and dialog with students brings a qualified prac- approach to documentation and re- that any officer will find useful and EN LUTTRING R ticality to all of the discussion. port writing, Matt provides a step- handy. SFPD Retired Veteran DUI-meister Matt Krimsky by-step guideline for writing a narra- Don't miss out on this well-con- 7 AR ST 0 lends his expertise in the art and tive that should produce a bullet- structed and practical course. Not proof DUI report - and kudos from only is it directly applicable to rou- SAN FRAN S O,CA94102 science of writing a DUI narrative. In his typical leave-no-stone-unturned any competent prosecutor. tine patrol work, but it will also raise (415) 9 6-8086 Gavin McEachern has an interest- your own professional self-esteem. It ing block of instruction on the appli- also comes with attendant college cation of horizontal gaze nystagmus. credit and P.O.S.T. certification. For A fairly reliable indicator of a suspect's more information contact the acad- level of intoxication, HGN is a simple emy office of Education and Train- and easily administered field test ing.

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By Ray Shine Street. Mike is looking for 50 -60 May 6, 1999 interested people who want to learn William Breall, M.D., President POA Welfare Officer Mike Hebel a little more about their deferred CCSF Employees' Retirement System has proposed a tentative special in- comp options. There will probably 1155 Market Street, 2nd Floor vestment seminar and is seeking in- not be any cost for the seminar. Sari Francisco, CA 94103 terested attendees. Just two topics Expect few bells and party favors. RE: AETNA - DEFERRED COMPENSATION would be covered in a special four This is an informational seminar hour deferred compensation semi- designed to deliver the most current Dear Dr. Breall: nar: Two hours covering strategies information available to help inves- At the April, 1999 meeting of the POA's Board of Directors, a lively for investing in deferred comp mu- tors optimize their deferred comp discussion ensued regarding deferred compensation. More specifi- tual funds: two hours covering strat- positions. cally, Board members, who had just received the first quarter perfor- egies for withdrawing those funds Interested parties should not con- mance results, were concerned about the funds available through upon retirement. tact Mike directly. Rather, send your Aetna. Mike has all but guaranteed that interest note, including contact in- The consensus at the Board meeting was that the switch from someone from the Aetna company formation, to the following address Hartford to Aetna had certainly reduced management fees, but there would be one of the scheduled speak- by May 14, 1999: is a pressing concern as to whether the funds into which participants ers. POA Deferred Comp Seminar were "mapped" are performing (and will perform) as well as funds The seminar is tentatively been do The POA Notebook provided by Hartford. scheduled for Saturday, June 19, 510 7th Street Since we have been with Aetna for about 3 months, it is very 1999 at the POA building, 510 7th San Francisco, Ca 94103 premature to draw any sound conclusion as to whether the Hartford funds were superior to the funds Aetna now provides. By resolution, the POA's Board of Directors now requests the Retirement Board to conduct, in October or November of this year, a comprehensive and detailed study of the performance records of all Clisham & Sortor the current offerings from Aetna compared with the offerings previ- ously available through Hartford. At that point, participants will Attorneys at Law have been with Aetna for two full quarters. Ghiradelli Square Should the Retirement Board desire to hire a consultant to assist 900 North Point, Suite 300 in this analysis, several POA Board members expressed significant San Francisco, CA 94109 concerns about using Watson Wyatt since that firm was involved in (415) 775-1395 the initial mapping process. However, the use of consultants most certainly is a judgment for the Retirement Board itself. Specializing in the Representation of Peace Officers The deferred compensation program is used by most participants as a supplemental retirement program and therefore of significant concern in planning for a financially secure retirement. The POA's Board of Directors does appreciate the significant amount of time and effort which the Retirement Board spends on this issue and will in the future. SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR SFPI) NEW RECRUITS, The POA does have a Deferred Compensation Committee which was quite active for over 9 months in 1998 when the deferred com- SFPOA MEMBERS, FAMILY, & FRIENDS pensation selective process was active. I am volunteering this committee to the Retirement Board should • Are you tired ofpaying your LANDLORD'S mortgage??? you desire a participant viewpoint as to whether participants are receiving fund choices equal or superior to those which were available • Wouldn 'tyou like to start building your OWN EQUITY??? through the Hartford. • Could you benefit from the TAX WRITE-OFFS associated Thank you for your cooperation in this most important matter. with owning your home??? Sincerely, SAN FRANCISCO POLICE OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION Chris Cunnie

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many other fine prizes including din- Raoul Ponce Benefit Big Success ners and hotel stays found their way into the hands of many happy win- By Ed Garcia, T.T.F. think Raoul had any idea how many ners. true friends he had. As the call went There were some large contribu- Raoul Ponce of Northern Station out through the police grapevine of a tors who we wish to thank, including has been a respected, hard working need for sick hours to be contributed D.C. Jack Santos and Captain Rich member of the San Francisco Police members responded. Within six Cairns. Attending the dinner was Lt. Department for more than two de- weeks enough sick time poured into Gregg Corrales, who walked up to cades. Over the course of these many the personnel office to carry Ponce the ticket table and laid down a large years Raoul has made many close for more than two years! amount of cash on the table and did friends around the department and This was only the beginning. As we not ask for change. It was also im- has touched many people's lives even all know, police salary must often be pressive that the committee received through brief associations. It is often augmented through overtime or sec- several checks from members of the said that a person does not know ondary employment to make ends community who had never even had who his real friends are until disaster meet. The loss of this income along the pleasure to meet Ponce, but they strikes and one must turn to friends with the demands of family and ev- made contributions to assist an of- for aid. Over the course of the past eryday life keeps a constant strain on ficer in need. Raoul Ponce, Guest of Honor few months Raoul has been battling us all and Ponce felt the pinch. A Prior to the distribution of the cancer, having gone through surger- committee headed by Mark Johnson. Also serving on the com- prizes, committee member Nick "Nick ies and very difficult treatments fol- Hernandez of the Tenderloin Task mittee were P.O.A. President Chris at Night" Shihadeh did a brief mono- lowing those procedures. This has Force was assembled to put together Cunnie, Al Martinez of D.V.R.U., Rich logue and was followed by Lt. Corrales left Raoul unable to work for a sub- a fund-raiser to raise cash for Raoul Struckman and Jeff Roth of North- who shared some Marine Corps hu- stantial time and the road to recov- and his family. This was done through ern Station, Vince Simpson from Taxi mor with us. The highlight of the ery is not a short one. the offices of the San Francisco Po- Detail, Nick Shthadeh of Park Sta- levity was a joke delivered by a com- It was now time for Raoul to find lice Officers' Association with the tion and Ed Garcia of T.T.F. mittee member on the subject of out who his friends were and I don't help of committee member Steve Three months of raffle ticket sales animal husbandry that had them proceeded a benefit dinner which rolling in the aisles (you had to be was held March 13th, at Ron there). Shortly after the comedy per- Dumont's City Forest Lodge. Mr. formances and the distribution of Dumont gave the committee special prizes, a very fresh video tape of the consideration as he and head chef Holyfield-Lewis bout (completed only Jimmy Potts provided a huge Italian minutes prior) seemed to materialize dinner with salad, garlic bread and and was shown on the big screen four hours of open bar for $25.00 per T.V. This was a happy crew having a person. Approximately 120 friends good time. attended, including retired members Raoul was of course the guest of and numerous civilians who contrib- honor, and he seemed at times al- uted to the cause. most overwhelmed by the friendship, There was a list of fine prizes to be affection and camaraderie that often raffled off that night, but the 1st prize times seems only to be found among /4he was an official American League ball the members of the San Francisco autographed by San Francisco's own Police Department. Upon the final Joe DiMaggio. The ball came with a deposit of funds at an account set up letter of authenticity and with the by our friends at the San Francisco San Francisco Giants "Yankee Clipper's" very recent death Police Credit Union, we found that this became a real treasure. This gift more than $13,000.00 had been do- was donated by Mark Castagnola, an nated. Attending this event which East Bay Memorabilia dealer who brought to a close a very successful would like to thank also happens to be the brother of fund-raising campaign, I looked S.F.P.D.'s Matt Castagnola. The lucky around at the people assembled there winner was Georgia Pappas of the and remembered why we can all be Police Academy. Steven Stearns of proud to be members of this police the Officers of Park Station won a 27' colorT.V. and department. the S.ERO.A. STEVE SILVER'S BEACH BLANKET for all of ;A IYftiM their hard work! Club Fugazi, 678 Green, San Francisco • 4151421-4222 over 21 evenings under 21, Sunday matinees only

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Forrest Fulton, Ph.D., of the Be- • San Francisco havioral Science Unit followed Dolly. Fellowship of Fellowship of He challenged us to be alert to offic- Christian ers who display open anger, rage and hostility toward the general public Peace Officers Christian Peace Officers and fellow employees. Most likely this type of behavior follows the of- Theme: "A Work in Progress" ficer home. Ignoring this type of be- Special Luncheon: Wednesday, June 9, 1999 Domestic havior condones it. Gentle confron- Time: 1200 hours tation and a referral to B.S.U. will Violence help this person. Forrest also told us Location: Police Officers' Association that the city will pay the cost for 510 - 7th Street, (7th and Bryant Sts.) By Daniel Hampton employees to receive professional Guest Speaker: CHP Officer Shawn Chase services from counselors and psy- omestic violence within the chiatrists. The luncheon was attended by fifty-four persons. It was Shawn Chase has been a Christian all his life. He has been a CHP Department was the topic at informative. Officer for 13 years. He has been assigned positions in the following: D our last luncheon. Inspector Felipa Cahill died peacefully in her auto theft, hazardous material investigator, background investigator, Dolly Casazza from the Domestic sleep. She regularly attended our Special Agent with DEA, and Special Agent in the San Mateo Narcotics Violence Unit shared how the De- luncheons. Two years ago she played Task Force. Currently, Shawn is the Public Affairs Officer for the San partment is pro-active in investigat- her accordion at our Christmas lun- Francisco Office. He is the son of retired S.F.P.D. SGT. Mike Chase. ing this charge against our members. Its so serious that those mem- cheon. We will miss her. Our prayers Shawn is married and has two boys who attend Christian Schools. bers alleged to be involved in domes- go out to Chief Tom Cahill and family He is the Athletic Director at Church of the Highlands (San Bruno) tic violence shall have their guns members. and is involved in coaching various athletic teams. He is currently in the confiscated (a state statute mandates Our next guest speaker will be process of starting a CHP Chaplaincy Program and Chip's For Christ that the officer's gun shall be taken). California Highway Patrol Officer group at the San Francisco Office. Even those officers who have retired Shawn Chase. I've always respected Shawn will share with us his journey and growth as a Christian. The and need the use of their firearm in a the CHP and the professional ser- trials and tribulations in his life will reveal that he is a "Work in new career can have their weapons vices they render to the citizens of Progress." Please support Shawn who represents one of California's confiscated if implicated in d.v. Dolly California. Please attend this lun- Finest. shared that some studies reveal that cheon to show your gratitude to the Reservations: up to 35% of police officers in any CHP too. Look for Shawn's flyer in Cost: The cost for the luncheon is only $10.00 (ten) per person. You large department are committing the paper. must pay in advance for this luncheon (Not Tax Deductible). domestic violence. What a tragedy If you pay by check make it payable to: Daniel Hampton and send the for us officers and for our families. check to Daniel Hampton, Planning Division, 850 Bryant Street, Room She shared that we are taught in 500, S.F., Ca. 94103. If you pay by cash hand deliver it to Dan. the Academy Recruit Classes and S There are no refunds for this luncheon, the caterer must be paid in AO's how to aggressively confront advance to prepare for the meals. Bar-B-Que Ribs, Beef, and Chicken the criminal and to use physical con- will be served by Brother-in-Law (a private vendor). straint techniques against a resist- ing criminal, which carries over to PLEASE REMIT WITH $10.00 (TEN) DOLLARS. NO REFUNDS. our relationships with our families. HAMANO We need to differentiate between the criminal element at work and our SUSHI love ones at home. AO doesn't offer any class teaching officers how to diffuse from the stress and criminal 1332 Castro Street ADDRESS element at work and the conse- San Francisco quences members face when charged with d.v. How sad! We can be side- California 94114 TELEPHONE NO. lined from the streets and lose our 826-0825 livelihood and yet AO has no class on this. r------I THE WINDOW AND DOOR SHOP I Doors and Frames I rM' I Wooden Windows I Custom and Standard I ii1 I Andersen, Marvin & other manufacturers I WI I I 10% Discount for SFPD/SFPOA & Their Family & Fnends I Toll free: 1 (888) 849-4636 (84 WIND O) 7e máe ec J www.citysearch.com/sfo/windowanddoor I I I 185 Industrial St., San Francisco, CA 941241 I 3L ARCHES (415) 282-6192 Fax (415) 282-6193 ------

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By Ray Shine Brown for a second term as mayor of Editor San Francisco. Citing Mayor Brown's accessibil- Mayor Willie L. Brown spoke be- ity, unflagging support of labor, and fore the POA Board of Directors at explicit appreciation for the day-to- their April 20 meeting. Announced day work performed by San Fran- by President Chris Cunnie as a late cisco police officers, the Board vote bulletin in the April issue of the reflects what most consider to be the Notebook, the Board gave unanimous general consensus of the rank-and- approval of a motion to endorse Mr. file. Vice President Gary Delagnes praised the forth- right and bottom line style of Mr. Brown, a character- istic that greatly fa- cilitated the most Mayor Brown addresses the Board of Directors at the April 20 meeting. recent negotiations between the POA negotiating commit- Mr. Brown. The Mayor has never The POA anticipates another four tee and the Mayor's failed to respond to a request from years of respect and cooperation with The SFPOA Executive Board with Mayor Brown. Left to office. the POA to meet and discuss an issue Mayor Brown, and many members of right: Treasurer Jack Minkel, Vice President Gary President Cunnie or a concern. Such discussions are this organization have expressed their Delagnes, Mayor Willie Brown, President Chris Cunnie commented on the always productive and definitive. This desire to do their part to ensure that and Secretary Steve Johnson. ready accessibility of close working relationship enhances the man is reelected for a second Cunnie's ability to lead this organi- term. As an organization, the POA zation and to keep it in the forefront will do all it can to retain Willie of public safety leadership. Brown as our mayor.

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1999 marks the sesquicentennial of the founding of ; < the SFPD The POA has been an integral piece in the SFPD mosaic during the last fifty years We thought it / Notebook would be interesting to look back on the history of our relationship with the department. Throughout the remainder of the year we will dedi- Ttallsfer cate space in each issue of the Notebook to reprinting of headlines, Policy excerpts, and quotes from past issues of the POA newspapers. Selected items will have some Vice Presid significance, be it a parallel to the goings-on of the day, the curious and inexplicable, or just a fond remembrance. A few items have been selected because they so vividly contrast the old and I have heard new. Other things to pay attention to are the by-lines and the names of persons referred to in P-i does lothing tmpi ts fro1 mana the articles. There are some surprises there as well. Some are selected merely for the sake of Unduly restrictiflgt hamper thej.g1ne that Jag of person them in the effectiveness by trivial interest. For instance, did you know that several different people have penned the popular does movement Around The Department column over the years? Or did you know that the name of the the depa a P-i and p1 ac- bility any Association paper has changed several times since inception? '1°alified individual forto transselect either in Way limit It has been said that the more things change, the more they stay the same. A read through removal of the most 0flCe an unqu er, nor do e the POA archives proves just how true that saying is. - Ed. assign ed to any orunprod s i stop d ye oes n ot allow is the ability10 at thi office a capnco0 and, s general order In rbitrary anage ner. toactin

The San Francisco Policeman, May 1980 Notebook, May 1993 Shhhhhh! Top Five Reasons It's Reprinted from the S.F. Examiner, Great To Be A Cop In The Policeman, May 1981 Jeff Janus San Francisco Once upon a time (almost six weeks ago), Channel 7's investigative reporter, Steve Wil- Solo Sgt. Larry MacKenzie "borrowed" the son, just came out with a blockbuster. Brace By Jerry Sarin, Co. H motorcycle assigned to the Commanding yourself, it's a biggie. Officer of the Solo unit, one Captain Robert He found out that cops park their civilian cars 1. Never have to attend boring family Marsh. around police stations - in yellow, white, and red weekends at Grandma's, because you're zones and at expired meters. But they don't get always working. tickets, they get to park free, and illegally. Gosh.. 2. If you get in a jam you know Bob Geary and that damn puppet are coming to HONESTY: It so happened that while Wilson told help. his tale, Diane Feinstein was sitting in the KGO studio... 3.Free donuts. And you have to give the mayor points. She 4. Get to meet interesting people in their admitted that even she parks illegally. In this city, homes. who doesn't? 5. Get to drive spiffy cars and park anywhere you want. -

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Belt Conceals Key San Francisco 1985 May FBI Bulletin Don't Be Discouraged Pope Tells policemen

"I hope your work, which sometimes brings you into contact with the darker side of human nature, will not When the Captain learned of the "loan" deter you from enthusiastically serving the cause of civic he demanded that Larry return the motor- harmony". . . He reminded the officers that theirs is "a cycle. Larry complied, of course, and put it in work of service and brotherhood that requires a profound the Captain's office. Note the scarecrow sense of the unique dignity of every human being."... (hatrack) wearing a safety helmet, a dashing scarf holster, baton, and blue jumpsuit.

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Why should San Francisco policemen be interested in supporting Prop A to build a new Hall of Justice?.. . The plans for the proposed Hall show a tremendous parking area where accommodations for policemen going to court have been allowed.... A man's belt can be used by criminals to conceal a handcuff key. This belt was found by law enforcement authorities in a vehicle abandoned by aformer FBI Top Ten fugitive. When the belt is worn, the key

is well hidden, but readily accessible when needed. San Francisco Police, May 1959 New Wage Scale Adopted For SFPOA and Credit Union Notebook, May 1964 S.F. Policemen By Sol Weiner and Ted Dolan Car Wash Discount The Board of Supervisors has adopted a new scale of wages for members of the San Francisco Police Mr. Vince Correnti, of Automotive City at 16th and South Van Department. The new scale goes into effect on July The office door had to be removed before Ness, has informed this Association that members will be given a 1, 1959 and provides that patrolmen will receive the motorcycle could be put back on the discount on car washes, steam cleaning, and a continued discount $545.00 per month with corresponding increases for street. on gasoline prices. This discount can be had by showing a current the ranks. Association card. .

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would-be assassin, hidden in a pitch San Francisco American Legion POST black ambush site, under the free- Police-Fire Post Dinner continued from page 2 way on-ramp. Fearing that if he re- honoring treated to safety and waited for backup the gunman would shoot Police Officers of the Year Toropovsky as the 1998 California many of the homeless in the area, as Police Officer of the Year. Mike, a well as his fellow officers responding 1997 RENE LaPREVOTTE canine officer at the time, was the to the scene, Shaughn exited the 1998 MIKE TOROPOVSKY first to arrive at a homeless encamp- radio car. He elected to confront the 1999 SHAUGHN RYAN ment in Golden Gate Park to investi- trigger-happy madman alone. As he gate a double shooting. He obtained advanced on the gunman, he engaged him in a furious gunfight. While Thursday, 10 June 1999 a general direction of flight and, with the gunman was blasting away at 1800 Hrs. No Host Cocktails another officer, began to search for Shaughn with a sawed off, 20-gauge 1930 Hrs. Dinner the gunman. Mike Toropovsky went into the worst tactical situation one shotgun, Shaughn was returning fire, Italian- American Club can imagine. He entered a pitch black, hitting the gunman three times, with 25 Russia Street heavily wooded park in search of a no apparent effect. Mistakenly be- $ 30.00, Couples-$ 55. 00 hidden gunman who had already lieving that the suspect was wearing shot two people, and would soon body armor, when the shotgun was, Co. A - Tom DelTorre shoot and kill a police dog. The on- once again, aimed at him, Shauglm Co. B - Steve Balma scene commander had urged him Ryan, still advancing, fired a fourth Co. C - John Hennesey not to enter, but fearing that the shot, mortally wounding the gun- Co.D - Dave Faingold gunman would escape and shoot man. His heroic actions undoubt- Co. E - Joe Currie other citizens, he entered the park in edly saved many lives that night. Co. F - Nick Shihadeh search of the gunman. At one point This dinner is an opportunity to Co.G - Charlie Coates he engaged in a furious gun battle, honor these three heroes that repre- Co. H - Dick Wallett sustaining a serious gunshot wound. sent all of us in the San Francisco Co. I - John Sterling Even when faced with the very real Police Department so well. For the Co. J - Tony Flores peril of bleeding to death, he refused many members of Police Post 456 Co. K - Al Casciato to leave his partner's side until an- that aren't able to attend the Post Bureau - Greg Corrales other officer arrived to replace him. meetings (Second Tuesday of every Officer Shaughn Ryan is our can- month, 1800 hours), this is the per- didate for 1999 California Police Of- fect opportunity to support the post ------ficer of the Year. The Law and Order by attending the dinner. Couples are nThe ntire Bay Area — - Commission will meet in Fresno on encouraged to attend! I 05-08-99 to make the selection. Semper Fi, Jack AUTO BODY Shaughn was nominated on the ba- Semper Fi, Dale ctxiez sis of his actions while investigating INCORPORATED REPAIRS 417 DUMBARTON AVENUE a report of shots fired near the free- Author's note: On Saturday, May We 4et U RiSk Ibe F,ø I,e! REDWOOD CITY CA 940( way on-ramp at Cesar Chavez and 8, 1999, the American Legion State Vermont Streets on a recent bleak, Law and Order Committee met and I (6501216-6000 moonless night, Upon approaching selected Shaughn Ryan as the the area, Shaughn's radio car was California State Police Officer of the struck twice by gunfire from the Year. May 1999 Notebook Page 15

disability pensions. Truly a disen- cops are cowboys - at times overly that I get towed, the drug dealer on Letters franchised population, the Filipino aggressive - and should be removed the corner. WWII Veterans live without family from the Force. "But when I walk into this devel- support and are dependent on SSI, But there are also a lot like Vaswani opment you know me, we're working soup kitchens, and the support of - dedicated to their work and to the together, and I love the fact that volunteers. community residents they serve. you're glad to see me." Currently, there is an active bill I met Vaswani while working with Vaswani is both a sensitive and a introduced in Congress, Filipino residents of a HUD-subsidized hous- tough cop - I'm sure he'll bounce Veterans Equity Act. This bill seeks ing development and the back from his injuries. Thank youyou to correct 52 years of injustice to development's non-profit owner to That was a man working hard at this population. If approved, it will push drug dealers and gangs out of his job to cooperate with and protect Chris amend the Rescission Act of 1946, the area. It was at the height of a his community. Shame on the as- and will give disability pension, series of drug related gang killings in sailants' stereo-types, and shame on The members of SFPD communi- medical and burial benefits to the the neighborhood. them. cations want to thank you for the Filipino WWII Veterans. The residents had organized, and Buck Bagot great party the POA helped to The SFVEC Task Force is a were bravely attempting to cooperate San Francisco sponsor for National Telecommuni- group of volunteers working toward with the Police Department to clean cations Week. The dispatchers establishing a Center in San up their community. Officer Vaswani really enjoyed it very much. Francisco to help the Filipino joined their effort. Again, Thank you. Veterans with special needs and He and his fellow officers worked Sincerely, chronic impairments live as satis- hard, and willingly, and their com- Pat Guttman factorily as possible. Enclosed is a munity policing in cooperation with Communications Manager copy of our latest newsletter that the residents led to the abatement of briefly describes our activities. the dealing and violent crime. Thank you again for your sup- I remember Vaswani telling us: port and your generous donation. "I love working with you folks here D The SF police officers are many at this development. All day long, times the first line of help extended everyone I see is sorry to see me Visit our website Chris to these Filipino Veterans. For this, coming - the person I ticket, the Thank you for the donation for we are also very thankful. We owner of the car blocking a driveway www.sfpoa.org the Williams Family. This reflects welcome your participation in the how we police officers are all Task Force's forthcoming activities brothers and sisters. It is great to planned for the Veterans. know that our association is Sincerely, always there to help others. En- Lourdes Santos Tancinco, closed is a receipt from St. President s California's most experienced Joseph's School. SF Veterans Equity Sincerely, Center Task Force A dental carrier, Delta Dental John Solis realizes the importance of being I remember how it was... well protected, particularly if you're a member of the San Francisco Forrest Fulton - Police Officers' Association. That's 1* why this year's dental program Thank you for the article on my Chris - friends and co-workers (previous). I offering to the Association includes Thank you for your generous remember many a night what I DeltaPremier and PMI DeltaCare. donation of $200. wouldn't have given for someone to With DeltaPremier, you and your The Easter egg hunt at Mission rub my neck around 2-3 a.m. on a Playground, co-sponsored by St. Saturday night. Both when I was a His suit is designed to protect dispatcher and a supervisor. John's Educational Thresholds kim from sub-zero temperatures Center and Mission Police Station, To the POA staff, thank you for was attended by close to 500 sending me the Notebook over the in an oxygen free-atmospkere. happy children. Your contribution years I have been retired. It helps helped make it possible to supply to keep in touch with the wonder- His dental plan is designed ful friends I made there over the them all with enough candy to fill to protect kim from their Easter baskets. last 22 years. We hope that you will be a part Please find enclosed my check astronomically kigk costs. of next year's event. for "Operation Pain in the Neck". Always, Sincerely, family can visit any licensed dentist Ethel Siegel Newlin, SJETC Irene Voorheis Capt. Greg Suhr Officer Vaswani did not - a benefit further enhanced when Mission Police Station you choose a Delta dentist. That's a deserve to be attacked by group that includes nearly 94 S.F. mob percent of all California dentists. PMI DeltaCare features dental * To the Editor, SF Examiner benefits with no deductibles or The news story "Marchers in al- Chris Cunnie, SFPOA President leged attack on cops" (April 27) re- Phil Dito, Chairman, Community 1aaderani :Q! suitSFpohce ! counts how San Francisco Police Services Committee Officer Raj Vaswani was knocked annual maximums when you visit a Dear Mr. Cunnie & Mr. Dito, unconscious by a mob of demonstra- PMI DeltaCare dentist. And since and no balance billing. After all, you tors who broke off from a march to On behalf of the SF Veterans both plans bear the Delta name, don't have to be a rocket scientist to free death row inmate Mumia Equity Center (SFVEC) Task Force, recognize the need for protection. Abu-Jamal. they bear the same trademark Delta I want to thank you for supporting It's wrong to assume that features: controls to ensure afford- the Filipino World War II Veterans Abu-Jamal [convicted in Pennsylva- of San Francisco. able, quality care through strict A DELTA DENTAL nia of murdering a policeman] must Delta Dental Plan of California Presently, there are nearly 3,000 treatment standards, a rigorous be guilty because he's black and Filipino Veterans in the Bay Area; review process, pre-negotiated fees We have a plan to keep you smiling. radical. It's just as wrong to assume most of them live in San Francisco. that every cop is a bad or brutal cop. Unlike other U.S. Veterans, Fili- I know Vaswani, and knowing him pino WWII Veterans do not receive made the story hit me hard. Some

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May 1999 Notebook Page 17 Focus On Vision Correction New Short Term Disability Plan Lo Good For Public Safety Officers! Be On The Lookout By Daniel Schwartz where people buy ( By Ella G. Faictorovich, M.D., within minutes, and the healing pro- too little It is Submitted to the Notebook cess is usually complete within hours. One bright spot in this year's likely that, follow- by Steve Johnson Health Service System open enroll- ing a disabling t"\ POA Secretary Attention All Units ment is the new short term disability event, your fi- Vision correction surgery is a medi- plan. This new plan is an especially nances will be greatly The last thing you should have to cal procedure and should be taken good fit for public safety officers and impacted. According to the Federal think about when you and your part- seriously. Because not all surgeons anyone not covered by State Disabil- Housing Authority, 46% of conven- ner are called in to investigate a have had the same amount of train- ity Insurance. tional housing foreclosures result domestic dispute - or when you are ing, and because numerous proce- Public safety officers receive full from disability. pursuing a DUI suspect at top speed dures exist, you need to make sure pay for job related disabilities, but Whether or not you already have a - are your glasses or contact lenses. the surgeon to whom you are en- they are often surprised to find that disability plan, you may wish to in- With public safety in your hands, trusting your eyesight has the expe- if they become injured or ill off thejob vestigate this one time opportunity, you simply cannot afford to have rience and expertise to ensure a suc- that they have no protection. 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By Mike Hebel, several years with adult probation. Welfare Officer. CFP Three members of the 103rd class (June 1966) were also present: Nick The Embassy Suites Hotel in Klimenko, John Kranci, and Bill Burlingame hosted the SFPD-POA Wakefield. semiarmual pre-retirement seminar. Also attending with their spouses For the first time since its inception were: Bob Belous, Bob Bronson. John in 1984 the seminar lasted three Currie, Tom Del Torre. Bob Participants in the pre-retirement seminar held in April. days (April 20 - 22. Members and Hernandez, Michael Pedrini, Mike their spouses/partners stayed at the Smith, Dave Spencer. Jim Taylor, Hernandez wanted to know if the tern now pays over $330 million an- Embassy Suites. The seminar was John Thelan, Bob Wood, and Mike CCSF recognizes "same sex mar- nually in retirement benefits while expanded to include discussion of Yalon. riages." Mike Mahoney confessed that continuing to grow its asset base Social Security and Medicare ben- Deputy Chief Joaquin Santos and this seminar was the only one in his (now $10.1 billion). She stated that efits, deferred compensation benefits, Captain Walt Cullop kept the class long police career wherein he was the fund is very healthy and has been Health Service System plans, PERS intellectual level elevated. able to stay awake the whole time. structured to weather all economic long term care, retired/veteran em- To the question: "Where will you environments. The oldest person re- ployee organizations, and critical Class Comments live in 20 years?" - came the anony- ceiving a monthly retirement check psychological issues presented by Representing the SF Veteran Po- mous answer "Holy Cross!" is a 103 year old firefighter widow. retirement. lice Officers' Assn., Gale Wright com- The next retirement planning semi-

Special thanks to Chief Fred Lau, mented: "Today is my 66th birthday. Other Observations nar is scheduled for October 1999. Assistant Chief Earl Sanders, and If I knew that I would live this long, I Chief Lau now gives every retiree The seminar will be available to the Captain Dan Lawson for providing would have taken better care of my- his/her police officer star as the first 50 people, members and their the necessary funding to expand the self." Department's recognition for a job spouses/partners, who contact the seminar subjects and to allow mem- John Sterling remarked on how well done; this has also reduced to POA after the announcement is sent bers and their spouses/partners to his job incurred hearing loss had zero the number of missing/lost po- to all members with 25 or more years reside at the Embassy Suites. helped his sex life. "When my wife lice star reports made by those mem- of service. Preference is given to those says 'do you want to go to sleep or bers approaching retirement age. members who have already contacted 54 Participants what' - I say 'what' because I did not Clare Murphy, the executive di- the Retirement board for their retire- Fifty-four participants attended hear her." rector of the Retirement System, in- ment dates. The seminar fills up this lively and informative seminar SFPD psychologist Forrest Fulton formed the attendees that the sys- quickly so don't delay. which was coordinated by retired announced that "men are the suicide officer Mike Sugrue and his wife Kass. gender" and then identified the 3 Officer Jeff Barry from the Police occupations with the highest inci- Firearms Safety Class For SFPD Families Academy provided excellent on site dence of suicide: doctors/ dentists, assistance. military personnel in peacetime, and By Mickey Griffin Firearms Safety Course The seat of honor, which is re- law enforcement officers. He per- SFPD Rangemaster Schedule, through June 1999 served for the most senior member in plexed the group with his comments attendance, was given to inspector on seeking professional help when Since August, the SFPD Range The schedule for the Firearms Duane Otis of the 101 recruit class. "grieving over the loss of your police staff has been offering a unique Fire- safety Training and trigger-Lock Pro- Duane admitted that he was now job." But this is a serious subject arms Safety Class to officers and gram (Refer to Department bulletin proudly working for 21 cents an hour since retirement from law enforce- their family members. The SFPD is 98-55 dated 08112198) follows: and would receive a pension equal to ment can cause, in some individu- one of the first police departments in All Officers are encouraged to bring 86% of his present salary since he als, a loss of support and identity. the nation to offer a safety class to their family members with them. The had purchased all his former city Ralph Domer proposed a unique officers' families, and to provide of- minimum age to attend this training time, including that earned as a life manner of compounding all cost of ficers with a trigger lock for their is 10 years old. guard when he was 14 years old, and living annual adjustments. Bob department issued handgun. The main focus of this training is LOCATION: SAN FRANCISCO Is BEST KEPT SECRET to address the issue of firearms safety Lake Merced Range at home, especially around children 700 John Muir Drive Coo 708 Vallejo St., S.F., CA 94133+ (415) 434-2727 and young adults. The course covers San Francisco, Ca 94132 rI — -:A I Tues. to Sat. . Breakfast/Lunch - 7:30 am to 3 pm a variety of safety issues, including (415) 587-2274 & Dinner - 5:30 pm to 9 pm current legal requirements, basic fire- Sunday. Breakfast/Lunch - 10 am to 3 pm arms safety rules, safe storage pro- TIMES: cedures, and security devices. 0800 to 1200 hours Managed by Carl Payne, SFPD çp Attending family members have 1300 to 1700 hours OP1 IMF Z S.F.PD. Souvenirs & Memorabilia really enjoyed the class. They all % a block from Central Station agree that the time invested in this DATES: A —Great Food/ No Don uts- training may help save a life. SATURDAYS The two classes are held monthly 05/22/99 on a Saturday, once in the morning 06/26/99 and once in the afternoon. Members -f9'jl;i //j just have to call the Range Staff to Please notify the range staff as to CORIVA Sun.-Thur. till 12:00 a.m. enroll their family members (Refer to which class you would like to attend HOT POT CITY Fri. & Sat. till 1:00 a.m. Department Bulletin 98-155 for de- along with the numbers of family After 10:00 p.m. $8.99 tails). members. Lunch 12:00-4:00 $8.99 HOT POT & BAR-B-Q ',4k ALL YOU CAN EAT SFPD Asia Tour 1999 852 Clement Street (at 10th Ave.), San Francisco September 24 - October 9 Tel: (415) 387-7888 & 387-8999 SFPD members, family &friends are welcome to participate in this 16 days tour to mainland China, Thailand & Hong Kong.

010Ii01.Ii010I We will be visiting the magnificent cities of Beijing, to walk on the great wall, Man; to visit the famous terra cotta warriors, Shanghai; the • SFPD Retired • "Negotiating Everything" economic center of China, Bangkok, Thailand; the mystic city, island of Phuket, on the Adamen Sea, Hong Kong for a shopping spree. • Drafting LLC's, P/S's, Coip. 's, Wills, Trusts, Commercial Leases All for outstanding-based price of $2,900.00 (plus $45.00 SF0 & Hong • 10-31 Tax Deferred Exchanges Kong airport tax) price includes: • All transportation • Five stars hotel accommodations • Property Management • Real Estate Sales • Admissions to all sights • All meals as indicated • Units • Homes • Commercial For information, please contact: ° Realtor • Attorney at Law • General Contractor 8-1#457061 Felix Thieu (415) 553-9084 pager: (415) 739-2888 David Tambara (415) 553-1137 pager: (415) 764-9456 GREG CLARK 415.566-0186 ext. 133• • Vrn/Pgr: 415.719-8828 David Kamita (415) 553-1506 pager: (415) 708-0400 • 314 WEST R = * L T 0 0 S PORTAL AVE., S. F. CA 94127

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r..:.:.:..: Still hits the ball far behind at 7- 1. In last place in this Nick's Notes well). division are the Nor-them Master Bat- • The B Divi- ters (comically run by Joe Boyle and Ct^_\ sion has a dog Steve Caniglia) who have been led to By Nick Shihadeh, Sports Editor j fight going on an 0-win, 6-loss record so far by "the POA Notebook • . •• ••• / with Al Hon- Laughing Policeman" himself Mat f i1rc th p r 're fl,t11t151. WV '.LALLJLAkJ, LtLt SL.5t_'Sleast f7 11 CL 0 sut tzi'._i ii UI S 'J - HECKITOUT:TheSFPDSoc- vo . Station in first place at fielding a team most of the time and cer Hall of Fame Banquet that ( \ I \ ) \ an undefeated 6-0 while as the Commish that s all that I can C took place at Ron Dumont's the surpnsing Ingleside ask for Take note of the A and B City Forest Lodge on Fri. April 30th Wh Station club (run by Division standings on this same page was a huge success. The place was ['..J \ \ Bob Lazzaretto) is not Otherwise, So See Ya next month filled with soccer members (past and present) along with their families and their supporters over the years as selves in the Mike Morrow Tourna- well. There was good food and drink, ment that they attended in San Di- A Division Standings wonderful speeches, a lot of laughs ego about a month and-a-half ago. and even a few tears during the event "The guys represented Washington Team Wins Losses Percentage GB that inducted Marcel "Mr. B" Bruton, High well both on and off the field in Mission Diablos 5 0 1.000 John Brandt, Jim Deasy and Frank that tourney and I couldn't be more 2 1 Machi into the first ever Soccer Hall proud of them," said Fung. "What- Northern Bulldogs 2 2 .500 /2 1)1/ of Fame. Matt Gardner, Joe Boyle ever they do now will be icing on the Inspectors/Narcotics 2 2 500 ' '2 and Steve Caniglia should be highly cake." Fung would like to thank ev- 400 3 commended for all they've done as eryone who has encouraged and sup- Airport Bureau 2 3

they are truly "on to something" that ported him and his team during this Park Islanders 1 5 167 why bother should be a great annual event for season, so I'm passing that along. the club. Kudos also go out to Jimmy Otherwise, wish him and the Eagles Tactical (out of the league so see Ya!) Potts who along with Dumont put on luck in the playoffs. a great feed for everyone. Please look The SFPD Roller Hockey Team is for a quality article which will in- still competing regularly on Wednes- B Division Standings clude many photos in next month's days to help prepare for this year's Team Wins Losses Percentage GB sports page, courtesy of John Anton. Police Summer Games in Pasadena Southern Station 6 0 1.000 I'd like to congratulate Park at the end of June. Even though they

Station's Ngan Dang who recently lost a heartbreak championship game Ingleside Station 7 1 .875 attended and was able to complete recently, Chris Knight and company 1/ 5 2 .714 1 '2 are still keeping their heads up. They Bayview Pitbulls the 1999 Boston Marathon that took place on April 19th. This was her first even have a website that was set-up Daly City PD 4 2 .667 2 marathon ever and she was happy to by goalie Joe Noto: "HTTP:\\209. Central Station 3 3 .500 3 207.131.701 " Try it when you get do it in under 4 1/2 hours; her official time was 4-hours, 1 1mm- on-line and you can check out this Taraval/Parole 3 3 .500 3 utes, 4-seconds and she officially site that is getting bigger all the time. 3 4 .429 3'/2 Now it's time to discuss depart- SF CHP came into 8,810th place out of over 14,000 men and women who ran the ment softball: the first thing I want to Richmond Station 2 4 .333 4 race. Not too shabby. Dang trained do is tell everyone about this year's YFF Rats 2 4 .333 4 for three months for this event by softball banquet that will take place running at locations such as the on Thurs. June 17th at City Forest SF Sheriffs 2 4 .333 4 upper track at Kezar Stadium, to and Lodge. There will be lots of food, Mission Chihuahuas 1 5 .167 5 from the beach from that location, drink, awards, and laughs for a very through Golden Gate Park, and even modest $20.00 fee so managers Northern Master why bother around and around Lake Merced. please take note and get on your Batters I 6 .000 She was also strongly encouraged by players to commit to this very fine Park's Captain John Newlin who has event (flyers will be out shortly). run the Boston Marathon twice him- As far as the league is going, the A self. Dang would like to thank him Division is being led by the Mission along with the Boston PD as they Diablos (run by Mario Machi and took good care of her during her stay. Mike Flynn) with a 5-0 record at the One regret for Dang while in Boston writing of this column while the usu- was not being able to see a baseball ally powerful Park Islanders are bring- game at Fenway, but; she will defi- ing up the rear at 1-5. The Islanders nitely try to attend a game next year. started the season by losing their In the meantime Dang will soon start first four games but rebounded nicely preparing for New York City's mara- with an exciting come-from behind thon that will take place in the fall. victory over a very spirited Inspec- Once again congrats to Dang and all tor/Narcotics team by a score of the luck for that race as well. 1-7-15. First year Park manager Bud As many of you know, Northern's "The Prez" Clinton was happy to fi- Rob Fung is the head coach of Wash- nally get that first notch on his belt ington High School's Eagles that won and had the likes of Walt Cuddy, the City championship last year. Well, Pierre Martinez and Mark Madsen to he's at it again with another domi- thank for it. Not only did they hit the nating season by his team as the ball well, but they did great in the playoffs are set to begin. They fin- field to help secure the victory. For ished the regular season with a the Insp/Narc team, standouts in- 19-win, 3-loss record and shared the eluded: Phil Dito (who pitched and "round robin" division title with Lowell fielded his position very well), Leroy High who also finished at 19-3. Fung Lindo and Warren Hawes (who who is in his 5th year as coach is not speared some shots while playing surprised by his team's success es- their difficult outfield positions), and pecially the way they carried them- Bob Del Tone (who at 51 yrs young

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Boxers Wanted for Charity Event 1999 Women's World Cup Features Five Bay Area Matches This flyer was faxed to the POA. Budweiser, Casino San Pablo and El There was no other information Cerrito Honda will be featured as the Spartan and Stanford Stadiums to Host Games attached. All interested persons primary sponsors of the "Baddest Sixteen nations vie for third world should contact the author of this Badge in the Bay" d.b.a. "Guns and championship of women's soccer bulletinfor dates, times, and location. Hoses 99" recognized by signs and by Tournament expected to be largest women's-only - Editor imprint on all tickets purchased from sporting event in history BASS. The 1999 Women's World Cup, the third world championship of women's Baddest Badge Advertising: soccer, will be held in seven U.S. communities from June 19-July 10. The Advertising will be conducted from United States, the 1996 Olympic champion, is trying to reclaim the world In The Bay February to May in all publications title that it first won in 1991, but lost to Norway in 1995. The USA, featuring that cater to Law Enforcement and players such as Mia Hamm (the Michael Jordan of women's soccer) and 'Guns 'n' Hoses '99' Firefighter personnel. Radio spots Northern California natives Brand! Chastain, Tisha Venturini, Lorrie Fair will be purchased for 10 second and and Tiffany Roberts, would play a semifinal match at Stanford Stadium on Purpose: 30 second spots on various stations Sunday, July 4 if it advances through the tournament. The match will be To promote a safe environment for affiliated with the Chancellor Media played as part of a doubleheader with the San Jose Clash. Spartan Stadium Police Officers and Firefighters Group, i.e., The Ticket, KMEL, KiOl, in San Jose will host a First Round Doubleheader on Saturday, June 19 throughout the State for the title of and KISS 98.1 throughout the Bay featuring Olympic silver medalist China vs. Sweden and Japan vs. Canada, Baddest Badge In the Bay. This will Area, including Latin-American sta- which features Charmaine Hooper, who scored two goals against the USA in help establish a bond between the tions. Posters and fliers will be posted the World Stars Match on Feb. 14 in San Jose. Spartan Stadium will also two departments and create a com- at each agency throughout the Bay host a Quarterfinal Doubleheader on Wednesday, June 30. munities relation tool for the future Area and within the businesses of in local communities. additional sponsors. Each sponsor WHAT: 1999 Women's World Cup, the third world cham- will appear at the lower portion of pionship of women's soccer Event: each poster identifying their busi- WHEN: Tournament runs from June 19-July 10, 1999 in Each round will be three minutes ness. It is my hope that you will join seven U.S. communities for a total of three rounds. Providing in participating by posting informa- the number of contestants, elimina- Spartan Stadium Dates: tion rounds will be held to determine tion regarding this event at your agency. If you have any boxers who June 19 - First Round Doubleheader the winner. A portion of the proceeds China vs. Sweden, 5:00 p.m. will be donated to the COPS founda- wish to participate please call me at 707-649-1226 day or night. I appre- Japan vs. Canada, 7:30 p.m. tion and the Alicia Ann Ruch Bum Ticket prices range from $20-$48 Foundation of Richmond. Casino San ciate any support your organization can provide to help make this a suc- June 30 - Quarterfinal Doubleheader. Pablo has agreed to donate all alco- Ticket prices range from $30-$75 hol proceeds which exceed their cost cessful event to the listed charities. Stanford Stadium Date: ThankA full bar will be operated and You, July 4 -- Semifinal, 1:30 p.m. hosted by Casino San Pablo. Michael Spearman, Teams TBA* (Match played as doubleheader with San Jose Clash) Baddest Badge Productions Ticket prices range from $30-$75 * Mia Hamm and U.S. Women's National Team expected to qualify (415) 485-4300 WHERE: Spartan Stadium, San Jose, Calif. Z"Vince and John sold our home and found us a Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto, Calif. great one in spite of this crazy market! TICKETS: For group or premier packages or corporate They did a hell of a job!" suites, call (408) 924-4086 (800) WWC-TIKS (800-992-8457)

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By Steve Johnson Officer Chuck Simpson, North- non-city workers are allowed access SFPOA Secretary ern Station, responds to a fraud in to the same City Health Plan, incur- progress at a bank on Chestnut Street ring over $5 million dollars worth of hristy Manning, the 12 year- and detains the suspect as he runs medical claims, and we have to pay old daughter of Officer Ben from inside. The problem on calls for the loss? Then the head accoun- C Manning, Mission Station, is like this Is that sometimes the caller tant is fired. And then we later find slowly, but successfully progressing can be confused because of the stress out that the Health System actuary more each day from her coma. of the situation and a reported 'fraud' is not really an actuary? Christy's recovery is nothing short of could just as easily be a bank rob- That is why we are asking for the miraculous, losing consciousness bery, and bank robbers usually come San Francisco Civil Grand Jury to after her gymnastic routine at a com- armed. Chuck had no idea that the investigate what has been going on dent in which Glenn successfully petition in Reno a few weeks back, suspect had no intention of going in the City Health Plan, especially apprehended a suspect who had se- she was given little chance to sur- back to jail and the detained felon now that the Plan itself is so expen- verely slashed him with a knife, was vive. But Ben and his wife, Denise, put up a fierce struggle. Fortunately, sive that police families can no longer working with Officer Jose Lopez the knew how strong their little girl was two nearby citizens came to Chuck's afford it. other night when they were sent to a and they were right. Christy is now aid and they gained control of the domestic violence call. The wife told home from the hospital but still has suspect until other Northern units Four armed robbery suspects en- the officers that she had just In- a long way to go. could arrive. Officer Simpson sus- ter a pizza shop at about 10:00 p.m. formed her husband that she wanted tained several injuries during the one night and, while one of the sus- a divorce. The husband became en- Officer Dorian Hopkins, Mission encounter. pects points his gun at the cashier, raged, threatening to get rid "of ev- Station, will also be taking her son, Situations such as these reinforce the other hooded bandits proceed to erybody". The husband, an ex-Ma- Myles, home from the hospital soon the need to make sure our medical rob the many customers. The sus- nine, then retreated to his bedroom, as well. Myles was born 15 weeks plans are comprehensive enough to pects no sooner leave the premises dressed up in his Class 'A' uniform premature and, due to medical com- deal with the dangers we face on the then Sergeant John Peterson, and proceeded to load his AR- 15 and plications, it was necessary to ampu- street each day as well as family Bayview Station arrives and, with his 9mm semi-automatic. Glenn and tate Myles' left foot. medical needs. And our City Health the help of one of the victims, tracks Jose wisely asked for back-up and Service System is far from receiving a down the four suspects two blocks Officer Matt O'Leary, and Officer And Officer Rene Guerrero, moni- passing grade. away. Officer Robert Byrne, Of- David Parry also responded. There toring a demonstration downtown, You've got to wonder when the ficer James Arnswald, Officer was a brief stand-off but the officers was nearly killed when an individual former Administrator of the City Michael Hara, Officer Timothy Yee, eventually convinced the armed sus- inadvertently dropped a ball bearing Medical Plan is caught funneling Officer Pete Schiegle, and Officer pect that there were better ways to 5 stories above, striking Rene in the money through dead members' ac- Thomas Westbrook arrived soon af- deal with the situation and he finally head. Rene was rushed to San Fran- counts and is then later accused by ter and all four suspects and guns relinquished his weapons. cisco General Hospital for major an auditing firm of fraudulently us- were taken into custody. stitches, x-rays, and is still off-duty ing that money, and nothing is done (NOTE: Steve Johnson can be recovering. about it? Officer Glenn Ortega, already a reached at his e-mail address of: And then we find out that 1800 gold medal recipient from an inci- [email protected])

Dear Editor: Congress (House Joint Resolution 33 and Senate Joint Resolution 14) to I am sending the attached article to you for reprint in the Notebook, as I amend the constitution in order to allow Congress to pass the laws know members of this department feel as I do about our flag. Many of us prohibiting physical desecration of the American Flag. I don now know have fought and even shed blood for "Old Glory", and there is no doubt who the author of the article is, but do not believe he/she would mind it that it has lost the respect it deserves. Now is the appropriate time, as being reprinted. June 14 is Flag Day. Also, a flag amendment has been introduced in Sincerely, Clayton Matthews (retired)

Remember your little sister? Not to be Remember Me? outdone, she was saluting the same as you, with her hand over her heart. Remem- Some people call me Old Glory, others call me the Star Spangled Banner, ber? but whatever they call me, I am your flag, the flag of the United States of What happened? I'm still the same old America. flag. Oh, I have added a few more stars I remember some time ago people lined up on both sides of the street to since you were a boy, and a lot more blood watch the parade and naturally, I was always there, proudly waving in the has been shed since those parades of long breeze. ago. But, I don't feel as proud as I used to. When your Daddy saw me coming he immediately removed his hat and When I come down your street, you just placed it over his heart. Remember? And you, I remember you standing there stand there with your hands in your pock- straight as a soldier, you didn't have a hat but you were giving the right ets. I may get a small glance but then you salute. look away. I see children running around and shouting. They don't seem to know who I am. I saw one man take off his hat and look around. He didn't see anybody else with his hat Off so he quickly put his back on. Is it a sin to patriotic? Have you forgotten what I stand for and where I've been? Anzio, Normandy, Omaha Beach, Guadalcanal, Korea and Vietnam. Take a look at the Memorial Honor Rolls some time. Look at the names of those who never came back in order to keep this republic free. One nation under God. When you salute me, you are actually saluting them. Well, it won't be long until I'll be coming down your street again. So, when you see me, stand straight, place your right hand over your heart. I'll salute you by waving back. And I'll know that you remembered. Web Sites to Visit During National Police Week American Police Hall of Fame www.aphf.org National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Police Memorial, Union Square, May 1998 www.lnleomf.com/