Volume 37-Number 2 May-June 2019 Number 70

Third Annual “Gulf Coast” Police Memorabilia Show The “Gulf Coast” Police Memorabilia Show has rapidly become one of the best in Florida. John and Arlene Radcliff e, Don Kiefhaver and Jim Cooper welcomed 15 tableholders and 29 collectors to the third annual show in Clearwater on March 16. It was another big success.

By John Radcliff e, Guest Writer Collectors who attended the third annual “Gulf Coast” show on March 16 had DUNEDIN, Fla. – On Saturday, March 16, the Third Annual “Gulf Coast” Police the opportunity to see some of the top patch and badge collections in Florida, Memorabilia Show was held in Clearwater, Fla. which is one of the most heavily collected states in the country. Doug Sarubbi The show was co-hosted by John and Arlene Radcliff e, Don Kiefhaver and Jim had high praise for the show. Doug Sarubbi photograph Cooper. There were 29 tables fi lled with patches, badges and model cars. Tableholders were Steve Petro, Frank Harrison, Dave Fox, Jake Schwalb, Steve

Florida “Gulf Coast” co-host Don Kiefhaver examines a badge display at the Glenn Morrison (left) and Bill Fisher (right) negotiate a patch trade at the third annual show in Clearwater on March 16. He was joined by John and Arlene “Gulf Coast” show. Morrison had some top-quality patches for trade at his Radcliff e and Jim Cooper in putting together another very successful show tables. The show was a nice mix of patches, badges and scale model cars, as attracted 29 tables and 29 walk-ins. Doug Sarubbi photograph well as several outstanding insignia displays. Doug Sarubbi photograph Page 2 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS May-June 2019

Bill Peterson made a wide variety of scale model law enforcement vehicles Titusville show host Steve Bridges (left) off ered hundreds of Florida law available at his Clearwater table. Some were 1:43 scale, while others were enforcement emblems for trade at the Clearwater show. Bridges specializes in larger sizes, including 1:24. Scale model cars remain extremely popular with the Sunshine State and has an outstanding collection. His “Space Coast” show police memorabilia collectors. Doug Sarubbi photograph is held on the last Saturday in January. Doug Sarubbi photograph

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Robertson, Jack Gillian, Bill Peterson, Paul Simon, Doug Sarubbi, Keith Mackey, Girard Vanderham, Glenn Morrison, Daryl Smith, Steve Bridges and Bill Burks. There were 29 walk-ins. Sarubbi displayed his badge and patch cases from across the USA. “This show is becoming one of the best in Florida. Look forward to seeing you next year,” Sarubbi said Peterson had a well-stocked table with police models for sale or trade. As always, both Mackey and Simon had thousands of patches for sale or trade. Kiefhaver had a beautiful display from his father’s career in New York State. It was a fun-fi lled day and everyone did real well. I want to thank Sarubbi and Cooper for taking photos at the show. We want to thank everyone for coming and making the show a success. JOHN RADCLIFFE (1025 McLean Street, Dunedin FL 34698)

Craig Floyd Retires Craig Floyd, the chief executive offi cer of the National Law Enforcement Offi cers Memorial Fund, retired on December 31 2018. The NLEOMF posted a farewell video from Floyd on its Web site in which Floyd said he had accomplished everything he had set out to do during his 34-year career with the charity, This Clearwater show display is devoted to the career of Sergeant Jonathon including construction of the memorial and the new National Law Enforcement Museum. W. Anderson (1919-2004), who served the Tampa Police Department from Floyd helped found the NLEOMF in 1984. A nationwide search for his successor is 1950 to 1972 and shows patches he wore, his ID card and retirement badge underway and an interim director has been named. and his personal Fraternal Order of Police card. Doug Sarubbi photograph

Doug Sarubbi, who co-hosts the popular Orlando show every September, Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department badge, patch and artifacts brought a large historic display from his outstanding badge and patch collection history was well represented by this display at the third annual Clearwater to Clearwater. Sarubbi likes to put together sets of badges and patches from show. Of particular interest were a set of whistles (left and right) and a chain link state and local law enforcement. Doug Sarubbi photograph come-along (bottom). Doug Sarubbi photograph Swap May-June 2019 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS Page 3 be made with the hotel on (216) 241-6600. For additional information to table reservations, contact Kascinez on (216) 661-1886 Meet or Tomcho on (440) 821-7483. Calendar Mesa, Ariz. The Sixth Annual Mesa-Phoenix Law Enforcement Collectibles Show will be Sat., © 2019 Police Insignia Collectors Association June 1 from 9 am to 2 pm at the Windmere Conference Center and Resort Hotel, 5750 E. Main St., Mesa, Ariz. Jim and Shirley Ward will host it. SPECIAL – These are the latest police insignia show and swap meet announcements. Admission is $5. Children are admitted free. Collectors interested in attending these events should contact the sponsors at Fifty-fi ve tables are available for $45 each and must be reserved and paid for in the addresses or telephone numbers listed for additional information, such as driving advance. The hall will open at 8 am for exhibitor setup. directions, table availability, hotel or motel accommodations, handicapped accessibility, The fi rst fi ve shows were sellouts. Early table reservations are recommended. parking or possible last-minute changes and/or cancellations. Special room rates are available at the hotel. Call the hotel and mention the police Show sponsors provide “Swap Meet Calendar” listings. We are not responsible for collectors rate on (800) 888-3561 or (480) 985-3600. changes after we go to press, nor are we liable for errors or omissions. If enough rooms are reserved, there will be a pre-show get-together in the hotel lobby These announcements are published at no cost to show sponsors. However, hosts on Friday evening. are requested to cooperate in our eff ort to obtain a follow-up story as soon as possible Check the hotel Web site to see the facility, WindmereHotelMesa.Com. after each show. Send table reservations to Jim Ward, 7757 E. Caballero Dr., Mesa AZ 85207. Because many collectors now use global positioning systems (GPS) to locate shows, Call or email the hosts with any questions: (480) 534-7915 (home) or (419) 656-4115 street addresses should be included in these announcements. (cell) or [email protected]. Please note the new home telephone number. Cleveland, O. Branson, Mo.

The 2019 Greater Cleveland Peace Offi cers Memorial Society Police Collectors Show The Fifth Annual “Heart of the Ozarks” Police Collectors Show will be Fri., June 14 will be Sat., May 18 from 10 am to 3 pm at the Doubletree Hotel, 1111 Lakeside Ave., from 12 pm to 4 pm and Sat., June 15 from 8 am to 4 pm at the Camden Hotel and Cleveland, O. John Kasinecz and Dave Tomcho will host it. Conference Center, 275 Tanger Blvd., Branson, Mo. The hosts are Jim Post, Terry Bible Admission is $5. and Tom Breen. Tables are available for collectors and traders for $15 each and businesses or The show is held in conjunction with National Law Enforcement Week in Branson. merchants for $25 each. Table setup will be from 8 to 10 am. Admission is free. The show is an offi cial event of the 34th Annual Peace Offi cers Commemoration Seventy-fi ve six-foot tables are available for $15 each. Checks, Pay Pal and major Week. credit cards accepted. Make reservations with Breen on [email protected] or by A welcome party will be held on Thurs., May 16 at a popular Cleveland night spot. mail to Tom Breen, 5500 E. Critter Crossing Rd., Hartsburg MO 65039. Early reservations On Fri., May 17, there will be a law enforcement parade and memorial service in are recommended. downtown Cleveland. Dress uniforms are requested. The service will be followed by a There will be a display contest with awards for the best entries. luncheon for all participants sponsored by the Fraternal Order of Police. Lunch will be available on site. There will be a fellowship rib roast in the evening sponsored by the Cleveland Police The Camden Hotel is off ering discounted room rates between $60 and $80 per night. Patrolman’s Association at the CPPA Hall. Make reservations on (417) 334-8404. Mention Law Enforcement Week to qualify for the After the insignia show on Sat., May 18, collectors and their families are invited to discount. The rate includes free breakfast. The hotel has a pool, WiFi and a large lobby the annual international tattoo, a magnifi cent display of police bagpipes, drums and drill for after hours trading. teams from the United States and Canada. National Law Enforcement Week includes a police shooting competition, motorcycle The tattoo will be followed by a march back to the Doubletree Hotel for an after-cast competition and many other events. Huge discounts are local attractions are available. party. Information can be found on LawEnforcementWeek.Org. Room reservations at the Doubletree can be made on (216) 241-5100 or (877) 550- For additional information, contact the hosts. 4340. Post (479) 253-6333 [email protected] An alternative hotel is the Hampton Inn at 1460 East Ninth St. Room reservations can Bible (417) 527-1598 [email protected] Breen (573) 864-4736 [email protected] Windsor, Ont.

The First Annual International Police Association Region 11International Police Collectors Show and Exhibit will be Sat., June 29 from 9 am to 3 pm at the Central Park Athletic Complex, 3400 Grand Maris Rd., Windsor, Ont. David Dean, Laurie Langlois, Andrew Brooks and Randal Glenn are the hosts. Admission is $3. Spouses and children under 12 will be admitted free. Sixty tables are available for $10 each and must be paid for in advance. Electronic transfer is easiest for payment. Prizes will be awarded for the best patch, badge and overall displays. There will be door prizes and a patch drop box. This show is open to law enforcement or emergency services members or bonafi de and known collectors. Out of town collectors should contact the hosts for local hotel suggestions. For table reservations, contact Dean or Langlois on [email protected]. For additional information, contact Dean on (519) 259-3069 2019 National Police Collectors Show The Oldsmar Police Department is a defunct agency between Tampa and Saint Petersburg in Pinellas County, Fla. It was home to a horse racing track The 34th Annual National Police Collectors Show will be Thurs., July 11, Fri., July 12 known as Florida Downs. This Oldsmar collection features badges, two patches and Sat., July 13, 2019 at the Irving Convention Center at Los Colinas, 500 West Las and ID card and badge of a former offi cer. Doug Sarubbi photograph Colinas Blvd., Irving, Tex. Rick Janich, Lupe Garza, Alex Bielawski, Mondo Tjerina and Page 4 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS May-June 2019 6:30 pm. Send checks for table reservations to Mike Lynch, PO Box 3212, Bowman CA 95604- 3212. Please make checks out to Mike Lynch. His telephone number is (530) 613-4732. Swap Meet Calendar ...Continued His email is [email protected]. Questions about the emergency vehicle vehicle show should be directed to Darryl Lindsay on [email protected] or (650) 743-4486. Tim Davis will host it. Four hundred eight-foot tables are available for $85 each. Two host hotels, the Texican Court and the Westin Irving Convention Center at Las Fall River, Mass. Colinas, are across the street from the convention center. The third host hotel is the Holiday Inn and Suites near the convention center but not The second 2019 “Bay State” Police Collectors Shows will be Sun., Oct. 6 at the Fall within walking distance. It off ers free parking and a free shuttle. River Police PAL Building, 31 Franklin St., Fall River, Mass. The hosts are Gary Smith The show information line is (972) 771-5952 or email 2019nationalpoliceshow@gmail. and Barb Haven. com. General admission is $7. The show Web site is PoliceNational2019.Com. Eight-foot tables are available for $17, which includes one admission. Additional tables The show also has a Facebook page at 2019 National Police Show. are $10 each. Tables not occupied by 10 am will be resold with no refunds. Table space There are links to make table or hotels reservations. is limited so early reservations are recommended. Some refreshments will be available for purchase. Fire, EMS and public safety insignia and memorabilia is welcome. Orlando, Fla. This show is open to law enforcement offi cers and known collectors only. Credentials may be checked at the door. The hosts reserve the right to refuse admission to anyone. The 2019 “Vacation Capital” Police Collectors Show will be Sat., Sept. 7 from 9 am to For table reservations email the hosts on [email protected]. 3 pm at the Rosen Plaza Hotel, 9700 International Dr., Orlando, Fla. Doug Sarubbi, Ron Bartholome and John Holmes will host it. Admission is $3. Saint Louis, Mo. Eighty-fi ve tables are available for $30 each. Setup begins at 7:30 am. Awards will be presented for the best displays. The 34th Annual “Gateway” Police Collectors Show will be Sat., Oct. 26 from 8 am to There is free on site parking for attendees and guests. 2 pm at the Holiday Inn-South County Center, 6921 South Lindbergh Blvd., Saint Louis, The Rosen Plaza is off ering a special room rate of $105 on Friday and Saturday Mo. Frank Selvaggio, Bob Shockey and Roger McLean will host it. nights. Make reservations with the hotel on (800) 627-8258. Please mention the “OCSO Admission is $5. Doug Sarubbi Vacation Capital Police Show” by name. Seventy eight-foot tables are available for $25 each. The hall will open at 7 am for For more information contact Sarubbi on (407) 883-6959 or email [email protected]. exhibitor setup. Tables will only be reserved when payment is received. Please confi rm table reservations by mailing payment to: Doug Sarubbi, 4023 Salmon The Holiday Inn-South County Center is located on Highway 55 and South Lindbergh Dr., Orlando FL 32835. Boulevard. It is very close to the Highway 55 and Highway 270/255 interchange. Make room reservations on (314) 892-3600. For table reservations and additional information, contact Selvaggio on ftselvaggio@ Saint Paul, Minn. gmail.com or (314) 614-9444..

The Fifth Annual “Capitol City” Law Enforcement Collectors Show will be Sat., Sept. 7 from 9 am to 1 pm at the Saint Paul Police Department Western District Headquarters, Fairfax, Va. 389 N. Hamline Ave., Saint Paul, Minn. The show will be hosted by the Saint Paul Police Department and collectors Dave The Fairfax Regional Badge and Patch Show will be held on Sat., Nov. 9 from 9 am Pasiczynk, Jim Hart and Mike R. Bondarenko. It will be be sponsored by the Saint Paul to 2 pm at the Fairfax County Police Association Hall, 5625 Revercomb Ct., Fairfax, Va. Police Historical Society (SPPHS) and Police Collectors News. Larry Wilkins will host it. Admission is free. A donation to the SPPHS is requested. Admission is $5. Forty-fi ve exhibitor tables are available for free. Early reservations are recommended; Tables are $20 each and must be paid in advance. The fee includes admission for all previous shows have been sellouts. A donation to the SPPHS is requested. The hall the tableholder and one assistant. Tables will be assigned on a fi rst come basis. Please will open at 7:30 am for exhibitor setup. specify whether a wall or electrical connection are needed. The hall will open at 8 am for This show is a fundraiser for the Saint Paul Police Historical Society, which is exhibitor setup. dedicated to the preservation of city police history. It also operates the Saint Paul Police The show is a fundraiser for the Fairfax County Police Association. Museum at police headquarters. There will be a “Best of Show” trophy awarded for the best display. Complimentary coff ee, baked goods and soft drinks will be served. A complimentary Food and drink will be available for purchase, and there is plenty of free parking. hot dogs and chips lunch will be served. There are also numerous fast food restaurants Please mail checks for table reservations to Larry Wilkins, 154 Abrams Pointe Blvd., in the immediate area. Winchester VA 22602. Please make table reservations with Mike R. Bondarenko on (715) 684-2216 or email The show has a Web site at FairfaxRegionalBadgeandPatch.Com. [email protected]. For more information, contact the hosts on [email protected]. Ripon, Calif. Allentown, N.J.

The 34th Annual Northern California Law Enforcement Collectors Show and the The 29th Annual “Central Jersey” Police and Fire Insignia Collectors Swap Meet will Menlo Park and Ripon Police Explorers Police Emergency Vehicle Show and Law be Sun., Nov. 24 from 8 am to 2 pm at the Allentown First Aid Squad Building on Route Enforcement Recruitment Fair will be held at the Ripon Community Center, 334 West 528 in Allentown, N.J. Dominick Botteri will host it. Fourth St., Ripon, Calif. on Sat., Oct. 5 from 9 am to 2 pm. Mike Lynch and Brian Smith Admission is $5. Wives, girlfriends and children are admitted free. will host the insignia show, while Darryl Lindsay will host the outdoor car show. Six-foot tables are $20 each and must be paid for in advance. One admission is These shows are fundraisers for the Concerns of Police Survivors, Ripon Police VIPS included. Early reservations are recommended; all previous shows have been sellouts. and Menlo Park Police Cadets. The hall will open at 7 am for exhibitor setup. The shows are sponsored by the International Police Association Region 29 and the There will be a patch drop and display contest. A prize wll be awarded for the “Best Ripon Police Department. Overall Display.” Admission is free. Displays are encouraged. Fifty-two eight-foot by 36-inch tables are available for $30 each. Display only tables Patch reproductions available for trade must be marked as such. Contact the host with are $15 each. Tableholders only setup begins at 8 am. any questions or additional information regarding this policy. Awards will be presented for the best insignia and vehicle displays. Food and refreshments will be available. The host hotel is the Fairfi eld Inn, 4342 Salida Blvd., Modesto, Calif. The hotel off ers a All proceeds benefi t the Allentown First Aid Squad. law enforcement show rate. Please mention the rate when making room reservations on For table reservations, directions or additional information, contact Botteri on (609) (209) 543-7800. 571-8201 (voice or text) or email [email protected]. There will be a pre-show gathering at the host hotel on Friday, Oct. 4 from 5 pm to May-June 2019 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS Page 5 Pioneer Badge Collector Patrick Lynch Deceased Pat Lynch, longtime badge collector and historian, died on March 29 in Las Vegas, Nev. Lynch is fondly © 2019 Police Insignia Collectors Association remembered by his fellow veteran collectors and Police Collectors News (USPS 001759) (ISSN 1071-1724) is published bimonthly historians as a collector’s collector who always put for $26 for two years (12 issues) by Police Collectors News, 2392 USH 12, Baldwin WI 54002-7000. Periodical postage paid at Baldwin, Wis. history and documentation above acquisition. He will be POSTMASTER Send address changes to Police Collectors News, 2392 USH 12, sorely missed as a 40-year hobby pioneer. Baldwin WI 54002-7000. EDITOR AND PUBLISHER Mike R. Bondarenko ADVERTISING MANAGER Paula J. Bondarenko By Mike R. Bondarenko, Editor CIRCULATION MANAGER Donna K. Nelson STAFF WRITERS Larry Balla, Robert Beath, Dennis Beyer, Don Brockman, Chris LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Patrick “Pat” Lynch, pioneer badge collector and historian, died Duckett, Chip Greiner, Fred Hancock Jr., Mike Lucas, Patrick Olvey, Ray Sherrard, Skip on March 29 at a Las Vegas, Nev. hospital. He was 78 years old. Skinner, Rick Uland, David Urso and Eric Wollman Lynch was diagnosed with stomach cancer last October and initially responded well to STAFF WRITERS EMERITUS Nat McKelvey, Darrell Klasey and Jim Cross treatment. He attended the “Porky” show in Claremont, Calif. in mid-January. However, OFFICE HOURS Mondays 8 am to 4 pm his health deteriorated rapidly afterward, according to his wife of nearly 60 years, Carol OFFICE TELEPHONE (715) 684-2216 Lynch. FACSIMILE (715) 684-3098 “Pat was doing really well for awhile, but there were complications. We did everything FACEBOOK: Police Collectors News we could. He was upbeat and positive to the end,” she said. EMAIL [email protected] “He had a very fast and aggressive form of cancer. It all happened in about six Police Collectors News merged with the Law Enforcement Badge and Patch Collec- months. He was getting chemo when we went to ‘Porky.’ We were hopeful, but it didn’t tors Society (LEBPCS) on June 1, 1985. happen,” she said. Police Collectors News merged with the Police Insignia Collectors Association (PICA) Lynch had a long and successful career as a vice president for sales and marketing on January 1, 1992. for IDAB, a Miami-based supplier of mail room equipment for more than 200 newspaper Police Collectors News merged with Casey’s Police Guide on September 1, 1998. publishers in the USA, Canada, Africa and the Middle East. His job required extensive national and worldwide travel. “I don’t know how it got started, but a lot of people thought he was in federal law Subscription Rates $26 for two years (12 issues) periodical class mail in the enforcement, maybe because he traveled so much. Pat was never in federal law USA. $30 for two years periodical class mail in Canada. $76 per two years (12 issues) enforcement. I was,” Mrs. Lynch said. She retired from the inspector general’s offi ce at airmail delivery worldwide. Only US funds can be accepted for subscriptions. 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Wearing his characteristic khaki vest, Pat Lynch attended the “Porky” show in Claremont, Calif. in mid-January. He was undergoing treatment for cancer at the Advertising Policy We can not accept responsibility for unsatisfactory dealings time and was doing well. Unfortunately, his health deteriorated rapidly after the with any advertiser. However, please report unsatisfactory dealings to the Advertising show. He died in Las Vegas on March 29. Jim Casey photograph Manager or the Publisher. Page 6 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS May-June 2019 Sherrard recalled he could always rely on Lynch to off er “the real thing” on his show tables. No reproductions. No counterfeits. “He hated repros as much as I do. I knew when I picked up something at his table, it Publication date PCNEWS is published bimonthly (every other month). Publica- was good. He always made sure of it,” he said. tion dates are available from our offi ce. “Pat collected a wide spectrum of badges, but he found some great old feds over the years. He was always a true gentleman when it came to trading. His word was his bond,” Copyright The entire contents of this newspaper are protected by copyright. All he continued. titles and formats, including “Swap Meet Calendar,” “News Notes” and “The Bulletin Sherrard said because Lynch lived on the East Coast for many years not far from Board,” are registered trademarks. The contents of this newspaper may not be repro- Washington, D.C. where his wife worked, he found access to rare old federal badges. duced without our permission. All rights, including electronic reproduction, are reserved. “He could tell you the history of almost every badge on his table, and when I say Police Collectors News and PCNEWS are registered trademarks of the Police Insignia history, I mean he knew the dates, who wore it and when. He loved to do research on his Collectors Association and may not be used without permission. collection,” he said. Our electronic address is registered and may not be used without permission. “Pat was one of the fi rst badge collectors I ever dealt with back in 1975. I remember meeting him at the Wayne, N.J. police show back in ‘75,” Greiner said. They traded The Chronotype Publishing Company in Rice Lake, Wis. publishes PCNEWS. badges at the show. John Schieff er produces our photographs. “I had an old Buff alo police sergeant badge, and he had an old Chicago railroad police badge. I still have that badge in my collection,” Greiner recalled. Blom said Lynch was the second badge collector he ever met. The legendary badge Pat Lynch Remembered ...Continued collector Dal Dalrymple told him about Lynch, and they met at a gun show in the ‘70s. “Pat always had great old badges. We probably did more than 100 deals over the last 45 years. He will be sorely missed, especially his ability to answer just about any began collecting law enforcement badges as an outgrowth of his love of history in the question on any badge!” Blom said. 1970s. He also collected Civil War artifacts and memorabilia, old guns and even some “As I look through my collection and see a badge that I obtained from Pat, I will foreign artifacts. remember the great times we had together,” he added. “Pat was a renaissance man. He loved history. The history always came fi rst and the collectible second. He wasn’t interested in modern badges and collectibles,” Mrs. Lynch Sadly, and as I write this I am in my 67th year of life, our said. Lost another treasure hobby has lost yet another treasure with the passing of longtime collector and historian Lynch conducted extensive research into many of the badges in his collection, Lynch. including a Night Watch badge from Philadelphia that was worn in the 1800s. It was Lynch was not only a hobby legend, but he was also a pioneer, like many of his the oldest badge in his more than 40-year collection. His collection numbered about contemporaries, who blazed the way for the modern hobby. 2000 pieces from all over the country. He fi lled a fi le cabinet with research notes and If new collectors shut off their cell phones and power down their tablets and computers documentation of many badges in his collection. and try to envision what it was like to pursue this hobby before the Internet, instant “Pat was always willing to share the information he put together with other collectors. messaging and communications and (oh my God!) eBay (gasp!), they would get a It was always freely given. He really enjoyed sharing it with other collectors,” Mrs. Lynch glimpse of what the hobby was like when Lynch fi rst started collecting badges in the early said. 1970s. She said he also shared information because he wanted to do everything he could to It was a challenge only dedicated, serious, lifelong collectors and historians like Lynch promote genuine insignia and prevent reproductions and counterfeits. and his contemporaries could meet. Not only did he meet it, he thrived on it. “Pat absolutely hated to see someone spend money on a piece that wasn’t real. It Those were the days when badges were mostly traded and rarely sold. really bothered him because history was so important to him,” Mrs. Lynch said. It was not uncommon for an agency to send a badge in the mail in response to a The incredible Lynch Collection will remain intact, at least for now, his wife said. “I will written request. Often, old styles were unwanted and simply given away. sell what he wanted to sell. I will do some shows. I might sell some other badges; I don’t There were no formal collector shows until the 1980s. The best places to fi nd badges know yet. There’s a lot of love in those badges, and I don’t know if I can part with them, at were gun and collectibles shows, including, of course, the legendary Great Western, least not yet,” she said. which I attended once and will never forget. Mrs. Lynch shared her husband’s interest in badges. “Some of those badges are Reproductions and counterfeits were rare, almost unheard of, back then. There were mine. I won’t part with them,” she said. some, but the veteran collectors like Lynch made the eff ort to educate themselves and She may revive his periodic list of badges off ered for sale, but it will only be off ered to knew almost immediately if a badge was “good” or not. known, veteran collectors. Lynch was an early and enthusiastic PCNEWS subscriber and wrote some articles Lynch’s closest friends in the hobby were the late Rich Salchunas, who founded for us in the early days. He saw the newspaper as an opportunity for collectors to learn the National Police Collectors Show, Ray Sherrard, Gary Teragawa, Keith Bushey, Jim about insignia and shows. Pecora, Jim Casey, Chip Greiner, Bob Blom and several other longtime badge collectors. I met Pat and Carol for the fi rst time at the fi rst National Show in 1985, and he showed “He had a camaraderie with the collectors who started about the same time he did, but me several badges his collection. We speculated about the future of the hobby in light of he was always willing to help a younger or newer collector,” Mrs. Lynch said. the advent of the National and agreed it was an exciting new beginning. He attended all His favorite shows were the Great Western Gun Shows in Los Angeles County, Calif. but a handful of subsequent Nationals over the next 30-plus years. and the fi rst National Show in Whittier, Calif., which was hosted by Salchunas and his wife, Betty. “We always had a table at Great Western. It was great for badges, but it was also great for other things that he was interested in, like the old guns. These were the days when it [the hobby] was mostly trading, and a lot of badge collectors came out, but so did other collectors,” she recalled. “The fi rst National was one of his best shows. He got a lot of nice badges that day. It was the fi rst time that collectors from all over the country got together,” Mrs. Lynch said. The couple lived in Virginia until her federal law enforcement retirement. They lived in Florida for a time and then retired to Las Vegas. They would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on October 24. Lynch was cremated. There have been no formal funeral services as yet. However, Mrs. Lynch plans a memorial service in the near future. “What I really would like is an Irish wake. Pat was very proud of his Irish heritage,” she said.

Collectors remember Lynch Sherrard features a beautiful, heart-felt tribute to Lynch in his “All Things Federal” column elsewhere in issue. It is not to be missed. Sherrard, who knew Lynch for more than 40 years, said he and his wife drove to Las Vegas from their home in Southern California several times to visit with the Lynches and Jim Pecora (left) and Pat Lynch (right) at a show in Louisville, Ky. in 2006. have lunch. Pecora is a dedicated badge collector and staff attorney for the Texas Trial “We always enjoyed their company. He was a great collector. One of the real pioneers of our hobby. He will be missed,” Sherrard said. Lawyers Association. He shares Lynch’s interest in badge history. Lynch and Pecora were longtime friends. Jim Casey photograph Lynch was a collector’s collector who emphasized history and authenticity before May-June 2019 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS Page 7 acquisition. He was always a gracious, true gentleman and goodwill ambassador for the hobby. Our generation is rapidly being succeeded by modern day collectors. I have no problem with that at all. It is inevitable. There is no turning back the hands of time. Nearly every issue these days I write an obituary and tribute to someone I knew for many, many years. But, please, shut off the cell phone, tablet and computer and take a few moments to think about all Lynch accomplished as a collector and consider all he did for our hobby in his usual quiet, unassuming and gentlemanly way. He was a stellar representative of our hobby in the best possible ways, and he did it all the old-fashioned way. Rest in peace, Pat. I am very, very proud to call you my friend. MIKE R. BONDARENKO (2392 USH 12, Baldwin WI 54002) pcnews@baldwin- telecom.net

PCNEWS gratefully thanks Ray Sherrard, Chip Greiner, Bob Blom and especially Jim Casey for their contributions to this tribute to a true hobby legend. EDITOR

NCHP Replaces The North Carolina Highway Patrol presented Margaret Padgett (the former Margaret Smith) with this replica of her late husband’s badge. Patrolman Paul Winifred Smith, 26, was killed when the hood of his patrol car fl ew open and Badge Stolen From overturned in a ditch. NCHP photograph May 27, 1948 near Albemarle in Stanley County. The Highway Patrol presented his widow, Margaret, with his shirt badge at his funeral. 98-Year-Old Widow The former Mrs. Smith, who remarried and is now Margaret Padgett, carried her late husband’s badge in her wallet for 71 years. Margaret Padgett, the 98-year-old widow of North Mrs. Padgett, who is 98-years-old, was shopping at a Walmart in Leland in late Carolina State Highway Patrol Patrolman Paul W. Smith, April when her wallet containing the badge was stolen from her shopping cart. Police are investigating the theft and have pledged to do anything and everything they can to carried his badge in her wallet for 71 years until it was recover it. The eagle-topped circlet is silver with a blue ring around the state seal in the center stolen in late April in Leland, N.C. The NCHP replaced design. The ring carries the legend “NORTH CAROLINA STATE HIGHWAY PATROL,” the stolen badge with a replica while the search for his while “PATROLMAN” appears on the rank panel above the seal. The inscription, “PAUL W. SMITH EOW 05-27-48,” is engraved on the back. (The badge can easily be identifi ed badge goes on. by the inscription.) May 2, NCHP Colonel Glenn McNeill Jr. and Major Daryl Conley presented Mrs. By Mike R. Bondarenko, Editor Padgett with an exact replica of her late husband’s badge, including the inscription. The presentation was made during a memorial service in Greensboro on May 2 to honor LELAND, N.C. – Paul Winifred Smith was a decorated World War II hero when he fallen law enforcement offi cers across North Carolina. Other members of her family also joined the North Carolina Highway Patrol after he returned to the USA from overseas attended the ceremony. duty with the US Army Air Force in Europe. “We made the presentation in an attempt to off er closure while the search for the Smith became a patrolman and was assigned to Troop C headquartered in original badge continues,” a NCHP spokesperson said. Greensboro in November 1947. He trained at the academy in Chapel Hill. It is possible the stolen badge may surface among collectors. Anyone with any Sadly, only seven months later, Patrolman Smith, 26, lost his life when the hood on information is asked to contact NCHP Sergeant Michael Baker on (919) 733-5027. his patrol car malfunctioned and suddenly fl ew open. He lost control and overturned in a MIKE R. BONDARENKO (2392 USH 12, Baldwin WI 54002) pcnews@baldwin- water-fi lled ditch. He was trapped inside the car and drowned. The accident occurred on telecom.net Collector John Malyna Sr. Turns 95 Years Young On May 23

He is still a very active collector. He still attends shows across Canada and the United States and loves to travel. John Malyna Sr., the hobby’s ageless wonder, turns 95 on May 23 and will celebrate his birthday in Winnipeg, Man. where he still lives at home, according to his son, John Malyna Jr., who is also a collector. With the possible exception of Burt Nielson in Chicago, Malyna may be the oldest ac- tive collector in the hobby. He has been collecting law enforcement and military insignia for more than 50 years. Malyna was born only four years after the Royal Canadian Mounted Police was founded. He recalled the Mounties patrolled mostly on horseback and in dog sleds when he was young. There were very few cars. He was born before most state police and highway patrol agencies in Canada and the USA were formed and recalls seeing offi cers on motorcycles wearing leather boots and military-style hats or helmets. Malyna began collecting military insignia and then branched out into law enforcement. Margaret Padgett, 98, (center) holds the replica of her husband’s badge He prefers uniform takeoff s to new emblems because were actually worn on duty by a soldier or offi cer. He obtained much of his collection writing request letters to agencies presented by NCHP Colonel Glenn McNeill Jr. (left) and Major Daryl Conley and trading with other collecors at shows. (right) at a May 2 memorial service in Greensboro. Mrs. Padgett carried his Malyna and his son have attended three of the fi rst four “Capital City” shows in Saint badge in her wallet for 71 years. NCHP photograph Paul, Minn. They say they love to go to the Twin Cities. Page 8 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS May-June 2019

A much sought-after Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency wanted poster for the arrest of outlaw Rube Burrow for robbery of the Southern Express Company in 1887 sold at the “Old West” auction for $2250. Burrow and his brother boarded a train in Numerous original photographs of “Wild Bill” Hickok were available for Arkansas and robbed the agent. Art Fox photograph purchase at Brian Label’s Old West Auction in Mesa, Ariz. in January. The image of Hickok in the center sold for $3540. The highest price paid for an original could be the most signifi cant auction of Old West images in my lifetime. photograph of Hickok was $47,200. Art Fox photograph As I began to make calls and dig a little deeper, I found out that this auction is not a rumor but was going to be a reality. I knew that no matter what I was doing, I had to attend just to see these images in real life and to hold in my hand history. For me, the rumor turned to reality when I started seeing advertisements in magazines about the auction that would be a once-in-a-lifetime event. Lawman Wild Bill Brian Label’s auction company secured an agreement with well-known history expert and Old West collector Robert G. McCubbin to sell his collection of historic photographs and Old West artifacts at auction in Mesa, Ariz. in January. Hickok Photograph If you have ever read True West magazine, then you have seen a McCubbin-owned historic photo. He is listed as the magazine’s publisher emeritus. So extensive was the McCubbin Collection that Label put together a 292-page collector’s edition catalog listing 411 lots to be sold. Sells For $47,200 McCubbin’s collection was on view prior to the auction, and it was attended by well- heeled prospective buyers from throughout the county. A carte de visite photograph of legendary lawman “Wild I took this as my once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to view in person and take some photographs of the many historic images, ephemera and artifacts that I have seen in Bill” Hickok gaveled in at the recent Brian Label’s “Old magazines for years. West” Auction more than $10,000 above the pre-auction Outlaws fared better than lawmen at Label’s auction. The highest amount paid for any lot was $129,800, which was for the personal photo album of outlaw John Wesley Hardin, estimate. Yet, the lawman photo was not the star of the But only $47,200 was realized for a portrait of legendary lawman “Wild Bill” Hickok. auction; an outlaw photo album was the biggest seller. In 1881, while staying at the Maxwell family home in New Mexico Territory, a knife- welding outlaw by the name of “Billy the Kid” was shot and killed by one of the West’s By Arthur Fox, Guest Writer

MESA, Ariz. – Last summer I began hearing rumors of an auction that was going to off er for sale a large collection of Old West photographs. If the rumors were true, this

The original photo (center) was taken in Fort Worth, Tex. by the Swartz An original oil painting used by the Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency Photography Studio. It captures fi ve of the most wanted outlaws, the “Fort Worth depicts a suspect in a 1891 Reno gambling house robbery, none other than Five,” and included George Parker (far right) and Henry Longabuagh (far left) Tom Horn. However, Horn was never convicted of the crime and believe it or not known as Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid. Art Fox photograph later became became an agent for Pinkerton’s! Art Fox photograph May-June 2019 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS Page 9

Two original lithograph movie posters of the “Oklahoma Guardsmen,” former U.S. Marshals Bill Tilghman , E.D. Nix, Bud Ledbetter, Chris Madsen and Heck Thomas, sold for $1600 and $1100. This is a close-up of a poster illustration, The National Law Enforcement Museum is across the street from the National Marshal Tilghman’s deputy marshal badge. Art Fox photograph Law Enforcement Offi cer Memorial on Judiciary Square in Washington, D.C. The three-story 57,000-square-foot structure is mostly underground. Clint Eastwood most famous lawmen, Sheriff Pat Garrett. The knife “Billy” held in his hand when he cut the ribbon to open it. NLEM photograph was shot and killed by Sheriff Garrett just sold for $118,000 at auction. In contrast, the highest price paid for a Garrett item auctioned off the same weekend in Mesa brought only $59,000. The Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency spent years chasing the Wild Bunch, headed by Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Here, again, the outlaws out-drew the National Museum detectives. The original photograph of the Wild Bunch, also known as the “Fort Worth Five,” the Pinkertons used in wanted posters hammered in at $118,000 during the Wild West auction of a lifetime. Defaults On Bond Photos of Allan Pinkerton, the founder of the Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency, his sons and a photo of perhaps Pinkerton’s best agent, James McParland, only captured $1,888. Interest Payment I was very pleased to have attended the auction of my lifetime. Label’s “Old West” auction provided a great venue to showcase the McCubbin Collection and gave every The National Law Enforcement Museum is struggling person in attendance the opportunity to study each and every document and photograph auctioned off to an eager crowd of prospective buyers. fi nancially only fi ve months after it opened. The National According to the catalog, McCubbin began collecting photographs in 1972. His collection at the time of this auction was considered one of the most extensive and Law Enforcement Offi cers Memorial Fund defaulted on important collections of Western American photography. its fi rst interest payment since the museum opened in McCubbin’s collection included original images of the Dolans, Pat Garrett, Heck Thomas, Frank and Jesse James, Wild Bill Hickok, Bat Masterson, Seth Bullock, Dallas October. Financial experts say the museum fi nancial Stoudenmire, Tom Horn, Bill Tilghman and the Texas Rangers just to name a few. future is grim without an infusion of cash. The Friday evening auction of the McCubbin photography collection realized more than $1.75 million and every image was purchased. By Mike R. Bondarenko, Editor ART FOX (PO Box 1394, Montrose CO 81402) WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Law Enforcement Museum is struggling fi nancially.

This cabinet card photograph of Frank James was taken by Saint Louis Motorola, the leading communications technology supplier to public safety photographer Guerin in 1898. Frank and Jesse James were hounded by agencies in the USA, donated more than $18 million to help fund the National Pinkerton’s detectives who found themselves on the wrong end of a gun several Law Enforcement Museum. Motorola sponsored the 911 Emergency Ops Center, times. It sold for $1936 at the “Old West” auction. Art Fox photograph which gives visitors a chance to be dispatchers. NLEM photograph Page 10 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS May-June 2019

Although the National Law Enforcement Museum features many interactive Eagle One, a retired United States Park Police helicopter, greets visitors to exhibits true to the theme “a day in the life” of a police offi cer, there are some the National Law Enforcement Museum. The chopper rescued fi ve victims from outstanding historical exhibits of weapons, uniforms, badges, patches, posters an Air Florida airliner crash in the Potomac River in 1982. The blue and white and many other historical artifacts and memorabilia. NLEM photograph bird is suspended from the ceiling. NLEM photograph Museum spokesperson Robyn Small said the museum has attracted only 15,000 visitors or about 400 paying customers a day. National Museum Defaults ...Continued “We attribute the underpayment to an over estimation of attendance during our fi rst quarter. Since that time, we have re-evaluated our attendance projections and made The National Law Enforcement Offi cers Memorial Fund (NLEMF) defaulted on a some internal organization changes,” Small said. $460,000 interest payment due in January on the $103 million in municipal bonds it Small pointed out that the NLEMF made its obligation on outstanding “A” and “B” borrowed in 2016 to build the museum in Washington, D.C. bonds but did short pay on a “C” bond. Museum offi cials told creditors attendance and fund-raising revenue have fallen far Museum Executive Director David Brant resigned in late March. He succeeded Craig below projections. Floyd, who retired in December. Bloomberg Business News reported the museum is one of the rare borrowers in the The three-story, mostly underground 57,000 square-foot facility was a project that $3.8 trillion municipal bond market to default on its debts. dates back to President Bill Clinton’s administration, which approved the site at 444 “E” The museum debuted last October in a star-studded grand opening that featured actor Street NW in 2000. It is across the street from the National Law Enforcement Offi cer Clint Eastwood of “Dirty Harry” fame. Memorial in Judiciary Square and around the block from Washington Metropolitan Police The NLEMF slashed its attendance projection for 2019 to just 300,000 visitors from headquarters. 420,000 or nearly in half. Over the next 16 years until construction began, the museum landed a number of big It has also cut staff by 12 percent and raised ticket prices for adult visitors to $21.95, corporate sponsors, particularly Motorola, which donated $18 million to the NLEMF. The which is among the highest among local museums. By contrast, adult admission to the museum is offi cially located in the Motorola Solutions Foundation Building. nearby world-renown Smithsonian Institution is free. “We believe we have taken the internal steps necessary to put us on a track for Offi cials said the museum lost $1.9 million in 2018 and is expecting a $5.6 million loss future success. Operating a museum which charges admission in the nation’s capital in 2019. is not without challenge. However, we are committed to providing our visitors a quality, The parent organization, the NLEMF, also reported a 2018 operating loss of $6.9 immersive and educational experience,” Small said. million. “Not enough Americans are interested in what it’s like to be a police offi cer to keep the “Day in the life” look The museum is designed to give visitors a look at a “day in National Law Enforcement Museum afl oat,” Bloomberg Business reported. the life” of a law enforcement offi cer. The $460,000 default aff ected subordinate taxable bonds, according to documents The emphasis is on interactive “hands-on” exhibits rather than static historical artifacts fi led by the NLEMF. and memorabilia displays, although there are several historic displays, as well as several The museum is the result of a two-decade fundraising eff ort. old police vehicles and even a helicopter.

The National Law Enforcement Offi cers Museum features an exhibit This segment of the National Law Enforcement Museum display is devoted dedicated to the 2014 civil unrest in Ferguson, Mo. that took place after a police to the 2014 civil unrest in Ferguson, Mo. and features artifacts and memorabilia. offi cer shot and killed a robbery suspect. The battered fl ag was damaged in one The uniform shirt was worn by Offi cer Darren Wilson, who shot and killed a of the many fi res set during the riot. NLEM photograph robbery suspect. NLEM photograph May-June 2019 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS Page 11

that inmates have fashioned to kill or injure offi cers or other inmates. There is a two-story replica of a prison cell block.

No easy feat The National Law Enforcement Museum has drawn only about 15,000 visitors since it opened. That’s an average of about 400 a day. The biggest attendance day was 500 people for a Family Fun Day. Museum attendance will have to be 20 times greater in order to meet revenue projections. That is no easy feat in a city that has more than 160 museums, many of which off er free admission. Financial advisers said the museum must expand its appeal to the public in order to succeed. “If the choir is talking to the choir, you’re not pushing the conversation forward,” a bond consultant said. The International Spy Museum, which also charges admission, drew 600,000 visitors in its fi rst year, according to bond documents. Experts said the NLEMF can keep operating in 2019, but the future outlook is grim. The organization informed investors it probably won’t be able to make interest A collection of historic wanted posters is displayed at the National Law payments due on its debt in 2020. Enforcement Museum. One of the posters off ers a $100,000 reward for the MIKE R. BONDARENKO (2392 USH 12, Baldwin WI 54002) pcnews@baldwin- capture of John Dillinger, who became the FBI’s Public Enemy Number One in telecom.net 1934. Other prominent mobsters are also pictured. NLEM photograph

Visitors are invited to climb into an Indiana State Police cruiser. There is a police pickup riddled with bullet holes from a deadly shootout in Arkansas. The retired United States Park Police helicopter, which was known as Eagle One, Salt Lake City rescued victims of an Air Florida plane crash on the Potomac River in 1982. Five victims owe their lives to the gallant crew. There are videos of that follow three patrol offi cers for their entire work days. Lead Retires Airport exhibit developer Rebecca Looney called that section “our anti-reality TV show area.” A 20-minute fi lm plays continuously in an amphitheater that celebrates police departments across the country. Police chiefs and offi cers talk about how their departments built successful community outreach relationships. Police Insignia The museum has been criticized in the media because it does not directly address the experiences of women or minorities as police offi cers. Mayor Jackie Biskupski and Police Chief Mile Brown In response, Small said the museum developers wanted to focus more on community involvement than controversies. She noted there is a display devoted to law presided over a formal ceremony at Salt Lake City enforcement’s historical foundations, including slavery. International Airport to formally retire the former airport An exhibit is devoted to the 2014 civil unrest in Ferguson, Mo., which took place after a police offi cer shot and killed a robbery suspect. police department patch and badge on February 26. There is a display of weapons used by District of Columbia snipers John Allen More than 100 offi cers, family members and city offi cials Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo when they killed ten people in and around Washington in 2002. The museum also has the snipers’ car and evidence used at their trials destined attended the ceremony. for a future exhibit. A hall is dedicated to law enforcement offi cers who have died in the line of duty. By Mike R. Bondarenko, Editor The California Correctional Peace Offi cers Association donated $1 million to create a permanent exhibit on correctional offi cers. The exhibit features handmade weapons SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Hats off to Salt Lake City, Utah Mayor Jackie Biskupski and

The National Law Enforcement Museum has a two-story reproduction of a Police Chief Mike Brown (left) pins a new badge on a former airport police prison cell block. Visitors can enter the cells and see what it is like to do “hard offi cer during the February 26 ceremony at which the offi cers received their time.” The California Correctional Peace Offi cers Association donated $1 million badges and their former patch and badge were formally retired. The airport for this permanent prison exhibit. NLEM photograph offi cers now compose the SLCPD Airport Division. Contributed photograph Page 12 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS May-June 2019 we wore, and we are proud of the badge and patch we now wear, as we continue to protect our airport and serve everyone who works at, or simply passes through, the Salt Lake City International Airport on a daily basis,” Captain Vargas said. “One patch, one badge, one big, blue family,” Chief Brown said. The city decided to merge the two agencies late last year. All airport police offi cers were guaranteed they would continue to be assigned to the new Airport Division, which, again, shows class. That has not always happened elsewhere. “Make no mistake about it. Policing at the airport is a diff erent game. The continuity for the employees was huge. Some of these folks have been out here for many, many years,” Chief Brown said. Chief Brown assured his new colleagues that they could remain at the airport, meaning they would not be assigned to new beats now that they are members of the police department. “That was a big deal to them. I know there are some strong feelings of loyalty and everything they’ve built out here, and, hopefully, they feel like that is not lost,” he said. The chief noted the merger will make the former airport police more effi cient and allow the city to share detectives and public relations specialists as needed. “There are some operational effi ciencies that can be broadened not only to help the residents who live and work here, but the travelers that fl y in and out of the airport,” Chief Brown said. A display of former Salt Lake City Airport Police Department shoulder The police department now has 567 uniformed offi cers and 122 civilians. I commend Salt Lake City for not only recognizing airport police history and patches and cloth badges was exhibited during the badge and patch retirement acknowledging the contribution the department made to public safety, but the high class ceremony on February 26. The display includes six shoulder emblems and way it retired their patch and badge. I hope other agencies will follow their lead. seven cloth badges. Contributed photograph MIKE R. BONDARENKO (2392 USH 12, Baldwin WI 54002) pcnews@baldwin- telecom.net SLC Airport Police ...Continued

Police Chief Mike Brown! When the Police Department offi cially took over policing Salt Lake City International Steve Van Segglen Airport on February 26 and the former Airport Police Department went defunct, the city held a formal ceremony to retire the former airport police badge and patch and honor the history of the airport police, which was formed in 1984. Unlike some cities after the police department takes over another city department and Hosts Annual Peel simply issues new badges, patches and uniforms, Salt Lake City honored airport police history and invited all current and retired offi cers to the ceremony, which took place at the airport. The city even put on a breakfast buff et. It was high class all the way. All former airport police offi cers and civilian employees received their new police Regional Show department badges from Chief Brown, who pinned them on each offi cer. More than 100 offi cers, retirees and city offi cials attended the ceremony. Seventy collectors from the Greater Toronto area and There were displays of former airport police badges, insignia and historic photographs. southern Ontario attended the annual Peel Regional Mayor Biskupski honored the history of the airport police. “For 34 years, the badge that was worn by members of the Airport Police Department Police Insignia Show in Brampton, Ont. on April 27. has brought a sense of security to the traveling public and to the city at large. Much has Steve Van Segglen once again hosted the show, which is changed since 1984 when the Airport Police Department was founded,” she said. The mayor pointed out the city has grown, the number of people traveling to and from one of the longest-running in Canada. Utah’s capital city has increased and there are new threats to the public’s ability to travel safely in the aftermath of September 11, 2001. By Mike Stoltz, Guest Writer Special recognition went to airport police Captain Craig Vargo, who has 30 years service and joined the department in 1988, only fi ve years after it was formed. BRAMPTON, Ont. – Steve Van Segglen, a retired offi cer from the Peel Regional “The thought of retiring my badge and patch, after 30 years of service, felt like closing Police Department, hosted the annual insignia collectors show on April 27. the book on a story I hadn’t fi nished reading yet. We are proud of the patch and badge Held at the force’s police association building in Brampton, Ont., collectors from all

Badges worn by the former Salt Lake City Airport Police Department were Steve Van Segglen (left) welcomed collectors to the annual Peel Regional displayed at the insignia retirement ceremony. The patch in the lower right was Police Police Insignia Show. It was held on April 27 at the Peel Police worn during 2002 when the city hosted the Winter Olympic Games. It features Association building Brampton, Ont. Seventy collectors from throughout the the department badge and an airliner in fl ight. Contributed photograph Greater Toronto area and southern Ontario attended. Mike Stoltz photograph May-June 2019 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS Page 13 Mystery Surrounds Kansas City, Mo. Police Badge The Kansas City, Mo. Police Historical Society knows the department’s unique badge was introduced in 1939 but has asked for help from collectors and the public to document how it was created and who designed it. No one knows. Police department records from 1874 to 1939 have been lost.

Randal Glenn (left) won a drawing for a copy of the new book by Jim Wouters By Mike R. Bondarenko, Editor (center), A Brief History of the Gravenhurst Police Department, a defunct Ontario agency. CPICA President Bob Pyefi nch looked on as Wouters presented a KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City, Mo. Police Historical Society has asked for personally autographed copy to Glenn. Mike Stoltz photograph help from collectors and the public to determine who designed their unique badge, which was introduced in 1939 and has been worn ever since. over the Greater Toronto area and southern Ontario traveled to the well-attended event. “We would love to get the community involved if they know anything about our badge,” There were 70 attendees and 20 tableholders. Captain Christopher Sicoli, the historical society president, said. “Our department dates Steve Dear, a collector from Welland, Ont., mentioned, “What a great show! Very well back to 1874, but we have very little documentation about our department’s history organized.” before 1939.” Van Segglen welcomed collectors at the door. He began collecting police insignia as a The unique Kansas City badge is an eagle-topped circlet with the state seal as the cadet when he was given a shoulder patch from the Mississauga Police Department. center design. The legend reads “OFFICER/ POLICE/ KANSAS/ CITY.” The offi cer’s Back in 1974, fi ve local forces, Mississauga, Brampton, Chinguacousy, Port Credit number appears in a panel beneath the seal. and Streetsville, were amalgamated to form the Peel Regional Police. “The badge we wear is a symbol of what our job is all about,” Sergeant Dustin Randal Glenn won the drawing for a copy of the recently published book, A Brief Scherer, historical society treasurer, said. “The fact that it is unique is another thing that History of the Gravenhurst Police Department, by author Jim Wouters, who signed and sets us apart from other departments in the United States.” presented the book personally. Historian agree the KCMO badge is based on a Roman shield, but no one knows who Wouters’ book project started back in 2015 when he was shown in an old photo of designed it. fi ve Gravenhurst police offi cers in 1969. The offi cer’s names were written on the back, The mystery goes back to 1923 when “Boss Tom” Pendergast ran the city with an but there was very little information about the gentlemen who protected their community. iron fi st. He had a strong infl uence on the police department and many offi cers became Thus began his journey began to research, remember and recognize these men. corrupt. The department went defunct on May 8, 1970. Corruption became so rampant that the state attorney general put the police Steve Greenblatt brought an impressive display of United States and Canadian police department under state control and created a board of commissioners to oversee it. badges. He often shares his vast collection of police memorabilia and artifacts at the About half the offi cers were fi red, and the new badge was introduced. various shows in Ontario. Captain Sicoli said when “Boss Tom’s” offi cers left, they took many documents and MIKE STOLTZ ([email protected]) historical artifacts with them. Documents were burned and items were thrown into the Missouri River. Mike Stoltz is the co-administrator of the offi cial Web site of the Canadian Police Documentation of the 1939 badge design, including sketches and initial orders, have Insignia Collectors Association. Visit the site at CPICA.Ca. EDITOR

Steve Greenblatt is a leading collector of Canadian and United States law No one knows who designed the unique Kansas City, Mo. Police Department enforcement badges and was among the 20 tableholders at the Peel Regional badge, which is an eagle-topped circlet with the state seal as the center design. Show on April 27. He often shows his vast collection of police memorabilia and The badge was introduced in 1939, the same year as the state took over the artifacts at various shows in Ontario. Mike Stool photograph force and installed commissioners. Contributed photograph Page 14 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS May-June 2019

An impressive exhibit of Kansas City, Mo. police badges and artifacts is displayed at police headquarters at 1125 Locust Street. The well-documented collection was assembled by the historical society. The society has asked A variety of Kansas City, Mo. police badges in the police historical society collectors to help document KCMO badge origins. Contributed photograph exhibit at police headquarters includes old jail keys and a whistle. The collection includes patrol offi cer, ranks, special police, auxiliary and employee badges. There is even a crossing guard shield. Contributed photograph Detective Tom Perry said his father, retired Sergeant Jon Perry, served from 1968 to 1995, and he wanted to wear his badge. Unfortunately, his father’s badge was still in circulation, so he had to settle for a random number out of storage. KCMO Badge Mystery ...Continued Eventually, Detective Perry was able to track down the offi cer wearing the badge that meant so much to him. “Once I fi gured it out, all it took was an email,” he said. never been found and believed lost forever. The offi cer, who turned out to be a fellow detective, dropped the badge off at “Essentially, everything before 1939 is lost. We need our community’s input to help us headquarters and Detective Perry fi nally obtained it. fi nd our past; to help us identify where we came from,” Captain Sicoli said. In all, KCMO has about 30 families who work for the department in various capacities. Historical society research has shown Kansas City never had a system for issuing “Despite the lost history, many offi cers still form a sentimental tie to an individual badges to police offi cers. badge. It might not be as strong as the design, but ask anyone who has been promoted “The badge numbering is random. Whatever numbers come out of storage are past the rank of offi cer, and they will remember the badge number they were issued,” assigned to new offi cers,” Sergeant Jake Becchina said. Sergeant Scherer said. The only exception is when a family hands down a badge. His old offi cer badge, number “1254,” is currently being worn by an offi cer who went “When an offi cer has a special connection to a badge worn by someone else prior, on duty about a year ago. Since they work at the same station, he was able to share the like a family member, if available, the badge can be assigned to an offi cer with approval,” badge history with him. Sergeant Becchina said. The department maintains a collection of badges and other artifacts at Police

An old eagle-topped shield from Kansas City, Mo. police history is displayed The Kansas City Police Historical Society collection includes this display at police headquarters. The legend reads, “POLICE/ 123/ KANSAS CITY, MO.” of badges that surround a statue honoring fallen police offi cers in downtown The city seal appears as the center design. This badge was worn prior to 1939 Kansas City. It shows a variety of KCMO badges, including the current style in when the agency was taken over by the state. Contributed photograph the upper right. Private police is from 1933. Contributed photograph Headquarters (1125 Locust Street). There is a large display case in the lobby. May-June 2019 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS Page 15 President Sicoli said anyone with information on the origin of Kansas City badges can contact the historical society on (816) 889-6095 or posting on Facebook. and butter work the Sheriff ’s Offi ce,” said museum coordinator John Bennett Lloyd. It is MIKE R. BONDARENKO (2392 USH 12, Baldwin WI 54002) pcnews@baldwin- likely the badge was lost during a raid on a still. telecom.net For Bruce, the stories she heard from her grandmother about her grandfather hold more meaning now that she has seen his badge. “Sometimes, I daydream about what he was like and all, and now I have a little bit more of an idea,” she said. The copper-colored shield carries the legend “DEPUTY SHERIFF/ 6/ SEMINOLE 1916 Florida Badge COUNTY/ FLA.” The badge was made in New York City because of the hallmark on the back, “C.D./ REESE/ 57/ WARREN/ ST./ NYC.” Found Buried In A Sheriff ’s Offi ce records show the badge was purchased for $2 and issued to Deputy Horan in 1916, who served until 1938 when he was killed in a boating accident. Park In Seminole County “Seminole was a dry county during Prohibition. The sheriff and his deputies devoted a lot of their time to fi nding and raiding moonshine stills, which were often hidden in Aubrey Augustus Horan was a Seminole County, Fla. secluded areas, like along the Wekiva River,” Bennett said. Sheriff Lemma said he is grateful that “Mike” presented the historic badge to the sheriff ’s deputy in 1916 when he lost his badge during department. a raid on a moonshine still in a secluded forest near The department is headquartered in Sanford. Bennett said Sanford city police offi cers wore a similar badge style in the early 1900s. the Wekiva River. A local treasure hunter found the MIKE R. BONDARENKO (2392 USH 12, Baldwin WI 54002) pcnews@baldwin- buried badge while searching for coins in a state forest telecom.net preserve. He turned it over the sheriff ’s offi ce. By Mike R. Bondarenko, Editor Laguna Beach SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – A Seminole County, Fla. man who probes for buried treasure with his metal detector uncovered a historic county deputy sheriff ’s badge from 1916, Sheriff Dennis Lemma announced. The local treasure hunter, identifi ed only as “Mike,” found the tarnished shield buried Council Votes under eight inches of soil in the Rock Springs State Preserve near the Wekiva River in Seminole County. “I was scanning the area, mostly for coins. I thought it was a piece of junk. Then, when For USA Flag I wiped it off and saw ‘Deputy Sheriff ’’ and the number ‘6’ on it, I was really interested,” “Mike” said. Laguna Beach, Calif. introduced new black and He contacted the Sheriff ’s Offi ce and the hunt to locate the owner of badge Number 6 began. Through an intensive archive search, the Sheriff ’s Offi ce learned the badge white Ford Police Interceptors in February. Chief Laura belonged to Deputy Aubrey Augustus Horan, who was the second person every Farinella approved red, white and blue American fl ag- deputized in Seminole County. “This is just so special. This is an important part of our history,” Sheriff Lemma said. like graphics on the new vehicles. Some city residents Seminole County resident Mimi Bruce never met her grandfather. He died in 1938 before she was born. But she got to hold something that was close to his heart, his 1916 objected. After more than two hours of debate, the City deputy sheriff shield. Council voted four-to-one in favor of the American fl ag. “Oh my goodness! ‘Deputy Sheriff Seminole County No. 6.’ This is so amazing,” Bruce said. Patriotism won out! Now, the badge is the oldest in the collection at the Museum of Seminole County. The only question left to answer is how the badge ended up deep in the forest in a secluded By Mike R. Bondarenko, Editor area. “During this period up through Prohibition, moonshine busts were sort of the bread LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. – Laguna Beach is a coastal community in Orange County,

This historic Seminole County Sheriff ’s Offi ce badge once belonged to Deputy Laguna Beach, Calif. Police Chief Laura Farinella introduced red, white and Aubrey Augustus Horan when it was lost during a raid on a moonshine still in blue United States of America fl ag-style graphics on new police vehicles. Some 1916. A local treasure hunter uncovered the badge buried in a forest preserve city residents objected. They said the graphics were “too fl ashy and aggressive.” and voluntarily turned it over to the sheriff . Contributed photograph The City Council disagreed..Contributed photograph Page 16 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS May-June 2019

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Calif. The city of 23,000 boasts a large artist community, beautiful beaches and coves and a laid-back Southern California lifestyle. Yet, the laid-back lifestyle came crashing down in April when several city residents objected to the red, white and blue United States of America fl ag-like stars and stripes graphics that Police Chief Laura Farinella introduced on her department’s new black and white Ford Police Interceptors. The new graphics replicate the fl ag on the word “POLICE” spelled out across both white doors on the vehicles. Some city residents told Chief Farinella and City Council members that the fl ashy new graphics were too aggressive, while others expressed surprise that anyone would object to the United States fl ag. On April 16, while a standing room only crowd looked on, the City Council voted four to one to keep the fl ag on city police cars. The council considered whether to keep the design or choose another. Mayor Eric Garcetti and Chief Michael Moore presided over the offi cial Virtually everyone in the crowded council chamber raised their hand when asked opening ceremony for the Los Angeles Police Department’s year-long 150th if they supported the design and at one point the crowd sang the The Star-Spangled anniversary celebration on March 13. The event was held at the beautiful Banner. LAPD Academy in picturesque Elysian Park. LAPD offi cial photograph The transition to black and white patrol vehicles was approved by the City Council in February. Chief Farinella presented a preferred graphic with a new black and white color scheme. The Honor Guard presented the colors to open the ceremony. However, when the Police Department began working on the scheme with the Mayor Garcetti, who was accompanied by several City Council and Police graphic manufacturer, it was discovered that the muted graphics could not be replicated. Commission members, told attendees the LAPD has a long and proud tradition of service Therefore, the red, white and blue graphics were placed on the new vehicles. to the people of Los Angeles. Public comment on the police graphics lasted over two hours. “We are all very proud of the men and women of the LAPD for your service and Many in the audience waved American fl ags and wore patriotic clothing. Many who sacrifi ce over the last 150 years. It is fi tting that we are here today to celebrate your spoke were military veterans. anniversary. You have a long and proud history. I am pleased to honor it,” Mayor Garcetti Mayor Pro Tem Steve Dicterow said the council faced a very narrow decision about said. the brightness of the colors (black and white over red, white and blue), but that the issue Chief Moore singled out the thousands of patrol offi cers who have patrolled the city had evolved into into a broader conversation about patriotism. He said he received 24 hours a day seven days a week for 150 years. “They are the cornerstone of this hundreds of emails from people around the country, mostly in support of the fl ag design department. Their outstanding service to the public and pride, professionalism and on the vehicles. community involvement has endured for 150 years,” he said. In the end, patriotism won out. Many high-ranking retired offi cers attended the event, including recently retired Chief MIKE R. BONDARENKO (2392 USH 12, Baldwin WI 54002) pcnews@baldwin- of Police Charles Beck and others. Chief Moore succeeded Chief Beck in 2018 after his telecom.net retirement following 41 years of dedicated LAPD service. The event was followed by open houses and anniversary programs at most of the division stations throughout the city in March and April. One of the largest was April 27 at the Hollywood Division on April 27. It featured station tours, LAPD classic cars and special unit displays. There was also face painting, Los Angeles Police music, raffl es and food and refreshments. 150th anniversary badge The Police Commission unanimously approved Chief Moore’s request to commission and authorize wear of a commemorative 150th Department Marks anniversary badge for the police department at its March 21 meeting. “In keeping with the Los Angeles Police Department’s commitment to celebrate our 150th Anniversary 150th anniversary, a committee was established under the guidance of and overseen by From humble beginnings with six offi cers in 1869, the Los Angeles Police Department has grown into one of the world’s most recognized and respected law enforcement agencies. It opened a year-long 150th anniversary celebration with a ceremony and open house at the LAPD Academy on March 13.

By Mike R. Bondarenko, Editor

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The Los Angeles Police Department is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. The department opened the year-long anniversary celebration on March 13 with a ceremony and open house at the historic LAPD Academy in Elysian Park. Mayor Eric Garcetti and Chief of Police Michael Moore presided over the gala event, which featured a ceremonial fl y-over performed by the Air Support Division, displays and demonstrations by special units, the debut of the 150th anniversary commemorative badge, which resembles the badge worn in 1869, and tours of the ironic academy. A colorful 150th anniversary cake featuring the 1869 and current Los Angeles A large crowd of city offi cials, active and retired LAPD offi cers, their families and Police Department badges was presented during the offi cial opening ceremony guests enjoyed music by the LAPD Band and an anniversary cake that featured the for the department’s 150th anniversary. Attendees included city offi cials, anniversary and current badges. department offi cers, retirees and guests. LAPD offi cial photograph May-June 2019 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS Page 17

There was a display of black and white Los Angeles Police Department patrol cars throughout the years at the 150th anniversary opening ceremony. A Dodge, Chevrolet and Tesla are shown. Several other historic and special unit vehicles were also put on exhibit. LAPD offi cial photograph Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (left) and retired LAPD Chief of Police Charlie Beck got together at the 150th anniversary ceremony on March 13. Chief Beck retired from the LAPD in June 2018, capping a distinguished 41- the Chief of Staff ,” wrote Chief Moore in a ten-page proposal to the commissioners. year career. He was succeeded by Michael Moore. LAPD offi cial photograph “The committee’s responsibility is to organize a series of department and community events to celebrate the department’s history. As such, a proposal for establishment of a commemorative badge in honor of the 150th anniversary has been presented,” he Offi cers were polled at roll calls and expressed overwhelming support for the continued. anniversary badge, expressing enthusiastic interest and willingness to make the personal The design is based on the ornate eight-point star issued to the fi rst six city police expenditure to participate during the permitted wear period, the chief wrote. offi cers on January 4, 1869. It was created by Sun Badge Company, which presently also Active offi cers and reserves will be limited to one badge. Non-sworn employees and holds the contract for LAPD badges. retirees will be allowed to purchase one badge encased in Lucite. The star is silver with black enamel on the star points and two attached banners. The There will also be a 150th anniversary challenge coin, miniature badge and lettering resembles the lettering on the 1869 badge. anniversary badge set in a commemorative display box. The banners read “OFFICER” at the top and “150 YEARS” at the bottom. Rank The commissioners were told the badges would cost employees $67.75 plus tax and badges will show the rank on the top banner. shipping. The center design reads “LA/ CITY/ (NUMBER)/ POLICE.” Chief Moore added a conclusion to his proposal: Chief Moore told the commissioners offi cers who choose to purchase and wear the “The current Los Angeles Police Department badge is recognized world-wide and is badge must do so at their own expense. a symbol of prestige and honor. A recommendation for its replacement, however brief, is “Offi cers who choose to participate would be required to purchase the badge at not proposed without recognizing this fact. their own cost, similar to the current fl at badge purchase program. The only cost to the “However, the prestige of today’s badge is born of the professional growth and history department and city would be the personnel hours required to process and distribute of our department, its accomplishments, lessons-learned and improvements made. badge orders and maintain records of badges upon retirement pending their appropriate “A campaign of this nature will further enable our department to understand our return,” he said. history, better appreciate our roots, professional growth and accomplishments and, The anniversary badge can be worn in October, November and December. The offi cers must return the badges to the department at the end of the year. Each badge will be encased in Lucite and returned to the offi cer who purchased it. Chief Moore reported the Los Angeles County Sheriff ’s Department (2001), San Diego Police Department (2007), San Jose Police Department (1999), Anaheim Police Department (2007) and Napa Police Department (2000) are among California police departments that commissioned and authorized anniversary commemorative badges.

The Los Angeles Police Department exhibited several historic artifacts and James Bultema, a retired LAPD offi cer, has published an updated edition memorabilia at the LAPD Academy for the opening ceremony, including this of his 2013 book Guardians of Angels-A History of the Los Angeles Police mannequin adorned with a very early police reserve shirt and hat. LAPD has Department just in time for the agency’s 150th anniversary celebration. The new had an active reserve corps since World War II. LAPD offi cial photograph book is now available in two versions. James A. Bultema photograph Page 18 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS May-June 2019 It is also available on Amazon and at Barnes and Noble and independent book stores. Bultema is a member of the California Law Enforcement Historical Society and attended the National Police Collectors Show in Ontario, Calif. LAPD 150th Anniversary ...Continued MIKE R. BONDARENKO (2392 USH 12, Baldwin WI 54002) pcnews@baldwin- telecom.net hopefully, encourage our workforce to further the legacy of providing only the fi nest service to our communities.”

Guardians of Angels Author and Los Angeles police historian James Bultema Wyatt Earp Nemesis has published an updated anniversary edition of his book, Guardians of Angels-A History of the Los Angeles Police Department, in honor of the LAPD’s 150th anniversary. “I am excited to release an updated version of the original Guardians of Angels Ran New Yuma published in 2013 just in time for the historical year-long department celebration,” Bultema, a retired Los Angeles police offi cer, said. The update includes a forward by Chief of Police Michael Moore and new chapters Territorial Prison and segments to bring it up to date. Bultema provided a excerpt from the new Introduction: Perched on a bluff , prisoners arriving to the newly “For LAPD to walk tall as a leader in law enforcement, the department fi rst had to established Yuma Territorial Prison found that their fi rst learn how to crawl. With wide-open conditions that made Los Angeles the mecca for criminal activity, the common (city) council needed to act, as it did in late 1868. punishment was to dig their own cells out of the granite “‘On motion, resolved, that his Honor the Mayor appoint a City Police by and with the hillside. One hundred and twenty nine convicts never left approval of the council to consist of four persons.’ Mayor Cristobal Aguilar, who spoke very little English, appointed four men (which quickly became six) on January 4, 1869. the prison and are buried in the prison cemetery. “The city could not aff ord to pay these offi cers a salary, so they were paid a commission from the collection of fees, which included serving writs, returning lost or By Arthur Fox, Guest Writer stolen property and arresting fugitives. “The fi rst paid police department was headed by William C. Warren, who split duties YUMA, Ariz. – The same year General George A. Custer was killed at the Battle of the as city marshal and chief of police. Warren had a knack for law enforcement. He had Little Big Horn, the Arizona Territory was opening their long awaited territorial prison at been the town marshal for the previous three years and a deputy marshal for several Yuma. years before that. Eleven years earlier, Yuma was established as the home of the Quartermaster Depot “A hard-headed farmer from Michigan, Warren was killed by one of his offi cers, Joseph that supplied the Army with materials needed during the Indian Wars. Dye, in an argument over the reward money for a Chinese prostitute. With guns blazing During the American westward expansion and after the establishment of a military in the middle of Main and Temple (next to where city hall is today), Dye killed the chief post, Yuma saw a boom, and in 1871 incorporated, authorizing the building of the and subsequently won the battle in court when he was found not guilty on the grounds of Territorial Prison. self-defense. LAPD was off to a rocky start.” William Werninger was sheriff from 1875 to 1876 and had the responsibility of building Chief Moore had high praise for Bultema’s book. He called it an unprecedented phase one of the prison. Many others who followed Sheriff Werninger were responsible glimpse into those stories and how they became intertwined to create the collective for expanding the prison and modernizing, including the former sheriff of Cochise County history of the Los Angeles Police Department. and Wyatt Earp nemesis, John Behan. “Through his use of vivid imagery, historical accounts and rare photographs, James Surrounded by the Colorado River and the vast unforgiving Arizona desert, the Yuma Bultema presents a comprehensive history of the department, its dynamic changes, Territorial Prison housed murderers and rapists with a sentence to live a life of hard labor legendary leaders, public missteps and unparalleled pursuit of excellence,” he said. under the blazing Arizona sun where temperatures could reach 115 degrees. Considered Retired Chief Beck echoed Chief Moore’s sentiments. a “hell hole” with insuff erable heat, inmates called the prison an inhuman snake den “As you can well see, we are a department of deep contrast and that is what is where dragging a ball and chain was standard punishment. captured so brilliantly in the writings of James Bultema. He’s captured the history of this The prison was only in operation for a little over 30 years but held more than 3000 great organization and brings it to life on the pages of Guardians of Angels-A History of convicts of which 29 were women, the most notorious being stagecoach robber Pearl the Los Angeles Police Department.” Hart. In 1909, the last inmate was transferred to the newly-constructed Arizona State There are two versions of the book, a collector’s edition and a softbound edition. The collector’s edition is hardbound in color and sells for $69.95. Softbound is black and white and goes for $29.95. Autographed copies can be ordered through the author’s Web site, PoliceHistoryByJamesBultema.Com.

The entrance to the Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park is located on The restored guard tower still stands some 137 years after it was built. a bluff above the Colorado River in Yuma. The sign was built on an original cell Visitors can climb the stairs and stand on the deck. After the prison closed, it wall and shows one of the infamous ball and chains, which were used to punish was used as a VFW clubhouse and spotting tower during World War II. The inmates. Imagine dragging it in 115-degree heat? Art Fox photograph state took over the site as a state park in 1960. Art Fox photograph May-June 2019 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS Page 19

The original sally port is still used to enter the prison yard. Visitors can stroll through the yard into the original cell blocks. The cells were built by inmates. Construction of the prison was authorized in 1871 and phase one of the project opened in 1875. The sheriff was responsible. Art Fox photograph Each cell at the Yuma Territorial Prison was equipped with one of these heavy iron doors. More than 3000 inmates served sentences up to life before the Prison in Florence. prison was closed in 1909 after the state built a new prison in Florence. Twenty- One year later, the Yuma High School utilized the old prison site until 1914. nine women were among the inmates. Art Fox photograph For the next 26 years, the old prison found use as a hospital, VFW clubhouse and public housing until a museum was established by the City of Yuma. In 1960, the city sold sold the prison to the Arizona State Parks Board for $1 and thus it became the Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park. Today, visitors can walk to the prison yard and pass through the original sally port to get a feel of Old West prison life. Visitors can also tour the indoor museum which houses photos and artifacts, stroll through the granite and steel cells and climb the restored guard tower. ART FOX (PO Box 1394, Montrose CO 81402)

Saint Paul Yearbook The Saint Paul, Minn. Police Department has commissioned a 20-year yearbook that will be published later this year. It will cover department history from 2000 to 2020. Chapters will feature a historical overview, full color portraits of current personnel, personal experience stories by active offi cers and retirees, a tribute to fallen offi cers, hundreds of historic and contemporary photographs and special units and divisions. The book is being off ered only to department personnel and retirees. It will be published by Acclaim Press in Morley, Mo.

Cell block row where each cell faces the prison yard. The thick granite walls were cold in the winter and hot in the summer and the inmates slept on metal bunks. A sentence at the prison meant hard labor, often in sweltering 115-degree heat. Some inmates served life sentences. Art Fox photograph

These iron bunks replaced wooden beds in 1901 by order of Superintendent The Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park off ers an indoor museum Herbert Brown to rid the cell house of bed bugs, which had become an intolerable that features historic photographs, prison artifacts and memorabilia and even a nuisance. Inmates called the prison a “hell hole” and a “snake den” due to the replica of the Gatling gun in the guard tower. Legend has it that a warden’s wife heat and severe punishment. Art Fox photograph foiled a break out by using the gun in 1891. Art Fox photograph Page 20 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS May-June 2019

A white-on-black back patch worn by Customs and Border Protection offi cers. It carries the legend, “CBP/ FIELD OPERATIONS/ FEDERAL OFFICER.” Ray Sherrard added this gem to his collection at the “Porky” show in January, which is his favorite police insignia show. Ray Sherrard photograph Ray Sherrard (left) and Pat Lynch (right) attended the 2018 “Porky” show in Claremont, Calif. The veteran badge collectors were longtime friends and often Pat Lynch served in the Armed Forces and later went on to federal law enforcement, trasded at the shows they attended. The Sherrards also visited the Lynches at but he was very quiet about where he worked, and I had the feeling that he was in our their home in Las Vegas, Nev. Arthur Fox photograph intelligence services, but I never asked. Carol Lynch was also a high-ranking federal law enforcement offi cer. The Lynches were into antiques, and after they moved to Las Vegas, they opened an antiques shop in North Las Vegas. When I fi rst met them many years ago at one of the swap meet on the East Coast, they lived in Virginia, and I visited them whenever I could because his collection was All Things Federal astonishing, and he preferred historical items like I do. Lynch was a great help with the United States Marshals badge book that George By Ray Sherrard, Staff Writer Stumpf and I put together. He introduced me to a badge dealer in Virginia named Joe Gallo, who allowed me to GARDEN GROVE, Calif. – I am so glad that PCNEWS is giving Pat Lynch a tribute take photographs of some rare federal badges for the book, only because he vouched for elsewhere in this issue. I hadn’t seen anything in print about his recent passing. me. Pat and his wife, Carol, were both retired federal agents. Their table was always The hobby has lost not only one of the top collectors, but also an expert in badge my fi rst stop at the swap meets we attended together because I knew that if a badge authenticity. We will not see the likes of him again, which is a shame. was good, they would have it on their table. You could always count on them to have Rest in peace, my friend. authentic badges on their table. They moved to Las Vegas some years ago, and my wife and I drove over to have lunch with them from time to time. We enjoyed every meeting. Keith Bushey strikes again I have included an image of a patch, silver badge I considered Lynch to be if not the very top badge collector in the hobby, he was very and identifi cation card that proclaims Southern California badge collector and my friend, near the top, because he studied badge history and authentication, and I often relied on Keith Bushey, as the honorary chief of police of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok him when considering a heavy purchase of old federal items. Indians. I thought readers would get a kick out of seeing Chief (you can take that two ways, as in police chief and Native American chief) Bushey.

The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians made badge collector Keith (Top to bottom, left to right) U.S. Customs and Border Protection cloth badge, Bushey an honorary chief of police and presented him with a chief’s badge and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Field Operations, Department of Homeland identifi cation card, The tribe is located near Placerville, Calif. where it operates a Security Detroit security investigations SRT and U.S. Customs and Border small but very successful ino. Ray Sherrard photograph Protection fl ag and raid jacket patches. Ray Sherrard photograph Shingle Springs is located near Placerville here in California, where the small band May-June 2019 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS Page 21 owns and operates the Red Hawk Casino. The tribe is federally recognized by the Bureau of Indian Aff airs. The population was 500 in 2010, although only about 100 lives on the rancheria. Other members live Operations. The legend reads “CBP/ FIELD OPERATIONS/ FEDERAL OFFICER.” It has elsewhere in El Dorado, Sacramento and Placer Counties. white letters on a black background. The Tribal Police Department patrols the Shingle Springs Rancheria and enforces I also scored some other federal patches: tribal ordinances and federal laws under the direction of Chief of Police Teddy Tayaba. ...Customs and Border Protection cloth badge. It is gold with white legends on black (The tribe refers to its land as a rancheria, not a reservation, because it is small in ribbons. The Department of Homeland Security seal appears in black and white as the comparison to other reservations.) center design. In addition to police offi cers, the tribe also employs non-sworn public safety offi cers ...Customs and Border Protection Field Operations is a large round emblem with who provide security at the casino and other tribal-owned buildings and facilities. the DHS seal in full color as the center design. The legends appear in white legends Red Hawk Casino is about 20 minutes east of Sacramento on Highway 50 and sits on top and bottom black banners, respectively. “U.S. CUSTOMS AND/ BORDER atop a beautiful hill overlooking mountains. The structure was designed in harmony with PROTECTION” is at the top, and “FIELD OPERATIONS” is at the bottom. native culture and nature. It is very popular. ...DHS/HSI Detroit Special Response Team is a subdued patch with a Detroit The casino is a major employer in El Dorado County. Tigers-style emblem, the Gothic letter “D” centered in a target with “MI” (Michigan) and Congratulations to honorary Tribal Police Chief Bushey! “OH” (Ohio) on the other side as the design. The legend reads “DHS/HSI DETROIT/ SPECIAL RESPONSE TEAM/ SRT/ MI/ OH/ ARSENAL OF DEMOCRACY.” (DHS Federal law enforcement history I have been asked by the Internal abbreviates Department of Homeland Security, while HSI abbreviates Homeland Security Revenue Service Criminal Intelligence Division (my former outfi t) national offi ce and the Investigations.) Los Angeles Field Offi ce public information offi cer to work on our agency history for the ...CBP (Customs and Border Protection) is a subdued fl ag patch with a blue line on upcoming centennial celebration. I am working on it and will donate it to the agency when the otherwise black on gray fl ag and the letters “CBP” at the bottom. it is completed. …CBP small back patch. It has white legends on a black background. The legend Bureau of Internal Revenue Commissioner Daniel C. Roper created an Intelligence reads “POLICE/ U.S. CUSTOMS AND/ BORDER PROTECTION.” Unit within the agency to investigate widespread allegations of tax fraud on July 1, 1919. Six United States Post Offi ce inspectors were transferred to the BIR to become the National Security Agency I doubt many federal collectors have ever seen any fi rst special agents in charge of the organization that is now the Criminal Investigation of the National Security Agency (NSA) credentials I have shown, unless, of course, they Division (CID) of the now Internal Revenue Service. have a sky-high security clearance. Our agency’s history includes the conviction of mobster Al Capone for tax evasion One is for former NSA Agents Association Members. It shows the agency logo as and a crucial role in the solving the Lindbergh Kidnapping in the 1930s. Capone and the the center design. The legend reads, “FORMER N.S.A./ AGENTS’/ ASSOCIATION/ kidnapper were sent to prison. MEMBER.” The Intelligence Unit became the Criminal Investigation Division on July 1, 1978. Another is very unique. It is for an award recipient in the NSA and shows the coveted Today, the agency’s role has expanded to money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act Federal Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery as the center design. The violations. We are the only federal agency with jurisdiction over criminal violations of the badge legend is “FEDERAL/ AGENT/ CONGRESSIONAL BADGE OF BRAVERY.” The Internal Revenue Code. (Sorry, Eliot Ness...) credential legend is “N.S.A./ SPECIAL AGENT/ AWARD RECIPENT.” This is a very, very, I have also been sent copies of pretty old United States Customs Service credentials very rare piece! granted to a Bureau of Internal Revenue narcotics agent-in-charge in 1927 and similar Finally, there is the regular NSA cred with the agency’s badge as the center design. credentials issued to a BIR narcotics agent in 1928. No expiration date is shown on either The legend simply reads, “N.S.A.” credential. These are nothing short of awesome to a true federal collector! The agent-in-charge and narcotics agent creds are signed by both the collector of customs and the assistant secretary of the treasury. I have never seen creds like these The Untouchables was a popular television and will feature them in this column soon. The Untouchables TV series series that ran on ABC from 1959 to 1963. It was based on the memoir by Eliot Ness and I have also received an image of a job application for the United States Federal Court Oscar Fraley and fi ctionalized Ness’ experiences as a Prohibition agent in Chicago in the that was processed by the US Marshals Offi ce for the Southern District of California in 1930s. (The book later became the basis for the 1987 movie by the same name.) 1924. The applicant probably got on because he knew both the sitting US Marshal, A.C. Ness’ hand-picked squad of Prohibition agents became known as “The Untouchables” Sittel, and Court Commissioner Steven C. Long. I will feature item in a future column. too. because of their courage and honesty; they could not be bribed or intimidated by the Even back then, it was also as much who you know as what you know... Mob. The lead character was Robert Stack, who played Ness, but another leading character Porky D. Swine show I attended the Porky D. Swine show in Claremont in was Special Agent Lee Hobson, who was played by Paul Picerni. He joined the show January and had a great time, as always. The show was another sell out, and I was told during the second season in 1960. all the tables for next year are already sold out. This great show is my favorite. Special Agent Hobson was second in command to Ness. I went home with some interesting new federal patches. I obtained a large back patch for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Field

If you have these rare National Security Agency identifi cation cards in your collection, Paul Picerni, a real-life World War II hero, played Special Agent Lee Hobson you have scored very nice items! (Left to right) Former NSA Agents’ Association member, for four seasons of The Untouchables on television, 1960 to 1963. The series NSA Federal Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Honor and NSA featuring the featured Robert Stack in the lead role of Eliot Ness. Special Agent Hobson was agency badge. Ray Sherrard photograph second in command to Ness. Ray Sherrard photograph Page 22 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS May-June 2019

Elmer L. Irey, longtime head of the Intelligence Unit of the Bureau of Internal Revenue in the Treasury Department, wrote a book about his unit’s organization, functions and activities from 1919 to 1936. Special Agent Irey is still regarded as one of the best in agency history. Ray Sherrard photograph

All Things Federal ...Continued

Picerni was genuine war hero in real life. He was bombardier on a B-24 bomber that fl ew 25 missions in the Burma-Chinese-India Theater during World War II and won the Distinguished Flying Cross. He was also a member of the crew that bombed the real (Top) The Treasury Department Bureau of Internal Revenue issued these Japanese Bridge on the River Kwai in 1945. credentials to Special Agent Herbert S. Keys in 1934. (Bottom) W.R. Gains was As most readers know, I collect TV and movie credentials and recently added his Lee Hobson credentials from the series to my collection. He fi ts the Hollywood handsome one of the fi rst Treasury Department Prohibition Section special agents when mold, doesn’t he? the section was formed in 1920. Ray Sherrard photograph

Elmer C. Irey handbook I have shown the white-on-black front cover of the book, Intelligence Unit of the Bureau of Internal Revenue Treasury Department by Elmer L. Irey. It shows the organization, functions and activities of the unit from 1919 to 1936. This book is very, very rare. I have written about Irey before. He was the chief of the Treasury Department Intelligence unit from the 1920s to the 1940s and helped bring down Al Capone, the Chicago mobster, as well as crooked politicians, such as “Boss Tom” Pendergast of Kansas City, the Huey Long gang in Louisiana, Enoch “Nucky” Johnson in Atlantic City, Morris Kleinman of Cleveland’s Mayfi eld Road gang and Leon Gleckman, the “Al Capone of Saint Paul.” Irey also headed the investigation that resulted in the arrest and prosecution of businessman and racketeer Moses L. Arenberg, once the wealthiest man in the USA. Some consider Irey the most prominent law enforcement fi gure of the last century, and it is hard to argue with them. After all, while J. Edgar Hoover and his FBI were chasing bank robbers, Irey and his T-Man were taking down such infamous New York criminals as Waxey Gordon and Butch Schultz, who piled up more illegal cash in a week that John Dillinger stole from banks in his lifetime! The diff erence was the FBI got more publicity. Irey’s work with then-Manhattan District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey resulted in the arrest and conviction of Charles “Lucky” Luciano, the boss of the Mob bosses in New York City. Dewey’s success as a prosecutor propelled him into politics, and he became governor of New York and then the Republican nominee for president twice (1944 and 1948). He lost to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and President Harry S. Truman.

Historic federal credentials Finally, a few very old and historic federal law enforcement credentials. Herbert S. Keys was a Bureau of Internal Revenue special agent in the 1930s. I have shown his credentials dated 1934 signed by the commissioner. Notice these credentials were voided and stamped, apparently when Agent Keys either retired or got new creds. W.R. Gains was a young Treasury Department Prohibition Agent in July 1920 when he received his pictured credentials signed by the commissioner. It is assumed that he was one of the fi rst agents of the then-new Prohibition Unit because it was established in 1920. John R. Burr served as narcotics inspector for the Treasury Department. His credentials are signed by the commissioner and dated July 27, 1921. Finally, a retired credential issued to William S. Davis, who served as an agent for (Top) John H. Barr was a narcotics inspector for the Treasury Department the Inspection Service of the Intelligence Division of the Internal Revenue Service. It is Prohibition Section in 1921 when these credentials were issued by undated. Commissioner D.H. Bliss. (Bottom) A retired credential issued to William J. RAY SHERRARD (PO Box 5779, Garden Grove CA 92846-0779) Davis of the IRS Intelligence Division. Ray Sherrard photograph May-June 2019 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS Page 23

The Cambodian Tourist Police drives this Toyota Camry four-door as a marked radio car. The car is white with Cambodian and English livery. It has an old-fashioned Federal Signals Street Hawk lightbar. It was photographed at the Angkor Wat Visitors Center entrance. Eric Wollman photograph The Cambodian Tourist Police escorted the tour bus that carried 66 members of International Police Association Region 2 from the New York area to the world famous Angkor Wat temple complex. The group also visited Thailand during New York Minute their trip across the Pacifi c in February. Eric Wollman photograph By Eric Wollman, Senior Staff Writer

NEW YORK, N.Y. – The International Police Association is a fraternal origination that encourages friendship and travel among members of law enforcement around the world. It was founded in 1950 and has 360,000 members. Region 2 covers New York City, and I am an associate IPA member. In February, 66 members of Region 2 visited Thailand and Cambodia. After a 20-hour fl ight across the Pacifi c, we landed in Bangkok and were met by high-ranking police offi cials and given VIP treatment. Similarly, while in Cambodia, military and police turned out to guide and escort us around our stops. Angkor Wat is a complex of temples built in the jungle of northern Cambodia. It is one of the largest religious monuments in the world on a site measuring nearly 163 hectares. Originally constructed as a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Vishnu for the Khmer Empire, it was gradually transformed into a Buddhist temple toward the end of the 12th century. It was built by the Khmer King Suryavaman II in the early 12th century. Our group was taken by bus to the visitors center where I observed the World Heritage Site Police assigned to protect and preserve these ancient ruins. The radio car is a Toyota Camry with both English and Cambodian language livery. Inside the grounds, which are miles from the visitor center, I met another offi cer at a

The real bridge on the River Kwai, which looks absolutely nothing like the one depicted in the popular 1957 World War II fi lm, still stands and is a popular tourist attraction in Thailand. It is located about 50 miles from the city of Kanchanaburi near the border with Myanmar. Eric Wollman photograph

A high-ranking Cambodian Tourist Police offi cer poses with Eric Wollman at Collector Calvin Chow represented International Police Association Region the Angkor Wat temple complex in February. The offi cers wear military-style 9, where he serves as president, at the Hasbrouck Heights show. He is a retired uniforms but are unarmed. The IPA members treated themselves to fresh San Francisco police offi cer. Chow off ered goodies from Region 9, as well as coconut milk at a refreshment center. Eric Wollman photograph some badges and patches. Eric Wollman photograph Page 24 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS May-June 2019

Retired New York State Police dispatcher Peter Carpenter was the lucky winner of the patch drop at the Hasbrouck Heights show. The third annual show New Jersey railroad police collector Chip Greiner won “Best of Show” honors in a new location was another huge success and attracted collectors from as far at the recent Hasbrouck Heights, N.J. show. He is shown with some historic away as California and Florida. Eric Wollman photograph railroad police artifacts and badges from his incredible collection, which he has built over 40 years. Eric Wollman photograph When we landed at Siep Reap International Airport, we were greeted by an honor guard of high-ranking national police. Two months later and a world away, I found myself in Hasbrouck Heights, N.J. for the New York Minute ...Continued Third Annual New York/New Jersey Police and Fire Collectors Show. This was my fi rst visit to this large regional show. It was quite a gathering of distinguished collectors and nearby refreshment center. After sharing some fresh coconut milk with one of my friends many tableholders from far away. on the trip, I asked the offi cer for a photo, which he was happy to provide. These police Retired San Francisco Police Department offi cer Calvin Chow had a table for Region are unarmed. 9 of the IPA, selling all sorts of do-dads relating to the Bay Area. Another highlight of the trip was my visit to walk across the famous bridge on the River New Jersey’s own Chip Greiner was there with his railroad badges. Kwai, which was immortalized by the feature fi lm of the same name. Show organizers Brian Lyons, Gerry Tibbs and Ed Zitek took a photo op for me. Ned Schwartz came in from Long Island, and lucky Peter Carpenter won the patch drop. He is retired New York State Police dispatcher. We wish our friends a Happy Mother’s Day, happy birthday to me (May 26) and prosperity to all. Stay safe, wear your vest and keep reading the New York Minute. ERIC WOLLMAN (233 Broadway-Suite 702, New York NY 10279) stnonradio@yahoo. com Reel Cops By Rick Uland, Staff Writer Detective Story

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Detective Story is both a classic police crime drama and a Brian Lyons, Gerry Tibbs and Ed Zitek (left to right) once again outdid fi lm noir classic in every sense of the word. themselves with another incredible Hasbrouck Heights, N.J. show, which some Detective Story was adapted for the screen from the New York Broadway play of the are now calling the “East Coast Porky.” They welcomed about 450 collectors to same name that was written by Sidney Kingsley. their third annual sellout event on Sunday, April 7. Eric Wollman photograph Detective Story is a Paramount Pictures release from 1951 starring Kirk Douglas in the lead role as Detective Jim McLeod. The fi lm was produced and directed by famed Hollywood director William Wyler. The co-starring cast, as well as those appearing in lesser supporting roles, was made up of an incredible who’s who of well known actors at the time and actors early on in their careers who in later life would become more famous. Eleanor Parker plays Mary McLeod, who is Detective McLeod’s wife, and she has a deep and dark secret from her past that has been hidden for years from her husband and the entire world as well. William Bendix plays Detective Lou Brody and is Detective McLeod’s investigative partner. Lou Brody, although a tough and no nonsense cop, has a sensitive streak that runs through him that was caused by the death of his son during World War II. George Macready plays Dr. Karl Schneider, who is a disgraced doctor that has lost his medical license and has now turned to performing illegal abortions. Several of Dr. Schneider’s patients have died as a result of his illegal abortions. Because of these deaths, he has been pursued relentlessly by Detective McLeod. Regardless of the ongoing investigations and McLeod’s continual mad dog pursuit of Dr. Ned Schwartz (standing, center) made the trip from Long Island, N.Y. to the Schneider, Dr. Schneider has escaped convictions and legal ramifi cations for his abortion Hasbrouck Heights show. He collects New York patches and model police cars racket. and is an accomplished law enforcement vehicle photographer. The jam-packed Douglas’s character, Detective McLeod, is an extremely overbearing, needlessly show attracted 450 collectors. Eric Wollman photograph harsh, totally unbending, physically heavy-handed and incapable of giving anyone a break under any circumstances. May-June 2019 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS Page 25 Detective McLeod has deep seated emotional distress caused by his father’s criminal tendencies and abuse toward his mother. These abuses caused his mother to go insane and she died in a mental institution. There are also some lighthearted events that take place throughout the fi lm as is Putting aside all of Detective McLeod’s indiscretions and foibles, he is highly evident by an eccentric woman who approaches Detective Gallagher at his desk. The respected by his superiors and fellow detectives. He is well known and highly regarded woman wants to report suspicious foreigners living in her building who are sending because of his investigative talents and crime-solving abilities. Because of his heavy- mysterious atomic vapors through her walls while they construct atomic bombs. handed physical treatment of suspects and his non-stop questionable investigative Warner Anderson then enters the scene as Attorney Endicott Sims and is representing pursuits of criminals, he will get in very deep over his head in this most recent case Dr. Schneider. Attorney Sims is well dressed, speaks very properly and portrays himself against Dr. Schneider. as quite a Dapper Dan. He requests in almost a demanding manner to see Lieutenant The entire fi lm was shot on a sound stage designed exactly as to what an early Monaghan, who is the commanding offi cer of the detective squad. 1950s-era New York City Police Department detective squad room would look like. The Detective Callahan, played by William Philips, reports to Lieutenant Monaghan that a very few outside scenes were shot on a standard studio back lot made up to look like a mouthpiece representing Dr. Schneider wants to see him. typical New York City old style neighborhood located in the Bronx or Brooklyn during that Both Detective Callahan and Lieutenant Monaghan have advised Sims that he must time period. The front of the police station house was designed to be that of the NYPD see Detective McLeod because Dr. Schneider is his suspect and case. Sims advises the 21st Precinct. lieutenant that he will only speak to him. The entire movie scenario takes place during a very short period of time of just fi ve or During the conversation between Sims and the lieutenant, the scene moves to outside six hours and almost entirely in the detective squad room. From the look of some of the in front of the police station where Detective McLeod is walking a theft suspect into the detectives and uniformed police offi cers, it is apparent that the time period presented is station. Detective McLeod’s wife is then shown on the sidewalk calling out to him. He during a hot and humid summer day and evening. hands over the suspect to an offi cer and goes to his wife. Detective McLeod and his The entire fi lm was shot with a gritty and muggy over look that is perfectly accentuated wife chat a bit and go across the street to a taxi where they get in the back seat for a by the black and white noir fi lming techniques. smooching session. Although the fi lm’s main theme and plot revolves around the investigation, arrest and Detective McLeod then asks his wife about her medical appointment regarding having associated events related to Dr. Schneider and Detective McLeod, there are numerous children of which she is not able to have children. He goes into the station and brings his other events taking place at the same time in the detective squad room. theft suspect, Arthur Kindred, played by Craig Hill, to the squad room for booking. Putting aside the obvious melodrama written into some of the fi lm scenes, the Lieutenant Monaghan calls Detective McLeod into his offi ce where a very contentious interactions between cops, suspects, victims, witnesses and members of the press is a conversation takes place between Sims and Detective McLeod. fascinating overview of what most probably would have been the chain of events of that The conversation centers around what Sims says is harassment and persecution era. against Dr. Schneider by Detective McLeod. Things become quite dramatic as Sims The movie opens with Detective Dakis, played by Bert Freed, pulling his vehicle into shows current photos of his client to the lieutenant and Detective McLeod stating that he a parking spot across the street from the 21st Precinct. Seated next to him in the front wants his client to look the same when he is released from custody. He wants no physical seat is a young woman who turns out to be a shoplifting suspect he has arrested. The abuse or rubber hoses used against his client. shoplifter is played by actress Lee Grant and is only referred to as Girlie throughout the This interaction then takes you into the mind set of Detective McLeod and his entire movie. righteousness and indignation towards Dr. Schneider and anyone like Dr. Schneider. He Apparently bothered by the hot humid weather and being tied up with an end of duty makes it very clear as to what he thinks of Dr. Schneider and anyone like him. Lieutenant shift arrest, Detective Dakis is in a hurry and backs his car into a taxi cab while parking. Monaghan is not very happy with his behavior. Totally unfazed by his parking snafu, the detective walks the suspect into the lobby of the Detective Brody has taken charge of theft suspect Kindred during Detective McLeod’s police station to fi nd out from the desk sergeant that he just missed the patrol wagon that absence. He then talks to Kindred and it is obvious he has a soft spot for the suspect would have transferred his prisoner to Day Court. since the suspect served in the Navy during World War II as did Detective Brody’s son Detective Dakis takes his prisoner upstairs to the 21st squad and begins booking who was killed in battle. The suspect reminds Detective Brody of his son. He tries to talk procedures. Girlie, the shoplifting suspect, must now cool her heals waiting at the squad to the suspect in a conciliatory manner, and the suspect becomes ill and has to go to the room until Night Court convenes later that evening. At this point we then see the duty restroom. detective seated at the front desk at the top of the stairs. As Detective McLeod returns to his desk, a loud commotion breaks out as two Duty Detective Gallagher, portrayed by Frank Faylen, is a bit of a smart aleck and burglary suspects are dragged into the squad room by two uniformed offi cers and several fancies himself as a ladies man. Shortly thereafter, we see newspaper reporter Joe detectives. The two suspects were caught red-handed in the process of burglarizing Feinson enter the squad room. Feinson, portrayed by Luis Van Rooten, is present a woman’s residence and were in possession of her stolen jewelry. The suspects are throughout the entire movie and is in constant search of a worthwhile crime story to Charley Gennini, played by Joseph Wiseman, and Lewis Abbot, played by Michael report on. Strong. Suspect Gennini is a hardened career criminal who plays aloof and simple but is a four-time loser. Abbot is sort of a novice in the crime world and is fairly docile and easy to manipulate by both criminals as well as cops. The pair of burglars are very disruptive and create all sorts of havoc and confusion during their detention at the squad room.

(Left and right) Kirk Douglas played New York City Police Detective Jim New York City Police Detectives Lou Brody (William Bendix) (left) and Jim McLeod in the 1951 class crime drama Detective Story. He co-starred with McLeod (Kirk Douglas) (right) are two of the main characters in Detective Story. Eleanor Parker (his wife) and William Bendix (Detective Lou Brody). The fi lm The 1951 crime drama centers on the life of Detective McLeod whose personal takes place in an period correct NYPD precinct station. Rick Uland Collection demons eventually lead him to his death. Rick Uland Collection Page 26 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS May-June 2019 Detective McLeod that he will have their jobs and fi le complaints criminally and administratively against them with the police commissioner. Sims again interjects Mrs. McLeod’s name into the center of the case and this heats Reel Cops ...Continued up the entire situation with the lieutenant asking Detective McLeod again how his wife is involved and again he states there is no connection. He says it is just an attempt Once the burglars are under control, Detective McLeod then continues with his by the attorney and Dr. Schneider to confuse the issue and defl ect attention from Dr. questioning and booking of the theft suspect. He called the suspect’s woman friend to the Schneider’s crimes. station for an interview as well. Lieutenant Monaghan has now become suspicious as to what connection Mrs. Attorney Sims then arrives at the squad room, along with suspect Dr. Schneider, to McLeod has with Dr. Schneider and calls her asking her to come to his offi ce at the turn him over to him on an arrest warrant. The attorney leaves the station after he again squad room. He sends Detective McLeod on a wild goose chase to the records room warned the police and Detective McLeod specifi cally about not abusing his client. looking for an old case fi le while Mrs. McLeod arrives at the lieutenant’s offi ce unseen. Detective McLeod almost immediately begins talking to Dr. Schneider in a very caustic After Dr. Schneider was beaten by Detective McLeod, Lieutenant Monaghan tried to and needling way making demeaning remarks to the disgraced doctor. A previous trial question the doctor and was given the name of Tami Giacoppetti as being involved in against Dr. Schneider gave him an acquittal, and there is now a patient of his that is near a situation from the past involving Mrs. McLeod. The character, Giacoppetti, is played death at a hospital. by Gerald Mohr. His character has a relatively short appearance in the movie but his During the conversations between Attorney Sims and the police, he mentions character is an integral part of unraveling the mystery of Mrs. McLeod and her connection something related to Detective McLeod’s wife in a non-specifi c manner, which causes to Dr. Schneider. consternation among the lieutenant and indignation by Detective McLeod. Pushing the Mrs. McLeod arrives at the lieutenant’s offi ce and the tension escalates as Lieutenant conversation with the attorney can’t bring forth any specifi cs as to what he is talking Monaghan begins to ask her in an almost questioning manner what her connection is to about related to Mrs. McLeod. Dr. Schneider. He located Giacoppetti, who is a small time hood with an aurora of being a A witness has been brought to the station to give information to the police against Dr. mob fi gure. He has been kept out of site until called into the lieutenant’s offi ce. Schneider and a lineup has been prepared for the witness to identify him. The witness, Lieutenant Monaghan then concludes that Mrs. McLeod in her past had used Miss Hatch, is played by Gladys George and is a tough and gruff woman who has been the abortion services of Dr. Schneider after becoming pregnant during an aff air with around. She shows up at the police station wearing a new mink stole and upon her Giacoppetti, who was married. He is called into the offi ce and when Mrs. McLeod sees viewing the lineup she fails to identify Dr. Schneider as to being involved in any criminal him, she breaks down and the entire mystery then comes to life. activity. She had previously identifi ed him as the criminal abortionist. Detective McLeod arrives at the lieutenant’s offi ce and all of the hidden, deep dark It becomes apparent that the witness was bribed by Dr. Schneider with the mink coat secrets are then revealed. so that she would not give evidence against him. Detective McLeod becomes enraged Jim McLeod confronts his wife and becomes incredibly angry and hatefully emotional. and begins to insult the woman and rants at Dr. Schneider. He accuses her of being a tramp and representing everything that he has resented and Feeling that the case against Dr. Schneider has collapsed, Detective McLeod and despised all of his life. His mental and emotional control begins to unravel as the anger his partner, Detective Brody, cook up an idea to have Dr. Schneider identifi ed by the and resentment against his wife and her secret begins to boil within him. The physical hospitalized woman at Bellvue Hospital. after-aff ects of the abortion is why Mrs. McLeod can’t bare children. The Lieutenant approves the idea and warns Detective McLeod against any improper Detective McLeod’s emotional behavior goes up and down like a roller coaster, while or abusive behavior against Dr. Schneider. at the same time he must deal with the ongoing investigations and crime drama taking Detective McLeod takes Dr. Schneider downstairs and gets into a patrol wagon where place in the squad room. they are being driven to the hospital for a physical identifi cation by the ill woman who Mrs. McLeod returns to the squad room later and during several conversations, they had been treated illegally by Dr. Schneider. In the back of the patrol wagon, the tension try to reconcile the situation. mounts as Detective McLeod insults and threatens his prisoner. Detective McLeod continues his anger-based downhill slide ranting at his wife making The wagon abruptly changes routes and Detective McLeod is advised by one of the all sorts of fi lthy accusations against her. wagon offi cers that the victim has died and the lieutenant has ordered them back to the Mrs. McLeod fi nally gives up on any sort of reconciliation and tells him that she is 21st. Precinct. leaving him and walks out of the police station and his life forever. Detective McLeod realizes that he will have to release Dr. Schneider again. He He returns to the squad room amid the chaos and pressured goings-on of the becomes enraged and begins to berate and threaten Dr. Schneider, who then makes continuing police business as he begins to implode both mentally and emotionally. It threats against him. Detective McLeod attacks and beats Dr. Schneider who then becomes apparent to everyone in the squad room both police and civilians that he is in collapses. severe distress. Upon arriving back at the station, the lieutenant is notifi ed of the attack and Dr. The one lighthearted event in the midst of the ratcheting upward pressured events Schneider is removed from the wagon and placed in an ambulance that takes him to the taking place in the squad room is that of the shoplifter Girlie. During her entire time hospital. seated in the squad room awaiting her patrol wagon trip to Night Court, she has watched The lieutenant becomes angry and berates Detective McLeod as to his behavior and everything in a calm and transfi xed manner as if taking in an afternoon matinee at the failing to adhere to his orders not to intimidate or injure the doctor. local theater. Attorney Sims arrives at the squad room and advises both the lieutenant and As Detective McLeod attempts to continue with normal police investigative business,

The movie producers went to great lengths to authentically reproduce the Detective Jim McLeod (left) conducts a lineup of suspects at the NYPD 21st Precinct New York City Police Department Station House for the 1951 fi lm squad room in the case against Doctor Karl Schneider, who is accused of Detective Story. Rick Uland said the NYPD police uniforms, badges, insignia, performing illegal abortions. A possible witness, Miss Hatch, wearing a mink weapons and vehicles are all period correct. Rick Uland Collection stole, fails to identify him as an abortionist. Rick Uland Collection it is obvious that the pressures of his personal life are approaching a volcanic explosion. May-June 2019 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS Page 27 Neither his partner, Detective Brody, or his friend, Joe the newspaper reporter, can calm him or reason with him. His behavior and treatment toward everyone in the squad room, Although Evans in his role as Patrolman Barnes had very little dialogue, his physical especially towards suspects, continues to deteriorate. presence and his stature were an integral part of the movie from a visual standpoint. Detective Brody talks to Detective McLeod about giving the fi rst-time criminal and As everyone in the squad room stands nearly paralyzed as Gennini holds the gun theft suspect Arthur Kindred a break and for him to drop the charges. Mr. Prichett, who pointed at them, Detective McLeod shouts at the suspect and verbally challenges him. is Kindred’s boss and theft victim, is played by James Maloney. Prichett agrees to not Gennini is crazed and shouts threats at the cops. press charges and Kindred’s friend, Susan Carmichael, played by Cathy O’Donnell, will Detective McLeod stands up from his desk ignoring Detective Brody’s warnings reimburse Mr. Prichett for his loss. against challenging the armed suspect and approaches Gennini, who cocks the hammer Detective McLeod will have no part in any of this and double downs against suspect back on the revolver. Kindred and bullies Prichett, Carmichael and even Detective Brody to the point that they Detective McLeod continues approaching Gennini while the suspect threatens to all drop any hope of saving Kindred from going to jail and being charged. shoot him. Detective McLeod’s eyes have opened wide and are nearly bulged out of At the same time that Detective McLeod is ranting against Kindred and his supporters, their sockets. His eyes are almost glazed over. It is apparent that Detective McLeod has he is also dealing with the two disruptive burglary suspects. reversed the scales on the suspect and has gone from the suicide by cop scenario to the Detective McLeod has ramped up his verbal tirades and physical intimidation against cop committing suicide by suspect. both burglary suspects as well. This is all taking place against the back drop of his wife Gennini shoots once, striking Detective McLeod in the stomach, and Detective having just left him and potential charges and fi ring due to his assault on Dr. Schneider in McLeod continues advancing on the suspect, who then shoots him two more times. the back of the patrol wagon. He has lost total control of his life, his emotions, his ability As Detective McLeod falls to the fl oor the suspect is rushed by Offi cer Barnes who to interact with other people and is also having to deal with terrible memories of his family beats the suspect over the head with his service revolver. Detective Brody, Lieutenant life while growing up. Monaghan and Joe the newspaper reporter rush to assist Detective McLeod and lift him The burglar, Gennini, who is a four-time loser and had escaped from prison while from the fl oor and seat him in a chair. It is too late as the wounds are fatal, and he begins serving a life sentence, is beginning to mentally unravel and his behavior is becoming to slip away. more and more erratic. During his questioning at the squad room, he has been The lieutenant begins to call for an ambulance but Detective McLeod tells him to manhandled by the police, spoken to harshly, threatened by investigating detectives and forget the doctor and call a priest. his burglary partner, Abbott, has turned against him and “ratted” him out. Lieutenant Monaghan calls St. Vincent’s Rectory for a priest and says it is for the Last During a lull in the questioning of various suspects in the squad room, things have Rights. As Detective McLeod slips away to his death, he calls for his wife Mary and then actually calmed down to a quiet point. This is obviously a setup for what is coming in tells Detective Brody to tear up the booking papers on theft suspect Kindred and release the next climactic scene bringing Detective Story to a fi nal and shocking but not all that the suspect. unexpected conclusion. Detective McLeod then begins to recite the Lord’s Prayer but dies before he can fi nish A woman robbery victim runs up the steps and rushes into the squad room screaming it. Detective Brody continues the prayer to completion and releases suspect Kindred. that she has just been robbed. Everyone’s attention in the squad room is directed to the Lieutenant Monaghan calls the NYPD Telegraph Bureau to make a line of duty death screaming crime victim. All of the detectives and uniformed offi cers are focused on the notifi cation while newspaper reporter Feinson contacts the police commissioner and screaming woman. district attorney to make notifi cation of Detective McLeod’s death. Suspect Gennini takes advantage of the confusion and grabs the revolver out of One notable character who appeared in Detective Story in what might be described Detective Callahan’s holster and hits Callahan on the head with the gun, knocking him to as a very small and almost obscure role was that of Burt Mustin, who played Willie the the fl oor. janitor. The character Willie was actually a very old-time NYPD police offi cer who was Patrolman Barnes, played by Russell Evans, lunges toward Gennini preparing to relegated to janitorial duties at the 21st Precinct and that included cleaning duties in the hit the suspect with his nightstick. Detective Brody yells at Barnes to drop the club as squad room. Gennini is a “four-time loser and he’ll kill you.” Willie’s spoken lines were along the lines of sarcastic comedy in one case involving Patrolman Barnes drops the stick and Gennini holds the gun pointing it at everyone to his assignment to fi nd pants for a burglary suspect and in another scene where he keep them back. Offi cer Barnes and his partner were the arresting offi cers of the burglars complained in general to the detective squad that they were all thieves. Gennini and Abbott. I mention Mustin specifi cally because he was much better known later on in his career Patrolman Barnes had kept guard over both men and especially Gennini during when he played the part of Gus the fi reman in the Leave It To Beaver television series. the entire time they spent in the squad room. He had his nightstick out and stretched Detective Story is a glimpse into what most probably was pretty true to form as to across both hands in an apparent manner to strike Gennini at anytime given the chance. policing and investigative activities and behaviors that took place nearly 70 years ago in not just big city police departments but in most police departments in general. There is and never has been a perfect world. Both excellent police actions took place as well as not so good policing behaviors all the way back then. This was long before police body cameras, You Tube Internet camera people, social media, police investigative bodies, civil rights investigations, anti-police organizations,

Detective Jim McLeod, played by Kirk Douglas, learns that his wife, played Burglary suspect and career criminal Tami Gennini, played by Joseph by Eleanor Parker, has had an abortion of which he was previously unaware. He Wiseman, takes a weapon away from an offi cer during chaos at the station reacts violently and declares their marriage over. The detective is unable to deal house and then shoots and kills Detective McLeod when he confronts him. His with it and ultimately is killed. Rick Uland Collection death seems a fi tting end to a true crime drama. Rick Uland Collection Page 28 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS May-June 2019 CLEHS News Updates

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Calling All Authors The California Police Historian is the offi cial publication of the California Law Enforcement Historical Society and is now included in PCNEWS, which is sent to all CLEHS members six times a year. The CPH includes interesting articles regarding the history or achievements of California peace offi cers, collectors or events. Most are written by members or California historians. But, we need more stories! Have you written an article on California law enforcement history and wish to share it with our members? Please send it to Mike R. Bondarenko, the CPH editor, at pcnews@ baldwin-telecom.net. The detectives have burglary suspects Gennini and Abbott in custody at the 21st Precinct Station. Ultimately, Gennini, who is a career criminal and four-time loser, uses a disturbance in the station to take a gun away from an offi cer and Board Member Ballots On May 1, 2019, a ballot was emailed to all eligible CLEHS members to elect fi ve members to the Board of Directors of the California Law shoot Detective McLeod. Rick Uland Collection Enforcement Historical Society. The candidates are Gary Hoving, President; Brian Smith, Secretary-Treasurer; Ian Reel Cops ...Continued Parkinson, Keith Bushey, Mark Bray and Rob Kohlstedt. On the email, please click on Reply, vote for no more than fi ve candidates, and click Send. In order for your vote to count, please reply no later than June 1, 2019.. progressive liberal politicians and all the rest that has created a recruitment and retention Election results will be announced in July. nightmare for most law enforcement agencies. So it makes perfect sense that woven within the fi ctional and dramatic parts of this fi lm there would have been actual true to life activities of present day(at that time) police No SLO Show Please be reminded that there will be no San Luis Obispo show procedures and practices. The movie and the play of the same name as well came out of this year. The show is usually held in July. a very diff erent era in this country at that time. There is nothing in the fi lm as to police actions in dealing with suspects, criminals in general and even peripheral people within the cases that was extremely over the top. 2019 Ripon Show Dedicated However, some of the investigative and questioning methods used by the detectives both verbally and physically in questioning suspects would defi nitely not pass muster in To The Late Joe Schlechter today’s law enforcement world or stand up under police internal investigations. For the collector I think that you will fi nd the period correct New York City Police The 2019 Northern California Law Enforcement Collectors Show and the Menlo Park Department uniforms, badges, insignia, equipment and regalia to be very right on. That and Ripon Police Emergency Vehicle Show and Law Enforcement Recruitment Fair will includes the fi rearms and handcuff s that were being used and worn by various detectives be dedicated to longtime California Highway Patrol collector Joseph R. Schlechter, who in the fi lm. The several scenes that included NYPD patrol cars, a patrol wagon and police died last year. motorcycles were spot on as well. Schlechter, 77, died on August 10 in Sacramento after a long battle with Parkinson’s The interior shots of both the police station in general and specifi cally the desk Disease. sergeant area in the station lobby were very well put together. The squad room was a He spent 35 years with the California Highway Patrol as a traffi c offi cer and auto theft virtual trip back in time with period correct wanted posters, offi cial signage and offi ce investigator. He formerly served with the Roseville Police Department and the Placer equipment setups. County Sheriff ’s Department. One interesting point in relation to emergency vehicle enthusiast is that of the Schlechter joined the CHP in 1966 and retired in 2001. ambulance that picked up Dr. Schneider at the police station. It did not utilize a siren as He spent three years on active duty with the United States Army in the early 1960s an emergency response warning device but instead used a loud bell. and later served more than 20 years with the Army Reserve where he rose to the rank of RICK ULAND (PO Box 460211, San Francisco CA 94146) major. He was a dedicated collector of California Highway Patrol badges and patches and served as curator of the CHP Museum at the CHP Academy in West Sacramento for many years. He also hosted attended insignia collectors’ and car shows at the museum in the early 1990s. “[Schlechter] was instrumental in the initial development of the [car] show, especially for the fi rst two years when it was held at the CHP Academy. He was a dear friend and appreciated our hobby very much,” car show host Darryl Lindsay said. California Police Historian Editor Mike R. Bondarenko said Schlechter had an encyclopedic knowledge of CHP badges, patches and uniforms history, as well as the history of CHP patrol vehicles. He described his friend as a “collector’s collector.” “It was his love of both the insignia and car hobbies that caused him to volunteer as the CHP Museum curator. I had the honor of attending two of the shows he hosted at the Academy. Both were outstanding showcases for the California hobby, which, at that time,was pretty much centered around Los Angles and San Francisco, except for Ripon, of course,” Bondarenko said. The concurrent insignia and vehicle shows will be Saturday, October 5 at the Community Center in Ripon. It will be the 34th annual insignia show and the 29th annual car show. Mike Lynch and Brian Smith host the insignia show, while Lindsay handles the Detectives McLeod, Brody and Fakis interrogate burglary suspect Abbott vehicle show. at the precinct station. Detective McLeod lights a cigarette for Abbott. As the Show table availability and additional information can be found in “Swap Meet detectives gather around him. Detective Story is an intense drama that starred Calendar” elsewhere in this issue or on the Web site, CalBadgeShows.Com. Kirk Douglas and Eleanor Parker. Rick Uland Collection Submitted by Mike R. Bondarenko May-June 2019 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS Page 29

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Erik Wright Publishes New Book On San Francisco Detective Old West historian and collector Erik Wright has published Policing The Underworld, a new book on the life of legendary San Francisco Police Department Detective Arthur T. McQuade, who served the city for 40 years in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. “McQuade was a force to be reckoned with. He inherited a city hell-bent on its own destruction,” Wright, the assistant editor of the National Tombstone, Ariz. Epitaph newspaper. Wright conducted extensive research into McQuade’s life and storied SFPD career, which he documents with contemporary newspaper articles and historical documents. He called him a “true lawman at the dawn of a new era.” McQuade served on the department during the 1906 earthquake and the brutal Chinatown Tong Wars. The son of Irish immigrants, McQuade spent his entire law enforcement career in San Francisco. He began his career as a patrolman in 1898 and worked his way up the ranks to the rank of inspector. He served until 1938. The 118-page book is available on Amazon. Policing The Underworld is a new book of Old West historian and collector Wright has written fi ve books on Old West history as well numerous articles for leading Erik Wright. It chronicles the life and career of Arthur T. McQuade, who served magazines, such as True West and many others. on the San Francisco Police Department for 40 years from 1898 to 1938. He “I have been writing about 19th century U.S.-Mexican borderlands crime, violence retired as an inspector (detective). Erik Wright photograph and warfare for more than 15 years. Specifi cally, I have focused on Earp-era Tombstone, forgotten gamblers and outlaws of the frontier west and the Apache struggles of southeast Arizona Territory,” Wright said. Wright is the emergency management director in Greene County Ark. and lives in Paragould. He is the son of a former police offi cer. A Brief History Of The Submitted by Mike R. Bondarenko Napa Police Department When Napa was incorporated in 1872, there were ten miles of city streets within its boundaries. These ten miles (since swollen to 165 miles) became the birthplace of the Napa Police Department. The city fi rst law enforcement offi cer was Ebeneezer Biggs, the town marshal. The marshal’s duties were both criminal and civil in nature. In addition arresting lawbreakers, he was also called on to supervise street repairs, collect taxes, assess taxes, impound stray animals, issue dog tags, serve civil papers and so forth. The original Napa Police Department was founded in 1875. It consisted of the city’s fi rst Chief of Police, Jerome B. Walden, Marshal Thomas Earl, patrolmen E.S. Gridley, William Border, Charles M. McLaughlin and night watchmen Martin Guhn and George Hart. The chief earned the princely sum of $100 a month. Marshal Earl received $500 per year and the patrolmen and night watchmen were each paid $75 a month. The night watchman’s main duties were preventing burglaries and sounding the alarm if a fi re was observed, On June 20, 1878 the entire Police Department was disbanded but was re-established on July 1 that same year minus a full-time chief of police. When it was re-established, the town marshal was named chief of police by the town trustees; this practice continued until 1909. There were nine men who served the dual job of marshal and chief of police. The Napa Police Department was awarded its corporate seal in 1877. The last marshal was N.E. Boyd, whose term began in 1907. When the job of marshal was abolished in 1909, Boyd became the fi rst chief of police since 1865. Chief Boyd Joseph R. Schlechter, longtime California Highway Patrol insignia collector, served for resigned in 1918. 35 years as a CHP traffi c offi cer and auto theft investigator. He died last August at age The police offi cers in 1908 were ordered to wear the following style uniforms: slouch 77. Schlechter was instrumental in the development of the CHP Museum at the Academy hat with braid around the band and a double-breasted coat of blue material with a double in West Sacramento. Contributed photograph row of brass buttons down the front of the coat. The offi cers were also required to wear Page 30 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS May-June 2019

Town Marshal Ebeneezer Biggs was the fi rst law enforcement offi cer in Napa. In 1952 Napa PD moved into this building on Fifth Street from its longtime His duties were both criminal and civil. In addition to police work, he supervised location on Brown Street across from the courthouse. The department moved street repairs, assessed and collected taxes, impounded stray animals, and to a new building on First Street fi ve years later. The current PD has been served civil papers. Napa Police Historical Society photograph remodeled and expanded twice. Napa Police Historical Society photograph their stars on the left breast of their outer garment. been remodeled and expanded twice since it was fi rst built in 1957. At the time of Boyd’s resignation, the offi ces of chief of police and fi re chief were The junior traffi c patrol, a program which used student volunteers as crossing guards combined as an economy measure after a contentious argument between members of at area elementary schools, was created during Chief Munk’s tenure. the City Trustees. In 1961 the department began running a fully-staff ed radio dispatch operation. Prior to C.F. Otterson, the fi re chief, fi lled both offi ces and was paid $200 a month for his dual this time, police offi cers were required to man the phone and act as dispatchers after the role ($160 for fi re chief and $40 for police chief). Chief Otterson was required to provide police clerks went home after 5 pm. and maintain at his own expense an automobile for use by both departments. Chief Chief Munk was replaced by Kenneth Jennings in 1967. He oversaw the department Otterson served as police chief until 1922. as it obtained improved equipment such as two-way handheld radios and bulletproof Chief Alexander Herritt was appointed in 1922, serving during the Great Depression vests. and Prohibition. He served as chief until January 1933 when he suff ered a massive heart In 1970 the “Positive Image” program fi rst put police offi cers in area schools to interact attack while on duty and died. He was able to turn the ignition off on the vehicle he was with children by making presentations about what law enforcement was like. driving and safely steer to the curb before succumbing. The department’s fi rst SWAT team was established in 1978. Chief Herritt was succeeded by Eugene Riordan, who led the department through the To honor the department’s 125th anniversary, a commemorative badge was issued tumultuous World War II era, retiring in 1952. During the war, several retired offi cers were in 2000. This six-point silver badge was later formally replaced the standard seven-point brought back to beef up the force due to a shortage in manpower. gold badge which offi cers had worn since the 1940s. Offi cers patrolled the downtown jointly with Navy Shore Patrol offi cers due to the infl ux In 1987 Chief Daniel Munoz was appointed chief; he led the force until 2004. of servicemen that would fl ock to the bars on Main Street from the nearby naval bases. Important programs such as DARE and the Youth Diversion Program were created James C. Neal has the distinction of being the person to hold the job of chief of police during this time. Offi cers began to employ problem-oriented (POP) strategies in order to for the shortest period of time. Neal, an FBI agent, served as chief for one year in 1952. address specifi c crime trends and citizen concerns. During this time the department moved from its longtime building on Brown Street In 2004 Richard Melton was appointed as chief. He had previously served as chief (across from the historic courthouse) to 1091 Fifth Street, the current site of a day spa. in the New Mexico cities of Farmington and Los Alamos. He oversaw the department’s Chief Neal went on to become top cop for the Modesto Police Department. transition to a paperless reporting writing system, incorporated mobile data computers Longtime offi cer Sherwood Munk was appointed chief in 1953. He oversaw the and GPS tracking into its patrol cars and began using digital photography and department as it moved into its current building at 1539 First Street; the building has videography in its forensic processing.

The Napa Police Department posed for a squad photograph in 1941 outside Dewey Burnsed was a Napa police sergeant in the 1960s. He is wearing the police headquarters. Two Navy Shore Patrol offi cers posed with them. Shore gold seven-point star that the department introduced in the 1940s. Th offi cers Patrol offi cers helped patrol the downtown area due to the large number of wore a silver six-point star in honor of the department’s 125th anniversary in sailors who frequented the bars. Napa Police Historical Society photograph 2000. Napa Police Historical Society photograph May-June 2019 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS Page 31

A display of Napa Police Department badges. The seven-point gold star The Petaluma Police Department has circulated a poster throughout the debuted in the 1940s. The department is one of the oldest in California. It was community asking for help from the public in fi nding historical photographs for formed in 1875 only 25 years after California became a state and three years the department’s collection. It is also looking for badges, patches, uniforms and after the city was created. Napa Police Historical Society photograph other department memorabilia. Petaluma Police Department photograph

Chief Steve Potter succeeded Chief Melton in 2014. Under his leadership the 100 years, its collection. department embraced the philosophy of neighborhood-based policing. The Downtown The goal is to showcase department history with the public and staff by displaying Services Unit was created and the use of bicycle offi cers increased as measures to a images throughout police headquarters and on social media. recently re-invigorated downtown. Chief Potter retired in 2018 after serving over 37 years “We are seeking the assistance of our community members to grow our collection. If in Napa County law enforcement. He has since been appointed interim city manager. you or anyone you know has photographs related to the department, we would love for In 2018 Chief Robert Plummer was sworn in after a nationwide search. He brought you to send them to us or allow us to copy them by bringing them into the department,” with him a wealth of knowledge from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department in Management Analyst Kate McCoy said. Nevada, where he served in a variety of roles including captain of an area command and The department is also trying to collect old Petaluma police badges, patches, uniforms supervisor of the Homicide and Sex Crimes Division. and other memorabilia. It would accept donations for a department collection. Written by Todd L. Shulman, founder of the Napa Police Historical Society. Visit their “Over the years we have been lucky to receive Ike jackets, badges, patches, code Web site at NapaPoliceHIstory.Com. books, etc.” McCoy said. Other historical items are on display in the Petaluma Museum. “If you wish to send photographs to the department via email please contact me. Any Petaluma PD Seeks Help details, such as the date of the photograph, location and the offi cers depicted, would be greatly appreciated,” McCoy said. With Historic Photo Project Her email is [email protected]. Submitted by Petaluma Police Department The Petaluma Police Department is in the process of compiling photographs related to the history of the department going back to 1858 when it was founded. The department currently has about 6000 photographs, some of which date back over Chasing Badges By Gary Hoving, CLEHS President

As a collector of badges for over thirty years, I still enjoy the chase. Locating an old badge that is not already in the collector world is by far the most exciting catch. But the big question we all want answered is: Where can these jewels be found? My personal interest in history extends beyond the law enforcement profession. With that in mind, suffi ce it to say that it is very diffi cult to drive past any antique store without stopping for a search. It is remarkable how the eye can be trained to search out a badge behind a glass display case surrounding in other medallions or costume jewelry. During the past few months, I have been successful at fi nding a number of additions to my collection through antique stores. While my primary focus is on law enforcement items from my county, San Luis Obispo, Calif., the chase has also included other peripheral pieces. In addition to antique stores, I periodically attend antique shows and estate sales and made some remarkable fi nds. Antique shows are truly hit or miss, and the prices requested are generally well above market value, in my experience. Fortunately, there have been some incredible exceptions to that rule. Folklore includes some outstanding fi nds at garage sales. My experience in a collector score from a garage sale has been extremely low and personally don’t like looking through all of the junk that is typically off ered. In the accompanying photographs are some recent additions to my collection through antique shows and estate sales. The Napa Police Department Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) There is an authentic Los Angeles Police Department Series Two badge, which came program was founded under Chief Daniel Monez, who served from 1987 to from an estate sale and was purchased at a local antique show. It’s a six-point ball- 2004. The long-running program is still taught in Napa schools. Police offi cers tipped star with the legend, “LOS ANGELES/ 28/ POLICE.” Series Two was introduced in pose with a DARE vehicle. Napa Police Historical Society photograph 1890. Page 32 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS May-June 2019

An authentic Los Angeles Police Department Series Two badge which came A pair of smaller-sized badges from the defunct Santa Barbara County from an estate and was purchased at a local antique show. The legend reads, Marshal’s Offi ce and a shoulder patch that Gary Hoving found in a local antique “LOS ANGELES/ 28/ POLICE.” The department introduced Series Two badges in store. Both badges are for deputy marshals; one is numbered. The offi ce was 1890. Imagine fi nding as gem like this! Gary Hoving photograph absorbed into the Sheriff ’s Offi ce in 1996. Gary Hoving photograph

Leo Carrillo was an actor who played Pancho in The Cisco Kid western TV series from 1950 to 1956. His father, Juan Jose Carrillo, was Santa Monica’s fi rst police chief. Huntington Park gave him a so-called “juice” badge, a detective lieutenant shield with the city seal and the legend, “LIEUTENANT DETECTIVE/ HUNTINTON PARK/ POLICE/ LEO CARRILLO.” I got it from an estate sale. I found a gold-fi lled Rio Vista chief of police badge at an estate sale. It is a seven-point star with a large state seal surrounded by the legends, “CHIEF OF POLICE” at the top and “RIO VISTA, CAL.” on the bottom. I came up with a set of two small seven-point star badges and a shoulder patch from the defunct Santa Barbara County Marshal’s Offi ce. One badge carries the legend, “DEPUTY MARSHAL/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY/ 5,” while the other shows the legend, “DEPUTY MARSHAL/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY,” but no number. There is an old Santa Barbara County deputy marshal patch and a very old deputy marshal badge. It’s a seven-point star with rounded tips and a walking bear as the center design. The legend reads, “DEPUTY/ MARSHAL/ SANTA BARBARA CAL./ JUDICIAL DIST.” I obtained these from an estate sale more than a year ago. Finally, I obtained a seven-point ball-tipped reserve deputy sheriff star from San Luis Obispo County on a brown leather holder. The state seal appears as the center design. The legend reads, “DEPUTY SHERIFF/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY/ R-126.” It was found at an estate sale. My best advice is to keep up the chase and you, too, will fi nd more badges. A Huntington Park Police Department detective lieutenant “juice” badge The alternative is to cash in your investments and pay some rather astronomical issued to the famous actor Leo Carrillo that Gary Hoving obtained from an prices through online auction houses. I am not even hinting that the high-priced items estate sale. Carrillo’s father was the fi rst chief of police in Santa Monica. He are not worth the sales price, but simply recognizing the limitation of my own personal played Pancho in the ‘50s western, The Cisco Kid. Gary Hoving photograph fi nances. Enjoy the chase and happy hunting!

Found at an estate sale with other badges is this gold-fi lled Rio Vista An old-style Santa Barbara County Deputy Marshal patch and badge that Police Chief badge. It is a seven-point star with an oversize state seal and the Gary Hoving obtained over a year ago from an estate sale. The badge is a legends, “CHIEF OF POLICE” at the top and “RIO VISTA, CAL.” at the bottom. seven-point star with rounded tips and features a California walking bear as the Rio Vista is a city in eastern Solano County. Gary Hoving photograph center design. The patch shows the state seal. Gary Hoving photograph May-June 2019 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS Page 33

A reserve deputy sheriff seven-point ball-tipped star from San Luis Obispo County on a handmade leather holder used prior to 1987 that was found at an estate sale. The legend reads, “DEPUTY SHERIFF/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY/ R-126.” The leather holder is brown. Gary Hoving photograph Sand City Police Department insignia includes a shoulder patch, cloth badge and handsome oval shield and hat piece. The state seal appears as the center design on the badges, but both patches carry beautiful colorful depictions of the A Wide Spot In The Road popular beach on Monterey Bay. Mike De Vilbiss Collection For some reason when I think of sand, I can’t help but remember the fi nal stanza of a Robert W. Service poem called From A Grain Of Sand. Oaks and Marina, which makes it easy to serve the Monterey Bay area with its industrial “… For look! Within my hollow hand base. “While round the earth careens There is a large area of old industrial buildings which will be razed in the near future “I hold a single grain of sand to make into a more modern industrial complex. After this development is completed. the “And wonder what it means. city may be hiring two more police offi cers. “Oh: if I had the eyes to see The western boundary of the city is a mile and a half of Monterey Bay beach. The “And brains to understand. department recently acquired two four-wheel drive ATVs to better patrol the busy “I think life’s mysteries might be beaches. “Solved in this grain of sand.” Sand City is also known for the number of businesses that cater to the racing industry. After a trip to the beach, most of us may be found complaining of the sand in our In fact, some of the most high-dollar racing and classic cars are built and stored in the shoes, in the car, in the kid’s hair and in the dog’s hair. city. But to those who live and work in Sand City, sand is a beautiful thing. Especially if the It was in 1969 that Sand City agreed to keep between 70 and 80 percent of its western boundary of your city is the beach on Monterey Bay. coastline open for parks and open spaces. Since the California Coastal Commission was Sand City is located in Monterey County 116 miles south of San Francisco and only created, a developer has been battling the powers to be to build a hotel and resort at the about four miles north of downtown Monterey, which sits on world-famous Highway One. beach. It seems after all the paperwork and court appearances that the developer won The Monterey area has so much to off er. There is Big Sur, beautiful Pebble Beach, his case and will be starting the hotel and resort within the year. There is one more hotel Carmel, the famous Laguna Seca Raceway (now called Weather Tech Raceway Laguna and resort that will more than likely follow suit and also build on the beach. These hotels Seca), the world-renowned Monterey Bay Aquarium, kayaking and scuba diving in will bring tourists and more revenue to the city. Monterey Bay, numerous golf tournaments and Castroville, the Artichoke Capitol of the In addition to the industrial park, Sand City a quite the up and coming artist World, which is just up the road on beautiful Highway One. community. A lot of artists have made Sand City their home and live above their street It should be mentioned Sand City is only four miles from the Monterey Regional level studios. Airport. Every August, the city has a three-day event known as the West End Celebration. This Sand City is close to the nearby cities of Monterey, Pacifi c Grove, Seaside, Del Rey year will be the 18th annual event. The gathering is highlighted by music, vendors and, of

Sand City’s fi rst chief of police, Louis Manning, is shown wearing their fi rst Evidently, the Ford Explorer police package is outdistancing the longstanding issue patch. It is widely known that Sand City offi cers have always worn a shield Ford Crown Victoria in popularity among law enforcement offi cers, including on their uniforms, but it sure looks like Chief Manning is wearing a star on his Sand City. The performance and handling are amazing, according to offi cers uniform. The date of this photo is unknown. Mike De Vilbiss Collection asked about the vehicle. Mike De Vilbiss Collection Page 34 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS May-June 2019 course, lots of art. The Sand City Police Department, along with Explorer Scouts from the nearby town of Marina, supply security for the event. Another highlight of Sand City is paragliding which goes on at the beach. Professional para-gliders say, for the nine months of the year when the winds are right, there is no place better to glide. People can bring their own gliders or rent one. Or, if you know nothing about the sport and still want to go gliding, you can go in tandem with a professional. When I showed up at Sand City PD, I was shown into Chief Brian Ferrente’s offi ce. What a genuinely warm reception I received! I asked Chief Ferrente to give me a thumbnail rundown of his career in law enforcement. He said he had been with San Jose PD for 28 years before coming to Sand City in 2015. Sand City was incorporated in 1960 and the police department started then. It covers an area of about three and a half square miles which currently has a population of only 400 permanent residents. However, during weekdays, the city population swells to about 10,000 people who come to work and shop in the city. That’s quite an increase in One of several cars used on Adam 12 was a 1973 American Motors population for an agency with only nine sworn offi cers, three level one reserves and an Corporation (AMC) Matador outfi tted in black and white Los Angeles police annual budget of $3 million. There are no school resource offi cers on the department livery. The short-lived four-door Matador was popular among police agencies because there are no schools in the city. due to its durability and high speed capability. Contributed photograph Sand City uses Monterey County Sheriff ’s Department dispatchers to handle its calls for service. The PD has a great working relationship with surrounding cities and if back-up is needed, there are ten agencies on the Monterey Peninsula, including the Sheriff ’s Los Angeles Police Museum Department. The PD has fi ve marked Ford Explorers and two unmarked vehicles. I have heard Offers Yearbook, Adam 12 Exhibit from many offi cers on many law enforcement agencies that they are extremely happy The Los Angeles Police Museum is off ering collectors and LAPD enthusiasts an with the overall performance of the Ford Explorer for police work and would take the opportunity to purchase the forthcoming LAPD 150th anniversary yearbook. It will be Explorer over the Crown Victoria any day. published later this year. The department does not have a canine. If there is an absolute need for a dog, the The 400-plus page yearbook will feature color photographs of active and retired sheriff ’s canine is always available. department personnel and geographic areas and special units that have shaped the When an arrest is made, the PD has an interview and fi ngerprint and photograph department’s history over the last 150 years. It costs $90. room. After the process is complete in Sand City, the arresting offi cer has a 20 to 25 The book can be pre-ordered at the museum or by mail (cash or check) or online at minute drive to Salinas to book the person into the county jail. LAPHS.Org (credit cards). When I asked Chief Ferrente to relay an incident that stood out, he told me four years Cash or checks can be mailed to Los Angeles Police Museum, 6045 York Boulevard, ago, they had an offi cer-involved shooting. When a call went out for code three cover, Los Angeles CA 90042. Sand City even had an offi cer from Salinas drive the 20 miles to help. The museum is open Tuesdays through Fridays from 10 am to 4 pm. It is also open Two offi cers were shot but did not sustain life threatening injuries. The same can not the third Saturday of the month from 9 am to 3 pm. be said of the two bad guys. They were pronounced dead at the scene. On April 25, the LAPD Museum opened a new exhibit dedicated to the 50th Chief Ferrente relayed there have only been three homicides in city history. anniversary of the hit TV series, Adam 12, that starred Martin Milner and Kent McCord. When I asked Chief Ferrente where is the best place to eat in town, there was The show aired from 1968 to 1975 no hesitation. He said it was Sweet Elena’s Bakery and Café on Olympia Drive. Milner played Offi cer Pete Malloy, while McCord portrayed Offi cer Jim Reed. (Milner Unfortunately, I had promised my wife lunch at world-famous Phil’s Fish Market in Moss died in 2015.) Landing. Otherwise, I would have made the stop at Elena’s. So, if you fi nd yourself on “By taking the public inside of a police car, you showed them what it was like to be a Highway One north of Monterey during breakfast or lunch time, stop at Elena’s and let me know what you think. Or, if you are visiting the Monterey area for any number of reasons and want to view Monterey Bay from a para-glider, Sand City is the place to go. There is only one marked exit off Highway One, don’t blink. Submitted by Mike De Vilbiss

The late Martin Milner (left) and Kent McCord (right) starred in the popular Adam 12 co-star Kent McCord (left) and Los Angeles Reserve Police television series Adam 12 from 1968 to 1975. The 174-episode series portrayed Foundation Director Ryan Cassidy (right) at the taping of an interview about the the day-to-day lives and exploits of two street cops in Los Angeles. It was a Jack popular television series at the Los Angeles Police Museum. Cassidy is also a Webb (of Dragnet fame) production. Contributed photograph member of the museum board of directors. Contributed photograph May-June 2019 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS Page 35

A History Of The El Monte Police Department By David Schulberg, El Monte Police Historian

Buff alo Springfi eld’s For What It’s Worth morphed itself into the national consciousness as a sort of sacred song of the era, by stating simply a witheringly accurate appraisal of the decade, “There’s something happening here.” While what was happening might not have been clear to the Buff alo Springfi eld or, for that matter, to many others at the time, it remains vividly clear that what was happening in and to El Monte, as well as the city’s police department, was very clear. They were on a growth spurt unprecedented in their history. The police department was guided in its growth by Chief Orval Davis’s new rules, regulations and policies manual. In 1961, the job of dispatching, which was performed during the police department’s earliest days by the city’s fi refi ghters and later by sergeants and offi cers, was turned over Kent McCord (right) signs an autograph for Adam 12 buff and collector Kent to civilians. Sakamoto (center), who traveled across the Pacifi c Ocean from Japan to attend That same year, Shirley Louise Bassford was hired as El Monte’s fi rst policewoman. Offi cer Bassford blazed quite a trail for herself, both in and outside the department. the opening weekend of the Adam 12 exhibition. McCord posed for pictures and Hired originally as a juvenile offi cer, she worked juvenile, sex crimes and records until signed autographs for his many fans. Contributed photograph Deputy Chief Maurice Matthews approached her one day and asked, “Shirley, are you about ready to earn your keep?” police offi cer in the streets of Los Angeles. The show’s simplicity has made it timeless,” This preceded an updating of Offi cer Bassford’s training and her promotion to said McCord, who attended a private opening ceremony at the museum. sergeant. As a policewoman, she had received no training in weaponless defense or the The permanent exhibit features uniforms, artifacts and memorabilia from the show, as use of fi rearms. well as a looping video highlighting the reality behind the scenes. She later became the department’s night shift supervisor and the fi rst woman to enroll LAPD Reserve Police Foundation Director Ryan Cassidy, who is also a member of in the supervisor’s course at the Rio Hondo Police Academy. the LAPD Museum board of directors, interviewed McCord for the video a year ago at the She would later head the department’s training division, working with new offi cers in LAPD Museum. The interview is included among exhibit videos. all aspects of training, including patrolling with and evaluating them in the fi eld. Cassidy said he has known McCord since childhood. Offi cer Bassford retired from the police department on March 4, 1977. She and her “I grew up with Kent and have always admired him. He has been a great spokesman husband then moved to Arizona, where she became chief of police for the city of Parker. for the department. He paved the road for many offi cers to join the department and make She eventually left that position to set up the police department in Lake Havasu, and, that careers for themselves,” Cassidy said. job completed, returned to Parker as city manager. McCord was at the museum for the opening weekend of the new exhibit and signed In 1964, a 3000 square-foot expansion to the police station was completed. Personnel autographs and posed for photographs. were able to move back into the enlarged structure from the trailers that had been their One of the most popular items of opening weekend was a black and white poster temporary home. showing a drawing of Offi cers Malloy and Reed. During the decade, the department gained an aggregate of 34 sworn members due to Kent Sakamoto, an Adam 12 buff and collector in Japan, traveled across the Pacifi c the expansion of the department, as well as changes in laws, training requirements and to attend the event and meet McCord, who signed an autograph for him and posed for a professional standards. Recruitment, training, and supervision were prominent problems photograph. Submitted by Mike R. Bondarenko

Standing (left to right) are Captain Jim Bruton, Policewoman Shirley Bassford Chief Orval Davis was very progressive. He established a Training Division and Lieutenant Keith Tedrow. Seated in front of them is Chief Orval Davis, inside the department, which was extremely rare in the 1960s. Shown are the who was an accomplished badge collector. Offi cer Bassford went on to a very division offi cers and some of the then-very sophisticated equipment they trained distinguished law enforcement career. El Monte Police photograph city police offi cers on how to use. El Monte Police photograph Page 36 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS May-June 2019 monthly basis. In 1967, Davis implemented a Technical Research and Development Commission consisting of department personnel, private citizens and local aerospace and scientifi c industry representatives “to aid police in the development of up to now science fi ction devices for crime fi ghting.” Chief Davis also became known for his huge collection of police badges. No mere hobbyist, he saw the collection as bridging a gap between the public, especially children, and the department. During the then-annual department open houses, he had noticed that his small collection of badges received more attention than did the guns or other police equipment also on display. A letter to the International Association of Chiefs of Police garnered an article in Police Chief magazine, and the collection took on a life of its own. Chief Davis promised to remove the pin and catch from badges he received and also drilled small holes into many to secure them onto display boards. The collection eventually grew to well over 2500 badges, portions of which remained on display in the police station until reclaimed by Davis’ family in the early 2000s. Chief Davis started the department’s Offi cer Friendly program in 1968. Once a week a patrol offi cer would eat lunch with the children at a local elementary school cafeteria. John Eckler, Rick Main and Jerry Stapleton were the fi rst patrol offi cers assigned to this program. He continued his penchant for innovation and community relations in 1968 when he appointed the fi rst community relations offi cer in the police department’s history and the fi rst in the San Gabriel Valley. As for training, the 1960s were a time of transition. Offi cers were no longer seen as fi t to police once they knew all the city streets and home addresses of city employees, but from 1962 on, were required to have two years of college before hire. Dispatcher Nelson Vanderwall works the radio console at the El Monte Wayne Clayton, one of the era’s newly-minted sergeants, submitted a training plan to Police Department Dispatch Center in about 1962. This was very high-tech Chief Davis that was approved by POST and implemented department-wide. The training radio and telephone gear in its time. The Dispatch Center replaced city of new offi cers, mainly in-house in the fi rst few years of the decade, became more fi refi ghters, police sergeants and offi cers. El Monte Police photograph standardized, although not necessarily less interesting than it had been in the old days. For instance, it was common practice in teaching new offi cers how to handle inebriates to simply load a number of new offi cers into a police car, fi nd a cooperative of the era. (Sound familiar?) drunk who would allow himself to be repeatedly searched and handcuff ed and let each Toward this end the department promoted 19 sergeants, ten lieutenants and four offi cer take turns doing so until they were familiar with the process. The inebriate, in captains throughout the decade. There would now be two sergeants working each shift exchange for his cooperation, was then released or taken home and not booked. with a lieutenant as watch commander. Another facet of training, instituted in early 1965, was the sending of sworn personnel Matthews served as the agency’s deputy chief from August 1, 1968 to June 1, 1973. to a fi ve-part institute on arrest, search and seizure at the Pasadena Civil Defense Chief Davis, who continued as one of the department’s most enduring chiefs of police, Training Center. This training was considered sophisticated enough at the time that it and also one of the most progressive, would head the agency into the 1970s. garnered contemporary newspaper coverage, including the names of those attending. In 1963, Chief Davis championed a police station wagon that was truly a station The El Monte contingent consisted of patrolmen Gary E. Elliott, Leon N. Hansen and wagon. Revolutionary for the time and studied by many other agencies, this car could Keith R. Plehn. be used for patrol, prisoner transportation, as a mobile crime lab and for traffi c accident By 1966, El Monte had, for the time, an enviable training program in place. Offi cers investigation. underwent 15 days in-house indoctrination to the city and department, studied arrest Chief Davis is quoted as saying that he hoped to add “a battery-powered tape techniques and other job-necessary material, followed by supervised traffi c duty for a recorder” to the car for recording statements in an investigation. month and a half. In 1966, Chief Davis’ hope was fulfi lled. The police department purchased ten This was all before assignment to the then-new 270-hour POST-certifi ed basic training handheld recorders and transcription devices to speed and simplify report taking. course at Rio Hondo. The department had used the Pomona Police Department’s Although each recorder cost $442.50, the department foresaw a savings of $77,958 per basic academy for its few previous academy-trained offi cers, with the exception of year over the cost of offi cers hand preparing the average of 950 reports they faced on a

Offi cer Clarence Johnson (left) and an unidentifi ed motor offi cer conduct Offi cers Tom Wellinger and Shirley Bassford comfort a lost child in about a traffi c stop on Ramona Boulevard and the railroad tracks in about 1960. 1965. The 1960s represented a transition for El Monte PD to progress into a It appears the motorist soon became the proud owner of an El Monte Police modern, progressive law enforcement agency. (Yes, El Monte police wore safety Department traffi c citation! El Monte Police photograph helmets in the 1960s.) El Monte Police photograph Leon Hansen and Walter Mante, the very fi rst offi cers sent through formal training, who May-June 2019 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS Page 37 attended the Pasadena Police Department academy in 1963. In February 1966, the police department transitioned to .45 caliber semiautomatic Patrolmen Dahm, Childress and Kelly captured the second robber after a lengthy pistols. Offi cers had previously carried .38 caliber revolvers with two-inch barrels for standoff , during which they eventually convinced the armed man to surrender. plainclothes or detective work or longer barrels for uniform use. Authorized revolvers had What made this robbery particularly noteworthy, and the reason the offi cers did to be of Smith and Wesson or Colt manufacture. not use their weapons, was that the entire situation unfolded during the city’s annual The only thing the new weapons had in common with the old was the fact that both Christmas Parade. The area was saturated with an estimated 30,000 revelers who would were self-purchased by the offi cers. have been in considerably more danger had any shooting taken place or if the violent The .45s were adopted after a series of contemporary offi cer-involved shootings in felons escaped. which violent suspects were not stopped by the less powerful .38 caliber revolvers. On November 8, 1966, Policeman Childress issued a motorist a citation for failing to One such incident was an El Monte drug store robbery in which off -duty Offi cer Marvin stop for a red light. The ticket would later be posted in the police station for department Martin assisted an on-duty offi cer in arresting the suspect, who was subdued only after members to see, not because of the violation issued for, but rather the violator issued being repeatedly struck with a heavy Colt Python revolver after having already been shot to: Sirhan Bishara Sirhan who, 19 months later, would assassinate Senator Robert F. near an eye with a .38 caliber bullet that traversed his skull without stopping him. Kennedy at a political rally in Los Angeles. After the assassination, Chief Davis wrote In another incident, a burglary suspect was not stopped by a .38 fi red by Offi cer on the citation’s border. “Verifi es our claim that, sooner or later, everybody comes to El Ronald Scheidel, and, fi nally, there was the shooting by a deputy sheriff (unrelated to El Monte!” Monte) of a suspect, again with a .38, who actually spat out the projectile after having A fi tting end to an era of extraordinary turmoil and exceptional professionalization, been shot in the head! changes in state law now obliged local governments to recognize unions representing Chief Davis reasoned, “If we are going to shoot a suspect, we want to knock him off the majority of employees within a bargaining unit. Keeping pace, Chief Davis would his feet and make him inoperative.” no longer represent the department in negotiations with the city, being replaced in this When asked by the press if the department needed the additional fi repower capacity by the El Monte Police Offi cer’s Association, in 1969. represented in the .45, Deputy Chief Matthews replied, “It hasn’t necessarily been But not all events that aff ect an offi cer’s future are foreseeable, much less negotiable. needed yet, but it only takes once.” DAVID E. SCHULBERG (42030 Wildwood Lane, Aguanga CA 92536-9261) The fi rst of the new weapons were factory standard Colt Model 1911 Government Models, self-purchased by individual offi cers, toward which the department contributed Submission of articles, news and stories for the California Police Historian are $50 per offi cer. Offi cers had a choice of nickel plated or blue fi nish. Since the transition, welcome. This publication thrives when members share their historical collec- the department remained with the .45, although the particular weapons changed over the years. tions, research and achievements. Please contact the Editor for information. In the 1970s, the department transitioned to the Colt Series 70. In the 1980s, it was to the Colt Series 80; this model having a fi ring pin safety that End California Police Historian would prevent accidental discharge should it be dropped. It was available to offi cers in their choice of stainless steel or blue fi nish, of which the majority of El Monte’s offi cers selected stainless. In 1996, the department transitioned to the Heckler and Koch USP with night sights. Since February 2007, the department has issued the Springfi eld Model XD, also with night sights. After the 1960s, each issue sidearm has been fully paid for by the department. In December 1964, a situation developed for El Monte Police Lieutenant Harold Bettelman and Patrolmen Ronald Strauss, Fred Dahm, Marion Childress and Charles Kelly in which the police use of fi rearms of any type was rendered moot by the very nature of the violence involved. The Greyhound Station had been robbed, and the offi cers responded to the silent alarm. They were immediately confronted by two robbers, one a convicted felon. One robber got the drop on Patrolman Strauss, a motor offi cer who had arrived before the others. At the cost of a broken right hand and with the assistance of a helpful civilian, Lieutenant Bettelman subdued this robber by brute force.

Sergeant T.J. Newberry briefs Offi cers Donald Ness and Bob Kolter in about Chief Orval Davis posted a copy of a traffi c citation issued to Sirhan Sirhan 1960. (The offi cer in front was not identifi ed.) Chief of Police Orval Davis’ on November 8, 1966 by one of his offi cers and commented everyone comes badge collection was displayed on the wall next to them. It numbered more to El Monte. Less than two years later, Sirhan assassinated US Senator and than 2500 badges. El Monte Police photograph presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy. El Monte Police photograph Page 38 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS May-June 2019 My State Agency Law Enforcement Emblem Collection Collecting statewide law enforcement agency emblems represents an interesting and challenging hobby. Mike R. Bondarenko has collected state agency patches for 25 years. While Wisconsin is his favorite state, California is a close second because the Golden State has so many agencies and patches are readily available.

By Mike R. Bondarenko, Editor

BALDWIN, Wis. – I have been collecting state law enforcement agency emblems for more than 25 years. Although motor carrier enforcement has become my specialty, I collect patches from all agencies with statewide jurisdiction in all 50 states and Canada. Left to right, top to bottom) The current California Highway Patrol shoulder Many collectors stick with state police and highway patrol agencies or their home state police or highway patrol, but I want criminal investigations, corrections, capitol police and emblem features the state seal as the center design. A smaller winged wheel everything else. I also go after state college and university police departments. version of the CHP patch is worn by civilian employees. The shoulder and Of course, my favorite state to collect is Wisconsin, but California is my second smaller black-on-olive drab tactical emblems. Rick Uland photograph favorite, mainly because there are so many statewide law enforcement agencies and their insignia is generally available, unlike other states. Recently, my California state agency collection got a welcome boost when I was When I fi rst stated collecting in 1980, the New Hampshire State Police patch was very fortunate enough to obtain a great collection off ered by my friend Rick Uland in San diffi cult to obtain, while the California Highway Patrol and California State Police were Francisco, who was kind enough to include some San Francisco patches I did not have. easy, which is probably why I began collecting Golden State agencies. It has been my experience that state agency patches from the most heavily populated California Highway Patrol The California Highway Patrol is the most well states are the most readily available, while the least populated states are more diffi cult, known state police and highway patrol agency because it is the largest and has been the especially some of the western states, which makes sense because the agencies are subject of popular television programs beginning with Broderick Crawford and Highway large and have more insignia. Patrol in the 1950s. (It wasn’t identifi ed on the show as the CHP, but the cars and My California collection includes the Highway Patrol, Corrections, Fish and Wildlife, uniforms were all but identical.) State Parks and the defunct Youth Authority and Bureau of Narcotics, among several Of course, there was ChiPS, which aired from 1977 to 1983, and featured two CHP others. motor offi cers who patrolled freeways in the Los Angeles area. Ironically, one of the stars, I also collect the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Although it is not law Erik Estrada, later became a part-time police offi cer. enforcement, I have great respect and admiration for these brave fi refi ghters who put The CHP was created in 1929 to enforce motor vehicle and traffi c laws on state and their lives in danger every year battling massive forest and brush fi res. county highways.

Although the California Highway Patrol has worn the same shoulder emblem (Upper left and right) Commercial Vehicle Inspector and Inspection design since 1948, there have been several color and border variations over the Specialist are California Highway Patrol emblems. (Bottom) Major Accident years. The agency has a cloth badge and smaller versions of the patch worn on Investigation Team is a CHP special unit with the winged wheel as the center caps and by civilian employees, Rick Uland photograph design. The agency name appears on the design. Rick Uland photograph May-June 2019 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS Page 39

(Top and bottom) The California Bureau of Narcotics (BNE) was created in ((Top left and right) These are current California Department of Corrections 1927 and became part of the Bureau of Investigation in 2012. There are two and Rehabilitation in full color (left) and subdued (right) versions. (Bottom left BNE patch variations. A CDCR subdued parole agent jacket patch. The agents and right) Now obsolete California Department of Corrections emblems in often work in the fi eld to investigate parole violations. Rick Uland photograph subdued (left) and full color styles (right). Rick Uland photograph The CHP and State Police merged in 1995. “CHP shape” for other agency emblems, including police departments and sheriff offi ces. Today, the CHP is the largest SP/HP agency with more than 10,700 employees, There are also smaller versions of the CHP shoulder emblem worn on ball caps and including 7500 sworn state traffi c offi cers. by civilian employees. One of the early ones has a winged wheel as the center design. The CHP has worn the same shoulder patch since 1948. It features the state seal There is also a cloth badge. on a seven-point star as the center design. There have been some manufacturer color Best of all, I now have both the uniform and cap sizes of subdued black-on-olive drab variations over years. In addition to the department issue, I obtained some of the color tactical patches, which I had been looking for for years. Like many other SP/HP agencies, variations from Uland that I did not have in my collection. the CHP’s role in state law enforcement has expanded over the years and now includes The CHP patch is so prevalent in our hobby that the shape is often described as a tactical response, usually in support of other agencies. The CHP has several special units, including commercial vehicle enforcement and Major Accident Investigation Teams (MAIT). I added two inspection emblems, Commercial Vehicle Inspector and Inspection Specialist, and the round MAIT patch with a winged wheel as the center design. Several California collectors have told me that a counterfeit MAIT patch has been widely distributed on the Internet. Beware! The emblem I have shown is the real thing.

Department of Corrections The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is the third-largest law enforcement agency in the USA. Only Customs and Border Protection (66,000) and the New York Police Department (42,000) are bigger. The agency has 24,000 corrections offi cers (who are sworn peace offi cers), 1800 parole agents and 600 criminal investigators and special agents. The agency traces its roots to 1851 when the state opened its fi rst prison, which housed 30 inmates on a ship anchored in San Francisco Bay. These inmates built San

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation employs about California Youth Authority is an obsolete style. The Youth Authority is 1800 parole agents. They wear these back patches on raid jackets. The patch at now part of the CDCR and has been since 2005. California Motor Vehicles the top is gold-on-black, while the emblem at the bottom is silver gray-on-black. Investigations is an agency of the Department of Motor Vehicles. It investigates Both patches have light borders. Rick Uland photograph motor vehicle-related crimes and fraud. Rick Uland photograph Page 40 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS May-June 2019 police offi cers by two parolees who subsequently murdered one of the offi cers. The case became a Hollywood movie, The Onion Field. It was aptly named because the killing took place in an onion fi eld. Agents were also involved in solving the Patty Heart kidnapping and the Charles Manson murders. I added the current CDCR full color and subdued tactical patches, as well as obsolete CDC full color and subdued tactical emblems. The tactical teams are known as Special Response Teams. I also scored three parole agent raid jacket patches. Both back patches are six inches high and 11 inches wide, while the jacket tab is smaller. The colors are gold-on-black and silver gray-on-black.

Other statewide agencies Once again, what makes collecting California statewide agencies so much fun is that there are so many of them, both current and obsolete. Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement (BNE) is a defunct agency. It was created in 1927 in the state justice department and was the oldest state narcotics enforcement agency in the USA when it was merged into the Bureau of Investigation in 2012. I now have two BNE jacket tabs. Both carry the legend “BNE” in gold on a black background. One has a black border, while the other has a gold border and the state outline superimposed over the “N.” I also obtained a large state agent back patch in gold-on-black worn by state law enforcement and investigative special agents. There are colorful patches from the now-obsolete Youth Authority, Motor Vehicles Investigations, State Parks, Department of Fish and Game Resources Agency and University of California Police. Fish and Game is now known as Fish and Wildlife. Just for fun, there is California Motor Escort Traffi c Offi cer. Members are civilians who provide escort services for funeral processions. It sure looks offi cial with a badge and a winged wheel but it is not. Finally, there are two Department of Forestry and Fire Protection emblems. One is a A variety of California emblems. Department of Fish and Game Resources past issue (CDF), while the other is current (Cal Fire). Agency is obsolete. State Parks with a walking bear is also an obsolete style. It was worn by park rangers. Motor Escort is worn by civilians. University of San Francisco emblems Even though I sold my California police and sheriff California Police features the university logo. Rick Uland photograph collection, including a nice array from San Francisco PD, last year, Uland’s off ering featured several non-SFPD patches from the City by the Bay. Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District is a set consisting of a State Agencies Collection ...Continued shoulder patch and cloth badge worn by uniformed patrol offi cers who have jurisdiction in San Francisco, Marin and Sonoma Counties.

Quentin Prison, which opened in 1852. It was formerly known as the Department of Corrections but was renamed as part of a reorganization that took place in 2005. It included the Department of Youth Authority and several smaller agencies. The agency operates 33 adult correction facilities, 13 adult community corrections centers and eight juvenile detention facilities that house 165,000 adult and 3200 juvenile off enders. In addition, it supervises 148,000 adult and 3800 juvenile parolees. The Special Service Unit (SSU) employs 32 special agents who conduct criminal and narcotics investigations involving parolees. They also monitor prison gangs and gather intelligence. I am unaware of any SSU insignia. SSU was formed in 1963 in the aftermath of the kidnapping of two Los Angeles

Although these emblems are not worn by law enforcement offi cers, Mike (Top) Golden Gate Bridge Highway District insignia is worn by 36 non-sworn R. Bondarenko added them to his California state agencies collection out of security offi cers who patrol the bridge and surrounding area. (Bottom) State of admiration and respect for the incredible job that fi refi ghters do during rampant California Toll Collection insignia is worn by toll collectors at the Golden Gate forest and brush fi res throughout the state. Rick Uland photograph and seven other Bay Area bridges. Rick Uland photograph May-June 2019 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS Page 41

(Left) A colorful emblem worn by rangers who patrol the San Francisco Watershed. It features a dam as the center design. (Right) San Francisco Black Firefi ghters Association has sponsored a youth academy since 2003. Their logo appears over the Golden Gate Bridge. Rick Uland photograph

(Upper left) War Memorial Security is obsolete. (Upper right) Treasure Island Job Corps Homeland Security is a custom design. (Lower left) Environmental Toll collectors work for the state transportation department on the Golden Gate Bridge Patrol shows the skyline and Golden Gate. (Lower right) South Beach Harbor and seven other Cal Trans-operated bridges, including the Bay Bridge that connects San Francisco and Oakland. shows sailboats off the harbor. Rick Uland photograph There are two styles from the War Memorial, Security and Institutional Police Public Safety. Both designs feature the city seal. The special district was formed in 1923. It presently has 36 patrol offi cers who provide Treasure Island Job Corps Homeland Security Offi cer is worn at the site of the former 24/7 security for the bridge and its approaches. Naval Station located in the middle of San Francisco Bay. The legend reads, “POLICE/ Interestingly, the offi cers are extensively trained in suicide prevention and intervention T.I. J.C./ HOMELAND SECURITY.” because, unfortunately, the world-famous bridge is frequently a destination for individuals Environmental Patrol features the city skyline and Golden Gate Bridge. These who wish to end their lives by leaping to their deaths into San Francisco Bay. are non-sworn offi cers who work for the city environment department and primarily investigate and follow up on illegal dumping and littering. The South Beach Harbor Patrol Offi cer emblem features sailboats on the Bay with the city skyline in the background. The Harbor Patrol is an agency of the Port of San Francisco. It operates a 700-slip marina and other facilities in the harbor. There is a Building and Grounds Patrol Offi cer emblem from the city Public Library Airport Police Service Aide is an obsolete style. The Airport Police Department was absorbed into the SFPD in 1997. Sheriff ’s Department is a previous issue from the Special Response Team. It features the city and county seal centered on a seven-point star. San Francisco is actually a city and a county. The sheriff ’s offi ce is responsible for the county jail, court security, prisoner transportation and civil process service. It also provides security at City Hall. San Francisco Water is worn by watershed rangers and features water fl owing over a dam as the colorful center design. Finally, the Black Firefi ghters Association has a Youth Academy with the association logo superimposed on the Golden Gate Bridge as the center design. The legend reads, “SAN FRANCISCO/ FIRE/ YOUTH ACADEMY/ SINCE 2003.” MIKE R. BONDARENKO (2392 USH 12, Baldwin WI 54002) pcnews@baldwin- telecom.net

Phony WSP Patch The Wisconsin State Patrol is latest state police/highway patrol agency victimized by an unscrupulous Internet insignia seller. A phony WSP tactical emblem is being off ered for $60. While there is an authentic tactical insignia, “the counterfeit patch is isn’t even close. It’s a fake,” according to a longtime Badger State collector. The bogus patch has the wrong colors and design.

New Hawaiian Look The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) is in the process of transitioning to new California-style uniforms, according to collector Marty Cassidy. Ten of 100 offi cers were wearing the new look, which is a tan shirt and green pants, at the end of 2018. The fully embroidered Conservation Police patch will be worn on the left shoulder and the state fl ag on the right shoulder. “The round rainbow patch will no longer be worn by sworn offi cers,” Cassidy said. DLNR now has its own training academy and will hire 20 more offi cers in 2019.

Handsome VPOTUS Patch A few lucky collectors who have interacted with (Upper left) Institutional Police Public Safety is worn at the War Memorial. Secret Service agents on Vice President Mike Pence’s security detail have been able to (Upper right) Building and Grounds Patrol Offi cer comes from the Public Library. obtain the handsome Vice Presidential Protective Division emblem. It is round, black and (Lower left) Airport Police Service Aide is an obsolete department. (Lower right) gray and shows the Secret Service fi ve-point star in the center design. The legend, “Vice The SFSD has a tactical unit. Rick Uland photograph Presidential Protective Division,” surrounds the badge. Page 42 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS May-June 2019 May-June 2019 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS Page 43

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FEDERAL COLLECTORS, My patch collec on is up for sale on my website, www.raymondsherrard.com. Click WANTED: New Jersey badges from the following towns: Mantoloking, Bergenfi eld, Matawan, Green Brook, on the Patch Auc on link and scroll down to the images. I’m seeking obsolete federal badges, creden als, Berkeley Heights, Edison, Metuchen and New Jersey State Patrol. I also collect Lehigh Valley Railroad Police photos, research material. Will buy or trade for them. RAY SHERRARD, [email protected]. Phone: items. Email DAN at [email protected] (74) (714) 840 4388. (78) (BBoard continued on next page.) FOR SALE: Exact copies of 1912 C.G. Braxmar Co. catalog of fi re and police department badges with 103 illustrated pages of badge examples. Great reference, printed on same stock as original rare examples, can’t tell from originals. $40.00 each, postage paid. Check to: EMILY KALINOWSKI, 3036 Union St., Rocklin CA 95677, (916) 622-9710. (69)

FOR SALE: Southeastern Conference (SEC) Police patch collec on. 70 patches – All 14 schools: Alabama-2, Arkansas-5, Auburn-7, Florida-4, Georgia-8, Kentucky-6, LSU-5, Mississippi-8, Miss. State-1, South Carolina-6, Tennessee-2, Vanderbilt-7, Texas A&M-3, Missouri-2, plus former members Georgia Tech-2 and Tulane-2. Selling collec on for $150.00. RANDALL STEWART, [email protected] (70)

I COLLECT WWII U.S. MILITARY PURPLE HEART MEDALS, engraved on reverse to the recipient only. Also engraved U.S. Valor medals, silver star, bronze star, dis nguished service crosses, etc. Top cash off ers. Send photos to my email or call ED at (916) 622-9710 or text. Also WWII German Militaria wanted. (71)

LOOKING TO BUY ANYTHING From Na onal Geospa al Intelligence Agency: NGA, Na onal Naval Medical Center – NNMC – Bethesda, Na onal Ins tutes of Health – NIH, Na onal Imagery and Mapping Agency – NIMA, David Taylor Model Basin – DOD Police, and badge marked DTMB with Department of Defense center seal. KEN MARSHALL, [email protected], phone: (412) 554-2227 (70)

RAILROAD POLICE BADGES WANTED Collector seeks any 10K, 14K and 18K gold Presenta on or sterling silver engraved Railroad Police badges, any Chicago area Railroad Police “pie plate” stars and all pre 1950 Railroad Police badges. Also, looking for any early Railroad Police Department photographs, Railroad Police “Offi ce” signs, early ID cards and Police Commissions and Railroad marked fi rearms. Chip Greiner, P.O. Box 125, Bogota, NJ 07603 (201) 390-7372 [email protected], www.railroadpolicebadges.com (73)

RAILROAD POLICE BADGES WANTED for private collec on. I’m especially looking for Penn Central / PRR / NY Central / New Haven / Reading / Lehigh Valley and other eastern roads. GARY FARMER (717) 426-4409 or [email protected] (73)

STATE RAILROAD COMMISSION INSPECTOR BADGES WANTED, Collector seeks “Inspector” badges from all State Railroad Authori es or Commissions. Also, looking for an obsolete Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) Inspector badge and any early issue U.S./FRA or U.S./DOT IG Inspector badges. Chip Greiner, P.O. Box 125, Bogota, NJ 07603 (201) 390-7372 [email protected], www.railroadpolicebadges.com (73)

WANTED Massachuse s Police Badges: Hampden, Springfi eld Police/Fire, Springfi eld Armory Guard/Fireman, West Springfi eld, Wilbraham, East Longmeadow, Holyoke, Chicopee, Monson, Palmer, Ludlow, Northampton, Wes ield, Agawam, Southwick, South Hadley, Holland, Brimfi eld, Wales, Westover Field MP, or any other Massachuse s badge. Please contact MICHAEL COONEY at (413) 784-3378. (74)

WANTED TO BUY: Badges, police, sheriff , marshal, railroad, federal, and prison, from any state but west coast preferred. Missing pins, catches okay. Top cash paid. ED or EMILY, (916) 622-9710 or (916) 300-8045 (69)

WANTED: Boy Scout memorabilia of all types: Patches, Pins, Medals, Handbooks Pre-1936. CHRIS JENSEN, PO Box 1841, Easley, SC 29641, email [email protected] (72)

WANTED: I collect Police Explorer (Boy Scout) metal badges or embroidered patches. Send picture of items that you have for sale to: CHRIS JENSEN , PO Box 1841, Easley, SC 29641, email CJENSEN@STREAMWOOD. NET (72)

WANTED: I collect South Carolina police metal badges and embroidered patches. Send picture of items that you have for sale to: CHRIS JENSEN, PO Box 1841, Easley, SC 29641, email [email protected] (72) Page 44 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS May-June 2019 WANTED WANTED: Old Ohio badges and patches. Collector appreciates old badges and patches, does it as a hobby and is not a dealer, just an old fashioned collector. PAT OLVEY, 7631 Holliston Pl., Cincinna OH 45255, Email: [email protected] (TFN) Motor Carrier Enforcement

WANTED: Police and Sheriff ’s badges from Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Nevada, Washington, and Wyoming. Patches and Cloth Badges Also Fish and Wildlife badges from any jurisdic ons. Send photos front and back to my phone or my email: [email protected] or call DEAN, (509) 939-1296. (73)

WANTED: WV Public Service Commission Offi cer badge, Monongalia Co. WV Deputy Sheriff , Harrison Co. Older the Better WV Deputy Sheriff badge, WV DOC Regional Jail Offi cer, SC State Transport Police Offi cer badges, WSA Commercial Vehicle, Motor Carrier Enforcement Offi cer badges. R.J. JOHNSON, JR., 1380 Bergamont St., Top Prices Paid Morgantown WV 26505. (71) WANTED-New Jersey badges from the following towns: Mantoloking, Bergenfi eld, Matawan, Green Brook, Mike R. Bondarenko Berkeley Heights, Edison, Metuchen and New Jersey State Police. I also collect Lehigh Valley Railroad Police items. Email: DAN at: (732) 887-7277 or email: [email protected] (74) 2392 USH 12

BULLETIN BOARD Baldwin WI 54002

LET OTHER COLLECTORS KNOW what you have to buy, sell or trade each month by adver sing in PCNEWS! Ads for this sec on are only $3.00 each for up to 50 words per ad. Send to: [email protected] PCNEWS, 2392 US HIGHWAY 12, BALDWIN, WI 54002 Fairfax Regional Badge and Patch Show Sponsored by Fairfax County Police Association

Saturday, November 9, 2019 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Fairfax County Police Association Hall 5625 Revercomb Court, Fairfax, VA 22030

General Admission at 9:00 a.m. Admission: $5 per person (Spouses and children free)

Table Rental: $20 per table Directions

(Admission for Table Holder and 1 Designated Assistant included) From Richmond, VA and points South: Table Holder Set-up begins at 8:00 a.m. x I-95 North to VA 286 North (Fairfax County Parkway) x Left on Popes Head Road For table reservations, make checks and money orders payable to: FCPA and mail x Left on Revercomb Court (follow sign) to: Larry Wilkins, 154 Abrams Pointe Blvd., Winchester, VA 22602-5610. x Left into parking lot (follow sign) Tables assigned on first-come, first-serve basis and must be paid in advance. From Baltimore, MD and points North: x I-95 South to I-495 x Food and drink available for purchase x I-495 West to I-495 South x Plenty of free parking x I-66 West to VA 286 South (Fairfax County Parkway) x Numerous local hotels close to show site x Right on Popes Head Road x Best of Show Trophy awarded x Left on Revercomb Court. Left into parking lot (follow sign)

Show Site: www.FairfaxRegionalBadgeandPatchShow.com For additional information contact Larry or Bill: [email protected] May-June 2019 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS Page 45 WANTED TO BUY WISCONSIN POLICE AND SHERIFF PATCHES

Racine Co. SO Tactical Reedsburg PD Communications Reedsburg PD Rusk Co. SO Badge

Sawyer CO Sheriff Shawao Co. Sheriff Stoughton PD Sturgeon Bay PD

Tomah PD Twin Lakes PD Washburn PD Washington Co. Tactical

Winnebagp Co. Sheriff Wisconsin State Patrol Badge Wood Co. Sheriff SRT

Not Pictured: Eau Claire Co. S.O, (regular and SWAT), Sawyer Co. S.O.; (black-gray), Waukesha Co. S.O. Special OPS Division//Tactical Entforcement Unit. MIKE R. BONDARENKO 2392 USH 12, BALDWIN, WI 54002 [email protected] Page 46 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS May-June 2019

POLICE BADGES FOR SALE Fox Lake Police, IL, custom die, Blackinton ...... $135.00 Tower Lake Sergeant, IL, custom die, Blackinton ...... $135.00 Chicago Avia on Police, custom die, Blackinton ...... $185.00 I.C. Railroad Police, 6 pt. pie plate, C.H. Hanson, train seal ...... $225.00 Chief Police E.J. & E. Ry. Co., custom die, Blackinton ...... $100.00 Chicago Belt Railroad Police, custom die, Blackinton ...... $225.00 Chicago Park District Police, custom die, Blackiinton, pie plate ...... $200.00 Chicago Board of Trade Police, 6 pt. pie plate, custom die, Blackinton ...... $250.00 Schaumburg Police Chief, IL, Blackinton ...... $75.00 Schaumburg Police Sergeant, IL, Blackinton ...... $100.00 Detec ve Illinois State University Police, Emerson Ross ...... $75.00 Dixmoor Police, IL, custom die, Blackinton ...... $85.00 Calumet City Police, custom die, Blackinton ...... $125.00 Thornton Police Sergeant, custom oval, Entenmann Rovin ...... $185.00 Leonia Police, N.J. P.O., custom oval, Entenmann Rovin ...... $185.00 CHICAGO HAT BADGES ARE OLD ISSUE Chicago Police hat badge, #397, custom, Blackinton ...... $185.00 Chicago Police hat badge, #9191, custom, Blackinton ...... $135.00 Chicago Police hat badge, #9394, custom, Blackinton ...... $135.00 Chicago Police hat badge, #8192, custom, Blackinton ...... $135.00 Chicago Police hat badge, #10009, custom, Blackinton ...... $135.00 Chicago Police hat badge, #6263, custom, Blackinton ...... $135.00 Chicago Police hat badge, #13489, custom, Blackinton ...... $135.00 Chicago Police hat badge, #8284, custom, Blackinton ...... $135.00 Chicago Police hat badge, #1040, custom, Blackinton ...... $135.00 Chicago Police hat badge, #1255, custom, Blackinton ...... $135.00 Chicago Police hat badge, #2400, custom, Blackinton ...... $135.00 Chicago Police hat badge, #4954, custom, Blackinton ...... $135.00 Chicago Police hat badge, #6868, custom, Blackinton ...... $135.00 Chicago Police hat badge, #7460, custom, Blackinton ...... $135.00 Chicago Police hat badge, #8234, custom, Blackinton ...... $135.00 Chicago Police hat badge, #5894, custom, Blackinton ...... $135.00 Chicago, gold, upper rank, custom, Blackinton ...... $165.00 Chicago Police set, hat badge and star, matching number, custom die, Blackinton ...... $385.00 Chicago hat badge #1490 and Patrolman Chicago Special Police badge with #1490, hat – Blackinton, badge – C.H. Hanson ...... $385.00 Chicago hat badge #6616 and Patrolman Chicago Special Police badge with #6616, hat badge Blackinton, badge C.H. Hanson ...... $385.00 Sears Police Patrolman, silver star/plain IL seal ...... $225.00 A.D.T. Company Special Police, silver badge, IL plain seal ...... $150.00 A.D.T. Company Special Police, badge and hat badge, silver badge and hat badge, plain IL seal, Blackinton` ...... $250.00 Goldbla s Detec ve, Blackinton ...... $100.00 CASINO BADGES Offi cer Riviera Hotel and Casino, 7 pt., 2 tone custom, Entenmann Rovin...... $285.00 Tropicana, Aztar, 6 pt., custom seal, Sun Badge Co...... $325.00 Sheraton Desert Inn, 6 pt., custom seal, Blackinton Hi-Glo ...... $250.00 O’Sheas, 6 pt. custom star/custom seal, Sun Badge Co...... $350.00 Caesars Tahoe, 7 pt., Emerson Ross ...... $225.00 Texas Gambling Hall & Hotel, circle 5 pt., Sun Badge Co...... $285.00 Paris Las Vegas, 6 pt. star, custom seal, Blackinton ...... $385.00 MGM Grand Detroit, 6 pt., custom star and seal, V&V Mfg...... $350.00 Sam’s Town, 7 pt., custom seal, Sun Badge Co...... $325.00 Lt. Fron er Hotel, custom seal, Sun Badge Co...... $325.00 Thunderbird, custom seal, Sun Badge Co...... $500.00 The Orleans, custom seal, Sun Badge Co...... $350.00 Desert Inn, 6 pt., silver/gold custom seal, Sun Badge Co...... $450.00 Caesar Palace, 7 pt., custom star/custom seal, Sun Badge Co...... $650.00 (This is the only Caesar Palace I have ever seen / in my collec on from 1970’s) Inves gator Gaming Control Board, oval, 7 pt. star, Emerson Ross ...... $300.00 Have 12 Deputy Casino patches, 6 are felt, R Deputy / El Rancho Vegas / two Stardust / Dunes / Flamingo / Sahara / Desert Inn , / Sands / Royal Nevada / two Hacienda ...... $500.00

Badges in very good or mint condiƟ on. Can send photo by email or text. I have no federal or current Chicago badges. All prices with postage. TOM GUNTHER My email is: [email protected] May-June 2019 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS Page 47

Fifth Annual CAPITOL CITY LAW ENFORCEMENT COLLECTORS SHOW Saturday, September 7, 2019 9 AM - 1 PM Saint Paul Police Department Western District Headquarters 389 North Hamline Avenue Saint Paul, Minnesota

Hosted by the Saint Paul Police Department Sponsored by Saint Paul Police Historical Society and Police Collectors News

* Badges * Emblems * Historic Police Memorabilia * Uniforms * St. Paul Police Department Artifacts * Vintage Police Cars and Equipment

This show is a fundraiser for the St. Paul Police Historical Society. All proceeds go to the Society dedicated to preservation of police history.

ADMISSION FREE (Donation to Historical Society requested) 48 TABLES FREE (Donation to Historical Society requested)

* Refreshments on site * Fast food nearby * Free parking * Easy load/unload * Shopping/entertainment nearby

* Buy, Sell, Trade Law Enforcement Memorabilia (No Firearms) Advance table reservations requested

Make table reservations with MIKE R. BONDARENKO (715) 684-2216 [email protected] Page 48 POLICE COLLECTORS NEWS May-June 2019