JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2011 ISSUE • VOLUME 45, NO. 1 • COURTEOUS VIGILANCE MORE THAN 35 PAGES OF DEPARTMENT NEWS & FEATURE STORIES INSIDE the loss of the two DPS communication tow- ers located on Signal Peak Page 2 January/February 2011 The Digest Vantage Point Robert C. Halliday, Director ur agency did were made without fear not lose an in the name of public officer in the safety or the support The Digest is published bi-monthly by Oline of duty in 2010. of a fellow officer. For the DPS Community Outreach and For that, we should be that, all of our injured Education Program for DPS employees extremely grateful, es- officers deserve our and retirees. pecially considering the full support, encour- fact line-of-duty deaths agement and thanks spiked nationally last – no matter what their Employees and retirees are invited to year. prognosis. submit story ideas or stories for publica- However, several Please don’t hesi- tion. Stories or story ideas may be officers at our agency tate to reach out to our submitted to The Digest by mail (mail did suffer significant wounded officers to of- work-related injuries in 2010. A num- fer assistance and let them know they drop 3350), e-mail ([email protected]) ber of those officers required surgery are true heroes whether they like the or telephone (602-223-2545). for their injuries and at least three face lofty distinction or not. lengthy recoveries before it is known And, of course, please continue Robert C. Halliday, Director when, and if, they can return to work. your generous, unrelenting support of While line-of-duty deaths under- our employees, sworn and civilian, who standably devastate law enforcement are struggling with a serious illness or Jim Jertson, Publications Editor agencies and the families of those who health issue at this time. [email protected] have fallen, we must not forget our in- jured officers either. Kellen Chavez After all, nearly every officer at DPS who suffered a significant work- Publications Support Specialist Please don’t hesitate related injury last year could not have [email protected] prevented their misfortune because to reach out to our their injuries were sustained on the “wounded officers The Digest can be accessed directly completely unpredictable “battlefield” from the DPS World Wide Web home that is a DPS officer’s daily working to offer assistance environment. page at http://www.azdps.gov/digest and let them know Whether it’s from a motor vehicle piloted by an intoxicated driver, a mo- they are true heros The Arizona Department of Public torist distracted by a cell-phone or other whether they like Safety is an Equal Employment device, or from a suspect with a hidden weapon, danger can come from virtu- Opportunity Agency. the lofty distinction ally anywhere on this perilous “battle- field”. or not. The sacrifices our injured officers made in 2010 are noble in that they ” The Digest January/February 2011 Page 3 Raynor promoted to Photo by Jim Jertson lieutenant colonel Assumes command of DPS’s Technical Services Division Dennis Young (above) became the Department’s new deputy director on Jan. 8. He said he is excited to be back at the agency. Dennis Young returns to DPS as the ageny’s new deputy director Jeff Raynor Originally retired from DPS in 2009 after 37 years of service In early January, Director Robert Hal- In early January, DPS Director tough economic times and continue liday promoted Jeff Raynor, a 32-year DPS Robert Halliday announced the ap- with the agency’s vision. veteran, to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. pointment of Dennis Young as the Following his retirement from With his promotion, Raynor assumed agency’s deputy director, serving at DPS, Young served as the interim command of the agency’s Technical Ser- the rank of lieutenant colonel. chief of police in Youngtown from vices Division (formerly the Criminal Jus- Young replaces Steve Campbell Sept. 2009 through February 2010. tice Support Division) replacing long-time who left the agency on Sept. 17 to ac- Young attended the Arizona Highway Assistant Director Georgene Ramming cept a new job as the assistant police Patrol academy in 1972 and began his who retired from DPS on Jan. 31. chief with the El Mirage Police De- career as a highway patrolman in the Raynor has held a variety of operation- partment. Tucson area that same year. al and administrative command-level as- Young, whose new appointment Young rose through the ranks of signments throughout his years with DPS. at DPS became effective Jan. 8, re- DPS serving in a variety of critical He began his law enforcement career tired from the agency after 37 years positions to include narcotics agent, in 1970 as a police trainee with the Phoenix of distinguished service in 2009 as advanced training sergeant, com- Police Department. a commander within the agency’s mander of the Internal Affairs Unit, He left Phoenix to join the Army Highway Patrol Division. commander of the Special Investiga- where he served four years of active duty in While serving in that position, tions Unit and Highway Patrol District the Army Intelligence and Security Com- Young directed all highway patrol op- Commander. mand. erations in central and western Mari- Those assignments preceded Raynor joined DPS as a patrol officer copa County. Young’s promotion to Highway Patrol in 1978 and has held a variety of other as- As deputy director, Young will Bureau Commander. signments at the agency while advancing oversee the day-to-day operations of Young holds a bachelors degree through the ranks. the agency including the three divi- in business management from the Uni- Some of his command-level assign- sions of DPS, implement and help re- versity of Phoenix, a masters degree in ments have included overseeing the Metro alize agency goals, as well as imple- educational leadership from Northern Highway Patrol Bureau, Narcotics Bureau, ment and enforce agency policies and Arizona University, and is also a grad- Organized Crime Bureau, Intelligence Bu- procedures. uate of the prestigious FBI National reau, and Human Resources Bureau. “My goal is to continue on as part Academy. He has also served as the Business of the team at DPS with the mindset “I am pleased to welcome Dennis Manager for the Law Enforcement Merit that everyone at the agency can make back to DPS and I look forward to his System Council and as Chief of Staff for one another better,” said Young, add- continuing contribution of profession- the Criminal Investigations Division. ing that he would like to help move al accomplishments,” said DPS Direc- Raynor has had many accomplish- the agency forward during these tor Robert Halliday. CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 Page 4 January/February 2011 The Digest Raynor . DPS holds agency orientation CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 ments at DPS and has been part of numer- ous work groups that have received the event for Arizona legislators prestigious Director’s Unit Citation award. He was also a founding member of the Special Investigations Unit; on the board of Lawmakers in attendance were treated to classroom directors for the National Alliance of State presentations about DPS and equipment displays Drug Enforcement Agencies; and a mem- ber of the Joint Terrorism Task Force that included a six-week assignment at Guanta- namo Bay, Cuba. Raynor, who graduated from Arizona State University in 1976 with a BA in Po- litical Science, has also served on various national and state boards and committees. Also a member of the Army Reserve for 33 years, he received his Masters degree in 2003 from the University of Maryland in Computer Science Management. DPS headquarters building evacuated after bomb threat Incident occurred on Sunday, Jan. 6 at about 9 p.m. The DPS headquarters building in Phoenix was completely evacuated Jan. 6 at about 9:00 p.m. due to a bomb threat. During the evacuation, the DPS dis- patch centers in Flagstaff and Tucson took over dispatch responsibilities for the cen- tral DPS dispatch center in Phoenix. In addition, the Phoenix Police De- partment handled 9-1-1 calls for the DPS call takers and dispatchers in Phoenix who, along with other DPS personnel at the Photos by Jim Jertson headquarters building, had to leave their workstations and go outside. Show and tell DPS’s Explosive Ordinance Disposal A small group of Arizona legislators visited the DPS headquarters complex in (EOD) Unit, or bomb squad, conducted a Phoenix on Jan. 21 to learn more about the agency and its responsibilities. sweep of the headquarters complex follow- Part of an official legislator orientation event hosted by DPS, the lawmakers ing the threat. All was found to be safe and in attendance were first treated to a comprehensive PowerPoint presen- secure. tation about the agency. Members of DPS Executive Staff were among Officers from Phoenix PD and one of those conducting the PowerPoint presentation that covered, among other the Phoenix PD helicopters also responded things, the agency’s history, budget, and current responsibilities. After the to provide assistance. presentation in the DPS Training Building, the legislators were escorted to Another part of the response effort the parking lot north of the agency’s headquarters building where a variety was the DPS Highway Patrol Officers that responded quickly to establish a scene pe- of DPS equipment, including one of the agency’s Bell 407 (Ranger) helicop- rimeter. ters, was on display for viewing and informational purposes. In the photos Following the bomb scare, DPS above, Rep. J.D. Mesnard (far right in each photo) and Sen. John McCom- thanked its partners at the Phoenix Police ish (in middle in each photo) inspect DPS equipment and ask questions.