IPA USA News Summer 2011.Indd

USA IPANEWS

JULY 2011

The Magazine of the International Police Association U.S. Section www.ipa-usa.org

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Contents Arthur Troop Harold Litwin Officer Reports 1914-2000 IPA U.S. Section President Bob Killen ...... 4 IPA Founder Founder 1st Vice President Kenn Morton ...... 5 2nd Vice President Steve Livingston ...... 5 U.S. National Officers 3rd Vice President Richard Resling ...... 5 Secretary General Richard Nevarez ...... 7 President - Bob Killen Treasurer Kevin Gordon ...... 8 Miami Gardens Police Department Articles (Broward County Sheriff, Retired) Students Awareness Campaign ...... 9 [email protected] R-61 Scholarship Winners ...... 10 Trinidad & Tobago Reception ...... 12 1st Vice President - Kenn Morton Member Collection ...... 12 California Highway Patrol, Retired Executive Director Search ...... 23 [email protected] Police Week ...... 25 Atlasorbis Magazine ...... 29 2nd Vice President - Steve Livingston Columbus, OH Police Department Regular Features [email protected] Collectors ...... 13 Calendar of Events ...... 14 3rd Vice President - Richard Resling Pen Pals ...... 15 [email protected] Hobbies ...... 18 Classified Advertising ...... 26 Secretary General - Richard Nevarez Travel Accommodations & Discounts ...... 32 Los Angeles Police Department, Retired Don’s RV Corner ...... 33 [email protected]

Treasurer - Kevin Gordon On the Cover Mascoutah, IL Police Department, Retired The 2011 Celebration of the [email protected] West will be held in conjunction with the NDC in Phoenix, International Ofﬁcers Arizona hosted by Region 25 in October. President - Michael Odysseos 1st Vice President - Daniel Condaminas 2nd Vice President - Julianna Papne Vegso 3rd Vice President - Gal Sharon Secretary General - Georgios Katsaropoulos Assistant Secretary General - Stephen Crockard Treasurer - Pierre-Martin Moulin IPA International Administration Center Website: www.ipa-iac.org Assistant Treasurer - Romain Miny U.S. IPA Website: www.ipa-usa.org

USA IPA NEWS Summer 2011 3 Message from President Bob Killen Appointed U.S. Positions ASSOCIATE SECRETARY OPENINGS are avail- Supply Officer able for Brazil, Norway, Denmark and Moldova, a new Rich Kreuter section and never has had an Associate Secretary. [email protected] The responsibility of an Associate Secretary is to co- IPA Youth Exchange Officer & ordinate between their assigned Country and the USA, U.S. Section Youth School Exchange Program making contacts there and staying in contact with their as- Barbara Piirinen signed Country counterpart(s). The A/S will be required [email protected] to assist USA members going to that country via their contacts; as well as Regional Electronic Mail Network assisting that country’s members who might request assistance in the USA. Tom Savoca It is recommended that they have a working knowledge of that Coun- [email protected] try and although having the language skills as well in most beneficial, it Webmaster is not necessary. Tom Savoca Please send your interest, along with background qualifications for the [email protected] Country to the 1st Vice President, Kenn Morton at kennmorton@hotmail. Handbook Coordinator com. Any questions on the position can also be sent to him. The deadline Steve Livingston is set for July 15, 2011. [email protected] And shortly afterwards the appointments will be made International Commission for External Relations (ERC) Tony Mok [email protected] Hugh Brien [email protected] Blue Knights Liaison Pat Fox [email protected] NEC Recording Secretary Diane MacGregor [email protected] Membership Secretary Diane MacGregor [email protected] IPA USA News Managing Editor Jim Pola [email protected] IPA Member Nations Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Gibraltar, Great Britain, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mozambique, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United States. Sections in Foundation: Macau SAR

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4 USA IPA NEWS Summer 2011 Message from 1st Vice President Message from 3rd Vice President Kenn Morton Richard Resling (California Highway Patrol, Ret.) I am writing my article for this issue Summer has arrived here in Tucson, we from sea while I am sailing on Semester at had our first 100 degree day last week. I’m Sea with 400 college students visiting ports afraid it won’t be the last. The good news in Central America. Trinidad was to be our is my pool feels wonderful. first stop. I had been in contact with Region I just returned from Washington, D.C. after 101 about a social visit. I was about to be our NEC Meeting. We stayed in and toured the hotel where hosted beyond my expectations by a wonderful group of the 50th Anniversary event will be held next year. It is a first members and Curtis Belford personally. class hotel with a Metro station next door, and many dining I attended the NEC meeting at the Hyatt in Bethesda, MD options nearby. Several of us loved a Indian Restaurant about on May 14 and 15. The hotel is to be the site of the 50th An- a block away (we ate there twice). We are working on this niversary events in 2012. The hotel is the right sized facility event and if anyone would like to help please let us know. and convenient to Metro heading into DC. It has adequate I hope to see many of you at this years NDC in Phoenix, rooms and meeting space. There are a number of good res- hosted by Region 25. I have seen the hotel (it is beautiful) taurants within walking distance. There is a parking garage and I know it will be a great event. on site and we negotiated a reduced daily rate for the confer- For all you Associate Secretaries, don’t forget your end ence. We were fortunate to be able to visit the Law Enforce- of year reports to me are coming due. Since last years NDC ment Memorial and observe some of the ceremonies. I had was in the middle of the year, total al incoming and outgoing the solemn experience to look up the names of three Colo- visitors since June 2010 until about October. My report is due rado Springs officers I had worked closely with. The Board the end of this year. took turns staffing the IPA booth at ‘Tent City” and recruited I hope you all have a safe and happy summer. Those of you a few new members and circulated membership brochures. still working be safe. Lastly, don’t forget to keep spreading It had been many years since I was in attendance at Police the IPA message! We are still losing members so it is very Week and it was very impressive to see the hundreds of of- important that everyone sign up some new members. ficers and ceremonies. As always if I can ever be of any help please let me know. Our NEC meetings went long and productive. There is always a large array of issues in our Section. We had a hotel tour and mapped out some facility issues for 2012. From Washington DC, I flew to Ft. Lauderdale to embark on the Message from 2nd Vice President SAS ship and start my summer adventures. Steve Livingston I extend each of you best wishes for the summer and hope to meet many of you at the NDC in October. Region 25 is working hard to present a great program for the attendees. They need your support, so please make every effort to at- (Not available at press time) tend and socialize with the delegates. An effective organization needs broad participation. Our Section is facing financial and retention issues that need everyone’s collective ideas to meet these challenges. Let’s make this a huge NDC like in the years past.

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USA IPA NEWS Summer 2011 5 Welcome New Members

FIRST LAST REGION FIRST LAST REGION FIRST LAST REGION FIRST LAST REGION JOHN McNAMARA 1 MICHAEL GRAHAM 6 MOLLY BARTLEY 18 XAVIER GONZALEZ 43 ANTHONY STEWART 1 NOELL GRANT 6 BRENDAN BARTLEY 18 DONNA HANSEN 43 JAMIEL AHAHERI 2 BRYAN HAYES 6 HENRY HANDY JR 18 FRANCIS HONES IV 43 SEAN AHEARN 2 BERNARD HOENE 6 KASHIF CHOWHAN 19 THOMAS KNIGGE 43 JUDITH ALMODOVAR 2 MICHAEL McBRIDE 6 D. MICHAEL COLLINS 19 DANIEL MONTES 43 ASLYN BECKLES 2 DAVID O’CONNOR 6 MICHAEL IMPARATO 19 GEORGE RAMIREZ 43 DAVID BLANCO 2 DAN SHEA 6 DONALD KIDD 19 WILLIAM ROBERSON 43 MICHAEL BURNS 2 ANTHONY SOLIS 6 CHRISTOPHER O’NEILL 19 GENE SIEGRIST 43 MICHAEL BURRUSS 2 KEVIN BAKER 8 FRANK STARNELLA 19 RICHARD KEEBAUGH 44 BRIAN CALTABIANO 2 CORNELL GUIDRY 8 JERRY LAURIEN 21 GABRIEL MARTINEZ 44 JOSEPH CANNON 2 LAWRENCE LAYTON 8 SCOTT CARLSON 22 JOSE SCHNEIDER 44 EDDIE COLLAZO 2 KEVIN HART 9 MARY KEYES 22 ANDREW NISIVOCCIA 48 NATHAN COLLINS 2 CRAIG LEADER 9 LAIMUTIS NARGELENAS 22 JOSEPH RUTIGLIANO JR 48 DANIEL COYLE 2 PAUL LOZADA JR 9 MATTHEW WEST 22 AURELIO SILVA 48 KIMBERLY DAVIS 2 BRUCE RAYL II 9 BRIAN QUICK 23 JOHN TESAURO 48 ANDREW DE STEFANO 2 LAURIE TEAGUE 9 JOSEPH TARGIA 23 MATTHEW TESTA 48 SHERY DMITRIY 2 LUIS TORRES 9 JAMES HINKLEY 24 JOSEPH VITKOVSKY 48 TRACY DONAHOO 2 PAUL WALLACE 9 CHARLES SAINT JR 24 JEREMY SHEIN 49 CODY DORAN 2 ANDREW WHITE 9 JOHN TUDBURY 24 JOHN JOHNSON 56 JAMES FOX 2 PATRICK WYETH 9 RAY BATTAGLINI 25 THOMAS KNITTER 56 KEVIN GALL 2 STUART GREER 10 RONALD KLOSE 25 FRANK BRANDEBOURG 57 JONATHAN GLAZER 2 BRIAN O’REILLY 10 JOHN ROBERTS 25 EUGENE BERNHARD 61 NICHOLAS HERNANDEZ 2 THOMAS PERROTTI 10 LYLE VIK 25 FRANK SHANKWITZ 61 WILLIAM HOARD 2 LAWRENCE WLAZLO 10 RAYMOND WHITMAN 25 ROCCO DEL MONACO 62 BRIAN ISAACS 2 RUSSELL BERKE 11 PETER BARONE 26 STACEY FLYNN 62 ANDREW KELLARD 2 LUIS BLASCO 11 DONALD BUKEWICZ 26 ALLEN GENALDI 62 PATRICK KELLY 2 RYAN CLIFTON 11 ROBERT HOWARD 26 IAN GRIFFITHS 62 ROBERT KENNY 2 LEONARD DEL GATTO 11 WILLIAM PEASE JR 26 RENE NOBOA 62 RYAN LOOMIS 2 ELAINE DEL POZZO 11 JOHN RAMMELSBURG 26 ALAN ORQUIZA 62 FRANCISCO MARTINEZ 2 PAUL FERTIG 11 ANTHONY STRACUZZI 26 DOUGLAS SCHREIBER 62 CONOR McDONALD 2 HECTOR FUENTES 11 JAMES GOURLIE 27 LE ROY VAN DER HEYDE 62 PERRY MONZIETTI 2 A. SCOTT HARLE 11 RYAN LESMEISTER 27 DANIEL VEALE JR 62 CIRO OTERO 2 DIANA HEDRICK 11 JAMES “JIM” COLLENTINE 29 AFEISHA BETHELMY 101 JASEN PEREZ 2 PAULA JARRETT-RIVERA 11 PAUL HOSKINS 29 DANIEL BRANKER 101 CHRISTOPHER PIZZO 2 ANDREW KULL 11 KEN HUTCHISON JR 29 CHRISEN GOBIN 101 TOMASZ PULAWSKI 2 NEIL LAWRENCE 11 MARTIN PILCHER 29 ENID KINGSTON 101 NICHOLAS SACCENTI 2 SCOTT POPICK 11 DENNIS SEXTON 29 JERRY LONDON 101 NATE SANDS 2 SHANE SCHROEDER 11 RONNIE PANE 29 KERRY LUMPRESS 101 THEODORE SARRICA 2 ROBERT SNOW 11 ABU BABA 30 TRICIA QUAMMIE 101 SHAWN SOLER 2 PAUL SOSNICK 11 B.V. “PETE” BAILEY JR 30 CYNTHIA ROMEO-DICK 101 WILHELM THOMAS 2 FRANCISCO TEJEDA 11 CHRISTOPHER CORDRAY 30 PATRICIA WALKER 101 ERNESTO TROCHE 2 THOMAS J TRAINO 11 JOSEPH EMMENTT III 30 DIMITRI YANOVSKY 2 MICHAEL TRAMONTANA 11 KENNETH FLETCHER 30 IVAN ZADOROZHNIY 2 JEROME WILLIAMS 11 BERYL HOLMES 30 MEGAN HALLINEAN 3 ARAMA YUVAL 11 FREDERICK LOHMANN 30 MICHAEL MADAUS 3 RALPH ANDERSON JR 12 BRENDA SIMONTON 30 ROBERT ROSENBERGER 3 KEVIN GRADY 12 J. SCOTT BLAKELY 34 JAMES ALFANO JR 4 DAVID MELLEN 12 RICHARD BOTTOMS 34 MATTHEW BRADY 4 JOHN QUINN 12 PATRICIA HERRON 34 STEPHANIE BYRD 4 DAVID SULLIVAN 12 DAVID LICHTENFELD 34 DUSTAN DOBBS 4 JOSEPH CAIAZZA 13 GREGORY PENNELL 34 ROBERT KAPUSNIK 4 GLEN MOWREY 14 BRYAN CARTER 34 APRIL PADALIK 4 OLIVER PEACOCK JR 14 LEWIS ABRAMSON 35 TERRY RICHARDS 4 SHARON SMITH 14 GIAN METTIFOGO 35 JOSEPH SERIO 4 SCOTT STANTON 14 DOUGLAS SNELL 35 STEVEN SMITH 4 JOSEPH BROOKS 15 KATHERINE INMAN 36 ERIC SZWED 4 MICHAEL FALES 15 JERREL INMAN 36 PAUL VITAIOLI 4 THOMAS MURPHY 15 LISA GANNON 37 WILLIAM WHELEHAN 4 COLLEEN MURPHY 15 WESLEY GRANT 37 KRIS BEHRMAN 5 VINCENT O’SHAUGHNESSY 15 RIZAL MORATA 37 GEORGE HARTMAN 5 KURT PASCHKE 15 BUD C. SMITH 37 FRANK RUVOLO 5 HENRY WEISS 15 MARK TOVES 37 JOEL SCHOENFELD 5 MITCHELL LOVETT 17 CHRISTOPHER STAUP 40 ROBERT STEINROEDER 5 JOHN MACKEY 17 DOUGLAS BROBERG 41 BIRGIT ABENOJA 6 WILLIAM PRINGLE 17 SCOTT ANDRESS 43 DORI ALBERS 6 RICHARD REISLER 17 AJ CASTANEDAS 43 DREW BIRTNESS 6 JOSEPH SANDOVAL JR 17 HARRIET COLEMAN 43 WALTER CHILDRESS 6 BLAKE THOMAS 17 JOHN DEEGAN 43 ROBERT DOMINGUEZ 6 RICKY VIGIL 17 IRIS DEEGAN 43

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6 USA IPA NEWS Summer 2011 Tell Us Your Story Message from Secretary General Richard Nevarez It has been said that the only difference between fairy tales and war stories is fairy tales start “once upon a time” and war First I would like to send my thoughts stories start “this is no BS guys”. While I enjoy that, I know and prayers to those of you living in the it isn’t quite accurate. All of us have stories to tell from our parts of the country having such disastrous time as coppers. I’ve heard wonderful stories from other IPA weather conditions. I hope you all stay safe. members over the years. Stories from around the country and Your National Board met in May at the from times past. It occurred to me that as IPA US historian, it hotel we will use for the NEC/NDC in 2012. would be nice to get some of these stories on paper to share. We timed this meeting in Washington D.C. so that we could So what’s your story? What is your favorite police anecdote attend the National Police Memorial and put up a recruitment or short tale? Maybe it involves the way it used to be done booth at the FOP’s tent city. back when, or the old style equipment that was used. How This was my first time attending the National Police Memo- the job was done decades back versus now can be a night and rial and it was a very moving experience. I was able to locate day difference (such as having to buy your own bullets as the name of my first partner (Oscar Bryant, LAPD) who was some have told me). The officers of today love to hear how it killed in 1968 while attempting to arrest four thieves who was. Maybe it’s about running into a celebrity (one member were robbing a clothing store. If you have never been to the told me about meeting my hero Don Knotts) or just some- National Police Memorial you need to add it to your list of thing funny about human nature. Maybe it’s about someone places to visit----you won’t regret it! you met in the IPA or how the IPA started in your area. Our next NEC/NDC is being hosted by Region 25 in Phoe- Please consider sharing your story. Your fellow officers, nix, Arizona. The committee planning this event has spent active and retired, would love to hear them. Send it to me a lot of time and energy to ensure that it will be a success. in the mail or by email or digital recording or even record it They are making every effort to bring the “fun” back to the on a cassette and send it my way! Whatever works for you! NDC’s as we used to enjoy them, bringing our spouses and I’m not really sure how these will be put together yet but I’m meeting up with friends. Registration forms can be obtained working on it! from their website www.ipa-usa-region25.org . All the Re- Send to Kevin Gordon, 505 N. 10th Street, Mascoutah, IL gion Presidents need to start planning for this conference. I 62258. Fax to 618-566-8844, email to [email protected] will be asking you for the name of the Delegate that will be . You can even call with your story and if we don’t connect, attending from your Region. I hope to see a 100% participa- leave a message and I’ll call back. tion at this NDC, we need to show our support to the Region putting on this event. For those officer members who are still working those long hours with so little rewards, I want to remind you to apply Region 57 Looking for Parade Unit for the Arthur Troop Scholarship and the Harold Litwin Sr. Region 57 is looking for a unit that can be used in a variety Scholarship. The Arthur Troop Scholarship is awarded by the of area parades and special events in an effort to generate International Board and it is for Law Enforcement training membership. Almost every town in our region has an annual anywhere in the world. The Harold Litwin Sr. Scholarship is homecoming/parade event and we’d like to increase our vis- for one of our U.S. working members to attend a class at the ibility. International Conference Center “IBZ Schloss Gimborn’ in The ultimate would be a 60s era black and white squad, Cologne Germany. You can get more information about these something like a Mayberry Squad. But the expense of that two scholarships by visiting our national website. Please be may be too much for us. We are also considering a golf cart/ aware that these are two separate scholarships and you may ATV setup to look like a squad, or a trailer to tow that is apply for both. The final filing date is August 1, 2011 for the designed with IPA graphics etc. We are asking our members scholarships that will be awarded for classes in 2012. to contact us if they find something that would work for this As we approach the summer months many of you will be purpose. traveling and enjoying well deserved vacations. I want to re- Certainly the cost will be a factor as will the location of the mind you that IPA is not just for traveling internationally. The item and how far we have to go to pick it up. Right now we U.S. Section of IPA has over 7000 members in almost every are in the exploring stage to see what is available. Your help State in this Country. It might be fun visiting with friends is appreciated. in the IPA from another Region. Remember to plan to visit Please contact Kev- Phoenix in October for the NDC. I look forward to seeing in at 618-960-6972 or you there. [email protected].

USA IPA NEWS Summer 2011 7 Message from National Treasurer Kevin Gordon Several things to present in this report. Registration forms for the 2011 Celebration of the West / I have created new flyers in an attempt NDC are online on our home page, www.ipa-usa.org. Come to gain some corporate donations for our join us! scholarships. These flyers will be passed In my continuing effort to get the IPA established at vari- out to vendors at national conferences. ous national conferences, several have been set up this year. The information is also online as well as Because the standard booth space fee is too high to justify a Paypal account has been set up to permit online donations. for a not-for-profit, we trade booth space for ad space in our All donations to the scholarship fund are deductible. Visit national magazine. I’ve been able to set up a booth at the In- ipa-usa.org/scholarship.html for more information. ternational Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Asso- At the recent NEC meeting it was decided that life mem- ciation (thanks Region 4 for staffing this), the FOP National bers would no longer be sent annual renewal cards since they Conference in Salt Lake City in August, the International As- all should have a permanent life member card. The concern sociation of Emergency Managers conference in Las Vegas was the possibility that some life members from a long time in November, the National Sheriff’s Association in St. Louis back who may not still have their “hard” card. That will be in June and the Midwest Police and Security Exposition in addressed as needed. August in Peoria (IL). We have also asked for booth space Delinquent billing was sent out in April, as is the norm. It at the annual conference for the American Society for Indus- appears as if about 60 members who had already paid were trial Security (ASIS), I am waiting to hear from them. I also sent delinquent notices due to a coding error. Our apologies tried to set up the same with the International Association to those folks. The problem has been addressed and fixed. of Chiefs of Police but was told they do not permit such an I had new promotional posters designed which are now on arrangement. If you know of a conference in your area or the website in PDF format. The PDF is actually 3 versions of state that we might consider setting up a booth, please con- the same poster in different background colors: red, blue and tact me. I’m especially interested in FOP Conferences, State black. These are 8.5 x 11 and are designed to be printed for Chief of Police groups and any organization who primary membership drives and for placement on agency billboards. membership consists of sworn officers. We hope local region We hope regions and members will download them and see members will help in volunteering to staff these booths. that they are posted. The posters are on the National site, At the recent NEC we reviewed the IPA News. Region which as a reminder is www.ipa-usa.org. Simply click on 57’s travel raffle is delivered by mail to every US member the “forms’ on the menu bar or go direct at www.ipa-usa. and the response is impressive. Because of its success, at the org/forms.html. last NEC I suggested we consider doing some national mail- All forms can be found on this same page under the follow- ings for special events such as NDC and region events. At ing categories: Scholarships - Awards - Contests, IPA Logo the recent NEC it was decided to try sending out a 4-8-page Supplies Order Forms, Region Administrative Forms, Mem- newsletter to each member every other month. In addition bership/Recruitment Forms, and Other. The other category to these 6 annual mailings, each member would receive an includes the US Region map, travel forms and the Line of annual magazine, similar to the magazine mailed presently. Duty Memorial Book and Line of Duty Summary Page. The This will be discussed further at the October NDC in Phoenix Summary Page has a picture and basic information about the in order to seek direction from the delegates. 12 IPA members who have been killed in the line of duty. The And last, as many of you know it is my intent to run for Memorial Book contains the same information in an expand- President next year. I have said for several years that I in- ed version including the information from the Officer Down tended to submit my name for President sometime in the fu- Memorial Page and a digital version of the agency patch. ture. After what will be 9 years as Treasurer, it is time. At the May NEC meeting, the board agreed with my rec- ommendation on how we reimburse NEC members who attend the IEC. The new policy requires a board member The Badge of Life Police Suicide Prevention who wishes to attend the IEC meeting, to pay for his/her own transportation, as we simply do not have the money. At the The Badge of Life is a nonprofit, charitable, same meeting I requested we hold off on my requests for a non-political, non-religious organization. All our Membership Committee and a Foundation / Grants / Fund- services are free. Our mental health programs are nothing new in raising Committee. I’m working on a few other related areas the world of mental health--they simply aren’t and will bring this up at a future time. being practiced by law enforcement.. Region 8 President Mel Desemone and I met with Webster www.badgeoflife.com University in St. Louis concerning an IPA Awareness Cam- paign. There is more information in a separate article in this issue. Thanks to Mel for all his work on this project. A Psychological Survival Plan for Police Officers

8 USA IPA NEWS Summer 2011 Webster University Students Develop Awareness Campaign By Kevin Gordon

The Public Relations program of the St. Louis based Web- ster University School of Communications is headed by As- sociate Professor Gary Ford. The capstone class for seniors in the program is the Public Relations Campaign. The students are broken in to teams and each team is assigned to work with a “client” to develop a Public Relations Campaign for their respective business. This is a very popular program for clients and as only a few clients are chosen each year, the waiting list is long. After all, it’s a professional report that Students post with Associate Professor Ford after presentation. From left: cost the client nothing! Professor Ford, Molly Sellman, Emily Hertlein, Acenna Martin. Not pres- Region 8 President Mel Desemone has been speaking with ent: Danielle Behrens. Professor Ford for about 2 years to have IPA chosen as a client. Thanks to Mel’s efforts, the IPA, which had been on a waiting list, was chosen as one of 4 clients for 2011. Five students were assigned to the IPA team: Domenic Sita, Acenna Martin, Molly Sellman, Emily Hertlein and Danielle Behrens. The team met with Mel and myself in mid March. At that meeting we generally explained who and what the IPA was and that our primary goal was to increase the awareness of the IPA and at the same time increase the membership. The students worked on this project for six weeks and then all teams for 2011 met with the clients and provided a ﬁnal Students give ﬁnal presentation. From left: Molly Sellman, Domenic Sita, continued on page 10 Acenna Martin, Emily Hertlein and Danielle Behrens. R-61 Celebrates Graduation of Two Scholarship Winners

The Northern Arizona University graduations of two Region 61 scholarship winners were celebrated by families, friends and R-61 members on May 21st in Payson, AZ. Miss Katherine Dyer, the recipient of R-61’s 2007 (and the region’s ﬁrst) award, earned a bachelor of science degree in biology and a minor R-61 president Arthur “Frank” Mulkern presenting a bouquet of roses to Katherine Dyer in chemistry with a 4.0 GPA High academic achievement warranted her investiture into the Tri Beta National Biological Honor Society, the Order of Omega Honor Society and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. During the summer of 2010 Katherine served as a research intern at Mari- copa (county) Medical Center’s Burn, Surgery and Trauma Department and has been informed of the publication of her research study while there. The Burn, Surgery and Trauma Department has currently employed Kath- erine while awaiting her acceptance into medical school. Katherine is the daughter of IPA member Allen Dyer and R-61 vice-president, Michelle Dyer. Both Mr. and Mrs. Dyer are retired from the City of Phoenix(AZ) Police Dept. and the Payson(AZ) Police Dept. The Dyer family; R-61 VP Michelle, son Bradley, graduate Katherine and Allen Dyer Miss Christine Solymossy, a recipient of R-61’s scholarship in 2010, earned her bachelor of arts degree in anthropology with a 4.0 GPA. Chris- tine, who was inducted into the Golden Key Honor Society and the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is additionally a 2009 graduate of Gila Commu- nity College, Payson, AZ with a dual associate of arts degree in anthropology and foreign languages. Her next goal is a master’s degree in information sciences and will be pursued at Pittsburgh(PA) School of Information Sciences this fall. IPA member and secretary of R-61, Sharon Benson, is Christine’s proud mother. Sharon is retired from the Natrona County (WY) R-61 secretary Sharon Benson, president Arthur “Frank” Mulkern, and graduate Chris- Sheriff’s Department. tine Solymossy, holding her bouquet

Webster University... continued from page 9 report which included both an oral presentation by the team and a written, very professional report. This allowed us to not only hear our team’s report, but to hear the ﬁnal reports for the other groups. The class, the students and the entire process were very impressive. The students were very professional and will no doubt be successful in their chosen ﬁelds. The results will be provided to regions at the next NDC. There was no charge for this project and in thanks we presented each student with a t-shirt, patch, lapel pin and a variety of unit coins. It was a great pleasure working with them. Mel and I would both like to thank Domenic, Acenna, Molly, Emily and Danielle and we wish them well in the careers.

From left: Acenna Martin, Molly Sellman, Danielle Behrens, Emily Hertlein and Domenic Sita listen to background information about the IPA Students give a ﬁnal presentation

10 USA IPA NEWS Summer 2011

Trinidad & Tobago’s 2010 Annual A Member’s Collection Awards and Cocktail Reception by Kevin Gordon When Arthur Troop coined the motto of the IPA, “Service The Trinidad and Tobago Foreign Associate Region of the Through Friendship”, I have no doubt he had in mind folks like United States Section held their 2010 Annual Awards and Baltimore member Carroll “Mac” McCluskey. I met Mac years Cocktail Reception on Sunday April 10, 2011 at the Parrot, ago at a NDC. Mac goes to almost every national conference City of Grand Bazaar, Valsayn from 3pm to 9pm. and only missed 2 that I know of over the last couple decades. The event was attended by many of our members (includ- Mac even drove, yes, drove to the NDC in Anchorage in 1993. ing Honorary Members) and their spouses. The Trinidad and Over the years, Mac has hosted around 50 IPA members Tobago Foreign Associate Region has approximately sixty from 10 countries. Mac had invited me many times but life (60) active members comprising serving and or retired of- always got in the way. Recently, on the way to the NEC meet- ficers from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service, Special ing in Washington DC, I decided to stop in and visit. Reserve Police including Transit Police and Immigration De- Mac has been a member for 32 years and has been col- tention Officers, Municipal Police Services, and the Customs lecting police patches, uniforms and other memorabilia since and Excise Division. 1979. I’ve often heard of his collection, but wasn’t prepared Also attending the event was the Minister in the Ministry for what I found. His guest bedroom would be better de- of National Security, the Honourable Subhas Panday and Mrs. scribed as the police station. It has hundreds of hats, model Panday as well as the Director of the Office of Law Enforcement police cars, patches, and assorted other police items. There are Policy in the Ministry of National Security, Mr. Keith Renaud. As usual, the highlight of the evening’s event was the presentation of “Service Through Friendship Awards”. The An- nual “Service Through Friendship” Awards was introduced in December 2008 and is presented for distinguished excellence in Membership, Honorary Membership and Service. A new category of award; the President’s Award, was introduced in 2010. The Award recognizes the invaluable contribution of members, spouses and friends of the Association, and is in- tended to stimulate “Service Through Friendship” in keeping with the motto of the IPA. The 2010 recipients were: For Membership 1) Ramesh Chaitramsingh; 2) Richard Chotoo; 3) Raymond Thom; 4) Riad Juman. For Honourary Membership 1) Balraj Kelly; 2) Wyatt Achong. For Service 1) Alisha Kublalsingh; 2) Salisha Rattan. President’s Award 1) Charles Kublalsingh. To the President’s surprise, members presented him with an engraved plaque immediately after the presentation of the “Service Through Friendship” Awards. This plaque was in recognition of the President’s unwavering commitment and dedication to the Association. The evening’s proceedings ended with music and dance in the true spirit of Service Through Friendship.

Photos: Top, a small portion of the hat collection. Bottom, Mac’s well- equipped bar. Inset, “Guido,” one of three mannequins. continued on page 20

12 USA IPA NEWS Summer 2011 COLLECTORS

FOREIGN COLLECTORS Netherlands: I am a Regional Police Force Sergeant in the Belgium: Koen Geeraert, a member of IPA in Belgium, Netherlands and I collect police patches. I’m especially collects police hats/caps and shirts from all over the USA. interested in patches from departments having a connection His address is Tien Geboden 12, 8200 Brugge, Belgium. to my country, such as Catskill PD. “Kill” is the Dutch name Email is [email protected]. for small river and there are many cities in New York that were founded by Dutch immigrants. I am still missing patches France: Dominique Bernard, a French policeman of from Plattekill PD, Catskill PD, Cobleskill Police and SUNY Compagnie Republicaine de Securite (CRS Police Nationale) Cobleskill University PD. I’m hoping some members in the and a member of IPA delegation de Paris, is starting a US can help me acquire these patches. I can trade patches from collection and wants to make contact with British, Canadian, my department or other European departments. Jan van der American and Australian police officers. He would like to Heide, [email protected]. exchange hats, badges and uniforms. Contact Dominique Bernard at [email protected]. Poland: My name is Jacek Michalkowski and I’m a Polish police officer, IPA member and chairman of the Polish Police Germany: Police posters wanted: I am Hermann Collectors Club. I collect pins from different countries. Please Backfisch, a German IPA police officer. I teach a special view my collection at www.jackpolice.eu. If you are interested English teaching program and I am looking to decorate our in exchanging pins contact me at [email protected]. classroom and to motivate the colleagues in it and thought it would be a good idea to put some posters of English Slovakia: Stanislav Macejko is a police captain in Komarne, speaking police forces onour walls. I would like to ask Slovakia and is collecting badges, caps and other items for his if it would be possible to get some brochures, posters or collection. [email protected]. other available material about the US police forces. If you could please send any material to Hermann Backfisch, Spain: My name is Diego and I collect pins. I’m interested Bundespolizeiinspektion Mannheim Hochuferstr 34; D- in acquiring pins for my collection. Pins can be sent to Diego 68167, Mannheim Germany or to my home address, Hermann Castillejo, Arana Calle Lorenzo Goni Number 3 3OA 16004, Backfish, Ernst-Rehm-Str. 7; D-69124 Heidelberg Germany Cuenca, Spain. Contact me at [email protected]. Thanks in advance, sincerely, Hermann Backfisch, e-mail [email protected]. UK: IPA member, police officer Mark Tasker (Hertfordshire Police) collects insignias and would like contact with collector Germany: My name is Andreas Fuchs and I am a police groups. Contact him through www.dogacademy.co.uk. officer in Berlin and an IPA member. Our daughter, Dhana, attended Bard College in the US. I would like to trade German UK: Peter Rooke would like to communicate with USA police items for US police items with other US collectors. members. Interest’s include cycling, reading and history. Contact me at [email protected]. [email protected].

Greece: I am member of the Greece rural police and also a U.S. COLLECTORS member of IPA-Greece. I have a hobby, collecting berets of Monty McCord-IPA Reg.4 (Retired Lt. Hastings, Nebr. Po- the police of the whole world to show in my Police ofﬁce. I lice Dept.) is adding to his collection of international police have started with the collection of police patches some time breast and hat badges, and patches. Would like to estab- ago and I now want to enlarge my collection of police patches. lish trading/collector friends worldwide. Interested in ALL I would like to ask you if it is possible to send me a patch COUNTRIES (& especially Russian police breast badges). of your department such or badges, caps and especially hats Have badges/patches for trade and can send email photos. and blouses. I would be very honored and proud if you had Contact Monty at [email protected]. the possibility to help me in that quest. Thank you very much. Raptis Sotiris E-mail: [email protected]. I have a large collection of US and international police patches, hats, badges, uniforms, and other items. I want Italy: Maurizio Di Iulio is a collector of police items (caps, to donate them to a police agency or organization that badges, patches, police band CDs) and stamps. He would like to will appropriately display them. Please contact me, Gene increase his collection and to have contact with local IPA members Friedman R-43 at [email protected]. interested in an exchange of items. [email protected]. continued on page 14

USA IPA NEWS Summer 2011 13 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

UNITED KINGDOM: To celebrate its 25th anniversary, the THE NETHERLANDS: 29th World Police Indoor Soccer Ayrshire Branch (Scotland) will host a Friendship Week from Tournament in Eibergen/Groenlo and Zieuwent – 10/14 Oc- 6th to 13th August 2011. tober 2011. This is not an IPA event but the Netherlands Sec- tions always gives its support to this tournament. A discount AUSTRIA: The 50th anniversary celebrations of IPA Vienna will be offered to IPA participating teams. Please see www. will take place from 21st to 26th August. wpist.nl

GERMANY: International meeting of IPA friends with POLAND: 5th International Ice Hockey Tournament IPA camper vans in Karlsruhe, Germany, from 25th to 28th Au- PRYMAT CUP 2011 will be held in Jastrzębie – Zdrój from gust. 10th -13th November 2011. To apply or to request more information contact Robert Sierszulski by e-mail - robi_ipa@wp. THE NETHERLANDS: The 1st IPA World Seminar for pl or look on the website – www.ipa.sjz.pl. Young Police Officers – 28 August / 3 September 2011 will be held in Amsterdam. The participation fee for one police 2012 /CANADA: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Vet- officer from each National Section to attend this seminar will erans Association is hosting an Alaskan Cruise on 27 May be free of charge and will be covered by the International 2012 to coincide with its national AGM. This is not an Treasury, as agreed by the delegates in Paris. Applications official IPA event but IPA members are invited to join the via National Sections need to be sent to treasurer@ipa-ned- cruise. erland.nl before 30 November 2010. 2012 / CANADA: Advance notice is given of the next Rocky THE NETHERLANDS: Members are invited to join the Mountain Tour, which is being planned for June 2012. Netherlands Section on the Airborne Walk on September 3.

ITALY: An IPA Sports Gala will take place in Senigallia (Ancona), Italy, from 1st – 5th September Collectors... continued from page 13 Thomas W. Bickta, retired PA State Police Sergeant, collects old POLAND: The International Motor Championships of Uni- fountain pens, particularly Mont Blanc, Pelikan, Omas, Parker, form Services “Uniform Motor Rally 2011” will take place in and Waterman. Can trade police patches/items or purchase. Toruń on the 17th and 18th September. Each National Sec- Please E-mail at [email protected] or call 443.424.2582. tion may enter one 2-man team. I have a large collection of US and international police patches, ITALY: Celebrations of the 150th Anniversary of Italian hats, badges, uniforms, and other items. I want to donate them Unity, arranged by Region 1 Piemonte, will be held in Turin to a police agency or organization that will appropriately from 28th September to 9th October 2011. Details of the display them. Please contact me at [email protected]. Friendship Week including the very rich and interesting so- Gene Friedman, Region 43. cial programme (in English and in French) together with the booking forms were sent on 21-4-11. Retired MO State Trooper and USAF/OSI Special Agent.

Looking to trade Police Patches, etc. from all over the world. SPAIN: As part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of Sec- I have 10,500 from 160 countries. Contact http://bschure597. tion Spain, IPA Tarragona is organising the 4th concentration tripod.com, Region #8, St. Louis, Missouri, Host Officer and of police motorcycles from 30th September to 2nd October. A.S. for Germany. USA / CANCELLED: USA Region 12 will be hosting a Howard Luckhardt is a retired police officer from New York friendship cruise from 1st to 8th October 2011, on the Royal now residing in Texas. He collects police patches, badges and Caribbean Jewel of the Seas. The cruise will be sailing a hats and would like to trade with police officers from state round trip from Boston, Massachusetts, and will be travelling police agencies throughout the country as well as police officers to Portland, ME, Bar Harbor, ME, Saint John, New Bruns- from major US cities and state capitol police departments. wick, Canada and Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. All IPA Please contact me at [email protected]. members and friends are welcome. (Newsletter 2010-10)

14 USA IPA NEWS Summer 2011 PEN PALS

I am looking to communicate with an officer who can give Hungary: Csaba Szabó, who is a member of IPA Hungary, me an insight into American policing, preferably from a would like to make contact with colleagues in other countries. metropolitan city or federal background but it really doesn’t He is a police sergeant-major from Sopron. You can contact matter. I would be just as happy to talk to a constable Csaba Szabó by e-mail at - [email protected]. (patrol officer) or to a detective, rank and area of expertise isn’t of too much importance. Please contact Matt Wait at Israel: IPA member Arik Miodowski, who has served for 17 [email protected] years in the police force and is currently a detective sergeant France: Police Captain Corinne Deslandes seeks an IPA pen in the Tel-Aviv Criminal Unit, also wishes to make contact pal in New York. [email protected]. with IPA colleagues. His interests include the sea, tourism and history. Arik can be contacted at - [email protected]. France: Martine Piguel, IPA member from France would like to correspond with member in US to be able to get to Italy: My name is Paola Bosi. I’m 35 years old and live with my know more about the US. E-mail at [email protected]. husband, Roberto, and our 2 year old son, Andrea. We work for the Reggio Emilia Police Department. We live in the Reggio France: My name is Lionel BARRIEU. I am a (French) Emilia countryside and would love to hear from colleagues in Police captain in Gascony, Auch (National Police) seeking the US to exchange opinions and start new friendships. I am contacts for my son, Martin. He is twelve years old and he an IPA member and my passion is motorcycles and martial is learning English at school. He wants an American pen pal arts. Roberto is a shooting teacher and collects weapons. I to improve his English. That friend could also speak French. hope to hear from new friends. [email protected]. We live in the S.W. of France, near Toulouse. Email at ariel. [email protected] South Africa: Dale Smith is a South African member living in Paraguay. He is looking for penpals from the US. Dale France: French Police Officer assigned to the K-9 unit of Smith, Post Office Hohenau II, Itapua, Republic of Paraguay, the Paris area police wishes to correspond with K-9 Officers South America. in the US, to exchange information and experiences in K-9 operations. Email [email protected] Spain: Michel would like to email with English speaking officers from anywhere to improve his English. You’ll have a France: Emeline, daughter of Franck Harion, 13 years old, friend in Spain. Email: [email protected]. is looking for a per friend of the same age to swap emails. [email protected]. Sweden: My name is Lena Petersson. I am an IPA member and have been a policewoman for 18 years. I’m looking forpolice Germany: My name is Eckhard Wolpert. I’m a German officers who might have a 12 year old son into ice hockey for police officer and IPA member . I have a 17 year old son, future hockey games together. I also have a 9 year old daughter Timo, who lives in Baden-Württemberg near Stuttgart. His into iceskating and soccer. I work in the south of Sweden. hobbies are computers, reading and going out with friends. Email: [email protected]. Timo is looking for a girl or boy pen pal the same age. He can be emailed at [email protected]. Turkey: My name is Taryk Tuncel. I am a Turkish police officer and would like to converse with American police Ghana: Christiana Opoku is an IPA Great Britain member officers. I am a member of IPA Turkey. Please send e-mail to in Ghana wanting tocorrespond with anyone in the US. [email protected]. Thank you. Christiana Opoku, c/o Constable Ramstone of Regional Police HQ, Box 7111, Accra, Ghana 00233. UK: My name is Donna and I’m a serving officer in the U.K with West Midlands police. and am looking forward to Ghana: Bright Annor Sackitey, a 41 year old police officer chatting with and getting to know some of you guys over in Ghana, and associate member of the British Section, there in the States. I have been a serving officer for 10 years has an 18 year old daughter, Abigail,who would like to and would love to link up with any of you who are willing to correspond in kind with the US. Hosting with his family is become “penpals” as itused to be known before computers, possible by any US IPA member travelling in this area. Email to share stories and experiences from different sides of the [email protected]. world. If you fancy getting in touch please contact me at my email address [email protected]. continued on page 16

USA IPA NEWS Summer 2011 15 PLEASE SEE PAGE 30 FOR REGISTRATION

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National Hobby Officer: IPA HOBBIES J.J. Sullivan / [email protected]

SILVER

Have you noticed the price of silver? From a high of nearly $50 an ounce, it is now in the mid $30’s as I write this column. It is important to know that the word silver can mean a metal and also a color. While the metal silver is also “silver” in color, a silvered colored item can be made from other materials. If you buy a silver piece of jewelry make sure you are getting the real item. Most silver jewelry is marked “sterling” to ensure its quality. Up until 1964, much of our coins were made of 90% silver. The Government stopped using silver because the silver content was worth more than the face value. If you ﬁnd a old silver coin in circulation it is now worth many times its face value. At one time the dollar coins were made of silver. They circulated along with the other denominations. The last silver dollar was minted in 1935. Some of you may say that they’re still issuing silver dollars. The current dollars have no silver in them. They are worth face value. If you are lucky to have a set of sterling cutlery it too is worth much more that it originally cost. With the high value of silver there are many companies looking to buy. Make sure you get the item’s true value. Compare different buy prices. Some can be higher than others. For example the old “silver” dollars I mentioned are now worth $30 each. If you want to buy one, it will be around $40. This is because they are in demand and the price is higher than its silver value. Supply and demand. The current demand is greater than the supply for these coins. Again, this is likely to change if the demand drops. Gold too, has gone way up in value. Last time I checked it was over $1500 an ounce. Anything in gold is very costly now. Should you wish to buy any of these metals make sure that you are getting the real McCoy. There are many counterfeit dollars coming from China which are very deceptive. They are seen at ﬂea markets and garage sales. In many cases the seller has been fooled too. Have them authenticated before parting with your money.

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Collection... continued from page 12 Harold Litwin Senior 3 mannequins dressed with complete police uniforms. The shadows they produced in the middle of the night were inter- Scholarship Award esting to say the least. Other than his father’s old badge, Mac Region 26 winner, Christopher Jacobson, was unable to considers those suited mannequins his favorite items. leave his school to receive the award and his father, Marty His collection isn’t limited to the “police station” but his well Jacobson, member of Region 26 accepted the award for him. equipped bar and bar room has hundreds more police patches, Pictured left to right are Philip Mendel (Treasurer), Craig signs, posters and more, from around the country and world. Hanson (Secretary), Marty Jacobson (father of recipient), While visiting Mac I realized he purchased the home he Louis Savini (President), D. Robin Barker (1st. Vice Presi- lives in 2 years before I was born. He retired from policing dent), and James Lawless (2nd. Vice President). due to a line of duty injury, the year I started police work. And that, in my opinion, is one of the great benefits of the IPA, meeting officers from all eras and from all parts of the country, and sharing the stories. Mac told me some of his stories as well as his father’s who had retired from Baltimore City in the forties. I also shared stories with a mutual friend, Larry McCormick, a retired NY Trooper who was visiting Mac from Florida. Great stories. Mac believes in the IPA ideal and credits the IPA with his meeting and making long lasting friendships with fellow police officers from the US and around the world. One such friend, UK member Arthur Woodman, met Mac in 1996 at an all Florida weekend. He has returned to visit Mac ten times since and is returning in July for a month visit. After 15 years of visits, Mac considers Arthur more like a family member. Staying with Mac a few days just highlighted to me For IPA Radio Club information visit why we all joined the IPA. Lifetime friendships around the world. Those of us in www.iparc.org the IPA understand and no The radio club net meets on Sundays explanation is needed. Our 1700z on 14.240 MHz fellow officers who are not (21.410 primary) members, who have not yet discovered the IPA, have no For information contact: idea what they are missing. Mac and Larry KG8P - Tom Jenkins [email protected] attention challenge coin collectors! Available from The 2010 NDC coin is available Treasurer Kevin Gordon while they last. The coin has the (618) 566-8844 IPA logo on the reverse as all the NDC coins. The logo of Region 24 [email protected] is on the obverse.The Canada Sec- tion 50th Anniversary Coins are also available in limited number. These have the Canadian IPA logo on the reverse and a picture of Charles Wright on the obverse. Charles is the founder of the Canadian Section and was very instrumental in the forma- tion of the US Section. 50th Anniversary Challenge Coin from Canada

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2011 COPPER CARAVAN CAMPOUT SCHEDULE

Pechanga RV Resort: February 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 Campland On The Bay: May 13, 14, 15 Chula Vista RV Resort: September 16, 17, 18 Trailboss: John And Janet Wray Trailboss: Joe & Leslie Bzdawka Trailboss: Todd Callaway Phone: 619-579-5296 Phone: 619-562-6770 Phone: 619-415-7310 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Rio-bend Resort (Blue Angels): March 11, 12, 13 Chula Vista Koa: June 3, 4, 5 Woods Valley: October 7, 8, 9 Trailboss: Stan & Terry Patton Trailboss: John Slough Trailboss: Mike & Meg Brindley Phone: 619-507-9226 Phone: 619-468-3748 Phone: 619-985-5462 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Oakzanita (Thousand Trails): April 8, 9, 10 East Shore RV Park: July 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 Chula Vista KOA: November 11, 12, 13 Trailboss: Steve Carroll Trailboss: Larry Boetel Trailboss: Tom & Liz Brungardt Phone: 619-244-2043 Phone: 619-865-0432 Phone: 619-428-2453 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Hope to see eveyone there. Family, friends and neighbors are all welcome. If you have an e-mail address please let me know so we can cut down on mail fees. Steven Carroll, Copper Caravan Wagon Master, 544 S. Park Place, El Cajon, Ca 92021, (619)244-2043, [email protected]

USA IPA NEWS Summer 2011 23 What can you share about the IPA?

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Your help is needed. As we approach the US Section’s 50th anniversary in 2012, we are gathering any available information about our 50 year history, especially anything from the early years. We are searching for any historically interesting or significant pictures, anecdotes, facts, regional information, documents, etc.

We are also looking for the following old IPA magazines. 1990s: 1993 and 1995 1980s: All issues except Spring/Summer 1985; Spring/Summer 1986; Spring/Summer 1987; May, Spring/Summer, Fall/Winter 1988 1970s: All issues except Summer 1975 1960s: All issues (we aren’t sure when the magazine started)

All donated items will become the property of the IPA US organization and retained as part of our historical file. If you have an item you would like returned, such as a magazine or picture, we will make a copy and return the original. Items can be mailed, emailed or faxed.

Contact Kevin Gordon tel/fax (618) 566-8844 • cel (618) 960-6972 [email protected] Police Week - A Visit to Washington D. C. by Carmen Alvelo

The Grand Lodge, Fraternal Order of Police held their 30th Annual National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service in Washington D.C. in May. For years now, I have been trying to make most of them, sometimes I was able to and other times due to work ob- ligations, it was impossible. I had been following the Police Unity Tour on Facebook and was quite impressed by the amount of law enforcement officers that were making their way to Washington D.C. There were 1400 plus on bicycles that began their journey on the 10th of May 2011from different parts of New Jersey and Virginia. When we arrived in Washington, we visited the Tent area and of course we purchased T-shirts, patches, pins and greeted those we knew. We met some of the bicycle riders (Unity Tour) and they talked to us about their ride to Washington and the stops they made along the way. We walked to the National Law Enforcement�� Officer’s Memorial and saw that they were getting prepared for the Candle Light vigil which would occur in the evening.�� This ceremony is one that�� I always look forward to as any person observing will see the camaraderie that the Thin Blue Line�� represents among�� law enforcement�� officers. We are a family regardless of what state or country you are from, if you wear the�� uniform; you are a brother or sister�� in the law enforce- �� ment community. I include the word “country” as many law enforcement officers come to visit us from other parts of the world to pay their respects and honor our fallen officers at the Memorial. After greeting some familiar faces it was off to have a late lunch and prepare for the evening’s ceremony. ORIGINAL TAXI WALLET™ - $15 When we returned the first thing that caught my eye was the flashing (note:lights illuminatingcheck the internet from theand patrol you’ll cars find and these the wallets motor- sell for $40-50) cycles who were escorting the families of the members of the service who had made the ultimate sacrifice. They were arriving at the National Law Enforcement Officer’s Memorial for the Candle Light Vigil. This year the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund was sponsoring their 23rd Annual Candlelight Vigil. As the law enforcement officers in uniform stood at attention to honor the families as they walked in, so did we, as they too paid the ultimate price. To see the anguished face of a child without a dad, a mom, an uncle or an aunt, a wife without her husband, a husband without his wife, a parent without his son or daughter was one that was too much to bear. The evening commenced with several speakers, The Honorable Janet Napolitano, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, The Honorable Eric H. Holder Jr. Attorney General of the U.S. Sergeant Michael Devine’s angelic voice filled the air with two beautiful songs, “Tell My Father” and a rendition of Les Miserables, “Bring Him Home”. This is one of my favorite songs and I just sang along, “God on high, hear my prayer, you have always been there, he is young, he’s afraid, let him rest, heaven blessed, bring him home, bring him home”. Sgt. Devine of the N.Y.P.D. is a survivor as his father Special Agent Thom- as J. Devine, DEA, paid the ultimate sacrifice on September 25, 1982. During this time the candles had been passed out and the entire place was lit up and the Thin Blue Line could be seen above from one end of the Memorial to the other….a sight to see. On Saturday the 14th 2011we returned to the Memorial and were able to see all the pictures, wreaths, teddy bears, patches, letters and other things that were left by each fallen officer’s name. Words such as “he traded his badge for a pair of angel wings, the screams of a siren for the songs that angels sing”, “Daddy, my Hero” are just a few but enough to see how much love and appreciation was expressed. There was an area dedicated to the K-9 Unit with a special thanks to them. I thought it was continued on page 28

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Police Week... continued from page 25 a great idea as they too serve and protect. While still in the area, I caught a glimpse of John Walsh from the program, “America’s Most Wanted” and of course, I snapped a couple of pictures…something like the paparazzi. I met with a good friend and his wife from Australia, we chatted for some time, took pictures and promised to see each when they arrived in New York. On Sunday the 15th we made our way to the Capitol grounds. There were law enforcement officers from all over the United States as well as the United Kingdom and Austra- lia from what I could see. We picked up our booklets with the blue ribbons (National Peace Officers’ Memorial May 15th) enclosed and waited for the families to arrive. The busses rolled up and an announcement was made, “the families have arrived”. All those in uniform formed two separate lines across from each other, stood at attention and saluted. The FOP and the Honor Guards walked in carrying the flags. The families began to enter and walked in between the two rows of Police Officers. Most of the families were escorted by a uniformed Police Officer. The sadness on their faces is one that can never be forgotten – at one point I heard sob- bing and turned to see the person next to me crying. She seemed to be overwhelmed with emotion. An elderly man walked through escorted by a uniformed Police Officer and as he took each step, he would look at each of the Police Officers who were standing at attention and he would state, “thank you, thank you for not forgetting my son”. At that point, there were others with tears in their eyes. The families entered the Capitol grounds, were seated and the ceremony began. As we had to make our way back to the city early we said our goodbyes to those we knew and we left knowing we would be back next year….. As we made our way back to New York I reminisced on the different activities that occurred during the weekend and what stayed engraved in my mind was the picture of the elderly man, a relative of a fallen officer, who as he entered the Capitol grounds escorted by a Police Officer and while looking toward his left and toward his right, personally thanked each officer standing at attention, and with that, tears formed in my eyes. To quote from the National Law Enforcement Of- ficers’ Memorial, “It is not how these officers died that made them Heroes; it is how they lived.”  Carmen has been a member of Region #2 since 1994 and currently serves as the Region’s Secretary. She retired prior to September 11, 2011 from the N.Y.P.D. and now teaches children with special needs.

28 USA IPA NEWS Summer 2011 Atlasorbis Magazine by Kevin Gordon Atlasorbis magazine is a law enforcement centered bi-weekly magazine from Italy that is provided in English/Italian in digital format. It is provided in print format 2 or 3 times a year, depending on sponsors. Atlasorbis (Atlas of the world), online at www.atlasorbis.com, is set up as a not for profit and is an independent magazine created entirely by Italian police officers. Atlasorbis was the idea of Fabrizio Locurcio, a police officer of the Questur of Rome. Founded in 2005, it is the first independent police magazine in Europe. The magazine’s stated purpose is to “address all issues of national and international, to provide an analy- sis made by experts, which aims to encourage reflection on Christopher Locke Nicola Zichella what is happening and why is happening on our planet”. It is the intent of the editor and staff to “work alongside dis- Zichella contacted Col. Kevin Gordon (retired) to serve tinguished professors and experts in the foreground, form- as the US correspondent. Gordon also serves as the IPA US ing the Committee of Wise Men of Atlasorbis”. These “wise Section Treasurer. Marian Mandroc, the liaison attaché of men” include a who’s who of experts in the law enforcement the Romanian Police serves as the correspondent from Ro- field, journalism, military, politics, Professors from a variety mania. Zichella is presently developing correspondent from of Universities around the world, Court Judges, teachers, and France and the Ukraine. members of the police forces. After some searching, a correspondent was located from Founder Fabrizio Locurcio’s serves as an officer at the the Russia Federation. According to Zichella, “Locating cabinet of the Questur of Rome and has extensive experience someone from Russia was not easy because of the language as a journalist. In addition Locurcio has advanced degrees barrier and the uncertainly of who to contact. I was nearly in Political Science and Communication Sciences. Locurcio giving up searching when I was contacted by Colonel Vladi- saw a need to compare Italian police forces with other forces mir Kislukhin of the Legal Academy of Kirov.” Kislukhin of the world. He also hoped to improve both the cultural and is an IPA member from Russia who enjoys writing articles professional skill level of Italian officers and to bring new about both law enforcement and the IPA and readily agreed ideas to the Italian law enforcement forces. to serve as the correspondent. Kislukhin has also contributed To assist in the development of the initial magazine, Lo- articles for the US IPA NEWS. curcio contacted several other individuals including Massi- When asked why he volunteers articles for AtlasOrbis, mo D’Anastasio a journalist of the Italian Police trade Union Col. Kislukhin said “It promotes interaction improvement CONSAP, Gianluca Guerrisi police officer of the Presidency between law enforcement officers of the different countries of Council of Ministry and Nicola Zichella who works at the in their professional work, allows to count on friendly sup- health service police department of the State police of Italy port from foreign colleagues in case of occurrence of prob- and provides administrative service for the police doctors. lem situations”. Zichella has been a member of IPA Italy since 1992 and Zichella commented, “If I was not an IPA member it would serves as Editor of Foreign Affairs for the magazine. As a be impossible to find a Russian contact. Russian police au- member of the IPA, Zichella was able to use his IPA contacts thorities recognize IPA as international world police organi- to connect with officers in other countries in his attempt to zation and many of locate contributing authors. Zichella has provided articles the collaborators of about IPA Italy for the US IPA Magazine, IPA NEWS. Atlasorbis maga- Mr. Christopher Locke, Editor in Chief of the United King- zine are members of dom Constabulary magazine was contacted and agreed to be IPA”. the UK correspondent for Atlasorbis. When asked to com- Atlasorbis maga- ment on Atlasorbis, Locke said, “Atlasorbis is an excellent zine discusses all magazine published by police officers in Italy. I believe it is matters or law en- important police officers have an independent voice and have forcement related a platform to discuss issues and exchange ideas on policing areas and the corre- globally.” Locke started Constabulary magazine on a volun- spondents have inter- tary basis as a service police officer in London, England over view ambassadors, 30 years ago. Constabulary has linked up with police agen- magistrates and po- cies around the world and have campaigned in the UK for lice authorities from police issues. Vladimir Kislukhin continued on page 35

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32 USA IPA NEWS Summer 2011 Marco Island, Anglers Cove Resort, condo, 1 bedroom, full kitch- Maui: Paradise 1, an Ocean View, resort apartment, fully furnished en, on the water, tennis courts and marina. Contact Joe Lobl, R 11, in Hawaiian style and equipped for your vacation needs. Master B/R 954- 895-8257 or [email protected] with king size bed and a padded Lanai lounge or overstuffed sofa in living room for a child. Olympic lap pool, outstanding tropical St. Petersburg: Vacation Rentals, 2 Bed, 2 Bath Condo Listing garden and water features. Free wireless Internet supplied. #28269 & Studio Apartment in Orlando Listing #45566 10% Dis- count to IPA Members www.vacationrentals.com Friedrich Seiltgen Maui: Paradise II, near the longest white sand beach. Suitable up to email [email protected] 4 adults. King bed in master B/R, queen bed in living room. Tropical garden, pool, hot tub, BBQ’s, plus a pavilion kitchen for cooking by Florida Keys the pool. Both are away from road noise, and within walking to mar- Key Largo: Condo on the bay, 2br/2ba on the water. Fully equipped kets, restaurants, and a short drive to free entertainment and whale with all amenities. Heated pool, tennis courts, marina. Weekly or watching, scuba, snorkel, luaus, and other activities. Both available monthly. 1 hr from Miami Airport. R-5 member Bob Livoti 516- at 50% off to IPA members. Contact Vic Voss 530-238-8822 email 579-1195. $1000 per week - 10% for IPA. E-mail [email protected] [email protected] for more information. Website http://ﬂorida-vacation-condo.com. Illinois Ft. Lauderdale/Miami Chicago: The Westin, 909 N Michigan Ave. IPA rate $95 (some Region 43 Miami Area lists many attractions and special IPA dis- blackout dates) PLUS 25% off food in the Grill on the Alley. Call counts on their website. For complete list and details go to http:// Westin reservations, 888-627-8385, ask for discount #378031, show ipa-usa.org/region43/accommodations.htm IPA ID at check in.

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USA IPA NEWS Summer 2011 33 Accomodations..... Washington D.C. / Virginia continued from page 33 Fairfax, VA: Comfort Inn Tyson Corner 1587 Spring Hill Road, Vienna, VA 703-448-8020. Must ask for Police Rate. Nevada Reno, studio condo, Call for rates weekly/monthly. Jeff Church Washington State R38, P.O. Box 1801, Reno 89505 E-mail [email protected]. Hansville: Gateway to the Olympic Peninsula. Five bedroom, two bath farmhouse on 20 acres. Beaches, trails, ferry’s ride from Seattle. Las Vegas, one mile from the strip (east of Wynn Hotel). One bed- Two night minimum @ $400 per night, also weekly rates + a 10% room furnished condo, all the comforts of home, includes one park- IPA discount.Cinda 360-638-1811 [email protected]. ing space. Less than one mile to supermarket, mall, shops, library. IPA member: 4th night free on weekend rental, 15% off weekly or monthly rental. [email protected] or (310) 746-6499. PHOENIX, ARIZONA: New York Edison Hotel, the Hotel of record in New York City for the IPA. 228 FREE SHORT TERM LODGING West 47th Street, New York, New York 10036. IPA members can Region 25 VP Larry Amabile has two bedrooms book and view the hotel direct from our website, www. iparegion2. available for IPA members (no children please) org The hotel website is www.edisonhotelnyc.com visiting the Phoenix area FREE. Short term room- mates only. Not availalbe for the NDC/Western Fordham House B&B, Greenport offers members a 15% discount. Expo in October. Larry is also the FOP Lodge 2 On the eastern part of Long Island’s North Fork, an old shipping and whaling port. Car ferry from Orient Point to Conneticut’s naval manager. The lodge has a restaurant and full ser- sub base, coast guard academy and Mystic seaport. Pam (631) 477- vice bar available to IPA members (need not be a 8998, www.fordhamhouse.com. FOP member). Contact Larry at [email protected].

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34 USA IPA NEWS Summer 2011 Don’s RV Corner Harold Litwin Senior RVs and Handicaped Travelers Scholarship Award Having some form of handicap is not an excuse to not owning or traveling in an RV today. In fact most of the senior Presentation of the Litwin Scholarship to Ryan Goodman, RVers today have some form of physical restrictions which at Region 43’s General Membership meeting on May 26, could be classified as a handicap. Most RV parks and all State 2011. and Federal parks have reserved spaces for handicap parking. The Presenter is Lewis Thomason, President Region 43. All you need to qualify for the use of them is the little placard Holding the check is Ryan Goodman, the recipient. Next to from your home state. him is his father, IPA Member Gilbert Goodman, followed by From the start if you have a traveler with a handicap you Ryan’s Mother and Brother. should give this full consideration, in selecting the type of RV you choose to meet your needs, before you buy one. Only Winnebago will build some handicap modifications, including lifts and ramps, into their new rigs (at the factory) on special orders. For best results their largest models are more accommodating which may mean much higher finish cost for the RV as well as the modifications. Many RVers with lower body restrictions get around very well on their battery powered carts as needed. While battery powered wheelchairs can be much heavier and harder to lift or get in and out. Carriers may be installed in the front or rear of your RV. Others may require ramps to get in and out of their RVs as well. In most places it is not a problem to find additional help to get a handicapped person in or out of a rig. It is more of a problem getting up the nerve to ask for assistance. Sometimes it may become necessary to make addition- Atlasorbis... continued from page 29 al modifications to assist one inside the rig or for using the around the world. Cultural news and geopolitical issues are exit / entrance as well. Here you will find there are not ADA or Federal Housing Construction rules to assist in standard the primary discussion areas of the magazine. While gen- modifications to meet the needs of your handicapped person. erally the magazine is provided in Italian, it provides some Interior walls may be hollow while the sidewall constructions articles in English to give Italian officers practice in their of a RV are layered material without evenly spaced wooden English skills. Atlasorbis is also on facebook at under “Alta- studs and roofing composition may vary. You will also find sorbis Online”. RV service centers are perplexed when faced with your handicap modification request. (The severity of the handicap may affect the type or need of modification.) They may suggest a commercial lift product which is large and would require substantial modification of your RV at great cost; or just tell you to try somewhere else. One of the great joys in RVing is the friendly people you come into contact with when traveling. Each one of them have made some type of modification to their rig for their convince. Some have even been faced with modifications to aid a handicapped person. Make this a common topic of your conversations with other campers. If they don’t have a problem of their own maybe they have seen something someone else has done for the need of their handicapped traveling companion. Don’t forget to use the services of the RV magazines you subscribe to as well. They all have Tech question sections and advisers which may be able to help you. If not some reader is sure to follow up with a possible solution. The bottom line is the handicapped RVer will enjoy and have a much more fuller life getting out, doing things, seeing new places and making friends than just sitting around the house. Now what more can you or they ask for Nicola & Christopher holding each other’s magazine

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