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RETURNS FROM NEWS AGENTS "There in minds 0 TOTAL ill f$5 9 I Id I IP I Ford said, should be no doubt the of drug I m 49, 973 53, 500 " S L URE OF ED TOO, PUBLISHER, US H ~88 MANAOPII, traffickers that they will be sent to prison, if convicted. I ccrtd'y tbat tbc stattmeots made by me above are correm OR 0 EB aad complete. President Ford went on to say, "I know that apprehending SEES (Phsc I ) these criminals is extremely difficult and dangerous work. The 1919 (seel srrvefi I ore e e( many brave and dedicated Drug Enforcement Administration agents and their state and local colleagues have my personal thanks, my admiration, and my full support. Askew named Leon County Sheriff Raymond Hamlin; Har- dee County Sheriff Newton Murdock; Indian River County Sheriffs appointed to Sheriff Sam Joyce; Police Chief Jessie Taylor, Stuart; Police state level councils Chief Bruce Parsons, Cocoa Beach; and Police Chief Morgan House, Fort Myers, to the Local Law Enforcement Advisory TALLAHASSEE —Gov. Reubin Askew announced the ap- Council. pointment of a number of sheriffs and police chiefs to three Named to the Crime Laboratory Council were Duval County law enforcement councils. Sheriff Dale Carson; Pinellas County Sheriff Bill Roberts; Po- Appointed to the Criminal Justice Information Systems lice Chief James Davis, Pensacola; Police Chief Thomas Collins, Council were Dade County Sheriff E. Wilson Purdy; Marion Apopka; Police Chief Leo Callahan, Fort Lauderdale, State At- County Sheriff Don Moreland; Police Chief Jim Goode, Orlan- torney Stephen Boyles, Daytona Beach; Tony Romano, Miami do; Police Chief Tom McCauley, Panama City; Public Defender crime lab; John Pennie, director Broward crime lab; Ed Whit- Phillip Hubbart, Miami; and State attorney Philip Shailer, Fort. taker, director Dade crime lab; and Charles Mann, Florida State Lauderdale. University chemistry professor. 4 rr I . fp jltjfsrg Big payoff for pot spotters TALLAHASSEE —Aside from skillfully piloting the Leon County Sheriff's Department helicopter, Jim Bragdon and Ther- on Russ are also accomplished "pot spotters". Not long ago, while on routine patrol at tree top level, they found thriving patches of marijuana in dense underbrush, and directed Sheriff Raymond Hamlin and deputies to the scene. However, the undergrowth was so thick the officers had diffi- culty locating the marijuana plants on foot. Putting deputies on horseback solved the problem, and the air-grouna search was successfully coordinated with the help of walkie-talkies. Deputies harvested over 1,000 pounds of marijuana and found pot processing equipment at a nearby house trailer. Five people were arrested and taken to jail. Sheriff Raymond Hamlin examines one small marijuana plant left behind in a greenhouse when the other plants were set out in the woods. Wearing surgical gloves and using pieces of cloth to protect fingerprints, Leon County Sheriff Raymond Hamlin (with hat) and Major Gene deputies carry out a small drying oven used to cure the marijuana. The Geiger look over a healthy stand of marijuana prior to harvesting oper- suspects had also set up an 8 foot by 10 foot metal utility building as a ations. drying oven using a gas heater. OCTOBER 1975 Sheriff Bentis a "happy ack" in his new public safety "supershack" PUNTA GORDA —Charlotte County Sheriff J.P. (Jack) Bent's "Jailhouse Blues" are finally over. A "Happy Jack" and an equally happy staff have moved lock, stock and barrel into Charlotte County's sparkling new Public Safety Building. Built on a 20-acre site near the Charlotte County airport, the $1.3 million structure is the latest in modern penal facili- ties. With an 80-prisoner capacity, the structure meets all State and Federal standards. This includes providing for separation of misdemeanants, felons, juveniles and women prisoners. Security is totally electronic, with a television monitoring system in constant operation at the Chief Jailer's station, the communications room and the Sheriff's private office. Designed by Punta Gorda architect Willard Bowman, the facility includes four cell wings, an infirmary with three adjoin- ing quarantine cells, a prisoner day room in each wing, lawyer- client offices, a prisoner-visitor telephone communications sys- tem and matrons' quarters. The kitchen is stainless steel, equipped'with walk-in freezer, a storage area and dietitian's office. A three-stall Sallyport is provided for delivery and transfer of prisoners. It is secured with electrically operated gates. The locking system throughout the jail is electronic, with key locks available in case of emergency. A huge squad room, locker room and shower room are lo- cated between the maximum security area and the administra- tive offices. Other facilities include a chapel, staff dining room, photo lab, breathalyzer room, interrogation rooms and poly- graph facilitiea The glass-enclosed communications room is just off the main reception area. It is equipped with the latest in communica- tions needs, including a computerized television monitor. The civil and records sections are in the lobby area. Sheriff Bent (top photo) has everything at his fingertips in his new of- Administration offices include the Sheriff, Administrative fice. Television monitoring system gives him view of all sections of the Aide, road patrol supervisor, bookkeeping, criminal, chaplain, jail and booking area. Intercom system puts him in voice contact with all areas of the building. Computer TV screen permits him to retrieve conference room and department attorney. information such as tag registrations, wanted persons, stolen property The new facility boasts its own sewage treatment plant and and case dispositions. generator. A separate maintenance building is adjacent to the Nerve center of operations is the glass-enclosed radio room (bottom facility for auto repair. photo). It has two consoles, TV monitoring system, lock controls, mes. sage recording enuipment and computer screen. Sheriff Bent has been five years in realizing his goal. In December, 1970.the voters rejected, by a slim majority, a bond The former jail in the Courthouse was built in 1926, and had issue for a new public safety building. However, Bent finally deteriorated to the point where it was practically useless as a convinced the County Commission of his needs and the Com- detention facility. "We constantly worried about the safety of mission agreed to sell bonds with race track funds securing the jailers and the security of the prisoners. "Bent said. "For- the bonds. tunately, we have had only one escape since I nave been Sher- Ground was broken July 3, 1974, and building was com- iff, and the prisoner was apprehended immediately, "Bent pleted in June of this year. added. " "and "Iam quite proud of this new facility, Bent said, the The Sheriff is proud to say that the construction cost was Countv Commission" and all residents of Charlotte County can $57,000 less than anticipated.