PUBLISHED BY THE FLORIDA SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE IN LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT Useful Weapon SANFORD —Those cameras that take pictures of customers who cash checks in chain food stores are a useful weapon against forgers. They gave Deputy Sheriff Lou Hud- dleston the important break he needed to solve a baffling string of check for- geries that spread over five Florida Counties. Huddleston was looking for a man who had stolen company checks from Dixie Gas Co., in Goldenrod, and had been forging and cashing them in a number of Florida cities. But his search was unfruitful until he received some chain store photographs of the forger. He eventually found a man who could identify the photographs and the trail led from Sanford to Winter Park and then to Orlando where Richard Curtis Apgar, alias Thomas Albert Lewis was placed under arrest. He was charged with breaking and entering and forgery in Seminole Coun- ty; and with forgery in Lake, Polk, Osceola and Orange Counties. He also faces forgery charges in Ohio and New Jersey. MACCLENNY —GIFT FOR SLAIN DEPUTY"S CHILDREN —A gift of appreciation from the citizens of Waycross and Ware County, Ga, was presented to the children of slain Baker County 'Deputy Sheriff Morris Fish. The Deputy was fatally shot on January The Smart Ones 11 while trying to arrest 'Calvin Campbell for a bank robbery in Kingsland, Ga. Campbell was subsequently convicted of first degree murder. Cpl. D. M. Griffin, of Smart motorists slow down when the Georgia State Patrol, presents a check for $482 to G. D. 'Fish, Sr., father of the passing children at play. Do youP No Steven Mark, and Kimberly Ann, 7. On hand Deputy, to be used for Terry Jo, 10; 9; matter whose fault it is, you' ll never for the presentation were Florida Sheriffs Bureau Executive Director Ed Yarbrough (standing left) and Baker County Sheriff C. H. Rochester. (Florida Times-Union photo. ) forgive yourself if you hit a child. Right Answer DADE CITY —Where's the best place to go to catch a cattle rustlerP Sheriff Leland Thompson answered this question by going to a cattle auc- tion in Lakeland where he caught William Backlinie in the act of selling JUST LIKE DAD two cows and two calves that had been KEY WEST —Burt Con- stolen in Pasco County the night before. rady, of 1201 Flagler Ave. , is not wasting any Later the Sheriff recovered four more time following in his cows stolen by Backlinie, who pleaded Dad's footsteps. The 7- guilty to two charges of cattle theft. yearold youngster is shown here being sworn in as a Junior Deputy School for B-Men Sheriff by Monroe County Sheriff Reace A. Thomp- TALLAHASSEE —Thirty-six State son. His Dad, Richard Beverage Department Agents complet- Conrady, is a full-time ed a two-week course in Basic Law deputy sheriff and a criminal investigator on Enforcement at Florida Law Enforce- Sheriff Thompson's staff. ment Academy. Hundreds of youngsters Instructors included Florida Sheriffs in Burt's generation will learn good citizenship Bureau Agents; FBI Agents; a county and respect for the law solicitor; personnel from the Attorney as members of the General's Office, Florida Highway Pa- Monroe County Junior trol, State Beverage Department, mu- Deputy Sheriff League, a volunteer organization and law enforcement nicipalities county sponsored by Sheriff agencies. Thompson. FIREARMS SAFETY TAMPA —Inspector John F. Kirk, of Hillsborough County Sheriff's Depart- ment, is shown instruct- ing Junior Deputies in firearms safety during a tour of the County jail complex. Sheriff Mal- colm Beard's Jr. Deputy League, now completing its first year, is currently 650 members strong. Next year the program will be expanded to in- c I u d e approximately 2700 boys and girls at the 6th grade level in elementary s c h o o I s. Sheriff Beard's program is more training than fun. Selected deputies of the Youth Bureau go out monthly to schools to instruct the Jr. Depu- ties in the various func- tions of County law en- forcement. FAME TRAVELS TALLAHASSEE —The fame of the 'Florida Speedy Service Sheriffs Bureau has brought many law en- GREEN COVE SPRINGS —Speedy to forcement officers service from the Florida Sheriffs Bureau Tallahassee from various sections of the nation helped Deputy Sheriff Leslie Binns to and overseas to learn identify a cargo of stolen guns in a modern crime fighting. wrecked truck and place the driver In- This picture shows under arrest before he had a chance to vestigator Chester Quarl- es, of the Mississippi get away. State Highway Patrol, Deputy Binns called the Sheriffs ballistics tech- studying Bureau early one Sunday morning and niques in the Bureau's crime laboratory under told Tom Boen, Special Agent in the guidance of Leslie Charge of the Records and Identifica- Smith (right) a member tion Section, about some guns he had of the Bureau staff. found in a pick-up truck while investi- gating a traffic accident. Boen quickly searched the Bureau's extensive file of stolen and pawned property and called Binns in less than an hour to report that two of the guns had been pawned at a gun shop in Tampa. Following this lead Binns learned that the guns were apparently part of the $5,000 loot from a burglary of the Tampa gun shop and he placed the truck driver under arrest on charges of buying, concealing and receiving stolen property. The next day Binns visited the Bureau headquarters, in Tallahassee, to personally thank the Bureau for valu- able assistance, and to express amaze- ment at the speedy response. Swipe 'eicos Please BARTOW~OOD CITIZENSHI~P PAYS OFF—Two Lakeland youths, Timothy Vinson Mud-spattered headlights and wind- (left) and James Atchley are shown accepting Achievement Awards from Polk County shields can dangerously reduce driving commending them Sheriff Monroe Brannen (left) and Deputy Chuck Keeney (right) visibility. Check your windshield wip- in locating a stolen safe. The two boys found the safe in Saddle Creek for their help ers and clean your lights frequently. and immediately contacted the Sheriff's department about their discovery. JUNE, 1966 the Sheriff's COVER Spotlight on Award STORY June, 1966 Vol. 10, No. 4 The four Sheriffs pictured on this month's cover have one thing in common —all of them have been honored by various or- ganizations for doing an outstanding job. Here is the roll call: POLK COUNTY SHERIFF MONROE BRANNEN —received the National President's Award from the National Ladies Aux- iliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars for outstanding public service to his community. Later one of his deputies, Ed Lock- wood, who is in charge of communications and public information for the Sheriff's Department, received an identical award. PUTNAM COUNTY SHERIFF WALT PELLICER—was se- lected to receive the Palatka Junior Chamber of Commerce "Good Government Award" for 1966. He was cited particularly for meritorious services rendered to law enforcement, to Rodeheaver Boys Ranch, to the Palatka Lions Club and to the Florida Sheriffs Association. EDITORIAL BOARD Sheriff Flanders G. Thompson Lee County Sheriff W. P. Joyce . .. Leon County Sherif L. O. Davis. .. St. Johns County Don McLeod .... Florida Sheriffs Bureau EDITOR Carl Stauffer Field Secretary of the Florida Sheriffs Assn. ABOVE —State Treas- urer Broward Williams (left) presents B'nai THE SHERIFF'S STAR is published monthly B'rith "Man the Year" Florida of by the Sheriffs Association, a non-profit plaque to Orange Coun- corporation, Flor- P. O. Box 1487, Tallahassee, ty Sheriff Dave ida. The subscription rate is $2.50 Starr per year. (white The oth- Second class postage paid at Tallahassee, Flor- coat). ers are ~ ida, and at additional mailing offices. Sol Moss, Presi dent of Arthur J. Davis Lodge, B'nai B'rith; Bar- ney J. Cohen, toastmas- ter; and A. Willenstein. LEFT —Polk County Sheriff Monroe Brannen accepts VFW Auxiliary award from Mrs. Thorn. as B. Glaze, Auxiliary Publicity Director. ~ ~ THE SHERIFF'S STAR inning Sheriffs HIGHLANDS COUNTY SHER- IFF BROWARD COKER —was the 1966 choice to receive the cov- eted "Most Valuable Man" award presented each year by Sebring Firemen. He became a member of the Firemen's group in Janu- 1941, and he was elected ary, ORLANDO —FIRST TIME—Orange County Sheriff Dave Starr has had his picture taken Sheriff in 1948. Currently he is many times on horseback, but this is the first astride the thick neck of a Triceratops. serving his fifth four-year term. The reptile replica was brought here by Sinclair Refining Company as part of a Dinosaur Show. Perched on the horns is Henri Guertin, President of the Colonial ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF Plaza Merchants Association. The show was one of the top ten exhibits at the World's Fair. ('Photo courtesy of the Orlando Sentinel. DAVE STARR —received the New York ) "Man of the Year Award" from Arthur J. Davis Lodge, B'nai B'rith following a glowing testi- A Bargain —for Less Than 5c monial speech by State Treasurer Broward Williams, "We at the out of Every Tax Dollar Starr State level appreciate Dave" " and the work he is doing, Wil- The following article is reprinted deputies. Some of the "A-men, as they liams said. "We are gathered from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. are called, are bonded and are allowed to make arrests and perform most of here to pay tribute to a man not SARASOTA —The Sarasota County the functions of regular deputies. only for his achievements in his Sheriff's Department and its auxiliary The Sheriff's Posse consists of men chosen career, but also for what agencies constitute a multi-faceted from varied walks of life who donate done to symbolize 'a good organization capable of enforcing the he has their time and horses and sometimes " went on to describe law and protecting county residents Sheriff'.