VOL. 9 - ISSUE 6 2018 CONTENTS PUBLISHER Envisage Productions Enterprise Inc. 6 EDITOR’S POINT OF VIEW 45 RETIREES CORNER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Daniel Del Valle Leosa (HR-218) and Rpo Update Daniel Del Valle MANAGING EDITOR’S By John Comparetto EXECUTIVE EDITOR PERSPECTIVE 46 REFLECTION John Welsh George Beck, Ph.D. 9/11 Seventeen-Year Anniversary MANAGING EDITOR By Efren Almodovar George Beck, Ph.D. 8 SHERIFF CLARKE SPEAKS OUT How Protest Has Morphed Into 49 UP-CLOSE DESIGN EDITOR A Dangerous Insurgency Movement A “Blue Family” Affected by the Dari Izhaky By Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. (Ret.) September 11th Attacks ASSOCIATE EDITORS By Otillio and Joyce Velazquez, Dr. Elisa Julia Torres 12 NATIONAL VOICE Velazquez, DMD, MSD and Christy Rosa Joe Uliano It’s Not Fake News: TRIBUTE COPY EDITOR Media’s Threat Is Very Real 50 Travesty in Maryland J. Scott Wilson By Bernard B. Kerik By Joel E. Gordon WRITERS Efren Almodovar Bernard Kerik 15 OUT-FRONT 52 CORRECTIONS Chris Amos Dave Littman Are You Ready for Some Football? Monmouth County Sheriff, Caroline Angel Capt. Lori Mambelli (Ret.) Not So Fast! Prosecutor and Partners in Drug George Beck Jay Martinez By Joseph Uliano, M.A., Ed.S. Robert (Bob) Bianchi, Esq. Brian Mast Recovery Services Embark on A Joseph Biasco Sheriff Leo McGuire (Ret.) New Path to Recovery for Inmates UPFRONT Greg Bogert Anthony Mikitarian 18 with Addiction Rumors of Our Demise Michael D. Boll Eddie Molina By Ted Freeman and Cynthia Scott Keith Bott Jacob Ortega Have Been Extremely Exaggerated Rebecca Calhoun Lt. Joseph Pangaro (Ret.) By Lt. Patrick J. Ciser, C.P.D. (Ret.) 54 AROUND FLORIDA Jonny Castro Timothy Parlatore, Esq. Danny My Best Friend Joseph Celentano Kris “Tanto” Paronto STRAIGHTFORWARD Lt. Patrick J. Ciser (Ret.) Demetrick Pennie 21 By Peggy Rogers with Julia Torres Sgt. Kaluba Chipepo William Peppard Are You Ready for the Critical Shift? Collin Congleton Gary Przewoznik By James F. Ford, Jr., Ph.D. 57 HEAR ME OUT Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. Dr. Aaron Rapps Censorship? You Be the Judge… Daniel Del Valle Geoffrey Rejent 24 INSIDE VIEW By Joel E. Gordon Vincent D’Amico Rafael Rosa In Good Faith Dr. Michael Doblin Cynthia Scott BLUE EVENTS By Joel E. Gordon 58 Bob Dvorchak Thomas Shea Blue Suicide Awareness Sgt. Anthony Espino Barry Sheinkopf OPERATION REBOUND Sgt. Thomas S. Fano, (Ret.) PO Valerie Stetz (Ret.) 27 59 Passaic County Promotion Debra Ann Faretra Lt. Randy Sutton (Ret.) Giving Back to Those Who Ted Freeman Wanda Tejada Coletta Have Given 61 FITNESS Joel E. Gordon Julia Torres By Michael D. Boll Your Body is Your Business! Beth C. Grossman, Esq. Joseph Uliano By Sgt. Kaluba “Coach Kal” Chipepo, MBA Capt. Stephen Jones Eddie Vega BEHIND THE BADGE 28 FINANCE Fasil Khan Brian Weitzman Deadly Violence in our Schools and 62 Dr. Brian P. Kelly John Welsh Gaining the Upper Hand on Workplaces - Let’s be ready! COVER DESIGN Your Finances By Lt. Joseph Pangaro (Ret.) Daniel Larco By Geoffrey Rejent PHOTOGRAPHERS 30 COVER STORY 65 POLICE CHAPLAIn’S Vincent D’Amico Chicago: An Up-Close Assessment PERSPECTIVE Barry Morgenstein By Daniel Del Valle with George Beck, Ph.D. LEO Marriages WEBSITE/SUBSCRIPTIONS By Chris Amos www.TheBlueMagazine.com 36 SPOTLIGHT EMAIL Dr. Jim Ford’s, “The Other Side 66 POETRY [email protected] of the Line” Who Are You? By George Beck, Ph.D. By Capt. Anthony F. Frato (Ret.) ADVERTISING John Welsh 201.881.5100 68 HOME ADVICE 38 ON THE BEAT Want to Invest in Real Estate? OFFICE The Importance of Community 279 Belmont Ave., Haledon, NJ 07508 Consider an Investment Partner ph: 973.653.3446 | fax: 973.653.3447 Policing to Get Started By Sgt. 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Local Merchants Serving Layout & design by Dari Izhaky: [email protected] Our Community GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS! Please share and recycle this magazine. MANAGING EDITOrs’ editor’s POINT OF VIEW PERSPECTIVE ver the summer, more than 50 people were elcome to another excellent issue O shot every weekend in Chicago. In many W of Blue Magazine. 2018 is flying incidents, there were no arrests. These numbers are by. A few more months and we will welcome eye-opening, and we knew we had to send the Blue 2019. We are blessed to report that Blue Maga- Magazine team to Chicago immediately. I wanted zine is thriving. We are continuing to grow by our team to speak with the residents and find out expanding our national reach. Our readership the truth. Common sense will tell you that guns don’t shoot or kill peo- is building further out west into areas we never thought our voice ple; instead, people do. Therefore, the endless headlines about guns in would be heard. Together, we are making a big difference on the Chicago don’t tell us the complete story. Of course, you cannot have gun national stage. We are no longer bystanders. We are a part of these violence without a gun. However, it’s not the gun that is jumping off a discussions and will continue to do so, uncensored, and with the table and shooting people. truth—irrespective of political correctness. Upon arriving in Chicago, I quickly realized that the message was As you can see from our cover story, we call attention to a trag- clear that there was no good reason for anyone who does not live in the edy that is ongoing in Chicago. As impossible as it seems, shootings west or south side of Chicago to go there. Our cab driver quickly told us and murders are happening at this rate here in America. What is Chicago is a beautiful city, don’t go to the south side or west and we will have a great experience. Little did he know the only place we wanted to more shocking is that politicians who claim to be working for every- be was in the south or the west side, and when we told him he said, “YOU one in Chicago have abandoned the people in these communities. GUYS ARE NUTS! You should try to do this story on the phone because Our editor, Daniel Del Valle, took to the Chicago streets and inter- it is just too dangerous.” viewed many residents, all of whom kept saying the same thing— Some risks are worth taking. Not every west side, or south side they felt forgotten and abandoned. For whatever reason, the fact that Chicago resident is shooting people and/or defending the criminal those in power do not address the violence head-on is unacceptable. activity occurring there. All the residents I approached proved to me Begging criminals to stop shooting people is pathetic. The world is they were against the violence and felt their neighborhood needed drastic watching a failure in leadership. From the mayor to all those who help. We learned so much on this trip. I realized the more we listen to represent the city of Chicago, it’s time to act regardless of who may the manipulative mainstream media, the more we may ignorantly think appear to get the credit. Put lives over politics. The residents of Chi- Chicago residents are criminals, lowlifes, and in a weird way deserve all cago are in desperate need of real leadership. this violence that supposedly is being caused by them. This was far from I thank everyone who attended the Blue Suicide event on Au- the truth. gust 8th at Antika Grill in Montclair, NJ. This successful event was We need to do all we can to help the helpless victims. I’m not co-sponsored with Moment of Silence, a law enforcement nonprofit saying there are no criminals there because there are many, but there organization. We have received great feedback from those who at- are more good people who desperately need relief. I am disappointed tended. We learned that many were frustrated that little has been with the mayor of Chicago. He can do more. He doesn’t have to fail the done to de-stigmatize mental health concerns in law enforcement. residents of Chicago. If he is a real leader, he can get involved and make Many wanted action and had excellent ideas about how to accom- a difference. However, so far all he has shown is that he is a weak leader plish this. Another Blue Suicide event is being planned for sometime who doesn’t deserve the position. soon and will be announced shortly. We hope all of you will attend. I thank all of you in Chicago for the hospitality and information. I encourage everyone to read through the articles in this issue. Your eagerness to express your views and knowledge to a complete You will hear many voices who are not afraid to speak out against stranger was humbling.