May 9-15 is National Police Week Remember All Officers Killed In The Line Of Duty Member of COPS California Organization of Police & Sheriffs SAN FRANCISCO POLICE OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION To Promote the Ideals, Policies and Accomplishments of the Association and its Members VOLUME 31 SAN FRANCISCO, MAY 1999 NUMBER 5 In Tribute To The Police Officers Of San Francisco Who Gave Their Lives In The Line Of Duty JOHN COOTS 1878 JOHN NICHOLSON 1884 EDGAR OSGOOD 1886 ALEXANDER GRANT 1891 Days of Natiorgaip, Remembrance Give Us Pause WILLIAM BURKE 1898 EUGENE ROBINSON 1903 S aa.. UI UI the '1c t.GQ: . -- pnint the nation is honoring all ;Cv enforcement during MAX FENNER 1906 1 I ustmeaningful May U National A. WILLIAM H. HEINS 1906 - .,date .. -- -... ..--- ........................•.-- . iiSVtsignificance JAMES S. COOK 1906 and - 12 - . iis montli. each of us, marking our consciousne ss anid our i' c's. GEORGE O'CONNELL 1906 HARRYL. SAUER 1907 EDWARD T. MCCARTNEY 1907 BENJAMIN G. ROOT 1926 JOSEPH E. LACEY 1956 WILLIAM C!UGdJjE:S' 1908 JOHN J. DRISCOLL 1927 ROBERT J. MOREY 1958 ANTONE NELTu.1.: 1909 FREDERICK NUTTMAN 1927 BARRY R. ROSEKIND 1958 1958 CHARLES P CASTOR 1911 FREDERICK N. SPOONCER 1928 WILLIAM C. LONG THOMAS FINN.. 1911 .3 :.HN MALCOLM 1930 JAMES MANCUSI, JR. 1965 1967 JOHN J. NOLi. HARL? : ERSON 1930 HERMAN L. GEORGE CHARLES H. BATES CHARLES W. KING 1931 PETER MCELLIGOTT 1968 1969 BYRON C. WOOD ELMER C. )NEY 1931 RENE G. LACAU EDWARD MALONEY 1915 ':TtL3 4.. MANNING 1932 JOSEPH BRODNICK 1969 PETER I1A1M4iND 1915 EARDON 1932 ERIC A. ZELMS 1970 1970 FREDERICK COOK 1915 MICHAEL J. '1CDONALD 1933 BRIAN MCDONNELL 1970 THOMAS D:ASY 1916 JAMES H. MANN 1934 RICHARD P. RADETICH 1970 MARTIN JUDGE 1916 EDWARD F. FAGLER 137 HAROLD L. HAMILTON WILLIAM F. SHEEHA 1917 .RT W. ARGENS 1937 CHARLES D. LOGASA 1971 1971 JOHN B. HURD 1918 .:'IIELIUS BROSNAN ARTHUR D.O'GUINN JOHN J. MORIARITY 1919 WALDEMAR L. JENTZSCH 19; JOHN V. YOUNG 1971 1972 ANTONE SCHOEMBS 1919 WALTER SALISBURY 1939 CODE W. BEVERLY 1974 JAMES W. HORTON 1920 VINCENT F. LYNCH 1941 MICHAEL HERRING MILES JACKSON 1920 TIMOTHY RYAN 1943 JOSEPH W. BOSWELL 1977 1977 LESTER DORMAN 1920 PHILLIP T. FARSHMAN 1946 DOUGLAS E. GIBBS THOMAS HANNA 1921 WILLIAM J. BOWMAN 1948 ROBERT E. HOOPER 1978 1981 THOMAS WALSH 1922 RICHARD J. SCHOLZ 1948 VERNON MCDOWELL 1982 TIMOTHY BAILY 1922 ROBERT L. WALTERS 1952 JOHN S. MACAULAY THOMAS KELLY 1923 DENTS BRADLEY 1953 JAMES W. BLOESCH 1988 1989 JOSEPH CONROY 1923 THOMAS J. GUZZETTI 1955 JOHN J BLESSING HENRY J. EIDLER 1955 ISlAM NELSON III 1990 MICHAEL J. BRADY 1924 GEORGE CAMPBELL 1925 GORDON J. OLIVERA 1955 JAMES L. GUELFF 1994 Page 2 Notebook May 1999 eral years ago. As far as I am concerned, every Widows and Orphans Police-Firl man and woman that diligently per- forms their duty as a San Francisco Aid Association Post 4566 Police Officer is a hero. The 10 June dinner will honor three members of The regular meeting of the Wid- the Range Staff at Lake Merced. Al News the San Francisco Police Department ows' and Orphans' Aid Association retired in 1973 and lived on a beau- that went above and beyond that was called to order by President Wil- tiful piece of land on the outskirts of By Greg Corrales expected of them. We will be honor- liam Hardeman at 2pm, Wednesday Santa Rosa. ing Rene LaPrevotte, Mike April 14,1999 in the conference room ROBERT LANDUCCI, 69 years of "God favors the bold and strong of Toropovsky, and Shaughn Ryan. I of Ingleside Station. Past President age. Bob was born in San Francisco, heart." will recapitulate their audacious ac- Frank Forencich started the meeting and grew up in the Marina District. General Alexander A. Vandegrift, tions. with the Pledge of Allegiance. High School saw him attending Com- USMC Rene LaPrevotte was selected 1997 ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS: Ex- merce High. Military service saw him Northern California Police Officer of cused Trustee Jeffery, Vice President serve in the USMC and upon his ark downThursday, lOJune the Year. (It has taken us this long to Joe Garrity, Trustees Fontana, return home he worked as a Truck on your calendar! Post 456 honor Rene because you are required Crosat, Kemmitt, Present. Past Presi- Driver for American Poultry before M is reestablishing an old cus- to book him two years in advance, dents Parenti, Kurpinsky, Duffy, and entering the Police Academy in 1956. tom of honoring American Legion due to his packed social calendar). Forencich also in attendance. His first assignment saw him going Police Officers of the Year at a dinner. Rene was on patrol on his motorcycle MINUTES OF THE MARCH MEET- to the Taraval, He then made a brief At this year's dinner we will be hon- when he heard that two armed men ING; Motion by Duffy, Seconded by appearance at Southern before mov- oring three Police Officers of the Year had just committed an armed rob- Kemmitt that the minutes be ap- ing on to Park. His final assignment at the Italian-American Club, 25 bery. He recognized the description proved as published. Motion carried. saw him going back to his original Russia Street. No host cocktails will as that of serial armed robbers. APPLICATIONS FOR NEW MEM- station at Taraval. Bob was a pretty be at 1800 hours and dinner at 1930 LaPrevotte located the moving get- BERS AND SUSPENSIONS: James active cop and saw him get a Cap- hours. away car and engaged in a perilous O'Meara, SFPD, Airport, Reinstated tain's Comp. for his handling of a Over the last several years, the high-speed pursuit. Throughout the Frank McCoy. All 28 members of the plane crash in which the occupants San Francisco Police Department has pursuit a suspect would turn and 190th Class joined. James Aherne, were killed. Another CC for the arrest been very successful in their repre- point a gun at LaPrevotte, who would Maria Alvarado, Malcolm Anderson, of three 211 suspects. He also re- sentation in the statewide American then take evasive action. When the Michael Apodaca, Darrell Auyoung, ceived two Medals of Valor. One was Legion Police Officer of the Year se- driver of the vehicle attempted to Stephen Benzinger, John Broucaret, for the arrest of a 459 suspect who lection process. John Payne's hero- "bail out", it only took three shots Benny Chin, Svetlana Chukreff, Rich- attempted to shoot officers, until he ism at Pine and Franklin was the from LaPrevotte to convince the des- mond Curry, Richard Daluz, was forcefully subdued. The other catalyst in getting our Post active in perado to submit to arrest with his Domenico Discenza, Robert Duffield, was for arresting two armed 459 the competition for Police Officer of pockets bulging with ill-gotten Scott Edwards, William Escobar, suspects. Bob retired in 1986 and the Year. The competition had been money. His efforts ended a Hugh Hall, Philip Helmer, Thomas worked for the San Francisco Giants dominated by LAPD for years, but twenty-armed robbery reign of ter- Johnson, Richard Jones, Mozelle and also The Race Track at Bay Mead- John's remarkable valor could not be ror. Rene's labor of love on behalf of Langford, Susan Lavin, Ronald ows denied. The American Legion Law "Wish Upon A Star" was also a big Liberia, Randy Ly, Luke Martin, REPORT OF TRUSTEES. Mr. Tom and Order Commission selected him factor in his selection for this honor. James Nguyen, Ramon Reynoso, Abbott of the Bank of America gave as the California Police Officer of the The American Legion Law and James Trail, and Paul Yamamoto. us a report on the status of our Year. We honored John and his fam- Order Commission selected Mike Motion by Garrity, seconded by account. He thinks that the Feds. ily at a dinner at the American Legion Crosat that the members be accepted. Will remain neutral for the first half state convention in Santa Clara sev- See POST, page 14 Motion Carried. of this year. He spoke at length re- President Hardeman suspended garding the keeping in the Model Von Johnson, Patrick Barrett and Profile for our account and asked the Editorial Policy Eric Leal for non-payment of dues. Trustees for the Okay to do this. Mr. The Notebook is the official newspaper of the San Francisco Police BILLS: Treasurer Jim Sturken pre- Abbott wants to take our profits and Officers' Association and is published to express the policies, the ideals sented the usual bills. Motion by get back in the Model Profile with and the accomplishments of the Association. It is the Notebook's Forencich, seconded by Fontana that several new purchases. The Trustees editorial policy to allow members to express their individual opinions the bills be paid. Motion carried. agreed to his recommendations. and concerns within the necessary considerations of legality and space. Since our last meeting we had two NEW BUSINESS; President Submissions that are racist, sexist, and/or unnecessarily inflamma- deaths: Hardeman appointed Robert tory or offensive will not be published. Contributors must include their ALFRED HINGSBERGEN, 82 years Kurpinsky to the vacant position of names with all submissions but may request that their names not be of age. Al was born in San Francisco Trustee. printed. Anonymously submitted material will not be published. The and grew up on San Bruno Avenue OLD BUSINESS: A Special com- SFPOA and the Notebook are not responsible for unsolicited material. (Portola District). He attended Com- mittee to handle the mailing of the The editors reserve the right to edit submissions to conform to this merce High School (current site of Proposed changes to the Constitu- policy.
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