Fourth Quarter 2019 Volume 37, No. 4 Official member publication of the Iowa State Sheriffs’ and Deputies’ Association (ISSDA) Lyon County’s First Female Deputy Sheriff, Stephanie Schreurs, Passes Away 2 The Gold Star 4th Quarter 2019 3 4 The Gold Star The Gold Star President of The Iowa State Sheriffs’ and Deputies’ Association Sheriff Jared Schneider, Washington County Serving Iowa Since 1882 Secretary Lt. Chad Cribb, Scott County First Vice President Sheriff Tony Thompson, Black Hawk County Second Vice President Captain Randy Rowland, Linn County ISSDA Board of Directors RACOM Critical Communications: “Harris • Tait Communications”.......... 2 Stivers Ford/ Lincoln Waukee: “State Bid Headquarters” ............................ 3 Past President Telespan Communications Inc: “Know the Rate” ........................................ 4 Deputy Josh Hammen, Pocahontas County President’s Message: Website Improvements Enhance Online Services ...... 6 Secretary’s Message: How Can We Attract More Job Applicants? .............. 6 Board Members Cass Co. Deputy Ayers and Polk Co. Sheriff Schneider at State Fair Booth 6 Sheriff Dave Drew, Woodbury County ISSDA Schools Schedule .............................................................................. 7 Sheriff Jason Sandholdt, Marion County ISSDA Jail School Seminars: Jail Liability and Legal Issues, More ............ 8 Amana Furniture and Clock Shop: “For those who deserve the very best” . 9 At-Large Board Members WindStar Lines: “Quality drivers wanted to drive luxury motorcoaches” .. 9 Deputy Bill Ayers, Cass County Shield Technology Corporation: “Integrated Public Safety Solutions” ........ 9 Lt. Brad Shutts, Jasper County Prochaska & Associates: Planning, architects, engineers, interiors, facility mgt. 10 Sheriff Dave McDaniel, Hardin County Johnson Co. Hires Sweeney, Hynes, Armstrong, Brooks, Armstrong, Sweeney 11 Sheriff Keith Davis, Wayne County New Law Center, Jail Celebrated at Grant Opening ... from Clinton Herald 12 Polk County Sheriff’s Office Swears-in New Deputies ............................... 13 Civilian Board Member “Thank You” Letter from Sheriffs’ and Deputies’ Y-Camp Attendee ........... 13 Office Deputy Dawn Disney, Poweshiek County Retired Hamilton Co. Deputy Paul Whitmore Passed Away on Sept. 24 .... 14 “Thank You” Letter from Sheriffs’ and Deputies’ Y-Camp Attendee ........... 14 Permanent ISSDA Address Adventure, Friendship, Serve: Youth Mentor Deputy Chris Schveiger ....... 15 Bill Sage, P.O. Box 526, Atlantic, IA 50022-0526 ISICS Connects Iowa Public Safety Agencies for Stronger Partnerships .... 16 [email protected] Operational ISICS Control Stations as of 10-2-2019 ................................... 17 Johnson Co. Deputy John Gleason Used His AED to Restart Cyclist’s Heart 18 Dubuque County Sheriff’s Office Hires Leah Heacock as Deputy Sheriff .. 18 The Gold Star Committee Members In Memoriam: Stephanie Schreurs: Linn Co. S.O. First Female Deputy ..... 19 Sheriff Jeff Danker, Pottawattamie County “Thank You” Letter from Sheriffs’ and Deputies’ Y-Camp Attendee ........... 19 Sheriff Rick Penning, Grundy County Linn Co. Deputy/ Paramedic Jake Sharpe Presented Life Saving Award .... 20 Sheriff Brian Gardner, Linn County ISSDA Schools Photographer Sheriff Rick Penning, Grundy County ISSDA Photographer/ The Gold Star Layout Eric Salmon Note about membership dues payments: ISSDA lobbyists The Iowa State Sheriffs’ and Deputies’ Association Susan Cameron Daemen and Kelly Meyers 2020 Application can be found online. Please renew your membership at www.issda.org. We encourage Treasurer/ Financial Director Retired Sheriff Bill Sage, Cass County this so you will be updated in our system and receive the benefits of the web site. (See Page 6 for details). www.ISSDA.org 4th Quarter 2019 5 ISSDA President’s Message Website Improvements Enhance Online Member Services with Member Profiles, ISSDA Forum, School Registrations Have you visited issda.org lately? Last topic which include: Questions & Answers; December, the ISSDA Board of Directors Buy, Sell or Trade; Civil; Jails; Patrol; Pol- decided to improve our website by chang- icies; and ISSDA History & Sheriffs Only. ing website providers. Since that time, ISS- This method of communication will be DA has been in the process of transitioning beneficial as the forum retains the informa- our website to provide more functionality tion shared for easy access to review at a to our members. Our board not only liked later date if you find yourself working on the features it adds for our membership, a similar situation. To date, “Civil” is one but also looked forward to the management of the most used topics on the website. If features it adds for our Association. you have a recommended category to add Membership Profile to the forum, please reach out to our Web Each active ISSDA member will have Committee Chair, Shawn Ireland. a profile on our website. With this profile, School Registration members will be able to access the ISS- This past Jail School was the first time DA Sheriffs’ Directory, communicate with Sheriff Jared Schneider that we utilized the new website for school other members around the state by visiting Washington County registration. During this process, we dis- the “My Community & Profile” tab, share Sheriff’s Office covered that we were using numerous information in the “ISSDA Forum,” find ways to complete registration. This was contact information for ISSDA committee You can retrieve your username using the problematic in planning for the school and members, and find valuable information “Retrieve Username” feature. Resetting tracking school registration. As we prepare under the “Members Only Pages.” your password can be done from the same for Winter School in December, we encour- Behind the scenes, the website gives page. age members to use the website when reg- our Association the ability to track billing ISSDA Forum istering for that school. for membership and schools, school regis- The ISSDA Forum is one of the features Beginning January 2020, the goal of the trations, and individual member school at- that I believe will bring the most benefit ISSDA board of Directors is to utilize our tendance records. Recently, we started the to our members. Through the Forum, our website for all membership renewals and process of making sure everyone’s 2019 members will be able to participate in on- school registrations. If you need assistance membership information is in our system. line discussions with other members about with accessing the membership area of our If you are unsure of your login informa- concerns or issues that they may be work- website, please use the “Contact Us” tab at tion, please visit issda.org and click on the ing on within their offices. Currently, our issda.org to contact Web Committee Chair “Member Login” tab at the top of the page. website breaks down these categories by Shawn Ireland. Cass County Deputy Bill Ayers (left) and Polk Co. Sheriff Kevin Schneider Took Their Turns Staffing ISSDA’s State Fair Booth 6 The Gold Star Secretary’s Message In the Face of High Numbers of Peace Officer Suicides in U.S. Some Iowa Sheriffs’ Offices Starting “Peer Support Programs” As of the last ISSDA School, I had ings. We spoke for several hours about this heard of a few Sheriffs’ Offices starting or last incident and many previous incidents in the process of starting a “Peer Support in my career. After talking and a little cry- Program.” I believe this is a step in the ing, he said to me, “Your little black box right direction. is full and needs to be emptied out.” I can We have heard or read about the jarring tell you that after we talked those several number of law enforcement suicides. We hours, I was able to sleep, eat and had a need to change the way we deal with the clear mind like a weight had been lifted off traumatic scenes we face on the job. We my shoulders. use to be the tough-guy, nothing-affects-us Now, after a bad incident, I make it a public servants who dutifully went from point to talk about it and not just “put it my call to call without hesitation. We can all little black box.” This has helped me, but I remember calls that affected us, but letting can see where things can go a different di- it show was a sign of weakness. rection and law enforcement officers/ dep- But, I have learned that we have this Lt. Chad Cribb uties feel the only way out is suicide. “little black box” in our minds where we Scott County Sheriff’s Office I share my story with you only to show put all of the bad scenes that involve us – you that our job can and does affect us. But and then don’t think about – and continue as a normal law enforcement officer would: with proper support, we can can empty our on our way. I put the incident in my little black box and black boxes and feel like ourselves again. I can tell you that after 21 years in law carried on. And over the next few days, I The Peer Support Program is invalu- enforcement, 15 years as a volunteer fire- was not able to sleep. I didn’t want eat, I able and it should be implemented in every man and six years as a medic with an am- was irritable, and at times would start cry- agency. There are many articles out there bulance service, I have put A LOT in that ing for no reason. The only thought that on this. Please research and try to imple- little black box in my mind. At some point kept running through my mind was this last ment this in your agency. We have too in time, when that box gets full, it will open incident. I kept seeing it in slow motion. I many brothers and sisters in our profession up and you will have to deal with all that kept thinking what is wrong me? Why can’t who are making the decision to end their pain. I get past this? lives.