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November 28, 2016

Third Quarter Awards LE Member of the Quarter, Cpl. Jacob Hawkins

Support Services Member of the Quarter, Tamberlin Albertelli

CO Member of the Quarter, CDFC Daniel Neads

This past July in the early morning Cpl. Jacob Hawkins was on his way to work when he observed a suspicious vehicle parked on the side of the street. When Cpl Hawkins ap-proached the vehicle there was a man lying down in the back seat. While speaking with the subject his story just did not add up. Upon further investigation Cpl. Hawkins saw a single bullet in the drivers side door pocket in plain view. The subject was a convicted felon with nine prior convictions. It came to his attention that other Deputies were working a few vehicle burglaries in the area. Some of the stolen items were found in the back seat of the vehicle. Four stolen firearms were also located inside the car. Cpl. Hawkins’ keen intuition and the initiative he took that morning stopped what would have certainly been more crime in his community. Thank you for your dedication and commit-ment to keeping us all safe.

On August 20th Deputy Neads worked overtime on D Squad in Jail Housing. During the course of the shift Deputy Neads, utilizing his interpersonal and investigative skills was able to intercept information regarding major contraband located in the secure side of the Jail. Due to an established inmate rapport, Deputy Neads was able to obtain action-able intelligence that led him not only to the location of the contraband, but also infor-mation that could be relayed to the Jail Detective and fellow officers on the entry points and suspected inmates organizing the introduction. Deputy Neads is commended for his efforts to ensure the safety of staff and the inmate population.

Tamberlin was appointed as Project Manager for implementation of our new HR/

Finance system in 2015. The first phase of the project , Financials was successfully imple-

mented April 2016. The second phase, Human Resources, Payroll, Risk Management and

Training went live in October. This phase was more cumbersome as it stretched across

different CCSO units and it involved the consolidation of different databases and cooper-

ative team work. Tamberlin has been instrumental in the successful planning and coordi-

nation of this project, even in areas outside her expertise. Her abilities to understand the

needs of Finance, Payroll and Inventory went over and above her current Risk Manage-

ment responsibilities and she surpassed the duties of a project manager. She is to be

commended for her time management skills in keeping the project, the team and her

regular tasks as successful as it has all been.

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November 28, 2016

Third Quarter Awards continued Team of the Quarter, Street Crimes

Team of the Quarter, Communications Squad C

The Street Crimes Unit was working on a joint operation with Desoto County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unity on September 7th. While on Hwy 17, DFC Lister conducted a traffic stop on a pickup truck occupied by three white males just inside the Charlotte County line. During the course of the traffic stop, the front seat passenger fled on foot and was apprehended a short distance away. In his possession were mul-tiple guns, ammo, and he was wearing a stolen Point Blank body ar-mor vest. The vehicle search located more firearms, ammunition and narcotics, stolen from a residence in North Port. All three subjects were taken into custody and interviewed. These subjects were linked to several crimes. Multiple charges were placed on all three. This showed great working relationships between CCSO, Desoto Sheriff’s Office and North Port Police. They brought down several individuals up to no good. The members of the CCSO Street Crimes Unit are commended for a job well done in stopping another crime from occurring, being able to properly identify criminals from another juris-diction and for getting weapons out of the hands of criminals and off the streets.

The Communications Squad C were unable to attend the award cere-

mony due to the fact that they had to work, so Sheriff Prummell came

to them. They were recognized for their excellent teamwork during

the afternoon of July 12th. It was a high activity time. District 1 and 2

involved reckless driving resulting in an arrest of the driver who fled

the scene. All hands were on deck, with assistance was given by D 2,

K-9 unit and Aviation. The dispatcher for this event was Operator

John Stewart, who did an excellent job keeping all units informed. Per

Skip Conroy, PIO, “Team Work at its Best”. Simultaneously, D4 was

actively involved in a search for a subject who was suicidal following a

domestic battery by strangulation. A request to ping the individuals

phone was handled by Assistant Supervisor Darla Rose. K-9, aviation

were involved as well. The dispatcher for this event was Communica-

tion Operator Kim Heffley. Sgt. Donald White phoned into Central to

say “Thank you for all we did to help them out today. “ He knew we

had a lot going on. Communications Operator Richard Gill and Fire/

EMS Dispatcher Kattie Kovach continued handling the rest of the calls.

All members of CCSO Communications Squad C on duty this day did

an excellent job.

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November 28, 2016

Lifesaving Third Quarter Award Winners

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On August 9, 2016 Deputy Gerald Rose responded to a subject not breathing due to a suicide attempt by hanging. When Deputy Rose arrived EMS was not on scene yet and the caller had gotten the victim down. Deputy Rose immediately checked the victim and no pulse was found. Deputy Rose started CPR and continued until EMS arrived. Once there, EMS used an AED and a pulse was located. The victim was transported to North Port ER and then onto Sarasota Memorial Hospital. Deputy Rose’s fast response and ability to start the lifesaving measures result-ed in him being able to get a pulse back. Deputy Gerald Rose should be commended for his hard work and dedication. Good Job.

On August 14, 2016 DFC James Mills and his trainee, Deputy Seth Pelfrey responded to a boating incident with injury . Deputies were advised a subject had been on his jet ski when a strong storm came through the area. There was heavy lightening in the area due to the storm. The caller advised after a big lightning strike, that he saw a subject floating in the waterway near a jet ski. They were first to arrive, DFC Mills as-sessed the scene and without hesita-tion, stripped off his duty gear and dove into the water during the lightning storm. DFC Mills swam approximately 80 yards to the victim’s location, where he was unresponsive. DFC Mills then conducted a rescue swim, bringing the patient back to a nearby dock. Deputy Pelfrey assisted in getting the victim out of the water, where they immediately started performing CPR. A short time later, the EMS arrived and took over life-saving measures. The victim was trans-ported by ambulance to Englewood Hospital. The ER staff advised the vic-tim now had a heart beat and they were assisting him with breathing. The victim was later transported to Blake Medical Center in Bradenton, Florida.

Deputies Nicholas Wrasse and Deputy Taylor Bovey responded to a person not breathing call and successfully performed CPR until EMS arrived. Monday, July 25th: Deputies Wrasse and Bovey were dispatched to a medi-cal assist for a subject not breathing. Upon their arrival they made contact with a man who advised that his girl-friend was in the hallway not breath-ing. The Deputies entered the resi-dence and observed a female lying in the hallway. She had no pulse, was not breathing, and appeared to be turning blue. They began life-saving measures, and after several series of chest compressions and rescue breaths, were able to restart her breathing and a slight pulse. EMS ar-rived on scene and continued life-saving measures. EMS transported the woman to Fawcett Memorial Hospital where she appeared stable and began talking. Her doctor advised that she was stable and did not feel there was any cause for concern about her condi-tion worsening. Deputy Bovey was unable to attend the ceremonies due to his military obligations.

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November 28, 2016 CCSO Star News

30 years of Service

Det. Jeffrey Young

Today we are here to celebrate Det. Jeffrey Young on his 30 years of service with CCSO. Jeff or “JY” as most call him was born in Fort Lauderdale before his family moved to Charlotte County when he was 3 years old. Jeff graduated from Charlotte High in 1981 and went on to serve his county in the US Navy. Jeff was a yeoman and assisted in the testing of the F-18 hornet and AV-88 Harrier. Jeff was honorably discharged in 1985 and joined the Sheriff’s Office in 1986. He served 13 years in K-9 and became a level 2 trainer with the US Police Canine Assoc. and received sev-eral awards. Jeff rejoined road patrol and then moved on to the Fugitive Ap-prehension Unit in 2006. As a sworn U.S. Marshall he was responsible for tracking down and arresting hundreds of suspects during that time. His most rewarding apprehension was that of Phillip Barr, who was recently convicted in the murder of Tara Sidarovich. Now back at Narcotics he is fitting in just fine. Jeff is looking forward to retiring in June 2020 with his wife, Sgt. Diane Young. Congratulations on 30 years with the Charlotte County Sheriff’s office.

Special Recognition

Mike Kiel, Florida Youth Ranch, Karen Cline, retired CCSO administrative assis-tant, and Sheriff Bill Prummell honor Karen with the Silver Star for 15 years of continuous support to the Florida Youth Ranch.

Group photo of all our award winners with Sheriff Prummell and one of our spon-sors . In the lower left hand corner is Dominick Ierfino, representing the Lovetts.

Mike Kiel, Florida Youth Ranch, addresses the group as Colonel Tom Rodgers looks on.

Dominick Ierfino, representing the Lovetts.

The Thank you plaques to our meal sponsors, the Lovett’s and Amy Bouffard.

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Deputy David Sonne has the three main components that are critical for a SRO: education, counseling and enforc-ing the law. The deputy has recently been moved to Lemon Bay High School. He is highly involved in the classroom environment, instructing programs such as G.R.E.A.T. , internet safety, and Drug Awareness presenta-tions, plus working with the Explore post. Deputy Sonne is a vital part of the community and uses his own time to be involved in many events. He gives his time to be on the board of the Englewood Coalition for Drug Free Charlotte County. He goes out of his way to attend every festival and every sporting event, including away games, involving students from his school. He also, gives his time by assisting in or-ganizing our Spring Break Sports camp and fundraisers for the Juvenile Units Summer Programs. Deputy Sonne also runs a food pantry at his school. It is stocked year round for needy students to make sure they are able to eat. He also assists “HELP Charlotte County” with their turkey drive every Thanks-giving and Christmas. Even with all of these extra-curricular activities, one of Deputy Sonne’s greatest achievements for the last four years has been the organization and implementation of the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office Jr. Law Academy. Due to his high involve-ment with his students, his drive to support them by any means possible, and initiative to go above and beyond

In mid– August the Sheriff was asked to assume responsibilities as the Florida Sheriff’s Association Task Force Chair. Captains Chandler and Casarella were named as my Office designees and con-tacts to assist in running operations. By the end of the month we were mon-itoring Hurricane Hermine, the first storm to make landfall in Florida in 11 years. Once it was determined to be making landfall in Florida, the State EOC was activated and both Captains responded to Tallahassee, where, for the three days following the storm, they coordinated assets and personnel to the affected areas of the State to maintain order and assist with recovery efforts. Florida was again threatened by Hurricane Matthew. On October 3rd we received notice that the State Emer-gency Operations Center would be open the next day. Without hesitation back they went to Tallahassee. They had 300 sheriff’s deputies ready to deploy where needed. FSA contacted us and said what an outstanding job our Captains had done. Thank you gen-tlemen. Captain Chandler was unable to attend the awards ceremony.

Special Recognition

On the evening of September 5th, Matthew Chandler was on his way to his Deep Creek home. Charlotte County was experiencing record rainfall and many streets were underwater and ve-hicles were disabled. Matthew and his fiancé Cassie Croker came upon several disabled vehicles, eight in all. They pro-ceeded to push the disabled cars out of the road and into a nearby parking lot. They also gave rides home to several of the people they assisted. One of the citizens called into communications and spoke with the on-duty supervisor to relay how she and other motorists were appreciative for the aid Matthew ren-dered. This represents the best of our core values at the Sheriff’s Office, and how we carry these values even when we are not on duty.

Continued by organizing outside events, we would like to commend Deputy David Sonne. Deputy Sonne acts as a role model and example not only for School Resource Officers within our unit, but also in this agency.

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November 28, 2016

Employees and Volunteers Recognized with Awards LE Member of the Month, DFC Shelley Havel

Support Services Member of the Month, Deputy Kaddeem Myrie

Detentions Member of the Month, CDF Bobby Beverly

It was October 5th when DFC Shelley Havel responded to Coulton Ave. in reference to a vehicle burglary. The victim said that her vehicle was unlawfully entered by her boyfriend’s brother, Michael Ward. Ward stole her laptop, purse, a knife and other items from the vehicle, and fled the scene when she confronted him. A short time later, DFC Havel located Justin Atwood, a known associate of Michael Ward, walking on Coulton Ave. she made contact with Atwood and immediately suspected that he was under the influence of some type of narcotic. During her search, DFC Havel located a plastic baggie containing several Xanax pills and a baggie containing methamphetamine. Atwood was arrested on narcotics charges. DFC Havel also located numerous pieces of property which were possibly involved in the earlier vehicle burglary. Atwood was tak-en to District III and interviewed by the Criminal Investigations Unit. During the interview, At-wood provided detectives with information on the earlier vehicle burglary, and an unreported residential burglary where a lawn mower was stolen. The information provided by Atwood led to his arrest, along with the arrest of Michael Ward and Christina Cooper on information from two separate burglary investigations. Atwood also provided detectives with potential leads in other cases that C.I.U. was currently working. DFC Havel should be commended for her actions which led to these arrests. Each day, DFC Havel strives to make herself a better law enforcement officer by working hard and going the extra mile to do the best job possible. DFC Havel gives 100 per-cent each and every day, and it shows in her work. If not for her attention to detail, these investi-gations may not have had the same outcome.

CDFC Bobby Beverly was awakened on the morning of October 17, 2016 by his neighbor, Court-ney, pounding on his front door. She was holding her 17 month-old daughter, Zoe, who was bleeding profusely from her head and face. Courtney told him that she had accidently run over Zoe with her car and needed his help. Retrieving a blanket from his home, the Corrections Depu-ty had Courtney place Zoe on the blanket so he could assess her injuries while calling 911. Until more help arrived, he made sure Zoe stayed awake by blowing in her face and shouting her name. Zoe was airlifted to Tampa General Hospital where she would spend five days in ICU. Courtney accompanied Zoe while CDFC Beverly looked after her other three children until family members could pick them up later. Zoe is expected to make a full recovery, and Courtney credits this to CDFC Beverly. His work at the facility includes the FTO program and his service in the Cor-rections Emergency Response Team.

On Sunday, October 27, 2016, at approximately 2315 hours, Deputy Myrie delivered a patient to the Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU). As he was leaving the premises, he heard laughing, screams and banging sounds coming from an open field. Deputy Myrie activated his spotlight and no-ticed a white male inside a large piece of construction equipment (tractor). The subject then climbed on top of the tractor. Deputy Myrie ordered subject to exit the equipment, but he re-fused and concealed himself for a few minutes. While waiting for back-up to arrive, the subject (Adam Britain) started making loud banging noises, followed by screaming and yelling. He was ordered to walk to the deputy and he complied for a moment. Then he fled towards the other end of the parking lot. A short time later, Deputy Myrie heard loud banging and screaming com-ing from one of the buildings, when he noticed the same subject was trying to break the driver’s side window of a business van. Deputy Myrie ran toward the subject, giving verbal commands, and the subject finally complied. He was taken into custody without further incident. District 4 units arrived and took over the investigation, where the subject was charged with Burglary and Criminal Mischief. He is commended for his hard work and dedication to our community.

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November 28, 2016

Promotions

Corporal Amanda Vutsinas

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15 Years- Cathy Singleton

Years of Service

10 years- DFC Michael Martin

Corporal Bryan Goerl

5 years- DFC Phillip Greaves

Corporal Nicholas Westlake

5 years- DFC Richard Nelson

Detective of the Month

Elizabeth Martinez

During October, Det. Elizabeth Mar-tinez was assigned many complex cases that required extensive investi-gation. Many of her investigations resulted in arrests. While investi-gating a residential burglary in mid-October, the victim told Det. Mar-tinez he saw the suspect in his gar-age. This description led to the sus-pect’s house nearby. Upon invitation to that residence, Det. Martinez saw a glove that had been reported sto-len. The house was secured as a crime scene. Det. Martinez obtained a search warrant and along with oth-er CIU members, found the victim’s stolen property as well as drugs and paraphernalia. The original suspect was arrested on drug charges. Fur-ther investigation showed that a friend who was living with him com-mitted the burglary. Later in the month, Det. Martinez worked a miss-ing person case involving an individu-al with diminished mental capacity and other mental conditions. Det. Martinez worked long hours in coor-dination with agencies in surrounding counties. After the subject turned himself into FMPD, he thanked Det. Martinez verbally and in writing for all she had done. Det. Martinez is commended for a job well done going far beyond the line of duty. Lt. Frosty the Snowman recently

promoted

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November 28, 2016

Gus Chicola

Volunteer of the Month

As do many volunteers, Gus sees rewards from the job itself and from a social aspect. “I find the work inter-esting and useful in assisting deputies in the course of my C.O.P. duties. At an accident scene, for example, I can set out cones and direct traffic around the scene. While I’m doing this, a deputy can be interviewing those involved in the crash. It’s important work,” he says. Additionally he likes the camara-derie of his fellow volunteers. “It’s a sense of belonging, and sometimes we socialize off-work. Then too, I travel to homes on VIN checks to help new resi-dents with their car registrations. We talk about where we’re from and that too, is a good way to meet people.” He explained. This all started about four years ago when Gus, newly retired from an IT career with Dade County govern-ment, heard about CCSO volunteers and decided it would suit him. Next came a volunteer ride-along followed by some training. He began in the Marine Unit, decided that wasn’t for him, and moved patrolling to dry land. He says every shift is different, and they’re spiced with plenty of “thank-yous.” Some of our situations can be complicated, but we consider them routine. We just take it as it comes along.” Thanks, Gus, for lending a hand.

Volunteers’ Corner

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Sonny’s Random Acts of BBQ

DFC Mills and Deputy Pelfrey were also honored by Sonny’s with their Random Acts of BBQ,. On Monday, November 21st a BBQ Chicken lunch for over 100 of their co-workers, family and friends was served at Tringali Community Center. John Hokenson Franchise owner present-ed them with plaques as well.

Wrasse family in attendance.

Even Traffic and Lt. Caparo took a break from patrolling the roads for volunteer Marilyn Westrom to bring them cake.

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November 28, 2016 CCSO Star News

Community event Happy Halloween

Trick or Treat at District 2, with Lt. Dar-rell Caparo, DFC Lou Henyecz, and Trudy Marsh handing out candy to the children.

Thing 1 and Thing 2 made an appear-ance in the Communications Call Center

10:00 Welcome by Rick Tuss, Charlotte Memorial Funeral Home, Amie Conti, A Better Solution of Punta Gorda and Sheriff Bill Prummell

11:30 Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office K-9 search and rescue team vs. Project Lifesaver demonstration, Charlotte Co. Sheriff’s Helicopter

10:30 Destiny Moreland, Area Agency on Aging

12:00 –1:30 Linda Howard, Senior Services, Bayfront Health Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda

11:00 Alzheimer’s Assoc., Reva Revill 1:30 Drawing for Raffle Prizes

Charlotte County Sheriff’s

Project Lifesaver Program Fundraiser

Sponsored by

A Better Solution of Punta Gorda and

Charlotte Memorial Funeral Home

9400 Indian Springs Rd. Punta Gorda

Friday, December 2nd *10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Tour the Alzheimer’s Mobile and speak to experts in the Memory Field.

Colonel Tom Rodgers presents DFC Stephen Burke his certificate of com-pletion for the first segment of the FGCU Leadership Course called “Dynamics of Supervision”. Congratulations.

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WE On Thursday, November 10, 2016 I had the privilege to be part of a "thank you" to First Responders luncheon at the GFWC Rotonda West Woman's Club. (General Fed-eration of Women's Club) In attendance with me, representing the Sheriff's Office was Lt Chris Williams & Deputy John Stewart. I was asked to share information on the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office Shop with a Cop Program. The Club presented me with a check for $100.00 to sponsor a child. At that point, members began to raise their hands to donate individually. By the end, these caring people had opened their hearts and their pocketbooks to the tune of an additional $1,020.00!! Eleven plus children will now be shopping with a cop thanks to GFWC and its awesome members. Dale Phillips, Civilian Crime Prevention Officer

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CCSO Annual Christmas Lunch Project Lifesaver Fundraiser, Charlotte Memorial Gardens Christmas Eve Holiday Off Christmas Holiday Off New Years Holiday Off Running Through The Decades 5K Dash, Laishley Park Hands Across the Harbor Run

Sgt. Jason Doherty, DFC Ron Chandler and Binks stopped by to thank Alice Hoell for her contributions of bullet proof vests for members of the K-9 unit.

Pictured left to right Danny White, Hu-

man Services, Lou Gemma, his son,

Louis Gemma and Sgt. Christopher

Kearney. Local residents were in a tight

spot with water damage and the inability

to fix the problem. When Our Charlotte

Elder Affairs Network sent out a call for

help CCSO and Gem Plumbing stepped

in and came to their aid.

Savannah Grace Scoggin, born at Ft. Bragg on October 8th, 5 lbs. 2 oz. and 19” long. Her claim to fame is that she is the granddaughter of Lt. Jill McBee, Lt. Ken Roguska and DFC. Kevin and Robin Baltimore. Isn’t she lovely.

Finley Reagan Bailey, daughter of Dep-uty Joshua and Mindy Bailey joined the CCSO family on November 11th weighing 7 lbs. 6oz. Welcome pretty little one.

DECEMBER

1 POISSON, MAUREEN

SARVER, SCOTT

2 CARTER, DONNA

KEARNEY, CHRISTOPHER

SKUPIEN, KENNETH

3 FARRANDS, JONATHAN

MAZZONI, COLBY

4 KORPOLINSKI, MICHAEL

5 COMBS, LEAMON

6 CRUTTENDEN, KENNETH

EUBANK, TRISHA

ROSE, GERALD

WHARTON, DANIEL

7 FREY, ANGELA

GUYTON, PAUL

RAITTO, JESSICA

9 BUCHINSKY, WILLIAM

COMBS, BRADLEY

GANDY, MICHAEL

JONES, JAIME

WILKIE, TAMARA

REID, KENNARA

11 PLUMMER, CAROLINE

SMITH, JOHN

THOMAS, PATRICIA

12 DRAGON, JAMES

GIAMBRI, STEVEN

PROSPER, BENSON

13 HOLZAPFEL, WILLIAM

14 ENOS, JAY

STEWART, JOHN

15 GENSIMORE, DAVID

STEHT, ROBERT

16 ZAWACKI, MEGAN

17 HARTMANSTORFER,

HOLLY

18 HARTMANSTORFER , CHRISTOPHER

19 PARKHILL, GREGORY

21 PROUDFIT, ANDREW

22 EDWARDS, SUSAN

SAFFARAS, CELINA

23 HEFFLEY, KIMBERLEY

24 HOUGHTON, WILLIAM

25 PEREA, MELISSA

26 CORNWELL, BEVERLY

27 ROMANO, JODI

TESTON, PHILIP

29 BARNES, VIRGINIA

LUPINETTI, HEATHER

30 FOUT, ROBERT

MANN, TYLER

31 GEYER, DONNA

HENSHAW, BRITTANY

RAWLINS, ALLIEEN