Informant 2008-03-1

THE INFORMANT Vol. 10 No. 2 March 2008

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Volunteer Opportunities

Visit to San Antonio PD Lt. Ken Evans and Stan Simpson are in the process of coordinating a trip to San Antonio to tour their Emergency Operations Center. This would be a transportation provided event on the afternoon of Thursday, March 6th, best estimate on time would be leaving at noon and returning at 6PM. Please email Stan at [email protected] with any questions.

Children’s Health Fair The Alumni will be making Kids ID cards at the Children’s Health Fair at the United Heritage Center at Dell Diamond on Saturday March 8th. Volunteers will be working from 10 am to 1 pm. Eight members are currently signed up to participate but more assistance is always welcome. Please sign up on the GoClub if you would like to participate.

Our First Social of 2008!

Come join us for our First Social of 2008! We will be making Easter candy bags for PD employees, eating and socializing. The Alumni will furnish sandwiches and those attending are asked to bring their own drinks and favorite snack and game for some after dinner fun.

The candy bag stuffing will begin at 5:30 pm. The food and socializing will be as soon as the bags are made and distributed. Please sign up on the GoClub and indicate what snack you will be bringing.

Fund Raising Opportunity A big Thank You to our members who have signed up to attend the TABC Certification class and assist with our major fundraiser. Our major fundraiser of the year is almost here! We will be working in the Texadelphia concession stand at Dell Diamond during six Express games. We will be working the following Saturday evening games: June 14 June 28 July 12 July 26 August 9 August 16 Three volunteers are needed for each game and all volunteers are required to have completed a 3 hour TABC certification class within the past 2 years. Game time on these dates is 7:05 p.m. so workers will need to be at Dell Diamond by 5:30 p.m. Workers will normally work until 9:30 p.m.

Details on attending the TABC class at Dell Diamond are available from Mike Goggin via email at [email protected] or

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via phone at 512-470-2764 The Alumni Handbook that will be distributed at future meeting will give a more detail description of our fundraiser.

The Big Move

CALLING ALL MEMBERS! The BIG MOVE to the new PD facility is currently scheduled for April 4, 5 & 6th. Stan has asked for Alumni assistance with the move. Our assistance will NOT include heavy lifting or furniture moving. We will be assisting with unpacking and settling in at the new offices to ensure the PD is ready for business as usual on Monday morning. Please contact Stan ([email protected]) to volunteer or for questions, you can reach him at #218-5520.

Animal Control Appreciation Week

The RRCPAAA will have a proclamation read at the April 10th City Council Meeting to honor our Animal Control Officers. National Animal Control Appreciation week is April 13th through April 19th. This will be the first year we have honored our ACOs at a City Council meeting. During this week, these hard working and dedicated Animal Control Officers will finally be honored by having the whole community say, “Thank You” for being there and knowing what to do. Our Animal Control Unit works to enforce laws that protect citizens from dangerous animals and that protect domestic animals from abuse and neglect.

Newsletter of the Round Rock Citizen’s Police Academy Alumni Association Laura McManus, President Michael Flicinski, 1st Vice President Edie Heuss, 2nd Vice President Dana Mueller, Treasurer Diane Gargano, Secretary Frank Gargano, Sgt.-at-Arms Ronnie Mueller, Immediate Past President Stan Simpson, Liaison Sgt. Robert Horton, COP Liaison Officer Lloyd Bird, CPA Cooordinator RRCPAAA 615 East Palm Valley Blvd. Round Rock, TX 78681 On the Internet at: www.rrcpaaa.org

We encourage all members to attend the City Council Meeting to support our ACOs and show our appreciation. Members are asked to meet at City Council Chambers a few minutes before 7:00 pm on April 10th. This event will be posted on the GoClub in the near future – please sign up if you plan on attending.

National Telecommunicators Week

To honor the RRPD Dispatchers, the Alumni has submitted a proclamation for National Telecommunicators Week, April 13 – 19, 2008. The proclamation will be read at the April 10th City Council meeting. We encourage all members to attend the City Council meeting as this presents an opportunity for the citizens of Round Rock


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to observe the CPAAAA in action. Members are asked to meet at City Council Chambers a few minutes before 7:00 pm on April 10th. This event will be posted on the GoClub in the near future – please sign up if you plan on attending. Details on the history of NTW can be found in the January issue of The Informant.

Relay for Life

Relay for Life is a fun-filled overnight event designed to celebrate cancer survivorship and raise money for research and programs of the American Cancer Society.

Relay for Life will be held on April 25, 2008 at the 9th Grade Center football field between the 9th Grade Center and Stony Point High School. Our contribution to Relay for Life will be assisting Sgt. Bob Horton with security for the event. The location change from Dell Diamond will mean with fewer security duties as the security concerns at the school are different from those at Dell Diamond. Alumni members will be needed until around midnight – not all night as at past Relays for Life. Since the event is at a school, food will probably be allowed on the field, unlike at the Dell Diamond. The COP car will be used to patrol the Ninth Grade Center and Stony Point High School. Sgt. Horton prefers Relay for Life volunteers wear either the red shirt or the blue shirt or both – everyone does not have to wear the same color shirt. Sgt. Horton reports that Relay is still in the planning stages and he will share additional information as the event plans are finalized.

Updates about Relay for Life will be provided at our monthly meetings, published in future editions of The Informant, The Snitch, and posted on the GoClub. Relay has been added to the GoClub if you would like to sign up now. You do not have to work the entire event – shifts will be available. Please note that this event involves a lot of walking and standing – comfortable shoes are strongly recommended!

National Police Week

The Alumni will have a proclamation read at the May 8th City Council meeting declaring the week of May 11 to 17 Round Rock Police Week. Please plan on joining us and show your support for Round Rock’s finest! Members are asked to meet at City Council Chambers a few minutes before 7:00 pm on May 8th. This event will be posted on the GoClub in the near future – please sign up if you plan on attending. A little background on National Police Week can be found in the January issue of The Informant………..

Reporters for The Informant

Calling all creative writers! Help our members get better acquainted with each other by writing member profiles for future editions of The Informant. Edie will contact


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a couple of members each month to see if they are interested in submitting a profile. Profiles of RRPD officers and non-sworn staff would also be greatly appreciated! The list of interview questions can be obtained from Laura at [email protected], or Diane at [email protected] if you have a department employee you would like to profile. All CPAAA members are encouraged to submit articles and/or photos! When you participate in a CPAAA activity, bring your camera, and share your experience with other members. A few sentences might encourage members to participate next time the activity comes along, especially if you had fun. If you Ride Out with an officer, you will probably have time to do an interview while you are riding, and most won’t mind posing for a photo. (Please Note: Some activities are sensitive in nature. Before taking photos, get permission from the event coordinator, a board member, OR police personnel that are working with you.) If writing isn’t your favorite endeavor, if you’ll supply the facts, Edie (or Diane) will supply the creative writing. Submission to future editions of The Informant can be emailed to Edie at [email protected].

Texas CPAA Convention This year’s Texas CPAA Convention will be held in Wichita Falls, July 9 – 12. Several Alumni members, our liaison Stan Simpson and Sgt. Bob Horton are planning on

attending. Registration is $110 and includes two lunches and two dinners. Convention hotel is the Wichita Falls Howard Johnson’s with a special rate of $79 per night. A tentative schedule of convention classes will be included in future editions of The Informant. More information can be found on the Wichita Falls CPAAA website at http://www.cwftx.net/index.asp?nid=1067

Still in the Planning

Stages:

Meet the Shift Patrol Captain Alain Babin has given the okay for the Alumni to attend patrol briefings and briefly introduce ourselves. Arrangements for our members to attend patrol briefings will be made after the PD moves into the new building. Stay tuned for more information in The Snitch, The Informant and/or at future meetings.

Update Alumni Bulletin Boards Our Alumni bulletin boards (previously located on the 1st floor of Buildings A, B and C) are in need for a facelift before the big move to the new PD. As soon as it is determined how many Alumni bulletin boards will be needed in the new building, a



work session for the updating will be scheduled. So, put on your creative thinking caps and plan on joining in the fun! Our bulletin boards have been a wonderful source of publicity for the group – let’s get some ideas for making them the best bulletin boards around! PD Employee Photo Bulletin Boards The Alumni has been given permission to update the RRPD Employee Photo bulletin boards, currently on the first floor of Building C. The PD has recently made photos of all employees and we will be using those professionally-taken photos for the bulletin boards.

It is still a little too soon to know exactly where at the new PD building these bulletin boards will be hung. Details on a work session for this project will be provided in the next month or two.

PD Open House The RRPD will host an open house to show-off the new PD building. Plans for the open house are very tentative and contingent on the exact date of the big move to the building. The Alumni will be assisting with the open house – duties to be determined. Stay tuned for more details.

UPCOMING SPEAKERS

March

Officer Martin Flores will discussing RRPD’s traffic/drug interdiction program.

April

James Carney with the Texas Lottery Commission will be discussing that

agency’s functions and responsibilities.

May

Bill McCrea, Investigator with the Texas Workforce Commission will be

discussing that agency’s functions and responsibilities.

June

StarFlight will give a presentation on their operation.

July

Secret Service Special Agent Don Abbott will be making his annual

presentation on that agency.


Scenes from Our January Meeting

Out with the old and in with the new. Asst. Chief Tim Ryle swears in our new board while the old board looks on. Left to Right: Tim, Ronnie Mueller 2007 President, John Hughes 2007 Sgt-at-Arms, Mike Goggin 2007 2nd VP; 2008 Board Sgt-at-Arms Frank Gargano, Treasurer Dana Mueller, Secretary Diane Gargano, 2nd VP Edie Heuss, 1st VP Mike Flicinski and President Laura McManus.

Tim presents SWAT Challenge coins to our members participating in the recent Ft. Hood training: Left to Right: Ryle, John Hughes, Diane Gargano, Frank Gargano, and Tracy Auldridge.

Tim wonders if the new crew knows what they are getting into.


We are starting 2008 with a huge turnout of members and guests. Members George Joos and Steve O’Connor

discussing the new mirrored work-out room.

Members reviewing the night’s agenda: Front row – Diane Ducre, Tracy Auldridge, John Hughes; 2nd row Jeff Kohlmeyer, Benita Kohlmeyer, Mike Flicinksi and Dalton Pugh; Standing- Michael Johnson

Tim starts the tour of the new PD building as members Ray Thibadoux, Jeff Kohlmeyer, Gary Gillespie and John Hughes listen.


The crowd starts falling in line for the tour. Everything is padded in the new room where officers hone their self-defense skills.

Wow – look at the size of this garage! 50 patrol cars can park in here at once.

The group looks on as Tim explains plans for the garage.

Mike Flicinski, Frank Gargano and Edie Heuss say: “We signed up as members – not cell mates!”


The new Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will be equipped with the latest technology for handling any situation.

Tim points out the new cubicle area.

Tim showing off the new lobby.

←Display cases will be here→

Capt. Troy Evans smiles for the camera as Tim describes the new lobby.

PD history will be featured in the new lobby.


The new dispatch center has been in operation since November and has ample room for expansion.

The new volunteer office staffed before it is even completed. Sgt. David Pierce, CPAAA Diane Gargano and Volunteer Services Coordinator Stan Simpson

Lt. Ken Evans, Administrative Services, discusses plans to visit San Antonio’s volunteer program.


Our first Kid ID card event of 2008 was held Saturday, January 12th

at the South Wal-Mart. A big thanks to Diane Ducre, Mike Goggin, Paul Cecil, Walter Klingemann, Ronnie and Dana Mueller and Mike and Pam Flicinski and Sgt. David Pierce for volunteering their time to assist with this project.


Warrant Round Up Nets $31,969.10 By Stan Simpson

On February 16th CPAAA volunteers assisted with a “region-wide” Warrant Round-up. A special Thank You goes to the following volunteers who gave up their Saturday morning sleep to work at this event. Dalton Pugh, Dana Mueller, Paul Cecil, George Joos, Michael Flicinski, Pam Flicinski, Walter Klingemann, John Hughes, Ronnie Mueller, and Ray Thibodaux worked with PD officers to process citizens that had outstanding arrest warrants. A total of 7 teams of officers (2 officers per team), were deployed at 6:00 a.m. to knock on doors looking for people who had not taken care of outstanding citations. By 6:40 a.m., Team 3 consisting of Ofcs J Johnson, and D Kilpatrick had returned with the first arrestee. Running a close 2nd, at 6:47 a.m. another team returned with the first female suspect of the day. The event lasted just over 6 hours, and a total of 16 people were arrested. CPAAA volunteers provided cell phones for people to contact family and friends for bail money. Some of the arrestees had trouble finding people to help with their dilemmas, and some had to make various promises as payment for help. One female arrestee was heard pleading with a partner to come with bail money, claiming she had bailed him out twice before. Negotiations were faltering, and name calling and threat of leaving didn’t seem to motivate the boyfriend. However when the arrestee mentioned she was leaving with the family dog, she received full cooperation, and bail was made! According to Court Administrator, Christine Valdovino, CCII, 16 people were arrested, and 8 more people paid warrants (in person or by payments received by mail), which cleared a total of 38 cases. Total amount collected on 2/16 was $31,969.10.

Stan explains to volunteers: “The prize goes to the first team that brings the days first catch.”

The Welcoming Committee of John Hughes and Paul Cecil invites arrestees to “Have a Seat & Stay Awhile”


Ray Thibodaux & Dalton Pugh - Such Smiling Faces for so early in the morning

Walter Klingemann, Mike Flicinski, & Ronnie Mueller waiting for customers.

The 2nd Annual Chili Cookoff at Stoney Point HS. Photos by Ronnie Mueller

Getting ready for “business” 7 CPAAA members showed up to work the event including: Tammy Arrington, Paul Cecil, Walter Klingemann, Mike & Pam Flicinski, and Ronnie & Dana Mueller. We processed more Child I.D. cards this year, and hope for a better number next year.


Tammy is ready to photograph the next child in line. David and Dana “contain” a water spill in the

fingerprint area.

Our February Speaker

Troy Kimmel, meteorologist and Senior Lecturer at UT Austin prepares for his presentation at our Feb 08 meeting on the History of Severe Weather in Texas.

The Group enjoyed Troy’s photos of some Texas weather phenomenon- floods, tornadoes, and snow !


Tracy was born and raised right here in Austin. When growing up, she wanted to be a Veterinarian because of her love for animals. Her next choice was to be a “World Famous Private Investigator.” She enjoys watching Forensic Files, First 48 Hours and Psychic Detective. Tracy hopes one day she can go back to school because she has always wanted to do Forensics. When asked why she joined the CPAAA, Tracy replied, “I like to help others and to be apart of something that other can benefit from. I am very interested in Police work. Since I cannot be an Officer, joining the CPAAA was the next best thing.” Tracy participated in the December training at Ft. Hood, and she enjoyed working with the officers. She considers that activity her favorite CPAAA activity to date. Tracy has married for almost 18 years and has one daughter. “She is a handful. She just turned 17 and is driving … need I say more.??” Tracy enjoys anything to do with the water – “swimming, boating, and fishing; if it is on the water I’m in.” Her favorite foods are Mexican food, and dark chocolates. She is also a very big fan of Scooby Doo. We asked Tracy to tell us something that might surprise us about herself. “Well I have just recently joined a group for Ghost Hunting. My family thinks I am crazy but I am having a blast. Late nights in cemeteries, private home investigations and just exploring places that are suppose to be haunted.” As of this writing, Tracy has not gone on a Ride-Along. We contacted Sgt. Darin Bayles and he has agreed to correct this situation. Good Luck Tracy!

Willie Richard was promoted to Captain and is now Captain over Patrol Captain Alain Babin is now Captain over Administrative Services Officer Alex Delarosa begins a year of active duty military service in March Officer Chris Wilson returned from active military duty in February Officer Jeff Uhrig, Officer Chris Kress and Officer Jay Ewing will transfer to the Motor Unit in May 2008

Provided by Stan Simpson


Introducing One of Round Rock’s Finest Officer Jimmy Keyes

By Linda Zamarripa

Officer Keyes comes to us from Dallas, Texas where he worked as an officer for 3 years. While with the Dallas PD, he worked in South Dallas/Oak Cliff/Pleasant Grove on Deep Nights, where he learned to handle many different situations.

Officer Keyes has a BA in Interpersonal Communications from Texas Tech University (Go Raiders!). His lifelong ambition was to become a Police Officer and make the world a better place. He is not looking for recognition, but rather ensuring a better life for those that come after him. Officer Keyes has been in Round Rock for 1 year. He is married and they are expecting their first child this summer. When asked about his favorite Cop Show, Officer Keyes responded, “It changes every time I show up to briefing – but Gogo is always the main character!” One of my funniest experiences while on patrol would have to include the following story. “When I was in Dallas, my partner and i got a call from a known prostitute who wanted to report a theft. She told me "He told me he wanted sex. I said 20 dollars he said OK. Then we had sex and he just left, I want to press charges". I stood there for a few seconds and just blinked very slowly. Once I had given her enough of the "you're not serious" look which she didn't pick up on in any way shape or form, I told her something to the effect of "So what you're telling me is this: While engaged in criminal activity that you initiated, someone else committed a crime against you that was only possible because you were both willfully breaking the law together in the first place". Then it was her turn to do the slow-blink thing. A great response to my question involving the best thing about being bald is, It makes it easier to tell when the hairs are standing up on the back of my neck 'cause they're the only ones I've got. Another interesting factoid about Officer Keyes, he likes Sake toro sushi. He also shared that he enjoys “Road Trips” for entertainment. This may come in handy when he has to drive the new little “ bundle of joy” around the block 14 times to get him to sleep! Talk about surprises, Officer Keyes share that his mom told him his entire life that he was born in St Louis, and he, of course, believed her for 25 years. Then he found out from hospital records that he was born in a completely different city, in a suburb 20 miles away. Hooray for lying on every application he had ever filled out! And folks, here is my favorite answer…..I asked Officer Keyes what he thought about getting involved with the Citizens’ Police Academy Alumni Association. He gets an A+ for this response, “Being involved with the CPA is paramount with our RRPD Mission Statement. You are our best liaisons.”


RRPD Quarterly Awards Provided by Lt. Bill Dixon

The following awards were given at the PD’s Quarterly Awards Ceremony on February 8, 2008. Our congratulations to the award recipients! IVONNE DURAN - CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR During the 2007 year, Ivonne Duran had performed her job with an exuberant spirit and a dedication to the mission goals of the Round Rock Police Department. Ms. Duran volunteers for duties outside of her job requirements, such as the Blue Santa program, bookkeeping for the police activity fund and coordinating the department Christmas party. She rarely refuses to take on new tasks and is the go to person for Patrol staff on rush items. Ms. Duran has shown herself to be ethical and honest. She takes an active role in her daily contacts with the public, projecting a professional image while interacting with citizens. Ms. Duran is dedicated to the department and has proven herself to be a valuable resource. DETECTIVE DEAN PETERSON - INVESTIGATOR OF THE YEAR Detective Peterson has been assigned to the Narcotics Unit since 2003. Since his arrival to the unit he has maintained a high level of activity and is consistently the top producer in the unit. In 2007, Detective Peterson was responsible for 74 arrests. The sources he developed lead to several large cases that took between a year and two years to complete. One case resulted in the arrest of an Asian gang responsible for bringing 10,000 to 20,000 ecstasy pills into the Austin area. Another case lead to the arrest of 22 people in the Austin area that were responsible for bringing more than 300 kilos of methamphetamine into Austin. Detective Peterson has also been involved with involved in an ongoing case with APD/ATF/DEA/IRS/FBI and ICE on a large cocaine operation. All of these cases are time consuming and require an extreme amount of dedication to complete. Detective Peterson frequently works these cases on his off time when he is called to do so and always maintains a high level of dedication to getting the job done. Detective Peterson never lets these cases interfere with his primary duties in Round Rock. Detective Peterson is a valuable asset to the other detectives in the unit and to other officers in the department. DETECTIVE TIM STEVENSON and OFFICER TOM HAU – DEPARTMENTAL COMMENDATION In March of 2007, Detective Tim Stevenson implemented a new program that would assign a drug dog for the Narcotics Unit. Detective Stevenson obtained a dog, at no charge, from the Williamson County Rescue Shelter. Detective Stevenson also requested to use Officer Tom Hau, who is a certified narcotics dog trainer, instead of the department’s normal handler. The training was conducted so as not to incur overtime and as a result of this new program, Detective Stevenson’s K-9 “Scout” was certified on his first attempt. This program brought a valuable tool to the Narcotics Unit, rescued an animal that was scheduled to be euthanized and utilized the resources of the department to achieve goals at a minimal cost. Detective Stevenson is to be commended for his actions. OFFICER CRAIG CARGILL - OFFICER JERRY HALLFORD - OFFICER JACK JOHNSON – and TCO SABINA ALLISON DEPARTMENTAL COMMENDATION On July 24th, 2007 officers responded to a call of an infant that had stopped breathing. Sabina Allison answered the 911 call and gave directions to the mother on how to perform CPR on the baby. When Officer Cargill arrived he assisted with CPR on the infant until relieved by Fire and EMS personnel. Officer Cargill remained calm and professional during the entire event. Though the infant eventually passed away, his actions reflect great credit on him and the department.

THE INFORMANT March 2008 JUANITA CRUZ - EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AWARD Juanita Cruz distinguished herself by exceptional and dedicated service to the Round Rock Police Department from December 16th, 1977 to January 31st, 2008. During this period, Mrs. Cruz rendered consistently superb administrative support as Executive Secretary to the Chief of Police and as Administrative Technician III in the Administrative Services Division. Her many noteworthy contributions to the department include her special project support to Training and Recruiting, her 27 years of volunteer service to Blue Santa and the application of her bilingual skills to assist both the Criminal Investigations Division and the Round Rock Fire Department. Her numerous awards include the Police Secretary Badge, the Distinguished Service Plaque and the Administrative Support Employee of the Year Award. Her 30 years of exceptional service reflects much credit upon herself and the Round Rock Police Department. SERGEANT DARIN BAYLES - DETECTIVE MELISSA GRUBBS - OFFICER SANDY WRIGHT and OFFICER SHANNON SAFFEL - EXEMPLARY SERVICE On August 4th, 2007, officers responded to 2538 Haselwood for a report of a suicidal subject. The individual at the house was distraught and threatening to kill himself with a shotgun. The individual was seated at the top of the stairs, near the shotgun, and behind two baby gait barriers. The man was distressed, upset and extremely emotional about the breakup of his marriage. Sgt. Darin Bayles took the role of lead negotiator and began a negotiation from the bottom of the stairs. Sgt. Bayles continued to talking with the man for four and one half hours until the individual eventually agreed to come down. By utilizing his skills as a negotiator, Sgt. Bayles was able to successfully conclude this event. Sgt. Bayles is commended for his service and dedication. OFFICER DERRICK DILLMAN – and OFFICER SAM CONNELL EXEMPLARY SERVICE On July 27th, 2007 Officer Derrick Dillman and Officer Sam Connell responded to the Stone Haven Apartments at 700 Louis Henna for a report of a fire. The officers observed smoke coming from an apartment an requested the Fire Department and EMS. The person in the apartment would not open the door and Officer Dillman and Officer Connell were forced to make entry. The suspect inside fled but was quickly apprehended. The suspect confessed to the officers on scene that he started the fire with the intent of burning the apartment down. The officers recorded the confession at the scene with the in car video system. Officer Dillman further coordinated notifying the other residents of the fire and assist with evacuating them. Officer Dillman’s quick thinking and actions saved the lives of the other occupants of the apartment complex, prevented further damage to property and resulted in the arrest of the person responsible. Officer Connell further coordinated the arrival of Fire Department and EMS and the briefing of CID personnel. Officer Connell’s quick thinking and actions saved the lives of the other occupants of the apartment complex, prevented further damage to property and resulted in the arrest of the person responsible. OFFICER JERRY HALLFORD – and OFFICER SKY MOUNT EXEMPLARY SERVICE On November 8th, 2007, Officer Jerry Hallford and Officer Sky Mount responded to a one vehicle major accident. Two passengers were pinned in the vehicle and a third had been ejected during the accident. Officer Mount was performing CPR on the individual that had been ejected from the vehicle and Officer Hallford responded to assist her. He continued to perform CPR until EMS arrived. Officer Hallford stayed to assist the collision scene for another six hours. By performing CPR, in an effort to save the life of an individual, Officer Hallford conducted himself in a manner that brings great credit to him and the department.

THE INFORMANT March 2008 SERGEANT JIM STUART - DETECTIVE RUSSELL HAMMOCK - DETECTIVE TIM STEVENSON - DETECTIVE JERRY FLOYD – and DETECTIVE DEAN PETERSON - UNIT CITATION AWARD During the 2006-2007 fiscal year the Narcotics Unit investigated cases that led to a record number of arrests and drug seizures for the unit. The unit seized 768 pounds of marihuana, 188 grams of methamphetamine, 315 grams of cocaine, 1175 grams of ecstasy and various prescription drugs and steroids with a street value of $391,000. The unit also worked several high profile cases with APD, ATF, DEA, DPS and TCSO that shut down an organization that was responsible for bringing in 300 kilos of methamphetamine in the Austin area and an Asian gang responsible for bringing in 10,000 to 20,000 ecstasy pills into the Austin area. These cases were made with the assistance of sources developed by this unit. All the members of the unit work together to assist each other on their cases and are highly motivated to assist others in the department.

Deborah White is our new Victim Assistance Coordinator. She was born and raised in Clifton, TX and comes to us from Waco. Deborah’s ambition was to become a housewife, mom, and flight attendant. She received a Bachelor’s degree in Science and Education. Her career in the victims’ services field began as a volunteer. When asked about her goals, Deborah provided her favorite quote which she strives to live by daily: “I shall pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do or any kindness that I can show to any human being, let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.” Gandhi Divorced since 1993, Deborah has 2 beautiful daughters Heather 21 and Whitney 18. “I always said that when the time was right to have a special someone in my life that God would drop him at my doorstep. Well, he dropped him at my table during a volunteer banquet in October 2006.” She became engaged in October 2007. Deborah was an active member of Waco CPAAA, and is interested in joining our group. In her spare time, she likes to be outdoors in the warmth and sunshine, and is a fan of board games. She enjoys Mexican food and pizza (especially Pappa Murphy’s). Her favorite bedtime snack is double stuffed Oreo cookies dunked in milk.


Alumni Uniform Shirts:

Our new uniform shirt (red polo shirt with the logo that is on the front page of The Informant) can be ordered by contacting Ronnie Mueller. Cost is $30 per shirt, payable upon delivery of the shirt. Orders are filled by EmbroidMe-Plano and are usually delivered within 7 to 10 days of Sgt. Horton emailing the order. EmbroidMe-Plano rebates 5% of the purchase price of each shirt back to the RRCPAAA. Please email Ronnie at [email protected] and place your shirt order today!

Volunteer, Who Me?? YES YOU!! By: Diane Gargano

As a CPAAA member for many years, I have participated in many events. Last fall, my schedule changed, and I had some “extra” free time. I ran into Stan Simpson, and he asked me if I was interested in doing “some” volunteer work during the day. Since then, I have been working with Stan in the Volunteer Services Office performing various administrative duties as well as helping in other areas. Enter the Traffic Enforcement Unit. Did you know that every time an officer performs a traffic stop, the officer is required to complete a Racial Profile? The officer must provide information about the stop as well as include a “profile” about the subject. Although this record is a requirement, it is also a tool that demonstrates the integrity of our officers and the department with regard to treating all our citizens with respect and dignity. For officers in a patrol unit, this report is completed on their lap top (MCT) following each stop. Motorcycle officers do not have that convenience since they do not have a lap top with them. Historically, they would carve out a block of time every few days to sit at a desk and enter the information …. Valuable time they could be on the streets, keeping an eye out for moving violations on the streets of Round Rock. Sgt Robert Lloyd asked me if I was interested in giving them a hand, and one day he showed me the program. It is a “fill in the blank” and “multiple choice” mixture of data, and before you know it, I was able to help out. If anyone has a few spare hours per week, and is interested in helping Stan in the Volunteer Services office, or any other offices, please contact Stan. It’s a good way to help your community, plus you can learn more about your PD.


Digital Scanners By George Joos

I have been asked several times, both in the radio class and afterwards about what the radio change means for those who own scanners. I have put together the stuff below to help others decide on where to go. Note that I have not purchased a new one yet, but I probably will do so in the March timeframe. If I find more information I will try to publish updates, perhaps the web site. Please send any replies/questions to [email protected]. With Round Rock and Williamson County moving to the new digital system you may have noticed your scanner getting pretty quiet. Almost all agencies have moved to the new trunking system by now. So if you bought a scanner a couple of years ago it probably can not handle the new digital trunking. Keywords to look for are "digital trunking" and "APCO25", which is the standard most of the new radio systems are meeting. Currently there are 5 scanners on the market with 1 more waiting FCC approval that will handle the digital trunking. Some systems date back to 2004/2005 but others are brand new. Radio Shack Uniden * PRO2096 desktop model * BCD996T desktop model * PRO96 handheld model * BCD396T handheld model GRE (they make most of the Radio Shack scanners, but are introducing their own line) * PSR-500 handheld model * PSR-600 desktop model The Radio Shack models are available in locally in the stores, just don't expect the sales people to understand much. They are also available on the web from a variety of sources. The Uniden and GRE are not available locally as far as I know. For these radios you will have to go to the web to find them. Unfortunately the starting price for these scanners is typically around $500. You can check around the web to see if there are some better prices, but after shipping they all seem to be pretty close. There are various extras with the radios, but the cable to link the scanner to a computer for programming is pretty much a must have these days. The big advance across time has been the programmability of the radios. These are essentially small computers in a box with a speaker so they lend themselves to being programmed off line. I haven't checked through everything but there are several software packages available. Most of them allow for a 30 day evaluation license so you can try them out. It sure beats pushing all those little buttons. This way you can play, play until you get it right. I have not fully researched all of them yet to make my own decision on what to get. I will eventually probably get a handheld with some software to program it. When I get one, we may have to have a scanner demo again.

THE INFORMANT March 2008 Some places to check out on the web: * http://www.radioreference.com/index.php -- good resource for talk groups. There are also discussion groups that have included some talk on the Williamson county switch to digital and the various scanner models. The pages on each radio model do include links to software, discussion groups and other good stuff. In addition several of the software packages will directly download data from this site to the scanner if you are a paid member of the site. * Yahoo groups: there is basically a group for any scanner you can think of, including the new ones from GRE. * Some examples for software available for scanners. These are all for the PSR-500 since there is a lot of emails flying around on the new radio. * Butel software: http://www.butel.nl/products/arc500/arc500.html * WIN500 http://www.starrsoft.com <http://www.starrsoft.com/> * PSREdit http://www.psredit.com <http://www.psredit.com/> * GRE America site: http://www.greamerica.com <http://www.greamerica.com/> Here are some places to look on the web to buy the scanner. This list is far from complete and I do not have personal experience with most of these. They are provided as examples only, please make sure to shop around. * http://www.scannersunlimited.com <http://www.scannersunlimited.com/> * http://ww.scannerworld.com <http://ww.scannerworld.com/> * http://www.grove-ent.com <http://www.grove-ent.com/> * http://www.scannermaster.com <http://www.scannermaster.com/>

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A message from our President: The CPAAA has been busy this year already. By the end of March we will have helped with 3 Kids ID’s, participated in Warrant Round-up, gotten 5 more members TABC approved to work at our Dell Diamond Fund Raiser, been audited by our audit committee, visited San Antonio PD, and sent out 2 Informant newsletters. All of the Committee Chairs have been identified and we even have our first social scheduled for March 15th (Thanks Benita!). We are saying goodbye to our previous Liaison as Sgt. David Pierce retires on March 27th after 22 years with RRPD. I encourage you to join me in attending his retirement reception March 24th from 2:30-3:30 in the Bldg. B Training Room. Edie has lined up great speakers for us this year so plan to attend the meetings and keep informed about what your organization is doing and how you can participate. Questions or comments? Email me at [email protected] At your service, Laura McManus

2008 RRCPAAA Committees, Chairs, and Members

First VP (Mike Flicinski) – Contact for Committees Mike can be emailed at [email protected]

Programs: Edie Heuss Audit: Chair - Larry McManus, Mike Johnson, Paul Cecil C.O.P.: George Joos Cards: Linda Zamarippa Socials: Chair - Benita Kohlmeyer, Dana Mueller Internet/GoClub: Mike Goggin Dell Diamond Fundraiser: Chair - Mike Goggin, 2008, Larry McManus, 2009 Kids ID: Chair – Ronnie Mueller, Dana Mueller, Paul Cecil, Mike Flicinski, Walter Klingemann, Mike Goggin Nominating Committee: Need 3 members designated in Oct. Cannot be an officer or someone nominated to be an officer.


RRCPAAA Contacts Laura McManus, President [email protected] 310-1411

Michael Flicinski, 1st Vice President [email protected] 244-5496 Edie Heuss, 2nd Vice President [email protected] 924-4259

Dana Mueller, Treasurer [email protected] 255-5428

Diane Gargano, Secretary [email protected] 246-8120

Frank Gargano, Sgt.-at-Arms

[email protected] 246-8120 Stan Simpson, Liaison [email protected] 218-5520 Sgt. Robert Horton, COP Liaison [email protected] 218-6658

Ofc. Lloyd Bird, CPA Coordinator [email protected] 218-5500

Current Members

Angie Pierce

Benita Kohlmeyer

Bennett Spelce

Chuck Burt

Dalton Pugh

Dana Goggin

Dana Mueller

Debbie Bruce-Juhlke

Diane Ducre

Diane Gargano

Edie Heuss

Frank Gargano

Gary Brown

Gary Gillespie

George Joos

Huyau Chen

Jeff Kohlmeyer

Jeremy Sheard

John Guiling

John Hughes

Judy Anderson

Karen Adair-Murphy

Kim Gross

Larry McManus

Laura McManus

Linda Zamarripa

Mark Northrup

Michael Flicinski

Michael Johnson

Mike Goggin

Morris Noren

Nancy Pugh

Pam Flicinski

Paul Cecil

Ray Thibodaux

Rick Scott

Ronnie Mueller

Sheila Offutt

Steve O’Connor

Tammy Arrington

Tracy Auldridge

Walter Klingemann

Wyatt Bellis

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