Beetle Talked, Sheriffs Listened!_NO_… · Found at Last: A Way to Make Lawbreakers Pay for Law Enforcement CRAWFORDVILLE — 'Twas the week before Christ- mas and all through the

PUBLISHED SY THE FLOMDA SHE~ ~IATION February 1981

When Beetle Talked,Sheriffs Listened!

(see story page 3)

Found at Last:

A Way to Make LawbreakersPay for Law Enforcement

CRAWFORDVILLE —'Twas the week before Christ-mas and all through the Wakulla County Courthouse theholiday cheer was so thick you could almost cut it with amachete. Sheriff David Harvey —who has neither thegirth nor the hair-trigger mirth to play Santa Claus —hadnevertheless just put on a pretty good imitation of the jollyold saint by walking into the county commission meetingand handing Chairman Avery Scott a check for $111,000.

The money had once belonged to some drug smugglers,Harvey explained, but now it could be legally stashedaway in the county coffers. He said in the past Florida lawdid not provide for the forfeiture of cash confiscated indrug cases, and the money usually wound up in the handsof the U. S. Internal Revenue Service. "However, " headded, "a Florida law which went into effect in July, 1980,provides for the forfeiture of currency and other items ofvalue, and requires that the proceeds be placed in a trustfund to be used exclusively for drug enforcementactivities.

"In effect, " said Harvey, "we will be using smugglers'money to combat drug abuse rather than taxpayers' dol-

lars, which is, of course, the intent of the Legislature. Wehope to periodically add more dollars to the fund throughadditional seizures. "

Harvey announced he had budgeted $20,000 of trustfund money to finance a new drug enforcement divisionwithin his department. He said he was also planning tomatch $2,000 budgeted by the Wakulla County SchoolBoard to purchase a dog trained for drug detection work.

It's a neat trick —financing law enforcement with law-breakers' bucks —and one that will be frequently dupli-cated by Sheriffs all around the state as time goes by.Harvey happens to be one of the first to pull it off, simplybecause he hails from a small, thinly-populated countythat has become famous for its big drug busts.

One of these big busts netted five tons of marijuana anda briefcase loaded with $111,000 in cash early in 1980.Thirteen people were arrested, but no one admitted owner-ship ofthe cash-laden briefcase, and forfeiture proceedingspermitted Harvey to go into his Santa Claus act at thecounty commission meeting on December 15, 1980.

Harvey pointed out that fines will continue to go to thecounty, and only confiscated currency, or the proceedsfrom the sale of seized property such as cars, trucks andboats, will go into the drug enforcement trust fund. "In thepast three years, " he said, "we have collected about$600,000 in fines and approximately $50,000 in forfeitures,all of which went to the county. Under the new law, the$50,000 would go to the trust fund. "

Reservlsta Receive SpecialRecognltlon

GREEN COVE SPRINGS —Clay CountySheriff Jennings Murrhee (center, stand-ing) gave special recognition to six of hisreservists for outstanding dedication toduty during 1980. Five were honored assquad deputies of the year. They are (frontrow, from left) Karen Green, Gwen Richard-son and Margaret Emmert; (back row, fromleft) Wayne Oxford and Edward Elster.Edward Carter (on Sheriff's left) was chosenas reserve deputy of the year. Also picturedis Capt. Hal 8lalock, who is a full-time paiddeputy, but heads the reserve unit of non-paid volunteers.

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In Alaska:

Justice Survives Without Plea BargainingFlorida's opponents of plea bargaining —that widely-

used court maneuver in which an accused criminal makesa deal to enter a guilty plea in return for having his chargesdowngraded —are getting some new and powerfulammunition from Alaska.

Plea bargaining has been banned in Alaska since July 3,1975, but the criminal justice system there seems to besurviving —perhaps even thriving.

Opponents of the Alaska ban warned that if plea bar-gaining was wiped out very few defendants would pleadguilty, and the courts would bog down in a quagmire ofuntried cases.

However, a study funded by the National Institute ofJustice, an agency of the U. S. Department of Justice,revealed that Alaska's court processes did not bog down.Instead, they accelerated.

The study also found that:

Defendants continued to plead guilty at about thesame rate.

Although the rate at which cases were disposed ofby trial increased substantially, it did not becomeunmanageable.

Overall conviction rates did not change signifi-cantly, although prosecutors won a larger propor-tion of those cases that actually went to trial.

Sentences were more severe, but only for relativelyless serious offenses and relatively "clean"offenders.

crepancy in sentencing between defendants who pledguilty and defendants who were convicted by trial waseliminated in cases involving burglary, larceny, and re-ceiving stolen property. "

The study said that offenders guilty of property theft,fraud, and drug crimes received substantially highersentences in the year after the plea bargaining ban than inthe year preceding it.

Sentences were raised by an average of 117 percent infraud convictions and 237 percent in drug convictions.

The report points out that while sentences for violentoffenders appeared to be unchanged, sentences for the"cleanest" group —young offenders with no prior convic-tions who were charged with less serious crimes of larceny,burglary, and receiving stolen goods —increased by anaverage of 53 percent.

The study theorized that the violent offenders had beenunable to make a deal for themselves while plea bar-gaining was in effect because of the serious nature of theircrimes. After plea bargaining ended, judges were reluctantto give them stiffer prison terms than they had been re-ceiving. The less serious offenders, who had been able toplea bargain, now found this avenue cut off, hence theincrease in severity of sentence.

The trial rate did increase —jumping by 97 percent inAnchorage, the state's largest city —but was well withinthe prosecutors's manpower capabilities.

Predictions that the court docket would bog down did notcome to pass. In fact, cases were processed faster thanbefore the ban, dropping an average of 103 days inAnchorage, 44 in Fairbanks, and 20 in Juneau.

The conviction and sentencing of persons chargedwith such serious crimea as murder, rape, robbery,felonious assault appeared unaffected by thechange in policy.

The plea bargaining ban, the study said, was motivatedlargely by district attorneys who thought they were tooinvolved in the sentencing process —rather than justfunctioning in their intended prosecutorial role.

The study concludes that the ban has been largelysuccessful with very little evidence of "under-the-counter"dealings between prosecutor and defense lawyer.

Said the report: "A primary goal of the new policyagainst plea bargaining was to end the prosecutor's role insentencing and let the sentence be the product of an in-dependent decision by the trial judge. The analysis showsgood evidence that this goal was at least partiallyachieved.

"Court records showed that sentence recommendationsby prosecutors declined greatly in the first year after pleabargaining was prohibited. Also, sentencing became moresevere in certain kinds of cases.

"These facts indicate that judges were, in fact, makingsentencing decisions more independently after plea bar-gaining was banned. Also, there was evidence that the dis-

Not Just a "One-Time Hero"OCALA —After scouting ten Marion County law enforce-ment agencies in search of a man who was not just a"one-time hero, " but the type of officer who does an out-standing job every day, the Ocala Chapter, Sons of theAmerican Revolution, chose Marion County Sheriff'sDepartment Investigator Curtis Boor to receive its "MostOutstanding Officer" award for 1980. Boor is picturedabove, flanked by Lt. Col. (Ret.) Charles E. Morris, Presi-dent of the Ocala Chapter; and Marion County Sheriff DonMoreland (right).

FEBRUARY 1981

Past President John Polk(right) swears-in the new

Sheriffs Association officers.They are (from left) JoePeavy, Secretary; David

Harvey, Treasurer; W. A.Woodham, Vice President;

and Don Moreland,President.

Mid Win-ter Conference Report

Moreland Heads New Line-up ofSheriffs Association Officers

JACKSONVILLE —The election of officers—usually one of the last items on the agenda —was thefirst order of business when the Florida SheriffsAssociation held its annual Mid-Winter Conferencehere January 18-21.

Sheriffs had no choice. They had lost theirpresident, vice president, secretary and six membersof their 12-man board of directors throughretirements, election defeats and one murder.

Past President John Polk presided during theballoting, then turned the gavel over to the newpresident, Marion County Sheriff, Don Moreland;and to the new Chairman of the Board of Directors,Washington County Sheriff Fred Peel.

Also elected were Gadsden County Sheriff W. A.Woodham, Vice President; Madison County SheriffJoe Peavy, Secretary; and Wakulla County SheriffDavid Harvey, Treasurer.

Board of Directors members in the newadministration are: Jefferson County Sheriff JamesScott; Washington County Sheriff Fred Peel; OsceolaCounty Sheriff Ernest P. (Kayo) Murphy; GilchristCounty Sheriff Roy Rodgers; Alachua Sheriff L. J.(Lu) Hindery; Bradford Sheriff Dolph Reddish; PolkSheriff Louie Mime; Hillsborough Sheriff WalterHeinrich; Pasco Sheriff John Short; Collier SheriffAubrey Rogers; Highlands Sheriff Joe Sheppard;and Palm Beach Sheriff Richard Wille.

President Moreland appointed Sarasota CountySheriff Jim Hardcastle Sergeant-at-Arms; andCalhoun County Sheriff W. G. (Buddy) SmithChaplain. continued on page 4

Host Sheriff DaleCarson welcomes his

colleagues toJacksonville. Seatedbeside him are Sher-

iffs Association BoardChairman Fred Peel,

Mrs. Peel and Mrs.Carson.

Attorney General Jim Smith talks to Sheriffs about pro-posed changes in Florida law. Presiding at this sessionwas Broward County Sheriff Robert A. Butterworth(left), Chairman of the Sheriffs Association'sLegislative Committee.

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President Moreland (secondfrom right) with the 1981 Florida

Sheriffs Association Board ofDirectors: They are (from left)

K. E. (Ken) Murphy, John M.Short, L. J.(Lu) Hindery, AubreyC. Rogers, Joe Sheppard, Roy

Rodgers, Richard P. Wille, LouieT. Mims, Fred Peel (Chairman),

James H. Scott and DolphReddish. (Sheriff Walter C.

Heinrich is also a member of theBoard, but was not presentwhen this photograph was

taken. )

Cover Story

When Beetle Talked,Sheriffs Listened

JACKSONVILLE —Sheriffs were bombardedwith information by judges, attorneys, lawmakers,bigwigs and bureaucrats during their annual Mid-Winter Conference here in January. The array ofspeakers was impressive, but a talking Volkswagenbeetle stole the show.

Parked outside the Thunderbird Resort Hotel, thebeetle winked its blue light at pretty girls, revved upits siren, chatted with strangers, flipped itswindshield wipers, beeped its horn and answeredquestions, even though no one was inside.

The gabby, irrepressible little car was brought tothe Florida Sheriffs Association conference bySheriff Don Moreland, who described it as his newestsafety education tool. He said he plans to send it toschools in Marion County to deliver safety messagesto youngsters. Quite a change this will be from thebeetle's old assignment, which was delivering illegaldrugs.

Moreland said the beetle was confiscated in a drugbust, and became the property of the Sheriff"sDepartment through court proceedings. DeputyDennis Strow suggested using it as a safetyeducation tool after seeing another VW that was usedsimilarly in South Florida. Moreland gave him a ten-four.

Aided by the Ocala Junior Woman's Club, Strowused donated services and parts to give the VW acomplete facelift. Then he loaded it with electronicgear so that he could operate it by remote control withhis walkie-talkie radio.

Now the brainy bug is fully equipped and on dutyas Strow's assistant in community relations. It lacksa name, but the Junior Woman's Club is taking careof that omission by holding a name-the-car contest.

Cover Photo —Sheriff DonMoreland (left) demonstrates hisnewest teaching tool to Sheriffs andguests attending the Mid-WinterConference of the Florida SheriffsAssociation.

Community RelationsDeputy Dennis Strow wasin the background con-trolling the talking Volks-wagen by radio.

CommunicationsOfficer RayMulkey installedthe beetle's elec-tronic "innards. "(Ocala Star-Banner photo)

FEBRUARY 1981

State Attorney Ed Austin gaveSheriffs a hard-hitting speech onneeded court reforms.

Conference speakers included Florida Department of Law Enforce-ment Commissioner Jim York (left) and Commissioner of Agricul-ture, Doyle Conner.

Sheriffs are men of action. Consequently, they didn't take time to sitdown when Board of Directors members caucused to elect SheriffFred Peel as their new chairman.

Mid-8'inter Conference report continued

Audrey Burton, 17, President of theFlorida Sheriffs Explorers Associa-tion, received a few last-minutepointers from her father, ManateeCounty Sheriff Thomas M. Burton,Jr., before she addressed theconference. Her law enforcementlegacy includes a grandfather whowas on the New York City PoliceDepartment and a brother, John J.Burton, who is a deputy sheriff inSarasota County.

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Once the leadership vacancies were filled, the 22new sheriffs and 33 old-timers registered for theconference began moving at a fast clip through awide-ranging agenda that covered a large portion ofthe criminal justice spectrum.

Subjects discussed included court reforms, jailimprovements, plea bargaining, non-partisanelection of Sheriffs, mandatory sentences for seriouscrimes, enhancing the role of public schools incurbing crime and delinquency, helping crimevictims, and improving telecommunications.

Sheriffs agreed that there is a critical need for morelaw enforcement funds at the local level; that thestate should get out of the business of inspectingjails; and that county taxpayers should not be undulyburdened with the growing problem of medicalexpenses for county jail prisoners.

Circuit Judge CliftonKelly told Sheriffs "the

time has come whenthe public schools

should be given theopportunity to take anactive role in curbingand controlling crime

and juvenile delin-quency. "

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After delivering a speech, Lieutenant Governor WayneMixson (left) shares a laugh with Sheriff W. G. (Buddy)Smith. Behind them is Sheriff Ken Murphy.

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"Dealing with Stress" was the subject of this session forSheriffs' wives arranged by Dr. Doris Carson (at podium),who is the wife of Jacksonville Sheriff Dale Carson.

After serious discussions about issues tobe dealt with in the 1981 session of theFlorida Legislature, State SenatorMalcolm Beard (right) relaxed withHighlands County Sheriff Joe Sheppard.Beard is a former Hillsborough CountySheriff.

Lafayette County Sheriff BobbyMcCray and Mrs. McCray checkingin at the Thunderbird Resort Hotel.He was one of 22 newly-electedSheriffs who attended the Mid-WinterConference.

Sheriff David Harvey makes a point.Although Monroe CountySheriff William A. Freeman,Jr. , (left) had to travel fartherthan any other conferees, hewas one of the first to arrive.Sharing a coffee break withhim is Iven Lamb, Editor of theFlorida Sheriffs Manual.

After many clean-shavendecades, moustaches are backin style for Sheriffs. This avantgarde group includes (fromleft) David Harvey, JimHardcastle (whose full beardhelped to get him appointedSergeant-at-Arms) KenMurphy (whose mustache wasalmost too new to view),Francis M. O'Lough)in, Jr„Daniel H. Bennett, DaleCarson, John Short and JoeSheppard.

FEBRUARY 1981

Sgt. James Healy, Broward County Sheriff's Department, placedfirst in the 440-yard dash, over 34 division, last year. Don Bender,Coral Gables Fire Department, came in second.

Carlos Valdes, Sweetwater Police Department, took thirdplace in the long jump, open division, last year.

The Dates: March 25-28:

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FT. LAUDERDALE —Hundreds of firemen and police-men are expected to enter the Second Annual Florida StatePolice and Fire Championships which will be held hereMarch 25-28.

Hosted again by Sheriff Robert A. Butterworth, theOlympics-type sports competition will feature individualand team competition in 21 sports. These include armwrestling, basketball, bowling, pistol marksmanship,cl'oss country, golf, judo, karate, power lifting, racquetball,skeet, softball, swimming, table tennis, tennis, track &field events, trap shooting, volleyball and wrestling.

Active or retired federal, state, county or municipal lawenforcement officers or fire fighters who live in Florida areeligible to compete. They can obtain entry blanks andadditional information by contacting Sgt. David Waud,Training Division, Broward County Sheriff s Department,P. O. Box 9507, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 33310.His phonenumber is 305/733-5193.

Individual gold, silver and bronze medals will beawarded to individual competitors, and plaques will bepresented to the three top-scoring police and firedepartments.

Last year's competition drew athletes from 51 police,sheriffs' and fire departments, in spite of the fact that itwas a newly-organized event, and was plagued by adverseweather. A rainstorm packing winds up to 75-miles-per-

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Broward County Sheriff Robert A. Butterworth will againhost the Championships.

hour dropped temperatures to the low 60s. This year' sevent will be later in March, and balmier weather isanticipated.

Originated by Sgt. Waud, the championships serve as awarm-up for the annual Florida State Police Olympics,which will be followed by the International Police Olym-pics. Sgt. Waud said the championships encourage physi-cal fitness and alleviate stress, while giving policemen andfiremen an opportunity to develop contacts that are benefi-cial in their daily work.

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silver items for five or ten days after they are purchased.Sheriffs say these ordinances are working, but they onlyserve as stopgaps. If one county cracks down on the pre-

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A crime investigator searches for fingerprints after bur-glars looted hotel safety deposit boxes in search of gold,silver and jewelry. (Wide World Photos)

cious metals dealers, burglars simply take their loot toneighboring counties and sell it to dealers who are notregulated. There's a growing conviction among criminaljustice practitioners that a state law is needed to imple-ment statewide regulations.

Some precious metals dealers have joined lawmen inciting the need for state rules. Tallahassee attorney WalterSmith, who represents metals dealers across the state, wasquoted as agreeing. According to news reports, he pre-dicted that there will be a push for a state regulatory law in1981,either to license dealers, or to put a freeze on invento-ries for a certain number of days at the dealer level. Acooling off period would give law enforcement officers anopportunity to intercept "hot" stolen items before dealersdisposed of them.

Volusia County Sheriff s Department Lt. Ed Carroll saidthe best way to attack the problem of gold and silver theftsis to take away the incentive by making the loot difficult tosell. "It's a race against the clock now and we' re losing it,"he said.

Carroll said precious metal thefts have increased byabout 61 per cent in Florida during the past year, and theincrease is approaching the 100 per cent mark in VolusiaCounty.

Dick Simpson, Public Information Officer in the LeonCounty Sheriff s Department, pointed out that the soaringvalue of gold and silver has caused amateurs —particu-larly juveniles who are now responsible for more burglar-ies than adults —to change their style. He said teen-ageburglars used to steal beer, clocks, radios, stereo equipmentand similar items, but now they go first to the jewelcabinet. Professionals have always done this, Simpsonsaid, but now, with gold and silver so valuable and so easyto dispose of, juveniles are imitating the "pros." He saidthere are some dealers who will purchase gold and silveritems from juveniles without questioning the source.

Burglary —The Preventable CrimeCitizens who fail to secure their homes adequately

against illegal entry pay for it through a large number ofpreventable household burglaries, a federal report onburglary shows.

Usually, burglars enter homes, garages and otherbuildings "simply by opening an unlocked door or window,or using a key, "the report said. "Clearly, most burglariesare crimes of opportunity and are preventable.Homeowners and others should be aware of this andproperly secure their homes. This is a serious nationalproblem that warrants the public's attention, " the reportsaid. "These are crimes that could be prevented with just alittle more care."

The statistical evidence "tends to substantiate thetheory that many burglaries of this type are committed onthe spur of the moment by 'nonprofessionals, ' "the reportnoted, adding: "it is moat important to emphasize thateffective prevention of unlawful entry may in many casesbe as simple as locking doors and windows before leavinghome. "

The report pointed out that "not all households areequally vulnerable. For example, households headed byvery young individuals experience a higher rate of

unlawful entry than households headed by older persons;renters are more vulnerable than owners; and relativelywealthy families are more likely to be victimized thanthose with moderate incomes. "

Sometimes no-force burglaries lead to more seriouscrimes, the report said. "During a recent three-year period,there were more than 100,000 incidents in the UnitedStates which began with an unlawful entry but escalatedwith victim-offender contact into robbery. In about one-third of these incidents, the victim suffered some type ofphysical injury; and it is not known how many offenderswere injured. Hence, the potential for violence and injuryalways lurks in the background during any crimeencounter.

On the other hand, a National Crime Survey foundrelatively few devastating economic losses from illegalentries. About half of the burglaries resulted in losses ofless than $50. However, some 15 percent cost the propertyowner $250 or more, and losses of $1,000 or more occurredin 3 percent of the incidents.

In four-fifths of the cases, no property was recovered. Allproperty was recovered in 7 percent; and some propertywas recovered in 11 percent of the incidents.

FEBRUARY 1981

Florida Sheriffs Youth Fund

HONOR ROLLOn these pages the Florida Sheriffs Associationgives special recognition to generous supporters ofthe Florida Sheriffs Youth Fund and its child careinstitutions: The Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch,Girls Villa and Youth Ranch. Those listed as"Builders" have given gifts totaling $100 or more.

Those listed as "Lifetime Honorary Members" ofthe Florida Sheriffs Association have given $1,000or more. Builders receive certificates suitable forframing. Each honorary lifetime member receives aplaque, a lifetime identification card and a lifetimesubscription to The Sheriff's Star.

Lifetime Honorary Members

GEORGE H. BRODERICK

Daytona Beach

J. W. CARLILETitusville (See photo)

MRS. GEORGIA F. COLLYERVero Beach

MR. & MRS. JAMES E. CRAWFORD

Springfield, Virginia

CROWN & COMPANY

Clearwater

MR. & MRS. E. V. ERICSSONNorth Miami Beach

MRS. MERLE MILLER HANCOCK

St. Cloud

THEODORE J. KOENIG

Winter Park

MRS. AUGUST KRESSZephyrhills

MR. & MRS. HARVEY MURPHY

Zephyrhills (See photo)

ELWOOD W. PARKERIndian Lake Estates

MR. & MRS. GEORGE M. PEARSALLDeLand

KENNETH T. PERONA, II

Ft. Pierce

MR. & MRS. GLENN P. PHILLIPSMarietta, Georgia

MRS. RUTH SEIDENSPINNERSt. Petersburg

THOMAS B. SHELLEYHialeah

COMMANDER & MRS. ROBERT P.SHIMPLeesburg

CHUCK ULRICHSeminole

EARL J. WARD

West Palm Beach (See photo)

WEST PALM BEACH —Palm Beach County SheriffRichard Wille presents Lifetime Honorary Membershipplaque to Earl J. Ward.

Builders

MRS. ETHEL M. BICKELVenice

MR. & MRS. ROGER BILLINGSSarasota

OR. ARTHUR M. BLOOD

Orlando

MR. & MRS. IRA BLUEBristol

JAMES BRANOON

Deerneld Beach

MR. & MRS. LOUIS R. BREWERVenice

MR. & MRS. LAMBERT BROERSTampa

MRS. ELIZABETH BUCKNER

Sarasota

MA. & MRS. WALTER F.DULLARD

Temple Terrace

ROBERT G. BURNSHolly Hills

CHARLES A. BUTEHORN

Seminole

MRS. TED BYLASKABoca Grande

C. T. BYAAMWinter Garden

WALTER CAHILLGslnesvllle

GEORGE A. CARUSOClermont

CERTIFIED FINANCIAL

CONSULTANTS

Tampa

WALTER C. ABENDROTH

Sarasota

MR. & MRS. JACK E. ADAMS

St. Petersburg

MRS. ROBERT S. ADAMS

Boca Grande

BILL ALFONSO

Tampa

ALPHA DELTA KAPPA

Vero Beach

MR. & MRS. DONALD G.

ANDERSON

Dunedin

EANEST A. ANDERSON

Clearwater

HERBERT B. ANDERSON

Plnellas Park

MRS. ELIZABETH R. ANGELL

Ft. Myers

MS. AGNES H. ARNOT

Lehigh Acres

MR. & MRS. CHESTER W.BARBERKlsslmmee

FRED W. BARBERCrestvlew

MRS. ELIZABETH L BARTLETTE

Zephyrhuls

CLIFF BEASLEYWinter Haven

RICHARD R. BERGMANN

St. Augustine

CLARENCE E. BIDEPomono Park

MR. & MRS. WILLIAM W.CHERAYBronson

BILLY WHITE CLOUD

Tampa

MR. & MAS. ROBERT E.CONNELLTallahassee

OR. & MRS. LESLIE R. COOPERTltusvlue

MR. & MRS. WILLIAM COX

Clearwater

MR. & MRS. JAMES M. COY

Lakeland

MRS. IRENE R. CRAZELakeland

C. A. CROSSGROVE, SR.Lake Alfred

MR. & MRS. WILLIAM E.CROWN. JR.Clearwater

MRS. PAMELA CUSTERSafety Harbor

MR. & MRS. F. G. DAHM

Lake Wales

F. F. DAVIDSON

Jacksonville

MIKE DAVIS

Tampa

MRS. NINA H. DEANE

Ponte Vedra Beach

MRS. PATRICIA F. DEATON

Tampa

MR. & MRS. JULIUS P.DEBAATOLOMEISJacksonville

DORIAN O. DeSHONG

Dover

ARTHUR C. DICK

Boca Raton

MRS. ELIZABETH DISHON

Kisslmmee

MR. & MRS. DALE C. DONNER

Venice

ADDISON DUBOISSarsots

MR. & MRS. JAMES L. DUKEOrlando

ROSS L. DUTCHER

Zephyrhuls

L H. ELBON

Ft. Myers

MRS. RUBY EVERSTampa

MRS. MARY M. EWING

Cagahan

MANNY FERNANDEZ

Tampa

MR. & MRS. W. I. FLOYD

Delray Beach

GORDON G. FLYNTSanford

MR. & MRS. HERBERT J. FOEHRJensen Beach

MRS. NAOMI E. FORD

Jacksonville

MR. & MAS. F. G. FOSTEROrlando

MR. & MRS. GEORGE J. FOXSara ota

MRS, VERA JEANETTE FRANTZBrandon

BENJAMIN T. FAEEMANFernandina Beach

CHAALES FREEMANBellevlew

LEE M. FULLERDelray Beach

MR. & MRS. FRANK J. FURMAN

SarasotaMR. & MAS. MICHAEL

GALBREATHOanla

MR. S MRS. THOMAS G.GALLATIN

Jensen Beach

MR. & MRS. LES GERALDOSSarasota

MRS. JO GIODENS

Immokalee

DR. C. H. GILLILAND

Galnesvgle

MR. & MRS. T. F. GOING

Ft. Myers

MR. & MRS. NOBLE L. GORDON

Clearwater

DANIEL C. GAAVESRuskin

MRS. DANA M. GROFF

Tampa

AUSTIN GUIRLINGER

DeLand

MR. & MRS. LEON GWIN

Lakeland

ARTHUR L HAER, JR.Lakeland

BERT HALL

Ridge Manor

WILLIAM L. HALL

Redlngton Shores

MS. BEULAH H. HAMMSan Mateo

Builders continuedon next page

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LifetimeHonoraryMembers

TITUSVILLE —James W. Carlile isone of 8revard County's newestadditions to the roster of LifetimeHonorary Members.

ZEPHYRHILLS —A Lifetime Honorary Membership waspresented to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Murphy by TommyRossettos (left), Community Services Representative for thePasco County Sheriff's Office; and Deputy Sheriff SamFalzone (third from left). Director of Community Services forthe Sheriff's Office.

Buildersconti nuedMR. & MRS. PAUL H. HARDIN,

JR.St. Petersburg

L. M. HARTO'Brien

MR. d MRS. HAROLD A. HEPPPort Richey

JOHN E. HICKMAN

Ft. Walton Beach

HENRY R. HIDAY, SR.Jacksonville

PAUL HIGGS BAIL BONDS

Ft. Pierce

LOUIS F. HOEBELWest Palm Beach

MR. & MRS. RALPH C.HOLCOMBE

Orlando

MR. d MRS. VERNON N.

HOLDERMANVenice

PICK HOLLINGER

Blountstown

WILLIAM 0. HORVITZ

Hollywood

MR. & MRS. LEWIS S. HOWARD

Naples

MR. d MRS. LUCIEN N. HUDSON

Ft. Myers

MRS. ANNA L. HULBERTWinter Park

MRS. ALMA S. HUNGERFORD

Dunedin

MR. d MRS. ROY H. HUNT

Dunedin

B. V. HYOEN

Tampa

BOBBY JAGGERSTampa

MRS. MYRTLE M. JOHNSON

Clearwater

STEPHEN J. JOHNSTON

Valparaiso

LORNE E. JONESClearwater

MRS. STELLA JONESTampa

HOWARD B. JUSTUSTampa

WALTER KANABY

New Port Richey

MRS. ANN KELLERClearwater Beach

GEORGE F. KEPNER

West Palm Beach

MS. FAYE KINDEA

Tampa

MRS. LINTON M. KING

Long wood

J. RALPH KIRKLAND

Plant City

MR. d MRS. JOHN A. KIZER

Largo

JOHN A. KOVARIK

N. Ft. Myers

MRS. RODNEY LAKELakeland

MS. ELIZABETH C.LAMBERTSONCoral Gables

MR. & MRS. ORVILLE D.LANDRUSFt. Myers

LESTER E. LARSENDunedin

MS. DONNA S. LEATHERSTampa

MR. d MRS. LANCELOT C.LECORNU

Seminole

MRS. LLOYD LEMMON

Largo

MRS. H. MAAIE LIEBFARTHWinter Haven

MRS. ELOISE C. LOCKHART

Jacksonville

8. ROY LONG

Jacksonville

HENRY L. LONG

Dunedin

MR. d MRS. ROLAND J.LUSSIERClearwater

MRS. OLIVE L MACOMBPlant City

MARLIN MANUFACTURING CO.Orlando

MRS. MARGUERITE MARRClearwater

MR. & MRS. JAMES K. MARTIN,Nokomis

MRS. PAUL C. MARTIN

Clearwater

GEORGE B. MATHEWS, JR.Maitland

MR. & MRS. HARRY H. MAUSBoca Raton

MRS. A. G. McARTHURFernandina Beach

MR. d MRS. WILLIAM J.McCLUAEOrmond Beach

MRS. ROSEMARYMcCUTCHEONSt. Cloud

MR. d MRS. GEORGE M.McDERMOTTNew Port Richey

R. W. McFALLOrmond Beach

SCOTT McGHEETampa

SCRAPPY McGOWAN

Tampa

MAJOR CLARENCE C.McLAUGHLIN

Palmetto

MR. d MRS. H. GRILL

MERRYDAYTallahassee

MR. & MRS. MITCHEL P. MILLERLake Placid

RANSELL MILLERGreen Cove Springs

MRS. DONALD H. MONEYSMITHNaples

DR. d MRS. MAURICE R. MOORE

Spring Hill

MRS. EDNA C. MDDRHEAD

Bradenton

MR. d MRS. JAMES M.MORRISSEYNew Port Richey

R. S. MORTONSON

Miami

MR. d MRS. JOHN L MULLERPensacola

DICK MURDOCH

Tampa

MR. & MRS. RODNEY E.MURRAY

Jacksonv Ale

ROBERT 8. MURRY

Nice ville

MRS. ELIZABETH W. MYNATT

Tampa

GORDON NELSONTampa

MR. 6 MRS. AICHARD G.NELSON

Placida

MR. d MRS. CARL F. NEWMAN,SR.Clearwater

CAPTAIN d MRS. STANLEY G.NICHOLS

Pompano Beach

MRS. MARIE W. NOICE

Stuart

MR. & MRS. HOMER C. OAKESOrlando

SHERIFF d MRS. FRANCIS M.O'LOUGHLIN

Elkton

MR. & MRS. J. F. OSTEENGalnesville

MR. d MRS. CARLETON OTISBoca Raton

CAPTAIN JOHN ALFRED OWENSJacksonville

THOMAS OWLER, JR.Ft. Myers

RICHARD 0. PALMERFt. Myers

R. R. PARKHILLJacksonville

REGGIE PARKSTampa

MRS. JOHN D. PARRISHSt. Augustine

MELVIN R. PARRISHFt. Pierce

MR. d MRS. C. BERTREM PATEFt. Myers

MRS. MABLE C. PAUL

Punta Gorda

MISS MOLLYE D. PEARSONS. Daytona

JIM PERRYVere Beach

DONALD P. PETERSONLeesburg

MR. d MRS. GARY 0. PETREEApalachicola

MR. & MRS. CHARLES H.PETRONIN

Seminole

MR. d MRS. J. W. PONDER. RI

Venice

MRS. FRANCES G. POOLE

New Port Richey

MR. d MRS. HOWARD W. POXON

Sarasota

T. W. PAESSLEYBrooksville

MRS. HARTLEY D'OYLEY

PRICETallahassee

MR. d MRS. SCOTT P. PROTHROMiami

MR. d MRS, BONIFACIO RAMOSHollywood

DAVID M. RAMOSJacksonville

MRS. BYRON L. RAMSINGPalm Beach

MR. d MRS. MAX E. REED

ZephyrhiRs

MR. d MRS. LEONARD J.REINHARTWinter Park

MR. & MAS. JAMES A.RICHARDSPensacola

MRS. ELIZABETH RIDGWAYWinter Haven

MR. d MRS. JESS A. RILEY, JR.Sanford

MRS. FLOYD RITCHEYBartow

DR. REUBEN R. ROACH

St. Petersburg

W. 0. ROBERTSlmmokalee

JOHN T. ROBINSONOkeechobee

ROBERT W. ROCKWELLFt. Myers

CAPTAIN J. R. RUHSENBERGER'

Largo

MRS. MOLLY B. RYDERFlagler Beach

THOMAS RYERSONFt. Myers

MacDONALD SALTERSouth Pasadena

FRED J. SANFORDDcaia

MR. d MRS. WILLIAM A. SCHEIGSt. Petersburg

MRS. MARJORIE L SCHOLLPanta Gorda

VJASCHESLAV SCHUKOFGulfport

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FESRUARY 1981

Happy (P) New Year Message:

You Could Become a HostageNow that the part&ca are over and

the funny hats are in the trash can,here is a sobering thought tocontemplate as you face the new year:No matter who you are your chancesof becoming a hostage are greaterthan ever.

Not many years ago, hostage jokeswere making the rounds. It was the"in" thing to amuse your friendswith greeting cards that said: "Help!I'm being held prisoner in a Chinesefortune cookie factory. "

Today, being held hostage is nolonger something to joke about. Thelaughter has stopped, and, in itsstead, police officials are warning thepublic to be prepared —or to at leasttake a few precautions.

First off, think about security. Doyou leave your doors unlocked when you are in a car? Areyou careful about where you park? Do you vary your dailyroutine so that you travel different routes and makechanges in your departure and arrival times?

There are simple preparations you can make in advancewhich will make a big difference later on. Women are beingadvised to carry a few survival items in their purses -- alittle hard candy, vitamin pills, a pencil and pad arid a slimfiashlight —just in case.

If you are a high-risk prospect, such as a bank or super-market employee, you should have photos and descrip-tions of yourself readily available at home and at work toaid the police.

The most important thing to keep in mind in a hostage or

THE REAL THINGINo posing here. The pictures on these pages -- all of them fromthe flies of Wide World Photos -- were taken during actual hos-tage emergencies In Florida and elsewhere.

A Miami, Florida, SWAT team member heads for cover dur-Ing an attempted airplane hl/eeking Incident In which amaintenance worker was held hostage.

Bank President P. Roland Hebert was held hostage In thisBoston area bank robbery.

3 Hostages scatter as a SWAT officer (behind car) shootsbank robber In Redondo Beach, California.

4 While SWAT team members waited outside a SocialSecurity office In New Orleans, negotiators Inside talked agunman into releasing his hostage. There were no Injuries.

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kidnap situation is that the hostage taker is not usuallyinterested in the hostage except as a bargaining tool. Hos-tages are taken to be traded, and they are not likely to beharmed when negotiations are in progress.

If you are seized, try to observe your captors closely.What do they say? Do they seem to be frightened or ner-vous? Memorize details about their appearance and dress.You may have to identify them later. Do not be argumenta-tive. Talk with them if you have a chance. While you are

chatting, you are buying time at helping to keep the situa-tion from escalating.

Remember that you are not dealing with normal individ-uals. According to Dr. Harvey Schlossberg, who pioneeredin the training of hostage negotiators while serving asdirector of psychological services for the New York PoliceDepartment, hostage takers are invariably troubled bydeep-seated psychological problems that cry out for help.He said they may feel unloved, unfulfilled in life orinflamed with a cause they feel has been neglected.

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Tampa

MRS. MARGARET SHABAZIAN

St. Petersburg

MRS. ATTRUOE A. SHATTUCK

Clearwater

MRS. OPAL M. SHOTWELL

Palatka

MRS. MILTON SINGERLakeland

MRS. DON M. SIXVenice

T. H. BLADEStarke

SGT. MAJOR ROGER H.

SLAYTON-New Smyrna Beach

RAY L. SMALLEYPenney Farms

MR. & MRS. MELVIN SMITH

Keystone Heights

SMITH TRACTOR COMPANY

JayWILLIAM H. SNEAD

ZephyrhiUs

MRS. IDA SORRELSSarasota

GEORGE C. SPILLNER, JR.Palm Coast

DELMAR T. SPIVEYLargo

MR. & MRS. EDWARD 8.STAUFFERCape Coral

MRS. GERVAISE K. STEFFENDunedin

MRS. MURIEL G. STERNEROc'aia

DR. & MRS. E. L. STEWARTClearwater

MR. & MRS. LOUIS STICKNEYClearwater

PAUL STIEGELMAIERBelleair

JAMES S. STRAITS SHOWSOrlando

MRS. M. MORGAN STRAYERFt. Myers Beach

JAMES L. STUARTEast Palatka

MR. & MRS. W. C. SWIGARTDunedin

MRS. MYRA H. TASCHEBradenton

MRS. ANNA R. TAVLIN

St. Petersburg

MR. & NIRS. BEN TEMPLIN

Lakeland

MRS. 0. THIDEClearwater

MS. LUCILLE C. THIEMAN

Anna Maria

MR. & MRS. CLARENCE E.THOMASAltamonte Springs

MR. & MRS. WILLIAM H.THOMASCoral Gables

MR. & MRS. WILBUR 8:THORNTON

Jacksonville

W. 8. TILTON

Jensen Beach

DR. & MRS. H. KEENER TIPPINSPensacola

MR. & MRS. FRED TOLBY, JR.St. Petersburg

MR. & MRS. EUGENE J.TOMANIO

Cape Coral

ROBERT E. TOOTHMAN

Lakeland

MRS. DORIS M. TOWNSEND

Largo

R. T. TYLERTampa

MR. & MRS. W. LEON TYSONSt. Cloud

MR. & MRS. FRANK H.VAN SANFORDBradenton

BARON VON RASCHKETampa

MR. & MRS. CHARLES C. WALT&Jensen Beach

MR. & MRS. ALAN R. WARNERAstor

MR. & MRS. BOOKER T.WASHINGTON

Ft. Ogden

MR. & MRS. W. B. WELLMANDeals

MRS. RALPH L. WELLSDunedin

MR. & MRS. V. D. WELLSMiami

MR. & MRS. JAMES WHEELERClearwater

MR. & MRS. E. 0. WHITE, JR.Jacksonville

MR. & MRS. ROBERT M. WHITEPlantation

WILLIAM H. WILESWinter Haven

MR. & MRS. R. T. WILLIAMS, JR.Americus, Georgia

MR. & MRS. CHARLES WILSONWauchula

MR. & MRS. FRED C. WILSONMiami

J. A. WILSONUmatilla

HENRY S. WINFORDSt. Petersburg

A. J. WINSTONClearwater

MRS. J. WIXClearwater

ALFON A. WOLZ

Margate

MR. & MRS. GEORGEWOODBURY

Vero Beach

MR. & MRS. M. M. WOODLEYJacksonville

MR. & MRS. E. R. YOUNG

Palm Beach Gardens

KENNETH E. ZELLERMiami Beach

MILAN K. ZENOR

St. Petersburg

MR. & MRS. DONALD ZIMMERPompano Beach

MS. CHRISTIAN G. ZINN

Tequesta

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Shklff Don Moreland presented certificates of Oummen-datlon to Major Jerry P. Holland. ..

Erom ...Sgt. Alton Freeman. ..

Moreland with Praise ...WilliamSchossler. ..

OCALA —Marion County Sheriff Don Moreland pre-sented Certificates of Commendataon to six persons who ina variety of ways have elevated the tonality of law enforce-ment and crime prevention in Marion County.

Major Jerry P. Holland, William Schossler and Sgt.Alton Freeman were honored for their rolea in disarming aconvenience Mre robber without bloodshed.

Moreland «aid Major Holland, who is a high-ranltingSherifFs Department staff member, omtinusdto try to talkthe armed man into surrendering even after Holland hadbeau. fired upon. Hdlland also summoned Schossler, who isSupirietsndent ofAlyce 9.McPheraonkchool, because heknew the gunman was an escapee &em that institution.

Schossler was commended Sar talking the gunman intosurrendsrhig; while Sgt. Freeman, an o8keer froin the Flor.ida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, was praisedkr his assistance. Moreland said Sgt. Freeman was thefirst oflcsr at the scene, and, althoughoN~ at the time,held the armed man at bay until other of6csrs arrived.

Also honored were:Deputy Wayne Vaught for his outstanding youth worlt

achievements with the Sheriff's Explorer post, the schoolsafety patrol, and a proposed junior deputy program. Hereceived a commendation certificate and a commendationmedal.

Sherifi's Department Investigator Eddie Scott for suc-cessfully closing 316 major crime cases in a 12 monthperiod and worlnng 351-1/2 hours of overtime in the sameperiod

Sheriff's Department Captain Gerard T. King, Sr., forhis thoroughness, conscientiousness and dedication toduty in a major crime case.

-.Investigator

Eddie Scott...

...Captain

iranl T. King