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Volume 34, Number 4 The PFIA Protector is printed quarterly by the Police and Firemen’s Insurance Association. The Executive and Editorial Offices are located at 101 E. 116th Street, Carmel, IN 46032 Local: 317-581-1913 or toll-free: 1-800-221-PFIA (7342) Creative Services . . . . Rebekah Brownson

Police and Firemen’s Insurance Association President . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter F. Episcopo Senior Vice President, Executive Secretary . . . . . . John E. Murphy Vice President, Treasurer . . . . Tom Clines

Board of Directors Mike Carrigan . . . . . . . Littleton, Colorado Ruben Cevallos . . . . . . San Antonio, Texas Myles Christie . . . . . . . . Augusta, Georgia Tom Clines . . . . . . . . . . . . Fishers, Indiana Peter F. Episcopo . . . . . . . Carmel, Indiana Edward Griffith, III . . . . Brick, New Jersey Gerald Housel . . . . . . . . Speedway, Indiana Tom C. Jackson . . . . . . . . . Peoria, Illinois Mark S. Kemp . . . . New Palestine, Indiana Steve Kemp . . . . . . . . . . . Greenfield, Indiana David G. Lentz . . . . . . . . Slidell, Louisiana Alan Melancon . . . . New Orleans, Louisiana John Murphy . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmel, Indiana Steve D. Murphy . . . . . . Indianapolis, Indiana

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

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ere we are, another year has passed and the Association continues to spread the word of “EACH OTHERS KEEPER.” I remember that when I came into the office in December of 1998, the Associations assets were $50,734,211 and the surplus was standing at $12,611,126. Our country suffered a monumental disaster in 2001 and many heroes were lost in a hateful and unwarranted attack on our countries core values. Over the years that followed, the Association continued to advance our mission statement and increased our membership as we continue to provide life, health, and fraternal benefits to our members.

Today, the Association is proud of our assets of $194,423,419 as of September 30, 2018 and surplus $56,403,294 during the same time period. With the help of our actuary, we have developed an outstanding Cancer plan and it has become one of our leading products. Within a couple of years of its introduction the Association enhanced the benefits by 50% without increasing the premium to our members. Also, we have enhanced our Accident Only plan to keep up with our ever changing healthcare coverage. The future looks bright for the Association to provide insurance coverage to police officers, firefighters, and correctional officers. Our Fraternal Benefits continue to grow as the Board of Directors have increased our Scholarship and Orphans Income benefits and we are proud to say that over $10,000,000 in scholarship money has been awarded to children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren of our members since its inception. The Association will continue to find new ways to cover our everyday heroes, providing protection to them and their families. Fraternally,

Don Trejbal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Akron, Ohio Legal Counsel . . . . . . . . . . John D. Hoover E. Davis Coots Donald J. Pistillo Lawrence W. Schmits ­Actuary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brad Simanek Griffith, Ballard & Company

Peter F. Episcopo President and CEO Member FOP Lodge 1 Delaware

CONTENT

COVER STORY

DEPARTMENTS

16 HUMAN TRAFFICKING Many people think human trafficking is kidnapping a victim, moving them across state or national boarders, and coerced into trafficking but victims are regularly seen in everyday instances and missed by law enforcement and even health care professionals.

FEATURES

8 NATIONAL SUPER KIDS SOAP BOX DERBY Event that allows children with disabilities and special needs to race down the All-American Soap Box Derby Hill and experience the “Thrill of the Hill.”

25 SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT K-9 RECEIVES DONATED PROTECTIVE VEST Charitable donation of a new bullet and stab protective vest from nonprofit organization, Vested Interest in K9s.

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2 HEROES HALL OF FAME 3 IN THE SPIRIT OF BROTHERHOOD 9 SCHOLARSHIP 10 TIMELINE 12 PFIA REMEMBERS 13 MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD 20 BODY SHOP 22 SWAP SHOP 23 BACK AT THE OFFICE 24 ODDS N ENDS 26 CHILI & DONUTS 27 CHARITABLE FUND 28 HOME OFFICE/REGIONAL MANAGER DIRECTORY 29 ABM/AR DIRECTORY 33 MISSING & EXPLOITED CHILDREN

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HEROES HALL OF FAME SO CI A

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Fully Engulfed First Floor Akron, Ohio — On July 2, 2018, E4 and L4 arrived to find a man standing outside screaming his kids were in the house. Crews used thermal imaging and officials were able to locate the three children in an upstairs bedroom. Firefighter Jon Michael Willoughby, Lieutenant Paul Kittle, and Firefighter Bob Lucey braved heavy fire and smoky conditions to find the three children. Once everyone was rescued, the fire was extinguished and no one was injured. Firefighters remained on the scene several hours after extinguishing the fire watching for flare ups. Rushing to the Scene

Deputy Chief Charles Twigg, Deputy Chief Rick Vober, Lt. Paul Kittle, PFIA Agent Greg Gearhart, Firefighter Jon M. Willoughby, Fire Chief Clarence Tucker, and Firefighter Bob Lucey.

Cincinnati, OH — On September 6, 2018, gunshots and chaos erupted in the heart of Cincinnati’s downtown when a man opened fire in the lobby of Fifth Third Center, killing three people and wounding two others. Dozens of police officers, including PFIA Agent/Officer Greg Toyeas, Police Officers’ Jennifer Chilton, Antonio Etter, and Eric Kaminsky rushed to the scene and exchanged gunfire with the suspect. A crowd of people who had been on their way to work scattered across Fountain Square to safety. The gunman was shot and killed by police officers after a brief gun battle.

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National Sales Director Bradd Roembke presenting awards to PFIA Agent/Officer Greg Toyeas, Police Officers’ Jennifer M. Chilton, Antonio D. Etter, and Eric A. Kaminsky.

IN THE SPIRIT OF BROTHERHOOD...OUR FRATERNAL SIDE

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Fraternal Events

PFIA was again a proud sponsor of the Central Coventry Fire District’s annual Trap Shoot. The event raises funds for the CCFD Relief Association in honor of James Harrington who succumbed to occupational cancer.

Officer Garrett receiving a check from PFIA Agent Tara Burnett to help with his son’s funeral expenses.

For nearly 40 years PFIA agents have presented the award for Top Recruit to an Indianapolis firefighter graduating from the IFD recruit academy. PFIA Agent Eric Hofmeister presents an engraved watch to Andrew Thomas as a keepsake to mark the occasion.

PFIA was proud to sponsor the Pawtucket Police vs. Pawtucket Fire charity softball tournament at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. McCoy Stadium is currently the home to the Pawtucket Red Sox, Triple A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. All money raised was split and donated to the Pawtucket Firemen’s Relief Association, Pawtucket Police Explorers Program and The Boys and Girls Club of Pawtucket. Photos are courtesy of Tim Delaney.

Pictured: Maria Cruz, Rob Thurber, and Traceylee Delaney.

Lucas Marshall, 10, Son of Fire Lieutenant Dave Marshall.

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Stamford Police Officers Tom Drain, Sean Boeger, Adriana Molina, Heather Franc, Ryan McAllister, Frankie Forbes, John Buehler, Leo Brace, and Christopher Brown.

Stamford Officer John Derisme laying down some paint.

Stamford Police Officers Brian Mckay, PFIA Agent Frankie Forbes, Heather Franc, and John “the Rev” Revelle with home owner Marie after completed Spectrum rebuild project.

Stamford Police Officers, Brian Mckay, Fram Rodriquez, PFIA Agent Frankie Forbes, and Heather Franc helping rebuild communities.

On September 22, 2018, the Waterbury Police Department’s PBA put on their Annual Fall Picnic & Wiffle Ball Classic. PFIA Sponsored 2 Teams. Pictured: Team Blue, Officers John Stankus, Garret Pagel, Paul Charette, Jason Warren, and Adam April.

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Pictured: Team Breast Cancer Awareness, PFIA Representative Lt. Mike Stokes, Officers James Lindine, Cassandra Drogan, Daniel Ramirez-Edwards, and Ryan Newton.

On October 5, 2018, on Larimer Square in Denver, Colorado, hundreds of firefighters, representing dozens of local and national firehouses, will compete with their best red and green chile recipes. All proceeds go to the Colorado Muscular Dystrophy Association. This year PFIA sponsored Denver Fire Station # 9. Pictured: Lt. Matt Trueman, Engineer Reef Abbott, Tech. Kellie Keelan. Back Row: Tech. DJ Flynt, Tech Jordan Fender, and Tech Kevin Petersen.

The Hilltop Unit in Gatesville, Texas, lead by Major Dodd, raised money for the Wounded Warriors Campaign.

PFIA was again a proud sponsor of the Cumberland, Rhode Island Firefighters Touch a Truck Event. All money raised went to help area food banks for the upcoming season. Photos courtesy of PFIA member Gary Grenier.

PFIA sponsored several holes at the 2018 Stamford Professional Firefighter’s Association’s annual benefit golf tournament that was held on September 20, 2018 at the Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course in Fairfield, Connecticut. The benefit raised over $4,000 for the Bennett Cancer Center of the Stamford Hospital. Winter 2018 • The PFIA Protector

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Guns and Hoses team up for first charity hockey game on September 9, 2018. Summit County (Akron, Ohio) Sheriff Deputies and Green firefighters team up for the first charity hockey game with the proceeds split between Christmas Shop with a Cop and Muscular Dystrophy Association. They played 3 twenty-minute periods with the Hoses winning this year. They hope to make this an annual event. PFIA Agent Don Trejbal attended and contributed on behalf of PFIA. The Cedar Rapids Fire Department Fire Bowl Charity Event for St. Florian Fire and Burn Foundation was held September 29, 2018 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The fund raiser involved local area fire and police departments playing volleyball.

Pictured: PFIA Agent Lyle Theisen presenting PFIA fundraiser donation to Megan Wichman.

Annual New Britain PD vs FD charity softball game which raised $900 for The CT Breast Health Initiative on behalf of a lieutenant from the police department who was diagnosed with breast cancer this year. This was our third year having the game and first win for the police department with a final score of 14-8. Thank You PFIA for your donation!

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Richmond Hill Fire Department Golf Outing receiving donation from PFIA Agent Jason Roehm. Pictured: Jordan Johnson, PFIA Agent Jason Roehm, Alisha Sweat, and Davey James.

The Elk Volunteer Fire Department Annual Fish Fry raised over $5,000. EVFD was very appreciative of the donation received from Police and Firemen’s Insurance Association for their continued support. The Akron Police Department’s Kids Need A Firm Foundation (K.N.A.F.F.), the Victims Assistance Program, and the Fraternal Order of Police Akron Lodge #7 partnered for a fund day for children. The 18th annual K.N.A.F.F. picnic was July 27, 2018 at the FOP Lodge at Wolter Park. Children ages 17 and under, accompanied by an adult, enjoyed a fun and free afternoon with local law enforcement. Activities included free food, K-9 demonstrations, archery, fishing, face painting, and more. The picnic is held each year in honor of Officer George R. Knaff killed in the line of duty on November 5, 1994. Officer Knaff had a love for children and a special place in his heart for the kids he interacted with on his beat. In his memory, the picnic offers a fun opportunity for children to positively engage with police officers and a day free from violence to ‘just be a kid.’ In addition, representatives from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources were on hand to help teach fishing and archery and Guardians Advocating Child Safety and Protection provided free child ID & fingerprinting cards. The annual picnic is funded in part by The Millennium Fund for Children of the Akron Community Foundation. The day was a huge success. Winter 2018 • The PFIA Protector

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Y B R E D X O B AP O S S D I K R E P NATIONAL SU National Super Kids Classic is held at Derby Downs in Akron, Ohio. This event allows children with disabilities and special needs to race down the All-American Soap Box Derby Hill and experience the “Thrill of the Hill.” Each racer must win their race in their community in order to race in the national race. The racers come from all over the United States. They race in special cars built for two. The copilot has racing experience driving one-person soap box derby cars. Their expenses are paid and they are housed in a local hotel during their stay. A banquet is held the night before the race, where each racer is given a trophy because they are all winners. After the race, they are treated to a picnic at Akron Fraternal Order of Police Park. The board members of Super Kids are all volunteers, many being police officers, spouses of officers, and local business owners. PFIA sponsored a car in this year race again as in years in the past. PFIA Agent Don Trejbal was able to attend the dinner and was able to sit with some of the racers. It is a quite President of Super Kids/Retired Judge humbling experience. These Racers are SUPER KIDS! Michael Callahan and PFIA Agent Don Trejbal.

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SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

$1,500 If your children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and stepchildren, meet all requirements, they can apply online to

Scholarship America.

Scholarships are awarded to 100 students each year

and are renewable for up to three years, provided eligibility requirements are met.

Applications can be found at: https://scholarsapply.org/pfia Applications must be completed online by May 15 For information on the Police and Firemen’s Insurance Association Scholarship Program and other PFIA programs please visit our website at www.pfia1913.org

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TIMELINE

PRESERVING THE HISTORY OF

First Responders Officer Hugh Burns First Indianapolis officer to lose his life in the line of duty. During the evening of August 28, 1882, Officer Hugh Burns, 38, was shot and killed by a young Kentuckian who had arrived in the city only a few hours before the incident. Passing through Indianapolis while en route for Kansas City, John J. Jeter of Campbellsville, Kentucky, spent the time waiting for the west bound train drinking and playing cards. Later accounts suggest he may have been robbed at some time during the evening. At about 10:00 p.m., he suddenly appeared in front of Keating’s saloon, at the corner of Garden and Tennessee Streets armed with a revolver. Waving the gun at another patron, Jeter was heard to say, “You’re the [one] that insulted me.” During the course of a struggle, the gun was discharged, the bullet flying harmlessly away. Jeter then broke loose and still flourishing his revolver, made the crowd stand quiet while he cursed and yelled at them.

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Living nearby, Officer Hugh Burns heard the commotion while sitting in the doorway of his residence, off-duty. Without stopping to put on his coat or arm himself, he crossed over to the saloon to quiet the disturbance. He found the crowd being held at bay by Jeter. Approaching Jeter, Officer Burns laid his hand upon Jeter’s left arm, stating, “I’m an officer – consider yourself under arrest.” Jeter was standing at the time with his revolver held high. As Officer Burns spoke, Jeter answered, “the hell you are,” and dropping the muzzle of his weapon, fired an overhand shot at point blank range. The bullet struck Officer Burns just below the neck, ranging downward, penetrated the aorta inflicting a wound almost instantly fatal. Officer Burns staggered back and attempted to clutch a post, but fell to the ground. As he did so, Jeter fired a second shot, striking the officer’s left arm. Jeter attempted to escape by fleeing on foot. With considerable resistance and injury, he was captured and subdued by the crowd.

Officer Burns was survived by his wife Catharine, whom he had married earlier the year he died. She had been home preparing a meal when her husband had left to go to the disturbance. Hearing the shots, she called to him. Getting no reply, she ran into the street and saw him lying there. With the assistance of others, she lifted him and carried him into their home. Officer Burns was also survived by a young brother, James, of whom The Indianapolis Republican wrote: “(He) almost doted upon Hugh, and the love of the two brothers was wonderful.” Officer Burns was well known in the city. He had come to the United States many years before as a small boy. When he grew up he became a bartender and afterward kept a saloon at the corner of Illinois and Georgia streets. Having sold his saloon, he became a member of the police force about three months prior to his death. At the time of his death he was in line for promotion. Services were held at St. John’s Cathedral where a large assemblage of friends gathered. A line of 150 carriages followed the remains to the Catholic cemetery for burial.

A month after Officer Burns’death, Mrs. Burns was reported to be dangerously ill with typhoid fever. Having left home before daybreak one morning, she was found several hours later lying beside the grave of her husband. Mrs. Burns survived her illness and remarried a number of years later. She died in 1925. Her gravesite lies next to both husbands at Holy Cross Cemetery, Section B, Block 9, Plot 587. Officer Burns is the first IPD officer known to have been killed in the line-of-duty. Until August 28, 2018, there was no marker at his gravesite detailing his sacrifice. The IMPD Leadership Academy dedicated a foot stone for him at Holy Cross and Saint Joseph’s Cemetery on Meridian. The ceremony included a 21 gun salute, the chief’s honor guard, and a flag folding ceremony. “Every fallen officer has the same kind of story, it’s similar in ways. And even though he died over 100 years ago, we try to remember the fallen in the same way,” said Detective Erin Anderson. The honor was years in the making. ■ All photos courtesy of IMPD Photography.

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PFIA REMEMBERS OUR FALLEN HEROES

WE PAY OUR RESPECTS TO OUR

FALLEN HEROES Garrett Willis Hull Fort Worth Police Department (TX) 17-year veteran Police Officer Garrett Hull succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained as he and other members of the Criminal Intelligence Unit attempted to apprehend three armed robbery suspects. The officers had been conducting surveillance of the three suspects, who had been involved in more than 15 armed robberies in which three people were shot. The suspects entered a bar shortly before midnight and robbed the 10 patrons at gunpoint. As they fled from the building the officers attempted to take them into custody. All three suspects attempted to flee on foot into the surrounding neighborhood. During the foot pursuit, one of the men opened fire, striking Officer Hull in the head. Other officers returned fire and killed the subject before placing Officer Hull in a patrol car and transporting him to a hospital. The other two suspects were apprehended nearby. Officer Hull succumbed to his wounds the following evening.

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Frank A. McClelland Jr. Ludowici Police Department (GA) 21-year veteran Chief of Police Frank McClelland was struck and killed by a vehicle being pursued by other officers. The pursuit had started in Liberty County and continued through Hinesville and into Long County on Highway 84 at speeds topping 100 mph. Chief McClelland was attempting to stop traffic at the intersection of Highway 84 and McDonald Street when the vehicle struck him. The vehicle then left the roadway and fatally struck a motorcyclist at an adjacent gas station before coming to rest. The fleeing subject was taken into custody at the scene. He was charged with two counts of murder, vehicular homicide, and DUI. Chief of Police McClelland was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War.

MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD

THOSE WHO PERFORM

Above and Beyond Gaining Entry

Englewood, New Jersey – On December 9, 2017, Officer Joseph Doyle responded to a report of a medical emergency inside a residence. On his arrival, he learned that the individual who was having the emergency fell down a flight of stairs while attempting to let the EMT’s in. Officer Doyle was also informed the individual, a 99-year-old man, was unconscious at the bottom of the stairs at the base of the side door. Officer Doyle looked through the window at the top of the door and observed the unconscious male with visible signs of injury. Officer Doyle exhausted all means of gaining entry to the residence by attempting to locate an open window or other doors. Once that failed, he had no other choice but to attempt forcing entry through the front door. Due to the present snow storm, which had already produced 5-6 inches of snow and other emergency calls for service that were ongoing, Officer Doyle had to accomplish this task by himself without any assistance or backup. Even though the EMT’s were present, they were not authorized to assist with forcing entry. Officer Doyle had a great deal of difficulty gaining entry to the residence due to poor traction and iced surface conditions on the front steps and landing. He used his left shoulder and left

leg to attempt entry. He finally gained entry and the victim was resuscitated and initially treated on scene. He was eventually transported to the hospital for further treatment. Officer Doyle acts were selfless and his determination and persistency saved this mans life. Officer Doyle was diagnosed with a separated shoulder, a back injury, and bursitis in his left hip over the course of time.

An Officer and a Veteran

Pueblo, Colorado — On March 5, 2018, officers were dispatched about a man with a weapon. Corporal Richard Jones was the first on scene and saw the male on the south side of a parking garage. He was sitting on the curb with his head held down and was holding a handgun between his legs. Corporal Jones ordered the male to put down the gun, but he refused as he asked him to kill him multiple times. Corporal Jones learned he is a veteran with the United States Military and spoke to him as a fellow vet and offered him help. The victim agreed that he needed help, but clearly felt that the system had let him down and there were no other options. The victim told Corporal Jones the only way he could help him was to take his life. Jones pleaded with the victim to put the gun down, but he seemed determined to end his life; suicide by cop.

With time and patience, Corporal Jones created trust and rapport with the victim. He eventually agreed to put the gun down and to get the help he needed. Due to the commonalities with this victim, eventually leading him to place his gun on the ground and get the help he desperately needed, Corporal Jones was professional and recognized that a fellow vet was in emotional agony. The skillful efforts displayed a spirit of determination that saved this man’s life. The Pueblo Police Departments mission states in part that we are obligated to preserve the peace, reduce fear, and provide for a safe environment; all of which Corporal Richard Jones fulfilled on this day.

Sleeping Residents

Savannah, Georgia – On March 11, 2018, Savannah Fire was dispatched to an early morning fire at an apartment complex. Engine 8 (Captain Mike Metivier, MFF Charles Pottorff, AFF Amber Barnes, and AFF John Schmaltz) arrived within five minutes and found a female victim with severe burns was already outside her apartment, which was on fire and spreading to the second floor above. She was taken to the Burn Center and remains in critical condition. While firefighters from Engine 8 evacuated sleeping residents from the seven other apartments in the building, (continued on next page) Winter 2018 • The PFIA Protector

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firefighters from Engine 9 (MFF is essential to try to save lives. John Faughey, AFF Darren “That’s one thing that we pride Lampley, AFF Jaron Bishop, and ourself on is getting to the fires Battalion Chief Elzie Kitchen) in a timely, safe manner in order pulled a special needs victim from to get occupants out the house a bedroom in the burning ground because the first, initial phases floor apartment and transferred her of the fire are the most critical,” to the Medical Center. She later Kitchen said. passed on from her injuries. The burned building has eight “Once we got here, it was heavy apartments inside, and 14 residents flames coming off the first floor,” are now displaced. The Red Cross Battalion Chief Elzie Kitchen said. volunteers gave comfort, hygiene “There was one occupant already kits, teddy bears, informational pulled out the front. We rescued booklets and immediate financial one out the back, and it got to the assistance to those impacted. point where it got so bad, I had to put a ladder up and get someone out also off the second floor.” In addition to those three rescues, firefighters woke and led another six people to safety. A victim was PFIA ABM Pat Tripodi, Lt. Bill Wood, FF. John Robotti, asleep in his cousin’s second- FF. Dave O’Hara, FF. Chris Glosrsen, and Deputy Chief Eric Lorenz. (2018 Meritorious Award in our Fall issue, floor apartment Unconscious and not Breathing, on page 36) when the fire started and was “I think a lot of people yesterday woken up by firefighters. were in shock, and shock is “They just kicked the door in and usually the first thing that [were] like ‘Get out!’” McGirt happens, then they realize they said. “The fire had to be pretty bad don’t have a toothbrush and things for them to kick the door right off they’re without and that’s when the hinges and say get out, so it the Red Cross steps in,” American had to be something serious. I’m Red Cross Spokesperson Nicoletta thankful they were there because, Conger said. like I said, I didn’t even know The Red Cross says Kingstown anything was going on. I was Apartments put their displaced asleep. I didn’t know anything. residents into hotel rooms Sunday I’m happy they came as fast as night. The Red Cross will continue they did and got all of us out.” to assist and provide them with the Savannah Fire arrived within five next steps. minutes of the initial call, and “It was scary because you didn’t Kitchen says that quick response know what was going on,” McGirt

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said. “You didn’t know what happened. You didn’t know where the fire was coming from. You just know you have to get out, but you could feel the heat up the stairs. When I was walking down the steps when they told us to get out, I felt the heat. It was just on the stairs. You could feel it. The rails, even the steps, you just felt the heat.” Investigators are still working to figure out how the fire started. http://www.wtoc.com/story/37716199/ firefighters-describe-sundays-deadlyapartment-fire/

Motel Fire

McAllen, Texas — On July 2, 2018, McAllen Fire Department Engine Company 3 (Lt. Marco Martinez, Driver Aaron Valdez, and Firefighter Alfredo Pena) responded to a motel fire. They were faced with a rescue situation, entering and rescuing a motel guest who had received burns. Upon tending to their patient, it was discovered that her dog was still in the room. The patient was transported to the hospital and later transferred to the burn center in San Antonio. The crew of Engine 3 was able to find the dog. They took the pet to the station and cared for him until the patient was released a couple of weeks later. The patient returned to pick up her dog and asked the McAllen city council to recognize these fine gentlemen.

Continuing the Fight

Akron, Ohio — On July 20, 2018, officers were dispatched to a 2-year-old in cardiac arrest. Officer Timothy Hunt, Officers’ Gary White Jr., Felicia Tinney, and Drew Campbell arrived on scene. They were met by EMS Paramedics Craig Griffith and

Chris Maresco and entered the house to find the unfortunate situation of a 2-year-old not breathing, with no pulse. EMS quickly picked up the child and took him out to the med unit. Overwhelmed with trying to start an IV and doing CPR, Officer Hunt quickly jumped in the med unit and asked them what he could help with. Officer Hunt did CPR on the young child for approximately 20 minutes (in the parking lot and the entire drive to the children’s hospital). Once at the hospital, EMS quickly moved to the child into the trauma room where doctors and nurses took over. After working on the young boy for approximately an hour, the child finally had a stable pulse. The quick actions from our officers and EMS saved this boys life. The child was in critical care but hopefully will continue to live a healthy life.

Missing Autistic Child

Victim Still Inside

K9 Officer Kyle Jones, K9 Blair, and the located missing person Alexondra.

Troy, New York — On August 24, 2018, two city officers and a police dog quickly saved the day when a 10-year-old girl who has autism went missing from her home. Troy K-9 Officers’ Kyle Jones and his police pooch Blair PBA President/Officer Nicholas Laviano, Officer responded to the call for the Richard Jones, and PFIA Agent Chris Parker. girl who went missing from that I’m confident our, although her home. Officer Craig Faby was highly capable, patrols wouldn’t en route for training but showed have checked for some time,” the up early and joined the search department said in an emailed immediately, police said. statement. After police patrols had searched “The child was reunited with her the area for 20 to 30 minutes and mother and all were able to share had collected enough information, their thanks with the K-9 team,” Blair’s canine abilities brought the the statement said. case to a quick conclusion. https://www.timesunion.com/news/ “Within minutes K-9 Blair led the article/Police-pooch-helps-find-missinghandlers directly to the missing autistic-child-in-13181405.php child, secreted in a wooded area

Savannah, Georgia —On August 29, 2018, Officers Terrell Truit, Ian Gallagher, and Shaquille Brown responded to a structure fire. Dispatch advised that a female was inside of the home and could not get out because of the thick smoke. Officers’ Truit, Gallagher, and Brown arrived ahead of firefighters and immediately ran into the residence. Officer Gallagher opened the front door but was met with a very thick black cloud of smoke, which covered the entire home and visibility was extremely low. The fire began to engulf the back of the residence where the kitchen was located. Officer Gallagher attempted to make entry into the front of the residence while calling out to the female, but he could not enter due to the thickness of the smoke. He tried turning his back from the front door, trying to catch his breath. The woman inside was becoming frantic and as she began searching for a window, there were screams for help coming from the home, which officers heard. Officers’ Truit and Brown finally located the woman at one of the side windows where she was attempting to keep her head outside to breath. She was unable to pull herself out of the home due to her physical condition so all of the officers pulled her out and escorted her away from the scene. The fire department arrived and neutralized the fire. The quick thinking and ability to work together saved this woman’s life.

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n May 2018, Sheila Thun, retired lieutenant from the McLennan County Sheriff’s Office, attended the “Annual Brothers and Sisters in Law Enforcement Luncheon.” This is a group of retired and active peace officers that join together with their families to share a common brotherhood luncheon. Their guest speaker was Sheriff Parnell McNamara, a man who has been fighting crime all of his adult life. Prior to becoming the sheriff, he

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served the state as a U.S. Deputy Marshal. Sheriff McNamara followed in his fathers’ footsteps, along with his brother, Mike McNamara, who were also Marshals. Like every city in the nation, there is the good and there is the bad. They have had their share of tragedies in McLennan County from the Branch Davidians Standoff, to the West Explosion, and to our recent events of Human Trafficking.

Human Trafficking has rapidly spread across our nation. Many people think human trafficking is kidnapping a victim, moving them across state or national boarders, and coerced into trafficking but victims are regularly seen in everyday instances and missed by law enforcement and even health care professionals. There are several indicators and law enforcement around the country will stop at nothing to eliminate this life shattering crime.

Human trafficking, also known as trafficking in persons (TIP), is a modern-day form of slavery. It is a crime under federal and international law; it is also a crime in every state in the United States.

three-pronged approach that includes prevention, protection, and prosecution. The TVPA was reauthorized through the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2003, 2005, 2008, and 2013.

Federal Anti-Trafficking Laws

Under U.S. federal law, “severe forms of trafficking in persons” includes both sex trafficking and labor trafficking:

The Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000 is the first comprehensive federal law to address trafficking in persons. The law provides a

Sex trafficking is the recruitment, harboring, transportation,

provision, obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting of a person for the purposes of a commercial sex act, in which the commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such an act has not attained 18 years of age (22 USC § 7102). Labor trafficking is the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or (continued on next page) Winter 2018 • The PFIA Protector

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obtaining of a person for labor or services, through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purposes of subjection to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery, (22 USC § 7102). The McLennan County Sheriff’s Office started cracking down on trafficking in 2014, and has since placed 4th in the nation against these crimes. Arrest rates have been high and have included all walks of life. Massage parlors, buyers, and johns (individual who pays for or trades something of value for sexual acts) are creating this demand on all fronts. Some immigrants are brought here with the hopes and dreams of coming to America for a better life. Their dreams are quickly shattered when they become coerced into slavery by madams and pimps. Many of those who were found working in local massage parlors speak no English, have no cars, and are sleeping on the floor. The victim is usually from another country, but is not always the case.

facet of trafficking, every angle we can work to end this in Central Texas. “What we’ve come to find is human trafficking isn’t always a small, isolated event with a trafficker and two girls. Often times it’s very large-scale, sophisticated, organized crime network that is profiting on the backs of men, women, and children.” Detectives have made hundreds of arrests on various charges in their efforts to combat human trafficking in recent years. They will be re-focusing their efforts, but the goals remain the same, McNamara said. According to Homeland Security, anyone can join in the fight against human trafficking. As a public servant, recognizing the key indicators is the first step in identifying victims that can help save a life. Here are some common indicators to help: • Does the person appear disconnected from family, friends, community organizations, or houses of worship? •

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Does the person have bruises in various stages of healing?

Sheriff McNamara’s office is shifting its attention away from transactional arrests to focus on the people running human trafficking operations. Most arrests for prostitution charges are listed as Class B misdemeanor, punishable by up to 180 days in county jail and a fine of up to $2,000, and many firsttime offenders get deferred probation, court records show.

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Is the person often in the company of someone to whom he or she defers? Or someone who seems to be in control of the situation, e.g., where they go or who they talk to?

“When we did our first sting, we had no idea what to expect, so when we arrested 20 people it was shocking,” said Detective Joseph Scaramucci, the departments lead human trafficking investigator. “Over the last 4 years we’ve continued into every

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Does the person lack personal possessions and appear not to have a stable living situation?

Runaways are also at a greater risk of human trafficking because they have likely gone through traumas such as abuse, which exacerbates a disconnection between children and a community, putting them further in jeopardy. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children says that out of nearly 25,000 reports of runaways it received in 2017, one in seven was likely a victim of child sex trafficking.

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McLennan County Sheriff’s Office has been asked to assist other agencies in their efforts as well. The sheriff’s office works with other agencies around the state including San Antonio Police Department, Bell County Sheriff’s Office, Houston Police Department, and the Grand Prairie Police Department. They all ask the same question, how do you do it? The Sheriff stated, “My officers go under cover posing as men looking to pay for sex.” Sheriff McNamara quoted, “There are some sick individuals out there and one that stands out in my mind was someone requesting a four year old and then a two year old. We must get these individuals off of our streets.”

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THE BODY SHOP

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

What is Tabata Training and Why You Should Try It Get ready for the toughest four minutes of your life

By: NICK HARRIS-FRY SAM RIDER What Is Tabata Training? people often add in more rounds, Tabata is named after Professor building up the workout in fourIzumi Tabata, who conducted a minute blocks. study into the effects of HIIT on It’s also used today as an effective aerobic and anaerobic fitness and way to burn fat (but not lose how it compared to steady-state weight, this isn’t a protocol for training. beginners, remember). Why? The original study used highly Because just ten seconds of trained athletes, divided into two recovery after 20 seconds of lunggroups. One did five sessions of busting effort isn’t enough time to steady-state training a week, while completely get your breath back, the other did four HIIT workouts so your heart rate stays high and plus one steady-state workout. the accumulated fatigue quickly The HIIT involved 20-second adds up to shock your body into bursts of very intense exercise freeing up the energy supplies followed by ten seconds of rest, tucked away in your fat cells. This repeated eight times for a total of means that while you may not four minutes. This four-minute burn that many calories during the blast was preceded by a fiveactual four minutes of training, minute warm-up and followed by you body will continue to burn a two-minute warm-down, with all calories at a higher rate at rest the exercise done on a stationary during the following hours. Some bike. During the intense sections studies indicate your metabolism the athletes had to maintain a pace is boosted for up to 24 hours after of over 85 RPM or they were a HIIT session. disqualified. How To Do Tabata Training At the end of the study, both Tabata is not a workout for groups saw rises in their VO2 max fitness beginners, because it’s (basically, how efficiently the vital that the 20-second bursts body can use oxygen), but those of work are done at maximum who had used the Tabata protocol intensity. In theory, it can be also improved their anaerobic applied to all forms of exercise fitness. – you can do Tabata running, Since then Tabata training has cycling, bodyweight exercises, come to mean any workout which weight training or anything is broken up into 20 seconds work else. However, it’s best done and ten seconds of rest, repeated with exercises that allow you to for four minutes. From there increase the intensity quickly

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and safely. So start with work on a cardio machine or simple bodyweight moves like press-ups or unweighted squats. To stress the most important point again, if you’re doing Tabata right it will feel like absolute torture for four minutes. You shouldn’t be able to talk during the intense bursts. You can build workouts around the Tabata principle in fourminute blocks, changing the exercise after each four-minute stint. For example you could do four minutes on the rower, four of press-ups, four of jump squats and four on a stationary bike. You don’t want to make the overall workout too long, though, because this will probably mean you’re unable to maintain the intensity. It’s also important to make sure you warm up before your first 20-second stint at max intensity. 20-Minute Full-Body Tabata Workout If you’re ready to try some Tabata, this 20-minute workout from Maximuscle training expert Dan Lambert that targets muscles all over the body is a great place to start. “When I use Tabata I like to bounce between two compound exercises – one upper body and one lower body – to increase heart

rate, distribute blood around the whole body and increase lactate production in the large muscle groups,” says Lambert. Complete 20 seconds of exercise A, rest for ten seconds, then complete 20 seconds of exercise B and rest for ten seconds. Repeat this pattern four times for one full Tabata and then move on to the next pair of exercises. Complete five rounds with five different pairs of exercises in total. 1A Burpee Stand with feet shoulderwidth apart. Drop and place your hands on the floor just outside of your feet. Keeping your core engaged, quickly jump your feet back so you end up in the press-up position, then jump your feet back to between your hands. Jump up explosively and clap your hands overhead. 1B Heavy medicine ball slam Stand with your feet shoulderwidth apart with a heavy medicine ball between and slightly in front of your feet. Squat down to pick up the medicine ball, keeping your back straight and holding the medicine ball at the sides so your palms are facing each other. Return to standing, then bring the ball above your head. Squeeze your glutes for extra force and, hinging at the hips, slam the ball into the ground with all your might. 2A Weighted walking lunge Hold a dumbbell in each hand by your sides with palms facing inward. Keeping your back straight and chest up, step forwards and slowly lower your body until your knees are bent at 90°, keeping your torso upright.

Hold this position for 1-2 sec. and squeeze your glutes. Step forwards with the other foot and repeat the move. Ensure your knees don’t go too far forwards beyond your toes because this can damage the joint. 2B Dumbbell thruster Hold a dumbbell in each hand above your shoulders with palms facing inward (a neutral grip). Squat down until your hamstrings are parallel to the floor, keeping your back straight and the

dumbbells in position. Push through your heels to return to standing and press the dumbbells overhead. 3A Press-up Assume a face-down position on a gym mat. Place your hands on the floor in line with your shoulders but slightly more than shoulderwidth apart. Without flaring your elbows outward, lower your body until your chest is almost touching the floor, then press back up to the start, again without flaring your elbows. Keep your glutes squeezed and your hips in line with your torso and shoulders. 3B Jump squat Stand with your feet shoulderwidth apart and place your hands behind your head. Squat down until your legs are parallel with the floor, squeezing your glutes at the bottom. Explode back up and off the ground by driving

through your heels. Keep your chest elevated and back straight throughout. 4A Assisted pull-up This can be performed either on a machine-assisted station or with a strong resistance band tied around a pull-up bar. Hold the pull-up bar with a overhand (pronated) grip just wider than shoulder-width. Place both knees on the seat or band until your body is at full length. Contract your lats and pull your body up until your chin reaches the level of the bar. 4B Kettlebell swing Stand with your feet slightly wider than shoulder-width apart. Hold a kettlebell in front of you with both hands using an overhand grip. Hinge at your hip, bringing your glutes back while keeping the back straight. Explode forward to swing the kettlebell up until it reaches chest height, keeping your arms outstretched. 5A Renegade row with press-up Adopt the top press-up position, gripping two dumbbells that are resting on the floor. Perform a press-up, then lift one dumbbell straight up into your midriff, lower it and then row the other dumbbell up in a similar fashion, ensuring your hips remain in line with your torso. 5B Mountain climber Start in a top press-up position. Bring one knee towards your chest, then as that leg returns to the start position bring the other knee up towards your chest. Repeat this movement pattern as quickly as possible. Ensure your core is engaged to keep your balance. Winter 2018 • The PFIA Protector

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SWAP SHOP

CLASSIFIEDS

For Sale or For Swap PATCHES

Starting a police and fire patch/ pin collection for my grandson. Will trade one for one. Just add self-addressed envelope with your patch. I am a 35-year veteran. Contact: Sal Franscino, 63 Lauren Lane, Brick, NJ 08723, or 908907-0844. (0115) • Pueblo, CO, police officer and EOD tech looking to trade police, fire, bomb, and military patches. Will trade one for one, with many extras. Contact R. Jones at k-rjones@comcast.net; or mail items to R. Jones, 24400 Gale Road, Pueblo, CO 81006-1995. (1014)

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Retired Cleveland Police Officer Bob Guttu’s book, “Community Policing (It Really Works).” Contact: Bob Guttu at rguttu@ clevelandpolicefoundation.org. (0217) • Fire bike painting commemorating 9/11 by artist Motor Marc Lacourciere. A framed giclee collector’s piece, #2 of 250, $1,200. Contact: William Irby at 386-316-8275 or skipirby@aol. com. (0314) • Honor your badge hero today. Give them a personalized 8x11 color print with their name and prayer for their service and safety - with free prayer cloth. $6 & free shipping. Visit www. FirePolicePrayer.com. (0314) • Custom-designed blankets with

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PD/FD logos. Choice of colors to match department and company patches. Contact NHRF&R FF Stefan S. Vassallo at 973-7681049 or Sv145@aol.com. 50x60 80 cotton 20 poly $65 Free shipping in the Continental US. • Wanted: Fire grenades, leather fire helmets, and solid stream leather handled nozzles with shut-off valves. Contact Mark Carter at 352-494-7619 or markhaynescarter@gmail.com. (0215) • Retired Police Officer Michael Price, mike22price@yahoo. com. Shadow Boxes by Officer Friendly. Specializing in paying tribute to Police, Fire, Corrections, EMS, and Military with customized shadow boxes. Go to www.facebook.com/ shadowboxesbyofficerfriendly for samples of my work. (1115) • Herculaneum, MO, Fire Department patches to trade. One for one. New patches only. Have other patches to trade as well. Bill Haggard, 441 Jefferson, Herculaneum, MO 63048. 636475-5476 or billh6300@hotmail. com. (0216) • Kansas Fire Lieutenant wanting to trade Fire and EMS patches. Have extra patches from other depts. E-mail and we can find out if there are others you would want

to trade. Contact Tim Dokken, at tim.dokken81@gmail.com or send patch to Tim Dokken 1028 W. Ash St., Junction City, KS 66441. (0816) • Wanted: I’m looking to trade police/fire patches or pins. I’m building a shadow box. Will trade one for one. Contact: A. Ferguson at fergusonadrianne@yahoo. com or mail items to 1234 Texas Ave., Shreveport, LA 71101. (1116) • I would like to swap challenge coins with other officers or agencies. One for One. I also sell them for $10 each plus $5 for shipping. Sandra Torres at 903221-6344 • For Sale: Crosstech Fire Boots with Powertoe, Size 9.5E, gently used in great condition, Made in the USA, $100. Call Kristy at 616-644-6820 • Wanted: I collect antique fire memorabilia and any items from Wilmington, DE Fire Department. Contact E. Tickner at bat6wfd@ verizon.net or call 302-598-6038 and leave a message. (0518) • Two Tarrant County badges for free, just pay postage. Contact Dolores Stewart at 817-239-6653. (0718) • Looking to grow police/fire patch collection. If you have patches

you would like to part with, please send to Shannon McCarty at 20 Nicole Court, Lakewood, New Jersey 08701. • I have two Sig Sauer P220R holsters that are brand new for sale. Both Safariland, right handed level II retention, still in the factory bags. One of the holsters is a tactical holster. I have pictures available for anyone interested. Duty holster $165 and tactical holster $195 retail. I’m willing to sell both for $250. Contact Det. Brian Jeffers at 720-810-0856.

MOVING? Go to our website at www.pfia1913.org In the top right-hand corner select Address Change and fill out your updated information.

is for firefighters or law enforcement officers who have items to swap or sell, or are looking for items to add to a collection. There is no charge for this service, but we ask that you follow one rule: items advertised must relate to your profession as firefighters and/or law enforcement officers. PFIA solely makes it possible for you to contact one another. PFIA does not accept any responsibility for transactions. To participate, e-mail your name, contact information, & ad information to

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You may use any address and/ or telephone number you wish.

BACK AT THE OFFICE

Pictured: Crazy penguin lady (Sherrie Vermande), getting dressed in the dark (Jennifer Ireland), Pink Lady (Tanyia Elston), Velma from Scooby Doo (Anne Karn), biker chick (Susan Drum), Lapis Lazuli (Amanda Rice), Catwoman (Susan S. Woolf), identity thief (Nancy Brown), Audrey Hepburn (Rebekah Brownson), Top Gun (Jeanie Williams), Hello Kitty (Marie Gilbert) and Ms. Frizzle (Brandy Bushman).

Lapis Lazuli

Costume Winners: 1st place Amanda Rice, 2nd place Nancy Brown, and 3rd place Brandy Bushman. NANCY BROWN

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TANYIA ELSTON

Jeanie Williams, Nancy Brown, and Rebekah Brownson posing in their costumes.

Ms. Frizzle

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ODDS N ENDS

MISCELLANEOUS

Various Kinds of Things

The Bellmead Fire Department in Texas uses this cute little dalmatian to entertain the children of their community.

Washington D.C. Engine 24 at the U.S. Capitol for the services for the late Senator John McCain. Central Coventry, Rhode Island Fire District Rich Collins is ready for back to school!

Pictured: Fire Chief Billy Hvlenka, Members Jeremy Ross, and Wesley Hunke.

Regional Manager Tom Evans and PFIA Agents’ Chris Parker and Kyle Parker sign up members of the recruit class of Zone 5 Law Enforcement Academy in New York on July 10, 2018. Crabbs Prairie Volunteer Fire Department and mutual aid departments at a 2-alarm warehouse fire in Huntsville, TX.

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Pictured: Recruit class and Rocco M. Fragomeni, Director-Retired Chief of Police from North Greenbush Police Department.

On September 13, 2018, the Louisiana Taskforce 1 Urban Search & Rescue Team arrived in South Carolina after Hurricane Florence.

Sheriff’s Department K-9 receives donated protective vest

The donation comes from Vested Interest in K-9s through the Amazon Smile donor percentage purchases program. Department officials expect delivery of the K-9 vest within 8 to 10 weeks. The East Tauton, MA based charity organization Vested Interest in K-9s works to provide bullet and stab protective vests and other forms of assistance to law enforcement dogs and other related agencies throughout the U.S.

“The nonprofit was established in 2009 to assist law enforcement agencies with this potentially lifesaving body armor for their four-legged K-9 officers,” the press release stated. “Since its inception Vested Interest in K-9s provided 2,900 protective vests in 50 states through private and corporate donations, at a value of $5.7 million dollars.” Department officials stated the program is open to dogs “actively employed in the US with law enforcement or related agencies.” Dogs must be certified and at least 20 months of age to receive a donated vest. Additionally, new K-9 graduates and K-9s with expired vests are also eligible to participate in the program. The value of the donated vest is estimated between $1,744 and $2,283. A donation to provide one protective vest for a law enforcement K-9 is tallied at $950. The vests themselves come with a five-year warranty and weigh roughly four to five pounds each. “There is an estimated 30,000 law enforcement K-9s throughout the United States,” according to the press release. Vested Interest in K-9s has volunteer opportunities for interested citizens and also accepts tax-deductible donations of any denomination. You can find out more about Vested Interest in K-9s by calling (508) 8246978 or by going to their website at http://www.vik9s.org. ■

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https://www.skyhinews.com/news/sheriffs-dept-k9-receives-donated-protective-vest/

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO — Grand County Sheriff’s K-9 Milo will soon have some added protection on the job thanks to the charitable donation of a new bullet and stab protective vest. The vest is from nonprofit organization, Vested Interest in K-9s, according to department officials.

CHILI & DONUTS

HERE’S THE FUN

A Little Humor Sometimes life gives you lemons, sometimes it gives you bananas, and sometimes it gives you something you’d never expect! On September 21, 2018, Texas Department of Criminal Justice was donated 2 pallets of bananas comprised of 45 boxes. They were donated at the Ports of America in Freeport due to already being ripe. Two sergeants of the Scott Unit arrived to pick them up and discovered something not quite right. One of the boxes felt different than the others. They snipped the straps, pulled free the box, and opened it up. Inside, under a bundle of bananas, he found another bundle! Inside that, what appeared to be a white powdery substance. They immediately notified port authorities and awaited their instruction. U.S. Customs arrived on the scene and the substance tested positive for cocaine. Customs agents then searched each box on the two pallets and they were all ripe and loaded. Once all 45 boxes had been emptied, what was left was quite the cache. With an instinct that something just wasn’t quite right, our guys uncovered 540 packages of cocaine within the shipment, with an estimated street value of $17,820,000! What a find by the boys in grey! Now, the Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Customs and Border Protection are both continuing their investigation.

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CHARITABLE FUND

PFIA’S

Charitable Fund PFIA can accept charitable contributions to the Fund that are tax deductible for the person or company donating. The Board consists of the Executive Committee and two other current Board Members. The Board will determine every December meeting how much PFIA will contribute to the fund and then distribute the funds to predetermined charities. The fund will be distributed to a zero balance and start over on January 1st of every year. We will lean heavily towards children and military families. The four funds that we will contribute to will be: Make-A-Wish Foundation®, Special Olympics, Special Operations Warrior Foundation, and St.

Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Everyone gives money to charities of their choice but we think giving our members a place to give, they know 100% of funds are distributed to charities close to their heart will be a very benevolent endeavor. We think that will be a great extension of our fraternal mission and hope it is received well and becomes the go to place for members to help others. What better way to fulfill our fraternal mission in today’s society with over 100 years of service with donating money to the deserving funds listed?

General Contributions: Jerry & Mary Jane Housel

Memorial Contributions to Honor the Memory of SAL VALVO Thank you Mike and Patty Carrigan Don & Dalene Trejbal

Memorial Contributions to Honor the Memory of CHARLES (Chuck) CHERRY Thank you Mark & Debbie Kemp

If you are interested in becoming a contributor or if you would like to donate, please make a check payable to PFIA Charitable Fund and put in the memo “charitable contribution,” or write a note and put it in the envelope and mail to: PFIA ATTN: Peter Episcopo 101 East 116th Street Carmel, IN 46032 Winter 2018 • The PFIA Protector

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Augusta FD & PD ERIC V. SMITH 706-339-5979 (C) smith23ev@hotmail.com

Bridgeport FD LUIS A. RIVERA 203-526-1976 (C) hogfire@optonline.net

Stamford FD PATRICK J. TRIPODI 203-394-7048 (C) ptripodi@charter.net

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DeKalb Co. PD & FD TAD LANDAU 404-557-4205 (H) tadlandau@yahoo.com

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Hartford PD NAZARIO J. FIGUEROA 860-296-8214 (C) nazariofigueroa@sbcglobal.net

Waterbury FD JOHN PERUGINI 203-233-3394 (C) johnperugini1987@gmail.com Waterbury PD JASON COCCHIOLA 860-637-0239 (C) jasoncocchiola0@gmail.com Waterbury PD MICHAEL STOKES 860-637-0815 (C) mikestokes628@gmail.com

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Bay County FD, PD, Sheriff, & Corrections PATRICK WILLIS 850-532-9368 (C) gulftigershark@mail.com Bradford County FD, PD, Sheriff, & Corrections TERRASA D. WOOD 904-769-9462 (C) twoodpfia@gmail.com Cape Coral FD EDWARD AGOCS 239-214-1467 (H) edagocs@yahoo.com Gainesville FD EUGENE DUGAN 386-344-3427 (C) ejd0907@gmail.com Gainesville PD MARTIN HONEYCUTT 352-871-5360 (C) martinh5360@gmail.com Jacksonville FD ANTHONY E. RAGANS 904-768-3546 (H) 904-699-7181 (C) tbone247@att.net

Port St. Lucie FD & Sheriff MICHAEL RIZZELLO 772-370-4803 (C) firerizz@aol.com St. Petersburg FD TOMMY DORSEY 727-647-8807 (C) tdd1121@aol.com St. Petersburg FD WINTHROP M. NEWTON 727-323-1213 (H) iwilldo@earthlink.net St. Petersburg PD MICKY CORDIVIOLA 813-362-7845 (C) smcordiviola@verizon.net

Macon Bibb FD ZEDRIC GREENE 478-221-0496 (C) policefire2018@gmail.com Macon Bibb Co. FD & PD STEPHEN M. STAFFORD 478-978-5316 (H) ss20041@cox.net Savannah FD & PD JASON ROEHM 989-239-1450 (H) roehmjason@yahoo.com Whitfield Co. FD, PD, Sheriff & Corrections BRETT MILLER 706-208-2160 (C) bmiller0828@gmail.com

Illinois Chicago FD MICHAEL J. SHANAHAN 312-307-8795 (C) mspfia@msn.com

St. Petersburg PD RICHARD THOMAS 727-798-7165 (C) rthomas1@knology.net

Chicago FD MICHAEL WALSH 773-852-2927 (C) pfia3210@att.net

Tampa FD LORI KRISTOF 813-376-0994 (C) lmkristof@verizon.net

Chicago, Southern Suburbs FD & PD, University Park FD JEFFERY A. DUHOSKI 708-927-0960 paidnproud@aol.com

Tampa PD CHRIS LaFRAMBOISE 813-892-5313 (C) clafram.pfia@gmail.com Tampa PD SUSAN LIBERTZ 215-327-4872 (H) slibertzpfia@gmail.com Temple Terrace FD RON HOEDEBECK 813-610-0641 (C) rhoede2@gmail.com

Georgia Atlanta FD GEORGE W. HOWELL III 404-772-8358 (C) george.howell.pfia@gmail.com Atlanta FD MARK V. McDONNELL 678-797-9728 (H) 770-301-3394 (C) mcdnl2410@yahoo.com

Decator FD LYLE MEADOR 217-972-2568 (C) lylemeador@gmail.com Peoria PD TERRY L. PYATT 309-697-9325 (H) Rock Island FD NICK THOMPSON 309-314-6276 (C) nick3146276@yahoo.com

Indiana

Anderson FD & PD MATTHEW COLE 765-208-5179 (C) fftmc773@yahoo.com Columbus FD AARON EICHEL 812-603-8641 (C) aaroneichel246@gmail.com

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Evansville FD & PD GREG LEHMAN 812-455-3443 (C) 812-624-0023 (H) glehman64@gmail.com

Louisiana

Massachusetts

New Jersey

Fort Wayne FD CHARLES ‘DJ’ REID 260-615-9513 (C) charles.reid@cityofftwayne.org

Baton Rouge FD PAUL H. OWENS 225-772-4190 (C) paulowens1948@gmail.com

Hampden County Sheriff ADAM APPLE 413-237-3233 (H) New Bedford PD & FD

Ashbury Park FD & PD PATRICK CASTELLANO 732-804-1563 patrick_castellano@yahoo.com

Caddo Parish FD JOEL A. MCVAY 318-560-1223 (H) jamcvay@live.com

Fort Wayne PD JON A. BONAR 260-438-5815 (C) jon.bonar@cityoffortwayne.org Hammond FD JEFF HARTLERODE 219-671-2167 (C) pfia707@gmail.com Indianapolis FD ERIC HOFMEISTER 317-946-8551 (C) pfia332@gmail.com Indianapolis PD STEVE D. MURPHY 317-786-8198 (H) 317-696-7562 (C) pfsmurphy@gmail.com Indianapolis PD DAVID V. ROTH 317-490-9008 (C) rothventure@gmail.com Mishawaka/South Bend FD & PD NICK KAUFMAN 574-226-9681 (C) nikkik204@comcast.net

Jefferson Parish Sheriff KIM LENTZ 985-774-4414 (C) 985-639-1723 (H) lentz1848@bellsouth.net Lake Charles FD & PD MACK KENNEDY 337-855-3714 (H) Mandeville FD ROBBY MARQUETTE 985-789-2814 (C) healthavengers@gmail.com New Orleans & Slidell FD ALAN MELANCON 504-905-3185 (C) 985-690-1441 (H) wizmelancon@charter.net New Orleans & Kenner FD PAUL J. MELANCON 504-524-3878 (H) 504-430-1962 (C) New Orleans PD DAVID G. LENTZ 985-649-5741 (H) nameck2@aol.com

Richmond FD & PD SCOTT CRULL 765-914-9153 (C) scrullpfia@gmail.com

Shreveport FD & PD, Caddo Parish Sheriff GARY L. RALPH 318-426-4034 (C) garyralph@bellsouth.net

Terre Haute FD DIANA LUTHER 812-243-0250 (C) lutherpfia@gmail.com

Shreveport PD JERRY SILVA 318-655-5627 (C) j.silva360@yahoo.com

Iowa

Slidell PD DAVID L. LENTZ 985-639-1723 (H) dlentz78@gmail.com

Burlington FD KENNETH MORRIS 319-753-6285 (H) Cedar Rapids FD LYLE THEISEN 319-462-3912 (H) lylepatthe@msn.com Des Moines FD/PD RAYMOND A. GALLARDO 515-205-2414 (C) ray.gallardo13@gmail.com West Des Moines FD G. DOUGLAS REX 515-222-3423 (W) 515-991-3684 (C) doug@rex-com.net

Kansas Junction City FD, PD & Sheriff J. R. REYNOLDS 785-238-7835 (H) 785-375-1340 (C) j.r.jcfd@gmail.com Kansas City FD LOARN JEANNERET 913-371-5704 (H) loarnjeanneret@hotmail.com

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St. Landry Parish FD, PD, Sheriff & Corrections RYAN BRIGNAC 337-351-6761 (C) 337-948-3045 (W) ryan_brignac@yahoo.com

Maryland Montgomery County PD CARLO CORVOISIER 301-580-2595 (C) corvoisier73@gmail.com Montgomery County PD NOE DIAZ 240-876-7542 (C) ndiaz74@aol.com University of Maryland PD ZENOBIA SANTANA 347-229-3561 (C) pfia.santana@gmail.com Western PD, Sheriff, & Corrections ALLISON ARANA 301-730-0443 (C) allisonarana89@gmail.com

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New Bedford FD & PD JAMES ESTRELLA III 774-473-0451 (C) james.estrella@newbedfordpd.com

Atlantic City FD & PD GENNARO BASSO 609-214-3002 (C) gennarobasso81@gmail.com

Wayland FD DANIEL BUENTELLO 508-922-2247 (C) danfd50@yahoo.com

Bay Shore, Monmouth Co. PD, FD MICHAEL MICHALSKI 732-673-6402 (H) michalskipfia@gmail.com

Worcester PD TIMOTHY REYNOLDS 774-253-6432 (H) tcr316@live.com

Bayonne FD & PD DOMINICK DePINTO 201-401-4351 (C) dominick226@comcast.net

Michigan Ann Arbor FD & PD CHRIS MCGLOTHIN 517-915-8316 (C) 810-237-6888 ext. 4479 (W) Flint PD MICHAEL P. SULLIVAN 810-814-3381 (C) 810-237-6888 ext. 4479 (W) Grand Traverse City FD & PD KARYL L. MOORE 231-947-1758 (H) dfivestar@chartermi.net Oakland County FD, PD, Sheriff, & Corrections SARAH GOOCH 586-531-2129 depsmallfry@gmail.com Wayne Co. FD & Sheriff BRIAN CHASE 734-752-0787 (H) bchase42@gmail.com

Missouri Kansas City Metro Area DONNIE SHOOK 816-315-9943 (C) pfiashook@gmail.com St. Louis FD BRYAN A. RADLEY 314-724-3005 (C) bryan.radley@yahoo.com

Nebraska

Belleville FD & PD KYLE KONDRECK 201-341-2946 (C) kkondreckpfia@gmail.com Bergen Co. PD, FD MICHAEL PARISE 973-271-0069 (H) mparisepfia@gmail.com Bloomfield FD JOE CALLEROS 862-220-6964 (H) joecalleros@yahoo.com Brick Township PD DANIEL WALESKI 848-207-6471 (C) 732-262-1170 (W) dwaleski@brickpd.com Camden County PD & FD Cherry Hill FD ED MICUA 609-315-0609 (C) 856-428-3252 (H) edmicuapfia@verizon.net Clifton FD,& PD JASON AYALA 973-249-7976 (H) samjay134@gmail.com East Orange FD & PD KYLE KONDRECK 201-341-2946 (C) kkondreckpfia@gmail.com Elizabeth FD & PD ANTHONY “FOGE” FAZIO 908-377-2052 (C) foge69@aol.com

Lincoln FD KARLA HOUFEK 402-499-1773 karlajhoufek@gmail.com

Gloucester County FD & PD EDWARD VINCENT 856-316-2547 (C) edvincent.pfia@gmail.com

Omaha FD JAMES E. CLINES 402-553-2634 (W) 402-968-1053 (C) jclines@cox.net

Hackensack FD & PD MICHAEL PARISE 973-271-0069 (H) mparisepfia@gmail.com

Omaha FD RANDY WOLODKEWITSCH 402-216-9664 (C) 402-571-2694 (H) pfia.rjw656@gmail.com Omaha & La Vista PD JEFF WARNOCK 402-312-3211 junebug1568@gmail.com

Hoboken FD & PD DOMINICK DePINTO 201-401-4351 (C) dominick226@comcast.net Irvington FD & PD KYLE KONDRECK 201-341-2946 (C) kkondreckpfia@gmail.com Jersey City FD ROBERT PILGER 201-638-5297 (H) rpilg@aol.com

Jersey City PD ALLAN SLATTERY 201-315-4314 (C) allanslattery1959@gmail.com Linden FD STEPHEN SMIGELSKY 732-634-8582 (H) 732-236-3036 (C) srs214@msn.com Long Branch FD & PD PATRICK CASTELLANO 732-804-1563 patrick_castellano@yahoo.com Manasquan PD PATRICK CASTELLANO 732-804-1563 patrick_castellano@yahoo.com Mercer County GREGORY A. SWANSON 609-352-9931 (C) njpfia@gmail.com Middlesex County PD THOMAS RATAJCZAK 732-501-5604 (H) tjay103@yahoo.com Middletown Twp. FD & PD MICHAEL MICHALSKI 732-673-6402 (H) michalskipfia@gmail.com Monmouth Co. PD, FD, & Sheriff MICHAEL MICHALSKI 732-673-6402 (H) michalskipfia@gmail.com Morris County FD & PD CHAD DiGIORGIO 201-206-5183 (C) chadckfd@verizon.net Newark FD CHARLES WEST 973-945-4892 (C) 973-328-7974 (H) chuckwest@newarkfd.com Newark PD & Essex County Sheriff ALEX MARTINEZ 973-390-1918 (C) alnpd@mac.com North Hudson FD ROBERT PILGER 201-638-5297 (H) rpilg@aol.com Nutley FD & PD KYLE KONDRECK 201-341-2946 (C) kkondreckpfia@gmail.com Passaic FD & PD JASON AYALA 973-249-7976 (H) samjay134@gmail.com Passaic County Sheriff THOMAS M. PANZARINO 973-296-8006 (C) bkckgangarino@gmail.com Paterson FD & PD FRANK DAUNNO 973-330-2968 (C) jrdaun@aol.com Sussex County FD & PD MICHAEL PARISE 973-271-0069 (H) mparisepfia@gmail.com

Ohio

Trenton FD & PD GREGORY A. SWANSON 609-352-9931 (C) njpfia@gmail.com

Niagara Falls FD RISKY SANABRIA 716-550-0625 (C) riskybizz06@hotmail.com

Union City PD DOMINICK De PINTO 201-401-4351 (C) dominick226@comcast.net

Niagara Falls PD RICK FLECK III 716-807-6876 (C) preekil7@aol.com

Ventnor FD WILLIAM NAGLE 609-705-8450 (C) bubby129056@yahoo.com

Rochester FD & PD JONATHAN YOUNG 585-310-2259 (C) pfia@mac.com

Wellington FD & PD EDWARD J. TANDERIS 973-472-8999 (H) wset1@aol.com

Schenectady FD MARK KARL 518-852-4953 (H) omm21@yahoo.com

Canton FD, Greentown FD, Massillon FD & PD & Stark Co. FD MARC R. JACKSON 330-904-9095 (C) cfd110@aol.com

New Mexico

Schenectady FD RON BAIER 518-527-5107 (C) 518-864-7482 (H) ltreb4@aol.com

Cincinnati PD GREG TOYEAS 513-738-4141 (H) 513-484-2459 (C) gregtoyeas@yahoo.com

Syracuse PD JOHN J. KAVANAGH 315-956-0470 (C) jkavanagh@syracusepolice.org

Cincinnati/Hamilton Co. FD MARK REUSS 513-574-3340 (H) 513-706-1287 (C) jamreuss@fuse.net

Colfax Co. FD & Sheriff PAUL MAY 832-724-5818 (C) pm3149@sbcglobal.net

New York Albany FD EDWARD VERHOFF 518-378-1488 (C) everhoff@hotmail.com Albany PD KYLE PARKER 518-944-6206 (C) kjparker@albany-ny.org Albion Corrections THOMAS SUTTON 716- 471-9326 (C) co11to7@aol.com Binghamton FD JOHN M. SULLIVAN 607-771-6318 (H) Binghamton FD WILLIAM H. NEWLAND 607-724-5351 (H) Buffalo FD WENDY MAJTYKA-HARTMAN 716-479-2976 (C) ffwendi@gmail.com Buffalo PD JOHN A. PETRICCA 716-380-2057 (C) 716-649-3441 (H) jpd441@verizon.net Cattaraugus County Sheriff NATHAN A. ROOT 716-938-2239 (W) 716-498-3252 (C) naroot@cattco.org Monroe County Sheriff ALFRED N. DeROSA 585-208-3902 (C) aderosa58@gmail.com Niagara County Sheriff KEITH HETRICK III 716-622-6461 (C) keith.hetrick@gmail.com Niagara Falls PD­ BRYAN DALPORTO 716-628-3221 (C) bdalporto@msn.com Niagara Falls FD JOSEPH TORRE 716-940-8225 (C) j.torre@nypfia.org

Syracuse FD JAMES ENNIS 315-430-0340 (C) 315-468-8630 (H) jennis@twcny.rr.com Troy FD RAYMOND J. DAVIS 518-423-8918 (C) sdavistroy@hotmail.com Troy PD CHRISTOPHER J. PARKER 518-378-2283 (C) parkerc24@yahoo.com Utica FD PETER A. CARUSO 315-725-5712 (C) pfiapete@yahoo.com Utica PD PETER A. CARUSO III 315-269-4886 (C) paac3@yahoo.com Wende State Corrections ANGEL L. MENDEZ 716-818-3797 (C) lou811@netzero.net

North Carolina Charlotte FD JEFFREY LONG 704-576-9194 (C) jlongpfia@gmail.com Greensboro FD CHRISTOPHER HOLMES 704-245-4308 cholmes@riskversity.com Greensboro FD MATTHEW PATTERSON 336-382-4600 (C) mattsfiregfd@yahoo.com Winston-Salem FD DAVID POLLARD 336-403-7771 (C) wslocal682@gmail.com Raleigh FD CURTIS SHERIAN 919-630-0960 (C) clsherian@yahoo.com

Akron PD DON G. TREJBAL 330-352-4502 (C) apd506@aol.com Akron FD GREG GEARHART 330-351-2673 (C) gearhartpfia@gmail.com

Cleveland FD VINCE VIANCOURT 440-835-5647 (W) 216-534-6927 (C) benefits.consulting@yahoo.com Cleveland PD DAN VIANCOURT 216-990-2882 (C) dsv.pfia@gmail.com Columbus FD EDDIE MADISON 614-327-6707 (C) eddiepfia@gmail.com Columbus PD WILLIAM CAPRETTA 740-983-6347 (H) 614-563-9636 (C) Coshocton County FD & PD CORY WILSON 740-502-9240 (C) cwilsoniaff216@roadrunner.com Dayton PD SCOTT CRULL 765-914-9153 (C) scrullpfia@gmail.com Dayton Region MATT MATLOCK 937-409-1508 (C) mmatlock94@yahoo.com Licking County FD & PD JOHN CAPRETTA 614-554-6688 (C) jcapretta@aol.com Loveland/Symmes FD OTTO HUBER 513-583-3001 (W) Marietta FD JOE A. MATTHEWS 740-373-3053 (H) mayorjoe@suddenlink.net Marion FD & PD MICHAEL M. RADCLIFF 740-386-2582 (W) mandjradcliff@roadrunner.com Youngstown FD SHAWN MURRAY 330-518-2966 (C) mur511.sm@gmail.com

Youngstown PD CHARLES GUZZY 330-707-2171 (H) 330-743-9380 (W) Zanesville FD, PD, Sheriff, & Corrections RANDAL WINEGARDNER 740-475-8014 (C)

Pennsylvania Allegheny Co., PD STEVEN NAVE 412-704-7508 (H) (412)913-4613 (C) stevematt3@aol.com Delaware Co., FD & PD MARTIN KELLY 610-299-3656 (C) marty1297@aol.com Erie FD MARIE PASTEWKA 814-873-5551 (C) mpastewka@aol.com Johnstown FD ROBERT J. OPETT 814-659-9313 (C) opett24@ymail.comreMcKeesport FD & PD JEFFREY D. TOMOVCSIK 412-523-3903 (C) 412-675-5050 Ext.640 (W) jtomo170@comcast.net Penn. Law Enforcement JONATHON RUSH 412-952-5615 (C) jrushpfia@hotmail.com Philadelphia FD FRANK DAUBER, JR. 215-904-7143 (C) 215-904-7143 (H) francis5923@aol.com Philadelphia FD TIMOTHY G. McSHEA 267-331-0606 (C) tbonemick17@gmail.com Pittsburgh FD DONALD DORSEY 412-680-9351 (P) Pittsburgh FD RONALD BLASKO 412-607-1798 (C) ronblasko@gmail.com Pittsburgh FD THOMAS HERAK 412-761-6281 (H) Pittsburgh FD BOBBY JUNKER 412-551-9041 (C) robert.junker@pittsburghpa.gov Pittsburgh PD CARL R. MOROSETTI, JR. 412-600-2806 (C) crm3393@gmail.com Scranton FD & PD & Waymart Corrections ANDY POLANSKY 570-961-9024 (H) 570-878-1248 (C) andy.polansky@verizon.net Western PA Corrections STEVEN MATTHEWS 814-931-1593 (C) smattco2@live.com

Rhode Island Johnston PD SETH D. CROSBY 401-641-1575 (C) scros788@gmail.com Pawtucket FD & East Providence FD RAYMOND J. MASSE 401-639-0164 (H) pfia1261@gmail.com Providence FD ANTHONY LANCELLOTTI 401-569-3551 (C) 401-946-6939 (H) iggylance29@cox.net Providence PD SCOTT ZAMBARANO 401-265-1657 (C) zambarano1075@yahoo.com

South Carolina Columbia FD & PD BRANDON COOK 803-920-2737 (H) brandon.cook13@gmail.com North Myrtle Beach FD & PD RICHARD BUDDELMEYER 843-249-5334 (C) pfia1913@sc.rr.com

Texas Amarillo FD, PD, & Corrections JOE C. PONDER 806-584-0953 (C) joeponder2012@yahoo.com Beaumont PD & FD J. NEIL MIRELES 409-284-5220 (C) neilmireles@gmail.com Bee County FD, PD, Sheriff & Corrections RICHARD L. WEBB 361-319-3758 (C) urout_78102@yahoo.com Bowie Co. FD, PD, Sheriff & Corrections LARETTA SMITH 903-244-4535 (C) laretta.smith@aol.com Brazos Co,. Sheriff JERRY BARRATT 979-492-1008 (C) barrattjn@gmail.com Brazoria County FD, PD, Sheriff & Corrections PATRICK WARE 936-581-3309 (H) txpware@outlook.com Brazoria County FD, PD, Sheriff & Corrections VICKE MOSSBARGER 979-864-0286 (C) pfia.texas@gmail.com Coryell Co. FD & PD MIKE CLOUDS 936-293-0486 (C) mikeclouds@yahoo.com Denton County Sheriff LES WOODS 817-675-6151 (C) lwpfia@yahoo.com

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El Paso Sheriff RON MARTIN 915-256-7822 (C) 915-577-500 (W) mmartin727@sbcglobal.net

Otero Co. PD, FD, Sheriff, & Corrections MARK TARANTINO 915-637-6352 (C) texmark2@juno.com

Page County FD, PD, Sheriff, & Corrections MICHAEL WAGONER 540-860-2382 (C) kc8jpk03@gmail.com

Fannin Co. FD, PD, Sheriff, & Corrections JARED D. MARANGA 214-682-8413 (C) ekiorengo@gmail.com

Pasadena FD, PD, & Corrections J.C. ROCK 832-457-1685 (H) rockfish007@gmail.com

Prince William Co., FD ADAM MOWRY 703-303-3883 amowry739@gmail.com

Pinehurst FD & PD KIESHA LUNA 409-330-0013 (C) kieshaluna@yahoo.com

Prince William Co. FD WESLEY BANNER 540-604-4518 (C) wbdcfdt16@outlook.com

Port Arthur FD & PD BRIAN K. SIMMONS 409-460-0039 (C) firebksman@yahoo.com

Washington, D.C.

Fort Bend Sheriff CHERYL L. HILLEGEIST 713-480-6033 (C) chill77040@yahoo.com Galveston Sheriff & Corrections CECILIA FIELDS 409-370-7322 (C) niecies@swbell.net Garland FD JEFF TOKAR 972-781-7111 (W) Gatesville Corrections CAROLYN L. IRISH 254-248-5400 (H) Grimes Co., FD, PD, Sheriff, & Corrections SHERRIE BARRATT 979-574-6475 (C) barrattsl@gmail.com Gurney Unit Corrections CINDY ARNOLD 903-724-9007 (C) cindyarnold18@yahoo.com Harris County Sheriff & Corrections BRADY PULLEN 281-726-1770 (C) bpullen3425@gmail.com Harrison County Police & Fire FLOYD DUNCAN 903-930-9721 (C) 903-777-3694 (H) fduncan440@gmail.com Jasper FD & PD STANLEY D. CHRISTOPHER 409-381-0350 (H) chiefjpd@hotmail.com Jasper County Sheriff/Corr. TERRY LEE 409-420-0662 (H) 409-383-7580 (C) tel87@yahoo.com Jefferson County Sheriff ROBERT ADAMS 409-722-1033 (W) bobbyadams288@hotmail.com McAllen PD ROLANDO CASTILLO 956-655-8476 (H) r.c.21@hotmail.com McLennan County Sheriff SHEILA THUN 254-405-3797 (C) sdthun@ctwa.com Montgomery County PD, Sheriff & Corrections THOMAS M. PIERCE 936-355-0490 (C) toetee@aol.com

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San Antonio FD JOE VALADEZ 210-656-9046 (H) 210-693-4344 (F) valadezjp@aol.com San Antonio FD RUBEN CEVALLOS 210-861-4578 (C) ruben.cevallos@gmail.com Smith County Sheriff WANDA HUNTER 903-710-2769 (H) 903-511-6819 (C) Tarrant County Sheriff & surrounding Metropolis area TANYA YOUNG 817-988-9704 (C) 817-292-5388 (F) tanyayoung7800@sbcglobal.net Tyler County PD ELBERT SHEFFIELD 409-377-1315 (H) 409-283-5262 (C) bubbasheffield1968@gmail.com Walker County FD, PD, Sheriff & Corrections TARA M. BURNETT 936-668-9193 (C) burnett.t2013@yahoo.com Webb County Sheriff JOEY MEDELLIN 956-652-8640 (C) joeymedellin4130@gmail.com jmedellin@webbcountytx.gov

Virginia Fairfax County PD ANIELLO DESANTIS 540-273-2729 (C) 302710aad@gmail.com Fredericksburg FD, PD, & Sheriff HANSON D. JOHNSON 540-847-1091 (C) 540-548-0022 (H) hdj2@verizon.net Loudoun County FD, PD, Sheriff, & Corrections MICHAEL COX 703-297-1527 (C) mcox.pfia@outlook.com

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Washington, D.C. FD PETER J. BAGDOVITZ 301-980-0843 (C) pjbagdovitz@juno.com Washington, D.C. PD MIGUEL MIRANDA 202-439-2292 (C) miguel.miranda@verizon.net

West Virginia Huntington FD & PD RANDY D. ELLIS 740-886-5388 (H) 304-633-4975 (

Wisconsin Milwaukee PD VIDAL A. COLON 414-334-0735 (C) vcpfia@gmail.com

Wyoming Laramie City FD, PD & Sheriff B. JOHN FITZGERALD 307-775-9610 (H) jcatfitz@msn.com

MISSING & EXPLOITED CHILDREN

HELP US FIND THESE

Missing Children Our members are in a unique position to spot missing children. PFIA urges you to make a special effort to try to locate these missing children. If seen, contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children immediately at 1-800-843-5678 or report a sighting online at www.missingkids.com. You may also call or visit the website for free abduction prevention tips.

MISSING HELP BRING ME HOME

Aaliyah Broome Sex: Female Height: 5'1” Race: Black Weight: 105 Birth: 10/17/2001 Eyes: Black Age Now: 17 Hair: Black Missing: January 6, 2018 Quincy, IL

Mya Barnes Sex: Female Height: 5’6” Race: Black Weight: 125 Birth: 11/13/2001 Eyes: Brown Age Now: 17 Hair: Black Missing: May 1, 2017 Washington, D.C.

Deylin Martinez Banegas Sex: Female Height: 5’0” Race: Hispanic Weight: 110 Birth: 4/3/2000 Eyes: Brown Age Now: 18 Hair: Brown Missing: January 7, 2018 Kalamazoo, MI

Yessenia Godinez Sales Sex: Female Height: 5’0” Race: Hispanic Weight: 92 Birth: 4/26/2004 Eyes: Brown Age Now: 14 Hair: Brown Missing: December 27, 2017 Orange Beach, AL

DON’T HESITATE CALL

Genesis Hernandez Sex: Female Height: 5'3” Race: Hispanic Weight: 110 Birth: 7/5/2004 Eyes: Brown Age Now: 14 Hair: Brown Missing: February 3, 2017 Altadena, CA

Devin Willard Sex: Male Height: 5’9” Race: White Weight: 120 Birth: 8/12/2002 Eyes: Blue Age Now: 16 Hair: Blonde Missing: February 16, 2018 Lexington, NC

911 OR 1-800-843-5678

SPECIAL NOTE: Height and weight are listed from the date an individual went missing and may not currently be accurate.

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