Greetings one and all. Sorry for the delay in posting on the blog. I'm still trying to get into the swing of things with this and have been swamped with so many other things lately that it fell to the back burner for awhile. I'm back now, however, and will attempt to be at least somewhat consistent on posting information for you on the blog. Please let me know if there's anything specific that you'd like to see on the blog, and I'll do my best to include it. This is a resource for all of you in the Region, and it's only as good as the information provided to me. The more information you send to me, the more I'll be able to share with everyone.
I will continue forwarding officer safety and training information to you directly via e-mail, however, as I know that not everyone checks the blog regularly, and it's important for you to receive that information quickly and on a timely basis. I send e-mails out regularly to the Region, so if you have NOT been receiving them, PLEASE send me your e-mail address as soon as possible, as that means I either don't have an e-mail address for you, or the e-mail address I have for you is not a good one. Thanks!
First off, I'd like to publicly welcome all of the new Region 10 members and all of you who have renewed your memberships since the fall of 2009. The magazine stopped publishing the individual Region News reports in that first edition of the "new look" issue of the magazine, and I feel it's important to publicly acknowledge all of you. I'll begin by acknowledging those new members and renewal memberships from September of 2009 to the end of 2009. My next blog will include an acknowledgement for those of you who have joined or renewed in 2010.
New members, fall of 2009:
Sgt. Bettina Aschenbrenner - Los Angeles Co. Sheriff's Office
Officer Loretta Sutton - Tempe Police Department
Det. Janice Roska - Mesa Police Department
Officer Tamrah Jackson - Fallon Police Department
Sgt. Tracie Keillor - Sacramento Co. Sheriff's Office
Officer Jennifer Krump - Oakland Police Department
Officer Beth Victoriano - CA Dept. of Corrections
Officer Lori Williams - Riverside Comm. College Police Department
Sheriff Andrea Arreola - San Diego Co. Sheriff's Office
Det. Jacky Bohn - Salinas Police Department
Dep. Director Sally Fairchield - No. Calif. HIDJA
Sgt. Stacey Lim - Los Angeles Police Department
Retired Officer Robin Arostequi - Santa Ana Police Department
Sgt. Carrie Chandler - Scottsdale Police Department
Officer Laura Fable - Scottsdale Police Department
Officer Jennifer Dobee - Phoenix Police Department
Renewals, fall of 2009:
Det. Deborah Gonzalez - Los Angeles Police Department
Sr. Deputy Fabian Brown - San Francisco Sheriff's Office
Sgt. Judith Riggle - San Francisco Police Department
Deputy Sita Singh - Washoe Co. Sheriff's Office
Retired Officer Lillian Braxton (former NYPD; currently resides in Arizona)
Officer Karen Alveraz - Albany Police Department
Sgt. Cindy Davies - Tempe Police Department
Chief Sandra Spagnoli - Benicia Police Department
Lt. Pat Correa - San Francisco Police Department
Officer Lori Lamma - San Francisco Police Department
Sp. Spec. Agent Ester O'Keefe - CA Dept. of Justice
Retired Chief Lisa Ravazza - Piedmont Police Department
Officer Colleen Carlson - San Francisco Police Department
Chief Tracy Nelsen - Pascua Yaqui Police Department
Insp. Yvonne Pratt - San Francisco Police Department
Officer Lee Sullivan - San Francisco Police Department
Retired Inspector Dolly Casazza - San Francisco Police Department
Officer John Mulkern - San Francisco Police Department
Sgt. Michelle Busby - San Diego Police Department
Retired Lt. Suzanne Hackett - MT Hwy Patrol (currently residing in Arizona)
Officer Mary Hooker - Pasadena Police Department
Life Members:
Retired Chief Heather Fong - San Francisco Police Department
Welcome one and all!
Congratulations to San Mateo Police Chief (and Region 10 member) Susan Manheimer, who was installed as the California Police Chiefs Association's first female president this past March! She now heads the 338 member association, which represents all municipal police chiefs in California! The installation was covered on television and in the printed media throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, and likely throughout the State.
Chief Manheimer is also the longest-tenured female police chief in California. She has served as San Mateo's chief since 2000, after serving with the San Francisco Police Department for 16 years. Congratulations, Chief; you deserve it! I know you'll do great as the head of the CPOA!
Senior Deputy Fabian Brown from the San Francisco Sheriff's Office, and another Region 10 member, has also been in the news. Fabian was chosen as one of the guests on the television show, "Check Please", where she was able to choose one of her favorite restaurants and critique it, along with two other guests. Not only did she get to showcase and critique her chosen restaurant, but she was also able to critique the restaurants chosen by two other guests, as well! Looks like she had a blast, too! The show was broadcast on KQED Channel 9 in the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday, July 8th, and rebroadcast again on Friday, July 9, Saturday, the 10th, and Sunday, the 11th! You can check her out on the show by downloading the video at www.kqed.org/checkplease.
Fabian was also at the right place at the right time when she was working on duty in uniform at the Civic Center Courthouse in San Francisco on June 18th. She was assigned to monitor a large group of nurses from different hospitals throughout California who were awaiting a court ruling, and while outside the court room, she noticed that one of the nurses had stood up and was holding her throat - she could not speak, she was unable to cough, and she was turning blue. One of the nurses there attempted to perform the Hemlich on her, however, she was not able to provide enough thrust. Fabian approached, advised that she was trained to administer the Hemlich Thrust, and took over. After administering three thrusts, she was able to clear the blockage, which was an Omega 3 vitamin, that the nurse had been choking on. Great job, Fabian, though it's kind of scary that nurses couldn't perform the Hemlich successfully!
Until next time, stay safe!
Robin Matthews
IAWP Region 10 Coordinator
