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December 30, 2016

Employees and Volunteers Recognized with Awards LE Member of the Month, Cpl. Christopher Gravel

Support Services Member of the Month, DFC Philip Traniello

Detective of the Month, Det. David Cox

Corporal Chris Gravel is originally from New Hampshire. He proudly served his county in the

U.S. Army for four years during the Gulf war. After being honorably discharged from the Army,

he became a member of the Sheriff’s Office where he has served the community for 20 years.

Cpl. Gravel has received his Associates Degree in Criminal Justice from Edison State College.

Currently he is assigned to Squad A in District II. On November 18th Cpl. Gravel responded to

Forrest Nelson where a male subject, Leo Langa, was not breathing When Cpl. Gravel arrived,

two neighbors were doing CPR. Once he determined that Leo did not have a pulse and was not

breathing, he attached the pads from his AED, delivered a shock, and was able to detect a

pulse. Fire and EMS transported Leo to the hospital. Leo was released after a two-week stay.

Cpl Gravel initiated follow-up contact and was part of a meet and greet at Fire Station 1 where

Leo thanked all those who helped save his life. Cpl. Gravel’s dedication and commitment are

only a part of who he is.

Detective David Cox investigated and solved multiple crimes that included Grand Theft from Lemon Bay High School, Business Burglary, Grand Theft Auto and additional offenses linked to the same suspect. This crime spree occurred during October and November 2016, and the suspect who committed the crimes was identified and arrested. Det. Cox worked diligently on these investigations and coordinated with local and out-of-state jurisdictions to solve these crimes. Detective Cox’s swift investigation developed the suspect’s identity, and his diligence throughout the course of each investigation enabled him to develop probable cause for all cases. The suspect has been apprehended and placed in custody. The property has been re-covered and released to the victims. This was good detective work by Detective Cox whose persistence paid off in the successful closure of the cases and the recovery of thousands of dollars. Congratulations on a job well done.

DFC. Philip Traniello, our Environmental Deputy, has been doing an outstanding job conducting

investigations and making arrests on cases which often would have gone unsolved. DFC Tran-

iello has always gone above and beyond when it comes to investigating these types of cases.

These cases are time consuming, requiring out-of-county travel and in-depth investigation. One

incident involved a jet ski which was stripped and left abandoned. DFC Traniello located a hid-

den serial number, then notified the owner, who later confessed to the illegal disposal of the

property. In October, DFC Traniello was assigned five cases and cleared all those cases with

arrests. Over the last three months DFC Traniello, averaged six felony arrests per month. He

continues to be an active member of SWAT. All of his dedication to the Agency has not gone

unnoticed.

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December 30, 2016

Promotions and Retirements

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Years of Service

Corporal Rhonda Ellsworth, promoted and retiring. Best wishes and good luck on all your new adventures. You deserve only the best.

25 Years of Service: Laurene Anderson

20 Years of Service: Sgt. Gregory Kalosis

15 Years of Service: Deborah Maikowski

5 Years of Service: CDCF Scott Garland and DFC Patrick Clinton.

10 Years of Service: Jaime Foster

To my Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office family, It has been one of the great honors of life to serve with the Charlotte County Sheriff Office, as I render my resignation I also offer my heartfelt thanks to you all. After serving with the New York City Police Department for twenty years I was truly blessed to serve with you at the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office. I can honestly say I went from the “biggest department in the world, to the best department in the world.” You are all such caring professionals who risk so much every day for the people of Char-lotte County and your fellow workers. After 20 years of service in New York City I went from getting my badge literally tossed into a box, to a ceremonial pro-motion to Corporal and a surprise stand-ing ovation. I was overcome with emo-tion, humbled and yet honored, all at the same time. It has been a privilege and honor to know and serve with you all. God Bless and keep safe. John Stewart District 1 Road Patrol

25 Years of Service: Sgt. Gail Gamble

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Life after Retirement

December 30, 2016

Ace Hart Volunteer of the Month

Volunteers’ Corner

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Ace Hart used to pilot his big pleasure boat on the Mississippi River, some-times all the way down from the Great Lakes. When he retired after 26 years in law enforcement, primarily as a police coroner in and around the crime-belt city of East St. Louis, he moved to Charlotte County and began looking for something to do. Like a sailor seeking a safe harbor, he head-ed for the CCSO Volunteer Marine Unit. “That was when Sgt. Kalosis was the volunteer coordinator, “ he re-calls. With my captain’s papers and years of boating experience, the Ma-rine Unit was a perfect fit then and it still is.” He says that patrolling the canals provides extra eyes and ears for the deputies, but he sees more to it than just that. “There is a lot of public relations involved that centers on a Sheriff’s boat being visible on the water. The public likes to see that, and maybe that police presence will make someone think twice about do-ing something they shouldn’t be do-ing.” He says most of the duties are routine, including the time he towed a dead manatee down the Peace River to Laishley Park so FWC could transport it for an autopsy. Ace puts the concept of total surveillance and cooperation in perspective: “While the C.O.P. guys are on the street in front of the houses, we’re in the ca-nal, checking out the back yards.” We appreciate the work you do.

New Hires

Corrections clerk, Erika Cornwell

New Hires: Certified Law Enforcement Deputies left to right: Duane Root, Josh Cote, and Andrew Proudfit.

agency TAC and an APCO/ FCIC instruc-tor. Ted spent over 29 years on the Road Patrol working up to squad Sgt. He was also a Watch Commander based out of communica-tions prior to the current system. What have you been doing in the years since? New jobs, career, etc. Shortly after retiring, Relinda was hired by the Cayman Island government to work in their 911 center due to man-power shortage. Ted accompanied her there to act as her personal cabana boy for two months at a hotel on Seven Mile Beach. Not wanting a two year contract, they came home and became deeper involved in the FOP and volun-teer work which consumed their time. They had planned on leaving on their sailboat for an extended cruise, but that got pushed aside. In Jan 2013 they got a call from a friend who needed help with an RV park in Kansas. They ended up getting there in March just as blizzard shut down the roads. They worked their until July and then ended up in Central City Colorado working at KOA campground where they ran into another recent retiree, Chief Deputy David Bonsell who was passing through in his RV. They have finally returned home and started working on getting the boat ready to do extended cruising. Anything of a personal nature you would like to share? On a personal note, we both miss the people we worked with and thought of as family. We do not miss the work. It took us both a while to remember that there are good people "out there".. We found that out working in the campgrounds. We really liked dealing with people who were happy, and the worst problem they were facing was their TV not working. Any "words of wisdom" to pass along? Words of advice would be that Ted counseled every new officer that he came across that If they have a DROP program to get in it asap and be sure to put de-ferred comp money away.

Ted and Relinda Broom Years that you served at CCSO and date you retired: Both Ted and Relinda Broom were long-time employees with the CCSO. Both retired on 04-30-2008. Relinda was a Reserve for 2 years and 21 years in dispatch. She advanced to the position of supervisor. She was the

Life after Retirement (continued)

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December 30, 2016 CCSO Star News

Happy Holidays from CCSO Detention Staff

Rumor has it that long-time Seattle Sea-hawks fan CD Osinga lost a bet to Cpl Nuzum. The loser had to wear the ap-parel of the winner’s choosing, when Seattle Seahawks lost to the Packers 31 to 10. What a sad face he had during the Detention briefing on Dec. 12th.

From our house to your house. Detention took up a collection from the Staff, used it to pur-chase presents for one family, and delivered it to the home. We are proud of our people making a difference.

Above: LEFT TO RIGHT: Sgt. Gail Gamble, Clerk Theresa Miller, Clerk Donna Smith, Clerk Lisa Yeargin, Clerk Vanessa Russell, and Jail Admin. Services Supervi-sor Concetta (Connie) Telesco.

Classifications clerks: Brent Wat-son, upper left corner, Angie Frey ( in front of Watson), Mariah Reid (behind Kern), Jennifer Nuzum, and Corporal Michael Kern (tied up in the chair with a string of garland.)

Detention Squad C collected canned goods and non-perishables that will be donated to the Homeless Coalition of Charlotte County.

The squad challenged each other to grow a mustache for the Shop with a Cop program. All monies collected (approx. $140) were donated . See, the ladies even joined in on the fun!

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Walmart Shop With a Cop aka SWAC

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Walmart Shop With a Cop aka SWAC (continued)

Look what Laurie Brown and Bev Cornwell found under the Gin-gerbread Tree - presents for six of our CCSO families to make their Christmas just a bit more merrier.

THANK YOU TO: The four local Walmart's in Englewood, Port Charlotte, Deep Creek and Punta Gorda for your generosity for keeping this program alive for many years. Those individuals from the Charlotte County Sheriff’s office for donating their time and their money to put smiles on the children’s faces. Dale Phillips and her many helpers for working tirelessly to make this pro-gram the success that it is for our community. Most of all to Sheriff Prummell for seeing the value in making Christmas a memory for everyone to cherish.

Lt. Brian Harrison presented a challenge coin to Bruce Brock for the SWAC donation by Terri and

James and Mary Gionet (Mary was unavailable) donated this custom artwork to Lt. Chris Williams, December 15th. The flag with the Charlotte County Sheriff’s emblem in the lower right hand corner is one of a kind and will be put in our new District 1 office upon completion. Thank you James and Mary for your generous and thoughtful dona-tion.

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Next edition: January 27, 2017

CCSO January Birthdays

December 30, 2016

Baby News

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SAVE THE DATE:

DFC Nathan and Mrs. Edwards are hap-py to announce the newest addition to the family: Paisley Faye Edwards, 20 inches and 8 lbs. 1 oz., Dec. 6th.

It’s a CCSO Christmas

Left to right: Sgt. Christopher Baras, Sheri O'Brien, Lauren Burrell of CCDGA and Deputy Lou Henyecz presenting community partner challenge coins. The toys will be distributed throughout the districts for road patrol deputies to distribute to those in need in their districts.

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Boys & Girls Club 5K Dash MLK Jr. Holiday off Charlotte Co. Fair Fairgrounds Quarterly Awards Yacht Club Pantyhose Free Zone Cultural Center Special Olympics Polar Plunge Quarter Auction Project Lifesaver and Explorer Scouts

1 PETRILL, JACQUELINE

2 LEUTHNER, N

NELSON, RICHARD

3 NIEBERG, MARY

4 POOLE, TIMOTHY

ROBLES, NICHOLAS

5 ANDERSON, E

6 BADALI, KENNETH

TURNEY, MELISSA

7 WRASSE, NICHOLAS

9 FREY, FREDRICK

12 BRADY, C

GOERL, BRYAN

13 GRAVEL, CHRIS

HAWKINS, JACOB

MATZICOFF, ANJULI

15 ALBERTELLI, T

16 LISTER, ROBERT

17 BATSON, WILLIAM

CASTEEL, CHRISTINA

CREWS, NICOLE

18 HAUSCHILD, M

19 DANNER, CHASE

20 CHANDLER, M

GONZALES, RUBEN

LICAUSI, NICHOLAS

21 HABER, SCOTT

22 ZIMMERMAN, TRISTA

23 HOOD, AMBER

MARRONE-CABRERA, A.

SCULLY, WILLIAM

24 FOX, CHAD

GARLAND, SCOTT

25 LOZADA, CESAR

WYMER, CHRISTIAN

26 CORRELL, JOYCE

HILL, EDWARD

KENVILLE, JAMES

LISSOW, SHAUN

28 MOCCIA, ANTHONY

29 JONES, JOSHUA

30 BALTIMORE, KEVIN

SEBASTIAN, INGRID

31 CARRASCO, PEDRO

HARVEY, ELEXIS

Records: Naughty or Nice, you decide. Southport Square Santa and his elf with Deputies Miller and Schaible, with donated toys to distribute Christ-mas Eve as they patrol the neighbor-hoods.

Christmas luncheon HQ

Sheriff Prummell and Deputy John Vaughn with his daughter.

Lt. Chris Williams and Sgt. Brandon’s daughter, Tyla, and granddaughter, Nyla.

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Jannett Haveley, President of the Pun-ta Gorda Women’s Club accepting a community challenge coin from Lt. Jon Waterhouse for the Club’s donation to Shop with a Cop.