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The Broward Centurion
The Official Publication of The Broward County Police Benevolent Association
October 2012Volume 15, Issue 10
Why Membership Matters .............. 4
PBA Election Ensorsements ... 5
Law Enforcement News ................. 6
Fallen Deputy’s Son Joins BSO .......... 7
In This Issue:
In MemoriamDeputy Chris Schaub, EOW 9/26/12
The Broward County PBA joins the BSO family in mourning the loss of Deputy Chris Schaub, who served the citizens of Broward County
with honor for 22 years. Chris was seriously injured in a traffic accident on the afternoon of September 26. He was airlifted to Broward Medical Center, but died later that evening.
The crash occurred at the intersection of West McNab Road and North Andrews Avenue in Pompano Beach. Dep. Schaub was on duty, riding his BSO motorcycle, when it collided with a silver Mercedes-Benz. The crash was still being investigated at press time.
Chris served many years as a detective before joining motors a few years ago. He was 47 years old.
Our condolences to his family, daughter Kaitlyn, and son, Deputy Timothy Schaub. Chris will be missed dearly.Source: BSO/Sun-Sentinel.com
Photo: Pompano Times
BSO Contract Goes To VoteDeputies and sergeants reach agreement with sheriff
BSO’s deputies and sergeants bargaining unit has reached a tentative agreement with the sheriff on their 2012-2015 contract. It now goes to the members for a vote.
If ratified, deputies and sergeants would be receiving a 2% COLA on October 1, 2013 and an another 2% on October 1, 2014. A step increase is included for those who are not topped out. Ad-ditionally, there will be no increase in insurance premiums, co-pays or deductibles for the length of the agreement.
Other changes include a reopener in the second year related to accrued sick leave payouts for DROP participants from city pension plans. The grievance procedure will also change, altering the makeup of the AAB (Administrative Appeal Board). This article will have reopeners in years two and three.
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President’s LetterThe Broward
CenturionThe Official Publication of the
Broward County PBA (A Charter of the Florida PBA)
2650 West State Road 84Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33312
Telephone: 954/584-7600Fax: 954/583-0405
Megan Gordon, Editor
E-mail: [email protected]
The Broward Centurion is published by the Broward County Police Benevolent Association for the sole benefit of its members. The Broward Centurion is dedicated to the advancement of the law enforcement profession through better and stronger community relations. The opinions expressed in the publication of The Broward Centurion are not necessarily those of the Broward County PBA, its Executive Board or the Board of Directors.
Members or readers submitting letters to the editor or articles for publication are requested to adhere to the following:
• Submissions should be sent to:
Broward County PBA Attn: Centurion 2650 West State Road 84 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33312
• Letters or articles must be accompanied by the writer’s true name and address.
• All articles submitted for publication must be accompanied by a statement giving permission to publish.
• All submissions must be legible.
• The Broward County PBA reserves the right of the Executive Board or Editor to amend or to add an editor’s comment to any article or letter submitted.
• Advertisement in this publication does not imply endorsement by the Broward County PBA unless otherwise specified.
Pat Hanrahan2
In the last presidential election, out of 206 million eligible voters, 75 million did not vote. This November, not only is the presidency at stake, but numerous federal, state and local positions are also up for grabs. These elected officials could be making de-
cisions that affect you, your families and all of us for generations to come. As citizens, each and every one of us has the right to choose who will be making those decisions. No matter who you are, your vote counts the same as anyone else’s. Never forget that many people have fought and died, and some continue to fight and bleed, for you to have that right.
Voting is your right and your responsibility; it’s your chance to make a difference. Elec-tions are sometimes won by microscopic margins. You have a say. Make sure your voice is heard on November 6th. Make sure you are a registered voter and commit to GET OUT AND VOTE! Don’t leave your right up to others.
Three incarcerated scumbags had their presumptive parole release dates (PPRD) re-viewed in front of the Florida Parole Commission on August 8th in Tallahassee. All three were involved in the 1974 murder of Fort Lauderdale Police Officer Walter D. Ilyankoff. In the cases of Alvin Lewis and George DeCosta, the Commission left intact the suspen-sion of their PPRD’s of 1/3/97 and 6/22/96 respectively. Both will not be re-interviewed until May 2019. In the case of Henry Robinson, the Commission extended his PPRD by 48 months, thus making his presumptive parole release date 6/18/2056. At the PBA, we will never forget!
On September 11th, I sat as a Commissioner of the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission for Probable Cause Hearings in Orlando. There were 115 cases on the agenda: 98 for Moral Character Violations, nine for Felony Violations, two for Mis-demeanors Involving Perjury or False Statement, 6 for Violation of Commission Ordered Probation. Of the 115 cases, four were removed, one was pulled for insufficient informa-tion, five were No Caused, five were issued Letters of Guidance, five were entered into Probable Cause Intervention and in the remaining 92 cases Probable Cause was found.
Again I urge you to vote “yes” for the retention of all three of the Florida Supreme Court Justices on the ballot. These could possibly be the most important races on the entire ballot. They will be voting on our pending lawsuits against the wrongful injustices and unconstitutional harm that has been done to our retirement, paychecks and benefits. If these justices are not retained, then Governor Scott will chose people who think like he does to replace them. People who will continue the attacks on your pay, pensions and benefits. People who definitely do not have your best interest at heart. And remember to vote the entire ballot. The retention of Supreme Court Justices is usually the last items on the ballot.
Remember, reflect and honor those who have given their all in service to their country to preserve our heritage of freedom. And as always, keep those who are serving in our Armed Forces in your thoughts and prayers and also please pause for a moment to re-member those brave souls who have not yet returned home – POW, MIA, KIA.
We are proud to represent each and every one of you who is brave enough, proud enough and strong enough to wear the badge. You are among the best in Broward County, the State of Florida and the Nation. I thank each of you and your families for your sacrifices, your hard work and the risks you take.
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Executive Board
Board of DirectorsBSO (Support)
Paul WeissBSO – At Large (LE)
Michael Joseph CatalanoIan Doriot
Armando EnriqueRobert Lahiff
Jay LeinerLee Martin
Jim PendergastJeff Poole
Mark TrudelBSO – District (LE)Christopher Bradley
Chris CaldwellCarlo Cardarelli
Kelli CovetJames DeMato
Rich EngelsJohn HerreraDean MirraArt Perry
Robert PetoskeyVictor Rivas
Ivan RoizRalph RombGuntis Treijs
Jerry VosburghBSO (Lts)
Linda Canada-Stuck
Broward Schools Investigative Unit
Bobby SpenceCoconut Creek
Dan EberlyDarren Karp
Coconut Creek (Sgts)Kirk Carlson
Hallandale BeachMarc Dady
Ed DiazEd McGovern
Thomas Montellanico - Alt.Hillsboro Beach
David Clark
HollywoodSteven Bolger
Chris ChristiansonRick Losenbeck
Keith WadsworthWilbur Fernander - Alt.
Lighthouse PointChris Oh
Carmen RoldanMargate (Spvrs)
Andy ZettekMiramar
George MankowskiThomas Tiberio
Scott UntchPeter Bermudez - Alt.
Jason Fox - Alt.Pembroke PinesAndrew Brooks
Adam Feiner Chris Grant
Sea Ranch LakesRon Stabile
Mike Tarr - Alt.Sunrise
Joel SchillerSunrise (Lts)
Bob DornWilton Manors
Shawn ChadwickNicholas Fiacco
Gary Blocker
Welcome New Members
Senior Vice PresidentJeff Marano
Vice PresidentDebbie Reggio
TreasurerRodney Skirvin
SecretaryDrew Brooks
Immediate Past PresidentDick Brickman
Legislative ChairmanNeil Vaughan
PresidentPatrick Hanrahan
Office StaffCharter Secretary/Detail Coordinator
KimReceptionist/Membership
LynnMembership
LindaLegal Assistant
MaryannCommunications Director
Megan
Retired
Joshua Baer Seminole PDMatthew Kelleman Pembroke PinesRonald Thurston BSOKelvin Urbaez Davie PDJose Vargas Miramar PD.Dexter Williams Miramar PDVonley Williams Margate PD
Reinstated
Ronnie Dimler Miramar PD Jeffrey Levine Miramar PD
Louis GranteedNathaniel Nielsen
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State Budget: Good News & Bad News
A new forecast by state economists say that 2013 may be a good year for the Florida budget. The
report shows the state bringing in enough revenues to fund public schools and health care programs and have roughly $1 billion in reserves. This news comes after several years of budget shortfalls.
That’s the good news. The bad news is that Governor Rick Scott will likely take advantage of the situation by going forward with steep tax cuts, including getting rid of Florida’s corporate income tax. State agencies have already been asked to propose five percent cuts heading into the making of next year’s budget.
What this will mean for public employees remains to be seen.Source: Associated Press
Why Your Membership MattersReport: Fewer unions, lower pay
Union membership has dwindled over the years and it’s hav-ing a negative impact on pay for the middle class.
A report from the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, DC says that less unionization is to blame for low-paying jobs across the country. Unions generally raise pay at the bottom and middle of the pay scale, so declining union membership means lower wages.
Workers covered by a collective bargaining agreement earn about 13.6 percent more
overall than those that aren’t. Unionized workers are 28 percent more likely to be covered by employer-provided health insurance and almost 54 percent more likely to have employer-provided pen-
sions, according to the report.Source: Sun-Sentinel
Charity Raffle Update
Congratulations to Eduardo Ponce on winning the two-night trip to Hawks Cay in the raffle held to benefit BSO
Deputy John Meiers and his family after the loss of their son, Cody, to cancer. Kudos to Eduardo for donating the prize back to John and his wife.
The raffle raised over $4,400 for the Meiers family to help them in their time of need.
Thank you to everyone who participated; your contribution is greatly appreciated.
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FederalUS HouseAlcee Hasting District 20Ted Deutch District 21Debbie Wasserman-Schultz District 23
StateFlorida SenateJeremy Ring District 29Chris Smith District 31Eleanor Sobel District 33Maria Sachs District 34
Florida HouseGeorge Moraitis District 93Perry Thurston District 94Jared Moskowitz District 97Katie Edwards District 98Elaine Schwartz District 99Richard Stark District 104
Florida Supreme CourtVote “Yes” to retainJustice Fred LewisJustice Barbara ParienteJustice Peggy Quince
Broward CountySheriffAl Lamberti
County Commission Stacy Ritter District 3Dale Holness District 9
Clerk of the CourtsHoward Forman
State Attorney, 17th Judicial CircuitMike Satz
County Court JudgeOlga Levine Group 5Robert “Bob” Diaz Group 10
PBA EndorsementsPlease support our candidates on November 6
School BoardRochelle “Shelly” Solomon District 4Dr. Rosalind (Ros) Osgood District 5Franklin Sands District 8Robin Bartleman District 9
South Broward Drainage DistrictVicki A. Minnaugh Zone 1
Circuit Judge, 17th Judicial CircuitJulio Gonzales Group 45
MunicipalCoconut CreekLisa Aronson City Commission
Cooper CityGreg Ross MayorJeff Greene District 3James Curran District 4
Hallandale BeachJoy Cooper MayorWilliam “Bill” Julian City CommissionAnthony Sanders City Commission
HollywoodRalph Kenol District 2Traci Callari District 3Justin Serian District 4Francisco Vargas District 5Edward Holodak District 6
ParklandMark Weissman District 4
SunriseDonald Rosen City Commission
WestonTom Kallman Seat 2
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Law Enforcement News
October 2012
Stories from around the country
Washington, DC - District police recently sent out an alert for a rob-bery suspect described as 4 feet tall and weighing about 100 pounds. The bad guy was about 6 or 7 years old.
The child was wanted after an inci-dent at a McDonald’s where a group of boys between 7 and 14 years old were panhandling. They approached a customer asking for money, the customer pulled out his cell to call police and the boy grabbed the phone and ran.
Robberies in the city have been up by 10 percent in 2012, mostly attributed to an increase in attempts to steal smart phones and other handheld electronics.Source: The Washington Times/PoliceOne.com
New Jersey - Drivers in New Jersey have one more rule to memo-rize when they go for their driver’s license: Don’t smile for the photo. The state uses a new face-recog-nition software that forbids people from smiling widely or making other exaggerated facial expres-sions because it might confuse the computer.
The program was implemented to catch fraud. If a new photo matches an old one under a different name, it sends an alert. Investigators will then step in. A large variance in facial expression in photos of the same person could cause the soft-ware to mistake it for a different face.Source: The Philadelphia Daily News/Poli-ceOne.com
New York - The NYPD is expand-ing their videotaping of suspect interrogations due to a “growing expectation from juries” that they will be presented with video of the interviews. New York Police Com-missioner Ray Kelly attributes this expectation to the TV show “CSI.”
Over 300 interviews have been recorded, and a number of the cases resulted in early pleas after video confessions were sent to defendants’ lawyers.
Source: The New York Post/PoliceOne.com
Chicago - A Chicago alderman suggested that the city impose a “safety and security fee” of up to $5 a month on homes and business in order to generate the $70 million need to get 700 additional police officers on the street.
The city’s police department is suffering from a severe manpower shortage that has resulted in a rise in homicides and shootings. So far in 2012 there have been 386 homicides and 1,829 shootings in Chicago, an increase of 24.5 and 10 percent respectively over last year.
As of August 15, 420 officers had retired, but only 127 new officers had been hired to replace them. Specialized units have been dis-banded, sending over 1,000 officers back to beat patrol in order to stem the crisis.
Source: Chicago Sun-Times/PoliceOne.com
Adams, NY - The village of Adams, New York will be the first municipality in Jefferson County to use a new wearable camera system that records audio and hi-def video.
The Taser AXON Flex On-Officer video systems cost $900 each and come with a pair of glasses, but can also be attached to a uniform.
The system is made to comple-ment stationary, car-mounted cameras, giving another perspec-tive on incidents that arise. The devices have night vision capa-bilities so they can be used at any time. Recordings are sent to the Taser company as a backup in case a department deletes footage.Source: Watertown Daily Times/Officer.com
Philadelphia - A flight atten-dant forgot to remove her gun from her purse prior to reporting for duty at the Philadelphia Inter-national Airport - the gun went off as a Philly police officer attempt-ed to remove the bullets.The officer was attempting to make the weapon safe, but acci-dently fired it instead. The inci-dent is being investigated by IA and the officer is being sent back to training on handling weapons.The flight attendant has a valid gun permit, but was cited for pass-ing the weapon through a TSA security checkpoint.Source: Associated Press/PoliceOne.com
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We Need Your Help!
We need volunteers to go out and
support our candidates. Please contact the
PBA and let us know when you are available.
Fallen Deputy’s Son Joins BSOSean Reyka continues his father’s legacy
Five years after his father was killed in the line of duty, Sean Reyka, son of BSO Sgt. Chris Reyka, became a member of the Broward Sheriff’s Office.
The 24-year-old, who was serving in the United State Marines and ready to be deployed overseas when his father was killed, was sworn in on September 19 as part of the 283rd class at Broward College’s Criminal Justice Institute.
While he previously had considered a career in aerospace engineering, after his father’s death he began to consider law enforcement as an option.
Congratulations, Sean. We know you’ll make your father proud.Source: local10.com/wsvn.com/Sun-Sentinel
Thanks To Our BSO Poll Volunteers
Our apologies to our poll volunteers from BSO. We neglected to include them in last month’s thank yous, but they are no less
important than our other volunteers:
Kelli Covet Jim DeMatoArmando EnriquePat HanrahanBob LahiffJay LeinerJeff PooleRob PetoskyDebbie Reggio
Thank you for your time and efforts on behalf of our PBA-endorsed candidates.
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Hollywood Officer Of The Month
Births
Congratulations to Holly-wood Detective Leonard Tinelli and his wife,
Crystal, on the birth of their son, Michael Dominick, on August 29. Michael weighed in at 8 lbs., 4 oz.
Welcome to the PBA family, Michael!
Congratulations to Officer Matt Fregin for being selected as Hol-lywood’s Officer of the Month for
July 2012.
And congratulations to Officer Dwayne Chung for being selected as Officer of the Month for August 2012.
Keep up the good work, Matt and Dwayne!
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