Almost 3,400 volunteer hours at the Courthouse, thanks to Tom Harvey and Mike LaRouso for helping check people in through the front door and Clarence Newmon, a volunteer process server, who served over 11,590 subpoenas last year
Crime Scene and Investigation with 1080 hours,
Thank you to Joan Foster, Eddie Swan and Paul Bristol.
Uniform Operations with 440 hours, thank you Angela Moyer
General Services 250 hours, Thank you Mary Maxwell
And we have a newly formed Marine Unit with over 40 hours logged in thanks to Barney Giordan, Brian Blais, Fred Chavis, George Douglas, Walt Goodwin, Jim Fleming, Rich Steinbach, Mike Tedesco, Dave Wohahn and Dave Werner
The Patrol or CAP Unit:
Did over 33,640 house, area and business checks – while it might appear to some that you are just riding around, you are the eyes and ears of law enforcement and there are no statistics on just how many potential crimes are averted because of your presence.
Unlocked 5,126 vehicles & received $4,622 in donations
Did 812 Traffic Enforcements – the first thing you hear on the radio after a Traffic Unit is called is “is there a CAP Unit available”
Did 305 DUI Impoundments which generated over $ 10,680.00 for Law Enforcement in Indian River County.
Did 275 School Crossings plus the School Crossing at Storm Grove twice a day since school started
Wrote 45 illegal parking tickets and issued 2,444 illegal parking and fire lane warnings
Did 281 Transports, 376 VIN Verifications and 91 We Care Checks
This frees up the deputy’s time to do other things.
All of the Community Service Unit programs are invaluable to this agency and our community. Their loyalty, dedication and hard work affects so many and does not get all the recognition they deserve.
Mall Substation volunteers – 1,450 hours from Mall Substation
These dedicated groups of volunteers call the elderly who have no one nearby each day of the week, including holidays. The call is often the only communication the We Care participant gets all day
SPECIAL THANK YOU to Jim & Donna Dobie for “Going the Extra Mile” to visit the We Care Participants. At Christmas Donna takes them flowers and they rotate visiting the them.
The Mall Substation also has information on the many programs available in our community.
A Special Thank you to those who diligently attempt to help Lynn with the many tasks assigned to her …
Judy Deeson, Sally Farace, Dora Esposito and Cathy Ceglady,
and thank you to Pat Daum for her dedication to the Pawn Shop detail.
Seniors vs Crime - Over 1100 hours with Seniors vs Crime – This program, sponsored by the Attorney General’s Office, actively assists in consumer protection investigations. It is based at the Mall Office and spearheaded by Fred Grone who does a great job. This year they’ve handled 30 cases with 4 going to criminal referrals, 8 resolved to satisfaction and others referred to Civil.
Victim Advocate Volunteers logged in 870 volunteer hours with “On Call” hours totaling 3,515 hours Shirley Rosemond & VAP volunteers. The Victim Assistance Program is there for the physical, emotional and financial needs of victims of crime. The Victim Assistance volunteers are fully trained to be first responders to supplement paid personnel, and are on call rotation 24 hours a day, seven day a week, to assist any 911 call as directed by our agency's policy and procedures. They are a valuable asset to our agency and our community.
VOLUNTEERED OVER 1,000 HOURS – Pretty AMAZING when you consider a paid employee works 2,080 hours annually
Special Recognition this year:
Karl Brandt
Lyle Clark
Dora Esposito – works with Patrol & with the Victim Advocates
Dennis Farace
Art Gass
Fred Grone - log over 1,000 w Seniors vs Crime, in addition to Patrol and extra details
Jim Precord
Peter Jensen
Frank Ross
Mike Tedesco
Dave Werner
OVER 2000 HOURS - Tom Harvey, who is also our Fingerprint Expert and was Volunteer of the Year 2008
Rookie of the Year – Brian Blais
Brian started with the CAP Unit in May, 2009 and quickly became a
“shining star”. He started volunteering with a standard two day a week schedule and soon added night details, along with the Marine Unit, assisting whenever and wherever needed.
YEARS OF SERVICE FOR ALL VOLUNTEERS:
Sgt. Bill Seese 18 Years Bill has been with us the longest
Lt. Lyle Clark 15 Years
Sgt. Barney Giordan 10 Years
Lt. Frank Ross 5 Years
Jim Sleasman 5 Years
Clair Linn 5 Years
Barbara Mandell 5 Years
VOLUNTEERS OF THE QUARTERS
For the year 2009 we have:
Jim Dobie Donna Dobie – 1st Quarter 2009
Art Gass – 2nd Quarter 2009
Dave Werner – 3rd Quarter 2009