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The Policemen’s Magazine Spring 2012 1

THE Spring 2012 Vol. 20, No. 1

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Aims and Policies of the Police Benevolentand Protective Association of Illinois

1. To issue a quarterly publication known as The Policemen’s Magazine.

2. Tourgeadequatecompensationforallpoliceofficersemployedinthe various police departments in the state of Illinois.

3. Tohelpindefrayingthefuneralexpensesofallpoliceofficersdyingof natural causes or those who are killed in the line of duty.

4.Toactintheinterestofandforthebenefitofallpoliceofficersemployedby police departments in the state of Illinois and for those members who have been pensioned from the same police departments and to promote their welfare.

5. To disseminate useful and helpful knowledge pertaining to law enforcement.

6. To create a cooperative spirit between the police departments and the citizens of this state.

7. To work for the expansion of the order.

8. To sponsor worthwhile youth programs for boys and girls throughout the state of Illinois.

9. To secure suitable pensions and disability remuneration and proper compen- sationfordependentsofdeceasedpoliceofficers.

10. Toensureuniformityofstatetrafficlawsandtopromotegeneralpublic safety.

11. Toinformgovernmentofficialsandstatelegislatorsoftheproblemsoflaw enforcementofficersasrelatedtotheirworkingconditionsandsalaries.

12. To defend and publicize the integrity of the vast majority of Illinois police officerswho,atgreatpersonalsacrifice,aredevotingtheirlivesand careers to the noble profession of law enforcement.

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ISSUEARTICLES

Reader information .........................4

The Executive Board ......................5

President’s Message ......................6

2012 Softball...................................7

2012 Golf ........................................8

PBPA Anniversary Pistol ...............10

2012OfficeroftheYear ................14

NLEOM Pledge Form....................17

Hobart “Curly” Rogers ..................28

YouthGrantApplication ................31

PB&PA Visa Application ................33

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PresidentRich Holman238MelroseDrColona,Il61241

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1st Vice PresidentTroy Hogren

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2nd Vice PresidentTodd Keil

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Financial SecretaryAdam Gibson1628OakSt

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TreasurerMike Eddlemon4321N.NelsonDrPeoria,Il61614

Home:309-691-3528Work:309-208-4552Cell:309-472-2323

Recording SecretaryRobert Weisskopf1616W.PershingChicago,IL60609Cell:312-746-9700Work:312-746-9700

Youth Activities DirectorJohn Hoeksema

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From the President Rich Holman President

Aswehavesaidinthepast,theattackonpublicsectorbenefitsisononceagain.Thespringlegisla-tive session has not failed in our expectation to be a full out attack against our benefits. All of us with the“WEAREONE”Coalitionhavebeenworkingtogethertofighttoprotectourwages,pension,andbargainingrights.Duetoourunitywiththecoalition,wehavebeenabletosquashseveralbillsthatwould have jeopardized our rights.

We have been diligently working with the IL Public Safety Coalition to help save the Training and Standardsboard’sbudget.TheGovernorhasproposedinhisFY2013budgettotakeover$11Mil-lion from the Traffic and Criminal Conviction Surcharge Fund (TCCSF) and appropriate it to the IL State Police Operations budget. This is over 56% of the total estimated revenue of the (TCCSF). The problem is that the training and standards board relies totally on the funds from (TCCSF) for their budget.Ifthishappens,theTrainingandStandardsboardwouldbeleftwitha$4Millionshortfallintheir budget. This shortfall would force them to cut several training units and training courses. We willfighttosavethismoney,sowedonotseeacutinanytrainingcourseswhicharevitaltoourpro-fession.

Theelectionseasonisuponus,pleasecontinuetocontactyourrepresentativesandletthemknowwe will be watching their actions and voting in the upcoming elections. Please do your part and get out and vote. This is the only way we can show our legislators that public sector employees will stick together and hold them accountable for their actions. If you have not yet checked out our facebook page,pleasedoso.YouwillbeabletogetuptodateinformationaboutwhatishappeninginSpring-field.

RegardingupcomingPB&PAevents,ifyouhavenotalreadysignedupfortheannualgolfoutingwhich Peoria Unit #27 is hosting in July. Please do so; I am sure it will be a great time. We also have the annual softball tournament coming up in August. This tournament is being hosted by Alton Unit #14. Please get your teams together for both events and registered soon.

TheExecutiveboardispreparingtohostthisyear’sAnnualConvention,whichwillbeheldattheAbrahamLincolnHotelandConventionCenterinSpringfieldonOctober5th,6thand7th.Wearestillworkingonthedetails,butIbelieveitwillbeagreattime.Ilookforwardtoseeingeveryoneatthisyear’s events.Be safe and God Bless.

Rich HolmanPresident


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LAW ENFORCEMENT CODE OF ETHICS

As an Illinois Law Enforcement Officer ...

My fundamental duty is to serve mankind; tosafeguardlivesandproperty;toprotecttheinnocentagainstdeception,theweakagainstoppressionorintimidation,andthepeacefulagainstviolenceordisorder;andtorespecttheConstitutionalrightsofallpersonstoliberty,equalityandjustice.

I WILL keep my private life unsullied as anexample toall;maintain courageous calm in theface of danger, scorn or ridicule; develop self-restraint;andbeconstantlymindfulofthewelfareofothers.Honestinthoughtanddeedinbothmypersonal and official life, Iwill be exemplary inobeyingthelawsofthelandandtheregulationsof my department.Whatever I see or hear of aconfidential nature or that is confided to me inmyofficialcapacitywillbekeptever-secretunlessrevelationisnecessaryintheperformanceofmyduty.

I WILL NEVER actofficiouslyorpermitpersonalfeelings, prejudices, animosities or friendshipsto influencemy decisions.With no compromisefor crime and with relentless prosecution ofcriminals, Iwillenforcethe lawcourteouslyandappropriately, without fear or favor, malice orill will, never employing unnecessary force orviolenceandneveracceptinggratuities.

I RECOGNIzE thebadgeofmyofficeasasymbolofpublicfaith,andIacceptitasapublictrusttobeheldsolongasIamtruetotheethicsofthepoliceservice. I will constantly strive to achieve theseobjectives and ideals, dedicating myself beforeGodtomychosenprofession...lawenforcement.


Help the PB&Pa honor your department’s top cop(s) by sending your nomination for the PB&PA Police Officer of the Year today!

Thisawardshallbegiventoanindividualpoliceofficerorgroupofofficerswho,intheopinionoftheselectioncommittee,areworthyofrecognitionfortheiraccomplishments.Inadditiontotheawarditself,therewillbetwoindividualpoliceofficersorgroupsofofficersselectedtoreceiveHonorableMentionAwards.

AnymemberofthePB&PAmaynominateanycertifiedpeaceofficeremployedfull-timeinanyagencyinIllinoisforthePoliceOfficeroftheYearAward.MembershipinthePB&PAisnotrequiredtobenominatedortowin.Thenominationsimplyrequiresaletterfromamemberidentifyingtheofficer(s)

nominatedaswellascompletelyandaccuratelydescribingtheincident(s)inwhichtheofficer(s)was(were)involvedwhereheorshedemonstratedoutstandingservice,exemplaryjobperformanceorheroism.

AllnominationsandsupportingdocumentationmustbesubmittedtotheExecutiveOfficeofthePB&PAno later than September 1, 2012.

The nominations should be for heroics or outstanding service that has taken place duringtheperiodofJuly1,2011,throughJuly1,2012.

TheseawardswillbepresentedtotherecipientsatthebanquetontheSaturday night of the PB&PA’s Annual Convention in October.

Please send nominations to:PB&PAExecutiveOffice435 W. Washington StreetSpringfield,IL62702

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MELTDOWNThis disaster could be coming to your city, county or town. Read it and be prepared for the worst.

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40 BAD PARTIESPolice have their hands full when they have to police colleges with binge drinking going on. Here’s one cop who’s making a difference.

28 MURDER DROPThis city is celebrating an almost unheard of drop in the number of homicides. A new strategy may be behind the stats.

by Mark Nichols

Some people were just born to be cops. Walter Fahey, a legendary Boston police offi cer who recently Boston police offi cer who recently Boston police offipassed away, was one of those indi-viduals. The Boston Globe’Boston Globe’Boston Globe s Kevin Cullen recently paid tribute to Fahey in an article that illustrated just how much infl uence a cop can have on the job, fl uence a cop can have on the job, flin his city and as an example for others to follow. Cullen began his article with a tale from the end of Fahey’s career:

“Eleven years ago, two weeks before he was forced to retire at the manda-

Legendarystreet cop

Bowling Green Police offi cers lock down the campus of Western Kentucky fi cers lock down the campus of Western Kentucky fiUniversity recently after reports of gunfi re that later turned out to be un-fi re that later turned out to be un-fifounded. Photo courtesy College Heights Herald/Matt Fields-Johnson.

Foot pursuit restrictionsby Cynthia Brown

There’s a new foot pursuit policy in the Austin Police Department. From now on, offiFrom now on, offiFrom now on, of cers in that agency fi cers in that agency fiwill have to ask themselves a long list of questions before chasing criminal suspects by foot. According to a report in the Austin American Statesman by Tony Plohet-American Statesman by Tony Plohet-American Statesman

ski, Austin police offiski, Austin police offiski, Austin police of cers must evalu-fi cers must evalu-fiate the immediate danger, consider whether a suspect is known and can be arrested later, and ask themselves what would be gained from pursuing the suspect before beginning foot chases. The change in policy resulted in part from an incident last year where

Fahey was one of a kind

by Jose Torres

The hits just keep on coming. In California, Sacramento offiIn California, Sacramento offiIn California, Sacramento of cials fi cials fisay they will have to make drastic cuts to the city’s police budget. And just like in other cities such as San Antonio, Texas, those who stand the most to lose are law enforcement of-fi cers and the communities that they fi cers and the communities that they fiserve. According to a recent article by Ryan Lillis of the Sacramento Bee,Sacramento Bee,Sacramento Beethe Sacramento Police Department

Huge cuts are ahead

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Check out all the info on the up-coming Western States Police & Fire Games – pages 38-39.

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Protecting the protectorsHeading into collective bargainingwithout a professional negotiatorandthebackingofastatewidepoliceunion is like confronting an armedsuspectwithoutaweaponandback-up. Your fellow officers have goodintentions, but they’re no match forthe experienced negotiators retainedby your employer. Bargaining afair contract requires the work ofskilled negotiators and professionalstrained in the arts of mediation andarbitration. You need and deserveexcellentrepresentationandwiththePBLC,you’llhaveit.

The PBLC commitmentThePBLCisanotforprofitcorporationaffiliatedwiththePB&PA.Ourhighlytrained, specialized staff includesexperiencedlaborrepresentativesandin-house legal counsel, all of whomparticipate in continuing legal andlabor education. The PBLC’s boardof directors, also known as the StateLaborCommittee,isorganizedbyandfortherankandfileandiscomposedsolelyoffulltimepoliceofficers.

Leading the wayThePB&PAtooktheleadinsecuringcollective bargaining rights for lawenforcement officers in Illinois. ByhelpingdrafttheIllinoisPublicLaborRelationsActand thenspearheadingitspassage,thePB&PAhasbeenattheforefront of police labor issues. ThePBLCwascreatedtofurtheradvancethePB&PA’spolicerepresentationandprotection goals. Since its inception,thePBLChasledthewayinpreservingtherightsandenforcingthecollectivebargainingagreementsofIllinoislawenforcementprofessionals.

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YOUCANHELPREACHOURGOAL

InOctober2006,thePoliceBenevolent&ProtectiveAssociationofIllinoisproudlyannouncedourgoalofcollecting$100,000overthenextfiveyearstoshowoursupportoftheNationalLawEnforcement

MuseumtobebuiltinWashington,D.C.TheNationalLawEnforcementMuseumwillbetheonlyoneofits kind in the world; it will be the only museum dedicated to telling the stories of the Law Enforcement

Community. For more information on the Museum (and also the National Police Memorial which honors are fallen brothers and sisters) please check out their website at http://www.nleomf.com.

Welookforwardtoreachingthisgoalwithyoursupport.A$10donationbyeachmemberwillgetusthere!Please use the form below and help us honor all in the Law Enforcement Community.

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2012 Pledge Form

I/We_________________________________pledgethefollowing: (Individual or Unit Name)

Aonetimeonlydonationof$___________________.Checkenclosed.

Ayearlydonationof$_____________________(totaldonation)PayableeachJanuaryfromnowuntil2011inequalinstallmentsof$_______________.

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For those individuals and units making 3 year pledges, reminder invoices will be sent to you in December.

THANKYOUFORYOURSUPPORT!

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U N I T #21 BLOOMINgTONNEWS

Bloomington PB&PA Unit #21 held their annual Christmas Movie on December 17th. There were 158 in attendance this

year and they filled the theatre. Next year they will try to fill the Mega-Plex theatre at the Galaxy 14 Theatres in Bloomington.

This year members and their families were asked to bring a new toy for the Toys for Tots Program in McLean County. There were over 100 toys collected along with a few cash donations.

The smiles on the children's faces at the movie (Chip Wrecked) and when they met Santa after was a wonderful sight to see.

Once again we have Brother Ed Shumaker to thank for anoth-er wonderful time for everyone.

Photos:OfficerMattDickwithhisdaughter,OfficerWilliamBu-chananwithhisfamily,SonofOfficerBradMeltonappearingtobeuncer-tain if he should be talking with this stranger and a shot of the theatre as it

filled up.



12/21/20118:50:00AMU.S. Attorney Presents Cybercrime Award

The Bloomington Police Department was recognized today for its leadership in the investigation and prosecutionofcybercrimeincentralIllinois.OnbehalfoftheU.S.DepartmentofJustice,JimLewis,U.S.AttorneyfortheCentralDistrictofIllinois,presentedBloomingtonPoliceChiefRandallMcKinleywithaplaque to commend the excellent work by the department's Cybercrime Unit and its assistance to other

lawenforcemententities,includingsuccessfulfederalprosecutions. U.S. Attorney Lewis praised the department for its commitment and dedication to the ever-changing

and ever-increasing demands of digital forensics. U.S. Attorney Lewis also presented awards for exceptional investigative support to two Bloomington policeofficers,WilliamLynnandMichaelFazio,detectivesassignedtothePeoriaDivisionoftheU.S.

Secret Service Cyber-crimeTaskForce,based

in Chicago. The Cy-bercrime Unit is also a member of the Central Illinois Cybercrime Unit

(CICU) based at the U.S. Attorney's Office's Peoria

Division. "Within the law en-forcementcommunity,

Bloomington Police De-partment is already well-known and respected for

its commitment to this demanding and impor-tantwork,"saidU.S.Attorney Lewis. "With thispublicrecognition,we not only extend our sincere appreciation to the Department but we share in the pride of the entire community which

supports this work."



Members of Unit #21 recently raised $5,200.00fortheToysforTotscampaign

in the Mclean County area. Members went out with family and friends on De-cember 14th to the Bloomington Wal-Martandspent$4,000.00fromthattotaland bought over 500 toys for the Toys for

Tots.

Had you been there you would have noticed that we had a few women help-ing us out. How would you know other than seeing the picture? We were done shoppinginjustover30minutes.Yesthat's right 3 women shopping equals

$4,000.00spentveryfast!

PB&PAUnit#21membersare,lefttoright,AmyKeil,BrentSmallwood,ToddKeil,EricYamada,ShawnAlbertand

Dave White

Pictured are the Bloomington Unit #21 members that attended the annual Shop withaCopThursday,December8,2011at

the Bloomington Wal-mart. Gift cards were handed out to 60 children selected by The Department of Children & Family Services (DCFS). The cards valued at$60.00eachallowedthekidstoshopfortheir family members as well as themselves.

Santa was present to greet and mingle with the kids.

Picture 1 is the group of BPD officers that attended.

Picture 2 is of officer John Heinlen with his youngster about to embark on their shop-

ping trip.


U N I T #22 NORMALNEWS

Unit #22 celebrated another successful Holiday Season of giving in 2011. It began on November 21st with the Thanksgiving Basket event. Officers from Unit #22 and Illi-

nois State University Police packed and delivered 95 turkey dinners to needy families throughoutBloomington/Normal.

ThenonSaturday,December10th,NPDandISUPDofficersalongwiththeirfamiliesparticipated in the annual Holiday Cop Shop event. Thirty children aged 7 to 13 were

given$100.00toshopwithatTarget.ShoppingwasfollowedbyapizzapartyatTobin’sin Bloomington.

Unit#22extendsitsgratitudetoourlocalKrogerandTargetstores,aswellasTobin’sPizza and our families who joined us for these two very successful events!


“TOPSHOT”TVSHOWCONTESTANTPAYINGHOMAGETOHISMENTOR

Photo by Christine Davies

EricI.KeyesJr.(left)ispresentingtohismentorBrianC.Smith,a“TopShot”poloshirtthatKeyesworewhile competing on the reality television show. Keyes is a contestant on the 4th season of the TV reality firearms competition show “Top Shot” that is airing in the spring of 2012 on the History Channel. Keyes now 40yearsold,metSmithin1992,whenKeyeswasjustayoungmanof19yearsofageworkingoddjobs,andperforming music and dance locally. Smith was teaching martial arts classes with the Chicago Heights Park District,inChicagoHeights,Illinois,whenKeyesjoinedtheclass.

After several months of training in this Japanese discipline of Ju-Jitsu and preparing for his rank promo-tionrequirements,KeyeshadexpressedaninterestinlawenforcementasacareerandlaterlearnedthathisSensei (instructor) Brian C. Smith was a Police Officer with the Chicago Heights Police Department. In addi-tiontoteachingtheJu-Jitsuclassesatthelocalparkdistrict,Smithisalsoacertifiedfirearmsinstructor.SmithearnedhiscertificationswiththeIllinoisPoliceTrainingStandardsBoardforhandgun,shotgunandpatrolriflealongwiththeNationalRifleAssociation,LawEnforcementActivitiesDivisionforhandgun,shotgun,rifleandselectfire(carbineandsubmachinegun).BecauseofKeyes’senthusiasm,SmithtookspecialinterestwithKeyes and invited him to attend several of their firearms events where Smith taught Keyes basic shooting fun-damentals with a variety of firearms disciplines. This sparked Keyes to purchase his first handgun and accom-panied Smith and the shooting crew to his first pistol match at the Iroquois County Law Enforcement Associa-tionmonthlypistolmatches,attheIroquoisCountyFairgroundsinIllinois.

Smithwouldjokinglytellthestoryonhowbad,Keyes’sshootingscoreswereinthebeginning.Ourteas-ing Keyes did not discourage him from constantly reporting to the range to perform endless hours of practice toovercomethatobstacle.Onhisownincentiveandexpense,Keyesattendedanumberoffirearmsclassestaught by many well known firearms instructors along with continuous training with Smith during his depart-mental in-service training sessions at the Harvey Police Department Range for various police agencies.

EricKeyeshasdevelopedhisownuniquestyleofshooting,takinghelpfultipsfromthevarietyofinstructorshe has studied under. Keyes is a regular pistol shooting competitor with several of the local shooting associa-tion’s competitions and he is consistent in achieving high scores. Smith reports that Keyes has a passion for shooting and a great love for firearms. Smith further noted that “…our conversations always end on the topic offirearmsorshootingexercises,nomatterwhattheinitialtopicisabout.”

Eric is a former U.S. Army Reservist and began his law enforcement career with the Harvey (IL) Police Departmentwhereheservedasapatrolman,specialoperationsofficer,swatofficer,andhomicidedetective.He also worked as a police officer with the Chicago Housing Authority Police Department and is currently em-ployed with the Metra Railroad Police Department.

Brian C. Smith retired from the Chicago Heights Police Department with 30 years of service at the rank of Captain,servinginpatrol,investigation,specialoperationandtraining.Afterretirement,Smithacceptedacon-tract position as police chief with the Glenwood Police Department for three years and is currently employed as a patrolman with Steger Police Department. Smith has earned approximately 32 police related instructor

U N I T #64 CHICAgO HEIgHTSNEWS


certificationsandisagraduateoftheFBINationalAcademy,184thsession.

In1981,SmithfoundedtwotrainingschoolsknownastheChicagoHeightsJu-JitsuAcademyandtheMetropolitanPoliceSelfDefenseInstitute.Theseschoolshaveremainedactivetothisdate,where Smith is still currently teaching the martial arts classes with the Chicago Heights Park District. Heisextremelyproudtoattestthatsincestartingthisclass,therehasbeenapproximately34youngkids who have joined this class with very little direction or supervision in their lives and later chose law enforcementasacareerpath.Itisthegreatestcomplementasaninstructorwhenthepoliceofficers,now adults who would occasionally visit the class to relate their testimony to the current students about their benefits they received from the class and not forget where they started.

Smithcontinuestotraincivilians,alongwithprivateandpublicpoliceagenciesinfirearms,defen-sivetactics,andSWATtactics.Hehaspublishedapproximately50plusarticlesonlawenforcementtraining and has recently initiated a program which has grown in popularity titled: Basic Handgun Fundamentals for Police Wives. There is a waiting list for every scheduled session.

Smith can be reached at email – [email protected]–http://mpsdi.com/

The hand written message on the front of the shirt presented to Smith from Keyes reads :

ToBrianSmith,…Thanks for a lifetime of knowledge and friendship. I would not have been a Top Shot if not for you. ThanksSigned – Eric “Iggy” Keyes

U N I T #64 CHICAgO HEIgHTSNEWS


Sergeant Spain shopping for children in need during

Shop with a Cop.

U N I T #156a CHICAgO SgT.’SNEWSWe express our condolences to the families of two active duty Sergeants who passed away in January 2012.

They are Sgt. Michael Flannery and Sgt. Paul "Scott" Jaske. Our Annual Golf Outing in support of the Death Benefit Fund for active duty Sergeants will be held on Monday 13 August at the Silver Lake Country Club. More information will be in the next issue or call our office

at 773-376-7272. We would like to congratulate 89 Sergeants who retired in the year 2011. They will be honored at our

Annual Corned Beef Dinner on February 16th. The Sergeants are listed below. Sgt. AnthonyF. Kaufmann 29 YearsSgt. AmyS. King 29 YearsSgt. TimothyA. Koren 29 YearsSgt. Torrance Lewis 36 YearsSgt. GordonF. Lohrman 38 YearsSgt. TimothyJ. Maloney 25 YearsSgt. Ronald Martin 30 YearsSgt. JulieA. Martin 25 YearsSgt. JamesT. McKittrick 39 YearsSgt. WilliamP. Moss 25 YearsSgt. MichaelJ. MulliganJr. 41 YearsSgt. LesleyC. Olsen 25 YearsSgt. RobertJ. O'Leary 39 YearsSgt. Edward O'Reilly 42 YearsSgt. PeterR. Ochoa 23 YearsSgt. Joseph Pedersen 35 YearsSgt. Barbara Pevitz 25 YearsSgt. FrankM. Pisterzi 35 YearsSgt. Leonilo Portillo 29 YearsSgt. GeryM. Retzke 20 YearsSgt. JohnP. Riordan 30 YearsSgt. Thomas Rodriguez 30 YearsSgt. CiscoD. Rowland 34 YearsSgt. JohnC. Salyers 39 YearsSgt. JohnD. Sanchez 25 YearsSgt. PeggyJ. Schulte 29 YearsSgt. JohnJ. Schulz 31 YearsSgt. SaraA. Seagren 25 YearsSgt. Lawrence SneedJr. 26 YearsSgt. Donald Sobczak 34 YearsSgt. Daniel Sopcak 25 YearsSgt. ThomasC. Staples 35 YearsSgt. JonathanR. Thomas 31 YearsSgt. WilliamL. Thomas 22 YearsSgt. LindaM. Trausch 21 YearsSgt. EldonE. Urbikas 30 YearsSgt. Hermes Velez 30 YearsSgt. Julio Velgara 34 YearsSgt. DonaldR. Vetrovec 31 YearsSgt. WilliamM. Voight 38 YearsSgt. RalphG. Wilson 25 YearsSgt. StanL. Wolak 29 YearsSgt. MichaelD. Ytsen 41 YearsSgt. ChristineA. Zaprzalka 30 Years

Sgt. EdwardJ. AdamsJr. 25 YearsSgt. Richard Adamski 34 YearsSgt. GeralynM. Baiocchi 25 YearsSgt. StevenW. Bigden 30 YearsSgt. MarvinE. Bonnstetter 25 YearsSgt. Matthew Brady 25 YearsSgt. RaimondoL. Brown 28 YearsSgt. KennethE. Burke 29 YearsSgt. SamuelJ. Capasso 25 YearsSgt. John CasperJr. 29 YearsSgt. DavidY. Catalano 33 YearsSgt. Thomas CepedaJr. 23 YearsSgt. GerardM. Clancy 30 YearsSgt. RobertJ. Colella 35 YearsSgt. JohnF. Coughlin 25 YearsSgt. Michael Cox 29 YearsSgt. JamesP. Cradick 30 YearsSgt. RobertJ. Craig 29 YearsSgt. JamesP. Dignan 31 YearsSgt. TheresaI. Dishman 33 YearsSgt. MiltonN. Dixon Jr. 31 YearsSgt. RichardE. Downs 26 YearsSgt. JohnP. Drapiewski 29 YearsSgt. JohnA. Enault 36 YearsSgt. KennethR. Epich 25 YearsSgt. RiccardoG. Erbacci 25 YearsSgt. RobertE. Fischer 28 YearsSgt. Diego Flores 29 YearsSgt. MatthewA. Giliberto 31 YearsSgt. JamesM. Glynn 29 YearsSgt. PatrickF. Gordon 34 YearsSgt. RichardJ. Grand 25 YearsSgt. DonD. Graziano 25 YearsSgt. GregoryG. Green 30 YearsSgt. MichaelJ. Groth 35 YearsSgt. MarkM. Halko 29 YearsSgt. BernadettM. Heelan 25 YearsSgt. PatrickF. Heenan 43 YearsSgt. KevinB. Hill 29 YearsSgt. MichaelA. Jamison 25 YearsSgt. WilliamN. Johnston 41 YearsSgt. ThomasR. Jones 35 YearsSgt. TyroneR. Jordan 21 YearsSgt. NicholasA. Kamenjarin 33 YearsSgt. ChristJ. Karedes 29 Years


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Hobart “Curley” Rogers Scholarship Fundfor the School Year 2012/2013

Section 1.ThepurposeofthecreationofthisscholarshipfundistohonorthememoryofHobart“Curley”RogersandtoprovidefinancialassistancetothechildrenofmembersofourAssociation.TheBy-lawsCommitteewasdesignatedastheScholarshipCommitteeandsetforththerulesandregulationswhichshalldeterminethoseindividualseligibleforeachscholarship.Themandatoryminimumguidelinesshallbeusedtodeterminewhoreceivesthescholarshipseachyearasfollows:

1) Thescholarshipfundshallcommenceintheyear1995.Four(4)$1,000.00scholarshipsshallbeissuedtofoureligibleapplicantsenteringorenrolledinundergraduatestudies.

2) Eachyearthereafter,four(4)additionalscholarshipsshallbeaddeduntilatotalofsixteen(16)scholarshipswillbeawardedbytheyear1998.

3) Oncethesixteen(16)scholarshipshavebeenissued,thenumberofscholarshipsissuedperyearshallnotexceedsixteen(16).

4) AllapplicantsmustbeasonordaughterofaPB&PAmemberingoodstandingwiththeAssociation.Theterm“sonordaughter”shallbedefinedbytheScholarshipCommittee.TheScholarshipCommitteedefines“sonordaughter”toincludestepson,stepdaughter,fosterson,fosterdaughter,andlegaldependentsofthePB&PAmember.PB&PAmembersarenoteligibleforthescholarshipsforthemselves.

5) TheScholarshipCommitteeshalldeterminewhenallapplicationsmustbereceivedandsetforthwhentheawardshallbeissued.TheapplicationdeadlineisMarch1ofeachyear.TheScholarshipCommitteewillmeetbetweenMarch15andMay15ofeachyeartoreviewapplicationsanddeterminescholarshiprecipients.ScholarshiprecipientswillbenotifiedbytheScholarshipCommitteewithintwo(2)weeksfollowingtheCommitteemeeting.

6) ScholarshipapplicationswillbemadeavailabletoeachlocalPB&PAunit.7) Scholarshipapplicantsmustincludeanessayorpersonalbiographyofnomorethanthreepageswith

theirapplication.8) Scholarshipfundingwillbedisbursedbysemester($500.00persemester).9) Uponreceiptofthescholarship,allscholarshiprecipientsmustcompleteatleasttwelve(12)hoursof

courseworkpersemester.Recipientsfailingtocompletetwelve(12)hoursofcourseworkpersemester,orequivalentthereof,willnotbeissuedpaymentforthosesemesters.Anyrecipientwhofailstocompletetwelve(12)hourspersemester,orequivalentthereof,fortwo(2)consecutivesemestersshallhavetheirscholarshiprevoked.Anyrecipientwhofailstocompletetwo(2)twelve(12)hoursemesterswithintwo(2)consecutiveyearsfromthedateofthescholarshipissuance,shallhavetheirscholarshiprevoked.Ineithercase,analternate,selectedbynumericalratingandvalidatedbytheScholarshipCommitteeforthecurrentyearinwhichtherevocationwouldtakeplace,shallreceivetheremainingtermoftheoriginalscholarshipgrantedtheprimaryrecipient,providedthealternatemeetsalloftherequirementsatthetimeofsuchapproval.

10) Scholarshiprecipientsmustmaintaina“C”averageeachsemesterandprovidetheofficeoftheExecutiveDirectorofthePB&PAwithatranscriptoftheirgradeseachsemestertomaintaintheirscholarship,foramaximumoffour(4)consecutiveyears.

11) Eachscholarshiprecipientmustprovideproofofschoolregistrationorenrollmentpriortoreceivingfunding.

12) EducationalinstitutionsthatscholarshipapplicantsarerequestingfundingformustbeaccreditedandapprovedbytheScholarshipCommittee.

13) TheExecutiveBoardretainstherighttooverruleanyscholarshipawardissuedbytheScholarshipCommittee.

14) Itisexpresslyunderstoodbyallscholarshiprecipientsthatheorshepossessesnopropertyinterestinthescholarshipandsaidscholarshipmayberevokedatanytime.TheScholarshipCommitteeshallhavetheauthoritytorecommendtherevocationofanyscholarshipatanytimeandforanyreasonwhatsoever.

Section 2.TheExecutiveBoardmay,initsdiscretion,createguidelinesforandawardadditionalscholarships,providedthatthescholarshipcommitteeshallsetforthrulesandregulationswhich

shalldeterminethoseindividualseligibleforeachscholarship.


Hobart “Curley” Rogers Scholarship Fundapplication for the School Year 2012/2013

gENERaL INFORMaTION: (Please Print)1.

Name_______________________________________ Birth date________________

Address_____________________________________ Phone___________________

City / State / Zip_______________________________________________________

Social Security #________________________________

PB & PA Members Name___________________________________________

Unit #____________Social Security #__________________________________

Relationship to Applicant ___________________________________________

Address(ifdifferent)____________________________Phone______________

College / University to attend_____________________________________________

Address______________________________________________________________

City / State / Zip_______________________________________________________

ESSAY/BIOGRAPHY:2. Yourapplicationmustincludeanessayofyourchoice,orautobiography,ofnomorethanthreepages.

EDUCATIONINFORMATION:(Youmustsubmitatranscriptofyourgrades)3.

HighSchoolAttended___________________________________________________

Graduation Date________________________ Class Rank________/_____________

GPA___________ ACT Composite____________ SAT Combined_______________

College / University Attended ____________________________________________


aCTIVITES INFORMaTION:4.

Please list high school or college organizations and activities in which you have been activelyinvolved,includinganyawardsorhonorsreceived.

__________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________

Employment:Listjobsyouhavehad.(Employer,position,begin/enddates)

5. OTHER INFORMaTION:

Whatwillbeyourmajor?_____________________________________________

What are your long range personal and career goals?_______________________

Why is this scholarship important to you?________________________________

aPPLICaTION RETURN:6.

Completedscholarshipapplication,essay,andtranscript(s)mustbepostmarkedbyMarch1 and mailed to:

PB & Pa Scholarship Committee

435 W. Washington StreetSpringfield, IL 62702


Unit#_____________________TypeofActivity/Program:_________________________________________

MailingAddress:_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

TimeSpanofActivity/Program:_______________________________________________________________

Numberofyouthreachedbyactivity:______________Estimatedtotalcosttoyourunit:_______________

Pleaseprovidedetailsontheactivity/programandthebenefittotheyouthinyourcommunity.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

Amount of request: $ __________ Signature of Unit Officer: ______________________________________

Grantswillbemaileduponreceiptofyourunit’s2013membershipdues.

Mail to or fax to: PB & PA of IL 435 W. Washington Street Springfield, IL 62702 FAX: (217) 523-7677

Thegrantsmustbeusedforayouth-orientedprogramsponsoredbythelocalunitsuchasathleticsponsorship,educationalprograms,etc.Thespecifictypeofprogrammustbelistedontheapplication.

Atthe1992Convention,theStateExecutiveBoardmadearecommendationthattheYouthGrantshouldnotbeusedinconjunctionwithanagency-sponsoredprogram.TheBoardfeltthattheintentofthegrantistoprovideassistancetothelocalPB&PAUnitsponsoredprograms,andnottosubsidizeaprogramthatisadministeredbyagovernmentalagency.

Atthe1996Convention,heldinChampaign,aresolutionwaspassedbythedelegatespresent,whichraisedtheamountofthegrants.Theresolutionstatedthatlocalunitscouldapplyforayouthgrantrequestingupto$1,000.

Ifyouhavesentyourrequestin,pleasedoublecheckwiththeSpringfieldoffice.ThemasterfilewillbekeptattheofficeinSpringfieldandwillthanbebroughttotheConventionforreviewbytheExecutiveBoard.

AllapplicationsmustbereturnedtotheaddressabovebySeptember15,2010.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorcomments,pleasefeelfreetocontactmeortheExecutiveofficeinSpringfieldat800-303-4531x206.

Fraternally,JohnHoeksemaYouthActivitiesDirector

Deadline is September 15, 2012

2012 YOUTH gRANT APPLICATION


PBPA Executive Board Policy Regarding the Payment of Death Benefits

Adopted - January 28, 2006

1. Memberdeathbenefitsshallbepaidtothemember’sdesignatedbeneficiary,orintheeventno

beneficiaryisdesignated,tothemember’sestateinthefollowingamounts:a. Members70yearsofageorovershallbepaidabenefitamountoffivehundreddollars($500).b. Membersundertheageof70shallbepaidabenefitamountofonethousanddollars($1,000).c. Membersundertheageof70killedastheresultofanaccidentshallbepaidabenefitamountof

twothousanddollars($2,000).d. Memberskilledinthelineofdutyshallbepaidabenefitamountofthreethousanddollars

($3,000).e. Nobenefitshallbepaidwhenamember’sdeathiscausedbysuicide.

2. Allclaimsforamemberdeathbenefitmustbemadewithin1yearofthemember’sdateofdeath.Incaseswhereanactualdateofdeathcannotbedetermined,claimsmustbereceivedwithin1yearofthedateofajudicialfindingofpresumptionofdeath.Claimsnotmadewithinthistimelimitationshallnotbepaid.

3. ExceptincaseswheretheExecutiveBoarddeterminesthatexigentcircumstancesexistwhichjustify

immediatepaymentofamemberdeathbenefitthefollowingpaymentpolicyshallapply.AllclaimsreceivedbytheFinancialSecretaryonorafterJanuary1andonorbeforeJune30shallbepaidinthefollowingmonthofJuly.AllclaimsreceivedbytheFinancialSecretaryonorafterJuly1andonorbeforeDecember31shallbepaidinthefollowingmonthofJanuary.

Information needed to claim death benefitThefollowingitemsneedtobesenttothePB&PAofficeat:

435W.WashingtonStreetSpringfield,IL62702

1. Copyofthedeceased’sdeathcertificate.

2. Thebeneficiary’s:a. FullNameb. SocialSecurityNumberc. DateofBirthd. Currentaddresse. Currentphonenumber

(Ifneeded,youcancalltheofficeat(217)523-5141x206toverifywhomthememberhad designatedashis/herbeneficiary.)

3. Ifnobeneficiaryhasbeendesignated,thenthefollowingshouldbesentwiththedeathcertificate:a. NameandaddressofExecutoroftheEstateb. TheExecutor’scurrentphonenumber


75th Anniversary Challenge Coins &Lapel Pins!!!

NEW!!!

Order FormFront and Back view of Challenge Coin

Lapel Pin1” Diameter

Challenge Coins $10 plus $1.50 S&H

Lapel Pin $4 plus $1 S&H

Discounted shipping rates for multiple orders. please contact Shelly at the 217-523-5141 X206

for information.

Deliver To:________________________________Address:_________________________________City/State/Zip:_____________________________

Lapel Pins:_______________________________Challenge Coins:__________________________

Number Ordered

Total Due (Inc. S&H)___________

Mail Check and Order form to:PBPA of IllinoisAtten: Shelly

435 W. Washington St.Springfield,IL62702

Please do not mail cash.


Do you know who is designated to receive your death benefit? WhenwasthelasttimeyouupdatedyourPB&PAofILmembershipinformation?Haveyoumoved?Haveyoumarriedordivorced?Dowehaveyourdateofbirth(month,dayandyear)?Doyouwishtochangeyourbeneficiary?Dowehaveyourbeneficiary’ssocialsecuritynumber?Dowehaveyourbeneficiary’sdateofbirth?Itisveryimportantthatwehaveacurrent,signedbeneficiarydesignationcardonfileattheSpringfieldOfficeforallofourmembers.

Please cut out the card above and mail to 435 W. Washington St., Springfield, Il 62702 to update your information. You can call the Springfield Office at 217-523-5141 (or 800-303-4531 for out-of-state members) and talk to Shelly at extension 206 if you have any questions.

* Regular Member: Those persons who are active,full-time,certified LawEnforcementOfficers of any municipality of the State of Illinois.

** Social Member: Those persons vested with the powers of arrest but not employed as full-time,certifiedLaw EnforcementOfficers within any municipality of the State of Illinois.

Police Benevolent & Protective Association435 W. Washington StreetSpringfield,IL62702www.pbpa.org

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