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Lake County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff Daniel A. Dunlap

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July 2009

Check out the Jail Services MSJ 2008 Annual Report
An important component of providing social services in a correctional setting is the positive working relationship between the Sheriff=s Department, the Western Reserve Counseling agency, Neighboring Mental Health Services and, beginning in 2006, the Lake Geauga Center on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse. Each of theses agencies has been instrumental in providing services at the Minimum Security jail. The Lake County Board of Alcoholism, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) continues to contribute to this effort by funding services from the aforementioned agencies.
The following services are available to inmates of the Minimum Security jail, as well as to eligible probationers in the surrounding are
- Anger Management Education groups, provided by Western Reserve Counseling
- Anger Management Therapy group, also provided by Western Reserve Counseling
- Chemical Dependency Aftercare group, provided by the Lake-Geauga Recovery Services, Inc.
- Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, provided by volunteers from the local AA community

New State Records Set

Correction Officer Kyle Nichols competed in the 2009 Ohio Police and Fire Games in Canton, Ohio on June 19th. Officer Nichols brought home TWO GOLD MEDALS and SET NEW STATE RECORDS in the following categories in his weight class:

Bench Press: 420 lbs. Strict Curl: 150 lbs.

CONGRATULATIONS OFFICER NICHOLS !!!

April - July 2009 Hiring Anniversaries

The following Sheriff's Office employees are celebrating service anniversaries in April, May, June and July 2009. We commend them for their years of service to the Sheriff's Office and to the citizens of Lake County.

THIRTY-SIX YEARS              Sheriff Daniel A. Dunlap
THIRTY-TWO YEARS           Corrections Officer Bill Bolinger
TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS    Sgt. Thomas Chiappone, Sgt. Katherine Silvi
TWENTY-FOUR YEARS       Sgt. Anthony Iliano, Corrections Officer Mark Godina ,
                                                   Corrections Dave Sturgill, Dispatcher Juliana Keyes
TWENTY-THREE YEARS    Administrative Support Services Supervisor Sheryl DePledge,
                                                   Detective Bureau Clerk Deborah Fabian
TWENTY-ONE YEARS         Dispatcher Dale Few
TWENTY YEARS                   Capt. Frank Leonbruno, Lieutenant Nicholas Iliano
                                                   Lieutenant Gregory Reid, Corrections Officer Robert Guthleben,
                                                   Corrections Officer Elisa Smith, Corrections Officer Dave Lachey,
                                                   Corrections Officer Chris Conley, Corrections Officer Ronald Kline,
                                                   Corrections Officer Jim Kane, Corrections Officer Chris Cimperman,
                                                   Corrections Officer Dona Cox, Corrections Officer Andrew Steve
NINETEEN YEARS              Sergeant Michael Corbut, Corrections Officer Eric English,
                                                    Corrections Officer Keith Parsons, Corrections Officer David Rentz,
                                                    Dispatcher Julie Payne
EIGHTEEN YEARS                Sgt. Belinda Brooks, Corrections Officer Lib Vitale
FIFTEEN YEARS                    Sgt. Jim Turek, Nurse Anne Takacs
FOURTEEN YEARS              Sgt. Diana Cichon, Deputy Jeff Cooper
TWELVE YEARS                    Correction Officer Dave Keller, Corrections officer Jay Leonard
ELEVN YEARS                       Correction Officer Mark Snyder, Corrections officer Theresa Reid,
                                                    Deputy Rick Williams
TEN YEARS                             Deputy Corey Svagerko, Dispatcher Jerod Lewis,
                                                    Deputy Jim Wheeler
NINE YEARS                            Deputy Scott Stranahan, Dispatcher Brigid Willis, Deputy Allen Moon,
                                                   D&A Counselor Sue Teague
EIGHT YEARS                       Dispatcher Kelli Bajc, Deputy Craig Young
SEVEN YEARS                      Dispatcher Jason Heller, Deputy Angela Gondor
SIX YEARS                             Deputy Randy Woodruff, Deputy Brett Woitella, Dispatcher Susan Furman,
                                                   Dispatcher Annie Lerman
FIVE YEARS                           Dispatcher Sarah Lloyd, Dispatcher Susan Alderman
FOUR YEARS                        Dispatcher Christina Seamon, Corrections Officer Gary Crumbaker,
                                                  Corrections Officer Kyle Nichols
THREE YEARS                     Deputy Kevin Raico, Deputy Mike Ward, Corrections Officer Robert Ramirez
TWO YEARS                        Corrections Officer Justin Williams, Corrections Officer Jamie Stofan,
                                                  D&A Counselor Karen Winslow

March 2009

	Check out the Road Patrol Division 2008 Annual Report The Lake County Sheriff's Office Patrol Division provides regular patrols to the unincorporated areas of Lake County including Concord Township, Leroy Township, Painesville Township and Perry Township. Patrol Commander Capt. Lonnie Sparkman supervises this division comprised of 35 deputy sheriffs who provide day to day policing over approximately 88 square miles and an average population of approximately 55,000 residents. These dedicated men and women work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year investigating crime, responding to emergencies, pro-actively implementing patrols to protect the citizens of Lake County, providing search and rescue ... serving the public needs in a caring, courteous and professional manner to ensure the highest quality of life for all people.
	Check out the Court Services Division 2008 Annual Report The Court Services Division is responsible for a wide variety of services connected with the court systems throughout Lake County. Its responsibilities include: Ø Providing security for the Courts of Common Pleas Ø Transportation of prisoners to court appearances at both Common Pleas and Municipal Court levels Ø Transportation of convicted felons to any one of the 30+ State prisons throughout Ohio Ø Secured escort of prisoners to Mental Health Services appointments, hospitals for emergency and scheduled appointments Ø Escorts of prisoners to the Probation Department and Psychiatric Clinic Ø Service of Court ordered Civil Papers Ø Services of Court ordered Summons Ø Services of Court ordered Writs of Possession, Execution and Replivin
	Check out the Corrections Division 2008 Annual Report The Lake County Adult Detention Facilities processed 6,463 inmates into two jail facilities in 2008. This is 1,158 more bookings then in 1993.
	Check out the Detective Bureau 2008 Annual Report The Detective Bureau investigates felony crimes for the Sheriff's Office. This dedicated group of professionals has been responsible for the prosecution and incarceration of numerous criminals in Lake County, making our County a safer place to live and work.
	*Check out the* Women In Transition Through Support Services 2008 Annual Report The Women In Transition Through Support (W.I.T.T.S.) program was started in 2001. The program was created in an attempt to decrease conflict/disruptive behavior among the female inmates by offering peer groups in the jail. Today the W.I.T.T.S. program has expanded to include six groups specifically targeting the unique needs of female inmates, and a continuum of care that supports effective transition to the community by providing discharge planning, linkage and referral, and support upon release. Our mission is to assist women in reuniting with a positive and healthy environment that minimizes the circumstances that lead to their repeated incarceration. Our focus is to increase their employment skills, develop positive relationship values and support, elevate their educational level, build self-esteem, control choices through anger management, build strength through drug and alcohol treatment, as well as developing strong family structures.
	*Check out the* Support Services 2008 Annual Report It is their responsibility to maintain the flow of all paperwork issued by the courts to the Sheriff's Office. All indictments, summons, warrants and extradition papers are filed through the Civil Division of the Sheriff's Office. The Support Services Division assures that these papers are served in a timely manner and are returned to the court system properly. They are also responsible for collecting and recording any Sheriff's fees generated by the service of this paperwork. Responsibilities of the Support Services Division include: Ø Accounting Ø Civil Process Ø Jail Records Ø Public Records Ø Jail Trac Ø Personnel / Payroll Ø Sheriff Sales Ø Traffic and Criminal Disbursements
	*Check out the* Central Communications 2008 Annual Report The Central Communications Division, under the command of Major Charles H. Caldwell, employs 34 full and part-time employees which includes one Lieutenant, four Sergeants, 21 Dispatchers, four part-time Dispatchers, and three civilian employees. They provide enhanced 911 telephone service and Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) to assist in efficient dispatching. In 2008 the Central Communications Division dispatched over 113,000 incidents. Central Communications is located at 8508 Garfield Road in Kirtland, Ohio, behind Lakeland Community College. Housed in a secure facility, built 13 feet underground, it is here that the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Communications Division provides police and fire dispatching services for 20 Public Safety Agencies throughout Lake County. These agencies include: · Police service for: Fairport Harbor, Grand River, Kirtland Hills, Lake MetroParks, Madison Township, Madison Village, North Perry, Timberlake, Painesville, Perry Village and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. · Fire service for: Concord, Fairport Harbor, Grand River, Leroy, Madison, Painesville City, Painesville Township, Perry Village, and Perry Township.

March 2009 Hiring Anniversaries

        The following Sheriff's Office employees are celebrating service anniversaries in March 2009. We
        commend them for their years of service to the Sheriff's Office and to the citizens of Lake County.

TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS    Capt. Lonnie Sparkman
TWENTY YEARS            Records Clerk Joann Jones
EIGHTEEN YEARS                Lt. Mark Soeder, Jail Trac Clerk Debbie Mayse
TWELVE YEARS                    Sergeant Patrick Paterson, Correction Officer Mark Thompson,
                                                    Deputy Michael Zgrebnak
TEN YEARS                    Correction Officer Mario Eldridge, Cook Deborah Potter,
                                         Records Clerk Shanon Gandolf
EIGHT YEARS                      Correction Officer Charla Howard, Correction Officer Robert Triskett
SIX YEARS                             Correction Officer Scott Capron
FIVE YEARS                   Cook Belinda Tompkins
THREE YEARS                     Deputy James Kailburn

Central Communications Highlights
by Adam LaSota

Beginning in the early months of 2008, the I/T department began planning a major upgrade to the Central Communications CAD (Computer-Aided Dispatch) system. When asked about the reasoning behind the CAD upgrade, Sgt. Cichon explained “the program we were using was technically four versions behind the Intergraph product currently on the market. Intergraph is always working to make enhancements to their CAD product.”

After months of planning, a core team of dispatch personnel was assembled in August of 2008. The team consisted of Central’s own Lt. Cynthia Baker, Sgt. Dee Cichon, Dispatchers Keith Chaffee, Annie Lerman and Cindi McGill. Tasked with the tall order of making Intergraph’s changes work best with our unique communications center, the core team convened and figured out which changes were most important to us, and how to implement them. These changes include a new call taking screen which allows dispatchers to multi-task better, additional displays of officers’ car and radio numbers, and the ability to quickly retrieve previous events at locations.

These changes will also benefit the average citizen, in the sense that their requests get expedited. Additionally, cell phone users who are unfamiliar with the area are more easily found, as GPS data from cell phones is able to be transferred into our map system – providing an approximate location for a confused caller.

All full-and-part-time dispatchers were given a 4-hour course to learn about all the changes to the CAD system. Although there was a wealth of information to absorb, they were able to adapt quickly, showing their enthusiasm and professionalism.
The upgrade was launched on November 3^rd, 2008, and the transition has been rather seamless. Shortly thereafter, Sgt. Cichon and Dispatcher Lerman took on the task of rewriting the CAD training module. A compendium of all things CAD-related, the task was finally completed just before Thanksgiving and will serve as a valuable tool for future trainees.

In other Central news…

We welcome a new part-time dispatcher, Heather McElwain. In addition to holding a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Lake Erie College, Heather is already proving to be a colorful addition to the division. She is a die-hard Browns fan and carries her love of the game to her part-time job, statistician for the Lake Erie Storm. One of her proudest moments was when she drove to New York for a Spice Girls reunion concert, and her lifelong dream is to one day own and operate a haunted house. Heather has already completed CAD training and will be field trained by Dispatcher Jay Lewis for the next several months.

Dispatcher Lisa Braemer and her husband (Capt. Jeff Braemer of Fairport Harbor FD) are expecting their second child, due for arrival in May 2009. Congratulations!

February 2009 Hiring Anniversaries

        The following Sheriff's Office employees are celebrating service anniversaries in February2009. We
        commend them for their years of service to the Sheriff's Office and to the citizens of Lake County.

TWENTY-NINE YEARS        Sgt. Roger Loveland
TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS     Clerk Barb Kato
NINETEEN YEARS                Correction Officer Kelli DeVore
EIGHTEEN YEARS                Data Processing Jeff Fortuna
ELEVEN YEARS                    Sergeant Larry Harpster
TEN YEARS                    Deputy Donovan Buchs, Deputy Robert Harps, Deputy Frank Yurkovich
SEVEN YEARS                      Jail Trac Clerk Christina Weiss
SIX YEARS                              Dispatcher Stephanie Humphrey
FIVE YEARS                   Dispatcher Adam LaSota, Dispatcher Melissa Leslie,
                                        Correction Officer Anthony Childs, Correction Officer Alisa Manley
FOUR YEARS                        Major Charles Caldwell
THREE YEARS                     D&A Counselor Constance Ness
TWO YEARS                          Correction Officer Aaron Wery, Correction Officer Benjamin Longbons,
                                                   Correction Officer Son Nguyen, Correction Officer Gregory Hurayt
ONE YEAR                             R.N. Patricia Rock

January 2009 Hiring Anniversaries

        The following Sheriff's Office employees are celebrating service anniversaries in January 2009. We
        commend them for their years of service to the Sheriff's Office and to the citizens of Lake County.

THIRTY YEARS              Deputy Thomas Cotter
NINETEEN YEARS                Lt. Todd Menmuir
SIXTEEN YEARS                   Chief Deputy William E. Crosier
                                                  Ø               Law Enforcement career spanning over 49 years: including Chief Deputy Lake County Sheriff's
                                                    Office, Chief of Police Willoughby 1979-1992, Fire Chief Willoughby, Instructor Lakeland Police
                                                    Academy,
                                                    Past President Ohio Chiefs of Police, Past President Lake County Chiefs of Police, Past President FBI
                                                    National Academy Ohio Chapter, Past Vice-President of the Lake County Fire Chiefs Association, Member
                                                    of the International Association of Fire Chiefs, Past Chairman of the Lake County Narcotics Agency /
                                                                     Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy Graduate / Ohio Chiefs of Police Association Executive
                                                    Committee / Liberty Bell award winner / Paul Harris Fellow award winner / City of Willoughby Distinguished
                                                    Citizen award winner / 2003 Ohio Chiefs of Police Distinguished Service award winner / Willoughby-
                                                    Eastlake
                                                    Schools Hall of fame
FIFTEEN YEARS                    Clerk Margaret Horvath
TEN YEARS                    Deputy Don Seamon, Clerk Alicia Summers
EIGHT YEARS                        Correction Officer Scott Thompson, Deputy Brian Butler
SIX YEARS                              Correction Officer Eric Vanjo
FIVE YEARS                   Correction Officer Tim Akey, Correction Officer Vickie Ivary
FOUR YEARS                        Correction Officer Judith Leary
TWO YEARS                          Correction Officer Gerard Blaszczak
ONE YEAR                             Correction Officer Matt Darone, R.N. Diane Snow

Historical File of Sheriff's Office News 2008

Historical File of Sheriff's Office News 2007

Historical File of Sheriff's Office News 2006