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Lake County Sheriff's Office

Sheriff Daniel A. Dunlap

SHERIFF'S OFFICE NEWS
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May 2008   

May 4-10, 2008 National Corrections Officers' Week
    On May 3, 1987 President Ronald Reagan wrote
"
No group of Americans has a more difficult or less publicly visible job than the brave men and women who work in our correctional facilities. Correctional officers who work in jails and prisons are currently responsible for the safety, containment, and control of more than 600,000 prisoners. Correctional officers must protect inmates from violence from fellow prisoners, while encouraging them to develop skills and attitudes that can help them become productive members of society after their release. The general public should fully appreciate correctional officials' capable handling of the physical and emotional demands made upon them daily. Their profession requires careful and constant vigilance, and the threat of violence is always present. At the same time, these dedicated employees try to improve the living conditions of those who are being confined. It is appropriate that we honor the correctional officers in all our institutions, at all levels of government, for their invaluable contributions to our society.

May 3, 1987 
President Ronald Reagan

    Since 1987 America's Jails and Prisons have grown from housing 600,000 prisoners to well over 2.3 million people.  Important to note, national estimates say that jails and prisons house 33% more mentally ill persons then in our mental institutions.  Further, an estimated 50% of those coming into the system have drugs or alcohol related to their crime which greatly impact their families, children, and the larger community.  Add the challenge of dealing with a jail and prison population presenting challenging medical issues such as AIDS, Hepatitis, TB, and MRSA the picture becomes even more complex.
    It is important to note that each of these 2.3 million inmates have parents, brothers and sisters, spouses, children and friends connected to their lives who worry about their futures, and depend on Corrections Officers to insure their safety.  Equally, there are over 2.3 million victims who expect that jails and prisons will insure that justice is brought about on each of their cases, and that each person found guilty of a crime is punished for that offense.
    Truly the men and women in the Corrections profession have an extremely difficult and challenging job.  Their task is to keep the community safe, insure that the Constitutional Rights of citizens incarcerated are protected, manage a very complex inmate population that is presently at nearly 100% of housing capacity nationally, work to rehabilitate those offenders returning soon to their communities so that they are more productive members of society, and accomplish these tasks as economically as possible to lessen the drain on an already burdened tax paying community. 
    During National Corrections Officers Week  we salute the men and women of the Lake County Adult Detention Facilities who do a phenomenal job each and every day.  They include the Corrections Officers, Nurses, Doctors, Mental Health Counselors, Kitchen Staff, Drug and Alcohol Treatment Staff, Volunteers, and everyone associated with this effort.  We thank you for your work and applaud your accomplishments!

Capt. Frank Leonbruno   Jail Administrator

                 
Hiring Anniversaries

       
        The following Sheriff's Office employees are celebrating service anniversaries in May 2008.  We
        commend them for their years of service to the Sheriff's Office and to the citizens of Lake County.

THIRTY-FIVE YEARS           Sheriff Daniel A. Dunlap
       
Check out a biography on Sheriff Dan Dunlap at About the Sheriff

TWENTY-FIVE  YEARS        Sergeant Thomas Chiappone, Sergeant Kathy Silvi
NINETEEN YEARS           
    Lieutenant Nicholas Iliano, Correction Officer David Lachey,
                                                   
Correction Officer Christopher Conley, Correction Officer Ron Kline,
                                                   
Correction Officer James Kane, Correction Officer Elissa Smith
FIFTEEN YEARS
                    Correction Officer Alice Wilcox, Jail Record Laura Falcone
FOURTEEN  YEARS             
Medical Co-Ordinator Anne Takacs, RN
ELEVEN YEARS                   Correction Officer David Keller, Correction Officer Jay Leonard
FIVE YEARS                           Deputy Randy Woodruff
THREE YEARS                      
Dispatcher Christina Seamon


Lake County Jail's GED Program Gets National Recognition In Chemistry Magazine

    On March 10, 2008 the following articles was posted on www.CEN-ONLINE.ORG which is a chemistry magazine.  The article is by a  retired research chemist who volunteers at the Lake County jail teaching GED.  It reads
"As a retired research chemist, I have been a volunteer tutor since 2006 in the General Education Development (GED) program run under the auspices of Painesville, Ohio Adult Basic and Literacy Education ABLE.  We prepare students for GED exams, working mornings in the ABLE facilities and afternoons in the Lake County jail.  Our program in the jail has the support of the Lake County Sheriff's Office...We are attempting to equip those released with skills they can use to work within the community rather then returning to jail or "graduating to prison.  In fact some sentences even include obtaining the GED as a requirement to be considered for Probation.  Surely, helping those in jail contribute productively to society after  their release, rather than being a drain on the community, is a worthwhile endeavor."

April 2008   
                    
 
In the past 14 years the Sheriff's Office has returned over $36 million dollars, nearly three (3) full years of its operating budget, back to the General Fund.   Take a look at Revenue generated by the Lake County Sheriff's Office over the past 14 years that help offset the cost of Sheriff's operations.  Revenue Generated

Hiring Anniversaries

       
        The following Sheriff's Office employees are celebrating service anniversaries in April 2008.  We
        commend them for their years of service to the Sheriff's Office and to the citizens of Lake County.

THIRTY-ONE YEARS           Correction Officer Bill Bolinger
TWENTY-THREE  YEARS 
Sergeant Anthony Iliano, Correction Officer David Sturgill, Correction Officer Mark Godina,
                                                   Deputy TJ Wilson
NINETEEN YEARS           
   Lieutenant Gregory Reid, Correction Officer Robert Guthleben
EIGHTEEN YEARS
               Dispatcher Julie Payne
THIRTEEN  YEARS              
Sgt. Dee Cichon
TEN YEARS                            Deputy Rick Williams
EIGHT YEARS                        Deputy Scott Stranahan
SEVEN YEARS                      
Dispatcher Kelli Bajc
SIX YEARS
                              Dispatcher Jason Heller 
TWO YEARS                          
Deputy Bret Woitella
ONE YEAR                               Correction Officer Stephen Corfee, Correction Officer Justin Williams

March 2008

Take a look at Programming for Inmates in our Detention Facilities and see the impact it is making in our community.
Inmate Programming

Employee Highlights

    On February 27, 2008 Deputy Carey Sorber was promoted to the rank of Corporal in the Court Services Division of the Lake County Sheriff's Office.   After receiving her Associates degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Akron Corporal Sorber began her career in the Court Services in 1995 as Special Deputy.  In December of 1995 she was hired full-time and has been active in every aspect of Court Services.  In 1999 she became the Evidence Technician and helped to restructure the recording and storage of evidence.  In 2006 she completed her Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice Administration.
    Corporal Sorber has been married for six years. Her husband Rick works for the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office assigned to the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force as an investigator, and is a part-time police officer with Waite Hill Police.  Together they have a son and daughter.  She enjoys running and biking.
    When asked how she feels about her recent promotion Carey said "I am honored to be one of the first females promoted to rank in Court Services Division.  Being chosen as one of the Corporals is an extremely gratifying and rewarding moment in my career and I look forward to the challenges that lay ahead."

    On February 27, 2008 Deputy Julie Farrell was promoted to the rank of Corporal in the Court Services Division of the Lake County Sheriff's Office.   Corporal Farrell started her career as a part-time clerk in the Lake County Sheriff's Office in May of 1995.  In September 2005 she was hired full-time in jail trac/jail records .  In 1998 Corporal Farrell attended the Cleveland Heights Police Academy and was sworn in as Deputy Sheriff in March of 1999.  Since 1999 she has served in various assignments throughout the Court Services Division.  For the past two years she has been in charge of Writ of Possessions and Order of Executions.
   When not at work you can find her with her husband and five(5) children.  "Family is the most important part of my life" says Julie.  In her off time she loves to spend time with  her parents and children at her parents farm in Leroy.  She also has been an equestrian since the age of 8 and shows her Quarter Horse Romeo at AQHA shows and local hunter jumper shows.  Julie can also be found running and lifting at Mentor Heisley Racquet Club in Mentor.  She enjoys family vacations in Hilton Head and catching up on reading.

Congratulations to both Corporal Sorber and Corporal Farrell on their recent promotion!
 

Central Communications 2007 Report
Corrections Division 2007 Annual Report
Court Services Division 2007 Annual Report
Detective Bureau 2007 Annual Report
Road Patrol Division 2007 Annual Report
Support Services Division 2007 Annual Report                                

Hiring Anniversaries

       
        The following Sheriff's Office employees are celebrating service anniversaries in March 2008.  We
        commend them for their years of service to the Sheriff's Office and to the citizens of Lake County.


TWENTY-SIX YEARS          
Capt. Lonnie Sparkman
NINETEEN YEARS           
   Clerk Jo Ann Jones
SEVENTEEN YEARS
           Lt. Mark Soeder, Clerk Debra Mayse
ELEVEN  YEARS                  
Sgt. Patrick Paterson, Deputy Michael Zgrebnak,
                                                   Correction Officer Mark Thompson
TEN YEARS                            Correction Officer Michael Campbell
NINE YEARS                          Correction Officer Mario Eldridge,
                                                   Cook Debra Potter, Clerk Shanon Gandolf 
SEVEN YEARS                      
Correction Officer Charla Howard, Correction Officer Robert Trisket,
                                                   Correction Officer Scott Capron
FOUR YEARS
                         Cook Sandra Bates, Cook Belinda Thompkins  
TWO YEARS                          
Deputy Jim Kailburn

February 2008

D & A PROGRAM Jail Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program   2007 Annual Report
W.I.T.T.S.   Women In Transition Through Support Services    2007 Annual Report
                                    

Hiring Anniversaries

       
        The following Sheriff's Office employees are celebrating service anniversaries in February 2008.  We
        commend them for their years of service to the Sheriff's Office and to the citizens of Lake County.


TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS    
Sgt. Roger Loveland
EIGHTEEN YEARS           
   Correction Officer Kelli DeVore,
SEVENTEEN YEARS
           Jeff Fortuna (Data Processing)
TEN  YEARS                          
Sergeant Larry Harpster
NINE YEARS                          Deputy Donovan Buchs,
                                                  
Deputy Robert Harps , Deputy Frank Yurkovich
SIX YEARS                            
Jail Tracs Clerk Christina Weiss
FIVE YEARS                           
Dispatcher Kathy Humphrey
FOUR YEARS                        
Correction Officer Scott Simpson, Correction Officer Anthony Childs,
                                                   Correction Officer Alisa Manley, Dispatcher Adam Lasota, Dispatcher Melissa Leslie
THREE YEARS                      
Major Charles Caldwell ......
                                                  
Law Enforcement career spanning over 40 years: including time spent as the Chief Deputy of the Lake
                                                        County Sheriff's Office, Chief of Police for Hunting Valley, and at the  Painesville City Police
                                                              Department    .......Started the Lake County Sheriff's Office  SWAT Team in 1974   
                                                                    First SWAT Team in Ohio

TWO YEARS                           Constance Ness (Drug and Alcohol Counselor)
ONE YEAR                             
Correction Officer Aaron Wery, Correction Officer Benjamin Longbons,
                                                   Correction Officer Son Nguyen

January 2008

Hiring Anniversaries

       
        The following Sheriff's Office employees are celebrating service anniversaries in January 2008.  We
        commend them for their years of service to the Sheriff's Office and to the citizens of Lake County.


TWENTY-NINE YEARS       
Deputy Thomas Cotter
EIGHTEEN YEARS           
   Lt. Todd Menmuir
FIFTEEN YEARS
                   Chief Deputy William E. Crosier
FOURTEEN  YEARS               
Clerk Margaret Horvath
NINE YEARS                          Jail Tracs Clerk Alicia Summers, Deputy Donald Seamon
SEVEN YEARS                     
Correction Officer Scott Thompson, Deputy Brian Butler
FIVE YEARS                           
Correction Officer Eric Vanjo
FIVE YEARS                          
Correction Officer Michael Kish, Dispatcher Jamie Shahan
FOUR YEARS                         Correction Officer Timothy Aikey, Correction Officer Vickie Ivary
THREE YEARS                       
Correction Officer Judith Leary
ONE YEARS                            Correction Officer Gerard Blasczak

 

Historical File of Sheriff's Office News 2007

Historical File of Sheriff's Office News 2006