It is with a heavy heart I report the following deaths in the line of duty for Region 5.
Deputy Sheriff Randall L. Benoit, Calcasieu Parish Sheriffs Office, Louisiana was killed in an automobile accident at approximately 0800hrs on January 18th, 2012. He served with the Sheriff's Office for 18 years.
Corporal Barbara Ester with Arkansas Dept. of Corrections. She was stabbed to death by an inmate at the East Arkansas Regional Unit in Brickeys, Arkansas January 20, 2012. She had served with the for 12 years.
Police Officer Steven Green, Mobile, Alabama Police Dept was stabbed to death by a prisoner while being transported to the county jail on February 3, 2012. The suspect took the officers weapon and fled the scene. Officers pursued him and engaged in a shootout killing the suspect. He had served with Mobile P.D. for 20 months.
Reserve Deputy Don Williams, Dale County Sheriff's Office, Alabama died after a single vehicle accident on February 8, 2012. He had served as a reserve deputy for 17 years.
Detective David White, Clay County Sheriff's Office, Florida was shot and killed during a raid of a suspected drug house on February 16,2012. The suspect was shot and killed on scene by others officers as the suspect fled out the back door of the residence. He was a military veteran and served with Clay County for 9 years.
Deputy Sheriff Barbara Pill, Brevard County Sheriff's Office, Florida was shot and killed on March 6, 2012. She was stopping a vehicle wanted in connection with a stolen property call from a local motel. Two suspects were apprehended after a short vehicle pursuit. She had been in law enforcement for 30 years, 15 years with Brevard County S.O.
Keep their families, friends, co-workers and all first responders in your prayers!
Stay safe,
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
IAWP Election of Officers 1927 in Cleveland, Ohio
Hello members,
I found some interesting data from elections of officers in May 1927 from the annual Conference in Cleveland, Ohio. I feel that since we are during an election time it might be interesting to those members who are participating.
A amendment was passed for the addition of two Vice-Presidents and a Board of Directors. Miss Eleanor Hutzel, from Detroit Michigan was elected 1st Vice-President and Miss Dorothy Doan Henry from Cleveland, Ohio was elected 2nd Vice-President. The five Board of Directors elected were Miss Henrietta Additon from Philadelphia, PA., Lieutenant John Brandenburger, St. Louis, MO., Miss Jessie Binford, Chicago, Illinois, Dr. Katharine Bement Davis from New York City, and Miss Mary Driscoll from Boston, MA. These 5 represented the Executive Board.
Several regional Chairmen were selected as follows: Miss Anna B. Mangan from Lynn, MA., Mrs. Mary Sullivan from New York City, Miss Annette Steele from Knoxville, TN., Mrs Mable Rockwell from Chicago, IL., Mrs. Beulah McNeil from Kenosha, WI., Mrs. Inah M. Peterson from Witchita, Kansas, and Miss Martha Randall from Portland, OR.
Delegates from 40 cities and 26 states made the annual meeting the largest ever held by the Association. In July of 1927 the Association was incorportated under the laws of the District of Columbia.
This was obtained from the Journal of Social Hygiene Volume XIII 1927.
I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I found it!
email me if you want any further data that I have on hand.
Thanks,
I found some interesting data from elections of officers in May 1927 from the annual Conference in Cleveland, Ohio. I feel that since we are during an election time it might be interesting to those members who are participating.
A amendment was passed for the addition of two Vice-Presidents and a Board of Directors. Miss Eleanor Hutzel, from Detroit Michigan was elected 1st Vice-President and Miss Dorothy Doan Henry from Cleveland, Ohio was elected 2nd Vice-President. The five Board of Directors elected were Miss Henrietta Additon from Philadelphia, PA., Lieutenant John Brandenburger, St. Louis, MO., Miss Jessie Binford, Chicago, Illinois, Dr. Katharine Bement Davis from New York City, and Miss Mary Driscoll from Boston, MA. These 5 represented the Executive Board.
Several regional Chairmen were selected as follows: Miss Anna B. Mangan from Lynn, MA., Mrs. Mary Sullivan from New York City, Miss Annette Steele from Knoxville, TN., Mrs Mable Rockwell from Chicago, IL., Mrs. Beulah McNeil from Kenosha, WI., Mrs. Inah M. Peterson from Witchita, Kansas, and Miss Martha Randall from Portland, OR.
Delegates from 40 cities and 26 states made the annual meeting the largest ever held by the Association. In July of 1927 the Association was incorportated under the laws of the District of Columbia.
This was obtained from the Journal of Social Hygiene Volume XIII 1927.
I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I found it!
email me if you want any further data that I have on hand.
Thanks,
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
IAWP, former IPA many years ago
Hello members,
Sorry its been so long since I last updated my blog. It doesnt seem like anyone reads it, so I hope to give it some excitement this time.
I have been doing research for my thesis at the University of Mississippi and have came across some really interesting facts about IAWP I think would inspire you all, or ya'll if you live in the south.
Did you know that in June, 1914, at the time of the National Conference of Charities and Corrections, Mrs. Alice Stebbins Wells, policewoman of Los Angeles, California, asked and secured from the Secretary a place in the 1915 program for the presentation of the subject of women officers in police departments. On May 17th, 1915, the women police in attendance at the conference organized their association of which Mrs. Wells was elected president. The objects of the association were "to act as a clearing house for compiliation and disseminaiton of information on the work of women police, to aim for high standards of work and to promote the preventive and protective service by police departments". This organization that is known now as the IAWP, was so named according to Mrs. Well's hope that women police of all countries, where such officers were employed, would find, in this organization, a medium for mutual expression and exchange of experience. There were women present from 22 states in the United States and from Canada.
The suggestions for the mission then is much the same as it is now. The work of women should be largely preventive and protective; trained women is urgent; courses of instruction of Institutes of Social Science, in Schools for Social Work, with field work in police departments are needed; proper legislation should be secured for the appointment of women police; women's divisions should be established within the police department and led by a woman with rank not lower than that of captain; careful records should be kept and monthly reports of work shoud be made to the Departments; simple civilian clothes of dark color, preferably navy blue, should be work on ordinary duty, and certain special duty might require a uniform; exchange of women officers by numicipalities would be provided for enlarged experience and would make for standardization of work and methods.
There were 9 district vice-presidents, 8 covering the United States and 1, Mrs. James Robinson, of Saskatchewan, Canada, were appointed to act as special agents in all matters pertaining to the movement in their respective territories. There were three standing committees: Education, Program and the Auxilary committee. In 1917, Miss Damer-Dawson, of England, accepted membership on this last named committee. The results of the work done in the United States was used to rouse the public opinion in England.
In 1919, Lt. Mina C Van Winkle, the Director of the Woman's Bureau of the Metropolitian Police Department of Washington, D.C. was voted in as president of IAWP. Her first act as president was to send out a quesitonnaire for the purpose of securing information on the status of the work of women police throughout the country. This information was shared at the next annual conference in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1920. Also, from this information she received, the book Women Police was written by Chloe Owings in 1969 whereas this information has lasted over the years and been useful in my journey of time of both women police in Mississippi and IAWP.
I will be sharing tidbits from the resources I have came across that identify IAWP as the reason the women police movement went across the United States and other countries.
I am so very excited to share this information and hope that you will find it exciting as well.
More to follow soon.........
Sorry its been so long since I last updated my blog. It doesnt seem like anyone reads it, so I hope to give it some excitement this time.
I have been doing research for my thesis at the University of Mississippi and have came across some really interesting facts about IAWP I think would inspire you all, or ya'll if you live in the south.
Did you know that in June, 1914, at the time of the National Conference of Charities and Corrections, Mrs. Alice Stebbins Wells, policewoman of Los Angeles, California, asked and secured from the Secretary a place in the 1915 program for the presentation of the subject of women officers in police departments. On May 17th, 1915, the women police in attendance at the conference organized their association of which Mrs. Wells was elected president. The objects of the association were "to act as a clearing house for compiliation and disseminaiton of information on the work of women police, to aim for high standards of work and to promote the preventive and protective service by police departments". This organization that is known now as the IAWP, was so named according to Mrs. Well's hope that women police of all countries, where such officers were employed, would find, in this organization, a medium for mutual expression and exchange of experience. There were women present from 22 states in the United States and from Canada.
The suggestions for the mission then is much the same as it is now. The work of women should be largely preventive and protective; trained women is urgent; courses of instruction of Institutes of Social Science, in Schools for Social Work, with field work in police departments are needed; proper legislation should be secured for the appointment of women police; women's divisions should be established within the police department and led by a woman with rank not lower than that of captain; careful records should be kept and monthly reports of work shoud be made to the Departments; simple civilian clothes of dark color, preferably navy blue, should be work on ordinary duty, and certain special duty might require a uniform; exchange of women officers by numicipalities would be provided for enlarged experience and would make for standardization of work and methods.
There were 9 district vice-presidents, 8 covering the United States and 1, Mrs. James Robinson, of Saskatchewan, Canada, were appointed to act as special agents in all matters pertaining to the movement in their respective territories. There were three standing committees: Education, Program and the Auxilary committee. In 1917, Miss Damer-Dawson, of England, accepted membership on this last named committee. The results of the work done in the United States was used to rouse the public opinion in England.
In 1919, Lt. Mina C Van Winkle, the Director of the Woman's Bureau of the Metropolitian Police Department of Washington, D.C. was voted in as president of IAWP. Her first act as president was to send out a quesitonnaire for the purpose of securing information on the status of the work of women police throughout the country. This information was shared at the next annual conference in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1920. Also, from this information she received, the book Women Police was written by Chloe Owings in 1969 whereas this information has lasted over the years and been useful in my journey of time of both women police in Mississippi and IAWP.
I will be sharing tidbits from the resources I have came across that identify IAWP as the reason the women police movement went across the United States and other countries.
I am so very excited to share this information and hope that you will find it exciting as well.
More to follow soon.........
Friday, July 29, 2011
MSWLEA 4th Annual Conference
Hello members,
We just completed another amazing conference here in Oxford, MS. for the 4th annual Mississippi Women's Law Enforcement Assocation. We had some excellent training on Human Trafficking by one of our own, Adriane Reesey from the Broward County Sheriff's Office in Florida and FBI Special Agent Tracey Harris from the Memphis Field Division. We then had Special Assistant Attorney General Paula Broome from the Domestic Violence division, talking about stalking and strangulation. Chief Kirkpatrick from Spokane, Washington Police Department then came and knocked our socks off with training on leadership in a most dynamic way. The last day we had Dr. Linda Keena from the University of Mississippi talk to us on Servant Leadership and our leadership style. I.R.S. Agent Ashley Allen then came and did some much needed training on Self-defense. So see.......if you were not here you really missed a most amazing conference!
3rd Vice-President of IAWP, Heather Kouts spoke to us about the benefits of membership in the IAWP and then I spoke a bit on how IAWP helped me to form the MSWLEA assocation.
I hope to be able to reach out to the membership in Alabama and Arkansas so we can one day have a person from each state attend the IAWP Conference, so put the word out and help me ladies!
We have just a couple weeks until the IAWP conference in Kentucky so lets get those registrations in and lets make region 5 proud.
Be safe, Liz
We just completed another amazing conference here in Oxford, MS. for the 4th annual Mississippi Women's Law Enforcement Assocation. We had some excellent training on Human Trafficking by one of our own, Adriane Reesey from the Broward County Sheriff's Office in Florida and FBI Special Agent Tracey Harris from the Memphis Field Division. We then had Special Assistant Attorney General Paula Broome from the Domestic Violence division, talking about stalking and strangulation. Chief Kirkpatrick from Spokane, Washington Police Department then came and knocked our socks off with training on leadership in a most dynamic way. The last day we had Dr. Linda Keena from the University of Mississippi talk to us on Servant Leadership and our leadership style. I.R.S. Agent Ashley Allen then came and did some much needed training on Self-defense. So see.......if you were not here you really missed a most amazing conference!
3rd Vice-President of IAWP, Heather Kouts spoke to us about the benefits of membership in the IAWP and then I spoke a bit on how IAWP helped me to form the MSWLEA assocation.
I hope to be able to reach out to the membership in Alabama and Arkansas so we can one day have a person from each state attend the IAWP Conference, so put the word out and help me ladies!
We have just a couple weeks until the IAWP conference in Kentucky so lets get those registrations in and lets make region 5 proud.
Be safe, Liz
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Assistant Chief Patricia Selman, Holly Springs P.D., MSWLEA member passes away.
It is with a heavy heart that I inform the passing of a MSWLEA member. Assistant Chief Patricia Selman from Holly Springs P.D. lost her battle with cancer. For those of you who were at our conference last year, Chief Selman was sitting in the front row. The visitation will be Friday, April 15, 2011 from 5-7p at Christ Temple Church of God in Christ at 210 Park Street, Holly Springs, MS. 38635. Funeral Services will be held at 3p saturday, April 16th, 2011 at the Multipurpose Center located at 235 N. Memphis Street, Holly Springs, MS. 38635. We have sent a flower arrangement on behalf of the MSWLEA family. Katherine Evans and myself will be attending the funeral. Patrolman Jonathan Schmidt, from Trumann Police Department, Arkansas was shot and killed at approximately 11:30p as he and his sergeant made a traffic stop. Patrolman Schmidt had served with the Trumann P.D. for 4 years and is survived by his wife and three children. Lets keep the family, friends, and co-workers in our thoughts or prayers. Lets be careful out there!
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Louise H. Vasquez, IAWP life member passes away.
It is with my deepest sympathy and regret to notify you all of the passing of a great trailblazer and life member of IAWP, Louise H. Vasquez (1935-2011). Retired Police Detective Louise H. Vasquez passed way on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 in Vero Beach, Florida. She was 75 years of age. She joined the Miami Police Department on May 2, 1966, as a member of BLE Class #59. Detective Vasquez retired from the department on January 25, 1988, after more than 25 years of dedicated service. Detective Vasquez entered the Miami Police Department at a time when few women were in law enforcement. She started her career as a "point control" officer directing traffic in downtown Miami, worked as an undercover decoy officer and later distinguished herself as an outstanding homicide investigator. During her years of honorable service to the Miami Police Department she was the recipient of numerous prestigious awards including International Police Woman of the year, Miami's most outstanding officer of the month (three times) and the National Officer of the month in 1978 for her record in solving murders. Louise was instrumental increating new criminal laws in Florida and she lectured on crime to Miami Civic and Professional Groups. She also servided in a advisory capacity to the Florida Mental Health Institute among the numerous activities she participated in. Survivors include her children, Lee Weirick, Peggy Cardell, Becky Diaz, Chris Vasquez Sr., Joey Vasquez, Catherine Vasquez, Eddie Vasquez and Maria Frye; 17 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by husbands, Clyde Weirick and Evelio Vasquez and one grandchild. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 3375 20th Street Vero Beach, FL. 32960. Funeral arrangements made by Thomas S. Lowther Funeral Home and Crematory in Vero Beach. A guestbook is available at http://www.lowtherfurneralhome.com/. Condolences may be sent to the Vasquez family at 600 49th Avenue, Vero Beach, FL. 32968.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
February 2011
I would like to congratulate Capt. Jane Tutor from the University of Mississippi Police Department for receiving the Lafayette County Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award at the annual banquet this year. She is a Mississippi Women's Law Enforcement (MSWLEA) Board Member and currently working on her Masters in Criminal Justice from the University of Mississppi. Way to go Jane!!
I would also like to congratulate Commander Heather Kouts for her well deserved promotion to Commander of the 4th District in New Orleans P.D. She is both a Board Member for IAWP and a member of MSWLEA. Way to go Heather!!
MSWLEA is currently planning the 4th Annual Training Conference for Mississippi to be set in July or August this year.
Please email me with any updates, promotions or information that can be put in my blog.
Be safe out there and talk to you again soon!
I would also like to congratulate Commander Heather Kouts for her well deserved promotion to Commander of the 4th District in New Orleans P.D. She is both a Board Member for IAWP and a member of MSWLEA. Way to go Heather!!
MSWLEA is currently planning the 4th Annual Training Conference for Mississippi to be set in July or August this year.
Please email me with any updates, promotions or information that can be put in my blog.
Be safe out there and talk to you again soon!
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Happy 2011!
Hello all,
Sorry it has been so long since I last wrote on my blog. The law enforcement community has lost some great heroes since my last posting. Texas lost two female officers who were just 24 years old. We just lost our first one of the year, Deputy Suzanne Waughtel Hopper from Clark County S.O. in Ohio. Lets keep all these women and all other law enforcement officers from our region in our thoughts as we serve our communities. There were 24 law enforcement officers killed from our region last year. Alabama 1, Arkansas 3, Florida 9, Louisiana 6 and Mississippi 5. Lets take our knowledge of the threats we face daily along with our training and women warrior mentality to carry on this year with safety first to see another day.
We are gearing up for the MSWLEA 2011 conference this summer. We are actively looking for some dynamic instructors to help us have another wonderful conference. If you have any suggestions or ideas please feel free to contact me.
Bless you all and talk to you soon!
Sorry it has been so long since I last wrote on my blog. The law enforcement community has lost some great heroes since my last posting. Texas lost two female officers who were just 24 years old. We just lost our first one of the year, Deputy Suzanne Waughtel Hopper from Clark County S.O. in Ohio. Lets keep all these women and all other law enforcement officers from our region in our thoughts as we serve our communities. There were 24 law enforcement officers killed from our region last year. Alabama 1, Arkansas 3, Florida 9, Louisiana 6 and Mississippi 5. Lets take our knowledge of the threats we face daily along with our training and women warrior mentality to carry on this year with safety first to see another day.
We are gearing up for the MSWLEA 2011 conference this summer. We are actively looking for some dynamic instructors to help us have another wonderful conference. If you have any suggestions or ideas please feel free to contact me.
Bless you all and talk to you soon!
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Minneapolis Conference 2010
Hello members,
I really hate it if you missed out on this years conference in Minneapolis. There were great speakers and great networking going on! Lets see, I think I actually met other women law enforcement from 10 countries, and caught back up with my friends from South Africa Police Services. I am still trying hard to get one of those yellow SAPS shirts! There were 64 countries represented and that my friends is an international association! We strive to empower women and that is exactly what I came back to Mississippi with, is an empowered desire to increase membership in this region to empower all those other women in law enforcement that need support and networking. We had ONLY 3 members from this region show up and next year I would like to at least double that for Lexington, KY. 2011. I promise you are missing an amazing adventure and once you go you will be hooked!
Be safe and inspire!
I really hate it if you missed out on this years conference in Minneapolis. There were great speakers and great networking going on! Lets see, I think I actually met other women law enforcement from 10 countries, and caught back up with my friends from South Africa Police Services. I am still trying hard to get one of those yellow SAPS shirts! There were 64 countries represented and that my friends is an international association! We strive to empower women and that is exactly what I came back to Mississippi with, is an empowered desire to increase membership in this region to empower all those other women in law enforcement that need support and networking. We had ONLY 3 members from this region show up and next year I would like to at least double that for Lexington, KY. 2011. I promise you are missing an amazing adventure and once you go you will be hooked!
Be safe and inspire!
Monday, August 16, 2010
3rd Annual MSWLEA Training Conference
Hello all,
I am happy to report that we have had a wonderful turn out for our conference this year. It was two and a half days with some great speakers. Trinka Poratta from Project GHB and Chief Anne Kirkpatrick from Spokane, Washington P.D. were both dynamic instructors.
I had the giant IAWP display, along with all the various pictures available to display as a focus point of the display area. I set out the new IAWP banners that Carol got printed up for us. They look great! I am looking forward to seeing how many new IAWP members we have since the conference! Its just a short time away from the IAWP Conference in Minneapolis, so see you there!
I am happy to report that we have had a wonderful turn out for our conference this year. It was two and a half days with some great speakers. Trinka Poratta from Project GHB and Chief Anne Kirkpatrick from Spokane, Washington P.D. were both dynamic instructors.
I had the giant IAWP display, along with all the various pictures available to display as a focus point of the display area. I set out the new IAWP banners that Carol got printed up for us. They look great! I am looking forward to seeing how many new IAWP members we have since the conference! Its just a short time away from the IAWP Conference in Minneapolis, so see you there!
Monday, June 28, 2010
Fallen Officer
It is with a heavy heart that I report the loss of a sister in law enforcement from the next county over in Marshall County Mississippi. Lt. Carol Scruggs from the Marshall County Sheriffs Department was killed in the line of duty responding to a call for service friday, June 25th, 2010. She leaves behind 4 children. Her visitation will be wednesday June 30th from 6-7p. at Brittenum funeral home in Holly Springs, MS. Her body will lay in state at Rust College thursday morning from 10a-11a. The funeral will begin at 11a. I have sent flowers on behalf of the MSWLEA family, and any memorial contributions for Lt. Carol Scruggs can be made c/o Mrs. Kattie Hampton P.O. Box 414 Lamar, MS. 38642. Lets keep her family, friends, coworkers and community in our thoughts and prayers.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Hello again all you IAWP members. I have an upcoming training conference scheduled for an IAWP affiliate Mississippi Women's Law Enforcement Assoc. (MSWLEA). The conference is at the Downtown Oxford Inn and Suites in Oxford, MS. July 19-21st, 2010. The topics will include Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault by Trinka Porrata from ProjectGHB and retired Los Angeles Officer, Leadership by Chief Anne Kirkpatrick from Spokane, Washington Police Department. We will have the Regional Counterdrug Training Center come up and do a training on Patrol Officer Response to Street Level Narcotics. U.S. District Court Judge Sharion Aycock will be be a guest lecture, and Genny May, recently confirmed as the U.S. Marshal for Louisiana's Eastern District, and the first female to serve as U.S. Marshal in Louisiana. We will have an IAWP booth along with various other vendor booths. For reservations please call the hotel at 662-234-3031, or contact me at the Oxford Police Department at 662-232-2400, or Sgt. Tait at the same number. I hope to see you all there. I can fax or email a registration form if needed.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Well folks, I have finally got the blog up in running thanks to Sandra Martin. I hope her family isnt stuck in South Africa still. We just completed the First board meeting of 2010 in South Africa and the hosts were amazing. The South African Police Services provided a wonderful place to stay and wonderful outings to see the beauty of South Africa. I will attach my pictures soon so keep up with me. :-)
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Lt. Carol Scruggs (end of shift 6/25/2010)
Marshall County Sheriff's Department