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Explorers, Advisor, Honored for Bravery, Service to the Department PDF Print E-mail
Written by The OC Sheriff Blog   
Wednesday, 01 July 2009 10:22

Explorers, Advisor, Honored for Bravery, Service to the Department

June 29, 2009 08:34 by John
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Explorers Cpl. Oscar Gutierrez and Lt. Lex Ogan were honored by the Department, Cpl. Gutierrez for bravery and Lt. Ogan for supporting a Deputy in an altercation.  Also honored was Deputy Curtis Vincent for his service as an advisor to the Explorers.

Sheriff Sandra Hutchens and Command Staff honor Explorer Corporal Oscar Gutierrez who saved a wheelchair-bound woman from a burning building

Explorer Corporal Gutierrez has been with Explorer Post #449 for three years and aspires to become an Orange County Deputy Sheriff.  He recently graduated from high school and will be attending college in the fall.

His act of heroism was the subject of an earlier Blog story. To view that entry click here.

To view the Explorer Gold Award commentary click: Oscar001 a.pdf (56.33 kb)

Explorer Lieutenant Lex Ogan is presented with Explorer Award by Assistant Sheriff Jack Anderson for calling for backup to help a Deputy being assaulted.

Lt. Ogan was working with a Deputy doing undercover buys of alcohol by a minor. At an establishment in San Clemente the Deputy was punched in the face. Before the Deputy could call for help, Explorer Lt. Ogan had called for backup.  Explorer Lt Ogan provided the dispatcher with the proper location and circumstances involved.

"Lex remained calm and acted as a good witness until Deputies arrived. I was proud that Lex was able to act accordingly during a stressful situation for both of us," the Deputy reported.

To view the Explorer Gold Award Commentary click: Lex 001.pdf (54.21 kb)

Assistant Sheriff Jack Anderson presents Explorer Golden Advisor Award to Deputy Curtis Vincent

Deputy Vincent has trained Explorer teams for High Rish Vehicle Stop competitions and his teams have placed first and second in recent regional games.  He has mentored three Explorers who have been named Explorer of the Year.  A 29 year veteran of the Department, Deputy Vincent has been an Explorer Advisor for 8 years.

To view the Award commentary click:  Vince001.pdf (60.93 kb)

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Fallen officers memorial sign installed on the 22 Freeway PDF Print E-mail
Written by Orange County Register   
Monday, 29 June 2009 08:46

Fallen officers memorial sign installed on the 22 Freeway

Two signs on an eight-mile stretch of the freeway honor five Garden Grove police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty

    

By DEEPA BHARATH The Orange County Register Comments 2 | Recommend 2

GARDEN GROVE - One of two Garden Grove Police Officers Memorial Highway signs was installed Tuesday afternoon. The sign now stands west of the Harbor Boulevard exit on the westbound 22 Freeway.

The sign and another to be installed this week on an eight-mile stretch of the 22 Freeway honor of Garden Grove's five police officers killed in the line of duty over the years: Sgt. Myron L. Trapp, Officer Andy Reese, Officer Donald F. Reed, Officer Michael Rainford and Officer Howard Dallies.

The memorial sign was unveiled during the 22nd annual Call to Duty Police Memorial held May 14.

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San Clemente's James Paisley will swim the Maui Channel to support son Ty, who has a rare condition PDF Print E-mail
Written by Orange County Register   
Tuesday, 23 June 2009 07:29

A swim for his son

San Clemente's James Paisley will swim the Maui Channel to support son Ty, who has a rare condition.

The Orange County Register

Imagine how life would be if you couldn't sweat.

Ty Paisley, a San Clemente 8-year-old with a rare genetic condition, has learned to drench his shirt before attempting anything that would make him sweat.  Last week, playing with his Marblehead Elementary School classmates, "I poured a water bottle over me," he gleefully said.  "Other than the heat restrictions he's a normal boy with tons of energy," said his father, James Paisley.  On Sept. 5, Dad plans to attempt something not normal – swim 9.5 miles over open ocean, from the Hawaiian island of Lanai to its neighbor, Maui – to support Ty and raise awareness of Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia.  Dad also will use the Maui Channel Swim to raise funds for the National Foundation for Ectodermal Dysplasias, a support group for those affected and their families.  The NFED has been "a lifesaver," James and Tammie Paisley say, since they discovered Ty's condition when he was a year old. He not only can't sweat, but he has no teeth (he wears dentures) and he has very sparse blond hair.  Ty doesn't let it bother him. He exuded enthusiasm and confidence while meeting with a reporter and photographer at the beach a few days ago, and never mind that he wasn't wearing his dentures. He'd outgrown his old ones and was awaiting a new set.  Does he think Dad can swim the Maui Channel?  "Well, so far I'm thinking he's going to get eaten by a shark, but I still believe in him," Ty said.  In other words, no sweat.  Ty will be as close to Dad as possible, riding in a lead boat. Dad has dubbed the race "Swim-4-Sweat." He expects the swim to take four to six hours.  "I was a good high school swimmer, and for fitness and just stress relief I've been swimming for the last 20 years," he said. "I've taken it a lot more seriously in the last couple of years when I came up with this idea for Swim-4-Sweat."  He's swum 5-6 days a week since fall, 2007. He was intent on doing the Maui Channel Swim in Aug., 2008. "Two weeks before the race, I was waterskiing in Arizona and broke my ribs," he said. "I had this fundraiser built up and felt I had to fill the commitment." So he's back on it this year. He will be 39 when he hits the water off Lanai.  "I've swum in a 10K reservoir race up at Colorado, which was a little over six miles, but nothing like the open channel," he said. "I'm a little intimidated by it."  You may spot Dad training this summer in the ocean off San Clemente. "I'll probably be swimming out and around and up and down the pier, from T-Street to North Beach, quite often," he said.  Someday, might Ty do like Dad? "He's a great swimmer," Dad said. "I've kind of steered him into swimming. I can foresee the future. It's going to be difficult to play competitive baseball, soccer, when he's getting too hot. He loves the beach. He loves being in the water."

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Fundraiser for Nabor Mascorro PDF Print E-mail
Written by Mark Peacock   
Wednesday, 24 June 2009 10:28

 

Nabor Mascorro, 34, lost his life on June 19, 2009 from complications of cancer. A buyer at Turner's Outdoorsman, Nabor was an avid hunter and huge supporter of non-profit conservation organizations and getting the youth involved in the outdoors.

He leaves his wife, Kabrina, and four-month-old daughter, Zoey.

In support of his family, individuals have banded together to hold a drawing. Only 300 tickets will be sold for a seven day houseboat vacation from Seven Crown Resorts -- a $2,500 value. Tickets are $25 apiece or five tickets for $100.

Tickets are available at the Range. Please call (951) 735-7981 for more information.

Other fundraisers are in the works and we will let you know the details when they become available.



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Cynthia Orel - Safety Hero! PDF Print E-mail
Written by Orange County Register   
Tuesday, 23 June 2009 07:17

Ex-policewoman to robbery suspect: 'You're done'

Retired officer tells of taking down suspect in Mission Viejo.

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The Orange County Register

Cynthia Orel didn't know what she was getting herself into when she helped take down a robbery suspect almost twice her size that she and others believed was armed. "I think it's in you. It's in your blood," said Orel, 53, a retired Long Beach police officer and Orange County resident. "I definitely didn't think about recognition. I just did it." "All I was thinking is this guy had a gun," added Orel at a press conference today.  The suspected robber – who weighs about 220 pounds and is more than 6 feet tall – was wearing a black and white jogging suit when he approached a teller at about 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Bank of America inside the Albertsons at 25872 Muirlands Blvd. in Mission Viejo, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department.  Authorities identified the man as Tony Baik Fennell, 52, of Las Vegas, who is now believed to have been involved in at least eight bank robberies from Norco to Utah, at least two of them in Orange County. He was not armed nor was Orel.  Orel, at 128 pounds, said she heard the bank manager yell that they were being robbed. There was chaos in the store, she said – customers were yelling, clerks were jumping behind registers. Once she heard he had a gun, she jumped in to assist a customer grabbing Fennell's left hand — trying to get a hold of him.  Orel tried to grab on to the suspect's other hand, she said. She then went around the suspect as the customer held him and got pushed on to a bench on display. She got him from behind. They ended up against a wall with her arm around his neck. Orel said she took him down in a head lock type of restraint.  "This was a team deal – hands down," she said. Once Orel had Fennell in carotid restraint she remembers telling the suspect. "You're done. You're caught. You're here. Relax, you're not going anywhere."  "The move she put stops the blood flow from the carotid artery so it doesn't matter how big you are," said Jim Amormino, spokesman for the Orange County Sheriff's Department.  Orel retired in July 2006 after 25 years with the Long Beach Police, and spent the end of her career as an officer on patrol. She said her nieces and nephews have been calling her a hero.  "The lesson here is I guess you never know what's going to happen and obviously choices have consequences both ways," Orel said. "This time it turned out good for the good guys."  Fennell was in federal custody in Santa Ana, authorities said. Amormino said no pictures of Fennell are being released because authorities want to avoid contaminating other bank robbery investigations.

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