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ARIZONA
n If you missed St. Louis County
Police Chief Belmar’s “Lessons
Learned”presentation regard-
ing the issues law enforcement
faced in Ferguson, Missouri, you
missed an excellent seminar.
Hopefully no Arizona agency
has to experience something
like that firsthand, but learning
from those that have is extreme-
ly beneficial.
n Congratulations to the most
recent graduates from the
Arizona Chapter:
Session 260:
Commander Ron Bayne –
Scottsdale Police Department,
Commander Richard Bradshaw
– Glendale Police Department,
Lt. Bryan Cox – Chandler Police
Department, Deputy Chief
Reuben Nunez – Marana Police
Department.
Session 261:
Asst. Chief Dave Harvey – Phoe-
nix Police Department, Lt. Kara
Riley – Oro Valley Police Depart-
ment, Lt. Matthew Thomas
– Pinal County Sheriff’s Office,
Lt. Daniel Wilkey – Yuma Police
Department, Lt. Col. Douglas
Whitehead – USAF
Dial had a 27-year career in the
LAPD and was one of the first
five women in 1973 to work as
a patrol officer for that depart-
ment. She worked for three
years as a deep cover intelli-
gence officer and spent several
years as a narcotic detective in
street enforcement. A few of
her other assignments included
squad leader for an Internal
Affairs Division surveillance unit;
uniformed watch commander
during the Rodney King riots;
patrol captain in West LA dur-
ing the OJ Simpson incident,
and she retired as the area
commanding officer for the Hol-
lywood division.
CONNECTICUT
n Robert Crosby, 217th Ses-
sion was promoted to Chief
Wilton Police Department
Timothy Edwards, 235th Session
was promoted to Chief South
Windsor Police Department
William Covel, 241st Session,
was promoted to Deputy Chief
Waterbury Police Department
Frank Koshes 224th Session,
was promoted to Assistant Chief
Waterbury Police Department.
n 261st Session Graduates
Session: Lt. TimMadden, Con-
necticut State Police; Lt. Bryan
Bishop, Danbury Police Depart-
ment; Lt. Roberto Rosado, Wil-
limantic Police Department.
n Eastern Region Representa-
tive Michael Darcy Session,
234th Session, hosted the an-
nual Eastern Region Luncheon
at the Coast Guard Academy.
This year the keynote speaker
was NYPD Chief of Department
James P. O’Neill.
FLORIDA
n On August 27, 2015, Ciro M.
Dominguez, 218th Session was
promoted to Major with the
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s
Office.
n After 30 years of service to
the Melbourne Police Depart-
ment, Renee’ Purden, 238th
Session, retired as Deputy Chief.
And after a 4 month break she
accepted a position as Deputy
Director / Deputy Chief of Police
at the Melbourne International
Airport.
n Chief Albert “Butch” Arenal
retired from the Punta Goarda
Police Dept. on Sept. 11, 2015,
and on
Oct. 1 he
became
the new
Chief of
Coconut
Creek PD.
Butch
is a FL
Chapter
member
and a
graduate of the 193rd Session.
n The FL Chapter is pleased to
announce that Edward Hudak
was officially named the sole,
n Chief Joe Brugman, 224th
Session, recently took over as
the Police Chief for the City of
Safford. Chief Brugman is hap-
py to return home to the city
where he was raised. Prior to his
new role in Safford, Chief Brug-
man retired after 25 years with
the Chandler Police Department
and 4 years as the Police Chief in
Coolidge, Arizona.
CALIFORNIA
n The California Chapter recog-
nizes and congratulates Chief
Brian P. Johnson, 218th Session,
who was recently sworn in as
the Chief
of Police
for the
Upland,
California
Police
Depart-
ment after
serving for
26 years
as a Cap-
tain in the
Los Angeles Police Department.
He was a second generation
member of the LAPD and a
graduate of the Sherman Block
Supervisory Leadership Institute
andWest Point Leadership
Program.
n Retired Los Angeles Police
Department Captain Connie
Dial, 170th Session, published
her fifth mystery novel, Unnatu-
ral Murder, with The Permanent
Press last year and her next
book, Set the Night on Fire, will
be available on March 31, 2016.
Her picture on the inside flap of
the book’s cover portrays one of
her prized hard-earned posses-
sions – the FBINA yellow brick.
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Brian P. Johnson
Albert “Butch” Arenal
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Chief Belmar (L) with FBINA Arizona Chapter
President, Chief Ron Wheeler (R).
Connie Dial