MEMORY LANE
Salt Lake City, UT – Offi cer Bruce Thayne was a police offi cer for 40 years in Salt Lake City, UT. This picture was taken in 1964 by his father, Earl Thayne, at the U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Douglas, in Salt Lake City. Offi cer Thayne served three years with SLCPD and 37 years with the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Offi ce in Salt Lake City. He switched over to Salt Lake County so that he could have a wider area to ride a Harley-Davidson®
Police motorcycle (rural
Salt Lake County vs. urban Salt Lake City). Offi cer Thayne rode in the presidential motorcades of Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, and he helped plan the motorcades of George H.W. Bush on several occasions. He was the captain of Salt Lake County’s Traffi c Division, retired in 2000 and still rides today. Submitted by Bruce’s son, Wendell Thayne.
Washington D.C. – When U.S. Park Police Chief Teresa Chambers submitted the results of the long investigation to the National Law Enforcement Offi cers Memorial, the NLEOM Names Team unanimously voted to approve the request for Offi cer Carl Hestikind’s name to be added to the memorial. This will occur during National Police Week in May 2014, 78 years after he lost his life in the line of duty. The Retired U.S. Park Police Association will host his nephew’s visit to Washington, D.C. for the event. Submit- ted by Jack Sands, a retired major with the U.S. Park Police and an avid Harley-Davidson rider.
Napa, CA – Napa, CA Motor Offi cer John Clausen (circa 1938) with his friendly “motor offi cer” wave. Offi cer Clausen worked for Napa, CA Police Department for fi ve years before being appointed as the Napa County Undersheriff in 1943. He was then elected sheriff in 1946 and served until 1966. Submitted by Capt. Leroy Anderson, Napa County Sheriff’s Department.
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