OCTOBER 2015


Outstanding Officers Celebrated by The Curve By Ralph Welliver


system used to accurately track and document training hours and the trainee’s performance levels on the required duties. In the process, the system identifi ed redundancies in the training program, leading to improved effi ciency and effectiveness of training. Offi cer Bowers recently attended the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center’s course in managing an incident involving an active shooter.


Dustin is


currently developing an active shooter training program for employees of Mount Weather’s Emergency Operations Center.


Photos courtesy of Horseshoe Curve Benevolent Association. Some one hundred guests of


the Horseshoe Curve Benevolent Association gathered at the Blue Ridge Fire Hall on the evening of September 12, in the Association’s eleventh annual recognition and celebration of outstanding efforts shown by our community’s offi cers in law enforcement.


Following


fellowship, with music by Tom Shabla and Blaine Perry, moderator Jim Wink


of the the proceedings.


Association began Reverend


Canon Dwight Brown of Grace Episcopal offered an invocation, reciting from Ecclesiastes Chapter 3. After the Pledge of Allegiance, all enjoyed a hearty dinner.


Virginia State Senator Jill Holtzman Vogel thanked all offi cers for their service, and for the exceptional communication that law enforcement in Clarke


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and Frederick provide with the Virginia Senate, advising our lawmakers on local needs. Nominations for awards were made by area sheriffs and police chiefs. In addition to our community’s respect and thanks, each awarded offi cer received a plaque from the Association, commemorating the occasion, a Certifi cate of Appreciation from the Virginia House of Delegates, and a letter of commendation from Senator Mark R. Warner. Tracy Wink of the Association and Virginia Delegate Randy Minchew presented the awards. This year’s recipients and their remarkable accomplishments are:


Mount Weather Police Department - Officer Dustin


Bowers Offi cer Bowers serves as fi eld


training offi cer for new police offi cers, and has developed a


Northwest Regional Adult Detention Center – Officer William


McCann Offi cer McCann brings to


our community a wealth of knowledge and experience, gained in twenty years of service with the Maryland Department of Corrections. In May, he responded to an attempted suicide, assisting an inmate with a large laceration, and having lost considerable blood.


Offi cer McCann


administered fi rst aid and managed to stop the bleeding while coordinating emergency procedures.


The inmate


later made a full recovery. In August, Offi cer McCann was on routine rounds when he came upon a cell door with the window covered. Upon investigation, he found the inmate with a bed sheet tied around his neck, unresponsive, and not breathing. Offi cer McCann applied CPR and was able to reestablish a pulse. At


the Winchester Medical Center, doctors attributed the inmate’s survival to the quick and precise actions of McCann. The inmate has since made a full recovery.


Clarke County Sheriff’s Office – Deputy Shane


Jewell Deputy Jewell joined


the offi ce in 2009. He is a respected instructor at the Rappahannock Regional Criminal Justice Academy, where he teaches defensive tactics.


Sheriff Roper’s


nomination cited Shane’s dedication to perfecting these tactics, working with experts in these matters on his own time, his spirit of willingness, and his hard work and dedication to the citizens of Clarke.


Winchester


Sheriff’s Office – Deputy Mackenzie Carter


Deputy Carter has been


with the offi ce for only a year. In that time she has shown her dedication to the offi ce and the community at large. She serves the community through


several local civic


groups, having participated in the CCAP food drive, the Evan Home for Children food drive, the Winchester Literacy Foundation summer reading program, Handley Library reading program, Running Strong Youth


Offender


Program, and Winchester Clean-up Days. She is the lead advisor for the Offi ce’s Explorer Post.


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