Fort Lauderdale Police Department
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| Sergeant Al Ortenzo (L) and Sergeant Bob Smith (R) (1978) | |
| Ft. Lauderdale Cops vs. Miami Dolphins charity basketball game in Stranahan High gym. On the bench: Ptlm. Carl Borino (later Jail Cdr. Borino) is the guy leaning out ifo #4. Directly behind Borino is Ptlm. (later Major) Norm Botsford. #4 is Ptlm. Al Wharton. (1969-1974). Photo courtesy of Ed Dempsey. | |
| Ft. Lauderdale Cops vs. Miami Dolphins charity basketball game in Stranahan High gym. (1969-1974). Photo courtesy of Ed Dempsey. | |
| Charles "Smokie" Stover, one of the original class of Police Aides at FLPD. (1969-1974). Photo courtesy of Ed Dempsey. | |
| Holding the old time complaint card (computer punchcard era) is Police Aide Ed Dempsey. (1969-1974). Photo courtesy of Ed Dempsey. | |
| Patrolman George Heckner in one of the old phone positions. (1969-1974). Photo courtesy of Ed Dempsey. | |
| Police Aide Bob Lumsden, making one of the many nightly repairs required by the old lightbeam activated track that carried complaint cards from the call-takers to the Sgt.'s position at the front of the room. Bob was later president of the AFSCME union and was killed by his estranged wife in the Broward County Courthouse. (1969-1974). Photo courtesy of Ed Dempsey. | |
| Jan 1980, outside Lockhart stadium after Motor Officers Horace Schmahl (seated) and Bob Lamberti finished escorting the Minnesota Vikings to this location for a daily pre Super Bowl practice | |
| Barbara Welsh McLellan Our FIRST female police officer |
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| L to R: Dave Comstock, Dennis Walker (kneeling), Tom Duffey (on motor), Barbara Welsh McLellan, Ed Vogelsang (kneeling), Jamie Hedla | |
| Patrolman Owen Day | |
| Sergeant Bill Brady | |
| Ron Hammond | |
| Don Tipton | |
| L to R: Larry Calhoun and Ronald Hammond using Identi-Kit. Ron started what we now call Forensics. | |
| L to R: Doug Keller, Rocky Marciano, Jack Sherlock | |
| Meter Checkers L to R: Jane Headla, Sally Faloon, Jean Powers, Noami Fink, Betty Smith | |
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