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CONTENTS
5 President’s Message
By Brent Jex
6 Update from the South
Dixie Lodge #35
John Manzer
7 Update from the North
Weber County Lodge #1
Danny Driggs
8 2016 Anne Freimuth Child Advocate of the
Year Award Recipients
10 Never Give Up: The Sotry of Brody Young
14 A Thin Blue Emblem
By Bret Rawson, General Counsel, Utah Fraternal Order of Police
20 My Brother Doug
By Lieutenant Lex Bell, Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake
24 Death Benefits
25 In Loving Memory of Aldo
By Lieutenant Lex Bell, Unified Police Department of
Greater Salt Lake
26 Officer Memorial
28 Fallen Officers
31 Never Forget
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We are not a traditional labor union, we are an organization of cops, from the top down. We are not
beholden to any political party or outside organization.We often stand alone, on behalf of issues that are
critical to the profession. While we will try and work with other organizations on important legislation,
we do not back down when it comes to protecting our officers.We put every effort into protecting cops
and making our jobs safer. We don’t represent non-law enforcement, so everything we do has the inter-
ests of the profession at heart. No other organization in Utah can make that claim.
We are a 501(c)(8) non-profit corporation. This means that our members run the organization, and are
able to examine our books at any time, for any reason. We operate off transparency to our members.
•Weber Lodge #1
•Salt Lake Valley #2
•Park City #3
•West Valley #4
•Davis County #6
•West Jordan #8
•SLC Airport #11
•American Fork #13
•State Corrections #14
•South Salt Lake #15
•South Jordan #16
•SLCO Corrections #17
•Draper Lodge #18
•Wildlife #19
•Summit / Wasatch #20
•Sandy City #21
•Utah Valley #23
•Cottonwood Heights #24
•Layton City #25
•Saratoga Springs #26
•Lone Peak Lodge #27
•Cache Valley #28
•Salt Lake City #29
•Heber Valley #30
•Utah County #31
•DPS #32
•Orem Lodge #33
•San Pete Valley #34
•Dixie Lodge #35 (St. George)
•Red Rock Lodge #36 (Moab)
•Murray Lodge #37
•Bonnevile Lodge #38 (Tooele
County)
•Castle Country #39 (Emery
County)
•Lehi #40
•Utah State Parks Lodge #41
•U of U Lodge #42
Meaning of the FOP Star
T
he emblem adopted by the National Fraternal
Order of Police is designed to remind the mem-
bership of the duties that are expected of them
as a citizen, a police officer and a member of the
lodge. The five-cornered star tends to remind us of the alle-
giance we owe to our Flag and is a symbol of the authority
with which we are entrusted.
Midway between the points and center of the star is a blue
field representative of the thin blue line protecting those we
serve. The points are of gold, which indicates the position un-
der which we are now serving. The background is white, the
unstained color representing the purity with which we should
serve. We shall not let anything corrupt be injected into our
order. Therefore, our colors are blue, gold and white.
The open eye is the eye of vigilance ever looking for danger
and protecting all those under its care while they sleep or
while awake. The clasped hands denote friendship. The
hand of friendship is always extended to those in need of
our comfort.
The circle surrounding the star midway indicates our never
ending efforts to promote the welfare and advancement of
this order. Within the half circle over the centerpiece is our
motto, “Jus, Fidus, Libertatum” which translated means
“Law is the safeguard of freedom.”
Contact Us
Utah State Lodge
Fraternal Order of Police
2195 W. 5400 S. #B201
Taylorsville, UT 84129
FOP Spokesman: Ian Adams
www.utahfpo.com
Executive Board
PRESIDENT
Brent Jex
VICE PRESIDENT
Dave Edwards
2ND VICE PRESIDENT
Clint Bobrowski
SECRETARY
Christie Moren
TREASURER
Travis Brower
SGT OF ARMS
Bryant Ives
NATIONAL TRUSTEE
Jim Crowley
PAST PRESIDENT
Chad Soffe
CHAPLAIN
Bryant Ives
LEGAL COUNSEL
Bret Rawson
Email:
Statelodge@utahfop.com
PIO:
utah.fop.pio@gmail.com

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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Brent Jex
(801) 330-8168
Our role in the preservation and continuation
of that history is equally important and
requires similar dedication.
A
lexis de-Toqueville once stated, “America is great because she is good, and if America ever
ceases to be good, America will cease to be great.” On May 15, 1776, before the Battle of
Brooklyn Heights, General George Washington ordered the entire army to take a day for
reflection on their duties of honor, service, and dedication to the Almighty, knowing that his
troops were composed of many different faiths. He made sure that his fighting force was “good”, in the
truest sense of the word. As a single purposed fighting force, the Continental army was able to topple
the greatest fighting machine assembled in the history of the world, up to that point. If they were not
good, honorable fighting men, surely the miracles that helped them succeed would have been lost, from
the battle of Dorchester Heights in Boston to the miracles in New York and Yorktown, and this Nation
would have failed. The history of the birth of our nation is what this holiday is all about. Our role in the
preservation and continuation of that history is equally important and requires similar dedication. When
each of us was sworn in, we swore an oath to protect and defend the Constitution. We took an oath
to uphold liberty, which is what we do, day in and day out. We protect the weak the innocent, from
acts of unjust and corrupt people. This should be our goal and our drive. We are not there for quotas or
any other statistic. We are there to preserve the peace, or to wrestle it back when absent. I believe that,
especially in Utah, we do this better than most. We have our challenges, but our goals should remain the
same. We are that thin blue line between order and chaos. Our ability and requirement as a profession
to preserve freedom doesn’t rest on behalf of a single person, but rather our communities as a whole, our
state as a whole, and ultimately our Nation as a whole. We have to rise above challenges that come to
us, we have to adapt and continue our quest for the things that matter, not sacrifice them for the things
that don't. We are at a time when the world we protect is continually changing and brings different
challenges and perspectives, not always for the better. We face these same changes within the profession
as well as outside, which causes fracturing of the unity. Our righteous unity matters. The Greek armies
fought in a “Phalanx”, which was a formation using interlocking shields and long spears to fight as a
single force. It was one of the most effective styles and principles in warfare. If a part of the phalanx was
weak or not locked in, it would fail. It required the efforts of the total force to be effective. It is time for us,
as an organization and a profession, to strengthen this phalanx of policing, however it requires individual
effort to do that very thing. I attended homicide school taught by the former commander of NYPD's homi-
cide bureau. The first thing he told us was We work for God....never forget that. We have all witnessed
the effects of pure evil in this line of work. Those scenes are forever etched
in our minds and have a profound effect on how we view the world. We
have also witnessed the goodness, humanity and sacrifice of those that feel
as we do. It is time for us to reflect and perform to the standards that we
were put here for. Hope everyone enjoyed the 4th holiday and keep in mind
the struggles and sacrifices of those that have gone before us to give us this
day. The fact that we still are able to celebrate Independence Day 240 years
later is truly a remarkable miracle and it is because of all those that defend,
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Update from the SouthDixie Lodge #35
John Manzer
D
ixie Lodge #35 continues to flour-
ish in Southern Utah. Since our
last report, we have had several
officers retire, a few officers change
agencies and a couple who have left to pursue
other endeavors. In spite of the many changes,
our membership has continued to increase with
more than 130 members who currently repre-
sent nine police agencies.
It has been refreshing to see our numbers
grow in the way of support for community
events such as the Special Olympics Annual;
Shop with a Cop, a seemingly “tropical” Polar
Plunge and the Law Enforcement Torch-Run,
which brings awareness and support to the
Opening Ceremonies of our local Special
Olympics Games. As a lodge we also hold our
Annual “Party after the Parties” Dinner and
Election each winter, for our members, and
each May our number of attendees continues to
grow as we host an “Appreciation for Law En-
forcement BBQ” for all police officers and their
families. These activities provide opportunities
to friendship with officers who share a common
goal of strengthening family and community.
These events typically provide good food, lots
of fun, wholesome activities and opportunities
to belong. We are so grateful to the many local
businesses that sponsor these events and foster
incredible working relationships between Law
Enforcement and our incredible Communities.
So why else would anyone want to join us in
all this fun? Many officers and supervisors
have joined, and continue to join, the FOP
for the Legal Plan while others continue to
enjoy the fraternal brother and sisterhood that
exist within the law enforcement community.
It is refreshing to know that an organization,
with 2,700 members in the State of Utah and
330,000 members Nationwide, has so many
talented people willing to work at all levels
to support our noble profession. With repre-
sentation at both the State Legislature and on
Capital Hill, it is awesome to have those who
fight for Police Officers’ Rights, Pensions and
our general well-being.
In a profession with so much transparency and
public scrutiny, it brings much peace to belong
to an organization that understands the com-
plexity of “Law Officers’ Lives.” It is priceless
to simply have someone you can ask a legal
question or receive assistance navigating a legal
matter or quality of life issue such as; adoption,
divorce proceedings, child support matters or
even mental health issues without worrying
about who in their agency or the media is
taking interest in their personal matters. In this
day and age of policing, with so many outside
voices willing to weigh in on how much money
we should make, how transparent our actions
should be or how we could better deal with
that split second decision in a critical incident,
which bears “life and death consequences,”
I don’t know of any officer at any level who
could not benefit from membership in the FOP.
The peace of mind and confidence the FOP
provides as we strive to work hard everyday in
serving, protecting, providing and maintaining
a solid quality of life for the members of our
Southern Utah Community, is invaluable.
I am grateful for all who participate in working
together to make our communities stronger,
safer and more productive. “You are the thin
line between good and evil!” d

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Weber County Lodge #1
Update from the North
Danny Driggs
L
aw enforcement hasn’t had a
good year when it comes to
positive attention from media.
As I’ve already told you in a
previous column, I got tired last fall of the
negative press and attention I was seeing on
Facebook. Our professional reputation was
being hammered. When I made a comment
expressing my frustration in a Facebook
post, though, my brother suggested fighting
back by sharing some positive stories.
Let me review what happened next for
those who didn’t read that column. I
started with the hashtag #GoodCopStory
or #GoodCopStories and began looking for
the right kind of stories to share. Later on,
when a friend suggested starting a Facebook
page for those stories, I started Good Cop
Stories on October 10, 2015.
Growth was slow at first. The pace picked
up when another page, “National Police
Wives Association,” shared a link on their
page. Since that page has so many follow-
ers, it only took a few days before we had
3,500 “Likes.” Sometimes all you need is
recognition in the right place.
Our next boost came from the news media,
when a reporter for KSL5 named Alex
Cabrero wrote a great story for us. Again,
we could see the immediate impact of his
story. The number of “Likes” for our page
doubled in 36 hours. KUTV4 picked up on
what was happening, and we got another
favorable story just a few days later.
Good stories provide balance to negative
stories. That means I want to do everything
I can to help people know about our page.
It seems to be working:
• We had 2.4K “Likes” on our Facebook
page at the beginning of June.
• We also have a national and interna-
tional audience.
Our growth has made it necessary for me
to get some help from other people, though.
I’ve asked a few people to find stories, share
them, and keep putting new information
out on social media. We now have a great
staff that includes the following:
• The wife of a police officer in Florida.
• A mother whose son was saved by a
Utah deputy.
• A 17-year-old Law Enforcement Ex-
plorer in Missouri.
• A civilian who used to work with me
and who is now living in Tennessee.
• Another civilian in Canada who sup-
ports law enforcement.
Together, our staff is doing its best to get
positive stories out onto the internet by way
of Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
One thing I worried about at first was atten-
tion from internet trolls. That’s why we de-
cided to keep things positive by implement-
ing a simple rule: no negative comments.
The rule alone is enough for most people.
When a few people do post something nega-
tive, which doesn’t happen often, we warn
them. Most people pay attention to that.
A small number don’t, but we have only
been forced to ban 12 people in 9 months.
Compare that with the number of followers
we have and all those who like and share
our stories with tens of thousands of other
people, and it is clear that 12 people out of
so many is a low number.
We love stories that are shared on the page
from other media sources, but there is
something special about the ones shared di-
rectly with us. As a result, my favorite posts
are still the ones that come directly from a
Good Cop Story.
What lies ahead? I hope to someday find a
volunteer staff writer who can find stories,
interview people when that’s appropriate,
and create original content to post on Good
Cop Stories. That probably won’t happen
soon, but such a person would be a great
addition to the team.
What else has been going on? Although the
Weber County lodge has had some fluctua-
tions in growth with new members joining
and some members transferring to other
departments outside our membership area,
we are still going strong. We are currently
planning a thank you BBQ for our current
and prospective members.
As the first lodge in Utah, we just want to
tell you how happy we are to be a part of
such a great national organization, and we
look forward to our future. d
If anyone ever needs something from up
our way please don't hesitate to contact me
anytime.
801-528-2544
ddriggs@webercountyfop.com
Danny Driggs
Weber Lodge #1 President

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2016 Anne Freimuth Child Advocate
of the Year Award Recipients
TRACEY TABET, Utah CJC Program Administrator
Tracey Tabet has worked in the Utah Attorney General’s Office since 1994 and currently serves
as Director of the Community Justice and Outreach Section, which houses the Children’s Justice
Center (CJC) Program. As Program Administrator, Tracey oversees the Utah’s 22 Children’s
Justice Centers. She also directs the Utah Chapter of the National Children’s Alliance (NCA), a
national organization that promotes a comprehensive, coordinated response to child abuse. She
currently serves on the Utah Sexual Violence Council, the Utah Coalition for Protecting Child-
hood, and is a member of the Utah Women’s Forum. Tracey is originally from southeastern Utah
and is a graduate of the University of Utah and Westminster College.
PHIL HOOVER, Sandy City Police Detective
Detective Phil Hoover is a military veteran of ten years serving for the U.S. Army. He attended
college in Colorado, graduating in the field of Medical Science. He has been a Police Officer for
nearly 25 years, serving in patrol, traffic division (motorcycle squad), S.W.A.T., taught D.A.R.E,
youth unit, and community policing. Detective Hoover is currently assigned to the Detective Di-
vision working as the Family Crimes Investigator and assists in the Sandy Youth Court Program.
He has been investigating the welfare of children, connecting families with community programs
and services. Detective Hoover has been a guest speaker throughout Utah in areas of child
abuse, community collaboration, teen dating violence and suicide prevention.
FELIPE RIVERA, Utah Guardian ad Litem Attorney
Felipe Rivera earned his law degree at the University of Utah after receiving a Bachelor’s degree
in Political Science. After eight years in the area of prosecution, Felipe moved to San Diego, Cal-
ifornia to become a client advocate for individuals with disabilities. Felipe returned to Utah and
began private practice specializing in criminal defense and family law. His passion and experi-
ence with cases involving child abuse led him to the Utah Office of Guardian ad Litem in 1995.
For the past ten years Felipe has served as Managing Attorney for the Third District GAL Office
in West Jordan. d
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NEVER GIVE UP:
FEATURE
Nothing seemed out of order when a 34-year-old state parks law
enforcement officer named Brody Young first spotted a silver
Pontiac parked in the trailhead parking lot for the Poison Spider
trailhead, west of Moab, on November 19, 2010. At some point,
Young did notice that the vehicle registration was expired, but it
was supposed to be a routine traffic stop.
A 40-year-old man named Lance Leeroy Arellano was sleeping in
his car. Young woke him up and asked for identification. His plan
was to tell the man where he could go to camp for the rest of the
night, but Arellano wouldn’t give his identification to Young. Al-
though Young was starting to get suspicious that something wasn’t
quite right, he still thought the encounter was routine. “Talk nice,
think mean, right? He actually gave me a fake name and date of
birth. It was Michael Oher from the movie [the] Blind Side.”
He decided to walk back to his truck and check on Arellano’s
background and history. Arellano didn’t wait for that. He started
shooting as Young turned to get into his truck. Nine shots pene-
trated Young’s body. His Kevlar vest stopped two rounds. Six more
hit his torso, but only two of those bullets have been removed. The
others were either too close to vital organs or were too difficult for
surgeons to remove safely. One of the bullets hit Young’s wallet
and was stopped by a credit card. That’s the shot he hopes to keep
later as a memento.
Young shot back, but the man drove away and left him for dead.
Incredibly, the nine shots hadn’t killed him, but he was hurt badly
enough that he couldn’t manage the walk back to his truck. That
meant he couldn’t radio for help. He hadn’t called out on the radio.
No one knew he was there except for the good graces above.
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He needed help. Walking was out; maybe
rolling wasn’t. With thoughts of his family,
which was the real motivation, he slowly,
with determination managed to roll onto
his side. Each roll and each breath brought
him a little closer to his goal. He rolled
again, breathed again, and rolled again,
repeating the process until finally he had
rolled all the way over to his truck. He
somehow managed to make the call once
he was there.
That’s what he called the first of many
miracles of the night: by rolling to his truck
and making that call to dispatch, he won
the fight for his life and was able to stay
alive.
The crew of EMTs and doctors who were
working that night took him to Allen
Memorial Hospital first, where medical
personnel were able to give him all the
blood units they had that night, and then
transferred him by helicopter to St. Mary’s
Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado. He
was fortunate about the blood transfusions
because the hospital had more units avail-
able than usual.
Of the bullets that are still in his body, one
is buried in his spinal vertebrae, one is in
the left lung’s lower lobe, one is near the
spine but behind his heart, and one is in
his pelvic bone. He also has shrapnel in his
left arm. The gunshot wounds damaged his
colon, diaphragm,
heart, liver, lung,
right kidney, small
intestine, and stom-
ach. According to
Young, only his
bladder and spleen
escaped injury.
Young was particu-
larly lucky because
when he was
wounded in the
heart, a blood clot
formed in the hole
of the pericardial
sac: it prevented
him from bleeding
out.
The trauma surgeon at St. Mary’s couldn’t
believe how well Young was considering his
injuries. The medical experts said that, by
all rights, the odds were that Young should
have died on the helicopter. That doesn’t
mean his recovery was an easy one. He was
unconscious for three and a half weeks, and
spent a total of five weeks in intensive care.
That is a miracle in and of itself. He should
have spent months there.
Young remembered what had happened to
him when he woke up, but he had no idea
how long it had been since the gunfight.
He couldn’t talk or communicate, and he
suffered both physically and emotionally
from his wounds and his anxiety of being
ambushed and all the tubes (10 coming in
and 12 going out) the medical personnel
had put into his
body. Once he
left intensive care,
however, he started
to heal more quick-
ly. The next step
was physical thera-
py. That part began
in the hospital but
would continue
long after he went
home. As a result,
he was finally re-
leased to go home
on Christmas Eve
2010.
Today, Young gives
the credit for his
survival to his wife,
Wendy, as well as to his medical team. He
says, “Wendy is my rock — she is doing
really well — and has been a constant
support to me and my career.” Wendy took
good care of him after he left the hospital,
but even before that, while he was still
healing immediately after the shooting, he
found himself thinking about his family
and his desire to see his children grow up
and to be with his wife. He knew he want-
ed to grow old with her.
The gunshot wounds he received did per-
manently damage Young’s nerves. Young
now has numbness in his right leg and both
arms that wasn’t there before. However, he
feels fortunate when he thinks how much
worse the damage could have been. He is
grateful to everyone who helped him and
his family while he was recovering.
Wendy Young says the experience has been
inspiring to her. Even though Arellano shot
her husband, there have been so many
good people who have helped her and her
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faith in all humanity. It wasn’t even all local
support, or just those who were in law
enforcement. For example, they also heard
or received help from people who weren’t
in law enforcement and from people as far
away as South Africa. Brody Young agrees
with Wendy. He says that the help and sup-
port his family received “restored my faith
in society.” He adds, “Good seeds made
bad choices. We need to take the high road
and not take things personally.”
After Young came home, he credited his
training and the time he spent practicing
his shooting skills with keeping him alive.
He had learned to shoot with his non-dom-
inant hand and to shoot through cover;
in this case, his truck. “Training was a big
part of my survival,” he said.
The experience gave him perspective on
life. Nothing seemed the same to him after
having gone through such a violent and
traumatic experience. He found that he
wanted, in his words, “To do better, be
better. My relationship with God, family,
friends and even those that oppose me are
most important. He has new plans for his
life and wants to contribute positively to
society, and he especially wanted to return
to serving the community through law en-
forcement. He also wanted to tell his story
to others so they could learn from it. Check
out rangerbrodyyoung.com
Lance Leeroy Arellano’s remains were
found Christmas Eve 2015 by Caleb Shum-
way during the Christmas break in 2015,
more than five years after the shooting took
place and five years to the day he came
home. Shumway lives in Moab and was
searching the area specifically for Arellano
because he thought the caves, crevasses,
and ledges there offered Arellano many
places to hide and was therefore an obvious
place to look. Shumway found the body in
a cave along with a bag that held a maga-
zine and hand gun.
Young felt relief when the body was found.
The discovery gave him the closure he
needed.
When Arellano shot Young, Young was
not yet a member of the fraternal order
of police, but he was deeply impressed by
the way so many officers made the effort
to come to Moab and search for Arellano.
They also gave him physical and financial
help. He was so impressed by them and
their help that it seemed natural and right
to become a member of the FOP and to
share the strength that the Utah law en-
forcement family offers each other.
Young is fond of a quote that he first heard
from the father of a childhood friend,
named George Newell Lewis, who is now
deceased. Mr. Lewis used to say, “Never
give up. If people don’t like you that’s okay,
they can’t whip you. But if they do whip
you, they can’t kill you. But if they do kill
you, they can’t eat you. But if they do eat
you, you don’t have to taste good.”
Brody Young hopes that someday the pub-
lic will see how many good men and wom-
en have chosen to be officers. Thank you
brothers and sisters in blue, brown, black,
green and whatever color you’re wearing.
He wants people to understand that those
officers chose their career. They stay be-
cause of the love and desire to support their
loved ones and the public whether they be
good or bad. It takes a lot to be the wife,
husband, or child behind an officer. They
deserve credit for their sacrifices. d
“Wendy is my rock — she is doing
really well — and has been a constant
support to me and my career.”

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One need only consider the American Flag to appreciate the
instant and even visceral emotion evoked by something as simple
as a baker’s dozen horizontal red and white lines, and fifty stars
displayed on a field of blue. Patriotism, sacrifice, honor is what
the flag means for most, and that’s likely what Betsy Ross was
aiming for when she created it. Or perhaps for others it is the
controversy and challenges of the Vietnam War era, or the civil
rights protests and flag burnings of the 1960s that come to mind.
Regardless of one’s perspective, it is unavoidable that our Nation-
al emblem has meaning for all who gaze upon its glory: whether
it’s pride for most of us, or fear for our enemies. But to fail to
believe that perspective matters, or rather that your own perspec-
tive is the only one that matters, is to fail to truly understand our
fellow human beings. This couldn’t be truer when it comes to the
average American’s perspective on cops.
In 2016, at a time when the perception of law enforcement is
perhaps as suspect as it has ever been – perception should matter
to us more than ever as it relates to how we are viewed. It matters
because we rely on the communities that we serve to extend to
us the directive to protect and serve them. There is no us without
them. We cannot leave it to private citizens to care more than we
do about the collective health of the police officer public persona.
So let’s discuss an important symbol as common as an outward
expression of our dedication to one another: the Thin Blue Line.
Anybody who reads a Dan Brown novel understands what is
meant by “we are surrounded by symbols.” Law enforcement is
included in this. Watch the face of the cop standing next to you
when the first notes of a Scottish procession of bagpipes first fills
the air of a stadium. Is it the song they are blowing in their pipes,
the rhythm of the snare, or what it stands for that makes grown
men cry? Would it mean the same if you hadn’t been to a cop’s
funeral? I know what it means to me. Then again, I’m a cop.
Or what of this proverbial Thin Blue Line? To me, it means 10-
78. It means camaraderie— fraternalism. It means the sacrifice
made by men and women who either wear blue or brown or
A THIN
BLUE EMBLEM By Bret Rawson, General Counsel, Utah Fraternal Order of Police Reserve Police Officer

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beige, but who universally understand that blue means cops, and
the black line above are the citizens we protect from the black
line below: ever-present crime perpetrated by criminals. It is good
men and women standing up and standing between – sometimes
at great peril to their own lives and limbs – the innocent or op-
pressed, and those who would do them harm. Consider where it
came from.
By October 25, 1854 the Crimean War had been in full swing for
about a year. It was a military conflict that lasted into the spring
of 1856 fought by an alliance consisting of France, the United
Kingdom, the Ottoman Empire and Sardinia, against Russia.
Russia lost (beside the point, but I just like saying it). The war
involved a dispute regarding Ottoman Christians in the Holy
Land and dealt with the decline of the Ottoman Empire. During
the Battle of Bataclava, which occurred on that fateful morning
in late October, the British Sutherland Highlanders 93rd Regi-
ment who went by the moniker “Highland Regiment” (or more
simply “Highlanders”) met a Russian cavalry charge with a force
of Royal Marines and some Turkish infantrymen. About 400
Russians from a greater force of 2,500 made their way near Stir-
ling Castle in the UK, and towards a disorganized and vulnerable
British camp. The only thing standing in their way were some
war-hardened Royal Marines and their Turkish counterparts.
Colin Campbell, a seasoned 41-year military veteran led the
Marines. It is said that Campbell had such a low opinion of the
Russian Cavalry that he decided to lead a charge head-on, with
nothing more than a 2-man deep firing line. He did not bother
to form four lines, let alone a square – standard operation for
infantry combat at the time — yet he was undeterred. He is said to
have told his men, There is no retreat from here, boys. You must
die where you stand.” Campbell loved and respected his men.
And they loved him. Sir Colin's aide, John Scott, is said to have
responded, Aye, Sir; If needs be, we'll do that. Scott formed
the Highlanders into a line at Campbell’s order, and the thin red
line was born. The Russian commander, seeing only a thin line
of infantry, assumed this was a diversion and that there was a
much stronger force behind the Highlanders. He was wrong. He
ordered the cavalry to withdraw, and the Marines won the day.
A correspondent for the London Times who was present, later
wrote that he could see only the thin red streak tipped with a line
of steel meeting the Russians in battle, and the imagery of these
words permeated English society. This was eventually abbreviated
as the thin red line.”
This symbol endured, and is synonymous with composure in
battle. It has been borrowed by the firefighters of North Amer-
ica, who also speak of a thin red line in reference to the brave
few who choose to run into burning buildings. Yet, long before
firemen borrowed the slogan, an analogous symbol was created
for cops – the Thin Blue Line, famous among law enforcement
on both sides of the Pond. First used in the UK, likely in remem-
brance of the feat of heroism coining the namesake of the Battle
of Bataclava (for the battle is represented in a painting by Robert
Gibb known as The Thin Red Line and is displayed in the Scottish
National War Museum in Edinburgh Castle even today), Scottish
police eventually made their own modification in reverence and
reference to their blue uniforms. At the close of the Crimean War,
these war vets returned home to England and Scotland in 1856. In
1857 the General Police Act of Scotland became law and required
every Scottish county and burgh to establish a police force. It is
likely that many of these Royal Marines found their way into law
enforcement upon returning from the battlefield.
Without question, the emblem and symbolism of The Thin Blue
Line pervades law enforcement. One need only visit Washington
DC in May to witness, in dramatic fashion, the blue laser beam
projected above the crowd of those who gather to commemorate
and celebrate the lives of those who made the ultimate sacrifice in
the name of protecting and serving. We who wear a badge or star
know what these symbols mean to us. But what does it sometimes
mean to the citizens we serve? Unfortunately, it may not mean
what you think it means. (Remember: perspective.) Sadly, the Thin
Blue Line is synonymous to some as “cover up,” corruption, or
even the blind protection of the clearly incompetent. It is a line
that delineates the outsiders from the insiders — cops versus he
rest of the world. It comes from a perspective — once pervasive
among cops themselves — that the world is carved into two
halves: them and us. And although the sentiment may have long
outlived reality (for the most part anyway), the fact that some
outside of law enforcement see it this way is what really matters.
We simply have to do more to explain ourselves. There is no law
enforcement without a community that supports it. To that effect,
President Kennedy once said, “Every society gets the kind of crim-
inal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets
the kind of law enforcement it insists on.” Without question, there
is an obligation which our American society has to itself: to pro-
tect its citizens from crime. But how is the community ever going
to completely trust us with the tools and directive to do the job
properly if it believes we lack the integrity to police ourselves? For
those who seek as I do to make this profession better, it is impossi-
ble to ignore that the actions, reactions, mistakes and even crimes
of the least of our members has a direct and undying effect on the
This symbol endured,
and is synonymous with
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rest of us. Our public persona continues to suffer and the effect of
every “bad cop” story that makes its way into mainstream media
is that our jobs become harder and more dangerous.
Now, you may be thinking to yourself Wait, aren’t you a crim-
inal defense attorney? Don’t you defend cops accused of policy
violations and even crime? The answer is obviously yes, I defend
the accused. The members would not need me and my law firm
if cops were not frequently accused of wrongdoing. There is an
old saying in the law business: you can pick your clients, but you
can’t pick your facts. Meaning, I love my job – the defense of law
enforcement officers has brought me nearly a decade of job satis-
faction unrivaled in the rest of my professional career, and I most
certainly have “picked my clients”— however, I certainly have not
selected the facts that come with their many cases – facts which
plague their lives and the lives of their families. I have routinely
said as I’ve traveled throughout Utah, speaking in agencies on the
subject, that the type of cases that make their way into the firm
more than anything else, of a criminal nature, are no different
than what one would expect from the rest of
the community. We see allegations of domes-
tic violence, DUI, prescription drug abuse,
financial crimes, etc. Many are unfounded;
some, sadly, are not. Many of the behaviors
associated with these allegations, in my opin-
ion, stem from the great stress and constant
roller-coaster of adrenaline, emotions, vio-
lence and strife witnessed and mitigated by
cops in their daily careers. It is an impossible
job. Some of the community knows this and
appreciates it. Thank goodness. However, in
2016, The Thin Blue Line cannot and must
not stand for a failure to address wrong-
doing and even corruption in our ranks in
its earliest stages. Those of us who went to
POST in Utah, recall the sad stories of law
enforcement rookies who were mentored by
criminal cops and whose actions led them
and their brothers to either death or life in prison. These failures
begin softly, gently. They begin with sloppiness in report-writing,
corner-cutting in investigations, and even infractions as seemingly
benign as ignoring traffic laws either on or off-duty. These failures
converge with the equally damaging and useless practices of those
supervisors who would put their own careers, or the interests of
municipal administrators who either have never worked in law
enforcement or have forgotten what it is to
do so, above their own duty to appropriately
mentor and lead by example. Mentoring and
leading by example does not equate to conjuring
disciplinary allegations and investigations to
validate their own status. Mentoring is leading
by example, purely and simply.
Consider one of the most compelling and recent
stories of police corruption that has made inter-
national news: “On December 5, 2014 a jury in
a San Francisco police corruption trial triggered
by surveillance videos that appeared to show of-
ficers as thieves, returned its verdicts after finding two veteran of-
ficers guilty of stealing property and thousands of dollars in cash
from drug-dealer suspects, in a scheme to enrich themselves and
defraud the city. More than 100 cases were dismissed due to the
police conduct exposed by the videos” (Associated Press). Sev-
eral other officers accused in the same corruption scandal were
sentenced as recently as last year. I would like to interview these
ex-cops. I can almost imagine what they would say. I’ll bet they
didn’t start out in their careers intending to become corrupt cops.
I’ll bet there was a long slow dance down a primrose path, and
it probably started with something that didn’t seem very wrong
in the beginning. I’ll bet there were signs and symptoms, and I’ll
bet their friends knew. This underscores
the point of this article. We have got to
find a way to reach our brothers and sisters
who are struggling as soon as we recognize
the problem. Oftentimes problems in our
ranks manifest as depression or too much
drinking or antisocial behavior in all of its
forms. This behavior can accompany a lack
of enthusiasm for the job and a reluctance
to do things properly or even safely. Whose
job is it to raise these issues with our
fellow cops? By the time the community
becomes aware of it, isn’t it way too late?
It’s certainly too late after the indictment,
or after the suicide. We cannot be perceived
to be willing to look the other way when
we see our brothers and sisters going down
dangerous paths – whether those paths
are innocent and simply the effect of the
We who wear a badge or star
know what these symbols
mean to us. But what does it
sometimes mean to the citizens
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emotional distress that goes with the badge, or also and certainly
when those behaviors manifest as wrongful actions.
A couple of years ago the current State Board of the Utah Fraternal
Order of Police, under the guidance of President Brent Jex, came
out with the Speak Up Speak Out campaign, aimed at encouraging
each of us to identify problems among our peers and to deal with
these problems head-on by addressing it directly with the effected
officer with the admonition “you turn yourself in, or I will.” We
pride ourselves in our fraternal organization as being against cor-
ruption in all of its forms. We exclude the lengthy and expensive
defense of corruption from our legal plan and we have excommu-
nicated from our membership those who have dishonored the pro-
fession. The days of “looking the other way” are long, long gone.
We fight for our profession and our own integrity by culling our
ranks of those who would dishonor us. We owe this to ourselves.
I recognize that these are strong words from one who is commis-
sioned to protect and defend the rights, especially due process
rights, of the membership. However, you must understand that
my greatest role as attorney is to act at all times in the interest of
my clients, and I will be the first to tell you that the best interest
of some of my clients is that they cease from wearing the badge
altogether, forever. Sometimes the greatest good I can do for a law
enforcement client is to gracefully escort them out of the field of
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emotionally, and legally where they can thrive. The goal is to save
the man or woman. Sometimes saving the job is a Pyrrhic victo-
ry – especially when it destroys the individual. We fight for the
“career” of the officer as far as we legally can, but we do so only
with the consent of the client – and where the best advice is “be
something else” we are not afraid to give it.
We are much more than cops. We are members of the commu-
nity. We deserve to be happy. We deserve to have families that
care about us and associates that respect us, and we can do that
whether we are cops or not. I have represented law enforcement
officers in some of the most challenging circumstances, and though
I cannot say that I have “won” every case, I cannot think of a time
when a criminal defense or IA client was not at least appreciative
for our counsel; and I also cannot think of a time where somebody
who really, really needed to be shown the exit out of law enforce-
ment did not, in some way, appreciate the brave or even hesitant
comrade who thankfully “turned them in.” Sometimes it’s just the
human thing to do. The Thin Blue Line demands it. Perhaps if we
do this for ourselves and our profession, our symbol, our emblem
can forever mean what we, as cops, perceive it to mean. We race
to a 10-33 call with everything we’ve got. Where are we when our
comrades need our counsel? Which is harder? We would take a
bullet for our brother or sister;. But would we end their careers for
them? If we need to, if integrity demands it, if their life depended
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“What’s up, my brotha?”
I’ll never forget the first time I met
Douglas Scott Barney II. We were being
sworn in as Salt Lake County Sheriff’s
Office deputies along with about 25
other rookies. After the swearing in
ceremony, we were all asked to pose
for a group picture. As we settled in
to our assigned places, I was nearly
knocked over by a giant slap to the
back. I turned around expecting to see
a bear in the building, but thankfully it
was just a 6’5” Irish looking guy with
a huge smile on his face. Before I could
say anything, he grinned and said,
“What’s up, my brotha?” We were
brothers from that day forward.
Doug made an immediate impression
on everyone he met. He had a way
of making people feel comfortable,
whoever they were and whatever their
circumstance. Often, people would
just open up to him and confess their
deepest, darkest secrets, which, in our
line of work, usually meant they would
admit to some sort of crime or wrong-
doing.
One thing that was obvious about Of-
ficer Barney was that he truly LOVED
his job. He showed up early to our shift
roll-call every day and made his way
around the room greeting everyone
with a big slap on the back and his
signature smile and wink. Doug and I
were area partners straight out of the
academy in what was then called “West
Patrol” from 2000-2004. We spent
much of that time working graveyards
or afternoons in Magna.
The good part about working Magna
graves was that we were pretty much
left alone to our own devices all shift.
We quickly grew to rely on one another
for everything, since we were all we
had. Back-up had to come from Kearns
or West Valley PD, which took too
long, so we had to learn to read each
other’s every movement, expression,
and intonation. Without saying any-
thing to me, I knew when Doug was
about to go hands-on with a suspect,
move through a doorway while clearing
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DOUG

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a house or pull a suspect out of a car
during a traffic stop. I also learned to
recognize by the tone of his voice on
the radio whether he was “hinked-up”
or nervous about something, which
helped me to know when to hurry to
back him or whether he’d be ok for a
minute.
This also worked in reverse. On more
than one occasion, my skinny butt was
saved by that red-headed giant recog-
nizing that I was in trouble, without
my having to say anything. We were an
awesome team when we were rook-
ies. I was super skinny and very fast.
Doug was super intimidating due to
his height and had farm-boy strength. I
can remember dozens of times hearing
Doug taunting a suspect who was try-
ing to flee on foot from us saying, “my
boy Lex is gonna catch you, you better
run fast!” I’d run down the suspect and
do my best to tackle them, but I was
fast, not strong. What would usual-
ly happen is I would catch up to the
suspect and grab hold of them, slowing
them down just long enough for Doug
to catch up and de-cleat them. No
one got away from us, and word got
around in the “tweaker” underworld
that we would always catch our sus-
pect, one way or another.
Doug went on to be a highly successful
narcotics investigator because of his
ability to cultivate confidential infor-
mants. People just trusted him, and he
treated everyone with respect and under-
standing. He never judged anyone based
on their current circumstances or past
indiscretions. He genuinely cared, and it
showed through his work. Many of the
people he dealt with during that time
changed their lives for the better because
of Doug. Nothing meant more to Doug
than to see others achieve happiness
and stability, and no one was better at
helping them do that than he was.
Doug transferred to the Taylorsville
Directed Enforcement Unit around
2004, and I went to the Metro Gang
Unit. Taylorsville Police Department
was formed a year later, in April 2005,
and Doug left the Sheriff’s Office to
join the new police department. It was
around this time that Doug began the
biggest battle of his life, bladder cancer.
During the next 11 years, Doug would
endure multiple surgeries and bouts
with chemo and radiation.
Doug worked harder than anyone I
knew, working part-time jobs and over-
time shifts his entire career, even while
he was sick. To break up the monoto-
ny and stress Doug and I would often
sneak away to see a dollar matinee
before work. Another favorite stress
reliever of ours was “high-speed target
acquisition training,” better known as
rabbit hunting to civilians.
We had some crazy experiences while
walking the sage brush flats near Cedar
Fort, Utah. The most memorable expe-
rience involved an old man, a tractor,
and a cow. I’m sure you’re wondering
what the hell that has to do with rabbit
hunting, so please allow me to illumi-
nate. Doug and I were pushing through
the tall sage brush, shooting jack
rabbits left and right (or at least trying
our best) when we came upon a scene
straight out of “Deliverance”.
As we climbed out of a deep ravine
we could see a tractor with the scoop
raised all the way up as high as it could
go and a couple of tow straps hanging
off of it. We were literally in the middle
of nowhere with nothing in view but
sagebrush and dirt, and here was a
tractor. My first thought was to turn
the other way and avoid whatever was
going on over by that tractor, but of
course Doug made a beeline right to it.
When we got closer we could see an
old man bent over a huge black cow
that was laying on its back. It looked
like the old-timer was trying to roll the
cow over onto its feet by stuffing the
tow straps under its belly and lifting
it with the tractor. Unfortunately, the
old man was no match for the 1,000
pound cow and he was trying to rock
it back and forth with his body weight
and stuff the strap under it at the same
time. It made for a pretty hilarious
scene.
The old man looked up, and upon
seeing the two of us, acted as though
he’d known we were coming all along,
telling us to get over there. Doug
jumped at the opportunity to talk to
a stranger in the middle of the desert
who was humping a cow. That was
Doug, always looking for an adventure
or a funny story. Little did he know
how funny this was going to get.
Our new friend explained to us that
the cow had somehow rolled onto its
People just trusted him, and he
treated everyone with respect and
understanding. He never judged anyone
based on their current circumstances or
past indiscretions. He genuinely cared,
and it showed through his work.

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back in the ditch and that its stomach
contents and innards had shifted, caus-
ing it to become unable to get back up.
If the cow wasn’t helped back onto its
feet soon, it would die.
Doug and I got right to work helping
the old man and his cow. I grabbed
the tow straps and started trying to
stuff them under the cow while Doug
rocked it back and forth with his brute
strength. I was able to dig out two
little channels under the cow so I could
stuff my arm under it and get the tow
straps to the other side. I went to the
other side to try and pull the straps all
the way out, but one was still too far
under the cow’s belly. The rancher had
started to lift and take the slack out
of the one tow strap I had connected
under the cow. Doug came around and
really put his shoulder into the old cow
trying to free up my other strap. As he
did that, the rancher lifted a little more
and the cow suddenly rolled to the
side. The cow whipped her head back
with lightning speed, hitting Doug in
the side of the head and knocking him
nearly unconscious. Doug fell to the
ground with his head toward the rear
end of the cow.
Simultaneously to Doug falling back-
ward toward the rear of the cow, the
cow was able to right itself. Doug was
down for several seconds watching
Tweety birds dance around his head.
While he lay there collecting his senses,
something amazing happened. I learned
that when a cow has been righted after
having been on its back for a time,
it immediately evacuates its bowels.
This wasn’t the normal cow pie type of
cow poo, this was straight liquid grass
diarrhea, and it sprayed out with a
vengeance.
Being the heroic type, I jumped the
hell out of the way of the poo spray
and watched as it just covered Doug
from head to toe. It was epic! It was
also hilarious … to me and the rancher
that is. I quickly got control of myself
and helped Doug to his feet. He was
still a little dizzy from head-butting a
cow and didn’t quite realize what had
happened and what was all over him.
Doug made an impact on everyone he
ever met. His larger than life personality
was even bigger than he was, and his
grin could soften even the hardest of
criminals.

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Once he got his senses about
him and figured out why he was
all wet, Doug started dry-heav-
ing. I’ve never laughed so hard
in my life. The old rancher had
some rags and a bucket of water
and helped clean Doug up while
he told us that he owned all the
land we could see, and as long
as he was alive, we could hunt
on all of it.
Doug made me promise him
that I would never tell anyone
what happened out there while
he was alive, and I never did. I
wish it were still a secret.
Doug made an impact on ev-
eryone he ever met. His larger
than life personality was even bigger
than he was, and his grin could soften
even the hardest of criminals. I loved
my friend Doug, and I will always
cherish the good times we had and the
memories we created. Officer Doug
Barney made a huge positive impact on
many, many people during his life and
career, but he has made an even larger
positive impact in his death. The tragic
loss of our brother Doug has served to
bring the community together in ways I
never thought I would see. The support
and love we in Law Enforcement saw
after Doug’s death helped to restore my
faith in humanity. May we never forget
the love Doug had for his fellow man
and may we always honor him by truly
living to serve and protect. I’ll miss you
my brother. God speed. d

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salary
2 years or more:
Your spouse gets $1,500 lump sum
and a monthly benefit (37.5% of final
average salary)
$50 per month
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verb agreement do crazy things. If it is, the sentence is fine. If it’s
not, it should be “Utah Retirement Systems provide generous death
benefits….”
Utah Retirement Systems provides generous death benefits to Utah public safety
employees. Your specific benefit varies based on a number of factors and pays
differently depending on whether your death is in the line-of-duty.
A brief overview is below. Check with your employer if you’re unsure which benefits
apply to you.
Tier 1 Retirement System (If you have service credit before July 1, 2011)
Division A (with Social Security Coverage)
Your spouse gets a payment equal to six
months of your final average salary
and a monthly benefit (30% of final
average salary)
Your spouse gets 65% of your retirement
benefit
Your beneficiary gets $1,000 lump sum
or refund of contributions
10 years or more:
Your spouse gets $500 lump sum and
a monthly benefit (2% of final average
salary for every year of service, up to 30%)
65% of member’s
retirement benefit
Division B (without Social Security Coverage)
Your spouse gets a payment equal
to six months of your final average
salary and a monthly benefit (37.5% of
final average salary)
$50 per month (if you have at least 2
years of service)
Beneficiary receives refund of
contributions and 50% of last 12 months’
salary
2 years or more:
Your spouse gets $1,500 lump sum
and a monthly benefit (37.5% of final
average salary)
$50 per month
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Tier 2 Retirement System (If you were hired on or after July 1, 2011)
Hybrid Retirement System Only
If you have accrued less than 20 years of
public safety service credit, your spouse at
the time of death will receive a lump- sum
equal to six months of your final average
salary and an allowance equal to 30% of
your final average salary.
If you have accrued 20 or more years of
public safety credit, you will be considered
to have retired and your spouse at the time
of your death will receive the allowance
that would have been payable to you
without an actuarial reduction.
Both Plans (Hybrid and DC-Only)
» Your beneficiary may get a payment of
75% of your highest annual salary
and
Hybrid Retirement System Only
» Your spouse will get a monthly lifetime
benefit if you have been married at least
six months, and
› you qualify for retirement, but are not
yet retired, or
› you have at least 15 years of service
This is a brief overview only. For more details, read the Highlights brochure for your
retirement system in the Publications section of www.urs.org. Or, email us at
publications@urs.org to request a copy. If you have questions, please call us at 801-366-
7770 or 1-800-695-4877.
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The Unified Police Department's Tay-
lorsville Precinct Street Crimes Unit
was tracking a suspect from the pre-
vious week, wanted for committing
aggravated assault against a police
officer then fleeing. The suspect they
were looking for was David Shane
Anderson, age 36. They had a search
warrant and an arrest warrant for
him at 4303 South 730 East in Mill-
creek. They served the search warrant
at about 11:00 p.m. About 30 min-
utes into the process of the warrant,
service officers called out shots had
been fired. UPD K-9 Aldo, who is
handled by UPD Officer Lovato, had
been searching the house for the sus-
pect when he encountered a suspect in
the home, and that is when Aldo was
shot. We believe three UPD Officers
returned fire. Officer Lovato extracted
Aldo to a different room and covered
over Aldo with his own body in order
to protect Aldo with his body armor.
All officers backed out of the home
after the gunfire. Aldo passed away a
few seconds after being carried out of
the home. Officers held containment
until SWAT arrived.
During that time, four civilians
were taken out of the home to safety.
The shooting suspect was still in the
home. About four hours later SWAT
cleared the home and found a sus-
pect who was non-compliant. After
several attempts to gain compliance,
SWAT deployed gas into the area that
the suspect was in. The suspect was still
not compliant and additional resources
were used to take him into custody.
SWAT officers learned that the suspect
was in critical condition. The suspect
was suffering from injuries sustained
as a result of gunfire. It is unknown
if the suspect was shot by officers or
had self-inflicted injuries. The suspect
was taken to a local hospital in critical
condition.
I can confirm Aldo was not wearing
a vest, but we have learned that his
wound was in an area that would not
have been protected by the vest and
would have been fatal either way. Aldo
is a Belgian Malinois and has been a
member of this department for five
years. He was seven years-old at the
time of his death. He is a dual purpose
dog: patrol and narcotics. We are not
releasing where Aldo was shot or what
part of the home he was in, as this
investigation is ongoing.
The Officer Involved Critical Incident
protocol was invoked, and West Valley
Police is handling the investigation. d
Lieutenant Lex Bell, Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake
IN LOVING MEMORY
OF ALDO

26
None of us know how long our lives will be. However, being a
police office is demanding and difficult because it can involve
regular exposure to unusual hazards, as officers are called on
to deal with domestic problems, crimes, emergencies, natural
disasters, and other crises. A police officer’s day may start out in
a routine way, but it can also change suddenly into a dangerous
and sometimes fatal situation. There are many times when an
officer leaving home in the morning can’t be certain of return-
ing home unharmed in the evening. As police officers, we are
grateful each day for the police officers and police dogs that
do go home safely. But when a life is taken too soon, we also
honor that life and remember it through the coming years and
decades.
Part of the process of mourning fallen officers involves remem-
bering them on the internet. Two particular websites deserve
your attention:
• www.utahsfallen.org concentrates on remembering those police
officers from Utah who have died. As the website says, “All Give
Some … Some Give All.” The website was created in honor of
Utah’s fallen officers and has moving tributes for all those listed.
• www.odmp.org (Officer Down Memorial Page) remembers
police officers on a national basis. The website’s founder, Chris
Cosgrove, is quoted on the home page: “When a police officer
is killed, it’ not an agency that loses an officer, it’s an entire
nation.” He is right.
Chris Cosgrove founded the ODMP website in 1996, before he
became a police officer himself. He was a freshman at the time
and was studying at James Madison University in Virginia. Not
yet a police officer himself, he read an article in the Washington
Post about a man who had been convicted of murdering two
police officers but served only 16 years for the crime. He was
horrified. He decided to start the ODMP website because he
wanted a way to make sure that police officers who died or
were wounded were not forgotten. Now the chairman of the
nonprofit organization behind the website, Officer Cosgrove is
still heavily involved in the website’s efforts to honor fallen offi-
cers. The ODMP website is considered to be the most respected
website on the internet for honoring police officers. With a staff
of 12 volunteers, its records now date back to the 1790s, and
other countries have followed its example in honoring the fallen
officers in their countries, too. The list includes ODMP websites
in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Central Europe.
Annual memorial services for fallen police officers were held
May 5, 2016 at the Memorial, which is located on the west
lawn of the State Capitol in Salt Lake City. The centerpiece of
the memorial is a wall with plaques mounted on it in memory
of the fallen officers. Each plaque has the name of the officer,
the officer’s police department, and the officer’s date of death.
Looking at it, you are reminded again of these good people
whose lives are over but who are still honored by their peers
and by anyone else who visits the memorial.
The memorial itself is maintained by the Salt Lake City Police
Explorer’s team. This is a volunteer program in which teenagers
(aged 14 to 20) and police officers have the honor and respon-
sibility of working together. Members of the Explorer’s team
do more than maintain the memorial, though that is important.
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They also volunteer their efforts during the annual Salt Lake
Marathon and semi-annually at the LDS General Conference
by helping to manage traffic. They are a diverse group of young
men and women. Some were born in other countries and some
speak languages other than English. All of them hope someday
to become police officers themselves.
Sometimes there are no new names to mourn during the memo-
rial service. That was not true this year. Officer Doug Barney,
an 18-year force veteran — as well as a U.S. Navy veteran —
was married with three children, lost his life on an otherwise
peaceful Sunday in Holladay that should have been uneventful.
He and fellow Unified PD Officer Jon Richey were conducting a
police chase at the time.
Officer Richey survived the attack that claimed the life of
Officer Barney, even though Officer Richey was shot three
times. However, Officer Richey was still able to walk out of the
hospital the following Tuesday.
Officer Richey had joined the force in 1984, when he was 19-
years-old. At the time, he was the state’s youngest officer. He
has worked in four separate police departments since then and
has been the trainer and handler for six police dogs. He retired
once, in 2007, but then decided to begin a second career, this
time with the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office. His current dog
is a small bloodhound named Molly who specializes in follow-
ing human scent.
Officer Barney’s death on Sunday, January 17, 2016 in Hol-
laday, Utah was the first death of an officer in Utah since the
death of Sergeant Cory Wride on Thursday, January 30, 2014
near Eagle Mountain. Sergeant Wride was married with five
children, a veteran of the Utah National Guard, and had served
for 19 years with the Utah County Sheriff’s Office.
Those who attended the services also mourned for K9 Aldo,
who died as a result of being shot by a handgun during a war-
rant search in Millcreek, Utah on Wednesday, April 27, 2016.
K9 Aldo had five years of service at the time of his death.
Being able to express respect for those who have died is an im-
portant part of mourning their loss. This annual memorial service
for police officers allows both the officers and the community
they serve to unite in honoring lost lives. Each plaque symbolizes
a story: a story of courage, of dedication, and of a willingness to
fill a heroic and important role within the community.
The officers whose names are on the wall, along with the histo-
ry represented by each one, are not forgotten. d

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Sergeant Cory Wride,
Died January 30, 2014
Sergeant Derek R. Johnson,
Died September 1, 2013
Trooper Aaron Beesley,
Died June 30, 2012
Officer Jared D. Francom,
Deputy Brian B. Harris,
Died August 26, 2010
Officer Joshua Yazzie,
Died June 7, 2010
Sergeant Franco R. Aguilar,
Died April 29, 2010
Deputy Josie Greathouse Fox,
Officer Charles B. Skinner,
Died November 8, 2008
Officer Stephen R. Anderson,
Died June 25, 2007
Detective Kevin S. Orr,
Died November 22, 2006
Officer Jon C. Draper,
Died on January 25, 2004
Deputy Jeremiah K. Johnson,
Died on May 27, 2003
Deputy David C. Jones,
Officer Ronald M. Wood,
Died on November 18, 2002
Deputy Edward N. Dare,
Died on September 24, 2002
Sergeant James E. Faraone,
Officer Joseph D. Adams,
Died on August 4, 2001
Chief Cecil F. Gurr,
Died on July 6, 2001
Officer Michael J. Dunman,
Lieutenant Thomas S. Rettberg,
Died on February 11, 2000
Deputy Tracey L. Davidson,
Officer Esther Todecheene,
Died on June 8, 1998
Ranger Michael A. Beaulieu,
Officer Norman K. Nisson,
Trooper Randy K. Ingram,
Died on October 5, 1994
Sergeant Doyle R. Thorne,
Deputy Michael S. Welcker,
Trooper Dennis L. Lund,
Trooper Joseph S. Brumett, III,
Died on December 11, 1992
Special Agent Steven W. Harton,

Deputy Blake V. Wright,
Lieutenant Fred F. House,
Officer Roy L. Stanley,
Officer Andy Begay,
Officer Jackson D. Elmer,
Deputy Wade A. Hansen,
Lieutenant Gerry L. Ivie,
Officer Tom M. Rees,
Officer Rodney W. Schreurs,
Deputy Charles H. Dickey, Jr.,
Died on March 18, 1984
Trooper Daniel W. Harris,
Sergeant Ronald L. Heaps,
Sheriff Dale E. Nelson,
Trooper Ray L. Pierson,
Fallen Utah Officers
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Agent Robert B. Hutchings,
Sergeant Lauren E. Dow,
Trooper William J. Antoniewicz,
Lieutenant James R. Merrill,
Deputy Melvin C. Colebrook,
Detective Percy L. Clark,
Trooper John R. Winn,
Deputy Donald P. Jensen,
Officer Don Wagstaff,
Officer Charles G. Porter,
Died on May 2, 1970
Chief George S. Davis,
Officer Adolph F. Bush,
Deputy Carlos M. Hall,
Detective Marshall N. White,
Officer August L. Larsen,
Sheriff Seth F. Wright,
Trooper George D. Rees,
Trooper Armond A. Luke,
Officer Edwin L. Edwards,
Deputy Alma P. Sorensen,
Deputy McKay C. Jewkes,
Officer Edwin J. Fisher,
Officer Harold A. Peterson, Sr.,
Detective Owen T. Farley,
Trooper Wesley Rosette,
Sergeant Thomas W. Stroud,
Marshal Alonzo T. Larsen,
Officer Clarence M. Bean,
Died on May 1, 1945
Sheriff Samuel M. Bliss,
Died on April 23, 1945
Detective Hoyt L. Gates,
Sheriff William L. Black,
Sheriff John H. Cottam,
Officer Blaine L. Baxter,
Officer Joseph H. Quigley,
Trooper George E. Van Wagenen,
Deputy Richard D. Westwood,
Officer Willard R. Dahle,
Died on May 4, 1929
Officer Carl J. Carlson,
Deputy Oscar Fullmer,
Marshal Jesse R. Ward,
Officer James M. Burns,
Officer Gustave J. Lund,
Officer Brigham H. Honey, Jr.,
Officer William N. Huntsman,
Officer David H. Crowther,
Sergeant Nephi P. Pierce,
Deputy Floyd L. Rose,
Deputy Gordon A. Stuart,
Marshal Lee F. Isbell,
Officer Charles Manzel,
Died on May 9, 1921
Detective Green B. Hamby,
Officer Albert G. Smalley,
Ranger Rudolph E. Mellenthin,
Night Marshal Alexander J. Robertson,
Deputy Joseph C. Akin,
Officer Ernest G. Berry,
Deputy Vaso Mandarich,
Deputy James D. Hulsey,
Marshal John W. Grant,
Deputy George O. Witbeck,
Deputy Nephi S. Jensen,
Officer Thomas F. Griffiths,
Officer William C. Nelson,
Marshal Francis A. Colclough,
Sergeant John H. Johnston,
Officer Charles C. Riley,
Chief Deputy Seymore L. Clark,
Officer Albert Holindrake,
Officer Charles S. Ford,

30
Officer Frank J. Tucker,
Officer James D. Snipes,
Officer Thomas Nalley,
Deputy Samuel F. Jenkins,
Sheriff Jesse Tyler,
Officer William Strong,
Captain William A. Brown,
Marshal Silas E. Clark,
Deputy Edward N. Dawes,
Constable Thomas A. Stagg,
Officer John C. Morrissey,
Sheriff James C. Burns,
Sergeant Alonzo M. Wilson,
Marshal Andrew H. Burt,
Officer Daniel Mahoney,
Deputy John Diamond,
Warden Mathew B. Burgher,
Marshal Albert O. H. Bowen,
Officer Festus Sprague,
Died on May 3, 1870
Marshal William R. Story,
Died on May 2, 1870
Officer Levi W. Davis,
Died on May 7, 1860
Officer William Cooke,
Deputy Rodney Badger,

31
Officers go to work knowing that death is a possibility. Most
of the time, routines stay routine. However, 128 line-of-duty
deaths took place in 2015. As of April 2016, the number of
line-of-duty deaths was 31.
An annual memorial service is a good way to let the community
and the families know that the lives of these officers are remem-
bered and honored.
The fourth annual Fallen Peace Officer Trail Ride was on April
9, 2016. The ride is a memorial for Utah law enforcement
officers who have died or been injured in the line of duty. The
Purple Heart was given to three law enforcement officers this
year who were either shot or injured:
• Officer Jon Richey, a Unified Police Department Officer who was
one of three officers shot by a fugitive on January 17, 2016 in
Holladay. The other two officers died.
• Officer Tim Mellor of Roosevelt, a reserve police officer and
the acting police chief for the city of Myton. He was assaulted
during a domestic call.
• Officer Paul Kotter, a 15-year veteran and Utah Highway Patrol
Trooper. When he was shot three times, two of the shots hit his
bulletproof vest instead of his body.
One of the event’s organizers is Brody Young, who is a Utah
State Parks ranger. He was shot nine times during what he
thought was a routine check on a parked car.
The memorial ride also honored officers who died. Each year,
the Utah Peace Officer Association selects officers to honor.
One sign at each mile mark has the story of a different officer.
This year’s ride honored the following:
• Cecil Gurr, Chief of Police for the Roosevelt Police Department,
who died July 6, 2001.
• Charles Skinner, who died November 8, 2008 while working
with the North Salt Lake Police Department.
To learn more about all of the officers who have given their lives,
visit the Officer Down Memorial Page at www.odmp.org. d
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