The Hangar - TPOAcares Newsletter Fall 2016

1. Official Newsletter of the Tustin Police Officers Association FALL 2016
Thin. Blue. Line.
It is known as the “Thin Blue Line,” the line of officers who put
their lives between innocent civilians and those who wish to do
them harm. However, the Blue Line is more than that. It is a
family that extends beyond blood lines and encompasses all
those who put on the badge and lay their life on the line for
their community.
When an officer dies in the line of duty, this “Blue Family”
comes together from all over to pay their respects for the hero
who has died doing what we have all pledged to do:
protecting his or her community. 2016 has been a tragic year
for the Law Enforcement Family. Tustin Police Department has
been honored to send members of our Honor Guard to attend
Law Enforcement funerals in Dallas, Texas; Baton Rouge,
Louisiana; New York; Des Moines, Iowa; and more locally, Palm
Springs, and Los Angeles.
All of these communities opened their hearts to agencies from
all over the United States and Canada who travelled to pay
respects to their brothers and sisters in blue.
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HE HANGAR
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Social Media
Please check out our
website www.tustinpoa.org
and don’t forget to like us on
Facebook and follow us on
Twitter and Instagram.
Upcoming Events
November 23, 2017
Tustin PD Turkey Bowl kids
football tournament, TPOA
Stache for Cash, and Turkey
Dinner Give-away
January 3, 2017
Tustin PD Run with a Cop
begins.
January 13, 2017
Annual Awards Banquet.
Sponsorship opportunities
available.
March 12, 2017
Tustin Hangar Half and 5K.
Sign up today and choose
TPOAcares as your charity.
Spring 2017
Ball hockey tournament and
skills clinic in partnership with
the Anaheim Ducks. Free
hockey equipment and
scholarships available for
children who would like to
pursue hockey.

2. Official Newsletter of the Tustin Police Officers Association FALL 2016
RETIREE CORNER
One of the priorities of the existing TPOA board has been to
give more attention to retired members. The first step was re-
negotiating our life insurance benefit to allow retiring members
to maintain a modified benefit when they retire.
The next phase in welcoming back our members is re-writing
our by-laws to include a retiree class of membership. TPOA
Retiree Members will be invited to TPOA events, and will have
an ever-increasing role within the organization. We are excited
to bring back our retired members, hear their stories, learn from
their experiences, and share with them all the exciting things
we have going on.
This is just the beginning of what we hope is a renewed culture
of showing appreciation to our retired members. We are all
open to any ideas to further this relationship.
If you are a retired Tustin PD employee and did not receive our
email invitation please email tpoa.contact@gmail.com.
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THANK YOU
The members of the Tustin Police
Officers Association cannot thank
you enough for the outpouring of
support we have received. The
financial contributions we have
received in our first foray into
conducting our own fundraising
has been overwhelming. Equally
as amazing is the number of
people who have been stopping
to thank us, let us know they are
behind us and drop goodies off
at the station. These are trying
times in law enforcement but all
of your gestures of support go a
long way. THANK YOU!
Tustin POA
SPOOKY
OLD TOWN JAIL
Our old town jail travelled to
Laguna Beach, with a spooky
twist, to lend support to the Jon
Coutchie Halloween Bash.
Jon Coutchie, a fallen Laguna
Beach PD Officer, loved
halloween and loved kids. This
annual event raises money for
CSP Youth Shelters while also
acting as a tribute to our brother
in blue.
TPOAcares CENTER
The Jewelry Exchange in Tustin has long been a supporter
of the Tustin Police Officers Association. This year, they
have gone above and beyond for us by donating the use of
one of their vacant suites at 15722 Tustin Village Way.
We are in the process of fundraising and sourcing
contractors to modify the space. Our goal is to be able to
use the location as an office and boardroom for our
membership as well as a Community Outreach Center. The
large open portion can be used for after school tutoring,
youth groups, community meetings, and more.
Thank you to Mr. Bill Doddridge, Sylvia Trujillo, and the
Jewelry Exchange for your generosity and support.
As the holidays approach, so do thieves. Please use extra
caution. Lock your cars, doors & windows and make
arrangements to avoid leaving packages outside.

3. Official Newsletter of the Tustin Police Officers Association FALL 2016
TURKEY BOWL 2016
It has been a rite of passage.
Each November one or two
members of the TPOA are
seen limping, on crutches, or
in a cast. November has
been a dangerous month for
us for the past six years. The
danger though, was not from
the streets, but from the
green turf of St. Jeanne de
Lestonnac’s sports field while
playing flag football.
Six years ago Sergeant Jeff
Taylor started the Turkey Bowl
- a flag football tournament
pitting teams from Police
agencies throughout Orange
County against each other.
The entry fees were used to purchase Turkey Dinners for
families in need in the Tustin area, which were distributed
by TPOA and TPSSA members
at the Tustin Family Youth
Center on Newport and
Sycamore.
This year, for our own safety,
and to continue fostering a
positive relationship with the
youth of Tustin, we changed
things up. The Tustin Police
Department is sponsoring a
youth version of the
tournament for the students at
Heideman Elementary School.
Practices are underway every Thursday and Friday. So far
the program has been a great success. There are almost
80 students signed up and divided into six teams named
after PAC 12 colleges. The teams are coached by TPOA
members who take the opportunity to promote healthy
living, good citizenship, teamwork, and a desire for higher
learning. The final tournament will take place on
Wednesday, November 23.
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With the format change of the
Turkey Bowl, we needed a new
way to fundraise to help offset
the cost of our annual Turkey
Dinner Give-away. Several
years ago, the TPOA hosted an
in-house “Stache for Cash”
moustache growing contest.
While, at the time, it was a one-
off event, the advent of
“Movember” turned moustache
growth into a sport. As such, we
decided to bring it back.
TPOA and TPSSA members, city
employees and select members
of the public were invited to join
the contest. For only a $20
donation to TPOAcares,
competitors not only gained the
blessing of Chief Celano to
grow glorious facial art (slightly
outside the normal grooming
standards) but have the
opportunity to win a host of
great prizes, bragging rights,
and perhaps most importantly,
a spot on the TPOA MOUSTACHE
WALL OF FAME.Winners will be
decided by a panel of
moustache experts following the
Turkey Bowl at Heideman
Elementary on November 23.
‘STACHE FOR
CASH
The original Turkey Bowl
Trophy. Handcrafted by
TPOA’s own Lt. Todd Bullock.

4. Official Newsletter of the Tustin Police Officers Association FALL 2016
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Once again, The Tustin Police Department will
be supporting the Run with a Cop program. This
program was an overwhelming success last year
and looks to be even better this year.
TPOAcares has partnered with the Tustin
Hangar Half Marathon and 5K. Our Run with a
Cop kids will run the 5K as part of the program.
Additionally, TPOAcares will receive 20% of
the registration fees of anyone who chooses us
as their charity at sign up. The charity with the
most runners will win $25,000 worth of fitness
equipment.
Don’t wait….sign up today!
Run with a Cop
& The Tustin
Hangar Half
Tustin Police Officers Association
P.O.Box 1707
TUSTIN, CA 92781
tpoa.contact@gmail.com
SPONSORSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES
The
Tus'n
Police
Officers
Associa'on
in
partnership
with
TPOAcares
and
the
Tus'n
Police
Department
host
many
con'nuing
programs
and
annual
events.
These
events
include
our
Annual
Awards
Ceremony
in
January,
Run
with
a
Cop,
Turkey
Bowl,
Stache
for
Cash,
and
more.
If
you,
or
your
company,
would
be
interested
in
sponsoring
these,
or
other
events;
or
dona'ng
raffle
prizes
please
contact
us
at:
P.O.Box 1707
TUSTIN, CA 92781
tpoa.contact@gmail.com
714-573-3291

5. Official Newsletter of the Tustin Police Officers Association FALL 2016
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