STORM FRONT
The Fury We Create for Michigan’s Benefit
Volume 2 *************** Issue 3 **************** Summer 2000
Our mission is to improve the quality of life for Michigan communities by informing our membership about the latest developments and methods in crime prevention, drunk driving detection and occupant restraint applications.
Our membership is your greatest resource...
What have you done
to recruit new members?
CONVENTION NEWS
STORM hosted its first convention at Michigan State University’s Student Union Bldg on Wednesday April 26th.
Twenty-three members attended the day long event which focused upon a number of issues affecting the organization’s direction. A copy of the convention minutes accompanies this newsletter.
Thanks to the efforts of Sturgis Officer Luis Rosado, State Representative Cameron Brown and the Department of Transportation, our long-awaited group photo shoot went-off without a glitch.
Dr. Dennis Simpson taught the COLES certified NHTSA/IACP approved Introduction to Drugged Driving curriculum.
Planning for next years convention is underway. Anyone interested in helping us with this venture should contact any of the Board members.
EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE AWARD WINNERS
Congratulations to the winners of the 1999 Exemplary Performance Awards. Springfield Public Safety Officer Kevin Callahan was the top performer, followed by Westland Officer Rob Collier, Kalamazoo Public Safety Officer Charles Dahlinger and Bridgman Officer Dean Jones.
Officer Callahan was issued our prestigious state plaque. He also had an opportunity to attend the national STORM Conference. Each award recipient also received a monogrammed STORM golf shirt which was specifically designed to recognize their accomplishments.
WELCOME ABOARD
Our members are our greatest resource. On behalf of the executive board, we welcome the following individuals to our organization: Mike Vick; Mississippi Office of Highway Safety, John Neph; Oakland County Sheriff Department, Larry Beld; Ottawa County Sheriff Department, Duane Packer Jr; Department of Veteran Affairs Police Department, Brian Stears; Three Rivers Police Department, John Rehfield; Livonia Police Department, Steven Reynolds; Muskegon County Sheriff Department, Thomas Jenkins; Monroe City Police Department, Timothy Randall; Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety, Brian Dewan; Livonia Police Department, Brian Kahn; Livonia Police Department, Nathan Lutz; Western Michigan University Police Department, James Smith; Western Michigan University Police Department and Timothy Unangst; Western Michigan University Police Department, Ron Tuski; Auburn Hills Police Department, Dale Haverdink; Allegan County Sheriff Department and Amber Holmes; Kalamazoo County Sheriff Department.
MICHIGAN’S WORST
DRUNK DRIVING OFFENDERS
Send us your repeat offender arrest data. Participation provides media publicity for the arresting officer as it educates the reader.
Offender names will not be published.
Submit the completed "Worst of the Worst Drunk Driving Offender" data sheet to the attention of Sgt. Jonathan Uribe through the web-site, by mail or by faxing the information to (616) 337-8033.
MEMBERSHIP NEWS
We’ve made a number of strides since spring...
We’ve grown to over 70 members.
The Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan endorsed the Prosecutors Training Curriculum we’ve been working on for the past year.
The State of Michigan formally accepted our Articles Incorporation and registered us as a non-profit organization; an action which affirms our non-profit and tax-exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service.
WEB SITE
Our site has been upgraded. Our legal page was also password protected. Please protect the password which accompanies this newsletter.
* PROMOTE YOUR ORGANIZATION... RECRUIT NEW MEMBERS ... *
ORDER STORM WEARING APPAREL
Embroidered S.T.O.R.M. golf shirts can be special ordered for $40. Proceeds are used to further organizational activities. To order a shirt, contact Sgt. Jonathan Uribe for further information.
