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Calvert County
Sheriff’s Office

Annual Report 2009
Mission Statement

It is the mission of the Calvert County Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce, as the primary law
enforcement agency for Calvert County, to provide exceptional law
enforcement services to the citizens of Calvert County and to prevent crime
and fear of crime through innovative law enforcement eﬀorts. We will
continue to accomplish such tasks with the utmost professionalism, integrity,
compassion and respect in order to maintain the highest standards of public
trust and conﬁdence.

Table of Contents

Sheriﬀ’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Progress through Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Assistant Sheriﬀ’s Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Preparing to “Go Live’ with New World Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Bureau of Patrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Calvert Investigative Team {CIT} . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
A December to Remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
A Letter to the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Warrant Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Community Action Team {CAT} . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Southern Maryland Information Center {SMIC} . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
School Liaison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Crime Lab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
D.A.R.E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Drug Enforcement Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
K9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Sex Oﬀender Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Twin Beaches Patrol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Detention Center Administrator’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Professional Standards Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Detention Center Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Local Oﬃce of Homeland Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 On Board in 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Special Operations Bureau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Bureau of Administrative & Judicial Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Hugo Fire – Navy Pier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Animal Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Get to Know Your Deputies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Focus on the Future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
First Sergeant Timothy (Tee-Bo) Buckmaster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Deputy First Class Joseph Kontra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Special Recognition – High Praise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Corporal Vlad Bortchevsky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Local Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Deputy First Class Mike Tomlinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Around Town and the Oﬃce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Corporal Gary Shrawder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Dedication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Sergeant Kent Gregory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

2009 Annual Report 1
A Message from the Sheriff

The Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce continues to receive grants to allow for
purchases of needed equipment, computers and vehicles. The
Mobile Command Vehicle, through tremendous eﬀort and
dedication by Lt. Colonel Hejl was purchased with a $750,000.00
grant he submitted and fought for. This vehicle will be used in cases
of either natural or man-made disasters throughout the county.

Another grant was obtained for additional in car computers,
allowing deputies to remain on patrol while completing reports. Tag
readers were obtained through a grant. They have the ability to
read a vehicle registration plate to determine if the vehicle is stolen,
the owner is either wanted, or his license is suspended and if the
vehicle is insured, and alert the deputies on other types of violations.

A tragedy struck Calvert County in July 2009, in which a deputy
Sheriﬀ Mike Evans
while responding to an emergency call was involved in a tragic
accident. Rachel Campbell’s life was taken as a result of this
By the time this 2009 Annual Report is accident. Civil litigation is still pending, but I have placed my letter
to the family and the citizens in this Annual Report. I hope you take
completed we will be well into the 2010 time to review this letter.
election cycle at which time I will be
In 2009 I was honored to be elected President of the Maryland
seeking my third term as your Sheriﬀ. I would Sheriﬀ’s Association. I am required to represent the twenty-four
like to remind all citizens that I work for you. I answer to you, the Sheriﬀ’s of Maryland by testifying on speciﬁc legislative bills and
citizen, and I request my funds from the Board of County appointing Sheriﬀ’s to review certain criteria. Always remember my
Commissioners. By law the County Commissioners must adequately ﬁrst commitment is to you the citizens of Calvert County.
fund the Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce. In the budget that began in July 2009, this
oﬃce received no new positions, which is understandable due to I will continue to challenge my staﬀ to work diligently toward
the economy. I am fortunate to report there were no furloughs or providing the safest community possible. I will also look for more
layoﬀs given to any Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce employee. However, I did request grants to assist the Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce in its quest to provide a safer
seven deputies through the federal government’s stimulus program environment for all our citizens and visitors to Calvert County. I will
for policing. If we were awarded these positions their salaries would look to increase the number of deputies we have on patrol, in our
have been funded for three years by the federal government and schools and seek to increase our compliment of those investigating
then the county would be responsible for their salaries. I am sad to violations of Maryland and Federal drug laws. I will remain
say that not one Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce in the country received any determined to stop the culture of drug use and drug dealing within
positions from the stimulus program. We still continued to hire new our community; it is an obvious detriment to our society and
deputies as a result of resignations or retirements. We were able to devastating to families and communities when they become
bring on one experienced oﬃcer and put two new hires through the involved.
Southern Maryland Criminal Justice Academy who will graduate in
February, 2010.
Thank you to all civilian and sworn employees of the Sheriﬀ’s
Oﬃce and Detention Center for their commitment to
In 2009, approximately thirty of our deputies assisted during the professionalism during another tough economic year. Your eﬀorts
inauguration of President Barrack Obama. This assignment was to provide the citizens courteous eﬃcient service are appreciated
funded partly by the Metropolitan Police Department. The Sheriﬀ’s
Oﬃce also reaches out to our community by assisting with the End
Hunger Charity Bike Ride, Special Olympics, Relay for Life, and
Project Graduation, to name a few.

2 CALVERT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
A Message from the
Assistant Sheriff

2009 did provide the Calvert County Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce more than an
ample supply of occurrences that were exceptional and worthy of
praise and applause. Numerous individuals from this oﬃce received
various awards for acts they performed in 2009. In addition to
sworn members there were also awards for two civilians, CDO
Bowland and Hardesty for their quick thinking and handling of calls
that may have saved individual lives.
2009 also saw our commitment to the community and community
oriented policing ﬂourish as we provided needed assistance and
participation in the End Hunger bike ride and increased our
presence in communities by our commitment to the Community
Action Team (CAT) project. In 2009, we were present at the opening
ceremony for the new community building in the White Sands
Community and have joined them in their eﬀorts to have a safe and
crime free community. At the invite of the community leaders of
White Sands we have taken space in the new building as a satellite
oﬃce.
Strides in technology topped the list of items this oﬃce has
secured to better support our eﬀorts in ﬁghting crime and crime
prevention. In one notable case of how the technology we have
acquired aided in crime ﬁghting was when we set up our new
surveillance cameras in the Cove Point Park pool area and were able
to capture on tape the devastating destruction of property by
several individuals. These persons were identiﬁed and arrested as a
Lt. Colonel Thomas C. Hejl direct result of the deployment of these surveillance cameras. We
were also able to obtain a state of the art Mobile Command Vehicle
through a federal grant. The vehicle will provide Calvert County with
2009, to quote the famous author Charles yet another tool to assist law enforcement and public safety during
times of crisis.
Dickens, “It was the best of times, it was the
As 2009 came to a close we were witness to just how strong
worst of times.” The worst of time came on July 24, 2009, Mother Nature can be with the blizzard in December. Our deputies
while Deputy First Class Wells was responding to a hot domestic handled two feet of snow and the related problems admirably; many
violence call and was involved in a horriﬁc crash killing young Rachel of whom worked endless hours.
Campbell of Dunkirk. The accident had a ripple eﬀect through the
community and the Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce. To characterize the tragic death Finally, as always, I wish to give a large “pat on the back” to our
of this young woman and the serious injury of a young deputy as civilian staﬀ. These are the unsung heroes of this oﬃce performing
horrible is a gross understatement. While Ms. Campbell rests in thankless but necessary tasks that keep this oﬃce running. We are
Heaven and DFC Wells has ﬁnally recovered from his injuries the constantly heaping more and more on their shoulders and there are
thought of that tragedy remains vivid in our minds. The Sheriﬀ, no complaints. Their dedication to duty is a trait that is truly valued
members of this ﬁne agency and I have rarely felt ﬁrsthand such by the sworn members of the agency and particularly the command
sorrow and our hearts go out to the family and friends of Rachel as staﬀ who rely on them daily. Special thanks to Julia Goins, Shirley
she will be missed forever. Ireland, Frances Lopez, Sue McClanahan, Patty Scroggins, Robin
Cox, Tina Jones, Sheila Taylor, Linda Brooks, Jessica Joy, Margie
Unfortunately we suﬀered another tragedy with the loss of Sue Moore, Jeannine Howard, Jessica Jones, Raquel Bowlan, Donna
McClanahan, our Civil Process Specialist. Sue’s passing from cancer Jinnette, Jennifer Hardesty, Ricky Weems Sr., Johnny Coates,
caught us all by surprise and was devastating to those close to her. Amanda Finch, Kathryn McDonald, Debra Nevin, Phyllis Poole,
Sue’s title of “Specialist” truly hit the mark. She was a specialist in Maureen Uebelhoer, Betty Carrico, Elaine Holland, Sylvia Holland,
every way, caring, conﬁdent, energetic, helpful and most pleasantly Pearl Thomas and our two fantastic volunteers Stacy Machowski
Sue was always fun to be around. Sue had an insatiable appetite for and Bill Smith, Sr.
learning and continued to pursue a degree in business management.
Sue had a keen sense of humor, took things in stride and would drop
everything to help a fellow employee. She is sorely missed by us all.

2009 Annual Report 3
Bureau of Patrol

Notable Incidents Involving
Patrol Bureau Personnel
Traﬃc stop leads to seizure and search warrant
On July 29, 2009, Deputy Ian Umphrey conducted a traﬃc stop of
a vehicle on Lower Marlboro Road in Huntingtown. Deputy Umphrey
called for a K9 and a scan of the vehicle was conducted. The K9
alerted and a subsequent search of the vehicle yielded a large quan-
In calendar year 2009, deputies assigned to the Patrol Bureau re- tity of suspected cocaine. The operator/defendant was arrested and
sponded to approximately 113,000 self initiated or citizen request charged with Possession with the Intent to Distribute a Controlled
calls for service. Dangerous Substance (P.W.I.D.). With the evidence obtained
through this search an additional search warrant was obtained for
Statistical data for the Bureau of Patrol in 2009 was as follows: the defendant’s residence and with assistance from Detective
Thomas Tilley and the Drug Investigative Unit the warrant was exe-
• 2,007 Criminal Apprehensions cuted. Located on the property was a “home-grown” operation of
• 667 CDS Arrests marijuana. Eleven marijuana plants were seized from the property,
• 592 DUI’S along with 2 vehicles and a motorcycle trailer.
• 161 Traﬃc Arrests
• 653 Warrants Served Deputies maintain calm
• 309 Criminal/Civil Citations issued
• 9,982 Traﬃc citations issued On December 17, 2009, Deputy Frank Winston and Deputy James Nor-
• 15,926 Traﬃc warnings issued ton were on the scene of a full cardiac arrest victim at All Saints Epis-
• 35,869 Patrol checks (including business, residential, copal Church in Sunderland. Deputy Winston initiated Cardio
community, schools, events and others) Pulmonary Resuscitation (C.P.R.) while Deputy Norton did an excellent
job with crowd control. Deputy Norton also held a blanket over the
This statistical data does not include the Traﬃc Safety Unit, K9 victim so she was not exposed to the public while C.P.R. was being
or the Community Action Team. performed. Following the arrival of an ambulance the victim was sub-
sequently transported to Calvert Memorial Hospital. Both deputies
Special events the Bureau of Patrol personnel played a signiﬁ- acted in an exemplary manner during a trying and stressful situation.
cant role in included:

• Tiki-Bar Opening
• 4TH of July celebrations at both Solomons Island &
Chesapeake Beach
• Bayfest
• Calvert County Fair
• Patuxent River Appreciation Days (P.R.A.D.)
• Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce and Maryland State Police Open House

In 2009 the Bureau of Patrol began integrating the black & white
paint scheme for marked vehicles in the patrol ﬂeet. This initiative
was well researched and the most common theme found during the
research was that the black and white paint scheme was actually a
force-multiplier. The perception of seeing the vehicle is that there
are more than meets the eye. Additionally, the community at large
can easily recognize the vehicle as a law enforcement vehicle. High 270 Shore Acres Apartment Fire
visibility was another product of the research.
The Sheriﬀ and members of the oﬃce have received numerous pos- Major Fire
itive comments on the change.
On July 31, 2009, ﬁre apparatus was dispatched to 270 Shore Acres
Way in the Silverwood Farm Apartments in Prince Frederick for a
building ﬁre. Deputies were dispatched as well. Upon arrival it was dis-
covered that an entire apartment building was burning and in heavy
smoke. Ultimately the ﬁre was extinguished; however 24 apartments
sustained severe damage and as a result 38 residents were displaced.

4 CALVERT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Bureau of Patrol

Lieutenant Dave McDowell responded from his secondary employ- A December to Remember
ment once he heard the call broadcast. Upon his arrival, he and the
ﬁre chief put the Incident Command System (ICS) into action and Snow; as children we loved it and unless you’re a skier or a glutton
held command from that point. Deputies were utilized for traﬃc and for punishment as an adult you want just enough to cover the
crowd control as well as overnight security until the building could ground for its aesthetic value and then have it go away the next day.
be secured. Law enforcement in particular does not like the snow for myriad of
reasons least of which is the fact that motorist driving skills seem
The Fire Marshal determined that the cause of the ﬁre was the result
to disappear with even the slightest of snow on the road. December
of a vehicle backing into a natural gas line and severing it. The
of 2009 Mother Nature provided us with the opportunity to see just
escaping gas was ignited by a nearby pilot light from an adjoining
how well we would fare with the “mother lode” of snow fall that
hot water heater located in a closet next to the break in the gas line.
turned out to be a record breaker for most of the Mid-Atlantic
Fortunately there was no loss of life as a result of this catastrophe.
States. What we did discover was that since it was such a signiﬁcant
amount of snowfall, up to two feet in some areas, and that it oc-
The following bullet points are of noteworthy action taken curred on the weekend, we had less than expected traﬃc problems.
by the members of the Bureau of Patrol during 2009. In fact, the snow was so deep it was pretty diﬃcult to even venture
out on the roadways for some quite time.
• Patrol Bureau personnel investigated 935 automobile crashes.
We do applaud the eﬀorts of our Deputies for the outstanding job
• Patrol Bureau personnel investigated 9 fatal automobile crashes. they did in responding to calls for service during and after the bliz-
• Patrol Bureau personnel participated in numerous special zard.
events like TIKI Bar opening, Bayfest, Blessing of the Bikes, 4th We hope the December experience is not repeated anytime soon.
of July, Patuxent River Appreciation Days (P.R.A.D.), and other
smaller venues.
• Patrol Bureau personnel participated in 15 sobriety checkpoints.
• Patrol Bureau personnel participated in statewide traﬃc
initiatives such as Smooth Operator, Checkpoint Strike force
and the Maryland Law Enforcement Challenge.
• Patrol Bureau Command implemented the Community Action
Team (CAT) to be more proactive in our communities, to
liaison with community organizations, to teach D.A.R.E. and to
have a GO TO group of core deputies.
• Patrol Bureau Command added three license plate readers to
the agency vehicle ﬂeet.
• Patrol Bureau Command implemented a new color scheme and
graphics package on our marked vehicles, helping to increase
visibility in our neighborhoods.
• Patrol Bureau Command implemented a new numbering
system, enabling deputies and the public to easily identify
one vehicle.
• Patrol Bureau Command researched priority dispatching and
implemented training and policy to improve consistency on the
types of calls for service that a priority 1 response is needed.
• Patrol Bureau Command identiﬁed the need for continued
training in the area of vehicle operations and researched,
developed, and implemented a classroom portion and practical
exercises for all agency personnel.
• Patrol Bureau Command researched and implemented a
training program for scene security, in an eﬀort to work more
eﬃciently and eﬀectively with Calvert County volunteer
ﬁreﬁghters and EMS.
• Patrol Bureau Command welcomed aboard First Sergeant Craig
Bowen, who has proven to be an asset to the Patrol Bureau.

2009 Annual Report 5
Bureau of Patrol

Letter to the Editor Community Action Team
I am writing this letter in regards to the tragic accident, which oc- (better known as CAT)
curred in Dunkirk on July 24, 2009. This unfortunate incident, which
was heartfelt throughout our community, took the life of Rachael
Campbell and seriously injured Deputy C. Wayne Wells. Sincere
condolences from the entire Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce goes out to the families
touched by this accident and please know that our thoughts are
prayers have been with you.
On a personal note, as Sheriﬀ, I would like to apologize to the family
for statements made to the press prior to the investigation being
fully completed. I together with the Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce staﬀ have re-
viewed data and facts and have met with numerous investigators
to fully understand this accident and what steps could be taken to
lessen the chances of such a tragedy occurring in the future.
The Calvert County Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce Priority 1 response policy is gov-
erned by Maryland Vehicle Law Section 21-106. It is imperative that
deputies arrive on the scene of emergency calls for service as
quickly and as safely as possible. The number of calls for service
where a priority 1 response is dictated was recently streamlined and
training was conducted on priority responses and pursuits. Our cur-
rent emergency response policy is consistent with the surrounding
jurisdictions; however the Calvert County Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce has imple-
mented additional measures regarding the response to priority 1
calls since this accident. Click It or Ticket campaign
First, we now have an in-service training program governing priority
response actions. Second, our pursuit training is being conducted
In 2009, the Calvert County Sheriﬀ’s
using practical application and exercises in real time along with
Oﬃce Community Action Team (CAT)
classroom instruction. Part of the classroom instruction requires that
was reassigned to the Patrol Bureau
deputies be familiar with Calvert County roadways and understand
and is under the direct supervision of
response speeds need to be adjusted according to the terrain of the
Lieutenant McDowell. The CAT mem-
roadway, the lay of the land, the population, congestion, weather,
bers in 2009 were First Sergeant Todd
and traﬃc in the area where they are travelling. Third, we have al-
Ireland, Sergeant Brian McCourt, Cor-
ready completed refresher behind the wheel training for all deputies
poral Michael Bomgardner, Deputy
on the safe practice of high speed responses. Fourth, we have im-
First Class Philip Foote, Deputy First
plemented policy change that requires supervisors to monitor all
Class Michael Naecker, and Deputy
emergency response calls. Additionally, the supervisor may change
Andrew Clas. The CAT spent a signiﬁ-
the priority response to the call based upon information received
cant amount of time in 2009 forming
from the Calvert Control Center. Finally, I have met with the Camp-
community partnerships and establish-
bell family and was granted permission to use this accident case as
ing open lines of communications with Calvert
a training tool for all deputies in Southern Maryland. The case in its
County businesses and communities.
entirety will now be taught and discussed at the Southern Maryland
Criminal Justice Academy. The CAT assisted with coordinating the Shop with a Cop which
allowed a record 75 less fortunate children the opportunity to
The mission of the Calvert County Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce is to provide ex-
go shopping to purchase Christmas gifts for themselves and their
ceptional law enforcement services to the citizens of Calvert County
families.
and to prevent crime and fear of crime through innovative law en-
forcement eﬀorts. We will continue to accomplish such tasks with CAT members conducted sobriety checkpoints, DUI saturation
the utmost professionalism, integrity, compassion and respect in patrols, seatbelt checkpoints, speed stop teams and spent countless
order to maintain the highest standards of public trust and conﬁ- hours educating the public on Maryland’s laws governing drinking
dence. I will do everything in my power and wisdom to lessen the and driving, underage drinking and occupant protection.
chances of our community ever having to endure this type of CAT received license plate readers through a grant which allow
tragedy again. Once again, my sincerest condolences go out to the deputies the opportunity to instantaneously know if a vehicles reg-
family and friends of Rachael Campbell. istration and/or registered owner are legitimate. The license plate
Sheriﬀ Mike Evans readers are on three vehicles that patrol Calvert County roadways.

6 CALVERT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Bureau of Patrol

An email list of Neighborhood Watch communities and local busi- Drug Awareness & Resistence Education
nesses was completed which allows the CAT to easily send commu-
nity notices and crime trend updates. (D.A.R.E.)
Students from 9th grade through 12th grade at Huntingtown High The Drug Awareness and Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) activities
School were taught the High School D.A.R.E. Prescription Drug Les- are now a part of the Community Action Team (CAT) We have been
son and an Enhanced Tobacco related class on two separate days activly instructing the D.A.R.E. program in our private schools as
for a total of 480 children. well as our public schools. In 2009 Sergeant Bomgardner was able
Approximately 1500 students received the D.A.R.E. Elementary to convince one public high school to allow us to come in and teach
School Curriculum in our County Middle Schools. a D.A.R.E. related lesson for prescription drug issues which was ac-
tually created, paid for and given to D.A.R.E. by several pharmaceu-
Approximately 120 Funeral Details were handled by the unit and ap- tical companies.
proximately 200 Special Assignments were handled along with con-
ducting approximately 172 meetings, talks and training. In 2009 two-hundred forty (240) students from 9th grade through
12th grade at Huntingtown High School were taught the High School
The Special Assignments the CAT participated in include the follow- D.A.R.E. Prescription Drug Lesson and an Enhanced Tobacco related
ing: Beneﬁt run/walks, Gator Aid Educational programs, National class on two separate days for a total of four-hundred eighty (480)
Night Out, Calvert County Fair, Patuxent River Appreciation Days, students receiving that educational block of training.
Seatbelt Checkpoints, Sobriety Checkpoints, Aggressive Driving En-
forcement, Safety Fair at Constellation Energy, Halloween Patrol, Approximately one thousand two-hundred (1200) students received
Holiday Patrols, Health Fair, Career Fair at The Calverton School, the D.A.R.E. Middle School Curriculum in our County Middle Schools.
Senior Talks, Cub Scout Tours, Roll Call Training, Christmas Parades, We also taught a one day lesson in D.A.R.E. this past summer to ap-
Emergency Vehicle Operations Training, School Bus Enforcement, proximately one-hundred forty (140) children at seven (7) diﬀerent
Fall Festival at Chesapeake Church, Parking Complaints, Shop with camps sponsored by County Parks and Rec at various middle and
a Cop, CDS complaints, CSM Open House, Hospice House Grand elementary schools in Calvert County. The children ranged from
Opening, Boy Scout Talks and Child Safety Seat talks, Toys for Tots. ages 5 to 13.
The Deputies in the unit also handled numerous calls for service, The D.A.R.E. Elementary Curriculum was also presented at three pri-
made arrests when necessary, issued citations and warnings and vate schools in 2009 to approximately sixty-ﬁve (65) students. Our
ﬁlled in for patrol staﬃng on a regular basis as directed. Lady Star had the middle school curriculum taught to grades 6th
through 8th for a total of seventy-two (72) students.

School Liaison Program
Corporal Glenn Libby was the only Calvert County Sheriﬀ Deputy
assigned to the Calvert County Schools in 2009. His duties included
investigations and arrests that occur in the schools or on school
property. This also extended to incidents that occurred on school
buses. Glenn made 69 total arrests for CDS violations, thefts, as-
saults and weapons in schools.
Corporal Libby also assists in running Camp Cops and the Junior
Police Academy in the summer months. He makes time to teach in
all of his schools about bullying, drugs, and decision making. An-
other duty of Corporal Libby is to ensure there is adequate security
at each school event including athletic events, dances, etc.
In 2009 Corporal Libby conducted an investigation where several
teachers were receiving obscene emails to their work email from a
hotmail account. During the investigation Corporal Libby was able
to locate an IP address for the computer that sent the email. Once
that was discovered Corporal Libby identiﬁed a suspect and was DFC Phil Foote, Dep Andy Clas and Daren the D.A.R.E. Lion visit
able to obtain a confession and close the case with an arrest. the Calvert Memorial Hospital childcare program.

2009 Annual Report 7
Bureau of Patrol

Calvert County Sheriﬀ's Oﬃce K9 Unit along with the Maryland National Capital Park Police and District Heights Police Department, agencies who train with them.

K9 2009 was another good year for the K9 unit drug detector dogs.
They scanned a total of 312 vehicles and had 148 ﬁnds. The dogs lo-
The Canine Unit obtained a new training facility in 2009. In 2008 cated various amounts of drugs, from small amounts considered
the old Calvert Country School in Island Creek oﬀ of Broomes Island “trace” amounts to large amounts in kilos. These K9 teams gener-
Road was procured for use by the Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce. The K9 unit was ated the probable cause with a sniﬀ and alert, which leads to a
given oﬃce space and areas to set up for training. The unit took ad- search and ultimately the discovery of illegal drugs and an arrest.
vantage of this opportunity and went to work. They volunteered
The patrol dogs continued to have great success locating suspects,
many hours of their own time to make this project a success. In
lost persons and evidence on tracks. Patrol dogs are a great deter-
2009 the training facility was fully completed and very impressive.
rent to crime and in 2009 the K9 unit took advantage of that ability
It has outdoor and indoor training areas with everything the K9’s
by conducting well over 2500 patrol checks, building checks and
need for building foundation behaviors and advanced training tech-
foot patrols of Calvert county neighborhoods and business.
niques. This facility provides a space for training our K9 teams along
with outside agencies canines. Our police service dog’s proﬁciency
on the street will only increase with this customized street oriented Other Accomplishments of Note
training facility. Training is conducted every Wednesday and the unit
• Obtained and put in service a new Mobile Command Vehicle
encourages you to stop by and see your Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce working
dogs in training along with the new facility. • Sergeant Michael Bomgardner provided D.A.R.E. instruction
in Canada
• New Administration and Patrol Manual (CALEA)
• Trained 3 new Drug Recognition Experts (D.R.E.'s)
• Trained 3 new Accident Reconstructionists
• Obtained Tag Reader technology
• Incorporated a new class of uniform, Class C
• Established an agency newsletter
• Designed and distributed Patrol Bureau insignia uniform pins
Patrol Bureau Command anticipates 2010 will be another successful
year and hopes to reach many new goals such as: implementing 12
hour shifts that will put more deputies on the street at any given
time, increase minimum staﬃng levels of each patrol squad, in-
crease the number of Deputies assigned to CAT and other enforce-
ment, educational, and growth oriented goals.

K9 Intern Training

8 CALVERT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Twin Beaches Patrol

a “resident deputy” program within the town. In December 1989,
the agreement was approved by the county and the town and went
into eﬀect on July 1, 1990. At that time, four deputies were assigned
to patrol Chesapeake Beach.
In 1994, the town of North Beach requested to be included in the
resident deputy program and they funded three additional deputies.
At that time, the seven deputies were combined into the Twin
Beaches patrol. In 2006, an additional deputy was added to patrol
the two towns and the Chesapeake Beach resident deputy position
was created.

2009 Beach in Review
In August, 2009, Deputy Jeﬀ Hardesty responded to an assist
sick/injured call on the North Beach pier. Upon arrival, he encoun-
tered a female who was depressed and threatening suicide. The fe-
male then jumped oﬀ the pier into the bay. Deputy Hardesty then
jumped into the water and pulled the victim to safety. Deputy Hard-
Cpl Jim Wahlgren and DFC Kevin Hall patrol the North Beach Boardwalk
esty was presented with a lifesaving award for his actions.
The Calvert County Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce is contracted by the towns of DFC Brianne Gray, the resident deputy for Chesapeake Beach, was
Chesapeake Beach and North Beach to provide law enforcement serv- selected as the 2009 Community Police Oﬃcer of the Year by the
ices to the incorporated towns twenty-four hours a day, seven days a Maryland Sheriﬀ’s Association at its annual conference in Ocean
week. This detachment, known as the “Twin Beaches Patrol”, consists City. Brianne was nominated for her exemplary work with the youth
of a First Sergeant who supervises the detachment and is a liaison be- and the citizens within the town. DFC Gray was also recognized by
tween the two towns and the Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce; a Corporal and six the Mayor and Town Council of Chesapeake Beach for this achieve-
deputies. In addition to the other deputies, Chesapeake Beach also ment at their September town meeting.
funds a “resident deputy” that is assigned solely to that town.
DFC’s David Gatton and Andrew Woodford, members of the Twin
The Twin Beach deputies are responsible for enforcing all criminal Beaches patrol, completed the 40 hour basic mountain bike oﬃcer
and traﬃc laws within the towns; responding to citizen complaints course and have obtained national certiﬁcation of the Law Enforce-
and making patrol checks at businesses, residential communities ment Bicycle Association.
and public areas to maintain high visibility and deter crime. In ad-
dition to their normal patrol duties, the Twin beach deputies are also
responsible for security, crowd control and traﬃc control during
special events within the towns; such as Bayfest, the 4th of July ﬁre-
works display and the Blessing of the Bikes ceremony. In 2009, the
Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce handled 10,366 calls for service within the two towns.
The Twin Beaches patrol utilizes the “Community Policing Concept”
in its approach to deal with problems within the community. The
Community Policing Concept is a method of policing where
deputies are assigned to the same area where they meet and gain
a rapport with the citizens and business owners who live and work
in the area. The citizens and the police work together to identify
problems within the towns and ﬁnd workable solutions to the prob-
lems. The Twin Beaches supervisors, along with the Chesapeake
Beach resident deputy, routinely attend town and neighborhood
meetings to discuss the issues and concerns of the residents. The
supervisors work closely with the Mayors of both towns to address
these concerns and to determine the best course of action to resolve
the problems.
History
In July 1989, the Mayor of Chesapeake Beach contacted then Sheriﬀ Sgt Tim Fridman and Cpl Gary Shrawder patrol the Bayfest
Adrian Joy and the Calvert County Commissioners requesting that activities on Patrol Bikes.
the town and the Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce enter into an agreement to create

2009 Annual Report 9
Professional Standards Unit

The Oﬃce of Professional Standards is committed to providing ex- trust between them. Professional Standards Investigator, Sergeant
ceptional law enforcement services to the citizens of Calvert County Jay Goldsmith has currently been named to the board of directors
by conducting investigations into citizen and internal complaints for the Community Mediation Center – Calvert, in an eﬀort to ac-
within the agency. The Oﬃce of Professional Standards strives to complish these objectives.
accomplish such tasks with the utmost professionalism, integrity, During the 2009 calendar year, the Oﬃce of Professional Standards
compassion, and respect, in order to maintain the highest standards supervised and/or investigated 27 complaints against personnel,
of public trust. True to this mission, the Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce works in and 47 Agency vehicle accidents. The Oﬃce of Professional Stan-
partnership with the Community Mediation Center – Calvert, to work dards also reviewed 90 uses of force reports in 2009 and found that
with community members to enhance a better understanding of all use of force incidents were within Agency policy and procedures.
each other’s perspective, thus, fostering compassion, respect and

USE OF FORCE INCIDENTS RECEIVED 2 YEAR TREND: BREAKDOWN BY REASON
2008 Abduction Suspect 0 2009 Abduction Suspect 0 2008 Reaching Into Bag 0 2009 Reaching Into Bag 1
2008 Assault Suspect 1 2009 Assault Suspect 0 2008 Reaching Into Console 1 2009 Reaching Into Console 0
2008 Assault Suspect/ Dark Room 0 2009 Assault Suspect/ Dark Room 0 2008 Reaching into Pockets 1 2009 Reaching into Pockets 0
2008 Attempt to Retrieve Weapon 0 2009 Attempt to Retrieve Weapon 1 2008 Reported Stolen Auto 0 2009 Reported Stolen Auto 1
2008 Burglary Suspect 1 2009 Burglary Suspect 4 2008 Robbery Suspect(s) 1 2009 Robbery Suspect(s) 1
2008 Felony Stop 5 2009 Felony Stop 3 2008 Stop Assault 0 2009 Stop Assault 1
2008 Fled on Foot 0 2009 Fled on Foot 0 2008 Stop DOP to Agency Veh. 0 2009 Stop DOP to Agency Veh. 1
2008 Fleeing in Vehicle 0 2009 Fleeing in Vehicle 0 2008 Suspct Atmpt Hide Frm Deputy 0 2009 Suspct Atmpt Hide Frm Deputy 1
2008 Fleeing on Foot 0 2009 Fleeing on Foot 0 2008 Suspect displayed weapon 1 2009 Suspect displayed weapon 0
2008 Foot Pursuit 0 2009 Foot Pursuit 1 2008 Suspicious Person 2 2009 Suspicious Person 1
2008 Non-Compliance 42 2009 Non-Compliance 17 2008 Theft Suspect 2009 Theft Suspect 0
2008 Overcome resistance 2 2009 Overcome resistance 35 2008 Vehicle Pursuit 8 2009 Vehicle Pursuit 10
2008 Passenger Fled on Foot 0 2009 Passenger Fled on Foot 1 2008 Vehicle Pursuit/Flee on Foot 0 2009 Vehicle Pursuit/Flee on Foot 0
2008 Person w/Weapon 3 2009 Person w/Weapon 10 2008 Warrant Service/Felony 0 2009 Warrant Service/Felony 1

USE OF FORCE INCIDENTS RECEIVED 2 YEAR TREND: BREAKDOWN BY TYPE OF FORCE
2008 Agency Vehicle 2 2009 Agency Vehicle 1 2008 Head Restraint 0 2009 Head Restraint 1
2008 Applied Infra Orbital 0 2009 Applied Infra Orbital 1 2008 Hyperglossil PPCT 0 2009 Hyperglossil PPCT 0
2008 Armbar 0 2009 Armbar 4 2008 Infra Orbital 0 2009 Infra Orbital 0
2008 Armbar Takedown 0 2009 Armbar Takedown 28 2008 K9 0 2009 K9 0
2008 ASP Baton 0 2009 ASP Baton 0 2008 Knee Strike 5 2009 Knee Strike 4
2008 Body Takedown 0 2009 Body Takedown 0 2008 Leg Restraint 0 2009 Leg Restraint 2
2008 C Clamp 0 2009 C Clamp 0 2008 Leg Sweep Takedown 0 2009 Leg Sweep Takedown 1
2008 Carotid Pressure Point 0 2009 Carotid Pressure Point 0 2008 Mandibular Angle 0 2009 Mandibular Angle 4
2008 Closed Hand Strike 0 2009 Closed Hand Strike 3 2008 OC Spray 2 2009 OC Spray 3
2008 Closed Hand Strikes 2 2009 Closed Hand Strikes 0 2008 Open Hand Strike 0 2009 Open Hand Strike 1
2008 Firearm 1 2009 Firearm 0 2008 P.I.T. Manuever 0 2009 P.I.T. Manuever 2
2008 Firearm Display 30 2009 Firearm Display 40 2008 Palm Strikes 1 2009 Palm Strikes 1
2008 Flashlight 3 2009 Flashlight 0 2008 Placed Knee on Bck 0 2009 Placed Knee on Bck 2
2008 Forearm Across Face 0 2009 Forearm Across Face 0 2008 PPCT 3 2009 PPCT 3
2008 Forearm to Bck of Head 0 2009 Forearm to Bck of Head 0 2008 Pushed Away Using Hand 0 2009 Pushed Away Using Hand 3
2008 Forearm Under Chin 0 2009 Forearm Under Chin 0 2008 Pushed Down On Shoulder 0 2009 Pushed Down On Shoulder 0
2008 Grab Jckt & Seated 0 2009 Grab Jckt & Seated 0 2008 Pushed Suspct Dwn w/Foot 0 2009 Pushed Suspct Dwn w/Foot 0
2008 Grab Shirt Took to Grnd 0 2009 Grab Shirt Took to Grnd 2 2008 Restraint 2 2009 Restraint 0
2008 Grabbed Arm(s) 0 2009 Grabbed Arm(s) 0 2008 Shoulder Pin 0 2009 Shoulder Pin 2
2008 Grabbed Arms 0 2009 Grabbed Arms 11 2008 Shoulder Strike 1 2009 Shoulder Strike 0
2008 Grabbed Hand(s) 0 2009 Grabbed Hand(s) 0 2008 Takedown 39 2009 Takedown 7
2008 Grabbed Legs 0 2009 Grabbed Legs 2 2008 Taser 5 2009 Taser 8
2008 Hand Restraint 0 2009 Hand Restraint 1 2008 Tripped Suspect 0 2009 Tripped Suspect 0
2008 Hard/Soft Hand Tech. 42 2009 Hard/Soft Hand Tech. 2 2008 Wrist Lock 6 2009 Wrist Lock 7
2008 Head Lock 1 2009 Head Lock 1

10 CALVERT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Local Office of Homeland Security

Local Oﬃce of Homeland Security (LOHS) Customs Enforcement (ICE) to assist them in conducting a maritime
counter terrorism/narcotics interdiction eﬀort named Operations
and Special Operations Bureau Parasite. The goal of the operation was to intercept cargo ships on
the Chesapeake Bay that might have a parasitic device attached to
The Local Oﬃce of Homeland Security and Special Operations Bu-
the ship underneath the water line. These devices are a concern as
reau are responsible for handling the Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce high risk oper-
they could potentially contain illegal narcotics or tools for terrorists.
ations. This unit also conducts the planning and execution of the
Calvert County Special Operations has extensive experience in mar-
counties large events, such as the Annual Tiki Bar Opening, Blessing
itime operations, and provided services ranging from boarding and
of the Bikes, Fireworks Celebrations and other high proﬁle events.
occupant security to high risk dive operations and hull clearing.
The unit is also tasked with Calvert County’s vast counter terrorism
and special operations eﬀorts. Calvert County has two pieces of crit- During the summer of 2009 Special Operations conducted a Basic
ical infrastructure, the Calvert Cliﬀs Nuclear Power Plant and the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Maritime Operators School.
Cove Point LNG Terminal. The Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce values its role as an This SWAT school has developed a national reputation for delivering
integral part of our nations protection from those who would do us high quality training for police personnel wishing to join a SWAT
harm. As a result, much of the eﬀorts of this unit are classiﬁed. The Team. The Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce conducts the school for our own person-
unit maintains channels of communications with its Federal and nel; however the school is open for members of other agencies to
State counterparts. The unit holds the Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce position on attend. This year the school was attended by members from local,
the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF). Some of the unit’s ac- state, and federal agencies including members of the United States
complishments in 2009 are detailed below. Marshall’s elite Special Operations Group (SOG).
In January of 2009 members of the Special Operations Team were One of the most dangerous tasks that Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce personnel are
called upon by the United States Secret Service to assist them with called upon to perform is the service of Emergency Petitions upon
the security at the Inauguration of President Barrack Obama. Special mentally ill persons. These Emergency Petitions are issued by the
Operations was responsible for counter assault operations at one courts when the court ﬁnds probable cause to believe that persons
of the sites where the newly inaugurated President walked along are mentally ill or unstable and pose a threat to themselves or oth-
the parade route. ers. The subjects of these court orders are often highly violent, and
resist eﬀorts to help them. Members of Special Operations are
LOHS and Special Operations continued its partnership with the Do-
tasked with serving these court orders, and transporting those men-
minion Cove Point Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal, and the
tally ill persons to seek proper medical and psychiatric care. In 2009
United States Coast Guard. Members of Special Operations con-
members of this unit conducted these operations 74 times.
ducted operations throughout 2009 escorting and securing LNG
Tankers from possible terrorist attack. In addition to the work in the counter terrorism ﬁeld the Special Op-
erations Team conducted 79 high-risk search and seizure warrants,
In the spring of 2009, Special Operations was called upon by the
6 hostage barricade situations, and many other high-risk details.
United States Coast Guard, and the Federal Bureau of Immigration

Special Operation team members with the newly acquired robot, this ensures the safety of
team members and citizens alike when explosive or suspicious situations arise.

2009 Annual Report 11
Local Office of Homeland Security

Pier & Ship Fire in Solomons and to see what assistance he could give. In desperation, Captain
Diaz explained that he needed to save his ship but could only get
On April, 28, 2009, Deputy Tom Rickard was oﬀ duty at the Navy to it by water because the pier was engulfed in ﬂames and smoke
Recreation Center in Solomons when he noticed smoke coming and no one could approach the Hugo from shore. DFC Sloane
from the direction of the 100 foot pier on the Patuxent River. Deputy coordinated with Lieutenant Thomas and Captain Diaz to pick up
Rickard notiﬁed the Calvert Control Center of what he observed and the crew of the Hugo at the Solomon’s boat launch with one of the
they advised him that there was a small boat ﬁre. Deputy Rickard Special Operations Team boats.
informed the control center he would respond. Had Deputy Rickard
Lieutenant Thomas along with DFC Foote, DFC Smith, and Deputy
not responded, the severity of this ﬁre would not have been realized
Mitchell quickly picked up the crew of the Hugo and transported
as it was actually the 100 foot Navy pier that had caught ﬁre by a
them to their ship. Once at the Hugo, The Special Operations Team
faulty electric wire and was threatening the 200 foot torpedo
(S.O.T.) members jumped into action without regard for their own
recovery ship the USNS Hugo.
safety and began to extinguish the ﬁre from the pier that was now
The United States Navy Ship Hugo was docked alongside this pier consuming the port side of the Hugo. S.O.T. members began ship
at the time the ﬁre started. Since 2005 Captain Robert Diaz and his board ﬁre ﬁghting operations to extinguish ﬁre that had now
crew of the USNS Hugo have built a rapport with the Special extended onto the Hugo, and into its superstructure.
Operations Team allowing them to conduct numerous training Simultaneously, Captain Diaz and his crew began to cut their way
operations aboard the Hugo while static and underway. Deputy from the pier to get the Hugo to safety.
Rickards constant updates as to how much of the pier, and
After several minutes the crew and the Special Operations Team
subsequently the Hugo being on ﬁre led to the brave actions of
were able to get the Hugo away from the pier and the ﬁre under
several Special Operations team Members.
control.
Upon hearing Deputy Rickards updates, Lieutenant Ricky Thomas,
Deputy First Class Phil Foote, Deputy First Class James Smith,
Deputy Seth Mitchell and Deputy First Class Chris Sloane all
responded to Solomons to assist without any orders to do so. D.F.C.
Sloane telephoned Captain Diaz to inquire about his crews safety

United States Navy Ship, Hugo Fire Pier and Ship Fire, Solomons, Maryland

12 CALVERT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Get to Know Your Deputies

First Sergeant Tim “Teebo” Buckmaster Deputy First Class Joseph M. Kontra
First Sergeant Tim Deputy First Class Joseph
Buckmaster was born and M. Kontra grew up in
raised in Calvert County. Munhall, Pennsylvania and
The youngest of four boys, graduated from Steel
his parents gave him the Valley High School.
nickname “Teebo” when Following high school Joe
he was very little. The went to the Electronic
name has stuck with him Institute where he
to this day. Tim attended received an Associates
Calvert High School, Degree in Electronics and
where he played both Computer Technology. In
baseball and football. He 1987 he moved to
is currently married to his Maryland and was hired by
wife Jennifer and they Westinghouse where he
have a 10 year old son, worked on a receiver
Ryan “Rhino” and a 5 year protector for the F-16 Jet
old daughter, Emily Fighter Program.
“Emmy”. First Sergeant In 1993 Deputy First Class
Buckmaster became Kontra was hired by the Baltimore City Police Department and
interested in law enforcement after graduating high school and served with that department for two years. He also served with the
going on a ride-along with then Trooper First Class Mike Evans, who Prince Georges County Police Department for 8 months before
is now his boss, Sheriﬀ Evans. The two became good friends and being hired at the Calvert County Sheriﬀ's Oﬃce in 1995.
would lift weights in Mike’s basement on a regular basis. First
Sergeant Buckmaster was later hired as a Cadet with the Maryland Deputy Kontra served 8 years on road patrol in the county before
State Police in 1989. He worked for the Commercial Vehicle Division transferring to the warrant squad. He served child support warrants
of the Maryland State Police and his ﬁrst assignment was at the Bay for three and a half years and during his ﬁrst full year serving child
Bridge in Annapolis. He was later transferred to the scale-house in support warrants, the warrant squad went from a 74% to a 92%
Upper Marlboro. Just weeks before entering the State Police closure rate. The past three years with the Sheriﬀ's Oﬃce Joe has
Academy, he was approached by a friend who was a deputy with been assigned to the Civil Process Unit in the Administrative &
the Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce. His friend told him the Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce was hiring Judicial Services Bureau. The unit maintains a 96 to 97% service
and suggested he apply. He completed an application and was hired rate, which is the best in the state.
for the next Academy class, which began in January of 1990. Deputy Kontra resides in Calvert County with his wife Karan and
First Sergeant Buckmaster spent the ﬁrst 9 years of his career their daughter Angel. His favorite pastimes are playing Texas
assigned to the Patrol Bureau, several of which he worked as a Hold'em and weight lifting.
deputy in the Twin Beaches Patrol. Tim was later re-assigned to the
Criminal Investigations Bureau, where he served as a property-
crimes Detective. Upon being promoted to Corporal, he was
transferred back to the Patrol Bureau. Then later promoted to
Sergeant, he supervised a patrol squad, served as Intoximeter
Supervisor and as the Commander of the Twin Beaches Patrol. After
being promoted to First Sergeant, he became the Assistant
Commander of the Patrol Bureau.
In his spare time, Teebo enjoys spending time with his family,
playing golf, softball and working out.

2009 Annual Report 13
Get to Know Your Deputies

Corporal Vladamir “Vlad” Bortchevsky Deputy First Class Mike Tomlinson
Corporal Vladimir Deputy First Class Mike
Bortchevsky is a 4 year Tomlinson has been a
veteran of the Calvert member of the Calvert
County Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce. County Sheriﬀ's Oﬃce for
Corporal Bortchevsky’s 20 years and has spent
family immigrated to the most of his career in the
United States from Patrol Bureau. Mike served
Russian in 1992, when he in the United States Navy
was 15 years old. The for three years following
family settled in Buﬀalo, his graduation from high
New York where he school and became a
attended Kenmore West deputy in 1990 following
Senior High School his honorable discharge
graduating in 1996. from the Navy.
Corporal Bortchevsky For the past four years
attended Canisius College Mike has been assigned to
where he studied the Warrant/Fugitive Unit.
international relations and He is responsible for
political science. Vlad apprehending absent parents who default on their child support
played football in both high school and college, playing in the obligations. Mike also serves on the Sheriﬀ's Oﬃce Honor Guard. In
Western New York High School All-Star game as an oﬀensive 2004, DFC Tomlinson was awarded a Sheriﬀ's Commendation for
lineman in 1996. bravery and was nominated for the Valor award through the
Corporal Bortchevsky moved to the DC area in 2002 and began his Maryland Sheriﬀ's Association. Mike has received outstanding
law enforcement career with the United States Capitol Police. After performance awards on several occasions and recently received a
one year, Vlad completed a lateral transfer to the Metropolitan Unit Citation for outstanding performance in the 2009 Child
Police Department in Washington, D.C. where he was assigned to Support Sweep. In addition, Mike volunteers his time on various
7th Police District as a patrolman and later to MPDC-ATF taskforce, committees within the Sheriﬀ's Oﬃce.
Project Safe Neighborhood. Vlad concentrated on investigations In his oﬀ time Mike enjoys spending time with his children, Megan
involving drug and ﬁrearms violations. Cpl. Bortchevsky received a and Nicholas. He also enjoys playing softball and dabbling in art and
Washington DC Meritorious Service Medal for his contributions to has created incredibly impressive backdrops for several Annual
the taskforce. Awards Banquets. Mike is extremely talented in his artwork. An
In 2005 Corporal Bortchevsky was appointed to a position of a example of his artwork can be found on page 36.
Deputy Sheriﬀ with the Calvert County Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce and was
assigned to the Patrol Bureau. After nine months on the road
Corporal Bortchevsky was transferred to Bureau of Criminal
Investigations where he worked as a detective in the task force
known as the Criminal Investigative Team (CIT). Corporal
Bortchevsky investigated various crimes, including a homicide
which occurred on September 25, 2007 in St. Leonard, MD. In July
of 2008 Vlad was promoted to his current rank of Corporal and
returned to the Patrol Bureau as a supervisor.
Corporal Bortchevsky is the recipient of 2006 Rookie of the Year
Award, 2006 Performance Award and 2008 Excellence in Law
Enforcement Award all presented by the Calvert County Sheriﬀ’s
Oﬃce.
Corporal Bortchevsky is married to Kelly, they have a daughter and
enjoys woodworking, cooking and outdoor activities in his spare
time.

14 CALVERT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Get to Know Your Deputies

Corporal Gary Shrawder Sergeant Kenneth W. (Kent) Gregory
Corporal Shrawder was Sergeant Kent Gregory
born in Prince George’s was born in 1971 in
County, Maryland and Fairbanks Alaska. He then
moved to Calvert County moved to St. Mary’s
when I was three years County where he grew up.
old. He graduated from He graduated from Great
Northern High School in Mills High School in 1989
1989. Gary was a volunteer and went on to attend
ﬁreﬁghter for Dunkirk Charles County
Volunteer Fire Community College for
Department from 1988 the next two years.
through 1993. During that In 1992, Sergeant Gregory
time he became a certiﬁed enlisted in the United
Emergency Medical States Air Force. He spent
Technician, certiﬁed the next four years
Fireﬁghter as well as being working as a Law
certiﬁed in Hazardous Enforcement Specialist
Materials Awareness and Military Working Dog
Operations. Corporal Handler (MWD). During his enlistment he was stationed at Hill AFB
Shrawder was also elected to be Recue Lieutenant in 1990. He Utah, Kunsan AFB Korea and Laughlin AFB Texas.
worked for a private ambulance service as an EMT for several years
where he met his wife, Paula. In 1996, Sergeant Gregory was honorably discharged from the Air
Force and returned to Southern Maryland. He was hired by the
In 1997, Corporal Shrawder was hired by the Metropolitan Police Department of Defense, Patuxent River Naval Air Station as a police
Department (MPD) in Washington, D.C. While with MPD Corporal oﬃcer and worked there for approximately one year.
Shrawder was certiﬁed as a member of the Civil Disturbance Unit
and 250cc scooter operator. Gary worked for MPD until he was hired In 1997, Kent was hired by the Calvert County Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce and in
by the Calvert County Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce in 2003. Gary was promoted 1999 he transferred from Patrol into K9 where he worked K9 Hassan,
to Deputy First Class in 2005 and then to the rank of Corporal in a dual purpose German Shepherd trained in narcotics and patrol. At
2008. In 2005 Corporal Shrawder was selected to be a Field Training that time Kent and Hassan were the only K9 team in the Sheriﬀ’s
Oﬃcer. In June of 2007 he became certiﬁed as a Car Fit Technician, Oﬃce. Since then Sergeant Gregory has helped with and seen the
as well as becoming certiﬁed as an Intoxometer Operator. Gary is K9 unit increase in size.
also certiﬁed as a Standardized Field Sobriety Test instructor, Sergeant Gregory is currently the Agency K9 unit supervisor and
Radar/Laser Operator and a Mountain Bike Patrol Oﬃcer. Corporal head K9 trainer responsible for ﬁve handlers and ten working dogs.
Shrawder has also taken a huge interest in the Accident In addition, he is the head K9 trainer for Maryland Park Police and
Reconstruction ﬁeld completing several courses including levels District Heights Police Department. Kent is also still a full time
one, two and three of Basic Accident Reconstruction. Gary has been handler with two K9’s; a German Shepherd named Biz trained as a
certiﬁed in Pedestrian Reconstruction and Motorcycle patrol dog and a Belgian Malinios named Major trained as an
Reconstruction and recently completed Excel for the explosive detection dog.
Reconstructionist, Photography for Reconstruction and CRUSH
Sergeant Gregory has a son and is planning to be married at the
Energy Analysis.
end of 2010. In his spare time he enjoys training dogs, traveling and
In 2005, Corporal Shrawder was awarded Deputy of the Year for the spending time with his family.
Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce and received the ﬁrst Lusby Featherstone Award
presented by the Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce. Gary was also recognized at the
annual Smooth Operator Luncheon and received a ribbon for
outstanding achievements in traﬃc safety. In 2006 and 2007 he was
awarded the Police Oﬃcer of the Year for The Baltimore Sun. He
has also appeared in a couple of the ﬁrst episodes of the television
show Speeders.
Gary resides in Calvert County today with his wife and two kids
Robert 17 and Amanda 15 years old.

2009 Annual Report 15
Progress Through Technology

We have also been able to obtain surveillance camera systems and
a pole camera system, both of which are actually surveillance pieces
of equipment. The surveillance system also has the capability of
working in virtually no light conditions. Each system is viewable oﬀ
site through the computer and if need be can be recorded real time.
The low light system was used when we were having vandals strike
the Cove Point Pool Park in Lusby. One evening after set-up, the
system recorded the actions of three individuals causing several
thousand dollars worth of damage. As a result of this recording the
culprits were identiﬁed and arrested.
We have also been very fortunate to obtain two grants from the
Department of Justice and one grant from the United States
Attorney’s Oﬃce to purchase in car computers. The grants
amounted to over one million dollars and have allowed our oﬃce
to outﬁt the entire patrol bureau units as well as many of the
investigative units with in car computers. In addition this funding
has provided needed system security, licensing and storage
memory. Having computers in their vehicles allows the deputies to
Mobile Command Vehicle access information in real time, monitor and access calls for service,
provide roll call information as well as motor vehicle and licensing
In the past seven years the Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce has acquired some records on individuals and check them for being wanted. This
signiﬁcant tools through the use of grant ﬁlings. It is an absolute technology provides another level of safety and security for the
necessity to seek grant funding for high dollar equipment we would deputy on patrol.
never be able to aﬀord through the normal budget process. We
In addition to the in car computers, we have also used grant funding
have been very fortunate to receive the funding for projects that we
for in car digital video recorders. This single piece of equipment has
have as it is a very competitive world when it comes to grant
provided excellent video for court cases thereby reducing the
monies.
number of trials and the time deputies spend in court, it has reduced
Some of the equipment we have been able to secure through grant and in many cases ended complaints against personnel when
funding includes, but is not limited to: a mobile command vehicle, reviewed by the complaining individual and being able to manually
digital cameras for our deputies, surveillance cameras, pole activate the video provides the deputy with the ability to begin
cameras, in car computers, digital video recorders for our deputies taping when arriving on crimes scenes.
patrol vehicles and tag readers. This equipment is valued at over 2
The single largest purchase using grant funding was the purchase
million dollars.
of our Mobile Command Vehicle. This vehicle is state of the art and
The following is a brief description of some of the equipment we provides all the technology of an oﬃce on wheels. Having such an
have obtained, their beneﬁts and their use. asset will beneﬁt all of public safety during manmade and natural
Road Patrol is the ﬁrst responders to nearly all incidents and yet disasters, during public events and in special instances where
they were without decent photographic equipment. A BRYNE communications and technology is needed in the ﬁeld. The vehicle
Memorial Grant for the project titled “Photographic Evidence will be used in barricade and hostage situations when needed as
Collection and Storage” provided Digital hand held cameras for all well. The Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce is named in the Nuclear Regulatory
road patrol deputies to be used for photographic evidence Commission’s regulations as the primary response agency to
collection at accident and crime scenes. In addition to the cameras terrorist acts at the Calvert Cliﬀs Nuclear Power Plant. During an
the grant also provided funding for a storage system for the annual audit and review in 2008 the Commission praised our
photographic evidence. The deputies can now take excellent quality response and action to their needs with one exception; they
photos and download them into a secure storage system known as requested we acquire a mobile command vehicle to handle
the Photo Evidence Pro Software Package for later use. The ﬁnal situations at the plant. We have now accomplished that goal.
beauty of this system is that the State’s Attorney’s Oﬃce, our local We have also been able to obtain other equipment to beneﬁt our
prosecutors, have controlled access to the system and can view the operation such as lighting and technical evaluation and examination
photos for quality and evidentiary purposes. tools for the crime scene technicians.
We will continue to seek grants to keep the Calvert County Sheriﬀ’s
Oﬃce on the cutting edge of technology for the betterment of our
citizens.

16 CALVERT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Progress through Technology
Preparing to Go Live with New World Systems (NWS)

For several years now we have had a team of individuals in place
from the Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce, Calvert Control Center, Public Safety, the
Detention Center and Technology Services working with New World
Systems to implement a new CAD, records management, law en-
forcement, ﬁre EMS and false alarm computer system in the county.
Unfortunately, there have been problems and stumbling blocks
along the way and the “Go Live” time table for the system has been
delayed on several occasions.
During 2009, the Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce continued to work with other pub-
lic safety agencies in the county to prepare to “Go Live” with the
New World Systems public safety software. New World will replace
a system which is over thirteen years old. The New World Systems
public safety solution will include computer aided dispatch (CAD),
law enforcement and ﬁre records, corrections management and mo-
bile computing.
Over the course of the year, key personnel met with representatives
of New World Systems to make changes and tailor the software to Karleigh Taylor, shown here with her parents is
the speciﬁc needs of the agency. These meetings included end presented with a Sheriﬀ’s Salute by Sheriﬀ Evans. Karleigh was
users; the personnel who are going to use the software on a daily out shopping with her mom when her mom suﬀered a medical
basis, which included patrol deputies, detectives, supervisors, front emergency and Karleigh dialed 911 and got medical personnel
desk staﬀ and records personnel. to her mother’s aid.
Finally, as 2009 draws to a close, there is a light at the end of the
tunnel and we DO have a “Go Live” date of January 24, 2010. Every-
one is working hard to ensure this “Go Live” date is met.
The system will be far superior to our current system and although
we certainly anticipate some glitches upon going live, it is the belief
of all involved in this project that the end product will be worth the
wait and the opening day jitters.

Calvert County’s History making snow storm. Senate President Mike Miller introducing Sheriﬀ Mike Evans
as the new MD Sheriﬀ’s Association President at their annual
conference in Ocean City.

2009 Annual Report 17
Calvert Investigative Team (CIT)

The Calvert Investigative Team (CIT) is comprised of Deputies from Cases handled by CIT
the Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce, Troopers from the Maryland State Police in
Prince Frederick and members from the Calvert County State’s At- Part I Crimes 2008 2009
torney’s Oﬃce. CIT is charged with the responsibility of investigat-
Homicide 2 0
ing all serious crimes that occur in Calvert County including drug
violations, homicides, robberies, burglaries, serious assaults, rapes Rape 18 22
and child abuse. Detectives from CIT also investigate more complex
and time consuming crimes, such as identity theft and computer Robbery 15 31
and internet crimes. Aggravated Assault 26 36
In 2009 the Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) initiated 216 cases, made Burglary 96 96
80 felony and 58 misdemeanor arrests. DEU seized $151,792 in US
currency, 15 vehicles and 17 guns. *Larceny/Theft 176 158
Notable case: In response to complaints of drug dealing at a local Motor Vehicle Theft 4 7
bar, members of DEU conducted extensive surveillance on the bar
as well as sending undercover oﬃcers into the establishment. As a Arson 0 0
result of the DEUs eﬀorts 3 search warrants were issued and served, *Forgery, fraud and embezzlement oﬀenses are captured here.
which resulted in 5 arrests and the seizure of approximately 184
grams of cocaine hydrochloride HCL, one semi auto handgun and 2
vehicles. Part II Crimes 2008 2009
During the 2009 Calendar year, the Calvert Inves- Sex oﬀenses 54 45
tigative Team was tasked with investigating sev- Drug Investigations 238 216
eral challenging crimes. Some of those crimes
Gambling 0 1
included:
*Assault See other
An armed robbery at the CVS store in Dunkirk where a white male
suspect entered the CVS just minutes before closing, armed with a *Vandalism/DOP See other
handgun. The suspect approached the pharmacy and ordered the
*Weapon Oﬀenses See other
head pharmacist to open the safe and give him all of the store's
Oxycontin. The Pharmacist provided the suspect with over 2,800 *Disorderly Conduct See other
Oxycontin pills having an estimated street value of $120,000. Inves-
tigation of this robbery is ongoing. Detectives have identiﬁed a sus- *Other 133 172
pect who is currently incarcerated and charged with two similar CVS Administrative Investigations 57 66
robberies in Towson, Maryland. It is anticipated that this case will
be closed with the arrest of this suspect. Search Warrants Served 70 90
The investigation of a series of residential burglaries in the southern Sex Oﬀenders Registered 108 103
portion of Calvert County where the suspect targeted homes during
Arrest Closure % 33.21% 36.68%
daylight hours and stole high end electronics including televisions,
games consoles, computers and digital cameras. The investigation Case Closure % 68.06% 70.69%
culminated in the arrest of the suspect, Kenneth Charest, and he
was charged with three separate counts of 1st Degree Burglary. His Total Cases 2008 2009
arrest resulted in the closure of an additional ﬁve cases administra- Part I Crimes 369 350
tively. Charest plead guilty to the oﬀense and is now serving his sen-
tence at the Department of Corrections. Part II Crimes 363 438
The armed robbery and home invasion of a residence in St. Leonard,
Maryland, where three armed suspects entered a residence bran-
dishing ﬁrearms and ordered the occupants of the home to the ﬂoor.
The home was subsequently rummaged through and a quantity of
prescription medication was stolen from the home. Investigation
into this case resulted in the recovery of several items of evidence
which was tossed into the woods by the ﬂeeing suspects as well as
the recovery of one of the ﬁrearms. This case was closed with the
arrest of four suspects; Carlene Danielle Pedersen, 19, of Lusby,
Derek Craig Bradley, 21, of Lusby, Bryan Edward Seay, 20, of Port
Republic, and Stephen Greenlee Joseph, 19, of Lusby.

18 CALVERT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Calvert Investigative Team (CIT)

Warrant Unit Southern Maryland
Information Center (SMIC)
The missions of the Southern Maryland Information Center (SMIC)
are to collect, evaluate, analyze and disseminate information on in-
dividuals and groups suspected of being involved in gang and other
illegal activities. SMIC is one of several Regional Information Centers
(RIC) located throughout the State. Our SMIC is a task force opera-
tion involving the Maryland State Police, the Charles County, Calvert
County and St. Mary’s County Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃces. The SMIC is a repos-
itory for the collection and dissemination of information and intel-
ligence between local, State and Federal law enforcement agencies
in an eﬀort to be proactive in initiating criminal investigations.
SMIC stats for 2009:
Intelligence Bulletins 141
Request for Service 339
Threat Elements 57
Cases 105
Interviews 43
Search Warrants 1
The Warrant Unit consists of one Sergeant, four Deputies and two
SMIC also validated “Get Money Goons” also known as “GMG” as a
Oﬃce Assistants. The Child Support Deputies primary
criminal street gang and identiﬁed twenty-ﬁve subjects as being
responsibilities are serving child support warrants and assisting in
members or aﬃliates of GMG.
Child Support Court. The Criminal Warrant Deputies are reasonable
for serving all Criminal Warrants, Civil warrant and Criminal
Summons that come from either District Court or Circuit Court.
Crime Lab
The Warrant Unit conducts a child support sweep each year in
hopes of collecting unpaid child support for the children. The 2009 The Crime Lab Unit is staﬀed by two civilian employees providing
sweep was one of the best years’ ever serving 248 warrants, support for the Calvert County Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce, the Calvert Inves-
capturing ﬁve of the most wanted and collecting $68,111.15. tigative Team, and when requested, the local barrack for Maryland
State Police and the Fire Marshal’s Oﬃce.
In November 2009 at Ocean City Maryland the Maryland Joint Child
support Conference was held. The Supervisor of the Child Support Duties include, but are not limited to the identiﬁcation, collection,
/Criminal Warrants Sgt Craig W. Kontra received the Maryland Joint and preservation of items of potential physical evidence. The iden-
Child Support Council Presidential Award for his dedication and tiﬁcation eﬀort includes crime scene photography and latent ﬁn-
support to the Maryland Child Support Program. This award is only gerprint processing and examination. The Crime Lab also prepares
given to one person each year and is the most prestigious award and evaluates cases for examination, and submits them to various
given form the Maryland Joint Child Support Council. Forensic Laboratories in State and out of State. Other duties include
ﬁngerprinting of citizens twice a week and other special requests.
In January 2010 the Warrant Unit received a Unit Citation for
outstanding performance for 2009. 2009 Crime Lab Stats
Warrant Unit Statistics Assault 10

Criminal Warrants Served 1,118 Auto Accidents/Reconstruction 6
Bomb Threats 1
Criminal Summons Served 1,021
Burglaries 75
Child Support Warrants Served 511
CDS Investigations 6
Civil Warrants Served 23
Death Investigations (including suicides) 13
Fugitive Warrants Served 11 Destruction of Property 16
2,684 Total Fraud/Counterfeit Money 2
The Warrant Unit also handled 58 extraditions in 2009. Harassment 1
Internal Aﬀairs 2

2009 Annual Report 19
Calvert Investigative Team (CIT)

Drug Enforcement Unit
1%
During the calendar year of 2009 the Calvert County Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce ● Marijuana

Drug Enforcement Unit consisted of six (6) Detectives and one (1) 9% ● Plants
1% ● Cocaine HCL
Corporal. One (1) additional Detective was assigned to High 7%
1% ● Crack Cocaine
Intensity Drug Traﬃcking (HIDTA).
2% 3% 37% ● Heroin
Members of the Drug Enforcement Unit initiated two hundred and ● Ecstasy
sixteen (216) cases and executed one hundred and four (104) search ● Psilocyban
8%
and seizure warrants. As a result of these investigations one ● Steroids
hundred and thirty four (134) arrests were made for violations of ● Methadone
various controlled dangerous substance laws. One hundred and 20% ● Oxycodone
4%
twenty two (122) of these arrests were adults and twelve (12) were 7% ● Hydrocodone

juveniles. Eighty (80) of these arrests were for felony violations. ● Prescriptions

The Drug Enforcement Unit seized $151, 792, seventeen (17) ﬁrearms
and ﬁfteen (15) vehicles with an estimated total value of
approximately $77,960.
The chart to the right shows the arrests that were made by drug Sex Oﬀender Unit
and the overall percentage. In 2009 the Calvert County Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce registered 103 Sex
Notable cases Oﬀenders. Under Maryland Law, sex oﬀenders are to register every
6 months and Sexually Violent Oﬀenders must register every 90
In September 2009 the Drug Enforcement Unit executed a search days. We currently do not have any Sexually Violent Oﬀenders
warrant on a residence in Lusby in reference to a subject distributing residing in our jurisdiction.
a large amount of crack cocaine in Calvert County. During a search
of the residence Detectives found 71.9 grams of crack cocaine, We registered 92 of the 103 sex oﬀenders twice. The other 11 were
digital scales, packaging material and $1622.00 in U.S. Currency. This registered once. This was due to moving in or out of our jurisdiction
case was adopted federally and the subject accepted a plea or they were released from a correctional institution. Also, in 2009
agreement for possession with the intent to distribute crack cocaine. (1) of the sex oﬀenders died as a result of an overdose.
This subject is currently serving a forty (40) year prison sentence. The Calvert County Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce does at least (2) Address
The money and the subjects Nissan Maxima were forfeited to the Veriﬁcation visits a year as this is a Maryland Law requirement. If
county in the plea agreement. the Sex Oﬀender is on Parole or Probation they are also checked by
In September 2009 Drug Enforcement Unit Detectives conducted that agency. Depending on the sex oﬀender some are checked more
an investigation regarding a theft of prescription narcotics from a frequently. We have a schedule set up that we either Register or
pharmacy in Lusby. The investigation revealed that a female suspect complete an Address Veriﬁcation every quarter.
stole over six hundred (600) Oxycodone 30 milligram pills from the In 2009 Senate Bill 425 was passed into law. This Senate Bill closed
pharmacy. Several interviews were conducted and one hundred the loophole in Maryland’s Retroactivity Requirement. On October
(100) of the stolen pills were recovered from the suspect. The 01, 2009 all persons convicted of a qualifying sexual oﬀense after
suspect was charged with possession with the intent to distribute the original implementation of the Sexual Oﬀender Registry will be
narcotics. required to register no matter how far back the crime was
In November 2009 Drug Enforcement Unit Detectives began an committed. As long as the sexually violent oﬀender or the sexually
investigation regarding the distribution of marijuana and cocaine in violent predator was convicted after July 01, 1997, or the Child sexual
Calvert County. During the six month long investigation four (4) oﬀender was convicted after October 01, 1995 they are required to
search warrants were executed. As a result of the search warrants, register. Also passed was Chapter Law 657 of the Act of 2009,
seven (7) subjects were arrested and nine (9) Grand Jury which requires the registering agency to update the photograph of
Indictments were issued for distribution of narcotics. A Mitsubishi the registered sex oﬀender every 6 months. Our agency had already
Eclipse and $5,400.00 in U.S. Currency was seized as well as a implemented this prior to 2009.
quantity of marijuana and cocaine. On June 15, 2009 the public sex oﬀender website,
http://www.dpscs.state.md.us/sorSearch/ began to provide more
information to the public such as: Primary Residence, Temporary
Residence (girlfriend/boyfriend), School Address and Employment
Address.

20 CALVERT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Detention Center
Administrator’s Message
The Detention Center has increased work programs that have
included in the past – Litter Detail and Labor Projects for various
county related functions. We have implemented new programs to
include: a Vocational Sign Painting Apprentice Program, Building
and Grounds snow removal process, and the Solid Waste Division
Recycling Program. These inmate work programs relate to hundreds
of thousands of dollars in potential labor cost savings to the county.
A veteran’s assistance and identiﬁcation program in cooperation
with the State of Maryland has been developed to help veterans
identify needed medical / mental health aftercare programs as well
as vocational opportunities to assist in their re-entry back into the
community.
Automation is continuing to be developed in order to assist in cost
savings and in saving staﬀ time. An automated commissary system
has been put into place where each inmate through the phone
system, without staﬀ assistance, can initiate their orders. A money
kiosk machine has been placed in our lobby so that family members
or friends are able to deposit funds into an individual’s account to
be used for inmate needs. The county’s Technology Service
Department completed the ﬁnal stages of the integrated Public
As the Calvert County Detention Center Administrator, I am pleased Safety New World System for Corrections to enable our part in the
to present to you our 2009 Annual Report reﬂecting some of the “Go Live” that was just established after approximately 3 ½ years
highlights of our programs, accomplishments, and endeavors of development and testing.
undertaken throughout the year. I commend our staﬀ for providing
We have embarked, after several years of study on a long term
outstanding service to our county’s citizens and all of the outside
capital improvement plan, to address the Detention Center’s age
agencies they interact with on a daily basis.
and speciﬁcally the severe overcrowding dilemma. Expansion
As in years’ past, the Calvert County Detention Center’s inmate improvement projects progress include:
population has steadily increased, and our correctional staﬀ
• Work Release-completed the ﬁnal planning stages during 2009
continues to be up to the challenge of keeping our work
and began the actual construction and renovations.
environment a safe and secure place for inmates and staﬀ alike. The
Detention Center houses inmates that are sentenced locally and also • Completed the initial formal submission to the State’s Public
holds a few with federal commitments as well as those awaiting trial. Safety and Capital Projects Division to initiate the planning phase
In 2009, our daily average population was 247 with an average of for an expanded and renovated Detention Center. Work on this
226 males and 21 females, which is approximately 68% over project will cover four to ﬁve years and will also involve a shared-
capacity. The population has reached as high as 288. There were funded master plan extending out for approximately 15 to 20
3588 admissions to the facility and 3587 releases. Transports of years.
prisoners are conducted 24 hours per day to provide medical, legal • Initiated the planned alterations to double the size of the booking
and jurisdictional transfers. There were approximately 172 vehicle and medical beds as well as converting some designated oﬃce
transports of prisoners from our facility to their destinations. The space into a booking intake holding area for increased deputy
total number of Incident Reports written by our oﬃcers relating to and correctional oﬃcers’ safety. This should be completed in the
in-house incidents reached over 1,222. ﬁrst quarter of 2010.
Some unique challenges have confronted us as a result of the It has been my extreme pleasure to oﬀer the insights and
economy. The state budget cuts have resulted in a drastic reduction information presented here and to have served as Administrator this
of approximately 90% of funding, which Calvert County received in past year. We were awarded early this year with the “Recognition
the past regarding reimbursements for prisoner housing. This, of of Achievement Award” for the State’s Commission on Correctional
course, has had a dramatic negative impact on our operating Standards for a 100% compliance involving a department wide
budget. audit. I am happy to have had the opportunity to work with the
During the past year, however, we have been able to initiate a special dedicated, devoted and professional men and women of the
“Life Skills” educational program through our chaplain services. This Detention Center, the Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce, and the other members of the
program is to aid in preparing inmates in their re-integration back Public Safety Team. I would also like to personally thank Capt. T.D.
into the community. Additionally the Detention Center has begun Reece, Deputy Administrator; Lt. Kevin Cross, Lt. Paul Norris, and
the research process necessary in order to add GPS monitoring to Mr. Larry Welch for going beyond all expectations to assist in
our Community Supervision Programs. This program will involve making the Detention Center safe and secure.
both pre-trial and home detention inmates whose numbers have
increased by over 100% during the past year.

2009 Annual Report 21
Detention Center Operations

Security • An additional holding cell was created for the purpose of
housing new arrivals.
The security of the Detention Center is maintained by a staﬀ of 52
• This cell is also used for the purpose of securing violent inmates
Correctional Oﬃcers led by Lieutenant Kevin Cross, Chief of
or inmates who could potentially harm themselves.
Security. These oﬃcers work 24 hours a day, seven days a week to
make sure the facility operates as safely as possible. To help ensure
safety and security, the Emergency Response Team responds to all
disturbances that occur within the facility. The Emergency Response
Emergency Response Team
Team is comprised of 16 highly trained oﬃcers who volunteered and
were subsequently chosen to be members of this team. The
Emergency Response Team is responsible for Housing Unit
searches, riot control, handling ﬁghts when they occur, dealing with
violent and combative inmates, or any other emergency that may
arise.
Lieutenant Cross also founded a team to combat the ﬂow of
contraband into the facility. The Contraband Control Team is made
up of three highly dedicated oﬃcers per shift responsible for
searching all inmates that come into the Detention Center. Since the
Contraband Control Team’s inception in 2008, the contraband being
introduced into the facility has been reduced signiﬁcantly, proving
the team to be a success.
Many changes have been implemented this past year which has
greatly improved security and will make the facility much safer as
the population continues to increase. A couple examples of those
changes are the following: Left to right: Lt. Kevin Cross, CFC Joshua Buck, Sgt. Richard Nauman,
CFC Ryan McGaﬃn, CFC Clifton Scott, CFC Joseph D’Agostino, Captain T.D. Reece,
• Food chutes were placed in cell doors that house violent and or CFC James Flynt, CFC Tammy Underwood, CFC Michael Shaw, CFC John Hotchkiss,
mentally ill inmates so oﬃcers do not have direct contact with and CFC Collette Bivens. Not pictured: Sgt. Philip Bradford, Sgt. Charles Poﬀ,
those inmates. CFC David Saul and C.O.1 Stacy Goldring.

Average Daily Population

350

300

250

200
■ 2007
150 ■ 2008
■ 2009
100

0 January February March April May June July August September October November December

22 CALVERT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Detention Center Operations

Inmate Telephone System Detention Center adds new services
The telephone system was upgraded in the third quarter combining -1- Veterans Program
telephone and accounting services for staﬀ and inmates. The system
allows the inmate to check their balance, order commissary and
“Maryland’s Commitment to Veterans”
place collect and debit calls. A kiosk machine has been placed in This program is designed to connect incarcerated Veterans who are
the lobby of the facility for the public to make deposits for inmates. eligible for VA services, including transition and community re-entry
Monies can be placed in inmate accounts via the website as well. services, to the VA and community services. An Incarcerated
Veterans Re-entry Specialist will work with the incarcerated Veteran
Food Services in the last 6 months of their sentence by assisting them in signing
up for VA services, sharing information about VA care and beneﬁts
ABL Management, Inc. is the contractor responsible for preparing and doing a community re-entry assessment prior to release. Up to
three meals a day for inmates. All meals are prepared in a timely 4 months after their release the Re-Entry Specialist will assist the
manner and staﬀ is responsible for ordering and inventorying all Veteran by providing support and short term case management.
food and kitchen supplies. Inmate detail is utilized to minimize labor They will work closely with the parole and probation agency, link
costs associated with this operation. A registered dietitian approves the Veteran with resources and link the Veteran with VA Health Care
menus annually and the overall function of the kitchen is in services. These services and resources include Health Care for
compliance with all Health Department codes and regulations. In Homeless Veterans, Primary Care, Mental Health Care, Substance
2009 approximately 291,027 meals were served, with regulations Abuse Treatment, Crisis and Emergency Services, Vocational
and dietary meals approved. Programs and Area Resources and Referrals.

Health Services
-2- Rehabilitate Empower
The Calvert County Detention Center has medical services provided
by CONMED Healthcare Management, Inc. CONMED is a nationally Structure Transition (R.E.S.T.)
recognized correctional healthcare provider. CONMED employees
The administration of the Calvert County Detention Center, along
are certiﬁed through the Maryland Board of Nursing. CONMED
with Point of Change Jail and Street Ministry set out to enhance the
provides twenty four hour medical coverage and psychiatrist
current Life Skills Program oﬀered to the inmate population. The
coverage to the Detention Center. In 2009, CONMED employees
acronym R.E.S.T. stands for rehabilitate, empower, structure and
completed almost 13,000 intakes. The PA and nurse sick call visits
transition. R.E.S.T. is designed to educate and redirect the lifestyle
were over 22,000. Calvert County Health Department provides
of inmates conﬁned to the Calvert County Detention Center. The
mental health care as well. All inmates released from the jail receive
inmates are selected by the Detention Center and the program is
referrals.
executed by Point of Change Jail and Street Ministry via the Oﬃce
This past year the Detention Center began to compile DNA of the Chaplain. Some of the components oﬀered are resume
collections for the Maryland State Police. 113 DNA’s were completed. writing, money management, bible studies, parenting skills,
The jail is starting to see a great deal of inmates with substance CPR/First Aid, blood borne pathogens, sexual harassment and many
abuse problems and mental health illnesses. These are drastic other reentry skills. R.E.S.T. has meet with a success rate for
changes, and they are steadily increasing. Medical housing housed recidivism reduction of 100% and continues to utilize the
over 623 inmates in the booking area due to mental health illnesses cooperative approach of working with the community volunteers
and detoxiﬁcation. so that it does not become a burden to the taxpayer.

Revenues Expenditures
Other
Other Revenue $140,916
$645
Maintenance & Repair
$119,190
Keefe & Vending Commission
$49,790 Food
$356,121
Electronic Monitoring
$24,473 Contracted Services
$537,751
Sick Call Inmate Care
$4,945 $114,713

Room & Board Utilities
$89,578 $455,516

Lab Fees
$13,576 State & County Inmates
$451,516

Salaries
Telephone Service $4,933,143
$339,478

Federal Inmates
$65,900

2009 Annual Report 23
Detention Center Operations

Community Supervision Unit Pre-Trial Release Home Detention
Intakes Released Intakes Released
The Community Supervision Unit was established for the
January 1 1 1 3
supervision and monitoring of defendants who present minimal
danger to the community if released while in the program. This February 0 1 0 0
specialized unit monitors sentenced and pre-trial inmates through March 4 1 3 0
various levels of supervision as ordered by the Court. The release
April 4 1 5 2
options available through the Community Supervision Unit include:
Pre-Trial Release, Home Detention, Live-In Work-Out Program May 5 1 1 5
(LIWO) and Work Release II. June 0 1 4 2
Inmates in the LIWO and Work Release II programs remain conﬁned July 1 2 6 4
at the detention center in minimum security but are permitted to August 4 1 3 2
go out for employment and educational purposes. The inmates in
September 7 4 2 3
these programs are referred to any necessary treatment or
educational programs in an eﬀort to ensure that they return to the October 0 4 6 1
community as responsible, productive citizens. November 1 3 3 3
December 1 3 2 4
Community Supervision Revenue
Average Program Participation for 2009
Restitution
$12,109 7.26 10.19
Urinalysis
$14,989
Work Release I Work Release II
Intakes Released Intakes Released
January 1 0 5 14
February 0 0 12 8
March 1 1 19 11
April 0 0 21 7
May 0 1 16 15
Child Support
Room & Board $131,212 June 0 1 19 11
$86,353
July 1 0 10 11
August 2 0 17 11
September 1 0 18 23
October 0 1 11 17
November 0 0 9 15
Electronic
Monitoring
December 0 2 6 19
$30,217
Average Program Participation for 2009
6.35 39.71

24 CALVERT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Detention Center Operations

Work Detail Calvert County Detention Center
The inmate work detail provides selective work programs inside and Expansion and Renovation Program
outside of the facility. These programs utilize an inmate labor force
The Calvert Detention Center was built in the current location in
that beneﬁts the entire county through cost savings estimated at
1978 with a design capacity to house and support 92 inmates. In
$581,297.00 each year while providing the inmates with programs
1991, an addition was constructed to increase the design capacity
and work experience to help in their transition into the civilian pop-
to 132 inmates, subsequent double-bunking increased the number
ulation.
of inmates housed to 172. The expansion did not include the addition
of ancillary support facilities. The current average daily population
Grass Cut
$6,496 exceeds design capacity by nearly 70%.

Car Wash
Past and present studies commissioned by the county have all
$3,712 highlighted the facilities inadequacies and emphasized the need to
upgrade and expand the correctional facility in Calvert County. Over
the past four years the administration has been working on the
concept plan for the future growth of the Detention Center. The new
Grounds Work Release Facility will open in late 2010 and will house 80 work
$53,592
release inmates and the necessary support staﬀ.
The administration is seeking state funding for a future expansion
of the Main Detention Center Facility. This expanded facility will help
overcome the present deﬁciency of space, and help with future
Sanitation Kitchen
$125,280 $226,548 housing, programs, service, and support needs. This expansion will
address the need to carefully redeﬁne and replace the existing
structure with contemporary detention environments that speak to
safety, minimum standards, eﬀectiveness and eﬃciency. Current
planning estimates for the project focus upon the interval from FY
2011 through FY 2014.
County Bus
$696 Other
$152,946
Apprent Prog
Promotions
$2,436
The following Correctional Oﬃcers were promoted to the rank of
Litter/Road Correctional Oﬃcer First Class:
$6,090
C/O Charles Lindsay, C/O Jason Vercoe, C/O Phillip Brady
Fleet Maint. C/O Joshua Underwood
$1,436

Landﬁll
New Hires
$2,436 The following Correctional Oﬃcers were welcomed additions to the
Detention Center’s security staﬀ following the completion of a six
month academy:
Carlos Mays, Daniel Morrison, Miguel Gonzalez, David Roberts

The following Civilian employees were
welcomed to the Detention Center:
John Lippert – Building Maintenance Mechanic
Willard Ward – Investigator / Community Supervision Unit
Jeﬀrey Hamilton – Investigator / Community Supervision Unit
Leah Townsend – Oﬃce Specialist I / Community Supervision Unit

2009 Annual Report 25
Detention Center Operations

Awards

Correctional Oﬃcer of the Year Supervisor of the Year Team Excellence Award:
CFC John Hotchkiss Sgt. Philip Bradford Lt. Paul Norris, Burgess Wood, Leah Townsend, Donna Grover,
Detention Ctr Administrator Milton Crump and Sheriﬀ Evans.
Not pictured: Willard Ward, Phyllis Lester, Jeﬀ Hamilton

Pride & Professionalism
CFC Shawn Brooks, C/O1 Breanne Kohlieber,
CFC Travis Harrod, Cpl. Wayne Brooks

CONMED
Sgt. Richard Nauman, Lt. Paul Norris

Academic Award
C/O1 Miguel Gonzales

Team Excellence
SGT. Philip Bradford, CPL. Wayne Brooks,
CFC Ruth Shields, CFC Michael Shaw,
CFC Caroline Briscoe, CFC Ronald Richardson,
Rookie of the Year Top Gun Award (Best shooting score)
CFC Jonathan Poland, CFC Collette Bivens,
C/O1 Christopher Gray Sgt. Carter Gray
CFC Richard Hood, CFC Joshua Underwood,
C/O1 Jay Haines, C/O1 Christopher Gray,
C/O1 Thomas Mohler, LT. Paul Norris,
Donna Grover, Phyllis Lester, Burgess Wood,
Leah Townsend, Willard Ward, Jeﬀrey Hamilton

Special Recognition
Donna Grover, Amanda Mills
Administrator Award
Susan Evans
Lt. Paul Norris

CFC Carolyn Briscoe working a post at Civilian of the Year
the Detention Center John Lippert

26 CALVERT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
On Board in 2009

Deputy Jeﬀrey G. (J.D) Denton, Jr. Hill Station. After two years, he was transferred to the Special
Operations Division and was assigned to a tactical team. Upon
Deputy “J.D” Denton was completing three years as a tactical oﬃcer, Mike returned to patrol
born and raised in Calvert and was assigned to the Clinton Station where he remained for 7
County. He attended and years. In June 1998, Mike returned to the Special Operations
graduated from Patuxent Division and was assigned to the newly formed Aviation Section.
High School in 2000. Mike remained in the Aviation Section as a helicopter pilot until his
Following graduation, J.D retirement in December 2009. He then joined the CCSO in
was hired by the Calvert December 2009.
County Government to
Deputy Economes currently lives in Prince Frederick with his wife,
work for the Technology
Tammy, of 16 years, and his daughter, Breanna. Mike also has a step-
Services Department. J.D
son, Steven, who lives in Virginia.
spent nine years in the
Department before
transferring over to the
Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce in August Deputy Nathan A Funchion
2009. Deputy Nathan Funchion
Deputy Denton resides in was born and raised in
Calvert County with his Anne Arundel County MD.
son, Thomas. He enjoys He attended and
ﬁshing and hunting during his spare time. Growing up in the county, graduated from Southern
and being inﬂuenced by his many friends and family in the Calvert Senior High School in
County Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce, are among the top reasons J.D chose to be 2002. After graduating
a Deputy. He also hopes to be able to positively impact the youth High School, Deputy
of the community. Funchion enlisted in the
United States Navy as a
Hull Technician. During his
Deputy Michael A. Economes 6 ½ year enlistment
Deputy Funchion spent a
Deputy Michael A. total of 4 years overseas.
Economes was born and Nathan spent a 3 year tour
raised in Birmingham, on the USS Juneau out of
Alabama. Mike graduated Sasebo Japan where he
from Banks High School in served as the ships Fire
Birmingham. At the age of Marshal and then a tour
19, Mike was recruited with the Navy Riverine Squadron II out of Little Creek Virginia where
by the Federal Bureau of he ﬁnished up as a patrol leader. Nathan was honorably discharged
Investigation in from the United States Navy as a Hull Technician First Class in
Washington, DC to work February of 2009 and began working for the Calvert County
as a clerk in NCIC. Mike Sheriﬀ’s Department in August of 2009.
moved to Washington DC
Deputy Funchion’s hobbies and interest include anything that keep
and worked for the FBI
his mind and body active. He wanted to work in Calvert County
until 1984.
because it provides the opportunity to make a diﬀerence and serve
Deputy Economes began the community.
his police career when he
joined the Washington DC
Metropolitan Police
Department in October 1984. Upon graduating the police academy,
Mike was assigned to the permanent midnight shift at the 7th
District in Anacostia. Mike remained at the 7th District in patrol for
4 years.
In February 1988, Deputy Economes was hired by the Prince
George’s County Police in Maryland. Upon graduating from his
second police academy, Mike was assigned to patrol at the Oxon

2009 Annual Report 27
On Board in 2009

Deputy Stephen “Steve” Esposito Detective Homer R. Rich
Deputy Stephen “Steve” Detective Homer R. Rich
Esposito grew up in South was born and raised in
Williamsport, Anne Arundel County,
Pennsylvania and Maryland. Throughout his
graduated from South junior and high school
Williamsport High School years he participated in
in 1994. Following high soccer and lacrosse,
school, Deputy Esposito captained both teams his
started his law senior year and also met
enforcement career by the woman he would later
working as a Correctional marry. He graduated from
Oﬃcer for 6 years. high school in 1978 and
enrolled at Gettysburg
In 2006, Steve Esposito
College. In June 1982,
accepted a position as a
Detective Rich graduated
Deputy Sheriﬀ with the
from Gettysburg College
Prince Georges County
with a Bachelor of Arts
Oﬃce of the Sheriﬀ.
Degree in Psychology.
While working for the
Prior to graduation, he had applied to the Maryland State Police to
Prince Georges Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce, Deputy Esposito worked in several
become a State Trooper.
areas including courts, domestic violence, and was a member of
their Specialized Services Team. Detective Rich was hired by the Maryland State Police in January
1983. He graduated from the academy in June 1983 and was
Deputy Esposito left that position in November 2009, and accepted
assigned to the Prince Frederick Barrack. He developed into a hard
a position with the Calvert County Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce as a Deputy
working and focused Trooper. In 1986 he was selected as the Prince
Sheriﬀ. He is also currently an active member of the Special
Frederick Barrack Trooper of the Year. That same year the Maryland
Operations Team.
State Police Alumni Association chose him to be the Agency
Steve’s interests include chess, swimming, and actively participating Trooper of the Year. Detective Rich remained committed to the
in his son’s sports. Maryland State Police and rose through the ranks while performing
Deputy Esposito resides in Calvert County with his wife Tina and his numerous roles and functions. In 1994 he was assigned to the
two sons, Tyler and Cameron. Steve has always wanted to be a Bureau of Criminal Investigation where his investigative skills and
police oﬃcer for as long as he can remember. He is honored to be exceptional work ethic led to his recognition as the Barrack’s
working for Calvert County and policing where his children will grow Investigator of the Year. In 1997 he was promoted to the rank of First
up, and keeping his community safe. Sergeant and was assigned to the Leonardtown Barrack. In 2000,
he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and eventually returned
to the Prince Frederick Barrack where he remained until he retired
on January 1, 2009.
As Detective Rich’s retirement date approached, he was oﬀered an
investigative position within the Calvert County Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce. He
accepted the position and started on January 12, 2009.
Detective Rich has lived in Calvert County since 1988. He enjoys
hunting, kayaking, bicycling, running and doing anything outside.
Detective Rich has been married to his high school sweetheart for
over 25 years and they have two adult children. Their daughter is
an art teacher in Charles County and their son is completing his
education at Virginia Tech. Those closest to Detective Rich know
that he has worked hard and enjoyed many successes in his life.
However, they will attest that Detective Rich is most proud of his
marriage to Lisa and the fact that their two children have grown into
exceptional young adults.

28 CALVERT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Bureau of Administrative
& Judicial Services
Civil Process Unit the collection of past due child support monies by deputies as-
signed to this project. The contract provides for full and part time
During 2009 Civil Process received 20,989 pieces of process for law enforcement, support personnel, and operating expenses. The
service. This is a decrease of 3.33% from 2008. Personnel served contract covering ﬁscal year 2009 reimbursed our agency $77,212
19,989 of these actions for a service rate of 95.24%. The eﬀective of the overall $499,013 program cost.
disposition of these cases also resulted in the collection of
Bureau personnel research and apply for these grant funds and con-
$88,566.50 in fees for these services.
tracts on an annual basis, monitor program eﬀectiveness, provide
Civil process is responsible for the timely service of all civil actions budgetary preparation and management, and statistical and ﬁnan-
received from courts throughout Maryland and nationwide. Witness cial reporting as required by the funding agencies.
summons and subpoenas, civil complaints, various orders and writs
are some of the types of process served by this section.
Special Recognition
Suzanne McClanahan, Civil Process Specialist served the Calvert County
Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce for over 20 years and worked for a total of 5 Sheriﬀ’s.
Sue was recognized in 2008 for taking on several daunting tasks in
the Administrative and Judicial Services Bureau (AJSB) when a co-
worker was injured and would be out of the oﬃce for several
months. Her quick response to obtain the necessary paperwork to
hire a temporary employee paid oﬀ. Within days the AJSB employed
a temp to ﬁll the temporary void.
In the same year Sue also our, Electronic Security System’s Admin-
istrator, worked closely with the Maryland court system and Hart
Security to assist in the many added security features in the Court-
house. In addition, a lap top was purchased which Sue agreed to
tote around after work hours to trouble shoot after hour problems
with our electronic security system.
For the past 15 years Sue served as Grants Fiscal Oﬃcer for the Mary-
land Child Support Enforcement Cooperative Reimbursement Agree-
ment and the Governor’s Oﬃce of Crime Control and Prevention
(GOCCP), for monies
Funding Sources received through Do-
The Calvert County Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce Domestic Violence Court Deputy mestic Violence Grant
Program provides a deputy sheriﬀ for protective order hearings to Pilot Program (DVUP)
interview respondents regarding access to ﬁrearms and also inter- and STOP Violence
views petitioners for lethality assessment screening. This on site Against Women Act
deputy prevents respondents with ﬁrearms from leaving court un- (VAWA). The grant
attended to access weapons. The deputy also provides lethality as- monies handled annu-
sessment screening services to petitioners to connect them with ally reached over
outreach services. Grant monies from the Governor’s Oﬃce of Crime $550,000.
Control and Prevention (GOCCP) received through the STOP Vio- On Thursday, Septem-
lence Against Women Act (VAWA) provide salary support for this ber 10, 2009, our
deputy sheriﬀ. beloved Sue passed
Protective and Peace Order actions are eﬀectively handled by per- away due to cancer. In
sonnel because of the assistance received in the form of grant remembrance to Sue,
monies from the GOCCP. Grant funds received through the Domestic Sheriﬀ Mike Evans will
Violence Unit Pilot Program (DVUP) ensure the timely processing purchase a plaque to
and entry of these orders into our local area networks as well as hang within the Sher-
state and national databases. Prompt service of these orders en- iﬀ’s Oﬃce west wing,
sures the safety of petitioners in the community. in her honor.
Child support enforcement activities are funded through a reim-
bursable contract with the Maryland Department of Human Re-
sources (DHR). Federal funding received through DHR supports the
timely execution of summons, orders, civil body attachments, and

2009 Annual Report 29
Bureau of Administrative
& Judicial Services
Civil Process Service 2000-2009
Service 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Process Received 10,426 11,404 12,382 13,154 14,840 17,305 18,179 21,314 21,711 20,989

% Received Increase/Decrease 5.26 9.38 8.58 6.2 12.8 16.6 5.05 17.25 2 -3.33

Papers Served 10,012 11,022 11,901 12,530 14,203 16,787 17,348 20,471 21,067 19,989

Percent Served 96 96.66 96.11 95.3 95.7 97 95 96 97 95.24

Increased from 2000 to 2009 - %Received Increase 80%

ANIMAL CONTROL UNIT found to be out of compliance with the license law, citations are
issued resulting in ﬁnes, court costs and possibly criminal charges.
The Animal Control Unit consists of six Animal Control Oﬃcers Licenses are conveniently sold at all of the county’s veterinarian
(ACOs) and works closely with all law enforcement agencies in the hospitals, local animal welfare groups, Woodburn’s Market in
county. The Calvert Investigative Team often calls upon the Animal Solomons, North and Chesapeake Beach town halls, the County
Control Unit when executing search warrants and when making Treasurer’s Oﬃce, and the Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce.
arrests when animals are present and need to be removed to protect
ACOs are involved in the local communities and schools having
their safety. ACOs also assist with automobile crashes, evictions,
performed presentations about animals and being an ACO
domestic violence cases, and residential ﬁres where animals are
throughout county schools. They have also provided demonstrations
present and need to be removed to ensure their safety.
at the CCSO and the Maryland State Police Open Houses, the Calvert
One ACO is on duty during evening hours during the week. A County Fair, Neighborhood Watch meetings, National Night Out and
rotating on-call schedule ensures that an ACO is available to Camp COPS. ACOs continue to provide educational support for adults
respond to animal emergencies any time of the day or night. and children.
Examples of after hour emergencies are animal bites/exposures,
The Animal Control Oﬃcers continue to attend specialized training
injured stray domestic animals, and stray aggressive dogs.
courses as they become available. To date, ﬁve ACOs have attended
As indicated in the County Ordinance, an owner having a dog or cat and successfully completed the East Coast Animal Control Academy.
over the age of 5 months must obtain a current pet license. A total Two ACOs have been nationally certiﬁed through the National Animal
of 3,234 county licenses were purchased in 2009. In an eﬀort to Control Association. Two ACOs have received certiﬁcation through
encourage licensing their dogs and cats, owners were given an Code 3 Associates and the Law Enforcement Training Institute of the
amnesty week, which oﬀered pet licenses at a reduced rate. This University of Missouri-Columbia as Certiﬁed Humane Investigators
eﬀort met with great success. These licenses ensure rabies and two ACOs have been certiﬁed as Equine Investigators. All of these
vaccination compliance as well as registering the pet owner in the courses are between 80-120 hours of instruction.
county computer system. If the pet license is displayed on the dog
The Animal Control Unit continues to pursue new tactical
or cat’s collar, ACOs are able to reunite pet owners with lost animals.
approaches to animal control and provide the necessary services to
License compliance is increasing yearly. If a cat or dog owner is
the citizens of Calvert County.

30 CALVERT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Focus on the Future

Focusing on the Future Other areas of commonality included the need for a public safety
complex, a sub-station in the Dunkirk area of the county and en-
Each of the Command level staﬀ was asked what they envisioned hancing the capabilities of our crime tech personnel in the area of
for the Calvert County Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce in the future. There was a myr- evidence analysis.
iad of information submitted revealing much thought on the part of
“I envision the Calvert County Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce moving into
the Commanders. Embedded in this article are excerpts and infor-
mation gleaned from the submissions. It was also interesting that the future towards a new state of the art law enforcement
many of the ideas and direction were similar from each of the Com- complex where public safety as a whole would be housed
manders as well. within the same building. This would ensure equitable com-
munication between all branches of public safety and would
Each Commander spoke of the immense progress the agency has
made in the past ﬁve to ten years. Much of the progress focused on further ensure an immediate and informed response to all
technology with each of the Commanders looking forward to addi- public safety issues within the community and surrounding
tional measures to aid in policing and most notably touting the ad- jurisdictions.”
vance of electronic ticketing or “E-Ticketing.” In yet another response the writer spoke to technology and crime
“I foresee a time in the not-so-distant future when all patrol lab capabilities.
deputies are assigned a lap-top computer with all the agency “In the coming years I see our agency continuing to modern-
forms available for use on the street, limiting the time spent ize our operations with technology. I see computers and cam-
in the oﬃce and sub-stations. This technology, along with eras integrated together to help solve crimes. I see our
the implementation of electronic ticketing “E-Ticket” will be agency increasing its crime lab with state of the art forensic
very beneﬁcial to the patrol deputies.” capabilities. I believe we will continue to stay on the cutting
Another common theme among the Commanders was growth edge of technology in an eﬀort to focus our resources and
within the agency and realignment within the structure of the manage our eﬀorts.”
agency to promote our current focus on community policing.
The citizens of Calvert County can be proud of the work that the
“I would like to see our Community Action Team (CAT) ex- Command Staﬀ does on a daily basis and equally as proud that they
panded to a full scale Community Services Bureau. These are in tune with the community needs in terms of public safety and
would be full time positions that would be responsible for security and what we need to be to ensure such. As means of a
commentary I would emphasize that the remaining sworn staﬀ and
community policing projects. They would address the con-
civilian staﬀ are hard working dedicated individuals as well.
cerns of neighborhood watch groups/homeowners associa-
tions, regularly contact business owners within their area and
address nuisance complaints.”
Each Commander was also attune to the need for additional staﬃng
both at the sworn and civilian level. In addition to the increase at
the staﬃng levels most of the Commanders noted that with staﬃng
level increases responsibility will as well and in keeping in line with
paramilitary law enforcement standards there should also be an el-
evation in rank for certain command positions; such as the Bureau
Commander and the Assistant Bureau Commander.
“The command staﬀ positions would be changed, a Captains
position would oversee the four major components of the
Agency; the Patrol Bureau, Criminal Investigative Bureau,
Administrative Bureau and the Local Oﬃce of Homeland Se-
curity and Special Operations. The Bureau’s would then
break into several components which a lieutenant would
oversee, such as the following: a Lieutenant would be re-
sponsible for the Community Action Team (CAT) which would
consist of the Traﬃc Safety Unit, the D.A.R.E. Program, the
Neighborhood Watch Program, School Liaison positions, the
Motor Unit and the Crash Reconstruction Team.”

2009 Annual Report 31
Special Recognition

Civilian Duty Oﬃcer (CDO) Local Awards
Jennifer Hardesty Deputy Roscoe T. Kreps
CDO Jennifer Hardesty’s actions on February 19, 2009, while work- In 2009, the Calvert County Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce had many award recip-
ing the late shift were greatly responsible for preventing further ients of Sheriﬀ’s awards for various activities such as work eﬀorts,
brain damage or actually saving an individual’s life. Jennifer received meritorious service and valor; however it is interesting to note that
an initial phone call from one party regarding an injury to a subject three individuals from the Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce were actually “Employees
and then she had the actual injured subject call her to tell her he of the Month” for the entire county government with one of them
did not need assistance. This aroused Jennifer’s intuition that some- being the Calvert County “Employee of the Year” for 2009.
thing was amiss. Then, by noticing the subject’s speech was slurred
Deputy Roscoe T. Kreps, who, on March 9, 2009, after assisting with
during the conversation, she made the decision to keep the person
a motor vehicle crash at Md. Rt. 4 and Stoakley Road, was advised
on the phone until the EMS arrived to provide primary care. It was
by the Control Center of a speeding vehicle that would not stop.
discovered that the person was having a stroke and Ms. Hardesty’s
The vehicle was headed directly for the scene of the earlier crash.
prompt action in all likelihood resulted in preventing further damage
Deputy Kreps, knowing that ﬁre and rescue personnel were still on
from the stroke or actually saving this individual’s life.
the scene and fearing for their safety, pulled in front of the erratic
vehicle in an attempt to slow or bring it to a stop. However, the
driver did not stop and collided with the rear driver’s side bumper
Civilian Duty Oﬃcer (CDO) Raquel Bowlan of the squad car, before swiping the entire length of the driver’s
side. The driver of the vehicle was making no attempt to avoid the
CDO Raquel Bowlan provided a myriad of assistance in a child sex-
earlier crash scene. Deputy Kreps then used the Precision Immobi-
ual assault case where the defendant received 40 years straight
lization Technique {P.I.T.}{action where by the deputy placed the
time for his actions. This case involved the violent molesting of an
squad cars side front bumper against the vehicles’ right rear pas-
individual’s grandson from the time he was six years old until he
senger side in an attempt to force it away from the scene}. The ma-
was sixteen years old as well as the granddaughter on at least one
neuver was successful and forced the car over to the shoulder of
occasion. CDO Bowlan altered her schedule so she could travel to
the road where Deputy Kreps then pinned the vehicle in with his
another state with last minute notice giving up time with her family,
cruiser. Deputy Kreps then made contact with the driver and dis-
she performed a one party consent call to the perpetrator where he
covered that he was a disoriented elderly male. He had not been in-
admitted to the abuse, interviewing the victims and translating the
jured as a result of the P.I.T. Demonstrating quick thinking and fast
entire time all the information from Spanish to English, this case
reactions, Deputy Kreps put his own life in danger in order to pre-
may have not ended in the positive manner it did. CDO Bowlan re-
vent the possible injury or loss of life to others. Deputy Kreps re-
ceived accolades from the primary investigator in this case telling
ceived the county “Employee of the Month” for his actions in
her that now the cycle of violence this man inﬂicted on his own rel-
addition to receiving a life saving award from the Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce.
atives and perhaps others, will now be stopped, and has provided
peace of mind to many people.

Left to Right: Deputy Rosco Kreps receives recognition from the
Sheriﬀ Evans, Jennifer Hardesty, Jessica Jones, Raquel Bowlan and Lt. Col Hejl Calvert County Board of Commissioners.

32 CALVERT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Special Recognition

Frances Lopez Sergeant Mike Hurlock
In addition to her huge workload in the Civil Process section of the On July 14, 2009, Sergeant Mike Hurlock was dispatched to a home
Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce, Frances Lopez undertook the project of issuing new in the Prince Frederick area for a report of an attempted suicide.
identiﬁcation cards to all county employees. This involved the Upon his arrival at the home he peered through a window where he
scheduling, set-up, photographing and processing of information could see a subject with a bag over his head and a tube running
to be included in the project. Frances completed the project and is- from the gas stove directly into the bag. Sergeant Hurlock also
sued new badges to over twelve-hundred (1200) county employees. noted ﬁre department personnel on the scene outside and they ap-
Frances juggled her duties and was able to complete this task in a peared ready to enter the home. Fearing for the safety of the ﬁre
timely manner and for her eﬀorts she was recognized as the county ﬁghters and the subject attempting suicide, Sergeant Hurlock im-
“Employee of the Month” for February 2009. mediately made entry into the home and pulled the bag from the
subject’s head. For his quick action in potentially saving several lives
Sergeant Hurlock was awarded a life saving award from the Sheriﬀ’s
Oﬃce. Sergeant Hurlock was also nominated for other awards.

Lt. Colonel Thomas C. Hejl

Lt. Col. Hejl, Frances Lopez, Sue McClanahan and Lt. Bobby Jones

Lt. Col. Tom Hejl was awarded both Employee of the Month and
Employee of the Year by the Board of County Commissioners.
Deputy Jeﬀrey Hardesty
On August 28, 2009, Deputy Jeﬀrey Lt. Colonel Thomas C. Hejl was the county “Employee of the Month”
Hardesty responded to a call for a suici- for December 2009 for obtaining federal grant funds in the amount
dal subject sitting on the pier in North of $748,000.00, to purchase a mobile command vehicle. The vehicle
Beach at the boardwalk. Deputy Hard- is state of the art and will provide law enforcement, public safety
esty approached the female and discov- and others the ability to command from the scene of a myriad of
ered she was deaf. He wrote her a note events. Calvert County has long been in need of a command vehicle
asking what the problem was and if she and Lt. Colonel Hejl persisted in his quest to obtain one. The vehicle
was going to jump. The subject shook has the same capabilities as the control center only it is on wheels.
her head in a manner to signify no, but It also has the ability to integrate communications on the scene of
before Deputy Hardesty could act the an event giving all parties from various agencies the ability to com-
subject did in fact jump oﬀ the pier and municate with each other; interoperability. Lt. Colonel was also
into the water. Deputy Hardesty looked named the Calvert County “Employee of the Year” for 2009 as a re-
down and saw the subject face down in sult of his eﬀorts in obtaining grants for equipment needed for the
the water. He immediately took oﬀ his Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce that would have a signiﬁcant draining eﬀect on the
gun-belt and jumped in the water where county budget. In the course of seven (7) years Lt. Colonel Hejl has
he grabbed the subject and took her to received grant awards exceeding 2 million dollars. Some equipment
shore. For his actions Deputy Hardesty purchased with these funds include the mobile command vehicle,
was issued a life saving award from the in-car computers, in-car digital cameras, surveillance cameras, in-
Sheriﬀ and was nominated for recognition elsewhere as well. frared nighttime surveillance cameras, digital cameras and a

2009 Annual Report 33
Special Recognition

plethora of other equipment. For his eﬀorts in obtaining high dollar & Girls Club of Calvert County and mentored youth in the Twin
equipment through the grant process Lt. Colonel Thomas C. Hejl Beaches area. She maintained a contact with the residents of the
was awarded the Calvert County “Employee of the Year”. beaches even when not on duty. For her contribution to the com-
munity good Deputy First Class Brianne Gray was also awarded the
In 2009 the Calvert County Board of Commissioners recognized
Law Oﬃcer of the Year by the American Legion.
Deputy First Class Brianne Gray for her outstanding service in
Calvert County and particularly for her work with youth in the Twin
Beaches area. Deputy First Class Gray worked closely with the Boys

Left to Right:
Sheriﬀ Evans, Cpl Todd Smith, Sgt Mike Bomgardner, D/Sgt Brent Parrott, F/Sgt Craig Bowen, F/Sgt Dave Payne, Lt. Steve Jones and Lt. Col. Hejl
with the newly promoted oﬃcers.

Promotions Sergeant Brent Parrott was promoted to Detective Sergeant and
remained in the Professional Standards Unit as the commander.
Promotions in 2009 included the pictured individuals with the Sher-
Sergeant Craig Bowen was promoted to First Sergeant and as-
iﬀ and Assistant Sheriﬀ. From left to right are: Sheriﬀ Mike Evans,
signed to command the Twin Beaches Patrol.
CORPORAL Todd Smith, SERGEANT Mike Bomgardner, DETECTIVE
SERGEANT Brent Parrott, FIRST SERGEANT Craig Bowen, FIRST Sergeant Dave Payne was promoted to First Sergeant and remained
SERGEANT Dave Payne, LIEUTENANT Steve Jones and Assistant in the Dominion Project as the assistant commander.
Sheriﬀ Lt. Colonel Thomas Hejl. First Sergeant Steve Jones was promoted to Lieutenant as the com-
Deputy First Class Todd Smith was promoted to Corporal and re- mander of the Bureau of Investigations and the Criminal Investiga-
mained in the K9 Unit. tive Team (CIT).
Corporal Mike Bomgardner was promoted to Sergeant and as-
signed to the Community Action Team (CAT)

34 CALVERT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Special Recognition

Members of the CCSO provided assistance to the DC Metropolitan Special Operations Team (SOT) members are recognized by
Ms. Patti Scroggins & DFC Joseph Kontra pose with a few
Police Department during the 2009 Presidential Inauguration of the US Park Police for their assistance during the
members of the 2010 Mentorship Proram.
Barack O’bama. 2009 Presidential Inauguration.

Members of the Community Action Team (CAT) participated Calvert Board of County Commissioners present MSP Cpl Eric White Agency Explorer members completed a Trail Restoration
in the 2009 Smooth Operator Campaign in June 2009 in our & Sgt Todd Ireland with a proclamation recognizing the 2009 Click It Project. Second from right is DFC Tom Rickard,
Nations Capital. Or Ticket campaign for their respective agencies. a Explores Advisor.

Torch Run 2009 brought out members of various Patrick Smith, a Law enforcement oﬃcer from Florida
Sgt Brian McCourt helps a student from Calvert County School
Law Enforcement agencies, both sworn & civilians, local schools (and his dad) came by to meet Cpl Tony Moschetto, after
have a seat on his Police Motorcycle during the 2010 Torch Run.
and a few volunteers. Cpl Moshetto’s apperance in the TV show Speeders.

One of “Speeders” youngest fans came by to Cpl Michael Bomgardner and Sheﬁﬀ Evans pose with the NAM motorcycle club members present the Sheriﬀ with
meet Cpl Moschetto. 2010 CAT Poster contest winners. a donation for the Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce.

2009 Annual Report 35
Special Recognition

Members of the CAT Team and Calvert Alliance Against Substance
2009 Crash Reconstruction school members. Booking post at the Detention Center
Abuse (CAASA) join forces with the White Sands Community.

Detention Center employees and their van are on hand to
Ms. Scroggins and CDO Johnny Coates folding our DFC Jeﬀrey Hardesty mans his post at the
transport prisoners to the Detention Center should the need
ﬂag properly. Annual Tiki Bar opening
arise allowing Deputies to remain on location.

Sheriﬀ Evans and Sgt. Roscoe Jones discuss a situaton
1/Sgt. T. Buckmaster receives a H1N1 vaccination. A Road Patrol shift at Roll call
at the Tiki Bar opening.

Sheriﬀ's Explorer members receive Ground Fighting training DFC Tomlinson with one of his banquet backdrops, this one
Inside the mobile command vehicle
by SOT members, Dep. Justin Livingston and Sgt. Mike Hurlock. is of the Calvert County Detention Center.

36 CALVERT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Dedication

This Wing of the Calvert House
which houses the Administrative and
Judicial Bureau is dedicated in the
memory of:
Sue McClanahan “Civil Process Specialist”

Lost much too early; Sue was a vibrant, energetic, intelli-
gent, fun loving, professional woman who was always
willing to help, loved by her family and friends and will
be dearly missed by all.

Sheriﬀ Mike Evans
Assistant Sheriﬀ Thomas Hejl

2009 Annual Report 37
The Calvert County Sheriff's Office and Sheriff Evans would like to thank Constellation Energy for their
generosity in the production of this report.

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office
30 Church Street
Prince Frederick, MD 20678
410.535.2800
301.855.1194
www.calvertcountysheriff.us