PGPD Retiree's Ass'n Florida Chapter










A Look Back...



                                        




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The MPDC Officer in the middle is Sgt. Wm Corcoran Jr.,father of PGPD Retiree "Corky" Corcoran, #457.
His father was trained in London, England (Scotland Yard) to become one of the first handler/trainers of K-9's in DC and trained some of PG County's first K-9 Officers at the old South Dakota Avenue site in Washington DC before PG had a training staff or site.
Photo was taken in the mid 60's.
The PG officers are Al Frank on the Left and Billy Hicks on the Right.

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Miami Vice Actors Visit PGPD
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Class 1-69
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Last Name Unkown, is Dave Morrisette
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Lt. O.O. Husk, Past President FOP 89 & Danny Cornett;
William (Bill) Gullett's Funeral, Feb 16, 1969,LOD
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Click for larger image 1964/1965 Rear Parking lot at Seat Pleasant
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ROLAND B. SWEITZER 7/1/1941
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US Park Police Police Officer Maurice A. Rainey October 5, 1922
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This is the Original Radio Room at Seat Pleasant.
The dispatcher shown is Robert Duncan #10,
circa 1950's/1960's.
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Cpl. Robert Duncan
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Very Old Graduating Class
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3/19/68 CLASS INSPECTION 3-67
11/22/09
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Inspecting officers: Sweitzer, Rhoads, Robertson-Class 2-7- 11-2-70
11/22/09
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1965 Academy Class
11/22/09
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7/29
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10/2
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OOPS!!(Was that really Yorke Flynn??)
11/22/09
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5/17/09
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District 3 Squad assignments from 1977 From Dan Cornett Click on Picture to enlarge.
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Click for larger image K9-Grads 1972 L to R, the PG officers Steve Melloy, Frank Kennedy, Willie Worth, Ray Rhinehard, Lee Shoe.
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Seat Pleasant, Sgt Buzz Sawyer's Sqd.
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Click for larger image On April 14,2014 Former members of our Training Div. Met to Celebrate The second Retirement of Ms. Becky Harden from the Charles County Sheriff's Office.
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On September 28,2013 Brother Chuck Williams put together a dinner at Mama Stella's in Clinton for K 9 officers in the late sixties early seventies. Attending were; Charlie Neilson, George Kramer, Bill Richards, Ron Smith, Don Dement,Ray Reinhart, Charlie Richardson, John Luskey, Ron Francingues, Roger Linger, Chuck Williams, John Ammann, Lee Shoe, Brian Felter, Gary Prediger.


Click for larger image On November 9,2013 Past and present members of the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit met to celebrate the Twenty Fifth Anniversary of the Unit. In the photo are Chris Hinkson, Kenny Bragg, Jim Murphy, Steve Fox, Dave Dennison, Joe Dove, Lt. Doug Murray, Richard Radcliffe, Jason Tyler, Eric Lee, Matt Mover, and Steve Markley.
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Lunch with The Legends of CID - with Ken O'Berry, Bob McDaniel's Music, George Swope, Mike "Elvis" McQuillan, Steve Ricker, Henry Hamer and Bernard Nelson, and the young lady is Paula Speiden.
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Bowie Sqd.The back row is Andy Moore, then? Possibly Daniel Russell, next row: Sharon Turner, Don Chamblee, James Kim, Rex Barrett. Next row Madeline, Sgt. Mints, Meredith Swart Bingley, Mark Larson, Butch Minor and Lt. Grady Baker.

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Marlboro Day 1972. The car was owned by Irwin Buck a local Miller Distributor. Driven by the same man. Front middle Unk.,Passenger seat was Johnny Brooke. Unknown seated behind Brooke. Sgt Billy Hicks center rear and Mike Morrissette seated behind the driver. We wore the early PG County uniform which BTW was wool and sweated unbelievably.

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1974 SOD.
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Off.Baeschlin and Ditoto walking Dodge Plaza during the 1974 job action.


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Chief's Panagolis,Rhoads,McHale,Sweitzer
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Chief's Sweitzer,McHale, Rhoads,Panagolis
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Chief's Rhoads& Flaherty with MSP Col.Tippett

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Chief's Sweitzer Flaherty,McHale, Panagolis


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Two generations of the O'Connell's
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Lateral Session 4

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Vince DuCellier Circa 1960
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Uniforms Left: New Right: Old
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1968 1st Helicopter
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1994 Original Great Instructors
LtoR - Rodney Smith - Cliff Brinkley - Bob Murphy - Wilson Collins - Congressman Hoyer - Chief Mitchell - Ted Mathis - Kevin Carter - Fred Washington.

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Robert Duncan & 1954 Crusier ( notice the round door seal.)
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1953 Studebaker crusier( notice the round door seal.)
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100th Anniversary FOP
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1963Ford with Off. V. Duceller
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George Robey - 54Chevy.
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Investigators Class 1970's
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First Police
Cadet Badge 1960's
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Last Cadet Badge
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Awards Ceremony
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1984 T60 Sqd.
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Geo. Wallace Shooting Commendation.
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1986 Chevy Remember Those.
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Chief Richards
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Pres.Clinton with Pat Grogan & The Pipeband.



From Brother Hank Hanzakos,

Does anyone else remember the X restaurant called Chez Albert's mispronounced by the troops but was really called: " Shay Albare" French pronunciation. The real old timers who ate there may remember. Back in early 70 or late 60's or so, there was an alleged break in there and the old woman who lived there alone was attacked, dress ripped, china cabinet turned over breaking everything in it, etc. The alleged perps. threatened to come back so several of us were assigned to stake the place out. The cruisers were taken away and three of us stayed inside. One night about three in the morning, the lady came down the stairs from the bedroom wearing a long winter coat and began dancing around in the living room. Under the coat she was wearing the torn dress that was allegedly torn in the attack. If that was not strange enough, she went to the kitchen and openned the refrigerator. She began ranting because one of the officers had eaten some of the cookies he had found there! Some time later, it came out that she was becoming ill and very lonely. She had made the story up. Having gone through over 7 years of watching my mother suffer from Alzheimer disease, I can well understand what went on and I feel for any relatives she may have had. Chez Albert should be on a list along with Leone's, and Lito's, and others who took care of the guys for many years. The long forgotten place that we drove by hundreds of times right up the road from Seat Pleasant station that we never paid any attention to. I only knew there was a sign on the driveway but had no idea what it stood for until I had to spend a couple nights in the place!



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