BADGE 149 NEWSLETTER AUGUST 2018

Captain Gary P. Jones [retired] FORT LAUDERDALE POLICE DEPARTMENT 1967 - 1993 FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, DIVISION OF INSURANCE FRAUD 1993 - 2003

2018 Mid-Year Law Enforcement Officer Fatalities Report

Preliminary data for the first six months of 2018 indicates that 73 law enforcement officers have been killed the the line of duty. This is a 12% increase over the same six-month period last year, when 65 law enforcement officers died. Here is a breakdown of how these 73 officers died: 31 were killed in firearms-related incidents (There was a 24% increase in firearms-related fatalities over the same period for last year) 27 died in traffic-related incidents 15 died due to other causes

This report is from the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund If you would like to view the entire report, go to: http://www.nleomf.org/facts/research-bulletins/

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LVMPD Criminal Investigative Report of the 1 October Mass Casualty Shooting The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD), un der the command of Sheriff Joseph Lombardo , has closed their 10-month old investigation into the October 1, 2017, mass casualty shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. During this brutal attack 58 people were killed and more than 850 others were injured . According to the report over 400 of the injured were either shot and/or suffered shrapnel-like injuries. Police are closing their investigation without a conclusion regarding what motivated the shooter to commit these heinous crimes. The police department is apparently still conducting their own internal reviews into the actions of some of the individual officers. This document is 187 total pages and it includes many different color crime scene photographs (many of which I haven't seen before). There is even one photograph that shows the deceased shooter laying on his back, right where he fell after he apparently shot himself. The report also stated that there was no 2nd shooter, as some people have thought might be the case. Later this year the FBI will probably release its final investigative report, too. The FBI report will reportedly include a psychological profile of the white/male shooter. If you would like to view the entire report, go to: https://www.lvmpd.com/en-us/Documents/1-October-FIT-Criminal-Investigative-Report-FINAL_080318.pdf

October 13, 2018

Congratulations to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund ! After years of planning, and now construction, the new National Law Enforcement Museum will have its grand opening this coming October 13, 2018.

It is a fact that suicides involving retired military personnel, and law enforcement professionals, occur at a much higher rate than that of the general population. In my book I discuss suicide and the law enforcement profession.

In my book I also described my volunteer work with my local 2-1-1 crisis hotline, which also handled the Suicide Prevention Lifeline calls for the Tallahassee area. If you would like to help and make a difference you might want to volunteer with your local 2-1-1.

QUOTES WORTH REMEMBERING

(My Eye Surgery updates)  On March 5th I had surgery on my left eye to repair an old Macular Hole that I had had for a number of years. Unfortunately, there were a few complications, which included a Corneal Abrasion . In early June my eye surgeon gave me a clean bill of health, but then in early August I learned that I had a new problem with my left eye - a Detached Retina . So, on August 7th I again had surgery on my left eye. And, again, the surgeon put a gas bubble in the eye, which aides in the overall healing process. As I type this the gas bubble is more than halfway gone and now I can definitely see better out of my left eye. The gas bubble should be completely gone in about another week and my vision should improve steadily after that (I hope!). My eye surgeon said this might take another month, or so, but he is confident I will make a full recovery. Again, I want to thank all of you who have kept me in your thoughts and your prayers. It has been appreciated.

I started doing these Badge 149 Newsletters in January, but not everyone began receiving them right away. I've added new people to my e-mail list each month, so some of you may have missed one, two or more of my first few Newsletters. A link has now been added to my web site so you can go back and read all of my original Newsletters that I have mailed out. So far, and including this one in August, there have been six (6).

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SOME GOOD BOOKS WORTH READING Every year I attend the Southeastern Writers Workshops at Epworth by the Sea, on St. Simons Island, Georgia. Unfortunately, this year I wasn't able to do so. However, one of the other individuals who did attend put together this list of books they wanted to eventually read. There are some very good books on this list and I'm honored that my book (Badge 149 - "Shots Fired!") was also included, too.

 If you have already purchased one of my two books, thank you! If you enjoyed the book(s) I would ask you to consider writing a short review of the book, either on Amazon or at my publisher's online bookstore. My publisher's online bookstore is at: www.buybooksontheweb.com (You can also just click on the "Book Review" Logo above) Go to the "True Crime" section to read the book reviews already there, or to make a new one. 

Gary P. Jones, Captain [retired] | Jones313@aol.com | www.badge149.com