held at the famous El Pinto restaurant located in Albuquerque’s beautiful North Valley. Steve was sworn in along with the other chapter officers at the installation banquet on Dec. 7, 2011. Gregg Marcantel, Session 299, heard New Mexico Governor Susanna Martinez’ call and accepted the position of corrections secretary for the state of New Mexico. Tim Gonterman, Session 244, has been promoted to the rank of Commander with the Albuquerque Police Department.
NEW YORK/EASTERN CANADA ★ Retired NYPD detective Joe Gannon; former heavyweight fighter Gerry Cooney; and Chief Kevin A. Nulty, Session 171, of the Orangetown (N.Y.) Police Department attended a National Law Enforcement Associates Christmas luncheon. New Mexico: FBI Special Agent Rich Price, FBINAA New Mexico Chapter President Rob Stelzer, 5.11 Tactical CEO Dan Costa, New Mexico State University Police Department Captain Andy Bowen, and FBINAA New Mexico Chapter Secretary/Treasurer Steve Cox
★ Lt. Mike Qualter of the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office passed away in Tennessee while on leave.
MARYLAND/DELAWARE ★ On July 27, 2011, our great friend and colleague, Armand Dupre, captain with the Bel Air Police Department Bel Air, Maryland passed away at home after his year-long battle with cancer. Armand proudly served the town of Bel Air for 33 years starting his career as an auxiliary officer and rising to the rank of deputy chief. Police officers from the county and state joined Armand’s family and fellow officers to pay tribute to this exceptional man who was a true professional. We will all miss this special man. Armand attended FBI NA Session 202.
gave an inspiring presentation and participated in the chapter raffle, offering fine products to raffle off. Many thanks to Dan, Dan’s wife, his staff, and the New Mexico State University Police Department for making this one of our best fall retrainers ever. NMSU PD Chief Jaime Chavez, Session 198, Deputy Chief Stephen Lopez, Session 205, and Captain Andrew Bowen, Session 240, were great hosts and essential organizers. ★ Steve Shaw, Session 209, was elected 2nd Vice President at the fall business meeting,
NORTHWEST ★ During the 2011 Re-Trainer Capt. Scott Boerboom, Session 236, of the Minnetonka (Minn.) Police Department was elected as Chapter President—Minnesota. Also, elected at the Re-Trainer as Chapter Secretary/Treasurer was Chief John Swenson, Session 232, of the Lino Lakes (Minn.) Police Department. Congratulations to Scott and John. ★ The Northwest Chapter Board welcomes Special Agent Jay Brunn as the new training coordinator for the Minneapolis Field Office. Special Agent Greg Boolsalis is now serving as legal counsel for the Minneapolis Field Office. The members of the Northwest Chapter want to thank Greg for his years of service to the
★ Congratulations to Michael E. Henry who retired on July 15, 2011, from the Easton Police Department Easton, Maryland after serving for 25 years. On July 11, 2011, Mike was sworn in as Deputy Chief, holding the rank of Captain, with the Hurlock Police Department Hurlock, Maryland. Mike attended FBI NA Session 228.
NEW MEXICO ★ The Fall Retrainer was conducted on the campus of New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. The training was excellent, covering topics ranging from human trafficking to terrorism updates. The recreational activities included golf and A shooting range competition. Special guest Dan Costa, CEO of 5.11 Tactical,
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