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A Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office promotional ceremony takes place at 6:30 p.m. today at the Falkenburg Road Jail Administration Building.
The employees have either already taken on their new roles or will do so soon, sheriff’s spokeswoman Debbie Carter said.
The promotions include:
Col. James Previtera
Maj. Thomas Bliss
Maj. Robert Bullara
Maj. Thomas J. Feeney
Maj. Raymond Lawton
Capt. Alan Hill
Capt. Stephen Launkitis
Capt. Donna Lusczynski
Capt. Robert Stein
Lt. Tiffanie Cole
Lt. Kenneth Davis
Lt.Reginald Page
Lt. Danny Tewmey
Lt. Scott Wellinger
Sgt. Luis Argote
Sgt. Nitika Jennings
Sgt. Frederick Porter
Sgt.Robert Rodriguez
Sgt. Theresa Sweat
Sgt. Chad Chronister
Sgt. Thomas Larson
Sgt. Joel Rios
Sgt. Jose Silva
Sgt. Patricia Vidal
Sgt. Jon Weitzel
Sgt. Jason Schoch
Cpl. Christopher Baumann
Corporal Jonathan Black
Cpl. Christopher Dabbs
Cpl. Guy Dayhoff
Cpl. Christopher Fortner
Cpl. Robert Grant
Cpl. Jerry Handy
Cpl. Craig Henson
Cpl. Deborah Ivery
Cpl. Shawn Kolka
Cpl. Troy Morgan
Cpl. Sean Peters
Cpl. Justin Rhodes
Cpl. Thomas St. John
Cpl. Troy Saulnier
Cpl. Michele Vetterick
Cpl. Curt Wolfgang
Cpl. Randy White
Cpl. Leonette Wright-Garfield
Al Mccray loyally attended an independent review commission’s meetings about Hillsborough County’s jail system.
Sheriff David Gee created the commission after a surveillance video showed a quadriplegic man being dumped from a wheelchair by a detention deputy in Orient Road Jail’s booking area. Several other reports of jail abuse appeared in the media spotlight soon after video showed Brian Sterner being dropped from the wheelchair.
Mccray was arrested in 2001 for violating probation and sat in booking, carefully reading a medical form. Detention deputies felt he was reading too slowly, so he was placed in a holding cell and taunted, he said. Deputies ultimately investigated the incident after he filed a complaint, he said.
The Tampa businessman, who writes columns for The Tampa Tribune, told the commission of his reported incident of abuse.
Commissioners listened, coming up with a list of recommendations.
Mccray and others who had been within the system worked on a report of their own.
Mccray’s report was released Tuesday.
Reporter Josh Poltilove can be reached at jpoltilove@tampatrib.com or (813) 259-7691. Follow crime throughout the day at Keyword: Crime Blog
Here’s some more T-shirt driven journalism:
Clay Aiken she ain’t.
Hillsborough deputies arrested Brendaly Rivera-Diaz on Tuesday.
She was charged with violating probation.
She remained in Orient Road Jail today. No bail had been set.
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Reporter Josh Poltilove can be reached at jpoltilove@tampatrib.com or (813) 259-7691. Follow crime throughout the day at Keyword: Crime Blog
Here’s a memo Col. Jim Previtera sent to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office staff this month:
Yesterday morning it became known that Sheriff Gee selected me to assume command of the Department of Detention Services. I realize that the news of my selection caught many of you by surprise and was not the likely progression many expected following Colonel Parrish’s retirement. And although my background is rooted in enforcement make no mistake in that I am truly honored to have been selected to lead this department.
Colonel Parrish has built one of the finest jails systems in the United States with the dedicated efforts of each of you and the many who have come before you. I spoke with him at length Monday morning and I shared with him the tremendous sense of honor I feel in following him in this new role. The Colonel shared with me his love for this department and for all of you who make up Detention Services. My commitment to him was to continue to build upon your many achievements and to lead us on a path of continued progression.
Human nature often dictates that change must be stressful, unnerving and worrisome, and I am conscious of that fact as we move forward together. I also believe that change can be good, it can be healthy, and it can foster positive outcomes when we allow for the possibilities brought about by new ideas. In time there may be operational matters or other things that merit examination, but for now I will go about the monumental task of understanding this system and allow it to continue to work in the effective manner it always has.
In the coming weeks I intend to hold a series of meetings to allow you the opportunity to learn more about me, but more importantly for me to learn more about you. I am interested in hearing what you have to say - good and bad, and giving you a means to tell me what matters most to you. Communication is the key to successful organizations and lack of communication is the downfall of the rest. I don’t believe in an “open door” policy, instead I subscribe to a “stop me when you see me” policy - and make no mistake, you will see me. I promise that!
Finally, there will be some who question my appointment and credentials for this assignment and I am completely comfortable with such scrutiny. All I ask from each of you, though, is for the opportunity to earn your respect and confidence. Judge me not by others’ words, by rumors, or by innuendo, but instead by the manner in which I lead and by the way I conduct myself toward you.
I have long held the belief that the greatest gift of leadership comes not from personal satisfaction when one reaches the top, but instead from the feeling of seeing the many others you’ve brought with you on the journey. I am honored be a part of the Department of Detention Services and thankful for the opportunity Sheriff Gee has given me to lead each of you.
Sincerely,
Jim Previtera
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