Archive for March 2022
Lloyd Whisenant
I was born in Fort Meade, Maryland and raised in north/west New Jersey. I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice. In 1995 I began my career with the Newport Beach Police Department as a Reserve Officer. I attended Reserve Academy 3 at the Orange County Sheriff’s Training Academy in Anaheim, Ca. After…
Read MoreBrad Waite
Brad was born in Lewistown, Montana on 7-11-27. He moved with his family to Long Beach, CA in January, 1928. Brad attended school in Long Beach and graduated in 1944 at the age of 17. He joined the Navy and spent two years in the Pacific Theater. Brad and three of his friends decided to…
Read MoreTom Tolman
Tom is now living in Canyon Lake, Texas; his email address is [email protected]. Tom was raised in the Hemet area of Southern California. One of his early jobs was working in a liquor store where he was robbed twice. He decided to do something about it and while checking a job board at Cal State Long…
Read MoreJoe Thrasher
Joe was born in Long Beach, CA in 1956. He was the youngest of three boys. His family lived in Lakewood at the time. They moved to Westminster in 1957 and to Anaheim in 1961. Joe attended school in Anaheim and graduated from Loara High School in 74. Joe played football in high school but…
Read MoreJamye Rogers
Jamye was born on New Years Day, 1957, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Jamye said the spelling of her name is because the nurse spelled her intended name wrong. Her mother figured the nurse must have had a hang over when she filled out the birth certificate. She lived in West Virginia and Ohio before moving to…
Read MoreRon Rodgers
Ron Rodgers was born in North Carolina and though his dad was in the Navy and traveled a lot, Ron spent his summers and virtually all holidays on his grandparents’ farm. His grandfather was a poor white sharecropper who farmed 40 acres and plowed his fields using a mule. Ron enjoyed the summers in spite…
Read MoreLee Roberts
Lee was born and raised in Gastonia, NC. His father died in a construction accident when Lee was fourteen. His mom had to support the entire family and Lee quit school when he was sixteen to work full-time to help her. Lee moved with a buddy to Atlanta, GA and worked in a warehouse. After…
Read MoreJim Rabb
NBPD Hire Date: Jan. 1961 NBPD Separation Date: June 20, 1968 Yrs of Service: 7 Rank/Position Held at Separation: Patrolman ID Number: ? Academy Attended: “OCSO FBI Academy” Other Agencies and Length of Service: 0 Assignments at NBPD: Training Officer, Felony Unit, Firearms Instructor, Rangemaster. Favorite Assignments: Felony Unit People Who Had an Impact on…
Read MoreNeil Purcell
I was born in Orange, California, on February 12, 1940. My family moved to Balboa Peninsula in 1942. I attended Newport Elementary School (14th and West Balboa Blvd), Horace Ensign School, (Newport Heights) Newport Harbor High School and Orange Coast College. Later, I got my Bachelor Degree from the University of Redlands. I had planned to…
Read MoreGary Petersen
Gary was born in Concord, CA and when he was 2 years old his family moved to Long Beach. Gary spent the next several years in Long Beach attending Long Beach Poly high where he played water polo and baseball. Gary always wanted to be a cop so he enrolled in Criminal Justice at Cal…
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