President Grayling Williams and the members of the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area Chapter are sad to announce the passing of Mrs. Ethel Yvonne Brinkley, the wife of Life Member, retired Forest Heights, MD Chief Clifton Brinkley.

Mrs. Brinkley, 64, passed away November 19, 2008 at the Legacy Hospice House following a long bout with Cancer. She was born in Portsmouth, VA and moved to Ocala in 2004 from Ft. Washington, MD. She was a member of the New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church of Ocala.

She was a College Associate Professor, and was a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, the American Association University of Women and several teachers unions.

The family will receive friends from 12:00 pm to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday at Roberts Funeral Homes Bruce Chapel West, 6241 SW State Rd. 200, Ocala, FL 352-854-2266.

Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, November 24, 2008 at the New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Stanley M. Jacobs, Sr. officiating.

The Interment will be in Good Shepherd Memorial Gardens.

Expressions of sympathy may be sent to:
Clifton K. Brinkley, Sr.
2333 NW 58th Terrace
Ocala, FL 34482

President Napoleon Williams and the members of the Chattanooga Regional Chapter are pleased to announce the appointment of Joseph Bishop as Chief of Police of the Columbia, TN Police Department.

Chief Bishop served two years as a sheriff's deputy before a thirty year career with the Metropolitan Nashville Davidson County Police Department where he retired as Deputy Chief.

President Napoleon Williams and the members of the Chattanooga Regional Chapter are pleased to announce the promotions of Louise Kelton to Deputy Chief and Anthony Carter to Commander of the Nasgville Metro Police Department.

Chief Ronal Serpas has promoted North Precinct Commander Louise Kelton to the position of Deputy Chief, filling the vacancy created by the retirement of Deputy Chief Joey Bishop.

Kelton, a native of Great Britain, is a 28-year Metro police department veteran. She was promoted to sergeant in 1987, lieutenant in 1989, and captain in 2004. She was appointed commander of the North Precinct in May 2004, and, for the past four years, has directed the police department's patrol and investigative operations in the Bordeaux, Madison, and Joelton areas of Nashville.

"Louise Kelton's dedication and commitment to Nashville and this police department have greatly impressed me over the past five years," Serpas said. "She has the experience, drive, and strong desire to succeed in our collective crime fighting initiatives. Louise is forward-thinking and absolutely the right person to join our police department's senior leadership team."

As a deputy chief, Kelton will head the police department's Investigative Services Bureau, which consists of the Criminal Investigations Division, Domestic Violence Division, Warrants Division, Specialized Investigations Division, and Identification Division.

Chief Serpas also announced that Captain Anthony Carter, who currently oversees the Special Operations Division, is being appointed to the position of commander and will succeed Kelton at the North Precinct.

Carter is a 34-year police department veteran. In his most recent assignment as captain of the Special Operations Division, Carter is in charge of the police department's Aviation, Canine, Traffic, SWAT, Negotiation, and School Crossing Guard components. Carter, for the past several months, also oversaw all of the police department's logistical planning leading up to the presidential debate at Belmont University.

The Project Hopeline phone collection program has been extended until November 30, 2008, to ensure that each chapter gets an opportunity to participate.

Please send all collected phones to Verizon Wireless by December, 10, 2008.

All final reports will be due by December 5, 2008.

President Eugene Beard and the members of the Pittsburgh Chapter report that on November 17, 2008, the Law Enforcement Agency Directors (L.E.A.D.) of South Western Pennsylvania recently held an awards ceremony at the Federal Reserve Bank in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

This award identifies personnel for outstanding performance in law enforcement. Associate Member's Representative, Pittsburgh Detective Jill Smallwood-Rustin was among the recipients honored.

Below is an excerpt from the program booklet:

On 6/16/2007, Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Chief Nathan Harper unveiled plans for a new initiative to enlist the assistance of faith based institutions to elevate public awareness regarding the devastation caused by handguns, assault weapons and homicide in our communities.

Detective Rustin of the Firearms Tracking Unit created a powerful graphic presentation depicting the impact of illegal weapons in the hands of irresponsible people.

Topics included gun theft, responsible gun ownership, the importance of reporting lost or stolen weapons and straw purchases. She also included a desperate plea for gun owners to secure their weapons. Approximately 600 gun locks were distributed during these presentations free of charge.

"Detective Rustin exemplifies and epitomizes the type of candidate who goes beyond the mandated requirements of her position and uses the knowledge gained to educate our communities. The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police is proud to honor her as our 2008 LEAD Award recipient".

President Charlotte Council and the members of the Greater Philadelphia Chapter are pleased to announce that on September 30, 2008, Past Region Two Vice President M. Juanita Waters was certified a Fraud Examiner with the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

Most NOBLE chapters engage with schools in their respective communities. These partnerships take on various forms but they all have the same result, NOBLE making a positive difference in the communities we serve.

Some examples our chapter efforts include:

• Adopt-a-school
• Scholarship Programs
• Essay Contests
• Reading Patrols
• School Stores
• Mentoring
• Moot Courts
• School Supply Drives
• Sponsoring Law Enforcement Day Activities
• The Law and You Presentations

Valerie Shuford, our Conference Coordinator found a website that might be useful to your schools or possibly the Greater Philadelphia Chapter's Mentoring Center. The GSA, Computers for Learning (CFL) website.

The CFL program evolved as a guide for implementing Executive Order 12999, Educational Technology: Ensuring Opportunity for all Children in the Next Century. The executive order encourages agencies, to the extent permitted by law, to transfer computers and related peripheral equipment excess to their needs directly to schools and some educational nonprofit organizations. The CFL program specifically matches the computer needs of schools and educational nonprofit organization with excess equipment in Federal agencies.

Oftentimes, you can make a difference without a monetary commitment, you can contribute by providing useful information about opportunities that will allow others to help themselves.

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is developing an equipment standard for vehicular digital recording systems used by law enforcement to record events in and around patrol cars. NIJ provides objective, independent, evidence-based knowledge and tools to enhance the administration of justice and public safety. NIJ does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or to otherwise pay for information received in response to this RFI.

This RFI is issued solely to solicit technical input from Industry (i.e., manufacturers and testing laboratories) for consideration by NIJ as it develops a performance standard for vehicular digital recording systems.

No product demonstrations or marketing presentations will be scheduled as a result of this research/information gathering announcement.

Specifically, through this RFI, NIJ seeks to gather test methodologies and performance requirements that Industry representatives feel should be included in the standard currently being developed, along with the rationale for these suggestions. These include test methodologies and performance requirements that address, but are not limited to, camera and audio device functions; safety; and recording, transfer, and security of video and audio. If a test method being suggested is currently in use, NIJ is interested in learning why that particular method and applicable parameters were chosen and what information the test results provide.

Responses to this RFI should be submitted no later than November 24, 2008 in order to ensure full consideration. The narrative section of your response (summary of recommendations) should not exceed 7 double-spaced pages. Company information, abstract, table of contents, charts, figures, appendices, and data and information supporting the recommendations, do not count toward the 7-page limit for the narrative section. Responses should be sent via overnight express mail or e-mail attachment to the contact person below, and include the vendor's company name, address, point of contact name, e-mail address, and telephone number. Any proprietary or company confidential information provided in the response must be clearly marked on every applicable page of the response provided.

Point of Contact: Casandra Robinson
Mailing Address: NIJ, 810 7th Street, N.W.
Washington DC 20531
Email Address: Casandra.robinson@usdoj.gov

President John Dixon and the members of the Central Virginia Chapter are pleased to announce the investiture of Bryan Norwood as the 16th Chief of the Richmond, VA Police Department on November 3, 2008.

Several area chiefs of police along with City Council members joined over 250 people and the media to celebrate the swearing- in ceremony at Virginia Union University.

On November 6, 2008, Chief Norwood attended Richmond Police Department's annual NOBLE Central Virginia Chapter (CVC) meeting where he addressed the members. He spoke with our President, Petersburg Chief John Dixon. I'm sure NOBLE CVC will be welcoming an additional member in the near future to our family.

Selected by Mayor L. Douglas Wilder in October 2008, 42-year old Chief Norwood comes to Richmond from Bridgeport, Connecticut, where he became Chief of Police in 2006.

Chief Norwood has worked more than 19 years in the police departments of New Haven and Bridgeport, Connecticut. He has worked in such capacities as community patrol, narcotics, homicide, robbery, and burglary. He has also worked as a liaison to the FBI and Connecticut Homeland Security. He served as a special agent for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in New York during an undercover investigation of international drug trafficking.

In Bridgeport, Chief Norwood focused on a strong community policing component, which included community meetings, walking tours of neighborhoods with top staff members, and the utilization of bicycles and Segways as alternative patrols. Violent Crime Dropped 35 percent and homicides were down 50 percent during his two-year tenure. He also established the Neighborhood Enforcement Teams.

Chief Norwood is a graduate of Hampton University with a Bachelor's in Psychology. He also is a graduate of the Senior Management Institute for Police at Harvard University.

In Richmond, he oversees the management of 759 sworn offices, 268.5 civilian employees and an annual budget of more than $79 million.

February 2009 will be a busy month for NOBLE and the Hilton Atlanta Atlanta, GA 30303
will be the venue NOBLE's most important winter events.

On Monday, August 25, 2008, eighteen (18) members turned out in support of Delaware State University (DSU) New Student Orientation program. As a result of the positive show from members, there was sufficient manpower to have two or more NOBLE members in each of the dormitories that houses freshman students.

A recent document submitted by Cpl. Reggie Laster, Committee Chairman states:

"This program allowed members of our chapter and other law enforcement professionals to speak to incoming freshman at Delaware State University (DSU), in hopes of helping them with their matriculation at DSU. The theme of the program was "Preparing for Your Journey. Everyone involved did an outstanding job, and I have received nothing but positive feed-back from the DSU staff. While the overall theme was "Preparing for Your Journey", the speakers touched on the following focus areas: Attitude, Academics, Consequences, and Results. The program was uplifting and encouraging to the students..."

Members in attendance echoed these sentiments and agreed this was a positive interaction that not only bears repeating at DSU, but should be shared with other Universities. Sergeant Pledge Sanders stated that the timing of this event was paramount, and enforced the messages the students were receiving from their Resident Managers. In addition, it was noted that the exceptional behavior of the students in attendance at school functions immediately following this session, was a direct result of the positive impact imparted by NOBLE members, according to Capt. Belinda Baker of DSU Police Department.

Chairman Laster stated "I hope to use this program as a platform of support for the young men and women who attend this Historically Black Institution."

The officers and members in attendance were as follows: Belinda Baker, Arlington Bey, Richard Blackston, Jerrian Blythe, Joseph Bryant, Jr., David Cajuste, Tracey Duffy, Sheila Exum, Oriey Glenn, Harris, Melvin Cord, James Mosley, Perry Phelps, Andrew Ransome, Pledge Saunders, Sakinah Slayton and Clayton Smith.

President Vera Bumpers-Pentecost and the members of the Houston Chapter invite you to the chapter's formal affair to benefit the college scholarship fund.

The gala will be held on Friday, December 19, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 1200 Louisiana, Houston, TX from 8:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.

The event will feature:

• Silent Auction,
• Buffet
• Dancing
• Cash Bar
• Valet Parking $12.00

Donation $50

President John Dixon and the members of the Central Virginia Chapter will host their 2008 Christmas Gala on Saturday, December 13, 2008 from 9:00 p.m. until 1:00 a.m. at the Henrico County Volunteer Rescue Squad 5301 Huntsman Road, Sandston, VA 23150

Music by: DJ John Miles Donation: $20 (Set-ups included) BYOB Proceeds to Benefit CVC Scholarship Fund & Youth Initiatives

President Willie Mayes and the members of the Northern Illinois Chapter cordially invite you to their Christmas Steppers Set. The event will be held on Friday, December 19, 2008, from 8:00 P.M. until 1:00 A.M. at Pipers banquets, 1295 Butterfield Rd, Aurora, IL.

Music by Maurice "ICE" Culpepper There is a donation of $15 in advance and $20 at the door. You must be at least 21. Hors d' oeuvres will be served and there is a cash bar.

A donation will be made from our Steppers Set to benefit Josiah Jackson, an infant heart transplant candidate, visit http://www.cotaforjosiahj.com for more information about Josiah.

President James Overton and the members of the Delaware Chapter cordially invite you to our 3rd Annual Christmas Reception scheduled for Thursday, December 11, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. at the Sheraton Hotel, located at 1570 North DuPont Highway in Dover, Delaware.

This reception afford our members some quality leisure time with the Delaware Police Chiefs and CEOs during this upcoming holiday season. Hot and Cold Hors D'oeuvres with be served and there will be a cash bar.

For more information, contact Chief Overton at (302) 857-7473.