The CEOSF Officer Safety Newsletter is written by industry professionals about topics that we all face as Code Officials, ACO's, and Life Safety Inspectors

The CEOSF Officer Safety Newsletter is written by industry professionals about topics that we all face as Code Officials, ACO's, and Life Safety Inspectors

2020 - Augusta code officer was reportedly ambushed after posting “condemned“ sign. August 20, 2020 The Augusta community continued to reel as police arrested the man charged with homicide in the Thursday slaying of city code enforcement officer and retired Marine Charles “Chip” Case. A team of law enforcement officers located and arrested Smitty Oliver Melton, 65, in Aiken County on Thursday afternoon, and he was awaiting extradition to Richmond County on Friday. He faces ch

2020 - Fresno Police are investigating a possible assault, after a woman hit a code enforcement officer with her car. July 24, 2020 FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — Fresno Police are investigating a possible assault, after a woman hit a code enforcement officer with her car. Fresno Police say a Code Enforcement Officer was headed out of the Target at Blackstone and Bullard, when the owner of a nail salon he'd cited before came out to give him a piece of her mind. Fresno Police say th

2020 - The Savannah Fire Department says that an early Sunday morning fire at the City of Savannah Code Compliance building on Drayton Street was intentionally set. SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Savannah Fire Department says that an early Sunday morning fire at the City of Savannah Code Compliance building on Drayton Street was intentionally set. When crews arrived on scene, fire was coming through the roof of the building. According to Savannah Fire Department, crews knocked do

2019 - As the suspect continued to try and get to the officer, the officer was forced to deploy pepper spray to prevent a further attack. April 3, 2019 - Law enforcement tends to throw the book at criminals, but sometimes criminals throw things back: like backpacks and hammers. According to the Visalia Police Department, last Thursday, March 28, at 4:19 p.m. a City of Visalia Code Enforcement Officer attempted to contact an individual who had set up a pop-up phone service ten

2018 - David Green, 72, of Henryville, fatally shot Paradise Township Building Code Officer Mike Tripus in his office at the township municipal building. December 1, 2018 - Junk and overgrown weeds in the front yard. A building sitting neglected with busted windows and a caved-in roof. An unusually high number of daily visitors to a property in a single-family residential area allowing no businesses. These are things that can affect a neighborhood’s quality of life. It’s the

2018 - When considering agency exposures those of code enforcement officers should not be overlooked. Threats, attacks, and even deaths have occurred while code enforcement officers were performing their duties. November 2018 - When considering agency exposures those of code enforcement officers should not be overlooked. Threats, attacks, and even deaths have occurred while code enforcement officers were performing their duties. California JPIA members providing code enforcem

2018 - A Utah man called a city worker to his house, shot her in the head and set her body on fire after she mailed him notice to clean up his yard in suburban Salt Lake City. August 21, 2018 - Kevin W. Billings, 64, killed code enforcement officer Jill Robinson with a single gunshot to the head, then doused her and her work truck with gasoline and set both on fire, authorities said in court documents. Billings was charged with 13 counts, including aggravated murder, which ca

2017 - Quinton recorded an interview with Beth Ruyak to talk about what she saw and what the challenges are for code enforcement officers. Listen to the episode: https://www.capradio.org/100180

2016 - An adult son and his parents were arrested Thursday in Spring Park after death threats were made against a city code enforcement officer. August 18, 2016 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – An adult son and his parents were arrested Thursday in Spring Park after death threats were made against a city code enforcement officer, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said. News4Jax has learned that David Han, 38, faces charges of making threatening/harassing phone calls and simple assault o

2016 - Michael "Pee Wee" Walker, a city of Commerce code enforcement officer, was murdered on June 13, 2005 while on assignment to enforce the health and safety code violations at 1509 Caddo Street. March 30, 2016 - The Caddo St. house looms at the center of a deadly encounter between Michael Walker and Adam Ward, the son of homeowner Ralph Ward. "The house is non-compliant, it's about to fall down; it's looked that way for years," Dick said. "It's propped up on the corners b

2015 - A code enforcement officer was injured Thursday after being attacked by two dogs in San Bernardino, police said. August 27, 2015 - The attack occurred in the 1300 block of North Mount Vernon Avenue (map) as the officer was checking on a motor home that was reported to be parked illegally, Lt. Rich Lawhead of the San Bernardino Police Department confirmed. Four shepherd-lab mix dogs, allegedly belonging to the owner of the motor home, charged the officer and two of them

2015 - A Long Beach man was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for shooting a city code enforcement inspector in the face. June 16, 2015 - A Long Beach man was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for shooting a city code enforcement inspector in the face, causing him to lose sight in his left eye, during a nearly seven-hour standoff. Long Beach Superior Court Judge Marc C. Kim handed down the maximum term for Anthony Glen Gorospe, 53, who pleaded no contest in late Febru

2014 - After all, a code enforcement officer’s job includes actions that generate hostility, confrontation, and even violence, such as serving violation notices, placing liens and levies on property, authorizing the removal of motor vehicles and/or the razing of homes. Reference: https://de39d3fd-614c-4722-954c-79d7ec1752d2.filesusr.com/ugd/c498e2_0b227890c53d48c7aea4ba1e8a3e3358.pdf

2014 - A police news release said Guarneros, in an unprovoked attack, started to assault the officer. She was able to put out an emergency broadcast for assistance while trying to defend herself. March 12, 2014 - Henry Guarneros, an occupant of the residence in the 1200 block of Holly Avenue, was visited by a code enforcement officer during a house inspection at about 12:41 p.m. The officer, described by police as a “petite woman,” went alone to the location. A police news re

2013 - Newell is accused of shooting three people to death at a Ross Township meeting on the evening of Aug. 5, 2013. New details emerging about accused Ross Township shooter Rockne Newell reveal that he had been institutionalized twice in mental health facilities and left the U.S. Army soon after joining with an honorable medical discharge. The revelations come from family members who said Newell, 60, of Ross Township, had mental health issues dating back to his childhood. T

2002 - Prosecutors said Kast killed Huntington County Building Inspector Earl Bowman nine days after he killed Berkshire. [In Memory of Building Inspector Earl Bowamn] Earl (44) went to do one last inspection for a home under construction. While at the inspection, a worker named Joseph Kast approached and stabbed Earl 4 times with a pocket knife, killing him. The murderer, Joseph Allen Kast, was a registered sex offender, fugitive for murder, and on methamphetamine at the tim

2011 - Mardis murdered Mickey Wright on April 17, 2001, and was federally indicted for the killing in January 2008 after pleading no contest to a state court murder charge. WASHINGTON– The Justice Department announced today that Dale Mardis, 57, was sentenced today to life in prison, with no possibility of parole, for the racially-motivated killing of Shelby County, Tenn., Code Enforcement Officer Mickey Wright. Mardis was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Bernice Donald. Mard

2009 - That day, Weathers was on a routine code enforcement call to remove junk cars when shotgun fire hit him in the face and arm. “I made a commitment four and a half years ago that I was going to help the blighted areas and keep property values up,” Weathers said. “The job is not done yet.” April 23 marked the anniversary of the day Weathers was shot — and the day that changed the way codes are enforced in Warner Robins. Capt. Bill Capps, who had accompanied Weathers on th