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A retired San Diego police sergeant and
third-generation police officer, David Jebb
was assigned to many proactive
enforcement details including Special Crime
Attack Team (SCAT), Special Weapons and
Tactics (SWAT) and VICE Squad. He was a
lead instructor for the Department’s
Defensive Tactics and Emergency Vehicle
Operations training. His numerous citations
and commendations include Law
Enforcement’s highest award the “Medal of
Valor."
David took a leave of absence from the
Police Department for five years and walked
and hitched across the United States,
Mexico, Central America, Europe, the Middle
East, India and most of South Africa. He
graduated from San Diego State University
with a degree in Public Administration and is
currently enrolled at National University
completing his Master’s in Business
Administration. He is married and has two
adult children.
David is a passionate surfer and paraglider
pilot. When he is not writing, he is
instructing paragliding at the world famous
Torrey Pines Gliderport.
third-generation police officer, David Jebb
was assigned to many proactive
enforcement details including Special Crime
Attack Team (SCAT), Special Weapons and
Tactics (SWAT) and VICE Squad. He was a
lead instructor for the Department’s
Defensive Tactics and Emergency Vehicle
Operations training. His numerous citations
and commendations include Law
Enforcement’s highest award the “Medal of
Valor."
David took a leave of absence from the
Police Department for five years and walked
and hitched across the United States,
Mexico, Central America, Europe, the Middle
East, India and most of South Africa. He
graduated from San Diego State University
with a degree in Public Administration and is
currently enrolled at National University
completing his Master’s in Business
Administration. He is married and has two
adult children.
David is a passionate surfer and paraglider
pilot. When he is not writing, he is
instructing paragliding at the world famous
Torrey Pines Gliderport.
Prior to 1889, law enforcement in San Diego was handled by city marshals
and constables. Between 1845 and 1850, the town was under military control.
In 1850, the state senate drew up a charter providing for a five-man city
council assisted by a marshal, an attorney, an assessor and a treasurer. The
voters chose Agostin Haraszthy as both sheriff and marshal.
The frontier lawman was patrolman, detective, criminologist, jailor, process
server, clerk and executioner. His first requirement was raw courage.
Hedepended upon the gun on his hip to back up his orders. His first interest
was in keeping alive and bringing the culprit to justice, dead or alive.
In 1850, the council decided to build a town jail. Two bids were received, one
from the Israel brothers for $3,000 and the other from Haraszthy for $5,000.
Because Haraszthy's father was president of the council, Haraszthy got the
contract -- bankrupting the city. Four hours after the first prisoner was
incarcerated, he dug his way through the wall with a pocket knife.
The city eventually purchased a cage and put its first escape-proof jail in the
Old Town Plaza. In 1871, the jail was moved to the location of the present
county courthouse at Front and C Streets in new San Diego.
The metropolitan San Diego Police Department was established May 16,
1889. On June 1 of that year, Joseph Coyne, the city marshal, was appointed
the first chief of police.
The first police uniform consisted of derby hats, coats with high collars and
badges with seven-point stars. Chief Coyne was paid $125 a month, his
officers $100 a month; they worked 12-hour days, seven days a week. In
1895 shifts were reduced to eight hours -- but salaries also dropped: $25 a
month. Mounted patrolmen furnished their own horses, but did receive $100 a
month for feed and care of their animals. The modern mounted patrol began
in 1934 in Balboa Park. It was abolished in 1948, but was re-established in
1983 and remains active today.
Among other milestones: Harry Vandeberg was the first detective (1907); W.
E. Hill was the department's first motorcycle officer (1909); the first traffic
signal was installed around 1920 at Fifth Avenue and Broadway (it was
manually controlled by an officer who stood in the center of the intersection);
the crime lab was established in 1939; patrol cars got one-way radios in 1932,
two-way radios four years later; and the first reserves appeared on the scene
in 1942.
The first police headquarters was in City Hall at Fifth Avenue and G Street.
Several moves later, the department relocated at Dead Man's Point, named
because of its use as a burial place for sailors and marines during the
charting and surveying of San Diego Bay. The department remained there --
at 801 West market Street -- until 1987, when it moved into its current
seven-story headquarters building at 1401 Broadway.
For those interested in looking at crime trends over the past several decades,
we have provided the City of San Diego Historical Crime Statistics
available for the years 1950-2003, which show both crime actual numbers and
rates.
For additional Department history, check out the San Diego Police
Historical Association's website, or try reading "To Protect and Serve: A
History of the San Diego Police Department and Its Chiefs, 1889-1989, " by
Pliny Castanien. This book was published by the San Diego Historical
Society and is described at their website.
and constables. Between 1845 and 1850, the town was under military control.
In 1850, the state senate drew up a charter providing for a five-man city
council assisted by a marshal, an attorney, an assessor and a treasurer. The
voters chose Agostin Haraszthy as both sheriff and marshal.
The frontier lawman was patrolman, detective, criminologist, jailor, process
server, clerk and executioner. His first requirement was raw courage.
Hedepended upon the gun on his hip to back up his orders. His first interest
was in keeping alive and bringing the culprit to justice, dead or alive.
In 1850, the council decided to build a town jail. Two bids were received, one
from the Israel brothers for $3,000 and the other from Haraszthy for $5,000.
Because Haraszthy's father was president of the council, Haraszthy got the
contract -- bankrupting the city. Four hours after the first prisoner was
incarcerated, he dug his way through the wall with a pocket knife.
The city eventually purchased a cage and put its first escape-proof jail in the
Old Town Plaza. In 1871, the jail was moved to the location of the present
county courthouse at Front and C Streets in new San Diego.
The metropolitan San Diego Police Department was established May 16,
1889. On June 1 of that year, Joseph Coyne, the city marshal, was appointed
the first chief of police.
The first police uniform consisted of derby hats, coats with high collars and
badges with seven-point stars. Chief Coyne was paid $125 a month, his
officers $100 a month; they worked 12-hour days, seven days a week. In
1895 shifts were reduced to eight hours -- but salaries also dropped: $25 a
month. Mounted patrolmen furnished their own horses, but did receive $100 a
month for feed and care of their animals. The modern mounted patrol began
in 1934 in Balboa Park. It was abolished in 1948, but was re-established in
1983 and remains active today.
Among other milestones: Harry Vandeberg was the first detective (1907); W.
E. Hill was the department's first motorcycle officer (1909); the first traffic
signal was installed around 1920 at Fifth Avenue and Broadway (it was
manually controlled by an officer who stood in the center of the intersection);
the crime lab was established in 1939; patrol cars got one-way radios in 1932,
two-way radios four years later; and the first reserves appeared on the scene
in 1942.
The first police headquarters was in City Hall at Fifth Avenue and G Street.
Several moves later, the department relocated at Dead Man's Point, named
because of its use as a burial place for sailors and marines during the
charting and surveying of San Diego Bay. The department remained there --
at 801 West market Street -- until 1987, when it moved into its current
seven-story headquarters building at 1401 Broadway.
For those interested in looking at crime trends over the past several decades,
we have provided the City of San Diego Historical Crime Statistics
available for the years 1950-2003, which show both crime actual numbers and
rates.
For additional Department history, check out the San Diego Police
Historical Association's website, or try reading "To Protect and Serve: A
History of the San Diego Police Department and Its Chiefs, 1889-1989, " by
Pliny Castanien. This book was published by the San Diego Historical
Society and is described at their website.
For two years Officer Owen “Blue” Drew is secretly In a crime-ridden San
Diego neighborhood, a lone police officer walks the line detailed to a one-
man, covert operation to disrupt drug activities and arrest the most vicious
and notorious gang members in a forsaken sector. In the process, the drug
lords put out a contract on his life, and Blue eventually sacrifices everything to
his personal war on crime.
In the frenzy of battle and violence, Blue realizes he is on the brink of
madness. His world begins to implode. Consumed by the violence, he leaves
the police department to search for something lost within him.
His journey takes him to over thirty countries, three continents, and thirteen
time zones. His epic three-and-a-half-year passage ends in a small Swiss
mountain village and guides him to a sacred place within his soul. Many
people with different cultures and religions lend a helping hand on his path to
tranquility. But more importantly, the doorway to his heart is forever opened.
"The Thirteenth Time Zone" is the first of three novels to be published under
the Blue Warrior Series.
Diego neighborhood, a lone police officer walks the line detailed to a one-
man, covert operation to disrupt drug activities and arrest the most vicious
and notorious gang members in a forsaken sector. In the process, the drug
lords put out a contract on his life, and Blue eventually sacrifices everything to
his personal war on crime.
In the frenzy of battle and violence, Blue realizes he is on the brink of
madness. His world begins to implode. Consumed by the violence, he leaves
the police department to search for something lost within him.
His journey takes him to over thirty countries, three continents, and thirteen
time zones. His epic three-and-a-half-year passage ends in a small Swiss
mountain village and guides him to a sacred place within his soul. Many
people with different cultures and religions lend a helping hand on his path to
tranquility. But more importantly, the doorway to his heart is forever opened.
"The Thirteenth Time Zone" is the first of three novels to be published under
the Blue Warrior Series.
