Co-President Greg Wynn called the meeting to order
The prayer was offered by Kevin Courtney and pledge to the flag
Announcements:
Bagging groceries at Piggly Wiggly earned us $151.00 in cash. John Cunningham, Eric Schmidt, Steve Stauffer, Nick Mihelic, and Sonny participated.
Mark your calendars - Club Christmas party- Oyster Roast will be held on December 15 from 6:00 - 9:00. It will be at Otto Ferrene's residence in Port Royal Plantation.
There will also be socials after Holiday Basket delivery - more information to follow
November 11 is the Island Rec Center Oyster Roast at Celebration Park. We earn $125 for each shift we fill. A great way to raise funds. Contact Kristin Keller to sign up.
Welcome to Fred Jawch, guest of John Cunningham
Tuesday October 24 the Board will meet at 5:30 at Mangiamos
Speaker:
Our speaker was Duffie Stone, Solicitor of the 14th Circuit.
He spoke about the Special Victims Unit which prosecutes rapists, domestic abusers and child abusers and the number of victims that have been helped. The Career Criminal Prosecution Unit focuses on the small percentage of criminals who commit the majority of crime. They aggressively seek lengthy sentences for the most violent and habitual offenders. They have about a 92% conviction rate. Solicitor Stone spoke about a recent case, involving a shooting, where the suspects had no criminal records but after investigation it was found they were involved in several other crimes. They had left large amounts of shells at the crime scene which could be tied back to them. Technology also pays a big part . The Solicitor's office has someone on staff that is expert at using cell phones (today's diary} and is able to map out locations using cell tower analysis. Evidence with no eye witnesses. In 1993 "intelligence led policing" was invented which is now standard for law enforcement. Criminals also sometimes use social media which greatly helps the criminal prosecutors. Learn more about the Solicitor's Office by visiting:
https://scsolicitor14.org/solicitor-duffie-stone