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| − | Parks inspire a sense of community and Long Beach is home to more than 100 of them, two of which are named after fallen police officers men who dedicated their lives to serve and protect.Officer Daryle Black and Cpl. Edward Davenport left behind a legacy, not only with the Long Beach Police Department, but within the communities they served. The first of these two parks, Officer Daryle W. Black Memorial Park, is located in Central Long Beach, in the same neighborhood that Black patrolled and died in.
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| − | Black joined the LBPD in 1994 and served for six years in the gang detail unit. Daryle was extremely dedicated and extremely complimentary of the good work done by other officers and the good actions of citizens, said LBPD East Division Cmdr. Paul LeBaron, who worked patrol with Black for several years. He would always look at a situation and tell you what was right about that situation. Although Black did not have any children of his own, he dedicated his time working with at-risk youth in the neighborhood, particularly kids who had been drawn into the gang life.
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| − | On April 29, 2000, he was on patrol with his partner, Rick Delfin, when Ramon Sandoval Jr., a Compton gang member, ambushed their vehicle and fired several shots with an assault rifle. Black suffered two gunshot wounds to the head and Delfin was also hit, but not fatally so he was able to speed away and radio for help. Both officers were transported to a local hospital, where Black, 33, succumbed to his wounds about an hour later. His was the first violent death of an LBPD officer in nearly 25 years.
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| − | Sixth District Councilman Dee Andrews said it was one of the biggest tragedies, not only in the district, but in the city. We never think something like this will happen, Andrews said. To be gunned down like that ... it was truly a tragedy of great magnitude. Some 4,000 people traveled from across the country to attend the memorial services.Following Black s <a href=http://www. avanttravel.com/ michaelkorssonline. php> michael kors handbags</a> death, then- 6th District City Council member Laura Richardson, along with area community groups, led the effort to turn a lot with a dilapidated apartment building into a park as a tribute to Black. The 0.1-acre park is located at 2023 Pasadena Ave. , a neighborhood Black regularly patrolled, and includes a playground and a statue of Black sitting on a bench with two children on either side of him a boy writing in a book and a girl holding a flower as Black smiles down at her. | + | CHICAGO (CBS) Of all Midwest states, there is only one in which spending $100 doesn t go as far as it should: Illinois. |
| − | A park symbolizes everything that Daryle was, LeBaron said. He wanted peace and happiness for the community and the city. Andrews shared the sentiment: Hopefully, the young kids will know that here is a man who put his life on the line to protect and serve a community he loved so dearly. The second of these parks, Ed Pops Davenport Park, is located in North Long Beach, and is dedicated to a man who gave decades of his life to the department, the community and the city.LBPD Officer Cpl. Edward Davenport moved to Long Beach with his family when he was 1 year old. He later graduated from Jordan High School, and in 1956 he married his wife, Beverly. He entered the Air Force that same year and joined the LBPD six years later.
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| − | Davenport served a 40-year career, spending more than 30 years as a member of Special Weapons and Tactics ( SWAT) . In 2001, he was the recipient of the Richard A. Rose Career Achievement Award, presented to officers who serve more than 20 years on the force and have demonstrated outstanding loyalty, integrity and professionalism. He was a <a href=http://www. museosangennaro. com/Public/anel.php> Christian Louboutin Shoes UK</a> member of the LBPD s Magnificent Seven, a group composed of officers that had served the department for more than 35 years. LeBaron said Davenport represents a rare type of police officer. | + | For example, Iowa is a low-price state, where $100 will buy what would cost $111.73 in another state that is closer to the national average, like Illinois. |
| − | He understood how to be a police officer at his core, he said. He understood that there is a right way to do things and if you do things the right way, you will earn the respect that you deserve. LeBaron said he remembers Cpl. Davenport from his early days at the academy and the department firing range, where Davenport also served as range master. I was one of the young officers who would come to the range, and there was never a time I was not compelled to call him sir, he said. He commanded and earned the respect given to him from day one.
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| − | It was at that firing range, on Feb. 3, 2003, that Davenport suffered his fatal accident while he was performing some routine maintenance in effort to save the city a little money. He had climbed a ladder to trim a few bushes when he fell <a href=http:// capstone. edu. sg/ images/guccioutlet.onlinesalecc.php>Gucci Outlet Store</a> and sustained serious head injuries, a broken neck and an injured leg. Shortly after, a department employee found him lying on the ground in full cardiac arrest. Davenport was transported to Los Alamitos Medical Center, where he died the following day from head and internal injuries. He was 64 years old. | + | The states where $100 is worth the least are the District of Columbia ($84. 60), Hawaii ($85. 32), New York ( $86.66), New Jersey ($87. 64), and <a href=http://www. parajumpersjackenoutlet. de> parajumpers damen</a> California ($88.57). |
| − | LeBaron said Davenport is still spoken of with reverence in the department. He said that just as Davenport was a valuable asset to the department and the community, a park is valuable to community members because it is their home away from home. Spanning 11.5 acres, Ed Pops Davenport Park is located at 2910 E. 55th Way, between Candlewood and South streets in North Long Beach. The park offers residents a generous amount of open space, including a gated playground, a soccer field, walking trail, picnic area and two half-court basketball courts.
| + | That same money goes the furthest in Mississippi ($115.74), Arkansas ($114.16), Missouri ($113.51), Alabama (113.51), and South Dakota ($113.38). |
| − | LeBaron said the park is located in a very strong family neighborhood, whose residents enjoy spending time there. With all the families there, parks are a good place to strengthen the community, he said. LeBaron said both parks are a fitting tribute to the officers and that although Black and Davenport came from different generations, they epitomized what the LBPD was all about. They were well-respected because of the way they handled themselves and the way they treated other people, he said. They will never be replaced in this department and they will always be missed.
| + | Aside from Iowa and Missouri, here is the added value of $100 of other neighbor states: Indiana ($109.77), Wisconsin ($107.64), and Kentucky ($112.61). |
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| | + | The Tax Foundation, the non-partisan, conservative leading think tank, used data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis to adjust the U.S. average value of $100 to reflect how prices are different in each state. (Click on the image to enlarge). |
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CHICAGO (CBS) Of all Midwest states, there is only one in which spending $100 doesn t go as far as it should: Illinois.
According to the Tax Foundation, when a resident of Illinois spends $100, they get $99.40 in actual value. That actually means that the worth of $100 here is just slightly less than the national average, but other states in the <a href=http://www.cardiovalens.com/EURO04/Plastic-Carrier-Bags-Wholesale-Uk-Radley-Bags-On-Sale-Trash-Bags-Wholesale.html>Plastic Carrier Bags Wholesale Uk</a> region provide better value.
For example, Iowa is a low-price state, where $100 will buy what would cost $111.73 in another state that is closer to the national average, like Illinois.
You can think of this as meaning that Iowans are about 11 percent richer than their incomes would suggest,
The states where $100 is worth the least are the District of Columbia ($84.60), Hawaii ($85.32), New York ($86.66), New Jersey ($87.64), and <a href=http://www.parajumpersjackenoutlet.de>parajumpers damen</a> California ($88.57).
That same money goes the furthest in Mississippi ($115.74), Arkansas ($114.16), Missouri ($113.51), Alabama (113.51), and South Dakota ($113.38).
Aside from Iowa and Missouri, here is the added value of $100 of other neighbor states: Indiana ($109.77), Wisconsin ($107.64), and Kentucky ($112.61).
In Michigan, which is a tremendously popular destination for people from <a href=http://www.styledepth.com/test.php?sale=Gucci-Rain-Boots>White Gucci Bag</a> the Chicago area, people get $105.93 in value for $100 spent.
The Tax Foundation, the non-partisan, conservative leading think tank, used data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis to adjust the U.S. average value of $100 to reflect how prices are different in each state. (Click on the image to enlarge).
(Credit: Tax Foundation)
