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Police Academy from page 2
to learn how the PD works and shows that
cops are really just like the rest of us.”
Everything went swimmingly, according to
Corkins, when asked to assess the first eight
weeks. “It was even more successful than we
hoped,” he reported. “The participants were
very engaged, asked great questions…and
to be honest, I think we as officers looked
forward to each week as much as they did.
Several nights we stayed after the session
and answered questions until late in the
evening. I formed a bond with this special
group that I am sure will last throughout my
entire career.”
Fourteen individuals graduated from the
first class, with the men and women in the
group representing a diverse cross-section of
the business sector and ranging in age from
23 to 65. “I was really impressed by the excitement
that ESPD showed for the program
and the time commitment from preparation
to presentation,” McCarthy said. “No one
called it in--and they hung around after the
session to answer any questions. All of us
who participated took advantage of each and
every session. The feeling was sadness when
it was over and they all wanted more. All
in all, I believe it was a huge success really
surpassing everyone’s expectations. It was
interesting, informative and fun! And the
fact that the food Aaron served was great
didn’t hurt either.”
Corkins confirmed that he heard from
several graduates about how much fun they
had. “A few told me how they wish they
would’ve considered being a police officer
earlier in their lives,” he said. “One person
in particular showed a lot of interest in possibly
leaving his career and applying to be
a police officer with ESPD.”
Speaking of career changes, the program
also covered areas such as hiring and training
as well as attending the “real” police
academy. It’s no piece of cake to become a
peace officer. According to the most recent
statistics released by the City, ESPD had received
202 applications with only 27 of those
people moving on to take the state aptitude
test. Of those, only nine people passed the
exam. The department continues to ramp up
its recruitment campaign and public outreach
in order to build the number of sworn personnel
to the allotted 62. “We have four people
currently in the police academy and are still
looking to fill four current vacancies as well
as create a list for possible future vacancies,”
Corkins said.
Meanwhile, the upcoming fall session for
the second CPA is in the works with several
people already on the list for the classes. The
program will increase to nine weeks this time
out, Corkins noted. “We encourage members
of the residential and working community to
sign up,” he said. It is open to adults ages
18 and up who live or work in El Segundo.
The ESPD screens all the applicants to make
sure they don’t have a violent criminal past
or felony convictions. Information on the
CPA is available on the ESPD Facebook
page and City website.
Police Chief Bill Whelan, who was a fixture
at many of the Thursday gatherings, hopes
the CPA can be part of the City’s long-term
law enforcement strategy. “This is an opportunity
for us to open up our doors and
invite the public in for a behind-the-scenes
look at what the men and women of the El
Segundo Police Department do each and every
day,” he said. “It allows our residents to
get to know our officers on a more personal
level. One of the most important attributes
we can have as a police department is being
transparent to the community we serve. Having
the Community Police Academy is one
way of demonstrating our transparency, and
it’s a great way of building relationships.” •
Scenario night. Academy students conducting a mock high-risk traffic stop. Photos by Lieutenant Dan Kim.
California Typewriter is a Beautiful
Ode to the Tools We No Longer Need
By Cory Madsen for www.cinemacy.com
I’ll be wholly honest with you. I’ve never
understood nostalgia. I’m more apt to be
found with a copy of The Life Changing
Magic Of Tidying Up than a history
book, but here I am hammering away on a
Selectric I thrifted from my local Goodwill
after seeing this film and I can’t help but
think I’m better for having changed my mind
on the importance of the tools we use to create.
Part love letter and part eulogy, California
Typewriter is, at its base, a trip down memory
lane in search of the right keys to press to quell
that panging thirst for expression. A series
of vignettes that begin as peeks through the
blinds at mad men shouting in the street about
the dangers of technology end up more like
tear-jerking love letters to the tools we use to
speak to one another and the value of history
Tom Hanks in California Typewriter. Courtesy of American Buffalo Pictures.
to art. Somewhere along the line, probably as
the search for the first typewriter ever made
brings the film to my hometown of Milwaukee,
I found a link to the nostalgia I’ve long been
wary to accept, and then the carriage returned.
“The past is a luxurious pursuit,” Martin Howard
says of his extensive collection of typewriters.
The pursuit of the history of the typewriter
is the pursuit of the history of more readily
available language, love, thought and news.
It is more interesting than its listless paragraph
in the Wikipedia entry for the “typewriter.” The
vista that director Doug Nichol leads us to is a
beautiful view into how the machines that transcribed
generations of thought affect us today.
The tools we use to create carry as much the
burden of the creation as we do. In part, the technological
changes of this century have allowed
even more of those important thoughts and
letters to fit so neatly somewhere in the digital
clouds over a struggling typewriter repair shop
outside San Francisco. However, what we’ve lost
may be more important than what we’ve gained
by the convenience of progress. The physical
connection to the art we create with words is
what we’re asked to believe has disappeared
with the abundance of all these digital options.
California Typewriter is a beautiful ode to the
tools we no longer need to use, but should find
a reason to keep around for the value they hold
above their use. See this film because you like
obscure history. See it because you just want
Sam Shepard to break your heart with his words
one more time. See it for whatever reason you
need to, but see it. It’s easy to dismiss something
because it’s old and seems irrelevant,
but to notice it’s there is all the more amazing
because of that. It’s something to be revered,
something to be cherished, and something to
be remembered. Like your grandparents. Who
by the way, would like you to give them a call.
California Typewriter is unrated. 103 minutes.
Now playing at The Landmark. •
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Water Polo from page 5
he won a gold medal representing the US
National team for the Cadet (U15). Hale is
an outstanding defensive player, is extremely
well-rounded on offense and should provide
plenty of scoring for the Eagles.
The Eagles look to have some depth and
that starts with Kalan Smith. His size will
intimidate opposing teams when the big
left-hander will play at the center position.
Coach Brady is also praising a talented
freshman class that should help the program.
Ten incoming freshmen bring a wealth of
club water polo experience. One of them is
Mason Jaeger, who will be playing in the
center position. He’s a big strong athlete
who plays with intensity.
Sophomore sensation Caden Kastigar will
be in his first year as the starting goalie. He
has shown he is ready to take on opposing
defenses that will attempt to exploit a firstyear
goalie.
Coach Brady is full of confidence in a
team that is ready to realize its potential and
defend its Ocean League title. The season
starts tomorrow when the Eagles travel to
play in the Conejo Tournament. The Eagles’
home opener is set for next Thursday when
they host Westlake at 3 p.m.
Football Team Wins Opener
The Eagles won their season opener against
Leuzinger 35-18. It marked the sixth consecutive
season-opening game win for head
coach Steve Shevlin and the Eagles. Junior
quarterback Matt Romero passed for 168
yards and two touchdowns in his first start.
He also had two rushing TDs.
Danny McEntee figured prominently on
both offense and defense. He was in on six
tackles, deflected three passes for incompletions
and returned a punt 39 yards for the
Eagles’ first score. He later added a 46-yard
catch-and-run touchdown pass to give El
Segundo a 14-6 lead. Devin Bonney had
four receptions for 78 yards and caught a
26-yard TD pass.
The Eagles are at home Friday night in
their home opener. They’ll face Oak Park
(1-0) with the kickoff slated for 7 p.m. •