Brad Holmes:  

Poison Ivy, Along Came Jones, Searchin,' etc.) As Alex took the drivers info back to the unit, I asked him not to issue a citation for unregistered vehicle. Alex said "okay." We went back to the car and I continued my conversation with all of the passengers. My new Best Friend, the shotgun passenger was the bass singer of the group, and we were having a blast talking about anything and everything. I gave him the directions to their venue and he invited us to drop by and watch them when we were not busy that night. A couple of hours later Alex and I walked into where they were playing. My New Best Friend, the bass singer, stopped the song that they were singing and said, "Hey everybody, there are two of Redondo's Finest back there, they are our friends! Give them a big round of applause! The kids really let go and started clapping and cheering and made us feel very welcome. We stayed for 5 or 6 more songs, and as we were leaving, Alex said, "Man, you were sure correct in not writing a ticket, you can't buy that kind of positive advertising for any amount of money... And their songs are great!!!" In the late 1970's I was was asked by RBPD Lt. Tom Doty to teach his Po[ice Science class at El Camino Jr. College when he took some time off. I had a blast teaching a class where just 10 years before I had been taking the class. Being a bodyguard for Hugh Hefner was very interesting and A LOT 0F FUN to say the least.. I got to see and meet a lot of celebrities and sports stars. Like I said before, the vast majority of them were very cool. Ringo Starr and Don Adams were two of the coolest. I met Ringo one afternoon at a Charity Fundraiser, and every time he saw me, HE would point and say to anyone within earshot, "Hey everybody, there's my buddy, he's Mr. FBI." After a couple of times, even Mr. Hefner thought that it was hilarious. We saw Ringo several more times that evening. A short time after the one-year Pier Patrol assignment ended for Alex andI, the Redondo Beach PD was going to add a total of 4 Police Dogs and Handlers to the force. I applied for the job as one of the Handlers. I came out number 3 of the 4 applicants. About 3 months later I went up to Bakersfield for the two-week Canine Training Course. The dog that was chosen for me was named"Bishop.." He was a great looking German Shepard, and Extremely Intelligent. The dog program was fantastic!!! They were our partners, at work, and our pets when they were at home. Shortly after "hitting the street" as an Official Canine Unit I received a call that the Hermosa Beach Police Department was requesting a Canine Unit, for Mutual Aid to help search for a Sexual Assault Suspect. We arrived at the scene and went to work. The suspect had entered and exited thru a side window of the house. I had Bishop sniff around the window and told him to "find the bad guy." He immediately started pulling me South Bound. He kept pulling south for 3 blocks, then his nose went up in the air and he turned East on one of the Avenue Streets in Hermosa. I had a real good idea he had this guy as he started pulling harder on the leash. After about 2 blocks he really got excited and stated growling and barking. Well, the suspect heard this and saw this as well. He had hidden under sun deck that was almost out to the sidewalk about half a block east of our location. I had two Hermosa Officers backing me up, and we all saw the suspect wearing the exact clothing that the victim described. The suspect started running east bound about 200 feet ahead of us. Bishop took off like a rocket. He closed the distance between VERY QUICKLY. Bishop leaped for the guy and. I thought that he had jumped too early, but I was wrong. He got the guy with one canine tooth right in the small of the guys back knocked him "az-over-teakettle." It was great, one of Bishop's favorite things was to play fetch. He got his teeth around the guys left shoulder and proceeded to hunch backwards in reverse in an attempt to drag the guy back to me. Do not feel sorry for this creep. As he turned out to be the "North-End Hermosa Rapist." He was wanted in over 30 rapes and sexual assaults, in North Hermosa alone. He was the Head Internal Auditor of a Major National Bank.. It turned out that that everywhere he did his internal audits around the state, there were unsolved rapes Investigation showed that some of the cities had only partial fingerprints, and things like that to go on. (This was way before DNA Evidence..) They nailed this guy Hard!!! He was sentenced to 25 years in prison. (Yes I know, it wasn't long enough, but this was in California where many Murderers get sentenced to 7 years. I did receive a letter here in Arizona notifying me that he was being released.) I HAVE PROBABLY BORED YOU TO TEARS BY NOW. IF SO, I AM SORRY. I have had a lot of fun already, and life continues to be a blast!!! I hopethat you had a very Merry Christmas and a Hopefully will have a Happier 2022!!! I'm writing this on the 28th of December,,2021. Our next Reunion is (hopefully) going to be held in Arizona. The Reunion Name is, "THE CLASS OF '65 TURNS 75!" I think it was Sue Rodriguez who came up with the GREAT NAME.. I Love it! It will be our FIFTY SEVENTH YEAR REUNION, HOW MANY SCHOOLS HAVE EVER HAD ONE OF THOSE???????? Enjoy Life!