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SKIN BUMGARDNER
BESSEMER CITY - Linard
Franklin “Skin” Bumgardner,
88, died October 29, 2006 at
Summit Place in Kings
Mountain.
He was born July 21, 1981, in
Gaston County, son of the late
John Franklin and Candace
Hancock Bumgardner.
The funeral was conducted by
the Rev. Ronnie Wilson at 2 p.m.
Tuesday at Sisk-Butler Funeral
H oom: e
Chapel.
Interment
was in
Bessemer
Croieiatiy
Memorial
Cemetery.
Skin
1 was retired
from Jenkins Metal Shops in
Gastonia after 42 years as a shop
foreman. He also was formerly
employed by Diane 29 Theater
for over 30 years and also served
as a Gaston County Deputy
Sheriff for many years. He was a
member of First Baptist Church
in Bessemer City and served in
World War II with the U.S.
Navy.
He is survived by his son,
Robert L. Bumgardner and wife
Kathy of Dallas; daughter
Sandra B. Reynolds of Gastonia;
son-in-law Paul Reynolds of
Kings Mountain; grandchildren
Brad Reynolds, and Brandon
and Ashley Bumgardner; and
great-grandchildren Meagan
and Alex Reynolds and Hunter
Bumgardner.
He was preceded in death by
his wife, Annie Jane Jenkins
Bumgardner; three brothers and
one sister.
To offer condolences, visit
www.siskbutler.com.
Sisk-Butler Funeral Home,
Bessemer City, was in charge of
arrangements.
Pvt. Hart
completes
training
Army National Guard Pvt.
Kendricus J. Hart has graduated
from basic combat training at
Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
During the nine weeks of
training, the soldier studied the
Army mission, history, tradition
and core values, physical fit-
ness, and received instruction
and practice in basic combat
skills, military weapons, chemi-
cal warfare and bayonet train-
ing, drill and ceremony, march-
ing, rifle marksmanship, armed
and unarmed combat, map
reading, field tactics, military
courtesy, military justice system,
basic first aid, foot marches, and
field training exercises.
He is the son of Rebbcca Hart
of Mullinax Drive, Grover.
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The Kings Mountain Herald
November 2, 2006
Teens explore police
EMILY WEAVER
eweaver@kingsmountainherald.com
Local teens are taking aim at
their future through a program
called Police Explorers. Capt.
Robert Medlin, 19, Sgt. Shon
Sheffield, 17, Lt. Robyn Medlin,
17, and Corp. Kelly McCrary, 15,
were all at the KM Police Firing
Range off of Police Lake on
Monday practicing tactical
maneuvers with KMPD Ofc.
Todd McDougal. From finger-
printing and crime scene investi-
gations to traffic stops and task
force scenarios, about 15 youths
enrolled in the program are
learning more than ever before.
“When I was in the program as
a boy, we didn’t do half as much
stuff as these guys are doing,”
said Sheffield’s father. He said
that they used to do simple
things like finger-printing, but
nothing like live tactical scenar-
ios.
McDougal went through the
hand signals that officers and
SW.A.T. teams use when they
approach a possible dangerous
situation. He instructed them to
rally around him and they quick-
ly formed a tight circle. He
described the situation and told
them to circle around a nearby
plot of land, exhibiting their
task-force-like maneuvers. Each
of the officers carried BB guns in
the form of rifles, hand guns and
semi-automatics. Sneaking low
through the land using trash tans
and trees as occasional cover
they secured the perimeter in
true police fashion.
“They are all excellent shots,”
McDougal said, as they practiced
with their air-soft projectile BB
weapons in the firing range. To
the left of the firing range are
wooden walls and pillars which
are used t to Create the scene ofa
building. Bad guys with
weapons drawn are posted on
some of the walls. The young
officers were told that they were
going into a store or building in
New Orleans. After the flood,
lawlessness spread through the
city and there is no way of know-
ing how many bad guys may be
in the building or what their
actions will be, McDougal told
them. Each one went through the
scenario telling the knife or gun
wielding criminals to drop their
weapons. None of the posters
complied so they practiced their
shots, moving in “real time” (as
fast as they would move in real
life).
A squad car and McDougal’s
personal car were set up in the
field for a traffic stop scenario.
McDougal jumped in the car and
told two of the officers to stand-
by as back-up and the other two
to hop in the squad car and prac-
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tice a routine traffic stop. Lt.
Medlin and Corp. McCrary
called in the incident to the back-
up officers on their walkie-
talkies. They approached the
vehicle, cautiously, as they had
been instructed, making sure the
trunk was closed and checking
for any surprises that may await
in the car. After “running
McDougal’s license” they found
that he had murdered a man and
instructed him to get out of the
car. Lt. Medlin frisked the perpe-
trator and with a big grin on her
face, placed McDougal in hand-
cuffs and escorted him to the
squad car.
They also practiced their
hostage ‘negotiation skills as
McDougal held me at his side
with a BB handgun. On Capt.
Medlin’s cue, I moved to the side
and they took down McDougal
with a couple of BBs, which he
said really stings. But their prac-
tices and drills arent just fun and
games. The teens are also
warned that being an officer
means your life is constantly at
risk.
Capt. Medlin joined the pro-
gram when it began in Kings
Mountain in February 2003. He
was fittingly named captain for
being the longest member. He is
currently attending Cleveland
Community College but plans to
join the Air Force. Sgt. Sheffield,
Lt. Medlin, and Corp. McCrary
also received titles for their sen-
iority and active work in the pro-
gram. They are all attending
Kings Mountain High School. All
four of the Police Explorer offi-
cers have aspirations of joining
the law enforcement field.
McDougal said that when they
go to BLET (Basic Law
Enforcement Training) school or
begin their Criminal Justice
courses they swill be Headoand
shoulders above the rest, simply
because of their training and
experiences in Police Explorers.
The officers conduct each assign-
ment with pride and respect, as
every move shows it’s never to
early to get prepared for the rest
of your life.
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When They Rely on You
Capt. Robert
Medlin, Corp.
Kelly McCrary
and Sgt. Shon
Sheffield practice
tactical maneu-
vers through the
Police Explorer
program at the
Kings Mountain
Police Firing
Range at Police
Lake. Left, Lt.
Robyn Medlin and
Corp. Kelly
McCrary practice
pulling over
someone for run-
ning a stop sign.
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