CHICAGO

POLICE
THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF TH E CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT JANUARY 1969
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CHICAGD
POLI C E
STAR
Volume x, Number
Richard J. Daley
Mayor
James B. Conlisk, Jr.
SuperintendentofPolice
FrancisJ. Sullivan
Directorof Public Information
ON THE COVER: Lepolia West and Alan
Jay. Photo reprinted with permission of
Ebony magazine.
Virginia L. Rahm, editor, J. Marshall
Curry, assistant editor, D. Talimonchuk,
artist,Ptlmn.JamesMiller,liaison,Super
intendent's Office. Photos by Graphic
Arts section. Names of unit reporters
in Blue Light section.
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January
2 CHICAGO POLICESTAR
INMEMORIAM
Ptlmn. John Ferguson, *6892
2nd District- Wabash
25 years of age
Appointed June 14, 1965
Killed in the line of duty
December 27, 1968
On Friday, December 27, Ptlmn. Joseph Ferguson
and his partner, Ptlmn. Daniel Cambric, stopped three
men on the street. Cambric said one of the men
was a parolee and another a known narcotics user.
After questioning the third man, they let him go.
The man returned, however, brandishing a gun.
He disarmed the two policemen and ordered them
into their squad car. Cambric then drew a concealed
weapon and fired.
In the ensuing battle, Ptlmn. Ferguson was fatally
wounded. The gunman, who had been shot in the
chest and stomach, was later arrested and taken to
Cook County Hospital where he is under guard until
able to appear in court on charges of murder and
attempted murder.
During his three and one-half years as a policeman,
Ptlmn. Ferguson earned four Honorable Mentions, one
of which he received as a probationary patrolman.
Ptlmn. Ferguson, who graduated from Thomas Kelly
High School, is survived by his widow, Tanya, a son,
Joseph Jr., 5, and a daughter, Elizabeth Ann, 3.
Ptlmn. Ferguson was the fifth officer to be killed
in the line of duty in 1968.
Dear Mr. Conlisk:
We GetLetters
Dear Sir:
This is to commend to you and to
bring to your attention the fine
work performed this morning by Lt.
John J.:.. Hinchy, J.L.. ,and Officer
Samuel Rannochio, 12th District
Station. This morning a ,man cashed
his Old Age Pension check in our
Currency Exchange. As he was count-
ing his money a person unknown
to us came in to get change for a
five dollar bill. After he got his
change and as he was leaving the
store he snatched the money from
the man's hand and ran out. Accord-
ing to my employee, Lt. Finch and
Officer Rannochio saw the man run-
ning out. They gave chase, appre-
hended him and recovered the money
for our customer.
O.S.
Dear Sir:
My husband was a victim of a seri-
ous fall Sunday evening around 5
o'clock just opposite the Tribune
Tower on Michigan Avenue. One of
your men was driving north and was
parked at that stop light. When he
wi tnessed this fall, he immediate-
ly came over and very efficiently
kept the traffic under control,
called an ambulance, which arrived
within minutes and then followed
us to the Wesley Hospi tal. We would
be very grateful if you would thank
him for us both, not only for his
efficiency, but for his under-
standing and kindness.
Mrs. C.L. A.
(The officer was identified as
Ptlmn.,. Edgar Hoover, JL.... 18th Dis-
trict.) - -----
Dear Supt . Conlisk:
On four separate occasions, from
September 1 to November 6, the
premises of this firm were vandal-
ized, resulting in over $1,000 in
damage and personal property loss.
We called this to the attention of
Cmdr . William Griffin, 3rd Dis-
trict. We were very the
cooperative response which our
phone call elicited. We know you
will be pleased to learn that this
cooperation has brought about a
successful conclusion to this se-
ries of vandalism. When the thief
struck again at 11 P. M. on November
6, Cmdr . Griffin's plan went into
effect immediately, resulting in
apprehension and recovery of prop-
erty. The culprit was convicted
yesterday in Criminal Court and
sentenced to one year . We would
also like to take this opportunity
to commend to you the valiant ef-
fort and diligence of the two of-
ficers who made the arrest: Offi-
cers R. J.:.. Robinson and M. W. Alex-
ander. 3rd District. - - ---
A.M.S.
Dear Superintendent:
On the cold, rainy morning of Nov.
6, I was struggling with a jammed
car jack while trying to fix a flat
tire. I'd used the jack several
times before, but couldn't get it
to work. It was then that Officer
Robert Anderson, 19th District
station stopped and helped metO
fix the jack. He could just as eas-
ily dr i ven past in the rain; my car
was at the curb and I'd never have
seen him. Because of his help I ar-
rived at work on time, where 30 high
school students had class on time,
thanks to Officer Anderson .
F.G . W.
Dear Sir:
I want to congratUlate one of your
policemen, the patrolman on duty
directing traffic at Randolph and
LaSalle this morning. I was partic-
ularly impressed wi th and inwardly
warmed by the care, courtesy and
friendliness he shared with a pe-
destrian, a severely handicapped
woman. His actions conveyed to me
and to anyone else who was inter-
ested that he was concerned about
the welfare of a most valuable be-
ing--an individual. This has made
my day, and I wanted to share my
pleasure wi th you.
R.W.M.
(The officer was identified as
Ptlmn . E. P. GodleWSki, Loop Traf-
fic.) ----
Dear Sir:
I was the victim of an armed rob-
bery Oct. 27 on Union near 14th St.
Immediately following the inci-
dent, an unmarked car turned the
corner and, like a flash, some
young men jumped out--not in uni-
form. In a matter seconds they
had the two robbers on the way to
the police station . I would like to
compliment the excellent work of
these alert, quick, courteous and
fearless officers from Area #4 Task
Force: Patrolmen Edward J.:..
!L J.:.. Prawiec, Williat;!! L Pavlik...
and George !L Masenis .
J.A.
Dear Supt. Conlisk:
This afternoon when I called the
police to ask for help in finding
my little girl, I received immedi-
ate, kind, responsible and courte-
ous assistance. I thank God she is
now fast asleep and safe in her own
bed. My husband and I want to tell
the policemen who helped us how
very deeply we appreciate their
quick and thoughtful assistance.
W.M.
(The officers were identified as
and
Charlg Younger, 3rd District.)
I teel that as a citizen of this
great city of ours lowe a debt of
gratitude to the members of the
Chicago Police Department who came
to my aid when I was assaulted and
robbed last Sept. 30th while enter-
ing my home. I am certain that if it
were not for the timely action of
Qfflcers Robert BOt!vah K. R.
David Plebanski (Task
Force #JJ.... and Patrolmen Har-
p.lg J.:.. Gordon and John !L. Martin
(2nd District), I would have been
much more seriously injured or, in
all probability, killed. In a mat-
ter of minutes they apprehended two
of the four persons who assaulted
me and recovered practically all of
my property.
C.B .
Dear Sir:
I am writing to express my sincere
appreciation for the courteous and
efficient service which was ex-
tended me by Off-i9!l.!: Johnson...
21s1 District. Yesterday afternoon
my wrist watch, ring and some cash
were stolen from my locker at the
Quadrangle Club of the University
of Chicago and I was on my way to
report the loss to the nearest po-
lice station. I had remembered that
there was a station at 53rd and Lake
Park, but I did not realize that it
was torn down and was no longer
there. Officer Johnson was in his
car nearby and I stopped him to in-
form him of my dilemma. Immediate-
ly, he obtained permission through
his radio to take my report and it
saved me a considerable amount of
time, for which I was very appre-
ciative. Also, later that evening
I was called on the phone by the
Sergeant to whom he made his report
and again I was given courteous and
efficient service.
H. A.
Dear Supt . Conlisk:
I want to take a minute to thank the
Chicago Police Department and in
particular Officer Joseph T. Gil-
lespie (1st Qistricll-,- I was parked
downtown on the evening of Nov . 5
when I locked my keys in my car by
mistake. I live 20 miles outside of
Chicago and I had my wife and baby
with me. It was getting rather late
in the evening so I was in a rather
precarious position . Officer Gil-
lespie came along and was able to
open my vent window with a wire.
The reason I am particularly thank-
ful is that I drive a Volkswagen and
it is widely agreed upon that vw's
are almost impossible to enter
without a key. All the windows are
sealed, and completely
outllned Wl th metal and it was only
due to this officer's perseverance
apparent mechanical ability
whlch , enabled hlm to open the win-
dow . I am most thankful that this
officer went out of his way to help
me and was thoughtful enough to
keep trying to do what seemed to be
impossible. I hope to become a mem-
ber of the Illinois Bar this March
and it is encouraging to know we
have this type of individual on our
police force.
E.K.
JAN U A R Y. 19 69 3
--
It's the first day of class for members of the 31-week training program. Classmates
listen as a new recruit stands and reads the Academy rules and regulations.
The Department has more than doubled
its recruit training time.
Recruits will now graduate
with intensified on-the- street know-how
coupled with a solid college background
in law enf orcement and human behavior.
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Dr. Oscar Shabat (right), chancellor of Chicago City College, answers a reporter's
question. With him, from left to right, are Dept. Supt. Pierce Fleming, Prof. James
Wood, head of the College's Law Enforcement program, Dir. McCann, and Dr.
Salvatore Rotella, director of the College's Public Service Institute.
T
HE RECRUIT CLASS which entered
the Police Academy on January 6 is
the first to take the new 31-week
training program, expanded from 14
weeks.
National attention has focused on
police training recently. Reports such as
the President's "Challenge of Crime in a
Free Society" and the report of the Na-
tional Advisory Commission on Civil Dis-
orders and others have all called for
longer and more comprehensive training
programs for police.
Chicago has now taken the national
lead. No other city police department
has as long a training program, nor,
probably, as comprehensive a one.
Length is not all that makes this such
a significant step forward. The program
incorporates new concepts. Perhaps the
most important innovation is the merger
between the Training Division and City
College.
"Twelve City College professors have
been assigned to the Academy to teach
college courses, for which college credit
is given," said Director McCann. "The
professors are not guest lecturers, but
are here on a full-time basis. The Col-
lege will set up a branch operation with-
in the Academy."
Some of the professors who are teach-
ing are retired Chicago police officers
who have at least an M.A. or LL.B.
degree.
These men have the practical, on-the-
street background, as well as the aca-
demic background.
"The professor who is a former police
officer can also help orient the profes-
sors coming in 'cold' from City College,"
said Director McCann.
Each recruit will take four college
courses-a total of 211 college hours-
for 12 credits. The men who have al-
ready begun their college education, or
those who plan to continue on with it.
are given a little boost toward their
educational goals.
Three "Core" Courses
Three "core" courses will be required:
Law Enforcement 101, Behavioral Sci-
ence 1 and Behavioral Science 2.
Supt. James B. Conlisk, Jr. (right) an-
nounced the beginning of the 31-week
training program at a news conference
on January 6. At left is Training Director
Robert McCann.
"The Law Enforcement course is the
same standard course now offered at
Loop College through the Public Service
Institute," said Director McCann. "The
Behavioral Science courses have been
especially designed for this program.
They are interdisciplinary in approach-
that is, they include psychology, soci-
ology and anthropology. They are de-
signed to meet practical police prob-
lems."
A study of the historical and ethnic
backgrounds of minority groups, pri-
marily the Negro and Puerto Rican, will
be taught in the behavioral sciences
courses. An anthropological approach
will be taken in studying group cultures.
"Through the college courses," said
Director McCann, "the recruit will learn
the backgrounds of his work and of
police problems. The law enforcement
courses include a philosophical approach
to his work, along with the background
and development of law enforcement. In
behavioral sciences, he learns commu-
nity history of minority groups. With this
kind of knowledge, he will be a more
, effective and more productive policeman,
both from his standpoint and the stand-
point of the community."
Training And Education
"This new system now allows for both
training and education of police officers,"
explained Director McCann. "There is a
difference between the two, and the
police officer needs both. In effect, the
Training Division will be responsible for
training-the 'how to' of police work;
City College will be responsible for
education."
Almost all of the Training Division
courses have been expanded, most of
them by just a few hours. Training in
law, for example, has been expanded
from 90 to 115 hours.
One area which has been more than
doubled in hours of training is the physi-
cal skills section. The President's Crime
Commission Report and others have
recommended that police receive more
training in crowd control, handling dis-
turbances, use of weapons, etc.
Five Weeks of Field Work
The 31-week program has been di-
vided into four segments, with field work
interspersed between classwork to rein-
force what the recruits have learned. It
also is a change from the class room.
"During the first week, we are going
to do as much testing as possible," said
Director McCann. "The Training Division
wants to give its own tests. City College
has its tests to determine level of educa-
tional achievement. And new tests de-
veloped by the University of Chicago In-
dustrial Research Center will be given
recruits."
From the 2nd through the 8th weeks,
recruits will be taking some of the college
courses (for approximately two hours a
day), as well as Training Division classes.
During the 9th week, the men will be
in the field, observing operations in one
of the District stations. They will be in
the field again the 16th week, this time
at an Area headquarters. In the 22nd
week, they will be in uniform in the
Traffic Division, riding with Traffic of-
ficers on expressways, working on foot
in the Loop, observing in Traffic Court.
And in the 28th and 29th weeks, they
will be in a District, working in uniform
in beat cars. They return to the Academy
for the 30th and 31st weeks to review
what they have learned, to have ques-
tions answered, to straighten out any
confusion or problems.
Changes Anticipated
The longer program does not mean
fewer recruits can be handled. Once the
program gets under way, the Academy
will maintain a steady "population" of
about 490 recruits in various stages of
training all the time. Previously the num-
ber fluctuated. After the first class gradu-
ates in August, there will be a gradua-
tion of about 35 recruits every other
week.
There will be problems, of course. The
Training Division staff and the City Col-
lege staff anticipate this and know ad-
justments will have to be made.
"The program is in its formative
stages," said Director McCann. "We
have had no models to pattern this after.
We expect to learn by our errors, and
make changes as we go along." *
from the
FIELD
o
Sgt . Ca sey shares a lighter moment with two
General Assignment detectives.
I
F YOU SIT DOWN AND TALK to Sgt.
Robert Casey for awhile, you'll find
the conversation ranging from roses
to religion to the Roman conquests.
" I read everything I can get my hands
on, " said Casey, who is in Area #1 Gen-
eral Assignment. His preference is his-
tory, and especially Roman civilization,
which he considers perhaps the greatest
civilization this world has ever seen. But
as much as he enjoys "visiting" there
through books, he wouldn't want to have
lived in that society.
He has just as strong opinions on
most subjects. Take the subject of roses.
He grew roses for 10 years . He even
tried hybridization - cross-breeding -
once. One rose was white, the other
pink. When the bush finally bloomed, he
had a rose that was white on one side,
pink down the other - "just as though
someone had drawn a line down the
middle," says Casey. He threw it out
and never experimented again.
But he did continue growing his roses
- until recently.
"I planted a maple tree in my back
yard. Maple trees take a tremendous
amount of water, and as a result, my
roses died - even my grass died."
He took up rose-growing as a chal-
lenge. He was in the Planning Division
several years ago when Richard A. Mc-
Donnel was its head. McDonnel , a Cali-
fornian, didn't like Chicago.
"I used to ride back and forth to work
with him, and he complained about the
city, its dirt and climate, all the time.
'You can't even grow a rose in this city:
he' d say. So I took up the challenge. It
was sort of Illinois vs. California.
"It took me 10 years, but I finally
proved McDonnel was right."
C
ALIFORNIA IS ONE of Sgt. Casey's
favorite places, notwithstanding.
He's traveled all over the country,
and into Canada and Mexico. He enjoys
driving out on the highways, and usually
spends his furlough driving hundreds of
miles. Last year was a little different,
though. He and his wife f lew to Las
Vegas, then rented a car and drove to
Tijuana and California.
Music is another subject on which
Casey can speak knowledgeably. He
played saxophone in high school. He
considered a career in music but since
saxophone players are " a dime a dozen,"
he tried to learn the English horn, which
is much rarer . He just couldn't learn to
play it . But the main obstacle blocking
a career was that he found he couldn't
transpose - he couldn't change music
into a key different from the one it was
written in.
Now he limits his musical interests to
"listening, on a nice stereo set."
Casey is also an accounta nt and still
"moonlights" by figuring out other peo-
ple's taxes. He was an accountant before
he became a police officer. He graduated
from St . Phillips High School, and at-
tended DePaul and Northwestern in busi -
ness administration and went into ac-
counting. He found it dull and boring.
"My father-in-law is a retired police
sergeant ," said Casey. " He talked me
into taking the exam for patrolman. I
passed, it and joined the force, August
22, 1955."
H
E WAS 22 YEARS OLD then. His
first assignment was Englewood,
then the old Midway Airport de-
tail , then 8th District, then the Planning
Division. Then he made detective in 1963
and went to Area #4 Homicide, later
to Area #2 Homicide. He made sergeant
in 1964 and went back to the 8th District
and in September 1968 went to General
Assi gnment.
"I really wanted to get back into de-
tective work," sai d Casey. "I consider
being in the Detective Division the great-
est work, the greatest individual chal-
lenge, for a man in the entire Police
Department."
Casey, who says he's "never had a
bad boss," had two or three supervisors
who had a tremendous impact on his
life. One of these is the sergeant Casey
Area #1 Headquarters, which i s now rented
from the Park Di stri ct . will be replaced by a
new building in early 1970.
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Task Force Main hallway
worked for in the Planning Division.
"I came on the job in 1955, and
considered it just that - a job. I might
just as well have been a bricklayer or a
plumber. I was even going to leave it."
The sergeant's dedication to police
work began to "rub off" on Casey, and
changed his whole life. He began to re-
gard police work as a career, not just
a job. He started studying. He took the
detective exam, passed and went into
Homicide. He made sergeant .
U THE BEST WAYfor a to
learn his Job IS by making a lot
of arrests," said Casey.
"You're in court at least two or three
times a week, and you become very
fluent in the language of a court of law.
You learn to be a good witness only by
repetition."
As one of the four sergeants in Area
#1 General Assignment , he is either out
supervising the 39 detectives in their
jobs or acting as watch commander.
About 75 per cent of their work is in
the Loop.
Casey, a southsider, and his wife Joan,
have three children, Karen, 15, William,
13, and James, 12. A fan of the Sox and
the Bears, Casey used to play football
and baseball and wrestle with his sons,
but not anymore.
"They're too big," said Casey, "espe-
cially when it comes to wrestling. The
oldest boy is like a bull."
He doesn't know if his sons want to
go into police work.
"I just want them to get their educa-
tion. Then they can do whatever they
want."
Does he have any advice for recruits
just coming on the job?
"Continue your education. Study for
promotion."
*
General Assignment
Dispute Entls
in Fisticuffs
How do you settle a serious dispute
between two rival gang members?
Well, Ray Castro, Henry Martinez and
Sgt. Bill Rafferty came up with an answer
recently which not only ended the dis-
pute but which started a whole new
sports program as well .
Ray Castro works fortheChicago Com-
mission on Youth Welfare. Henry Mar-
tinez works for the Illinois Youth Com-
mission. Sgt. Bill Rafferty is the 4th
District Community Service Sergeant .
And when the trouble with the gangs
broke out in October, the three decided
to hold a boxing match-athree-rounder
-tosettle the trouble once and for all.
FatherLopezfrom Our LadyofGuadalupe
Church gave permission for the parish
gym to be used forthefight. Then money
donated by area businessmen was used
to buy gloves, a punching bag, and a
portable ring.
The fight was staged and there was a
winner. But more important, there is
now equipment for the area youths to
use-something the neighborhood had
lacked before.
"We're planning for a regular Tuesday
and Thursday workout over at the church
gym," said the Sergeant. "There will be
a 25 cent charge to get in so that we
can pay the church for the hall and the
upkeep."
Officer Friendlys have volunteered to
act as referees. A patrolman is going to
coach interested youngsters. Area resi-
dents will be on hand to chaperon.
"So far, we've had 27 young men in-
terested in the boxing program," said
Sgt. Rafferty. "And, you know, out of
those 27, 12 have been entered in the
Catholic Youth Organization boxing tour-
nament, and five went to the semi-finals.
Around the first of January, one of our
boys will be fighting a northsider in the
finals." *
Sgt Rafferty and Peter Sandoval , Pres. of the
Mexi can Community Committee of South
Chicago. help boxer s Mario. Silva and. Dave
Rojas with their headgear. Silva fought In the
CYO tournament finals .
Civilian coach Vic Vela watches
f erty referees the two boxers.
The Sergeant holds the training. bag while
Frank Rodriquez gets pOinters from
Ray Castro, Chicago Commission on Youth
Welfare.
JANUARY, 19 69 7
rlews news news news
"Man of the Year"
Cmdr. Mark Thanasouras, 15th District ,
was named "Man of the Year" by the
North Austin Boys' Club and other com-
munity groups. He was presented a
plaque at a banquet held in his honor
on Dec. 12.Trophies were also presented
to the youths who took part in summer
activities sponsored by the Austin Com-
munity Service Unit.
Pamphlet on GUll Law
Now Available
When President Johnson signed the
Gun Control Act of 1968, he also is-
sued an Executive Order transferring
the administration of the present fire-
arms importcontrol program from the
Secretaryofthe Stateto the Secretary
ofthe Treasury. The Internal Revenue
Service, U.S. Treasury Department,
now responsible for carrying out fed-
eral gun control laws, will also ad-
minister the firearms import control
program.
The Government Bookstore in the
Federal Office Building, 219 S. Dear-
born, room 1463, has ordered from
Washington copies of Public Law 90-
618, "State Firearms Control Assist-
ance." Send 15, or stop in at the
Bookstore, for your copy of this
helpful pamphlet.
MONEY MATTERS
We figured that most ofyou did realize
that some extra money was taken out of
your paycheck in November and Decem-
ber. And we hope you realized why. But
if you didn't, here's the explanation.
Effective January 1, the city will as-
sume the payment of its employees' in-
dividual hospital insurance on the pay-
roll deduction plan. In the past, the city
has paid half of employees' insurance
deduction.
However, there was a raise in insur-
ance rates on November 3, so it was
necessary to take out extra money for
three pay periods to cover the raise in
rates.
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Can You Help? -----------------
The Special Services section of the
Personnel Division is planning another
mobile blood donor session for a Chi-
cago policeman's son.
The boy's name is Dale Jenkins. He's
17 years old and the son of ptlmn. John
Jenkins, 2nd District. Just before Christ-
mas, Dale, a hemophiliac, bruised him-
self , began to hemmorrhage, and was
taken to Cook County Hospital, where
he received the equivalent of 40 pints of
blood. It is hoped that enough donors
will volunteerto replace the 40 pints and
at the same time, to build up a reserve
for Dale's future needs. For a hemo-
philiac, a cut, a scratch or a bump on
the arm can start a flow of blood that
can't be stopped without immediate
transfusion to make the blood clot.
If you would like to help, please call
Special Services on pax 346 or bell 626-
627 between 8:30 A.M. and 4:30 P.M.
Mondaythrough Friday.When the pledges
are in, a donor session will be set up.
Donors will be notified of the time and
place.
Remembrances ofThings Past
Director George Rupprecht, Automo-
tive Maintenance Division, sent over this
1924 photograph of two Lincoln Park
police officers with their Essex auto-
mobile. He doesn't know who they are,
and he thought our readers might be
able to identify them.
Director Rupprecht filled us in on a
little of the Police Department's auto-
motive history.
Note the wheels-27-inch, said Di-
rector Rupprecht, as compared with 14
or 15-inch wheels today.
That "L. P. Police" stood for Lincoln
Park police, of course, and if you look
closely, some of the surroundings still
look familiar.
The cars were equipped with celluloid
side curtains. Their big drawback, ex-
plained the Director, was that they
cracked in the winter.
And that bell on the side was the
"siren" of that day.
Director Rupprecht, though then only
a boy, still remembers the first auto-
mobile made for the Chicago Police
Department.
"That was in 1906. It was handmade
at Blackhawk and Larrabee streets for
the Police Department. It had two cyl-
inders. The Hudson Avenue police sta-
tion had the car. Everytime that vehicle
went> out, it would huff and puff for
three or four blocks and then stop, and
they'd have to get the horses to bring
it back to the station."
Later on, from about 1912 to 1915,
the Department had the old "flivver
squad"-Model T Fords painted yellow,
said the Director.
"They had solid tires on the front
wheels," he said, "and you can imagine
how that felt on the old cobblestone
streets."
Then there was the old "Cadillac
squad" used by the Detective Division.
They were painted black and,of course,
then as now, the detectives were in plain
clothes. One day a detective was shot as
he was getting out of the car by some-
one who didn't know he was a police
officer. After that the cars were equipped
with a large bell so the public would
recognize them as police cars.
"This bell was 18 inches in diameter,"
said Director Rupprecht. "It had a ham-
mer, a spring and a rope like a clothes
line attached so you could pull it from
inside the car. You could hear that bell
ring a block away."
THE BLUE LIGHT
1st District: Review Officer Gene Walaski
has attained the rank of First Vice Presi-
dent of the Polish American Patrolmen's
Association and was instrumental in the
success of the Children's Christmas Party
held on 8 Dec. at Zum Deuchen Eck .. _
Popular Irving Carlson emulated Santa
Claus to the delight of some 150 tiny
tots and their tiny voices whispering the
words, "Thank you Santa" brought many
a tear to his eyes. Another heart-warm-
ing sight recently occurred when our Sec-
retary Joe Sheehy's daughter Kathy, a
teacher at the Spaulding School for
handicapped children, brought a bus load
of little ones to view the operations of
the Police Dept. at Central Hdtqrs.
Kathy and Irv's undertakings are ex-
amples of the Spirit of Christ within us
all and indicates what can be done if we
make the effort . .. We welcome back
from medical roll, Lt_ Gene Cassidy, Sgt_
Ed Stasica and Ptlmn. Pat Egan ...
Honorable Mention awards were given to
Ptlmn. Gainer, Farrell, Seng, J. Joyce,
Hanlon, Bischoff, Holan, Koltonuk, Hur-
ley, Johnson, Sgt. Duggan, Ptlmn. Hays,
Laughran, Harper, Miller, Gyrion, Policky;
good work men.
-Ptlmn. George Thiese
2nd District: The 2nd Dist. was well rep-
resented at the annual dinner given by
the Chicago Commission on Human Rela
tions. Those present were Capt . Wm.
Tyrrell, Lt. P. Murany, Lt. J. Cronin, Lt.
M. Malarky, Sgt. J. Fowler, Sgt. C.
Martin, Sgt. Ed Brooks, Vice Off. Bill
Ballentine, and Bob Wilson. Dist. Cmdr.
Harness regretted his absence, but was
a victim of the flu epidemic ... Honor-
able Mentions: Ptlmn. Pat Bruen, Ptlmn.
Pet Zenon and F. Strong, Earl Alexander
and Dan Coffman, J. Dvorak and Joe
Golab. Good work . . . Off. Wm. A.
Jones, alias " Bat Man," aSSigned to
Forestville Upper Gratle School, is doing
an excellent job. At last count, he re-
covered 2 guns in 2 days ... Crossing
Guards: Our sincere condolences are ex
tended to Mrs. Bertina Jones, whose
husband passed away . . . Sgt. Ed
Brooks was a recent guest on the Marty
Faye show, and did well during the ques-
tion and answer period. Incidentally, Ed
and his assistant, Walter Glass, escorted
50 youths to the high school champion-
ship football game at Soldier Field ...
Sports: 2nd Dist. Basketball team Capt.
Freddie Carter, and Co-Capt. Lou Berry
announced our team is trying extra hard
this year, and request your support at
our games on Sun. at Foster Park. Good
products on the Police bowling team are
Douglas Bolling, Roscoe Lawrence, J.
Hollowell and George Williams. In hand
ball, Don Foulkes and Willie Walker
played a grudge game. I heard it was
"nip and tuck" all the way . . . The Road
Runners, namely, Bill Primous, Juan
Carr, Godfrey Jones, Freddie Carter and
Nelson Evans gave another swinger.
They featured George Brown and Yours
Truly in the battle of Disc Jockeys. It's
obvious who won. 002 reporting. 10-4.
-Ptlmn. Louis Shelley
3rd District: Our Dist. Personnel received
350 awards during the past twelve
months. Just to mention a few, J. Ford
and G. Winistorfer received "Traffic Men
of Month"; Dept. Commendations re-
ceived by G. Edgar, R. Smith, T. Farogoi
and J. Golden; the Jaycee awards were
earned by T. Rowan, W. Bosek, O. Rich-
ard, O. Cotton, J_ Knightly and J. Eng-
strom . .. One of our young ofcrs.,
C. Cicirilla, did a splendid job arresting
three burglars . . . Congratulations to
R. Comparin and G. Thompson for ex-
cellent work which resulted in the arrest
of a burglar, and to R. Givens and M.
Walano for the arrest of two men wanted
for home invasions, armed robberies and
aggravated batteries ... Sgt. R. Swanson
came in 4th in the I.P.A. Fall pistol
match. Sharpen up your firing pins, Sgt.
G. Peterson and Ofcr. C. McCarl. 01' Roy
needs 'help on the firing line . .. Sgt. P.
Shannon was installed "Chef De Gore
40 and 8" which is Post Commandant of
the City Voiture 1240 Vets Organization
. . A. Williams is our newly appointed
Post Advisor in Community Service unit
.. Sgt. N. Wilson is rapidly developing
into a top grade gardener. Yep! He grew
67 watermelons last year . . . Ofcr.
(Friendly) L. West finally received the
approval to adopt the little foundling
brought to the Jackson Park Hospital
. . Our Dist. was honored with a tea
which was sponsored by Mrs. Lovlyn
Evans and members of the Park Manor
Organization . . . Mrs. M. Miller and her
2-year-old daughter Vicki performed mag-
nificiently in the Dec. 8th fashion show
.. Don't forget the retirement party in
honor of Sgt. Joe Connelly. It will be
held at the Martinique Restaurant 27
February. Dist. Ofcrs. and their wives
who have been married for 20 years or
more will also be honored.
-Ptlmn. Art Kimber
4th District: The members of the 4th
Dist. are deeply saddened by the death
of Ptlmn. William Fagan. Bill made
countless friends during his 17 years in
South Chicago and will be long re-
membered. Our most sympathetic con-
dolences are extended to his family .. .
Sgt. Bill Rafferty organized a Xmas Party
for the kids in the 4th Dist. that was
attended by 5000 youngsters. Rafferty
put in long hours on this party and even
played Santa Claus. It was a huge and
well earned success . . . Gene's Steak
House was the scene of much merriment
as the arms went up and the drinks went
down with more than a mild regularity.
All of the aforementioned was a toast to
Cmdr. Nolan who is journeying into the
ranks of the married this month. A
grand time was had by all , especially
J. O'Brien . . . The tactical teams are
doing a fine job under the supervision
of Sgts. Flores and Burns ... It's ru-
mored that Tommy Cox has been seen
in the company of a little French sweet-
heart strolling the avenue . . . My hench-
man, Steve Glombicki, is in love. He j ust
spent $25 on long-stemmed roses for
his girl, Judy. That's got to be love.
-Ptlmn. Pat Mangner
6th District: Congratulations to Cmdr. Ed
Sheehy and all the men at 6 for thei r
work in having the biggest crime re-
duction in the city in 1968 . . . J. Spalla
had a baby girl. No, actually it was his
wife, both are fine . . . B. Walsh is fill ing
in for secretary Mandel of Harvey &
Mandel fame ... The 6th Dist . Xmas
gala at the Beverly Woods on 23 Dec.
was a smashing sucecss. A good time
was had by all .. . Welcome back to
C. Ryan who spent 27 days in Florida
. . . Warrant man Greyer is leaving
shortly for the super bowl game in
Havana, Cuba. He bought his tickets
from C. McDonald. Our raise sure looks
good although we all richly deserved it.
A thanks to the leaders who presented
our case, Big Red Herrick and Danny
Green .. . The Hong Kong flu seems to
be on us and we have a tip on how not
to get it. Lock yourself in a closet for
30 days and don't come out . It's a sure
cure.
-Ptlmn. Robert M. Angone
8th District: Speedy recovery to Bob Nel-
son who is recovering from pneumonia
at Holy Cross Hospital. Also AI Schilling
who has just undergone major surgery.
Hurry back, fellows .. . Bowling News:
Slouf's Lounge of the Chicago Lawn
League took over 1st place. Capt.
Richard Spry says his team will stay on
top. Pitak and his Pink Elephants team
have no comments at this time . . .
Warning to all residents around Midway
Airport-Pltmn. Pete Radkin has re-
ceived his Pilot's License. Next step for
him may be the Whirlybirds section. But
you have to be a Sergeant, Pete . . .
Happy birthday to Ptlmn. M. Mickow,
age 60, and rumor is that he will not
celebrate with the men next year as he
is retiring. Everi the raise in pay will not
change his mind ... School is out and
the Sergeants' exam is over.
-Ptlmn. Vince O'Grady
10th District: Get well greetings to John
Moroney, recovering from his recent ill-
ness. From reports being circulated
around he is now as thin as "Twiggy."
This is quite an accomplishment .. .
Congratulations are in order for ace
crime fighter Art Jackson. Art took the
plunge and got married last month. If
you think he walked fast before you
should see him move around now. Best
wishes to you and the new bride, Art
... Joe Leon is to be congratulated also;
his wife presented him with a new baby
and we are awaiting the details from Joe
.. . Congratulations also to John Stoffey
and Barbara on the arrival of their
daughter, Jeanette Renee, who arrived
June 3rd and bounced into the world
21 " in length, weighing 7 Ibs. 9 ozs. As
an apology to Mrs. Stoffey on our late
announcement it was our fault and not
John's. He gave the news to us with
smiles the day after baby Jeanette ar-
rived ... Two of our cadets have gone
to attend regular police training. They
are Cadets Breska and Zolig. Good luck,
fellas, Maybe you will come back to 10
after you graduate ... Our deepest sym-
pathy is being sent out to the families of
Chester Mocek on the loss of his brother.
Also to Sgt. Barrett on the loss of his
dad, and to Walter Caby on the loss of
his mother.
-Ptlmn. Charles S. Rolecek
11th District: The "Watch of Champions"
again had its change-over party at the
place with the thick rugs. Led by Capt.
McGuiness, it was said to be a crashing
success ... Ptlmn. Anthony Mark is in
the process of starting an aviation club.
Interested parties should contact Ptlmn.
Mark, who is on Sgt. Gilhooly's tactical
team. In volume, flying rates are con-
siderably reduced . . . It's basketball
time again and, as usual, the "A" team
of the 11th Dist. is undefeated. It is
rumored that this condition will last
until the end of the season. This will be
the 3rd Championship in a row for the
11th Dist.... Sgt. Lindsay will have to
get a new tactical team because after
a1'1 the studying that was done it is
probable that the entire team will be 3
stripers by the end of 1969 .. . Con-
gratulations are in order for Ptlmn.
Cadogan who is now Sgt. Cadogan, as-
signed to the 13th Dist.... Sgt. Mc-
Nickle is reassigned to the I.I.D.
-Ptlmn. Charles V. Sturm
13th District: During the 13th period, the
2nd watch had the pleasure to work
with Capt. J. Joyce and his merry men
.. Get well soon goes to Ed Pociask,
recovering from recent illness, and get
well also to Jose Martinez's wife Virginia,
suffering from a broken right arm ...
Top ticket writer in 13 is Ted Floros
(???) ... Cups in the lock-up; if you're
lucky, Big John Z might give you one
.. What happened to Buttercup one
Sat. in Dec. is still a mystery??? ...
Congrats to Dick Saunders and Barb on
their new arrival . .. Lt. B. Farrell is en-
joying his steak dinners better now that
he has a new set of uppers and lowers
.. Sgt. Maggio is his old self again
now that Danny is a recruit _ . _ Every-
one that attended the retirement party
for George Schultz had one great time,
the chow was excellent and your Star
reporter can verify that. The party was a
great success and one that George and
his wife will remember always ... Ed
Riordan's face was shining with joy; Ed
Jr. was home from the Military for the
holidays . . . Sgt. Maggio and Jim
Frawley did a splendid job on the Christ-
mas Party for the children; over 1500
stockings full of candy were given to
each of the kids who attended and a
prize was given .
-Ptlmn. Patrick Shannon
15th District: The 15th Dist's. mighty
hunters were out this past season with
Sgt. John Recchia and Cadet Bob Truz
each getting their deer. Also Sgt. Don
Miller piloted a plane with Sgt. Spencer
Holmes as his passenger to Wyoming
where Sgt. Holmes shot his deer . . .
Best wishes to Sgt. Wm. Connolly on
his recent marriage ... Don't forget to
get your 1969 St. Jude's cards. See
Ptlmn. Rich McArthur . . . Welcome to
Ptlmn. James Hanssen, John Burns, Vic
Hoffman and Peter Rago ... Our deep-
est sympathy to Ptlmn. Art Hanson on
the loss of his daughter, Barbara ...
Hats off to Ptlmn. John Finnegan, Steve
Fitzgerald and Rich Hujar who have
volunteered their time to work with the
youth in Austin in forming an Explorer
Post which will meet twice a month ...
Congrats to the following for receiving
honorable mentions: Sgt. John Recchia
and Ptlmn. Tom Stack for apprehending
a robber and Ptlmn. S. Greco and R.
Brown for arrest of a wanted narcotic
offender . . . Also welcome to Capt.
Walter Vallee who has been filling in at
15 while Capts. C. Casey, John Foley
and Ed Russell were on their furloughs
... Cmdr. Thanasouras was given the
Man of the Year Award by North Austin
Boys Club.
-Sgt. Arthur Ferando
16th District: Our sincere sympathy to
Eugene Simpson on the loss of his
brother William who was killed in Viet
Nam. We also express our condolences
to Crossing Guard Lorraine Rakoczy on
the loss of her mother ... Ken Nagor
sen is the proud father for the 1st time
-his wife presented him with a baby
girl, Lauren. William Wright's wife pre-
sented him with twins, Billy and Bobby
... The following men were presented
with Honorable Mentions: Dan Cirignani,
Pete DeFrancisco, Dennis Salemi, Vito
Montana (what is this, all Italians?) Bill
Coakley, Miervaldis Leititis and Edward
Fleming (from that O'Hare Field Unit
that is way out) ... Don Berry became
a "grandpa" for the 1st time. It's hard
to believe, he looks so young ... Len
Gogola is being recommended for a De-
partment Commendation and "Traffic
Man of the Month" award for his out-
standing arrest. We're all hoping he gets
it ... Our 7th Annual Retirement Party
was a big success! The party was held in
honor of Capts. Henry Ediger (cou'ldn't
find a nicer guy; he is now Chief of Park
Ridge Police), Bernard Dier and Sgt.
Anthony Mendralla.
-Ptlmn. Louis Bruzzini
20th District: The outstanding arrest for
the month was made by Sgt. Charles
McCauley, Ptlmn. Patrick Rowan and
Ptlmn. Gary Cohen. They apprehended a
culprit who raped, robbed, and at-
tempted to murder a mother and baby
by setting fire to the home. This arrest
was done by fitting the description with
a past arrest ... The whole command
extends sympathy to the family of
Stanley August. He passed away 10
Dec. Ptlmn. August walked Wilson Ave-
nue for many years ... Our deepest
sympathy to Ptlmn. Robert Massett on
the passing of his mother . . . Cadet
Brad Woods is officially engaged. The
knot is to be tied in July. Cadet Woods
was taught the proper way to file records
by Bob Wito, our assistant review officer.
Now try and find case reports . .. Ptlmn.
Minton left 20 to become a traffic man,
6th Area ... John Magner ancl Mrs. will
visit the islands of Hawaii the 2nd fur-
lough period. He wears a grass skirt
under his uniform pants to remind him
of the upcoming event.
-Ptlmn. Dennis Salemi
18th District: Elwood (Holy) Stolle just
got back from In-Service School and is
giving instruction to AI (Red Pencil) Witt
on the proper way to make out case re-
ports . .. Barry Cutaia finished his active
duty Military Service and is back in
school learning the new techniques of
police business ... Sgt. Ed Wright and
Ed Leonard are in the market for a new
partner, as Sgt. Peters deserted the fear-
some threesome ... Bruce Pankiewicz
has joined the ranks of the empty holster
review officer and is third vice president
of the "Red Pencil" ... Howie Gratton
and Terry were passing out cigars-they
have a daughter ... The desk personnel
would like to identify Ofcr. Big Sam so
he can put a stop to all the perfumed
letters they are receiving in care of the
desk ... Cadet Wayne Hovland left the
District to attend the Academy and when
he finishes he will be one of Chicago's
finest ... Lt. Pat O'Connor left us and
went to the Internal Inspection Division
.. There were a lot of men congratulat
ing each other after the recent Sgt. exam
as they all thought they knew the correct
answers. THE LITHUANIAN EAGLE.
-Ptlmn. John R. Daciolas
Traffic Area # I: Our Annual New Year's
Eve Party was a smashing success and
all members attended except for R. C.
Glynn, who had a previous engagement
at Sumava, Ind., which was sponsored by
his friends Harv and Irene Schmidt.
Mary Jane and 'Singing' Jack O'Neill won
the dance contest with John Tracy Alt-
house and Tom Higgins running a close
second. Music was provided by Ted
Noose and his Topless Polish String
ensemble. The highlight of the evening
was a contest between Jack Manfre and
Don Dodge, to see how many parking
citations could be filled out in a 5'minute
period. Jack won by one citation and
was presented with the "Writer's Cup"
which will be an annual presentation
from now on. Gene tigurotis was at the
party and told about his recent opera-
tion. Funny thing, Gene would only eat
the Kosher corned beef. Ray Heller and
his new bride attended; still looked like
honeymooners. Harold Onixt gave a nice
talk on the benefits of rainwater shampoo
and on how to store the helmet in the
3/ W trunk. Nick Mastro attended wear
ing a formal 'dickie' which covered up
his shirt and tie, a real fashion plate.
-Ptlmn. Charlie Jenkins
Traffic Area #4: T.A. #4 wishes to ex-
press its condolences to Ofcr. Ralph
Varchetto who recently lost his father
. . It's good to see Dominic Tufano
back after an extended vacation-sorry
to see him go to the 15th Dist. though
.. Of cr. Joseph Dechristopher, who was
seriously injured while on duty is recover-
ing after surgery at St. Luke's Presby
terian Hosp.... Area 4 sent its best
whistlers, H. Mact1ina, C. Balich, T.
Govostis, M. Purpura, J. DiGiovanni, M.
Moore, and the brothers W. Burke and
J. Burke to the Loop for Christmas va-
cation ... Lucky gentlemen on furlough
are J. Kowatt, M. Moore, B. Burke, J.
Perna and A. Marcantonio ... Congratu-
lations to Donald Marek and wife on the
arrival of Miss Melissa Ann, who made
her debut on Nov. 13, joining her brother
Donald, 7, and sister Nancy, 4 . . .
Capt. Ascher expresses his sincere wish
to all his men and their families for a
warm and happy New Year .. . Your
reporter-father in waiting.
-Ptlmn. Rick Luzin
Traffic Area #6: I'm your new reporter
for T.A. #6 . . . Welcome back from
leave of absence, Russell Lightfoot ...
Our Board of Honor finds Commenda-
tion Letters for the following members,
complimenting them on their excellent
police service in the handling of acci
dents: Fred Sparano, Duane Mealer and
Robert LaCursia ... Returning from en-
joyable furloughs were Capt. Woodburn,
Sgt. Mulkerin, Ptlmn. Fred Sparano,
Roger Corcoran and Edward Arnold. All
look relaxed and rested ... Rita Koehl
returned from medical; had that old flu
bug. We're glad you're feeling better,
Rita ... Yours truly also returned from
a very pleasant furlough, spent many
days in the corn fields of southern Illi-
nois, hunting that elusive ringneck and
trampling through the woods for dear
(4 legged ones).
-Ptlmn. Chuck Epperson
Detective Area #2: Some of the units
had small Christmas gatherings. Rob-
bery section's party was enjoyed by all.
We in Burg. #2 want to give special
thanks to all that made the necessary
plans for our gathering . .. Congrats to
Dets. Art Robinson, George Moone and
Jim Delincke for a nice job in the ar-
rests and recovery of over $1,000 worth
of tools taken from the Chicago Park
Dist. . . . We hear that (Trooper) Sgt.
Bill McHugh is planning an overnite
campout with his son who is a Boy
Scout. At this writing the forecast is
slowly dropping temperature. Let's hope
that Bill will have the right spirit(s) any-
way . . . A special thanks to Jim Delincke
for his Xmas Decorations around the
area (with his brush). I think it puts all
of us in the Christmas Mood . . . To
Det. Dixon, G.A. #2, congrats to him
and his wife on the birth of their new
baby . . . Dets. Mike Golden and Jim
Orr, Task Force (Det.), did a nice job
on the arrest of 4 juveniles and 1 adult
which cleared numerous burglaries in
the South Shore area .. . Congrats to
Det. Earl Cordoni and Jack Griffin for
the apprehension of a burglary suspect
in a chain store while they were working
the midnite shift. This is always a good
arrest, which shows police activity during
the nite time hours when the citizens
are asleep.
-Det. Gene Ivana
Detective Area #4: G.A.-Sgt. Charles
Scalia spent an uncomfortable week in
Little Company Hospital undergoing vari-
ous tests. Best wishes for complete re-
covery. Sgt. John Barry suffered an
attack of the "flu" but seems to be fully
recovered. Likewise Sgt. Hugh McQuaid
... Autos-Welcome aboard to newly-
assigned Dets. Eugene Troken, Edward
Walz and George Bonness . . . Bob
Daugherty has returned to duty after an
extended period of illness. Best of
health ... Homicide--Det. James Rein-
inger and his bride, Celena, spent their
honeymoon in Florida. They are now
boasting about their prowess as deep
sea anglers . .. Eugene Miller, Jr. was
sent home from Vietnam for celebration
of the holidays ... Frank Higgins' son
has been stricken with meningitis but
the progress toward complete ' recovery
is encou raging ... Robbery-Sgt .. Ken-
neth Curin is a welcome addition ...
Bob Cozzi is getting intellectual, judging
by side-burns.
-John R. Bodkin
Detective Area #6: Congratulations to
Burg. unit: Sgts. Carroll, Hunter, O'Hara
and their men r e o v e r ~ d $75,000 worth
of liquor and made 12 arrests. Richards,
Shockey, McGunn and Grill broke up a
ring of female burglars working the Near
North Side. Kamka and Kunz broke up
a ring of drug store burglars, arrested
three and made large recovery of nar-
cotics. Many clear ups resulted from all
these arrests . . . By the way, what
happened to Sgt. Carroll's sku II?
Stork flew over the home of Robt.
Sweeney, A.T., and Charlotte for the
third time. Lisa Anne, 8 Ibs. 3 ozs.,
arrived, looking healthy and happy. Con
gratulations ... Lt. Feindt, A.T., and
wife enjoyed a month in the sunny land
of Key West .. Jim Madden, G.A., is
convalescing at St. Anthony's Hosp.;
Ronald Dowmond, G.A., is in Columbus
Hosp. after an auto accident. Hurry and
get well, fellows ... Welcome back, Sgt.
Chas. Adamson, Robb., and so long Sgt.
Gallet, who left Robb. for the CIU. We'll
miss you . . . Newly assigned to the
P.O., Annette Teel, Hom/ Sex. They al-
ways get the pretty girls. Welcome
aboard, Annette. All for now.
-Jeannette laRue
Detective Area #;5: Sgt. Roy Thyfault,
G.A., displayed a hidden hilarious talent
when he was the M.C. for a combination
retirement and promotional party held at
the Cardinal House on 15 Nov. Retiring
detectives were Sgt. J. Mulvey, Det. Wm.
Moynanan, Det. Alvin Goldstine and Det.
William Boehm. The new sgts. are Roger
Zacharias and Ernest Dreksler. Our best
congratulations. Our younger detectives
will miss the wise guidance that was
helpfully given by Det. Moynanan in the
heavier cases, and also the wit and good
nature of the team of Boehm and Gold-
stine. Your reporter will miss Moynanan's
generous coffee contributions. It was my
turn to buy when Bill announced his
retirement, but I don't think that in-
fluenced his decision ... A big "thank
you" to C.O. McMahon, Robb., for do-
nating his time and wisdom to a law
course for the Sgt's exam ... Con-
gratulations to Lt. Keating, Hom. Sex,
for a splendid showing on the Capt's.
eligibility list. His success must have
inspired his co-workers to rise in the
ranks, judging from the reading material
in their office ... Sgt. DiMaggio, Robb.,
deserves a mention for his steady and
consistent work in making the streets
safe for all of us and I am waiting to
assist him in any heavy weapons cases,
even on my day off ... To all interested
parties, Henry (Rip Van Winkle) Wied-
bush, Hom. Sex, is giving dancing les-
sons. His first pupil is James (Twinkle
Toes) Lanners, Hom. Sex ... Det. Nor-
man Law, Hom. Sex, finally broke down
and opened his billfold (moths flew all
over the Homicide office). He purchased
a new T.V. set. If I know Det. Law, he
will have the guarantee notarized . . .
Sweet Dreams-with our new pay raise.
-Det. Joseph E. Chwistek
Bureau of Staff Services: The 6th Annual
Christmas and Retirement Party for Cen-
tral Services and Auto. Maint. was a huge
success and all those present had a
marvelous time ... Many years of health
and happiness to Lyle Curry, E&RPS, on
his retirement after 21 years of service
with the Dept. . . . A speedy recovery
to Floyd Aeberly, E&RPS ... Welcome to
the Training Div., Lt. R. Sheehan, Sgt.
William Moran and Ptlmn. Brimer ...
Joe Migas, Training Div., just returned
from his furlough in Hawaii with a beauti-
ful tan ... A speedy convalescence to
Alma Benoit, Training Div.... Congratu-
lations to Police Matron Rose Beaudry
who recently became a grandmother ...
Dan Hayes, Central Detention, recently
came back from Fort Lauderdale looking
like a million ... A big welcome to John
Beckman who recently joined Central
Detention ... Welcome back Ed Donovan
and Joe Schelk to Central Detention
after their long illness ... A speedy reo
covery to AI Pienta, Bill Dever and also
to Police Matrons Marcia Wierschem and
Agnes Power ... The Annual Christmas
Party that was held for members of the
Records and Communications Division
on Dec. 17 at the Millionaire's Club was
a huge success. The Christmas Party
given by the Lost Property Files and
Pawn Shop was a big success. All those
attending enjoyed themselves; and even
Santa was on hand. The Records Proces-
sing Unit held their Christmas Party at
Jimmy Wong's on the 23rd of December.
All those who were present had a very
enjoyable time ... The big decision was
whether to choose American or Chinese
Cuisine ... Good luck to Bart Reinier,
former director of Data Systems, who
left to take a job at The Univ. of Indiana.
-Audrey LaBash
Communications Section: We hope that
everyone enjoyed the past holidays and
the new year brings health, happiness
and good luck to all ... We know that
members of this unit that took the re-
cent Sergeant's exam will make a good
showing on the eligibility list ... Wel-
come to H. Carr and R. Peterson who
were transferred in, and good luck to
M. Considine, M. Ford, and E. Souhrada
who transferred to other units . . .
Congrats to J. Gubrud and J. Krettler for
receiving a commendation for the part
they played, and cooperating with field
units of the 20th Dist., in the apprehen-
sion of a homicide suspect ... Good luck
to Telephone Operator Loretta Paynter
who reti red 1 Dec. 68 after 17% yrs.
of faithful service ... Glad to see Mattie
Cathey back at her desk after her stay
at the Jackson Park Hosp .... From a
reliable source, it has been learned that
Sgts. Stanley and Ellsoos decided 'to
exercise their rights granted by Chapter
#25-37, Municipal Code of Chicago ...
Congrats to Dave O'Cull who recently
joined the matrimonial ranks. That's it
for now.
-Sgt. Erv Stojkovic
Office of the Superintendent: Enteri ng
the Military on the eve of New Year's
Eve was John Stauffer of Finance. We
are confident that John will enjoy that
which is worth enjoying and cast aside
the chaff, and we hope he returns full
of health and optimism ... Optimistic
by nature is Kay Morrissey of P.I.D.,
who became Mrs. Edward McCann on
Dec. 7 . . . Marti Keeker, formerly of
P.I.D., and her husband are extremely
happy with the pleasant disposition of
their new son, Kevin David ... Lingering
still in the Information Division we find
that Dick Potesta, pacing himself with
that deliberation and iron which will
have already made him famous, was
the last man to sign the book for the
sergeant's exam . . . Smiling Charlie
Farber, still recuperating from that heart
attack, passed through the fourth floor
looking sleek as a seal ... Good luck
to PI D's Gerta Houston. Now the Divi
sion will have to buy a Funk & Wagnall.
-Ptlmn. Jim Miller
Community Services Division: Ofcr. Nate
Burton is hospitalized at Billings under-
going a series of examinations. WNothing
serious," says Nate . . . Ofcr. Bob
Holliger moved from the office of DS/FS
into the office of Community Relations
to assist Coordinator Sheehy . . . Sgt.
Brown and Ofcr. Rudy Brown are going
on furlough ... Ofcr. Toole has received
his Associate of Arts but the educational
process continues . . . Ofcr. Martinez
sojourned down Puerto Rico way on his
vacation and he and his family enjoyed
themselves ... Ofcr. Batchelor earned
some extra money by working for the
Department during his furlough under
the new plan set up for this purpose ...
Trying to decide if Chief Nolan's secre-
tary, Sadie Iwanaga, is jealous of our
girl, Sonya "Boots" Garfield. It seems
that Miss Garfield is the cynosure of all
eyes when she makes her way through
the office wearing her classy, new boots
.. Our deepest sympathy is extended
to Gene Westergren of Human Relations
on the death of his father ... My best
wishes for a Happy and Healthy New
Year.
-Sgt. Joseph Joyce
Youth Division: Many years of health and
happiness are wished to Jim Lock and
wife on their retirement from the Police
Dept. They have gone to live in Florida
.. Y.O. Randolph has again formed a
basketball team that is heading for a
successful season in the police league
.. A hearty welcome back to duty is
extended to Polwmn. P. Hays and D.
Berry after a year's absence ... Y.O.
Kagan and his wife and Y.O. McCluskey
and his wife are to be congratulated on
the birth of their new daughters . . .
Polwmn. Thomas has changed her name
to Podmani by marrying Det. Podmani of
the 5th Area ... Y.O. Heinrich and Ul-
rich have again upped their number of
recovered autos frcm 12 to 16 this
month ... Polwmn. Judy Pierce gave a
good account of herself on TV when she
was interviewed and stated how to de-
fend against attack on the streets ...
Polwmn. Rommelfaenger also was fea-
tured in the Daily News in "Beeline"
where she explained the duties of Chi
cago Policewomen ... Sgt. Lorden has
switched from golf to bowling and reo
ports his scores are about the same.
-Y.O. Thomas Heaphy
Please accept our apologies, Ptlmn.
Rolecek. Here's your column which
should have appeared in the December
issue.
10th District: Best wishes are being sent
out to Sgt. Joe Flood who retired from
10 last month. His familiar face around
the desk will be missed by many of us.
Best of health and a long retirement life,
Sarge ... Get well greetings to Chris
O'Reilly who is on the medical. Chris
has been seen hopping around with a
cast on his ankle ... Uncle Sam claimed
one of our men from 10 again; this time
it was William Wright who was drafted
last month into the service. Best of luck,
Bill, and stay out of the stockade while
you are away ... Claude Bowden did it
again. After being presented with the
Traffic Man of the Month here recently
he was awarded the Jr. Chamber of Com-
merce Award as the Outstanding Patrol-
man, which is quite an honor. Congratu-
lations, Claude, and best wishes for the
future ... An outstanding job as usual
was performed recently by Lt. Fee,
George Hynek and John Stoffey when
they were detailed to the 4H Club get to-
gether. Seems every time the 4H has a
get together they request this team to
assist them. -Ptlmn. Charles S. Rolecek
WASHINGTON -- The National Highway
PARIS -- The sound abatement cam-
Safety Bureau has proposed that ef-
paign is being stepped up even fur-
fective Aug. 1, 1969, auto makers
ther, despite 14,108 tickets given
must provide consumers with infor-
last year for horn-honking, faulty
mation on how each car model per-
mufflers and other noisemakers . The
forms in various safety categories,
prefect of police, Maurice Grimaud,
such as braking and accelerating.
warned that far more tickets would
The Automobile Manufacturers As-
be handed out for abuses.
sociation asked the Bureau to post-
DATEL I NE
LONDON -- A shopkeeper of a jewelry
store became suspicious when a cus-
tomer's false beard kept falling
off. He pushed the alarm bell. The
"bearded" man pleaded guilty to
possession of stolen rings.
ELIZABETH, N J --Three and one-half
hours after a 67-year-old man had
been shot and had taken a bus home
thinking he was unhurt, surgeons
removed one bullet from his lower
abdomen and one from his tongue.
The man told police that he and a
friend were waiting for a bus in
Newark when four youths approached
and demanded their money. When one
of the youths searched them and
foundnothing,hedrewagunandfired
three times . The man said he felt
a stinging sensation and decided it
was a pellet gun. He explained he
had not reported the incident be-
cause he hadn't lost anything. When
he got home, however, the bleeding
didn't stop and he went to the hos-
pital.
I ~ W YOl1.K --The first indictment un-
der the open housing provisions of
the 1968 civil rights act was re-
turned here Dec. 6. A man who al-
legedly set fire to his neighbor's
house because it was going to be sold
to a Negro was indicted.
From the Library
The following publications have re-
cently been added to the Police Branch
Library, 720 W. O' Brien . Requests may
be made through the Police Mail or by
calling PAX 9473 or Bell 538. Circula-
tion is for two weeks, with a renewal for
two more weeks if there are no reserva
tions. Visit your library (9 A.M. to 4
P.M., Monday through Friday) .
pone the deadline. Paul Bower, At-
torney General's consumer counsel,
urged the Federal Highway Adminis-
tration to refuse the auto makers'
request. He said, "In order to make
a rational choice,the consumer
should have available to him data
on all competing makes prior to the
time of purchase or potential pur-
chase. "
ALBANY N. Y . - - As a resuIt of mount-
ing complaints of consumer fraud,
State Attorney General Louis Lef-
kowi tz announced plans to establish
mobile complaint bureaus. "-rt is
most appalling to find that the
targets of the fraud are those with
language difficulties, persons in
the lower-income brackets -- those
who can least afford the loss of
their money," said Lefkowitz. The
mobile units would go to the area
where these frauds are taking
place. They would be manned by staff
members of the Bureau of Consumer
Frauds and Protection. Often, said
Lefkowi tz, victims of fraud cannot
afford the time or carfare to jour-
ney downtown to make their com-
plaint.
!lie. HAVEl-f, Conn -- "Public enemy
number one in this country" is the
automobile, three Yale professors
agreed during a panel discussion.
Besides polluting the air and con-
gesting the cities, cars are in-
volved in more than half the dis-
abling accidents and they contrib-
ute to heart disease "because we
don't walk anywhere any more. "
Secret Service: Thirty-Three Centuries of
Espionage, Rowan, Richard Wilmer; Haw-
thorn, 1967.
Confessions and Statements, Schafer,
William J .; Thomas, 1968.
Drugs and Drug Abuse, California's
Health, Sacramento, Feb. 1968.
Drugs of Abuse, Government Printing
Office, 1968.
licensed to Kill: The Incompetent Ameri-
can Motorist and How He Got That Way.
Weier, Ronald M.; Chilton, i968.
Automatic Data Processing: A Practical
Police Tool, Columbus, E. G.; Washing-
ton, D.C. 1967.
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Cattle rustling
in Florida's cattle country is
flourishing, despite efforts of
armed, mode rn - day cowboys in
trucks, jeeps and airplanes. Au-
thorities estimate that 75,000
pounds of beef are stolen every week
in the south and central portion of
the state. Much of this is taken
by organized criminals, authori-
ties say, who send it to tourist
hotels along Florida's coasts. Cow-
boys with pistols and two-way ra-
dios ride the range in shotgun-
equipped trucks and patrol in
planes, but still, up to $4 million
worth of beef is stolen annually.
William Reed, Commissioner of the
Florida Bureau of Law Enforcement,
said he had evidence that the rus-
tling was the work of "highly organ-
ized crime." Although most of the
rustling is the work of gangs using
vans or cattle trucks, cattlemen
estimate about 15 per cent is due to
amateur rustlers.
ALBAtY, N.Y. --The State made 1,703
narcotics arrests in the first 10
months of this year, compared with
858 for all of 1967. State Police
Superintendent William Kirwan
said "only the surface has been
scratched" in the field of narcot-
ics enforcement. Kirwan said that
wi th the establishment of a narcot-
ics unit in February, state police
are "making in depth investigations
into the criminal traffic in nar-
cotics and drugs and getting at the
sources of supply."
A Critical Analysis of Investigator-Crimi-
nal Informant Relationship in Law En
forcement, Earhart, Robert S.; Michigan
State University, 1964.
Civil Disobedience, Rioting and Insurrec-
tion, C0nant, Ralph W.; Brandeis Univer
sity, Lemberg Center for the Study of
Violence, 1968.
The Public Looks at Crime and Correc-
tions, Report of Survey Conduct ed by
Louis Harris and Associates; Joint Com
mission on Correctional Manpower Train-
ing, February 1968.
Changing Concepts of Crime and Its
Treatment, Klare, Hugh J.; ed. Pergamon
Press, 1966.
JANUAR Y. 1969 13
CHICAGO POLICE - 1969 POLICE PERIOD CALENDAR
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Working
the
West
Side
R
UDOLPH c. BROWN, Sr. and Deltca
C. Ervin are two Chicago police
officers who have made a point
of getting to know the West side and
getting the West side to know them.
Both Brown, 43, and Ervin, 42, are
officers with the Human Relations sec-
tion, Community Services Division. Both
came into the section in May 1966. It
was a natural that they became partners.
"When they came in, Brown and Ervin
were in a group of ten officers new to
the section," explained Lt . Robert Wil-
liams, Human Relations Commanding
Officer. " Up to that time, we'd only had
four Human Relations officers. And those
four had to establish communication
with all the factions in the city, plus keep
the office running. So when the new field
liaison officers came in, each of them
was assigned two or three organizations
to become familiar with. Brown and Ervin
were assigned to use the same car. And
their organizations were on the West
side. They just hit it off."
"By the way," added the Lieutenant,
"those two men are absolutely tops."
West Side Beat
For two years now, Brown and Ervin
have been working mainly on the West
side, although they've worked all parts
of the city.
"When we were first assigned the
area, we went out and started surveying,
trying to learn as much as we could
about the organizations and the people,"
said Brown . "At first we met hostility. We
expected it. But a lot of the time, all
people wanted to do was talk to some-
one who would listen. So we listened.
We still do a lot of listening."
The two also do a lot of talking.
"You'd be surprised how many people
just don't understand what their rights
are, what the duties of the police are,
what the laws of the city and the states
are," Brown continued. "We're always
being called on impromptu to explain
what this law means, or what this code
covers. You hear a lot about lack of com-
munication with the citizens. Well, we
found lack of communication. It's not
just talk. And we're trying to do some-
thi ng about it."
The two officers are often called on
to speak at meetings. Sometimes, they're
the only police officers invited because
they're the only ones trusted.
Take, for instance, a recent meeting
at Harrison Hi gh.
"One of the student leaders stood up
and wanted to know why there were so
many pol ice officers around," said Ervin.
"Then he wanted to know if there were
any officers from the Human Relations
section there. To him, that 's what was
important. We stood up, introduced our
selves, and the meeting got underway."
Brown and Ervin miss most of the
Community Workshop meetings because
they have other night meetings to attend.
Their hours are officially 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. , but the two often work evenings.
There have been occasions when the
night officer in the Bureau of Field Serv-
ices calls them after an important call
has come in or a situation occurs that
needs their attention.
" We have a standard joke going in the
section," said Ervin. "During the sum
mer, you pack your grip, say goodby to
your wife, and you're gone for the next
three months."
Morning Check-In
There is no routine schedule for the
two officers, but the day usually begins
when the two arrive at Headquarters at
9 a.m. to pick up th eir assignments and
check calls which have come through the
evening before. Then it's out on the
street. Their aSSignments, like the as
signments of the other liaison officers,
involve the investigation of incidents of
a racial, religious or nationalistic nature.
Specifically, it may be an incident at a
school, a move-in, a rent strike, adem
onstration, a threatening phone call or
the like.
"We've been called on to investigat e
troubl e that white families are having in
Negro neighborhoods," said Brown. "So
our investi gations work both ways."
There have been times when the two
are called out to an incident which has
nothing to do with their areas of con-
cern. Brown and Ervin always try to set
tie the incident, but they have referred
cases which must be handled by other
Divi sions.
" One of the greatest valu es of our
position is to be able to det ermine the
philosophy of any new group that's
formed in our area," said Brown. "Some
peopl e assume right away from the
name of a group that it 's going to be
radical. We can take time to meet the
leaders and to attend meetings. Then we
determine what role it will play in the
community, whether its conservative,
mi litant or whatever.
"You know," added Brown, "I've got
two sons, one a senior in high school,
the other a freshman in college, and
both of them are militant in their thi nk-
ing. I don't think I'm particularly con-
servative myself, but we have some good
'debates' every once in awhile. That ' s
the old generation gap at work."
In hi s spare time, Brown sponsors a
teenage boys' club in South Shore. He
also used to do quite a bit of work with
the Boy Scouts when his .sons were
young.
Ervin, who lives in Lawndale, never
got a chance to work with the Boy
Scouts because he has two daughters,
13 and 11 .
"Beautiful daughters, too," adds his
partner.
No Temporary Partners
When one officer is on furlough, his
partner usually works alone, because a
new man is not as likely to be accepted
immedi at ely.
"Brown goes on furlough in Decem-
ber," said Ervin, who took hi s furlough
in September. " And I dread to see that
month come around. "
"Yeah, I've already had the dreads,"
laughed Brown.
Both of them agree that they like the
work they do, although they admit it's
impossible to measure its effect iveness.
" You do a good job today, you do a
good bit of work tomorrow, and if you're
lucky, you may hear about it sometime"
said Brown. " But it' s hard to know
whether your efforts are doing any good.
I think some of the results of the Com
munity Services Division work are starting
to show, though . The whole country is
involved in a great experiment in com
munity relations right now. We're glad
to be part of it." *
r
pOLIA WEST is just like any other
proud father. He brags about how
bi g his son is and how accom-
plished he is. He enjoys showing him off
in person and in pictures.
But there is a difference. West , a 28-
year-old "Officer Friend ly" in the 3rd
District, is single. He's adopting a 10-
month-old boy. He' s one of the few
single persons-and possibly the only
single man-in the Chicago area to be
permitted to adopt a child.
A Day in March
The story began March 14. The baby
was found abandoned in a shopping bag
in an apartment building. Police officers
took the baby to Jackson Park Hospital
to be examined.
West moonlights as a security officer
at the Hospital, and he was on duty
when the baby was brought in.
" The hospital gets pretty busy some
t imes and I help out when I can," said
West . " I got milk for the baby and things
li ke that ."
It was love at first sight , and ri ght
then and there West decided to try to
adopt the baby.
"I talked to three or four lawyers and
16 CHICAGO POLICE STAR
Congratulati ons to Ptlmn. Lepolia West,
3rd Dist. 4IOffi cer Friendly,"onhi sbi g,
bouncing, beautiful, 26-lb.,
futureson.
they said they didn't think it would be
possible. I was told 'You're fighting a
losing battle.'''
In the next f ew days, he talked to
several peopl e about trying to adopt the
child. A sympathetic woman at the hos-
pital gave him the name of a lawyer.
More optimistic than the others, the
lawyer agreed to take the case.
Four days after he was found , the
baby was taken to St . Vincent's Orphan-
age. West was allowed to visit the child,
who had been assigned by the Orphan-
age the name of Joseph David King.
However , West ' s name for him, and the
one that will become legal upon adop-
tion, is Alan Jay West .
West continued working on arrange-
ments to try to get custody of the child.
In the meantime, his 23-year-old sister,
Jessie Elizabeth, came to live with him.
Det . Clayton Robinson and his family
lived above West in the same apartment
building. West talked to the Robinsons
and they agreed to temporarily take
custody of the child. West, now able to
see the boy every day, continued making
plans.
He explained that a person seeking
lO-month-old
custody must present a pl an showing
how he intends caring for the child .
Twice he presented his plan at hearings
and twice he was turned down. It looked
bleak, and West began to get dis-
couraged.
Adoption Virtually Certain
Tragedy struck Oct . 25 when Det.
Robin son was killed in the line of duty.
Al an Jay was placed i n a foster home.
West stepped up his efforts to get cus-
tody of the boy. About three weeks later,
the boy was placed in West' s custody.
" My lawyer told me adoption is now
virtually guaranteed," said West. " My
bi ggest problem was to get custody. I
have to have him in custody for six
months before I can adopt him. That
should be in about April."
Between his new parenthood, his full-
time job and his " moonli ghting" at the
hospital, West doesn't have much spare
time.
" The baby keeps me busy but it's not
h ~ as bad as rt used to be. Now he
sleeps 12 or 13 hours a night, and he
usually wakes up only once dur ing the
ni ght. "
West and his sister both work during
the day so he hired a woman to baby-
sit.
"And she's excellent with the baby,"
said West.
The baby gets plenty of attention.
" I think he's getting spoiled," said
West. " He wants us to hold him all the
time. He really likes attention and he'll
go to anybody. I've taken him down to
the station and to visit my family."
West comes from a large family-four
boys and three girls-and his oldest
sister has three children of her own. So
Alan Jay has a kind of "readymade
family" besides West and his sister. At
Christmas, Jessie Elizabeth took the
baby to thei r family home in Gary for
the celebration.
West shows parental concern as well
as pride when he talks about his son.
"He's been standing for about two
months but he doesn't walk yet. I think
it's because of his weight. He wei ghs
26 pounds. He was only six pounds
when he was brought into the hospital
and I thought he would be quite small,
but he turned out to be a healthy little
boy," said West . " He's outgrowing his
high chair already. The tray is in its last
notch and I'm going to have to figure
out something else as soon as he gets
much bi gger. He crawls all over the
house and gets into everything. He
doesn't talk yet, but he waves ' bye bye.'
"I can't wait until he's two or three
years older and I can start taking him
places."
Letters, Phone Calls, "Proposals"
Because of newspaper and magazine
articles about this unique adoption, West
gets lots of letters and phone calls from
throughout the country.
"I got a phone call from Tacoma,
Washington at 3 A.M. once. The woman
said she had just gotten home from work
and had read the article in Ebony maga,
zine. I got another call from San AntGnio,
Texas."
He admits some of the letters and
phone calls have included "indirect pro-
posals" from young women.
"I plan to get married eventually,"
said West, "But I'd like to accomplish
a lot of things first."
West has been on the police force
since August 29,' 1966. Prior to that,
he was in the Army for six years. He
was in Special Services on the basket -
ball team and as a result, had a chance
to travel a lot throughout Europe.
After he got out of the Army, he didn't
immediately go back to the Midwest. He
was "i mpressed by the East Coast" so
he stayed for awhile, living in New York,
Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. Even-
tually he decided to return to the Mid-
west, came to Chicago and applied to
the Police Department.
Alan Jay with Det . Clayton Robin son, who was
killed in the line of duty Oct. 25.
West has been assigned to the 3rd
District since he came on the job. It
was his love for children and his skill
in handling them that brought him into
the Officer Friendly program.
"A group of youngsters was brought
to the hospital to be taken on tour and
I took them around," said West . "One
of the women at the hospital said I had
handled the children so well I should get
into the Police Department's school visi-
tation program. I didn't even know about
it up until then."
West applied for a position in the
Officer Friendly program and was ac-
cepted in September when the program
was expanded and visits begun to the
upper grades.
"I visit with the children between the
ages of 5 and 9. They're very receptive
at that age. I think the program is won-
derful. I think we'll see the effects of
it in seven or eight years."
West 's life pretty much revolves around
children, at work and at home. That
March day he met Alan Jay marked a
turning point in his life.
"Before that, I was working mainly
toward selfish aims." *
Photos reprinted
with permission
of Ebony magazine.
JANUARY , 1969 17
LAW ENFORCEMENT PUZZLE
There are 60 words and phrases having
to do with law enforcement in this
puzzle.
DEPARTMENT
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LAW ENFORCEMENT
1. Academy 20. Fingerprint 41. Prison Sentence
2. Atlorney 21. Good Case 42. Reports
3. Auto Theft 22. Guards 43. Robber
4. Bail 23. Hunted 44. Sergeant
5. Burgl ar Criminals 45. Sheriffs
6. Cadet 24. 110 46. Shield
7. Captains 25. Justice ~ 7 Squadrol
B. Chicago Police 26. KNINE 48. Souad Car
Department 27. Legal Aid 49. Star Number
9. Cons 28. Lieutenants 50. State Police
10. Control Guns 29. Lockup 51. Stickup
11. Crime Doesn't 30. Loot 52. Superintendent
Pay 31. Marine Unit 53. Tort
12. Crime Lab 32. Mayor 54. Trace
13. Curfew 33. Meter Maid 55. Traffic Ticket
14. Deputy 34. Mugging 56. Underage
15. Detectives 35. Mug Shots 57. Uniform
16. Enforce The 36. Obey The Law 5B. Vice
law 37. Officers 59. Watch Speed
17. Evidence 3B. Patrolmen Limits
lB. FBI 39. Photo Lab 60. We Serve
19. Felony 40. Posse And Protect
18 CHICAGO POLICE STAR
Patrolmen Robert Gilmore, *9142,
and Bertrand Smith, *2950, 13th Dis-
trict, were patrolling shortly after mid-
night when they saw a car without plates
stop next to Crane High School. Flaming
objects were being tossed from the car
into the school windows. When the car
pulled away, the officers followed and
curbed it. The driversaid that he had just
taken his sister home and was on his
way to drop off the seven youths with
him at their friend's home. Smith reo
turned to the school, found part of it
in flames, and called the Communica-
tions Center so that the Fire Department
was notified. He then returned to help
his partner. Three Molotov cocktails
were found in the car. The driver and
the seven passengers were charged with
arson by fire, possession of explosives,
criminal damage to property and mob
action. The driver was also charged with
six counts of contributing to the de-
linquency of a minor.
William Murray Martin Murray
While passing a building on North
State, Patrolmen John Montgomery,
*5683, and Robert Skrzypek, *5888,
Area #6Task Force, saw flames coming
from a four-story building. They called
the Communications Center, than broke
open the locked front door and ran
through the building, pounding on doors
to alert residents. Patrolmen William
Murray, *1892, and Martin Murray,
*2880, arrived, ran to the rear, and
rushed up the stairs through the back
entrance. They led two men to safety,
then were told there was an elderly
woman on the same floor . They located
her and carried her to safety. Mont-
gomery and Skrzypek continued search-
ing for occupants. Montgomery made his
way to the top floor to be sure no one
was left . All residents were rescued.
Ptlmn. Vincent Cui
Iota, *12165, Traffic
Area #4, was off duty
after midnight wh en an
hysterical girl ran up
to him. She said she
had just witnessed a
rape and that she had also been as
saulted but had escaped from the four
men. Cullota calmed her, then deter
mined the name of the main offender
and the victim, who was her sister, and
the address where the attack occurred.
He requested help from Area # 6 Homi
cideSex. On the way to the locat ion with
the detectives, the girl pointed out the
offender. Cullota got out of the car and
announced who he was, but the man at-
tacked him. He was arrested. At the
crime scene, a second offender was ar-
rested and the victim was taken to the
nearest hospital. The other two offenders
were later arrested and identified.
Cullota earned another commendation
for his action in a shooting incident . He
was off-duty in his private car when he
saw a man lying on the sidewalk on
South Pulaski. Cullota ran to the man,
who was bleeding from a bullet in the
chest. Witnesses described the offender,
who they said ran into a tavern. The
officer drew his gun, entered the tavern,
and saw the offender, who had a gun in
his ri ght hand. Cullota struggled with
him and then disarmed him. He was
handcuffed, and led from the tavern.
Later, the man admitted fatally wound
ing the victim. He was charged with
murder.
Just after midnight, a man was shot
in an apartment on West Carmen. Before
he died, he told officers who shot him,
and gave them a description, which was
broadcast as a flash message by Com-
munication Center Dispatchers John
Gubrud, *5582, and John Krettler,
*4582. Less than an hour later, Gubrud
received a call from a man whose last
name was the same as the murder sus-
pect. Gubrud remembered the name, and
kept the caller on the line with small
talk while he alerted Krettler to what was
happening. After Gubrud determined the
location from which the call was being
made, Krettler alerted several field units
in the 20th District. The officers arrested
the man while he was still on the phone.
He later admitted the murder.
NOVEMBER MEMORIAL ROLL
Years of Date of
Name Unit Age Service Death
Sgt. Stanley S. Berg . Auto Pound Section .. 60 .... 23 . 9 N.ov.
Ptlriln. William 1';. Fagan ...... .4th District . ' .... 57 .: . 17 .... 17 Nov.
Lt.. Fred Janks , ....... ..... .9th District ....... 62 .... 36. 3 Nov.
, Ptlmn. Francis E. Quaid . . '..... Personnel .... 25 .... 18 Nov.
,:Ptlmn. Clarence' Sullivan ...... Personnel Division-LOA 41. .11. . 31 Nov.
NOVEMBER RETIREMENT
Name
Polwmn. , Eleanor Callahan
Ptlmn. Lyle A. Curry
,PUmn. Edward A. DeJso
Ptlmn. JohnG. Rostkowski
Ptlmn. CharJes W. Schmidt
Years of
Unit Age Service
..... Pe,rsonnel Division-,-LOA ... 55 ...... 25
.. Evidence & ,Recovered ,Property 55 . , 21
. . . Auto Pound Section ... 63 ...... 33
.. Identification Section .. . ...' .. 60 . " 27
'" .12th , District ... . 63. . . 36
Patrolmen Elmer Ruehle, *12058, and
Bernard McGarry, *12590, Task Force
Area #4, were alerted to a disturbance
on South Albany. When they arrived,
the complainant told them that her hus
band had struck her with a revolver and
then fled. The officers searched for the
car for two hours, finally found it and
arrested the occupant. They searched the
car and found a bag containing $8000.
Investigation determined that the money
was the proceeds of a bank robbery in
St . Anne, III. It was also determined that
the man and a partner had robbed a
bank in Marshalltown. Ga . The partner
was arrested. Both men were positively
identified at a showup. The shotgun
used and an additional $2,452 were re-
covered and the two were turned over
to Federal authorities on warrants out
standi ng.
Want Ads----
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service to Department members only, who wish
to buy or sell personal property. Ads may not
be used to further business enterprises of any
kind. Submit ads in ToFrom form through De
partment mail to : Want ads, Chicago Police Star,
Room 403, Headquarters. Limit copy to 30
words. Ads received by the 15th of the month
will appear in the following month's issue.
UNIFORM : 1 raincoat , SZ. 38 , 1 leather iacket. sz. 40.
1 short coal, SZ. 40 , 2 shirts, 14
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2 summer shirl s, 14
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waist by 30 lenglh . Used 6 months. HI 53426
week days only.
UN IFORM: Xing Guard: 1 winter coat , sz. Ige., rain
coat. SZ. Ige.. cap, ski r!. SZ. 32 waist. hips, SZ. 40.
2 longslve . shirts, one perma , press laundered once .
Buy all or will separate. Mrs. Mitchell. 8730270.
WANTED. Concertina . triple or quad. American made
preferred. T. Mitrenga. RO 32349 or PAX 9529.
WANTED : American Flyer " S" gauge trains . engine.
cars, switches & transformers. lU 2-4435
PUPPY: Boxer, 3 mo. male, AKC, $125 . 4864136.
OUTBOARD MOTOR: 5 horsepower, Evinrude Angler,
used 10 hrs. $100. Pax or Bell 301 or IN 844 76,
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thisyear's budget
NON-PERSONAL SERVICES
5.86%
permanent
improvements
TOTAL
other purposes
APPROPRIATION
(pension fund, etc.)
-1969
contractual
PERSONAL SERVICES
94.14%
equipment
1.77%
NON-PERSONAL SERVICES
commodities
1.74%
1968
Personal services ..... .... .... ....... ..... .. ..... ... ...........$ 121,167,145
(salaries, wages, uniform allowance)
Contractual services ........... .. .... .... ........ .... ... ...... 3,394,944
Travel ... .... .... .............. ........ .. .. ........... ... .... .. .... ... 22,000
Commodities .................. ..... .......... .. ................. .. 2,514,080
Equipment . .. .. ...... .. ...... . ...... .... ........ ........... ....... .. 2,826,523
Permanent Improvements ...... .. .. ... .. .... .... .. ....... 11 2,000
Other purposes ................ .. .. .... ...... .. ... ... .... .. .... .. 125,000
(pension fund, etc.,
Tota l .. ............. ...... ... ...... ... .... . ...... .. ..... ...$130,161,692
1969
$148,109,187
3,423,483
31,565
2,743,969
2,787,827
111, 500
125,000
$157,332,531
services
2.18%