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Police Star
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THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT
August 1978
COVER STORY
CHICAGO
Mounted Unit proves it can out-gallop offenders POLICE
STAR
VOLUME 17, NUMBER 8 August 1978
MICHAEL A. BILANDIC
Mayor
JAMES E. O'GRADY Superi ntendent RALEIGH MATHIS
Deputy Superintendent
Bureau of Community Services
TINA VICINI
Director
Public and Internal Information Division
INDEX
3 Spotlight on the 23rd District 7 Personalities ... Anthony and McGoldrick 8 Friend Indeed Recent Reti rements 9 The Blue Light Law n' Laughter
12 English constable visits
13 Department Commendations
14 In Memoriam
15 Auto Pound Section and Max
16 A crushing story
17 Ernie is alive and well
18 Icelandic visitor
19 New facility to debut
20 Puzzle
EDITORIAL STAFF
LeROY JIRIK, Editor; DENNIS BINGHAM, Associate
Editor; Photos by Graphic Arts Section Photog
raphers. Unit reporters are listed in the Blue Light
Section.
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Chicago, Illinois 60605.
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Chicago Police Star August 1978
While en route to patrol Lincoln Park
recently, Officers Harvey Radney and
Raymond Vicari of the Police Mounted
Unit observed two youths assaulting a
bicyclist on the lakefront at 64th and
Lake Shore Drive. One took the man's
bicycle. The other knocked the victim to
the ground and pulled the watch from
the man's wrist.
Radney and Vicari stopped their veh
icle and yelled to the offenders to halt.
The offenders ignored the order and ran.
Undaunted, the two officers unloaded
their horses from the van, mounted and
galloped off in pursuit. One offender
was captured on a bridge at 67th and
Lake Shore Drive, the other was found
hiding under the bridge.
The arrest is only one of many made
by members of the Police Mounted Pat
rol Unit since its inception in July of
1974 when they were assigned to patrol
Chicago's parks and lakefront areas.
Although a relatively new unit, the
Police Mounted Patrol probably is the
best known unit in the Chicago Police
Department. Children and adults alike
are vastly interested in the horses and
requests for their presence at commun
ity or civic functions are overwhelming.
To say they are popular with the public
is an understatement.
The Police Mounted Patrol, headed by
Lt. Tim Gainer, is composed of three
sergeants, 23 police officers and 24
horses. The unit is quartered in the sta
bles once owned by the prestigious
South Shore Country Club, now
Chicago Park District property.
The Mounted Unit, along with the
Marine, Canine, Helicopter and Mass
Transit-are part of the Special Opera
tions Group of the Patrol Division and
under the command of Deputy Chief
Walter Vallee.
Chicago, for years, had a mounted
unit which patrolled the city's Loop area
and was used for traffic and crowd con
trol. It was disbanded in 1949 after city
officials felt it had outlived its useful
ness.
In the spring of 1974, after an absence
of 25 years, the Chicago Police Depart
ment reactivated the unit with 12
horses for the purpose of patrolling the
parks on Chicago's lakefront. The pilot
Officer Pete Paholik is astride Tio Pat
Star, newest addition to Mounted Pa
trol Unit. Tio Pat Star was donated by
Barbara Dovalina of Waukegan.
Photo by Roman Zabicki, Graphic Arts
program was implemented in July of
that year and became an instantaneous
success with the public.
Since then the unit has added 12 addi
tional mounts and as many officers. All
of the mounts are geldings of various
shades of brown to nearly black in color,
and range in age from five to 11 years
old. When selected, the main concern is
that they be big, strong, healthy and
have a good disposition.
The officers in the Mounted Patrol are
assigned to one horse and the horse be
comes the officer's sole responsibility.
He must clean the horse before patrol
and at the end ofhis tour ofduty. As part
of his training the officer not only must
learn horsemanship and intricate crowd
control maneuvers; but he must also
learn how to groom, feed, provide first
aid, and otherwise care for his horse.
The Police Mounted Patrol Unit has
been used for crowd control at fires, at
rock shows in Grant Park, at Comiskey
Park on opening day, and atevery major
disturbance during the past four years,
including the Humboldt Park riot in
1977; and the Nazi demonstrations at
the Federal Building and in Marquette
Park in recent weeks.
~- .....T LIGHT
N THE 2 3RD
Town Hall
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far
from an old farm
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community today
Original name of 23rd District came from center of
Lake View's government. This is old Town Hall on
corner of what is now Halsted and Addison Streets.
Built in 1873, it was "city hall" for all Lake View
residents.
When the Chicago City Council, by
ordinance, annexed the town of Lake
View on July 29 , 1889, its citizens ob
jected vehemently. They did not want to
be part of the "big city" which was
gobbling up towns and villages around
-it in its growth.
Likewise, the mayor refused to turn
over any of the town's funds to Chicago's
treasurer and the battle was on. And . ..
although not to their liking, the Illinois
Supreme Court eventually resolved the
issue by upholding the annexation as
legal, thus adding Lake View's 10
square acres to Chicago.
More howls of protest went up when
the Town Hall, situated at Addison
Street and Halstead, was turned into a
police station. (The records do not show
on which corner the Town Hall building
Commander Thomas Hanley prepares for ride through 23rd District.
was situated. The present building
which houses the Town Hall or 23rd
District on the northwest corner of Ad
dison and Halsted was erected in 1907.)
The town of Lake View was one of the
earliest settlements in Chicago. Started
in the wilderness and eventually
homesteaded by Luxemburg farmers ,
then settled by Swiss immigrants, the
area prospered as a farm community. In
subsequent years, the farmers were
joined by Germans, Swedish and other
European immigrants, each group
bringing artisans such as wood carvers,
harness makers, brick makers, metal
workers, blacksmiths and carpenters
with them.
By 1857 the township of Lake View
was a viable, productive and growing
community. The first election was held
in April ofthat year. The following year,
in 1858, Lake View was officially desig
nated a town by an act of the Illinois
General Assembly and its boundaries
were designated as: Fullerton Avenue
on the South; Lake Michigan on the
East; Devon on the North and Western
Avenue on the West.
Some 30 years later in 1887, the town
of Lake View was granted a city charter
and divided into seven wards with two
aldermen elected for each ward. With
all this progress and development it is
easy to understand why the citizens of
Lake View preferred their own
sovereignty.
Stephen Bedell Clark, in his book
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Officer Frank Geib walks Argyle Street
foot patrol.
Neighborhood Relations Officer
Robert Sarnowski learns there's
nothing like flat tire to break up day.
"The Lake View Saga," a 100-year his
tory on that area , published in 1974 ,
notes that Abraham Lincoln visited
Lake View during March and April of
1860 presumably to lay the groundwork
for his nomination at the Republican
Convention to be opened in May of that
year in the Wigwam at Market and
Lake Streets in Chicago.
Lincoln, one ofthe attorneys involved
in the Sand Bar Case, was the house
guest ofIsaac N. Arnold , a Republican
VIP who lived near Lincoln Park just
north of Fullerton Avenue.
Today, the Lake View community is
part of the area patrolled by the 23rd
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Officers Ted Kotlarz (left). John DeBartolo and Sergeant Dave Boggs
tell swimmer to come out of Lake Michigan, warning of dangers of
Montrose rocks and prohibition of swimming in area.
Officer Theodore Madsen makes out case report on van·
dalism for Captain and Mrs. Richard Mcintosh, whose
motorboat in foreground had shattered windshield in Bel·
mont Harbor.
District, headed by Commander
Thomas Hanley. It previously was the
19th District and officially renamed fol
lowing the opening of the new Area
Center 6 complex at Belmont and West
ern Avenue . The district station, which
is part ofthe complex, was designated as
the 19th District and named the Bel
mont Station; while the 23rd District
retained its generic identi ty as the
Town Hall Station.
At one time it was thought that the
23rd District would move into a new
building being constructed on Chicago's
Far North Side at Clark and Schreiber
Streets scheduled for completion some
time this fall. However, recently, it was
announced that the new station would
be known as the 24th District and that
the 23rd would remain in its present
building with renovations to start
shortly to provide more space for its
manpower of 350 persons.
The station is crowded . For example,
a courtroom on the second floor was
turned into a locker a rea for the police
officers ; and because of its location ,
lacks privacy since staffmembers work
ing in the offices-female and male
have to walk through rows oflockers to
get to their desks.
The area patrolled by the 23rd Dis
trict is composed of many neighbor
hoods containing all types of apartment
Review Officers Tom Kuroski (left) Ramsey Strother and Ed
Nelson complete paper work.
Officers Marty Stich types up report, while Officers Terry
Fogarty (left), Mike Patton and Walter Dvorak look on.
Tactical Officers Reynaldo Guevara
and Bill McDermott scrutinize bullet.
Officers intently listen to instructions at roll call meeting.
Lockup Keeper Officer William Morris.
buildings-high rises, four-plus-ones
and condominiums, and other
multiple-living structures-creating a
high population density.
More than 120,884 residents live in
the 4.5 square mile Town Hall District.
When you consider that a good percent
age of the area includes Lincoln Park
and the Lake Michigan shoreland with
its beaches, you can readily understand
why it is one of the busiest in the city.
"Our district has one of the highest
number of calls for services, and ranked
second with 19,376 arrests last year;'
said Commander Hanley. "Our biggest
crime problem is thefts and prostitu-
tion. We arrest more than 6,000 prosti
tutes a year, however, there's little
punishment to deter them and they are
back out on the street constantly."
In addition to the beat cars, Com
mander Hanley has assigned three vice
officers and a tactical team to work on
the prostitution problem and in recent
months that problem has been reduced;
however, it is still a concern. The prosti
tutes follow the taverns along Clark and
Broadway and when police chase them
off these main streets they take to the
side streets much to the dismay and ob
jections of residents and apartment
building owners and managers, who are
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Officers Betty Behles and Kathleen
Riley walk beat on Broadway Avenue.
Officers John Musolf (left) and Tom
Marcial help citizen to his feet.
Officer Robert Kale gathers information on abandoned auto.
confronted with the "ladies" plying
their trade in doorways and halls.
Other district problems which seem
to escalate in the summertime include
widespread illegal parking on the
streets and in alleys, and large numbers
of young people who frequent the lake
front and beaches, drink and become in
volved in fights, disturbances and van
dalism.
Town Hall beat officers have some of
the most congested areas in the city to
patrol-including the area along Clark
Street and Broadway-consisting of
" wall-to-wall" restaurants, taverns,
stores, shops, carryoutplaces, launder
mats, and just about every type of busi
ness establishment imaginable. Wrig
ley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs, is
situated in the district.
The District also is responsible for pa
trolling the Belmont, Diversey and
Montrose Harbors; Lincoln and Wave
land Parks, Lake Shore Drive and vari
ous business districts as at Wilson and
Broadway.
Officers Sylvester Marshall (left) and Dominic Dugo talk to accident witnesses.
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Sergeants Edward McCarthy (left) and
Alan Houser and Lieutenant Thor Hed
gren at roll call briefing.
Former helicopter pilot Lieutenant
Gerald Weber talks to Captain Emil
Giese.
Ifit's true that it is better to give than
to receive, then Officers Sam Anthony
and Pat McGoldrick are two very happy
people. They have devoted, and con
tinue to devote, a great deal of their
time and energy to the learning of a
difficult language so that they can help
others.
Anthony and McGoldrick are mem
bers of the Safety Education Section of
the Traffic Division. But they are spe
cial members because they possess a
special talent-they "speak" sign lan
guage fluently and use this skill to in
struct deaf people in traffic safety and
assist them in obtaining a driver's
license after attending the deaf driver
improvement school.
"It's surprising how many people
don't realize that a deaf person is al
lowed to drive an automobile. And
many of these people are in a position
where they should know," said An
thony. "The only restriction for a deaf
driver is an outside rear-view mirror
that's all. The written test is the same.
The driving test is the same."
"And people don't realize that there
are more than 67,000 deaf people in the
Chicagoland area," added McGoldrick,
"and that doesn't include the thousands
who are hard of hearing."
The deaf have a special language of
their own and it's a rare hearing indi
vidual that can speak it fluently.
" It's a very complicated language
with its own structure and idioms;' said
Anthony. "Many people know a little
sign language but it takes years ofstudy
to learn American Sign Language
(ASL) , which most deaf people use .
There are visual English signing sys
tems that follow English order, usually
word for word. But ASL is a language all
its own. It's difficult to learn because it
utilizes different receptive and expres
sive channels-eyes and hands against
the usual ears and mouth-and it in
cludes facial expressions, signs repre
senting whole phrases, pantomime, and
various speeds and directions for one
sign. And, of course, they have their
own slang andjargonjust like any other
language.
"If hearing people are in the audience
I could speak to them while using a vi
sual English system, but it's impossible
when I use ASL because you can't speak
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SAFETY EDU CATION
SECTION
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Officers Sam Anthony (left) and Pat McGoldrick with some of their teaching tools
used to instruct deaf drivers in Safety Education Section.
in two languages (ASL and English) at
the same time ."
"Comparing sign language to ASL
would be like comparing Russian to En
glish;' said McGoldrick. "And sign lan
guage is not as universal as many be
lieve . There is Russian, Spanish ,
Japanese, etcetera. And the signs may
vary from one section of the country to
another. One country's sign for 'mother'
is our sign for 'yesterday'."
It's obvious why not many people cap
able of hearing speak ASL fluently .
"It takes at least five years of study,
spending at least one hour every day
with a deaf person, to become fluent in
ASL," explained Anthony .
"Of course, many deaf people have
trouble with phrases like 'the cat's
pajamas; 'the drinks are on the house ;
and 'are you pulling my leg?' because
they take them literally ," said McGol
drick. "When a police officer stops a deaf
person for a traffic violation, the officer
can't say 'you just went through a red
light' unless the car really went right
through the stoplight post!"
How Anthony and McGoldrick got in
volved with this work shows the concern
they have for people.
"Eight years ago, there was only one
officer working with the deaf in a very
limited program;' said Anthony . "Pat
and I were members of the same unit
and we knew the officer was to retire in
a year . We thought it was a shame be
cause when he went, so went the pro
gram. We received permission and at
tended sign classes at the Chicago Hear
ing Society. We also went to many deaf
social and church functions and spent as
much time as possible with them."
" Our supervisors were very en
thusiastic about the idea and helped us
expand the program for the deaf," said
McGoldrick. "We now hold classes in
street crossing safety for children three
years of age and older ; teach safe
driving tips and rules of the road to
adults; serve as interpreters during the
driving examinations and in court;
teach recruits standard sign language
phrases they might use when they come
in contact with a deaf person; and are on
call in case of an emergency involving a
deaf person:'
"People often ask 'how can you teach a
three year old deaf child?';' said An
thony . "What says it all is that 'the deaf
are normal people who cannot hear.'
You must remember that a three year
old has a fairly good vocabulary andjust
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like everybody else , deaf children have
their own vocabulary in their own lan
guage .
"Many people also think that some
deaf people are illiterate because of
their speech and writing. This makes as
much sense as if a well-known German
scientist came to our country and be
cause he couldn't read and write En
glish, we call him illiterate."
The people who are surprised to learn
that there are deaf drivers probably
would be interested to know that, statis
tically, they are rated the safest and
best drivers in the world.
"This is because of the deaf driver's
increased awareness of what is happen
ing around him :' said McGoldrick. "The
deaf driver is not bothered by the noise
of air-conditioning, the kids yelling in
the back seat, orthe blaring ofthe radio.
He also more than compensates the loss
of an important sense by his increased
visual acuity ."
"People say that they have trouble
when an emergency vehicle is ap
proaching, but this is not true ," said An
thony. "Ninety per cent of people capa
ble of hearing don't know in which di
rection the ambulance is coming from
anyway until they see it. The deaf
driver also uses the drivers on his left
and right as a guide in these situations."
"What hurt deaf people in the past
was the insistence by society that they
learn lip reading," said McGoldrick.
"This is ridiculous because while it
worked for a few , the majority of deaf
people couldn't learn it well. This is un
derstandable because 30 per cent of
what we say is formed by the lips, the
other 70 per cent is in the mouth. And
some people talk tightlipped while
others mumble their words."
Both officers said that the programs
and training for the deaf has improved
tremendously in the past several years.
And various organizations are a major
help in their work such as the Secretary
of State's office and the Circuit Court of
Cook County.
Anthony said that a police officer
must be sensitive to the needs and ac
tions of a deaf person.
"Recently, a police officer stopped a
deaf driver for having a noisy muffier:'
he said. "The officer thought the driver
was faking his deafness because the
radio was on in the car. There are two
explanations for this-one, the person
could have had the car for years without
knowing the radio was even on, or the
person might enjoy 'hearing' the radio
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by placing his hand over the radio
speaker to feel the vibrations."
"Deaf people are like everybody else:'
said McGoldrick . "Several months back,
there was a deaf con-man swindling
other deaf people out of hundreds of dol
lars by offering them a partnership in a
phony business. He would take the
money and leave town. There are good
and bad people everywhere.
"Most of the children we work with in
the grade schools have a great sense of
humor and are full of life. We have a
great time with them showing them
Walt Disney cartoons and interpreting
the dialogue to them through sign lan
guage and it is a great way to get our
message about traffic safety to the stu
dents."
"We are here not only to teach deaf
people about traffic safety:' said An
thony , "but also to show them that they
have friends in the Police Depart
ment-people who care. One of the
greatest compliments I received came
from one deaf woman who refused to
believe I could hear because I knew 'her'
language so well.
"But on another occasion, a young
deaf boy almost broke my heart. He was
very interested in the current police
television shows and his life's desire
was to be a police officer. I hated to tell
him that this could never be. He wanted
to be a police officer because of all the
good work they perform every day ."
And if you ever meet Anthony and
McGoldrick you will realize right away
that the two officers portray this image,
and the boy understood.
WGN's
Friend
Indeed
Award
Officer
Randall Ugorek
This month's WGN "Friend Indeed"
Award recipient is Officer Randall J.
Ugorek, 15th District, for his off-duty
arrest of two burglars recently.
Ugorek, returning home from work,
was about to park his car when he ob
served that his neighbor's garage was
open. Further examination revealed the
door to have been forced open and the
garage apparently burglarized.
The officer searched the area and
found several other garages to have
been broken into. Atthe end ofthe alley,
Ugorek heard voices and, drawing his
revolver, entered the garage and saw
two men taking his neighbor's property.
He ordered the two into the alley and
placed them under arrest.
A neighbor telephoned police and
16th District personnel quickly arrived
to take the arrestees into custody. All
property taken in the burglaries was
recovered.
RECENT RETIREMENTS Following officers retired recently from Department after years of honorable
service. They have the good wishes of Department colleagues and friends.
Name
Unit
Inv. Harry J. Benoit .. .. . ... . .. .. .. .. . ... 182
P.O . John Bialecki .... . . . ... . ... . ....... DPR
P.O . Fred Bridges . ... .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . ... 006
Sgt. Wendell Byrne. . . . . . .
. ..... 020
Sgt. Edward Carling ..... . ... . ... . .. .... 142
P.O. Florian Cecil ... ...... . ... . .... . ... 021
P.O. Melvin Cree ....... . ... • .. . ... . .... 001
P.O. Percy Davis ................ . .. . ... 153
P.O. James T. Durkin ... . .. . ... . ........ 007
P.O. Edward J. Hofer ... . ...... . . ....... 007
P.O. Booker D. Jones ..... .. . . . .. .. ..... DPR
Inv. Donald P. Melchiori ........ . ....... 654
P.O. Leon Moseberry . . ..... .. . .. .. .. . ... 623
P.O. Robert E. O'Connor . . ...... . ... .... 081
Lt. James R. Prosser ........ . . . .. ... . . . . 151
Sgt. Charles Scannell ... . . .. . ....... . ... 081
Inv. Donald Senase . ....... . .... . .. .. . .. 645
P.O. William F. Vail ...... . . . . . . . .. .. ... 021
P.O. Gail H. Wakefield ......... . .... . . .. 081
Sgt. Aloysius Zawisza ..... . .. . ... . . .. ... 012
Age
Years of
Service
.... . . 54 ..... . . 26
...... 56 ... . .. . 23
. .. ... 53 ....... 23
. ..... 55 .. . .... 31
. ..... 57 ... . ... 23
... .. . 62 ....... 27
...... 53 ....... 23
. . .... 61 ....... 29
.. .... 53 ....... 30
.. .... 57 ... . ... 24
. ..... 57 ... . ... 26
... ... 54 . . ..... 23
.... . . 53 . . ..... 23
. . .... 55 .. ..... 30
...... 55 ....... 30
...... 61 ... . . .. 30
. .... . 53 ...... . 27
.. .... 56 ....... 23
.. ... . 54 . ...... 24
.. . . . . 53 ....... 23
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Date of
Retirement
1 July
14 July
1 July
8 July
24 July
1 July
25 July
1 July
22 July
1 July
1 July
19 April
7 July
23 July
16 July
25 July
1 July
6 July
1 July
16 July
THE
BLUE
L IGHT
SALE
002: Congratulations to Patrol Officer Glenn Al
ford! He was selected , among hundreds of
applicants, to attend the School of Basic Driving
Techniques at Soldier Fi eld ... P.O. Sam Wil
son is the proud father of a bouncing baby boy
named Cory ... Commander Erskine Moore
congratulates and thanks the working officers of
the district who are responsible for the 2nd Dis
trict being number one city-wide in radio re
sponses. Our ranking is in direct proportion to
our overall reduction of part num ber one crimes
and indicates that the 2nd District is ready , as
usual , to provide efficient, effective service to
the public. . Condolences to P.O. James Smith
Jr. and his fami ly on the death of his father .
Mrs. Bessie Williams, mother-in-law of P.O.
George Brown, died and ou r deepest sympathy is
extended to the fami ly ... Also deepest sym
pathy to Captain John and Mrs. Sheri Nolan on
the loss of his mother, Kathleen Nolan ... P.O. 's
Jackie Stewart and Glenn Alford were written up
by the Inspection Division recently-but nat for
what you 're thinking! They responded to a radio
broadcast of a "rape in progress " and , within
two minutes, the offenders were apprehended
by the off icers. Congratulations! .
P.O. Vince Dobbins
004: The 4th District wishes to express condo
lences to the family and friends of John Blakes
lee who the good Lord took too soon. . Con
grats to Sgt. George (some ca ll him Howard)
Kozel and his lovely wife, Ellen, on the birth of
littl e Thomas . .. Also congrats to M. (Bozo)
Callahan and his bride, Barbara (Kornacki), on
their recent marriage. At the reception, Bozo
turned over his cone-shaped crown to the new
king of the clowns, J. Gonzales ... J. Vellegas
was beaming with joy until he found out his new
home had no roof. . Congrats to new Sgt. 's R.
Osborne and J. Delapaz on their stripes. Hard
work and dedication come through again .
Th e ent ire 4th District was invited to the 1st
Annual " Catfish Row Sock Hop" where they m~t
real friends of the police . The clean white socks
were issued by Det. Aide Myrick ... Comman
der Edward Sheehy comp leted hi s Spanish
course at Hu mboldt Park, thanks to Rene
Hidalgo. The command vehi cle was a Chebby
... Recently rece iving South Shore Chamber of
Commerce Awards we re C. Brannon, A. Taylor,
and M. Grymes . .. Does G. O'Donnell know that
Sgt. R. Schultz carri es a perisco pe, " Offen ze
hill ?" ... Late scoop: Ivan Dostal's bride just
gave bi rth to son, Ryan ... Ralph Eberle is con
sidering a furlough in Tinl ey Park but first he
wants to nai l shades up against all of hi s win
dows at home ... We wish T. Fogarty and D.
Nolan good luck on their new venture in the C.C.
room .. . PPS T. Schmidt took " Bathtub" Sal to
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"When it comes to shocking reading matter you can't beat a price tag." Wiscons in for R & R after her fall at A.W.
Jackson's ... S. Kawiecki (D. Nagle's right arm)
was recently seen working out of an ice cream
truck at Wolfe'Lake (weekend s only) . . . Tony D.
and Bro. Wine are now recuperating from an
acute case of midnights ... Timekeeper Cathy
Skitz recently was on the medica l for the first
time in three years ... Th rough rigorous train
ing and a steady diet of sp inach, Eddie Tures
intends to keep a certain Brutus away from his
Olive Oyl ... Th e new umpire-in-chief for the
Hegewisch Little Leagu e is Tom Quinn . Other
umpiring police are: Ed Czajka, Bernie Swiszcz,
lee Zalalis, Tim Hardy, Marty Novak, and Terry
Urbaniak. "What you mean OUT? Sucka " .
P.O.'s Wm. Byrne and M. Callahan
005: Congratulations are in order for P.S. Vince
Keating and his lovely bride, Mary Kay, on their
recent marriage. The entire editing staff f rom
" Ripley's Believe It or Not" and the "Guiness
Book of World Records" were also in attendance
as witnesses ... 005 wel comes our newly ap
pointed Sergeants Q. Black, S. Bradshaw, and
(last but not least) John " Mad Dog" Malone ...
Patrol Specia li st J. Marbury wil l forever be in
debt to our timekeeper, Frankie Esquivel. Jimmy
was most interested in learning how to say, " it's
your party, amigos . I am going home" in
Spanish while enjoying the various festivities in
Humboldt Park recently
Wel come back,
Sgt. M. Brown. Rumor has it that he had been
participating in various military maneuvers out
on the West Coast. P.O. Bob Coyle sa id he had
observed him auditioning for a so on to be re
leased movie-none other than Jaws III. Bob
added , " guess who portrayed Jaws?" . . P.O.
Marty Gavin is doing fine after having minor fa
cia l surgery . Marty now has more chins than a
Chinese telephone book ... Speaking of po
tential Hollywood sta rs , a most re liable source
had informed us that P.O . Mike Magliano had
been nominated for the fa ll season replacement
of the "Incred ible Hu lk" with P.O. J.L. Swank of
022 .. . Best of lu ck to Lt. Thomas Toolis on his
new assignment in th e Mass Tran sit Unit.
Al so best wishes to P.O. Keith Mayo in attending
Sgt. Bob Murphy's radio contro l program
Congratulations to P.O. AI Curd and his wife ,
Cassuandra, who are the proud parents of little
Catrice ... FLASH : A long awaited and hearty
co ngratulatio ns for P.O . Jack Wright and hi s
wife , Mary, and the star of the t ri o-Teryn-wh o
made her debut tipping the scales at seven Ibs.
11 ounces . Oh , the luck of the Irish! At the last
report , mother and daughter are doing great but
the new daddy is still in a state of shock . . . P.O.
"Unc le" Wally Faust stated that all of the troops
are doing a fine job on the third fl oor and he is
sti ll waiting for the elevators to be installed .. .
P.O. Pierre Gobert had acqu ired box seat ti ckets
for the White Sox-Boston Red Sox game but by
some strange stroke of fate , they mysteriously
went down the drain .. . Get well wishes are
extended to P.O . Rich Ciszewski, Dan Gainer,
lorina Fletcher, Charlie "Coo-coo" Knight, John
Efantis, and Charlie "Clark" Aparo .. .
P.O. John Bell
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007: Hi my darlings ... Dpt. Cmds. to Edward
Bunch and Charles Codina ... 59 H. M .'s, 6th
Period, with FI RST to notables Rodriguez, Walls,
Bernatek, Roman, Cushing, Kazupski, Wronski,
Acevez, Roubik, Merriweather, Sharp, Vaughn,
Sherwin, Lamb, Gary Smith, Pesavento, Barry,
Santucci, Massingale, E. Bell, B. Jones, Hacker,
Segaritis, Harmon, Cotton, Davis, and Rcts. A.
Davis, H.A. McCarthy, Lanigan, J. Murphy, J. Kim
brough, C. Morgan, Coons, C. Dunson, Marshall,
Hunt, and Garner. This is SU PERior work. Tks,
P.O.'s .. . Nominees for P.O. of Month
Isadore and Ophair Williams ... Get well wishes
to C. Wright, H. Gaines, S. Hubbs, W. Bussie, and
Sgt. Hodgen ... Deepest sympathy to Sgt.'s
Brown and Conroy and P.O.'s Gleeson and
Jugovich in their recent loss. Also tothe family of
Chester Ankot . . . Best wishes newlyweds Do
reen (mom Donna, Br. 49) Barnings and Robert
Souser ... Happy anniversary to Richard and
Cleo Rhodes (32), and Sgt. Allen and Joan
McCann (28), Robert and Tommie Flynn (24), and
John (Hi hon) and Mariann Lange (23). Many
more yrs. of happiness ... Super fifties wel
comes Leroy Graham and Lt. Blackburn (who
soon will be older than he weighs!) and BIG 55
to McDeamon (Br. 49) ... Commander Fred Rice
wishes retirees James Durkin (30) and Edward
Hofer (25) best wishes and many happy years
ahead. Tks. men for your service, protection,
and dedication to duty .. . Military Furlo-lsaac
Cotton and Everette Redwell ... Welcome Car
men Adcock (Area 3 Youth) ... Oops! credited
Lawrence Hill with 11 H. M .'s, should be 4l.
Sorry ... Sympathy to Sgt. Choate on the loss of
man's best friend (beagle), Cleo the Lion . . .
Super Seven Bogus Checks softball team WON a
game with the 017 District! Victorious John
Gaither, Chgo. Ptlm Assn., one-on-one trophy!
.. Toodles and good luck to Fr. Barron. Lucky
New Jersey. You will be missed, Father ... And
super congrats to the following: Lawrence (Dad
Jack, Mom Joanne) Sullivan who received a
Masters in Business Finance ... Alice (Edward)
Beale graduated as Peace Officer, assigned to
Northeastern University ... Jennifer Jones to
007! ... Phillip (Dad Quillie) Green, grammar
school ... Donna (Dad Quillie) Green, big 19 .
Jennifer (my grandgirl) Carrie, big eight ... A
"please" and a "thank you" may seem to be
trivial things, but they sweeten services and are
agreeable to people! ... Toodles and ten-four
Rita Jeanne Pope
008: Ringthe bells, sound the trumpets, and let
the wine flow-Meredith Anderson has made her
grand entry and the proud parents, Doug and
Joan, couldn't be happier .. . Congratulations to
'T-erry Hodges who recently received his Masters
degree in Public Administration at liT and to
Nick Sisco who received his diploma from the
Evelyn Wood Speed Reading School ... I also
wish to congratulate all the men from the 8th
District on their promotion to sergeant. We wish
you the best in your new assignments ... Con
gratulations are also in order to l. Zaug on his
promotion to night hall monitor supervisor and
Bob Lamb to day hall monitor ... Phil Hayman
was in charge of the last watch party and, thanks
to his endeavors, the party was a "smashing
success." Live entertainment was provided with
G. Mayer doing his bird calls ... Bob Keirn got
the latest hairstyle and is now walking around
the station singing "On the Good Ship Lollipop"
. A missing person report has been filed on
Leslie Boyle. Any officer having knowledge of her
whereabouts, please contact the 8th District.
The last time she was seen, she was still looking
forthegasfilterkey ... Famousquotes: "I shall
return"-Gen. MacArthur; "Don't fire until you
see the whites of their eyes"-John Paul Jones;
and "You are what you eat"-Ronald Nottlemann
... Bill Walsh called Sue Maturo and told her he
is not renewing his membership in the Breakfast
Club ... Dennis Maturo has another business
this month. He now is refinishing picture frames
and his first customer, A. Tribuani, is paying him
in pepper and egg sandwiches. Who said free
enterprise is dead? ... A special thanks to Russ
"Little Bomar" Norris and Mike "Big Bomar"
Hughes for a fantastic "Q" the other week. Just
hope that Russ can get the charcoal stains out of
the bathtub ...
P.O. Leo Depcik
011: First of all, I would like to congratulate the
former P.O.'s of 011 who were recently pro
moted to sergeant-O'Connor, McGaha, Lyles,
and Houser ... Congratulations also are in order
for Tom Gierut who tied the marital knot again
.. Welcome aboard to new recruits P. Herron,
l. Barnes, P. Czahor, W. Czahor, G. Hardison, C.
Brasic, W. Guzik, and especially J. Posluszny (my
recruit) who is quite proficient at finding guns
... Welcome also to Sgt. Bianchi .. . Best of
luck to Elmer Koesten who finally retired and to
John McManus who will be watching all his fight
films . ..
P.O. William J. Karris
015: Congratulations to P.O . Charles Pusateri
who received his Bachelor's degree from North
eastern University ... Well wishes to P.O. Wil
liam Briden who resigned from the Department;
P.O. John Pennie who placed on DPR ; and P.O.
John O'Brien who took a leave of absence ...
Two beautiful babies, a boy and a girl, were
presented to P.O. James Petruzzi, who is con
stantly smiling ... Hurry back cheers are ex
tended to P.O. James Filipek who is presently on
the medical roll ... As we sometimes turn our
thoughts to retirement, one interesting new
venture was voiced by Sgt . Edward (Crash) Miller
who has decided to open an unique driving
school with Lt. Gary (Dodging) Bazarek as his
chief instructor. Now that's team work! ...
Riddle of the Month: How many words are there
in the English language that are spelled the
same even when the letters are reversed? ...
See you next month ...
Ernestine Dowell
021: Once again the businessmen of 47th St.,
along with Sgt. l. Smith, presented a gala affair
for the members of the community. We take our
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hats off to you for a fine service ... Going,
going, gone! P.O.'s W. Vail and C. Florian have
both retired ... Condolences to P.O. M. Hill on
the death of his mother and our prayers to the
Hill family. Also prayers to the family of P.O. A.
McGrew on the death of his father-in-law .
Welcome Lt.'s J. Mayo and G. Kock, Sgt.'s J.
Laskey, l. White, T. Leonard, l. Frazier, and J.
Hardy, and P.O.'s A. Martin and R. Winston ...
So long to G. Booth and R. Sevoich. Good luck in
your new assignments ... Congrats to Capt.
Corless, Sgt. l. Smith, and P.O. 's R. Sepulveda, R.
Davino, and R. Thoren on receiving Department
Commendations for bravery above and beyond
the call of duty . .. It'sgoodtosee P.O. E.Jones
back on the job after a minor eye injury. It prob
ably came as a resultof checking for excess time
on the books! ... Rumors have it that P.O.'s E.
Giles and E. Evans are considering an offer from
NBC to do a role in Police Story which will be
shot in L.A. soon . Good luck! ... A hardy cheer
for Sgt. Beavers who made a fine showing in the
marathon held recently . .. Welcome back to
Commander George McMahon who took a much
needed vacation and thanks to Capt. Corless
who acted as district commander . . . There
were some very good Honorable Mentions
awarded this month, but too many to list here
.. . So long until next month ...
P.O. Hollis Dorrough
022: Congratulations to Jim O'Hara and Pat
Fanella on their recent promotion to Sergeant. It
just won't be the same around here without
O'Hara getting on everyone's nerves and doing
little things worthy of mention in the Star. It
look'S like half of my material is going out the
window ... At the same time, we'd like to con
gratulate Ron Nottlemann, Bob Osborne, and Jerry
Selke on their promotions and welcome to 022
. .. A summer place, a beautiful day, and a
shaky ladder all added up to a broken arm for
Ken Frayer. It seems our fearless leader was in
stalling an awning on his trailer. Ken has been
complaining about not getting a summer fur
lough for the past few years but nobody thought
he would go this far ... Mike Carroll joined an
exclusive club recently when he introduced his
squad car to one driven by a citizen. The very
next day Walt Fleming and Ed Ryan did the same
thing. It seems as though an epidemic may have
started! .. . Jack Ferriter and Rich Lovell left the
hallowed halls of 022 for the greener pastures of
VCD Narcotics. They got tired of being the
midget and the little kid but their fame is sure to
follow them wherever they go (especially if I can
have a say in it) ... Keith Dorng and Joe Phelan
caught a kid stealing hubcaps down at Comiskey
Park while working in the parking lots. It seems
that Joe was standing under the car when the
thief struck and yelled for Keith to blow cigar
smoke in the kid's face to immobilize him ..
Bob Hanley went to Colorado on his furlough,
killed a grizzly bear with a Jim Beam bottle, and
tried to claim the Air Force Academy for the
Marine Corps ... Some of the boys from 005
want to know if R & R on Bt 521 stands for rest
and relaxation ... The golf outing was a big
success, and a big hand goes to Bob Desmond,
Russ Ford, and Ken Frayer for their efforts in
running the affair ... Jerry Shannon says that
the Cubs will win the pennant. Of course, Jerry
also says that Dorothy and Toto are alive and well
and living in Oz ... The district softball team
has only been so-so thus far but it's still early
and we 're fast finishers. Hope we can catch fire
in the playoffs! . .. Mike Leonard is still behav
ing himself .. . Jim Zwit and George Demus are
going to be the subjects of an in-depth interview
conducted by Bob Petty of Channel 7 ... Mike
O'Donnell wants to wish himself a happy furlough
Good luck to Richard "Jr." Barrett on the
occasion of his retirement. May he collect many
pension checks! ... As Harry Caray says, "Holy
Cow! That's all there is." ...
P.O. Jim Mol.loy
023: Congratulations and welcome to our newly
appointed sergeants--F. Banke, T. Barnes, A.
Houser, E. McCarthy, M. McMahon, T. Reilly, L.
Williams, and N. Schuler ... Congrats also to
newly promoted Investigators J. Schmitz, D.
Richter, and Tom Kazcka (formerly of the 023
staff)
. Best wishes and farewell to Sgt.
Maurice Dailey .. T. Harnen and his bride,
Rose, have a little more sunshine in their lives
now by the name of Tiffany Sarah ... Comman
der Thomas Hanley is vacationing in Ireland and
Captain C. Swaner is doing an excellent job of
holding down the fort ... Get well wishes to T.
Murphy and M. Tranchita ... Condolences to T.
Jin on the loss of her father ... Well, that's
about all the news I have for now but since I have
this space left over I'll make a public service
announcement: Any news regarding 023 per
sonnel, please bring it to your friendly
Neighborhood Relations office so I could put it
in the Star .. . Howcumyanevermentionmy
name Dept. : O.K ., Maria Alfaro! ...
P.O. Rob Sarnowski
Area 1 Traffic : Capt. Murphy and all of Area 1 are
glad that Tom McKenna is doing better since his
accident .. . Mike Pevich's retirement party was
a good time for everyone in Area 1 and the 10th
Ward. Good luck, Mike ... Booker (The Looker)
Curry told me that John Moore's new girlfriend
used to be a tailgunner on a beer truck ... It is
now final! H. Krope is not retiring! He just pur
chased four new police shirts and he got 20
years out of the la st four . .. C. Galey is now
taking bets on the first snowfall this winter ...
Rumor has it that they're changing the name of
Special Operations to Crime Creations ... W.
Muth can now recite the alphabet backwards-
but at this writing he still can't do it forward.
A. McNicholas was almost killed in his driveway
while trying to jump two beer cans with a
skateboard . .. S. Paczkowski told D. Brady he
was thinking of getting a hairpiece. Brady told
him, "you better buy the whole thing. Just a
piece will never cover your bald spot" ... When
Ron Green gets older he will look just like Harry
Caray ... Anyone finding a red yo-yo, please
return it to Sgt. Noonan ... Patterson is teaching
Bill Burrell how to ride a motorcycle. That should
keep St. Jude busy ... Lt. Woods told me never
to mention his name in this column. Lt. Woods,
Lt . Woods, Lt. Woods ... Someone told me the
Smith brothers did not come from Philadelphia
Sgt. Gaffney hit the lottery for $500 and
until now his wife didn't know ... There is no
truth to the rumor that Lindeman and Olsen are
trying to work the same beat car ... Bob O'Con
nor, Hank Healy, Bill Mauldin, and Gail Wakefield
retired. Good luck! I hope you get a million
retirement checks ... L. Hinkle, with all his ti me
on the job , should get a summer furlough by the
year 2000 ... What happened to the summer?
P.O . Edward Ryan
Bureau of Community Services: Congrats to P.O.
Ron Lauria upon becoming the proud father of a
baby boy named Frank after his grandfather . . .
Also congrats to Dee Rightout who recently mar
ried. She honeymooned in Las Vegas. Hope you
brought back loads of money! ... Sgt. Bob Faust
and P.O. Herb Kordeck, Special Activities, have
great deals on tickets, Disneyworld trips,
trophies, cosmetic products, and now-Polish
sausage. We should start calling their office
"Dominicks" ... Clarice Graham, N.R.D., will
soon be featured in the centerfold of Jet
magazine . Is Playboy next? ... Rose Hahn,
P.P .D. , is a country and western singer and
wants to grow up to look like Dolly Parton-she is
letting her hair grow! .. . Sgt. Faust's supervis
ory ability was really missed while he was on
furlough and that' s because the office never ran
so smooth ... I wonder which waitress makes
LeRoy Jirik, PIID, blush the most at lunchtime?
. . Did you know that P.O. Frank Jasch, Human
Relations, is a clown? And a good one, at that.
He performs beautifully at our picnics and many '
other affairs ... There were 56 male and female
Explorer Scouts who successfully completed
their two-week seminar in Law Enforcement
which was conducted at our Training Center and
coordinated by Lt. Michael Tristano of the
School Visitation Section. Many thanks from the
Explorers to Deputy Superintendent Raleigh
Mathis and Director John Jemilo and his staff . . .
P.O . "T" Lawson, P.P.D., got a big laugh out of
the surprise birthday card put together by
Graphic Arts artists. Lawson also knows how to
make a cake go far, too. He used a ruler to
measure the slices! .. Also belated birthday
greetings to P.O. Ed Davidson, P.P.D . ...
P.O.Harry Gleason is really nuts about the White
Sox! Harry sez he has unique way of catching
flyballs that are hit into stands during batting
practice, but he plans to get himself a net ...
Lt. Harry Blackburn, N.R.D., wants to introduce
red and yellow shirts to the Department. His
white one was attacked by a hot dog at senior
citizens' day picnic ... This reporter has been
transferred to Communications Section. It was
indeed a pleasure working with all of you in
Bureau of Community Services.
Violet Dykas
Criminalistics: Welcome to newly appointed Evi
dence Tech's Valient, Gross, Dieringer, Mokray,
Ricks, Wilson, Murphy, Tasker, DeMarco, Flavin,
Naujokas, Crosson, and Kaminsky. These new
men should be aware of the" Law oft he E.T. and
the Mobile Units" which is "the distance be
tween the crime scene and where you can legally
park the squad car is directly proportionate to
the weight of the needed crime scene proces
sing equipment and inversely proportionate to
the time remaining before you are relieved " ...
Congrats to Ed McCarthy on his promotion to
sergeant and best wishes to him in his new
assignment ... Our condolences to Tech Linda
O'Bannion and family on the death of her father
... Ret'd Tech John Stauffer recently died and
will be missed by his many friends ...
Tech John Stout
Data Systems: Congratulations to Charliemae
Towbridge who was the recipient of a Community
Service Award from the North East Region of the
Jaycees's Women ' s Auxiliary of which Emma Ar
nold is the secretary-treasurer . .. Belated
happy birthday to the Gemini twins of coding
Julius Rodriguez and Emil Selefski (better known
as " Pancho and the Cisco Kid") . .. Wel come
back to Freddie Tyson of our K. P. Section, who
keeps hop, hop, hopping along on her one little
01' crutch ... Ask Helen Phillips how much
money she paid to her diet club for gaining
weight? ... Happy birthday to the following
Cancer personnel: Alberta Edwards, Ruth Ellis,
and Alaine Lacey ... Congratulations are in
order to Alaine's daughter Renata on her gradu
ation from Chicago Vocational High School ...
Well, that's all for now folks ..
Ethel Streeter
General Support Divison: The whole division ex
tends its sympathy to the Frank Gallagher (E&S)
family on their loss . . Harold Fiske (E&S)
played golf for eight days in a row on his mini
vacation. (Harold, are you going pro on us?) . ..
Eileen Moore (E&S) packed her tent , sleeping
bag, and a Coleman stove and headed for Michi
gan ... Betty Langdon (APS) also went to Michi
gan. Betty said even a day of rain didn't spoil
theirbustripto Mackinac Island ... Playingthe
western circuit this year is Lt. Robert Schick
(CDS) who visited Oklahoma ... John Buckley
(PDS) says that he stayed home this year saving
for the biggie next year, a trip to Europe for him
and Ellen. . Sgt. Mel Levy (PDS), Sgt. Leonard
LaPaglia (E&RPS), and Fred Sanford (E&S) took
their families to Wisconsin
Joe Matuszak
(E&RPS), back from Poland , says he is ready to
go back . .. Laughter in an office is a good sign
of happiness and laughter is what you hear when
Lt. John Moriarty (APS) does his dismissal
countdown at 1530 hours Monday through Fri
day . .. Lt. Joe Chausse, I'm still waiting for
those quipsl ... Sgt. Tom Kussmann's (CDS)
postcard from Hawaii said he was enjoying "his
well deserved rest" ...
C. McCann
Property Management: Soon it will be a trip to the
"old sod" for the Jack Crisham's ... A gala event
for the Delgado's -son Robert graduating from
kindergarten! ... Carol Giannelli (daughter of
Joe Giannelli, Engr. Training Academy)
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graduated with seven honors from grammar
school ... Big fish stories are floating around
now that ACOE Area 6 Jack O'Toole has returned
from his deep-sea adventure in Florida ... New
litterbug sign around-"Test your mentality , try
putting debris in basket" ... What new item
has Simon O'Connell, Area 4 Engineer, acquired
lately? Mr. "Orange crusher" Gaffney, ACOE,
will not tell.
Dolores Donahue
Public Vehicle Section: Latest news has it that
Sgt. A. Greenlee was last seen lying on his patio
trying to get a suntan . .. Jim Rizzi is going on
vacation to Italy (Taylor and Racine) ... Mike
O'Malley, returning from Ireland, had a hard
time convi ncing the customs inspectors that he
was a United States citizen .. . New assign
ments to Eugene Ligurotis a nd Ken Kudulis as
relief men in the Overweight Tru ck Unit was only
a relief to the Vehicle Section ... Dan Walsh is
applying for secondary employment as a
bondsman ... Otto Petriet insists that if Tom
Carroll continues leaving love notes to him in the
squad he will claim him as a dependent on his
income tax ... Good luck t o Joe Campbell on his
appointment to investigator ... Welcome to
Mike Brennan ... Bob Passeri (aka "Ginzo") is
seeing everything double-including the illegal
liveries ..
P.O. Frank B. Bielfeldt
Radar: Leo Hayden has decided to start a new
career. Knowing Leo, I am sure he will be a
success in whatever field he enters. We will all
miss him and wish him luck ... A word of cheer
is also in order for Lt. Jim Prosser, Operations,
who is retiring soon ... Speaking of retirement,
Bud Friddle is planning to retire from the Door
County golf circuit after finishing a distant
runner-up to Sgt. Bob Faust, PIID, in a recent
two-man tournament ... Mike Lorenson is going
to retire from throwi ng dogs, but not from mak
ing babies. Congrats to him and Marge on
number three .. . Steve Koncz says he won't
retire until after Leon Kersey, which means Steve
will be around for some time . . . Roman Kugel
man retired to Arizona for a "baby vacation."
Roman says a few more dry runs are in order
before making it permanent ... Our bestfriend,
Bobby Wayne, is going t o retire his white shoes
and glove after this season. He's putting them
and his "toto bag" into a time capsule for future
generations ... Another one of our best friends,
Soupy, is asking his wife, Sue, to retire from
kicking chairs ... Howie Anderson is going to
retire his dancing shoes after being seen at a
local disco doing his thing ..
P.O. Charley Jenkins
Vice Control Divison: Hearty congratulations to
three terrific men who were promoted to
sergeant and good luck in your new positions---
Terry Breslin (016), Mike Chasen (018), and
Mike McMahon (023) ... V.C. D. welcomes Sgt.
Charles Ramsey and P.O.'s Richard Lovell, John
Ferriter (Narc), and Ed "R2-D2" Pochie (Prost)
... Farewell to Sgt. Curtis Jackson (Narc) and
P.O.'s Rudy Winston (Prost) and Dave Cushing
(Gamb) . .. Sincere condolences to Lt. John
Hart (Lic) and family on the death of his father
. . The stork has been extra busy around Max
well Street' Two eight-lb. 21-inch bundles of joy
arrived to delight their grandpa's----Michael
Joseph for P.O. Frank Dante (Gamb) and Timothy
Jay for Inv. Ken Burt (Prost). Both grandads are
doing fine ... P.O. Tom Cusack (Prost) was
buying football and baseball equipment in joyful
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expectation of his first boy when his wife, Bev
erly gave him a BIG surprise. She delivered
TWIN GIRLS, Susan Marie and Lynette Marie,
who each weighed in at five Ibs, 10 oz. With four
girls at home, Tom is beginning to realize it's no
longer a man's world ...
P.O. Ellen San Hamel
Youth Division: Hey! Hey! Look what's happening
in the Youth Divison ... Congratulations t o re
cently promoted Sergeants W. King (071), D.
Benoit (074), S. Sadowski (074), C. Russell
(075), and J. Thomas (072), No. 1 female
sergeant ... Farewell and fondest wishes to
P.O. T. Hayes (075) ... Good luck and happy
retirement to Sgt. W. Byrne (184) ... Hey' Hey!
Holy Cow! and congratulations to our soon to be
Investigators K. Louis, B. Porter, and P.Hays (all
of 075) and Sgt. R. Kelly (076) who recently
entered FBI Training School ... Welcome back
to P.O. J. Courtney (076) from the medical . . .
Say yeah' Looking to the stars and traveling at
the speed of thought is Roy Seils, son of Y.O.
Richard Seils (184), who graduated from Luther
High School with honors such as Valedictorian,
the National Honor Society, Illinois State
Scholar, and a scholarship from Marquette Na
tional Bank. Roy will attend the University of
Illinois with meteorology in mind ... Civilian
employee Diane Dyer recently became Mrs. Mar
vin Neely. Congratulations ... Also to Y.O. C.
Allen (076) and hubby on receiving their Mas
ters degrees ... Good luck to all who applied for
youth officer. . Female officers; Jackie did it,
we know you can, too, come September ...
Adline (Nina) Bracey
English constable gives an insight to Commando Unit In a stop-off point of an extended tour
of the United States, a petite English
constable recently toured the Depart
ment's Headquarters building and of
fered some interesting insights into the
police procedures of her own country.
Detective Constable Hillary Pownall,
23, has been a member of the Sussex
County, England police force for the
past four and one-half years. "It has
been a long-standing ambition of mine
since I was nine years old," she says.
She is currently touring our country
in a study of various police procedures
and in particular to gather research for
a paper detailing international integra
tion of women into police departments.
"This tour has been a learning ex
perience," said Pownall. "With the per
mission of my superiors, I took advan
tage of a special tour offered by the
Winston Churchill Travel Fellowship
for young people and senior citizens.
"I must also put in a plug for the In
ternational Police Association, of which
I am a member, which has been most
helpful. They have organized my trip
and have provided me accommodations
with IPA families across your country."
Pownall is one of 180 women on the
2,800-member Sussex County police
force (on the southern coast ofEngland) .
She has performed beat patrol work,
served as an instructor for cadets, and is
currently a member of the Commando
Unit.
"The Commando Unit is mainly a
surveillance uni t," she said. "Our duties
also include the close protection ofVIP's
visiting our county. The only time we
Detective Constable Hillary Pownall
carry a gun is when we receive a strong
'tip-off' or when we are guarding an
especially prominent celebrity. Of
course, with this type of work, we al
ways work in plain clothes.
"Just before I went on this trip, I was
involved in an interesting case. We
were looking for a man who had de
frauded his company of more than 3,000
pounds. We had no idea where to find
him so every day we would tail his wife.
Eventually, she led us right to him. A
search of the man revealed he had air
line tickets and was due to leave for the
States the next day . We almost missed
him-then, it would have been your (the
U .S.) problem!"
By the time she returns home to Eng
land, Hillary will have visited Ontario,
New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago,
St. Louis, Houston, Florida, Las Vegas,
Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
DEPARTMENT COMMENDAT ONS Investigators Daniel Kepp, James
Baraniak, and Richard Heinrich,
Area 5 Burglary, were assigned to in
vestigate a burglary which had oc
curred on the 5800 block of North Jersey
Avenue. The investigators located a
witness who had written down the li
cense number of the getaway car and
obtained the individual's registered
name and address.
A surveillance was begun at the ad
dress and identities of the suspect's as
socia tes were learned. The in ves
tigators also contacted the Identifica
tion Section to identify a fingerprint
found at the scene of the burglary. It
belonged to one of the suspects.
Investiga tors uncovered evidence
that the suspects had been responsible
for recent burglaries on the north side.
While following them, the investigators
observed the offenders break into a
home and immediately placed them
under arrest.
Subsequently, the arrestees con
fessed not only to the burglary the in
vestigators had witnessed, but also to 12
similar crimes in recent months. Most of
the stolen property was recovered.
* * *
The owner of a discount store on the
9100 block of South Commercial Av
enue opened his store to discover that
water leaking from an upstairs apart
ment had caused extensive damage to
the ceiling. The owner called police and
Officers Patrick Bermingham and
George Evans, 4th District, re
sponded.
While the officers were in the store
interviewing the owner, the ceiling
started to collapse. Bermingham and
Evans rushed over to where two young
girls, employees of the store, were
standing, pushed them to the ground,
and shielded them from the falling rub
ble. The officers were injured but the
two girls were unharmed.
* **
After monitoring a broadcast of an
armed robbery, Officers Raymond
Madigan, Benjamin Berry, and
Richard Valentas, 4th District, ob
served a group of youths running
through an alley at 92nd Street and
Paxton Avenue. One youth threw a
sawed-off shotgun into a backyard as he
fled. The officers quickly apprehended
Fifteen officers of 23rd District were honored recently by Deputy Chief John
Hartnett, Area 6 (left) and Commander Thomas Hanley, 23rd District (right) with
Department Commendations. They are (top row, from left): Officers Frank Reeger,
William Morris, Theodore Kotlarz, James Devereaux, and Tim McGady. Second
row, from left: Officers Robert Hargesheimer, Jerry Beaudion, Theodore Madsen, Patrick Flynn and Wayne Johnson. Seated, from left: Sergeant Daniel Waldhier, Officers John DeBartolo, Albert Frank, Mike McCotter and Sergeant James Eckner. Eckner and Frank received two.
this youth and recovered the weapon.
The officers then monitored another
broadcast of a man shot two blocks
away. With the arrestee in custody,
they drove to the address and found a 16
year old boy who had been shot several
times and another youth who had been
struck by an automobile. The officers
requested medical assistance and inter
viewed witnesses. In a canvass of the
neighborhood, the officers recovered
another weapon that was believed to
have been used in the shooting.
The officers then transported the ar
rested youth to the district station
where he admitted being at the scene of
the shooting, the result of gang rivalry,
and named the youth who was responsi
ble.
The officers returned to the scene and
questioned numerous people as to the
identity of the suspect. In the course of
their investigation, they arrested four
other youths who also had been in
volved in the fight and, shortly after,
the suspect in the shooting.
Officers Alphonzo Heins and Robert
Reid, 6th District, responded to a
broadcast of a disturbance on the 600
block of East 92nd Street and learned
that a man in an apartment was holding
his 10-month-old son hostage with a
butcher knife.
The officers talked to the offender's
wife, who allowed them to enter the
apartment. The officers calmly spoke to
the man in an attempt to persuade him
to release the child and surrender. The
man responded incoherently and, still
holding the son captive, lunged at the
officers. The officers, aware ofthe risk to
the child, withheld fire and defended
themselves with chairs and batons.
The offender knocked the chair Reid
held to the floor. As the man started for
the defenseless officer, Hawkins created
a diversion, allowing Reid to retreat.
The offender lunged after Reid and, as
he did so, released the infant. Hawkins
had a clear shot and fired, wounding the
man in the leg. Heins then seized the
man and wrestled the knife from him.
* * *
* '" '"
Sergeant Granville Hawkins and
A Department Commendation has
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been awarded to Gang Specialists John
Dugan, Gregory Salvi, William Con
nor, and Joseph Sparks, of Gang
Crimes North, for their investigative
expertise.
The officers learned from an infor
mant that a dealer in large quantities of
heroin was expecting a large shipment
of the drug in the near future. The offi
cers initiated surveillance on the sus
pect and determined that he was associ
ated with an infamous family narcotic
operation.
Sufficient evidence was obtained
against the man and a search warrant
was obtained and executed, resulting in
the seizure of more than 20 pounds of
uncu t Mexican heroin and more
than$7,000 in cash. A firearm, previ
ously reported stolen, also was re
covered.
* * *
Responding to a broadcast of an
armed robbery on the 7500 block of
South Stewart Avenue, Officers John
M. Herr, Patrick Gordon, and Mark
Gallery, 10th District, learned that an
armed man had forced his way into the
home of an elderly woman and had sto
len her television set and other prop
erty. Several people had witnessed the
crime and had telephoned police.
Because ofthe prompt response by the
officers, the offender had tried to hide
some of the property behind some
bushes, which was recovered shortly
after. The officers obtained a thorough
description of the offender from the vic
tim but a search ofthe surrounding area
was of no avail.
Several days later, these same offi
cers responded to a broadcast of a fire
several houses away from the scene of
the robbery. Upon arrival, the officers
observed a man resembling the offender
among spectators. As they approached,
the man fled but was apprehended after
a short chase.
A subsequent search of the arrestee's
apartment revealed several items be
longing to the victim as well as other
property taken in other crimes and sev
eral weapons. After questioning, the
man admitted his guilt and implicated
several others in the crimes which led to
the arrest of five others.
***
Officers James Gancarek, Thomas
Eason, Mike Protolipas, and Glade
Matthews, of the 10th District, re
sponded to the broadcast of gunfire at a
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service station on the 4500 block of West
Ogden Avenue. Upon arrival, the offi
cers learned from witnesses that three
men had robbed and shot the garage
owner and that the victim's son had
driven him to a nearby hospital. The
officers obtained descriptions of the of
fenders, their automobile, and the di
rection in which they fled.
A search of the surrounding area re
vealed the car to be in nearby Cicero.
The officers curbed the car and ordered
the three men out. Inside the car was
found a sawed-off shotgun and a re
volver with four expended cartridges.
The men were placed under arrest and
returned to the crime scene where they
were identified by the son as his father's
assailants.
Subsequent investigation revealed
two of the offenders to be on parole for
armed robbery and were awaiting trial
for another armed robbery.
* * *
A woman had been abducted by two
men at 79th Street and Cottage Grove
Avenue and taken to a remote spot off
the Calumet Expressway where she was
raped and abandoned at the scene.
The next day, the victim observed one
of her assailants enter an apartment
building on the 700 block of East 79th
Street. She notified police and Officers
Douglas Crowe and Michael Weaver,
6th District, responded and were in
formed of the situation by the woman,
who pointed out the apartment.
The officers went to the apartment
and knocked on the door. The door was
opened slightly by a man who, when he
saw the officers, quickly closed it. The
man then fired a gun, the shot penetrat
ing the door and striking Crowe. De
spite the wound, Crowe aided Weaver in
forcing open the door and subduing the
offender.
The officer was taken to a nearby hos
pital for medical treatment while the
offender was taken to the district sta
tion where he was again identified by
the woman as one of her assailants.
* :;: *
Having just completed processing an
arrest for heroin possession, Officers
Eugene Domuret and John Suddie,
10th District, were returning to their
assigned beat when they observed a
man armed with a revolver chasing
another man down Cermak Road near
Marshall Boulevard.
The officers ran from their squad and
intercepted the assailant. They ordered
the man to throw down his weapon and
surrender; instead, the gunman fired at
Suddie, who returned fire. The offender
then turned and fled with the officers in
pursuit. In the chase, the offender dis
carded his weapon, which was recovered
by the officers, and he was quickly ap
prehended.
The man whom the offender had been
chasing was discovered to have been
shot twice. Domuret and Suddie im
mediately obtained medical treatment
for the victim. The offender, who had a
history of street gang-related crimes,
was charged with aggravated battery
and aggravated assault.
* * *
A Department Commendation has
been conferred upon Officers Norman
DeWhite and Joseph Szelag, 18th
District, for their outstanding perform
ance of their duties.
During the past year DeWhite and
Szelag, while assigned to vertical patrol
in the Cabrini-Green projects, have
made more than 48 felony and mis
demeanor arrests, including arrests for
battery, gambling, and narcotics vio
lations. They have confiscated 18
weapons, ranging from knives to shot
guns and pistols. Their success resulted
from prompt response to radio assign
ments, familiarity with problem areas
in their beat, and rapport with resi
dents.
IN MEMORIAlVl
Friends and colleagues with the Chicago Police Star join in expressing the
deepest sympathy to the widows and families of those officers who recently died.
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P.O. Jack Blakeslee ....... . ... . ........
Capt. William D. Dwyer .................
P.O. William Edwards ...................
P.O. Cleophus Johnson ..................
P.O. Quintin Muntaner ..................
P.O. Charles Tribble ....................
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Max's house
n ot a home; he knows if
you belong Max stands watch as Officers Thomas Byrne (left) and Joseph Ochsenfeld go over
stripped automobile in auto pound for identifying numbers.
\
Max is a nine-year veteran of the De
partment. He's a walk-on, who
sniffed his way to a permanent home at
3000 S. California Ave.-one of the
seven Chicago Police Department auto
pounds.
"He knows if you belong;' said Officer
Thomas Byrne, poundmaster. "Max is a
part collie who seems to have an instinct
to know who is a police officer and
should be around the facility and those
who are not.
"When he was offered to us there was
only one stipulation. He had to want to
stay and be able to fend for himself. He
has, and sometimes you can see him
standing on top of cars surveying his
'domain.'
"Max also has a calming effect on
people who have had their cars towed
and come into our office in an excitable
state. Just Max's presence keeps the
claimants courteous. Of course, Max is a
mild-mannered dog. We couldn't have it
otherwise."
Max also has a benefactor in Richard
Tabor, a city tow truck driver who
brings him food every day. Tabor and
his wife "adopted" Max and worry about
his welfare.
Max checks you out when anyone
stops in to check on any of the cars,
which are sent there for confidential
checks. Max makes sure you pass the
test, too, giving you the cold nose treat
ment to make sure you belong.
Byrne, a 32-year Department vet
eran, has been with the Auto Pounds
Section for 16 years, 10 at the 3000 S.
California Ave., location. His partner
there is Officer Joseph Ochsenfeld, a
25-year veteran . They handle all au
tomobiles being held for an extended
hold (vehicle used in the commission of
a major crime which is needed for court
evidence, or further investigation and
must be held for more than five days) .
"We identify all vehicles suspected of
having altered VINs (Vehicle Identifi
cation Numbers), engines or transmis
sions, in fact, all vehicles that are
stripped of their identification, many in
chop shops," said Byrne. "In 1977, we
processed 1,231 vehicles and found the
confidential numbers with the use of
electrolytic acid . Numbers that have
been ground off, altered or re-stamped
are restored.
"In the last five years, motorcycle
steals have increased at an alarming
rate, with numbers being grounded off
and new numbers stamped on. Motorcy
cle lovers should beware when making a
purchase because they can become in
nocent victims in buying stolen
machines."
Under the direction ofthe command
ing officer, Lieutenant John Moriarity,
the Auto Pounds section processed
128,941 vehicles in the last two years.
"We're a busy place," said Sergeant
Clyde Hughes, supervisor of the Auto
Pounds Section before his recent re
tirement to Hot Springs, Ark. "And it
increases every spring because many
vehicles are knocked out by the winter
weather . Also some drivers abandon
vehicles when they don't want to pur
chase licenses. Of course, all tows must
be ordered by a police officer."
Autos that are candidates for towing
are those that are left unmoved for
seven days; in a state of disrepair; un
licensed, and an environmental blight
on the community.
Each district has an abandoned vehi
cle officer whose duty it is to seek out
abandoned cars and investigate com
plaints by citizens.
The Auto Pounds Section inventories
all vehicles; searches are made to find
owners and notify them by certified
mail (52,654 notices last year) of the
whereabouts and requirements for re
trieval of their vehicles. Inquiries on
title ownership not only involves
searches by the Illinois Secretary of
State, but stolen and abandoned cars
from out of state also are checked.
Thousands of vehicles are turned into
scrap when owners cannot be found, or
have been abandoned and unclaimed.
Vehicles less than six years old wi th no
legal owner are sold at auction every six
to seven weeks.
The Department is fortunate that
Chicago is close to the heavy steel in
dustry to dispose of unwanted vehicles.
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He almost became compact human A young man from Chicago recently
had a crushing feeling and near-fatal
ride in an automobile of his choice.
The car he selected wasn't a late
model with all the fancy trim and latest
in accessories and options most riders or
drivers would appreciate.
The man was out late one night doing
the town. He thought he was doing the
right thing .. . following the unwritten
rule if you drive don't drink, and if you
drink , don't drive.
Ah, that's when he made a decision
that almost cost him his life, except for
the length of his arm, alert citizens, and
the perseverance oftwo officers from the
15th District, Officers James McGovern
and Kenneth Kosirog.
The man's adventure started in Auto
Pound No.5, at 4615 W. Division St.,
where he found a· comfortable au
tomobile and went to sleep about 4 a.m.
Perhaps to dream.
However, it turned out to be a night
mare. When he awoke he was getting
that closed in feeling.
The car was going through the first
stages of being flattened so it could be
loaded on a flatbed truck. All tops of cars
are flattened prior to loading on the
trucks to accommodate more vehicles. "I
screamed and yelled, but because of the
noise of the machinery, nobody could
hear me;' said the man . It was one of 10
loaded on the truck, which was ready for
its trip to a steel company to be crushed
and later turned into molten meta!.
A citizen at Madison Street and Cic
ero Avenue at first thought he was se
eing things~an arm waving out of the
flat~d car. He called the Communi
cati0lle~ Operations Section, convinced
the drspatcher that he was quite sober
and was not suffering from hallucina
tions and said he definitely saw what he
saw.
Officers McGovern and Kosirog re
sponded to the call and telephoned
ahead to the steel company in Summit,
II!., to report that there reportedly was a
man in one of the cars and to check the
first of two loads when it came into their
yard .
The steel company called Communi
ca tions and reported they found
nothing.
McGovern and Kosirog didn't give up.
Two hours later the plant employees fi
nally found the man . However, they
couldn't help him immediately.
The Fire Department was called be
cause only they could release him from
his steel tomb with special tools .
The firemen had to take a saw and cut
the top of the car, much in the same
manner of opening a can of sardines.
Finally the top of the car was off and
the man sat up for the first time in six
hours. "Hello," he said.
He was taken to a hospital and X
rayed for injuries. None were found and
he was sent home.
Of course, he probably will think
twice before going to sleep in an aban
doned car in the future.
Anyway, who wants a flesh-colored
car to drive.
Classy finish
to Classic run
Superintendent James O'Grady ac
cepts trophy from Dan Deufel, sponsor
of Naperville Police Classic, which De
partment's Running Club won when
Officer John Wills took first place in 6.2
mile (10,000 meter) race. Wills, of Spe
cial Operations Group Headquarters,
holds his trophy. Sergeant Richard
Braithwaite and Captain John Walsh of
SOG join in award ceremony. Wills ran
race in 30 minutes and 34 seconds.
Officer Robert Treonis, 9th District was
second. Officer Larry Glozier, 1st Dis
trict finished fourth.
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Despite loss of leg, former
Area 2 'mascot' has adapted
Ernie is alive and well and, although
he is missing a leg and has been called
everything from "mangy looking" to
"flea-bitten," couldn't be happier.
Ernie, a black and brown mutt, now
about five or six years old, once served
as the "official" mascot for the men and
women of Area 2 Headquarters build
ing, 9059 S. Cottage Grove Ave., is now
living comfortably with the family of
Sgt. Alex Karas, 21st District.
"Ernie is loved and remembered by
hundreds of people;' said Karas, whose
five active sons make sure Ernie gets
his required exercise. "Police officers
still pass by the house to see him. Ernie
has been through a lot."
Ernie's career with the Department
started when he continually wandered
into the Area 2 Headquarters building
that the officers decided to adopt the
stray mongrel as their mascot. They all
chipped in to get him his immunity and
rabies shots and a license, which every
law-abiding dog should have.
"He won his way into the hearts of
everyone at the station;' said Karas.
"Youth Officer Sharon Urbon took a
special liking to the dog, named him,
and took good care of him. But every
body helped out. He started eating
scraps offood offered by the officers and
everybody soon fell in love with him."
Well , not quite everybody.
On a chilly afternoon in March of
1976, an officer stopped into the station
to use the copying machine. Ernie, ever
protective of his new home, was un
familiar with the officer and started to
snarl and snap at him . The officer
panicked and shot Ernie in the left hind
leg.
Nothing was too good for Ernie. He
was immediately rushed to the Univer
si ty of Illinois School of Veterinary
Medicine in Urbana and underwent two
hours of surgery by a specialist.
Ernie spent the next few weeks at the
hospi tal. A metal pin was inserted in his
leg while the officers and investigators
of Area 2 took up a collection to pay his
expenses. A local radio station soon got
into the act and an "Ernie Fund-raising
Campaign" started.
Cheers and happiness filled the sta
tion when Ernie was returned "home."
The cost of the operation was a little bit
more than expected so a tin can was
placed around Ernie's neck in hopes
that officers passing in and out of the
station might help him out with his fi
nancial troubles .
"But Ernie had to go," said Karas.
"They felt that he might be too much of a
liability at the station so they were
seeking a new home for him. Nobody
seemed to want him so I decided to adopt
him. I was already in the 21st District at
the time but I had known Ernie before
as a youth officer in Area 2."
Karas brought Ernie home to his five
sons-Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John,
and Alex-and his wife, Carol.
"I looked out the kitchen window and
saw this mangy-looking dog with his leg
completely shaved and wondered what
in the world it was ;' said Mrs. Karas.
"But the kids and I fell in love with him
and he fit into the family quite well."
"The officers were happy that Ernie
finally found a real home;' said Karas,
"and were amazed that he was getting
along so well with our sons because he
never did get along with the kids that
visited the station!'
But Ernie's troubles were just begin
ning. The metal pin in his leg broke and
he had to be rushed back to the hospital.
"I flew down there wi th a friend of
mine who owned a private plane;' said
Karas. "The people in the waiting room
were a little disturbed when I brought
in Ernie because we sat down right next
to their beautiful pedigree dogs. They
really got flustered when I told them he
had been shot. They seemed surprised
that everyone was going through so
much trouble for this dog but they didn't
know Ernie.
"Ernie was fitted with a metal plate,
one quarter of an inch thick and one half
inch wide, but this broke after only four
weeks. Another plate was put in and
this also broke. Finally, the doctors said
that it would be in Ernie's best interests
if the leg was amputated."
"The kids were a little upset when we
told them the news;' said Mrs. Karas ,
"but afterwards they were proud to say
that they have the only three-legged
dog in the neighborhood."
Even the doctors and other medical
Ernie is center of attention of Sergeant Alex Karas family. They are from left, Luke,
John, Sgt. Karas, Carol holding Mark, Alex, and Matt.
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personnel at the hospital fell under Er
nie's spell.
"One of them offered to keep Ernie as
his own pet;' said Karas. "They fell in
love with himjust like everybody else.
"It took Ernie a little while to get used
to it but he did very well. At first, he
would be afraid to climb up and down
stairs but not any more . You should see
him run! He uses his one hind leg as a
rudder and it doesn't even leave the
ground when he runs."
"It isn't very noticeable at first," said
Mrs. Karas . "One of my girlfriends
asked me why he limped and then she
gave a second look and saw he only had
three legs. She said, 'oh , I see, I would
limp, too' ."
Does Ernie perform any tricks? "Yes,
he's very good at playing dead. When
you go into the kitchen and see a pile of
old, dirty rags in th e corner-they
aren't-that's Ernie."
What breed of dog is Ernie? "He's part
German shepherd, part border collie,
and six other kinds of dogs ."
But everybody loves Ernie. He even
has his own scrapbook, inscribed with
gold letters on the cover-"Ernie's Fan
Mail," containing all the hundreds of
clippings, get-well cards, and telegrams
he has received. Many letters contained
donations ranging from 25 cents to $50
toward expenses of his surgery.
Some ofthe letters express the love of
citizens and officers of Chicago:
"Please get Ernie a playtoy with this
50 cents. I am 78 years old and I love
dogs . Hope he will be back home soon."
"I am Bohemian German citizen. No
speak good English. Chek for dog
Ernie."
Ernie has also received letters from
Bingo, Ginger, Kelly, and Muffin
other dogs who have taken their time to
wish him well. Many also have included
photos of themselves.
A letter Ernie received from "Cotton"
gave him helpful advice:
"Here's a little secret-when they
take the splint off your leg, be sure to
limp a lot! It gets you lots of love and a
few special treats."
Karas says he never regretted adopt
ing Ernie and he says he doesn't even
mind being called "Ernie's father ."
"He's a wonderful dog and a lot of
people do care for him ," he said.
"Whenever I meet a fellow officer they
don't ask 'how's the wife' or 'how's the
kids', it's always 'how's that Ernie
doing'." Mrs . Karas giggled .
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Iceland's Hallvardur Einvardsson, meets Department's
counterpart, Chief Raymond Clark, Criminal Investigation
Division.
Icelandic o fficer finds police
w ork here a world of computers
A distinguished Icelandic police offi
cial recently paid a visit to the United
States in a study of our country's inves
tigative procedures and police opera
tions and to "do a little sightseeing."
Hallvardur Einvardsson, director of
Iceland's State Criminal Investigative
Police Unit, who has made a study of
Europe's leading police departments,
says that our Department's Criminalis
tics Division is one of the best in the
world.
"Your Department employs very high
quality personnel and performs excel
lent work," he said. "Your Communica
tions Section is fascinating. I have ob
served that every police department in
the States utilizes computers in their
work. In my country, everything is
manual. We still are in the experimen
tal stage of electronical operations. But
then , it seems everbody knows each
other in Iceland and we don't need that
complex a system."
There are a little more than 200,000
people living in Iceland with more than
half of the population living in the capi
tal , Reykjavik, with the others residing
in the surrounding districts and towns.
"Our unit services the entire coun
try," said Einvardsson. "We have 45
members-two chief attorneys, 37
police officers, and the rest supervisors
and administrators. Our headquarters
is stationed in the capital Reykjavik
where almost all of our work is needed."
Iceland is experiencing somewhat of a
"crime wave!'
"As far as crime, everything is the
same in Iceland as in your country, only
on a much smaller scale," said Ein
vardsson. "It used to be that a decade
would pass without a murder. Now, we
have about two murders a year!
"Our unit has been solving some in
teresting cases. Recently, we had a case
where five young people killed two
tourists and buried the bodies. We never
did find the bodies but our unit built a
case against them on other evidence and
they were found guilty in court. In my
tour of the United States, I have been
asking advice from experienced person
nel on methods to uncover buried ob
jects. The offenders have appealed to a
higher court and we are building a
stronger case against them.
"The proceedings of our court system
is much shorter than your country's. We
have no jury system. There are 25 juris
dictions in Iceland with one judge pre
siding over each. His decision is law. We
do have a supreme court with five
judges presiding."
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cago River on the West.
The 23rd District will have Montrose
Avenue on the North , Fullerton Avenue
on the South, Lake Michigan on the
East and Clark Street on the West.
Boundaries for the new Far North
facility at 6464 N. Clark Street, will be
the City Limits on the North, Peterson
Avenue on the South, Lake Michigan on
the East, and the North Branch of the
Chicago River on the West.
Officers who will be assigned to the
new facility will enter an all-face brick
one-story building with 34,400 square
feet of area which is air-conditioned. It
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A new Far North facility, slated to
open in the fall, is in the final stages of
completion. To accommodate the debut
of the district station in the Northeast
se ction of the city, Superintendent
James E. O'Grady announced that there
will be new bounda ries for the 6th Area.
In addition to the new station, the 6th
Area encompasses the 18th, 19th, 20th
and 23rd Districts. The 18th and 19th
District boundaries will remain un
changed.
The 20th will have Peterson Avenue
on the North, Lake Michigan on the
East, Montrose Avenue on the South,
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contains a large desk area, interview
rooms, roll call a nd assembly rooms,
physical training room with Universal
gym, locker rooms for males and
females, a canteen , offices, 120 parking
spaces, with some reserved for hand
icapped persons, and a landscaped
plaza.
With the addition of the new district,
the 6th Area will have five , most of any
area in the city .
At recent recruit graduation in Timothy J. O'Connor Training
Center some of most robust cheering and applause came
from classmates (above) when 1st Deputy Samuel Nolan
presented academic award and then baton to Officer Yvonne
Schaps (right). Two standing ovations showed her popu
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