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THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT
MAY-JUNE 1980
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CHICAGO
POLICE
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VOL. 19 NO.4 MAY"UNE 1980
New awards presented to Department members at Recognition Ceremony are
Police Medal (background) and from left, Superintendent's Award of Valor, Blue
Star Award and Superintendent's Award of Merit.
JANE M . BYRNE
RICHARD J. BRZECZEK
Mayor
Superintendent
IRA HARRIS
Deputy Superintendent
Bureau of Community Services EMil H. CAlZARETTA
Director Public and Internal Information Division INDEX
Page
3 Recognition Ceremony
9 The Blue Light
Law 'n' Laughter
14 Department Commendations
16 Youth Officers "go camping"
18 Police Officer of the Month
In Memoriam
19 Friend Indeed
Recent Retirements
20 Puzzle
EDITORIAL STAFF LeROY JIRIK, Editor; DENNIS BINGHAM, Associate Editor; Photos by Graphic Arts Section PhotoK­
raphers. Unit reporters are listed in the Blue Li&ht Section. The Chicago Police Star is published
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partment and is the officia I department
publication. The Star is distributed
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Director of Public and Internal Inform ­
ation Division, Ch icago Po lice Depart­
ment, 1121 South State Street, Ch icago,
Illinois 60605 .
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New awards are impressive
Amid the shouts of congratulations
being offered the award winners at the
Police Recognition Ceremony May 12
could be heard comments on how
beautiful and impressive the new
awards themselves looked .
The Police Medal is displayed on a
blue velvet background set in a custom
"open book" style walnut desk plaque.
On the right side of the award is a silver
plate etched with a copy of the Person­
nel Order describing the officer's heroic
actions.
The Blue Star Award medal is sur­
rounded by a bronze cast wreath and set
on a blue velvet background. Beneath
the medal is a striking blue metallic
aluminum plate engraved with the
officer's name . The unit is set in a wal­
nut shadow box.
The Award of Valor is in a walnut
wood-grade plaque with an aluminum
engraved plate to the right of the medal
which rests on a red velvet background
in a slot in the top left corner. The De­
partment shield is set in the bottom left
corner.
The Award of Merit is the same as the
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Mayor Jane Byrne and Superintendent
Richard Brzeczek congratulate Police
Medal Winner Officer William Patter­
son, 2nd District, who is joined by wife,
Neenah, son, William and daughter,
Leah at Recognition Ceremony.
Photos for this issue by Roman Zabicki,
Steve Herbert, Harry Harrington, AI Sta­
siulis, Ted Grudzinski, Vic Gironda, Harry
Schmuel and Art Balla.
Award of Valor only the medal rests on a
blue velvet background.
The Mayor Richard J. Daley Medal
has remained basically the same since
its establishment in 1977.
The new improved look ofthe awards
can be credited to several Department
members .
Members of the Awards Board Com,
mittee who attended last year's Lam­
bert Tree Award Ceremony were
impressed with the awards being
presented members of the Chicago Fire
Department and there was a general
feeling that similarly impressive
awards should be presented to Depart­
ment members .
Officer Claudell Ervin, Personnel Di­
vision, and Youth Officer Richard Seils,
detailed to the Bureau of Community
Services, were assigned to visit six
award manufacturing companies and
conduct the necessary research.
The officers spent many hours serv­
ing as liaison between the Department
and the companies. They brought 25
samples from the companies for pre­
sentation to the 1979 Awards Commit­
tee .
The board members selected from
these samples and offered various sug­
gestions on how the awards should look.
Ervin and Seils then worked in close
contact with the manufacturing com­
panies to insure that the awards pre­
sented at this year's ceremony would
the best ever.
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30 are honored
at 19th Police
Award s Night
Superintendent Richard J. Brzeczek
presented 28 police officers, one civilian
member, and one citizen with top De­
partment awards at the 19th Annual
Police Recognition Ceremony held in
the Arie Crown Theater of McCormick
Place May 12.
This was the first year the families of
the winners accompanied the officers on
stage for the presentation of awards .
Seeing the proud faces of parents ,
grandparents, wives and little children
made this year's event even more of a
special occasion.
Mayor Jane M. Byrne addressed the
assembly at the ceremony and a memo­
rial roll was read by Rev. Wilbur N.
Daniel, Rabbi E. H. Praumbaum and
Father Walter Mischke, C.M.F.
Bob Hale and Irv Kupcinet served as
the evening's masters of ceremonies and
the entertainment segment featured
the comedic talents of Don Rickles . A
medley of musical numbers was per­
formed by the members ofthe cast of the
hit musical "Ain't Misbehavin'"-Evan
Bell, Teresa Bowers, Yvette Freeman,
Ms. Heaven, Lonnie McNeil and Shel­
ton Becton .
The audience also was treated to the
soprano voice of Frances Ginsberg of the
Lyric Opera School, and the music of the
Norm Krone Orchestra.
The high point of the evening,
however, was the presentation of the
Department's highest award, the Police
Medal, awarded to officers whose
accomplishments are so outstanding as
to justify special recognition.
The recipient of this year's Police
Medal was Officer William Patterson
of the 2nd District.
While off-duty, Patterson was in his
automobile waiting for the traffic light
to change at the intersection of 55th and
State Streets when he heard several
shots fired and observed four men, two
armed with shotguns, standing in front
of a nearby restaurant. The offenders
then fired four shots at a man attemp­
ting to hide behind the restaurant
Police Medal winner Officer William Patterson, 2nd District, draws applause (top
photo) as he is called to Arie Crown stage at Recognition Ceremony, then is
interviewed by Master of Ceremonies Bob Hale while Superintendent Richard
Brzeczek and Director Emil Calzaretta, Public and Internal Information Division,
and Patterson's family, wife, Neenah, and children, William and Leah look on.
counter.
After leaving his vehicle and
approaching the offenders , Patterson
drew his weapon and ordered them to
drop their weapons. Two of the offenders
ran from the scene, while a third hid in
some nearby bushes. The fourth man
dropped to the ground and fired his
weapon at the officer.
Patterson returned the fire, striking
the offender in the chest and side. The
officer then ran and removed the gun
from the offender's hand and ordered
the man in the bushes to drop his gun
and surrender. Both offenders were
placed under arrest. Subsequently, one
of the men who had escaped surren­
dered to Patterson a few days later.
Patterson also was presented the
Award of Valor, awarded to officers for
outstanding acts of heroism, personal
courage and devotion to duty.
Patterson was accompanied on stage
by his wife Neenah, his son William, 9,
and daughter Leah , 3.
When presented the award, Patterson
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said, "I am not one for speeches, that
isn't my job, but I do know how to say
thanks."
Patterson was stunned by being pre­
sented with the coveted Police Medal.
"I was in dick's school and really
didn't know what was going on:' he said.
"All I was getting was bits and pieces.
Before the ceremony, when they took
my picture with Mayor Byrne and Su­
perintendent Brzeczek, I just thought
they wanted someone to pose.
"I didn't expect it and I didn't even
believe it when it was announced. I'm
just lucky:'
"We're very proud:' said his mother,
Jeanne and stepfather Charles Wilson,
a retired officer from Area 1 Burglary.
His mother added:
"William has carried over the pride
he had when he was in the Marine
Corps." Patterson was a Marine for
three and one-half years and was a
member of a reconoiter group in Viet
Nam.
When off the job, Patterson is in­
volved in a most interesting hobby.
"Now if I can only get my wife in­
terested in skydiving," he said. "Even
just to get her and the children up in a
plane to get the feel of it."
His wife, Neenah, just smiled and
shook her head.
Sergeant George Coleman, 6th Dis­
trict, and Officers Terrence Lanigan,
Area 2 Youth, and Richard Spiegel,
Human Relations Section, were pre­
sented both the Award of Valor and the
Blue Star Award.
Coleman responded to a radio mes­
sage of an armed robbery of a taxicab on
the 9300 block of South King Drive.
Supplied with a description of the three
offenders, he observed the suspects on
the street and ordered them to halt. One
ofthe offenders fired a revolver, striking
Coleman in the lower abdomen. The
sergeant returned the fire, wounding
two of the offenders. All three were sub­
sequently apprehended.
While en route to another assign­
ment, Lanigan responded to a broadcast
of a "robbery in progress" on the 900
block of East 103rd Street. Upon arriv­
al, he met other officers and, together,
they made a plan to enter the building.
As Lanigan opened the front door, a man
fired a rifle, striking the officer in his
right arm and chest. The other officers
rushed inside and placed the three
offenders under arrest.
Spiegel and Officer Paul Moreno re­
sponded to radio calls of two armed rob­
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Investigators John Byrne, left, and John Mildice, Area 1 Homicide/Sex, winners of
Award of Valor, with their families.
Sergeant George Coleman,
6th District, proudly holds
one of two awards he re­
ceived, Award of Valor and
Blue Star Award, as wife
beams.
beries committed on West Wabansia
Avenue in which four people were killed
and three wounded. The two offenders
had taken a 10-year-old girl hostage in
their escape.
The officers located the wanted vehi­
cle and a chase ensued which continued
until the offenders' vehicle collided with
a parked car. Before the officers could
exit their car, one of the offenders fired
at the officers and Spiegel was wounded.
Responding officers returned the fire,
wounding one of the fleeing offenders.
The officers placed the man under
arrest and released the hostage who had
been molested by the two offenders.
Subsequently, the second offender was
killed.
Officers Robert Lesniak and
Joseph Pindel, 18th District, Investi­
gators John Mildice and John Byrne,
Area 1 Homicide/Sex, and Moreno, Hu­
man Relations Section, were presented
the Award of Valor for their actions in
the capture of the two armed robbers
who had shot Spiegel.
Byrne, Mildice, Lesniak and Pindel
heard Moreno's call for assistance and
responded immediately. Upon arrival at
the scene, the officers assisted in arrest­
ing the wounded offender and releasing
the hostage. They then took up a search
for the second offender.
Shortly thereafter, Byrne observed
the top of a head and the barrel of a
revolver protruding from a garbage can
in a nearby alley. The officer alerted the
other officers and ordered the man to
come out of his hiding place. The offen­
der stood up, pointed his gun at Byrne
and fired. Byrne, Mildice and Lesniak
returned the fire, fatally wounding the
offender.
Other officers honored with a pre-
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sentation of the Award of Valor were:
Sergeant Ollie Morgan, Jr., Area 4
Burglary.
Morgan was on patrol in the 13th Dis­
trict when he observed an altercation
involving approximately 20 men on the
corner of Damen and Evergreen
Avenues. He called for assistance and
began to disperse the crowd. Then,
suddenly, a man took a pistol from his
belt and fired five shots at people on the
opposite corner.
Morgan approached the offender and
announced his office. The gunman re­
plied by firing two shots at the sergeant.
Morgan returned the fire. Although
wounded twice, the offender entered his
vehicle and fled. Morgan radioed the
direction of his flight and attended to
the people who may have been shot by
the offender. Subsequently, responding
units found the gunman lying in his
automobile a short distance away and
placed him under arrest.
Officers Wayne Conley, John
Crotty, and Jack Wilkens, 5th Dis­
trict.
The officers were off-duty and driving
in the area of the 11300 block of South
Cicero Avenue when they observed two
women in bank uniforms running from
a bank calling for help. The officers also
observed a suspect running from the
bank wearing a green mask, sunglasses
and carrying a gun in one hand and a
bag in the other. The man entered an
automobile and fled.
The officers pursued the subject and
curbed his vehicle a few blocks away.
The offender then fired three shots at
the officers. Conley returned the fire,
Officer Richard Spiegel, Human Relations Section, is flanked by wife and mother,
who hold his Blue Star Award and Award of Valor as rest of family and Director
Harry Blackburn, Neighborhood Relations Division, join in congratulating him.
shattering a window of the offender's
vehicle. At this point, the offender
threw his gun out the car window and
surrendered. The officers recovered
more than $7,000 in stolen currency.
Officer Arthur Davis, Communica­
tions Operations Section.
While off-duty, Davis was at a res­
taurant on the 9800 block of South
Western Avenue. He overheard a man
say "give me your gold necklace" and
observed him pointing a gun at the res­
taurant manager. Davis immediately
placed himselfbetween the offender and
witnesses and announced that he was a
police officer. The offender turned and
pointed his gun at Davis. The officer
fired and wounded the offender, who
was then taken into custody.
Officer Paul Moreno, Human Relations Section, receives
Award of Valor from Supt. Brzeczek as wife watches.
Officers Kenneth Korhonen and
John Strachan, 14th District, and
Kenneth Fligelman and Jasper
Romano, Special Operations Group
North.
The four officers responded to a call of
a fire on the 1800 block of North Mozart
Street. Upon arrival, the officers
learned that nine children were still on
the second floor of the building. The
officers entered the building but be­
cause of the dense smoke were unable to
see. By following the children's cries
and by crawling on their hands and
knees , the officers were able to locate
them.
Four of the children were wrapped in
drapes torn from the windows and car­
ried to safety. The officers then re-
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Mrs. 'ines Torres is joined by family and friends after receiving Blue Star Award
presented posthumously to husband, Officer Jose Torres.
entered the building and carried the re­
maining five children to the street
below.
As they were leaving the building, a
window and wall exploded which caused
Fligelman to be burned on the arm and
Karhonen to be struck in the eye with
burning debris. Both officers were
treated at a nearby hospital.
Officers Kenneth Grandy and Les­
ter Johnson, 14th District.
Grandy and Johnson observed fire
and smoke coming from the second floor
apartment of a building on the 2000
block of North Pointe Street. They im­
mediately contacted the Communica­
tions Center and requested Fire Depart­
ment personnel. Upon learning that
there were two people trapped inside,
the officers entered the building.
They found a 15-year-old girl suffer­
ing from burns and smoke inhalation
and removed her to safety. The officers
then re-entered the building to search
for a five-year-old boy. The heavy smoke
and flames were hosed down by firemen
as the officers crawled along the floor.
The seriously burned boy was found and
taken to safety. Both children have
since recovered.
The following officers were wounded
in the line of duty and presented the
Police Blue Star Award:
Officer George Vanderschoot, 3rd
District.
Vanderschoot was one of several offi­
cers responding to a broadcast of an
"armed man barricaded" on the 6500
block of South Eberhart Avenue. The
man had shot his wife and neighbor, set
the house on fire and was holding police
at bay from inside the house.
The offender's wife had been rescued
through a side window. Vanderschoot
and another officer entered the rear of
the smoke filled house in an attempt to
Officer Richard Johnson proudly accepts Blue Star Award.
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Officer George Vanderschoot, 3rd Dis­
trict, Blue Star Award winner with his
family after ceremony.
rescue the wounded neighbor.
Suddenly, the offender appeared at
the door and fired at the officers, wound­
ing Vanderschoot. However, the neigh­
bor was rescued and the three wounded
people were taken to a nearby hospital
for treatment.
Officer Richard Johnson, 3rd Dis­
trict.
While working tactical assignment,
Johnson and his partner observed four
suspicious people in the hallway of a
building on the 7400 block of South
Kingston Avenue. The suspects fled
when they saw the officers. Johnson fol­
lowed one of them to a fire exit. Johnson
announced his office but the offender
fired his weapon three times, striking
Deputy Superintendent Thomas Lyons receives Award of
Merit.
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Robert J. Smith makes impassioned acceptance speech after receiving Richard J.
Daley Medal as his family stands by on Ari e Crown stage.
the officer in the right leg. Johnson re­
turned the fire and wounded the
offender, who was then placed under
arrest.
Officer Robert Montgomery, 15th
District.
Montgomery and his partner were
waved down by two men at the intersec­
tion of Fulton Street and Cicero Avenue.
The officers learned that the two men
were assaulted by a man armed with a
shotgun who was last seen in a nearby
gangway. While searching the
gangway, the officers were approached
by the offender.
The officers told the offender to sur­
render his weapon. Instead , he fired at
the officers, wounding Montgomery in
both arms and both legs. Both officers
returned fire, fatally wounding the
offender.
Officer Jose Torres, 10th District,
was presented the Blue Star Award
posthumously. His widow, Ine s,
accepted the award.
Torres was assigned to investigate an
automobile accide nt on the 2500 block
of South Blue Island Avenue. During
the course of collecting information for
the report, the officer stepped into the
street. As Torres stood by the auto­
mobile, a vehicle being driven at a high
rate of speed veered across the street,
struck the officer and fl ed the scene.
Award of Valor winner Officer Arth ur Davis, Commu nications Operations Section,
is congratulated by fam ily and Assistant Deputy Superintendent William Miller of
Communications Operations Section.
Torres was thrown 28 feet by the impact
and suffered multiple injuries to the
head, chest and legs. He died a couple
weeks later as a result of the wounds.
Five officers were presented the
Award of Merit, given to Department
members for outstanding contributions
or accom plishments resulting in im­
proved operations, or for outstanding
police work which has brought credit to
the Department. They are:
Deput y Superintendent Thomas
Lyons, Bureau of In vestigative Ser­
vices who, while deputy chief of Area 1
Patrol, saved a woman from choking to
death by removing a piece of hard candy
which had lodged in her throat.
Lyons was off-duty and driving home
from work when he saw the woman's
plight. He attempted the Heimli ch
Maneuver, without s uccess, and then
pushed his finger down her throat and
dislodged the candy.
Director Rick J. Santella, for his
accomplishments as head of the Electro­
nics and Motor Maintenance Division
whic h have resulted in improved
administration, improved operation,
and substantial savi ngs in manpower
and operationa l costs.
He h as initiated several new pro­
grams including ones geared toward the
conservation of fuel , preventative
Artist Leo Feltman, Graphic Arts Sec­
tion, presents plaque to Comedian Don
Rickles, one of stars of ceremony.
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Director Emil Calzaretta, Public and Internal Information Division, joined Sergeant
Robert Faust, left, and Officer Herb Kordeck, second from right, Special Activities
Section, Award of Merit recipients and their families.
maintenance, and an improved snow
plan.
Captain Joseph Shaughnessy,
Administrative Patrol, for his outstand­
ing performance and dedication in plan­
ning and coordinating the Department's
logistics for the historic visit of Pope
John Paul II.
Shaughnessy developed a plan which
enabled the Department to save
manpower, provide protection of the
Pope and crowd control, while main­
taining the same level of service
throughout the city.
Sergeant Robert Faust and Officer
Herbert Kordeck, Special Activities
Section, for their continued efforts in
obtaining, through the filing of various
claims, deserving benefits for the fami­
lies of officers killed or injured. As a
result of their dedication and hard
work, more than one million tax-free
dollars have been collected for these
families.
The officers also are responsible for
the coordination of the Department's ex­
cellent blood program, and in­
strumental in the coordination of var­
ious award presentations, including the
Police Recognition Ceremony.
The Mayor Richard J. Daley Medal,
established in 1977, is presented by the
Department to a civilian who has per­
formed an outstanding service to the
Master of Ceremonies Irv Kupcinet
congratulates Soprano Frances Gins­
berg of Lyric Opera School after per­
formance.
citizens and the City of Chicago. This
year's recipient of the medal was
Robert J. Smith, president of the
Smith-Corcoran and Lain-Hursen
Funeral Homes.
Smith received the special award for
the assistance he has given to families
of officers slain in the line of duty. In
offering his services through the Hun­
dred Club of Cook County since 1972,
Smith has provided funeral services vir­
tually free of charge to the families of
eight officers. The savings realized from
his kindness amounts to thousands of
dollars to the families.
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Rev. Wilbur Daniels, Rev. Walter Mischke and Rabbi E. H.
Praumbaum joined in reading Memorial Roll at ceremony.
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002: Congratulations and best wishes to Com­
mander Edward C. Brooks on his recent promo­
tion. Commander Brooks was promoted to
assistant deputy superintendent, Bureau of
Operational Services.
Welcome home to
Commander Lemon Works. Works was the com­
manding officer of Narcotics/Gang Crime West
and has returned to guide the personnel of the
2nd District ... Bestwishes to P.O. Lloyd Brown
who resigned from the Department to pursue
another career ... P.O. Frank Bellis has re­
signed to accept his pension. Good luck, Frank
Our deepest sympathy is extended to the
family of P.O. Lucio Bitoy. Bitoy died after fight­
ing a long illness. He will be missed by the many
friends he acquired during his career ... Con­
dolences are also extended to the families of
P.O.'s Artis Jenkins and Sam Jones, and Robert
Bonner and Paul Bertucci on the loss of loved
ones. . Congratulations to P.O. Carl Reid for
successfu Ily completi ng his ti me-d ue furlough
P.O. Vince Dobbins
003: Welcome to the 3rd District, Capt. William
Lacy and welcome back to Lt. Bill Smith ... So
long to Capt. Clarence Hager and P.O. Donald
Jones who left our district for other assignments
in the Department. . Congratulations to my
partner P.O. PatOlloqui and to P.O. James Crooke
who received the South Shore Chamber of Com­
merce Award. Third District Tactical P.O.'s Ed
Tomasik and Vic Roden received the same award
the month before .. P.O. Roland Williams,
while on furlough in Florida, spotted our own
P.O. Alex Jenkins on TV in a "Steak and Shake"
commercial. Just in case you didn't already
know, Alex has done a lot of TV commercials,
magazine ads, and movie work. He's our resi­
dent "Hollywood star" ... A big hello to P.O.
Larry Freeberg who left Three awhile back for
Communications. When are we going golfing?
... Speaking of golf, good luck to P.O. Tom
McGowan and the Third District golf team in your
upcoming tournaments and to our basketball
team
. Party News: A lot of friends who
worked together for a long ti me and who felt a
need to show their appreciation, threw different
parties for Capt. John Grentzner and Sgt. Bob
Merchant. Not to mention the other get­
togethers I didn't even hear about. . Another
recent party was given for Fred Tomasek who left
the Department to go into business with his
brother. (A personal note to Fred: Good luck to
you and Annette in your new career. You made
the tough work bearable and we'll all miss you)
... Congratulations to P.O. Charles l. Williams
who received the most 3rd District Honorable
Mentions for 1979 (33). . And, finally, P.O.
Mike Stepney told me that he and his wife Diana
"You really are a winner, Gus!
You spent $1,000 bucks for a lawyer and lost $1,000 bucks in wages
while in jail. But you beat that $15.00 parking ticket."
moved into a very nice old middle-class neigh­
borhood and that now he'll probably have to start
drinking a better class of beer.
P.O. Rick Miller
006: Hi gang! Not much going on and if there is
you aren't telling me about it ... Congratula­
tions to our future investigators: A. Pesavento, B.
Campbell, W. Kushner, M. McDermott, A. Wolf, T.
Carroll, M. Baker, A. Szudarski, J. Seegers, G.
Patton, and W. Higgins. All of them deserve it.
"Uncle" Lar Pachal is finally back to work to stay
. I won't mention any names but my partner
"R.G." plans on modeling his new Cub Scout
uniform at roll call. It's said he really has nice
legs. . Well, give me some news and I'll write
about it, but for now, that's it .
P.O. Mike Graffis
007: Hi my darlings. . 164 Honorable Men­
tions this writing with nine Department Com­
mendations awarded by Superi ntendent Richard
J. Brzeczek. We congratulate all the officers.
Keep up the super work. Sorry, space limitations
prohibits the listing of their names but keep
those culprits comin' in!. . P.O. of the Month
nominees: Marshall, Rush, Jedlowski, Pustay,
and Walls. . Best Dressed Award: Robert Bran­
nigan ... Super Cupid shot Wanda Franklin and
Glynn Robertson on the ski slopes of Lake Tahoe,
California
Super Stork busted his beak
again with one pink and three blues! Linda and
David Golubiak are the proud parents of Brooke
Lee. Anthony Allan (Kathleen and Dennis) Berg
was welcomed home by Steven and Barbara Ann.
Joan and Allen McCann are proud of grandchild
Jacob Lawrence. Michael Andrew Pitt, Jr. (grand­
parents Sylvia and Seborn Blackburn) was wel­
comed home by Christian and Kimberly.
Welcome, my darlings.. Happy ONE to Wil­
liam Connolly, Destiny Rynne and Scott Rogers
. Happys to Jason Porys, Amanda Pustay,
Angela Phillips, Georgene Karlow, Colleen
Swiderski, Patti Carrie, Joan and Gina Purpura,
and Richard (Mr. Englewood) Stamz, (75!) .
Happy wedded bliss to Maggie and Anthony Mas­
colina (14); Mary and Leroy Newman (32), Arlene
and Edward Porys (24); and Kathleen and John
Ryan (34). Keep up the fine work!. . Depart­
ment anniversaries: George Hudson (12, 10 with
HHS); Joseph "Smiley," Eppolito (10); Joseph
Rokas (12); Kitty Buczyna (19); Vincent Des
Rosier (8); W.B.B. (23); Lawrence Frensel (14);
Edward Neumann (21); Margie Howard (16); and
John "Hooks" Ryan (34). Keep up the fine ser­
vice
Joseph Rokas says that sign-up time
and practice for the Bogus Checks, this year's
Still a star!
champions, is now in session.
Lisa Nelson on television in Nashville performing
jazz!. . Juan, the Columbia coffee bean picker
is sad to hear Lt. Blackburn no longer drinks his
product!. . No, bunny ears and cotton tail are
not Michael Harrington's early Halloween cos­
tume. Then what, pray tell, is the reason? .
Joseph "Svelte" Lupo is losi ng weight. I hope I
don't find it. . Thanks goes to Edward Rynne for
working on the statistics of arrests by Tactical
Unit 2646 for 1979. Super work! We may install
a turnstile so, keep 'em comin' in!. . Robert
Plochocki (008) still misses Super Seven after
one year. . Nevers in the Star: Sgt.'s H. Pates
and A. J. Rowe, and P.O.'s John Arnold, Richard
Brady, and Wm. Creighton. Stay tuned to 007 for
more. . To my child: You are the trip I did not
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take; You are the pearls I could not buy. You are
my blue Italian lake; You are my piece of foreign
sky. . Tood les and ten-four.
Rita Jeanne Pope
008: Welcome from all of us to our new Com­
m ander Joseph T. Mildice
There were
obviously many "morning after" headaches and
upset stomach s after the recent retirem ent party
for Sgt. Shannon , but a good time was had byall,
with plenty of food and drink ... A recent new­
lywed in our midst is Tact Officer R. E. Lacny who
married Carol Bryja. They spent their honeymoon
in Acapulco, Mexico ... Congrats to P.O. Mike
Hughes and wife, proud pare nts for the third
time with Erin Kathleen ... Congrats also to Sgt.
Redmond who has completed his Spanish class.
Se habl a espanol?
. A final happy retirement
wish to P.O . Nunzio Evola. It's for sure this time
and to help him enjoy it will be his two new
grandchildren , Michael James and Julie Ann.
P.O. Eddie Sojka is looking chipper, tanned and
well-rested after his recen t trip to the sunshine
state Florida ... P.O. Joe Paluch has gone to the
dogs. We wish him luck in his new assignment
with the Canine Unit . . Get well wishes to P.O.
John Schultz from al l at 008 . Hope to see you
back soon. . A recent edition of the Southwest
News-Herald carried an interesting article about
P.O . Donna Miller. Donna is the first female to
become a member of the 8th District Tact unit
.. Compliments to the chefs at Holy Cross
Hosp ital. Many of ou r officers frequent the
cafete ria and have nothing but praise for the
del icious meals . It's the closest thing to home­
coo king ... Deepest respects to the Bian co
fam ily on the deat h of Henry J. Bianco . He was
well-known and a long time resident of 008. He
was the proprietor of Club El Bianco on West
63rd Street for many, many years . . . Our bas­
ketball team had a successful season and was
made up of the following office rs: Fitzpatrick,
Knight, Mitchell, Spann, Hamilton , Bradley,
Flenoy, Longley and Sgt. Redmond . . Congra­
tulations to P.O. 's R.Labriola , R. Neary, J. Matula,
A. Christopherson , R. Madjer, J. Koclanis, R. Con­
ners , M. Dunne, K. Brannigan, D. Heenan and R.
Brannen who all placed high on recent pro­
motional exams ... Closing thought. Constant
use will wear out anything-especially friends!
.. 'Til next month, God willing .
P.O. Nick Zuklic
010: A warm welcome is extended to Comman­
der Thomas J. Hughes, Lt. William Craven, and
P.O. 's Ann Martin and Irene Voight . . Good lu ck
to Commande r Patrick Clark (Youth Division), Lt.
Jim Crowley and P. O. 's Jim Fennessy, Patrick Hef­
feran and Johnny Morgan in their new assign­
ments
Our third annual retirement party
was held recently. Many thanks to all who
attended the affair honoring Sgt. 's Bill Leahy and
Walter Kienzle, and P.O.'s Melvin Houlihan and
Walter Miller. We wish them many happy and
Our sincere condolences to
healthy years.
the family and friends of P.O. William G. Davis, a
longtime member of 010 ... A speedy recovery
to Lt . Frank Lemke who is recuperating from a hip
injury . .. Best of luck to Jim Gancarek on his
recent promotion to investigator ... Word has it
that Pat Feeny will soon be recording hi s moving
rendition of "As Time Goes By". . By special
request-hello to Charlie . . Larry Cagney and
Joe McAuliffe are really al ive and well here on the
second floor. The secret is knowi ng where to look
Darlene Gniadek
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011: Hello from the planet Fillmore . . Wally
Siudut says thanks
Bob Audette an d Ray
Wiley join Fred "The Mop" Tabisz as warrant men
Ed Carfora told Sgt. Siedlecki he likes to
work a wagon ... Ray Patula is now an investiga­
tor . . How come Joe Wright never is seen in the
same suit twice? . .. Mike Lazzaro, Jr. was seen
loitering in 011 . . Mike Lazzaro, Sr. deserves a
lot of credit for the retirement party given for Jim
Curtin and Jim Braxton . . Whatever happened
to Ned Hladczuk and Carter Osleber?
. C. Portis
had her head examined again with the same
negative results . . Oursoftball team ison a hot
streak . . Rich Bendixon says hi s dent still hurts
Ex- Fillmorites Cronin, Amidei , and Rawski
were seen scabbing on the buses .. . My wife
says no more birth announcements
Who
took "Pinto" John Collins' gas cap?
Frank
Lewis! . . Rich Sandrik has his very own desk in
the front office ... Lt . Fleming says Sgt. Prine is
hillbilly-powered .. . Lou Amari thinks he looks
thinner since he got contact lenses .. . Con ­
grats to Louis Bonomo on hi s recent marriage .
Tom Flynn was upset when he ordered two ham
sandwiches from Helen's and only got meat on
one
Steve TKO Letz called and said he 's
considering going to Afghanistan .
P.O . William Grannes
012: Commander George Ruckrich issued Honor­
able Mentions to the following officers for out­
standing arrests: M. Kerrigan, l. Almanza, E. Rod­
riguez , T. Xaverius, F. Thornton , D. McHugh, J.
Rusnak, J. Maratto , R. Nelson, P. Barsanti, N.
Matozzi, and C. Schefdore ... Congratulations
to John Capps who was recent ly promoted to full
commander of the Coast Guard Reserves l
Also congratu lations to Michael Thomas who
placed No. 1 on the investigator's exam, fol­
lowed by John Furno (No.3), Ed Bunta (No.4) and
Jay Diamond, Andy Kouchoukas , Robert Browne,
Robert Kleinschmidt, Tom Sappanos, and Ed
Kodatt (all scored within the top 100 on the li st l)
. .. Wayne "Did they post the list yet?" Wiberg
claims Kenny "Elvis" Fowler is the real Gordon
Hathaway!
. Proud grandma Flora Ortega
helped bu st pinata for little lisa Marie on her
first birthdayl ... Richard " Crash" Wagner con ­
tinues to be queer for box cars. He ha sn ' t missed
a freight passing through the district yeti
Hey, bachelors! How come two chumps from the
6th and 10th Districts successfully wooed Janet
"Wedding Bells" Kuncius and Diane "Wedding
Bells" Rudaitis away from you? Better get your
act togetherl
Joseph Machioro, Robert
Klienschmidt, Frank Thornton and Brother Jerry
are planning a six-day go lf outing to French Lick,
Indiana .. . Sgt. Pete " Neighborhood" Muscatto
is complaining that he can ' t keep his cigar lit in
the wind and ra in while working the street! .
Two "o ld-timers," Charlie Bartucci and AI Sti­
nites, confused the bl ue stork and accidenta lly
killed two rabbitsl .
It appears that Art "The
Veteran" Albrecht won ' t be retiring this year be­
cause he had to buy a new tie . It seems the clip
came loose on hi s old foodstained one and a
stray dog ate it ...
P.O. Gary Calabrese
013: Welcome to new Commander Joseph McCar­
thy ... So long to Lt. Hernandez and good luck
on your new assignment. . Welcome to all the
new faces in the district-much too many to list
all by name ... So long and good luck to Lt.
Schwartz. (018's gain , Ol3 's loss). . Lt . Curry
off to the Office of Professio na l Review. (Where
are my books for the sergeant's tes(?) .. . Capt.
Moyer is now the comma nder of the 19th District
Good luck to al l those who left the 13th
District-again too many to list
Now for
some changes. Ron Rothumond is now the dis­
trict secretary
Chuck Wilhelm (the old
secretary) is the crossing guard chief . . . Roger
Terry (your old Star reporter) ison di sability pen­
sion. (Is that an omen of things to come ?) Get
well, Roger . .. Congratulations to Lt . Osmond ­
son, P.O. Vega (Good job, buddy!)' and the rest
on the fine work in the hostage situatio n on
Campbell Ave nue
Welcome back to Sgt.
Tony Allegretti. We all missed you. Stay well .
Honorable Mentions: S. Schorsch and K. Nemes,
t hree apiece l Also to Lt. S. Bloome, Sgt. M. Bol­
ton, and P.O.'s J. Braithwaite, A. Cichowski, K.
Cullen, D. Dragon , B. Eichner, R. Hock, R. Kalis , J.
Kotlarz , A. McHugh, A. Parra, F. Paus , T. Sage, T.
Samanaky, R. Sealund, and P. Siegfried . . We
hear that Molly Rosenthal , Roberta Suess, and
Joan Cummings are all taking their memberships
to Chap's seriously ... Is it true that C. Patten is
going to be a used car salesman? I'll see you next
issue.
P.O. Ronnie C. Evans
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014: A special thank you is extended to all per­
sonnel of the 14th District and their familie s for
their efforts during the firemen 's strike. Once
again the men and women of 014 have proved
that they are professio nal even under a st ressi ng
situation. . A fond farewell and good lu ck to
Capt . B. Hines (Arizona) and Sgt. D. Centracchio
(Las Vegas) on their recent retirements . . A
hardy welcome to Capt. J. Grentzner . . Our
condolences to P. S. V. Martinez on the death of
his father ... From the Good News Department
comes word that the stork brought ba by boys to
the families of P.O.'s J. Sheckells and J. Velez
. P.O. J. Garrido is back at work after recover­
ing from a Injury suffered in a car accident . . A
total of more than 200 Honorable Mentions
were awarded to the men and women of the 14th
District in just one two-month period I . .. At a
workshop recently, two 14th District crossing
guards were honored . Crossing Guard Florence
Sanders received an award for "Crossing Guard
of the Year 1979" and Crossing Guard lillian
White rece ived an award for saving a young boy's
life while working her corner . . . Comma nder
Paul Jankowski was recently honored by the Un­
ited Polish -American Council, the Old-Timers
Baseball Association of Chicago, and two com­
munity orga nizations . . The 14th Distri ct Ex­
plorers took part in last winter's Law Enforce­
ment Winter Olympics for Chicago Police Ex­
plorers, held in Hum boldt Park , and took third
place in a very exciting and entertaining event.
Congratulations, Explorers! .
P.O. Ron Hull
015 : Good luck to ou r district softball team,
although we lost R. Tufano to 012 and R. Munk­
void to 011. We're not sure if losing Munkvold
was a loss .
Congratulations to all who did
well on the past investigator's exam. . Can you
picture " Chip" as 'an investigator? .. . Lt. John l.
Sullivan suggests everyone should spend more
time with their families like he does (with the
exception of a few fishing trips now and then l )
. Speaking of fishing trips, good luck to Lt. R.
Grishaber and h is followers for an upcoming
fi shing trip in Wisconsin .. . Is it true that Sgt. J.
Pappas and R. Elmer may soon be relatives? ..
Congratulations to "No Neck" and Mary Anne on
the birth of Melissa Ann Fronczak . . . Congra­
tulations and good luc k to our old Tactical Lt .
Wm . Moyer on his promotion to district com man­
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sing his bar exam ... Once again, I ask every­
one if you got some news to be printed, drop a
note in my mailbox.
P.O. J. Morri s
016: Welcome to Sgt. 's Joseph Sofere and George
Murphy, and Joe Cucchiara, Ron Howell , Warren
lindvig, Tom Miglore, Dennis Salemi , Bob Jacob­
sen and Richa rd Wa sowski. . Our very best to
Lt. Don Munger who turned in his star to enjoy his
retirement. Don was in charge of the O'Hare
Field detai l for the past 12 years and within that
time made that unit the highlight of the Depart­
ment . Don will always be remembered for his
"spit and po l ish" attitude and ca lm but decisive
manner in dealing with any situation, but pri­
marily for his willingness to a lways help others
because his heart is as big as O'Hare Field.
Also taking ear ly pensions were Sgt. Bob " Give
me the check " Ribbon, Roy " Jackets" Dettmer, Ed
" let me do it" King, Bennie " Third Watch " loiaco ­
no , John O'Connor, John Mueller and Michael
Schmitz-all from O'Hare Field
Softball
season is now upon us and Bob " Hitter" Dalbke is
bringing the boys around slowly but will soon
bear down on them when the season opens.
Looks like another trophy yearl ... We also have
word fr om Sgt. 's Bob McFadden and Bill Proctor
that they will not lead the p layers astray this year
until the trophy is won. Whoeve r heard of a beer
frame in a softball game? Capt. Pat Needham
also has Proctor's promise that he won't haul the
team around in his car. That's a CAR? . .. Every­
thing looks bright aga in around our Beat Rep
office now tha t Mary Hoffman has returned from
he lping out Downtown She asked Hans Pierce if
he is still listening to Rich " World News" Kun icki ,
or is he putting his money into gold and si lver
now? .. . Congratulations to Kathy Kajari , who
was one of our finest patrol specialists, in her
new position as director of News Affairs l Our
loss is the Depar tment's gain! ... Ed " Give 'em a
head start" Sarafin did it againl In one month, he
was involved in four separate fe lony incidents
wh ich resulted i n nine arrests a nd many
clearups. He was also in the middle of the arrest
of three robbe rs who terrorized citizens on the
Northwest Side and surrounding suburbs . The
three offenders were ap prehe nded tha nks to the
great job by Lt. Ed " I'll lead" Kijowski and mem­
bers of h is watch who responded brilliantly
under diff icu lt conditions
Good luck to
Dorothy " Smiley" Rodgers who took her pension
after 23 years on the job and 17 years on the
same school crossing. She will be missed by all
who came in contact with her because of her
quick smile and easygoi ng persona lity ... Any­
one wishing fresh lamb or pork, see Jerry Pardus .
Ron Rodgers and Bill Mooney recom mend hi m
highly. I think he gets it from Frank or Nick, fresh
off the farm. . Sgt. Tony (B ig Bundle) We sley is
getting set for anothe r trip to Las Vegas and
looking for a partner to come a long and sha re h is
expenses. Take Frank Cunningham with you,
Tony, he enjoys all those glittering lights.
Frank " Big Toe " Krache r is getting a soccer team
ready and thosewith big feet and stuffed wallets
are we lcome to join l . . The station has been
pretty quiet lately-the reason being Ollie Smith
was on time-due furlough . Where did you go t h is
year, Oll ie? .
P.O. Paul Petrowsky
020: Greetings from the 20th District where
Summer is f inally making its appearance.
Sure signs of Sum mer are t he appea rance of the
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through the Everglades, got lost , was discovered
by a Boy Scout troop and rescued . She then
made her fi rst cit izen 's arrest. The pack leader
tried to give her mouth-to-mouth resusci tation
only she was breathing fine at the time I
Congrats are in order for John Welsh and the Mrs.
on the arrival of Kathleen Marie . May she be
blessed with many years of good health and
happiness . . After ano t her year of bei ng har­
rassed, insu lted and threatened by our youth
officers, I decided to say something about
them-"you're doing a hell of a job, officersl"
(Now maybe they ' ll leave me alone for another
year) .. . J. Vana and G. Droba recently received a
Department Commendation . Congrats to them
... As the mont hs pass, so do many of our loved
ones. P.O . Timothy Brown died after a long i ll ­
ness. We ' ll miss him greatly at 021. Our prayers
for his fami ly. P.O.'s W. Golon and W. Kroll re­
cently lost their fathers and retired P.O . Ray
Malkowski lost his son, David. May God bless
them
We got a few new ones in 02l.
We lcome, C.lee , T. Novak, J. Orzech and J. Fason .
021 is rea lIy the best. . Arriverd ici, Sgt. Dusek
and P.O .'s Martin , Alyinovich , Chigaros, and
Pa ron. Best wishes in the new jobs .
The
whole district is awaiti ng proof beyond our
doubts (which we have) that Gene Nelson did , in
fact , lie on the beaches of Hawaii and not 31st
Street Bea ch. . Even Sgt. Erickson managed
to send a card from the Louisiana Territory and
we all know how hard it is for him to print ..
Well , I hope I live long enough to write the next
column, especially after this one hits the press
. Till next time . .
P.O . Anthony Stanfa
many motorcycles around the station and the
sighti ng of PO . Jim Reininger (aka " The Hawk ")
on his sh iny new Honda . . A li ttle bird told me
that P.O. Jim O'Donnell was seen trying a CX500
Last
on for size . Giant economy size l
Spring, we had the springing of an Apri l Fool 's
joke on Com mander John Stibich. It seems he
ope ned a door in his office and was gree ted by
400 helium-filled balloons which spilled out as
well as-well, some things are better left unsaid
. . Rumor has it that Jack Cullotta is buildinga
fence around him se lf l
Tact Team 's Sgt.
" Butch " Becker, better known as Smokey the
Bear, and his crew became so adept at putting
out fi res that they BRIEFLY considered career
changes during the fi restrike. . Neighborhood
Re lations' Maggie O'Neill and Billy Rodriguez put
together a fantastic volleyball team. However,
they won't give their wins or losses. . Tact P.O .
Ji mmy D'Agostino is still dieting and wasting
Congratulations to Annie
away to nothi ng.
O'leary on he r first birthday. Her pop is soon to
be Investigator Robert O' leary. We m issed
announcing her arrival and hopes this makes
amends. . P.O . Bruce Cummings made a brief
appeara nce before disappearing again between
disabilities . . The foot race is still on for the
Lakefront between Lt . Melson and P.O. Willie
McGrath . Date to be annou nced .. . Danny " Up ­
town " Martinko just got a four-whee l drive vehi­
cle . (Winter's over, guyl) Danny's really into the
area. He works Uptown in a beat car, has a
second job in Uptown , and now spends his
money in Uptown. . Get well wishes to P.O.
Roland " Bud" Krause
Is it true that Steve
" Stunning" Stukel works the desk because he's
afraid he'll wrinkle his leather jacket?
. New­
lyweds Janet and Ed Carbone are planning an
August tr ip to Lake Tahoe . . Congratu lations
to Steve Janka and his bride . Haven ' t run into
Steve lately so we'll pr int the lucky lady's name
next issue . .. We understand that Nick Bacoulis
and Gordon Barnhill are quite a tea m. They
caught a burglar and recovered the proceeds
after following through on a hunch. Is that the
case of being under an old salt's wing, Gordon?
. Launching new careers as "TV stars" follow­
ing Sermonette are P.O. 's Therese Cook, Keith
Fowler, Fred Heidermann and RIO. Word is th at
not even their close relatives managed to stay
awake for their opening night . .. And house­
warming wishes to Jack Ro ss who finally bought
a condo . Opening his wallet was the hard part
. Happy vacation to Lt. John (Big Red) Theos
who is enjoying the Florida rays.
P.O. Sharon lorenz
023 : We ll , we're back aga in. So , if you have any
news for the Star, make sure you get it in to me
. . Congrats to Ron and Ada Hage on the birth of
Ronald Joseph
Also to Jim " The Deacon "
McKenna and his bride Ilene on t he premiere of
lauren Beth
Rumo r has it that Mike
Mcinerney went to 0 14 because Mike Gricki beat
him twice in arm wrestling-once with each
arm l Good luck on your new assignment, Mike
.. . Congrats to Greg Blecka , Ron Hage, Tony
Villardita , Angelo Rinchiuso, Bill De rrig , and Mike
McCotter, who all did well and placed within the
Also
first 100 on the investiga tor's exam
congrats to Rich Szeluga and Bob Elmore who
were appointed investigators recently .
Get
well soon to Chester Majiera who was hospital­
ized and is getting back on his feet . .. Welcome
to lillian McGuire who is now doing the tickets
and Honorable Mentions in 023 . . The tenta ­
ti ve date for the 1980 23rd District Annual
Family Picnic is 20 August. So mark your ca len ­
dars and ge t ready for another good time .
The 23rd District Prostitution Enforcement
Team received an award for meritorious service
to the community. I understand that their efforts
resulted in leading the city in convictions for the
new ordina nce. The mem bers are P. O. 's Edward
Thun , Bill Calabrese , and Tony Rinchiuso .. .
That's all for now, except Commander Emil Giese
would like to thank all those members of 023
who took part in the St. Jude Police League
Annual Parade
Remember, bri ng in your
news.
P.O. Rob Sarnowski
021 : All 2 1st District golfers bewa re l Lt. Doyle ,
Sgt. Crawford and P. O. Havlicek quietly ventured
to Florida, practiced to no end and schemed to
gain socia l recognition among the victims.
Ma in ly you l . . Ou r own Betty Kacynski hiked
024: We lcome aboa rd to all of our new team
member.s here in Rogers Park .. . The fine work
being done by numerous po lice officers here has
not gone unnoticed by the district's Steering
Committee. During the past severa l months, the
officers' achievements have been recognized by
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the Committee 's "P.O. of the Month" Award.
The awardees include: Sgt. D. Crawford and
P.O.'s E. Dolan , M. Healy, M. Jones , M. Lazzaro, R.
Maloney, R. Heathcott, G. Cincotta, D. Houston, R.
Blaa , W. Nelson, T. Slowinski, and R. Quillinan .
Good tea mwork resulted in the arrest of two
armed burglars by P.O.'s B. Marchfield, R. Mac­
kowski, J. Holec, and T. Smeraglia ... Thank s to
Pete Zur's roof , he doesn't have to go into the
bathroom to take a shower. . My good friend
Errol Sturt, the district's hard-working aban­
doned vehicle officer, has been towi ng cars out
of Rogers Park at a record rate! We just located
the green Chevy used by Co mman der John Col­
lins in Pound NO.3. Remember in the la st Iss ue
it was pred ic ted that Dennis Wojnar and fam ily
would have a new car ? We ll ?
Dan Stack
req uests that you get yo ur White Sox ti ckets
ear ly this year. . And in th e same vein, be sure
to see Sgt. Jim Carroll for your ti ckets to next
year's dinner dance. He promi ses bigger and
better things next time!. . Kee p smi ling! ..
P.O. Bruce M. Rottner
Area ' CID: The Cezanne art thefts from the Art
Institute certai nly drew a great dea l of attenti on .
Under the superv ision of Lt. Lueken and Sgt.
Ward (GA) , the unit recovered the pai ntings and
apprehended th e offende r. Even though it was
no laughing matter in the beginning, the Ch ica­
go Tribun e's comic strip Dick Tracy featured a
story line si milar to the art theft
Recent
retirees are Sgt. James Rabbitt, I nv. Robert Parker
(GA) , Larry Thompson (Robb.) and Charles Wil­
son (Burg.). Other depa rture s were Bill Donnelly
and Bob Lewis (Hom.) who both land ed execu ­
tive positi ons in private industry. We ' ll truly miss
ya all!
. Co ngrats to Bill Doty (Hom.) who's
getting ma rried soon. We didn't think this co n­
firm ed bac helor wo uld EVER get married
Does anybody know why D. Dwyer (Robb.) won't
be havin g any more children?
. Ca n ' t say the
sa me of Eddie Triggs (Hom .); he's the proud
papa of twins!. . Anybody who li stens to "Bab­
bling" Andy Nesbitt (GA) is a birdbrain! Now he'l l
really have som ething to shoot off hi s mouth
about. . We wish to express our de epest sym­
pathi es to the families of Don Ecklund (GA) and
Rita O'Reilly on the death of loved ones
Award s and Honora ble Mentions to the follow­
ing: J. Arnold , J. Thompson, E. Winstead, E. Han­
lon, Banks , and Medici (a ll from Burglary) ..
Why did Bob Strahlman (Hom.) snea k out on us to
the new hush-hu sh unit?
. Sgt. Larry Williams
(Robb .) is back off hi s mini-furlos to Detroit and
Indian a . .. Th at's the scoop ! .
Deborah H. Johnson
Area 4 Traffic: Lt . Woods has a problem. He
offered a priz e to the one who saw the first rob in
this year and both McKenna and Galey are trying
to c laim the honor. . Tony Mazzuca to ld me he
ha s a cousin doing 3 to 7 years for loan ing
money at the sam e rat e as our downtown banks
. Lt . Smith denies all ru mors that he bou ght
his sunglasses at the same place John Belushi
did. . First prize for "Who's got a funny first
name?" went to Elvio Ulcigrai
Tip of th e
week: don't play golf for money with either Sgt.
Otte or Sgt. Van Oost . . Wally Drabik was se en
look in g at the washroom ce iling while intoxi­
cated and yelli ng "D e planes! De planes!" .
Tony DeSeno is still talking about how th e Irish
don't know how to act in a parade. .0'Flaherty
and myself forgi ve Hopkins and Spreyne for th eir
lack of courtesy and fa i I ure to put gas in the
sq uad
Fred Sparano has sp it sh in ed his
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shoes. Too bad he was chewing a Hershey bar
whe n he shined them ... Harry Krope has mili ­
ta ry creases in hi s shirt-182 , to be exact.
Ervin Behnke's shirt pocket was picked as the
best pattern in the Rorschach test.
Roger
Burke knows there is no such place as Hell but
sti ll believes in Hi llbill y Heaven
. Salvatore
Paczkowski proved once and for all at his last
birthday party that you can have your cake and
ea t it too .. VCD has inf ormed us th at the
Pepsi Generation is now on Coke . . Bob Kear­
ney is sta rting a new police organ ization called
"Who Care s?" Stickers are $ 10 per year and
membersh ip is in cash ... Harold Williams won
th e Lou Grant look-alike contest . . Jimmy Hoop
still gets a kick out of flipping turtles on their
backs
Tony McNicholas is on a tun a fish
sandwich diet. So far, in one week, Ton y had
eate n 200 tuna fi sh sand wiches. Hold the
mayo!
. James Matual received a note from
the IR S. It stated, and I quote, "Ha ha!" .
John McNamara has Joined a health club and now
spends two hou rs a day watc hing girls jog .
Sgt. Baietto ha s been seen eating a corn ed beef
sandwich . Have all the Iri sh had an influence?
. Donald Lohse got a comb for Christ mas and
st ill hasn't used it. . Sgt. Healy sa id that Lt.
Woods eats more than hi s share of candy on the
3rd watc h but because of his rank he never says
anything. . Harry Krope an d Ervin Behnke have
a combined we igh t equa l to the adult population
of Hometown
Leon Banks transferred to
Communications. We all knew that once he
knew how to ta lk he wo uld go pla ces . . Donald
Olsen has a hole in his sock. . Tony Chiavola
went to Weig ht Watc hers and they a II stared .. .
Boom-Boom Beck, there's a strange odor coming
from your locke r . . " Face of the Month " goes
to Smiling Bill Curry. . Last Easter, aII the desk
personnel were lookin g at pictures of bunnies.
McKenna says he always thinks of Easter when
he meets Krope beca use Harry sme lls like hard ­
boi led eggs. . West Siders think an egg roll is a
scra mbled egg with its pockets turned out .
"Best Dressed" Award to Harold Williams who is
growing potatoes in his leather jacket. . Walter
Drabik wants to be as tall as Tattoo of Fan'tasy
I sland
Mike Perrone put one over on Lt.
TryJovich at a recent ro ll ca ll when he substituted
his cigar for his baton. . Our Polish cra ft ex­
pe rt, Paczkowski, will , for a small fee , make you
an ash tray from any hubcap. . So manyacci­
dents and 10D injuries have happened, they
might rename us th e M*A*S* H unit. . Galey
has a recurri ng dream of see ing snake eyes.
Beck wanted to transfer to the Canine Un it but
they cou ldn't teac h him to fetch.
P.O. Ed Ryan
Area 6: Hi, all you wo nderful readers of the Chi­
ca go Police Star. There is mu ch good news this
iss ue!
Our Lt. Joseph Bruno is rec ove rin g
from recent hip surgery and is expected back at
his post in the near fu ture. We miss the aroma of
his cigars. In the inter im, Sgt. AI Nagode has
been our fearless leader and has been doi ng a
super Job!
Along the sa me li ne, Inv. John
Fegan is home recu peratin g from heart surgery
and he is sou nding like the pictu re of he alth.
Inv. Jim Taylor has re turn ed to wo rk following hi s
heart surgery, look ing better than ever. (I won't
mention anything abou t the ciggies, Jim!) .
Dapper Ted Williams is also back among us after
an inju ry he sustained while snowmobili ng with
his son ... And the last of our sickies is Alicia
Rivera , who is back to work after her surgery wit h
a boundless source of energy. . Our unit we l­
co med Clinton Gandy (Bomb and Arson 's loss)
and we hope th at he will be as happy here as the
rest of us . . Everyone is whisper ing abo ut Inv.
Phil Bue's trim physique. Can Playgirl be far
be hind ? .
It was a sad day for Michael Ponti
when the firefigh ter's st rike was settled . M ike
sa id that he had never tasted such great mea ls
. Sgt. Robert Stanley, while flying to Fl orida
for hi s baby furl o, won an additional trip on the
airline lotte ry. Must be the luck 0' the Iri sh! .
I nv.'s Dennis Kelley and Donald Dura ca me ba ck
from Fl orida looking ta ll and tan 'n young and
handsom e. Rum or ha s it that they are th inkin g
of turning pro. Golf, that is. . Inv. Gus Capows­
so is so dedicated to the job that he is spending
his baby furlo with a member of the Crime Lab
. Our very own Sgt. Robert Murray is athletic
director at St. Edward's and he is busting his
buttons because his boys took the CY O bas ket­
ball ch ampion ship. Th ey couldn't miss with a
coach like you , Sarge. . Area 6 really ou t did
themselves! Th ey had a bash welcoming bac k
Lt. Carl Drammis from furl o. Are you ready for
thi s? Th ey had a Greek belly-dancer and a girl
playing the kazoo. There was singing and dan c­
in g and a lot of fun had by all
Inv. Joan
Halloran must be so busy typi ng case reports and
such becau se she never seems to have the tim e
to take her coa t off. Or hasn't anyone told her
where the coat room is?
. Let's hear more from
Area 6 Sex for the next issue .
I have more
goodies but they will ha ve to wait until next
issue. Have a wonderful summe r and don't
forget that love is where it 's aU .
Mary Irene Peters
Canine Unit: Best wishes to Lt . O'Toole on his
retirement in Florid a; to John Seiser who went
into private business t here; and to Mike Whalen,
now with the Chicago Fir e Depa rtment ... Jim
Butler is doing fin e in 010 since his dog "Eli"
retired from K-9 . . Good news is Joe " Bumper"
Ruskey is back from medical and his dog "Mon­
ty" is back home in hi s ow n bed. Bob Peterson
was so happy to see "The Bumper" back that
they went dancing. . Rich Warfield's dog "Har­
ras " is doi ng fi ne after a fal l from a bu i Iding they
were searching ... Bob Ritchie is happy with his
new dog "Babe". . John Ciszewski foun d out
his dog "Caesar" like s to sleep in the bathtub
. R. Nichols (Rommel) and D. Jacobson (Ali) are
dOin g a western show at their demo's. Some­
thing lik e twirling a lasso ... Rumor has it that
F. BaJzano has his car's engine wired to his dog .
When he starts it , "Rebel" starts , too
B.
Brady's dog " Rex" has 10 bites to his credit (four
on fel ons and six on Brady). . l. Rutili's "Duke"
had his choker take n off and they put it on Rutil i
. J. Grizzoffi is studying to be a mort ician and
shoul d be l. Nelson's (o ur resident mortician for
a few yea rs now) apprentice. . B. Bryant is the
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only remaining member of the unit since its
origin in 1961 and his partner, C. Harness, said
he hasn't stopped talking since. Spea kin g of
Bryant, we overh eard a nun saying how beautiful
his dog "Brutus I" was ... F. Vondrak loves his
new dog "Striker" and fo r his sake, we're all glad
the dog loves him back .. . Chuckie Nork got a
haircut and changed his chewing gum last week.
The old piece was seven months old and getting
quite hard. . Seems the Daytime Dollies now
refer to G. Burke as "Ra dar". . Lt. Gainer was
asking our trainer Sgt. Burger if it is possible to
swing a horse . . . J. Pluta figures he is on his
ninth ton of dog excrement since he started
cleaning kennel s out at Canine School ... J.
Rode (Guido) and R. Hujar (Bullet) are into elec­
tronics with their video recorder and Bearcat
scanner . . . Congrats to following for capture of
burg lar s with their dogs: T_ Moore (Sampson) and
J. Sanders (Brutus)- both six incidents; R. Hugar
(Bullet) ; M. Delany (Max); J. Hasse (Shep) and D.
Chorowicki (Rick) ... Sgt. T. Waller is back from
the Myrtle Beach, S.C. golf outing and said the
on ly thing he is out of is money. He also said he
bought the new cou ntry and western hit "You
Always Leave Me Holding The Bag " and some­
thing about it being his partner's theme so ng
. Sgt. Walchuk was in Feeni x, Arizona (that's
how he spells it). . B. May (051) was weighed
in at 256 Ibs. It took three men and one dog to
get him on the scale. . Special thanks to F.
Amarto and R. Munk from the war wagon on the
great job they did on Campbell Avenue the 4th
Period. . J. Rode and R. Jujar apprehended a
rape offender just as he was about to commit the
crime. . Our "Bone of the Month " Award goes
to Sgt. E. Stack, SOG North, who refused to hide
in a building for a practice sea rch. Atta boy,
Sarge.
P.O . S. Ingraffia
Communications: Congratulations to Joann Les­
lie, Tel etype supervisor, who is now Mrs. Joann
Gillie . . Congratu lations and welcome back to
Denise Clifford, proud mother of 8 lb. 7 oz. baby
girl Sibvan Megan ... Our commanding officer
Lt. Corbett would like to give recognition and
thanks to all members of the unit. For the first
time in the hi story of 911, on March 27,1980
not one call in a 24-hour span went beyond the
36-second time frame. Even more dramatic is
the fact that 99.52 percent of the more than
9,000 calls received were answered in less than
24 seconds! Superintendent Richard J. Brzeczek
also gives hi s congratulations
Welcome
aboard to Ellwood Brockman, M. K. Considine ,
Anthony Downing, J. A. Fennessy, Linda A. Gon­
zales, Oscar Jackson, Donald Jones , George Jones,
Marie D. Mann , William l. Hass, Walter Jucha,
George Kapjon, James T. Keating, G.J . Lange , Frank
Rodriguez, Lytton Taylor and C.B. Wright. May
your stay be a ha ppy one. . Dorothy Campbell
says she has seen the unit's pet mouse sitting on
Zone 7's console ... Congratulations to Sgt.
John Commings and John Goecking on their retire­
ment . .. Our deepest sympathy to Lt. E. Stojko­
vic, John Krettler, Charles Peck, Lonnie Johnson,
Donald Cook, Jay Kaplas and Disp . Aide William
Resto on the death of loved ones ... We hope by
the time this sees print, Jack Lamont and Disp.
Aides John A. Smith , Joseph Tripoli , Lynn Hill, and
Luther Conerly are back to work from their hospi­
tal stays ... Frank Varallo should have made his
solo cross-country flight by the time this issue is
printed. He plans on taking off soon for Minne­
sota to visit retired Sgt. Aehlert. Spreyne wanted
to kn ow which direction is Minnesota, Frank?
. Until the next Star issue, stay well ..
Disp . Mitch Bruski
Data Systems: Welcome aboard to (RTO) Rita
Parker and welcome back to our ex-shut-ins
Kathleen Sidney, Cliff Gale, and John Marshall .
Congratulations are in order again for Dennis
McDermott (Systems) on his recent promotion.
I'm keeping an eye on you, D.M. Onward and
upward?
Now that the holidays are long
past, the "knit one, purl two" ladies have
switched from Christmas stockings to afghans.
Ruth Williamson has a black and yellow one and
Lois Davis is knitting at lunchtime and on their
diets ... OOpSI Sorry I missed Macho Man Uno
Two in Systems on mylast report. Frank Brennan
also wears a big hat ... A solo happy birthday to
Aquarian Richard Pietrzak .
Belated condo­
lences to Serelda Stone on the death of her hus­
band Virgil. Also to Mosella on the death of her
brother-in-law and to Modeina Cash on the death
of her aunt ... The stork worked overtime de­
li vering pink and blue bundles of joy to our Sys­
tems Department. Proud grandpa Don Faust wel­
comed 7Ib., 60z . Brandon, complimentsofson
and daughter- in-law Peggy. The stork also deli­
vered granddaughter Jill Marie, 8 Ibs., 2 ozs ., to
his daughter julie and hubby . . Proud mommy
Carole Eifrid, who just left the job, had a 7 lb., 15
oz. baby girl named Sarah Elizabeth ... Many
thanks to my rovi ng Systems reporter Kathy Zohn
for her up-to-the-minute news tipsl ... Bye l
Ethel Streeter
Records Division : A hearty welcome aboard to Lt.
W. Hayes. He replaces Lt. Frank Hickey, a veteran
of 32 years and about the happiest retiree we 've
seen in a long time. He says now he can enjoy his
garden, trips, etc.
Farewell to P.O. Elmer
Fox, Extradition, who decided Chicago winters
were not his bag and took off to Florida where he
plans to sit back and enjoy the su nshine, golf,
libations, etc. Enjoy, Elmer, we're all envious of
you. . Joan Kammholz received the "Actress of
the Year" Award for her outstanding perform­
ance in "The Centennial Varieties" given by St.
Gabriel's Church for its 100th anniversary. She
put so mu ch zest into her acting she had to take
an emergency furlo to rest in Florida (at least
that's her storyl) . Lt . Fee thinks there is some­
thing more serious behind thi s trip. Is there,
Joan? . . . Judy Jurus, one of our favorite RTO's,
left the Department to enter nursing, a reward­
ing career. We wish you luck, Judy . .. Note to
all senior citizens who have visions of a rocking
chair life : Noraine Mabry, who admits to being
one, just obtained her first driver's license,
bought her first car (a nd drives it), and was just
made president of her senior citizen tenant's
club association. She claims there are not
enough hours in the day for all she has to do.
Jet-setters E. Flaschner, D. Coleman, and G. Wil­
liams just returned from San Juan and Caracas.
By the happy look on their faces and by the
experiences they told about, it sounded like a
good time was had by all ... Attention, Records
Division personnel! If you want stories about
your unit printed, the only way it can be done is
by submitting the newsy items to your sad and
uninformed reporter-ME!
Keep smiling,
alii ..
Jean Darken
Vice Control Division: Congratulations to Matt l.
Rodriguez , recently promoted to deputy superin­
tendent of the Bureau of Technical Services .
Good luck and best wishes to our former Com­
mander Michael J. O'Donnell, presently comman­
der of the 18th District. . Good luck to our
former Coordinator William Maloney in his new
assignment
Congratu lations are al so in
order for Jean Majewski for her exce llent score of
122, placing her No . 44 on the investigator's
exam . We ' ll miss you, Investigator.. P.O.
James Brennan is No . 435 on the list and this
roving reporter placed somewhere between
No.'s 518 and 520. . Sgt. Jack Halloran, our
coordina tor in the Gambling Unit, has left us for
the peace and quiet (?) of Area 3 License as their
supervising sergeant. . Now that Summer is
here , P.O. 's Ken Willingham and Rich Baker,
Prostitution Unit, are wearing themselves out
with their company, Security Force. Slow down,
guys; it's on Iy money' ... Sgt. Anthony Petru so­
nis was seen in the Prostitution Unit with clear
nail polish and remover. He claims it was for
marking his gun, but we think the job may be
getting to him. . Inv. George Piazza may be the
office expert on videotape equipment, but the
consensus is that h is popcorn could be better
. Welcome back to the Gambling Unit to Inv.
Virgil Mikus, bringing us his vast expertise from
Area 2 Burglary. Their loss is our gain
Welcome back also to P.O. James Oliver, return­
ing from Narcotics / Gang Crimes South. . And
welcome to PO. James Munizzi (009 Tact ) and
P.O. John Gruber, Jr. (024) . .. Dan Fontanetta ha s
been voted the best looking police officer in the
Prostitution Unit. However, hiswastheonlyvote
.. Congratulations to P.O . Thomas Boyle and
his wife, Pauline, on the birth of their son.
Laura Collins, secretary in Prostitution, made me
promise I wouldn't put her name in the column,
so I will respect her wishes.
However, Bar­
bara Ciavarella, secretary in Gambling, made me
promise I WOUld, but I can't because I don't have
anything to say about her at this time. . If
you ' re planning a party in the near future , Lt.
John Ryle, commander of Prostitution, is avail­
able . He does a fantastic impersonation of Frank
Sinatra . . Malcolm who? WOO' .
P.O. Catherine Fitzgibbon
Youth Division : Howdy, partners ' I reckon we
should start off by extending our hospitality to
our new Commander Patrick Clark . And so long
to former commander, now Deputy Superinten­
dent Dennis Nowicki. Funny how time slips away,
hum? Former commanders end up as deputy
superintendents, and so on, and so on .. . Con ­
gratulations to former commander, Area 1 Youth
Division, Lt . George Banks on his new appoint­
ment ... And to
Fesone (072) who earned his
Master's degree from Chicago University and
placed No. 45 on the sergeant's list. . 072
winter golfers are back and to name a few: S.
Yanz, M. O'Dea, J. Kinahan , G. Ferrer, and, of
course, Sgt. de la Paz. (072, thanks for the info)
Medical roll: Lt. S. Gonka (07 5) and A.
Kimber (184). W. Cobb Jr. (074) is sti ll on medi ­
cal but from what I hear he is up and about and
learning how to use crutches. By the way, that's
Waymond Cobb, Jr. not Willie Cobb, Jr.. . Hello
to H. Tate (071), D. Bandes (073), J. Esposito
(184), H. Benevente (072) and all other civilians
who are seldom mentioned but nevertheless are
excellent workers . . The members of 071 are
saddened by the deaths of Y.O. Leo Higens and
former member P.O. Leona Becker. Condolences
also to P.O. Johnny Hill, P.O. Harley Martin, Y.O.
Leon Butts, and Y.O. Joseph Dammons on the
death of loved ones . . . Thanks goes to Helen
Tate for her help in gatheri ng i nformation for this
column. . Well, folks , that just about does it
for now, but ya'il keep looking cuz maybe your
name will be in print. See ya here.
Adline Bracey
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DEPARTMENT COMMENDATIONS While on patrol , Lieutenent
Raymond Murray, 2nd District, re­
sponded to a broadcast of a man with a
gun on the 8700 block of South Honore
Street. Burray was met by a woman who
told him that her boyfriend had been
drinking and shot at her twice. She later
escaped out the window and called
police.
As assisting units arrived and Mur­
ray instructed them to surround the
house, the woman told him that her two
small children were still in the house.
The lieutenant obtained the phone
number from the woman and called her
boyfriend. In a calm and relaxed tone ,
he encouraged the man to surrender.
The man agreed to surrender but only
if Murray would meet him on the front
porch. The lieutenant, without regard
for his own personal safety, complied
and was successful in placing the man
under arrest without incident.
Subsequently, both of the children
were unharmed , the weapon recovered,
and the man charged with aggravated
assault and unlawful use of a weapon.
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A Department Commendation was
awarded to Officers Fred Herr and
Robert Brannigan, 7th District, for
dedication to duty while on patrol.
Herr and Brannigan responded to the
broadcast of-a woman who had just been
raped in the 5700 block of South Laflin
Street. The officers took the victim to a
hospital and while en route, the victim
said she was forced into a basement and
raped several times.
She gave a complete description ofthe
offender and related that while being
attacked, an unknown man came in and
called the offender by a nickname.
Later, the officers returned to the
area and conducted a house-to-house
canvass to ascertain the identity of the
offender. After interviewing more than
50 people , Herr and Brannigan located
a suspect who was placed under arrest
and later identified by the victim.
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man as one of the city's major suppliers.
Surveillance was initiated. Several
days later the man was arrested as he
drove out of an apartment complex in
Winnetka, Illinois with more than two
pounds of cocaine. The officers learned
that he received the narcotics from a
man who lived in the apartment com­
plex .
A search warrant was obtained and
executed on the apartment resulting in
the recovery of several pounds of
coca ine and more than $800,000. The
second man also was placed under .
arrest and charged accordingly.
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Lieutenant
James
Maurer,
Sergeant Eugene Troken, Investiga­
tor Austin Corcoran and Officers
Robert Smith, Richard Lovell and
Robert Navigato, Narcotics and Gang
Crimes Division, were cited for inves­
tigative expertise.
In recent months, several arrests of
drug sellers in and around the various
grammar and high schools had not cur­
tailed the amount of drugs sold. The
officers were assigned to identify and
arrest those responsible for supplying
the drug pushers.
After reviewing recent narcotic
arrest reports, the officers identified a
Officers Martin King and Eugene
Meehan, 6th District, were on patrol
when they observed a man standing in
the doorway of a cleaners on the 500
block of West 80th Street.
As the officers approached, they
observed that he matched the descrip­
tion of a man wanted for murder.
During a brief interview, the man was
giving evasive answers and it was then
that the officers noticed the man's coat
did not fit properly. The officers con­
ducted a protective search and found he
was carrying a .38 caliber revolver.
Subsequent investigation revealed
that the man was wanted for murder
and the revolver proved to be the mur­
der weapon. He was charged
accordingly.
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Assistant Deputy Superinte ndent William Miller congratulates Dispatcher Robert
Peterson, Communications Operations Section, after he received National Amvets
Silver Helmet Special Award for his actions in helping distraught husband, whose
wife was delivering baby, during snow crisis in January 1979.
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Youth Officer Theresa Panzica,
Youth Division Area 1, was honored for
her decisive action.
During a two-month period, several
robberies were reported in the area of
22nd and State Streets . In each case, the
victim was unable to identify or give a
good description of the offender.
A decoy operation waS then devised
and put into effect when Panzica volun­
teered.
Panzica parked her automobile on the
corner where the attacks were taking
place, raised the hood and pretended the
car was disabled. Later, a man
approached and demanded her purse.
Panzica, knowing that the other offi­
cers on the detail needed more time to
reach her, tried to stall the man.
However, the man tried to physically
take the purse. A struggle ensued until
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assistance arrived .
. Because of the outstanding efforts of
Panzica, the robbery pattern was
cleared and the arrested man was prop­
erly charged.
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While on patrol, Sergeant Silverio
Flores and Officers Max Navia and
Rene Hidalgo, 4th District, responded
to the broadcast of a fire in the 8900
block of South East End Avenue.
As the officers left their cars and
started running toward the burning
building, a woman related that two
elderly persons still were in the build­
ing.
Despite the heat and dense smoke,
the officers found an elderly woman
lying on the living room floor, badly
burned and gasping for air. The officers
imm ediately carried her to safety.
While Navia gave first aid to the vic­
tim, Flores and Hidalgo re-entered the
building looking for the second person.
After a few minutes of searching, the
officers were forced out of the building
by flames and extreme heat .
Although unable to save the second
person, the quick and alert action of the
officers did result in saving the life of
the woman. All of the officers later were
treated for smoke inhalation.
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Officers Gerald Saternus and Bar­
bara Frost, 1st District, received a De­
partment Commendation for investiga­
tive expertise.
Early one afternoon, a young woman
was about to enter her automobile in the
East Monroe Street underground gar­
age when a man threw a coat over her
head. He then forced her into the auto­
mobile and raped her.
The following day, Frost and Sater­
nus were reviewing case reports when
they noticed the wanted offender h ad
attacked the victim in the same manner
as a man they had arrested earlier that
month. After obtaining a picture of the
man, the officers showed it to the victim
who immediately identified the
offender.
During the next several days, work­
ing 12 to 14 hours a day, Frost and
Saternus checked each garage in the
area looking for the offender. After the
fifth day, the officers observed the man
in a parking area. He was then placed
under arrest.
The victim re-identified the man as
Director Harry Blackburn, right, Neighborhood Relations Division, presented
Superintendent's Cup (top photo) to Department runners who competed and won
in Law Enforcement Division of Lakefront 10 race. They are from left, Officers Larry
Forberg, John Wills, Bob Temonis (background), Hank Adema and Larry Glozier.ln
women 's section , winners in Lincoln Park race were, from left, Officers Cassandra
Bradshaw, Robin Hadle, Karen Kvinslund, Hope Bendoraitis and Judy Kolman.
Runners also competed and won Naperville Police Classic. It was a sweep for
Wills, Treonis, Glozier, Ron Wronkiewicz and Dale Marino. For women, Helen
Rusinskas won , with Hadle second and Bendoraitis third.
the offender and he was charged
accordingly.
Sergeant Michael Darcy, Traffic Di­
vision, was going west on Interstate 57
near Halsted Street when he observed a
man syphoning gas from an automob ile.
Darcy stopped to investigate and
while interviewing him, observed he
was very nervous. After conducting a
protective search and finding no
weapon, Darcy began to request an
assist car, but the man then lunged at
him attempting to get his revolver.
During the struggle, Darcy fearing
for his life, was able to remove his
weapon from the holster and shoot the
offender. The offender later was re­
moved to a hospital where he recovered
from his wound.
Subsequent investigation revealed
the offender was a parole violator and is
awaiting trial for unlawful use of a
weapon.
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Police
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Camp is change
from cem ent and
broken bottles
There are several youths on the South
Side of the ci ty who will not soon forget
the efforts of Area 1 Youth Officers Vin­
cent Fagan, Timothy Hardy, and Robert
Loughran.
These officers have been involved in a
development program which allows
underprivileged youths to spend two
weeks at a beautiful summer camp in
the country.
"It's great because it gives a kid a
chance to get away from the cement and
broken bottles for awhile," said Hardy.
"And it shows them that somebody real­
ly does care. The program is rewarding
in nature and provides a more positive
side of life that the child doesn't usually
see. Some of these children have been
victims of criminal, sometimes brutal,
behavior."
The camp is Holiday Home Camp
situated in Williams Bay, Wisconsin,
and was established in 1887. Originally
an all-girls summer camp, it was de­
veloped in later years into a camp for
underprivileged children. The camp
operates strictly on private donations
from concerned citizens and organiza­
tions.
"Tim and I first became aware of the
program through Martha Goes, a South
Side resident and a major financial ben­
efactor to the camp;' said Fagan. "We
were invited to the camp's annual meet­
ing last year and after talking wi th
Camp Director Dorothy Jensen, learned
that Holiday Home Camp provides for
two groups of 100 children each to
attend a two-week camp session ."
During the summer, Holiday Home
Camp also holds an extended three­
week camp session for children from the
Chicago Diabetes Association in be­
tween th.e ir two 2-week sessions for
underprivileged children.
"We gained cooperation from Mrs.
Jensen to allow the Department to be a
referring agency for the camp;' said
Fagan. Other agencies that serve as re­
ferral centers for the camp include the
Juvenile Protective Association, Hull
House and the American Red Cross.
Lieutenant Harold Thomas, who was
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Parents give youngsters rousing send-off after boarding
Department bus for trip to train station on way to camp.
Area 1 Youth Officers Vincent Fagan, left, and Timothy Hardy, joined exhuberant
youngsters who were guests at camp in Williams Bay, Wisconsin.
commander ofthe Youth Division at the
time, gave the officers his full support.
"This support was continued by Com­
mander Dennis Nowicki, now deputy
superintendent of the Bureau of Admi­
nistrative Services, and our present
supervisor, Commander Patrick Clark;'
said Fagan. "Full support has also been
given by Lieutenant Richard Kraft,
commanding officer of Area 1 Youth.
"Other people who have been helpful
in the formation of our plans have been
Marjorie Perham of the Juvenile Pro­
tective Association and, of course, Mrs.
Jensen. Margaret Garcia , of the 2nd
District, gave us a tremendous amount
of help. She assisted us with identifying
referrals and helped us obtain a hall for
the meeting with the parents of the chil­
dren that were selected to attend the
camp."
The camp's selection process is very
liberal and is basically limited to age (8
to 11 years of age), low family income,
and a desire to attend.
"We look into the general family
background of the child," said Hardy.
"We recommend youths who would ben­
efit the most from the exposure to a
camp of this type. While we do have
children categorized as minors in need
of supervision, incorrigible, runaways,
truants, and ungovernables, we don't
want hardcore offenders. We don't want
kids going up there and taking the beds
home with them."
"Yes," agreed Fagan. "The camp is not
geared for discipline-it is geared for
recreation. If we send up discipline
problems, the camp is not going to be
able to handle it."
Hardy said, "these children are vic­
tims of some type of 'family' crime.
Whether that be abuse, father deser­
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tion, or whatever. In other words, chil­
dren that have been deprived for one
reason or another. We did look a little
into some of the status offenders but
these were children that have a problem
at home and are basically good kids.
"A prime example is one child we had
last year. He lived alone wi th his mother
and performed little odd jobs around the
neighborhood-cleaning up , bringing
back bottles, cutting lawns. He turned
all the money over to his mother. But
one day, on Mother's Day, he took his
money and bought his mom a plant and
card. Arriving home, the mother got
very upset because the boy wasn't sup­
posed to spend his money that way. The
child was confused and flustered and
ran away from home. The mother re­
ported him missing and that is how we
became involved.
"We gave the boy the 'reward' of the
camp. There is no way that family could
afford to send the boy to camp. The child
also learned a valuable lesson-you
don't have to be bad to get ahead or to
receive attention:'
The officers recommended approx­
imately 40 youths for consideration to
the camp.
"Fifteen were selected for the first
camp session and 13 for the second," said
Fagan. "Family background , reasons
for referral , and our personal comments
were included on the application. We
recommended youths we personally felt
would benefit the most from the camp
exposure. On a few of the applications,
we wrote in big block letters on the bot­
tom 'make every consideration possible'
because we felt that the camp would do
Hardy and Fagan join Camp Director
Dorothy Jensen at dining room.
Fagan stands in front of one of cabins used by camping youths.
wonders for these particular children."
The 28 youths attending the camp
last year were a group of both boys and
girls and a mixture of various ethnic
backgrounds.
"We made it easier on the parents by
arranging for everyone to meet at Area
1 Headquarters where there would be a
bus waiting to take the children to the
train station downtown," said Hardy.
"The camp counselors rode with the
youths in the camp's own private train
car. The train ride alone was a wonder­
ful experience for these kids."
It is doubtful that any of the youths
attending camp made the complaint, "I
don't have anything to do".
"They kept them going from dawn to
dusk ;' said Fagan . "Activities included
swimming, boating, arts and crafts,
cookouts, baseball, archery, and a water
balloon party. When we went up there at
mid-session to visit, they were planning
a carnival."
Hardy said, "the children returning
from camp said they loved the food the
most but hated cleaning thecabin. They
had to clean their own cabin three times
a day and if it wasn't done right, they
did it over. Awards were presented for
the cleanest cabin which added fun to
the chore."
The officers received an ~valuation of
every child at the conclusion ofthe camp
session.
"Ninety-eight per cent of the reports
were favorable," said Fagan. "The re­
port also stated whether they felt the
child would benefit from another camp
session. This year we hope to be able to
place 40 youths in the camp."
Unfortunately, the present program
can not be extended to cover youths on a
city-wide basis.
"Right now the Department is sup­
plying one-fourth of the campers and
that's just from Area I;' said Fagan. "If
we recommended many more youths,
we would choke off the other agencies.
The camp can only provide facilities for
so many youths."
The officers feel that the success of
Holiday Home Camp is only the "tip of
the iceberg" and are currently working
on a more extensive camping program.
Loughran has replaced Hardy, who is
devoting his time to other youth pro­
grams, in the program. Hardy will be on
hand as an advisor as the program de­
velops.
"It's probably like looking for a needle
in a haystack;' said Fagan. "We were so
lucky to find a camp like Holiday Home
Camp that cares so much for needy chil­
dren. The child's family doesn't pay a
dime, not even for the train trip."
While the Holiday Home Camp is an
important program, it is limited . The
officers' "dream" is to be instrumental
in the development of a Midwestern
camp directed as an alternative tojuve­
nile court for maladaptive children and
adjudicated youths. The Department
would serve as a continuing consultant
and referring agency to the camp.
"The camp would be for youths de­
veloping a pattern in offenses, not for
the hard-core offender;' said Loughran.
"Youth officers can see this pattern. The
juvenile starts with minor offenses ,
then moves on to shoplifting, then
strongarm robbery and even more se­
rious crimes. The best description for
these juveniles are 'youths at risk'. We
should nip this pattern in the bud while
we can. Putting the child on probation
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01' locking him up may be the worst
thing to do."
Fagan said, "the workload / workforce
of the Cook County Juvenile Court is
staggering. Offering such a viable
alternative to this and other agencies
for the delinquent youth may help to
. nct'lce an even higher level of profes­
sIon ,I care by reducing this caseload."
:Jnder consultation from the Depart­
mer,t ard the Fund for the Advance­
ment ofC8mping, a steering committee
was formed to discuss a plan of action.
The committee members included mem­
bers from the Department, Cook County
Juvenile Court, and various organiza­
tions interested in the well-being of
youths.
"Bob Loughran and myself are visit­
ing camp sites all over the country," said
Fagan. "We are meeting with profes­
sional camping people and writing ex­
tensive reports detailing the good and
bad points of various camps. We hope to
incorporate this information in the de­
velopment of our camp.
"Professional camping personnel and
youth serving agencies would manage
the camp, and concerned citizens and
various foundations would fund it. The
Department would serve as its consul­
tant. This would be the first major police
department in the country to be in­
volved in a camp to this extent."
The camps the officers will be visiting
make up a wide cross-section of pro­
grams for youths including special
programs for delinquent youth.
"The camp in Dallas showed incredi­
ble results," said Fagan. "Eighty-five
per cent of the juveniles attending the
camp on the recommendation of a judge,
did not return back into the judiciary
system. This figure along with the fme
particulars of the plan illustrates how
important our program can be."
They're champs!
The 18th District basketball team
won the Chicago Police Department
basketball championship.
In the finals, held in the Timothy J.
O'Connor Training Center, the 18th
District defeated the Office of Profes­
sional Standards 60-48.
Officer James Marino from the 18th
District led all scorers with 25 points.
In the consolation game for third
place, the 14th District beat the 6th Dis­
trict, 60-53.
Trophies to the teams were presented
by Superintendent Richard Brzeczek.
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Chicago Police Star, May-June 1980
Police Officer of th e M onth Fourteen officers were recently cited
as Police Officers of the Month for out­
standing police work.
The officers are Robert Schaller,
Louis Palikij, Ronald Armata and
Robert Baade, Special Operations
Group West; Officer Raymond Bickel,
19th District; Officers Edward
Swiderski and Thomas McSharry,
9th District; Officers Richard Spiegel
and Paul Moreno, Human Relations
Section; Officer Richard Pierce, Jr.,
18th District; Officers John Capers
and Marc Davilo, 1st District, and
Officers Anthony Mannina and
Daniel Sanchez, Jr., 12th District.
Schaller, Palikij, Armata and Baade,
working as a team, effected eight on­
view arrests of offenders in the act of
arson in two police periods. In addition,
they also made 20 other arrests.
Bickel, while on furlough, came to the
rescue of a man being chased by a knife­
wielding offender. Bickel interceded in
the chase and placed himself between
the victim and the offender. He identi­
fied himself as an officer.
The offender slashed at Bickel, cut­
ting the officer's vest across the chest
area. Finally, after he could retreat no
further, Bickel fired when the offender
was upon him, killing the offender.
Swiderski and McSharry appre­
hended a hold-up man after an exten­
sive foot chase through yards and gang­
ways. The officers blocked the offender's
escape from a gangway, ordered him to
drop his pistol and placed him under
arrest.
Spiegel and Moreno, responding to a
simulcast of armed robberies in the 14th
District where four persons had been
killed, observed the wanted car with the
two suspects. The officers alerted a beat
car and they pursued the offenders who
lost control of their car when making a
turn.
Before Spiegel or Moreno could exit
their car, one of the offenders opened
fire, hitting Spiegel. Responding offic­
ers wounded one of the offenders, while
the other fled down an alley.
The officers then found the fleeing
offender hiding in a garbage can. In­
stead of surrendering, he opened fire on
the officers who killed him in the ex­
change of shots.
Pierce, while responding to a robbery
in progress in which three people were
shot, saw the wanted offender hiding
behind a building. Pierce rushed the
offender and while restraining him, re­
covered a .38 caliber revolver and a
sawed-off M-1 carbine rifle.
Capers and Davilo while on routine
patrol were checking the State Street
Mall area and adjoining courtways.
They observed a disrobed female strug­
gling with a male offender who was in
the process of raping the victim. The
offender upon seeing the marked squad,
fled with the officers giving chase. He
was apprehended shortly thereafter and
placed under arrest.
Sanchez and Mannina, after being
alerted by a citizen to the whereabouts
of a wan ted vehicle seen at the scene of a
shooting, gave chase and encountered
the offenders in an alley.
Mannina chased two ofthe three ofen­
ders and yelled for them to stop. One of
them stopped, turned and aimed a hand­
gun at Mannina, who wounded the sus­
pect. The other man fled. Sanchez also
had to defend himself when the other
offender pointed a gun at him. Sanchez
wounded the offender.
While Sanchez guarded two of the
suspects, Mannina searched for the
other offender and found him hiding
under a car.
The victim of the offenders' shooting
was dead on arrival at a hospital. The
officers recovered a .32 caliber revolver,
a 16-gauge sawed-off shotgun and a 30­
30 rifle. All three offenders were
charged with murder.
IN MEMORIAM Friends and colleagues join with the Chicago Police Star in expressing the deepest
sympathy to the widows and families of those officers who recently died.
Name
Unit
P,O.
Sgt.
P,O,
Sgt.
P.O,
Sgt.
002 ...... 53
009 ... " , 57
015". ,44
172 , . , , , , 58
182 , ... , , 52
058
' , , 59
Lucio Bitoy .. '
Gerald Callahan
Darwin Canada
Morton Lowy .. , .. ,
John W. Saunders .. ,
Edward M, Walsh." ....... . . ,
Age
Years of
Service
...... 23
,
. . 33
.
10
... , .. 33
, , 27
.. , .. 25
.
Date of
Death
4 April
"
" 26 Apri I
4May
..
8 April
. , , , , , , 31 May
. , , , . , , 30 April
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The officers immediately rearranged
the blankets and cleared the excess
mucus from the baby's mouth enabling
him to breathe, thereby preventing a
respiratory tragedy.
WG1V's
Friend Indeed Award
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strumental
youngsters
building at
Avenue.
Officer
James F. Lynch
In our March-April issue of Chicago
Police Star, we ran picture of Officer
James Lynch, Administrative Opera­
tions Services, as recipient of WGN-TV
"Friend Indeed" Award. Correct pic­
ture should have been that of Officer
James F. Lynch, 2nd District, above,
who was winner of award. Our sincere
apology.
,
Eight officers recently were honored
with the WGN-TV "Friend Indeed"
Award.
They are Sergeant Willard Kleppe
and Officer Willard Streff, 19th Dis­
trict; Officers Thomas Domagala and
Lawrence Skonie, 3rd District; Offi­
cers Kenneth Grandy and Lester
Johnson, 14th District; and Officers
Wayne Robertson and Thomas
Tomson, 1st District.
Streff was investigating a traffic acci­
dent in the 2700 block of North Cly­
bourn Avenue when he was approached
by a man who had just cut offhis thumb
and three fingers on his right hand with
a radial saw at a nearby lumberyard .
Streff immediately tried to stem the
flow of blood and took him to a hospi tal
for emergency treatment.
Kleppe then went to the lumberyard
and retrieved the severed fingers,
placed them in ice and took them to the
hospital. The man underwent surgery
to reimplant the fingers.
Domagala and Skonie, responding to
an assignment of a "sick removal" in the
1500 block of East 63rd Street, found a
woman in the apartment holding a new­
born infant in her arms.
The officers immediately handed the
baby to the grandmother of the woman
and instructed her to wrap the infant in
blankets while they carried the mother
to the squadrol for transport to a hos­
pital.
They took the baby into the squadrol
cab for additional warmth and upon in­
specting the blankets in which the baby
was hastily wrapped, they found him in
an upside-down position, almost suffo­
cating.
and Johnson were in­
in saving the lives of two
from a burning apartment
Point Street and Armitage
Disregarding their own safety, the
officers climbed the stairs to the second
floor of the smoke-filled building. They
found a girl suffering from burns and
smoke inhalation and carried her to
safety.
The officers went back with respond­
ing firemen to locate a five-year-old boy.
Robertson and Tomson saved the life
of a six-year-old boy who had his neck
wedged between the bars of a turnstile
on the "L" platform at Adams Street and
Wabash Avenue. They freed him and
Tomson began cardiopulmonary resus­
citation, assisted by Robertson. Then
the boy was taken with his mother to a
hospital where he 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
Age
Years of
Service
Date of
Retirement
P.O. Edward F. Aubin, Jr. .
. . . .. .... .
. .. 175.. .. 62
.. 26 ..
1 May
Sgt. Cecil O. Beach . .
. .. . . . . . . .. . .
. . . DPR ..... 59 .. . .. 26
16 May
PO. Maurice Boissy.. . ... . ... .
129 .. .... 53 ....... 24
.. . 18 April
P.O. James A. Braxton.
. .011
. . . . 63 .
.. 29 . .. .. .. 9 May
P.O. George P. Brennan.
. .. . . ... .. . ... 057. . .. 53
. 30 . .
. . 22 May P.O. Michael P. Cafferata..
. .. . .... . .. . .. 017 . . ... 56
. .. 23
1 April
P.O. Warren C. Coleman.. ..
. .. . ...... DPR.
. . 61 ... ... . 24.
.. 1 April
. ... 147
... 55 . . . . ... 27.
1 May
Sgt. John J. Cummings..
Sgt. Alton Curtis .
. . ...... . .. .. ... . . ... 022 ... . .. 56 .
. 32 . .
18 April
. . . ...... . ..... 643 ...... 60 ... .. .. 34 .... .. . 20 May
P.O. John L. Deering . . . . .
PO. Joseph F. Dugan . .
. .. .. DPR ... ... 58 . . . ... 26
1 April
P.O . Joseph M. Frain.. . . ........
. . 543 ... ... 63 ..
..33 .. . .... 24 April P.O. Elmer L. Fox . ........
. ... 130.
..59.... .25 ...... . 15 May P.O. Edwin J. Glowgowski . . . . . . . . .
. 009 . . ... 55 . . . .... 24
. .. 1 May
P.O. John W. Goecking..
. ............ 147
... . 56
... 25 .. ...
4 May P.O. John C. Griffin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.. 142 . .
55 .. . . .. . 29 . . .
6 May
P.O. Fred A. Hartman . ..... . ...
1 3 2 . . . 6 1 . 3 2 . . . ... 16April
Capt. Bartley T. Hines. . .
014 ..... 58 ..... . . 34
6 April
. . . .. .. . . ... ... ... 012 ..
. 55 ..
26
.. 16 April
P.O. James P. Houk
.. 001 ... ... 49 . .
. . 23
1 April
Sgt. John J. Juriss
P.O . George J. Kappel. . .
123 ...... 53
.. 27 . . . .
1 May
Inv. Raymond Krall..
. . . 625 . . .... 61
34.
17 May
P.O. Richard T. Maczko. .
. .. . ... ...... 136 ...... 50
.. . 26
6 April
P.O. Chester S. Majka.
. . 084 . ..... 53
.... 26
1 April
P.O . Frederico Marcello .
. .. 157
53 .. . .... 24
14 May P.O. George P. Martis . . . .
. . ... . . ..... 003 ...... 55
. 27 . .
9 April
159
... 59 . . . . ... 24
. 16 April
PO. Patrick F. McGoldrick . . . . . . . . . . .
P.O. Albert McKnight. . . .
. 004 .... .. 54 ... .. .. 24
1 April
.. 138.
.57 . . .... . 33 .. . .
1 May
Sgt. Wilbert R. Mitzner..
P.O . John E. Mueller . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .
049 ... . .. 55
. 24 .'
5 April
Lt. Donald R. Munger. . . .
. .. 016.
. . 56 . .
. 33
1 May
Inv. Robert L. Parker . .
. ....... .. ... 613 ...... 54
... 29 . . .
1 May
P.O . Wilfred H. Pouliot.
. . 184 .... . . 55
. . 20. . . .. 18 April
. . 32 . .
2 April
Sgt. James B. Rabbitt ...... ... . . . . . .. . . . ... 613 ...... 55
P.O . Thomas F. Rajah.
. . ... 020
. .. 60
.. 24 . . .
1 May
Inv. Roy Robinson . . . . . . . ...
. ... . 175 .... . . 59 ... .. .. 29
8 April
P.O . Victor Ross .... . .. , . . . . . . . . . .
. 005 . ..... 63 ....... 32 .
2 April P.O. Albin E. Roszyk .. ,
.... DPR .. .. .. 62
28 . . . . . .
1 February
. .. 057 ...... 53
.. 26 .
3 April
Sgt. Carlo Russo.
P.O. Charles F. Sauer ... , ..... . ..... , . . .
DPR .. .... 63 .
. . 29 . . . .
26 May Sgt. Thomas Shannon .... . . . .. . ... .. ...... 008 . .. . 57 ... .. .. 32 . . . . . .. 3 April P.O. Darwin J. Soljacich ...
. ... DPR.. .. 53
. 26 . . . . . 3 April
P.O. William D. Soltis. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .. 643
.. 59 ,. . .. 27 .. . . .
1 April
. . 622 ..... . 57 .
. . 23 ... .. .. 17 May
Inv. Joseph T. Spatz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
P.O. Arnold Sticles .
. . . . ... . . .. . . . .. ... 001
53 .. .. .. . 23
,. 16 April
P.O. Joseph E. Syms . .
. . .. DPR ... .. . 53 .. . .. . . 24 . . . . . .. 8 April P.O. Abraham Troop . .
. .... , .. . ..... 012 ..... 55 ...... 26 . .
17 Aprrl
P.O. Benedict Wisniewski .... . . .. ... . . . .. ,019 ..
62 ....... 26....... 1 April P.O. Richard J. Washco . .
. . 019 .... .. 53 .. . .. .. 30 .. . ... 16 April
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