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CHICAGD
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SUPERINTENDENT'S MESSAGE
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L,.iwnJ. .I..... VOLUME 16, NUMBER 9
MAY, 1976
James M. Ro chford Supt. of Police Richard J. Daley Mayor Tina Vi ci ni. Director
Publi c and Internal Information Divi sion
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Traffic Division .. Safety Education
After 15 Years Still going Strong,
The Canine Section
The Blue Light
General Assignment Section : From
Broken Windows to Million Dollar
Thefts.
Department Commendations
In Memoriam
122 Promoted to Higher Ranks
Pol ice Officer of the Month
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During the early 1960's, as today, the prime con­
cern of all law enforcement agencies throughout
the country, was the problem of crime on the streets.
The then President of the United States, John F.
Kennedy, to focus the attention of every citizen on
this menacing problem, and at the same time pay
tribute to the dedicated men and women who devote
their lives to law enforcement, issued a proclama­
tion designating the second week in Mayas National
Police Week and May 15th as Peace Officers' Mem­
orial Day.
A joint resolution by Congress invited all state and
city governments to observe the occasion with cere­
monies and activities.
Mayor Richard J. Daley, in agreement, focused
local importance to the occasion by proclaiming the
same period as CHICAGO POLICE WEEK. In fact,
the Mayor felt the occasion so important and special
that he has issued a similar proclamation every year
since then for the past 15 years.
As a highlight event of the Police Week observ­
ance, the Chicago Police Department has held a Po­
lice Recognition Ceremony each year.
It is at this event that all police officers who have
distinguished themselves in the line of duty are hon­
ored and presented with various awards of the De­
partment, the most coveted and highest award given,
being the Police Medal.
This year again, on May 11, the Chicago Police
Department held its annual Police Recognition Cere­
mony to pay tribute to police heroes for their out­
standing accomplishments.
The entire law enforcement profession has never
been more united in its fight against crime as it is
today. To achieve the desired results, however, law
enforcement must have the support of every citizen.
Crime is a community problem as well as a national
problem and it will not go away, if ignored.
Police Week is indeed a propitious time for all of
us to pause and reflect our responsibilities to the
community and to our Department. It is also an ex­
cellent time for all of us in the Department to reflect
upon our own responsibilities and the image we pro­
ject to the public.
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Tom McDonough at Lane Tech.
Safety Education Section Officer Charles Smith (2nd from left) instructs new probationary officers in
training at the Police Academy, regarding use of radar.
Officer Caesar Pinzon, Traffic
Safety Education Section, conclud­
ing his first driver-improvement
class for Spanish-speaking people re­
cently, passed out booklets in their
native language and asked them to
study several chapters for the next
class.
.That night, one student, a man
dressed in cowboy boots and hat,
stood up and stated: "You know,
I'm not an educated man, but I can
read Spanish ... but I can't under­
stand a darn word in this book. Pin­
zon, puzzled, took a look and found
he couldn't understand a word ei­
thel;. As he flipped over the pages of
the book, a ripple of laughter broke
out in the class . . . and became
louder and louder. In his haste to
get to his first class, two nights be­
fore, he had grabbed one of the
"Rules of the Road" booklets in Ital­
ian and it was this book Pinzon and
his student were attempting to read.
Another Safety Education Officer,
Thomas McDonough, conducting a
senior citizen driver improvement
class, found himself in the unique
position of teaching his former high
school English teacher.
These are only two of the many
classes held six days a week at var­
ious locations throughout the city
by officers assigned to the Traffic
Education Section.
In addition to the driver improve­
ment classes for Spanish-speaking
and senior citizens, officers also pro­
vide instructions for Polish and other
ethnic groups, for the deaf and hard­
of-hearing, for high school students,
and for traffic violators referred by
Traffic Court in cases where judges
felt viola tors require training in
proper driving techniques, attitudes
and traffic laws.
The program for traffic violators
has been conducted by the Depart­
ment in conjunction with the Traf­
fic Court of Chicago since the early
1950's.
Some 600,000 persons have at­
tended these driver improvement
classes over the past 10 years ac­
cording to Sgt. John Higgins, com­
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Traffic violators receive training from Police Officer Kenneth Colvin .
manding officer of the Safety Edu­
cation Section.
This small, but busy unit, which
consists of 15 police officers and a
sergeant, spent over 20,000 manhours
devoted to various safety programs
throughout the city last year.
As a matter of fact, the Section
is unique in that it is the only or­
ganization in Chicago which pro­
vides safety education, driver im­
provement and pedestrian safety
programs for all ages-starting with
elementary children, the general
public through senior citizen groups.
One of the most successful pro­
grams conducted by the Section is
the traffic safety instruction given to
youngsters of Chicago's elementary
public, private and parochial schools.
More than a million and a half chil­
dren participated in this program
over the past decade.
In addition to pedestrian safety,
officers instruct patrol boys in direct­
ing traffic so they can be more effec­
tive in their duties. Bicycle safety
programs are also included.
The Safety Education Section also
cooperates with business and indus­
try. Large companies such as Illi­
nois Bell, the utilities, cab and steel
companies, etc., make frequent re­
quests for officers to provide training
programs in safe driving techniques
for their employees.
One of the most interesting and
different programs provided by Safe­
ty Education is that created for the
deaf and hard-of-hearing commun­
ity.
Officers Sam Anthony and Patrick
McGoldrick, who have been trained
in sign language, conduct classes for
Police Officer James Herman instructs patrol boys.
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this group. Although not common
knowledge, there are some 67,000
deaf and hard-of-hearing persons lo­
cated in the greater Chicagoland
area.
Officers Anthony and McGoldrick
were instrumental in the Depart­
ment's installation of a combination
telephone/teletype unit for the deaf
in its Communications Center in
January, 1974.
Familiar with the use of the tele­
type unit in the deaf community,
the officers suggested the Department
could better service this group if
they could communicate directly
with police in case of emergency.
The unit consists of a teletype ma­
chine, a telephone, and special elec­
tronic cradle. To place a call to po­
lice, the telephone receiver is placed
in the cradle and the special num­
ber designed for police emergency
calls from the deaf is dialed as an
ordinary telephone. The deaf person
then types out the message on his
teletype unit and it is received at
headquarters.
When the call is received by the
Polish driver improvement class is
taught b y Police Officer John
Noworyta.
Communication Center, a light flash­
es on the face of a special phone
a lerting the police operator: that an
emergency call is coming from a deaf
person . The operator places the spe­
cia l handset on the cradle and re­
ceives the message.
The conversation takes place with­
out a single word having been spok­
en. N o special training is needed to
operate the new unit.
N ews of the installation was cir­
culated to the D eaf and Hard of
Hearing through a special newslet­
ter distributed by the National F ra ­
ternal Order of the Deaf which laud­
ed the service as beneficial to their
members.
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The Safety Education Unit is one
of several under the command of
Deputy Chief Marilyn O'Reagan.
James B. Conlisk Jr. is Chief of the
Traffic Division.
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Discussing bicvcle rules of the road with BoV Scouts
is Police Officer Tom Madigan.
Safe winter driving is discussed bV Police Officer
Charles Smith while training cab drivers.
Police officer Tom Madigan explains proper turns
to members of a senior citizen class.
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Dunbar High School students with Police Officer Charles Smith.
Using sign - language to communicate, Police Officer
Sam Anthonv instructs deaf and hard - of - hearing
citizens.
Officer Caesar Pinzon instructs a group of Girl Scouts in Traffic safety.
Police Officer Joseph DiLopez at Spanish
Driver Improvement School
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CANI
Canine. Man's best friend. Most
of the time. But then, to the crimi­
nal element, the canine can be a
real pain . . . and it is often said
that criminals would rather face a
gun than a criminally biased police
dog.
The Chicago Police Canine Unit is
a unique experience and studied by
law enforcement agencies through­
out the country. It has proven to be
an asset on thousands of occasions.
And, as a supplementary tool, it is
available to any police officer by re­
quest via his two-way radio, any
time of the day or night.
The dogs are called for many rea­
sons. Mainly, they are used for such
things as flushing burglars from
large buildings; capturing fleeing
bandits; recovering discarded wea­
pons, sniffing out marijuana and
leading their handlers to hidden sus­
pects and lost children. Their pri­
mary purpose, however, is to deter
crime, primarily street crimes which
are susceptible to canine patrol.
Officer Bill Bryant is one of ori­
ginal six Canine officers. At that
time, 1962, Canine officers took
their training with the St. Louis,
Mo., police department. Officer
Bryant is now working with
"Brutus," his second dog.
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Chicago's police canines have
made a distinct impression in crime
prevention and control since the
unit's inception in 1961. Challenged
are those incidents "out of reach"
of human regulation.
A study prepared by the Chicago
Police Planning Division in 1967-68,
stated that overall, "the Canine Pa­
trol has had a significant effect on
certain crimes, such as auto theft,
robbery and burglary and is partic­
ularly effective in high crime areas."
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dog and then we provide specific
remedies to correct the weaknesses,"
Lt. O'Toole asserted.
Abou t The Commanding Officer
Lt. Robert O'Toole is a 21-year
veteran police officer. He has been
in charge of the canine unit since
1971. He has seen the unit grow
from six men-and-dogs to 48 men­
and-dogs. That's when the lieutenant
was with the canine unit in 1962 as
a sergeant. He remained there until
1968, went to the Intelligence Divi­
sion, was promoted to lieutenant in
1970 and was assigned to the 10th
District before being reassigned to
the Canine Unit. Other assignments
include the 11th District, the old 25,
Traffic, the Training Division as a
sergeant, and a tenure with the Park
District Police before its merger with
Chicago Police in 1959.
"Last year, canines assisted in
over 3200 calls for service and assist­
ance. They conducted 2430 building
and other searches," Lt. O'Toole
said from his third-floor office at 54
W. Hubbard Street.
"Once each police period the dogs
are given one day of in-service train­
ing or refresher training at the Ca­
nine Training Center or off-school
locations such as vacant warehouses
and park areas and engaged in real­
life situations. This way we are able
to detect any weaknesses within a
Canine Section Commanding Officer,
Lt. Robert OToole.
On most calls, many man-hours
are saved through the dogs' keen
sense of smell and hearing, being
able to hear sounds that are fainter
and higher-pitched than his master's.
Possessing these attributes, canine
are used in patrolling secluded areas
of parks, beaches, boat harbors, hos­
pital complexes and auto pounds.
As a result of their olfactory
(scenting) ability, discarded, hidden
or concealed evidence such as clothes,
guns, and tools have been recovered.
Dogs Carefully Selected
All canines are donated by public
spirited citizens from Chicago and
surrounding suburbs and the re­
sponse has always been satisfactory.
"When we need dogs the media has
been quite cooperative. Through
their publicity we get as many as
500 calls. The dogs are screened
carefully before we select the final
10 we need. Out of the 10, only six
ultimately graduate. That's approxi­
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mately one percent. But, we want to
make sure we get the best," Lt.
O'Toole affirmed.
To qualify, the dogs must be male,
of the German Shepherd breed, nine
months to two years old, and weigh
at least 75 pounds. Generally, when
ready for patrol duty, the dogs weigh
from 85 to 110 pounds.
A most important trait is that the
dogs are of even temperament, nei­
ther shy nor vicious, and be intelli­
gent and alert. Prior to appointment
as a police canine, each dog under­
goes a complete physical examina­
tion and a variety of tests for intel­
ligence, mobility, persistence and in­
terest in training.
Then, the dog and handler train
together during an extensive 14 week
course at the Canine Training Cen­
ter, 320 W. Touhy A venue in Des
Plaines. Here, the canine is taught
to be loyal to their master only.
Therefore, a close association of af­
fection, trust and understanding is
built up.
"We build a strong bond between
man and dog. Training is based on
praise. We don't use a stick or food
reward system for training," contin­
ued the lieutenant.
Canine Officer Requirements
Handlers, as the dogs, are screened
to maximize team effectiveness. Ap­
plicants must be under 40 years of
age, possess adequate police experi­
ence with at least two years of street
time. They also must have a deep
affection for dogs and be sincerely in­
terested in canine work. Family
agreement and neighbor consent is
essential too, to have the dog at
home. Additionally, no other dogs
are allowed on the handler's prem­
ises. A backyard kennel and neces­
sary food and equipment are pro­
vided by the Department. The spe­
cially caged canine vehicle, gener­
ally shared by two teams is taken
home by one of the handlers during
off-duty hours.
Officer and Mrs. John Ciszewski
enjoy "Star" at home with their
daughters.
"The men are proud and take an
active interest in their dogs," Lt.
O'Toole added. "They know that
good grooming and training of the
dog is important-not only for the
animal's sake but for effective utili­
zation with maximum results." The
dogs become a way of life. They are
with the police officers and their fam­
ilies almost always, except when the
family vacations, then the dog may
be brought to the Canine Training
Center for care and safekeeping un­
til the handler returns.
Part of Special Operations Group Deputy Chief Walter Valle, in­
charge of the Special Operations
Group, under whose command the
Canine Unit lies, had high praise
for the accomplishments of the unit.
"The dogs provide protection for
our vehicles during tactical situa­
tions. They are also very effective
in crowd situations although they
are rarely used for that. Only a mem­
ber of exempt rank has the author­
ity to call them up for something
like that, I might add. And, consid­
eration is being given for the dogs
to seek out bombs and explosives,"
remarked Deputy Chief Vallee.
"You know, canine are able to go
from a state of agressiveness to a
state of passiveness very quickly,
because they're trained that way.
They can't however, differentiate
between police officers .and offenders,
say, for example, while searching a
building," he continued. "The dogs
remain the property of the Chicago
Police Department and if an officer
leaves the unit for any reason his
dog is assigned to a new handler."
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Officer William Bryant's "Bru­
tus" can tackle any obstacle
without much difficulty. It's a
game for the dogs.
Sgt. Kenneth Burger reviews
commands with Canine officers.
"Ringo 1/ hands over retrieved weapon to his master, P.O. Richard Nelson.
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Adding to the popularity of the
Canine Unit are the numerous per­
formances they put on each year,
demonstrating to thousands of peo­
ple how the dog and handler go
through various tactical maneuvers.
The Department has also imple­
mented a special two-man, one-dog
detail in the Loop area. The con­
cept is being watched closely and
so far has been effective. The teams
patrol exclusively in the State and
Dearborn subways from Congress
to Lake. Hopefully, the omnipres­
ence of the special teams will have
a deterrent effect. The idea is that
one police officer is free to perform
routine street functions like frisking
a person, writing citations, etc., while
the handler concentrates on his dog.
The program affords seven-day-a­
week coverage with two such special
teams.
Deputy Chief Vallee recalled a
search mission vividly: "I remem­
ber one incident when a teenage boy
was murdered while fishing in the
Forest Preserve. Due to the thick
growth of vegetation it was difficult
to see. The dogs, though, led police
right to the body- and that led to
the solution of the crime within 48
hours ."
The moral: If you can't handle
it, call a friend-call Canine.
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Officers William Bryant and Carl Harness check "L" stations and other
public places.
There 's no place to hide from the canine.
The dogs save many man - hours of searching with
their keen sense of smell.
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"Pete " directs Police Officer Joseph Bell to search
for discarded evidence.
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BLUE
001: Congratulations to the following
Sgts. on their recent promotions to Lt.:
Sgts. A. Annerino, T. Merrick, W. Joyce,
and Higgins . . . This month's Officer
Friendly Award goes to P.O. Nate O'Malley
. . . Birthday greetings go to Suzy Tadin
. . . And now a word from the unsung
heroes-the desk personnel : Joe Oklapek
still thinks the squad cars are black and
white ... Steve Naughton wants to work
the wagon again . . . AI Feldman is still
sticking religiously to his diet . . .And
last but not least, the best man to work
behind a desk in any police district is
John "Yogi" Alagna . . . Cmdr. McLaug­
lin awarded honorable mentions to the
following: P. Sauser, B. Suchocki, J. Zbel·
la, J. Caswell, D. Barthel, R. Nolter, S.
Salvato, R. Russo, B. Kustwin, J. Paoletti,
L. Largent, D. Daniels, J. Minor, N. Dol·
cimascolo, R. Degraff, P. Regan, J. Swis·
towicz, S. Mueller, D. Aquillaci, L. Hey·
den, J. Fitzpatrick, J. Koch, D. Marlowe,
P. Haskett, D. Ostrom, J. Flavin, J. Rossi,
G. Murray, A. Thome, J. Barton, C. Stad·
nicki, K. Hoffman, P. Larcher, G. Jones,
H. Pennington, D. Barnes, T. Laughran,
J. Ullrich, T. Kaminsky, L. Rosas, J. Hash,
M. Greene, G. Conrath, P. O'Connel . . .
Farewell to Lt. John Molloy, who has
served many years in the C.P.D. He is
now to relax and rest and enjoy his reo
tirement.
P.O. Scott Muir
003: On 29 Feb. 76, a dinner was held at
Vinzants Restaurant, in honor of P.O.
James "Blackjack" Webster. Members of
the 3rd District, his family and friends,
joined together to honor him on his 30
years of Honorable Service with the de·
partment. This fine occasion was initiated
solely by Officer Webster's Co·Tactical
team members who have come to respect
him for his leadership and knowledge as
a police officer. At a recent Police·Com·
munity Relations Workshop meeting,
Commander Raleigh Mathis presented a
total of 21 Honorable Mentions, to Sgt.
Franklin Crawford (2), P.O.'s Nathaniel
Richardson (2), William Nemcek (3),
Leonard Seals (4), William Jackson (2),
John Duffy (2), James David, Michael Sui·
livan (2), Joseph Morris, and James Stew·
ard, in addition to Mr. Burnell Young and
Mr. Henry Lott, employees of the Wood·
lawn Organization who were presented
the Department's "Citizen Award of Ap·
preciation" for their assistance in appre·
hending two armed robbers. The Neigh·
borhood Relations Unit sponsored a
"Splash Party" for members of the vari·
ous Youth related activities (Boy Scouts,
Camp Fire Girls & Drum and Bugle Corps),
55 youths enjoyed the two· hour dip in the
Harris Y.W.C.A . pool.
Neal Wilson
005: Welcome to all the Recruits who
joined the Fighting Fifth and Good Luck
in the future years of your career ... Get
Well wishes to Sgts. Michaels & Cushing
and P.O.'s Bonaguro, Rich Ciszewski, D.
Brown & P. Panagas ... Congrats to Mr.
& Mrs. John Stella and Mr. & Mrs. Ben
House, on their new offspring ... Wheat·
ie' s awards go to the head honcho of Tact,
Lt. Hanley who took 2nd pI. in the CPD
city champ Racquet-Ball and P.O. J.
Wright who took 3rd pI. away from Jerry
Quinn of .022 in the CPD Handball champ
. . . Good Luck to Stan Trabenda on his
retirement, Sr. Steno Irma Moody who is
now Dep. Miller's sect., Sr. PUb. Saf. Aide
Margaret Upshire who was trans. to Re­
search & Devel., P.O. H. Milton who has
embarked on a new career with Drug En­
forcement ... Our deepest sympathies go
out to Glen Pyle on the loss of his mother
and Tom McNally who recently lost his
father ... Promoted to Patrol Spec. were
K. Barry, M. Tunney, R. Christian and C.
Johnson .. . In case you were contem­
plating "Hot Springs" for your baby fur­
lough, DON'T. Dist. sect. ·N. Felski went
down to take a bath and came back with
swollen glands . . . It was reported that
some nut was on the golf course hitting
green balls on St. Pat's day, wearing over·
coat, earmuffs and boots, further invest.
revealed that the nut was Tom Antonop'
oulos who was supposed to be at the
parade.
Beverly J. Draper
006: Big Quirk's now holding softball try­
outs, but, Tom says not to come unless
you want to play baseball . .. New kids
born to the Staleys and Meehans, we are
right on the national average ... Congrats
to Sergeants McCormick, Dunn and Wil·
Iiams, all promoted to lieutenants .. . Big
Lionhood adopted two baby kittens to
help his bachelor life go a little easier ...
Tommy O'Donnell, who is getting married
in a few months, raffled off his little black
book and the highest bidder was the lin­
coln Park Zoo . . . Little Mims, the de­
tention aide scratched his MG and now
decided to go on to bigger and better
things, a Harley X1980250, with side car
to carry Clifton to lunch . _ . Warrant guy,
Ralph Mitchell, runs to work every day
with a dog noose to prevent being a gour·
met treat. Get well to George Gardner,
broken foot chasing a baddy down Hal·
sted. The District Secretary sends his
hello's to Sugar.
Sgt. Robert Angone
007: Hi ... Congrats. Honorables: PIO's
R. O'Brien, J. Arnold, R. Condreva, P.
Bruzas, G. Considine, R. Marrella, J. No·
vack, R. Turner, Nathaniel Patterson, J.
Carey, J. McCloud, F. Paluch and James
Wisniewski ... tks. men and we shall con­
tinue to "serve and protect" . .. Get well
wishes to all sick and injured throughout
the Dept. . . . Deepest sympathy also to
all throughout the Dpt.... Honorary Pall
bearers for Sgt. J. O'Brien: Sgt. J. Makar,
P 10 T. Sadler, C. Imposino, F. Pajak, E.
McCue, V. FrankieWicz, J. Kostecki . . .
Good luck personnel trans. in/out of 007
. .. Best Dressed Member, PIO Vincent
Rubin, congrats. and keep up the good
work ... March 26 presented 007 Youth
Corps "Talent Show" incidentally, our
Second Annual . .. Fantastic show and
once again Super Seven "Brags" Ms. Lisa
and Bro. Freddie Nelson III, great per·
formers as mentioned before . . . Two
Super Talents, and if possible, just an­
other year better than their performance
last year . .. Tks. kids ... FAITH. ". . I do
not want merely to possess a faith; I want
a faith that possesses me . .. And .. . To
lose faith in our fellow men is the unfor­
givable sin ... Toodles and ten four.
Rita Jeanne Pope
009: Up to and including the 3rd police
period our record speaks for itself. On 17
Jan . 76 the 009 tact unit under the super­
vision of Sgt. E. Fournier and E. Kodatt,
along with G. Leka, M. Dosch, M. Delacy,
P. Sarpalius, E. Rodriguez and J. Muchar·
ski, smashed a major narcotics ring sup·
plying high school students on the SW.
side. Over 2 million dollars worth of hard
narcotics, street value, was confiscated.
The above worked night and day for over
a month on the case ... Also J. Furmanek,
and E. Gallaher apprehended 2 offenders
in the connection of a double homicide at
Spiegal warehouse on West 35th Street.
They teamed up with J. Stack and S. Ceja
to accomplish a swift and speedy arrest.
They keep insisting that it's just routine
work. We are handling it ... F. Damico is
out of the hospital and is fully recovered
from a rare Hawaiian disease that he said
he caught from Sgt. N. Baffa ... The crew
of Beat 909, W. Muszynski and J. Swee·
ney, are still baffled by the birth of a
strange species of animal for the fourth
period. It's called "The Kuta Bird" . . .
Condolences to W. Wagner on his recur·
ring hospitalization that came about do­
ing darn good police work for us.
Harold J. Gordon
010: The Welcome mat is out for the fol­
lowing officers: P.O. L. Cagney, J. Schil·
lace, E. Slomczewski and M. Zepeda ...
Good luck to Sgt. R. Braithwaite, Sgt. C.
Scannell and P.O. R. Gordon, who have
transferred out . . . Condolences to Sgt.
R. Kereta, P.O. J. Gregory, L. Lynch and
J. Wilson on the loss of their loved ones
. . . Best wishes to Sgt. Frank Jouzaitis
upon his recent retirement from the De­
partment. Good luck Frank . .. It's not a
rumor anymore: Mike Lash is getting mar·
ried in the near future. Sincere congratu­
lations! ... Glad to see J. Kozak, E. Smo·
lik and H. Lewis back to work ... Get well
wishes to R. Major, W. Nugent and W.
Malone . .. Spring has finally arrived, the
season when a young man's fancy turns
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to baseball; as always the lOth District
was well represented at the Sox opener
. . . One last reminder, tickets are still
available for the Dinner Dance ... Tom
Curran was chosen Best dressed member
for the 1st quarter of 76.
Darlene Gniadek
012: Almost all of the "Big One·Two's"
personnel were out in full force on Satur·
day, 13 March, commemorating Com­
mander John Moss's retirement party at
the Sheraton O'Hare Hotel . .. Most of
the good guys wore leisure su its and car­
ried conservative drinks . . . They were
told that a man who is bald in front " is a
great thinker." A man who is bald in back
"is a great lover, " and a man who is com·
pletely bald " thinks he is a great lover."
.. . Wedding bells are ringing for tactical
unit's Andy Kouchoukus . . . Jerry Slu­
zarski and Stanley Mrozowski received
awards from the Polish American Police
Association . . . Special salute to one of
the all time greats of the 12th District,
Sergeant George Fett who was promoted
to lieutenant.
Gary Calabrese
015: Academic challenges have been met
by several 15th District members. How­
ever, the most recent graduate Phil/y
Callazzo, has won the respect of them all.
Philly is officially a wine connoisseur with
honors . .. Our district can also boast
among many about insepa rable teams:
Thomas Raines & Larry Bowers. The most
promising about the above officers is that
both are licensed pilots and often fly to·
gether-that's inseparable . . . Police
Officer of the Month Award was presented
to Anthony Lodl. Congratulations! . . .
Condolences are extended from the dis·
trict personnel to Paul Peraino for the loss
of his father·in·law ; X·Guard Agnes Hig­
gins for the loss of her husband and X­
Guard Margaret Higgins for the loss of
her sister.
Ernestine Dowell
017: By the time the May Magazine
reaches us Officer Phil O'Brien will be
back from his Baby Furlough , which was
spent in Florida. Officers Jim Martin and
Mike Atkins moved during the month of
Apri l and I'm sure they won't be moving
again fqr a long time . Many Honorable
Mentions were issued during the month
and these officers are doing a fine job in
keeping crime at a minimum in the Dis­
trict.
Bonnie Hayson
019: Captain Scott's troops in Sector 'D',
Midn ight Watch have had a fantastic
month of March relative to many kinds
of felony arrests and arrests made for
f ires in the area , keep up the good work
men .. . Despite the old flu bug that's
been affecting many people, morale is at
a high level in our District, perhaps with
Summer nearby the Bug will disappear
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. .. Our Review Officer Joe Tomaska an ­
nounced that on 9th March his wife
Louise gave birth to their third child, a
boy named James, born under Pisces the
12th Sign of the Zodiac, congratulations
to these proud parents . . . We welcome
to our District Sgt. Robert Suess; PO's
John McManus; James Gagliano and
Arthur Smith and bid farewell to Sgt.
Bespalets; PO's Decina; Frazin and Fio­
renzo . . . Sgt. Head and PO Speigel re o
turned from furlough, did they go away
together? .. . By the way, who is it that
is known by the nickname 'Ming The Ter­
rible'? ... Softball will be getting under
way soon, let's get out there guys and win
a few . . . Rumor has it that Marty Frer
went on a diet and gained forty pounds.
Oh well, better luck next time Marty.
Jeanette laRue
023: Spring has arrived and with it came
Laura Michelle Martinez born on March
21st, we ighing 7 Ibs. 4 ozs. Our congratu·
lations to the proud parents Angelo Mar­
tinez (our Neighborhood Relations Of­
ficer) and his lovely wife Maria Elena . ..
Welcome to P.O. Robert Sarnowski filling
in for Angelo who is on furlo enjoying his
No. 2 daughter and to Pete Rosenthal,
Civ. Tact Secretary . . . The 23rd District
Police Officer of the Month honor goes to
P.O. Floyd Soristo . . . And his co-workers
awarded Department Commendations are
Sgt. H. Carroll, P.O. P. Flynn, P. Keane,
J. Salyers, G. Stromback, W. Morris and
C. Constantino .. . Those Police Officers
receiving Honorable Mentions: W. Raja­
niemi, V. Vogt, A. Baldassano, T. Kaczka,
R. Hargesheimer, S. Bocconcelli, E. Spen­
cer, G. Blecka, R. Kale, P. Koburi, A. Can­
nata, R. Fera, R. Urbane, R. Yawger, P.
Gorgius, T. Madsen, A. Oseguerra, R. Cas­
trovillari, J. Giamarusti, R. Heinze, J.
Sweeney, J. DiMaggio, D. Ross, W. Dwo­
rak, A. Frank and M. Naito. Congratula­
tions to these fine men for getting " just
what they deserve."
Lisa Gose
Area I, G.A.: The Area 1 staff wish to
welcome aboard all new and transferred
Invs. Other new faces at 5101 Wentworth,
2nd Floor are members of the Gang
Crimes South Unit, under the direction
of Lt. F. O'Reilly, Lorraine Usher, Secre­
tary. Another new addition is Ms. Arydell
(Dell) Spinks, our first female Ceta cus­
todial trainee ... Congrats to Invs. Banks
and Patton (Burg) for the Department
Commendation received for their credit
cards arrest . . . A complimentary letter
and photo was published in the 31 March
76 Daily Bulletin of Inv. Kathleen Wagner
(GA) regarding the swell execution of her
duties . .. Best wishes to Civ George Ro­
mero (GA) who will soon become one of
Chicago' s finest .. . Back to work after
vacation and delighted are Invs. Wagner
(GA) from Florida and Vegas, McCabe
and Enroe (Burg) from their usual Sun
Valley ski trip, and Lt. McQuire (Robbery)
a Caribbean Cru ise ... A speedy recovery
is extended to Invs. Lowery and Fields
(H/Sex) also P. Daly from GA . . . Con­
dolences to Inv. C. Gardner (GA) who 's
father passed away in April .. . H/Sex
is the only Unit with new additions to the
family. Wonder why? It's a boy for Inv.
Kehoe and baby girl for Inv. Markham ...
Farewell and good luck to our former
AUt'o Theft Unit members .. . Those in·
terested in baseball BEYOND that of a
mere spectator, may contact Inv. Crous
(GA) . Crous is trying for an early date in
May for the first game. The FABULOUS
UNFOUNDEDS (GA team) vs . Gang
Crimes South should play their game at
Sherman Park, 55th and Racine. Other
games are planned with GA 2 and Youth
Div. 2 . .. Have a pleasant holiday and
Spring ... Until we meet again, Kwa Heri.
Gloria de la Cerna
Area I, SOG: Unsung hero of the month
award goes to Red (Shagger) Nevills,
whose computer-like work goes virtually
unnoticed by the men of the Big Red One.
Without the shagger we would never know
who was top team ... Congratulations to
Pat and Dorthy Camden on the birth of
Jenn ifer Lynn , that' s two and counting . . .
Also it has been called to my attention
that Peepers struck again, poor little Mary
is due late in the year . . . I see that the
area is recru iting for the softball team
aga i n. What a farce, they can't really be
serious about being competitive with a
manager like Joe Petrich and John Gallag­
her on the roster in some yet to be an­
nounced capacity .. . Someone said the
other day that if we can keep Captain K
off the golf course with Lieutenant Mc­
Keon, that things would go a lot smoother
at the area . .. Frankie Amato was seen
busting a blood vessel in the hall the
other day . .. J.W. is heading for Ireland
next period, a life long dream fulfilled,
and a reprieve from the nut house for
Tommy Kelly . . . Good luck to Give 'Em
Hell Hogan on his retirement . .. Who was
that handsome inspector seen loitering
around the area lately?
. What ever
happened to Ronny Rizzo?
Mick Gniady
Area 2 G.A.: Our new Unit Commander
Lt. Joseph Beazley knows the problems
confronting G.A. investigators. He once
was on.e. Welcome. Welcome . . . We
were blessed with the cream of the crop
when Area 2 Autos merged with us. Top
Sgt. James Stockover marched the follow­
ing investigators into the unit with all the
pomp and dignity that would do justice to
" The River Kwai." Welcome to Clifford
Blackburn, Allan Chengary, Donald Czaj­
kowski, Oleon Hennings, James Hirst, and
Robert Miller. We need your help ... Sad,
sad news. "Ernie" our canine mascot. the
Rin -Tin -Tin of Area 2 has retired. Well, he
didn't really look like Rin ·Tin -Tin or Old
Yeller or Asta or Pluto . He looked like a
mixture of all four. One can't describe his
color but, curled up in a corner you
couldn't tell him from a pile of oily rags .
When he walked it was hard to tell which
direction he was gO'ing as he walked side·
ways. Ernie knew the habits of the person·
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nel, where they parked their cars and
what time thew arrived . He would lope up
to each of them as they alighted from
their cars and escort them to the door
(naturally getting his ears scratched as a
reward). He quickly wormed (no pun in·
tended) his way into hearts of all in the
building. Squad cars were safe from van·
dalism or battery thefts while Ernie was
on the job. The parking lot and the build­
ing was his beat. But Ernie couldn't keep
his yap shut. Though he would never bite
anyone, more than one visitor was shaken
up by his vocalizing. He couldn't under­
stand why bad guys were allowed in the
building . Sgt. Karas promises to bring
Ernie in for weekly visits. We will all miss
him.
Inv. George Karas
Area 5 C.I.D.: Welcome back to Inv. Joe
Chwistek from a hospital visit. The chest
pains were diagnosed as an overly tight
money-belt ... Inv. Frank Capadona has
returned from a visit to Ireland for nine
fun -filled days of eating, drinking, and
making merriment . . . Inv. Clyde Graig
of Area 5 H/S, was present ed an award
by Bozo. Informants relate that the clown
was not the one with the over loaded
key-ring that sent the engineers away
with ringing ears .. . It was a sad day for
a family of pigeons out for a day of R & R
when the mother pigeon was struck and
killed by a low-flying squad. Inv. Phil
Schlenbecker related that he had seen
the pigeons , but was suffering from part­
ner frustration and was unable to avoid
hitting the defenseless pigeon _ He spent
112 hour making an accident report and
3 hours of picking pigeon feathers out of
the radiator. His partner, Inv. George
Berndt has been observed talking to ev­
ery pigeon he sees and explaining that
he had nothing to do with the incident
as he was on the floor of the car at the
time . . . Inv. Dan Fontanetta promised
a steak to Inv.
(name with­
held by request) for providing informa­
tion leading to the identity of the "FOX."
Steve Combes
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Bur. of Inspectional Services (Admin):
Sgt. Joe Lorenz who is attending N.U.T.1.
Long Course and is President of his class,
stops in our office to say hello at regu­
lar intervals, (every payday as a matter
of fact). He has been studying diligently
and receiving very good grades. We miss
you Joe and know you will be a credit to
the Department when you graduate ...
Dep. Supt. Mitchell Ware presented De­
partment Commendations to Sgt. Pat Mc·
Cafferty, Inv. T. Kinsella, Inv. A. Corcoran,
Officer R. Glynn, Officer A. Abbott, Offi­
cer M. Plovanich and Officer J. Oliver, all
assigned to the Vice Control Division. Our
congratulations to these fine officers for
outstanding police work and a job well
done ... All 12th floor employees are de­
lighted with the relocation of the canteen
to the 13th floor. I can hear the "boos"
from those on the lower floors but re­
member we didn 't complain when we had
to travel to the 3rd floor so please be kind
. . . The CPD was well represented at the
annual Easter Seal Telethon this year.
This reporter was one among many vol­
unteers including Dept. Supt. Ware, Ra­
mona Shiffer (Crossing Guard Coordina­
tor) , a large number of Crossing Guards,
Jean Dorken (Records Div.), Joan Kamm­
holz (Fld . Inquiry), and others whose
names I do not know. Our congratulations
to all those who gave unselfishly of their
time for this worthy cause.
Marge Happs
CID; Admin: Congratulations Cmdr. &
Mrs. DiLeonard i (Hom/Sex) on their new­
est addition "Joey Jr." (Little Kojak) . . .
Mr. & Mrs. John Flanagan (CI D Hdqtrs.)
and Mr. & Mrs. Frank Nulligan (Hom/Sex)
congrats to you too on your new boys
(Starsky & Hutch) ... Speedy recovery to
Bill Strocchia (Hom/Sex) and Pat Keating
(G/A) .. . Hurry back. You don't know
what you're missing!!! . . . A/T Review
has been tripled . .. Welcome aboard to
Eileen McGovern and the new crew . . .
also Mary Ann (G/A) . .. Linda Apple·
baum (B/A) ARE YOU LIVING??? Belated
Congrats to Jim Kierse (G/ A) who has
" done the deed" by taking a Mrs. . . .
Congratulations to all the new lieuten­
ants and Captains . . . C.I.D.'s loss of
many qualified personnel is a ga in for
other units. Best of luck guys!!! Well,
that's it for now. The Crew here is being
rather quiet.
Debbi Kozicki
COMMUNICATION CENTER: First off, lets
all give a big thanks to Kenny Markfull
and Tony Pulciano for the great job they
did at the retirement party for William
Devaney, William Nason and Ed Pociask.
It certainly was a great success and we all
hope that the three retired men will have
a great time during their retirement and
remain in good health . Once again Thanks
to the Working Committee who made this
a night to remember . . . A great many
things are be'i ng done in the CCR, and the
best news is the opening of two new
zones, which will make it a little easier
on the men working Zone One and Three.
Needless to say that they are doing a
great job now, and when the new zones
are opened will continue to do so . ..
Also we have a new club in the CCR.
Known as the Chicago B.A.S.S. of Amer­
ica . This is a new fishing club and new
hunting club. We certainly hope that all
sportsmen will join us on our future fish­
ing and hunting trips. With this type of
club , we are hoping to expand and take
our children out for a good time, and also
in the near future take some of the more
needy children on these trips. For fur­
ther information in regards to this Sports­
man Club contact Sgt. Crawford, Bob
Schreiber, Don Hoyne and Ray Pa,lumbo.
At the present tlme we are contacting
home and orphanages for the needy ch il­
dren . . . And congratulations to Clare
Blackmore and his lovely Alice on their
new Robert Clare Blackmore 9 Ibs.
8 112 oz.
Robert C. Schreiber
Data Systems: Cong oto Tom Jones who is
currently awaiting his notice to appear at
the Training Academy to commence his
career as a Chicago Policeman. Tom is
one of the members of the 1500 club ...
Goodbye to Joseph Petrow who is leaving
us to join the Marines . . . More talent in
our Unit that wasn't mentioned in the
last issue: Don Janis is a very accom ­
plished artist and is waiting to have some
of his work publ ished in a magazine,
also next time you are talking to Ron
Manka ask him what the ring on his little
finger signifies , . . Gary Brown is a cham­
pion Girl Scout cookie seller ... Welcome
to newcomer, David EI, glad to have you
with us ... Headquarters basketball team
are the international champs, played the
013 Dist. scored 57 -49 .. . Our newlywed,
Mildred Fallen wants to become a gour­
met cook, please send her your favorite
recipe to try .. . Ernie Matsunga really
puts together a mean Dagwood. Maybe
we should call it an "Indigestion Dag­
wood " . . . Ray Klomes is still trying to
convince his wife that flying is really the
best way to get to California ... The 13th
of March proved to be a jinx day for Ca­
milla Smith, she had a fender bender on
that day ... Cong o to "FISHHOOKS RO­
DIGHIER" who on his lunch hour, one
day this past week, caught a 2 pound
COHO Salmon .
Loreda E. Haggerty
Elect. & Motor Maint. Div.: Tax exemp­
tion, Christopher Patrick, born to Don &
Linda Chance . . . Sgt. Michael Coleman
(didn't like the Rob Roys), John Dixon,
Gerald Gorman, Barbara McGurk and
Steve Valerugo all vacationed under Flo­
rida sun ... Marie Gorman weekended in
Las Vegas; Earl & Helen Pfeiffer cruised
on the Caribbean . . . Welcome back to
C. L. Tanner and Jose Rivera after hos­
pital stay . .. 'Get Well Wishes' to Ptlmn.
Larry Boulanger, convalescing at home
after a heart attack . . . Bill Carter ob­
tained a degree in Applied Science from
DeVry ... Jill Corbett will become Mrs.
Gary McHugh on 5 Sept. 1976. Heard she
mailed out 777 invites .. . A cordial re­
ception for P.O. Tom Henry, L. Huber,
G. Stanul and W. Waynauskas to E. &
M.M.D.
Peg Daly and Jai Robinson
Finance Division: On April 9, 1976 - a
smashing party was given commemorat­
ing the retirement of Bill Horne. The oc­
casion marks the end of 55 years of de­
voted service. Through his unselfish dedi­
cation , Bill Horne set highest example
within the department. We know we ex­
press the sentiments of the entire Police
Department when we say thanks Bill, from
the bottom of our hearts ... The anxious
crowds that gather in part of the Finance
door are' due to the new addition to our
bevy of beauties-Kathy Winn. One thing
we never suffer from around here are
sore eyes . .. The unholy three-Susie
Milazz~heri Haddix and Karen Car­
dili recently returned from an epic Aca ­
pulco holiday. The movie rights are still
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leased soon. Due to the subject matter,
Parental Discretion is advised . . . A funny
thing happened to Maryann and Sus~e
Milazzo on the way to their confirmation .
It took them over 10 years to get there .. .
O·bla·di-O·bla·da-life goes on ... add
another Birthday for Barb McNamara and
Denise Burns.
"Scoop" May
Neighborhood Relations Division: Con·
grato to Madelyn O'Neill for receiving an
award for rendering consistently good ser·
vice, way above what was normally ex·
pected on an assignment for her unit . ..
Happy Birthday Sgt. Bob Holliger and
many, many thanks from the dept. for
bringing us such beautiful, luscious enor·
mous trays of HOME MADE GOODIES!
WHAT A TREAT!! ... Lt. Tristano, School
Visitation, rec'd. a plaque in grateful ap'
preciation for committee work for the
1975 EXPLORER MASS TRANSIT RALLY
... Sgt. Heller and his bride had a won·
derful time in Las Vegas! Barbara Klunk,
PliO, spent an entire week skiing in As·
pen, Colo. She decided this is where she
expects to retire, but has only 40 yrs. to
wait! . . . Congrat. to our CETA worker,
Maria Sierra, who states that she has
spent one interesting year with our dept.
. .. P.O. Wesely Blaauw, Human Rela·
tions, spent his furlough with his wife
skiing in Aspen, Colorado! . .. I hear that
our newlyweds, Joan Lee Richardson and
husband Ed bought a new ranch type
home and are very happy about it. Good
luck to you both! .. . Diane Thompson
spent a week·end 'in Las Vegas! Many
thanks to our baker, Shirley Washing·
ton, Prevo Prog., for the lovely, delicious
cakes she baked for so many members of
her dept's birthdays ... Plaudit goes to
Sgt. Faust for issuing so many discount
tickets for Disney World and Disneyland.
Eleanor Culap spent a happy vacation in
Guadalajara, Mex.
Violet Dykas
Personnel: Congratulations are in order
for our recent bride, Peggy (Gaul)
Schwartz and our new fathers John Mad­
den (a boy), Tom Quinn (a girl), and Tony
Patanella (soon to be announced) ... We
hope that Hernando Santana enjoys his
new surroundings (019th District) and we
welcome Beth Langdon and Rachel Mar­
tinez to the ranks of Personnel .. . Get
well wishes are sent to Julian Poole and
Dr. Cesare and welcome back to a once·
again ·healthy Marie Curran . . . Recent
vacations include: Dr. McNally and Matt
Durso (Colorado), Dagny Abbot (Canary
Islands) , Joan Lynch (Jamaica), Tom
Quinn (Las Vegas), John Vaci (Arizona),
and Ray Arndt, Mike Shea and Bill Gerber
(Florida) ... Rumor Has It that: 1) Rach­
el (Smiley) Martinez will keep her dog,
2) John (Big Guy) Kelly actually knows
Pierre Gardin, 3) Frank (Leroy) Trapani
is firing·up for softball, 4) Karen (Toots)
Griff is packing away her Mr. Greenjeans
outfits for next winter, 5) Bertha (Here
They Come) Baker has a new way to
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spend her Sundays and 6) Mary (Our
Miss) Brooks will beat the frizzies.
Bill Gerber
Property Management Division: Our con·
dolences to William Gaffney, A.C.O.E. on
the death of his mother and to Ed Polaski,
electr. on the death of his father . .. T. S.
our O.M. just came back from Las Vegas
-he said it seemed very strange to have
lights out and only 2 spots for entertain·
ment . . . We wish a lot of luck to our
former A.C.O. E. William Krause, who
transferred to another Department . . .
Congratulations to Joseph Giannelli and
his Mrs. on their 25th Wedding anniver·
sary, by the time this reaches the press
they will be celebrating same in Hawaii
... Women's Lib has definitely taken over
in our department . .. we now have three
new CETA girls, Agnes, Marjorie and Ary­
dell, Welcome! Congratulations to James
Zimmerman, CETA - Area 6, who just
took the plunge .. . Welcome also to our
new engineer Norbert Poteracki . . . As
our Super Mex would say HASTA 'LA
VISTA.
Dolores Donahue
Radar: After 20 years of devoted service
Roman Kugelman is heading west to be
with his family . Old Roman will be missed
by all. His cheerful outlook and happy
disposition will be hard to replace. Good
luck from Radar .. . We were fortunate
to obtain a new name to replace Roman,
he is Eddy Dee, formerly with the Tele·
phone Company. Welcome aboard Eddy
Dee . . . Happy wedding anniversary
greetings to Art & Phyllis Lindahl and
Del & Dorothy McCue, both celebrating
28 years of wedded bliss this month ...
the Radar "Chemu" club is planning an
outing to Berwin soon, AI Smada is sup·
plying the transportation and his cousin
Chet Pacyna will provide the pretzels ...
The T/D softball team is breaking out
bats and balls in readiness for spring
training. Coach Jucewicz is taking his
charges to the health club and has them
all on a strict diet ... Speedy recovery to
Pete Brady, Bill Gregor, Mrs. Bill Burns
and Mrs. Hank Luemmen .. . Did anyone
ever notice how much George Jurich re­
sembles Marlin Brando since he had his
hair cut? .. . The Radar picnic is set for
Sat., 31 Jul 76, at a centrally located
grove on the north side. We are planning
a Bicentennial cook·out with chef Friddle
at the wok.
Charley Jenkins
Records Division: Congratulations to P.O.
Frank Nicholson, Latent Unit, who reo
cently received a Department Commen·
dation for his expert work in fingerprints
and excellent court testimony on a Mur·
der Case! ... Also to P.O. Elmer Fox, Ex·
tradition Unit for compassion and hu·
manitarianism shown a 65 yr. old parole
violator, who was extremely ill and afraid
to seek medical aid-Officer Fox checked
and found out that the man had been a
respected citizen and only had a few
months due on the Wisc . parole, and ar·
ranged for a conditional release from
Wisc.... Congrats to Mary Brickford and
Mary Ellen Bugarin, proud Mamas of new
baby girls, and Sonja Mason, on the birth
of a son, Michael Mason, the 2nd .. . A
Happy (lOOth) Birthday to Mrs. Delphine
Carrier, mother of Clarence Carrier, hope
everyone read the article in the CHG .
TRIB . on 1 Apr. what a fantastic LADY
she is! ... Condolences are extended to
the Olejniczak family on the loss of a
Sister, and Vern Anglin who recently suf·
fered the loss of her father, Mr. Suerth .
Jim Schram will proudly be escorting his
daughter down the aisle on 4 April-he's
more nervous than the Bride! . . . Mary
Love is now being called the mother of
the "STAR" if you see her ask her why!
. . . Mary is also looking for recruits for
her 1976 Volleyball Team - come on
ladies sign up now.
Jean Dorken
Research, Development, and Data Sys·
tems: HELLO SPORTSFANS! Welcome to
the new, improved Research, Develop·
ment, and Data Systems Division news
clip ... First the good news: Our basket·
ball team has won several games and,
for eggheads, is doing well in the CPD
league . .. Congratulations to our former
members: E. Brooks, R. Flanagan, H.
Knight, and F. Kohnen who were appoint·
ed to lieutenant .. . Any department memo
ber interested in joining MENSA should
contact Mr. Robert Benson for details ...
Welcome aboard to the following: Art
Kennelly, Margaret Upshire, P.O. Warren
Breslin, Karen Stearns, and David EI .. .
Congratulations to Rose Cuzella who was
promoted to forms analyst from boss
. . . and finally, to the Rubber Gun Squad
-back to work! ! !
George Banks
Training Division: We're sorry to report
that Helen Soto is in the hospital. Hope
to see her back real soon! . .. A special
thanks is extended to Donna Knotos and
Renee Rebich for their exceptional efforts
in reorganizing the filing system of the
Scheduling Unit ... If Vivian Naida would
quit trying to get a size 10 foot in a size
6 shoe, her foot troubles would be minor.
Glad the footsies are in walking order
again ... We all hope that Lt. Mike Logan
and Sgt. Dan Guerra are having a good
time in Hawaii. We'll all be envious of
their beautiful tans . . . Our former reo
porter, Angelo (Ace) Exarhos, one of the
two remaining Spartans, is conditioning
his "bod" by indulging in the sport of
racket ball. Good luck, Slim! ... It's good
to see Sgt. Bob Wagner huffing and puff·
ing in the gym again. Hope you keep it
up, Sarge. Pretty soon you won't be able
to keep the girls away .. . Congratula'
tions to Lt. L. DeMichaels on the pur·
chase of his new 1976 Buick Century
Regal . . . Also congratulations to Renee
Rebich on the purchase of her new 1976
Cutlass Supreme.
Josephine Radtke
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From Broken Windows To Million Dollar Thefts ........ tion of crimes, handling everything
from a broken window to cartage
thefts, kidnapping to pocket-picking,
con-games to shoplifting. Guarding
VIPs such
of the
United 8ta
formed by
Area 6
week old baby boy from Children's
Memorial Hospital is a good exam­
ple of how investigators painstaking­
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Headquarters Review Unit at work.
slim, to solve the crime. Here, time
was of the greatest essence inasmuch
as the infant was suffering from an
intolerance to cow's milk and com­
mercial baby formulas. Feeding the
infant anything but a special formula
prepared by the hospital would result
in severe diarrhea and dehydration,
which would be potentially fatal to
an infant.
The case, recalled Lt. Nickels re­
cently, was an excellent example of
citizen cooperation with Chicago Po­
lice. If citizens had not assisted po­
lice by coming forward with inform­
ation, the infant might have been
found dead.
The Willie Watkins case broke at
11 a.m. on February 20th, when
hospital personnel discovered the in­
fant had disappeared from his crib.
They immediately instituted a
search, thinking someone might have
taken the infant out of the room for
medical treatment. When this proved
fruitless, they called police.
Mindful of the kidnapping of an­
other infant from a southside hospi­
tal in 1964, all members of Area 6 GA
put aside their assignments to work
on the case.
In the previous kidnapping, a
woman dressed in a nurses' uniform
entered the room of a mother who
was nursing her newborn son and
told her the doctor wanted to exam­
ine the infant. The nurse disappear­
ed with the child and was never
again found. Later, the mother and
father adopted a baby boy found
abandoned in Newark, N.J., who ap­
peared to be the same age as their
missing son, and whom the couple
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believed to be their natural son.
A command post was set up at
Area 6 with Lt. Nickels in charge.
The post became the "clearing
house" with Sgt. Daniel Centraccio
coordinating all information coming
in and relating that which he felt
was important to investigators in the
field.
Sgt. Edward Wodnicki took charge
of the investigation at the hospital,
assisted by I nvestigators F rank Kroll
and Robert H ogan. In talking to em­
ployees and visitors, investigators
found that several persons had no­
ticed a young girl, 14 to 20 years of
age, dressed in a shabby coat with a
hospital gown showing from under­
neath, carrying an infant wrapped
in a receiving blanket.
One hospital employee told inves­
tigators she first observed the girl
about 8:45 a.m. that morning when
she turned to see who was "clip­
clop ping" noisily down the corridor
behind her. The employee added that
some two hours later, she and an­
other co-worker were in a restaurant
across the street and again noticed
the girl. This time,
the witness
said, the girl was carrying what ap­
peared to be a babv.
As they continued questioning peo­
ple, police located another witness
who remembered the girl getting on
the elevator with her. The girl, she
related, had asked her to hold the
baby while she put on her coat.
The descriptions given by these
witnesses were flashed over the po­
lice radio in the hopes the girl and
infant might still be in the area.
Police Artist Otis Rathel was call­
ed into Area 6 headquarters to make
sketches of the wanted girl.
I n many kidnappings, police find
the incidents family related-partic­
ularly where parents are divorced or
living apart. Therefore, questioning
of the mother and family members
was one of the first steps taken by
the investigators.
During the questioning, it was
learned that a sister of the common­
law husband, fit the description of
the girl being sought. The search led
to the suburbs ... first to Bellwood
and finally to M aywood, where she
was located. The girl did not match
the sketch and could prove her where­
abouts.
Teams of investigators were as­
signed to various other tasks. As one
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team checked Grant H ospital (where
the infant was born) to obtain foot
prints and other information, an­
other team checked hospital records
at Memorial to determine where a
newborn infant had died recently;
thus tempting the distraught mother
to kidnap the Watkins boy to re­
place her loss.
Meanwhile, time was ticking away.
Sgt. W odnicki asked the news media
to assist by describing the young
woman and appealing to citizens who
might have seen her to call police.
A press conference was held in the
hospital with doctors explaining the
life-threatening situation they were
facing. Investigators assisted in
screening calls which lit up the hos­
pital switchboard.
"The cooperation we received from
the news media to publicize the ser­
iousness of the baby's condition and
that it was important we find him
before it was too late . . . . and the
response from citizens was just un­
believable," Lt. Nickels said.
Two women who had encountered
the young girl carrying the baby at
a bus stop at Halsted and Lincoln
called. One said she remembered the
girl vividly because the girl was wear­
ing a hospital gown under her coat
and carrying a crying baby wrapped
in a thin receiving blanket - which
was not adequate for the cold weather.
She was also suspicious because
the girl did not have the usual baby
paraphernalia such as diaper bag
and milk bottles, etc., with her. The
girl told the witness, her mother was
to have met her at the hospital and
when she didn't, she decided to go
home by herself. Information from
the second woman was basically the
same.
A third witness, a man, told in­
vestigators he saw the girl get into
a yellow cab on the corner.
Prior to receiving this information,
investigators had already started
checking cab companies, thinking
she might have used this method of
transportation. With this new clew,
investigators went to see the Presi­
dent of the Yellow Cab Company
and explained the situation. He or­
dered dispatchers to broadcast a
message over the cab radio asking
for the driver who had picked up a
young girl and baby from the Hal­
sted-Lincoln area to contact his of­
fice. This message was broadcasted
every' 15 minutes.
The President also called super­
visors of the company's garages and
asked them to return to their office
to allow investigators to go through
the driver's trip sheets, which by
this time had been locked up in the
safe for the day.
It was now some 10 hours after
the kidnapping. Finally, the break
investigators were hoping for, came
in a phone call from a woman who
stated she knew where the baby was
but she wanted to know if they
would drop charges if th'e child were
returned.
Investigator John Terretta, who
had been assisting hospital person­
nel with calls, bluffed the woman
into thinking police were monitoring
all calls and probably had her phone
number anyway, although they ac­
tually were not. After a few more
minutes' discussion, the woman who
later identified herself as an aunt,
gave the investigator a West Divi­
sion Street address.
Commander Robert Smith
Sergeant Edward Wodnicki
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Investigators Edward Dombrow­
ski, Harold Graszer and Frank Kroll
sped to the address where they found
the baby, still clothed in the same
hospital clothes and receiving blan­
ket. The baby, they found, had been
given two bottles of cow's milk, and
now was crying as though in pain.
Losing no time, the investigators
rushed the child back to the hospi­
tal for treatment. Doctors found the
infant suffering from diarrhea as a
result of the milk. Had the infant
not been brought in when he was,
he might have died within a few
hours. He had been missing for 12
hours.
The abductor, taken into custody
by the investigators, told several
conflicting stories for over an hour.
She finally admitted she had taken
the child thinking she might obtain
welfare payments if she could prove
that she was a mother.
The aunt told investigators the
girl had told her she was baby sit­
ting when she sl".owed up a t her
apartment with the infant; however,
the aunt became suspicious when
she saw newscasts of the kidnapping
on television and called the hospital.
The reports completed, and the
offender in custody, Area 6 investi­
gators went back to their daily work.
The six Genenl Assignment units
handle some 246,000 cases last year.
Six lieutenants, each assigned to
head one of the area units and ap­
proximately 230 investigators com­
prise the Section.
The headquarters GA staff con­
sists of a sergeant, John Castans,
and six officers. Commander Robert
Smith is in overall command of the
Section.
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Sergeant John Castans
Investigator John Terreta and L t. E. N iekels •
Investigator
Frank Kroll
Investigator Robert Hogan and Sgt. D. Centraeehio Investigator Harold Graszer
Investigator Edward Dombrowski
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DEPARTMENT COMMENDATIONS Sergeant John Salemme of Area 5
Burglary, with the help of his men,
Investigators Raymond Wehrs,
James O'Toole, Patrick Mulligan,
Thomas Spanos, John Turney, Car­
mel Abbate, Patrick McEnroe, Rob­
ert Maloney, and Frank Kusar cap­
tured three suspects in the act of
burglarizing and monitoring police
calls. The arrests were effected after
an intensive investigation and sur­
veillance of the Grand and Harlem
A venues area, where several burg­
laries had been committed. The ar­
rests resulted in numerous clear-ups.
Police Officers John Chudzik and
Albin Rizleris, interceded a home in­
vasion and armed robbery in prog­
ress while on patrol, and arrested
two men attempting to leave the
apartment. Loot stuffed into shop­
ping bags, a sawed-off shotgun and
a revolver were recovered.
Iny. Robert Maloney
*
Iny. Frank Kusar
*­
Officer Robert H ethcoat of Area 6,
SOG, while off-duty and with his
family, arrested two of three armed
robbers preying on an elderly man.
The third offender was arrested a
short while later.
P.O. John Chudzik
P.O. Albin Ri zleris
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Sgt. John Sal emme
Iny. Raymond Wehrs
P.O. Robert Hethcoat
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Iny . James O'Toole
Inv. Thomas Spanos
Iny. Patrick Mulligan
Iny . John Turney
Iny. Carmel A bbate Iny. Patrick McEnroe
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Officers Robert Kulak and Theo­
dore Kostiuk, 4th District, initiated
surveillance on four known auto
thieves one of whom owned a scrap
metal business on the far south-east
side.
While the four men were taking
an auto, the officers checked the reg­
istration of the auto, contacted the
owner, found the auto to be stolen
and arrested the thieves as they
drove to the scrap yard where the
auto was to be crushed and sold as
scrap metal.
Officers Joseph Griffin and James
Molloy of the 22nd District and Of­
ficers Robert McQuire and Dennis
Cullom of the 5th District noticed
similarities in several armed robber­
ies on the far south side where two
men forced their way into cars and
ordered the victims into the trunk
before abandoning the autos.
The officers had previously ar­
rested one of the offenders for armed
robbery. While on routine patrol the
suspects were observed and arrested
after a chase. A revolver was recov­
ered and positive identification was
made by several robbery victims.
P.O. Joseph Griffin
P.O. James Moll oy
P.O. Robert Kulak P.O. Theodore Kostiuk P. O. Robert McGuire P.O. Dennis Cullom
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Officers James Butler and Lewis
Nelson of the Canine Section were
exceptionally effective in the per­
formance of their duties, apprehend­
ing six felons in three separate in­
cidents. The arrests include one for
murder, and two for armed robbery.
IN MEMORIAM
DECEASED
Sgt. Carroll, William E .......... 175.... . ..... .46
P.O. Allen, Robert . . . . . . . . . ...077 ...... .. .. .45
P.O. Beckman, John G .... ... . .. 138... . .. .... .49
P.O. Coughlin, James .... .. ... .012 . . . . . . . . . . .51
....20
1
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4
....26
5
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Apr.
Apr.
Apr.
Apr.
76 76 76 76 RETIREMENT
P.O. James Butler
P.O. Lewis Nelson
* * *
Officers Gerald Lyons and Tim­
othy Hardy of the 4th District, in­
vestigating two homicides which had
occurred a short while earlier on the
street, detained a suspect in Calu­
met Park who fit the witnesses' de­
scriptions. Fresh blood stains were
on the handle of a knife found on
the suspect. Subsequently, the man
confessed to both murders.
Lieut. Molloy, John P. ... . . . .. .001 . . ...... ...63
P.O. Curtis, Frank ....... .. ... DPR . . . . . . . . . .54
P.O. Brodlo, Frank . . . . . . . . . . .130. . . . . . . . . . .62
P.O. Durante, Frank .... ... .... 084 . . . . . . . . . . .57
P.O . Loughlin, John C . .... .... . 147 . . . . . . . . . . .62
Sgt. Struke, Andrew . . . . . . . . . . .009 ... . . . . ... .53
P.O. Trabenda, Stanley . . . . . . . . .005. . . . . . . . . . .61
P.O. Triner, Roy F. . . . . . . . . . . .664....... . .. .63
P.O. Usalis, Daniel J . . . . . . . ... .016 ... .. ......54
Lieut. Meany, Joseph F .........001, . . . . . . . . . .61
Sgt. Tague, Alfred S.... .......009... .. . . .. . .55
P.O. Vesely, Edward A . . . . . . . . . 123. . . . . . . . . . .62
P.O. Sinnokrak, Robert . . . . . . . .081 ..... .. ....57
P.O. Casey, Catherine ....... ... 174... . . . . . . . .61
P.O. Koselke, Charles G......... 154. . . . . . . . . . .58
P.O. Hederman, Raymond . . . . . . . 182. . . . . . . . . . .56
....29
2 Apr. 76 ....20
12 Mar.76 ....33
1 Apr. 76 ....25
1 Apr. 76 ....38
1 Apr. 76 ....30
1 Apr. 76 ....30
1 Apr . 76 ....30
1 Apr. 76 ....28
1 Apr. 76 ....30
7 Apr. 76 ....24
16 Ap . 76 . . ..34
16 Ap. 76 ....30
19 Apr. 76 ....29 .. 20 Apr. 76 ... .26
21 Apr. 76 ....30 .. 22 Apr. 76 WGN 'S
HFRIEND INDEED"
P.O. Gerald Lyons
AWARD
P.O. T imothy Hardy
* ;: *
Officer Robert Tovar of the 14th
District while on routine patrol saw
a building on fire and stopped to
alert residents. The officer led an
elderly woman to safety from the
second floor and then learned that
her 80 year-old husband was still
inside. Officer Tovar re-entered the
flaming structure, found the victim
overcome by smoke, and carried him
to safety before assistance arrived.
P.O. Robert Tovar
Sergeant William G. LaFleur of
the Inspections Division was unani­
mously selected as the April, 1976,
WGN-TV Friend Indeed . Each
month the award is presented by
Channel 9 on Bozo's Circus.
Sgt. LaFleur received the honor
for his humanitarian efforts in Scout­
ing, and for initiating three different
bicycle hikes. The first was the Chi­
cago Lincoln A venue Trail, ending
in Lincoln and River Parks on Chi­
cago's north side. The seven mile
route focuses on historial and con­
temporary sights.
A shorter, two-mile trail is based
on the Fort Dearborn Masacre. The
trail roughly traces the route of the
fort's settlers as they were taken
from the fort to the scene of their
dea tho The trail extends in and
around Grant Park.
t
The most recent trail coincides
with the bicentennial. The trail route
is optional and can be planned how­
ever a sponsoring organization sees
fit. The requirements are that the
route cover 15 miles, including the
immediate neighborhood of the hik­
ers, and must include at least three
points of historical interest.
Sgt. LaFleur says that two more
trails are in the planning stage.
The unique aspect of Sgt. La­
Fleur's efforts are that the trails are
also intended for handicapped per­
sons and especially the blind. Braille
booklets are available and shoulder
patches in braille show that they
have completed the course. It ap­
pears that this program is the only
one of its kind in the country. So
far, over 5,000 people have enjoyed
the trails. '*
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Promotees stand as Superintendent James M. Rochford enters auditorium.
122 PROMOTED TO HIGHER RANKS Twenty-eight lieutenants we re promoted to rank of captain and 94 sergeants promoted to lieutenants by Superintendent James M. Roch­ ford. A "swearing-in" ceremony was held in the Police Auditoriwn at Headquarters on Friday, April 9th. A formal ceremony, attended by families and friends, was held the evening of April 26 tho This is the first promotion of cap­ tains and lieutenants since May 16, 1973. The Department has had a short­
age of supervisory personnel, large­
ly due to suits pending in Federal
Court.
Lt. Richard Brzeczek, Executive As­
sistant to the Superintendent gives
the invocation.
Lt. Austin Kennedy, formerly as­
signed to Neighborhood Relations
Division, is congratulated by his son,
Michael, wife, Dolores, and daugh­
ters: Laura (left) and Debra, (right).
Another son, Scott, was not present.
Superintendent James M. Rochford congratulates new
Lieutenants.
Sergeants take oath of office as lieutenant and new captains, seated in
fore ground, wait their turn.
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Mayor Daley is greeterJ by Superinten­
dent Rochford at Promotion Cer­
emony.
Prom 0 tees stand at attention before marching to stage for batons at formal ceremony.
Dr. Morris Tynes, Minister, Greater
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, with the Lt.
John J. Hensley Family.
Police Officer of the Month to the frightened woman. Respond­
ing firemen quickly rescued the wom­
an and Officer Scornavacco via a lad­
der.
The officers then reentered the
building and continued the evacua­
tion of its tenants.
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Atte ntion Retirees
P.O. Andrew Tranchita
P.O. Michael Scornavacco
Police officers Andrew Tranchita
and Michael Scornavacco were chos­
en to receive the April, 1976, Police
Officer of the Month Award.
While on patrol, Officers Tranchita
and Scornavacco responded to the
broadcast of a fire in an apartment
building at 550 North Pine Street.
Despite intense heat and flames the
officers crawled to a second floor bal­
cony where they had observed a wom­
an, trapped . As they proceeded, Offi­
cer Tranchita found an unconscious
man, overcome by smoke. Officer
Tranchita carried the man to safety
while Officer Scornavacco continued
Retired Chicago Police Officers who
may be seeking employment - either
on a 'part time or full time basis ­
are reminded that the Special Act­
ivities Section of the P&UD main­
tains liaison between outside organ­
izations seeking to employ retired
police officers. Retirees who desire
further information relative to job
opportunities should contact Sgt.
Robert Faust at 744-5570.
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