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THE OFFIGIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT ~
woulb line to extenb mt) wnrmest wisqes to nIl tqe members of tqe Olqicngo 'olice "
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, qcnltq, qnppincss nnb mnnlJ otqer blessings.
MICHAEL A. SPIOTTO
Acting Superintendent
CHICAGO
POLICE
STAR
VOLUME 16, NUMBER 11
December 1977
SAMUEl W. NOLAN Deputy Superintendent Bureau of Community Services TINA VICINI Director Public and Internal Information Division INDEX
Page 3 Spotlight on the 19th District 7 Blood Donor Program
9 Blue Light Law'n' Laughter 13 Department Commendations Friend Indeed 14 Police Officer of Month Recent Retirements 15 Page out of history
16 In Memoriam
17 Personalities ... fly with Renfroe
20 Puzzle
EDITORIAL STAFF
SGT. FRED HOFF, Editor; le ROY JIRIK, As
sociate Editor; DENNIS BINGHAM, Con
tributing Writer; Photos by Graphic Arts
Section Photographers. Unit reporters are
listed in the Blue light Section.
The Chicago Police Star is published
monthly by the Chicago Police De
partment and is the official Dp.part
ment publication. The Star is distri
buted without charge to active and
retired Department members and to
persons and agencies in the field of
law enforcement. No one is authorized
to solicit or accept payment for adver
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Permission to reprint articles must be
recieved in writing from the Director of
Public and Internal Information Divi
sion, Chicago Police Department,
1121 South State Street, Chicago,
Illinois 60605 .
Superintendent James Rochford is surrounded by media reporters.
"Found public service
rewarding and I'd do
it again,"says Rochford
On December 13th, members of the Chicago Police Department
along with civic and business leaders, government officials and other
citizens, gathered at the Conrad Hilton Hotel to pay tribute to James
M. Rochford for his outstanding job as the former Superintendent of
Police.
The former Superintendent resigned to become a top official in the
Chicago Bally Manufacturing Company. He leaves the Department
after 30 years of loyalty, dedication and service.
"It's been exciting. It's been wonderful. I've enjoyed every minute
of it even though on some occasions, the situation was difficult. But, I
found my public service rewarding. I'm glad I did it ... and I'd do it
again ;' Rochford said.
Known as a "cop's cop" who came up through the ranks, Rochford is
an unusual man of strength, courage, sensitivity, concern and compas
sion.
His resignation came as Chicago was reducing its overall rate of
major crime, according to FBI statistics, for the third consecutive year.
He felt this was the biggest accomplishment of his tenure as Superin
tendent, saying:
"I'll be forever indebted to the men and women of the Department for
what they've accomplished."
Rochford was cool under pressure on the street. A case in point is the
April 1969 incident when, unarmed, he walked into the building where
a former serviceman had barricaded himself after killing two police
officers and wounding five others. For an hour, Rochford stared down
the barrel of the man's 45-caliber revolver as they talked. Finally he
convinced the man to give up the gun and surrender.
Not one to be satisfied with reading or hearing reports of incidents,
Rochford went to the scene to see for himself. He had the unique ability
to calmly listen, to observe, and quickly getan overall view of what was
happening upon arrival at the scene of any major incident-and he
went to each and everyone.
He demanded no less of the officers who served him than he de
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SPOTLIGHT
O N 19TH
D ISTRICT
Belmont has an exciting past, future Back in the 1900's Wiliam Schmidt,
operator of a German bakery on
Clybourn Avenue, and his friends used
an abandoned brickyard, large ly iso
lated in a swampy area and accessible
only by foot trails along the Chicago
River at Belmont Avenue , for week ly
sharpshooting practice.
When these sessions turned into fam
ily outings for more and more of his
friends, Schmidt purchased the 70 -acre
tract, turned it into a private shooting
range, and call ed it Schuetzen Park. By
1903 the park also included a sma ll pic
nic ground with small rides and other
recreational eq uipment for children.
Two years later, the name was
changed to the Rivervi e w Sharp
shooter's Park with Schmidt's son,
George, handling the promotion . H e
hired a group of Swiss-Italian woodcar
vers working for a Philadelphia Com
pany, to bu ild an elaborate carousel
which was finished and de livered in
1908. From then on Riverview Park be-
IST RICT
CH ICA C.O
COURT
Modern 19th District station stands where Chicagoans once enjoyed excitement
on many rides, such as parachute drop, during heyday of Riverview Park.
Commander Thomas Kernan
Photos by Roman Zabicki, Graphic Arts
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came the recreational attraction of
Chicago, Over the years it grew, pros
pered and provided amusement for
Chicago families and visitors for more
than 60 years. In 1967, having outlined
its usefulness, the park was sold by
George Schmidt's widow for re
development.
Today, where thousands rode the
Chute-the-Chutes and visited Aladdin's
Castle, now stands the new 19th Dis
trict Area Center 6 Complex.
The District, which along with the
Criminal Investigation Division units,
Youth , Traffic and Special Operations
Group Units, is housed in the new build
ing which was opened and inaugurated
on December 18, 1975.
Headed by Commander Thomas Ker
nan, a 22-year veteran of the Depart
ment, the boundaries of the 19th Dis
trict extend from Clark Street on the
East, the River on the West, Foster
Avenue on the North and Fullerton
Avenue on the South.
The area has seven parks, nine
playlots, 27 grade schools and five high
schools, including Lane Technical High
School, one of the largest in the nation
with an enrollment of 4,700 students.
Lane was an all-male school for many
years until 1971 when it turned cooed
following the trend throughout the
country of many all-male learning in
sti tu tions.
It also boasts six hospitals, much in
dustry, the Lathrop Homes, one of the
ci ty's oldest housi ng projects at
Clybourn Avenue and Diversey, and
Ravenswood Manor, an area of large,
expensive homes.
While the 19th District has a mixture
of many nationalities, there also are
Lieutenant John Rooney checks secu
rity monitors in station.
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Members of Neighborhood
Relations Section are
Sergeant Raymond Del
Pilar and Officer Phil
Brady.
clusters of ethnic groups such as the
Germans along Lincoln Avenue, a small
part of Andersonville which is Swedish,
and a new Greektown along Lawrence
Avenue. The District, which has ap
proximately 160,000 residents also
shares part of New Town with the 23rd
District in its patrol boundaries.
The 19th District ranked 8th citywide
in 1976 with 8,381 reported crimes, the
most common being thefts and
burglaries.
Two courts which deal with the prob
lems of the community, Boys Court and
Branch 29, are situated within the Area
Center 6 Building.
Prior to its new quarters at 2452 West
Belmont Avenue, the 19th District was
situated in an old red brick and lime
stone building constructed in 1907 at
the corner of Halsted and Addison
Street. At that time the district was
known as the Town Hall station.
When the 19th District was moved
into the new complex, the then Superin
tendent, James M. Rochford, estab
lished another district, now known as
the 23rd District. While the 19th is now
called the Belmont Station, the 23rd
District retained the generic name of
Town Hall which is carved into the
limestone front of the station .
In addition, the boundaries of the
19th and 20th Districts were readjusted
according to patrol needs for the 19th
and 20th Districts, as well as for the
newly created 23rd.
Some very exciting plans are cur
rently underway in the 19th District;
probably the most ambitious being the
$3.5 million redevelopment of the
Lincoln-La~rence- Western area. This
is the first commercial area in Chicago
to be rehabilitated. This project in
cludes a new Post Office, a new fire sta
tion and CTA improvements. Blighted
areas will be replaced with various land
uses to promote and revitalize the busi
ness community, such as plazas, malls
and new public ways to expedite the
flow of vehicular traffic and pedes
trians.
A new park containing an exercise
course and bicycle path along the east
bank of the river, Belmont to Addison
also is planned.
Another phase is the $400,000 Roscoe
Village BeautifIcation plan which takes
in Roscoe Street from Western to
Damen Avenue. Roscoe Village is a
quiet r:esidential and commercial area.
An unusually wide street, Roscoe runs
through the Center ofthe Village which
is inhabited by middle-class citizens of
principally German heritage.
In order to aesthetically improve the
Officer Charles Cesario
Officer Donald Grehn
Officer Joe Tomaska
Officer John Creggett
Officers Victoria Psichalinos, Sherwood Keyser and Donna
Young have an impromtu chat over hair styles.
area and connect it with the adjacent
commercial strip, a plan calling for new
sod and trees, cobblestones, parkways
and benches to provide resting places
for elderly citizens of the community,
has been devised.
The area patrolled by the 19th Dis
trict is rich in early Chicago history. It
was designated as the Township of Lake
View by an act of the Illinois General
Assembly in February 1865, and gov
erned by a board of trustees.
Its boundaries at that time extended
from Devon on the North , Fullerton
on the South, Lake Michigan on the
East , and Western Avenue on the
West.
The center of Lake View's govern
ment, the old Town Hall was erected on
what is now Halsted and Addison in
1873. Lake View was settled in large
m.:mbers by Germans although numer
ous immigrants from Luxemburg, Swe
den and Belgium also settled there .
The Lake View community was
spared the destruction of the Chicago
Fire in 1871, although it came close,
stopping at the southern border of Ful
lerton Avenue . Shortly thereafter Lake
View purchased a building site for the
Town Hall from a farmer for $2,900.
The purchase was described in a his
torical booklet "The Lake View Saga,"
written in 1974 by Stephen Bedell
Clark under the sponsorship of the Lake
View Trust and Savings Company.
According to Clark, while the trus
tees felt the price of the land exorbitant,
they proceeded to build a $17,000 Town
Hall in 1872. The new hall was a two
story brick structure containing five
rooms with offices on the first floor and a
huge assembly hall on the second which
was used for various functions includ
ing church services, for concerts and
other musical programs.
Subsequently in the 1880's, when a
mild depression set in, the Town Hall
fell into disuse except for city govern
ment functions. By 1889 the City of
Chicago, then 36 square miles, started
expanding beyond its boundaries.
Officials of Lake View, although '
realizing annexation would not be sup
ported by many of their citizens, felt a
merger with Chicago was inevitable.
However, mounting financial prob
lems to support expenditures of a grow
ing community, such as schools, fire and
police departments, roads and civic in
provements were becoming more dif
ficult to solve.
Despite a long and bitter fight waged
Officer Paul Vitaioli
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by some of Lake View's populus, an an
nexation ordinance was approved by t he
Chi cago City Council on June 29, 1889,
to become effective July 15th of the first
year. Voters a pproved the annexation
in an election Jun e 29th. However, this
was not the end. The mayor of Lake
View refused to tum any of the town's
funds over to Chicago's treasurer and
the battle was forced to the Illinois Su
preme Court, which eventually upheld
the annexation.
The Town Hall was converted into a
police station over the vehement pro
tests of Lake View citizens. Annexa
tion added approximately 10 miles to
the City of Chicago.
Other pioneer villages or towns such
as Lake View, some ofwhich sti ll retain
their common names such as Anderson
ville, Summerda le, Ed gewater , Pine
Grove, Wright's Grove, Argyle Park,
Cedar Lawn and Gross Park were
gobbled up by an expanding Chicago.
Officers Robert Simpson (left) and Joseph Leon take target practice in 19th District
station range.
Tactical squad members
Ron Gurda, Norbert Hol
zinger and Jack Erwin
compile report.
Officers Eugene Cyrek (left) and Ed
ward Tansey load victim into squadrol.
Sergeant Thomas Laffey
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Officer Patrick Mullane
Sergeant Mike McComb and Officer
Maggie McCarthy.
How Department's program works ... some key donor questions and answers are cleared up There has been a great deal of mi s in
formation, gossip and rumor dissemi
nated by word of mouth among Depart
ment members in regard to the De
partment's Blood Donor Program.
Because a full understanding of the
benefits to Department members is im
portant, this article will cover some of
the questions raised regarding how the
plan works.
One of the most asked questions and
probably the most misunderstood part
of the program is the coverage ... who is
covered? Who is eligible to receive
blood?
Some members are under the impres
sion that only those who donate blood
belong to the program . THIS IS NOT
TRUE!
Our blood program covers the follow
ing:
In addition to Department employees
and retirees, eligible family members
will also be entitled to receive the full
benefits of this. blood program.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
The eligible family members include
spouses, children , parents , parents-in
law, grandparents, grandparents-in
law, and all other family members liv
ing in the Department member's or re
tiree's household. This also includes: fi
nancially dependent children, and in
dependent children, who , for medical
reasons, are not eligible to participate
Captain Julius Watson and Officer
Alton Howell have blood pressure
taken by Nurse Karen King of Red
Cross.
Nurse Deaitri Stephenson gives assurance to Charley Bradley, 5, son of Officer
Byron Bradley, 5th District, during blood drive.
in ANY blood program.
There have been complaints as to why
the blood-mobile visits each unit once a
year to draw blood when under the old
program, members had to donate only
one pint each seven years. Why , with
our new program, are people being
asked to donate each year?
Nationally, 4 per cent of the Ameri
can population uses blood annually.
However, only 3 per cent donate; thus
there is always a shortage of blood.
Modern day blood banking is based
upon maintaining a sufficient supply of
fresh blood to meet demands daily,
weekly or monthly.
Our Department's former program
was strictly a replacement system. Our
present program assures the avail
ability of blood AT ALL TIMES .
When a member cri ticizes another for
lack of participation in the program-it
is possible that that person may be
among the 43 per cent who are medi
cally ineligible to donate.
Members who are medically unable to
personally contribute to the program ,
are urged to obtain a "proxy" donor on
their behalf.
MEMBERS UNAWARE OF
BLOOD PROGRAM
Another complaint by members is
that they did not know anything about
the program and that the Department
has not told them anything about it.
The Red Cross Program was first an
nounced to Department members in a
PAX 501 written in March 1976 by the
Superintendent who explained the
Mount Sinai Blood Center had merged
its Donor Plan with the American Red
Cross thereby phasing out our old pro
gram. The Pax 501 further stated that
the Department was considering the
Red Cross Program because it provided
the best, broadest in scope and most en
durable plan for the Department as a
whole.
To ascertain whether members were
in favor of the proposed Red Cross Blood
Program, a Department-wide poll was
taken .
The results of the poll-that 84 per
cent of the Department's membership
had indicated support for the plan-was
published in a Pax 501 , issued April 5,
1976. Because of this overwhelming
support, the Superintendent signed a
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statement of understanding with the
Red Cross.
An article describing the new pro
gram was published in the August 1976
issue of the Chicago Police Star.
Additionally, pictures of members
participating in blood drives in various
districts were published in the Chicago
Police Star in February 1977. An edito
rial announcing. the beginning of the
Department's second year was used in
the July-August 1977 issue.
Daily Bulletin information inserts
regarding our blood donor program
have been published on numerous occa
sions.
RETIREES COVERED
Retirees were notified of their inclu
sion in the plan through a letter drafted
by the Special Activities Section of the
Public and Internal Information Divi
sion and mailed to each retiree for the
Department by the Police Pension
Board.
As a result, p&nD received almost
100 appreciative letters from retirees
thanking the Department for including
them in the blood program, even though
they no longer were on the job.
A representative of the Special Ac
tivities Section, Public and Internal In
formation Division has made 32 pre
sentations on the program before Com
mand and Supervisory Groups. In addi
tion, other presentations were made to
members of the Police Wives Associa
tion, Police Fraternal meetings and at a
membership meeting of the Crossing
Guards.
Additional presentations were made
in lectures before classes ofrecruits, and
in-service classes of newly promoted
sergeants, lieutenants and captains
during pre-service training at the Police
Academy so they could discuss the pro
gram with their men.
Further, many supervisors and other
command personnel discussed the pro
gram at roll calls.
As of November 1, the Special Ac
tivities Section has assisted hundreds of
Department members and their fam
ilies, and retirees and their families.
Some of our most recent releases of
blood included several for emergencies
in excess of 30 units each.
We have also assisted numerous re
tired persons living in Chicago and
elsewhere, including Florida, Arizona,
California, Puerto Rico, and Canada.
Recently, we have experienced two
separate incidents where veteran mem
bers of the Department said they were
unaware of the blood program.
In the first instance, a Teletype was
sent requesting blood donors for a
policeman's wife who was seriously ill.
Upon learning this, the Special Ac
tivities Section, in 65 minutes time,
cancelled the Teletype, obtained the
needed blood and it was delivered to the
hospital. Several additional units were
furnished at a later date.
In the second, a veteran police officer
scheduled for heart surgery called the
Police Pension Board to request assis
tance. A previous surgery date had to be
cancelled by his hospital because a
proper blood supply was not available.
The Board contacted the Special Ac
tivities Section. Thirty-five minutes
later blood was on its way to the hospital
Sergeant N. E. Breitzke's wife Geraldine joins 5th District blood drive as Nurse
Karen King prepares her for blood donation.
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and surgery took place as scheduled the
next day .
BLOOD DRIVES ANNUALLY
The Superintendent, upon adoption of
the Red Cross blood program for the De
partment in 1976, asked that blood
drives be held in each unit once a year
and indica ted that everyone CON
SIDER donating a pint of blood for the
type of protection that our program
provides.
A member can safely donate blood as
much as six times a year, therefore we
do not feel that it is too much to ask
persons to donate only once annually.
It is important to note that just one
year-and-a-half after the adoption of
this program, we have not failed to
meet the needs of any member.
THIS PROGRAM IS
EXCEPTIONAL IN THAT:
1. We practice replacement therapy;
(cases where a member uses blood and
then it is replaced).
2. Pre-placement (where blood is pro
vided to a hospital prior to surgery so
that scheduled surgery is assured).
3. We provide blood derivatives and
components for the treatment of serious
on-going blood disorders.
Our blood program has NO exclusions
whereas most blood programs assure
the needs of those LEAST likely to
utilize blood. For example: Our plan
covers persons suffering from leukemia,
sickle cell anemia, thallosemia,
hemophilia, and other blood disorders.
Compare the various plans and judge
for yourself.
The American Red Cross collects ap
proximately 8,000 units of blood in the
Chicagoland area each month, thus as
suring the needs of ALL Department
members, retirees and their families.
FEW PEOPLE REALIZE SHELF
LIFE OF BLOOD IS 21 DAYS
After 21 days, if blood is not used,
it is literally "poured down the drain."
The only salvageable portion being
the plasma which is used to make
various blood derivatives.
The modern-day blood banking con
cept of which we are a part of, operates
on the theory that a constant flow of
blood must be available to meet the de
mands and until scientists can invent a
man-made synthetic blood, blood needs
must come from human beings.
The Special Activities Section, Public
and Internal Information Division, in
THE
B L UE
002: The personnel of the 2nd District extend
their deepest sympathy to P.O. Artis Jenkins and
his family on the passing of his brother, Ran
dolph Jenkins ... Congratulations to P.O. 's D.
Bennet, M. Garcia, P. Humphries, M. Watkins, K.
Mann, G. Steele, and D. Walker. These officers
have been transferred from the Training
Academyandareall now official membersofthe
2 nd District ... P.O. R. Briscoe is now the proud
husband of Mrs. Briscoe ... P.O. Lamont Boston
is still recovering from a leg injury that he re
ceived while apprehending a burglar in a trans
mission shop who was collecting parts to start
his own business . . P.O. Londell Chaff has won
the" Jimmy Walker look-a-like" contest, spon
sored by the 3rd watch locker room organization
.. . Sgt. Michael Duffy deserves much praise for
the time and effort he spent organizing the 2nd
District Annual Retirement Party. The honorees
thisyearwere: Lt . PeterC. Muranyand P.O. ' sF.
Muller and T. McGrail ... Commander Erskine
Moore wishes a very happy holiday season to all
membersof his command and their families ...
P.O. Vince Dobbins
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003: Welcome and congratulations to A. Sylvain
and E. Cordoni. Both were recently promoted to
lieutenant and transferred into the 3rd District
Goodbye to newly appointed Lt. R. Jones
who was transferred to 007. So long also to P.O.
F. Glass who was transferred to Area 5 Y.D. Good
luck to both of you, our loss is your new unit's
gain .. Mutt & Jeff (P.O.'s A. Smajo and A.
Beasley) continue to play pranks on district per
sonnel. They recently nominated P.O. J. Scott for
"Sweetest Policeman of the Year" Award.
Another recent victim was P.O. C. Coats, when
they told him to make out a Traffic Accident
Report. According to our jovial twosome, a
female citizen said Coats had struck her tree
with one of the Department's new buses. As
evidence they produced a deteriorated tree
limb, which they said she brought into the sta
tion to inventory. Rumor has it that Beasley and
Smajo may be working as undercover men from
Bozo's Circus ... P.O. G. Janicki and his wife,
Mary Kay, were so proud when their new baby,
Jennifer Mary, was born, that they wanted to take
out a full page ad in a newspaper .. . At the
Police-Community Seminar recently, Comman
der Raleigh Mathis presented" Honorable Men
tion" Awards to the following 3rd District per
sonnel: Sgt. B.Lundin, P.O.'s W. Jones, J. Duffy,
S.Lacey, E. May, T. McGowan, C. Orr, G. Ostafin, N.
Richardson, M. Mullen and Probationary P.O.'s
R. Mclin and P. Buckley. Also honored were sev
eral citizens who took active roles in helping
capture persons who had committed criminal
offenses. The citizens were : Carl Rogers, Carol
Rogers, William Walton, Connie Wolford, Dennis
A LICENSE PLATE? BUT, I ONLY USE THIS VEHICLEONCE A YEAR." II
Johnson, Susie McNeal and Owen Wallace ...
P.O. Robert Brown
004: Congrats to Lt. McNamara and his Mrs. on
the birth of their daughter Megan, also to A. W.
Jackson and his Mrs. for daughter Erin ... Greg
Kasprzyk, Syl's boy, was seen taking pointers
from the world's most eligible bachelor, Bonnie
Prince Charles ... Congrats to Johnny Johnson
and Tannie Tomlin D.A. on their recent mar
riages. Tannie's lasted three days ... Captain C.
Hager beat out J. Gage to win the Rod Steiger
look-alike contest . .. Fourth District desk
crew, A. W. Jackson and M. Fratto along with C.
Ostrowski, made a nice robbery pinch. (So that's
where they were) ... Eddie Tures, while looking
for his hat, found one of V. Faedke's long lost
friends ... Lee Zalalis locked up two of P.
Marshall's "Marshmallows" ... How much
does an acting P.S. make? Ask R. Merola . . .
Attending the gala affair honoring Lt. C. Davis
were: Yours truly, Sgts. Chew and Stevens, the
Jacksons (A.W. & Bill), G. Kornacki and "Head
Choreographer" John Cawley ... The new but
terfly amongst the bees at the front desk is El
nora Grant ... P. Dowling purchased R2D2 for
his chauffeur ... Lt. M. Connely is recruiting
amongst the "prodigal sons" for the next retreat
. . Sgt. Schultz seen purchasing Argentine War
Bonds. (Ah! We have ways) .. . T. Schmidt P.S.
terrified a black cat during a search (or was it the
other way around) ... Jim Donovan would go
broke as an onion farmer .. . No more scoops
. . . Happy holidays ...
P.O.'s M. Callahan and W. Byrne
005: Congratulations are in order for P.O. T.
Molyneaux and wife , Maureen, who recently gave
birth to I ittle Michelle Erin; P.O. P. Fitzgerald and
his Ginnie with their beautiful little Amy; and
P.O. J. Mercon received a super surprise on his
birthday, with his wife Joyce presenting him with
their baby John . . . Cheers to Tact. Officers C.
Hall and W. Clark on being nominated for P.O. 's
of the Month , and fine "chop shop" arrests ..
Best of luck to Lt. 's Tom Barrett, Harold McCoy,
P.O. Vince Murphy, and Crossing Guard Averil
Spellar upon taking their retirement, and thank
you for your many zealous years of dedication
and excellent service ... Happy days are com
ing with "Grandpa" Rich Ciszewski and little
Jamie . . The Fantastic Five "Get Well Wishes"
are extended to: Capt. "Happy" Harry Ervanian,
P.O. J. Jarina, D. Braxton, T. Minnick, J. " Air
borne" Carey, F. Clark, J. Taylor, and J. Lotito ...
Best of luck to self-appointed Acting Corporal
Pat Murphy upon taking the Lt. Colonel's exam.
He should do just fine, as he is the only one
taking the test ... Officer R. Gorski's (AKA
Skinflint) operation was quite successful-he is
now "bionic," give or take a few extra parts .. .
Any of the new recruits coming to the 5th Dis
trict and having the pleasure of working with
P.O. B. Zartler are indeed fortunate. He is the
first and only P.O. that equips his vehicle with a
crock pot. They will dine well as he plugs his
crock pot into the cigarette lighter ... P.O.'s A.
Samion, H. Klein, and C. Gadden went on a duck
hunting expedition. Samion and Klein bagged a
few, but unfortunately Gaddin was unable to par
ticipate in the event-he once again missed the
boat.
P.O. John Bell
006: Xmas party's over for yet another year.
Santa brought some unusual gifts for all his
helpers. To Walsh of Kimball, top billing on the
next transfer order; Bill Harvey, a red bow tie to
match his nose ; Sgt. Rougeau, a whole 25 lb.
bag of magpie feed; Pete Bukiri, a 500 lb. alarm
clock that falls on his chest at 1000 hrs.; Hanlon
and Rohacik, a copy of "How to Win Friends and
Influence People" ; and Ronnie Raines got a bag
of marbles to replace the ones he lost ...
Smooth guy Ernie Cain announced his engage
ment to his rear view mir ror .. . Big Hanlon and
the Mrs. love their new daughter, Kristine ..
Special thanks to Capt. Coffey for taking an
interest in all our futures and inspiring us with
the help of his tests. . Congrats to Jim Bauer on
his climb of Mt. Eiger in the dead of winter
20,629 feet! Jim hung in there and was able to
make it unscratched. Sixteen pounds lighter but
Jim says "No more" ... Phil Nowak's giving
flying lessons in light aircraft to beginning stu
dents ... Special thanks to Duke Dowd, J. Ploger
and Neil Rourke for their work for the family of
John Gill .
P.O. Bob Angone
007: Hi my darlings ... Forty-six Honorables
Ninth Period with FI RST to notables J. Lamb,
Valela, Bunch, SOGMTU's Neberieza, Buehler,
Sgts. Conroy, Ivory, Rcts. Gordon, Procenti, and a
"Tip of the Super Seven CAP" to Fred Herr, Jr.
with four yrs., 18 honorables, and one Opt.
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Cmd. Thanks to ALL Super Seven personnel,
keep up the excellent work! ... Get well wishes
to P.O.' s Gorniak, Hubbs, Garrison, Kitty Buczyna,
and Margie Phillips .. . Deepest sympathy to
Sgt. Adamovitz, P.O.'s T. Gesiorski, (Richard,
006), G. Robertson, and Rct. Golubiak in their
recent loss ... Best wishes newlyweds Aline
and Jalal Ally . . . Happy Anniversary Stella and
Joseph Eppolito (11 yrs. for Stella, five yrs. for the
"Count"), Barbara and Edward Neumann (24),
and Alice and Wilbur Schat (BIG 30) .. . AN D
Super Seven Stork dropped off Donald Allen Herr
and Barbara Ann Berg. Welcome, my darlings
· .. Thanks Henry Brown on the arrest of robbery
felon, whose partner shot at you! . . . Congrats
Sgt. E. Choate, 25 yrs . as Chicago's Finest ...
And congrats to our new Lts. Thad Kelly and
Richard O'Neill
. Joseph Lupo to Vegas with
three women!!! (Wife, mom, and mom-in-Iaw l !)
· . . LeRoy Graham, Jr. (dad Le Roy, Sr.) received
award for HI GH EST average for th ree yrs. at
Georgetown U. (only awarded every decade!!)
· . . Super Seven RetiremenUChristmas Party at
Martinique honored John Roche, Robt. Tompkins,
and Crossing Guard Ophelia Jones. It was a
SUPER Seven time! . .. Recently, the following
attended their 20 yr. reunion at Lexington
House: Lt . R. Reilly, Sgt. Cavanaugh, P.O.'s
Mannarelli, J. Dixon. Congrats to ALL ... First
time in the history of the Chgo. Police Dept. was
the offender "Scotch taped" to the I.O.D. re
port' Seems a BIG Bee was enjoying Robert (Re
view) Flynn's lunch. When joined by Robert, Mr.
Bee, being of low character, rebelled and stung
him on the left hand , sending Robt. to St. Ber
nard Hospital for treatment. STING went the
bee in my hand! ... Our District is experiencing
a 10 per cent decrease in crime and our District
Commander Fred Rice wishes to thank ALL per
sonnel responsible. Keep up the excellent work,
SU PER SEVEN I . . . We should ALL be con
cerned about the future because we wi II have to
spend the rest of our lives there . . . Toodles and
ten four ...
Rita Jeanne Pope
008: Congratulations to Ed Colby and h is wife on
the birth of their daughter, Amanda, and to Curt
Tremble and his wife on the christening of their
twin daughters . . Lorraine Zamb caught Les
Zaug going into her desk for some of her candy .
Les is now called "Knuckles" Zaug ... Speak
ing of nicknames, the tact teams are now known
as " Ryan's Raiders," "Shinner's Sinners, " and
Lt. J. Collins spent so
"Charlie's Angels"
much time with the busing program , he was
made an honorary member of the "Bogan
Broads" ... After two and a half years of mar
riage Doug Anderson finally learned what causes
his wife to be constantly pregnant. They are
expecting their second child next year ... The
8th District Retirement Party was a big success
and a good time was had by all. Thanks to all
involved in making it a great party . .. Any
worthwhile information you may want printed in
this column, please contact this officer ...
Shortage of Corn Hits Illinois! Sgt. M. Trunk
celebrated "National Popcorn Week" .
P.O. Leo Depcik
010: Welcome aboard Lt. William Brannigan and
to our permanently assigned officers .
Farewell to Capt. Robert Fitzsimmons and good
luck in your new assignment in Communications
Operations Section ... Officer Andrew Moody
received his Masters of Science degree in Cor
rections ... The stork has been keeping busy
lately and welcoming new additions to their fam
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Speedy recovery to Capt. Blaney, who is on Med
ical Roll. . Sr. Typist Helen Mohan issportinga
new silver Chevette ... Commander Rochford
issued many Honorable Mentions (62) and
some Citizen Awards for the month ... If 17th
District personnel like to read about their Dis
trict in Star, please help with a little news.
SKNAHT ...
Bonnie Hayson
ilies are: Jerry and Marie DiPasquale, a son,
Gerald; Robert and Maureen Fitzgibbons, a daugh
ter, Julie Lynn; Ted and Kathleen Ptak, a son
Daniel, and Ed and Jackie Shenberger, a son, John
Get well wishes to Bill Koronkiewicz and
Frank DeRango, hope you are feeling better soon
. . A reminder: The first annual 10th District
Retirement Party will be held in April . Interested
parties contact the undersigned . .. The hap
piest of New Year's to all members of the De
partment ..
Darlene Gniadek
011: Congratulations to Sgt. R. Breckenridge and
P.O . R. "Lock-Um-Up" McGaha in their new
assignment to Neighborhood Relations Section
. . . Commander Robert Williams and his wife
returned from a well deserved Med iterranean
cruise. Welcome back l . . . Patrol Specialist
Tyse stands on the corner watching CTA buses
go by thinking to himself (Frank, you've come a
long way). And E. Franklin can't forget #808 .. .
P.O. Willie (Bruce) Pelz is back at his usual
stride ... L. Grant is growing a head of hair ...
R. Owcarz got a new car/van . .. J. Thomas is sti II
eating, but Brooks have you had lunch yet? . .
What ever happened to the 11 th District base
ball team? .. Best wishes and a quick recovery
to our Citation Clerk D. Keys who is presently on
the medical roll
The Plum Tree Country
Club has named Lt. O'Hara most improved
golfer. 001 has two new golf pros who only play
for the big money. (R. and L. W.?) Welcome to our
new Lts. E. Davis, C. Zanders, M. Johnson and Sgt.
P. Minogue . .. Sgt . W. Whitfield made an armed
robbery arrest singlehanded (shades of Frank
Pape) ... Congratulations Sarg .
P.O. John Bullard
017: The 17th District has a few proud grand
fathers popping their buttons. Officer Jim Mar
tin's daughter, Nancy, gave birth to a boy, Daniel
Michael, on 7 October, which keeps Martin
broke; then Officer Earl Lieb's daughter-in-law
gave birth to a grandson on 12 October, Jason
Adam, and grandpa and grandma have had a
little baby-sitting job ... Good Luck to Lt. M.
Ditkowski and Lt. Neil Francis on their promo
tions and new assignments . .. Welcome to
Capt. James Brady and Lts. J. Byrne and Robert
Corcoran ... The 17th had a distinguished vis
itor, Chief Inspector Ian Tyzzei of Hong Kong
Police Department, who rode along with Officers
E. Riordan and S. Becker. Tyzzei currently is at
tending Northwestern Traffic Institute .. .
019: Congratulations are in order for recently
promoted Captain Stanley Cwick and Lieutenant
John Sweeney, both fine supervisors and our loss
is another unit's gain ... Welcome aboard to
Sgt. Frank Kelly ... News from the "Stork
Dept .. " It's a boy for Sgt . Mike and Cheryl
McComb (James Matthew), also to P.O. Frank and
Carol Baumann on the arrival of Joseph. P.O .
Robert Labbe and his wife, Chris, were also
blessed with a boy . . . Tactical officers Carl
Leidy, Ed Kane and James Griffin were recently
recommended for a Dept. Commendation on a
fine arrest ... Tactical Sgt. Don Roth's son ,
Brian, was married recently and we understand
that Don sprang for plastic flowers on the but
tonholes for the groom and best man. . We
also hear that Jack Erwin is applying for a
plumber's license to specialize in floods ...
Lieutenant Garber has already obtained a baby
present (rubber ball) for P.O. Paul and Beverly
Carroll .. . Congrats to Lieut. Bob Willems on
becoming a grandfather ... A I ittle research
disclosed that it must have been some water
that got into Grant Utterback's electric typewriter
that caused his hair to curl. This theory is from
19th District's "center" on the basketball team
. Keep us informed .
P.O. Phil Bradv
020: In November, the Department suffered a
great loss with the retirement of our District
Commander Richard McGuiness. With 39 yrs. of
service behind him, he has proved to be one of
the best liked, personable and efficient mem
bers the Dept. has ever had. On behalf of the
20th District, I want to wish you the best that life
can offer to a most deserving person. Good luck,
boss ... Welcome back after extended illnesses
Sgts. Art Anderson and Bi ll Nelson ... Sgt . Jim
Carroll was awarded the" Best Dressed Award"
· .. Congratulations to newly promoted Lts.
Hendrickson and Sonne ... Breaking records
are: P.O. Dan & Sally Boudreau with child
number five-9Ib . 10 oz. Kevin John; Sgt . Joe &
Carol Shields with child number four-II lb. 12
oz. Michael Kelly; P.O. Larry & Marilyn Zaprzal
with child number four- Todd Robert; and Sgt.
John & Lynn Ryan with 8 lb. 3 oz. James Robert
· .. Honeymooning are Det. Aide Alexander Car
ter & bride Patricia and P.O. Mike Mondane &
bride Barbara .. . Prob. P.O. Gordon Barnhill
graduated from the Police Academy with honors
by placing 2nd in the whole class . .. Civilian Jo
Kaufman & hubby Jack learned how to do the
. Citation
hula while on vacation in Hawaii
Clerk Lillian McGuire lost "everything" in Las
Vegas .. . Welcome to our new Lts. George Sex
ton and John Sweeney & Capt. Wm. Mahoney . .
Congratulations to former Prob. P.O.'s who
graduated to P.O.'s recently: G. Barnhill, A.
Lucas, J. Miedzianowski, and L. Orlando ... Get
well wishes to Capt. John Harris on his recent
surgery . . . Momentary farewells to Mike Moore,
Bob McCarthy and Sergio Olivia on their L.O .A.'s
· .. Good luck to new homeowner P.O. Phil
Kalas on his mortgage . . . After 24 yrs. of ser
vice, Lt . Leonard Polit will begin a two year study
for the ministry ... Ken Klug and Dwayne Pod
borny lead the 20th District for Honorable Men
tions this month . Slow down, guys, I have to type
those awards' ... Recent birth announcement
from Terry & Mali Hart-daughter number two
Janetlouise .. . Mrs. Letty Cooper was presented
the Award of Merit for 1977 from the Chicago
Crime Commission recently at a luncheon held
at the Conrad Hi Iton Hotel. We are very proud of
a most worthy and deserving woman. Letty is a
citizen in our community who is very active in
many organizations including the Steering
Committee of which she is the Chairperson. This
energetic lady is a registered nurse at St. Francis
Hospital in Evanston and the mother of ten chil
dren yet she still finds time to become involved
in our community. Congratulations again' . ..
Carol Utterback
021: Congrats to Lt. R. Kargol on taking a new
bride ... Ditto to P.O. R. Galto and his Mrs. on
the new addition to their household-a fine
baby boy .. . P.O . D. Nelson, just getting back
from D.C., informs us that he and President
Jimmy played tennis and talked police talk for
two days. It must have paid off for when I arrived
to meet him at 0' Hare , he was just exiting from
Air Force One.. Congrats to Sgt. R. Stack,
P.O.' s T. O'Conner and C. Reardon for their fine
display of policework which resulted in the ap
prehension of an offender charged with several
rapes in the district ... A speedy recovery to the
members of 021 who are in sick bay at this time
.. . Leaving the pressures behind for two weeks,
District Commander George McMahon took a
well deserved furlo ... So long to the following:
Lts. Stojkovic, Jackson and Kelly, Sgt. Glynn and
P.O. Tullos ... Welcome to Detention Aide A.
Peyton . .. Congrats to Lt. R. Kraft on his new
assignment as tact It. of 021 . .. Leaving on a
long awaited furlo for L.A., yours truly who
hopes all members here have happy holidays
... See you next month .
P.O. Hollis Dorrough
022: We ' ll start off this month by congratulating
Major Benton on his new acquisition. Jim Dewan
says that from now on he'll call Major "Fang ,"
and wants to know if Major did his shopping at
A.R . Leak . . . Jim Treacy is a new papa, wife
Chris gave birth to Brian a few weeks back .. .
Mike Thomas wins this month's award for wear
ing wild drawers and acting like a tiger ... Just
so that his wife will stop wondering why his
name never has appeared in print, we will now
say hello to Mike Byrne ... J. L. Swank wants to
know when a certain sergeant will ever hit on a
license check ... Mike O'Donnell ison hiswayto
a fishing trip in Tennessee ... "Face" Anderson
recently published a "hit" list, and even in
cluded himself .. . Bill Town wants to know why
all the guys think he looks like Chewy from "Star
Wars" ... Tom Holbert thinks that Major is look
ing real good , but pities him since he' ll have to
buy a tooth brush . .. John Grotta spent a month
on midnights and didn't know if he was coming
or going, but in reality he didn't really care ...
Jim O'Hara is on his way out the door right now ,
and says he won't come back until he goes to
Houston and watches the Bears win 24-6. By
the time this appears, we'll know how good a
prognosticator he is ... Joe Griffin is back from
school and is conducting a survey to see who
cares about anything ... Joe Guarnieri is start
ing a new lecture tour of the nation's leading
medical schools. He'll talk about his career as a
human experiment in medical research ... Ken
Freyer was given a good cigar and didn't know
what to do with it ... Jim Quinn and Marty Ryan
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are arguing over which of them throws a better
pass, with a football, that is ... John Tully, our
resident expert on edumacation, is conducting a
class for all those who want to be promoted. Jerry
Sherwood will be a guest lecturer .. . Mike
Leonard spent his furlough working at 0' Hare
Airport as a weather balloon ... Jerry Shannon
wants everyone to know that his latest novel will
soon be on sale ... 022 welcomes: Capt. John
Egan, Lt . Walter Ward and Lt. William Leen, con
gratulations on your promotions .. . Your chal
lenge this month, if you choose to accept it, is to
watch a rerun of Marcus Welby and not get sick
P.O. Jim Molloy
023: Seasons Greetings! Since I don 't know
when this will be coming out , I guess the above
phrase covers everything ... Congratulations to
District Commander Thomas Hanley's wife, Char
lotte, on receiving her Masters Degree in Library
Science ... Sgt. Bullerman went to City Hall
recently to get a new city sticker for his car, got
into the wrong line, and came out married ..
Best wishes Sgt. "B" and Marlene . . . Word has
it that Homicide Review has acquired our own
Mr . Dedication ... T. Kaczka, good luck from all
the crew at 023. Welcome to T. Kuroski who wi II
be replacing him ... Welcome also to T. Murphy
.. . Farewell to J. Bittenbinder.
Also good
luck to C. Klomes who left us to become the
REAL police. Chris traded in her typewriter for a
star and shield . .. Get well, Lisa. Hope you feel
better than your car . . . And , oh yes , farewell
and thanks for years of dedication and service to
Superintendent James Rochford . . . May you all
get the furlough of your choice .. .
P.O. Rob Sarnowski
Bureau of Community Services: Remember the
riddle, "WAS IT A BAR OR A BAT I SAW?", Sgt.
Faust (PI I D) turned in? Here's the answer: It can
be read forward and backward using the very
same letters. Very clever' ... A speedy recovery
to P.O. Nick Tristano, Human Relations, who is
hospitalized at St. Luke's Presbyterian Hospital
. .. Happy Birthday to the following that had
birthdays in October: Nancy Nickerson, Sgt.
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Robert Faust, Sgt. Heller, P.O.'s Marcy Ruiz,
Deltca Ervin, Fran k Jasch, Nate Burton, Harry
Gleason, Johnny Spencer, Herb Kordeck, and Lt .
Henry Glazik. And birthdays in November: Sgt.
Fred Hoff, Dennis Bingham, and Lillian Smith
(PI I D), and to P.O. Morgan Mitchem and Maggie
O'Neil of Human Relations ... Congrats to Lt.
Michael Tristano, School Visitation, upon receiv
ing an award from the Chief of Police of
Stickney, III. for helping the Stickney Police
Department develop the "Officer Friendly" Pro
gram .. . Sgt. Robert Hollinger returned from
Las Vegas with good spirits and his eyes
a-twinkling. Bob, was it the money you won or
the shows you saw? . . Jean Schuster is leaving
for Las Vegas, staying at Caesar' s Palace, and
will be seeing Frank Sinatra . Hope you hit the
"jackpot," Jean! ... P.O. Morgan lloyd spent
his furlough touring the west coast and had a
lovely ti me ... Sgt. Fred Hoff was surfing on the
island of Maui, Hawaii, and came back ex
hausted from jet lag . .. Dennis Bingham, PIID,
found out that chicken soup was not healthy for
his feet. Ended up with a 3rd degree burn! ...
The B.C.S.'s annual Christmas Party, held at
Jacques East in the American Mart Building,
was a great timE?! ... Congrats to Director John J.
Cody, N.R.D., on becoming a member of the
Lambda Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, American
Criminal Justice Association, and a Certificate
from the City of Chicago Department of Person
nel Career Development for a completed pro
gram in "Time Management" ...
Violet Dykas
Communications: Welcome aboard to Capt.
Robert Fitzsimmons, transferred in from 10th
District. I'm sure their loss is our gain ... Good
luck to Capt. Louis J. Sabella on his new assign
ment , and to Cal D. Scheibe, transferred to the
1st District ... Disp-Aides Benny Palumbo,
Mark Bailey, Warren Hopkins, Messenger Gale
Davis and Teletype Op. Alma Breckenridge, all
set out for new adventures ... David Seibel is
popping buttons, congratulations to you and
your wife on your new arrival ... A bird with a
long bill has been following P.O. Susan Overton
detailed from 15th District ... Wedding bells
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for Disp-Aides Molly Ryan and Dennis Osza
kiewski. Many long years to you and your
partners .. . Get well wishes for John Kos
minskas, Raymond Nelligan and John Katsatone
. .. Our deepest sympathy to Steve Kivinski and
James Cadge on their loss of their loved ones ..
George Howard is flooding the airwaves, for he
became a new novice operator . .. Blanton Sut
ton made a quick decision, good luck on your
early retirement ... The messenger lights on
the T.A . possessions have been out for quite
awhile and Alex Kutchik called one of his best
radio engineers, John Rimicci. Out came John
with his volt meter and soldering iron and in a
couple hours, "they never looked so bright" .. .
Don't forget our sick ones with a card or phone
call .. . Until next month , stay well and button
up your overcoat. We still have a long way to go
gains . .. Ta ta to Jill Corbett McHugh . . . Ruth
Turner's daughter, Arlene, earned her Masters in
Art Education at the University of Indiana ...
Happy Birthday to Anna Lou Caponigri, Ann Piet
rus and John Wieczorek . .. VACATIONS : Dick
Potesta, Florida; Vince and Kim Pesha, Five-O;
Larry B., Vegas; B. Lukas, Md.; Rita Kukla, Vegas;
and Walter Johns, Arizona & Cal ifornia . .. Jim
Quinn became Grandpa to Katlin and Stan Radick
is now Grandpa to Dennis .. . Warmhearted
wedding wishes to Dayle Takacs . .. Get well
wishes to Mary Caulfield's son , Jim ... Rita Kukla
to become a Gramma for the second ti me; Marty
Koley will also become a grandparent . .. Frank
Jerbich and company will soon be in full uniform
.. PEN TYPE : Hey J.W., M.B. wants to know
what happened to your "Green Machine" ? ..
Genevieve West
Disp. Mitch Bruski
Radar: Happy Holidays to all from your reporter
and family . . . Tom Sailer gave Wes Wesbrooks
the remainder of his diet program for Christmas.
Wes gave Tom back all the weight he had lost
plus .. . Leon Kersey went into some Irish
neighborhoods caroling, but when he got to
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, " the
neighbors thought it was an ethnic slur and
stopped listening ... Bill Burns was pressed
into double duty at his gig playing Santa, but the
kids sat on hi s radio, gun , cuffs, binoculars,
etc ., and he blew the shot . .. Pete Duffy and
Joan spent the holiday season in Puerto Rico.
Pete is playing winter ball there .. . Ken
Gruzalski has resolved to remember all of Norm
Angelo's friends next year .. . Art Lindahl prom
ised to relax more in '78 . .. Pete Ryan's resolu
tion was not to go to South Bend until next May
... Giachinl Donatello promised not to get his
pet shop and cater ing business mixed up ..
George Jurich says he will eat at least once a
week for the new year . . . Our softball team
promises to show up for every game , regardless
. .. Resolutions were made to be broken , so
Rich Wiser resolved to break all of his before
0001 hours, 2 January ..
P.O. Charley Jenkins
General Support Division: Welcome to the Gen
eral Support Division : P.O . F. Glasbrenner
(E&RPS), and Junior Clerk L. Drobitch (E&RPS)
.. . CETA Employee C. Vasquez (E&RPS) looks
real snappy in her new uniform .. . Best of luck
to Sgt. Wm. Leen (CDS), who was promoted to
Lieutenant. We'll all miss Bill Leen and his corny
jokes .. . Also congratulations to L. Bambrick
(APS) on her recent wedding .. . Our deepest
sumpathy to Sr. Steno D. Butterworth (CDS) on
the loss of her mother ... Did you know P.C.
Leroy Pride (E&S) is a cousin of singer Charlie
Pride ? .. Hoping by the time this issue is
printed and distributed, all are finished Christ
mas Shopping ... Happy holidays to all and the
best of health in 1978 .. .
Nancy Bundza
Area 4 CID: The Burglary Unit welcomes Sgt.
Ollie Morgan and Inv. ' s Michael McNulty and
Joseph Kosales . .. Congrats and good Iuck to
Lemon Works on being promoted to Lieutenant
. .. Sgt . Andy Baumann is back with us for a
while . .. Why is Inv. Pat Conlin picking up
weight and walking faster? . . I nv. Eugene
Abington has returned from his injury to pick up
his heavy case load .. . Wedding bells are ring
ing for Inv. Roger Elmer ... Congrats to Inv.
Robert Breen and his wife on the birth of their
son, Robert Jr. ... Appli cants for the upcoming
Lieutenant and Captain exam paid a $5 fee-all
except Lt. Milton Deas who spent more than
$300 plus the $5 because he was vacationing in
Texas at the time the announcement was made
. . . Central Autos welcomes Lt. Francis O'Mal
ley, Sgt . David Welch, Inv.'s Fredrick Schultz,
Henry Machina, Martin Schechtman, Patrick
Grande, and Albert Kettman ... Our best wishes
go with Lt . Jim Weaver to Area 1 Burglary .. .
Congrats and good luck Sgt. Eddie Flynn and Inv.
Jim Capparelli on their retirement . .. Congrats
to Sandra Rezmer, daughter of I nv. Henry Rezmer,
on graduating from Northwestern with a Bach
elor Degree in Speech Pathology .. . Good
wishes and congrats to Richard Scott on being
promoted to Lieutenant ... The Robbery Unit
welcomes Inv.'s Charles Ford, William Hayes,
Thomas Konczal, Robert Gienko, Larry Soltysiak,
Roger Shamley, and Clarence Young ... Rumor
has it that Sgt. Lenny Muscolino is carrying a
horseshoe in his back pocket, so are Inv.' s Art
Rossi and Pat Conlin . . . Congrats to I nv. Randy
Ryan on receiving a dual Bachelor Degree in
Social Sciences and Secondary Education.
Wedding bells have rung for Inv. George Seibel
. General Assignment welcomes Inv.'s John
Rafferty and Jerome Wasserman .. . Good luck to
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Inv. Robert Kussy at Area 6 G/A . . . Sincere
condolences to I nv. Anthony Giralamo on the loss
of his brother Joseph . .. Get well wishes to P.O .
Jim Carroll . . . Congrats to Inv. Greg Danz and
wife on the birth of their daughter Ariadne .. .
Inv. James Wetherald is the proud grandpa of a
nine pound three ounce boy named Thomas
James . .. The Homicide/Sex unit welcomes
Sgt. John Boeger, I nv.' s Thomas Blomstrand,
Frank Nelligan, David Marshall, Terrance Thed
ford, and James Dwyer . . . Best wishes to the
newly promoted Sgt.'s Michael Murphy, Dennis
Jurkowski, Booker T. Porter, Percy Hollins,
Charles Dulay, and Eldge Walton on their new
assignments ... Wishes of a speedy recovery
goes to Inv.'s Stephen Barnas AKA Burgers , Dr.
Dunk, etc. and Walter Siemieniak from their in
juries and William Strocchia from his illness . ..
Congratu lations on a job well done to I nv .
Thomas Sherry on the successful prosecution of
the offenders in the I-57 murders ...
Larvell Goodall
Criminalistics: Members of the Criminalistics
Division are deeply saddened by the passing of
Mrs. Rose Schambari. We extend our sympathy
to E. T. John and the Schambari family ... The
following were named in a letter of commenda
tion from the Drug Enforcement Administration :
Acting Director Marshall Considine, Sgt . AI
Kersten, Tech's Carl Chatman, Art Kleist, Pat
McNulty, Bill Sherlock, and Frank Nicholson .
Their efforts were greatly appreciated by the
DEA relative to a major narcotics investigation
... Tech Carl Chatman is starting to feel
appreciated-keep the cards and letters coming
.. Thanks to Tech's Tom Ginnelly, Joe Heinrich
and others who helped make the promotional
party for Lt .' s Bruce Thompson and Joe Martin a
success ... Lt. Thompson plans to conduct a
class on report writing and penmansh ip. In
terested parties should sign up early .. . Get
well wishes to Sgt. Sam Sloan and Sgt. Curtis
"Marathon Man" Grey . .. Thanks also to Sgt .
Robert Welsh for his efforts in arranging the
above mentioned promotional party . . . Best
wishes to CPD recruits-former Tech Liz Koza
and Sgt. Celovsky's son, Joe Celovsky, Jr....
Tech John Stout
Electrical and Motor Maintenance Division: Heart
ful condolences to Bruce and Greg Rogers on the
demise of their mother and to Sam Common on
the loss of his sister .. . Welcome back to Elec
trician George Kurelic, Sr. Our city and our unit
Youth Division: Welcome aboard to Captain
Daniel Bryan (184) and Lieutenants William
Mahon (MPS), Chester Jaskolka (0 72) and Leon
Abbey (074) . Glad to have you with us ... Good
Iuck and best wishes to Arthur Berg, formerly in
charge of the Juvenile Court Section, who was
recently promoted to lieutenant .. . We are
deeply saddened by the deaths of two of our
members-Sgt. Wayman Crigler (071) and Y.O .
Edward James (073) ; and the recent loss of re
tired Sgt . Phil Krause . .. Our Youth sergeants
are really on the move-John Cagney took over
Film Review and made room for Paul Ceffalio to
move into 076 . Harry Tannehill was then quickly
detailed to 075 , and Jim McGlynn left 074 to the
Juvenile Court Section .. . Get well wishes to T.
Cunningham and F. Isabelle (073), I. Burkart
(076), and to Mrs. Dorothy Gannon (wife of Lt.
Gannon) and Y.O. P. Flannery's wife , Marge, who
were recently hospitalized . . . Congratul:>:;ons
to our flying offi cer, Nancy Connor of 0/6, who
recently achieved her instrument rating . .. We
are especially proud of two of our Youth Officers
from 071 , Joseph Stehlik and Edmund Balcer,
who recently rece ived Honorable Mentions from
District Commander George McMahon, 2 1st Dis
trict, for their outstanding efforts while conduct
ing an investigation .. . Is it true that Sgt.
Hamill (074) was recently showing off his new
DEPART ENT COMMENDATIONS Sergeant John Hawkins and Offi
cers John Crenshaw, David Roman,
Patrick Gunnell, and Bennett
Klauba, 7th District, were awarded
Department Commendations for their
investigative expertise which resulted
in the apprehension of a murderer.
A family was driving through
Chicago, en route to their home in Buf
falo Grove, Ill. when they were halted
by a flooded viaduct in the area of East
69th Street. They were approached by a
gang of youths who offered to assist the
family for $10. When the man refused,
the youths began to throw rocks at the
automobile. Suddenly, one of the youths
drew a revolver and fired, wounding the
man and fatally injuring his wife. The
youths then fled .
The aforementioned officers were as
signed to the case and proceeded to can
vass the area in an attempt to locate
witnesses to the killing. Through skill
ful questioning of citizens the officers
were able to learn the identity of the
offender. The suspect was arrested and
identified by the victim.
* * *
Sergeant John FrangeUa and Offi
cers Rodney Pavilionis, Ronald
Evans, William Batts, George Van
derschoot, and James Doody, 3rd
District, and Officers John Gomez,
Edward Moore, Walter Wronski, and
Lawrence Nitsche, of the Special Op
erations Group, were awarded Depart
ment Commendations for their actions
in the apprehension of two drug dealers
recently.
Pavilionis and Evans were told by a
citizen that narcotics were being sold
from an apartment on the 6900 block of
South Wabash Avenue. Arriving at the
scene, they observed a man in the
apartment armed with a revolver and
shotgun. The officers called the Com
munications Operations Section for as
sistance.
When the other officers arrived, after
waiting for a woman and two small
children to leave the apartment, they
forced open the door and found two men
in the room . A search of the apartment
uncovered two additional shotguns,
three revolvers, three machetes, a large
supply of marijuana, and more than
$30,000 in cash.
As the officers were taking the arres-
,
\
Sergeant John Hawkins Officer
P. Gunnell
Officer Investigator David Roman Walter Stec tees from the apartment, a woman
armed with a revolver emerged from
another apartment. Frangella quickly
disarmed and subdued the woman and
she was taken into custody with the
others.
* * *
While off-duty and in the company of
his wife, Investigator Walter Stec,
Officer
Officer
J. Crenshaw
B. Klauba
Area 3 General Assignment, observed a
red truck with four men at the intersec
tion of Archer and Central Avenues.
Recognizing the driver as a suspect in
several confidence game incidents, he
followed the truck to a building on the
5200 block ofSouth Mayfield. When two
of the men entered the building, Stec
instructed his wife to call for assisting
units while he kept the remaining two
men under surveillance.
As arriving units detained the two
men in the truck, Stec entered the build
ing to conduct a search. He discovered
one of the suspects ransacking the
drawers of a dresser in the bedroom of
an apartment. The suspect was im
mediately taken into custody. The of
ficer then proceeded to the basement
where he observed the second suspect
instructing the victim, a 82 year old
woman, to tap on the water pipes to dis-
WGN'S
Friend Indeed
Award
This month's WGN "Friend Indeed"
Award recipient is Sergeant Anthony
Schlott, 22nd District, who saved the
life of a three year old boy who was hit
by a train recently .
. While on patrol, Schlott was waiting
for a Rock Island commuter train to
clear the intersection of Monterey and
Hale Avenues, when he heard screams
for help coming from the front of the
train. He left his squad and ran to the
engine, where he was informed by citi
zens that a small boy had broken away
from his mother, stepped onto the tracks
and was trapped beneath the train cars.
Schlott saw the boy was unconscious
and bleeding profusely . The officer
Sergeant Anthony Schlott crawled under the train and pulled the
child to safety. Running to the squad, he
placed the child in the rear seat and
rushed the boy and his mother to a
nearby hospital. The child's condition
was serious but later improved because
of the quick actions of Schlott.
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Police Officer of the Month tract her attention from the noise up
stairs. The suspect had identified him
self to the woman as a city water inspec
tor. Both men were arrested.
* * *
Sergeant Virgil E. Lowell, Crimi
nalistics Division , was driving to work
recently when he was forced to stop his
automobile on the northbound 22nd
Street exit ramp of the Stevenson
Expressway because of a tree trunk
blocking the road. Lowell, in civilian
dress, left the car to remove the debris
from the road when a gunman emerged
from behind an abutment and an
nounced a hold-up. The offender aimed
his weapon at the officer and ordered
him to re-enter the car.
Lowell, who was on the passenger
side of the car, told the man that the
door was locked and he would have to go
around the other side. As he proceeded
to do this, he drew his revolver and fired
at the gunman, who then fled. The of
ficer announced his office and ordered
the man to halt three times. The gun
man did not comply and Lowell fired,
fatally wounding the offender.
This month's Police Officer of the
Month Award was conferred upon Of
ficer Albert Frank, 23rd District, for
his actions in the saving of a female
hostage's life recently .
Frank, responding to a braodcast of a
man with a gun on the 600 block of West
Diversey Avenue, arrived on the scene
and was informed that the man was
holding several citizens hostage in a
first floor apartment. Entering the rear
of the building, the officer heard noise
coming from one of the rooms. Attempt
ing to force open the door with a ladder,
a large glass frame in the door fell to the
floor.
After the crash, a male voice within
the room shouted, "You're going to get
somebody killed." Looking around the
doorway, Frank observed a man holding
a gun to the head of one of the female
offender was unarmed but a subsequent
search of the area revealed the weapon
which the offender had thrown under a
parked car.
* * *
Learning of a home invasion robbery
which had just been committed by two
men and three women on the 1000 block
of Winona Avenue , Officers James
Henk and Lawrence Knysch, SOG
Tactical Section North , patrolled the
area in search ofthe offenders. The offi
cers soon observed a vehicle with its oc
cupants matching the description of the
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offenders.
After ordering the suspects out of the
car and the women placed in the rear
seat ofthe squad , the officers questioned
the two men . Arriving officers then ob
served one of the women place some
thing beneath the front seat. The
women were ordered from the car and a
search revealed a loaded revolver hid
den beneath the seat. All subjects were
placed under arrest. Items found in the
arrestees' automobile were identified as
those used by the offenders involved in
the incident.
RECENT RETIREMENTS * * *
A while back, a husband was beating
his wife in the street on the 6500 block of
South Bell Avenue. When two pass
ersby attempted to help the woman, the
husband drew a revolver and shot the
two men. The offender then fled
Eighth District Officers Robert
Knightly, Robert Navigato, and
Kenneth Brown (now assigned to the
18th District) responded to the broad
cast and were informed of the incident
by witnesses at the scene. Observing the
offender's car on a nearby street,
Navigato approached the vehicle on
foot. The offender sped away.
Brown and Knightly, still in their
squad cars, immediately pursued and
quickly curbed the fleeing automobile.
The officers ordered the man out of the
car and placed him under arrest. The
Officer Albert Frank
hostages. Announcing his office, Frank
ordered the man to drop his gun. Ignor
ing the command, the offender aimed
the revolver at the officer and then back
to the head ofthe woman. The man then
cocked his gun and pressed it into the
woma n's temple causing her to faint
and slump over. Seeing a clear shot and
being aware that the subject was going
to shoot the hostage, Frank fired two
shots and fatally wounded the offender.
The following officers retired recently from the Department after years of honor
able service. They have the good wishes of their colleagues and friends on the
Department.
Name
Unit
Years of
Service
Age
Date of
Retirement
Lt . Thomas J. Barrett .. . . . .. .. . . . . . ... .. 005 ... . . . 63 . .
P.O. Willie A. Cox
. . . .. . . . ..
142 . . .... 54
.. . . . . DPR . . . ... 61
P.O. Vergis H. Eiland
Sgt. Charles W. Hart
... . . 172 ...
53
Lt. Sam N. I ncardona
.. 057 .... ..63
P.O. Thomas A. Jen sen
057
63
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 862 .... .. 63
Sgt. Mitchell Kretch
PO. Matthew A. Landers .. . . . .. . . . . . . . .. DPR .... .57
.. 63
Inv. William G. Lyman
. . .. , .... · . 174 .
. . . . , . . . . · . 182 ... ... 63
P.O . John L. McDonald
63
Capt. Richard M. McGuiness .. . . . . . . . . . .. 020
.63
Sgt. John J. Molony.
· . 135 ..
Lt. Peter C. Murany . .
.. 002 ... . . 63
P.O. Barbara M. N isivaco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138-F .... 60
P.O Rudolf H. Scheunemann . ....... . . ..016 .. .... 63
P.O. Robert E. Smith
.. . 154 ..
. 54
P.O. James J. Treacy ... . . ........ . . ... . 124 . ..... 57
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23 .. , . .. . 18 November
1 November
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.. 28
1 November
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26 November
30 . ...
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37 · . · .. 21 November
14 November
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..... . 29
1 November
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A page out of history
The yea r was 1908 and Fred A. Busse
was Mayor.
At that time, the head of the Chicago
Police Department was George M.
Shippy and his title was General
Superintendent of Police.
Police districts were called precincts.
The budget for the year was
$6,823 ,499 .82.
Of this amount, $309,999.04 was ap
propriated for horses and vehicles. The
Department had 303 horses and three
vehicles.
Manpower consisted of 482 command
or supervising officers, 3,809 patrolmen
and 442 other employees.
Officers made 10,551 felony arrests
for the year.
Two police officers: Patrolman Wil
liam R. Mooney of the 27th Precinct and
Patrolman Michael D . Callahan, of the
29th Precinct were shot and killed by
assailants in the line of duty.
Mooney was shot by one of three sus
picious men he was questioning regard
ing a burglary at the corner of Sanga
mon and Van Buren Streets; Callahan
was killed by one of two men he was
questioning during a street stop . Both
officers' killers were tried, and sen
tenced to 14 years in the Joliet Peni
tentiary.
In addition, 356 other police officers
were injured during the di scharge of
their duties during the year.
An Annual Report by Shippy to
Mayor Busse for 1908 gives a list of
some of the special assignments for the
officers. These included:
16 officers Ambulance Service
3 Anti-Cruelty
• • •
1908 Officers of 15th Precinct pose in front of their station house in 1909. While
patrolmen and sergeants wore helments, it would appear higher ranks wore
wide-brim hats-possibty to distinguish them from patrolmen. Old 15th Precinct,
one of 44 in Chicago in 1909, was situated at 89th Street and Exchange Avenue.
70 bridges
1 to Blind Pigs (VYhat this consisted of
was not explained)
1 Belmont Sewer
194 Crossings
1 German Orphan Asylum
38 Railroad Crossings
3 City Dump
At the end of this report, Shippy com
plains:
"The time has come when this abuse
must be stopped and each Department
should be compelled to reimburse this
Department for men assigned to them;
as these men are absolutely useless to
me." The Department opened four new sta-
Distinctive horse-drawn patrol wagon used around 1906.
General Superintendent George M. Shippy Department began motorizing in 1908; this is early wagon.
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tions that year:
Kensington, 14th Precinct
Lawndale, 25th Precinct
40th and Fillmore, 26th Precinct
California and Shakespeare, 35th
Precinct (now the 14th District)
Two other stations were under con
struction; these being: Brighton Park,
8th Precinct
Grand Crossing, 13th Preicinct (now
the 3rd District)
Shippy proudly notes a "distinct in
novation in the Department during the
past year has been the introduction of
auto patrols." Three vehicles were pur
chased, however, Shippy did not indi
cate how or where they were used.
Shippy's report also relates the vol
ume of work performed by the Bureau of
Identification during the year, which he
describes as "having completed the
writing of physical descriptions and
other data on 15,513 identification
photo cards and fingerprinted 4,899
persons:'
One of the biggest problems in 1908
was "coping with traffic." Shippy states
numerous meetings were held during
the year with various groups. He finally
comments the "decrease in arrests this
year was due to the education of
teamsters regarding rules of the road"
... teamsters apparently being the
drivers of wagons and vehicles.
The Mounted Police Squad handled
169 accident cases. A report by Captain
Adam S. Barker, Superintendent of
Horses, to Superintendent Shippy
states that of the Department's 303
horses, 117 were sent to the hospital for
treatment that year; four were injured
and one was killed by a trolley line. In
addition to horse ambulances, the De
partment had sleigh ambulances
which were used in the winter.
Traffic accidents in 1908 included 30
civilians who were struck or run over by
teams; 15 killed falling ofT wagons; one
kicked by a horse, another bitten; and
23 persons were either struck or run
over by automobiles.
Thirty-two additional boxes were in
stalled for the Department's signal
service-a system whereby citizens
could summon police officers, bringing
the total in service to 1,189.
The dog population in Chicago must
have been rather large in those days
because the 1908 annual report notes
that the pound took in 15,988 stray dogs
with only 1,806 being redeemed by
owners or adopted; the remainder being
destroyed.
The crime statistics for the year are
interesting. In a breakdown of arrests
accordi ng to na tionali ties, these
categories were included:
American, 33,627
Italians, 1,761
Amer., Colored, 3,871
Irish, 2,147
Chinese, 168
Poles, 5,459
Germans, 4,370
Russians, 2,319
Greeks, 1,069
Another table giving the occupations
of those arrested listed the following
categories:
62 brokers
150 musicians
13 clergymen
19 policemen
125 actors
97 physicians
600 barkeepers
1,063 prostitutes
252 firemen
180 steamfitters
38 harness makers
140 tinsmiths
3,023 housekeepers 1,037 painters
116 junkdealers
757 tailors
75 milkmen
Burglary (1,113 arrests) and thefts
(2,601 arrests) were a problem in 1908
as they are today . Others included these
figures:
18 for murder
8 manslaughter
13 mayhem
85 rapes
7 abortions
32 riots
433 robberies
7 bigamy
60 impersonating an officer
96 inmates of opium den
1,671 inmates of gambling house
96 inmates of a house of ill-repute
In addition, 495 persons were ar
rested for adultery-in 1908; as com
pared to only 68 in 1906. And while no
one was arrested for seduction in 1908;
comparison figures were given for two
earlier years: 9 arrested in 1907 and 11
in 1906.
IN MEMORIAM Receives award
Sergeant Art Paholke is congratulated
by Superintendent James Rochford
after being honored by Chicago Crime
Commission for his work in Compara
tive Tool Mark Section. Paholke was
cited for his work in area of crime pre
vention.
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Name
Unit
Sgt . Adolph A. Metoyer .. .. . ..... .. ......
P.O. Daniel McCabe ...... . .... . . . . .. ...
P.O. Arthur Muench
.... . ... . . . .......
P.O. David Oglesby . .
. ...... . ...
P.O . William Rowe ...... . ...... . ........
P.O. Thomas Ryan . .. . .... ... ... . .. ... ..
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050
018
008
158
004
Age
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46
29
42
48
47
47
Years of
Service
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11 .... . .. 28
8: ...... 25
8 .. ... .. 30
20 . . . . . . . 6
.. 6
21
21 . ...... 20
Date of
Death
November
November
October
November
November
November
How would you like to fly a "Volks
wagen?"
Investigator Everett M. (Pete) Ren
froe of the Vice Control Division does
especially during good flying weather
and daylight hours out of Lansing
Municipal Airport.
It isn't the fact tha t Renfroe flies most
weekends, or as Pete says "boring holes
in the sky;' you have to realize that
what he has made airworthy was built
by him "from scratch."
"I spent three years putting it to
gether," said Renfroe. "It was a personal
accomplishment to construct and then
operate a machine, which may startle
some people who see it for the first
time."
It is a Smith mini-plane that weighs
560 pounds and has a Continental C-90
engine rated at 90 horsepower, which is
about the size of a Volkswagen engine.
A love of airplanes started for Pete
when he was very young. "When I was
old enough I used to ride my bike out to
63rd and Cicero, to what was then
Municipal Airport (now Midway). I'd
spend my Saturdays and Sundays help
ing wash, change oil and generally help
with the airplanes so I could get a ride at
the end of the day," said Renfroe. "I
started taking flying lessons when I was
16. Of course, during World War II, I
joined up as an aviation cadet, but didn't
get into flight training. Since it took 13
months to graduate and the war was
nearing the end, the War Department
decided to wash out the class. I wound
up as an Army Engineer."
That didn't deter Pete. When he re
turned to civilian life, he began flying
again and obtained his private and later
commercial pilot licenses. He wanted to
fly commercially, but the airlines were
hiring pilots who had flown in the Air
Transport Command.
Determined to fly, Renfroe joined the
Air Force Reserve, gained flight train
ing at Ft. Wolters in Texas and observa
tion and cargo helicopter training at Ft.
Rucker, Alabama. He became the com
manding officer of the Army Flight
Facility, originally at Midway and then
at DuPage County Airport. He holds the
rank of lieutenant colonel.
All this training and the consumate
desire to fly kept gnawing at Renfroe.
That's why he decided in 1958 to pur-
A homemade SSO-pound Smith mini-plane, "built from scratch."
toon character. Caricatures of the bird
were handdrawn and appear on both
sides of the fuselage. Since then Pete
has repainted the plane blue, but still
retains "Tweety Bird" as the name for
his "experimental" aircraft.
Renfroe, who is a member of the
Experimental Aircraft Association,
said "the Federal Aviation Agency
oversees the building of home-built air
craft and at various stages, inspect the
progress of the work and 'sign it ofT' so
the building can continue. After com
pletion, it is inspected again and if ap
proved, flight testing is begun. It has to
be inspected annually and be approved
Investigator
Everett (Pete) Renfroe
or the plane is grounded by a certified
... at the controls
aircraft and engine mechanic."
chase a set of plans to build his own
"Tweety Bird" has a wing span, tip
plane.
to-tip of 17 feet, compared to a small
"I worked three years on weekends to
private plane which has a span of 36
construct the plane. It has a welded
feet. Its 560 pound weight is consid
steel tube framework for the body and
erably less than the conventional plane
formers and longerons ofspruce thatare
that weighs 1,900 to 2,200 pounds.
nailed and glued to form the shape ofthe
"When it was finished in 1961, the
fuselage and tail surfaces," said Ren
plane had cost $3,000. Today, parts for
froe. "The wings are made entirely of
the same venture would cost you $5,000
wood and the aircraft is covered with
for parts," said Renfroe. "Although it is
grade A cotton cloth. Two coats of clear,
worth $7,000 plus now, the pride of
one coat of silver and five coats of cel
ownership and reduced cost offlying are
lulose butyrate acetate, called 'dope'
incentives. It would cost $19 to $25 per
were used to shrink the fabric to a skin
hour to rent an aircraft. Tweety can be
tight, drum-sounding metallic appear
flown for $4 per hour."
ance."
Tweety flies at 110 miles per hour
Renfroe said that since light colors
indicated airspeed and the fuel tank
survive the sun better, he chose a ca
holds 17 gals of regular gas. It can stay
airborne for three hours plus on one fuel
nary yellow originally and nicknamed
his plane "Tweety Bird" after the car
load.
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THE
BLUE
Continued from page 12
skirt??? They say he got it in Hawaii.
Barbara Erickson
Area 1 Traffic: A new year is starting and an old
one is past and a lot of people have left Area 1
Traffic ... Congrats to Sgts. Ward and Cordonl
who made lieutenants and to Lt. Jaskolka who is
now the Commander of Area 2 Youth. I knew the
guy who had the job before him ... Sgt. Walsh
left Traffic to be with the real police at Gang
Crimes West. The Cadillac Club had a party that
is still going on ... Lt. Williams did a great job of
keeping the Dan Ryan running North and South
while Captain Murphy was on furlough ... While
the investigators upstairs and SOG across the
hall were out looking for people to fill our lock
ups, Bill Mauldin, without the help of anyone
except the gas pump man, caught three felons
who broke into the police garage ... Cooley and
Cutrano are selling Bozo's Circus tickets. First
John
ones in line were Gailey and Hinkel.
Moore was seen kissing a girl that had bigger lips
than the Magikist sign at 85th and the Dan Ryan
· .. Pat O'Flaherty's wedding was one good time
and by the look on Pat's face, so was the honey
moon ... Bill Burrell joined a strange new reli
gion . They genuflect in front of wine bottles ...
Brady told me he is the brains of Beat # 7151
· .. Anyone who had a birthday in Area 1 and
thinks anyone cares has another think coming.
Lt. Barrins is 63 and doesn't look a day over
62%; he will be retiring soon and the midnight
roll calls will never be the same-Good Luck!
· .. Zych and Lebak have a part time job at the
unplanned parenthood club ... Sgt. Judge once
said, "You can make eight copies of that, Shot
gun." ..
P.O. Edward Ryan
Area 2 Youth Division: Hi there ... Congratula
tions and a big welcome to our new C.O. Lt.
Chester Jaskolka, who recently was assigned to
072. aka/"Mr. Notre Dame". . Thanks to Sgt.
Ed Moses, who has been acting C.O. since the
recent retirement of Lt. Burke ... Get well
wishes to Y.O. Charles Bennett, who has been ill
for some time. Hurry back, Charlie! Charlie told
this reporter that when you hit that 50 year mark
you begin to fall apart . . . Glad to see Y.O. S.
Matkovich and P. Stube back working again .
Our deepest sympathy to Y.O. S. Yanz and his
family on the recent death of his wife. We Will
Our
remember all of you in our prayers
deepest sympathy to the Krause f.amily on the
recent death of our retired Sgt. Phil Krause. Not
only a good boss but a dear friend. Ed (Moose)
Krause from Notre Dame expressed his thanks to
all who attended the wake and funeral. Sgt. Phil
is a great loss to all ... Nervous Y.O. J. Mannion
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recently had his 1977 Buick stolen, it was found
and last word was he was seen negotiating With a
parts replacement firm ... It was learned that
Sgt. W. Johnston, R. delaPaz, Sgt. R. O'Brien
wrote to the tobacco industry asking if they can add something to the cigars that our deskman
smokes. You would swear you were standing in
the city dumps. Tim Martin get the message and
J. Sweeney don't laugh because 072 seems to be
plagued with cigar smokers-H. Balletto,. J.
Sweeney, Sgt. Cullinan, J. Chirillo and T. Martin.
If tobacco industries can't come up with a solu
tion to this problem a club will be started and it
will be called "PHEEW".
Until next time ,
see ya ...
Y.O. Hank Zwier
Vice Control Division: A hearty welcome to all our
new faces: Lt. John Hinchy, Sgt. Philip Cline, I nv.
John Phil ben (narc), Sgt. Ted Faulkner (V/De!),
Sgt. Thomas Drury (Gamb), Sgt. Richard McKel
vey and P.O.Les Lamb (Pros!) ... Best of luck to
Inv. Bill Lyman (Lic/Hq) who is retiring after 37
years of service with the Department ... Retir
ing Sr. Steno Viola Tillack (V/Anlys) says she
plans to take it easy and enjoy the good life for a
while ... We'll miss both of you ... Good luck
to Typ. lisen Rotizza (Lic/Hq) on her new as
signment in the Medical Section. Heard the
lunch crew is looking for a fourth for bridge now
that Lisen has left. . Our sincere wishes for a
full recovery to P.O. Edward Jackson (Pros!) who
is undergoing therapy at the Rehabilitation In
stitute of Chicago ... Hurry up and get well to
P.O . Frank "Doc" Dante (Gamb), Inv. AI Williams
and P.O. Karl Manuel (Prost) who are all re
cuperating at home ... Lt. George Bicek (VI
Anlys) is also out of action-this is the second
time he broke his foot playing volleyball. Nobody
told him that bones get brittle after age 40 .
Inv. Carlo Cangelosi (Sub!) spent his furlo girl
watching in St. Thomas while P.O. Richard
Thompson (Sub!) went looking for peanuts and
Billy Beer in Washington, D.C .... Inv. Howard
Spooner (Sub!) is all excited about his new crash
diet. He's been bragging to everyone about his
weight loss of eight ounces in one month. Maybe
he ought to take a few tips from Inv. Mike
"Bones" Fera (Narc) .. . Inv. Jack Stapleton and
wife have had an addition-a boy, Scott ...
P.O. Ellen San Hamel
Area 4 SOG: Hello from the Fighting Fourth.
Everyone is busy studying in preparation for
promotion to sergeant, lieutenant, and captain.
Good luck to all ... Congratulations to Officers
Folinazo, Martin and Campione on their new ar
rivals. . D. Maziarka seen limping around the
office after an unfortunate challenge with an unknown racketball player. Better stick to
handball, Dave ... G. Bulava returned from his
annual furlough suffering from an unknown dis ease .. . The Jackson Park Snaggers have been busy limiting out daily. H. White observed their
technique and decided to try his luck. He was
last seen being dragged into Lake Michigan
while hanging onto his six pound test line.
Some of the troops assigned to the Fanny May
detail have been having problems getting their
clothes to fit. What's in those back rooms, guys?
... The Area 4 winter inspection was con
ducted by Captain Daly who remarked that the
men of Area 4 far outshone everyone ... Sgt.
Ruble is proving that all it takes is willpower
he's down to four packs a day! Way to go, John
... P. Darcy and M. Healy have recently signed
up for map reading classes after arriving in Ohio
for an Indiana marathon ... Roll call has been
very quiet recently with P. Feeny on furlough ... One late note: What ever happened to Big Boy? .. Till next time .. Sgt. R. Rizzo lAD: Congratulations to Commander James Reil
ley on being promoted to captain. Ditto to newly promoted lieutenants: Orvel Ricks, Spencer Holmes, Frank Swolkin and Chester Radloff .
Lt. John Rafter was also promoted to captain and
the illustrious Sgt. William LaFleur is now a
lieutenant
Mike Studenroth (C&R) is still
reminiscing his recent trip to Germany, spon
sored by the German-American Police Associa
tion ... Sgt. Mort Lowy had a grand time in
California attending a family reunion during his
baby furlough ... Welcome aboard to Audrey
Davis (GIS) ... Lt. Joe Murphy reports 35 new
cabinets and his section will have air condition
ing piped in for the summer ... The meal and
refreshments at the promotional party at the
Home Run Inn were par excellence, and
everyone had a great time .... Get well wishes
for Sgt. Richard Mannes (GIS) who suffered a
broken neck while swimming in Maui, Hawaii.
He underwent major surgery at Evanston Hospi
tal and a long recovery period is expected ..
On their recent fishing trip, Capt. Michaels and
Sgt. Len Majka had a canny Indian guide show
the way. Was it Sgt. Bill O'Brien by chance? ...
And at two years of age this reporter's daughter's
modeling career is booming' .. Commander
Reilley wishes you Happy Holidays ...
P.O. George Gottlieb
Training Division: Larry (Hotdog) Holowinski re
cently filled out an 10D report, seems he was
roadtesting a new Department vehicle when the
only pylon in the Soldier Field parking lot
jumped in front of him. Ann Martin, who has
never driven a Vespa, survived the test With nary
a mishap but to recover from the ordeal she will
soon be winging her way to Monacco. Give my
love to Princess Caroline and tell her I am still
waiting for her ... We are wondering If "Mike"
Dooley ever got his car off the rack at Sears ...
Any of you guys who want to go "trolling" on a
Saturday night see if you can borrow John
Wheeler's new Olds Cutlass .. . Y.O. Lenny
Schwartz assisted a doctor in saving the life of a
woman who collapsed. By the time the para
medics arrived her heart and breathing were
functioning normally-she is now back to work.
Congratulations, Lenny ... M. Zivalyevich was
recently on television, Channel five, demon
strating the Responder Room ... ChannelS
recently featured our Rovin' Resuscitator
Richard Shamus instructing business-persons
twice a week at the Peoples Gas Building. Don Antonson U of C. has six
grants on tuition
The University of Chicago will
award six half-tuition scholarships
to freshmen sons and daughters of
Chicago Police Department officers
entering the College of the Univer
sity to begin studies during 1978
79. For further information and ap
plication form, refer to Department
Notice 77-93.
Ho! Look
How blood plan works Commander Paul McLau
ghlin of 1st District wishes
Santa Claus a speedy safe
trip after dropping in on roll
call for a few safety driving
tips and Christmas lists.
an effort to fulfill all requests by all
members , has computerized the blood
program by blood type and unit of as
signment. This computerized list is
maintained by the Special Activities
Section, around the clock, and is con
stantly updated.
who just
dropped in!
Public service rewarding: Rochford
manded of himself-service to the city and its people and a high degree
of professionalism and pride.
Responding positively when charges of excessive force were levelled,
he established the Office of Professional Standards and provided an
independent group of civilians to investigate all allegations of this
type.
Realizing police cannot perform their duties without the assistance
and support of citizens, he maintained an "open Department" and made
himself available to the community. He listened to complaints, an
swered questions and refused to duck the issues, speaking out even
when he felt his views might be "unpopular."
He cooperated and worked with citizens and citizen groups concerned
with crime and safety in their communities, and as a result I)f their
willingness to assist and support the police, crime steadily declined
during his years as Superintendent.
He visited districts so that his men could see him .. . and more than
once told a startled district officer "to move over;' sometimes taking the
wheel himself-on other occasions riding as the second man in the beat
car.
He checked the safety of CTA passengers by riding subway and L
trains to observe conditions and then took appropriate action.
He visited Cabrini Green and walked through neighborhoods on the
near West side with groups of concerned women who wanted personally
to point out crime problems in their community.
Last February when several cars of an L train fell off the tracks at
Lake and Wabash Avenue he, as did many other exempt members of
the Department, went to the scene and asked 1st District Commander
Paul McLaughlin, in overall charge of the disaster, "What can I do to
help?" Doctors and nurses arriving on the scene were a bit startled
and awed-when they found Rochford coordinating the rescue efforts of
medical personnel.
He had a rapport with the news media and didn't isolate himself. It
wasn't unusual for him to pick up the phone and dial a newsman
directly to complimentor to challenge his facts in a story , orto answer a
question-shaking up a few veteran reporters who thought he was
"unaccessible."
His visibility and accessibiliiy to the news media, the public and
Department members added to his stature and credibility.
He inspired his officers-those who were doing the job when he
arrived on the scene of an incident; and when an officer was shot and
killed by an offender, a part of him died as well. The loss was sad and
personal.
His leadership never wavered. The night of the Humboldt Park riot,
Rochford arrived where some 200 police officers were gathered on the
street. When he stepped from his car, the men cheered. He had arrived
and they awaited his orders ... and that's the mark of a true leader.
To say the Police Department and the City of Chicago will miss him
. . . is not saying enough.
T.V.
HOW CAN A MEMBER OR
RETIREE OBTAIN BLOOD
FOR HIMSELF OR MEMBERS
OF HIS FAMILY?
1. Under normal conditions, the need
for blood is in an emergency. If a situa
tion such as this exists, call the Special
Activities Section during regular work
ing hours on 744-5570 or Pax 0-207 and
ask for the blood to be replaced.
2. For pre-placement of rare blood or
lack ofa certain type of blood at a hospi
tal for surgery, contact the Special Ac
tivities Section during working hours
by calling 744-5570 or Pax 0-207.
In emergency situations (AFTER 5
p.m. weekdays, all day Saturday, Sun
day and holidays) contact the Office of
the First Deputy Superintendent on
744-6301 or Pax 0-301 and they, in turn
will contact the Special Activities
Section.
By virtue of the Red Cross Blood Pro
gram we also have access to the Na
tional Rare Blood Registry which
maintains a file on persons with rare
types of blood who are available in
emergencies.
Also, under the present excellent
health insurance plans provided by the
City of Chicago, there never will be a
charge for blood to members or their
families.
In comparing this program with any
other, you will conclude that this blood
donor program is the best in the coun
try.
If you have any questions regard
ing the blood program or your indi
vidual needs, contact Sgt. Robert
Faust, Special Activities Section,
Public and Internal Information Di
vision, at Police Headquarters Build
ing on Pax 0-207 or 744-5570; or
write to Sgt. Faust, Public and Inter
nal Information Division , Room 308,
1121 S. State Street, Chicago, Il
linois 60605 .
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