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CHICAGO
editorial
PDLICE
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VOL. VII. NO. 2
FEBRUARY
Heroic Policemen
Richard J. Daley Mayor Reproduced by permission 0/ the
ClliclIf.:o Sun-Tim es .
0. W. Wilson
Superintendent of Police
Mel Mawrence Director of Public Information IN THIS ISSUE
FEATURES
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Editorial - Heroic Policemen
... But the Job Doesn't
Injured On Duty
Book Review
Slated for '66
DEPARTMENTS
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7 Spotlight on the Department
8 News
9 The Blue Light
13 Dateline 14 Commendations STAFF:
Virginia Walker. editor; J. Marshall Curry, as
sistant editor; Pllmn. Ra}' T. Talimonchuk, Su
perintendent's office, liaison. Photos by official
Department photographers. Graphic Arts section.
Names· of unit reporters in "Blue I,.ight" section
of magazine.
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The bravery and marksmanship of Chicago policemen
have been exemplified by the swift and effective response
of Detectives Roland Charles and York Anderson in the
Fohrman brothers murders. But for their action the
crazed gunman, Donald Jackson may have killed others
in the auto showroom. Charles, who brought Jackson
down with five shots, is a police hero of whom all Chicago
can be proud.
From time to time policemen are criticized for what
is described as unnecessary roughness or cruelty and they
must often restrain themselves for fear of abusing a citi
zen's civil rights. But citizens also should appreciate the
demonstrated readiness of policemen to protect them
from criminals even at the risk of their own lives.
They have shown this on several instances recently.
Patrolman Gary R . Hettinger engaged in a gun battle
with two robbers in a tavern Dec. 20 and killed one of
them. Earlier the same day, Policeman Michael Moore
shot and killed a burglar. On Oct. 6, Policeman John
Palmer shot and killed a gunman who had just gunned
down another man in a tavern. On Oct. 11, Patrolman
Kenneth Johnson pursued a robber into a garage, and in
a struggle shot and killed him. On Sept. 25, Policemen
Bernard Sako and Bernard Irgang shot it out with a
robber in a tavern and killed him. Since last July, 10
criminals have been killed by policemen.
Every time policemen respond to a call for help during
a robbery they cannot know whether they will live to
tell about it. Sometimes they are killed as was Police Sgt.
Charles Eichhorst last Aug. 4. But fortunately none has
been killed since Eichhorst. The danger, however, is
always present and men like Eichhorst do not carryon
in their perilous occupation for the money alone; Eich
horst earned $697 a month. So does Detective Charles.
As we salute our brave police heroes, we also tender
our sympathy to the families of Jackson's victims, Sidney
and Edward Fohrman and Albert H. Sizer. The Fohrman
brothers were widely known and respected in Chicago
and their deaths are a loss to our city.
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CHICAGO POLICE STAR
It is by presence of mind in untrie d em erge ncies
tha t the native metal of a man is te sted .
Abraham Lin coln
HEN A POLICE OFFICER sheds his uniform at the end
of his watch, he doesn't shed his responsibility as a
policeman along with it. He is "on-duty" 24 hours
a day. Two recent incidents in which officers risked their
lives are dramatic illustrations of this.
Off-duty Officer Hutchie T. Moore, 10th District, was in
a gas station about 0045 hours on 14 January, talking with
the attendant and an attendant's friend. A man walked in,
used the telephone, looked around and stepped out. Immedi
ately two other men entered. One of them drew a revolver
and said, "This is a stickup," and ordered them to the rear
of the station.
Just then, two customers, unaware of the robbery, entered
the station. The gunman fired two shots into the floor and
ordered them to join the others.
While one of the robbers held all five at gunpoint, a second
went through the attendant's pockets and took $35. Then he
started to go through Officer Moore's pockets. Moore grabbed
the man, using him as a shield, and as they struggled, the
other robber opened fire. He hit both his accomplice and
Moore. Moore was wounded in the lower body; the accom
plice was hit three times, once in the center of the forehead.
The gunman and first suspect fled. The wounded robber died
a few hours later at Cook County Hospital. Moore was taken
to Mt. Sinai Hospital in critical condition.
The dead man's identification was found in his pockets,
along with papers listing names and addresses of friends.
Through these, detectives from Area #4 Robbery and
Homicide/Sex traced the other two suspects. Both of these
men were arrested the same day and have been charged with
murder, attempted murder and armed robbery.
W
T e Watch Ends
B he Job Doesn't
Officer Gary Hellinger (r) receives a new gun from WBBM-TV news broadcaster Jerry Harper. Gary Hettinger, 17th District, was
in a lounge with his fiancee on 21 December when two
robbers entered, brandished guns and announced a holdup.
The customers, including Hettinger, surrendered their wallets
and the bartender emptied the cash register.
The two men grabbed the money and were about to leave
through the rear when Hettinger motioned the customers
aside and opened fire. One robber collapsed immediately.
The second turned around and started shooting at Hettinger.
Both men emptied their guns; the officer then' rushed the
robber, struggled with him and finally struck him on the head
with the butt of his gun.
The first holdup man was pronounced dead on arrival at
Northwest Hospital. The second, according to investigating
detectives, has been arrested 13 times since 1961.
Hettinger was unscathed, but his gun was ruined; WBBM
TV presented him with a new one for his heroic action.
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Two weeks after the shooting, Officer Hutchie Moore
is in good condition and displays good spirits in the
hospital.
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UPPOSE YOU ARE INVOLVED in a brief scuffle
with a prisoner and wrench your back-some pain
but nothing to worry about as far as you're con
cerned. A week later, the back begins acting up. Now
you're faced with medical bills. Did you know that an
improperly documented Injured-On-Duty (IOD) claim may
not be paid?
And what happens if you are off-duty, go to the aid of
a citizen and are injured in the process. Are your medical
bills paid by the City?
Chicago policemen are faced with situations like these
every day. When an officer is injured on duty, he is re
tained on the payroll and reimbursed for any medical
expenses. But unless there is a record of the incident and
injury, payment will be questioned. As Section 22-22 of
the Municipal Code points out, "satisfactory proof' of
the on-duty lIature of the injury must be presented to the
Committee on Finance by the Police Department.
It is essential, then, to know exactly what is required after
involvement in an on~duty injury. A thorough reading of
General Order 63-67 will clear up misunderstandings.
F
IRST, JUST WHAT is considered on-duty? Sworn
personnel are considered on-duty during:
.......assigned working hours · or approved overtime hours.
-additional periods required for roll call.
-voluntary participation in police training programs.
- the actual performance of a police function during offduty hours. In other words, you are automatically on-duty
and eligible for injury claims when going to the aid of a
citizen during off-duty hours.
ERE ARE A FEW of tbe most important points
stressed by the Medical Section:
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Report any injury on duty as soon as possible after it
happens. This is required even if medical treatment is not
apparently necessary. Don't wait until you return to the
station-report it and have it recorded immediately.
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Prompt reporting will help erase any doubts as to the
validity of the injury and will also insure early payment
of medical bills by the City Council.
It takes about 90 days for payment of a correctly pre
. sented claim. After the IOD report is turned in, Medical
must gather case and/ or accident reports, third-party
questionnaires, witness statements, doctors' medical state.
ments.. This may take four weeks or more. Then the infor
mation is sent to the Committee on Finance for review,
approved by the .City Council during their regularly sched
uled meetings, and finally forwarded to the Comptroller's
Office for payment.
Don't shrug off an injury, even if it's a wrenched back
or a bite on tbe hand from an enraged female. Present
medical expenses resulting from a past and unreported
injury must be carefully analyzed. How are you to prove
that the present complaint stems from an on.duty injury
if the injury initially went unreported?
Make out the IOD report as accurately as possible.
"Injured in scuffle with prisoner" is vague and inadequate.
A good example: "Two·inch cut, left wrist arterial bleed
ing; both shins bruised."
Be sure to include the arrest report, accident report
or other related paper establishing the time, place and
nature of the injury. The full name of the prisoner is
essential. It's a tedious job trying to locate a third-party
name on arrest records.
And clearly and concisely present facts proving that
the injury did occur while on-duty.
Other points to remember:
Be sure to provide the Committee with full information
if legal action is taken ·to recover damages from a third
party. If it is discovered through investigation that an
officer failed to report a third-party claim, there will be
no payment.
Don't change hospitals or doctors without the approval
of the Chief Police Surgeon. Claims may be disallowed for
such action.
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m,o< INSTRUCTIONS:
Complete th;$ repor' even if medicot trca'mtm' is "Of ~qujrcd. In "COuse of Injury" :;e-ction
indicate on_duty $10'1)$ of injur<eJ. p articularly jf occident occ:urred outside dUf y hours. Give ci,cum5'once~ sur· ,:;~~1~;:d0j~C~:~'i:'-e ;:P:j~~: O:;~o~'~lj~n;nr<e~~~~~;n't!o0:,/rea'jng
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Ptlrm. Doe, working a one ma.n car, beat 1203, "'as in the vicinity of the
23rd Distn ct Station, "'hen he responded to a radi o call of a holdup
a larm at 5'+00 W. North Ave. Doe ",as the fi r st officer on the sc ene and
stopped the offender "'ho was leaving the d rugst ore after con~itti~g a
robbery. Doe struggled Hith the offender who had a draHn revolver. The
offender fired at least one shot , hitting Doe. Doe fired six shots
striking the offender at lea l;l; t'dice. The offender, no", knOHn as Wiley
Pinkerton, ,·m age 43, 1267 S. Jone s , is in Richard Roe Hospi tal.
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guards, cadets and clerks, are covered by Work
man's Compensation under a City self-insured program.
In case of an on-duty_injury, civilians should contact their
supervisor and City Physician Dr. David Jones at 744
4990. If the civilian is seriously injured or requires im
mediate first aid, he is to be taken to a doctor or hospital
on the list approved for civilian use. (Lists are available at
the City Physician's Office, S4 W. Hubbard.) If an em
ployee requests his own doctor or hospital, he does so at
his own expense.
It should also be noted that the approved hospital list
for Urban Opportunity employees (covered by U. S. Fed
eral Government insurance) differs from that of civilian
Department members. Injuries to Urban Opportunity
workers must be reported to the Urban Opportunity Cen
tral Office.
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FORWARD TO MEDICAL SECTION
An example of a correctly-filled oUl IOD form.
EMEMBER, THE MEDICAL Section processes an
average of 300 IOD claims per month - that's
$20-$30,000 worth of medical claims.
Your promptness and accuracy in reporting on-duty
injury is imperative, for the sake of both your pocketbook
and the efficient operation of the Medical Section.
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CHICAGO POLiCE STAR
SPOTLIGHT ON THE DEPARTMENT Safety Of/icer Receives
Award from Governor
Officer Casimer Grzeskiewicz,Traffic
Safety Education Section, receives an
awa rd from Governor Otto Kerner at a
Scouting Pageant, 29 January . Grze
skiewicz was chosen one of the top
Scout leaders in IUinois.
Award s are nothing new to Grze
sk iewicz : in 1965 he was chosen the
outstanding Scout leader in the state
the highest award he has thus far won .
H e is also Chairman of hi s Scout
distri ct's Health and Safety C ommittee;
he is the Department's represent ative
at Scouting functions; and he is Scout
leader of Troop 48, which this yea r is
being sponsored by Amvets Police Post
18.
Grzeskiewicz's two boys are both
Eagle Scouts; his daughter has achieved
the Girl Scouts' Curved Bar-which is
the equivalent of the E agle Scout ; an9
his wife is a trained Girl Scout leader.
"We're a Scouting family," he says.
Officer Grzeskiewicz dem onstrates at
pageant what cnn happen when a boy
goes wrong.
Warmth in December 18th District O ffice rs Pat Joyce and Nat e
Cale distribLlle toys to de lighted children
at SI . V in ce nt's Orphanage. A I C hrislmas
lim e, District policem en co ntribuled 10 a
general fund alld raised over $600. Th e
Salva lion Arm y received a $100 check ;
SI . V in cent's was give n a check and boxes
of lays personally deli vered by officers.
Wh o's to kn ow wh o benefit ed m osl.
MISCELLANEOUS INCIDENT ?
There are such things as large fam
ilies, but when a new birth is announced
on a Miscellaneous Incident Report
that's being a little too nonchalant. Spe
cial Projects reports that one officer re
quested the new baby certificate on a
Miscellaneous Incident form .
If you want a Junior Member of the
Department Certificate, please fill out a
Personnel Change Notice and send it to
Special Projects and Research Section,
Personnel Division.
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Dr. Martin Luther Kille holds a press conference after
the Police Exempt Personnel meetillg in the Central
Headqllarters IIlIditorium 27 January . !llI'ited hy S uper
intendent W ilsall to peak at the regularly-schedllied
meeting, Dr. K illg said that this ,'as the first lime he had
received such all invitlltioll from (IllY police department .
Richard Golden , llC!wly appointed Directo r of th e D ata
Systems Divisioll , is swam ill by Director of Personlle l
Col. John Bucher. Director G olden replaces Richard
Morron as head at Data Systems.
Convenient Classrooms
For the first time, certain Junior Col
lege courses-formerly taught at Loop
Junior College-have been moved to
the Police Academy
The change was made for the con
venience of Department members after
talks between the Training Division
staff and members of the Junior Col
lege Administration. The four-credit
Police Spanish courses were the first to
be moved to the Academy on an ex
perimental basis. The result was en
rollment of 57 Department members.
The enrollment the previous semester
at Loop Junior College was not suf
ficient to maintain even one classroom.
The plan is still on an experimental
basis , but as more and more Depart
ment members show interest, more
Junior College courses will be taught
at the Academy. The Training Division
will provide the necessary classroom
space; the Junior College provides the
instructors.
The next semester begins 22 April.
For further information , contact the
Training Division.
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C HI C AGO POLI C E STAR
Fr . Martill Kirk (lnd Fr . Raymond S~em{Jrtl ch, recent
graduates of St . JI/de's Sel1lill ary , recei,'C! the traditiollal
gift oj walches from officeri' of the Po lice B ra nch of Se .
Jude's: (L.t0 R ) The Re "crefl d DOllold G al/gl/sh, Cathnlic
Police C haplain: R etired Capt. Tom Lyons: Del. Bill
O'B riel/ (/lid Lt. M ike L eahy .
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THE BLUE LIGHT Bureau of Staff Services: Due to a
paucity of prose from my principal
providers, poignant phrases for this
month have been seriously cur
tailed ... Director Patrick Needham
of Records and Communications is
taking a six-months leave to attend
the British Police College. Cheery-O
and all that rot I
. James Boyle of
Record Inquiry has recently pub
lished a volume of his poetry. It is
a joy to read and I hope all will
have a chance to see these musings
from the pen of this mos t remark
able gentleman-82 years old and
still clear-hea d ed .. Welcome
back to Theresa Williams of Record
InQuiry after a rather serious illness
... Police Matron Norkus has an in
teresting hobby-making sausage.
We've suggested to her that she put
in her bid on the next contract for
lockup food
. Police Matrons
Ryan. Corrigan, and Carrico just
returned fro m the South; and Police
Matron Powers became a grand
mother . . . We regret the loss by
death of Ptlmn. Daniel Leonard of
Mail Delivery on 6 January . . .
Ptlmn. Tom Kussman of Mail Deliv
ery is now getting some field e xperi
ence in the 20th District .. Ptlmn.
Cal. Teska of Mail Delivery is fully
recovered. However, Ptlmn. John
Giles got swamped in the Christmas
mail rush and is now confined to
the hospital ... Hats off to the girls
in Recording for their Herculean
efforts in clearing up the year-end
backlog of case reports. . Happy
Valentine 's Dayl
-Steve Lloyd
Bureau of Inspe ctional Services:
Birthday "hellos" to Messrs. Brooks,
Flanagan, Kann, Lindsay, Major,
Mathis, Zivalyevich, Zuelke, et a!.
Maybe I shouldn't bring it up; but
anyhow, felicitations and a hope
for many of these "milestones" to
come . . . Belated cond olences to
Sgt. Gene Sullivan on the passing
of his dad ... "Sonny" Major's dad
has had some serious surgery re
cently b ut is reported doing O.K.
now. W e're all glad.. Mike "Z"
reports his election to the Pension
Board to represent B.I.S. Congrats,
Mike, but how come? Quoth Mike:
"My talisman is working; you know
-my little 'buck-eye'." It's like the
sick man who admired a pretty
nurse; he had to be patient I Mike
also counsels the girls: better to
marry a short man than not to
marry atall i . . Sgt. Kielty has for
mula for becom in g su a ve and
debonnaire-like Joe Haas: just buy
a n "Enery 'iggins 'at". Veddy veddy
Hinglish, dontcha know . . . Lt.
Conrad reports an important ven
ture in animal husbandry ... An
other distinguished Lieutenant is
experimenting with a three-legged
Chihuahua to be groomed for the
races, or for use as a door stop. Let
us know the results, Charlie I . .
Hasta mes Proximo.
-Art Curda
Office of the Superintendent: P.LD.
reports that they will miss Jerry
" Blitzkrieg" Blaz - it was that dry
(w hat) Irish wit of his
. Cadet
Jerry DiPasquale merits a Commen
dation for his heroic action during
"The Great Fan Fire.".
. Three
planners from the Planning Division
are planning on losing some excess
baggage (weight). Sometimes the
best laid plans go astray. They are
Slim Keane, Skinny Rochford and
Tiny Tim Burgess . .. Luke Ballo has
found his "genie." This guy is going
to supply him with all those old
coins he's missing . Just call him
Lucky Luke . . . Jim Modic has
gained 10 pounds-he let his mous
tache grow. Shades of Pancho Villa
.. We have just heard that Marge
Peterson of the Finance Division is
leaving. That will be one vacancy
that will be hard to fill . . . Cadet
Hartford is leaving for the service
"got the cal!." He's trying to say
"Gung Ho" without that Bridgeport
accent . .. The Planning Division is
a pretty "Frank" outfit. We have
Frank Bruen, Capt. Frank Lynch, Lt.
Frank Vitek, Sgt. Frank Hickey, and
of course Sgt. D. Keane who is al
ways " frank."
You know why
the elevators were made auto
matic? The operators were always
forgetting their routes .. , We need
your help with this column, "leg
men." That's a common term all us
people in the reporting business
use. So contribute something
anything.
-Ptlmn. Charlie Farber
Communications Center: Congratu
lations to Anthony Pulciani who
won a landslide vic tory in the Chi
cago Policemen 's Annuity and
Benefit Association elections. He
was first elected as a Delegate, and
then was voted in as a Director ...
Frank Lawler was selected as "Best
Dressed Officer," which he certainly
deserved
Honorable Mentions
were awarded to Anthony Tor
toriello and James Conway for their
excellent performance which was
instrumental in the apprehension of
several suspects involved in rape,
robbery and theft of au to . . .
Vernon Gidley was promoted to
Radio Dispatcher ... Robert Hynes
was presented with a new baby
girl .
Had a belated report that
Julius Stahl also added a member to
his household
David Bar
thelemy, a former N.Y.C member,
was made Temporary Messenger
Paul Bajner's son, Mark, won
first prize in a roller skating dance
contest held in Urbana, Ill. ... Fern
Dittman of Administrative Switch
board transferred to the Board of
Education ... Our sincerest condol
ences to the bereaved family of
Patrick Cusack who passed away.
He will be missed by all of us ..
Former Dispatcher Al Ruza visited
us recently. He looks like thtf pic
ture of health, ala Charles Atlas. I
wonder if he made any weapons
transactions while he was here?
. Lots of luck to all who took the
Sergeants Examination. Auf Wie
dersehen l
-Sgt. Edward T. Haas
Detective Area # 1: Congratulations
to Det. James McGreaL Homicide /
Sex. His wife presented him with
his fourth son ... Dets. David Olsen
and Robe rt Otter, Robbery, made
an arrest of a burglary suspect in
Area # 3 . . . What is the mystery as
to why Lt. E. Smicklas refers to D.
Olsen as "M.L." and R. Otter as
" F.B. "? .. . Congratulations are in
order for Dets. F. Drew. J. Holmes
and C. Wilson, Burglary, for the
combined efforts, with Det. T. On
man, Burglary, Area # 2, in an
arrest and recovery of $5,000 in
jewelry . . . While this was b eing
prepared for press, Lt. John Cartan.
Commanding Officer, General As
signment, was supervising a for
gery arrest along w ith Dets. Pat
Daley and Thomas Ghee ... We1
come to Area # 1: Dets. Thomas
Keeve r. Patrick Kissane. John Man
nion. and Robert Strahlman . . . We
w ish a speedy recovery to Roy
Drole n. John McDonaugh and John
Donohue . . . W ho s ta ted: " If the
men don 't shape up (and he didn't
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1966
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mean lose weight) someone will
ship out"?
- Ptlmn. Stanley Ta itt
Detective Area # 2: Oops. We over
looked mentioning that George Pat
ton and his wife welcomed a new
addition . . . Pa t McAHerty's wife
presented him with a great Christ
mas present - a new daughter on
25 December. I wonder how she
will top that next year . .. Sorry to
hear that Lt. Jim Black's lovely wife
was confined to the hospital just
before the Holidays. But our reports
show that she is out and doing
great .. . Everyone always said that
John Wilson flew high, but now he .
has a license (pilot's) to prove it is
O.K. . . . Sgt. John Nolan leads a
group of Robbery men-Bill O'Brien
and Bill Mikolitis namely - along
with Tom Walsh from Auto on the
Area basketball team . Now who
said that basketball is a young
man's game . . . Ray Krall really
closed the candy store after Lamont
Cranston told him to buy American
candy . . Accurate statistics kept
on such things by Sgt. Bernie
O'RieUy show that Sgt. John Stibich
edged out Joe Gorman for exposure
on the tube for the year 1965 . .
Best wishes to Lome Ellerbeck in
his new assignment . . . Howard
Nyberg sent a post card from Flor
ida where he was basking in the
sun .. Sgt. Edward Carey was
proudly displaying colored photos
of his granddaughter taken during
the Holidays ... Joe Martin is now
running a pool room in his base
ment, taking on all comers . . .
Bueno.
- Del. Daniel Mahoney
Traffic Headquarters: The fun just
begins: Sgt. Cunningham's daugh
ter Mary rone became engaged to
Ronald Aigner ... A. Talak is the
proud father of a baby boy ... Big
Wheel Jerry Ferris will be a grand
father in April ... Pin-Up Man: Lt.
Hopp appeared on the cover of
"Reservist." Quote: ''I'm starting to
get letters from beauties from all
over the world. It has a circulation
of 100 million, and the Russians are
trying to figure out who that man
is. " . .. Hot from Washington: Tom
McDonoug h from Special Services
toured Cape Kennedy. He was
treated like a king by Cape officials
during his stay and said it was the
greatest experience he ever had
and the most unbelievable ... At
last: Deputy Chief Steinhauser is
back to work. He feels good and
looks great. Warren Glavin from Hi t
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CHICAGO POLICE STAR
and Run survived three operations
and is back giving them a hard time
as usual
. Get well wishes to: T.
Higgins, Warrants; G. Meade, War
rants; and Vehicle Section wishes
Mrs. Petrie a speedy recovery. She's
been hospitalized.
. Change of
scene: Sgt. John O'Rourke is now in
Vehicle Section, and M. J. Strissel is
now secretary to Lt. Doyle . . . Cut
ting down: Sgt. Bauer accused the
undersigned of being another Mag
gie Daly. Do you believe that, boys?
- Carol Rossi
Traffic Area # 1: Sorry not to have
gotten in a column lately, but the
contributions for the Star totaled
one- plus the confusion attached to
the marriage of a daughter kept me
busy. (Everything went well and it
was a nice wedding.) .. Belated
condolences to the family of Michael
Gillig an on the death of his wife,
Elizabeth; and also to Ed Steele and
family on the death of his wife,
Alice ... Best wishes and a speedy
recovery to Bill Lange's daughter,
who was hit by a car and injured
seriously.
Saw my buddy Tony
Bonder (the corner man from Ran
dolph and Michigan) and was a
little envious of the beautiful baton
he received and was sporting re
cently. It would be a shame to get
that one dirty , Tony
Congrats
to 3-woman Tom Heinen and family
on the birth of a baby girl recently
. Our Bob Miller, who used to
work the desk and is on a wheel
again, had a bad ulcer, was worked
on at the hospital and is now back
to work..
Tony Siemenkowicz,
who had a bad fall on the 3-wheeL
is back working in the office and on
the gas pump. Best wishes to you
both .. Slough-foot Fred Drew is
back to work after being off for
awhile. Clumsy Fred tripped and
tore ligaments in his ankle ... We
now have Dorothy Berkeley work
ing in the office doing a good job
for TA # I.-nice to have you with
us . .. Welcome to new Sgts. Tony
Faklis, C. Zuchowski, J. Shine and
A. McCann. We hope you'll have a
long and happy stay with us ..
Have a lot more copy for next
month- ran out of space this time.
See you then .
- Ptlmn. Romain J. Colman
21st District: The stork ended 1965
on a happy tone for the Blanton
"Buddy" Sutton family. Barbara
and Blanton were blessed with
twins: Bernard Michael and Berna
dine Michelle, on 29 December 1965.
Congratulations . . . The Fighting
21st has maintained its undefeated
season thus for. Congratulations to
our fine basketball team
. John
Giltmier has announced his en
gagement to Pat Kovaka over the
holidays. Their big day is set for 22
A ugust. Congratulations to you,
rohn and Pat . . . On 20 December
'65, at about 0230 hours, OHicers
McClain, Fekete and Regan effected
an on-view arrest of four suspicious
men. The officers observed the men
near parked cars in the parking lot
at 2222 South State Street. Officers
McClain, Fekete and Regan gave
chase and apprehended the of
fenders . Investigation disclosed that
these four men were removing a
large quantity of cigarettes, meats
and groceries from three parked
cars in the lot. The subjects were
arrested and transported into the
21st District for processing and in
terrogation. It was learned that
these four men had burglarized the
A 6. P store at 2328 11z W . Roosevelt
Road on 20 December '65. It was
also learned that a fire was ini tiated
to cover the burglary at the store,
and that the property stolen was
valued at $2,000. A search of the
cars produced an acetylene torch,
cutting equipment, and burglary
tools. From the description of the
case, Officers Regan, Fekete, and
McClain did one helluva job. Con
gratulations to these officers for
th eir fine performance . . . Con
gratulations to Commander Eg an
on being awarded a "pilot" pro
gram which consists of the plexi
glass vehicles and instituted on a
theory basis for crime reduction.
This program and its merits reflects
the tremendous job being done by
the beat man in the field, and it
further reflects the supervision of
the staff . Congratulations -.to Com
mander Egan a nd the fine men at
the 21s' District. Until next month.
- Ptlmn. John J. Burian
18th District: Gerald Murphy stated
that Dennis Hansen and Kar en
Frank are taking the big plunge on
19 February and are spending their
honeymoon in sunny San Francisco
. . . Richard Bollman is back from
the Medical and Sgt. Marty Galla
gher is on it with a broken right
arm. . Joe Olszewski is still look
ing for more members for the Police
Benevolent and Welfare Ass'n ..
Fred Kraft says Fish Sammons lost
two pounds on his crash diet last
month ... Enjoying the sun in Biloxi,
Mississippi were Sgt. Ed. Wright
and Eddie Leonard during their golf
games . . . Congrats to Pearl and
Bob Sanford on the birth of Scott
in December. That makes it an even
two and two-a fine family . . .
Crime car men Sol Aguado. Joe
Sargas and Joe Schillinger cleared
numerous robberies with the arrest
of a Mutt and Jeff team working the
Clark Street area . . . The knowl
edge obtained by Lou Bassi is ac
credited to his handsome partner
Nick Battista and the short partner
Buddy Lewis. The mystery of Gold
Finger is solved ... Our proficient
Sgt. La Calmita used his seventh
sense in finding the proceeds of a
crime normally not observed by a
male investigator. ...The Lithuania
Eagle.
- Ptlnm. John R. Daciolas
16th District: Sgt. Austin Kennedy is
the proud father for the 3rd time. His
beautiful wife presented him with
a baby girl - (Dolores, looks as
though my wife and I won't see you
at the Drury Lane Theater for
awhile. Such is life) . . . Ronald
Turk is a proud father for the 1st
time-a baby girl . . . Honorable
Mentions were given to James Sor
enson and Philip Smith for the ap
prehension of two burglars ... Ed
ward Klein (baby face) was desig
nated as the "Smartest Looking
Member" of the 16th District for the
month of December. Smart choice
. . . As usual, "Ma" Trumbull had
turkey dinner for the boys for
Thanksgiving. She went one step
further-she had a duck dinner for
Christmas. Both dinners were de
licious and scrumptious. She wants
to personally thank the boys who
made her Merry Christmas a joyful
one . . . The O'Hare Unit, com
manded by the one and only Lt.
Harry Smith. has done it again. For
the third time in a row, they have
been the first to come in 100 % in
the Crusade of Mercy campaign.
This Unit is second to none? ... I
received word through the "grape
vine" that Lt. Hanssen was "kicked"
in the leg by his horse-I heard an
other story but it's not printable. So
let's leave it at that, O.K.?
- Ptlnm. Louis F. Bruzzini
15th District: This is your empty
holster reporter saying: so long to
Bernard Maj. who, after 31 years of
police service, has decided to retire.
All members of the 15th wish Bernie
a long and happy retirement . . .
The birth rate of the 15th is on the
upswing, the first being Maryanne
Beth, who possesses the proud par
ents of Marge and Rich LoIacono.
Maryanne is number three for the
LoIacono's . . . Gloria and Mike
Kirby announc~ the birJ:h of their
first daughter, Kathleen Marie.
Kathleen is the fourth child for the
Kirby's after three boys ... Arlene
Montana gave Officer Vito Montana
a nice Christmas present on 25
December, a boy, Vito Anthony ...
A Department Commendation was
awarded to Jim Waterloo and Louie
Ne koliczak for capturing three rob
bery suspects minutes after holding
up ·a supermarket . . . I just re
ceived a postcard from Eleanor and
Dom Brucato from the Sahara Hotel
in Miami Beach. The inscription on
the card read: "First vacation in 16
years, just like a second honey
moon." . . . In a recent election,
John fleming was elected the 15th
District delegate to the Annuity and
Benefit Fund. John is ready to an
swer any and all questions ... See
y'all next month ... The Big "M".
- Ptlmn. Lou Marosi
13th District: Each and every mem
ber of this command wishes retired
Capt. Matt Hayes * 50, formerly of
the 13th District, a long and happy
retirement. Capt. Hayes joined the
C.P.D. on Oct. 23, 1932 and ended
his career on Nov. 4, 1965. He was
known throughout the Department
as an efficient and competent su
pervisor. He will be missed by
many ... Joanne Iacullo, daughter
of 13th District secretary Rocky
lacullo. has made the Dean's Honor
Roll in her first semester at the Uni
versity of Illinois, Chicago Circle
Campus. A real chip off the old
block . . . Sgt. J. Walsh has had
nothing but nightmares since he
purchased his foreign-made Volks
wagon. His advice to those contem
plating buying a foreign car is this:
"Don't do it." (Be a real American
and buy American-made autos.)
. . . Sg t. K. Funk was awarded an
Honorable Mention for his alertness
and bravery in the capture of a
burglar on the District's north end;
PUmn. S. Alderson. and J. Grube r.
whose alertness and devotion to
duty led to the capture of two burg
lars at 1024 N. California; PUmn. R.
Jackson. and J. Anderson. whose
efficient performance of duty led to
the arrest of two men believed to be
responsible for theft and stripping
of autos in the 13th. A job well
done, officers ... Good luck to P.
Boyle. now assigned to Area # 4
Homicide/Sex and to R. Bush. now
assigned to Area # 5 Burglary.
Good luck to
all members of the
13th who are tak
ing the Sergeant's
exam. I hope to see
all our names at the
top of the list.
/
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- Ptlmn. Michael Coyne
II th District: INe all wish to extend
our condolences to Louie Onixt and
his family on the loss of his mother
... Bob Morave c is on his furlough
at this writing and will be inducted
in the Army on 17 January. Good
luck, Bob ... Cadet Roger Sham ley
became engaged on 25 December
1965. He said he had plans for the
wedding in the near future but I
hear Uncle Sam has other plans.
Either way we hope it works out
for you ... Sgt. Bob Hennessy was
admitted to the Veterans Hospital
for a skin disorder that occurred
during his days in the Army . . .
Sgts. Joe Surwill and Bill Doran
have returned to work after they
both had successful operations ...
"Big" Hank Gajda had a scare, due
to a throat ailment, when he visited
Sgt. Surwill and was admitted to
the hospital for a few days for ex
amination. Everything turned out
O.K. but he was told not to talk so
loud after this ... Cadet James Sef
rhans resigned from the Department
due to induction in the Army on
3 January 1966 . . . Lt. Thomas
"Red" Ha yes was
elected President
of the Lieutenants
Association. Good
luck in your new
position . . . That's
it until the next ...
- Ptlmn. Ra lph E. Nolan
lOth District: The new year brought
a new grandmother to the family of
clerk Margaret Kenny. Her daugh
ter, MaryAnn Olsen, presented Mar
garet with a beautiful baby girl.
She is the first grandchild and you
can guess just how Margaret feels.
Congrats, Grandma . . . Clerk Pat
Hughes is leaving the 10th District
-seems Pat has made a date with
the Stork. Good luck, Pat . . . We
would like to welcome some new
men to the 10th District rolls: PUmn.
Basile. Phillips. Ke mp and Kendrick.
Good luck, men-glad to have you
at 10 ... Members of the 10th wish
to express their deepest sympathies
to Office r Joe Rozen on the loss of
his dad. Also to Ptlmn. Don Fatima
and Peter Poholik on the loss of their
brothers . . . Any member of the
FEBRUARY,
1966
11
10th who is in need of any hospital
equipment such as wheelchairs,
walkers, canes, crutches or hospital
beds can use them rent free. All it
takes is to be a member of the P.B.A.
Welfare Assn. See Tom Curran for
details . . A big investigation is
under way at the 10th. Everyone
is attempting to find a police offi
cer who goes under the name of
"Rusty." There have been several
calls at the desk asking for him.
Anyone having any information on
this officer please contact your re
porter .. . The Christmas Party held
at the 10th turned out to be the
finest. As usual, the party was first
class, but that's to be expected from
the 10th.
-Ptlmn. Charles S. Rolecek
Because of our mistake, Officer Breen's col
umn was not included in the January "Blue
Light." We are printing both his Jan uary
and F ebruary contributions in this issue w ith
our a pologies.
-The Editors '
9th District: A mark of beauty: At
tractive Ann Freyer, wife of Sgt.
Bob Freyer. was elected to reign as
Queen fo r Ryerson Steel Corp. for
1965-1966 at their annual dance . .
New faces at 9th: Sgts. William
(Curley) Burns and Tom Toolis.
who represent Canaryville's finest
citizens, and Ptlmn. Tony Oklapek.
who recently returned to the force
to continue working in an excellent
manner in police service .. . Happy
journey: The smiling Ptlmn. Jim
Kane and his delighted wife have
returned from a prize-winning va
cation in sunny Mexico ... A per
sonal address: Once again, our
Commander Howard Pierson wishes
to express his thanks to the person
nel for their many accomplishments
in police service and police work
during the last year. He hopes that
these objectives and aims will con
tinue throughout 1966 ... A feeling
from the men of the 9th: Congratu
lations to Jim McAvoy on his recent
promotion to lieutenant and to
Capt. Frank Nolan. who is now as
signed to this station . . . Retire
ments: we miss the verbal e xchange
of conversation of Sgt. Claude
Brady and the aroma of his exotic
cigars permeating from the desk
area.
Dressy Comment: If the Depart
ment were to issue awards or
plaques fo r the best dressed m en in
the Depart m ental "Dress Right"
Campaign, the following personnel
would be excellent candidates for
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that honor: Commander Howard
Pierson; Capt. Lawrence Lyons: Lt.
Fred Triner: Sgt. John Soltis and last
b ut not least, dapper PUmn. Ed
Lacny . . Belated condolences: to
Ptlmn. Marty Callahan and the
Callahan family on the death of
their brother Thomas ... The Sound
of Music: Those melodic tones and
voices can now be heard in Sgt.
Vito Contino's home. Harmony has
always been there and this condi
tion has been reassured when the
good Sergeant purchased a Wur
litzer organ for the family and him
self. Enjoying the pleasures of
music are his wife, LeVerne, sons
Bob , 16, Don, 14, and daughter Su
san, 7 ... Sports: PUmn. Jerry Shee
han informs you that the 9th Dis
trict basketball team is having an
annual banquet in March. Presen
tation awards will be given to two
players for high scorer and most
valuab le player ... The Sergeant's
Story: Benny Piskac tells the story
about the policeman's son who just
received his first Holy Communion.
The boy, being of good faith, made
weekly trips to confession and al
ways proclaimed his innocence by
the following statement: "Bless me
Father for I have not sinned." After
many, many weeks of this, the
priest became frustrated and disbe
lieving. In accord with his personal
feeling, he gave the child additional
penance on each weekly journey.
Finally, after several months, the
boy surprised the Padre in the con
fessional box by saying, "Bless me
Father for I have sinned." The good
Father replied, "Why?" The child
responded in an angelic voice,
''Father, I just want to be accepted l "
-Ptlmn. F. J. Breen
8th District: The welcome mat came
out from the 8th District to Ptlmn.
John Campbell and Charles Keegan
. . . Also, Sgt. Leo Roberts is making
his second trip to the 8th-this time
as a Sergeant ... Good luck in their
new assignments to Sgt. William
Boyle. Ptlmn. Apostal. Brueckman
and Tomsovic w ho have left the 8th
. . . Ptlmn. Kaminsky was a cigar
passer due to the addition to his
family - a daughter. Please note,
Kaminsky, we are short of patrol
men - not crossing guards . .. Tom
Fahey, we wish you the best of
success and a speedy return from
your recen t operation
. . Sgt.
LaPointe, our Cub and Scout repre
sentative, is much in demand these
days since he became the guest
spea ker at numerous Scout meet
ings, dishing out many honorary
Junior Patrolmen awards
. Con
d olences from all members of this
Command are sent to Ptlmn. Ed
wards and his family on the loss of
his father.
- Ptlmn. Joseph S. Erazmus
. . First
6th District: Hello 1966
Honorable Mention of '66 will go to
Ptlmn. Donald Crowley and Jerome
Burke. On New Year's Day at 1145
hours they answered a call: "Stab
bing at 87th and Vincennes. " The
offender fled after brutally stab
bing two victims. Crowley cruised
around the scene and two blocks
further down he apprehended the
perpetrator. Bravo I . . Last Honor
able Mentions of '65 were a w arded
to Ptlmn. John Byron and Sgt. J.
Corcoran. The victim stopped Byron
while on patrol and pointed to his
car sailing down Racine Avenue.
Byron pursued the car and appre
hended seven perpetrators and re
covered the car ... PUmn. L. Threatt
and J. Shaver apprehended three
au to thieves . .. Welcome aboard
to Ptlmn. Con Morgan. Dan Hurley,
Paul Smajo, Carl Stadeker. Gerald
Kush and Dan Williamson. Hope to
see your names on the Honorable
Mention Roll-by your "fruits" we
shall know you .. . Auld Lang Syne:
Pilmn. G. Cushing who went to the
dogs! - "Canine," keep your eyes
on his teeth l Sgt. E. Martin will be
preying in the 5th District, J. Keating
will be sleuthing - new detective
.. Furlough over: Ptlmn. D. Battis
toni spent his time playing "Daddy
must be Santa Claus" ... Storkville
visits: new baby girl at the Robert
Desmonds, a boy for Ptlmn. Hayes
and the James Nielsons .. Uncle
Sam annexed Ptlmn.. Walter Grae
ber's boy and also Ptlmn. James
Rochon's boy. We'll pray for their
safe return .
- Marian Devenney
5th District: "Hello There. Welcome
to the club" ... Congratulations to
OHicer J. Roppo of the 5th District
Vice Unit, who w as voted the officer
of the month for November. For his
outstanding police activity and
dedication to duty for the month of
November he was recognized by
the Gateway Jaycee's of Roseland
. Congratulations to the follow
ing officers who apprehended one
burglar and wounded an other in
the act of burglarizing the Ameri
can Cleaners Co ., 10341 South
Michigan, on 27 December, 1965:
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CHICAGO POLICE STAR
t!ight~ en)
of violence. And Britain recently
began a compensation program and
has already handed out over $31,
000 to help citizens who have been
robbed, raped or assaulted.
DATEL! ST. PAUL -- A young man was charged
with malicious destruction and
drunkenness after police said he
chased another youth down the cen
ter of a street and hurled a quart
beer bottle. The bottle missed the
youth--and smashed through the win
dow of a police squad car.
NEW YORK-- Police Commissioner Vin
cent L. Broderick outlined to the
Federal Communications Commission
plans to almost double motorized
police patrol, and pointed out that
there are "no frequencies available
in the police and local government
bands in the New York area" to handle
the expansion. He urged that the FCC
permi t the ci ty to request 10 addi
tional l50mc (megacycles) frequen
cy channels for its police work in
the forestry, and conservation
service.
"The stepped-up motorized patrol
could increase our fleet from 1300
to 2300 vehicles," said Broderick.
"Unfortunately, our radio system is
already overloaded and during peak
periods we have serious operational
problems due to an insufficient
number of radio channels."
MEMPHIS -- A juvenile court judge
sentences youthful vandals to wear
vests emblazoned wi th "I Am a Van
dal" while they repair damage they
have done.
Legal or forensic medicine is that part
of medical science which is employed
by the legal authorities for the solution
of legal problems. A doctor who testi
fies in court in his professional capacity
can be considered a practitioner of legal
medicine. N ormally, the term is re
stricted to that branch of medical
knowledge used by physicians officially
employed by the local government of a
community when they investigate sus
picious and violent deaths, or cases in
volving non-fatal injury such as rapes,
sexual offenses or abortions which may
subsequently come under the courts.
Director Daniel Dragel
Crime Laboratory Division
ROCHESTER, New York--An ordinance
has been adopted setting up a code
of ethics for ci ty officers and em
ployees and providing for a five
member board of ethics appointed by
the ci ty council. The main sections
of the code deal with prohibitions
against: employment or business
that might conflict with official
duties; appearances before city
agencies to represent private in
terests; disclosure of confiden
tial information; the use of city
owned property for personal con
venience or profit; and financial
interest in contracts and other
dealings wi th the city government.
DERBY, England-- "Head-lights" are
making the bobby's job of directing
traffic a lot safer in this English
town. The flashing blue lights,
atop their heimets, make policemen
more visible and their job much
safer.
WASHINGTON- - Should government com
pensate crime victims? From some,
the question has brought affirm
ative answers -- and action. Sen.
Ralph Yarborough (D. Tex,) intro
duced a bill to establish a system
of compensation for crime victims.
New York's Governor Nelson Rocke
feller appointed a special commit
tee to study the problem. California
has enacted legislation to provide
financial aid for victims of crimes
NEWARK-- Just after a bank was
robbed, Mayor Hugh J. Adonizio
drove past, switched on ~is car's
siren, pursued the getaway car and
gave instructions over his car
phone to police who caught two sus
pects.
LIVERPOOL, England-- In an effort
to cut down false fire alarms, the
fire department has installed cam
eras inside many of the fire boxes.
The hidden camera takes a picture
of anyone pulling the alarm. Re
sult: Almost 100 per cent success
in tracking down vandals who were
turning in 4,000 false alarms a
year.
NEW YORK-- It' s more dangerous to be
a bartender than a policeman, ac
cording to This Week magazine, re
porting on a study made by a life
insurance company.
"Despite skyrocketing crime
rates all across the country, most
law enforcement jobs -- policemen,
narcotics agents, bank and prison
guards, etc. - - are now considered
standard risks, with mortality
running only slightly above aver
age but not enough to make any real
difference."
EAST DETROIT-- Police charged a
burglary suspect wi th trying to
break a ci ty hall safe to steal cash
tax receipts so he could bailout
the jailed leader of a theft ring .
The Essentials of Forensic Medicine by
C. J. Polson, Professor of Forensic
Medicine, University of Leeds, England.
Charles C. Thomas, Publisher; Spring
field, Illinois. Second edition, 1965 .
This book embodies the experience
of Professor Polson gained through his
participation in a pathology service for
the British Home Office and for H. M.
Coroners in Yorkshire. In this second
edition, the author has included a great
deal of new material, as well as numer
ous illustrations, some of which are in
color. The book should prove of In
terest to police officers, as well as
coroners, magistrates and lawyers.
After reviewing the book, it is my
. opinion that it is one of the most easily
understood technical books I have ever
read.
The material presented is extremely
comprehensive and does not express
the opinion of one person predicated on
the findings of one case. Where the
possibility of controversy exists, cor
roborative cases are listed, complete
with the names of the experts involved
and the year of reporting.
This publication would constitute a
definite asset to any library of investi
gative publications.
Sgt. John D. McMahon
Training Division
FEBRUARY .
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DEPARTMENT COMMEND
On 30 September, th e d ispatc her a n
nounced, " man shot in holdup." Shortly
afte r, a descript ion of the offe nder was
broadcast. Officers Harold Duffy, *7829,
and James Melby, *11052, 3rd District,
obtained permission to flssist and pro
ceeded to the flrea. An hour later, Duffy
a nd Melby saw a robbery in progress.
The officers burst into the vestibul e,
pushed the vic tim as ide, and disarmed and
Ilf rested lhe gunman. T he offender was
later identified by a man who had been
shot by him in a pre vio us holdup. Inves ti
ga tion disclosed that the offender had com
mitt ed seve n armed robberies in one hour,
shoo ting one victim a nd beating two
others. During question ing, th e offender
adm itted he was on parole from the Illi
nois Youth Commission.
TIONS On 6 October, 1965,
off-duty O ffice r John
Palmer, *9097, 11th
District , entere d a
tavern looking for his
nephew. An intoxicated
man entered, and afte r
the bartender refused to serve him , he stood
at the end of the bar. Then another man
entered. He brushed against the first ma n
who drew a gun, fired two shots a nd ki lled
him. Pa lmer immediately an nou nced ht:
was a police officer and ordered the man
to drop his gun. The man refused and
pointed it at the proprietor's son behind
the bar. The n he turned towa rd Palmer.
Pal mer, careful of the custom ers' sa fet y,
fired twi ce and ki lled th e ma n. Later in
vestigation disclosed th at the offender had
earlier sho t hi s roomma te three times .
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While on patrol 9
M ay 1965, Officer Ed
ward Kijowski, *10683,
2nd District, sa w a
woman threate ning
passe rs-by with a .38
caliber revolver. After
notifying th e Communications Ce nter,
Kijowski approached the woman. She fired
at him, but he did not return the fire
because of the on-lookers. The officer con
ti nued to walk toward her, and was ab le
to su bd ue and disarm the offender.
On 27 Jul y, 1965, Officers Thomas
Carroll, *2093, and Thomas McCall,
*5137, Traffic-Vehicle Section, answered
a call which stated a man needed help in
the subway. Arriving at the scene, Car roll
and McCall were told by the complainant
th at two youth s had attempted to rob him,
With a brief description of the offenders,
the officers began a search and found one
youth hidi ng in the lower leve l. The other
yo uth was captured as he ran up the steps.
Both were identified by the victim. One
was charged and convicted of atte mp ted
robbery and battery and the other, a ju
ven ile, was se nt to the Audy Detention
Ho me.
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On 5 October 1965 ,
Officer Louis Thomp
son, *7540, 21st Dis
trict, respo nded to a n
"atte mpted suicide"
call. Arriving at the
building, Thompson ran
to the third fl oor where he saw a woman
si tting o.n the edge of the roof. The
woman's estranged husba nd arrived and
the officer learned th at she was mentally
ill. Thompso n notified the dispatcher to
send the Fire Department and then vo lun
teered to climb on to the roof. The offi cer
had to use the ad jacen t building, a nd when
he reached the top realized that the roofs
were separated by an eight-foot expa nse.
He lea ped over the areaway, grabbed the
woman, and both fell safely onto the roof
of the building where she lived .
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C HICAGO POLICE STAR
On 15 Jul y 1965, Officers Louis Neko
Iiczak, *3016 , and James Waterloo,
*9911, 15th District, received a "lookout"
message rega rding an ar med robbery.
Shortly after, th e officers spo tted a car
matching the description of the wanted
vehicle. They drew alongside a nd saw one
of the three occupants point what appea red
to be a rev.o lver in thei r direction. Neko
liczak and Waterloo drew their revolvers,
curbed the ca r, and searched the occupants.
Fou nd in their possession was a lo aded
.32-caliber revolver and proceeds of the
robbery. It was later di scovered tha t one
of the arrest ees was wearing a ring taken
in a pre vio us robbery. The three arres tees,
who had extensive crimin al records, were
charged with armed robbery and later in
dicted by th e Grand Jury.
On 25 September, 1965, Officer Bernard
Sako, *5527, 14th District, answered a
"robbe ry in progress" call. When Sako
re ached the tavern, Officer Bernard Irgang,
*7186, TFA # 6, told him that three hold
up men were holdin g severa l patrons hos
tage in side. As the officers entered , an
armed man tried to fire at them. His re
volver failed to discha rge fi ve times. Sako
a nd Irgang fired and fatally wounded the
man. His two companions were later ap
prehended a nd as a result of this arrest,
15 robberies were cleared.
An Internat ional Complim ent Peter Gower is a British citizen born
and raised in London, England. He re
ceived a degree in Business Administra
tion from Trinity College, Dublin, Ire
land, and has now joined a London
advertising firm.
For three months-October through
December-Peter toured the United
States via bus . Chicago was his second
stop after arriving. When he learned
of the Chicago Law Enforcement
Week (CLEW) Open House at Police
Headquarters, Peter stopped in to take
a look. Here is what the Englishman
sent to the Department from England.
(Peter's grandfather was a bobby
for 25 years.)
DON'T IGNORE THIS EMBLEM! ,. J'
Look for this emblem when you aid someone in need of medical treatment.
An error could be fatal: Insulin shock in a diabetic could be mistaken for
drunkenness.
In an emergency, look for the fTlessage on the back of this emblem. These
emblems, available in bracelet, neck disc and charm bracelet forms, are worn
by diabetics, epileptics, hemophiliacs, persons with severe allergies to anti
biotics or other drugs, and persons taking anticoagulants, cortisone and other
medications .
The Medic Alert Foundation, a non-profit organization, provides a Central
Registration Service with the serial number, name file and any .additional in~
formation a member may record . Twenty-four hour phone servi.ce is main
tained, and collect calls from doctors and public safety officials anywhere in
the world are accepted. The phone number of the Medic Alert Foundation
International, located in Turlock, Calif., is 209-634-4917.
Many officers are now wearing the
new short leather jacket which will
become regulation attire as of Au
gust 1966.
Here are a few things to remem
ber for the proper care of the jacket.
• Leather garments must be pro
fessionally cleaned once a year. The
cleaner actually re-processes the
garment: all surface grease and dirt
is removed; lubricant oils are intro
duced into the leather ; and the
garment is pressed to shape and dyed
the original color with the same
finishes used by the tanner.
• Between professional cleanings,
the jacket should be kept clean
and soft by periodically applying
a recommended and inexpensive
leather cleaner. (Your manufacturer
can help you here.) Beware of solv
ents; cleaning in solvent solutions
will age and deteriorate leather.
FEBRU A R Y,
'9 66
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Intra-Department Basketball League
Did you ever wonder how much
ground is covered by players during a
season's play? This crossed our minds
too, and as close as we can figure, our
fellows logged 1,200 miles, scoring
3,738 points in 39 games during the
first round of play. Incidentally, each
game is played in four 8-minute quar
ters, so our guys traveled at 148 M.P.H.
Not bad for a bunch of flatfoots!
If you've been missing this fast action,
you had better make plans to take the
wife and kids to our championship
games starting on Sunday, 7 March, at
Foster Park, 8400 South Loomis Ave
nue. The way the league is stacking up,
it's anybody's guess as to what four
teams will join the 7th, 11 th, 20th, and
21 st Districts (First Round Champs)
in the Quarter Finals. Remember, it's
your rooting that will route your boys
to victory.
Intra-Department Championship Pistol
Matches
In a two-day shoot-off of champions
from our Intra-Departmental Competi
tive Pistol Matches on the Headquarters
Range, 22 shooters won special awards
or trophies for bettering other shooters
in their own classification. Topping all
men was Joe Celovsky, with a 573 out
of a possible 600 score. This is "two
bulls and a 7" away from a perfect
score. I understand you're adding a
room to hold your trophies, Joe. Well,
that's the price of success. And thanks
again for giving us something to shoot
for.
Here's a list of the other winners:
D. Schmidt, 7th
R. Mohrs, 7th
R. Lamb, 7th
T. LoBianco, 7th
R. Swanson, 3rd
H. Kunz, 9th
W. Johnson, 18th
T. Green, 19th
S. Cumberland, 19th
J. Hightower, 21st
R. Petr, T/F 6
A. Henry, Evi. Tech.
W. Gorman, Y ID
J. Runyan, T/F 6
R. Alberts, T IF 2
R. Doherty, T I A 4
1. Holzman, T IF
O. Matthews, Crime Lab
T. Morley, DDA4-R
W. Malaniphy, DDAI-A/ T
B. Flood, Trng Diy.
Congratulations fellows . . . good
shooting. We'l! all be gunning for better
scores this year!
"The Road Not Taken" In 1936, James A. Boyle joined the
Chicago Police Department. That was 30
years ago, and today, 83-year old Mr.
Boyle is still active in his "retirement
job".
One of Mr. Boyle's hobbies is writ
ing poetry. For years, his verses have
amused and informed fellow workers in
Record Inquiry as well as delighted his
other friends and family (two daughters,
one son, grandchildren and great-grand
children.) Below is only one example of
Mr. Boyle's wit and wisdom.
ADVICE TO THE AGE-WORN
When you reach the age of fifty, Fifty-five or maybe sixt)" There's not much to do around the house.
Fl'om you, work is not expected,
So if Y01l would be respected,
Be as quiet and as humble as a mouse.
It matters not how good your wish is, Ne ver Iry to wash the dirhes. Let your motto be "Do less and never more."
And for goodness gracious sake,
When you eat a piece of cake,
"Please don't drop the crumbs 011 my
clean kitchen floor."
Never tfy to be progressive, If )'ou do you'll make a mess of Any task, it matters not how small it be. And if you want a sample, Or a horrible example, lust 'stand back and take a look at me. Y Ott will have a lot less sorroUJ If you don't think of tomorrow. You have had your share of worrying and care.
So relax and be contented
And fore ver be cemented
To a nice soft l'estful easy chair.
C rcle the date now - Tuesday 17
May ThIS IS the date of the Fifth Annual
'Po linc Sharpshooters recefl'e al\'(lrd,,' from Superillte ll dent
Police Recognition Ceremony, held duro
Wi /SOIl (2nd frOIll right) ; Ptill/ li . l ack Hi8hwl\'c/'. Comdr.
lI\g National Police Week, 15 to 21 May
lallles Hol::.mall. Pt/mll. R ichard Petr, SgT. W illiam Gor
Prlmll . Harold Kllnz , SgT. Roy S"'OI ISO Il , P I/m il .
DOI'id Schmidt , Pllm ll . Joseph Ce /o l'sky , P I/m il. R ohert
Lamb alld Pt /fII ll. R ichard A Ih erts.
J/WIl ,
Camera Bugs, Attention!
Watch for an important announce
ment in the next issue. Big plans are
under way for a seminar in all phases
of photography. (You can bring mem
bers of your family, too.)
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CHICAGO POLICE STAR
ATIENTION! All members and their
families: Be on the look-out for "Battle
of the Bulge," our next Cinerama
Theatre Party.
Plans to make this the most memorable
"Salute to the Stars" are well under way
Free tickets WIll be available after 15
February at Headquarters and Olstrict
station.
-Sgt. Clarence Erickson
HAT LIES AHEAD in 1966 for the Police Department?
Following is a list of projects slated for development
this year.
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• Develop standard operating procedures for obtaining
and broadcasting information on injured crime suspects.
• Develop control form for use in conjunction with writs
and subpoenas originating in Juvenile Court and served by
Youth Division Personnel.
• Complete cross-index of registered bicycles to facilitate
recovery and restoration to owners.
• Develop new cadet uniform suitable for outside wear.
• Evaluate portable police transistor radio receiver for
potential use by patrol and other field personnel.
• Develop new procedures for towing vehicles, relieving
field personnel of current requirement of waiting for tow
trucks.
• Publish new procedures for seizing and impounding
vehicles used in the commission of criminal offenses.
• Conduct roll call training in all districts and areas on
use of mobile relay and radio microphone techniques.
• Complete feasibility study of pedestrian jay-walking en
forcement program.
• Begin roll call sound-slide presentations and install equip
ment in districts and units.
• Develop a system for accepting and forwarding tele
phonic reports of additional losses in previously reported
burglary cases.
• Inaugurate in-service training program for detectives in
preparation of case reports and court presentations.
• Develop a Juvenile Field Interview Report together with
procedures for its use by Youth Division personnel.
• Establish an improved system for review and classifica
tion of crime reports .
• Inaugurate teletype service to 33 separate state police
agencies in Law Enforcement Teletype System (LETS) .
• Procure and place into service 70 new Handi-Talkies.
• Install potassium bromide press and infra-red beam con
denser in Crime Laboratory.
• Publish Handbook for Crossing Guards.
• Revise medical roll and injury on duty procedures.
• Complete screening and selection of cadet candidates
for 1966 appointments.
• Replace present facsimile equipment with newer and
faster facsimile transmitters and receivers.
• Institute procedures for rapid processing of common
drunks, eliminating court appearances where feasible .
• Develop a check-list guide for performance ratings.
• Install air conditioning equipment in four prisoner vans.
• Install devices on all microphones using City-Wide I to
eliminate open key problems.
• Submit draft of Rules and Regulations to Police Board
for consideration.
• Complete study to determine feasibility of extending
use of Notices to Appear in lieu of arrest warrants for certain
categories of minor offenses.
• Develop a field instrument for restoring obliterated or
changed motor numbers on vehicles.
• Complete research project in conjunction with Army
Ordnance personnel on possible identification of explosive
mixtures recovered at bomb and arson scenes.
• Install two generators to supply power for communica
tions in emergencies.
• Prepare Standard Operating Procedure Manual for De
tective Area operations.
• Publish a Guide Book for sworn personnel.
• Revise procedures for investigation and disposition of
traffic accidents involving Department personnel.
FEBRUARY.
1966
17
Officers Wallace, Sobie, R. Ward,
and 1. Billo. Good work fello ws.
Officer M. Natzke is cleaning his
golf clubs and getting ready for the
coming golfing season. . Officer
William Roman is still on the medi
cal roll. Drop him a line at his home.
r know he will be glad to hear from
some of his friends from the "Fight
ing Fifth"
. Cadet Smith of the
5th District is still doing the good
work that is his trade mark ... Vice
Officer J. Taylor of the Vice Unit
received a nice present for Christ
mas-a watch. And now he may be
on time for work. Ha-Ha ... Officer
Hurley, the Warrant Officer of our
District, is looking forward to a very
good year-a lot of warrants served
for '66 .
-Ptlrnn. Robert B. Peters
4th District: Everybody had a fare
well party for Joseph Murillo who
left the Department for the Portland
Oregon Police Department. Lots of
luck to a good officer. The party
was headed by Warren Lindner
and Alberto Massucci . ,We had
a busy night the first of the New
Year. Officers Steve Schaefer, Henry
Sigler, ~ames Martin, B. Jaworski.
Frank Ruvoli, A. Massucci and D.
Laughlin apprehended three felons
who were wanted for armed rob
bery, aggravated assault. and auto
theft. They were armed with a shot
gun and revolvers. One felon was
critically wounded in the gun fight
before this arrest. John O'Malley
apprehended an offender carrying
a concealed wea pon--a 38-caliber
revolver; Ernest Ditore arrested
several auto thieves in stolen autos;
Donald Malkowski and Eugene
Koss apprehended an armed rob
ber. Well, that's how the real police
work in the 4th ..
Gary Partin
came off first in the recent pistol
contest, followed by H. Sigler, and
T. Ingram. This was for the trophy
winner shoot-off .. Francis Serra
is quite a stick man, we hear.
Anyone for a game of pool?
Well, here's hoping that every
body had a good
New Year's and
good health in the
future. Let's keep
up the good work ,
as is the custom
in the 4th District.
-PUmn. Steve W. Schaefer
3rd District: The 3rd District was
shocked by the untimely death in
an accident of E. Peterson during
the Christmas season. Our condol
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CHICAGO POLICE STAR
ences to his family ... Our deepest
sympathy to D. Mahoney on the
death of his mother. Condolences
also to Lt. Crosby on the death of his
sister ... Our belated condolences to
I. Gaynor on the death of his father
. Get well messages go out to
Sgt. Goodman who is ill and on the
road to recovery ... Well, D. Golden
-the Great White Father-is back,
after a little surgery and more danc
ing lessons
. D. Chilla's wife
Carol presented him with a boy Dan
Jr.; J. P. Sullivan's wife Ellen had a
girl, Beth Ann, T. Danaher's wife
Mary had a girl by the name of
Beth Ann .. Sgt. Meade and J.
Sullivan have lost all faith in Cadet
R. Sloma when the ham sandwich
he bought for them resulted in Sul
livan losing his front bridge and the
Sergeant having to cook his . Sloma
said his was all right .. Several
new additions have been added to
the District personnel: Lt. E. Taylor,
Sgt. E. Shields, G. Grams: Cadets
D. Townsend, O. Sperlock, R. Sloma;
Typists Edith Grigler, Sylvia Cato;
and last but not least, the pride of
the review room, Cadet Wally Mor
gan ... The basketball team prom
ises to take the second round after
finishing second in the first ro und
and then all the way. . Your re
porter is still waiting for news items
of interest from you fellows about
yourself or your families or any
thing you might think we all would
be interested in. . Blues.
-PUmn. Thomas J. Shannon
2nd District: A salute to Edgar Clay
Jr.. appointed coach at St. Joachim
Catholic School. Ed formed a parent
group to help support their football
team in which 32 boys were suited.
In 7 games, 205 points were scored
and only 14 points against them ...
Standing, II. to r.J: Ed Clay, W AAF Guem
Speaker Lou House, Father Youngs, Father
Rabbitt, Commander George Sims-11th Dis
trict, Norm White-YA #2. Kneeling: Team
members Anthony Brewer and Joseph Henry.
Honorable Mentions went to PUrnn.
Henry Stinson, who captured two
burglars after a chase on foot, and
found tools in their possession; also
to Sgt. Norm McCarthy, Ray Davis
and Ray Armstrong who apprehen
ded a rapist under the organized
instructions of Sgt. McCarthy; to
Sandford Neal and Alvin Britton,
who, from an extensive investiga
tion, recovered three zip guns
(home-model in a basement where
they were manufactured. Arrested
were four youths who were habitual
violators; finally, to Ptlmn. Larenzo
Chew, Walter Dugan, George Can
trelL Theodore MarshalL and James
Breckenridge who, from an organ
ized undercover investigation, re
covered six 3D-caliber U. S. Army
rifles ..
Commander Robert M.
Harness welcomed new Sgts. Robert
Barksdale, William Britton, John
Recchia and S. Rollins. Also, new
Patlrnn. Cliff Allen, Sam Crawford,
T. Faulkner, James Wilson, James
Hunter, Pat Moriorty and Douglas
Bolling
. Say, Ptlmn. Winfred
Ray received an award as "Best
Dressed" in the Department's " Dress
Right" campaign
In the I.P.A
Turkey Shoot. H. Tetzlaff, D. Burch,
R. Merchant, and A. Henry won a
third place, Expert trophy
Last
month I asked about a boy. Well,
congratulations to Ptlmn. Michael
F. McVady and wife for their new
baby boy of the year ... Now hear
this: Capt. James Connally and Sgt.
Mallder conducted a voluntary
school for all sergeant applicants.
The men are grateful for your time
and sacrifice. Many thanks .. . Our
sincere condolences go to the fam
ily of Crossing Guard Mary Bell
Johnson, of the 51st Street and
South Park crossing, who died De
cemb e r 14, 1965. Also to the family
of Ptlmn. Alex Whittaker who will
be greatly missed around the 2nd
for his admirable character
Double 002 reporting.
-PUmn. Louis Shelley
1st District: With the coming of cold
weather, our secretary Joe Sheehy
has taken off for a warmer climate,
and we all wish w e were going w ith
him . .. Ptlmn. N. Alyinovich and G.
Coffey have earned themselves an
Honorable Mention with the cap
ture of two burglars and the re
covery of considerable loot. Nice
work, men.. Ptlmn. H. Glembin
has resigned as of 1 January to
operate his own gas station in Wis
consin, and we wish him the best of
luck .. We wish the best to re
cently transferred Ptlmn. P. Balskus,
R. Sykes and W .. Farris ....A warm
welcome is extended to Probation
ary PUmn. E. Hanlon from the dandy
1st ... Our sincere condolences go
to the following: PUmn. Harold Post
whose mother died 6 December
1965; to PUmn. J. Giuliano whose
mother died 13 December 1965; to
Want A d s - - -
MEMORIAL ROLL FOR DECEMBER
Y e~rs
UNIFORM FOR SALE: I summer blouse, I winter macki· naw, 1 pro winter trousers, 1 raincoat, 1 summer and 1 winter cap--7V•. Call lA 3·5800. GUN FOR SALE: 38·caliber Colt Commando Special. Call LA 3·5800. COTTAGE FOR SALE: V, block from Lake Michigan. Pri· vate beach, 4 rms., bath. Furnished, gas heat, reo modeled inside and out. lot: 140' x 50'. 2 hours from Chicago. Call 646·2361. CAR FOR SALE: '64 Chevy Impala, 283 engine, 2·dr. hdtp. , automatic transmission, radio, heater, whjte wall s, t1nted windshield, new plastic seat covers . Call Vic Gironda , RE 5·2005. HOME FOR SALE: 3·yr.·old brick ranch , 3 Ige . bdrms. ceramic tile bath , built·in oven and range. gas heat,
full ba sement. Beautifully landscaped. 90th and Phillips, 4th ~i s trict. Call 374·2853. GUN FOR SALE: 32·caliber snub·nose revolver. Good condition. $25. Call MU 5·3515. CAR FOR SALE: '64 Impala hdtp., 4·dr., fully eQPt. Metallic blue. 18,000 miles, I·owner, garage kept. RadiO, heater, power steering. Best offer. Officer L. Woods, 744 · 3370. After 7 p.m., 472·8763. GUITAR FOR SALE: Electric Spanish guitar, carrying case,' electric amplifier with two 10" speakers. $150 complete. CA 7·8526 after 4 p.m. UNIFORM FOR SALE: 2 pr. summer pants, 1 pro winter Name
of
Service
Unit
Date of
Death
Ptlmn. Victor Gillespie, .. 7th District ...... ... ., ',... 4.. 6 June
'65
(presumed dead)
Ptlmn. Earnest Petersen .. 3rd·· District ..... , .. , , . , . ... 10, . 19 December '65
Ptlmn, Edward Singer .... 1st District ...... . ........ 23 .. 13 December '65
Ptlmn. Henry Stewart .... Detective Division f"rea #4 .. I I . ,13 December '65
Ptlmn. Alex W hittaker ... 2nd District ...... ; . . .... , . 8 .. 20 December '65
DECEMBER· RETIREMENTS
Years of
Unit
Service
Sgt. John Hartigan ... ... . .. . , ... .. Youth Division Area #6 ..... , .. 36
Ptlmn. Bernard Maj . . .... . ..... , . . 15th District ..... .. .. . ..... . . 30
PiImn. Arthur Ratkowski ........... Disability Pension Roll ... ,..... 24
Sgt. Clarence Tortorell ............. Disability Pension Roll. ........ 27
Name
GRIN AND BEAR IT
By Lichty
pants, practically new, size 42 waist. Summer blouse ,
size 46. 2 new shirts, 17·34. $30 for all. Jack Humphrey, ES 5·6019 or MI 3·9400. UNIFORM FOR SALE: 4 pro winter trousers, 38 waist, 30 length ; I pr. winter trousers, 40 waist, 30 length; 2 pr o summer trousers, 40 waist, 30 length ; 6 large summer shirts, 3 extra large summer shirts (1 used, 2 new) : 1 reefer, large. Call 581·1187. ion 0
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Police lieutenant, Scottsdale, Ariz., pop.
54,000, Police Dept, 66 sworn mem
bers, 11 civilians, A lieutenant may
command a division or perform as act
ing division commander in the absence
of a captain, supervises sworn and
civilian personnel and participates in
difficult police and investigative prob
lems, etc Experience: 6 years in a de- .
partment with not less than 100 men;
experience must have been progressive
and resp.o nsible, with the last 2 years
at the rank of sergeant or higher, Edu
cation: minimum of high school gradOa
tion, supplemented by formal training
courses in police administration and
methods from an approved school. Sal
ary: $718-$792. Excellent fringe bene.
fits. Forward resume to: Clarence A.
Bigelow, Personnel O ffice, City of
Scottsdale, 60 W. Indian School Rd.,
.Scottsdale, Ariz.
PUmn. R. Murphy whose father died
19 December 1965; to retired PUmn.
Ralph Gustafson whose wife died
26 December 1965; and to the family
of PUmn. Edward Singer, 1st Dis
trict, who passep away 13 Decem
ber 1965
Your reporter received
a very nice Christmas card from
retired PUmn. Jim Foley and his
wife who are enjoying life in the
sunny state of California.
Every
one admired the new "Chapeau"
(beret) exhibited by our District
Commander at Christmas time
"Police on Earth, good will to men."
-PUmn. George Thiese
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,',,!>II,r,u. !'cw'p.apu
:-;~-~,lk'("
i9dO:
"Either you stop calling me a Fascist lackey or you don't
get a note to your professor explaining your absence from
sociology class'"
Courtesy 0/ th e ChicoRo Sun-Times COP)'righl
b y United F eatures SJ'ndicafe , fll c .
© 1965
"Our idea of justice is a bit odd,"
says Lord H artley Shawcross, distin
guished British lawyer. "Indeed, our
whole idea of justice is, when you come
to think of it, a bit odd,
"The task of the judge in most for
eign systems of law-and the Anglo
Saxon is really not the only system
which secllres justice-is akin to that of
a scientist in a laboratory: to ascertain
the truth by all. proper means, But not
sO the judge in: the Anglo-Saxon system,
He is more akin to the umpire in Ollr
English games-his duties limited to
ascertaining objective truth, so far as
the parties can or choose to present it
-to see that each side observes the
rules of the game and to answer the
question, 'How's that?' But the enforce
ment of justice isn't a game. And, any
way, we are losing it.
"Yet what has an innocent man to
fear? And how are our liberties pro
tected by making criminals and suspects
a privileged class? The activities of the
criminals are a far more serious invasion
of ollr privacy and our liberties than
those of the police."
FEBRUARY,
1966
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BULK RATE
Chicago Police Department
1121 South State Street
Chicago, Illinois 60605
PAID
PERMIT 9134
Return Requested
THE SERGEANTS' EXAM
,
It was exam time again for many Chicago patrolmen Satur·
day 29 January marked another Sergeants' Exam-the first in
two and one.half years-and 5072 officers turned out in the
sub·zero weather. Lane Tech (see pictures), Wells and Senn
High School served as testing centers. There were 1SO questions
on the morning civil service exam; officers were given two and
one·half hours in which to answer them. The Sergeants' List
will be posted by Civil Service in the near future.
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