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THE OFFICIAl.. PUBl..lCATION OF THE CHICAGO POl..lCE DEPARTMENT JANUARY , 1967
THE YEAR IN REVIEW . . . see page 3
The Medical section ..... . . see page 16
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----APRIL
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April marked the first month that our "Officer Friendly"
began visiting elementary schools. The first visit was to Stewart
School on N. Kenmore. Purpose of the program: to help grade
school children develop a better understanding of policemen.
Biggest hit were the Department-designed coloring booksthey
went like hotcakes.
On 19 April, a training bulletin covering demonstrations
was distributed. On the 22nd, Dick Gregory was found guilty
of resisting arrest and battery of a policeman during a 1965
demonstration. Gregory was fined and sentenced to five
months in jail. He appealed. On the 26th, a General Order
on civil rights was distributed.
The new system of field reporting was instituted in Area
# 1. By October, the system would be fully operational in
all six areas. Mid-April also saw the final hook-up of the Law
Enforcement Teletypewriter Service. The system made possible
direct and instantaneous teletype contact with 48 states.
And deep tragedy: Sgt. Claude Fisher, 21st District, prevented
a tavern robbery but sacrificed his own life. The 39year-old
Sergeant, father of five , was shot to death 19 April.
____ MAy
Headlines announced that a former Gaslight Club girl had
scored No. I on the policewomen's exam, given in December.
She later decided not to enter the Training Academy. Many
were disappointed.
Fred Hubbard, candidate for U.S. Representative, was
wounded by a sniper's bullet. Hubbard's comment: "I don't
think police protect,ion will be necessary."
Then Ptlmn. Michael DeBella, 7th District, awoke one
morning to find he had inherited a chunk of the King Ranch.
A long court battle would follow.
16 May-the Police Recognition Ceremony. Sgt. Charles
Eichhorst was posthumously awarded the Police Medal. Then
President Johnson arived for a Democratic fund-raising dinner
at McCormick Place. T here were 1545 policemen assigned
to the detail.
A sit-in demonstration and more arrests on the 19th, this
time at Roosevelt University. Twenty-five demonstrators were
arrested; they were protesting the draft deferment tests. There
were more sit-ins and more arrests during the next week.
Blue buttons in support of the $195 million city bond issue
began to appear. Dr. King announced plans for a massive
rally in Soldier Field. And Michael Butler's posh discotheque,
Le Bison, was raided for failure to have a liquor license for
two bars and for operating without a food license. Guest
Claudia Cardinale looked on.
4 CHICAGO POLICE STAR
JUNE
The long hot summer began. In less than a week, three
people had drowned on Chicago beaches as the temperature
rose to 89 degrees.
Delivery was made on the 7,000 police helmets. Eight more
patrolmen were added to the Human Relations section; the
group would serve as liaison between the Department and civil
rights organizations. A General Order mid-month outlined
procedures for full integration of squad cars and squadrols.
Then 12 June, and the Puerto Rican neighborhood of
Division-Damen erupted in violence. A youth was shot by
officers while he was trying to elude arrest; crowd reaction
was spontaneous. During that late evening, three squads were
burned, 200 windows broken, 49 persons arrested and 16
injured.
The next morning, papers bannered a story which had
immediate effect on police procedures-the Supreme Court
had handed down the historic Miranda decision. Less than a
month later, a General Order would specifically instruct Chicago
officers as to proper interrogation procedures.
The bond issue passed with flying colors. A total of $13 .5
million would be used for renovation and new construction
for the Police Department.
Then a bomb was planted in the car of Dominic A bata,
taxi union chief. Two of Abata's officials were injured when
the bomb exploded.
JULY
The month started with a group of firemen besting a group
of policemen 20-16 in golf at the Fresh Meadows Golf Club.
Then a probe began of a traffic ticket-fixing ring. Names
such as Roman Saints, Satan Lovers and Blackstone Rangers
began to make headlines, as gang warfare flared up in the city.
10 July marked the civil rights rally in Soldier Field. Afterwards,
Dr. King and his group marched to City Hall and
posted "open city" demands on the door.
On Tuesday the 12th, Ptlmn. Paul Pietrzak, 4th District,
received the Award of Valor. Three weeks before, Pietrzak
had single-handedly protected two youths from a mob attack
in Calumet Park. In the early evening of the 12th, two officers
stopped on the near West side to close an open water hydrant.
Irate crowds began forming; rocks were thrown. One-hundred
policemen were called in, then 200, then 300. Molotov cocktails
exploded, windows were broken, people were injured.
It was calm the next day along Roosevelt Road, but that evening,
the area again became a battlefield. All taverns were
closed and police saturated the area in an attempt to maintain
order.
On Thursday morning, national attention was again focused
on Chicago. Eight student nurses were murdered in
their townhouse on the Southeast side. The lone survivor provided
detectives with a description of the killer and the manhunt
was on. On Saturday at 2:30 p.m., the Superintendent
announced to the press that the prime suspect was Richard
Speck; at noon Sunday, Speck, his wrists slashed, was recognized
by a resident doctor at Cook County Hospital. And the
search ended.

THE BLUE LIGHT
1st District: We warmly welcome the
following Prob. Ptlmn. to the dandy
1st: D. Anderson, J. Dillon, F. Fabiano,
M. Johnson, J. Nolan, M. Nuccio, J.
Obrochta and F. Sangirardi . . . Con·
gratulations to the new fathers and
their wives who announced the arrival
of their latest offsprings: Ptlmn. l.
Depcik,4 Nov.; D. Mangerich, 30 Nov.,
and E. Downes, 5 Dec... . A wonderful
time was had by all at a party held
at Essex Inn for Frank Sautkus, recent·
Iy promoted to Sgt., and for Ptlmn.
James Martin who has taken a leave
of absence ... Ptlmn. Nick Alynovich
and Bill Holland, while on patrol, ob·
served a package fall from a passing,
auto and through skillful investigation
and interrogation of the auto's occu·
pants, recovered a stolen auto and
stolen merchandise. Keep up the good
work, men . . . Our condolences to
Ptlmn. Arnett Holmes and family on
the death of his mother. Condolences
also to Ptlmn. Norman Kukuk and
family on the death of his father ...
Dan Hartnett. had a tough decision to
make: whether to remain as Vice Off.
or accept a det. rating. He chose the
latter .. . Ptlmn. Mike Swistowicz went
to Fort Ord, Calif. for training with his
Natl. Guard Unit.
- Ptlmn. George Th iese
2nd District: We welcome back Cmdr.
Robert M. Harness, who recovered
from a recent operation. He expressed
his pleasure at the performance of the
Dist. during his absence ... Another
welcome is intended for new patrol·
men in 2: Mick Caccitolo, Frank Cusimano,
Don Czajkawski, Ron Jasica,
Louis O'Donnel, Tim McKeough, Tom
Reynolds and David Stallard. Good
luck ... Honorable Mentions went to
Sandford Neal and Alvin Britton, who
while on patrol , responded to a rape·
in·progress call. They conducted such
an extensive investigation that it led
to the immediate capture of the rapist
. . . Vice Squad : Crime Coordinator
Charles Crumble became aware of a
narcotics law violation sales to teen·
agers. He then supervised an under·
cover investigation. Finally, with the
assistance of Vice Offs. Lett, Breckenridge,
Joe White, H. Crosier, R. Conly,
Kelly and Ernest Jones, a search war·
rant was secured. Their search un·
veiled large amounts of marijuana,
heroin and other narcotics, which led
to subsequent arrest and prosecution.
Good work . .. On the brighter side,
we congratulate Alonzo Jones, whose
wife gave birth to a bouncing boy.
Thanks for the cigar ... Say! Our bas·
ketball team is shaping up. Here's our
line-up: l. Berry, S. McBride, F. Carter,
Bolling, P. Strong, Ron Davis, Trotter,
W. H. Jones, W. R. Jones, McCoy,
Heard, Peete. D. Foulkes is Coach;
Yours truly, Manager. 002 Reporting.
- Ptlmn. Louis Shelley
3rd District: Your reporter hopes the
Cmdr. and personnel of the 3rd Dist.
had a Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year . . . The 3rd District was
saddened by the death of former Sec'y
D. Golden. Many of us who worked at
the old Woodlawn Station and pres·
ently at the 3rd Dist. will miss him.
Our condolences to his family. Our
sympathy to J. Ivansevich and his fam·
ily on the death of his son , John . Con·
dolences to H. Wyatt on the death of
his mother. Also to C. Johnson on the
death of his father . . . Congratulations
in the birth dept. to T. Martin and his
wife, Joan, who had a baby boy by
the name of Daniel , 9 Ibs. 8 oz. Also to
Sgt. Lindsey and his wife Gladys who
had a baby boy, Lindsey Jr. ... F.
Butler, the man you have seen wa lk·
ing around on Cloud 9, after his son,
Frank Jr., made the AII·State Football
Team , not only one team but several.
Congratu lations, Frank . .. Sr. Review
Off. J. Conway has recently been heard
to state that since Morgan Knox, the
new sanitation engineer, has joined
our group, the floors are really shining
... Congratulations to P. Shannon, M.
Duffy and Y.O. J. Clark and J. Frazier
on their promotion to the rank of Sgt.
-Ptlmn. Thomas J. Shannon
4th District: Well here 's hoping every·
body had a Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year . .. Our odds on favo r·
ites to place high on the Lts .' list are
Sgts. Silvero " Gun·Ho" Flores and
Patrick McHugh .. . Our deepest sym·
pathy to Off. Maurice Dore on the reo
cent loss of his sister Genevieve Slaw
. . . Richard Scanlon and Buzz Norka
are still waiting to be made Sgts. Well,
as the monkey said that caught his
tail in the lawn mower: "It won't be
long now" ... Our one·two punch com ·
bination , Nick Sisco and Johnny Lyons,
added to their long line of felony
pinches by apprehending a rapist, an
on·view arrest ... The 4th Dist. foot·
ball team, the "Nice and Easy", won
10 games and lost only one. Featured
are, End, Alberto Massucci and Jack
Johnson . . . Napoleon Hunter and
Troy Yates, assisted by Ray Kosinski
and Geo. Graske, are starting to win a
few basketball games lately. We hear
that B. Hunter is the greatest. Those
are his own words, verbatim . . . T.
Egan is going on furlough. Taking his
place is Mike Fogarty ... We welcome
T. Thomas to the 4th Dist. Now we
have two quarterbacks, him and Joe
McGuire.
- Ptlmn. Steve W. Schaefer
5th District: "Hello There, " welcome
to the club. I hope that everyone had
a Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year .. . The 5th Dist. basketball team
is really hurting for basketball players.
So fa r, on Iy fou r players have been
showing up for games. I guess yours
truly will have to come out of retire·
ment and put the team back on the
right track .. . Cmdr. Marriner has reo
turned from his annual furlough and
is looking fine and cheerful . . . I
wonder if Off. Melvin Natzke is still
mad about the dog story. It seems that
he couldn't catch the dog, and so he
was assigned to catch a cat . .. Alfred
Frazier was on his annual vacation last
month and purchased a new car. I know
that he will be hard to get along with
now .. . Off. Ralph Stiglich is getting
ready to go on his annual vacation the
13th period . .. Offs. R. Boffo and W.
Edwards will be wearing hats if the
weather rema ins cold as it was last
month ... Sgt. Chester Budd was in
the 5th Dist. last month, and looking
very sharp in uniform with his stripes
. . . Lt. Peter Leppa has been doing
all right this season with his hunting.
I understand he has been shooting ev·
erything that moves, including the
leaves on the trees. Yours truly.
-Ptlmn . Robert B. Peters
6th District: Happy New Year to All!
... Welcome aboard : Ptlmn. Pecka,
J. Batka, J. Th ulis, J. Morton, P. Patton,
Ed Danaher, Wm. Lieber ... Here
are a few citations and potential Dept.
Commendations for outstanding and
even brilliant police work: Ptlmn. James
Meli and James Moran responded to
a battery case at a pool hall . Found
out the four or five offenders had fled
in a '59 Olds. Ptlmn. Moran soon 10'
cated the Olds, along with three of the
five offenders. Ptlmn. Smajo and Koziol
located two more out in Oaklawn ...
Ptlmn. Dewan is using more than usual
precaution when he stops traffic viola·
tors-one of the boys in the back seat
pointed a gun at him. He objected to
his friend getting a ticket. A few days
later, he apprehended three suspicious
subjects who had a couple of shotguns
in the back seat of the car. From now
on we'll call him "Gunsmoke" .. .
Ptlmn. Richard Gorski apprehended a

sex deviate whom he observed dragging
a woman he had just beaten_ The
offender took o,ff and ran, and Ptlmn.
Gorski outran him and caught him in
a yard ... Get well wishes to Ptlmn.
Wally Graeber and Ptlmn. Frank Mount·
ford. Congrats: The 6th Dist. Basketball
Team is knocking itself out trying
to bring us a trophy. Lots of luck, boys.
-Marian Devenney
7th District: "7" always comes up with
the new: Boy's Court South, known as
Branch No. 45, opened here 12 Dec.
'66. And the key man behind it being
placed here? None other than our
leader, Cmdr. Harold l. Miles .. . We
now have to get an appointment to talk
to our distinguished Vice Off., Walt
Saunders, since, his return from Reno,
Nev., where he was flown as a witness
of the U. S. Govt. in a very important
narcotics case . .. Milt Hahn, our War·
rant Off.-to hear him tell it, sells
the largest eggs going . . . Ptlmn.
Wilbur Schat received his new tree in
time for Christmas. No, not a Christmas
tree but a replacement for a Maple
tree that a motorist drove over in front
of his Castle ... Ptlmn. Pat Patterson's
hobby is cabinet making; he turns out
some fine work ... Our civilian typist,
Ellen Beaver, returned to work from
the sick roll. The boys had a cake for
her ... We here at "7" extend our
wishes to all for a Happy and Prosperous
New Year ... Our former Sgt.
Dick Shinners is now one of a Mr. and
Mrs. team, and the best in life for them.
-Ptlmn. Wilbur Higgins
8th District: Welcome back to their
home grounds: Sgt. H. Town, Ptlmn.
M. Bennett and J. Dolan ... Proud
parents: Mr. and Mrs. l. Tuidera
fine healthy handsome (after his
mother) baby boy; and Mr. and Mrs.
J. Sonley, on the birth of Kathleen, a
beautiful 7 lb. 10 oz. baby girl ...
Our deepest sympathy to C. Smith on
the death of his sister ... The first
round of the bowling season is over.
The H. B. Chuck Wagon Team is leading
the league with Aztec Lounge Team
close behind. Ptlmn. James O'Connor
received an award from the American
Bowling Congress for picking up the
almost impossible 7-10 railroad. Nice
going, Jimmy. John Pitak says his Pink
Elephants are going to stampede to
1st place before the season ends ...
Thanks to Mayor Daley, Supt. Wilson,
our aldermen and our various representative
groups, our Holidays were
exceptionally happy this year with the
additional surprise raise. Cmdr. O'Con·
nell and all the "guys" here at "8"
are very thankful. Looks like the Number
One Police Department will soon
be number one in pay also. In our
last issue we predicted morale and
salaries would go up come 1967 and
we hope 1968 will see us tops in everything
... H. Weise just planted a
giant size evergreen in his basement
for "Champion" (his dog). Now that's
really class. -Ptlmn. Vince O'Grady
9th District: A benefit was held 28 Nov.
for Ptlmn. Henry Hollendoner who suffered
a fatal heart attack while on duty,
Mon ., Oct. 3. The 9th Dist. personnel
showed their appreciation to a former
officer who was well liked by all, by
having a large attendance at the benefit
. .. Ptlmn. J. Ferguson and Cadet
Clancy are best of friends except for
2 short hrs. on Sundays when they
play football against each other ...
Sgt. Wm. Burns, whose son Terrence
is a Cpl. in the Marines, was stationed
at Camp Pendelton, Calif., but embarked
on 2 Nov. for duty in Viet Nam
.. . Ptlmn. T. Flynn is like a utility
man in baseball because he can handle
a great number of jobs-lockup, desk
or a beat car ... Honorable Mention
was given to Ptlmn. T. Smith who
sayed a child's life by rescuing him
from a burning building ... The basketball
season started 13 Nov. and the
9th Dist. won their opener. Ptlmn. D.
Krautter was high scorer with 24
points. The top athlete of the 9th Dist.
for 1966 was Ptlmn. J. Shannon. He
received 5 awards in 3 sports.
-Ptlmn. Gerald R. Sheehan
10th District: Poor Mr. Stork had a
busy schedule again as far as new
babies for members of the 10th Dist.:
Ptlmn. and Mrs. Joe Pipilo had #3
by the birth of a baby girl, Jo Ann,
born on Nov. 3, and weighed a hearty
8 lb. 2 ozs. From all indications, Joe
is doing fine; however, the day he told
us about the birth he was missing his
star and shield on his uniform. Ptlmn.
and Mrs. Scott Chambers also had a
visit by the' stork and we are awaiting
th,e particulars. Ptlmn. and Mrs. Tony
Viciari were blessed by the birth of
their son , Robert Joseph. Talk about
excited fathers. It's a toss-up between
Joe Pipilo and Tony Vicari ... Best
wishes are being sent to Bob Holmes
who left the Dept. for "Greener Pastures."
Best of luck, Bob, on the new
job ... With deep regret we report
the death of one of ou r officers, Raymond
Wells. Ray was detailed to the
Training Division lately but he was
known to many of us at the 01' 24th
Dist. and the County Jail Witness Room
where he spent much of his time on
the job. We all send our deepest sympathies
to Ray's family. Rest in peace,
Ray ... Our belated sympathies are
sent to Ptlmn. George Hynek, Jim
Schaffer and Hugh Blakeman on the
deaths of their brothers within the last
month ... All members of the PBA
Welfare Fund can pick up their 1967
cards from Tom Curran or your reporter.
-Ptlmn. Charles S. Rolecek
11 th District: Congratulations to Cmdr.
Sims on the wonderful display of professionalism
shown during his interview
at the Illinois Room of the Circle
Campus, University of Illinois, 21 November.
It was indeed an honor to see
and hear him handle himself under
fire by the Mayor's 23-man Committee
to Study Police Community Relations
· . . Congratulations to the following
Ptlmn. on exceptional arrests made
during the past month: Ptlmn. J. Geary,
H. Bierman, B. Batson and C. Green
· .. Our deepest sympathy is extended
to Ptlmn. Kaczmarek on the loss of his
mother ... The basketball team is
again doing an exceptional job; it has
a 4 and 0 record .. . We are all happy
to see Ptlmn. Eugene Belton back to
work after his short stay in the hospital
... We are once again appealing
to men desirous of donating blood. It
can be donated at Mount Sinai Hospital
any day by yourself or by any
other party in your name ... Next
month there will be a news box placed
in the squad room for anyone desirous
of giving news items to the Star, if this
meets with your approval; I would like
to hear from you.-Ptlmn. Eddie Harris
12th District: Congratulations to Lt.
Cliff Riordan and his wife on the birth
of their lovely child ... Due to a recent
transfer order, we lost Sgt. Wil·
burn Murphy and Burt Kann; good
luck in your new assignments ...
Off the Medical Roll and back to work
is Lt. Marv Rae; nice having you back
· . . Vice Coordinator Bob Merk is
mighty proud of Bob Jr., who was recently
voted the outstanding player in
the Annual Mum Bowl played at Soldier
Field ... Honorable Mentions were
recently presented to Dr. Ben Kravitz,
Bob Kazluski, Nick Matozzi and Jimmie
Gage ... Our Cmdr. just returned
from a well-deserved furlough in Arkansas
and is quite happy to be back
at the helm. Capt. Bart "Smiling Jack"
Hines did a fine job as the Acting D. C.
· .. Many new faces have popped up
in the station of late, so welcome
aboard to Ceja, Brown, Augustus,
Duignan, Sgts. Hull, Burns and O'Hara.
-Ptlmn. Frank lewis
15th District: The 15th Dist. is getting
back to normal after our recent General
Inspection ... We wish to thank
our tactical unit (Devitt's Devils) for
the wonderful job they are doing. The
command of the 15th Dist. was ca­

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pably handled by Capt. Mcinerney in
the absence of Cmdr. Thanasouras who
was relaxing . . . Congratulations to
Vice Offs. Robert Eadie and Ronald
Lejeune on their new additions to their
families . . . Cadet Hovland is out·
growing his youthful innocence . ..
Cadet McKalip received an Honorable
Mention from Ptlmn. Louis Marosi for
his "coffee·making ability" . .. Sgt.
Davis seems to have lost the "Battle
of the Bulge". When last seen, he was
being consoled by Sgt. Recchia ...
Ptlmn. Don Kann, Nick Vitale (Chi Chi
Rodriguez) and Roger Rinaldi were
seen playing golf at White Pines with
a red golf ball. You've got to love the
game . .. Vice Off. George DeMet is
rejuvenating his uniform for his pend·
ing promotion ... Notice! Father Time
(Skonie) is a complete pictu re of
youthfulness. His hair is only three
shades "wh iter".
-Ptlmn. Albert Salerno
16th District: The retirement party hetd
on 16 Nov. for Gohrsch, Teschky,
Glomp, Malek, Conway, Mahoney and
Frawley was a huge success. Some ex·
tra servings were available due to the
fact that Louis Bruzzini was on furlough
and could not attend ... Speaking
of the Secy., his wife Marjorie took
him to Calif. for his furlough . The object
of the trip was to see if it can be
made without spending any money.
Really now, Louis, even Jack Benny
spends something ... Florence Warren,
Sylvia's assistant in the back of·
fice, will become the mother of the
bride in the spring of 67-congratula·
tions ... Phil (backache) Tolan is assigned
to Abandoned Autos and is do·
ing a bang-up job ... John (Shakespeare)
Callahan was the Dist. Vice Off.
but the Evidence Tech. section needed
him more than o'id "16" so he was
replaced by Vince Cutaia . . . Good
luck to both you guys in your new jobs
... The Rooney family had a bit of
turkey at their house for Thanksgiving
-Sgt. Ronald himself.
-Ptlmn. Mike Marone
17th District: A bouncing baby boy just
arrived at our house and his presence
makes it a really Happy New Year for
us. The future cadet's name is John
Edward Brink and he is my new grandson
. . . There are a lot of new faces
around "17" too and we would like
to say " welcome aboard" to the fol·
lowing Ptlmn .: Howard Anderson, Wil,
liam Baldree, Dennis Bialk, August
Caporusso, Thomas Carlisle, Dennis
Davis, Clifton Earnest, Robert Francesconi,
Robert Gill, Alan Gottfried, John
Harty, Robert Hill, Richard Hyland,
William Kasinak, John Matranza, Paul
Myer, Richard Niewinski, Chester Orloski,
Jack Palumbo, Chris Pandre,
Peter Papeck, Ronald Pepsnik, Irving
Schultz, Thomas Skelly, John Stack,
Dennis Suderski and Edward Tyska . . .
It is always nice to mention the Han·
orable Mentions recently received by
the following Ptlmn.: J. Latuszek, E.
Kennelly, A. Wirkus, D. Gould, J. Stack,
F. Capadona and R. Hammermeister.
Congratulations on your fine police
work, men ... We mention with pride
that the Lambert Tree Award was reo
ceived by our Ptlmn. Gary Hettinger
and also wish to congratulate him on
his recent marriage. There are two
more "newlyweds" floating around on
cloud nine. Ptlmn. Russell Klein and
James Cavanaugh. -Marge Happs
18th District: Dick Washco asks if anyone
noticed the puffed-out chest of
Roland Harvey of late? His #1 daughter
Linda, age 17, was graduated 1st in
her class on 25 Jan. 1967. She will
enter Rosary College in River Forest
this fall. Her sister Nancy, age 15, is
following in her footsteps and also
plans to attend Rosary in 1968 .. .
Welcome to Sgt. AI Lazar and Ptlmn.
George Ferolo . . . Received word at the
last watch party that Joe and Sophie
Olszewski are planning to celebrate
their 25th Wedding anniversary on 25
Jan. There will be plenty of Vodka·
Pifko-Kapusta-Kelbasa·Kura and czarnina
for all ... We offer our condolences
to Charles Leveck on the passing
of his sister, and Martin Maybaum on
the passing of his brother . . . D. T.
Schwarz, Marcey Ruiz and Kenny Anderson
were down in Galena, III ., where
they got two wild boars, one weighing
100 Ibs. and the other 150 Ibs. Maybe
they went out for Joe's anniversary ...
Tony Oddo received a creditable for
taking a drowning woman out of the
lake at Navy Pier ... The Eagle and
his beloved Jean also celebrated 10
years of Wedded Bliss. The Lithuanian
Eagle. -Ptlmn. John R. Daciolas
Office of the Superintendent: Les Glasser
of Planning has become really proficient
at training sessions. Have to
watch out, they may snatch him for the
Training Division . . . Tom Mannard of
Personnel is leaving; he rea,ched the
zenith of his career. Good luck from
everyone, Tom . . . Welcome to Ann
Blackwell, the new ed itorial asst. in
Planning .. . Want to wish Mary Wohlfarth,
the super's sec 'y for many years,
success in whatever she tries, even retirement
.. . Found in the men's washroom,
one little baby alligator (sex
unknown). Yolanda Erickson, a lover of
animals, has taken the monster home
for a pet. Will it get along with the other
pets she has? Well no cadets from
Walter Hayes and wife Marilyn- an·
other girl has been announced. Try
again Walter, or should we form
Cadettees . . . Heard of the new reo
cruiter for the army, AI Liegence? They
swear by him . . . Welcome to PID, Mrs.
Bonnie Forkosh, and Mrs. Gerta Houston
... Keep those cards and letters
coming in . -Ptlmn. Charlie Farber
Bureau of Staff Services: The 4th An·
nual Christmas and Retirement Party
for Cent. Services, and Auto Maint. was
its usual success and all present had a
marvelous time ... We wish health
and happiness to Ptlmn. Thomas
Hayes, Cent. Det. on his retirement . ..
Good luck to James Walsh who trans·
ferred to VCD .. _ Ptlmn. Hugh Mc·
Manmon, Cent . Det., visited Venezuela
on his furlough while Ptlmn. Dan Hayes
spent his in the Canary Islands ...
Congratulations to Cent. Det. Police
Matrons; they all passed inspection
with flying colors ... Our condolences
to Ptlmn. Leslie Hillstrom on the death
of his mother .. . Good luck to Lt.
Michael Cooney, former C.O. of Re·
cording and Transcribing, on his new
assignment in Planning . .. The Crime
Lab welcomes Chemist Dorothy Tufo,
formerly with I.I.T., and Dorothy Keat·
ing, Doc . SeGt., who is fast becoming
an asset to the unit. She attended a
course in Doc. Exam. given by the
Treasury Dept., Washington, D. C.
Maureen Casey, Doc. Examiner, formerly
a member of the FBI lab staff, is now
a veteran in the ranks and will complete
her 3rd year. Marian Caporusso, Micro·
analyst, a former high school chemistry
teacher, is rounding out her 1st year.
Shirley Linduska, Chemist, is in her 2nd
year. She has been in demand in cases
where the Breathalyzer has been a
factor as well as being called as an
expert witness in connection with
identification of narcotics and dangerous
drugs. -Audrey LaBash
Communications Section: Congratu la ­
tions to Sgt. James Norcott who received
a Dept. Commendation for in·
itiative which resulted in the capture
of burglary suspects ... We ' re happy
to see Tony Pulciani and Cadet Johnson
back from the medical rolls . .. James
McDonald was involved in an auto accident
while off duty. We're hoping it
won 't mar his furlough . . . Lois
Rooney did a splendid job arranging
the refreshments for our 5-year anniversary,
and also for Bill Hannon's retirement
party. _ . Ed Adams picked a
choice spot for the picture-taking duro
ing the anniversary party. Bill Hannon
is going to reside in Ariz. with the
Mrs. and take a security job with a
popular radio and TV manufacturer.
Thomas Madden resigned to operate a
grocery business in Ariz. We will miss
both of these fellows and wish them
our best ... Miss Jean Pollowy went

into the Edgewater Hospital for surgery.
Hope all turns out well .. . I heard that
one of our young ladies declined an
invitation to attend a party with one
of our messenger clerks. Reason un·
known? . . . Sincere condolences to
Ernest During whose father passed
away. Auf Wiedersehen.
- Sgt. Edward T. Haas
Detective Division Headquarters: G.A. :
Sgt. John Castans has been attending
the Sgts.' refresher course, so look out
men . . . Thomas Gaughan is in Florida
soaking up the sun on his furlough ...
Eddie Harte, the Sammy Sneed of the
5th floor, has been practicing at Ziggy
Troys Heated Golf Drive Inn South to
keep his laurels ... Burg.: We welcome
Henry Sigler; he replaced Carl Menconi
who was transferred to the Chief's
Office ... A vote was taken and Andy
Bartlett was nominated acting Sgt. as
Sgt. Howard Rothgery is going on fur·
lough. We know he will do a good job
. .. A.T.: Adam Madura was selected
to be Santa Claus at Goldblatt's as they
had to have a Santa who could under·
stand both Polish and Bohemian. Tex
Caplan is back from Hollywood where
he had a small part in "Bonanza" when
Dan Blocker, "Hoss," sprained his
ankle boarding a burro . .. Robb.:
Robert Johnson is anxiously awaiting
a Christmas present as he is now 10 on
the Sgts'. list. We all wish him luck!
. .. Welcome Sgt. Garder to our unit
from the 18th Dist., who replaced Sgt.
Bill Egan .. . HIS: A champion father
is Det. William Stevens, the happy
father of 12. Previously, Sgt. Frank Gill,
assigned to Gambling and Vice, held
high honors. Keep going Bill.
-Det. William O' Brien
Detective Area #4: G.A.-Sgt. Thomas
Drury is the proud father of his first
son , Thomas John, after four blessed
events. Mother and child are enjoying
good health and father has increased
his chest measurement . .. The testi·
monial dinner at Beverly Woods clearly
demonstrated the height to which Bob
O'Reilly's popularity has risen .. . The
father of Det. Frank Koscinski was
given a noteworthy medical reprieve.
Surgery was successfully performed to
correct heart deficiency ... A.T.-Sgt.
Arthur McGovern is infanticipating the
arrival of his 12th grandchild .
Det. Frank Cosgrove is on medical roll
due to belated mumps.
-John R. Bodkin
Detective Area #5: Lt. Daniel Bryne of
HIS has the good wishes of all his
friends from DDA #5 on his new ap·
pointment. His good humor and jolly
sm ile will be missed . A testimonial
party will be held at McDuff's. Some
new blood has been injected into HIS.
Welcome aboard to It. Wm. F. Keating,
Sgts. F. R. O'Connell and J. John
Keane. Other units received Sgt. Lee S.
O'Rouke, Robb., and Sgt. Wm. McHugh,
Burg.... Robb. does it again , and how
lucky can you get? Det . Richard Riccio,
I •
larry Evans and Frank Pernice, Robb. ,
while investigating a tavern robbery,
learned that the offenders forced five
patrons to lie on the floor, then col·
lected the wallets; before they departed
one of the victims asked for the empty
wallets back. One of the offenders acci·
dently th rew his own wallet and left.
When the three above· named sleuths
arrived, they took down the information
from offender's wallet, subsequently
leading to the arrest of the offender.
Us other detectives should be so lucky
. . . The wife of larry Evans, Robb .,
presented her det. husband with a fine
baby boy, and he tried to keep it a
secret . .. Best wishes on the retire·
ment of Det. Boleslaus and P. Krusicki,
D.D.D. #4 Robb. He is the father of our
desk man, Benjamin Krusicki, D.D.A.
#5- a father and son team giving their
all to the Dept. . . . And Det. Harry
lance, Robb. , is still taking on any
comers for handball. There just is no
end to the talent in Robb . ... A get
well soon to Det. Tom Reilly, GIA, who
is convalescing from an appendectomy.
-Det. Joseph E. Chwistek
Detective Area #6: Ray Del Pilar and
Theresa are the proud parents of a
baby girl , julie Ann. Congratulations
. . . Johnny McDonald (now known as
long John) has joined TOPS, and has
taken off 26 Ibs . . . . Welcome to Sgt.
E. Nichols of HIS. He was formerly
with Area #5 HIS . . . Homicide's
Steno , Cindy, reports that her fu rio ugh
in Las Vegas was wonderful , even
though she came back a little broke ...
Charlie Van Patten is taking a Christ·
mas furlough. We miss him and his
good coffee . .. Ed Sweeney reports
that he has salt water taffy hidden
away, and when he can locate it, he will
bring it down to the office. I can hardly
wait . . . Jim Harrison's daughter,
Kathy, had the honor of being elected
President of the National Honor Society
of Mother Guerin High School. Kathy
is a lovely girl, and is certainly deserv·
ing of this honor . . . lee Anderson's
threats of a libel suit against this reo
porter, regarding his handball scores,
are being made in va in. I'm broke . ..
-Cat herine Howson
Traffic Headq uarters: Here we are at
54 W. Hubbard. If nothing else, it's
mass confusion . . . We are all happy
to see Sgt. Molony back to work after
his operation ... It's never too late:
John Botica (Warrants) is going to be
a Daddy in Feb... . I goofed again and
forgot to mention that Neal Booth was
41 on the Sgts'. list ... Barney Glavin
called and asked me to THANK YOU
for the great honor you bestowed upon
him by attending his Retirement Party
· . . Earl Lemker (Papa Bear) retired .
We sure will miss him skipping around
the office. A great time as usual was
had by all who attended his retirement
party at the Wheel. We even learned to
Square Dance, headed by the direction
of Lt. Frost .. . M. J. had another birthday.
Would you believe she was 29?
· .. Welcome back Bill Judge (Pudgie)
who is now in the State's Attorney's
Office .. . louie Botica is back again
with us, but as a Sgt. Welcome, Louie.
We know you will do a fine job in Hit
and Run . .. Bob Gricsack (Operations)
is the proud father of a baby boy . . .
Welcome Joyce Brawner to Warrants
from 11th and State Central Warrants.
Joyce replaced Sonia Thompson. Can
you believe that? -Carol Rossi
Traffic Area #1: After many happy
years at 200 N. Clark, TA # 1, is moving
to 54 W. Hubbard , (Maggie Daly, please
note the correct add ress) . . . There
were several transfers this past period ,
including the loss of three more of the
"Marauders" - lepore, Olevar and
Powell - from the Area. Charlie Smith
and Sgt. Pleines left ... Coming into
the Area were Sgt. Kuss man, Ptlmn.
Son ne, Zene and Threatt. Into the Loop
- ptlmn. Segraves, Smiezney, Bi rmingham,
Kugler and Tubridy .. . Cupid 's
arrow almost struck home with a well ·
known bachelor working the 3-11 desk .
However, a later furlough somehow
cooled the flames of true love .. . A
few of the Sr. Sgts. have purchased
new leather jackets, much to the
chagrin of the Jr. Sgts .... Rumor has
it that Zeni GUrrera is going to take
driving lessons; in fact, -she says she
is knitting a muffler for the ca r . . .
Bel ated congratu lations to larry" Boom
Boom'" Bromley on his new offspring
· .. Irv Nicholsen, while being photo·
graphed recently to publicize Loop towing
procedures, took things seriously.
After issuing a citation to the vehicle
he posed with, he had the tow truck
remove it to the pound ... Terry l oftus
and his spouse are vacationing in
Jamaica, Art O' Brien, Tony Stashinski
and Frank Kugler took the Florida cure
· .. AI Feldman has been nominated as
" lineman of the Week. " Bronco, as he
is calling himself lately, threw a flying
tackle into an escaping Sheriff's
pri soner. George Halas, please take
note ... Elmer Friberg made the Sunday
editions, modeling the latest winter
wear for police officers .. . That's it
for this month. The next edition will
have the list of finalists for the "M r.
Sweethea rt Contest" .
-Ptlmn. Charlie Jenkins

OEPA ENT COMMENOA s
On 29 September, 1966, Ptlmn. Francis
Gutrich, *2398, Edward Toomey, *4665,
and Robert Elam, *1932, 6th District,
were assigned to set up a stake-out to investigate
auto thefts and strippings. Two
autos approached the stake-out area, but
when the drivers saw the squad cars, they
immediately sped away. Toomey chased
and caught the driver of one of the cars;
Gutrich and Elam chased the other car
which went over a curb and was abandoned
by its two occupants. Elam chased
one of the men, who eluded him by hiding
in a doorway. Meanwhile, the second
man had escaped from Gutrich, but while
the officer was searching for him, he discovered
the first man in the doorway. During
the struggle, the man pushed Gutrich's
revolver against him. It fired and wounded
the officer, and he was rushed to a nearby
hospital. After shooting the officer, the man
escaped. Back at the 6th District, the arrested
man gave officers the add resses of
his two partners, and the two were arrested
in their homes. The three admitted stealing
one of the cars in Robbins, Illinois. One
of the men was charged with attempted
murder; the other two were charged with
auto theft.
Det. Edward Kokaska, *8067, DDA # 4­
Auto Theft, developed information that
cars stolen in Chicago were being transported
to a garage near Earlsville, Illinois.
Kokaska, along with members of the Illinois
State Police and the National Automobile
Theft Bureau, went to Earlsville.
The garage was inspected and 28 late
model cars were found in various stages
of dismantling. All were later identified as
stolen. Dets. Joseph Nalepa, *9516, and
John Ruddy, *4152, DDA # 4-Auto Theft,
were assigned to the investigation. They
found out that most of the cars had been
stolen between August 1965 and February
1966. The garage owner was questioned
with his attorney, and he agreed to cooperate.
He implicated members of the
theft ring and told officers that the gang
switched bodies and frames and altered
identifying numbers in his garage. The
identities were then legitimatized with counterfeit
documents or "salvage" titles, and
the cars were sold to buyers in Illinois and
other states. The detectives notified the
FBI and worked closely with FBI agents
throughout the investigation. Arrests on
warrants were made; seven of the members
were indicted.
14 CHICAGO POLICE STAR
On the morning of 3 October 1966, a
woman was beaten, raped and robbed in
her home. She was taken to the South
Chicago Hospital, where she was later
questioned by Dets. Jerome Springer,
*4006 and Richard O'Connell, *8458,
DDA # 2-Hom/Sex. Meanwhile, the Crime
Laboratory mobile unit investigated the
victim's home and discovered a set of latent
fingerprints on a dresser which could
have belonged to the attacker. Springer and
O'Connell learned that the attacker resembled
a prospective buyer who had recently
been shown the home by a real estate
agent. The agent provided the man's telephone
number. It was found to be listed
to a woman. But a check with the man's
employer revealed hjs full name; his fingerprints
were on file, and when compared
with the set of latent prints, resulted in a
positive identification. At the man's home,
the detectives were permitted by his wife
to examine her husband's bedroom. A
bloodstained towel, undershirt, trousers
and sweater were found, all belonging to
the man. During questioning, the man admitted
the attack. He was charged with
rape, burglary, armed robbery and aggravated
battery.
There was indication of the existence of
an abortion ring after a follow-up investigation
of a prostitution arrest by Sgt. John
Kane, *1625, and Ptlmn. John McCormick,
*11762, Vice Control. Investigation
revealed that a licensed podiatrist was a
principal in the ring. Ptlmn. James Alfano,
*8205, Vice Control, and Polwmn. Lillian
Bolinski, *4786, Youth Area # I, were
assigned to contact the doctor and request
an abortion. After several calls, the doctor
agreed to take Polwmn. Bolinski to the
doctor who would perform the abortion.
He then accepted $800 in marked bills.
The doctor and the policewoman left in
his car for the clinic, but the doctor became
suspicious. He was arrested and the
marked money found. He agreed to cooperate
in arresting the second doctor, a
chiropractor, after conferring with a lawyer.
Polwmn. Bolinski and the doctor went
to the chiropractor's home, arranged for
the abortion and handed over $400 in
marked bills. A pre-arranged signal alerted
stand-by officers to enter the building,and
the chiropractor was arrested. A search
revealed evidence relating to the crime,
as well as a large quantity of obscene pictures,
plates and photographic equipment.
While on patrol, Ptlmn. David Laughlin,
* 11696 and Donald Malkowski, *4577,
4th District, made a routine check of a
service station near 87th and Stony Island.
The attendant met them at the door and
told them he had just been robbed by two
men. He said one of the men had a gun;
the other was unarmed and his right hand
had been encased in a plaster cast. Then
Ptlmn. Nick Sisco, *8715, 4th District,
entered the station. Since the men had
fled on foot, the three officers began a
search of the area and spotted two men
fitting the description of the robbers. Malkowski
arrested one; Laughlin chased the
other and caught him. Laughlin sustained
injuries during the chase. The complete
proceeds of the robbery were recovered
along with the gun. Both men, who had
arrest records, were charged with armed
robbery and held to the grand jury.
Just after midnight,
P tlmn, Stephen Naughton,
*11219, and Robert
Zemaitis, *5309, 1st
District, were patrolling
the 12th Street beach
area when a citizen told
Zemaitis them that two men had
just forced their way into an auto parked
in the lot adjacent to Burnham Harbor.
When Naughton and Zemaitis arrived, they
saw two men seated behind a man and a
woman. When he was asked if he knew
the two in the back seat, the man remained
silent. The two suspects were ordered out
of the car, but as they got out, one drew
a gun. N aughton kicked the gun on to the
floor, a struggle started, and the two were
finally arrested. The driver explained that
the two had ordered him at gunpoint to
drive to Soldier Field. The two men were
charged with attempted armed robbery and
resisting arrest.
While on patrol, PUmn. Joseph Beazley,
*7445, and Thomas Clinton, *12077, 3rd
District, saw a car with one occupant
parked in front of a closed service station
on South Chicago Ave. Then they saw
three more men taking a candy vending
machine from the station. The men saw
the officers and fled southbound on the
Skyway ramp. At the top of the ramp,
they abandoned the car and it began rolling
backward. Beazley jumped out and
managed to gain control of it. Clinton
chased the men, ordered them to halt, then
fired a warning shot when they refused.
He fired a second shot which grazed the
left leg of one of the men. He stopped and
was arrested, then taken to a nearby hospital.
A search of the car revealed three
vending machines from the service station
and a large amount of canned goods taken
in a burglary on South State. It was later
discovered that the car was stolen. The arrested
man admitted stealing the car and
using it to commit both burglaries. He had
a previous burglary record.

A PREHENSIVE?
Well, a little, I
suppose.
It was the free eye examination
program that had drawn me into
taking the complete Department physical
in the first place.
I couldn't remember when I had last
had an eye test - and that was simply
reading letters that got smaller and
smaller until you could no longer decipher
them.
But when I went down to the Medical
section, I not only learned more
about the eye program, but about other
services as well - some of them also
new, others that have been in existence
for some time.
Eye Testing Program
Recruits get their eyes tested as part
of the complete physical when they
first enter the Department. But previously,
they did not have to take an eye
test for the rest of their career. So the
new eye-testing program began on a
compulsory basis for all sworn personnel
On 5 January.
In addition, an exam of the eyesthe
only organ of the body which can
be looked into without surgery - can
turn up some diseases that might otherwise
go undetected. Examples are nephritis,
leukemia, diabetes, hyper-tension,
presence of brain tumor, and a
clue to thyroid function.
The compulsory eye testing for
sworn members was instituted through
the cooperative efforts of Personnel's
Safety section and the Medical section.
The program is tied in with the compulsory
shooting program. About onesixth
of the shooters will take the eye
test when they go to the range. They
are given a "screening" by an officer
who has been specially trained. If he
detects any signs of a deficiency in the
person's vision, or a possible need for
a change in prescription if the individual
wears glasses, the tester refers
him to the staff optometrist. The optometrist
examines the eyes more thoroughly
and can write a prescription for
new lenses if it is required. If he detects
any pathology - i.e., cataracts, glaucoma-the
optometrist refers the person
to the staff opthalmologist, Dr.
Raymond Hector.
It will take about two years to examine
all sworn personnel - and then
the cycle is repeated so that every
sworn member is tested every two
years.

In addition, if some visual defect is
found, or a change in prescription
needed, officers may voluntarily purchase
industrial safety glasses at a rate
well below retail prices. This rate is
allowed for persons engaged in hazardous
occupations. Civilian Department
members may also take advantage of
the program on a voluntary basis.
A member can take part in the safety
glasses program by: 1) securing his
own prescription from his eye specialist,
picking up an "authorization slip"
signed by Chief Surgeon James P. Carroll,
and taking it to one of the participating
companies to be filled; or
2) he can wait until his regularlyscheduled
testing date, receive his prescription
from one of the Department's
eye specialists and take it with the
authorization slip to a participating
company. Listings of these companies
are available at testing stations.
Also available at substantial savings
are non-prescription industrial safety
sunglasses.
While safety glasses are not compulsory,
there are some pretty heavy arguments
in favor of purchasing them. For
one thing, there is the savings to the
officers.
More important than monetary savings
is that wearers of safety glasses get
greater eye protection from flying objects.
A force which would break these
glasses and injure the user's eye would
destroy the eye with standard glasses.
On bright days, sunglasses reduce eye
fatigue - efficiency increases.
The savings to the Department : serious
eye impairment or loss of an eye
could result in a member's assignment
to light duty or to the Disability Pension
Rolls. The Department's manpower
would be bolstered by the elimination
or curtailment of eye injury
accidents.
The savings to the City: a single eye
injury might cost more than the total
cost of administering the whole program
for one year.
And, in addition, the modern industrial
safety glasses are light-wejght and
comfortable; a choice of attractive
frames is available.
•
A comprehensive physical exam
is gh'en /0 an officer by Dr. James Carroll
Other Free Services
I learned a great deal more about the
services of the Medical section. Another
new program, the Prothrombin
Time test, is scheduled to begin in early
February. This test is done to determine
the diagnosis of patients who are
on anti-coagulants as a direct result of
a cardiac or other blood condition.
A third new program, slated to begin
next month, are the blood chemistries
- tests to detect diabetes, amount of
cholesterol content in the blood and
the functioning of the kidneys.
A free "Pap smear" test is available
for female Department members. This
is a simple, quick and painless method
of detecting early malignancy in the
uterus. Doctors recommend that young
women have such a test every year;
after about the age of 30, every six
months.
"We operate on a broad scope," Dr.
Carroll explained. "We have some
10,800 sworn personnel, plus the civilian
members. We run a free immunization
program for Asian flu. Tetanus
shots are available. These are especially
important to the men in the K-9 and
Abandoned Auto units because they're
'more exposed to the possibility of
Tetanus than most officers.
"We have preventive vaccinations
and inoculations available to personnel
assigned to O'Hare International
Airport, because of their possible exposure
to exotic diseases carried by the
international travelers," said Dr. Carroll.
Complete Physical Examination
The free, voluntary physical, begun
in 1963, is one of the most comprehensive
of the programs offered.
As all this was being explained, I was
asked, "Why don't you have the complete
physical and find out at first hand
part of what the Medical section does?"
Well, why not?Since I couldn't think
of a good reason "why not," I agreed.
"Tomorrow all right?" "Why not?"
(And get it over with).
So off to the Medical section the
next day.
First, the eye examination. Officer
Louis Pandy, an optometrist who had
been in the 3rd District, was now assigned
to the Medical section for the
new eye care program. He conducted
the eye examination - which, happily,
I passed with flying colors. It took less
than half an hour, but for persons with
glasses it takes longer.
(continued on the next page)
JANUARY, 1967 17

A Recommendation (cont.)
Of}. Louis Pandy
Then the lab work: urinalysis, blood
count, blood test for syphilis (l always
look the other way while the needle is
inserted - but was surprised when I
realized it was over). One of the two
medical technicians, Marge Traub,
commented, "We give the painless type.
After taking blood samples from thousands
of people, we're pretty adept."
Then the usual history, which Mrs.
Leola Brown, the nurse, took: age, past
illnesses, injuries, surgery, any present
complaints. Then weight (alas) and
height measurements.
A hearing test (the Department has
its own audiometers) was next on the
agenda and 1 was able to hear all the
noises I was supposed to. So far, so
good.
Following that, a complete physical
was given by Dr. Charles Spirrisso,
one of the 10 staff doctors. The physical
includes an electrocardiogram,
given by Mrs. Joyce Grayson, the other
medical technician. Men, of course,
don't get the "Pap smear" test.
The entire physical takes less than
two hours if the traffic isn't too heavy.
"WE PRACTICE PREVENTIVE
medicine," said Dr. Carroll.
"We run the tests;
staff pathologists and specialists interpret
them. If anything suspicious turns
up, we refer the person to the family
doctor and make our findings available
to him.
"We don't have treatment facilities
- except for emergency cases." Dr.
Carroll went on: "We do not compete
with private medicine. Everyone should
have their own family doctor with
whom they keep in touch."
1 8 CHICAGO POLICE STAR
Medical Technician Joyce Grayson
Approximately two weeks after the
exam, the individual receives a letter
through Department mail. One type of
letter tells you what you knew .all along
- you're in good health. The other
type requests you to call the Medical
section to arrange for an appointment
with a doctor to discuss the results of
your examination.
Dr. Carroll stressed: "This should
not alarm the man. It doesn't mean
there is anything seriously wrong. It
could be nothing more than a weight
control problem.
"Secondly, should the examination
turn up an illness or disorder that requires
treatment, these findings will be
made available to the member's private
physician. Men are sometimes reluctant
to come in for a physical because
they're afraid if anything is wrong with
them, they'll be out of a job. This is
not true."
"And three, an appointment must be
made for a physical."
All you have to do is to call the
Medical section, Pax 371, from 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m., to arrange for an appointment.
Take it from one who knows: it's
well worth the time.
IACP (cont. from page 7)
agencies on caJ] and at cost. These services
include consultations, surveys, analyses,
staff studies, detailed reports of
findings and comprehensive recommendations
covering all areas of an agency's
operations, organization and administration.
These surveys can, in no way, be construed
as punitive. They are done in
close cooperation with the personnel of
the concerned agency to insure constructive
results.
Since the inauguration of the IACP
police management conSUlting services
in 1960, over 100 law enforcement
agencies in 35 states, the District of
Columbia, and three Canadian provinces
have utilized them. This service
was provided the Chicago Police Department
in 1960, followed by a reevaluation
survey in 1964.
Research and Development
The focus for this action is IACP's
Research and Development Division. In
1961, with financial assistance subsequently
from the Ford Foundation,
IACP established a Center for Law Enforcement
Research Information. Here,
in one central location, is a complete
library devoted to police science, criminology,
law enforcement and police administration,
with its resources available
to all concerned. The Center has three
main elements: 1) selected texts; 2) current
files of over 60 police magazines;
and 3) unpublished research papers prepared
at local police and academic levels.
Contributions from agencies and individuals
are received in a most gratifying
flow, with nearly a thousand acquisitions
of educational material added in just
t he past year.
To make these rich resources available
to the profession, and those of allied
interests, a quarterly digest, The Center,
is published containing abstracts of specific
works for subsequent ordering.
Over 150,000 pages of material have
been reproduced and over 200 bibliographic
research projects conducted.
The other phase of the R&D operation
is conducting specific research projects
in areas of overall police concern.
Our work in juvenile delinquency has
resulted in the publication of a variety
of reports. A major research project is
now under way to develop practical
administrative guides for police administrators
concerned with traffic supervision
for controlled access roadways. An­

other one of prime concern centers on
the delicate and vital matter of policecommunity
relations.
Highway Safety
The magnitude of the traffic safety
problem has been emphasized by the
President and Congressional leaders,
among others. Also required is emphasis
on the pivotal role of the police in alleviating
the problem. In our Highway
Safety Division is centered the IACP's
fourth major function, the responsibility
for providing this emphasis.
Internally, this is done primarily in
conjunction with IACP's Division of
State and Provincial Police and its Highway
Safety Committee. The Division
membership is comprised of senior state
law enforcement executives from each
of the states except Hawaii, and the
seven Canadian provinces bordering the
U. S. IACP's Highway Safety Division
provides a full-time consultant to this
Division , and plans, coordinates and
supervises each of the four regional IT'.eetings
held yearly, as well as the general
annual meeting.
One of the most active of the IACP
committees is the Highway Safety Committee;
its sta ff work is provided by our
Highway Safety Division.
Externally, the Highway Safety Division
works close ly with some 23 organizations
in its promulgation of the police
role in traffic management. These organizations
represent Federal, state and
local government, industry, education,
foundations and professional institutions.
The importance attached to the police
role in traffic safety was gratifyingly recognized
with an invitation from the
Federal Highway Administrator for the
IACP to serve as one of the three professional
organizations comprising his
Advisory Committee to develop highway
safety standards.
In recent testimony before committees
of both the U. S. Senate and the
House of Representatives, we expressed
the concern of the police that civic and
governmental interest appeared to focus
on the vehicle and the road, rather than
on the major factor-the driver. We
pointed out that unless the police are
permitted to take strict enforcement action
and such action is supported by the
citizens, littl e mitigatio n can be expected
in the inereased toll of highway deaths
and injuries.
In this connection, r consider it important
to point out that IACP does not
perform a lobbying function. Its function
in government liaison consists of
MEMORIAL ROLL FOR NOVEMBER 1966
Years of D ate of
Name Unit Service Death
Ptlmn. Emil Dobbelaere 4th District 11 26 Nov. '66
Ptlmn. Daniel Golden 3rd District 28 6 Nov. '66
Lt. Francis Nash Intelligence Div. 19 25 Nov. '66
Name
Ptlmn. James Ahern
Dog Catcher Albert Baker
·Ptlmn. Fred A. Brennan
Sgt. Perry L. Epperly
Ptlmn. William F. Hannon
Ptlmn. Emmett T. Hartnett
. Ptlmn. Howard Kane
Ptlmn. Boleslaus Krusicki
Ptlmn. Earl E. Lemker
Ptlrnn. Edward C . McCarthy
Ptlmn. Eugene Van Arkel
providing professional data, advice and
assistance when called upon to do so.
Liaison and Communications
Being the professional focal point for
the wide-spread membership comprising
IACP results in a major communications
responsibility. Our primary means
of insuring that the record of professional
progress made by any of our
members is available to all are through
publication of our monthly magazine,
The Police Chief, and our annual Police
Yearbook.
Within the limits of our resources received
from industry and institutional
grants, we publish and distribute studies
and brochures on the findings by our
staff in selected areas. A "best-seller,"
for example, has been Our volume of
selected readings by a wide range of
authors, both professional and layman,
entitled, "The Police and the Changing
Community."
We are a lso successfully exploiting the
motion picture medium with our production
of a 30-minute color film entitled,
"Every Hour . .. Every Day,"
a transcontinental coverage of police in
action narrated by Danny Thomas, famous
TV personality. Our distribution
of this production is nearing the 500
mark through its purchase and use by
civic groups dedicated to advancing respect
for law and law enforcement.
We consider that one of our major
responsibilities is to inform the public.
I! is only by speaking out candidly and
factually to our critics, by publicly acknowledging
constructive criticism, and
by informing the citizens of the progress
being made in all facets of police work
that we of the police profession can
expect public support.
NOVEMBER RETIREMENTS
Years of
Unit Service
5th District 27
Animal Care Section 25
1st District 22
14th District 31
Communications Center 25
Disability Pension Roll 27
Disability Pension Roll 28
Detective Area # 4 31
Traffic-Special Services 31
Detective Area # 3 25
3rd District 21
Want Ads---­
This want ad column is offered as a free
service to Department members only, designed
for those who wish to buy or sell
personal property. Ads may not be used to
further business enterprises of any kind.
The contributor accepts full responsibility
for all statements in tbe ad.
Ads may be submitted on a Want Ad
form (ask your District reporter) or on
blank paper through Department mail, to :
Want Ads, Chicago Police Star, Room 403,
Headquarters. They should be 30 words or
less. Ads received by the 5th of the month
will appear in the following month's edition
of the Star.
FOR SALE: 1 winter reefer. size 46. Brand
new. $50. Call 282-7974.
FOR SALE BY OWNER: 2·f1at press brick. corner. 3·car
brick garage. side drive. 6·5 rooms. 220 wiring. Beauti·
ful basement. low taxes. exclt. income. Nr. shpg .•
sc hools. churches . Low $20's. Call Mrs. Murphy, MA
6·3600 .
PLAYERS WANTED : Hardball baseball team . Team been
playing 10 yrs. Call 011 . Ruiz. 18th Dist.
CADET UNIFORM FOR SALE: 6 cadet winter and 6
summer shirts. sz. 16. Jacket. pant s, many other item s.
Exclt . cond., half·price. all items. Call AI Davis, 275·
2900 . 275·2901.
GUNS FOR SALE: 4·inch S&W chrome ·plated .38 spe·
cial, M.P. 2·inch S&W .38 special, chrome· plated ..32
cal. long S&W, chrome· plated . Best oller. Call retired
Capt. Wm . Ryan, ST 3·5922. (Must comply with Dept.
G.O. 62·32.)
MOTOR FOR SALE: 25 h.p. outbd. Johnson motor. Elect.
starter, exclt. condo $75 . Call 239·3877.
FOR SALE: twin·size bunk beds, mattress. Lt . wood,
good condo 1 steno·type machine . Brand new . Call
SP 4·0465.
FOR SALE: 1 uniform reefer. sz. 44 . Call PR 8·0541.
UNIFORM FOR SALE: 4 pro pants, sz. 43, $4 each .
2 summer reefers. sz. 44 , $15 each. 3 hats. sz . 7'/,.
$1.50. 3 long·sleeved shirt s, sZ. 17/ 34 . $3 each . 3
sho rt·sleeved shirts. $2 each. 3 pr o shoe s, llC, 1 pro
12C, 2 pro 10';' 0, $3 a pair. $50 takes all. Call 424·
5909.
CROSSING GUARD UNIFORM FOR SALE: Sz. 20 suit, 1
long sleeve, 1 short sleeve shirt, sZ. 38; raincoat and
helmet, hat and woolen helmet, purse, tie. Used 3
weeks. Mu st sell, reasonable. 777 ·5198.
RIDE WANTED: Two officers want ride to Acapulco.
Mexico . Leaving 2 Feb. Call MU 5·0530 or contact
Mueller. Area #5·G.A. Will share expenses.
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