DEPARTMENT COMMENDATIONS On 26 June 1964, anelderly woman was inducedto pay a manposing as a Federal InternalRevenue Agent$6,961.20 for b acktaxes her recently-deceasedhusband supposedly owed. Latershe called her attorney who notified police.Detective Walter Quinlan, *5389, DetectiveDivision, General Assignment-Area#5, was assigned to investigate. Afterthree months of work, Quinlan narrowedthe suspects to two men, who were in "custodyin Omaha, Neb. Although he learnedthis information just before beginning hisfurlough, Quinlan traveled many miles outof his way to question the suspects. Surethat one of the men was the offender,Quinlan induced the man to <strong>com</strong>pleteDepartment handwriting standards. Healso obtained photographs of him. Specimensof handwriting were positively identifiedby the Crime Lab as that of the suspect'sand the photograph was identifiedby the victim. When confronted with thisevidence, the suspect admitted his part inthe fr aud and named his former employer,a heating <strong>com</strong>pany owner, as the instigatorof the fraud. The Federal Grand Juryreturned felony indictments against thetwo men. The first offender was chargedwith impersonating a Federal InternalRevenue Agent; the other with conspiracyand aiding and abetting the first man.On 5 February, SergeantRaymond O'Malley,*1574, 14th District,heard a radio callof a holdup and immediatelywent towardthe location. Subsequentinformation was relayed that itwas robbery in progress and a man shot,and shortly after, that a red and whitePontiac containing two men had left thescene and the direction in which it hadgone was given. When he received thislast message, O'Malley turned off all emergencylights and watched for a car answeringthis description. When he saw ared and white car with two men in it, hecurbed the car. One man got out andasked why he was stopped. Informed of therobbery, the man denied any knowledge ofit and turned to leave. The sergeant askedfor his driver's license. When he checkedthe person in the car, and saw blood on hisface and head, Sergeant O'Malley informedboth men they were under arrestand radioed for assistance. The bleedingman bolted; the officer pursued, but theother man impeded him. O'Malley put thisman in custody. Later, the second offenderwas apprehended and identified as thefirst man's ac<strong>com</strong>plice in the robbery. Thetwo men were also suspected of five otherrobberies.On 5 February, OfficerBenjamin Troupe,*9904, 2nd Distric~ ,and his partner were onpatrol when a manstopped them and toldthem that smoke wasbillowing from the second floor of a building.Ac<strong>com</strong>panied by the man, the officersdrove to the building. While his partnernotified the Communications Center,Troupe ran up to the second floor of thesmoke-filled building. There he rescuedfour children ranging in age from two tofive years.osevelt Robinson,17, Task ForceArea #1, was drivingnorth while off dutywhen he saw a south- """""-"' bound cab with adriver and two male passengers. Thevehicle was being driven erratically, soOfficer Robinson followed it. After afew blocks, the cab stopped. The officersaw the driver, shoes in hand, begin walkingnorth and the two passengers walkwest. Identifying himself as a police officer,he tried to overtake the suspects, butboth began running. He then fired twowarning shots in the air and one of themen fell to the ground. With the aid ofanother beat car, the prisoner was takento a district station and identified by thecab driver as one of the men wbo robbedhim. The other offender was later apprehendedby detectives and both arresteeswere ch arged with armed robbery and aggravatedkidnapping.On 6 March, OfficerR aymond Howard,*11024, 18th District,patrolling in a one-manbeat car, saw a m an inan alley being viciouslybeaten by two men.As Howard approached, the men fled indifferent directions. The officer chased oneand had just about caught up with himwhen the man suddenly disappeared.Though hampered by almost total darkness,the officer made a thorough searchof the area and found the offender hidingbehind some garbage cans. Howard arrestedthe man. The proceeds of the robbery,$42, were found on him. He wasfound guilty and sentenced to one year inprison.On 2, 8 and 10 April, Officers SergesJoseph, *11383, and Rudolph Jakobs,*10577, 20th District, were responsiblefor the arrest of five hold-up men in ahigh-crime area. The area had had numerous<strong>com</strong>plaints of strong-arm robberies,purse snatchings and aggravated batteries.Officer Joseph, acting as decoy, was savedfrom serious injury because of the swiftand effective action by his cover man,Officer Jakobs. The five arrestees werecharged with strong-arm or attemptedstrong-arm robbery. All the weapons usedin the attacks were recovered, includingan eleven-inch knife.On 8 March, OfficerRaymond ColdebeIla,*6095, 13th District,, while patrolling his beat,heard a broadcast of an~ armed robbery of a gas,,/ ('! station. He requestedand was granted permission to move intothat area. Soon after, Officer ColdebelJ asaw a car whose driver disregarded an ambertraffic light. He followed and curbedthe car and then recognized it as the oneused in the robbery. Although the robberyvictim could not identify the driver, he didmake positive identification of the car.Further questioning disclosed th at two ofthe suspects' friends had used the car. Thetwo were arrested and the money takenwas recovered. *18 <strong>CHI</strong>C<strong>AGO</strong> PO<strong>LICE</strong>: STAR
harp S hooting!Officer Joseph Celovsky, FirearmsIdentification, Crime Lab, won a positionon the 1965 Illinois State PistolTeam, and thus became the first memberof the Department to represent Illinoisat the national pistol matches heldeach year. Last year, the state teamwon the national championship. OfficerCelovsky <strong>com</strong>peted with the team atCamp Perry, Ohio, from July 30 toAugust 7.Position Open-<strong>CHI</strong>EF OF PO<strong>LICE</strong>: Wilmette, pop. 32,000,will accept applications for Chief of Policeuntil 1 Sept. A career position, requiringperson motivated by desire to contributeto <strong>com</strong>munity and to further professionalfuture. Write Village Manager, P.O. BOll267, Wilmette, III., for details and applicationforms. Minimum requirements : 5years ellperience in supervisory capacityin rank of sergeant or above in municipal,federal or other governmental police work;age over 25 years; high school educationplus supplemental training in police science;good physical condition.Want Ads----This want ad column is offered as afree service to Department members only,designed for those who wish to buy or sellpersonal property. Ads may not be used tofurther business enterprises of any kind.The contributor accepts full responsibilityfor all statements in the ad.Ads may be submitted on a Want Adform (ask your District reporter) or onblank paper through Department mail, to:Want Ads, <strong>Chicago</strong> Police Star, Room403, Headquarters. They should be 30words or less. Ads received . by the 5th ofthe month will appear in the followingmonth's edition of the Star.MEMORIAL ROLL FOR JUNEYears of Date ofName Unit Service DeathSgt. Thomas Burns "" . .. ... , ", Detached Services." . . 17 ,.". , .. 6 June '65Sgt. Henry Glennon "",', .... .. 3rd District ., ... " ", 9,."". . I June '65Ptlmn, Eugene Meyer, .,., . , . .. , ,Crime Laboratory. , .. ,26 .. "". , 5 June '65Ptlmn, Denzel Watkins .. . . " .. " Auto Maintenance "., 20" .. , . . ,24 June '65JUNE RETIREMENTSYears ofName Unit ServiceSgt. Leonard Abbott . .. .. , .. ,.'. Disability Pension Roll . . .. . ,., . .... ,.,26Ptlmn, Alphonse Butville , . , .... , ,Detective Division Area #3 . . ,', . .. . ".21Capt. Louis Capparelli "",,",, 12th District """". "."""""",31PUmn. Joseph Cunningham .... ,. 18th District ..... ,"""',., .... . ,. ,25Ptlmn, William Doppke " , . . , . . . Youth Division Area #5 "", .. .. . , . , . . 24Ptlmn, Stanley Drogosz . , ...... . Disability Pension Roll ." ... ,. , '" . .. . 20Ptlmn. William Gelatka . .. ,. "" Disability Pension Roll ... ..... . , . .. " . 26Ptlmn. Charles Grove .. , ... . .. " 9th District , . . . ... , " , .. ..... " .. . , . ,33Ptlmn. Samuel Hatfield .,." . .. .. 9th District , .. , . ... , .. " ." ...... ,. , . 27Sgt. Donald Kenney ."", .. .... 19th District .. ," , . . ... ". " .. . , .,., 25Ptlmn. John T. King "". , . . ,." Vice Control Division , .... . " ... . "" . 32Ptlmn. Joseph Kurowski "" ".,,19th District ",., " , .. .. , . .. .. , .. , .,, 23Ptlmn. George Martin "." . .... , Leave of Absence . . ,' , . ..... .... . . , . . 21Ptlmn. William McDowell " "" . 2nd District ... .. " .. ,"' , .. . . " . .. , .25Ptlmn, Ferdinand Noon ", ..... ' Personnel .. , ..... . . " .... , ... " . . .. ,25Ptlmn. Fred Pickert ." . " .. , . , .. Traffic Division ... ,', ... ,.,. ," , ..... 21Ptlmn. Francis Ryan ,.," ", . . .. Task Force/ Detached Services . , . , . , , , . ,21Ptlmn. Roy Scanlon ""., .. ,.". 3rd District """" . .. ,., .. " . ,."",25Ptlmn. Joseph Terry " "' , .... .. Field Services ., ... " .. ... ... . . . .. " ,29Ptlmn. George Voght .. , .. . . . ... Communications Center ., ... ...... "., 25THERECi ATRAIN FOR SALE : American Flyer train set, 3/16"sca le, 17 pieces; include 190 wall twin control transformer. Al so 26 pieces of track. Call SP 5·2177.HOUSE FOR SALE: Frame residence 8810 S_ Lowe Avenue,3 room s upstairs with bath, kitchen, and powderroom ; finished ba sement, full bath and powder room.All new plumbing, 2 car garage, overhead doors . RA 38057.UNIFORM FOR SALE: Reefer, blouse, size 44 ; 2 pairsof pants, size 44, 3 summer and 3 winter shirts , size16'/" $35 _ 1 summer and 1 winter hat, size 7';',Phone 338, 1432_HOUSE FOR SALE: In -law type, 5 rms , down , 4 rms.up . 3 car ga ra ge, finished basement , oil heat. Vicinity79th & Stony Island, near schoolS, shopping, transportation. Low $20s . SO 8-5731.HOUSE FOR SALE : 3, bdrm " 5·rm, brick, Bogan area .side drive, 2·car garage, <strong>com</strong>b. storms and screens.Very clean-low $20's. Call Marie Fallon , 585 -42 36,after 6 p.m.UNIFORM FOR SALE : 1 winter reefer and 1 summerblouse, very good cond ., size 44-46. 2 pro pants, faircond ., size 42. 8 winter shirts, 4 good, 4 fair, size17-34, 2 hats, one winter, one summer, size 7% .Reasonable. Call AM 2·0191.AUGUST, '965 19
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