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THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT * Spotlight on the 14th District
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CHICAGO
POLICE
STA R
VOLUME 16, NUMBER 9 October 1977
Mi chae l A. Bilandic
Mayor
James M. Rochford Supt. of Police SAMUEl W. NOLAN Oeputy Superintendent Bureau of Community Services TINA VICINI Director Public and Internal Information Division INDEX
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Spotlight on 14th District
"Tinkers" jogging along
Blue Light
Police Officer of Month
Recent Retirements Department Commendations In Memoriam Human Relations Section Personalities Mirror of yo ur image? Mini Book Reviews Bicycle tact teams Puzzle In Memoriam
Police Officer James Koumoundouros, 30, while working
security at a northwest side bank on September 7, was con­
fronted by an armed gunman . The gunman, a narcotics addict
and escaped federal felon , ordered Officer Koumoundouros to
remoue his gun and put it on the desk. Officer Koumoundouros
attempted to talk to the offender and at the same time pressed
the bank alarm button . .. whirled and fired, striking the offen­
der in the thigh. The gunman returned the fire, striking Officer
Koumoundouros in the head, killing him.
Officer Koumoundouros is suruiued by his widow, Karen,
and four small children: Jimmy, 8, Mark , 6, Karen , 2'/2,
Anita, 1.
EDITORIAL STAFF
SGT. FREO HOFF, Editor; LeROY JIRIK, Associate
Editor; DENNIS BINGHAM, Contributing Writer;
Photos by Graphic Arts Section Photographers.
Unit reporters are listed in the Blue Light SectioD.
The Chicago Police Star is published
monthly by the Chicago Police Department
and is the official Department publication.
The Star is distributed free of charge to
active and retired Department members
and to persons and agencies in the fie ld of
law enforcement. No one is authorized to
so l icit or accept payment for adverti sing or
subscr iptions to the Star. Permission to
reprint artic les must be received in writing
from the Director of Public and Intern al
Information Division, Chicago Police De­
partment, 1121 South State Street,
Chicago, Illin ois 60605.
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COVER
Officers Madelyn (Maggie) O'Neill, Wesley Blaauw, and
Edward Preston of Human Relations Section interview
homeowner while tracking down arson-bomber. Story on
page 15.
Photos by Roman Zabicki, Graphic Arts
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SPOTLIGHT ON THE
14th DISTRICT
Shakespeare busy on service To t he residen ts of Chicago's nor th­
west community in the Loga n Square
area , "Shakes pe are" does not r efer to
the famou s Englis h pl ayw righ t -but
rather to a three-story bri ck struct ure
which has been the focal point of police
activities for the last 69 years,
The Shakespeare Station, or 14th
Di strict , si tuated at Ca lifornia and
Shakes pea re Avenue, was built shortly
after the tum of the century in 1908. It
hou ses th e 14th Di st rict a nd Area
Center 5 which is compose d of a ll the
area Criminal Investiga tion Divi sio ns
and Youth Division Units.
Shak espeare , rankin g seventh in
population with appro xim ately 168,845
resid ents , is sli ghtly over eight square
mi les in s ize, Its bounda ri es include
Cicero Ave nue on th e West, Belm ont
Avenue on the North ; along the Chicago
River on the Eas t a nd from Cicero to
Kedzie and then a long Kedzi e to North
Avenue , and North Avenue to the River
on the South ,
At one time the area was a well -to-do
midd le class community with tremen ­
dous mansions , many s ingle -famil y
homes, large apartment houses a nd an
active shoppin g center a round Loga n
Squa re, During the last several years
Commander William Hanhardt of 14th District pOints to one of many ethnic flags
which shows cosmopolitan makeup of Shakespeare's Logan Square area .
the community has been in transition
a nd changed considerabl y,
The popul ation, once heavi ly Ger­
man , Polish , Jewish , Scandinavian a nd
so me Italian in makeup, now is approx­
imately 60 per cent Lati no with pockets
of other natio naliti es remaining,
Sinc e the rezoning of districts in
March 1977 wh e n the new po li ce
e mergency number 911 went into effect,
the 14th Di str ict h as h a ndl e d the
Continued on page 4
Shakespeare desk is a busy place. Station has been in existence for last 69 years at its present site.
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Sgt. Ed Mingey and Sgt. James Collier
check on members of area gangs.
Officer Ken Wilburn and Sergeant
Frank Kusar check on some trouble
spots.
Review Officer Tom Donovan
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Continued from page 3
largest number of service calls in the
city. According to Commander William
Hanhardt, head of the 14th District
since April 1974, citizen call s for service
during the 8th period totalled 13,345 as
compared to the city-wide district aver­
age of 9,502 call s; during the 9th police
period, the district handled 13 ,310 ser­
vice calls while the city-wide average
was 9,285.
"I wish citizens used more discretion
when they dial 911 for the police,"
Neighborhood Relations Sergeant
Howe said . "Most of the calls are about
kids-kids gathering in lots ; kids play­
ing ball in the streets and alleys; kids
who are too noisy." lfwe could onLy con­
vince people to be more reasonable and
to call when something really happens,
such as criminal acts , "suspicious" per­
sons or activities, we could do a much
better job. Those other calls cut down
valuable patrol time."
Sergeant Howe gave two examples of
the ridiculous calls which are handled
by police. One involved a woman who
ca ll ed at 1 p.m. in the afternoon com­
plaining of sma ll children riding plastic
tricycles on the street in front of her
house .
In the second , a woman complained
she was afraid her neighbor would call
police because her 22-year-old son was
play ing his radio too loud . She wanted
the beat officers to tell her son to turn
down his radio .
The biggest problem in the district is
the youth gangs; the second is narcotics ,
and the two go hand-in-hand, said
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Lieutenant Cornelius Casey sounds
off on names at roll call.
Officer Jose Velez adjusts his hat to
make sure he makes good appearance.
Secretary Emma Crowley kibitzes as
William Howe types report. Howe re­
cently was promoted to lieutenant.
Officers Ron ald Topcze wski and
Gerald Sypien are re ady to roll in
squadrol.
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Officer James Jurta (left) issues personal radio to Officer
Paul Derda before he goes out on patrol.
Officer Donald Muscolino and Detention Aide Aaron Cole
prepare slide to photograph offender.
Continued from page 4
Commander Hanhardt . The Shakes­
peare District has more gangs within its
boundaries than any other district­
with some 30 at last count. To a large
degree their activities are racially
motivated-white vs. Latino-with
each fighting to protect their neighbor­
hood or " turf."
Commander Hanhardtand Sgt. Howe
have met with gang leaders-members
on occasion. "We've had them come into
the station, sat down with them and
talked so that we cou ld gain some feel­
ing as to their problems in tela tion to
the community," Howe said. Comman­
der Hanhardt added:
"Our feelin g is this ... the police have
a respo nsibility to enforce the laws.
What some of our community groups
refuse to acknow ledge is that gang
members live here . .. they are resi­
de nts of the same community. The
police cannot gather them up and set
them somewhere else. And, as long as
the two groups have an effect on each
other, the least they can do is to sit down
and attempt to find a common ground
for understanding in order to so lve some
of their problems."
Commander Hanhardt said h e at­
tempted to set up a meeting with gang
leaders and one of the commun ity
groups which has been very vocal in
us'i ng the gangs as an issue.
"I wrote them a letter August 8th in­
viting them to a meeting with th e gang
leaders. As of this date, they sti ll have
not bothered to respond ," H a nhardt
said. "Frankly, I'm not too sure they
want to solve the gang problem-if they
did they would lose their "issue."
Youths and crime a lways h ave been
Continued on page 6
Lt. Don Murray and Sgt.
Frank Kusar conduct in­
spection of officers at 14th
District roll call .
Officer Vito Orseno monitors district's bank alarm system.
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Continued from page 5
of great concern to those working in the
14th District. The Logan Square Boys
Club, for example, was started back in
1936 by the then commanding officer of
the station, Captain John Howe. The
members met on the third floor of the
Shakespeare station for many years
until they moved to their present loca­
tion.
For the last several years , Sgt. Howe
and Officer Ron Hull have conducted a
youth sports program by organizing
football , basketball, floor hockey,
softball, and other seasonal sports for
elementary school youngsters in coop­
eration with the Park District.
Last year, a girls' football team was
organized at the girls' request. The idea
of the sports program is to involve
youngsters in activities in an attempt to
influence them away from gangs and
narcotics. Said Howe:
"It's the kind of a program where
police and youngsters-boys and
girls-can work together and learn
about each other.
"The program has been successful.
Officer Colleen Austin,
Sergeant Terry Forbes and
Officer Dorothy Price con­
fer on assignments.
Many youngsters, some of whom are
now in high school, come back to the
station for assistance with various prob­
lems. Recently one boy came in seeking
help for drug addiction; another, sought
help for his parents who were having
problems ."
The sports program involves some
1,200 youngsters-boys and girls per
year. In addition, Sgt. Howe and Officer
Hull are often called in by the schools to
talk to patrol boy groups about safety;
and to youngsters who get into trouble
or have other problems.
The 14th District ended 1976 with a
5.7 per cent decrease in index crimes
and a 7.6 per cent in total crimes for the
year. The highest number of crimes re­
ported for the year were : theft,
burglary , and auto theft.
Officer Eddie Caridine in­
tently pores over informa­
tion at roll call.
Sergeant Dan Daniels enters squad.
Desk Officer William Diaz.
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Officer Frank Lewis
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IiTinkers' jog for fun, find side benefits "At first it requires a real commit­
ment to be a daily jogger, but after a
short time you truly begin to enjoy it,"
said George Theisen, 1st District Loop
foot patrol, who recently ran in the first
Chicago Distance Classic, covering the
12.7 mile distance in less than two
hours.
Running 12 plus miles in less than
two hours averages to a little faster
than six miles per hour. This doesn't
sound too fast does it? Well, it's no world
record, but it certainly is respectable for
any runner , particularly when you con­
sider Theisen is 53 years old and that he
spent two weeks languish ing in an in­
tensive care unit of a hospital suffering
from a serious heart attack just two
years ago.
Shortly after he was released from the
hospita l and while recovering from his
illness, his doctor suggested that he
start jogging short distances. So
Officer George Theisen
Denise Bonen (top left) and
Officer James Gehr (right)
of 1st District go through
stretching exercises be­
fore going out for practice
run with "Tinkers" running
club .
Theisen embarked on a controlled jog­
ging program, s lowly building his body
up to the point where he's running at
least eight miles per day. The program
was so successful that he began to enter
into competitive events and now does so
on a regular basis. A recent physical
examination revealed there was no
trace of his past heart ailment. "You
have to ha ve a pretty strong body to run
12 miles, because the last few miles
you're running on sheer guts," Theisen
said.
Theisen is not the only outstanding
runner in the 1st District, there are
many, 35 in all. Take for instance Police
Officer Tom Stanton, a nine year De­
partment veteran also assigned to Loop
foot patrol. When weather permits,
Stanton hoofs it to work abo ut three
times a week. Running from Western
Avenue and Howard Street to the 1st
District represents about 13 miles, then
pounding a walking post all day should
be enough to make a person a gold
medal winner. "Not so;' says Stanton, "I
still do some additional running and
quite often run with two of my four chil­
dren, Megan and Michael."
Stanton has entered numerous long
distance races in the middle west, in­
cluding three 26 mile marathons, plac­
ing very high in many of them. "Most
unattached joggers or runners, (no club
affiliation) enter competition for their
own personal satisfaction, but it's a real
good feeling when your club enters as a
team and they really do well. For exam­
ple, when we entered the Chicago Dis­
tance Classic , there were almost 6 ,000
runners, which included teams from the
University of Chicago and Villanova,
and our club finished in the top 26 perContinued on page 8
Officer Tom Stanton
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Joggers who have participated in
competition with "Tinkers" are (from
left) Roberto Viramontes, Kevin
Cosentino, Officer Pat O'Connell, 1st
District; Sgt. Roosevelt Lowe, Area 4
Youth; (No. 787 unidentified) Officer
Rich Cosentino, 1st District; Officer
Tom Allison, 1st District; Denise Bo­
nen; Sgt. Rich Braithwaite, Area 4
SOG; Ron Sceniak (partly hidden); Sgt.
Dan Kinsella, 21 st District, and Officer
Larry Glozier, 1 st District.
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P[ Continued from page 7
cent. Just look at where some of our
guys finished " : Vic Kroll, 33; Bob
Linsmeyer , 65; Dan Dunne , 95; Roberto
Viramontes, 273; Joe Gregory, 274; Ray
Eberling, 461; Lawrence Glozier, 808.
"How do you win a race when fellows
like Frank Shorter and Rick
Wolhunter, two of the nation's top run­
ners, and a few college hot shots are
running against you? Anyway, we're
sure running in good company and I
enjoy every minute of it."
When asked what it takes to be a suc­
cessful long distance competition run­
ner, Stanton replied:
"Training for long distance is a long
haul committment. You have to slowly
extend your distance over a period of
many months to minimize the stress ofa
long race. But, let us assume you're a
light trainer. Knowing this you decide
to run slow so you can at least finish.
However , most novice runners don't
know how to pace themselves and be­
come victims of their own impatience
and don't finish, or at best have nothing
Officer Tom Allison (left) and lieuten­
ant John O'Malley watch "Tinkers"
work out.
left at the end. This also can happen to
the more experienced runners but notas
often. So it's a combination of concen­
tration, control and physical abili ty and
this is where my wife Cheryl comes in.
You can do all the training you want but
if your diet is poor you will never de­
velop your stamina to the point needed
to sustain yourselfin the long races . She
really goes out of her way to prepare the
right foods for me."
Stanton always has recognized the
value of physical conditioning and en­
joys running plus other physical sports.
However, it only has been in the last
three years that he has involved himself
in serious running . "Sometimes tennis
or handball partners are hard to come
by, but you can run anytime alone," he
said.
Stanton also is presently studying to
become a Deacon at St. Mary Margaret
Church and finds that running gives
him time to relax and meditate.
As the number of joggers began to
grow, Stanton, through the leadership
of Lt. John O'Malley and the coopera­
tion and considerable help from Com­
mander Paul McLaughlin, the 1st Dis­
trict running club was formed, and in
the past summer have merged with the
Training Division joggers, headed by
Director John Jemilo.
They ' have been entering into com­
petitive events under the club name of
the "Tinkers." (A "Tinker" is an Irish
gypsy who makes his living along the
road by his wits.)
O'Malley , the general manager, with
the help 9f Officer Tom Allison, their
public relations man, have carefully
formed the inner structure of the club.
The primary objective of the club is to
improve and sustain the physical fit­
ness of its members, and they are urging
all other members of the Department to
join them or start a club of their own. " It
is generally accepted that the key to
physical fitness and mental alertness is
the cardiovascular system, which in­
cludes the heart, lungs and blood ves­
sels. Studies have shown that regular
exercise, particularly of the endurance
type, such as jogging or running,
strengthens the cardiovascular sys­
tem:' O'Malley said.
Recognizing the obvious health bene­
fits derived from jogging, there also are
stresses ... pulled muscles and other
minor problems. When a new jogger is
brought into the club , he is strongly
urged to get a stress test from his doctor ,
so he knows what program to follow.
Fred Caito, trainer for the Chicago
Bears, has volunteered his time and in­
val uable advice on the do's and don'ts of
training such as the type of footwear to
use and the right surfaces to run on.
"Shortly after I beganjogging, one of my
knees began to swell. Caito asked me
what kind of footwear I was using.
When I told him, it was a good quality
shoe, he suggested a different type. I
continued jogging without interruption
and the swelling disappeared. He also
works with a number of Department
members with back problems," said Al­
lison.
The final objective O'Malley and Alli­
son are working on is official recogni­
tion from the Department so the "Tin­
kers" can enter competitive events as
representatives of the Chicago Police
Department.
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B LUE
001: Congratulations to L. Glozier, P. O'Connell,
A. Napolitano and R. Consentino for finishing the
12.6 mile run along the lake front. .. Good luck
to Joyce Bartkus on her new assignment in
Burglary. We miss her already ... Sights seen
in 001 District: J. O'leary practicing what he
learned at CPR school on J. Seng and J. Gillespie;
also Sgt. (Rocky) Meiners walking his pet frog
down Michigan Ave .... Mike Nolan finally fig­
ured out a way to get two baby furlos in one
Barney Cahill, P.
year- he tied the knot
Brannigan and P. Regan, back from their trip to
Irleand, were observed kissing the Blarney
Stone at four A. M. by Ed Kelly who was chasing
leprechauns with a flashlight in his uniform rain
coat. . "Job Well Done" Award to Capt. John
Baker this month for thwarting a burglary on his
way to work . .. Ed laCompte has announced his
plans to wed in the near future and has promised
to give up stunt driving forever ... Jack Downs is
said to be the oldest car man in the district and
Grace Paoletti is accepting
proud of it
scoops from all watches and is sorting out the
good ones ... Rich Hull wants J. Riley's locker
when he retires so he can keep his eyes on all the
guys .
P.O. Wally Morgan
003: After 37 years of outstanding service with
the Chicago Police Department , P.O. J. Naughton
has retired . Our hats are off to you, John! We pray
that the future years are as good to you and your
wife, Helen, as you have been to us ... The
following P.O.s were promoted to the rank of
Investigator: J. lotito, G. Sola, R. Popovits, R.
Dwyer, and W. Michalski. So long and good luck
in your new assignments . . . News from the Golf
Links have it that S. Brownfield shot a 63 (net) on
the last day of the Department's Team Tourna­
ment and that the Third District team took fifth
place for the year. Other team members were: T.
McGowan, T. Woods, O. Thomas, W. Smith, M.
Smith, P. Hayes, D. Hammond, E. Tomasik, and E.
Bluett. This marks the first year that 003 has won
a golf trophy. Thanks, men! . .. Welcome into
the Third District is extended to : J. Crowley, G.
Szymanski, M. Stepkowicz, and L. Gordon. We
look forward to many years of service together at
003 ... Good-bye to T. Ryan, J. Veraveic, G.
Jackson, and J. Smith. We wish you success at
your new assignments
"Honorable Men­
tions" were awarded to : Patrolman Special ist F.
Butler, Probationary P.O. M. Bradford, P.O. L. Trip­
lett, and Tactical Unit Officer R. Portis. . P.O.
R. Mihelic was awarded the "Professional Cer­
tificate of Achievement "
Mr . J. Allen and
Mr. L. Hayden received "Citizen's Awards" from
Commander Raleigh Mathis.
P.O. Robert Brown
005: Best of I uck to Investigators Cappetto,
Cornfield, and Malone, who were observed at the
local cigar store getting ready for their new role
as detectives . .. Get well wishes to Capt. Walsh,
P.O.'s J. Jarina, M. Dowd, and P. Henry who have
been laid up on the Medical . .. Speaking about
the Medical , the eye in the sky reports that M.
Anthony wound up there after getting married
and honeymooning in Jamaica. There's nothing
like a restful vacation , right Mike?
Our
time-keeper, Frank Esquivel, vacationed with his
family in Florida, enjoying Disneyland and the
many other attractions. It has been rumored that
he was observed selling fresh fruits and vege­
tables from the rear of his residence . Any truth
Our secretary, Jack Wright,
to that Frank? .
returned from Ireland with his lovely bride Mary,
where he spent h is honeymoon and furlough
teaching the IRA crowd control .. . Tach news :
Sgt. Breitzke, recently returned after a brief visit
to the hospital, which really had an effect, he
has now resorted to eating raw meat (beef) .
Believe it or not, John Doyle does have a neck and
ears. His recent haircut proved it .. Our
"Medal of Honor for Bravery" is extended to P.O.
R. VanSchaik for his third venture in seeking
marital bliss .. . FLASH-The results are in.
Officer Ralph Calabrese, ala" Broad way Breeze ,"
had just set the Area 2 eating record . He con­
sumed three (3) double-beef cheese Whoppers,
two chocolate shakes and two orders of French
fries , while driving 30 MPH within a three block
radius . . . P.O. louis Moisan has been offered a
new position upon retirement, he wi II be con­
ducting guided tours up and down Panama
Canal, via canoe.
P.O. John Bell
006: Capt. Cotter's watch had its annual softball
game with the Cokes and Jokes playing the 100
Proofers. The 100 Proofers led by the Schenley
Two, Rahcik and Olsen, with the Jokes being led
by Sink and lanuti. The game had to be delayed
several times due to refreshment cans littering
the field, (the umpires were given their usual
doses of abuse) but Kimball and Walsh were
finally successful in getting the two teams to
play in between the two white lines . After the
game the two teams went their separate ways
... Speaking of culture, Jack Russell's wife,
Sue, took the big fellow to the Royal Kabuki
Japanese Touring Show and Jack wanted to
know why all those guys dancing around in
' Iadies costumes don't get pinched (arrested)
... Sgt.loftusagain , without his haton, won the
W. C. Fields look-alike contest (but he likes
kids) .. . Marty Gainer, who hurt his footsie real
bad , is finally back to work but isn ' t saying how it
happened. However, our informed sources (who
shall remain secret forever) have told us Marty
was taking ballet lessons from Gerry Ford and
stumbled- spraining his ankl e. . Good luck to
Annette Angone, in Finance, who is taking the
Big Leap this November to a Irish lad named Jim.
Annie has been very busy learning how to mash,
boil, fry, bake, roast , and generally cook pota­
toes .. . Ex-Navy guy Jack Meseck showing off
his tatoo at roll call swearing it wasn't a picture
of a German U-boat ... Got well and back work­
ing: Meehan (bad back), Herr (bad stomach),
Cordin (bad teeth), and lionhood (bad hair) . .
P.O. Bob Angone
007: Hi my darlings ... Twenty-one Honorables
Seventh Period with "FIRST" to notables: S.
Jennings, Hofer, Vaclavik, A. Brown, Barajas, H.
Brown, Katauskas, Paulson, Schaffer, Stokes,
Tasker, Rcts. King, McGreal, Ramirez, Chambliss,
Russell, and plus 1's to Sehr (1) , Sherwin (1),
Hutton (1) and a "Tip of the Super Seven Cap" to
Malcolm Elliott, ten yrs. 112 H.M .'s with tks . to
ALL our " Men in Blue" . .. Get well wishes to
P.O.'s Thibodeaux, R. levi Thomas, Walls, Cum­
mings, J. Stephens, Catherine (Thomas)
Gesiorski, Minnie Bilandic. HEALTH to you ...
Deepest sympathy Sgt. Pates, P.O.'s Rybicki,
Prob. P.O. Howard in their recent loss ... Best
wishes newly-weds Venute and Margaret (Mom
Margaret) Wimp, Jr., and thirty-one Haappyys to
John "Hook" and Kathleen Ryan . .. AND Super
Seven Stork dropped off Dennis Craig (Grandpa
Donald) Gleason, Tiffany Paluch, Tamara Marie
(Grandpa Anthony) leodoro. Welcome my dar­
lings ... Congrats Bertha (Dad James) Thomas
grad . from Longwood Acdmy recd. scholarship
to Northern . . Rct. Gayle (Santo) Procenti, kids
Tracy and Christopher surprised her parents with
a visit to Phoenix, Ariz . . .. Branch 49s great
job tks . to Sheriff's Police Hayward, Harris,
McDearmon, Clerks Sharon Staples, lela Foley,
Chester Raniszewski ... Sgt. Makar at Amvets
Ntl . Convention, Atlantic City , N.J. and Ray­
mond Connors with his dad at Lindstrom, Mn. for
Dad's 30 yr . reunion of Tank Btln .... OOPS,
P.O.'s McCray and Hodges, I DID NOT know of
your recent accident . However, welcome back
Thomas and William . .. Robert Bell, eleven Boy
Scts. spent a week in Owassippe , Mi . (sons
Maurice and Tony). Robert said Michigan beats
Texas in one category-BIGGEST mosquitoes!!!
Keep up the good job, Robert!! . .. Nelson Pat­
terson ventured into Canada, Minn .
Kitty
Buczyna vacations in Peoria, III. . .. The Groark
Group (Martin, lorraine, kids Tommy, Debra) to
Springfield ... And Camp Perry, Ohio saw Lt.
Hilton, Capt. Marshall at Natl. Pistol Champ.
However, Capt. relayed it was difficult shooting
into the " wind" of Lake Erie l !! . . My grand­
girls Jennifer Michaele Carrie, chalks up BIG
Seven and Carrie Michaele Karlow the BIG Four,
Freddie Nelson III, BIG Eighteen, soooo, Happy
Birthdays my darlings
. Thanks Capt.
Sheahan, Actg . DIC while our Commander Fred
Rice had his "do-it" furlo lll . . . Congrats Ms.
Billie Webb, new Supervisor CIS for Sixth and
Seventh Districts, who does a tremendous job! I!
Thought for the day; " Many a man has kept
going straight, bacause his mother bent her
knees in prayer". . Toadies and ten four .
Rita, 007 . .
Rita Jeanne Pope
010: The welcome mat is out for Sgts. P. Cline, T.
Fuller, G. Gregg, D. Januszyk; P.O.'s E. Chudy, J.
Kelly, E. Paige, R. Soltysiak, R. Chuskas, J. Coyne,
W. Harris and E. Wegner ... Good luck to Fred
Earullo in his new assignment .. . Congrats to Ed
Dziobas and his wife on the birth of their son ...
Speedy recovery to Lt. G. Koch, P.O.'s C. Jones, W.
Stewart and M. Sumerlin . .. A belated welcome
to P.O. Carol lamb who's name was somehow
omitted in my last column .. . Ask Ray Smith
how to get a new van with three miles on it to
break down on the expressway, block traffic in
two lanes with a helicopter directing traffic, and
then have it towed away . .. Glad to see Mike
lash and Bob Scarpetti back in the daylight hours
. Best wishes to Thomas Ryan, who left the
Department after 32 years of service ... The
annual 10th District Dinner Dance was held at
the Landmark ... Hi to Tommy Shannon .
Darlene Gniadek
015: With the advent of cooler weather, our dis­
trict personnel (like many others) are turning
their thoughts to-what else-but FOOTBALL.
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However, our district has a first hand authority
on the subject since for some years it provided
his livelihood with the Bears. GU ESS WHO? . ..
Officer William Curry has the broadest smile
since his wife presented him with a baby girl
named Allison. This is Bill's first. Good luck and
many more! . . Officer Claudell Ervin has been
presented with a first place trophy for Rumor
Control. (How about that, Officer Haynes?) .
Honorable Mentions were presented to several
officers at this command. However, the " Out­
standing Arrest of the Month " is hereby pre­
sented to Officers John Seego and William Hurto
for an aggravated assault arrest whereby the
victim had been forced to jump from a second
floor window. . Welcome aboard cheers are
extended to all those recently transferred into
the district. . Hurry back cheers are extended
to those presently on the medical roll.
Ernestine Dowell
016: Welcome aboard to Sgts. Mike Connelly,
Terry Dunn, James Geoghegan, Paul Ruud, John
Seamans, George Whiteside and P.O.'s Clement
Coozi, Gerald Cronin, Ray Ross, and Jerry Thornton
Good luck to pensioners Andy (Hot Tip)
Bach, Joe "I'll buy" Burwitz and Max Durachta.
Sgts. Tom Burke, P. Ekvall, and Bob Ribbon held a
farewell party for them and Joe got so excited he
almost bought one. Sgt. Ron Rooney said he must
have really been excited!
Charles Sturm's
pretty wife, Peggi, presented him with a lovely
baby boy Edward. Lt. Abraham and Bob Drost are
still waiting for a cigar. . Not to be outdone ,
Angelo Del Marto's lovely wife , Judy, presented
him with a baby boy Michael. Capt. Mueller and
Sgt. Apa told him to keep going. Is it because of
the huge cigars Angelo passed out? ... Vacation
time again and Sgt. Stan Sutryk spent his taking
his wife and family on a trip to the west coast
.. . Alan (Overtime) Fujara took the big step with
his new bride Karen. His dad, Inspector Robert
Fujara, said it's really quiet around the house
now ... O'Hare Field held their annual world­
famous golf outing-thanks to the hard work of
Lt. Don Munger, Sgts. Kracher, Ciessau and P.O.'s
Geo. Salituro, Roy Ott, and Billy Richards. First
place went to Mike Pizza who just beat out Dan
Antzoulatos. Kevin Dunne and Johnny Randle won
trips to Acapulco. WOW!!! Dan Cirignani and Bob
St. Marie were again the most fashionable- fifth
year in a row. Tom Klebba and Ed King were last
seen out on the course at midnight ... They are
now calling Howard (Red) Young the "father of
the bride" for all the weddings he has been
attending. He still doesn't look one day older
than 30? .
P.O. Paul Petrowski
017: This column is starting off with a very sad
note, the loss of our Officer James Koumoun­
douros. We all extend our condolences to his
widow and family as well as his parents . ..
Many of our personnel are telling little incidents
about their youngster' s first day of school .. .
Sgt. Walsh is well into the swing of things again
after his bout on the Medical. Glad to see him so
chipper . . . Commander Richard Rochford re­
ceived a trophy as the district's most valuable
player (softball) at Thillens Stadium against Al­
derman Laurino's 39th Ward . Commander
Rochford also issued many Honorable Mentions
... Lt. W. Bukovchak retired will be living in
North Carolina. He will be greatly missed . .. Lt.
Manley is on LOA for a teaching assignment at
Western Illinois University ... Rumor has it
that the bells that are ringing in Officer Bagnall's
head are WEDDING BELLS. Hmmmmmmm!
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. Carlos Arce is sporting a new car ...
Bonnie Hayson
018: P.O. Len Urbanski and wife Josann recently
became the proud parents of daughter Kerri
Marie, 8lbs. 1 oz., whowas born at Resurrection
Hospital where , surprisingly enough , Sgt. Tom
Ehmann became the grandfather of Tom the third
who weighed in at 8 Ibs. 11 ozs .. . . r.o. Jimmy
O'Neil says he caught a nine foot 160 pound
sailfish 11 miles outside Acapulco ... Wel­
come back to 018 Smiling Joe McManus
Perch fishermen could take lessons from P.O.
Val Lapkoff who has been pulling them out of
Welcome to
Lake Michigan by the barrel
018 all new police recruits and newly assigned
sgts.... Congrats to P.O. Joe Kosala who is now
an investigator. . P.O. Freddy Miller, a known
spokesman for peoples liberation, has just re­
turned from CPR school and says it would be a
better course if they would redesign the anatomy
of the manikins ... Sorry to say goodbye to Lt.
Polit who went to 020 Dist. and Lt. Corcoran to
014 .
P.O. David Chana
019: Summer fun was had by all who attended
our golf outing even though the course was a
little damp; many prizes were awarded at the
dinner that followed ... We are also hoping for a
sell-out crowd at the 019th District annual re­
tirement dinner dance being held to honor Lt.
Charles Lynch and P.O. John Duffy who have given
the Department many , many years of fine ser­
vice . Good luck, happiness, and health to both
of you . .. Get well wishes to P.O. D. Kumiga who
is recovering from recent surgery ... Also we
are glad to hear that P.O.D. Stanley has made a
quick recovery from his illness ... Congratula­
tionsare in order for P.O. J. Watson and his bride,
Aida ... And also the recent visit by the stork to
P.O. Pat Battaglia and his wife. It's a girl
Other bits of info include: It only took two weeks
for P.O. Steve Salemi to fill 'out' the secretary's
chair while Marty Frer was on furlo ... Review
Officer W. Jacob's picture has been selected as
one of the finalists in the new men's Fall Fashion
of Hair Creations magazine. . Any members
interested in joining the 019th District Bicycle
Club should contact P.O. J. Meyers who will
demonstrate his new technique on preventing
opponents from passing him on a bicycle. (See
P.O. C. Wittendorf for the 'gimpy' details) .
Tactical Officers W. Dorsch and R. Young are to
be commended for a fine arrest which involved a
subject that committed aggravated batteries
and robbery . .. Also compliments to Sgt. Del
Pilar for all the assistance given to P.O. J. To­
maska in finding a new car ... Flash' Just back
from Ireland , P.O. J. Daly brought back some
'Jameson' s Revenge' and we found out that Mrs.
Gibbons makes better bran muffins than G. Ut­
terback .
P.O. Phil 'Brady
021 : Welcome back E. Coleman and P.O. McGrew
after being sidelined so long . . . Also speedy
recoveries to P.O.'s H. Gauthreax and A. Sabbia
. .. It's good to see P.O. A. Downey back after
being sidelined, too .. . Returning home after a
tour away was P.O. E. Nelson. . Thanks to R.
Stewart who did a fine job as the abandon auto
officer ... P.O. E. Jones was seen in Paris this
summer taking in the sights and many shows
abroad. . Detention Aide Russell Singleton re­
ceives a fine congrats for his part in the capture
of an armed offender for robbery just yards away
from the station which had taken place only
moments before ... Rumors have it that P.O. J.
Kulowski is hearing wedding bells next spring
. .. There is now a certain group of P.O.'s form­
ing a quartet in the locker room, maybe we'll be
hearing from them soon on the Gong Show sing­
ing that million seller "Peace of Mind" ... Last
but not least , so long to P.O. Leo McMahon who
decided to turn it over to the younger fellas after
many years of fine service to the Department.
We wish him the best in retirement" ..
P.O. Hollis Dorrough
022: Jim Quinn and wife Kitty now have a daugh­
ter, Katy Lynn, to go along with their son. Jim says
she looks like her mother
022's softball
team made it to the championship game of the
Police Department league. After finishing the
regular season with a 6- 2 record, the team
started the playoffs by walking over 023 (win­
n ing by a forfeit). 016 then conquered bya score
of 16-15, with Ray Macey turning in the play of
the game tagging a man out at the plate while
lying on the ground . The next game pitted the
good guys against 009 and the good guys won
15-10. The semi-final match was against 006
from which most of us came and from which Tom
Quirk still was . John "Wacky" Byron pitched a
superb game, allowing only six hits as 006 was
shut out 8-0. That was the highlight of the
playoffs, because we lost the title game to Mass
Transit 17-8 . They came out fast scoring 13
runs in the first two innings which sealed the
fate of the game . A two out-six run rally in the top
of the seventh came too late and was too little to
affect the final outcome. It was a good season
and everyone had a lot of fun and drank a lot of
beer at the post game clubhouse meetings.
Marty Ryan ran the team with help from George
Demas and Don Duffy and kept everyone rea­
sonably happy . The others on the team were: Jim
O'Hara, Jake Jacoby, John Byron, Keith Dorng,
Mike Hughes the elder, Ed Todd, Tom Shannon,
Jim Quinn, Ray Macey, Mike Hughes the tall, Joe
Berglund, Jim Knighlly (who came over from 004
in a late season waiver deal), Pat Conlon, and
yours truly . .. Now back to other news from
0 2 2 ... Roger Busch vehemently denies rumors
that he was caught prowling the alleys of Mt.
Greenwood looking for returnable bottles ...
Kenny Freyer went to his summer place on his
baby furlough and wouldn't tell anyone where it
was. No one would talk to him when he came
Bob Desmond must have a printing
back
press in his basement, he just got a summer
place near KF's, and he won't tell where it's at
either . . . Jerry Shannon and Mike Leonard were
good this month but have an option on being
mentioned every so often . . . Pat McHugh has a
summer place and invited his team to spend a
day there . Are you listening, KF? .
P.O. Jim Molloy
023: Hello, crimefighters' ... Summer is over
and a lot of our personnel must take Labor Day
seriously- J. Fornuto and his wife , Debra, gave
birth to James Michael; Dave and Beth Nowak
were blessed with Matthew; Ralph and Shelia
Culver added Christopher John to their family ; P.
Flynn and his bride , Liz, premiered Sean Michael
into the world; J. Laskero took T. McQueeney's
wife to the hospital to give birth (that's a part­
ner); and from what I understand, there were a
few more births that I don't have details for.
Must have been a cold winter (or a poor TV
season!) ... Condolences to: Sgt. J. Eckeron the
death of his father-in-law; AI Frigo on the pass­
ing of his father; and, of course, we all offer our
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deepest sympathy to the family of Officer
Koumoundouros (017) who gave his life in the
performance of duty while preventing a bank
robbery . .. Ptlmn. M. Gricki is lonesome without
his partner, " Crutch" of Starsky and Crutch
fame (R. Culver, that is), who is presently de­
tailed to the Gimmeabreak Division with a cast
on his leg. Oh well, maybe he can spend some
time getting to know his new son while he is
temporarily out of action.. Whadayawant­
blood Dept! Commander Thomas Hanley and Sgt.
Loftus would like to thank all those who partici­
pated in the Red Cross Blood Program recently.
We'd like to thank Sgt. Loftus for his efforts in
coordinating the program at 023
Did G.
Salyers lose a shoe (or find one)?
Happy
birthday , Lisa.
10-99 .
P.O. Robert Sarnowski
Communications: A warm welcome to Eric Kliest.
He sLire looks like a million. H is melodious voice
once again will vibrate the air-ways
Con­
gratulations to Joann Leslie promoted to chief
Teletype operator. Joann has supervised the
Teletype Section for the past year , but now has
the official title. Good luck ... Teletype Opr.
Phyllis Hogan enjoyed a week in the Bahama
Islands. I wonder if she took along that tiny
yellow bikini she was showing her colleagues?
. Good luck to George Weber, Russell Carroll,
Clifford McGrail, LeRoy Seabury and Anthony Rohl,
all recently transferred ... Also, good luck toan
early retirement- E. Botsch
Welcome to
Disp . Aide E. Lewandowski ... A super well done
job by Asst. Deputy William L. Miller (Conference
Chairman). Sgt. Louis Schoenfeldt who was in
charge of security and Alex Kutchik, foreman of
Electronics Unit. All planned and supervised
the 43rd Annual Conference of APCO which was
held in Chicago ... Our deepest sympathy to
the family of Wilfred C. Corcoran, known to most
of us old-timers as Corkey. Corkey had been on
the disability roll for some time. We are all sad­
dened by his passing. . Don't forget our sick
ones with a get-well card .. . Until next month
stay well
Disp. Mitch Bruski
Bureau of Community Services: A "Good Health"
greeting to the wife of P.O. Sam Fiorito, Staff
Assistance, who was hospitalized recently.
And a speedy recovery for Director Tina Vicini's
husband who is in the hospital. . A testimonial
dinner-dance was held for C.O. Otis Rathel,
Graphic Arts, at Ferrara Manor . . Say, what's
this I hear about Lt. Tristano, School Visitation ,
escorting a pregnant cow out of the Amphithea­
ter at the Country Fair. Yes sir, always a gentle­
man!. . There is going to be a tax deduction
for the Richardson's (Joanie-Prev. Prog.) Much
happiness to you and Rich with your "bundle of
joy" ... Sgt. Ray Heller, Human Relations,
spent his furlough in California and Las Vegas.
Say Ray, did you come back a "rich" man? .
Happy Birthday to the following for the month of
September: Jean Schuster, Shirley Washington,
Dee Rightout and Eleanor Robles. . Prev o Prog.
Div. welcomes the following officers aboard:
Sgt. John Hardy, P.O. Agene Beach, P.O. Stephen
Jackson and P.O. Scott Keenan. . Congrats and
well wishes go out to Officer Joseph Joria on his
recent marriage. Best of luck, Joe . .. A little
birdy said that Officer Gerald McLaughlin will be
getting hitched in early spring of 1978. En­
gagement party?
Get well wishes go to
Community Service Aides Sylvia Osborn and Ear­
line Haynes. Hurry back , we miss you .. .
Violet Dykas
Criminalistics: Our congrats to Tech Joe Heinrich
for a recent promotion and to James Minogue
who is now assigned as an investigator in the
Criminal Investigation Division. Also , best
wishes are extended to former Mobile Unit Tech
Dick Meyers who has embarked on a new career.
A party was held in honor of these men and a
good time was had by all ... A chemical analy­
sis has fai led to reveal the true contents of Sgt. AI
Kersten's secret tea blend. He says the tea is
harmless but after drinking a cup he 's unable to
write or print normally. . Congrats to Mobile
U nit Tech Jerry Richards who has been issued a
private pilot's license . . . Tech Harry McGinnis
denies rumors that he owns stock in Las Vegas
hotels. . A number of personnel in this unit
have been on the medical rolls recently. We wish
a speedy recovery to them. . Sgt. John Cleary
had his car repainted a mild shade of electric
orange. The car should be easier to find at night
Tech. John Stout
Electrical and Motor Maintenance Division: P's
and M' s to be: Gabe and GeiiY Coconate; Eugene
and Joyce Kurelic; Gary and Jill McHugh; Bill and
Bonnie Carter; Tony and lIeen Amoroso; and Mor­
ris and Debra Denny. . A heartfelt consolement
to Reo Reggie on the demise of his son, James
... Chuck Wieczorek and son, John, vacationed
in N.J. and Pa.; George Kurelic, Jr. enjoyed Fla.
offerings; Ann Pietrus in gila country; Ann
Ankerburg- west in the Pacific to Five-O; and
PEN
Leigh Jagus in the Sun-Kissed State .
POI NTS : Chuck (The Wiz) Wieczorek was lauded
and presented with a trophy at the Martinique
for his contem porary work with Little Leaguers
of Ridge Beverly. Speech! Speech! and he did. A
big hand for The Wiz ... At the annual picnic for
machinists, Gene Drugan and Bud Neher de­
feated Tony Castellano and Bill Curley at horse­
shoes. Art Langman, ex-champ, threw away his
lucky horseshoes ... Earl and Helen Pfeffer de­
serve a big thanks for the picnic pablum prepa­
rations . Great cooks!. . Thanks also to Howard
Zusol for putting on a superb clown act and a
great display of prestidigitation .. . John Dixon,
what's this about an interview with Spiegel
catalog?
. Tony Sorrentino will attempt a solo
flight. Jets Awaaaaayl ..
Jai Robinson, Toni Kurelic, and
Genevieve West
General Support Division: My grateful thanks for
the many get-well cards and phone calls that I
have received while hospitalized. They made my
hospital stay somewhat easier to accept . .
Welcome to the General Support Division : P.O.B.
Finnegan, Sr. Clk. L. Lestarczyh, Jr., Clk. J. Smith
and Jr. Clk. I. Novak (E&RPS), CETA employees
L. Dowd and· W. Soulier (CDS) ... Congratula­
tions to two spaghetti benders Karen Fratto (APS)
and "Me" Nancy Bundza (GSD) who are now
mothers-to-be ... Also congratulations to Sgt.
Ed Cowhey (E&RPS) who is a proud grampa to a
"bouncing baby boy "
Word is P.C. Lacy
(PDS) is busy painting his home and preparing
for his new son or daughter that's on the wayl
... Best of luck to P.O. Joe Sobel (E&RPS) on his
P.O. J.
retirement. We all wish him well
Levendecker (E&S) is on a fishing trip and soon
will be looking for listeners to tell his fish stories
to. . Harold Fiske (E&S) received no sympathy
from Sgt. Leen (CDS) when Harold told him how
he was stung by a hornet while playing golf. Sgt.
Leen's response was, "Ya, I was stung twice by a
hornet while at my desk working" .. . Lt. Moriar­
ity (APS) is vacationing in Ireland. We're all
awaiting to hear about his exciting trip ... Be­
fore I close, may I leave you with these words-­
"All kinds of social graces are useful, but one of
the best is being able to yawn with your mouth
closed" .
Nancy Bundza
Public Vehicle Section: Congratulations to W.
Disselhorst on his recent promotion to inves­
tigator. . Tom Carroll is still trying to figure out
how to get a tow truck assigned to the Greyhound
Bus Terminal ... Both G. O'Donnell and R. Pas­
seri are back working the west side together
(Madison Street will never be the same). . C.
Honkisz is the proud father of a new baby boy
(finally) .. . Sgt. M. Kretch is counting the days,
the hours, the minutes ... Welcome back to C.
Cole from his recent tri p to Florida. How are you
going to spend that money from the dog track?
L. Matheson is going to cond uct roll call
training on "Care of your squad car" and "De­
fensive driving"
A speedy recovery to E.
Ligurotis who was injured while making an arrest
. . . We're ha ppy to see Dorothy Berkley's release
from the hospital , now recuperating at home. J.
Rizzi says " Hurry back, it'sawfullyquiet around
here without you"
Don't forget the retire­
ment party to be held for M. Kretch and F. O'Grady
on 9 Dec. 77 at the Diplomat Banquet Hall. For
tickets, contact the Public Vehicle Sec ...
Congratulations to Chief Inv. J. Cesak D.L.I.U. who
just completed a spectacular "eyeball " investi­
gation. A job well done. The proper person ar­
rested this time (maybe) ...
P.O. Frank Bielfeldt
Radar: Tom Sailer has embarked on a new career,
that of dietitian and social director. Tom has
developed a high protein liquid diet drink
guaranteed to shed pounds. He has put this
liquid in one half barrels and distributes it at the
many block parties he supervises . .. Jack
Jucewicz is on his semi-annual battle of the
bulge. Jack says dieting falls somewhere be­
tween volleyba II a nd turkeys .. . George Schell
has turned over his Batman and Robin Award to
the newest dynamic duo, Chet and Bud, for their
valiant efforts in combating crime not only in our
fair city but also in Denver and at parades, fun­
erals, etc .... Charley Hopp, one of the former
Traffic Division greats, stopped in and asked me
to say hello to h is many friends. . John Tracy
Althouse, another one of the Traffic Division re­
tirees fears his retirement may be short-lived if
Phil Casale and Bob Fitzpatrick can't cope with
the delivery schedules . . . I saw one of our
casualties the other day Nad Smada (Dan "AI to
his friends, or is it AI and Dan to his friends")
Adams. He is looking fit and hopes to return soon
· .. Our condolences to the family of Harry Bork,
a good friend, dedicated police officer and justa
nice guy who will be missed by all ... I would
like to take this opportunity to say hello to all of
my best friends in the MTAIS Unit .. .
P.O. Charley Jenkins
Traffic Area 1: Capt. Murphy had a great summer
and hopes we all had one too . . . R. Green, just
back from the medical roll , states that working
in Area 1 is better than having a nail in your foot
Anyone who believes that there is a gas
shortage hasn't sat next to H. Korpe at roll call
· .. Bill (Third times a charm) Kowalski is being
accused by OPS as a marriage furlough abuser
· .. Lt. Jaskolka has invented a new game-" Bar
Room Racquetball"; all you need is two swizzle
sticks, an olive and an ash tray ... C. Bugajsky,
J. Golab, B. Smith, P. O'Flaherty, E. Ryan, and J.
Murphy are back to school and VA checks . .. I
was introduced to some of the wives: J. Needham
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and P. O'Flaherty have pretty brides; Eddie Carroll
introduced me to his wife and I instantly knew
where his daughters got their good looks ...
Sgt. Gaffney and S. Darcy said they never thought
they would see the day that policemen would be
using hand dryers in the john to dry their hair
. .. Lt. Williams' Pontiac now has more miles
going up and down on a garage hoist than it does
going north and south on the Dan Ryan ... John
(Harold's has the best chicken) Moore has
open Iy accused Booker (The Looker) Curry of
touching up his hair ... H. Zych told C. Galey if
he was good he would let him ride R. Lebak
around the parking lot ... Lt. Tom Barrett from
the 5th District is retiring. He will be missed by
all because he was a policeman's policeman
... How's everything in Mt. Home. Arkansas ,
Russ? ... C. Smith is the father of a baby boy,
which makes B. Smith an uncle and Marty Smith a
grandfather ... J. Matual and G. Wakefield are
closing up their summer homes and getting out
their snow shovels. . I asked Sgt. Ward if he
had great words for the Star and he said no ... J.
Conway, H. Healey and Mazzuca- How about a
Xmas party th is year? .
P.O. Edward Ryan
Youth Division: Good Luck and Happy Retire­
ment to Y.O. Frank Hubert of the Missing Persons
Section who retired after 34 years of dedicated
service to the Department. The Headquarters
crowd had a fine time at a surprise party for
Frank at the Martinique. We 're all going to miss
the old sage ... Congratulations are in order to
Y.O. Thomas Heaphy (071) who received the
WGN Police Officer of the Month Award and to
Y.O. Frank Martin (071) who was presented the
Professional Certificate of Ach ievement from
the Training Division .. . Get well wishes to Sgt.
Wayman Crigler and P.O. Glenn Scott (071) who
were recently hospitalized ... Welcome aboard
to Sgt. J. O'Connor who recently joined the troops
at 071 ... Best wishes are extended to Mrs. Leo
T. Crotty (wife of Capt. Crotty) during her illness
and short hospitalization ... Welcome back to
Carmella Arnold and P.O. Leonard Czechanski
who recently returned to duty at Headquarters
after bouts on the medical roll ... Good luck to
P.O. Mary West (074) who became the proud
mother of a five pound baby girl named Cheryl
Barbara Erickson
I.A.D.: Did you know that Sgt. Mort Lowy was at
the Baseball Hall of Fame recently? ... Sgt.
Stanley Barkauskas missed the blintz's at Man­
ny's while riding the roller coaster at Six Flags,
Mo., according to Lt. Joe Murphy ... The boys
keep asking Sgt. Hart, "how many days Charlie?
· .. The fellas in C&CPS sti II haven 't recovered
from the swinging night on Rush Street
Terry Maderak adopted three kittens and Margie
Harrison claims two birds ... Now, why won 't
they give Sgt. Ed Kokaska a telephone? .. .
Jeanette Bouda has a new IBM typewriter, but
Capt. Michaels says it sti II isn't fast enough to
keep up with the mountain of cases on her desk
· .. Sgt. Bill O'Brien aborted his planned trip to
Colorado but is already planning happier days
for his next furlough .. . Lt. Ron Moran was
elected Commander of the Ted Knusman Am­
vets Post No. 13, and his wife, Joyce, recently
received a Master of Science in Nursing Degree
· .. Vince Sabella said he had a wonderful t ime
going "no place" on his furlough ... Sgt.
Richard Mannes just retired as a Chief Warrant
Officer from the 12th Special Forces Unit, Army
Reserves, after 25 fun-filled years. He's also a
proud grandfather for the fourth time ... Wel­
come aboard to Sgt.'s Joe Branch and Vic
Leonardi and Inv.'s John Desenfants and Ted Baab
· .. Sgt. Robert Reynolds merits a salute for his
off duty efforts. One day he stopped a violent
street fight, the next night he captured two
youths who fled from police custody . Arrests
were made in both inciden ts ... And, as Lenny
Doman puts it, "go slow." .
P.O. George Gottlieb
The following police officers retired recently from the Chicago Police Department
after years of honorable service. They have the good wishes of their colleagues and
friends on the Department.
Years of
Service
Name
Unit
P.O. Raymond A. Benkovich
..
P.O. Donald W. Berry............ . ....
P.O. Emerson E. Botsch .................
Lt. Walter S. Bukovchak .
. .........
Sgt. Robert L. Clancy. . . .
. .....
P.O. Francis J. Drew..
. ..............
Sgt. Thomas E. Gilroy ............ . ......
P.O. Michael L. Janik.... . .
. ....
P.O. Elmer P. Keen...... . ..
. ..
P.O. Richard A. Last. .
. ........
P.O. Richard F. Libert .... .. .
. ..
P.O. Rodney D. Longdon ................
P.O. Eugene J. McShane ......... . . .. ...
P.O. Anthony J. Murubio
..
P.O. Frank J. O'Keefe..... . .
. ...
Sgt. John A. Orbon ............... . .....
Lt.. Thomas B. Rowan . .. .. . .. ...........
P.O. Thomas E. Ryan ............. . .....
P.O. Joseph L. Smith ..... . ... . ... . .....
P.O. Joseph F. Sobol ......... . .........
P.O . George N. Thiese ........ . ... . .....
P.O. Charles VanPatten ... .. ............
004 . . . . 53 ....... 23
016 ...... 50 .... . .. 21
147.
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Officer William Schober Officer Joan Gustafson Police Officers Joan C. Gustafson
and William Schober of the 20th Dis­
trict, for exhibiting professional action
in the apprehension of a burglar re­
cently, were awarded the honor of Police
Officer of the Month.
Gustafson was assigned to a burglary
on the 2200 block of West Arthur Av­
enue. While completing her report, she
heard Schober being assigned to a
burglary right next door.
The two officers met and agreed to
conduct a systematic search of the area,
during which time they heard other
calls of burglaries being reported.
While approaching a building from
which they had heard the sound of
breaking wood, the officers observed a
man running from the gangway of the
building. Gustafson and Schober pur­
sued the suspect and apprehended him a
block away. In the suspect's possession
was found a white pillow case and small
bag containing proceeds of the various
burglaries.
After taking the suspect to the dis­
trict station for questioning, it was soon
revealed that he had committed the
burglaries. Because of the alertness of
Gustafson
and
Schober ,
eight
burglaries were cleared , four of which
were cleared even before the victims
were aware that their homes had been
burglarized.
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probably end up somewhere else ...
Extradition is a special newspaper with an im­
portant headline ...
Contraband is an orchestra that was smuggled
into the co untry ...
Flashback is the fastest man on the fo otball
team ...
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DEPARTMENT COMMENDATIONS Patrol Specialist Ernest H arris,
22nd District, was on patrol in the area
of 95th Street and Racine Avenue early
one morning when he observed four
women walking toward an automobile.
Directly behind the women walked
three men , one of whom appeared to be
armed .
Harris turned and drove toward the
gro up . As he app roached, the suspected
gunman threw a revolver to the ground
and fled. The other two men began to
run but were apprehended by Harris,
who then notified the Communications
Center and gave a description of the es­
caping offender. The women informed
Harris that, as they were leaving a
nearby apartment building, the men
had announced a robbery.
While on patrol, Officers Don ald
B arnes and H enry P e nnington, 1st
District, observed a late model car with
Iowa licen se plates, in the vicinity of
Balboa and Wabash Avenues . Recalling
a notification in a previous Daily Bulle­
tin , they noted that this vehicle
matched the description of an auto used
by the offenders in a murder and armed
robbery . Making a street stop of the car ,
Barnes and Pennington conducted a
protective search of the vehicle and the
two occupants.
Upon conferring with their super­
visor, both suspects were placed under.
arrest and transported to Area 4 Head­
quarters, placed in a lineup where one of
the suspects was identified as the of­
fender in a robbery and murder at a
nearby tavern.
Officers B y r on B radley and Adria n
Anczer, 5th District, responded to the
broadcast of a robbery in progress on
south Michigan Avenue.
Officer
Byron Bradley
Offi cer
Adrian Anczer
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Officer Ernest Ha rris Officer Donald Barnes Officer
H. Pennington
Sergeant James Davern Officer Ronald Armata Officer Juan Acosta Officer Louis Palikij Officer
A. Zdziarski
The officers, one block from the given
location of the suspects flight , observed
an automobile which fit the description
of the offender's car. While attempting
to curb the car , the suspect struck the
squad car, pinning Anczer in the car.
Bradley jumped from the vehicle, ob-
t/ served the suspect holding a gun and
ordered him to surrender his weapon.
Refusing, the offender continued to aim
his revolver at the officers as if to fire.
Bradley and Anczer fired and, without
wounding him , were able to effect his
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WGN'S
Friend Indeed
Award
Police Officer Frank Kajari, 21st Dis­
trict, is the recipient of this month's
WGN "Friend Indeed" Award for his
off-duty capture of a strong arm robber
which led to the appreh ension of three
other offenders.
Kajari, while jogging in the forest
preserve at 6700 North Caldwell Av­
enue, heard a youth cry for help. He
immediately ran to the boy and dis­
covered that he was just robbed of his
money and bicycle by four older youths.
The officer searched the surrounding
area and eventually found one of the
offenders leaving the area on the vic­
tim's bicycle . Kajari gave chase and
Officer Frank Kajari
quickly apprehended the youth.
Kajari asked a passerby to notify the
police while he held the offender. The
other three youths were caught a short
time later by the arriving police.
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Officer
Robert Schaller
Officer Miles Myers Officer
Lon Nigro
Officer
Robert Baade
Officer Thomas Keane Investigator Alexander Nere Officer
C. Dzierzynski
Officer
L. Lanners
Continued from page 13
arrest .
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As a result of the sharp increase in
arson cases within the Humboldt Park
and Old Wicker Park communities, in
the past year, a group of police officers
from Special Operations Group Areas 4
and 6, were assigned to a special mis­
sion to curb the outbreak of fires.
The arson mission , under the direc­
tion of Sergeant James Davern, con­
sisted ofOfficers Juan Acosta, Ronald
Armata, Robert Baade, Chester
Dzierzynski, Lon Nigro, Robert
Schaller, Anthony Zdziarski, Miles
Myers, and Louis Palikij.
From its inception, the Arson Mission
was confronted by two handicaps; there
appeared to be no motives behind the
crimes and that, because many of the
victims had been threatened by the ar­
sonists , citizens were reluctant to pro­
vide police with information.
The Arson Mission not only patrolled
the area in search of arsonists but took
every opportunity to talk with residents
in hopes of gaining their confidence.
The quick success of the group per­
suaded many citizens to come forward
with information which resulted in a
total of 24 arson and attempted arson
arrests in the first year of operation.
The Unit Meritorious Performance
Award was conferred upon the officers
for their exceptional professional skill.
Lanners, in response to a broadcast on
the 2200 block of North Leavitt Avenue,
discovered a man throwing bottles from
a window of a building at passersby.
When the officer attempted to talk to
him, Lanners was fired upon . Other of­
ficers soon arrived and were informed of
the situation .
McKeigue , having had previous ex­
perience with the subject, went to the
man's apartment with Nere and Keane.
There, he attempted to pursuade the
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Officer Larry Pike A Department Commendation was
conferred upon Sergeant Gerald
McKeigue, 14th District, Investigator
Alexander Nere, Area 5 G /A, and
Police Officers Thomas Keane, Ad­
ministration Operational Services, and
Laurence Lanners, 14th District, for
enacting professional skills in a serious
disturbance recently .
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man to drop his weapon by speaking to
him in German. The offender refused
and pointed his revolver directly at the
officers, who fired at the man , fatally
wounding him.
Police Oficers Larry Pike and
Robert Stevens, 20th District, re­
cently responded to a broadcast of an
armed robbery at a grocery store on the
3000 block of West Devon Avenue.
The officers obtained a description of
the offender and immediately searched
the area, while checking other potential
targets for burglaries. As they were
checking another grocery store nearby,
they observed a robbery in progress.
They cautiously entered the store and
positioned themselves behind the two
armed robbers. The officers were able to
disarm the offenders without harming
the victim. Both suspects were taken
into custody and charged.
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Sergeant Raymond Heller conducts
roll call for Human Relations Section
with (clockwise) Officers Wesley
Blaauw, Nathan Burton, Ed Preston,
Rudolph Brown, Frank Jasch and
Johnny Spencer.
Human Relations. • •
job with a pulse
Long Hours. You don't just put in
yo ur eight hours and go home and di­
vorce yourself from the activities of the
day if you are an officer in the Human
Relations Section. You are on call there,
too.
"There are many calls that I get at
home when someone needs help. They
know that they are not abandoned after
making the initial plea for help," said
Officer Rosella Clayborn, one of the 22
police officers assigned to the section.
Feeling the pulse of a community and
keeping an "open line " of two-wa y
communications has been an important
adjunct of the section ever since its in­
ception in 1948.
"We investigate any possible areas of
unrest that may loom up in a commu­
nity to try and defuse an explosive situ­
ation," said Lieutenant Ernest Taylor,
commanding officer of the Human Rela­
tions Section. "Our officers try to keep
in close contact with community or­
ganizations and their leaders . They a lso
look into racial, rel ig ious and nation­
alistic incidents, a nd investigate viola­
tions of statutes a nd ordinances regard­
ing civil rights.
"Their feedback helps the Depart­
ment keep abreast of a ny situation so
that it can be prepared to h ave adequate
police protection."
Clayborn, and her partner at the
time, Sergeant Ike Williams, were in­
strumental in recovering a gun from
some youths in an incident in which
"the youths tried to convince us was ra­
cially motivated;' said Clayborn.
"It was a case of knowing when a
yo ungster is n ot telling the truth. It
could have become a racial incident.
One of the youths was shot and they
tried to pass it off as though a white
youth had done it . But through constant
repeat interviews we finally convinced
the hospita lized young man to tell the
truth. He finally admitted that one of
Lieutenant Ernest Taylor his buddies accidentally shot him ;' sa id
Clayborn.
Clayborn recently spent long hours
and days on a vandalism case trying to
help an elderly couple , who were vic­
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Secretary Jean Schuster types up some reports for Officers
Johnny Spencer and Rosella Clayborn after day in field.
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timized by $19,000 in criminal damage
to their property.
"The property was ideal for van­
dalism and escape routes without the
offenders being seen by anyone," said
Clayborn. "After interviewing the
couple, I went to the district involved
and arranged for the Neighborhood Re­
lations and tactical officers to step up
special attention on the residence. The
Preventive Programs provided a survey
for better protection of their home and
suggested they have trees around the
property cut down for better visibility.
One of the couple's problems was not
having a telephone to notify police, so
we referred them to the Mayor's Office
for Senior Citizens to try and get the
deposit required waived."
"We are able to spend a lot more time
in different areas we are sent to and can
concentrate on a case," said Clayborn.
"We try to get to the human side of an
issue and gain respect from youths and
adults so that they know we care. That's
why I hope, someday , that officers as­
signed to the field could spend some
time in our section and see how it oper­
ates . I think they would learn the
humane side of police work, which we
look at differently."
The section's work isn't only in the
field of Human Relations. "We also re­
spond to other investigations while out
in the field;' said Williams. "We assist
beat cars on a ci ty -wide basis-whether
it is a felony or accident case. We have
startled other police officers when we
answer a radio call for police action in
an area we might be working. One day
we responded to a call of a burglary in
progress and officers arriving on the
scene were surprised. One told us 'we
didn't know you did any work' ."
To point up their cooperation with
other units in the field while investigat­
ing community incidents came while
concentrating on a case of an arson by
bombing in which a victim lost his hand.
Officers Madelyn (Maggie) O'Neill,
and Richard Spiegel were on the team
which went from house-to-house in the
investigation.
"We canvassed the neighborhood and
began interviewing all families that
live within the area to gather any possi­
ble information relative to the arson
case," said O'Neill. " In addition to the
many persons in the community that we
checked with, we worked closely with
other units-the district, Bomb and Ar­
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Going over latest Police Bu lletins in Human Relations Section are (from left)
Sergeant Ike Williams, Sergeant Walter Brooks, Officers Alfred Frazier, Paul
Moreno and Richard Spiegel.
"It covers a broad area;' said Sergeant
Raymond Heller. "We try to advise both
sides ifthere is an element of danger. By
monitoring what is going on, and what
the issues· are, we are able to report to
the command level so they know what
action to take."
However, Blaauw and Officer Henry
Stinson, had to go outside a school and
its neighborhood environment to get re­
sults. " We went to a camp in Round
Lake , Ill., to keep a high school f1areup
between white, black and Latino youths
Officer from snowballing," said Blaauw. "We
Henry Stinson spent three days at the camp and helped
son, General Assignment and district
set up and attend seminars to develop
tactical teams.
community understanding between
students, parents and faculty. There
"Through the interviews, aided by a
was a relaxed atmosphere at the camp
composite sketch , and the long hours
and it helped to resolve problems that
spent in the area, information was
gathered whereby we were able to come
restored peace and stabilized the school
and the surrounding neighborhood."
up with the suspects in the case."
Other Human Relations Section offi­
Another positi ve side of the section is
getting youths involved in sports by
cers involved in the case were John
competing against police officers. " We
Spencer , Wesley Blaauw, Morgan
regularly hold a softball game with
Mitchem, Marcy Ruiz, and Clayborn.
Latino youths and it helps act as a de­
Police work for O'Neill is a far cry
terrent in future incidents;' said Wil­
from her earlier career. She sang pro­
liams. "The youths learn that police of­
fessionally after studying at the Ameri­
ficers are human and don't only come
can Conservatory of Music and taught
around just to arrest them. It helps ."
for eight years in the primary grades of
Recently the entire unit was assigned
parochial schools.
to schools which were experiencing un­
She also has sung and played the
rest because of the new desegregation
piano at many police functions.
policies instituted in Chicago for the
Recent incidents in the Marquette
busing of students. They assisted the
Park area has been of major concern for
Board of Education Security staff ad­
the section and the teams of officers try
ministration, parents, and students in
to monitor situations so the Department
an effort to ease racial tensions .
can outline plans.
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Tattered pieces of cloth, peach seeds,
two mismatched earrings, scraps of gift
wrapping paper, empty beer bottles­
all items you would quickly toss into the
nearest trash can. Everyone, that is, ex­
cept Josephine Duncan, senior clerk in
Records Processing. She has the talent
and ingenuity to transform this odd as­
sortment of "ju nk" into works of art.
If you happen to visit Duncan at
home, you would be amazed at the col­
lection of handmade creations she has
displayed throughout her apartment. In
one corner hangs an eagle made en­
tirely of multi-colored beads while in
another sits a beautiful bouquet offlow­
ers made of strips of metal from a dis­
carded jukebox .
On a table in her kitchen lives a whole
Lillputian community . What makes
this group oflittle people unique is that
their heads are made out of apples,
oranges , corn husks, prunes, hickory
nuts, clothes pins, and baking dough.
An appleseed model of Abraham Lin­
coln stands next to a woman garbed in
an authentic replica of a dress worn in
1790. Next to them, two prehistoric men
are locked in combat; one is created out
of hardened dough while a hickory nut
serves as the other's head. The shriv­
elled face of an old man peers at you
beneath a cap and gown at another end
of the table.
"The clothes a re the most difficult
part of the doll to make," said Duncan,
pointing to a prunehead bridal party,
complete with a maid of honor and
bridesmaids. "The bodies are made of
wire with either old nylon stockings or
cloth wrapped around it.
"You can achieve some interesting
results making figures out of fruit. This
one turned out to look like Jonathan
Winters, so I dressed him as the charac­
ter he portrays in the garbage bag com­
mercial."
While only God can make a tree, Dun­
can does a fine job reproducing the
beauty of flowers using wire and beads.
One of her more interesting arrange­
ments is a piece containing 50 flowers ,
each one representing a state flower . " It
required a lot of work," she said, "be­
cause to arrive at the true color of the
state flower, I had to dye many of the
beads myself. Some of the flowers, wi th
their fine detail, posed a problem."
Applehead recipe
l-Peel the apple and carve it into the general
shape you desire (for prunes, you would just have
to shape the fruit).
2-lnsert a thin wire through the core of the apple.
3-Roll the apple in lemon juice (it acts as a
preservative. The life of an applehead is 100
years.)
4-Hang the apple in the sun to dry. (Some people
place it in their oven; it may be quicker but the sun
method produces better results.)
5-Cross your fingers and hope it turns out the way
you want it. (You will learn from trial and error.)
6-When it's completely dry, roughly two weeks,
experiment with the head's features. Paint on
eyebrows, cotton or yarn from an old sweater will
serve as hair, and buttons and straight pins will do
for the teeth and eyes.
Another one of her remarkable
bouquets is a vase of mums, each one
containing more than four yards of
twisted aluminum. The vase is made
out of broken jewelry and bits of metal.
" Most of my work I give away to
friends and relatives," she said. Her
work table is littered with various
bracelets, belt buckles, and necklaces
she is currently working on as gifts.
Many of the stones in the jewelry she
has ground and polished herself.
"I try to show people the beautiful
things they can make out of almost any­
thing in their homes;' she says. "Espe­
cially for retired people on low incomes
with a lot of time on their hands."
Separating her living room from the
hallway is a curtain running the length
of the doorway. Nothing very remarka­
ble until you realize that it is created
from colorful wrapping paper and more
Josephi ne Dun can with apple seed
model of Abraham Li ncoln.
than 1,400 beads. "It was a tedious job,"
said Duncan, "requiring two hours of
work for each curtain stran d."
Duncan donates much of her work,
including a finely detailed wooden
model of the first jail in Illinois, to vari­
ous worthy causes throughout the city.
She constructs colorful Christmas trees
for institutions where live plants would
be impractical.
She is also a collector of antique
glassware, cream and sugar sets, and
salt and pepper sha kers . ''I'm very
proud of my collection;' she says, "but I
am prouder of my little creations. Any­
body can give of their time to collecting
but it requires a lot more work to make
something yourself."
Josephine shows some of
her handmade creations,
which are unique in t hat
they are made from apples,
oranges, prunes, and corn
hus k s . Th is group is a
prunehead bridal party.
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Mirror of your image ? @
Have you taken a good look at yourself lately? Feel you have projected a good
image to yourself, fellow officers and citizens you come in contact with on a daily
basis? Physical fitness and good grooming go hand-in-hand. Take a second look
... does your appearance really command respect?
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FROM THE LIBRARY
Mini Book Reviews
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN THE
PUBLIC SECTOR: by Richard M. Ayres
and Thomas L. Wheelen prepa red for
IACP, Inc. A compend ium of informa­
tion to assist the administrator, the
academician, and the student in under­
sta nding collective bargaining.
WHITE CO LLAR CRIM E: by Gilbert
and Robert F. Meier , Th e Free Press,
N.Y. Conveys the present state of our
knowledge of white collar crime.
CRIMIN ALISTICS: by Richard Safer­
stein , Prentice Hall , N .J . An introduc­
tion to Forensic Science, presents the
techniques , ski lls and limitations of the
modern crime laboratory to a r eader
who has no background in the forensic
sciences.
HOW T O IMPLEMENT PRIVA CY
AND SECURITY: Department of Jus­
tice Regul ations; Title 18 and Beyond,
Theorem Corp. Describes requirements
and guidelines whic h enable r eco rd s
personnel to comp ly with security a nd
privacy regulations.
THE LAW OF ELECTRONIC SUR­
VEILLANCE: by James G. Carr, Clark
Boardm a n Co. Ltd. Book directed to
judges, lawyers and law enforcement of­
ficers confronted with issues r a ised by
electronic surveillance.
LO CAL GOVERNMENT POLI CE
MANAGEMENT: by Bernard L. Gar­
mire, International City Management
Association. Provides police chiefs with
information on contem porary principles
and practices for police management.
INTRODUCTIONS TO CORREC­
TIONS: by Vernon Fox , Prenti ce Hall,
Inc . Gives a n overview of the field and
a ids the correctiona l employee in un­
ders tanding his/her role and the rela­
tionship of the service in which they are
emp loyed to the total continuity of cor­
rections .
THE BLUE AND THE BRASS:
America n policing 1890- 1910, edited by
Dona;d C. Dilworth , International As­
sociation of Chiefs of Police , Police
Management a nd Operations Division,
1976 . A collection of articles and
speec hes, a lso inc! udes articles by
Ch icago chiefs of police and inspectors.
RACE RELATIONS , by OliverC.
Cox, Wayne State University Press,
1976. Elements a nd socia l dynamics.
These books can be acquired from the
Municipal Reference Library, at the
Timothy J . O'Connor Training Center.
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Amateur cyclists
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prove convznczng
It's healthy. It can be invigorating. And as one police officer
put it, "it also can be a pain in the butt."
However, Tactical Squads in the 1st, 7th, 18th , and 21st
Districts , placed their best foot forward and pedaled the by­
ways of their areas on bicycles.
The officers assigned to the bike details proved "convincing"
to any potential offenders. They looked like amateur cyclists
because some of them were learning to ride while on patrol.
One officer wound up with a scratched and bruised leg while
riding. His fellow officer ran into him.
But successful it has been . Their patrols have been a deter­
rent to crime in areas that were not conducive to foot patrols or
squad cars. Narcotics dealers have been surprised when their
operations were upset after survei ll ance by officers on bicy­
cles.
Offenders in Lincoln , Grant, and other parks in the city
have been startled while committing break-ins, attempting
rapes and stealing bicycles when confronted by the men on two
wheels .
Offenders also are taken aback when they realize that the
bicycle they are trying to stea l belongs to a policeman. For the
offense there have been 100 per cent convictions.
Officers Pat Brannigan , Barbara Frost and Jim Paoletti, are
ready to set up bicycle stakeout for 1st District in tracking
down thieves and other offenders in Grant Park area.
Before going out on patrol in 7th District, Lieutenant Arthur Lindsay inspects
bicycles of Officers Tom Manion (left), Joe Rokas and Edward Rynne.
Officer Jerry Dahlberg rides along
bicyle path in 7th District park, one of
four that bike teams check regularly.
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