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C ica Po ice Star THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT * Spotlight on the 14th District * 'Tinkers' run for fun and health * Human Relations of Department * Personalities... make yourselfDigitized an applehead by ChicagoCop.com ~pulse' 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 Page 3 7 9 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 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. 2 2 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 Digitized by ChicagoCop.com 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. Digitized by ChicagoCop.com 3 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 4 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 Contin ued on page 5 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. Digitized by ChicagoCop.com 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. Digitized by ChicagoCop.com 5 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. 6 Officer Frank Lewis Digitized by ChicagoCop.com 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 Digitized by ChicagoCop.com 7 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. 'I 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. Digitized by ChicagoCop.com THE 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. Digitized by ChicagoCop.com 9 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! 10 . 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 Digitized by ChicagoCop.com 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 Digitized by ChicagoCop.com 11 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. ..55.. ..21 017. . .. 57 .. . .. 30 008 .. 58 ... . ... 27 632 ...... 63 .. 31 015 ...... 55 .. 27 081 ...... 62 .. 29 012 ...... 63 35 147 ...... 55 ... 25 016 ...... 56 .... 25 013 ...... 58 .... 29 147 ...... 60 .. 28 662 ...... 53 ..... .. 28 021 ...... 54 ... 30 185 ...... 63 ....... 31 051 ...... 63 .. . .. 39 010 ...... 58 ....... 28 129 ...... 63 ....... 37 132 ...... 55 ....... 30 001 ...... 63 ....... 33 663 ...... 63 ....... 30 12 Police Officer of the Month Age .. . .. ...... . . . ..... . . . . . .. ... ....... ....... ...... ... . .. .. ... ....... .. ..•... ...... . .. .. ....... ...... . . . . . .. Date of Retirement 15 September 16 September 30 September 1 September 2 September 11 September 6 September 12 September 10 September 1 September 1 September 1 September 6 September 1 September 20 September 22 September 14 September 1 September 5 September 12 September 3 September 3 September 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. SOMEONE ONCE SAID . .. If, you don't know where you're going, you'll 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 ... Digitized by ChicagoCop.com 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 I I / 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 Continued on page 14 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. 13 Digitized by ChicagoCop.com 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 . * * * 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 Years of Unit P.O. Harry Bork .... . ................... P.O . . Edward J. Curran ..... . ............ P.O. James Koumoundouros ............. P.O. George LeJuene ..... . .............. 158 062 017 018 14 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 . IN MEMORIAM Name Sergeant Gerald McKeigue Age ...... . . .... ...... ...... 57 46 30 54 Service Date of Death ....... 31 .. 17 September ....... 15 .... : .. 2 September ....... 5.. 8 September ....... 21 ....... 9 September Officer Robert Stevens 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. Digitized by ChicagoCop.com 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 Continued on page 16 Secretary Jean Schuster types up some reports for Officers Johnny Spencer and Rosella Clayborn after day in field. 15 Digitized by ChicagoCop.com Contin ued from page 15 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 16 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. Digitized by ChicagoCop.com 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. Digitized by ChicagoCop.com 17 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? 18 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. Digitized by ChicagoCop.com Amateur cyclists • • 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. Digitized by ChicagoCop.com 19 Chicago Police Department 1121 South State Street l Ull I Arl U. S. PAI Chicago, Illinois 60605 1..--'- ~ S fA'l~---- D ~_ JlE AMI'f 91l4L"o.-- Return Requested UlW 'j]' UllJDlJHH I by Leo Feltma.n -;:.,-,. Criminalistics Division Documents Microanalysis Chemistry Spectro Toolmark Fireanns Polygraph Voiceprint Mobile Unit Evidence Tech Photo Lab Homicide Robbery Rape Burglary Latent Fingerprint Crime Scene Proscessing Unit Theft Paint Bad Check Breathalyzer Microscope Sperm Film Guns Bullet Morgue Body Laboratory Blood Reefer Heroin Brush Camera 20 "Could you come back later? I hate to disturb him he was up most of the night." 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