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CHICAGO POLICE
STAR
l...,.~J,J.. VOLUME 15, NUMBER 4, JUNE, 1976
SUPERINTENDENT'S MESSAGE
James M. Rochford Supt. of Police Rich ard J. Daley Mayor Tina Vicini , Director
Public and Internal Information Division
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1976 Police Recognition Cere
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The Blue Light Police Officer of the Month
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St. Jude Parade and Mass
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In Memoriam
Department Commendations
Junior Superintendent, Recent
Graduates
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Prepared By Staffs of
Public and Internal Informatio n
Reprodu ction and Graphic Arts
Last year, was an exceptional year for the department.
There was a change in community attitudes towards the
police. More and more citizens are realizing that they too,
must contribute to their city's well-being and its safety;
and that they must become involved and work with the
department, not against it, or in apathy of its goal.
More citizens are reporting crimes quickly, cooperating
with police by giving information in investigations and
going to court as witnesses. There is an atmosphere of
increasing trust between citizens and police .. . and that
is the most hopeful sign of all.
Z would also like to take this opportunity to recognize
the hurd work, enthusiasm and professionalism of our
police officers which resulted in a crime reduction last
year. Chicago decreased 6.4% in state crimes while na
tionwide crime increased 9%. This is a remarkable
achievement.
But, while we take pride in past achievements, we must
face the future challenges and continue to work with dedi
cation and loyalty. Let us not have slippage in our work
... L et us not tarnish our stars ... Let us not slip back
to yesteryear. The Chicago Police Department is a pro
gressive and viable department. We cannot stand still . ..
We will not stand still.
r).. · ~t:::Superintendent of Police
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1976 POLICE
RECOGNITION CEREMONY
The Chicago Police Department
"captured" a top name in the enter
tainment world for the 15th Annual
Police Recognition Ceremony on
May 11 - Frank Sinatra - and he
played to a packed house in Arie
Crown Theatre at McCormick Place.
More than 4,000 police officers,
their wives and other guests, were
captivated as Sinatra went through
his 35-minute performance. The re
pertoire was all Sinatra favorites
starting with "Night and Day" and
ending with "My Kind of Town."
"This is a marvelous way to show
tribute to these young men who do
such tough work in this world," Sin
atra said, referring to the officers who
had just been pr8sented awards for
heroism and outstanding police
service.
He concluded with a toast to Amer
ica in honor of its bicentennial cele
bration this year, and called the U.S.
"the greatest piece of real estate that
ever happened to this world."
Then it waR all over and the audi
ence responded with a standing
ovation.
Bob Hale, WMAQ-TV and Sun
Times Columnist Irv "Kup" Kup
cinet were co-Masters of Ceremony
for the event.
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Mayor Richard J. Daley and Master of Ceremony
Bob Hale.
Cast of "Your Arm's Too Short to Box with God."
Sam Butera
Cast of "Your Arm's Too Short to Box With God"
Sam Butera and the Witnesses.
Director John M. Hickey confers
with Sun-Times Columnist lrv (Kup)
Kupcinet.
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Singer Lee Pelty
The Chicago Police Recognition
Ceremony, held annually during the
second week in May for the past 15
years, has become one of the most
important events of the year for the
Department.
This is the one event when the cit
izens of Chicago join together with
the Police Department to honor its
members for their outstanding
achievements, acts of bravery, and
devotion to duty in police actions
which uphold the finest traditions of
police service.
Several of these officers, were con
fronted by offenders who attempted
to kill them. One officer is alive be
cause the offender's gun mis-fired,
not once - but twice. Others were
shot and wounded in exchanges of
gunfire with their assailants. An
other was slashed repeatedly by a
knife-wielding offender. Two others
were assaulted with bricks and in
jured. One was killed by a sniper.
And, two others-one a civilian,
were honored for contributions re
sulting in improved department op
erations proving that outstanding
service can be provided by those
working behind a desk as well as in
the field.
All fifteen of these officers, with
the exception of Police Officer
Joseph Cali, killed May 19, 1975,
were presented with the Depart
ment's highest awards, at this year's
Police Recognition Ceremony on
May 11th in Arie Crown Theatre.
The Blue Star Award was presented
posthumously to his widow, Mrs.
Neva Cali.
The highest award presented by
Superintendent Rochford to the of
ficer who distinguished himself
"above and beyond the call of duty,"
- the POLICE MEDAL - went to
Police Officer Robert Osborne, 4th
District, for his outstanding courage
in a police action following a rob
bery. Officer Osborne also received
the Superintendent's Award of
Valor.
Investigator Matthew Plovanich,
Narcotics Unit, received both the
Award of Valor, for heroism, and
the Blue Star Award for sustaining
serious injuries in the line of duty.
The Superintendent's Award of
Valor, was also bestowed on the fol
lowing officers:
Investigator Andrew Abbott, Nar
cotics Unit.
Investigators: James Mack and
Edward Troogstad, of Area #4,
General Assignment.
Sergeant Esmagde Cristia, 14th
District.
Sergeant Wayne Thompson, Gang
Crimes Investigation Division
West Section.
Others receiving the Blue Star
Award included:
Officer John Davis, Gang Crime
Investigation Division - West Sec
tion.
Officer James Kotowicz, Area #4,
Special Operations Group.
Officer John Willis, Area #2, Spe
cial Operations Group.
Investigator Edward Kendzior,
Area #3, Auto Theft.
Sergeant Richard Scanlon, 22nd
District.
Police Officer Ophair Williams, 7th
District.
Police Officer Joseph Cali, 13th
District.
Below are summaries of the vari
ous incidents which resulted in the
awards for the officers:
OFFICER ROBERT J. OSBORNE
Police Officer Robert J. Osborne,
4th District, was off-duty and on his
way home when he observed two
males running from a refreshment
stand at the intersection of ll1th
Street and Cottage Grove Avenue.
The men jumped into a car driven
by a third man and the vehicle sped
away.
Osborne quickly evaluated the
situation as a possible holdup. This
was confirmed as the owner came
running from the stand, shouting he
had been robbed.
The police officer immediately
took up the pursuit in his own pri
vate vehicle. The chase continued
through several streets and alleys
with the offenders firing at the of
ficer a total of nine times- and hi t
ting his vehicle several times.
Despite the fact that his vehicle
was struck by gunfire and that he
was traveling at a high rate of
speed, Osborne managed to keep
control of his auto and return the
gunfire as well.
Officer Osborne finally stopped the
offenders by shooting their vehicle's
left rear tire and forcing it to the
curb at 95th Street and Cottage
Grove A venue. He sprang out of his
vehicle, took cover behind the front
door and ordered the three offenders
to drop their guns and surrender.
Offender Walter Gray got out
from the left side of the vehicle,
hands in the air. His accomplices,
Larry Jackson and Dennis Griffin,
exited from the right side of the
vehicle in a crouched position and
the officer ordered them to put their
hands on the car. Griffin bobbed up
and down, a 22-caliber automatic in
hand . Osborne repeated his order to
drop the weapon, and Griffin threw
the gun over the roof of the car.
Officer Osborne covered the rob
bers until 5th District beat cars, re
sponding to the original robbery
call, arrived on the scene.
The 22-caliber automatic and a
38-caliber revolver, along with ski
masks and all the proceeds of the
robbery were recovered. All three of
the offenders, who had past arrest
records for various crimes, were
charged with armed robbery and
attempted murder.
Osborne, 31, was appointed to the
Department on November 20, 1967.
INVESTIGATORS: MATTHEW PLOVANICH AND ANDREW ABBOTT I
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Investigators Matthew Plova'nich
and Andrew Abbott, Narcotics Unit,
working undercover on June 11,
1975, attemped to make a controlled
buy of narcotics from a pusher.
The offender, nick-named "three
fingered Rodriquez" was known as a
"burn artist" that is, he sold
rolled-up cigarette filters as nar
cotics.The officers decided to walk
separately, with Plovanich to engage
Rodriquez in conversation, and Ab
bott to join them later.
As Plovanich talked to Rodriquez,
Abbott strolled up, accused Ro
driquez of selling a cigarette filter as
heroin and demanded his money
back. An argument ensued with
Rodriquez shoving Abbott. When
Plovanich attempted to pull the two
men apart, Rodriquez called out in
Spanish and a companion, Jose
Figueroa, came over, punched Plo
vanich and knocked him down.
Meanwhile Rodriquez picked up a
jagged house bricK and struck Ab
bott several times about the hands
and arms. Abbott then heard Plo
vanich shouting that Figueroa had a
knife. He pushed Rodriquez away
and turned to see Figueroa bend
ing over Plovanich, who was lying
on the ground, and slashing him.
Plovanich had his feet up against
Firgueroa's stomach in an attempt
to stop him. Abbott pushed Figueroa
away from Plovanich, who by now
was bleeding profusely and helped
him to his feet.
Abbott drew his gun and identi
fied himself as a police officer. Fi
gueroa lunged at Abbott attempting
to stab him in the stomach. Abbott
fired one shot and Figueroa fell to
the ground.
By then other officers arrived on
the scene and took Plovanich to the
hospital. Abbott also went to the
hospital for treatment of injuries to
his hands and arms where he had
been struck by the brick.
This was the second time Officer
Plovanich was injured while work
ing undercover.
Plovanich, 27, was appointed to
the Chicago Police Department on
March 31, 1969; Abbott, 27, was ap
pointed December 14, 1970.
Plovanich and Abbott currently
are detailed to the Drug Enforce
ment Administration Task Force.
The Department assigns narcotics
officers to the DEA for one year per
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iods on a rotating basis for training
and to assist on drug enforcement.
INVESTIGATORS: EDWARD TROOGSTAD AND JAMES MACK other rape and auto theft, and that
the credit card he had attempted to
use had been taken in an armed
robbery and home invasion. Handy
also was wanted for rape and armed
robbery.
Troogstad, 62, was appointee: to
the Chicago Police Department on
February 5, 1944; Mack, 34, was ap
pointed on September 11, 1967.
INVESTIGATOR: ESMAGDE CRISTIA On May 14, 1975, Investigators
Edward Troogstad and James Mack,
of General Assignment, Area #4,
were talking to personnel of the
Sears, Roebuck and Company secur
ity office at 3401 West Arthington
Avenue regarding an investigation
they were conducting.
At the same time, two men who
had a tttempted to make a purchase
with a stolen credit card struggled
with security guards as the latter
were placing them under arrest. One
offender, Cleoria Watts, pulled out a
revolver and placed it to the head of
a Sears security guard, Henry Mc
Carthy, and pulled the trigger.
Troogstad and Mack were alerted
of the incident and rushed to assist
the security guards. They arrested
the second offender, Ronald Handy.
Watts, however, had escaped to the
Sears parking garage across the
street. When the two officers entered
the garage, Watts fired on them.
Troogstad and Mack took cover be
hind a concrete pillar and. exchanged
shots with Watts who was wounded
in the left shoulder and right leg
before surrendering.
As they took Watts into custody,
they discovered a dead uniformed
Sears security guard on the ground.
It was later determined that Watts
had encountered the guard as he en
tered the garage disarmed, and
killed the guard with his own gun.
(Ballistics later confirmed the guard
had been slain with a bullet fired
from his own gun.)
Subsequent investigation revealed
that Watts was at that time under
indictment for rape, wanted on an
Investigator Esmagde Cristia,
Area #6, Homicide/Sex, heard a
gunshot while driving southbound
on Broadway near Grace Street to
an investigation, on April 12, 1975.
As he attempted to Ascertain where
the gunshot originated, the police
radio b::-oadcast a call that a man
was shooting at 3750 North
Broadway.
Arriving on the scene, he observed
a red Volkswagon had struck a
parked vehicle. The driver, slumped
over the wheel, was bleeding from
the forehead. A panic-stricken
woman, Mrs. Moonjoo Choi, rushed
up to him shouting her husband had
been shot and pointed out the of
fender standing across the street.
Investigator Cristia, seeing the of
fender pointing a gun directly at
him and Mrs. Choi, drew his re
volver, ailllounced he was a police
officer and ordered the man to drop
the weapon. Instead, the offender
fired at Cristia and Mrs. Choi. The
police officer's first thought during
this stress situation was for the
safety of the woman, and he im
mediately shoved and guided Mrs.
Choi out of the line of fire. Cristia
then placed himself behind a trailer
and exchanged shots with the of
fender, Felipe Carillo, wounding
him in the leg.
Carillo fell to the pavement, drop
ping his gun. Cristia picked up the
gun and placed Carillo under arrest.
The wounded man, Kuebo Choi
was taken to Weiss Memorial Hos
pital where he died a few hours
later.
Later investigation revealed that
Carillo had threatened to commit
suicide and had mentioned this to
his building manager. He then went
to his room, armed himself with a
45-caliber revolver and fired one shot
into the ceiling of his room. When
the building manager went to in
vestigate, he threatened to kill him.
The manager, however, was able to
talk Carillo out of killing him and
the offender left sta ting he was go
ing to do "some shooting."
Upon leaving the building, Carillo
crossed the street and at this time,
according to witnesses, fired at the
Volkswagon containing Mr. and
Mrs. Choi as they were driving
down the street. Mr. Choi lost con
trol of the vehicle and it crossed
over the median strip, striking a
parked car and coming to a stop.
Cristia, 35, was appointed to the
Chicago Police Department on July
25, 1966. Cristia, now assigned to
the 14th District, was appointed to
temporary sergeant on June 11,
1975.
SERGEANT WAYNE THOMPSON An auto with both its front and
rear license plates bent in an ap
parent attempt to conceal the num
bers was observed by Sergeant
Wayne Thompson, Gang Crime In
vestigations, West Section, as he
worked as a street supervisor on
March 8, 1976.
Suspicious, Thompson kept the
vehicle under surveillance for a few
minutes before deciding to stop it to
conduct a field interrogation.
The vehicle contained two occu
pants, a woman driver and male pas
senger who was slumped down in
the front seat.
When stopped, the woman, Jean
A. Calatayd, appeared nervous and
was evasive in her answers toques
tions. When she could not produce
proper identification nor proof of
ownership of the vehicle, Sergeant
Thompson reached over and pulled
the keys out of the ignition.
Thompson ordered the passenger
out of the auto. The passenger backed
out of the vehicle and as he did so,
lifted both arms as though he was
reaching for his jacket pockets.
Thompson ordered him to put his
hands in the air.
Instead, the offender, Edward
Burger, drew a blue steel automatic
pistol. As Burger turned towards
him, Thompson tried to grab the
gun, and at the same time drew his
own revolver. While doing so, Bur
ger placed his gun against Thomp
son's left side and pulled the trigger.
Sergeant Thompson heard the ham
mer fall and felt the pressure of the
gun against his side - it had mis
fired. A struggle ensued as the Ser
geant attempted to wrest Burger's
gun away. The offender screamed,
"I'm going to kill you" .
Sergeant
Thompson was able to fire one shot,
striking the offender, who became
more enraged at his inability to
overpower the sergeant. The strug
gle continued with the offender still
shouting he would kill the police
officer.
Burger finally succeeded in break
ing Sergeant Thompson's grip on his
pistol. He placed the pistol against
Thompson's temple and again pulled
the trigger. Again, the gun mis-fired.
Sergeant Thompson fired again, and
Burger fell to the ground fa tally
wounded.
Subsequent investigation revealed
the vehicle had been stolen and that
Burger, an active member of a mo
torcycle gang, had an arrest record
dating back to 1965 which included
aggravated battery, armed robbery
and several charges of carrying con
cealed weapons.
Sergeant Thompson, 37, was ap
pointed to the Chicago Police De
partment on January 16, 1961.
POLICE OFFICER JOHN DAVIS
Police Officers John H. Davis and
Napoleon Stevenson working a vice
car in 3rd District went to an apart
ment on South East End Avenue to
serve a search warrant on Ronald
Embry and his wife.
The officers earlier, had received
information that a man by the name
of "Ronnie" had been selling nar
cotics from the premises.
Having gained entrance to the
apartment building, the officers
knocked on Embry's door. A man
answered, asking who it was. Officer
Davis responded he was a police of
ficer, and tha t he had a search war
rant. When there was no response,
Davis knocked a second time, re
peating he was an officer.
After a minute, the officers forced
the door to the apartment open and
entered the dimly lighted apart
ment. Davis asked his partner to
find the lights, while he ventured a
few feet further into the room. He
was confronted by the offender who
pointed a gun at him. Although
Davis attempted to jump out of the
way, the man fired, striking him in
the face. With this Davis and
Stevenson retreated to the hall where
Davis stood guard as his partner went
back to the squad to call for as
sistance.
Shortly thereafter, the offender
came out of the apartment. Officer
Davis told him he was under arrest
and a struggle ensued.
Although wounded and bleeding,
Officer Davis managed to subdue
and handcuff Embry. Officers arriv
ing on the scene, took Embry and
his wife to the 3rd District for pro
cessing, while Davis was transported
to a nearby hospital for treatment of
his wound.
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Davis, 34, was appointed to the Chi
cago Police Department on Septem
ber 21, 1965.
POLICE OFFICER JAMES KOTOWICZ several stitches to close the gash.
At this time, additional police
units arrived on the scene and a
skirmish line formed moving the
crowd a block south where the main
group was dispersed in several di
rections.
Kotowicz, 29, was appointed to
the Department on January 22,
1968.
POLICE OFFICER JOHN WILLS
Officer James Kotowicz along with
other officers of Area # 4 Special
Operations, were assigned to crowd
control duties at Tilden High School
following a walk-out by several hun
dred students.
One detail of officers escorted a
group of some 350 students south on
Union Avenue. At 51st Street, the
group began to run west, stopping
periodically to pick up rocks and
bottles and throwing them at cars
and store windows breaking some of
them.
The officers made 10 arrests and
dispersed the unruly students. As
soon as this group was controlled,
another group of about 300 students
left Tilden High School.
Again the officers followed the
students to 55th and Union Avenue
where they stood on the corners,
supposedly waiting for busses. Sud
denly several rocks were thrown at
cars causing damage. The officers
moved in to disperse this group. As
they started to move the unruly
youths out of the area, the problem
was multiplied as hundreds of other
students poured out onto the street
from a public elementary school one
half block away at 55th and Lowe
which was closing for the day. Faced
with a hostile crowd, even though
heavily outnumbered, Officer Koto
wicz and the other officers refused to
be intimidated and continued their
efforts to disperse the students. In
the melee tha t followed Officer Koto
wicz was struck with a rock. When
taken to the hospital, the wound was
found to be so severe, it required
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On June ]3, 1975 Police Officer
John Wills, along with several of
ficers of Area # 2 Special Operations
Group, responded to a radio simul
cast of a "robbery alarm" at a carry~
out chicken restaurant on west 63rd
Street. Upon arrival, the officers
found that while all the lights were
on, the front door was locked.
Police Officer Wills found a serv
ice window open and climbed in
while Officer Edward Meyers re
mained outside. Once inside, Wills
was confronted by an armed robber
who fired several shots at Wills,
striking him in the right shoulder
and leg. Wills and Meyers fired
back at the offender, Leon Morris,
simultaneously, and he fell to the
ground fatally wounded.
Wills, 26, has been a police officer
since February 22, 1971.
INVESTIGATOR EDWARD KENDZIOR Investigator Edward Kendzior, as
signed to Area #4, Auto Theft Unit,
responded to a simulcast of a "man
with a shot-gun" while on parol at
1618 West Beach Street. Upon ar
rival on the scene, the officers were
met by a woman on the street who
told them her husband had fired at
her with a shot-gun and that he was
in their 2nd floor apartment.
Officer Kendzior knocked on the
door and announced his office. Re
ceiving no answer, he knocked again.
The door to the apartment was then
forced open and the officers shined
their flashlights inside, but were un
able to see anyone.
When Officer Kendzior and Officer
Thomas Fitzgerald, Area #4, Spe
cial Operations Group, entered, a
shot was fired from within, striking
Kendzior in the abdomen and Fitz
gerald in the right arm. As Fitz
gerald helped Kendzior back out to
the porch, a man appeared in the
doorway pointing a shotgun at the
two wounded men. A third officer in
the hallway was able to fire four
shots at the offender who retreated
back into the apartment.
Additional police units arrived on
the scene as Kendzior and Fitz
gerald were transported to a nearby
hospital for treatment.
Receiving no response from initial
orders to surrender, one officer fired
several shotgun blasts to cover fel
low officers as they converged on the
apartment. When they got into the
apartment, the offender, Fred Wash
ington, was found sitting in a chair
shotgun in hand. The offender raised
the shotgun and pointed it at the
officers, whereupon the officers fired
and seized his weapon, which was
still cocked with a load ready in the
barrel. The wounded offender was ar
rested and taken to the hospital for
treatment.
(Officer Fitzpatrick, now assigned
to 10th District, has already been
awarded a Blue Star award for the
above action. Investigator Kendzior
is now assigned to A rea # 3
Robbery.)
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ATTENTION
If you know of any retirees not receiving
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the Chicago Police Star and would like to -
send their names and addresses to the
Director, Public & Int. Info. Divi . 1121 S.
State St., Chicago, Ill., 60605.
THE
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001: Commander Paul McLaughlin
would like to thank all members of the
First District on their fine turnout at the
St. Jude's March . Once again 001 was
first as usual. Welcome back to Sgt. Joe
Dillon. Everyone will miss Maria from the
office, who is awaiting the arrival of the
stork and leaving C.P.D. Congrats to
Bobby Olson and wife on the recent ar·
rival of their daughter (11 Ibs.) WHEW!!!
Officers Bob Wagner and Gene Smith are
finding out just how many stairways
there are in the loop. The First District
softball team are red hot and will surely
take first place again in the department.
Buddy Clancey manager, will take on all
teams. Welcome to 001: Lt. T. Daley,
Lt. Coflins and Lt. Egan. Does anyone
know why officer Jim Ouellette is never
late? Officer Jim Rhine is really cleaning
up Grant Park . Comm. McLaughlin
awarded H. M. to the following men: J.
Rossi, G. Murray, M. Paoletti, J. Fitz
patrick, P. Hasket, J. Flavin, D. Barnes,
H. Pennington, J. Farley, T. Laughlin, B.
Riordan, B. Kustwin, J. Lascola, R. Ziol·
kowksi, D. Marlow, F. Vitek, C. Siefert, J.
Baranowski, L. Largent, J. Bagnola, S.
Brankin, M. McCluskey, P. O'Connell, D.
Ostrom, A. Buckely, T. Bour, P. Sauser,
G. Morris, G. Jones, G. Fox, T. Allison,
M. Burns, J. Jacobs, E. Kelly, N. Dolci
mascolo, J. Cahill, J. McCray.
P.O. Scott P. Muir
002: Allyson Johnson 11 years old,
niece of Ptlmn. Lonnie Johnson is co·
anchor girl on Channel 5 Sundays at
1100 hours. The program is "The Bubble
Gum Digest" a childrens' news program.
Ptlmn. Johnson is now a star by proxy.
The personnel of the 2nd Dist. extend a
sincere welcome to the new brass as
signed, Capt. Panek, Lt. Antonick, Lt.
Kraft, Lt. Manns, Lt. Hedgren and Sgt.
Barrett. We are saddened to learn that
Ptlmn. B. Kleppetsch did not get his new
Eldorado! P.O. Mike Feldman has named
himself co-ordinator of the review office
after receiving a B.A . Degreee in Social
Justice from Lewis University. Patrol
Specialist Elbert Fitzpatrick is now reach
ing for his Masters Degree after recently
receiving a BA in Public Administration
from Roosevelt University. After spend·
ing 2 days in Mexico, Sgt. Sanford Neal
is giving crash courses in Spanish. (Pro
fessional certificates given upon comple
tion.) Welcome back P.O. Stephen Rhue
who has been convalescing since last
August after being injured in a motor
cycle accident. Congratulations to Sgt.
Schlott for being assigned to the 2nd
Dist. 2 years and also maintaining a B+
average in his college studies. If anyone
is interested we have Ptlmn. AI Pfeiffer
for sale!
P.O. Vince Dobbins
004: Step right up and get the latest lies
and gossip, all a new endeavor for me:
Anyone interested, Sgt. M. Maznaritzis
giving driving lessons at Eggers' Grove;
special hello to Sgt. J. Knightly (mention
me in the star); J. Vellegas & M. Stannish
recently were smitten by the "Roscoe
Rules" Syndrome. Congratulations to
new daddies T. Schmidt, R. Uchman, J.
Covington. We understand that Lt. ·J. Mc
Namara has been put in for "Temp"
canonization for his eight month stint on
a certain watch. Speedy recovery to Pat
O'Brien seriously injured in a traffic ac
cident and also to AI Jackson's bride
Mary on her recent surgery. Rumor has it
Sgt. Jon Burge (robbery pinch) has been
seen with Joe Wambaugh regarding a
book on his exploits; Th Th Th That's All
Folks ...
P.O. Michael Callahan
006: Golf season is here and all the weird
ones are swinging their arms in the halls
and staring at their toes for hours, and
the high blood pressure is on us. Sgt.
Hilliard hired his own security guard to
watch his new car. W. Woodward back i n
college to get his degree in Wimbleyism .
Suds of the Tactical Unit is learning how
to cook at a local restaurant, specialty is
can corn . He loves pickles but he can't
eat them because his head does not fit
in the jar. J. Lyons and Kay are very proud
of their number one son elected Vice
Pres. of the sophomore class at College,
and again on the Dean's List. Congrats to
Mickey McMahon recently married, Duke
Dowd sold fifty tickets to the reception.
Welcome to Lieutenants Tim Gainer,
Prosser, Meade, Jaskolka and also our
new Watch Commander Captain David
Coffey. No new babies born in 006, we
are right on the National average.
Sgt. Robert Angone
P.O. Gary Calabrese
007: Hi. ... Opt. Cmd. went to Rokas/
Crossley, H/M's J. Jackson/ R. White (1)
Redmond/Sgts. Hardy/Barrett/Alexan
der/Pellegrini (2) Russell/Foley/Mason
/Norise/Pearson/Frankiewicz/ Lynch (2)
/Berg (1) Walls/Cushing/Roman/Lyons
/Rynne (1) Chojnacki/Daukus/Chase/
Considine/Lopez/Ribich/Howard/Lamb/
Gibbons/J. Smith/Dahlberg/Pubins/
Davie / Eveland /Cruz / Barton / Augustine /
Vaclavik/Hite, tks/congrats men ... Get
well Arlene (P /0 Edward) Porys, Colleen
Ryan, (P /0 "Hook" Ryan's daughter, P/0
John's sis) .. . Deep/sym . family of R.
Allen (Hon. Pall bearers Sgt. Lenahan,
P/O R~ Wisniewski/Kostecki/Schaffer/
Scott/Neumann) Davis/Goosby/Guy in
their recent loss .. . Congrats. Kathleen/
John "Hook" Ryan, thirty years bliSS/
Michele "SADIE" and Michael Harring
ton, tied the knot . . . Our Cmdr. Rice
chalks two years Super Seven, along with
Scry. "Smiley Face" Eppolito _ . . con
grats/thanks . . . Super Seven Stork
dropped off Matthew Christopher Mur
phy/Happy First to Amber Lynn Ryan,
(Grandpa "Hook" P/0 John, daddy) ...
Cpt. Marschall was Act/D/C while Cmdr.
Rice was on much needed/deserved frl,
New Orleans/Houston . . . Our Cmdr.
Rice commends all participants in St.
Jude Police League Parade, exc. turnout
. . . Happy summer to all, and toodles
and ten four.
Rita Jeanne Pope
008: The stork delivered a Baby Girl to
Ptlmn. Jim Lacki and his wife . . . De
partment commendations were awarded
to officers Harley Sckenker and Bob
Graeber, Bob Dvorak and Ron Dziekan
also Jim May . .. Congs. to James Bells
who made captain (7th Dist.) Bill An
tonich (2nd Dist.) Ron Rubin (7th Dist.)
and Mike Connolly (Midway Sec.) who
made lieutenant . . . Good luck to Sgt.
Don Lessner on his new assignment to
the 9th Dist., Ptlmn. John Powers to the
4th Dist., Ptlmn. Bob Tomkins to the 7th
Dist., Ptlmn. Paul Pazan to Comm. Oper.
. . . Welcome to the "8" to Capt. Bill
Walsh from 4th Dist., Sgt. Bob Walsh
from C.I.D., Ptlmn. John Burke from the
7th Dist. . . . Deepest sympathy to the
families of Ptlmn. Bob Burns and Ptlmn.
Joe O'Brien on the death of their
mothers and Ptlmn. Ken Smith on the
death of his grandmother . . . Is it true
that Sgt. Don BUrch wants to be reas·
signed to the Canine Un it?
P.O. Jim May
010: Welcome aboard: Capt. D. Coli,
Lieutenants F. Lemke, A. McCormick, R.
Tracy and Sgt. R. Kirk, who have been
transferred to 010 .. . Our best wishes
to Sgts. E. Brohman and N. McCarthy,
P.O. D. Lesniak and J. Martinez in their
new units . . . Congrats to P.O. Tom
Eason and his wife who welcomed their
second son , Cory . . . Belated Wedding
wishes to Lucius and Betty White . . .
Sgt. Bob Englund is a very proud dad;
his son, Danny, a 7th grade student at
St. Rita, will represent the State of illi
nois in the Fifty·State Bi-Centennial Com
petition held in Philadelphia, Pa. on July
4th. His parents and History teacher will
be flown there for one week as guests of
the State of III. .. . Our Dinner Dance,
held May 26th at the Landmark was a
great success, thanks to everyone who
attended . . . Sincere condolences to
P.O. Jim McDonough on the recent loss
of his sister Gail, in a tragic auto
accident.
Darlene Cniadek
011: Congratulations are in order for
M. Casey and J. McCarthy who were reo
cently promoted to Captains as well as
for A. Lindsay C. Zaprzalka who were
promoted to Lieut. Ptlmn. R. Cujetnicani
and his wife are the proud parents of
twi ns. It is good to see Officers R. Kolo
vitz and S. Montes back from medical.
Our condolences to Crossing Guard E.
Thornton. Congratulations to Ptlmn.
John Ward and family on the recent pro·
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motion of their son to Cadet Sgt. at the
Marmion Military Academy.
P.O. John D. Bullard
012: District Personnel's hearts were
deeply saddened upon learning of the
untimely deaths of James Coughlin and
Earl Le Beau. Our condolences to their
fine families. Honorable Mentions were
issued to the following police officers for
outstanding arrests in 1975: C. Gardner,
D. Houlihan, M. Kerrigan, W. Kent, C.
Redman, R. Wagner, E. Wegner, J. Duffy,
C. Tyska, R. Kocan, S. Strzepka, S. Mo
stacchio, V. Grimm, J. Majewski, J. Stew
art, P. Forrester, R. Losik, D. Wojcik, J.
Diamond, D. Dausinas and J. Opiola ...
The "BIG ONE TWO" extends a warm
welcome to Captains Mathias Casey and
John Collins and Lieutenants August An
nerino and William Tlapa. The "Blue
Stork" delivered Kimberly Ann to Dennis
and Ellen Kalinowski on April 1, 1976.
Ross Horne and Don Dausinas won 1st
Place Trophies in C.P.D.s Bowling Tour·
nament. Border Patrol Informant reports
that atttempt will be made to prevent
Jay Diamond from entering the Baja 500
mile race.
Gary Calabrese
014: Welcome aboard and congratula'
tions on their recent promotions to Lt.
Crotty, Lt. Kennedy, Lt. Ruckrich, Lt.
Gorski, Capt. Robinson and Capt. Herty.
Congratulations also to Lt. R. Johnson
and Capt. T. Connors on their promo·
tions and good luck in their new assign
ments. Also good luck to Officer's Greco,
Iannotti, and Nehoda on their transfers.
Our condolences to the following Officers
on the loss of a loved one: J. Adams
Mother, W. Dorner Grandfather, D.
Noon-Father, S. Ergish-Mother. Con ·
gratulations to the following Officers on
receiving Honorable Mentions during the
month of April: J. Diaz, Sgt. W. Johnson,
Grazier, Bertram (2), Lt. Garry, Nick (2),
Lt. Murray, Sgt. Sloan, Kearney (2), Cy·
gan (3), Fleming, Thomas, Trepcyk, Fritz,
Wojowocki, Steel, Sgt. W. Diaz, Sgt. Kula,
Kelly, McGurn, Musso, Burns, Crawford,
Sgt. Romanowski, Flood, Sgt. Adams,
Saladino, Nelson, Tovar, Fergus, Webb,
Rodriguez, to just mention a few . Officer
J. Jablonski was recently honored by the
Latin Community as the "Hero of the
Battle of Oakley and North."
P.O. R. Hull
015: It is with esteem dedication and re
spect, that we, the members of this com·
mand, give our heartwarm congratula'
tions to Comdr. Harold J. Fleming, upon
successfully passing his exams for his
Master's Degree. Comdr. Felming has
been a tremendous inspiration for this
writer, in addition to other members of
this command who have ventured out to
further their own educational goals . . .
Rumor has it that retired Police Officer
Edward (Warrants) Stach was visited by
person(s) unknown in the wee hours of
the morning, who relieved him of his
most precious possession (Nine cases of
beer from his garage) What a way to hurt
a guy . . . Congratulations to the newly
appointed Captains Thomas Connor and
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Paul Tasch and Lieutenants, William
Joyce, Richard Grishaber, Nicholas Mc
Namara and Chester Zaprzalka, who have
been assigned to this command . . .
Hurry back cheers are extended to all
those presently on the medical roll.
Ernestfne Dowell
019: Officers Clarke, Falbo, Obartuch and
Reeger received awards for their team
work in effecting the arrest of a robbery
offender who was holding a woman
hostage at gun point. The Officers
handled the situation superbly and we
congratulate them also .. . There will be
a 19th District "OPEN HOUSE" on June
6th from 10:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. There
will be Police Dogs and Horses, Police
Cruiser, Tours of our new building and "
grounds throughout the day. We are 10'
cated on Belmont and Western and the
public is invited to attend! . . . We wei·
come to our district: Captain William
Connolly: lieut's. Thomas McGady; John
Rooney; John Skelly; Robt. Willems;
P.O.'s Gene Harris and Arthur Smith ...
On June 23rd, Captain Scott will be hav·
in ga Picnic for his Midnight Crew. Starts
at 9 A.M. in LaBaugh Woods if anyone
wants to crash, just kidding that's only
for the Captain's Crew ... Sorry to hear
that Officer Christopher broke his toe,
we are glad you are OK now Tony.. . .
Officer Melvern Itter announced that his
daughter Judith Florek gave birth to his
6th Grandchild and they named her Amy
Katherine... . All for now,
Jeanette laRue
020: With all the promotions last month,
we had to say good· bye to Capt. Tasch,
Lts. Hedgren, McGovern, and Rooney
... Welcome back Capt. Makosh, and P.O.
Fowich . . . And Welcome to Capt. Za
leski, Lts. Moran, Moore, Cusack, Jan
kowski and POs Bradi, Greco, Smith ...
Congratulations to PO larry Gardner,
larry Traub, Louis Ortale, Dick Marsik,
and Ray Walsh on receiving the Depart·
ment Commendation ... Honorable Men·
tions this month were awarded to POs
Bill Newman, Bob McCarthy, Dan
Scruggs, Mike Mason, Bill Schober, Sgt.
Clark, Dennis De Boer, Joe Lendino, Tony
Smeraglia, Phil Kalas, Tony Audino, and
Lenny Cunzalo . . . Tying the love· knot
are Lenny and Diane Cunzalo and Terry
and Teresa McGovern ... The Baby·De·
partment: Lauren Michelle Zaprzal and
Nicole Terese McClory .. . Our deepest
sympathy to PO Tom Altman on the
death of his mother ... All had a good
time at the retirement party honoring
Sgt. Di Gregor and PO Cy Patt at Harring·
ton's Hall. We wish you both the best of
luck and health .. . Till next month.
Carol Bacarella
021: Members of Tac Team "8" made an
outstanding arrest, resulting from good
investigative work by P.O.'s E. Cain and
J. Vana, which resulted in a huge quant·
ity of Narcotics being seized along with
several arrestees. A speedy recovery to
P.O. C. Johnson who was seriously injured
in a car accident with A. Murphy, we hope
to see her off crutches and up and
about soon. Get well soon H. Shelton
who took ill several weeks ago. A
speedy recovery to the wife of P.O. W.
Sims who is coming along just fine after
surgery, we send her our best wishes.
Hope to see D. Cook up and around
soon , also Sgt. E. Balcher who became
ill. Get well for 2180 awaits you! Grand·
father of the month award goes to P.O.
J. Schuttler making it a first for him! Not
too far behind yours truly in D.C. was
Sgt. Fitzgerald and his family who were
taking in the Bicentennial sights. Recipi'
ents of the Dept. Commendations were
P.O.'s F. Gatz and T. Code who disarmed
an offender pOinting a Carbine at them.
Congrats to P.O. J. Days who won an out
of state golfing tournament. Condolences
to P.O. J. Kulekowskis on the death of
his father·in·law, and W. McDonald on
the death of his brother. The 021st Dist.
Community Service section is kicking off
their summer programs in a few weeks
consisting of jobs, boat rides. fun fairs
and other exciting events. To Sgt. T.
Pendleton, P.O.'s S. Bradshaw, B. Slap
pey and Ms. E. Potts and E. Barnes, your
never ending efforts do not go unnoticed,
thanks for a job that is well done!! 021
has a Champ of their own, P.O. F. Trigg,
The Illinois Boxing. Heavyweight Champ
will defend his title in Wisconsin in June.
Good luck Champ ... Congrats Lt. Gren
der on his promotion to Captain , also Sgt.
C. Manns, R. Kraft on theirs to Lieuten·
ants . Good luck in their new assign·
ments. Welcome to Captain P. Clark in
021, also Lts. P. Higgins, T. Rowan, E.
Staykovic and T. Walsh . P.O. D. Argyka
kis, J. Larson, A. McGrew and M. Weaver.
So long to Sgt. D. Moran P.O. G. Wax
monsky and A. Pfeiffer.
Hollis Dorrough
023: Baby Kelly Maureen Schnoor,
born on April 1st, played her first April
Fools' Joke on parents Raymond and
Monica . . . Wedding Bells will ring on
June 26th for Barbara Shimota and her
Prince Charming John Pirovano. Our
best wishes to the couple for happi·
ness! . . . Speedy recovery wishes to
Patrolmen Floyd Soristo and Patrick Mc
Kenna . .. Department Commendations
to Patrolmen Walter Dworak and Thomas
Kaczka for their bravery, professionalism
and decisive action . . . This month's
Honorable Mentions go to Patrolmen: J.
Bittenbinder, R. Sobotta, B. Hartford, B.
Taylor, R. Schnoor, W. Kindle, D. Mar
tinko, J. Devereaux, R. Yawger, J. An
druzzi, A. Russelle, J. Musolf, J. Mulli
gan, R. Bayron, W. Walsh, T. Harnen, D.
Elenz, F. Eschenbrenner, R. Weiglein, D.
Penney, R. Kolasinski, J. Boyle, C. Cozzi,
J. Leith, L. Flood, W. McDermott, T. Puf
paf, H. Heitmann, M. McComb, T. Dor
gan, P. Mannion. Good work guys! . . .
In 1964, a movie was filmed in Hawaii
"IN HARMS WAY" starring John Wayne
and Patrolman Richard Norberg. Well,
maybe not starring Richard Norberg but
he does appear in the movie as a medic.
He was in the Army at the time, sta·
tioned in Scoffield Barracks in Hawaii
and they needed several men to play
Marines . And Richard has the pictures to
prove it, especially the ones taken of him
with "THE DUKE". And I got excited just
knowing John Wayne and I were breath
ing the same Chicago air when he was
in town recently!!!!
Lisa Gose
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Area 5 CID: Congratulations to Inv. Tom
Cronin and his wife Pat and to Inv. Phil
Schlenbecker and his wife Kathy for the
new additions to their families _ .. Let's
all hope that the babies look like their
mothers . . . The G/ A coffee committee
felt a sigh of relief when Lt. George
Ruckrich was recently promoted, the
coffee fund now shows a small profit
. . . In seriousness, we all give Lt.
Ruckrich our best in his new assign
ment at 014 . . . A5/H&S wishes to
extend to Inv. R. Smitka sympathies on
the loss of his hair, and a round of ap
plause goes to Inv. C. Craig for receiv
ing an award on Bozo's Circus. The only
problem was that it was hard to deter
mine who was Bozo . . . A5/Robb ex
tends thanks to Inv.'s Ballo, Dojutrek,
Cronin, Klodnicki, and Flynn on their
work for clearing a crime pattern, and
making the first arrest for the use of a
stun gun in a Robbery . . . G/A section
welcomes some new Inv.'s who recently
saw the light and left the Auto Theft
section .. . Rumors were heard through
out the Department that some G/A
Rangers won so much loot on a trip to
the Bahamas that they were met by a
Brinks truck at the airport . . . Anyone
interested in playing baseball with the
A5 team, contact Sgt. Lalowski in GA.
. . . Best wishes to Sgt. Joe Greco and
his wife Lori and Sgt. Jim Lalowski and
his wife Jeanette on their recent an
niversaries ...
Inv. Daniel Fontanetta
Bureau of Community Services: Congrats
to . .. Lt. Paul Blaney, Prevo Prog., on
his promotion to Captain, 017 Dist., and
Sgt. Austin J. Kennedy (the first) to Lieu
tenant, 014 district. We sure will MISS
you! Good luck!! Congrats also to the Po
lice Dist. Sergeants Thomas Toolis, 009,
and Sgt. George Fett, 012 on their pro·
motions to Lieutenants. We enjoyed work
ing with you! Our Director of N.R .D., is
sporting his beautiful suntan from sunny
Florida! Welcome aboard to P.O. Alfred
Frazier, Human Relations. Happy to have
you join us. Lt. Taylor, P.O. Henry Stin
son, and P.O. Ike Williams will be attend·
ing the 13th Annual International Police·
men's Bowling Championships in Tor·
onto, Canada . Last year they took 3rd
place in the Chicago team, 4th and 9th in
a 2-man division team, 5th and 12th
place in singles division . Good luck fel
lows .. . keep them balls a STRIKING!!!
Prev o Prog. Administrative Assistant, Sgt.
John D. Chamberlain's daughter, Mrs .
Charlynn C. Robinson will receive her
Doctorate in Psychology from Emery Uni
versity in Atlanta, Georgia. Community
Service Aide Vista Jones is receiving
her Associate of Arts Degree from Loop
City College and will be attending Loyola
University on part scholarship. Izella
Jackson, Joan Richardson, Dianne
Thompson, Claudia Tribett and Shirley
Washington were taken to Kon Tiki Ports
for lunch on Secretary's Day by Dir. Ira
Harris, Sgt. Chamberlin and Sgt. George
Murphy. The ladies also received cor
sages from their bosses. A beautiful yel
low Hawaiian orchid was proudly worn by
every lady in the entire Bureau which
was given to us by our Deputy Superin
tendent. We also had an Easter bunny
hopping from desk to desk and leaving a
Fannie May Easter egg. Wonder who he
is????? A speedy recovery to Dir. Tina
Vicini's son who had plastic surgery on
his ear as the result of a dog bite.
Violet Dykas
C:I.D. Headquarters 182: Belated Happy
Birthday to Sue West and Linda Apple·
baum. Better late than never!! . . .
Speedy recovery to Joe Rispoli (A/T)
Hurry back Joe, you're missed by many
· .. Patty Yamich (H/S) has been spend
ing many lunch hours embroidering
Are you broke Pat? Or Bored? C.I.D. has
been blessed with a few Male Vocalist
· . . Dick Dugan "Dixie" sings DISCO
LADY 3 hours a day and knows all the
words!! . . . George Lennartz favors
"Raindrops" and can he carry a tune!!!!
Lenny Hanlon really gets into that coun
try music. Never knew our guys had so
much talent, right? John Flanagan
"MOON DOGGY" is sporting a new
JEEP!! Rumor has it that when the
weather permits, "TEEN ANGEL", along
with her surf-board, will accompany
MOON DOGGY to Oak Street Beach to
shoot an up-to-date filming of "Beach
Party" . . . BE CAREFUL of those
W-A-V-E·S!!!!!! There was "PEACE AND
QUIET" reported during the first week of
May .. . C.I.D.'s reporter had wisdom
teeth removed, which left her with a few
stitches and "NOT MUCH TO SAY" and
Inv. Jim Keirse left G/A Headquarters to
join the crew at Area 2, working on the
street . . . We'll miss ya Jim. Who can
listen to all of our problems?? Who will
you talk to about those "FISH"???? Wel
come back all you vacationers .. . Lots
of luck to Lee Janowski who is investigat
ing the "THEFT" of his Tangerine . That
should teach you a lesson Lee. Don't
turn your back on anybody .. . espe
cially one that loves to eat.
Debbie Kozicki
Criminalistics: Congratulations to newly
promoted Capt. Robert Ladtkow and best
wishes with his assignment in the 005
District. Thanks to Director Flanagan,
Sgt. Considine and all who made Capt.
Ladtkow's promotion pa rty a success.
Also, hope the Captain was eventually
able to get his "gift" opened. Sympathy
is extended to E. T. George Mikell on the
passing of his brother. Welcoming a new
addition-E. T. Robert Veneigh and wife .
National Secretaries Week has passed
but our secretaries keep things running
smoothly every week of the year. Thanks
to all of them for your fine work and as
sistance . Glad to see Sgt. Paholke back
to work after a short illness. Welcome
new laboratory member James Gabel.
John Stout
Data Systems: Our deepest condolences
to Mildred Watts on the death of her
aunt, uncle and her closest girl friend
· .. We have discovered more new talent
. in our Unit, Wilbur Rouson designs and
prints his own greeting cards and does a
beautiful job . . . James Mitchell at
tended a presentation to the National
Science Foundation in Denver Colorado
· .. Congo to Lois Davis-a winner in the
State Lottery .. . Guess who drives to
work on a rainy day with a raincoat and
umbrella? None other than PatricIa Boyer
-her car roof leaks . . . Frank Brennan
resembles Sherlock Holmes since he has
taken up pipe smoking . . . Ernie Mat
sunuga, the Fred Astaire of our Unit, has
a sore hip, guess it is from doing the
Bump . . . Lou Carpenter is back after
serving on Jury Duty . . . Gary Brown is
gettting ready to welcome a new sister
in-law in his family, name of Robin ...
Thanks to all who participated in making
our Secretary's Day luncheon so great
· . . Everyone had a good time at the
party given in honor of Tom Jones now
at the Training Academy to become a
Police Officer . . . Carol Eifrid and Pat
Boyer must be thinking of entering a
beauty contest as they came back from
downtown with professional make up on
and they are now brushing up on their
talent ... Sorry to hear that Rose Can
della of Coding is on the medical list.
Happy to have Camilla Smith, Emil Seje·
faki and "Ace" back to work after being
in the hospital ... Deepest sympathy to
Off. Robert Brown on the death of his
father . . . Carole Eifrid has two new ad
ditions to her family, Alice and Mandingo
· . . Brent Rodighier is taking fishing les·
sons from Rich Pietrzak's 4 year old son
Steven ... Congo to Rick Santella on his
transfer to Shirley Thompson, a grand
mother for the third time, and to Beaulah
Jones on her retirement after 25 years
of service . . . Delores Morris's daugh
ters, Oneida and Chandra have both
made the Honor Society at St. Willibrord
· .. Thanks to Lois Davis for our birthday
club breakfast once a month.
Loreda E. Haggerty
Electronics & Motor Maint. Div.: Felicita
tions are in order for James Prosser, on
his recent promotion to Lieutenant. Joe
Shababy offers, 'A suitable replacement
will never be found'; a warm sentiment
shared by the entire unit .. . Male mem
bers of the Elect. & Motor Maint. Div .
softball team are interested in playing
other softball teams within the Dept.
Current games are scheduled for each
Sunday in the Norwood Park League. For
further info, call Ed Cooke, Manager,
744-8289 ... Helen Bratis, who recently
became a grandmother for the 4th time,
will soon welcome new comer, Ruth
Turner, to 'grandmotherhood' . . . Toni
Kurelic splash -painted her new apart
ment what color is purorangelade?
· . . Condolences extended on recent
deaths in family to : Sgt. Coleman;
mother-in-law, Sgt. Gallivan; brother-in
law and Laurie Donahue; grandmother
· .. A warm farewell to Pamela West,
presently transferred to Communication
Operations.
Peggy Daly & Jai Robinson
General Support Division: Your reporter
apologizes for the lateness of his column.
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The illness that struck me down was
severe enough to require hospitalization.
The many get well cards and phone calls
that I received made that hospital stay
somewhat easier to accept. My grateful
thanks to everyone . Lets go to press ...
Congratulations are i n hand to Captain
A. Faklis on his recent promotion and
loads of luck in his new assignment ...
Another P/O that will be missed is Tom
Henry (E&S) who transferred to E&MMD.
The team of Henry & Leyendecker were
unbeatable. Our loss is Chief Kovic's
gain. P/0 Sandra Kalis (CDS) just fin·
ished a Polynesian vacation. CDS just
lost four of our finest from the Women's
Lockup to the CC Room (Gold, Mc
Mahon, O'Leary, and Sikorski). APS lost
Diane Palmer to the County, Grace Mc
Intee retired, and Diane Mabry was mar
ried to Pat Melvin. With Grace gone, poor
Sgt. Clyde Hughes has to select a tele·
phone clerk-I wonder who is going to
be the lucky girl?? Today, in behalf of
Superintendent James Rochford, Direc·
tor Paul Duellman presented a "Certifi·
cate of Appreciation" to Mr. Fredrick
Jaicks, Chairman of the Board, Inland
Steel Company. Present for this testi·
monial was Lieut. Walter Duffy, C/O
ERPS and Sgt. Tom Kussmann (ERPS).
Thats it for now, but before I close, may
I leave you with this quotation; "Humil·
ity is a virtue all preach, none practice,
and yet everybody is content to hear".
P.O. Frank (Doc) Dante
Personnel Division: Our division offers its
warmest wishes for a healthy and happy
retirement to Sgt. Ed Nash. A gala fare
well retirement party was held 9 June,
1976 in the Diplomat Restaurant, 5600
W. Fullerton .. . May 18th was a very
special day for Abigail Swanson, daugh·
ter of Fred Swanson. She graduated from
Grinnell College and got married the
same day. The newlyweds plan to live in
South Bend after the nuptials ... Both
Bob Killion and Rita Zimmerman reo
turned from their recent stays in Las
Vegas . . . Alma Barreto has returned
from her short stay in Mexico . . . Wei·
come to Lesley Werner, new employee
assigned to our Records Section ... The
sudden "back to natu re" craze that has
hit the Division (it seems that everyone
has become plant conscious) has not
come without some serious side effects
-John Mallee has had to "share" his
air supply and, alas, Joan Lynch forgot
to dry her pineapple.
Bill Gerber
Property Management Division: We in the
Property Management Division are very
. proud of our Chief Crane who was the
recipient of the Award of Merit from the
Superintendent presented to him at the
Police Recognition Ceremonies May
lIth. Congratulations to our former Sr.
Clerk Marilyn Bennett who recently be·
came a mother of a baby girl whom she
named "Torry." We welcome our new Sr.
Clerk Nancy Ferro and our new CETA lad
Jim Zimmermann. Our sympathy to "C"
Engineer David Hillock on the loss of his
sister. We said bon voyage to our "C"
Engineer Joseph Giannelli who is on his
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way to Las Vegas and Hawaii-this trip
is to celebrate his 25th wedding anni
versary and a well deserved vacation for
a fine guy. I would welcome calls from
any of our personnel who may have
some news items for the Star . . . it is
not intentional to slight anyone but if
you do not let me know of these items
they cannot be recorded . . . so let's get
with it!!!!
Dolores Donahue
Public Vehicle Section: It's been awhile
but with the urging of the C.O. I'll make
the deadline this month. Welcome to
P.O. Dan Walsh our newest member who
has already distinguished himself in
suburban enforcement. P.O. Vernis Jones
and Ken Smith had an untimely meeting
with a Northwestern switch engine. For·
tunately for them Casey Jones was alert
and stopped almost in the nick of time. (
A speedy recovery to Red Panepinto who
also was a victim of others careless driv
ing, and hope he will be back soon. A
speedy recovery is also wished to Art
Godfrey's son, Jim, who just went home
from the hospital with a broken arm.
Now maybe Art will decide what shift
he's going to work. Since Tom Carroll
and Bob Passeri are working wildcat en·
forcement they're making it hard for
some people to make a living driving a
bus . Come on Tom give a guy a break. A
message for Sgt. Kretch, Bubbles is look·
ing for you so you'd better stay in the
office.
P.O. William Disselhorst
Radar: Some medical news; recently the
Department offered free foot screening
for all personnel, some of our group took
advantage of this with the following re
sults: Steve Koncz passed the test with
flying colors except that the examiners
couldn't figure out how he got the bi
cycle tire imprints on the soles of his
feet, chemu Steve? . . . Dell McCue
couldn't qualify for the screening, but he
was busy anyway with his latest project,
how to equip a member of the mounted
unit with a radar set so equestrians,
joggers, and bike riders would be dis·
suaded from excessive speeds in our
park system . . . Kenny Lavorata thought
it was a screen test and he wanted the
doctors to autograph copies of the X·rays
for his collection .. . Pete Ryan brought
a couple of friends along as guests, Joey
Chemu, Cannonball and Fast Joe . . .
Pete Duffy brought his poodle, but the
machine wouldn't pick up the red, white
and blue nail polish on Pepi's nails ...
Arthur Lindahl tried to hold still long
enough to be screened, but the motor
just wouldn't quit . . . Dan McGovern
wasn't accepted because the glare from
his patent leather shoes disabled the
screening machines . . . One closing
question, how do you make a colonel a
lieutenant? Good luck Bob Reilly.
P.O. Charley Jenkins
Reproduction and Graphic Arts: Our de·
partment bids "farewell" and "good
luck" to Joseph Dorio and Carlton Curry.
Both are venturing into their own photo·
graphy business. Joseph in Albuquerque,
N .M.; and Carlton on the far south side . ..
Deepest sympathy to Lowell Steward on
the paSSing of his father ... A new addi·
tion to our print shop happens to be
James Ferrell. James also is a very proud
father of Marisa who is graduating as an
honor student from Palmer Park Pre·
School . . . The "I rish Eyes" of P.O.
Terrence Forgarty are smiling. His wife
presented him with their second child,
an adorable Terrence Jr. . . . Another
beaming father is P.O. Calvin Teska,
who's son Steven is receiving his B.A.
Degree this month of May. Steven plans
to further his academic at Western U. in
McComb . . . Nadine Marciniak, did it
again. Flew in and out of California for
one week .. . Gerald Jorio with camera
dropped over shoulder, flew into Paris,
France and London, England for his
vacation and loved every minute of it
. . . Our hearts are sad indeed with the
sudden passing of P.O. Cosinio "Casey"
Canella. He will be deeply missed by all.
Bernice Burian·
Research & Development Div.: Welcome
back to Deo Dantes and his boss, Emily,
who sojourned for almost a month in the
Philippine Islands ... Sgt. Wiley Coyote
now has his own mini-computer at
home so that he can make more work
for the Rubber Gun Squad . . . Pat Wil
liams and Marion Mannes vow to im·
prove their bowling scores or else .. .
Lt. Bergamin reports he is all right . . .
The Forms Unit asked to be mentioned
-you're now mentioned! . . . Welcome
aboard to Meg Rayl in the Federal Pro·
grams Unit who weighed in at 9 pounds
6 ounces ... in the fishing corner, Direc
tor Zurawski and Sgt. Conlisk are totally
unsuccessful but in different lakes . ..
Tom Riordan demonstrated a new uni
form at the St. Jude League Parade ...
finally, the good scout award of the unit
goes to Sgt. Stampnick's son, Scott, who
is an avid Boy Scout who dutifully es·
corts elderly ladies across the street (Un·
fortunately, about half of those ladies
chosen have no desire to cross).
Sgt. James B. Conlisk III
Training Division: Congrats and many
cans of chrome polish to Capt. W.
Connolly, and Lts. R. Wagner, E. Bishop,
C. Ford, W. Hayes, and W. Moran . . .
Also to L. Lubas on her sparkling new
diamond . . . Welcome back from medi·
cal leave Lt. R. Duewerth, Sgt. H. Berg
mann and Off. F. Robertson . . . Sport
ing golden tans and empty pockets are
Lt. M. Logan back from Hawaii and Sgt.
D. Guerra, Hawaii and Las Vegas, we
understand the crime rate in our 50th
dropped for a couple of weeks. Back
from the Sergeants Tour of South
America are Lt. W. Moran, Off. M.
Acosta, Prop. Cust. D. Antonson. Ask
Helen Soto and her daughter "Lunch·
room Laura" about their Motorhome
trip to Florida , 8 miles per gallon? . . .
Our condolences to Sgt. J. Collins on
the passing of his brother, also to Sgt.
C. Glass, his brother . . . A special pat
on the back to Bonnie Lindsay, her son
Dwight was named "Platoon Honor
man," the outstanding recruit in his
platoon. With this award he won the
Marine Dress Blue Uniform, and a
wristwatch . . . The welcome mat is out
for our new employees. Off. L. Cane
and J. Bertucci and Typist D. Davis ...
Best wishes to Jo Radtke who left to
wait for the stork to land, also Dennis
and Carol Dunaj on the purchase of
their new home.
Donald Antonson
Vice Control Div.: Congrats to Sgt. Ber·
nard O'Reilly, Inv. David Edison, P.O.s
Maureen O'Connell, Michael Maloney,
Virgil Mikus, and Patrick Chambers
(Gamb) for their outstanding investiga·
tive efforts and quick arrest of an of·
fender wanted for rape and aggravated
kidnapping which led to the solution of
two other rape'robberies . . . Hon.
Ments.: Sgt. Pat McCafferty, Inv.'s
Thomas Kinsella, Austin Corcoran, and
P.O.'s Robert Smith, Thomas McCue, and
Ernest Spiotto (Narc) for breaking up a
large narco ring and seizing over 200 Ibs.
of marijuana ... and Inv.'s Michael Fera
(Prost) and Robert Richards (H/S·6) for
successfully prosecuting a pandering
case after 2 years of court hearings ...
Our best to P.O. Catherine Casey (Narc)
who retired after 30 years of outstand·
ing service and was honored by her many
friends at a party in the Rosewood Inn
. . . Success to our new Lieutenant's in
their new posts: Lt. James Kiely (004),
Lt. Pat McGann (005) and Lt. John Kelly
(005) . . . KUDOs: Sgt. Matt Rodriguez
(Gamb) Masters Degree in Public Admin.
with honors, and Sgt. Edwin Williams
(Gamb), Masters Degree in Urban
Studies, both from Roosevelt Univ. . . .
are there a Ph.D. Matt and Ed in our
future???? BIRTHS: Inv. David Sokolnicki
(V IDet) and Edie, baby Darcy Lynne; and
Inv. Donald Dura (V IDet) and Janice
with two armfuls, identical twins Donald
and David .. . Don insists they're future
policemen ... Inv. Elliot Mathews (Subt)
became a grandfather for the first time
when his daughter Denise gave birth to
Christine . . . FURLOs: Inv. John Spell·
man (Subt) visited Rome and Greece,
while Sgt. Eugene Welsh (Subt) and Inv.
Charles Woods (Gamb) searched for
"gems" in Columbia ... and P.O. Robert
Vequilla (Prost) brushed up on his
Spanish in Puerto Rico.
Inv. Fred Keto
Youth Division: Congratulations to D.
Gleason, C. Jaskolka, R. Murray, R. Gold·
smith, J. Moore and R. Fujara on their
recent promotions. Our best wishes go
with them . . . Congrats also to Ted
Johnson (071), our skiing enthusiast,
who recently won two more awards (in·
cluding one for first place) during aNA·
STAR race held at Steamboat Springs,
Colorado . . . Welcome back to B. Mas·
lanka (184) and Flora Wilson (072)
who've just returned to duty following
illness. Civ. Mamie Robinson (184) is
beaming these days. Her son, Randy,
just graduated from Oberlin College in
Ohio. Mamie's husband, Clayton, a CPO
Robbery detective was killed in the line
of duty in 1969. Since his death, she has
guided three of their four children
through cOllege, .on·e of whom is pres·
ently attending law school. The fourth
will be enrolling at Roosevelt U. this fall.
Mamie is an inspiration to all of us ...
Best wishes to our little Debbie Barrus
who recently became engaged . . . The
crews of 071 and 184 deserve a word of
praise for their recent contribution to·
ward the Audy Home Party. Special
thanks to Y. O. Larry Maggio and George
Dixon (Headquarters building elevator
starter) who provided the musical enter·
tainment . . . Alas, we bid a fond fare·
well to Sgt. James Liston (072) and to
Y. O. Jefferson Penn (071) who recently
retired after many years of dedicated
service . . . And finally, to our many golf
"pros," keep your eye on the ball and
have a "swinging" summer.
P.O. Frances Isabelle
(cont'd from page 8)
SERGEANT RICHARD SCANLON I
While on patrol August 2, 1975,
Sergeant Richard Scanlon, 22nd Dis
trict, responded to a call of "shots
fired" at 1225 West 108th place.
Upon his arrival, Scanlon encoun
tered James Wallace Dixon on the
street at that address and asked who
was shooting. Dixon replied he
thought it was the people in the
house. Just then a second man, Wil
ton Moore, came out of the house.
As Scanlon questioned Moore about
the shots, Moore attempted to punch
Dixon and a fight ensued. When
Scanlon stepped between the two
men to separate them, he was shot
in the stomach by the offender.
According to witnesses, Dixon,
who had gone to the Moore home to
effect a reconciliation with their
daughter - his estranged common
law wife, pulled a gun and fired a
shot into the ground near the front
door when he was refused admit
tance to the house.
Sergeant Scanlon, 43, was ap
partment January 9, 1961.
POLICE OFFICER OPHAIR WILLIAMS Police Officers Ophair L. Williams
and Romeo King, 7th District, were
patrolling on their beat when they
observed one of two men standing in
front of a tavern on West 69th hold
ing a handgun.
As they stopped to effect an arrest
the two men ran into the tavern. Of
ficer Williams entered first and
called to the armed man to halt. In
stead, the offender, Roy Mangrum,
drew the weapon and started firing
at Williams. Williams grabbed Man
grum and both fell to the floor with
Mangrum still firing the gun. Wil
liams continued to struggle with
Mangrum until he disarmed him.
Mangrum then grabbed at the of
ficer's pocket, probably to reach Wil
liam's gun. Williams shouted to his
partner, Officer King, he had been
Bhot.
At this point, King fired, fatally
wounding the offender. Williams was
taken to Holy Cross Hospital with
a bullet wound in the left forearm,
and the back of the upper part of
the thigh.
Williams, 34, was appointed to
the Department on July 18, 1966.
POLICE OFFICER JOSEPH CALI (cont'd on next page)
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Police Officers Joseph Cali and
James Kehoe, both working special
employment in the 13th District
were on patrol the evening of May
19, 1975. A3 they drove eastbound
on Lake Street, Officer Cali, who
was the driver, observed an illegally
parked car in a bus stop at 2111
West Lake Street. Stopping the
squad car, he got out to write a cita
tion. While writing the license num
ber on the citation, a shot was fired
from the direction of the housing
project, striking Officer Cali in the
head. Officer Kehoe immediately put
in a call for assistance and all avail
able units responded to the scene to
search for the sniper. Officer Cali
was transported to the Cook County
Hospital, where he died despite all
possible efforts to save his life. Of
ficer Cali was married and the father
of two young children. Cali, 32,
when he was killed, was appointed
to the Department on February 19,
1973. The offender, a 17 -year-old
male, was arrested, tried, found
guilty, and sentenced 20 to 25 years
in March, 1976,
The diligence and expertise of Mr.
Crane, in the planning of Area #1,
has contributed to making this com
plex a model for other police depart
ments throughout the United States.
His foresight and careful planning for
Area # 4 and # 6 Headquarters re
sulted in the optimum efficiency of
space therefore enabling personnel
to perform their duties under the
most favorable conditions.
Mr. Crane's consistently high
standards and foresight are also evi
dent in the Training Academy
which is currently under construc
tionon the city's west side. Not
only are present requirements a part
of the model, but he has anticipated
how to incorporate future needs with
the greatest savings of time and
money.
Mr. Crane, 50, was appointed to
the Department on May 1, 1960.
SERGEANT RUDY NIMOCKS
CHIEF OPERATING ENGINEER
EDWARD CRANE
Edward Crane, Chief Operating
Engineer, Property Management Di
vision, received the Superintendent's
Award of Merit for his impressive
record and outstanding contributions
during his 15 years with the Chicago
Police Department which far ex
ceeded his normal responsibilities.
He participated in the planning of
four department facilities which em
body the most modern and economi
cal building designs. These are the
Area #1, #4, and #6 Headquarters
district building complexes and the
Chicago Police Academy.
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bility and latitude to auto theft in
vestigators, and realize maximum re
turn from the section's personnel.
Sergeant Nimocks also redesigned
both the Vehicle Theft Case Report
and the Recovered Vehicle Supple
mentary Report which has since
made follow-up investigations sim
pler and quicker. These imaginative
innovations have eliminated a long
standing and expensive duplication
of effort between patrol officers and
auto theft investigators.
His innovations have also made it
possible to redeploy five lieutenants,
fourteen sergeants and ninety in
vestigators to other units, thus help
ing to alleviate a critical shortage of
personnel.
Sergeant Nimocks' contributions
have resulted in improved adminis
tration and operation, as well as a
substantial saving in man-power and
operations costs. In carrying out his
assignment Sergeant Nimocks went
far beyond expected requirements
and, therefore, made a significant
contribution in making Department
operations more efficient.
Sergeant Nimocks, 47, was ap
partment, May 1, 1956.
OTHER AWARDS
Sergeant Rudolph Nimocks, Opera
tions Analysis Unit, Bureau of In
vestigative Services, received the
Superintendent's Award of Merit for
efforts in the reorganization of the
Auto Theft Section which will save
the Department millions of dollars
in future years.
The Sergeant, in September 1975,
was assigned to study and evaluate
the operations of the Auto Theft
Section. After three months of de
tailed and comprehensive analysis,
he concluded that certain duplica
tions of efforts could be eliminated
and the Department's traditional re
sponse to reported auto thefts
should be more consistent with pres
ent operating demands.
He then undertook the creation of
a major reorganization plan to im
prove efficiency, allow greater flexi
These awards only represent a few
of the numerous, selfless exploits
and courageous acts demonstrated
by our police officers during the
past year.
Additional acts of courage and
outstanding police service were de
scribed in the 25,557 Honorable
Mentions and the 426 Department
Commendations issued by the De
partment during 1975. In addition,
there were numerous awards to po
lice officers by various community,
civic and other groups throughout
the year, such as those presented by
the Chicago Jaycees at the ceremony.
Plaques for outstanding police
work during the year, were pre
sented by the Jaycees to:
Officer
District.
Donald
Jennings,
.2 2nd
Officer Larry Phillips, 5th District.
Officer Joaquin Rivera, 13th
District.
Officer Robert Tovar, 14th District.
The Chicago Police Star joins the
Department in paying tribute to all
of the 1976 award winners for per
forming their duty so gallantly as
well as all the other officers who
were cited for outstanding police
service throughout the past year.
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Award winners stand at attention as Superintendent James M. Roch
ford presents awards for heroism and outstanding policework to of
ficers.
Sergeant Robert Faust and Officer
Morgan Lloyd line up Department
A wards in order of presentation to
officers.
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OFFICER
OF THE MONTH
Police Officer Steven Brownfield of
the 3rd District, was selected as the
Department's "Officer of the Month"
for May.
Brownfield, driving home after his
tour of duty on March 19th, observed
a suspicious man in a food store as
he stopped at a traffic light at the
corner of 11100 South Longwood
Drive. The man had one hand in his
pocket as though holding an object,
and appeared nervous. When he ran
from the store, he still had his hand
in his pocket and was carrying a
brown bag.
As he jumped into a waiting auto
which had three other men inside,
the store cashier ran outside shouting
he had been held up.
Officer Brownfield drove his private
vehicle across the entrance of the
store's parking lot and blocked the
offenders' escape. He then drew his
revolver, announced his office and
ordered the driver to halt. Instead,
the driver drove on the sidewalk in an
attempt to escape and turned onto
Monterey A venue. Brownfield fired
once, wounding the driver and caus
ing him to strike a lamp post. Officer
Brownfield then ordered all the of
fenders out of the car. At this point,
Investiga tors William Wagner,
Youth Officer Gregory Janicki and
Officer Wayne Williams, all off duty,
and also on their way home, stopped
and assisted Brownfield in guarding
the prisoners until 22nd District of
fiers arrived to take them into cus
tody. All of the money taken in the
crime was recovered.
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Superintendent and other officials of the Department and City review
units as they march by into St. Peter's Church.
ST. JUDE PARADE ~ MASS More than 5,000 police officers participated in the 45th annual St. Jude League Memorial March held
in honor of members who died during the past year. A mass was held in St. Peter's Church following
the March.
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IN MEMORIAM
DECEASED
Name
Unit
Age
Years of
Service
P. O.
P. O.
P. O.
P. O.
165
147
54
55
38
45
19
28
11
21
Years of
Service
Cannella, Cosimo
McGuire, James
Pacella, Daniel
Hunt, Edward
007
020
Date of
Death
5
8
9
31
May
May
May
May
1976
1976
1976
1976
RETIREMENT
Name
Unit
Age
P.O. Penn, Jefferson
P. O. Gorman, Kenneth
Capt. Tye, Joseph
Sgt. Liston, James
Sgt Stuber, John
Lieut. Triner, Fred
Sgt. Nash, Edward
P.O. Malecke, Harry
Sgt. Jouzaitis, Frank
P. O. Marton, Joseph
Sgt. Cooney; John
071
63
63
63
54
57
56
61
62
54
53
51
142
015
073
632
009
123
049
010
154
011
25
36
35
26
30
29
31
30
24
28
30
Date of
Retirement
1 May
6 May
31 May
1 May
1 May
2 May
3 May
4 May
5 May
6 May
26 May
1976
1976
1976
1976
1976
1976
1976
1976
1976
1976
1976
HANDICAPPED MEET WITH POLICE
Officers Gillion McLaughlin and Richard Defrancisco mark off jump
lines for contestants in standing long jump.
Fourteen hundred mentally and phy
sically
handicapped
people from
throughout the city and county part
icipated in the Annual Chicago Park
District's
Special Olympics, held
recently at Soldier Field.
The two-day event included wheel
LIBERTY BELL AWARD Mayor Richard J. Daley presents the
1976 annual Liberty Bell Award to
Lt. George F. Fett for "outstanding
community service in the racially
mixed 12th District." The Liberty
Bell Award, sponsored by the Chi
cago Bar A~sociation, is awarded an
nually to an individual who has en
couraged greater respect for law and
the courts and stimulated a deeper
sense of individual responsibility
whereas citizens recognize their du
ties as well as rights. Lt. Fett, who
was recently promoted to Lieutenant,
was the 12th District Neighborhood
Relations Sergeant for the past sev
eral years.
Officer Felix Washington of the Preventive Programs
Division checks backbend of Greg Henry, of Howe
School, Eileen Mostyn (rear, left), and Vernon
Amoreno of Wells High School do other exercises.
chair races, 50 yard through one mile
dashes, relay races, high jumps and
long jumps. The wheel chair races
consisted of the 30 yard dash and the
30 yards slalom (around cones) .
The handicapped, aged eight through
the late 50's, especially enjoyed talking
with the police officers on security
detail and members of the Department's
Bureau of Community Services. Two
horses and riders of the Mounted
Unit were present for the Handicapped
to become acquainted with.
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DEPARTMENT COMMENDATIONS P.O. Hosea Crossley
Officer Hosea Crossley, 7th Dis
trict, foiled an armed robbery with
out regard for his own safety. While
attending a bingo game with his
wife at a li>outhside church ha ll, four
men and two women, armed with
rifles and handguns, entered the hall
and ordered everyone to lie on the
floor.
As these women took purses and
wallets from the crowd a janitor ran
from the hall. An offender shot
wildly a nd injured three people.
Officer Crossley drew his revolver
during the distraction, identified
himself as a police officer and fired,
striking the gunman who was shoot
ing. The accomplices then ran from
the hall. Officer Crossley notified
Communications and then returned
to the hall to administer first aid to
the wounded as assistance arrived.
The wounded offender was treated
for his injuries and subsequently
charged with Armed Robbery and
Aggravated Battery.
* * *
fenders would be fleeing in their
direction. The suspects were spotted
by the two police units and after a
pursuit trapped the wanted vehicle
in an alley. A shotgun along with
the victim's purse were found in the
front seat.
The offenders were posi tively
identified by the victim, appeared in
court the next morning, were found
guilty, and sentenced to three to
eight years in prison.
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P.O. Jimmy Cool

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P.O. William Voight
Police Officers Jimmy Cool and
William Voight, 11th District, were
aware of several burglaries in f.'. par
ticular area and stopped a man car
rying stereo equipment from an
apartment. A .22-caliber rifle was
found on the man. In touring the
building they found a home inva
sion-robbery where three men forced
their way into a woman's apartment.
The arrestee admitted the crime and
implicated the two other men, who
were arrested a short time later. All
the stolen property was recovered.
of breaking into a home. They were
arrested and charged with burglary.
* * *
P.O. Walter Dworak
P.O. Thomas Kaczka
Police officers Walter Dworak and
Thomas Kaczka of the 19th District
investigated a suspected arson case
in which the sister of a north side
street gang member died. While
questioning members of a rival street
gang, five youths, including the de
ceased girl's brother, opened fire on
the group being questioned. One
youth was injured.
Officers Dworak and Kaczka pur
sued the youths to an abandoned
building where they were arrested.
Further investigation revealed that
one of the recovered weapons was
stolen in a recent burglary.
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P.O. Jack Wilkins
Inv. James Baraniak
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P.O. John Dorris
Sergeant Edward
lice Officers Felix
John Dorris, 4th
alerted to a radio
the possibility that
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Hanlon and Po
Contreras and
District, were
description and
two robbery of
Inv. Thomas Rennie
Investigators James Baraniak and
Thomas Rennie, Area 5 Burglary,
developed information that a known
burglar was possibly one of four men
responsible for several home inva
sions in northwest Chicago and
neighboring suburbs. After an initial
surveillance the investigators coor
dinated with the Cook County Sher
iff's Intelligence Unit, Lincolnwood
and Skokie Police Departments to
extend the surveillance. The four
suspects were later caught in the act
P.o. Daniel Nugent
Police Officers Jack Wilkins and
Daniel Nugent, 6th District, were
hailed by a woman while on patrol
in the area of 7600 S. Morgan. She
told the officers she had been ab
ducted by four men who took her to
an apartment, raped and beat her
repeatedly. She had managed to es
cape through a bathroom window.
The officers requested assistance
from other bea ts to take the woman
to a hospital while they drove back
to the apartment where they found
the bathrom window still open. They
climbed through the window, drew
their revolvers as they went into the
next room where they found two of
the offenders and placed them under
arrest. The other two offenders were
later apprehended and arrested.
Junior Superintendent Seventeen year-old Jennifer Ann Ulmen tells Superintendent James M.
Rochford she's ready to take over his job ... or assist him if he needs
any help after spending a day as the Junior Superintendent of Police
during Chicago "Youth.. Week" recently. Jennie talked with the Super
intendent, foured the department, had a ride-along, and attended a lunch
eon for the "Junior" officials and their city official counterparts. She is
a student at Immaculata High School.
P.o. Raymond Walsh. P.O. Richard Marsik
Police Officers Raymond Walsh
and Richard Marsik, 20th District,
realized an auto theft pattern in
their sector. While on routine patrol
they observed two erratically driven
Cadillac autos on California Avenue
and pursued one when the auto
drove through a red light. The es
caping car was curbed and the driver
apprehended after a short chase.
The ignition lock had been tam
pered with and the driver could not
produce the proper registra tion.
The Communications Center was
given a description of the second
wanted auto and shortly after, Of
ficers Louis Ortale and Lawrence
Traub observed the vehicle and a
chase ensued. The auto was curbed
and the ignition was found tampered
with. Ownership for the auto could
not be proven. Burglary tools, a
citizen band radio and a listing of
Chicago Police radio zones were
found in the car. Subsequent investi
gation revealed both autos were
proven to be stolen by a city wide
auto theft ring.
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Recent Graduates
Among the many Jun e graduates this year are members of the Chicago Police Depart
ment, pictured below following graduation from Mayfair College. Standing (left to
right) Officer Joseph Vitello, Sgt. J. Ritenour, 15th; James Wood, head of I.aw
Enforcement Department, Mayfair College; Officer Joseph Ippolito, Traffic Safety;
Officer Al Tomasik, 17th; Officer Joseph Andruzzik 23rd District. Kneeling: Officer
Terry Criebahn, 16th and Officer James Higham , 14th Districts.
In addition, Commander Harold Fleming, 15th District; Lt. Edward Brooks,
7th District, and Lt. Raymond Risley, Patrol Headquarters, received Masters' De
grees in Public Administration from the Illinois Institute of Technology.
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