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THE OFFICIAL PUBUCATION OF THE CH'ICAGO ~OLlCE DEPARTMENT
JULY-AUGUST 1983,
Superintendent Fred Rice
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CHICAGO
P OLICE
STAR
VOl. 22, NO . 3 JULY-AUG UST 1983
HAROLD WASHINGTON MAYOR FRED RICE SUPERINTENDEtH IRA HARRIS
Deputy Superintendent
Bureau of Community Services
RUSSI;:LL OITUSA
Director Public and Internal Information Division EDITOR.AL STAFF
LeROY JIIHK, Editor; DENNIS BINGHAM,
Associate Editor; Photos by Graphic Arts
Section Photographers. Unit r~porters are
listed in the Blue Light Section.
The Chicago Police Star is published
by the Chicago Police Department and
is the official department publication.
The star is distributed without charge
to active and retired Department
members. No one is authorized to
solicit or accept payment for advertis
ing or subscriptions to the Star. Per
mission to reprint articles must be
received in writing from the Director
of Public and Internal Information
Division, Chicago Police Department,
1121 South State Street, Chicago,
Illinois 60605 .
Cover sketch of Superintendent
Fred Rice by leo Feltman, Graphic
;Arts Section. Photos for this issue
by Roman Zabicki, Steve Herbert,
Steve Schneider and Officer Larry
Schatzel, Graphic Arts Section.
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Died in the line of Duty
Officer Anthony L. Creed, a mem
ber of the Mounted Unit, son of Lieu
tenant Gerald Creed of Public Housing
Division South, died in the line of duty
August 30 as the result of a tragic acci
dent._
Creed, 35 , was exercising his horse
Buster - on the gr()unds of Mounted
Unit headquarters, 7059 S. South Shore
Drive , when the horse stumbled , causing
the officer to fall and strike his head on
the ground . Emergency personnel were
unable to revive the officer.
Mounted officers regularly con
duct workout programs on the grounds
to keep their skills sharp.
Creed, a month short of his 10th Department anniversary, had been a
Mounted Unit officer since June 1980.
The accident is the first to result in a
fatality since the unit was reactivated
in 1974.
Creed was buried in Oakland
Cemetary aftet a honors funeral held in
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, 4840
S. Dorchester Ave ., September 3. The
service was conducted by Rev. Gordon
A. Humphrey.
OFFIC ER ANTHONY L. CREED
The Police Blue Star, awarded to
Department officers wounded in the
line of duty, was presented to Creed
following a 1979 incident in which he
had suffered a graze bullet wound to
the head after cOrning to the alC1 01-his
partner being held at gunpoint by an
offender.
Creed was also the recipient of
the Carter Harrison Award , the highest
award presented by the City of Chicago
to police officers and firefighters, for
his actions exhi~ited in the incident .
Survivors include his widow Geri'
his mother, Rosalee ; a daughter 'Toni '
12 ; a son, Gerald , 8; and a b~other'
Detention Officer Victor Creed , 2nd
District.

IN MEMORIAM Friends and colleagues join with the Chicago Police Star in expressing the deepest
sympathy to tl-te widows and families of those officers who recently died.
Name
Unit
Age
Years of
Service
Date of
Death
P.O. Richard J. Berry . . . . . . • . . .003 . . . .53 . . . . . . . . .29. _ . . . . . . . . . . 15 July P.O. Thomas B. Cahill . . . . . . . . .148 . . . .59 . . . . . . . . .36 . . . . . . . . . . .. . 5 July P.O. Anthony L. Creed . . . . . . . ..055 . . . .35 .. . . . . . . .10 . . . . . . . . . . .30 August P.O. Theodore Davis Jr. . .. . . . . .010 . . . .55 . . . . . . . . .29 . . . . . . . . . . .15 August Sgt. John M. Farrell. . . . . . . . . . .025 . . . .55 .. . . . . . ..28 . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 July Lt. Howard E. Finn . . . . . . . . . .. 166 . . . .58 . . . . . . . . .35 . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 July P .O. Harry Gaines Jr. . . . . . . . . . .007 . . . .59 . . . . . . . . .30 . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 July P.O. Alan R. Kempe . . . . . . . . . .049 . . . .50 . . . . . . . . .28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 July P.O. Andrew Keselica.. . . . . . . . .010 .. . .53 . . . . . . . . .25 . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 July P.O . Daniel :~ n ig ht . . . . . . . . . . .173 . . . .62 . • . . . . . . .36 .. . .. . . . . . . 3 August P.O. "enneth Markfull . . . . . . . . .050 .. . ;53 •. . . . . . ..24 . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 J uly P.O . Evo A. Michi . . . . . . . . . . . .025 . . . .60 . . . . . . . . .27 . . . . . . . . . . .1 3 August P.O . William P. Mulvaney . . . . . -..006 . . . .37 . . . . . . , ..14. . . . . , . . . . . 5 August
P.O . James O'Connor . . . . . . . . . .013 . . ..40 . . . . . . . . .18 . . . . . . .. . . .. 25 J uly
Det . Nicholas Poppravak. . . .. . ..621 • . . .48. . . . . . . ..21. . . . . . . . . . . . 14 July
P.O. Charles Qualizz. . . . . . . . . . . .DPR .. .47 . . . . . . . . • 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 July P .O. John Sucevich .. . . . . . . . . ,007 . . . .60 .. . . . . . . .33 . • . . . . . . . . . . 28 July P.O, Herman J. Tarpley . . . . . . . •0 07 . . . .41 . . . . . . . . .18. . . . . . . . . . . 1 August Digitized by ChicagoCop.com
Rice is named superintendent "It's the greatest challenge of my
life," said Fred Rice after he was ap
pointed superintendent of police.
Mayor Harold Washington made
the announcement on August 23.
Rice, 56, is a 28-year veteran of
the Department. Prior to his promotion,
Rice was chief of the Patrol Division.
He succeeds Richard J . Brzeczek, who
resigned as superintendent on April 29.
Department members were told
by Rice that "I want to assure each and
everyone of you that I intend to keep
the lines of communication open be
tween the superintendent's office and
the members of the Department."
Rice has served in the Traffic, De
tective, Gang Intelligence and Patrol Di
visions. He was promoted to sergeant in
February, 1961, lieutenant in March,
1968, and captain in February, 1973.·
Rice was commander of the 7th
District from September, 1970, through'
September, 1978, when he wa~ ap
pOinted Area 4 deputy chief of Patrol.
In August of 1979, h~ was named chief
of the Patrol Division.
Born in Chicago December 24,
1926, Rice attended Farren Elementary
School, DuSable High School, Wilson
Junior College and Roosevelt Universi
ty, where he received a masters degree in Public Administration in 1977.
"I want to make Chicago not just
one of the best police departments, but
the No.1 department in the country,"
said Rice.
Emphasizing his elation on being
named superintendent, Rice said that
"when I joined the police Department, I
never in my wildest dreams expected to
be anything more than a sergeant. If I
were to have only one regret, it is that
my greatest challenge came late in my
career. However, the appointment will
be the culmina tion of my career."
Superintendent Rice is a veteran
of 22 years in the Army and reserves
and· holds the Korean Service Medal
with two battle stars. "When I leave the
office , I
fade away like an old
soldier," said Rice. His wife, Thelma, is a Special Edu
cation teacher in Hammond, Indiana.
They have two children: Lyle, a Coast
Guard officer, and Judith , a law stu
dent.
.He is active in numerous profess
ional and community organizations and
has been the recipient of many awards
for his outstanding achievements and
contrib utions to the community .
will
1,700 compete in Police Olympics Following the completion of
last year's Chicago Police Olympics,
in which 244 participants competed,
Director Thomas Walton, Training Divi
sion, said) "When the word gets around
the Department as to how much fun
everyone had, next year's event will be
two or three times bigger!"
Little did he know at the time,
but Walton was making an understate
ment.
Chicago
Police
The
1983'
Olympics, open to all Department mem
bers, both officers and civilian em
ployees, attracted more ,than 1,700
participants. And this figure doesn't
include the dozens of children and
other family members who competed
in a few events.
Although the first Olympics was
a great success, it had its limitations.
The Olympics Committee learned from
their first year preparations and, after
many months of hard work, produced
a much improved, smoother 1983
edition of the event.
The Olympics was planned and
conducted in its entirety by members
of the Training Division, under the
command of Deputy Superintendent
Dennis Nowicki and Director Walton.
They were assisted by Coordinator
Director Thomas Walton, center, congratulates winners of Chicago Police Olympics'
Team Shooting event, from left, Officers John leehy, James Schiffer, Jack Manfre
and Serge'ant Don Evangelista, of Training Academy.
Frank Strocchia and Lieutenant James
Patton.
The Olympics consisted of 16
events: Golf, Bowling, Shooting, Rac
quetball, Handball, Powerlifting, Tennis,
Table . Tennis, Cycling, and three
Runs (One-Mile, 3.1-Mile, and 6.2-Mile).
Four other events, Team Shooting, Bas
ketball, Softball and Volleyball, provid-
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ed team competition.
Gold, silver and bronze medal
lions were presented to winners in each
event. Every participant received a
Chicago Police Olympics T-shirt. Sev
eral of. the events were grouped into
divisions, regarding' age and male and
female categories.
The events were held in the
Department's Training Academy and
35th Street gymnasium, Circle Campus,
Whitney Young High School, various
facilities of the Chicago Park District,
and the goif event at the Fort Sheridan
Country Club.
An added· feature this year was
the opportunity for relatives and
friends of Department members to com
pete in the track runs. These partici
pants competed for certificates only.
Several family members of officers
took advantage of the offer including
the children of 25th District Dennis Mc
Namara, ages 3 and 5, who completed
the One Mile Run.
This year's Olympics was held
over a longer time period, allowing more
officers Wishing to participate in more
than one event to do so. The committee
tried to accomodate as many requested
events for each participant as possible.
"Extending the Olympics to a
week rather than just a weekend also
Officer Richard Jones, 22nd District,
slams shot during tennis event.
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Department members competing in 3.1-Mile Run in which Officer Peter Wenger,
Training Academy, far right, was winner.
provided fairer competition for the
p,articipants," said Patton. "Last year
some members completed · a couple of
events only to rush over for another and
find their opponent had just walked
onto the field and was as fresh as a
daisy."
The Olympics was entirely self
funded . All monies needed for the run
ning of the event were generated by the
nominal entry fees. All money remain
ing after the initial expenses was don
nated to the Special Children's
Olympics Fund.
This year's event had a more fes
tive atmosphere with a demonstration
by the Mounted Unit and Chicago
Police officers perfonning magic tricks
dressed as clowns for the children. A
hospitality room was available for free
refreshments, with one of the more
popular stops being an old-fashioned
popcorn wagon. The U.S. Army allowed
the use of their Fort Sheridan Officers'
Club as a lunchroom for the golf partici
pants.
While several officers performed
outstandingly, such as triple crown
winners Officers Peter Wenger, Karen
Dent and Beth Atkins, capturing the
top spot in all three running events,
all the participants deserve accolades
for without their enthusiasm the Chic
ago Police Olympics would not be such
a success, said Patton.
"All members of the Department
are encouraged, along with members of
their families , to enter next year's
Police Olympics," said Patton. "Any
member who desires to see additional
events added to the Olympics should
gather potential participants for that
particular event, and if sufficient per
sonnel are interested, the event will be
added if feasible."
The following is a list of winners
in the Chicago Police Olympics and
their respective units. Gold medal
winners are listed fust, followed by
the silver and bronze medal winners.
(In a few events, more than one bronze
medallion was presented). The handball
and racquetball events were broken
concernif).g
the
into
divisions
participant's performance caliber.
GOLF, Male Division (I8-hole
scratch): Patrick Rodgers , Area 6 Prop
erty Crimes; Walter Svihula, 25th Dis
trict; and Joe Johnson, Enforcement
Section (tie) James Biebel, Area I Prop
erty Crimes. Female Division: Marjorie
O'Dea, Youth Division Administration .
TABLE TENNIS, Male Division :
Paul Hagen, Area 6 Violent Crimes;
Arthur Davis, Communication Opera
tions Section; Cecil Jefferson, 6th
District. Female Pivision: Susan Urbon,
22nd District;Velma Flowers, Preventive
Programs Divison; Elizabeth Lewis, 21st
District.
TEAM VOLLEYBALL: 14th Dis
trict ; Recruit Group 82-5; Office of
Professional Standards.
SHOOTING (six places): John
Leehy,
Training
Academy;
Don
Evangelista, Training Academy; John
Klusman, 14th District; Fred Bosse,
Summer Mobile Force; Robert Stevens,
20th District; John Kupczyk, Recruit
Training Academy.
TEAM SHOOTING: Training
Academy ; 14th District ; 20th District.
RACQUETBALL (35 year~ and
under) "A" Division: Roger Smalley,
14th District; Michael Williamson, 18th
District; Patrick Collins, 20th District.
"B" Division: Mark Kleidon, 12th Dis
trict; Edward Denk, 25th District;
Gene Zaja, Recruit Training Academy.
"c" Division: Bruce Majerczyk, Recruit
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Members of Department's improvisation
team, "Magnu m Farce", whoop it up
after a performance. Back row, from
left: Officers John Ryan, Chuck Serpe,
Linda Nichols, Sergeant Hugh Holton
(team captain), and 0 fficer Kathy
Boehmer. Front row, from left: Offi
cers Mi lton Dixon, Julie Fletcher,
Detective lIIIark Scheithauer, and Offi
cer Haya Bosky.
~Magnum
Farce' -It's bizarre earn fun
The job requires fast-thinking, a
sharp imagination, courage, a good
sense of humor, a lot of hard work and
the ability to work well with others.
While these are qualities that are
important in the work of a police offi
cer, there are 12 Department mem
bers who use these talents for quite a
different purpose. They are members
of "Magnum Farce", an improvisation
team that, in its relatively short per
iod of existence, has already won the
praise of its peers.
ImprovOlympics is a highly com
petitive group of 50 improvisation
teams performing throughout Chicago.
Chama Halpern, its director, thought
it would be a good idea to organize a
team of police officers to compete with
such teams as the "Court Jesters"
(lawyers) and the "Freudian Slippers"
(psychiatrists) to raise fURds for the
Safety Vest Campaign.
Last August, more than 100 De
partment members responded to a
notice for volunteers in the Daily
Bulletin. The volunteers soon learned
that, although improv is fun and enter
taining, it is also taken very seriously
and requires many long hours of hard
work. Despite the fact that not one of
the 100 was "cut" from the team, onl.y
a few more than the present 12 remain
ed after the first few practices.
At this point, "Magnum Farce"
was an improv team in name only. The
talented dozen had to first learn the art
under Halpern's professional coaching
before they were ready to represent the
Department in competition. The mem
bers of the team, and their units, are:
Sergeant Hugh Holton, Patrol Di
vision, who serves as the team captain;
Detective Mark Scheithauer, Bomb and
Arson; Agent Jim Bruce, Internal Af
fairs Division; Officers Linda Nichols,
20th District; Haya Bosky, 25th Dis
trict; Kathy Boehmer, 17th District;
Chuck Serpe, Training Division;
John "Red" Ryan, 2nd District; Mike
Drozdek, 8th District; Julie Fletcher,
23rd District; and Al Jackson, 3rd
District; and PrinCipal Steno Ruth
Traynor, Preventive Programs Division.
The art of improvisa tion can be
likened to an athletic event. The com
petitions are called "games"; to suc
ceed, you must work well as a team; and
your skills must be kept sharp because
often your opponents are of major
league talen t.
"For each game, your team is
graded on three levels by a panel of
judges, all veteran improv players,"
said Holton. "And the judges are tough.
The slightest hesitation or the breaking
of a minor rule of the game can all cost
your team points.
"Content of the skit and coopera
tion between teammates are both worth
up to three points. 'Object work', the
ab"ility to visualize objects throughout
the entire skit, is worth one point.
For example, if you imply to the audi
ence that there is a desk in the middle
of the room and later you walk
'through' the desk, it will cost you."
Contrary to popular belief, im
prQvisation is not a comedy series of
one-liners.
"Laughter is not necessarily a
good indication of the content of the
skit, although it does help encourage
you in your performance," said Holton.
"Your skit may be the funniest in the
competition but will still lose if you
don't work well as a team ahd follow
the rules of the game.
"Improv, at times, may also be
quite emotional or tragic which is more
difficult to perform because you can't
gauge your performance from the reac
tion of the audience. However, improv
does tend to lean toward the bizarre
and unusual."
Before each competition, the
teams introduce themselves with a song.
"Magnum Farce" uses the tune from the
old TV show "Car 54, Where Are Y'ou?'?
with new lyrics as their theme song.
Each game is three minutes long
with several games played during a com
petition. As captain, Holton sends in
various teammates from the "bench",
depending on their degree of skill for
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particular games, while their teammates
encourage them from the sidelines.
Although each game has its own
peculiarities and rules, all of them re
quire quick thinking on your feet. The
only knowledge the team has before
each game is the name of the event.
"We may be told the next game is
the 'Character Relay' ", said Holton.
"Two of our members are then given
characters from the audience. One day
it may be a 'sailor' and an 'exotic pet
store owner'; the next day a 'Southern
belle' and 'God'. It can get pretty wierd.
A third audience member then tells us
the relationship between the two
characters-lovers, rivals, business part
ners, etc."
The team is then allowed a few
seconds to grab a prop from the team 's
own prop bag. For a pirate, a plastic
sword comes in handy. For the "South
ern belle", you may have to be satisi
fied with a toy telephone. The prop
may also help determine the character
as when one of the members grabbed a
Nazi helmet for the character of an IRS
agent and had to adopt a German
accent.
The event then becomes fast and
furious. The two teammates must
construct a story with the characters,
make it entertaining, while always keep
ing in mind the watchful eyes of the
judges. But this isn't quite tough enough
for ImprovOlympics.
"A minute into the skit, the lights
go out and the teammates, in about
three seconds, must exchange charac
terS-including personality, any accents
in use, and position on the stage," said
Holton. "If your teammate's character
was in mid-sentence, you must complete
it . If you repeat the last wor.d or forget
to exchange props, you lose points. A
minute later , the lights go out once
again and you must again change
characters. "
The development of the team is
indeed remarkable. Last October, less
than two months after their initial
practice, "Magnum Farce" was compe
ting in Cross Currents Hall, 3206 N.
Wiiton, where a Community League
(amateur) Improv Night is held every
Tuesday . The team spends the rest of
their time practicing, at least once a
week, or performing at Department
functions or charitable events.
In November, "Magnum Farce",
fast-becoming known as a fine improv
team, raised $2,700 for the Safety Vest
Campaign competing on The Second
City stage. The group began to feel
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more confident with a few wins under
their collective belt and expanded their
repertoire of games.
The members soon became close
friends as well as teammates. Holton,
under the pen name Hutchinson T.
Holiday, a madcap adventurer, began
to distribute a witty newsletter to the
members to keep them informed of
the team's activities.
ImprovOlympics holds its annual
major competitions for the various im
prov divisions around March every year.
"Magnum Farce" won its division's
semi-final competition and placed
second in the finals, just missing out on
a free trip to Las Vegas for five mem
bers. They were guests on two radio
interview programs and appeared on the
TV show "AM Chicago".
"Originally our team was strong
on content-the talent was there-but
weak on cooperation and object work,"
said Holton. "But we began to develop
our improv skills and learned which
members had special talents for parti
cular games. Ruth Traynor, for ex
ample, is excellent at 'The Question
Game' in which you are. placed on stage
and must answer everything that's
thrown at you with a question."
Traynor said, "it comes easy for
me because I'm naturally an inquisitive
person . But it still requires a great
deal of concentration, like all the games.
At first I was scared but I always found
the games mentally stimulating. After a
few practices and a lot of encourage
ment from your teammates, every mem
ber began to feel secure and now just
gets up on stage and performs ."
The only prior experience any
member had was some drama class back
in college. Most of the teammates found
their talent hidden deep within them
selves and they seem to be totally
different people on stage .
"All the women of 'Magnum
Farce' appear to be normal , sweet,
quiet ladies," said Scheithauer, "but
when they're on stage, it's as if Rod
Serling had touched them on the fore
head. Linda, Haya and Julie display a
wild imagination during the 'Time
Dash ' game. This iswhen you must con
struct a story , using a subject from the
audience , but skipping through time
from before to during to after the
incident.
"For example, when they were
given 'the sinking of the Titanic', they
didn't take the role of passengers or
crew, oh no, they were the icebergs!
When it was a 'bus of morticians going
to a convention', they quickly took the
roles of three ghosts of people who had
died on the bus. This cleverness wins
your team pOints."
At times, the team's talent even
surprises Halpern, a long-time improv
professional. This happened during the
"Gibberish Translation" game in which
a member must speak in a "language"
no one understands except for another
teammate who "translates" for the
audience.
"If you speak an actual word-be
it English, German, or PQlish-it will
cost your team points," said Scheithau
er. "We performed so well during prac
tice that our coach thought we were
actually speaking French and told us to
stop. The only French we know is from
reading cheap wine bottles. The trans
lation part is easier-we get that talent
from reading actual police case reports."
The "Magnum Farce" performers,
besides providing entertainment, also
help improve police-community re
lations.
"Many people don't believe police
officers have a sense of humor," said
Holton . " They picture police as the
stereotype rigid, humorless , military
figure with a Gestapo-like personality.
Young people come to watch improv
teams and are shocked that their pre
conceived notions of police are off
track. They come up to you after your
performance and say, 'are you guys
really cops?' We start talking to them
and become friends."
Future plans for the "Magnum
Farcers" include the writing of set mat
erial (prewritten comedy skits) to ac
company their improvisations for De
partment functions.
"We also hope to someday turn
professional," said Holton. "This would
be difficult because the competition, on
a regular basis, would be of a caliber
of a 'Second City' or 'Saturday Night
Live ' .
"However, as the humble captain
of the 12 crazy personalities called the
'Magnum Farcers', I can say I'm proud
of the talent and if we continue to work
well as a team and stick together, we
can do it. In fact, Kathy Boehmer and
Linda Nichols are so advanced, they
now serve as our new coaches."
Since the development of the
team, new members have been added
and a few have dropped out. Officer
Milton Dixon, 7th District, has since
joined and was part of the team that
placed second in the 1983 city-wide
competition involving 25 teams .
Your line on pension benefits At various meetings and in several
articles, police officers have been re
minded to update the beneficiary direc
tive for the Death Benefit. Every pay
day, each police officer has a payroll
deduction of $1.25 for this benefit.
Many officers have little knowledge of
this benefit, · which is administered by
the Police Pension Fund.
Upon your death an Ordinary
Death Benefit is paid to the beneficiary
or beneficiaries named by you and
acknowledged with your signature on
the most recent Death Benefit Directive
f1led by you with the pension office,
provided the death occurs:
1. In active service while you are
in receipt of salary.
2. While on an authorized and ap
proved leave of absence, without salary,
and within 60 days from the date you
were in receipt of salary; or otherwise in
the service and not separated by resigna
tion or discharge beginning January 1,
1962, if your death occurs before your
resignation or dIscharge from service.
3. While you are receiving duty
disability or ordinary disability benefits.
Reilley heads county chiefs Deputy Chief James R. Reilley,
Field Group-South, Detective Division,
has been elected president of the Great
er Cook County Council of Police
Chiefs. Reilley, a 28-year Department
veteran, is the first Department re
presentative to hold the office.
The council, formed in the mid
1960's consists of appointed represen
tatives of the Illinois State Police, the
Cook County Sheriffs Office, the
North, South and West Suburban As
sociations of Chiefs of Police , the Police
Chiefs Associations of surrounding
DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and
Will Counties, and the Chicago Police
Departmen t.
The council members represent
more than 300 police chiefs and sheriffs
in the area.
Reilley became an appointed
member of the council in 1980 and was
elected to the post of secretary /treas
urer in 1981 and to vice president.in
1982.
"The purpose of the council,"
said Reilley, "is to discuss, .coordinate
and implement studies and projects
relating to law enforcement in the
greater Cook County area. The council
also seeks solutions to problems involv
ing law enforcement in the area, and
fosters a continuous exchange of in
formation between police officials from
the various agencies involved."
In the recent past, the council
members have met with Governor James
R. Thompson to discuss legislative
matters and the controversial subject of
early release of inmates from State of
Illinois penal institutions. They have
also met with Dan K. Webb, United
DEPUTY CHIEF JAMES R. REILLEY
States Attorney for the Northern
District of Illinois, to discuss inter
agency relations within the criminal
justice system.
"In short, the council provides a
forum for discussion of matters of
mutual concern in the law enforcement
community," said Reilley. "It also
conveys important information to the
membership of the large police chiefs
associations thrOtighout the' six-county
area."
As president, Rei1ley has the
the metnbers of the council's Board of
Advisors for the 1983-1984 term, con
sisting of experts in the fields of police
training, criminal law, narcotics and
traffic safety . Director Thomas Walton,
Training Division, was named to the
board.
Also elected to council office
were Chief James T. Tepper, Broadview
Police Department, serving as vice pres
ident; and Chief Carl Dobbs, Wheaton
Police Department, serving as secretary/
treasurer.
4. Within 60 days from the date
of termination of duty disability or·;
ordinary disability benefits if reentry
into service had not oCGurr.ed.
5. While on retirement and in re
ceipt of an annuity, provided:
a) you retired on or after January
1,1962, and,
b) your separation from service
was effective ort or after your attain
ment of age 50 and,
c) your applicatjon for annuity
was made wHhin 60 days after your
separation from service.
This benefit is in addition to all
other benefits provided. The amount of
the Ordinary Death Benefit is deter
mined by your age at death (if death
occurs while you are in active service
and in receipt of salary or disability
benefits) OR your age at retirement
(if death occurs after retirement) .
See table .
COMPUTATION OF ORDINARY DEATH BENEFIT (Effective 1 January 1978) Death while in Active Service and
in receipt of salary or disability bene
fits:
Age at Death
Amount
49 (or younger) . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,000
50 ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6,600
51 ...... .... ....... .... 6,200
52 ..... . ... . .. . . . . . . . . . 5,800
53 .. . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,400
54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000
55 . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... .... .4,6QO 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .4,200 57 . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 3,800 58 . . .... ... ... . ... . . ... 3,400 59 (or older) . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 3,000 DEATH AFTER RETIREMENT
Age at retirement
Amount
50 . , . . . . . . . . . . . .. .... . $1,750 51 .... ..... . ... ....... . 1,850 52 . . . . . . . .. ... ..... . ... 1.950 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,050 54 ..... .. . ...... ... .. . . 2,150 55 to 63 ....... ...... ....2,250 Be sure that you have a Death
Benefit Directive on file with the pen
sion office and that you update it as
changes occur in your family. If you
wish to change the beneficiaries on
your directive, you must do so in per
son at the Pension Office. Under no
circumstances willl these directives be
mailed out.
Pension Board
7
Olympics
Continued from page 4
Training Academy; Ted Zalewski, 9th
District; Clark Schroeder, Canine Unit.
RACQUETBALL (Ages 36 to
49) "B" Division: Tony Sofia, 13th
District; Confesor Troche, Document
Services Section; Frank Bauler, Internal
Affairs Division. "C" Division : Clarence
Hayes, Canine Unit ; Eugene Bart
kiewicz, Bomb and Arson ; How.ard
Denk, Management and Labor Affairs.
RACQUETBALL (50 years and
over): Bob Sheehan, Organized Crime
Division; Marshall Considine, Crime
Laboratory Division; David Coffey,
Traffic Division.
TENNIS, Male Division (35 years
and under): Lawrence Fik, 11th Dis
trict; Berry Readus, 22nd District;
Arthur Davis, Communication Opera:
tions Section.
TENNIS (Ages 36 to 49): James
Holder, 29th District; Richard Jones,
22nd District; Harry Lewis, 20th
District. (50 years and over) : Robert
Christian, Communication Operations
Section; Arthur Berg, 20th District;
John Lynch; Property Management
Division.
TENNIS, Female Division : Rose
Torres, 23rd District; Susan Urbon,
22nd Distirct ; Carol Czarnecki , Office
of Professional Stanrlards.
HOWLING, Women 's Handicap :
Sandra Anne Sekerka, Departmental
Administration; Bonnie Lindsey, Train~
ing Academy; Lee McGrew, 11 th Dis
trict.
ONE-MILE RUN, Male Division
(30 years and under): Bernard Ryan,
Area 2 Violent Crimes; Willie Cochran,
3rd District; Terrence O'Brien, Recruit
Training Academy. (Ages 31 to
~9);
Peter Wenger, Training Academy;
Fredrick Robertson, 14th District; Art
Henderson, Recruit Training ,Academy.
(40 years and over) : Harold Duffy,
Detective Division.
ONE-MILE RUN, Female Division
(30 years and under): Karen Dent,
Office of Professional Standards ; Kathy
Butzen, 14th District. (Ages 31 to 39):
Beth Atkins, 20th District.
3.I-MILE RUN, Male Division
(30 and under): Bernard Ryan, Area 2
Violent Crimes; Jack Grabowski, 25th
District; Paul Kusinski, Recruit Training
Academy. (Ages 31 to 39) : Peter
Wenger, Training Academy; Joseph
Bogdalek, Area I Violent Crimes;
Marshall
Christopher,
Intersection
8
Control. (40 and over): Charles Utz,
Training Academy; James Cadge, Com
munication
Operations
DiVision;
Thomas Sadler, Patrol Division.
3.I-MILE RUN, Female Division:
Karen Dent, Office of Professional
Standards; Lolita Saunders, Communi
cations Operations Section; Lucille
Rossi, Recruit Training Academy.
6.2-MILE RUN, Male' Division
(30 and under): Bob Gamez, Michael
Sweeney, and Brandon Hawkins, all
Recruit Training Academy. (Ages 31 to
39): Peter Wenger, Training Academy ;
Tom Jones, 14th District ; Marshall
Christopher,
Intersection
Control.
(40 to 49): Harold Duffy, Detective
Division; Robert Thompson, 3rd
District; Robert Mulcahy, 12th District.
(50 and over): Roosevelt Lowe, Public
Housing Division/South; Stan Szczesny,
Evidence and Recovered Property;
Joseph DiLeonardi, 10th District.
6.2-MILE RUN, Female Division
(30 years and under): Karen Dent,
Office of Professional Standards.
(Ages 31 to 39): Beth Atkins, 20th
District; Hope Bendoraitis, Narcotics
Section; Sandra Mitchell, 3rd District.
Male
CYCLING
(6.2-MILE),
Division (40 years and under):
Thomas Johnson, Area 6 Violent
Crimes ; Dennis Newcom, 3rd District;
Henry Barsch, Internal Affairs . (40 and
over): Wayman Jones, Internal Affairs ;
William Hudson, Canine Unit; Jim
Clemmons, Area 4 Violent Crimes.
Female Divison: Elizabeth Lewis,
21 st District.
POWERLIFTING (percentage of
total weight lifted by body weight):
Eddie Hicks, Bill Kaminski, both
Public Tr:}nsportation; Pat Shine, 22nd
District.
HANDBALL (Ages 35 and under)
"A" Division: Tony Jackowski, 24th
District; Steven Worsham, Communica
tion Operations Section; Thomas Cline,
Neighborhood Relations Division. "A"
Division (Ages 3() to 49) : Richard
Callaghan, :LOth District; Richarc1 De
francisco, 9th District; William Erick
son, Central Investigation Unit. "B"
Division (Ages 36 to 49): Dennis Mc
Namara, 25th District; Thomas Nyhan,
18th District ; Gregory Zaucha, Gang
Crime Enforcement Division/North.
TEAM BASKETBALL: Public
Housing Division/South ;14th District;
13th District; 18th District.
TEAM SOFTBALL: Public Trans
portation Unit; 17th District; 22nd Dis
trict and 14th District.
THE
BL E
005: "This is P.O. John Bell informing the
reader that P.O. Wally Faust Is this issue's
guest columnist. He's everybody's Uncle
Wally and I'm sure you will enjoy his column.
See you next issue"... This is my first time
writing, but here goes! . . A most sincere
thank you is extended to our West Pullman
Community Patrol Organization, consisting
of the following members: June Dumas,
Josephine Gant (asst, secretary), Beverly
Howell, Frances Johnson (recording secre·
tary), Leo and Ruth Brenner, Josephine
Moore (the galloping gourmet as well as
chairperson for the senior citizen's com
mittee), Ruth Wair, Rosie Yo ung, P.B. Mosley
and Sam Brassfield. Their effo rts in preparing
the fifth annual luncheon were most appreci·
ated and directly responsible for the recent
weight gain of 394 pounds of those in attend·
ance. . . The annual Puerto Rican Festival
was once again an enjoyab le occasion. Sam
Patros, a conno isseur of the finer t hings in
life, devoured 17 tacos (including the nap·
kins), 11 pounds of fried bananas, and B
mangos (whole, of course). The band was led
by our very own P.O. Mario Silva with his
partner Louis "Viv<l Puerto Rico" Moisan
giving Salsa lessons... Sgt. Dan Williamson no
longer feels like Rodney Dangerfield. He was
presented a bouquet of daisies by owner and
operator of Beat 1\10. 50:lA, P.u. Sandy
Engemann . . . Congrats to P.O. Dan Gainer
and wife Patty, proud parents of Megan
Marie. . . The benefit dance for Margaret
Esquivel was a festive event. The bands were
super as well as the food, thanks to P.O.
Ivan Dostal and Co. A hearty thanks to all
Who made the party a success includin~
I\t,arya t'eloza, Carmen Lopez, Grace Gailay,
Dennis J. Martinez, and Rich Viveros.
Throughout the evening the music got louder
and clearer and yours truly was asked several
times for autographs because I was mistaken
for Jackie Gleason. While I don't have his
facial features, I definitely look the same
from the neck down. After consuming my
source of vitamins (in liquid form), my
dancing improved immensely (or so I was
told!) John Bell (your regular columnist) and
Adrianna Ibarra were in attendance and did
a remarkable version. of both the Latin
Cumbia and Mambo. John's outift was
donated by "Bernardo" and looked like he
just walked off the set of "West Side Story".
John wants to thank Dora Sanchez (also
known as "Dynamic Dora" and "The Cumbia
Queen") for her dancing instruct ion. Our
timekeeper, Frankie Esquivel and his lovely
wife Mary were in close contention with
their "Dance Fever" routine. Frank, in his
white outfit, looked like a Good Humor man.
His dancing style was better than John
Travolta 's. P.O. Clyde Brandenburger and
lovely wife Pat also tripped the light fan
tastic and did a splendid job of it as well .. .
P.O . Wally Faust
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007 : Hi my darlings... Commander Arthur
Thompson congratulates the following cel·
brating Department anniversaries :
Sgt.'s
Bouse and Rodonis, and Chief Rochford
(29 years); Quillie Green (30 yrs); and your
reporting person (10 yrs). Our Commander
Thompson himself celebrated 29 years of
service. . . "Super Cupid" shot Lou D:-rris
and Larry Johnson; Nancy Bellamy (Per
sonnel) and Robert Flowers. . . "Super
Kids "; Dale (mom Judith, dad Gary) Smith
received Boys Scout Eagle Award and joined
brothers Dennis and Troy, also Eagles! . .
" Super Olympics" : Lonnis Elzy , gold medal
for bowling (2nd year) ; and Milton Dixon's
mile run time 7 minutes, 20 seconds. No , he
wasn't last! . . "Super Officers": Congrats
Class 82·3ABCD and welcome Dl1ffin, Gray,
Glynn, Hill, Smith, Spiegel, Vercruyse and
Jackson . . . Also welcome to Capt . Robt.
Mulcahy . . . "Super Story": A long time
ago, in a land with many LITTLE BROOKS
to WADE in, there lived a BUNCH of little
GREEN PEEBLES. A closer look revealed
one GUY with GRAY HAIRE, one with
BROWN , and one with WHITE . All lived
near a tiny HILL in the CR UMP GLYNN of
the FIELDS. The group livng there contained
a TILLMAN , who supervised a TILLER,
PORTER, GLOYER, TAYLOR, BAKER,
WEAVER and PAGE. There were no COPPS
needed as it was not a DANGERFIELD. The
folks did not STEELE, LYNCH, inflict
PAYNE with HITZ, nor RUSH . I,n fact,
living there seemed to make you a NEW·
MAN . No need for a MAYO clinic to WARD
off ills! The kids had a BALL with many
GAINES. They REDWELL with no WIMPer
ing and without wearing BI BBS. They just
CHASEd racCOONS, BEAVERS and LYONS
who were HEIDEN nearby down a COBBle·
stone path. It was not a HARDAWAY to
Down DeWHITE LAYNE, however , past the
MEADOWS of GREEN and the MASON
DIXON line, was the LITTLE AUSTIN
automobile . Because it has so many KNOX ,
it was being replaced by a BROWN BUICK
that ran as smooth as a SILK BUDD . The
SMITH , JONES and WILLIAMS families
made the ROUNDS of the local stores
(ROEBUCK, SPIEGEL, WALTON and some
COTTON MILLS) who did KAIDER to them.
An AVENT in the town was the BONDS
betiNeen
the
ELDER
McCARROLL,
McCRAY, McDANIELS, McGHEE, McGIN-
NIS, McGRAIL, McLEAN, and McSWAIN
families, whose voices, clear as a BELL, would
sing, "If a BODDIE meets a BODDIE, coming
through the rye" and "Bill BAILEY" . This
town, however, did have a need for COPPS
because on a DALY basis, BERETA would
tell CISCO, "HELSON, get DUNSON,SOWA
I can I.o ck you up! Just WATT is your prob
lem? It is not WRIGHT to do MOORE
WRONSKI I We tried to make a NEUMANN
out of CLYDE, but he cried, 'OSBORN to
make trouble, and BONNIE , I had to WALK ·
ER and TURNER over to the MARSHALl! "
I hope your MORALES will not fail if your
name could not help to tell this tale! .. A
half century of living should put a good deal
into a woman 's face besides a few wrinkles
and some unwelcome folds around the chin
. . . Toodles and ten-four .. .
R ita Jeanne Hoffman
008: On a recent 1st Watch shift, Lt. Bob
Gaides looked like a Wild West rustler when
confronted with sheep and cattle inside a
residence on a disturbance call. Believe it
or not! .. P.O . Joe Furmanek has been slow
informing us of his pride and joy, baby Jill
Marie. Congrats to Joe and wife Barb . . .
Happy retirement to P.O:s Dick Baum,
Dan Murphy, Vernon Orr Jr., and Joe
Asplund . . . Retiree "Jigs" McCarthy stopped
in to say hello to some of his old buddies.
Hello's also from Nick Cisco, Bill Hannon,
Tom Shannon and Joe Kratovil. ' 1' Retiree
Charley Baker has been getting rave notices
in the newspapers covering his successful
acting career . . . Condolences to the families
of P .O:s Tom Lavin, Charley Poe and Joe
Furmanek on the death of loved ones. . .
The best of luck to a top guy, Lt. Bill
Looney, on his new assignment. . . Welcome
to the Big 008, P.O:s Phil Carr, Joe Mara , and
Rich Lionhood . . . Gang Crimes got one of
our best in P .O . Talmay Anderson . Our best
to you, "T" . . . P.O. Murph Grzeskiewicz
returned from a super furlo, vacationing in
Italy , Germany, and Austria. "Murph"
judged a bathing beauty contest on the
Italian · Riviera . He is now on the medical for
high blood pressure and distorted vision . . .
Proud father·of-the·bride is Lt . Mike Halko
who gave away daughter Debra Ann . . . P.O .
Ed "Whenyagonnaretire?" Kevin has done it!
Yes, he retired and we wish him well. But
who will now take over as 008 District
comedian? . . Sights and Scenes in 008 :
P.O. Leslie Boyle blushing a bit after her
demolition derby on 63rd St. . . Lt . Bill
Callaghan keeping . the peace at Comiskey
Park all summer while P .O. John Schultz
was enjoying his White Sox Golden Box
seat. . . P.O . Bob Lindeman enjoyed the
scenery in Marquette Park all summer. . .
P.O : s John Popek and Mike Drozdek once
again doing a super job of unraveling the
maze of full/split furlo picks. . . P.O. Len
DeAngeles expressing high hopes of winning
the Million Dollar Lotto . . . P.O. AI Murphy
dreaming of a flight to Hawaii from Midway
Airport someday ... P.O. Jim Volkman eating
ribs.. . Lt. Bob Burns' eyes lighting up every
time Arizona is mentioned . . . Crash diets
working for P.O:s Pete Martinkus and Jim
Forienza. . . P.O. George (Labas) Ferro
three-wheeling and free-wheeling through
the LithFest. . . P.O. Merrill Kaval chowing
down at his favorite ice cream shop.. . In
closing, is it my imagination or are drivers
getting worse? .. 'till next time, God willing
P .O . Nick Zuklic
010 : Hello from the greater West Side. . .
We have some new faces in the district. Wel
'come to John Drapiewski , Tom Mazurski,
Robert Mladic, Maria Perez, Stan Wolak ,
Frank Calderon, Jose Cartgena, linda
Kennedy and Larry Smith. All are working
hard at trying to show their patrol special·
ists the correct way to do things . .. Maureen
Hayes, Steve Davis and Abias Badie are also
new arrivals . . . Nancy Mulligan called to
complain that I'm not mentioning the proud
mothers of new babies... Ed Wegner, why are
you called " Angel Face"? .. Sgt . Ken Bringe
had his 50th birthday party with more than
200 people in attendance . (It was also his son
Ken Jr.'s wedding) . . . Joe Pipolo is called
"Snookie" by his crossing guards . . . This
month's "Atta Boy" Award goes to Augustus
Sledge for getting everyone out of a burning
building .. . Jim Schmidt and Joe Leon both
put in par forms for marriage leaves. Best of
luck to the new Mrs. Christine Schmidt and
Mrs. Marge Leon . . . Tom Erichler ordered
another 10 yards of cement for his flower
boxes. Hard to mix in this weather. . . Dav id
Bocian held his annual BocianFest in the alley
behind his house. . . Captain Garcia says
"you're never too old". He just received his
B.A. from Governer's State. .. John Lucki is
no longer a 1099 unit. His new wife Nancy
has our best wishes. . . John "Thumbs"
Burgert will be holding sewing classes in the
tact office . . . Peter Bella is going to U.S.
Army Intelligence School. It just goes to show
you nothing is impossible... Best of luck to
Gene Endrijonas on your new job in sunny
California . .. Until next time, remember not
to eat yellow snow . ..
P.O. Rich McPencow
012 : Our 1983 retirement party is now
history and will be remembered as one of the
nicest parties ever. Retirees included Lt.
Donald Kelley and P .O:s Ed Augle, Joel
Ballard , Jimmie Johnson, Mike Kamenjarin ,
John Milhouse and John Zmich. A special
thanks to our perennial party planners, John
Mrozek and Neil Francis, for all their fancy
footwork . And thanks to lloyd Adams for
capturing all the festivities on film . By the
way, has anyone discovered the name of the
lady in beige dancing on the table? .. Every
one thought Billy Lozanski was telling fish
tales when he returned from Canada and
bragged about the prize·size walleye he
caught. But truth is stranger than fiction and
the truth was preserved by his local taxider
mist. If that wasn't proof enough, he even had
witnesses to this extraordinary event-Rich
Paulus and Norm Pacyga... Remember that
old song "Chapel of Love"? Well, four of our
officers in blue made their way to that little
wayside landmark. Gus Tero met his be
throthed, the lovely Deborah, at the alter.
And spies tell me that Casey Hawkins was
observed entering the blissful state of matri
mony. Finally, a 12th District first! Wedding
vows exchanged between 012th's Tony
Mannina and his gorgeous bride Georgette
Garcia. Wishes of years of happiness to all the
neWlyweds. . . Officially welcomed to the
ranks of P.O:s are: Joseph Adlesick, Michael
DiVittorio, Manual Godinez, Ricardo Mancha
and Stephen Villarreal. .. Our tactical trivia
for this month. Can anyone explain who
"Range Rider" is and what that person has to
do with one of our tact officers? .. Lifesaving
Award presented to Sgt. Ricardo Pina and
P.O:s Tom McHugh and Jim Ralph for their
exceptional performance in rescuing hand
icapped senior citizens and numerous children
from a burning building. . . A proud dad is
John Valient whose daughter, Denise, pre
sented her recital at the American Conserva
tory of Music as a requirement for her bache
lor's degree. She will be pursuing her master's
shortly ... Unit Meritorious ribbons presented
to 45 of our officers for their fine work at
Chicago Fest :
Sgt:s Barton, Fanella, and
Mucharski and P.O.'s Adlesick, Almanza,
Anderson, Annerion, Bustos, Czajkowski,
Daliege, Dalton, Ford, Gavin, Godinez,
Gonzalez, Jaracz, D. Johnson, Joyner, Kelly,
Kerrigan, Kmety, Langone, Lopez, Martinez,
McClain, Mrozowski, Newton, Olson, Opiola,
Pacanowski, Pater, Perkins, Rusnak, Snieg,
Steiner, Sypula, Topel, Totcoff, Tufano,
Urbaniak, Wagner, Winters, Wnuk and Wright.
Congrats to all. ..
p.O. Janet McCarthy
013: All the members of the 13th 0 istrict
would like to express their thanks to P.O:s
Erv Frohnauer and Joe Alexa for their years
of service. Both officers retired and will be
deeply missed . (Rumor has it that Alexa's
next stop will be delivering donuts to the
local ward office and some of the district's
gas stations) ... During the next few months,
if you' are wondering why we are running
either over or under on supplies, it is because
P.O. Paul Domico is now ordering in Erv's
place. . . Congratulations to P.O. Richard
Nowakowski who received a Department
Commendation. Good work, Richl . . We
would like to congratulate the following
recruits on their graduation (Class 82-3):
P.O:s M. Flores, M. Gutierrez, M. Fero and
F. Deleon. Also Class 82-4: P.O:s A. Ceja,
M. Acevedo, S. Diaz, M. Guajardo and S.
Rodriguez. Lots of luck! . . Riddle of the
Day: Who do you know in the station that
goes to the same hair sytlist? For clues, ask
Paul Domico. . . The 13th District welcomes
P.O. John Castro .. . Lots of luck to P.O:s
10
Randy Ugorek and David Makaryk in their
new districts of assignment ...
P.O. Sally Acevedo
016: Welcome aboard to Lt. E. DiVito and
P.O:s Harry Carr, Michael McGurn and Roy
Smith... The 16th District received a plaque
from the March of Dimes for our fine partici
patrion in the March of Dimes Walk America
... P.O. John Kucharski recently got married
to Cheryl. .. Congratulations to the following
Moms and Pops: P.O. Joseph DeFranco and
wife MaryJane with boy Joesph Michael;
P.O. Kalas and wife Connie and baby boy
Michael Francis; and P.O. Dennis Raschillo
and. wife Kathy with boy Nicholas. The
"male factor" has become epidemic in the
16th District! .. And Sgt. Hugh Carroll be
came a grandfather for the first time.. . P.O.
Joseph Lowell was in Manila for a two-week
vacation. All-expenses were paid, including
C-rations, by Uncle Saml ..
P.O. Richard Ursetti
022: Short column this time... It's not by
chance that the Department's officers are
always on the scene. We asked for your
prayers in '82 but it seems we'll need them
this year also. All of us should be proud of
our professionalism. . . Just a note, there'll
be more to come later. Escamilla's team
placed seventh out of 50 teams in the FOP
tourney. We applaud you. Another run,
another hit, no errors are our parting words
to you . . . Remember to be careful and that
our prayers go out for you, too ...
P.O . Doris Martin
023: Ola Queridos!
. Remember last
issue Paul Koburi and wife had twin girls?
Well, now Paul is a grandfather! Daughter
Barbara Johnson gave birth to Jennifer
Charmaine and all parents and babies are
doing great! .. Special Message to 011: Lee
Seward is alive and well and working in 0231
. . Word of caution: Don't send Gerry Clancy
out to write parkers after he's had a bad
night. . . Well, the One-Arm Bandit strikes
again! Lillian McGuire was in Las Vegas
recently and returned with mucho dinero. Do
you think she knows someone out there? ..
Department Commendations to: Sgt. James
Lane and P.O:s Joe Laskero, Tony Bertuca,
Dave Nowak, Robert Lopez and Roger Taylor
for their arrest of two offenders, resulting in
the clearing of a residential burglary pattern
involving seven different burglaries... George
Meyer, thank you for the lovely roses from
your garden that adorned my desk this sum
mer. You can be proud of all your efforts. . .
Grand·grandpa Lt. Wortman accompanied
great·grandson Adam Kane and granddaugh
ter Beth on a tour of the station. They were
here visiting from Minneapolis. Bart and
Emily Stich also stopped in while visiting
their dad Marty. And last, but not least, little
Felicia Gold came in to check out where
mommy Arlene works. What a distinguished
list of visitorsl . . Welcome back to Don
Porter. It's so good to see your smiling face
again . . . Congratulations to Tact Unit's Bea
Hart (only female in the unit) on receiving the
Uptown Chicago Commission's Officer of the
Month Award . . . Luis Zayas and Bill Rodri
guez, our Senior Citizen Service officers, are
doing a terrific job making sure our little
seniors are safe and sound .. . SpeCial thanks
to all who participated in our Red Cross
Blood Donation Drive-police officers, friends
and relatives. You really gave of yourself
when you are most needed ... A reminder to
all officers and their wives or husbands to let
me know about son or daughter special
accomplishments such as awards, degrees, etc.
If you are proud of them, we will be tool .•
Adios for now . . .
Lisa Gose
025: The Department Olympics revealed
many talents from 025. First place in the
handball tournament went to Dennis Mc
Namara, Ed Denk took second place in
racquetball; and Bob Sobieszczyk took
second place in golf. The youngest com
petitors were Jodi McNamara, 4, and Traci
McNamara, 3, who both won certificates in
the "One Mile Race" finishing last with a
time of 10 minutes, 45 seconds and 11
minutes, 30 seconds respectively. Proud dad
Dennis claims the girls had a bad day . . .
Speaking of proud dads, Sheryl Kurowski's
dad Jim told mr she won five gold medals in
a gymnastics competition which qualifies her
for the finals. Very talented 10-year oldl ..
Proud dad District Commander Bill Olsen
gave daughter Mary Ann to Don Mock. . .
Roy Overland is very proud of son Leroy
who graduated from Navy boot camp in
San Diego and plans on attending the Navy's
Advanced Electronic School for two years
before four years of active duty ... Marianne
Thomas and Roy Anderson tied the knot . So
did Jim Riley and his Kathleen Marie. The
Riley's went to Kathleen's homeland of
Ireland for their honeymoon. Jim, I'm green
with envy. Best of luck to the newlyweds...
A little bird named McNamara spread rumors
that he slaughtered Lou Cesario in a handball
match . The truth, according to Lou, is that
not only did he beat Dennis seven-out-of-ten,
but Dennis walked off the courtl Dennis, a
sore loser? I hope not! So this is an official
invitation to Mac from Lou for a rematch.
Talk about playing for blood! But when you
have both a determined Italian and a stubborn
Irishman, anything can happen! .. Everyone
wants to know if it's true Lt. John Duggan
saw the movie "Blue Thunder" 100 times? ..
Best dressed was awarded to Joe Penkala and
Fred Heidemann ... A special congratulations
to Dave and Sue Cygan on the birth of their
daughter Lauren ... With the help of approx·
imately 80 members from our Department
and various suburban police departments, Bob
Zielinski and Pat Tode sponsored a rally with
the Blue Nights Motorcycle Club and donated
$1,000 to the Little City. . . Until the next
issue...
Carol Bacarella
Area 2 Administration:
Hello again! . .
Congratulations to J. O'Hara (Area 2 desk),
who recently got married. Rumors have it
that a certain lieutenant in Violent Crimes is
also getting married ... Sgt. H. Bernth (Area
2 Property Crimes) recently received a letter
from President Ronald Reagan thanking him
for a picture that the Sarge had painted and
sent to Reagan as a gift . .. Get well wishes to
Judy Horne (Maintenance) who recently had
surgery and is now doing well convalescing at
home... Sgt. M. Hoke (Area 2 Mission Team)
was detailed to Administration while Sgt.
Neumuller was on furlo. He looked very
handsome in his Wall Street business attire...
Welcome to our new Desk Officers J. COllins,
R. Galgan, B. House and A. Campbell. .. Sgt.
McGroarty (Area 2 VIC) has assigned L.
Copeland and R. Krueger to the case of the
missing staplers!?! Honest, Sarge, I didn't
steal your stapler this time! Someone stole
my stapler too! Will the person who borrowed
these items return them? Please! .. Until next
issue, God bless you and yours...
Barbara V. Brown
Area 5 Detective Division: Farewell and good
luck to Wayne Lipsey, who recently trans
ferred to C.I.U. and to George Mays, who
went to Narcotics.. . Sincere condolences to
Frank Bieniek, Admin ., on the death of his
mother; to Thomas Flynn, VIC, on the death
of his father; and to Charles Lundberg,
Admin., on the death of his sister-in-law ...
Congratulations to Department Commenda
tion recipients Sgt.'s Joseph Mucia, VIC, and
John Nalepa, PIC, and Det.'s Robert Lawler,
VIC, and Thomas Czarnecki, Nicholas Rieger,
John Santopadre, and James Troken, all PIC
... Get well wishes are being sent to our Desk
Officer Benjamin Krusicki, who went back
into the hospital because of an infection in
his knee after a recent operation ... Get well
also to Alan Thiel, VIC, who was injured
When a horse fell on him. It seems Alan
thought the horse was supposed to ride him
instead of Alan riding the horse. When you
return to work, it is suggested that you con
tact your former partner, John Philbin, who is
assigned to the Mounted Patrol. He'll give
you private lessons on who rides whom . . .
Get well wishes also to George Voight, one
of our retired detectives. . . Congratulations
to Angeline Dailey, PIC, who recently won
$500 playing bingo. She is planning on using
the money towards a trip to Las Vegas. . .
Charles "Fingers" Lundberg, Admin., and
his wife Gladys vacationed in Cancun,
Mexico. They had a great time ... Congratu
lations to George Kuhter and Gillian Mc
Laughlin, both PIC, on the arrest of two
robbery offenders. When they arrived at the
scene of the robbery in progress, the offen
ders fired shots at the officers. Fortunately,
they were not injured. Congrats again on the
excellent work .. . Rumor has it that Harry
Belluomini, PIC, is going to retire early and go
on pension. He is planning to start a vaude
ville act doing impressions of James O'Toole
. .. A fabulous fishing trip, planned by Vio
lent Crime Detectives Jerome Bogucki, Ron
ald Branum, Robert Collins, Michael Heri
godt, Philip Murphy, Raymond Schalk and
Russell Weingart, with promise of enormous
catch "floundered" . The only thing caught
was a cold and a can of King Oscar sardines
. . . The Violent Crime Rangers lost their
pre-season baseball game to the "Hoover
Hornets" 11 to 9. Rumor has it that the G
Men were assisted by an unnamed federal
judge disguised an an umpire... Our annual
holiday and retirement party is going to be
held on 9 December 1983 at the Venice
Banquet Hall, 5636 W. Fullerton ...
Pam Baumgartner
Bureau of Community Services: Congrat
ulations to Deputy Superintendent Ira
Harris on being elected national vice-presi·
dent of the National Organization of Black
Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE). . .
Happy birthday to all deserving . . . Laroy
Smith, 11th District explorer, is the recipient
of the "Explorer of the Year" Award. I'm
sure his advisor, P.O. John Bullard, is very
proud ... The 3rd District Explorers honored
their advisor, P.O. Melva Bradford, with a
dinner and an award. At the same dinner,
Explorer Andre Wood presented the "Most
Valuable 3rd District Explorer'" Award to
(can you beat this?) himself! .. We are in the
process of planning our Christmas party and
this year's chairman is Director Russell
Ditusa, PIID. So, send all those great ideas
his way! . . The bureau welcomes Lt. Joe
Kelly and Sgt . Ray Callahan. . . What is it
that P.O. Herb Kordeck, PIID does each day
when he leaves home that has his neighbors
upset? ..
Elyse Young
Communication Operations Section:
Wel
come to our ivory tower, Sgt:s K . Ingram,
J. Juriss and E.M. McCarthy; Disp.'s S. Blake,
D. Baramsol, V. Cerinich, R. DeCoudreaux,
H. Dorrough, R. Langston, D. Dudaitia and
W. Seuffer; and Disp. Aides Walter Collier
III and Wonethel York. May your stay be a
happy one. . . Good luck to Carl Johnson,
Anthony Tranchita and E. Atkinson in your
new assignments... Jack Dunlap, now retired
in Phoenix, dropped in for a visit. He looks
20 years younger then when he left! He said
it was just a visit but we caught him looking
through a box of old headsets. . . Patricia
VVilcox made her parents happy again. She
made the honor roll again at Loyola... John
Ciszek, Edward Earl and Robert Bogacki
received Department Commendations for
assisting in the apprehension of a rapist . . .
Our deepest sympathies to Walter Wymbs,
Bryand Could, Robert Teska, Harold Down
ing, Ulysses Cunningham, Herman Edmond,
Theodore Crawford, Michael Considine, and
David Doran on the death of loved ones...
Also sympathies to the families of retired
Richard Whelton and Kenneth Markfull. . .
ND news from Teletype or our radio engineers
... Until our next issue, stay cool. ..
Disp. Mitch Bruski
Crime Laboratory: The welcome mat is out
for Jim Murphy and Rochelle Wagner. . .
Condolences to William Ogletree on the
death of his mother. . . "It's Nice To Be
Recognized" Department! Plaudits to William
O'Connor, Raynor Ricks Jr., Tom Bachelder,
Frank DeMarco, Jim Van Tillburg, and Sgt.
Art Paholke for salutes published in Daily
Bulletin . . . To John Carey, Harvey Keefner,
William O'Connor and Dennis Keating for
their Honorable Mentions. . . To Wade
Crosson and Jim Doran for Department
Commendations. .. And to John Wills on his
graduation from the FBI Academy . . . No,
that was no bonfire, just a birthday cake in
the Micro Section. . . Wedding bells are
ringing for Tom Kaminsky, Bob Boese's
son Mark, and (yes, its's true!) Art Kleist . ..
Sgt. Pat McNulty is now in charge of the
E.T. Section.. . Nick Ditusa had a vacation in
Singapore he can brag about a year later . And
Rhonda Doyle had a vacation she won't talk
about. Ray Lenz was in Canada and Rich
Chen ow was somewhere in the Southwest ...
Welcome back Sgt. McCarthy from the NU
Traffic Institute... Sharon Ellis is back from
a conference on sexual assault held in Wash
ington D.C . After only half the course, she
was an expert. Guess which half? .. Award
winners! Director Marshall Considine won a
silver medal in the Police Olympics racquet
ball event. Our bowling team, with Bob
Boese as captain, took third place in the
South Side Division. And the volleyball team
made an impressive showing at the Police
Olympics, especially with an introduction
from the Emerald Society Pipers Sgt.'s
McNUlty and McCarthy and Jim Doran . . .
Congratulations to Bob Smith's daughter
Mary who won a FOP scholarship. . . To
Ernie Warner's wife Jean who graduated from
nursing school. . . To my sister Jean who
passed her dental hygiene boards. .. And to
Golda Crown who passed her secretary's test
(was there any doubt?) ... Is it true that Joe
Cod ina has found a new use for the micro
scope? .. That Sgt. Paholke uses his home
made chili for serial number restoration? ..
That Sgt . . McCarthy is moonlighting selling
pipe music at 10 cents a copy? .. That the
chair in the photo office is cursed? .. That
Jim Shader really knows something? .. That
Jim Gainor has the best legs on the volleyball
team? . . That I couldn't have done this
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column without Gaye Jones' help? .. Please
keep talking to me . ..
E.J . Mulcrone
Electronics Maintenance Division : EMD is
once again in the Star! . . The 1st Annual
EMD Picnic in Busse Woods was a great
success thanks to the diligence of picnic
committee members Debbie Myers, Kate
Plunkett, Tony Radick and John Siedlecki.
Children and adults alike enjoyed the games,
whether they were active participants or
casual observers. The constant action, the
perfect setting, the liquid refreshments and
the blend of personalities all combined to
make a very pleasant day . Memories were
made! Plunkett defended our picnic grove
by evicting itinerant squatters. . . Lt. Levy
and Tom Walsh won't let anyone forget
their victory at the picnic horseshoe contest.
(Art Graefen and Fred Konet would rather
not even mention their game!) . . . Debbie
Myers was the only picnic casualty. Now,
even the bees know how sweet she is. Luckily,
Bill Koronkiewicz survived the day without
injury! . . Joe Matthews and Siedlecki turned
the egg toss into an egg squash . . . Mike
Mantia looked like an overseer in his Panama
hat and sunglasses.. . Lenny Siovin, being a
devoted father, walked many miles follOWing
his daughter Carly as she checked out every
inch of the pavillion . . . Lane Maatman en
thusiastically entered the Limbo dance, while
Rudy Torres and Lenny Lukas took advan
tage of the shade .. . We thought Mike Dona
telli was a dedicated fisherman but it was his
son who rented a fishing boat . . . Jerry
Weninger was too busy socializing to have his
sailboat out ... The pink lemonade was great.
It was a good thing Tony Radick's blender
waited till the end to misbehave. .. Of course,
the day's highlight was the Hot Legs contest.
The contestants put on a great show. The
judges had a difficult time making a decision
but as HE predicted, Director Fitz took 1st
place. Contrary to rumor, it was NOT fixed
. . . Other EMD news to catch up on : New
members since last summer include Aritha
Smith, P.O:s Don Halper and John Walls
and Electrical Mechanics Dave Junko and
Nick Kaleel. .. Pete Munn, after many years
of dedicated service, was one of the honored
guests at a retirement party ..• Congrats to
new parents Les Chrzanowski, Sam Dilieber·
to, Ron Leong, Joe Lutsky and Leo Mohan;
to grandparents Mary Caulfield and Lt. Levy;
and to expectant parents Greg Moroz, Tony
Radick , Lenny Siovin, John Siedlecki and Pat
Kirby.. . By now our guys are well settled in
to their new shop at Area 2. It's more spaci
ous and a lot brighter.. . Proud father Lt.
Levy now has a son in the FBI . .. EMD memo
bers like to travel! Mary Caulfield (So. Caro
lina), Debbie Myers (Cancun), John Rimicci
(England), George Tzinares (Greece), Lt.
Levy (California), Art Graefen (Conneticut),
and Tom Walsh (Ireland) . . . Other Notes:
Fred Konet, is "the addition" finished? Glad
to see Kenny Koronkiewicz didn't let his
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accident get him down ; Our condolences to
Fluffy's family; Pat Schott, have you ~oved
your ant colony out yet? John Walls has
added a rare antique horse carriage to his col
lection ; And hello to Joe Matthews at 018
and thanks for picking out a perfect picnic
grove. . . This will be my last article because
this reporter plans to leave the city for the
country life and wedded bliss. I have enjoyed
working in EMD, the people have been great,
and I have many good memories from the last
3)1, years . A special thank you to Director
Fitzsimmons. I couldn't have asked for a
better boss. If any of you ever visit Tuscola,
Illinois, be sure to look me up.. .
Geri Walsh
Senior Citizens Services Unit : This is our
first trip to the Star and we feel like we are
on a maiden voyage taking our first plunge.
So here we go! .. Congratulations and get
well wishes to our. baseball team. Is it true
that they were the only team that did not
have the same faces show up for any two con
secutive games? Every team we played knew
they were in competition with the SEN lOR
CITIZENS Unit. Canary and Flicka person
ally thank the 12th District for their one and
only victory (a forfeit!!. Seriously, fellows,
thanks for your efforts and spirit, but we
really think you should reconsider having
women on your team next year... A warm
welcome is extended to P.O:s Ken Barnas
and Sonja Hansen. . . Farewell and best
wishes to P.O. Frank Jasch on his new assign·
ment to the Mayor's Detail. By the way, if
you have trouble recognizing Jasch on T.V.,
he usually dresses as "Huff and Puff" the
Clown . . . Highlights on the Stork : Con
gratulations to P.O. Dave Crowell and wife
Rita on the birth of daughter Meribeth Lynn
... Congrats to our two new grandfathers and
their families : P.O. Charlie Cole with grand
daughter Karen; and to P.O . Peter Mark with
grandsons Robert and Michael. . . And, by all
means, congrats to Director Maggie O'Neill
and family on their blessed event. The new
edition is "Deserae's Dandy", a registered
quarter colt. The family is expecting many
champions from this little fellow . . . Lt.
Gustafson, don't believe what they say. We
personally took a survey among all the wom
en in the un it and they unanimously agree
that your new summer haircut is "dashing"
. . . Vacation highlights! P.O. Ellen McDer·
mott and husband Tom and family drove to
California in their new van and had a marvel
ous time. P.O. Ernestine Dowell is still raving
about Washington D .C . P.O . Helen Cardwell
and son Larry had a beautiful trip to Ireland.
(Helen, we just received word that they found
your purse next to the Blarney Stone!). We're
told Sgt.'s Dick Green and Charles Smith
had a wonderful time on "all" their vacations.
(Sgt . Tom Loftus carried on in their absence).
Barbara Nueske's getting over her seasickness
from her vacation cruise. Jean Schuster
doesn't even care if she sees Cancun, Mexico
again! And does that smile on P.O. Donna
Walsh's face have anything to do with her
weekends away at her Wisconsin hideway? ..
P.O.'s Gerald Slusarski and Dan Guiney,
recently
assigned
to the International
Catholic Deaf Association Convention, are
still talking about the gratifying experience
they received by meeting people from all
over the world who gathered to discuss the
needs of the deaf.. . We wish Efrain Lopez
a speedy recovery. We understand he had a
slight accident at the 10th District ...
P.O: s Eloise Carnevale
and Theresa Dishman
Traffic Enforcement :
Hey, you think the
Chicago Police Olympics was something?
Just catch our act, the 151 Olympics! Cate·
gory No. 1 was Trunk Popping/Tire Check
ing (desk personnel only). The team of B.
Smith/B. Smith/B. Smith won hands down
with five trunks in 7.5 seconds. (He gets an
asterisk because he's a daytime popper). A
tie for 2nd left the teams of Gregor/Mayfield/
Fischer and Jenkins/C.J. Smif open for a
sudden death popping later.. . Category No.
2 was the "Turnaround". Bill Judge won
easily with more out-of-town turnarounds
and more interesting sights than anyone. A
close 2nd was Marshall Pufundt, but he was
disqualified when one of the judges caught
him driving in circles and claiming they were
turnarounds... Category No.3 was the N .C.I.
First place went to the team of Dodge/Man·
zelia (an asterisk because they were a two
man team). Second, but one man, was Big
Mugs. . . In Category No.4, Least Miles
Traveled, it was Milt Benjamin, who had no
competition. He traveled the entire tour on
the skyway in reverse, registering no mileage.
Milt was depressed at the lack of contestants,
but he'll get over it . . . Category No . 5,
"Assists", also resulted in a disqualification. It
seems Chuck "Slugger" Galey was observed
forcing little old ladies out of their cars and
then logging them as assists. The winner by
default was Tina "Fatima" Stafen. Dressed in
her harem costume, she had dozens of motor
ists stopping to talk and she logged them as
assists. Good girl, Fatima ... Our last catego
ry, "Tows", resu Ited in a dead-heat for all
contestants with 10 each . . . Jim Duignan
spotted a potential Peeping Tom on the
highway one night. Jim was in a squad when
he observed a black vehicle pull up some
distance behind him. The driver exited and
crept along the embankment when he sudden
ly jumped up to peer in Jim's window and ran
off before Jim could apprehend him. So, all
you troops out there, beware of "The
Peeper"! . . Bob Spreyne just received his
bulletproof pajamas and his sharpshooter
medal at the same time, in his closet. Keep up
the good work, One-Shot... John Simon and
wifey just added to the population explosion.
We were wondering why he named the kid
Phil. Hero worship, I guess ... Charles Nelson
Smith says he's going into platform diving
and lawn care after his retirement. Hurry
back, "Lefty"... Adios y'all...
P.O. Charley Jenkins
*
.DEPARTMENT COMMENDATIONS ~ While off-duty, Area 4 Youth Of
ficer Brian Killacky apprehended two
offenders shortly after they had com
mitted a stick-up.
men wanted for murder and confiscated
their huge arsenal containing a shotgun
and semi-automatic rifles.
***
When 11 th District OffIcer Frank
Aljinovic struggled with an offender,
the man twisted the officer's gun to
ward Aljinovic's stomach. The officer
jammed his finger into the trigger
housing to prevent the gun from firing
until responding officers arrested the
man.
A month-long investigation by
Sergeant James O'Brien, Detective
Robert Smith and Officer Richard
Lovell, Narcotics Section, resulted in
the arrest of a major drug dealer, the
termination of his illegal operation, and
the confiscation of a large quantity of
narcotics.
***
An investigation by Lieutenants
Edwin Bosse and Ronald Garcia, Ser
geants Terence Harte, Francis Kehoe
and Robert Gerwig , Gang Crimes Speci
alists Lawrence Bobrowski and Kevin
Kavanaugh, and Officer Michael Cronin,
Field Tactical Services Administration
and Gang Crimes Enforcement West,
resulted in the arrest of an offender,
a wanted fugitive since 1975 as a heroin
dealer.
***
Disregarding their own personal
safety, 1st District Officers James
Fitzpatrick and William Reidy dove
into Lake Michigan and saved two
people from drowning.
***
Following up on leads, 3rd Dis
trict Officers Fred Wheat and Dorelle
Brandon apprehended a vicious murder
suspect, who was subsequently charged
with two murders.
***
Following a short chase, 4th Dis
trict Patrol Specialist J o1m. McClain and
Officer Elroy Baker apprehended four
offenders wanted for murder.
***
Officers Alfons Bilecki and
Richard Zielinski, 8th District, solved
an armed robbery of a gas station within
48 hours of its occurrence with the
arrest of the three offenders.
***
Officers Allen Guisinger and
Dennis Fencl, 10th District, alertly
stopped an unlicensed vehicle and
arrested two men wanted for seven
rapes and robberies.
***
Officers Ronald Trepac, Gordon
Lohrman, Thomas Doyle and Daniel
McGovern, 10th District, captured three
***
***
Sergeant James Malcotte and Offi
cers Idelfonso Cintron and Craig Cris
toe, 13th District, led four elderly
women to safety from a burning build
ing, and apprehended the arsonist as he
attempted to set another fire.
***
Sergeant Ronald Grzeskiewicz and
Officer Jayne Dal Santo, 14th District,
arrested a man following a chase and a
violent struggle. The offender held
what appeared to be a gun to a man's
head but fled when confronted by
police.
***
Officers Edward O'Donnell, Rich
ard Defelice and Frank Goff, 15th
District , apprehended a gunman after he
and four fellow gang members had
attempted to rob an elderly couple .
***
Off-d uty 17th District Officer
Michelle Owens arrested two offenders
in front of her home, clearing several
safe burglaries. A search of their car
revealed jewelry and burglar tools .
* * *"
Following a search of the area ,
18th District Officers Thomas Stucko
and Michael Heil apprehended one of
two offenders who had robbed victims
with a shotgun .
***
Officers Luis Zayas, Ralph ZOhS
and Philip Dienethal, 20th District,
apprehended two bloodstained men,
who were later determined to have been
involved in a brutal murder.
***
Following a survei11ence, Officers
Patrick Murphy and Edward Skerrett ,
20th District, arrested an offender
wanted for two murders.
***
Sergeant Carmen Abbate and Offi
cers Daniel Fisher, J o1m. Fitzgerald and
Michael Healy, 24th District, conducted
an intensive search and apprehended
two offenders wanted for a jewelry
store robbery and recovered the pro
ceeds .
***
Officer Patrick Goodman , 24th
District, investigated a brutal murder
and recovered valuable evidence in the
form of weapons and clothing by
systematically retracing the offenders'
escape route.
***
Commander William Murphy,
Lieutenant Francis Lueken, Sergeant
John Ward, Detectives Kenneth Burt
Jo1m. Galich, Thomas Ghee, Richard
Lis, Lawrence Culbertson and Frank
Pelnar, and Chief Document Examin
er Maureen Casey, Detective and Crime
Laboratory Divisions, combined efforts
resulted in the indictment of 17 people
for fraud involving snow removal
bills submitted to the city.
* *' *
Off-duty Area 3 Youth Officer
Theodore Johnson apprehended an
armed robber, who later identified his
accomplices. The other offenders were
later arrested.
Area 4 Violent Crime Detectives
Cornelius Johnson and Louis Elzy
developed information that led to the
arrest of two murderers and the identi
fication of their victim.
***
An investigation conducted by
Area 4 Violent Crime Detectives William
Foster and Ernest Hernandez and Gang
Crimes West Specialist Thomas Richard
son, J o 1m. Schmidt, Robert Miller and
Stephen Casto led to the charging of
11 gang members with murder and the
recovery of a great number of weapons.
***
Sergeant John Nalepa and Detec
tives Joseph Benigno , Harry Coil
Thomas Czarnecki, Joseph Eichin
John Fumo, Joseph Mohan, John
Santopadre, Michael Thomas, Dallas
Tyler and Thomas Fallon , Area 5
Property Crimes, were instrumental in
the arrest of five burglars, clearing a
total of 118 burglary cases.
***
Sergeant
Thomas
Finnin
and
13
Detectives Robert O'Leary and Robert
Mette , Area 5 Violent Crime's and
Property Crimes, were instrumental in
the arrest of three armed robbers, one
of whom was arrested after he fled to
Cleveland. Ten armed robberies were
cleared by the arrests.
***
Gang Crime North Specialists Jose
Martinez, Anthony Audino and John
Sebeck gave assistance to the DuPage
County Sheriffs Office which resulted
in the recovery of a murder ..yeapon
and the confession of a murder in
Puerto Rico.
***
Chief
Assistant
Operating En
gineers Joseph Dawe and John O'Toole,
Property Management Division, co
ordinated all phases of construction of
new Department facilities in the 3rd
District and Area 5 Center.
***
A rapist, who attempted to
attack his second victim within two
hours, was arrested through the alert
ness of Dispatcher John Kula, Com
munications Operations Section, who
received the same description of the
offender on the second call.
***
Tactical Officers James Bollin and
Robert Olson, 1st District, apprehended
two armed robbers and recovered the
weapon and proceeds.
wounded a gunman attempting to rob
the l5ank.
***
Officers Barbara Povilaitis and
Donald Richardson, 9th District, arrest
ed three offender& wanted for a series
of armed robberies and recovered the
pro~eeds.
***
Officers Frank Keller and Stephen
Sodergren, 13th District, apprehended
an offender wanted f0r murder and
found a witness that iaentified fhe
killer.
***
After alertly notiCing an auto
without any license plates, 14th District
Officers William Rogers and Marie
Bosky apprehended three offenders
wanted for armed robbery inside.
Following *an* *auto chase, 15th
District Officer Lorney Bendel appre
hended three offenders charged with
armed robbery and aggravated kidnap
ping.
***
Officers Jack Lieblick and Philip
Mertes, 15th District, subdued and
arrested a deranged man armed with a
shotgun who was threatening to kill
his wife and three-year-old child.
***
Officer Robert Wojcik, 17th Dis
trict, apprehended an armed robber and
recovered the weapon and proceeds,
clearing up a gun store burglary and
two other armed robberies.
***
Following both an auto and foot
chase, 18th District Officers Kent
Erickson, Robert Fromel and Carol
Zancha apprehended two armed robbers
when they attempted to escape in their
victim's car.
***
Officers Sandra Sekerka and Larry
Goodson, 19th District, alertly prevent
ed a major bank robbery by discovering
that wires for the vault alarm and
closed circuit television setup had been
cut.
***
Officer Robert Skrzypek, 20th
District, entered a burning building
and led 14 people to safety.
***
Efforts by Officers Edward Todd
and William Mundee, 22nd District,
resulted in the arrest of an armed robber
and the safe release of the victim he
was holding hostage .
***
While apprehending an armed
robber of a trailer company, 23rd Dis
trict Officers John DeBartolo and Linda
Salustro alertly struck the offender on
the wrist with a baton, just as he began
to raise a saweJ-off shotgun tied to his
belt.
'" * *
Officer William Guest , 3rd Dist
rict, rushed to the aid of a 4-year-old
girl having trouble preathing, gave the
child mouth-to--mouth resuscitation ,
thus saving the child's life.
* * * Sanders and Offi
Sergeant James
cer Lee Williams and Reyes Moran Jr.,
4th District, apprehended three offend
ers involved in a restaurant robbery in
which a security guard had been shot.
***
Officers Michael Brady and Mary
Lou Bonnema, 6th District, apprehend
ed an offender, later indicted on 25
charges of rape and robbery asgaults .
***
After stopping a suspicious auto ,
Officers Theodore Davis and James
Spratte, 7th District, rescued a man
tied up inside the car and arrested the
driver and his accomplice who had
robbed the man.
***
While off-duty and inside a bank,
8th District Officer Clarence Longley
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White Sox honor Hundred Club
Executive Vice-President Howard Pizer, Chicago White Sox, presents $2,000 check
to Ralph Scheu, president of Hundred Club of Cook County, an organization which
assists families of police officers and firefighters killed in line-of-duty. Presentation
was made at Police and Fire Family I\light in Comiskey Park where Public and
Internal Information Division Director Russell Ditusa, right, threw out first pitch.
IFESAVING AWARDS
Officers Joseph Haddad and Mary
Mundell, 14th District, foribly gained
entry to a burning apartment building
and led to safety the sleeping residents.
***
Officers Stanley Spanich, James
Dignan and Robert Coyle , 5th District,
rescued a woman threatening to leap
from a building by jumping to a narrow
coping and pulling her to safety .
***
Officers Michael Nelson and
Timothy Cullinan, 6th District, rescued
a man from a burning building and then
had to sub due another man, who had
set the fire in a suicide attempt, from
re-entering the building.
***
Sergeant Edward McCann and
Officers Edward Swiderski, David
Neligan, Richard Barajas, William Mar
tin, and Charles Toussas, 9th District,
rescued several people from a burning
building, including two firemen over
come by smoke.
pass when the man's attention was
diverted from a brief moment.
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not to commit suicide.
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Officers Allan l~ olu and William
Jaconetti, 14th District, forced open a
locked basement door and rescued a
man from a burning building.
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Sergeant Charles Springer., Gang
Enforcement South, saved a battery
victim's life by alertly applying a pres
sure bandage to a severed artery in the
victim's left leg.
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Traffic
Enforcement
Officer
Thomas Corcoran pulled to safety a
man threatening to jump from an over-
Officers Michael Brogan and Lew
Nash, 14th District, carried a paralyzed
man in a wheelchair down two flights
of stairs in a rescue from a burning
building.
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After creating a diversion, Mass
Transit Officers Bruce Kersting and
Ronald Pevitts pulled to safety a man
about to jump from a bridge into the
Chicago River.
***
Officers Gerald Murphy and
Ernest Mack, 17th District , crawled on
their hands and knees through a smoke
filled room and carried two elderly
women from a burning bUilding.
RECENT RETIREMENTS Following officers retired recently from Department after years of honorable
service . They have the good wishes of Department colleagues and friend s.
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Officers Leroy Baumann and
Ronald Prueser, 19th District , calmly
talked to a man on a fifth floor ledge
for 45 minutes before convincing him
Forensic group
elects Casey-Owens
Maureen Casey-Owens, chief doc
ument examiner for the Department's
Crime Laboratory, has been named
of
the
American
president-elect
Academy of Forensic Sciences. She
a~,umes the presidency of the academy
in July of 1984.
Cllsey-Owens, a 20-year vet~ran of
the Crime Laboratory, has lectured
throughout the country and has had
articles published on the subject of
questioned documents. She is a diplo
mate of the American Board of Forensic
Document Examiners and is a vice
president of the American Society of
Questioned Document Examiners.
The American Academy of Foren
sic Sciences was founded in 1948.
Casey-Owens has been a member since
1966. There are 2,500 members world
wide and they include leading scientists
in the fields of pathology, odontology
and questioned documents.
Name
Unit
Aile
Years of
Service
Date of
Retirement
P.O. Robert Bonner. . . . . . . . . . .002 . . . ..63 . . . . . . . .29 . . . . . . . . . . . 4 August
Sgt. Columbus Brooks .. . . . . .. .611 . . . . .62 . . . . . . . .36 . .. .. •. . . . .18 August
P.O. Anthony J. Carduff .. .. . .. .193 . . . . .63 . . . . . . . .27 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 July Capt . John ,J. Cody . . . . . . . . . . .123 . . . . .63 .. .. .. . . 37 . . .. . •. . . . .13 August P.O. Frank Colletta . . . . . . . . . . .DPR .. ..63 . . . . . . . .27 . . . . . , . . . . .26 August P.O. Elbert Davis . . . . .. . . . . . .021 .. . ..53 .. . . . . . .28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 July P.O. Joseph M . Doyle. . • . . . . . . .015 . . . . .58 . . . . . . . .28 . . .. .. . . . . . 1 August P.O. Ervin M. Frohnauer .. . . . . . .013 . . . . .63 . . . . . .. .28 . . . . . .. . .. .12 August
P.O. Caesar M . Gay . . . . . . . . . . .004 . . . . .59 . . . . . . . .31 . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 July Sgt. James R . H ansen .. . . . . . . . .004 . . . . .61 . . . . . . . .30 . . . . . . . . . . . 3 August P.O. Ernest Harper . .. . • . . . . . .001 . . . . .63 . . . . . . . .31 . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 July P.O . George F . Heisler . . . . . . . . .009 . . . . .53 . . . . . . . .26 . . . . . , . . . ..31 August Sgt. James Ivancevich . . . . . . . . . . 151 . . . . .55 . . . . . . . ,26 . . . . . , . . . . .16 August P.O . George C.Jacob .. . _ . . . . . .171 .. . . .63 . . . . . . . .37 .. . . . . . •. .. . 23July Sgt. Tommy M . Kelley . . . . • . . . .020 . . . . .53 . . . . .. .. 26 . . . . . • . . . .. 16 August P.O. Edward O. Kevin ..• , . . . . .008 . . . . .63 .. . . . . . .31 . . . . . • . . . . . 15 August Sgt. Jerome Latimer . . . . . . . .. .193 . . . . .63 . . . . .. ..37 . . . . . , .. . . .22 August P.O. Michael F. Lynch . . . .. . . . .148 . . . . .63 . . . . . . . .37 . . . . . . . . . . . 9 August Sgt. John T . Murphy. Jr...• . .. . •142 . . . . .61 . . . . . . . .36 . . . . . • . . . . .24 August P.O. John F . Nogafka . . . . . . . . . .074 . . . . .58 . . . . . . . .26 . . . . . . . . . .. 1 August P.O. Arthur Novit. . . . . . . . . . . .014 . . . . .60 . . . . . . . .29 . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 July P.O'. Harry Oberveier . . . .. . . . . .016 . . . . .56 . . . . . . . .29 . . . . . . . . . . . . 13July Det. John E. O'Connell. . . . . . . . .603 . . . . .53 . . . . . . . .30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 July Lt, Frank P. Paris . . . . . • . . . . . . 126 . . . . .61 . . . . . . . .36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 July P.O. Wade Parrott. . . . . . .. . . . .DPR .. ..60 . . . . .. ..26 . . . . . . .. . . . . 15 July
P.O. Rudolph G . Plovan ich . . . . . .050 . . . . .63 .. . . . . . . 28 . . . . . . . . . . .11 August P.O . RobertF . Re id . . . . . . . . . .002 . . . . .53 .. . . . . . .28 . . . . . . . . . , .. 23July P.O . Ant hony Romano . . . . . . . . . 189 .. . . .63 . . . . . . ..27 . . . . . . . . . . . . 18July Sgt. Edward a . Savage . . . . . . . . .001 . . . ..54 . . . . . . . .27 . . . . . . . . . . . 7 August P.O. Houston Shelton . . . . . . . . .021 . . . . .63 . . . . . . . .30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 July P.O. Frank W . Shields . . . . . . . . .025 . . . . .63 . . . . . . . .28 . . . . . .. . . . . . 27 July P.O. John J. Szwed .. .. . . . . . . .014 .. . . .63 . . . . . . . .29 . . . . . . . . . . .. 17 July
Sgt. Robert J. Welsh . . • . . . . . . .DPR . . . .62 . . . . .. .. 36 . . . . . . . . . . . 1 August
P.O . Samuel Wi lliams .. .. . . . . . .011 .. . . .63 . . . . . . . .29 . . . . . _ . . . . .16 August 15
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