Chicago Police Star Magazine - 1972, Volume 13, No. 1

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CHICAGO

POLICE

STAR

Volume XIII Number 1 January

Richard J. Daley Mayor

James B. Conlisk, Jr. Supt. of Police

* Richard J. Sheehy, Director

Public and Internal Information Division

* Janet Dow, Editor

I. G. Burkovskis , Assistant Editor

Dess Talimonchuck, Artist

* Wraparound Cover : Patrolman Jim ,Humphrey and his dog Torro of the Canine Section are about to enter the rear of the Tuberculosis Institute of Chicago and Cook County for a building search, followed by their partners, Patl'Olman Don Turich and his dog Lucky. (Photo by Cleo Lyles of Graphic Art )

* The Chicago Police Star is published monthly by the Chicago Police Department and is the official Department publication . The Star is distributed free of charge to active and retired Department members and to persons and agencies in the field of law enforcement. No on e is authorized to solicit or accept payment for advertising or subscriptions to the Star. Permission to reprint articl es must be received in writing from the Director of Public and Internal Information. Address communications to Chicago Police Star, Public and Internal Information Division, Chicago Police Department, 1121 South State Street, Chicago , Illinois 60605.

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No Traffic Deaths

On Holiday Weekend

Mayor Richard J. Daley was proud to announce that there were no deaths from auto accidents in Chicago over the 78hour New Year weekend. And that is quite a statistic for a city of three and one-half million people.

As a Jan. 4, 1972, editorial in the Chicago Today stated: "Naturally, no one can ever know who was saved by the alert, concentrated work of police in patrolling the streets and curbing drunk drivers, or less directly by the judges and officials who originated the city's crackdown on reckless driving.

"The ones spared could be any of us; they could include you. And as we figure, that means we all owe the police a vote of thanks. If it wasn't us they saved, it was somebody who feels just as strongly about living," concluded the editorial. •


Policemen a dD gs Are By Janet Dow, Editor

Partners 24 Hours Day

NOTE TO DISTRICT OFFICERS No matter how small the area, there's got to be a spot that only a dog's nose can find and that's where the offender may be hiding. Call for the Canines!

quickly pick up his scent from the car and search out the suspected offender.

Obviously the Canine Section possesses a unique kind of police officer who uses special methods not only for the all-important job of conspicuous, preventive police patrol, but also for apprehension of law breakers and

You MAY HAVE seen the above item in search for missing persons. a recent Blue Light column submitted This officer is accompanied by his

to this magazine by the Canine Section "partner" 24 hours a day-on duty, off

of the Special Operations Group. It is duty and during furloughs. The part

a very real indication that Section of ner depends on the man for food ,

ficers , trained as dog handlers, and their water, shelter, discipline and under

"canirre" partners are more than willing standing. The two develop that par

to cooperate with District and Area ticular type of relationship that only a man and his dog can share.policemen.

Especially w'hen a large building And this dependency may, upon occasion, extend to the point where theneeds searching, these officers and their

dogs can do the job thoroughly, accur officer's life rests on the performance of his specially-trained, well-groomedately and quickly. Their acute sense German Shepherd. For example, there of hearing and smell also make them

an ideal service unit to call when offenders or missing persons may be in large, remote areas such as a forest or prairie. And when a car thief abandons his vehicle in a chase, the dog can

Lt. Robert O'Toole stands in front of the S ection 's Canin e photo gallery.

Torro nets the scent from his handler, Patrolman Jim Hum phrey before beginning the search. Holding the door is Sgt. George S exton.

have been many cases when dogs have saved their masters' lives because a gun was found on the offender. The canine's presence often provides a "psychological edge" to catch a suspect off his guard and thus aid in apprehension.

The Section is supervised by Lt. Robert O'Toole and it is part of the Special Operations Group, commanded by Deputy Chief Thomas Lyons. The Section is comprised of the lieutenant, eight sergeants, 46 dog handlers and 46 dogs. Headquarters are at 1179 S. State St. The Canine Training Center is located northwest of O'Hare Airport at 320 W. Touhy Ave. in Des Plaines.

Man-and-dog teams are available for use 24 hours a day although the largest number works the streets during the evening hours. Service may be given anywhere in the city but the

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Canine Section ...

teams usually concentrate their efforts in high-crime areas. Generally two man-and-dog teams work together, using a kennel-type police station wagon for travel to and from assigned beats or fixed posts.

The Chicago Police Star magazine rode along with Sgt. Theodore Zudyk one typical weekday evening at the end of 1971. He was one of the supervising field sergeants that night for the teams on fixed posts and those on patrol ready to respond to calls for service. Sgt. Zudyk was a dog handler for three years before his promotion to sergeant over a year ago.

Fixed posts include Cook County Hospital and its medical building environs ; Mt. Sinai Hospital ; the rear of Police Headquarters, 1121 S. State St.; and the Loop subway area. Teams also patrol the marshalling area of McCormick Place on special occasions. Each evening a team also periodically checks el platforms.

Waiting for the building to be clea?'ed bef01'e beginning a sea?"ch a1'e f1'om left, Ptlmn. Don Turich and Lucky and Ptlmn, J im Humphrey and Ton'o.

Sgt. Theodore Zudyk checks wi th Patrolman Lam'el Redman and his partner B?'uno I I d1wing the evening watch.

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The Canine Section is involved in a pilot program with other members of the Special Operations Group (SOG), in the subway area. To provide greater visibility and yet give each handler a police partner, assignments are made with a Canine Section handler and his dog along with an officer from an SOG tactical area.

That particular night, Patrolman Bill Bryant and his dog Brute were working the State st. subway with Patrolman James Contino from SOG Area 6. In the Dearborn St. subway, Patrolman Carl Harness and his dog Ringo were teamed with Patrolman Joseph Schwartz, also of SOG Area 6.

Officer Bryant is the last remaining dog handler in the Section from the original six men sent to St. Louis for training as dog handlers in 1961 when the Chicago Canine Section was formed.

That night, Bryant was breaking in a new. dog, Brute, and teaching him to remain calm as subway trains roared by. It is all important that the dogs be gentle and friendly to passersby. Handlers know from the training experience just what their dogs' capabilities are in an emergency and will only call these into play when needed.

The men checking the el stations were Patrolman Laurel Redman with Bruno II and Patrolman Harrison Mailey with Hercules. The four have worked together for about seven months.

There has been a decline of crimes since patrol of hospital areas by the canines. In addition to their duties of

the fixed posts, the patrols, the building searches, chases after car thieves, and searches for missing children, dog handlers also cooperate with narcotics officers in marijuana searches and fulfill requests from law enforcement agencies outside the Department. Officers from other police departments have been trained as dog handlers when class space was available.

"We are basically a deterrent patrol unit," said Sgt. Zudyk. "For each handIer, his dog is merely an extension of him as a police officer." But a most important extension, the men agree, especially at night where the dog's keen sense of smell and hearing enable him to proceed where darkness would hinder an officer alone. A police dog cannot be expected to be a substitute for a police officer but rather a supplement to expand the man's potential effectiveness. A good police dog also has a lively intelligence, persistence to concentrate on his task and mobility to pursue a suspect where a man on foot would find difficulty.

Various methods are used in canine work. Sometimes the dog works on a tracking harness with a 3D-foot leash, and is merely required to find any human in a given area. Other times, the handlers can provide a piece of clothing, a footprint or an abandoned car to provide a specific scent.

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dog is trained to stop the man and hold him until his master is directed to the spot. If the handler sees the suspect is sa.fely cornered and cannot run any farther, he commands the dog to halt and stand guard until the officer can take charge. Above all, the dog must be trained to chase a suspect without any savagery.

Complete understanding between the dog and his handler assures that the dog perform only the duties he is commanded to perform. An initial training course of 14 weeks is held at the Des Plaines facility where both dog and handler are trained together by Chicago Police Department personnel police officers assigned as instructortrainers.

If a man gets a new dog because his former dog died or was injured and retired, the man trains all over again with the new dog. This training is supplemented by one day a month refresher in-service training at the Center to insure a high standard of efficiency.

That is the day when dog and handler go to the Center to pick up a month's supplies and food, furnished by the Department. Also, handler and dog receive in-service training on the street, on the average of once per month.

Dogs of the Canine Section are all German Shepherds, deemed to be best suited for all-around police work. They are donated by civic-minded citizens

of the Chicago area. To qualify for training, the dogs must be male, nine months to two years old and weigh at least 75 pounds.

They must display an even temperament-being neither vicious nor shy. Each dog must also pass a complete physical exam by Dr. Robert Forrest, D.V.M., the Department veterinarian as well as tests of his potential ability for police work.

These animals are fully trained to obey .and have learned to respond to every command handlers may issue in the course of apprehending a suspect. A good police dog doesn't make a move without an order from his master.

Dog handlers in the Canine Section are also carefully screened. First of all, the police officer must volunteer for the duty and training that goes with it. The qualifications required of the men include such things as a genuine love for dogs , enough police experience on the street, a home of his own where the dog can live (the Department provides a kennel for the backyard), and permission from his wife and neighbors on both sides.

Viewed from every angle, the Canine Section is a completely professional, hand-picked operation. The handlerdog teams combine the intelligence of a human with the unique courage of an animal. And the Section itself is keyed to dovetail its services into the overall picture of police work in Chicago. •

Torro is intent on his job.

Torro tugs at the leash in his efforts to follow the scent and is controlled by Humph?-ey.

Pat?'olman Harrison Mailey and his dog H e?'cules checked the situation on el platfo?·m.

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T-E COP K DS LOVE

IF YOU HAPPENED to glance over the Chicago Police Department service record of Officer George Zaranti, noting the numerous citations he has received, you might easily conclude that here is a " tough cop." And undoubtedly many of the law violators arrested by Officer Zaranti during the 10 years he has worked out of the 19th (Town Hall) District station on Chicago's North Side feel that way too.

But to thousands of Chicago school children he is anything but. a "tough cop." He's the man in a blue uniform who waves back at them when they wave on a busy city street. He's the .one who they come to when they have a problem too big to handle by themselves. He's the man with the smile on his face who calls the little girls "Honey," and the little boys "Peter Rabbit." And to many of these kids he's simply Uncle George.

Officer Zaranti is one of the 40 policemen and four policewomen in Chicago's Officer Friendly program, a cooperative effort of the Police Department, public and parochial schools and the Sears-Roebuck Foundation designed to establish a working rapport between school children and the police within the school, the community and the city.

The Officer Friendly pilot program was initiated in 1966, and shortly thereafter extended to six Chicago public

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school districts. During the 1967-68 school year, the program was expanded to include all public, Catholic, Lutheran, Hebrew and Greek elementary schools in the city. And now on a limited basis, Officers Friendly are also working in high schools.

The children will always r emember thnt this hat wi th the checker ed head band is the kind WOTn by Chicago policemen.

Victor Vrdolyak, director of the Chicago Police Department Neighborhood Relations Division, has responsibility for the program.

"The men we recruit for this program are those with experience out on the street, and who have demonstrated that they have a way of reaching children," says Director Vrdolyak.

When school is in session, Officers Friendly spend their working days at schools. Officer Zaranti, for instance, will be visiting 27 schools in his district and meeting some 12,800 students in the kindergarten and primary levels. Another Officer Friendly assigned to his district will be working with students in grades four through eight.

During holiday periods and vacation months, Chicago's Officers Friendly are engaged in training sessions in which they thrash out the daily problems they face in dealing with kids growing up in an urban society. To broaden their perspective, experts in the fields of narcotics, traffic safety, child guidance, and the law, to mention only a few of the areas covered, are present to help them better focus on the challenges they face.

To really understand what the Officer Friendly program is all about, however, you have to watch a man like Officer George Zaranti in action in the classroom.


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Little hands reach out to greet Officer Zaranti at a Chicago school.

Each grade level calls for a specific teaching approach to obtain the maximum learning experience and hold the interest of the students. At the kindergarten and first grade levels, for instance, the presentation by Officer Zaranti must be simple and graphic. A more sophisticated approach can be taken with second and third graders who are able to read and write with some facility.

In reaching first graders, graphic examples and repetition are key factors in the learning process. To illustrate the importance of obeying traffic signals, Officer Zaranti often will pick out three girls from the class who are wearing red, green and yellow dresses to serve as the stop, go and caution signals.

Then after he is certain that all children in the class are aware that green means go, yellow means wait and red means stop, it's on to another subject like "Stranger Danger."

"Who is 'Stranger Danger'?" asks Officer Zaranti as his face takes on a scowL

"He's a bad man," volunteers a little boy.

"He's somebody you don't know," says another youngster.

"Excellent," says Officer Zaranti becoming even more serious, "and he can trick you, hurt you and even kill you.

"If a strange lady asked you to go into her house to see some kittens, would you go?" Officer Zaranti asks the class.

"No!" three or four members of the class shout out.

"If a man you didn't know said he would give you a bike if you went for a ride in his car, would you go?"

"No!" answer even more of the students.

"And if 'Stranger Danger' offered you a puppy dog, money, a Barbie doll or a pill, would you take it?"

"NoJ" answers the whole class in unison.

During Officer Zaranti's visits to this class (usually two visits during the school year), a variety of subjects will be covered. Included are bicycle safety; crossing rules and regulations; the role

of the police officer; reasons for law enforcement; rules in school, at home and during play time; and how children can help police officers in their work, to mention just a few.

Between visits from Officer Friendly, teachers carry out related classroom discussion and projects. Many classes set

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Photos courtesy of Bob Murphy

Reprinted with permiSSIon from the November-December, 1971 issue of the Journal of American Insurance.


r The Cop Kids Love ... up current events bulletin boards or make scrapbooks based on items from newspapers and magazines about the work of the police. Other classes visit their district police station. To supplement the activities, films, filmstrips, pamphlets and brochures are made available to classes by the Chicago Board of Education and the Police Department.

"What we are trying to do in the Officer Friendly program is to develop in youngsters an understanding of their rights, responsibilities and obligations as a junior citizen Jiving in a large city like Chicago," says Officer Zaranti. "And we want them to realize that all police officers are friendly."

Only a few years ago, it was generally agreed that police responsibilities were limited to the protection of life and property, preservation of the peace, investigation of crime and the arrest of criminals, and the development of evidence for presentation in court. But times have changed, and today police officers like George Zaranti are actively engaged in school programs and athletic events, such as baseball, basketball, football, hockey and swimming. There are also Police Explorer Posts where youngsters gain an insight into the workings of the Police Department by touring Headquarters, making trips to the Police Academy to observe classes in session, and by inspecting other police operations. There are other programs of youth and community involvement in which the police cooperate, such as 4-H Clubs, where learn-by-doing programs emphasize good citizenship.

The purpose: "To create a greater identification of youth with the objective of law enforcement with the hope that such an identification will cause youth to reject criminal activity," as Quinn Tamm, executive director of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, so aptly puts it.

George Zaranti is more direct. On the photo of himself he gives to the youngsters there is a simple message: "Boys and Girls, remember what I taught you. All policemen are your friends . I love you dearly, Officer Friendly."

Recently, among the hundreds of letters from school children that he receives each month was one from a little girl to "Dear Uncle George." It also ended simply with the words: "I love you like an uncle and a father."

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!hree fi.rst graders in red, green and yellow dresses help Officer Friendly in mst1l1.ctmg students about the meaning of traffic light signals.

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THE BLUE, LIGHT

001: Our best wishes to Ptlmn. Joe Kmiecik who has resigned to go into business for himself . . . Also our best wishes to Sgt. Patrick Corley who retired to accept pension, 19 Dec . . .. Petite Joyce Bartkus of our office staff enjoyed her furlough · .. Our condolences to Ptlmn. Joe Harris on the death of his brother Robert Cain · .. My capable assistant Charley Bennett is back after his furlough well rested and burning up the typewriter ... Tactical Officers T. Eichler, D. Muchowicz and A. Piantkowski have been recommended for the Jaycee Awards for the 4th quarter .. . Honorable Mentions have been awarded to Ptlmn. Albrecht, R. Farrell, F. Vitek, G. Zaucha, Sgt. W. O'Connor, Ptlmn. R. Powers, W. Tracey, J. Baker, L. Johnson, S. Naughton, J. Carone, J. Troken, Polwmn. L. McGrath and C. Pontoriero, Ptlmn. N. Alyinovich, P. Santoro, J. McCabe, J. Jacobs, W. Jones, F. Triplett, R. Vosnos, R. Ziolkowski, Sgt. R. Miller, W. Arnos, L. Yakut is, G. Saternus, H. Hohm, J. Gorz, J. Kolesiak, R. Pikowski, R. Horne, F. Master, J. Gleason, M. Brown and R. Wasicki. -Ptlmn. George Thiese

002: Welcome back to Officer J. McGinnis who spent his furlough in Mexico. He is known now as the Hombre . . . Cadet Dobbins and Abbey are in deep concentration on what new strategy they will need when they send their basketball team into action this season ... Cadet Burns wasn't satisfied spending his money

. alone so he got married and let someone help him spend it ... Condolences to A. Caster on the death of his wife and our deepest sympathy to R. Westbrooks on the death of his mother ... Honorable Mentions went to the following officers of this command: R. Mant ia, J. Domagalski, W. Keppetsch and R. Johnson . . . After observing yours truly in his car, Officer Faulkner stated that a car like that should be entered in the demolition derby · .. It's good to see Officer T. Pate back in the swing of things after a recent ill ness . . . Officer J. Hovanec is off for a well-deserved furlough . . . Thanks for a job well done again this year to our Officers Friendly, W. Duggan and K. Smith.

-Cadet Hollis Dorrough

003: Our Youth Recreation Program, conducted by the Neighborhood Relations Section, has caught the fancy of the entire district. We have just recently completed a Intra-District Leisure Time PingPong Tournament which consisted of pol

icemen playing each other before and after their regular tour of duty. For weeks the battle on the sheets of plywood continued until Ptlmn. R. Blecker emerged victorious after defeating Senor Garcia. Pt lmn. G. Angel was triumphant over Bruce Jeziorski in the "losers consolation bracket." Ptlmn. C. Smith received third place in the winners bracket and Sgt. W. Mason received third in the losers bracket ... We wish to congratulate Lt. R. Waigand's daughter Barbara who received recognition in the High School Honor Socrety ... Sgt. Assn. is in good hands since Sgt. J. Kelly was elected financial secretary ... Congrats to A/2 H-S Sgt. M. Maloney and 006 Sgt. F. Jordan who were elected president and Area 2 Director of Sergeants respectively . . . Welcome to Sgt. T. Ward, Ptlmn. C. Williams, P. Branch and J. Woods . . . Happy continuous wedlock to Ptlmn. C. and Georgia Warren and Ptlmn_ F. and Mildred Butler ... Condolences to our clerk Mrs. Lorraine Gill on the death of a loved one .. . I understand that P. Durkin's retirement was a great shock to J. Conway, our review officer ... Our three-star salute goes to R. Sanford, A. Smajo, Dist. Hdqtrs. clerks D. Mason, M. Wemp, L. Gill, Bontemps, Ptlmn. J. Geipel and J. Naughton for a splendid job in keeping the district records ship-shape . . . Our parents booster club, under the chairmanship of M rs. Appleton seems to be taking the right step toward making the Blue Berets Jr. Drum and Bugle Corps grow and glow.

- Ptlmn. Art Kimber

004: The District suffered an irreparable loss at the end of the year with the retirement of Bill Hardy. He was a blend of the old and the new and a man dedicated to the highest principles of public service · . . Congrats to Ptlmn. Ronnie Raines who sired still another little exemption · . . Tom Rogan, the inveterate salesman, is trying to run a raffle on Ray Long's cat . . . Festus Ingraham and Kitty continue to have their daily tete-a-tete and all are reminded that life can be beautiful, even in middle age ... A hearty welcome to Sgt. Tom Ward ... Tom Deasey and Cecil Brownlee deserted us for the CID · . . Sgt. Tony Palka is our new forms control supervisor. He read Sgt. George Teeling's book and is now qualified. Speaking of newly-retired Sgt. Teeling, his cup was overflowing when he was presented with his retirement gifts ... Sgt. Joe Flores was the acting commander during Lt. Lueken's absence ... Capt. Moe Higgins did an outstanding job of filling in for the Cmdr . while he was in Fla.... Congrats to Officers Glombicki and Urbaniak on receiving Dept. Commendations. -Ptlmn. Dan Nagle

005: Congratulations to Craig Liebentritt for his excellent score on the investi gator's exam ... Ralph Calabrese enjoyed his detail to Loop Traffic during the holidays. Claims it was almost as nice as being on furlough ... Jack Wright and Harry Williams are continuing to be the friendliest officers in 005 ... John Shank

is a proud papa, his first ... A big welcome back to Lt. Hoover and Barrett from their well-earned furloughs ... Sid Wilbon received another award for the apprehension of seven offenders for attempted murder of a police officer. The car which he was in was struck 17 times with an automatic rifle and not a scratch on our man .. . 005 Community Service Office had a very successful Christmas Basket drive . -Ptlmn. Joseph Doyle

006: Bill and Janet Harvey checked in with deduction number four, Brian Harvey .. Jim Duignan, our resident cadet, is

now inquiring about · a pension plan for cadets ... Harvey Cole and the little lady just had their first, a beautiful son who's a deadringer for Grandpa Stanley · .. John Guarnieri, our district pizza king, married last month .. . Helen Samsa lost so much weight, all one can see is two

. busy little arms working behind the desk · . . Kid Foley bought himself a new car . . . Phil Miritello is back from his furlough in Paducah, Miss. where he is contemplating retirement plans ... Welcome, Jim Gorman, back from the North Country ... Bill Kreischer is back after a delicate hip operation . Now he walks perfect and can outrun Zeke Chorley, his partner. Also on the sick list is our favorite janitor, Elmer Wimbley, recovering nicely after a long illness.

-Ptlmn. Robert Angone

007: Get well wishes to Ptlmn. David Vancura now at Wesley Memorial Hospital and Ptlmn. Paul Power now at Billings Hospital . . . W. Strong has recovered from his broken ankle. Lt. Barrett is home from the Hospital and back at work ... Sgt. Cooper is hoping his new baby will arrive before the 31st of Dec. · .. Ptlmn. Robert Wagner and wife had a boy; and Pt lmn. Joe Wagner's wife had a girl . .. Lt . Welsh, Ptlmn. Cowin, B. Siappy, and E. Acox were trying to break the bank in Las Vegas over the Thanksgiving holiday ... Irma Greene is in New York on her furlough ... Everyone enjoyed the food at Cmdr. Watson's birthday party. The rolls were made special by Sgt. Younger's wife , Lottie ... The 007 Christmas party was held at St. Raphael Hall ... The District finally got all of their portable radios and now the building is being remodeled . . . Tact Officers T. Dixon and J. Wilburn are making a lot of arrests for auto theft and Tact Officer John Crenshaw is acting Sgt. for C squad during December.

-Ptlmn. William Briggs

008: Welcome back from the medical to Lt. Randall and Ptlmn. Keough . . . Congrats to Ptlmn. Jennings on his new arrival, a girl ... Welcome aboard to Ptlmn. J. Paluch, V. Salideo, E. Toomey, Powers and Cadet B. O'Donovan. Honorable mentions were awarded to Ptlmn. Kaminski, Dvorak, Kozel, Knightly, O'Brien, Radkin and O'Connor . . . A well done is extended to Ptlmn. Kelner and Barney for their fine arrest of three auto thiefs · .. In the Chicago Lawn Police Bowling


League, the Snake-eyes beat the Pink Elephants three games to take over first again . Lots of luck to the cadets of 008 who took the police exam this month . . . Tact team "B's" jackets became a hit around the district ... A get well note to Sgt. Forberg's Wife, Mamie, on her recent operation . . . Congrats to our Review Officer H. Wiese on receiving his annual letter from Santa . . . Good luck to the 008 basketball team coached by Ron Rizzo. -Ptlmn. George j. Kozel

010: Pt lmn. Darsch and J. Moran returned from a 28-day vacation in Florida .. . Ptlmn. Manning was so mad at the color of the new license plates that he had to go out and buy a car to match them . . . Ptlmn. Scarpetti told us that dedication is a patrolman who does not want to take a furlough if his partner would have to work alone .. . Ptlmn. Lloyd said that he is such a railroad buff he is going to hop a freight and go all over the country on his vacation . .. Ptlmn. Speilman came into the office for the second time in a year and said that he is losing weight and with a little luck would soon be able to bend down to tie his own shoes ... Ptlmn. Cabay's secret finally came out and we all know that on his day off he is going for a hair transplant. . Both Ptlmn. Rudinski and Finn have been seen arguing about who is older. and to find out the truth we're going to wait and see who is the first to retire. -Ptlmn. William W. Ross

011: We see that the 011 Vice Basketball Team is getting ready to go and we don't think that they will settle for second place this time ... We are lucky at 011 . We have acquired the services of Cadet S. Martin from 003 . .. Our unit is glad to be working with Officer H. Martin from V.C.P... . Our tact unit under the guidance of Lt. Gallet, Sgt. Lindsay and Flagg have set a record for the number of arrests for the past four periods . . . We wish that Cadet C. Gary and typist T. Mayes a speedy recovery from their operations and B. Venable, who is detailed to 013, hurry up and get well . . . If all J. B. Bullard caught was one fish in Texas, what did he spend the other 27 days doing?

-Cadet P. W. Anderson

012: Honorable Mentions were issued to the following men: M. Moore, J. Milhouse, J. Corcoran, V. Breska, D. DeLeo, J. Capes ius, E. Zuelke, W. Matyskela and D. Gasiorowski . . . Congrats to Dave and Terry Lunbach on the birth of a beautiful six pound, seven ounce boy ... Crossing Guard Willie Ruth Williams' son Reginald was married 6 Nov . ... Please ask John Mrozek about his famous strawberry scream cake recipe . .. Joe Starmack says he feels great now that he is putting on weight again . . . Don't forget to see John Hopewill for your 1972 l.P.A. stickers. -Ptlmn. Gary Calabrese

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013: Welcome to Cmdr. Earl Johnson, Sgt. John Ryle, Ptlmn. George Piazza, Thomas Eckstrom and Paul Ruud . . . So long to Tom Cronin to C.I.D. . .. Ptlmn. Rich Cascio's wife Cindy presented him with their first, a girl. Carla . . . Ptlmn. John Gorman and Bob Leppert delivered a baby girl in the back of the wagon, 26 Nov., their 12th ... Ptlmn. Dennis Fitzgerald is to marry Maria Skopis on 16 Jan . She has a brother and brother-in-law in the Dept. . . . Ptlmn. John Mueller, Ed Johnson and Inv. Jim O'Connor (formerly 013), after climbing rain gutters and ladders in an effort to capture a burglar in a TV store, finally had their man "sniffed" out by cc;mine dogs, Pete and Buddy . .. Pat Dwyer arrested a man he knew was driving a stolen car. It was Pat's brother's car ... Department Commendations go to Ptlmn. John Antonucci and Thomas Joyce . . . Cadet Mike Cintron hid behind the big red suit at our Christmas party. Sgt. Crowley, Ptlmn. Frawley and the Neighborhood Relations staff thank everyone for their cooperation in making our children's party a success . . . Marcy Ruiz is spending his fur lough in the library?

-Sgt. James B. Crowley

014: Welcome to Cmdr. Joseph Mueller and good luck to Earl Johnson now at 013. Also welcome to Ptlmn. R. Damico, S. Wilkes, T. Peebles, J. Malloy, E. La· pierre and A. Olson . . . Best wishes to Ptlmn. A. Cella on retirement . . . Condolences to A. Tranchita on the death of his father . . . Ptlmn. J. Grimm reports he had a nice trip to Italy . .. Congrats to J. Lewkowicz and wife on the birth of a baby girl ; B. Minniefield and wife on a baby girl ; G. CaIson and wife, a baby girl; Ptlmn. Hoefs and wife, a baby girl; and T. Franzo and wife, a baby girl ... Condolences to W. Swegle on the death of his father and Lt. Connor on the death of his father . . . Sgt. Stanley is taking his family to the new Disneyland in Fla. this period ... Sgt. Howe and wife just returned from Florida with tans from golfing. -Joan Hodge

015: Deepest sympathy to Lt. Charles Swaneron on the death of his father .. . John Connally paid a visit at 015. John is now living in Bull Shoals, Ark... . Officer Friendly Calabrese is popping his buttons because his son Frank played football for Wright Jr. College in the Shrine Bowl in Okla... . Deepest condolences to Lt. Pete Nutley on the death of his brother-in-law and to Mike Francis on the death of his father-in-law . . . Hurry up and get well to Dave Thompson who had a recent bout in the hospital . . . Congrats to Joe and Carol Stenson on the arrival of a new son, Joe . .. We were all deeply saddened by the tragic death of Officer Mel Cohen ... A gala time was had at the recent Area 5 Crossing Guard party. The girls sure looked different when not wearing those uniforms . . . Salute to Officer Rocco

Collucci who was awarded a Dept. Commendation . . . Also congrats to all the men w.ho have been awarded Honorable Mentions . . . Cadet Kevin O'Meara has taken a leave of absence . .. Cmdr , Siedlecki has been given two more trophies that the Little Leaguers won · . . Best wishes to Sgt. Rooney and Fanning and Officer Rich Loiacono who were recently transferred .

-Sgt. Arthur Ferando

017: We are beginning the New Vear with a new commander here at the 17th District and are happy to welcome John E. Harris and extend our congratulations and best wishes to him . We also extend our best wishes to our former Cmdr. Joseph Mueller who is now assigned to 014 ... The 5th Area Crossing Guards held their annual Christmas Party at the Jolly Club and as usual, it was a huge success and the gals looked terrific in their holiday finery . .. Congratulations to Ptlmn. Jerry Petrone and his Linda on the arrival of their new son John Anthony · . . Lt. John Hadle is now referred to as the "poor" Lt. after marrying off his third daughter this year .. . During the past police period, Honorable Mentions were awarded to Ptlmn. Jerry Petrone, Jack Anderson, Tim Twohill and Tom Goddard . . . Sgt. Bob Lane and his Eileen were delightfu'lly surprised when their three children hosted a dinner in honor of their 25th wedding anniversary · .. I spent the holiday season in Seattle, Wash., with my daughter and her family.

-Marge Happs

021: Our congratulations to Cadet Dan Elia on the recent arrival of a baby girl · . . Josephine Bowman and Belle Fleming are on their respective diets and looking · great .. . The Honorable Mentions, to name only a few, have gone to the following: Albert Anderson, Floyd Davis, Jerry Davis, Frank Trigg, Stanley Wonsowitz, Phil Adamovitz, Thomas Code, Charles Cannon . .. We would like to welcome Sgt. Ray Smith back to the tactical unit for a second period . . . We would also like to take this opportunity to welcome back Officer Bouvac who recently recovered from some very serious injuries in an auto accident . . . Ray Malkowski has recently celebrated his 25th year as one of Chicago 's finest. Our sincere congratulations, Ray . . . Congrats to GUido Melone on his recent election to another term as president of the Italian-American Po'lice Association.

-Ptlmn. Raymond J. Galto

AREA 3 BURGLARY: Sgt. Carr's ride on the carrousel in Florida's Disneyland really shook him. No sympathy for him , those rides are only for kids ... Ernie Spiotto and family were also visiting in Disneyland and were very disappointed. Ernie is now selling tickets half price, his children were unable to get on the rides because of all the adults . .. Lt. Leen


practiced on a pogo stick during the month of November. He had to be able to ride it as Santa brought one to Billy and wouldn't it be a crime if Daddy couldn't ride it? . . . I'm now taking applications for a possible bride for Jim Hellmann . . . This reporter went on furlough and spent a week housecleaning · .. Our Cadet John Matula, we hope, will join the sworn personnel this year. One of the nicest boys in the C.P.D .

-Rita Markham

C.!.D., AREA 4: Congratulations to Robert and Maria Schultz, GI A, on the arrival of their new son, Gregory . . . Best of luck to Lt. R. O'Hara. N. Rossi and C. Blair on their new assignments ... Welcome to Lt. J. Gallet and Inv. L. Taylor . .. A speedy recovery' to J. Panzica, HI S, and A. Kroll, Burg. . .. Welcome back to Lt. Azzarello, HI S, from his Christmas tour with Bob Hope ... Congratulations to J. Sazama, A/ T, and his new wife · .. There's a rumor going around that desk Officers Marek, Berkowsky and Sol· tis own stock in a coffee plantation .. . GI A wi II have to struggle by for the next few months without Judi Wisnoski who is entering the hospital for an operation. We all wish her a speedy recovery .. . A request from everyone in the area to F. Malito, G/ A-Please don't volunteer to be lunch coordinator while Judi's gone · .. To Cadet M. Krueger, HI S-keep smiling. To Sgt. J. Ryan, G/ A-watch those sideburns.

-Cadet George A. Kraus

C.!.D., AREA 5: Hobbies do payoff. Sgt. John Salemme, Burg., member of the Great Lakes Maritime Model Society, won first place in Cleveland, Ohio, for his model of HMS Stormy Hold. The prize included a nice cash award. Goes to show you, even the toughest kind of cops turn to toys . .. Inv. Schlenbecker, G/ A, is walking ten feet high since his wife Kathleen presented him with a darling daughter, Darlene ... Lt. Joseph Maho· ney, HI S, has just returned from Fla. · .. Lt. Hinchy, G/ A, took a leave of absence . .. Inv. James Craig, G/ A Officer Kagan and V. O. De Franza deserve a mention for a complicated case they handled .. . Condolences to our desk man Officer Hayes on the death of his brother, Leonard Hayes, also a police officer . . . Speedy recovery to Inv. Donald Melchiori who suffered a back in· jury. Also get well to Mrs. Betty O'Malley and Mrs. Janet Marie Muller who are in the hospital . .. Here is a new twist for retirement parties . A champagne breakfast was held for Inv. Thomas Cassidy, GI A, after 39 years on the job . . . Here are some more guys with creditable mentions: Inv. J. Sasso, D. Melchiori, J. Leonard, W. Havensek, S. LouiS, Mc· Ginley, J. Carroll, F. Gremo, D. Kepp and McDermott. The above were instrumental in removing a rape and kidnap gang off the streets.

-Inv. Joseph E. Chwistek

TRAFFIC HEADQUARTERS: The Public Ve· hicle Section has some more smiling new faces with Sgt. Kenneth Funk.and Thomas Brady, Ptlmn. Joe Stachula, Ron McAuley and Vernis Jones .. . Congratulations to Sgt. Irving Greenspon, Safety Ed. He was recently elected president of the Shomrin Society of Illinois . . . Traffic's Operations Planning and Analysis has a new addition with Ptlmn. Jim Hayes from 007 . . . Donna Kontos Just came back from Florida and can hardly wait to go again . Someone thought they saw her in a bikini while she was down there . .. We certainly hope that Officer Romano, Hit and Run, is feeling better .. . Ptlmn. Tom Carroll is feeling better now that his partner Jim Riordan is back to work . '

-Sharon Halper

TRAFFIC AREA: Mr. and Mrs. Cressman have added their bit to the population explosion : Kathleen Mary ... All the guys chipped in and bought Jimmy Murphy a bicycle chain for his 3-wheeler. Also he received a crash course in sign reading and exam taking . .. We have a couple of new hands at the ranch: Terry Lanigan, a shortstop, and Butch Iglinski, a forward .. . Attention, handball players: Joe Flores and Len Kozlowski are challenging all comers. Joe will play the first match and soften up the opponent and Len will polish him off. By the way, is 211 a close handball game? ... Good luck to our ex-skipper, Capt. Max Steinhauser, on his retirement ... Glad to see Abner of the midnights back on the job . . . Bob Alberts was gOing to leave the 1st watch but when he heard Ab was returning, he decided to stay . . . Ed Carroll just found out that c.w. I is different from C.W. III . . . We just found out that Jim Morris is quite a golfer and is willing to challenge all comers . . . Billy McBride says that if the Youth Div . doesn't call him soon, he will be too old to cut the mustard. -Ptlmn. Charlie Jenkins

TRAFFIC RECORDS & STATISTICS: Our "beat the champ" bowlers : B. Curry, C. Moody, M. Naselli and C. Miskell will soon be proudly showing off their patches .. . Advice from the champs : "practice makes perfect" . . . Traffic Records welcomes Cadet Don Eichler from 015 . .. The District expresses its sympathy to the families of Jean Fresso and Nancy Mangiaracina . . . Ada Graham who returned from her furlough looks rested and ready to go . . . Thanks to all Santa's helpers who helped Room 308 at 54 W. Hubbard get in the Christmas spirit with their decorations. The place really looked like Santa's Village .

-Nancy Mangiaracina

SPECIAL OPERATIONS, K-9: Congratula· tions to the following men and their dogs for excellent burglary arrests made while conducting bUilding searches: Officers Eck and Bell and their dogs, Buddy and Pete; and Officers Balzano and Irgang

and their dogs Bullet and Ken·Tu . . . A narcotic arrest was made by Officers Litterello and Contino. Officers Pecka and Giltmier came up with a U.U.w. arrest . . . Good luck to the following men who recently left the K-9: Officers Rup· paner, Lloyd and Miller ... Sgt. Sexton is back from furlough and he says he doesn't want to talk about it ... Lt. OToole has left for his vacation and Sgt. Walsh is going to handle things in his absence .. . Ruskey wants every· one to know that he is still making fishing poles and he claims they are excellent for icefishing. If you are strong enough to lift the pole up, you can use it to puncture the ice . . . Fine work by Officers Balzano and Irgang who turned up a stolen auto with one occupant.

-Ptlmn. Richard O'Connor

SPECIAL OPERATIONS, AREA 4: The 1971 Big-Game Hunting Award goes to J. Bigelow. Too bad he only caught a cold · . . W. M itchell just got back from Las Vegas with a big smile on his face · .. Congratulations to E. Nowicki and John Small who scored very high on the Investigator's Exam ... Good luck to G. Aim on his new car ... Anyone interested in a never-used snowmobile should see Sgt. Thompson .. . There's a rumor that E. Simanek has a part time job delivering coal.

-Cadet Vito VeSota

MASS TRANSIT UNIT: Sgt. Sloan now has a baker's dozen grandchildren. His 13th grandchild, a girl, Darcy Kathy Ma· lone, was born to his daughter Maureen · . . A son Sean was born to Ulysses Honesty and his wife Louise . . . Bob Roberts and his wife Marie have a new son, Bob . . . Richard Joseph lost 40 pounds while on furlough due to vigorous exercise and a low-calorie diet . . . Allen Osborn placed fifth on the Investi· gator's Exam. Thirteen in all from this unit qualified. Best of luck to all .. . Participating in a successful hunt were L. Adkins, W. Wallace and O. Tookes · . . The Chicago City Council com· mended the supervisory staff and the entire unit for our work in reducing the crime rate on the CTA facilities ... Sgt. Sweeney and his wife Ruth Ann returned from an extensive tour of Eu· rope, including Paris, Rome, Switzerland and Ireland with the International Police Association. - Ptlmn. LeMonte Adkins

COMMUNICATIONS OPERATIONS SEC· TlON: Sincerest sympathy to M rs. Phillip Casello and family on the death of her father; Mrs. Henry Aehlert on the death of her father and Richard Whelton on the death of his father. Our unit has been saddened by the death of Sgt. Clarence Ellsoos, the "roving reporter ." He will be missed greatly, his brand of humor and by-line stories added a lot of light moments for all the men not only of this unit, but thoroughout the Department · . . A complete and speedy recovery


to Jack Lamont at Christ Community, Harold Carr at Mercy and Jim McNickols at West Suburban .. . Another sad note on hearing the news of the death of Joseph August, former dispatcher, who was retired .. . It seems like Jim Lesko has made a sizable investment in electrically heated clothing . We can't figure out why since he sold his bike . . . The commanding officer Capt. Nygren and Dir. Miller are proud to know that so many men are completing the correspondence courses offered by the Dept., not only the dispatchers but sergeants as well. ~gt. Louis F. Schoenfeldt

DATA SYSTEMS: Suzanne Hunter just returned from a trip to the West Coast and Mexico . . . Joe Jonas was seen skiing down the slopes of Wilmont mountain in his sleek, ·black ski attire . . . Peter Alexander just returned from an extensive tour of the sunny lands of the Western Hemisphere .. . Deborah Rowe appeared as a Page One Miss for the Defender newspaper. All the papers were sold out in the lobby before she could buy an issue for herself ... Ernie Mat· sunaga, Data Systems' own songbird, has been serenading the girls quite regularly · . . Birthdays for December: Rose Fuqua, Ann M. Usher, Claudette Allen, Capt. Tyrrell, Bill Burke, C. McDonald, K. Haw· kins . .. We welcomed a visit from Mrs. Sue Smith of St. Louis, Mo ., sister to Dir. Garland Frazier. - Delores Morris

BUREAU OF TECHNICAL SERVICES: The Christmas and retirement party for the General Support Div . and Motor Maint. Div . was a huge success .. . We would like to wish many years of health and happiness to Ptlmn. Ralph Makely, Mail Delivery Sec ., on his recent retirement after 29 years of faithful service to the Dept. . . . Congrats to Sgt. James Ivers, Supervisor, Motor Maint. Div., and his wife Margaret, who celebrated 35 years of wedded bliss ... Congratulations to Noreen Pfeiffer, daughter of Earl Pfeiffer, Motor Maint., who was married 26 Nov., to Charles Kelly from Bay Shore, Long Island . . . Sgt. Francis Regan, Motor Maint., is bubbling over with joy; his son Bill returned home from Viet Nam and his daughter Diane was recently married · . . We wish years of health and happiness to Ptlmn. John B. Rode, Motor Maint., on his recent retirement after 27 years of faithful service to the Dept. · . . A speedy recovery to Jim Lebeter, Evidence & Recovered Prop. Sec., who has been on the sick list . .. Our con· dolences to Ptlmn. John Cooney on the death of his wife . . . Frank Clifford, Central Dept., spent his furlough fishing in Mo., while Dan Hayes soaked up the sun in Fla. . . . Police Matrons Jane Carrico and Virginia Smolinski headed for sunny Mexico . . . A speedy recovery to Police Matron Gerry Talbot . . . Rita Kukla, Elect. Maint. Sec., looks well rested after her furlough in Calif. Rita had a marvelous time. in Disneyland . .. Congratulations to Foreman Winston Corbett, who was elected president of his Rod and Gun Club .. . It's nice to

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see John Clarke, Mail Delivery Sec., back from his recent illness .. . A big welcome aboard Robert Woodruff and Orsen Kallenback to the Mail Delivery Section.

- Audrey Twarok

YOUTH DIVISION: Congratulations to Polwmn. Creeley and her new husband Sgt. Graham, US Army. Now she can take orders from a sergeant at home as well ?s at work . . . It was a good year for Y.D. with its members earning close to 400 Honorable Mentions . . . We found our officers taking over in the West . R. Patterson is on the Olympia Police Dept.; Bob Oger is taking over as Chief of the Schoolcraft, Mich. Police Dept. ; and Deskman R. Jones is setting up a resort for old Youth Division personnel in Texas . . . Congrats to Y.O. Shields and his wife on the birth of a new son, to School man N. Blackwell and his wife on the addition of a new daughter ... 1971 should be a very big year for the Y.O. family with the addition on the social calendar of a dinner dance. This is planned to be an annual affair and will honor all those who retire from the unit during the year . .. All the children in the Audy Home and those in Herrick House send you the best wishes for your kindness during the holidays .

-Y.O. Thomas Heaphy

INTELLIGENCE: We would like to welcome to our Department, Cadet Bob Ku· czynski . . . Our condolences to Ptlmn. Sylvester Krusinowski on the death of his brother . . . Congratulations to Bonnie Waterman on the birth of her daughter, Michelle ... Joyce Bochenek was a very lovely bride as she and Joseph Wisniewski exchanged marriage vows at St. Michael's Church, 11 Dec . Congratulations are also in order for Inv. Thomas Leonard who was married on Dec. 4 ... Mary Lyons, our ex-marine girl, attended a reunion of marines . She had a marvelous time, but who wouldn't, a maid among seven hundred men .. . Bozeman Anderson has left the hospital and is now recuperating at home . . . Condolences to the family of Gene Higgins who recently died . . . Inv. Joseph Lorenz and his lovely wife , Roberta, are leaving on a Caribbean cruise . . . Gloria Robinson flew to Hawaii for her vacation and is now prepared to give hula lessons to anyone interested . . . Analytical has been blessed with Ptlmn. Richard Inkowski to their unit ... Inv. Howard Fertig, of Analytical , planned the Christmas party and everyone had a good time . . . Emily Kallas makes the best kolackies in the Dept. Ask the men in the back room.

-Loreda Haggerty

MODEL CITIES: Project Headquarters: Sherry Simmons is shopping for bandaids and splints in preparation for his skiing trip to Colo. Marilyn Minner spent New Year's in Nassau . .. Pat Williamson, our

loved and respected sergeant, finally bought a pack of Cigarettes. Of course, it was a brand no one in the office smokes .. . 002: Congratulations to over 40 of our Aides who have been cited for recovering stolen autos and property .. . The success of the District's Friendship Club is due to the fine efforts of CSAs V. Campbell, M. Foster and C. Young . . . A welcome to Federal Probation Officer Dave Harper now working out of our Center ... 003: We wish Lt. R. Mathis an enjoyable furlough . Sgt. L. Noel will be acting unit C.O.... A speedy recovery to Ptlmn. Jone's wife ... Best wishes to Ptlmn. McMillian on his transfer to Unit 005 ... Congrats to CSA Cook upon receiving your specially made uniform . . . our very own Jolly Green Giant . . . 010: CSA Osborne and Hopson are performing commendable jobs aSSisting the people at the Martin Luther King Health Center . . . Welcome back to Sgt. L. DeNye after his recent and painful bout with pneumonia ... For those who haven't heard our newly discovered songstress Lourene Wilkerson, you've missed a r~al treat ... A very big thank you to Sgt. Waldheir and CSA Grantlen and Horse· ford for the lovely Christmas decorations . . . 011: CSA Algernon Ballard is recuperating at home following surgery at Evanston Hospital .. . 012: Our fond farewell to Ptlmn. B. Mosley who is now working at the 2nd District ... Welcome aboard to Sgt. J. Chamberlin and Ptlmn. R. Calabrese . .. Birthday greetings to F. Harris, Sgt. W. Thompson, G. Lewis, I. Gordon and R. Common . . . CSA R. Hope is asking for help in his 4-H Club campaign . .. 020: CSA Joe Johnson is really on the job; he recovered five stolen autos this month ... Other Department Recognition winners include CSA H. Reyes, T. Okazaki, R. Hines, C. Evans and M . Burks ... Ptlmn. R. Bayron spent a few restful days in Puerto Rico and Santo Domingo . . . Tributes to CSA R. Hines and R. Slaughter ... Get well to CSA T. Sierra who is in Franklin Blvd. Hospital. -Annette Jungheim

BUREAU OF COMMUNITY SERVICES: P.LLD . Get well wishes to Marian Graham who is on medical .. . Did you notice P.LI.D .? Bernice Disis made all Christmas decorations via Lithuanian courses .. . Vi Dykas, Staff Assistance, contributed her ingenuity . . . I attended the file orientation given by Sgt. Williamson, Model Cities. Hope all who attended gained knowledge in the functioning of their division . . . Did you see a "smilie face" around your desk? Well, Linda is sticking them everywhere. Do you think it 's a hint? ... Welcome, Sgt. Austin Kennedy to Staff Assistance Section from 016 . .. Human Relations: Officers Juan Acosta and Benjamin Ochoa of th is section are conducting sessions in conversational Spanish every Wednesday to help other officers beat the language communications gap . . . Congrats to Leopolia West on his recent marriage.

- Ruth Weiss


THE POllCE SAY THANK YOU

Smiles were exchanged by entertainer George Kirby and Superintendent James B. ConIisk, Jr., when the Superintendent presented Mr. Kirby with a specially-designed silver inlaid plaque for his participation in the Police Recognition Night.

A National

Award

To Police Officer

A NATIONAL VFW award was presented in mid-December to Patrolman Ludwig Friedrich of the 12th (Monroe St.) District for his outstanding police worka' record of 12 felony arrests i'n 1971.

First in Chicago to receive the national honor, Ptlmn. Friedrich was selected for the award by his fellow officers at the station.

Friedrich

Last June he apprehended a man who allegedly raped four nurses from St. Luke's Hospital. Among his other street arrests were a strong-arm robber who was holding up CTA buses and a man who had allegedly threatened a welfare worker with a knife.

The young patrolman has received several other honors over the past few years, including a Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry award for outstanding police work in the 12th District, a Department commendation for the armed robbery arrest and several honorable mentions.

Ptlmn. Friedrich, 31, has been with the Department five years, assigned the entire time to the 12th District.

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HONORABL ~ _

COOPERATION IN SOLVING a homicide brought a Department Honorable Mention to Community Service Aide Gloria Mathis of the 10th District Community Service Center, 3150 W. Ogden Ave.

Commander William F. Keating of the Homicide/ Sex Section of the Criminal Investigation Division presented the award to Miss Mathis for her recent actions. He said she showed "dedication, initiative and a professional attitude which reflects creditably upon the

Community S e1'vice Aide Gloria Mathis accepts he?' Hon01'a,ble M ention f1'om Commande?' William F. Keating, Homicide/S ex Section of the CID.

JNTION :FOR A.IDE

Police-Community Service Aides and

the entire Chicago Police Department."

The presenta'tion was made in the office of Deputy Superintendent Samuel Nolan. Present also was Director John Brown of the Preventive Services Division, Sgt. Thomas Gilroy from the 10th District Center, and the then Acting Director of the Model Cities program, Sgt. Patrick Williamson. Miss Mathis has been an Aide 19 months. •


Get Chamber Of Commerce Awards

Two Chicago Police Department employees, one from the 4th (South Chicago) and one from the 3rd (Grand Crossing) Districts, were recently honored by the South Shore Chamber of Commerce. They are Ptlmn. William G. Jackson, 4th District, third from left; and Crossing Guard Veronica O'Shea, 3rd District, second from right.

The presentations were made by Chamber of Commerce president Miss Vera Popovich, second from left, who said that "the exceptionally fine service rendered by our police officers is frequently overlooked . . . It is our purpose to let them know we appreciate their efforts and are aware of the serious risks that can be related to their work."

From left are, Sgt Orville Kent, 4th District Neighborhood Relations Sergeant; Miss Popovich; Officer Jackson; 4th District Commander Edward Flynn; Mrs. O'Shea; and 3rd District Commander Therlow Simons.

MEMORIAL ROLL Years of Date of

Name Unit Age Service Death Ptlmn. James A . Loftus ... ...... Personnel Div./LOA .. 42 . .. . 18 .... 4 November Ptlmn . Bishop W . Pamon ........ 12th District ..... . . .46 ... . 12 .... 9 November Ptlmn. Sherman Smith .... . . . . .. 19th District ... .. .. .52 .. . . 20 .... 13 November Ptlmn. Leonard J. Hayes ... ... .. Personnel Div./ LOA .. 58 .... 24 . ... 14 November Ptlmn. John A. Loftus .. .. .. .... Personnel Div./LOA .. 50 .... 19 ... . 16 November Sgt. Clarence Ellsoos ..... . . . ... Commun . Oper. Sec ... 60 . ... 30 ... .21 November Ptlmn. James B. Teahan ...... ... Personnel Div./LOA .. 63 .. .. 20 .. . . 29 November

RETIREMENTS Years of Date of

Name Unit Age Service Retirement Ptlmn. James T. Duffy . . ...... ... Vice Control Div... . . 63 .. . . 28 ... . 6 November Ptlmn . James L. Lettner . ... .. ... Loop Inter. Control . . 63 .. .. 28 ... . 9 November Ptlmn . Lawrence Lorvig ....... . . 11th District ..... .. .. 63 . ... 26 ... . 12 November Ptlmn. John B. Rode .. . .... .. ... Motor Maint. Div . . . .. 63 .. . . 28 .. .. 12 November Ptlmn. Joseph Panker .. .. ... . . . . Patrol-Admin . . ....... 63 .... 28 . .. . 19 November Ptlmn. Edward J. Kucic .... . ... CID-Admin . ...... . ... 63 .. .. 30 . ... 21 November Ptlmn. Phillip Epstein . ..... ..... CID-Area 6 .... . ..... 63 . . .. 33 .... 22 November Ptlmn. Thomas J. Cassidy . ...... CID-Area 5 .... . ..... 63 ... .29 .. . . 23 November Ptlmn. Timothy Knightly ...... . . 7th District ...... . . .. 63 . . .. 30 .. . . 23 November Sgt. James F. Tunney .... ... .. .. Loop Inter. Control ... 63 .... 32 .. .. 27 November Ptlmn . Felix Gembala ........... CID-Area 1 . .... . .. . . 59 .... 28 .... 21 October Sgt. Roland Malone .. . ... .. .... 18th District .. .... .. 63 . . .. 29 . .. . 3 November Ptlmn . William Gainer .. ........ Personnel Div./LOA .. 58 .... 29 .... 16 November Ptlmn. Elmo Bradley ... . ... ... .. 17th District ... . ..... 55 .. .. 20 .... 30 November

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Basketball Tourney

CRANE mGH SCHOOL r e c e n t I y won Mayor Richard J. Daley's Second Annual Youth Foundation Holiday Basketball Tournament, ousting Parker with a 79-68 win. Craig Reed of Mendel was named most valuable player.

The playoffs were held at the University of Illinois Circle Campus December 30, 1971.

The tournament included 19 participating teams.

Frank Strocchia of the Chicago Park District coordinated the program. Sponsors included the Chicago Department of Human Resources, the Chicago Police Department, The · Board of Education, Chicago Park District, Office of the Mayor and the Chicago Catholic League.

Under the supervision of Lt Vito Contino, Bureau of Community Services, 24 Officers Friendly and four pol ice worn e n assisted during the games. •

Want Ads THE WANT AD column is a service to Chicago Police Department members only. The column may be used to advertise only police or police-related equipment and information. To place an ad, call or write the Chicago Police Star, Room 308, Public and Internal Information Division, Pax 209 or Bell 744-5572.

UNIFORM: Complete uniform to be sold only as a pack age deal, $30; w i ll not separate. Includes cap, 7 1;' ; coat, 46; overcoat, 46; p ants, 44 30 length; long sleeve shirts , 15 1/,.3 6, 16·34, H;·36; short s leeve shirts, 17. Used very little. Call 582·7426.

AN Y POLICEMEN who are CB radio operators a nd who would be interested in forming a CB club, contact Kniff, 19th Di strict, pa x 9·646 a fter 3 p.m. or 764·9779 after 1 p.m.

REVOLVER: .38 Colt revolver with holster, belt and ammunition. Best offer: Ca ll 499·0910.

REVOLVER. HAT: .38 Colt, blue steel revolver, 4" barrel, belt, holster, box of ammunition. One cap, size 7 1/" never worn. Ca ll 436·0296.

CROSSING GUARD UNIFORMS: Bra nd new overcoa t and ra incoat, s ize 12. Blouse a nd s kirt, s ize 12, used. Best offer. Call 928·8411.

POLI CE UNIFORM: Complete, like new. Jacket size 40. Winter trousers and 2 tropi ca ls, 32·34 waist, 29·30 long. Summer and Winter caps, size 7. Best offer. Call 484·7893.


DEPARTMENT COMMENDATIONS While on patrol shortly after mid

night, as Patrolmen Steven Barnas and Daniel Conlan, 10th (Marquette) District, were taking a prisoner to the district station, they were stopped and told that there was a man with a gun nearby.

Hurrying to the scene, the officers saw a man running with the gun in his hand. The officers drove their beat car close to the gunman and shouted at him to halt.

As they alighted from the car, the man turned . toward the officers, pointed his gun at them and fired several times, striking Officer Barnas in the right thigh. Both of the officers returned the fire, wounding the man. Officer Conlan rushed to the offender, where he had fallen to the ground and disarmed him.

While off duty, Pdmn. Kenneth Thelen, Special Operations Group, Tactical Section, was en route to his home after returning from court when he observed a large group of people on a street corner.

Approaching the scene to investigate, Officer Thelen saw a woman lying on the sidewalk. The witness informed him that a man had pushed the woman out of a third floor window. The witness stated that the offender was now attempting to push a man from the same window.

The officer rushed to the third floor apartment where he entered and saw the offender attempting to push a crippled man out of the window at knifepoint. After a brief struggle, Officer Thelen subdued and disarmed the offender.

The officer placed the man under arrest. The crippled man was unharmed but the female victim was taken to Cook County Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Patrolmen Thomas Spurlock and Michael Conneely, 5th (KenSington) District, heard a radio ca II of a vehicle being pursued by a 5th District patrol

car. When the occupants abandoned the auto, fleeing on foot, Officers Spurlock and Conneely began searching the area.

Officers Spurlock and Conneely , through their persevering and diligent search observed a suspicious youth. After stopping the suspect, the officers carefully questioned him regarding the stolen auto after they advised him of his constitutional right').

During the questioning, the officers asked the suspect where he had been earlier in the day. The youth replied that he was going home after visiting his aunt. The officers decided to check out the youth's story by calling the aunt, who stated that she had not seen her nephew in two or three years.

Again the suspect was advised of his rights, at which time he admitted being in the pursued car with his friend. This information was submitted to investigators at Area 4 and the Youth Division Headquarters. The suspect was placed under arrest and returned to tbe abandoned auto. A search of the car produced a loaded revolver.

A check of the registration records, revealed that the vehicle had been stolen during a robbery that occurred two days earlier. Later, the arrestee was positively identified by the victim as one of the offenders who had robbed him, raped his girl friend and stolen his auto.

Civil Service Commission Offers Education Testing

Barnas Conlan

SpurlockThelan

Coneely

COUNSELING SERVICES for those city employees desiring to advance their education through testing are available from the Chicago Civil Service Commission. Individuals without a high school diploma may test for one through the General Education Development (GED) tests. Individuals seeking to earn college credits may test for as many as 30 credits through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) tests. Further information is available from testing counselor Karen Weber at 744-4985. A brief description of each program follows.

• GED-Any resident of Cook County who has reached the age of 19 and

who does not have a high school diploma is eligible to test for one through the GED test. This test is divided into five two-hour subtests under the headings English expression, social studies, natural sciences, literary materials and general mathematics. All subtests must be passed to be awarded a diploma.

• CLEP-Any high school graduate is eligible to test for college credits through the CLEP tests. These tests consist of five general examinations and 25 subject examinations. Each general exam is worth six credits and each subject exam is worth three credits at cooperating colleges.


Voices of youth lifted in songs of the season at a program in Headquarters lobby.

CHRISTMAS

Santa was an honored guest at festivities in the 4th (South Chicago) District. From left are Neighborhood Relations Sgt. 01'ville K ent and Deputy Chief of CID Edward Flynn, then district commander.

Aides and Community Se1'vice personnel in the 11 th District distribute gifts.

A Christmas pa1·ty at the 20th District Community Service Center was supervised by Sgt. Carl Sonne, left, and Patrolman Robert Notini assisted by the Aides.

CmCAGO POLICEMEN again did their best to make it a merry Christmas for Chicago residents. Then, in each of the 20 police districts and in each of the six community service centers, personnel gave parties for area children, sang Christmas carols for the aged and provided toys and food for residents who might not have had that much without a little extra help.

It would be impossible to list all of the Christmas stories or print all of the photos; there simply isn't enough space. But, we'Il give a few examples:

The Chicago Police Neighborhood Relations Unit from the 10th (Marquette) District, headed by Sgt. Robert Tabor and Community Service Aides escorted almost 200 children in several trips to special performances at the Goodman Theater during the holidays.

Community Service Aide Robert Hope from the 21st District Community Service Center, on his own initiative, got Christmas help for an especially needy family.

The 11 th (FiIlmore) District had a lot of happy children due to efforts of the district station personnel and the community service center in that area. In that district also, families were treated to Christmas dinners, trees and gifts.

And finaIly, there is a story about a 12-year-old boy, arrested for trying to set fire to a Loop newsstand. There, Victor sat in the First District station Christmas Eve, his jacket stolen, his pants ripped, his shirt tattered and his laceless shoes exposing holes in the soles.

Then Patrolman Ralph A. Debartolo entered, thinking of Christmas and his own 12-year-old son, Danny.

Debartolo, feeling sorry for Victor on this eve of joy, took him to a downtown store where he and the store manager bought the boy Christmas clothes to replace his tatters. After


Chicago Crossing Guards helped 14th District Commander Joseph Mu eller host a party for area children.

PAST outfitting the boy, Debartolo bought Victor's mother a purse.

Then the boy, saying he was happy at "what the nice policeman did for me, pulled a rumpled card from his pocket. It read, "Junior Policeman, Fillmore District." Debartolo bought

. the boy a wallet to hold the card and he put $4 in it. The boy then said he wants to be a policeman when he grows up_Has good a policeman" as Debartolo.

And that was Christmas, 1971, at the Chicago Police Department. •

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The 19th District Pat1'0lboys A Cappella Choir sang at Headquarters under the direction of Joan Wellander.

Under the direction of Ptlmn. Frank Basile of the 3rd (Gmnd Crossing) District, the Second Area Youth Choral g1'OUP presented holiday selections at the Headquarters program.

The children had a wonderful time at the Christmas party given by the 33rd MP Battalion of the Illinois National G-uard at the Armory. Over 1,000 youngsters from all over the 20 Chicago police districts were guests.

Blind children were feted at a 17th (Albany Pa1''') Dist1'ict party. Neighborhood Relations Sgt. Robert Lane, left, and District Commander John E. Harris.


LETTERS

Dear Sir:

I have enclosed a copy of a letter I mailed to your Department and 14 other police departments regarding my

father's disappearance. To date, the

only one who personally acknowledged my letter is your Lt. John J. Doyle of the Missing Persons Section (enclosed

is a copy of his letter). One other department did send me a form letter

advising me I should make inquiry through the proper channels of my

own police department in Portland, Ore. I can appreciate how many persons

"go missing," and how very busy the Missing Persons Section must be but, to each family, each member, his missing loved one seems all important. Surely if the police department in the largest

city I contacted (yours) can spare the

time to answer my letter direct, so could the others.

I am grateful for the letter from

Lt. Doyle. I thank him for caring. He must be a very good person. If the rest of your police department is as

conscientious as he is, it must be a

very good one indeed. We have not found my father but I live with hope.

Sincerely yours, D. C. W.

Dear Sir: I would like to commend Ptlmn. A.

Marches and David W. Hayes, 20th (Foster AveJ District, for their splendid effort in maintaining the "No Loitering"

signs posted on the school in our area. Very truly yours,

M. W.

Dear Sir: This is a note of commendation on

behalf of Ptimn . Joseph Latorre and T. Jensen, Jr., 15th (Austin) District,

who acted most courageously in cap

turing a burglar recently. Sincerely,

S. A. E.

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Dear Sir: I thought you might be interested in

the article which appears in the latest

issue of the Journal of American Insurance called "The Cop Kids Love."

From my viewpoint, Chicago's Officer

Friendly Program is a real asset to the

city, and a fine way of showing kids that policemen are real human beings and not some remote and fearful form

of authority. It was a real pleasure doing this

story, and I greatly appreciated the cooperation I received from Director

Victor Vrdolyak of the Neighborhood Relations Division, Director Frank Sullivan of Police News Af

fairs, Commander Francis Nolan of the 19th (Town HallJ District, and,

of course, Officer George Zaranti. Sincerely, GWP, Associate Editor

Dear Sir: Recently my child was bitten by a

stray dog. We immediately notified

the police and within minutes Ptlmn.

Harold L. Brooks and J. F. Fronuto, 3rd (Grand Crossing) District, re

sponded. Due to their quick response, they

were able to capture the dog and spare

my son needless hardships and pain. For this, they ha~'e the deep thanks of

my family. Yours very truly,

C. H. A.

Dear Supt. Conlisk: I would like to commend both Ptimn .

Jerrold M. Lewis and John Johnston

of the Special Operations Group, Canine Unit, for their fine work and

remarkable handling of their dogs while

attempting to locate a burglar. Sincerely,

W. T. P.

Dear. Sir: I wish to commend Ptimn. Raymond

L. Jones, 7th (Englewood) District for

his courtesy and time which he spent directing me back to the Skyway after

I inadvertently lost my way. Sincerely, D. I. T.

Dear Sir:

Recently, my purse was stolen from

my car window as I was driving south. I would like to express my apprecia

tion to Officers James Nelson and Jim Bryant, JOth (M arquette) District, fOI

their prompt action .

They recovered all of my important papers and my wallet . If not for their

immediate response to my call for help, it would have cost me much more than it did.

Very sincerely, P. B.

Dear Supt. Conlisk:

Recently Cmdr. James E. O'Grady,

2Jst (Prairie Avenue) District, addressed our incoming class of 135 students. This group represents 30 states and several foreign countries.

Cmdr . O'Grady brought credit to the Chicago Police Department and instilled

a sense of appreciation for the dedicated efforts of this fine group by the

manner in which he presented his material.

Sincerely,

E. W. S.

Dear Supt. Conlisk:

I would like to call to your attention

Cmdr. Paul Mclaughlin of the Jst (Centra/} District. Upon requesting some assistance concerning parking problems in front of our plant, Cmdr.

Mclaughlin responded quickly and efficiently.

It is a pleasure to see such action so promptly undertaken and so graci

ously carried out.

Very truly yours, M. J. K.

Dear. Sir: I would like to pay tribute to five

policemen, Ptlmn . Kenneth M . Webb, A. R. Heines, HoI/is Williams, Wilbur Adams and Jerry E. Hedberg, 5th (Kensington) District, for the efficiency

and speed with which they appre

hended three hold up men. Our driver and helper were held up

at 10: 15 a.m . and by noon the three

suspects were apprehended. Sincerely yours,

N. F. Digitized by ChicagoCop.com

EVERYBODY TALKS ABOur IT, BUT . . . These 36 words are all on that popu

lar topic conversation-the weather.

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Fair . Fog

Forecast Frost Hail Heat Heat wave Icy Mist Muggy Pour Precipitation

Rain Sleet Smog Snow Storm Sun Sunny Temperature Tornado Visibility Wind Zero

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A Check List for Winter Driving Safety Your automobile can be your best friend or worst enemy during winter storms, depending on your preparations. Get your car winterized before the storm season begins. Everything on the following checklist should be taken care of before winter storms strike your area:

• Ignition system • Heater • Battery • Brakes perfectly adjusted

• Wiper blades • Lights • Tire tread • Defroster • Cooling system • Snow tires installed • Lubrication • Chains • Exhaust system tight • Antifreeze • Winter grade oil

Keep water out of your fuel by maintaining a full tank of gasoline.

Be equipped for the worst. Carry a winter storm car kit, especially if cross country travel is anticipated or if you live in the northern states. Such a kit should include: Blankets or sleeping bags, matches and candles, facial tissue, paper towels, extra clothing, high-calorie, nonperishable food, compass and road maps, knife, first aid kit, shovel, sack of sand, flashlight or signal light, windshield scraper, booster cables, two tow chains, fire extinguisher, catalytic heater, axe.

Winter travel by automobile is serious business. Take your travel seriously :

• If the storm exceeds or even tests your limitations, seek available refuge immediately.

• Plan or travel and select primary and alternate routes.

• Check latest weather information on your radio.

• Try not to travel alone; two or three persons are preferable.

• Travel in convoy with another vehicle, if possible.

• Always fill gasoline tank before entering open country, even for a short distance.

• Drive carefully, defensively.

Reprinted from the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmo.pheric Admini.tration.


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