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Personnel and Training. On 29 April,
62 recruits of the Chicago Police Department
and five members of suburban
police departments completed recruit
training and were graduated. There remain
223 Chicago recruits, 29 members
of 13 suburban and institutional police
departments, and 7 members of the
Cook County Sheriff's Police in various
stages of training in the 14-week program
at the Academy.
On 11 April and 25 April, two 11week
accelerated recruit courses were
started. There are 64 cadets and probationary
patrolmen currently engaged in
the program.
Meetings were held with representatives
of the Chicago Board of Education
and the Illinois Department of Labor
and temporary information sheets were
prepared and distributed by the Special
Services Section of the Personnel D ivision.
A total of 3,000 new Civil Service
Commission applications and letters of
recruitment instruction were distributed
to all districts and headquarters.
Processing began on 25 applicants for
the position of part-time cadet. It is anticipated
that the initial group of cadets
under this program, who must be fulltime
college students, will have been
assigned for on-the-job training by mid­
May.
During April, three classes totaling
107 sergeants attended the one-week
Advanced Supervisory Training Course
conducted by the Northwestern Uni-
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There were 352 patrolmen who completed
the one-week in-service patrolmen's
course; 31 men attended a oneweek
Marine unit training course; 180
officers completed the two-day Task
Force in-service training program; 36
men completed the two-day prisoner
van driver's training course; 200 men
completed the four-hour lock-up keeper's
training program; and on 25 April ,
208 men attended the one-day sixth
annual Commanding Officer's Seminar
on Human Relations.
Crossing Guard Manual. A "Crossing
Guard Guidebook" has been prepared
and is currently being distributed. The
booklet contains sections on Crossing
Guard status, responsibilities, benefits,
and personnel practices as well as
general information relating to the
organization and operation of the
Department.
Illinois Police Training Act. At the
May 3rd meeting of the Illinois Police
Training Board in Springfield, the Board
adopted by-laws, rules and regulations.
They also established a 160-hour recruit
curriculum requirement for certified
training programs under the Illinois
Police Training Act.
The Board approved the certification
of the Chicago Police Academy and the
Illinois Police Institute subject to the
receipt of formal applications. Following
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official notification of certification, the
City will be eligible for some remuneration
for each Chicago Police Department
recruit who completes the training program
at the Academy.
Civil Rights. A new General Order
has been distributed consolidating the
policy of the Department on civil rights
(General Order 66-9). The order contains
specific sections relating to the
safeguarding of individual rights, the
extent of the rjghts of free speech and
assembly, the manner in which the rights
of arrested persons will be guaranteed
and the responsibilities of each officer in
this regard.
Revised Field Reporting System. On
28 April, Special Order 66-18 went into
effect in the 1st Police Area. The purpose
of the program established by thi s
order is to study the feasibility of police
officers completing reports in the field
and sending them to Department headquarters
rather than calling the requisite
information in by telephone. Under the
pilot program, police officers assigned to
the 1st Area have been provided with
formsets for each type of report. All
necessary reports are prepared in the
field and submitted to the reporting
officer's immediate supervisor. Transportation
to the Record ing and
Transcribing section at headquarters is
provided through regular Department
mail service.
JUNE, 1966 3

MEET
Darlene Hawes
DARLENE HAWES, a senior steno, works in the Employee
Appraisal section of the Personnel Division.
Her job includes typing, and also interviewing
crossing guards who are resigning.
She is the only blind person in the Police Department.
But when she sat down to talk, with her seeing-eye guide
dog, Karma, settled at her feet, she made it clear immediately
that she wasn't there to talk about herself.
Miss Hawes trained at the seeing-eye guide dog school in
Morristown, N. J.-the first such school established and by
far, the largest.
Prospects are interviewed at Morristown to find out, first of
all if they should even have a dog.
"Morristown won't give everyone a dog," says Miss Hawes.
"Some sightless persons have been so overprotected, so dependent
for so long, they cannot accept the responsibility of
having and caring for a seeing eye dog.
"Then, through interviews, they find out what kind of person
you are temperamentally, what you do-if you're a
housewife, student, work in an office with a lot of peoplewhat
your living arrangements are, and so on. Then they
select a dog suitable for you," explains Miss Hawes.
The cost of Morristown is $150 for the first dog-this includes
transportation to and from Morristown and three and
a half weeks' room and board while training with the dog.
The dogs have gone through a three month training period
before the prospective owners begin training with their dogs.
"You go to Morristown to learn what the dog already
knows," says Miss Hawes.
THERE IS MUCH SIGHTED PERSONS should know, too, according
to Miss Hawes.
"It's perfectly all right to ask a sightless person if he
wants help-but please, ask. Once, in downtown Chicago, I
had crossed a street and there was a barricade in front of
me. A woman grabbed my arm, I was caught off guard and
fell. I lost Karma's leash and harness and couldn't find her
for a few frightening seconds. I was steaming mad. This is
the kind of thing that can happen when well-intentioned
people grab or push you without asking if you want help.
The woman should have spoken to me, warned me of .the
barricade and asked if I needed help."
Seeing-eye guide dogs are taught what Miss Hawes calls
"intelligence disobedience."
"If I tell Karma 'forward' and there's a cracked sidewalk
or a step up or down, she just won't go. One time, on campus
[at the University of Illinois, Champaign-UrbanaJ, I ordered
her forward and she just refused to go. I tried coaxing, tugging,
everything. Then a man came up and said some construction
work had been going on and if I had moved just a
few inches, I would have fallen into a deep hole."
M
ISS HAWES GOT KARMA in 1961. Then she returned
to the University of Illinois at Champaign, and in
1964 received her B.A. in sociology with minors in
psychology and anthropology. She chose these fields because,
as she says, "I like working with people."
"Many people didn't want to take a chance on hiring me
because of bad experiences with dogs. Just recently, one of
the men in Personnel told me some people who are now my
best friends were at first afraid of Karma."
It didn't take long to overcome fear. The dog,a Labrador,is
a friend of everyone in the Department.
"When I'm waiting in the lobby for my ride after work, I
can always tell when someone from the Personnel Division
or the Medical section is approaching. Karma goes absolutely
'ape'. She wags all over."
Does the dog ever get restless, having to sit quietly all day?
"These dogs are taught they must be still. I have no problem
with Karma. Besides, she's a very lazy dog."
Miss Hawes started working in the Division in October,
1965. She does the typing for the Employee Appraisal section
from dictaphone tapes. In addition, she conducts the "exit
interviews" with crossing guards to find out why they are
leaving and whether they have suggestions for improving the
system. She takes notes in Braille, and later types up her
report.
This is her ·first job. But for her, this is just the beginning.
"I like my job, but I want to go on in personnel work. The
sky's the limit." *
JUNE, 1966 7

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Traffic Men of the Month
Pllmn. Michaels
Officer Philip Michaels, "(raffic Area
#6 Headquarters, has been named
March "Traffic Man of the Month" by
the Citizens Traffic Safety Board.
Michaels was patrolling his assigned
beat when he saw a Volkswagen go
through a stop sign. He curbed the car
to issue a citation. Michaels noticed the
driver appeared to be unfamiliar with
the car's operation, and then noticed
there was no key in the ignition. The
offi·cer ordered the driver out of the car
and searched it. He found a fullyloaded
.22 caliber revolver under the
front seat and 38 .22 caliber magnum
cartridges in the driver's pocket.
Michaels found the ignition had been
started with a small screwdriver. He
contacted the Communications Center
and learned the car had been stolen
earlier. The offender admitted he stole
the car and had attempted to steal three
other cars earlier.
He was charged with auto theft, three
charges of attempted auto theft and for
carrying a concealed weapon.
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POSITION OPEN
Police Chief, Lombard, III. 30,000
pop. Minimum five years in supervi$ory
police work. Police administration
schooling required. List
education and special training
courses. Salary: $10,000-$12,000.
Apply to: Carlton W. Laird, Village
Manager, Munidpal Building, 48
North Park Ave., Lombard, III.
CHICAGO POLICE STAR
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Detectives Lawrence Fenlon and William
Marley, Area # 1, Robbery, were
named "Traffic Men of the Month" for
November by the Citizens Traffic Safety
Board.
The detectives were waiting for a
traffic light to change when they saw a
grey car with two men in it, coming
from the opposite direction, drive
through the red light. The officers made
a "U" turn and pursued the car to issue
a traffic ticket.
When the two men saw the police car
in pursuit, they jumped out and fled on
foot.
Del. Fenlon Del. Marley
Fenlon and Marley chased the men
on foot, through yards and over fences.
until they caught one of the men in a
hallway. He told the officers he fled because
the car he was driving was stolen.
Upon further questioning, the man
also confessed that a few days earlier,
he and an accomplice had robbed two
men after inviting them to his apartment,
and during the robbery, one of
the victims, who was bound and gagged,
fell from the third story window of the
apartment and suffered extensive injuries.
The two then took a Cadillac
belonging to one of their victims, drove
it to New York and sold it to a garage
owner.
As a result of the detectives' alertness,
two offenders responsible for two
auto thefts and a vicious robbery were
apprehended.
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Crime Study Begins in Chicago
An intensive study of crime and law
enforcement in Chicago will be made
June through August by the Survey
Research Center of the University of
Michigan in cooperation with the Chicago
Police Department.
The project is being undertaken for
the President's Commission on Law Enforcemen
t and the Administration of
Criminal Justice, under a grant from
the Office of Law Enforcement Assistance
of the Department of Justice.
The purpose of the study is to provide
more detailed information than
any now available on the patterns of
crime in major metropolitan areas.
Chicago is one of the three major
cities selected for the study; the others
are Washington, D. C. and Boston.
The principal director of the study
is Dr. Albert J. Reiss, Jr., of the Center
for Research on Social Organization,
University of Michigan.
The study will be concentrated in two
areas of Chicago: the 11 th District and
the 19th District.
Several other closely related studies
will also be made in these districts. A
cross-section sample of 200 households
will be drawn from each community,
and a member of each household will
be interviewed about his experiences
with and attitudes toward crime. In addition,
a sampling of 100 businesses or
other organizations will also be made
in each district and the owner or manager
interviewed as to his experience
w'ith crime in the community and its
cost to his organization. Similar information
will be gathered from the major
public organizations such as schools,
parks, the department of streets and
major public utilities.
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THE BLUE LIGHT
Task Force: Welcome to new Cmdr.
John F. Mulchrone and good luck to
Cmdr. James C. Holzman who is now
head of the 18th Dist. Lots of luck to
Ptlmn. Henry J. Campbell, William J.
Benes and Martin J. O'Malley who have
left TF HQs to join the crime fighters
of 18. O'Malley was your "Star" re ­
porter but with his new job he will be
unable to continue_ I only hope this
reporter can do as well ___ New faces
in HQs: Ptlmn. J. Mucia, J. Hoban,
M. Darcy and yours truly . .. Jerry
Hoban and wife Carol became parents
for the 3rd time; congratulations to
you both . _ _ TFA #l-Congratulations
to William D. Quinn who is leaving
the TF to become a detective for DDA
# l -Robb. __ . TFA #6-Honorable
Mentions were awarded to Sgt. F.
Makosh, Ptlmn. M. McGurn, S. Green,
E. Poslusny and D. Doyle to name a
few. Keep up the good work, men.
Cookie. -Ptlmn. Edward J. Rothas
Youth Division Headquarters: The
Y.O_s semi-annual party 4 May was a
huge success. Y. O. John Drasitis, cochairman,
injured in an auto accident
some months ago, was able to attend
in his mobile unit which made the affair
complete ... Sgt. James Sterling from
Hdqtr's is a proud father of a baby
girl. Congratulations to the Sgt. and
lovely wife Margo _ . . On 13 April,
Lt. Vincent Burke was elected pres. of
the III. Juvenile Officer's Assn. and
Plwmn. Vaughn Morrissy vice pres _ and
Sec 'y_ .. _ We are sorry to see Mae
Adams, Donna Cunningham and Roselyn
Mallek leave the Youth Division . ..
Mr. Jack the Magician, son of Y.O.
John Donovan, Area # 3 , graduated
from No _ III. Univ. He has been doing
benefit parties for the last 10 years
and recently gave a show for the Chicago
Assn. for retarded children _ ..
A reti rement pa rty wi II be held for retired
Plwmn. Ann Flanagan at the
Beverly Woods Restaurant on 16 June.
Hope all her friends will be there. _ .
A speedy recovery to Rosemary O'Connor
and Ray Caplis, both from Area # 3.
-Ptlmn. James lock
Communications Center: Congratulations
to Sgt. James Norcott who received
a Dept. Commendation for
vigilance and action he took in the
apprehension of burglary suspects
while he was assigned to the 20th Dist_
Ditto to Edwin Roehr and Frank Zboncak
who were awarded Honorable Men ­
tions for their alertness to a burglary
in progress, enabling field units to apprehend
two vicious criminals. _ . Wel ­
come back ot A. Gyarmati and I. Simulis
on returning to our unit. I guess Communications
is in their blood. A we lcome
also to A. Romanoski and T. Barrett
on joining our ranks ... W. Simon,
who was an Urban Opportunity worker
in our unit, was made a temporary
messenger ... Sincere condolences
to B. Dorken and R. Purcell who lost
their fathers recently ... Cadet Donchez
will middle-aisle on his up-coming
furlough . .. Sgt. P. Heraty became a
proud father of a boy and R. Sheridan
became a proud pa rent of a girl . ..
Frank DeYoung attended pre-sergeants'
school at the Academy. By the time this
column reaches publication he should
be wearing the stripes. The rest of the
fellows are sweating out the new sergeants'
list to be posted . .. auf Wiedersehen.
-Sgt. Edward T. Haas
Office of the Superintendent: I want
to apologize for missing last month's
issue. Seems we had a little problem
that needed a doctor's skill. .. . The
girls at Kardex in the Personnel Divi ­
sion are complaining they're never
mentioned-so there. A little help is
all I ask . . . Many moons ago Jim
Modic transferred to Data Systems
(funny farm next) . Ask him about his
helmet . . .. Marion Blake of Planning
is going to visit an island in the Atlantic.
She's flying-seems she heard
about all those ships sinking . . .
Freida Kraines is going to the old country
this summer (again) .. . We want
to welcome Nick Roder from the 18th
Dist. to Planning . . . Joe Catalano (life
begins at 40) is a grandfather 3 times
now. What's your youth secret? ... Do
you remember when it was in vogue to
carry your lunch wrapped in newspaper?
Brown bags now ... Speedy recoveries
are wished to Dick Potesta,
Public Info. Also to Georgette Campbell,
Supt's Office, who had surgery
performed in May.
-Ptlmn. Charlie ,Farber
Detective Area # 1: To Det. Edward
Wodnicki, Burg., and his wife Joan,
congrats on the birth of their 2nd
girl, "Debra ." Their other two are
Eddie, 4, and Susan, 20 months. Next
time, Wodnicki, let's try for another
boy .. . Congrats to Det. John R. Boyle,
Gen. Assgn., who retired after 27 years.
He was one of the best detectives assigned
to forged checks. Also to James
R. Magee and Joseph F. Ring, Gen.
Assgn. who left the Dept. Our best
wishes go with you three ... Belated
congrats to John R. Ferguson, Hom/
Sex, on his recent marriage. This was
one of the best kept secrets of the
year. His other two partners, Rudolph
Nimocks and John l. Merriweather,
may be getting married before the year
is out, as the gossip has it ... To all
the readers of this column, I have decided
it is about time I brought you
some straight forward "Man-to·Man
talk." Two years ago when I first accepted
the responsibility of writing this
column, I thought I would present it as
had my predecessor, so that you readers
would not miss his congenial reporting.
However, I found it has been
extremely difficult to obtain adequate
news from the various units. This is a
column in which no news is bad news,
and if the daily papers must depend
upon its friends, so must this Police
Star Reporter. Help!!
- Ptlmn. Stanley L. Taitt
Detective Area #4: On 24 April Area
4 youth officers and their wives donned
their best for a night out at the annual
dinner dance at the Jolly Club.
Dir. and Mrs. Delaney, Lt. Burke and
Sgt. Gannon were among .the dignitaries
present. Everyone had a swell
time. Hats off to F. Szwedo, l. Maggio
& Co. for the great job they did ...
Dick Heinrich and Tony ("Have no fear
I'm here") Del Genio were injured in
an auto accident. Dick went into the
hospital right after his wife Marge got
out and brought home little Dawn
Marie. It's their 6th consecutive girl.
Betty and Dick Brzeczek were blessed
with their 1st, Natalie Ann, on 4 March.
__ . Frank Powers became a grandfather
again; this one is Elizabeth Ann;
and his other daughter was married on
7 May. Congratulations to all ... Sgt.
Ford was transferred to Intelligence.
We'll sure miss him ... Rhey Orme is
still wearing sun glasses since the
party. Seems that someone spilled Coke
in his eyes. After Don Thomas made
everybody pose for a picture at the
party, he finally realized that he had no
film in the camera ... Someone overheard
that Lt. Bryan is polishing old
fish hooks for the coming season ...
How about some news from the 3rd
watch? Now back to the adjustments.
-Yo O. Richard Brzeczek
Detective Area #5: Welcome aboard to
the new detectives-Thomas Hickey,
Gen. Assign .; Chester Dombrowski, and
Paul Straper, Burg,; Francis S. Kenney,
William Kredich, Jim l. Markham,
Hom.-Sex . . . A party was held by Gen .
Assign . for one of its leaders, Sgt. John
Aldworth, known by his friends as the
"Rock, " for his coming retirement. He
will continue his surveillance at O'Hare.
. .. Would you believe our dedicated
desk man, Bernard Higgirts, is to be
grandfather for the 6th time? Would
you believe the 5th time? As a matter
of fact, it will be the 7th time .. . Good
luck on the retirements of Dets. Howard
Rauhut, Gen. Assign.,' and George
Heeb, Burg .. . . Det. Harry Belluomini,
Burg., is an authority on rose busheshe
just planted 20 rose bushes around
his house ... It is rumored in Area #5
a certain detective is going to retire in
Aug. He has cashed his stocks, selling
his house and has plans for Las Vegas.
. . . A speedy recovery to Dets. Wm.
Proctor and Karl Mueller, Gen. Assign .,

injured in the line of duty.
-Det. Joseph E. Chwistek
Detective Area #6: Burg. Sgts. Carroll
and Tasch and Dets. Salemme, Duke,
Egan, and Del Pilar deserve plaudits
for the fine job done in the recovery of
$40,000 in stolen property and reo
sultant arrest of culprits involved . Gen.
Assign. Dets. Cain and Hieber with
Det. Starzynski of Burg. also deserve
praise for clearing up of a vandalism
and arson case at Swift School. All
involved were in custody within 24
hrs . ... Lt. Thomas, Gen. Assigr.1., is
looking forward to his final exams for
his Masters ... Robb. unit suffered
some bad luck with three detectives
injured on duty: Bruski with a broken
right hand, Kenney also with a broken
hand, and Malek with a broken rib ...
Sgt. Bray was confined to the hospital
and underwent surgery .. . Sgt. Larry
was missed on midnights when he was
assigned temporarily to days ... Tran·
quilizer pills for the Homicide detectives,
and a certain red-faced Sgt. is
doing nothing but thinking of baseball
and fishing _.. Heatley and Bickler are
now known as Hinkley & Brinkley. A
complainant, who when told they were
to handle her case, stated she did not
want her name mentioned on TV ...
Newly promoted Sgt. Stahl is a happy
loser to six of the fellows in Auto Theft.
Congratulations to the newly promoted
Sgts. Lots of luck fellows.
-Catherine Howson
Bureau of Inspectional Services: Birth
remembrances: Messrs. Anderson, Davis,
Mozee, Podolsky, Sabella, Wercheik
and Mrs. Virginia Council. Happy returns
... A salute to Ed Miller of General
Inspection for his recent adept
handling of a complex matter-very favorably
resolved-in collaboration with
the Corporation Counsel. Supt. Wilson
has written a speCial letter of commendation
stressing Ptlmn. Miller's fine
work . .. Mr. Jacob Suerth, 82 years
young, dad of Det. Elmer Suerth of
Special Investigation, has been honored
by the Mayor's Commission for Senior
Citizens. By virtue of his lifelong dedication
to the practice of good works
among his fellowmen, through religious
and social activities, Jacob Suerth has
been elected to the Senior Citizens Hall
of Fame. Our sincere congratulations.
... Sgt. Einar Johnson of the 1.1.0.
Complaint Section, recently qualified
for a well-merited Dept. Commendation.
Sgt.. Johnson interrupted an armed
robbery by three youths on a northbound
subway train in the early morning
hours, on his way home from work.
His reaction was immediate; his handling
of the matter forthright, cogent
and proper. The youths were arrested
and subsequently convicted .. . Finis
until next month.
-Art Curda
Bureau of Staff Services: Congratu lations
and good luck to Lt. Emil G.
Giese, newly-appointed C.O. of Ident.
Our best wishes are extended to the
former C.O. Lt. Arthur E. Schoen on his
appointment to Deputy Chief Marshal.
.. _ Field Inquiry welcomes Sgt. James
Bells . . . Ptlmn. Frank O'Connor is
back after his illness ... Our condolences
are extended to the family
of Cadet Frank Hendricks
Congratulations to the daughter of
Catherine O'Donnell who is graduating
from college and will study for her
Masters in Ariz.. .. Dir. Frank Mc­
Laughlin, RMD, is back to work after
his injury last March . .. Richard Olson,
RM D, is the proud father of a baby
boy ... Sgt. Don Fournier, Training,
recently returned from Hawaii ... New
faces in Training include Sgt. Moran,
Det. J. O'Leary, Ptlmn. C. Ahern and
S. Cumberland .. . It's nice to see the
smiling face of Sgt. Walter Mooney,
APS, again, after his recent illness.
After receiving 2 commendations, personnel
of the Record Inquiry Alpha
Files are walking around with a perkier
lift to their step ... Cmdr. John Mc­
Inerney and personnel of the 17th Dist.
paid tribute to the conscientious housekeeping
efforts of the station janitor,
Sollie Goldstein, and presented him
with an attractive trophy.
-Audrey LaBash
1st District: Since our last writing
George Thiese, the Sta r reporter, has
entered the hospital for surgery and
is being greatly missed; all members
of the 1st wish George a quick recovery.
... The following have received honorable
mentions for outstanding police
work: W. Koltonuk, Walter Jones, R.
Downes, F. Cosgrove, A. Hite and R.
White. Another job well done by person ­
nel of the 1st ... A hearty welcome to
Ptlmn. J. Gainer, W. McWilliams, J.
Fennelly, R. Rampich, C. Karol, D.
Lewis, C. Stubbs, G. Lanier, C. Taylor
and A. Roszyk . .. Our condolences to
Sgt. R. Kiel, whose mother passed
away ... Our best wishes go with William
Crean, who retired on 1 April after
27 years of dedicated service to the
Dept., and plans to head for the sunny
skies to Calif . . .. The word heard from
John "Stocks" Doyle is concerning his
ups and downs and we're sure he's not
talking about the elevator service ...
Sgt. Gene "Ten Stroke" Cassidy has
again decided on another set of clubs.
Sorry, Gene, it's not the clubs. See you
at the next edition.
-Ptlmn. Charles Mandel
2nd District: The men in 2 were standing
tall at the annual spring uniform
inspection conducted by Cmdr. Robert
M. Harness, assisted by Capts. James
Connolly and William Tyrrell ... Good
Arrest: R. Bronaugh and R. Lawrence,
by alert police action, apprehended a
man wanted for murder ... Celebrity
Robert Brown, a member of the Chicago
Titans Roller Hockey team, played
at the Colosseum in June. They're now
champs of the Middle West ... Robert
Miller, a drummer, and a friend Troy
Robinson, C.T.A. worker and alto sax
player, formed a musicians workshop
for teenagers who are jazz enthusiasts
-Something to do during the summer
vacation. Good work ... Congratulations
go to Ray Armstrong. whose wife
presented him with an 8 lb. 12 oz. robust
boy. And Ray Lytle's daughter,
Caryle Ann See, gave birth to a 10 lb.
9 oz. baby girl named Debbie. She
weighed more than a set of twins together,
born the same day ... Off.
Flood received a delicious cake from
his brother Tom, who is employed by
Burney Bros. It was honoring his 20
year stretch at the 2nd Dist . .. . A get
well to August Lett who was wounded
in a hold-up attempt ... Welcome back
to the 2nd, Sgt. Lacy ... All eyes on
aggressive Ptlmn. Wendell Hicks, Otis
Harris and William A. Jones, ... Our
deepest sympathy goes to Ray Rosol
who lost his mother, and to Crossing
Guard Vilet Senegal who mother passed
away ... 002 reporting.
-Ptlmn. Louis Shelley
3rd District: One of the 3rd Dist's.
authorities on preparing food finally
met his match in Sgt. J. Norway, when
the Sgt. invited S. Ryzanca out for a
pressed duck dinner. The duck was too
much for Stan and he ended up in the
hospital for a gall-bladder operation .
Stick with the Kabasa, Stanley . . . Our
condolences to H. Thomas on the death
of his mother, T. Downs on the death
of his mother, and to R. Moore on the
death of his mother ... We lost two
fine cadets in W. Morgan and D. Townsend
to the police training school. Good
luck . .. J. Haase, who was injured in
Nov. in an auto accident, returned to
duty ... D. Oglesby's wife Oliva presented
him with his 1st boy after 4
girts .. . Big John (Hondo) Drasites of
Area #2 and 3rd Dist. V.D., was serio
ously injured in an auto accident, and is
now home on the road to recovery ...
John Jucik's wife Coretta had a baby
girl, Rochelle, 7 lb., 4 oZS.; R. Cizewski's
wife "Red" gave birth to a baby
boy named James, but rumor is he
named the baby "Bruno" . .. A belated
commendation to the Jet Set. , J. Cross
and J. Kelly, on their arrest of a rapist
who received 14-20 years in the State
Penitentiary ... Our sympathy to the
family of Dave O'Mara, retired member
from the 3rd Dist. Blues.
-Ptlmn. Thomas J. Shannon
4th District: Cmdr. William O'Neill is
on a well-earned vacation; taking his
place is Capt. John Haberkorn . . .
Bernie Richards just tied the knot with
h is frau from Boston ... Sgt. Breit2:ke
and S. Kasprzuk uncovered a body at
78th and the lake. Odd coincidence,
the coat from the body with identification
was found in the pocket a few feet
away ... Dan Kelly and Bill Nemcek
are making a lot of good pinches ...
Adolph Mazurek just took a leave of
absence; rumor is he's plowing up the

ack 40 acres . .. Joe Balaszek bought
coffee this month; who says he bends
like a steel beam? ... John lyons
passed inspection with flying colors; it
seems he was wearing his wife's girdle
· .. John Domanski built a popcorn
wagon that he's mighty proud of.
· . . Sgt. Breitzke states that Bob
lawrence is ou r top cadet . . . Buzz
Norka is sporting a new car; yep, that's
the guy that's always crying with a
loaf under each arm .. . M. Fogarty
has organized a golf team here at 4.
The top 3 are A. Norka, " the driver",
W. lindner, "the Putter", and lyle
Walker, "the score keeper." Ray Galgan
says he recently shot in the 70s. If it
gets any hotter he doesn 't play.
-Ptlmn. Steve W. Schaefer
5th District: " Hello There." I would like
to congratulate Off. J. Buck on his en·
gagement last month . . . Off. Rydberg,
our very good lock-up keeper, is doing
a fine job ... Sgt. Barrett of the 5th
Dist. is quite the humorist ... The 5th
Dist. Vice unit had its hands full last
month with the arrest of 62 juveniles
and minors at a teen-age drinking
party; arresting officers had to burn the
midnight oil in processing the subjects.
· . . Off. John Wilkerson is doing a fine
job of cleaning up W. 95th St. of wino's
and teen-age toughs . . . Offs. J. Shep·
herd and W. M.orris were visited by
yours truly while they were confined to
St. George Hospital. Shepherd and
Morris should be at home by the time
this issue of the "Star" hits the press;
a card or a telephone call should be
sufficient ... Capt. lyons is acting Dist.
Cmdr. while Cmdr. Carl Miller is on his
annual furlough ... I wonder if Off.
V. Ross is working today? If so, I know
he will enjoy this issue of the " Star";
Ross is a nice fe'liow and very good
police officer, hey Batman " .
-Ptlmn. Robert B. Peters
6th District: Wedding Bells will soon
be ringing for Ptlmn. Ray Uchman and
his fiance, Shirley Sievert on 25 June.
· . . Congratulations to Ptlmn. Robert
O'Driscoll and Mrs. Driscoll on the
birth of their new son, Jeffery Edward.
· . . Congrats, Ptlmn. AI Kowalski, just
elected pres. of the Mt. Greenwood
Lion's Club . . . Recruit Robert W.
Anderson, first day on the job, was
assigned to an inhalator case, saved
little Dawn Hickey, age 3 . He used
mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and restored
her breathing; then rushed her
to the hospital . . . au r deepest sympathy
to Ptlmn. William Gilhooly and
family on the loss of his beloved brother
John. John was a guard at the House
of Correction ... Honorable Mentions:
Ptlmn. Clayton Robinson, lee Privoznik,
O. Cotton and Robert Tullis, James
Moran and Don Ryan, Rufus Greenfield,
Alphonso Howard, Elmer Wimberley,
Anthony Doyce and Thomas Minnick.
Burglars are their specialty. Congrats.
· .. Ptlmn. Edward Kodatt was com ­
plimented by Judge Kupnis for his
excellent manner in presenting testimony
.. . Ptlmn. Charles Barry hung
up his shingle, "Gone Fishing" . ..
Ptlmn. larry McCormick, ou r Wa rrant
SpeCialist, misses his pal, Ptlmn. John
Biernie ... Welcome back from Medical,
Sgt. Kenneth McCann. Also wel ­
come to Ptlmn. Rick Volz, and adios
to Ptlmn. Paul Connolly who transferred
to the 5th Dist.
-Marian Devenney
7th District: It's a girl-Lori Kaye
Bibbs, weighing in at 7 Ibs. 8 oZS .; Dad
(Crime Car) Raymond Bibbs sound ing
off. It's a boy-6 Ibs. 6 ozs.-Luke is
his name; Ptlmn. Phillip Carr and
Elizabeth ("Liz") are the proud parents.
It's a girl (16 years waiting)came
when she got good and ready, 6
Ibs. 7 ozs., Leah Carol, darling of
Mary and leroy Newman Sr. It's a boy
-7 Ibs. 2 ozs., William Fields Jr.parents,
Bill and Brenda Fields. It's a
girl and the first, 7 Ibs. 2 ozs., Joy Ann ;
dad is John Yucaitis, mother Dianna .
It's a boy-7 Ibs. 7 oZS.; looks just like
his mother Pat and father William.
Name--William Raymond, Jr. First boy
in the Macklin clan in 39 years . It's a
girl , Catherine Ann Sullivan, 8 Ibs. 3
ozs . The grandchild of who? Catherine
Mary and Lt. Thomas l. Sullivan. Proud
parents are Thomas and Patricia. I can
recall announcing at least 7 grand·
children from this clan. It's a boy, 7
Ibs. 15 ozs. Great things are expected
of this son of Eve and George Gaynor.
It's a boy, 9 Ibs., Blake Higgins Scanlon,
born of our darling daughter Patricia
and her fine husband William Scan·
Ion. My little chickadee wife Margaret,
when reading this, will receive a jolt for
a moment . .. Sgt. Malcolm Hill and
his lovely "Billie Lynn," are now a
happy Mr. and Mrs. Hope to have him
in this column soon.
-Ptlmn. Wilbur Higgins
9th District: Lucky Seven: Ptlmn. John
Callan's wife, Beverly, gave birth to a
son. The little one's weight at birth: 9
Ibs. 10 oz s.! The Callan family, as of
now, are seven in number . .. PUmn.
Jerry Williams and his little woman
Arice, arrived back home after enjoying
their trip to the East Coast ... the 9th
Dist. basketball team held its dinner
banquet at the Cross Bow Restaurant
and Lounge. Approximately 72 husbands
and wives attended. Capt. Frank
Nolan presided as Master of Ceremonies.
Awards were given to Cadet Pat
Ryan for High Scorer; Ptlmn. Don
Krautter, for Most Valuable and Ptlmn.
John Shannon for Most Improved Play·
er. Additional individual trophies were
given to 18 men who played excellent
basketball for the 9th. Sgt. C. Erickson
of Special Services was guest speaker
and presented to the 9th their 3rd place
trophy. All who attended had a wonderful
time ... Welcome to Ptlmn. Richard
Apple, John Meche, Phil Sanders, Mike
Fera and Tom O'Boyle . .. Condolences
to Lt. Patrick Fitzgerald on the death
of his brother Daniel, and to Ptlmn.
John Conway on the death of sister
Catherine Armstrong.
-Ptlmn. F. J. Breen
10th District: The "Granddaddy" of
the wagon crews, Arne Abrahamson,
has signed the book and plans to retire.
Abe is planning to live in Florida
and all who worked with him on the
wagon will certainly miss him. Best of
luck in your retirement, Abe. Another
retiree will be Sgt. Hickey, who recently
came to us from the 7th Dist.; he
worked at 10 before that. Best of luck
Sgt., on your retirement ... Ptlmn. and
Mrs. Rocco liace were blessed with a
beautiful baby girl, 7 March , Rhonda
Lynn , 6 Ibs. 4 oz. Rocky has been
sm iling ever since the blessed event.
Congratulations, Liace family . .. Best
wishes to our secretary, Wally Pawlowski,
who underwent su rgery recently
and will be recovering at home. The
only happy note for Wally is that his
son, Lance Cpl. Larry, is home from
Viet Nam. Hurry back, Wally, so we can
find some of the reports that are buried
while you are away . . . We have a "real
live hero" at the lOth Dist. and it
couldn 't happen to a nicer guy, Ptlmn.
Bill McCann. Bill saved a man in a
fire recently and did such a fine job that
he was awarded a Dept. Commendation,
and the Tribune's Hero Award. Con·
gratulations, Bill ... Well , our bowling
team won first place in the C.P.A.
League. Nice going boys .. .
-Ptlmn. Charles S. Rolecek
11th District: Congratu lations to Sgt.
James Bryson, who was selected to
speak at the Training Academy, 25-29
April. He spoke to the command personnel
of the Dept. on "What really
happened at Wil cox and Pulaski Rd.
during the riot in Aug. 1965." I heard
through the grape vine he did a terrific
job . .. Cmdr. Sims just returned from
a two weeks' vacation; during his absence,
Capt. John Foley did a splendid
job of running the Dist .... Our deepest
sympathy to Ptlmn. Robert Scott on the
death of his wife and sister-in-law, and
to Ptlmn. A. Benbow on the death of
his sister ... We hope Ptlmn. Floyd
O'Quinn a speedy recovery fr.om injuries
received in an auto accident ...
We lost three of our Dist. veterans to
the 16th Dist.: Ronald lebrecht, William
Jaster and Robert Watz . . . Sgt.
Surwill is retiring after 30 yrs. in Fillmore.
He will be missed by all the fellows
.. . Ptlmn. Offerman did a good
bit of police work in April. On his way
to work, he saw a woman going into a
hallway, with a man following in a
suspicious manner. He followed the
man into the hall and caught him in the
act of robbing the woman . Good work,
Jack ... We would like to welcome
Mrs. Rosemarie Thompson, new typist.
Until next month, Whispering
Grass, I'll see you .
-Ptlmn. Eddie Harris

12th District: The 12th Dist. is be·
latedly reporting ... Dist. Cmdr. James
P. Hackett's recent surgery and re o
cuperation have been deemed a suc·
cess ... Things are buzzing with reo
newed activity. The 12th is proud to
boa st a lowering crime rate . .. The
fine troops of the "Fighting 12" extend
best wishes and hopes for a speedy reo
covery to Jim McKittrick, Secy., and
also to Tom Samansky and Joe Leonard
. . . Not too many days ago, the 12th
had been put through a gruelling Field
Inspection by the Inspection Div . and
pass·ed with flying colors ... Because
of the outstanding police work demon·
strated in the month of April, Honor·
able Mentions were awa rded to Lt. ·
Richard Rae, Ptlmn. McClanahan,
James, Matozzi, Gage, Tucker, "Bruno"
Provenza Ie, "Jawn" Keller, A. Lawlor,
D. Collins, Ford, and Olson ... And
welcome aboard to Lt. C. Riordan, Sgts.
Blackburn, Lazar and Wielontek . . .
Will report more "news" next month.
-Ptlmn. Frank Lewis
13th District: Ptlmn. Dan Green be·
came a father again. He was presented
with a strong, good looking boy . Mother
and baby doing fine. Sgt. W. Wojda's
wife entered the hospital in preparation
for giving birth to the next little Wojda.
... Sgt. Ed Michalik is still on Medical.
Everyone at 13 wishes him a "get well"
and we hope to see him back behind
the desk soon ... Sgt. John Walsh just
started his annual furlough and is
headed for the land of the' "eternal
sun " -Florida. He's taking his family
along, which may prove to be an ad·
venture beyond description - Sgt.
Walsh has six children-WOW! ...
Ptlmn. R. Spinell's wife presented him
with a handsome baby. Mother and
child dOing fine . .. Yours truly re o
cently returned from his annual fur·
lough and was glad to be back from
the "hard labor camp" ... The 13th
Dist. softball team has been working
out for the past few weeks. Sgt. Paul­
"The Babe" Jankowski revealed he has
another championship contender again
this year providing his injuries are kept
to a minimum . Good luck for the 1966
season . They ' ll need it!!!
-Ptlmn. Mike Coyne
16th District: We are very sorry to re o
port the death of Lawrence Ryan, for·
merly of this command . He was one of
the most respected police officers in
this Dist. Our sincere sympathy to the
Ryan family . .. Tom McGuire is a
proud father for the 2nd time-his
lovely wife presented him with a baby
boy ... Oops, I goofed in my April
article. I reported that Richard Natter
was the proud father of a baby girlit
was a boy, Richard Jr. Are we still
friends, Loretta? . . . Bob Weisman, our
engineer, is unhappy these days­
Reason: he lost his 12 helpers. We
(D.C., Its., sgts., vice men , ptlmn.,
cadets and yours truly) all participated
i.n Operation Ship·Shape. We were given
additional tools to work with, i.e.,
sponges, rags, polish, wax. Every spare
minute we had we helped the engineer
clean the station from top to bottom.
None of us complained though (not out
loud anyway!) . The cleanliness and
housekeeping of the 16th Dist. station
is second to none. If we don't land in
the # 1 spot someone is "cheating" in
this here game ... Following named
men are on Medical and we all wish
them a quicky recovery: Sgt. John
Hauser, Ptlmn. Bob Fitzgerald, Ron
Bevier and Tom Cahill.
- Ptlmn. Louis F. Bruzzini
17th District: Ptlmn. Emil Nelson and
Richard Server received letters from
the Supt. of Police acknowledging
creditable service to citizens ... Con·
dolences were extended to Ptlmn. Eddie
Kennelly on the loss of his mother ...
We were all sorry to hear that Ptlmn.
Ray Schmidt was retu rned to the hos·
pital. Get well quick, Ray old boy ...
Ray Stillwell, a ptlmn. formerly as·
signed to old 34, passed away in St.
Petersburg. Burial was in Florida with
no services in Chicago . .. Ptlmn. Joe
Digati and John Pin ski were com ·
mended by a citizen for their aid in
saving a little gi rl from dying . . .
After four boys it was a baby girl at the
Robert Felde's-congratulations ...
The Dir. of the Max Straus center reo
cently commended Dist. Cmdr. Mc­
Inerney, Lt. Walter Powers and Ptlmn.
Alex Marches for excellent service and
cooperation . . . Ptlmn. Eddie Tyska
returned to 17; Ptlmn. Tom Skelly is
also a new addition . Ptlmn. Joe Digati
has been detailed to 14 .. . Lillian
Dennison recently became an aunt.
-Ptlmn. Joseph McDermott
18th District: The members of our
command were sorry to lose Capts.
Richard McGuiness, Henry Hartman
and William Payne; Sgts. A. Lazar, P.
Blank and W. Wielontek and other
ptlmn. on a recent transfer order. We
welcome Capts. R. Clark, K. Fossier
and F. Cloherty, Sgt. R. O'Hara and
other ptlmn. To the many readers of
this article if you have an extra card
to spare Larry Traub's son, Terry Traub,
at St. Mary of Nazareth 's Hospital
wou Id appreciate getting it as he is still
recuperating from a bike accident that
occu rred in March ... John and Rose ·
mary Gubrud are the proud pa rents of
Eric Richard, 8 Ibs. 10 ozs., born 2
April. Almost on April Fools' day. Also
John Durkin and Joanne Phillips took
the big plunge on 16 April. She knew
what she was doing for she also got
his pay check ... Stanley Tomaszewski
took his pension and is just relaxing.
Tom Smith, Michigan and Chicago Ave.
crossing, also left and is going to vaca ·
tion first, then practice law as he is a
licensed attorney ... We were sorry
to hear of the passing of Joe Leon's
father ... Rich Bollman and Ken Watmouth
met. in of all places, at Disney·
land in Calif. The Lithuanian Eagle .
-Ptlmn. John R. Daciolas
20th District: The 20th does it again.
The Chicago Bulls bowling tournament
was won by the 20th Dist. team spon ·
sored by Laurie's Pizza Restaurant. Top
bowler for the team was Ralph Lippert,
2nd bowler was Jim Spicer, other
champ bowlers were Jimmie Eckner,
Larrie Ide, John O'Connor and Bob
Tanner. They will have their victory
party at Laurie's Restaurant in the near
future. Congratulations, boys ... A
retirement party was given for Capt.
Erikson at Antoine's Ballroom on 21
April, which was a real success. En·
tertainment and refreshments were of
the best. But the real treat was when
Sgt. DiGregor and his beautiful wife
Terri did the tango and rumba for us.
Capt. Erikson was presented a gold en·
graved watch. Good luck and a long
and happy retirement, Capt. Erikson,
from the men of the 20th ... The 20th
Dist. was given an awa rd of merit, a
beautiful engraved plaque from the
Donald Davidson Memorial Chapter of
the Leukemia Research Foundation. It
was presented by the president, Kay
Langerman. Kay thanks all the men of
"20" but we thank you, Kay; the honor
was all ours ... I see John Michalewicz
took the Training wheels off his
chrome plated Honda.
-Ptlmn. Tony Canezaro
21st District: Emmett Miller reports
that Moe Erman, retiree from the old
6th, is now in Ariz. for his health and
is dOing fine. Moe wishes to express
his appreciation for the kind remem·
brances by his former co ·workers. Em ·
mett has become a high rise dweller,
which means he will devote more time
to his travels abroad ... The stork is
proud to announce the bi rth of Owen
J. Patterson III to the proud pa rents of
Off. and Mrs. Owen J. Patterson Jr.,
and the birth of Angela Brazlen Patter·
son to Off. and Mrs. Howard Patterson.
Congratulations . .. Off. Sidney Lloyd
announced his marriage to Bettie Joe
Reynolds, 17 May. Best wishes to you
both . .. Sgt. Reed is happy to an ·
nounce the promotion of his son , Phillip
J. Reed, to 1st Lt., U.S.A.F., and he
has now been transferred to Germany
from Calif... . The pains of grief took
a great toll upon the members of the
Dept. with the brutal and merciless
slaying of Sgt. Claude Fisher at the
hands of felons. His courage reflected
the dedication to his profession and
the qualities of a truly fine man. His
absence will be felt. Our command not
only lost a truly fine gentleman but
superb leader of men . . In sympathy, the
21st Dist. wishes to express their con ·
dolences to the wife and family of Sgt.
Fisher, and may God guide them
through their hours of darkness. Our
condolences are also extended to the
family of Off. Robert Gunn who suffered
a fatal heart attack.
-Ptlmn. John J. Burian, Jr.

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14 CHICAGO POLIcE STAR
Reprinted with permission from lIIinois Bell News
To A WOMAN who is awakened at night to hear a strange
man spew obscenities, the telephone is far from being
instrument of comfort and convenience. Each time
it rings, it strikes fear in her heart.
To Illinois Bell people, as well as policemen, psychologists,
lawmakers and others who have to cope with those using the
telephone to threaten and terrorize, such invasions of privacy
are a critically important matter.
These invasion-of-privacy calls- called annoyance callsare
divided into three categories: 1) abusive calls (which may
be obscene, harassing or threatening), 2) "pushy" sales-pitch
calls, and 3) misdirected calls (the old headache of wrong
numbers). Of all annoyance calls, it is the abusive calls which
are the most serious invasions of privacy.
Abusive ca1Js can take many hideous forms-from false
fire alarms and bomb threats, to people impersonating morgue
and emergency room attendants calling to claim that a loved
one has died. Parents and wives of servicemen killed in Viet
Nam have been called by people who ridicule the dead man's
sense of patriotism. In January, an Arlington Heights girl
was induced to drink ammonia by an unknown person who
phoned while her parents were away.
What steps are being taken to help customers plagued by
unwanted telephone calls?
POR ONE THING, Illinois Bell has more than 50 service representatives
who are specially trained to work on this
problem on a full-time basis. To get an idea of how they can
help a troubled customer, let's take the case of a central
I1Iinois housewife with three small youngsters.
She called her telephone business office to report a "crank
who calls me repeatedly during the day." She told her service
representative: "He not only disturbs me by the things he
says, but he always seems to time his calls so he'll wake the
children from their naps."
The first thing the specialist told this housewife was to
hang up the instant she realized the call was from the man
who was annoying her. She was then to tell her friends when
they could caI1 without disturbing the children and to arrange
for ringer cutoffs to be attached to her phones. (A ringer cutoff
permits the customer to turn off the bell when he doesn't
wish to be disturbed. Years ago, the requirement that a bell
had to be connected to the telephone at all times was cancelled.
)
Next, the specialist asked this housewife to begin keeping
a log, noting the times she received the offending calls, what
the caller's voice sounded like, and any back-ground noises
she heard. Such a log can prove valuable if the calls don't
stop and the police are brought in to help.
A s IT TURNED OUT, the customer's privacy was restored
after the ringer cutoff made it more difficult for the
anonymous caUer to reach her. If he had persisted , however,
here are some of the other approaches the specialist might
have recommended :

A change of number, either temporary or permanent. This
may be accompanied by routing all incoming calls through
the intercept operator. She asks the caller for the number he
is calling and of the phone he is using. This often succeeds in
discouraging a "crank" caller. He hears the operator answer
and realizes that the telephone company and, perhaps, the
police have been alerted. Fearing-or realizing-that his calls
are being traced usually discourages him.
If these or other measures fail to bring results, the next
step may be to try to trace the call. Sometimes, especially in
cases where it is necessary to hold the caller on the line while
the call is being traced, the police may assign a policewoman
to assist. She will answer the phone, perhaps pretending to be
the woman the caller previously talked to, and prolong the
conversation while Illinois Bell traces the calling number.
A trace-or line identification-attempt is arranged by the
Security Department working closely with the police. For
legal reasons, any request for police aid must come to the
police from the "injured party"-the person receiving the
calls. The telephone company's central office equipment can
only determine the number of the calling phone, not who
might have been using it, nor the nature of the calls made.
If, for example, a call is traced to a residence phone, there is
no interview of the homeowner or "stake out" of public phone
booths. This is a job for the police. Phone company's records
will be made available when a subpoena is properly served .
And Security or other telephone company people will testify
if this evidence is brought into a trial.
There are stiff penalties in both Illinois and Indiana for
persons convicted of making annoyance calls. For making
certain kinds of calls, the offender can be punished by a
$500 fine and/ or six months' imprisonment.
And recently a bill was introduced into the U. S. Senate
calling for criminal penalties for making "obscene or harassing
interstate telephone calls." The bill, introduced by Rhode
Island Senator John O. Pastore, provides that each such call
would constitute a separate offense, and could result in a
fine up to $1000, one year's imprisonment, or both.
I N
JANUARY, Security helped the State's Attorney's Office
to solve one of the most bizzare abusive calling cases on
record.
For several weeks, new mothers in at least eight Chicagoland
hospitals received cal1s from someone who falsely identified
himself as a public health officer, and who told them
that they and their newborn babies were suffering from incurable
cancer. The staff on one of the hospitals asked the
State's Attorney for help, and he assigned a detective, Maurice
McCarthy, to the case.
Detective McCarthy, who had worked with Illinois Bell's
Security people before, came to ask if their files could offer
any leads on this case. The name of a young man who
twice had been convicted of making obscene calls was found,
and certain similarities between his previous offenses and the
case under investigation suggested him as a suspect.
Acting on this information, Detective McCarthy questioned
the man about the hospital calls. Finally, he admitted having
made them.
Chicago Police Detective William Rittenhouse has also
worked closely with Security on abusive calling cases. He
says that quite often these callers don't know their victims.
They may see a woman's picture in the newspaper and call
her. Others dial numbers at random until they find someone
who will listen to them. This human curiosity is what too
often makes lewd telephone calls possible. People just can't
seem to hang up, and as long as they stay on the line they
are doing just what the caller wants. When the phone from
which such calls are being placed is identified, it is often
a public coin phone.
"It's been my experience," says Detective Rittenhouse, "that
teenagers who make obscene or harassing calls use their home
telephones, but that the majority of adults making such calls
use public phones."
Both he and Detective McCarthy agree that the best solution
is to hang up the moment you realize the nature of the
calls.
"These people won't continue feeding dimes into a pay
phone just to hear a 'click!'"
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A few tips you should remember:
1. Hang up promptly if a caller won't identify himself
to your satisfaction, or if he makes any suggestive or lewd
remarks.
2. Before diVUlging any information be sure you know
to whom you are talking. When in doubt, ask for the caller's
name and number and tell him you will call him back. Then
verify the number in the phone book or with information.
3. When someone asks "What number is this?", don't tell
him. Instead, ask what number he is dialing and tell him
whether he is right or wrong.
4. Instruct children and baby sitters not t6 give out information
indiscriminately. Have them take the caller's name and
number.
5. If the caller remains silent after you have said "Hello"
twice, hang up. Don't encourage a "breather"-a person who
won't talk but just wants to listen to your frenzied reaction.
6. If a threat against your life or property is made, call
the police immediately.
7. If your privacy is being invaded by unwanted phone
calls-whether abusive, pushy sales pitches or repeated wrong
numbers-call your Illinois Bell service representative.
JUNE. 19 66 15

A Special Forces display in lobby of Arie Crown.
16 CHICAGO POLICE STAR
PO CE HE OG IliON
Some of the award winners
waiting backstage.
Mrs. Jean Eichhorst receives the Police
Medal for her husband, Sgt. Charles Eichhorst,
who was killed in the line of duty.

Trio Mexica
CEREMONY
Sgt. Barry Sadler
JUNE, 19 5 6 17