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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