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Ptlmn. Ed Davidson
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N MARCH 1966 a former teacher and
principal realized there was something
needed in the city's grammar and
high schools that would either
alleviate or deter the incidents that
were beyond a teacher's sphere. So
Edward Brady, Director of Security with
the Board of Education, with the
cooperation of the Chicago Police
Department, placed plainclothes
off·duty policemen in the schools as
security men.
The 420 policemE;n, now in 200
schools, have met with a tremendous
response, says Brady. Proof of this is
the situation at Sen n High School, 5900
N. Glenwood,where two of the security
policemen are ptlmn. Dennis
McNamara of the 18th District
(Chicago Avenue) and ptlmn. Ed
Davidson of the 7th District
(Englewood).
Senn's administration is very pleased
with the work done by McNamara and
Davidson. Dr. John Byrne, the District
Superintendent, contends that Senn
cannot get along without the men.
Byrne explained that Senn is a large
school with students of varying
backgrounds (a student body of 3400
with 36 national groups represented).
"When trouble arises, fights, etc.,
you're in an area that calls for
someone with a different type of
experience than teachers. You need
people with police background."
McNamara and Davidson are under
the direction o·f Eugene Fricker,
assistant principal. Fricker explained
that the men work in shifts with two
other policemen, Sgt. Gordon
Fitzsimmons, 52, of Area IV Youth
and ptlmn. Thomas Goddard, 28, of the
17th District (Albany Park), so that their
presence is noted while school is in
session from 9:00 to 3:00. The men
work a 20 hour week.
Fricker further explained that the
men are placed in areas of the school
where the most difficulty is
encountered. This is usually in the
lunchroom when a third of the stUdent
body is together during one of the
three lunch periods, or during study in
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the main auditorium.
"These policemen are a blessing.
Their authority extends past mine, out
of the school and into the school yards
and bookstores across the street,"
says Fricker.
McNamara, Davidson and the other
Both McNamara and Davidson, who
have been at Senn a comparatively
short period of time, have elicited a
tremendous response from the student
body. They are not just one of the guys,
but the two congenial men are well·liked
and respected.
policemen try to get to the trouble
before it mushrooms into something
that may end in court.
"You don't have to give kids a big
line, no phony goals. But understand
them on their own plane, treat them as
"We don't want to go to the police
men and women ," says Davidson .
station," explained Fricker. "We try to
Davidson explained that many
solve our problems at this level, in
policemen don't realize that young
the school with the parents, and
people are human beings, they don't
usually they are very cooperative."
understand their attitudes or behavior,
Fricker, Dr. Byrne, and Thomas
and when they come together there' s
Coffey, principal, all agree that there
bound to be friction.
has been a marked difference since the
And does the philosophy work?
advent of plainclothes policemen in the "I feel I can talk to these policemen
school. According to them, the
and get good counseling," said
security police have kept disturbances 17·year·old Laverne Richmond, a senior.
at a minimum and developed an
Laverne added that she felt closer to
exceptional rapport with the student
body.
" Ofcrs. Ed and Dennis" because of
their ages. Davidson is 30, McNamara
Coffey explained that an important is 26.
factor is that the mere presence of a
The majority of the students feel
policeman can allay the fears of a lot surprisingly close to McNamara and
of people, but he hastens to add, it
Davidson. Mainly because they are
can, by the same token, build quite a young and they are dressed in casual
bit of resentment. However, over all,
attire, not uniforms. Some of the
the affect is good, because it gives the students expressed the thought that
teachers, as well as the students, a
although they may still be a little leary
sense of security.
of policemen, their contact with the

security policemen has helped them to
view the Department with an open mind.
" We don't want them to be afraid
of us, just respect us and our position,"
says McNamara. "If one of those kid'S
wants to do something he knows I'm
against, and doesn't, then I know I've
gained their respect."
It's obvious that McNamara and
Davidson have accomplished their goal.
The students help keep each other in
line "because these police are good
guys." And on the light side, they are
sought after as team members for a
rough football game and as dance
chaperones.
"They' re good men, not just Davidson
and McNamara, but all the policemen
that work as security men in the
schools," says Brady. "They are reliable,
I think we have the best of 12,000
men. They' re all ha nd'picked,"
boasted Brady.
Brady added that since the idea was
initiated three years ago, he has had to
release only one percent of the men
because they did not work out.
But it is not only the students and
the school's faculty that are
benefitting from the association.
" I've learned so much about young
people by working with these stUdents.
I'm the fortunate one," contended
McNamara.
And Davidson added"You know, you
really get a good feeling when a group
Seated at the table are left to right Sgt.
Fitzsimmons, Mr. Fricker and Mr. Coffey
at the head of the table. A t the rear to
the left of the table are Ptlmn. Goddard
and McNamara.
of kids approach you in the halls, and
a cou pie of them call out to you by
name. Not like their surly attitude on
the street where you're just another
policeman. "
The Senn security police have tried
to make the young people understand
that policemen are not inhuman or
unreachable. They have explained that
the civilian has recourse if there is a
complaint against a policeman, he is
not immune to discipline.
The men are also there to help the
kids over hurdles, and set up guidelines
for them from a police point of view.
And both Ptlmn. Davidson and
McNamara realize their thinking must
be flexible.
And, of course, there is their main
function-keep the school in running
order. From all appearances they seem
to be doing it. The administration and
McNamara and Davidson are quick to
remind you that one has read of little
trouble at Senn in the past few months.
" Oh, we do have our problems, but
mostly from outsiders, those that have
been expelled or suspended," said
Fricker. "Even these people know our
security men, though, and just the
knowledge that they are on the premises
helps alot."
And Dennis and Ed sum up their
work at Senn as an accomplishment in
police work and "a beautiful scene." *
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Nine Policemen Receive High Department A wards
Supt. James B. Conlisk, Jr., recently
presented nine policemen with high De·
partment awards for heroism and ac·
complishments in police work. The po·
licemen received either the Award of
Valor for heroism, personal courage
and devotion to duty; the Blue Star
Award for serious or fatal wounds reo
ceived in the pe{iormance of duty; or
the Award of Merit for outstanding con·
tributions for the betterment of the De·
partment.
Ptlmn. Earl Leib 48, and Sam Greco,
30, 15th District (Austin) received the
Award of Valor for their action in thwart·
ing a robbery attempt and fatally
wounding the suspect. Greco, who was
wounded during a gun battle with the
man, also received the Blue Star Award .
Det. Ollie Morgan, 25, of the Intel·
ligence Division, also received the Award
of Valor for his undercover work which
culminated in 30 indictments of eight
members of a militant organization
active in the destruction and thievery
following the assassination of Dr. Martin
Luther King,J r.
Ptlmn. Richard Curley, 26, Area 4
Task Force, received the Blue Star for
wounds he suffered during a gun battle
with members of the Black Panther
party last summer. Three other police·
men were injured in the incident, and
three Panthers were arrested and in·
dicted.
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Ptlmn. Fred Eschenbrenner, 37, 20th
District (Foster Ave .), was a recipient
of the Blue Star Award as the result of
stab wounds he incurred while aiding
another policeman who had intervened
in a disturbance.
Ptlmn. Fred Terrile, 31, 3rd District
(Grand Crossing), received the Blue Star
for a sniper wound he received. Terrile
had come to assist in the removal of
prisoners on the southside, when he
was wounded.
Lt. John MacDonald, 47, Sgts. James
Fanning, 43, and Stanley Panek, 41, all
of the Training Division , were presented
the Award of Merit for the development
of procedures to be put to use during
large scale disturbances. The three men
studied the contemporary problem and
then designed and conducted a program
based on their findings. *
Ptlmn. Sam Greco with his son, fiveyear-old
Gregory.
The award recIpients pose with Supt.
James B. Conlisk, Jr. They are from left
to right: Sgts. Stanley Panek, James Fanning,
Lt, John MacDonald, Ptlmn, Fred
Terrile, Fred Eschenbrenner, Supt. Conlisk,
Ptlmn. Richard Curley. Earl Leib,
Det. Ollie Morgan and Ptlmn. Sam Greco.

MEMBERS OF YOUR PENSION
fund's Protective Association
spent the better part of five months
last year in Springfield attending the
76th Illinois General Assembly. Not all
of the bills sponsored by the Protective
Association were passed. And some bills
passed which the Association did not
support. But as Association President
Sgt. AI Apa said:
"The programs which have been
passed and signed by the Governor will
correct most, if not all, of the
deficiencies of the Pension Fund."
SENATE BILL 818. This, undoubtedly,
was one of the most important bills
passed as far as the pension fund is
concerned. S.B. 818 is the new ,
financing bill which changes the
method of computing the share the
city pays in to the pension fund. In the
past, the fund has received a set or
pegged levy each year, regardless of
policemen's salaries or number of men
on the Force. The change, which
started January I, 1970, stipulates that
for each dollar a policeman contributes
to the fund, the city must contribute
$1.40. The city's contribution is
graduated, so that in 1972, the city will
be contributing a top of two dollars for
each dollar contributed by policemen.
Thus, the city is now contributing on a
dollar for dollar basis on a graduated
scale, instead of paying in the set
amount at the end of each year.
SENATE BILL 192. This bill, known as
the Compensation Act, is another
extremely important one. It provides a
death benefit paid by the state to any
policeman or firefighter in Illinois who
is killed in the line of duty. The money
is awarded and administered by the
Illinois Attorney General. It is
important to note that, to be an eligible,
a policeman must fill out and return a
beneficiary form available at the Attorney
New Laws That Affect You
Pension Bills
SENATE BILL 888. This bill permits
sworn members in exempt rank to pay
into the pension fund according to their
actual, instead of civil service, salary.
Retirement credit is based on the five
highest consecutive years in the last
ten years of actual salary. However, no
policeman assigned to an exempt
position within three years of retirement
can pay into the pension on actual
salary.
Men in all ranks benefit from this bill.
At present, there are approximately
1200 patrolmen working in the exempt
rank of detective, 300 working as youth
officers, and 250 working as dispatchers.
There are also sergeants working as
technicians, and lieutenants in such
positions as deputy chief, coordinator
and director.
SENATE BILL 596. This suspends a
widow's annuity if she marries after
age 60, but reinstates the annuity if
the marriage is ended by death or
divorce.
SENATE BILL 597. This bill forbids
payment of pension to anyone
convicted of a felony while he is
receiving disability payments.
SENATE BILL 598. This provides a
widow's annuity refund to the
policeman who is married before 57
but whose wife dies while he is in
service. The money is refunded when
the man retires.
SENATE BILL 994. This provides for a
1112 per cent pension increase at age 60,
with annual increases of 1112 per cent
to a total of 30 per cent over a 20 year
period. In the past, a retiree had to
wait until age 63 to begin his annuity
increase.
SENATE BILL 1720. The basic annuity
increase bill was first passed in
September,1967. Senate Bill 1720
General's office. therefore provides a 1112 per cent
annuity increase at age 65 for those
policemen who retired before September
1967 with at least 20 years of service
at age 55. A total of 3000 Chicago
retirees are now eligible for an annuity
increase for the first time.
SENATE BILL 2324. This bill changes
the date of fixation of widows'annuities
from age 57 to age 63. Thus, policemen
will continue to pay widow's annuity for
a longer time and therefore build up the
widows'annuity at collection time.
SENATE BILL 1125. This bill increases
the child's (under 18) annuity from $40
to $60 a month while a widow or
widower survives and from $60 to $90
if the child is orphaned.
HOUSE BILL 2637. This bill provides
that prior to any investigation, the
results of which may be the basis for
charges seeking the discharge of a police
officer, the officer must be advised in
writing of the improper or illegal act he
has allegedly committed, be advised
that his admissions in the hearing may
be a basis for charges against him,
have the right to an attorney, and have
all investigation recorded and a copy
made available to him at no cost
without delay.
HOUSE BILL 1375. This bill prohibits
skipping over the top candidate on a
promotional list more than once, and
the number two candidate more than
twice.
HOUSE BILL 1376. This bill requires
that all vacancies be filled before a
promotional list is taken down.
HOUSE BILL 1377. This bill requires
that a promotional list be posted within
60 days after the date on which the
exam was given.
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ews news
SAFETY SLOGAN
Po lice Superintendent James B. Con·
lisk, Jr., (left) and Mayor Richard J.
Daley (right) help She ri Sprung, Von
Steuben High School student, place new
traffic slogan on the back of the Police
Department three·wheel motorcycles to
alert the public on traffic safety. Shert
is the winner of the traffic safety slo·
gan used on the poster.
Three Officers Attend Program
Pictured are three policemen who par·
ticipated in a program, administered by
Northern Illinois University, geared to
learning more about Puerto Rican cui ·
ture. At left is Cmdr. Harold Miles, 7th
(Englewood) Dist., Sgt. Donald Berga·
min, Training Division, and Chief of Pa·
trol, John T. Kelly, fou rth from the ri ght.
The three men are pictured with Puerto
Rican Police Superintendent Luis Torres
Massa and his Community Relations Di·
rector, Capt. Luis E. Vasquez. The po·
licemen returned Nov. 22 after 18 days
in San Juan and outlying rural districts
learning about aspects of Puerto Rican
history. " We left there with a better un·
derstanding of our fellow American citi·
zens," said Cmdr. Miles.
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news news
ATTENTION SKIDOERS
Did you know that winter with its
trappings-ice and snow-is not the
only area of concern regarding skid·
ding? The Automotive Maintenance Di·
vision pointed out. that a cautious driver
should beware of highway surfaces fol·
lowing a light rain or drizzle, particularly
after a long dry spell, because a thin
greasy film forms. And the Division
pointed out that other pitfalls for skids
are loose gravel, sand , leaves and wet
mUd.
An added note was that ice is twice
as slippery when the temperature level
is freezing (32°) than it is at zero. To
assure safe driving under poor condi·
tions, it is recommended that a car be
equipped with snow tires, preferrably
with studs which are twice as effective
for traction, or chains, which are four
to six t imes as effective; the driver
should also redu ce his speed; keep his
tires properly inflated and don't tailgate.
If you do skid, turn the wheels in
the direction of the skid and pump the
bfakes gently. Above all, don't panic.
In Puerto Rico
Dr. Carroll Receives Award
The Chicago Police Captains Associa·
tion recently presented its Distinguished
Service Award to Dr. James P. Carroll,
Chief Surgeon of the Police Department.
The award recognizes outstanding dedi·
cation and devotion to the Department
and its members. Dr. Carroll, who has
been with the Department since 1963,
received the award from Supt. James
Conlisk, Jr. at the Association's annual
Theatre Dinner Party I Nov. 9 , at the
Martinique Restaurant.
Dr. Carroll is a graduate of the Uni·
versity of Notre Dame and the Stritch
School of Medicine at Loyola Univer·
sity. He recently became an Assistant
Clinical Professor at Stritch. Dr. Car·
roll became Chief Surgeon of the De ·
partment in 1963.
Past recipients of the award are:
Fred I nbau, professor of Law at North·
western University, 1966; Thomas Mu l·
roy, attorney, 1967; and Ralph Scheu,
founder of The Hundred Club of Cook
County, 1968.
Here's another old·time photo for you . Check and see if you recognize anyone
here. It was sent in by retired Ofcr. Edward O'Leary who says the cl ass was sworn
in on Nov. 25, 1941. He knows the whereabouts of only a few of the officers in the
picture. For starters, we have two tentative identifications: Front row, fifth from left,
Det. James Cooley, DDA#2; back row, fifth from ri ght, Det. James Millaney, Patrol
Division.

THE BLUE LIGHT
2ND DISTRICT: Our District was saddened
by the death of Ptlmn. John
Gilhooly who was killed in a shoot out
Nov_ 14th_ We extend ou r condolences
to his family_ Also to the family of Sgt.
Sylvester Rollins, who died at home on
9 Dec.... Congratulations to Sgt. Ed
Brooks our Community Service Sgt., who
received a trophy for superior public
service. Incidently, Sgt. Brooks, ptlmn_
W. Glass, S. Gilton. M. Chrismon, Dan
Cambric and Cadet Taylor chaperoned 19
youths to Dunbar High School for a
talent show given by Youth Action. They
also took 60 kids to Soldier Field, to see
the Catholic vs. Public School football
game. They give thanks to Cmdr. Robert
M. Harness for purchasing all tickets
. . . Hats off to Tactical Unit Sgt. W.
Crigler, T. Mills and Ron Davis, who received
Honorable Mentiol1s. They observed
two men standing in the shadows.
Upon making an investigation, the two
men threw down a sawed off shot gun.
An arrest and search revealed a .25 cal.
loaded automatic pistol. Eye witnesses
then came upon the scene and identified
them as being the men who had just
robbed them ... Cmdr. Harness praised
the men in the 2nd Dist. for being
awarded 118 Honorable Mentions in the
last month. For the entire year of 1969
eleven hundred and fifty Honorable
Mentions were awarded to the 2nd Dist.
.. _ Condolences on deaths in the family
to: Alphonso Howard, Dan Teta, George
Williams, and Godfrey Jones . . . Best
wishes to Ken Josephs, who recently
selected a charming bride ... Bill Gordon
vacationed in Nassau. He visited
their Police Dept., and observed much
discipline. Among the people he noticed
a peaceful atmosphere, relating that the
police do not carry guns. 002 reporting.
-Ptlmn. Louis Shelley
3RD DISTRICT: Our 1969 Annual Fiesta
exploded with another series of happy
moments. We were honored with distinguished
speakers, Supt. J. Conlisk, Chief
J. Kelly, Dep. Chief J. Riordan, W. Parker
and 7th Wd. Rep. Ald. N. Bolling. Our
invited guests were 5th Dist. Cmdr. J.
Cotter, 6th Dist. Cmdr. E. Sheehy, Lt.
B. Gore from the Sheriff's Dept., two
Rep_ from Sears & Roebuck and our
own Ptlmn D. Miley and F. Terrille, now
on extended medical leave with injuries
incurred while on duty. Dist. Cmdr,
William B. Griffin, who's always full of
surprises for others, was the .recipient
of a surprise when the personnel presented
him with a plaque for "Outstanding
Leadership" ... Our Dist. personnel
and many outsiders spread a little sunshine
and Xmas cheer on F. Rappaport's
family with a cash gift of $772. Mrs.
Rappaport and children were extremely
grateful ... Condolences to Ptlmn. C.
Smith on the death of his brother, J.
Smith, 5th Dist.; and to the bereaved
family of Ptlmn T. Williams . _ . Congratulations
to Harold Matthews Jr., who
celebrated his 2nd birthday. His mother,
M. Matthews is one of our most reliable
C.C.... Shirley and Sarah Riggins, our
civilian clerk and two other lovely ladies,
known as the "Soul Stations", are now
spinning the vocal wheel which spells
"S.U.C.C.E.S.S." . . . Our 2nd Area
mixed Choral Group of 40 voices, under
leadership of Ptlmn. F. Basile, sang season's
greetings at City Hall, Civic Cntr.,
Pol. Hdqtrs. and many other public areas
... Congrats to B. Broughton, P. Foley
for a fine job in apprehending 3 youths
involved in stolen auto c.nd to Tactical
Unit Car #369A on the recovery of 395
stolen cars during 1969 . . . "Three
Star Salute" goes to J. Doyle, J. O'Rourke
and Sgt. A. Annerino for the apprehension
of a murderer ... Don't forget our
Retirement Party in February honoring
Sgt. McKellop, Sgt. Hallisy & Ptlmn. P.
Donahue _ .. Let's support our Dist. all
Star B3sketball Team.
-Ptlmn. Arthur Kimber
4TH DISTRICT: Glad to see Tom Hayes
and Paul Nealis up and about again ...
Congratulations to Sgt. Rafferty on his
very successful Thanksgiving Day basket
drive. I'm sure many senior citizens
were made very happy _ .. And what
about ou r Ofcr. Cooley placing 3rd on the
Dick's examination. We always told Sgt.
Stevens Cooley wa90r on the ball _ .. You
could tell Michael Kelly the Ill's stag was
a big success by the faces at roll call
the following morning. Bill Hardey's favorite
Cadet wasn't himself for 3 days
... Hey-Hey- 004's basketball team
is on its way. Four wins and no loses.
We are expecting a few trophies this
year-so keep up the good work ...
Cmdr. Nolan wishes all the men and their
families a Happy New Year ... Please
leave all news for publication in my
mailbox.
-Ptlmn. Robert Galloway
6TH DISTRICT: Welcome back to Capt.
Satunas and U. Madsen, reoently back
from a stay on the sick and injured list
_ . . Some new items bought with the
new raises are: Walsh, the time keeper,
an extra set of fingers; T. Quinn, his
own hospital bed; C. McDonald a hinge
for his elbow; M. Melaniphy, a set of
earplugs; J. Pfundstein, 10 more season
tickets to the bear games; Callaghan &
Heimann, another volume on the powers
of ESP; S. Ryzanka, a pair of glasses to
keep the bullies away; Brown & Turturillo
invested in a partition; M. Schoenbein,
another Lincoln Continental for his
new garage; R. Niehoff 2,000 copies of
December's Star; Cadet O'Donnell a one
way ticket to Canada; Cadet Atkinson a
road map of Canada and Cadet Willis
10,000 copies of the new draft list ...
A special congratulation to D. Johnson
on the birth of Shirley Dishonn, a bouncing
beauty ... R. McPencow a heroic
capture of a robbery suspect in a shootout
... The annual Xmas party at the
Beverly Woods was a great success ...
Our football moderator, Bronko Rourke
received a bowl bid. It was from Howard,
our Maintenance Chief. Our co-captains
are considering the offer. _ . The furlough
was great. Hawaii and Japan are
beautiful but Blue Island was my first
choice.
-Ptlmn. R. Angone
7TH DISTRICT: Condolences to the families
of Ptlmn. Gilhooly and Rappaport on
their untimely deaths ... Condolences
to the family of Ptlmn. Walter Leamon
who recently passed away. Walt served
in the Englewood Dist. for 28 years ...
Congratulations to Ptlmn. Sadowski and
his wife on their first arrival, Stephen
Richard weighing in at 7 Ibs. 12 ozs.. _ .
Also Ptlmn. J. Dalton's wife Maureen
presented him a bouncy baby boy. The
Daltons' second child, Tim, weighed 8
Ibs. 13 ozs... _ Also adding to their list
of tax exemptions Ptlmn. D. Wayne and
his wife Karen announced their new arrival,
a little girl weighing in at 8 Ibs.
5 ozs .... Good luck to Lt. Jim Kelly on
his new assignment at the 10th Dist.
Members of Capt. Gastel's watch will
long remember Jim Kelly as a fine boss
... Also good luck to Ptlmn. J. Bronky,
R. Nevells, and T. Eckstrom going to
T.F.A. #4 D.S_ ... Good luck to Ptlmn.
H. Farmer's son, Michael, who is stationed
in Viet Nam. May his parents
prayers be answered for his safe return
home.
-Ptlmn. John Ciszek
8TH DISTRICT: Welcome aboard to Capt.
J. Ridges, Lt. J. Ryan, Ptlmn. N. Phillips
. . . Top Bowling teams: 1st. place
"Novak's Tap", 2nd, Axtec lounge ...
Cmdr. O'Connell thanks all members for
a job well done. Crime did go up during
'69 due primarily to the many special
details, especially our Tac Units. The
Cmdr. said we will have a decrease for
1970. Let's all do our part and pull together
like one big team ... Congratulations
and happiness always to Mr. &
Mrs. Edward Leppa, Jr. (formerly Arlene
Lipinski) on their recent marriage. He is
son of Sgt. Ed Leppa, Sr. (Area # 3, G/ A)
and Ann Leppa our genial Steno & Citation
clerk here at "8" . _ _ Capt. R.
McCurrie did a splendid job as acting
Cmdr. while Cmdr. O'Connell was on furlough
... Relative to the oldest retired
police officer, we here at "8" believe
John Goles' dad is the oldest retired policeman
in the U.S.A. as we stated in our
June issue. John is coming up with a
few photos we hope to forward to Star
Mag. for a future issue_ (Come to think
of it John has been around here for a
long time too_) His dad will be 96 yrs.
old come next May. Hope John is around
when he's that old enjoying his pension,
as well as myself and "all you Guys".
-Ptlmn. Vince O'Grady
10TH DISTRICT: Salutes to James Raspberry
for his fine arrest of two stick-up
men while off duty_ Would you believe
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he was the victim? ... We are glad to
have James Marren back from his short
stay at traffic . .. A hearty welcome to
It. James Kelly .. . We will miss Sgt.
Edward Devereux who retired as of 1
Dec.... Congratulations to proud new
parents: R. Bayron and his wife, Frances,
on the birth of a son; and to Curtis Jones
and Janice on the birth of their daughter.
Also good luck in their new home . . .
John Karlik celebrated his 10th Wedding
Anniversary. Would you believe he and
Bernadine never had a fight? ... 2nd
Watch personnel are f iling a petition to
enjoin Lt. Devitt from coming into the
district on his days off and checking on
their activities . . . What's this about
Cadet Murphy telling his girlfriend he is
the District Cmdr. of 10? ... Secretary
Walt Pawlowski lost another tax exemption
(the 3rd). His son Daniel recently
married.
-'-Ptlmn. Joseph Wagner
12TH DISTRICT: The 12th District basketball
team appears to be on its way
to another successful season. The team
has already compiled a 3-0 record by
dumping the 18th and 21st Districts
along with the C.T.A. Detail Section. This
year the team is led by Big Jim Johnson,
Ivan Jefferson, AI Rowe, Charles Sias,
Gene Greenwood and Jerry Rusnak ...
Congratulations to Richard Williams, son
of crossing guard Mrs. Wi,JIie Ruth . Richard
received his Masters Degree from
Chicago State College in Dec .... Cadet
Rich Putyrski was one of those lucky
ones in the recent Draft lottery. His
birthday was picked sixth . . . Welcome
back to Lt. Coburn who recently returned
from a two week "mercy mission" at
the 13th District . . . Ken Fowler is
smiling now that he has been returned
to full duty .. . Sgt. Crawford is boasting
that he bagged 8 pheasants on his
recent hunting trip to southern III. Surprising,
how well he does everything ...
Honorable Mentions for Ptlmn. Gian·
noni, Carolan, Estey and Flores.
-Ptlmn. Vince Gavin
15TH DISTRICT: This reporter apologizes
for the late news, but I was on my furlough
and the news wasn't sent in the
last period ... Ofcr. Ray Behnke & his
wife are the proud parents of a new
baby girl ... Capt. Edward Russell has
a new 8 lb. 2 oz. grandson & Sgt. Mahn·
ke's daughter Pat Blassick presented him
with a new 4 lb. 15 oz. grandson . . .
In the hospital recuperating are Ptlmn.
John C. Finnegan & Arthur Aznavoorian.
Also Cadet Dave Holder Jr. was released
from the hospital after undergoing surgery.
(They really let him go home because
he eats too much) .. . Cadet Jim
Anhalt shot a nice buck while hunting
in Wisconsin ... Ptlmn. Jack Killenberg
& AI Salerno will be in sunny Mexico
with their families during their December
fu rlough . . . Sgt. John Allegretti
& Tactical Unit men John Kozaritz & B.
Crimins were put in for a Department
Commendation for the apprehension of
some armed robbers . . . Good news is
that Ptlmn. Sam Greco who was ser·
iously wounded in a gun fight, is now
home recuperating . . . Ptlmn. Rich
Petr is back after being detailed to the
Training Division . Welcome to the new
10
arrivals: Ptlmn. Tim O'Meare, Ken Quinn,
Wm. Nass, Joe Trizinski & Dom Palm·
isano.
-Sgt. Arthur Ferando
16TH DISTRICT: Our sympathy to Cadet
Paul Venticinque on the loss of his
mother and grandmother ... Congratulations
to Ron Springer who entered the
matrimonial circle. What took you so
long? ... Honorable Mentions: Pat Mc­
Enroe, Ed Madden, Joe Gagliano, Larry
Schreiner, John Wotring, Ron Caprio,
Ken Nagorsen, Russ Marringer, Vern
lamb, Joe Burwitz, Robert Meyer, Charlie
Cerese & Pat Chambe.rs . .. Charlie
Cerese, of the "Nose Patrol", has been
on the job over ten years and hasn't
found a stolen car during that time.
His son Charlie and his friend Mark
came into the station when we had
"Open House", took a Daily Bulletin and
on their way home, started checking all
the cars against the list of cars reported
stolen. Would you believe that they located
one 4 houses from where they
live? . .. Now a few words about the
"Elite Corp" from O'Hare Field. Ed
Bourke is the proud father again. His
lovely wife presented him with a baby
girl, Eileen Margarete ... Their softball
team finished 2nd in the O'Hare
Field Softball league. The men also
entered two teams in the III. Police
Tollway Pistol Match and took 1st place
in the Tyro Class and 7th place in the
Marksman Class. Team members were
Ed & Otis Fleming, John Zdziarski, Harry
Obermeier, Roy Ott, Charlie Perce, Rich
Callender and Sgt. larry Ciessau . . .
Frank Kantak won the 1st place individual
trophy in the Marksman class in
the IPA Turkey Shoot.
-Ptlmn. louis Bruzzini
17TH DISTRICT: Our sympathy is extended
to Ptlmn. Peter and Robert Papeck
on the loss of their mother just
prior to the Christmas holidays . .. A
speedy recovery to Lt. Charles lynch,
Sgt. Tom Fergus, Ptlmn. Carl Enwell,
John Nikopoulas, Tom Johnson, Art
Becker and Joe McDermott. We need
you all back on the job fellows so hurry
and get well . . . Cmdr. Hayes flew to
Denver to witness his son's marriage
.. . Cadet Frank Nardi took his vacation
during the Christmas holidays and went
skiing in Wisconsin .. . Ptlmn. Alan
Gottfried joined the club and got married
on Christmas Eve. According to him
it's a pretty good institution. We are
going to check on his reaction next year
... The 5th Area Crossing Guards hosted
a Christmas dinner at the Diplomat with
District Commanders as their guests . .
Sgt. Bob lane's Community Service Unit
sponsored a Christmas party for children
of the Uhlich and lydia Homes and children
from the Vision Foundation for
Blind Youth.
-Marge Happs
18TH DISTRICT: Congratulations to Ray
Isaac and Elaine on the birth of Christopher
James at 7 Ibs. born Nov. 15.
What? Another "OU 0" player? ... Fou r
Feathers Bruce Powell shot a 250 lb.
black bear on his latest expedition and
is having it mounted for his den ...
Our basketball team got off to a rough
start and they are keeping the score a
big secret . .. Sgt. Jim Clark is now in
the process of making some very big
trades for next season's baseball te!'lm
. . . Now that Vernis Jones is in the
district and getting acquainted I hear
th'lt larry (long Acres) Clark is getting
a little worried about losing his title as
the most eligible bachelor ... Sgt. Bruce
Powell and Kitty recenly added to the
family with the birth of Christine Marie
at 7 Ibs. 1 oz .. their 2nd girl. That makes
3 in the family . . . Bernie Shuman tells
m e that Bobby Flatow had to tu rn down
two marriage proposals during the
Thanksgiving Holidays ... Sgt. Peters
again missed the pleasure of Sgt. Ed
Wright and Ptlmn. Ed. leonard on the
golf tour to Biloxi during the holidays.
All the other golfers are studying the
golf tips du rin g this slack season . ..
THE LITHUANIAN EAGLE
-Ptlmn. John Daciolas
19TH DISTRICT: The 19th District wei ·
comes Roberts, McHugh and Gartner ...
We need help in getting a basketball
team started. All those interested contact
Ptlmn. Pat Koertgen . . . Congrats Girmaldi
and (Crash) Koehler for their Dept.
Commendations, Tansey on becoming a
grandfather and to Sgt. Sweeney on
being one of the selected few by the
Air Force to deliver a plane to French
Africa . . . Honorable Mentions: Granthan,
Markovitch, Haisch, Reed, M. Mil·
ler, Q. (Omar Shariff) Muntaner, who will
also receive the J.C. Award; also Honor·
able mentions to D. Herman, Riley,
Mooney, Garrido, Farmer, Naughton, Ma·
lecke, O'Reilly, Garcia, Vetrano, and L.
Milz . . . Congrats to Cadet One Ton
Meyer who has taken over the desk from
Doc. McDermott who is in semi-retirement
. .. Condolences to Ptlmn. New·
man on the death of his daughter who
was five years old.
-Ptlmn. Paul Koburi
20TH DISTRICT: Sgt. leroy levy and
Ptlmn. Seymour Weinstein attended the
Nat'l Convention of the Schomrim So·
ciety in New York. Ptlmn. Weinstein was
re-elected President. Sgt. Levy was elect·
ed 1st Vice President. Ptlmn. Michael
Chasin was elected trustee . . . Steve
Carynski gave the crossing guards a
Christmas Party and breakfast at Grass·
fields on Ridge . .. Former ass't sec·
retary Ray Isaac was blessed with a
baby boy ... Ptlmn. Centranowicz and
wife were also blessed with a 7 lb. girl
.. . Deepest sympathy to Sh irley Washington
on the passing of her grand·
mother . . . louis Ortale left for a six
month tour in our Nat'l Guard and on
his return will probably attend Police
School . .. Again this year, members
gave the annual Christmas Party for the
members of the Uptown Community.
Toys, food, and other needy items were
passed out. The party was a huge suc·
cess! . . . Cmdr. James J. Connolly
would like to inform all members that
he is proud of their performance in the
past year and hopes that all will con ·
tinue their efforts to promote good will

and understanding in the community for
1970.
-Ptlmn. Dennis Salemi
21ST DISTRICT: Get we" wishes to
Ptlmn. J. Pearson, just home from the
hospital and doing just fine, and Ptlmn.
J. Tu"os who broke his trigger finger
and also to everyone's favorite Ptlmn.
Bob LaVinge ... Welcome aboard to Mrs.
Gloria Nails our new secretary on the
third watch, who brightens the station
with her lovely smile ... Sgt. Nowakis
back from the Training Division . . .
Ptlmn. J. Brooks is in Spain, believe it
or not ... We salute the men of the
Honor Ro", Ptlmn. J. Laskey, P. Connally,
F. Pace, C. Anderson, D. King, J.
Thompson, J. Durkin, P. Jenites, R. Henderson,
A. Scalise, E. Denson, G. Burian,
E. Keen, R. Malkowski, T. O'Connor, J.
Glynn, S. Cardinale, M. Chlopek, A. Sabbia,
J. Kennedy who by the way showed
very high on the Dick's list. These men
are doing a fine job. We" done, men,
from Cmdr. C. Pepp . .. Ptlmn. J. Schaefer
was another one of our own who
wi" be a Dick soon .. . Have you seen
our new Trouble Shooter wagon with
Ptlmn. H. Shelton and Ptlmn_ W. Sims?
They have no arguments on the street
.. . With the addition of Ptlmn. M. Zee's
car being stolen it makes things even,
because now he is even with his partner
Ptlmn. B_ Love who had his stolen during
the early part of the year.
-Ptlmn. Howard Patterson
TRAFFIC HEADQUARTERS: I hope everyone
in the Department had a joyous
Christmas and may 1970 promise to be
a year of peace, happiness and fulfi"ment
for one and all . . . While the rest
of us are walking in slush and snow,
Marion Folland is relaxing on the beach
and basking in that Florida sun _ . . At
the other extreme, we have John Leonardi
who plans to spend pa.rt of his furlo
in Wisconsin engaging in winter sports
· .. Charlie Smith (Safety Ed) has just
returned from Meadowdale where he
completed a course in Pursuit Driving
· . . We understand that Lt. Logan has
been hospitalized and we wish him well
· .. Also hospitalized is Ted Baum (Radar)
and we hope he is back to work
soon . .. Sgt. Skalski's daughter, Deborah,
is presently away at school. She
attends Bradley University in Peoria and
according to dad, she loves it ... Best
wishes to Capt_ Rowder upon his retirement
. .. Capt. Hopp is a two-time loser.
First the Cubs, and now the Bears . . .
Congratulations to Ptlmn. Rizzi and Panepinto
(Vehicle) for receiving two honorable
mentions for outstanding police
work.
-Sharon Halper
TRAFFIC AREA # 1: The entire unit was
deeply saddened by the news that Ptlmn.
Wesbrooks' son was killed in action in
Vietnam_ On behalf of all, I would like
to extend our sincere sympathy to Wes
and his family .. . My sources revealed
to me that our new C.O., R.H.H. owes it
all to J.T. Althouse ... Fred Drew's new
assistant, Mrs. Dillon is an accomplished
entertainer, having performed with a
Marimba band in various South Side
establishments ... Congrats to Mr. &
Mrs. Ed Devine on the bi rth of a son;
Ed is thinking of naming him Elmer . ..
Two recent weddings added sons-in-law
to the Jim Andrasco and Jim Lettner
families ... The Training Division reo
turned our two O.I.'s, Kevin Ransford
and Big Bad Dick Alberts ... Bob Allen
was displaying pictures of his Thanks·
giving orgy. He .had shots of the bird
before and after and of Mrs. Allen be·
fore and after (martinis). I think the
bird won ... The contest to determine
who is Houdini is nearing the finals, the
winner will be named Barn Boss for
1970 . .. Bill Jones struck out in his
attempts to field a basketball team. It
seems the only thing athletic about the
men of TA# 1 is their feet ...
-Ptlmn. Charlie Jenkins
DETECTIVE AREA # 1: Congratulations
to Michael Griegel (Hom.) and Norbert
Listowski (Robb.). Both became fathers
.. . Condolences to Sgt. Bruce Jaffray
(Hom.), Ralph McGrath (Burg) and Sgt.
Harry Blackburn (Burg) in the passing
of loved ones . . . Good luck to John
Deneen (Hom) upon his retirement . . .
Andy O'Connor (GA) states his son is
winning the war in Viet Nam .. . Cadet
Mike Spangelo (GA) is number nine in
draft status .. . Dick Jablonski (Robb)
shot a 250 lb. 9 point deer in Iron
Mountain, Mich.. .. John Donohue is
on cloud nine since his son won a
scholarship to West Point ... Ken Rose
(AT) is extra proud since his bowling
team advanced to first place . . . Pat
Liskovec (Burg) is going to Las Vegas
on furlough to win some money . . . Albert
Heard & Jo Ann Mitchell (AT) were
the best dancers on the floor at Lou
Green's Retirement Party ... Hats off
to Charles Wright (Burg) for the off-duty
arrest at the hockey game. Charlie apprehended
an armed felon in the act of
a robbery and defended another policeman
who had already been shot by the
offender.
-Det. William McWhinney
DETECTIVE AREA #2: Congratulations to
Steve Pavlekovich of G/A. In the month
of November he had an Exhibit at the
Chicago Public Library on boating &
Yachting Models, Marlinspike Seamanship
& Aids to Navigation . . . Congrat·
ulations on a fine job done by Lt. Ed
Walliser, Sgts. McHugh, Bernth, Dooley,
Dets. Griffin, Healy, Robinson, Dawson
& Edenfield, Deluca & Orr, Cardoni,
Broderson, Chorley, with the speedy apprehension
of the offenders in a roof
burglary and safe peel ... Dets. Mike
Golden & Chet Marczak did a fine job
with the arrest of 4 subjects and the
recovery of $10,000 . . . Robbery had a
unit Christmas get together. Thanks to
the committee for the fine arrangements
... A.T.-What Det. was seen haggling
at the Flea Market? ... Det. Geo. Patton
did a fine job as the F.O.P. Rep. in
Louisvi"e ... Det. Ron Harris has the
wanderlust look again . . . Det. AI Kustra's
son is about to become a golf Pro
(Anyone for lessons?) . . . Area # 3
welcomes back Lt. Smith from the med.
roll ... Det. Wally Zie is going to have
2 additions to his household: a new
baby & a new room. Wally has been
wearing some real loud shirts lately.
Has anyone noticed? . .. Polwmn. Mary
King's daughter is about to tie the knot
. .. Deepest sympathy to Sgt. Griffith
on the recent loss of his mother ...
Our office sec'y Mrs_ Helen Conway is
looking forward to the summertime this
year. She and Mr. Conway have a little
cottage up in the country and can't
wait ...
-Det. Gene Ivana
DETECTIVE AREA #4: Autos-If you're
wondering why Frank Nied is smiling
these days, it's because his son-in-law,
Robt. Heisey, was promoted to Lt. in the
Oak Pk. Fire Dept . ... Det. Joe Nalepa
just returned from a fishing trip in Minn.
He's not saying how many fish he
caught, but we understand that the
Game Warden is looking for him . . .
Congratulations to Lt. McCann and his
men who have won the Golden Cadillac
for the second period in a row . .. Why
are people calling Owen Bolger "Crash"?
· .. GA: Welcome back to Max Berkowsky,
who successfully made it back from
the 3rd Watch to the 2nd . . . Det. B.
Husfield has just returned to snowy Chi ­
cago from sunny Florida, where he and
his wife spent Thanksgiving with Bob's
brother, Willard, formerly of AT#4 ...
Sgt. Scalia is very proud of his son,
Chuck, who enlisted in the Marines for
6 yrs. He left Nov. 29 for Paris Island
· .. HIS: Welcome back to Tom Shine
who's back after 3 months on the Med.
Roll. Tom broke his leg while playing
baseball. While he was off, his wife,
Josephine gave birth to a baby boy ...
Robb: Congratulations for a job well done
to Dets. Ke"y & Soltys. They made one
arrest and cleared up several robberies
· .. Farewe" to Robt. Miller who left the
Police Dept. to move to Wisconsin.
-Judi Wisnoski
DETECTIVE AREA # 6: Detective Emil
Demko, G/ A retired and was given a " bon
voyage" party. I hear it was a pretty good
party. We wish you lots of good luck
Emil ... Bill Erickson and Len Muscolino,
Robb. went to Minocqua, Wisconsin
for a little deer hunting. They spent five
days in the back woods pioneer style,
got a little hungry, a little cold, a little
tired, but no little 'deer'. Sorry fellows,
better luck next time ... A happy New
Year to personnel in Area 6 and the Department
... My husband and I visited
our daughter and five grandchildren in
Sidney, Nebr. during the Christmas holidays.
-Jeanette LaRue
TASK FORCE AREA #4: Greetings and
salutations to Lt_ D. Leahy who is now
assigned to T.F.A.#4 ... We all wish
to express our deepest sympathy on the
sudden death of Sgt. Dreksler's mother
· . . A good time was had by all at Capt.
Mooney's promotional party . . . Congratulations
to Sgt_ Thompson while
attending a disturbance at Crane High
School. He took a "crash" course in
geography ... Good luck to all of those
in the Walk and Talk Operations (Orthopedic
Patrol) and to Lt. Pleines (Shoe
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14
Ptlmn. William Kouvelis
XPERIENCE AS a broadcasting
Eannouncer has certainly helped
Ptlmn. William Kouvelis. He is Officer
Friendly of the 15th District.
"When I got out of the service in
1946, I attended a training school in
the Loop," he said. " The school
offered courses in voice control, public
speaking and broadcasting."
Thus Ptlmn. Kouvelis has quite a
unique and beneficial background for
the Police Department. Police work was
not his immediate job choice f9110wing
his schooling, though.
"I sang in nightclubs in the city for
awhile," he said. "I had a job at the old
Chez Paree where I sang in production
numbers while the 'Chez Paree
Adorables' danced. But the pay was bad
-$45 a week and I really didn't like
the work."
Following his career in show business,
Kouvelis became a salesman and took
some sales technique courses.
Finally, after a bit of prodding, he
took the Civil Service exams and joined
the Force in 1956 at the age of 30.
"My first assignment was the old 41st
District, Rogers Park" he said. "The
guys in that District were terrific. There
was great comradeship."
He was there for a year and a half,
then went to the Training Division in
1957 "because I was an instructor in
the service and I had a good speaking
voice." At that time, the Training
Division only operated for six months
out of the year so Kouvelis spent the
other half of the year at the 16th
District (Jefferson Park).
Kouvelis stayed in the 16th District
until 1966, then transferred to the 14th
District (Sha kespea re).
"In April, 1967, I went to the 15th
District (Austin) and was assigned to
the Tactical Unit," he said.
A
NEW BRANCH of the Police
Department was opened to him
when he joined the Officer Friendly
program in 1967. His experience in
public speaking weighed heavily in his
favor.
"I guess I'm more enthusiastic about
the Officer Friendly program than usual
police work because of the potential
good that can be accomplished by
visiting with all these kids," he said.
He added that he may have had an
advantage over many of the other
policemen because he had experience
in talking to groups.
" But I was still nervous. Multiply ten
times the feeling you get when you
write your first ticket. That's how I felt
the first time in front of all those first
graders," Kouvelis explained.
There is now a tremendous rapport
between him and the youngsters with
whom he talks. "Once they know you ,
the kids open up," he said.
" I' m really proud to be a part of the
program, I hope we can help the kids as
they get older," he continued. "It's
important that children and adults
understand the role of the policeman in
order that they may aid him."
And Kouvelis is sure that his efforts
and those of the other Officer Friendlies

have not been for naught.
"The teachers we have worked with
have been particularly enthusiastic,"
he said, "and, of course, so have the
parents."
OUVELIS NOTED THAT Cmdr. Mark
K Thanasouras of the 15th District
has also given the program a
tremendous backing.
"Cmdr. Thanasouras put an order in
the CO book that all the policemen are
Officer Friendlies. He wrote the order
after he got a complaint from a teacher
that a policeman on a street corner had
been gruff with a youngster who
attempted to hold his hand as he
crossed the street," Kouvelis related.
"You have to understand that this
program is a partnership. We are trying
to make the beat policemen's job
easier a nd they in tu rn have to exercise
,judgment in de

Combing buildings for suspects in a
crime is another duty of canine patrol.
The dogs are also used to search areas
for discarded evidence.
16
h Can n s c n Pi r
With the entrance of 1970, the Canine
Section of the Task Force begins its
ninth year. The Canine Patrol was actio
vated in July, 1961 after six patrolmen
and their dogs participated in a training
program sponsored by the St. Louis
Metropolitan Police Department. We have
some recent photos of the dogs and
their "partners" at work and play and
we thought you might be interested in
them.
Among the day's chores is patrolling the
city's parks. This is Ptlmn. Jerriod Lewis
on the job with Barney.
The dogs live with their handlers and
enjoy the pleasure of family life.
Ptlmn. Sam Harris with his dog Brutus Brutus and his comrades are also gentle
patrolling the lakefront.
natured as these nurses learned.

BREWERS 13
BEARS 0
Police members of the Austin Bears Bre:
second row. seventh from the left. Bob
Kahn; last row. second and third from the
left. Michael O'Sullivan and Maurice
Dailey.
A number of policemen who have
football in their systems found them·
selves playing on championship con·
tender teams when the Clearing Brewers
and the Austin Bears, amateur heavy·
weight football teams, played for their
league title recently. Only the members
of the Clearing Brewers came away
smiling, though.
The Clearing Brewers went into the
game with a 10·0 season and handed
the Austin Bears, with a 7·2·1 season,
a 13·0 defeat.
Both teams are members of the Chi·
cagoland Amateur Football League. The
team players are either former high
school, college, or semi·pro football play·
ers, according to Bernard Cooney, mana·
ger of the Austin Bears. And none of them
expect anything more than fun and a
chance to play-football.
Ptlmn. Maurice Dailey of the Intelli·
gence Division, plays defensive tackle
for the Bears. He got the football bug
while in the service.
"Playing with the Bears is fun, more
or less a hobby," says Dailey.
Ptlmn. Edward Clancy of the 1st Dis·
trict, who plays tight end for the champion
Clearing Brewers, is in agreement
with Dailey and adds that the Brewers
are the "up and coming Dallas Cow·
But Wait Till Next Year
boys." He concedes that the Bears are
the equivalent of the Greenbay Packers.
Clancy has reason to make such an
observation because the south side
Brewers held their opponents scoreless
in their last ten games.
"In all 11 games we scored 296
points against our opponents' 14 points,"
Clancy boasted.
Ptlmn. Dennis McNamara of the 18th
District played defensive end for the
Bears for half the season.
"The Bears were city champs of the
Amateur league for seven years," says
McNamara. "Something went wrong this
year."
Ptlmn. James Campbell, of the 8th
District, began playing with the Clear·
ing Brewers when they were only a
sandlot team at Lawlor Park on the
south side.
"We organized the team into a club
in 1966 and joined the Amateu r league
a year later," said Campbell.
Campbell, who plays offensive guard,
said he's sorry to see the season end.
"We really had a good time. It was
great exercise. I think football is one
of the greatest sports going."
Bob Kahn, a recruit at the Training
Academy, has been a Bear player since
high sch,pol days at Austin High School.
Pictured here are the Clearing Brewers.
The policenwn lire ' second row. second
from I:'!ft, Tom Thompson fifth, Jim
Campbell: fourth rovi on the end. Tom
Hutchinson: and fifth row . fifth and sixth
from the left. Bud Clancv and Beall
Walker.
"I liked football while I was in high
school and it's hard to get it out of
your system, " he said. "The Bears give
me a chance to continue playing."
The recruit was an outside linebacker
with the Bears.
Each of the teams has its share of
policemen and they all agree that the
Brewers and the Bears provide great
exercise and make for a trem.endous
pastime.
Some of the players are Beau Walker,
of the 7th District, who plays fullback
for the Brewers; Thomas Thompson, also
of the 7th District and a member of
the Brewers; Thomas Hutchinson, a po·
lice recruit. with the Brewers; and Mi·
chael O'Sullivan, middle linebacker for
the Bears, who has made application
to join the Department.
Clancy had expressed disappointment
at the end of the Sunday football games
because they were helping him to lose
weight, and besides, he noted, the post·
game activities were always fun.
But the Brewers and the Bears aren't
ending their sports activity at the close
of the football season. Basketball is yet
to come, there's baseball in the sum·
mer, and the Brewers are trying to get
up a hockey team.
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17

EPART MENT COMMENDATIONS
Following a traffic violation, Ptlmn.
Timothy Barry and Eugene Labiak of
the 10th District, stopped an automobile
which answered the description of a car
used in a gas station robbery. When
the officers approached the car they
saw two revolvers on the front seat. A
closer examination of the auto found
the proceeds of the robbery. Police later
learned that the auto was stolen.
During a 15 day period
Ptlmn. Kenneth Thelen and
Albert Forte of the 21st
District, were instrumental
in the arrests of 22 per·
sons involved in 15 sep'
arate incidents. In addition
to making the arrests
which involved resisting,
Thelen strong·armed robbery, dis·
orderly conduct and unlawful use of
weapons, the policemen recovered six
guns.
Ptlmn. Michael Wheeler
of the 13th District recog·
nized a man wanted for
firing a shotgun into a
tavern in the area. Wheeler
cornered and shot the sus·
pect in a gangway after the
man drew a gun on the po·
liceman. Wheeler arrested
the man and took him to St. Mary's
Hospital.
Det. Elmer Brown and Robert McDonald
of DDA 2 B pu rsued and curbed a
vehicle that they suspected was occu·
pied by three men who fatally wounded
a man during a robbery. A search of
their car revealed two revolvers which
had been fired. The 3 were charged
with murder and armed robbery.
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Ptlmn. Darryl Collins and
his partner of the 9th Dis·
trict stopped to question a
young man who was defac·
ing the wall of a school
building. When the police·
men approached the young
man, he repeatedly stabbed
L.A.I.........-..;......_ Collins' partner. Collins, as·
sisting his partner, fatally wounded the
youth when he turned on Collins with
the knife.
Sgt. Joseph Norway and Ptlmn. Robert
Malabarba, 7th District, during a nine·
month period, were instrumental in calm·
ing a racially tense area in the Englewood
community. Working as liaisons, the of·
ficers established a necessary rapport
with the area residents. As a result, 12
gang members were arrested.
Ptlmn. Marshall Andrews,
10th District, while off·duty,
arrested a CTA robbery sus·
pect after he was told that
a robbery was in progress.
Andrews made the arrest as
the offender fled the bus. A
woman who was injured
during the robbery was
taken to the hospital.
Ptlmn. Nathan Gibson and Samuel
Brewster, 21st District, noticed a young
woman known to them in a car and min·
utes later connected the car with a
jewelry store robbery a day earlier. The
officers then found her car in front of
an apartment building on the south side
and arrested the woman and three ac·
complices in the robbery.
While off· duty, Ptlmn.
John Paulson of the 10th
District saw two men in a
car who were acting rather
suspiciously . Paulson
stopped and questioned
them. He found the car to
be damaged and after a
registration check, discov·
ered the auto was stolen. Paulson also
found a bottle containing a drug in the
car.
Ptlmn. Joseph Botica
and Robert Palenik of the
7th District heard gunshots
and saw a man with are·
volver leaving a grocery
store. The two policemen
stopped the man, drew
their guns and several
t imes ordered the suspect
Palenik to drop his gun. After
much hesitation the man followed the
officers' order. He was later identified
by the store owner as the offender in
a robbery attempt.
Ptlmn. Raymond Krakausky
of the 21st District
saw a woman jump into the
lake and immediately went
after her. The woman
fought the policeman's ef·
forts to save her, and went
under water. Krakausky
brought her to the surface
and the shore where he successfully
administered mouth to mouth resusci·
tation.
Det. William Thompson
of DDA 5 R was assigned
to investigate an armed
robbery. Det. Thompson
learned that the suspect
frequented a specific area,
he then toured the area
while off·duty with the son
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month after the robbery Det. Thompson
saw the offender during his off·duty tour
and arrested him. Police learned the
man was wanted by the FBI for a Michi·
gan bank robbery.
With a search warrant naming a man
for possession of narcotics, Vice Con·
trol Division Narcotics Sgt. Charles Keegan,
and Patrolmen Leonard Lawrence
and Kenneth Burt searched an apart·
ment and found a revolver and a $400
check. An armed suspect entered the
apartment and was arrested. The check