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CHICAGO PO ICE
THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT
FEBRUARY, 1965

to leave. Lagging behind her was a
young woman.
It looked suspicious. Daly and Ghee
followed them out of the bank and
asked for identification. The young
woman gave her name as Gloria Garford
, and said she was a niece of
the woman, Mrs . Smith. But under
questioning, their stories began to
conflict and they were asked to go
to Area headquarters.
Here detectives learned that "Gloria
Garford" was an alias; the woman
was wanted on charges of other deceptive
practices. Mrs. Smith, a widow,
finally admitted that she had
met Gloria only the afternoon before
while shopping. The girl approached
her and struck up a conversation
about getting $4,500 in a divorce settlement,
which she was thinking of
putting in a safety deposit box. Mrs.
Smith said she should put it in a
bank as she did, and brought out her
bank book. The two became quite
friendly, and Gloria suggested that if
they put their money together, they
could double it. Mrs. Smith agreed,
and withdrew $6,000 from her bank
account.
When the detectives explained the
scheme, Mrs. Smith signed a complaint
against the girl whose arrest
cleared up several other confidence
game crimes.
Con artists have devised many
ways of defrauding people, and most
of them pose special problems for
police.
The reason deceptive practices are
hard to stop, says Murphy, is because
"in a good con game, the victim
doesn't even know he's been conned,
or else he's too ashamed to report it
to the police. [In the confidence game
example cited above, for example,
several other victims refused to sign
complaints.] A bank would often
rather absorb the loss in cashing bogus
checks than call in police for
fear publicity would harm their reputation.
" (conlinllPd 011 next page)
Thefts of all kindsfrom
auto (below), purse
snatching (right) and
shoplifting (right, center),
are a few of the
"general assignments"
of this section.
Bringing in Chicago
prisoners caught out of
town (above) and guarding
celebrities (right) are also
part of the section's duties.

General Assignment
(colltinued /rol1l page five)
Theft from Auto
Theft from auto make up one of
the biggest categories of G.A.'s work.
A series of these had occurred over
a nine-day period in the] Oth District,
all within a few blocks of each other.
]n most cases, entry into the car was
gained by forcing the right vent window.
A crime pattern bulletin was
issued and Detectives Frank Rucci,
John Broderick, and George Bicek,
G. A.-Area #4, were assigned to
investigate. While patrolling the area,
they saw two men.
Broderick said, "We were suspicious
because they were ambling
along, didn't seem to have any destination.
They hugged the curb, looked
into parked cars. We followed them,
waiting for them to strike. About 150
feet from us, they stopped at a parked
car, forced open the right vent window
and removed a leather jacket.
When we apprehended them, they
readily admitted to the theft. They
were charged and convicted." Twentyone
c1earups resulted from this arrest.
Shoplifting
Shoplifting is another major area
handled by G.A. About 400 shop­
6 C HI C AGO POLICE S TAR
At a meeting in the Superintendent's Office, the lieutenants
who serve as G.A. commanding officers in
Area headquarters: John T. Cartan, James C. Black,
John W. Madden (I. side of table) and John F. Ryan,
James L. O'Neill and John J. Thomas (r. of table) join
in discussing the unit's problems.
lifters are turned over to police every
month. The c1earup rate is well over
90 per cent, but this is mainly because,
says Murphy, "we don't get
the case unless the shoplifter is apprehended
with the stolen item. We estimate
that stores turn over to us
only about one out of six shoplifters
they pick up. Shoplifters are not vicious
criminals, and unless they have
taken something extremely valuable
or are repeaters, the store simply recovers
its property and lets them go
with a warning."
Two OF THE BIGGEST assets G.A.
has, according to Murphy, are
1) cooperation with other units and
2) publicity. Through the Daily Bulletin,
roll call instruction and talking
to men in the areas, other units are
kept informed about con games or
other kinds of crimes currently causing
headaches. Then, help from the
Public Information Division in warning
the public, via newspapers, radio,
and television about pickpockets, protecting
their property, and frauds and
con games is very important. In short,
preventing the crime is a "must" in
the work of G .A.
POLICE WORK is a family affair for
General Assignment Commander
William E . Murphy. His father
was the late Captain Matthew Murphy.
Even as a boy,CommanderMurphy listened
to his father talk about his experiences
and discussed with him the
problems of police work.
"Ever since I can remember I wanted
to be a police officer," says Murphy.
"My wife's father was a police officer,
killed in the line of duty, and my
brother originally went into police work,
but then switched to studying law and
is now a judge. My brother-in-law is
also an officer." (It's a fair bet that
when the Murphy clan gets together,
the talk eventually turns to police work .)
However, this family tradition may
end in this generation, since Bill Murphy
has four daughters. And when vacation
time rolls around, he enjoys
taking his family traveling and relaxing
at resorts (Florida is a favorite) where
they can swim and fish.
General Assignment has a heavy
workload: close to 161 ,000 crimes a
year fall within its jurisdiction. Of
these, nearly 87,000 cases are assigned
to detectives for further 111vestigation.
Handling all this is a complement
of a headquarters staff of one ser­

Meet
Bill Murphy
M
Commander
of
General
Assignment
URPHY'S CAREER with the Department
has been marked by variety.
He began as a patrolman in 1946;
two years later he was made detective,
working in the old 47th District. He
was promoted to sergeant in 1953,
working in Deering, the old Morgan
Park and Stockyard Districts. In 1957,
he was promoted to lieutenant, and
worked at the old Warren Avenue and
Shakespeare Districts. In 1961, he was
appointed lieutenant-in-charge, Area
# 3-Burglary; and in December of
that year named to his present post.
Variety still marks Commander Murphy's
career-but that's because he
heads the General Assignment section.
"We handle every different kind of
cases you can imagine-you name it,
we handle it."
SGT. JOH N THOMA, aide to the Chief
of Detectives, has known Bill since
they were both boys. "We grew up
together and we've worked together on
geant and five review men in addition
to Commander Murphy ; six lieutenants
who are Area commanders ; and
21 sergeants and 208 detectives in
the field . There are also 36 patrolmen
assigned to G.A. who work as
desk officers in the six Areas.
The G .A. detective has special
Bill and his wife, Eleanor ,
have their own 4 M Corporation:
Maureen, 15; Madalyn,
10; Michelle, 3; and
Marilyn, 14.
the police force for many years," says
Thoma. "He used to talk to his father
constantly about work in the Department,
and he learned a great deal from
him. Because of his insight into problems
and solutions," says Thoma, "he
very quickly became a detective. He
was always an aggressive, ingenious,
decisive detective, thoroughly familiar
with his powers and limitations."
Thoma adds: "Bill always attributed
his success as a policeman to his father's
patience and guidance." *
problems : he must pit his skill, intelligence
and ingenuity against some of
the most cagey, most skillful of criminals.
He runs up against vic6ms reluctant
to sign complaints. Many of
the techniques that aid in solving
other kinds of crimes-such as crime
analyses-are difficult to apply to
many of the crimes handled by G .A .
Despite these limitations, General Assignment
has an overall c\earup record
of about 47 per cent. That's an
enviable record-one of which any
section could be proud.
*
F E BRU ARY . 19 65 7

Lack of contribs from members of B.I.S.
poses a problem in putting together this
"literary gem." How about it, fellers?
Hence . . . Hearty welcome to Sgt. Don
Walsh ... Condolences to Sgt. Bodin on
the passing of his beloved mother . . .
February birth wishes to Ptlmn. Brooks,
Flanagan, Kan n, Lindsay, Major, Mathis,
Zivalyevich and Zuelke . . . From th e boys
in the back room: Good will tokens are
O.K. for holidays, but the coffee pot doesn't
Advocate it . . . Vendetta between some
bird-watching sergeants; turkeys, pigeons,
cuckoos and stuff. Will settle this on the
golf course next summer with Deputy Joe
Morris as "reff" and a CPA to tally so Sgt.
Joe Haas will not overcount (?) . . . Joe,
incidentally, is shopping around for a golf
membership on the installment plan; "links
on the cuff" you know ... Sgt. Gorski sent
some beautiful Christmas cards; understand
some of them arrived "postage due" . . .
Sgt. Dick Walsh has a "new look"; a doleful,
pained expression whenever "spiritus
frumenti" is mentioned .. A certain lieu·
tenant is an "eccentric genius" ; he recently
received morning visitors " en Deshabille" ...
Sgt. Joe Haas has a friend, Tom Howe, who
distinguished himself recently by preventing
serious inj ury to an infant in a runaway
buggy. A nice guy to have around
Frank Podolsky enjoys the pressure; never
ADULT moment ...
Well, I played this
one "by ear." Hope
I have some material
next. month
Hasta luego.
-Art Curda
'st District: Congratulations again to It. leo
B. Sheeh an who recently became a grandpop
for the sixth time; also to Ptlmn. William
Kane and his missus on the birth of a baby
boy 31 Dec.; and to Ptlmn. E. Moran and
missus on the birth of a baby boy ... Retired
officer James Foley and wife send best
wishes for the new year to all, and report
that they are in good health in San Ber·
nardino, California . . . Our District Commander
has awarded Honorable Mentions to
Ptlmn. J. Maier, N. Alyinovich, C. Gunther,
N. Kukuk, W. Kane, R. Sowinski, M. Davila
and C. Morgan for their excellent police work
... A Department Commendation has been
requested for Ptlmn. G. Jacob, who, through
diligent, aggressive patrol, effected the arrest
of a burglar who confessed to 16 window,breaking
burglaries in the Loop area .. .
Florida must be the vacation paradise, judging
from the number of men visiting there .
Ptlmn. Schneider, Brennan and Francis met
Sgt. J. Michaels and wife at the Sea breeze,
Miami Beach; Ptlmn_ K. Kozel was there in
November, and at this writing, our secretary,
Joe Sheehy will be enjoying the hospitality
of the Whispering Palms Motel on the beach
. . . A wonderful time was had by all at the
retirement party at the Pick-Congress Hotel
in December for Lt. Charles Pierson_ It certainly
was a testimonial to Lt. Pierson's popularity
to see such a large group (approximately
850) of friends and well wishers who
turned out to pay honor to this fine gentleman.
We wish the lieutenant and his fine
family the most happiness and the best of
luck in the future .. . Traffic motto: Let's
contrive to stay alive in "65."
- Ptlmn. George Thiese
2nd District: On 2 January, Sgt_Claude Tyrrell
succumbed to injuries sustained in an
automobile accident. His death leaves us
shocked and saddened. He will be missed by
all. On behalf of the entire staff of the 2nd
district, I extend our deepest sympathies to
the family of Sgt. Tyrrell .. . May I also
extend our sincere condolences to Ptlmn _
Alex Watkins on the passing of his father,
to Officer Samuel Millsap on the loss of his
father and to Ike Allen, station custodian,
on the passing of his mother . .. Here's
wishing a speedy recovery to Ptlmn. Spencer
Mallder . , Wedding bells: William Fristoe
recently slipped away and "did the thing."
Our very best wishes to the newlyweds .. .
Happy announcement: civilian typist Sandra
Johnson gave birth to an 8 lb. bouncing baby
boy, Donald Jr... . Welcome aboard Captain
William Tyrrell, the newest member of our
supervisory staff ... Lots of luck to It. John
Fee, who was recently transferred to the 7th
district ... Honorable Mentions: On 2 Dec.,
while on routine patrol, Officers John Morgan
and Alex Watkins observed a delivery truck
entering an alley. Thoroughly familiar with
their beat, they knew that there were no retail
stores in the area, and proceeded to
follow the vehicle. When the truck stopped,
the officers cautiously approached to question
the driver, and discovered the company
driver bound and blindfolded. They quickly
apprehended the felon, removing a revolver
from his person. Their alertness and attention
to duty exemplifies the high caliber of
officers in the 2nd.
- Ptlmn. Nathan W. Burton
3rd District: The 3rd District basketball
team started the season with a win over the
4th District, but it was close, 60 to 56 . Edward
Hannsberry was the star with 23 points
and 14 rebounds ... The District's baby parade
continues at a fast pace with the following
participants: Jerry Farrer and his wife,
Joan, a baby boy; J. Melby and wife, Barbara,
a baby boy, Michael; E. Casey's wife presented
him with a baby boy; R. All en's wife
also had a baby boy. Congratulations to all,
keep up the good work . .. The bachelor's
ranks were thinned by the marriage of R.
Ciszewski, alias "Smily," to Margaret, alias
"carrot." ... The 3rd District had a very
impressive month on the clearups of serious
crime within the District. J. Marusich and
M. Duffy solved a murder by bringing in two
suspects, who later proved to be the offenders.
l. Smith and G. Hilbring, on a call
of robbery-in-progress, came upon the scene
and apprehended 3 men , which , thru the
work of 2nd Area-Robbery, cleared up 40
crimes and the arrest of 10 more in the
gang. J. Wilson and T. Dixon also cleared up
several strong-arm offenses with the arrest
of one offender on the " L" platform at the
63rd St. and Stony Island station. P. Nowak
and W. Jannotta solved a rape, by very diligent
work and keen observation . E. Harper
and D. Johnson observed a man who fit the
description of a raptist get into a cab. Upon
stopping the cab and interrogating the suspect,
they arrested him and brought him into
the 3rd District. The victim picked the suspect
out of a line-up. Good work to all . . .
Don't forget, this column is run by information
supplied by the men' of the 3rd District,
so drop in the review room and tell me all.
10-4.
- Ptlmn. T. J. Shannon
4th District: Lt_ Henry " Wooden Bars" Yager,
now retired and residing in Florida, sends his
best to us of the old fighting 4th . The same
to you, lieutenant, from all of us ... Rumor
going around the station lately is that a certain
lieutenant is pretty good at plucking a
guitar. Yep, they say he's the real McCoy ...
Sgt. AI Bayer is doing a terrific job on his
house; it should be finished in the near future
.. . John Delaney, our lockup keeper,
recently passed away. We sure will miss him.
Our deepest sympathy to his wife and fam·
ily ... John Todd and Tim Coffey have both
lost their fathers over the holidays. We wish
to express our condolences ... Donald Dixon
and Mrs. were elated over the addition to
their family. Yep, a girl named Michele Rene
. Dixon, born 21 October ... George "little
Red " Byrnes is in the market for a new car.
It seems that he let his wife drive one day
and that did it. ... Ted Davis says that he
has good experience as a barber. If anyone
is interested , contact Ted. Oh yes, that experience
that he mentions is the clipping of
his poodle dogs ... Thomas Ingram and
Robert Freitag are doing a terrific job making
quite a few good pinches and keeping
the corners clear of ruffians. Keep up the
good work, men . .. If anyone is looking for
a %-Iength green coat for Saint Patrick's
day, contact the "Strangler." It seems that
he can't even give it away ... With all the
smiling faces, I can see that the furloughs
have been picked.
- Ptlmn. Steve W. Schaefer
6th District: Ptlm n. E. Meilner is still talking
about the "99" he shot at the Evergreen
Golf Course in September. Meilner nosed out
Sgts. Rourke and Dooley, who shot around
119. Sgt. Swanson, who was keeping the
score card, somehow took honors with an
89 ... While I was attending my wife 's
commencement exercise at McCormick Place
on 22 Dec., I noticed Paul Connolly also received
his Bachelor of Education Degree ...
(coli/inlied on pag e twelve)
FEBRU A R Y, 1965 11

•
Into the Springfield hopper-
ON 28 APRIL 1964, Mayor Richard
1. Daley announced the
formation of a Blue Ribbon
Committee to work out and present to
the 74th session of the Illinois Legislature,
workable and enforceable laws
to combat sy ndicated crime.
To this committee, known as the
Mayor's Committee on Organized Crime
Legislation, were appointed top law enforcement
officers, leading authorities
on the law, and researchers on legislation
affecting syndicated crime and law
enforcement. * Its composition was as
broad as opinion in the community itself.
lohn C. Melaniphy, then Corporation
Counsel but now Circuit Court
judge, was named chairman of the Committee.
EFORE LEGISLATION could be pro­
B posed, much spadework had to be
':'The full Mayor's Committee was
Chmn.: Hon. John C. Melaniphy
Marvin E. Aspen, Esq.,
Vice C hairman, Sec. I (1)
Jason E. Bellows, Esq. (1)
Samuel J. Betar, Esq. (1)
Prof. Charles Bowman (5)
Hon. John S. Boyle
Hon. William G. Clark,
Chmn., Section 11 (2)
Gordon R. Close, Esq.,
Co-Chmn., Sec. V (5)
Dir. Michael 1. Delaney,
Chmn., Sec IV (4)
done in subcommittee. Five subcommittees,
or sections, were appointed,
and each was given a specific area in
which to work.
The first subcommittee (Section I)
was to consider existing legislative proposals.
It was the one which actually
put into legal language the suggestions
of others and reworked legislative proposals
which had been presented to previous
sessions of the Illinois legislature.
It was also known as "the drafting subcommittee."
The second section was a subcommittee
"to develop legislative approaches
to organized crime." It was composed
primarily of the chief state, county and
city law enforcement officers; Supt. Wilson
was on this subcommittee. This
section came up with many of the initial
proposa ls on which the drafting subcommittee
worked.
made up of the following persons:
Legislative
Proposals
to Curb
rganized Crime
Section III, "on improved administrative
procedures," reviewed present
procedures under existing laws to see
how, by more effective implementation,
the current laws could better be used
in the fight against organized crime.
The Superintendent also worked on this
subcommittee.
The work of Section IV, composed
of experts on the criminal activities of
youth, did not directly bear on the
subject of organized crime. Its recommendations
on legislative ways to combat
youth delinquency, however, will be
proposed to the Legislature for serious
consideration.
Section V was charged with reviewing
laws of other jurisdictions as it related
to organized crimes, to di scover
if there was any legislation elsewhere
that might fruitfully be considered by
the Illinois legislature.
(con tinued all page seventeen)
Chief Donald Derning (4) Stanford S. Meyer, Esq. M r. Richard Schotke (4)
Hon. Edward V. Hanrahan (2) Matthew J. Moran, Esq. (I) Prof. Charles H. Shireman (4)
Prof. Fred E. Inbau, Prof. Howard Morris (5) Raymond F. Simon, Esq.
Chmn., Section III (3) Thomas R. Mulroy, Esq . Mr. Charles Siragusa (3)
Daniel Kadjan, Esq. (I) Norman H . Nachman, Esq. Prof. Claude R. Sowle,'
Prof. Alfred Kamen (2) Hon. Alexander J. Napoli Chairman, Section I (I)
Mr. Nathan Klein (4) William Nellis, Esq. (I) Prof. James R. Thompson ( I)
Mr. William A. Lee Hon. Richard B. Ogilvie (2) (3) Edward B. Toles, Esq. (5)
Hon. George Leighton (3) Mr. Virgil W. Peterson (2) Hon. Daniel P . Ward (2)
Mr. Charles Livermore (4) Mr. Herbert V . Prochnow Morris J. Wexler, Esq. ( I)
Prentice H. Marshall, Esq. Mr. Joseph E. Ragen (2) Supt. O. W. Wilson (2) (3)
William Martin, Esq. (1) David P. Schippers, Esq. (1) Horace Young, Esq.,
Comdr. Walter Maurovich Dean Matthew Schoenbaum (4) Co-Chmn., Sec. V (5)
(Number within parentheses following name indicates the committee on which the person served.)
FEB RUARY, 1965 13

The Blue Light
(contiulled f rom page Iwe/t'e)
15th District: Condolences to the family of
Sgt. George Nelson, who passed away. Sgt.
Nelson was well liked and respected by all
the men at Austin; he will be missed by all.
I cannot find the words to express our
sympathy. But God bless the Nelson family
and watch over them ... Ptlmn. Fecarotta
and Ptlmn. Kasinak assisted a detective from
the Intelligence Unit in apprehending 3 stick·
up men in a drug store holdup in December.
One man was shot and killed by Det. Ebert,
the other two were captured by Ptlmn. F.
Fecarotta and Kasinak who prevented the
shooting or possible killing of Det. Ebert.
All men were armed and committed a stick·
up a few hours earlier . . . Welcome to
Austin to two lieutenants transferred in,
It. Russel and lt. Coburn. I'm sure you will
find all the men ready to carry out their
duties in an efficient and respected manner
... Everyone is invited to Ptlmn. Fecarotta's
house, March 23, for the annual Jaguar
hunt. Bring your own spears and arrows or
rent th em at the door from Sgt. Sid (th e
guide) Sullivan. Refreshments will be served
at poolside, indoors of course . Then we will
be led on the hunt by Ptlmn. AI Salerno and
his Pygmies, Ptlmn. Panzica and Ptlmn.
Killinberg. let's see if we can't outdo Sgt.
Sidney Sullivan this time; he always bags
the first one. Hardy HAR HAR ... Everyone
is beefing that I don't write about them or
their watch. If I don't see you , I said "drop
it in my mail box and it will be printed."
10·99. The Po lish Count.
Pt/mn. A/bert L. Kra;ecke
16th District: Roy Ott is the proud father
of his second child, a girl .. . Officer An·
thony Trocchio was personally given a De·
partment Commendation in the office of
Superintendent O. W. Wilson. This was, first,
for the arrest of an armed robber, who on
three previous occasions robbed the same
loan company. He encountered Tony on the
fourth attempt and thus spelled "finis" to
his spree. Within two days, Tony effected the
arrest of two more armed robbers in an·
other loan company robbery. Both arrests
were made after Tony received very meager
descriptions, toured the area, and made on·
view arrests. Seems like loan company
robbers are Tony's specialty. Incidentally,
these arrests led to the clearing up of 27
armed robberies . Honorable Mentions
were given the following men for outstand·
ing police work: Vincent Cutaia, George
Stevens, Raymond Poorker, Richard Natter,
Anthony Altiere and Philip Smith. "Ma," the
14 CHICAGO POLICE STAR
maitre d' at the Ter·Mi -Nal A Go·Go wants
to personally thank the boys who made her
Merry Christmas a joyful one . . . So we
are unique-who else would wish everyone
a Happy New Year in February????
- Pt/mn . Louis F. Bruzzini
17th District: We are quite proud of the
members of the 17th District for their con·
tributions to the Crusade of Mercy campaign.
Watch Commander Carl Drammis is to be
congratulated, as his watch went over the
top in their contributions . .. Our sincere
condolences to Sgt. John McNally on the
loss of his brother . . . Our thoughts are
with Ptlmn. James larner for a speedy reo
covery for his young daughter, Patricia,
who is seriously iII in Illinois Research
Hospital and needs blood donors .. . And
a speedy recovery to Ptlmn. Walter Conklin
who is in the hospital .. . Ptlmn. E. Ken·
nelly and his Mrs. are "thinking pink," and
I don't blame them with all boys in the
Kennelly homestead ... PUmn. Frank Perry
and his Jerry are also "thinking pink." ...
For some strange reason this reporter is at
a loss for news, and I'm supposed to have a
"yen" for news (thanks, Yaffa). Perhaps it's
the aftermath of the holiday season and
getting back to normal is a slow procedure.
More next time ... PUmn. Walter Anderson,
who retired in 1962, just stopped in to say
hello and he looks marvelous. Nice to see
the old timers once in a while.
-Marge Hopps
18th District: The crime car manned by Ken
Johnson and Val lapkoff have made numer·
ous narcotics arrests for the past month
and the word has gotten back that most of
the addicts have been moving out of our
district for unknown territories. Keep up the
good work , men . . . Condolences to the
following on the loss of their IQved ones:
to Richard Bollman on the loss of his father ,
to Robert Pflanz on the loss of his mother,
Clarence Shirmier on the loss of his father,
to Sgt. Alex lazar on the loss of his brother
and Richard French on the loss of his
mother . .. John Gubrud tells me that Chuck
Purchal may take the fatal step with his
fiancee, Eve, soon . . . Sgt. lazar is in
Wesley Memorial Hospital at this writing,
convalescing ... Well done to the following
on the capture of different rapists: to
Officers Kehoe and Waschko on one occasion;
Joe Parisi and laFata on another, also
to crime car men Marschke and Schillinger
. . . Birthday wishes to Jeffrey, 1, and
Cathy Ann Wasickl on Jan . 12 and 22; also
to John (The lithuanian Eagle, Jr.) and Ba rbara
Jean Daciolas on Jan. 13 and 22 respectively
. . Ed Reines and Willie Otte
were seen painting and scraping their boat
to get it shipshape fo r the coming season.
Also saw them polishing their water skis
. . . Sgt. Marty Gallagh er is doing a good
job cleaning up the Clark and Division
corner (Hi, guys). The lithuanian Eagle
signing off. -Pt/mn. John R. Dacio/as
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19th District: Well , the start of a New
Year and one in which it is hoped will bring
nothing but good to everyone, and a banner
year to the 19th district ... Sgt. Moline
is in school and his place is being ably
filled by Sgt. labno. Keep those crossing
guards rolling, sarge, and let's all give
them credit for a job well done .. . Our
condolences to the family of Paul lovell,
who passed away recently. Paul retired
some years ago and was well liked by all
fellow officers ... Sorry to hear Earl Kasten
is ba ck in the Resurrection Hospital. Hope
to see you back soon, Earl . . . William
" Bill" loftus, formerly of this comman d,
passed away recently. Our sympathy to the
family ... Jerom e "Jerry" Conway is getting
those Commendations and Honorables fast
and furious. He says he is going to put
them in his Trophy Room in the house on
the hill. Another example of "life begins at
60." ... You can tell the men of means;
they all take that first furlough and hie
away to Las Vegas, Florida, and California,
while the rest of us have to stay and battle
the elements . . . Lt. Fitzgerald, retired ,
stopped in to say hello; looks like a mil lion
dollars and says he feels the same way.
Good lu ck, lieutenant, and drop in often.
-Pt/mn. Harry Moore
21 st District: The stork was busy again.
Officer F. Evans and wife, Linie , were
blessed with a 6 lb. boy, Keith Roger , while
Officer E. Pulliam and wife, Delores were
blessed with a 6 lb. 2V2 oz. girl, Delores
Annette. Congratulations, and may the joy
of their birth be with you always ... Bill
Jackson is recuperating in the Provident
Hospital from an attack of pneumonia. Get
well quick, Bill ... Our congratulations to
Officer Willie Hunt, the winner of the Tribune
Hero Award for December 1964 . . . Our
congratulations are also extended to Sgt.
M. Waldron and Officers H. Gauthreaux and
J. Jones for their outstanding efforts dis·
played in the arrest of an armed robber of
a tavern ... It can be said again, Officers
Rizzi an d Peck are suppressing the crime
in the 21st. They apprehended a terrorizing
stickup man of the 4800 block near South
Shore Drive. Rizzi sustained injuries while
engaged in the apprehension of this offend·
er, but fortunately Officer Reese was quick
to respond to a 10·1 ... Joan Powers, our
civilian typist, is preparing for her vacation
with much enthusiasm. Joan can now enjoy
and relax on a well-needed vacation in
Nevada. She is busy as a bee; either she is
perSistently working at her own tasks or she
is assisting others. Enjoy Nevada, Joan ...
The personnel of this command extend their
most sincere condolences to Officers F.
Johnson and J. McNamara, whose mother
and father, respectively, passed away. May
God look over them , Fred and John.
-Pt/mn. John J. Burian Jr.
*

The grim "shuffle of the cards":
A
T TIMES IT looks a little like the
beginning of a giant card game,
when the cards are gathered,
shuffled, sorted and re-dealt.
The "deck of cards," up to this point,
is in the hands of the Police Department.
But once the cards are dealt, the
Department withdraws, except to play
an occasional minor hand.
What we have compared to a "giant
card game" is the morning shuffle that
takes place every day throughout the
city, sorting prisoners held in the Department's
21 lockups and moving them
to the right court or another law enforcement
agency.
There ends all resemblance to the
shuffle of a card game. This is serious
business, emphasizes Lieutenant Paul
Duellman, commanding officer, Central
Detention Section. The job is a massive
one, for almost any number can play.
"IN 1964, we handled 215,000 prisoners,
says Duellman.
A quick look at some figures shows
just how big the job is. "Every day,"
says DuelJman, "this 'shuffle' involves
hundreds of prisoners, 125 men and
women on my staff, eight large prisoner
transfer vans for transporting prisoners,
19 district lockups for men and two
Central Detention lockups, one for men
and one for women.
"We have to move all these prisoners
from the lockups to any of 74 city
courts. In addition, the Police Department
will temporarily hold in custody
prisoners for 11 other county, state and
federal law enforcement agencies, such
as the F .B.1., the County Sheriff, U .S.
Military Police, etc. And like every
other jail in the country-according to
both a tradition that goes back to the
days of the posse and the laws of this
state- the Department obligingly puts
in-transit 'guests' for law enforcement
officers from other parts of the country
Getting Prisoners
to the Proper Court
To ILLUSTRATE how complex the job
is, Duellman drew a rough map of
the north section of the city on a piece
of paper.
"Let's just take this as an example,"
he said, drawing some little circles near
two lines which represented Chicago's
boundary on the north and the Lake
Shore on the east. "This circle is the
20th District, Summerdale, which
represent's the average station. One of
the vans starts there at 0600 and picks
up four or five or more prisoners. The
van drives on to the 19th, Town H all
station, where another dozen or so men
are picked up. Then on to the 18th, the
East Chicago District. There are perhaps
a dozen prisoners here. A court, Branch
29, is also located here, and perhaps
half of the prisoners collected so far,
and half of those in the 18th Districtarrested
on such charges as drunk and
disorderly conduct, famil y disturbance,
vagrancy - are taken here for their
hearings."
Duellman drew another, larger circle
and a line down toward it. "This is
where we are, central headquarters."
"Each of the eight vans brings in
about 15 prisoners every day. Some are
taken to one of the several courts located
in this building. More prisoners
are picked up at Central Detention, and
are transported to other city courts, or
perhaps another law enforcement
agency-the U.S. Secret Service, Postal
Authorities, Federal Narcotics Division,
etc."
FOR THE WOMEN prisoners, there is
only the one women's lockup; it is
on the 13th floor of the central headquarters
building.
"About J200 to 1400 women are
taken in here every month," says Sergeant
Rita Meany supervising sergeant
of the Women's Lockup. "Depending
on the number of prisoners, we may
have to start getting them ready to be
transported to the various courts as
Each morning, vans transporting
prisoners who must appear at
Boys ', Women's, Domestic Relations
or Rackets Courts, pull up
each morning at central headquarters
building.
COMPLICATED? Yes. But despite the
fact that nearly a qua'rter of a
million prisoners are processed, sorted
and moved each year, cases of "misplaced"
or "lost" prisoners are almost
nonexistent.
The chief safeguard against a prisoner
endi ng up in the wrong court are
his papers. Before dawn, Department
mailmen start picking up arrest and disposition
papers of prisoners taken into
custody before 0400. They are del ivered
to the proper court before 0700.
For prisoners arrested between 0400
and 0700, special messengers take their
paper to the right court so the person
gets a hearing that same day.
When a prisoners is turned over to a
court the papers that go along with him
are checked by the court clerk and
court sergeant. Later on, the prisoner is
matched with those papers brought in
by the mailman. Any mixup is caught
and corrected immediately.
Once the prisoner has been turned
over to the court, he's their "property."
If his case is continued, he is taken to
the county jailor House of Correction.
Once in a while a prisoner is returned
to the Police Department lockup after a
court hearing, but this is only for temporary
safekeeping. A common example
is the mentally disturbed prisoner
who is to be committed. After examination
by a court-appointed psychiatrist,
the prisoner is then transported to the
Mental Health Clinic. Some times he is
returned to the lockup, this time as a
patient, until transportation which the
police provides can move him to the
clinic, hospital or institution.
Back at the empty lockups, the cells
are washed out and readied for the new
arrivals and the beginning of the next
who are stopping over in Chicago." early as 0430 or 0500 hours." day's "game of cards."
*
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Honor Etiquette for Policemen:
WHEN THE u. s. FLAG passes in
a parade, what is the proper
thing for a police officer to
do? What does he do when the National
Anthem is played? How is he to act
during the reception of top military personnel
of the United States or foreign
countries?
Although recruits are given instruction
in these procedures, practices vary
widely when an occasion actually arises.
One police officer remarked that "when
the flag was raised at the last football
game I attended, I saw two officers
talking, one putting his hand over his
heart and another saluting."
Proper protocol in these matters is
a form of recognition and a show of
respect. It is especially important that
police officers know-and carry outthe
proper procedures.
W HEN
THE UNITED STATES flag
passes ina parade (unless, of
course, some emergency prevents him
from doing so), the police officer begins
the military salute when the flag comes
within six paces of him and holds the
pose until the flag has passed six paces
beyond him.
Sergeant Harold W. Brown, Training
Division, adds that the officer detailed
to a parade should stand facing at such
an angle that he can see the parade and
still watch the crowd.
The National Anthem usually accompanies
a flag raising, or presenting of
colors, ceremony. The uniformed police
officer salutes at the first note of the
music and holds the salute until the
last note.
H the flag is not displayed when the
National Anthem is played-or if the
officer is standing in such a position
that he cannot see the flag-he faces
toward the music, salutes on the first
note of the National Anthem and holds
the salute until the last note.
Police officers should give a military
salute when pledging allegiance to the
flag .
T HE SAME COURTESY and respect
shown to our flag and anthem is
also shown to flags and anthems of
foreign countries, says Sgt. Brown. He
adds that because so many cities, counties,
states and other units also bear
flags in a parade; to avoid confusion,
all national flags often are massed at
the very beginning of the parade.

DEPARTMENT C OMMENDATIONS
Sgt. John Coughlin,
* 1 095, Patrol Division
- Headquarters,
was assigned a major
part in insuring a safe
.. visit when Preside nt
Johnson visited Chicago
on 30 October. The sergeant attended meetings,
developed plans and wrote directives
involving detailing about 2,000 policemen
to specific assignments, at the airport,
along the routes the President traveled, at
the hotel, etc. He also took physical part in
the execution of the operational plan.
On 9 June, a detective heard a broadcast
of a robbery-in-progress of a savings
and loan association. When the beat cars
also responded, the detective shouted that
a man had made his getaway over the
fence and through the alley. A message
was broadcast and Officer John Schultz,
*10451, 7th District, pursued. Aided by
off-duty Officer Robert O'Driscoll, *6435,
8th District, he apprehended the gunman.
Another man who had also taken part in
the robbery was apprehended; both offenders
were identified as having committed
this and a previous armed robbery.
On 14 October, while
off duty, Officer Vincent
Strangis, *5997, 7th
District, entered a food
store. When Strangis
entered, one man pulled
Ollt a revolver, pointed
it at Strangis and demanded his money.
(Strangis had left his revolver in the trunk
of his car because he had no coat with
him.) Three men escaped in a car, but
Strangis pursued. After an extensive chase,
the offel\ders' car struck severa] parked
cars, and one man took cover behind a
parked station wagon. Strangis ordered the
man to surrender; he refused and the officer
fired one shot, striking the man's hat.
The offender immediately surrendered.
Later, another offender was apprehended
and the two men were charged with armed
robbery and indicted by the Grand Jury.
Principal Clerk Juanita
Tucker, Records and
Communications Division.
spent many of her
off-duty hours preparing
in-service training session
for members of the
Record Inquiry Section. She also personally
conducted a total of 42 one-hour sessions
in all , for 132 employees, in addition
to her normal duties.
*
Sgt. Roland Howlett,
1217,
Patrol Division
- Headquarters, was
assigned the responsibility
of assuring that the
Police Department
maintained all of its
obligations for the 3 November election.
He prepared all directives issued, outlining
all of the necessary assignments and
responsibilities of individual officers. In
addition, he engaged in the extensive planning,
attendance at meetings and correlation
of proper police personnel for various
locations, as well as numerous other details
that were needed for this assignment.
Back in June, 1964, Dets. John Downey,
*9231, and Charles Hart, *11698, D.­
D.A. # 2-Homicide/Sex, in an investigation
of a youth kil .led by gunshot during
a fight, learned that within minutes after
the shooting, four youths involved stole
three English bicycles. A description of
the English racers was obtained and
broadcast over the radio and published
in the Daily Bulletin. On 7 October, Dets.
Stuart Bradshaw, *9209, and John Klien,
*9217, D.D.A. #2-Robbery, learned
a youth was riding an English racer that
answered the description. TheY located
him a nd through him, brought in 18 suspects.
After interrogation, four of the
youths made a partial confession. At a
showup, two witnesses identified the youths
as those involved in the fight; and another
eyewitness pointed out the one who fired
the fatal shot. All four youths were indicted
for murder by the Grand Jury.
Tatkus Callaghan
On 31 October 1962, Officer Thomas
Clifford, *11318, 6th District, heard two
shots fired. The offender, whom he observed,
fired at him and then fled on foot,
accompanied by another man who alighted
from a parked car. Although the men had
disappeared, a search was made of the
parked car. Subsequent painstaking investigation
and long hours of surveillance by
Dets. Robert Hughes, *8790, Joseph Gorman,
*2515, James Delinke, *2809, John
Tatkus, *5507, Robert Barrett, *11286,
James Callaghan, *4762, and Thomas
Mulcahy, *4189, culminated in the apprehension
of three men. Because of the unusual
attention to details, protection of
fragments of evidence, and meticulous case
preparation; the case was successfully prosec
uted and a murder, two armed robberies
and an auto theft were cleared.
On 16 December, Officer
Anthony Trocchio,
*8533, 16th District,
heard a call of a robbery
of a loan company,
was on the scene
within two minutes and,
obtaining a description of the offender,
gave chase on foot. H e apprehended the
man after firing two shots. The arrestee
was the man who had held up the loan
company four times and was also identified
as having committed 20 other armed robberies
of motels. Two days later, Trocchio,
hearing a radio message of a holdup of a
finance company, again was on the scene
in moments. He again got a description
of the bandits and began a search. Within
minutes, he saw the two suspects and
apprehended them after a chase. They
were brought into the station and Trocchio
returned to the scene where, after search,
he recovered the loot they had discarded.
As a resu lt of the arrest of these three
offenders, 27 armed robberies were solved
and $600 recovered. *
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