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NOVEMBER 1970 - LAW ENFORCEMENT BULLETIN THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION City of New York October 3, 1789. " and Whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me 'to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanks­giving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signalfavors of Almighty God, . .' Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th. day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be. ." GEORGE WASHINGTON By the President FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE J. EDGAR HOOVER, DIRECTOR NOVEMBER 1970 VOL. 39, NO. 11 _.- --_­­­..­ THE COVER-The first Thanksgiving proclama· tion. See Director Hoo· ver' s Message, page 1. LAW ENFORCEMENT BULLETIN CONTENTS Message From Director]' Edgar Hoover 1 Twenty-Four Hour Patrol Power, by Winston L. Churchill, Chief of Police, Indianapolis, Ind. 2 What Is a Policeman? . 6 Drug Abuse Councils, by Dr. Heber H. Cleveland, President, State Drug Abuse Council, Augusta, Maine. 9 The Supervisor and Morale. 13 Have You Considered a Teenage Cadet Program?, by Raynor Weizenecker, Sheriff of Putnam County, Carmel, N.Y. 16 Nationwide Crimescope . 20 Published by the The "Loan" Bank Robber 21 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Investigators' A ids 30 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Washington, D.C. 20535 Wanted by the FBI 32 4 MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR • • • . To All Law Enforcement Officials THE SPIRIT OF THANKSGIVING encompasses have spent weary lives in unrewarded toil, in many principles and ideals which deserve daily anxiety, in helplessness, in ignorance, have risen as well as annual tribute. Certainly, Thanksgiv- here, in the course of even a single generation, ing Day is a meaningful and cherished holiday, to the full and secure enjoyment of the fruits and it is right that we have set aside a special of their labor, to confident hope, to intelligent occasion to count our blessings and good for- possession of their own faculties. Is not the land tune. In so doing, let us be continually grateful to be dearly loved in which this is possible, in that we live in a land where people can still which this has been achieved?" Truly, this laugh, dream, hope, and speak their minds and American was imbued with the spirit of worship as they please. Thanksgiving. Our Founding Fathers had great vision. They Our Nation does possess a heritage which is saw for the future of our country a promise of unique in the history of man. But today this hope, right, justice, freedom, and equality for heritage with its religious ideals and moral men and women who braved the dangers to enjoy principles means practically nothing to many these blessings from God. And all but the most Americans. They do not seem to recognize nor cynical would have to admit that our Nation has appreciate the rewards of self­government. To made extraordinary progress in striving for these them, duty, individual responsibility, enterprise, goals. No other country has ever done more to self­respect, and obedience of the law are tenets promote the spiritual and material needs of its of oppre sion. They demand and expect "the citizens. good life," but without personal sacrifice or A noted American author and editor once effort. The true meaning of Thanksgiving, as ex- stated, "There never was a land that better de- perienced in the humble and devout tribute by served the love of her people than America, for the early settlers, is lost on them. there never was a mother­country kinder to her Let us earnestly join in the observance of children. She has given to them all that she Thanksgiving. But let the spirit of Thanksgiving could give . ... Millions upon millions of men not be a scheduled sentiment which we turn on have lived here with more comfort, with less fear, once a year. Rather, let it be an abiding testi- than any such numbers elsewhere in any age mony, a recognizable symbol of our daily faith- have lived. Countless multitudes, whose fore- our faith in ourselves, our faith in our country, II" fathers from the beginning of human life on earth and our faith in God. NOVEMBER 1, 1970 By WINSTON L. CHURCHILL Chief of Police, Indianapolis, Ind. Twenty-Four Hour Patrol Power Parking the patrol car in front of the grocery store while doing the family food shopping deters robbers and thieves. The crime rate has become one of the major is ues of the 1970's. Indian• apolis, eeking a way out of the seem• ingly bOllomless pit of spiraling crime, ha pioneered a new plan using an old tool- the patrol car. Since traditional police practice seemed to have little effect on the crime rate, the Indian• apoli Police Department took a long look at old method and decided to try to increase the protection that one man and one car can give to the public. In 1969 the Indianapoli City Coun• cil, at the urging of the Police Depart• ment, pas ed an ordinance appropriat• ing 650,000 to be financed by a bond i ue, for the purchase of 347 new 1969 vehicle. We purchased stand• 2 ard four-door sedans with police pack- age and automatic transmissions_ By the time the police accessories were added, the cars cost approximately $2,600 per unit ot included is the cost of the radios which are leased ($144 per year) and insurance ($125 per year)_ In September 1969, 455 marked patrol cars were issued to uniformed patrolmen, sergeants, and lieutenants_ Since there were not enough new cars to issue one to each man, we decided to issue them to the patrolmen on regularly assigned beats_ Superior of- ficers were issued 1968 cars_ The de- partment felt that the patrolmen, who are the backbone of any police department, should have firstline equipment Rules were published pertaining to Each officer takes pride in keeping his off­duty use of the cars_Basically of- assigned vehicle clean. ficers are urged to use the cars as they would their own private vehicles_ Pru- dence, good taste, and commonsense are stressed_ Radio contact is to be maintained at all times and officers are expected to respond to serious nearby washed during duty hours. such as schoolyards, parks, or other calls_ Emergency runs are forbidden Before the cars were issued to the areas where a large number of patrol while nonpolice passengers are in the patrol officers, men coming on duty cars might intimidate potential law- car. reported to central headquarters, re- breakers. ceived instructions from the shift JIehicle Maintenance commander, picked up the cars left Double Coverage by the previous shift, and drove to Periodic maintenance is performed their beats. This procedure took from Oncoming shifts meet the lieuten- at the municipal garage, and regular 20 to 30 minutes. At the end of each ants, receive orders, and are on their maintenance schedules are set up on tour of duty, the men would leave respective beats within minutes of the officer's off­duty time. Routine their beats, come downtown, gas their shift change. During rollcall the car car care such as washing is the re- cars, and park them at headquarters. radios are left on and the men are sponsibility of the individual officer_ This practice would sometimes be- subject to call. One important side Monthly inspections are held by shift gin as much as 30 minutes before shift effect of the program is that the on- commanders to check car condition change. The time loss meant that the coming and offgoing shifts meet at and equipment. Past departmental city was virtually unprotected for 1 the rollcall sites and exchange infor- policy called for the replacement of hour each shift change or a total of 3 mation concerning the beat activities_ vehicles every 2 years. We hope that hours each day. Now at a time when previously ­ ~ the increased care by the individual The present system allows the de- there was virtually no street coverage, officer wiII lengthen the car life by partment to schedule the rollcalls at the department can, if necessary, uti- one­third. locations in the various districts. lize double coverage. On several oc- ,. Department research has shown Sector lieutenants arrive at head- casions men have been held over when that the practice of off­duty service quarters prior to shift change to pick civil disturbances threatened. This has saved thousands of man­hours. up the orders of the day_ They meet was accomplished by assembling the • Formerly cars were serviced and their men at predetermined sites, offgoing shifts at designated areas to November 1970 3 Officers assigned to patrol duty assemble for rollcall at a parking lot within their beat. be used a a fully equipped mobile men are not as eager to get transfers and weekends off which most detec• force. to the detective division. The men feel tives enjoy. How do the men like the program? that the loss of the car plus the ex• The men, with the department's A good indication of their feeling is pense of buying business suits for blessing, have added personal touches that for the first time the uniformed work are not worth the regular hours to their cars. Accident investigation An officer doing his personal banking provides additional security for the institution by leaving his patrol car in plain view near the building. men have added specialized first aid cles.

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