Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-17
INCREASED POLICE SERVICE
Bicycle Squad to Be Assigned to County
District.
Detail of Policeman With Each
AmbuIance-SerSeant on b.
cycles for Night Duty.

Major Sylvester, superintendent of the
police department, has concluded to give
the people of the county between Benning
road and Rock creek better police protec
ton. The number of policemen on duty
IT. the county. 1t is said. has not been IN
creased in proportion to the increase in
population and building. From time to
time the county service has been improved,
but the citizens have been clamoring for
more officers. The superintendent has been
puzzled to know how to give the desired
relief, Congress declining to give increases
sufficient to warrant the putting of many
men in the county; but he has concluded to
send six bicycle policemen to the section
mentioned. These men he believes, will be
able to cover the beats much better than
fCOtmen can. Some of the beats are so
large that a footman is hardly able to
traverse 1t oftener than once during a
trick of duty With the change from foot
men to wheemen it is expected that the
police service in the county will be much
better than heretofore. The bicycle men
for this duty will be named in q few days.
Additional Feature.
Another new feature of the work of the
police department will be the detail of a
policeman on each of the three police am
balances, The services of officers on the
ambulances has long been regarded
necessity by the department but the
men could not heretofore be spared
for the work. 1t frequently happens
that a patient, beinb moved, needs the
attention of somebody, and this attention
r. the driver of the ambulance could not give
and look after the horses at the same time.
Patients sometimes die in ambulances. and
Ii has happened that an important arrest
might be made or information gained by
an officer reaching the scene of trouble
with the conveyance. Not more than a
month ago a man was knocked down by
an unknown wheelman and the latter could
have been apprehended had an officer been
present when the ambulance reached the
scene.
In addition to this, it is believed that Off
GERS with the vehicles do police duty
while being driven through the streets.
Young. active men will not be taken for
this duty.
1t is Mai Sylvester's intention to put in
the service men who are incapaciteted for
street duty. ExSergt w. w. Perry, who
is now duty in the District building, and
Policemen H. H. Fisher and ]. NJ. Caring
ton have been selected 20 start the work.
Bicyclists for Night Service.
Within short time there will be two SER
geants mounted on bicycles for night duty
throughout the city. These men will do
duty in the two divisions in connection with
Inspectors Pearson and Cross who have
city. They will do night duty exclusively.
Maj Sylvester Is making preparations for
the removal Of police headquarters to the
new building on street. The structure
will be ready in few days. but the police
will not occupy it until the walls are thor
oughly dry. The change will probably not
be made until about the 10th Of next month.
Ex-Lieut. ]. w. Gessford. who is now the
ranking sergeant Of the Anacostia station
will be detailed as custodian Of the new
building.
Transfers Made.
A number Of transfers Of policemen were
announced today. Bicycle Policemen Col
way of the first precinct and Robertson of
No. exchange places. Policemen E. L.
Johnson and G. v. Johnson Of the first pre-
cinct go to the third and second precincts
respectively. Policemen Jacobson and Bean
of the third precinct go to Lieut.. Amss'
command. while Policemen Trumbo and
Rckles of the first and third precincts go
| to the second and third precincts, respect
lively. Clarence E. Ladow, who was up
pointed yesterday, Is assigned to duty in
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