The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-02

A policeman when you want him
and where you want him, and no ques'
tions asked, is TO be the motto OF The
Flying Squadron" new institution
which viii go into active service sat
urday night.
A uniformed officer, equipped with
either a motorcycle or a bicycle, is 10
be available for every police call, in
every police precinct, every minute
OF the day or night.
Nervous women and bashful men
will no longer have To hold the bed
clothes over their heads, and dwell in
fear for minable periods OF time,
while neighbours cat trips lightly
over the roof, or makes noises like a
burglar, and the cumbersome patrol
wagon is on the way, but seems
destined TO never arrive.
If policeman is wanted anywhere
or any time, all that will be necessary.
after Saturday night, is to call police
headquarters, and say Send a police.
man. giving the address. No ques-
lions as to the emergency will be
asked. In a surprisingly short space
of Time, a motorcycle or a bike VIII
whizz up to the door.
Three men in each station are as.
signed TO the Flying SQUADRON" as
missfenef-CrOul. himself, terms
the new organization. Each OF the
men will work an eight-hour shift.
His whereabouts Will be known. every
minute, except when he is going TO,
o. returning from a call, by the oper-
ator at the signal office
If the Flyer" in one precinct Ia
out on call, when another call comes
for him. the signal Office will inn
mediately call the man from the near
est neighboring precinct. to I'LL in,
in the same manner that fire engines
fill in for alarms when part of the
companies are out.
The minute that a flyer returns 10
the station from which he was sent
he must report TO the signal office, and
he then goes on the records as lin
service" much the same as a fire en-
CINE is treated. He must not report
from a patrol box He is out OF
service until he is back in the station.
II he is out too long. he will be asked
about it.
The system has been partially test.
ed in the Bethune and central pre-
cincts, and has proven decided sue
cess. The central night man respond.
ed 10 Is calls in one night The Be
thune man made seven calls Tuesday
night.
Under the old system, il was the
custom To either send the patrol
wagon. or wait until the man on the
beat reported. and then send him
over 10 the address The patrol wagon
was sometimes slow process. and as
a means for surprising burglars al
work. acted much tho same as a bras.
band would.
I'VE want To answer the public!
| calls promptly" says COMMISSIONS
Croul It's our duty TO answer every
call necessary or unnecessary. Il
makes no difference whether a man
woman or child calls for a policeman
"a policeman Will go and go at once
Sometimes he will arrive at about the
time they are hanging up their tele
phone receiver"
Commissioner Croul recognizes that
the division Of duty on strict eight
hour shift basis will not be fair 10 the
men. on account of the extra court
duty FOR the man who happens 70 get
the bulk OF the calls. The man wac
has TO stay in court for n number OF
cases. will have a proportionate par
OF his actual service time filed by one
OF tho other men. who has not found
II necessary TO go 10 court