The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-02-06
ANNUAL POLICE REPORT
(Continued from PAGE u

at this departments disposal.
The past year, this department has
added to it's group of photos and
with the amount of men and means
marks of Identification. We have
made some progress along these lines.
+ recommend the addition of thor
ough bureau of Identification, which
can be installed at small expense.
This would enable the department to
cope with criminals at greater ad-
vantage as we would then be able to
keep on file the crooks" that are
known to the police all over the
country.
The cost of livery for the past
year has been heavy expense to the
city, and as the city has about ten
square miles in it's boundary, that
complaints come from all corners and
have to be answered by the police,
think that it would be great saw
ing to the city to have some kind of
a vehicle to answer the calls. It
would increase the efficiency of the
department.
Outsiders Increase Cost.
The personnel of the department is
as follows: Frank B. Ripple, chief
of police; John M. Zacharias, patrol
man No. L; John Essler, patrolman
No. 2; Ike Smith, patrolman No. 3.
The special police hire of the de-
partment for the past year has been
greater than in previous years, due
to the fact that we have had to deal
with the I. w. w.
One of the greatest problems for
the police to cope with is the I. W..
W. agitators, and this department
has had to handle this difficult prob
lem in a very careful manner so as
not to create any disturbance. We
have taken every precaution to pro-
tect the property of the citizens and
a detailed report of this departments
care of this case is attached to this
report.
The property of the police depart
ment is as follows:
Two desks ..........$ 1O.OV
Two stop watches. ..... 400
One exhibit case. ...... 1000
Thirty-two badges. $500
Accessories lO.VO
Bicycle ............ 25.OO
1Otdl PAV1.oO
Total number of arrests for year
80.
Total amount of money on persons
arrested for violation of ordinances
-1,O02.94.
Total number of cases tried-9O.
Total amount of fines collected
$455.
Total amount of bail forfeited to
city-$25.
Total number of arrests for VIOLA
ton of the state auto laws-35.
Total amount of fines collected in
these cases-$63.
These fines go to the state as we
did not have an ordinance at the time
for prosecution of the same.
Disposition of Cases.
Number of arrests for drunkenness
SO.
Amount of fines imposed-$99.
Amount of fines collected-$71.
Number of fines suspended-15.
Number of cases dismissed.
One case committed to the county
Jail for ten days.
Number of cases for petit larceny
3.
One case received thirty days
straight in the county jail.
One case received ten days in thu
county Jail.
One case dismissed.
One arrest for grand larceny, cas-
dismissed.
Three arrests for highway robbery
Two cases bound over to the gran'
jury.
One case dismissed
Four arrests for vagrancy, all case
dismissed.
Two arrests for disorderly conduct
One case fined $40 and paid.
One case fined 81 and paid.
Four arrests for simple assault.
One case, fine of SIS imposed an
case appealed to the district cour'
case dismissed in the district court.
Three other cases paid fines of S2l
Gambler Forfeits Bail.
One arrest Tor gambling and ba'
of SIS forfeited.