New Britain herald., 1919-04-05
POLICE DEPT. MAKES OVER 1000 ARRESTS
(Continued on Third Page)

Eighty offenders violated the city ordinance with those blocking fire hydrants totaling 22, and for failure to clean the snow from sidewalks II.
 July Busiest Month.
 The greatest number of arrests were made in July when 190 trnnsgressors were taken into custody. Of this number 1871 were males and 11g| females In this collection 1,129 were of foreign birth and S61 Americans, and 1859 were residents of this city and 331 residents. The adult ar rests totaled 1,469 and the minors 521.
 The patrol service had a very busy year, being called upon 1875 times in which 610 arrests resulted. The pie wagon conveyed 513 persons, sick or injured to their homes, and 432 to the hospital. Fifteen trips were made to the town home and in answering re- ports of disturbances 23s calls were responded to. The patrol covered 1920 miles, the service car 6,191 miles, the motorcycle 4,267 and the am bulance S36 miles during the year Tn the police signal and telephone work 1926 duty calls were recorded, 1.540 from officers and 16 for officers.
 Nationalities Represented.
 The various nationalities and the number of arrests for the year are as follows: American, 861; Armenians, 8; Austrians, 2s; Assyrians, 6; Bohe- mians, 8; Canadian, ,; Danish 1; English 8; French, ,; German, 35; Greek, 12; Hebrew, 73; Hungarian, 2: Italian, 2Ss; Irish, 54; Lithuanian, 122: Persian, 8; Portuguese, 4 Pol ish, 3SS; Russian, 5S; Swede, 53; Scotch. 3: Serbia, 8; Slavish 2S Syr ian, 4; Spanish, l, and Ukrainian, 3.
 Tn the disposition of the cases, 637 paid fines imposed in court, 37l were placed on probation, 241 had sentence suspended, Ill were discharged With out arraignment and 145 were com 1 nitted to jail, 36 appealed from deci- 1 sions, 43 were committed to the state ! school for boys, ATT were discharged ]! bv the court. 15 were held for trial in l the superior court and two forfeited ] bonds.
 $25,0O0 In Cash Bonds.
 In the miscellaneous items in the | report, Chief Rawlings reports that l s25600 was taken for cash bonds, and 1 property valued at S1S,600 was ac- cepted for appearance of prisoners in ] court Meals served prisoners totaled 1 168S and the complaints received were { 3,O59 of which all were investigated. 1
 The report of the dog warden shows 1 that 319 canines were caught and 240 ] were destroyed and 79 claimed by l owners.
 The sum of s2,216 was was re- ceived from licenses and from thea 1 ters and halls for police service 1 s772.50. These sums have been turned over to the city treasurer {
 Work of Detective Bureau
 Chief Rawlings speaks of the efficient work rendered by the detec , tive bureau during the past year. ! The number of arrests was 216, and ] were as follows: Theft 66. theft of 1 bicycles $, burglary s, various other , offenses 126. During the year 19 au- ] tom obiles were stolen, of which i l were recovered. There were six con- 1 victions for automobile thefts. The report shows an epidemic of bicycle 1 thieving during the year. Of the 90 ! bicycles reported as stolen, the de- partment recovered 26 and there were 10 convictions for the offense. One {. motorcycle was reported stolen and the cuIprit rounded up and convicted. The value of stolen property re- covered and returned to owners was s2,964.43 and s645.05 in cash was re- { covered The arrests of fugitives from justice in other cities, in this city, was r. The report also deals with the varied character of the work of the bureau, in which the prosecution Of the Peretu brothers for murder, one conviction for arson and the good | work rendered in clearing up bur glaries and theft cases. The bureau also has the supervision of the pawn shops here. peddIers theaters, and has prepared all bound over and appeal