Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-10
''!CllYIHAs RECORD TOTAL
0FRObBER|Es IN MONTH
IHshmondcrs lost S:ss,GO4:13
-. Worth of Valuablcs in 36S
OF These Crimes.
Police RECOVER sao,oi7.ia
Efficiency of Department Stands
Test in bringing Back tn Owners
Largo Part of Stolen Property.
Many New Problems.

Police records show that last
months total of robhcrics is tho
largest that has ever occurred III
Richmond. n total OF 36S OF these
& crimes having been committed. Chief
oftPolice Charles \. Sherry and his
forge OF assistants are daily con
fronted with new problems as the
city grows more metropolitan. In
thcfts OF various descriptions. Rich
monders have lost total OF
sS3.594.l3 in valuahles OF all kinds.
but through the aid ot tho detective
department, which, although COM
paratirely small, is ono of tho most
efficient the city has ever had, 4 total
OF s2o.o47l5 worth OF stolen articles
Captain Alex $. Wright heads the
detective force.
a bnlance of hut sla,5i7 is yet to
be be reco's ere IL IL the First polies
this Second District SI1.5i7?i in
SnluahlcS was taken, and in tn. Third
District the amount is $6p1.50 The
Third District embraces South Rich
mond territory. These figures cover
y wide range of miscellaneous ar
ticles. the largest item Of these be
ing automobiles. or which twelve
We're stolen during tho month ut "a
loss uf sli.522. and nine recovered. at
q gain OF $1,000. leaving but three
TO be recovered. worth but sl'75.
Currency and jcwclry are the next
largest item on the list.
Detectives Have BiE Task.
In nearly every case OF robbery
ferrcd to the deiectivc branch Of the
Police Department. and in most OF
the cases the matters OF tracking
down and arrcstinG the criminals re-
taken left entirely TO the detectives.
The police N general have their at
tention almost entirely occupied with
supprcssinr disorders and bringing
TO the bar cases which come to their
notice III the course Of their daily
routine.
One OF the biggest features with
which the detectives have to deal is
the theft OF autos. Several gangs
Of auto thieves have been broken
up in this city in the last year only
after strenuous efforts by the dctec
tlyos. in which Captain Wright took
mn active hand. In the whole wear
li' autos were stolen, OF which
seventyIeiEht were recovered leav-
missing. The missing cars are most
~ Fords, OF which scores are stolen
each year.
Captain wright's active working
tollows: SerGeants Louis Bcr,ucci.
Tiilerr. Louis 4, kellam. c; w. Akin
H. organ and r. |. Gentry. To these
men. under the constant supervision
ana direction OF Captain Wright, be-
restoration to Richmondcrs OF the
last month
Brynnt Has Able Force.
In complete charge of the night
MSsk Of the department is ltcutcn-
INT robert l.. Eryant. In the month
ton has been done ny Superintendent
of'tldontitlcatiou William \. Toirr.
VINO Is a sergeant IN the department.
j3.rEGanis q. w. Spnrr and }. j. Tray
HEADQUARTERS. and H. e. Mullins is the
d,aH man, W. H. Gentry j. clerk OF
,! w pa Wnnr4ker records and secretary
1'tfigures obtained for the last month
regarding the amount of goods re-
covered do not include approximately
iucn,s, clothing, which were recovered
by The police in IN" last few days and
Tpsst1FeM TO residents, or Highland
allegations, BY TWO negro Women
burglars. In tho month also nearly
Si9.anV worth OF cocaine and NOR
!ISnohinond, part Of which has been
idrhtihed ms belonging to local Whole
SAFE dfuRSiStS whose places were
pErElarlzcd hy dope TENDS In search
81 narcotics For the whol, Wear
figures. show that approximately hair
4. million dollars worth of Rich
or which several hundred thousands
have been recovered.
.pnc OF the impressive features az
he me police 'i,,i WORK :.tlIi'-cIty, are nG-
sherry yesterday which show that
though lcl automobile accidents have
Occurred in kichmomd in the iasJ
Month no one was Killed. and damage
was done TO property in only Sixty.
seven cases. There were thirty
neTSCnS inlnr"" in ant" mishaps in