Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-12-20
Campaign is Designed to
Stem Crime.
Flood
VETERANS AID POLICE
$50 Arrests Made Yesterday-Mrs.
Sartcris Robbed of Furs and French
Francs Valued at $4,000.


sonal direction of Commissioner En-
right the Police Department, began at
midnight an intensive drive to rid
the city of its criminal population.
The warfare against crooks and po,
tential crooks is to be waged until
the crime epidemic, the existence OF
which Mr.. Enright has finally admit
ted, has been stamped out, according
to information given at police head
quarters.
The campaign, designed to stem the
crime flood is the most elaborate ever
conceived in the history Of the Po-
lice Departments, and it was appar-
ent that on its success Commissioned
Enright was prepared TO. stake his
reputation.
Every available man in the Police
| DEPARTMENT has been called into ac-
ton. All vacation periods have been
cut short ard the force has been
brought in "a hours to It's maximum
strength. Even the men on sick leave
have been requested to return to wcrk
unless actually bed-ridden.>
While the Pc ice Department
strengthened its lines former COM
miss;onci officers of the army, navy
ana Marine Corps launched plans for
an organization Of 10000 armed men
% aid in curbinG the epidemic OF
crime sweeping the city.
The New York Chapter. Military
| Order Of The W2rli War. cslied~upon.
! the former officers to arm themselves
and at the same time announced
plans for a meeting tonight to which
Mayor Hylan, Pc,icc Commissioner
Enr:aht and Governor Smith were in
v.,cl. Army Offices from the head
quarters at Governors Island also
were asked TO attend.
This was the busiest Sunday pc!ice
he.t.auar.ers has known in many
wears. Orders were issued which are
eypo ted TO lead 70 the CHECKING MP
of every crook in the city who is
tkncwn to the police and Es!n@ Of
those persons who are found 10 ot
his associates.
.asrrmh&r Of arrests, figured rougn
~ at po ice headquarters as being IN
excess of l51 were made Yesterday
Nes,.lv ali those taken into custody
were released after being questioned.
land in few instances they were es-
aor.e:l 10 railroad terminals ard put
aA,a.i trains taking them cut Ct the
c.tS.< These who objected to leaving
wc.c given physical assistance ana
informed that their next appearance
N the c::!y wcr,G laad 10 their ar
-. and almost certainly to 4 ja.
sentence
The drive launched last night was
directed particularly at those whose
reccrGs are known to the police
Eve:y precinct was furnished with a
Isl cs shady characters known to be
i. a.ge, and the pclice>ha6 explicit
orders to hand these persons an rlsi-
m@ ;um giving them but two choices.
Ore was to get cut Of the city anu
stay out, and the other was TO remain
here AMI be arrested with the certain
prospect Of being held in prchioit'Te
;an. The regular m;dnigh: patrols
wee supplemented BY squads of pc
Ice reserves that were mcbi!ized as
,"S1.t OF an emergency cal! sent Oh.
yesterday.
The d,8vc last ni2,ht ccntered on
Manhattan, ard in order 70 make !;
mos: effective here ira:nei de:ec-
,:veS ard S;rong-arm men were called
n from Brooklyn. Richmond and
Queens bcroughs- A nun,her Of thesa
officers were ser; TO precincts in the
Bronx
lnve$! rat:cn of reports tia. ,hs
police os the Mercer Stree: Static.
have been neg,cctful in according pro.
lection to residents Of Wash;rgto,
SnaaSe. ar: especially 10 artists aHo
writers wing or Washington SGuar:
South, brought 20 light ths.fact thu
Sat~risy : 81, NHS Lucille Sartoi
granddaughter CT Prs&iderss Gran;
was rotned OF Frc~sh francs vasu*'
at $4,000 a. the prevent rSte~of ex
charge: jewelry valaed at-.Sl0bgt
gowns. fur coat aEa valuable Rus
san sab.es.