Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-23
POLICE CHIEF BLACK
SUBMITS HIS REPORT
Recommends Appointment OF
Additional Uniformed and
Plain Clothes Officers.

In his annual report to the directorn
Of public safety for the year ending
June 80, 1921, which has Just been
made public. Superintendent OF Po-
| lice George Black recommends that
at least four additional men be as-
signed to duty In the detective bureau.
and that two detectives be detailed
for night duty, In order that plain
clothes men may be available Mt all
hours. The Superintendent also sug-
Ecsts that an additional chauffeur and
mechanics helper be employed to as
sist the mechanic In the patrol sta
tion.
The matter of providing suitable
transportation for prisoners from the
city hall to the worlkhouse In another
problem that should receive the I'M
mediate attention OF the directors.
according to Superintendent Black.
AT present. the prisoners are conveyed
to the worlshouse In the regular pas
senger trolley cars. and In many in
| stances their behavior and language
is offensive to the other occupants.
Superintendent Black recommends
that n prison van, such IA is used in
other communities, be provided for
this purpose.
Seventy members OF the police force
were charged with violating the rulds
OF the department during the year
| Twenty of these were dismissed, and
the others were fined or temporarily
suspended. Seven members of the
force resigned. The police made 1870
Earrests during the year. whi The snaS
arrests during the year. which ia an
increase of $50 over the preceding
year. The sum OF s25s.6s2.0g was ap.
rropriated by Council for the use OF
the police bureau for the year. all oi
which was expended. Ernings
through fines, costs. etc. aggregated
ments property Is estimated at sti6..
10000
Drunknness was the charge which
resulted in the largest Nimber Of ar.
rests during the year. aaS persons
out of a total of 3970 being arrested
on this charge. Violation OF trafi,
rules, with total of 326, caused tn,
roNt highest number OF arrests. TheT,
were 500 assault and battery cases
, 2S2 non-support cases. and ESQ caaci
of disorderly conduct.
OF the number arrested, 2,179 wcr,
, white: 1000. Negroes; 2S3. Italians
| and 209 Polish. the others being o
various nationalities. Almost half o.
the number of criminals, or / .663. wer,
between the ages OF 90 and 80 TIL,
r number OF drunkards. 4ps. is a larg,
increase over 1920. when 295 were ar
restod on this charge. but Is much low
= .,. 81.
The sum OF s5.97i.30 was collected b,
the department in dog taxes durinl
? the year and $S5.135,9l in fines an,
, costs, while the cost of feeding prison
ers aggregated s6sl67. The various
] amhulances attained n mileage o
+, 7,195.
} The report OF Captain of Detectives
[ Robert J. Benson for the year show
that 603 arrests We're made by mem
bers of the detective bureau. The mum
Der Of robberies investigated was 60S
and the miscellaneous Investigations
6S5. Stolen property TO the extent o
s53,055.79 was recovered.
Police Matrons Mary T. Davis, ANN
r.. Opdycke and Jennie Black repor
that 403 persons We're committed {
/ their care during the fiscal year. q
these 129 were lost children.
Two hundred and one patrolmen an
81 prisoners were given medical treat
ment by Police Surgeon George w. II
J Forrest, according to his repor
Eighty-fve patients were seen at IN
police station. 30 OF whom were foun
10 be drug habltues. out of 21 per
sons examined for insanity, Is wer
= committed TO the Delaware State Hos
pital for the Insane.
Secretary William r. Schell of III
: hoard of trustees OF the police per
: sion fund reports the following person
as placed on the pension roll: Captain
: Charles L. Evans, Thomas a. Kane
Sergeants Samuel Durney. Hiral
- White, Aaron NJ. Rice, J. w. Howgat
= George Lyons: Patrolmen John a. So
onion. William r. Todd. John ]. Lon
- Michael J. Maloney, Samuel Il. Pete
=, son. Isaac V. England. John w. NJ,
- Daniel. Hilary Il. Wallace, HowaI
- Palmer. Carmine DfMare. John
W ard. John c Purcell, Maurice Fiyn
Thomas f Kelley. George Gillin
10 James T. Scott, John j. Payne, Al
,o drew Harkins; Matron Mary E. Viii,