The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-20
ANOTHER STAR
ABOUT TO FALL
Chief Logan Suspends Po-
lice Officer Alfred Greb
on Tuesday.
UNBECOMING CONDUCT
Chief Logan Continues His
Campaign to Weed Out Inef-
ficiency in Police Dept.

Another Kenosha police star took a
tumble this morning when Chief of Po-
lice Thad Logan announced that Police
Officer Alfred Greb has been suspend
ed and that charges had been preferred
against him alleging conduct unbecom-
ing an officer. His case will be the
first to be heard before the new po-
lice and fire commission which is to
be named by the new city administra-
ton. It is anticipated that this COM
mission may not be recognized i'm
mediately and this may mean that
Greb will be on suspension for COM
paratively long period of time.
Chief Logan declared that when the
case was called before the commits
sion, it would be shown that Greb was
absent from his place of duty without
sufficient cause.
Asked to Leave Beat.
The suspension arose over Greb's
conduct while travelling the second
ward beat on Tuesday morning. Just
after one o'clock he called from a pa
troll box and asked to be allowed to
leave his beat FOR short time, claim
ing that it was necessary for him to
go to his home for short time. This
permission was granted by the police
officer at the desk.
About an hour later the police were
called upon to unravel a minor robbery
which took place on the west side of
the city. Captain Claussen and De-
tective McClosky went the rounds of
various poolrooms in the city in an
effort to locate any suspects.
Find Policeman in PooIroOm
At the restaurant and poolroom of
Tony Paul, which was still open, they
failed to find any suspects but in the
basement, Patrolman Greb was found
sound asleep. The Paul place was
raided several days ago by police of
fcials and the proprietor is now out
on. bonds.
Greb was notified by Captain Claus
sen to report at the police Office and
bring his guns and insignia with him
When the facts were laid before Chief
Logan, the policeman was Immediately
suspended. Greb had been reinstated
as member of the force several
months ago. After a short period of
service more than year ago, he had
left the force under rather peculiar
circumstances due to domestic trou-
bles. He had been placed back on the
force to give him another chance.
Greb maintains that he had gone to
his home and that he was taken i'll and
had gone to the Paul place to rest
Falling sleep he had been unable to
notify the department. of his where
abouts.
In Keeping With Cleanup.
Chief Logan explained that the sus-
pension of Greb was in keeping with
the policy which he had established
several months ago of wedding out
any officers on the force who were
found inefficient He declared that in
the future as well as in the past under
his guidance, men who do not observe
the. rules and regulations of the de-
partment vii lbe summarily dismissed
He admitted that there were other
members of the department. under sur
veillance but declared that most of the
ineficiency had been removed and he
felt justly proud of the great majority
of the members of the force.
It was explained that in the case of
Greb, he had been several times warn
ed because of infractions of the rules
of the department and that his de-.
linquency on Tuesday had been more
serious because of this fact.