The New York herald., 1922-12-24
POLICE GUARD STORE
Cash TO BANK DOORS
Every Available Man on Duty
to Prevent Crime Wave
at Christmas.
BIG MOTOR PATROL BUSY
Detectives Watch All Faces at
Stations in Effort to Pick
Out Crooks.
BIG MOTOR PATROL BUSY

The full strength OF the New York
police was called upon last night to
guard the city against crime to-day
and tomorrow. Police Headquarters
said that the precautions against crime
are more elaborate. and represent more
OF genuine tightening up, than at
any other holiday season. 1T also was
pointed out by officials at headquar-
ters that the season has been much
freer from crime than the correspond
ing period OF last year
Plans for supplying the city the
fullest possible protection for the week
end were made late yeaterday at
conference held at Police IIeadquar-
ters by Police Commissioner Enright,
William j. Lahey. Chief Inspector. and
John d. Coughlln. Inspector in charge
OF the Detective Bureau. These Of
ficlals were In conference for moro
than three hours and soon after Q
o'clock announced the principal fea-
lures of the plans they had put into
effect.
Word was sent out Immediately to all
storekeepers. particularly in the Fifth
avenue and Broadway sections and on
the upper West Side. that II they wished
to send their money to bank instead
OF taking the risk of keeping 4 In safes
in their places of business until Tues
day, then the Police Department would
be glad to provide their cashiers or
messengers with the necessary protec-
ton on the way to the bank. Most of
the banks. informed by tho police OF
Their willingness TO guard mcssengers
by special conveys. remained oren until
late last night.
Pian Tbwarts Robbers.
This prccaution was taken. II was ex-
plained. to protect the enormous sums
of money that were taken in during
the last few hours OF shopping. II is
The custom OF many storekeepers who
keen open late to lock their money In
their own safes until tho next banking
day. AS result many of them have
found that before they could onnk their
money robbers had entered th.ir places
ana leisurely cracked their safes. Such
robbers would have both to-day and
tomorrow for operations.
Thirty automobiles were sent out
from headquarters, each carrying four
detectives. Their instructions were TO
tour certain routes-and TO keep IL up
Ali night. and In shifts until Tuesday
morning. They we're instructed to
break up gangs thaS appeared aus
plcious. to stop and question all Ier-
sons who aroused their suspicious IN
anv way, and to bring In those who
could not give an account or them
selves. In addition to this special oe-
taIlI all the smaller regular police auto
mobiles. each carrying two policemen IN
uniform, we're kept on duty.
Every available detective was pressed
into service. Detectives OF the Bureau
@, Missing Persons. the Lost Property
bureau and even those who for ySars
have been holding clerical Jobs were
told 10 join the active detectives IN
guarding the city. Nearly 800 extra men
were added to the force In this way.
bringing the total number OF detectives
on duty up TO nearly 1000.
Faces BEING watched.
pctachments OF detectives slso we're
sent 70 guard the railroad and ferry
terminals and every other entrance 70
tile city. IOtN WtTt NOin ~ bNotQNEt
ters 10 watch for the faces Of men
known TO thcm as pickpockets or safo
crackers. and 10 bring them all IN TO
Headquarters. Similar squads were sent
out ON general touring duty along Firth
avenue and tn the stores TO pick up
suspicious characters.
Commissioner Enright announced that
this vigilance will not relax In tho
slightest until Tuesday morning, when
business will be resumed as usual. The
chief work OF the force to-day and to-
morrow. however. will be TO guard
against robbers who may attempt 10
break into stores or into homes where
the occupants are away for Christmas.
+Officiais at headquarterS appeared 70
rely strongly upon the thirty larger
police automobiles that we're put into
service II Is the theory there that very
little crime will he committed as long
as Il is known that any approaching
automobile may be carrying four plain
clothes men who are armed and ready
TO shoot.
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