New Britain herald., 1924-10-08
REORGANIZATION
 OF POLICE FORCE
Commissioners Plan Changes by
 Amendments to Charter

Reorganization of the local police department, especially the detective bureau, was advocated by Police Commissioner Thomas F, Jackson at a meeting of the board of police commissioners last night. As a re- suit of a motion made by him, a committee consisting of Chairman David L. Dunn and Commissioner William r. Lange will make thor ough study of the organization and compare it with police organizations in other cities.
 In making the motion, Comms- Soner Jackson said that in all prob ability, there will be a charter re vision committee appointed this win ter. and he thought that charter re- visions were necessary to make pos sible reorganization of the police department to bring it up to the standard required. He felt that committee consisting of the chair man and one member of the board should be appointed to make study of the situation and report back needed reform to the full board for consideration. Those accepted by the full board would then be presented before the charter revision commit tee.
 In discussing the detective bureau as it is organized at present, Con- missioner Jackson said that there are two sergeants on duty in the bureau, leaving it with two men oS the same rank so that there Is, in reality, no man in charge of it. lie said that he felt the man in charge of the bureau should have a rank higher than sergeant.
 Detective Sergeant William P. McCuo is the only sergeant on duty in the detective bureau permanently, the three street sergeants serving Tn turn four months of the year on duty in that department.
 The status of the other men as- signed to work in the detective bureau was also discussed, Commis- sioner Jackson saying that they had no rank or authority and that they were simply policemen with assign nents. He said that in his opinion, these men should be given a definite rank tha> same as in other police organizations,
 Commissioner Edwin A. Parker expressed his approval of the sug- gested reforms and seconded Con- missioner Jacksons motion to ap- point the reorganization committee.
 "Piker" Ambulance Service
 Commissioner Jackson also made motion that a committee of one | be appointed by the chairman to confer with the authorities at the New Britain General hospital in an effort to eliminate the trouble being experienced with ambulance service. He scored the ambulance service of the hospital, saying that the city had beautiful hospital with 'piker' ambulance service.
 He said that the hospital officials have made many plans for improv- ing the ambulance service and talk ing it out of the hands of the police entirely, but none of them has materialized. The police patrol was caring for patients day and night for many weeks while the hospital ambulance was in the re- pair shop, and since the ambulance has resumed duty several days ago, it carries only the patients in the day time and at night it is kept at the hospital making it necessary to use the police patrol for night calls. A number Of patients have refused to be transported to the hospital in the police patrol when it was sent out for them, the commissioner stated,
 Chief Vim, C. Hart said that the hospital has driver for the ann bulance in the day. but no one to drive 1t at night The driver on duty at police headquarters nights was driving the ambulance nights when it was left at the municipal garage for that purpose, but now the police have to use a driver another policeman 10 accompany him on ambulance calls and the
 police patrol, dcpriying the police of
 their services if they should be needed for any emergency.
 The motion of Commissioner Jackson was adopted. the other members of the board agreeing thai . something should be done to i'm prove the ambulance service at the , hospital as they did not feel tha'