The Washington times., 1925-01-13
ton and confiscated the clothing,
later identified as stolen property.
Clear Up Robbery.

ton and confiscated the clothing,
later identified as stolen property
Clear Up Robbery.
Two arrests for housebreaking
and grand larceny were made by
the policemen and eight arrests on
charges of receiving stolen goods,
The arrests cleared UP a robbery
In the New York Clothing House,
1909 II street northwest.
Their intelligent and careful at.
tention to reports of larcenies and
their ability to take notice OF small
series of larcenies that had been
receiving the attention of the de-
partment for several months. re
ported Captain Louis J. Stoll.
Policeman C.. A. Strobel and vii
liam Melvin, of the Fourth pre-
cfnct, were mentioned for seven ar
rests, three for hold ups and four
for Joy riding. The speedy. and ef-
ficient handling of these cases last
July brought commentator from
Captain Sheetz, Assistant Superin-
tendent Henry G. Pratt and Major
Sullivan.
Nabbcd Rum Distillers.
Commentator was given Sergeant
F. M. Dent, Detective C. A. Berry
Sergeant o. c. Ryan and Private
w. L.. Davis, all of the Eleventh
precinct, for the arrest in June OF
two men who were manufacturing
liquor at the rates of hundreds OF
gallons a week. The case was
handled in such a manner that the
District Attorneys office praised
~. - Az ior, Cn,lIiHyoV1
Policeman A. d. Mullins. of the
Sixth precinct, while off duty, OBJ
served at Sixth and G streets north
west. a colored man, with a fur coat
under his arm. running Mullins
gave chase and captured him. Later
the man was charged with stealing
the coat from the home of Jane
Powell, 1919 ' Sixth-and- One Halt
street southwest The suspect was
also wanted bv the Second precinct
for assault and robbery.
Detective Sergeants Frank Ali
good and Eugene Davis, attached to
headquarters, were lauded sor the
arrest last January Of two young
boys on a charge Of joy riding. In
vestigation. revealed the boys were
implicated in the theft. of fifteen au-
tomobileS.
Excellent Work, Says Grant.
"I consider it excellent WORK. re-
ported Inspector Grant. "Their dill
gence shows what can be accom-
plished by hard work"
1.-THE results Of their efforts in
capturing these boys manifests close
attention to duty and splendid abil-
ity in clearing up of this great
number of joy riding cases, and ]
commend them for the excellent
service rendered" said Major Sui
Ivan.
For rounding up a gang 4 tire
thieves, Detective C. A. Berry and
Policeman F. A. Waters, of the
Eleventh precinct, were commended
last August. They arrested seven
boys for the theft of tires from the
garage at st. EliZabeth'S Hospital.
Major Sullivan commended the two
policemen.
Detective Thomas Nally, of the
Fourth precinct, was commended
for the arrest of a colored man on
charge of stealing cantaioupes
from the Pennsylvania railroad
freight yards at Twelfth and e
streets southwest.
Sagacity Praised.
This is another case in which
Detective Nally has displayed spien.
did police sagacity and through his
earnest effort two grand larcenies
have been cleared UP and in, all
likelihood IA stop put to this most
daring looting of freight cars" re-
ported Captain SheetZ.
For the arrest last February of a
colored man who was charged with
ten cases of housebreaking, six Of
petit larceny, Policeman E. w. Hiser
and Precinct Detective w. S. Smoot
of the Tenth precinct, won praise.
A quantity Of stolen auto accessories
was recovered. Captain c. P. M.
Lord. of the Tenth precinct. Assis-
tant superintendent Charles A.
Evans and Major Sulliven COM
mended the men.
Policeman William Melvin, of The
Fourth precinct, was mentioned for
arresting three colored men for rob-
berry last February. He was COM
mended by Captain Sheetz and Major
Sullivan.
The arrests of a taxi driver and
two sailors attached to the Presi-
dents yacht, the Mayflower, brought
praise fo~ Sergeants r. s. w. Burke
and c. c. Wise and Precinct Detec-