Evening star., 1927-03-06
HESSE LISTS NEEDS
or DISTRICT POLICE
Outlines Program for Com
missionerS in Connection
With Budget Figures.

Nine OF the outstanding needs of the
Metropolitan Police Department were
listed yesterday by Maj. Edwin B.
Hesse. superintendent Of police, for
the consideration of the Commits
sioners in connection with the pref
aration of the DiStr G; : hudgctarN "S-
Inmates for the 192Sl929 fiscal year.
The Commissioners are expected to
begin preparation OF the estimates
soon in order to complete them Tor
transmission 10 the Budget Bureau
by July Is.
The most important item in Maj.
Hesse's list is a building 10 house
police Headquarters and a central
bureau, and to include quarters lor
the Traffic Bureau. director OF trafnc,
clinic for the board of police surgeons,
a schoolroom for student oflcers, Il
gymnasium and a room Tor the Use
Of the police trial board.
Garage and Repair Shop.
Purchase of a site and the erection
Of an upto-date garage and repair
shou to meet the constantly growing
problem Of caring for the department. s
: increasing number of, motor vehicles,
Mai. Hesse ranked second in I'M
portance. This shop. he pointed out.
should be large enough to constitute
a storage space for automobiles com
ing into the possession OF the Ponce
Department and held by the property
clerk for various reasons.
The third item calls for a minimum
force of 1500 patrolmen. The present
foot patrol personnel number 1,241-
An enlarged force for the Detective
Bureau also is urged. This bureau,
Mai, Hesse said, should consist of at
least 100 men available for inyestlga-
ton work--these men to ne IN TWO
grades or clasSeS-5O to correspond
with the present detective sergeants
and so as second grade detectives VINO
would draw half the additional allow
snce paid detective sergeants. All
promotions to the Detective Bureau
would come from the precincts under
his plan.
Advantages Pointed Out.
With an enlarged force in the De
tective Bureau, Maj. Hesse explained,
the department could assign men TO
specialized work in various forms Oh
crime, and at the same time leave
available a sufficient number OF men
for general assignment and to visit
at frequent intervals ''all places where
undesirables meet, such as pool rooms,
near-beer saloons, all-night restau-
rants, cheap lodging houses. etc"
Mai. Hesse also recommends that
the motor cycle force be increased to
125, and that the Detective Bureau
be provided with sufficient number
of high powered automobiles to en-
able the men to respond promptly
to all emergency calls and ito sue
cessfully pursue those guilty of
crimes fleeing in high powered auto
mobiles.
"A limited number of armored or
eemi-armored cars" he said, should
be available with such equipment as
machine guns, tear gas and other
Swer any emergency and to pursue
bandits known to be armed and hav-
ing committed offenses."
'"The bandit situation throughout
the country has become a most grave
one" he said in support Of this item.
Liquor and Gambling.
Another important recommendation
is that the Police Department be
granted specific appropriation of
not less than $4,000 for use in. the
enforcement of the liquor and gam
bling laws-all expenditures to be on
vouchers of the superintendent of po-
lice and approved by the Commission
ers. These vouchers should clearly
set forth, Maj. HeSSe explained, that
the money should be expended for
the purchase of evidence and the pay
of informers.
Mai. Hesse also urged the appro-
priation of sufficient funds to enable
the department to erect a radio broad
casting station and to equip each of
the station houses, automobile patrols,
post duty boxes and bureaus with
receiving sets SO that the emergency
business of the department might be
transacted without loss of time
through trying to establish communi-
cation by switchboard connections.
The final recommendation calls for
equipping the two reserve police
wagons and each police station with
Thompson machine guns.
This program, If carried out, ac-
cording to Maj. Hesse. would prepare
the department to meet almost any
emergency.