New Britain herald., 1928-07-21
MOTOR COPS LIFE
 LONG, LONG TRAIL
Hayes and Srolls Seek No Lime.
 light on Daily Duty

With hundreds of thousands of miles behind them Officers William P. Hayes and William $. Strolls of the motorcycle police squad real veterans of the mounted service, continue to scout the streets day
 letup, yet with no indication of a letup, yeet there is nothing about their manner of doing their duty to bring them into the lmelight or merit for them any of the high sounding appellations enjoyed by "speed cops" in some places. So far as is known. they have not been referred to as the Nemesis of Speedcrs," 'I'lying Copper" or Ace of Cyclists. but in the eyes of their chief and other superior officers. they have earned the classification of capable and efficient policemen.
 Officer Hayes was appointed to the mounted squad in May. 1915, succeeding Officer Fred Wagner. for three years A few years later, Offncer Strolls was taken off the night patrol force and given d mo- torcycle. Since then other officers have been added as the growth of the city and the consequent increase in motor vehicle traffic has de manded, but the Hayes and comes into mind when motorcycle ''cops' are thought ol.
 The worth of good motorcycle officers has frequently been stressed by Chief Hart and they are used for practically every sort of police work. When a hurry call comes in from the scene of an accident, "Hayes and Strolls", if available at once. are sent out They can be half way out before the patrol or service car is started. and on arriving their experience guides them in acting speedily and correctly. If there are injured motorists to be attended. the motorcycle officers arrange to send them to the hospital. and in cases where traffic must be kept moving. they can step into the center of the street and regulate the situation be- fore it becomes complicated.
 Motorcycle officers cover great amout of territory and attend to numerous matters in a single days tour of duty. Officer Hayes, when he was alone on the detail, ire quently rode on every street in the city day after day, Investigating complaints about youthful miscrc- ants, chasing speeders. Investigating accidents, subpoenaing witnesses into l court. notifying supcrnumerary off | cers to report for duty, and doing numerous other similar bits of work ! which a man on foot could not hope i to clean up in d week. When Offi- i Ger Strolls joined him, the work was | divided, but the steady increase in ! the demand on the department for 1 service created additional work and 1 in addition to the new motorcycle | officers detailed during the past year or two. there are officers in auto mobiles patrollng the city.
 ''Hayes and Strclls" are highly rated among mounted officers in Connecticut. Both have excellent records for careful driving, neither of them being of the daredevil type. If there is a speeder to be over- taken. they know approximately how long it will take them to make the arrest, and they ride accordingly, with the result that neither has ever been in serious accident, and in the judgment of their superiors, the example they set to motorists on the highways leading into the city and on the streets within the city limits has always been proper.