Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-10
DETECTIVE SHIFTS
MADE NECESSARY
BY Is PROMOTIONS
Reorganization of Bureau
Announced by Shelby to
Increase Efficiency.
POLICY OF SUPERVISION
TO BE FIRMLY ENFORCED
New Group Hears Advice on De-
pertinent, With Courtesy
Stressed by Crosby.

Plans for reorganization of the De-
tective Bureau made necessary by the
promotion of is new detective sergeants
were announced at the roll call this
morning by Inspector W. j. Shelby.
The homicide and safe, business fraud
and check, automobile and clothing
squads were strengthened by additional
men. while numerous changes were
made in other units of the bureau and
the pairing of detectives on general as
Signments.
The recently announced plans of In
spector Shelby for the supervision of
the bureau will be strictly adhered to.
Capt. Walter Emerson, administrative
assistant to Inspector Shelby. will be
In charge of detectives from o'clock
to 4 O'Clock each day, Lieut.. Warren
o. Embrey will be in command from
4 o'clock in the afternoon until mid
night and Lieut.. Charles Weber, for
merly lieutenant Of the tenth precinct,
will have charge from midnight to 8
o'clock in the morning.
Mullin In Relief Role.
Detective Sergt Charles Mullin, for
mer chief of detectives on the mid
night trick, will serve in the future in
o relief role for the supervising on
GERS and also will conduct special in
designations.
Sergts. Carlton Talley and James C.
Collins. who formerly worked on general
assignments, have been transferred by
Inspector Shelby to serve on the homi-
eide and safe squad to fill the vacancy
made by the transfer of Sergt. John
Fowler to the tenth precinct as lieu
tenant and to give that unit an addi-
tional detective for the execution of
its work.
Lieut.. Edward j. Kelly will continue
IN command of the homicide squad.
6ergtS. T. j. Sweeney, Joseph F. WAL
dron, George E. Darnell and John
Flaherty of Kelly's squad are unaf-
1ected by the changes.
RObey Is Assigned.
Hugh D. Robey, former headquarters
chauffeur, who was promoted to the
rank OF detective sergeant, has been
assigned to serve in the automobile
squad with Sergts. Frank M Alligood,
Eugene Davis, Henry M. Jet and Jacob
Wolfe. The automobile squad is headed
by Detective Sergt. Joseph A.. Connors.
D. G. Fletcher. who was promoted
from pawn inspector of the bureau with
the rank of private to a detective
sergeant has been assigned to the
clothing squad, succeeding Sergt. Bagby
King now a lieutenant at the fourth
precinct. Detective Sergt James e.
6AotESs 4OIH1CI1J vi kSDSId1 dSSlRnmenIS,
has also been transferred to this unit.
The clothing squad is headed by
eergt. Clement P. Cox with SergtS. J. A.
Foley. T. ]. Sullivan and C. E. War
neld serving under him, in addition to
the two newly appointed men.
Placed ON Business Squad.
Sergt. Clarence Talley, formerly on
general assignments, and Benjamin H.
Thompson, plain clothes oficer at
Union Station before the recent changes
which brought him the rank of de-
cective sergeant, have been placed on
the business, fraud and check squad to
aid Detective SergtS. B. w. Thompson
and Ira Keck. Leadership of the squad
has been given to Sergt. B. w.
Thompson.
Pvt Daniel H. Jones. jr.. trans
ferred to the Detective Bureau from
the eighth precinct, will succeed John
e. Dahlg1sh as member of the
pharmacy and narcotic squad, headed
by Sergt. r. A. Saunders. Jones win
continue in the rank of private.
Dahlgish. appointed a detective SER
geant viii work on general assignments
Ia the future.
The newly appointed detective SER
eeantS and precinct detectives also
heard lectures on what the District and
the Police Department expect from
them In the way of doing their lob
from Inspector Shelby and Gen. Her
bert B. Crosby, the police Commissioner
The meeting was executive, but both
speakers later let out some inkling of
what went on
Courtesy Is Stressed.
Courtesy and common sense were
the keynotes of both speeches. Crosby
repeated to the detectives the words
he had spoken to the lieutenants and
eergeants yesterday, when he told them
mat their increased rank and pay must
De compensated for by more work.
Shelby elaborated these points at great
length, reinforcing them with MANY
home1y illustrations. He added a re-
quest for greater personal neatness and
improved appearance among the de-