The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-22
ATTORNEY GENERAL
CALLS SESSIONS OF
\. PEACE OFFICERS
Morris Acts on Governors Plan
to Break Up Bank Ban.
ditry in State
SUGGESTS PURSUIT SQUADS
First Meeting to Be Held at VAL
ley City, With Others Fol-
lowing Each Day
SUGGESTS PURSUIT SQUADS

Plans for a series Of conferences to
combat crime in North Dakota as
suggested by Governor George F..
Shafer were announced today by At
torney General James Morris.
Morris today sent letters to every
sheriff and states attorney in the
state outlying the purpose Of the
meetings which are to be held at six
points in the state. He urged chiefs
OF police also to attend the sessions.
Adjutant General G. A. Fraser and
Charles Simon, assistant attorney
general, will take charge Of the meet
ingS, Morris said.
A suggestion that each community
arrange for a pursuit car, we'll equip
ped with arms and ammunition, to be
held IN readiness in the event of
holdups, will be placed before the
peace officers.
May Restrict Parking
Another suggestion to be made is
to restrict parking in front of banks.
Morris said that this would direct
suspicion toward any car stopping In
front OF a bank. If bandits parked
away from the bank, he said, they
would be put at a disadvantage in
making a getaway.
Officials will be urged to exercise
every precaution to avoid injurine
citizens during bandit chases. MI.
Morris said that although every effort
should be made to apprehend GRIM
inals, nothing should be done to en-
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Firearms should be placed in the
hands OF only competent persons, he
said, and this phase will be stressed
at the conferences.
The first crime prevention meeting
will be held at Valley City Monday.
The others are to be conducted at
Grand Forks Tuesday; Devils Lake
wednesday; Minot Thursday; Bis
marck Friday and Dickinson Satur-
day.
Meet at Nearest Place
Officials from counties closest to
the seat OF the meeting place will
gather at each point.
At Valley City the counties repre-
sented will be Barnes, Cass, Dickey,
Griggs, La Moure, Ransom, Richland,
Sargent and StutSman.
Grand Forks. Pembina, Steele.
Trail, and Walsh county authorities
will convene at Grand Forks.
The Devils Lake meeting will be
composed of officials from Benson,
Cavalier, Eddy, Foster, Nelson, Ram
sey, Rolette, Towner and Wells.
At Minot, officials will gather from
Bottlneau, Burke, Divide, McHenry,
Mountrail, Pierce, Renville, Ward and
Williams counties.
Authorities who will convene at Bis
marck will be from Burleigh, Emmons,
Grant, Kidder, Logan, Mcintosh, Nc
Lean, Mercer, Morton, Oliver, Sheri-
dan and Sioux counties.
Peace Officers from Adams, Bill
ings, Bowman. Dunn, Golden Valley.
Hettinger, Mckenzie, Slope and Stark
counties will meet at Dickinson.
Begin Next Monday
Attorney General Morris, in his let
ter to sheriffs and states attorneys
in the Valley City district. said:
Governor Shafer has suggested
that the adjutant generals office
make an attempt to cooperate with
local officials throughout the state
in devising and executing plans to
Illustrate bank robberies and appre-
bend the robbers who have commit
ted or are about to commit such
crimes in North Dakota.
In response to this suggestion. the
adjutant general and the states at
torneys, will meet sheriffs and other
police officers from your part OF the
state at the court house in Valley City
at 2 p. IN. Monday, August Is.
"You are urged to attend. I would
request that you get In communica-
ton with all chiefs Of police in your
county and if possible secure their
! attendance also"