New Britain herald., 1930-01-03

rank higher than other sergeants, nor do they receive more pay, but they are certain of detective bureau assignment, while other sergeants are subject to street and desk as- !, signments Chief Hart said today that decision had not been made with relation to Sergeant-elect Kiely's detail. r. is expected, how ever, that he will be given night street assignment.
 Grabeck Gets One Vote
 According to the commissioners. there was no dissenting vote on the McCue promotion, but Officer Will liam J. Grabcck received one vote for sergeant, Sergeant elect kiely receiving three. It is understood that Commissioner Tomikowski yot- cd for Officer Grabeck. The pro- motion was made formal and unanimous afterwards.
 Sergeant-elect KieIy is a native Of New Britain. born in 1894. and makes his home with his mother al S1 Winter street. He attended St. Nary's parochial school and later was employed in the shipping de- partment of the Corbin Screw Di- vision of the American Hardware Corporation. H. was appointed to the supernumerary fore" on July 12, 1916 and became a regular on March 2S, 1918.
 He served in the navy during the World War and resumed police dutJ after being hCnoIably discharged. | For the past year or more he has been in charge of the liquor law enforcement detail and his promo 1 lion last night was due, in part, 10 1 the excellent work he did on that assignment. That the action of the commissioners in his case was pop l ular was demonstrated about the i city today. when the new sergeant was ahoWcrcd with congratulations l Men in the department also were | pleased that "Tcd" was chosen. l I'numbcr of his rivals for the place 1 making no secret of their hope that he would be the choice in inc event i that they could not win the favor 1 Of the appointing powers.
 McCuc in City 30 Years
 Lieutenant elect McCue is one of l the best known policemen in Con- nccticut and also enjoys tL wide ac- 1 quaintanCc in departments through cut New England and in New York Detroit and other places where his duty has taken him. He was hoIn New Britain about 30 years ago from North Adams. Mass. For some time he was employed as a meat cutter and Dy the Adams Express Co. before entering the employ of North & Judd and later the Coro!E Screw division Of the American l Hardware corporation.
 On August 10, 1910 he became a supernumerary policeman and on July 1. 1915 he became regular. In 1922 he became a detective ser seant, succeeding Chief w. C. Hart in charge of the detective bureau when the latter was promoted from sergeant 10 chief. He has been i1, charge of numerous investigations and has had experience in practic- ally every phase Of police work. H" attended the police school in New 1 York and conducted courses of in struction for regular and super numerary policemen over a period of several months. Prior to be- coming a regular policeman he vas active in military circles, having been an enlisted man in the Nation- al Guard and organizer and drili master Of the Tierney Cadets, jun for organtzation in this city about 20 years ago.
 Lieutcnant-clcc ,itruc was con- graduated today ol his promotion. hy friends within and outside tn, department. Tho other applicants for the place were Sergeant Flynn, King O'Mara and Ellinger.
 Officer LaikoWski was born in Poland on Oct. -. 1901 and becam. q supcrnumerary on June [, 1926. A short time after Joining the depart- ment he displayed his bravery by catching man who had shot and stabbed his cStranSed wife in a house next 10 Officer Zaikows3i's rome on Burritt street. The com missioners passed a vote of com mendation of his action on that oc- caSion.
 Officer Temple was born on Ja'.- uary 4, 1896 in Italy, and became q member Of the department on Julv l5, 1926. He has had experience in several branches of police work.