New Britain herald., 1930-12-03
COUNCIL PRAISES
 THREE POLICEMEk.
Cites McNames, O'Connor, Car
 penter for Heroic Acts
PARKING SPACE SOUGHT
Residents Ask Pro, ision On Rail- road LaGd-Propcrts Owners Pro- test Assessmcnts-H. $. Basket ball Outlook Not So Good

At a meeting of the city council held in the City hall last night, Mayor W. Raymond Crumb as chairman of the board of police commissioners. read resume of the work accomplished by the depart rlent as reviewed by Chief of Po- lice Ernest T. Belden during the past year. and the exceptional serv- ices rendered by the late Officer James McNamee at Ebb's gas sta- ton, Forestyille, in January; by Of iicer Dewey Carpenter at the Econ omy grocery store, ForestvilIe, in March; and by Officer Edward O'Connor al Rocks dtug store. stearns and Maple streets, in Octo- Der, were favorably commented upon.
 By unanimous vote the council atterward commended the last two named officers Ion the excellent manner in which they performed a lingularly dangerous duty" and ex- pressed it's regrets on the death of the late Officer McNamee and the gratitude which the city owes the officer in giving up his life in per tormance of duty. The police chiefs review and resolution drawn up by | the council follows:
 Died Doing Duty
 'On tine night of January l 5, 1880, Officer James McNamee on duty in l'orestNille approached car that had been reported stolen in New Britain earlier in the evening. There were four young bandits with the car. and they had stopped at Ebb' s i filling station on Washington street, Forestyille. 70 get gas and oil for i the car Officer McNamee. rec ognizinG the car as one that had 1 been reported to this department as l stolen. attempted to arrest the men, when he was fatally shot and died in the Bristol hospital less than 2n hour later. The gang were located | in Waterbury the next forenoon 1 and two principals were captured before night. after as extensive a police hunt as had been staged in the state Of Connecticut.
 Rolled Robbery
 "On the night of March l6. t930 . Officer Dewey Carpenter surprised three men burglarizing the Economy store next to Ebb's filling station or i Washington street, Forestville When the officer approached. tho three men ran out of the rear doo1 and the officer following them into the hack yard and firing his rcvolve at the fleeing mcr. Two Of the lner scaped but were captured later ir Stamford. The third man stumbled and fell, dropping his revolver. anG the officer captured him before he | recovered it. He gave the officers the names Of his two companions Th2s4 three men had pulled a seric. Of twenty-five or thirty burglaries within a short time in the towns ot New Britain Kensington. Avon Pennington. TerryviIle and Bristol
 Killed Bandit
 On the night of October %. 1880 a bandit attempted to hold up tn, Rock Drug store at the corner O Stearns and Maple streets while Of ficer Edward J. O'Connor was in tn, store. After outwtting the bandi who had the officer covered with ; loaded automatic. Officer O'Conno ! followed tho bandit out of the stor, and in d pistol duel with him, sho the bandit four times. the shot proving fatal. The bandit died in tn, Bristol hospital the next morning This vas an exceptionally fine piec' Of real poicc work by Office O'Connor and tho department ha been complimented by the chiefs 0 several police departments through out the state on the commcndab bl work of the officer.
 "On motion duly made and sec onded. it was voted to call the at tention Of this unusual service t, the council. as it was believed b. the police commission that the coun cii might possibly care to fayora bl. comment on tho excellent servic rendered in the lhre. unusual case mentioned above.
 Respectfully submitted,
 "W. F. CRUMB, Mayor.
 The Councils Resolution
 Although tho city council expect each member of the police depart ment 10 do his duty regardless O personal danger. the city counci takes this opportunity of commend ing Officers Dewey Carpenter an' Edward O'Connor on the cXcellen manner in which they performed ; sngularly dangerous duty on thu evenings of March 16 and Octobe 22, 1880. respectively, The city coun