Evening star., 1932-05-15
|POL|CE SHIFT 8
| TO CREATE CRIME
| PREVENTION CORPS
Two Captains, Two Lieuten-
ants and Four Sergeants
Involved in Charges.
INSPECTOR DAVIS
HEADS NEW DIVISION
Capt. Sullivan Transferred From
Fourth Precinct to Headquar-
ters, Effective Tomorrow.

Orastlc reorganization of the Police
Department was ordered yesterday by
Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glassford
superintendent, as means of estab-
nsnlng new division whose activities
VIII be devoted exclusively to the pre-
vention Of crime.
J Thirty-eight members of the force
including two captains, two heutenants
and four sergeants are involved in the
changes which 60 into effect tomor-
row morning at o'clock.
| Gen. Glassford expects the new
DIVISION to serve as the departments
LinteIngence unit. In fact, the military
intelligence branch Of the Army gave
him the idea for its creation.
The new division win relieve the
! detective Bureau of its duties of pre-
venting crime so it can function en-
tlrely as a detecting unit. The pre-
Ventlon division, however, will work
apart from the Detective Bureau, but
in cooperation with it.
Davis Given Command.
Inspector o. T. Davis will command
tne crime prevention division. To as
sist him Capt. jeremiah A. Sullivan was
transferred from command of the
Iourtn precinct to administrative head
quarters. Capt. J. z. Bobo formerly
attached to the defunct special investi-
garlon bureau, will command the
fourth precinct
Inc special investigations bureau was
abolished last week as a prelude to the
creation OF the crime prevention di-
vision and Inspector James F. Beckett
us commander, placed in command of
succeeding Inspector Albert ]. Head
icy, who. in turn, took over Inspector
DAVIS old post as commander of the
third inspection district.
IN an order establishing the new
crime prevention division, Gen. Glass
Iord said: 'The effective preventiop
and detection of crime Is dependent
upon two distinct functions. namely.
| a. securing and recording advance
information concerning criminal char
acterS and criminal locations which
may De involved in the commission OF
LINE LINE ana which may assist in the So
luton OF crime when Committed
| p. Criminal investigations for the
purpose OF determining and arrestino
Molviduals or organized units guilty. al
perpetrating crime -
Detective Bureau Work.
90 closeiy related are these two func-
lions OF police work that always In the
past tney have been co-ordinated un-
1., Irl one agency-the detective bureau.
1ne general order continued:
These two important functions re-
quHe separate concentration of effort
IN order that both may attain their
greatest efficiency, at the same time
WORKING together in harmony and with
co-ordinate effort. Maximum efficiencv
requires separating the responsibility
WIN reference to development and
operation OF these vital functions.
Inc purpose of the new division was
stated In the order as follows:
charged with the responsibilitv of a..
recting the entire resources of the Sa-
Partment Tor the purpose of obtaining
sulsestlng, recording and disseminating
iiiuormatlon OF value in crime preven-
tlon. information will be Accumulated
ana recorded bearing upon criminal
Characters residing in the District of
Coiumpla and vicinity, their activities
anu anu tner associates, and upon loca-
elohs known or suspected to be used for
utua"IuI purposes, or where Criminal
onaIaceer are known to congregate."
division, it was given control over the @
bureau Of Identification, heretofnre
under command of the Detective
bureau Also, Gen. Glassford abolished
tne wee squad, assigning its members
10 tne precincts. Hereafter ali 0anoinv
ana other raids, except those reIatinS
10 Violation of the prohibition law. will
oe conducted from precincts on in
iormation acquired and given out by
tne crime prevention division. Only
tne liquor squad, under the command
C~anr0n xxvsII
junction as special unit.
New Division Set-Uu.
The Set-up of the crime prevention
division, in addition to Inspector Davis
and Capt. Sullivan consists of at least
lieutenant. detective sergeantS, 2
sergeants, IL precinct detectives and
II privates, not counting clerical help.
or the personnel of the Bureau Of
Identification, under Iiuet, Fred
Sandburg.
Other personnel changes include:
Lieut.. A. w. Guyer, transferred from
eleventh to sixth precinct; Lieut.. L. e.
Kelly, transferred from sixth to eleventh
precinct; Sergt. z. w. Reed, transferred
from third district to administrative
headquarters; Sergt. N. o. Holmes,
transferred from administrative head
quarters to tenth precinct; Sergt. r. A.
S~AA4~A, Va aAAoACAACu lIOul dQHlUlSLTd~
tive headquarters to eleventh precinct.
Sergt. r. j. Fraser, transferred from
Detective Bureau to administrative
headquarters.
Pvt. c. r. Blick, transferred from adj
ministrative headquarters to second
district; Pvt. J. F.. Phelps, transferred
from administrative HEADQUARTERS to
second precinct; Pct. w. D. Perry, trans
ferred from administrative headquar-
tiers to second precinct: Pvt. B. F. Day.
transferred from administrative head
quarters to second precinct: Pvt. C. p,
Flynn, transferred from administrative
headquarters to tenth precinct; Pvt. C.
ID. Schamp, transferred from adminis-
uative headquarters to second precinct:
Pvt. w. A. Schotter, transferred from
administrative headquarters to first pre-
cinct; Pvt w. C. C. Wrenn, transferred
from administrative headquarters to
first precinct; Pvt. w. w. Oliff, trans
ferred from second precinct to tenth
precinct; Pvt. A. d. Mullens, transferred
from tenth to second precinct; Pvt. F.
w. Sanford, transferred from first to
eleventh precinct; Pvt. J. j. O'Donovan,
transferred from second to third pre-
cinct; Pvt. w. z. Thornton, transferred
from administrative headquarters to
ninth precinct; Pvt. L. A. Howard,
transferred from first to fourth precinct.