The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-23
MUTUAL AID
RANGE POLICE
Arrowhead Peace Officers As.
ISOLATION Begins Work
Here Tuesday.

Peace officers of EVeleth, Chisholm
Hibbing, Virginia, Gilbert and Ely met
here on Tuesday afternoon and evening
and besides studying crime problems
and the means of furthering coopera-
ton between the various peace units
of the ranges, adopted a name for the
organization which held its second
meeting IN this city. The name chosen
is The Arrowhead Peace Officers Asso-
cation of the Ranges.
The Association began its necessary
work Of cooperating Of the several peace
units at a meeting held in Virgins
early in the spring. No name was
chosen at that time. The meeting Of
Tuesday remedied this defect with re-
suits as above noted.
The business session Of the aSsocia-
ton was held at the city hall IN the
afternoon and was attended by officers
of the range communities, representa-
tives of the county sheriff's Office and
county attorneys Office in Duluth, dep
uty sheriffs of range cities and state
peace officials.
Distinguished guests at the meeting
were: M c. PaSsolt, superintendent OF
the Minnesota bureau of criminal ap-
prehension; David c. Broderick, pres
ident Minnesota Police Association
George Van Allen, editor of the official
magazine Of the state police association;
Il o. Kelly, director of the radio div
ision. Minneapolis police; Capt. J. G.
Dahl of the state highway patrol and
j. G. Murray of the state highway
patrol.
Fred c. Witte, chief of police at
Virginia and president of the organiza-
ton presided at the meeting. Besides
choosing name and listening to talks,
motion pictures covering the activities
of the state highway patrol, including
scenes at the annual training school
of the patrol, were shown by Captain
Dahl
Cooperation between the various
police departments IN Northern s..
Louis county and the results obtained
through the establishment of a friendly
relationship between depar tments, the
primary purpose of the organization
were discussed by D. c. Broderick, M.
C. Passolt, George Van Allen, ST. Paul;
Sheriff Sam Owens, Chief Deputy
Hanson, Oscar Olson, investigator for
the county attorneys Office, Duluth; b
o Kelly, Minneapolis: Chester Naeseth
Hibbing; william Miller, Chisholm
A. B. Dahl, Virginia: John Glode, Ev-
eleth; Nick Bergen, Gilbert; Fred Ode
gard, Hibbing. The next meeting OF
the organization wiz be held at Gil
bert, the date to be decided by the CON-
mittee chosen
The value Of the organization was
demonstrated last week when deputies
of the Virginia sherifs Office, with tbs
assistance Of Chisholm and Virginia
police arrested three youths On auto
mobile theft charges after tracing them
about the state for three weeks. Co.
operation OF the various units made
the capture of the trio possible.
Following the business session, {
banquet was served at the community
service center Former Mayor z W
Hanson was toastmaster and enter.
tanned with Swedish dialect sketches
John Glode, chief Of police of Eve.
leth, spoke on Traffic" and shor
talks were made by several members d
the association The Mayor and mem.
bers Of the City Council and severa
other city officials were guests at thl
banquet which was served by tn
ladies Of the IL. e church
Arrangements for the meeting Ia.
been perfected by Chief Douglas Nan
kervis Of this city assisted by member
! Of his force