The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-02-07
ANNUAL REPORT
SHOWS WORK
Of THE POLICE

Fire Commission for 1910, prepared
under the direction of Chief of Police
William Il. Rutledge, shows the acti
vities Of the Wyandotte police depart
ment during 1910
Fourteen ranks and grades of off
Gals are employed by the department
with yearly salaries as follows Chief
5000; assistant chief, $3.50; detec.
tive sergeant, s., 16O; sergeants, 81,
100; detective, 5000; secretary police
woman, 5000; traffic, 5000; street
patrol, 5000; dog catcher, 5000; as
sistant dog catcher, $500; garage
mechanic, 5000; assistant mechanic
81, +79.S4; part-time electrician, 5000
janitor, $1,2OO.
There are 43 persons employed in
the departments work
During 1910, 374 arrests were made
in the criminal division, while 9OS
persons were cited to appear for VIC
latiOn of the traffic laws.
There was no murder in the city
last year, but one person was arrested
for manslaughter by negligence, and
the case was pending on December 81
There were arrests for robbery. 3
for burglary, 53 for larceny, for auto
theft, 3 for assault, for forgery or
cOunterfeiting, D for embezzlement, 2
Tor carrying concealed weapons, for
sex Offenses, for Offenses against
1riU xr-I,i Ia an
ed O. convicted, l received jail sen
tence and 1 paid fines tOtaling $3.50
61 for diSOrderly conduct, Is for
gambling. II for drunkenness. u for
investigation.
In the motor vehicle division, 27JJ
were cited to appear for speeding. y
for reckless driving, 1872 for failure to
stop at stop street or red light, As for
having no operators license, $50 for
wrong parking
During the year, 80 automobiles
were reported stolen; u were recOv-
cred by the local department. by
others, and = were recovered for other
departments.
Gambling law activities showed Z
establishments raided. $141O cOnfis-
Gated, II chairs and 3 tables destroy
ed, = clocks. ! radio and / telephone
COnfiscated, 4 gambling devices seized
and destroyed, $2379 confiscated. Is
punch boards cOnfiscated and destroy
ed, persons arrested for selling pol
icy slips, violations of liquor laws
reported, 3 unlicensed amusement de-
vices cOnfiscated.
In the wOmen's division, 23S COM
plants were received, girls under II,
81: II to u, IS. There were 3 bas-
tardy warrants recommended, 2 indie
cent liberty, 1 each for rape, forgery,
disOrderly person, assault and battery :;
nOn-suppOrt cases, o.
The division handled 66 cases Of
domestic difficulty. 10 missing girls,
IL runaway girls. 6 problem girls. and
held 427 interviews.
Miscellaneous services included,
among other things: Approval of All
automobile operators licenses. 7O5
quarantine cards placed, 1S1 funerals
escorted. 49, dodgers cared for, 33,725
telephone calls, in and out. $500 com
plants received, 1882 radio calls sent
to patrol cars, special Investigations
for local draft board.
Police automobiles travelled 212.973
miles during 194O-eight and onehalf
times around the world In doing this
there was 1881 gallons of gasoline
consumed.
The biggest item in the traffic sign
and paint shop was the painting of
signs on 5000 feet of pavement.
There were 353 automobile accidents
last year, but only 2 persons were
killed-the smallest number in nine
years. Involved in the accidents were
20 pedestrians BOG motor vehicles, 3
railroad trains. 4 bicycles and Is fixed
objects
As To the sex of persons injured, 80
were males and % females, while Of
the fatalities. l was male and 1 fe-
male.
Records show that the most acct
dents happened between 4 and q O'Clock
pm. with the safest period 6 TO 8
an;
There were more accidents on Sat
nrday than on any other day of the
week, the record being: Sunday, 81,
Monday Is, Tuesday AZ. Wednesday
10 'rburSSlaX- IL Friday 80 Saturda Y
g..
The winter months were more fruit
ful in accidents than the warmer
weather-32 for January, 81 for Feb
ruary.. p for March. "A for April. Il
for May. . for June. - for July. -
for August, 80 for September, 81 for
October. 43 for November and 43 for
December.