The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-07
Dick Mccarthy
City Lost Good Man,
Fine Officer in
Death of Retired
Policeman.
BY The Out Easter

10y AAC Out GdSGCE
We like the police of Water
bury.
That's the reason we do not
like to read or hear that any one
of them has died. We know cops"
just like the rest of us must die.
But we want to have them live on,
and get whatever enjoyment there
is left for any of us in these trying
days.
Two members died during the
past week, Richard Mccarthy of
43 Fuller St., and James Brennan,
a traffic officer, who lived in the
East End. We didn't know Police
man Brennan very well. But we
did know Dick Mccarthy, and
thought much Of him. Dick was
one Of the old school, having been
connected with the Dept. for
about 30 years, and having been
retired only short time before
his death. When Dick first came
into the service, the well known
George M. Beach was the ranking
officer of the Department. Next to
him was the late Thomas Dodds,
as Captain, a Civil War veteran,
who commanded the detective
bureau of three or four men.
There were only two or three SER
geants, as roundsmen. The talen-'
ted John Bergin, now of the
Scovill forces, and admittedly one
of the greatest police officers
Waterbury ever had, was Lieu
tenant; Tom Colasanto, now re-
tired, was our Italian representa-
tive, man whose services were
sought by various other depart
ments of the state, so successful
was he in the clearing up of var
ious homicide cases referred to
him. Capt. Colasanto can never
be paid enough for the good
service he rendered the people of
Waterbury as a police officer. And
our old friend, Maurice Noonan;
the respect even of boyhood in
those days of 40 years ago still
stays in the memory of these men
of today.
Dick McCarthyis death, how
ever, should and does make us
think of the force of the present
day. We personally know the two
Moore brothers, John and James;
no neater officer can be found
than Jim Moore; we pride in our
friendship for the two Moores, Jim
Behan, Barney O'Loughlin, Walter
Hayes, AL Fossbender, Jack Par
ker, Young John Meaney, Young
Joe Collins, quiet John Carmody,
George Knowles, John Falvey, Joe
Sullivan, George Flavin, Matt
Guarini, Matt Noonan, the two
McWeeneys, Out Casters, Charley
and John, youthful Joe German,
Jack Cronin, Joe Carney, Jim
Ferriter, Joe McEvoy, Bill Feeley
Charley Nolan, Tom Grady, Jerry
Hunihan, Joe Bagley, Barney
Burns, AL Wilton, Fred Hickey,
Joe Stevens, Bill Foley, the Nc
Elligotts, Tom, Ed, and George,
Connie Shannahan, Bergin of
Exchange Place, another Out
Easter, our old friend Terry
Lynch, Brother Kennedy Of old
Dublin ST.. Babe Moynihan, Jack
Calvin, Of "old top fame" Dan
Carson. Supt. Roach himself and
the others of the force, whose
names we cannot recall Just now,
but for whom we have the great
est respect and admiration. We
admire our police, each and every
one of them, for who they are,
and the good they have been to
the city of their employment. We
do this because we are anxious for
their welfare, their good, and their
numerous acts Of kindness extend-
ed, not alone to us, but to every
citizen Of the city.
Dick Mccarthy, as we have
stated, was an old time policeman.
He was always alert, active and
well able to cope with any situa-
ton that presented itself. Pune
tual and on time, he patrolled his
post to the satisfaction of his
roundsman, and TO his other SUE
periors in the department. We
have always held the Irish make
good policemen; Dick McCarthy's
clean record proves this to be a
fact. The Irish, as rule, are kind
hearted and gust; they give some
of las who get tight" now and
then a Fbreak" as they say Their
kindness Of heart is such they