The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-27
FBI To Sponsor Law
 Enforcement Session
Waterbury Police Department to Be Host to Officials on December G; War Prisoners to Be Discussed

cumulating data which, if it should come within the scope of other enemy agents, would present seri- out threat to this nation. Inasmuch as each escaped prisoner is very definitely an enemy agent, he is only bound by the restriction of free movement from forwarding his in formation to those who would use 1t to the deteriment of this country. Once the escaped prisoner has made contact either to pass on his knowl- edge of military or defense data, his apprehension must necessarily be ef- fected immdiately. Therefore, it is essential that the escape of war prisoners be looked upon as an event of great possible danger rather than viewed with the complacent attitude which is often adopted.
 EScapees Captured
 Only recently two escaped prison- CTS of, war were apprehended in the hold of a foreign ship, which was replenishing its cargo at the Port of Philadelphia. These two men were found slowed away in metal drums designated for the storage of oil and were apprehended just as the ship was about to disembark. What the possible repermussions might have been had they reached their destination is solely a means of speculation.
 With this thought in mind, it is believed that the presentment of the program concerning war prisoners may more thoroughly familiarize the assembled officers of the various phases of the problem which need be faced.
 Daniel J. Carson, Acting Super intendent of Police, Waterbury Po- lice Department, has been assisting the FBI agents in the arrangements for the conference. Invitations have ben sent to. all police departments in the Waterbury area and it is expect ed that there will be an exceedingly large turnout of representatives of these various departments at the conference.
 Other speakers on the program will be Henry A. FitzGibbon and Norman H. McCabe. These men are both attached to the Training and Inspection Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washing ton D. c. MT. FitzGibbon, who is assigned as firearms instructor at the FBI Academy at Quantico, Vir- ginia, will talk on the various types of firearms essential for police work and there will be displayed an assortment of the most effective type of weapons now in use.
 Norman H. McCabe will discuss the issue of car thefts as a major police problem. MT. McCabe is well versed in his field as he has been associated in a prominent way with law enforcement for more than two decades.
 The conference is designed as a means of discussing and coordinat- ing local and federal police problems coupled wiht a discussion by ex- perts in various fields of police work in the latest technique developed to combat criminal tendencies. These conferences were inaugurated sev- eral years ago by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI, as a means of bringing into closer unity the rep resentatives of law enforcement bodies. So successful have the gath eringS been as 8 means of pooling ideas and experiences that they have become recognized as an im- portant step in elevating police work to its rightful place as very vital profession.