Evening star., 1947-06-12
19 Given Promotions
Under Prince Georges
Police Reorganization

Reorganization of the Prince
Georges County police force, July /
will mean promotions for 10 police
men and increases in the entire basic
salary scale.
This was announced yesterday by
Norman H. Collins, president of the
County Board of Police Commis-
sioners. The reorganization also
will include creation of the rank of
lieutenant, establishment of sep
arate detective bureau and appoint
ment of an identification officer.
The changes and pay raises were
authorized during the last session of
the Maryland State Legislature. to
become effective July /.
New lieutenants will be Sergt.
Roscoe C. Sines of College Park, who
is in charge of the Hyattsville police
station; Sergt. Elon A. Turner of
Naylor, in charge of the Upper
Marlboro station; Sergt. Charles N.
Thomson, Takoma Park, who will
head the new detective bureau, and
Sergt. Louis j. Mackall of Hyatts-
vile, communications and radio Of
dcer.
Dent to Move Up.
Corp. John F. Dent of Accokeek,
will be promoted to detective SER
geant as second in command of the
new bureau.
Pvt. Edwin G. Cissell of Cheverly
will take over new duties as identi-
tf1cation officer He will be succeeded
by Pvt. Earl ]. Huber of Laurel, q
uniform policeman, as plain
clothes man. a
Four corporals are receiving extra
stripes as sergeants. These include
Corps, Boyd a. Hamilton of Laurel
Fand Edwin r. Thompson, Landover
Hills, both of the Hyattsville sta
ton, and Richard J. Earnshaw of
Brandywine and Arnold Naylor,
Aquasco, of the Upper Marlboro
station.
Promoted to corporals are Pvts.
Lawson Peed, Brandywine, and
Thomas R. Blandford, Brandywine
both of the Upper Marlboro sta
tion, and Roland B. Sweitzer,
Laurel; Elmer Lee Punlphrey, Suit
land, and Reginald R. Austin,
Brentwood, all of the Hyattsville
station. The latter policemen will
assist in the communications sec
ton.
Chief Brown to Get $500.
Under the proposed salary scale
increases the pay of Police Supt.
Ralph w. Brown will jump from
S3,358 annually to $3,820, with the
new lieutenants to receive $3.50
a year.
Sergeants will be raised from
S2,668 to $3.50 annually corporals
from S2,415 to $2,850 and privates
with four years experience from
81, ,208 to $2,67O. Members of the
Detective Bureau and the identifi-
cation officer will receive the same
pay as corporals.
Beside Pvt. Huber other new de-
tectives include Pvt. Richard A.
Pearson of Cheverly. now stationed
at Hyattsville, and Pvts. Wilson j.
Purdy and John w. Siddall, both of
Hillside, of the Upper Marlboro
station.
Forty Now on Force.
The starting pay for new pri-
Yates, who will be placed on a pro-
bationary basis for their first year,
will increase from $1,260 to $2,180,
the largest individual boost. An
nual increases to $3.50 and $3.50
in the next two years also are in
cluded in the scale for privates.
Desk clerks will receive the same
pay as privates.
The police force now totals 40
men, including Chief Brown, Mr..
Collins reported. For the present
no increase in the size of the force
is anticipated, he added.
Based on recommendations of
Chief Brown, the new setup was
approved officially by the Police
Board Tuesday at their monthly
closed meeting in Upper Marlboro.
The flve-man Board of County Com
missioners also sits as the Police