Evening star., 1948-11-26

Must Poss on Manual
Of Regulations Now
Under Preparation
The final say on arming members
Of the new Police Departments
civilian reserve corps will be up TO
the District Commissioners, 1t ap-
peared today.
The Commissioners have to give
their approval to a 25-page manual
of rules governing the reserve corps.
The manual now is being prepared
on orders from Police Chief Robert
j. Barrett.
Inspector Walter T. Storm, who
Is writing the manual with Inspector
Lloyd E. Kelly, said it will provide
for arming of qualified men-those
who have completed their basic
police training and craftsmanship
course.
Maj. Barrett, it was reported, told
the two officers what he wanted in
the manual, but he has not yet
seen it in written form.
Will Answer All Questions.
The police chief said the manual
would answer all the questions on
which varying reports have been
given in advance
The Commissioners, however,
have to act on the manual, which
would give them chance to change
the rules If they wish.
Inspector Storm said the order
setting up the reserve corps pro-
Wded for organizing, equipping and
training the men. BY equipping,
he said, he took for granted the
Commissioners meant arming quail
flied men.
Planning for the addition Of 80
policewomen to the force, also au-
thorized last week by the Commis-
sioners. advanced today with a con-
ference scheduled between police
and Civil Service Commission off,
cials.
Applicant List May Be Set Up.
The meeting, 1t was explained, was
called to discuss whether enough
women can be made available
through present civil service reg
listers or whether an examination
should be held to start a register
specifically designed for police
women.
Assistant Supt. Floyd A. Truscott
said plans now call for drawing
women from the commissions junior
professional registers. But commits
sion officials may advise the police
that to maintain a source Of appli-
cants, list for policewomen should
be set up.
Scheduled to attend the conference
with commission officials were In
spectors Truscott and Storm and
Capt. Rhoda Milliken, commander
of the Women's Bureau.
Plans for Uniforms Pushed.
Meanwhile, the Police Department
went ahead with its plans to get all
special police into uniform by JAM
uary / and to maintain tighter con.
troll over the activities and qualifica-
tions of special policemen Cnot to be
confused with the newly authorized
civilian reserve corps.
The tightened special police reg
ulations, authorized by the Commis-
sioners In September and due to
become effective January l, apply to
store policemen, District Govern
ment building guards, armored car
guards and employees Of guard
agencies using electrical alarm sys-
TENS. Federal building guards are
not included.
BY January / more than 1000
special policemen must don stand
ard blue uniform with an Identify
ing shoulder patch on the blouse
and q sky-blue stripe down the
side of the pants.
Detectives to Be Exempt.
The remaining 700 special police.
men must go into uniform that Is
w UC oGd1lOd1O u 1Ol d1l SpCCldl EO4AC0
by January, 1850. This includes a
brown jacket, trousers and cap, q
Sam Browne belt with pistol hol-
ster attached.
The only special police who will
not be affected will be store de-
tectives. whose. job would be him
dered by the identifying uniform.
Under the new regulations, special
police commissions are limited to
one year instead of three. BY the
first of the year. all special police
commissions will be revoked, pend
ing study Of individual qualifica-
tions by Detective Sergt. J. K.
Hunter Of the special investigations
squad.
Men qualifying under the new law,
it was explained, will be given in
struction in the new regulations.
Special policemen already have been
receiving some formal lectures In
the police lineup room.