Evening star., 1948-03-12
Barrett Reveals.
Police Ratings
For Promotion
81 Posts, Including z
Inspectors, 4Coptoins
To Be Filled April |

New civil service ratings from
which 81 promotions in rank will
be made April were announced
today by Police Supt. Robert j.
Barrett.
Subject to approval by Mai. Bar
rett and the Commissioners, those
leading the list will fill the needs
for two new inspectors, four cap
Etains, six lieutenants, five sergeants,
six corporals, three detective SER
geants, three precinct detectives
and four probational detectives.
New ratings announced today.
the first drawn up since 1912, were
formulated for examinations taken
October u by more than 600 police
men.
Maj. Barrett said he was anxious
ly awaiting the results of another
examination taken by about 800
new candidates for police Jobs, so
that investigations may proceed for
selecting 106 rookie policemen and
setting up a school for them.
Bryant in Line for Captaincy. p.
1t. Robert s. Bryant, acting cap
tain and commanding officer of the
Detective Bureau, who apparently is
slated to fill one of the new inspector
posts, is rated sixth on the list of
lleutenants in line for captaincies.
Speculation has 1t that 1t Bryant,
now receiving a captains salary.
will succeed Inspector Floyd A. Trus-
colt as assistant superintendent
and executive officer. Inspector
Truscott, who is chief of detectives,
Is acting as executive officer during
the illness of Inspector Walter H.
Thomas.
Inspector Thomas is scheduled
for retirement soon, along with In
spector Clement P. Cox, chief clerk.
Capt. William J. Cunningham of
the 10th precinct is first in line for
Inspector Cox's job, but both Capt.
Robert Pearce of the 1st precinct,
who Is No. 2 on the seniority list,
and Capt. John Jeffries of the 9Th
precinct are strong contenders.
Edwards Leads List.
Leading the new civil service rat.
ings for promotion to captain is 1t,
Thomas E. Edwards of the 9th pre-
cinct with a score of 9703. 1t.
Anthony Richitt of the Sd precinct
ranks second with the same grade.
Where there are ties in grades the
men are ranked according to
seniority.
Other top captaincy candidates in
the order of their new ratings are:
Howard v. Covell, administrative
headquarters, personnel officer, 96. IS;
Charles J. Sullivan, first precinct,
9527, and Irving H. limbaugh, first
precinct, 9468.
Leading candidates for other va
cancies and the way they rank &C.
Ecording to the examinations are:
|ss erReAnts eligible to become lieu-3
!, John e. Winters, third pre-;
1882; Reid L. Hammann,
5Ufnm,Hications and Complaints
Bureau, 1858; Thomas Rasmussen,
10th precinct, 1858; Thomas F.
EHTan, administrative headquarters,
E&S.SC1 AACAAy e. 31C1l1lls dNIlllIl1SGI n
|ttfe / headquarters, 1858; John B.
Layton, sex squad, 96.48.
Prospective Sergeants.
Corporals eligible to become SER
geants: Detective Sergt. Thomas c.
Sullivan, who took the examination
for a position with the uniform po-
lice, $685.; Foley w. Harris, 11th
precinct, $685.; Charles B. Kimbell,
9Th precinct, $3.50; Joseph B. Bo-
hannah, Detective Bureau, 1888; Al
bert B. Nicholson, accident investi.
cation unit, 96.53.
Privates eligible to become cor
porals: John A. Myers, Detective
Bureau, 97.75; Francis E. Davis, I'd
precinct, 96.77; Boyd T. Willard,
training school, 96.10; George E.
Causey, Sd precinct, 9602: John J.
Triscik, traffic division, 95.95; John
P. Petler, 9Th precinct. Q5s7