Evening star., 1951-12-03
lutz Relieves
All Membersof
Gambling Squad
New Ideas and Faces
Needed, Chief Says;
2 New Aides Named

lieved of their assignments on the
recommendation of Inspector
Clarence H. LutZ, new gambling
squad chief.
The shakeup had been expected.
as Police Chief Robert v. Murray
had given Inspector Lutz a free
hand" to pick his own men when
Ihe was assigned to the gambling
work last week. The changes to-
day had the approval of Maj.
Murray.
Inspector Lutz declared:
This recommendation on my
part should not b. construed to
indicate that have any reason
to suspect the honesty and in
tegrity of those members to be
relieved"
Inspector Lutz at the same time
announced he had assigned Sergt.
Thomas C. Sullivan of the ninth
precinct as his second in COM
mand, and Probation Detective
John S. Trodden, jr., of the sex
squad as the third in command.
He said the other recommended
tions for requirements would be
made as soon as possible, but
would not be made public.
May Be Injustice.
Inspector Lutz continued:
Il fully realize that this action
on my part may be an injustice
to those who have worked con-
scientiously in an effort to obtain
the evidence required by the
prosecutors in courts before con-
victing suspects.
However, some members Of
the gambling squads have been
so assigned for a considerable
period of time and therefore
should be relieved to make va
cancies for new ideas, methods
and faces.
Il have talked with each MEM
Der Of the squad and I doubt very
: much that they will be of the
opinion that they are being Pc
nalized by this change in assign.
ment."
Members Transferred.
The gambling squad members
, transferred back to their previous
Z assignments were:
Detective Sergt. Nunzio Bonac.
- corsy, Precinct Detective Paul H.
Hutsler, Precinct Detective Arthur
= H. Molle. Probationary Detectives
v William c. Clark, jr., Wallace K.
d Valentine and Metro Krenitsky
and Pvts. Silas c. Vaughn, EN-
NETT A. Sullivan, Georges J..
; Maurer, John I. Dancil, Orem B.
d Boyd and Philip N. j. Shade.
Sergt. Bonaccorsy, who had
been second in command of the
gambling squad, and Detective
v Molle will be reassigned to the
+ robbery squad where they served
e before joining the gambling squad.
Detective Krenitsky will return to
S the vice squad and the others will
), receive assignments at various
precincts.
\ Wishes All Success.
e Inspector Lutz said, II wish
t them every success in their new
i assignments and request their CO.
operation with members of the
S department to be assigned to the
), gambling squad"
= Maj. Murray. soon after he sue
t ceeded Maj. Robert j. Barrett as
police chief, said he intended to
+ put emphasis on the enforcement
- OF gambling laws The squad also
handles liquor law violations. It
e was formerly headed by Inspector
Robert S. Bryant, now one of the
r assistant police superintendents.
Sergt. Sullivan, the new second
! IN command on the gambling
squad, is native of the District
/ and son of a well-known retired
t District policeman, Capt. Jere-
miah A. Sullivan.
Sergt. Sullivan. who is 81. Joined
the police force in 1888 and served
at the first precinct most of his
career. He was on the special
investigations squad in 1899 and
from 1914 to 1948 was with the
general assignment squad. In
April, 1948, he was shifted from
detective sergeant to a uniformed
sergeant and assigned to the sec
tond precinct, moving back to the
first later that year. He went to
the tenth precinct last year and
to the ninth precinct last January.
Honored for Valor.
He holds the Gold Medal for
valor. awarded to him in 1941.
Then a private, the policeman dis
armed and arrested man at risk
to his own life.
The man fired point blank at
Sergt. Sullivan during the strug-
gle but the revolver failed to dis
charge.
Detective Trodden, also 81, and
native of the District, Joined
the police force in 1916. He served
at the eighth and tenth precincts
before being assigned to the ju-
venile squad in 1850. Last August
he was assigned to the sex squad.