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Show SAYS CITY IS RID OF PREDATORY PERSONS Chief of Police Eeports That Influx of Undesirables From Other -States Has Been Successfully Met. An influx of undesirables from Colorado, Colo-rado, Washington and Oregon, following the enactment of the prohibition laws iu those states, accounts for the increase in the number of arrests for the year li)16 over lSlOj according to the annual report of Chief of Police J. Parley White, submitted to the mayor yesterday. yester-day. There were 9273 arrests made by the police department in 1916, as against 79S6 during the previous year. This increase, in-crease, according to Chief White's report, re-port, resulted from the efforts of the police to rid the city of gamblers, bunco men and prostitutes who Hocked into the city when the gates against them were closed in adjoining states. Chief White makes the statement in nis report that bait L.ake is now free of crime. The police are dealing now with petty offenders. The conclusion of the report is a recommendation for the extension of the civil service law to the polico department. "I do not think it would be well to have the chief of police hampered by unfriendly officers," says the report. A high compliment is paid to Chief of Detectives Joseph C. Sharp for his efficiency, ef-ficiency, and the report cites the work of the department in keeping Salt Lake City rid of the predatory class. |