Show r S S SI e I f TIMELY TOPICS 5 I S POLICING THE STREETS BY AUTOMOBILE ft Motorcars have ha at it least entered Into the ev every everyday ry- ry y- y day ro routine o of ot police patrol They come a n d. d bit late but the they are here in considerable numbers Th Their Ir usefulness and efficiency have hav been proved d elsewhere elsewhere elsewhere else else- where therefore they are arc n no experiment The automobile Is our most common common vehicle fOrpe for fr pe peaceful cef l purposes It is also the vehicle of crime and anti disorder The policeman man on horseback oi ot bicycle c cannot cope with It Experience nce dictates that th the automobile in the hands of the criminal must mint be bemeL met meL by the automobile in the ha hands ds o of the police It not only covers overs distance nce In hi brief tithe time but bitt it can virtually perform ely ev every ry duty of or the thep p patrolman n on foot It tends to keep down the size of the force which would otherwise have to b be expanded hence is e economical on S Small SmaIl autos s described as bandit chas chasers rs are no now numerous enough to make malc themselves felt B But t the chasing bandit function is lEi but one of its advantages tag s. s Fr Frequent q ent patrol of bf the streets ot of a district will pe e possible and tind nd that is som something that is exceedingly desirable But frequently it i is dependent depend depend- ent upon the number of m machines In in operation The more machines the more active the patrol There is need for man many others S And why not paint them lit lii some distinctive c color l r so that they hey cannot be mistaken It is a service that sh should uld thrive on advertisement rather than by lr con concealment for their primary duty is crime prevention pre pre- and after r that crime rime detection and ap ap- ot of the criminals Philadelphia a. a rn Inquirer |