Show Radio t Met tet et to Catch Criminals T L LIFE IFE is going to get tougher and tougher for criminals in Utah L Land and the intermountain west That's assured by the recent Improvements in the state highway patrol radio network and the plans for still further improvements which will eventually form a continuous blanket of police intercommunication via radio between most peace officers in this state and between police authorities of Utah and those of neighboring states Right now the highway patrol has three short wave stations stations stations sta sta- one in Salt Lake another in Ogden and a third at Provo They make possible direct communication with highway patrol cars and various local police offices and cars in all parts of the state at night and in most of the state during the daytime Complete checks have not been made yet but Superintendent P. P L L. Dow of the patrol says it is believed the daytime coverage will extend from almost the northern border of Utah down to somewhere in the vicinity of Fillmore and including ding the bulk of the state area between those points The state highway patrol system has direct connections with local police radio systems in Salt Lake Ogden and Provo and also with California Neada Nevada Nevada Ne Ne- vada ada and Arizona police radio systems It will shortly arrange with the Wyoming police radio system and a new police radio network now being established in southern Idaho The eventual goal is constantly available way two-way radio connections connections connections con con- between all police organizations in the state with two- two way radio installations in all police cars plus regular radio connections connections connections con con- with neighboring states With the addition of several booster or r repeater peater short wave stations which will make possible daytime communication with parts of this state not now now covered with the installation of more way two sets radio in highway patrol patrol patrol pa pa- local police and sheriffs sheriff's cars and with improved connections connections connections with ith police and sheriffs sheriff's offices in smaller cities and counties counties counties coun coun- ties that goal will be reached Already the most important part of the job is done with the most vital areas of of the state from irom the standpoint of criminal control covered When the police power in any area can be mobilized in a few brief moments to close a trap the fleeing criminal is going to have to do a magicians magician's disappearing act in order to evade evad capture This fast radio communication willbe will willbe willbe be of inestimable value also in speeding up accident investigations investigations investigations and getting first aid to the injured We think the Utah highway patrol is to be congratulated on its work and that individual police departments and sheriffs sheriff's offices are to be congratulated on their cooperation in this anti anti- crime radio network They are going to make intercity banditry so risky in Utah tah and this area that we suspect fewer criminals will want to try it |