Show V 50 of SL Policemen Hold Outside Jobs Officials Deny Officers S Violate Laws Half of the thc members of the Salt Lake City police department are holding time part-time jobs in addition t to o th their ir city posts Police Pollee Chief L. L C. C Crowther said Monday The chief said approximately of the forces force's officers are arc working on the side although only 70 of the men have listed off- off shift occupations with city Chief Chiet Crowther was joined by Ben E. E in an emphatic emphatic emphatic em em- denial that that- officers arc are abusing their position or violat violating ng any city ordinance by this part- part time work Cit City Law While a city ordinance passed last summer permits the officers to participate in any legal occupation occupation occupation pation provided it does doe's not conflict conflict con con- with police work the chief chiet said he had strictly regulated the types of work Banned is employment in beer taverns either as bouncers or bartenders a and any type of collection collection collection tion work The chief chie said city officials had frowned on bill collecting or work for finance companies that In Involved involved involved in- in any repossession of goods because of the temptation to flash flasha a badge in forcing a payment A check of the time part-time employment employment employment em em- list reveals that the bulk of the time part-time work involves guard and special traffic control service Nearly all of the banks for ex example example example ex- ex ample employ off-duty off officers for special guard work during rush and opening and closing periods Several officers working In plain clothes also serve as store detectives during their off hours a at several of Salt Lakes Lake's larger stores Other officers also pick up extra money handling car parking at lots of some sonic of the larger stores at the fairgrounds and at atthe atthe atthe the U. U of U. U stadium and field fied house Here again trained police officers are desired Cab Drivers Other police the list shows work time part-time as cab drivers painters bookkeepers and assorted assort assort- ed jobs One officer Is a plane flight In Instructor Instructor In- In Instructor and another helps install furnaces now and then A third is isa isa isa a skilled caterer Several officers ha have hae e business interests One operates a radio repair service with his son another another another an an- other has an interest in a rug cleaning and repair business while a third docs does some pickup work for fora a cleaning establishment during his off hours A fourth raises chin chin- chillas A fifth has an interest Ina ina in ina a sports goods g house operated by his brother At least two officers have hare real estate interests One is buying two small hotels in the business district which are operated by managers while another who is nearing retirement age owns at least three apartment houses Condemn Approve While neither condemning or approving ing police participation in time part-time activities the chief emphasized emphasized emphasized em em- that he did believe officers officers officers cers should refrain from any activities activities activities ac ac- ac- ac that might bring outside cri criticism The chief said he did not believe officers should be criticized for fOl investing their money in most businesses Sometime ago for example two officers by suggestion disposed of ot their interest in a beer tavern Others Others' have also taken talen the hint to eschew beer tavern jobs of one type or another In defense the chief pointed out that police salaries are behind scales in private industry p r |