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Show Page HILL TOP TIMES 16 n nnr May 13. 1977 n n n n n n w By Robert T. Rust M M M M n il 1111 i ;J I, i i r H w '! -- M M M j I 'fi u ill M M i M M H - Security Police HALT! Airman Steven W. Campbell stops a vehicle about to enter one of Hill's five busy entrance gates. In this case, it appears to be a new arrival for duty, or maybe only a tourist who has inadvertently strayed off the main highway W route. m ., nH rf n fs M Deputy Chief, Security Police Well, we have Mother's Day, Father's Secretary's Week, among Day, others. Among those "others" is National Police Week. This was first observance 1961 in President by originated John F, Kennedy, when he invited "the people of the United States to observ e such a period, with appropriate ceremonies and activities, as a tribute to the men and women, who night and day, stand guard in our midst to protect us d which are not pic-torial- ly portrayed. One of the fascinations of police work, how ever, is that it is not stereotyped. Just when if: ,4J&i " M M M ';i ' ' i & p t y j ii if SI? r ! j ' I 1 1 I s i . you think you have a handle on a traffic problem - it moves. When you think a crime has been solved and the culprit discovered, two more crimes pop up to take its place. When you have a foolproof method for handling drunks, a new style drunk arrives who doesn't fit the pattern. Where do people turn when they need help? The police. It's not easy and that's why law enforcement officers are available 24 hours per day. They observe and report, pick l up M nm M m m - After everyone else has gone home, somebody has to check to make sure the property is protected. Here Officer Ward checks the security on the Picnic Pantry. LOCK-L'- P (U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTOS BY MSGT. MAX OSBORN) M M M M M M M M M stray animals, unlock quarters for occupants who forget their keys, make traffic counts to try and anticipate different traffic patterns, survey areas for parking needs, and maintain annual training for police and augmenters needed under various situations. A busy life? Obviously. But more importantly, it is a vocation shared by thousands of fellow (and gal) officers across the country. Ask most of them why they are police and the answer is: "Because we want to help." It is rewarding. And that is why police work deserves a "National Police Week." M M m ft m .sss--- " m swF, i' i - l A I ' ' en- through forcement of our laws and to honor those who have lost their lives in service to the community." The pictures, with their captions, surrounding this story merely scratch the surface. Finding and returning lost children, protecting the scene of an aircraft crash, handling drunks and family at disputes, providing first-aian accident, and investigating thefts are but some of the duties 1 M M SPEED CHECK - Officer Derald Waters aims the RADAR gun. Reason? To keep the drivers within reasonable limits for the safety of all our personnel. -- H m ': N I K J M " & M M m m M M M M M M nM - It's one thing to perform gate duty or ride around bottom line, however, is that, sooner or later, The patrol. to be written. Here, Senior Airman Pamela have reports for commander's or Temple produces "just the facts, Ma'm supervisory follow-o- n actions. REPORTS on M nM u M n m M 'rrttw 1 I In '' STATISTIC- S- Do you ever wonder who provides the statistics and who sends out the incident reports? Wonder no longer. Gloria Van Denakker keeps the figures rolling and Clariece Pullum prepares the reports going to the field. |