Show THE OGDEN 8D STANDARD-EXAMINE- R UTAH SUN 6 AY MORNING OGDEN JUNE 16 1957 Latest Reports show Ogden Crime Rate Lower! 3® admin cases th e Ogden Gty Police Department has placed Ogden among the top cities of the nation when H comes to' law enforcement Admittedly undermanned according to national standards our officers have been able through improved morale and new efficiency gained by systematic police training to establish distinct advantages for the taxpayers Progressively improving the department in personnel procedures and equipment over the past five years has proved to be one of the major accomplishments of the r form of government With an enviable record of complete r For Police Dial EX 4-66- 01 Council-Manage- - 7- School Bells Ring Every Year for Policemen Too MAURICI J SCHOOFF With training a continuing operation for Ogden City Police personnel a wide variety of courses have provided opportunities for advancement and progress The list of subjects they have studied reads like a college list: Cfiief of Folic Techniques of Municipal Administration Municipal Personnel Administration ' Public Relations Traffic Accident 4 Investigation School First Aid Small Arms Training and Small Arms Target Practice And for the first time in 1956 a formal Recruit Training School I V ( Techniques of Police Administration Physical Education and Self Defense i V J J Look of the Actual Cost for EUNICE STROMBERG Secretary to the Chief ? - i i ! 4 - s: Police Protection r ond others mam Hi "5 xt out-yo- u'll 1 4 Sergonf dispatching post 24 hours a day have to admit you're paying little enough When you stop to figure it for this important municipal service 24 hours a day 365 days a year calls for protection service assistance and emergencies pour into the Police Desk at the rate of nearly one every second Your cost in taxes amounts to only 45c a month (not per person but for the whole family) 64 Police Personnel 1956 $34302681 Budget Expenditures 1956 1955 1954 1952 1953 5403 5330 5025 5236 Registered Complaints Processed 5300 Stolen Property Total $304243 $299375 $213591 $197941 $160358 Stolen Property Recovered 236670 229832 175484 156017 117758 735 790 765 777 715 Percentage Recovered 5403 5330 Processed 5025 5310 5236 4586 3919 Criminal Arrests 3654 4586 3462 7001 4952 Traffic Arrests 4950 2694 2966 Lili'i t 24-Hou- Desk Captain R f Peterson with lieutenants Stephens Oar side and Carver at the Investigation Division 4 i i I' 7 New Radar equipment has helped enforte speed limits r PROJECTS FOR PROGRESS ARE RECOMMENDED Your Polke Deportment is continuolly striving to improve the safety of evr city Aimed ot tnis gool ore mony new reommendotions including: More Traffic Signals and complete renovation of existing 1 i ' V £ i ) " '' s u' 'ift I r "Walk and Woil" Pedestrian Control Signols Expanded Juvenile Improvement Progrom ond a power-(- ul and Adult Traffic School Street Planning for focilitoting traffic movement educotionol program of Safety to make a Safe City tyttem I v I rj 5000 Nearly Man Hours of Training Credited to OGDEN YOUTH BUREAU RATED RECORDS CROWD POLICE RECORDS DIVISION lere's an outstanding division of police work tat gets little publicity and very little praise I Shaw with It Bennett and Captain Sergeants Jatobsen Foulger and lorman at the Uniform Division "1 Police Department! 400000 MORE THAN E hese busy people provide information for HIGH FOR AID TO YOUTH Not only for the apprehension of those young folks who fail to recognire the rights of others but for the protection ot all the young people of the community this unpublicixed bureau works quietly ond carefully checking and counseling Fed- eral State and other law enforcement agencies from these complete files More thon 70000 fin gerprint records are in these files Within sec onds these experts can ossemble hot has token years to secure training a vital part ot police work firearms youngsters ond their pqrertts trying to prevent misunderstandings and problems which leod to criminal activities information i Red Cross trains officers in first Aid : POLICE FLEET OPERATES FOR 32c PER MILE! enviable record was set by the 14 cors of the fleet over a totol of 508603 miles traveled in 1956 Eight brand new 1957 cars replaced plus lots and lots of idling time during investigations cars that became too expensive to operate All Police cors ore eight cylinder motors with automatic: transmissions ond used o total of 43564 gallons of gasoline overoge over 11 miles to the gallon (idling end oil) 1599 quarts of oil ond 482 pounds of grease were also used All this together with repairs and maintenance cost only 3'i cents per mile This A W-r- n " 'U 4 Lieutenant R L Sanders Sergeants Keeter ond Harris with Mrs Asay and Mrs Biddla of the Records and Indentification Division tt xV - i r UTAH'S FIRST RADAR ENFORCED SPEED LIMIT A Traffic accidents keep Bureau busy Operating the first electronic device for speed enforcement has helped your Police Department to more efficient operotion in traffic safety and dangerous speeding on city streets Traffic orrests have increased more than 4000 a yeor since the Introduction of RADAR in 1954 'fcwW-'-- i the Traffic ge h ' 12" ""l riATIOn-WID- r E weoW-- GROUP COMMENDS DOG FOUfJD r the city "inherited" in 1952 to the present modern progressive operation which merits the rating of the National Humane Society as first in the West for properties and operation has been an expensive and difficult task The long hours ond loyal efforts of Joy Herbert ond his Staff ore now showing resuhs Why not see for yourself From a rundown operotion 4 i which — 1490 Pork Blvd 3r260 gassed 1673 Dogs Dogs Reclaimed or Sold Pettit with the members of the Safety School Patrol lieutenant C L J Truck Miles y licenses I J I New foJiemen from worn i PolHe i School ar 57000 2170 Traveled 1956 mi Kennel New it New Humane Gas Chamber Concrete Floors All Pens Water and Sewer Installation Residence Rehabilitated Office and 2 Special Trucks Powndmaster and 3 Deputies have handled more than 20000 onimols m in nr iiiteuiijL1ufciS °iiiiiiiiii Marksmanship saves lives in gun bortfei r V i ) it 20-Un- Vf f Sold 687 i Progress Since 1952 ' i 1884 Complaints Handled Dogs Handled - ' 1 r wkT- i - V" 3 L Polite initiate hub-to-p registration |