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Show POLICE REPORT Interesting Data on Law Enforcements En-forcements For Past Six Months. That police officers of Ogden have made an exceptional record during tho first six months of J. Ray Ward's administration, from January 1 to Tune 30, Is shown In a capitulated report re-port submitted this morning by Oom-oiiMsloner Oom-oiiMsloner Ward to the city commission. Ono of the best indications of the alertness of the officers and the sternness stern-ness in which violations of the law arc disposed, is shown -In the fines and forfeitures for the six months which reaches the surprising total of $12,199, which Is exclusive of approxlmatelv 300 more obtained in fines from cases turned over to the district court. This additional amount has not yet been mi lud(M In the report. PASS l" RM1 K M IRK As a comparison and Indication of department efficiency, It is shown that the total amount of fines and forfeitures for-feitures obtained during the entire year of 1919, only amounted to approximately ap-proximately $14,000. During the first six months of this year the total has already passed the mark by nearly $1000 and indications are that the ' onung six months will net an equally large amount. This indicates beyond . ny argument that the police department depart-ment Is in an extremely healthy condition. con-dition. The total number of arrests for the first six months of Commissioned H.ird s administration has reached JJl The law violators paid a total of $12,799 into the city treasury and spent 1943 days in the city Jail and 510 days In the county Jail That the officers wore thoroughly upheld In their arrests and that when the offenders faced the city judg they met with an inflexible force to protect the city against wrong doing Is shown when but 430 days were allowed as suspended sentences Rut 2 3 cases are now pending before the court. Drunkenness was ruled with a stern hand and 112 persons were am ited and tried In the city court, during the six months. As a result of their escapades the paid heavily and enriched en-riched the city treasury lr, the extent of $4,412 The sly drinkers spent 1293 days hehlnel the bars In the city Jail, and 9u days In the cou:ity Jail But, l ight of the 112 persons arrested for tipping the bottle to too an abrupt an-glj an-glj wire found not guilty and their cases dismissed. Not one of the contraband con-traband liquid consumers were allowed suspended sentences. TRAMPS STEER t LEAR. Sons e-f rest who roum the country without enthusiasm for steady emplo -ment steered B wide course from g- den during the past six months and but 4 3 of them were gathered In by the officers. They paid the city $34 I on vagrancy charges and spent 146 1 .lavs In the city bastllc. n the other hand those unfortunates who were without srhploymept and without place if rest, and who exhibited their de-1 de-1 sire to do right by applying at the ( police station for work and explaining ; their circumstances to the officers. were taken care of as lodgers. Tho 1 report shows that 300 needy men were I given lodging for the night after their coses had been Investigated. Gamblers found the lav rigid and ; Ti3 of them were landed In the city Ljail, p'tylng fines and forfeitures totaling total-ing $1920 and thirty days In Jail. But, four of them were found not guilty of the charge lodged agalns-t them, the 'itinera paying the extreme pen- altle-S Fifty-nine- Juveniles were taken Into custody by the officers for various offenses and were turned over to tho I Juvenile court. MALE AND FEMALE, An Interesting feature of the report Is tho arrests of porsona of various Lgee, and their sex Of tho 96 juveniles I taken into custody, three were girls Eighteen women and 297 men ht-tvveen I the ages of 1& unci 22 years were ar-reeted; ar-reeted; ISO men and b women between ; 23-27 years; 90 men and 9 women between 28-32 years: 93 men and & i women between 33-37 years, S9 men , and 5 women between 38-42 years. 34 . men , and 1 woman between I 43-47 years; 42 men and 1 woman be-tween be-tween 41-62 years, 19 men and J WO-i WO-i men between &3-07 years and 3S men i over 5 7 years of age. An equally Interesting portion of the report is the nationality of the offenders. offen-ders. It was shown that 731 men and 4 1 women were Americans who ran foul of the law; 11 violators were I American colored. 2 Austrian: J3 Chl-' Chl-' nese: 5 Danish: 4 English. 40 Greek; 6 Hebrew. 1 Hollander: 7 Irish; 12 Italian. 18 Japanese: 11 Mexicans; 1 Russian; 1 Scotch, 2 Syrian. 2 Spanish 1 and 1 Swede! The number of males 'were 874 and the females 47. 00 language of the gypsies, practically the same In till countries. Is knonn as ' Romanl chlv. |