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Show Police Dept. Gives List Of Criminal Activity tacted by the dispatcher on Saturday, Sept. 25 to respond to a call regarding an attempted attem-pted suicide here in Pleasant Grove. A nineteen year old girl became very despondent and threatened to kill her self with a pistol that she had in her possession. She was located in a phone booth and had called the operator, who then reached the dispatcher here at the police station. When officers arrived on the scene she made repeated threats on her own life and on the lives of the officers. After conversing with the girl for . some time the officers managed to get the gun away from her. Chief Michael Ferre is in the process of hiring a new officer for the City. Several tests have been given to approximately ap-proximately 25 applicants. The numbers has Tbeen narrowed down and a decision should be made by the end of the week. The criminal offenses in the city have increased somewhat during the last month as compared to earlier months in the summer. Offenses for Month n Assaults, 3 Bad check cases, 11 Burglaries, 6 Vandalisms, 6 Thefts, 15 Possession charges. 3 With the start of school many juveniles are looking for something to do during their breaks or free periods. We have received several complaints from citzens stating that kids are "hanging "hang-ing out" in public places near their homes and causing disturbances. We hope to be able to curb this situation with heavier patrol on these problem areas. The police department and the ambulance assosication responded to a call from the Harold Brittan residence at the Maple Hills Apartments on the 15th of the month. It was reported that their thirteen thir-teen day old baby had stopped stop-ped breathing. Upon arriving officers and members of the ambulance crew determined the child to be dead. Mouth to mouth resuscitation was applied and the child was taken to American Fork Hospital. Medical examinations show the child died of a ruptered heart. Officer Bert Bean was con- |