| Show cities use radio in war on crime police bolice broadcasting stations prove effective washington A rapidly increasing use of radio in the nationwide nation wide battle against crime and rae racketeering kete cring Is shown by records of the radio commission these disclose that in the short space of three years twenty large cities and several smaller ones have installed special pollee police broadcasting stations and equipped patrolmen on duty with apparatus enabling them to receive orders from headquarters within a few moments the proved value of the radio in facilitating rapid communication and in many cases assisting in the capture of murderers and other criminals whole activities cost the nation hundreds of millions of dollars annually lias has prompted thirty additional cities to make preparation for joining in the radio war against crime of this latter group twenty two hold construction permits for the establishment of radio station and communication systems finally realizing the importance of drafting the radio tor for service in the crime war the radio commission has set aside eight channels especially for police work the bands are all within a few meters of each other and lie le below normal broadcasting channels jn in some quarters lu arters it Is predicted that ultimately so many cities will utilize the raolo radio for police work that it will be possible to evolve a littlon wide tie network for the broadcasting of police al alarms arins the success achieved by police in |
