This Day in History: 1952-12-18
In reporting on the activities of his Department for the month of November, police Chief Charles Smith emphasized the importance of what might seem merely routine activities. Hundreds of hours were spent in checking unoccupied buildings, schools and businesses after hours. Over 9.000 miles were logged on police cars and 106 investigations made. During the month, 26 arrests were made, 10 fires attended and 13 accidents investigated. There was a remarkable success rate in 2 categories, he reported. one stolen car was reported and one recovered. one missing person was reported and one missing person found. (Bristow)