REMEMBER
To Contact the Minister of Investigations, e-mail to
LTJAC77@yahoo.com
DETECTIVE GRADES
In an earlier posting noting 1963 salaries of NYPD MOS, it was interesting to note the following regarding Detectives and Detective Grades.
In 1963 there were a total of 2,481 Detectives (all grades). Of this number, 1,011 of them had Grade � 2nd or 1st. This is a reflection of 41% of the total number of detectives having Grade. Second Grade Detectives, 742 of them, numbered 30% of the total number of Detectives, while 1st Grades � 269 � was 11% of the Detective force. How do these numbers stack up against today�s figures? (Check future posting for a comparison. Sorry � those numbers are at my finger tips. Calls to DB-HQ and the DEA provided no information.)
It should be noted further, though, that not all MOS performing detective investigator assignment were at the detective ran. Remember, white shield�s were placed into detective investigator assignments, and sometimes remained there for YEARS before receiving the gold shield. It wasn�t until the 1980�s that the 18-month investigative rule came into effect.
PRIVATE EYE
Allan Pinkerton, the first of the great modern detectives, founded a detective dynasty that has been around since the Civil War. The Pinkerton Agency was contracted by the federal government for numerous investigations during the Civil War, including the protection of the President. The motto of Pinkerton�s Detectives was: �WE NEVER SLEEP�, and his agency�s symbol � a wide open eye � ultimately introduced the term �Private Eye� to the American language.
WALL STREET DETECTIVES
In 1880, a squad of 2 detectives was created by Thomas Byrnes, the Chief of Detectives (see earlier postings), to protect the Wall Street Financial District. Working out of a small room at Wall and Broad Streets, the 2 detectives were tasked with �expelling crooks from the area and seeing that they did not return�. They arrested any suspicious characters found in the financial district, hauled them off to their office, and made to explain their presence thereat. If they didn�t have a reasonable explanation they were slapped into a jail cell for the night, then released with a warning not to show their face on Wall Street again. Crime in the Wall Street area plummeted to non-existent levels after the detectives were put in place!
DEALING WITH CROOKS
Thomas Byrnes, appointed Chief of Detectives in 1880, was the �father of detectives�. He was asked about his affinity to talk with thieves in an effort to gain information (CI�s), and noted �I make it a point to meet some of these criminals in their resorts, and learn from them the whereabouts of their friends and what they are doing. In this way I keep posted, and know in what part of the country all the sharp men are. In the long run the honest officer is a match for the smartest thief�. Byrnes is the person who created the catalog of photographs of criminals, adding the term �Rogues Gallery� to the law enforcement dictionary.
INTERESTING WEB SITE
Check out the following : www.copseek.com
It has many links and some good info.
NYPD TIMELINE
1855: Theodore Roosevelt appointed President of the Police Board
1937: 2-way radios introduced into the Police Cars
1972: Height requirement eliminated; Police Officer title replaces Patrolman/Policewoman
QUESTION:
Who was the only NYPD member to be killed in the line of duty on foreign soil? And where? (Answer in future posting)
SO THAT�S WHAT THEY DO
In the current issue of CIGAR AFFICIONADO, an article regarding counterfeit cigars features a sting operation and arrests made by the NYPD�s Special Frauds Unit. Several hundred-thousand dollars of counterfeit �Padron� cigars were seized from a person who claimed to be a cigar retailer. The cigars were reportedly being sold as �Vintage� aged cigars, but were actually mediocre cigars with counterfeit wrappers and boxes. It is noted in the article that much expense was made in the maufacture of the counterfeit boxes, to make them appear to be what they weren�t. So often those in the �numbered-squads� are heard to claim that those �alphabet-squads� are nothing more than grey smoke and mirrors; in this case, it appears the smoke was blue! Nice work, Special Frauds, and Det. Richard Dillon who was involved in the case.
Friday, February 09, 2001
Thursday, February 08, 2001
BOOKS AND THINGS
The Minister of Investigations has a vast array of true-crime books in his library, and readily makes them available to anyone who wants to borrow them. Note : Borrow means to return after used. If anyone has borrowed any books for a length of time, please try to have these books make their way back to the bookcase. In particular: "ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF MURDER" was borrowed by a member of an outside command, and is still outstanding. Please return this!
SPRING 3100 NEWS
It is noted that the Minister is always looking for old copies of SPRING 3100. Anyone cleaning out a basement and looking to discard these, let me know - either calling the 77 Squad or e-mail at
LTJAC77@yahoo.com
Selling old copies? Let me know........
MORE SPRING 3100 ITEMS FOUND
The following items in some old SPRING3100 I found of particular interest:
April 1965: The Department was beginning a campaign to urge the public to use a newly established emergency telephone number: 440-1234 � to report emergencies. This number was the originator of the 911 concept.
November 1965: NEW HIP TRANSCEIVER
Tiny hip radios are being introduced to give the man on post a direct link to his command. Ptl are able to keep in touch with the stationhouse, as well as the supervisor�s car. The radios cost $650 a piece, with the first 20 put into use by members of the TPF. It�s noted that 12 more are on order, with another 200 scheduled for the next years budget.
DEPARTMENT SALARIES: 1963
The Chief Inspector � now known as the Chief of Department � was the highest paid member of the department, earning $22,918. The Chief of Detectives earned 17,518. There were 70 Lieutenant � CDS, earning 10,180 to 10,545. Sergeant � SDS earned 9,426 to 9,791. There were 269 Detective First Grades, earning 9,426 to 9,791. There were 742 Detective Second Grades earning 8,405 to 8,770. Third Grade Detectives, of which there were 1,470, earned $7,943 to $8,052.
The Minister of Investigations has a vast array of true-crime books in his library, and readily makes them available to anyone who wants to borrow them. Note : Borrow means to return after used. If anyone has borrowed any books for a length of time, please try to have these books make their way back to the bookcase. In particular: "ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF MURDER" was borrowed by a member of an outside command, and is still outstanding. Please return this!
SPRING 3100 NEWS
It is noted that the Minister is always looking for old copies of SPRING 3100. Anyone cleaning out a basement and looking to discard these, let me know - either calling the 77 Squad or e-mail at
LTJAC77@yahoo.com
Selling old copies? Let me know........
MORE SPRING 3100 ITEMS FOUND
The following items in some old SPRING3100 I found of particular interest:
April 1965: The Department was beginning a campaign to urge the public to use a newly established emergency telephone number: 440-1234 � to report emergencies. This number was the originator of the 911 concept.
November 1965: NEW HIP TRANSCEIVER
Tiny hip radios are being introduced to give the man on post a direct link to his command. Ptl are able to keep in touch with the stationhouse, as well as the supervisor�s car. The radios cost $650 a piece, with the first 20 put into use by members of the TPF. It�s noted that 12 more are on order, with another 200 scheduled for the next years budget.
DEPARTMENT SALARIES: 1963
The Chief Inspector � now known as the Chief of Department � was the highest paid member of the department, earning $22,918. The Chief of Detectives earned 17,518. There were 70 Lieutenant � CDS, earning 10,180 to 10,545. Sergeant � SDS earned 9,426 to 9,791. There were 269 Detective First Grades, earning 9,426 to 9,791. There were 742 Detective Second Grades earning 8,405 to 8,770. Third Grade Detectives, of which there were 1,470, earned $7,943 to $8,052.
Wednesday, February 07, 2001
Coming Up in Future Postings........
Why do Texas Rangers wear white hats? How do you obtain DNA samples for testing? And more investigative sites on the web and NYPD lore............. from the Minister of Investigations
SHOO-FLIES
Captain Willemse in "Behind the Green Lights" writes about his early days on patrol in the late 1800's, and recounts tales of avoiding the Roundsmen checking up on the troops. As long as there has been a Police Department, there have been those sent out from HQ to check up on the men in the field. Shoo-Flies were the term originally applied to Roundsmen (Sergeants) who swept into a Precinct to look after the men, and to make �complaints� against them. These complaints were called �Didos�, and resulted in disciplinary action taken at Department Trials. Interesting enough, these trials all took place on Thursday�s � which was usually regarded as a day the men could count on having little supervision if their respective Roundsmen had been busy giving out �didos� in the past.
DETECTIVE LORE
According to Cornelius Willemse, it was important for the detective to �Hit the Iron While It�s Hot�. �This is critical for solving a murder case. Time is an element always favoring the killer and piling up odds against the police. The case that�s cold is almost always impossible to break.� This was his teaching to new detectives in 1931, at a time when murder occurred in this city at the rate of 1 per DAY. Sounds a lot like the "24-72 Rule of Homicide Investigations" : Find out what your victim was doing for the 24 hours prior to his/her death, and the steps you take in the first 72 hours of the investigation, will be the key to solving your homicide case !
INTERESTING WEB SITES
The Chicago Police Dept puts their "Comstat" map on the Web, making it accessible to anyone who logs onto it. Considering the NYPD started COMSTAT, you have to wonder why its so hard for the NYPD Squad people to get a look at a crime map while in the field! Anyway, check it out....
Chicago PD Comstat Map
http://12.17.79.6/ctznicam/ctznicam.htm
Here is a great site with lots (and I mean lots) of links
for the Investigative World. It will take you awhile to
research each and every one but it there are some that are
worth it. Great site with many links!!!
www.2manysecrets.com
Why do Texas Rangers wear white hats? How do you obtain DNA samples for testing? And more investigative sites on the web and NYPD lore............. from the Minister of Investigations
SHOO-FLIES
Captain Willemse in "Behind the Green Lights" writes about his early days on patrol in the late 1800's, and recounts tales of avoiding the Roundsmen checking up on the troops. As long as there has been a Police Department, there have been those sent out from HQ to check up on the men in the field. Shoo-Flies were the term originally applied to Roundsmen (Sergeants) who swept into a Precinct to look after the men, and to make �complaints� against them. These complaints were called �Didos�, and resulted in disciplinary action taken at Department Trials. Interesting enough, these trials all took place on Thursday�s � which was usually regarded as a day the men could count on having little supervision if their respective Roundsmen had been busy giving out �didos� in the past.
DETECTIVE LORE
According to Cornelius Willemse, it was important for the detective to �Hit the Iron While It�s Hot�. �This is critical for solving a murder case. Time is an element always favoring the killer and piling up odds against the police. The case that�s cold is almost always impossible to break.� This was his teaching to new detectives in 1931, at a time when murder occurred in this city at the rate of 1 per DAY. Sounds a lot like the "24-72 Rule of Homicide Investigations" : Find out what your victim was doing for the 24 hours prior to his/her death, and the steps you take in the first 72 hours of the investigation, will be the key to solving your homicide case !
INTERESTING WEB SITES
The Chicago Police Dept puts their "Comstat" map on the Web, making it accessible to anyone who logs onto it. Considering the NYPD started COMSTAT, you have to wonder why its so hard for the NYPD Squad people to get a look at a crime map while in the field! Anyway, check it out....
Chicago PD Comstat Map
http://12.17.79.6/ctznicam/ctznicam.htm
Here is a great site with lots (and I mean lots) of links
for the Investigative World. It will take you awhile to
research each and every one but it there are some that are
worth it. Great site with many links!!!
www.2manysecrets.com
Thursday, February 01, 2001
BEHIND THE GREEN LIGHTS
This book, �Behind the Green Lights�, is an autobiography written by Capt. Cornelius Willemse, appointed to the department in 1899, and written in 1931 after his retirement. Referring to the green lights in front of every police precinct, this is an exceptional book for anyone interested in the history of this department. Recounting his deeds as a newly appointed officer on November 7, 1899, it continues through his exploits as a Homicide Detective and Commander, up until his retirement in 1931. As much as things change, many things remain the same! I will recount some of these exploits in future postings.
THE MORE THINGS CHANGE�
In 1931, the biggest complaint of the detectives was that they needed more people and more equipment. �The Homicide Bureau was almost hopelessly handicapped by the lack of men and equipment with which to combat the growing murder rate�. At the same time, Capt. Willemse, the commander of the Homicide Bureau, complains of a lack of automobiles on hand to the detectives working on cases, while cars were parked outside of Headquarters unused. He talks admirably of taking one of those cars for his men to use, and returning it several weeks later to its original parking spot, unbeknownst to those at HQ. So it seems that the problem of manpower and cars is NOT a new one!
HEARD AROUND THE SQUAD ROOM
�Uh, you still using AOL? Basically, and everything, I found a new way to go online for free, and everything. Not only that, but basically they pay you and everything. It�s real easy to do, and uh generally and everything you can drop whatchamacallit AOL and basically do it for free. Uh, it�s real easy. Generally, if you use whatchamacallit Netscape you can download from the mega site and basically it reverts the frames into ram bytes. So, basically after you log onto the site and everything, you download whatchamacallit and then save it to the file on the J drive, and basically it runs in the stratologger, unless you want to defrag it directly to the Bunsen driver. Generally, it�s better to do it that way, unless basically you�re not running the newer version of the whatchamacallit net scapper drive hammer. After basically reinstalling the drives from the CD, you basically run it the way the trammer digit shows, unless that�s full and everything. It�s real easy, uh, and basically they pay you. Want me to show you? Basically and everything uh I�ll show you, as long as your globedybob is running on basically maximum harpwarp drive, you know, and everything. Grfgyths hythgs uhfklird nudfghrt ghwe regthye and everything, nmow ebr and basically nmghe wnjuia the whatchamacallit nghwerty and everything.�
WHO SAID IT 4 � OR YOU CAN�T MAKE THIS STUFF UP
�Let me take a polygram test�
�My mother has very close veins and she can�t climb up the stairs�
�He has six cell anemia�
�The judge gave him an old tomato� (ultimatum?)
�He was having an athletic fit�
This book, �Behind the Green Lights�, is an autobiography written by Capt. Cornelius Willemse, appointed to the department in 1899, and written in 1931 after his retirement. Referring to the green lights in front of every police precinct, this is an exceptional book for anyone interested in the history of this department. Recounting his deeds as a newly appointed officer on November 7, 1899, it continues through his exploits as a Homicide Detective and Commander, up until his retirement in 1931. As much as things change, many things remain the same! I will recount some of these exploits in future postings.
THE MORE THINGS CHANGE�
In 1931, the biggest complaint of the detectives was that they needed more people and more equipment. �The Homicide Bureau was almost hopelessly handicapped by the lack of men and equipment with which to combat the growing murder rate�. At the same time, Capt. Willemse, the commander of the Homicide Bureau, complains of a lack of automobiles on hand to the detectives working on cases, while cars were parked outside of Headquarters unused. He talks admirably of taking one of those cars for his men to use, and returning it several weeks later to its original parking spot, unbeknownst to those at HQ. So it seems that the problem of manpower and cars is NOT a new one!
HEARD AROUND THE SQUAD ROOM
�Uh, you still using AOL? Basically, and everything, I found a new way to go online for free, and everything. Not only that, but basically they pay you and everything. It�s real easy to do, and uh generally and everything you can drop whatchamacallit AOL and basically do it for free. Uh, it�s real easy. Generally, if you use whatchamacallit Netscape you can download from the mega site and basically it reverts the frames into ram bytes. So, basically after you log onto the site and everything, you download whatchamacallit and then save it to the file on the J drive, and basically it runs in the stratologger, unless you want to defrag it directly to the Bunsen driver. Generally, it�s better to do it that way, unless basically you�re not running the newer version of the whatchamacallit net scapper drive hammer. After basically reinstalling the drives from the CD, you basically run it the way the trammer digit shows, unless that�s full and everything. It�s real easy, uh, and basically they pay you. Want me to show you? Basically and everything uh I�ll show you, as long as your globedybob is running on basically maximum harpwarp drive, you know, and everything. Grfgyths hythgs uhfklird nudfghrt ghwe regthye and everything, nmow ebr and basically nmghe wnjuia the whatchamacallit nghwerty and everything.�
WHO SAID IT 4 � OR YOU CAN�T MAKE THIS STUFF UP
�Let me take a polygram test�
�My mother has very close veins and she can�t climb up the stairs�
�He has six cell anemia�
�The judge gave him an old tomato� (ultimatum?)
�He was having an athletic fit�
Monday, January 29, 2001
ANTI CRIME PATROL
In November 1970 the department instituted a program called the Anti-Crime Patrol. With a large increase in violent crime against persons (18% increase in 1970), this experimental program was put into place under the command of the Precinct C.O. Plainclothes patrol had been in existence in specialized circumstances on a limited basis prior to 1970, however the scope of plainclothes anti-crime patrol expanded with this program. It was originally established under the Division command, with each precinct supplying 1 patrolman for plainclothes duty, and the Division Commander assigning them to a particular precinct to address conditions. In 1970 this concept was expanded to allow each precinct to assign two men to this plainclothes program for assignment within their own command. The emphasis was on felony level, violent street crimes.
ALL IN A DAYS WORK
The March 1962 issue of Spring 3100 notes in the ALL IN A DAYS WORK column the notable arrest for burglary by a team of detectives from the 114 Squad � including Det. John Tartaglia. John is the father of Pete (retired Lieutenant and former commander of the 77 Sqd and Major Case Sqd) and Bill, former Brooklyn North Detective Sgt and currently the Deputy Inspector of the Gang Division. Det. Tartaglia also had a part in the Kitty Genovese murder investigation, and is mentioned in the book that recounts that famous case as well.
WHO SAID IT 3
�Go through everything with a fine toothbrush�
�Too many fires on the iron�
�At least we�re all making some shingles�
�Let�s shake some feathers, and ruffle the trees�
INTERESTING INVESTIGATIVE WEB SITES
REVERSE PHONE NUMBERS ,EMAILS & OTHER GOOD SEARCH TOOLS
http://www.freeality.com/findet.htm
FINDING PEOPLE
http://www.freeality.com/findt.htm
In November 1970 the department instituted a program called the Anti-Crime Patrol. With a large increase in violent crime against persons (18% increase in 1970), this experimental program was put into place under the command of the Precinct C.O. Plainclothes patrol had been in existence in specialized circumstances on a limited basis prior to 1970, however the scope of plainclothes anti-crime patrol expanded with this program. It was originally established under the Division command, with each precinct supplying 1 patrolman for plainclothes duty, and the Division Commander assigning them to a particular precinct to address conditions. In 1970 this concept was expanded to allow each precinct to assign two men to this plainclothes program for assignment within their own command. The emphasis was on felony level, violent street crimes.
ALL IN A DAYS WORK
The March 1962 issue of Spring 3100 notes in the ALL IN A DAYS WORK column the notable arrest for burglary by a team of detectives from the 114 Squad � including Det. John Tartaglia. John is the father of Pete (retired Lieutenant and former commander of the 77 Sqd and Major Case Sqd) and Bill, former Brooklyn North Detective Sgt and currently the Deputy Inspector of the Gang Division. Det. Tartaglia also had a part in the Kitty Genovese murder investigation, and is mentioned in the book that recounts that famous case as well.
WHO SAID IT 3
�Go through everything with a fine toothbrush�
�Too many fires on the iron�
�At least we�re all making some shingles�
�Let�s shake some feathers, and ruffle the trees�
INTERESTING INVESTIGATIVE WEB SITES
REVERSE PHONE NUMBERS ,EMAILS & OTHER GOOD SEARCH TOOLS
http://www.freeality.com/findet.htm
FINDING PEOPLE
http://www.freeality.com/findt.htm
SPRING 3100
What exactly is SPRING 3100? In March of 1930, the first issue of SPRING 3100 was published. It was established as a monthly magazine for the benefit and entertainment of all members of the department and their families. In a contest to name the new magazine over 200 entries were submitted, and twelve of them were for SPRING 3100. The name was the telephone number used by the public to call police headquarters. The magazine was published for 41 years until May 1971 when it ceased publication for fiscal reasons. After several years it returned as the premier law enforcement department�s magazine.
DETECTIVES DUTY CHART
Prior to the current 4x2 Detective�s Duty Chart, with the turn-around tour, detectives worked a very different chart. The 1967 Detectives chart looked like this;
Day 1: 08x1700
Day 2: Open Day � an 9 hour tour as assigned by the Borough Commander
Day 3-4: 1700x0800 (there was no steady nightwatch)
Next 2: RDO
Then��.. 08x1700 (starting the cycle over again)
In this chart the detectives worked 4 on duty and 2 off duty, for 6 sets; every 7th set you only had 1 RDO, with your 2nd RDO being an �Open Day� of 9 hours, then back into your cycle of tours.
In this chart, the detective worked a 9 hour day duty, then 9 hours of any other tour, followed by a 14 hour night tour, and then had a 72 hours swing before the next tour. There was no steady nightwatch; the �nightwatch� duties were performed by the regular members of the squad working the �overnight� tour. It should also be noted that at this time all arrests were fingerprinted by detectives; all collars in the stationhouse, including those on the midnight tour, were brought to the squad to be fingerprinted. This was to enable the detectives to spend time with the prisoners and speak to them, in what we commonly refer now to �debriefing� them, and providing them a ready source of �snitches� and other sources of information. The 2nd tour, an Open Day, was generally a day-time tour, leaving a longer swing between tours then the �turnaround� tour done today. A very interesting chart !
This chart was an improvement over the 1960 Detectives Duty Chart. In this chart the detectives worked 6-sets of 4 on duty, 1 off duty; then every 7th set of tours they had 2 days off! It worked like this:
Day 1 : Open Day of 8 hours based on exigencies
Day 2 : 0800 x 1700 hours
Day 3-4: 1700 x 0800 hours � An overnight tour to cover �nightwatch�
Day 5 : One RDO, then back into the cycle of tours
After every 7 sets of tours, where you had 2 days off, you followed up with a week of �Special Duty�, which was a 40 hour work week of any tours based on exigencies.
If you think it�s hard trying to follow your schedule in today�s 4x2 chart, imagine what it was like back then!
What exactly is SPRING 3100? In March of 1930, the first issue of SPRING 3100 was published. It was established as a monthly magazine for the benefit and entertainment of all members of the department and their families. In a contest to name the new magazine over 200 entries were submitted, and twelve of them were for SPRING 3100. The name was the telephone number used by the public to call police headquarters. The magazine was published for 41 years until May 1971 when it ceased publication for fiscal reasons. After several years it returned as the premier law enforcement department�s magazine.
DETECTIVES DUTY CHART
Prior to the current 4x2 Detective�s Duty Chart, with the turn-around tour, detectives worked a very different chart. The 1967 Detectives chart looked like this;
Day 1: 08x1700
Day 2: Open Day � an 9 hour tour as assigned by the Borough Commander
Day 3-4: 1700x0800 (there was no steady nightwatch)
Next 2: RDO
Then��.. 08x1700 (starting the cycle over again)
In this chart the detectives worked 4 on duty and 2 off duty, for 6 sets; every 7th set you only had 1 RDO, with your 2nd RDO being an �Open Day� of 9 hours, then back into your cycle of tours.
In this chart, the detective worked a 9 hour day duty, then 9 hours of any other tour, followed by a 14 hour night tour, and then had a 72 hours swing before the next tour. There was no steady nightwatch; the �nightwatch� duties were performed by the regular members of the squad working the �overnight� tour. It should also be noted that at this time all arrests were fingerprinted by detectives; all collars in the stationhouse, including those on the midnight tour, were brought to the squad to be fingerprinted. This was to enable the detectives to spend time with the prisoners and speak to them, in what we commonly refer now to �debriefing� them, and providing them a ready source of �snitches� and other sources of information. The 2nd tour, an Open Day, was generally a day-time tour, leaving a longer swing between tours then the �turnaround� tour done today. A very interesting chart !
This chart was an improvement over the 1960 Detectives Duty Chart. In this chart the detectives worked 6-sets of 4 on duty, 1 off duty; then every 7th set of tours they had 2 days off! It worked like this:
Day 1 : Open Day of 8 hours based on exigencies
Day 2 : 0800 x 1700 hours
Day 3-4: 1700 x 0800 hours � An overnight tour to cover �nightwatch�
Day 5 : One RDO, then back into the cycle of tours
After every 7 sets of tours, where you had 2 days off, you followed up with a week of �Special Duty�, which was a 40 hour work week of any tours based on exigencies.
If you think it�s hard trying to follow your schedule in today�s 4x2 chart, imagine what it was like back then!
Thursday, January 25, 2001
SPECIAL WISHES
Wishing Andy and Mary Banahan congratulations on the recent birth of their new son, Aidan. Everyone is doing fine! Cigars for the office!
Mark Pouria is recuperating from a bout of pneumonia that kept him from the Homicide Course. Getting well and should be back steering the ship soon! Also, Get Well wishes to Bobby Rivera fighting off a virus/flu at home.
YOU�RE PROBABLY A BUFF IF
Your only pair of dress shoes consists of the hi-gloss - shine or the regular-shine black uniform shoes.
You schedule your �quality� vacation time with your family so as to attend the annual Chief�s convention in Omaha, and convince them it�s really a great place for a family to spend a week.
You have more than one police-related organization card in your wallet.
You have more than one police-related sticker on your car.
Your car�s vanity license plate includes your rank, command, or both.
You have a different police lapel pin to wear on your suit jacket every day of the week.
You take a date out to dinner at an Honor Legion Meeting.
You take a date out to dinner at a police organizations symposium on DNA.
You have people over for dinner and, after hearing on the news of a hostage situation, you decide � even though you are NOT a hostage negotiator, and don�t even work or live in the same boro as the incident � to cut dinner short and take a ride over there just to see if you could �lend a hand�.
Your Christmas card consists of a photo of you in uniform with Santa Clause.
Your annual Christmas letter you send out to friends in Christmas cards includes a copy of your most recent Request for Department Recognition.
Your idea of showing the out-of-town relatives the �big city� is to take them around and point out the locations of your most notorious and noted �collars�.
You bring your kids out with you on a surveillance because it will add to your cover.
Your �off-duty� pants pockets are worn out from the handcuffs you carry.
Your license plate holder makes a reference to your �other� car being some type of department issued version (My other car is a police cruiser�. Is a SWAT truck�)
The only tie you own to wear to your sister�s wedding is a navy blue clip-on.
You buy a used Grand Marquis with police package to use as your personal car, and leave your brand new Lincoln parked in the driveway.
Wishing Andy and Mary Banahan congratulations on the recent birth of their new son, Aidan. Everyone is doing fine! Cigars for the office!
Mark Pouria is recuperating from a bout of pneumonia that kept him from the Homicide Course. Getting well and should be back steering the ship soon! Also, Get Well wishes to Bobby Rivera fighting off a virus/flu at home.
YOU�RE PROBABLY A BUFF IF
Your only pair of dress shoes consists of the hi-gloss - shine or the regular-shine black uniform shoes.
You schedule your �quality� vacation time with your family so as to attend the annual Chief�s convention in Omaha, and convince them it�s really a great place for a family to spend a week.
You have more than one police-related organization card in your wallet.
You have more than one police-related sticker on your car.
Your car�s vanity license plate includes your rank, command, or both.
You have a different police lapel pin to wear on your suit jacket every day of the week.
You take a date out to dinner at an Honor Legion Meeting.
You take a date out to dinner at a police organizations symposium on DNA.
You have people over for dinner and, after hearing on the news of a hostage situation, you decide � even though you are NOT a hostage negotiator, and don�t even work or live in the same boro as the incident � to cut dinner short and take a ride over there just to see if you could �lend a hand�.
Your Christmas card consists of a photo of you in uniform with Santa Clause.
Your annual Christmas letter you send out to friends in Christmas cards includes a copy of your most recent Request for Department Recognition.
Your idea of showing the out-of-town relatives the �big city� is to take them around and point out the locations of your most notorious and noted �collars�.
You bring your kids out with you on a surveillance because it will add to your cover.
Your �off-duty� pants pockets are worn out from the handcuffs you carry.
Your license plate holder makes a reference to your �other� car being some type of department issued version (My other car is a police cruiser�. Is a SWAT truck�)
The only tie you own to wear to your sister�s wedding is a navy blue clip-on.
You buy a used Grand Marquis with police package to use as your personal car, and leave your brand new Lincoln parked in the driveway.
