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FROM THE ARCHIVENov 26, 1941·Washington, District of Columbia

BEST POLICE SERVICE OBJECTIVE

Scanned from Evening Star, Nov 26, 1941
BEST POLICE SERVICE OBJECTIVE
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Best Police Service Is Objective Kelly Tells D C Natives Society Hears Major. On Changes and Plans. For Future Superintendent of Police Edward J Kelly told the Society of Natives last night that he hoped to bring the Police Department to such a degree of perfection that it ran render tire District the best service and au thority of any police force any where Maj Kelly said changes in the Police Department in the last two months exceeded any similar period in tire last 3r years and declared it is the duty of the police head to let the citizens of the city know what Is going on Close scrutiny has been given the Detective Bureau and it is still being watched closely Maj Kellv said adding that the men on the detertivf force are removed to other positions on the force if they cannot make the grade Tire citizens deserve service and Kelly asserted. He spoke of the Washington Police Academy to be started here December 8 and said it would turn out efficient men after a months training Only men with six years experience behind them will be al lowed to attend the school at first he said.

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