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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (April 17, 1963)
i rr Peace Officers Pool Efforts To Fight Check Artists mm I wig f ii -1 ' - i. -.-..rA, jtKrz.w , SUSPECT BOOKED AT CITY JAIL Deputy Summers and Detective Lilly search their prisoner before booking him at the city jail, starting the county's judicial machinery which will move the defendant through an arraignment, perhaps a trial, and possibly a jail or prison sentence. District Attorney Dale Crabtree stated that next to pet ty larceny more money is lost annually to the American public through check writing offenses than any other crime committed in the United States. To help local merchants avert some of these losses, the district at torney's office is sponsoring a Check Seminar, to be held May 2 and 9 at a place to be named later. The course is designed for merchants and employes who handle checks and is to include as instructors Sgt. Clare Alderson, handwriting expert of the Oregon State Police at Salem; a representative of a local bank; and officers of the city police and sheriff's office. The course will in clude three hours of instruction during each class. Y V.V v ,n Kit BUNCO SQUAD ACTS ON TIP While investigating another case, the bunco detail receives a tip that the suspect is still residing in Klamath Falls. Lilly and Sum mers trace the bogus check writer through an automobile parked on Klamath Avenue and wind up the ease with an arrest. A final report outlining the investigation is prepared by either Diane Coy, sheriff deputy, or Sue Dil ler, secretary in the district attorney's office. The report and other details of the case go to District Attorney Dale Crabtree, who arranges for the prosecution of the defendant. BUNCO SQUAD SIGHTS IN ON CHECK PASSERS A two-man bunco squad, comprised of Sergeant Detective Dennis Lilly of the city police and Deputy Del Summers of the Klamath County Sheriff's Office, has been estab lished by the district attorney's office to combat an in creasing number of fraudulent check cases which have been reported in the county since last year. The squad was set up last March. Since then, more writers of fic titious checks have been prosecuted than ever before. In addition, the unit is quickly processing a backlog of chock cases that had been gradually building up since before the squad was organized. In a typical case, De puty Summers, left, and Detective illy, right, begin in vestigation of a worthless check complaint with the com paring of signatures on several fraudulent checks sub mitted to police. t ''."'r Jr ' rxsn i KKv ft fs.?t. I i f 91 CHECK CASES SINCE JANUARY Detective Lilly holds a stack of police reports representing 137 check cases investigated by the city police during 1962. The smaller stack represents 34 cases investigated by the police department since January of this year, not includ ing 57 similar violations handled by the sheriff's office during the same period for a total of 91. The 137 cases handled by city police last year along with 200 expedited by the sheriff's office brings the total number of check cases reported in the county to 337 for that year. The number of check violations could be considerably great er, inasmuch as many cases are not reported. Most worth less chocks are made out in amounts of less than $20. Use Of Convict Labor Seen Saving State $1.5 Million OFFICERS SEEK INFO FROM SALEM The bunco de tail leaves the bank and goes to the Klamath Falls Police Department to send a teletype to Oregon State Police at Salem requesting information about the maker of the checks. Mrs. Bernice Matteson, city police clerk, trans mits the information to Salem, settinq in motion the identification department of the state police which seeks a clue to the identity of the check passer by referring to its voluminous records. The department maintains a file which catalogues more than 200 different handwriting characteristics used in writinq checks. Frequently, the file will disclose the identity of a fictitious check writer by the style with which he writes the amount of the check, the date, or some peculiarity of the numbers. Sometime later, the officers receive a reply which lists a suspect and states his habits and description. The bunco detail, which meets twice weekly with the district attorney to pool information, adds the name to a list of wanted check passers and leaves the station to go their separate ways in seeking the suspect. SALEM ( LI'I '-Restricting the u.se of convict lawir could cos Jie stale's general fund (15 mil lion next biennium. the Senalt Public Buildings and Institution: Committee was advised Mondaj night. Sen. Edward Kadclev. D . Eu gene, is author of a bill which would prohibit a convict from working outside the institution where he is confined. He said it was designed to establish a "pol icy" on the use of convict labor arid elear up conflicting statuU now on the books. Nick Peet, secretary of the Board of Control, said at present 150 convicts are now doing work for other state institutions. Organized labor supported Fade- ley's bill. AFL-CIO Political Director George Brown said organized la bor did not believe convicts should comiete with free labor in major building projects. Labor's suit to halt use of pris on labor at a new women's prison was recently thrown out of court. Circus Billed For Hospital The Sheriff's Posse will sponsor a one-day performance of t h e James Brothers' Circus, billed as a "European-type circus," on Thursday, May 30. The proceeds will be contributed to the Inter community Hospital fund. Two performances are sched uled in the Klamath Auditorium, with tickets available at the door. The matinee will begin at 4 p.m. and the evening performance at 8:30 p.m. Brown said organized labor was 'ready, willing and able to work vith the Board of Control to see hat prisoners can have an oppor tunity for employment after re ease." Sen. Harrv Boivin. D-KIamath Falls, suggested an apprenticeship program be established at correc tional institutions. Brown said he could see no ob jection to such a program. The committee took no action on Fadclev's bill. PAGE 10 A Wednesday, April 17, 1963 HERALD AND NEWS. Klamath Falls. Ore. . 5 nai Butterfat Winema Forest ' Timber Sold The Winema Forest has made award of two limber sales in response to auction bidding held on Friday, April 12. Modoc Lum- North Dry Butte sale for an amount of $43,100. Thomas Lum ber Company bid a total of $41,155 for the Little Antelope sale. Ap praised prices were $12,815 (or the North Dry Butte sale and $10,527 for the Little Antelope sale. On May 20, the Winema Forest will receive bids on the South Rock Creek and Klamath Point sales. FREE - FREE - FREE Hearing Aid Service At The WINEMA HOTEL FRIDAY, April 19th HOURS 9 A.M. TO 2 P.M. Free Cleaning and Adjusting Con Improve the Performance of Your Hearing Aid Up to 50 FREE HEARING TEST Many New Models on Display Batteries Cords Repairs ASK FOR MR. KLOBAS I At The Winema Hotel Deskl ' " ' " ' "I'"'' '''m''"'Wwuimmimii .in win milium " " jjP'Jji jj ' ' V 111 "'-CV- FLYING FINN I I IIKLSINKI, Finland iUPD - Pole v a u 1 1 c r Pcntli Nikula cracked the world record in his specialty three times on Feb. 2. soaring to a new height of 1G feel, H'i inches : LAWMEN COMPARE PHONEY CHECKS After comparing the signature,, the . bunco squad takes the checks to the U.S. National Bank of Portland, 740 Main . Street, to compare with several other fictitious checks which turned up there. Ob servinq the style of writinq on the bank drafts presented by Deputy Summers and De tective Lilly are, left to right, City Police Chief Charles Howard and Bob Mason, as sistant manaqer of the bank. Before the bunco detail was set up, the city police de partment and the sheriff's office worked on check cases separately. As a result, if sometimes occurred that the two law enforcement agencies would be working on the same case, unknown to the other. 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