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domestic operations division, Office of Security, Department of State, 

 for the use of the pistol range was granted and a weekly program has 

 been put into operation. 



Pvt. G. K. Nicoloit' was assigned as a permanent rider of the mounted 

 section, making a total of four mounted officers. This will insure 

 having two men riding each day to give better patrolling along the 

 creek, and a horseman assigned to x^atrol the bridle paths and isolated 

 wooded areas on Sundays and holidays. The mounted color guard 

 continues to participate in local parades. 



Sgts. A. L. Canter and C. S. Grubbs received citations in March 

 from the American Red Cross for services rendered as lirst-aid in- 

 structors. The total number of first-aid cases handled by police 

 throughout the year was 1,004. 



Juvenile arrests totaled 115. A special file has been set up to handle 

 this increase in petty misbehavior acts by juveniles. Fifty-three 

 truant children were picked up, and appropriate action was taken ; and 

 196 lost children were returned to their parents or school grou]3S. The 

 police also have charge of lost and found articles; whenever these are 

 claimed by their owners they are returned, but 26 x^airs of eyeglasses 

 and sunglasses were sent to the Society for the Prevention of Blind- 

 ness, and 3 bags of clothing and miscellaneous articles, unclaimed, were 

 turned over to the Goodwill Industries. 



The police department is closely associated with the Metropolitan 

 Police Department of the District of Columbia, the U.S. Park Police, 

 and police departments of nearby counties of Maryland and Virginia. 

 The department has been aided by the D.C. Chapter, American Red 

 Cross, which has assigned personnel to the Zoo on such days as Easter 

 Monday, School Boy Patrol Day, and other times when miusually 

 large crowds of children are expected. The assistance given by the 

 Red Cross in treating minor injuries (such as skinned knees and insect 

 bites) is greatly appreciated. The District of Columbia Fire Depart- 

 ment Ambulance and Rescue Squad responds to calls for transporting 

 sick or injured persons to local hospitals when necessary. 



An article on the activities of the National Zoological Park police 

 appeared in ''Policeman's Association News'' for October 1961. 



SAFETY SUBCOMMITTEE 



The National Zoological Park safety subcommittee, consisting of 

 Lt. John R. Wolfe, chairman ; Dr. James F. Wright, administration 

 office; Capt. C. E. Brink, police department; Bert J. Barker, animal 

 department; Reily Straw, maintenance and construction; Michael 

 Dubik of the grounds department; and Mrs. W. M. Holden of the 

 Smithsonian Institution, secretary, held monthly meetings to suggest, 

 discuss, and make recommendations to the director on safety 

 improvements. 



