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With the mayor. I want to guess. I'd all hours of the day and night. Through the first year members of the New York City Police Department. Have been on duty. Protesting our people and preserving the peace. We give particular recognition. To die to nineteen of these men. For them gave their lives in the service of the public. Fifteen others performed outstanding I love gallantry. Through these men we honor the twenty six thousand men of the Department. For their service to the people of our city. With the mare when you join me at the dyers. The chief inspector. Read this I thank all the men to be Dr Wright. He brought my medal of honor post so much trauma and I had one G. tramp him Number eight nine five five tactical patrol force D.C.H. to my first one nine hundred sixty four at about ten forty five P.M. My first one hundred sixty four I am patrol was fatally injured and attempting to apprehend and I and then talked to Kane a driver. And award of one hundred twenty five dollars is made to Mrs Catherine's friend mother of patrolman Edmund. Why the Joseph Ridge Morial trust. Department Medal of Honor post Sharma's patrolman Henry a Walburga she'll number one three six five nine one three sing the seas July twenty seventh one thousand nine hundred sixty four and about six fifty A.M. July twenty seventh one thousand and sixty four on radio motor patrol was shot and killed by a man committing Eyebright ory at one nine nine second Avenue in Manhattan and a war of one hundred twenty five dollars is made to Mrs Sandra Walburga widow of patrolman Henry a wall bygger by the Joseph Richmond Morial trust. Department on Medal of Honor post shown as detect the James A Donnegan shell number one three three eight and Salvador Potenza share number one two or three seventy one squad B. C. start over fifteen thousand nine hundred sixty four at about twelve forty five A.M. October fifteenth one thousand nine hundred sixty four fatally wounded drawing an eye and exchange of shots with a man they attempted to arrest at sixteen thirty Joanne Dixon Street Brooklyn and I want to have one hundred twenty five dollars is my soul Mr James F. Donnegan father of Detective James A Donnegan and to Mrs Gloria Oh tender widow of detective Sal the top attended by the Joes of Richmond more oil price. The pop and Medal of Honor patrolman Leo Jane why not O. sheer number three two two nine seven zero bridging and God hands Association medal patrolman Valentino a trochee sheer number one six six nine three seven zero praising at about six twenty P.M. December the phrase nine hundred sixty four on radio mode of a troll exchange several shots where the non bandit who had committed a robbery in doctor's office had one eight one nine zero Kirk Avenue Brooklyn patrolman were not always shot three times the perpetrator was wounded in the exchange of shots and was found dead on December seventh one thousand sixty four. Place combat cross patrolman Daniel T. Bender shell number two three five two one forty two praising and detectives and down on association metal but Roman James L. Jackson shale number one one four four zero four two bracing at about eight thirty five P.M. able to twentieth one thousand nine hundred sixty four on patrol shot and killed the briber traitor Alba Naam robbery and drugstore had three zero one four Third Avenue Bronx the band had just signed for other offices and fired several shots at patrolman bend and Johnson before his apprehension. A trauma on the novel an association medal patrolmen James R. Lewis sheer number eight five five one sixteen precinct and about seven fifteen P.M. February ninth and I did sixty four of Jodi wasn't premises at one to one file Mars Park Avenue Bronx went three armed robbers and patrolmen Lewis shot and killed one of the three zero exchange shots with another who fled and was later captured the third man was shot and arrested by patrolman Lloyd's. Columbia Association metal detector of Anthony J. D. Blasi sheer number two three seven eight six zero squat and Shomron society metal detect the Frank metallic sheer number one five zero five six zero squad and about eight thirty P.M. June of fifteen thousand nine hundred sixty four while an investigation had to wait for West nineteenth Street Brooklyn were attacked by a man who was attempting to stab a woman he checked of the blaze he was there and detective the tally ended before the assailant was shot and arrested. 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Only Name Society metal patrolman David Lieberman share number one five three eight nine four zero bracing at about six twenty five PM Nov twenty fourth one nine hundred sixty four while participating in the arrest of two men for possession of marijuana and premises five seven zero St Mary's Street Bronx was shot and the chest and abdomen by one of the arrested man. AMRO society metal patrolman Thomas say she left him Number seven seven six five nine zero praising at about nine P.M. December twentieth and I did sixty four on radio more of a draw observed the man pointed gun at another man and front of six o four why they haven't broken promise left wanted him to drop the weapon but he fired and shot the trauma she left in the arm promised leverage trying to fire and a piper to. It was frankly won't. Thank George Association metal detector of modern Moscow it shill number one for do not conduct bureau at about six twenty P.M. December twenty seven thousand nine hundred sixty four off duty apprehended two men who attempted to commit an armed robbery in a super market at nine seven three votes for a Brooklyn one bandit fired a shot from a rifle at Detective Moscowitz but missed it that the court shot and arrested both mind. So we are apes G. works metal patrolman Frank V. A Walsh in number nine seven six seven one zero six racing and Alaska Association medal patrolman Donald J. yos share Nama three one eight three one zero six praising and about eight ten P.M. December twenty eighth nine hundred sixty four I'm ready Elmo to Patrol apprehended two men who had committed three armed robberies and attempted another in a drug store at one one eight eight one zero five stabbing going after an exchange of shots but from him he won't was wounded one bandit fatally wounded and his accomplice shot no rest. All by grammatical stolen Association trauma Johnson Charles J. Humphries sheer number two zero zero two seven for emergency service squad number nine at about two fifty five P.M. December twenty one thousand nine hundred sixty four off duty and piling it islet eight a helicopter of the New York National Guard rescued two workman who were trapped on a wall of a binding burning building at three seven three zero review Avenue queen the wall collapsed immediately after the man had been removed. Ladies and gentlemen this completes the awards thank you very much. Thank. The police department of the city of New York. And the people of the city of New York. I've had at City Hall for the last eleven years and a great friend. In the man. I shall now ask. The mayor of the city of New York Robert F. Wagner to speak to. Thank you very much and thank you very much Mr Broderick Reverend members of the clergy. Officers of the. Police department. The medal winners what went as. Widows and family of our. Heroes who have made the supreme sacrifice. And the families. Were here today. We have set this day aside to honor nineteen police heroes for conspicuous bravery in action during nine hundred sixty four. Each of them courageously and without regard to personal safety faced violence in the course of opposing the law. Their deeds of valor testimony to their dedication to the public welfare. They prove their determination to protect the peace and order of. Four of the men being honored today made the supreme sacrifice they died so that others might live. We treasure them memory and join their bereaved families in prayer. At the same time we offer up our humble thanks at the rest of those who are being honored today were spared to continue their arduous duties and to remain in the bosoms of their family. It was not easy to select the men who are being honored here today. Last year three thousand six hundred fifty eight policemen and police women were commended for our outstanding police service. Nor do these citations alone reflect the total pattern of devotion to duty demonstrated each day and night by the members of our police force in the streets and in the subways. The police the Pro Tech those of the rest of us against lawless elements they are the shield defending us against criminals and criminality. Police provide us with our security lately we have been calling for more police security we have been waging a war against crime. This war has been having beneficial results for the people. The work of the police is not without its cost to the police and one nine hundred sixty four seven police officers were killed in the performance of duty three by gun five. Over two thousand seven hundred police officers were assaulted many of them sustaining serious injuries thirteen received gunshot wounds nineteen were cut or stabbed fifty eight were bitten by human beings two hundred were punched or kicked ninety were struck by thrown objects and ninety eight were injured while physically restraining prison is attempting to escape. Each unit included in these statistics is a story all in itself. Some of them are stories of heroic actions some of these incidents were reported in the press others went unnoticed being recorded only in the wreckage of the police to pop the pain and suffering and flicked it upon policemen as a result of the incidents referred to born not only by them but also by their family this is part of the defense cost of the city of New York. And many of the listed cases of violence the police officers were defending not only the law but the lives and property of the people of the city. Sometimes this fact is lost sight of sometimes the police are regarded by uninformed persons as the enemy of the people this is the most dangerous doctrine I can think of this doctrine must be rooted out through the most intensive efforts of which we are capable. The recent incidents in the Bronx where most distressing like marks on a favorite charge they indicate that must much must be done in those neighborhoods to uphold the law and order and at the same time to inspire confidence in and regard for law and order by the people in that neighborhood. Because the incidents in the Bronx do not reflect the total public attitude toward law enforcement even in those areas there is evidence of growing public support for police. Last year the Police Department awarded twenty four civilian commendations to private citizens who helped the police make arrests some of the citizen help to the police was offered at great personal risk it was the case of the Bronx grocer Dr. Mr not great and my gran who was stabbed in the back with an ice pick while he was helping a policeman defend himself this man know that the job of the police is to defend the public so the police must be defended too. We need to do much more than we have done to build bridges of communication and understanding with our minority communities we need to strengthen the tradition of citizen cooperation with the police meanwhile we continue to strengthening spanned and improve our police force and during the eleven years of my administration this expansion and improvement has proceeded at a greater pace than in any other comparable period in the three hundred year history of our city I am assured that the records of the police department will bear out the unassailable truth of this statement. More than six thousand men have been added to the force and the force is still growing in addition we have the most effective radio motor patrol fleet in the country a police laboratory is one of the finest of its kind in the world training and more training has been watched we're. In our constant search for more effective police service members of our police force have been sent to the National Academy of the F.B.I. to study new techniques and the Northwestern University traffic Institute for traffic and control studies and to many other institutions of higher learning to gather the results of studies and research is being conducted in various aspects of police science. We continue to explore every possible technological improvement and we have adopted many of them. We now have a clip meant for a high frequency television broadcast to a receiver in each precinct to expedite in try to meddle communications and to facilitate in-service training we use small lightweight transistors receivers for two way radio communication with men on foot patrol we have installed the electro writer to facilitate the search for the records of stolen vehicles for immediate transmission to radio motor patrol. We were the first in the country to develop an install the image maker which was invented by a New York City detective to produce the images of wanted criminals on the basis of the descriptions of witnesses we have installed on the neck trying to processing system which can locate fingerprints in minutes instead of hours as was formally the case these are some of the technological The devices which are already installed we have many more which we are still testing in our police laboratory the public can be sure that whatever help science can give our police force will be provided we are not that I to the police department any weapon it feels can be useful in the war against crime. Last year over two hundred thousand persons were arrested in this city many of them are armed with dangerous weapons each encounter between the police and the suspected criminal is fraught with the danger of violence the men being honored today are outstanding examples of dedication to duty and devotion to safety in the public interest the deeds which we celebrate today are deeds to be remembered and they are deeds for which they into. Iowa City and its people. Grateful God bless all of you the award winners and your families and good luck. Thank you. Thank. You what. It has. Been what they. Think they know who. Or what. It has. To.