August 11, 1973, Neenah-Menasha Daily Northwestern
The wealth of police experience pictured here is substantial but what is really telling is the description of the early 20th century police force, as put forth by former Chief Slomski. It's hard to imagine in today's world a time when a police force could be run with so few assets that the chief had to flag down a passing motorist for a ride to the crime scene! It conjures up images of the Keystone Cops. (Google it, if you don't know what that was.) But I am not denigrating these cops' efforts; I'm sure they were dedicated and conscientious in spite of the constraints they served under. And as a civil servant myself, I understand a little of that.
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