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<br />_Z _ <br />others decided to do it fbr him. For the first three montlvss <br />I enforced tlze traffic laws a.n the village and after a time <br />peop7.e realized that wa had law enforcement and tra:Pf3.c was <br />slotRed to a modera;te pacv a,nd motora.sts were careful. The <br />buses ca.rrying school ehildren have been escor•ted to and from <br />school and the children protected at all times. I have been <br />called at any time during a 24 hour period to use.the car in <br />police and ambule.nce sergice - often af'ter no rest fro2a a <br />day's worke Sevex°al thefts in the Village kiave taken a great <br />deal of my t ime. There have been deaths which by 1aw I lmxst <br />a.nvestigate. On many nights I have been called to quiet <br />disturbances of the peace. To quiet dogs and answer many <br />f'ire ca11s m We ha,ve a mutual aid set up with the mixrounding <br />va.llages and I em in duty bound to ansrver a ca11 at any time. <br />With too many hours and too much work, I cracked under the <br />stra3.xt." - <br />At the suggesta.on of iUfs°. Ha.rdman, Sr., the b7a.yor enqttired <br />whether an.y of the approxin.ately 30 res5.deni:s of the Village who vaere <br />in the auda.ence desired to make any c=onts. The fol7.oiving xs the <br />substance of coraaents made by residents of the Village and by police officers of certain surrounding Villagesa Mr. Bob Shortl.e -- A11 I have to say is that we only see the car at <br />Ra.dgebury and TJandex wdzete I 1ive, once a day. I see it a.n Hi.ghlazid <br />Aeights and other places of'ten. I have also seen the police 'car parked <br />on SOPJi Center many times with no. police offi.cer in it. <br />Bi11 Colemana I thinlc IvIr. Hardman has done a stvell job. Any young <br />man might. go off his beam once in a while. I am grateful for the efforts <br />he has ma.de on the corner, a.nd spQaking f or myself and my friends, we <br />are a11 for him. . <br />Chief of Police Sa.dehatmne.l of Hunting valla,ys I never krtew this ma.n <br />until he caxne to ma for he3p in regards to the rada.o system and it is <br />due to his ef':forts that.we got it for you. Should anything arxse T1014' <br />the papers are useless and void, and the whole tha.ng will have to be <br />starlued over again. I feel, as you knows that he has done a wonderful <br />job. You should not take the f3rst gentleman,'s eriticism to heax t. <br />- People rovi.ll alvmys speed if they do not see a police car ( t11is was <br />apropos of a remark made in the audien.ce to the ef'flect that there were <br />lots of speoders still on the road). <br />Merle Siefert a I,iva.ng right across the street from Nir. Hardman, I Pee1 <br />tzat I know him and I think tliat he is doing a wonderful job. <br />Chief of Pola.ce Sma.th of Xa;rf'a.eld Heights: I am as close as anyone, as <br />f ar as police work, and the cooperation bYia? has been vnjoyed wa.th this <br />village has been very beneficial, and I cou3.d.not say this in the past. <br />1Ne have never refused a police ca11 to.your village but since 1lr. <br />Hardman has been on, there have been very vert,r few ca11s that have come <br />a.n and I think he is handling the job 100/`o, and any way that I can help