Warren Commission (04 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (04 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. CURRY. Yes, sir; say two squads were to get a call in an area, and
this area here, say they had a big fire or something, they brought two
or three squads in here from adjoining districts, then automatically
these squads out in these other areas would begin to cover off or get
in a position to where if instead of staying out here on the far side
of this district, they would perhaps move into this district right here
where they could answer here, here or over into here. This is just
automatic patrol policy.
On this particular day, some of the squads in this Oak Cliff area
had been ordered over into the Dallas area, this Texas School Book
Depository, and some of these other outlying squads then, I think we
have this on a radio log, I don't know whether you have this or not,
were 78 or 81.
Mr. BALL. Why don't you read it in the record, a definite order for
Tippit to come in there.
Mr. CURRY. Right here. This would have been at approximately 12:45,
I believe. Here is the description came out at about 12:45. The
dispatcher put out a description of attention all squads.
Mr. DULLES. What do you mean by description?
Mr. CURRY. Of a suspect.
Mr. DULLES. I see, description of Oswald?
Mr. CURRY. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. What are you reading from, Chief?
Mr. CURRY. This is radio log record from the Dallas Police Department,
as recorded on November 22.
Mr. RANKIN. Is that from Commission Document 728?
Mr. DULLES. I want to correct my question, it was a man seen leaving?
Mr. CURRY. It was a description of a suspect.
Mr. DULLES. You didn't know it was Oswald?
Mr. RANKIN. Will you tell us what the rest of that notation is?
Mr. CURRY. Dispatcher put out this description, "attention all squads
Elm and Houston, unknown white male person approximately 30, slender
build, height 5 feet 10, 160 pounds, reported to be armed with what is
believed to be a .30-caliber rifle. Attention all squads, the suspect
is believed to be white male 30, 5 feet 10 inches, slender build,
armed with what is thought to be a .30-30 rifle, no further description
at this time."
This was at 12:45 p.m.
Mr. RANKIN. What channel are you talking about?
Mr. CURRY. Channel 1.
Mr. RANKIN. You had more than one channel?
Mr. CURRY. Two channels.
Mr. RANKIN. Yes.
Mr. CURRY. Someone came in, they didn't identify themselves and came in
and said what are they wanted for, and they said signal 19 which is a
shooting under our code involving the President.
Representative FORD. Did Tippit's motorcycle have channel 1?
Mr. CURRY. He was in a squad car and most of our squad cars have
channel 1 and 2, but they stay on channel 1 unless they are instructed
to switch over to channel 2.
Mr. DULLES. He did have channel 1?
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