be found maybe passed out from acute alcoholism, and of course a police officer cannot let someone freeze to death, so we try to and do transport such persons to a place for alcoholics, to regain sobriety. We found that the city force was so overrun and so hardpressed to supply transport vehicles, without long delays, and then as a safeguard in an emergency to have such a vehicle, we did buy one, a van, which will probably last 10 or 20 years. it? Mr. BENJAMIN. The cost of fuel is just the House-side cost, isn't Chief POWELL. No, sir, this is our total operation. Mr. BENJAMIN. Let's have those figures that I asked for. [The information follows:] Note-60 Vehicles were originally reported, however, one vehicle listed was a towed trailer, and mileage figures are not recorded. During Calendar Year 1979, Capitol Police vehicles logged some 297,381 miles of service, for an average daily mileage of 815 miles. We do not anticipate any increase in this figure during Fiscal Year 1981 and every effort will be made to reduce the use of vehicles where possible. The current gasoline shortage which we are experiencing has become a cause of great concern, and from all indications this shortage may be a situation with which we will have to contend for a long period of time. The U.S. Capitol Police has begun to feel the impact of the shortage; our supply of gasoline has diminished and we have recently, on at least two occasions, been on the verge of being completely out of gasoline with which to fuel our vehicles. Consequently, all personnel must make a concerted effort to reduce gasoline consumption in our vehicles. Cruiser use must be planned so that two or more trips can be accomplished with one use. Individuals must walk when that is feasible instead of driving. All unnecessary driving must be eliminated. The number of scout cars on patrol must be reduced when feasible; every possible use must be made of the motorbikes. This Memorandum is not intended to impose a force-wide conservation plan, nor would such be practicable. However, each unit with vehicles must devise its own plan according to the needs of that particular unit. The need for conservation of gasoline must be a primary consideration when any vehicle use is contemplated. We have no choice in this matter. If we are to have a supply of gasoline for use when we need it, we must eliminate unnecessary consumption of gasoline. Conserving fuel will accomplish another objective for us, that of reducing the cost of operating our vehicular fleet. The cost of gasoline and the high mileage which is being driven have combined to impact drastically upon our budget. This impact must be reduced as quickly and efficiently as possible. It is realized that a valid point could be made that a reduction in mileage could be related to a reduction in police On the contrary, we seces. which must effect a conservation plan does not result, per se, in a reduction in police services. It is believed that a little planning can result in the savings this Memorandum is designed to effect without a noticeable reduc tion in services. By Order of: mes M. Powere James James M. Powell BUILDINGS PATROLLED BY CAPITOL POLICE Mr. BENJAMIN. Would you also provide a list of the buildings patrolled by the U.S. Capitol Police, and advise us whether Poplar Point Nursery is still among the buildings patrolled. Chief POWELL. Yes, sir, we can provide that. The Poplar Point is listed, although we do patrol it, I might just say periodically, because it is listed in our area of responsibility. We do not assign a police officer there regularly to patrol that as a beat. If any crime or violation of law occurs there, it is our responsibility to respond and to investigate any theft, act of vandalism or whatever. We have here a list of all the buildings that we could submit for the record, Mr. Chairman. Mr. BENJAMIN. Let's do that, and also we have a map that is marked up here as to where your posts are. [The information follows:] BUILDINGS PATROLLED BY THE U.S. CAPITOL POLICE Cannon House Office Building Rayburn House Building HOB Annex #1 (Congressional Hotel) HOB Annex #2 (FBI Ident. Building) Underground Garages (House Side) Capitol Building Russell Senate Office Building Dirksen Senate Office Building Plaza Annex Immigration Annex Capitol Hill Annex (formerly Carroll Arms) Senate Court Annex (120 C St. NE.) Hill Annex (128 C St. NE.) Legislative Garage 400 N. Capitol St. 600 Penn. Ave. SE. Botanical Garden Poplar Point Nursery OFFICER ASSIGNMENTS Mr. BENJAMIN. Let me see if I am correct in understanding. Two officers are stationed at the Southeast Drive, 1 at the Congressional Drive, and 1 on the East Front patrol, as indicated by Nos. 8, 11 and 13 here on the map. Are you familiar with this map? Am I correct in assuming that? Chief POWELL. Yes, sir. Mr. BENJAMIN. Are these officers all on duty during the day shift, Monday through Friday? Chief POWELL. Yes, sir. They are on duty. However, they are brought in from the drives for other assignments, after 10 o'clock in the morning. They are out there early in the morning regarding the parking problems, but then they are reassigned. Out in front of the House steps, of course, those officers are there all day, but we don't keep them in the drives. Mr. BENJAMIN. Is there reason for that many? Chief POWELL. Yes, sir. In order to maintain the openness of the Members' parking. Of course, this is the plaza, the main drag through there. In other words, by having at least what is a fairly minimal assignment, although you could argue both ways on that, we have a wee bit of cushion, so to speak, in case of an emergency. In other words, if something happens that we need to grab 5, 10, 15 or 20 men at the snap of your fingers, so to speak; some of these men in front of the steps, would be used. The same thing throughout the building. We have men assigned on what we call building patrol. Sometimes that is only on paper. We have other men assigned to relief duty, to relieve certain posts, and then in the face of an emergency, where we have reason to believe we may be faced with problems, we temporarily strip down, and of course all lunch hours are cancelled to meet an emergency. Mr. BENJAMIN. Excluding the presence of 13 other officers in the southeast quadrant of the Capitol grounds, what is the function of the East Front patrol? [The information follows:] The Capitol Square has been divided into four (4) geographical foot patrol areas, of which the East Front Patrol is one. The East Front Patrol provides police coverage of the south-east quadrant of the square from 3:00 P.M. to 11:00 P.M., Monday through Friday. This assignment has the primary objective of protecting persons and property within the area of patrol, in particular: 1. Employees or other persons parking within the area and their vehicles; 2. Pedestrians passing through the area; 3. Persons using the Tourmobile stop on First Street, S.E.; 4. Persons attending evening concerts and other such activities in the vicinity of the Capitol; 5. Exterior portions of the Capitol Building; and 6. Other architectural or landscaped features of the grounds. TWO SUBWAY POSTS Mr. BENJAMIN. Why are stations necessary at both ends of the subway leading from the Longworth/Cannon Buildings to the Capitol? [The information follows:] Officers were originally assigned to both ends of the Cannon/Longworth Subway at the time of the 1971 bombing of the Capitol Building. It was the consensus of opinion at that time that this particular subway provided a very large unsecured space in which there was little or no police coverage for the protection of persons and property. Of late, we have been experimenting with assigning just one officer, to either end of the tunnel. If this type of operation proves to be successful, we will discontinue assigning officers to both ends. BUILDING POSTS Mr. BENJAMIN. Excluding building security patrols, how many permanent stations are occupied in the Cannon, Longworth and Rayburn HOB's? How many floors are patrolled in each? [The information follows:] Cannon-8 permanent posts, 6 building levels, and 5 garage levels. Rayburn-13 permanent posts, 7 building levels, and 5 garage levels. BUILDING SECURITY PATROLS Mr. BENJAMIN. Explain the duties and services provided by the building security patrols. Is assisting at the cafeterias one of the duties performed? Please give other examples. [The information follows:] |