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é. hew Jersey Law Enforcement Council (NJLEC} Investigation and Other Iuterested spencies In the Januarv 7, 1956 edition of the "New h +4 that €#h York Daily News" an artlele appeared stating that the NJLEC opened their heaiing in Newark, New Jersey, and that Captain CHRIS CLEDPSMANN and Detective Sergeant PETER J. POLICASTRO of the West New York, New Jersey Police Department appeared before this council, They were questioned concerning their efforts to intercede with the New York State Police in October, 1955, on the speeding arrest of CARMINE GALANTE. It was alleged by the New York State Police that Captain MOM AMAT rete a Ay CO Of Kethe ¢c4 GTaercesn man GLEITSMANN ?Wfered a pi,900.00 bribe to Sergeant EDGAR CROSWELL to keep GALANTE from jail on a traffic charge. In connection with this bribery attempt, an article appeared in the "New York Herald Tribune", dated January 6, 1950, which 1s set out as follows: "District Attorney LOUIS GREENBLOTT, at the behest of Acting New York State Investigation Commissioner ARTHUR L, REUTER, said the bribery matter would be turned over “at onece' to the Broome County Grand Jury. The bribery attempt was allegedly made near Binghamton in Broome County. "Captain GLEITSMANN and Sergeant POLICASTRO were suspended from thei: posts by Police Chief FRED ROOS or West New York, whe is also under subpoena in the case but is too i111 tc testify. “Commissioner MODARELLI was suspended from his extra $5,000-a-year job in which he handles wt an . NY 92-911 ee