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» Pitchess added that men were responsible for apture of criminals result? g in 97 per cent convictio: mi cases going to courts an wecovery of more than. $5 mil- lion in personal property last ., year. : Seown's native city of San =| Ftancisco, which showed a@ de- eee rin population of 4.2 per we ; Brown now. resides, the in: ot legislation. crease was 36.9 per cent— Parker released statistics in. the highest of any a a in the state,” Parker added.. . “As reported, .Gov.. Brown’s statements reflect an .appalling lack.of know: ledge of crime statistics in the state of. California. -- “Oakland: showed an in- crease ‘of 26.2 per. cent in crime—and these were the areas. which Brown. indi- cated. were doing fine police work. Los Angeles showed a crime rate increase of 185 per cent in 1960 over ‘ @fnich he showed that other areas in the state showed a - nearly as great, or greater, _ ff seu! crime increases than the city _ axity ‘. and county of Los Angeles. - Chief of Police William! -. «grown’s statement is the. H. Parker and Sheriff most irresponsible | and | in- . toda temperate perso: Peter Pitchess : y in an that I have ever been ex- unprecedented joint inter- exposed to in my 25 years view lashed at Gov. Ed- in law enforcement work,” ; sy. Sheriff Pitchess said. mound Brown as being : ‘ir. ! 3] was an unjustified responsible, ignorant and attack, an indictmens.. fhe previous year. showing a complete lack against 10,000 law enfe "These figures come from f kn Sed ” aia ~@iet, Ment officers in Los ;4ae J-CEdgar Hoover, head of ° Owlecge of awit “geles:County who are’fec-*/¢he ‘FBI, the very person forcement problems ognized as among the finest: with:.whom Brown., Soutfiern California. ~ ~’*: : in the entire country” jniwas in disagreemen ‘