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PAGE 3 -PLAINDEALER- WEDNESDAY. MARCH 21, 1984 Sheriff observes 30 years with department Tornado safety out of home Always stay inside the building. By Angela Burden Plaindealer News Service Thirty years ago, there were about 10 employees in the McHenry County Sheriff's Department. That number has grown to 118. Sheriff Hank Nulle observed 30 years with the sheriff's department recently, and he's seen many chtuigefe. "We only had one patrol car on the road in the county when I joined the sheriff's police as a radio operator in 1954," Nulle said. He said that 45 police vehicles, including unmarked cars, are now operated by the department. % . In recent months, the sheriff has had problems of over­ crowding in the county jail. However, he recalls one time some years ago when the jail in the old courthouse on Wood­ stock's square was empty. "I remember because while it was empty, we painted the floor." ITiat jail, which, with double- and triple-bunking held about 45 inmates, was never full, ac­ cording to Nulle. The newer county jail holds almost 100 inmates and, because of overcrowding, the county board is considering an ex­ pansion. Nulle was born in Marengo and educated there and in Woodstock. "We moved to Woodstock three times when my father was sheriff." His father, Henry (Hick) Nulle, served as county sheriff three times. "He was the first sheriff of the eight that I worked under," Nulle said. Nulle lived in California after serving 1944-48 in the U.S. Navy. He returned to McHenry County and joined the sheriff's police March 5, 1954. Starting as a radio operator, Nulle worked his way through the ranks, from patrolman, sergeant, lieutenant, captain, major and chief deputy, until he was elected to a two-year term as sheriff in 1980 and was re­ elected to a four-year term in 1982. In addition to. his father, the Nulle worked under included Harry Herendeen, Melvin Griebel, Ed Dowd, John Carroll, Art Tyrrell, Theron Ehorn and Chick LaMagdeleine. The sheriff certainly has seen quite remarkable changes in the department over his 30 years of service, especially in the communications division, where he got his start. "Some times there were no radio or 'phone calls all night in those early years," Nulle said. A check made recently with the sheriff's com­ munications division director, Eugene Bassegio, revealed that during last year, 620,000 broadcasts went out over the department's radio consul. Bassegio said the 1982 records show that year's incoming telephone calls to the sheriff's office averaged about 12 per hour. Currently, 10 squad cars patrol the county day and night, in addition to unmarked cars, and the department, will have four patrol boats on the river this year, according to Nulle. During the growth of the sheriff's department, Nulle has seen the horse-mounted posse group come into existence for search and crowd control. Nulle noted that additional divisions have been added in recent years, such as a snowmobile unit, an auxiliary deputy group and com­ puterization of the department. "We have computerized radios, records and warrants now," Nulle said. The sheriff said during his early years with the depart­ ment, "drugs were never even thought about." Now the department has a special unit working on drug abuse. He said the growth of the county and the economy has an effect on the sheriff's depart­ ment. "Crime has increased as the county's population has increased, and the economy does affect the jail, too," Nulle said. The sheriff said in earlier years it was "a rarity" to have a woman inmate at the jail. "One or two a year at the very most. Lastyear we had 300 women jailed in the county," he said. Njullej ,-said more women days "mostly because of the economy. They write bad checks, commit forgery and there is more shoplifting," he said. Although most people know where to seek shelter from a tornado in their own home, they become confused or panic if a warning is issued while they are at work, out shopping or in their car. Some basic rules apply, no matter what your location. The best shelter is on the lowest level of a building, away from win­ dows and doors. When possible, get beneath a sturdy piece of furniture. If you're in a public building, look for a predesignated shelter. Beware of long-span roof areas, like those found in malls and gymnasiums. Instead, try to find a smaller room, such as a closet, restroom or storeroom. Stairwells also make good shelters. In mobile homes or cars, leave them and find shelter in a building. If there is no nearby shelter, lie flat in the nearest ravine, ditch or culvert with your arms shielding your head. general yci ICI CI I News JOHNSBURG from page 1 building, in 1971. 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