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15. The van's license plates were from which of
the following states?
(A) New York
(B) Delaware
(C) New Jersey
(D) Connecticut
16. The characteristics that should be empha-
sized in a wanted-person report are those
that most easily set an individual apart from
the general public. Which one of the
following descriptions would be of greatest
help to a police officer trying to locate a
wanted person in a large crowd of people on
a cold winter day?
(A) The person is wearing a blue coat and
has short cropped hair.
(B) The person has a patch on his right eye
and a long thin scar on his left cheek.
(C) The person talks with a lisp and has
two upper front teeth missing.
(D) The person has a scar on his right knee
and has blue eyes.
Answer questions 17 and 18 on the basis of the
following information.
Police Officer DiSisto has observed
that there is a pattern to criminal activ-
ity in her sector. She has noticed that
burglaries tend to occur on High Street,
and auto thefts occur on York Street.
Most rapes take place on Chapel Street
and most assaults on Whitney. The
rapes occur between 10
P
.
M
. and 4
A
.
M
.,
auto thefts between midnight and
6
A
.
M
., burglaries between 10
A
.
M
. and
4
P
.
M
., and assaults between 6
P
.
M
. and
10
P
.
M
. Auto thefts seem most common
on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.
Assaults occur most often on Friday,
Saturday, and Sunday. Most rapes hap-
pen over the weekend and most bur-
glaries on Monday, Wednesday, and
Saturday.
17. Police Officer DiSisto would most likely be
able to reduce the incidence of rape by
concentrating her patrol on
(A) York Street between midnight and
8
A
.
M
.
(B) Chapel Street between 7
P
.
M
. and 3
A
.
M
.
(C) High Street between 2
A
.
M
. and 10
P
.
M
.
(D) Chapel Street between 4
P
.
M
. and
midnight.
18. Auto theft has been a special problem in the
precinct, and Police Officer DiSisto's
supervisor has requested that she make a
special effort to eliminate auto theft on her
patrol. Officer DiSisto should request
assignment to patrol on
(A) Sunday through Thursday from 10
P
.
M
.
to 6
A
.
M
.
(B) Friday through Wednesday from 3
A
.
M
.
to 11
A
.
M
.
(C) Monday through Friday from 8
A
.
M
. to
4
P
.
M
.
(D) Wednesday through Sunday from
2
P
.
M
. to 10
P
.
M
.
