Introduction
Dominick Palese had a long career with the Camden Police Department. On his first night on the job, on June 27, 1944, while partnered with Detective Karl Friederichs in East Camden, he got into a chase in which the two officers fired their weapons at fleeing suspects.
Dominick Palese was still on the force as late as 1967.
Gas Stamp Thieves Flee Police Shots
Camden Courier-Post —
2 Escape in East Camden; Glove Compartments in Cars Rifled
A “rookie” cop who started work yesterday and a district detective emptied their service guns early today at two young men whom they suspected of stealing gasoline stamps from parked cars in East Camden.
While cruising on Thirty-third street near Saunders, Patrolman Dominic Palese, the new appointee, and Carl Fredericks, district detective, saw two men in a parked car. The police drew up beside the car and the two men got out and ran east on Saunders street.
Palese and Fredericks chased the pair, emptying their guns in the air in an effort to halt them. The men got away through a swamp at Thirty-third and Saunders streets.
The policemen said examination of several cars parked on Thirty-second street indicated the men were looking for gasoline stamps, as the glove compartments of the cars were ransacked with the contents strewed on the floors of the cars.
The shooting attracted the attention of the neighborhood and the electrical bureau received several calls. Three police bandit chasers were sent to the scene to find out the cause of the shooting.
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Camden Courier-Post —
GAS STAMP THIEVES FLEE POLICE SHOTS
2 Escape in East Camden; Glove Compartments in Cars Rifled
A "rookie" cop who started work yesterday and a district detective emptied their service guns early today at two young men whom they suspected of stealing gasoline stamps from parked cars in East Camden.
While cruising on Thirty-third street near Saunders, Patrolman Dominic Palese, the new appointee, and Carl Fredericks, district detective, saw two men in a parked car. The police drew up beside the car and the two men got out and ran east on Saunders street.
Palese and Fredericks chased the pair, emptying their guns in the air in an effort to halt them. The men got away through a swamp at Thirty-third and Saunders streets.
Police Sgt. Dominic Palese walked into the kitchen of his home the other night. He did a double take. His wife, Angeline, was standing beside the gas stove. She was munching on a match. She was also scratching a cracker on the top of the stove in an effort to ignite that crumbly item.
Seems their daughter, Gertrude, was upstairs. She was making the final touches for her Junior Prom.
“All the preparation and excitement finally caught up with Angeline,” explained the good sergeant.