Investigative insert re Racine Police Department records check on Robert Hetchler

Document date 17 December 1971

Part 103pages 70–723 pagesDB Cooper-46519–46521

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Document: Investigative insert re Racine Police Department records check on Robert Hetchler
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 103 pp. 70–72 (DB Cooper-46519–46521), Report, dated 17 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-7536 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-103%3A070-072

MI 164-37 VDK/lj 1

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The following investigation was conducted by SA [REDACTED] on December 17, 1971:

[REDACTED] Racine, Wisconsin Police Department, caused a search of her files to be made regarding ROBERT HETCHLER, 1239 Kentucky Street. The records provided the following information:

HETCHLER was described as a white male, date of birth October 3, 1926, height 5'11", weight 150 pounds, eyes blue, hair brown. HETCHLER's arrest card revealed the following information:

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Date Charge Disposition

10/13/53 Arrest #97420AWI Fined $100.00 or six months - (drunk driving) driver's license suspended one year

4/24/70 Speeding Paid $25.00 on 4/25/70.

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HETCHLER's name card revealed the following:

Date Complaint No. Charge

4/4/56 162981 Motor Vehicle Dept. wants driver's license.

4/4/59 234688 Sleeping in car.

11/29/59 252795 Reports car struck by unknown vehicle.

1/31/60 256892 Drunk and giving arresting deputy sheriff trouble.

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[REDACTED] / [REDACTED] 164-81-7536 SEARCHED _____ INDEXED ___ NEAN[illegible]/MN FILED DEC 27 1971 FBI - SEATTLE

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DB COOPER-46519

MI 164-37 VDK/lj 2

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Date Complaint No. Charge

5/17/63 340792 Car listed to him reported as hit and run vehicle which backed into pedestrian at 1200 Block, Racine.

6/11/63 342572 Attempt to locate his car.

1/2/66 424398 Family trouble.

4/3/66 432536 Reports brick thrown through his windshield.

1/30/68 506514 Vacationist

8/30/68 532748 Vacationist

1/3/69 546427 Vacationist

7/11/70 617734 Vacationist

3/17/71 651526 Accident

[REDACTED] [REDACTED]

6/28/71 665212 Vacationist

9/15/71 667908 Requested extra-attention - reports being threatened.

11/23/71 686354 Vacationist.

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In addition, [REDACTED] advised that complaints regarding a vacationist are merely that an individual notifies the Police Department that he is leaving town and requests a periodic check on his residence.

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DB COOPER-46520

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MI 164-37 VDK/lj 3

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A review of specific reports listed above reveals that complaint, dated June 18, 1971, number [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] Investigation conducted by local authorities subsequently revealed that his

[REDACTED]

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Complaint dated July 15, 1971, Complaint No. [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] had notified the local Police Department that a [REDACTED] This complaint was closed in view of fact that nothing happened.

Vacationist Report, dated November 23, 1971, revealed that HETCHLER advised he was leaving November 23, 1971, and would return on December 2, 1971.

[REDACTED] County Sheriff's Office, [REDACTED] Wisconsin, caused a search of her records to be made regarding ROBERT F. HETCHLER and provided the following information:

He had the same descriptive data concerning HETCHLER with the following arrest information:

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Date Charge Disposition

12/13/53 Operating under the Paid fine and served five influence. days.

12/30/53 No driver's license. Fine $25.00 or five days.

1/31/60 Operating under the Five days and $125.00 or 90 influence. days

7/21/67- Two speeding charges 8/30/69

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[REDACTED] advised she did not have a photograph of HETCHLER.

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DB COOPER-46521

Serials: MI 164-37, SE 164-81-7536