▁in ▁their ▁vic inity ▁there ▁are ▁gang s ▁of ▁pe as ants ▁armed ▁with ▁kn ives , ▁st icks , ▁perhaps ▁guns . ▁We ▁are ▁def ens eless ▁against ▁them . ▁Today , ▁they ▁have ▁formed ▁a ▁march ▁of ▁around ▁ 5 0 0 , ▁which ▁started ▁from ▁Wiel ka ▁Wies . ▁On ▁the ▁way , ▁more ▁people ▁joined ▁them . ▁Econom y ▁in ▁our ▁area ▁has ▁been ▁completely ▁par al yz ed . ▁We ▁are ▁request ing ▁help ▁and ▁await ing ▁orders ". ▁General ▁Marian ▁K uk iel ▁wrote ▁to ▁W lad ys law ▁S ikor ski : ▁" The ▁police ▁are ▁completely ▁exha usted . ▁There ▁are ▁losses . ▁There ▁are ▁no ▁police ▁units ▁in ▁Krak ów . ▁If ▁the ▁commun ists ▁were ▁a ▁significant ▁force , ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁taking ▁advantage ▁of ▁this ▁situation ". ▁ ▁A ctions ▁of ▁the ▁police ▁were ▁described ▁as ▁cruel ▁and ▁bar bar ian . ▁Offic ers ▁beat ▁pe as ants , ▁their ▁w ives ▁and ▁children ▁with ▁bat ons , ▁r al lies ▁were ▁dispers ed , ▁and ▁during ▁revis ions ▁in ▁houses , ▁furn iture ▁and ▁goods ▁were ▁destroyed . ▁The ▁police , ▁of ▁whom ▁ 1 0 8 ▁were ▁wounded , ▁never ▁tried ▁to ▁negoti ate , ▁instead , ▁they ▁used ▁not ▁only ▁bat ons , ▁but ▁also ▁guns , ▁firing ▁at ▁the ▁crow ds ▁without ▁warning . ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁pe as ants ▁were ▁det ained , ▁ 6 1 7 ▁arrested , ▁and ▁in