艾拉庫柏 (Ira Cooper) 破獲珠寶搶劫案
十一月 10, 1924, 太太. A.W. 史蒂克尼正要離開聖. 路易斯鄉村俱樂部, 當兩名非裔美國男子接近她時. 膚色較淺的男子告訴女士. 史蒂克妮交出她的珠寶，否則他會從她手中奪走它們. 由於擔心她的安全, 太太. 史蒂克尼把她的珠寶交給了這名男子, 估價為 $17,000.00, 和 $85.00 in cash. 太太.
Category: 聖. 路易和其他歷史
有關St的歷史的帖子. 路易, 密蘇里州, 家史, 和其他歷史.
Alexander Baptiste Passes at 100
在9月 15, 1919, 聖. Louis citizens woke up to read about the death of one of their oldest citizens, Alexander Baptiste. Just a few months before his 101st or 102nd birthday depending on which source you believed, Alexander Baptiste passed away from intestinal disease. 多年來，, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate
朱利葉斯在. Johannpeter, 空中先鋒
我祖父的第一個堂兄, 朱利葉斯在. “Joe” Johannpeter, 是聖之一. 路易’ 飛機先驅. 朱利葉斯, 在家庭中被稱為 “朋克”, 在1920年代中期加入空軍國民警衛隊. 他將被任命為中尉. 朱利葉斯（Julius）為軍用和民用航空兵駕駛飛機. 他單位中的大多數人, 其中包括查爾斯
William Rudolph and Union Bank Robbery
在12月的最後一周 1902, 威廉·魯道夫, 最近回到礦工富蘭克林縣, 和喬治·柯林斯搶聯合銀行在聯合, MO. 他們搶走了一夜, 當沒有人在席炸毀安全. Rudolph returned to his parents’ cabin in Stanton, MO. He and his accomplice hid out until the Franklin County Sheriff
Chief Desmond Discovers Murder
On February 10, 1897, 60-year-old William H. Stewart, a civil engineer, died in St. Louis City Hospital. Stewart passed away from a morphine overdose. 聖. Louis Police originally thought it was a case of suicide or accidental overdose. Stewart lived with his son-in-law F.C. Bennett at 2634 Dickson Street. 先生. Bennett categorically denied Mr. Stewart used drugs of any kind.
林德爾大道上的槍戰
週三, 一月 10, 1900, 聖. 路易斯警官保羅·吉拉德站在S的角落. 泰勒和林德爾大道, 當他看到從二樓一個人跳 4511 林德爾大道. 了解最近在富裕的中西區社區發生的入室盜竊案, 吉拉德走近那個男人. 當一瘸一拐的人看到吉拉德, 他跑向S.
母親交代首席德斯蒙德
在他的 17 一年的職業, 聖. 路易斯偵探長威廉·戴斯蒙德（William Desmond）與許多犯罪分子的家庭成員打交道. 一些家庭成員比刑事首長戴斯蒙德還糟或更糟，他的手下被鎖起來. 然而, 許多家庭成員都很誠實, 努力的人, 努力了解自己所愛的人出了什麼問題的人. 在他職業生涯的早期
Detective Desmond Stops Jail Escape
On the morning of Wednesday, 七月 8, 1885, the Coroner’s Clerk Jimmy Spaulding rushed into the Police Court at the Four Courts building. 斯波爾丁公佈監獄囚犯在保持筆等待一個剛剛逃脫,,en,雖然大多數法院成員坐在目瞪口呆,,en,那個老人,,en,與繩梯的平面,,en. While most of the members of court sat stunned, 偵探比利·德斯蒙德跳了起來，衝出法庭的,,en,這位28歲的偵探跑到筆的時候正好看到兩條腿懸在孔,,en,當其他囚犯逃脫,,en,德斯蒙德抓起一條腿,,en,說過,,en,回到這來,,en,有力地拖著該男子回筆,,en,德斯蒙德低下頭去看臭名昭著聖路易斯賊精讀弗利,,en,當弗利實現德斯蒙德是抱著他的腿,,en,他投降,,en,弗利迅速查明逃犯威廉·克拉克,,en.
Policewomen Break Up Theft Ring in 1919
星期二晚上, 二月 18, 1919, 聖版. Louis Post-Dispatch detailed the arrest of two men and two women for the theft of numerous luxury items. 意識到行竊環一對夫婦在當地的珠寶店工作, 聖. Louis Police Department assigned several undercover police women to follow the suspects. Their work resulted in the
Chief Desmond Gets a Confession
聖. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond was known for his ability to gain confessions from criminals. Unlike other detectives, who would sometimes use physical intimidation, Desmond eschewed the “third degree”. Chief Desmond believed information obtained by beating suspects was completely unreliable. Desmond would start a discussion with the suspect. After putting him or her at ease, Desmond would let