Policewomen Break Up Theft Ring in 1919

Die Dinsdag-aand, Februarie 18, 1919, uitgawe van die St. Louis Post-Dispatch detailed the arrest of two men and two women for the theft of numerous luxury items. Bewus daarvan dat 'n winkeldiefstal ring is besig om 'n paar van die plaaslike juweliersware winkels, die St. Louis Police Department assigned several undercover police women to follow the suspects. Their work resulted in the arrests of the four conspirators.

St. Louis Police arrested the main suspect on January 15, 1919. Sy het 'n halssnoer van Sourenfeld se juweliersware Store op 1003 Olive Street ('n vakante baie vandag). Die vrou, Mev. Louise Pfeiffer, geïdentifiseer haarself as “Mev. Martin”. She gave her address as 4926 Enright Avenue. Na 'n lasbrief uitgereik, detectives found out no one by that name lived at the address. Die polisie vroue is aan die geval.

They quickly picked up on Mrs. Martin’s trail. The female detectives followed her and another woman, Mev. Alice Hayner. Na die waarneming van hulle steel vir 'n paar weke en hulle volg huis, die onbekende polisie vroue in staat was om lasbriewe te bekom vir mev. Pfieffer se woning, 4265A Manchester Avenue, and Mrs. Hayner se verblyf in die 1100 blok Unie Boulevard.

Die polisie het 'n swartwitpens rok werd $1,050 dollars ($25,000 Vandag) by mev. Pfeiffer se woning. Die polisie het ook gevind gelaai dice en opium rook toerusting. Mev. Hayner het 'n paar stukkies van die gesteelde juwele by haar huis. Mev. Hayner and her husband were also stealing electricity for their home. Die polisie het beide mans en vroue in hegtenis.

Beide vroue probeer om te beweer hulle mans hulle gekoop het die items. Egter, Mnr. Pfeiffer was 'n wet skool gegradueerde, wat nooit 'n praktyk het. In plaas daarvan, hy wou “to frequent the billiard parlors in Downtown” St. Louis. Mnr. Hayner was 'n koppie koffie verkoopsman.

I don’t know if they served any time but the arrests and subsequent publicity cost both Mrs. Hayner en mev Pfeiffer hulle huwelike. When Mrs. Hayner afgeval die tweede verdieping voorportaal van haar woonstel op Eichelberger Street in 1945 after the bannister gave way, she was a 64 jarige geskeide.

Toe mnr. Pfeiffer in hierdie 1953, Hy is getroud met 'n ander vrou en die lewe in die gebied Baden. What happened to Louise Pfeiffer is unknown.

Terwyl die polisie vroue was skaars voor die moderne era, they were effective. William F. Hayes is dood in die lyn van die reg in Februarie 1919. His widow, Nona Hayes, would become a successful police woman in her own right after his death.

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