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Posts about police history with special emphasis on St. Louis police history.
Before reading Gangs of St. Лоуис: Men of Respect by Daniel Waugh, I knew and wrote about Robert Creed and his brother Thomas murdering St. Louis Police Officer George Geisler on Halloween Day 1920. What I didn’t know was Robert Creed was a member of the Cuckoo Gang, an ultra violent criminal organization in the 1920s. Robert Creed was the
Новембра 10, 1924, Госпођа. A.W. Stickney was leaving the St. Louis Country Club, when she was approached by two African-American men. The lighter skinned man told Mrs. Stickney to turn over her jewels or he would take them from her. Бојећи се за своју безбедност, Госпођа. Stickney handed the man her jewelry, valued at $17,000.00, и $85.00 in cash. Госпођа.
Током последње недеље децембра 1902, Вилијам Рудолф, недавно се вратио у рудар Франклин Цоунти, и Џорџ Колинс опљачкали Унион Банк у Унији, МО. Они су га опљачкали преко ноћи, када нико није био присутан од минирања сигурној. Rudolph returned to his parents’ cabin in Stanton, МО. He and his accomplice hid out until the Franklin County Sheriff
Фебруара 10, 1897, 60-year-old William H. Stewart, a civil engineer, died in St. Louis City Hospital. Stewart passed away from a morphine overdose. Свети. 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. Господин. Bennett categorically denied Mr. Stewart used drugs of any kind.
On the morning of Wednesday, Јул 8, 1885, the Coroner’s Clerk Jimmy Spaulding rushed into the Police Court at the Four Courts building. Spaulding announced one of the jail inmates waiting in the holding pen had just escaped. While most of the members of court sat stunned, Detective Billy Desmond jumped to his feet and rushed out of the courtroom.
У 1934, Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd ended his criminal career in an East Liverpool, Ohio corn field after a shoot out with FBI agents and local law enforcement officers. <Спан ббок_к = "289" ббок_и = "553" ббок_в = "56" ббок_х = "20" фсизе = "14" фвеигхт = "3" црвено = "255" зелено = "255" плави = "255" алфа = ", in December 1925, he was inmate number 29078 at the Missouri Penitentiary. The 21-year-old Floyd had just been convicted of robbing the Kroeger Grocery and Baking Company main office
The Tuesday Evening, Фебруар 18, 1919, издање Ст. Louis Post-Dispatch detailed the arrest of two men and two women for the theft of numerous luxury items. Aware that a shoplifting ring was working a couple of the local jewelry stores, Свети. Louis Police Department assigned several undercover police women to follow the suspects. Their work resulted in the
Свети. 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
У суботу, Мај 5, 1900 у 11:30 после подне, the explosion of the Suburban Line at the Wabash and Sarah Street railroad crossing marked the beginning of the St. Луј Улица Ауто штрајк 1900. Пре штрајк завршен у септембру 1900, улице Ст. Louis would be a battle ground between rich and poor with the St. Лоуис
Thief. Liar. Bigamist. Con Man. Murderer. All accurate labels for one of the greatest charlatans to operate in St. Лоуис. “Lord F. Seymour Barrington” was a bit of a local celebrity, if an extremely disreputable one, during 1903. After conducting a bigamist marriage on the East Coast, “Lord Barrington” stole his wife’s trousseau and headed to St. Лоуис. When Barrington