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Posts about police history with special emphasis on St. Louis police history.
Sa Christmas Night 1902, dalawang maliit na bayan, munti, holdup lalaki blew buksan ang safe of the Union, Missouri Bank. Pagkatapos ng pagbabanta ng ilang mamamayan, nila ginawa off na may higit sa $15,000. Ang mga lalaki ay medyo ligtas sa loob ng ilang buwan hanggang sa tinawag ang Pinkerton Detective Agency. Ang Pinkertons ay nagkaroon ng nationwide agency, na siyang pinakamalapit na bagay sa United
Sa paligid 10 ako sa Huwebes, Abril 10, 1919, limang armadong lalaki ang sumabog sa Baden Bank. Hinarap ng mga bandido si M.W. Munzel, ang cashier, at humingi ng access sa vault. Inikot nila ang apat pang empleyado habang pinangunahan ni Muntzel ang grupo sa vault. Ang mga magnanakaw ay nagsuot ng mga kulay na bandana upang matakpan ang kanilang mga katangian. Habang dalawa sa limang lalaki
Noong Nobyembre 16, 1877, St. Louis Police Officer John S. White and his partner Officer Heffernan responded to a report of a wanted man tried to pawn stolen merchandise at Wright’s Pawnshop. The man later identified as Frank Rande entered Wright’s Pawnshop at about 9:30 a.m. Wright sent one of his assistants for the police. As Officer White and Heffernan
Sa 1934, Charles Arthur “Magandang lalaki” Floyd natapos ang kanyang kriminal na karera sa isang East Liverpool, Ohio mais field matapos ang isang shoot out sa FBI ahente at mga lokal na pagpapatupad ng batas opisyales. Gayunman, sa Disyembre 1925, siya ay bilanggo number 29078 sa Missouri Penitentiary. Ang 21-taong-gulang na si Floyd ay nahatulan lamang ng pagnanakaw sa pangunahing tanggapan ng Kroeger Grocery and Baking Company
Noong Oktubre 16, 1920, Special Officers Preston Anslyn and William A. Moller were following two burglars in the 3800 block of Juanita Avenue during a heavy fog. One or both burglars shot the officers from a gangway as they walked onto the lawn of a house, where they thought the burglars entered. The officers both suffered fatal wounds, na pumatay
Running a pawn shop has always been a tough business because you constantly have to be on the look out for thieves attempting to pawn their stolen goods in your shop. In the late 19th Century, police detectives worked with pawn shops, as they do today, to try to stop the fencing of goods. In August 1885, future St. Louis
Sa December 15, 1903, about 2:00 o’clock in the morning, George Harding, the clerk of the Erie Hotel, was busy working in his office. Used to working alone, Harding had relaxed his vigil and didn’t notice three large, hard looking men enter the hotel at Fourth and Clark Streets. His attention was arrested, when the first man entered his office
Noong Nobyembre 10, 1924, Mrs. A.W. Aalis si Stickney sa St. Louis Country Club, nang lapitan siya ng dalawang African-American na lalaki. Sinabi ng lalaking mas maputi ang balat kay Mrs. Stickney upang ibalik ang kanyang mga hiyas o kunin niya ang mga ito mula sa kanya. Fearing for her safety, Mrs. Inabot ni Stickney sa lalaki ang kanyang alahas, pinahahalagahan sa $17,000.00, at $85.00 in cash. Mrs.
Sa Septyembre 15, 1887, a muscular man stood in the First District Police Court listening to Judge Cady. As he looked out between eyes almost swollen shut and a busted lip, he waited to see if justice would be done. It was as Judge Cady told the beaten man, “$10 fine for disturbing the peace. $100 for resisting arrest. Ka
Sa panahon ng huling linggo ng Disyembre 1902, William Rudolph, isang kamakailan ibinalik minero sa Franklin County, at George Collins Ninakaw ang Union Bank sa Union, MO. Ninakaw nila ito magdamag, kapag walang sinuman ay naroroon sa pamamagitan ng pamumulaklak up ang ligtas. Rudolph returned to his parents’ cabin in Stanton, MO. He and his accomplice hid out until the Franklin County Sheriff