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Posts about police history with special emphasis on St. Louis police history.
Ar Dachwedd 10, 1924, Mrs. Mae A.W. Roedd Stickney yn gadael y St. Clwb Gwledig Louis, pan ddaeth dau ddyn Affricanaidd-Americanaidd ati. Dywedodd y dyn ysgafnach ei groen wrth Mrs. Stickney i droi ei thlysau drosodd neu byddai'n eu cymryd oddi wrthi. Fearing for her safety, Mrs. Rhoddodd Stickney ei gemwaith i'r dyn, gwerthfawrogi yn $17,000.00, a $85.00 in cash. Mrs.
On September 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. Chi
Yn ystod wythnos olaf mis Rhagfyr 1902, William Rudolph, glöwr newydd ddychwelyd i Franklin Sir, a George Collins robbed y Banc Undeb yn Undeb, MO. Maent yn dwyn dros nos, pan nad oes unrhyw un yn bresennol trwy chwythu i fyny 'r yn ddiogel. Rudolph returned to his parents’ cabin in Stanton, MO. He and his accomplice hid out until the Franklin County Sheriff
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. St. 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. Mr. Bennett categorically denied Mr. Stewart used drugs of any kind.
Ar ddydd Mercher, Ionawr 10, 1900, St. Roedd Swyddog Heddlu Louis, Paul Girard, yn sefyll ar gornel S. Taylor a Lindell Boulevard, pan welodd ddyn yn neidio o ail lawr o 4511 Lindell Boulevard. Yn ymwybodol o fyrgleriaethau diweddar yng nghymdogaeth gyfoethog Central West End, Aeth Girard at y dyn. Pan welodd y dyn limping Girard, rhedodd tua S.
Dros ei 17 gyrfa blwyddyn, St. Bu Louis Pennaeth y Ditectifs William Desmond yn delio â llawer o aelodau teulu'r troseddwr. Roedd rhai aelodau o'r teulu cynddrwg neu'n waeth na'r Prif Desmond troseddol a'i ddynion dan glo. Fodd bynnag,, roedd llawer o aelodau'r teulu yn onest, pobl sy'n gweithio'n galed, a gafodd drafferth i ddeall beth aeth o'i le gyda'u hanwyliaid. Yn gynnar yn ei yrfa
On the morning of Wednesday, Gorffennaf 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.
The Tuesday Evening, Chwefror 18, 1919, argraffiad y Santes. 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, yr St. Louis Police Department assigned several undercover police women to follow the suspects. Their work resulted in the
St. 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
Ar ddydd Sadwrn, Mai 5, 1900 yn 11:30 p.m., the explosion of the Suburban Line at the Wabash and Sarah Street railroad crossing marked the beginning of the St. Louis Street Car Streic 1900. Cyn i'r streic dros ym mis Medi 1900, strydoedd St. Louis would be a battle ground between rich and poor with the St. Louis