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Posts about police history with special emphasis on St. Louis police history.
Në nëntor 10, 1924, Mrs. A.W. Stickney po largohej nga St. Louis Country Club, kur ajo u afrua nga dy burra afrikano-amerikanë. Burri me lëkurë më të çelur i tha znj. Stickney t'i kthente bizhuteritë e saj ose ai do t'i merrte asaj. Fearing for her safety, Mrs. Stickney i dorëzoi burrit bizhuteritë e saj, vlerësuar në $17,000.00, dhe $85.00 in cash. Mrs.
Në shtator 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. Ju
During the last week of December 1902, William Rudolph, a recently returned miner to Franklin County, and George Collins robbed the Union Bank in Union, MO. They robbed it overnight, when no one was present by blowing up the safe. Rudolph returned to his parents’ cabin in Stanton, MO. He and his accomplice hid out until the Franklin County Sheriff
Në shkurt 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.
Të mërkurën, Janar 10, 1900, St. Oficeri i policisë së Louis, Paul Girard po qëndronte në cep të S. Bulevardi Taylor dhe Lindell, kur pa një burrë që hidhej nga kati i dytë i 4511 Bulevardi Lindell. I vetëdijshëm për vjedhjet e fundit në lagjen e pasur Central West End, Girard iu afrua burrit. Kur njeriu i çalë pa Girardin, ai vrapoi drejt S.
Mbi të tijën 17 vit karrierë, St. Shefi i Detektivëve Louis William Desmond u mor me shumë anëtarë të familjes së kriminelëve. Disa anëtarë të familjes ishin po aq të këqij ose më keq sesa kishin mbyllur shefi kriminal Desmond dhe njerëzit e tij. Megjithatë, shumë anëtarë të familjes ishin të ndershëm, njerëz punëtorë, të cilët luftuan për të kuptuar se çfarë shkoi keq me të dashurin e tyre. Në fillim të karrierës së tij
On the morning of Wednesday, Korrik 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.
Mbrëmje e martë, Shkurt 18, 1919, Edicioni i St. Louis Post-Dispatch detailed the arrest of two men and two women for the theft of numerous luxury items. Të vetëdijshëm se një unazë vjedhje dyqani ishte duke punuar disa dyqane bizhuteri lokale, 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
Të shtunën, Maj 5, 1900 në 11:30 pasdite, the explosion of the Suburban Line at the Wabash and Sarah Street railroad crossing marked the beginning of the St. Louis Street Car Strike of 1900. Before the strike was over in September 1900, the streets of St. Louis would be a battle ground between rich and poor with the St. Louis