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Posts about police history with special emphasis on St. Louis police history.
Over the next three weeks, I will be releasing posts, which are excerpts from the book I’m currently working on and one from a previously published book. The following unedited story is from the book I’m working on which will be released in the Fall or early Winter 2017. William Rudolph proved elusive after his Independence Day escape from the
Pochi eventi scioccarono St. Louis apprezza la morte in servizio del tenente. Sidney Sears a giugno 1924. Per quasi 30 anni, Lt. Sears era considerato il miglior colpo di pistola del St. Dipartimento di Polizia di Louis. In 1904, Sears è stato anche campione nazionale di pistola degli Stati Uniti. Che qualcuno uccida il tenente. Sears in una sparatoria era considerato impossibile.
St. Louis Police Officer Cornelius O’Keefe performed countless acts of bravery over his career. In maggio 26, 1901, O’Keefe proved his toughness and quick thinking again by saving a fellow officer from an excited horse and shed fire. St. Louis Police Officer Joseph A. Gerk pattugliava la sua battuta su Eighteenth Street durante la mattina di maggio 26, 1901, quando
On the evening of June 1, 1879, St. Louis Police Officer Charles Printz was walking his beat near 505 Marion Street on St. Louis’ South Side. It is not clear if Charles Sanders actions attracted Printz’s attention, or Printz just stumbled upon Sanders. Whatever the circumstances, Printz walked up to Sanders, who had a revolver in his right hand. Quando
St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond had respect for the “old school criminals”, who plied their trade in St. Louis during the late 19th Century. Tuttavia, he did not have the same degree of respect for the thug tactics of the “new school criminals”. These criminals made up for a lack of finesse with great violence. Chief Desmond said
Giovedi ', September 9, 1875, George “Mitchell” Gassert and William Salisbury went to Fred Fisher’s Saloon at the corner of N. Jefferson and Morgan (Delmar today). After ordering drinks, the two young men of unsavory reputation refused to pay for their drinks. Dopo aver tentato il pagamento illecito, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, assegnato al
For the Sunday, Giugno 24, 1900 edizione del St. Louis Repubblica, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. Dopo 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Il capo Desmond si è lamentato della crescente violenza a cui stava assistendo
54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 anni. Assegnato a una zona vicino a Natural Bridge e Vandeventer Avenue, Officer Anderson was known as the “Friendly Copper” by the residents and businesses on his beat. Working the overnight shift on a cold February morning, L'agente Anderson stava camminando su Vandeventer, appena a sud di
In early March 1873, bare knuckle prizefighter Ned “The Irish Giant” O’Baldwin was preparing for a potential match with Jem Mace, who claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship. Tuttavia, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. I combattimenti professionali nel 19 ° secolo godevano di una scarsa reputazione al di fuori di
Before he was promoted to Special Officer, St. Louis Police Officer Preston Anslyn responded to calls for service like any other patrolman. On the morning of February 28, 1916, Anslyn was patrolling the area of Franklin and Jefferson Avenues. A citizen notified Anslyn that 30-year-old Albert Kivet was celebrating after his birthday on February 27th. During his revelry, Kivet aggredito