Cīņas sporta vēsturnieks un cīņas mākslinieks
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
Daži notikumi šokēja Sv. Luisam patīk leitnanta nāves dienesta pienākums. Sidnijs Sērss jūnijā 1924. Gandrīz jau 30 gadiem, Lt. Sears tika uzskatīts par labāko pistoles šāvienu Sv. Louis policijas pārvalde. Uz 1904, Sears bija arī Amerikas Savienoto Valstu nacionālais pistoles čempions. Lai kāds nogalinātu ltn. Sears apšaudē tika uzskatīts par neiespējamu.
St. Louis Police Officer Cornelius O’Keefe performed countless acts of bravery over his career. Gada maijā 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 patrolled his beat on Eighteenth Street during the morning of May 26, 1901, kad viņš
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. Nav skaidrs, vai Čārlza Sandersa darbības piesaistīja Printza uzmanību, vai arī Prints vienkārši uzdūrās Sandersam. Whatever the circumstances, Prints piegāja pie Sandersa, who had a revolver in his right hand. When
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. Tomēr, 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. Galvenais Desmonds teica
Ceturtdien, 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. Pēc nelikumīga maksājuma mēģinājuma, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, piešķirts
For the Sunday, Jūnijs 24, 1900 izdevums St. Louis Republika, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. Pēc 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Galvenais Desmonds pauda nožēlu par pieaugošo vardarbību, ko viņš redzēja
54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 gadiem. Piešķirts ritmam netālu no Natural Bridge un Vandeventer Avenues, 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, Virsnieks Andersons gāja pa Vandeventeru tieši uz dienvidiem no
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. Tomēr, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Profesionālās cīņas 19. gadsimtā baudīja sliktu reputāciju ārpus tās
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, Kivets uzbruka