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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
Beberapa peristiwa mengejutkan St. Louis seperti kematian barisan tugas Lt. Sidney Sears pada bulan Jun 1924. Untuk hampir 30 tahun, Lt. Sears dianggap sebagai tembakan pistol terbaik di St. Jabatan Polis Louis. Dalam 1904, Sears juga merupakan Juara Pistol Kebangsaan Amerika Syarikat. Bagi seseorang untuk membunuh Lt. Sears dalam penembakan dianggap mustahil.
St. Louis Police Officer Cornelius O’Keefe performed countless acts of bravery over his career. Pada Mei 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, apabila dia
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. Tidak jelas sama ada tindakan Charles Sanders menarik perhatian Printz, atau Printz baru sahaja terjumpa Sanders. Whatever the circumstances, Printz berjalan ke Sanders, 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. Walau bagaimanapun, 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. Ketua Desmond berkata
Pada hari Khamis, 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. Selepas cuba membuat pembayaran haram, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, ditugaskan kepada
For the Sunday, Jun 24, 1900 edisi St. Louis Republik, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. After 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Ketua Desmond mengeluh dengan peningkatan keganasan yang dilihatnya
54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 tahun. Assigned to a beat near Natural Bridge and 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, Officer Anderson was walking on Vandeventer just south of
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. Walau bagaimanapun, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Professional fighting in the 19th Century enjoyed a poor reputation outside of
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 diserang