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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
Få hendelser sjokkerte St. Louis liker plikten til Lt. Sidney Sears i juni 1924. For nesten 30 år, Lt. Sears ble ansett som det beste pistolskuddet på St. Louis Police Department. I 1904, Sears var også National Pistol Champion i USA. For at noen skal drepe Lt. Sears i en skuddveksling ble ansett som umulig.
St. Louis Police Officer Cornelius O’Keefe performed countless acts of bravery over his career. Mai 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 patruljerte hans takten på attende gate i løpet av formiddagen av mai 26, 1901, når han
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. Det er ikke klart om Charles Sanders handlinger tiltrakk Printz oppmerksomhet, eller Printz snublet nettopp over Sanders. Whatever the circumstances, Printz gikk bort til Sanders, who had a revolver in his right hand. Når
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. However, 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. sa sjef Desmond
On Thursday, 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. Etter å ha forsøkt å ulovlig betaling, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, tildelt til
For the Sunday, June 24, 1900 utgave av St. Louis Republic, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. Etter 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Sjef Desmond beklaget den økende volden han så
54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 år. Tildelt til en beat nær Natural Bridge og 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, Offiser Anderson gikk på Vandeventer like sør for
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. However, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Profesjonelle kamper på 1800-tallet hadde et dårlig rykte utenfor
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 overfalt