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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
Pak ngjarje e tronditën St. Louis i pëlqente vdekja në krye të detyrës së Lt. Sidney Sears në qershor 1924. Për pothuajse 30 vjet, Lt. Sears u konsiderua si gjuajtja më e mirë me pistoletë në St. Departamenti i policisë Louis. Në 1904, Sears ishte gjithashtu kampion kombëtar i pistoletës i Shteteve të Bashkuara. Që dikush të vrasë Lt. Sears në një shkëmbim zjarri u konsiderua i pamundur.
St. Louis Police Officer Cornelius O’Keefe performed countless acts of bravery over his career. Në maj 26, 1901, O’Keefe proved his toughness and quick thinking again by saving a fellow officer from an excited horse and shed fire. St. Zyrtari i policisë Louis Joseph A. Gerk patrulluar mundi e tij mbi tetëmbëdhjetë Rruga gjatë mëngjesin e majit 26, 1901, kur ai
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. Nuk është e qartë nëse veprimet e Charles Sanders tërhoqën vëmendjen e Printz, ose Printz sapo u ndesh me Sanders. Whatever the circumstances, Printz iu afrua 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. Megjithatë, 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. tha shefi Desmond
Të enjten, Shtator 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. Pas përpjekjes për pagesë të paligjshme, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, caktuar për të
For the Sunday, Qershor 24, 1900 Edicioni i St. Louis Republika, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. Pas 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Shefi Desmond u ankua për dhunën në rritje që po shihte
54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 vjet. Caktuar në një ritëm pranë Urës Natyrore dhe Avenue Vandeventer, 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, Oficeri Anderson po ecte në Vandeventer në jug të
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. Megjithatë, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Luftimet profesionale në shekullin e 19-të gëzonin një reputacion të dobët jashtë
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 u sulmua