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Posts about police history with special emphasis on St. Louis police history.
Në 1904, St. Louis hosted the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition better known as the 1904 St. Louis’ Worlds Fair. While the Fair brought lots of tourists to town, criminals also made their way to the Gateway City. The man tasked with taking care of the security at the Fair and dealing with the increased criminal element in town was St. Louis’
Në shtator 21, 1897, Joseph Bloomfield Jackson attempted to sneak into the White House armed with a loaded revolver. Jackson had boasted of plans to attack a high government official for days. Jackson was arrested before he could carry out his plans to attack President McKinley. Police quickly realized Jackson was mentally disturbed. They sent him to a Washington asylum
Në shtator 9, 1893, Frisco line brakeman James Pennock boarded the Frisco Line at Tower Grove in St. Louis. At the Cheltenham stop, Frisco brakeman Sam Robertson and former brakeman Muncie Ray also boarded. The men boarded the train with the intent of robbing the train at Sandy Cut, two miles east of Pacific, MO. When the train got close
William Desmond kap shumë hajdutë gjatë e tij 17 Karriera e vit si St. Louis Shefi i Detectives. Ai ka zhvilluar një reputacion mbarëkombëtar si “Thief konsumues”. Të hënën, Tetor 15, 1900, Shefi Desmond kap pantallona të një hajdut, por jo vetë hajdut. Jonas Washington hyri në oborrin e Shickle, Harrison and Howard Iron Foundry at 12th and Gratiot Streets
Më gusht 31, 1901, Night Roje William Doherty zbuluar Willis Garner burglarizing zyrën e Schickle, Harrison dhe Howard Kompania Hekuri në 912 S. Dymbëdhjeti Rruga në St. Louis, Misuri. Kompania hekur punësuar Garner, i cili hodhi një çekiç në kokë Doherty. The hammer missed its target but the confusion allowed Garner to jump out the window and make his
Në tetor 6, 1890, berberet lokale Luther Duncan dhe Bob Henderson u largua për në N. 11th Rruga për të zgjidhur një grindje. Kjo zonë e St. Louis ishte i njohur si “Deep Morgan”. “Deep Morgan” was home to bordello, bie shtëpive dhe të vështira afrikano-amerikanëve veturë në qytet, I fortë’ Veturë. Të dy Duncan dhe Henderson ishin berberet e zezë, who worked in
Më dhjetor 3, 1896, tre burra hynë Zyrën Kryesore Birraria në St. Louis në rreth 2:30 mëngjesit. Turp Robert Hofferkamp afrua burrat. Burrat prodhuar revole dhe i tha Hofferkamp dhe asistent e tij për të vjellë duart e tyre. Burrat morën $10,000 nga zyra në atë që do të jetë një Heist multi-million dollar sot. The robbers tied up and
St. Louis Shefi i Detectives William Desmond krijuar pak e një mister në janar 1903, when he attempted to sneak off and get married. Ajo do të ishte martesa e parë e Desmond 45-vjeçar. Shefi Desmond ishte që të martohej Hannah McLaughlin, vajza e një ndërtues lokale. Çifti ishte në muajin e mjaltit në jug të Kalifornisë para se të kthehej në St. Louis
Të hënën, Dhjetor 15, 1902, St. Louis Police Assistant Chief of Detectives James H. Smith retired from the police department to take a position in the coal industry. Chief of Detectives William Desmond attempted to convince Smith to stay but he decided to retire from the force as his fortieth birthday approached. Smith compiled a commendable record as Desmond’s Assistant.
Të hënën, Mars 5, 1900, St. Louis Police Officers Thomas Meagher and Thomas Degnan apprehended men who robbed an East St. Louis Officer of his gun. Ed Sullivan, një 22 year-old transient, robbed an East St. Louis Police Officer of his gun, jewelry and possessions in late February 1900. Officer Thomas Meagher observed Sullivan and Harry Davis walking near Olive