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Posts about police history with special emphasis on St. Louis police history.
Września 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. Wysłali go do azylu w Waszyngtonie
W 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’
Września 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. Kiedy pociąg był już blisko
William Desmond nabbed many thieves during his 17 year career as St. Louis Chief of Detectives. He developed a nationwide reputation as “The Thief Taker”. W poniedziałek, Październik 15, 1900, Chief Desmond nabbed the pants of a thief but not the thief himself. Jonas Washington entered the yard of Shickle, Odlewnia żelaza Harrisona i Howarda przy ulicach 12th i Gratiot
Na sierpień 31, 1901, Stróż nocny William Doherty odkrył Willis Garner burglarizing urząd Schickle, Harrison i Howard metalowe Firma na 912 S. Dwunasta Ulica w St. Louis, Missouri. Firma żelaza zatrudniony Garner, który rzucił młotkiem w głowę Doherty. The hammer missed its target but the confusion allowed Garner to jump out the window and make his
Październik 6, 1890, lokalne fryzjerzy Luter i Bob Duncan Henderson wyszedł na N. 11th Ulica osiedlić kłótni. Ten obszar St. Louis był znany jako “Głębokie Morgan”. “Głębokie Morgan” was home to bordello, flop domów i najtrudniejszych Afroamerykanie saloon w mieście, Silny’ Salon. Zarówno Duncan Henderson były czarne fryzjerzy, who worked in
Grudzień 3, 1896, three men entered the Home Brewery Office in St. Louis at around 2:30 p.m. Cashier Robert Hofferkamp approached the men. The men produced revolvers and told Hofferkamp and his assistant to throw up their hands. The men took $10,000 from the office in what would be a multi-million dollar heist today. The robbers tied up and
St. Louis szef William Desmond Detektywi tworzony trochę tajemnicy w styczniu 1903, kiedy próbował wymknąć się i ożenić. To miało być pierwsze małżeństwo przez 45-letniego Desmonda. Główny Desmond był poślubić Hannah McLaughlin, córka lokalnego producenta. Para miała miesiąc miodowy w południowej Kalifornii przed powrotem do St.. Louis
W poniedziałek, Grudzień 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.
Piątek, Październik 21, 1904, one of the greatest tragedies in St. Louis Police history occurred when two train robbers and three St. Louis Police detectives died in a shootout. The gunfight occurred in a small hotel room on Pine Street. Two days later on Sunday, Październik 23, 1904, a burglar attempted to gain entry to a realty office at