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Posts about police history with special emphasis on St. Louis police history.
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.
St. Louis Police Chief of Detectives William Desmond made many tough criminals talk over his career. John Huey, an Indiana murderer, was not one of these cases. Huey freely spoke with Desmond about his criminal past. Huey escaped from Indiana after serving 13 years for a murder in 1874. John Huey came to Lyon, Indiana in 1874 as a 22-year-old.
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
Të premten, Tetor 21, 1904, një nga tragjeditë më të mëdha në St. Historia Louis Policia ka ndodhur kur dy grabitës tren dhe tre St. Detectives Louis Policisë vdiqën në një shkëmbim zjarri. Shkëmbim zjarri ka ndodhur në një dhomë të vogël hoteli në Rruga me Pisha. Dy ditë më vonë të dielën, Tetor 23, 1904, a burglar attempted to gain entry to a realty office at
During April 1885, St. Louis experienced one of its most sensational murders. Two English travelers had checked into the Southern Hotel in early April 1885. C. Arthur Preller and H. M. Brooks, who was going by the alias of Dr. Maxwell, appeared to be very friendly. Although they had separate rooms, they often stayed in the same room together. Në
Në fillim të prillit 1900, St. Louis Policia arrestoi David Johnson, një 69 vjeçar i cili deklaroi se ishte një veteran i Luftës Civile. Johnson kishin plaçkitur shtëpinë e G.H. Johnson, nuk ka lidhje, në 1900 bllok i LaSalle Rruga. One of the most striking things about the case of the white haired and bearded Johnson, who walked with a slight
H. H. Holmes was America’s first known serial killer in the modern definition of the word. Holmes operated “the Murder Castle”, a Chicago hotel during the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. Holmes would eventually be convicted of sixteen murders but may have murdered more than 100 people during his operation of the hotel. What is less well known is that St.
Sunday morning, Gusht 12, 1900, St. Louis Police arrested four former Transit Line streetcar workers for blowing up the Olive Street line on Maryland Avenue between N. Taylor and N. Euclid Avenues on the previous night at 11:00 mëngjesit. Police arrested Maurice Brennan, Fred E. Northway, James Schwartz and James Finnesey. Police found 30 pounds of dynamite and 30 feet