William Reddish, 30 and Cullen J.Thompson, 24. Grateful members of the Jewish community in the Miami area, in appreciation for Plumacher's super work, paid for him to finish his college education. Seven other fire fighters were injured, one seriously. I was parked at a Royal Castle across the street from the court house and finishing an Accident Report when I felt a tap on my shoulder. DeBerry from 12noon to 8pm, William B. Curry from 8PM to 4AM, and J.C. Tucker from 4AM to noon. (370 words), (Story in this chapter of the book illustrates how dangerous it was to mess with organized crime figures in Miami.) All of these men are regarded as double heroes. On one of my senior partners days off, I was assigned to ride with a guy named J.P. -----, a much older officer. The 1979 parade. Jonathon has been with the Avondale . Hepburn shoved the gun into Clay's stomach and fired, but the weapon failed to fire. Chief Quigg quickly re-instated fired Detective Chief Scarboro and Detective Williams, who was fired by Safety Director Kavenaugh last year. (Author's personal knowledge). (LIST IS PROVIDED IN THIS CHAPTER OF THE BOOK, THE MIAMI POLICE WORKSHEET.). Driving to NW 6th Avenue between 8 and 9 street, the officers stopped their unmarked car. Ed Barrick and Sgt. Kennedys murder.) Lt. C.O. (This chapter relates the hairy story of a 1920s shootout in Overtown.). Looking up, I saw a citizen pointing up to the East Side of the Court House. Lonnie Scarboro will take over the job of Chief of Detectives that Reeve was holding prior to Quigg's dismissal. The Ku Klux Klan's $150,000 building at SW 4 St & 8th Ave was destroyed by the storm. One morning, I forget to alert Tom and fell fast asleep in the last row. Mitchell was a subordinate officer assigned under Nolle at the black precinct. (Miami News-9/10/1945). A burglar broke into the Miami Police Academy and got away with a number of bills ranging from $1.00 to $100. Inspector John Webber stated that the idea of safety belts for Miami patrol cars had been considered and turned down since policemen get in and out of their cars so often and would never wear them. William Driggers and Bob Johns. Anne AtchisonTreas. ( Bob recently passed away ). Miami police detective Luis Valdes thought it was a test when his sergeant told him to plant cocaine on a suspect on January 27, 2010. One day a woman was walking next to the Dupont Building, known for its swirling winds. July 19th -The new 79th Street Causeway opened for traffic. Miami Herald Photo-1912. NOTE: The police rules and regulation booklet, the first ever issued to MPD officers, was quite comprehensive, detailing the duties of each rank as well as providing much finger-tip information for each officer. Lathan reported that he observed the two men together in a car heading over the causeway toward the beach and that Asher appeared to be either drunk or doped up. Smith, Charles H., Appointed December of 1905. We recommend Funny), (A Funny story about our Miami PD ICON, Sgt Harry Lenchner). Times change. June 17th- Chief Reeve orders crackdown on bookies. While waiting for roll call one day, one of the motor officers, Howard Shaw, egged on by Officers Danny Schooler, and Eddie Edmonds, wagered Officer Bob Knight five bucks that he (Knight) didn't dare jump into the Miami River in full uniform. For non-emergencies, call 305-4-POLICE (305-476-5423) Office of the Director. McGriff, R.C., Appointed Dec 1905 as unpaid special, McNeil, .L.L., Appointed Dec 1905 as unpaid special. I have included some of these tales in this book. The weapon has never been recovered. rifle and killed Hepburn instantly. Two hundred citizens escaped the inferno. Fairbrother, who had recently been suspended for firing his revolver through the floor of a nightclub, was again suspended by Assistant Chief Nelson and will be booked into the city jail as soon as he is dismissed from the hospital. Efforts were made to mask the fact that Roosevelt was partially crippled by polio. 911. (Miami Metropolis-1/1/1897). Prisoner Wilson grabbed Crews' gun and fired three rounds. Interesting). Lee, replacing Chief McCarthy, who requested that he be returned to the rank of Captain. Chief Mitchell, Lt G.E. MPD guys lucky to escape punishment on this one.). Chief Quigg responded publicly, stating that the department denies that they still have an electric chair in the station for that purpose. The story.) Lt. Curry, back in the late 1910's, stepped in for the Chief of Police for several months while the boss was ill. Curry did an outstanding job, according to press reports at that time. Officer Gillette was called to Fairbrother's home to handle a domestic disturbance at which the drunken Fairbrother beat his wife and destroyed household furniture. Reeve was. It was charged that Det Tom Nazworth, R.L. In February of 1933, President-elect Franklin Roosevelt, quite popular with the voters during the depression era, stopped in Miami at the end of his post-election vacation and became a target of an assignation attempt. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective K. Brito or any on-duty detective of the City of Miami of Police Department's Special Victims Unit at 305-603-6300, 305-579-6111 or SVU@miami-police.org. The job was not all peaches and cream. (MPD records). The funeral procession of Miami police cars were headed up by two hooded KKK men driving small motorcycles. He told me that he saw this police car pull a car over and the skinniest policeman he ever saw got out just as the driver of the other car got out and ran at the officer with his fists clenched. Sgt Louis Allen came on scene as well as Detectives Charles C. Papy and Wesley Shananhan. (MPD Records, Personal note-MPD relative), The Great Depression took a toll on the MPD forcing the layoffs of 12 officers in 1929 for budgetary reasons. Johnson had joined the MPD in December of 1925. Clinton had run for City Commissioner in 1937 and was fired for becoming involved in politics. I am proud of them all. Barker became Chief of Detectives replacing Asst. Officers were also advised not to carry on long conversations with loiterers but to walk your beat. (1,190). As a Task Force supervisor in the late 1960-'s, incidents would occur that would create occasional friction between the 'old guard' and the young 'Turks' on the department. Officer Schel, a three year veteran, pulled up his zone car alongside a subject on foot when the man abruptly wheeled and shot Officer Schel through the right shoulder. When it came, it was a slap heard half way down the block. Persons living in the neighborhood later notified police that shortly after the shooting, one of the gunmen, dragging a confederate, showed up at a filling station at NW Eighth St. Rd. Barrick, a leader in the department as well as the P.B.A.). A 21 year old rookie officer had planned to take his young girlfriend to a prom that evening, May 23, 1970, but was shot and killed at 3AM in the alley behind the sleazy Imperial Hotel on NW 8th, just off Miami Avenue. A reward of $500 would be paid for the arrest of any law officer who accepts graft for allowing the illegal booze outlets to operate. The other is that of Miami officer, Leroy LaFleur, shot dead in 1951. I had to make a decision, even though I was still on probation. var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; No mention was made of Bandrimers disposition. (#13), (This chapter describes a thrilling and dangerous chase of armed robbers through the streets of Dade County (in 1927) that lasted almost two hours by a MPD motor officer, Leston Crews.) In 1928 he was rolled back to the Captain rank when Chief Reeves took over the department. The tune was "Casey would walk with the Strawberry Blond', which drowned out the rest of Ginsburg's poems. The city council in August of 1913 lay out for the first time, a set of rules for the conduct of Miami police officers. This raid followed the City Managers directive that all police officers, not just the vice squad, should enforce the gambling laws. and SNAKE ON 34 ST, (Who said there were no Irish in Miami. The Manager read to the commission one line of the report; Quigg is wholly unfit for the office, under him the Police Department has become cruel and because a militant, tyrannical group that follows standards foreign. Gingras, 17 and Charles Shepard, 12, the later two being current police officers with MPD. (Miami Metropolis/News- 8/25/1917), Officer C.E. Thankfully, he just said, "O.K. One shot hit bystander, Mrs. Myers, in the neck, seriously wounding her. C.O.Huttoe was promoted to Lieutenant. Melchen. A gunman, who was not one of the three suspects, shot Lane in the back of the head as the officer was searching the hotel corridors. Whitman, William J. He demanded the two follow him to the police station, but they fled in their stolen Essex auto. Law enforcement in Miami prior to the 1896 incorporation, was provided by the Dade County Sheriff, who was headquartered in the then county seat of Juno, many miles north of the city, headed up at that time by heriff R.J. Chillingsworth, assisted by his Miami deputy, S.S. Puckett. The booklet will be turned over to the current Chief of Police for display in the Police Academy. Appointed in 1911. Pomerleau did not last, but his changes did. Dade Cold Case investigator Ed Carmody advised recently that the case is still considered an active investigation. Sgt Bob Ellsworth, the supervisor of the Taxicab Detail, was riding in the downtown area when he heard a radio call that alerted patrol units to a hold-up alarm at Sidney Smith's Coin shop on Biscayne Boulevard. (334 words). That conviction was later overturned by the Federal District Court due to Garrett being held for an unreasonable period prior to trial. Detective Paul Nichols, Detectives Eddie Edmonds, Burt Whittle and W.E. Ken Harms was fired at 3 o'clock in the morning by the City Manager because Ken resisted the Manager's improper and illegal moves to have the department a dumping ground for the manager's unqualified non-law enforcement buddies. Huttoe, and others concerning vice conditions in Miami. They ran into 8th Street Road just in time to see the four men who had held them off in front of the store join four other men. In late December of 1969, Poet Alan Ginsburg had a poetry gig at the Marine Stadium on Miami's Rickenbacker Causeway. Peoria Police Department is a member of the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement (CALEA) Receive weekly news & events, public notices, recycling reminders, grant opportunities, emergency alerts, transit rider alerts and more. Asst Chief Youell arrested two MPD officers for extorting a citizen. (658 words). That announcement was made Friday by Police Chief H. Leslie Quigg at the Dade County Law Enforcement meeting in the courthouse. (This chapter relates the story abut the politics that hamper law enforcement). Tom woke me about ten o'clock after all the nightshift cases were completed. Sources of all these stories are from the Miami News on the dates indicated after each item. (Miami Metropolis/News- 8/21/1917). It has been told that JP Ralph Ferguson, (and later a Circuit Court Judge) would often be located at a card game in the PBA hall and driven to the crime scene to conduct the police car inquest. The money was turned over to store employees. On November 8, 1907, Chief Hardee announced a change in police beats for the city. The median annual salary for MPD police officers is $49,575 and $63,000 for criminal investigators. Chief Reeve and a giant deputy named Aughenbaugh and pled guilty. His last words were, Goodby to all poor people everywhere, PUSH THE BUTTON. Campbell sped toward a burglary call. J. D. Dorman was also moved up to the Lieutenant rank in (Miami Metropolis/News-12/1915), June 2, 1915 became a sad day for the Miami Police Department. The next thirty seconds were harrowing as Bob shot two of the gunmen, one between the eyes, and cornered a third one at great risk to himself. Me. I stood next to Referee Norm Schacter, NFL Security, Miami Fire, a National Guard rep. and the team Captains discussing who would make the enormous decision to evacuate the teams and crowds while millions of fans world-wide watching on TV. Miami-Dade Police Department 9105 NW 25th St. Doral, FL 33172 Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. For emergencies, call 911. On November 10, 1956, more than 1,000 police personnel moved into that new building, which would remain the MPD headquarters until 1976, when the department moved to the current station at NW 2nd Ave and 5th Street. This evidence; fingerprints and DNA, led to the identity of the killer, who was by that time, incarcerated in a New Jersey jail on other charges.
