It's about 0300 and I start making a cursory look as one of my units arrive. (1,090 words), (Thirty-seven year old Bill Craig, a 14 year veteran Miami police motorcycle officer was struck by a drunk driver on South Dixie in early morning rush hour traffic on March 19, 1988.He died 3 months later. Miami passed an ordinance requiring boats to lower outrigger fishing poles while passing through bridges, thereby eliminating the necessity raising the bridges. He was survived by his wife Vera and was buried in his home town of Carrolton, Georgia. Deal with it.). Editor's Note: Officer L.G. 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. Officer John Resick was immediately suspended by Chief Headley after his arrest. (Story concerning the 1969 plane crash by one of the officers on the scene.). He mentioned as proof of the 'murder wave' the fact that six Negroes were slain in one night recently. Detective Chief Guy Reeve, at 7AM Monday, notified all physicians and hospitals in Miami to hold any coming to them for treatment of gunshot wounds. MPD Officer Willie (Big Nick) Nicholson, 35, working both on and off duty for three weeks, solved the murder of a bolita operator, Beatrice Dunaway, who was killed during a bolita counting house robbery. Gingras, 17 and Charles Shepard, 12, the later two being current police officers with MPD. During his 20-year reign, the Miami Police Department changed dramatically. On Sunday afternoon, September 25th, 1927, 40 year old MPD Officer Albert Johnson was accidentally shot and killed while on duty at N.W. Smith, Charles H., Appointed December of 1905. As the detectives battered on the door, White leaped from his bed, which was ablaze from the lighted cigarette he had dropped as he went to sleep. THE GANS KIDNAPPING AND MURDER - A 1975 FBI Screw Up, (Sad story about how the FBI blew a case resulting in the death of two kidnap victims) (251 words), NOTE: Six years later Knight killed a prison guard, Richard Burke, and was again sentenced to die in the chair As of this writing (2010), Knight is still sitting on death row, the second longest prisoner in Florida's prison death row. Officers George Spell and Burt Langdale were injured in a head on auto crash at SW 16 St and 27th Ave while running an emergency call behind an ambulance. Jim Maloney was a heavy weight boxer who won 49 of his fights, 21 by a knockout in bouts with the biggest and the best boxers in America during the late 20's and early 30's. Late Monday afternoon, J.B. Williams, 26, of Pueblo, Colorado and Ray Colbert, 19, of Memphis, Tennessee, were arrested in a room at the United States Hotel in the downtown area and recovered the bandits car in front of the hotel. Wilkerson and John Driggers made several arrests. A miamidade.gov profile allows you to link to your Water and Sewer customer account, as well as subscribe to a variety of news and alert services. Gun running, boat thefts, extortion of merchants to supply cash to some of the 'freedom' groups was common daily occurrences. Detective Castillo succumbed to his wounds at the scene. One the same date, Officer Frank McDade, Gordon McDade and Harry Lee were allegedly drunk on duty and the Council asked for a hearing. He then explained that he wanted all three of us to perform, with him as an observer, with bananas.' The number of paddy wagons was increased to pick up prisoners from these one-man cars. (The outstanding Metropolis newspaper account is copied in the book 'exactly' as it appeared on 6/30/1905. (475 words). Homicide Detective B. J. "You are fired", Gary stated. It is interesting to note the comment Mayor Cermack made while hospitalized on hearing of the speed of Zangaras first trail. Chief Quigg suspended the officer immediately and later fired him, after an investigation. ), (This chapter tells of a shootout at the Burger King where one officer and one offender was wounded and the search for the 2nd bad guy.) Whitman from 8pm to 4AM. Wiggins said he would be the first to crash into the compartment, station that he was the oldest, with grown children while the other three had young kiddies to worry about The other three tossed a coin to see who would be Wiggins back up. The 230 plus short stories, all true, supplemented by numerous news paper blogs, follows Miami Police guys and gals through the decades to provide the reader with a condensed history. Sheriff Frohock has gotten tired of the large number of habitually idle negro and white men, who frequent North Miami and Colored Town, (both areas just outside the city limits and under the jurisdiction of the Sheriff), some of them having been hanging around these parts for months and even years without working or having any visible means of support, and last night, accompanied by two or three of his deputies, made a raid on these gents of leisure. North Miami and Colored Town were given a through scouring and when the job had been finished, seven Negroes and one white man were in the toils and escorted to the jail where they were locked up on the charge of vagrancy. During the same period, the ordinary Patrol officer was released from official and unofficial restraints and began to stick their nose into areas of concern previously the sole responsibility of the detective districts. Six persons were hit by the gunshots. Included in the class was Clarence Dickson, the first MPD academy trained black officer, and later the Chief of Police. It was noted earlier in Chief Whitman's term, that Gordon R. McDade was a Lieutenant on the force. Detective John Driggers, nearby in the jail, shot the prisoner as he (Wilson) was standing over Crews with the gun in his hand. Chief Quigg appoints Grace Tamasy to the position of policewoman in the MPD. Most of his assignments during his tenure on the department were in the Traffic Section. Mr. McGill was charged with reckless driving. 3/21/1938, A new 'single fingerprint' system has recently been installed in the Miami police identification unit. Stathers, then 45, was face down on the lawn, shot in the back of the head. He became the first Marshall of the young city, defeating S. S. Puckett by a vote of 247 to 97. At the time of her passing, she was the oldest pensioner in the Miami system. The execution took place in the courtyard of the county jail in downtown Miami. Please note that miamidade.gov no longer supports Internet Explorer. Chief Headley's reputation was constantly besmirched by Mayor High but big Walter prevailed. Stiles. Whitlock and W.M. During the late 1950's, Miami was experiencing a number of fires at businesses in the downtown area. He refused the alcohol test and was not convicted of the DUI charge, which had been down graded from manslaughter. Brautigan first was in charge and later, a young Dick Gerstein took over. William J. McCarthy, born in Waterfiet, NY, September 17, 1896, died at his desk in the police chief's office on September 10, 1941. The department, in conjunction with the Dade County Schools, also has opened the Miami Police High School with a curriculum focusing on Law Enforcement, CSI forensic training and Law, focusing on the youth of the inner city population of Miami. (MPD Records, Miami Metropolis/News-1/1913). In late 2010, outgoing Governor Charlie Crist, who was bidding to become a Florida senator, and a huge fan of the rock group, voted to pardon Morrison. Commissioner Pete Rozelle at Super Bowl X.) Guy Howard, 28 years old, was killed in action. "What happened to my case", I asked. Marshall Gray, after a fairly uneventful first year, was re-elected without opposition in October of 1897. The same evening, MPD Officer William S. Scott was killed by Officer M.C. It was noted that Detective Sgt Hardy Bryan was promoted to Lieutenant by Chief Quigg, Bryan, from Suwannee County, Florida, came to Miami ten years ago and joined the MPD two years ago. 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. There it was, Ferguson was once more left alone, to rest eternally among the departed. Det M.H. The author was present during his questioning by our top Homicide Unit investigator, Mike Gonzalez, now the lead officer. Judge Morphonios devoted five pages of her autobiography, "The Life and Times of America's Toughest Judge", on this case. Officer ------- ------, a beat officer assigned to this area, was suspected of igniting the fires himself so that he could observe the fires as well as the response by the Fire guys. Waters, William Meredith, Arnold Albury, W.B. Employees can login to access personnel information, workplace tools, trainings and more. July 12th -City Manager Arnold announced that a police gym is being established in the City Hall annex. Scott and Harry Bushman arrived at scene on Oak Avenue just inside of Miami City limits and were jumped by the offender. (Humorous personal story in this book chapter on bondsmen), (Story about how the 68 riot actually started -and why. Forest Nelson. ), (Two snake stories by our in-house snake guy) (1,728 words), SNAKE AT FLA. POWER & LIGHT. While in the process of donning my fellow officer's britches, he arrived home!!!!! Forty year old Detective Robert Lee Jester, a 10 year veteran of MPD was shot and killed in downtown Miami on Saturday afternoon, November 18,1933, in a shoot out between two MPD detectives and two bank robbers. When I finished writing the story, I was free from the denial that hid it from my conscious mind. Arnold, former MPD officer, takes over as the Public Safety Director. The Miami Police department organized a Homicide Unit in July of 1926, according to a story in the Miami Herald, July 23, 1926 and Miami News, 7/16/1926. Silent Witness. Johnson, working the traffic detail downtown, fired four shots from his pistol at two jaywalkers on Flagler Street today. Gautier, all with minor injuries. First Desk Sgt- 1915. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Napier was sentenced to seven years in federal prison for Conspiracy to import and sell 225,000 lbs of marijuana in a Jamaica- to- New York crime connection. Officer Frank Angelo Croff, a 28 year old rookie motorcycle officer, was struck and killed by a drunk driver on May 22, 1921. His maid observed a tall, thin black man wearing black pants and a white shirt pedal away on a 28 inch English-model bicycle with a chrome fender. Papy striking a prisoner with his fist, Officer John Suggs (now in Navy) for striking another prisoner and Officer Nick Muslin for roughing up a prisoner and not acknowledging that it was an improper action. On March 8, 1967, eleven MPD police horses died in a fire at the city's stables, temporarily ending Miami's popular police patrol. (#2). The fourth offender escaped. Rufus James Hardee, the brother of Chief Frank Hardee, was first appointed in 1905. Currently, there are two MDPD Lieutenants, six MDPD Sergeants, 26 MDPD Detectives, and one Municipal Detective (from Miami Police Department and Miami Beach Police Department) assigned to the permanent countywide multi-agency robbery suppression effort. Feb 1938, A suspect in the kidnapping of a 15 year old girl was arrested today by MPD officers A.W. Detective George (Deeby) Foss, 72, died . No record of the trail could be found. Rogers, J.W. The reward money was eventually returned to the donors when no arrest was made. (171 words). Long time MPD Sergeant Mansfield was buried today in honor. All of these men are regarded as double heroes. They all overcame the offender. 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. Officer LeFleur was a Booker T. Washington graduate and a WW II veteran, who had joined the MPD on Jan 19, 1946. The judge dismissed the vagrancy charge and issued a warrant for Officer Caswell's arrest for assault. Dillon was the last elected Chief of Police in Miami. The homeowner heard the noise and seen the blue lights of the squad car. (Bennie) Palmer is investigating. The following month, a new city commission fired McCreary from the Public Safety job and a month later fired him as Police Chief. Quiggs petition to the US Supreme Court was denied a hearing and he was retired on a city pension of $85 a month. After years of legal arguing over Garrett's mental capacity, he was finally sentenced to life imprisonment plus 10 years by Judge Ellen Morphonios. LIST OF PBA PRESIDENTS are contained in this chapter of the book. He was survived by his mother, Mrs. R.L. Sgt. (Gene) McCracken leaving the station in a one-man car. In June of 1929 Nelson was suspended, then reduced to police officer rank. Finally, the yeggmen, realizing they were now outnumbered, retreated to the nearby Seybold canal taking their wounded with them. C. O. Huttoe was removed from Vice Squad as a result of pressure from Mayor Williams. Some of the stories are copied entirely, others are summarized, yet others are omitted for space reasons. He had the distinction of being assigned Badge #1. Col. Pomerleau cleaned house at MPD, reorganizing the detective division into Burglary, Robbery, Fraud, etc units. This citizens group announced a set of rewards to assist in curbing illegal alcohol establishments in the area. Dorman, Edward McDade, Harry Starling, Harry Morris, J. Robertson and two unidentified officers. Three of the four districts were headed up at times by Captain Lee Napier, C.O. News reports rumors that Sgt Sid Broome will have the job soon. Shortly into his poetry presentation to a small crowd, a Miami City official, Mannie Costa, upset with the profanity laced offerings of Ginsburg, cut the power to the microphone. A Grand Jury report declared recently (1923) that the MPD was using an electric chair to obtain confessions from criminal suspects. The first City of Miami policeman was killed in the line of duty. Capt Dick Witt retired as a MPD Colonel and went on to be Chief of Police at Hollywood, FL for 10 years, then two other Florida departments. McCreary was the person who called Chief Quigg about the alleged pimping by H. Kier in 1925, which resulted in Kier being shot and killed by MPD detectives while they were running Kier out of town. After the death of Miami-Dade Police Det. He also fired Desk Sergeant C.A. It was Sgt. Editor's Note: Although the principal subject of this book revolves around the City of Miami Police Department, many incidents and events will also involve the Dade County Sheriffs office, the Miami Fire Department and the Coral Gables Police Department, due to the intermingling of personnel, responsibilities and actions of these entities with the Miami police force, particularly in the formative years of the late 1800's and early 1900's.
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