The two had been aroused from slumber by the pistol and rifle fire. The author usually would ask Bailiffs Ben Girten or Tom Jervis to awaken me when the Judge arrives so I could catch a couple of Zzzzs while waiting. The suspect was booked for Armed Robbery. Nationwide, detectives receive a median annual salary of $62,110 as of May 2009, according to the BLS, with half of all detectives earning annual salaries between $47,070 and $83,650. Quiggs petition to the US Supreme Court was denied a hearing and he was retired on a city pension of $85 a month. 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. (Interview with Lt. Ernie Vivian, Ret. She is survived by her son, partner, parents, step-parents, and two sisters. Detectives David Denmark and Johnathan Grossman dig for clues, reinvestigating decades-old cases. On February 19, 1962. Huttoe had backed Abe Aronowitz run for office while Chief Quigg backed another. (LIST IS PROVIDED IN THIS CHAPTER OF THE BOOK, THE MIAMI POLICE WORKSHEET.). The identity of the driver of the car that ran the red light was never identified and the death was ruled unavoidable. The pickpocket problem was solved in downtown. Wood and Rhymer were acquitted but Nazworth was convicted and fined $250. The decorated Coplin was not seriously wounded and helped those who were. Check out our recruitment page that has all of the . The suspect fired three shots at these officers and Hayes shot back possibly striking the suspect as a trainman advised the suspect ran past him bleeding from the neck and shoulder area. Officer LeFleur was a Booker T. Washington graduate and a WW II veteran, who had joined the MPD on Jan 19, 1946. Campbell, as he was hiding, exhausted from running, behind a house at NW 8th Street Road and 11th Street. (Miami News 7/4/1926), An armed robber swore that he would not be taken alive. It was a one-act play, showed on a screen only a few inches square, featuring only head shots of the two actors. Dismissed Miami officer, Joseph Liquori, 31, was found guilty this week in Federal Court for conspiracy to ship Anti-Castro arms to the Dominican Republic. He served as Chief of Police during three separate periods, extending into the 1940's, then served as a City Commissioner and later as Dock Master. The police department hired the city's first traffic officer and motorman. First Desk Sgt- 1915. Although the cost of living in Miami is . Also that day, it was reported that Officer W.F. Wichman was survived by his wife, Vivian. OFFICER DeLEON KILLED IN HIGH SPEED CHASE. Lee, replacing Chief McCarthy, who requested that he be returned to the rank of Captain. (Police were not equipped with radios at that time). Miami, FL - Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD) Detective Cesar "Echy" Echaverry died in the line of duty on Wednesday after being shot in the head while trying to apprehend an armed robbery suspect two days earlier. 1st Place and 13th Street in Miami. Nelson had earlier served as Chief when Quigg was first fired in 1944. Attending was City Mgr. In 1946, the Miami Police opened their own recruit Academy for training, under the direction of Sgt. The Case was the cause of later riots in Miami), (Personal friend of author dies in the McDuffee riot. Elected in 1906, Chief of Police Frank B. Hardee. The MPD also hires civilian crime scene investigators (CSIs). Down the street from his home came MPD Officer C.H. McCreary had been the Vice President of El Commodore Hotel in Miami for at least five years and was a member of the City Publicity Bureau. The driver, Heanon Arnold, 25, was arrested for manslaughter but no case resolution was located in the records. He said it wasnt used to extract confessions but that it was used at one time and investigators were able to recover $1,600 worth of stolen goods. In December of 1933, Constable John Dickson was killed by an offender. ', In the 60's, when I was a plainclothes policewoman working on street detail, Sophie Bevilaqua, Dorothy Gramling and I were working downtown on Flagler Street and NE 3 ave at the bus stop. (Miami News-5/1/1923). I stop them before they start setting up a perimeter. A Miami News editorial blasted Chief Quigg for crossing over the line, ignoring first amendment protections. Detectives Everett Kay, Eugene McCracken and Lt. Sapp of the Intelligence Squad focused on a city employee as the suspect. This chapter of the book details the story of the military encampment in Miami during that war and the problems it caused. It was funny. At this time the department's force consists of 14 police officers, 2 Sergeants and the Chief of Police. Zangara, who claimed that his stomach was hurting for years causing him great pain, wanted to kill rich people who were hurting the poor people. Officers were also advised not to carry on long conversations with loiterers but to walk your beat. In the process of bending down, my tailor-made riding britches split at the seam from knee to knee!! Gringas, Alex was on-the-job in May of 1912. 1948, at Flagler Street and NE 2nd Ave. A truck had backed into the rusted utility pole which broke off, bounced off a taxi cab and stuck Officer Wichman. Instagram &. Permanent officer in December of 1905. To this day, no one has been convicted of the tragic crime. (MPD records). The attorneys appeared before a Miami Justice of the Peace to charge Miami Public Safety Director, Sam McCready and Mayor Ritter, for the false arrest of Capone. Dora PD. Baldwin of Internal Security and the two patrol officers who responded to the fight call, Officers Adam Klimkowski and Joseph Mazloom. The Miami Retirement Board, in December of that year reported Brock suffered general muscular weakness, lack of coordination in walking and neurological damage. The website of the M.P.D VETS, a portion of which is open to the public, is. 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. As I'm looking through a dirty window the building caretaker is in the inside looking out through the same window. 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. Five brave Black men completed the training and were sworn in as patrolmen on September 1, 1944. A hearing was set for the following month. The Ku Klux Klan's $150,000 building at SW 4 St & 8th Ave was destroyed by the storm. Chief Whitman resigned three months prior to his elected term expiration. He started to insist on driving but was already a DUI (probably also had a few on the way to work). Lee. Chief Guy Reeve took over a soiled department following the arrest of Chief Quigg and others back in 1928. You may recall the earlier story in the late 1930'a about Chief Rowland confiscating the illegal slot machines around town and arresting the owners. Me. June 19th -Charles Haynes, the slayer of Det Frank Beckham in February, was freed by the Judge after being convicted of manslaughter. Barker became Chief of Detectives replacing Asst. Edward White, 54, of 2044 SW 2 Street, was very happy to be arrested last night on bad check charges. - M.A. )(494 words), (Story about MPD going after the fixer of cases in Dade County. The driver, a woman, explained that she had just had a new exhaust system installed and perhaps there was something wrong with the installation.' Detective Haworth was transported to a local hospital where she passed away during surgery. Sullivan was later reinstated but resigned when statewide prosecutors reopened criminal investigations. It was his boss, City Manager Howard Gary. Guy C. Reeve, Chief of Detectives, was appointed acting Chief of Police while Quigg was under indictment and suspension. "Chief Leslie Quigg and I were talking one day at his house in Shenandoah and he related this story to me. Detective Mike Gonzalez was the first police unit that arrived on the scene and attempted first aid. Some of the individual retires requested that we withhold their identity and we have. The surviving veterans who served in this unit and attended our emotional reunion can always be quite proud of their association with this unit. The wind loosened her hat and she bent over to grab it with both hands. No days off. The number of paddy wagons was increased to pick up prisoners from these one-man cars. It carried a floral tribute shaped like a motorcycle. Rowe was struck in the chest by a bullet but a can of tobacco in his shirt pocket deflected the slug and saved his life. 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. A hearing was held by the City Council and Hardee explained the situation. (131 words). The detention of the juvenile sons of a prominent resident over the alleged scalping of tickets at the Orange Bowl caused quite a commotion and the reduction in the police officers work week from a seven-day week to a six-day week occurred in this period. Det M.H. PSTD is prevalent in the police departments of America just as much as in our military. Ginsburg continued without the mike but Costa ordered that music be blasted over the loudspeakers. Black MPD officer, Charlie Cohan, was killed by his own gun as he partied with his girl friend in an off-duty incident. (This chapter relates the details on the arrest of a MPD staff officer for murder.) Capone told Chief Quigg that "he had no intention of breaking the law in Miami. The MPD Pistol Team is participating in the Flamingo Open pistol match. Throughout its history, MPD has devoted a significant portion of their resources to handling the problems associated with alcohol. By the end of 1925, the MPD had grown to 312 members, a 400 percent increase in one year, to handle the land rush in the South Florida area. Tom Nazworth is now working as a prison guard in Climax, Georgia. A 22 year old MPD officer, Frampton Wichman, Jr., was killed when struck by a falling utility pole on Sept 20. Fairbrother and Raleigh Hill. He defeated Primo Carnera, among other big names in the sport. Kavanaugh issued an order that allowed drunks to call the police for a free ride home if they thought they were too tipsy to drive. 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. The anxiety created in the minds of Miami residents no doubt caused them to be more than ever in favor of having an efficient police department in the city. On March 15th, of 1925, Sgt. Detective George (Deeby) Foss, 72, died . Homicide Detective B. J. 4/8/1938. The offender was not as lucky. Patrolman Arthur Fairbrother, 31, was in Jackson Hospital today suffering from bullet wounds when he was shot by Patrolman Gillette. (658 words). WASHINGTON SHOT ON CHRISTMAS MORNING, (Story about the author shooting a crook (minor wound) named George Washington on Christmas morning. His limo halted in front of the band shell. Reeve was. FIRST MPD OFFICEER KILLED OFFICER JOHN R. RIBLET, (This chapter provides an in-depth description of the confrontation and shootout which resulted in the first Miami P.D. The plane was still able to take off over the waters of Biscayne Bay and headed for Cuba. The reward money was eventually returned to the donors when no arrest was made. H.H. Officer Stathers murder is still unsolved. (Miami News-5/2/1942). Melchen, saying " I was crazy to do it, but I loved her so much". Contact Us Miami-Dade Police Department Alfredo "Freddy" Ramirez III Director Fred Taylor Miami-Dade Police Headquarters 9105 NW 25th Street, Doral, FL 33172 305-4-POLICE Christ was later defeated in his election attempt. Leavitt joined the Army in WWI at age 14 and also served in WW2. July 17th -The paper noted that Sgt W.M. Driggers were assigned the case. As I was completing this book, Chief Mike Exposito, a 37-year MPD veteran (and a true professional) was confiscating illegal video poker machines and arresting the owners. He was - Officer #237, by special order of Acting Chief William McCarthy. Chief Edward W. Melchen who died recently of a heart attack. Carroll was later jumped and beat up by several assailants while walking the midnight Grove beat, an obvious result of his earlier raid. These officers were a credit to the Miami PD and to the City of Miami. Finally, the yeggmen, realizing they were now outnumbered, retreated to the nearby Seybold canal taking their wounded with them. To my knowledge I thought this place was uninhabited. He had the distinction of being assigned Badge #1. At intervals, they would open fire on the yeggmen, who would return with rifle, pistol and shotgun bullets. It was also reported that Officer Eddie Motes lost a leg due to an off duty motorcycle accident. and Eleventh Street. The principal issue was vice enforcement. The Black Sunday movie hype had stirred up the pre-game media, supplemented by our SWAT practicing anti-terror drills at the Orange Bowl all week. While Officer Whitlock was maneuvering to get a better view of the yeggmen in the doorway of the store, the gunmen caught sight of Deputy Barnes. The council voted 4-3 to remove him but a unanimous vote was required, so he remained on the job. The sage Oriental criminologist, Worner Oland, known to all as Charlie Chan, received a special badge recently. The MPD police radio system was split into two channels due the heavy load of traffic on the sole one. Laurie Lafayette Wever, 34, a four year veteran of the MPD, was shot and killed while chasing two armed robbers in Miami. The Precinct has now re-opened as a Museum, thanks to the efforts of some of these mentioned officers, led by the Retired Police Officers Community Police Benevolent Association. A resident sent a riot call to headquarters as the shooting continued. This pattern of controlling the police department's standard in enforcing laws in order to facilitate shady and unlawful actions by politicians is replicated in numerous American cities now, as well as in the past. ), "It is impossible for me to forget September 2, 1981", (Sad story by Col. Dick Witt on the killing of Officer Nat Broom.) McAdam. In 1992, MPD Detective Confessor Gonzalez re-interviewed an earlier suspect in LaFleur's murder, who had unexplained gunshot wounds. He is still going at 90 and we all love him. Stevens, William Chandler, Ned Russell, J.D. In March of 1934, Jim joined the Miami Police department and was assigned to Traffic duty. Ralph White remained on the force as a well respected detective for almost four decades. "You are fired", Gary stated. In June of 1960, Class #44 graduated from the MPD Police Academy. Gray was immediately sworn in by new Mayor John Reilly the evening of the vote. John Milledge, 49, one of Miamis first black officers, was shot and killed on November 1, 1946, (The killing of black MPD officer Milledge is described in detail, as well as recent developments.) This has probably happened to more officers than will admit. going to court after a tour on the midnight shift. 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. Oscar L. Holbert, 33, of 448 NW 11 Street, a former Negro policeman, was shot and killed earlier today in the central Negro district. The gang, thought to be from Hollywood, escaped. June 10th- Four MPD officers to stand trial for the beating of C.E. These were seven- day a week assignments. var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; (365 words). The job was not all peaches and cream. A new era began, led by the uniformed Task Force, a group of mostly young uniform officers, who were allowed to enforce all laws in all areas. Young F. Gray, a twenty-six year old man with no previous law enforcement or other recorded civic involvement, was an employed dynamite expert for Henry Flagler's projects. McCann, a Georgia native and a three year veteran of the MPD, having joined in October of 1925, died shortly after midnight in Jackson Memorial Hospital. Zangara cried out to the Judge, you are stingy, why dont you make it one hundred? The Judge replied, knowing that the condition of Cermack and Mrs. Gill was critical, stated Perhaps you will get more. Curry said that Northrup has not made one arrest during the several months he was assigned at the bridge post and that paying him $90 a month were a needless expense. The following is a copy of that list, the exact date of which is unknown. Hardie built the fire department from scratch and was very well regarded for his energy and efficiency. One of those arrested was his own sister, Eugenia Thomas, 37, the wife of black Precinct Judge L.E. Another suspect, Earnest Washington Hudson, 30, was arrested by MPD Officer Roosevelt Trimble at a gas station several blocks away. Crews sitting on MPD motorcycle. The girl advised that she seen Campbell go by but claimed she never seen Brubaker's motorcycle coming. Chief of Police Mitchell immediately follows by announcing his retirement. Gray was replaced as City Marshall by the election of R.S. C.O.Huttoe was promoted to Lieutenant. Smith, Charles H., Appointed December of 1905. Captain Homer Redman was appointed Acting Chief by the City Manager, while Chief Quigg was on vacation for five days, bypassing the departments number two leader, Inspector Forest Nelson. (451 words), 180. This website enabled the committee to coordinate the event and search nationwide for the living members. The Movement had a budget of $10,000 in contributions for paying these rewards. Huttoe was demoted by City Manager Danner from Probationary Captain to Lieutenant. KLAN LEADER NEW BOSS OF POLICE & FIRE DEPARTMENTS. This 45 man group was also the first integrated unit in Miami Police history, as several black officers (Pete Bryant, Jimmy McCray, Tom Marshall and Sgt. We did not want to embarrass the boss but it was evident that he did not realize that the drive inn restaurant was owned by a known Mafia hoodlum from New York and that most of the 'customers' were either big time Mafia hoods themselves or scumbags coming in to purchase narcotics. 7/9/1938. A City Council hearing was held and Whitman admitted his guilt. "He laid down his life to stop a violent criminal and we will be forever grateful for his selfless [] (This chapter provides details into this shootout that resulted in the death of a MPD detective.) Sgt. Cesar "Echy" Echaverry as the result of injuries from a Monday shooting, local police departments and lawmakers are expressing their condolences. Brogdon of the Miami Beach police department paid a $10 fine in city court for speeding. The Miami Police Department ( MPD ), also known as the City of Miami Police Department, is a full-service municipal law enforcement agency serving Miami, Florida. Officer Smith, slipping out the back door of his home, came around to the front. Periodic checks were made by members of the Safe & Holdup Squad. An on-duty guard relieved him of his weapon and told Holton to go home. Criminal Investigations Division 9105 NW 25th St. Doral, FL 33172 Phone: 305-471-2350 Fax: 305-471-2376 Email: cidinfo@mdpd.com Chief: Arnold Palmer Entities under direct supervision of the Criminal Investigations Division: Crime Scene Investigative Support Section Forensic Services Bureau Homicide Bureau Property and Evidence Section City of North Miami Beach Police Department 16901 NE 19th Ave N Miami Beach, FL 33162 Phone: 305-949-5500 Check for Florida Sexual Preditors Check National Sexual Preditors Check Past Arrests Miami-Dade Clerk of Courts Broward Clerk of Courts Florida Crime Prevention Association How do I report a crime? 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. (Miami Metropolis/News- 8/25/1917), Officer C.E. Traffic Inspector Wm. The department was then reorganized into four divisions: traffic, detectives, vice squad and motorcycle corps. He had been in jail awaiting trial since the killing. The NFL called a mid-field meeting before the coin toss to discuss possible crowd (80,000 plus) evacuation in case of chaos (bombs, etc) in the stands during the game. McCarthy, Lt. Finch Cochran, Sgt. (6/24/1947). Officer Samuel D. Hicks, a 48 year old MPD veteran, an Alabama native, was killed by a drunk driver on Sunday, August 9th, 1936 at N.W. (This long and interesting story is a very appropriate story to end the book. Guess who they all pointed to? New furniture and fixtures have been installed, making it much more business like appearing place. Sullivan, who joined the MPD in 1934, served ten years downtown as a traffic officer at SE 1Avenue and 1 Street. In December of 1907, a citizen charged Chief Hardee with a violation of his duties for releasing information to a suspect. He would often be assigned as acting Chief of Police when Chief Headley was out of town. The Council agreed and the officers were sworn in: Rufus James Hardee, John Frank Coleman, J.R. ONeal, and Joseph M. English. Carroll, Albert, Appointed Dec 1905 as unpaid special. The account, although lurid, describes the state of the art of the process of major crimes investigations during that period. He refused the alcohol test and was not convicted of the DUI charge, which had been down graded from manslaughter. Melchen. Collier later served time for other offenses and Deskins was fired and was last heard from out in Texas. The Chief is working steadily on the establishment here of the fingerprint system of cataloging criminals. I called the situation into the complaint room and heard the Ha Ha"s in the back round when the dispatcher said , "WHAT"..I repeated the situation and was told to QRX (stand-by) The two men got to about twenty feet of the 6th floor and ran out of sheets. About the same time, Officer Neil Garfield , motorman, found a snub nose revolver stashed between potato sacks in the market, near where Ingram was apprehended. Motes was one of the recent graduates of the 30-man Academy class in August of 1946. Mayor Cermack, meanwhile. Some of these officers were Reserves. He was traced easily and arrested in Jacksonville. And E.V. The City Commission grants police officers the six day week, down from the previous seven day week. - Guy Reeves, special agent of the U S Justice Dept to Chief of Detectives. Last summer, Phillips was accidentally hit on the head by a baseball bat while watching a game at Royal Palm Park. Miami, FL Commander Eunice Cooper Lieutenant John W. Buhrmaster Lieutenant Joe Schillaci Sergeant Armando Aguilar Sergeant Carlos De Los Santos Sergeant Manny De La Torriente Sergeant Confesor Gonzalez Sergeant Jose Pepi Granado Sergeant Juan Herrera Sergeant Altarr Williams Detective Orlando Benitez Jr. Detective Fernando Bosch He then led a majority on the commission to immediately fire Safety Director Kavenaugh. (Inside story on great detective work by MPD squad in this chapter. It was later revealed that the owners of these machines apparently contributed heavily to Mayor Reglado's election campaign. Crews and his partner, Lonnie Goodbee, were in the jail to kill rats with an air rifle. He was then transferred to the USS Lexington on December 12th, serving in the South Pacific until his discharge. 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. Metro Narcotics Investigations. On job May1907. The ticket was issued by a City of Miami officer. ( Bob recently passed away ). 9105 NW 25th St.Doral, FL 33172Phone: 305-471-2350Fax: 305-471-2376Email:[emailprotected]Chief: Arnold Palmer. Some citizens liked the idea and others thought he looked silly. I rip my shirt and vest off cause I couldn't breathe. Officer Hicks' wife had died just a month before Hicks was killed. (387 words). The provision of links to these external sites does not constitute an (596 words). On May 24, 1928, Chief Quigg was dismissed by City Manager Snow, for Neglect of Duty and for the good of the services. Judge E.C. Sgt. 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. 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. The fire department was called to provide a net for the men to fall into but before they arrived, one of the men decided to try to jump down. Detectives who work for the criminal investigations division are chosen from the ranks of uniformed police officers. Detective Paul Nichols, Detectives Eddie Edmonds, Burt Whittle and W.E. . The same day, Public Safety Director Reynolds ordered Chief Quigg to clean up Miamis gambling problem. The Chief sent Captain E.W. He passed away many years ago. automatic. In June 1915, William J. Whitman was re-elected Chief of Police, fending off Raymond Dillon, Elmer Hodge, J.I. All of these men are regarded as double heroes. At the next two council meetings, Mayor Sewell and Chief Hardee recommended the following permanent police officers to be hired. Clarence L. Holton, B-1908, a MPD officer from 1938 thru 1949, was suspended by Chief Headley in 1949, from the guard force at the 20th street stockade for fighting with another guard. Leroy Smith) were among those assigned. Gardner was fired for sleeping on duty and intoxication. The usual retirement age then was 55. The pair had caught a Liberty City citizen in a compromising situation and attempted to extort money from him by threatening to tell his wife about his indiscretions. Collins, Gerald Baldwin, S.A. Tanner, Hubert Coleman, Cal Davis and R.G. (168 words). These and numerous others attended the FBI Academy, Southern Police Institute, Northwestern Traffic Institute and other leading venues of higher education for police leaders with many attaining degrees from local universities. Edwards was transported back to Miami for prosecution. Off. The radio system was initially installed on November 15th, 1933 according to the MPD Annual Report. Some of their regular members at that time were Cal Davis, Mel A. Tibbets, V.D. The editor has obtained an original issue of this booklet from the granddaughter of deceased police Captain Barrick. In November of 1913, Miami annexed some of their nearby neighborhoods increasing the size of the city to 14 square miles with a population of about fifteen thousands residents. Franks, leaped from his motor and single handedly, arrested the entire carload. 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. It had crossed the lawn and crashed into the patio in back of 700 S. Alhambra. All book profits are donated to the MPVA Scholarship Fund. Driggers was not hurt. Their administration had been labeled the 'termite administration'. Last month, the veteran city cop, who's been on the force since 1984, accepted arguably the toughest police. Gray served three one-year terms before moving back to becoming a farmer in the town of Union, Spaulding County, in west-central Georgia. Cermack, was able to speak immediately after his admittance to the hospital, as Roosevelt visited him before the President-Elect left the city for Washington. Officer English suffered only minor injuries. Our first stop on the afternoon shift was at Jeff's Bar, W. Flagler St and 12th Avenue. After sending the driver on her way, I began the process to determine who from the motor squad lived in the south end that would have a pair of britches that I could wear for the remainder of the shift. The effort was spurred by Ron Eisaman and Tom Jurkowski, who recruited Paul Tucker, Dick Witt, myself and several other members. Lieutenant Francis Lee Napier was reduced back to the rank of Sergeant by Deputy Chief Youell. Foss was a third baseman with the Washington Senators. (174 words), Did you know that Charlie Chan was a member of the Miami Police? Six persons were hit by the gunshots. On October 3, 1931, Officer Robert L. (Bob) McCormack, 29, was visiting Miss Dorothy Lager and her family in Miami, and had gone out on the porch to rest before dinner. (287 words). (Miami News- 4/9/15). Bob Knight, the son of MPD Capt Cecil (Hamp) Knight, later became C/O of the motor squad, and several other commands. Sheriff Lehman backed up the Chiefs order. (This vicious crime described in the book resulted in the hanging of the offender. These are just a few antidotes to highlight the political interference of politicians which can be observed in most police departments nationwide. (City of Miami Publications, Miami Metropolis/News). Others may have entered the service previously or entered at a later time during the war. His pallbearers were Capt. A squad of motorcycle officers, headed by Sgt.

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