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The B&O Railroad Riots 1877

Monday, 01 July 2013 03:23
The B&O Railroad Riots 1877

An incident that brought out the abilities of the Baltimore police force was received during the railroad riots of July 1877. Abilities making Baltimore’s Police shine. Monday, 16, July 1877, the Firemen of B&O Railroad’s freight engine team left their jobs. It was a time when the people of this city had lost their heads when the policemen in Baltimore under to leadership of Deputy-Marshal Jacob Frey, remained cool, they were brave, and they were strong-minded. A strike was brought about by the Firemen of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad’s freight engine team. A strike that was brought about, after a 10% reduction was taken from their wage. These men demanded that well before the cuts, they were working at a pauper’s wage, but that with the cuts, they could not afford to live the life of a vagrant. The Railroad, however, declared that a downward spiral in the overall business interests of the country had compelled the pay cuts, and made them unable to pay a higher wage. It was the beginning of strong unions. 

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Officer of the Year

Monday, 01 July 2013 03:23
Officer of the Year

For the last three or four years, (written in 2016) Patty and I have been wanting to do an Officer of the Year program from the History site. Ideally, we would have liked to have at least one officer from each of the nine districts, but we could end up with nine or more officers all from the same district, nine or more officers from every district, or just one officer from the entire department. What we are saying is, there is not a limitation on the number of officers that could be selected, and if we end up with what may seem like too many nominations and they all seem to be worthy; then we'll have multiple, "Officer of the Year" awards, and maybe one, "Outstanding Officer of the Year." if it seems one stands out. We would also like to include retired officers too because we know there are plenty of retired officers that are still dedicated and still making a difference in our police family. If you want to nominate an officer, feel free to send us an email at the following address; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Retired Sergeant Bernie Wehage

Monday, 01 July 2013 03:23
Retired Sergeant Bernie Wehage

Sergeant Bernie Wehage completed his service with the Baltimore police department, during which time e took photos, and saved documents that he knew would someday be important to our agencies historical records. For his dedication to service, and preservation of our department's fine history we are making one of this years, Baltimore City Police History Website Officer of the Year.

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Recall Light System

Monday, 01 July 2013 03:23
Recall Light System

Every story has a beginning, so let's go back to January 1918, when John Martin Superintendent of Baltimore's Telephone and Signal Division first obtained his position as a Lineman with the Baltimore Police Department. At that time there was a Lieutenant and a Sergeant acting as the Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent of the Telephone and Signal Division, five linemen. They used one truck and two touring cars for construction and maintenance of the entire system.

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Patrolman Thomas J. Barlow

Monday, 01 July 2013 03:23
Patrolman Thomas J. Barlow

On 31 December 1937 at approximately 2:00a.m., while investigating a call of a woman screaming for help, as she was having trouble with her drunken boyfriend. Officer Barlow and his partner Officer James M. Leverton were handling the call when they were both struck by John E. Kelly, of the 3300 block of Hamilton Avenue (Kelly was the son of a retired Central District Officer) Officer Barlow was killed instantly, and Officer Leverton was seriously injured.

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Officer William J. Baumer

Monday, 01 July 2013 03:21
Officer William J. Baumer

On this day in Baltimore Police History 25 January 1967 we lost our Brother Police Officer William J. Baumer to a heart attack on the job during a struggle based on the following: Officer Baumer suffered a fatal heart attack Early 25 January 1967, as he attempted to arrest a 21-year-old man after a disturbance at a sandwich shop at the comer of Orleans Street and Patterson Park Avenue while struggling with a suspect that he was arrested he felt pain in his chest and collapsed. It happened during the struggle when Patrolman Baumer was taking the young man to a police call box about a block and a half away, the suspect broke free after a brief struggle, as Officer Baumer started to give chase when he collapsed and crumpled to the sidewalk. He was dead on arrival at Church Home and Hospital. An Autopsy showed that a heart attack was the cause of death. 

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Officer John B. Bealefeld

Monday, 01 July 2013 03:21
Officer John B. Bealefeld

On August 30, 1945 Officer Bealefeld was sent to investigate a family disturbance in the 1500 Blk. Boyle St. Upon arrival he met up with two brothers, Thomas and Joseph Geisler, these brothers were not exactly what one would call, model citizens; in fact from the street these two could be heard inside their 1526 Boyle St home swearing, yelling and fighting at all hours. Because of their language and actions, they were menacing to the neighborhood; frightening those that lived, or passed by. Neither would listen to Officer Bealefeld’s orders to quiet down, and act civil.

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Officer Nelson F. Bell

Monday, 01 July 2013 03:20
Officer Nelson F. Bell

On October 22, 1978, shortly after 8:00 p.m. a security guard approached two Central District officers He stated that an armed man was menacing citizens at the rear of the Downtown Trailways Bus Terminal. The officers quickly passed through the crowded terminal and exited to the bus loading area where they confronted the suspect,

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