"EVER ON THE WATCH" THE HISTORY OF THE BALTIMORE POLICE DEPARTMENT by Officer W.M.Hackley

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INTRODUCTION
MEDAL OF HONOR
ROLL CALL
FINAL ROLL CALL
BPD FALLEN HEROES
LOMBARD & CAREY
BALTIMORE POLICE ANGEL
INSPIRATION / PRAYERS
MEMORIAL PLAQUES
OUR WOUNDED
OUR HISTORY
BALTIMORE PARK POLICE
OFFICER W. M. HACKLEY
A FAMILY OF SERVICE
BADGES 1
BADGES 2
BADGES 3
HAT DEVICE
PATCHES
EQUIPMENT
PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT 1888
PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT1907
PICTURES OF PERSONNEL 1907
OUR POLICE 1
OUR POLICE 2
OUR POLICE 3
OUR POLICE 4
OUR POLICE 5
OUR POLICE 6
OUR POLICE 7
OUR POLICE 8
OUR POLICE 9
OUR POLICE 10
ACADEMY CLASS PHOTOS
CENTRAL DISTRICT
SOUTHEAST DISTRICT
EASTERN DISTRICT
NORTHEAST DISTRICT
NORTHERN DISTRICT
NORTHWEST DISTRICT
WESTERN DISTRICT
SOUTHWEST DISTRICT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT
NEWS LETTERS
BALTIMORE FIRE 1904
COMMAND STAFF 1937
COMMAND STAFF 2002
NEW HEADQUARTERS BUILDING 1925
DISTRICT STATION HOUSES
ORIGINAL BPD DOCUMENTS
ARSON UNIT
AVIATION UNIT
C.I.D.
CRIME LAB
K-9 UNIT
MARINE UNIT
MOTOR UNIT
MOUNTED UNIT
TACTICAL SECTION
TRAFFIC DIVISION
T.I.S.
VICE SQUAD
BPD TEAMS
D.A.R.E.
INNER HARBOR UNIT
BPD VEHICLE HISTORY
DEPARTMENTAL ACCIDENTS
RESTORED BPD VEHICLES
BALTIMORE RIOTS 1861 & 1968
V.I.P.
MUSEUMS
POLICE INFORMATION
RETIREMENTS
BPD PHONE DIRECTORY
POLICE SHOWS / EVENTS
BALTIMORE POLICE VIDEO
BPD WAR STORIES
POLICE HUMOR
"THE POET"
POLICE WEEK
MARYLAND FALLEN HEROES
GOOD SITES TO VISIT
CREDITS
CONTACT BILL HACKLEY
FOP
NYPD / NYFD TRIBUTE 9-11-2001
COP'S HOLIDAY SEASON
POLICE ITEMS 4-SALE
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OUR POLICE IN ACTION

We can’t all be heroes, because somebody has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by.

Motto of the Department

Established in 1888

"EVER ON THE WATCH"

The Below article appeared in the Adams Sentinel Newspaper in Gettysburg Pennsylvania.

Sgt. William Jourden Shot

October 19, 1857

Election in Baltimore,

On Wednesday last, an election took Place in Baltimore for members of the City

Council, and it appears to have been a scene of lawlessness, riots and bloodshed,On the matter a. mere mockery of the elective franchise. The democrats, it would appear, wore excluded from the polls In two or three wards, and the democratic candidates retired. There were several bloody conflicts; but in the 5th and 8th wards, the riot was the greatest. A Sergeant of the Police, Wm Jourdan, was shot dead, and several others seriously wounded. A number of arrests were made; but riot, outrage, bloodshed and marked the whole day and night—the details of which are painful to read. The vote, of course, was small, only amounting to 14,667, while at the last election 26,771 were polled—being a falling off of 12,104. The American candidates received 11,878, and the democratic only 2,789. All the Americans were elected but one, so that the Council stands 19 to 1.

 

Posted in the THE COMPILER, another newspaper in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Monday Morning November 29, 1858

Two hung for murder of a Police Officer in Baltimore,Gambrill and Ford have both been sentenced to-be hung in "Baltimore; for the murder of police officers.

THE BAND
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The Baltimore Police marching band 1920's
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Baltimore Police display 1940's
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An Instructive Address to the Assistant Buyers Club

By Inspector Joseph H. Itzel

December, 1944

A particularly instructive and factual address carrying many little

known facts having to do with the activities of the Baltimore Police

Department was delivered on November 30 by Inspector Joseph

H. Itzel before the Assistant Buyers Club. A digest of his remarks

is given herewith

 

It is a privilege and pleasure indeed to address the members and friends of the Assistant Buyers Club of Baltimore's Retail Stores, in representing your law enforcement agency. In these critical days when the question of law enforcement on the home front is of such major importance, may I take this opportunity to thank you and express my appreciation for the spirit of friendship, cooperation and your interest in your Police Force. We hope you will know us better and become more intimately acquainted with our problems and activities. While it has not been my good fortune to meet you all personally, nevertheless I do feel intimately associated with you through my acquaintance and friendship with my good friend Mr. James P. Burnside, your president.

The Police Force is maintained by municipal funds and under the control of the State. This system is in force in only three of the ten largest cities in the country-Boston, St. Louis and Baltimore.

The first (non-paid) "VOLUNTEER CONSTABULARY" of Baltimore was created in 1729, the citizens having been driven to this exigency by the alarming depredations of a swelling lawless element.

The first "SALARIED WATCH AND PATROL" was created by the Maryland Legislature in 1784.

From 1784 to 1860 the Force had been under the control of local officials. In 1860 the Legislature enacted a law placing the department under State control.

Today, for the first time, we have a man from the ranks-Honorable Hamilton R. Atkinson, a former Police Inspector. You must remember that police work today covers a broad field of highly specialized pursuits, and to direct as a Police Commissioner must, he must understand them. He must have special qualifications. He must have developed a broad concept of police work, must have administrative ability, foresight, integrity and physical vigor, professional training and show leadership over a large group of subordinates.

The Commissioner has demonstrated successfully this responsibility. It is impossible to encompass within the scope of this summary all of his achievements since taking over command of the Police Department fifteen months ago.

Reference, however, is made to several outstanding improvements which are characteristic of Commissioner Atkinson's administration.

JUVENILE PROTECTIVE BUREAU

On January 17, 1944, the Commissioner established the Juvenile Protective Bureau for the purpose of attempting to curb juvenile delinquency and to exert a measure of protective influence in preventing delinquents acquiring court records. Through its instrumentality the juvenile case is placed in the proper channel for adjustment when necessary and both child and parent are counseled along corrective lines to prevent repetition of the complaint.

The following is a breakdown of cases showing the activities of the Juvenile Protective Bureau from the Bureau's inception to September 30, 1944:

Involving adults ………………….....14

White Males ..………………….. ..428

White Females…………………….80

Colored Males………………….. .301

Colored Females...........................166

Total….............................................989

Under 10 years…………………...256

10 to 15 yrs. Inclusive……………686

16 to 20 yrs. Inclusive……………..33

Adults……………………………....14

Total……………………………….989

During 1943 throughout this nation 3,785 serious crimes were committed each day-this meant that one out of every twenty-one American homes was a victim of the crime toll. But tragic as that is, it is not our greatest tragedy. The real tragedy in these figures is found in the rising number of youthful offenders. Arrests of boys under seventeen years of age have increased thirty per cent since the outbreak of the war. All of our war casualties are plainly not battle casualties.

The most positive view is, that we should quit trying to cure juvenile, delinquency by correction and begin curing it by prevention.

Prevention means giving a juvenile wholesome things with which to occupy his or her time.

The seriousness of the problem of juvenile delinquency is more clearly seen when it is noted that compared with arrests in 1941, the figures for 1943 throughout the United States show that arrests of girls under 21 years of age increased 130.4 per cent. Juvenile delinquents have created the greatest problem. In 1943 over two thousand persons. under seventeen years of age were sentenced in this nation and the greatest part of these were boys. These figures indicate that the factors contributing to delinquency are still very powerful and point to the need for each community to intensify its efforts to stop the rising tide of delinquency and juvenile crime. All of the constructive influence which an aroused community can provide are urgently needed to combat this menace to our internal strength.

Youth today is seeking sympathetic response, recognition, security and new experiences. Any worthwhile youth program cannot overlook the fundamental human desires, for our failure to satisfy all or any of them is a barrier to the development of good citizens.

Young people know what they like and the great majority of them adhere to decent things. We must strengthen the "HOME" in every way possible for the primary responsibility for the care and protection of our boys and girls and this must rest within its four walls.

Youth is our greatest national asset. We dare not waste it. The watchword should be that of ALERTNESS AND CONTINUOUS UNITY OF ACTION

Too many American communities and fathers and mothers are trying to blame the war for the prevailing, growing and menacing wave of juvenile delinquency. Parents concentrate altogether too much energy and thought on making money. They have no time for their children and little influence over them. It is adults who raise or lower moral standards-children merely reflect the change. After the war all that can be shown for the big pay checks will be a wrecked home. Sympathetic understanding of the problems confronting these children is necessary. This protective element is paramount in our Juvenile Protective Bureau. Our mission will be fulfilled. No father or, mother has a right to evade their responsibilities.

This department is keenly aware of the great responsibility which, by law, rests upon it to protect from harm the lives, liberty and property, day and night, of more than one million persons in their homes and their livelihood. We are severely taxed with many burdens, and one of the principal problems is crime. In the face of a considerable influx of people and an acute housing shortage, it would seem to be especially gratifying, and indeed, incredible that decrease of 8.09% (796 cases) serious crimes were reported in 1943

as compared with 1942. Arrests in 1943 show a percentage of 50.8%.

I respectfully submit statistics of serious offenses reported in 1943 as compared with the number in 1942.

 Offense                           1942         1943

Aggravated assault…… 165              179

Manslaughter………… ...   8                   6

Murder………………… 108                  96

Rape…………………… 79                   95

Carnal knowledge……...13                   14

Larceny……………...6,505              5,314

False pretense……..... 339                 325

Embezzlement…………72                    46

Robbery………………588                   682

Burglary……………..1,898               2,225

Forgery………………....62                    59

RADIO CARS IN 1943

The radio cars (patrol service) covered 2,479,106 miles during the year and responded to 112,558 calls, as compared with 118,454 in 1942. Members of this division made 10,356 arrests for various offenses including 19 murder; 1,308 for common assault; 153 for assault and cutting; 84 for assault and shooting; 18 for assaulting officers in the performance of duty; 155 burglars; 5,468 cases involving breach of peace; 130 for carrying deadly weapons; 440 for larceny; 106 drunken drivers and 25 for purse snatching.

The cars responded to 4,415 accident calls, 3,230 alarms of fire, recovered 386 stolen automobiles and 62 bicycles; removed 454 persons to hospitals and rendered first aid to 25 victims of gas and other poisons.

BOY’S CLUBS

On June 22d, 1944, one of the achievements of our Police Commissioner Hamilton R. Atkinson, as the dedication of the first Police Boys' Club at the Southwestern Police Station. Some 425 youngsters ranging from 8 to 18 years of age had signed up for

membership when the new clubrooms were opened by the Police Commissioner, State and City officials. The club is open five days a week from 4 to 9 p.m. The membership is divided into groups competing against one another in athletic contests. They have a program of self-government and select their own representatives to enforce the club rules. There is a library, a completely equipped machine shop for woodwork with metal work equipment to follow.

Another club is now being established in the Eastern Police Station.

AUXILIARY POLICE

In December 1941, our Police Commissioner organized an "Auxiliary Police Force," a unit of Civilian Defense Organization, which now has a membership of approximately two .thousand white and colored persons, whose services are on a strictly voluntary basis without remuneration of any character. These men are selected from owners of big business and executives-men in all walks of life including laborers. They provide at their own expense, uniforms and patrol box keys, and the department furnishes badges, whistles and night sticks. They receive ten hours training in first-aid, two hours instructions in handling of bombs, and at least six hours instruction in police work, during which period they are assigned to work with the regular uniformed patrolmen. They are required to report to various districts and to perform two hours actual police duty assigned them by our District Captains.

The purpose which the Auxiliary Police is serving and the manner in which its members have discharged its duties are worthy of the highest commendation, for it has been a most effective instrument in aiding in the preservation of law and order. Cooperation between this organization and the regular uniform force are. Basis for the progress made in combating crime.

CONCLUSION

The Police Department is the symbol of civil protection .. People instinctively look to the police whenever danger threatens. Modern warfare puts the civilian population in the front line of battle. We know that for our soldiers to win the war on the battle front we must win it on the home front with your police force. The citizens of Baltimore regard the Police Department as their first and most important line of defense against all forms of criminal aggression. Today, crime solution is a science and covers a broad field of highly specialized pursuits; we assume these exacting duties with unfailing tact, keen acumen and comprehensive ability. More and more, our profession is becoming the survival of the fittest in which the man who was farsighted yesterday and who remains farsighted today, who is keen of intelligence, who is proud of his job, proud of his honesty, proud of the integrity of his fellow-workers, proud of his standing as a man of substance in his community, has succeeded to the satisfaction of all. But the person who hangs on to his job merely because it is a job, either is fading out of the picture or is doomed to do so. There is no place in law enforcement for this kind.

We are proud to be members of your law enforcement agency, your Police Force. When people are guilty of offenses against society, we prove them guilty, if we can. But for everyone proven guilty, we prove many more innocent. We can be proud to live in a city where this is the chief aim of the law. Certainly, a sense of security and comfort must accompany this program. We ask your full and cordial support-We enjoy public confidence.

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Officer John F. Zaloudek 1940's
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Courtesy family Sgt. Wilbert Sudmeier
Newspaper article dated Feb.21, 1944 indicating that 22 Baltimore Police Officers have given their lives in the line of duty
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PHOTO COURTESY TRUDY BOWERS
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Above Sergeant Henry M. Sinski supervisor of the evidence collection unit in 1948
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Photo courtesy Tom Bolvari
Original newspaper article reporting the promotion of Lieutenant Thomas J. Keyes to the rank of Captain and being assigned to the Traffic Division in 1948
 
Below pictured Thomas J. Keyes as Deputy Commissioner sitting at his desk.
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Photo courtesy Tom Bolvari
Deputy Commissioner Thomas J. Keys sitting at his desk.
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Photo courtesy Tom Bolvari

Photograph of President LBJ that was personally autographed to Thomas Keyes with best wishes and signed by the President of the United States.

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1935 Shooting medal
1939 Shooting medal
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Captain James Downes far left
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Amateur K-9

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PHOTO COURTESY OF HIS DAUGHTER BARB (WOLFE) BUSSELLS
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COURTESY JOSEPH PEIGHTEL
Police Officer Charles R. Ernest (Bud) and his wife Dorothy (Dots) 1940's.
He lived on a little street in South Baltimore called Ramsey Street, and both Bud and Dot’s grew up in that neighborhood.

Bud earned a Purple Heart fighting in the Philippines during WWII, but managed to make his way home. He went on to become a Baltimore City Police Officer, and you can see in the picture, that he towered over his wife. Bud was over 6 feet tall. Bud was a huge tease, and loved to laugh and make people laugh. He was incredibly detail oriented and organized as you might expect in a Police Officer.

Officer Ernest was struck on Saturday, June 13, 1964, and succumbed to injuries on Wednesday January 20, 1965. He was crushed between two cars while directing traffic at the scene of an accident at the intersection of Pearl Street and Saratoga Street.
Officer Ernest's partner was interviewing the drivers involved in the accident as Officer Ernest was directing traffic around the two vehicles. His partner requested that one of the drivers move his vehicle out of the travel lane. As the man attempted to do so, he inadvertently put the car in drive instead of reverse. The car lurched forward and pinned Officer Ernest and a citizen between the two cars. Both men sustained broken hips and other injuries.
Officer Ernest remained at home on sick leave as a result of his injuries for 221 days. A blood clot, which had formed as a result of the injuries, moved to his heart, causing him to go into cardiac arrest. He was transported to a local hospital where he died a short time later.

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COURTESY OFFICER WILBUR BARTELS
Sergeant Milton Kniese making a phone call to his station from the call box located at Morton and Oliver Sts., around 1957
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Officer Vernon G. Barclay
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OFFICERS CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION 1960'S
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Officer Charles Thompson (left)
Officer Clyde Redding (right)
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Officer Joseph B. Huffman 1965
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Original Certificate of Retirement

John N. McCormick

25 years of dedicated service

1943-1969

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courtesy of Officer Dick Busch
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courtesy of Officer Dick Busch
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Major Patricia Mullen, Sergeant Mercedes Rankin, Carol Channing 1978

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President Jimmy Carter, Major Regis Rafensberger, Major Ron Mullen, Commissioner Bishop Robinson 1979

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The following several pictures are at the Baltimore City Fair in the late 1970's
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Officer Ray Staniewski
Officer Ray Staniewski working in the old Central District lock-up area 1970's
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MOTOR POOL OFFICE
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COURTESY OFFICER WILBUR BARTELS
Officer Wilbur Bartels radio car 131, rendering a firearm safe (above)
Armed Hold Up at Madison and Biddle Sts., resulting in 1 arrest.  Sunpapers photo
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Officer Wilbur Bartels in CP 162 on foot patrol in the 600 blk. N. Eutaw Street talking with Bill Whorle and Jack Buckman, owner of Blades Lock Company
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COURTESY OFFICER WILBUR BARTELS
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COURTESY OFFICER WILBUR BARTELS
Officer D. Kelly C.D. 119 car at 900 Argyle Ave., The Murphy Homes Projects recovering a stolen car around1971
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COURTESY OFFICER WILBUR BARTELS
Officer Wilbur Bartels (standing) and Officer Joe Struck at the Central District Sergeant's desk
 
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Officer W.Hackley photo
Honor Guard in Washington D.C. for POLICE WEEK1998
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Officer W.Hackley photo

Police Officer Ron Starr, member of the Baltimore Police Honor Guard, posing with the restored 1968 Chevrolet Police Car during a ceremony at the Baltimore Police Memorial June 2004

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Photo courtesy of Officer William Painter
I.M.F. Protest in Washington, DC.
(International Monetary Fund)
September 2002
 
Baltimore City Police Officers spent 2 days in DC and were assigned the post of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. "The WHITE HOUSE"
 

(Photos are courtesy of Officer William Painter)

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Photo courtesy of Officer William Painter
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Photo courtesy of Officer William Painter

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Mailing address:

BALTIMORE POLICE MEMORIAL FUND

3920 Buena Vista Avenue

Baltimore, Maryland 21211

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WANTED

POLICE INFORMATION

Copies of: Your BPD Class Photo, Pictures of BPD Officers, Vehicles, Equipment, Newspaper Articles of BPD Officers, Old BPD Newsletters, BPD Lookouts, BPD Wanted Posters, BPD Brochures, Deceased BPD Officer Information and anything that may help to Preserve the History and Proud Traditions of this agency. Please contact Retired Officer William Hackley.

W.Hackley@BaltimoreMarylandPolice.com

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NOTICE

How to Dispose of Old Police Items

If you come into possession of Police items from an Estate or Death of a Police Officer Family Member and do not know how to properly dispose of these items please contact: Retired Officer William Hackley

Please dispose of POLICE Items: Badges, Guns, Uniforms, Documents, PROPERLY so they won’t be used IMPROPERLY.

W.Hackley@BaltimoreMarylandPolice.com

 

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