Tag: Benjamin Simon
Ten Retired Camden Policemen Praised, Receive Gold Badges
Camden Courier-Post May 7, 1958 – Ten retired members of the Camden Police Department answered their last roll call Tuesday night.
Gunmen In Philadelphia Murder Colozzi in Numbers War
A reputed employee of Fred Klosterman, Camden numbers baron, was shot and killed in Philadelphia last night in what police there believed was an inter-city fight for control of the numbers racket.
4 Hurt as Auto Strikes Pole Strewing Live Wires on Road
Camden Courier-Post – Feburary 4, 1938 Four persons in a small coupe were injured last night when…
Jobless Son Kills Jake Schiller Wo Saves Boys Wife From Gun
A few hours after William Schiller killed his fater, his wife whom he had also tried to shoot, was found wandering through the city street, in all hysterical condition.
Stricken by Food in Camden Factory
Nearly 100 Camden factory and shipyard workers were poisoned yesterday after eating food contained in box lunches.
Safecracker Escapes from Mt. Holly Jail
“Eddie” Adamski, most notorious of local gangland’s safecrackers, has escaped from a Mt. Holly jail. He was in solitary confinement, allegedly under special guard and allowed no visitors other than his sister.
Pancoast Refuses to Let Cops Bare Holdup Evidence
Police Judge Pancoast yesterday held two suspects without bail in the recent $11,790 Radio Condenser Company holdup and two other youths as material witnesses.
BREWERY OFFICE RANSACKED IN MYSTERY THEFT
In a mystery “robbery” that has police puzzled, the thieves broke through a glass window on the rear loading platform, climbed inside and proceeded to turn three different offices of the brewery “inside out” in their quest.
‘Buck’ Sage Held as ‘Hit-Runner’
A detainer against Russell “Buck” Sage, held in Gloucester on a hit-run charge, was lodged last night by Camden police.