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George Ellis

George Ellis was a member of the Camden, NJ Police Department who was promoted to Detective on September 26, 1944 by Chief of Police George W. Frost.

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Black-and-white view of the intersection of 27th Street and Federal Street, 1950s, with a car and traffic signals
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27th Street

27th Street runs from the Delaware River through Cramer Hill and East Camden to Marlton Avenue. Originally called Fulton Street before the 1899 annexation of Stockton Township, it was one of the main thoroughfares of the neighborhood and home to football star Mike Rozier.

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Camden Courier-Post clipping, "Gold Badges to Be Given 15 City Cops," August 24, 1963.
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Gold Badges to Be Given 15 City Cops

Fifteen retired Camden policemen were to receive gold retirement badges from PBA Local 35 at the Police and Fire Club, 1175 Whitman Avenue, presented by Police Chief William H. Neale. Camden Courier-Post, August 24, 1963.

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Courier-Post article, 'Two Suspects Held in Bail of $25,000 Each', Camden, December 19, 1957
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Two Suspects Held in Bail of $25,000 Each

William J. Porter, 26, and Howard James, 25, linked by Camden police with 10 burglaries in six weeks, were held in $25,000 bail each by Municipal Judge Marino. Among the jobs James admitted was a break-in at a grocery at 635 Carman Street.

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Ransackers Tour Building on Market St., Camden Courier-Post, December 10, 1957
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Ransackers Tour Building on Market St.

Burglars took $30 to $40 in cash and 200 three-cent stamps after ransacking office and warehouse space of five firms in a building at 10th and Market Streets, entering by a ladder at the rear of 1011 Market Street.

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Newspaper clipping: Dzick Frees 2 In Row Over Car Mishap, Camden Courier-Post, February 4, 1956
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Dzick Frees 2 In Row Over Car Mishap

Municipal Judge Benjamin Dzick discharged Nicholas Persiano and Anthony Mona after Persiano recanted his charges over a crash into the Dial Shoe Store window at 1152 Broadway; police had called the case a "quarrel among thieves."

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Wilkie Son Dies From Gun Shot, Camden Courier-Post, December 21, 1953 (part 1 of 6)
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Wilkie Son Dies From Gun Shot

James S. Wilkie, 17, son of Camden Police Sgt. John V. Wilkie, was found shot to death in the family home at 1144 Princess Avenue, his father's service revolver beneath his body; the coroner ruled the death a suicide. Camden Courier-Post, December 21, 1953.

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Newspaper clipping "Three Men Held Without Bail in Tavern Holdup," Camden Courier-Post, Jan. 12, 1953.
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Three Men Held Without Bail in Tavern Holdup

Three men arrested in Atlantic City in the $2000 holdup of Lynch's Cafe at 3rd and Erie Streets were held without bail by Judge Dzick; the getaway car had been recovered on 7th Street between Liberty Street and Kaighn Avenue.

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