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Earl Wright
Earl Wright joined the Camden police force in 1928, serving as a motorcycle patrolman and later Sergeant. He is best known as the officer who arrested mass murderer Howard Unruh on September 6, 1949.
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George Getley
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George Getley
George E. Getley (1906–1972) served as a motorcycle patrolman with the Camden Police Department from 1928, spending most of his career on motorcycle duty in South and East Camden.
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5 Accused Cops To Ask Rhone for Full Exoneration
Camden Courier-Post, September 17, 1948: State Senator Wallace says he will ask Public Safety Director Rhone to exonerate five of eight Camden traffic officers accused of taking state pay for work at the Baird Boulevard overpass during city hours.
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M.F. Middleton Felled by Gas In House Here
Former Camden City Commissioner Melbourne F. Middleton, Jr., was found unconscious from gas in his former home at 538 Cooper Street; the Camden Fire Department First Aid Squad, including Russell Anderson, worked to revive him.
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Third Suspect Seized in Holdup at Cemetery
Chester Mignogna was arrested for complicity in the June 16 holdup of Jacob Mutzer, 62, of 417 Carteret Street, who was beaten and robbed at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Man Held in Threat as Woman Faints
Residents of the 900 block of Howard Street were thrown into turmoil when Charles Bensley, 73, brandished a pistol at his tenant Mrs. Anna Morgan while seeking overdue rent. A bystander from 217 Erie Street helped apprehend him.