People
Edward S. Hyde
Edward S. Hyde rose through the Camden Police Department from patrolman to acting chief, served as a Camden County Freeholder, and died in 1930.
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James E. Tatem
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26th Street
26th Street, originally called Union Street in the pre-annexation Pavonia section, runs through Cramer Hill and East Camden from the Delaware River to Bank and Mickle Streets. It was laid out before 1887 and renamed after Stockton Township was absorbed by Camden in 1899.
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Clay Street
Clay Street, in Camden's 5th Ward, ran west from the 900 block of South 2nd Street to South Front Street. It was a short residential street tied to the industrial growth of the 1890s, extinguished by the City of Camden in October 1974.
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Royden Street
Royden Street , which was improperly spelled on the city plan, was named in honor of William Royden, who in 1681-82 became the owner of all the land between the present Cooper Street and Line Street .
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Some Old Hall Familiars
In a 1934 column, Ben Courter recalls the figures who filled Camden's old City Hall as it is torn down — among them Detective "Bill" Schregler and Chief Jimmie Tatem.
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Police Invite Bandits to Nice Shooting Party
Camden Courier-Post - February 4, 1928 But Yeggs Must Leave Gats at Home While Cops Practice With Camden's new Desperado Eliminators Wanted: Targets for Camden's new desperado eliminators.
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Jewelry Clerk Held in Robbery of Store
Loot Values at $2000 Taken from Broaday Shop; Second Visit of Thieves Climbing to the roof of a shed in the rear of the Greenetz & Pellicoff jewelry store , 833 Broadway , burglars entered the shop early today and carried away $2,000 in loot.
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Captains Shifted
A Camden police shake-up returns Captain William Schregler to his post as captain of detectives, two years after Edward King replaced him.
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Camden Voodo Man Once Kept Den in Norfolk, VA
Police Learn Hyghcock Ran Another Underground Hotel Years Ago Driven Out of Town Came to Philadelphia Excavation of Cellar Here for Bodies Starts as Owner Gives Consent Mayor King to Direct Armed with picks, axes, and shovels a detail of police and firemen started this afternoon to tear up the underground voodoo den of E.H.H. Hyghcock , 413-15 Liberty Street .
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Voodoo Man Confesses Bigamy
Camden Courier - April 10, 1925 Cops Discover Secret Vault, Baby Skeleton Police investigating the "voodoo den" of H.H. Hyghcock , 413-15 Liberty Street , whose arrest on suspicion of murder made several important discoveries today.
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Police Find Bloodstained Hatchet and Hidden Vault in Hyghcock's Voodoo Den
Camden police tear apart "Dr." H.H. Hyghcock's Liberty Street "voodoo den," finding a bloodstained hatchet, a hidden vault, and infant remains, as Director Tempest and the detective captains interrogate the self-styled medicine man.
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Chief of Camden Police Is Retired
Camden authorities retire Police Chief Edward S. Hyde and chief clerk Eldridge Benjamin McClong on pensions; Captain James E. Tatem is asked to become acting chief.
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Changes Ordered in Camden Police
The police committee of Camden City Council directed Solicitor Bleakly to draft an ordinance partially reorganizing the Police Department, reducing the number of captains to one and retiring seven veteran officers on pension.
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Police Elect Officers
The Camden Police Beneficial Association makes charitable donations at its annual session and elects officers for the year, including Edward Hyde as financial secretary.
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Conscience Forces Confession
Eugene Caffrey confessed to Sergeant James Tatem at Camden police headquarters that he had stolen jewelry from the home of a friend.
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Police Pension Fund Election
J. Oscar Weaver wins the presidency of the Camden Police Pension Fund over George Anderson in a spirited annual election; Edward Hyde is elected recording secretary.
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Fails to Prosecute Charge of Assault
Sophia Davis, of 124 Clay Street, appears drunk at police headquarters with a complaint of assault against Thomas Brooks — then fails to appear in court the next morning. Camden Post-Telegram, December 22, 1909.
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Handing Out Gunning Licenses in Camden
County Clerk Frank Patterson's office issues an estimated three thousand gunning licenses on the eve of the season; Camden's police plan to hunt, including Sergeants William Schregler and James Tatem.
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Camden News Notes
A roundup of Camden news, including the nomination of officers for the Camden Police Pension Fund — with Edward Hyde nominated recording secretary — and the funeral of George Bird.
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Armed Desperadoes Swoop Down on East Camden
Five armed desperadoes hold up a bridge tender, blow up a safe at the Pavonia station, and battle police across East Camden before escaping.