
Camden Retires 2 Cops, Fireman
The Camden Department of Public Safety announced the retirement of Capt. Nathan Petit, Patrolman William McGrath of 1128 North 22nd Street, and Fireman Charles Cook.
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The Camden Department of Public Safety announced the retirement of Capt. Nathan Petit, Patrolman William McGrath of 1128 North 22nd Street, and Fireman Charles Cook.

City Commissioner Mary W. Kobus, Camden's director of public safety, warned a dozen police officials — Edward Hahn among them — to keep the city free of vice and gambling or face "serious consequences."

As pension retirements opened vacancies in December 1932, Mayor Roy R. Stewart reassigned Camden police, naming Sergeant Nathan Petit head of the traffic bureau to succeed Lieut. Charles L. Laib.

Sergeants Samuel Johnson and Thomas Cunningham were sworn in as Camden police lieutenants, and reports circulated that five patrolmen — among them Edward Hahn of the third district — would soon be promoted to sergeant.

A night attendant at Herman Z. Cutler's garage at Fifth and Arch streets saw a man carrying a box up an alley and called police, frustrating a second attempt within ten days by thieves to steal whisky from George Beringer's drug store at Fifth and Federal streets.

Seven-year-old Barbara Johnson of 1896 River Avenue was killed when a Camden police ambulance transporting Richard Gardiner of 2820 Adams Street struck her in the street, as reported in the Camden Post-Telegram of February 22, 1919.