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More than 1000 persons attended a "Night in Ireland" party at Labor Temple, Broadway and Royden Street, in honor of Patrolman John McTaggart, "Broadway's Irish Cop," with former Governor Harold G. Hoffman and Acting Chief of Police Ralph Bakley among the guests.
Nick Scarduzio, 39, a former Summer policeman, was held without bail for grand jury action after a gun-play row in Mike Patsourakas' restaurant at 1806 Broadway, while Commissioner Mary W. Kobus promised to investigate the police failure to report the shooting.
Nathan Katz, 35, was fined $50 by Police Judge Pancoast after police raided his junk shop at 513 Liberty Street and found two pints of liquor. Camden Courier-Post, June 16, 1932.
Two youths found in a stupor from drinking liquor, George Burrell of 1208 Thurman Street and Dominick Ravieri of 325 Division Street, were held in $500 bail each while Judge Garfield Pancoast ordered police to find the speakeasy that sold it.
Police raided five alleged speakeasies over the weekend, seizing whisky in four South Camden places, including six jugs at Samuel Arnow's grocery at 534 Kaighn Avenue, and arresting ten men at Mrs. Carrie Becker's home on North 33rd Street.
The new Camden police vice squad raids three East Camden dwellings and arrests four men and two women, including Marco Reginelli and his wife, as suspected members of a holdup gang.
Camden motorcycle policeman Joseph G. Ward, 34, of 1572 Louis Street, drowned in Blackwood lake in May 1930 when his canoe overturned after a Moonlight Social Club outing; Gloucester Township police opened an investigation.
Speakeasy patrons, proprietors and 13 youthful craps players paid $1020 in fines and forfeitures after weekend police raids across Camden, including cigar stores at 2318 and 2314 Federal Street and Joseph Dugan's oyster saloon at 2222 Federal Street.