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William Boettcher

William Boettcher Sr. (1887–1967) served with the Camden Police Department from around 1920, rising to detective and becoming the department's expert in Bertillon identification methods.

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1239 and 1241 North 20th Street, March 15, 2012
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20th Street

Twentieth Street runs through Cramer Hill and East Camden, from Harrison Avenue to Bank Street, established by the 1887–1888 Camden City Directory. In 1954, fourteen homes with South 20th Street addresses were added when McGuire Gardens public housing was built; they were demolished and redeveloped in the 1990s.

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Inquest Set Today in Gambling Death

Jury List Prepared for Coroner's Action in Holdup Fatality The coroner's inquest to decide the cause of death to Angelos Magalas, Greek chef, who was shot during a card game holdup at 725 Penn Street on January 11, will be held today at 10 a. m. Coroner Franklin P. Jackson III, of Collingswood, will conduct the inquest and will select his jury of 12 from a list of 15 persons prepared by the office of County Prosecutor Samuel P. Orlando .

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Mugshot of unidentified man, headlined 'Mr. X'
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Mystery Prisoner Tries to End Life

Mugshot of unidentified man, headlined 'Mr. X' 'Mr. X' Tries to Die An amnesia-claiming prisoner known only as "Mr. X" tried to leap from a window while being…

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Cops Are Shifted by Mayor Stewart newspaper clipping
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Cops Are Shifted by Mayor Stewart

Cops Are Shifted by Mayor Stewart newspaper clipping Camden Courier-Post, December 31, 1932 Mayor Roy R. Stewart reshuffled the police force. Detective William…

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Burglar Robs Woman of $3 in Hour of Terror — Camden Courier-Post, December 13, 1930
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Burglar Robs Woman of $3 in Hour of Terror

A masked burglar menaced Mrs. Ernest McLaughlin of 1226 North Twentieth Street for an hour, then fled; neighbor William Murphy of 1221 North Twentieth Street was identified, arrested, and held without bail.

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Found Wounded on Sidewalk at Kaighn Point newspaper clipping
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Found Wounded on Sidewalk at Kaighn Point

Joseph "Mose" Flannery, 26, Eighth ward political worker and slot machine distributor, lay dying in West Jersey Homeopathic Hospital after being shot before dawn outside a saloon at Front street and Kaighn avenue. He refused to name his assailants — "My lips are sealed" — as Camden police and county detectives rounded up eight men and hunted for a motive.

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East Camden Notes newspaper clipping
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East Camden Notes

East Camden Notes newspaper clipping Camden Post-Telegram, July 13, 1925 In this East Camden neighborhood column, patrolman William Boettcher was noted as the…

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Take Sergeant Examination newspaper clipping
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Take Sergeant Examination

Take Sergeant Examination newspaper clipping Camden Post-Telegram, September 13, 1923 Acting Sergeant William Boettcher was among the Camden policemen slated…

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