Tag: August 1920
Bank Heist Brought to Bay: Frank Smith Caught on the Run
In a daring daylight arrest, Frank Smith, alias ‘Lauia’, was taken into custody by the Memphis police department on a charge of bank robbery. The alleged thief was apprehended in front of the Ernest Tholen drug store on Poplar Avenue on Friday afternoon, August 27, 1920. RELATED: SIOUX FALLS FUGITIVE SENDS 6 MONTHS TO THE…
Red Diamonds Stolen: Soviet Ambassador Tied to Jewel Heist
Washington, D.C. – In a shocking turn of events, over 100 diamonds valued as part of the infamous jewels of the Russian royal family have gone missing en route from Soviet Russia to the United States. The gems, addressed to Comrade Martens, self-proclaimed Soviet ambassador to America, were intercepted by customs authorities in New York…
GEM HEIST GONE WRONG: Cops Trade Bullets with Thieves in Harlem
August 13, 1920, will be remembered as a day of high-stakes drama in the Big Apple, particularly in Harlem where a brazen gem heist turned into a bloody shootout. Eyewitnesses describe the scene as chaotic when two suspects, fleeing the scene of the crime, were cornered by police outside a jewelry store on a busy…
Dancing Master Turned Thief: $65,000 Bond Scandal Unfolds on Lower East Side
It was a sweltering summer evening in New York City when detectives closed in on a surprising suspect in the Harriman Co. bond heist. Robert Gardener, a 25-year-old dancing master at a local academy on 59th Street and Madison Avenue, was arrested at his mother’s home on 62 East Broadway. The 15-year-old messenger boy, Dennis…
Federal Labor Union Scandal Rocks Nation’s Capital
In a shocking revelation, the National Federation of Federal Employees has emerged as a hotbed of corruption and deceit, with insiders claiming that union leaders are more concerned with lining their own pockets than with fighting for workers’ rights. Related Federal Cases NYPD Union Boss Gets 2 Years for Union Heist Retired Army Major Hit…
