Tag: July 1953
Four Men Sought in Daring Supermarket Heist, Washington D.C., 1953
In a brazen and well-rehearsed holdup, four masked men stormed the Food Fair Super Market on Naylor Road SE in Washington D.C. last night, making off with a staggering $9,000 in cash and checks. According to eyewitnesses, the manager, William H. Soper, 44, was forced to open the safe at gunpoint, handing over the loot…
11 Face Hearing, Washington D.C., 1953
On a sweltering summer evening, July 1, 1953, a massive police operation went down in Washington D.C., targeting one of the city’s most notorious gambling syndicates. Morals Squad detectives, fueled by a year-long investigation, swooped in on 12 suspects, netting 11 individuals for a hearing scheduled for July 21. U.S. Commissioner Cyril S. Lawrence announced…
