Tag: October 1957
Post Office Inspectors Crack Down on Mail Frauds, Washington D.C., 1957
In a bold move to tackle the rising tide of mail fraud, the Post Office Department has launched an extensive training conference for its top inspectors. Chief Postal Inspector David H. Stephens is hosting the event, which brings together nearly 80 experts from across the 16 postal districts to devise new methods for combating this…
Arlington’s Sinister Side: Cash and Flu
On a chilly autumn night in October 1957, Arlington police descended upon a house on South Cleveland Street, sparking a drama that would leave residents reeling. The target of their attention was a residence at 1800 South Cleveland Street, where a daring raid yielded a whopping $15,000 in cash and 14,000 flu-like cases that had…
Emily Wilson, Vehicular Manslaughter, California 2022
Key West, FL – In a harrowing incident that sent shockwaves through the community, Alva Ray Wright, a 32-year-old native of San Pablo, California, narrowly escaped death when her car was crushed by a semitrailer on a Woodland, California highway last Saturday night. Wright, who was pinned beneath the wreckage for three agonizing hours, managed…
