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"Shoplifting" Seminars, Sponsored By Kroger Stores

Date: 09 15 1959
Description: The Park Hotel was host to 26 Madison area Kroger store managers where seminars were held to study shoplifting. City, county and area law enforcement offic...
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Conference on Auto Theft Investigations

Date: 02 24 1960
Description: Group portrait of Madison area law enforcement officers who attended an FBI conference on auto theft investigations. Seated, left to right: Circuit and Juv...
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Stolen Safe from Holmes Tire and Supply Company

Date: 03 02 1961
Description: Safe robbers escaped with $1,000 in cash, $2,000 in checks, and several wrist watches when they stole a large safe from the Holmes Tire and Supply Company ...
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Breathalyzer Test Demonstration

Date: 05 14 1964
Description: James Cowan touches his nose after drinking beer in preparation for a demonstration of police breathylizer tests and reactions of alcohol on potential driv...
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David Couper

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Description: Madison Police Chief David Couper in his office with posters of Martin Luther King, Jr. on the left, and Mahatma Gandhi on the right.
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She Digs In

Date: 10 11 1967
Description: Caption on reverse of wire photo: "She Digs In--An unidentified anti-war protester with designs painted on her face and carrying sign, "Sifting and Winnowi...
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Police Handling Crime Tools

Date: 02 01 1958
Description: Two police detectives or officers, one handling hacksaw blades and the other inspecting rope, investigating a possible burglary using these items. They are...
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Interrogating a Possible Burglary Suspect

Date: 02 01 1958
Description: Policeman (out of frame) interviewing a possible burglary suspect.
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Mike Falconer, Milwaukee Braves Fan

Date: 09 18 1958
Description: Mike Falconer (17), 626 Eugenia Avenue, an avid Milwaukee Braves fan, receives an autographed baseball from the team. Mike, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Falco...
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Madison Police Chief Bruce Weatherly Investigation Before City Council Committee

Date: 02 04 1959
Description: A Madison City Council investigative committee explores a traffic accident involving Police Chief Bruce Weatherly and witnesses' claims that he was under t...
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Madison Police Chief Bruce Weatherly Investigation Before City Council Committee

Date: 02 05 1959
Description: A Madison City Council investigative committee explores a traffic accident involving Police Chief Bruce Weatherly and witnesses' claims that he was under t...
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Madison Police Chief Bruce Weatherly Investigation Before City Council Committee

Date: 02 05 1959
Description: A Madison City Council investigative committee explores a traffic accident involving Police Chief Bruce Weatherly and witnesses' claims that he was under t...
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Madison Police Chief Bruce Weatherly Investigation Before City Council Committee

Date: 02 06 1959
Description: A Madison City Council investigative committee explores a traffic accident involving Police Chief Bruce Weatherly and witnesses' claims that he was under t...
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Madison Police Chief Bruce Weatherly Investigation Before the Police and Fire Commission

Date: 04 06 1959
Description: The Madison Police and Fire Commission explores a traffic accident involving Police Chief Bruce Weatherly and witnesses' claims that he was under the influ...
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Madison Police Chief Bruce Weatherly Investigation Before the Police and Fire Commission

Date: 04 07 1959
Description: The Madison Police and Fire Commission explores a traffic accident involving Police Chief Bruce Weatherly and witnesses' claims that he was under the influ...
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Madison Police Chief Bruce Weatherly Investigation Before the Police and Fire Commission

Date: 04 13 1959
Description: The Madison Police and Fire Commission explores a traffic accident involving Police Chief Bruce Weatherly and witnesses' claims that he was under the influ...
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Madison Police Chief Bruce Weatherly Investigation Before the Police and Fire Commission

Date: 04 13 1959
Description: The Madison Police and Fire Commission explores a traffic accident involving Police Chief Bruce Weatherly and witnesses' claims that he was under the influ...
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Meeting of the City Police and Fire Commission

Date: 05 19 1954
Description: Slightly elevated view of several people sitting around a table with papers in front of them. Caption reads: "Meeting of City Police and Fire Commission. 7...

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