One of the more colorful aspects of Northwoods history is that 1930s-era gangsters such as Al Capone, Baby Face Nelson, and John Dillinger spent time in
Historically Speaking: Crime and policing patterns
By Dr. James Finck 6 hours ago
Dr. James Finck
One key job of historians is to find patterns. Most things in history are circular and come and go throughout time. The majority of what I do with this column is to try to show that current events have happened before and that nothing is new. Knowing this can help us make better decisions in the future. One such circular event is crime and policing.
Crime and policing in some way are as old as time itself, yet there have been periods in American history where crime was more common or at least thought to be. The first period that comes to mind is the so-called “Wild West.” Whether the cow towns were actually violent is debated, but Hollywood has engrained in our collective minds the wildness of towns like Dodge City, Tombstone, and Deadwood. What brought order to these towns were men as tough as iron. These sheriffs were quick with a gun but sometimes were accus
An extremely dangerous fugitive has been pictured moments after being arrested in South Carolina on Monday after six days on the run following four random killings in two states as part of a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde duo.
Tyler Donnet Terry, 26, is seen sitting in the back of a police pick-up in a ripped brown shirt and with his hands cuffed behind his back. The fugitive has mud-covered pants and is smirking while turning his face away from the camera.
Terry, who is pictured in a second photo standing up while talking to police, had been on the run since last Monday when he fled a car wreck after firing shots at officers.
Design Consign, a high-end consignment store in downtown Brainerd, is housed in a former bank building that was shot up by gangster Baby Face Nelson in the 1930s. The current owners preserved some of that history with window overlays and have kept remnants of the building that were left with bullet holes.
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