Historic Crimes and Justice in Burlington, Vermont

by Arcadia Publishing

Overview

Burlington Police Department detective Jeff Beerworth explores the nature of crime and justice in the Queen City.

As Burlington grew into a city out of wilderness, more citizens meant more opportunities for crime. Horse thefts, murders and drunken brawls swamped the young and prosperous city. Those misdeeds inspired the first officers of what would become the Burlington Police Department to serve and protect. Step behind the scenes of the Griwold murder case, the Mad Riot of 1898 and the murder of Officer James McGrath. Glimpse the dangers of police work and the shared human experiences of the city's officers and the citizens they serve.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467118408
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	08/17/2015
Series:	True Crime
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	435,642
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Jeff Beerworth lives in Northern Vermont with his wife and three children. He graduated from Montserrat College of Art in 2003. He has worked as a police officer with the Burlington Police Department since 2007, and is currently assigned to the detective bureau. Jeff's love of history and interest in how social, cultural and political issues affect police work in Burlington have lead him to write this book in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Burlington Police Department.

Table of Contents

Foreword Chief Michael Schirling 9

Acknowledgements 13

Introduction 15

The Early History of Law Enforcement in Burlington, Vermont 19

An Unruly Place (1865-1869) 25

A Difficult Beginning (1870-1879) 35

Farewell to the Chief (1880-1889) 39

The Pickpocket, a Serial Killer and the Mad Riot (1890-1899) 43

The Death of a Policeman (1900-1909) 55

A Woman in the Ranks (1910-1919) 65

A Tumultuous Decade (1920-1929) 77

At Odds with City Hall (1930-1939) 95

While the World Was at War (1940-1949) 113

The Fire and a Flying Bank Robber (1950-1959) 123

A Terrible Scandal (1960-1969) 133

Murder in the Queen City (1970-1979) 145

Politics, Drugs and Mass Arrests (1980-1989) 157

Recent Decades (1990-2015) 163

Notes 169

Index 185

About the Author 191