“We had tried policemen on bicycles, motorcycles and even automobiles to run down plunderers, but had poor results until we got the dogs.”—Long Island Railroad Police Superintendent Robert E. Kirkham America’s Safe-Blowing Belt In the 1800s and early 1900s, the wide open territory along the tracks of the Long Island Railroad was like something […]
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1908: The Dog Detectives of the Long Island Railroad Police Force
Posted: 4th April 2015 by The Hatching Cat in Dog Heroes, Dog TailsTags: Lieutenant Ferdinand Miller, LIRR, Long Island Railroad police, New York History, Sheba's Bob, Valley Stream station
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