Join me on October 20, 2021, at 6 p.m. (ET). as I explore the city’s police and fire history while sharing some amazing stories of Old New York’s four-legged bravest and finest. This will be the debut for my FURst Responders of Gotham presentation, which is a prelude to my (possibly) upcoming book of the same title. Registration is required for this free virtual event.
Posts Tagged ‘NYPD history’
1907: Patrolman Joseph Probst Jr. of Richmond Hill and His Equine Partner
Posted: 8th September 2021 by The Hatching Cat in FDNY Horses/Mascots, Horse TalesTags: Jeremiah Watson Briggs, Joseph Probst Jr., Mounted Unit Troop G, NYPD history, Queens history, Richmond Hill Police
In Part 1 and Part 2 of this series, we met Tramp and Sport, who were popular cat and dog mascots of the Richmond Hill Police in 1924. For this last story of the series, I will tell you about my great-grandfather Joseph Probst Jr., who served on the Richmond Hill Police mounted unit in the early 1900s. I will also explore the history of the Richmond Hill police station and Mounted Unit Troop G.
1924: Sport, the Richmond Hill Police Dog Who Rescued a Cat Family
Posted: 3rd September 2021 by The Hatching Cat in Dog Heroes, Dog MascotsTags: Herbert Graham, New York Police Department, NYPD history, Richmond Hill Police, Richmond Hill Queens
A few weeks after a collie adopted the men of the Richmond Hill police station, he found a mother cat with newborn kittens in an alley near the police station. After carefully considering the situation, he decided to make preparations to be their knight in shining armor.
1873: Superintendent James J. Kelso and the Great NYPD Cat Hunt
Posted: 10th March 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cats in the MewsTags: Cats of Old New York, James Jackson Kelso, Maltese cat, New York City History, NYPD history
When a Maltese cat owned by NYPD Superintendent James J. Kelso was reportedly stolen from his home on East 55th Street, the cat burglary made the headlines in several national newspapers.
1902: Jerry, the Good Dog Gone Bad at Brooklyn’s Greenpoint Avenue Police Station
Posted: 5th January 2019 by The Hatching Cat in Dog Mascots, Dog TailsTags: Brooklyn History, Brooklyn Police History, Greenpoint Avenue, John A. Meserole, Neziah Bliss, NYPD history
In Old New York, almost every police station had a least one canine mascot in addition to one or more feline mousers. Although the cats seemed to get most of the press in those days, every once and a while a story about a police station’s mascot dog would appear in the paper. Oftentimes, the […]
