Jan. 9, 1947: The Sentinel reports on the ruling by the Los Angeles Police Commission in the case of Edythe L. Galloway, 434 E. 48th St.

On Nov. 6, 1946, the Police Commission voted to investigate the allegations of brutality by Detectives Hansen (No. 7495) and Grutsch (No. 3964) against Galloway.

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Unfortunately, the Sentinel didn’t report the original story (nor did the Los Angeles Times – no surprise there).

Turner Street no longer meets Alameda. This is the approximate location, via Google Street View.

According to the Sentinel and Police Commission minutes, Edythe L. Galloway was arrested at Alameda and Turner streets by plainclothes Detectives Patrick Grutsch and Wilhelm M. Hansen for being drunk in a car. Her cousins, Charles Perkins (who was also arrested) and Revige (sometimes spelled Revege) Ravarre confirmed that she was drunk.

The Hotel Bixby, 433 Wall St., via Google Street View.

The story and the Police Commission minutes are a little confusing when referring to a hotel at 433 Wall St. (the Hotel Bixby). It’s actually less than a mile from the scene of the arrest.

This is entry from the Police Commission’s minutes on the incident, which conforms with the Sentinel’s account.

The Police Commission voted unanimously to adopt the Board of Inquiry’s findings, which said that allegations of excessive force against Galloway were without foundation.