Category Archives: LAPD

March 22, 1938

Posted on March 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, "Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife," from Ernst Lubitsch. Below, Earle Kynette’s last attempt to get out of jail is rejected as his defense prepares for a trial to begin April 12 … Carl Warr is arrested 25 years after strapping a … Continue reading →

Posted in #courts, Downtown, Film, Front Pages, Hollywood, LAPD, Religion | Comments Off on March 22, 1938

Paul Coates

Posted on March 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 20, 1958 Barbara Ridley is 25. She’s the mother of four sons, ages 6, 4, 3 and 1. She’s also part of the unpleasant headlines you’ve been reading this week. She’s the wife of 36-year-old James Vernon Ridley, who … Continue reading →

Posted in Columnists, LAPD, Paul Coates, San Fernando Valley | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Paul Coates

Matt Weinstock

Posted on March 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 17, 1958 One morning recently a man found a wallet on West 7th Street and tried to phone the owner, a woman whose name and address were on the enclosed identification cards. Failing to get a response, he handed … Continue reading →

Posted in Columnists, LAPD, Matt Weinstock | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

March 16, 1938

Posted on March 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, prepare yourself for a shock: Police Chief James Davis wants–more officers. Below, Hitler calls the expansion of Germany "The greatest achievement of my life" … Austrian Jews are barred from voting. Quote of the day: A wave of lawlessness … Continue reading →

Posted in @news, Front Pages, LAPD | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on March 16, 1938

March 16, 1908

Posted on March 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, The Times examines life among the homeless in the railroad yards and encampments of Mojave. Note the particularly unfortunate use of an ethnic slur in the artwork by The Times’ cartoonist Edmund Waller "Ted" Gale … Click on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Front Pages, LAPD | Tagged , , | Comments Off on March 16, 1908

Missing woman

Posted on March 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 13-16, 1958Los Angeles She was 24, lived with her mother out in Sun Valley and had two children from a marriage that ended in divorce three years earlier. Her name was Shirley. According to her mother, Alice Jolliffe, she … Continue reading →

Posted in LAPD | Tagged , | Comments Off on Missing woman

March 13, 1908

Posted on March 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, furnishings for the smartly decorated office in 1908 (shoutout to my pals at Allsteel!) Below, the postmaster receives a letter from a 60-year-old widow asking his help in finding a man … A modest appearance conceals the heart of … Continue reading →

Posted in Front Pages, LAPD, Suicide | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on March 13, 1908

March 12, 1958

Posted on March 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, a cook goes on a bloody rampage–and no, we didn’t follow up on this story. According to California death records, mad cook Andrew Rewal lived to the age of 79, presumably without access to sharp objects  … Below, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Front Pages, LAPD, Robberies | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

March 9, 1938

Posted on March 9, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, two movies you will not find on Netflix … The Harry Raymond bombing takes a crucial turn with the beginning of a campaign to recall Mayor Frank Shaw … A writ of habeas corpus is denied for Police Capt. … Continue reading →

Posted in #courts, City Hall, Downtown, Front Pages, Hollywood, LAPD, Politics | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Matt Weinstock

Posted on March 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 7, 1958 Another citizen is resentful because police came and got him at 2 a.m. on a warrant for an unanswered parking violation. Eventually, after the long ride to City Jail, the processing and waiting, a neighbor put up … Continue reading →

Posted in Columnists, Film, Hollywood, LAPD, Matt Weinstock | Tagged , | Comments Off on Matt Weinstock

March 6, 1908

Posted on March 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

Fritz Kreisler and ostriches, with the White Sox thrown in. No shortage of things to do in 1908 Los Angeles … Below, in an ideal world The Times would have packaged its three stories about red activists, two on the … Continue reading →

Posted in #courts, City Hall, classical music, Front Pages, LAPD, Sports | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Found on EBay

Posted on March 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

Regular reader Callbox Sam pointed out this item on EBay: A copy of the Feb. 8, 1947, Herald-Express with the Page 1 story about Joseph Dumais’ confession in the Black Dahlia killing. Dumais conned Army investigators (but not the LAPD) … Continue reading →

Posted in Front Pages, Homicide, LAPD | Tagged , | 1 Comment

March 5, 1958

Posted on March 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, note the longstanding popularity of mysteries–alas, the Daily Mirror won’t be doing mystery tunes anytime soon. Below, a prowler who cures his nausea by being a peeping Tom is arrested near the scene of the Marjorie Hipperson killing …  … Continue reading →

Posted in Front Pages, Homicide, LAPD | Tagged , | 1 Comment

March 5, 1908

Posted on March 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

A cat poisoner is loose in Watts … Mayor Harper plans to crack down on free boxing match tickets for his aides … Three months ago, the mayor caused a near-riot at City Hall by forbidding his secretary to let … Continue reading →

Posted in #courts, Front Pages, LAPD | Tagged | Comments Off on March 5, 1908

March 3, 1958

Posted on March 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, this is hard to believe, isn’t it? Below, things get nasty in the DUI case of Marjorie Durant Waller, wife of  Rams star Ron Waller, who accuses two LAPD officers of making "improper advances" after a traffic stop … … Continue reading →

Posted in #courts, Front Pages, LAPD | Tagged | Comments Off on March 3, 1958

LAPD HQ

Posted on February 29, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times The new police headquarters under construction at Spring and 2nd streets, Feb. 28, 2008. Email me

Posted in Downtown, LAPD | Comments Off on LAPD HQ

Feb. 28, 1908

Posted on February 27, 2008 by lmharnisch

Now this is interesting: Plans for a new Pacific Electric depot on the west side of Hill Street between 4th and 5th. Hm. Isn’t the Subway Terminal Building on Hill Street between 4th and 5th? Sure is … Powdered eggs … Continue reading →

Posted in #courts, Front Pages, LAPD, Transportation | Tagged , | Comments Off on Feb. 28, 1908

Raymond bombing

Posted on February 27, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 27, 1938Los Angeles It’s Sunday in Los Angeles, time for the funnies, like "Smokey Stover," one of the most eccentric American comic strips.  Above, Crenshaw Boulevard and Vernon Avenue. Today, we would probably call this area Leimert Park …  … Continue reading →

Posted in #courts, City Hall, Front Pages, LAPD | Comments Off on Raymond bombing

Raymond bombing

Posted on February 26, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 26, 1938Los Angeles Above, now playing at the Mason Opera House. Below, Harry Raymond’s wife identifies Police Capt. Earle Kynette as a prowler she saw near their garage before the bombing that nearly killer her husband … Charges of … Continue reading →

Posted in #courts, City Hall, Downtown, Front Pages, LAPD, Stage | Tagged , | Comments Off on Raymond bombing

Voices, Frank Heller

Posted on February 25, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by the Los Angeles Times Frank Heller and Linda Mintz in a photograph published Nov. 11, 1958, in The Times. Frank Heller was a defense attorney for Linda Mintz, the housekeeper charged with beating her employer Thelma Macomber to … Continue reading →

Posted in #courts, Homicide, LAPD | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Voices, Frank Heller