Browsing by Subject "La Crosse (Wis.). Police Dept. -- History"
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A history of the La Crosse Police Department : the first forty years
(1977)This paper traces the development of police protection in La Crosse, Wisconsin, from its incorporation as a city in 1856 to the creation of the Police and Fire Commission in 1897, The research done to complete the paper ... -
La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1862-1882: Crime, the Police Court, the Newspapers
(1971)In its early years, La Crosse, Wisconsin, was a typical frontier river town. Its tough and troublesome citizenry filled the police records with tales of crime and violence. This paper discusses the activities of the ...