The Stamford Historical Society

LAW & ORDER:  The History of the Stamford Police Department 1830-1956
a 2004 exhibit and an online project in progress


Police Blotters 1899-1934

Morals Charges 1926-1934

Morals Charges 1899-1923
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Charges18991900-01190319041907-0819171918191919201923
Acting as servant House of Ill Fame     3             1
Allow Minor in Pool Room               1   2
Assault & Attempted Rape 1     1            
Bastardy           3 3   6  
Bestiality               1    
BoP & Playing Crap     7              
Carnal knowledge         2 4        
Common Prostitute       1 1 5 12      
Danger of Falling into Habits of Vice               8   7
Fornication               3 4 31
Fornication & Lascivious Carriage                    
Fortune Telling                    
Frequenting Gambling House         37 8 25   2 39
Frequenting House of Ill Fame   20 3 8 7       4  
Frequenting Saloon                   1
Gambling   6     8   11      
Gambling Tickets                    
Idle & Vicious Life     3 12 10       2  
Illegal Cohabitation                   1
In House of Ill Fame               2   4
In Saloon after Hours 20 34         28      
Indecent Assault     2     6 2 3 6 5
Indecent Exposure 1   4 4 1 5 3 1 2 4
Intoxicated & Indecent Exposure   1                
Keeping Gambling House   1     2 1 3   1 5
Keeping House of Ill Fame 3 9 14 3 3     1 1 1
Keeping House of Ill Fame & Violating Liquor Law                  1
Keeping a Lottery 11                  
Keeping Pool Room open after Hours             1      
Keeping Slot Machine             1      
Knowingly Keeping Store & Gambling           2        
Lascivious Carriage   3                
Lottery                   1
Music in Saloons   2                
Obtain $ by Lottery                   2
Peeping                   2
Playing Crap           56 26 22 10 35
Rape 1         3 7 1   5
Statutory Rape                   2
Receiving into House of Ill Fame     1              
Residing in House of Ill Fame 2   41 3            
Seduction   1 1     1   1 1 1
Selling Cigarettes to Minors                   5
Sodomy               1    
Streetwalking     1         1 2 1
Using Female for Immoral Purposes                 1  

Morals Charges 1926-1934

pie chart for above table

Alcohol and Drugs
Assault, Breach of Peace (BoP) not listed elsewhere
City Ordinances, other Violations
Court related, etc.
Domestic Crimes, etc.
Fraud, Robbery, Theft, etc.
Insanity etc.
Murder Charges, Attempted Suicide, etc.
Property Damage, Arson, etc.
Vagrancy, Panhandling, etc.
Vehicle Violations
Weapons Charges
Other Charges

Introduction to Exhibit
History of the Stamford Police Department
The Political Life of a Connecticut Town 1868-1893
Annotated Timeline
Police Department 1909 (The Daily Advocate)
The Police Department As It Was And As It Is 1894-1917
List of Constables 1865-1892
Police Roster 1894-1917
Police Commissioners 1830-1956
Police Roster 1953
Testimonial Dinner & Dance 1970 for Alexander J. Koproski, Sr.
Police Anchor Club Brochures
Police Department Website / Fallen Heroes Memorial Page
Stamford Police Association A History of the Stamford Police Department, April 1946
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