Milwaukee Police Department (Images of America: Wisconsin) [Paperback]

Maralyn A. Wellauer-Lenius (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 25, 2008

The Milwaukee Police Department was organized in 1855 with a determined chief, seven pugnacious officers, and little money. The department grew to 21 men by the start of the Civil War in 1861. Law enforcement in the city soon earned the national reputation for honesty, integrity, and fairness it has enjoyed into the 21st century. The Milwaukee Police Department was first in the country to establish a formal officer training school, police bomb disposal vehicle, and "talking squad car." Nefarious criminals handled by the department include the foiled presidential assassin John Schrank, the serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, and characters with quaint nicknames like "Cat-eye Lil" and "Kelly the Choker."

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About the Author

Maralyn A. Wellauer-Lenius, a retired teacher and lifelong resident of Milwaukee, has a bachelor of science degree in history and a master of arts degree in education. Her father, a patrolman in the Milwaukee Police Department from 1934 to 1962, served as president of the Retired Police Association and was a trustee on the pension board. The authorÂ’s story of this well-trained, well-staffed, and well-equipped urban police department unfolds dramatically through images culled primarily from the Milwaukee Police Historical Society archive.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (February 25, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738551724
• ISBN-13: 978-0738551722
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #742,455 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A History of the Milwaukee Police Department, Wellauer, May 17, 2008

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Harry Juech "Grandpa Harry" (Milwaukee, WI) - See all my reviews
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Written in diary form a recitation of the Old Milwaukee Police Department, a time when the focus was to "protect and serve". Many old photos, well done. A must for the library of anyone who had a family member on the force during the Harold Breier years.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Milwaukee Police Department, November 4, 2009

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Cheryl Maederer (Milwaukee, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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Brief but excellent pictorial history of the MPD. Some seldom seen photos here. Overall very well done and just what I was looking for.

5.0 out of 5 stars just what i wanted for retired MPD father, January 26, 2011

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I bought this for myself and for my dad for Christmas. He was an MPD officer for 33 years and this is something that he can look at and just take him back and see where the roots of the department came from. Very pleased. Thank you dad, I hope to follow your legacy and make you proud as a police officer myself =)