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WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY     (Washington County, Utah)

BOOK

"A History of the St. George Police Department"

by Kelly James Larson and Kerry Gail Larson

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This book originated with a May 5, 1981 paper for a class at Weber State College. Over the years, much has been added. The original paper has been reworked to include later historical events. This version produced in February of 2020 goes through the year 2005.

Looseleaf, 199 Pages, 8.5" x 11"
Unpublished manuscript


AVAILABILITY

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COVER

Front cover of the book
Front Cover                                                                                 (Click here to enlarge)


TABLE OF CONTENTS

History of the Department from 1861     4
The Jails     6
Law Enforcement Offices     9
A Few Early Good Guys   10
Early Bad Guys   12
The First Court   20
The First Suicide   20
Autos and Accidents   20
Growth of the St. George Police Department   21
City Ordinances   31
Downtown Area Facilities   35
Folklore Surrounding the "Jail House" by the Hardy House   45
Police Department Facilities   55
Marshalls and Chiefs of Police   65
Sheriffs of Washington County   66
Organization and Staff of the Police Department   67
SGPD Significant Event Changes102
Homicides125
Arson138
Robberies144
Traffic Accidents167
St. George Police Department Budgets180
Crime Index185
Arrest Statistics                                                                               188


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