Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police M.P.D.
1920 to 1929
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1926 - Officer Raymond V. Sinclair, who would later die in the line of duty, recorded 3,482 arrests (traffic citations counted as arrests). That was close to an average of 11 tickets or actual arrests a day, (MPD).
M.P.D. Motorman Marcel Caussin
This is a 1920's photo of Motorman Marcel Caussin who fled from France to America after deserting from the French Navy. He then joined and became a U.S. Marine where he became a boxing champ on their boxing team. Although Marcel was an Olympic Champion he was unable to attend the Olympics due to having deserted. While in the Marine Corps Marcel was credited with taking the Army mule which caused a good amount of disruption. Marcel was in the marching band while in the U.S.M.C. as well as the M.P.D.
It seems Motorman Caussin was one to take chances.... One might wonder if that had anything to do with him having been hit by a vehicle while on the M.P.D. motorcycle. The headline is said to have read, " Little Hope For D.C. Motor Man".
This is a copy of your old style photo that was colored in with paint. My father use to do this with his photos that he would take using a Q-tip or tooth pick. It is an old style of coloring the photos.
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