1876 in organized crime
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1875 in organized crime,
other events of 1876,
1877 in organized crime and the
list of 'years in Organized Crime'
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1875 in organized crime,
other events of 1876,
1877 in organized crime and the
list of 'years in Organized Crime'
Timeline of organized crime
This is a timeline of the history of organized crime.Note: Sources included are Carl Sifakis's The Mafia Encyclopedia, Herbert Asbury's The Gangs of New York and others. Online references also include Thomas P...
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Events
- The NYPD launches its campaign against the river pirates and street gangs along the New York waterfront with the formation of the "Steamboat Squad".
- Extortion activities by the Black Hand are first reported within Italian-American communities in St. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
. - January 16 - John Murray and James Briston, members of a burglary gang based on Joiner Street, are arrested in the Bunker HillBunker HillBunker Hill may refer to:* A hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts** Battle of Bunker Hill, a battle American Revolutionary War fought near the hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts** Several American ships named after the Battle of Bunker Hill, including:...
district by officers of the First Police Precinct. Among half a dozen burglary and theft charges against them, Briston is additionally charged with breaking and entering in connection to a robbery of Robert's & Webster, a store on Blackstone Street, during the night of December 1. Two other members, Young and Manning, had been previously arrested on similar charges and sentenced to eight years at New York State Prison.
Births
- George RemusGeorge RemusGeorge Remus was a famous Cincinnati lawyer and bootlegger during the Prohibition era. It has been claimed that he was the inspiration for the title character Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald....
, Chicago organized crime figure and bootlegger. - Paul KellyPaul Kelly (criminal)Paul Kelly was an Italian immigrant who founded the Five Points Gang in New York City after starting some brothels with prize monies earned in boxing...
(Paul Vaccarelli), New York organized crime figure and founder of the Five Points GangFive Points GangFive Points Gang was a 19th-century and early 20th-century criminal organization, primarily of Italian-American origins, based in the Sixth Ward of Manhattan, New York City. Since the early 19th century, the area was first known for gangs of Irish immigrants...
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