MURDER INCORPORATED,LEWIS VALENTINE,POLICE COMMR.NYC,1944,DETAILS ABOUT HOMICIDE

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Lewis J. Valentine was a legendary Police Commissioner of New York City,
whose job it was under Mayor Fiorella LaGuardia to tackle organized crime
and the mob.
1944 Typed Signed Letter on his Stationary giving a commendation to
his son, Detective Edward J. Valentne on the 32nd Detective Squad for
"effecting the arrest of one Thelma Hicks, on a charge of Homicide - stabbed
one Willie Weston in the right side of chest, with a knife, causing his death."
Valentine to Valentine on Valentine's Day.
heavy quality paper. raised letterhead.
as pictured....
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I AM UNABLE TO SHOW IT HERE, DUE TO HTTP GUIDELINES, BUT A
VERY GOOD BIO. OF HIM
CAN BE FOUND ONLINE USING HIS NAME
AND 'MAFIA STORIES.'
Below is just a very introductory bio.
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Lewis Joseph Valentine
“Muss ‘em Up” Valentine in June 1935
New York City Police Commissioner
In office
1934–1945
Appointed by
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
Preceded by
John Francis O'Ryan
Succeeded by
Arthur William Wallander
Personal details
Born
March 19, 1882
Brooklyn, New York
Died
December 16, 1946 (aged 64)
New York City
Lewis Joseph Valentine
(March 19, 1882 – December 16, 1946) was the
New York City Police Commissioner
from 1934 to 1945, under Mayor
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
during the
Murder, Inc.
era. He was the author of an autobiography
Night stick: The autobiography of Lewis J. Valentine.
[1]
He was Police Commissioner of New York for eleven years, longer than any other previous person in that position.
[2]
Time magazine
credited him with cleaning up the department so that New York City had one of the most honest police departments in the nation.
[3]
After New York, he advised the
Tokyo Police Force
.
[4]
Biography
He was born on March 19, 1882. Valentine joined the
New York Police Department
in 1903, at age 21.
[3]
He specialized in combatting police corruption attracting the attention of
Mayor LaGuardia
who appointed him as the city's police commissioner in 1934.
[5]
He died on December 16, 1946.
[2]