New Jersey Cop 1945

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    Newly recruited patrolman Eugene Davis dressed as a woman.

     



    He is working as part of the police force's campaign to crack down on kerb-crawlers who molest lone women in Nutley, New Jersey, and gets “picked up” before making his surprise arrest.
    (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). 23rd May 1945

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  • Andrea Caskin like this
  • Lonya stephony what a sad git
  • Jady Shaw I can understand Lonya's comment, but thanks for posting anyway Bebe, I really do enjoy your post so please keep them coming. xxx
  • Pauline Smith Thanks Bebe, I took the time out to check on Nutley as a community and back in the 1940s it was a suburban community and still is. So I would think that Eugene Davis's actions protected lots of ordinary women folk from molestation, even if he is less...  more
  • Suzanne Skirtkis This went on in much of the nation after WWII and was used by vice squads in almost all cities large enough to have a few rapists around.