Raid and Arrest of Bootleggers
- Title of event
- Raid and Arrest of Bootleggers
- Type of event
- Illegal Sale of Liquor
- Address of event
- Raid and Arrest of Bootleggers Happened Entirely at 307, W 141st St
- Report on event
- Raid and Arrest of Bootleggers Sole event referenced by Then the Cops Came
- Start date / time
- February 16, 1935
- Start (general time of day)
- Night (Any Time)
- Description
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Two men from emergency squad No.6 made a successful raid on a bootlegger's joint. The illegal operation was located inside part of a garage. The police dismantled four 75-gallon stills, 130 barrells of mash and several bags of sugar. Police also arrested and charged four men for manufacturing liquor without a licence. They were; Herbert Boyder, 36, James Smith, 28, Edrow Meacher, 34, and William Sparrow, 40. All four men reside in Harlem.