Crime: Causes for Arrest

Black and white photograph taken in 1890 of Willimantic Police Officers in front of the old town hall located in Church Street. Courtesy of: Threadcity.us

Photograph of Willimantic Police Officers, date unknown. Courtesy of: Peter Bolduc and sourced from Threadcity.us

Causes for Arrest

According to a report written by the Captain of Police in November 1st, 1909, the causes for the 503 arrests recorded in the year ending on October 31st of 1909 were: 

• Assault: 22
• Assault and larceny: 3
• Assault with intent to kill: 1
• Begging: 1
• Burglary: 2
• Breaking and entering: 6
• Breach of peace: 15
• Breach of peace and carrying concealed weapon: 1
• Carry concealed weapon: 2
• Cruelty to animals: 1
• Common drunkard: 5
• Delirium tremens: 1
• Defrauding board house keeper: 2
• Defrauding board house keeper and larceny: 1
• Defrauding hotel keeper: 3
• Drunkenness: 253
• Drunk and begging:2
• Drunk and vagrancy: 1
• Drunk and resistance to officer: 2
• Drunk and carrying concealed weapon: 1
• Drunk and breach of peace: 33
• Drunk and assault: 3
• Fraud: 2
• Fugitive from justice: 2
• Horse stealing: 1
• Insane: 14
• Incorrigible minor: 4
• Keeping disorderly house: 2
• Larceny: 11
• Mittimus: 2
• Minors loitering in saloon: 1
• Non-support: 6
• Non-payment of tax: 1
• Obstructing and resistance to officer: 1
• Peddling without license: 6
• Receiving and concealing stolen goods: 2
• Resistance to officer: 3
• Runaway boys: 5 
• Stealing fruit: 1
• Suspicious persons: 17
• Theft from the person: 1
• Trespass on railroad: 39
• Vagrancy: 6
• Violating game law: 1
• Violating liquor law: 2
• Violating term of probation: 10
• Violation of order from health authorities: 1
• Willfull injury to private property: 4

Total arrests: 503