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Report of the arrest of the Herman Cline, Captain of Detectives, circa 1926

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Title: Report of the arrest of the Herman Cline, Captain of Detectives, circa 1926
Date Created and/or Issued: [circa 1926]
1926
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Report of the arrest of the Captain of Detectives, Herman Cline. He was arrested for a hit and run while drunk which resulted in the death of a woman and child. Cline was involved in spearheading the case against Aimee Semple McPherson that charged her with faking her own kidnapping previously to this horrific event. Cline tried to outrun police after striking the car, but to no avail and was arrested in Azusa.
Some text from the report: "Herman Cline, Captain of Detectives, arrested as 'hit and run' autoist, by special correspondent. Late Sunday night while driving near north Pomona, California, Herman Cline, captain of Detectives of Los Angeles police force struck an automobile containing a woman and child. Instead of stopping, Captain Cline drove on, his car swaying from in the roadway."
Text from negative sleeve: Mc Pherson, Aimee Semple Telegrams Notes [handwritten:] X [...] 2 [handwritten on sticky
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_6355
ark:/21198/zz002cwjrd
Language: English
Subject: Detectives--California--Los Angeles
Drunk driving--California--Los Angeles
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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