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A Gold Star – or Badge: The Davenport Police Department’s 175th Anniversary

Posted on January 16, 2014 by SCblogger

We were excited to see an article in the January 16, 2014 Quad City Times about the Davenport Police Department’s 175th Anniversary. What a monumental occasion. In celebration, current officers are sporting badges reminiscent of those worn by their predecessors in the … Continue reading →

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If At First You Don’t Know . . .

Posted on March 14, 2013 by SCblogger

Sometimes all it takes is one misprint to throw our sense of history off for over 131 years. For at least that long, it was believed that George Colt was the first City Marshal of Davenport.  This was reinforced by … Continue reading →

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