Jacob Laubenheimer
Chief of the Milwaukee Police Department from 1921-1936
About Jacob Laubenheimer
Lived 1874 – 1936 (aged 61–62).
Jacob Laubenheimer (1874 – 1936) was Chief of the Milwaukee Police Department.
Biography Laubenheimer was born Jacob George Laubenheimer in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1874. He died in 1936.
Career Laubenheimer joined the police department in 1893. He was appointed as the chief of police in 1921. The following year, he established the world's first police academy. Also during his tenure, Laubenheimer more than doubled the number of personnel, including allowing women and African Americans to join the department. Squad cars also began being equipped with radios for the first time.
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Who was Jacob Laubenheimer?
Chief of the Milwaukee Police Department from 1921-1936
When was Jacob Laubenheimer born?
Jacob Laubenheimer was born in 1874.
When did Jacob Laubenheimer die?
Jacob Laubenheimer died in 1936.
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