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Alexander John Johnston: Police Chief

Marlene Graham  (View posts) Posted: 28 Dec 2003 6:26AM GMT
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Surnames: JOHNSTON, Alexander John
I am looking for the records of Alexander John Johnston. He became Police Chief of North Battleford after WWII. A witness to this incident repeated the story to me a few years ago. It seems that the current mayor of the town (name unknown) asked AJ Johnston to 'look the other way' when he caught certain people doing certain things. AJ said that he would gladly do so if the mayor would put the request in writing on his letterhead. Of course the mayor wouldn't and made a few threats, which continued until AJ picked him up and literally threw him out of the police station... which at the time shared a location with the fire station. With in a few months after this incident, AJ was looking for a new job. I am curious as to how this incident was reported on AJ's police records. Before WWI he was a fingerprint pioneer with the SPP and then became a respected Police Chief in Assiniboia (as reported by his records from the Sask Archives). All of his sons chose law enforcement as career choices ..so did a grandson and now a great grand daughter. I am looking for where I can find his police service records with North Battleford. Thanks ~Marlene~
SubjectAuthorDate Posted
Marlene Graham 28 Dec 2003 6:26AM GMT 
glenda 21 Jan 2005 3:40AM GMT 
marlenegraham... 28 Dec 2009 6:24AM GMT 
bradleyjohnst... 21 Sep 2008 11:35PM GMT 
marlenegraham... 25 Jun 2009 6:26AM GMT 
   

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