Best of BTB: Anaheim police discover town marshal who died in line of duty in 1880s
0Editor’s note: As part of our 10th anniversary, Behind the Badge is sharing stories from our archives on Tuesdays and Fridays. This story is from July 23, 2019 Anaheim Town Marshal Rudolph Bohn was brutally beaten and died from his injuries after serving just a year as the city’s chief elected officer in 1884. He’s the second Anaheim officer to die in the line of duty, and was Anaheim’s ninth chief. But until recently no one alive today knew Bohn held that role. City officials were gathering numbers for Chief of Police Jorge Cisneros’ swearing-in ceremony when Anaheim Heritage Services Manager Jane Newell noticed…
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