The Police Booze Boat Story


What I first heard: during prohibition the Evansville Police Department had a boat they used for patrolling the Ohio River to catch rum runners. One night Captain Friedle and some officers used that boat to smuggle liquor from Kentucky into Evansville. They ended up getting caught by the sheriff and, after an investigation, Police Chief Schmitt was implicated as the ring leader. They were all prosecuted, plead or were found guilty, and served time in jail.