Podcasts History Mississippi Moments Podcast MSM 447 Dudley Carr - Tupelo Chief of Police John Ellzie Carr

MSM 447 Dudley Carr - Tupelo Chief of Police John Ellzie Carr

Published: July 20, 2015, 4:37 p.m.

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John Ellzie Carr joined the Tupelo Police Department in 1921 and served as the town's chief of police from 1925 until 1952.\xa0 In this episode, Dudley Carr remembers his father\u2019s natural talent for law enforcement. He recalls the city\u2019s primitive jail and even more primitive alarm system.

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In 1932, the infamous bank robber, Machine Gun Kelly held up the Citizen\u2019s National Bank of Tupelo. Dudley Carr explains how the robbery inspired the city to buy its own Thompson submachine gun.

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In a podcast extra, Carr looks back with pride at his father\u2019s legacy and what it\u2019s meant to his own career.

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