On May 17, 1853, the legislature passed an act creating the California Rangers, with Harry Love as their captain, and Go…
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Don’t Mess with the Rangers A robbery target was too much for Thomas Brooks.
Thomas Brooks picked the wrong guy to rob. April 24, 1896, near Dogtown in the Creek Nation. Brooks heard that a retired…
Not a Chip Off the Old Block Ed Scarborough didn’t follow in his dad’s footsteps.
Ed Scarborough isn’t as well-known as his lawman father George, who killed John Selman. But Ed made his own mark. He o…
Jeff Kidder: Arizona Ranger
The Arizona Rangers were established as a territorial law enforcement agency in 1901 to curb the outlawry that was rampa…