Herbert Hasse, a 27-year-old taxi driver from the Bronx, New York, met a tragic end on August 21, 1931. His death occurred during a chaotic and violent episode that began with a payroll heist at the Mendoza Fur and Dye Works. The robbers, after successfully stealing the payroll, fled the scene and commandeered Hasse's taxi to facilitate their escape. This decision would ultimately lead to a deadly confrontation with law enforcement.
The police, lacking modern communication tools like radi
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