Railroad Detective Daniel C. Vreeland, aged 43, tragically died on August 11, 1911, in Detroit, Michigan. Vreeland was a dedicated officer with the Michigan Central Railroad Police Department. On the night of his death, he and fellow Railroad Detective Frank Cook were involved in a tragic case of mistaken identity. The two detectives, familiar with another railroad police officer who was searching for thieves, decided to play a practical joke on him by jumping out from behind a railroad car. Unf
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