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March 2, 1928 Cooper was appointed at age 42 by City Manager W. A.Ford to replace L. E. Storey as Chief of Police. Cooper was Storey’s second in command. Cooper was married and had four children and resided at 409 East Main Street. Cooper started his career in 1909 in Athens, Georgia serving as a Police Officer for 5 years. Cooper then moved to Greensboro, North Carolina where he was Chief of Police for 4 years before coming to Gainesville. Cooper worked for the Gainesville Police Department for two years prior to being appointed as Chief. Chief Cooper began his term by overseeing a "General House-Cleaning". The Gainesville Sun reported on March 3, 1928 that "Some thirty bottles, jugs and demi-johns, containing a total of about 12 gallons of whiskey and moonshine liquor were dumped into the streets, while other trash was destroyed as the office underwent spring house-cleaning. On September 1, 1928, Chief Cooper was replaced with Edward Vestal by the City Manager W.A. Ford.
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