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True crime · 13.02.1920

A lone constable and two horse thieves near Porkuni

Üksik kordnik ja kaks hobusevarast Porkuni lähedal

In the countryside a stolen horse could ruin a family, and chasing horse thieves was everyday police work. On 13 February 1920, while the War of Independence had only just ended, senior constable Hans Jaanimägi set off after two horse thieves in Porkuni parish. He caught up with them and tried to arrest them, but when the thieves realised he was alone and no help was coming, they turned on him and shot him dead. He was one of more than twenty Estonian police officers killed on duty between 1918 and 1940.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

Eesti keeles

Maal võis varastatud hobune pere hätta jätta ja hobusevaraste jälitamine oli politsei igapäevatöö. 13. veebruaril 1920, kui Vabadussõda oli alles lõppenud, asus vanemkordnik Hans Jaanimägi Porkuni vallas kahe hobusevarga jälile. Ta jõudis neile järele ja püüdis nad kinni pidada, kuid kui vargad taipasid, et ta on üksi ja abi ei tule, tungisid nad talle kallale ja lasid ta maha. Ta oli üks enam kui kahekümnest Eesti politseinikust, kes hukkusid teenistuses aastatel 1918–1940.

Map of the area around A lone constable and two horse thieves near Porkuni
59.19000° N, 26.19000° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: Estonian Wikipedia: Hans Jaanimägi; list of Estonian police officers killed on duty ↗

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