Junction City Justice

Shane

Tales of history and policing in and around Ogden City, Utah. From the railroad junction population explosion to the modern day. Electric Alley in all its shady glory and the evolution of 25th Street. A deep dive into the history of those who’ve walked Ogden’s streets and has their stories buried in its history. We are dusting off the stories, the events of Ogden’s past and in doing so, shaking the hands of these people who made Ogden the unique city that it is. We do exhaustive research to bring you these stories in the vernacular and parlance of the newspapers and documents written at the time.  We read directly from these articles and documents verbatim, and we do this because it is important to keep an unfiltered view of history. In doing so, we might repeat words or situations that may be offensive to the listener. We ask that you understand that we are trying to bring you the history as it was, good or bad, offensive, or not. It doesn’t represent the opinions of anyone at the Junction City Justice Podcast, it represents the person who wrote at the time it was written. Our view is that history is what it is and we will bring it to you unfiltered. We do not represent any law enforcement agencies, officially or unofficially. Our opinions are ours and history is what it is. Now, sit back and enjoy! 

  1. 10h ago

    Summer Shorts - Tim Dyer and the Battle of Cape Esperance

    Send us Fan Mail JUNCTION CITY JUSTICE PODCAST – SUMMER SHORTS "Tim Dyer at the Battle of Cape Esperance" Before he spent thirty-three years protecting the streets of Ogden as a police officer... Before he became a respected member of his community... He was a sailor in a war that would shape a generation. October 11th, 1942. The waters off Guadalcanal were black as coal. American and Japanese warships stalked one another through the darkness, searching for the first sign of an enemy silhouette. Aboard the light cruiser USS Boise, a young sailor named Time Dyer stood ready. What followed would become one of the fiercest naval engagements of the Pacific War—the Battle of Cape Esperance. The USS Boise would charge into the fight against overwhelming odds. Shells screamed through the night. Fires erupted. Men were killed at their stations. Yet somehow, the battered cruiser survived and helped turn the tide against the Imperial Japanese Navy. For Tim Dyer, the battle was more than a page in a history book. It was a night of fear. A night of courage. A night he would carry with him for the rest of his life. In this Summer Shorts episode of the Junction City Justice Podcast, we follow the remarkable journey of an Ogden police officer whose story began long before the badge—on the deck of a warship fighting for survival in the South Pacific. This is the story of WWII veteran Tim Dyer. A sailor. A survivor. A police officer. And a witness to one of World War II's most dramatic naval battles. Ogden, Ogden Utah, Junction City, True Crime, Historic 25th Street, Two-Bit Street, Ogden True Crime, Utah True Crime, Police, Police Podcast, Tales of Policing, History, History Podcast

    22 min

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Tales of history and policing in and around Ogden City, Utah. From the railroad junction population explosion to the modern day. Electric Alley in all its shady glory and the evolution of 25th Street. A deep dive into the history of those who’ve walked Ogden’s streets and has their stories buried in its history. We are dusting off the stories, the events of Ogden’s past and in doing so, shaking the hands of these people who made Ogden the unique city that it is. We do exhaustive research to bring you these stories in the vernacular and parlance of the newspapers and documents written at the time.  We read directly from these articles and documents verbatim, and we do this because it is important to keep an unfiltered view of history. In doing so, we might repeat words or situations that may be offensive to the listener. We ask that you understand that we are trying to bring you the history as it was, good or bad, offensive, or not. It doesn’t represent the opinions of anyone at the Junction City Justice Podcast, it represents the person who wrote at the time it was written. Our view is that history is what it is and we will bring it to you unfiltered. We do not represent any law enforcement agencies, officially or unofficially. Our opinions are ours and history is what it is. Now, sit back and enjoy!