Roy Olmstead (September 18, 1886 – April 30, 1966) was an American bootlegger who operated in the Pacific Northwest during the American Prohibition era. A former lieutenant in the Seattle Police Department, he initiated alcohol smuggling of Canadian whiskey from Vancouver by boats through the Puget Sound to trucks in Washington while still serving in the department.
Roy Olmstead (September 18, 1886 – April 30, 1966) was an American bootlegger who operated in the Pacific Northwest during the American Prohibition era. A former lieutenant in the Seattle Police Department, he initiated alcohol smuggling of Canadian whiskey from Vancouver by boats through the Puget Sound to trucks in Washington while still serving in the department.
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