On June 4, 1925, Newhall Constable John S. “Jack” Pilcher was killed in the line of duty after an accidental handgun discharge at a ranch house in Bouquet Canyon. Pilcher was a well-known lawman throughout Los Angeles County during the turbulent era of Prohibition, serving communities including Chatsworth, Calabasas and Newhall. Over a career marked by confrontations with bootleggers, bandits ...

Newhall Constable Jack Pilcher was killed in the line of duty, 89 years ago this week. He had served as constable in Chatsworth and Calabasas before coming to Newhall. He was killed in 1925, during a shooting accident while investigating a burglary.