Constable Stephen Lawson, Alberta Provincial Police, 1922.
![Constable Stephen Lawson in APP uniform.](https://www.communitystories.ca/v2/fernie-community_communaute-fernie/wp-content/uploads/sites/48/2016/11/na-3537-1os-copy-2.jpg)
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Glenbow Archives, NA-2899-10
Lawson was the former Fernie Police Chief and was hired in spring 1922 by the APP for his knowledge of bootleggers in the region. He targeted Emilio Picariello and was a part of the sting operation.