Chandler was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1888, but spent his early years in Plattsmouth, Nebraska, living with his mother and father near his cousins, maternal aunt and uncle. After Chandler’s family were abandoned by his father, an alcoholic civil engineer who worked for the railway, and...
He attended high school at Illinois Valley and worked as a welder, but was always drawn to police work. "I had a lot of friends in law enforcement and it's a career I've always wanted to get into," Lombardo said. "Those friends helped and guided me." Lombardo was hi...