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Tag: Police History
Patrol
National Law Enforcement Museum Places New Emphasis on Honoring Police
“The board of directors decided that we exist to honor law enforcement. So, we went through the museum, and we removed anything that did not have to do with honoring law enforcement,” Ferranto says. “Any label, any exhibit that did not directly honor professional law enforcement was either edited or removed.”
June 30, 2022
Patrol
Claims of Hazing at CA Academy Recall the Worst Words in Police Training
The seven deadly sins were, are, and always will be pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, and sloth. The seven worst words in police training were, are, and always will be "That's the way we've always done it."
May 20, 2022
Patrol
4 OPD Officers Killed on 3/21/2009: Yearning for Learning a Dozen Years Later
Sergeant Mark Dunakin, Officer John Hege, Sergeant Ervin Romans, and Sergeant Dan Sakai were senselessly and brutally murdered by a convicted felon wanted on a no-bail warrant for a parole violation in two separate incidents taking place nearly two hours apart on the afternoon of March 21, 2009.
March 25, 2022
Patrol
SC City Honors African-American Officer's 1870 Duty Death
The Charleston Police Department joined local community members and political leaders to honor the memory of Private Thomas Martin—who was killed in the line of duty in July 1870.
September 28, 2020
Patrol
Marine Pilot Who Helped Stop 1973 Active Shooter Incident Dies at 84
A decorated Marine pilot who was at the controls of a helicopter that enabled Louisiana police to stop the gunfire of an active shooter on the roof of a New Orleans hotel in 1973 has died at the age of 84-years-old.
February 20, 2020
Patrol
New Museum Honors History of Texas Police Department
The Tyler (TX) Police Department is the subject of a new museum that opened to the public on Monday.
September 10, 2019
Patrol
Georgia Woman Finds Nearly 100-Year-Old Police Badge, Gives It to Agency
White, who recently published his history of the Gainesville Police, learned of the short-lived Hall County Police during his research. Working as a supplement to the sheriff’s office in a growing county, Hall County Police only existed between April 1920 and April 1922.
January 25, 2019
Patrol
Georgia Department Honors its First African-American Officer
One of what has been come to be known as "The Original Nine"—the first group of black men to have been sworn in after graduating the academy—Lieutenant John White was praised at the ceremony for blazing a trail for other black officers in the United States.
December 3, 2018
Patrol
NLEOMF Set to Open Doors to National Law Enforcement Museum
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund is preparing to welcome visitors to its new museum dedicated to law enforcement history on Saturday, October 13.
October 11, 2018
Training
Learning from the Past
By studying the threats faced by officers years ago, today's police can prepare themselves for what they might face and develop the tactics, the training, and the mindset to prevail.
October 16, 2017
Patrol
People of Probity
Modern law enforcement officers uphold a longheld tradition of protecting citizens and preserving freedom.
August 7, 2017
Weapons
The Evolution of Duty Gear
While the Sam Browne system is a part of our traditions and other duty gear incarnations served us well in the past, the updated versions are more practical in modern policing.
September 6, 2016
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