Officer William Farquhar Dies Following Treatment For Dog Bite

THE DEATH OF OFFICER WILLIAM C. FARQUHAR WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE DATED OCTOBER 23, 1913, PAGE 2 MAD DOG’S BITE KILLS HIM. POLICEMAN W.C. FARQUHAR THE SECOND OFFICER VICTIM SINCE LAST SPRING. Policeman William C. Farquhar, of the Seventh precinct, died yesterday...

Railroad Crossing Officer Eugene Smith

The Metropolitan Police Department trained and supervised a group of sworn officers who were assigned to manage the dangerous railway and streetcar crossings.  Their uniform was similar to that of MPD but they were subsidized by the railroads to staff the many...

2015 Memorial Christmas Ornament on Sale Now!

The DC Police Memorial & Museum is now accepting orders for its 2015 Christmas ornament, a replica of the famous Pulitzer Prize winning photograph taken in 1957 by William C. Beall of the Washington Daily News. Mr. Beall named the photo – Faith and...

Death of Bicycle Patrolman Willie R. Gawen

WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE DATED MARCH 3, 1915, PAGE 3 GAWEN DEATH PUZZLES Report Says Bicycle Patrolman Who Fell Was Assaulted. POLICE MAKE INVESTIGATION Fail, However, to Find Any Evidence to Substantiate Rumor—Coroner Nevitt to Hold Inquest This Morning—Physicians...

To all who view this website, please join me

Please join me and my colleagues from the Board of Directors in extending our thoughts and prayers to our law enforcement brothers and sisters in France and all other parts of the world involved in the investigation to track down all involved in this heinous attack on...

Harbor Branch History

Here are some images that are rare but were part of the Harbor Branch sidebar in the 150th Anniversary History Book.  The featured image is a photo of the original Harbor Precinct building before it was replaced with the shared police and fire harbor station.  It was...

Actual Rogue’s Gallery Photos ID cards

Another part of the photo collection purchased by the DC Police Memorial and Museum Project, were these two identification photos from the late 1880’s. These were the only two in the collection and are shown here front and back.  There were more that are...

More Street Scenes from the Shah’s 1977 Visit

                Chief Maurice Cullinane appears to be chatting with a citizen, while Assistant Chief Burtell Jefferson looks on. They are standing near Dupont Circle across from what is now a CVS, at P Street, N.W.  ...

The Death of Railway Crossing Policeman Eugene C. Smith

THE DEATH OF OFFICER EUGENE C. SMITH PARTIAL WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE DATED JANUARY 2, 1910, PAGE 16 SMITH’S FALL IS FATAL CROSSING POLICEMAN DIES OF A FRACTURED SKULL OTHERS HURT ON ICY WALKS.       One death and a score or more injuries have resulted...

More Photos from Anti Shah Demonstrations in 1977

These photos cover some of the events in front of the mosque on Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. and U.S. Park Police with what was then referred to as the Executive Protective Branch; taking care of business on the South side and front of the White House.  ...

The Death of Mounted Officer William E. Yetton

THE DEATH OF OFFICER WILLIAM E. YETTON ON NOVEMBER 9, 1908. ALSO INCLUDED IS AN INCIDENT HE WAS INVOLVED IN DURING HIS EARLY CAREER. WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE DATED JULY 16, 1897,  PAGE 2 Prisoner’s Bite Proves Serious During a fight in Glick’s alley, July 5, Policeman...

The Death of Officer John J. Smith

THE STRANGE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE  SHOOTING DEATH OF OFFICER JOHN JACOB SMITH ON JULY 4, 1904. WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE DATED JULY 5, 1904, PAGE 2 SHOT BY CAVALRYMAN John J. Smith Probably Fatal Wounded SAMUEL YOUNG UNDER ARREST Unprovoked Attempt to Kill...

Officer Junius B. Slack, slain November 27, 1891

SLACK’S WOUND FATAL Death of the Policeman Who Was Stabbed by His Neighbor HAD PENETRATED A VITAL PART Story of the Prelude to the Affray Told by the Officer’s Wife WITH A TWELVE-INCH BUTCHERS KNIFE The Weapon Used by Charles H. Myers, Who Is Said to Have Had an Old...

Late Fall Demonstration 1969

Some pictures from the Metropolitan Police Museum Collection.  This is from a batch labeled November, 1969 but are of an as yet unknown demonstration.  One photo references the Justice Department.   Please note the “DC-US Route 240” sign in the background....

Shots Fired Series “Pool Hall Fusillade”

OFFICER UEL M. (GALES) GAILE WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE DATED JULY 19, 1933, PAGE 1 TRIO WOUNDED IN GUN BATTLE; ALL MAY DIE. NINTH STREET POOL PARLOR “SHOT UP;” POLICEMAN ENDS FUSILLADE. Three downtown Ninth street habitues, one of them an innocent bystander, were...

Sergeant Fritz Passau

MURDER OF MPDC SERGEANT FRITZ PASSAU AND TWO MARYLAND CITIZENS IN 1899. (IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE DEPARTMENTS CURRENT LIST OF OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY LISTS PASSAU’S DEATH IN 1889. BOTH WASHINGTON POST ARTICLES ARE DATED 1899.) THE SUSPECTS BUNGLED...
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