We thought all our friends would be interested in these remarks from yesterday’s memorial service. Please take the time to read. [Note: Heather Fong is an Assistant Secretary for Homeland Security and the former Chief of Police, San Francisco, CA. She was the...
Following the April 4,1968, assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Washington,D.C.and a number of other American cities erupted in violent riots and looting. It has been estimated that nearly one thousand fires were deliberately set during the following days of...
OFFICER DANIEL SHEHAN WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE DATED OCTOBER 16, 1899, PAGE 4 BACK AFTER TWELVE YEARS. THE “GHOST ROBBER” RETURNS FROM A LONG INVOLUNTARY VISIT. DARING WASHINGTON CRIMINAL PAYS HIS RESPECTS TO POLICE WHO ARRESTED HIM—NOTED FOR TERRORIZING METHODS AND...
THESE ARTICLES TELL OF THE 1889 DEATH OF OFFICER AMERICUS N. CRIPPEN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ARREST A SHOOTING SUSPECT, AND THE RIOT THAT FOLLOWED. TWO MURDERS George Bush, a Rough Shoots and Instantly Kills Policeman Crippen. The Officers Last Act was to Fire Shots at...
THIS STORY CONCERNS THE 1884 MURDER OF OFFICER JOHN H. FOWLER. THE SUSPECT IN THIS CASE MOCKED THE OFFICERS GRIEVING WIDOW IN HER PRESENCE AT THE POLICE STATION SHORTLY AFTER THE KILLING, THREATENED THE OFFICER WHO FOUND HIM HIDING UNDER A BED, AND TRIED TO ATTACK A...
William T. Yates sent in this photo of Private Leola King of the Traffic Branch. News reports indicate that she was later injured after being struck by a passing truck. There are later records of Private King when she was assigned to the Women’s Bureau under...
This new book provides intimate details of some of the most tumultuous events in the city and in the Police Department’s history. A great read with lots of familiar names. S Street Rising is more than a memoir; it’s a portrait of a city in crisis. It’s the...
SOME INCIDENTS IN THE CAREER OF FRANCIS M. DOYLE WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE DATED MARCH 19, 1911 (A HISTORY OF THE EARLY MPDC, AND THE DEATH OF THE FIRST OFFICER KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY) CITY’S POLICE FORCE HAS HAD EXCITING EVOLUTION. From Early Patrol of “Pike”...
Here is a sampling of patches that were recently turned over to the Metropolitan Police memorial and Museum from Commercial Emblem. The proprietors of that business supported MPD and HEROES, Inc. for many years. , Canine Corps
Bill Sullivan provided these pieces of his father, Charles F. Sullivan’s police career; with a news report and photos from a chase in which the police radio help coordinate the capture of the suspects. Unfortunately, there was a mishap with a 2nd Precinct Scout...
In 1949 a B&O passenger train was hijacked in Martinsburg, West Virginia, and 147 passengers were robbed at gunpoint and some pistol whipped by two armed teenage suspects. They managed to force the engineer to place the train on a siding and once...
Want to give a gift that means more this holiday season? Consider purchasing the DC Police Memorial’s 2014 Christmas Ornament and/or Challenge Coin. All proceeds go to support the creation of the memorial and museum to be built. ...
This series of photographs are part of a collection that was acquired by the DC Police Memorial and Museum Project. Several of the photos were labeled “Demonstration at the Justice Dept.” In the featured image, a sergeant is holding up a broken piece of a...
Following the creation of the Metropolitan Police Department by an Act of Congress in August of 1861, a new badge design was needed for the fledgling department. In September of 1861, a new badge was conceived. It was not in the typical badge style of the times and...
Volunteer Website Manager Needed The DC Police Memorial & Museum Project is in need of a volunteer website manager for www.dcpolice.us. Applicants should be retired members from the department. Our mission is to design, build and maintain through contributions a...
In late July of 1932, following the arrival of thousands of former World War I veterans who had come to Washington to demand Congress award promised war service bonuses; Chief (Major and Superintendent) Pelham Glassford was ordered to expel the squatting veterans and...
These photos were part of a collection that show the arrest of some demonstrators. The actual date and location are unknown. If anyone knows the circumstances and location, email nbreul@dcpolice.us.
It is not Jackie, is it President Johnson’s daughter? Anyone who knows the story behind this photo can email me at nbreul@dcpolice.us. This photo and others being added to the Photo Gallery are part of a photographic collection recently acquired....
This month in MPD History was a memorable one for many in 1971, as the city was besieged by tens of thousands of well organized and determined anti-war protestors; nearly all of them college students. It was known as “May Day” and was the largest, most...
The Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department Memorial & Museum Project announces its new website at www.dcpolice.us. The new site will serve as an information tool for the not-for-profit efforts to raise funds to: renovate the unsightly water fountain...
Please contact us today to discuss how you or your organization may play a role in creating the DC Police Memorial & Museum at info@dcpolicememorial.org.
