Below are a series of class photos sent to the D.C.Police Museum and Memorial Project as part of our growing collection of artifacts, documents and photos. These photos tell the story of the changes that occurred from 1970 through 1972. The initial group are of...
THE DEATH OF OFFICER ISAAC HALBFINGER (THE 1919 RACE RIOT IN WASHINGTON D.C. LEFT 9 IMMEDIATE DEAD, AND 30 WOULD LATER DIE FROM THEIR WOUNDS FROM THE BRUTAL STREET FIGHTING. 150 MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN WERE CLUBBED, BEATEN AND SHOT. SEVERAL MARINES AND 6 D.C....
THE SHOOTING DEATH OF DETECTIVE SERGEANT HARRY WILSON DURING THE 1919 RACE RIOT’S. NOTE: IN EARLIER TIMES IT WAS A COMMON PRACTICE BY NEWSPAPERS TO IDENTIFY SUBJECTS BY RACE OR IMMIGRANTS BY NATIONALITY. I HAVE DELETED DESCRIPTIONS OF RACE THAT WERE ROUTINELY USED IN...
THE DEATH OF OFFICER LESTER M. KIDWELL WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE DATED JULY 11, 1918, PAGE 2. GASH ON NECK KILLS POLICEMAN Lester M. Kidwell Fell Through a Skylight to Death. Policeman Lester M. Kidwell, of the Third precinct, well known as the automobile driver for the...
The Great B&O Train Robbery Posted by Dave Tabler | July 18, 2013 “The Great Train Robbery” of the B&O railroad made headlines worldwide on March 10, 1949. The event was reminiscent of Wild West days, and it seized the...
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...
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...
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...
Lieutenant Dunigan Officer John A. Conrad Herbert L. Copeland shot and killed D.C. Police Lieutenant David T. Dunigan, Officer John A. Conrad, and Charles County Deputy Sheriff Lawrence McParland, on May 21,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
THIS STORY REPORTS THE 1909 SHOOTING DEATH OF CAPTAIN WILLIAM H. MATHEWS AT THE HANDS OF OFFICER JOHN W. COLLIER AT THE FIFTH PRECINCT STATION HOUSE. THE CRIMINAL TRIAL THAT RESULTED IN A COURTROOM FIST FIGHT BETWEEN THE OPPOSING ATTORNEY’S THAT THE DEFENDANT HELPED...
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 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...
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