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Law enforcement created in America
The City of Boston establishes the first system of law enforcement in the 13 colonies. Called the "night watch," officers served part-time, without pay. -
First police officer killed on duty
Sheriff Cornelius Hogeboom of Hudson, New York, was shot as he attempted to serve a writ of ejectment becoming the first known law enforcement officer to be killed in the line of duty. -
Secret Service Created
On the day he was shot by the assassin John Wilkes Booth, President Abraham Lincoln approves the formation of what is now the United States Secret Service -
Billy the Kid
Notorious outlaw Billy the Kid kills six law enforcement officers in New Mexico: Deputy James W. Bell, Sheriff William Brady, Deputy James Carlysle, Deputy George Hindman, Deputy Marshal Robert Olinger and Deputy Robert Beckwith. -
Deadliest year for police
The single deadliest year in law enforcement history, with 307 officers killed. -
Young Brothers Massacre
Six lawmen were killed as they attempted to apprehend two suspects wanted in the murder of Greene County Marshal Mark Noe: Greene County Sheriff Marcell Hendrix, Deputy Ollie Crosswhite, Deputy Wiley Mashburn, Springfield Police Chief Detective Tony Oliver, Detective Sidney Meadows and Officer Charley Houser. This incident became known as the Young Brothers Massacre. -
John Dillinger and Gang
John Dillinger and his gang murdered ten law enforcement officers — more than any other outlaw. They were responsible for the deaths of Officer Howard Wagner, Trooper Eugene Teague, Sheriff Jesse Sarber, Sergeant William Shanley, Patrolman William O'Malley, Patrolman Martin O'Brien, Officer Francis Mulvihill, Chief Franklin Culp, Detective Henry Perrow and Undersheriff Charles Cavanagh. -
Betty Blankenship & Elizabeth Robinson
Betty Blankenship and Elizabeth Robinson of the Indianapolis (IN) Police Department become the first female police officers in the United States to work as patrol officers on the street. The pair are transferred from administrative assignments after meeting with Chief of Police Winston Churchill and asking to be put on street patrols. -
First Bullet Proof vest for police
Police start wearing soft body armor to protect themselves against handgun assaults. -
Riots in Attica Sate Prison
Seven Correctional Officers were killed during the riots at the Attica State Prison in upstate New York: William Quinn, Edward Cunningham, John D'Archangelo Jr, Richard Lewis, Carl Valone, Ronald Werner and Harrison Whalen. -
First Missouri Highway Patrol Death
First recorded Missouri Highway Patrol death - Sergeant Benjamin O. Booth, an original member of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, was fatally shot on June 14, 1933. After a bank in Mexico, Missouri, was robbed -
Special Agents Killed
Four Special Agents of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) were killed attempting to execute a search warrant at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas: Todd McKeehan, Robert J Williams, Conway LeBleu, and Steven Willis. -
Homeland Security
Department of Homeland Security formed to respond to domestic emergencies, especially terrorism -
Ferguson Unrest movement started
Ferguson Unrest movement started, which caused Blue Lives Matter -
Blue Lives Matter Founded
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Harnett v ISIS member
Hartnett was in his patrol car just before midnight on January 7 when a man in a long white tunic took aim with a 9 mm Glock pistol and fired at least 11 shots at the officer.
Three of the bullets shattered Hartnett's left arm, causing severe nerve damage. Still, the five-year police veteran managed to return fire and wound the suspect, who was later arrested.
