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Sheriff's Office was Founded
The New York city sheriff's office was founded -
The First Night Watch
The town of Boston began the first night watch -
A timeline of police in the u.s.
although the country's first sheriff's station was created in 1626, modern police stations weren't established until the 1800s -
Officers Duties
In the late 1800s Cincinnati was the first city to require police officers to be of high character and fast -
The First Local Modern Police Department In U.S.
The Boston police department becomes the first local modern police department in u.s. -
New York city
The New York city police department is established -
police stations
First two African American police officers : Robert William Stewart and Roy Green are hired by LAPD -
The Father of Modern Law Enforcement
August Vollmer, the police chief of Berkley, CA, becomes the father of modern law enforcement -
The First State Police Agency
The Pennsylvania state police becomes the first state police agency -
The First Female Police Officer To Be Hired
Alice Stebbins Wells was the first female police officer hired by LAPD