History of Civic Services in the City of New York Police No. 1 : The Rattle Watch

History of Civic Services in the City of New York Police No. 1 : The Rattle Watch

Our Nation’s communities need your protection, and I find great comfort in your selflessness and bravery.

Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.

The first law-enforcement officer began to patrol the trails and paths of New York City when it was…a Dutch settlement and fort in the year 1625. This lawman was...charged with keeping the peace, settling minor disputes, and warning colonists if fires broke out at night…. When the High Constable of New York City, Jacob Hays retired from service in 1844, permission was granted by the Governor…to create a Police Depart-ment. A force of approximately 800 men under the first Chief of Police, George W. Matsell, began to patrol the City in July of 1845.

Vera Bock

1936

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Link: History of Civic Services in the City of New York Police No. 1: The Rattle Watch (via Library of Congress)

Source: Timeline of American Police. (n.d.).Police Guide. Retrieved October 5, 2012, from http://bit.ly/Sz2EeM

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Vera Bock

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