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Metropolitan Police Department

The Metropolitan Police Department has been Washington’s city police force since 1861, when Congress established it to maintain order in a capital suddenly flooded with soldiers and refugees. These posts explore the MPD’s history, from its Civil War origins and the colorful officers who defined its early years to the crime waves and reforms that shaped modern policing in DC.

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Budweiser Clydesdales in D.C. after the repeal (cnbc.com)The Day the First Liquor License was Issued in D.C. After ProhibitionUpdated Aug 22, 2012er a thrilling chase through the busiest streets of Washington, ... a couple of bootleggers and their car come to grief at the hands of the Capitol police - January 21st, 1922The Wildest Chase and Battle: Police Battle With Rum Car in DC in 1921Updated Aug 14, 2012Three giants of the Metropolitan Police Force - 1903 (Washington Times)Three Giants of the Metropolitan Police ForceUpdated Jun 18, 2012Join MPDRecruiting Young Men and Women for the Metropolitan Police Department in 1918Updated Jun 14, 2012Julius Daranyi, star of Singers Midgets, directing traffic at 14th and G Streets NW, Washington DC, June 8, 1924Julius Daranyi: Washington DC’s Midget Traffic Cop, 1924Updated May 24, 20121320 Florida Ave. NE - the Sprinkle family homeThey Were Neighbors: Officer Sprinkle Lived HereUpdated May 21, 2012Police call box at 13 1/2 and D St. NW in 1912 (Wikipedia)DC Police Call Boxes: A Short History From Sgt. Nicholas BreulUpdated May 13, 2012The Unusual Arrest of Five-Year-Old Gus Oputz in 1908 Washington D.C.Updated Apr 30, 2012Lieutenant J. L. SprinkleA Wild Love Triangle: Officer Sprinkle Saves the DayUpdated Apr 23, 2012
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