The Black Shield formed in Cleveland nearly 80 years ago. Initially, Black officers came together to support and protect each other from discrimination and retaliation in the mostly White police ...

It is said to not judge a book by its cover and staff at a thrift shop in Casper, Wyoming, can attest to that saying. While rummaging through donations, staff at the Rescued Treasures Thrift Store ...

FITCHBURG — Quietly sitting on a corner shelf for decades, more than a century’s worth of Fitchburg Police Department ledgers recently arrived at their new home: the Fitchburg Historical Society. This ...

LAKEWOOD - Officer William Preslar was on his way to back up another officer on a safety call early one Monday morning, but he never made it. Preslar, who had served the Lakewood Police Department for ...

While ancient Greece didn't have a police force in the same way we think of them today, they did have systems for enforcing ...

I do a lot of research using old Star-Gazette newspapers. One of the names I often see is Police Matron Mary Bruner. Who was she? Police matrons in the 1800's were called “petticoat cops.” The job ...