Vintage police

26 April 1967 ~ Chicago Police Officer Edmund W. Grosskopf, 27, Badge #12375, is busy behind the wheel of a squad car when he isn't commuting 217 miles to the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. Grosskopf, who works the 6pm to 2 am shift said he leaves Chicago about 3am and arrives at Iowa City about 6am. He sleeps for 2 hours and he is ready for his first class. He attends on his days off. He found it would take only 1 year to complete his courses at University of Iowa. Other universities…

A wonderfully preserved image of a Manchester City Police officer on point duty in central in the city around 1914. Before the electronic traffic light became widespread, officers would control junctions during busy periods. This practice was known as point duty and each officer would be allocated a ‘point’ and set times at which he was to attend. While the signals used were standard, some individual officers became well known to the public for the distinctive manner in which they delivered…

New Jersey State Police (NJSP) in what looks like the 1960s

The Metropolitan Police Service was established on September 29, 1829 in London as the first modern and professional police force in the world.

For more than 100 years, New York has been captured on film by photographers that roam the city's streets. Now a new documentary turns the camera on...

A handsome British bobby

Victorian Metropolitan Police