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Hidden Objects: NYPD shows off their horsepower

April 6, 2020

In this photograph, taken in 1978, a young boy is fascinated by a mounted New York (NY) Police Department officer’s horse, and an NYPD motorcycle officer shares his enthusiasm.

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Hidden Objects: 1896 Marksmanship Trophy won by NYPD

March 30, 2020

This trophy was given to the champions of a police marksmanship competition held in July 1896.

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Hidden Objects: The harness of K9 narcotics officer Sabo

March 23, 2020

K9s and their handlers perform a variety of important tasks, including searching for drugs, explosives, and missing persons, searching for crime scene evidence and even taking down criminals.

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The Beltway Sniper Case: Interoperability and Evidence Gathering

October 22, 2019

From October 2-22, 2002, two individuals orchestrated a series of shootings in Washington DC, Maryland and, Virginia, which resulted in the deaths of 10 people and left three critically injured. They became known as the Beltway Snipers.

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The Beginning of American K9 Units: A Brief History

August 26, 2019

Law enforcement agencies use man’s best friend to assist in a variety of tasks; to not only make their jobs easier but to make them safer. Many of those tasks require a honed set of skills taught by professional dog trainers, which take months to master.

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