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One Officer’s Story: Patricia Kelly

March 13, 2018

Officer Patricia Kelly was a trailblazer, becoming the first female police officer with the West Orange (NJ) Police Dept. while raising twin sons at home.

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  • Building Updates

Our New Museum: Don’t just see it. Experience it.

March 12, 2018

Visitors won’t just see the new National Law Enforcement Museum, they’ll experience it in an immersive “walk in the shoes” experience.

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  • Officers' Stories

Robinson & Blankenship: the First Female Patrol Partners

March 8, 2018

As we celebrate Women’s History Month, we pay homage to Elizabeth Coffal Robinson and Betty Blankenship, the country’s first women patrol partners.

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  • History's Blotter

The Hanafi Siege: 40 Hours of Terror in the Nation’s Capital

March 8, 2018

A dozen men armed with guns, knives and machetes, seized control of three Washington, DC buildings and held close to 150 people hostage.

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  • Black History
  • Officers' Stories

One Officer’s Story: Richard Oakley

February 14, 2018

Personal reflections on a lifetime career in law enforcement and how the profession has changed throughout the years.

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  • Exhibits and Installations

Making the Museum’s Cast Figures

February 12, 2018

Two SWAT officers endure the arduous process of being made into a cast figure to represent their profession in the new National Law Enforcement Museum.

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  • Artifact Spotlight

The First 9-1-1 Call is placed on Feb.16, 1968

February 12, 2018

Once upon a time, town criers announced emergencies, then call boxes were introduced, but the United States lacked a unified emergency call system.

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  • Artifact Spotlight

From the Museum Collection: Al Capone’s Bullet-Proof Vest

January 16, 2018

January marks the birth and death of one of America’s most notorious gangsters. Al Capone was a focus of law enforcement during Prohibition.

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  • History's Blotter

The Wickersham Commission and its effect on Prohibition

January 15, 2018

The Prohibition Amendment, went into effect in 1920. Just over a decade later, the Wickersham Commission released its report on Prohibition and crime.

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  • Artifact Spotlight

Paper Fans Helped Parishioners Report Suspicious Church Fires

January 15, 2018

Parishioners and law enforcement sought new ways to raise awareness of suspicious fires and bring the arsonists to justice.

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  • Artifact Spotlight

History Time Capsules: A Window into the Evolution of Law Enforcement

December 12, 2017

A series of engaging time capsules along the Museum’s south wall will provide compelling snapshots of different eras in American law enforcement history.

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  • History's Blotter

Arresting the Cincinnati Strangler: Tracking Down a Serial Killer

December 11, 2017

Over the course of more than a year, a serial killer raped and strangled seven women in Cincinnati, Ohio, most of them elderly.

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