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Blue Force US slang term for the police, mainly used in Florida. [citation needed] Blue Heeler Australian slang term, particularly in rural areas, in reference to the blue appearance and traits of the Blue Heeler Australian Cattle Dog. Blue Heelers was a long-running Australian police television drama series. Blue Light Special
The blue wall of silence, [1] also blue code [2] and blue shield, [3] are terms used to denote an informal code of silence among police officers in the United States not to report on a colleague's errors, misconduct, or crimes, especially as related to police brutality in the United States. [4]
The navy blue uniforms adopted by many police departments in this early period were simply surplus United States Army uniforms from the Civil War. [4] Headwear typically took the form of stovepipe hats , a starched woolen head cover similar in appearance to a top hat but with a squatter dimension, or British-style custodian helmets .
It’s encouraging to see a record number of women police cadets. But work remains to ensure Akron officers reflect the rich diversity of our community. More women are joining Akron's men in blue.
The Blue Police officially came into being on 30 October 1939 () when Germany drafted Poland's prewar state police officers (Policja Państwowa), organizing local units with German leadership. [1] It was an auxiliary institution tasked with protecting public safety and order in the General Government . [ 3 ]
A Blue Alert is issued when a law enforcement officer has been seriously injured or killed and ... Greensboro Police said they were looking for two men in their early to mid-20s driving west of ...
The police association has refused to remove the symbol. [60] In August 2021 the village board of Mount Prospect, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, voted to remove the thin blue line flag patch from police officers' uniforms. The police chief had stated that the symbol was intended as "a memorial to police officers killed serving their community".
A 51-year-old Western North Carolina man was arrested and charged Wednesday with assaulting law enforcement officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots, prosecutors said.