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The Tennessee Highway Patrol came into existence on December 14, 1929, to replace the unpopular Tennessee State Police Force, which had been created in 1926 and had been patterned after the Texas Rangers to obtain fees and taxes from citizens.
Law enforcement medals and badges first appeared in the late 19th century, as used by some of the (then) largest police departments in the country, such as the New York City Police Department and Chicago Police Department. Early law enforcement awards were often pins and badges awarded on a case-by-case basis.
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Tennessee.. According to the United States Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 375 law enforcement agencies employing 15,976 sworn police officers, about 256 for each 100,000 residents.
The Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) responds to a call in East Lake, Tennessee, on Sep. 7, 2015. The Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) is the primary law enforcement organization serving Chattanooga, Tennessee, in the United States. The department is headed by a chief of police, with one deputy chief and three assistant chiefs commanding ...
Balancing police work and motherhood. Furtado is the first woman to serve as the city’s police chief. Deputy Chief Cathleen Moniz, now retired, served briefly as acting chief in the early 2010s.
The State Fire Marshal had been an independent office until powers and duties were transferred to the state police in 1919. In 1927, the state (Commonwealth) created the local fire marshal position underneath the state police, via an act of April 27, 1927 (P.L. 450, No. 291). The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) fire marshals are usually ...
Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation searched the Millersville Police Department Wednesday. Susan Niland, spokesperson for the TBI, confirmed via email just before 11:30 a.m. that ...
A manhunt continues for an escaped inmate accused of sexually assaulting dozens of women. His victims say Johnson City police let him get away with his alleged crimes for years.