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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 .
The "blue" in "thin blue line" refers to the blue color of the uniforms of many police departments. The phrase originated as an allusion to The Thin Red Line incident during the Crimean War in 1854, wherein a Scottish regiment —wearing red uniforms —famously held off a Imperial Russian Army cavalry charge.
The police of Brookfield, Forest Park, Hillside, and Evergreen Park follow the same colour protocols as nearby Chicago, although Evergreen Park and Hillside use black rather than dark blue, in keeping with their uniforms. The Pittsburgh Police use a dark navy blue and gold pattern, in keeping with their uniform colours. The arms of the city of ...
The Wylie Police Department's new uniforms were just named tops in the nation among departments with 51-100 officers by the North American Association of Uniform Manufacturers and Distributors.
Since October 1989, UCPD officers wear LAPD-style dark blue uniforms with departmental patches; their previous uniforms were California Highway Patrol-style tan. The badge is a gold seven-point star with a colored California state seal in the center, a common badge style used by various other state agencies.
Uniforms were only associated with parochial and private schools until the late 1980s, but public schools began piloting them as well, allowing plaid’s influence in American classrooms to spread.
Mar. 7—In a recent poll, Wealth of Geeks surveyed 3,000 people to find out which state police had the sexiest uniforms — and the Ohio State Highway Patrol came in at a very respectable 13th place.
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.