Providence Police Department

(Part of the Images of America: Rhode Island Series)

by John Glancy, Paul Campbell, George Pearson

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The Providence Police Department has served New England's second-largest city from its beginnings in 1651 with the appointment of a town sergeant to today's force of nearly 500 men and women. Officially established in 1864, policing in Providence has changed considerably from the days of night watchmen armed with handheld rattle alarms and nightsticks. Whether quelling the violent street riots of 1914, enforcing Prohibition, or fighting the New England...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1467122181

ISBN13:9781467122184

Release Date:July 2014

Publisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)

Length:128 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 6.4" x 9.1"

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