History of NYPD

New York State passes the Municipal Police Act (law that authorized creation of police force

May 7, 1844

https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Municipal+police

Mayor William Havemeyer adopted Municipial police act and created the NYPD

May 23, 1845

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-birth-of-the-nypd-1494613212

Theodore Roosevelt became president of NYPD police commission

1895

https://www.loc.gov/item/2013650911/

Hired first black officer, Samuel Battle

1911

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/battle-samuel-james-1883-1966/

First female deputy commissioner, Ellen O’Grady hired

1918

https://dc.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/index.php/Detail/Object/Show/object_id/314

Mayor Dinkins pointed the Mollen commission to investigate corruption in NYPD

1994

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mollen-Commission

23 NYPD officers killed

Sep 11, 2001

https://www.odmp.org/search/incident/september-11-terrorist-attack

Largest gang bust in New York History made by NYPD

Jun 4, 2014

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-gangs-idUSKBN0EF1DQ20140604

Eric Garner killed by NYPD officer using an illegal chokehold

Jul 17, 2014

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/eric-garner-dies-nypd-chokehold