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The New York city sheriff's office was founded
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The town of Boston began the first night watch
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although the country's first sheriff's station was created in 1626, modern police stations weren't established until the 1800s
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In the late 1800s Cincinnati was the first city to require police officers to be of high character and fast
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The Boston police department becomes the first local modern police department in u.s.
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The New York city police department is established
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First two African American police officers : Robert William Stewart and Roy Green are hired by LAPD
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August Vollmer, the police chief of Berkley, CA, becomes the father of modern law enforcement
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The Pennsylvania state police becomes the first state police agency
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Alice Stebbins Wells was the first female police officer hired by LAPD