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This three-quarter length coat belonged to a Lincoln Park (IL) police officer in the early 20th century.

We have thousands of objects in our collection related to the history of American policing. Not all of them are of a serious nature.

The National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum is pleased to announce the 2019 Officers of the Month.

The Museum’s Education team wowed visitors with hands-on activities in our booth at the NBC4/T44 Health & Fitness Expo held January 18-19 at the Convention Center in Washington, DC.

Speakers, panelists, and guests generously shared personal stories and perspectives on the currently evolving strategy of Restorative Justice in the January 16, 2020, Conversations Program at the Museum.

Addressing criminal conduct, challenging obstacles to lasting reform, and healing the resulting harm to individuals and communities are grave concerns in every society.

This is the first part of a three-part series exploring the different ways law enforcement has used human faces to investigate crime and identify suspects. Check back soon for parts two and three!

The war on drugs is fought at every level in the United States, from the upper echelons of the federal government to elementary school classrooms, but during Red Ribbon Week students and officials alike commemorate the sacrifice of one man and pledge to strive for a drug-free future.

From October 2-22, 2002, two individuals orchestrated a series of shootings in Washington DC, Maryland and, Virginia, which resulted in the deaths of 10 people and left three critically injured. They became known as the Beltway Snipers.

As lead homicide detective for the investigation, he spent eight days on the stand listing off the wealth of evidence he and his partner Detective Phil Vannatter collected over the course of the investigation.