In 1652 New York created the first Rattle Watch, this was before they thought of whistles. The rattles made a distinct noise calling for help. These wooden rattles were used well into the 19th century. The 1700’s saw more and more people moving into the cities and seaports which meant more work for the Watch. With Goods being shipped in and out at ever increasing pace the attraction for thieves and graft became greater and the crowd it brought made the job tougher. Taverns and brothels filled with men and women who spoke different languages, drinking and bored. All experienced in living on the edge of survival and living it up with their friends. The watch was not prepared for this, most quit and why not. Who would do a job like this for free.
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The group was tasked with taking down organized crime during an era of prohibition. November 22, 1963, Dallas Police Officer J.D. Tippit is shot and killed by Lee Harvey Oswald after Oswald assassinates President John F. Kennedy. October 15, 1991 The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. February 28, 1993 Four Special Agents of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) were killed attempting to execute a search warrant at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas: Todd McKeehan, Robert J Williams, Conway LeBleu, and Steven Willis. September 13, 1994 Public Law 103-322 authorizing American Flag to be flown at half-staff on May 15, Peace Officers Memorial Day, was enacted into law. April 19, 1995 Timothy McVeigh explodes a truck bomb that destroys the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. The blast kills 168 people, including eight Federal law enforcement officers: Agents Cynthia Brown, Paul Broxterman, Paul Ice, Donald Leonard, Mickey Maroney, Kenneth McCullough, Claude Medearis and Alan Whicher. November 9, 2000 President William Jefferson Clinton breaks ground on the National Law Enforcement Museum. The bill was sponsored by U.S. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-CO) and U.S. Representative Joel Hefley (R-CO). Still the deadliest day in law enforcement is September 11th
The group was tasked with taking down organized crime during an era of prohibition. November 22, 1963, Dallas Police Officer J.D. Tippit is shot and killed by Lee Harvey Oswald after Oswald assassinates President John F. Kennedy. October 15, 1991 The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. February 28, 1993 Four Special Agents of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) were killed attempting to execute a search warrant at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas: Todd McKeehan, Robert J Williams, Conway LeBleu, and Steven Willis. September 13, 1994 Public Law 103-322 authorizing American Flag to be flown at half-staff on May 15, Peace Officers Memorial Day, was enacted into law. April 19, 1995 Timothy McVeigh explodes a truck bomb that destroys the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. The blast kills 168 people, including eight Federal law enforcement officers: Agents Cynthia Brown, Paul Broxterman, Paul Ice, Donald Leonard, Mickey Maroney, Kenneth McCullough, Claude Medearis and Alan Whicher. November 9, 2000 President William Jefferson Clinton breaks ground on the National Law Enforcement Museum. The bill was sponsored by U.S. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-CO) and U.S. Representative Joel Hefley (R-CO). Still the deadliest day in law enforcement is September 11th