This year marks a major milestone for one of North Carolina’s oldest police departments. From patrolling dirt roads in the ...

In the United States, the blue uniform worn by police officers goes back to the 1800s and is symbolically different from what we see in many of the current protests. “The way the uniforms were ...

The traditional “blues” started with the London “bobbies” of the early 1800s, whose uniforms were designed to distinguish the British police force from the British military. Our nation’s ...

Power of color Most police departments wear some shade of blue, Birzer said. The tradition dates back to the 1800s, when there was a surplus of blue Union Army uniforms after the Civil War.

The uniform, with its red serge tunic, leather riding boots and felt campaign hat, dates back to the 1800s - when mounted police were sent west to police American whisky traders. Inspired by ...