1950 - 1959

1950 - Officers arrest 14,151 persons for intoxication, an average of more then 100 per day. This caused the courts to be overwhelmed with cases and brought about a fundamental change in intoxication was handled.

1952 - Police Lieutenant Todd Thoman conducted a covert operation within the department, wearing a body recorder

as he talked to policeman and police officials about gambling and protection money paid to officers. Several racketeers and policeman were arrested, including a Captain, who was later sent to prison for his role in the protection scheme, (MPD)

1955 - " Soda Pops Stops Cops " read the headline that described an incident in which private George Day was struck and injured by a soda bottle thrown at him by an irate U.S. Postal employee as he wrote parking tickets on G place, Northeast. The suspect , who was later found guilty of assaulting a policeman, had also thrown a second bottle at a scout car, causing a dent. The incident and conviction allegedly led to the brief stoppage of delivery of the Chief's mail.

Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police

M.P.D.

1950 to 1959

Percy Legg below left and right,(also on the 40's page) is shown here

1957 Eisenhower - Truman Inauguration

Photo provided by the M.P.D.

Photos left and right provided by the M.P.D.

Photo provided by the M.P.D.

1950's Funeral

1957's Father and Son's of the M.P.D.

Permission to use this photo was provided by: https://www.facebook.com/OldTimeDc

As posted on the D.C. Times facebook page:

Steve Kimbell writes, "Thought some of the former DC cops here might appreciate this - a photo of my grandfather in 1952 calmly explaining to a couple of kids the dangers of dynamite as they were about to toss it over the Calvert St. Bridge. Can you imagine the response this would have received today?"

1953's Streets of D.C.

CpG

P.O. Box 911

Foxborough, Ma.

02035

M.P.D. officers Bill McKnight and Bob Long in 1953 heading out for patrol...