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In Memory of Officer Henry J. Daly

Sergeant Hank Daly was a “Policeman’s Policeman.” He cared about the people that worked for him, and cared about the city he policed. Sergeant Daly joined the D.C. Metropolitan police in 1966 after he was discharded Honorably from the U.S. Marine Corps. Sergeant Daly was a member of the D.C. Homicide Unit and one of the driving forces behind the start of the Cold Case Squad.

Date of Death: November 22, 1994
Rank: Sergeant
Age: 51
Years of Service: Twenty Eight
Marital Status: Married
Children: Two
Location of Death: 300 Indiana Ave., NW (MPDC Headquarters)

Circumstance:
A homicide suspect, upset with the Metropolitan Police, entered Police Headquarters with an assault weapon. He then entered the Cold Case squad of the Homicide Branch. The suspect shot and killed Sergeant Daly and two FBI agents, Michael J. Miller and Martha Martinez. The suspect also wounded another FBI agent and a citizen, before committing suicide.

Sergeant Daly is at rest in Arlington Cemetary
Headquarters Back then
Headquarters today
Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police PRECINCTS
A map from 1890 that shows locations of the Washington D.C. metropolitan Police PRECINCTS. This was put together by Superintendent Richard Sylvester
"Courtesy of The Historical Society of Washington, D.C., Kiplinger Library." and with the assistance of Cecily Hilleary

First Precinct

Second Precinct

1924

Third Precinct

Fourth Precinct

Fifth Precinct

Sixth Precinct

Seventh Precinct

Eighth Precinct

Ninth Precinct

Tenth Precinct

Current Day photo of the old 10th Precinct currently in the 3rd District

Eleventh Precinct

Twelfth Precinct

The 1925 opening of the 14th Precinct

Police Buildings of the 40's

"The precinct photos posted below are compliments of the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department"

These photos as you can probably tell are from the 1940’s era. The patrol crs are the give away, does anyone know the exact model vehicle there were?

1918 Precinct Addresses

1922: House of Detention
Unknown Police Buildings

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