My grandfather was an officer with the MPDC from 1969 to 1979. He died in the line of duty. These videos are special to me, with him not talking much about his experiences, and knowing he watched this video at one point while in the academy. God bless our boys in blue!
I walked a beat in old #2 Precinct in 1968 and we did not have a portable radio. I “pulled a box” every hour in the half. It took about thee months before I was assigned to a cruiser, but I do recall being required to report potholes & streetlights that were out.
Grandfather was Officer Richard Giguere, I believe of the 1st district. He died in the line of duty flying with Juno Jack on June 6, 1979. I still have his brass key to one of the call boxes. Thank you, for your service to our community. I'm so proud of my grandpa, even though I never met him. Matthew 5:9
Thank you SO MUCH for sharing this WITHOUT a watermark or false-intellectual property mark. I hate seeing public-domain films and photos being monopolized upon because one asshole has the only copy online. These Metropolitan Police Department videos have a special place in my heart. Thank you SO MUCH, for real!
You are very welcome! So glad to hear you enjoyed it - had it laying around in my basement for 25 years - almost threw them all out when I retired from teaching but found a way to convert them to digital - small miracle :)
I joined in 1970 and we had about 10 radios so after the vice and old clothes guys got the radios you walk a beat with just your call box key for coms.Notice the officer is carrying a baton,you never went on the street with out yours.The old timer complained they didn’t get short sleeved shirts till after the D.C. transit strike.
It's interesting how people think racial relations were awful back then, which is simply untrue. Sure, in rural Mississippi, if you're black, you might want to get out of there, but in your average American land of suburbia, racial relations were really exceptional. My grandfather was an officer with the MPDC from 1970 to 1979, when he lost his life in the line of duty, alongside one of his good friends, a black officer. I love these old films, knowing he had watched them and took notes on them. It's a look into his life he seldom talked about, and I never got to meet him, which truly pains me.
One time in my Sr. year of high school I was drinking in a bar with a buddy of mine on a school night we left about midnight and we were fucking hammer on the way home we side swipe five cars and t- bone a city bus and got away with it.I guess I always felt bad for those poor bastards..
Actually my grandfather was a BLACK DC POLICE OFFICER during this time, and talked about how the WHITE officers where the most corrupt during that time.
The good ole days huh? Well if only there wasn't all that segregation and racism going on back then, it would be a alright decade to admire honestly. Times have certainly changed. Crazy how this was 50 some years ago
Racial relations were actually really good in American suburbia for the time period. Yeah, if you're black and in the middle of butt-fuck Mississippi, you might experience a slur or two, but for the most part, things were decent in your average town. My grandfather walked a beat in DC from 1970 to his death in the line of duty in 1979, and many of his friends within the department were black.
Shit segregation was over with in those days. The friend of the black community LBJ had signed it into law. No more segregation. Yet we have Obuma and Jim Crow Joe to take racism to a record high.
My grandfather was an officer with the MPDC from 1969 to 1979. He died in the line of duty. These videos are special to me, with him not talking much about his experiences, and knowing he watched this video at one point while in the academy. God bless our boys in blue!
I walked a beat in old #2 Precinct in 1968 and we did not have a portable radio. I “pulled a box” every hour in the half. It took about thee months before I was assigned to a cruiser, but I do recall being required to report potholes & streetlights that were out.
Thank you for your service officer!
Grandfather was Officer Richard Giguere, I believe of the 1st district. He died in the line of duty flying with Juno Jack on June 6, 1979. I still have his brass key to one of the call boxes. Thank you, for your service to our community. I'm so proud of my grandpa, even though I never met him. Matthew 5:9
Thank you SO MUCH for sharing this WITHOUT a watermark or false-intellectual property mark. I hate seeing public-domain films and photos being monopolized upon because one asshole has the only copy online. These Metropolitan Police Department videos have a special place in my heart. Thank you SO MUCH, for real!
You are very welcome! So glad to hear you enjoyed it - had it laying around in my basement for 25 years - almost threw them all out when I retired from teaching but found a way to convert them to digital - small miracle :)
My grandfather joined MetroPD in 1940, walking a beat when there were only call boxes on the corner. He retired as a Detective in 1968
JusKat58 I bet he is awesome 😊
I joined in 1970 and we had about 10 radios so after the vice and old clothes guys got the radios you walk a beat with just your call box key for coms.Notice the officer is carrying a baton,you never went on the street with out yours.The old timer complained they didn’t get short sleeved shirts till after the D.C. transit strike.
1968 is when I went through the DC police academy and wound up assigned to old #2 Precinct.
This was filmed approximately in 1967. Nice scene where the children (the boy is white and the girl is black) learn about police work at the
station.
It's interesting how people think racial relations were awful back then, which is simply untrue. Sure, in rural Mississippi, if you're black, you might want to get out of there, but in your average American land of suburbia, racial relations were really exceptional. My grandfather was an officer with the MPDC from 1970 to 1979, when he lost his life in the line of duty, alongside one of his good friends, a black officer. I love these old films, knowing he had watched them and took notes on them. It's a look into his life he seldom talked about, and I never got to meet him, which truly pains me.
Can you believe they had to look through a thick book to find plate numbers? This is one way in which technology has improved our lives.
And created lazy entitled cops with multi million dollar pensions.
@ I'm sure u would rather use a computer rather than a book
Based on the Ford Galaxies in this picture, this film must be made between 1965 and 1967.
Looks like this was filmed during the Kennedy era or before the '68 April riot!
Greg Andrews the accident investigation car was a 1965 ford custom
Looking a the revolver wood diamond Checkered grips I can say this is from 1966 or earlier.
General George S. Patton Jr. This is from 1966. It says so in the copyright material
Originally released in 1966. Previous versions were released in 1940 and 1954.
THE YOUNG MAN BILLY IS A VERY SMART SAFETY PATROL WORKING A HOT CORNER
Remember, boys and girls, ALWAYS OBEY THE LAW.......the right thing to do.
No matter your race. The side of the road is NOT the place to get into an argument about a traffic ticket, the courts are, however.
17th & Euclid, lot of changes.
But, I say the son of a bitch did it!
Lock his ass up!!
Wish I could take a patrol car today, and time travel to this current time. Just to see the look on there faces.
Add to it the body armor, modern radios, semi automatic side arms and the other things that would make them think that you were from another planet.
17th and Euclid. Is nw,sw,se or ne. This is important in DC
I assume it’s because the officer is radioing his station so they know what quadrant it’s in
My Mothers Era 🎥
I didn’t notice anyone recognize the narrator. It’s Raymond Burr. 😜
The narrator could be Raymond Burr, but I could be wrong.
Do my eyes deceive me, has my imagination run wild or is officer Richardson Martin Milner from the Adam-12 TV series?
john a. It does look like him but it’s not.
A great anime
One time in my Sr. year of high school I was drinking in a bar with a buddy of mine on a school night we left about midnight and we were fucking hammer on the way home we side swipe five cars and t- bone a city bus and got away with it.I guess I always felt bad for those poor bastards..
ANOTHER IMPORTANT DUTY IS FUR MISSILE
You notice it was at that time a majority White Police Department. And everything ran like a well oiled, well maintained machine. But not anymore.
lol you silly white supremacist. so sorry your scared of us
Actually my grandfather was a BLACK DC POLICE OFFICER during this time, and talked about how the WHITE officers where the most corrupt during that time.
Racism is a sign of low income, low intelligence and low socioeconomic status
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Ditch the attitude...sista.
@reverse thrust
No, you shut up!
The good ole days huh? Well if only there wasn't all that segregation and racism going on back then, it would be a alright decade to admire honestly. Times have certainly changed. Crazy how this was 50 some years ago
Racial relations were actually really good in American suburbia for the time period. Yeah, if you're black and in the middle of butt-fuck Mississippi, you might experience a slur or two, but for the most part, things were decent in your average town. My grandfather walked a beat in DC from 1970 to his death in the line of duty in 1979, and many of his friends within the department were black.
Shit segregation was over with in those days. The friend of the black community LBJ had signed it into law. No more segregation. Yet we have Obuma and Jim Crow Joe to take racism to a record high.
thats it sheep, get your fingers printed
Wait until you hear about birth documents and doctor's records.
Propaganda indeed.
@reverse thrust Holy shit that worked on him. Thanks for shutting down that thread before anyone else could light that dumpster fire lol.
Patrolling black areas