Dayton Police Department Historical Records 1876-2010 1910-1970

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Dayton Police Department Historical Records 1876-2010 1910-1970

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This collection was created through the efforts of several Dayton Police Department officers and the Dayton Police History Foundation, Inc. Included in the collection are the arrest files of many different criminals, most notably notorious criminals of the early twentieth century like John Dillinger and "Bugs" Moran. The bulk of the information includes Bertillon card photographs from the turn of the century, various personnel photos, many negatives, newsclippings saved by the D.P.D. and two "retired" police training DVDs from the middle of the twentieth century. Also included are monthly assignment detail reports from the 1950s to the 1990s.

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Wright State University, Special Collections and Archives

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The Dayton Police Department traces its origin to the first constable, Cyrus Osborn, appointed after the settlement of Dayton in 1797. The Charter of 1805, which created the town of Dayton, made provision for a marshal, who was required to maintain the peace within this new town. Until 1833, the marshal served as the town's only law enforcement officer. As demands for increased law protection grew, marshals were added until 1867 when the state legislature granted Dayton the privileg...