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17-538: The Wyoming Police Department was originally established as a constabulary on April 3, 1848. The first force included four constables; William Richardson, Charles J. Rogers, James A. Britton, Henry N. Roberts. During the times of prohibition in the United States from 1920 to 1933, constables policed Wyoming to prevent moonshine and alcohol production. Moonshine was so prominent and sought for in Wyoming that it

34-480: A town hall at the location in 1948 due to the increased development on 28th Street. In March 1949, the department arrested Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck who murdered Delphine Downing and her toddler Rainell during a lonely hearts crime . Wyoming police discovered the bodies of Downing and her child in freshly-laid concrete in Downing's basement, with the brutality of the murders receiving nationwide coverage in

51-923: Is a military that is not a part of a country's official or legitimate armed forces. The Oxford English Dictionary traces the use of the term "paramilitary" as far back as 1934. Though a paramilitary is, by definition, not a military , it is usually equivalent to a light infantry or special forces in terms of strength, firepower, and organizational structure. Paramilitaries use combat-capable kit/equipment (such as internal security / SWAT vehicles ), or even actual military equipment (such as long guns and armored personnel carriers ; usually military surplus resources), skills (such as battlefield medicine and bomb disposal ), and tactics (such as urban warfare and close-quarters combat ) that are compatible with their purpose, often combining them with skills from other relevant fields such as law enforcement , coast guard , or search and rescue . A paramilitary may fall under

68-1344: Is the usual definition in places outside Great Britain such as the former Royal Irish Constabulary , the former Royal Ulster Constabulary , Royal Newfoundland Constabulary , Jamaica Constabulary Force . A military or paramilitary type force consisting of soldiers trained for police duties. Mostly established by the United States in the several countries over which it had protective status e.g. Philippine Constabulary ; United States Constabulary in West Germany after World War II . These forces also performed military functions by maintaining "mobile forces" of organised units. Current UK police services titled "constabulary" [ edit ] Avon and Somerset Constabulary Belfast International Airport Constabulary Cambridgeshire Constabulary Cheshire Constabulary Civil Nuclear Constabulary Derbyshire Constabulary Durham Constabulary Gloucestershire Constabulary Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary Hampstead Heath Constabulary Havering Parks Constabulary Hertfordshire Constabulary Kew Constabulary Lancashire Constabulary Norfolk Constabulary Suffolk Constabulary Current constabularies in

85-1415: The British Army to police captured areas of the two former Boer republics of the Transvaal and Orange Free State during the Second Boer War from 1900 to 1908. Further reading [ edit ] Segal, David R., Brian J. Reed, and David E. Rohall. “Constabulary Attitudes of National Guard and Regular Soldiers in the U.S. Army.” Armed Forces & Society , Jul 1998; Vol. 24: pp. 535–548. http://afs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/24/4/535 Moskos, Charles C., Jr. “UN Peacekeepers: The Constabulary Ethic and Military Professionalism.” Armed Forces & Society , Jul 1975; Vol. 1: pp. 388–401. External links [ edit ] [REDACTED] Media related to Constabulary at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Constabulary&oldid=1214881824 " Category : Law enforcement units Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from July 2018 Misplaced Pages articles needing clarification from July 2018 Commons category link from Wikidata Paramilitary A paramilitary

102-515: The "Wyoming Cowboys" that were stationed at the temporary township hall on Burton and Godfrey. The first police car was a Ford V8 that was purchased in January 1942 for $ 915 ($ 17,063 in 2023). The constables were then temporarily located at 1263 Burton until the township purchased 5 acres (20,000 m) of land in December 1947 on the northeast corner of 28th Street and DeHoop Avenue, constructing

119-566: The 2000s, Wyoming built a 54,000 square feet (5,000 m), two-story headquarters at 2300 DeHoop Avenue on land that was originally donated by the Rogers Family. As of 2013, the police department had eighty-three sworn officers serving the community. The Wyoming Police Department and Wyoming Fire Department had their offices merge in 2014, becoming the Wyoming Department of Public Safety. Constabulary From Misplaced Pages,

136-1072: The Netherlands [ edit ] Royal Marechaussee Dienst Speciale Interventies Brigade Speciale Beveiligingsopdrachten Historic constabularies [ edit ] Philippines Philippine Constabulary – created in 1901 by the American colonial administration. It was demilitarised and merged with the Integrated National Police in 1991 to form the Philippine National Police . Ireland Royal Irish Constabulary – The United Kingdom's paramilitary police force in Ireland from 1822–1922. Northern Ireland Royal Ulster Constabulary – The United Kingdom's police force in Northern Ireland from 1922 – 2001 when it

153-486: The United States. Fernandez and Beck were ultimately extradited to New York for previous crimes, were tried and executed by electric chair in March 1951. In 1952 Wyoming Township Police Department was moved one last time to the public works garage near the town hall. The City of Wyoming was incorporated on January 1, 1959 with seventeen officers being sworn that year, growing to twenty-seven officers and nine vehicles by

170-565: The aftermath of World War II, it acted as an occupation and security force in the U.S. Occupation Zone of West Germany and Austria . Pennsylvania State Constables – an elected office held in all Pennsylvania townships, boroughs, and cities except Philadelphia; unrelated to the Pennsylvania State Police Malaysia North Borneo Constabulary – The paramilitary police force of North Borneo from 1800s to 1963 where it

187-441: The command of a military , train alongside them, or have permission to use their resources, despite not actually being part of them. Under the law of war , a state may incorporate a paramilitary organization or armed agency (such as a law enforcement agency or a private volunteer militia ) into its combatant armed forces. Some countries' constitutions prohibit paramilitary organizations outside government use . Depending on

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204-529: The 💕 A form of police force used in various jurisdictions Constabulary may have several definitions: A civil, non-paramilitary (police) force consisting of police officers called constables. This is the usual definition in the United Kingdom , in which all county police forces once bore the title (and some still do). Constables also exist in some U.S. states including Texas and Pennsylvania . In English-speaking Canada,

221-609: The next year. By 1976, there were seventy-six sworn officers and the police station was moved to the Police-Justice Building at 2650 DeHoop Avenue, with the police being located on the second floor. The building was constructed at a cost of $ 1.2 million. In 1994, the department's pistol team won the Governor's Trophy after competing against seven-hundred other officers from other jurisdictions in Michigan. In

238-676: The starting rank of all police officers is Constable. The provincial police service of Newfoundland and Labrador is the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary . This term reflects the force’s history of having been modelled after the Royal Irish Constabulary . In this case, Constabulary is used in the same sense in which it is used in the UK. A large civil police force organised and trained along military lines, which may contain paramilitary elements. This

255-457: Was occasionally used in payment transactions. In one prominent event in July 1932, over 500 gallons of alcohol, six firearms and a list of customers that included notable local officials were seized from a home at 3900 Burlingame Avenue. The Wyoming Township Police Department was formed on December 12, 1941 and continued to use constables. Wyoming Township employed three full-time constables known as

272-402: Was officially incorporated into Royal Malaysia Police shortly after the formation of Malaysia. Sarawak Constabulary – The paramilitary police force of Kingdom of Sarawak from 1800s to 1963 where it was officially incorporated into Royal Malaysia Police shortly after the formation of Malaysia. South Africa South African Constabulary – The paramilitary gendarmerie force raised by

289-503: Was reformed as the Police Service of Northern Ireland . Ulster Special Constabulary – a reserve police force from 1920 until it was disbanded in 1970. Free City of Danzig Free City of Danzig Police – The law enforcement agency of the semi-autonomous Free City of Danzig from 1919 - 1945. United States United States Constabulary – United States Army military gendarmerie force. From 1946 to 1952, in

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