List Of Law Enforcement Agencies In The District Of Columbia
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the District of Columbia. The oldest agencies are the:
- United States Marshals founded September 24, 1789
- United States Park Police founded 1791 as park watchmen to guard federal property in DC
- Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia founded 1861 {took place of DC City Watch founded 1802}
- United States Secret Service founded July 5, 1865
- National Zoological Park Police founded August 1889
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