Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from History of the Department of Police Service of Worcester, Mass;, From 1674 to 1900: Historical and Biographical
The story of the Worcester Police Department is a story of upbuilding and maintenance of the strong right arm of the law as the tiny village of more than two centuries ago has grown to be a thriving city of souls in the last year Of the nineteenth century. This story has never been adequately told, yet it furnishes interest, pathos, courage, heroism and sen sation enough to fill many volumes. In reviewing the history of the Worcester police for 226 years, this volume can tell but brie?y, yet with an attempt at completeness, of the history of the department which is closely interwoven with the history of the city, and must have more than a passing attraction for every citizen of the Heart of the Commonwealth.
The character and duties of the police can only be gathered from the customs, opinions and tastes of the people - the nature of events and the peculiar condition of things. It is a bird's eye view of the character of the times, the police regulation of the laws, and here and there an inkling of the civil and criminal jurisprudence.
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