Soviet anthropologist Michael Gerasimov opens the tomb of Timurid Empire founder Timur and allegedly finds the inscription ...

LONDON — Cressida Dick, the first woman to lead London’s Metropolitan Police since its founding in 1829, announced her resignation on Thursday, leaving behind a force that has been criticized ...

It's been 100 years since a woman first joined the Metropolitan Police. Let's have a look at the history of women in the police. ... London didn't have a professional police force until 1829.

With only a truncheon and a rattle for protection, the first Metropolitan Police constables took to London's streets 175 years ago on Tuesday 29 September 1829. Named after Home Secretary Robert Peel, ...

The 1829 Metropolitan Police Act established the Metropolitan Police in central London. ... For the first time, one area of the country had a state funded, professional police force.

The Birth of the Met Police: 1829. ... The Met's first officers, numbering just over 1,000, were tasked with patrolling the streets on foot, identifiable by their top hats and blue-tail coats.

The name Scotland Yard originates from when the police force was established in London in 1829. The first Metropolitan Police station was opened on 6 October 1829 on a street called Great Scotland ...

The Metropolitan Police was created in 1829, and was the first professional police force in the UK. As London grew, the area policed by the Met expanded, as did the workforce.

According to Police1, blue police uniforms originated in London. The London Metropolitan Police is considered the first real police force, and when it was established in 1829, officers were given ...

Webley Metropolitan Police revolvers were manufactured from 1883 to 1911 and issued ... This famed law-enforcement organization was founded in 1829 by Home ... first versions had smooth ...