"An 1800s flashlight. A fingerprint kit from 1920. This is a small handful of the thousands of law enforcement artifacts that NYPD historians have collected over the years. The items, along with nearly 1,500 NYPD artifacts, were on display at the 107th Precinct in Queens on Sunday. Sgt. S.A. Navdeep Singh at the precint, along with retired officer John Schroeder, co-founder of the makeshift Patrol Borough Queens South (PBQS) NYC Police Museum, organized the pop-up history event."
"During an interview with amNewYork, Schroeder showed off a case of authentic NYPD-issued firearms that officers had used since 1896, when Teddy Roosevelt was police commissioner before becoming the country's 26th President. He standardized all the firearms in 1896, Schroeder said. But before that time different officers had different guns, different calibers. Roosevelt made it so all officers would carry a Colt .32 revolver."
"Attendees to the pop-up show enjoyed learning facts about the world-famous department's past by talking with retired and active officers and browsing the displays. The items on display came from officers and their families who have meticulously collected historic pieces of the NYPD for decades."
Retired NYPD officer John Schroeder and Joe Marino want to open a NYC police museum. Sgt. S.A. Navdeep Singh and Schroeder organized a pop-up history event at the 107th Precinct in Queens displaying nearly 1,500 NYPD artifacts. The collection included the first police radio, an 1800s flashlight, a 1920 fingerprint kit, log books, photographs and technology dating back to the 1860s. Schroeder displayed authentic NYPD-issued firearms used since 1896 when Teddy Roosevelt standardized department weapons to the Colt .32 revolver. Historic motorcycles used prior to 1950 were shown and later replaced by Harley-Davidson models. Most items were loaned by officers and their families to promote NYPD pride and honor.
Read at www.amny.com
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