When Valerie Redshaw moved to New Zealand from the London police in the 1960s, she was shocked at how antiquated the force’s view of women was. Retired and current female police officers marched to Parliament House on Monday to mark the 75th anniversary of women in […]
Eva O’Connell, 1st female Holyoke police officer to carry gun, work streets as detective, dies
Eva M. O’Connell, a retired Holyoke Police Department lieutenant and the first female officer to carry a gun and work the streets, died Tuesday. She was 74. “Eva served the city nobly for decades as a police officer rising to the rank of lieutenant,” City Council […]
Officers Celebrate 75 Years Of Women In Police
Gladys O’Brien used to walk Hamilton’s “mad mile”, knocking on doors to check for vagrants. As Hamilton’s first female police officer, strolling the footpaths of Victoria between Alma and London streets was a daily task. In the late 1950s, with a 6pm bar closing, you could […]
First Female Police Officer In Smyrna Police Department
After 40 years, Mary Katherine “K.K” Wrozier is calling it a career with the Smyrna police department. Her last day was this week. “I had always been told that there were bets on me crashing before I had my first year in,” Wrozier tells WSB Radio. […]
The Story Of A Braveheart – Meet NZ’s First Female Indian Police Officer
Ethnic Liaison Officer Constable Mandeep Kaur moved to Ozland about twenty years ago. A single mother with two children had a big struggle waiting for her. Preetinder Grewal reports. Born and brought up in Punjab, Mandeep migrated to Australia nearly 20 years ago in 1999. After […]
St. Paul’s First Female Police Officer Honored
More than 40 years after Debbie Montgomery made history by becoming St. Paul’s first female police officer, a photograph of her as a rookie cop was unveiled in the police department’s Western District community room Tuesday. Montgomery’s photo and a plaque about her now join other pictures […]
100 Years Ago In Spokane: City Hires First Female Police Officer
The Spokane Police Department was entering a new era by hiring its first female police officer. There had previously been jail matrons and the occasional special female operatives for undercover work, but not a true woman cop. The editorial page of The Spokesman-Review seemed to applaud […]
Bradenton’s First Female Police Chief Welcomes Challenges
The City of Bradenton has a new leader in law enforcement. Tuesday, Mayor Wayne Poston announced Melanie Bevan is the new chief of police. Bevan has worked for the St. Pete Police Department for 29 years, most recently as assistant chief. Current Chief Michael Radzilowski, better […]
Town of Johnston Hires Female Police Officer First in Nearly 30 Years
Johnston Police Department has hired their first female officer in nearly 30 years. Jacquelyn (Beth ) Roberson of Batesburg officially joined the department’s ranks Thursday, Jan. 21. Speaking to The Advertiser shortly after the hiring, Police Chief Lamaz Robinson said the move shows “women can be […]
Few In Number, Female Police Officers Play Big Role
Having worked at the Nogales Police Department for more than 20 years, Lt. Veronica Hernandez is the first woman to serve two decades on the city’s force. She was also NPD’s first female sergeant, first female HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area) supervisor and, following a […]
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