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This manual was issued to all members of the WPD during the tenure of Mayor Charles Leech (around 1924). It provided the Weehawken policeman with rules, regulations, ordinances and more.

This article, written by Weehawken Police Chief Edward Kirk, appeared in the November, 1946 issue of The American City magazine, in the ever popular Traffic Control and Facilitation section. It describes how the problems caused by those new fangled…

This is a vintage Weehawken Police Department patch. Any information as to what years this patch was in use would be appreciated.

Sew on emblem of the Weehawken chapter of the Police Benevolent Association (local 15).

This two page profile from the October 1949 issue of True Crime Stories focuses on Weehawken Police Chief Edward Kirk. It begins: When Edward J. Kirk was twelve years old, he played the part of a policeman in a grade school play. From that day…

Beautiful old eagle top nickel shield from the (defunct) NYC Railroad Company. The New York Central hired Traffic Officers from the Hudson County Boulevard Police Department from 1923 to 1947 to direct traffic at the New York Central Railroad Station…

This badge, from the collection of Lt. Jeff Fulcher of the Weehawken Police Department, was issued to one of Weehawken's Finest around the turn of the twentieth century.

Patch from the Weehawken Signal Bureau - Police and Fire. Thanks to Tom Cheplic and Jeff Welz for solving this mystery - this patch is from the 1970s and was issued to the folks who ran emergency communications and traffic signals.

Patch with insignia of Weehawken Police, gold on a dark blue background of an encircled New Jersey State seal with lightening bolts.

A matchbook advising voters to vote YES for a fire and police pay hike.