9 dic 1849 anni - Railroad Police Forces

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Chief Engineer Benjamin Latrobe of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad established one of the earliest known railroad police forces in 1849. With the assistance of Sheriff J. F. Martin of Acting Preston County (now West Virginia), they arrested the leaders of strikers who were assaulting other workers.

Reference:
History. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.therailroadpolice.com/history/

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