Orlando Police Department Motor Patrol

Orlando Police Department Motor Patrol

Orlando Police Motor Patrol

Orlando (Fla.)

Police--Florida

Law enforcement--Florida

The Orlando Police Department (OPD) motor patrol in 1948, with Lieutenant Vernon "Bulldog" Rogers in the center. The OPD was established in 1875, the same year Orlando became incorporated into a city with only 22 votes. The motor patrol was first created during the 1930s with the purchase of four patrol cars and a motorcycle in 1934. Lt. Rodgers was the first officer in the department to ride the OPD's 1200cc front-end Harley Davidson.

Original black and white photograph, 1948: Orlando Remembered Exhibit, Orlando City Hall, Orlando, Florida.

1948

Original color digital image, 2016.

Orlando Remembered Exhibit, Orlando City Hall, Orlando, Florida.

Orlando City Hall Collection, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

image/jpg

363 KB

1 black and white photograph

eng

Still Image

Orlando Police Department, Orlando City Hall, Downtown Orlando, Florida

Donation

History Teacher

Civics/Government Teacher

Geography Teacher

Copyright to this resource is held by Orange County Regional History Center and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Orlando Remembered

Marina, David

Cepero, Laura

Orlando Police Historical Report. Orlando, Fl: Orlando Police Dept, 1990.

"Orange County Sheriff's Office Office of the Sheriff Historical Highlights." Orange County Sheriff's Office Office of the Sheriff Historical Highlights. Accessed February 3, 2016. http://www.ocso.com/officeofthesheriff/historicalhighlights/tabid/58/default.aspx.