Berkeley Police Department
The Berkeley Police Department (BPD) is the municipal police department for the city of Berkeley, California, United States.
Berkeley Police Department cruiser
August Vollmer was the first police chief of Berkeley, California, and a leading figure in the development of the field of criminal justice in the United States in the early 20th century. He has been described as "the father of modern policing". Vollmer played an influential role in introducing early 20th-century police reforms, which increasingly militarized police departments in the United States. A veteran of the Spanish–American War in the Philippines and the Philippine–American War, Vollmer introduced reforms that reflected his experiences in the U.S. military.
August Vollmer, 1929
Vollmer in 1934