On October 23, 1873, the Denver City Council passed an ordinance providng for standard uniforms and badges for it's Policemen. The uniforms were to be modeled on those of the New York Metropolitan Police, and paid for by the officers. The uniforms were procured at a price of $50.00 per man, and the first Policeman's Ball was held on December 19, 1873. This was done to show off the new uniforms, and to reimburse the cost through ticket sales.
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Pikes Peak Highway Patrol badge #8
Note from Al Mize, As close as I can determine, the Pikes Peak Highway
Patrol was organized in 1936 and was active until 1952 (?) They got their police authority to take care of the 19 mile highway which was and still is a toll road from the Sheriff of the county and the Colorado Springs Police Department.
Sometime in the 1950"s the
U.S. Forest Service took over and it is now named the Pikes Peak Highway Rangers.
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