Records of the Metropolitan Police District, Precinct 32,
1866-1867
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After the Civil War ended, transients began to flood the streets of Yonkers. The Town Constables were unable to keep order, and in 1866 the citizens of Yonkers decided to hire a detail of police officers from the Metropolitan Police in New York City. A Yonkers substation was formed of the 32nd police precinct, and a force of 14 men was headquartered at Melah’s Hotel on what is now Manor House Square.
The desk blotter shown here records the activities of the day for August 28, 1866. It shows who was in attendance, who was in command, and who was arrested and why. Most arrests seemed to be made for vagrancy. The inside cover of the blotter shows who was on duty on August 10, 1866, and what route the patrolmen were to follow. The final records are receipts from the Village of Yonkers for payment of the “rented” policemen.