Toronto Police Service in 1834 when the city of Toronto was first created from the town of York. (Prior to that, local able-bodied male citizens were required to report for night duty as special constables for a fixed number of nights a year on the pain of fine or imprisonment in a system known as "watch and ward". The Toronto Police is one of the English-speaking world's oldest modern municipal police departments; older than, for example, the New York City Police Department which was formed in 1845 or the Boston Police Department which was established in 1839. The London Metropolitan Police of 1829
Police vehicles in the United Kingdom systems. Although both observers are often police officers, the pilot does not engage in any police activities and is usually not a police officer. Police forces whose area includes significant waterways often include marine support units. Not only do these units police the waterways, but they also maintain a capability for waterborne rescue, usually in cooperation with HM Coastguard. Battenburg markings Jam sandwich (Phased out of London Metropolitan Police Service in 2012) Police vehicles in the United Kingdom The 52 police forces in the UK use a wide range of operational vehicles including compact cars, powerful estates and armored police