Pittsburgh Police hats with checkered bands, which are dark navy blue and gold in color, popularly known as the "Sillitoe Tartan" and named after its originator, Percy J. Sillitoe, Chief Constable of Glasgow, Scotland, in the 1930s. While the checkered band is a common police symbol in the United Kingdom, Australia and some European countries, the Chicago Police Department, Cook County Sheriff's Police, the Allegheny County Sheriff's Office, and the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police are the only police forces in the United States that have adopted it as part of their uniforms. As recently as July 1930, police were required to wear
The Police Dog The Police Dog The Police Dog is an animated cartoon series created by Bray Studios. The series was created by a man named Carl Anderson. Who was a first-generation Norwegian-American born in Madison, Wisconsin in 1865. He was one of the oldest staff members at the Bray Studio and was 14 years older than the studio's owner. The series was the main project by Anderson at Bray Studios. Originally, Anderson made Pinkerton Pup a more realistic dog but he got more anthropomorphic over time. The series ran from 1914-1916. After Anderson created Pinkerton Pup he went on to create his