“This is the most important piece of equipment you will ever own” - Nicholas Angel, Hot Fuzz (2007) When Sir Robert Peel founded the London Metropolitan Police in 1829, officers were issued little more than a wooden truncheon, a pair of handcuffs and a wooden rattle to call for assistance. Modern-day officers are, of course, expected to carry much more than their 19th-century counterparts; from radios, body armour and tasers to body-worn cameras and handcuffs. Despite all th

For this month's Curator’s Corner, we will be exploring the fascinating history of fingerprinting. The introduction of fingerprinting as a means of identifying criminals was a revolution in forensics with Bradford playing a central role in its story.

The Bradford Police Museum is honoured to have recently received a fascinating collection of memorabilia belonging to Sergeant Cecil Henry Hailstone of the former West Riding Constabulary.