On July 26, 1908, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
was born when U.S. Attorney General Charles Bonaparte
orders a group of newly hired federal investigators to report
to Chief Examiner Stanley W. Finch of the Department of
Justice.

Charles Joseph Bonaparte
(June 9, 1851 – June 28, 1921)

From left is President Roosevelt with his Cabinet. Attorney General Bonaparte is the third from the left.

     
   
     
    
   
On June 13, 1966, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its
decision in Miranda v. Arizona, establishing the principle that
all criminal suspects must be advised of their rights before
interrogation.

If you cannot afford one, one will be appointed to you,” has
been heard so many times in television and film dramas that
it has become almost cliche.     
    
    

On March 11, 1989, "Cops," a documentary-style television
series that follows police officers and sheriff’s deputies as
they go about their jobs, debuted on Fox. "Cops" went on
to become one of the longest-running shows in television
history. It went off the air in 2020.

The show, which was created by John Langley and Malcolm
Barbour, was a pioneer in reality television. Crews with
camcorders followed law enforcement officers on patrol,
tracking down suspects and making arrests.

With its widely recognized theme song, “Bad Boys” by the
reggae group Inner Circle, "Cops" had spawned numerous
imitators in addition to parody shows.

John Russell Langley (June 1, 1943 – June 26, 2021)

KING COUNTY, Wash. — A K-9 team with the King County Sheriff’s
Office was responsible for busting a major drug trafficker where
they seized multiple pounds of drugs.

On Aug. 7, detectives from the Special Emphasis Team in Precinct
4 along with the assistance of members from Precincts 5 and 6
were able to serve search warrants in Auburn and SeaTac.

On March 11, 1989, "Cops," a documentary-style television
series that follows police officers and sheriff’s deputies as
they go about their jobs, debuts on Fox. "Cops" went on to
become one of the longest-running shows in television
history. It went off the air in 2020.

The show, which was created by John Langley and Malcolm
Barbour, was a pioneer in reality television.

When the cameras of “COPS” were in Portland, Oregon.