The Phoenix Police Reserve: A Centennial of Service

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The “Green Hornets” and the Special Police In December 1941, the newly formed Phoenix Civilian Defense Committee became a duly authorized city organization, with the adoption of enabling legislation by the Phoenix City Commission. The committee then prepared detailed plans for the protection and defense of the municipal population in the event of an emergency. Henry J. Coerver, the president of the First National Bank of Arizona, was appointed as director of the committee’s newly opened control center, which was the base for all civilian defense activities. Another volunteer police organization was formed under the Cities’ Civil Defense Group, as a part of the nation’s preparation for World War II. This group of volunteers originally wore dark green twill uniforms with a cap, and they were affectionately known as the “Green Hornets.” These volunteers did not carry firearms, and they were utilized primarily as traffic control officers, usually at Central Avenue and Washington Street on Saturday nights. 20 THE PHOENIX POLICE RESERVE | A CENTENNIAL OF SERVICE
21 THE PHOENIX POLICE RESERVE | A CENTENNIAL OF SERVICE Subsequently, the civil defense group volunteers evolved into the Phoenix Civil Defense Special Police, who were also known as “Specials.” These special police officers worked side-by-side with regular police officers. The city supplied these special officers with a grey shirt, green pants, a green jacket and a cap. The civil defense group provided the uniform badges and patches. Each special officer was issued a “special police” identification card. Unlike the prior civil defense group volunteers, the special police officers carried firearms which were personally provided by each officer.
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Page 5 and 6: INTRODUCTION The history of the Pho
Page 7 and 8: TABLE OF CONTENTS THE EARLY HISTORY
Page 9 and 10: In the early 1900s, the population
Page 11 and 12: The Creation and Early Work of the
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Page 19: By 1930, the population of Phoenix
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Page 25 and 26: The Development of the Modern Phoen
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Page 43 and 44: Throughout the mid-1980s, the In th
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Page 47 and 48: In February 2006, Police Chief Jack
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The following indi
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DOCUMENTARY COLLECTION Appendix of
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