WHERE DID THE TERM "COPS" COME FROM?

When the first police force began to patrol NewYork in the summer of 1845, they wore only badges on their civilian clothing. The badges were 8 pointed stars with the seal of the City at the center and were made of stamped copper. The newspapers of the time referred to the new force as the "Star Police" but people seeing the shiny copper shields began to call the new force "Coppers" which was later shortened to "Cops." http://www.nycpolicemuseum.org/html/faq.html#begin For more info.

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