Clad in their uniforms and minutes from receiving their police badge, the Metropolitan Police Department’s newest recruits sat stone-faced at the beginning of their graduation ceremony.

Metro Police say they’ve seen a significant drop in calls for service in a neighborhood just west of the historic Commercial Center through their ‘Safe Forest’ initiative.

21 Metro officers honored for courage at Best of the Badge award — PHOTOS One day after the deadly Dallas attack on five officers, the Metropolitan Police Department honored 21 of its own for ...

The title page shows the Metropolitan Police badge in burnished platinum, blue and crimson. The dedication reads: To the Glory of God and in proud Remembrance of Members of the Metropolitan Police, ...