Crime & Safety

Throwback to 1923: Woonsocket Patrolman and His Patrol 'Car'

Does anyone recognize the building behind him?

The Woonsocket Police Department shared this photo on Facebook of a Woonsocket Police Department patrolman in 1923.

The picture features Patrolman Thomas Hunt sitting atop his patrol horse.

Hunt was a member of the Woonsocket Police Department from 1913 to 1933.

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Behind him is the old police station, which is now a condominium building, on Front Street.

See the full post one the Woonsocket Police Department Facebook page.

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