Jan. 6 Rioter Stole a Police Officer’s Hat, Then Tried to Sell It for $16. ... which he wanted to keep as a souvenir and was told if he found it in the future, he’d have to turn it in.

Two men are accused in the alleged Maryland assault. Police say they struck the victim until he fell to the ground and demanded he take off the hat.

Austin said police wore the eight-point hat from the 1930s to the 1990s. But in 1994, Chief Price changed the hats to the Stetson, cowboy-style hat, which troopers and deputies are known to wear.

Police forces in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, and other states have already transitioned to peak caps, leaving Karnataka’s constables among the few still using the outdated slouch hat.

When PC Paul Allen lost his police hat more than 20 years ago, he assumed he would never see it again. However, the now superintendent had a call this month to say it had been found - in a quarry.

When PC Paul Allen lost his police hat more than 20 years ago, he assumed he would never see it again. However, the now superintendent had a call this month to say it had been found - in a quarry.