Wikipedia:Side by Side (police band)

The Side by Side is an American police band made up of eight active police officers in the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia. Based in the capital of Washington D.C., it was originally composed of members of the MPDC as well as the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department and the United States Park Police when it was founded in 1972. Over the years, the band slowly fell out of favor in the MPDC, however it was reformed in 2018. Being part of the Officer Friendly program, it is designed to connect with the local community and the youth. In this program, it was redesigned to be a catalyst for the curbing of Crime in Washington, D.C. It covers all genres of music, including hip hop, R&B, jazz, and rock and roll.