The idea of setting up a police museum in the school  building was first  brought up  by  Mr. G. A. Rundle, Principal,  in the year 1900  and  a proposal  was  accordingly submitted to the Inspector General of Police (Punjab) vide Despatch  No. 650, dated  14th July, 1900 with a view to collect all types of  articles  falling under the category of criminal accessories i. e. tools and implements used by burglars,  coiners  and forgers, illicit distillers and opium manufacturers articles used by cattle poisoners, cattle thieves, card  sharpers and gamblers etc, as well as different poisons used in human  and cattle poisoning.

 The  aim was to give the trainees  object lessons and to acquaint them with the appearances and uses of such articles which  they  were likely to  come  across during the course of investigations of various cases. The Sanction for setting up the museum was received from the Punjab Government vide circular No. 10/235,  dated 24th July, 1901 and instructions were issued by the Inspector General  of  Police, Punjab through his letter  No. 3626,  dated  12th August, 1901 addressed  to all District Superintendents of Police directing that all  articles  having educational value seized in criminal cases should be sent to the School  after the  cases  were disposed off.

The Museum thus came into being in 1901 and continued to grow with the active assistance of District Superintendents of Police, in the Punjab, N.W.F.P. (West Pakistan), the neighbouring princely states of the Punjab, the Assistant Inspector General of Police, North-Western Railway (now Northern Railway) and the  Delhi State. This assistance though now limited to Punjab and the states affiliated with it for training purposes still continue. However, all concerned are reminded each year to keep on enriching the museum with articles of interest and educative value.

In the museum on display are some of the very old  Police  records in urdu script  of  the sixties of the 19th century which present a peek into the Police working of those days. Besides, there are some  rare  and  old fire -arms,  match locks  and  a numerous variety of  weapons of offence like daggers, swords,  spears, barchas, chhavis, belchas, clasp-knife, gupties, iron  rods, dangs, takuas,  kokhries  etc. Various implements used to prepare  counterfeit coins and currency notes like moulds, dies, crucibles, inks, paper rollers, pads, printing material etc and tools  of burglary and thefts i.e. Sandhewas, kurakis, false key iron bars to  force  open  doors, rods used to make holes in walls etc. Indian and foreign counterfeit currency notes and coins, old coins,  an improvised cannon (used for terrorizing and demoralizing the public during the partition  riots of 1947), unwieldy  iron  chains and fetters used for human torture, implements of gaming and betting, shoes  of various patterns used in the district in the pre-partition  days  of Punjab,  string woven chappals as used in neighboring hill areas, uniform articles of  the U.P. Police, armed, executive and  traffic  Police,  various other devices and equipments used for pilfering etc. and also various poisons are on display in the museum.

Visual acquaintance with and  brief explanation of the above mentioned articles  increases the awareness of the  trainees as well as that of visitors to the museum. The modules on prevention and detection work done by the police in the Punjab, North-West Frontier Province (West Pakistan)  and other places serves as a visual aid for their correct appreciation, by the police personnel.

The museum here serves as a place where not only the reconstruction of crimes is presented showing the preparatory work leading up to the crime but also a brief commentary which fully  illustrates the  factual and legal issues involved in the case is exhibited side by side.

The  museum is housed in a  spacious  room  in  the Fort  and the  collections comprises about  500 exhibits  which  are  arranged  by period  and by  subject matter in the following sections:

1. Counterfeit coins and currency notes.

2. Weapons of Offence

3. Fire arms.

4. Tools and implements of burglary and theft.

5. Toxicology (Poisons).

6. Curios, Souvenirs and old police record.

7. Articles used for smuggling, pilfering and kidnapping.

8. Articles of gaming and betting.

9. Photographs of police martyrs.

10. Photographs and paintings of Punjab Police chiefs.

11. Photographs of the principals and  Directors of the PTS/PTC and PPA Phillaur.

12. History of the Punjab Police uniforms through various Paintings.

13. Uniforms of the British Police & the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

14. Police Medals

15. Police Badges of Ranks

16. Historic Photographs of Passing Out Parades, Visits by VIPs, training batches and members of the staff.

17. Famous Criminal Cases.

The fire arms section has recently been reorganised and is worth a visit. It shows different kinds of fire-arms from different countries and also houses some rare kind of fire arms.