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Guardian Angels

British  

plural noun

  1. vigilante volunteers who patrol the underground railway in New York, London, and elsewhere, wearing red berets, to deter violent crime

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He waded through the crowd in a knot of security guys, several wearing the iconic red berets of Sliwa’s vigilante organization, the Guardian Angels.

From Slate • Nov. 5, 2025

Sliwa -- once a night manager of a McDonald's restaurant in New York -- made his name with the Guardian Angels subway patrol group, which still sees him routinely sport a red beret.

From Barron's • Nov. 2, 2025

As the founder of the Guardian Angels, a New York City organization devoted to crime prevention, he seized the opportunity to connect with voters.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025

He still wears the red beret from his Guardian Angels heyday because “it’s how people pick you out in a crowd.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

She was determined that I would attend Guardian Angels School at Wynnum, just like my siblings.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge