Beyond working to stop crimes as they progressed on the subway and park, the Guardian Angels also demonstrated self-defense techniques such as karate. Daily Mail Guardian Angel peering down the platform. Geoffrey Hiller A Guardian Angel speaking to an elderly woman. Daily Mail Curtis Sliwa (center, back row) and the Guardian Angels in 1987 with Robocop. Narratively Guardian angels keeping watch. all-that-is-interesting.jpeg Sliwa looks at a subway map in 1980 . Daily Mail Law enforcement officers stand, with some turning their backs, as New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks on a monitor outside the funeral for NYPD officer Wenjian Liu in the Brooklyn borough of New York January 4, 2015. The NYPD do not feel protected by Mayor de Blasio and the crime in New York has spiked accordingly. REUTERS Modern Day female squad of Guardian angles patrol, protecting women from sexual assault. Daily Mail Guardian Angel 2017. New York Post Crime-fighting gang The Guardian Angels return to New York Subways after spate of attacks. Sliwa pictured here. mirror.co.uk