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HISTORY

PAST CHIEF OF POLICE

1. Charles Bond (April 10th 1885 – June 2nd 1886)
2. Orman F. Oug (June 2nd 1886 – Jan 19th 1887)
3. W. T. Devereese (Jan 19th 1887 – April 7th 1887)
4. Henry Leppla (April 7th 1887 – May 6th 1889)
5. W. P. Lindley (May 6th 1889 – May 3rd 1890 possibly 1891)
6. Benjamin F. Lazelle (Feb 1st 1893 – Dec 3rd 1894)
7. D. O. Craig (June 2nd 1897 – May 1st 1899)
8. Joseph T. Rush (May 1st 1899 – Aug 7th 1899)
9. L. D. Cuckler (Aug 7th 1899– Nov 4th 1901)
10. C. E. Calton (Nov 4th 1901 – May 5th 1902)
11. R. Shannon (May 5th 1902 – Sept 2nd 1902)
12. W. A. Rizor (Sept 2nd 1902 – May 2nd 1904)
13. D.O. Craig (May 2nd 1904 – Aug 30 1905)
14. W.A. Rizor (Aug 30 1905 – Jan 7th 1907)
15. Chas Numermaker (Jan 7th 1907 – Sept 3rd 1907)
16. W. S. Carr (Sept 3rd 1907 – May 4th 1908)
17. Harry Wilson (May 4th 1908 – Oct 3rd 1910)
18. J F Patterson (Oct 3rd 1910 – May 1st 1911)
19. Roy T. Patterson (May 1st 1911 – Aug 14th 1911)
20. L. D. Cuckler (Aug 14th 1911 – May 15th 1914)
21. D.J. Laughoff (May 15th 1914 – May 3rd 1915)
22. E. B. Dotson (May 3rd 1915 Lost Vote)
23. R. R. Golding (June 5th 1916 – Oct 12th 1917)
24. B. C. Douglas (Oct 12th 1917 Night Police) (Dec 1917 referred as Chief of Police until May 7th 1918)

No Chiefs or Marshals were appointed from Dec 1917 – Aug 2, 1920 when Richard Lawrence was appointed Marshal.

25. Richard Lawrence (Aug 2nd 1920 – May 12th 1930)
26. A. H. (Bogie) Jefferson (May 12th 1930 – Nov 3rd 1947)
27. H N Russell (Nov 3rd 1947 – May 3rd 1948)
28. Chester Worth (May 3rd 1948 – Nov 3rd 1952)
29. Thomas J Baxter (Nov 3rd 1952 – May 3rd 1954)
30. Edward J Charboneau (June 7th 1954 – Dec 5th 1960)
31. Daniel McKillip (Dec 5th 1960 – July 1st 1963)
32. Gerald (Bud) Litchewski (July 1st 1963 – June 5th 1967)
33. Ray Dillavou (June 5th 1967 – Sept 1968)
34. Larry Norton (Oct 7th 1968 – April 7th 1969)
35. Marvin Heim (April 7th 1969 – May 4 1970)
36. Carl Stonecipher (May 4th 1970 – Sept 8th 1970)
37. Clayton Pummel (Oct 5th 1970 – Sept 26th 1983)
38. Richard E. Mowell (Sept 26th 1983 – May 1st 1995)
39. James B. Arnold (May 1st 1995 – June 17th 1996)
40. Paul A. Hansen (June 17th 1996 – Summer of 2001)
41. Patrick J. Rotert (2001 – Present)

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