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DEPARTMENT HISTORY
State Center's Police Department was established in 1867. The first police officers were known as Town Marshall / Night Watchmen. These individuals typically handled several jobs throughout the city government.
Some of the Night Watchmen/Town Marshall's are as follows from approximately 1867-1948
W.H KNEPPER, A.R CHAMBERLIN, E.M. COWAN, S. CHILTON, JOHN GREY, JAMES F. COWAN, F. AHRENS, E.G. HOPPES, R.S. POWERS,C.B. NASON,
State Center Police Officers
Chief's
Chief O.A. Sweet 1948-1952
Chief Bernard Malloy 1952-1954, 1960-1977
Chief Clerence Duffy 1954-1960
Chief Max Streeter 1976-1986
Chief Richard Frickie - 1977-1978
Chief Glen Mast - 1986-1989
Chief Steven Sodders - 1989-1990
Chief Jake Osgood - 1990-1998
Chief Jeff Bunn - 1998-Present
Officer's
Frank Mulcahy - 1966-1968
Buryl Lemon - 1968-1978
Rich Watkins - 1968-1970
Robert Bane - 1977-1977
Don Shapely - 1977-1977
Phillip Adrion - 1978-1978
Donald Oxley - 1979-1983
Tom Cross - 1980-1984
Richard Davis - 1980-1980
William Skare - 1984-1984
Doug Swenson - 1984-1985
Rodney Drummer - 1993-1998
Paul Kuhlman - 1994-1996
Doug Winders - 1997-1998
Louis Modlin - 1997-Present (seasonal)
Ted Paxton - 1998 - Present (seasonal)
Mike Ball - 1998-1998
Nate Taylor - 2006-2007
J. Hunter - 2007-Present