Police 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

Chiefs

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

Officers

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- 2008 (seasonal)

Ted Paxton - 1998 - 2008 (seasonal)

Mike Ball - 1998-1998

Nate Taylor - 2006-2007

J. Hunter - 2007-2008

N.Spurlock - 2008 - Present