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Police Department
1859
01 27 Accounts
presented and referred . . . W. Bieber & Co., for rent of lock-up to March, 1859,
$18.00 WD
02 10 Confer with Messrs. Bieber & Co. and
ascertain the amount of rent for lock up for the ensuring year WD
03 03 John Staub, candidate for office of City Marshal
03 10 Subject of Police
Jurisdiction
06 02 Special Police or Night Watch
proposed WD
1860
01 26 August Tank for three months services as
City Marshall, Oct. 1st, 1859, to Dec 31, 1859, $25, allowed and charged to
city general fund WD
1880s, c
F. P. [Peter] Brook, owner of a confectionary and fruit
store on the Main St bridge, served as deputy city marshal, date uncertain WG
1885
August Charles Kerr,
appointed night patrolman, becomes city marshal and first police chief; served
1885-1912.
1894
01 23 During the year 1894 there were
226 arrests made by officers in this city.
The statistics . . . WR
06 29 Julius
Schoechert appointed special policeman
WG
1910
Chief of
Police: H. C. Block
Policemen: Lucius
Bruegger, Charles Pieritz, Gerhardt Butzler, Charles Kerr
Special
Policemen: Carl Beduhn, Bert W. Smith
1916
11 24 Chief
Herman C. Block tendered his resignation; dispute with Police and Fire
Commission WDT
1942
Watertown Police Reserve founded;
originally known as Watertown Auxiliary Police Group WDT
1957
12 17 Richard Reynolds,
patrolman; Gordon Gerth, sergeant WDT
1958
06 12 Enforcement of bicycle code WDT
1960
06 17 Watertown Civic
Center, Police Dept station would be part of plan WDT
1984
08 08 Officer Timothy Roets named the Watertown
Jaycee Outstanding Young Law Enforcement Officer during River Days
WDT
09 17 Lavern E. Schumann, graduate, FBI
National Academy WDT
1985
04 29 Lt. Michael Besel
offered position of chief of police, City of Jefferson WDT
1987
12
12 Resa Scobie Brunner murder; Matthew Knapp
charged WDT full text
article
1997
10 17 Safe and Sober traffic safety campaign, grant
received WDT
1998
12 05 Squad cars carry new automatic
weapons; eight Colt AR-15 rifles were purchased WDT
12 19 A new Watertown Police Department would
be constructed near the high school, plan proposed WDT
1999
02 03 Inspector Larry Sukow, 30 year veteran,
retiring WDT
03 21 $5 million cap on a new police facility and
renovations to municipal building WDT
04 03 Police facility on High School land;
option allowed construction of WDT
05 12 Timothy
J. Roets appointed deputy chief of police WDT
10 06 Police station does not meet national and
legal requirements WDT
2000
02 16 Officer Marcie Repta elected president of
Wisconsin Association of Women Police WDT
March Bakko, the police canine; begins
service; died in 2009 WDT
05 12 Citizen's
Police Academy, first graduation from WDT
06 17 Auxiliary police patrol for parks
shelved WDT
2007
03 21 Lights ‘n Sirens, plans for announced WDT
2008
08 13 Chief
Chuck McGee honored at retirement dinner
WDT full text
article
09 17 Timothy
J. Roets sworn in as chief of the Watertown Police Department WDT
10 06 Haroon Khan murder, Travis Zoellick
implicated in the student's death WDT full text
article
12 31 Curtis J. Kleppin promoted from
sergeant to captain WDT
2009
01 06 Officer Mike Kumbier, dubbed “The Elvis
Cop,” retired WDT
01 29 McGruff the Crime Dog,
new costume WDT
03 18 Tom Killmon, former Watertown police
Capt., recognition WDT
03 24 Watertown Police Dept
joined the Wisconsin Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force WDT
05 14 Blue and White Sunday proclaimed WDT
06 25 Jeremy Lingle hired to fill vacant
officer position WDT
08 01 M&I
Bank silent auction to benefit Police K-9 Unit
WDT
08 06 2009 Citizen Police Academy,
applications for WDT
08 21 Scott Kind hired as new police
officer WDT
08 21 Adult School Crossing Guards sought WDT
Fall Police explorer program for local
teens WDT
08 25 Truancy Abatement Program. Watertown
Moravian Church recently made a donation, which is a cooperative effort
between the Watertown Unified School District and Police Department to curb
truancy in the middle and grade schools
WDT
09 15 Charles
Hensen hired as new police officer
WDT
10 14 Auxiliary officer Dan Zindars retired WDT
11 04 Two new squad cars, resolution WDT
2010
01 08 Premise Alert System (PAS) introduced WDT
01 22 Ryan Abbott hired as new police officer WDT
01 27 Police dept space problem,
municipal bldg renovation, three police/fire precincts WDT
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jail
Fuermann
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