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Police Department
The Cape Girardeau Police Department was established by City Ordinance on March 25, 1859.
| Year(s) | Police Chief |
|---|---|
| 1904-1905 | John Grieb, City Marshall |
| 1905-1911 | WillisA. Martin, City Marshall |
| 1911-1913 | W.A. Summers, City Marshall |
| 1913 | D.A. Nicols, City Marshall |
| 1913-1916 | Nathaniel J. Hutson, City Marshall |
| 1916-1918 | Arthur S. Whitener, City Marshall |
| 1918-1921 | W.J. Segraves, Chief of Police |
| 1921-1922 | Nathaniel J. Hutson, Chief of Police |
| 1922-1924 | H.F. Wickham, Chief of Police |
| 1924-1925 | Arthur S. Whitener, Chief of Police |
| 1925 | W.C. Kelpe, Interim Chief of Police |
| 1925-1926 | W.W. Billings, Chief of Police |
| 1926-1930 | H.F. Wickham, Chief of Police |
| 1930-1934 | J.E. Crafton, Chief of Police |
| 1934-1936 | Edgar W. Hirsch, Chief of Police |
| 1936-1937 | Herbert F. Wickham, Jr., Chief of Police |
| 1937 | Paul McNeely, Chief of Police |
| 1937-1938 | Charles Schweer, Chief of Police |
| 1938-1940 | Edgar W. Hirsch, Chief of Police |
| 1940-1941 | Ed Barenkamp, Chief of Police |
| 1946 | Marshall F. Morton, Chief of Police |
| 1946-1947 | F.L. Schneider, Chief of Police |
| 1947-1948 | John Penn, Chief of Police |
| 1948-1952 | William A. Mills, Chief of Police |
| 1952 | F.L. Schneider, Chief of Police |
| 1952-1953 | Irvin Richmond, Chief of Police |
| 1953-1954 | Marshall F. Morton, Chief of Police |
| 1954-1955 | Kenneth Cruse,Chief of Police |
| 1955-1956 | F.L. Schneider, Chief of Police |
| 1956-1964 | Percy R. Little, Chief of Police |
| 1964-1974 | Irvin E. Beard, Chief of Police |
| 1974 | Donald R. Roberts, Interim Chief of Police |
| 1974 | W.W. Stover, Interim Chief of Police |
| 1974-1981 | Henry H. Gerecke, Chief of Police |
| 1981-1982 | Donald R. Roberts,InterimChief of Police |
| 1982-1988 | D. Ray Johnson, Chief of Police |
| 1988-1989 | Howard H. Boyd, Jr., Interim Chief of Police |
| 1989-1996 | Howard H. Boyd, Jr., Chief of Police |
| 1996-1997 | Stephen C. Strong, Interim Chief of Police |
| 1997-2001 | Richard L. Hetzel, Chief of Police |
| 2001-2005 | Stephen C. Strong, Chief of Police |
| 2005-2012 | Carl A. Kinnison, Chief of Police |
| 2012-2013 | Roger W. Fields, Interim Chief of Police |
| 2013-2024 | Wes Blair, Chief of Police |
| 2024- Present | Adam Glueck, Chief of Police |
