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City Of Kenosha company history timeline

1835

In 1835, John Bullen established a settlement at modern-day Kenosha at the behest of the New York-based Western Emigration Company.

1836

In 1836, after more settlers arrived and the first post office was established, it was renamed to Pike Creek.

1841

1841 - City was known as the Village of Southport.

1845

The city also won authority from the legislature to establish a tax to support a local school, and in 1845 the first free public school in Wisconsin opened there.

1850

Kenosha, city, seat (1850) of Kenosha county, southeastern Wisconsin, United States It lies along Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Pike River, just north of the Illinois state line.

The community was originally called Southport, but became Kenosha in 1850 when it broke off from Racine County.

1851

On March 8, 1851 an act to incorporate the Fire Department of the City of Kenosha passed the state Senate and Assembly and was signed by Governor Nelson Dewey.

1876

Jockey (then known as S.T. Cooper & Sons) was founded in 1876 by Samuel T. Cooper.

1880

1880 - Population 5,039 with two police officers, one days and one nights.

1890

1890 - Population 6,532, five officers on the department.

1903

1903 - The Police and Fire Commission was created

1910

1910 - Population 21,371, thirteen officers on the department.

1913

1913 - Motor driven patrol wagon was put into service.

1923

1923 - First Police Woman was hired.

1925

1925 - Police Department temporarily moved to corner of 8th Avenue and 56th Street.

1930

1930 - Population 50,262, seventy three men, two women served on the police department.

1934

1934 - John Dillinger days, Police Department acquired an armored car.

1935

On February 26, 1935 the first safety squad car was commissioned, to be used exclusively for rescue work.

1957

1957 - 91 Police Officers assigned to the Kenosha Police Department

1958

1958 - First teletype hookup and Polygraph or lie detector

1962

In the fall of 1962, the Fire Department assumed the job of operating the city ambulance service formerly run by the Police Department.

1967

March 11, 1967, 25 members passed the first Emergency Medical Training -- the beginning of the advanced training and enhanced Emergency Medical Services.

1968

1968 - The Canine Unit began with 3 dogs assigned to 3rd shift

1986

1986 - Joined with the community to start Kenosha Area Crime Stoppers

1998

1998 - Population 87,000, first computerized Polygraph system.

2000

2000 - Population 88,000, 180 officers, completed new networking system within the whole department

2004

2004 - First digital in squad video systems installed into 31 patrol cars.

2005

2005 - Digital radio system went on the air, first P25 digital radio system in Wisconsin

2008

2008 - Launched Kenosha's Most Wanted on the KPD website, population 96,000, canine unit consisting of 2 dogs started back up with funding from the community

2010

2010 - Full renovation of police department with new front lobby, patrol operations, detective bureau and administrative wing

2013

2013 - First purchase of Ford Interceptor squad cars, slowly phasing out Chevrolet Impala squads

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