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City of Webster Groves company history timeline

1901

1901- First African American Officers hired.

1903

1903- First Police Car was manufactured by the Dorris Motor Car Company.

1923

1923- Present Police Badge adopted.

1929

1929- Current Police Headquarters building opened.

1955

On July 1, 1955, the St Louis County Police Department was officially established to serve and protect the rights of all citizens within St Louis County.

1960

1960- Department reorganized into present day nine district/3-area structure.

1961

In 1961, the Department uniform changed to beige jackets and brown trousers.

1962

The first fleet of brown patrol vehicles was delivered in 1962.

1964

A St Louis County and Municipal Training Academy was organized in January of 1964, as a cooperative effort between the County and municipal police chiefs.

1968

1968- First air conditioned patrol cars.

In 1968, the training period for new officers was extended to six hundred hours.

1973

1973- First female police commissioner serves on Board of Police Commissioners and first female officer promoted to rank of Sergeant.

1975

The Department’s personal car program was introduced in 1975 and later expanded to all precincts.

1976

In 1976, the first Annual Uniform Day was organized and held at Police Headquarters.

1980

In 1980, the Department celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary.

1987

1987- First female promoted to the rank of Lieutenant.

1991

1991- First African-American Police Chief appointed.

1993

1993- First Female promoted to rank of Captain.

1995

In 1995, the Department initiated a pilot program, placing uniformed officers in area schools as School Resource Officers and established a 24-hour SAFE Schools Hotline to address concerns within our school setting.

1998

In 1998, the Department received a Certificate of Accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). The Department is the largest local law enforcement agency in the State of Missouri to receive the CALEA accreditation.

2003

The current Metro Air Support Unit was formed in the fall of 2003 when rising fuel and maintenance costs began to absorb most of the funding available for the St Louis County Police Helicopter Program.

2004

Colonel Ron Battelle retired from the Department on June 1, 2004, and Colonel Jerry Lee became the new Chief of Police.

2009

2009- First female promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

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