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Colorado Springs Police Dept company history timeline

1872

Dwight Haverkorn, formerly with the CSPD, has spent nearly two decades researching homicides of the Pikes Peak Region and is also compiling a history of the department from 1872 to present.

1878

04 Mar 1878, an election was held and the incorporation of the City of Colorado Springs and with this change came the law officers now being Marshal’s, who would have police officers under their command.

1896

28 Jun 1896, Officer Benjamin Franklin Bish, while attempting to arrest two burglary suspects, was shot and killed.

1900

By 1900 the number of officers had grown from the original 1 to 12.

1901

1901, Vincent King was appointed the first police chief and he had 19 officers.

1937

During 1937 a 3-wheel Harley Davidson motorcycle was purchased for meter patrol.

1966

In 1966 the first female police officer was hired, Charlotte Mahan.

1990

In November 1990, uniformed police officers acquired body armor.

1994

In 1994, CSPD moved to their current location along with four substations.

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