City of Corinth history

The City of Corinth, which was incorporated September 19, 1960, is located in the north central portion of Texas.

The Police Crime Laboratory was opened for the first time in 1961.

In 1978 The Colony Police purchased their first marked units, which were retired Texas State Troopers cars.

By 1981 The Colony police staff had grown to 11 full time officers.

In December 1985, Thomas R. Windham was appointed the Chief of Police for the City of Fort Worth.

In early 1986, Chief Windham initiated a whirlwind period of meetings internally to learn the department and its personnel.

In September, 1991, the Fort Worth City Council, Fort Worth Police Department, and city businesses and community leaders began a private-public partnership which has two key components--law enforcement and crime prevention.

By the end of 1993, community policing in Fort Worth was paying dividends, as crime decreased by 24%, and the city went from 5th to 12th place in a comparison of crime rates among selected large cities.

Corinth has operated under the council-manager form of government since May 6, 1999.

In 2000, upon the death of Chief Windham, Ralph Mendoza was appointed as the new Chief of Police.

Since its inception in 2006, over 100 Texas Law Enforcement Agencies have been Recognized and many more are currently in the process to become Recognized Agencies.

In December of 2008, Jeffrey Halstead, a Commander with the Phoenix Police Department became the 24th Chief of Police for Fort Worth.

Also in 2009, The Colony Police also received a first place award in a national competition for their new police car design.

On March 21, 2011 The Colony Police opened its doors to its new state-of-the-art, 17,000 square foot jail facility.