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In the Centennial year of 1876 on January 18th, Rufus Smith was appointed Chief of Police and Uriah Hutchings was appointed Assistant Chief of Police
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In the late 1880s through early 1926, William A Harris was Chief of Police
1926 - 1942: Solon E. McKown was appointed Chief of Police.
1942 - 1953: William Scheerens was appointed Chief of Police. He came up through the ranks as as a patrolman.
1953 - 1956: William Artlip was appointed Chief of Police. He also came up through the ranks as a Patrolman.
1956 - 1966: Edwin J. Lawton was appointed Chief of Police. He was the 1st Chief to send his officers to different Law Enforcement Schools.
1966 - 1971: Donald A. Brown was appointed Chief of Police.
1971 - 1976: Edwin R.C. Krueger was appointed Chief of Police. He came through the ranks as a Patrolman.
1976 - 1981: Vincent Krebbeks was appointed Chief of Police. He came up through the ranks as a Patrolman.
1981 - 1993: Edward Heathcoat was appointed Chief of Police. He came up through the ranks as a Patrolman.
1993 - 2008: Richard Bogan was appointed Chief of Police. He came through the ranks as a Patrolman.
2008 - June until August: Gary VerStraete was appointed as Officer in Charge.
August 2008 - November 2018: David Christler was appointed Chief of Police. Chief Christler retired from the New York State Police as a Deputy Superintendent.
November 2018- October 2021: Mark Thoms was appointed Chief of Police. He came through the ranks as a Patrolman.
October 2021- November 2022: James Thomson was appointed Officer In Charge. He came through the ranks as a Patrolman.
November 2022- Present: Richard Martin was appointed Chief of Police. He started his police career with the Newark Police Department and then had an 11 year career with the Rochester Police Department before becoming Newark's Chief of Police.