Whitehall Police History
History of the Whitehall Division of Police |
The Early Days
Every story has a beginning! The story of the Whitehall Police Department would be incomplete without a little bit of background information first. The following is information recorded at the Council meetings of the Village of Whitehall. On September 24, 1947 a copy of the proceedings for the incorporation of the Village of Whitehall, Franklin County, Ohio was filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. As a result of such proceedings, in compliance with Ohio General Code, an election was held within the Village of Whitehall in February of 1948 for the purpose of electing Village Officials. As a result of the election, the following parties received Certificates of Election …show more content…
1961 saw several important items added to the operations of the Police department. Among the most important items were the addition of a second plain-clothes unit to the detective bureau. Patrolman William Pancake was appointed to this position to specialize in juvinile offense investigation. The police were put on a fourty-hour workweek. The first WPD Dog Warden was added to the department and the Whitehall Police Athletic Assocation was formed. John A. Wolfe (current mayor of Whitehall) was appointed to patrolman on September 1, 1961. …show more content…
There is room in the office to have people in. This area also has space to allow the Platoon Commander the ability to call in an officer from his platoon for conferences, reprimands, etc. In the middle of the complex on the first floor there is the Sergeants office. The Sergeant on duty has a view of almost the entire first floor, and he has the aid of a video monitor and windows. Adjacent to him is the Clerk's office which faces out onto the lobby. The Clerk is responsible for meeting the public and take in all TVB fines, etc. Her office is protected by bullet-proof plate glass. The lobby is large and can accommodate a far greater number of people than the old lobby did. The Radio room is also adjacent to the Sergeant's office. We have our teletype (which connects us to the LEADS system), along with the most modern radio consoles, video monitors, etc. This area also contains our main panel for our burglar alarm system. Our system allows us the ability of not only simply hearing an alarm when a burglary is in progress, but we also have the ability of hearing sounds that are going on within the building being burglarized. An 8-track tape system monitors all telephone and radio contact.
The Early Days
Every story has a beginning! The story of the Whitehall Police Department would be incomplete without a little bit of background information first. The following is information recorded at the Council meetings of the Village of Whitehall. On September 24, 1947 a copy of the proceedings for the incorporation of the Village of Whitehall, Franklin County, Ohio was filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. As a result of such proceedings, in compliance with Ohio General Code, an election was held within the Village of Whitehall in February of 1948 for the purpose of electing Village Officials. As a result of the election, the following parties received Certificates of Election …show more content…
1961 saw several important items added to the operations of the Police department. Among the most important items were the addition of a second plain-clothes unit to the detective bureau. Patrolman William Pancake was appointed to this position to specialize in juvinile offense investigation. The police were put on a fourty-hour workweek. The first WPD Dog Warden was added to the department and the Whitehall Police Athletic Assocation was formed. John A. Wolfe (current mayor of Whitehall) was appointed to patrolman on September 1, 1961. …show more content…
There is room in the office to have people in. This area also has space to allow the Platoon Commander the ability to call in an officer from his platoon for conferences, reprimands, etc. In the middle of the complex on the first floor there is the Sergeants office. The Sergeant on duty has a view of almost the entire first floor, and he has the aid of a video monitor and windows. Adjacent to him is the Clerk's office which faces out onto the lobby. The Clerk is responsible for meeting the public and take in all TVB fines, etc. Her office is protected by bullet-proof plate glass. The lobby is large and can accommodate a far greater number of people than the old lobby did. The Radio room is also adjacent to the Sergeant's office. We have our teletype (which connects us to the LEADS system), along with the most modern radio consoles, video monitors, etc. This area also contains our main panel for our burglar alarm system. Our system allows us the ability of not only simply hearing an alarm when a burglary is in progress, but we also have the ability of hearing sounds that are going on within the building being burglarized. An 8-track tape system monitors all telephone and radio contact.