(from
Hinsdale, Timothy Bakken, Doings Newspapers, 1976)
- 1873
- "Police Magistrate" position was created
when the village was incorporated. Issaac L. Hinds,
tin merchant and postmaster, received the job. He served
as arresting officer and judge.
- 1877
- C.P. Clark is hired as Constable (police officer).
Horse stealing and tramps lead to his hiring.
- 1882
- Six Kerosene street lamps installed on Washington
Street, police officers light and fill street light
daily
- Feb
11, 1882 - Unsolved Murder of "Lake Ransom"
(person) at 1st and Lincoln Street
- 1902
- John W. Nicholson (Born - December 7th,1863, Died
- March 29,1931) promoted to "Chief" of Hinsdale
Police Department. Nicholson serves 38 years with the
HPD.
- 1902
- Police patrol on foot, bicycle, or personal horse
and buggy.
- 1905
- Department receives a Village-owned auto for patrol.
- 1912
- Uniforms are purchased
- 1925
- Police Department has it's own squad car and two motorcycles.
- 1930's
- Hinsdale Police Officer Paul Sweger killed in the
line of duty. Sweger was chasing an offender on motorcycle,
struck and killed by an car backing out of a driveway
- 1930's
Unemployed transients allowed to sleep in the Police
Department basement for one night
- 1931
- Two squad cars and two motorcycles purchased. Two
Harley - Davidson (twin cylinder motorcycles capable
of 90mph).
1895 Ordinances
Illegal to:
- Fly
a Kite
- Own
an unlicensed "billiard, pigeonhole or pool table,
or pinball alley, or shooting gallery"
- Leave
horses unhitched
- Deface
or tear a poster or bill
- Exhibit
in or bring into town a stud horse or bull
- Have
a barbed wire fence in town
- Hold
a "boxing or sparring exhibition, jumping, racing
or other games or theatrical or musical entertainments
on Sunday"
- Remain
in front of a building after being asked to move along
- Spit
on the sidewalk
- Village
wide curfew of 9 pm (even for adults)
(From
Hinsdale, Timothy Bakken, Doings Newspapers, 1976)
Today
the Hinsdale Police Department is one of only 500 internationally
accredited police departments in the world. The police department
is currently staffed with 28 full time police officers and
12 full time civilian personnel. The department serves a
population of 18,000 residents in both DuPage and Cook Counties.
Emergency
Phone Number: 9-1-1
Non-emergency: 630-789-7070
The Police Department is located at 121 Symonds Drive
Hinsdale, IL 60521
E-mail
The
Police Department is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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