Annapolis Police Department
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The Annapolis Police Department (APD) is a full-service law enforcement agency servicing a population of over 36,000 residents in 7.1 square miles (18.4 km²) of the municipality of Annapolis, Maryland
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199 Taylor Avenue
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 268-9000
held concurrent jurisdiction within Annapolis proper for the first six years, after which the city would elect its own Sheriff (as is the case still today in Baltimore).
The term "police officer" was not used until 1861. Like today, these police officers answered to the mayor of the city. It wasn't until 1867 that the Annapolis Police Department was officially created by an act of legislation by the Maryland General Assembly. Today, 131 sworn officers protect a thriving city of 39,000 permanent residents and over 2 million annual visitors. Officers responded to more than 41,000 calls for service in 2007.
Annapolis, Maryland
Annapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland, as well as the county seat of Anne Arundel County. It had a population of 38,394 at the 2010 census and is situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east of Washington, D.C. Annapolis is...
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Address
Annapolis Police Department199 Taylor Avenue
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 268-9000
History
The APD started as "city watchmen" with the granting of the city charter in 1708. At the time, the Anne Arundel County Sheriff's OfficeAnne Arundel County Sheriff's Office
The Anne Arundel County Sheriff's Office is the law enforcement arm of the court, serving the citizens of Anne Arundel County, Maryland. All deputy sheriffs are certified law enforcement officials with full authority of arrest.-History:...
held concurrent jurisdiction within Annapolis proper for the first six years, after which the city would elect its own Sheriff (as is the case still today in Baltimore).
The term "police officer" was not used until 1861. Like today, these police officers answered to the mayor of the city. It wasn't until 1867 that the Annapolis Police Department was officially created by an act of legislation by the Maryland General Assembly. Today, 131 sworn officers protect a thriving city of 39,000 permanent residents and over 2 million annual visitors. Officers responded to more than 41,000 calls for service in 2007.
List of APD Chiefs of Police
- 1867 - 1869 Thomas Basil
- 1869 - 1870 Nicholas J. Deal
- 1871 - 1872 Elijah J. Russell
- 1873 - 1875 Benjamin F. Cadell
- 1875 - 1879 Henry Burlinghame
- 1880 - 1882 James B. Thomas
- 1883 John E. Brown
- 1883 - 1886 James T. Small
- 1887 - 1895 Arthur Martin
- 1896 - 1901 Howard B. Taylor
- 1901 - 1902 Travers T. Brown
- 1903 Howard B. Taylor
- 1904 - 1907 George Hahn, Jr.
- 1907 - 1925 Charles H. Oberry
- 1926 - 1935 Richard B. Holliday
- 1935 - 1949 William R. Curry, Sr.
- 1949 - 1961 George W. Rawlings
- 1961 - 1973 Anthony W. Howes
- 1973 - 1980 Bernard Kalnoske
- 1980 Samuel A. Cyrus
- 1980 - 1990 John C. Schmitt
- 1990 Cassin B. Gittings
- 1990 - 1994 Harold M. Robbins, Jr.
- 1994 - 2008 Joseph S. Johnson
- 2008 - Current Michael A. Pristoop