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The Annapolis Police Department (APD) is a full-service law enforcement agency servicing a population of over 38,000 residents in of the municipality of Police Department
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. The department is located at 199 Taylor Avenue.
Michael Pristoop
*2017 - 201
Scott Baker
*2019 - 2019 Paul Herman (Acting) *2019–Presen
Edward Jackson
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{{Law enforcement agencies in Maryland Annapolis, Maryland Municipal police departments of Maryland Government agencies established in 1867 1867 establishments in Maryland
Annapolis, Maryland
Annapolis ( ) is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland. It is the county seat of Anne Arundel County and its only incorporated city. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east ...
.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 Office 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 inBaltimore
Baltimore is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland. With a population of 585,708 at the 2020 census and estimated at 568,271 in 2024, it is the 30th-most populous U.S. city. The Baltimore metropolitan area is the 20th-large ...
).
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.History of the Annapolis Police DepartmentToday, 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. The department is located at 199 Taylor Avenue.
List of chiefs
*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 - 201Michael Pristoop
*2017 - 201
Scott Baker
*2019 - 2019 Paul Herman (Acting) *2019–Presen
Edward Jackson
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See also
*List of law enforcement agencies in Maryland
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Maryland.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 142 law enforcement agencies employing 16,013 swo ...
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External links
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