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OPD in 1937
Orangetown Police circa 1937!  Top row from left:   Town Board members J. Martin, Henry Boss and A. Slade.
Middle:  LT. Robert Lewis (Chief-1955-1969), Chief Fred Kennedy, Lt. Frank Birch.
 Bottom: PO. Emmett Maines (Chief-1969-1970), PO. A. McLeod, PO. A. Jersey.

(Talk about top-heavy! 1 Chief, 2 Lts. and 3 Patrolmen!)

Ofc. Fred Kennedy, circa 1927
We get a brand new Police car. September 20, 1930

1930 police car
The entire OPD Patrol fleet in 1940 in Pearl River by the old Police booth.
3 OPD cars in 1940 by the Pearl River police booth

Unknown officer in the late 1940's

 

Four of the five chiefs of the Police departments in Orangetown. Circa late 60's
From Left:
Chief Justin Kaney, Nyack Police Department
Chief Robert Lewis, Orangetown Police Department
Chief Anthony Fatale, South Nyack Police Department
Chief George Cline, Grandview Police Department (also the sole member)
Absent:
Chief Leon Taveniere, Piermont Police Department

Chief Edmond Nelke (1970-1978)

Town Supervisor John Lovett, Captain William Crable, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, and Chief Edmond Nelke upon Captain Crable's FBI National Academy graduation (1971)

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