Police Chiefs

Spanning 125 years the Lansing Police Department has had eighteen Police Chiefs leading the dedicated men and women of this department.
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Chief John P. Sanford
1893-1902
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Chief Adolph Starmont
1902-1906
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Chief Henry Behrendt
1906-1914
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Chief Frank Cole
1914-1918
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Chief Alfred Seymour
1918-1938
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Chief John O'Brien
1938-1945
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Chief John Early
1945-1953
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Chief Paul Taylor
1952-1961
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Chief Charles Straiger
1961-1967
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Chief Derold Husby
1967-1972
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Chief Thomas O'Toole
1972-1976
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Chief Richard Gleason
1976-1987
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Chief Charles Reifsnyder
1987-1991
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Chief Jerome Boles II
1991-1997
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Chief Robert Johnson
1998-2000
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Chief Mark Alley
2000-2010
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Chief Teresa Szymanski
2010-2013
2010 to 2013 Chief Teresa Szymanski
Chief Michael Yankowski
2013 to Present
2013 to Present Chief Michael Yankowski