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    Auburn Police
    Auburn Police
    Auburn Police
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    Auburn Police

    By Joseph E. DiVietro Jr.

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    Auburn Police traces the history of the Auburn Police Department, which dates back to the mid1800s. It portrays many of the faces of those people who have devoted 20, 30, or more years of service to their community. Although a number of aspects of law enforcement have changed over the years, the very principle of the police officer interacting with the public remains the same.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArcadia Publishing
    Release dateMay 30, 2007
    ISBN9781439618622
    Auburn Police
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    Joseph E. DiVietro Jr.

    A lifelong resident of Auburn, Joseph E. DiVietro Jr. started his police career in September 1990. Recently appointed sergeant in charge of the identification bureau, he previously served as identification officer. For Auburn Police, he has assembled more than 200 of the finest images as a tribute to all of Auburn�s officers, past and present.

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      INTRODUCTION

      On April 11, 1848, at the second meeting of the common council of the newly formed City of Auburn, the mayor submitted a list of standing committees. On this list was the Committee on Police and Licenses. Its first members were Shubail Cottle, Charles Coffin, and Edward Barber. The following month the committee hired Jacob Sheiver as constable.

      In November 1848, the Watch and Lamp District was created. A position of city marshal was also put into effect. The marshal, by city ordinance definition, was to aid the mayor in faithful execution of the bylaws and ordinances of the city. The captain of the Watch and Lamp District was authorized to fix the time of duty and the number of watchmen to be employed. An amendment was also added that said all individuals appointed watchmen also be appointed special constables.

      By 1855, the city had a justice of the peace, city marshal, and constables. In May 1858, a petition from city marshal Joseph White asked to hire a special policeman at $1.25 a day. The motion passed, and the city had its first policeman. In 1869, the charter was changed to read that the mayor could appoint up to 12 policemen.

      The Committee on Police and Licenses was replaced by the Board of Charities and Police in 1879. The new board was made up of the mayor and commissioners. John Underwood was the first chairman. The board was authorized to hire up to 20 policemen and as many special policemen without pay as deemed necessary. The board also appointed a chief of police and a captain of police with fixed salaries.

      In 1879, C. W. Jennings was appointed chief of police. Jennings’s men were inspected prior to coming on duty every day. The inspections took place at the armory. Jennings was responsible for the new badges that resembled a shield. Each badge was inscribed Auburn Police. New hats were also worn. The hats were the helmet type that were worn by the New York Metropolitan Police. Jennings resigned in 1882 because, as he said, the commissioners had ignored every applicant he had recommended for the position on the force.

      Henry D. Crosbie became chief. Crosbie had been appointed to the force in 1879 by Mayor Osborne. He died on the job in 1889. His obituary said of him that He knew every crook in the city and took pains to keep an eye on them.

      On August 20, 1884, Charles E. MacMaster, age 32, was appointed police officer for the city of Auburn. In June 1892, MacMaster was named chief of police. The new chief oversaw 17 patrolmen: Benjamin B. Roseboom, George Fullmer, Thomas O. Shaw, Arthur Titus, John A. McCarthy, Patrick Graney, Edward Holmes, Edger Boynton, John Woodall, James Malone, Norman Parker, Jesse Atwater, Thomas Hickey, Robert Breese, Charles Gill, John Anton, and David Schute. There were three supervisors. Frederick J. Nash was the police commissioner.

      During MacMaster’s term, the eight-hour shift system was put in place, giving the city police protection at all hours. Auburn was the first city in the state of comparable size to integrate the eight-hour shift for around-the-clock protection. MacMaster served as chief for 11 years. In his 11th year, he was reassigned as a patrolman by the new administration at city hall. At the time, patrolman were generally forced out with the change of mayors at city hall. The retiring mayor took his policemen with him.

      The monthly payroll for the entire department was $1,847. MacMaster spent 35 years on the force. MacMaster’s last report to city hall for the month of December 1903 showed the department making 100 arrests, 93 being males; fines of $169 were collected; two patrolmen called in sick; 38 doors were found open; 87 people received lodging at the police department; 11 complains were made by citizens; and four reports were filed by police

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