Notable Former Officers
- Don Cornelius, creator, producer, and former host of Soul Train
- Dennis Farina, actor
- Allan Pinkerton, first detective in department history; founder of both the Pinkerton Detective Agency and the Union Intelligence Service (predecessor of the United States Secret Service)
- Renault Robinson, co-founder of the CPD's Afro-American Patrolman's League.
- Steve Wilkos, talk show host and former head of The Jerry Springer Show security team
- Terrance W. Gainer, current Sergeant at Arms for the United States Senate
- Jack Muller, author of I, Pig and Motorcycle Cop
- Gina Gallo, author of Armed & Dangerous and Crime Scenes
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