History of Waterloo Police Chiefs
There have been 36 police chiefs for the Waterloo Police Department. Over the course of time, the departmental commanders have been known as Marshall, Chief of Police and Police Chief. This is a preference of each commander.
| Tenure | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-Present | Daniel J. Trelka | Police Chief |
| 2000–2010 | Thomas J. Jennings | Police Chief |
| 1990–2000 | Bernal Koehrsen, Jr | Police Chief |
| 1985–1990 | Roger Shook | Police Chief |
| 1982–1984 | Kenneth Huck | Police Chief |
| 1980–1982 | Junior Grimm | Police Chief |
| 1978–1980 | Frank J. Bemisdorfer | Police Chief |
| 1970–1978 | Robert L. Beener | Chief of Police |
| 1961–1970 | Robert S. Wright | Chief of Police |
| 1946–1961 | Harry J. Krieg | Chief of Police |
| 1944–1946 | Ralph J. Davis | Chief of Police |
| 1934–1943 | Hugh R. Crumrine | Police Chief |
| 1930–1933 | F.M. Shores | Police Chief |
| 1926–1929 | Charles Mohlis | Police Chief |
| 1924–1925 | E.A. Leighton | Police Chief |
| 1921–1923 | P.E. Walker | Police Chief |
| 1920–1921 | H.H. Young | Police Chief |
| 1919–1920 | George Weilein | Police Chief |
| 1917–1919 | F.A. Sporle | Police Chief |
| 1916–1917 | J.D. Caldwell | Police Chief |
| 1912–1915 | E.A. Leighton | Police Chief |
| 1910–1911 | W.T. Dinneen | Police Chief |
| 1908–1909 | E.A. Leighton | Police Chief |
| 1905–1907 | J.N. Sweitzer | Marshal |
| 1901–1904 | O.H. Simmerling | Marshal |
| 1893–1900 | J.F. Klingaman | Marshal |
| 1888–1892 | S.M. Hoff | Marshal |
| 1886–1887 | M.W. Gipe | Marshal |
| 1883–1885 | W.C. Munger | Marshal |
| 1882-1882 | D.E. Hume | Marshal |
| 1881-1881 | Charles Mantle | Marshal |
| 1878–1880 | H.W. Jenney | Marshal |
| 1876–1877 | H.H. Saunders | Marshal |
| 1874–1875 | J.P. Evans (Appointed) | Marshal |
| 1873-1873 | James Ellis (Appointed) | Marshal |
| 1869–1872 | J.P. Evans | Marshal |
| 1868-1868 | S.M. Hoff | Marshal |
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