Washington Police Department

Michael Washburn

(Deputy Chief)

The **Washington Police Department** (**WPD**), officially the **City of Washington Police Department**, is the primary law enforcement agency within Washington. Established on June 1, 1867, the WPD is one of the oldest municipal police departments in San Andreas.

## Organization

The department consists of an executive team which is headed by the chief and deputy chief. In addition the department has civilian staff and two separate uniformed divisions (patrol and special operations).

The civilian staff consist of an administrative director (who reports to the chief), a deputy administrative director, a community service officer unit coordinator, a reserve unit coordinator, administrative supervisor and records supervisor, four administrative specialists, two records specialists, and five community service officers (who are assigned to patrol and report to the community service officer coordinator but are usually under the supervision of a patrol sergeant whilst on a shift). The department has 21 reserve officers. The reserve unit has a captain, four sergeants, and seventeen officers who all report to the reserve unit coordinator.

The Patrol Division is the largest and most visible component of the Washington Police Department. Patrol is staffed by one captain, seven sergeants and thirty officers. Six sergeants and twenty-eight officers are assigned to the Patrol Unit whilst one sergeant and two canine officers are assigned to the department’s Canine Unit.

The Special Operations Division is made up of one captain, four sergeants and fourteen officers. One sergeant and two investigators are assigned to the Major Crimes Unit. One sergeant and six investigators are assigned to the General Investigations Unit. One sergeant and four officers are assigned to the School Resource Officer Unit. One officer is assigned to the city’s two colleges (Johnson Community College and SASU Washington). One officer is assigned to the city’s (Washington High School North and Washington High School South). One officer is assigned to the city’s two middle schools. One officer is assigned to the city’s six elementary schools. One sergeant and two evidence technicians are assigned to the Evidence & Property Unit.

Six officers throughout the department are assigned to the Tierra Robada Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team.

Speciality Assignments Include:

- Canine Officer

- Field Training Officer

## Uniformed Rank Structure

* **Chief of Police (1)**
* **Deputy Chief (1)**
* **Captain (2)**
* **Sergeant (11)**
* **Investigator/Evidence Technician (10) | Canine Officer (2) | School Resource Officer (4) |** **Patrol** **Officer (28)**

## Staffing by the Decade

(since 1867)

1860s

* **Chief of Police (1)**
* **Patrolman (1)**

1870s

* **Chief of Police (1)**
* **Patrolman (3)**

1880s

* **Chief of Police (1)**
* **Patrolman (2)**

1890s

* **Chief of Police (1)**
* **Patrolman (4)**

1900s

* **Chief of Police (1)**
* **Patrolman (5)**

1910s

* **Chief of Police (1)**
* **Sergeant (1)**
* **Patrolman (4)**

1920s

* **Chief of Police (1)**
* **Sergeant (1)**
* **Detective (1)**
* **Patrolman (5)**

1930s

* **Chief of Police (1)**
* **Sergeant (2)**
* **Detective (1)**
* **Patrolman (5)**

1940s

* **Chief of Police (1)**
* **Sergeant (4)**
* **Detective (1)**
* **Patrolman (5)**

1950s

* **Chief of Police (1)**
* **Sergeant (5)**
* **Investigator (2)**
* **Patrolman (6)**

1960s

* **Chief of Police (1)**
* **Sergeant (5)**
* **Investigator (4)**
* **Patrolman (10)**

1970s

* **Chief of Police (1)**
* **Deputy Chief (1)**
* **Sergeant (5)**
* **Investigator (5)**
* **Patrol Officer (15)**

1980s

* **Chief of Police (1)**
* **Deputy Chief (1)**
* **Captain (2)**
* **Sergeant (7)**
* **Investigator (6)**
* **Patrol Officer (21)**

1990s

* **Chief of Police (1)**
* **Deputy Chief (1)**
* **Captain (2)**
* **Sergeant (9)**
* **Investigator (6)**
* **Canine Officer (2)**
* **School Resource Officer (1)**
* **Patrol Officer (19)**

2000s

* **Chief of Police (1)**
* **Deputy Chief (1)**
* **Captain (2)**
* **Sergeant (10)**
* **Investigator (7)**
* **Canine Officer (2)**
* **School Resource Officer (2)**
* **Patrol Officer (22)**

2010s

* **Chief of Police (1)**
* **Deputy Chief (1)**
* **Captain (2)**
* **Sergeant (11)**
* **Investigator (7)**
* **Evidence Technician (2)**
* **Canine Officer (2)**
* **School Resource Officer (2)**
* **Patrol Officer (24)**

2020s

* **Chief of Police (1)**
* **Deputy Chief (1)**
* **Captain (2)**
* **Sergeant (11)**
* **Investigator (8)**
* **Evidence Technician (2)**
* **Canine Officer (2)**
* **School Resource Officer (4)**
* **Patrol Officer (28)**

## Lists of Chiefs of Police

There have been 25 chiefs for the Washington Police Department.

* John Wyoming (1867-1871)
* Thomas Hutchinson (1871-1875)
* Steve Winters (1875)
* Larry Morrison (1875-1877)
* Francisco Castro (1877-1881)
* Daniel McIntyre (1881-1886)
* Gill Matthews (1886-1894)
* Aaron Branch (1894-1898)
* Hank Nash (1898-1904)
* Bryant Baxter (1904-1909)
* William Foley (1909-1918)
* Tyler Sullivan (1918-1927)
* Michael Knox (1927-1935)
* Marshall Francis (1935-1945)
* Gareth Ballard (1945-1952)
* Patrick Brooks (1952-1964)
* Dale Hickman (1964-1971)
* Dan Irwin (1971-1980)
* Clarence Browning (1980-1992)
* Tate Fletcher (1992-1999)
* Nicholas Palmer (1999-2001)
* Bruno Guzman (2001-2012)
* Kara Hooper (2012-2017)
* Andy Richards (2017-2021)
* Paul Tyson (2021-present)