Hawkins Police Department

The **Hawkins Police Department** is the local police department of Hawkins, Indiana. Their police station was located just off Hawkins' town square.

## History

### 1959

Early on March 15, 1959, the then-deputy John Snow found Victor Creel wandering aimlessly along the side of Highway 49, south of Hawkins. Snow interrupted Creel and discovered the bodies of his wife and children upon returning him home, and promptly arrested him.

### 1979 - 1983

Former NYPD officer Jim Hopper started working for the Hawkins PD in 1979. At an unknown point in time, Hopper became Chief of Police. He has stated the worst thing to happen during his employment was "when an owl attacked Eleanor Gillespie's head because he thought it was a nest."

### 1983

When Joyce Byers's son Will went missing, Hopper and officers Phil Callahan and Calvin Powell organized a search party to look for him. Eventually, Will was found in another dimension by Joyce and Hopper.

### 1984

Murray Bauman visited the Hawkins PD with a theory about a Russian girl in Hawkins, as well as a future Russian invasion, but was ignored and mocked by Hopper, Callahan and Powell. Later, both Merrill Wright and Eugene McCorkle accused each other of destroying each others' crops. Hopper, Callahan and Powell investigated Merrill's pumpkin patch. Later, Hopper discovered a tunnel system killing the plants. Meanwhile, Joyce repeatedly called the PD to contact Hopper about Will's abnormal behavior, much to the secretary Flo's annoyance.

### 1985

Hopper was sent to Hawkins' Town Hall to calm a protest against Mayor Larry Kline, and under Kline's orders, he was forced to arrest some of the townspeople. Later, Hopper investigated the Russian lab under Starcourt Mall with Joyce and Murray. Hopper vanished after a Russian key exploded in their underground base. Hopper was assumed to have been killed by the 'mallfire' that broke out in Starcourt Mall. Following Hopper's supposed death, Powell was promoted to Chief of Police.

### 1986

Officer Glenn Daniels started working at the PD during or before March 1986. Powell, Callahan and Daniels investigated a string of murders, while trying to manage the erratic behavior of Hawkins High Tigers leader Jason Carver, who led the town to believe Eddie Munson and his Hellfire Club were the murderers. Eddie did later on become the prime suspect. After the murders, a 'earthquake' tore through Hawkins, inflicting major damage to the downtown area.

## Uniform

   The police officers wear light blue button-up shirts with the United States flag on the right shoulder and the Hawkins Police patch on the left. The Chief is distinguished in that he wears a beige shirt and pants.

Each officer wears a metallic silver badge on their left chest, with the writing "Hawkins Police" followed by the seal of Hawkins and "Officer" and their badge number written on the bottom. The chief's badge is gold and says "Chief."

Police cruisers are blue and white Dodge Diplomata as well as Plymouth Gran Fury’s, the Chief of police is given a unique tan and white Chevy Blazer.

## Behind the scenes

The police cruisers and uniforms, including the shoulder patches, are heavily influenced by the appearance of the Amity Police Department in the 1975 horror film *Jaws*, directed by Steven Spielberg.

## References

1. ↑ Map:Hawkins
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 News Outlets/3 Dead as Police Probe Deadly Scene
3. ↑ "The Vanishing of Will Byers"
4. ↑ "Creative Team" section on the First Shadow site
5. ↑ "Costume Design Tear Sheets"*Things Insider*. September 4, 2016.