The Ansonia Police Department was founded around 1880 when Ansonia was a borough in the Town of Derby and Daniel Hayes was appointed the first police chief of the department.
Departamenti i policisë u themelua rreth vitit 1880 kur Ansonia ishte qytet i vogël në Qytezën e Derbit dhe Daniel Hayes u emërua shefi i parë i policisë së departamentit.