City of Springfield: Police Department

William Stewart 1867-1868	John R. Rea 1868-1869
Biddle Boggs 1869-1871	James Fleming 1871-1875

Frederick Schuchman 1875-1885	James C. Walker 1885-1887	John R. Ambrosre 1887-1889	James L. Cushman 1889-1893
John C. McKenna 1893-1895	William H. Van Tassell 1895-1897	Robert S. Black 1897-1899	Richard E. O'Brien 1899-1924
Leroy Bargdill 1924-1928	George Abele 1928-1943	Walter Sweet 1943-1951	Lawrence A. Abbott 1951-1963
Isaac W. Hollowell 1963-1970	Winston Stultz 1970-1982	Executive Commanders 1982-1984	James H. Burch 1984-1987
Roger E. Evans 1987-1997	David Walters 1998 -2002
	Stephen P. Moody 2003-Present	Chief Stephen P. Moody was born and raised in Springfield, Ohio and graduated from Springfield Catholic High School. He was hired by the Springfield Division of Police on August 12, 1974, as a cadet. He worked his way through the ranks and has supervised each department within the division. Chief Moody has graduated from the 195th class of the F.B.I. Academy and the Clark County Leadership Academy. He has a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice. He is active in the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program, and serves on the Catholic Services and Child Advocacy Boards. Chief Moody was appointed on January 1, 2003 and remains active in the day-to-day operations of this Division.

Executive Commanders Between 1982 and 1984, the City did not appoint a Police Chief; instead the City created an Executive Commander position and rotated 3 men into the position. While these men were not actual "Chief's", they did provide leadership to the Police Department.
John Richard 1982	Robert Taylor 1983	David Pritchard 1984

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