History of Police Chiefs Dates indicate time as Chief Samuel Clark 5/5/1899 – 7/31/1900 James Barrett 8/23/1900-5/7/1901 Jacob Weil 5/7/1901-11/3/1909 James Feeney 12/24/1909-6/5/1918 Herbert McClure 8/1/1918-2/20/1930 Ralph Schad 3/6/1930-1/20/1932 William Lauer 1/21/1932-2/1/1936 Merle Unkle 2/1/136-1/1/1937 Meade Bates 1/1/1937-5/31/1947 Jesse Schwab 7/30/1947-1/10/1954 Paul Martin 3/12/1954-9/15/1958 Clare Kyler 11/1/1958-6/15/1966 John Butler 8/19/1966-2/15/1974 Albert O’Neil 3/23/1974-7/31/1975 Richard Hildebrand 8/1/1975-6/1/1977 Matthew Benick 8/6/1977-1/19/1990 Lawrence Harper 1/19/1990-7/19/2002 Philip Messer 7/19/2002-11/5/2010 Dino Sgambellone 11/19/2010-11/11/2013 Kenneth Coontz 4/10/2019-2/27/2024 Keith Porch 4/10/2019-2/27/2024
