Hagerstown Police Department (Maryland)

On May 24, 1824 the council created the modern Hagerstown Police Department. There have been six line-of-duty deaths within the HPD. • Officer Charles E. Gall, EOW October 10, 1866 • Officer Murphy E. Flory, EOW June 26, 1901 • Officer John C. Middlekauff, EOW August 17, 1914 • Chief of Police George W. Fridinger, EOW February 28, 1918 • Officer Lynwood N. Vewcomer, EOW June 3, 1951 • Officer Donald Ralph Kline, EOW December 13, 1975 HPD has had a total of 23 Chiefs of Police since 1867 • 1867 - 1870 .... William Freaner • 1882 - 1893 .... D. Williamson • 1893 - 1909 .... John E. Benner/Alexander John E. Benner (one source has Benner retiring in 1900.) • 1912 - 1918 .... George W. Fridinger • 1918 - 1931 .... Thomas H. Barber • 1931 - 1933 .... J.J. Cassidy • 1933 - 1937 .... Clarence G. Emmert • 1937 - 1940 .... Carl H. McCleary • 1940 - 1943 .... William H. Peters • 1943 - 1946 .... Max M. Rickard • 1946 - 1956 .... Jesse Bailey Brown • 1958 - 1966 .... Blair P. Overton • 1966 - 1968 .... Harold Kisner (Acting) • 1968 - 1968 .... Grayson Wigfield (Acting) • 1968 - 1972 .... Grayson F. Doarnberger • 1972 - 1986 .... Clinton E. Mowen • 1986 - 1993 .... Paul L. Wood • 1993 - 1994 .... Robert I. Hart (Acting) • 1994 - 1999 .... Dale J. Jones • 1999 - 2000 .... Robert I. Hart (Acting) • 2000 - 2012 .... Arthur Smith (Charles Summers, Acting while Smith was in Afghanistan.) • 2012 - 2015 .... Mark Holtzman • 2015 - 2016 .... Paul Kifer (Acting) • 2016 - 2018 .... Victor Brito • 2018–Present .... Paul Kifer ==Organization==