Wooster Police Department

Current Contact Information
Address	201 W North St
City, State, Zip	Wooster, Ohio 44691
Phone	Phone: (330) 264-3333 Fax: 3302875787
Contact Person	Travis Hutchinson
Contact Title	Manager
Last updated	2016-03-23

Wooster Police Dept

Type	Police Protection
Industry	Public Administration
Headquarters	Wooster, Ohio, United States
Number of locations	201 W North St, Wooster, Ohio
Key people	Travis Hutchinson
Website	http://woosteroh.com

Timeline

Marshalls

• 1818 David Hoyt elected first Marshall of Wooster

• 1852 Nov Arthur Craig resigned as Marshall

• 1854 Apr Elected Walter Eakin as Marshall

• 1855 Elected Jacob Chapman as Marshall

• 1856 Elected Stephen Dice as Marshall

• 1857 Elected Arthur Craig as Marshall

• 1858 Elected Joseph Plummer as Marshall (Marshall bond was $5.00)

• 1859, April Evan Parker (from 1859-1860 Wooster Directory, term expires Apr, 1859)

• 1859 Elected Samuel J. Kermickle as Marshall
  • At June 28, 1859 council meeting the Marshall S.J. Kermickle was to be paid $38.00 for the interment of numerous cats, dogs, hogs, and other services

• 1862 John Era appointed Marshall of Wooster

• 1863 Elected John Henderson; appointed for three years

Note: There are several discrepancies with the information from Harry McClarran. The information above has not been verified. (Deborah Kitko, Genealogy Librarian, 21 Apr 2021). 

Marshalls, Wooster, Ohio

• 1869-1870 Hugh McAnaney

Zackarias Potter 1871-1874 Charles O. Shiffer 1875 Samuel S. Lightcap 1876 Archibald H. Dice 1877-1880 Henry R. Horn 1881-1882 Riley Power 1883-1886 Philip Ellsperman 1887-1896 James Latimer 1897-1900 Henry Leiner 1901-1902

Chief of Police, Wooster, Ohio

Henry Leiner 1903-1909 Ezra Johnson 1910-1911 Henry Leiner 1912-1936 Walter R. Yost 1937-1954 Kenneth Walters 1954-1966

Note: Kenneth Walters resigned in 1966 to become head of security at the College of Wooster.

Glen Aukerman 1966-1967 (Acting Chief)

Carl J. Yund 1 Apr 1967 – 30 Nov 1974

Note: Carl J. Yund retired and became head of security at the College of Wooster.

James W. Pearce 1 Dec 1974 – 5 Jan 1976 (Acting Chief) James W. Pearce Jan 1976 – May 1989 Richard Landers 6 May 1989 (Acting Chief) Robert P. Merillat 1989-[1997?]

Note: Robert P. Merillat was placed on administration leave due to drug raid controversy. Mayor James Howey was going to fire him but rather demoted him from Chief to Sargent in December 1987 [1997?]. During this time, Harry McClarran believes Don Edwards was Acting Police Chief while a decision was being made on Merillat.

Don Edwards 1987 [1997?]-1988 [1999?] (Acting Chief) Steve Thornton 1988 [1999?]-present

What Links Here

• Wooster Parks & Recreation ‎ (← links)
• City Of Wooster ‎ (← links)
• Wooster Fire Department ‎ (← links)
• Wooster City Council ‎ (← links)
• Wooster Police Dept (redirect page) ‎ (← links)
• Mayor of Wooster ‎ (← links)