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A detailed history of the Littleton Police Department, beginning in 1890, has been compiled by Bruce Adams of the department.
Following is a list of officers who have led the Littleton Police.
Marshals and Police Chiefs of Littleton
| Marshal A. G. Sutton | 1890-93 |
| Marshal C. E. Johnson | 1893-94 |
| Marshal E. W. Parcells | 1894-95 |
| Marshal R. M. White | 1895-97 |
| Marshal Fred A. Bemis | 1897-98 |
| Marshall S. C. Fox | 1898-99 |
| Marshal William S. Jull | 1899-1900 |
| Marshal John B. Mayers | 1900-01 |
| Marshal Nathan M. Henthorn | 1901-02 |
| Marshal Ira C. Couchman | 1902-03 |
| Marshal Edward F. Burden | 1903-04 |
| Marshal Charles W. Kinkle | 1904 |
| Marshal Fred A. Bemis | 1904-05 |
| Marshal James D. Epley | 1905-06 |
| Marshal W. J. Smith | 1906-07 |
| Marshal W. P. Keys | 1907-08 |
| Marshal William H. Morgan | 1908-12 |
| Marshal William J. Young | 1912-14 |
| Marshal Virgil Stevens | 1914-20 |
| Marshal Pitt Jones | 1920-24 |
| Marshal A. A. Ritchey | 1924-30 |
| Marshal Edward F. Burden | 1930 |
| Marshal Joseph V. French | 1930-33 |
| Marshal Charles L. Foster | 1934-37 |
| Marshal A. A. Ritchey | 1937-38 |
| Marshal Irvin E. Sumner | 1938-40 |
| Marshal Benjamin Kelt | 1940-46 |
| Chief Bruce G. Andrews | 1946-49 |
| Chief Edward E. Monzingo | 1950-54 |
| Chief Carl A. Paulsen | 1954-55 |
| Chief Arthur W. Hill | 1956-58 |
| Chief Forrest H. Brown | 1959 |
| Chief Charles R. Drake | 1959-61 |
| Chief John C. MacIvor | 1961-68 |
| Chief Marion B. Hobson | 1968-83 |
| Chief Craig E. Camp | 1984-96 |
| Chief Gary L. Maas | 1996-2006 |
| Chief Heather A. Coogan | 2007-2013 |
| Chief Doug Stephens | 2013-Present |
Bibliography
Adams, Bruce. A Brief History of the Littleton Police Department. Littleton, Colorado: Littleton Police Department, 2000.
____, telephone interview by Doris Farmer Hulse, November 10, 2000.
Littleton Museum. Vertical file, Littleton City Government: Police
Photographs courtesy of the Littleton Museum, unless otherwise noted; to order copies, contact the Museum at 303-795-3950.
Compiled by Doris Farmer Hulse
Updated April 2021 by Phyllis Larison