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weymouth police
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dylan
⟶ Updated 10 months ago ⟶
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a constable was chosen for the town of weymouth
Constables are charged with collecting taxes
The first patrolmen ever hired for the town to serve weymouth landing
Two other patrolmen are named to patrol weymouth. Only worked summer days
towns people believed cost was too high and called a town meeting to disband police
Crime and lawlessness increases and becomes uncontrable
one of the earliest police officers Thomas Fitzgerald became the first cheif of the police department
a town meeting was called and made the police department a civil service which protected it
patrick butler was named chief of weymouth police
Patrick Butler killed by an automobile
In 1916 Arthur Pratt supervised the police department
Arthur Pratt retires and Chief Edward Butler takes control
A motorcycle officer is assigned to enforce traffic rules
the first traffic officer is assigned at Washington square
Joseph O'Kane became the fifth chief of the department
first police station is made
sergeant Chesna is shot and killed responding to reports of an erratic driver
Weymouth population reaches 1,803
volunteer fire company is erected with over 50 men volunteering
second war for independence starts
world war I begins
blizzard of 78 hits
