| Delaware Police Department 1852 to 2007 - by date | |||||
| Officer | Date of Hire | Position | Promotion | Chief / Marshal | Resigned/Retired |
| Crawford, Joseph H | 4/15/1852 | Marshal | Marshal | 4/15/1855 | |
| Breyfogle, Israel | 4/21/1854 | Marshal | Marshal | 1854 | |
| Breyfogle, J D | 11/1/1854 | Marshal | Marshal | 3/10/1855 | |
| Ackerman, Jonathan A. | 3/10/1855 | Marshal | Marshal | 11/2/1855 | |
| Wilson, James S | 11/2/1855 | Marshal | Marshal | 5/2/1856 | |
| Wheeler, A | 5/2/1856 | Marshal | Marshal | unk | |
| Jones, R N | 4/13/1857 | Marshal | Marshal | unk | |
| Vining, Elam C | 4/1/1858 | Marshal | Marshal | 1860 | |
| Cairns, E | 1859 | Deputy Marshal | unk | ||
| Willey, B F | 1860 | Deputy Marshal | unk | ||
| Case, William H | 4/6/1860 | Marshal | Marshal | 5/1/1864 | |
| Vining, Elam C | 5/1/1864 | Marshal | Marshal | unk | |
| Eastman, Emery | 1866 | Police Officer | unk | ||
| Inscoe, David | 1866 | Deputy Marshal | 1868 | ||
| Holly, James | 1867 | Deputy Marshal | 1874 | ||
| Munsell, John T | 1867 | Deputy Marshal | unk | ||
| Wells, Joseph | 4/20/1867 | Marshal | Marshal | reelected | |
| Alexander, Hosea | 4/1/1868 | Deputy Marshal | 8/5/1868 | ||
| Cochran, James M | 4/20/1868 | Marshal | Marshal | 1869 | |
| Burroughs, Thomas | 8/5/1868 | Deputy Marshal | 1870 | ||
| Ryan, John | 4/20/1869 | Asst Marshal | 1874 | ||
| Wells, Joseph | 4/20/1869 | Marshal | Marshal | unk | |
| Zeigler, Solomon | 1870 | Deputy Marshal | 1879 | ||
| Owston, Charles V | 5/1/1870 | Marshal | Marshal | 1873 | |
| Knunk, Jacob | 1871 | Police Officer | 1876 (Fire Chief) | ||
| Cleveland, A B | 1872 | Special Police | 1874 | ||
| Hilmuth, Henry | 1872 | Special Police | unk | ||
| Johnson, N E | 1872 | Special Police | unk | ||
| Leasher, John J | 1872 | Special Police | unk | ||
| Miller, Frank | 1872 | Special Police | unk | ||
| Munsell, John | 1872 | Special Police | unk | ||
| O'Keefe, Richard | 1872 | Special Police | unk | ||
| Paddock, W R | 1872 | Special Police | unk | ||
| Sell, Charles | 1872 | Special Police | unk | ||
| Sell, John | 1872 | Special Police | unk | ||
| Sheriden, Daniel | 1872 | Deputy Marshal | 1874 | ||
| Smith, Isaac C | 1872 | Special Police | unk | ||
| Smith, John O | 1872 | Deputy Marshal | 3/30/1873 | ||
| Winn, William | 1872 | Special Police | unk | ||
| Dent, John | 6/1/1872 | Deputy Marshal | 9/30/1873 | ||
| Cleveland, Dannie | 1873 | Police Officer | unk | ||
| Swope, H M | 1873 | Special Police | unk | ||
| Vining, Elam C | 3/30/1873 | Deputy Marshal | 1878 | ||
| Sharadin, Daniel | 5/5/1873 | Police Officer | 1874 | ||
| Anderson, John A | 4/4/1874 | Marshal | Marshal | 5/4/1876 | |
| Kruck, E W | 4/6/1874 | Special Police | unk | ||
| Turner, A | 4/6/1874 | Special Police | unk | ||
| Turner, N E | 4/6/1874 | Special Police | unk | ||
| Young, Daniel | 4/6/1874 | Police Officer | unk | ||
| Hartman, Stanley | 4/61874 | Police Officer | 1877 | ||
| McPherson, Benjamin D | 5/4/1874 | Deputy Marshal | 1887 | ||
| Cromer, George | 5/4/1874 | Deputy Marshal | 1875 | ||
| Johnson, Nathan E | 10/3/1874 | Police Officer | unk | ||
| Hudson, Henry | 11/1/1875 | Extra | unk | ||
| Owston, Charles V | 5/1/1876 | Marshal | Marshal | 1879 | |
| Griffin, John | 5/5/1875 | Police Officer | 1883 | ||
| Inscoe, David | 5/19/1876 | Deputy Marshal | 1878 | ||
| Bowman, F | 10/2/1876 | Deputy Marshal | 4 days @ $1 per | ||
| Craig, William | 1877 | Special Police | unk | ||
| Crawford, C | 1877 | Special Police | unk | ||
| Francis, S | 1877 | Special Police | unk | ||
| Johnson, M | 1877 | Special Police | unk | ||
| Knight, Charles | 1877 | Special Police | unk | ||
| Sheriden, D | 1877 | Special Police | unk | ||
| Stratton, | 1877 | Special Police | unk | ||
| Wells, S | 1877 | Special Police | unk | ||
| Young, D | 1877 | Special Police | unk | ||
| English, Patrick S | 5/6/1878 | Deputy Marshal | 3/6/1882 | ||
| Oldhum, Joshua G | 5/6/1878 | Deputy Marshal | 1880 | ||
| Weiser, Albert | 5/20/1878 | Deputy Marshal | 7/5/1880 | ||
| Turner, Albert | 5/5/1879 | Deputy Marshal | 1881 | ||
| Eugard, P T | 10/6/1879 | Police Officer | 5/3/1880 | ||
| Bratton, William P | 5/3/1880 | Deputy Marshal | 1881 | ||
| Davis, William J | 5/3/1880 | Marshal | Marshal | 1884 | |
| Highwarden, John W | 5/3/1880 | Deputy Marshal | 1881 | ||
| Doll, Alexander | 10/13/1880 | Police Officer | 1881 | ||
| McCarty, Daniel | 3/6/1882 | Deputy Marshal | unk | ||
| White, Nicholas | 5/1/1882 | Deputy Marshal | 1884 | ||
| Vining, Elam C | 5/1/1882 | Deputy Marshal | unk | ||
| Pierce, George | 9/4/1882 | Deputy Marshal | 1884 | ||
| Tierney, Dennis | 9/4/1882 | Deputy Marshal | 1885 | ||
| Case, William | 12/1/1883 | Deputy Marshal | 3/1/1884 | ||
| Keefe, Patsy | 3/9/1884 | Deputy Marshal | unk | ||
| Seaman, David | 5/4/1884 | Deputy Marshal | 1887 | ||
| Johnston, Robert | 5/5/1884 | Deputy Marshal | 1887 | ||
| Miller, Charles F | 5/5/1884 | Marshal | Marshal | 1887 | |
| Mitchell, Thomas J | 5/5/1884 | Deputy Marshal | 3/9/1885 (resigned) | ||
| Hartman, John | 5/19/1884 | Deputy Marshal | unk | ||
| Helmouth, Henry | 5/4/1885 | Deputy Marshal | 10/3/1887 (resigned) | ||
| Mahoney, John | 5/4/1885 | Deputy Marshal | unk | ||
| McDonald, Edward | 5/4/1885 | Deputy Marshal | unk | ||
| Lynch, Dennis | 5/17/1886 | Deputy Marshal | 1887 | ||
| Cullins, Henry B | 11/1/1886 | Deputy Marshal | 8/8/1887 | ||
| Haire, J M | 9/5/1887 | Deputy Marshal | unk | ||
| McFarland, J | 9/9/1887 | Deputy Marshal | unk | ||
| Callahan, William | 5/21/1888 | Deputy Marshal | 4/19/1897 | ||
| Caseman, John | 5/21/1888 | Deputy Marshal | 1896 | ||
| English, Patrick S | 5/21/1888 | Marshal | Marshal | 1896 | |
| Furness, E A | 5/21/1888 | Night Turnkey | 1889 | ||
| Griffin, John P | 5/21/1888 | Deputy Marshal | 1896 | ||
| Herrold, Richard | 5/21/1888 | Deputy Marshal | 1896 | ||
| Keefe, Patrick | 5/21/1888 | Deputy Marshal | 2/11/1889 (resigned) | ||
| Pliickebaum, Frank W | 5/21/1888 | Deputy Marshal | 1896 | ||
| Bowers, David | 5/22/1888 | Deputy Marshal | 4/22/1889 | ||
| Davis, William P | 5/13/1889 | Deputy Marshal | 1896 | ||
| Haine, William P | 5/13/1889 | Deputy Marshal | unk | ||
| Matthews, William B | 5/4/1896 | Deputy Marshal | 3/1/1900 (Marshal) | 5/1/1903 (Chief) | |
| Spaulding, James W | 5/4/1896 | Police Officer | 5/1/1903 (Capt) | 11/11/1907 (Chief) | 6/1/1930 (retired) |
| Boggan, Miles | 4/19/1897 | Police Officer | 1898 | ||
| Carl, William | 4/19/1897 | Police Officer | 1899 | ||
| Evans, F M | 4/19/1897 | Police Officer | 9/6/1898 | ||
| Jones, C O | 4/19/1897 | Police Officer | 5/1/1898 (to FD) | ||
| Vogt, H W | 4/19/1897 | Marshal | Marshal | unk | |
| Jones, Nathan | 1898 | Police Officer | unk | ||
| Keefe, Patsy W | 3/1/1898 | Marshal | Marshal | 5/1/1900 | |
| Vining, Frank J | 9/6/1898 | Police Officer | 12/9/1910 (Capt) | 4/7/1929 (died) | |
| Mahoney, Michael | 5/1/1899 | Police Officer | 8/4/1899 (resigned) | ||
| Wilson William W | 5/1/1899 | Police Officer | 3/10/1924 (retired) | ||
| Tierney, Pat | 10/2/1899 | Police Officer | 7/16/1900 | ||
| Williams, Thomas B | 1900 | Police Officer | 11/11/1907 (Capt) | 12/31/1910 (resigned) | |
| Ruder, Charles | 5/1/1900 | Police Officer | 1924 (retired) | ||
| Keiser, Charles W | 5/14/1900 | Police Officer | 1906 (to FD) | ||
| Matthews, William B | 5/1/1903 | 1st Police Chief | Chief | 10/15/1907 (resigned) | |
| Rugg, E D | 8/12/1907 | Police Officer | 1908 | ||
| Picket, William | 11/11/1907 | Police Officer | 1912 (resigned) | ||
| Pliickebaum, Frank W II | 12/24/1910 | Police Officer | 4/17/1929 (Capt) | 6/25/1936 (retired) | |
| Tierney | 1913 | Police Officer | unk | ||
| Amrine, Earl F "Coley" | 5/1/1915 | Police Officer | 6/1/1930 (Chief) | 7/1/1942 (retired) | |
| Haley, Elmer | 5/16/1924 | Police Officer | 1/8/1930 (resigned) | ||
| Davis, Joseph P | 8/1/1927 | Traffic Officer | 5/15/1936 (resigned) | ||
| Ruder, Charles | 3/1/1929 | Extra | 7/1/1929 | ||
| Ward, Vic | 8/1/1929 | Police Officer | 2/15/1930 (resigned) | ||
| Loader, Robert W | 2/6/1930 | Police Officer | 6/25/1936 (Capt) | 4/25/1950 (retired) | |
| Rutherford, H | 7/16/1930 | Police Officer | 12/31/1930 (resigned) | ||
| Young, Hazen D | 11/7/1930 | Police Officer | 2/1/1948 (retired) | ||
| Nice, Walter | 1/1/1931 | Police Officer | 6/18/1935 (resigned) | ||
| Zimmerman, Carl F | 6/15/1935 | Police Officer | 9/1/1935 (resigned) | ||
| Coover, Lewis S | 5/15/1936 | Police Officer | 2/1/1942 (resigned) | ||
| Pliickebaum, Jerome A | 6/25/1936 | Police Officer | 12/1/1939 (to FD) | ||
| Banks, James Aaron | 6/8/1939 | Police Officer | 3/21/1952 (died) | ||
| King, Paul A “Doc” | 7/1/1939 | Police Officer | 10/3/1950 (resigned) | ||
| Hoffman, Leonard A | 7/17/1939 | Police Officer | 8/1/1942 (Chief ) | 11/1/1949 (resigned) | |
| Knight, W. Wymond | 12/1/1941 | Police Officer | 6/19/1944 (Lt) | 12/1/1966 (retired) | |
| Evans, Earl | 1942 | Police Officer | unk | ||
| Johnson, Donald | 2/1/1942 | Police Officer | 4/15/1942 (resigned) | ||
| Chapman, Donald E | 2/16/1942 | Police Officer | 11/1/1966 (retired) | ||
| Pickens, Rodney F | 6/1/1942 | Police Officer | 10/15/1944 (resigned) | ||
| Morris, Delbert M | 7/1/1942 | Police Officer | 6/1/1947 (Capt) | Chief (12/29/1949) | 6/30/1972 (retired) |
| Shuster, Everett H | 8/1/1942 | Police Officer | 6/1/1950 (Capt) | 7/31/1967 (retired) | |
| Tate, Thomas | 8/19/1942 | Special Police | 3/1/1946 (resigned) | ||
| Tompkins, Wayne L | 5/14/1948 | Police Officer | 3/10/1960 (Capt) | 3/14/1978 (retired) | |
| Gatton, James F | 11/1/1949 | Police Officer | 1/19/1951 ( to FD) | ||
| Main, James N | 6/1/1950 | Police Officer | 10/1953 (resigned) | ||
| Krouse, Paul W | 10/16/1950 | Police Officer | 10/26/1968 (Capt) | 1/16/1979 (retired) | |
| Middleton, Charles L | 8/1/1951 | Police Officer | 6/8/1957 (resigned) | ||
| Riggs, James D | 6/24/1952 | Police Officer | 10/26/1968 (Capt) | 1/2/1979 (retired) | |
| Hagar, Charles B | 7/19/1952 | Police Officer | 2/16/1953 (resigned) | ||
| Inlow, William E | 8/16/1952 | Police Officer | 7/30/1953 (resigned) | ||
| McClain, Dale A | 10/15/1952 | Police Officer | 9/1/1953 (resigned) | ||
| Amato, Carmel M | 2/16/1953 | Police Officer | 4/16/1973 (Sgt) | 4/16/1979 (retired) | |
| Browning, Richard R | 6/7/1954 | Police Officer | 10/26/1968 (Capt) | 8/15/1972 (Chief ) | 6/12/1984 (retired) |
| Fultz, Donald E | 10/1/1954 | Police Officer | 5/17/1968 (resigned) | ||
| Andrews, Dale F | 5/22/1957 | Police Officer | 5/31/1960 (resigned) | ||
| Green, Charles L | 3/1/1960 | Police Officer | 10/24/1979 (retired) | ||
| Carson, Norman R | 4/1/1960 | Police Officer | 11/7/1968 (Capt) | 7/1/1970 (disability) | |
| Parmer, Robert V | 6/14/1960 | Police Officer | 6/28/1960 (resigned) | ||
| Fleshman, James L | 9/1/1960 | Police Officer | 6/23/1969 (resigned) | ||
| Weber, Robert L | 9/1/1960 | Police Officer | 6/10/1967 (resigned) | ||
| Swisher, Samuel D | 3/12/1962 | Police Officer | 10/15/1965 (resigned) | ||
| Wygle, Larry L | 3/12/1962 | Police Officer | 1/3/1979 (Capt) | 10/12/1980 (resigned) | |
| Borden, Dennis | 4/16/1966 | Police Officer | 4/16/1973 (Sgt) | 4/16/1974 (resigned) | |
| Poulton, Ronald L | 4/30/1966 | Police Officer | 1/3/1979 (Capt) | 6/13/1984 (chief) | 6/25/1993 (Retired) |
| Smith, William C | 12/8/1966 | Police Officer | 11/5/1980 (Capt) | 3/27/1990 (retired) | |
| Hines, Raymond T | 12/18/1966 | Police Officer | 7/3/1989 | ||
| Landacre, Bruce F | 9/9/1967 | Police Officer | 3/14/1979 (Capt) | 11/15/1988 (retired) | |
| Tagg, Gary O | 10/23/1967 | Police Officer | 12/10/1985 (disability) | ||
| Dorsey, David R | 6/8/1968 | Police Officer | 6/8/1993 (retired) | ||
| Matthews, David G | 1/11/1969 | Police Officer | 1/25/1994 (retired) | ||
| Wintz, Fred E | 2/26/1969 | Police Officer | 8/30/1977 (resigned) | ||
| Gaines, Robert D | 10/20/1969 | Police Officer | 1/26/1993 (retired) | ||
| Bennett, Richard L | 12/2/1970 | Police Officer | 4/1/1988 (retired) | ||
| Evans, Kenneth D | 12/2/1970 | Police Officer | 4/3/1986 (resigned) | ||
| Bowman, John E | 1/15/1973 | Police Officer | 1/17/1979 (Captain) | 9/11/1979 (resigned) | |
| Collier, L Kenneth | 1/15/1973 | Police Officer | 11/15/1974 (resigned) | ||
| Courter, Stephen C | 1/15/1973 | Police Officer | 12/15/1995 (retired) | ||
| Harrison, Ramon K | 4/1/1973 | Police Officer | 9/14/1974 (resigned) | ||
| Howard, Paul K | 4/2/1973 | Police Officer | 4/2/2000 (retired) | ||
| Efre, Juan S | 4/4/1973 | Police Officer | 8/23/1974 (resigned) | ||
| Stansbery, Jeffery M | 4/26/1974 | Police Officer | 9/12/1979 (Sgt) | 4/8/2007 (retired) | |
| Martz, Randall G | 7/31/1974 | Police Officer | 2/1/1989 (Capt) | 8/25/1993 (Chief) | 1/2/1997 (retired) |
| Terry, Philip E | 7/31/1974 | Police Officer | 4/11/1979 (Sgt) | 5/12/1987 (resigned) | |
| Lehner, Bruce Michael | 1/22/1975 | Police Officer | 1/20/1988 (resigned) | ||
| Shellito, James Brad | 1/22/1975 | Police Officer | 1/3/1979 (Sgt) | ||
| Hartley, Marsha | 3/29/1978 | Police Officer | 8/9/1979 (resigned) | ||
| Lieske, Kathy L | 3/29/1978 | Police Officer | 3/1/1990 (Capt) | 3/12/1997 (Chief) | 9/25/2001 (retired) |
| Wery, Robert C | 3/29/1978 | Police Officer | 9/7/1985 (resigned) | ||
| Drum, Mark E | 4/12/1978 | Police Officer | Captain | 2003 (retired) | |
| Goelz, Rodney W | 4/12/1978 | Police Officer | 1/27/1988 (disability) | ||
| Bauer, James R | 5/9/1979 | Police Officer | |||