History & Museum Pre-Amalgamation Police Department Histories

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Transcona Police 1912-1974

Transcona was incorporated in 1912 at which time a Police force was established. The Transcona Police Department had 29 members when it amalgamated with the Winnipeg Police on October 21, 1974.

History

The District known as Transcona was incorporated as the Town of Transcona on April 6, 1912, and was granted a City Charter in 1961.

Chiefs of Police:

J. MCCAWLEY	1912
J. FARQUHAR	1912
A. N. BENNER	1913-1914
D. HALCROW	1914-1918
D. WOODS	1919
D. VALENTINE	1920-1923
B. MURPHY	1923-1925
A. THOM	1925-1944
A. TAYLOR	1945-1953
G. J. BILODEAU	1953-1960
J. TERES	1960-1974

A Combined Police – Fire Department existed until 1974 with personnel serving as both Police Officers and firemen. These departments became separate entities in January of 1974 when the unification of all greater Winnipeg Police Departments took place.

The Transcona Police, with 29 members patrolled 9.3 square miles with a population of 26,500. Transcona became a part of District 4 in the new City of Winnipeg Police Department upon unification in 1974.

Pre-Amalgamation Staff List

Chief of Police:	TERES, Joseph
Inspector:	SHEFCHUK, Walter
Sergeants:	CAMPBELL, Douglas M.HOLLIDAY, Frank ZARETSKI, Albert
Detective Sergeant:	PERCH, Peter
Detectives:	HAACK, John A. LUCKI, Joseph
Constables:	BRUCE, Donald L. CARTWRIGHT, Ronald A. CHUDLEY, Bruce R. EVANS, N. William HYDE, Allistair J. KLATT, Alexander W. KOZACHUK, John I. KRAMBLE, Brian A. PENNER, Richard E. PERRICK, Paul RAND, Barry G. ROBERTS, Gerald C. ROSS, John K. STOLAR, Monty P. TURNER, Thomas R. VALLIS, William WILGOSH, Robert D. WINGATE, T. Joseph WORDEN, William YOUNG, William M. ZABOWSKI, Edward

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The Winnipeg Police Museum is always seeking information, pictures or stories about the pre-amalgamation forces. If you have information on this department, please send an email to Sgt. Rodney Hutter.