The Town of Culpeper has not always had a police department. Prior to the formation of the Culpeper Police Department, a sergeant and constables served the town's law enforcement needs. On June 15, 1956, Roy F. Jamison was named Chief of the Culpeper Police. At the time the Police Department was formed the Town of Culpeper was just under 1 square miles and had one stoplight that was manually operated.
Since 1956 the Police Department has only had two more Chiefs of Police. The second Chief of Police, Charles B. Jones, took over management of the Police Department on January 1, 1980 and served in that capacity until his retirement on December 31, 2000. Lt. Chris Jenkins served as interim Chief until the Culpeper Town Council hired Daniel V. Boring on March 5, 2001. The department is now led by Scott Barlow who was hired as Chief of Police in May of 2007.
Since the Town Police Department was formed the town has grown to 6.5 square miles and many more stoplights. With the inclusion of the reserve, auxiliary, and civilian employees the staff of the Culpeper Police Department is now in excess of 50 members.
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