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Officer Joe Roberts outside of "Old City Hall"
located at the southeast corner of Barr and Berry streets. Circa
1960's?
Photo courtesy of Garnet Mills
daughter of Officer Joe Roberts. |
An
unidentified striker struggles as he is being taken into custody at
a local strike. Officer behind striker is Anthony J.Colone, Jr..
Officer reaching for his handcuffs is Richard Lockhart, Jr. and
Officer in rear
looking on is Tom Falls.
Picture taken August 7, 1986.
Photo
courtesy of Officer Anthony J. Colone, Jr. |
Left to Right: Officers
William Vaschon, Phil Steigerwald, and Clyde Burton Sr. Officer
Steigerwald holds a 45cal. gun and a bulletproof vest that saved his
life. May 16, 1929.
Photo
courtesy of Officer Steve Burton, grandson of
Officer
Clyde Burton, Sr.
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Officer
Bill Daugherty and his canine partner Lobo. Lobo served the FWPD for
eight years as Officer Daugherty's partner. Picture taken in July
1985.
Photo courtesy of Officer Bill
Daugherty. |

Old magazine advertisement
showing a
RCA in car FM police radio system.
Circa 1960's?
Photo courtesy of Officer Anthony J.
Colone, Jr. |
Retirement
party at Murray St. station for Officer Ron Snyder. Pictured are
Left to Right: Front row seated: Jeff Holmes, John Difilippo, Mike
Taylor, Homer Gatchell,
Tom Taylor, Ron Burkart. Standing: Bob Gasper, Bill
Daugherty, Mike Randolph, Jack Woodruff, Ned
Crapser, Rick Stoner Ron Snyder, Wayne Teuscher,
and Dave Reinbolt. Picture taken in March 1987.
Photo courtesy of Officer Ron
Burkart.
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September 24, 1973 FWPD graduating class. Seated left
to right: Rosemary Mosley, George Peppas, Debra Hirshman. Standing
left to right: Larry Fuqua, Larry White, Ron Partridge,
Mike NanCarrow, Arden J. Hoover,
Alton Patton, Donald Hoover, Anthony J. Colone, Jr.,
John
Phenicie and Joseph M. Gennaitte.
Photo courtesy of Officer
Anthony J. Colone, Jr. |
Officer
Ron Partridge (passenger) and Officer Tony Colone, Jr. (driver) take
a quick breather while patrolling the city's northwest side during
the summer of 1974. Check out that squad car color (gold) and the
hightec lightbar!!
Photo courtesy of Officer Anthony J.
Colone, Jr. |

The 47th graduating class of the Fort Wayne Police Academy February
2, 1990. This was the last class issued revolvers they were S&W
model 67 stainless steel .38 caliber. The next class
were issued S&W model 5906 9mm
semi-automatics.
Officers left to right are: Mark
Lowden, Bob Ables, Scott
Adam, Diane Page, Jim Feasel, Dan
Peters, Casey Furge,
Greg Steir, Jay Thompson, James King,
Steve Haffner, John
Niblick, Jeff McCann, John Schilt and
Rick Stevens.
Photo courtesy
of Officer Dan Peters. |
Officer
Dan Peters with the pre-school class of St. Michael Lutheran
School on Getz Road. Showing them his police car. Circa 1995.
Photo courtesy of Officer Dan Peters. |
Officer
Bill Dileo of the Fort Wayne Police Department demonstrates the
proper use of the night stick. Circa ?
Photo courtesty of Officer Ron
Burkart.
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Officer
Joe Burkart. Badge 146 of the
Fort Wayne Police Department.
Circa ?
Photo
courtesy of Officer Ron
Burkart
(son of Joe Burkart).
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Officers
Boyce Lambert and Joe Burkart
posing for a quick photo. Check out
the Tommy Gun Officer
Lambert is
holding. It appears
Officer Lambert likes to wear his service revolver in the cross draw fashion. Circa 1950.
Photo
courtesy of Officer Ron Burkart
(son of Joe Burkart). |
Officer
(Sgt.) Joe Burkart intently
examines paperwork at
the police
station. Circa ?
Photo
courtesty of Officer Ron
Burkart
(son of Joe Burkart).
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The Fort Wayne Police Department
Photo Roster 1957
Photo
courtesy of Officer Ron Burkart |
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