Little Rock Chief of Police

The office of Little Rock Chief of Police has been occupied by thirty-two men since 1866.

Chiefs of Police

• Henry Ashley (1866-1867)
• John O'Brien (1867-1868)
• William M. Davis (1868)
• Barney McKinney (1868-1869)
• James Vance (1869)
• Frank Vance (1869-1870)
• James Tunnak (1871)
• F.R. Vance (1871-1874)
• George Counts (1874)
• Frank Botsford (1874-1875)
• Jesse Blocher (1876)
• J.H. Plunkett (1877)
• George Counts (1878-1883)
• Frank Botsford (1883-1891)
• E.H. Sanders (1891-1892)
• Frank McMahon (1892-1905)
• James J. Hawkins (1905-1907)
• Frank McMahon (1907-1911)
• Fred Cogswell (1911-1914)
• Horace G. Dale (1914-1917)
• Fletcher Chenault (1917)
• Burl C. Rotenberry (1917-1928)
• J.E. McCook (1929)
• V.E. Martineau (1929-1931)
• J.L. Bennett (1931-1934)
• J.A. Pitcock (1935-1946)
• Marvin H. Potts (1947-1958)
• Eugene G. "Gene" Smith (1958-1960)
• Robert E. Glasscock (1960-1963)
• R.E. Brians (1963-1969)
• Gale F. Weeks (1969-1977)
• Walter F. "Sonny" Simpson (1977-1986)
• Jess F. "Doc" Hale (1986-1988)
• Louie C. Caudell (1988-2000)
• Lawrence Johnson (2000-present)

References

• Little Rock Police Department: History & Personnel (Turner Publishing, 2005).