Image ID:2347
Description:
Greece Police Chief Milton Carter and Officer Lowell Thompson getting adjusted in the new Police Headquarters at Greece Town Hall in October 1956. Prior to relocating to Town Hall, the police department was stationed in the Barnard Firehouse on Dewey Avenue. Chief Carter was a resident of Greece from 1904 until his death. Prior to serving as chief, he was a farmer and a decorated World War I veteran. He was Greece's first full time police officer and served as chief from 1931 until his retirement in July 1960. Officer Thompson retired as a lieutenant after nearly twenty three years of service and was a former US Marshall at the United States Department of Justice.
Greece Police Chief Milton Carter and Officer Lowell Thompson getting adjusted in the new Police Headquarters at Greece Town Hall in October 1956. Prior to relocating to Town Hall, the police department was stationed in the Barnard Firehouse on Dewey Avenue. Chief Carter was a resident of Greece from 1904 until his death. Prior to serving as chief, he was a farmer and a decorated World War I veteran. He was Greece's first full time police officer and served as chief from 1931 until his retirement in July 1960. Officer Thompson retired as a lieutenant after nearly twenty three years of service and was a former US Marshall at the United States Department of Justice.
Location:Greece, New York
Date:1956
Source:Rochester Public Library Local History & Genealogy Division
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Police Department
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