Brief History:
The Griffith Fraternal Order of Police was chartered on May 5, 1973. There
are 14 signatures on the original charter.
John M. Mowery Sr. President
Kenneth L. Daugherty Vice President
Kent V. Barnett Sec./Treasurer
William Weddell Conductor
Ronald L. Creviston
James D. Reyome
Kenneth R. Labula Trustees
George Phillips
Richard Fortner
Edward Rubacha
Valentine Gonzalez
Dennis Maze
Robert Segally
John Verbich
Dennis Spickard
Ronald Deck
Richard McKinney
The charter has brought all
of the members together on a monthly basis to discuss their future and
to assist in the forward movement of the Police Department.
Click here to read an article about the History of the Griffith Police Department from the Griffith Shopper, November 22, 1979. Must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to read article.