Chief's of Police
The following is a list of the City of Lincoln Police Department Chief's of Police:
John M. Bushell May 6, 1886 - June 8, 1893
John M. Mitchell June 9, 1893 - May 9, 1895
Henry M. Bushell May 9, 1895 - June 2, 1899
William Harper June 2, 1899 - April 30, 1901
James Moos April 30, 1901 - May 2, 1904
Thomas H. Madigan May 2, 1904 - May 1, 1905
Herman Reetz May 1, 1905 - May 6, 1907
Martin Dougherty May 6, 1905 - August 5, 1907
William J. Graver August 5, 1907 - April 30, 1909
W.W. Miller April 30, 1909 - May 5, 1913
John Tyne May 5, 1913-May 3, 1915
Martin Dougherty May 3, 1915 - June 1, 1918
Otto Seitz June 1, 1918 - April 29, 1919
Martin Dougherty April 29, 1919 - May 3, 1921
Matthew Coogan May 3, 1921 - May 7, 1923
Paul Troeger May 7, 1923 - May 5, 1924
William Hopp May 5, 1924 - May 4, 1925
Guy Wyles May 4, 1925 - May 3, 1926
W.E. Williams May 3, 1926 - May 2, 1927
A.G. McAfee May 2, 1927 - May 6, 1929
James W. Wyse June 6, 1929 - June 1, 1931
Martin Dougherty June 1, 1931 - June 5, 1933
Willard A. Comstock June 5, 1933 - May 17, 1937
J.A. Leininger May 17, 1937 - April 3, 1938
Willard Comstock May 2, 1938 - Dec 4, 1939
Marshall Brannan Dec 4, 1939 - May 1, 1941
Martin Dougherty May 1, 1941 - June 5, 1944
William H. Unland June 5, 1944 - May 7, 1945
Marshall Downs May 7, 1945 – Nov 2, 1953
Earl Minder Nov 2, 1953 - Jan 1, 1970
John Wodetzki Dec 8, 1969 - Oct 10, 1979
Robert Hahn Oct 10, 1979 - May 1, 1986
James Davis May 1, 1986 - April 30, 1989
Ronald Robbins May 1, 1989 - May 30, 1997
Richard Ludolph May 5, 1997 - May 7, 2001
Richard Montcalm May 7, 2001 - August 15, 2004
Robert J. Rawlins August 16, 2004 - April 30, 2007
Stuart Erlenbush May 1, 2007 - March 15, 2010
Ken Greenslate May 3, 2010 - July 15, 2015
Paul T. Adams July 20, 2015 - October 31, 2021
Matthew Vlahovich Nov 1, 2021 - Dec 31, 2022
Joseph H. Meister Jan 1, 2023 - Present
