Buhl Police Department

Chiefs of Police

The Buhl Police Department began when J.H. Schooler was appointed as the Marshall for the newly formed Village of Buhl, Idaho in July, 1908. Over the next one hundred years, the department grew in size with the growth of the village, which became the City of Buhl in 1917. After incorporation as a city, Buhl named T.I. Dennis the first Chief of Police, and we have had 5 Marshalls, 20 Chiefs of Police, and 2 Interim Chiefs of Police.

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Village of Buhl Marshalls

Department history

1908 - J.H. Schooler

1908 to 1909 - S.O. Kersey

1909 to 1910 - Gene May

1910 to 1915 - Charles Coker

1915 to 1917 - J.F. Baymiller

Buhl, Idaho

1917 to 1919 - T.I. Dennis

1919 to 1921 - J.F. Baymiller

1921 to 1926 - A.D. Wilson

1926 to 1927 - W.C. Senften

1927 to 1928 - Jess Hustead

1928 to 1932 - James Wilson

1932 to 1937 - A.C. Parker

1937 to 1943 - B.L. Baron

1943 to 1946 - H.S. Cunningham

1946 to 1951 - Clyde Pryor

1951 - Henry Burns

1951 to 1952 - Hal Cunningham (Interim)

1952 to 1953 - Harold Johnson

1953 to 1962 - T.M. "Bus" Kendrick

1962 to 1967 - Charles Burbank

1967 to 1974 - Richard Frazier

1974 to 1980 - Benny Ekrut

1980 to 1983 - Dave Hartway

1984 to 1990 - Les Cochran

1990 to 1996 - Ron Romero

1996 to 2002 - Terry Tipton

2002 to 2011 - Ron Romero

2011 to 2019 - Eric Foster

2020 to Present - Jeremy Engbaum