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History of Spring Lake
Police Department
In 1951 the Town of Spring Lake was incorporated and Thomas McLamb was sworn
in as the first Police Chief. His salary was $100.00 per month and he received
a commission for each arrest and conviction. Chief McLamb was paid to use his
personal vehicle on patrol until the Town was able to purchase a vehicle.
In 1967 the Spring Lake Police Department had a budget of $13,520.00 and was
comprised of the Chief, 2 patrolmen and 1 patrol vehicle.
Today the Spring Lake Police Department is comprised of 26 dedicated, hardworking
individuals. There are twenty sworn officers who work in Patrol and in Detectives
and six non-sworn individuals who work in Records, Crime Analyst, Communications
and Animal Control that support this group.
Past Chiefs of Police
| Name |
Term |
| Thomas B. McLamb |
Aug 27, 1951 - Sept 25, 1962 |
| Charles E. Darling |
Nov 1, 1962 - Mar 9, 1966 |
| Lamar Savage |
Mar 9, 1966 - July 24, 1967 |
| William Nichols |
July 24, 1967 - July 1, 1969 |
| James G. Farrington |
Aug 12, 1969 - Oct 13, 1971 |
| Billy H. Manning |
Nov 9, 1971 - Mar 1, 1980 |
| Don V. Latham |
Mar 30, 1980 - Jun 30, 1988 |
| W. Gil Campbell III |
Jun 30, 1988 - July 11, 2001 |
| Jeffrey R. Insley |
Jan 4, 2002 - Aug 9, 2004 |
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