The Henderson Police Department has had 14 police chiefs since the department was created after the city's incorporation in 1953. The department started with seven officers and a borrowed patrol car from the Clark County Sheriff. The department has grown into one of the country's most technologically advanced law enforcement agencies. Below are the chiefs that have lead our department over the years.
Weldon W. Parker
July 8 to Aug. 20, 1953
George F. Crisler
1953 to 1968
William B. Allen
1968 to 1972
Floyd E. Osborn
1972 to 1978
Robert G. Anselmo
1978 to 1984
James E. Goff
1984 to 1994
Tommy J. Burns
1994 to 1999
Michael Mayberry
1999 to 2005
Alan B. Kerstein
Aug. 2005 to June 2006
Richard D. Perkins
2006 to 2008
Jutta Chambers
2008 to 2012
Patrick Moers
2012 to 2017
LaTesha Watson
2017 to 2019