DUTY ROSTER, PAST AND PRESENT
The Rochester Police department has an extensive heritage with a service record dating back to 1878 when the village’s law enforcement officers were formally known as constables. Beginning in 1915 the term marshal was used for law officers, and sometime after 1966, and ever since, the term police officer has been used for those holding this position.
We take the time to identify these individuals who have served and are currently serving as Rochester Officers. The department we have today is directly attributable to those individuals who have helped build it up over the years to where we are today. Those Officers whose names are in bold have over 20 years service with this department. We stand where we are because we stand on the shoulders of those who came before us.
A Plaque with the names and dates of service of each of these officers is proudly displayed in the entry way of our department.
A review of the minutes of the Village board meetings and Police Department records revealed the following individuals as having served in the capacity as law enforcement officers with the Village of Rochester.
Constable S.W. Hawkins 1895 – 1897
Marshal A.B. Crawford 1915 – 1928
Marshal H.C. Gilbert 1923 -1926
Marshal D.R. Beck 1928 – 1931
Marshal Walter Dickerson 1931 – 1935
Marshal Lyman Campbell unknown
Officer Hank Bregenhorn 1971 – 1975
Officer Tom Bierbaum 1972 – 1974
Officer John Foster 1972 – 1977
Officer Mervin Spurgeon 1972 -1997
Officer Bill Coffey 1973 – 1974
Officer Ron Aten 1974
Officer Sam Gresham 1974 – 1996
Officer Carl Jiannoai Jr 1974 – 1978
Officer Mitchell Murdock 1974 – 1976
Officer Rusty Yeaman Jr 1975 – 1978
Officer John Barbee 1976 – 1977
Officer Jim Cohan 1976
Officer Rick Cox 1976 – 1977
Officer Bob Rentschler 1976 – 1978
Chief of Police Mike Upchurch 1976 – 1987
Officer Ed Cecil 1977
Officer Larry Dobson 1977 – 1982
Officer Dave Miller 1977
Chief of Police Steve Rutledge 1977 – 1997
Officer Wayne Baker 1978 – 1981
Officer Michael Grim 1978 –
Officer Terry Day 1979 – 1996
Chief of Police William Marass 1981 – 2016
Officer Mike Creighton 1983 – 1988
Officer Dennis Leonard 1987 – 1988
Officer Lonnie Stivers 1988 – 1998
Officer Jon Schwartz 1989 – 2017 / 2018 –
Officer Rick Beaty 1989 – 2000
Officer Dave Baker 1995 – 2000
Officer John Hayes 1995 – 1998
Chief of Police Kent Bragg 1997 – 2019
Officer Shane Overby 1998 – 1999
Officer Kim Roberson 1998 – 2000
Officer Kevin Gade 1999 – 2004
Officer Tim Day 1999 – 2003
Officer Joe Foster 2000 – 2004
Officer Tim Sweeney 2001 – 2004
Officer Kurt Davis 2001 – 2004
Officer Micah Stoll 2003 – 2013
Officer Brad Tweryon 2004 – 2008
Officer Ryan Winkle 2004 – 2006
Officer Justin Harris 2005 – 2013
Officer Michael Rawlings 2006 – 2012
Officer Mark Cordes 2006 – 2012
Officer Dennis Leonard 2006 – 2014
Officer Tim Sommer 2008 – 2014
Officer Matthew Wilkin 2012 – 2013
Officer Steve Patterson 2012 – 2019
Officer Michael Verdun 2013 – 2019
Chief Kaleb Johnson 2013 –
Officer Andrew Henton 2013 – 2016
Officer Will Brooks 2014 – 2015
Officer Ben Slusser 2014 – 2016
Officer Janelle Shea 2014 –
Sergeant Matthew Henton 2016 –
Officer Joseph Felchner 2016 – 2019
Officer Thomas Doolin 2017 –
Detective Justin Harris 2005 -2013 | 2017 –
Officer Brian Tweryon 2017- 2018
Officer Mikel Ollech 2018 –
Officer Ryan Martin 2019 –
Officer Brent Heaton 2019 –
Chief of Police
Michael Upchurch 1976 – 1987
Stephen Rutledge 1987 – 1997
William Marass 1997 – 2016
Kent Bragg 2016 – 2019
Kaleb Johnson 2019
*Bolded Text indicates 20 years or more of service