Orange Historical Society
Orange, Connecticut
History
Orange Police Department & Town Court
THE ORANGE POLICE DEPARTMENT
When
the
Town
Court
was
established,
it
did
away
with
the
old
system
of
Justices
of
the
Peace
and
fees.
According
to
the
Statutes,
the
First
Selectman
was
considered
the
Chief
of
Police,
unless
he
chose
to
appoint
a
Constable
to
serve
in
that
capacity.
Therefore,
Charles
E.
Stevens was appointed to that position, and served as Chief of Police until 1935, when he was succeeded by Carl A. Peterson.
By
charter
from
the
Assembly,
the
Orange
Police
Department
was
incorporated,
and
on
July
1,
1939,
Mr.
Peterson
officially
became
Chief
of
Police,
with
Joseph
Cummings
as
First
Assistant.
This
Department
is
under
control
and
jurisdiction
of
the
Board
of
Selectmen,
who
appoint all officers. No regular salaried officer on said police force shall have any other gainful occupation.
THE TOWN COURT
The
Orange
Town
Court
was
established
in
1929,
with
Robert
J.
Woodruff
serving
as
the
first
Judge
and
David
N.
Torrance
acting
as
Prosecutor.
These
same
officers
served
until
1937,
when
Herbert
L.
Emanuelson
became
the
Judge.
He
was
followed
by
John
B.
Grant,
who
was
succeeded
by
Spencer
Hoyt.
Mr.
Torrance
held
the
office
of
Prosecutor
for
twenty
years.
The
present
officers
are
budge
Thomas
O'Sullivan, with John McHugh as Prosecutor. Regular sessions of the court, held each week, dispose of much business.
Bryan Andrew
Orange Historical Society
Orange, Connecticut
Bryan Andrew
History
Orange Police Department
& Town Court
THE ORANGE POLICE DEPARTMENT
When
the
Town
Court
was
established,
it
did
away
with
the
old
system
of
Justices
of
the
Peace
and
fees.
According
to
the
Statutes,
the
First
Selectman
was
considered
the
Chief
of
Police,
unless
he
chose
to
appoint
a
Constable
to
serve
in
that
capacity.
Therefore,
Charles
E.
Stevens
was
appointed
to
that
position,
and
served
as
Chief
of
Police
until
1935,
when he was succeeded by Carl A. Peterson.
By
charter
from
the
Assembly,
the
Orange
Police
Department
was
incorporated,
and
on
July
1,
1939,
Mr.
Peterson
officially
became
Chief
of
Police,
with
Joseph
Cummings
as
First
Assistant.
This
Department
is
under
control
and
jurisdiction
of
the
Board
of
Selectmen,
who
appoint
all
officers.
No
regular
salaried
officer
on
said
police
force
shall
have any other gainful occupation.
THE TOWN COURT
The
Orange
Town
Court
was
established
in
1929,
with
Robert
J.
Woodruff
serving
as
the
first
Judge
and
David
N.
Torrance
acting
as
Prosecutor.
These
same
officers
served
until
1937,
when
Herbert
L.
Emanuelson
became
the
Judge.
He
was
followed
by
John
B.
Grant,
who
was
succeeded
by
Spencer
Hoyt.
Mr.
Torrance
held
the
office
of
Prosecutor
for
twenty
years.
The
present
officers
are
budge
Thomas
O'Sullivan,
with
John
McHugh
as
Prosecutor.
Regular
sessions
of
the
court,
held
each
week, dispose of much business.
