List of New York City Police Department officers

This is a list of notable New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers.

Early years: 1845–1865

NamePortraitRank Life Service yearsComments Ref.Francis J. BanfieldNo image availableSergeant1827–18831857–1883Officer in charge of the State Armory at Second Avenue and Twenty-First Street. He was also a member of the "Steamboat Squad" later in his career.James Z. BogartNo image availableCaptain1821–18811857–1870During the New York Draft Riots, Bogart led a police force against rioters looting the home of J.S. Gibbons, a cousin of New York Tribune editor Horace Greeley.Charles N. BrackettNo image availableCaptain1831–1888?–1888Samuel BrowerNo image availableCaptainPolice official who led a police detachment to cut down African Americans who had been hanged from lamp posts.Cornelius BurdickNo image availableCaptain?–1865He led thirty-two police officers of the "Broadway Squad" who relieved Sergeant Francis Banfield and his men who were defending state armory.John CameronNo image availableCaptain1807–18731857–1873Organized the defense of several key buildings in Manhattan including the State Armory and the Union Steam Works during the New York Draft Riots.Daniel C. CarpenterNo image availableInspector1815–18661847–1873Police detective who led squads against rioters in Broadway, the Fourth Ward, Second Avenue and other areas.Theron S. CopelandCaptain1831–19051855–1903Drill officer who co-led a police force with Captain John Dickson against rioters in Clarkston Street who were attacking local African American residents. It was their detachment which discovered the body of William Jones who had been tied to a tree and tortured to death.Abram P. DeVoursneyNo image availableCaptain1827–1911One of the officers who defended the New York Tribune during the New York draft riots.John F. DicksonNo image availableCaptain1821–18801850–1880Co-led a police force with drill officer Theron Copeland who defeated rioters in Clarkston Street and chased off mobs attacking African Africans. His men discovered the body of William Jones who had been tied to a tree and tortured to death.George W. DilksNo image availableInspector1816–19011848–1888Led a force of two hundred officers into Second Avenue and recaptured the Union Steam Works, then being used as a headquarters and rallying point for rioters along the East Side Manhattan, after fierce hand-to-hand fighting against roughly five hundred rioters.Frederick EllisonNo image availableSergeantPatrolman who led one of the first detachments against rioters, he was cut off from his men during the fighting at Third Avenue and Forty-Fourth Street and severely beaten by a mob. He remained unconscious throughout the fighting and was not rescued until the arrival of Sergeant Wade several hours later.John S. FolkSuperintendent1811–18851851–1885First police chief of the Brooklyn Municipal Police. He defended both the New York Tribune and the Brooklyn Eagle during the Draft Riot of 1863.James IrvingNo image availableCaptain1836–18851857–1876John JourdanCaptain1831–18701855–1870Led group of sixty men from the Sixth Precinct which battled rioters for over five hours while patrolling African American settlements north and east of the Five Points district during the first day of rioting.James LeonardNo image availableInspector1820–18691845–1869John W. ManginSergeant1828–18971860–1897Officer in command of a police detachment with fellow Sergeant S.B. Smith. Their later arrival eventually resulted in the defeat of rioters at Third Avenue and Forty-Fourth Street.Robert A. McCredieNo image availableSergeantKnown as "Fighting Mac", he participated in the fighting at Third Avenue and Forty-Fourth Street. He and Sergeant Wolfe spearheaded an attack against rioters as police were slowly being driven down Third Avenue. McCredie forced the rioters back to Forty-Fifth Street but were eventually overwhelmed.Jeremiah PettyNo image availableCaptain1814–18891857–1887Galen PorterNo image availableCaptain1807–18831849–1865Police official under Superintendent Kennedy involved in organizing police detachments against rioters. During the first hours, he sent sixty patrolmen to reinforce police against rioters on Third Avenue.Sergeant Van Orden No image availableSergeantOfficer who defended the State Arsenal at Seventh Ave. and 35th Street. against rioters during the first day of rioting. He had been ordered by Superintendent Kennedy to protect the building after reports that members of the Knights of the Golden Circle would attempt to capture the arsenal.Sergeant Wade No image availableSergeantOfficer who commanded police during the fighting at Third Avenue and 44th street. Although the rioters initially forced police to retreat, he regrouped the remaining patrolman and managed to disperse the mob with the later arrival of Sergeants John Mangin and S.B. Smith.Sergeant Wolfe No image availableSergeantA participant in the fighting against rioters at Third Avenue and 44th street, he and Sergeant Robert McCredie forced the rioters back to Forty-Fifth Street but were eventually overwhelmed by the thousands of advancing rioters.Johannes C. Slott No image availableCaptain1812–18741857–1870He and Captain George Walling led an advanced guard into Ninth Avenue but forced to retreat under heavy fire from rioters.Stephen B. SmithNo image availableSergeantHe and Sergeant John Mangin led a detachment of police officers who helped Sergeant Wade defeat rioters at Third Avenue and 44th street.Francis C. SpeightNo image availableInspector1816–18771845–1877Commanded police forces guarding the Broadway draft office. A number of his officers, including Sergeants Wade, Mangin, McCredie and Wolfe, later participated in fighting rioters at Third Avenue and 44th street.Peter SquiresNo image availableCaptain1815–18631847–1863Henry V. SteersInspector1832–19171857–1892Thomas S. SteersNo image availableCaptain1804–18841848–1870One of the earliest police officials appointed to the Metropolitan police force; also played a prominent role in the Draft Riot of 1863.Thomas Woolsey ThorneNo image availableInspector1823–18851857–1885Police official who commanded the 26th Precinct, operating from the basement of City Hall, and organized the defense of the New York Tribune. He was also a participant in the Police Riot of 1857.Jacob B. WarlowNo image availableCaptain1818–18901851–1875Led detachment from the First Precinct against rioters in the waterfront area and later took part in the defense of the New York Tribune.George W. WallingCaptain1823–18911847–1885Police official who organized the first "Strong Arm Squad" which was responsible for breaking up the Honeymoon Gang in 1853. Sided with Mayor Fernando Wood during the Police Riot of 1857 but later served a warrant for the mayor's arrest. He played a major role during the draft riots breaking up several large mobs in the Bowery and other nearby districts.

Post-Civil War era: 1866–1899 NamePortraitRank Life Service yearsComments Ref.Anthony AllaireInspector1820–19031865–1902Credited for the breakup of many street gangs during the post-Civil War era, most notably the Slaughter House Gang and the Dutch Mob, and the arrest of murderer Daniel McFarland in 1869.William C. F. BergholdCaptain1838–19091864–1895Nicholas BrooksInspector1844–19251867–1906Edmund BrownCaptain1837–19081864–1903Thomas F. ByrnesCaptain1842–19101863–1895Headed the NYPD Detective Bureau from 1880 until 1895. During his career, he was responsible for the arrests of countless gang leaders and other criminals of the era. He was also the detective in charge of the murder investigation of suspected Jack the Ripper victim Old Shakespeare.James CampbellCaptain1836–19221863–1903Patrick CampbellSuperintendent1827–19081870–1895Edward CarpenterCaptain1847–?1869–1892?Philip CassidyCaptain1841–18921870–1892William H. ClinchyCaptain1844–19061865–1892Peter ConlinInspector1841–19051869–1897Timothy J. Creedon No image availableCaptain1840–19361864–1902Police official and Civil War hero implicated in police corruption investigations during the 1890s. Admitted that he had paid $15,000 to "fixers" for Tammany Hall in exchange for his position.Joseph M. DorcyDetective1845-19091865-1886Police detective who pursued and captured a number of high-profile criminals, most notably, Whyos gang member Johnny Dolan in 1875 and embezzler Leon L.J. Bernard in 1876.Thomas L. DruhanInspector1844–19251870–1906Joseph B. EakinsInspector1844–19081866–1895John W. EasonCaptain1843–19031864–1903Michael FoleyNo image availableCaptain1845–19201876–1878Advancing thru the NYPD ranks as patrolman, roundsman, and then 10th Precinct Captain. Constantly vigilant for nefarious operators of "disorderly houses" and local criminals like Owen Geoghegan.NY Times and NY Herald Tribune dated 27 Feb 1878.Ira S. GarlandInspector1830–19021858–1890George GastlinCaptain1835–18951864–1890First commander of the "Steamboat Squad" which eventually cleared out the waterfront area of river pirates, including breaking up the Hook Gang, by 1890.John GunnerInspector1831–18981861–1891Henry D. HookerCaptain1830–19011861–1895William J. KaiserCaptain1842–19131866–1888Henry KellettCaptain1838–18981867–1889Thomas J. KennedyNo image availableCaptain1834–18791860–1879Thomas KillileaCaptain1838–19021866–1901Patrick H. LeaveyCaptain1843–19181866–1903Daniel J. LoweryCaptain1846–18911874–1891John MacKellarInspector1842–19001863–1900William J. McKelveyCaptain1842–19001863–1898George W. McCluskyNo image availableInspector1861–19121882–1912Police official who led the NYPD Detectives Bureau and was involved in the Becker-Rosenthal murder trial.John H. McCullaghCaptain1842–18931864–1893Police official who closed down a number of well known panel houses including Shang Draper's operation which led to the breakup of his criminal gang.Charles McDonnellInspector1841–18881863–1888Police official who investigated vice districts, especially forced prostitution and white slavery, and arrested procuress "Jane the Grabber".Patrick H. McLaughlinInspector1842–19091866–1905William W. McLaughlinInspector1846–19331868–1907Thomas MurphyCaptain1845–19111867–1917William MurraySuperintendent1844–19081866–1892Samuel E. PriceNo image availableCaptain1856–19141880–1914George R. RhodesCaptain1824–19001857–1887Thomas M. RyanCaptain1831–19071863–1895John SandersCaptain1844–18891866–1889William H. SchultzCaptain1836–19041867–1904Max F. SchmittbergerInspector1851–19171874–1917Police official implicated during investigations into police corruption. Testified that, as a police sergeant in the Tenderloin district, he collected payments from saloons, illegal gambling houses and other establishments and delivered to then precinct captain William Devery.Edward SlevinCaptain1844–18951873–1895Elbert O. SmithInspector1844–19101873–1907William John Ernest StevensPatrolman and Driver1860–19171893–1915Widely known in Brooklyn as the driver for various police inspectors. He was of powerful build and was at one time known as "Big Jack." In 1896 he won a silver cup for lifting 650 pounds from the floor without the aid of harness. After he went on the police force, where he served for 23 years, he was almost continuously the driver for inspectors. He was an Oddfellow and a member of the New York Veteran Policeman's Association. Retired 1915 because of physical disability.Alexander B. WartzCaptain1845–18941868–1894Josiah A. WesterveltCaptain1849–19241867–1901Alexander S. WilliamsInspector1839–19171866–1895Police detective known as "Clubber Williams" who oversaw the Tenderloin and Gas House districts. In 1871, he led a "strong arm squad" into the district and was successful in breaking up the Gas House Gang.Cornelius WoglomCaptain1815–18891859–1888Peter YuleCaptain1830–19061870–1890

Early 20th century: 1898–1945