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  • Howell City Police, Chief Reginald H. Evans, Howell, Michigan, 1961

    This is a photograph of Chief R. H. Evans, being sworn in as Police Chief by Fred Catrell, City Clerk, Howell, Michigan, 1950's.

    Reginald H. Evans, of 310 Summit Street, Howell, Michigan was sworn in by City Clerk Fred Catrell on June 5th, 1961.  Chief Evans had for two years fulfilled the duties of that office, having first joined the Howell City Police force in 1951.  

    Chief R. H. Evans' family included his wife Elsie, and three daughters, Mary, Constance, and Linda.  

    The six officers serving on the City of Howell Police force in 1961 were, Tholen Wiles, Robert Dutkiewicz, Charles Mason, Anthony A. Meyer, Jr., Douglas D. Connon, and Richard G. Marowsky.
  • Howell, MI Police Station - 1949

    Howell, Michigan police station interior.
    121 N. Michigan Avenue
    Officers unknown.
    1949
  • Howell, MI Police Station and City Hall - 1949

    Howell, Michigan police station and City Hall- 1949
    121 N. Michigan Avenue, southeast corner of Michigan Ave. and W. Clinton St.
    Vehicles, unknown policemen
    The Federal Wholesale Co. also pictured.
  • New Police Car for the Howell, Michigan Police Department - 1951

    In 1951 the Howell, Michigan Police Department received a new Nash Ambassodor.

    The police department was located at 121 N. Michigan Ave., southeast corner intersection of N. Michigan Ave. and Clinton St.

    E. G. and Rosa McPherson Memorial Hospital in background.

    Photos are used in Images of America Howell by David D. Finney Jr. and Judith McIntosh, text on page 59: "Nash Ambassador Super. In the winter of 1951, police chief Fred K. Cronenwett received the keys to a new Nash Ambassador Super patrol car. The Nash Ambassador Airflytes were considered the "cars of the future." Its distinctive and futuristic styling had a new vertical-bar grill, enclosed wheels, guardrail front bumpers, sloping fastback, and one-piece windshield."
  • Howell, Michigan Policeman Killed in the Line of Duty - 1952

    This photo shows the Police car after the accident. Per Livingston County Daily Press and Argus, May 17, 1995: Howell, Michigan Policeman Killed in the Line of Duty - 1952 The only Howell Police officer to die in the line of duty, Officer Wallace Edward Averill, was killed July 31, 1952, as he stepped from his patrol car during a traffic stop and was struck by a speeding auto. The accident took place on Michigan Avenue, just north of M-59.
  • Mike Oyler, Police Chief, Howell, Michigan 1981

    Mike Oyler, Police Chief, Howell, Michigan 1978-1997
    Photo taken in 1981
  • Mike Oyler, Police Chief, Howell, Michigan 1979

    Mike Oyler, Police Chief, Howell, Michigan 1978-1997
    Photo taken in 1979
  • Fred Cronenwett, Chief of Police, Howell, Michigan, 1951-1955

    This is a photograph of Fred Cronenwett, who was born in 1887 and died in 1974.  He served as Justice of the Peace in Livingston County from May 1946 to January 1950, and was Chief of Howell City Police and Constable 1951 - 1955.

    He is standing in the intersection of Grand River Avenue and Michigan Avenue, and the cars parked indicate the date of this photograph was much earlier than 1951.   In the background is the northside of West Grand River Avenue, and the McPherson Store.
  • Fred K. Cronenwett, Howell City Police Officer

    This is a photograph of Howell City Police Officer, Fred K. Cronenwett, who served from 1951 to 1955.

    This is a photograph of Fred Cronenwett, who was born in 1887 and died in 1974.  He served as Justice of the Peace in Livingston County from May 1946 to January 1950, and was Chief of Howell City Police and Constable 1951 - 1955.
  • Howell, Michigan, Livingston County Courthouse

    This is a panoramic photograph of downtown Howell, Michigan looking northwest across Grand River Avenue.  The Livingston County Courthouse is across the street. Grand River Avenue is unpaved.

    There is a street sign for "The Fair" on the south side of Grand River Avenue; "The Fair" was a dry goods store.

    The date of the photograph is unknown.
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