History:
Galt organized its own city police when the City was incorporated in 1946. The first law enforcement officers in Galt were Constables. Rollo Brewster was the first Constable. When the City was incorporated in 1946, the City Council formed their own police department by hiring a Chief of Police. The first chiefs worked as the entire full-time staff and augmented staffing needs by hiring part-time officers. The force slowly grew from just the Chief, to six officers in 1973, eight officers in 1978, ten officers in 1982, and twenty-two officers in 2001.

The location of the law enforcement offices have moved as the town has grown. One of the oldest locations which still stands today was known as the Lee Township Justice Court Office on 5th and “B” Street across from the Fire Station. That location actually housed a small jail. For a while, the Police Department was housed at 807 “C” Street which is presently an auto parts store. The site also included City offices and the library. While housed at this location, the police occupied one small office (150 square feet). Prisoners were temporarily handcuffed to three steel rings on the wall in a small conference room before being transferred to county jail.

In July 1978, the new City Hall (380 Civic Drive) was completed and all City offices and the County run library moved to that location. With a total of eight police officers, the new accommodations for the police seemed so large it would last for years to come. However, as the department grew, the police department spread out in the existing facility. Presently, the City is planning a new police facility to be constructed beginning in the spring of 2001 at a location on Industrial Drive. See "Police Facility" pages as the department moved into its' new facility located at 455 Industrial Drive in May, 2003.

Fortunately, Galt officers have never had to take a life and none of our officers have ever been killed in the line of duty.