LISBON POLICE DEPARTMENT

The history of the Lisbon Police Department is not unlike those in many other small Maine towns. Upon its incorporation in 1799, originally as Thompsonborough and a few years later changed to Lisbon, constables were appointed to serve civil process and keep the peace. Eventually the Sheriff and State Police shared duties in policing the town. The "modern" era for Lisbon PD began in 1946. Albert "Bud" Junkins was just out of the US Army after serving as a Provost Sergeant during WWII. Bud settled in Lisbon and was asked to fill in for Constable Jim Gaynor who was taking some time off. Jim never returned and Bud became the constable for the town. He used his Army uniform, dyed blue, for work. The police car was his own 1935 Pontiac with constable plates on it (see photo). A second police officer, Richard Cota, was hired in 1955. As a result of a vote at town meeting in 1956, the town purchased its first official police cruiser (see photo). It was a 1956 Plymouth flathead 8 producing 180 HP. It was equipped with a mobile radio-telephone and heavy duty  alternator. Bud became police chief in 1961. Our current Chief is David Brooks who was appointed Chief in 1981!  Lisbon PD now has 5 Crown Victorias, 1 Ford Explorer, 2 Ford Fusions (CID), and 2 utility trucks. The cruisers are equipped with mobile data computers that connect via wireless to our main server (see photo). Lisbon PD has the Chief, 1 Lieutenant, 2 Sergeants, 6 Patrol Officers, 2 School Resource Officers, 2 Detectives, 3 Dispatchers, 1 Animal Control Officer and 5 Reserve Police Officers.