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ORLEANS POLICE DEPARTMENT
148 North Maple Street
Orleans, Indiana 47452
(812) 865-2222
Fax (812) 865-4079
email: orleanspolice@co.orange.in.us
Emergencies Dial 9-1-1
Officer Profiles
Chief Roy W. McFarland joined the Orleans Police Department on October 2, 1987 and was appointed Chief of Police on January 1, 2001. Chief McFarland served as Assistant Chief prior to being appointed Chief. Chief McFarland is a hostage/crisis negotiator and a member of the Indiana Association of Hostage-Crisis Negotiators. Chief McFarland is a graduate of Floyd Central High School and The Indiana Law Enforcement Academy. Chief McFarland attended Vincennes University and has attended numerous training seminars relating to various law enforcement topics. Chief McFarland attends Dogwood Community Church and is a member of the Spring Mill Fraternal Order of Police Lodge # 172 and the Indiana Association of Chiefs of Police.
Patrolman Howard D. Rutherford rejoined the Orleans Police Department September 6, 1998. Off. Rutherford had previously served the Orleans Police Department from 1978 to 1980 and attained the rank of Chief prior to leaving the department. Off. Rutherford also served the French Lick Police Department from 1984 to 1998 and attained the rank of Sergeant prior to resigning to rejoin the Orleans Police Department. Off. Rutherford is a graduate of Salem Washington Township High School and The Indiana Law Enforcement Academy. Off. Rutherford has attended numerous training seminars relating to law enforcement topics.
Patrolman Jordan Cain Gilstrap joined the Orleans Police Department on July 13, 2006. Officer Gilstrap was previously employed by the Mitchell Police Department where he served as a dispatcher and reserve officer. Officer Gilstrap is a graduate of Orleans High School. Officer Gilstrap graduated from the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy on December 22, 2006. Officer Gilstrap is a certified breath test operator and a member of Spring Mill Fraternal Order of Police Lodge # 172.
Patrolman William Alex Fugate joined the Orleans Police Department on July 17, 2008. Officer Fugate is a 2004 graduate of Orleans High School and graduated from University of Evansville in May of 2008 with a B.S. in Sociology. Officer Fugate attended the 176th class of the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy and graduated on May 1, 2009. Officer Fugate is also a member of the Spring Mill Fraternal Order of Police Lodge # 172.
RETIRED OFFICERS:
Patrolman Jon
W. Rosenbaum joined the Orleans Police Department
January 1, 1995 and retired on July 28, 2006. Prior to
joining the Orleans Police Department, Off. Rosenbaum was
a member of the Orange County Sheriff Department Reserves
from 1976 to 1982 and a member of the Paoli Police
Department from December 1983 to December 1994 when he
left to join the Orleans Police Department. Off.
Rosenbaum graduated from Orleans High School and The
Indiana Law Enforcement Academy. Off. Rosenbaum attended
numerous training seminars relating to various law
enforcement topics. Off. Rosenbaum is also a member of
the Leipsic United Methodist Church and he is a member of
Spring Mill Fraternal Order of Police Lodge # 172.
FALLEN OFFICERS:
Deputy Marshal Columbus "Lum" Brown (September 14, 1843 - December 25, 1895) Deputy Marshal Brown was fatally wounded in the line of duty on December 23, 1895 and died from those wounds on December 25, 1895 after surviving for thirty hours. Deputy Marshal Brown was shot in the abdomen with a .32 caliber revolver. Deputy Marshal Brown was 52 years old and is believed to be the first Orleans Police Officer to loose his life in the line of duty.
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Town Marshal Charles Harrison Wolfe (August 21, 1895 - July 11, 1938) Marshal Wolfe was electrocuted while removing tree limbs and debris from SR 37 after a severe electrical and wind storm had hit Orleans on July 11, 1938. Marshal Wolfe came in contact with a live electrical line which had been knocked down during the storm and died instantly. Charles Harrison Wolfe had served as Orleans Town Marshal for approximately seven years. Marshal Wolfe spent his entire life in Orleans and was survived by his wife Sarah. |
GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN:
Assistant
Chief Edward E. Moffatt (September 9, 1951 - August
5, 2008) passed away August 5, 2008 after a short battle
with cancer. Officer Moffatt was buried in Fairview
Cemetery on August 9, 2008. Officer Moffatt joined the
Orleans Police Department on August 21, 1987 and served
as Assistant Chief at the time of his death. Officer
Moffatt served as Chief from August 1997 until December
31, 2000. Off. Moffatt previously worked for the French
Lick Police Department in 1975 and the Orange County
Sheriff Department from December 29, 1975 to October 15,
1979 and attained the rank of Sergeant before leaving the
department. Off. Moffatt was graduate of Orleans High
School and The Indiana Law Enforcement Academy. Off.
Moffatt attended numerous seminars relating to various
law enforcement topics. Off. Moffatt was a member of the
Spring Mill Fraternal Order of Police Lodge # 172. Off.
Moffatt also served on the Orleans Planning Commission.
Officer Moffatt has left our ranks to go on to a greater
calling, but he will not be forgotten and will be forever
missed, may he rest in peace.